After Liu Qing inspected Shiyi, he selected several nearby counties and randomly walked around. The results obtained were basically the same. Changshan County was now on the right track.

All the officials in the county are performing their duties in an orderly manner. Only talents are exploring this area, and there seems to be no progress. However, this kind of thing cannot be forced.

Regarding Yanmen, Xun Yu mentioned in his reply that the southern Xiongnu people had been basically dispersed and it would be difficult for them to form settlements in the future.

Without a settlement, and with the constant influence of the Han people around them, they will merge into this big family sooner or later.

Although the Southern Xiongnu were defeated, Liu Qing would not treat them like captives or slaves. He only needed to integrate into the big family.

As for those die-hards, Liu Qing directly gave Xun Yu the power to act "expeditiously".

Liu Qing considers himself a kind-hearted person, but he is not a saint. Anyone who dares to spoil the porridge will be eliminated directly.

Xun Yu's daily letter also mentioned the progress of Gan Lai's iron-making. At present, he has completed the first small blast furnace. Unfortunately, he faces many problems and cannot continue the operation.

However, as long as iron can be smelted, at least the structure is correct, and the rest is just a matter of improving details. Liu Qing also attached great importance to this matter and wrote to Gan Lai specifically, sharing some of the rudimentary middle school knowledge he had.

, I hope it can give him some advice.

Liu Qing picked up the letter about Gao Shun, thought about it, and planned to recall him to Changshan.

Gao Shun had been training troops in Yanmen for quite some time, and Liu Qing wanted to see his achievements.

Regarding Gao Shun, Liu Qing understood in his heart that the ideals and pride of the children of this kind of aristocratic family. Gao Shun was a very idealistic person with a little bit of arrogance, which could be said to be very typical.

So in history, Gao Shun is such a contradictory person. For his ideals, he trained, joined the army, and fought. Unfortunately, he followed the wrong people. In Lu Bu's army, he was incompatible with other generals under Lu Bu's army. He had strict military discipline and was very disciplined in the army.

He abstains from drinking and has strong fighting ability, but he has never been able to gain Lu Bu's true trust, even though he saved him several times.

Even Lu Bu would rather be betrayed than believe him.

Unfortunately, because Gao Shun was very close to Zhang Miao and the Gao family was related to the Yuan family, Cao Cao had to kill him.

Gao Shun liked to train troops and was eager to fight, but Liu Qing was not as good as he wanted, so he kept him like this. After all, he had many generals under his command, so Liu Qing didn't believe that he could not capture him.

Sooner or later, he will take the initiative to surrender to Liu Qing. And now Liu Qing, because he destroyed the Southern Huns in the first battle, I believe Gao Shun will also know that with his current reputation and status, Gao Shun, who was born in a scholar family, came to surrender.

Don’t suffer any loss either!

Liu Qing put down the letter about Gao Shun, and then, Zhao Ji next to him handed over another letter.

At the same time, he introduced: "Husband, this is a plan for a large-scale horse racing farm in Yanmen. Wenruo chose Zhuwenze as the address. Although Zhuwenze is a salt lake, there are many rivers flowing into it. Especially in the west, there are many aquatic plants.

It is plump and can be called a natural horse farm. However, Zhuwenze is located in Qiangyin County, and the disadvantage is that there is no danger to defend, so the relationship with Xianbei is particularly important."

Xun Yu should have been undecided. After all, his relationship with Xianbei was just a contract and a marriage. This kind of paper treaty was ultimately too lacking in binding force.

To put it bluntly, they are just using their strength to suppress the Xianbei royal family. If one day they manage the horse farm well and the temptation is strong enough, but Liu Qing no longer has the strength, you will see if they dare to tear up the treaty.

"Xianbei's problem." Liu Qing muttered, suddenly realizing that Cai Yan didn't know about Qian Ying's matter.

Instead of waiting for her to find out passively, it's better to confess it yourself.

"Well... Zhaoji, I have something to tell you. I hope you won't be angry." Liu Qing took a vaccination first.

Cai Yan originally planned to read the next letter, but after listening to Liu Qing's words, he turned to look at him, blinked his eyes, and listened curiously.

"It's a long story. I rushed to the rescue of Yanmen and defeated the Xianbei leader Kuitou before, and he fled to the grassland. At that time, the morale of the Yanmen soldiers and civilians was low and they needed to be cheered up, so I planned to go into the grassland to chase Kuitou. Later I learned something

The secret of the grassland, it turns out that the leader is not the orthodox Xianbei master. The orthodox Xianbei king should be Qianman, the son of Helian. The young Qianman at that time was too weak, so..."

"Husband, I already know this." Cai Yan suddenly reminded.

Huh? Oh! Let me get straight to the point.

"It's all Fengxiao's fault! He came up with a big plan to control Xianbei. The first step was to cooperate with the Xianbei royal family to kill the leader and regain the legitimate throne for him. The Xianbei king also promised that under his rule,

Do not offend the Han."

"My husband's trip is undoubtedly a century-old achievement." Cai Yan praised without hesitation.

"But..." Liu Qing changed his mind and said, "This plan has a second or even third step."

"The second step?" Cai Yan's eyes moved flexibly, as if she was trying to figure out what the second step was. However, her talents were mostly used in literature and poetry. Machiavellian tactics were not her specialty, so Cai Yan couldn't guess.

out.

Liu Qing gritted his teeth and said bluntly: "The second step is for the two clans to intermarry on the grounds of consolidating the contract. As an example, I will marry the Xianbei King Qianman Wangjie Qianying."

Cai Yan's beautiful eyes flashed in response to Liu Qing's gaze. From her eyes, Liu Qing didn't seem to see any disappointment, but Liu Qing still found clues.

Cai Yan's hand, which was originally holding the letter, dropped unconsciously. In fact, there is no need to figure it out. How can a woman be willing to share her man with another woman? Even for emperors, the harem is the place where the most insidious and vicious struggles take place.

Liu Qing picked up Cai Yan's hanging hand and held it in his palm. Sure enough, Cai Yan struggled, but didn't break free.

"Are you unhappy?"

"My husband is a member of the Han clan and a great hero in my heart. In fact, I have known for a long time that I cannot enjoy your husband's love exclusively. But for some reason, I am still unhappy when I hear this news, and I don't want to

Like this." Cai Yan pursed her lips and murmured, which made Liu Qing feel heartbroken.

He immediately moved his position and took Cai Yan into his arms.

"The third step is to make the husband and the princess's child the king of Xianbei in the future?" Cai Yan speculated in his arms.

Okay, when do women have the highest IQ?

When you find out there is another woman around your man!

The two hugged each other for a long time, and Liu Qing didn't explain much. At this time, just hugging quietly was fine.

"Husband, let's continue reading the letter." Cai Yan said in his arms.

Cai Yan's statement like this shows that she has dealt with her emotions and the matter has been revealed.

"Okay!" Liu Qing replied lightly.

Cai Yan continued to sit upright and put out the silk book. Liu Qing was talking and she was writing.

"I agree to build a horse farm to the west of Zhuwenze and purchase more high-quality stallions from Xianbei. In addition, the Xianbei people have experience in horse breeding and can also introduce some talents for horse breeding and training."

After Liu Qing finished speaking, he coughed awkwardly. If he really followed Guo Jia's third step plan, then who would he be?

After Cai Yan finished writing, he took out another letter, opened it and read it carefully.

Liu Qing looked at her quietly. From this point of view, Cai Yan looked like his secretary.

"Husband, this is a letter from Zhang Wenyuan, sent from Lishi. It says that the passage for transferring the refugees has been basically completed. The refugees are entering Yanmen County along Xihe County. However, the food consumption is particularly serious. Lishi's food and grass are already in shortage. Wen

Yuan asked if he would continue to accept him. In addition, the letter also mentioned that the situation in Hedong seemed to be getting more complicated. The fugitive coalition forces had already clashed with the Baibo Army, but the court seemed to show no signs of supporting Hedong County."

After Cai Yan finished reading, he looked at Liu Qing.

Liu Qing thought for a while and said: "Write a letter to Du Zan and ask him to transport grain to support Lishi. Wuyuan County has a lot of grain and grass. In addition, let me mention that Kuitou's younger brother Bu Dugen is leading the army.

Wan, have already escaped from the Han Dynasty. If they can gain a foothold, they will probably attack the Han Dynasty again soon. Be sure to guard against the Yinshan Pass."

Liu Qing watched Cai Yan finish writing and spoke out the idea in his mind again, "To Zhang..."

Liu Qing suddenly paused. Cai Yan still didn't know about Zhang Ning's matter. It was better not to let her know about his connection with the "remnants" of the Yellow Turban.

"Husband, what's wrong?" Cai Yan asked.

"Nothing, I just forgot what I wanted to say, but now I remember, write a letter to Zhang He and ask him to pay close attention to the situation in Hedong County. The foreign coalition is the number one enemy. You must not let it go, and don't act rashly." Liu Qing said lightly.

Cai Yan wrote according to what Liu Qing said and found nothing unusual. Liu Qing smiled calmly and finally bypassed the "Zhang Ning" trap.

"Husband, there is only one last letter left." Cai Yan said with a smile, and her tone became more relaxed. It was obvious that dealing with these government affairs, even with Liu Qing accompanying her, was too boring for her.

After all, what people are interested in is poetry and books on the piano and flute.

Cai Yan opened the letter and read it first, then frowned slightly and said: "This letter was written by Zhang Ning..."

When Liu Qing heard this, he felt as if a knife had been stabbed in his heart, and a mouthful of old blood wanted to spurt out.

Zhang Ning, this stupid woman, actually wrote to herself using her real name. Was it because she thought she didn't die quickly enough?

Fortunately, Liu Qing didn't make any strange noises, and Cai Yan continued to read as usual.

"Four thousand more refugees have gathered in the Baibo Valley. At this time, the remaining coalition forces of Xianbei and the Southern Xiongnu are raging in the hinterland of Hedong County. The imperial court still has not sent reinforcements. If it were not for fear of exposing their strength, there are only 20,000 rebels, even the Baibo Army.

Take action and destroy it." At this point, Cai Yan asked curiously: "Husband, this is a letter from Baibo Yellow Turban? Why did the Baibo Yellow Turban Army write to you? Who is this Zhang Ning?"

"Ahem~" Liu Qing woke up and denied directly: "Zhang Ning is a secret agent and a spy!"

"The White Wave Yellow Turban hides in the Baibo Valley. It is not an ordinary Yellow Turban." Liu Qing explained.

Cai Yan hated the Yellow Turbans because they threatened to plunder Yuxian County, extort her, and kidnap her.

If Liu Qing hadn't arrived just in time and defeated the Yellow Turban, he really didn't know what his fate would have been. Cai Yan always had lingering fears when he thought about it.

"The Yellow Turbans are definitely not good people!" Liu Qing first aligned his position with Cai Yan, and then changed his mind: "But there are also pitiable people among them, and they are not all heinous people. At least most of them are helpless. Bai Bo and the Yellow Turbans

Before the incident, they opened up some land in the north of Baibo Valley for farming. If God is willing, the harvest of these fields will make them self-sufficient."

Cai Yan found it incredible after hearing this. In this way, wouldn't it be more self-reliant than the Yellow Turbans in Yuxian County?

After all, it was Liu Qing who borrowed grain and seeds from various families in Yuxian County, so that the tens of thousands of Yellow Turban surrender troops had something to do. Without Liu Qing, they would still have to fend for themselves.

Now compared with the white wave and yellow scarf, it pales in comparison.

"Another question is why Baibo Huangjin sent me a message. It was because I wanted to keep an eye on the Xianbei Southern Xiongnu coalition. I didn't meet this army, so they were lucky. But when I returned to Changshan from Hedong County, I met

Bai Bo Yellow Turban, and left a chess piece behind. Although Bai Bo Yellow Turban is a rebel in name, he has not done any evil, and it seems that he needs his help to deal with the foreign coalition."
To be continued...