Uncle, please help the Han family

"Yes, my face is quite red."

"..."

After being reminded by the maid, Gongsunyin realized something belatedly, and slowly touched her cheek with her hand.

OK, it's hot.

Also, the heart beats so fast.

Was it because he was frightened when his brother saw him sneaking out?

But why isn't this what's in my mind...

Staggering the maidservant's concerned eyes, looking at the still crowded crowd, Gongsunyin murmured incomprehensibly, "Why is he not as weak and pedantic as Sister Zan said?"

Chapter 7 General White Horse

Liaodong County, Gongsun Zan's Mansion.

"Report!" A soldier entered from the door, knelt on one knee and said loudly, "My lord, Baima Yicong has surrendered the battlefield and will return to the city in a few days."

With his legs crossed and leaning against the seat made of black mother stone, Gongsun Zan asked calmly, "How about the casualties?"

"71 people were killed, 150 were injured, 120 enemies were killed, [-] officers were captured, including the Cheluhui leader, and [-] horses were captured."

"How many white horses were captured?"

"My lord, there are more than five hundred horses."

"Okay! All expanded to Baima Yicong."

Gongsun Zan, who was so paranoid about the white horse that he was almost morbid, became emotional all of a sudden. After all, he not only won a complete victory in this battle, but also captured the opponent's main general Che Luhui alive, and also obtained more than 1000 precious war horses. Going one step further, dominating the north is just around the corner.

The soldier stood up, and after recalling for a while, he continued: "My lord, there is one more thing."

"What's the matter?"

"Lord Zhou Mu promoted Sima Zhao Ziyu to be the school lieutenant, and returned to Jicheng with more than a dozen riders."

"..." Hearing this news, Gongsun Zan was taken aback for a moment, then the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he said with a smile, "Well, Mr. State Shepherd is really 'cautious'. It's okay, let Zhao Ziyu take good care of him This is an adult from the capital."

As for the fact that Zhao Ziyu was poached, she didn't have any opinion at all, and instead despised this weak person who was greedy for life and afraid of death even more.

After the soldiers retreated, a cunning civil official with mustaches and raised eyes asked: "The state shepherd has taken up his post in Jicheng, and officials at all levels in Youzhou have also sent seals, my lord. What are your plans?"

"Master Guan, what do you think should be done?" Gongsun Zan asked indifferently.

"Congratulations should be ceremonious." Guan Jing answered directly without thinking, and added, "The Gongsun family is the largest family in Youzhou. My lord should not only congratulate him with the gifts of his subordinates, but also represent the family and the state. good."

"Qin Jin is good?" Hearing this, Gongsun Zan looked a little displeased, "Does it have to be like this?"

"Although my lord is at odds with Liu Yuzheng, after all, he is the state shepherd appointed by the imperial court. At this time, he still needs to show respect... and he should take the initiative to make friends." Guan Jing paced back and forth in the hall while brushing his eight-character beard with his hands. , seriously considered, "However, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the world, the court was in turmoil and was unable to suppress the riots. Therefore, the states and counties were granted the right to recruit troops. Many prefects and herdsmen took the opportunity to mercenary themselves. The lord was originally a frontier general. The elite, coupled with the support of several counties in Liaodong and Liaoxi, is already the biggest force in Youzhou. Even if other counties are loyal to Liu Yu, we are far superior to him in terms of army strength, and we have ten cavalry. Twice as much as him. Liu Yu is just a pretty idiot, nothing to worry about."

"Since you know all about it, why do you need this general to go out of your way to please him?" When Guan Jing said the word 'beautiful idiot', Gongsun Zan raised his chin a little complacently, thinking that the description was very accurate, that is, beautiful straw bales.

"Master, this is not a contradiction." Guan Jing stopped, looked up at Gongsun Zan on the steps, and said, "Liu Yu is the leader of the clan, with a high position and authority, and he was the shepherd of Youzhou four years ago. The Xiongnu Hu people have extremely high prestige. If we want to be strong, we must rely on him."

"How to rely on?"

"Didn't my lord's army defeat the invading Hu people in Yuyang County, and rescue Liu Yu casually?"

"I know it's him, and I'm sure I won't save him." Gongsun Zan snorted unhappily, but he could only say such words in front of his confidants.

"As we all know, Liu Yu treats the Hu people mainly with tenderness, but if something like this happens, he will definitely hate the Hu people to the bone." Guan Jing raised the corner of his mouth, and said gloatingly, "So, we can completely go along with it." According to his mood, he encouraged him to go to war and continue the Northern Expedition.”

"And Liu Yu obviously doesn't know how to fight, so he can only rely on this general." Gongsun Zan spread his legs apart, leaned back, and the armor on his chest also stood up, like a proud lion.

"Then, my lord can take the opportunity to ask him for food, grass and military pay, and even use the name of war to recruit soldiers from various counties to support the army and expand the territory." Guan Jing's tone became faster and faster, but at this point, But he stopped, looked into Gongsun Zan's eyes, and explained with a very realistic example, "Bai Ma Yi now has no fewer than 3000 men. Although all the war horses are white horses, only a few of the soldiers' weapons and armor are made of white mother stone. The average combat power is no longer comparable to the original eight hundred obediences. Without Liu Yu, where will the lord get the money to expand the obedience?"

"That's right." Guan Jing got to the point. Gongsun Zan, who had always aimed to form the cavalry with the most handsome appearance, suddenly became sober, "Well, I'll pick a young girl from the Gongsun family and go to Ji The city married Liu Yu."

"My lord, you can't." Guan Jing raised a hand, and interrupted solemnly, "Liu Yu is a relative of the dynasty, with a prominent status, and the woman to be married must be the lord's sister!"

"But I'm not young enough to be a younger sister to marry..."

Gongsun Zan fell into doubt.

"Have."

"Who?"

"My lord's younger brother (cousin) Gongsun Fan's younger sister, Gongsun Yin."

"No!" When this person was mentioned, Gongsun Zan became impatient and quickly expressed his objection, "Gongsunyin is my favorite sister. I regard her as my own sister. How can I marry her to that guy..."

"My lord, it's a small matter for a girl, but she should focus on her great cause!" Guan Jing knew that Gongsun Zan couldn't bear to part with this younger sister, so he was very eager to dissuade her.

"But there are so many women in the clan, so we have to..."

"In terms of talent, appearance, and background, it must be Miss Gongsunyin."

"..." Gongsun Zan, who had always been firm and uncompromising, suddenly became particularly indecisive at this moment, and even began to doubt the feasibility of this strategy.Looking at Guan Jing, she said hesitantly, "After Liu Yu's wife died, he never married again... Do you think he will agree to this marriage?"

"My lord needs Liu Yu's support, and Liu Yu also needs our support. And the Gongsun family is the largest family in Youzhou, with children all over Youzhou. He must rely on the local family, even if he is a relative of the emperor, he must agree. Or, in the current situation, he'd better agree."

Guan Jing had made the pros and cons of this matter very clear, and Gongsun Zan also realized that with the tens of thousands of elite soldiers in his hands, it was indeed impossible to completely wipe out the barbarians. Only the combination of military and government could completely eliminate foreign aggression.

However, after thinking for a long time, there was still no way to make a decision.

"Forget it, let's ignore this matter for now."

"My lord! It's just a girl..." Guan Jing couldn't hold back anymore, and started to worry.

"Okay, don't talk about it, let me think about it again." Gongsun Zan turned his head, thinking that there was no need to do this.

"..." Seeing that there was really no way to persuade Gongsun Zan, Guan Jing could only sigh and stopped admonishing him.Instead, he stroked his beard with his fingers, changed the subject and said, "Then there is one more thing, my lord must agree."

"What's the matter."

"Didn't the lord's Baima Yicong capture Che Luhui alive?"

"Yes, that guy is under King Wuhuan Qiao. I'm going to give his head to King Qiao to frighten this ignorant bastard." Gongsun Zan slowly clenched his palm upwards, showing a dark smile,

"My lord, please send Cheluhui to Jicheng, and the state shepherd will decide how to deal with it."

Liu Yu was almost killed by this barbarian, so he must be very angry. At this time, sending the person who wants to kill him as a gift will definitely increase his goodwill, and it will also give this guy the illusion that I am submitting to him.Compared with offering Gongsunyin's advice, Gongsun Zan readily agreed: "Alright then, I will leave this matter to you."

"Yes, my lord."

After Guan Jing took the order, he still stood at the same spot without retreating, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to say it.

"Shi Qi (Guan Jing's word), what else is there?"

"..." After hesitating for a while, Guan Jing shook his head and shut up, "No more."

No matter how good the truth is, she will be annoyed if she talks too much, women are like this.

"Okay, Mr. Guan, please go back."

"Farewell."

Guan Jing turned around and left the General's Mansion. After he left, Gongsun Zan began to think about getting married by himself.

It's just a political marriage, if it's beneficial, she can do it, and she knows this.

However, can women only be reduced to political tools?

The bones were clear, and a strand of dark black hair was curled up by fair and slender fingers. A trace of displeasure appeared on Gongsun Zan's cold and proud face.

"Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Zan! You are raised by a maidservant, and you still want to be a general. Don't make me laugh!"

"I am the son of the Gongsun family. When I grow up, I will be a general, and you will lead the horse for me."

"After all, you are just a maidservant."

Clenching his fists tightly, Gongsun Zan's eyes showed strong hostility: "I hate nobles like you the most, Liu Yu."

Chapter 8 Cavalry!

After taking office in Jicheng, except for some necessary banquets and discussions, Liu Yu did not participate in any other activities, but studied alone in the study of the state pastoral mansion.

After several days of "retreat", Liu Yu has basically mastered all of Liu Yu's personal situation, including his father's death a few years ago, his wife died of a miscarriage a few years ago, and now there is only a 50-year-old mother in the family who lives with his younger brother. In my hometown in Xuzhou.

To be honest, this kind of situation with Liu Yu was indeed rare in ancient times, especially with his status.

No father can understand. After all, the medical conditions are poor, and the average life expectancy of the ancients is not long. They can call themselves old at the age of three or forty, not to mention that Liu Yu's father, Liu Shu, was in his forties when he died, which is reasonable.

In the same way, the wife's death due to dystocia was also caused by poor medical conditions, and I can only say it is regrettable.

But the most important thing is that Liu Yu is 27 years old and has no heirs!

This is fatal for a big prince, after all, as we all know-as a warlord, you can't do without children.

So for the benefit of Youzhou Group, Liu Yu now has a plan that needs to be put on the agenda, that is - to produce a smart and capable offspring, so as to deal with some emergencies that require a successor.

But if you want to have a child, you must first have a child. I don’t know what this body thought before. Is it because the wife died of dystocia and had no love for her, so she is not ready to marry a wife?Or is it that Liu Yu himself has relatively low desire in this regard and has no interest in women.This is also possible. After all, it is not far from the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Liu Yu was fair and beautiful, and he might have some strange hobbies.

"However, I definitely like girls." Liu Yu recalled the throbbing and uneasy mood when riding a horse with Zhao Ziyu, and knew that he had only inherited Liu Yu's body, and in terms of XP and orientation, he was still the LSP of the Celestial Dynasty.

Then marrying a wife is also in the near future plan.

Liu Yu felt that this was something that had to be done. Although the specific target was unclear, it definitely couldn't be an ordinary beauty.

After all, this is the Three Kingdoms!

Cai Wenji, Zhen Mi, Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, Sun Shangxiang, Diao Chan, isn't she fragrant.

By the way, if this lineup is complete, the importance of Hua Tuo is self-evident.

Well, that makes sense.

In addition to selecting a successor, there is a more serious and difficult issue - the first priority of survival and development.

The current Youzhou is plagued by internal and external troubles, the external barbarians are staring at it, and the internal hungry people are fleeing everywhere. It can be said that it is the most difficult state among the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty.

It's a pity that if the start of the crossing is Jingzhou Liu Biao and Yizhou Liu Zhang, then this wave will take off directly. After all, these two states are really comfortable.

"Refugees and troubles must be resolved first." Liu Yu already had a plan, and he only had to wait for a few days to bring it up in the morning meeting.

At present, it is still necessary to have a clear understanding of the political situation in Youzhou.

Although there is no clear division, there are actually two forces in Youzhou.

The first is Liu Yu's "State Pastoral Party", which consists of Liu Yu and his old ministry. The sphere of influence mainly includes several areas that can be directly governed - Jicheng, Dai County, Shanggu County, Yuyang County, Yan Country, Zhuojun.These places are areas around the capital, with active economies and well-off household registrations. However, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion mainly took place in Youzhou, after this rebellion, the population of Youzhou has been greatly reduced. The concealed population totaled 82.

Adding 30 refugees, the population should be more than 110 million.

(At this time, there has not been a great plague, a great famine, and a large population)

These areas and populations are Liu Yu's current basic situation, and the officials under his rule can also be sincerely convinced by him. After all, Liu Yu served as the shepherd of Youzhou a few years ago, and most of his current subordinates are his subordinates at that time, but their positions have changed. .

Among the main camp forces, the generals are Xian Yu Yin and Xian Yu Fu, and the civil servants are Qi Zhou Zhao Gai. These are all subordinates with high loyalty and important positions.As for Gongsun Ji, Gongsun Fan and others, although they have high prestige in the army in the city, they cannot be entrusted with important tasks.After all, Gongsun Fan is Gongsun Zan's cousin, and Gongsun Ji is also closer to Gongsun Zan because of the same surname.Liu Yu, who is familiar with history, knew that a large part of the reason why he was killed by Gongsun Zan was that before the battle, Gongsun Ji, a young boy, tipped off the news.

Therefore, if you want to develop, it is natural to have trustworthy people as the core, and add some famous generals you have picked up yourself.

In terms of the number of troops, Liu Yu can mobilize less than 3000, but they are all regular troops. Among them, there are [-] in Jicheng, the capital, which is about five armies. It is also the main combat force of Liu Yu's forces, responsible for suppressing refugees and Fight against Hu.In addition to the garrison in the capital, there are more than [-] people stationed in various county offices and more important city passes. As for counties with poor urban defenses, they basically rely on officials to maintain stability, or they recruit themselves during wartime.

The second force, of course, is the 'Frontier Army Party' headed by Gongsun Zan.

The main sphere of influence is several counties in the eastern part of Youzhou, including Liaodong, Liaoxi, and Youbeiping counties, etc., with a small population of about 40. The prefects in these places are either Gongsun family or Gongsun Zan's cronies. Liu Yu basically couldn't be mobilized, he was only superficially convinced.

And compared with Liu Yu's few talents, although Gongsun Zan has no well-known advisers, there are many famous generals. Gongsun Yue, Yan Gang, Tian Kai, and Shan Jing are all generals who can stand on their own.

More importantly, the more than 3 elite soldiers under Gongsun Zan may be the most elite army in the entire Han Dynasty during this period.

From the perspective of the number of troops, there is not much difference between the two, both are about [-], but in terms of strength, one is a state soldier who struggled to suppress the Yellow Turbans, and the other is a frontier army that beat the Hu people to flee in a hurry. Their combat experience is much worse. .

There is a more important point - cavalry.

Gongsun Zan had [-] elite soldiers, including about [-] cavalry.

And Liu Yu's 1000 soldiers and cavalry can only make up more than [-] people.

"It's difficult. If it wasn't for the appointment of the imperial court, plus the name of the emperor's relatives... I'm afraid it won't be able to restrain this jackal at all."

Liu Yu is now very clear about how much threat Gongsun Zan poses to him, and this threat will become even greater after the Dong Zhuo Rebellion.

Although the current government is in turmoil, it is actually a unified dynasty. Gongsun Zan's survival and development are restricted by the central government of the Han Dynasty. But once this restriction fails and Dong Zhuo comes, Gongsun Zan of the Wudou faction will be completely out of control.

"Before Dong Zhuo entered Beijing and the emperor was held for more than a year, farming was the kingly way."

"And the ultimate goal of farming is to strengthen the army."

"In the ancient army, which arm is the most important?"