Outside the east gate of Jicheng, Jia Xu led the civil and military personnel at all levels in Jicheng to line up to welcome Gao Fei's return. Under the hot summer, everyone's clothes were soaked with sweat, but they were still looking forward to the sight of the east.
Guan Dao, looking forward to seeing the lord whom he has not seen for nearly three months.
Gao Fei led the army to the Northeast at the end of March, and returned at the end of June. After three months of separation, the rear area of Youzhou finally calmed down completely. Although the Fuyu Kingdom still existed, facing Gao Fei at the height of his power, he could only
As a vassal state, it relied on Gao Fei, and under Gao Fei's protection, it was protected from the iron hoofs of the Xianbei people.
Jia Xu frowned, with a gloomy look on his face. The past three months were neither long nor short. Faced with Gongsun Zan, who was eyeing Gongsun Zan in Bohai County, Jizhou, and the aggressiveness of Yuan Shao, the shepherd of Jizhou, in order to resolve these provocations
It took a lot of mental effort.
There was a layer of heat on the horizon, and Jia Xu's eyes were a little blurry. He stood motionless under the scorching sun, with firm confidence supporting his body.
"Military advisor, you have been standing here for almost an hour. Would you like to take a rest under the shade of a tree on the roadside?" Gao Lin stood behind Jia Xu and asked in a low voice.
"No need, the lord will be back soon. How can I let the lord see me being rude?" Jia Xu did not look back, squirmed his lips that were about to crack, and said slowly, "Fan Yang, has there been no news from Tianjin yet?"
Gao Lin said: "Not yet. Taishi Ci and Xun Chen have already led their troops to Tianjin. Guan Hai, Zhou Cang, and Guo Jia have also led their troops to Fan Yang. I believe there will be no problem. What's more, Lu Heng and Liao Hua
They are all generals favored by my lord, and they will definitely be able to see the situation clearly."
Jia Xu said: "Having said that, Yuan Shao has many advisers. Since he wants to attack Youzhou, he will continue to create friction. This month will be difficult for Lu Heng and Liao Hua. Two important towns have just been built.
It is also located in Jizhou
At the junction, people's hearts will definitely fluctuate a lot, which is extremely detrimental to our army. But as long as the lord comes back, he will definitely be able to intimidate Yuan Shao and build a peaceful life for Youzhou. Only in this way can Youzhou improve its strength.
Double."
After listening to Jia Xu's words, Gao Lin's heart gradually ignited fighting spirit, and secretly thought: "My lord is right, Jia Xu is indeed a person worth entrusting to me. In the past three months since my lord left,
Here, Youzhou has changed a lot, all of which are due to Jia Xu's contribution, he is really a good prime minister."
There was a crisp sound of horse hooves in the distance, and a tall figure emerged from the heat rising on the horizon. Behind them were an endless stream of Han cavalry, and the neatly arranged cavalry teams were slowly driving.
The horse came towards Jicheng.
"I'm finally back..." Jia Xu's frown finally relaxed, and a trace of joy appeared on his face. He raised his hand high and shouted loudly, "Play music!"
The drumbeaters who couldn't stand the torment of the scorching sun came out from the shade of the roadside trees one after another, lined up in formation, and began to play the joyful song of victory and return, which also made the dreary weather cheerful.
Jia Xu, along with Gao Lin, Shi Sunrui and other civil and military officials in Jicheng, went forward to welcome Gao Fei's return. At the same time, he paid homage and said: "I would like to welcome my lord back in triumph!"
Gao Fei rode a horse and took a look at the civil and military officials who came to greet him. He found that many people who were supposed to be in Jicheng were missing. He got off his horse and walked straight to Jia Xu, personally asking Jia Xu to help him.
He stood up and took Jia Xu's hand and walked side by side towards the city.
In three months, the expansion work of Jicheng has been completed. Now in front of Gao Fei and the soldiers returning home in triumph, is a majestic and huge city, with wide streets paved with straight cement, and huge city gates.
As well as the various buildings and facilities in the city, as well as the people who were active at the city gate and came to watch, everything has undergone great changes.
"Military advisor, you have worked hard these past three months. I didn't expect such a large city to be completed in just three months. It really surprised me." Gao Fei walked forward slowly, while
I felt emotional after seeing the new Jicheng.
Jia Xu said: "My subordinates dare not be greedy for credit. This credit belongs to Shi Sunrui. My subordinates are just adding fuel to the flames."
"Well, I heard what Bian Xi said. In order to speed up the construction project, you did not hesitate to use 150,000 people to build the city. If it weren't for the large number of people, how could it be completed in just three months?
For such a huge project, military advisors should not be humble."
Jia Xu was no longer polite. He changed his tone and whispered to Gao Fei: "In the three months since my lord left, the situation in the Central Plains has undergone tremendous changes..."
"By the way, what is the result of Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou?" When Gao Fei heard Jia Xu talking about the Central Plains, he immediately remembered that the reason why he went to conquer Goguryeo and pacify Dongyi was entirely because Cao Cao sent troops to Xuzhou. At this time
He just wanted to know the situation in the Central Plains urgently, so he interrupted Jia Xu's words.
"Reporting to my lord, under the banner of avenging his father, Cao Cao led his army to attack Xuzhou, burning, looting, and killing hundreds of thousands of people in Xuzhou along the way, making Xuzhou a place where ghosts gather. Later, Tao Qian suddenly fell ill and died.
Liu Bei succeeded Xuzhou Mu. Originally,
He wanted to negotiate peace with Cao Cao, but he didn't know that Cao Cao didn't appreciate it at all, and his troops still pointed at Xuzhou. The two armies fought for a month in Xiaopei, and finally ended with Liu Bei's defeat. Xuzhou fell into Cao Cao's hands, and
Liu Bei led the remaining troops to join Yuan Shao."
"He has taken refuge with Yuan Shao? Has Liu Daerduo taken refuge with Yuan Shao?" Gao Fei said in surprise.
Jia Xu nodded and said: "Yes, my lord, after Liu Bei and his remaining three thousand soldiers were defeated by Cao Cao, he wanted to go south to Huainan to seek refuge with Yuan Shu, but was blocked by Cao Cao. Since the road was blocked, Liu Bei had no choice but to seek refuge with Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shao has captured Qingzhou to seek refuge."
Gao Fei frowned. He deeply felt that Yuan Shao's strength, and the addition of Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei would inevitably expand Yuan Shao's ambitions. Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei were both from Youzhou. He and Gongsun Zan were still in the hostile stage, and they had once refused
Liu Bei Jue rescued Xuzhou. If these three people worked together to spy on Youzhou, Youzhou would be in danger.
Seeing that Gao Fei was deep in thought, Jia Xu immediately said: "In the past month, Fan Yang, some suspicious people have often appeared in Tianjin, and they have been collecting information about Youzhou. After learning that the lord went to pacify Dongyi,
when,
Yan Liang of Yuan Shao's army once led his troops into the territory of Fan Yang. If Lu Heng had not seen through Yuan Shao's provocation and resolved it, I am afraid that Youzhou, which had finally stabilized in the past month, would have fallen into chaos again."
Gao Fei didn't say anything, just frowned, and walked side by side with Jia Xu on the newly built streets of Jicheng, followed by the soldiers returning home in triumph and the civil and military officials who came to greet them.
As soon as they entered Jicheng, the people of Jicheng stood on both sides of the street to welcome them. The expanded Jicheng attracted many people, gradually enriching the population of Jicheng.
Facing the cheers of the people and the congratulations of the officials, Gao Fei's heart was still calm. He only waved his hands when necessary to give the people a smile, that's all.
Unknowingly, Gao Fei and Jia Xu walked all the way to the inner city. The inner city was the original Jicheng. In the entire expanded Jicheng, it became an independent small city. It was clearly a city within a city, and after some repairs
, the inner city that was originally relatively dilapidated is now displayed in front of everyone as a brand-new city. Even the characters on the city gate have been changed, replaced by two powerful characters - Yan Guo.
When Gao Fei saw this Yan City, a hint of surprise appeared on his face, but then it disappeared, leaving him with endless melancholy.
"My lord is the Marquis of Yan, commanding all the land of the ancient Yan Kingdom. Even the Dongyi people surrendered under my lord's rule and led their lands to surrender. This is an unprecedented achievement. As a ruler of millions of people, if not
It’s hard to convince everyone about the founding of the country." Jia Xu explained beside Gao Fei.
"Did Yuan Shao, who was named the Marquis of Zhao, found a country in Jizhou?" Gao Fei asked.
Jia Xu said: "For people like Yuan Shao, as soon as they were granted the title of Marquis of Zhao, they immediately made Yecheng the capital and established the State of Zhao to rule the entire Jizhou. Not only that, the world is likely to see conflicts among the pre-Qin states.
situation..."
"The countries are in conflict? How can we talk about this?" Gao Fei suddenly became interested and asked directly.
Jia Xu hurriedly explained: "In the past three months since my lord left, there have been many changes in the world. In order to win over the hearts of the princes in Guandong, Ma Teng did not hesitate to make a large number of princes, and the princes who were reduced can rule the place and become the overlord of one party.
The Marquises of the Ancient Kingdom. Lu Bu was granted the title of Marquis of Jin, Liu Biao was granted the title of Marquis of Chu, and Sun Jian was granted the title of Marquis of Wu.
, Cao Cao was granted the title of Marquis of Wei, Yuan Shu was granted the title of Marquis of Song, Liu Yan was granted the title of Marquis of Shu, plus the Lord's Marquis of Yan, Yuan Shao's Marquis of Zhao, and Ma Teng's Marquis of Liang, there were nine ancient kingdoms in the world.
Moreover, all the people who have been granted the title of Marquis of the Ancient Kingdom have founded their own kingdoms one after another. As a result, the situation of disputes among the Nine Kingdoms will emerge."
"Alas!" Gao Fei sighed heavily and said slowly, "Ma Teng is just afraid that the world will not be in chaos. He made so many lordships. Although it was to alleviate the conflicts among the Guandong princes, it also affected the entire Han Dynasty.
Pushed to the point of no return, people from other princely states will use it as a cornerstone to climb to the top of the Ninth Five-Year Plan."
Jia Xu said: "Ma Teng's unintentional intervention is not a bad thing. At least it can show that the Han Emperor was completely ignored in Ma Teng's hands, because he had no political talent and no political vision.
They only focus on immediate interests and do not know the wonderful use of coercing the emperor to control the world. However, in this way, the lord can legitimately compete for hegemony and no longer need to be restrained by the imperial edict of the Han Dynasty."
"I'm afraid there are not a few people who think like you. Now that things have reached this point, I no longer need to defend the Han Dynasty under the guise of directly founding the country. Since I am the Marquis of Yan, the name of the country will be Yan, etc.
After pacifying the world, I will take a national title that has never been given by the ancients." Gao Fei's fighting spirit immediately ignited in his heart, and he seemed to see the dawn of victory in his eyes.
Jia Xu said with a dark smile: "My subordinates have already said that everything has been settled, and we are just waiting for my lord to come back this time. My lord, let's enter the Marquis of Yan's Mansion now. I still have some important political matters to discuss with my lord."
"
Gao Fei nodded and walked into the inner city of Jicheng with big steps.
The Yanhou Mansion has been expanded and renovated on the basis of the Zhoumu Mansion. It has become larger and more spectacular than before, and it has the majesty that a "Hou" should have.
In the hall of Yanhou Mansion, Jia Xu told Gao Fei the changes under his management in the past three months, which was a kind of work report.
After listening to Jia Xu's quarterly work report, Gao Fei was very satisfied with Jia Xu's handling of military and political affairs. He also learned from Jia Xu's mouth that Yunzhou had become a state with the joint efforts of Zhang He and Shi Sun You.
In the important trade area open to the outside world, those Xianbei people and Huns would come to Yunzhou to conduct trade.
Shisun You also used the unique business talents of his Shisun family in this regard. He sold cheap silk to the Xianbei people and Huns at high prices, but purchased horses, furs, iron and other items at low prices from the Xianbei people and Huns.
Zhang He was responsible for the safety of the entire Yunzhou, and also recruited a group of scattered Hu people on the spot. It is said that this group of about 3,000 Hu people were trained to become a ranger galloping outside the Great Wall.
In addition, the steel production of steel plants is also rising, and the mass production of weapons and equipment has brought the possibility of equipping all armies. This year, the people also had a bumper harvest. Jia Xu also asked people to thoroughly build water conservancy projects to encourage the people.
Farming was carried out and people were encouraged to have children.
After understanding the changes that had taken place in the past three months, Gao Fei trusted Jia Xu even more. So he asked: "Military advisor, in ten days, when Tian Feng and Xun You return from their inspection tours of various counties, I will found the country.
What do you think about your taking up the post of Prime Minister?"
Jia Xu hurriedly said: "My lord, my subordinates are almost exhausted mentally and physically after handling government affairs for three months. I am good at planning general strategies. The position of Prime Minister is the right hand of the Hou, and he handles the complicated government affairs for the Hou. I feel that Tian Feng is handling the government affairs."
He is far superior to his subordinates, and they feel that Tian Feng is more suitable for the position of Prime Minister."
Gao Fei smiled and said: "I will follow the recommendation of the military advisor, but if this happens, won't the military advisor's official position be lower than Tian Feng?"
"As long as the lord puts his subordinates first in his heart, the level of official position is not important to the subordinates. The subordinates would rather not have an official position and just concentrate on assisting the lord."
"That's not possible. As the saying goes, if the name is not correct, the words will not be correct. As the chief military advisor of my think tank, how can you not want any official position?"
"Then...then please, my lord, give your subordinates a vacant position and put those talented people in positions that suit them. I heard that Cai Yong has recruited a group of learned people. In order to develop the Northeast, my lord started from Youzhou.
A group of people were transferred away, leaving various important positions in Youzhou vacant, and my subordinates thought they would come in handy at this time."
Gao Fei said: "Okay, then let's do what you want. As for whether it's a false position? Let me think about it and wait ten days before deciding."
"No!" Jia Xu replied, "Then I won't disturb the lord. The lord has been tired from riding the horse all the way, so it's better to have a good rest."
"Well, you go ahead and pay more attention to the trends in Jizhou and pay close attention to Yuan Shao's every move."
"Yes, I am resigning!"
(Note: The so-called ancient princes refer to the princes of Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, Qin, etc. Such princes rule the land of the ancient princes. If they develop and become stronger, they can be promoted to kings.
, this is the difference from some county princes, county princes and pavilion princes.)