Lin Feng took Hua Xin's hand and walked him to a seat aside. Then he waved his sleeves and sat down next to Hua Xin.
Just this performance made Hua Xin's eyes turn red.
There are not so many polite and virtuous people in this world, most of them just pay lip service.
Lin Feng not only said this, but also did this, which was especially valuable in the Han Dynasty when the upper and lower classes were highly differentiated.
Hua Xin sniffed secretly, reminding himself not to shed tears, lest he lose etiquette in front of the governor.
"Grand Governor, Hua Xin is not here to do anything, but to ask for help from the Grand Governor on behalf of Mr. Yan, the governor of Wu County."
A smile appeared at the corner of Lin Feng's mouth, and he looked at Hua Xin playfully without saying anything.
Hua Xin continued nonchalantly: "It is true that Master Yan Baihu's position as governor was not worthy of the emperor's decree, but Yangzhou suffered from the Yellow Turbans for a long time, and then bandits sprang up in the territory. Master Yan had to raise troops to protect the territory and the people. After annihilating Wu
After the bandit attack in the county, the officials sent by the imperial court had long since disappeared, so Mr. Yan had no choice but to look down upon his face and assume the position of prefect."
Lin Feng listened to Hua Xin's tongue-splitting lotus in his ears, but he kept thinking about Wu Jun Yan Baihu's current strength in his mind.
In fact, among the six heroes in Yangzhou, Yan Baihu's strength ranked second to last, only slightly better than the great Confucian Wang Lang.
And it was not because Yan Baihu had many elite soldiers and generals under his command, but because Wang Lang, as a great scholar, had always looked down on rude warriors, which resulted in many ministers and advisers under his command, but none of them had any generals who could lead troops to fight.
Hua Xin had previously been subordinate to Wang Lang, the prefect of Kuaiji, but after Sun Ce captured Kuaiji, he had to flee with Wang Lang into Wu County and take shelter under Yan Baihu's tent.
Due to Yan Baihu's reputation, he has never had many talents under his command. The entire Wu County is actually supported by Yan Baihu and his younger brother Yan Xing.
It wasn't until Wang Lang led his remaining troops to surrender that Yan Baihu had a group of internal affairs talents in his hands.
In addition to Hua Xin, there were also Yu Fan, Xu Gong, Zhou Xin and others who fled into Wu Commandery with Wang Lang.
Yu Fan, in particular, was one of the famous ministers of the Sun Wu regime in the future. He allowed Wen and Wu to write poetry and calligraphy in the Ming Dynasty, and was responsible for military affairs. It is said in history that Wen Ke wrote hundreds of poems every day, and Wu Ke went into battle to kill thieves with a spear. He was killed by Sun.
Siyan'er is said to be comparable to Dongfang Shuo, a famous minister in the early Han Dynasty.
If he hadn't been threatened by Sun Ce first, and then worried by Zhou Yu and Lu Su, and given Yan Baihu three to five years of development time, with his current civil and military strength, it would not be difficult to swallow up Liu Yao of Danyang County.
It's a pity that although God gave Yan Baihu the opportunity to develop and grow, he also arranged for him
Lin Feng would not be particularly surprised that his unmatched opponent was currently being beaten by Lu Su and was in a state of panic.
"Mr. Ziyu, aside from other things, Yan Baihu was forced to have no choice. Why didn't he ask Liu Yao of Danyang, Yuan Shu of Jiujiang, or even Cao Cao of Yuzhou for help? Instead, he ordered you to go all the way north to Yecheng for help?"
Hua Xin smiled bitterly: "Don't make fun of me, the governor. Liu Yao can't save himself at the moment, and Yuan Shu is greedy and willful, so they are not suitable rescue targets. As for Cao Mengde of Yuzhou, he is currently besieged by the governor, and I am afraid that not a single soldier can get out."
Half a step from Yuzhou. Moreover, geographically speaking, Wu County only borders the three counties of Kuaiji, Danyang, and Guangling. The enemy troops came from Kuaiji, and Danyang was not able to rely on them. Therefore, Master Yan could only go to the governor for rescue, and also asked the generals to rescue him.
The governor quickly ordered the Guangling army to move south, as it will be too late."
Lin Feng stretched out his fingers and tapped the table in front of him twice: "Sending troops is easy to say, but if this battle is won, what good will it do to me?"
Hua Xin had an impassioned look on his face: "Just ask the Governor, whether you want money or food, as long as I, Wu County, can provide it, I can give it with both hands. If the treasury is insufficient at the moment, Lord Yan has also promised to use Wu County's ten years' tax."
If you give me a guarantee, you will not lose a penny to the governor."
Lin Feng laughed heartily: "Mr. Ziyu, do you think I still lack ten years of tax from Wu County?"
Hua Xin suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Isn't that right? When Yan Baihu tried to ask for help from the surrounding area, Yu Fan once said that this was all useless. He could only save Wu Jun's forces, but he looked down on the three melons and two dates that Wu Jun could bring out.
It has the power of many people in Wujun, but it is unable to withstand the attack from Yuzhang.
"As long as the Commander-in-Chief is willing to send troops to rescue our Wu County, I ask the Commander-in-Chief to ask for any conditions." Hua Xin had no other choice but to lie down and let him do whatever he wanted.
Lin Feng hummed, organized the words in his mind, and then said slowly: "Mr. Ziyu, Wu County is the territory of my great Han Dynasty. Under the rule of today's emperor, sir, you should agree with this, right?"
Hua Xin was stunned for a moment, not knowing what Lin Feng meant: "Of course, the whole world is the land of the king, and the shore of the land is the ministers of the king, and Wu County is no exception."
"In this case, it is not difficult for me to send troops. You go back and tell Yan Baihu to lead all the subordinates and soldiers in the county to go north to the plain to accept the emperor's decree. As for the government affairs and military affairs of Wu County, I will appoint others to manage it.
, we will definitely not allow Kuaiji’s soldiers to occupy an inch of territory.”
Hua Xin was like a duck struck by lightning, dumbfounded on the spot.
Yan Baihu spent half his life to build a territory belonging to the Yan family in Wujun. Now, asking him to withdraw from Wujun is not much different from killing him.
"Grand Governor, this move seems to
No, Lord Yan, when the court could not take care of the people of Wu County, fought hard to save this troubled land. Even if there is no credit, there is still hard work, right? Please think twice, don't be cold.
The heart of a loyal minister who wants to take refuge with His Majesty Xiandi."
Hua Xin's words were very clear, and he just had to say it directly. If the Pingyuan regime refused to help Wu County, then Yan Baihu would not mind defecting to the Ming Dynasty, and would not even rule out surrendering to Yuzhang directly, because Yan Baihu's bottom line was Yan Baihu's
The family's power cannot be lost in Wu County. As for who should be respected, it is not particularly important.
Lin Feng stood up immediately: "Since Mr. Ziyu thinks it's inappropriate, please go back to the posthouse to rest for the time being. We can talk about it later when we think about it clearly."
In fact, how could Lin Feng put Yan Baihu in his eyes? When Yuzhang County was smoking and burning everywhere, Jia Xu had already suggested to him to station heavy troops in Guangling Tun to attack Wu and Danyang counties.
Lin Feng accepted Jia Xu's suggestion. The three battalions of Jinfan, Dinghai and Botao among the five battalions of the Central Army had secretly arrived in Guangling County under the leadership of Jia Xu ten days ago.
According to the plan that Lin Feng and Jia Xu had discussed before, it is very likely that the three major battalions have already entered Wu County.
These three battalions were reorganized into the Southern Army by Lin Feng. With the ability of the poisonous warrior Jia Xu, even though it was impossible to crush Zhou Yu, they should lock Zhou Yu and Lu Su firmly in the two counties of Yuzhang and Kuaiji.
Not particularly difficult.
What's more, Lin Feng doesn't just have to deal with Yu Zhang on the battlefield, don't forget that he also has the little overlord Sun Ce in his hand to play.
If you don't play this card now, in a year and a half, when Sun Siyan'er has begun to control most of the forces in Yuzhang, if the little overlord appears again, then you don't know whether Sun Siyan'er will be willing to do so.
Reluctant to obediently hand over the power that has been taken into his mouth.
If Sun Siyaner wants to compete with Sun Ce for the position of Yuzhang Prefect, then it will be really fun to watch.
The fate of Yan Baihu in Wu County has been decided. Lin Feng naturally wants to detain Hua Xin. He currently has not many talents who can serve as a pastoral guard. Half of the county guards under his command are unknown people whose abilities are not up to the level recognized by the system.
degree.
A plug-and-play talent like Hua Xin comes as many as he wants, but Lin Feng never has too much.
After discussing with Wang Lang, Yan Baihu first sent Hua Xin to the north to ask for help, and then personally led the army. Together with his brother Yan Xing, he used the vast Taihu Lake to start a tug-of-war with the Kuaiji army led by Lu Su.
After Yan Baihu left Wucheng, all affairs in the city were handed over to Wang Lang.
It's not that Yan Baihu is not wary of Wang Lang at all, but because the situation in Wu County is serious and it will be annexed at every turn, and secondly, Yan Baihu has taken away all the troops that can fight, and Wang Lang doesn't have any soldiers or generals, so he wants to
There is nothing we can do about it in the short term.