Zu Jue smiled and said, "I have also heard this sentence."

Liu Taozi said: "Duan Shao is a powerful enemy. He has tens of thousands of Jinyang elites under his command. There are a lot of grain and grass reserves in the city. It will take a lot of time to capture Jinyang."

"Maybe it won't take that long."

Zu Jue whispered, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, and combined with his half-smiling face, there was always a chilling feeling.

Liu Taozi suddenly looked at him, "What did you say?"

Zu Jue's face changed instantly and returned to his original face filled with a sunny smile.

"My lord, what I mean is that Gao Wei is mediocre and cruel under his rule. I'm afraid Duan Shao won't be able to hold on for too long, and he will definitely show his cowardice."

"My lord, you shouldn't worry about these things."

Liu Taozi stared at Zu Jue for a moment, and then reminded: "If you want to do anything, let me know in advance."

"only."

Zu Jue agreed, and then he took out a few documents from his sleeves and placed them in front of Liu Taozi.

"Lord, our initial strategy has been achieved. I think we can proceed to the second step."

"At present, we have occupied the land of Hebei. The Lord has ten governors under his command. These ten people have different political practices, but they are all rare virtuous ministers in the world. They are more than enough to govern a state. Local government affairs can be handed over first.

Let them take care of it."

"The situation in the ten northern states is not very good. The people's livelihood is poor and the government is in chaos. If you want to implement more policies in the ten states, I am afraid it will be counterproductive. It is better to let these ten governors do it themselves. I believe it will not take more than three years.

, these ten states will definitely undergo great changes."

"As for the court matter, Gao Xun believed that we should continue to focus on farming. I argued with him several times, and his attitude was very firm."

"However, food is indeed important. Recently, the temple has been repeatedly formulating new agricultural and mulberry policies, and almost all ministries are busy with this matter."

"Then let's not make things easier for the time being and let Gao Yan continue to do it."

"The most important things are two things."

"The first thing is about official assessment. I think we can follow the example of Nanguo and set up standard assessment to promote officials."

"The second thing is the military government, ten states, ten generals, and ten government soldiers."

"If we can train these ten state soldiers within three years, we will have more than 100,000 soldiers and be completely self-sufficient in food and grass."

Zu Jue once again set a short-term goal for Liu Taozi.

Since meeting Liu Taozi three times, Zu Jue has known how to gain Liu Taozi's approval. Under the long-term goal of unification, Zu Jue has small goals that are not hierarchical.

But the problems Zujue faces now are different from those before.

At first he was only thinking about how to make Liu Taozi listen to him, but now he also has to think about how to make Liu Taozi not listen to others.

As the number of people under Liu Taozi's command increased, the ancestral court gradually lost its past monopoly.

Facing young boys like Tian Zili and Cui Gang, Zu Jue can rely on his experience and experience to crush them.

But now Liu Taozi has more than just these young people under his command. The old men from Yecheng are not much less talented than Zu Jue. Speaking of which, it is difficult to compare these heroes of the founding generation of the country. From Corpse Mountain

After walking out of the sea of ​​blood and living to this day, no one is weak.

Especially when an old man came here recently.

This old man has never met Liu Taozi, but he has talked with Zu Jue, and the views of both parties are not consistent yet.

Zu Jue was very worried that Liu Taozi would listen to the old man's slander.

Seeing Zu Jue who was extremely excited and dancing in front of him, more excited than ever before, Liu Taozi asked softly: "Grandpa Zu has already met Cui Gong?"

Zu Jue's face condensed and he said slowly: "I've seen it before."

"Have you seen him before, my lord?"

"I haven't seen it yet."

Just as Zu Jue breathed a sigh of relief, Liu Taozi took out a document from his sleeve.

"However, I have seen his thoughts."

Looking at the document in Liu Taozi's hand, Zu Jue suddenly laughed and said, "This old man is really quick to start."

The new old man Zu Jue was afraid of was none other than Cui Gang's father, Cui Jishu.

Cui Jishu originally served as the governor in the south. It was not until Liu Taozi started to officially attack those around him that the old man gave up his official position and came to join him.

He seems to be eyeing Zu Jue's current position, and wants to become a "servant" next to the general and participate in decision-making.

In terms of qualifications or other aspects, Zu Jue seems to be no match for him.

Liu Taozi placed the document next to Zu Jue's document.

"Cui Jishu's ideas are very different from yours."

"He believed that when the Zhou people were unable to go north, they should focus on Lingzhou, build more fortresses there, garrison the fields to pacify the people, train the new army, accept the dead, and attack Lianggan and other places, so that the Zhou people were always tired.

On the northern line, it is unable to extricate itself and cannot rest until it is eaten away."

Liu Taozi slowly talked about Cui Jishu's thoughts.

Many ministers in the court wrote to Liu Taozi and expressed their thoughts and plans.

The most mature plan among them comes from Zu Jue and Cui Jishu.

The two people had almost opposite ideas. Zu Jue focused on his homeland, while Cui Jishu focused on Zhou.

Liu Taozi looked at the two documents in front of her.

Both of them mentioned that local government affairs should be handed over to the Ten Governors. The main difference was whether to continue to operate local forces or expand investment in Lingzhou.

Zu Jue glanced at the document and laughed.

"My lord, why does Cui Jishu despise you so much?"

"oh?"

Zu Jue raised his head slightly, "Maybe he is too afraid of the Zhou people."

"I can understand his thoughts. He wants the Zhou people to keep busy fighting with us, delaying their recovery of national strength, and pushing them into the quagmire so that they cannot climb out."

Zu Jue paused and then said: "However, to defeat the opponent, you do not have to weaken the opponent's strength, but to improve your own abilities."

"The people of Zhou should not be underestimated, but how can my lord be so afraid?"

"Those who have achieved great success in ancient times must first lay the foundation and then attack the enemy. Cui Jishu is putting the cart before the horse and is not advisable."

"I think the lord will definitely not hesitate."

Zu Jue smiled and looked quite confident.

Liu Taozi nodded, "I have my own considerations."

Zu Jue did not ask Liu Taozi to come up with a conclusion now. Although he was afraid of Cui Jishu, he was not afraid of him. Besides, he felt that there was nothing wrong with his strategy. It was better to use more energy than delaying the Zhou people.

Development itself, the Lord must be able to see this clearly.

After Zu Jue left, Liu Taozi met with several different ministers.

Of course Cui Jishu is among them.

However, he came late, arriving just after dark.

Compared with previous years, Cui Jishu has not changed much, and has even become a lot more kind. After meeting Liu Taozi, he did not show too much flattery and was still somewhat restrained.

"I knew from the beginning that a great general could accomplish great things."

"I didn't expect that this day would come so quickly."

"I wonder if the general has read my petition?"

"I think..."

Liu Taozi sat in the upper position and watched Cui Jishu talk eloquently. There were many ministers coming, one after another. Everyone was talking about their own political ideas. Everyone had a pursuit. It was already dark, and there were scouts.

I brought Liu Zhang's words so that Liu Taozi could do things with peace of mind and we could have dinner together tomorrow.

When Liu Taozi walked out of the lobby, the sky was filled with stars.

The whole world is pitch black, yet exceptionally bright.

"Are you done?"

In the darkness, someone suddenly asked.

Liu Taozi looked over there, and Lu Qubing slowly walked out of the darkness.

"Get rid of illness."

"Why are you standing here?"

"There are too many people looking for you. I dare not disturb you. I will just stand here and wait for you to finish your work."

"What kind of letter do you have?"

Lu Qubing shook his head and raised the bag in his hand, "I brought some beans."
To be continued...