It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

When Master Guo heard what Lu Xingchen said, he smiled so much that his eyebrows were not visible. "Then we can continue to expand our territory to the west and south..."

"I was just about to discuss these things with you. I'll go to your yard in the evening." Lu Xingchen said to Master Guo.

Master Guo smiled and nodded in agreement.

Lu Xingchen returned to his residence, washed off the dust, rested for a while, and then came to Master Guo's courtyard.

The moonlight was faint, and scattered on the ground like broken shadows.

Master Guo had already lit the small red clay stove, and the servant was watching the fire. The tea on the stove had already boiled and was bubbling.

Lu Xingchen sat down, and Master Guo put down the bamboo mountain in his hand, picked up the teapot and poured her a cup of tea.

Lu Xingchen took a sip of tea, then took out the map and placed it between her and Master Guo to see which direction to go next.

Sometimes this is the course of history. Perhaps a few leading figures just make a few clicks on a blueprint and change the situation and direction of the entire world.

At this moment, Lu Xingchen felt like he was pointing out the world on a map.

This feeling filled her with a sense of accomplishment.

Master Guo looked at the densely packed provincial capitals on the map and frowned slightly.

"Thirty years ago, there was only one state in this vast area." Master Guo circled the map and pointed.

"This is a chaotic era. Three or two counties can form a state. After the state capital is established, one can declare himself a king and become a local emperor."

"This Xinluozhou..." Lu Xingchen said.

When the system gave her the map, this state did not exist last time, but this time when she got the map, this state appeared.

Her map is constantly updated in the system.

Therefore, this state is called Xinluozhou, to distinguish it from Luozhou in the north, which means that it has just been established.

"This New Luozhou is where immigrants from the north came, settled down, occupied several counties and established a provincial capital. They didn't even know what it was called. Maybe they were originally from Luozhou, so they gave it a name, New Luozhou." Lu Xingchen explained with a smile.

Master Guo hummed softly. "That is indeed the case."

"There is also a Nanyuzhou in the south."

"But this situation is also good for us. These state capitals are easy to conquer. All our lands will be ours," said Lu Xingchen.

Master Guo nodded, "Indeed."

"But we have to keep the experienced county magistrates. We are so short of people right now."

Lu Xingchen smiled and said, "Of course I know this."

"Also, a new idea came to my mind." Lu Xingchen said.

"What suggestions does the commander-in-chief have?" Master Guo leaned back slightly, lying on the armchair, looking at Lu Xingchen leisurely.

"I want Wei Hu to lead the troops independently." Lu Xingchen said.

Master Guo knew what this meant.

Wei Hu's independent command of the troops meant that he had greater initiative and military power in his hands.

In the future, as his sphere of influence continues to expand, the people in the territories conquered by Wei Hu may only know Wei Hu but not Lu Xingchen.

Wei Hu's power will grow stronger and stronger.

This is also a great test of his loyalty.

Master Guo grew up watching Wei Hu, Zhang Fan, Lu Feng and others. As for Wei Hu, Master Guo was not completely sure.

Wei Hu seemed more mature and stable than other children since he was young.

This is from a positive perspective. If we look at it from a negative perspective, it also means that he has more thoughts than other children and is not so simple.

Lu Xingchen's proposal made Master Guo fall into long contemplation for the first time.

"Someone has to suppress him." said Master Guo.

"Zhang Fan will definitely follow him, but Zhang Fan is too naive and reckless. If Wei Hu sets a trap for him, he might easily jump into it."

"But if Lu Feng follows Wei Hu, it would be a waste of his talent."

Lu Xingchen admired Master Guo for seeing things so clearly.

In their entire military and political system, only he and Lu Feng can control Wei Hu.

If she goes, it doesn't mean that Wei Hu will lead the troops alone, so Lu Feng will be the only candidate.

"Prepare to let Lu Feng follow Wei Hu." Master Guo looked at Lu Xingchen and asked.

Lu Xingchen shook his head. "Wei Hu is thoughtful and thinks more than others. If I send Lu Feng to be with him, he will naturally understand what I mean."

"Since I'm using him, I have to trust him. After all, we grew up together. I don't think he will betray me."

"Of course, I wouldn't be stupid enough to trust him completely."

Master Guo nodded slightly, "Then send Lu Yun to be with him."

Lu Xingchen nodded, "Well, I will send Lu Yun, Pei Jun, and Zhang Fan to be with him."

"Okay, let's arrange it this way." Master Guo smiled easily, took a sip of tea, picked up the bamboo fan and fanned it gently.

"I want to attack these four states first, Renzhou, Anzhou, Yizhou and Huozhou." Lu Xingchen pointed to four locations on the map.

Master Guo nodded slightly, "These four states... the governor can attack whichever one he wants!"

"By the way, Jia Wanhe and Zhou Shu both wrote to you, wanting to kowtow to you." Master Guo smiled and changed the subject.

Lu Xingchen raised his eyebrows, a look of surprise on his face.

"These two old guys saw that the Lord Governor was doing well and wanted to pledge their loyalty to him."

Lu Xingchen smiled and nodded. She naturally understood what Jia Wanhe and Zhou Shu were thinking.

"Since we are short of useful talents now, let them come out and do something."

"Although they are average in ability and don't have the ability to create new things, they are still capable of maintaining the status quo. After all, Song County and Wan County were governed by them in a relatively stable manner."

Master Guo smiled and nodded, "Okay, with what the commander-in-chief said, I know what to do."

"Do you still need them to kowtow to you?"

Lu Xingchen shook his head. "No need. They are all elders. They were all brothers to my father back then. Just forget about kowtow to me."

Master Guo seemed to understand.

Lu Xingchen continued, "I have an idea in my mind. I want to set up an organization."

“A cabinet-like body.”

When Master Guo heard the word "cabinet", he could no longer remain calm and sat up straight.

How could a seventeen-year-old girl achieve such political strategic vision and political maturity as Lu Xingchen?

Some time ago, he suddenly had this idea that as their territory became larger and larger, they must have a cabinet to manage the officials below.

It is indeed not feasible to arrest them piecemeal like we are doing now.

"The Governor is really far-sighted. I had the same idea, but I felt that our plate was not big enough, so I didn't bring it up. I didn't expect that the Governor had already thought of it."

Lu Xingchen likes chatting with Master Guo and always feels that they hit it off.

"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you, Master. Please help me figure out how to set up this cabinet."

"It doesn't have to be complicated. There is a main person in charge, and these people are only responsible to me." Lu Xingchen said.

Master Guo nodded, "Okay, I know what to do."