Time flies, three years have passed in a blink of an eye, and in three years, Guanzhong has undergone earth-shaking changes.

After getting Yizhou, the population under Chen Xu's jurisdiction became larger, coupled with the repeated wars, there were many casualties among the soldiers, and a large-scale conscription began in Guanzhong.

This conscription is not like last time, just to move the population and confuse Yuan Shao, but a real conscription.

After three years of training, Chen Xu mixed recruits with veterans, and a large army was born.

In addition, Chen Xu's control over the court became more and more close.

Under the control of Cheng Yu and Li Ru, those ministers who were close to the Son of Heaven and had opinions on Chen Xu were either arrested on various charges or directly dismissed.

Some people who were too stubborn were even directly executed, and the power of the Son of Heaven was completely hollowed out.

Different from the brutal battles in the court, because the Guanzhong army first conquered Yizhou and then broke Liangzhou, Chen Xu's prestige became more and more intense.

The emergence of kittens, Guo Huai and others made Chen Xu pay more and more attention to Taixue, and pay more attention to cultivating poor children.

The prosperity of the liquor store also selected a large group of talents from all walks of life, who greatly enriched the grassroots officials in Guanzhong.

Chen Xu developed production internally, armed the army, and hoarded grain and grass; Externally, it was a good friendship with Jiangdong, so that the other three princes did not dare to act rashly.

In three years, not only Guanzhong was fighting fiercely, but also Cao Cao, Sun Ce, Liu Bei, and Yuan Shao. It's just that no one dares to provoke a war easily.

For a time, the whole world became extremely peaceful.

In the courtyard of Chen's Mansion, a five-year-old boy walked like a fly, running around mischievously.

"A-Weng, A-Weng, come and chase me."

The little boy is Lu Qiling's son Chen Ai, he inherited Chen Xu and Lu Bu's genes, even if he is very young now, his physical fitness is far beyond ordinary people.

Lu Bu is extremely fond of his grandson, and wants to teach him all his martial arts.

Chen Xu looked at his little son running in front, couldn't help laughing a few times, pretending to chase a few laps, and then he looked out of breath, which made Chen Ai giggle.

Zhang Ling, Zhao Yu, and Lu Qiling, the three daughters, saw this situation, and they all had smiles on their faces.

In the past three years, because there has been no war in Guanzhong, Chen Xu has been staying at home, accompanied by the three daughters day and night, which is their happiest day.

"Stomp, stomp."

A rush of footsteps sounded, and Chen Xu immediately heard Dian Wei's voice.

"Lord, Mr. Yuan Hao's letter."

Chen Xu, who was chasing his son, hurriedly stopped and walked outside.

He frowned slightly, and said, "It's not time yet, why did Yuan Hao write a letter in advance, could it be that there is a change in Yizhou?" ”

After Tian Feng served as the assassin of Yizhou, it took three years to finally completely control Yizhou, making it Chen Xu's granary.

It can be said that the grain produced in Yizhou every year accounts for almost half of the grain and grass under Chen Xu's rule.

In addition, Yizhou has a steep terrain and a large population, Chen Xu attaches great importance to this place, and Tian Feng has to report Yizhou affairs to Chen Xu every month.

Hurriedly opened the letter, and after reading the contents, Chen Xu was silent.

No major events happened in Yizhou, but this letter was a letter of resignation from Tian Feng, who wanted to be transferred back to Pusaka and serve in the court.

With a few wry smiles, Chen Xu shook his head and said, "Yuan Hao is still so cautious." ”

Although Tian Feng is upright, he has always adhered to his duty as a courtier, and now that Yizhou has completely surnamed Chen, there is no need for him to continue to stay there.

After all, Yizhou is an extremely wealthy state city in the world, and a person with a foreign surname has held the position of the assassin of a state for a long time, which will inevitably cause criticism from others.

Dian Wei just stood silently beside Chen Xu and didn't say a word.

His right hand unconsciously stroked the letter, but Chen Xu secretly thought in his heart: "Ah Zheng is eighteen years old this year, and he is extremely stable, so it is not impossible for him to serve as the assassin of Yizhou." ”

"As Yuan Haoxin said, the position of the prince of the world must be established as soon as possible."

In this letter, Tian Feng not only expressed his desire to come back, but also recommended Chen Zheng to take over his position, and suggested that Chen Xu should be crowned as a son as soon as possible.

Although Tian Feng did not say clearly who should be appointed as the son, Chen Xu knew what he meant.

Standing tall but not young, standing up is not a descendant, this is a tradition that goes deep into the bone marrow of everyone, and Chen Zheng is originally extraordinary, and he is the eldest son, Chen Xu has always cultivated him as an heir.

Today, the establishment of Chen Zheng as the son of the world is a matter of course.

Thinking of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao in history, Chen Xu was in his heart, and said secretly: "Establishing a prince can also stabilize people's hearts and avoid factional struggles internally." ”

Although Chen Xu's methods are good, over the years, there have also been several distinct factions in Guanzhong.

These factions may not be fighting too fiercely now, if Chen Xu has not been crowned as a son, the contradiction will eventually intensify one day.

"Establishing the prince and replacing the new Yizhou Thorn History, these are all important things, I should write a letter to my uncle first."

Thinking of Chen Gong, who had been guarding the state, a smile suddenly appeared on Chen Xu's face, and he entered the study and wrote a letter, which was sent to Taiyuan by starry night.

After writing the letter, Chen Xu did not leave in a hurry, but stayed alone in the house, thinking about some things.

"In the past three years, I have secretly sent many dead soldiers into Jingzhou to search for Zhuge Liang, and even issued an order to kill him on the spot."

"But Zhuge Liang seems to have disappeared, and the three thatched houses that have been passed down for centuries have not reappeared."

"Zhuge Liang, are you really going to live in seclusion for the rest of your life?"

Although with Chen Xu's current strength, he is not afraid of others at all, but Chen Xu will feel somewhat jealous of the combination of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.

If Zhuge Liang can be killed in advance, it can be regarded as a rainy day.

"It's a pity, great talents like Pang Tong and Xu Shu have all defected to Liu Bei, and Liu Xuande has become a fledgling man."

Since Liu Bei occupied Jingzhou, he immediately became a corporal and treated the people well, and in three years, he has been supported by Jingzhou.

In the land of Jingzhou, there are now hundreds of thousands of soldiers with armor.

Liu Bei has Pang Tong, Xu Shu, Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, Wu Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Chen Zhi and others, even if Sun Ce has repeatedly coveted Jingzhou, but there is nothing to do.

"It's a pity that Liu Xuande actually occupied Jingzhou."

Shaking his head, Chen Xu began to think about another person who deserved his attention.

Over the years, Jiangdong has also been governed by Sun Ce in an orderly manner, and all the princes of the world have paid attention to Sun Ce, the lord of Jiangdong, but Chen Xu is also observing another person.

"Sun Quan is really not an idle person."

Thinking of all the information about Sun Quan, Chen Xu couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.

Today's Sun Quan is twenty-three years old, even if Sun Ce is radiant, he can't completely hide Sun Quan's brilliance.

Sun Quan also gained a reputation as a corporal in Jiangdong, and asked Sun Ce for the general Zhou Tai to be his bodyguard.

What made Chen Xu even more awe-inspiring in his heart was that Sun Quan and the twenty-two-year-old Lu Xun had become close friends, and the relationship between the two was like brothers.

Sun Ce had also heard of Lu Xun's reputation and wanted to recruit him as an official.

However, Lu Xun guarded Lu Kang from his grandfather Lujiang, but died because of Sun Ce, so Lu Xun repeatedly rejected Sun Ce's expedition.

Sun Ce had a strong personality, was extremely dissatisfied with Lu Xun, and wanted to forcibly conquer it, but because of Sun Quan's relationship, he still didn't do it after all.

"Sun Bofu, Sun Zhongmou."

Chen Xu muttered in a low voice, but no one knew what he was thinking.

Standing up and walking outside the house, Chen Xu looked up at the sky, and the figures of the other two appeared in his mind.

"Cao Mengde and Yuan Benchu are immortal, and if they want to unify the world, how difficult it is."

The peerless hero Cao Mengde, the world's exemplary Yuan Benchu, which one is easy to match?

Coupled with the tripartite alliance of Cao, Liu, and Yuan, the power is extremely powerful. Therefore, even Chen Xu did not dare to start the war lightly.

Because he knows that the current situation in the world is completely affected by one trigger, no matter which princes he attacks, the rest of the princes will send troops to help.

"Over the years, Sun Bofu's attitude has become ambiguous, and the alliance between Guanzhong and Jiangdong may not be stable."

Thinking of these troubles, Chen Xu couldn't help but feel a little headache, don't look at his current strength, it is very difficult to continue to expand.

It was precisely because Chen Xu was too strong that the rest of the princes were afraid and did not dare to attack each other again, but formed an alliance.

However, Chen Xu occupied the time, place, and people, but the princes did not dare to use swords and soldiers, which made the world calm for three years.

Time passed slowly, and Chen Gong's reply letter was finally delivered to Chen Xu's mansion, and when he saw the contents inside, Chen Xu immediately stopped hesitating.

Gathering all the troops under his command, Chen Xu chose an auspicious day and canonized Chen Zheng as the prince.

Guan Chinese Wu, although he was a little surprised by this sudden news, was also expected by everyone, but there were still some people who were unwilling.

Of course, in front of the strong Chen Xu, these people can't make much waves at all.

After establishing Chen Zheng as the son, Chen Xu began to build momentum for his son.

He first asked Chen Zheng to worship Cheng Yu as his teacher, and then ordered him to marry Zhao Yun's sixteen-year-old daughter, and ordered Tian Feng to be recalled and appointed Chen Zheng as the new Yizhou assassin.

Not only that, the younger generation of Fa Zheng, Sima Yi, Guan Ping, Dian Man, and Guo Huai were all divided under Chen Zheng.

In this way, with the support of Chen Xu, Tian Feng, Cheng Yu, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, and Sima Shi, Chen Zheng's position suddenly became unshakable.

"With Xiaozhi and Zhongda assisting, as well as Gongming and Xingba, there is absolutely no problem for Azheng to hold Yizhou."

"The remaining princes in the world are by no means easy, if I fail to unify the world in my lifetime, I can only look at Azheng."

It is precisely because of this concern that Chen Xu will spare no effort to expand Chen Zheng's power, so that he can become a figure who can stand alone as soon as possible.

As for being afraid that his son's strength would be too strong and threaten his status, Chen Xu had never been worried.