The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 79 Dealing with Prisoners
That night, Li Yuan, Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu were in the mansion to discuss how to deal with the prisoners. Four prisoners were captured in this Xuzhou battle, namely Yu Jin from Bao Xin's army, Tai Shici from Kong Rong's army, Zang Hong from Zhang Chao's army, and others. There was Wang Lang who was captured by Huang Zhong in Xiaopei. Now that Tao Qian had surrendered, it stands to reason that Wang Lang should also surrender, but this person has a rather stubborn personality, and it may not be so easy to persuade him.

"Zhicai, Zhongde, what do you think should be done with these four captives?" Li Yuan frowned tightly. As his power and territory continued to expand, more and more talents were needed. He is a talented person, and he should try his best to subdue him.

"Bao Xin's army has been completely wiped out by me, and Yu Jin was also sent back to Runan for treatment due to serious injuries. Yu Jin's relationship with Bao Xin is very good. I'm afraid he will resent me and is unwilling to surrender. Put this person aside for now until he recovers from his injuries. Afterwards, I personally visited him to convince him." Xi Zhicai also knew that Yu Jin was a talent, so he was rescued at that time, but it took a little effort for Yu Jin to surrender.

"My lord, Tai Shici is Liu Yao's general. Because Kong Rong was very kind to his mother, Tai Shici repayed his favor and helped Kong Rong lead troops to attack our army. It may not be easy for my lord to persuade Tai Shici to surrender." Cheng Yu Said.

"Tai Shici attaches great importance to love and righteousness. I learned that Liu Yao was kind to his mother, who persuaded him to serve Liu Yao, so Taishi Cifang will take refuge in Liu Yao. This man is very affectionate, and he is skilled in martial arts, and has the ability to govern the army. Fang is truly a rare general." Li Yuan valued Tai Shici very much, and since he had already been captured, he should try his best to surrender him, and if he was allowed to return to Liu Yao, it is very likely that history would repeat itself, and he would eventually seek refuge with Sun Ce.

Cheng Yu continued: "Wang Lang is talented and generous, with a rigorous and generous personality and a dignified manner. He is a very talented person. Although his personality is stubborn, if we send Chen Gui and Mi Zhu to persuade him, it will not be impossible. might convince him."

Although Wang Lang is not well-known in the Three Kingdoms, he is also an important figure. He is knowledgeable and is a master of Confucian classics. 34 volumes.

In history, Wang Lang was promoted by Tao Qian as a talented person. He worked in the government and moved to be the prefect of Kuaiji. He was loved by the people during his tenure. , Sun Ce respected Wang Lang and did not harm him.Later, he was conscripted by Cao Cao and worshiped as an admonishing doctor.

When the state of Wei was established, Wang Lang served as the prefect of Wei County as a military sacrificial wine, and also served as Shaofu, Fengchang, and Dali.When Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, he moved to the royal doctor and was granted the title of Marquis of Anling Ting.After Cao Pi accepted Zen and established Wei, Wang Lang was changed to Sikong, and he was granted the title of Marquis of Leping Township.After Cao Rui succeeded to the throne, he replaced Huaxin as Situ and became Marquis of Lanling.In the second year of Taihe, Wang Lang passed away, and his posthumous title was Cheng.With his talent, Wang Lang has been able to achieve the post of Situ and was granted the title of Marquis, and he is deeply trusted by Cao's family.

"Since this is the case, I will personally persuade Tai Shici. As for Wang Lang, I will leave it to Zhicai and Zhongde to arrange. Yu Jin will deal with it when I return to Runan. Zang Hong is also a good general, but he is very courageous. , I won’t surrender easily, but I can also try.” Li Yuan is not willing to let go of any talent, no matter in which era, talent is always the most important resource.

Li Yuan suddenly remembered another matter, and said: "When I attacked Langya, I ordered my uncle to lead the troops to attack Guangling. I originally wanted to use the strategy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao to force Zhang Chao to return to the army, but this time Zhang Chao's soldiers and horses were all burned by Chen Deng. Erjing, Zhang Chao himself doesn't know life and death, and this time Shuzhi dispatched troops should be [-]% sure that he can take Guangling."

Hearing this news, Cheng Yu raised his brows with joy, "This plan should work. My lord left four thousand troops for General Chen, but I didn't expect it to be really useful. If I can really capture Guangling, then my lord can completely control Xuzhou."

Guangling County also belongs to Xuzhou, but Zhang Chao has a lot of soldiers and horses, so Tao Qian is not easy to manage, so Zhang Chao can be regarded as an independent prince.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was divided into thirteen prefectures. The prefectures can be regarded as modern provinces. Each prefecture has the position of governor, which is equivalent to the head of a prefecture. Later, there was a state pastor, but the functions of state pastor and prefect were basically the same. The same, so in general, if there is a state shepherd, there will be no governor, and if there is a governor, there will be no state shepherd.

There are counties under each state, which can be regarded as modern cities. The highest administrator of each county is the prefect, which is equivalent to the mayor. There are counties under the county, which is the county seat.

"My lord, although Tao Qian surrendered, several important civil servants and generals under his command may not have surrendered sincerely. If he wants to persuade Wang Lang, he has to rely on Chen Gui and Mi Zhu. These two have great prestige in Xuzhou. The trust between the two will be very beneficial for the lord to control Xuzhou." Xi Zhicai suggested.

Although Li Yuan had become Xuzhou's governor on the surface, officials from all over the country were not necessarily willing to surrender sincerely. If they wanted to subdue them completely, they really needed the help of people like Chen Gui and Mi Zhu, otherwise civil strife was likely to be caused.

Li Yuan nodded in agreement and said: "What Zhicai said is in line with what I want, first let me test the minds of Chen Gui and Mi Zhu, the Chen family and the Mi family are the two largest families in Xuzhou, their support is very important. "

Not only did Li Yuan discuss matters with the two major military divisions under his command that night, Chen Deng met his father Chen Gui for the first time since he joined Li Yuan. Li Yuan was very generous and did not send anyone to monitor the Chen and Mi families. won their favor.

In the room, Chen Gui and Chen Deng hugged each other and wept. They left that day and thought they would never see each other again. Unexpectedly, Chen Deng joined Li Yuan afterwards.

"Yuanlong, I was very worried about you when I left to serve as my father that day. Why did you suddenly surrender to Li Yuan?" Chen Gui wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, somewhat puzzled by Chen Deng's surrender.

"Father doesn't know, and the child is forced to do nothing. Not long after you and Tao Gong left Xiapi that day, Li Yuan's army arrived. Under the siege of him and Zhao Yun, I really couldn't resist, so I had no choice but to surrender. We After the surrender, Li Yuan's military adviser asked me to cheat Xiaopei." Chen Deng told Chen Gui the whole story.

"Li Yuan's army is strong and strong, with powerful generals like a cloud, and there are so many capable people and strange men under his command. It is reasonable for you to lose and surrender." Chen Gui couldn't help asking when he saw the white cloth bandaging on Chen Deng's shoulders. The next injury, is it serious?"

Chen Deng shook his head, "It doesn't matter, it's just being injured by a bow and arrow."

"Yuanlong, since Mr. Tao has surrendered, Li Yuan is the only one my Chen family can rely on now. You have been with Li Yuan for a while, is he worthy of our trust?" To Chen Deng, so he valued Chen Deng's opinion very much.

"Father, you and I both know that Li Yuan is a master of great talent and strategy. He has countless generals and advisors under his command. Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu are even more resourceful men. I think I am far behind. Strong generals like Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong are rare in this world. The most important thing is that he can know people and employ them. He can also trust people from yellow scarves like Guan Hai and Zhou Cang, which shows his broad-mindedness. Be a bit less."

Chen Deng has already made it very clear that Li Yuan is better than Tao Qian, and he can get more opportunities under his command. Moreover, although Li Yuan is a hero, he is not easy to kill. His command of the army is extremely strict and he never offends People, this is indeed rare.

"What you said is basically the same as mine, but I don't know whether Li Yuanta trusts you and me." Chen Gui expressed his worries. After all, the Chen family has belonged to Tao Qian for many years, even if he is willing to surrender sincerely, he is afraid of Li Yuan. Yuan mistrust, which eventually led to mutual suspicion on both sides.

"You should be able to rest assured. Li Yuan is a man who never doubts his employment. He sent me to deal with Zhang Chao's army a few days ago, and even sent me the very important Runan Army under his command. If he doesn't trust me And how could you hand over this elite division to me?"

Chen Deng felt that Li Yuan was not a suspicious person. His ferocity was only used to deal with the enemy, and he treated his subordinates very well. After many days of observation, he even found that Li Yuan was able to get along with almost every subordinate. It can't be done, so Li Yuan is extremely respected.

(End of this chapter)