Shuhan

In the Governor's Mansion, Liu Chan had a not-so-quiet night.

By the next morning, he felt like he had two dark circles on his face.

Zhou Che, on the other hand, had a rosy complexion and not only did his energy level not deteriorate, but he looked very nourished.

Especially those beautiful cheeks that were white and tender, as if they were moisturized by something.

Actually.

It was really nourishing.

It is still calculated in units of hundreds of millions.

The Dudu's Mansion was temporarily converted into the East Palace Residence, and a number of officials from the East Palace were listed as secondary officials.

of course

Senior officials of the Jiangzhou Dudu Mansion still have a seat in the lobby, but this seat is slightly further back.

Liu Chan sat on the main seat and looked around at everyone.

Fei Guan stepped forward immediately. He first bowed to Liu Chan, and then said: "Your Highness, last night, I have rushed out the specific regulations for changing the Jiangzhou Gang into the Water Department. Your Highness, please observe it."

have to say

When it comes to work, Fei Yi is a good hand. As the father of the clan, this is not bad at all.

Looking at the thick stack of papers and the dark circles under Fei Guan's face that were heavier than his, it was obvious that Fei Guan didn't get a good night's sleep last night.

of course

Not all of these things were done by Fei Guan. It can only be said that the officials and subordinates of the Jiangzhou Governor's Mansion under him also tried their best.

Liu Chan opened the thick book and read it carefully.

Liu Chan took a brief look at the specific regulations. His attention was mainly on the appointment of personnel.

In addition to Zhang Xi, who is the head of the Water Ministry Department, there are also some officials sent from outside the country to occupy important positions in the Water Ministry Department.

Of course, people from Jiangzhou also hold positions among them, but they are not in high positions, but in the middle and lower levels.

These people are familiar with the situation in Jiangzhou and are here to work.

A brief look showed that there was nothing wrong with these arrangements, but Liu Chan did not give a direct answer. He chuckled and said, "The governor worked hard to get the regulations of the Water Department out overnight."

After hearing this, Fei Guan finally showed a slight smile on his face.

"This is my duty, so why bother?"

He saw Liu Chan in a good mood and thought that maybe the few beauties sent to the Governor's Mansion last night had an effect.

He immediately continued: "Your Highness, will the regulations of the Water Department be implemented?"

Implementation?

Liu Chan squinted his eyes and smiled, and said: "Jiangzhou is an important commercial town, and the affairs of the Water Department are of great importance. How can you change it at will within a day or two? Don't mess up the overall situation, and things will proceed step by step."

Liu Chan just wants to reorganize the Jiangzhou Gang and turn it into an organization under the control of the state.

To avoid trouble later.

Is the Jiangzhou Gang running well now?

it is good!

no problem.

Since there is no problem, there is no rush to change it.

And if you want to change, you must change it beautifully. Don't change Jiangzhou because of the change and turn the originally well-run Jiangzhou into chaos.

If that's the case, doesn't it mean Liu Chan made a mistake?

Liu Chan didn't want to bear any risk.

"With the rise of the business alliance, and the emergence of many rare things in the Academy of Sciences, Jiangzhou and even Dahan may have many changes in the future. I hope that the Ministry of Water Department will be changed more beautifully, and it is best to provide reliable management for other places. Learn from the help.”

Make it more beautiful?

Pilot?

Can it be used as a reference for other places?

Fei Guan's eyes lit up and he said immediately: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will definitely do a good job in this matter and will not let down Your Highness's great trust!"

If the rectification of the Ministry of Water Resources can be made known to the whole country, will his reputation of Fei Guan also be known to the whole country?

It's not a good idea to have money, but he can't escape this name.

After Fei Guan withdrew, Liu Chan thought for a moment and spoke slowly.

"I received an urgent document from Huo Yi Baili yesterday. His mission to Wu State has made great progress, but this progress has revealed unreasonableness."

Fei Yi understood and immediately read the contents of Huo Yi's document in the palace.

Everyone had different expressions when they heard this.

Liu Chan looked at everyone expectantly and asked, "What do you think of this? Do you have any clever ideas?"

After a while, Guan Xing stood up and said: "It is a good thing that the Kingdom of Wu has surrendered. Allowing the merchant alliance to enter the Kingdom of Wu will make a lot of profits for my Han Dynasty every day. It is equivalent to the Kingdom of Wu becoming a vassal state of my Han Dynasty." Well, why not do it?"

Zhang Xi, a student from the Jiangwu Hall who was now the governor of the governor's office and soon became the head of the Water Department, stood up. He first bowed to Liu Chan uprightly, and then said: "Wu State cannot be gullible. Who knows?" If he agreed one moment, will he regret it the next moment?”

remark

That makes sense!

Zhang Xizhi's words were obviously recognized by the ministers present.

"Don't look at what Wu Guo said, but look at what Wu Guo did!"

"You can't believe even a word of Sun Zhongmou's words."

"Isn't it true that the Jiangdong rats have betrayed their alliances a few times? Your Highness must pay attention!"

The people below were talking a lot, and everyone was excited. Fei Yi said at the right moment: "If the State of Wu wants us to believe it, the Crown Prince Sun Deng of the State of Wu must be sent to Chengdu as a hostage, and he must also promise me a reasonable gift." request!"

Asking him to buy a war horse is something that is not easy to make public and cannot be made public.

Although the Gongsun family is not a force in the Wei State, if Cao Pi strictly ordered them not to sell horse breeds to the Wu State, they would not offend the Wei State because of a single business deal.

If the matter of buying a war horse can be secured, then it is natural to be on the safe side.

Liu Chan nodded slightly and said, "Yes, that's the case. Even if the envoy tells the King of Wu that if he doesn't agree to my conditions and doesn't send Sun Deng, the crown prince of Wu State, to Chengdu, then I, the great Han Dynasty, can't fully believe in the sincerity of Wu State!"

To deliver the quality, Jiang Dongbai had to work hard.

The business alliance absorbed Wu's wealth and silk.

If Sun Quan can even endure this, then there is really nothing he, Mr. Liu, can do to him.

However, in Liu Chan's opinion, Sun Quan would never agree to such an excessive request given his character.

He has this confidence.

Liu Chan still knew what his father-in-law was thinking.

"In addition, send this news to Chengdu as soon as possible, waiting for His Highness to make a decision!"

From Jiangzhou to Chengdu, along the waterway, if you don't spare the horsepower, it will take fifteen days to go back and forth, which is more than enough.

From Jiangzhou to Chengdu, the official road along the road has been repaired. There is a post station every twenty miles, and there are many fast horses in the post station.

These fast horses are not tall horses, but short southern horses. They may not be suitable for cavalry, but they are more than enough to convey messages.

Liu Chan does not lack a short southern horse, but what he lacks is a tall war horse!

After all the instructions were given, Liu Chan glanced at Fei Guan and said, "I will stay in Jiangzhou for more than a month. I will leave the specific arrangements to you, the governor of Jiangzhou."

That's right, Liu Chan is not in a hurry to go to Chengdu now.

Stay in Jiangzhou and wait for things to change.

If there was any change in Wu State, he could take a fast boat straight down to Jiangling in an instant. He also mobilized the armies of Nanyang, Jiangling, Jiangxia, Jingnan, Jiangzhou, and Yufu to make preparations to attack Wu State at any time.

Sun Quan had to surrender to him.

At the same time, he lured Wei to the south. As for the excuse, Liu Chan had already thought of it.

We made an agreement with Wei State that you will fight your Xuzhou and I will fight my Wu State, and we will not interfere with each other.

If Wu fell into his trap, Liu Bei in Chengdu could gather the elite soldiers from Chengdu, Langzhong, and Guanzhong and prepare for the Northern Expedition immediately!

By then, if the Wei army's defense in Hanzhong is relaxed, Liu Bei may not be able to succeed.

Once it is done, Wei wants to come back to support, but with its army all in the south, there is no time to look north!

This left a window period of several months for the Northern Expedition.

In this case, the entire Guanzhong is in the pocket of his big man.

Imagination is very beautiful.

But it's not an easy thing to do as expected.

Liu Chan thought for a moment and said, "I should not be too extravagant when I am in Jiangzhou. In this month, I will be able to test the talented scholars in Ba County. In addition, I will also be familiar with the virtuous people in Ba County." Since I have time now, I naturally want to use this limited time to spread my influence.

Recruit students from the martial arts hall and cultivate diehard loyalists.

And he was branded as Liu Gongsi in Jiangzhou. This was a multi-purpose move!

There was nothing he could do. He, Mr. Liu, was born to work hard. If he had nothing to do one day, he would feel like he was wasting his life.

"My lord understands!"

Jiangwutang is now a new force in the Han Dynasty.

Time is still short now, and this new force is not yet conspicuous in the court.

But anyone with a discerning eye knows that as the Han prince Liu Chan gradually grows up, when His Majesty ascends the throne a hundred years later and becomes emperor, the power of the Jiangwu Hall cannot be underestimated.

This force, which has no geographical distinction and is maintained entirely by Liu Chan, is both loose and united. The key is that whether it is Dongzhou scholars, Yuancong sect, Yizhou sect or Jingzhou sect, they can make their own people Get into it.

If His Highness recruits students from the Martial Arts Hall in Jiangzhou, he might be able to get a few children from the Fei family to come and join them.

As for the rest of Jiangzhou's participation, if they can get his help, they may be considered as connections in the future.

Therefore, Fei Guan attached great importance to this and said solemnly to Liu Chan: "I will definitely handle this matter properly."

Liu Chan absolutely believed in Fei Guan's ability, so he nodded.

But as if he had thought of something, Liu Chan turned around and asked again: "How many soldiers are there in Jiangzhou?"

Soldiers?

Fei Guan immediately said: "There used to be more than 10,000 soldiers in Jiangzhou, but now there are less than 3,000 left, which is just enough to maintain order and defend Jiangzhou City."

After Jiangxia was defeated, Wu State completely lost the possibility of entering Jiangzhou directly.

The barbarian troubles in the south have been put down, and there are no possible barbarian invasions in Jiangzhou from the south.

Therefore, many of the defensive forces in Jiangzhou City were transferred away.

But now that the Xi people and Linjun barbarians in Brazil County have been pacified, Jiangzhou may only need to keep thousands of state and county soldiers, and there is no need to retain an organized army.

Because there will not be any danger in Jiangzhou at this time.

"Three thousand."

Liu Chan murmured.

"Tomorrow I will inspect these three thousand people to see how good they are."

Give a reward by the way.

Reviewing is not the main purpose, but awarding rewards is.

Since we want to spend this month safely, we must naturally have a good relationship with the soldiers guarding the city.

And if there is a change in the state of Wu, these three thousand people can be received by Liu Chan as quickly as possible and then taken to Jiangling.

After all, the number of soldiers who came with Liu Chan from Langzhong was only 3,000.

For example, Zhang Bao is still wandering in the mountains and forests of Nanjun. He is simply crazy about killing barbarians.

Now hundreds of slaves are sent from Langzhong and Danqu every day, and more than half of them are contributed by Zhang Bao.

As the second generation, Zhang Bao's abilities are relatively top-notch.

A few days later.

Chengdu.

In the palace.

Liu Bei is dressed in dark black imperial uniform, a crown on his head, a robe on the outside, dark clothes, Zaoyuan leader in the middle coat, crimson hakama, crimson socks, wearing a seven-foot snake-slaying sword, yellow scarlet ribbon, four colors (yellow scarlet cyanosis) .

At this moment, he was sitting in the pavilion, looking a little relaxed.

Opposite him, sitting upright were Fazheng and Zhuge Liang.

"The land of Ba has been pacified by the prince, and two hundred thousand people have been gained. I am very happy to hear this."

After speaking, Liu Bei picked up the wine bottle in front of him with a smile on his face, just like an ordinary old farmer showing off his promising son to others.

However, the clothes he was wearing made Fazheng and Zhuge Liang afraid to treat him normally.

"His Royal Highness is extremely powerful. He suppressed Badi in half a year. He really has the talent of a god, and we are far behind!"

Fa Zheng said with emotion.

In the middle of winter, Zhuge Liang still held up a very cool feather fan, shook it gently and said: "Badi has been leveled and the national power has increased. Recently, the people in Jingzhou and Yizhou are enjoying themselves. The warehouses are full and the soldiers are ready. It's time to start." Prepare for the Northern Expedition."

Northern Expedition?

Hearing these two words, Liu Bei's weak body was filled with strength unconsciously.

Restore the Han Dynasty and return the old capital!

Can it be completed while I am alive?

"Is now the time?"

Liu Bei asked urgently.

Zhuge Liang nodded.

"I heard that the Wei State intends to march troops to attack Zang Ba. If the Wei State marches south, it will be a great opportunity for me, the Han Dynasty, to march north!"

Hearing this, Liu Bei's eyes widened when he looked at Zhuge Liang.

"Really?"

He still hesitated.

"Now, I am a big man, do I have the strength?"

In this life, Liu Bei has never fought a few smooth battles. Basically, he was approached by other people's armies and then beaten away.

The few who had advantages in history were set on fire by others in Yiling.

"Of course we have the strength, but there is also the possibility that the Northern Expedition will fail. If it fails this time, it will be difficult to succeed next time."

A strange trick can be used once, but it will not be effective if it is used several times.

Fa Zheng said on the side: "Now may not be the right time for the Northern Expedition."

Seeing that Fazheng also had his own ideas, Liu Bei turned his head over and asked, "Why do you teach me about filial piety?"

Fazheng immediately said sternly: "Although Wei is preparing for a southern expedition, with my big man here, it will not dare to use all its strength. It is not even certain whether it will go south. The time for the northern expedition mentioned by the prime minister seems to be near. , maybe very far away.”

Liu Bei thought carefully and then sighed.

"It seems that the time is not now."

Wei wanted to conquer the south, so the Han Dynasty's northern expedition was possible.

If the main force of the Wei State has arrived in Guanzhong, the Han State's military strength is already small, but it still wants to defeat the strong with the weak?

"Maybe it still needs a few years of repair. When the country's strength becomes stronger, and Kong Ming's strategy of advancing north and south together, maybe then it will be the right time!"

Liu Bei still remembered Longzhong's words to Zhuge Liang.

Guan Yu sent troops to Jingzhou, and he sent troops to Hanzhong.

Attacking troops from two directions may be an opportunity!

Jingzhou was badly beaten, and there was a battle in Runan last year. It has not recovered its strength at all in this year, and it will take at least two or three years.

Only then can we support launching a large-scale war involving tens of thousands of people.

At this time, an official came in to report.

"Baili urgent, news from Jiangzhou, handwritten by the prince!"

Prince.

Jiangzhou?

Hearing this, Liu Bei immediately became energetic.

What's so important about the prince's affairs that he needs to rush Baili?

ps:

The update will be late tomorrow. (End of chapter)