At this time, Liu Qing and a group of staff were inspecting Changshan Shiyi.

At this time, after several years of development, Shiyi had developed from a small village into a city with tens of thousands of people, but no city walls were built.

Here, the crude iron and clean coal smelted in Yanmen County are continuously transported by ship, while dozens of workshops in Shiyi are working almost day and night from refining to finished products.

Depending on the quality of the iron, it will be made into weapons, armor and various agricultural tools, especially the curved shaft plow, which will be gradually promoted. The required quantity is still very different from the current production capacity.

Shiyi now has no organizational system, so there is no county magistrate. The person in charge was appointed by Xun Yu.

Because at first they were a group of people who had no food to eat, but because of Liu Qing, they had food and shelter. In the end, they were able to get a reward for their hard work. Therefore, when it was time for Liu Qing to come, they met Liu Qing along the way.

Qing, they all kneel down to buckle their heads.

Xun Yu knew that Liu Qing didn't like this, so he had no choice but to sigh: "My lord, this is what the people want!"

"If all the people in the world can do this, I will accept this kneeling and worshiping." Liu Qing said casually.

These words were meaningful. Xun Yu saw through them without telling them, and began to introduce the next workshop, "My lord, this is the heavy crossbow workshop newly built this year. Now there are dozens of them, which can be equipped in the army."

"I've seen this thing before, but it's a little smaller."

Liu Qing had seen its power, it could shoot through armor and so on, but Liu Qing wanted something bigger to be used as a siege weapon. Now in the field, Liu Qing was invincible.

But siege is still his weakness. Secondly, it can be used on warships for future southern water wars.

Just imagine, in the future, two ships are fighting, and dozens of large iron arrows are suddenly shot out from the other side's ship, directly piercing the other side's ship, or one arrow is shot off the other side's mast, and the other side's ship loses power and drifts with the current.

Perhaps some clues can be found about the recent troublesome war in Yangzhou.

"Find a way to make the heavy crossbow bigger and test its power by using the wood used to build ships." Liu Qing suggested.

Guo Jia was quick-thinking and immediately thought of a water battle.

"Could it be that my lord wants to conquer Yangzhou with a water battle?"

"The supplies across the bank are controlled by others. If we don't solve the naval problem, it may be difficult to recover the two states of Jingyang." Liu Qing said helplessly.

Xun Yu and Guo Jia looked at each other and smiled. This was their lord.

It was obvious that the Yuan family was still in the middle, but Liu Qing was already worried about the war in the future. This was the forward-looking vision that a hero needed most.

After inspecting Shiyi, Liu Qing checked the harvest situation along the way. The drought is not serious this year, so the harvest in Jizhou will not be bad.

When he returned to Yecheng, Fu Xie's urgent report came back. The news of Han Sui's defeat was known to Liu Qing before him, and Zhang was willing to surrender, which made Liu Qing even more happy.

Now Zhang Ning is making good progress in Hedong County, and it won't take long to capture Anyi. The situation in Sili can be said to be very good.

Without the support of Sun Jian and Han Sui, relying on Yuan Shu to control Sili is undoubtedly a fool's errand. As long as Liu Qing gives an order, Hulao Pass, Yingchuan, Hedong, and Fufeng will advance together. Yuan Shao will take the lead and Liu Qing

beat.

Shrinking in the city and being a tortoise is Yuan Shu's only option.

Now, the war in Yingchuan has come to an end, Chunyu Qiong is already on the way to Ye, and the armies of Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, and Zhang He have stationed troops at Hulao Pass and are eyeing Luoyang. Now Fu Xie has received news that Fufeng has been settled, and Ma Teng and Zhang Ze are all

If you are willing to surrender, just wait for Hedong County.

"My lord, several of Yuan Shu's generals acted inappropriately in Jingzhao. Moreover, news from Luoyang came that Yuan Shu's temperament seems to have changed."

After picking up Liu Xie but not the jade seal, Liu Qing had already guessed the source of Yuan Shu's change in temperament.

Character determines destiny. No matter what age or moment you are, as long as the conditions are met, you will make a choice without hesitation. This may be the indestructible curse that character determines destiny.

"There is no need to be surprised. Yuan Shao abolished the establishment without authorization, and Yuan Shu went out of his way. It was nothing more than self-reliance. In the eyes of this king, they are all targets to be eliminated. Before that, no matter what he did, he could not change my determination.

Liu Qing said lightly.

Xun Yu did not expect that Liu Qing could describe Yuan Shu's self-reliance in such a calm manner, "Perhaps as my lord thinks, no matter how good Yuan Shu is, he will always be a clown and not worth mentioning."

"Compared with Yuan Shu, I care more about Sun Jian. Sun Jian has many powerful generals under his command. Once he gains power, he will be in great trouble."

Guo Jian could understand that the lord looked down upon the Yuan family, but he valued one of Yuan Shu's generals so much that he couldn't help but get curious, "My lord, do you think Sun Jian can succeed in attacking Changsha?"

"The king doesn't know whether it will succeed or not. He only knows that Sun Jian attacked Changsha and restrained Liu Biao. In this way, Yuan Shu's power in Nanyang was able to breathe. Even if our army recaptures Luoyang in the future, Yuan Shu's men may escape back to Nanyang."

At this time, Tian Feng spoke up and said: "My lord, as far as I know, Dong Zhuo's old troops, Li Jue, Zhang Ji and Jia Xu are still in Nanyang. Perhaps they can be used?"

Liu Qing's eyes lit up, yes, when Han Sui rebelled and sealed Wuguan, Dong Zhuo and his troops were sealed in Nanyang.

Li Jue and Zhang Ji's combat effectiveness should be no worse than those of Yuan Shu's men, and with Jia Xu here, wouldn't it be easy to capture Nanyang with Jia Xu's plan?

"It makes sense, let's discuss this matter with Dong Zhuo!" After all, it is Dong Zhuo's old department, and Liu Qing hopes to operate through Dong Zhuo.

If things go well, Liu Qing will not only have great advisers like Jia Xu, but also indirectly control Nanyang.

Nanyang is not just a county. The population of one county exceeds the population of any other state.

As for whether it will damage the relationship with Liu Biao, that is not within the scope of my consideration.

We are working for the emperor, Liu Jingsheng, you have to cooperate, right?

Not cooperating? You are no longer a member of my old Liu family!

Liu Qing immediately revised the book and sent it to Bingzhou.

…

Dong Zhuo was hunting in the mountains when he suddenly heard an urgent message from the King of Bohai. He immediately threw away his bow and arrow, dragged his bloated belly, and trotted up to meet him.

Tian Jing was speechless. The lord was inferior to one person at the beginning, and only King Bohai could make him lose his composure like this.

Dong Zhuo took the letter and while reading it, he unconsciously walked towards Tian Jing, looked at it, and suddenly slapped himself on the head.

"Ouch!" Dong Zhuo exclaimed.

"Lord, what happened?" Tian Jing asked quickly.

"Look at me, I actually forgot that Zhiran and Wenhe are still in Nanyang! Oops."

"But a letter from General Li or General Jia?"

General Li is Li Jue, and General Jia is naturally Jia Xu. Jia Xu is the strategist Zhonglang General, an authentic general.

"No, no, no, didn't I say it was a letter from the King of Bohai?"

"Then this letter..."

"It's about the incident in Nanyang. The king ordered me to issue an order for Zhiran and Wenhe to send troops to capture Nanyang. Sir, in your opinion, what should we do?"

Tian Jing coughed lightly and said, "My lord, you are no longer a general."

"So what?"

"As a matter of course, if you are not in your position and do not plan your affairs, your Majesty will send you a letter to consult your lord. This is out of respect for your lord. If you take matters into your own hands, it would be disrespectful to your lord." Tian Jing explained.

"Is that so? What should we do?"

"My lord only needs to tell the king that if he has any suggestions, he can directly order Li Jue, Jia Xu and Zhang Ji to implement them. My lord will then write to Nanyang and tell the three of them to follow the king's orders."

Dong Zhuo thought for a while and said, "What you said is indeed reasonable, so I'll trouble you to write a letter for us."

Tian Jing bowed and accepted the order, Dong Zhuo smiled and went hunting again.

The life of a Bingzhou shepherd is happier than that of a general!

…

It has been half a month since Liu Qing received Dong Zhuo's reply. While waiting for the letter, he even waited for the good news about Anyi.

It doesn't take much time for Zhang Ning to capture Anyi and the entire Dongjun. The next step is to intimidate Hongnong and have the ability to cut off the connection between Luoyang and Chang'an.

Yuan Shu originally did not pay attention to the Baibo Army until news of the fall of Anyi spread. Yuan Shu immediately became worried and directly ordered the troops stationed in Chang'an and Luoyang to be divided into two groups, led by Ji Ling and Zhang Xun.

Attacked the Baibo army in an attempt to regain Anyi.

Liu Qing looked at Dong Zhuo's letter and couldn't help but smile: "Dong Zhongying has lived the life I wanted. Even this letter was sent to me by someone."

"Lord, what does the letter say?" Guo Jia asked.

"He asked me to make my own decision. He said that Li Jue, Jia Xu, and Zhang Ji would listen to my orders, and he was able to get rid of them."

Guo Jia also laughed and said: "My lord, isn't this in line with my lord's wishes?"

"Tell me how to take Nanyang?"

Guo Jia smiled and said, "My lord is joking. Guo Jia has never taken Nanyang, and he knows nothing about the situation in Nanyang. How can he make plans? However, since my lord values ​​Jia Xu, it is better to order him to make plans."

Liu Qing smiled and took a blank silk book. Just as he was about to start writing, he remembered that this was his first time writing a letter to Jia Xu, so he had better forget about his handwriting.

"Feng Xiao, go ahead and play. Tell Dian Wei to call the queen." Liu Qing said with a smile.

Although Guo Jia's handwriting is much better than Liu Qing's, Guo Jia's handwriting is also a bit wild, so Liu Qing still plans to let Cai Yan do the ghostwriting.

"My lord, Jia is busy with something, why is my lord scolding me so much."

"Okay, okay, Fengxiao, you go and do your work!" Liu Qing said perfunctorily, wondering in his heart, should he go to the restaurant or go to the flower alley?

Not long after, Cai Yan's figure appeared in the study. Seeing Liu Qing hunched over his desk writing furiously, he went over to take a look.

Hearing the commotion, Prefect Liu Qing looked at Cai Yan's peaceful smile and smiled slightly, "Zhao Ji is here."

"My husband called me to..."

Before Cai Yan finished speaking, Liu Qing clicked on what he had written. Cai Yan understood that her husband wanted her to represent him.
To be continued...