Gongsun Xun felt restless, not only because of the sultry weather and the subsequent heavy rain that day, but also because his rough behavior of solving problems by force, military and political prestige suddenly left and faced a large number of bureaucrats.

When faced with systemic problems and the upcoming large-scale democratic governance, his people are somewhat uncomfortable with it.

For many years, this General Wei was either in battle or enduring and rushing for the battle. The only things that accompanied him all year round were war horses, sabers, armored soldiers, Yi Cong, and border commanders.

With a noble background, he is actually used to some things in his bones... You must know that even when he participated in the political struggle in Luoyang, he only played the role of a knife, while in Western Liaoning, Danhan Mountain, Goguryeo, and the Yellow Turban

Chaos, pacifying Guanxi, conquering Dong, and destroying Yuan, one after another. It can be said that almost every time he really started to gain momentum, he relied on the most direct violent means to complete it.

And violence is very addictive!

It’s not that he doesn’t have experience in civil affairs.

On the contrary, in the eyes of many people, General Wei has extremely rich experience in civil affairs, even excellent political methods, unique political ideas, and even a sufficiently upright Confucian background. This is why many people think that he is different from a

The fundamental reason why the border commander was a warrior... For example, the reason why Dong Zhao, Tian Feng, Xun You, Zhong Yao and other important subordinates gritted their teeth and chose him at the beginning was partly due to these reasons; and later, the officials of Guanxi and the noble families of Taiyuan

, the hero of Hebei, these people are willing to obey him to a certain extent and recognize his Dong Zhuo, instead of simply treating him as a figure like Dong Zhuo and simply fearing him, all because of his political experience and classics background.

But who would have thought that these political ideas did not come from him, but that every time he was in power, there was a strong mother behind him who used ideas and methods that were beyond the times, as well as a large amount of money background to back him up? As for him?

The so-called background in Confucian classics is even more nonsense. It was completely a generous gift from the two teachers!

And besides, before, the city of Handan and the county of Zhongshan were only managed... To put it bluntly, with Gongsun Xun's governing style of having hundreds of elite followers following him around, a powerful man who dared to cause trouble,

A family that dares to talk nonsense can be suppressed with force, but without opposition, it is not possible to govern the country how it wants to be governed?

But everything is different now. Now Gongsun Xun is facing nine states, more than 40 counties, and a population of more than 10 million (maybe even more)... In the past and in the future, he would be called a loner, or even directly called

There are no problems in the imperial capital.

Faced with such a large ruling area, according to Gongsun Xun's education, he knew very well what he would face in the future: internal factional struggles; the bureaucracy's obsessiveness or excessive enthusiasm in the implementation of governance concepts; academic construction and

Gongsun Xun knew all about the loopholes in the system construction; the comeback of powerful family members after changing their appearance; the persistence of agriculture as the basis, the opposition between support for handicraft industry and commercial development... Gongsun Xun knew all this!

But the more important point is that Gongsun Xun also knows very well in his heart that when facing these problems in the future, as a holder and superior of absolute force, he cannot easily raise a knife internally unless absolutely necessary.

It will only bring greater destruction and more problems... The previous expulsion of Cui Yan was more like the last act of willfulness, but it already included a compromise with the Qingzhou Confucian scholars.

After all, now that he has reached this point, what he wants to do is naturally be the Mingzu of the Tang Dynasty in his mother's mouth! Even if it doesn't work out, he has to be a Guangwu!

How can I be Dong Zhuo and Er Zhurong?!

The only pity is that he was obviously very restrained and would touch the knife to remind himself every time he wanted to use force, but he still had no choice but to kill Xu You with his own hands outside of the war.

All I can say is, are these troubled times?

That night, Gongsun Xun tossed and turned, and only fell asleep with his sword in his arms in the latter half of the night... But for some reason, despite being surrounded by tens of thousands of troops fighting, he first dreamed of the Yellow River carp that Liu Zhang brought, and then he still dreamed of it.

Those Yellow Turban soldiers who died crossing the river here in the past.

It's just that time has passed, and although I still know the names of the leaders, I can't remember the faces of those people in my dream.

………………

It was pouring rain, lightning and thunder, no matter day or night, in the huge military camp, a man with a high crown, armor and a raincoat walked into the back tent of the Chinese army tent, but he held his hands towards the couch beside the brazier

Make a salute and address yourself as a prince.

"You don't have to be polite!" The person on the couch was sweating profusely and looked embarrassed. He looked at the visitor and made casual gestures, but then said bluntly. "Junli, I slept with the ancient ingot sword on my pillow last night, and I dreamed of Emperor Guangwu.

!You have the greatest knowledge in the army, and you are also the person I trust the most. You must interpret my dream for me!"

The visitor was slightly startled, but after he carefully took off his coir raincoat and bamboo hat, his face was revealed. It was none other than Zhu Zhi and Zhu Junli. The person on the bed was none other than Lord Zhu Zhi, the leader of the top four in the Central Plains, known as the Jiangdong Tiger.

Sun Jian and Sun Wentai.

As for this place, it is a military camp in Xinye County between Huishui and Bishui in Nanyang County, Jingzhou, Han Dynasty.

Zhu Zhi took off his raincoat and bamboo hat, and looked at Sun Jian's face through the brazier. Obviously, he could conclude that his lord was not lying just by looking at the beads of sweat on his face, and there was really no need for Sun Wentai to be like Zhu Zhi.

Close friends lie.

"I have three opinions here, it depends on which one you believe." Zhu Junli came to the bed, thought for a moment and then spoke directly.

"Tell me one by one!" Sun Jian sat on the couch and answered with his sword in hand.

"The first is the common theory of ghosts and gods." Zhu Zhi pointed to the ancient sword in the opponent's hand. "This sword has been with the emperor for a long time, and it has done many killings. As time goes by, it will inevitably be contaminated with the evil spirit of blood, not to mention the previous few

The sun had just gone through a great battle here, and today the sky thundered, shaking the souls of grievances that spilled out, and the prince slept with this knife on his head, and could not help but be infected..."

"It's not that I don't believe the words of these ghosts and gods." Sun Jian shook his head and said. "It's just that I have killed countless people. I killed countless people with my own sword, and among the 20,000 troops I led, how could I be forced by them?

?”

"Yes." Zhu Zhi nodded immediately, his expression remained unchanged.

"What about the second one?"

"The second is the so-called good omen." Zhu Junli remained expressionless. "We won a victory a few days ago and defeated Yuan Shu and Liu Biao's coalition forces. As soon as the weather clears, we will cross the Bi River and completely defeat Yuan Shu. And Bi

Caiyang County on the other side of the water is the hometown of Guangwu, a noble family. It seems that Guangwu saw the king Shenwu, and favored the king, so there was such a sign..."

"If it's a good omen, why would you wake up... well, what about the third one?"

"The third thing..." Zhu Zhi changed his expression slightly. "Some people say that you have thoughts every day and dreams at night. Dreams have nothing to do with good or bad... Junhou, I know you don't like twists and turns, so my subordinates will say so bluntly.

Well, maybe this matter was just some thoughts in the mind of the monarch during the day, but he felt a little guilty because he was a Han minister who had repeatedly received favors from the Han, and he heard that the Guangwu Imperial Township was in front of him, so tonight happened.

Losing focus."

"That's why Junli dared to say that to me." Sun Jian couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. "It seems that this is really the case... It has been raining for days. Yesterday, I listened to the old man reading history to me in the tent, talking about the destiny of Guangwu, and then I remembered

Now the situation is a little strange...why aren't you surprised?"

"Why should my subordinates be alarmed?" Zhu Zhi spoke slowly and then answered slowly. "Who is not a Han official? But with the current situation, I don't know how many people have long felt that the Han Dynasty cannot be revived. At least starting from Dong Zhuo,

Everyone feels that "I can do anything in the world," not to mention that now there is General Wei who is the leader of the world, but our situation is now better than ever. What's the harm in having your thoughts on your mind? I won't hide it from you,

You just started to think seriously yesterday, but in my opinion it was a bit late. Some generals in the army have more wild thoughts than you..."

"What about you?" Sun Wentai asked abruptly.

"I sometimes feel ashamed of Chang'an." Zhu Zhi was silent for a moment, but he still admitted in disguise. "However, when I was in Changsha, I was appointed as the captain of two thousand stones by the king. If I say that I have not obeyed the king,

Hou's intention to prepare for a major event is to deceive himself and others."

Sun Jian sighed quietly: "The key is that right now, as Jun Li said, our situation is so good that it would be ridiculous if we couldn't think of it!"

Zhu Zhi immediately nodded.

By the way, I have to mention the situation in Nanyang here.

There are thirty-seven counties and nearly fifty cities in one county of Nanyang. As early as the reign of Emperor Shun, there were nearly five to six million households and a population of nearly two and a half million. At the same time, the entire Jizhou, known as the essence of Hebei, was only one hundred thousand.

Counties, 123 cities, 900,000 households, 5 to 6 million people... It is true to say that a county in Nanyang is as good as a state elsewhere!

Not to mention, Nanyang also has the densest and most developed handicraft industry base in the entire Han Dynasty, as well as the largest official iron smelting base in the entire Han Dynasty. Such a county is really where Wangba's foundation lies.

However, when it comes to this, we have to talk about one more person first, and that is Yuan Gongli!

On that day, Yuan Gongzhuo won the seal of General Dong Zhuo and headed south to Nanyang. At that time, with the help of Sun Jian, a thug, he surrounded Nanyang, Yingchuan, and Runan, the three most connected areas of the Central Plains, with a total population of about six million...

...You read that right, the three counties have a population of six million, the agriculture of Runan, the talents of Yingchuan, the ironware and goods of Nanyang, everything is available. In addition, Jingzhou was ownerless at that time, Huainan was in turmoil, and Jiangdong was empty. At that time, Yuan Shu was considered

Being one of the top four in the world is by no means a false statement, and his own remarks about using the south to control the north cannot be said to be groundless.

But with such a large foundation, Liu Biaodan rode into Xiangyang, and the territory of Jingzhou except Nanyang no longer belonged to him, Yuan Jiujiu; Zhu Jun failed to save his son by passing it to the state, and was driven back to his hometown in Kuaiji by Shi Xie to live with his other son Yuzhang

The prefect Zhu Hao said hello, but Jiangdong did not listen to the greetings of his generals. The most terrible thing was that Liu Bei was a gangster from Zhuo County. He was only 30 years old at the time. He went to Huainan, Jiujiang and Lujiang where the essence of Yangzhou is.

The second county suddenly disappeared!

Finally, as Sun Jian rebelled in anger, Runan and Yingchuan were immediately wiped out. Now, among so many cities in Nanyang, only the southeast of Bishui and the southwest of Tongbai Mountain were attacked by Sun Wentai like a fierce wind and fire.

, north of Jiangxia County, there are only five counties and seven cities in this narrow area.

In just four years, not a single large-scale decisive battle broke out. At its peak, it managed to separatize all the essence of the Southern Han Dynasty, with a population of six million, controlling the three states of Jing, Yu, and Yang, and then reduced it to only five counties and seven cities.

To the point where people may not know what the concept is...

This kind of person, throughout the ages and for five thousand years, we can only use seven words to call him Yuan Gongdao, the tough guy on the road!

On the other hand, why Sun Jian was in a good situation at this time, and why he frightened Liu Biao into cooperating with someone like Yuan Shu, is not self-aware, because Sun Wentai will almost completely control Yingchuan, Nanyang, and Runan soon.

Three counties!

Moreover, unlike Yuan Shu, who was surrounded by enemies on all sides and was in chaos internally, Sun Wentai was not only extremely powerful with his troops, but the current external situation was also particularly favorable to him... Gongsun Xun stopped fighting, Cao Cao blocked him, and Liu Bei covered him, which made

He has no worries at all and can only use troops in one direction; and more importantly, because of Gongsun Xun's pressure, the Central Plains is exceptionally united, which allows Sun Jian to temporarily not worry about the digestion and governance of the territory, because without external force to respond,

What did the scholars in these three counties use to fight against Sun Wentai, who was in their hearts?

In fact, as Sun Jian's reign lasted and he won consecutive battles, the Jiangdong Tiger had gradually begun to gain the recognition of some local people, some scholars became officials, and many powerful people defected!

What is particularly worth mentioning here is that after Dong Zhuo's rebellion, Li Tong, a famous local general who raised troops in Langling County at the junction of Runan, Jiangxia and Nanyang counties, also led a large number of powerful people to surrender to him! And because he was born in Jiangxia,

He is familiar with the situation on the east bank of Bishui, and is now serving as a general under him, leading three thousand Langling troops to assist in the battle!

So under this situation, Sun Jian can continue to advance south without any pressure!

After pushing Nanyang, he can push Jiangxia. By then, Jiangxia will be protected by Liu Bei on the flanks. After pushing Jiangxia, he can push Nanjun (where Xiangyang is) without any pressure. When Nanjun is in hand, both Jiangxia and Jiangxia are in hand, and to the south is Dajiang.

It’s the four Jingnan counties that he defeated in the past... By then, he will be able to achieve the power that Yuan Jiujiu once achieved, and he can also do things that Yuan Jiujiu cannot do.
To be continued...