Chapter 204 In charge of Upper Valley (2/3)
"There are many alien races in the northern part of Youzhou. In order to stabilize the world, Liu Hong, Cheng, wanted to learn from the barbarians' skills to control the barbarians. He recruited the Wuhuan and ordered some Wuhuan who were close to the Central Han Dynasty to migrate to Youzhou." Jia Xu said.
"Wuhuan who is close to the Central Han Dynasty?" Fang Mu laughed.
These alien wolfmen have no ambitions, but they are not close to each other. They are fathers who give bones and mothers who give milk. If they have no bones and no milk, they will bite them back.
"The Wuhuan is also divided into many tribes. Some defeated tribes fled to the Central Han Dynasty and were taken in by Liu Hong. Then, relying on the support of the Central Han Dynasty to fight with other Wuhuans on the northern grasslands. Now there are 100,000 main cavalry in Youbeiping." Jia Xu said.
"100,000 cavalry?" Fang Mu was moved by it.
"This is just the number of people recorded on the book. The Wuhuan people are good at riding horses. If they are recruited, they can recruit a large number of cavalry in a short period of time. Moreover, the major Wuhuan tribes must have concealed the number of people." Jia Xu said.
"I wanted to raise a dog to guard the house, but now this dog has become a wolf." Jia Xu said regretfully.
"If the lord has great plans, the disaster of Wuhuan must be pacified as soon as possible. If the lord pacified Wuhuan one day earlier, the rear will be stabilized sooner."
"The lord wants to take Youzhou as the foundation...it is not the best strategy. Normally, this is the case. Although there are iron cavalry in the three states of You and Liang, they are sparsely populated. Compared with Jizhou, Xuzhou, Chongzhou and other places, there are naturally some shortcomings. It can be a prince but it is difficult to become a king. But your identity is different from that of ordinary people." Jia Xu sighed.
"If you can conquer the grassland, tame the grassland cavalry, and then use the national strength of Dayong as the supplement, although Youzhou is biased, it will allow the lord to develop. Therefore, the only thing the lord needs to be vigilant is the other two forces that are both Youzhou, Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, and Gongsun Zan, the border general." Jia Xu said.
"The Wuhuan is powerful, so the court will naturally not sit idly by and promote the border generals. At the same time, it will send Liu Yu, the former clan of the clan, to serve as the governor of Youzhou to prevent Gongsun Zan from becoming a big shot, and the three parties will form checks and balances."
"Liu Yu and I have heard that this person has adopted a policy of gentleness towards the Wuhuan, and has strong means and is highly respected by the Wuhuan." Xi Zhicai said. "Gongsun Zan has a good reputation in Jizhou. It is said that he is named General Baima. He has made many military achievements in fighting the Huns and Wuhuan. He is a young and strong general who has been influential in the frontier in recent years. I heard that he and Liu Yu have quite different political views."
"There is something that everyone in Youzhou knows." Jia Xu said: "Gongsun Zan is warlike and treats the Hu people more fiercely, while Liu Yu mainly wins over Huairou. The two of them have many conflicts about this."
"Do the people of Youzhou prefer Gongsun Zan or support Liu Yu?" Fang Mu asked.
"Each one has a part." Jia Xu shook his head, "Some people think Gongsun Zan's approach is right, and some people support Liu Yu."
"Gongsun Zan, I remember someone who said that his father-in-law was the prefect of Zhuo County." Guo Jia licked his lips, and became addicted to alcohol. He secretly glanced at his lord and seemed to have not noticed him, so he untied the wine pot and turned his head and took a sip.
Who knew that after putting down the wine pot, he turned around and saw three people staring at him in unison.
Guo Jia's face turned red and he coughed.
"How do you pay attention to these little things?" Xi Zhicai was speechless. Guo Jia is the most inappropriate guy, and he likes to inquire about some gossip.
"Why doesn't it matter? Gongsun Zan's father-in-law is the prefect of Zhuo County and is the representative of the local tyrants in Youzhou, and Liu Yu is an airborne Han clan relative. The two seem to be ordinary political disagreements. Why can't you be sure that it is a factional dispute in Youzhou?" Guo Jia said stubbornly.
"If you want me to see, I'm afraid someone will come to test the lord to see which side the lord will approach, whether to support Gongsun Zan or Liu Yu." Guo Jia said proudly.
"Then do you think we accept Liu Yu's favor or form an alliance with Gongsun Zan or become kings." Fang Mu asked.
"Liu Yu." Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia and Jia Xu spoke in unison.
"Liu Yu was at a disadvantage in the fight with Gongsun Zan. It is natural for him to help the strong and help the weak." Jia Xu said.
"Liu Yu is the governor of Youzhou, and Gongsun Zan is the white horse general. Liu Yu is even higher in his position. He can give us benefits, but Gongsun Zan cannot give us benefits. The most important thing is that we are not natives in Youzhou. Even if we join the Gongsun Zan faction, we cannot become the core." Xi Zhicai said.
"Gongsun Zan is the magistrate of the border county and has strong soldiers under his command. Liu Yu has no strong men to fight against Gongsun Zan except Wuhuan. If we accept Liu Yu's advice, we can use Liu Yu's hands to expand our military power."
"Lord, I remember that in Youzhou, there is another general who is quite famous. This person is named Lu Bu and is known as a flying general. Now he is stationed at Yanmen Pass. If the lord has the chance, he can try to subdue him."
Flying general Lu Bu.
Fang Mu's eyes flashed, a mountain that lies above all the generals of the Three Kingdoms.
During the Three Kingdoms era, all military generals were climbing this mountain, and at most they climbed to the top of the mountain, but no one could surpass him.
However, this person has a eccentric personality and is capricious, like the Yingbu of Chu and Han, and his intelligence does not seem to be too high, so he is easily exploited.
But... no matter how many shortcomings there are, Lu Bu's extraordinary martial arts can cover up all shortcomings.
I remember Zhang Liao being a native of Yanmen, perhaps at this time he joined Lu Bu's command.
Fang Mu thought, maybe he could consider intercepting Hu now.
As for the reason, it depends on the performance of the dignified Youzhou Governor Liu Yu.
If we want us to surrender, we must show some sincerity.
After that, Fang Mu did not attack the local powerful families and the Hu people at the first time, but took over the military and political power of Shanggu County as soon as possible.
Jia Xu, Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai were arranged to handle government affairs in Shanggu County, and a large number of guards were arranged next to the three of them.
Fang Mu himself, except for leaving Dian Wei by his side as the leader of the personal guard, all assigned all the other generals and then took over the military and political affairs of the entire Shanggu County. Anyone who was dissatisfied with the riots was all in a state of desperation.
Under Fang Mu's iron-blooded methods, Shanggu County caused considerable turmoil.
Then Fang Mu posted a recruitment order in various counties in the county to see if he could catch a few fish with his current reputation.
Several local wealthy families in Shanggu County have no place in the government. Compared to Fang Mu's taking over military and political affairs, they care more about whether Fang Mu will have an impact on their ancestors' foundation.
For example, their family’s fields, slaves, etc.
The county magistrate who flows through water and the iron-clad family.
A county magistrate served for up to 20 or 30 years, at most one or two generations, but their aristocratic family was to be passed down from generation to generation.
At least it seems that Fang Mu has no intention of touching their foundation for the time being.
Several families in Shanggu County quickly came to the door to give gifts.
Fang Muyi should accept it all.
Outside Juyang City, a young man stood in front of the list of talents and stopped for a long time. The young man was tall and tall, with long arms, and had beards. He held an old yellow horse with one hand. On the left side of the horse's back, he carried a long weapon wrapped in a cloth strip around the tip of the gun, and on the right side he held a long bow.
He hesitated for a long time, and finally sighed and turned to leave.
Chapter completed!