Chapter 34: The Prefect of Compromise
Zhang Yang, who had been in coma twice before, finally woke up.
"Lord, don't move around, you need to rest now"
"Sir, where am I?"
"Replying to my lord, you are currently at your residence. General Sui Gu and others have returned. In addition, Yang Chou has also been found."
Hearing Yang Chou, Zhang Yang immediately sat up and got out of bed. However, as soon as he stood up, Zhang Yang felt his vision go dark and his body staggered. Dong Zhao saw this and hurried up to help him.
"Lord, you'd better lie down and rest first..."
"No, I have no problem. Sir, please give me a hand. I want to see this traitor."
"This... okay"
Seeing that Zhang Yang had made up his mind, Dong Zhao no longer stopped him and helped Zhang Yang towards the hall.
After arriving at the hall, they saw that Lu Bu, Jia Xu and others were already there, and Yang Chou was being tied up and kneeling on the ground. When he saw Zhang Yang, he began to kowtow and beg for mercy.
"Lord, I was just obsessed for a moment. Please be merciful and spare me once!"
"I can spare you, but can the people in this city spare you? Can those dead soldiers spare you? You are just a coward!"
"My lord, a certain general ran away just because he was afraid that if he died, there would be no one to take care of the family, the young and old. This general knew his mistake and would never run away again. Please give me another chance, lord!"
"
Yang Chou was seen kowtowing to Zhang Yang so much that his forehead was bruised.
Seeing him howling like a ghost, Li Jue and Guo Si both laughed jokingly, while Lu Bu's veins bulged out of annoyance and he stood up holding Fang Tian's painted halberd.
"Oh! He's so annoying. I'll just kill him and be done with him. He's a scaredy-cat anyway, so there's no use keeping him!"
Lu Bu walked up to him, raised the Fangtian Painting Halberd, and pretended to send Yang Chou to the West. But Yang Chou was so frightened that he was sweating coldly, and the corners of his mouth were trembling. He saw that he was about to go to the underworld to drink tea with the Lord of Hell.
Already.
"Wait, Fengxian!"
Lu Bu's Fangtian Painted Halberd had already fallen on Yang Chou, but Zhang Yang was finally convinced by Yang Chou after much consideration.
"Fengxian, for my sake, let's spare his life for the time being."
Lu Bu looked at Zhang Yang, and then put away Fang Tian's painted halberd.
"I usually kill such bastards every time I see them, but since you don't want him to
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If he dies, then I will forgive him this time, but if it happens a second time, even if you plead for mercy, I will not forgive him again."
“Thank you very much”
Seeing that the murder failed, Lu Bu felt bored and sat back again.
"Since you ran away because of your family, I will give you another chance."
Yang Chou, who was kneeling on the ground and had almost returned to his hometown, heard Zhang Yang's words and kept kowtowing to him to thank him.
"From today on, Yang Chou will be demoted to the rank of team leader, and Sui Gu will take over the position of General Xiaoqi. You can work under Sui Gu and make up for your mistakes."
"The last general has taken the order! The last general must work harder and atone for his sins!"
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After Yang Chou's matter came to an end, Zhang Yang had time to ask about the situation of the soldiers.
"Sir, how many men did we lose in this battle?"
Following Zhang Yang's question, Dong Zhao's face became extremely gloomy.
"In this battle, our army lost 5,000 lives and injured 3,000 people, many of whom were seriously injured. I don't know if we can survive this time..."
After hearing Dong Zhao's report, Zhang Yang also punched the table angrily.
"Did so many people die in the battle to defend the city?! Alas, in the final analysis, it was because I was too weak that we had such a result."
Seeing Zhang Yang blaming himself so much, Jia Xu also opened his mouth to admonish him.
"You don't have to be like this, Lord Prefect. After all, the Yellow Turban Army outnumbers you several times. Under such conditions, less than half of the dead are already a very good result."
"Thank you sir, this time I thought I was going to die on the spot, but fortunately I and the generals came to rescue me. I would like to thank you all!"
Zhang Yang stood up and saluted everyone, but Lu Bu was the first to say impatiently.
"Why are you so pretentious? Zhang Yang, in addition to rescuing you, I have another purpose in coming here this time."
"Please tell me first"
"After Ding Yuan's death, the position of governor of Bingzhou has been vacant. I, Lu Bu, will take this position from now on. You and your men will follow me from now on. Do you agree?"
Before Zhang Yang could answer, Li Jue couldn't sit still.
"Why do you want to be the governor?"
Facing Li Jue's rhetorical question, Lu Bu choked back.
"Just because I am Lu Fengxian, my martial arts skills are invincible in the world."
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Hearing this, Li Jue actually smiled.
"Yes, with unrivaled martial arts skills, he ended up killing his adoptive father, Ding Yuan?"
Facing Li Jue's ridicule, Lu Bu's anger level rose to the extreme.
"Li Jue, I think you are really looking for death!"
Lu Bu once again picked up Fang Tian's painted halberd and walked towards Li Jue, while Li Jue and Guo Si on the opposite side immediately took out their swords and prepared for it. Looking at the scene in front of him, Jia Xu quickly stepped forward to dissuade him.
"Three of you, don't be angry. We are all members of our own family. Why should we be so tit-for-tat? I know, the reason is because if Fengxian wants to be the governor, you two will definitely be dissatisfied, and vice versa, so I have a
Solution"
"What can I do? Tell me!"
"Let's make a compromise and choose an outsider to be the governor. In this way, you will be divided into two parts in the future, and no one will have to listen to the orders of the other. And you can listen to the governor's orders if you like, and it doesn't matter if you don't.
Doesn’t it look good like this?”
After hearing Jia Xu's suggestion, Li Jue was the first to express his opinion.
"As long as it doesn't affect my mood, it doesn't matter whoever becomes the governor."
"Then Fengxian, do you think it's feasible?"
"Okay, but whatever I want to do from now on, the governor can't stop me."
"That's natural"
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Seeing that both sides had suppressed their anger, Jia Xu continued:
"As for the candidate for the governor, I think Mr. Zhang Yang is the most suitable. Firstly, he is the governor of a county, and he is responsible enough for treating the people; secondly, he also personally led the army to defend against the enemy in this battle, which shows that you are not greedy for life and afraid of death.
"The incident with Yang Chou can also prove your magnanimity. Add these three points together, and Sir Zhang Yang will definitely be more than enough to be the governor of Bingzhou. Do you agree?"
Jia Xu asked the people next to him. Others had no objections, but Zhang Yang himself was a little surprised.
"I can manage a county, but I can manage a state..."
"Sir, there is no need to worry. What you did in Shangdang will be done in other places. From now on, you only need to make the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the soldiers have enough to eat and drink. Generals such as Lu Bu and Li Jue will make plans for the war."
Mr. Dong Zhao and I are here, so there is no need for you to worry."
After thinking again and again, Zhang Yang finally agreed.
"In that case, then I'd rather be respectful than obey your orders!"
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(End of chapter)
Chapter completed!