Chapter 1361 Ascension to the Palace, Formulation of National Policies!

Red candle, dim tent.

"Husband, why did you entrust me with the important task of selecting beautiful women? I dare not specialize in such a major matter."

Under the candlelight, it seemed that Zhen Mi's little face was flushed and extremely gorgeous.

Now that Bai Xiaowen is the King of Yan, according to the rules Zhen Mi should call him "King", but Bai Xiaowen didn't like it, so he insisted that Zhen Mi still call him "Husband".

Similarly, in front of Zhen Mi, Bai Xiaowen would not call himself a widow or widow, and would not boast of his identity.

Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "It's just a small matter, so what's the matter?"

Zhen Mi said lightly: "My husband is just joking. I don't know how many powerful people from aristocratic families are watching this matter. If the concubine presides over it, I am worried that the selected palace people will not suit my husband's wishes; How can it be a trivial matter."

Bai Xiaowen laughed and said: "I, the Yuan family, are the biggest clansmen, so I am afraid of offending a few families? As for the selection of palace servants, it's just that my mother has orders, and the officials have to advise. Aifei, feel free to do it, everything is up to me."

Zhen Mi lowered her jade neck shyly, and said in a low voice, "Husband, the night is getting dark."

This kind of hint is already very blatant among women in ancient China.

Bai Xiaowen coughed: "Well, you go to bed first. I want to practice a Taoism, and I can't get close to women for the next month, or all my previous efforts will be wasted."

It's not that Bai Xiaowen refuses to eat the meat that reaches his mouth, he is not so noble.

However, Bai Xiaowen didn't want to sleep with Zhen Mi as Yuan Xi.

In the days since she came to the Three Kingdoms plane, Zhen Mi already has a place in Bai Xiaowen's heart with her stunning appearance, gentle temperament and intelligent mind.

In addition, when Youzhou raised troops, Zhen Mi and Zhen's assistance to Bai Xiaowen made Bai Xiaowen respect Zhen Mi even more out of love.

Bearing Yuan Xi's identity, sharing the bed with Zhen Mi is not only a blasphemy to Zhen Mi, but also an indulgence to Bai Xiaowen himself.

For Zhen Mi, Bai Xiaowen has gradually come up with the idea of ​​resettlement, but before his identity is revealed, Bai Xiaowen will not make any oversteps.

It's a bit strange to say that Zhen Mi didn't say much about Bai Xiaowen's refusal to share the same bed, but just smiled and said: "My husband is really a sincere gentleman."

Bai Xiaowen has a little doubt in his heart. I am now Yuan Xi, and I am looking for excuses not to sleep with my wife. If my wife is not angry, she will burn incense. The most I can say is "I am not addicted to women". What does it have to do with a gentleman?

Zhen Mi took off her jacket, and after going to bed, she whispered to Bai Xiaowen, "Husband, I have an unfeeling request."

"Say it."

"This time my husband is conquering Jiangnan, and I want to go with the army."

"Huh? Why is that?"

"My husband is fighting hard. My concubine can't give advice and solve your worries; my martial arts can't kill the enemy on the battlefield and make meritorious deeds. I leave Yedu empty and accomplish nothing. What face do I have to steal the princess's position? After thinking about it, the only concubine is Follow your husband, take care of your husband's food and daily life, and make a little contribution."

Bai Xiaowen's heart skipped a beat.

It's not impossible for Zhen Mi to follow the army.

Not to mention anything else, just a set of auxiliary skills is already very powerful.

Regardless of whether it is useful or not, with Luoshen by my side, at least it can be eye-catching.

Bai Xiaowen sat on the head of the bed and pondered for a while.

Zhen Mi gently pulled Bai Xiaowen's arm, and said softly, "Husband..."

"Well……"

Bai Xiaowen felt his bones lighten a few taels,

Hastily said: "Okay, okay, I promise you."

"Thank you, husband!" Zhen Mi's smile bloomed like a rose.

Bai Xiaowen sat cross-legged on the head of the bed, quietly reading the Taiping Sutra. Zhen Mi wrapped her arms around Bai Xiaowen's waist and fell asleep.

...

The next day, Bai Xiaowen was promoted to the palace to discuss matters, and the former subordinates of Duke Yan's mansion all followed Bai Xiaowen into King Yan.

There is news from Jingzhou.

Wei Yan and Yan Yan set out from Berkshire and raided Jingzhou.

The soldiers of Jingzhou had already been dispatched to Xichuan by Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, and it was the emptiest time at this time. With 3,000 soldiers and horses, Wei Yan easily broke through the barrier all the way, and killed Xiangyang City within seven days.

Wei Yan used the power of King Yan to persuade him to surrender.

Liu Cong, the nominal shepherd of Jingzhou, and his mother Cai, did not dare to resist the imperial army and surrendered the city.

At the same time, those who surrendered were Kuailiang brothers, Wenpin, etc., civil and military officials who had been favored by Liu Biao but did not surrender to Liu Bei.

There is also Zhang Yun, who has surrendered to Liu Bei, but has been practicing the navy and has not entered Sichuan with Liu Bei. After Wei Yan took Xiangyang, he didn't know which string Zhang Yun didn't get right, so he took his 5,000 sailors to defect to Sun Wu.

Except for Zhang Yun, the five counties of Jingzhou belonged to Liu Cong's rule, depending on the order.

Wei Yan was still not satisfied, and before Zhang Yun's 30,000 troops arrived, he went to attack Jiangxia, Wuchang and other four counties-these four counties are currently in the hands of Jiangdong Sun Ce.

From the perspective of the overall strategy, Wei Yan's choice was not wrong, because Jiangdong Sun Ce had just experienced the defeat in Hefei, and lost half of the 50,000 Jiangdong soldiers. He was on his way back to the army and had no time to rescue Jingzhou.

The mistake was that Wei Yan overestimated his ability.

Lu Su and Lu Meng succeeded in guarding Jiang Xia with one article and one military, and even used tricks to make Wei Yan suffer a big loss.

Wei Yan's 3,000 vanguard troops captured the five counties of Jingzhou all the way without any loss, but under Jiangxia City, they lost more than half.

Lu Su and Lu Meng even took the opportunity to counterattack, and the reason was very legitimate.

It was Zhuge Liang who mortgaged the remaining five counties of Jingzhou to Jiangdong at the beginning, and the agreement was to break through Hefei; now that Hefei is gone anyway, Jiangdong naturally has a reason to take the remaining five counties of Jingzhou.

Fortunately, Zhang He's 30,000 troops arrived later, and they managed to defend Jingxiang, not letting Wei Yan's previous efforts be wasted.

This messenger was sent by Zhang He.

After being promoted to the palace, first discuss the merits and demerits of Wei Yan and Zhang Yun.

The opinions of all the ministers were relatively unified. Zhang Xi deserved to be rewarded for his meritorious deeds and no faults; although Wei Yan had damaged soldiers and horses, his flaws were not concealed, and his merits outweighed his demerits, so he should also be rewarded.

Bai Xiaowen said: "Zhang Yun is a veteran veteran of our army. He is loyal, brave and promising. He can indeed be awarded the title. However, Wei Yan refused to obey the military order and rashly attacked the Jiangdong area, which dampened the spirit of our army and almost lost the five counties of Jingzhou! The merits and demerits are balanced. Don’t reward for the time being, and see the effect later; if you make meritorious service later, you will accumulate merit and reward; if you are convicted again, you will be punished for both crimes.”

Wei Yan and Lu Bu have similar personalities, and how to use them can completely refer to Boss Cao's famous words at the beginning:

"I treat Wenhou like raising eagle ears: foxes and rabbits don't dare to be full before they rest. If they are hungry, they will use them, and if they are full, they will go away."

Zhuge Liang actually treated Wei Yan in the same way, beating while beating, and never praised Wei Yan; it was completely different from his attitude towards Zhao Yun.