Liu Chuang, stunned!

To be honest, it is a good thing for Sima Yi to get married, and Liu Chuang also agrees very much.

As a man, he can be more stable with a family. I believe Sima Fang will not object if he knows it. But when he heard Zhuge Liang say the woman's name, he was shocked. Who is Guo Huan? Liu Chuang is not very clear. But he had some impression of the name of Queen Guo.

Isn’t that Cao Pi’s wife, later Queen Wendeguo?

Historically, when Cao Cao was King of Wei, Guo Huan had to enter the East Palace.

Later, when Cao Pi ascended the throne, Guo Huan became his wife and later became a noble concubine. After Empress Zhen’s death, in the third year of Huangchu, Guo Huan became the queen. Later, Zhen Mi’s son Cao Rui ascended the throne, and Guo Huan became the empress dowager, called him the tribute of Yong'an, and died in the third year of Qinglong, that is, in 235 AD.

"Book of Wei" records that Empress Wende is frugal and does not like music, and often admires Empress Han Ming Dema's character.

Overall, Guo Huan's historical evaluation is not low.

However, due to the admiration of Zhen Mi in later generations, Guo Huan's reputation was not very good.

Liu Chuang knew the origin of Queen Guo, so he was very surprised!

It's messy, it seems all messy...

How could Guo Huan get together with Sima Yi?

But it is not surprising to think about it.

The reason why Guo Huan was able to enter the Eastern Palace in history was that Cao Cao established the capital Yecheng. Now, although Cao Cao captured Yecheng, he did not gain a foothold. What about Cao Pi? He was also driven to Hailing for exile because of his recommendation of Xiahou Wei. Sima Yi planned Yecheng and traveled frequently to Yecheng, so it was no wonder that he met Guo Huan. Most importantly, Sima Yi seemed to appreciate Guo Huan quite a bit...

The two are of the same age, which is quite suitable.

Although the Guo family has lost its power, it is also a family of officials after all.

After a moment, Liu Chuang calmed down and shook his head and smiled bitterly. I'm afraid this bad debt cannot be calculated clearly! Zhen Mi became his wife, while Guo Huan married Sima Yi. Even Mrs. Sun has now married Zhuge Liang. It's really a mess. Since Liu Chuang's rebirth, he has changed not only the general trend of the world, but also the fate of many people.

It is hard to say whether this matter is good or bad. Sima Yi likes it. If he marrys it, he will marry it...

"Well, then you send someone to talk to her house and return to Yanjing together in a few days.

I guess Zhongda is going to return to Yanjing to report his work, and just happened to handle this matter. I have a concern."

When Zhuge Liang heard this, he hurriedly bowed and responded.

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In mid-December of December of the eighth year of Jian'an, after appeased Yecheng, Liu Chuang ordered his return to Yanjing.

Xu Sheng was appointed as the prefect of Wei County, stationed troops in Neihuang to prevent Cao Cao's sneak attack. At the same time, he appointed Xiao Ling as the captain of Yecheng to assist Xu Sheng in pacifying Wei County. However, when Jizhou was defeated, Liu Chuang also faced a problem. Zhuge Liang suggested to him to move the capital to Yecheng.

Yecheng is large and is also located in Jizhou. It is run by Yuan Shao and is quite prosperous.

Although it has experienced several wars, the overall situation of Yecheng has not changed much... the population has decreased a little, but compared with other places, it still belongs to the political, economic and military advisor centers in Hebei. Zhuge Liang's suggestions are not aimless. In history, Cao Cao built his capital in Yecheng, which made Cao Wei's foundation. But for some reason, Liu Chuang had some resistance to Yecheng.

Although Yecheng is good, it is too easy to be affected by war, and the other is that this place is very evil.

Yuan Shao was destroyed in Yecheng, and Cao Wei built the capital Yecheng, which was just a flash in the end... Liu Chuang was not the kind of superstitious person, but when he thought of this, he still felt that the foundation of Yecheng was not stable enough. In addition, his later emperor capital thoughts were obsessed with Yanjing. That's right, although Youzhou was bitter and cold, the scale of Yanjing was not large enough, but he built it with one hand.

"Kong Ming, it's not because I don't listen to your advice, but it's because this Yecheng is not what I think.

I have experienced wars here in a row. If I come from Youzhou rashly, it will inevitably increase a lot of burden. I also know that you hope that I will strengthen the hearts of scholars in Yecheng. But...

Let’s do this, I’ll call Xun Chen the governor of Jizhou, so I can rest assured the heart of Jizhou.”

Xun Chen, one of Liu Chuang's three major planners, is Liu Chuang's father-in-law.

The most important thing is that he had served in Jizhou before and had a low reputation in Jizhou. Letting him take charge of Jizhou was like Liu Chuang coming, and he could also play a role in pacifying the people's hearts.

Although Zhuge Liang did not know why Liu Chuang was unwilling to come to Jizhou, he did not understand why he attached so much importance to Yanjing.

But since Liu Chuang said that, he naturally couldn't continue to persuade him.

The second phase of the Yanjing project has been completed. A new city built around the General's Mansion is integrated with the old city, and its area has been expanded by at least twice. During this year, although wars have continued, the population of Yanjing has continued to increase.

According to statistics in October, the population of Yanjing has now exceeded 100,000.

And with the further expansion of the city, it can accommodate nearly 300,000 people.

Perhaps, this scale is incomparable to Luoyang Chang'an, but to some extent, it can already compare the scale of Xudu and Yecheng.

Next, as long as it continues to develop, Yanjing will surely become the largest city in the north.

What's more, the third phase of Yanjing project has been planned.

It is said that the third phase of the project will be merged into Changping, and the city scale will be doubled on the existing basis. If so, the entire Yanjing can reach the scale of Luoyang and Chang'an, and may even surpass Luoyang and Chang'an, becoming the largest city.

This will also benefit the stability and prosperity of northern Xinjiang.

Zhuge Liang knew very well that Liu Chuang would inevitably focus on the Central Plains in the next step, and his attention to the northern border would be weakened accordingly. The timely expansion of Yanjing would help strengthen the confidence of the people of Youzhou and Bingzhou and further consolidate Liu Chuang's rule.

Youzhou is the foundation where Liu Chuang really started, and there must be no deviation.

Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang felt that he seemed to understand Liu Chuang’s true intentions...

"It is indeed the most suitable to be appointed as the governor of Jizhou.

But in this way, the General's Mansion would be short of staff. Mr. Yuan Chang went to Liangzhou, and Xu You is now in charge of the plains. If Mr. Xun left the General's Mansion, the power in the General's Mansion would probably be weakened. Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Yes, the three major planners. Xun Chen was the governor of Jizhou, and Xu Shu also wanted to return to Liangzhou after getting married.

Zhuge Liang was left alone, and he couldn't help feeling under great pressure.

But Liu Chuang smiled!

"Don't worry, the power of the General's Mansion will not only not be weakened, but will also increase it."

"oh?"

When Zhuge Liang heard this, he immediately became interested.

"Is it possible that my brother has recruited some capable and wise men again?"

To be honest, Zhuge Liang admires Liu Chuang's vision very much.

It can be said that none of the talents he recruited were ordinary people. The departure of Xun Chen and Zhong Yao seemed to indicate an alternation between the old and the new. Zhuge Liang was very interested and did not know who Liu Chuang would choose to supplement the power of the General's Mansion.

Liu Chuang did not answer Zhuge Liang's question, but just smiled.

In fact, he was also very surprised when he received the news... If he hadn't received this information before, he would probably have made a decision easily. Send Xun Chen to take charge of Yecheng.

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Starting from Yecheng, heading north.

The return journey was very fast, and Liu Chuang led a total of 5,000 Feixiong Wei and Hu Ben Army, passing through the prefecture.

In order to avoid making a statement, he had sent people to notify officials from all over the country along the way and was not allowed to mobilize troops to come and greet them. Or in other words, he had no intention of staying in those places. Because he got the news that Lu Lan was about to give birth. Calculate the day, Lu Lan should have been pregnant around March, just before Liu Chuang left Yanjing and fought with Cao Cao in the decisive battle with Guanjin. Lu Lan and Liu Chuang had known each other for six years, and had grown up from a graceful little girl. It was precisely because of this that Lu Bu had personally gone to Yanjing to take care of Lu Lan.

If Liu Chuang didn't go back early, he would have missed the date...

As for the prefectures along the way, Liu Chuang didn't need to pay much attention.

The war in the Battle of Jizhou was mainly concentrated in Zhao State and Wei County, and other places were not affected. After a year of development, the three counties of Zhongshan Hejian and Changshan have become stable, and Liu Chuang does not need to spend time. Next, how to develop Jizhou is Xun Chen's job. Liu Chuang did not want to intervene too much, and he also believed that with Xun Chen's ability, he could definitely manage Jizhou well.

On December 26, after more than ten days of traveling, Liu Chuang led his troops to finally arrive in Ji County.

To Zhuge Liang's surprise, he saw a very familiar face among the crowds greeted by Ji County.

Jushu?

Seeing Ju Su, Zhuge Liang seemed to understand something at once.

No wonder my brother was relieved and boldly appointed Xun Chen as the governor of Jizhou. It turned out that Ju Shu took over, which was a surprise.

In terms of talent, Ju Shu's ability does not need to be questioned.

His talent and ability are not only inferior to Xun Chen, but even more than that.

Previously, Ju Su refused to come out, and He Tian Feng took the position of mountain chief in Yanjing Academy. Although Liu Chuang invited him several times, he was unwilling to agree. The reason was that in addition to some of the reasons why Yuan Shao was at the beginning, there was also the reason why he couldn't stand it. As a decades-old man, his reputation was inevitably not very good. But this time, why did he agree to come out? Zhuge Liang was also very curious.

He didn't believe it. It was a coincidence that Ju Su came to Ji County, and he didn't believe it. Ju Su just wanted to welcome Liu Chuang.

Liu Chuang returned triumphantly, and Ju Su's appearance here explained everything.

"Ziyi's previous defeat in Neihuang made the Duke and Mr. Wang very dissatisfied.

On the one hand, Mr. Gong was afraid that Ziyi would be affected; on the other hand, his father-in-law repeatedly persuaded him. The father came here last month while sick, and finally made Mr. Gong agree to come out of the mountain and leave my Youzhou to serve as the chief of the General's Mansion."

In other words, Ju Su only appeared as Liu Chuang's aide.

After hearing this, Zhuge Liang was stunned at first, and then he understood Ju Su's intention...

The General's Mansion is now facing a new and old alternation. The rise of Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu and others has already indicated that they will become the main force in the future. Ju Su came out this time just to assist Liu Chuang, but would not participate in the battle for power and profit in the General's Mansion. This is also to appease Zhuge Liang and others, so that they do not have to worry about their status and power will be affected by it.

But is it just a frustration?

Zhuge Liang vaguely felt that in this alternation between the old and new, the General's Mansion would inevitably have a huge personnel change...

Once this personnel adjustment is over, it will also represent Liu Chuang's dominance in Hebei and no one can shake it anymore!

Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang showed a thoughtful expression...

【Finally Volume 4】

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Chapter completed!