On a warship that was obviously much larger than normal ships, a handsome young man was standing at the bow of the ship and looking at the sea. The sea breeze blew, and his black hair looked even more elegant. Perhaps it was because he had been on the sea for a while, but his skin was bronze. Coupled with his mature and steady expression that did not match his age, and that faint evil smile, he was attractive to everyone, regardless of gender.
At this moment, a soldier jogged to the side of the handsome young man and whispered a few words into his ear. After the soldier finished speaking, the smile on the young man's face widened. The handsome young man whispered a few words to the soldier before entering the cabin. He went to the front of the cabin and knocked on the door. Not long after, the door opened and a young man around 20 years old walked out. When the young man saw the handsome young man, he immediately bowed and said,"Your subordinate Gan Ning greets you, my lord." The young man was Fan Xing. Fan Xing immediately helped Gan Ning up and said,"Today's training ends early. Go and give the order that we will return to Liaodong tomorrow.”Gan Ning nodded and immediately left.
Two years had passed. It was the 184th year of Zhongping. Over the past two years, Fan Xing had arranged people to buy Lelang Prefecture, Liaoxi Prefecture and Youbei Prefecture in the northeast of Youzhou Province. Through a series of reforms and the propaganda of local merchants, the five prefectures in the north of Youzhou Province were now extraordinarily prosperous. Additionally, the lives of the commoners here were much better than those in other places. It was hard to imagine that this place was still as dilapidated and uninhabited as before.
This place had become a paradise for the common people. Since two years ago, many people had been migrating here, which made the officials from other places very angry. However, there was nothing they could do. After all, it was not Fan Xing and the others who kidnapped the people here. The people came here on their own. Although many officials had ordered the people to not go out, how could this weak order stop the people's desire to seek a better life for themselves? The local officials near the five counties had complained to their superiors, but with Zhang Rang's support, these complaints were so weak.
The next day, Fan Xing, Gan Ning, and Zhou Tai arrived at the Governor's Mansion in Liaodong. There were already many officials waiting for them. Fan Xing had ordered the soldier to inform the important officials that a meeting would be held there. Just as Fan Xing sat down and was about to tell him why he had gathered everyone here today, a guard suddenly came in and whispered something in Fan Xing's ear. Fan Xing's face revealed a happy smile as he said,""Quickly invite them in."
After a while, three people walked in from outside the door. One was about the same age as Fan Xing, and the other two were about 20 years old. Fan Xing saw the three of them and immediately stood up happily. He walked to the three of them and said,""Wenruo, Gongda, Fengxiao, you're finally here. I've been waiting for you for a long time.”These three people were Xun Yu, Xun You, and Guo Jia. In the past two years, although Fan Xing was separated from them, they still kept in touch. Fan Xing often invited them to come over in letters, but they always refused with some reason. This time, they actually came. How could Fan Xing not be happy?
Xun Yu also said happily to Fan Xing,""Ziqian, didn't I say that I was going to deal with some matters? We'll come after I'm done. I'm afraid you'll find us troublesome.”Zi Qian was the name Fan Xing had given him a year ago. Fan Xing immediately said,""How could I not welcome you? I've been looking forward to your arrival every day. Coincidentally, we were just about to discuss some matters.”Xun Yu immediately understood Fan Xing's meaning and saluted,""Wen Ruo greets the lord." Xun You and Guo Jia also immediately acknowledged Fan Xing as their lord. Fan Xing was extremely happy and quickly helped the three of them up.
After introducing the three of them to the crowd and letting them familiarize themselves with the crowd, Fan Xing began to enter today's main topic. Fan Xing picked up a report on the table and said,""Today, I received information from the people who were deployed in the Road of Peace. The Road of Peace has been moving more frequently than before. They should be preparing for something.”As soon as Fan Xing finished speaking, the generals below all looked excited. After all, the five counties had been continuously cleaned up in the early stages, and there were no longer any bandits. Therefore, the army only carried out boring training every day. This made the generals extremely depressed. Now that they heard that there might be a battle soon, it would be strange if they were not excited.
Fan Xing looked at the crowd and asked,"What do you think of the uprising in the Road of Peace?"”As soon as he finished speaking, a scholarly middle-aged man dressed in simple and generous clothes stepped forward and said," Shou doesn't think that the Road of Peace will rise up. Perhaps at the beginning, the power and numerical advantage created by the anger of the people towards the local government and the imperial court will have a certain lethality. But after time passes, the people will lose their initial spirit and show signs of disorder. However, to withstand the attacks of the Road of Peace, I think the imperial court will let the local government gather troops to attack the followers of the Road of Peace. This will give the heroes of the various places a good opportunity to develop their forces. At that time, it would become a situation where the tail was too big to fall.”Fan Xing hit the nail on the head. After hearing this person's analysis, he used these four words to describe him. This person was Ju Shou, whom Xi Zhicai had invited to Jizhou not long ago.
Fan Xing nodded in agreement and said,"" Ze Zhu is right, so we should be prepared now. We should try our best to get more benefits from the uprising of the Road of Peace. In Youzhou, except for the five prefectures under our jurisdiction that have not been infiltrated by the Road of Peace, many followers of the Road of Peace have gathered in other places. We should go and help manage the other places.”After saying that, the corners of his mouth curled up into an evil smile.
Hearing Fan Xing's words, everyone thought at the same time,""What do you mean by helping to manage? It's obvious that you want to occupy other places.”Seeing that no one spoke, Fan Xing looked at them strangely. Seeing their strange expressions and eyes, he immediately knew what they were thinking. The smile on his mouth became wider. Fan Xing smiled at everyone and said,"Hehe, what's wrong? Do you have any different opinions? Tell me about it." Hearing Fan Xing's meaningful words, everyone immediately broke out in cold sweat. Although Fan Xing was already their lord and had a mature and steady personality that did not match his peers, Fan Xing still had a youthful side to him. He often played pranks on his subordinates, making them suffer. After all, Fan Xing was just playing with them. Xi Zhicai immediately said,"No, the lord's thoughts and the subordinates 'thoughts coincided."”
Fan Xing looked at everyone's frightened expressions and continued to tease,""Ran Dao, am I really that scary? Why do you all have such expressions?" When everyone heard this, they all revealed helpless expressions. Xi Zhicai smiled bitterly and said,"My lord, you don't know. Your tricks are really too much for us.”Fan Xing stopped mocking them and said,"" Alright, that's all for today. The General Staff has been discussing the matter regarding the Road of Peace for the past few days. Everyone, disperse and go make your own preparations.”Hearing Fan Xing's words, everyone immediately let out a sigh of relief, then loudly said yes and left, leaving only Fan Xing, Xun Yu, his uncle, nephew, and Guo Jia. Fan Xing immediately pulled Xun Yu, his uncle, nephew, and Guo Jia into the inner hall for a gathering. After all, it had been two years since they last met.
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