In August, Zhao Xin led 30,000 troops back to Runan unscathed. He also successfully brought back Cai Yong. Returning to Runan, Zhao Xin sent someone to send Cai Yong to his residence so that he and his daughter could meet. He brought the people who followed him to the government office to meet Runan's subordinates. When they heard that Zhao Xin had returned, everyone had already arranged their own matters and gathered at Zhao Xin's government office.
Seeing that there were a few unfamiliar faces below, Zhao Xin did not rush to talk about business first. He said to Xun,"Wen Ruo, it seems that during the time I went to Chang 'an, there were many talented people who joined my army. Please introduce them to me. "
Xun Yi knew how much his lord valued talents, so he ordered the new recruits to meet Zhao Xin today.
Xun Yi pointed at a green-faced man and said,""My lord, this is Xu Sheng, Xu Wenxiang, Langye. Zhao Xin quickly nodded and thought that this was also a famous person. He was happy and smiled.
Xu Sheng stepped forward and said,"Xu Sheng greets the Lord." "
Zhao Xin quickly came down to help Xu Sheng up and said,"Wenxiang, there's no need to be so polite. I'm afraid we'll have to rely on Wenxiang in the future. "
Xu Sheng hurriedly said,"My lord's words are too serious. Xu Sheng will naturally serve my lord." "
"Wen Ruo," said Zhao Xin,"may I know where Wenxiang is now?" "
"My lord," said Xun,"I think Wenxiang is brave and powerful, so I think his fame should be in the army. I have not arranged for Wenxiang to be in charge. I want to wait for my lord to come back and personally arrange for Wenxiang. "
Zhao Xin nodded." Then let Wen Xiang go to Wen Yuan first. After he is familiar with military affairs, I will make arrangements for him. What do you think?" "
Xu Sheng said,"I will listen to the Lord's arrangements." "
Zhao Xin turned to Zhang Liao and said,"Wen Yuan, bring Wen Xiang to your camp tomorrow and arrange for him to familiarize himself with everything." "
Zhang Liao quickly agreed.
Xun pointed at a thin middle-aged scholar and said,""My lord, this is Zhang Zhao and Zhang Zibu of Pengcheng. "
Zhao Xin thought to himself, what kind of day is it today? Good things are happening one after another. Even the number one official under Sun Quan has come to his place. It can be said that his place is now filled with talents.
Zhang Zhao hurriedly went forward to bow, but Zhao Xin hurriedly stopped him and said to Zhang Zhao,"Zibu, you don't have to be so polite. I've also heard of your name. It's just that I was busy with work and didn't personally invite Zibu. It's my fault. Now that Zi Bu has come from afar, I am very comforted. "
Zhang Zhao hurriedly said that he didn't dare. Zhao Xin asked Xun,""Wen Ruo must have talked to Zi Bu. How does Wen Ruo think we should arrange Zi Bu? "
"My lord," said Xun,"Zi Bu is far more talented than I am. You can entrust the affairs of the state to him. "
Zhao Xin said,"Wen Ruo is too modest. You and Zi Bu have your own strengths. There is no need to care about who is superior and who is inferior." Zi Bu was new and might not be too familiar with the state's matters. Zi Bu would be Wen Ruo's assistant first. "
Zhang Zhao was overjoyed. Seeing that Zhao Xin had treated him with such a high position when he had just arrived, he deeply felt that he had not made a mistake in coming. It turned out that when he heard that Runan was recruiting talents, Zhang Zhao only had the mentality of gaining knowledge. Who knew that after seeing Xun, he was convinced by Xun's talent and deeply felt that he could not compare to Xun. When it came to some opinions on political affairs, Xun's ideas were even more eye-opening to Zhang Zhao. Who knew that Xun told him that many of them were the ideas of his lord Zhao Xin. Zhang Zhao felt that Zhao Xin lived up to his reputation and seemed to be worthy of his assistance, so he stayed in Runan.
Xun Yi did not arrange for Zhang Zhao to do anything, but he chatted with Zhang Zhao every day when he was free. The two of them felt that they had learned a lot from each other and soon became good friends.
After meeting the other unknown talents, Xin Zhao was delighted that he had obtained two more talents today. He looked up and saw Sun Ce and the Jiangdong generals in the line, wondering why he should greet them. He said to Sun Ce,""Bofu, how have you been in Runan recently? "
Sun Ce thought to himself that it would be strange if it was good. You, Zhao Xin, left me alone and arranged some trivial matters to bother me. If this goes on, when will I be able to make a name for myself? Moreover, he actually let the thousand people in Jiangdong form an army. Although there was a lot of money and food, these people did not improve much compared to before they came to Runan. Looking at Zhao Xin's soldiers, Sun Ce felt that the troops left behind by his father could not be compared to them. He wanted to arrange for the generals to steal some things, but Zhao Xin's subordinates were either tight-lipped or evasive. They could not take out anything at all. Seeing this situation, Sun Ce also knew that Zhao Xin was guarding against him, but he might not have any good intentions. Moreover, Sun Ce was nothing under Zhao Xin now. Zhao Xin did not even arrange an empty position for him. He only said that Sun Ce still needed to experience some experience and that he could only come out to work after filial piety. This made Sun Ce helpless.
At this moment, Sun Ce hated Zhao Xin to the core. Seeing that Zhao Xin was asking him a question, he had no choice but to put on a respectful expression and hurriedly replied,"Uncle Zhao, thanks to your care, Sun Ce is safe and sound in Runan. "
Zhao Xin thought to himself,'Although you're pretending very well, when you see those old generals of River East standing behind you, it's as if they're a group of their own. Moreover, the expressions of the people behind him were subtle. They were obviously dissatisfied with the treatment they received in Runan. You must know that everyone here is smart. I'm afraid no one here is as stupid as you. When everyone sees you like this, they won't leave you.
"Then I'm relieved. Bo Fu, where are your mother and your brothers and sisters now?" Zhao Xin asked. "
Sun Ce suddenly felt a chill in his heart. When he saw Zhao Xin asking about his family, Sun Ce felt that something was wrong. However, now that he was under someone else's roof, he had no choice but to lower his head. Moreover, Zhao Xin's meaning could be understood as caring about him. However, Sun Ce knew that Zhao Xin was definitely not concerned about him. He was trying to find a way to firmly control him.
Sun Ce cleverly said,"Thank you for your concern, Great General. My mother and all my brothers and sisters are doing very well. They are staying with my uncle Wu Jing in Dan Yang." "
Zhao Xin said," Bo Fu, all my family members are settled in Runan. Now that you're working under me, of course I can't favor one over the other. Why don't you bring your mother and all your brothers and sisters to Runan so that they can be taken care of nearby and fulfill their filial piety?" "
Sun Ce almost didn't know how to reject Zhao Xin. Sun Ce thought to himself,'You're just trying to control my family and use it to threaten me. At that time, I won't be at your mercy.'
Sun Ce was still thinking about how to reject him when Zhao Xin said to the generals behind Sun Ce,"You guys are the same. Since you are my subordinates, I will treat you equally. Bring your families to Runan. "
When the Jiangdong generals heard that Zhao Xin wanted Sun Ce to bring his family to Runan, they broke out in cold sweat. This matter was very tricky. Zhao Xin clearly wanted to control Sun Ce's family. He was afraid that if Sun Ce gave a wrong answer, they would not be able to leave alive today. Who knew that before they could finish worrying for Sun Ce, Zhao Xin would point the spearhead at them. This time, the generals looked at each other, not knowing how to deal with this matter. He stared at Sun Ce and thought to himself, Let's see how Sun Ce deals with this first.
At this moment, Sun Ce was so anxious that his stomach turned green. He didn't know what excuse to find. Suddenly, he thought of a plan. "Great General, my younger brothers and sisters are still young. Now that my father has passed away, they need someone to teach them. Uncle Ce took this into consideration and brought them to Dan Yang so that they can be taught from time to time." "
Zhao Xin sneered in his heart. Sun Ce's expression earlier had completely fallen into Zhao Xin's eyes. Zhao Xin was also further certain that Sun Ce would definitely not submit to him. Zhao Xin didn't say anything and looked at the Jiangdong generals.
When the generals saw Zhao Xin looking over, they hated themselves for not being as quick-witted as Sun Ce. Han Dang's brain worked faster and he said,""Great General, I've been away from home for many years and haven't heard from home for a long time. I won't trouble you. "
Everyone saw that Han Dang had found such an excuse and quickly followed suit. Some said that they had been separated from their family for many years, some said that their family members were no longer around. Anyway, they could not care less about taboos at this time. Some said that their family members were harmed by the Yellow Turban. Anyway, there were all kinds of excuses. The five people had five different excuses. The only thing in common was that they did not want their family members to come to Runan.
Zhao Xin's subordinates were dumbfounded. Those who understood knew that they were looking for excuses. However, these excuses were all a little ridiculous. How could the families of five people not come? Those who did not understand were still sighing for their families and their encounters.
Guo Jia, Xu Shu, and Zhao Xin's trusted advisors coldly watched the performance of the old Jiangdong generals. They thought that these people were really brainless. They wanted to take advantage of their lord. They might not even know that they were sold out by their lord. Their lord had just tricked them a little, and these people were already in a mess. They might not be able to achieve anything big with just these people.
Sun Ce looked at his father's old subordinates and couldn't help but feel deep sorrow. These people's loyalty to his father was commendable, but if he only had these people under him, what great things could he achieve? Thinking of this, thinking of the setback he had suffered from Zhao Xin, Sun Ce could not help but regret not bringing Zhou Gongjin along. During this period of time, there was no one to give him advice, and he felt that everything was unsatisfactory.
Xin Zhao looked at the expressions of these people and found it very interesting. He really did not expect these people to have such a side to them. These days, Zhao Xin had already asked Guo Jia to send people to investigate the background of these people. Seeing these people talking nonsense in front of him, Zhao Xin couldn't help but want to play with them. He said,"Lu Ziheng (Lu Fan's name is Ziheng), I seem to have heard that your family is in Shouchun and is living well. Why do you say that they were all harmed by the Yellow Turban? "
Lu Fan was stunned. He cursed himself for being an idiot. His family was originally in Zhao Xin's territory. He might as well agree to it quickly. However, when he saw that everyone around him had found an excuse, he was so nervous that he forgot about it and made up an excuse with everyone.
Zhao Xin looked at Lu Fan's expression and felt a sense of joy in his heart. He wanted to laugh out loud, but he could only hold it in.
Sun Ce and the Jiangdong generals were extremely embarrassed. Lu Fan's lie had been exposed by Zhao Xin, so how could these people in the hall not know what was going on? It was obvious that these old generals of River East were talking nonsense.
For a moment, the hall was silent. Zhao Xin saw that he had almost finished teasing them, so he said to Lu Fan,"Since Ziheng's family is already in Shouchun, there's no need to go through the trouble of bringing him to Runan. It's the same anyway. As for Bofu, Cheng, Huang and the other generals, they all have their own reasons, so I can't force them. "
After a while, everyone left. Zhao Xin left behind a few trusted officials to listen to the situation in Runan these days. After that, everyone dispersed, and Zhao Xin hurriedly returned to the residence.
Returning to the residence, Cai Yan and Diao Chan came out to welcome him. Seeing that Zhao Xin had returned safely, he looked even more resolute. The two girls were overjoyed. They surrounded Zhao Xin and asked him questions. Zhao Xin smiled and answered them one by one.
When the three of them arrived at the inner hall, Cai Yong was already waiting inside with a smile. Zhao Xin quickly stepped forward and said,"Thank you for waiting for me, Elder Cai. I'm really uneasy." "
Cai Yong said,"Zicheng, there's no need to be so polite with me. Now that Zicheng is in charge of two states, he naturally has to put his official duties first." "
At this time, Zhao Xin estimated that it might be a mistake to bring this old fogey to Runan. If he wanted to be intimate with Cai Yan in the future, he would probably have to avoid him. Moreover, with him here, Cai Yan would probably have a layer of scruples in his heart.
During the meal, Cai Yong was curious about the stools, tables, and other things in Zhao Xin's residence, and he pulled Zhao Xin around to ask him questions. When Cai Yong found out that these things were designed by Zhao Xin, and that this stool was much more comfortable than before, he praised Zhao Xin greatly.
After the meal, Zhao Xin and Cai Yan left Cai Yong and Diao Chan and went to a secluded corner in the back garden to talk about love. Zhao Xin hugged Cai Yan's waist and smelled the body fragrance of the beauty beside him. Zhao Xin's heart was incomparably comfortable and did not want to spoil his anger.
Cai Yan saw that Zhao Xin did not make a sound for a long time, and could not help but secretly glance at Zhao Xin, coincidentally meeting the gaze that Zhao Xin threw over. The two of them met each other's eyes. Seeing the deep love in each other's eyes, the two of them were unwilling to move away. Just like that, the two of them looked at each other with deep affection, as if time had stopped at this moment forever. At this moment, the two of them felt as if they had merged into each other's bodies, and there was no longer a trace of distraction from the things around them.
After a long, long time, the two of them woke up at the same time. They smiled at each other, their eyes filled with incomparable affection. Zhao Xin held Cai Yan's jade-like hand and softly said,"In heaven, I wish to be a pair of lovebirds, and on earth, I wish to be a pair of connected branches. Yan 'er, I really want to stay quietly with you in this life until the end of time, until the sea dries up and the rocks shatter. "
Cai Yan was thinking about the deep affection in the sentence "in the sky, I am willing to be lovebirds, in the earth, I am willing to be connected branches". His heart seemed to have eaten honey, and for a moment, it was incomparably sweet. Before Hai could react, the words "till the end of time, till the end of time, till the
Zhao Xin saw that Cai Yan seemed to be thinking about something and was just about to speak when Cai Yan said to Zhao Xin with incomparable gentleness,"Big Brother, you said it so well. When Yan 'er heard Big Brother's words, her heart seemed to have flown out. "
Zhao Xin teased,"Yan 'er, your heart can't fly away. I want to hold onto your heart tightly for the rest of my life!" "
Cai Yan said,"Big brother, don't you know? Yan 'er's heart is already completely on big brother." "
When Zhao Xin saw that Cai Yan could say such words, he was incomparably happy in his heart. The two of them spoke sweet nothings for a moment.
Zhao Xin had brought 30,000 troops to Chang 'an this time. Once these 30,000 troops left, the remaining troops would not be enough. Guo Jia had been deeply worried about this matter when Zhao Xin had left. Now that Zhao Xin had returned, he hurriedly came over to discuss this matter with Zhao Xin. "My lord," said Guo Jia,"Yuzhou and Huainan are both defenseless. Besides the soldiers and horses guarding the cities, our mobile forces are insufficient." Now that the people in the territory are happy and prosperous, and there are countless money and food piled up, does my lord think that we can increase the number of soldiers in case of emergency? "
Zhao Xin smiled and said," What Fengxiao said is exactly what I was thinking. I had thought about this when I was in Chang 'an. How about this? I'll summon Xun and the others to discuss how many more troops are appropriate." "
After a while, Xun-, Xun You, Xu Shu, Tian Feng, Lu Su, Zhang Zhao and the others all came to Zhao Xin's office.
Zhao Xin waited for them to take their seats before saying,"I called you here today to discuss the expansion of the army. "
Seeing that Guo Jia had already arrived, Xun knew that Zhao Xin and Guo Jia had already discussed the matter of expanding the army. It seemed that the expansion of the army was already set in stone. The only problem left was how much to expand the army and the source of soldiers. "How many more soldiers does my lord want?" he asked. "
Zhao Xin said,"Wen Ruo, I called you here to listen to your opinions on how many more soldiers should be recruited." "
"My lord," said Xun,"we have sufficient money and food now. It will not be a problem to raise four or five hundred thousand soldiers. So you can rest assured about the matter of money and food. We will not drag you down." Regarding military affairs, my lord is many times more proficient than me. I will listen to my lord's orders. "
Xu Shu, Lu Su, and the others thought that Xun Yi was really powerful. He had grasped the lord's intention as soon as he arrived, and he had even flattered Zhao Xin without leaving a trace.
Xu Shu was more familiar with military affairs than the others. Seeing that everyone was silent, he said," My lord, our army now has a total of 162,000 soldiers. After leaving enough soldiers to defend the city, our army will only have about 30,000 to 40,000 mobile troops. I think this mobile force needs to be increased by 40,000 to 50,000. In addition to our earlier plan to march into Jiangdong, we need about 40,000 to 50,000 troops, so I think it's about time to expand the army by 80,000 to 90,000. "
Tian Feng then said,"Isn't Yuan Zhi saying a little too much? I think fifty to sixty thousand is about it." "
Xun You said,"It will take a long time to train a new army. Therefore, we should increase the number of soldiers now. In the future, we will not be hindered by the lack of soldiers. Moreover, our manpower and financial resources are enough to support this army." "
Seeing that Xun You was right, Lu Su said,""My Lord, Gongda is right. As the saying goes, if a man does not think far ahead, he will have immediate worries. It is better to have more soldiers and horses to be prepared. "
Zhang Zhao had just arrived and wasn't familiar with these matters. He also didn't know what Zhao Xin was thinking, so he didn't dare to say anything.
Zhao Xin saw that everyone had expressed their views, and only Zhang Zhao remained silent. He knew that Zhang Zhao had some misgivings in his heart, so he wanted to encourage him. In addition, he really wanted to hear Zhang Zhao's views. "Zi Bu," he said to Zhang Zhao,"tell me what you think." "
When Zhang Zhao saw Zhao Xin asking about him, his heart felt a little abrupt. However, he said unhurriedly," My lord, I've heard about the military recently. I know that it takes about a year to form a new army. If something major happens in this year or so, then this new army won't be of much use. At that time, I'm afraid that only when the number of people reaches a certain number can we deal with the combat strength that my lord needs. "
Zhao Xin saw that everyone had clearly expressed their intentions. Only Tian Feng had a slight opinion. Thinking that he had to consider Tian Feng's face, he said to Tian Feng,"Yuan Hao, what do you think? "
Tian Feng saw that everyone agreed with Xu Shu's opinion. Now that Zhao Xin asked for his opinion, it meant that Zhao Xin valued him very much. How could she not know what was good for her? "My lord," he hurriedly said to Zhao Xin,"let's do as everyone says." "
Zhao Xin said,"In that case, we will expand our army by 80,000. We will recruit 30,000 from Runan, 10,000 from Nanyang, 10,000 from Xinyang, 20,000 from Hefei, and 10,000 from Shouchun. The garrison generals will carry out the recruitment. Wen Ruo and Feng Xiao will be in charge of everything." After the recruitment of new recruits, they would all come to Runan for training. "
After dealing with this major matter, Zhao Xin wondered how Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin's navy was doing. It seemed that he had to go to Shouchun to take a look when he had time. At the same time, he would inspect the defense of various places and the recruitment of troops this time.
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In August, Zhao Xin led 30,000 troops back to Runan unscathed. He also successfully brought back Cai Yong. Returning to Runan, Zhao Xin sent someone to send Cai Yong to his residence so that he and his daughter could meet. He brought the people who followed him to the government office to meet Runan's subordinates. When they heard that Zhao Xin had returned, everyone had already arranged their own matters and gathered at Zhao Xin's government office.
Seeing that there were a few unfamiliar faces below, Zhao Xin did not rush to talk about business first. He said to Xun,"Wen Ruo, it seems that during the time I went to Chang 'an, there were many talented people who joined my army. Please introduce them to me. "
Xun Yi knew how much his lord valued talents, so he ordered the new recruits to meet Zhao Xin today.
Xun Yi pointed at a green-faced man and said,""My lord, this is Xu Sheng, Xu Wenxiang, Langye. Zhao Xin quickly nodded and thought that this was also a famous person. He was happy and smiled.
Xu Sheng stepped forward and said,"Xu Sheng greets the Lord." "
Zhao Xin quickly came down to help Xu Sheng up and said,"Wenxiang, there's no need to be so polite. I'm afraid we'll have to rely on Wenxiang in the future. "
Xu Sheng hurriedly said,"My lord's words are too serious. Xu Sheng will naturally serve my lord." "
"Wen Ruo," said Zhao Xin,"may I know where Wenxiang is now?" "
"My lord," said Xun,"I think Wenxiang is brave and powerful, so I think his fame should be in the army. I have not arranged for Wenxiang to be in charge. I want to wait for my lord to come back and personally arrange for Wenxiang. "
Zhao Xin nodded." Then let Wen Xiang go to Wen Yuan first. After he is familiar with military affairs, I will make arrangements for him. What do you think?" "
Xu Sheng said,"I will listen to the Lord's arrangements." "
Zhao Xin turned to Zhang Liao and said,"Wen Yuan, bring Wen Xiang to your camp tomorrow and arrange for him to familiarize himself with everything." "
Zhang Liao quickly agreed.
Xun pointed at a thin middle-aged scholar and said,""My lord, this is Zhang Zhao and Zhang Zibu of Pengcheng. "
Zhao Xin thought to himself, what kind of day is it today? Good things are happening one after another. Even the number one official under Sun Quan has come to his place. It can be said that his place is now filled with talents.
Zhang Zhao hurriedly went forward to bow, but Zhao Xin hurriedly stopped him and said to Zhang Zhao,"Zibu, you don't have to be so polite. I've also heard of your name. It's just that I was busy with work and didn't personally invite Zibu. It's my fault. Now that Zi Bu has come from afar, I am very comforted. "
Zhang Zhao hurriedly said that he didn't dare. Zhao Xin asked Xun,""Wen Ruo must have talked to Zi Bu. How does Wen Ruo think we should arrange Zi Bu? "
"My lord," said Xun,"Zi Bu is far more talented than I am. You can entrust the affairs of the state to him. "
Zhao Xin said,"Wen Ruo is too modest. You and Zi Bu have your own strengths. There is no need to care about who is superior and who is inferior." Zi Bu was new and might not be too familiar with the state's matters. Zi Bu would be Wen Ruo's assistant first. "
Zhang Zhao was overjoyed. Seeing that Zhao Xin had treated him with such a high position when he had just arrived, he deeply felt that he had not made a mistake in coming. It turned out that when he heard that Runan was recruiting talents, Zhang Zhao only had the mentality of gaining knowledge. Who knew that after seeing Xun, he was convinced by Xun's talent and deeply felt that he could not compare to Xun. When it came to some opinions on political affairs, Xun's ideas were even more eye-opening to Zhang Zhao. Who knew that Xun told him that many of them were the ideas of his lord Zhao Xin. Zhang Zhao felt that Zhao Xin lived up to his reputation and seemed to be worthy of his assistance, so he stayed in Runan.
Xun Yi did not arrange for Zhang Zhao to do anything, but he chatted with Zhang Zhao every day when he was free. The two of them felt that they had learned a lot from each other and soon became good friends.
After meeting the other unknown talents, Xin Zhao was delighted that he had obtained two more talents today. He looked up and saw Sun Ce and the Jiangdong generals in the line, wondering why he should greet them. He said to Sun Ce,""Bofu, how have you been in Runan recently? "
Sun Ce thought to himself that it would be strange if it was good. You, Zhao Xin, left me alone and arranged some trivial matters to bother me. If this goes on, when will I be able to make a name for myself? Moreover, he actually let the thousand people in Jiangdong form an army. Although there was a lot of money and food, these people did not improve much compared to before they came to Runan. Looking at Zhao Xin's soldiers, Sun Ce felt that the troops left behind by his father could not be compared to them. He wanted to arrange for the generals to steal some things, but Zhao Xin's subordinates were either tight-lipped or evasive. They could not take out anything at all. Seeing this situation, Sun Ce also knew that Zhao Xin was guarding against him, but he might not have any good intentions. Moreover, Sun Ce was nothing under Zhao Xin now. Zhao Xin did not even arrange an empty position for him. He only said that Sun Ce still needed to experience some experience and that he could only come out to work after filial piety. This made Sun Ce helpless.
At this moment, Sun Ce hated Zhao Xin to the core. Seeing that Zhao Xin was asking him a question, he had no choice but to put on a respectful expression and hurriedly replied,"Uncle Zhao, thanks to your care, Sun Ce is safe and sound in Runan. "
Zhao Xin thought to himself,'Although you're pretending very well, when you see those old generals of River East standing behind you, it's as if they're a group of their own. Moreover, the expressions of the people behind him were subtle. They were obviously dissatisfied with the treatment they received in Runan. You must know that everyone here is smart. I'm afraid no one here is as stupid as you. When everyone sees you like this, they won't leave you.
"Then I'm relieved. Bo Fu, where are your mother and your brothers and sisters now?" Zhao Xin asked. "
Sun Ce suddenly felt a chill in his heart. When he saw Zhao Xin asking about his family, Sun Ce felt that something was wrong. However, now that he was under someone else's roof, he had no choice but to lower his head. Moreover, Zhao Xin's meaning could be understood as caring about him. However, Sun Ce knew that Zhao Xin was definitely not concerned about him. He was trying to find a way to firmly control him.
Sun Ce cleverly said,"Thank you for your concern, Great General. My mother and all my brothers and sisters are doing very well. They are staying with my uncle Wu Jing in Dan Yang." "
Zhao Xin said," Bo Fu, all my family members are settled in Runan. Now that you're working under me, of course I can't favor one over the other. Why don't you bring your mother and all your brothers and sisters to Runan so that they can be taken care of nearby and fulfill their filial piety?" "
Sun Ce almost didn't know how to reject Zhao Xin. Sun Ce thought to himself,'You're just trying to control my family and use it to threaten me. At that time, I won't be at your mercy.'
Sun Ce was still thinking about how to reject him when Zhao Xin said to the generals behind Sun Ce,"You guys are the same. Since you are my subordinates, I will treat you equally. Bring your families to Runan. "
When the Jiangdong generals heard that Zhao Xin wanted Sun Ce to bring his family to Runan, they broke out in cold sweat. This matter was very tricky. Zhao Xin clearly wanted to control Sun Ce's family. He was afraid that if Sun Ce gave a wrong answer, they would not be able to leave alive today. Who knew that before they could finish worrying for Sun Ce, Zhao Xin would point the spearhead at them. This time, the generals looked at each other, not knowing how to deal with this matter. He stared at Sun Ce and thought to himself, Let's see how Sun Ce deals with this first.
At this moment, Sun Ce was so anxious that his stomach turned green. He didn't know what excuse to find. Suddenly, he thought of a plan. "Great General, my younger brothers and sisters are still young. Now that my father has passed away, they need someone to teach them. Uncle Ce took this into consideration and brought them to Dan Yang so that they can be taught from time to time." "
Zhao Xin sneered in his heart. Sun Ce's expression earlier had completely fallen into Zhao Xin's eyes. Zhao Xin was also further certain that Sun Ce would definitely not submit to him. Zhao Xin didn't say anything and looked at the Jiangdong generals.
When the generals saw Zhao Xin looking over, they hated themselves for not being as quick-witted as Sun Ce. Han Dang's brain worked faster and he said,""Great General, I've been away from home for many years and haven't heard from home for a long time. I won't trouble you. "
Everyone saw that Han Dang had found such an excuse and quickly followed suit. Some said that they had been separated from their family for many years, some said that their family members were no longer around. Anyway, they could not care less about taboos at this time. Some said that their family members were harmed by the Yellow Turban. Anyway, there were all kinds of excuses. The five people had five different excuses. The only thing in common was that they did not want their family members to come to Runan.
Zhao Xin's subordinates were dumbfounded. Those who understood knew that they were looking for excuses. However, these excuses were all a little ridiculous. How could the families of five people not come? Those who did not understand were still sighing for their families and their encounters.
Guo Jia, Xu Shu, and Zhao Xin's trusted advisors coldly watched the performance of the old Jiangdong generals. They thought that these people were really brainless. They wanted to take advantage of their lord. They might not even know that they were sold out by their lord. Their lord had just tricked them a little, and these people were already in a mess. They might not be able to achieve anything big with just these people.
Sun Ce looked at his father's old subordinates and couldn't help but feel deep sorrow. These people's loyalty to his father was commendable, but if he only had these people under him, what great things could he achieve? Thinking of this, thinking of the setback he had suffered from Zhao Xin, Sun Ce could not help but regret not bringing Zhou Gongjin along. During this period of time, there was no one to give him advice, and he felt that everything was unsatisfactory.
Xin Zhao looked at the expressions of these people and found it very interesting. He really did not expect these people to have such a side to them. These days, Zhao Xin had already asked Guo Jia to send people to investigate the background of these people. Seeing these people talking nonsense in front of him, Zhao Xin couldn't help but want to play with them. He said,"Lu Ziheng (Lu Fan's name is Ziheng), I seem to have heard that your family is in Shouchun and is living well. Why do you say that they were all harmed by the Yellow Turban? "
Lu Fan was stunned. He cursed himself for being an idiot. His family was originally in Zhao Xin's territory. He might as well agree to it quickly. However, when he saw that everyone around him had found an excuse, he was so nervous that he forgot about it and made up an excuse with everyone.
Zhao Xin looked at Lu Fan's expression and felt a sense of joy in his heart. He wanted to laugh out loud, but he could only hold it in.
Sun Ce and the Jiangdong generals were extremely embarrassed. Lu Fan's lie had been exposed by Zhao Xin, so how could these people in the hall not know what was going on? It was obvious that these old generals of River East were talking nonsense.
For a moment, the hall was silent. Zhao Xin saw that he had almost finished teasing them, so he said to Lu Fan,"Since Ziheng's family is already in Shouchun, there's no need to go through the trouble of bringing him to Runan. It's the same anyway. As for Bofu, Cheng, Huang and the other generals, they all have their own reasons, so I can't force them. "
After a while, everyone left. Zhao Xin left behind a few trusted officials to listen to the situation in Runan these days. After that, everyone dispersed, and Zhao Xin hurriedly returned to the residence.
Returning to the residence, Cai Yan and Diao Chan came out to welcome him. Seeing that Zhao Xin had returned safely, he looked even more resolute. The two girls were overjoyed. They surrounded Zhao Xin and asked him questions. Zhao Xin smiled and answered them one by one.
When the three of them arrived at the inner hall, Cai Yong was already waiting inside with a smile. Zhao Xin quickly stepped forward and said,"Thank you for waiting for me, Elder Cai. I'm really uneasy." "
Cai Yong said,"Zicheng, there's no need to be so polite with me. Now that Zicheng is in charge of two states, he naturally has to put his official duties first." "
At this time, Zhao Xin estimated that it might be a mistake to bring this old fogey to Runan. If he wanted to be intimate with Cai Yan in the future, he would probably have to avoid him. Moreover, with him here, Cai Yan would probably have a layer of scruples in his heart.
During the meal, Cai Yong was curious about the stools, tables, and other things in Zhao Xin's residence, and he pulled Zhao Xin around to ask him questions. When Cai Yong found out that these things were designed by Zhao Xin, and that this stool was much more comfortable than before, he praised Zhao Xin greatly.
After the meal, Zhao Xin and Cai Yan left Cai Yong and Diao Chan and went to a secluded corner in the back garden to talk about love. Zhao Xin hugged Cai Yan's waist and smelled the body fragrance of the beauty beside him. Zhao Xin's heart was incomparably comfortable and did not want to spoil his anger.
Cai Yan saw that Zhao Xin did not make a sound for a long time, and could not help but secretly glance at Zhao Xin, coincidentally meeting the gaze that Zhao Xin threw over. The two of them met each other's eyes. Seeing the deep love in each other's eyes, the two of them were unwilling to move away. Just like that, the two of them looked at each other with deep affection, as if time had stopped at this moment forever. At this moment, the two of them felt as if they had merged into each other's bodies, and there was no longer a trace of distraction from the things around them.
After a long, long time, the two of them woke up at the same time. They smiled at each other, their eyes filled with incomparable affection. Zhao Xin held Cai Yan's jade-like hand and softly said,"In heaven, I wish to be a pair of lovebirds, and on earth, I wish to be a pair of connected branches. Yan 'er, I really want to stay quietly with you in this life until the end of time, until the sea dries up and the rocks shatter. "
Cai Yan was thinking about the deep affection in the sentence "in the sky, I am willing to be lovebirds, in the earth, I am willing to be connected branches". His heart seemed to have eaten honey, and for a moment, it was incomparably sweet. Before Hai could react, the words "till the end of time, till the end of time, till the
Zhao Xin saw that Cai Yan seemed to be thinking about something and was just about to speak when Cai Yan said to Zhao Xin with incomparable gentleness,"Big Brother, you said it so well. When Yan 'er heard Big Brother's words, her heart seemed to have flown out. "
Zhao Xin teased,"Yan 'er, your heart can't fly away. I want to hold onto your heart tightly for the rest of my life!" "
Cai Yan said,"Big brother, don't you know? Yan 'er's heart is already completely on big brother." "
When Zhao Xin saw that Cai Yan could say such words, he was incomparably happy in his heart. The two of them spoke sweet nothings for a moment.
Zhao Xin had brought 30,000 troops to Chang 'an this time. Once these 30,000 troops left, the remaining troops would not be enough. Guo Jia had been deeply worried about this matter when Zhao Xin had left. Now that Zhao Xin had returned, he hurriedly came over to discuss this matter with Zhao Xin. "My lord," said Guo Jia,"Yuzhou and Huainan are both defenseless. Besides the soldiers and horses guarding the cities, our mobile forces are insufficient." Now that the people in the territory are happy and prosperous, and there are countless money and food piled up, does my lord think that we can increase the number of soldiers in case of emergency? "
Zhao Xin smiled and said," What Fengxiao said is exactly what I was thinking. I had thought about this when I was in Chang 'an. How about this? I'll summon Xun and the others to discuss how many more troops are appropriate." "
After a while, Xun-, Xun You, Xu Shu, Tian Feng, Lu Su, Zhang Zhao and the others all came to Zhao Xin's office.
Zhao Xin waited for them to take their seats before saying,"I called you here today to discuss the expansion of the army. "
Seeing that Guo Jia had already arrived, Xun knew that Zhao Xin and Guo Jia had already discussed the matter of expanding the army. It seemed that the expansion of the army was already set in stone. The only problem left was how much to expand the army and the source of soldiers. "How many more soldiers does my lord want?" he asked. "
Zhao Xin said,"Wen Ruo, I called you here to listen to your opinions on how many more soldiers should be recruited." "
"My lord," said Xun,"we have sufficient money and food now. It will not be a problem to raise four or five hundred thousand soldiers. So you can rest assured about the matter of money and food. We will not drag you down." Regarding military affairs, my lord is many times more proficient than me. I will listen to my lord's orders. "
Xu Shu, Lu Su, and the others thought that Xun Yi was really powerful. He had grasped the lord's intention as soon as he arrived, and he had even flattered Zhao Xin without leaving a trace.
Xu Shu was more familiar with military affairs than the others. Seeing that everyone was silent, he said," My lord, our army now has a total of 162,000 soldiers. After leaving enough soldiers to defend the city, our army will only have about 30,000 to 40,000 mobile troops. I think this mobile force needs to be increased by 40,000 to 50,000. In addition to our earlier plan to march into Jiangdong, we need about 40,000 to 50,000 troops, so I think it's about time to expand the army by 80,000 to 90,000. "
Tian Feng then said,"Isn't Yuan Zhi saying a little too much? I think fifty to sixty thousand is about it." "
Xun You said,"It will take a long time to train a new army. Therefore, we should increase the number of soldiers now. In the future, we will not be hindered by the lack of soldiers. Moreover, our manpower and financial resources are enough to support this army." "
Seeing that Xun You was right, Lu Su said,""My Lord, Gongda is right. As the saying goes, if a man does not think far ahead, he will have immediate worries. It is better to have more soldiers and horses to be prepared. "
Zhang Zhao had just arrived and wasn't familiar with these matters. He also didn't know what Zhao Xin was thinking, so he didn't dare to say anything.
Zhao Xin saw that everyone had expressed their views, and only Zhang Zhao remained silent. He knew that Zhang Zhao had some misgivings in his heart, so he wanted to encourage him. In addition, he really wanted to hear Zhang Zhao's views. "Zi Bu," he said to Zhang Zhao,"tell me what you think." "
When Zhang Zhao saw Zhao Xin asking about him, his heart felt a little abrupt. However, he said unhurriedly," My lord, I've heard about the military recently. I know that it takes about a year to form a new army. If something major happens in this year or so, then this new army won't be of much use. At that time, I'm afraid that only when the number of people reaches a certain number can we deal with the combat strength that my lord needs. "
Zhao Xin saw that everyone had clearly expressed their intentions. Only Tian Feng had a slight opinion. Thinking that he had to consider Tian Feng's face, he said to Tian Feng,"Yuan Hao, what do you think? "
Tian Feng saw that everyone agreed with Xu Shu's opinion. Now that Zhao Xin asked for his opinion, it meant that Zhao Xin valued him very much. How could she not know what was good for her? "My lord," he hurriedly said to Zhao Xin,"let's do as everyone says." "
Zhao Xin said,"In that case, we will expand our army by 80,000. We will recruit 30,000 from Runan, 10,000 from Nanyang, 10,000 from Xinyang, 20,000 from Hefei, and 10,000 from Shouchun. The garrison generals will carry out the recruitment. Wen Ruo and Feng Xiao will be in charge of everything." After the recruitment of new recruits, they would all come to Runan for training. "
After dealing with this major matter, Zhao Xin wondered how Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin's navy was doing. It seemed that he had to go to Shouchun to take a look when he had time. At the same time, he would inspect the defense of various places and the recruitment of troops this time.
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