The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 200 199 Situ Yang Biao
As the so-called three fires for a new official to take office, Zhang Yan leads the Taiwei inside, and the general outside, leads the court, controls the ministers, and takes over the military and government of the whole country.

Although Zhang Yan seems to have a brilliant surface, in fact, he knows best that his real ruling areas are only Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou and part of Yuzhou.

Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, Ma Teng, Han Sui, Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Du and others all occupied one side, and the positive obeyed the negative.In addition, there are still Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji and others who are still causing trouble in the Guanzhong area, and there are also ethnic minorities such as Xianbei, Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Shanyue, Nanman, and Xiqiang who often invade the Han Dynasty. Four times, he has a long way to go.

On the second day of Zhang Yan's appointment as Taiwei, he personally visited Situ Yang Biao.

Yang Biao was born in Hongnong Huayin, and his great-grandfather was Yang Zhen, the "Mr. Four Knows".

Yang Zhen was a famous official in the Eastern Han Dynasty, his son Yang Bing also served as a Taiwei, his grandson Yang Ci was also a Taiwei, and his great-grandson Yang Biao also served as a Taiwei. His disciples and old officials are all over the world, and he is a famous family in Guanzhong.

This time, Yang Biao moved eastward to Pengcheng along with the emperor Liu Xie. Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji and others did not dare to persecute him because they were afraid of his reputation.Therefore, among the civil and military officials who followed the emperor all the way to the east, only the Yang family was preserved without a single casualty.

Zhang Yan was well aware of Yang Biao's prominent status, so when selecting the hundred officials, he once again helped Yang Biao to the position of Situ, one of the three princes.Its purpose is to take advantage of Yang Biao's prominent position to win over those famous families who are wholeheartedly loyal to the Han Dynasty.Besides, Yang Biao also has a very talented son named Yang Xiu, which is one of the reasons why he wants to win over Yang Biao.

Yang Biao's mansion was arranged not far from the palace. It was a courtyard with three entrances.

At the beginning of the construction of Pengcheng, Zhang Yan did not think so much, because he was facing the threat of Cao Cao at that time, he just hoped to build a strong fortress that could withstand the attack of thousands of troops, and it was only used as a military base.Therefore, in the design of the entire city, Pengcheng shows the special charm of its unique military fortress everywhere.It is also because of this that relatively large houses are relatively rare in the entire Pengcheng.

The mansion where Zhang Yan lives now is the mansion of King Pengcheng, which is the largest courtyard in the entire Pengcheng. It is because of this that he can divide the mansion of King Pengcheng into two parts and divide it into a palace for the emperor to live in.

After all, Pengcheng at that time was not the administrative seat of Zhou Mu, so it was not very prosperous, and there were not many merchants.Therefore, when Pengcheng was expanded, not many mansions were built, and there were only five courtyards in the whole Pengcheng.

Four of the courtyards with three entrances have been rewarded to Chen Qun, Chen Gui, Zhang Zhao, and Zhang Hong respectively. Only one courtyard with three entrances has been reserved. After Yang Biao arrived in Pengcheng, Zhang Yan gave it to Yang Biao.

Zhang Yan rode a dark cloud riding snow horse, dressed in light clothes, and came to the gate of Yang's mansion alone, reined in the horse, jumped off the horse, and tied the horse to the wooden stake in front of the gate.

It just so happened that the steward of Yang's mansion passed by here, and he saw Zhang Yan tying his horse outside the gate of the mansion, and immediately came up to greet him, and immediately bowed respectfully: "See you, General!"

Zhang Yandao: "Master Situ is in the mansion?"

"Returning to the general, my lord has been staying in the mansion since his downfall, and has not gone out so far."

"Well, just go in and announce that I'm here."

"If the general wants to enter the mansion, do you still need to report? The younger one will just bring the general in to meet my lord."

"After all, it's Lord Situ's residence, so it's better to make a notification. I'll wait here, and you go and make a notification."

"This... the little one will follow the general's order and go in to inform my lord."

As soon as the words fell, the butler of the Yang Mansion turned around and entered the Yang Mansion, walked forward quickly, and disappeared in front of Zhang Yan in a blink of an eye.

A moment later, Yang Biao came out of the mansion in a panic, and suddenly saw Zhang Yan waiting outside the mansion in full-body attire. Come on, the old man has lost his way, and I hope that the Taiwei will forgive me!"

Zhang Yan cupped his hands and said: "I came to visit Master Situ's mansion, how could Master Situ know in advance, what is the crime? I am a minister in the same palace as Master Situ, and we are both three princes. You don't have to be so humble. Sir Situ is famous all over the world, he is much older than me, he is my senior, I should be respectful."

"What did Lord Taiwei say? How dare Wen Xian pretend to be a senior in front of Lord Taiwei? Lord Taiwei has made great contributions to the king, and at the same time protected the old man's family. After all, he should be the old man's savior. Old man... ..."

"Lord Situ is serious. I just did what I should do. Don't worry about Master Situ!" Zhang Yan directly interrupted Yang Biao's words.

The two greeted each other, and the butler standing behind Yang Biao suddenly pulled the corner of Yang Biao's clothes and whispered in his ear, "My lord, this is not a place to talk..."

Only then did Yang Biao realize that he was still at the gate of the Yang Mansion, so Yang Biao immediately said to Zhang Yan: "Master Taiwei, this is not a place to talk, please come into the mansion for a talk."

"Master Situ, please lead the way!"

Yang Biao and Zhang Yan walked side by side, and soon came to the front hall of the Yang Mansion. Yang Biao ordered his servants to make tea, and they sat down with Zhang Yan in the front hall.

The two sat down, and Yang Biao was a little uneasy about Zhang Yan's sudden visit, so he asked: "Master Taiwei came to the door in person, is there any important matter?"

Zhang Yan waved his hands and said: "There is nothing important, I just have nothing to do, passing by Lord Situ's mansion, I want to come in and have a look, and have a chat with Lord Situ."

"Oh..." Yang Biao naturally didn't believe it, but he didn't say anything.

Afterwards, Zhang Yan chatted with Yang Biao for a while, inquiring about his health and concern.

After about a stick of incense, Zhang Yan asked: "By the way, I heard that Sir Situ has a beloved son, named Xiu, who is knowledgeable and extremely intelligent. I wonder if you can call me to see him?"

Yang Biao was taken aback when he heard this, and thought to himself: "He suddenly mentioned Xiu'er, did he come here for Xiu'er?"

"I don't know why Master Taiwei wanted to see Yang Xiu?"

"To tell you the truth, I want him to be the Chief History Officer."

After Yang Biao heard this, he was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Zhang Yan would take the initiative to visit Yang Xiu.It never occurred to him that the purpose of Zhang Yan's trip was to find Yang Xiu and ask Yang Xiu to be his long history.He used to be a Taiwei, and knew very well that the history of the Taiwei was very important. Now Zhang Yan came to visit him personally and directly revealed his meaning, which made Yang Biao a little flattered.

But this matter was a good thing for Yang Biao, so Yang Biao immediately asked Yang Xiu to come to the front hall.

A moment later, a fair-skinned, handsome young man walked in. It was Yang Xiu.As soon as he entered the hall, he said to Yang Biao respectfully, "Father, what are you calling me for?"

Yang Biao hurriedly stood up, and said to Yang Xiu: "This is the current Taiwei and General, hurry up and pay your respects!"

Yang Xiu turned his head to look at Zhang Yan, sized him up from head to toe, and immediately said: "Student Yang Xiu, my lord!"

"Sure enough, he is a good-looking talent. Master Situ has such a good son, and others are really envious." Zhang Yan said directly after looking at Yang Xiu.

He suddenly stood up, walked up to Yang Xiu, sized him up again, and immediately asked, "Yang Xiu, I know you are talented and intelligent, so I came here specially to ask you to be my wife." Captain Shi, I wonder if you would like to?"

Yang Xiu suddenly heard Zhang Yan's question, he was a little surprised, he glanced sideways at Yang Biao, but seeing Yang Biao nodding to him, Yang Xiu clasped his fists and said: "Thanks to Mr. Taiwei who thinks highly of students, students must do their best." Do your best to assist the adults!"

"Hahaha..." Seeing that Yang Xiu readily agreed to him, Zhang Yan laughed loudly, "Okay, very good!"

Yang Biao and Yang Xiu are also very happy. For Yang Biao, Zhang Yan's invitation is undoubtedly a very good opportunity.He is Situ, and his son is the chief historian in Taiwei's mansion, which also indicates that the Yang family has stepped onto the political stage again.

For Yang Biao, the rise and fall of the family is what he cares most about.He has been in the officialdom for decades, and his father was also a powerful figure in the officialdom. The honor and disgrace in the officialdom are directly related to the rise and fall of the family.With his intelligence and sagacity, he has long seen Zhang Yan's ambition to coerce the emperor to control the world, but things have come to this point, and he can't change anything. If he doesn't learn to adapt in time, he will gradually die out.

Yang Biao has experienced several power changes in the court, from the first Shichang attendant in power, to the general He Jin assisting the government, to Dong Zhuo's dominance of the court, and then to the rebellion of Li Jue and Guo Si. Under the leadership of the Yang family, there has been no surprise of honor or disgrace. No matter how the power of the court changes, someone from the Yang family always ranks among the three princes, and is an evergreen tree in the officialdom.

After arriving in Pengcheng, Yang Biao was worried about the future of the whole family. Now he is a Situ, and his son Yang Xiu has been favored by Zhang Yan, and he has become the chief history of Taiwei's mansion. This indicates that the Yang family has successors. The rise and fall of the clan, from now on, will depend on Yang Xiu alone.

As for the status of the emperor, Yang Biao didn't care too much. Even if the dynasty changed in the future, as long as he could keep up with the trend and adapt to the current situation, his Yang family would still become an evergreen tree in the political arena!
On the same day, Yang Biao hosted a banquet in the mansion for Zhang Yan, accompanied by Yang Xiu, the three of them ate and chatted, very speculative.

(End of this chapter)