In the backyard of Zhou Mufu, next to the small pond.

Yun Ying, who was wearing a light blue dress, and Lan Yue, who was wearing a fiery red dress, were sitting side by side on a small stone bench by the pond.

"Ying'er, aren't you worried about Mao Jie's marriage?!" Lan Yue said with slightly trembling lips, and the hand holding Yun Ying also trembled slightly, obviously she was worried.

When Yun Ye and Mao Jie were talking just now, they did not close the study door, so several guards heard it, and one of them told Lan Yue about it!

When Yunying heard this, a playful smile appeared on her pretty face, and she said softly: "Sister Yue'er, are you worried?"

"You little girl, what are you talking about? Why should I be worried?!" Lan Yue's face turned red as if she had been told what was on her mind. She stood up and stretched to hide her embarrassment.

At this moment, Yun Ye, who had just walked out of the study door, also walked into the backyard. As soon as Lan Yue saw Yun Ye, she quickly ran over and took Yun Ye's hand to a room.

Yun Ye glanced at Yunying and found that there was a hint of teasing in her eyes. Before she could say anything, Lan Yue directly led her into the room. Seeing Lan Yue's pretty red face, she couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong with your face?"

So red?"

Hearing this, Lan Yue walked straight to the bed, took off her embroidered shoes, stood up and knelt down on the bed. When Yun Ye also got on the bed and the two faced each other, she asked softly:

"Do you really want to marry that daughter of the Cao family?"

"This is necessary, otherwise the princes in the south will be in chaos!" Yun Ye nodded, then seemed to think of something, looked at Lan Yue's red face, and said with a smile:

"Why are you asking about this?"

"What about Zou Yue, Zhen Mi, Lu Ji, Cai Yan... and me?" Lan Yue asked, her face turned red, her head lowered slightly, and her last words were as quiet as a mosquito's.

It was so gentle that Yun Ye almost didn't hear it clearly!

Lan Yue had been arranging the wedding for Yun Ye for the past two years, but Yun Ye had never been idle. This year, he finally had some leisure. Lan Yue naturally couldn't miss it again, and besides, there was a life-long event that affected her...

Seeing Lan Yue's appearance as a little girl, Yun Ye couldn't help but laugh: "I finally have some free time this year. Cai Yan and Zhen Mi are still young. Forget it for now, I can't give Lu Ji a title.

As for the Cao family's daughter, Zou Yue and Yue'er, of course they will be married together!"

"Ah?" As soon as Yun Ye finished speaking, Lan Yue exclaimed in surprise. Her face turned completely red, all the way to her ears. It took her a while to come back to her senses and asked with some hesitation:

"But Cai Yan and Zhen Mi are not young anymore, why don't you marry them?"

Although Lan Yue wants a status, she cares more about Yun Ye's interests. If she only marries three of her, wouldn't she get nothing?

And if Zhen Mi is added, it can help Yun Ye make an extra fortune out of thin air.

And if she marries Cai Yan, Yun Ye's reputation will be completely resounding throughout the scholarly community, and it will also be able to cover up Yun Ye's humble background, so that celebrities in the world will not be discriminated against!

Therefore, Lan Yue was a little hesitant at this moment, and she was even more worried. It was the first time that Yun Ye took a concubine, so if he took her and Zou Yue in, would it have a bad impact on Yun Ye's reputation?

Seeing Lan Yue's worried look, Yun Ye felt warm in his heart and comforted him: "Don't worry! I have my own opinion on this matter, so just be obedient and prepare to be my concubine!"

As he said that, he put a hand around Lan Yue's body and let Lan Yue's head rest on his shoulder.

...

Winter is getting colder and colder, and the whistling north wind has brought very few pedestrians to Xindu City.

Nearly ten days have passed since Mao Jie came to Xindu, and the situation in Xindu has gradually stabilized.

On this day, Yun Ye was wearing a slightly cottony white brocade robe, sitting in his study and dealing with some affairs in Jizhou. With Yunye's tens of thousands of troops stationed in Jizhou, except for Zhongshan Kingdom and Hejian, which were swept by Yunye's army,

, and other counties and countries surrendered on the day of Han Fu's defeat, other places such as Zhao and Gaotang also surrendered.

Before Hu Zhao came, Yun Ye could only handle these matters by himself, which made Yun Ye feel a little depressed.

Guo Jia, Xun You and others are not good at government affairs at all. Lu Su and Shi Tao are too inexperienced to handle state-level affairs at this time!

"call!"

After finishing the official document, Yun Ye let out a long breath, and suddenly a white mist floated in the air. He rubbed his hands with a cold feeling. Just as he was about to continue processing the official document, there was a loud knock on the study door!

"Who?" Yun Ye raised his head and said.

"My lord, there is a man outside the door who calls himself Hu Zhao and wants to see my lord!" A respectful report came from outside the door.

Hu found it?!

Yun Ye looked happy, stood up immediately, opened the door, glanced at the guard, and ordered: "Let him come directly to the study to see me!"

"Here!" the guard agreed and trotted towards the gate.

After a while, a young man wearing a black velvet winter robe, with a pure cotton scholar's crown on his head, smiling eyes, and full of Confucianism walked in.

"Lord!"

The visitor turned out to be Hu Zhao. Yun Ye's memorial naturally went to Dai County, and someone also went to Bingzhou to inform Hu Zhao to come. After receiving the summons, Hu Zhao hurried to Xindu.

When Yun Ye saw Hu Zhao, he couldn't help but look happy. He stood up and walked to Hu Zhao, put his hands on his shoulders, and said: "Kong Ming! You are finally here, otherwise I would really be worried about Jizhou!"

"My lord, please think twice about Jizhou's pastoral work!" Hu Zhao heard this and his expression changed, wondering: "Jizhou is the largest state in the world, I'm afraid I don't have enough power to arrest him!"

Hearing this, Yun Ye turned around and looked at Hu Zhao solemnly: "In the past, Gongsun Du served as the governor of Jizhou in his early twenties, while Kong Ming was already twenty-six years old. Besides, how could Gongsun Du's talents be compared with Kong Ming's?

?Kong Ming does not need to underestimate himself."

With that said, without waiting for Hu Zhao to speak, he directly took Hu Zhao's hand and walked towards the study.

On the wall of the study room, there is a detailed map of the north, and even many small mountains are marked!

"Okay, Kong Ming, come and take a look!" Yun Ye led Hu Zhao to the map, pointed at the four directions of Jizhou and said: "To the west of Jizhou is the Taihang Mountains, and further to the west is Bingzhou. The Chang'an generation, except for the Black Mountain Army, does not need to

If you have any worries, further north is Youzhou, and to the east is the sea. Kong Ming does not have to worry about these three sides. The only thing he is worried about is the area around the Yellow River..."

After finishing his words, Yun Ye turned to look at Hu Zhao, whose brows furrowed.

"What do you mean, lord?!"

Hu Zhao did not continue to decline the position of Jizhou Mu at this moment, and asked with a respectful look on his face.

Yun Ye nodded and continued: "South of the Yellow River, I want to marry Cao Cao and let Cao Cao develop in the south of the Yellow River. This man is a tycoon! Once he develops, he will definitely attract the attention of most princes.

And I am also preparing to station 20,000 troops on the north bank of the Yellow River, commanded by Le Jin, and order the Jianshui Army to patrol the waters of the Yellow River, led by Gan Ning, Gan Xingba, and Lu Su Lu Zijing.

As for your jurisdiction, in addition to managing Jizhou well, you also need to develop farming in the interior of Jizhou such as Bohai and Hejian, so that Jizhou can be self-sufficient next winter without the need for funding from the county, so be confident!"

After saying the last sentence, Yun Ye looked into Hu Zhao's eyes with stern eyes, full of trust!

History also records that Hu Zhaocai may not be as talented as Zhuge Liang, and Yun Ye hopes so too!

Or feeling the trust in Yun Ye's eyes, Hu Zhao exuded a confident look, scanned the map with his wise eyes, and nodded heavily: "Don't worry, my lord, as long as there are no soldiers and horses attacking Jizhou, Hu Zhao guarantees

Jizhou will be able to be self-sufficient next year!"

Hu Zhao was arrogant. He had this talent. He was just a state, not a huge Han Dynasty!

After finishing speaking, Hu Zhao asked with some confusion: "But there is one thing that Hu Zhao still doesn't understand. Since my lord thinks that Cao Mengde is a great hero, why do you want to marry him?"

"With a tax rate of 20% and a population of 1,000 households, it is impossible for Cao Mengde to develop quickly!" Yun Ye's eyes revealed an astonishing confidence, and his hands were clasped behind his back without realizing it!
Chapter completed!