"This matter is big, but not small, can speak nonsense." Zhou Kang shook his head.

Zhou Yang knew that Zhou Kang was known for his careful thinking and agile thinking at Zhou's family, and he also wanted to hear his opinions, "It's okay, let's talk about it."

"That little one will be said for a moment." Zhou Kang pondered for a moment, grabbed the horse's belly, and followed Zhou's footsteps of a strong horse under his crotch. "The little one thought it would depend on whether the second lady's fetus was a man or a woman."

"Oh?" Zhou Yang was surprised, "Why did you say that?"

"If the second lady gave birth to a man, the county duke still has no children now, and this son is the eldest son. With the current situation of the county duke, it is a matter of time before he can be appointed the king. If a man is at least he can inherit the county duke. If he can get a favor in the future, he can also be promoted to the county duke."

Zhou Kang's words were obviously carefully considered and did not mention the disobedient words of Jiang Feng's capture of the throne and ascend the throne to Dabao. He only said that Jiang Feng would be granted the title of Prince in the future, so as a concubine's son, he could also be granted the title of Duke of the County, and he could be promoted to the Prince with a favor. This is also a reasonable speculation.

"Well, if it's a daughter, then..." Zhou Yang also shook his head along the topic. If it's a daughter, naturally, there is no need to say much. It will not be of great help to the Zhou family, at least it will be difficult to have any more help in the future.

"Miss Second Miss is not old, and I heard Qingying say that she is deeply loved by the county magistrate. Even if this fetus is a daughter, as long as she can get favor in the future, she may not be able to give birth to a boy." Zhou Kang added: "In view of the current situation, if it were not a few years ago, the situation of conquests and annexation of all parties is growing day by day, and small states like Shuzhou will probably be difficult to survive in this chaotic world."

"In your opinion?" Zhou Yang frowned.

"The young one is also a guess. As long as the second lady can continue to be favored by the county prince and give birth to a boy, the previous scene of the Zhou family in Shuzhou will not be limited to a corner of Shuzhou. With the small opinion, you might as well make a bold announcement to the county at this time..."

Zhou Kang did not continue to speak in depth, but Zhou Yang understood that Zhou Kang believed that Zhou should bet on Huaiyou (Wunning) and support Jiang Feng. On the one hand, it would win Jiang Feng and his subordinates' favor. On the other hand, if Zhou Rui gave birth to a man, he would be able to take care of the Zhou family, and the Zhou family would be able to occupy a place in Huaiyou (Wunning) in the future.

I have to say that this suggestion is quite feasible.

Given the current changes in the world situation, Zhou Yang also believes that the situation of coexistence between large and small vassals like the ones ten years ago is difficult to maintain.

This situation should have started with Nanyang and Caizhou jointly splitting the two Shenguang prefectures, destroying the Ju family of Shenzhou and the Xu family of Guangzhou in one fell swoop, and since then, the situation of heroes competing for hegemony has been opened.

The subsequent addition of the ant thief made the situation even more chaotic. Jiang Feng's emergence pushed this situation to the top, and he annexed the two states of Guang (Zheng) Shou in one go, and joined forces with Li Bing to divide the land of Wu. Now he has taken over the territory of Huaibei and Taining Army and swept across the world with the momentum of sweeping the world.

Judging from this situation, it is highly likely that Huaiyou will gain a foothold in the entire eastern part of Central China. It has Yanyun, Yi, Xusihai, and Guangxu, Shouluhao and Chuzhou in Huainan. There are salt and iron horses in the north, grain, tea, silk in the south, and waterways with the benefits of cross-border waterways. It can be said that the hegemony has just begun to be achieved and can be compared with the powerful vassals such as Daliang, Dajin and Nanyang. If the management is done properly, it may not be possible to go further in the future.

"From the current situation, Huaiyou single is indeed good,..." Zhou Yang hesitated for a moment.

"Not only the current situation, there are still a group of capable people under the command of the county duke. This can be seen from its strong foundation. The northern region has been severely drought for many years and has been trapped by ants and wars. It has been destroyed and it is difficult to recover its vitality in the short term. Therefore, the county duke works hard to develop Huainan. As long as the Huainan states are grain as the foundation, Huainan and Yanyunyi states can be guaranteed, which will affect the entire northern part of the Central Plains. This is something that other cliques cannot achieve."

Zhou Kang knew what Zhou Yang was worried about, so he immediately expressed his point of view.

"But I still think that Huaiyou's pace is too fast. The chaos in Yan, Yun and Yi provinces cannot be solved in one or two years. This will greatly drag Huaiyou..." Zhou shook his head.

In fact, Zhou Kang also agreed with Zhou Yang's view on this point.

The three states of Xu Sihai were Jiang Feng's defeat, and Jiang Feng also did it, allowing his power to cross the Huai River at once, but the three states of Yan, Yun and Yi were a bit redundant in Zhou Kang's view.

At first glance, the territory seems to have expanded a lot, but for a long time, the three states of Yan, Yun and Yi will only drag Huaiyou down and cannot provide substantial support to Huaiyou. Otherwise, Zhu Mao would not quit voluntarily, but Zhou Kang believed that Jiang Feng, whom he could see, must also be clear. Jiang Feng did this naturally make sense.

"The county magistrate has his own plans to do this. The situation in Yan, Yunyi is in chaos. If the county magistrate did not intervene at that time, I was afraid that the refugee army would attack the situation in Xu and Si prefectures, especially when there were other forces around me." Zhou Kang felt that this reason was a bit far-fetched, but he could only explain it this way.

Zhou Yang didn't say anything more, just said nothing.

"Mr. Lang, after arriving in Pengcheng, Mr. Lang might as well find an opportunity to talk to the important officials below the county minister and understand the specific situation. Xiaodi always believed that this was the best time for the Zhou family." Zhou Kang couldn't help but say again.

The best time? Zhou Yang chewed the taste in silence and nodded.

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It was already November 12th when Zhou Yang and his party arrived in Pengcheng. The temperature in Xuzhou was much lower than that in Huainan. Fortunately, Zhou Yang was also a person who traveled around the world. He was wearing thick winter clothes, and the group was wearing all over Fuli and put on their clothes.

Along the way, you can see that after passing the Huai River, the number of refugees is larger, but the water conservancy construction and the renovation of official roads is also greater, which greatly absorbs refugees from the north.

Zhou Yang also asked his subordinates to inquire, and most of the refugees came from the three towns in Hebei.

The severe drought and the Khitan invasion made the Han people in Lulong unable to stand firm and could only flee south; under the rule of the Chengde Army, the power of wealthy families expanded to the extreme, and a large number of tenants could not survive, so they could only flee south; as for the Wei Bo Army, it was because of the continuous war.

These factors and the reputation of Huaiyou treating refugees well as the spread, almost all refugees from all three towns in Hebei ran here, and even many refugees who fled into Daliang changed their route to this side, because Daliang also regarded refugees as enemies.

Zhou Yang has been to Xuzhou, but he could see that Xuzhou has not changed much compared to Xuzhou he had been to before. This also means that Huaiyou took Xuzhou without going through the war, which is a good thing.

After entering Pengcheng, Zhou Yang discovered that Xuzhou seemed to be more prosperous than before, which may be related to the increase in population, because some of the refugees went south to flee in war, and many of these people, including those with little and wealthy people, who were living in the city, and the continuous transport of food from Huainan ensured the supply of food, which made Xuzhou a lot of lively for a while.

After taking a break, Zhou Yang asked Zhou Kang to go to the Jieduan Mansion to pay a visit, but what made him very depressed was that after he devoted the visit, there was no news for two days.

On the third day, Zhou Yang couldn't help but go to the Jiedushi's Mansion in person, but the gatekeeper just asked him to wait for the news and did not give any clear reply.

Zhou Yang didn't know that Jiang Feng had already set off for Yizhou at this time. The battle in Qingzhou was about to break out. As the head coach, he certainly had to go to the front line in person.

After asking friends in Xuzhou, Zhou Yang learned that the Huaiyou (Wunning) Jiedushi Mansion had been reorganized into the Political Affairs Department and the Privy Hall. He didn't know who he should look for if he couldn't see Jiang Feng.

The composition of officials in the military governor's office of Huaiyou (Wunning) finally decided to submit a post to Cui Shang, the head of the Shumi Hall. In his opinion, officials like Cui Shang, who came from the Daliang clan should have the closest interests with Jiang Feng, because they had no connection in Huaiyou and could only support Jiang Feng firmly. They should be the ones they care about most.

"What did you say?" Cui Shang didn't really want to see the second son of the Zhou family in Shuzhou. He was really busy with military affairs. The battle in Qingzhou had entered the final preparation stage. Although he only needed to plan in the rear as a strategic planner, various subsequent affairs still kept him busy.

The tea cup fell to the ground, and the best Shouzhou yellow porcelain cup fell to pieces. Cui Shang suddenly stood up, even his voice trembling: "Did you say Miss Zhou Tuesday have a happy time? Is it from the county duke?"

Looking at Cui Shang's expression, Zhou Yang knew that he had come the right time, but his face was bitter: "Mr. Cui, this is not something worth boasting for the Zhou family, and he also knows..."

"Hehe, it's okay, it's okay. As long as it's a county magistrate, it's a great joy!"

Cui Shang was very convinced. As one of Jiang Feng's most confidant, he naturally knew that Jiang Feng's absurd act in Luzhou actually occupied the daughter of the people. Oh, no, he was the wife of the criminal official. Later, Yang Xun divorced the Zhou family's woman, and he also knew that there was such a story here.

The Zhou family’s women were happy and clearly belonged to the county magistrate, which was enough to make everyone feel much more at ease. Even if they gave birth to a daughter, it didn’t matter. The key is that this shows that the county magistrate has the ability to give birth.

The county duke has three girls around him, but there has been no movement for so long. This makes everyone wonder if the county duke has a physical problem. This is undoubtedly the biggest concern of a vassal family.

Now that the Zhou family women are happy, this hidden danger will be eliminated. As for the future, it is nothing more than letting the county magistrate work harder in this regard. Even if you choose a person, you can choose more women who can give birth to them. If you grow a lot and harvest, you can get something.

"I don't know the Duke of the County..." Zhou Yang couldn't help asking when he saw Cui Shang smiling happily.
Chapter completed!