Liu Yu looked in the voice and saw Hua Xiu who was talking.

"Does the minister say that Yan and Yu are no longer allowed to do anything?"

"Your Majesty, you must do it. But I think that the emperor and Han Dynasty have regained their new methods and the killing methods have already made the timid. Now the powerful people in Yanzhou and Yuzhou do not obey the orders are not actually grateful to the Jin Dynasty, but mostly want to protect themselves. If they use the current method to force them too deeply, they will not only be unable to take them for themselves, but will be counterproductive."

When Liu Yu heard what the Shi Zhong Hua Xiu said, he thought a little more.

In Yanzhou and Yuzhou, the generals who fought against the powerful were Li Feng and Ran Long, and there were also Bo Sheng, Chen Wu, Tian Yue and other begging troops, including Li Feng.

The troops led by these people were as many as 70,000 to 80,000. The local tyrants should have surrendered. However, since the rebellion of some officials loyal to the Jin Dynasty organized by the officials who were loyal to the Jin Dynasty, the rebellion in these two places has not decreased much. According to Li Feng and others' reports, it has felt like there are fire everywhere.

"Is there any truth I don't know about, hidden in the reports of Li Feng and others?"

Liu Yu couldn't help but feel a little suspicious. This was not because of his loyalty, but because Li Feng was not very familiar with other affairs in addition to his loyalty and was extremely susceptible to misleading by others.

"Sikong, what are your opinions about Yanzhou and Yuzhou?"

Thinking of this, Liu Yu asked Xun Fan very politely.

Since Xun Fan cooperated very well with the advice and persuaded him, he immediately transformed himself from Sikong of the Great Jin Dynasty to Sikong of the Great Han Dynasty.

Liu Yu's Han court at this time basically followed the official system of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, with the eight official positions of Taizai, Taibao, Taifu, Situ, Sikong, Taiwei, Grand Sima, and General as the "Eight Dukes", which are the most respected official positions.

Because the Taizai, Taifu, and Taibao were the "Supreme Three Dukes", they were not easily granted.

Also, because Liu Yu once served as the general, this position was vacant, and the only four remaining "Situ, Sikong, Taiwei, and Grand Sima" were the most honorable officials.

Among them, Xun Fan, the former minister of the Jin Dynasty, was Sikong, Fu Zhi as Situ, Wang Jun from Youzhou was appointed as the Grand Marshal, and Liu Yu's brother Liu Yi was the Grand Sima as the royal family.

However, Situ Fu Zhi is now seriously ill and unconscious, and now Xun Fan is the leader of all officials in the court.

Although Xun Fan's head of all officials had no real power, he was also very important.

"Your Majesty, I am old and I am already unable to bear the political affairs of my country, but I still know a little about the matter in Yanzhou and Yuzhou." Xun Fan immediately said, "I heard that Bo Sheng, Tian Rui, Tian Lan, Hao Ting and others rely on the strong army and horses to force the powerful people on the pretext of establishing households and investigating fields, which made many powerful families unbearable."

"Unbearable?"

When Liu Yu heard this word, he frowned.

He glanced at Xun Fan and saw Sikong Xun Fan's calm appearance, and there was not much else.

The Xun Group, Xun Song and others of the Xun clan occupied Yingchuan and continued to respect the Jin Dynasty, which was also approved by Liu Yu. Therefore, the contact between Xun Fan and them was not too hindered.

This is also well-founded in what Xun Fan said.

Thinking of this, Liu Yu looked at the servant Hua Xiu again and asked.

"Shizhong, is it already like this in Yanzhou and Yuzhou?"

In Xun Fan's words, Li Feng, Bo Sheng and others in Yanzhou and Yuzhou had completely expanded the rebellion, so they used the excuse of "entering households and exploring fields" to create trouble.

Although "household land selection" can indeed greatly increase the wealth brought by the Yinhu hidden land, it is not very suitable for the generation of Yanzhou and Yuzhou.

"Your Majesty, these are indeed happening." Seeing Liu Yu ask him, Hua Xiu had to answer.

"Li Feng and others have strong troops. Whenever they attacked powerful houses, the food and land were used as public servants, and the wealth, goods, silk and silk were all shared by the soldiers, and they were often given a lot of rewards, so..."

Hua Xiu said this, but refused to continue talking.

"So after fighting the rebellion and powerful people, continue to attack and loot those powerful people?"

Liu Yu was slightly angry at this time.

The situation of the Jin Dynasty in the chaotic times, whether it is the Huns, the Han, Cheng Han, or the Later Zhao, Yan, and Qin, they are actually military regimes established with tribal troops as the main body.

In essence, none of these countries have truly realized the construction of a unified dynasty. This so-called unified dynasty is not about completing the unity of the territory, but about the rule of counties.

Among these military regime countries, the army occupies the central and local key areas and controls a certain number of households. Many local powers are actually in the hands of many powerful people.

These so-called countries often lose their country and tribes because of a failure in an internal strife or foreign war, because they have not been integrated into the power of many powerful people.

Only when the Tuoba tribe went south with the attitude of a "grassland overlord" did it force the local area from a powerful military to supervise the supervision and protection system to the three old counties and township structures with super-strong military forces, which was considered to have completed the initial integration of power.

From then on, whether it was civil strife or foreign war failure, the Northern Wei Dynasty was no longer the previous seniors who destroyed the country at any time.

"How can the power of the sect leader in Yanzhou and Yuzhou be so lightly taken away as long as the tax is paid according to the rules?"

Liu Yu said very dissatisfied.

In fact, why didn’t he know the benefits of annexing these powerful people? However, with only 100,000 soldiers in his hands, it would be absolutely difficult to annex the powerful forts in Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Xuzhou.

Because there are hundreds of large and small forts in the Liang State of Yuzhou alone. It can be said that as long as there are people living in it, it is a fort.

"Your Majesty, Li Feng and others' actions were also quite effective. Now the soldiers who have been garrisoned in Yanzhou and Yuzhou have sufficient military rations. It is conceivable how many powerful people have hidden themselves. There is nothing wrong with killing them."

Gongsun Sheng, who was standing by, stood up for Li Feng and others.

When Hua Xiu, Xun Fan and others immediately kept silent when they heard Gongsun Sheng say this.

When Liu Yu saw this situation, he not only felt a little moved.

Nowadays, although scholars such as Hua Xiu and Xun Fan occupy most of the official positions, the generals led by Qingzhou military generals such as Dong Ping, Li Feng and Gongsun Sheng have more say.

Not only because they are more trusted by Liu Yu, but also because in the troubled times, everyone knows that swords and guns are much more effective than those of seals and ribbons.

"The rebellion in Yanzhou and Yuzhou has been mostly pacified. I did not intend to reorganize households and survey fields there. I immediately ordered Li Feng and others. As long as it was not the rebels who supported Jin before, they should not easily invade and attack the powerful."

Liu Yu said this, thought for a while, and looked at his scattered cavalry attendant Fu Chang.

"For this matter, Fu Sanqi will go there in person for me to keep my tribute!"

Yanzhou and Yuzhou are a big quagmire. If you want to truly realize the rule of household registration, it will be impossible to achieve without three to five years of continuous rectification.

Otherwise, the powerful people in this area would not be able to have the ability. In the original history, Yu Zumen and Shi Le rebelled every day.

"I accept the order!" Fu Chang quickly kowtowed the leader to take the order, but the pride on his face that was valued could not be concealed no matter what.

The Fu Chang brothers were vanguards in persuading Liu Yu to claim to be emperor, so they naturally received special rewards from Liu Yu.

In addition, Liu Yu recently accepted Fu Chang's daughter as his wife and added a layer of relatives to the outside world, and suddenly became an important position as the attendant of the Sanqi.

One hour later.

After the meeting ended, Liu Yu sat alone in the slightly narrow lobby, but fell into deep thought.

Because Liu Yu felt that he had fallen into a situation of being in a state of being indecisive.

Now among the three states he controlled, only Qingzhou is fully managed and can exert seven or eight points of strength. In the remaining Yanzhou and Xuzhou only need a year and a half to restore their livelihood.

The areas controlled by Liu Yu are basically not dangerous to defend, and there are potential enemies around him, which makes Liu Yu feel a little confused about where to break the deadlock.

"From Xuzhou to Jiangdong? This is not a good strategy. At this time, Jiangnan was far inferior to the fish and rice towns in later generations. Not to mention the grain output, even the population size is probably difficult to compare with Qingzhou, a remote state."

Liu Yu first denied this strategy.

"Otherwise, increase your troops and continue to conquer Yanzhou and Yuzhou?"

This method seems very attractive, because these two states are full of thorn-headed forts, but as long as these obstacles are settled and the self-production of food and supplies is achieved, it can be replicated from the south to the north, replicating Cao Cao's successful route back then.

However, the current situation seems to be even more complicated than Cao Cao back then. Especially after entering Yuzhou, he had to face the robbers attacked by Wang Mi, Zhao Gu and other Hu Han, and the Jin army in Huainan and the long-distance Heji defense line, which also needed more military strength.

Liu Yu thought confidently and thought about it. Even if he controlled Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and ate these two large pieces of fat, he seemed to have more dangers and the situation he lived in was even more dangerous.

"In this way, there is only the last route left."

Liu expected.

"That is to go west from Qingzhou, cross the river and march into Jizhou."

"As long as Jizhou is captured, not only will it have ten counties, but also millions of people, but it can also easily achieve defense with the Xingkou Pass of the Taihang River."

"If you control Jizhou, you can turn Yanzhou into a safe area. Without the threat of Hebei, you can find a way to digest Yanzhou."

The more Liu Yu thought about it, the more he felt that after the successful route to Jizhou, he would get the most benefits.

However, Jizhou's actions are even more difficult now.

Because unlike the "shallow waters" in the Yuzhou area of ​​Yanzhou, Jizhou is a competition among several large army leaders.

"Hu Han's Shi Le has completely occupied the Xiangguo area, and there is half of Jizhou."

"Liu Kun, who was supported by Tuoba Xianbei, sent troops to occupy the Jingxing area, which was difficult to seize."

"And his father-in-law Wang Jun not only did not accept his rewards and win over him, but also became angry and wished to "borrow Hu to suppress the Han Dynasty", and was also a powerful enemy."

"The powerful and Jin officials in the eastern Jizhou area have all surrendered to Zu Ti before. Now Zu Ti is forced to step down, and it is also a group of unstable forces."

Although it seems much more difficult, the more Liu Yu thought about it, the more he felt that this was the best route.

With the territory that Liu Yu now controls, he must break through and develop outward.

Otherwise, with Qingzhou as the basic base, if you want to farm and develop, you will just sit back and wait for death. What's more, Liu Yu believes that after the surrounding Hu Han and Jinting's strength are stable, they will not give themselves the opportunity to farm and develop.

At this time, Liu Yu needed to consult someone to draw up a clearer route.

Hua Xiu and Gongsun Sheng gave Liu Yu the feeling that he was in order in handling affairs, but he always lacked the feeling of planning the overall situation.

At this time, Liu Yu suddenly thought of someone. Although he did not say a word in today's discussion, Liu Yu noticed many unusual things on his face at that time.

"Come here!" Liu Yu immediately shouted out of the door when he expected this.

Soon, two palace servants came in and obeyed the orders.

"Go and invite Xi Jian to come."
To be continued...