Huang Zhong rode on horseback and passed by the vanguard army that had stopped moving forward. He came to the local nobles and people and asked, "I am serving under General Hussar, General Yangwu, Huang Zhong. If you have any grievances, please feel free to do so."
Come on."
After hearing Huang Zhong's announcement, someone immediately exclaimed: "Ah! It's actually General Hussar who came in person!"
"The Cavalry General has always loved his people as his own children, now we are saved!"
"General Hussars, you have to make the decision for us! Those rebels have robbed all our food for the winter... There is really no way we can survive this winter!"
"Yes, yes! Not only food, they also took away all valuable things..."
Bandits pass by like combs, soldiers pass by like goads...
When the defenders fled, they actually treated the people so cruelly. After hearing this, Huang Zhong became furious, "The rebellious ministers and traitors are harming the people, and they act like this and still want to occupy the land and become kings? They all deserve to be killed!"
After telling Lu Yan the grievances of the people, Huang Zhong asked for orders: "Sir, the last general is willing to be a vanguard and must eradicate those traitors who are causing harm to the countryside!"
Lu Yan was a little silent. He was thinking about another thing, "These people stole the people's food and clearly wanted to use the people to slow down our advance. If they were ignored, Cao Jun would have accumulated a lot of food with great difficulty."
Your good reputation will be ruined in one day; if you accept this group of people, how will you have enough food to support them?"
Lu Yan never expected that this group of people would be so ruthless and would not leave even a grain of food to the people of Anyi. But now that the two sides are facing each other on the battlefield, it is understandable that the enemy is using all means to deal with him.
After hesitating for a moment, Lu Yan still said firmly to Huang Zhong: "Give me the order to keep only three days of food, and the rest will be distributed to the people."
When Huang Zhong heard this, he immediately asked worriedly: "We don't have much food ourselves. If we give most of it to the people, how will we be able to fight in the future?"
"The rebels are still attacking the Yi family. As long as we resolve the siege of the Yi family as soon as possible, the food and grass can naturally be replenished." Lu Yan explained to Huang Zhong.
Huang Zhong thought about it for a moment and felt that although Lu Yan's choice was a bit risky, it was still a good way to get the best of both worlds, so he cupped his fists and said, "Let's do it now!"
After Huang Zhong left, Lu Yan ordered again: "Come, go and invite the organizer who organized the people of Anyi to welcome the army."
"Here!" The guard waiting at the door took the order and left.
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The largest family in Anyi is currently the Wei family. Cai Yong was able to marry his daughter to Wei Zhongdao of the Wei family, which shows that the Wei family is a wealthy family that rivals the Cai family.
Wei Gu, who participated in the rebellion together with Fan Xian, is the current head of the Wei family.
However, the Wei Gu branch did not have much contact with the Anyi Wei Jian branch, and the two sides even did not like each other.
There are many branches of aristocratic families, and there are many examples of each branch joining different forces. During the Three Kingdoms period, the Zhuge family represented by Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Jin, and Zhuge Dan, who respectively took refuge in Shu, Wei, and Wu, is the best example.
Wei Gu was good at reading, matured early in his youth, and was known for his talent and learning. Moreover, his long-term political vision was far beyond the comparison of Wei Gu, who launched a brazen rebellion.
The people outside Anyi City organized the people to welcome Lu Yan's army, and it was this lineage that Wei Jiawei coveted.
Cao Cao had conquered the Wei Dynasty before, and worked from the county magistrate to the official secretary and censor.
Later, Lao Cao ordered Wei Jian to send an envoy to Yizhou and asked Liu Zhang to send troops to contain Liu Biao, so as to prevent Liu Biao from sending troops to disrupt the rear.
But when Wei Jian passed through Chang'an, he discovered that the road into Yizhou had been blocked, and he stayed in Guanzhong ever since.
Later, Wei Gu launched a rebellion. Wei Ji saw that the rebellion of Wei Gu and others would definitely fail, so he hurried back to Anyi to take charge of the overall situation because he was worried that his family would be implicated.
Not long after returning to the house outside Anyi City, news came that Cao Jun was about to arrive.
The general Anyi knew he was outmatched, so he plundered the city and fled overnight.
Since the Wei family lived outside the city and were guarded by guards, they escaped the disaster. However, seeing that the people in his hometown were suffering from this disaster, Wei Jian decided to call on the remaining gentry and gentry to open warehouses and release grain to relieve the people.
There was no case of people fleeing the city in a short period of time.
Lu Yan arranged for Huang Zhong to distribute food, and he led the army into Anyi City. After marching for so many days, the iron man must have some rest.
Sheriff's Mansion, in the meeting hall.
Wei Jian was summoned by Lu Yan and was now standing respectfully in the middle of the hall with his hands down, listening attentively.
Lu Yan looked at this well-proportioned and elegant scribe with great interest, and thought to himself: "This person who can be compared with Zhong Yuanchang is actually only a sixth-grade scholar and censor."
Wei Yan has been waiting for Lu Yan to ask questions, but after waiting for a long time, there was no movement.
In doubt, Wei Jian looked up at Lu Yan, only to see Lu Yan looking at him with a slightly curious look.
Wei Jian was a little confused by Lu Yan's eyes. He looked at himself carefully and thought to himself: "There shouldn't be anything inappropriate, right?"
"Bochu, what do you think of this rebellion in Hedong?"
Lu Yan's sudden question made Wei Jian somewhat unresponsive.
Shouldn't we ask about the matter in Anyi County? Why did it suddenly rise to the point of expressing views on the entire rebellion?
But since Lu Yan was a senior official, he asked questions, and Wei Ji could only answer along the lines.
"Back to Lu Xiangqi, I thought that whether it was the rebellion in Hedong or Hongnong, it was just the last madness of some unwilling careerists. They would ultimately bring about their own destruction."
"Oh? Why did Bo Xi say this?"
"After the Prime Minister defeated Yuan Shao, he has swept the world. Moreover, the Prime Minister has always attached great importance to the people's livelihood with the strategy of Lu Qiaoqi... The people have a very high degree of recognition of Prime Minister Cao, and with the support of the people, these rebels are basically
Without the replenishment of troops and the support of the people, we are like a tree without roots."
Indeed, whether it is a warlord or a clan, one of the most important assets is population. Without the replenishment of their population from the common people, this group of rebels is just sitting on nothing.
As expected, Wei Xiang had extremely high qualities in politics. Lu Yan raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said, "Wei Xiang has a great talent!"
Faced with Lu Yan's praise, Wei Yan was stunned for a moment, and then a long-lost feeling arose in his heart. This feeling instantly flowed through Wei Yan's body, even giving him goosebumps, "Lu Yan has ridden the praise."
Already."
"It's a pity that there is already a prefect in Hedong..." Lu Yan suddenly sighed again.
Wei Jian had served as a county magistrate before, and he was familiar with governing local areas, so Lu Yan had the idea of promoting him to the position of governor of a county. Moreover, promoting Wei Jian could also send a signal, telling other aristocratic families that he, Lu Yan, and
Cao Cao did not completely reject the aristocratic family.
Seeing that Lu Yan actually wanted to promote him to be the prefect of a county, Wei Jian was even more moved. However, it was a pity that Hedong County already had the prefect Du Ji.
Just when a small regret arose in Wei Ji's heart, Lu Yan suddenly asked again: "When I came from Bingzhou, Shangdang County happened to be short of a prefect. Would Bo Ji be willing to go to Shangdang County to show off his skills?"
Shangdang County?
Although the population and economy of Shangdang County cannot be compared with Hedong County, it is still the same county.
The county guard is the highest chief executive of a county, responsible for managing the political affairs of a county, and has a rank of 2,000 shi. To become the governor of a county, compared with the current official who only has a rank of 600 shi, this pair of guards
It's a qualitative leap in terms of covetousness.
Wei Jian immediately handed over his hand and said with a little excitement: "Thanks to Lu Qiaoqi's respect, my subordinates will definitely do their best to benefit the people of this country for the prime minister and the Han Dynasty!"