I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 286 The general trend

"Furthermore, due to Zhang Ping's difficulties, the roads on the nearby mountain sides are not stable. The carriages and horses transporting grain, grass and taxes from the county have to take detours. The cost of this cannot be ignored for a long time."

Ying Shao worked hard at every step, but he also spoke to Zhang Yan's mind.

Although there are places for farming in the valleys, there are only so many fields that can be cultivated, and they are no more than outside the mountains. There are only so many products in the mountains that can be traded with the outside world.

Zhang Yan knew that life like this was getting worse day by day. But Zhang Yan can command the Montenegrin Army of more than 300,000 men, women, old and weak, but he cannot be intimidated by a few words.

He emphasized: "I once sent troops to Youzhou to help suppress the rebellion. I had 50,000 elite soldiers under my command. I am not afraid of anyone!"

Ying Shao did not doubt whether Zhang Yan could squeeze out 50,000 soldiers from his tribe. After all, his predecessor was a Black Mountain bandit, and most of them were young and strong. But 50,000 elite soldiers?
What a joke!
Not to mention that the valleys in the valleys of Hebei cannot support 50,000 retired elite soldiers. If there are really 50,000 elite soldiers, can Zhang Yan still stay in the mountains?

I really think Zhang Yan is a good man and a woman of faith!

Ying Shao asked: "As far as I know, Zhang Pingnan sent troops to Youzhou in the past, and he led ten thousand people. Dare I ask Zhang Pingnan, what percentage of them were wearing iron armor, and what percentage were wearing leather armor? And how many percent were unworthy? Called an elite soldier?"

Zhang Yan looked at Ying Shao's bright eyes, and he suddenly realized that since he went to Liu Yu with the idea of ​​​​taking chestnuts from the fire because of lack of food in the mountains, his true identity was gradually revealed during the relationship. And Ying Shao obviously came prepared.

Zhang Yan thought that he had always been grateful for Liu Yu's benevolence and righteousness. After Jia Cong's death, he still missed Jia Cong's virtues and paid homage to him in private. Now that he thought about it, he suddenly felt aggrieved and said dissatisfiedly: "That generation has no reputation for being virtuous. He talks about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but he does this deed!”

Of course, this is just Zhang Yan's incompetent rage.

He came from a rough background, and apart from swordsmanship, he played tricks with those bureaucratic elites who were well-educated and proficient in official affairs. He could not defeat them at all. This is the naked reality.

Just like in history, Zhang Yan encountered obstacles among the forces represented by Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao. When he was able to raise an army of 100,000, he finally led his troops to surrender to Cao Cao, but only more than 100,000 troops were left.

In response to Zhang Yan's complaints, Ying Shao appointed him to say good things to his seniors, so he said: "Zhang Ping can't say this is biased. The valleys in Hebei are also the people of the emperor. Liu Gong in Youzhou, Jizhou Mr. Jia was trusted by the late emperor and entrusted with important responsibilities. As a minister, how can he not want to repay the late emperor's legacy? "

Although Zhang Yan had sent people to ask Emperor Xian to surrender, in fact he didn't have much favorable impression of Emperor Xian. When he heard Ying Shao repeatedly mentioning the late emperor, his already bad expression became even worse.

Ying Shao noticed this, but he did not change his words. Instead, he continued: "Since I came to power, I have worked hard to govern the country. Although there have been minor disasters in the country, there have been no major ones. Now that the officials in Jizhou are in charge of Qingming, it is difficult for Zhang Ping to be in Jizhou. Don’t you know?”

At this time, Zhang Yan's expression improved a little.

Seeing this, Ying Shao changed his tone and persuaded: "Zhang Pingnan was favored by the late emperor in the past and was worshiped as Pingnan Zhonglang General. Today, the Holy Emperor is in the court, benevolent, filial and wise. If Zhang Pingnan is willing to go to Luoyang to meet him in person , the emperor will definitely be happy and will be rewarded."

Zhang Yan was a little moved, but he just sat there without saying a word or commenting.

Sun Qingze, who was beside him, loudly persuaded: "Zhonglang will not be able to go. If I go to Luoyang, I'm afraid I will never come back!"

This is also what Zhang Yan is thinking.

You just want to trick him into throwing yourself into a trap with empty words?

Zhang Yan said: "I heard that there was a rebel named Ma Teng in Liangzhou. After he surrendered, he was worshiped as the governor of Jincheng. I have been guarding the valley here to prevent chaos. I also led troops to help Liu Youzhou put down the rebellion, making Junruo If you want to attack me, aren't you afraid of scaring him into rebelling again?"

Ying Shao didn't expect Zhang Yan to know about things thousands of miles away.

But he gave the answer after only a brief thought: "Liangzhou is remote, as long as there is no chaos, but Zhang Ping's difficulty is located in the heart of Hebei, how can it be compared with Zhang Ping's difficulty? Don't belittle yourself." Zhang Yan never behaved like this. Now I want others to underestimate me.

"Besides, the governor of Jincheng has three sons, all of whom are in Luoyang." Ying Shao added.

Zhang Yan:......

He had a son, Zhang Fang, but he was reluctant to send Zhang Fang to Luoyang as a hostage. If someone bullied him in Luoyang, he would be beyond his reach.

But Zhang Yan himself didn't realize it. Unknowingly, he was really considering whether to send protons into Luoyang.

The reason why this effect can be achieved is nothing more than four words - the general trend.

After a long time, Zhang Yan finally couldn't make up his mind. Originally, he planned to send Ying Shao away after the meeting, but now, he persuaded him: "Since you want to inspect, you might as well go forward. There is a house there." for rest.”

When Ying Shao saw that Zhang Yan was already attracted, he would not refuse and agreed wholeheartedly.

The group set off again.

Ying Shao was an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs. Historically, when he was the prefect of Taishan, he defeated the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans at their peak population. The latter as a group left a mark in the history of the Three Kingdoms.

He knew that going too far was not enough, and when facing Zhang Yan, it was a matter of course.

Therefore, in the rest of the day, Ying Shao did not discuss with Zhang Yan the issue of entering Luoyang himself or sending his son to Luoyang, but actually fulfilled his duty of inspection as the governor of a state.

During this period, Ying Shao and Zhang Yan discussed how to make the people live and work in peace and contentment.

When Zhang Yan saw that Ying Shao no longer brought up the past, he was happy to talk to Ying Shao, and at the same time boasted to Ying Shao about the peaceful and contented life of his tribe.

Moreover, Ying Shao's governance ability is also real. Every time he hears Ying Shao's views based on his family education, Zhang Yan instantly feels clear.

This was nothing, but when Ying Shao took a personal look, he discovered the problem.

From a historical perspective, Zhang Yan's origin should be regarded as a peasant uprising army, and the Black Mountain Army has many limitations.

Zhang Yan himself started his career as a thief by entangling a group of young men, including Zhang Yan changing his surname to inherit Zhang Niujiao's handsome position, his son is also named Zhang, and there are many young handsome men who support this succession, etc. I can see that these people are loyal.

Zhang Yan is considered to be talented, and she can make her subordinates obey her, but this comes at a price.

Liu Bian could not avoid nepotism and could only consciously control it. Naturally, Zhang Yan was not immune to it, and the situation was even more serious.

The young commanders can gather troops, but they may not have the ability to manage. They and Zhang Yan's cronies have always occupied the management of the Montenegrin Army. These people have feelings for Zhang Yan, but they may not have feelings for the people being managed.

The problem arises at this point. Of course there are people who can not forget their original intentions after suddenly becoming wealthy, but it is not uncommon for dragon slayers to eventually become evil dragons.

(End of this chapter)