The most arrogant in history

Chapter 391: Easy to grasp.

Ye Kun did not dare to act arbitrarily, and the next day he summoned civil and military officials to discuss the matter.

The officials in the Jingxiang area were all afraid of war and had the same idea as Ma Zhengyang, hoping to focus on production without having to fight.

The former officials of Yizhou all hoped to seize the opportunity to bleed Xiahou Chang again.

Gangs and divisions have already clearly emerged among the official ranks.

In order to stabilize the situation, Ye Kun had to give in and said:

"We are not fully armed yet, so it is not the right time to attack Xiahou Chang. Let's wait until our eight-shot muskets are mass-produced. Then we can advance all the way and sweep across the Central Plains. If we fight at that time, we will be invincible and will not suffer any losses."

The eight-shot muskets have only been produced recently, and there are only 300 of them now.

Ye Kun hopes it can be three thousand or even five thousand.

As long as there are enough muskets, the form of war will be completely changed, just like the Eight-Nation Alliance attacking the corrupt Eight Banners Army of the Qing Dynasty, crushing them with ease!

After the meeting, the officials in Yizhou were very dissatisfied.

Ye Kun patiently explained:

"There have been wars every year in the Jingxiang area, and the people are really scared of it. In addition, we are not sure of victory if we attack Xiahou Chang now. If we fail to capture Luoyang or Chang'an, we will lose the support of the people in the Jingxiang area. For now, we still need to unite and maintain stability."

Guan Yafu also came to Xiangyang at this time and realized the problem:

"The officials of Jingzhou and Yizhou are clearly divided into two camps. This is not good for the overall situation. We need to find a way to solve this problem."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Does Master Guan have any good suggestions?"

Guan Yafu thought for a while and said, "There is a way. First, arrange a marriage between Yizhou and Jingzhou to form in-laws. Second, select the children of Jingzhou officials to study in universities and military academies, so that they can be classmates with the children of Yizhou and strengthen their relationship."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

Whether in ancient times or in later generations, the closest relationships in social interactions are nothing more than clans, in-laws, fellow townsmen, and classmates.

In ancient times, fellow townsmen and classmates were hard relationships, which the ancients attached great importance to.

Liu Bei sold straw sandals, a typical low-class person, but he had a classmate named Gongsun Zan. Everyone knows what happened later. Gongsun Zan took him to join the grand event of the 18 princes attacking Dong Zhuo, and he became famous all over the world.

Without Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei couldn't even enter the tents of the eighteen princes!

Ye Kun also agreed with Guan Yafu's suggestion and said with a smile:

"Then immediately select outstanding young people from Jingzhou and Yizhou and enroll them in universities and military academies to study together. In addition, everyone can privately inquire about which officials are suitable for marriage, and I will act as a matchmaker."

The officials were all busy reporting the marriage status of their children to Ye Kun.

Ye Kun and Wen Axiu worked overtime to match people up, and then took Jiang Yourong and Xie Baochan to visit officials in Jingzhou to act as matchmakers for them.

The King of Hanzhong had great reputation, and most marriage proposals were approved.

Ye Kun also selected a group of talented and virtuous women from Jingzhou and married them to young generals in the army, so that Yizhou and Jingzhou could become one.

After returning home, Jiang Yourong suddenly said:

"My husband, Cao Jiashan has many daughters, and they are not young anymore. What are you going to do with them? Are you going to take them in as maids?"

All along, everyone thought that Ye Kun raised Duoduo and Moli and waited for them to grow up.

In fact, Ye Kun didn’t have this idea.

Duoduo is still in Chengdu, inheriting Wang Ganma's business and is responsible for the production of Shu brocade.

Ye Kun thought for a moment and said, "Ma Botao's wife passed away last month. I plan to recognize Duoduo as my sister and marry her to Ma Botao."

Jiang Yourong was stunned for a moment, then she covered her mouth and laughed, "Duoduo is so beautiful, are you willing to give her up?"

"Little girl, you are talking nonsense again. How can anyone be as beautiful as you?" Ye Kun smiled and tapped Jiang Yourong lightly on the head.

"Am I still a little girl? I'm almost thirty. In a few years, I'll be raising grandchildren and become an old lady."

"Nonsense, you're only eighteen."

In fact, Jiang Yourong is only twenty-four or twenty-five years old now.

Living conditions have improved in recent years, but she still looks fresh and youthful.

Jiang Yourong smiled and said, "Feng'er is already six years old. Do you think we should hire a teacher to teach him?"

"Then let's find a few houses nearby and set up a primary school. Find a few teachers and let the children of other officials study together and play with Feng'er and the others. Children need playmates, otherwise they will be too lonely."

Ye Kun was so busy that he couldn't even take care of his children's education.

His children are still young, so Ye Kun is not in a hurry.

Jiang Yourong smiled and said, "These are all young masters and young ladies. I'm afraid they are difficult to teach."

"In the academy, you are just a student, there are no young masters or princesses."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "When the school starts, I will go over and say hello to the teachers. You are welcome to educate the children."

While the couple was chatting, the bodyguard suddenly brought an urgent report.

Yan Liuhai was assassinated!

After reading the urgent report, Ye Kun felt like he was struck by lightning and almost fainted!

One reason is because of the brotherhood between fellow townsmen, and the other is because Yan Liuhai is now a general who controls the southeast and is his right-hand man!

Jiang Yourong was also surprised. She came over to take a look and her face turned pale. "Liu Hai is dead? This can't be true, right?"

Ye Kun came to his senses and immediately summoned his civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures overnight.

The second urgent report came again, with more details.

In the morning, Yan Liuhai was hunting in the mountainous area south of Changsha when he was suddenly attacked by a hidden arrow and was seriously injured on the spot. Yan Liuhai's subordinates surrounded the five assassins.

But the assassins were strong and all committed suicide.

Judging from the bow and arrows and the assassin's personal belongings, they are Xiao Dequan's men from Jiangdong, or they are Xiao Dequan's Tiger Guards!

Because the arrows of the Huben Army are specially made and have obvious markings.

Ye Kun was extremely sad and angry, and said angrily:

"Xiao Dequan openly allied with me, but secretly sent assassins to kill my brother Yan Liuhai. I, Ye Kun, will not be a human being if I don't avenge him!"

Xue Changfeng said: "My lord, the most important thing now is to arrange the defense of the southeast to prevent Jiangdong from taking further action and attacking Changsha."

Ye Kun nodded, sent a pigeon to arrange the defense of the southeast, and urgently transferred Jiang Laowu to Changsha to take charge of military affairs.

Zhuge Feng pondered and said, "Jiangdong allied with us on the one hand, and assassinated Yan Liuhai on the other hand. What is their intention?"

"I will mobilize all the troops in the country to avenge Yan Liuhai!"

Ye Kun drew out his sword and cut off the corner of the case: "Send a message to the legions in all places, prepare for war at level one. I will personally lead an army of 200,000 soldiers and sailors to Jiangdong, take Xiao Dequan's head, and offer sacrifice to Yan Liuhai!"

After saying that, Ye Kun left the court.

Zhuge Feng, Guan Yafu, Ma Zhengyang and others chased to the back hall.

Ye Kun frowned and asked, "Does anyone have anything else to say?"

"My lord, this is a fraud."

Guan Yafu stepped forward and said, "Jiangdong is afraid of us. They just formed an alliance with us and have close relations with us. Why would they assassinate Yan Liuhai at this time and bring trouble upon themselves? I think this incident may have been done by Xiahou Chang, who wanted to shift the blame to Jiangdong and provoke a war between us and Jiangdong."

Ma Zhengyang clasped his fists and said, "Master Guan is right. I also find it strange. Jiang Dong could not have left any obvious evidence when he assassinated Yan Liuhai."