In these three places, Guo Peng has more than 12 million people.

This number is basically the same as the statistics of the Eastern Han government before the war, which shows the impact of war and hidden household registration.

However, if there is no war, if those hidden and fleeing households are liberated, this number should continue to rise a lot.

Unfortunately, if there was no war, it would be inconvenient to seize population from these guys.

Now Guo Peng is not worried. He has mastered enough population and mobilized enough. With the 5.5 million tool people in Jizhou as the confidence, Guo Peng has the full confidence to launch a war against Bingzhou and Youzhou and take full control of these two states.

The plan for this war was determined like this. Guo Peng continued to discuss some details with everyone. As he discussed, a guard outside came to report and said that a man who claimed to be Xun Yougongda of Yingchuan asked to see Guo Peng outside.

"Xun Gongda?"

The staff members looked outside with strange eyes, and then looked at Guo Peng again.

Everyone knows that Xun Yu had political problems and was sanctioned by Guo Peng, but no one would mention this matter at this time. No one would say anything about Xun Yu or slander Xun Yu or something.

At this sensitive moment, no one knows what will touch Guo Peng's sensitive nerves.

The handling of Xun Yu was the first time that Guo Peng punished his subordinates' scholars. Before that, the most severe punishment was Cao Hong who was beaten to the end. It was an economic issue, not a political issue, so no one took it seriously.

But this time, Xun Yu's problem was really a political issue. As the old man second only to Yuan Cong Group who followed Guo Peng for five years, Xun Yu shouldn't have made such a mistake.

Now that Guo Peng has promoted Duke Wei, established Duke Wei, and began to rule, it has been completed. At this time, Duke Xun has come here, what are his thoughts and plans?

Guo Peng took the letter of worship handed over by the guards, looked through it for a moment, paused, and said, "Call him in."

"yes!"

The guard ran out and called for someone. After a while, a middle-aged man wearing an ordinary Confucian uniform appeared in front of Guo Peng.

"Donald Xun You of Yingchuan, pay homage to Duke Wei."

Xun You gave a long gift.

Guo Peng stared at Xun You for a long time and didn't say anything. The other strategists around him didn't say anything. Everyone stood like this, and the scene was a bit strange and quiet.

Xun You's waist looks good, and he maintains this posture without complaining about being tired or not.

"Xun You, Xun Gongda."

Guo Peng grinned and reached out to help him: "I have heard of Daming for a long time, but I have never seen him. When I saw him today, it is indeed extraordinary. Please get up."

"Thank you, Duke Wei."

Then Xun You straightened his waist, his face calm, nodded slightly, and did not look directly at Guo Peng.

Guo Peng slowly paced around Xun You, examining Xun You, and Xun You didn't say a word, just like a sculpture, his face remained unchanged.

"From Jingzhou?"

"yes."

“How much time has it been taken?”

“It’s been more than two months.”

“Is it safe on the road?”

"Trust Duke Wei to wipe out the blessings of rebellion and be safe all the way."

Guo Peng asked, Xun You answered, concise and concise, without any unnecessary nonsense.

interesting.

Guo Peng nodded.

"You came very coincidental. I just arrived at Duke Wei, and you came. Xun is still quite visionary."

Guo Peng's words were a bit ironic, but Xun You didn't take them seriously.

"In the face of troubled times, in order to protect yourself, you must have foresight. This is the normal human nature."

A light and piaopiao dispelled the tension.

Guo Peng had to exclaim that Xun You could speak.

"You are right, I think so. It's a chaotic time and the world is in great trouble. How can people and families without vision survive safely? Xun's family is worthy of being Xun's family, smart and visionary, but it seems that not all Xun's sons are like this. Gongda, are you right?"

Guo Peng stood beside Xun You, looking at Xun You with his eyes slanted.

Xun You still remained calm.

"There are no two people who are exactly the same. Each of them has their own ideas. This is true for Xun's family and the world's people."

"Mongda thought it was right or wrong to be promoted to the Duke of Wei?"

Guo Peng no longer circled with Xun You, but pointed directly at the core.

"You thought that Duke Wei deserved his reputation for advancing, so there is no need to say much."

"really?"

"really."

Guo Peng was silent for a while and didn't speak, and the atmosphere in the Office of the Staff Office suddenly became very tense.

No one dares to speak, it is very unnatural and uncomfortable.

But it is so calm.

Guo Jia, Xi Zhong, Chen Gong, and other officials looked at Guo Peng and Xun You.

Will Guo Peng accept Xun again?

Or, refuse?

Everything is only in Guo Peng's thought. In a moment, the future fate of Xun's family will be revealed.

Xun You's face remained calm and his eyes remained calm.

I just don’t know if the hands hidden in the wide sleeves are already clenched.

Guo Peng smiled slightly.

"The Southern Xiongnu lived in Bingzhou for a long time, eroded my land, took advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains, went south to invade and captured my people. I hate it deeply. Therefore, I plan to mobilize troops to attack the Southern Xiongnu in the north. What strategy does Gongda have to teach me?"

As soon as the words came to an end, the tense atmosphere disappeared instantly.

Xun's future has been preserved.

Xun You closed his eyes and opened his eyes, quickly adjusted his emotions, bowed to Guo Peng, looked at Guo Peng's military map, and then began a detailed analysis.

The situation between the two sides, the strength of the two sides, and the determination to fight each other.

Guo Peng's advantages and disadvantages, and the Southern Xiongnu's advantages and disadvantages.

Finally, we came to the conclusion that the Southern Xiongnu will inevitably fall, and Guo Peng will inevitably win.

Half an hour later, Xun You was appointed as the staff officer of the Wei State by Guo Peng, and followed Guo Peng to consent for military aircraft and participated in handling military affairs.

Xun You was accepted by the State of Wei.

What satisfied Guo Peng was that Xun You did not mention Xun Yu a word from beginning to end.

Guo Peng was very happy about this and also praised Xun You for his intelligence in front of Cheng Yu.

"Compared with Wenruo, Gongda is much smarter."

Guo Peng smiled and said, "If Wen had the intelligence of Gongda, it would not have been like this."

"The lord thinks, can Xun Gongda be used?"

Cheng Yu poured a drink for Guo Peng and gave it to Guo Peng with both hands.

Guo Peng took it, took a sip of the sweet drink, and nodded.

"Xun Gongda can be used. If Xun Gongda knows the right measure, knows what to say, what not to say, what to do, what not to do, what not to do, Xun Gongda also knows what I want and what I don't want, and he won't do extra things."

Guo Peng put down the drink cup and said slowly: "Xun Gongda is specialized in military affairs, which is naturally good for me. He has a good study of warfare and strategies and ancient warfare examples. Although he has never participated in military operations, I can see that he is very down-to-earth and not exaggerated. I think it can be used."

"That Xun..."

"Let's leave it for now and keep it true."

Seeing Guo Peng say this, Cheng Yu didn't object, but asked, "Just leave Xun Wenruo just like that?"
Chapter completed!