"My lord..."

"Jinglue, why imitate those people? Just call him Young Master too."

"Yes, young master, information has come from both Luoyang and Qingzhou."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hao was no longer sleepy.

"Bring them all here, let me take a look."

Wang Meng nodded. Now that Gongsun Yang was helping him with government affairs and updating and improving the laws, he could devote more energy to intelligence processing.

Seeing Zhao Hao pick up the intelligence from Luoyang to examine it, Wang Meng pondered for a moment.

"Young master, the situation in Luoyang is exactly as we expected. The only variable... is Li Ru."

Zhao Hao nodded. "This Liu Bian actually forced himself to strengthen his body? That makes me think more highly of him. The royalist officials led by Wu Fu, and the pro-Bingzhou officials led by Wang Yun, are almost ready."

Alas, it's a pity that Zhang Yi and Qin Yilu couldn't survive the palace coup.

If I had known, I would have sent some people to protect them. Who knew these two would be so honest in helping He Jin deal with the eunuchs, and end up getting themselves involved too?

There are too many royalists; old man Wang Yun and Lü Bu alone can't control them.

Seeing that Zhao Hao didn't seem to have taken in the main points of his words, Wang Meng sorted out his thoughts and replied.

“What you say is true, young master. In the future, when the court is in our hands, these royalists will inevitably need to find suitable people to check and balance them. If we use our people, it would be a waste of their talents.”

"But we can proceed gradually, young master. What about Li Ru..."

"Yeah, I know. This guy's a bit weird, but I'm not surprised."

Make preparations. In a few days, you will lead Zhang Hao and the others to follow General Bai's orders and march into Hedong.

Chengdu and I will first go to Hanoi, and then sneak into Lac Duong.

Wang Meng was taken aback. "Young Master, are you going to see Li Ru in person?"

Zhao Hao nodded. "Judging from his style of doing things, this person seems to be determined to die, but he just wants to fight for a way out for some people."

Moreover, there are some things I have to do personally, otherwise those people probably won't listen to me.

Wang Meng paused, nodding in agreement with Zhao Hao's words, but still felt worried.

"Young master, what you say makes perfect sense, but a man of noble birth shouldn't sit under a dangerous roof..."

"Hmph, there is no place in the world that can trap me, Zhao Hao. Jing Lue, you can rest assured."

However, the plan to manage Sili and Yongliang may need to be adjusted. Jinglue, I will send you a letter then. You and General Bai must discuss it carefully and share information, understand?

"Don't worry, young master. General Bai's military strategy is unparalleled, and Meng is naturally aware of that."

Zhao Hao was very satisfied with Wang Meng's performance. Now, it was time to see what news his cousin had sent.

"The Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou... are requesting surrender? Heh, although Bingzhou can still accommodate their small number of people, and with its newly formed navy, a few more trips can indeed transport the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou to our jurisdiction."

Wang Meng nodded slightly. "Young Master has spent a fortune building this 'Beiwei Army' of nearly 100,000 men. Is it going to be put to use? If the Yellow Turban rebels of Qingzhou are to be relocated to Bingzhou, then this subordinate..."

"No."

Zhao Hao raised his hand, interrupting Wang Meng.

"There aren't many people left in Qingzhou. If we kidnap more, the vast city of Qingzhou will be almost empty."

"Jinglue, what do you think would happen if we took control of Qingzhou, this exclave, and led its people and the surrendered Yellow Turban rebels to rebuild it?"

Wang Meng was startled. He paced back and forth, pondering for a long time before finally responding.

"Young Master, Qingzhou is indeed a rare and wonderful place with its fertile plains stretching for thousands of miles. However... however, you have generals under your command who are capable of overseeing an entire province, each bearing heavy responsibilities and cannot be easily mobilized."

"Young Master...do you perhaps intend to send General Wang, General Sima, or General Zhang with the newly formed navy to Qingzhou?"

Zhao Hao smiled and shook his head. "Yue Fei, the governor of Hanoi, also possesses great talent. This navy was originally set up for him. My intention is to recall Li Xin and Wang Ling from the grasslands, and then bring in civil officials from various places to travel with them by water to Qingzhou."

Afterwards, Yang Duanhe, who had distinguished himself in the campaign to suppress the Black Mountain bandits, and his generals were appointed as the governors of Hanoi.

Wang Meng nodded. "I thought this navy was prepared for Ji Province. It turns out... it's used for Qing Province. Young Master, your vision is indeed far-sighted, surpassing even Jing Lue's!"

But if that happens, Hanoi's military strength will be depleted; how will it be redeployed then?

"That's simple. Since you've been ordered to garrison Hedong, the Wang family's army stationed there can be transferred to Shangdang to prepare for future changes in Jizhou."

Yang Duanhe's army was naturally taken from Shangdang, while the women's army was in charge of military affairs in Taiyuan. In this way, there was no need to worry!

Don't forget, I also took my five thousand personal guards to Hanoi!

Wang Meng smiled helplessly and bowed in agreement.

"Your current plans far surpass those of Jing Lue!"

“We’re family, so let’s not be like that. Jinglue, you’re my brother, why do you need to be like this?”

In the future, we'll have to rely on you to balance the various factions and allocate resources!

Alright, go and prepare. We'll be busy from now on! When we've succeeded, we'll celebrate with a drink!

"color!"

...

Plan before you act.

After Wang Meng and Zhao Hao discussed the next strategic direction, they began to issue orders to all parties and mobilize military resources to prepare for the next operation.

The most frustrated were probably Tian Kai and Liu Bei of Qingzhou. Their original order was to wipe out the remaining Yellow Turban rebels in Qingzhou, but suddenly Gongsun Zan sent another order to suspend the suppression of the rebels and instead focus on the task of establishing military farms to help farmers resume cultivation.

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