In the autumn of the first year of Yongjia, the former strong men such as Wang Jun and those who were in charge died one after another. Perhaps it was because his death was too abrupt that all parties were caught off guard. Although those once suppressed forces were ready to move, they were controlled by their opponents who seemed to be strong, they could not make up their minds in a fashion. Under the involvement of each family, the once chaotic northern border suddenly returned to peace.

Lu Yao returned to Dai County in time to take charge of the overall situation. Huang Yi and dozens of officials he knew were traveling with Lu Yao. After talking to Huang Yi, Lu Yao immediately expressed his intention to solicit the situation, and several capable men who gathered refugees near the Yang Family Manor were among them. Huang Yi's prestige among the officials and households was indeed extraordinary. At his call, there were so many officials who decided to go to Dai County that he almost took the time to take the direct subordinates of the county magistrate of Ye County. So when Lu Yao raised this matter to the officials of Wei County, it caused a lot of sneering.

Out of a desire for a new career, these officials took their families and attracted clan tribes, and eventually organized a large team of nearly a thousand people. Not to mention the huge help these officials who were familiar with the imperial court's government procedures brought to Dai County, this sincerity alone already satisfied Lu Yao.

After these experienced officials entered the internal affairs system of Dai County, they just made up for the management loopholes in the military garrisons in various places during the autumn harvest. Shao Xu, who was originally both inside and outside, was exhausted, was able to free up his hands and concentrate all his energy on dealing with the preparations for Youzhou. Under Shao Xu's overall arrangement, a large number of detective cavalry frequently went to and from Youzhou counties, rigorously and quickly collected all military and political information. The caravans of the Fang brothers also made their business to Fanyang and Yan State.

Fang Qinzhi was like a fish in water under the cover of the caravan, and with his three-inch tongue, he had a vague contact with many previously selected targets. Although the relationship between the Dai County and Youzhou was in hostility, since Wang Pengzu died, his subordinates would sooner or later welcome a new governor of Youzhou. For this reason, it was the wise man who reserved some room for change and change.

At the same time, the military system of Dai County was quickly reorganized. Although Ding Miao and his subordinates stayed in Jizhou and would return to the command of Yue Shigong after the situation stabilized, the soldiers who performed well in the Battle of Ruyuan were promoted one after another, and the vacancies of generals and schoolmen were quickly filled. In addition, hundreds of strong men from various tribes of Hu and Jin were filled into the army, and the private soldiers of the Jin tribes of Ruyuan were gradually included in the command of Dai County, which made the already powerful army more powerful.

What made Lu Yao even more happy was that Xiong Cong successfully completed his mission, not only expressed his respect and respect to the Duke of Yue Shi, but also brought Lu Yao's subordinates who stayed in Jinyang before traveling east.

Before they left Jinyang, Yue Shigong specially held a banquet to entertain everyone, and politely expressed his praise for Lu Yao. In his words, he no longer regarded him as a subordinate, but as a member of the party whose status was comparable. For officials like Shao Xu and Wei Cao who had high expectations for Lu Yao, this was obviously the result they were looking forward to.

Although nearly 10,000 troops were successively recruited and more than 60%, the taciturn and reliable Guo Huan, Xie Yuan, who was good at using spears, often praised the old soldiers who "what the general said is very good", as well as Fei Cen, Yang Ruo... These capable officers came to Dai County one by one.

These old subordinates were initially separated from Lu Yao's new subordinates, but when Lu Yao sent them to attack the Bashang Grassland and defeated several small groups of Zahu tribes that coveted the wintering grassland, the two sides quickly became enthusiastic. After all, for soldiers, the first thing they considered was to have brave and reliable comrades in their army, rather than fighting for power and profit.

Less than two months have passed since the Battle of Ruyuan. The Dai County Army not only restored its old views, but also expanded its strength. Since the military farming in Luochuan has not yet formed a climate, and the animal husbandry industry in the Bashang Grassland has also been destroyed by war, it has become a difficult task to maintain the army's food and fodder. In order to make up for the shortage of food, it is also necessary to supplement meat. Even if there are a lot of cattle, sheep and livestock captured while sweeping the grassland, it is definitely not a long-term solution to consume it at this rate.

However, no civil and military officials of Dai County raised this issue, and even Hu Liuniang, who has always been very careful in calculating, did not. Although only a few people involved in Wang Jun’s real cause of death know, anyone with a discerning eye can see that without Wang Jun’s powerful integration skills, Youzhou has become more and more like a ripe fruit that exudes a fragrant and sweet smell. Dai County is undoubtedly the most likely party to seize this fruit. For this goal, temporary consumption is completely bearable.

In the entire calm and unpredictable situation, only Dai County is ready to usher in a new development.

Lu Yao relied on not only the strength of Dai County, but also the promise that the county lord Jingling had made to him when he went to Yecheng. Although Lu Yao never revealed his special friendship with the county lord to anyone, if this factor is taken into account, everything is definitely sure.

Perhaps the smooth sailing of these days made Lu Yao too confident. He had always been introverted and could not help but have a lot of expectations. He even indulged in a little overly optimistic attitude towards his subordinates. But Lu Yao did not expect the unpredictable changes in the shogunate palace of the King of Tokai. Even with the help of the county lord, the powerful King of Tokai may not necessarily act as he expected.

Lu Yao's rise too quickly has attracted the attention of many people, attracting malice, either intentional or unintentional; and as the factional disputes within the Jin Dynasty are intensifying, these speculations are consistent with the scattered data, and only with a little bit of imperceptible push will lead to various malicious conclusions.

As the governor of Xia in the Eastern Wu, the son of Lu Jing, the son of Lu Jing, the lord of Emperor Dongwu, Lu Yao's identity was originally sensitive; Jiangdong Erlu served as a senior official of the Jin Dynasty as a representative of the Wujun family, and some of his actions were inevitably criticized by those who were interested. But if he asserted that Lu Yao was a specially trained elite child by the Lu family, he had long been a long-standing general... that would be too overestimated the ability of the Jiangdong Lu family.

The problem is that such rumors are indeed spreading, and there are many details that make it look real. When Liu Yu and Liu Qingsun, who claim to have never forgotten, confirmed some of the details, Lu Yao's identity and background and Lu Yao's purpose of doing things are increasingly suspicious.

Lu Yao was in Dai County far away from the Central Plains and did not know this; even if he knew it, he actually had no means of refuting. If he had enough time to carefully sort out his memories, he would find that the exchanges between the Jiangdong gentry and the rebel Chen Min were by no means false, and he himself had indeed gone to Yuzhou as the leader of Lu Shilong's troops to meet with Chen Min, who led the army to fight. Even when the Lu clan was slaughtered by the Chengdu king, he still instinctively refused to flee to Jiangdong... There was indeed a similar reason.
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