After dealing with state affairs in the state capital today, Liu Yi entrusted the rest to Zhang Zhao, and he returned to the house with Zhizhong Xi Zhicai and the military general Guo Jia. In addition, there are more generous rewards, as well as the transfer of Liu Yu's grandson Liu Ling to the Yanmen official study class to study politics.

Qin Yu's farewell ceremony Liu Yi made it very grand, and Yan Hou specially ascended to the high platform and made a perfect summary of the old man's officialdom career. At that time, Guo Huai bought horse bones for the daughter of King Yan Zhao, and King Zhao built a golden platform to give to Guo Huai. Liu Yi's move is to emulate King Zhao's way of seeking merit, and at the same time give officials everywhere a reassuring pill, as long as they are conscientious and diligent in government and love the people, they will gain fame and fortune when they expire.

And the promotion of Zhang Zhao directly to the position of a state is another shocking news, you must know that at this time, a state is equivalent to the executive vice governor of the future, a high position! Especially when Liu Yi is busy with other things, the government affairs of a state will be in the hands of another frame, even in the name of Liu Yi's knowledge and good use, at the beginning, most people thought that this other position was either Xi Zhicai or Jian Yong, and in the end, Zhang Zhao's order was shocked by every state! Even Zibu himself didn't expect such a heavy responsibility to fall on his shoulders so quickly. Therefore, he is even more cautious and diligent, and he wants to silence all those questioning voices with actual political achievements.

The three of them returned to the mansion and did not go to Liu Yi's study as usual, but went to a hidden courtyard in the north courtyard of Liu's mansion, which looks ordinary and unremarkable, but it is densely packed with organs, and the people of Tian'er patrol it, if there is no order from Liu Yi, absolutely no one can step into it, otherwise the people of Tian'er will faithfully carry out the orders of Liu Yun's leader and kill without mercy!

Entering the guest hall of the main courtyard, Lan Jian had already accompanied a guest to wait here, as for Liu Yun, he went to the Western Regions to greet his best friend, of course, he must have obtained Liu Yi's permission, this matter is a long story, and it even implicates an extremely powerful empire west of the Han Dynasty.

"See the prince, I haven't seen you for two years, the gentleman's demeanor is even better, I heard that I was added to the history of the state assassination a few days ago, it is really gratifying!" Seeing Liu Yi enter the door, the man in a long robe hurriedly stepped forward, clasped his fists and bowed, and his words were also very respectful, it turned out to be Zhang Yan Zhang Yunmiao, the head of the Black Mountain Army.

"Hahaha, Zhang Shuai is polite, I am overjoyed to learn that Zhang Shuai came to Yi in person this time, there are friends from afar, I am very happy, the rest is not to say, first talk about friendship, come, serve wine and food." Liu Yi laughed and stepped forward to talk to Zhang Yan, showing him a very cordial and friendly attitude towards the commander of the Montenegrin army.

It was evening from the state capital and returned, and then the banquet was at night, the four gates of Beiping were pulling up the suspension bridge at this time to prepare to close the city, but at this time it was galloping from the direction of the north gate, the captain of the city guard saw his expression moved slightly, and hurriedly asked people to suspend the suspension bridge, saying that it was too late to turn around and go to the front, and there was a zhang away from the suspension bridge, and the knight on the horse was a rein, and the black horse four hooves took off to the bridge, and then went straight into the city!

The four of them had a banquet, during the banquet Liu Yi and Zhang Yan chatted about the livelihood of Montenegro, with the strong support of the two states, now the 500,000 people in Montenegro have basically achieved self-sufficiency, and since Zhang Yan began the Montenegrin military and civilian is very grateful to the champion Hou, this time Zhang Yan came to Liu Yi to bring a lot of exquisite mountain goods as gifts, after thinking about it again and again, he also decided to come in person, Yanhou's reputation can not be doubted.

"Junhou, Yan is here to thank Junhou for his great kindness on behalf of himself and 500,000 Montenegrin soldiers and civilians, if he does not give up, Yan is willing to lead the people under his command to vote under the rule of Junhou." After the singing, dancing, singing, and drinking banquet were withdrawn, Zhang Yan was out of his mind for a while, and then came to Liu Yi's case and knelt down on one knee and said very sincerely. This matter has been in his heart for a year, and he has carefully discussed it with everyone before he came, and everyone feels that since it is no longer possible, then serving Yanhou is the best choice, and they can also leave the mountain.

"Yun Miao why do you need to be like this, you and I don't see each other much but we have been friends for a long time, Yi has always admired Zhang Shuai's open-mindedness, and it is an honor for Yi to get Zhang Shuai's words, today there is a word, Zhang Shuai has this heart, Liu will definitely treat every soldier and civilian in Montenegro well." Seeing Zhang Yan's actions, Liu Yi already estimated in his heart, but he was still ecstatic when he really heard him speak, he was originally ready to communicate with Zhang Yunmiao about this matter, but now he can take the initiative to propose that everyone is happy, and the Montenegrin Army will become a key part of his plan.

As he spoke, Liu Yi got up and helped Zhang Yan up, and the latter said excitedly: "Since the battle of Qinghe, Yan has admired the ability of the prince and the marquis to use troops, and the battle of Jizhou has turned the war into a jade silk, and the rest of the year has to be assisted by the prince to stabilize the people of Montenegro.

Zhang Yan's move is of course the result of careful consideration, with Liu Yi's use of troops to govern the government, he believes that the other party will definitely make great achievements, rather than being absorbed by him sooner or later, it is better to vote a little earlier, which can have the effect of sending charcoal in the snow! Of course, this is also inseparable from what Liu Yi has always done, and he can be worthy of Zhang Yan's trust.

"Hahaha, two, Yun Miao's coming here is a great joy, but Yun Miao, the people of Montenegro can immediately start to settle in batches, but they still have to grieve Yun Miao for a while." Liu Yi laughed loudly for a while, Xi Zhicai Guo Jia is also on the side, Montenegro is located at the intersection of Youzhou and Jizhou, and its strategic position is extremely prominent, Zhang Yan is in a favorable situation as soon as he surrenders to the state army.

"Although the prince has orders, Yan obeys everything, since he serves the prince and marquis, he will no longer have two hearts." Zhang Yan said angrily when he heard this, he knew that Liu Yi's words must have a good intention, so he didn't ask more.

"Come and see." Liu Yi bowed his head slightly and took Zhang Yan's hand to the huge screen behind him, someone on both sides ripped off the curtain, and a huge map was revealed.

"Brother Wen Xiang wrote to me a month ago, saying that Bohai Taishou Yuan originally had the intention of taking Yecheng, and Brother Benchu and Yi were old friends, but Brother Wen Xiang was also an old friend, and Yi should not help each other according to human affection. But this time, the original brother was mostly instigated by the villain, how could he attack privately for this? Therefore, this matter must be cloudy, I can ask Ziping to lead the guard battalion to help you, first, to train the Black Mountain soldiers, and second, to disturb the Yuan army to secure Yecheng. Liu Yi pointed to the map and said to Zhang Yankan, this is also the theme of this meeting.

"Don't worry, the prince and the marquis have the help of the general's guard battalion, and he is not afraid of Yuan Benchu just by disturbing Yuan Junyan." Zhang Yan immediately said when he heard this, although Yuan Shao's command was also quite elite, he had never taken advantage of the Montenegrin Army, and he was by no means as able to put great pressure on him like the Golden Wolf Army, and the Guards Battalion of that year had learned its combat power in both battles in Jinan and Jizhou, and it was the elite combat power of the elite.

"Oh, how Ziping's guard battalion fights is deployed by Yun Miao." At this time, Liu Yi did not forget to add a sentence, often the enemy can understand each other best, Zhang Yan's command ability is definitely not weak, Qinghe City because he has a strong city in hand and the Yellow Turban army can not be united, the battle of Jizhou is that they are cowardly before fighting, resulting in the loss of the initiative, at this time Liu Yi does not want Zhang Yan to have any misunderstanding.

"No, don't worry, my lord, Yan won't think about it, it's been a long time since there has been a war, so it's very good." Zhang Yan's heart moved when he heard this, and he immediately changed his name, he really didn't have any other ideas, even if the Yellow Turban Warrior once he served him, he would think about the other party everywhere, Yang Ding and Guan Hai were the proof.

"General Zhang, if Yuan Shao wants to attack Yecheng, he will send troops from Nanpi and Bohai at the same time, and the line from Dingyang to the plain is where his main grain transportation road is located. As long as our army cuts off the food route of his army, Yuan Jun will not be able to continue, Yecheng is high and the ditch is deep, how easy is it for Yuan Shao to talk about it? Liu Yi smiled when he heard this, and at this time, Guo Jia pointed to the map and said, for the time being, Liu Yi didn't want to tear his face with Yuan Shao.

Gongsun Zan or Yuan Shao, this is Liu Yi's only two choices for the next development and expansion, and there is a unified opinion on this kind of military generals, that is, under the premise that there is no major change in the timing, the first strategic target of the state army should be Youzhou. General Baima is now more and more likely to assassinate Liu Yu in the air, and Guo Jia even asserts that this person will try his best to replace him within a year.

It should be said that from the current point of view, Gongsun Zhan's military strength is even stronger than Yuan Shao, and the latter has great potential, and the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family let him have a lot of contacts. Liu Yi agreed with Guo Jia's judgment, he knew the future development, but at this time, he must not pretend to be an unpredictable prophet. In Langsheng's eyes, take Gongsun Zhan to stabilize Youzhou, and then take advantage of Yuan Shao's fledgling to eliminate it, then the hero of Hebei in the original history will become him Liu Yi Liu Langsheng, on the whole, this is the most feasible strategy, so it is necessary to accumulate strength at the moment, and Zhang Yan has become the best choice to contain Yuan Shao at this time.

"General Zhang doesn't need to have any scruples, the resettlement of the people of Montenegro will start within a month, and if Yuan Shao becomes angry with the general, our army's Tiger Guard Army of General Zhang He and General Zhang Liao's Yanyun Army will immediately march into Montenegro to help the general retreat." After Guo Jia finished speaking, Xi Zhicai also continued.

"Don't worry, Yan and Yuan Benchu are also old rivals, as long as I am in the mountains, what can he do to me? I'm afraid he can't take care of Yan's Black Mountain Army either. Zhang Yan smiled when he heard this, Yuan Shao had the idea of exterminating Montenegro long before the alliance of princes, but he couldn't overcome it in several battles, the terrain of Montenegro was really complicated, and he had no way to block it, if he entered the mountain to fight, it would be a waste of money and labor.