Seeing that what was written on the cloth was not a list of gifts, but a drawing of the mountains and rivers of Hanyang County. Chen Cheng smiled slightly and immediately jumped off the horse. He walked up to Yang Fu and said with a smile: "I just neglected the strong man. I don't know where to live now."
What position?"
Yang Fu suppressed the joy in his heart and replied calmly: "I will be the Gongcao of Shanggui for the time being."
Chen Cheng said: "I want to appoint you as a partial general and also as the magistrate of Shanggui County to guard against the troops in Guanzhong. I wonder if you are willing?"
Yang Fu straightened his clothes, prostrated himself on the ground, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Yang Fu, pay homage to my lord!"
Chen Cheng helped him up and said with a smile: "I am very happy that General Yang sent these supplies, but I am even more happy to get a talent like the general! But what do you mean by giving me the map of Hanyang County? Do you want me to
Annex Hanyang County?"
Yang Fu stood up and said: "Now Han Sui is in the hands of Zhang Heng, and Hanyang has no owner. Dozens of cities and tens of thousands of households are all at your fingertips with just a piece of paper. My lord, you don't care? The ancients said: God's gift
If you don’t take it, you will be blamed for it. I hope my lord will see clearly!"
He secretly thought: My lord left Lu Fang in Long County and transferred Li Jun, Wang Ling and others who were from Hanyang County. How could he have no idea about Hanyang?
Sure enough, Chen Cheng said: "What General Yang said makes sense, but I heard that there are many powerful people in Hanyang, each with hundreds or thousands of tribes. Moreover, Han Sui is just a guest at Zhang Heng's place, and he will come back one day.
Would it be inappropriate for me to rashly take over Hanyang County? Can the local scholars and powerful people accept it?"
Yang Fu immediately replied: "I have lived in Hanyang for a long time and know a lot about the heroes in the county. I am willing to go to my lord to persuade everyone to surrender!"
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "If you can persuade other places to surrender, I will serve as the Prime Minister of Hanyang County."
Yang Fu said happily: "I will certainly live up to my master's orders!"
He kept all the cattle and wine that were brought to him, and then returned to Shanggui City with his troops. The guard had been watching at the top of the city. When he saw Yang Fu, he said happily: "But is it confirmed?"
Yang Fu nodded and said: "The person who came is indeed Liangzhou Mu Chen Shijun."
The guard said: "In that case, you can come with me out of the city to greet me!"
But Yang Fu stood still, with a smile on his face. The guard was puzzled and asked: "What does Yishan mean?"
The soldier brought by Yang Fu next to him said proudly: "Chen Shijun has appointed my lord as a partial general and also as the magistrate of Shanggui County! Why don't you bow down when you meet the local magistrate?"
The guard was stunned and stared at Yang Fu who was standing proudly. After a while, he smiled bitterly and said: "Yi Shan is really good at it."
Yang Fu smiled and said: "Everywhere, in the past, I relied on the general to take care of me. From now on, I will serve as a minister in the same palace and serve Chen Shijun together. I hope the general can help me!"
The guard smiled wryly and shook his head, then prostrated himself on the ground and said, "General, I will pay my respects to Magistrate Yang."
The Yang family belongs to Hanyang's surname, and Yang Fu has served here for a long time. He knows exactly who dares to fight and who is cunning in the army. He immediately ordered a hundred elite cavalry, got all the equipment from the arsenal, and then
Chen Cheng was welcomed into the city. Chen Cheng only brought two hundred newly-replenished bodyguards and soldiers inside, but the army was stationed outside the city.
Liang Xing, Li Kan and other generals advised: "Hanyang is a place where Han Sui has been running for a long time, so there must be people who are supporting him. My lord only brings two hundred people into the city, but it is too dangerous."
Chen Cheng waved his hand and said with a smile: "If there are only two hundred of me, it might be a bit dangerous, but with you and the other troops stationed outside, how can you dare to act rashly even if some people have evil intentions?"
So he walked in through the city gate under the leadership of Yang Fu. Shanggui changed hands several times during the tug-of-war between Ding Yuan and Han Sui, and only forty-five out of ten people in the city were left. At this time, he heard about Chen Cheng
When they arrived, they secretly looked at the soldiers and horses entering the city through door panels or windows. Seeing that the number of troops entering was not large, the people in the city felt a little relieved.
The army stayed outside the city of Shanggui for one night, and then broke out of camp the next day and continued westward. Yang Fu put on his iron armor, carried a hood, equipped with a ring-headed sword and a carved bow, and ordered Buqu and the city's elite to follow behind him.
The banner of the overnight rush was raised.
He bowed to Chen Cheng and said, "I will go ahead and go to the Lord to tell you how to surrender to various places in Hanyang."
Chen Cheng nodded slightly and said, "Then I'll wait for your good news."
Yang Fu led his men to throw away the brigade and attack Jixian County. Jixian County is the seat of Hanyang County, where soldiers, horses, money and food are all stationed. It is also Yang Fu's hometown. The powerful officials in the county all know Yang Fu.
Seeing him coming with his troops, he opened the city gate and let him in. After Han Sui was captured by Zhang Heng and went to Wudu County, Hanyang's powerful thoughts became active. At this time, he heard Yang Fu say how Chen Cheng
Those who respected the virtuous and respected scholars were delighted to see Yang Fu become the magistrate of Shanggui County.
They all said: "Han Yang has been suffering for a long time, and today Chen Shijun is coming. It is the day for us to make a breakthrough."
So all the remaining seven counties in Hanyang were returned to Chen Cheng without any bloodshed. Chen Cheng also followed his previous promise and appointed Yang Fu as Hanyang County Magistrate.
He sealed it out as if he didn't need any money. Not only that, on the first day he entered Ji County, he announced in public that because Hanyang had been repeatedly attacked by war, he would be exempted from this year's taxes and would only have to pay half of next year's taxes.
It's just that the position of Hanyang Governor has not been determined, but it has caused a lot of discussion among the heroes in the county. Just after Chen Cheng led thousands of soldiers and horses to settle in Ji County, the local powerful scholars kept going around to communicate with each other, trying to inquire about Chen Cheng
Who do you really want?
Li Jun and Wang Ling were both powerful locals in Hanyang and the first people from Liangzhou to follow Chen Cheng. In the battle to defeat the Xiongnu, they were awarded the counties of Shuofang and Wuyuan together with Yao Qiong from Wudu because of their military exploits.
A year later, he was transferred to Hanyang and cooperated with Lu Fang to seize Longxian, Ayang and other places.
As a result, Yao Qiong was granted the title of Cheng Cheng of Wudu County, while Li Jun and Wang Ling were granted the title of Commander-in-Chief of Hanyang and Changshi of Hanyang respectively. Although Li Jun and Wang Ling were powerful men in Hanyang, their families were not very powerful. They only followed Chen Cheng.
He was the earliest, so he quickly became one of the few high-ranking officials in the county.
Although many heroes in Hanyang think that these two people have mediocre abilities and think that they just take advantage of the early investment, they feel that I can do it if I want to. However, the heroes and scholars are really envious in their hearts.
There was an endless stream of people, and they took the opportunity to inquire about the candidate for the prefect of Hanyang.
"Li Duwei, you are Chen Shijun's trusted general, haven't you heard some rumors?"
"Wang Changshi, do you know who the new governor will be?"
Li Jun and Wang Ling returned to their hometowns in splendor and glory. On the one hand, they felt unspeakable joy, but on the other hand, they felt unbearable. Although they were senior officials with six hundred and two thousand stones, they had always only obeyed orders and did not participate at all.
They are not among the decision-makers. The governor is the most important position among the foreign ministers and is a high-ranking official who can participate in the promulgation of policies. Where can they get their turn to comment?
Fortunately, within two days, the new Hanyang Governor took office, which cooled down the mood of the Hanyang heroes. The person who was worshiped as the Hanyang Governor was none other than Lu Fang, the former Northern Commander. After Lu Fang followed Chen Cheng southward
, did not continue eastward to participate in the attack on Chencang, but stayed in Long County.
After Han Sui and Li Xiangru were brought under control, he quickly joined forces with Ma Teng to seize Long County and other places one after another, opening up the road from the North to Guanzhong. Lu Fang was once the captain of the Yueqi camp, and followed Chen Cheng to Liang County
Among the hundreds of people in the state, he had the highest position at that time. Now that he is the first to be promoted to the prefect, everyone is speechless.
As for Yang Qiu and Fu Qian, one is a matter left over from history and the other is after Zhuangjie Hou. The situation is different from this time and cannot be compared.
In terms of military exploits and qualifications, Lu Fang was already sufficient, so in the second year after escaping from Luoyang, he became the prefect of Hanyang. Li Jun and Wang Ling both worked with Lu Fang, and recently served under Lu Fang for a period of time.
Time, knowing that this former boss was not only tough behind the scenes, but also tougher in tactics, he did not dare to show any disrespect.
On the contrary, the powerful scholars in Hanyang were a little dissatisfied with an outsider becoming the prefect of Hanyang. These people gathered together and discussed: "Although Han Wenyue is not from Hanyang County, he is also from Liangzhou. The new prefect is not at all.
Why did we in Liangzhou become the governor of Hanyang?"
Many people look at the direction of Ji County with jealousy and dissatisfaction to see how things will develop next.
Lu Fang had heard about the comments from outsiders, but he didn't take it to heart at all. The situation now is different from when they fled into Liangzhou in a hurry. At that time, they only had Yan Zhong as a civil servant, and they could only have a few generals and hundreds of soldiers.
, naturally one needs to be careful.
But now that Chen Cheng already has thousands of miles of territory under his command, dozens of generals, and hundreds of thousands of troops, why should he care about the noise of local powerful men? He looked at the civil servants and generals with different expressions in the lobby, and thought to himself: Dong Zhuoneng
Isn't it possible for the lord to kill the powerful men in Bingzhou? Do these idiots in Hanyang think that the lord will pamper them like Han Sui?
Many people think that Chen Cheng is soft-hearted and often has the kindness of a woman. But Lu Fang never thinks so. He followed Chen Cheng to kill in the city of Luoyang, and then quickly established a foothold in Liangzhou. Compared with
For others, he is closer to Chen Cheng and can see Chen Cheng's character more clearly.
He secretly thought in his heart: Although the Lord did not do something, he did something even more!
The voice of the tooth soldier came from the hall, shouting an order, "My lord, please invite Lu Fang, the prefect of Hanyang, to come forward!"
Lu Fang looked solemn and walked forward slowly on the floor. So far, today was the most important moment in his life, so he couldn't make any mistakes! The armor on his body was polished and he wore a helmet on his head.
Wu Bian Daguan. When he walked into the hall, Lu Fang stepped forward and knelt on the ground, took the sword seal and ribbon seal from Chen Cheng's hand, and then said loudly: "Your Majesty, Lu Fang, I have been entrusted with the post of Hanyang Prefect, and I will do my best to do so.
Work hard and don’t dare to slack off for a moment!”
Chen Cheng stepped forward to help Lu Fang up, then stepped back a few steps, looked at Lu Fang carefully up and down, and then said with a smile: "When I was in Luoyang in the past, I knew the talent of Grand Administrator Lu! Today, I appoint you as the Grand Administrator of a county.
Rewarding for merit is also based on ability. I hope you can make more achievements as the prefect of Hanyang!"
Lu Fang raised his head and clasped his fists, and said loudly: "I accept my order!"
