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Jia Xu and Ma Teng were a little surprised to learn that Ma Yunlu did not serve the bed, but accepted the entrustment of the emperor and planned to recruit three to five hundred female knights.

Ma Teng objected.

A woman is a woman, and is not as strong as a man by nature. It is a last resort to fight, how can this be a career?Rather than working hard on the battlefield, eating and sleeping in the open, it is better to enter the palace to be safe and secure.It will be good for the Ma family if they can give birth to a boy and a half girl for the emperor in the future.

After thinking over and over again, Jia Xu supported Ma Yunlu's choice.

Liangzhou's household registration is small, and most of the men join the army, which has resulted in the strength of the Liangzhou army.However, this model has obvious disadvantages. Either the husband and wife are separated all the year round, which affects fertility and there are not many children.Either the family members are with the army, no one is producing, and the need for luggage has doubled, so they can only make a living by robbery, which will cause greater damage to Liangzhou's poor production.

Either way, it's not sustainable.

If both husband and wife can fight, they can be turned into military households, and they can work in the army, while others can concentrate on production.

Ma Teng has always been in awe of Jia Xu, seeing that Jia Xu supported Ma Yunlu's ideas, he stopped talking.

Looking for an opportunity, Jia Xu expressed his views to Liu Xie.

Liu Xie is also considering this issue, and feels that Jia Xu's idea is feasible, so he can give it a try.Forming a military household and joining the army with husband and wife will neither affect the battle nor affect the fertility. It is also convenient for the inheritance of martial arts, which is good for ensuring the source of troops.

If you think about it carefully, this is actually an upgraded version of the nomads, or the grassland version of the Hedong Army.

After repeated discussions, Liu Xie finally made some adjustments.

One is that military households do not have to be hereditary.If you tire of your military career, you can quit at any time.The children of military households are not necessarily military households, they can be transferred to civilian households.

Second, in addition to practicing martial arts, military households also need to learn some culture, at least they can read "The Analects of Confucius" and "The Classic of Filial Piety".It is necessary to have both civil and military skills, cultivate the basic concept of loyalty and filial piety, and avoid breeding tigers, which will become an unstable factor in Liangzhou.

The third is to equip military households with two to three attendants.In peacetime, they raise horses and sheep, provide production materials, and serve as auxiliary soldiers in wartime.

These attendants could be teenagers aspiring to join the army, or captured alien slaves.

After drawing up the preliminary plan, Liu Xie distributed the plan to all the generals to let them brainstorm. On the one hand, he copied the plan to Gongqing and Xun Yu from Hedong, asking them to give their opinions, and strive to come up with a relatively perfect plan before arriving in Liangzhou. Plan to come.

Although the final plan has not been determined, it is a foregone conclusion that the emperor intends to try it out, and Jia Xu immediately began to prepare.

The first step is to guide Ma Yunlu and Lu Xiaohuan to learn the art of war.

The art of war is not just the text in "Sun Tzu's Art of War", nor is it a wild imagination, but includes the basic principles and methods of training and using soldiers.Not only that, Jia Xu also sorted out the evolution of the military system.

Both Ma Yunlu and Lu Xiaohuan grew up in the army and are no strangers to marching formations, but perceptual experience cannot replace rational thinking. It is necessary for everyone to refine and refine the art of war, or even remelt it.

Ma Yunlu is an adult, he understands what his goal is, and he studies very seriously, almost making rapid progress.It is not enough to study with Jia Xu at ordinary times. When encountering incomprehensible classics, he often asks Cai Yan for advice.

Lu Xiaohuan is still underage, so she is more playful.I am very interested in practical operations, but not interested in pure theory, and I yawn when I hear it.

Lu Bu, who occasionally plays the role of a girl officer and martial arts instructor, quickly discovered this problem, got angry, and reached a rare agreement with Mrs. Wei.The husband and wife teamed up and started the chicken baby mode, supervising Lu Xiaohuan's reading every day.

As a result, Lu Xiaohuan didn't see much effect in his reading, but Lu Bu memorized "Sun Tzu's Art of War" fluently, and even "Spring and Autumn" was catchy, and he could speak with a moderate accent, and he would pull out a few sentences at every turn, which made people look at him with admiration .

Chapter 398

In early August, Liu Xie arrived at Lingzhou in the North.

Ma Chao, the captain of the Qiang guard, led a thousand riders to meet him at the confluence of the two rivers.

Ma Chao was excited when the monarch and ministers met, and the father and son reunited.

But Ma Chao disapproved of Ma Yunlu's ideal of commanding troops.

He asked Ma Yunlu a question: The military household system is implemented, and husband and wife join the army together. Can the emperor fight with you?Even if you are given the status of a nobleman, it is probably a long-term separation.

The emperor is the emperor, and his battlefield is not in the grassland, but in the court.

Unless you choose another man as your husband.

You are nineteen years old. If you don’t get married, you will become an old woman. Even if you get married in the future, you will have difficulty in childbirth if you want to have a child.

Ma Yunlu was very angry, but could not refute.

The emperor did say that she could only choose one between leading the army and entering the palace.

But she was unwilling to let her choose someone else.

After seeing the high mountains, who is willing to bow to the mounds?In front of the emperor, all men are vulgar.

Ma Chao is even more vulgar among vulgar things.

The siblings broke up unhappy, and Ma Yunlu ignored Ma Chao for several days.

Ma Teng didn't say anything, but he also supported Ma Chao's opinion in his heart.He sighed, regretting that he had indulged Ma Yunlu too much at the beginning, and now he can't deal with it.

Ma Yunlu was extremely depressed, and asked the emperor for leave, wanting to leave the team, walk around, and relax.

Liu Xie had a lot of things to deal with, and didn't notice Ma Yunlu's abnormal mood, so he agreed casually.

Within Ma Chao's residence, no one should dare to be unfavorable to Ma Yunlu.

After getting permission, Ma Yunlu left the team with a few attendants.

Ma Chao was worried, so he arranged for Pang De to accompany fifty cavalrymen for protection, and at the same time act as a guide, leading Ma Yunlu to several beautiful places.

Ma Teng was very satisfied with Ma Chao's arrangement.Not seeing each other for half a year, Ma Chao is much more mature and stable.

Accompanied by Ma Chao, Liu Xie inspected Lingzhou.

Lingzhou was originally under the jurisdiction of Beidi County. In recent years, it has been successively occupied by Huns and Qiang people. Beidi County had to move inland. Even the county government was moved to Fengyi Chiyang. Beidi County has essentially become a land of Qiang and Hu.

The white horse and copper were beheaded, and Xiutu was leaderless.Some fled to the grassland and joined the Xianbei tribe.Some stayed in the local area, surrendered to the Han people, and became registered households.Even the Qiang people settled down a lot and expressed their surrender to Ma Chao one after another.

When the Son of Heaven came to make an inspection tour, the leaders of the Qiang and Hu tribes would naturally come to pay their respects.Seeing that the Son of Heaven is so young and heroic, and there is no queen or noble person by his side, someone is moved.

Suddenly, Liu Xie found that there were many young women in the team in front of him, and there were not a few of them with outstanding looks, and as long as he looked twice, those women would wink and fly around, and then someone came to test .

Liu Xie was filled with emotion.

Sure enough, power is the best little blue pill.

After securing the throne, will there still be a shortage of women?Some people threw themselves into their arms.

Liu Xie didn't plan to accept them at first—he knew that these Qianghu leaders would be courteous for nothing, and they must be rewarded—but Jia Xu suggested that he accept one or two as appropriate.First, this is a manifestation of the loyalty of the tribes, and second, if the emperor does not accept it, how dare other generals accept it?

Nowadays, there are only a few people such as Lu Bu and Ma Teng accompanying the husband and wife together. Most of the other generals are single and need concubines to serve them.

Liu Xie thought it was reasonable, so he accepted the two most beautiful young women and named them beauties.

One is from the Qiang nationality. His real name is Shan Gu'er and his Chinese name is He Shan.One is from Xiu Tu Ge Hu, whose real name is Ashuri and Chinese name Hu Xiu.

Beauty originally did not belong to the sixth house, but belonged to the establishment of court ladies.

Liu Xie's biological mother, Wang Rong, was a beauty before she was alive, and she was named Queen Linghuai after Liu Xie succeeded to the throne.

The leader of Qianghu didn't understand this, he only knew that his daughter married the emperor and had a bright future.Just waiting to be promoted to an official rank, the wealth is unlimited.

They don't know that the emperor is so poor that he has to plan carefully even for meals, and may run out of food at any time.

Just when Liu Xie was worried, Xun Wenqian rushed to Lingzhou and brought some new silk that had just been woven by Hedong.

These new silks were produced by weavers in Xiangyi, and are of high quality and exquisitely decorated.Xun Yu was very satisfied, so he selected a batch of them for imperial use and sent them to Xingzai, which just solved Liu Xie's urgent need.

The icing on the cake is worse than sending charcoal in the snow.Liu Xie also expressed enough enthusiasm for Xun Wenqian's arrival.

In all honesty, Xun Wenqian can't be considered a national beauty, at most she can be considered above average.But only Cai Yan can match her bookishness and intellectual beauty, and everyone else pales in comparison.After being used to seeing heroic women, Liu Xie's eyes suddenly brightened when he suddenly saw such a person.

"How is your lord Xun Jun?"

Xun Wenqian bowed to express her thanks. "Thank you for your majesty's concern, my concubine is fine." She pursed her lips and smiled. "Never been better."

"Really?" Liu Xie couldn't help laughing.

He could imagine how energetic Xun Yu would be, and hoped to see the dawn of kingship in his lifetime.

Brothers are of the same heart, and their profits cut through gold.Monarchs and ministers working together can also create miracles.

He just wants to lead people like Xun Yu to a higher place, realize the unity of all people, and rebuild the great man.

"This is all due to His Majesty's trust." Xun Wenqian secretly looked at the emperor, the more she looked at it, the happier she became.

The Son of Heaven was tall and strong, except for his slightly immature face, he could not be seen as a 16-year-old boy.In every gesture, he has the grace and demeanor of being king, and the confidence in his eyes is even more exciting, making people feel that there is nothing he can't do.

"It's because we have a common ideal that we have a basis for trust." Liu Xie tapped on the list on the case, happy in his heart.

Although Hedong is still in the autumn harvest, this year's harvest has not yet been finally released, but the materials sent by Xun Yu, and what Xun Wenqian saw and heard, can imagine the lively scene of workers and peasants in Hedong going hand in hand.

If Hedong is like this, Guanzhong should not be far behind.Maybe in another month or so, he will be able to receive the food from Guanzhong.

The problem of eating will be solved soon.

As long as there is no external interference, it is not difficult to recover.As long as 20 years, the prosperity will come as scheduled.

It's just that such peace is too rare. Although he temporarily blocked the invasion of the Xianbei, he couldn't take into account the situation in the Kanto.

Liu Xie thought for a moment, then withdrew Feiyang's mood. "Any news about Dong?"

"There are some, but I don't know the authenticity, and there may be deviations in them."

Liu Xie nodded. "tell me the story."

Xun Wenqian licked her lips and said softly: "About mid-June, after Zang Hong left Dongwuyang, General Chen Deng sent by Xuzhou Mu Liu Bei arrived in Dongjun to meet Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao bowed his head and proclaimed himself a minister, and was worshiped as General Zuo."

Liu Xie raised his brows lightly, a little disappointed, but not surprised.

This result is roughly within his guess.Liu Bei had no choice, no matter whether he accepted it or not, people in Xuzhou would support Yuan Shao. If he didn't accept it, he could only leave Xuzhou like Lu Bu.

Lu Bu could return to Bingzhou, but Liu Bei could not return to Youzhou.

Lu Bu hadn't been able to control Xuzhou in the first place, so he didn't want to.However, Liu Bei has already become Xuzhou Mu, so it will not be so easy for him to spit it out again.

"I heard that Liu Bei's general Guan Yu was extremely opposed to Liu Bei's move and left without saying goodbye."

"Oh?" Liu Xie was surprised.

Guan Yu left Liu Bei?Where will he go?

Chapter 399 Hold your hand and stand together through thick and thin

Xun Wenqian quietly looked at Liu Xie in a daze, feeling uneasy.

What she cares about is not Liu Bei or Guan Yu, what she cares about is Chen Ji, Chen Qun and his son.

Although the marriage contract was terminated and Chen Qun ridiculed him a few words, the friendship between the Xun family and the Chen family is still there, and the friendship between Chen Shi and Xun Shuang is still there.Liu Bei proclaimed his minister to Yuan Shao, and what role Chen Ji, Chen Qun and his son played in it can be roughly guessed.

Unknowingly, the Xun family and the Chen family came to opposites, somewhat sad.

After a while, Liu Xie withdrew his thoughts and said, "Is there anything else?"

"There is news that Yuan Shu intends to become a minister and pay tribute to His Majesty, and wants to make a woman a nobleman."

Liu Xie was taken aback again.Yuan Shu is not only willing to become a minister, but also wants to send a daughter into the palace?He did know that Yuan Shu had a daughter who later entered Sun Quan's harem, but she was sterile all her life.

But he never expected Yuan Shu to have such an idea.

It's strange to say, Yuan Shi has been in business for so long, why didn't he think of sending his daughter into the palace, making Yuan Shi a foreign relative and holding great power?With Yuan's status, no matter how ugly this daughter is, she can still be a queen. Why did a butcher like He Jin become a general.

Liu Xie asked Xun Wenqian this question.

Xun Wenqian said softly: "My concubine is stupid and knows very little about the Yuan family, so I dare not answer."

Liu Xie turned to look at Cai Yan.

Xun Wenqian knew little about the Yuan family, but Cai Yan should have.The Cai family of Chenliu and the Yuan family of Runan are good friends.

Cai Yan bowed his body and said, "I heard from my late father that the Yuan family came from Yushun, and they are fire virtues. They are suspected of replacing the Han Dynasty. Because of Xiaohuan's secret edict, Yuan's daughters are not allowed to fill the sixth palace."

Liu Xie was stunned and laughed dumbfounded.

It seems that Yuan Shu felt that he was young, uneducated, and there were no ministers around him, so he might not know about this matter, and wanted to sneak in and fish in troubled waters.It's like he took the prophecy "He who replaces the Han Dynasty, the road is high" as the destiny.

Alas, feudal superstition kills people.

"Did your father say how I should deal with Yuan Shu's actions?"

Xun Wenqian shook her head. "My father-in-law said that these are just rumors. Your Majesty just needs to know something, and you don't have to take it too seriously. In terms of the current situation, your Majesty has his own queen. Even if Yuan Shu's daughter enters the palace, it may not be able to endanger the big man. If Yuan Shu can be appeased by this, the It is also beneficial to the imperial court to join forces with Cao Cao and Sun Ce and reject Yuan Shao in the Central Plains."

Liu Xie nodded slightly and said nothing.

Since Xun Yu felt that there was no need to make a fuss, he didn't care much.The five virtues have always been said to be made up by people, so don't take it seriously.

Xun Wenqian immediately mentioned another matter, Zang Hong wrote a letter to Xun Yu.Although he had opinions on the emperor's promotion of "Mencius", he was not worried, but Zang Hong was very disturbed by the disapproval of the sages in the words of the emperor, so he wrote to Xun Yu specially.

Xun Yu didn't know about this before, and hoped that Xun Wenqian could ask him face to face to find out what the emperor's attitude was and whether there was any misunderstanding.

After hearing this question, Liu Xie suddenly realized that it was probably not accidental that Xun Wenqian arrived at Xingzai at this time.

She has been in Hedong for several months and has not left. Now she has come all of a sudden day and night, which may have something to do with Zang Hong's letter.