Morning.
In the mansion of General Fuhan, in the back house and in the bedroom.
Wu Nian opened his eyes and subconsciously reached out to touch, but he didn't see the person beside his pillow. Only then did he remember that Liu Xiang, Wang Ruyan, and Xiao Hong were about to give birth.
And Mrs. Chen was having her menstrual period.
So he, a general who assisted the Han Dynasty with one wife and three concubines, was currently sleeping alone.
"Come here." Wu Nian shook his head to get rid of the anger. He felt a little more energetic, sat up and shouted towards the outhouse.
A team of four maids came in from the outer room to help Wu Nian wash and change clothes.
Shortly after. Wu Nian, wearing a bright red narrow-sleeved brocade robe, walked out of the bedroom and came to the dining room.
In private, there is no need to share meals. The family eats around a round table. The others had arrived early and were waiting for Wu Nian.
"father."
"Master."
"younger brother."
"elder brother."
"uncle."
Wu Nian is the head of the family, wait until he sits down. Everyone spoke, but this title was a bit confusing.
Wu Nian smiled and picked up his chopsticks, glanced at everyone, and said, "Let's eat."
We are all a family, so we don’t actually need to have so many rules. But it’s okay if there are no rules, otherwise it will be a mess.
After breakfast, everyone went to do whatever they were supposed to do. Those with big bellies went back to nurse their babies with the support of their maids.
Zhang Zhen went to practice martial arts.
Li Ya watched Zhang Zhen practice martial arts.
Mrs. Chen went back to take care of her baby, and Mrs. Wu couldn't stop busying herself with things.
Wu Nian originally practiced martial arts during this time every day. But if I’m lazy today, forget it.
After he left the restaurant, he walked along the corridor to a pavilion next to a small pond, where he sat down and watched the fish in the pond.
After the celebration banquet, another five days passed.
The school captains were all busy leading troops and training men and horses.
The reconstruction of the General's Mansion of Fuhan was completed. At present, Liu Zhixing, Li Yong, and Chen Jiagui led officials to the Fu Han General's Mansion.
In front is where officials work.
Behind is where Wu Nian and his family lived.
As for the county government office, it has been vacated. When will the county magistrate be arranged to live in it?
The Fu Han General's Mansion was equivalent to a small imperial court and was the highest authority. Now that we have counties, of course we have to establish lower-level administrative units.
Select the county magistrate, count the population of the three counties, and expand the army.
This is an internal matter in the land of three counties.
Tall buildings rise from the ground, and the iron must be hardened. If you have land, supplies, and money, you have to expand your troops and lay the foundation.
The battle between Meng Yuan and Chu State was an external matter.
Now Xiong Wuwo and Chunyuan are still facing each other on the front line of Shanhaiguan, and they haven't fought any decent battle. Wanyanxian, Jin Ruiyun, and Puguli are integrating their troops and recharging their strength.
Licking the wounds suffered during the battle in Jiang County.
"I hope Xiong Wuwo doesn't want to win, but I also don't want to retreat. If he wins, he will find a way to deal with me."
"If Chunyuan wins, Xiong Wuwo will retreat to Shanhaiguan. Chunyuan will probably lead all ten thousand households to attack me."
"No matter who wins on either side, it doesn't do me any good."
"It is better to maintain the status quo and the two sides will confront each other for a year or two. Only when I become stronger and gain more counties can I decide my own destiny."
Wu Nian leaned out half of his body and looked at the fish in the small pond intently, but his heart was not on the fish, but on his own concerns.
Now it's like practicing martial arts.
If you sail against the current, you will retreat if you don't advance.
The results of the victory must be digested quickly to further enhance the combat power.
Compared to the behemoths Chu and Meng Yuan, his strength is still too weak.
Just trying to survive in the cracks.
"Da da da!"
Liu Zhixing entered the pavilion with a slightly hurried pace. After taking a breath, he bowed and saluted Wu Nian, who stood up and looked at him: "General. Xiong Wuwo sent an envoy over and asked us to attack the Mongolian people's grain road."
Wu Nian's eyes flashed. He raised his right hand and pinched his chin. He stood up and walked back and forth in the pavilion with his head lowered for a while. Then he stopped, looked up at Liu Zhixing and said, "I just said I’m thinking about this too.”
"No matter who wins, their northern and southern armies will turn around and destroy me."
"Do you think I should help Xiongwuwu?"
Even if Wu Nian didn't say anything, Liu Zhixing knew what Wu Nian was thinking.
He did not hesitate, shook his head and said decisively: "Without our help, Xiong Wuwo will definitely not be Chunyuan's opponent."
"If he is defeated by Chunyuan, he will return to Shanhaiguan. Just like the general said, we will be next."
"That's right." Wu Nian nodded, then passed Liu Zhixing and walked out of the pavilion. He said to Liu Zhixing without looking back, "Follow me."
Liu Zhixing nodded and followed Wu Nian's steps quickly.
Wu Nian walked along the corridor and came to a group of soldiers and ordered: "Go and find Tieniu and Chen Jiagui."
"Yes." A soldier responded and immediately turned around and left.
Wu Nian took Liu Zhixing to a room and sat down.
This general's mansion of the Fu Han Dynasty was originally the residence of Jin Huanshan, but it was even larger after the reconstruction. It was like a maze, but Wu Nian had gotten used to it after living there for these days.
But he didn't have any great impressions about living there, just so-so.
Regardless of food, clothing, housing, and transportation, Wu Nian didn't have too high requirements. Just stay comfortable. As for home. Where there is family, that is home.
It doesn't matter whether it's a big mansion or a small house, as long as you can live comfortably, it's a good home.
Chen Jiagui was in Jiang County, so he came first. Wu Nian asked him not to be polite and sit down first.
"General. What do you want from me?" After a long time, Tieniu entered the house dusty and said to Wu Nian with a fist in his arms.
"No rush." Wu Nian smiled and shook his head, asking Tieniu to sit down first, and then asked the slave outside the door to go down and make tea.
After drinking half a cup of tea, Wu Nian put down the cup and told Tieniu and Chen Jiagui what had happened.
"General, what you mean is that I cooperate with Jiagui to guerrilla attack their grain trucks?" Tieniu has been a leading general for so many years, and has systematically studied the art of war. He is no longer Wu Xia Ameng. Hearing this, Hu's eyes flashed and he said immediately.
"Yes. Currently, among the soldiers and horses in Jiang County, you have the most complete organization and the most combat effectiveness. You cooperate with Jiagui. Based on Jiagui's intelligence system, you can harass the grain route of Chunyuan. Help Xiong Wuwo. .”
"but."
When Wu Nian said this, he paused for a while and then said: "Be careful. We want to attack Chunyuan's grain road. Of course Chunyuan will also find a way to eliminate us. If you can, fight. If you can't, don't fight."
"We are just helping the bear, not working for him."
"I understand." Tieniu nodded, then picked up the tea cup on the coffee table, drank the precious Yuqian Longjing tea in a slurp, stood up and hugged Wu Nian and Liu Zhixing. He turned around and greeted Chen Jiagui: "Jiagui, let's go."
"Yeah." Chen Jiagui hummed, stood up, hugged Wu Nian and Liu Zhixing, and followed Tieniu away.
"Zhixing. What I'm doing now is a balancing act. But things like this may go wrong very quickly. Strengthening ourselves first is the top priority."
"You speed up and get the population statistics of the three counties and nine forts. I can increase the general's troops based on the population. You can also select and recommend officials such as the county magistrate and the county magistrate. I will cut through the mess quickly and appoint Go down."
"Time waits for us."
Wu Nian stood up, turned around and looked at Liu Zhixing with his hands behind his back, and said in a deep voice.
"Yes." Liu Zhixing also stood up, bent down and clasped his fists in response.
