Now that the main mission in Youzhou has begun, he doesn't want to delay it and wants to push it through in one go. Now that the war in the Central Plains has not yet begun, it is the right time to use troops.
"Lord, no."
Xun Chen shook his head.
"Why."
Seeing Xun Chen's objection, Yuan Shu couldn't help but frown.
"My lord, the general is in chaos now and it is not appropriate to spend time on an expedition. Gongsun Du has proclaimed himself the Marquis of Liaodong and the Shepherd of Pingzhou. He has nearly 100,000 mercenaries. He has conquered Goguryeo in the east and Wuhuan in the west. He has shocked the whole country. It is not good for me to rashly attack him.
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Yuan Shu was stunned by Xun Chen's words. He had never thought that Gongsun Du had developed to such a tyrannical level. This was even worse than Gongsun Zan. No wonder the second stage time given by the system was three.
Year.
"What if I insist on attacking?"
Since Gongsun Du is already so powerful, there is no reason for him to continue to develop and must be eliminated.
"My lord, you can insist on attacking, but the time should be delayed a little. After all, there are too many things that need to be deployed for the army expedition. We don't have baggage, food, grass, etc., and there is nothing we can do about it.
It is better to march eastward to western Liaoning after capturing Youbeiping, and then temporarily station troops in Feiru County, waiting for Youzhou to stabilize, and then deploy troops and horses to attack Liaodong County."
Although he didn't understand why Yuan Shu wanted to attack Gongsun Du, his lord's order was that they should do something big. After thinking about it, Xun Chen made arrangements to station troops in Feiru County.
"Okay, Xun Chen, I will appoint you as the governor of Youzhou, the general manager to pacify all matters in Youzhou, for two years, at most two years, within two years I will have the entire Youzhou under my command, Yuan Shu."
Xunchen, Xunchen, don’t blame me for leaving you in a place like Youzhou. After all, if you can’t take over the entire Youzhou in three years, your life will be in danger. So you can handle your own affairs and leave everything to you.
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"Xun Chen will take over the entire Youzhou in less than two years after receiving the order, but in about one year."
Xun Chen knelt on one knee and accepted Yuan Shu's general order.
"Okay, now you don't go to Beiping, leave it to Gongda. You follow me to Jixian, and I will set up a stage for you to sing and shock the civil and military forces of Youzhou."
"promise."
"Gongda, I will leave the right Beiping to you."
Xun Chen came to Xun You and spoke to his nephew, who was older than him.
"Brother-in-law, what did you say? This trivial matter is not worth mentioning."
Xun You nodded. His mission this time was to assist Xun Chen. It didn't matter whether he was going to Jixian or fighting You Beiping.
"Well, without further delay, Youruo, you and I will lead the Yingyang Army to Jixian County immediately. The remaining troops will be led by Dian Wei and slowly march towards Jixian County."
"promise."
"Ding dong, congratulations to the host for defeating Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan, completing the first phase of the main mission, and being rewarded with 10,000 military horses, and the white horse Yi Cong can be exchanged for units in the system mall."
"Ding dong, the host kills Gongsun Zan, gains a thousand prestige points, and gets a special lottery chance."
After killing Gongsun Zan, rewards came one after another. Not only was the first stage of the main mission completed, but also a special lottery opportunity and a thousand prestige points.
"What's the use of system and prestige?"
Yuan Shu now has a deep understanding of not knowing how to ask the system when something happens.
"Host, I can't tell you the main function of prestige, but there are many side uses of prestige, such as deterring heretics, subduing the Yellow Turbans, and recruiting generals or celebrities, all of which are effective."
The prestige points mentioned by the system are simply the legendary aura of king and dominator, but how do you get the prestige points?
"The most effective way to obtain prestige points is to kill other prince-level heroes through war to obtain corresponding prestige points. The specific amount is calculated based on the opponent's military strength, territory, time in politics, and political performance. Other methods include but are not limited to shock.
Foreign races, expand territories, serve as high-ranking officials, improve social productivity, improve people's quality of life, etc."
After the system explained it like this, Yuan Shu finally got a glimpse of it and roughly guessed the main role of prestige.
In addition to the secondary uses mentioned by the system, the main use of prestige should actually be to prepare for the last step.
The so-called prestige is the combination of power and fame. Only when the power reaches the sky and the reputation reaches the highest level can it be possible to take the final step and ascend to the position of supreme being.
The reason why Yuan Shu failed to proclaim himself emperor in the previous generation was because of his lack of prestige. If his power was unparalleled in the world, no one would dare to resist or attack him.
The lack of prestige led to his tragic ending of defeat and death. All of this is a warning to the current Yuan Shu to follow Zhu Sheng's nine-character mantra to Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Build the wall high, accumulate food widely, and become king slowly."
Now that he has figured out all this, Yuan Shu did not delve into anything further. Prestige is the majestic power achieved. These are what he must experience when he conquers the world in the future.
When all the princes he killed have bowed their heads and become vassals, he will have unparalleled prestige in the world. At that time, everything will depend on his own thoughts.
Yuan Shu and Xun Chen drove a carriage together, escorted by fifteen thousand eagle troops, and rushed towards Ji County at high speed, while Xun Chen led the polu army and prairie cavalry towards Wu End, where he met with Ju Yi
After that, it swept the entire Youbeiping.
"Master Tian, how long will it take for Yuan Zhoumu to arrive?"
An old official wiped the sweat from his head and asked Tian Chou.
"Mr. Zheng, please wait a little longer."
Tian Chou glanced at the old official next to him, with a look of disgust in his eyes.
This old official's surname is Zheng Mingkui, and he is over sixty years old. The reason why he is still standing in the government is that the Zheng family is quite prominent in Ji County, and Mr. Zheng even served as an official under the four governors Zhou Mu.
What is represented here is the aristocratic families in Jixian County and even Youzhou.
Although Tian Chou was a member of a noble family, he hated the family's style of behavior the most, so he kept advising Liu Yu to suppress the noble family.
Liu Yu initially adopted Tian Chou's advice, but after suppressing it for a while, he realized that he was unable to move forward, so he changed his strategy and began to rely on these aristocratic families.
The consequence of relying heavily on aristocratic families was that Liu Yu's strength was severely restricted. These aristocratic families were not corrupt in their ability but they were good soldiers. They deducted military pay, falsely reported soldiers' armor, passed off inferior troops as good ones, and filled up what they had with nothing.
This is also the reason why Liu Yu, the powerful leader of a state, only has 10,000 Shen Xing troops and 10,000 Feixiang troops as his main force. It's not that he doesn't want to expand the army, but that he wants money but no one, and he wants people but no one. How to do it.
"Hey, I'm sorry for this old man. Let's wait a little longer."
Mr. Zheng sighed and continued to wait silently.
"Master Tian, Yuan Zhoumu has arrived. He is still five miles away from here."
A scout came on horseback and reported to the civil and military personnel who had been waiting for a long time.
"Okay, everyone, please tidy up your clothes and prepare to welcome Yuan Zhoumu."
"promise."
All the officials began to tidy up their clothes, including Tian Chou.
"My lord, although Youzhou is remote, there are many aristocratic families. If you want to secure your position in Youzhou, you must first appease these people."
Xun Chen said to Yuan Shu while looking through the Youzhou Chronicles.
