Zhang Yan's words were already very clear. He wanted to reuse the four generals Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wen Pin and Li Tong, and at the same time he also clearly told them that he would not be stingy with rewards.

As the King of Yan, Zhang Yan came to the front of several people and said such words, he was already considered a polite and polite person. For some people, Zhang Yan's actions were much better than those of some people.

Wei Yan suddenly walked over from the side, knelt in front of Zhang Yan, bowed respectfully to Zhang Yan and bowed respectfully, and said loudly: "Your Highness of the King of Yan came here in person. If we don't submit, we will be too ungrateful. No matter what others think, Wei Yan, from then on, will be willing to be driven by Your Highness of the King of Yan, even if we are in the sea of ​​swords and fire, we will not refuse!"

Although Wei Yan was also a general in Jingzhou, Liu Biao, Liu Qi and his son had no kindness to Wei Yan. The only kindness Zhang Yun was already dead. Wei Yan was young and energetic, and in his prime, how could he easily miss such an opportunity to become famous all over the world?

During the years in Jingzhou, although Wei Yan was brave and good at fighting, he was never valued. In addition, he was not good at forming cliques and did not like to attract influence. Moreover, the Cai family has always been nepotism, so Wei Yan has never done anything in Jingzhou for several years.

Later, he followed the trend and directly surrendered to Liu Qi's command and was recommended by Sima Yi to become a general. Only then did he feel that he could show his strength and unexpectedly, Jingzhou changed its ownership.

But no matter who the owner of Jingzhou was replaced, it would have no effect on Wei Yan, because he just needed to follow the times and climb up again. He just wanted to walk the path he wanted to take.

This time, King Yan Zhang Yan appeared in person, which further confirmed Sima Yi's previous words. Since the Liu family and son were in a desperate situation, why did Wei Yan hang himself on a tree? Moreover, the person he was going to serve this time was His Highness, the powerful King Yan, who was in power. Of course, he was unwilling to let go of such a good opportunity.

After hearing what Wei Yan said, Zhang Yan became happy immediately. After all, he had a good start and thought that Wei Yan was indeed aware of the current affairs.

It seems that Wei Yan in history is also so aware of the current affairs.

Zhang Yan personally helped Wei Yan up, patted him on the shoulder gently, and said, "With General Wei's strong help, I will be like a tiger with wings."

After saying that, Zhang Yan turned his head and looked at Wen Pin, Li Tong and the others, and asked, "I guess you should be General Wen, General Li? Are you willing to help me like General Wei?"

Wen Pin and Li Tong looked at each other, their mentality was as bright as a mirror. The situation between Liu's father and son was destined. Jingzhou has become Zhang Yan's territory. Since the road is complete, there is no need for them to be true. Who is not to serve? The two of them have only one look, and they have a mutual understanding. They knelt on the ground at the same time, bowed to Zhang Yan in unison and said, "I am willing to serve His Highness the King of Yan!"

Zhang Yan smiled happily and hurried to Wenpin. Li Tong and the others, helped the two of them up in person, and said, "Okay, General Wen and General Li are also heroes of the world. Now with General Wei, plus you two, I will be happy with your strong help, and it is too late to be happy."

At this time, Wei Yan walked to Huang Zhong and whispered: "Elder General, Jingzhou has now returned to the arms of the Han Dynasty. The Liu family and his son have no kindness to you. Why do you have to be loyal to him? Besides, you are the general of the Han Dynasty, not the general of the Liu family and his father and son. You surrendered to the King of Yan, and you still serve the Han Dynasty. Now, Wenpin, Li Tong, have made wise choices, and I hope the old general will not be obsessed with it..."

Huang Zhong was actually very struggling inside. How could he not know that King Yan Zhang Yan represented the Han court? But he couldn't overcome this hurdle in his heart, and always felt that doing so was disloyal.

When Sima Yi saw this scene, he rushed to Wenpin. Li Tong and each gave a wink. The two of them understood and came to Huang Zhong one after another and began to persuade Huang Zhong with Wei Yan.

Wei Yan, Wen Pin, Li Tong, you said something, and I persuaded Huang Zhong in one word, which made Huang Zhong feel very distressed, but he just didn't speak, just frowned tightly, looking at a deep expression of bitterness and revenge.

"Elder General Huang!" Zhang Yan suddenly walked over, stood in front of Huang Zhong, and respectfully clasped his fists at Huang Zhong, saying, "If the old general is really unwilling to help me, I will never force me, but I want the old general to know that Liu Biao, Liu Qi and his son, Jingzhou was originally a great Han Dynasty, and was occupied by Liu Biao, Liu Qi and his son. Now that I have brought Jingzhou back into the jurisdiction of the Han court, it is equivalent to regaining the lost land and the old general Huang will surrender.

It’s not this king, but the Han Dynasty. I am just taking charge of this country on behalf of Your Majesty. Compared with Liu Biao, Liu Qi and his son who were separatist in Jingzhou, is this king worse than Liu Biao and Liu Qi in the heart of Old General Huang? As the saying goes, loyal ministers do not serve the second lords, the old general must understand that you are loyal to the Han Dynasty, not Liu Biao, Liu Qi and his son. They are just people who serve as the emperor to guard Jingzhou, not the old general's masters, so there is no need for the old general to be loyal to them."

As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Zhong sighed heavily. He felt that what Zhang Yan said was very reasonable. From beginning to end, only the Han Dynasty was loyal to him. He was a minister of the Han Dynasty and a general of the Han Dynasty. Now the Han Dynasty has taken back the rule of Jingzhou. He does not have to be responsible for the death of Liu Biao, Liu Qi and his son, and there is no need to contradict anything for these.

"Stop it! I'm confused, I'm confused!" Huang Zhong suddenly said, "Your Highness, King Yan, I'm fascinated for a moment, so I can't figure it out. I hope Your Highness, King Yan forgives your crimes! Now Your Highness, King Yan is so polite and polite. If Huang Zhong doesn't know how to polite, it's Mr. Huang's sin!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Zhong immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhang Yan and said, "Your Highness of the King of Yan is above, please accept a bow from Huang Zhong!"

Seeing that Huang Zhong was finally willing to serve him, Zhang Yan was naturally very happy. He immediately asked Sima Yi to bring Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wen Pin and Li Tong to the hall of the government office, and added tables and chairs to the four generals, served wine and food, and began to drink happily with the other Jingzhou officials.

Zhang Yan peacefully accepted Jingzhou and conquered everyone in Jingzhou. That night, there was a lot of joy and laughter in Xiangyang City.

The Zhang Xiu army stationed outside Xiangyang City was still holding on, waiting there quietly, waiting for Zhang Yan's summons at any time.

The troops brought by Zhang Yan this time were said to be 200,000, but in fact they were just a few tens of thousands of people. They still used Nanyang prefect Zhang Xiu as the vanguard and secretly gathered the army outside Xiangyang City. Once something abnormal happens in the city, Zhang Xiu will lead the army to attack the city. This is Zhang Yan's preparation, not afraid of ten thousand, but afraid of anything.

However, fortunately, Sima Yi had already firmly controlled Xiangyang City and had a foresight to summon the four generals who led the troops, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wen Pin and Li Tong, to avoid any chaos.

The next day, Zhang Yan personally held a funeral for the dead Liu Qi, and appointed Liu Qi as a marquis, buried him as a marquis, and rewarded Liu Qi's wife and children with a large amount of money, enough for them to live a simple life.

Zhang Yan entered Xiangyang City without killing a single person, and even the army he brought did not enter the city. He was temporarily stationed outside the city and temporarily built a military camp. In addition, Zhang Yan also boldly appointed the original officials of Jingzhou, and did not arrange for one person to take important positions in Jingzhou from beginning to end, which was a kind of trust in Jingzhou officials.

Zhang Yan's actions were consistently praised by the people of Jingzhou. Three days later, the entire Jingzhou began to change its flags, lowering all the "Liu"-shaped flags hanging on the top of the city, and in turn, the orange-red Han military flag was hung. Almost overnight, all areas on the land of Jingzhou that were still under the control of Sima Yi were replaced with all the flags, bright and mighty floating above Jingzhou.

In addition, since Zhang Yan gave Sima Yi full display of his power to fist and kick, Sima Yi reported to Zhang Yan that he had obtained the approval of his grace and boldly activated Liu Bei's subordinates, Yi Ji, Jiang Wan, Ma Liang, Liu Min, and Pan Jun, who were all re-appointed by Sima Yi. Because these five people were protected by Sima Yi, Sima Yi had kindness to them. In order to repay their kindness, these five people were willing to become Sima Yi's subordinates. Yi Ji became a different leader. Jiang Wan was appointed as the governor, Ma Liang was engaged, and Liu Min and Pan Jun were respectively the supervisors. It can be regarded as returning to the political arena of Jingzhou after Liu Bei, and their abilities were also favored by Sima Yi.

The news spread quickly. Guan Yu from Jingzhou had been secretly sending scouts to lurk in Nanjun. After learning the news, his lungs were almost blown up. So Guan Yu immediately wrote a letter to Sun Quan, taking advantage of Zhang Yan's first arrival in Jingzhou and his foothold was not stable, he asked to lead the army to attack, and asked Zhou Yu to lead the navy to cooperate, bluff and attack Jiangxia, while he led the army to secretly attack Nanjun.

In addition, Guan Yu also pointed out in the letter that Nanjun is a place where money and grain are gathered in Jingzhou. If Nanjun can be captured, it can deal a major blow to Jingzhou. It is also a good springboard for the next step of occupying the entire Jingzhou area.

After Guan Yu finished writing this letter, he sent someone to Nanchang at night, fearing that it would delay major events. At the same time, Guan Yu also sent someone to Wuling to contact Zhang Fei and asked him to cooperate in combat, and his troops were divided into two groups to attack Nanjun together. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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