The Three Kingdoms: Zhaolie, the strategist, and the rise of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 229: Marquis Tan governed Hebei and followed the law faithfully, which benefited future generations and benefited himself

However, Li Yi sent back a letter, saying that he would use his own fief to reward his meritorious officials.

Liu Bei didn't understand the meaning at first, but after Zhuge Liang's guidance, he finally understood it.

To put it bluntly, as the highest administrative chief of Jizhou, Li Yi faced a group of brothers under him and a group of old ministers of the Yuan family.

He needed to win the hearts of the people by bestowing rewards to facilitate his subsequent rule.

Of course Li Yi also has this power.

However, if he really rashly rewarded officials in Jizhou on a large scale, he would inevitably be suspected of "having his own troops for his own benefit."

So he hinted to Liu Bei through this letter.

If you have no objection, Old Liu, I will go and “win people’s hearts”.

Although Old Liu may not care, Li Yi, as a subject, has no choice but to do so.

After thinking this through, Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh:
"Zi Yu has always been cautious, but he failed him in the end."

So he met all of Li Yi's demands and increased his fief by 3,000 households.

There were about twenty meritorious officials in Hebei who were rewarded this time.

It includes both old officials of Xuzhou and old officials of the Yuan family.

These twenty-odd people, including Zhang Yi and Ma Yan, were all granted the title of marquis.

The rest were awarded titles in turn and rewarded according to their merits.

The military and civilians in Hebei were all very happy.

Not stated.

……

Jizhou, Bohai, Nanpi.

On this day, Li Yi was sitting at his desk, reviewing military memorials.

The soft bristles of the brush moved quickly, and before I knew it, a thick pile of paper had accumulated on the desk.

The study was so quiet that you could hear the sound of a needle. Apart from the slight sound of ink being ground, the only sound was the clear sandalwood incense slowly lingering in the air.

Nanpi Gongcao Zhen Yao came in holding a stack of bamboo slips and saw that the desk was piled with books, and the pile was quite large.

He consoled her:

"... Envoy, you may as well take a break."

"This document will never be completed."

Li Yi turned a deaf ear to him, kept his head down, and continued writing.

Zhen Yaonai didn't dare to make a sound to disturb them and carefully cleaned the bamboo and silk on the table.

About half an hour later,

Li Yi suddenly looked up, a smile on his face, and handed the bamboo slip he had just written to Zhen Yao.

"Zhen Gongcao came at the right time. I was just looking for you."

"Please hand this letter to Lord Xun."

Lord Xun is Xun You.

After Li Yi became the governor of Jizhou, he naturally had to choose a prefect for his own jurisdiction.

After some consideration, it was decided to use the old minister from Xuzhou.

In the end, Xun You was chosen as the governor of Bohai.

Zhen Yao carefully took the bamboo slip, glanced at it briefly, and said in surprise:
"...Your Excellency wants to divide Bohai into two counties?"

"……Yes."

Li Yi nodded, stroked his beard, and said seriously:

"I have also been thinking about this for a long time."

"We can divide Bohai into two counties, north and south."

"In the south, Fuyang and Banhe will be the boundary, and it will still be Bohai County."

"In the north, Shuzhou and Juma River were used as the boundary, and then Dongpingshu was used as the seat of government, and it was named Zhangwu County."

After saying this, Li Yi put his hands on the table again, as if testing Zhen Yao, and asked with interest:
"Does Lord Zhen know why I want to do this?"

Zhen Yao is not like Pang Tong. Many times Li Yi has to ask Pang Tong for advice.

Zhen Yao is still young, and Li Yi also wants to train this young man.

"...Could it be that because Jizhou did not have enough positions to reward people, they separated out a county and gave out other rewards?"

Zhen Yao boldly expressed his guess.

A great number of people participated in this Northern Expedition.

Naturally, more people made contributions, but there were only a few official positions.

Giving away a small amount would be an insult, and giving away a large amount would be a bother because the quantity is small and giving it away carelessly might cause trouble.

"…Zhen Gongcao is only half right."

"I separated Zhangwu County because I wanted to promote some meritorious officials."

"But I also have strategic considerations for dividing these counties."

Strategic considerations…?
Zhen Yao frowned slightly, "Are you talking about the second Yuan'er from Youzhou?"

"...No, it's the Three Commanderies Wuhuan."

Li Yi frowned and said in a deep voice.

The Three Commanderies of Wuhuan are the Wuhuan people.

When mentioning the Wuhuan people, people will easily think of Zhang Liao's Battle of the Gods at Bailang Mountain.

In fact, this battle was the one that brought Zhang Liao into the Temple of Martial Arts.

However, there is a misunderstanding that Zhang Liao "killed the Huns king in battle."

In fact, the Wuhuan people are not descendants of the Xiongnu, nor are they their branch.

As early as the Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn Periods, a tribal group lived in the Xilamulun River and Laoha River basins in Inner Mongolia.

This tribe was called Donghu.

However, with the rise of the Xiongnu leader Maodun, the Donghu tribe was quickly defeated by the Xiongnu.

Some of the Donghu people were enslaved by the Xiongnu, while others migrated far eastward into the mountains of Greater Khingan Range.

Among these eastward-migrating Donghu people, one group fled to the Xianbei Mountains, and the other group fled to the Wuhuan Mountains.

Therefore, these two groups of Donghu people developed into the Xianbei people and the Wuhuan people respectively.

That’s right, the Wuhuan and Xianbei are actually descendants of the Donghu people.

As for the three counties of Wuhuan we are talking about, the Wuhuan people took advantage of the civil strife in the Eastern Han Dynasty to invade the Han territory.

The Wuhuan King Tadun took the opportunity to occupy Liaodong County, Liaoxi County, and Youbeiping County.

These three counties all belong to Youzhou.

After Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan, he chose the same conciliatory policy as Liu Yu.

Not only did he adopt the daughters of his family as his own and marry them to the Wuhuan people, he also forged an imperial edict to confer the title of King of Wuhuan on Tadun.

The Wuhuan people were grateful for Yuan Shao's kindness and were willing to serve him.

Today, the Wuhuan in the three counties have become quite powerful.

The disgusting thing about it is that as a nomad, it can attack you at any time.

However, its geographical location makes transportation very inconvenient, and it is poor and backward.

If you fight it, it will be a waste of money and manpower, and it will just drain your blood.

Although Bohai is a populous county, it has great economic potential.

However, it also faced the potential threat of invasion by the Wuhuan people.

That's why Li Yi decided to separate the northern part of Bohai and use Zhangwu County as a strategic depth to separate it.

Bohai County, on the other hand, can focus on developing productive agriculture.

"Then I wonder who you plan to appoint as the governor of Zhangwu?"

Zhen Yao asked again.

"...Xu Gongming."

Li Yi hesitated for a moment and chose Xu Huang.

"...Well, I will go and discuss this matter with Lord Xun."

Before Zhen Yao could leave, another waiter walked into the room and bowed:

"Sir, Madam Yuan is outside asking to see you."

Li Yi just nodded lightly and continued to review the documents on the desk.

When the waiter saw Li Yi nod, he bowed again and left the study.

After a while, Yuan Ying walked into the room accompanied by her maid.

He took off his hood and allowed the maid to take off his cloak.

"coming?"

Li Yi raised his eyes slightly and met those beautiful eyes.

Yuan Ying bowed and saluted before walking closer:
"Is there some snow outside?"

Having said this, he walked slowly to the table and glanced at the servant boy who was grinding the paper.

The latter immediately understood, put down the ink and quietly retreated.

Li Yi glanced out the window and sighed:

"No wonder the weather has been so gloomy these days."

"Be careful on your way back."

As he finished speaking, he had already finished writing another official document.

Li Yi took it in his hand and examined it, his eyes scanning from beginning to end, landing on the last line of words.

There was a hint of sternness in his brows, and he closed the bamboo slip and handed it to Zhen Yao who was still waiting.

Li Yi said calmly:

"Take this military order and give it to Lord Xun, and tell him to follow my orders."

"Deliver it to all the counties in Jizhou."

Zhen Yao quickly picked up the bamboo slips and found out that the military order read:

——"Those who share the same evil as Yuan Shi should start anew with them."

"All people are not allowed to have private grudges, and lavish funerals are prohibited. All are subject to the same law."

The general meaning is that anyone who has been in cahoots with the Yuan family can reform themselves and the government will not hold them accountable.

Now that the war is over, civilians are not allowed to seek revenge on their own.

It is also not allowed to bury others at will without official documents.

Everything must be done according to the law.

Li Yi issued this decree in an attempt to minimize the impact of the wars in Hebei and Henan on the people.

Seeing that everything was almost settled, Li Yi turned his attention to Yuan Ying.

Smelling the slightly bitter medicinal fragrance on her body, he frowned slightly:
"…Are you still taking medicine?"

Yuan Ying was originally from Henan, and had lived in the south with Yuan Shu for many years, so he had long since adapted to the climate there.

Now that we have moved to the north, it is inevitable that we will have some problems with the local climate.

Especially since she had just given birth and was weak, coupled with the fatigue from the long journey, she fell seriously ill.

"I have sent Dr. Zhang to see Madam. Even if it is just a cold, she should be well in seven or eight days."

"Could it be that Dr. Zhang's prescription can't cure Madam's illness?"

There were two miracle doctors, and Zhang Zhongjing was left in the north by Li Yi.

Later, Hua Tuo, whom he met during the Battle of Guandu, was left in Xuzhou.

Because Xuzhou is vigorously developing medicine and establishing medical schools.

After Zhang Zhongjing's departure, the position of medical advisor became vacant, which was given to Hua Tuo.

Hua Tuo naturally had no reason to refuse such a good thing that benefited the country, the people and himself.

He happily stayed in Xuzhou, treating patients and teaching medical skills to students.

Yuan Yingyu held the ink in her hand and evenly stroked Xuan'er on the inkstone.

"No...I am cured."

"Please rest assured, my husband."

The voice was very soft, "I just went to see Sister Mi."

Li Yi paused with his brush, then returned to his normal expression.

"...That's right. You and your aunt often interacted with each other at that time."

After bringing Madam Liu and others to Nanpi, Li Yi intended to make arrangements for his family, or more precisely, for Yuan Ying.

When visiting Madam Liu's house, Li Yi was able to call Madam Liu "Aunt" because of Yuan Ying's relationship.

not only that,

Whenever there was an important occasion that required the couple to be present together, Li Yi would take Yuan Ying with him.

The purpose is to show his identity as "Yuan family's son-in-law" and do it in front of the people of Hebei.

According to the "Spring and Autumn Annals of Emperor Xian", after Yuan Shao's death, the people of Hebei were:
——"People in the streets are weeping, as if they have lost their relatives."

The reason for this is that Yuan:
——"When kindness is spread across the world, every household will benefit."

Considering the influence of the Yuan family, Li Yi tried hard to ease the relationship with the Yuan family.

And they regard themselves as the "orthodox Yuan family."

After all, although Yuan Shu is the Skeleton King, he is indeed the legitimate son of the Yuan family.

And Yuan Shao was really raised by a maid.

Seeing that Li Yi was silent for a while, Yuan Ying's eyes gradually showed some sadness, but she continued:

"It will snow heavily today. Sister Mi's body cannot stand the cold."

Li Yi then asked, "…Is she okay?"

Yuan Ying raised her eyebrows and said hurriedly:

"Although Sister Mi often avoids her husband, Ying'er always feels that she is always thinking about her husband in her heart."

"…She wants to see you."

Li Yi couldn't help but burst out laughing and said, "Don't you find this funny?"

She deliberately avoided me, but was thinking about me at the same time. Isn't this a contradiction?
Li Yi looked out the window and saw the snow flying in the wind, disappearing into thin air. He finally said:
"Sit for a while and go back when the snow stops."

He paused for a moment, not looking at her, and said, "I will go."

What he meant was that he would go and see Zhen Mi.

Yuan Ying secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Since she separated from her sister, she no longer had many people around her with whom she could confide.

Thanks to Li Yi "forcing" her to visit, she got to know Sister Zhen Mi.

This woman, who also came from a noble family and was well-educated, got along very well with Yuan Ying.

He was one of the few friends she made after coming to the north.

Yuan Ying left the table as she was told, but did not sit down. Instead, she knelt upright in the direction of Li Yi.

"...Sister Zhen Mi is beautiful, well-educated, and has a good family background."

"Before, when Ying'er went to see my aunt, she often told me that without my husband, the Yuan family would have been doomed to fail."

"'So I wish to serve you as a dustpan in the Zhen family', these are my aunt's original words."

"Since the elders have no objections, why should my husband be as passive as Sister Mi?"

"I am a girl, so there are many inconveniences. Your husband is a man, what else do you have to worry about?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yi actually smiled and couldn't help but reach out and scratch Yuan Ying's nose.

"You girl, you're actually teaching me a lesson?"

"...Hehe, what I said was the truth."

Yuan Ying tilted her head playfully, like a little snow fox.

"There are many things in this world that cannot be done just based on emotion."

"We also need to consider the impact behind it." "...What impact?"

Yuan Ying asked with her watery eyes open.

“…Hehe, for example—”

Li Yi glanced at Yuan Ying, "For example, your last name."

"My last name?"

Yuan Ying was startled and said in a stunned voice:

"I was born with the surname Yuan, and no one has ever commented on my surname."

"…Oh, although no one has pointed it out explicitly, its meaning is evident everywhere."

"Ying'er doesn't understand, not at all..."

Yuan Ying shook her head blankly, unable to understand what Li Yi meant.

I don’t even know what this has to do with Zhen Mi.

"There are many talented people in Jizhou. If Zhen Gongcao's surname is not Zhen, can he be Gongcao in my mansion?"

Li Yi patiently enlightened Yuan Ying and explained the reason behind this to her.

"…The martial arts world is not about swords and sabers, but about human nature and worldly wisdom."

After saying that, he got up and went out.

As soon as he went out, he saw Zhen Yao running back in a hurry.

Li Yi frowned and asked, "Have you completed the task I asked you to do?"

"...Uh, yes, yes, I have handed the envoy's document to Lord Xun."

"Just now, Lord Xun received news that Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang of Youzhou have led an army of 50,000 and are marching south to attack our Bohai County!"

what! ?

Yuan Ying was shocked when she heard the news.

Although she did not care about political affairs, she was aware that Bohai County was adjacent to Youzhou.

This means that once the troops from Youzhou move south, they will directly attack Bohai Sea without any depth at all.

Li Yi glanced at Yuan Ying's reaction, and instead of being nervous, he smiled teasingly.

It seemed to be saying, see, this is why I want to separate Zhangwu County.

Even though the upper class knew the specific situation, the lower class people would inevitably panic when they heard the news.

Separating out a Zhangwu County can also help to calm the people.

"… Envoy, although we have many soldiers and horses in Jizhou, we have stationed them in other counties."

"It will take time to mobilize all of them. Bohai only has 10,000 county soldiers."

"In my opinion, we might as well transfer troops from Hejian and Anping first."

"Order Generals Zhang He and Gao Lan to lead troops to support us."

Li Yi waved his hand and rejected Zhen Yao's suggestion.

Zhen Yao was about to ask the reason, but Li Yi walked straight to the lobby.

"Don't panic. Er Yuan'er doesn't have wings on his side, so how can he fly to our county in an instant?"

"And call officials of all levels to the lobby to discuss matters."

Soon, officials at all levels in Bohai rushed to the main hall to discuss how to resist the enemy.

"The second Yuan'er came in a hurry, and mobilized all the soldiers in Youzhou to attack Bohai."

"Their intention is to seize Jizhou. My lord has entrusted the affairs of Hebei to me, and I will do my best to defend it."

"You are all my loyal followers and have worked with me for many years. There are no outsiders here."

"If you have any opinions, please feel free to speak up. Don't worry."

This was the first time that Hebei officials and Xuzhou veterans worked together at a major meeting, so Li Yixian took precautions in advance.

Tell everyone that since we have joined the company, we are all one family and there is no need to have regional prejudices between Henan and Hebei.

We are all working for Boss Liu now. If we work hard, we will be guaranteed a good life.

Don't think about those unnecessary things.

Li Yi did this to prevent quarrels between the two sides.

This leads to disagreements and slows down work efficiency.

Zhang Liao was also a veteran official in Xuzhou. He was the first to speak:

"The Yuan family has been entrenched for a long time, so we must get rid of them as soon as possible."

"Now that he has mobilized all the troops in Youzhou, let's fight to the death."

"Why not raise a large army to meet them and end their mission in one battle?"

"To prevent any more trouble at night."

"Hey! No way."

Xu Huang, who was already the prefect of Zhangwu County, stood up to oppose Zhang Liao's opinion.

"...Since taking office in Jizhou, the governor has been promoting austerity and saving money to cut military expenses."

"Now if we want to fight a decisive battle with the troops of Youzhou, we must mobilize troops from other counties."

"The transportation of food, fodder and baggage is labor-intensive and detrimental to national strength."

"This goes against Envoy Li's original intention."

Zhang Liao looked at Xu Huang meaningfully.

I thought to myself, you are so great, Xu Gongming. I thought I, Zhang Liao, was already a standard professional.

I didn't expect that you, Xu Huang, are even more ruthless than me, Zhang Liao. You are really between flattery and invisibility.

This is a typical example of him following the leadership's guidelines.

Any plan that goes against the leadership's principles is wrong.

As expected, Li Yi was very satisfied with Xu Huang's speech and praised him:

"What Gongming said is very much in line with my wishes."

"Now that the counties of Hebei have just been settled, I have left heavy troops in all the counties just to prevent any unexpected events."

"If we mobilize troops from other counties, it will cost money and food, and it will take time."

"Three of them are overqualified and underused."

War is the most expensive thing, so Li Yi's principle of fighting is always:
Either don't fight, or beat them to death.

Now, in order to fight against the second Yuan'er who has lost all his fighting spirit, we have to mobilize troops from other counties. How much money will this waste?
"…Why not ask General Guan for help and ask him to send more troops from Qingzhou?"

"What do you think, sir?"

Chen Dao also expressed his opinion.

Bohai County is adjacent to Qingzhou, and Qingzhou can send troops to support Bohai at any time.

The most important thing is that Qingzhou has a good strategic location and is almost not threatened by foreign enemies.

Even if the troops are sent out, it will not have much impact.

"……Hahaha."

Xin Pi raised his head and laughed, "What you all said is not a good idea."

Xin Pi is considered a representative of Yuan's old ministers, and just now it was the old ministers from Xuzhou who spoke.

Now it was his turn to offer his opinion.

"Whether it's transferring troops from other counties or recruiting troops from Qingzhou, it will cost money and manpower."

"It goes against your Majesty's policy of austerity and frugality in governing the country."

"Besides, it is enough to dispatch troops from our Jizhou Prefecture. Qingzhou is not under the jurisdiction of our Jizhou."

"If we ask Qingzhou for help, it will inevitably alert Xuzhou."

"The envoy has just taken office, and he is already begging for reinforcements from other states."

"...Doesn't this make the people of Jizhou seem incompetent?"

Xin Pi spread his hands, apparently saying that they seemed incompetent.

In fact, it was an irony that transferring troops from other states would make Li Yi, the leader, appear incompetent.

This is not a disgrace to us, it is a disgrace to you, the leader!
"……whispering sound."

Hearing the sarcasm in Xin Pi's words, veteran generals such as Chen Dao and Zhang Liao all looked sullen.

"Then just fight directly, no need to bother!"

"We are willing to be the pioneers!"

At the end of the discussion, the generals became anxious.

I plan to return to the simplest and most violent method - just do it.

Anyway, they have soldiers in Jizhou.

Even if Bohai’s troops really cannot win, they can just transfer more from Hejian and Anping.

If Li Yi had not wanted to save money, any other leader would have transferred troops from these two counties and kingdoms to make dumplings for the second Yuan'er.

"...Gentlemen, please don't be anxious. Gentlemen, please don't be anxious."

It was Xin Pi who interrupted everyone. He twirled his beard and offered a plan in a very proud manner:
"I have a plan. I can make Youzhou fall into chaos without your having to send out troops."

Oh?
Li Yi raised his eyebrows and said happily:

"What brilliant plan does Xin Biejia have? Please tell me."

After all, Xin Pi has worked in Hebei for so many years and is quite familiar with the personnel and government affairs here.

He immediately offered a plan with great enthusiasm.

"Although Yuan Xi has 50,000 soldiers and horses under his command, there are only 30,000 of them, all of which are under the control of Generals Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu."

"These two were originally from Youzhou noble families. After Yuan Benchu pacified Youzhou, he still used these two generals."

"Protect his people and place them under Yuan Xi's command."

"Now that the Yuan family is in decline, the two generals will surely rebel."

"Your Excellency only needs to write a letter and I will grant you a high position and generous salary."

"Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu will definitely rise up in rebellion against Youzhou!"

"By then, why would you bother to raise the troops of Bohai to attack us?"

"Not to mention the cost and effort of dispatching troops from other counties."

Li Yi was overjoyed and kept telling people what a brilliant plan he had.

He immediately wrote a letter and sent it secretly to Youzhou.

At that time, Jiao Chu and Zhang Nan were in Guangyang County.

Guangyang County, also known as Yan State.

As mentioned before, the only places in Youzhou that Yuan Xi actually controlled were Zhuo County and Yuyang County.

Between the two counties, there is Guangyang County.

The reason why Guangyang was not included was because Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu held a large number of troops, which was an uncontrollable factor.

The two generals had received military orders from Yuan Xi, the governor of Youzhou, ordering them to mobilize all the troops in their county and cooperate with the Yuan brothers in marching south.

After receiving the military order, the two generals mobilized their troops according to the order.

But he was not in a hurry to go south.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the northern land has long since changed its owner.

The second general has been thinking about a question these days, that is, is there any way out if he continues to follow the Yuan brothers?
Just when the two generals were hesitating, they suddenly received news that an envoy from Jizhou had arrived.

He also claimed to be an old friend of the two generals.

Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu immediately ordered people to invite him in.

They are Ma Yan and Zhang Yi.

These two generals were former subordinates of Yuan Shang. They turned against Li Yi in battle and assisted Li Yi in defeating Yuan Shang's main force, and were therefore granted the title of marquis.

They are old colleagues with Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu.

"Generals, are you all right?"

Ma Yan and Zhang Yi greeted him in unison.

It is said that you are afraid that your brothers are having a hard life, and you are also afraid that your brothers are driving a Land Rover.

Seeing that my former colleagues are now doing well in Jizhou.

Don’t Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu understand what kind of people these two are?

He is just an ordinary third-rate general.

It's just that he stood on the right side in the tide of the times, so he did better than many first-class generals.

The stories of Ma Yan and Zhang Yi tell the world that it is really important to stand in the right line at critical moments.

"We are here on the orders of Li Jizhou to invite two old friends to start an uprising!"

Ma Yan and Zhang Yi went straight to the point and stated their request that Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu mobilize all the troops in Youzhou to rebel against Yuan Xi.

"The Yuan family is now doomed. As the saying goes, a man who knows the times is a hero."

"Li Jizhou never treats meritorious officials unfairly. You two old friends know this clearly."

"Even the two of us who are not talented can enjoy great wealth and honor."

"But the two old friends have tens of thousands of soldiers and are capable of holding up the sky and the sea."

"If you are willing to raise troops to help Li Jizhou suppress the rebellion, you will be rewarded handsomely and given important positions."

Ma Yan and Zhang Yi were not good at debate, but the conditions they could offer were really generous.

They just need to tell the truth. I don't believe that you two won't be moved.

As expected, Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu were both heart-pounding.

I had always felt that there was no future in hanging around Yuan.

Not to mention that they already have a large number of troops at their disposal and do not need to obey Er Yuaner's command.

“…I would like to hear more details!”

Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu bowed and respectfully asked for advice.

Generals Ma Yan and Zhang Yi said:
"As long as the two generals are willing to raise an army, Li Jizhou will submit a petition to the court to appoint General Jiao as the governor of Youzhou and General Zhang as the governor of Yuyang."

"You two can lead the governors, county magistrates, and county heads of all counties to betray Yuan and join Liu."

Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu followed his words and added:

"I would like to follow the advice of my old friend!"

"However, there are many supporters of the Yuan family in our county. We will kill a chicken to scare the monkeys tomorrow so that we can start the rebellion."

Ma Yan and Zhang Xi were overjoyed and said quickly:
"Good, good! If you want to start a rebellion, do it quickly."

"Er Yuan'er has already left, so don't let Li Jizhou wait anxiously."

The next day, early in the morning.

It was just dawn.

Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu gathered all the soldiers and said to them:

"Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi acted perversely and were determined to oppose the imperial court."

"Now we can surrender to the court and reform ourselves."

"Don't be stubborn and keep making mistakes, or the sword will show no mercy!"

After shouting, he ordered someone to bring a white horse.

Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu killed a white horse and swore an alliance.

It was agreed that anyone who disobeyed the order would be beheaded!

No one dared to speak, and they could only swear an oath of alliance one by one.

At this moment, a man walked out from the crowd and shouted loudly:

"I have received great kindness from Yuan Gong and his son, but now they are defeated and fled."

"My wisdom cannot save me, and my courage cannot kill me."

"It is against morality. If you still want to offer Liu Bei to you, I can't do it!"

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(End of this chapter)