Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 887 Clear rewards and punishments
Most of the officials Yuan Xi appointed this time were officials from Qingzhou and Jizhou. Previously, Yuan Xi did not arrange personnel immediately after conquering the two places, but kept the status quo unchanged for the time being, in order to pass this period of inspection to see whether the officials Competent.

Of course, he did not say this purpose out loud. Instead, he left to recuperate and handed over the inspection task to Zhuge Liang and his subordinate school affairs office. He secretly graded the officials during the process of dividing the land in Qingzhou.

Of course, smart or conscientious officials are well prepared for this and work as always, even harder. In contrast, there are also officials who cannot see the situation clearly and feel that Yuan Xi must rely on them to gain territory, so There are also people who act more and more unscrupulously, even fishing in troubled waters.

These people were all recorded on the blacklist, and together with competent officials, they were reported to Yuan Xi through Zhuge Liang. Therefore, Yuan Xi knew the current situation of officials in the two states very well. At the same time, he stamped the edict and also reviewed the appointed officials. Saying words of encouragement.

of course there are exceptions.

While the officials in the hall were waiting for their appointment, a certain county magistrate from Qingzhou came up and greeted him not with a letter of appointment, but with shackles.

He shouted in panic: "Your Majesty, did you make a mistake?"

The guard kicked him in the leg, causing him to kneel to the ground on the spot, but Zhuge Liang took out a copy of the crime from his arms and read it out.

The crime was very clear. When the land was divided in Qingzhou, this person acted boldly, hid grain secretly, lied about the amount, hoarded it, and bought and sold it at high prices. At the same time, in the name of paying tribute to Yuan Xi, he plundered the valuables of wealthy households in the county. The amount was huge, and the crime was Not to be punished.

The man was frightened and kowtowed on the ground: "Your Majesty, these things are indeed obtained by villains, but they are all dedicated to your Majesty!"

"Who gave you the courage!"

Everyone present was apprehensive, and Zhuge Liang took the opportunity to speak out: "Those who have done similar things should stand up and admit it now without implicating their family members, otherwise they will bear the consequences."

Now the rest of the people are feeling panicked, and many people are not without problems, but how to calculate this speed?

However, Guo Tu died inexplicably.

Among the crowd, Yang Di couldn't help but his legs were shaking. After Yuan Tan died in the battle, he followed Yuan Tan's subordinates to temporarily seek refuge with Yuan Xi. At that time, he really had no other choice. He couldn't go to Cao Cao, right?

"I went hungry in Beixin City back then and know what it feels like to not have enough to eat, so I hate people who enrich their own pockets the most."

The man argued a few words, and Yuan Xi stood up, walked a few steps forward, walked to the man, and said condescendingly: "Do you know what I hate most in my life?"

"Are you reselling food?"

As soon as these words came out, the officials present realized that today they were not only here to seal the officials, but also to liquidate the perpetrators!

The man's face was pale, and he was kowtowing as if he were pounding garlic. Tian Yu took the opportunity to step forward and produced another piece of evidence, identifying that this man had previously been under Yuan Tan's command and was not related to Cao Ying's forces.

"You keep saying that this is dedicated to me, but do you know that the food was originally given to the victims through my hands?"

But what made him feel guilty was that Guo Tu, who had a good relationship with him before, was later confirmed by various evidences to have secretly communicated with Cao Cao. Guo Tu was subsequently expelled by Yuan Tan and left to Cao Cao.

After this evidence was taken out, everyone present knew that this person was dead. Yuan Xi waved his hand and said, "Search and confiscate the family property, show the leader to the public, and inform the states!"

Zhuge Liang shouted: "You still have the nerve to deny it!"

Several people in the hall immediately knelt down and begged desperately for mercy. Zhuge Liang listed the crimes one by one. Most of them were corrupt and treasonous, and they were all pulled down. One of them, who had numerous crimes, was also beheaded on the spot.

"If you don't believe me, go to the villain's house and search it. Except for a little food, the villain hasn't touched anything!"

After hearing this, the man immediately collapsed to the ground. The guards dragged him out and soon brought up his bloody head.

Although Cao Ying claimed that Guo Tu was killed by Yuan Tan, Yang Xi, as a member of Yuan Tan's side, knew clearly that Guo Tu was not killed by Yuan Tan.

There is only one possibility. Guo Tu was killed by people from Cao Ying, and most likely, he was silenced.

Only then did Yang Yang realize the horror of Cao Cao's side. Although most of the Tai Yang clan lived in Taishan County, Yanzhou, within Cao Cao's sphere of influence, they would not put all their bets on Cao Cao. After all, Cao Cao was ok with the Taiyang family on the surface, but he used the Yang family to do a lot of things in Taishan County, many of which were criticized by the local people. This was especially the case for the Taishan bandit Zangba Changxi and others who had taken refuge with Yuan Xi. for dissatisfaction.

Under this situation, it is even more necessary for Yang Xi to stay under Yuan Xi for the sake of the family. After all, he can still speak for the family with his first-hand marriage relationship. If he even defected to Cao Cao, , Yuan Xi probably won’t show any affection at all!
So Yang Di had made a good calculation and came here happily waiting to be appointed an official. However, he did not expect that Yuan Xi would not only appoint an official but also kill people. Thinking that his own history and that of his family were unclear, Yang Di was so frightened that his pants got wet on the spot and he felt My legs were shaking and my heart was beating fast.

Suddenly, he heard Zhuge Liang read his name, and his mind went blank. It was over, he was going to die!

He didn't know when he came back to his senses. He just felt someone pushing him around him. When he looked up, he felt everyone was looking at him. Suddenly his vision went dark and he almost fell to his knees.

When Zhuge Liang saw it, he guessed about it. Logically speaking, the master and him were related. Why did he frighten the child into such a state? Could it be that he had not passed the Qi before?
He cleared his throat and said: "I worship Yang Xi as the magistrate of Le'an County and step forward to accept the order."

Only then did Yang Di feel that his stiff body had regained control, and he stumbled forward to lead Ren Biao. When he returned to his original position, he felt that his entire back was soaked.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked up at Yuan Xi, and found that the other party was looking at him with a half-smile, and quickly lowered his head.

After these few incidents, Yang Di knew that the other party was only a few years older than him, but his methods were sophisticated and meticulous. Even people like Cao Cao and Sun Ce suffered big losses under his hands. It was really hard for him to keep up with him. The only thing he could do at the moment was Yes, just be an honest person.

As officials and generals came forward one by one to accept their orders, the originally depressing atmosphere gradually became more relaxed, but many people were already secretly alarmed by their cleverness, because the official positions in the appointment books were all carefully considered. Yuan Xi’s words of encouragement to everyone , inadvertently revealed hints, indicating that he knows everything about what everyone has done, this is not easy to fool!
Thinking of this, everyone felt even more awe-inspiring, and completely put away their earlier contempt for Yuan Xi's youth. In their eyes, Yuan Xi's sophistication in acting can already be compared with those of his father's generation!
It took Yuan Xi a full two hours to finish reading out the letters of appointment to everyone in the hall, and finally said with a smile: "I was supposed to have a banquet for you today, but there are too many people, and the regulations are not low. If they are all given to Huang County to entertain, I'm afraid It wastes people and money, so today I will be shameless and ignore everyone’s food. I hope you will forgive me.”

"When I arrive in various places, I will pay you a good visit and ask you to work hard and live up to the expectations of the local people."

Everyone hurriedly leaned over to accept the order and filed out.

We can see the difference between many people here. Some people returned to the post house, hoping to wait for an opportunity to visit Yuan Xi and get closer to each other. Some people went directly out of the city to take up their posts. Some people were hesitant, fearing that this would also be the case. Yuan Xi is thinking about how to best deal with a test.

At this time, only Yuan Xi's confidants, generals and officials were left in the hall. Zhuge Liang had left everyone behind in advance, obviously because he had important matters to discuss.

Yuan Xi saw an imperceptible look of disappointment on Zhang He's face and knew what the other party was thinking. To be fair, although Zhang He was doing well in Jizhou, his speed was much slower than those of Yuan Xi's rapidly rising generals. .

Zhang He became famous very early, and was listed as one of the Four Court Pillars along with Yan Liang and Wen Chou. Wen Tao and Wu Lu were the best among the four, and he got to know Yuan Xi very early.

When Yuan Xi and Zhang He went to Qingzhou to rescue Cao Song earlier, they had a closer relationship and spent a lot of money to befriend Zhang He. Zhang He knew this very well.

But at that time, Zhang He was relying on Yuan Shao and was somewhat wary of his relationship with Yuan Xi, so the two did not get too close. At that time, he thought that if Yuan Xi could reach the same position as the other two brothers, why would he have to do it five or six times? Years or even ten years later, right?
What happened next was far beyond Zhang He's expectations. In just three years, Yuan Xi started from one city and accomplished what others could not do in more than ten years. Now he has occupied four states and has many talented people under his command.

After Yuan Shao and Yuan Shang died one after another, Zhang He, who had gotten up early and rushed to the late market, defected to Yuan Xi's command, and suddenly found that he seemed to have arrived too late!
In terms of military generals alone, the one ahead of him was Zhao Yuntai Shici, who was unknown at first but now famous all over the world and became a high-ranking official. Zhang He thought that these two people were far from comparable, so that was all.

But there are also Gao Shun and Zhang Liao who were forced to join Yuan Xi on the way, Lu Bu's subordinates who were beaten like lost dogs by Yuan Shao, and even Xu Huang, the surrendered general of the Baibo Army, and Tian Yu, the surrendered general of Gongsun Zan, who surrendered after being captured. Now they are no longer in power. High authority means being granted the title of lord or general. These people all came here to join him, and Zhang He, who was only a partial general, was far beyond compare.

When Zhang He thought of this, he sighed in his heart. The difference between people sometimes lies in luck and choice. He didn't completely surrender to Yuan Xi's command at the beginning. The current situation is probably his own fault.

When he was worrying about gains and losses, Yuan Xi's words completely changed his mentality.

"This is the first time for large-scale rewards, but it will definitely not be the last."

"Now I occupy four states in name, but in total it only occupies three states."

"But there are thirteen states in the world, and there are still many opportunities to make meritorious deeds. Those who stay today are the ones I trust most and will be the main force in sending troops to conquer next year."

"I hope you will work hard and take further steps."

"If I can't provide it at the moment, I will remember it and will definitely make it up in the future."

As soon as these words came out, everyone including Zhang Liao was filled with excitement, and they all said: "I am willing to die in the service of our lord!"

(End of this chapter)