Within two days, magistrates from various counties in Nanyang County rushed to Wuyin County.
Most of these people are more excited than worried.
Comparing Liu Biao and Wang Can, Liu Biao is old and frail, while Wang Can is young and powerful; Liu Biao sticks to Jingzhou and has no enterprising spirit, while Wang Can settles in Liangzhou and controls Nanyang, and is many times stronger. They will soon become officials of the Shu Kingdom, and their status will be great.
It will definitely improve greatly, and I will naturally be happier.
County House, in the lobby.
Wang Can sat on the main seat, and below him stood the magistrates of Ye County, Duyang County, Pingshi County, Biyang County and other counties.
To the left and right of the hall are the important civil and military officials under Wang Can.
Wang Can looked at everyone in the hall and said in a calm tone: "Everyone who has come to Wuyin County has thought carefully and is willing to submit to me."
When everyone heard this, their hearts lifted.
Next, there will be specific arrangements.
Wang Can continued: "Since you surrender sincerely, I will open the skylight and speak frankly. Nanyang County is adjacent to Cao Cao and may be attacked by Cao Cao at any time. It is an important military area. It is necessary to strengthen the connection between the counties and strengthen the defense of each county. You cannot
If you continue to serve where you are, you will be transferred to Shuzhong as an official, and a new civil servant will be appointed to take your place."
After hearing this, all the county magistrates whispered and discussed in low voices.
Moving to the middle of Shu, there is no room for maneuver.
The county magistrates were worried that they would not have any official titles, so they were somewhat reluctant.
Wang Canxiao said: "If you are transferred to Shuzhong as officials, your official position will not be reduced. At least you will be the magistrate of a county. You will not be demoted or appointed. Please rest assured. If you do well, you will definitely
It is promoted and used, so you are transferred to Shu as officials. It is a road leading to the sky. I hope you can take advantage of it."
Official positions are a matter of concern to all county magistrates.
Wang Can promised that everything would be settled properly and all problems would be solved.
All the county magistrates agreed in unison and nodded in agreement.
At this time, Dian Wei hurriedly ran in. He walked to Wang Can, bowed and whispered a few words. Wang Can waved his hand and ordered: "Let the soldiers who sent the message come in and explain the situation in Yiyang County clearly."
Yang County is the southernmost county of Nanyang County and is adjacent to Jiangxia County. The time for soldiers delivering messages to go back and forth is much longer than that of other people.
Not long after, the soldier carrying the message came to the hall.
At that moment, the soldier spoke out exactly what Wei Yan had said, neither adding to it nor subtracting from it.
Wang Can raised his eyebrows and asked: "Who is the magistrate of Yiyang County?"
Wang Can summoned the county magistrates from various counties, but did not send anyone to check the county magistrates in each county. Because this was not a big matter, it was just a small matter. As long as it was confirmed that all the county magistrates were willing to submit, everything would be handled by Zhang Liao.
.Wang Can personally intervened in this matter, just to receive everyone symbolically, so that the magistrates of each county thought that they were taken seriously.
However, Wang Can did not expect that a maverick magistrate of Yiyang County would appear. At this time, Wang Can was really curious, could a small county stop a large army?
"Report to the King of Shu, I am humble enough to know the magistrate of Yiyang County." The person who spoke was the magistrate of Biyang County, which is adjacent to Yiyang County.
Wang Can asked: "Who is this person? What ability does he have?"
The magistrate of Biyang County replied: "To the King of Shu, this person's name is Wei Yan, from Yiyang."
"Wei Yan?"
Wang Can raised his eyebrows, he didn't expect that Wei Yan was still a small county magistrate.
In fact, this is due to Wang Can's own mindset. Today, Wei Yan is just a young man in his early twenties. He is capable, but still has no reputation.
The magistrate of Biyang County looked at Wang Can and asked, "Does the King of Shu know Wei Yan?"
The county magistrate wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He thought that it was a good thing he said Wei Yan's name first, otherwise something bad would have happened. The county magistrate did not have any good impression of Wei Yan and hated Wei Yan. Because Wei Yan was very sharp and would lead soldiers from time to time.
Going to Biyang County for some training made it difficult for the magistrate of Biyang County to have a good impression.
Wang Can shook his head and said: "I have never met Wei Yan. Please tell me what kind of person he is."
When the county magistrate heard this, the expression on his face changed again, and he said loudly: "King of Shu, Wei Yan is unruly, arrogant, vulgar, lawless, and ignores the king..."
A whole series of phone calls were all aimed at ruining Wei Yan's reputation.
After the county magistrate finished speaking, he still said angrily: "King Shu, Bei Zhi and Wei Yan were once colleagues of Liu Biao, but Wei Yan sent troops to attack Biyang County. Such people are so bold and should not be used!"
Wang Can sneered and said: "You are talking about his personality, why don't you talk about his abilities?"
Although Wang Can asked questions, he still had his own judgment.
When the county magistrate saw Wang Can's harsh intentions, his heart trembled, and he could only say honestly: "King Shu, Wei Yan, although his moral character is corrupt, he is talented and a fierce general." The magistrate of Biyang County wished that Wang Can would be killed.
Wei Yan, or to depose Wei Yan, did not dare to lie in front of Wang Can, so he could only answer honestly.
Wang Can said: "Okay, as long as you have the ability."
Turning to Zhang Liao, Wang Can ordered: "Wenyuan, they are all magistrates of Nanyang County. You are the governor of Nanyang. You will handle the specific transfer. I will lead the soldiers to Yiyang County to conquer Wei Yan."
Zhang Liao said: "My lord, Wei Yan is just a small county magistrate, there is no need to go to war."
Wang Can shook his head and said, "I have my own plan."
Of course Wang Can would not let someone as famous as Wei Yan go. Maybe Zhang Liao didn't understand Wei Yan, but Wang Can knew that Wei Yan was talented and a fierce general.
Historically, Wei Yan followed Liu Bei into Shu. At that time, Liu Bei proclaimed himself the King of Hanzhong, but he wanted to go to Chengdu and establish his capital in Chengdu. Hanzhong, as a military center of Shu and bordering Cao Cao, must be guarded by trustworthy people. At that time, all the generals believed that
Zhang Fei will be in charge because Zhang Fei has qualifications and prestige.
However, Liu Bei chose Wei Yan and made Wei Yan the prefect of Hanzhong to guard Hanzhong.
After Liu Bei announced the appointment, he asked again: "Now that I have entrusted you with a heavy responsibility, why do you want to stay here?"
Wei Yan didn't even think about it, and simply replied resoundingly: "If Cao Cao comes with the whole world, please reject it for me; if Cao Cao comes with a hundred thousand people, please swallow him up for me."
If these words came from Zhang Fei's mouth, they would definitely be heroic words. However, when they came from Wei Yan's mouth, many people would not take it seriously and thought it was arrogant words. Because Wei Yan had repeatedly made military exploits, but not Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, etc.
People's achievements.
However, the facts proved that Liu Bei's vision was extremely correct.
Wei Yan guarded Hanzhong, and Cao Wei did not dare to go south.
What Wei Yan told his soldiers to tell Wang Can was indeed arrogant, but he had the capital to be arrogant. Zhang Liao did not understand Wei Yan's abilities, but Wang Can had a rough and clear understanding. Wang Can asked Zhang Liao to handle the affairs of various county magistrates, and he
He led the army to leave Wuyin County and headed straight for Yiyang.
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Yiyang County, within the county government.
Wei Yan sat cross-legged in the hall, relaxed and casual, without any worries.
Wei Tai said worriedly: "Sir, Wang Can is leading a large army to kill, aren't you worried?" After hearing this, Zhang Heng also nodded in agreement, with a sad look on his face.
Wei Yan said carelessly: "When you come, you come. There is nothing to be afraid of."
Wei Tai said: "We only have a small city, but the King of Shu has tens of thousands of troops with many elite generals and strong strength. How can we win? Let alone win, it is impossible to defend Yiyang County."
Wei Yan suddenly smiled, with a strange light shining in his eyes. He glanced at everyone and saw that everyone was worried, so he smiled and said, "I won't have a head-on confrontation with Wang Can, so don't worry."
Zhang Heng and Wei Tai rolled their eyes at Wei Yan and started fighting. Aren't they going to fight against each other?
Wei Yan said: "I have my own sense of discretion, just wait."
After Wei Yan and Zhang Heng heard this, they simply stopped talking and let Wei Yan do what he wanted. As for the generals under Wei Yan, they were all like Wei Yan, rebellious and only obeyed Wei Yan. The kind of commander you have is the same kind of soldier.
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At this time, rapid footsteps came from outside the hall, and a soldier quickly ran in, clasped his fists and said, "Sir, the army led by Wang Can is already five miles away and is approaching the county seat."
Wei Yan immediately stood up and shouted: "Let's go to the tower."
Wei Yan ignored Wei Tai and Zhang Heng and quickly rushed towards the city tower of Yiyang County with his soldiers.