Xi Zhong's words made Guo Peng's heart move.

So Guo Peng stopped and turned around and looked at Xi Zhong with a smile: "You really think so."

"Because those who can cause trouble to Ming Gong will no longer have the power to compete with Ming Gong through this battle. Ming Gong can do everything possible to govern the entire territory of Yanzhou and accumulate enough food and fodder. At that time, when he goes north to attack Yuan Benchu, Yuan Benchu ​​will not have the strength to fight back."

Xi Zhong grinned and said so.

"You actually saw it."

Guo Peng patted the shoulder of the filming Zhong: "When did you see it?"

"Not long ago, when I saw that Ming Gong was worried that the four counties and states in the Jincheng, Shanyang, Jiyin, Rencheng could not promote military farming, Zhong suddenly figured it out."

Xi Zhong pondered the words and sentences, and then said, "Ming Gong knew that the most important things in troubled times are always food. Only with food can there be everything. If the land cannot be controlled by Ming Gong, then Ming Gong would not be able to have enough food and grass, so there is no need to say that he will compete for power in troubled times."

Guo Peng watched Xi Zhong.

"Don't Zhicai thinks that I'm despicable and unkind and unkind? In fact, this is my plan to kill people by borrowing a knife. I want these lands, I want these household registrations, and I need them to produce food for me."

Guo Peng stared at Xi Zhong with his eyes very sharp.

"What are some tricks to compete for power in troubled times?"

Xi Zhong looked indifferent: "The reason why Ming Gong is stronger than Yuan Benchu ​​and Yuan Gonglu is because Ming Gong owns land, has food, can raise soldiers, raises a lot of soldiers, and trains them carefully, and the army has extremely strong combat power.

But Yuan Benchu ​​and Yuan Highway are not good. They do not have a stable source of food. They will not be able to obtain food by recruiting and looting. Even if they last, they will be quite constrained. They appear strong on the surface, but they are very weak inside and it is difficult to achieve great things."

Guo Peng understood.

Xi Zhong believed that doing this was a means of fighting for hegemony and a symbol of determination and ability, so he admired his approach very much and believed that what he did was right.

There is a great possibility of becoming the final winner.

It was a little deeper, I didn't expect it.

"Zhicai understands me."

Guo Peng put away his sharp eyes, laughed, and held Xi Zhong's hand: "In the future, we must rely on Zhicai to give me advice. I not only want Hanoi County, but also Jizhou, and Hebei. Zhicai, can I help me?"

"I really want to ask for it!"

Xi Zhong rectified his clothes and gave Guo Peng a solemn gift.

Guo Peng laughed and patted Bai Yuzhong's shoulder. After slapping it, he suddenly felt that Yuzhong's arm was a little bit good and actually had muscles.

After looking at it carefully, Guo Peng suddenly felt that Xi Zhong seemed much stronger than he was at the earliest.

I used to be sick and weak, but now I feel a bit lean.

"Zhicai, why do I feel like you are... much stronger?"

Xi Zhong raised his head and smiled.

"What Ming Gong said is true. During this period, Feng Xiao took his subordinates to do the body-building method that Ming Gong asked Feng Xiao to do. Feng Xiao was very strict in supervision, and he was indeed miserable at the beginning.

But then, I felt that my body had become a lot, and now I will take some time to do it every day. I feel that my body is getting stronger and stronger, and I haven’t had some old problems for a long time.”

"Is this kind of thing actually happening?"

Guo Peng was a little surprised, but he didn't expect Guo Jia would instigate Xi Zhong to exercise together.

Guo Peng couldn't help laughing.

This is a good thing, definitely a good thing. Although Guo Peng keenly realized that Guo Jia's motive was not simple, Guo Peng admired what Guo Jia did.

In the future, it is better to let civilian officials who don’t like to exercise together.

It's better to die prematurely.

Most of the literati have some skills in hand these days. Fencing is a wide hobby of children of wealthy families. After the sword was eliminated from the army, it became an accessory for literati and poets.

The ancient fighting technique of fencing has gradually become a part of appreciation for literati.

Guo Jia and Xi Zhong are two military advisers whom they rely very much on. If they die too early, Guo Peng will be very distressed.

After the conversation, Guo Peng smiled slightly as he looked at Xi Zhong's departure.

From Xi Zhong's statement, Guo Peng felt that the top wise men under his command might have thought of one or two of them in their own way of doing things, but not all, and only a very small number of people might have vaguely guessed some.

Like Xi Zhong, you may think more and gain something if you observe it in detail, but most people cannot imagine it.

Lu Bu's knife is really easy to use. After using it, you can directly blame Yuan Shao and Zhang Yang. These two scapegoats are in front of you, so it's not too wonderful.

However, if you want to do this in the future, you must be more cautious.

It is best to find a bargain. Before you attack, you can instigate the princes to do things themselves, make the place mess, eliminate all the wealthy families, and give yourself some space to hurt.

Before you hold the position of the supreme emperor in the world, you cannot turn against each other. If you turn against each other too early and reveal your true face, you will only let your hard-working layout be wasted.

For Mr. Guo, it is enough to let his subordinates consider himself a qualified overlord. Having a certain degree of basic market guarantees that he will not fail is victory. I won’t talk about the others for the time being.

Unify everything that can be united and eliminate what cannot be united is the most important thing to do now.

There is no doubt that Xi Zhong is the type that must be united.

Yuan Shao is the type that must be eradicated.

Don't be anxious, don't be sluggish, just keep calm first.

The third year of Chuping, the third year of Chuping.

How long will it take for this centipede insect in the Han Dynasty to die naturally?

Can you bear it until that time?

If I had reached that point before that, would I have to re-take the old path of Cao Wei?

Oh.

Mr. Guo has no feelings and no pain.

Instead of staying in Puyang for a long time, Guo quickly returned to Chenliu, where Chenliu presided over a series of post-war reconstruction work, such as pensions for officials who died in battle, appointments of new officials and punishments for officials who were dereliction of duty.

Punishment for dereliction of duty is the top priority. Those officials who directly surrender without fighting and bring disaster to the local government will definitely be severely punished.

Those who surrender honestly can reduce some of their guilt. Those who are afraid of being punished will be chased back at all costs, beheaded for dereliction of duty, and those who are not seriously removed from their posts, and some even ask for compensation.

Such severe accountability is basically the local forces in Yanzhou.

Doing this blatantly and then installing your own hands will not look good and easily make the remaining people afraid of them, so Guo Peng took a more clever approach.

He held a memorial service to the side of Gao Shun's head with a huge fanfare to some county officials who died in battle. Alas, she cried bitterly, represented them as role models, and then despised those who surrendered without fighting.

He strongly paid tribute to the families of the officials who died in battle, and even came to the door to express his condolences in person, holding the hand of the old mother, crying continuously, kneeling in front of the old mother to apologize, and personally sending the pension items.

Chen Lin also wrote five articles to memorialize the dedicated officials, which was so colorful.

Then, severely punish those officials who have dereliction of duty.

Those who are imprisoned are imprisoned, those who are beheaded, those who are decapitated have their positions removed, and those who want to reduce their guilt will have to spend more money to reduce their guilt.

By comparing the two, the image of a ruler with a clear distinction between sentient beings and intentions is established, and the behavior of pulling and fighting each other has also brought great results.

At least the public opinion in Yanzhou is condemning those who surrender without fighting and those who fight to the death to protect the common people.
Chapter completed!