Chapter 251: Knowing people and employing them, training Wei Yan(1/2)
In September of the first year of Emperor Zhangwu of the Han Dynasty, Wei Yan led his troops to swim down to the outside of Wudang County.
When he learned that Mi Yang was going to transfer him to defense that day, Wei Yan felt very unhappy in his heart.
When he first met Mi Yang, Mi Yang was just a partial general, and his official position was far below him.
But he didn't expect that not long after, Mi Yang would become his immediate boss because of the Battle of Xicheng.
When Mi Yang was a partial general, Wei Yan would also have an elder-like appreciation for Mi Yang's public security battle because of his elder status.
But now when Mi Yang, a junior, climbed on top of him, even though Wei Yan knew in his heart that Mi Yang's current status was due to his strength, he still felt resentful in his heart.
Most of the reason for this resentment comes from Wei Yan's very egoistic character.
But in addition, there is actually another reason.
When he is not angry, he can easily get everything he can't ask for!
At first, he won the praise of Liu Bei by offering Ziwu's clever plan, and thus he jumped from the general of Yiyamen to the governor of Hanzhong. This incident caused great shock to the whole army.
Needless to say, there is no need to say much about the status of the governor of Hanzhong, but Wei Yan's previous qualifications, military exploits, and prestige were completely unqualified to serve as the governor of a town, so his promotion caused great controversy.
To put it bluntly, everyone is dissatisfied with him.
Although the public opinion in the army was temporarily suppressed because of his bold words, it was because of Liu Bei's authority.
In the hearts of the generals, Wei Yan was still unworthy of his merits.
Precisely because he did not have enough military exploits to match his status, when Fa Miao arrived in Hanzhong with Liu Bei's order, even though he was good at managing the army, his military power was quickly taken away.
It is precisely because of this that Wei Yan, who was unconvinced by the generals, caused collective dissatisfaction among the generals when he showed disrespect to Mi Yang.
To put it more bluntly, when Wei Yangong was not worthy of the position, everyone only regarded him as a "lucky minister".
Because of everyone's impression, coupled with Wei Yan's very bad character, he fell into the situation where he is now boycotted by the generals in Hanzhong.
In troubled times, military exploits speak for themselves.
Just like Mi Yang, Mi Yang is lower than Wei Yan in terms of qualifications.
In terms of age, Mi Yang is the junior among the senior generals.
As for his relationship with Liu Bei, Mi Yangcai is more like a lucky minister.
But because of his repeated military exploits, it is very convincing that he has achieved such a high status now.
Only after learning about Mi Yang's meritorious service did Wei Yan become even more dissatisfied.
Mi Yang's initial experience was very similar to his.
Mi Yang was valued by Guan Yu because of his suggestions, and was given the important task of garrisoning the public security.
Isn’t the relationship between the Public Security Bureau and Jingzhou at that time the same as the relationship between Hanzhong and Yizhou today?
But it is a pity that Mi Yang became famous by stationing at the police station, thus making Mi Lang's name known to the world.
But since Wei Yan was stationed in Hanzhong, he has never been given a chance to show his prominence, so he has always been questioned about his merits.
This kind of doubt can even spread to Jianye thousands of miles away, which shows how deep the doubts about Wei Yan are in the minds of the generals.
Although Wei Yan has an arrogant personality, his IQ is not low. He is not unaware of this doubt that has long been circulating in the minds of the generals.
It was because he knew that he wanted Mi Yang to support his Ziwu Valley conspiracy so that he could have a chance to make meritorious deeds.
But it is a pity that Wei Yan did not wait for the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, but instead waited for Mi Yang, who had the same starting point as him, made meritorious deeds step by step, and finally surpassed him completely.
What Mi Yang has now is exactly what he has always dreamed of.
In Wei Yan's mind, the reason why Mi Yang has achieved what he has achieved now is not only because of his own talents, but also because he has more luck than himself.
Wherever there is Mi Yang, there are enemies. This kind of luck is something he does not have.
Mi Yang's existence is like a mirror, and his progress seems to reflect his various unsatisfactory feelings.
Now Mi Yang transferred him away from Hanzhong, which he regarded as a place of meritorious service, which made Wei Yan's resentment towards Mi Yang even deeper.
With mixed feelings, Wei Yan came to the military camp outside Wudang City with a gloomy face to meet Mi Yang.
As early as when Wei Yan was about to arrive outside Wudang City, Mi Yang knew his whereabouts through spies.
Because Mi Yang wanted Wei Yan to stay in the military camp, he sent someone to inform Wei Yan in advance that he did not need to enter the city and would receive him in the military camp.
When Wei Yan led more than a thousand soldiers into the military camp, the officers who had been waiting at the gate of the military camp for a long time verified that Wei Yan's identity was correct, and then led Wei Yan towards Mi Yang's main tent.
On the way to Mi Yang's main tent, Wei Yan carefully observed the layout of the camp.
It wasn't that he had any evil intentions, it was just a habit he had developed over many years in the military.
After observation, Wei Yan found that although there were not many people in the Han army's camp, the camps were arranged in an orderly manner and were well prepared for attack and defense. It can be said that there was no omission.
This made Wei Yan nod secretly.
Although Wei Yan was unhappy with Mi Yang, he had no doubts about Mi Yang's abilities.
After all, with his iron-clad military exploits, Wei Yan is not someone who cannot accept reality.
Under the leadership of the officer, Wei Yan quickly arrived at Mi Yang's main tent.
When Wei Yan entered Mi Yang's main tent, he immediately saw Mi Yang sitting on the main seat and the scepter held by a young general beside him.
The scepter was given to Mi Yang by Liu Bei, a token that gave him the power of life and death in wartime.
After seeing the scepter, Wei Yan's eyes froze, and then he looked at the generals present with a scrutinizing gaze.
He found that there were many unfamiliar faces among the generals present, and he thought they were all direct generals of Mi Yang.
But compared to most of the unfamiliar faces, Wei Yan still saw some familiar faces.
For example, Feng Xi.
The time when Feng Xi defected to Liu Bei was not far behind him, and before he became the governor of Hanzhong, Feng Xi's military exploits were still faintly superior to his.
But even if he saw an old acquaintance, Wei Yan pretended not to see him. With a dark face, he came to Mi Yang and bowed to him:
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Yan meets General Zuo."
In front of Mi Yang, Wei Yan restrained his arrogant character, after all, Emperor Fujie was right next to Mi Yang.
Seeing that Wei Yan didn't look like his eyes were higher than his head, Mi Yang showed a smile on his lips.
Yesterday, Fa Miao's report reached Mi Yang's hands first. Mi Yang learned from Fa Miao's report how Wei Yan behaved after receiving his military order that day.
The reason why Fa Miao truthfully informed Mi Yang of Wei Yan's performance in the report was because he wanted to give Mi Yang a vaccination.
In Fa Miao's words, there were signs of saying good things for Wei Yan.
He told Mi Yang that Wei Yan was a talented person, but his character was too arrogant, so he hoped Mi Yang could be more tolerant towards Wei Yan.
This was also thanks to Fa Zheng, who had a relatively gentle personality. If Fa Zheng had dared to do that in front of him, Wei Yan might have been escorted back to Chengdu by Fa Zheng to be punished.
Because of Fa Miao's advance warning, when Mi Yang met with Wei Yan today, he specially took out the scepter given by Liu Bei.
Now it seems that the scepter is still useful.
It's just that although Wei Yan saluted and paid homage to Mi Yang, the gloomy and unwilling look on his face could be seen by everyone present.
Facing Wei Yan's worship, Mi Yang did not react for a while.
And because Mi Yang did not respond to Wei Yan's worship, Wei Yan could only keep leaning forward.
If Mi Yang just didn't let Wei Yan get up for a while, Wei Yan would still understand.
But as time passed and Mi Yang didn't let Wei Yan stand up, the look of dissatisfaction on Wei Yan's face began to grow stronger.
Wei Yan thought Mi Yang was deliberately suppressing him.
Originally, when he was suddenly transferred to Wudang by Mi Yang, he was very angry.
In his opinion, Cao Zhen from Guanzhong was about to invade Hanzhong. At this time, Mi Yang suddenly transferred him out of Hanzhong, which was obviously a deliberate attack on him.
Now Mi Yang is embarrassing him in public again, how can Wei Yan, who has a rough personality, endure this.
But just when Wei Yan was about to have an attack, Mi Yang's words suddenly came out.
"How many troops do you think Cao Zhen will send to invade Hanzhong this time?"
Wei Yannai was a general who loved military affairs. He was about to have a fit, but when he heard Mi Yang ask him about the defense of Hanzhong that was on his mind, he immediately suppressed his dissatisfaction.
"Now is the period of wheat cultivation in Guanzhong. Although Cao Zhen has military strategies, the three armies have not moved, and food and grass go first."
"Besides, it is the rainy season in Hanzhong. Since autumn, it has been raining continuously in Hanzhong, and most of the four roads in Guanzhong are muddy and difficult to walk."
"At this time, even if Cao Zhen has the intention to launch a large-scale invasion, he may only have 20,000 troops at most."
Hearing what Wei Yan said, Mi Yang was noncommittal. He continued to ask Wei Yan: "In my opinion, what about the defense of Hanzhong that I have done?"
Facing Mi Yang's inquiry, Wei Yan thought about it and said: "General Zuo's defense arrangements are mostly based on the terrain of Hanzhong, and our troops defend according to dangers.
If Cao Zhen leads a small force, our army will be enough to defend Hanzhong Wuyou."
Although Wei Yan left that day without hearing Mi Yang's defense arrangements, he was worried about Hanzhong's defense afterwards and learned about Mi Yang's specific arrangements from other people.
In Wei Yan's view, Mi Yang's arrangements were very appropriate, and with an experienced general like Wu Yi stationed there, there was no need to worry too much about the safety of Hanzhong.
After Wei Yan answered two questions in a row, Mi Yang finally asked Wei Yan:
To be continued...