Wake up,

It was already midnight.

Zhang Xiu woke up slowly, his head was a little drowsy. He was sleeping a little terrible. Looking at the sky outside, it was already dark, with only the swaying ignition candles in the room.

Wherever she looked, Zhang Xiu frowned. On the table next to her, Zou was actually asleep while lying down, and there was a tray in front of her.

In the tray, there was a pot of potted soup, and there were two pieces of bread next to it. These were specially prepared by Zou for him, but he did not wake him up.

Zhang Xiu stepped forward, revealing a hint of helplessness.

He touched the beautiful pretty face with his fingers, shook his head and murmured: "You are so stupid."

It was very cold in spring nights, and she fell asleep just like that.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiu picked him up with his waist, and the latter suddenly woke up, but the whole person was already picked up, and the masculinity came to his face.

"Yeliang, why are you sleeping here?" Zhang Xiu said in a reproachful tone.

Zou's head was a little shy, but it was more of a kind of happiness. Only by being with this little man would she not have to be so restrained.

Put it on the bed, Zhang Xiu lifted up the quilt to cover it.

"You go to bed first. I haven't come back for a long time. I'll go out for a walk and tell them by the way so that they won't worry." Zhang Xiu covered the quilt and said softly.

Zou nodded instinctively, but the next second he blushed again and whispered: "Well, if Yuan Ying and the others asked you when they would come back, you would say it's evening..."

"Why?" Zhang Xiu was curious.

"If you ask you to say it, just say it. If they know that you are back at noon, they will definitely suspect that you are..., then..." Zou's cheeks turned red.

When I think of sleeping with their men,

It's really exciting, but they can't know, otherwise they should... be embarrassed!

Zhang Xiu sneered lightly, then Zheng nodded heavily, and said solemnly: "Auntie, don't worry, one day I will make you openly become my woman."

After saying that, Zhang Xiu exited the room.

In the room, Zou was stunned for a long time.

"Are you your woman?" Zou's eyes were sore and he murmured to himself, but he was a little moved in his heart. Just such a promise, Zou was already moved.

...

The next day, early morning.

Zhang Xiu took a simple wash and went out.

Jingzhou is full of dangers, and he must prepare to deal with Yuan Shao, Hebei. Although Zhang Xiu is not worthy of military affairs, Yuan Shao, his identity is added to him a lot of points.

And he also wanted to know what Jia Xu meant to let him hide back to the city.

After a while, the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Zhang Xiu thought he had arrived very early, but Jia Xu, Chen Qun and Lu Su arrived early. These three people are currently the three people Zhang Xiu relied most in Jingzhou.

Except for them, such as Zhang Zhao, Yi Ji, Ma family, Cai family, etc., they did not let them be included in the most confidential ones. It is not that they do not trust them, but the main reason why these families have a serious impact.

"Welcome the lord to triumph!"

Several people chuckled and bowed to their hearts.

Before, Zhang Xiu insisted on conquering Jiaozhou, but they repeatedly dissuaded him, all thinking that he could not go to Jiaozhou. After all, the journey was long and it was not easy to conquer in a short time.

However, Zhang Xiu pacified Jiaozhou in just three or four months. You know, this includes the journey back and forth. The time is very fast and not many people dare to believe it.

"No need for politeness," Zhang Xiu waved his hand, took his seat at the top, looked at Jia Xu, and said in a deep voice: "Wenhe, I see that you said in your letter, let me hide back to the city, what is this?"

"Lord, there are two reasons why you hide in the city."

"First, now Yuan Shao has destroyed Gongsun Zan, and I will be my Jingzhou. However, he has just settled Youzhou and the various places are still unstable. We should show our weakness and tempt him to go south as soon as possible."

"Yuan Shao has half of the land in the world. If the lord returns with great success, it may make him afraid. In this way, he will definitely rest and go south again."

"On the contrary, Youzhou has just settled and is not suitable for troops to be deployed. Bingzhou is sparsely populated, and even if the Huns gather, they cannot provide strong support."

"The Yellow Turban Rebellion in Qingzhou has been raging for several years, and the two states of Yan and Yu in the Central Plains have long been destroyed. The only thing that can be relied on is the rich land of Jizhou, and there are only 200,000 soldiers available."

"But if he is allowed to cultivate for a while, he will occupy half of the world and the number of people is nearly twice ours. In this way, within three years, the gap between the lord and him will be even greater."

Jia Xu looked solemn and said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Zhang Xiu also frowned slightly. Jia Xu said it was not bad. Yuan Shao already owned half of the world and had his identity blessing.

If he didn't design to let him go south, he might be the one he needs to worry about in three years. Now Yuan Shao can mobilize more than 200,000 troops. In those three years, it will not be difficult for him to mobilize an army of 500,000.

Nodded slightly, Zhang Xiu agreed.

Only when he is not in Jingzhou can Yuan Shao go south without waiting for his strength to recover.

"Secondly, the Yuan family is the three masters of four generations. The tribes inside and outside Jingzhou have already been ready to move. Just wait for Yuan Shao to go south. They are so flattering and offering contributions. This is an internal worry."

"But these families are very large, and it is difficult to eradicate these people by ordinary means. If they are forcibly eradicated, they will inevitably trigger stronger resistance, which is very unwise."

"Only by letting these people show their handles, and they can eliminate the handles of their family forces in one fell swoop. This handle is only treason, so if the lord returns, these people will definitely be unwilling to accept it."

"At that time, as long as these people treason and collude with the enemy, the lord can order the emperor to kill the nine clans, and slaughter all these bad horses in one fell swoop, thereby quelling internal worries."

"Only in this way, the lord can stabilize the rear, fight with Yuan Shao to the death, and conclude the overlord of the world." Jia Xu said, holding his fists and showing his solemnity.

"Haha, I'm right. With Jia Wen and his help, why should I worry about not being able to achieve great things?" Zhang Xiu said cheerfully and loudly. He had just thought about it before, but Jia Xu listed it out in detail.

He is so delicate that he has even clearly studied the psychology of his opponents, obeyed the trends of the aristocratic family, and wanted to slaughter them in one fell swoop. Who doesn't love such a poisonous man?

"What do I need to do now?" Zhang Xiu asked curiously.

"Haha, since the lord has pacified Jiaozhou, he naturally needs to rest for a while. During this period, the lord will be at ease and leave other things to me."

Jia Xu bowed and chuckled, saying that Zhang Xiu’s biggest use recently was to hide. Only when Zhang Xiu didn’t show up can these people be exposed and Yuan Shao underestimated the enemy.

"Resting?" Zhang Xiu was stunned.

Damn, I came back to work to defeat the enemy, how could I rest? I ran back to rest. What does this look like? Is it a bit like the lord of a state?

Zhang Xiu was so indignant that he had already made a vow in his heart that after he returned home, he would start studying various military books, politics and law, mahjong, bah!

"That's right, after the lord returns, he just needs to rest at ease." Jia Xu said with confidence.

"Then, what about Zhuge Liang and Huang Zhong? Do you need to tell me?" Zhang Xiu asked with a little doubt.

"No, the news of the lord's return is only available for us and a few others to know. As for the lord's mansion, we still need to be careful of the suspicion of the aristocratic family." Jia Xu reminded.

"Well," Zhang Xiu waved his hand and refused to ask.

"Oh by the way, how did those people train before I went to war?" Zhang Xiu suddenly remembered and asked.

"Haha, the method created by the lord is beyond words. I am afraid that no one in the world can compare with the lord." Lu Su was a little moved.

I won’t mention the pinyin literacy method for now. The addition, subtraction, multiplication and division rule is also amazing. Even for them, they have benefited a lot and learned a lot.

"Lord, you don't know that the pinyin method conveys letters. Even if they are kidnapped by the other princes, they will not recognize the above content at all. Moreover, the pinyin first spelling method is too useful."

Chen Qun also admired and recognized it.

"Don't worry, lord, these two laws are too powerful. All those who study will send someone to the Yan family to remind you to try not to leak it out. In addition, the second phase of the training has also begun."

"At that time, I, Jingzhou, should no longer be short of officials." Jia Xu explained.

"That's good!" Zhang Xiu nodded while pinching his chin.

He had only had a sudden idea before, but he didn't think so much. Now it seems that his approach is successful, and at least he has solved some problems.

Then, several people discussed together.

After a long time, Zhang Xiu had no choice but to leave.

Because they were going to greet themselves, that was helpless.

On the way back to the house, Zhang Xiu sent someone to pick up the mahjong he had made before. It happened that he had time to play mahjong with his wives and concubines and fishing, which was great.

As for military tactics, cough cough, playing mahjong, fishing is the process of learning military tactics. As the saying goes, use stillness to control movements and respond to changes with constant change.

…………

Jizhou, Yecheng.

At this time, the palace is in charge.

There were countless literati and generals in the hall, including many well-known literati, and the military generals were mainly Yan Liang and Wen Chou, as well as Zhang He and Gao Lan.

To be honest, these people are not weak.

In the hall, the atmosphere was solemn.

Yuan Shao was looking at the letter he had just handed over to Xu You, while the rest of the civil and military officials looked at it with hope. It was almost certain that Yuan Shao would unify the world.

After a long time, Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows and asked with a hesitant gaze: "Ziyuan, your letter says that Jia Xu deliberately said that Zhang Xiu had returned, but in fact he has not returned yet."

"Where did your letter come from? Is it trustworthy?"

"Don't worry, lord, this letter is absolutely reliable. lord just imagine that Xiangyang is thousands of miles away from Jiaozhi, and it is difficult to travel through mountains and rivers. Even if Zhang Xiu has extraordinary talents, he will not be able to return triumphantly in three or four months."

"So, Jia Xu heard that his lord destroyed Gongsun Zan, and the internal troubles of Jingzhou, so he panicked to the outside world that Zhang Xiu returned, but in fact he didn't know where Zhang Xiu was."
To be continued...