In the early morning of the next day, just after winning the tour in Wancheng in a good mood, he got the news from Xinye.

"Wang Rui? Inspector of Jingzhou? I really don't have any impression." Zhou You looked at the inner guard who reported the letter in front of him: "You mean, Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, sent troops to attack Xinye while I was attacking Wancheng, and learned that I captured Wancheng. After entering the city, the army retreated quickly? It seems that this Lord Inspector is really a talent."

Hu Jinghui on the side also smiled: "Master, it seems that after we control Nanyang, we can conquer Xiangyang City and Jingzhou in one fell swoop."

"Don't worry, take your time, the strides are too big and it's easy to tear the egg. Hold your breath and take down the counties in Nanyang first," Zhou You said.

So, next, Zhou You took the prestige of capturing Wancheng, and after rectifying his troops, he dispatched troops to quickly take down Bowang, Rang County, Champion, and Shunyang counties...

Half a month later, most of Nanyang fell into the hands of Zhou You, and the Jingzhou governor Wang Rui's troops also retreated to Shandu, Dengxian, and Caiyang counties to prevent Zhou You's army from going south.

The reason why it went so smoothly was naturally inseparable from the support and cooperation of the wealthy families in Nanyang.They knew very well that those county towns couldn't stop Zhou You's men and horses, and cooperating with Zhou You to win those county towns would be considered a certificate of honor, otherwise why would Zhou You feel relieved to use the children of these wealthy families?

However, before Zhou You could occupy the whole of Nanyang, Hu Jinghui, who was in charge of leading the army, encountered some small troubles...

"Yuan Shu? You mean that Hu Jinghui met Yuan Shu when he went north, defeated him, and forced Yuan Shu to retreat to Luyang? It seems that Dong Zhuo has already entered Beijing," Hearing Xiaofeng's report, Zhou You raised his eyebrows thoughtfully , pondered for a while and said: "This Yuan Shu is still useful, so don't force it too hard. Inform Hu Jinghui, let him lead the troops back first!"

After Xiaofeng retreated in response, Li Qingxia, who was accompanying Zhou You for dinner, couldn't help but said, "It's just Yuan Shu, let Jing Hui kill him, so as not to leave trouble."

"What do you know? It is not difficult to kill Yuan Shu now, but it has no obvious benefits for us. On the contrary, it is too sharp and arouses the fear of the princes of all parties. Keeping Yuan Shu, he is of average ability and short-sighted, and will not treat us. What kind of threat does it pose, but it can restrain Cao Cao and other Central Plains princes, so why not do it?" Zhou You said:

"Besides, if Yuan Shu is left behind, the imperial court will think of us. Dong Zhuo is probably upset with Yuan Shu who ignores his wooing and refuses to attach himself to him! Maybe he will woo us and formally enshrine me as Nanyang in the name of the imperial court." Prefect, when the time comes, we will truly be justified."

As soon as Zhou You finished speaking, some subordinates came to report from outside, saying that the imperial court sent someone to deliver the decree.Unsurprisingly, Dong Zhuo really asked him to be the prefect of Nanyang in the name of the court, and his intention to win him over was obvious.

"That's great, husband, you are really good at predicting things!" After the person who passed the decree left, Li Qingxia couldn't help but beam with joy: "Congratulations, husband! When you win the world in the future and become emperor in this world, Make me a queen!"

"Is that right after I leave, I will pass the throne to you?" Zhou You couldn't help saying with Li Qingxia's beautiful eyes lit up, "You are so beautiful! What are you thinking? A queen of the Western Regions can't do that." Okay, do you still want to be the emperor of the whole world?"

"It's okay, I can learn! Learn slowly! Besides, you don't have a son, who will you not give me the throne in the future?" Li Qingxia asked repeatedly.

Zhou You, who was too lazy to talk nonsense with her, shook his head slightly and was about to go back to continue eating, when someone outside reported that a person named Yan Xiang had come to ask for an interview, saying that he was from the Yan family in Nanyang and had just returned from Luoyang.

"Yan Xiang? Is it Yuan Shu's counselor?" If he hadn't talked about Yuan Shu with Li Qingxia just now, Zhou You would never have guessed who this person is.

To say that the three kingdoms are full of powerful generals, and there are many counselors, except for some well-known ones, there are also some counselors who are less famous due to the fact that they did not follow the lord, but their ability and resourcefulness are not necessarily bad.Take this Yan Xiang as an example, as the chief counselor under Yuan Shu in history, he is definitely a counselor of the Three Kingdoms who has been neglected and underestimated.

"Please! No, I will meet you personally," Zhou You said as he hurriedly went out. Li Qingxia, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but said, "Yan Xiang, who is it? It doesn't seem like you are a famous person from the Three Kingdoms, right? Do you want a thousand dollars to buy a horse bone?"

"Whether it's worth it or not, you'll know in a while. By the way, you can avoid it for a while, and I'll meet him later," Zhou You said and walked out.

Outside the prefect's mansion, as soon as Zhou You came out, he saw a grey-haired, chubby and kind old man waiting outside, inexplicably reminded him of Di Renjie, and couldn't help but approached him warmly, bowing his hands and saying with a smile: "Mr. , Traveling around is far away, welcome!"

"Your Majesty the prefect welcomes you personally, Yan Xiang is ashamed," the old man Yan Xiang also looked flattered and excited when he saw Zhou You, and hurried forward to salute.

After Zhou Youyou invited Yan Xiang into the mansion, he asked someone to arrange a banquet for him. After drinking a glass of wine, he pretended not to know the reason for Yan Xiang's visit.

"I'm here to congratulate the prefect," Yan Xiang said with a smile, while Zhou You immediately smiled and said, "Congratulations? I'm afraid I should thank you sir. It's thanks to you that I became the prefect of Nanyang." Bar?"

When Yan Xiang heard this, he stroked his beard and laughed: "If your lord has no ability to calm down Nanyang, even if Yan Xiang wants to go to Luoyang for your lord, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to make it happen."

"Mr. has deep friendship, Zhou You is grateful! I would like to worship Mr. as my Nanyang master book, and I hope Mr. will not refuse," Zhou Youqi bowed and saluted.

Hearing this, Yan Xiang hurriedly stood up and bowed to salute: "Yan Xiang greets the lord!"

Finally, there is a civil servant and counselor who can help him share the political affairs, so Zhou You is naturally happy.And when Yan Xiang saw Zhou You, the short exchange had confirmed that Zhou You was a true wise master, and he was naturally excited and happy to meet a wise master at this age and show his talent.

Therefore, under Zhou You's initiative to ask for advice, Yan Xiang took advantage of the opportunity to provide Zhou You with some advice and strategies for governing Nanyang.

And after some exchanges, some of Zhou You's ideas made Yan Xiang even more pleasantly surprised, as if he felt like a fish in water.

Yan Xiang couldn't help admiring Zhou You's foresight and insight, and felt more and more that Zhou You would eventually stand on his own in this turbulent era at the end of the Han Dynasty and rebuild a new dynasty.

As the saying goes, a scholar dies for a confidant. After Yan Xiang decided to assist Zhou You with all his heart, he went down to take up the post with high spirits and managed Nanyang for Zhou You. , although this Yan Xiang is old, he is really a great talent. Congratulations, husband, you can relax from today on."

"Heh... easy? If you want to conquer the world and become emperor, how can it be easy?" Zhou You shook his head and laughed.

"My husband, if you want to relax, it's not easy! What's the matter, you just ask me to help you more," Li Qingxia said with a smile with her beautiful eyes shining slightly.

Zhou You glanced at her, and couldn't help but be a little speechless: "Look at you! If I let you do everything now, I'm afraid that before I win the world, everyone will be betrayed, and you will be as famous as Daji Yes. Do you think that people of this era will allow a queen or a female official to appear?"

"Why not? In this era, there should be female generals, right? Women can go to the battlefield, why can't they be officials?" Li Qingxia said.

Seeing her unconvinced look, Zhou You asked helplessly: "Then in Dazhou, apart from those around the emperor, have you ever seen a woman serving as an official or general?"

"I... I won't help if I don't ask for help! Then you eat slowly, and I will go and be my wife of the prefect," Li Qingxia, who was speechless, turned around and went back to the back hall angrily. He could only pat his forehead helplessly.

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