The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 76 076 Takes Control of Xuzhou
Tao Qian lay on the bed, barely supported his body, and kept his eyes on the door.

Not long after, Zhang Yan, Chen Deng, Mi Zhu, Zang Ba, and Sun Qian came in from outside the door one after another. As soon as they entered the room, they saluted Tao Qian in unison: "See Tao Shijun!"

Tao Qian waved his hands and said weakly: "Excuse me, please sit down first."

After Zhang Yan and the others took their seats, they heard Tao Qian say: "You must have something very important to visit late at night, right?"

Zang Ba, smelling of alcohol, immediately stood up, walked crookedly in front of Tao Qian, clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Tao, to tell you the truth, we are all here for the matter of Xuzhou Mu. Since Tao Qian If you don't want to be Xuzhou Mu, then simply hand over Xuzhou Mu's seal and ribbon, and we will recommend a highly respected person to be in charge of Xuzhou..."

"Brother Zang, how can you talk to Tao Shijun like this?" Zhang Yan hurriedly stopped him.

Zang Ba said: "I, Zang Ba, am a vulgar person. I don't read much, and I speak vulgar words. However, what I said just now is the truth. I, Zang Ba, have been able to be here today because of worshiping Mr. Tao Shijun." Thanks. If Tao Shijun hadn’t recruited me to join the army back then, I, Zang Ba, wouldn’t know where I was fooling around. It’s also because I, Zang Ba, respects Tao Shijun, so no matter what happened to Tao Shijun, I would try my best to help him. But this time, Tao Shijun wanted to give up the state shepherd's position to someone else, and I, Zang Ba, was the first to refuse!"

"Tao Shijun, Zang Ba drank a little too much, and what he said was drunk, please don't take it to heart." Zhang Yan said hastily.

Tao Qian said: "It doesn't matter if you talk drunk or tell the truth, anyway, the old man knows the purpose of your visit today, and it is nothing more than for the matter of Xuzhou Mu. The old man is old and his body is old, especially when he came back from Kaiyang City. Afterwards, I only felt that my health was getting worse day by day, and I felt that I didn’t have long to live. But I have been worried about Xuzhou. After all, Xuzhou is the place where I have worked hard for many years..."

Having said this, Tao Qian's voice was a little choked up, and tears welled up in his eyes.

"When a bird is about to die, its song is sad; when a man is about to die, his words are kind. I, Tao Qian, have done many wrong things in my life. I hope the last decision I make is right." Tao Qian sighed softly. In one breath, he said slowly.

After speaking, Tao Qian took out a seal ribbon from under the pillow, held it tightly in his hand, and then shouted loudly: "Zhang Yan listens to the order!"

"The last general is here!" Zhang Yan walked up to Tao Qian and said respectfully.

Tao Qian handed the seal in front of Zhang Yan, and said earnestly: "This is Xuzhou Mu's seal, I will give it to you tonight, I hope that after you take charge of Xuzhou, you can benefit the people of Xuzhou and let the people of Xuzhou The people live and work in peace and contentment."

Zhang Yan never expected that Tao Qian would take the initiative to hand over Yinshou. He stood there in a daze, not knowing whether to accept it or not.

Even the other people in the room were extremely surprised, deeply surprised by Tao Qian's actions.

"General Zhang, what are you still doing there? Don't you dare to look at the seal that caught Tao Shijun?" Sun Qian hurriedly reminded.

Zhang Yan took Xuzhou Mu's seal from Tao Qian's hand, and quickly thanked him: "Thank you Tao Shijun!"

Tao Qian waved his hand and said, "You don't need to thank me, if you want to thank you, you can thank yourself. You are the Xuzhou pastor whom the hearts of the people aspire to and everyone expects. I hope you will take charge of Xuzhou well. The old man will write a memorial tomorrow and send it to the imperial court to show your respect. Xuzhou Mu, let the imperial court seal you personally to show legitimacy."

As soon as the words fell, Tao Qian looked at Chen Deng, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian, Zang Ba and others again, and said slowly: "You are all heroes of my Xuzhou. I hope you will assist Zhang Yan and revitalize Xuzhou."

Chen Deng, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian, and Zang Ba replied in unison: "Here!"

Tao Qian said to Zhang Yan again: "From tomorrow onwards, you will be temporarily acting as Xuzhou's shepherd. You will be given full power to deal with Xuzhou's affairs, and I hope you will take care of them yourself."

"Tao Shijun, please rest assured, Zhang Yan will definitely live up to Tao Shijun's high hopes for me." Zhang Yan said.

Zhang Yan, Chen Deng, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian, Zang Ba and others were all happy after they came out of the state pastoral mansion. Mi Zhu held a banquet at his home to celebrate Zhang Yan taking over Xuzhou.

The next day, under the auspices of Chen Deng, Tao Qian gave up the Xuzhou Mu position to Zhang Yan, and invited Tian Kai, Kong Rong, Liu Bei and others to be witnesses.

Everyone in Xuzhou cheered, but Tian Kai and Kong Rong felt sorry for Liu Bei.

Zhang Yan held a simple inauguration ceremony and officially took charge of Xuzhou.

Tian Kai, Kong Rong, Liu Bei and others saw that there was no need to stay in Tancheng anymore, so they came to ask Zhang Yan to resign.

Zhang Yan agreed one by one, so Tian Kai, Kong Rong, and Liu Bei each led their troops to leave Tancheng and return to their original camps.

Before leaving, Zhang Yan specially arranged a banquet for Tian Kai, Kong Rong, Liu Bei and others, including Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Tai Shici.

After drinking for three rounds, Zhang Yan walked up to Zhao Yun holding his wine glass, and asked, "This young general is very heroic, he should be Changshan Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong, right?"

It was only the first time Zhao Yun and Zhang Yan met, but he didn't expect that Zhang Yan recognized him at a glance, and asked suspiciously: "Mr. Zhang really has good eyesight. I am indeed Changshan Zhao Zilong!"

Zhang Yandao: "Haha, I've heard about it a long time ago. I don't want to meet you today. It's really lucky for my life. General Zhao, come, I'll toast you."

Zhao Yun picked up the wine glass and drank it down with Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan glanced at Tai Shici who was sitting next to Zhao Yun again, sized him up carefully, and then said: "This must be Tai Shici, who is anxious and righteous?"

Tai Shici frowned, looked at Zhang Yan with a pair of puzzled eyes, and asked curiously: "Your Excellency also spoke of me?"

Zhang Yan nodded, and when he told all the deeds that Tai Shici had done in his early years, Tai Shici was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear.

"How does your lord know so many things about me?" Tai Shici asked in bewilderment.

Zhang Yandao: "To tell you the truth, I have sent people to various places to look for benevolent and righteous people. People who are as anxious and righteous as Brother Tai Shi have always been the ones I want to find. Good men have ambitions everywhere, and a real man should mention It's the first time I've seen such a heroic figure as Brother Taishi holding a three-foot long sword. I don't know if Brother Taishi is willing to stay in Xuzhou. Work for me?"

Tai Shici was immediately elated, and his face was even more joyful. He always wanted to join the army but couldn't, and now he just had such an opportunity, so he hurriedly asked: "If I join the army, can I be a general?"

Zhang Yandao: "Does it need to be said? For a hero like Brother Tai Shi, if you don't become a general, who will be the general?"

Tai Shici can be regarded as a person who traveled far and wide. All along, it was not that he had never joined the army, but that he asked people if he could be a general as soon as he joined the army. Who would be willing to recruit such a person who was a general as soon as he came?
After hearing Zhang Yan's answer, he laughed loudly, and was about to agree to Zhang Yan, but the figure of his elderly mother suddenly flashed in his mind, and his brows wrinkled all of a sudden, hesitatingly said: "My lord, I also want to follow my lord, be a general, and serve my lord. However, my mother is old and unable to move. Now in Donglai's hometown, there is no one to take care of me. If I stay away from my mother, it is unfilial. I am Taishi If Ci does not do such unfilial things, I hope that adults will forgive me, please forgive me for not following orders."

After Zhang Yan heard this, he said: "Brother Taishi is really a filial son. How about this? I will send someone back with Brother Taishi and bring the old lady to Xuzhou. In this way, you can be a general and a general." Taking care of the old lady kills two birds with one stone, why not do it?"

"If I'm alone, I can live in the military camp, but if I want to bring my mother, I must have a house. However, I don't have a house in Xuzhou..."

"You don't need to worry about the house. This can free up a courtyard for you in Xuzhou for Brother Tai Shi and the old lady to live in."

After hearing this, Tai Shici was deeply moved, and immediately agreed.

Liu Bei, who was sitting in the hall, saw that Zhang Yan had recruited Tai Shici into his tent in an instant, hating him again and again.

Afterwards, Zhang Yan toasted Tian Kai, Kong Rong, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others one by one, chatted for a while, and then ended the banquet.

After the banquet was over, Zhang Yan personally sent Tian Kai, Kong Rong, Liu Bei and others out of the city. These people led their own troops and horses and began to return to their camps.

Afterwards, Zhang Yan sent [-] cavalrymen back to Donglai with gifts, money and food to pick up Taishici's mother.

In the evening, after Zhang Yan sent all the foreign guests away, with the assistance of Chen Deng and Mi Zhu, he began to check Xuzhou's household registration, as well as granaries, arsenals, and government treasuries, and verified the situation of the soldiers, and counted the damage caused by the war. The place.

It took Zhang Yan three full days and more than 100 subordinate officials from Zhoumuli to get a clear statistics of the situation in Xuzhou.

Under the rule of Xuzhou, there are five counties and 62 cities, and the current population is more than 130 million. Compared with this time last year, the population has dropped by 5000.Most of the 61 people died under the butcher knife of Cao Jun, and the rest took refuge in Jiangdong.

As for the army, Xuzhou has less than 3000 cavalry, and only [-] infantry, with a total strength of less than [-].

However, Xuzhou has an astonishing amount of money and grain. There are more than 2 gold, more than 1 silver, and hundreds of millions of five baht in the treasury, and there are 200 million stone grains in the granary of Tancheng alone. No wonder There are so many people staring at Xuzhou covetously, such a large piece of fat is really greedy.

As the so-called three fires for a new official to take office, Zhang Yan has a general understanding of Xuzhou's strong strength, and he has a bottom line in his heart.He immediately appointed Sun Qian as the prefect of Langya, Mi Zhu as the prefect of Donghai, Chen Deng as the prefect of Guangling, Chen Qun as the prefect of Pengcheng, Zhou Kui, the prime minister of Xiapi, as the prefect of Xiapi, and Xutai ordered Chen Jiao to be the prefect of Xiapi.

Zang Ba was promoted from a captain of cavalry to a captain of Xuanyi. He led [-] soldiers and horses to occupy Taishan County and became the prefect of Mount Tai.Wuwei Colonel Yu Jin took [-] troops from his headquarters to occupy Dongping Kingdom, stationed in Wuyan, and paid close attention to the movements of Lu Bu and Cao Cao's troops, waiting for opportunities to move.

Zhang Yan formally appointed Mi Fang as the captain of Po Zei, led [-] soldiers to occupy Rencheng, and temporarily acted as Prime Minister of Chengguo.Army Sima Lu Dai was promoted to Lieutenant of Zhongyi, led an army of [-] troops to occupy the state of Lu, and temporarily took the post of Prime Minister of Lu.

In addition, Army Sima Deng Yi was promoted to Lieutenant Zhaoxin, and led two thousand troops to Changyi to assist Shanyang Taishou Bao Xun and Shanyang Chief Shi Bao Shao to guard Sanyang.

Zhang Yan asked Chen Ying to be the captain of Jianwei, and led the troops to stay at Kangfu to guard the dangerous road.

After the appointment documents were issued one after another, there was an obvious adjustment in the officialdom of the entire Xuzhou. As the saying goes, one emperor and one courtier. After such adjustments, Zhang Yan almost firmly controlled Xuzhou in his own hands. , It also laid a solid foundation for the separatist rule of Xuzhou!

(End of this chapter)