Liu Qi's words sounded a bit like a runner on the surface, but in fact they were not. On the contrary, if you savor it carefully, you can feel that there is more kindness in his words.

Zou Ke was scheming and immediately heard the deep taste in his words - Liu Qi was not angry, on the contrary, he was quite happy because of his own initiative to surrender.

Zou Ke is an old man who is good at climbing along the poles. Since he tried Liu Qi's attitude, he immediately started a new round of flattery and loyalty.

"The Lord of the Concubine, the Lord of the Zhang Fu of Guiyang has served as the prefect of Jingnan and has always had a reputation. At the beginning of last year, he placed a letter to the last official and took the initiative to show his favor to me, saying that he had intentionally moved from Guiyang to Changsha to the prefect and recruited the last official as auxiliary... Although the clan of the last official has some power in the county, the ancestors of the clan did not have high officials and were not from the school of classics. How dare he disobey the Lord of Zhang Fu? I followed the request of Zhang Fujun. Now I will deliver some political affairs related to Changsha to him, but I have never thought of murdering the Lord of Liu Fujun. This is a lesson for heaven and earth!"

Liu Qi estimated it roughly in his mind and asked, "At the beginning of last year... I'm afraid Sun Jian hadn't left Changsha yet?"

Zou Ke hurriedly said, "Yes, that is, the last official sent by Zhang's servant to recruit him more than a month before Sun Polu went to Luo."

"I made the layout so early. Sun Jian dared to make moves when he was in Changsha. The Zhang family in Nanyang is really not afraid of death. It turns out that right and wrong are comparable." Liu Qi muttered with a smile, then helped him with weak skills: "Criminal Prince, let's get up."

Zou Ke stood up straight, turned to look at Liu Pan.

Liu Pan said: "My brother asked you to get up, then you can get up."

After hearing this, Zou Ke stood up from the ground. Liu Qi arranged for him to sit down on the soft couch next to the quiet room.

"Zou Jun is willing to show me the letter from Zhang Xian and you today, which shows his sincerity. In the future, my Shanyang Liu family will use Zou as their right-hand man in Changsha, whether in politics or military affairs, and will never repeat it!"

After saying that, Liu Qi turned to look at Liu Pan and smiled and said, "What do you think, brother?"

Liu Pan nodded vigorously and said, "Bo Yu's words are true!"

With Liu Qi and Liu Pan's words, Zou Ke felt a little relieved. He hugged Liu Pan with his hands, bowed to him, and said seriously: "Ke must do his best to assist the Lord of the House! Make the military and civilians in Changsha rich and live up to your trust."

Liu Qi personally poured a cup of water with a cup of water and handed it to Zou Ke: "In the opinion of the county magistrate, now in the Jingnan people... what is Zhang Xian's strength?"

In Liu Qi's opinion, Zou Ke is over 50 years old, which means he has lived in Changsha for the rest of his life and has undergone several changes. He is still active in the county office and serves as the magistrate of the county magistrate. He must have his ability and uniqueness.

If Liu Qi wants to break the deadlock in Jingnan, he must have local people as his help.

Zou Ke is a person who knows what he knows. He understands that as a minister, if he wants to be valued by the superiors, he must have something to do.

This availability refers not only to the resources in his clan, but also to the experience of local affairs in his heart.

Zou Ke predicted that he would be asked about this when he came to surrender to Liu Qi and Liu Pan today, so he had made sufficient preparations before coming.

"The two lords, please follow the rules. Zhang's lords are far from comparable to others in the four counties of Jingnan, both fame and strength. He seems to be just guarding Guiyang County, but Lingling is also under his control. The two lords are under his jurisdiction, with 1.5 million people under his jurisdiction, and the Zhang family in Nanyang is a well-known Xingwang clan in Nanyang. The scholars of the four counties respect him very much, and he also has 30,000 elite soldiers under his command. No local tyrants dare to provoke..."

Liu Qi said calmly: "According to your words, Zhang Xian was both the scholars in Jingnan and was afraid of the nobles. All the people agreed to it, and the needles could not be inserted or water could not be poured in. No one could compete with it?"

Zou Ke's expression was slightly solemn: "If Zhang Xian is unpopular in Jingnan, as the governor of Changsha County, why should the last official specifically rely on him who is far away in Guiyang..."

Speaking of this, Zou Ke looked at Liu Pan carefully and added: "If Liu Fujun had not come to Changsha early to take office, Zhang Xian would have entered Changsha last year. He also had a way in the court, so it would not be difficult to get a real job in Changsha... I have to say that the step of Liu's envoy sending the Fujun to Changsha first is indeed brilliant."

Liu Qi nodded in agreement.

Sending Liu Pan to Changsha to take office is equivalent to destroying Zhang Xian’s power in Jingnan. Otherwise, if he really waits for him to enter Changsha, the four counties in Jingnan would probably be in their hands.

"Zou Junzhu, Jia Yan had just been appointed as the General of Zhennan, led the governor of Jingzhou, and guarded the southern territory for the imperial court. This is no longer comparable to when he was appointed as the governor last year... Can Zou Jun know what I mean?"

When Liu Qi's words were said, Zou Ke's heart was naturally like a mirror.

Liu Biao was the governor of Jingzhou, and his main job was to supervise the county magistrate and the right of Jingchu.

But now that he became the governor of the state, he was ranked above the magistrate of the county. The military, political and livelihood of the seven counties of Jingzhou were all uniformly dispatched... and he was appointed as General Zhennan.

In the Han Dynasty, generals were not allowed to be held during wartime, and Liu Biao was named General Zhennan, which was of great significance, which shows that the court recognized from the official perspective that the southern border of Jingzhou was boundary troubles, so he granted Liu Biao the right to be a vain.

In this way, he had the authority to allocate, abolish, reward and appoint all officials in the seven counties of Jingzhou.

The county magistrate is no exception. If it is cut, it will be cut. It is legitimate.

...

Zou Ke said: "Liu Jingzhou was appointed by the court and was responsible for all matters in the southern territory. Naturally, he could no longer allow the seven counties to do their own affairs. The land of Jingchu must be firmly controlled by the envoys... Zhang's man dominated the two counties of Lingling and Guiyang, and could not be tolerated."

Liu Qi was very satisfied with Zou Ke's attitude.

"Does the county magistrate have great opinions on this?"

Zou Ke said: "Liu Jingzhou was appointed as General Zhennan. He has the right to be a false minister and already possesses the righteousness. As the disciple of Pang Shang, the local Liu Fujun also has the responsibility of establishing a school. At present, the righteousness is all on the same side as the king and the son. Even if the aristocrats in the four counties of Jingnan do not rely on the king, they will definitely not dare to lean towards Zhang Xian!"

Liu Qi narrowed his eyes: "What about?"

Zou Ke paused and hesitated: "The longer the Changsha Academy was established and the longer the strategy of farming, the more famous the king, father and son in Jingnan became, and the more the gentry became. Now the only difference between the troops and Zhang Xian was... 30,000 and 3,000 was too disparity."

"Does the county magistrate say we lack people?"

"yes."

"If I don't dispatch troops from Nanjun, I will rely on Jingnan alone to make up for this shortcoming, how long will it take?"

Zou Ke stretched out a finger and said, "If the Duke does not transfer troops from Nanjun, if you want to recruit the same number of soldiers and generals as Zhang Xian in Jingnan, and practice them in a mature manner, at least one year."

Liu Qi sighed inwardly.

The situation in the north is changing drastically, and he must not have been delayed in Jingnan for too long.

Not to mention a year, he thought it would be too much for three months.

"There is no way to improve your strength in the short term? If it is a year, I'm afraid I can't wait." Liu Qi asked very directly.

Zou Ke smiled bitterly when he heard this.

He said just one year, and it was all in half.

If Liu Qi does not want to rely on Jingbei to add troops and rely on recruiting and training a team in Changsha that can compete with Zhang Xian, according to Zou Ke, it may take more than three years.

After all, the populations under both sides are equal. When Liu Qi and Liu Pan recruit soldiers, Zhang Xian's power was also constantly developing.

Even if Zou Ke recruited the powerful men in Changsha for Liu Qi, and used the powerful private soldiers as a supplement... But there were powerful men in Zhang Xian's jurisdiction, and those powerful men also had private soldiers in their hands. Can't Zhang Xian use the tricks you can use?

Zou Ke sighed, shook his head, and said, "Shuh the foolish and rude, there is no good idea in his heart... Moreover, Jingnan is not as good as the north, and the counties have repeatedly changed people to uproot the people. Every year, they spend a lot of money and food to pacify them! The recruitment of soldiers will never be fast."

"Change the people..." Liu Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had thought of something.

When I was young, Zou Ke left.

There were only two of them left in the quiet room, and Liu Pan said to Liu Qi: "Boyu, it is probably difficult to recruit enough soldiers and generals in the short term to compete with Zhang Xian. Even if we can recruit tens of thousands of soldiers, it will take time to practice well... It is difficult to pacify Zhang Xian. You and I should build a school."

Liu Qi didn't say anything, he was just lowering his head and pondering something.

Liu Pan advised again: "Actually, according to my analysis, my uncle, as the general of Zhennan, has the right to be a legitimate feudal power. Now, with Xiangyang Pang Degong in charge of the school, no gentry in Jingnan is easy to oppose our Liu family. Without the support of the gentry, Zhang Xian will be the more he can't support it. A few years later, Changsha will be a military farm, and all the wealthy families will be attached to them, and the soldiers will be recruited properly. At that time, send troops south and defeat Zhang Xian will be like a sweeping autumn leaves!"

When Liu Qi heard this, he looked up at Liu Pan in surprise and said, "I really didn't expect that my brother's strategic vision could reach this level, which is much stronger than half a year ago."

Liu Pan touched the back of his head with a little embarrassed shame: "After all, I have been a county magistrate for half a year, right? But sometimes I still have my liver tremors if I can't do it properly, for fear that I will lose my face of Liu's face... I'm still far from you."

Liu Qi encouraged: "People grow up little by little. How old is the elder brother? Besides, you have never left home before coming to Jingzhou. I have had more experience of going to Beijing to be a tutor than my brother... I heard from my brother's words just now, and my eyes were very accurate... Yes, if we continue to develop accordingly, within three or four years, our power in Jingnan will surpass Zhang Xian. It is a pacification for him to calm him down, but it is just..."

Liu Qi sighed and said, "It's just that we can think of it. Zhang Xian is afraid that he will rebel in advance."

Liu Pan shook his head and said, "Boyu, don't worry about this. Zhang Xian is from a prominent family in Nanyang and the prefect of the county. Without a legitimate name, he would never raise an army easily. His uncle is the governor of Jingzhou. Dayi is on our side, so he has no reason to rebel."

"It may not be..." Liu Qi put his head in front of Liu Pan and whispered: "There is no Dayi, but Xiaoyi is also blocking the world... Now that Zhang Fang is dead, is it not enough for you to avenge your clan brothers?"

Liu Pan was shocked when he heard this: "Is Zhang Fang dead? Why don't I know?"

"Because I have been hiding this matter without letting it be revealed, but I am afraid I can't hide it for long."

Liu Pan frowned and murmured: "If this is the case, it's hard to say whether Zhang Xian will rebel... Especially Yuan Shu is still in the north at the moment."
Chapter completed!