Shuhan

In the Jiangzhou Governor's Mansion, Fei Guan emptied the backyard directly and asked Liu Chan to take people to live in it.

Even if Liu Chan declined repeatedly, he still couldn't refuse.

He was originally passing through Jiangzhou and had no intention of staying long.

The previous private visit in Weifu was because of the news from Jian Junsi, so I came in person to have a private visit in Weifu. In addition to understanding the truth, I also wanted to relax.

Experience the feeling of Kangxi's private visit incognito.

Now I feel relaxed and things are clear. As for the follow-up processing, with Fei Guan and Fei Yi's cleverness, there is no need for him to do anything himself.

For smart people, if something is said in one sentence, it will be clear and there is no need to say more.

The Jiangzhou Dudu's Mansion existed before, but it seems to have been renovated recently. The Dudu's Mansion is decorated accordingly, which can be described as luxurious.

Garden landscapes such as rockeries, ponds, pavilions, and pavilions are well-proportioned, creating a poetic and picturesque atmosphere. The flowers, plants and trees in the garden have been carefully trimmed, presenting a regular and elegant beauty.

The floor of the hall is paved with carefully polished marble, and the light is discernible. Celebrity calligraphy and paintings are hung on the walls to show the owner's cultural taste. The window lattice is carefully carved with fine wood, and the curtains are made of brocade, which is gorgeous and elegant. The furniture is mostly made of precious woods such as mahogany and rosewood, and is carved with various auspicious patterns.

Just these decorations would probably cost more than a million dollars.

It can only be said that Jiangzhou's location is too advantageous. Even if it doesn't do other things, after the merchant alliance was established, just collecting taxes would be enough to cover Jiangzhou's expenses.

Not to mention that Fei Guan and Fei Hao, the son of the clan, tried their best to make money in Jiangzhou.

The situation in Jiangzhou is even better.

If you can make money, then you really dare to spend money!

Whether it's the Evernight City, the Jiangzhou Gangtang, or the Jiangzhou Governor's Mansion, it can be seen that a lot of money has been spent.

Although Liu Chan was slightly dissatisfied with this, he couldn't blame him.

There were still many differences between the Three Kingdoms period and the Ming and Qing dynasties.

To put it simply, power during the Ming and Qing Dynasties was firmly controlled by the emperor. Apart from the emperor, even if you were a so-called frontier official or a governor of the three provinces, you did not have much power.

In this era, even a county magistrate can be called Bailihou.

This is a real power.

The county magistrate can take charge of everything in a county. For example, education, administration, police, prisons, finance, etc. are all under the control of the county magistrate. In other words, in the current county, the county magistrate is the boss, and the others They all work for the county magistrate, and they must not disobey the county magistrate's wishes.

As the governor of Jiangzhou, Fei Guan was the official of the border area. It could be said that he pastored Jiangzhou for Liu Bei.

In ancient times, the common people were regarded as cattle and horses. When officials managed the common people, they naturally herded the common people.

This is also why official positions such as Yizhou Mu and Jingzhou Mu exist.

The governor has the right to take holidays, and the power is so great that after meeting the "performance requirements" set by Liu Bei for him, theoretically Liu Chan cannot be held accountable for the remaining issues as long as they do not violate major rights and wrongs.

This is the governor's power.

If Liu Chan wants to call it true, it will not only be aimed at a fee concept, but also against the entire bureaucracy.

After all, this is not an era of imperial power, but an era of sharing the world with nobles and meritorious officials.

Sitting in the study room of the Governor's Mansion.

Liu Chan looked at Zhou Che beside him and said, "Bring the letter."

Zhou Che nodded and took out the paperwork from his chest pocket.

When it was handed to Liu Chan's hand, the document was still warm, with a faint milky fragrance and a fragrance that was unique to Zhou Che.

This little girl is really getting better and better at it.

Liu Chan suppressed the charming thoughts in his heart and opened the document.

After just looking at it for a while, a look of thinking appeared on his face.

"accepted?"

He frowned slightly.

"You actually agreed so readily?"

Liu Chan was quite puzzled.

This is different from the Sun Quan he imagined, and the result he imagined!

Liu Chan touched the hair under his chin, looked at Zhou Che, and asked, "What do you think about this matter?"

Zhou Che straightened up his appearance, shook his head, and said: "I haven't seen the specific matter yet. Furthermore, this matter is of great importance. Your Highness should summon the officials from the East Palace to make a decision, and then report the decision to Chengdu." , pending His Majesty’s review.”

Liu Chan put down the document and said: "I sent an envoy to the State of Wu before. I wanted to make the State of Wu suffer a lot of bleeding and agree to some conditions, but I didn't expect it."

"What didn't you expect?" Zhou Che blinked his black gem-like eyes, his beautiful eyes full of exploration.

"I didn't expect that King Wu actually agreed to it."

All agreed?

"Isn't that a good thing?"

The matter that was originally going to be negotiated with Wu State was now passed at once, and the benefits that can be obtained have even increased. It looks like a good thing no matter how you look at it.

"It's a good thing, but it's not entirely a good thing."

As he spoke, Liu Chan sighed slightly.

Originally, he had prepared a lot to deal with Wu State.

He wanted to use Wu Guo's excuse to assassinate him and completely subdue Wu Guo.

In terms of force and economy, the Wu Kingdom must be severely subdued.

How could he go on the Northern Expedition with peace of mind unless he was defeated?

If he wanted to guard against Wu and Chen's troops in Jiangxia, how could he gather all the strength of the Han Dynasty for the Northern Expedition?

It is very reluctant for the Han State to start a war on a single front, let alone a two-front war.

That was to completely crush the Han people's livelihood and economy, which had just begun to improve.

"Sun Deng, the crown prince of the Kingdom of Wu, has awakened. Originally, the situation in the Kingdom of Wu was unstable, wars were going on everywhere, and the people's livelihood in the country was in decline. Now it seems that he needs to recuperate and wait for the situation to change."

Naturally, he knew the thoughts of the monarchs and ministers of the Wu Kingdom.

A dormant enemy is obviously more threatening than a jumping enemy.

Moreover, who knows if he will be doing something behind your back when you are in the Northern Expedition to Wei?

This has to be guarded against!

When he heard the name of Wu Crown Prince Sun Deng, Zhou Che's face had a strange look.

Originally, she was about to marry Sun Deng, the crown prince of the Wu Kingdom, and she was already at the age of marriage. However, due to the incident of assassinating the rape village, she became the woman of the prince of the Han Dynasty.

Hearing Sun Deng's name again made her feel extremely sad.

"Then is this a good thing or a bad thing for His Highness?"

Good thing or bad thing?

Liu Chan thought about it carefully and said, "It's a good thing."

But it can’t be completely counted.

With the old silver coin of Wu State dormant on the side, you can't completely free up your hands to go to the Northern Expedition.

Definitely need to be on guard.

Otherwise, it would be funny if Guanzhong was not defeated but Jingzhou was lost.

In terms of importance, Jingzhou is no worse than Guanzhong to today's Han Dynasty.

Taking Guanzhong means taking control of the land of Yongliang. Not only can it open up the Western Regions and do business with foreigners.

The most important thing is to allow the big man to have a certain influence on the grassland and have a steady supply of war horses.

If Jingzhou is lost, the situation Liu Chan will face will be like history.

Only Pian'an's life is left. With Jingzhou, it can also attract a lot of Wei's attention.

For this reason, he had to treat it carefully.

"If it is a good thing, then why is Your Highness so sad?"

Hey ~

Liu Chan sighed, took Zhou Che's hand, and held her in his arms amidst the beauty's exclamations.

The hands began to become restless.

Feeling that the beauty's breathing had become rapid, Liu Chan did not go any further.

"The rats from the east of the Yangtze River are good at sneak attacks, but they want to go north. Do you think they are lonely or not?"

Zhou Che just wanted to say that he could sign an alliance with Jiangdong.

But when he thought of the number of times Sun Quan had betrayed his alliance, Zhou Che's red lips slightly opened and he immediately swallowed what he was going to say next.

Do you want Sun Quan to keep the covenant?

That sow will climb the tree.

"So His Highness wants to use the assassination as an excuse to scare the Kingdom of Wu, or to prevent it from raising troops to invade within a few years?"

In fact, the state of Wu is now at war in various places, and until this year, it was still at war with Zang Ba.

Last year, he competed with the Wei State for Hefei. The year before that, he made a surprise attack on Jiangling and was driven away by Liu Chan like his grandson.

He was beaten to the point of ceding territory and paying compensation.

In the past few years, the soldiers and people of Wu State have never lived a comfortable life without war.

Following this posture, Liu Chan continued to bleed the Wu State. Within a few years, the Wu State was unable to raise a large army.

The number of troops that can be used is only ten or twenty thousand, twenty or thirty thousand at most.

With twenty or thirty thousand people, the threat to the Han Dynasty was not that great. Jiangxia had the Guiyi Army under Yu Jinwenpin, and Sun Quan had nothing to do with him.

But now that the state of Wu wants to recuperate, when the Han Dynasty goes to war with the state of Wei, the state of Wu will have enough energy to steal the chicken.

This is something Liu Chan absolutely cannot accept.

The boss and the second child are fighting for the world, and you, the third child, are looking at the anus. Who can concentrate on fighting?

"Wu Guo's cleverness frightened Gu, and he did not dare to relax easily, or even dare to make the Northern Expedition easily."

Seeing Liu Chan's frown, even though Zhou Che's face was flushed, he still reached out and smoothed the wrinkles on Liu Chan's forehead.

"Your Highness, there is no more excuse, so why bother with another excuse? If Wu Guo really wants to recuperate and gain the trust of Your Highness, even if His Highness is asking too much, he will agree. If he doesn't agree, , even if you are disobedient, have different intentions, and have ambitions, won’t your highness’s purpose be achieved?”

Hearing this, Liu Chan's eyes lit up, and his frown relaxed.

"Che'er is right!"

After saying that, Liu Chan held Zhou Che's face, kissed her hard on the face several times, and hit her butt hard twice.

clap~

It feels pretty good in hand.

Liu Chan smiled and said: "The beauty's words really have the effect of clearing the clouds and revealing the sun to Gu."

Zhou Che pretended to be angry, but said: "Your Highness will figure this out sooner or later. This subordinate just made a few remarks."

Sometimes, how many people can’t get past this final step?

"Tonight I will thank you very much. I will definitely show my true ability to let you know what is the most urgent and joyful thing in the world."

Bah bah bah~

Zhou Che lowered his head and secretly spat.

Obviously you want to bully me because you are happy, but instead you say it is a reward of gratitude to me.

So shameless.

"But which excuse should I use?"

Liu Chan opened the document sent by Huo Yi again and thought about it carefully.

"I want to find an excuse, but also want it to be able to weaken the Wu State. It is an excuse that makes it feel the pain and have to resist."

Zhou Che's words gave Liu Chan a lot of inspiration.

"The Kingdom of Wu is going to Youzhou to buy war horses? Maybe I can ask Jiangdong to buy me war horses, breed three thousand horses, and use Jiangdong's chickens to lay eggs for my big man."

The Han army has cavalry, but the number of cavalry is limited, only about four thousand.

And once it is lost, it is difficult to replenish it.

Although it is possible to achieve one person, two horses, or even three horses.

However, among these two or three horses, only one is a strong war horse, and the rest are low-pitched southern horses. They are at a great disadvantage in battle.

If you charge into the formation, you can only charge for a while.

If they could buy horses from Youzhou and breed them in Jingzhou, they might be able to train a powerful cavalry army.

Once we close the gap with Wei in terms of cavalry and have the advantage of gunpowder, what will Wei use to fight me?

"But perhaps King Wu will agree to this request alone."

Liu Chan frowned slightly and continued to think.

"Perhaps we can ask Sun Quan to send the hostage to Chengdu. Looking at Sun Deng alone, it will be very suitable."

The original state of Wu was leaderless, but Sun Deng's joining determined the strategy. Sun Deng seemed to be a disaster no matter what.

"After all, Sun Deng is the prince of a country, so I'm afraid he won't give up the pledge easily." Zhou Che said at the side.

"That's why, this is the most appropriate reason."

If you want Sun to enter Chengdu as a hostage, King Wu, how do you choose?

"According to the Military Secretary, the Wei State intends to attack Xuzhou. Perhaps this aspect is also an entry point."

Zang Ba?

Liu Chan's eyes lit up and he said, "We should promote Wei's southern expedition!"

When Wei was marching south, I was marching north. How wonderful it was!

Liu Chan looked undecided in the beauty's eyes, but murmured to himself:

"We must create friction with the Wu State, and then use lightning speed to march north to Chang'an and regain the old capital!"

Wu Guo had a dormant strategy, but Liu Chan immediately came up with another strategy.

It was still the unique skill of Emperor Gaozu back then.

Mingxiu plank road, dark Chencang.

On the surface, my Han Dynasty was in conflict with the Wu State, even to the point of sending troops. In fact, I was secretly preparing for the Northern Expedition.

When the world's attention was drawn to the south, Han took the lead in the Northern Expedition!

This time comes and goes

There is a gap of three months.

If the Northern Expedition can succeed within three months, then the old capital Chang'an can really be captured!

Wu Guo wants to act, act until he believes it.

And now Liu Chan also needs to act.

He not only wanted Wu Guo to believe it, but also wanted Wei Guo Cao Pi to believe it.

For Wei, it is necessary to attract all its main forces to the front line of Jingzhou.

As for Wu Guo, I want him to think that I may attack at any time, but...

Wu Guo will not take the initiative to attack.

After all, he didn't really want to go to war with Wu.

The degree of this is really difficult to grasp.

Dealing with Wu and Wei is like dealing with women.

You need to tease her, but not too much.

But what Liu Chan is planning to shoot now is the gate of Guanzhong, not the gate of Wu.

When he thought about the difficulty of the operation, even Liu Chan felt dizzy. (End of chapter)