Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

"Back at Sishui Pass, these two were able to hold their own against Lü Bu for dozens of rounds. It's no surprise that they teamed up to defeat you today."

In Cao's army camp, Cao Cao saw Dian Wei's injuries and offered comfort.

Dian Wei lowered his head with some guilt, "I underestimated the enemy!"

"Nothing, go down and let the military doctor bandage your wounds and rest for a few days!"

"Yes!" Dian Wei clasped his fists and left the military tent.

Cao Cao rubbed his throbbing temples and looked at Xi Zhicai helplessly, "Liu Xuande is constantly harassing us from the rear, and our army has previously massacred the city, so the resistance of the soldiers and civilians in the city is particularly fierce. We can't capture this city anytime soon. Our army's morale is being worn down day by day. What should we do?"

Xi Zhicai leaned back on the low couch, covered his mouth and coughed a few times. Then he spoke softly and weakly, "Since we cannot conquer it, my lord, why not withdraw your troops and give Donghai County to Liu Xuande?"

"What does this mean?" Cao Cao was puzzled.

Cao's army fought all the way here. As long as they captured Tancheng and Donghai County, they could isolate Yuan Shu's troops in the south, and then take Langya State in the north, and even Taishan County. Retreating would mean failure.

Xi Zhicai tried to stand up by holding onto the armrest of the couch, but Cao Cao hurried over to help him up. "You're not feeling well, sit down and talk!"

Xi Zhicai calmed down his dizziness and slowly walked to the map in front of him. He said, "Yuan Shu is attacking Xia Pi State in the south. If the lord withdraws his troops, will Liu Xuande have to go to Xia Pi to rescue it?"

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then smiled. "You mean, let Liu Bei attack Yuan Shu first, and then I can reap the benefits while they fight?"

Xi Zhicai's eyes fell on the map in front of the desk, but he remained silent. Cao Cao followed his gaze and saw the area of ​​Pei, Liang and Yingchuan in Yuzhou.

Cao Cao instantly understood what he meant, raised his eyebrows and laughed, "What a great talent!"

Then he shouted to the outside, "Send the order, retreat to Pengcheng!"

Cao's army retreated, and Tao Qian breathed a sigh of relief but also died. Liu Bei entered Xuzhou, took over Tao Qian's forces, and stationed troops in Tancheng.

As Xi Zhicai said, when Liu Bei became the governor of Xuzhou, he could not ignore Xia Pi State. On the fifth day of taking office, Liu Bei left Zhang Fei to guard Tancheng, and he and Guan Yu led 5,000 troops to Xia Pi to resist Yuan Shu.

…………

Meanwhile in Jizhou, Lu Bu and his wife, after several days of investigation and research, finally decided on the appointment of officials.

"Once the first month of the lunar year is over, all land will be leveled and prepared for spring sowing. To avoid delaying farming, a few matters and appointments will be finalized today."

Lu Bu sat at the head of the government office, looking at the civil and military officials, "Wait until I'm done. If you have any opinions, please share them one by one."

Everyone stood with their heads bowed, holding their breath and listening.

"First, of the seven prefectures under the Sili government, except for Hedong, Henei, and Hongnong, which had previously been governed, the rest had been ravaged by Dong Zhuo and the two Li brothers. Many officials and civilians had fled, leaving the counties and villages in disarray and without any one to govern them."

"I propose to redistribute the seven Sili counties into two provinces. The former three prefectures will be returned to Yongzhou, Hedong, Hongnong, Henei, and Henan will be Sizhou, and the five counties of Jizhou will remain Jizhou. Yanmen, Dingxiang, the area east of the river in Xihe County, Taiyuan, and Shangdang will remain Bingzhou. The remaining counties will be Shanzhou, totaling five provinces. Each province will have a governor in charge of the government affairs of that province."

As soon as Lü Bu finished speaking, several people below him began to stir. The first one to lose his composure was Yu Fuluo. He looked at Lü Bu with excitement and flattery, and asked, "Are you planning to send troops to reclaim the Southern Xiongnu?"

In fact, there is no need to ask more questions. The meaning of dividing the areas in this way is already very clear. At this time, Dingxiang, Wuyuan, Yunzhong and other counties in Bingzhou were still under the control of the Southern Xiongnu, and Lu Bu incorporated Dingxiang into the new Bingzhou area, and assigned the Southern Xiongnu territory to Shanzhou. It was obvious that he was preparing to deal with the Southern Xiongnu.

Lü Bu said, "The Southern Xiongnu were originally a vassal state of the Han Dynasty. A few years ago, King Xiutu took advantage of the civil unrest in the Han Dynasty to kill the Chanyu and rebel. I have long wanted to completely quell their rebellion, but I have never been able to do so. I will first carve out Shanzhou from it and send troops after this year's autumn harvest."

It is said that troops will be sent, but once this news reaches the Southern Xiongnu, I am afraid that the royal court will have to make some statement. At this time, they will never dare to take action against Lu Bu again. It is only a matter of a few words to withdraw, and then the Southern Xiongnu regime will be reshuffled.

After Lu Bu answered Yu Furuo's question, the few people who wanted to speak kept silent again. When they heard about the redivision of Sili, some orthodox Han Dynasty members subconsciously wanted to object, but when they thought about it, what reason did they have to object?

Lu Bu's reduction of the jurisdictional areas of each state was undoubtedly intended to weaken the local governments and strengthen central rule. Their opposition would only cause trouble for both sides and would be meaningless.

Although Lü Bu didn't explicitly state his intention to replace the Han, his intentions were clear. This wasn't just him; Yuan Shu, the most powerful figure in the south, was also a proponent of the same strategy. There was also Gongsun Zan of Youzhou. He had dared to kill Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, when the Han still existed. How could he possibly respect the Han dynasty now? As for the likes of Liu Biao and Liu Zhang, they could only defend their own territory. Expecting them to pacify the world was tantamount to wishful thinking.

Everyone couldn't help but lament again that the Han Dynasty could not be revived!

"Secondly, Ren Fengyuantu will be appointed governor of Yongzhou. The former governor of Henei, Du Bohou, will be promoted to governor of Sizhou. Ju Gongyu will be appointed governor of Jizhou. The former chief secretary of Taiyuan, Chang Bohuai, will be appointed governor of Bingzhou. The existing governorships of the various prefectures will remain unchanged, and vacancies will be filled by the governors themselves."

As soon as the provincial governors were appointed, some people immediately expressed dissatisfaction. Guo Tu was the first to step forward and ask, "The governors of Sizhou and Bingzhou have served our lord for a long time and have made great contributions. We have no objection. But on what basis did our lord appoint the governors of Yongzhou and Jizhou?"

He glanced at Feng Ji and Ju Su and snorted coldly, "What achievements have they made?"

Guo Tu's meaning was very clear. They were all surrendered generals, and Lu Bu should treat them equally.

Lü Bu didn't answer him, but simply stared at him coldly and asked, "Then, sir, who do you think is suitable to be the governor of Yongzhou and Jizhou?"

When meeting Lu Bu's cold eyes, Guo Tu felt a chill down his spine and was speechless. He almost forgot that this was Lu Fengxian, who had fought in countless battlefields and drunk the blood of countless people under his halberd, and not the elegant and gentle Yuan Benchu, who might draw his sword and kill someone on the spot if he was unhappy.

"Since you don't have a suitable candidate, let's just do it this way." Seeing that Guo Tu didn't dare to speak, Lu Bu said.

Feng Ji and Ju Su only came to their senses at this moment. Ju Su took two steps forward and said in fear and trepidation, "I have no talent or achievements. Why should the lord entrust me with such an important task? I truly do not deserve it!"

Lü Bu's expression softened. He stood up and went forward to support Ju Su. He then looked at Feng Ji and said, "When you two were under Benchu's command, he valued you both. Your abilities are self-evident."

He raised his eyebrows slightly as he spoke, "Don't you want to work for me?

The two men bowed quickly, "Thank you for your high regard, lord. We are willing to serve you at your service!"

Zhang Mo had carefully considered the candidate for the governor. Chang Lin and Du Ji were not to be mentioned. Feng Ji was a man who could clearly distinguish between public and private affairs, so he would be the most suitable person to govern the local area. However, given that there were many aristocratic families in Jizhou, if an outsider was appointed as the governor of Jizhou, he would definitely be completely marginalized by the people below. Even Lu Bu or Zhang Mo themselves would not be able to do it. Therefore, appointing Ju Su, who had a certain prestige in Jizhou, was also a temporary measure.

Lu Bu turned and walked back to his seat, then continued, "Also, each state will be assigned an army, with a commander in charge of the state's military affairs. Under the commander will be a military advisor, and all military advisors will report to the military advisor's department. Each county commander will report to the commander of that area. All state governors, army commanders, and military advisors will be under the command of the Tang Palace."

This……

Everyone was shocked after hearing this. It turned out that the governor only had the authority to manage the local area, but not the military power?

However, referring to the current situation of feudal lords, everyone can understand that in order to suppress local rebellions, Emperor Lingdi set up provincial governors to be in charge of the military and political affairs of a province, which led to excessive local power and the emergence of a situation where the princes had their own troops and were independent. Now that Lu Bu has the command of the army in his own hands, it will be difficult to rebel unless the provincial governor, military commander, and military advisor conspire together.

"Specifically, the commander of the Yongzhou army is Taishi Ci, with Xin Ping as his military advisor; the commander of the Jizhou army is Qu Yi, with Xu Shu as his military advisor; the commander of the Bingzhou army is Zhang Liao, with Guo Tu as his military advisor; and the commander of the Sizhou army is Gao Shun, with Shen Pei as his military advisor."

"General Xu Rong, the former bandit-suppressing general, will be the temporary commander of the Shanzhou Army, with Fa Zheng as the military advisor. They will initially be stationed in Xihe County. As for the number of troops in each military region and the selection of captains, arrangements will be made later."

The army has basically not changed, except that the areas under the jurisdiction of each army have expanded. Everyone has no objection to this. The original military generals of Jizhou have been assigned to each army as captains. In the future, when the territory expands and military commanders are appointed, they will naturally be selected from the captains first.

As for the military advisors, except for Xu Shu and Shen Pei who were really appointed as military advisors, Guo Tu and Xin Ping were prepared to be killed. Both of them were treacherous villains. Zhang Mo's early plan was to eliminate them through war, but he did not find the opportunity. This time, they were arranged to be military advisors to Taishi Ci and Zhang Liao, so that they could find an opportunity to get rid of these two people.

"In addition, Jia Xu and Tian Feng are appointed as Grand Tutors of the Tang Palace. Chen Lin, Xin Pi, Xun Chen, and others are appointed as officials to assist me and the princess in handling government affairs. The former Flying Bear Army and the Golden Eagle Guard will be directly led by the prince and the princess as mobile forces."

Lü Bu said this while looking at Yan Liang. "General Yan, are you willing to join the Golden Eagle Guard as a deputy commander?"

Yan Liang was stunned for a moment, then quickly clasped his fists and responded, "Yes, I do!"

During these days, not only Lu Bu and Zhang Mo investigated and understood the civil and military affairs of Jizhou, but the people of Jizhou also made a detailed understanding of Bingzhou's current political affairs, military affairs, people's livelihood, etc. If we were to say which two armies are the strongest in Bingzhou, they would be the Flying Bear Army and the Golden Eagle Guard. Being able to join these two armies is the dream of all soldiers. Of course, being able to enter and become a general is even more desirable.