If Cai Yong was simply worshiped as a lieutenant by the imperial court, Wei Xuan actually didn't care, even if Cai Yong was foolish and loyal, and clearly supported the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, Wei Xuan didn't want to clash with him head-on, but Cai Yong stayed in Luoyang and didn't leave Wei Xuan couldn't sit still.

The reason why Wei Xuan was unwilling to welcome the Son of Heaven Liu Xiehe and the imperial court to Luoyang was that he didn't want to give the Son of Heaven a chance to expand his influence before he completely controlled the world.

But Taiwei Cai Yong's stay in Luoyang is to weaken his influence on Wei Xuan and increase the prestige of the Son of Heaven in Luoyang and even Henan.

So after the New Year, Wei Xuan returned to Luoyang with Xi Zhicai, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Xu Chu and others.

Luoyang will ride the county government, and the hall is full of talents. Wei Xuan was dressed in a black robe, with a jade belt around his waist, an ancient crown on his head, and a solemn face, sitting on the main seat of the hall.

seems to be already one of the top positions of the Three Princes, Wei Yan is full. Below, on the left side sat Xi Zhicai, Jia Xu and Guo Jia, and on the right sat Xun Yu, Zhang Zhao and Zhuge Jin.

If this is added to Xu Shu, Pang Tong, and Fa Zheng, who joined the army in various armies, and Fa Zheng, who went south, and Xun You, Zhong Xuan, Dong Zhao, Gu Yong, Cui Yan, and others who served as governors of prefectures and counties in other places, the luxury of this civilian group has surpassed that of another boss of Sikong Cao.

Of course, these people gathered here today not only to weaken the role of Cai Yong, the captain, but to discuss the next major event of the imperial court sending troops to recover Yizhou.

However, each of these people has different minds, and their attitudes towards such big things are also different. As Wei Xuan's chief strategist and the chief steward of the military department, Xi Zhicai had a serious face, and there were a lot of rice papers on the table in front of him, which was obviously the information prepared for this meeting; The eldest Jia Xu was at ease, squinting slightly, reaching out to brush the beautiful hair under his chin, with a smug look on his face, he often asked for retirement on the grounds of old age but was ruthlessly rejected many times; Guo Jia sat cross-legged, oblique and crooked, without any seriousness; Xun Yu is also wearing an official uniform, wearing an ancient crown, and is meticulously dressed, saying that the people of the Xun family are very particular, Xun Yu is like this, Xun Yu is the same, Xun Zhan is the same; Zhang Zhao sat under Xun Yu, also sitting upright, with his hands folded and placed in his cuffs; Zhuge Jin, as the housekeeper of the Cheqi General's Mansion, was the secretary of this meeting.

Wei Xuan's gaze swept over everyone, and finally looked at Xun Yu, and asked, "Wen Ruo, how are you preparing for the supply of grain and grass for the four armies that are about to be mobilized in the Southern Expedition?" Xun Yu stood up from above and arched his hand towards Wei Xuan, and said loudly: "Lord, it has been more than half a year since Zhang Lu returned to Shun, after this period of development, two harvests of grain, after two expansions, the strength of the Hanzhong army has been greatly improved. At the same time, the people put the grain into the warehouse, and the surplus grain was also sold and basically returned to the government treasury, plus the grain transported from Guanzhong and Nanxiang during this time, the grain and grass hoarded in Hanzhong are enough to support 50,000 people for a year. After the harvest this summer, Guanzhong can still raise some grain and grass and transport it to Hanzhong, which can supply it for about three months. Wei Xuan nodded and thought about it, then turned to Xi Zhicai and said, "In this case, you still need to recruit soldiers." With a little more troops, you can quickly attack Yizhou, and you can also solve part of the grain and grass on the spot. Xi Zhicai nodded and said: "That's true, my Hanzhong elite is enough, there are 3,000 soldiers in Hanzhong, 15,000 people in Zhanghe's department, 15,000 people in Weiyan's department in Nanxiang can be transferred to participate in the war, 10,000 people can be transferred from Longxi Zhangji, and 10,000 people can also be transferred from Guanzhong Taishi Cibu." If you want to gather 50,000 people to go on the expedition, you must at least recruit some soldiers in Hanzhong. Wei Xuan took a deep breath, a look of deep approval on his face.

Liu Zhang's father and son have been operating in Yizhou for seven or eight years, Yizhou Thorn History Department, 12 counties and countries, and 118 counties and provinces.

Counting households, mouths. Purely in terms of quantity, Yizhou surpassed the four counties under Wei Xuan's command. Although Hanzhong was occupied by Wei Xuan, and there were ethnic minorities in the southern and central regions, if Liu Zhang was in a hurry to see the crazy rioters, it was estimated that he would be able to pull out an army of more than 100,000 or 200,000 in a short time like Yuan Shao.

If it is just to defeat Liu Zhang, thirty or forty thousand soldiers and horses are enough. But Wei Xuan not only had to attack the city and seize the land, but also stabilize the captured places, and he needed more than these soldiers, after all, after defeating the enemy army, it was impossible to leave immediately without leaving soldiers to guard.

Wei Xuan immediately remembered the matter of Li Anu, so he asked Xi Zhicai: "How is the situation in the workshop recently?" Xi Zhi only knew what he was, picked up the Zhang Xuan paper from the desk and glanced at it and said: "At present, the workshop is basically rushing to make repeaters except for farming tools, and so far more than 3,500 repeaters have been sent to Zhang He's people, and now the monthly output has reached 2,000." Wei Xuan calculated in his heart that if according to the current speed of the workshop, if there were nearly 8,000 troops sent after the summer harvest, and then counting the ones sent to Hanzhong, in addition to the outflow part to the scouts, at least about 10,000 infantry could be armed.

In this way, the battle will be much smoother. After the grain and grass and the army participating in the war were roughly decided, the next step was to discuss when to declare war with Liu Zhang and the candidates for the main general to enter Shu.

After all, Wei Xuan is still in the imperial court, and the Son of Heaven does not need to be in vain, so before going on the expedition, he must get the edict of crusading against Liu Zhang from the Son of Heaven Shouzhong, and then issue a document in his own name.

Wei Xuan immediately pretended to frown: "The father and son of the message have been separating Yizhou for many years, and it is good to find a way to persuade the Son of Heaven to issue an edict as soon as possible." Guo Jia listened to Wei Xuan's words, raised his head suddenly, and said: "Lord, Jia thinks that there is no need to send a document for the time being, so there is no need to be too anxious about the edict." Wei Xuan was worried that he would go to the edict to fight for the edict, and he was afraid that Cai Yong and others would block it, and the two sides would definitely have to make some concessions, and they would definitely have to delay a lot of time.

Seeing Guo Jia say this, he was even more curious and asked, "Fengxiao, why is this?" Guo Jia said in a deep voice: "The art of war is unexpected, and the attack is unprepared. In the past six months, Hanzhong has been engaged in a war of words with Yizhou, and the two sides have only limited to verbal exchanges, and have not sent actual troops to fight. Later, Liu Zhang sent Zhang Song to the peace talks, and the relationship between the two sides should have eased a bit. Liu Zhang thought that my Hanzhong troops were insufficient, and he had no defense. Therefore, Jia thought that he should suddenly send troops to attack Nanjiang County, the closest to Hanzhong, and then continue to drive straight down to Chengdu. After Liu Zhang learned that the lord had sent troops, he sent a letter to denounce Liu Zhang. ”

"Blitzkrieg?" Wei Xuan listened to Guo Jia's words, and the word 'blitzkrieg' suddenly flashed in his mind. Xun Yu prepared 50,000 people's grain and grass for a year, and if he could take some Yizhou counties within half a year, the problem of grain and grass would be solved by more than half.

Guo Jia's intention was to raid Liu Zhang and catch Liu Zhang off guard. Wei Xuan thought about Guo Jia's method, and a smile appeared on his face.

If the problem of Yizhou can be solved within a year, the Kanto group will definitely not be able to react. Guo Jia asked, "Lord, what do you think?" Wei Xuan pondered for a moment and said: "Feng Xiao's suggestion is very good, it is very suitable for attacking Liu Zhang, but since you want to prepare to hit Liu Zhang by surprise, you have to divert Liu Zhang's attention first, so that those families in Yizhou can act first, and let Liu Zhang be busy with other things and can't pay attention to us, that is a great opportunity to send troops to raid Liu Zhang." Speaking of this, Wei Xuan looked at Zhuge Jin and instructed: "Ziyu, you go back and tell Wang Qinian, and immediately start to have people contact Chen Zhong and Jia Long, so that he can create chaos in Yizhou and divert Liu Zhang's attention, so that Liu Zhang is tired of dealing with the affairs of Yizhou and cannot take into account the movements of Hanzhong." ”

"No!" Zhuge Jin agreed repeatedly, Xun Yu and Zhang Zhao's faces showed a sense of meaning, and then returned to normal.

Obviously, they are worried that once this strategy comes out, it will definitely affect many people in Yizhou, but the princes have been fighting so far, and there are many people involved.

Immediately, Zhuge Jin stood up again and said cautiously: "Lord, I have one word, I don't know if I should say it?" Wei Xuan said: "But it doesn't hurt to speak! Zhuge Jin took a deep breath and said, "Since the lord is going to fight with Liu Zhang, the more chaotic Yizhou is, the better." Recently, the spies arranged in Yizhou reported that Liu Zhang often went out of the house to pray for blessings, and we could create chaos and send someone to assassinate Liu Zhang, so that Yizhou would be in civil strife, so that it would be more convenient for the lord to start trouble. When Wei Xuan heard this, he looked at Zhuge Jin in astonishment, Zhuge Jin was responsible for some daily sundries in Wei Xuan's mansion, and Wei Xuan often asked him to deal with some things in the newspaper, after all, there were too many things about Xi Zhicai.

But he definitely didn't expect that Jinyiwei had reached such an extent. Jia Xu, Xun Yu and Guo Jia also looked stunned, looking at Zhuge Jin with a surprised expression, only Xi Zhi Shao Wen was calmer, after all, most of the military information, Wang Dan would send him a copy as soon as possible.

However, his opinion of this honest young man has also changed, and it seems that he has matured. The people here are all strategists and can plan and plan, but Zhuge Jin is not only young, but he has always been in charge of internal affairs, so others are also impressed by Zhu Evil Jin.

Wei Xuan also showed an appreciative expression: "Ziyu, you are very good, you have made great progress." Zhuge Jin's eyes swept over Wei Xuan and a few people, and a touch of pride flashed in his eyes, in the end, he was still a young man's heart, and the idols in front of him were all the idols he looked up to, and now he admired his appearance, so he said: "Confucius said that when you hear the Tao, you can die at night." I want to get along with a few gentlemen, and I often feel despicable and talentless, so I study diligently every day, and in a few years, I have also understood some truths. ”

"Hahaha......" Wei Xuan stroked his palms and laughed, and said: "Ziyu is so old and has so many affairs, he can still calm down and study, and he should be a model for my generation." Zhuge Jin stroked his beard under his chin and said with a smile: "The lord has a good reputation." ”