In the room where Cao Shuo lived, only Xu Shu was present.

Cai Ji waited outside the door with a few guards.

When he met Xu Shu, Cao Shuo ordered that whoever came to visit should be made to wait.

In the room, Cao Shuo and Xu Shu sat facing each other.

"Childe means no longer moving forward?" After listening to Cao Shuo's thoughts, Xu Shu asked.

"Yuan Tan went to the plains, Yuan Shang returned to Yecheng, and Yuan Xi returned to Youzhou." Cao Shuo said: "Hebei is different from other places, the territory here is really vast, if Qingzhou is broken, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi will definitely fight back." On the contrary, it is not easy to take Hebei earlier. ”

"That's what Childe said." Xu Shu said: "Give the Yuan brothers a chance to breathe, they will definitely kill each other in order to fight for Hebei, but Gongzi can use these times to develop Qingzhou." At that time, military rations do not need to be transported from Xuzhou and other places, and it is more certain to capture Hebei. ”

"That's why I asked Yuan Zhi to come over for this." Cao Shuo said: "In two days, I plan to return to Shouchun, and I want to ask Yuan Zhi to take charge of Qingzhou for me." Deal with the pirates and leave it to you, you don't have to meddle. All you have to do is to develop the localities and exterminate the thieves who dare to cause trouble everywhere. ”

"What should I do if it's a pirate scourge?" Xu Shu asked.

"If it's pirates, capture them on land and give them to Frustration." Cao Shuo said: "If they retreat into the sea, you will ignore it at all and let the frustration take care of it." ”

"I see." Xu Shu asked again: "Is Qingzhou like Xuzhou and other places, where you don't have to pay taxes for ten years?" ”

"Of course." Cao Shuo said decisively: "No matter where you occupy in the future, you will not have to pay taxes for ten years." Not only did they not pay taxes, but they also had to build more villages, first solve the problem of living for the people, and then give them land and family property, so that they could live and work in peace and contentment. ”

"As for the people who came from elsewhere." Cao Shuo continued: "We want as much as we come, no matter men, women and children, no matter how virtuous or stupid, as long as we are willing to serve, we will accept them all." ”

"I understand what Childe means." Xu Shu said: "But I have a request. ”

"Yuanzhi, please speak." Cao Shuo gestured.

"A lot of grain and grass were delivered this time." Xu Shu said: "I want to ask Gongzi to allow me to leave the grain and grass, Qingzhou has been in war for many years, and the people are poor, so I have to let them survive this year." ”

"It's just that the grain and grass you brought are probably not enough." Cao Shuo said: "When I return to Shouchun, I will allocate some more grain and grass, not only to feed the people, but also to let them eat well, so that they can have the strength to rebuild Qingzhou." ”

"Childe gave such a big support, if I don't do it well, I will be ashamed of Childe." Xu Shu stood up and clenched his fists and said.

"From today on, you are the history of Qingzhou Thorn." Cao Shuo said: "To make a history of assassination, we have to do it decently." I plan to go back to Shouchun first, and when my father returns to the army, I will go back to Xudu, and ask for a holy decree for a few of you feudal officials. ”

"Childe means to ask for a title from His Majesty today?" Xu Shu asked in amazement.

"Of course." Cao Shuo said: "There is no edict, you are not right, Your Majesty just enshrined me as the Marquis of Huainan and the Assassin of Yangzhou." Yangzhou is now mostly in the hands of the Jiangdong Sun family, and my history of thorns is not right. Looking at the territory I occupy today, where else is it complete except Xuzhou? ”

"Childe just doesn't plan to take Qingzhou for the time being." Xu Shu said: "If the son is willing, within two months, the entire Qingzhou will all belong to the son." ”

Cao Shuo nodded, and then said to Xu Shu: "Beihai is adjacent to the boundary under the command of Yuan Tan, do you want Yuan Zhi to choose another place as a place to govern?" ”

"If I choose another election, in the future, Gongzi will take the entire Qingzhou, and I will change the governance office to Beihai." Xu Shu said: "Instead of that, it is better to sit directly in Beihai." Even if Yuan Tan comes, I can take the lead in dealing with it. ”

"It's still the meticulousness of Yuan Zhizhi's thinking." Cao Shuo said: "Since Beihai is positioned as a place to govern, Yuanzhi also needs to build more military villages nearby. Once the enemy army arrived, the military households in each village were immediately able to pick up their weapons and fight the enemy together. ”

"Childe, rest assured, as long as I am here, east of Beihai, I will never be surnamed Yuan again." Xu Shu saluted.

Yuan Tan sent Guo Tu to Beihai, and Cao Shuo also handed over the Qingzhou he occupied to Xu Shu to take care of.

At this time in Yecheng, Yuan Shang was discussing the future response with the trial and others.

The back house of the Yuan family, the residence of Mrs. Liu.

Mrs. Liu sat at the top, and Yuan Shang sat on her left side and at the bottom.

The judge and a group of Hebei staff sat in two columns, although this is the back house, it looks like it has become a place for court discussions.

"You should have heard." Looking at everyone, Mrs. Liu said: "Cao Zirong has captured Yuan Gong, please come over, I just want to discuss, Hebei can't be left without an owner for a day, Yuan Gong has three sons who are adults, who do you think is appropriate?" ”

The staff who supported Yuan Tan had already been arrested by Yuan Shang.

The staff and generals who participated in the court meeting were all from Yuan Shang's group.

Mrs. Liu asked, of course, everyone would fully support Yuan Shang to take over Hebei.

The judge stood up and said to Mrs. Liu: "Mrs. Qiyu, Duke Yuan said at the beginning that among all the sons, only the third prince is the most similar to him, and he has long had the intention of entrusting Hebei to the third prince. Now that Yuan Gong has been captured by Cao Zirong, Hebei should of course be handed over to the third prince. ”

Mrs. Liu nodded with satisfaction, and said to everyone: "What the judge said is right, but although Yuan Gong said this, he was not sure to hand over Hebei to Xianfu. Now that Yuan Gongshang is in the hands of Cao Zirong, Xianfu rashly became the lord of Hebei, I'm afraid it's not appropriate......"

"There's nothing wrong with that." The judge said: "The third prince is only temporarily managing Hebei, and if Yuan Gong comes back, he will still have to be returned." ”

"What do you mean by Ju Gong......" Mrs. Liu asked, pretending not to know.

In fact, she knows very well, what is called temporary management?

Yuan Shao fell into the hands of Cao Shuo, and there was almost no possibility of returning to Yecheng.

said that he was temporarily managing Hebei, but in fact, as long as Yuan Shang held the power, the lord of Hebei was already him.

Yuan Shang, who was sitting next to Mrs. Liu, never spoke.

He kept his head down and kept silent, but he was thinking in his heart, hoping that they would say two more good words.

Mrs. Liu was his mother, and of course she wanted him to be in charge of Hebei.

But the back house intervenes to decide the heir, after all, the name is not right.

Only when the trial and others insist that he be in charge of all affairs in Hebei can he take over the power justifiably.

"I mean the third prince presides over the overall situation first." The interrogator said: "Yuan Gong is at Cao Zirong's place, and he also asked the third prince to send someone to visit and ask Yuan Gong what he meant." ”

(End of chapter)