Chapter 984 Juye Li
Seeing Man Chong walking across the suspension bridge, Yuan Tan's smile was still there, but it was even worse than crying.
He wanted to turn around and leave, but was firmly grabbed by Xin Pi. Mao Jie stood on the other side, blocking Yuan Tan's retreat, and blocking the eyes of others. Yuan Tan was very surprised. He had never noticed Mao Jie's existence and did not know when he appeared. But Mao Jie came just in time. His firm position gave Yuan Tan a lot of comfort and set an example for others. Even if someone was afraid and wanted to vote for Sun Ce, he could not act too blatantly.
"Sun Ce practices domineering, and the envoy wants the king's way." Mao Jie said softly. "Overy cannot last long, only the king's way can win people. If you are a cruel official, gains and losses have nothing to do with the overall situation."
Yuan Tan let out a light breath and calmed down. He did not value Man Chong, but also because of Man Chong's name of cruelty. Man Chong's abandoned his official position before because he was appointed as Gaoping Order, and asked Zhang Baokao, the governor of Gaoping County, to death, which aroused the anger of Gaoping gentry and had to abandon his official position. Such a person who came to Sun Ce's subordinates, with Sun Ce's support, would definitely become worse. I don't know how many people he would offend. Sun Ce's gain of Man Chong may not be a blessing.
"Thank you Xiaoxian."
The three of them stood side by side, their voices were low, and only they could hear clearly. The others were just talking, only seeing Yuan Tan as unmoved as a pine tree and demeanor, but they didn't know that Yuan Tan was only one step away from losing his composure. When Man Chong got on the horse and followed Sun Ce away, Yuan Tan then put down his hand, sighed lightly, shook his head, and went downstairs.
Everyone also dispersed one after another, talking softly while walking. Some said that Sun Ce was vicious, but they were afraid that the people around Changyi would suffer. Some said that Yuan Tan was kind, able to sacrifice himself, and had the style of a benevolent person. Some sighed and prayed that reinforcements would arrive early. Some were arrogant and claimed that they would be incompatible with Sun Ce. Among them, the loudest voice was Li Qian, a powerful powerful man who had just been attached to Juye.
Yuan Tan heard Li Jin's voice and understood Li Qian's intentions, but he was still very grateful. He was willing to support him strongly in this situation, at least it means that Li Qian still had confidence in him. He gave the guard a wink, and the guard understood and went quietly. When Yuan Tan returned to the inner city, Li Qian's son Li Jin was already waiting at the door.
"Where is the Li Zheng?" Yuan Tan signaled Li Jin to follow him into the mansion, and said gently as he walked.
Li Chin is of medium figure, half a head shorter than Yuan Tan. He raised his head when he talks, both excited and nervous. The father and son have not been involved in Yuan Tan for a long time, and they came relatively late. They have not been valued by Yuan Tan and have only become an ordinary lieutenant. This time, when encountering an emergency, Li Qian had a sudden inspiration and expressed his loyalty. Sure enough, it attracted Yuan Tan's attention and gave him the opportunity to talk to Yuan Tan so close.
"My father said that Sun Ce was coming, the situation was urgent and people were uneasy. He wanted to check the city defense first to ensure there was no danger and could not come to see the envoy in time, so he sent me to apologize to the envoy. After checking the city defense, he would listen to the envoy's teachings."
Yuan Tan couldn't help laughing. Although Li Qian was rough, he was still a little scheming. Although this scheming seemed to be no different from a child. But that's true, he liked it a little.
"Li Zhengwei is a model and is a model for his own selfishness."
Yuan Tan politely invited Li Zheng to take the seat, asked about the recent situation of their father and son to show concern, and then asked about the situation of the Li family. Li Zheng was prepared and talked freely, and introduced it in detail. The Li family was from Juye, but their father and son accumulated power in the Cheng family, with a total of more than 5,000 guests. The 3,000 people led this time were the elite, and some of them remained in the Cheng family, commanded by his brother Li Jin. If Yuan Tan needed it, they could rush to Changyi for reinforcements at any time.
Yuan Tan expressed his gratitude, but he declined. "I appreciate the kindness of the virtuous father and son, but your family also needs protection. Sun Ce is coming with great force and will sooner or later plunder in Juye. If you father and son support me, Sun Ce will definitely take revenge, so it would be better to make plans early."
Li Zong laughed. "Don't worry. Although Sun Ce was fierce, he did not dare to go to Juye to commit crimes. It was not that my Li family was so strong, but that my family was close to Juyeze, which was easy to defend but difficult to attack. Unless Sun Ce transferred the navy, even if he had a 100,000 heroic army."
Yuan Tan was very curious and specially asked Li Zheng to give a detailed explanation. Juyeze was an important part of his preparation plan, and controlling Juyeze was very important to them. If the Li family had such strength, he could not treat Li Gan as an ordinary tyrant, and he would pay attention to Li Gan's role. Xinpi also had the same feeling, and specially brought maps and paper and pens to ask Li Zheng to give a detailed explanation. Li Zheng was flattered, picked up the paper and pens and wrote and painted, and wanted to give all his family background to Yuan Tan.
After hearing Li Jin's words, Xin Pi gave Yuan Tan a wink. Yuan Tan understood and reached out to pat Li Jin's arm. "I am really obscene. I just think that Zhongju and his son are a little force, but I didn't expect that he had such insight. If there is something rude, I would like to forgive my father and son."
Seeing that Yuan Tan was so polite and called him his words, Li Zheng was so happy that he couldn't stop talking, but he still said a few words of modestness.
Yuan Tan said with the trend: "The Li family has such strength, and I believe there are many talents. Now it is the time to use people. If you dare to surrender, Tan will be honored."
Li Zheng was right in his heart and said for a long time, and finally waited for Yuan Tan's words. Isn't it just to rely on Yuan Tan to be an official? The Li family in Juye wants money and people, but their career is not smooth, and he has never been an official like a county magistrate. He immediately reported a string of names and explained their abilities in detail. Yuan Tan laughed in his heart when he heard it. Li Zheng spoke so smoothly, obviously he had prepared it for a long time, and he was afraid that there was a lot of water in it.
Yuan Tan asked someone to record it, but did not hire him immediately, claiming to discuss with Shanyang Prefect Yuan Yi. Li Zheng didn't think too much and went there satisfied. After seeing Li Zheng away, Yuan Tan asked someone to invite Yuan Yi and Mao Jie to come. It was not long, and Mao Jie came first. Yuan Tan was very polite, got up in person, lowered to welcome him, and treated him with great courtesy.
Mao Jie was not very excited. He came to the hall to take a seat, listened to Yuan Tan's story, read the long list, and pondered for a moment. "Most of these people are brave and can be the chief lieutenant and the military marquis, and there are probably only two people who can be the generals and schoolmen." Mao Jie pointed on the list. "One is Li Gan's eldest son Li Jin, and the other is Li Gan's follower Li Dian. Especially Li Dian, he is a rare scholar in the Li family. He is loyal and righteous. If the envoy can take it for himself, he can be a general in the future."
Yuan Tan and Xinpi exchanged glances, very puzzled. "Since Xiaoxian knows them very well, why didn't he mention them before?"
Mao Jie was not too slow. "The governor's office was full of talents, and there were not so many vacancies. Before, he was killed in front and Man Chong was taken behind. I don't know how many people would abandon their posts next. If there were too many vacancies, they naturally had to recruit new people to fill the gap."
Chapter completed!