What Zhang Xiu thinks, Chu Nan can't care about now. That old fat guy Jia Xu won't let him directly refuse Lu Bu's recruitment. He has shouldered the hatred of killing Cao Cao for him, so he has to find a way to trick him, right?
Zhang Xiu came in the frame.
But Chu Nan has no time to care about that at this time. In addition to the list of rewards tomorrow, there are many things to do in Xuchang City, such as notices to calm the people, the placement of surrendered troops and prisoners, the liquidation of the treasury, and the identity of officials at all levels in the city. The army cannot always be
Stay in the city, but Xuchang has initially decided to leave enough troops and horses to intimidate the people. How many and who should be left?
There are many things that need to be dealt with today. Tomorrow, the official reward will be awarded, and the court operations must be done. The emperor can be absent, but things must be done. Besides, most of Yanzhou and Yuzhou have not been captured yet, and the remnants of Cao's army are still there.
Over at Xiaopei, they were fighting with Zhang Liao and Gao Shun.
Looking at the piles of files, Chu Nan felt a little cold on the top of his head. Could he be bald? Teacher, I miss you!
It was the first time in his life that he missed a man so strongly!
"Where's the father-in-law!?" At a certain moment, when Chu Nan looked up, Lu Bu, who was supposed to be here to deal with these matters with him, had disappeared. This made Chu Nan's face become even more ugly, and he said to Zhou Cang with a stern face.
"I just said I was going to inspect the city, so I left." Zhou Cang said.
"Why didn't you stop me!?" Chu Nan's eyes widened. There were so many things to do, and it should have been all his business, so why did the people just disappear!? This kind of city patrol requires Lu Bu, the lord, to personally do it.
Do it?
"This..." Zhou Cang looked at Chu Nan with a puzzled face: "Do you want to stop him?"
[And does the lord think too highly of me? 】
"You should tell me at least!" Chu Nan hammered the table gum. It was indeed difficult for Zhou Cang to stop Lu Bu, but even if he coughed to remind me, it would be good.
Zhou Cang stopped talking. Didn't he just want to scold someone? Just scold him directly without finding any excuse. I spoke loudly just now. Were you distracted?
Just for a moment, someone sent another batch of files. Looking at the mountains of files on the table, Chu Nan also wanted to give up, but many of these things would be used tomorrow, so he could only sigh and continue working.
Honestly, life is hard.
"My lord, bring Xu Huang here!" While he was dealing with official documents, Pei Yuanshao brought Xu Huang to the door.
"Please." Chu Nan put down his pen and wondered if Xu Huang was able to help him share part of the work? It seems that this person had also worked as a clerical worker before... maybe.
Xu Huang came in under the escort of Pei Yuanshao. Chu Nan looked at the ropes tied to him, waved his hands and said, "Untie them."
Pei Yuanshao followed his words and helped Xu Huang loosen his bonds. Chu Nan waved his hand and said, "You guys will go out first."
"Lord, this person..." Pei Yuanshao frowned and said, what if Xu Huang is unfavorable to Chu Nan?
"It doesn't matter. If General Gongming wants to harm me, it makes no difference whether you are here or not." Chu Nan waved his hand, looked at Xu Huang and said, "General, please sit down."
"Thank you!" Xu Huang sighed secretly, knelt down and fell into silence.
"Since the general has not left these days, I have already made a decision in my mind." After Chu Nan poured a glass of water for Xu Huang, he looked at Xu Huang and said: "Now that Xuchang has been destroyed, I would like to ask the general to temporarily serve as the commander of the army.
, first help me appease the people of Xuchang, what do you think, General?"
Xu Huang raised his head and looked at Chu Nan, frowning and said: "Sir, do you trust the general so much?"
"The fact that the general has been able to leave but not leave in the past few days has already explained a lot of things. Why can't I believe it?" Chu Nan nodded and said: "Besides, Cao Cao is dead. The general fought for Cao Cao to the end. It is not disloyal. Now Cao Cao is dead."
Death, the battle between our army and Cao Cao is a feud between princes, so it is enough to be loyal, but to sacrifice your loyalty to others is a bit too much!"
"Excuse me..." Xu Huang pondered for a moment, then looked at Chu Nan and said, "There is one more thing I would like to ask sir to agree to."
"General, please speak." Chu Nan nodded and signaled Xu Huang to directly say that as long as he is willing to come over and do things, there is nothing that cannot be discussed.
"The general would like to bury Duke Cao with the honors of a prince." Xu Huang said to Chu Nan, "In this way, the general can be regarded as doing his last part for Duke Cao, and for Marquis Wen, this move can also show his dignity.
Being generous will also make it easier for Marquis Wen to recruit other generals."
Chu Nan thought for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and said: "Okay, as the general said, I will discuss with my father-in-law tomorrow about a grand burial. Does the general have any other requests?"
"Don't dare." Xu Huang shook his head. It would be meaningless to ask for more. Asking for money and official titles will probably make people look down on him. There seems to be nothing else to ask for. Xuchang still knows a little about Lu Bujun's new policy. At most
Tax reduction is not a big reward for a general like Xu Huang who does not have a strong foundation in Xuchang.
"If there is nothing else, General, please accompany me here to deal with these files. These are the files that will be used tomorrow. I'd like to bother General." Chu Nan handed some of the files that had been divided into categories to Xu Huang. They are all files that need to be done.
But it's not too important, and these things account for at least half of them. Lu Bu was responsible for these things before, but he ran away! Now that Xu Huang is one of his own, it should be no problem to share some of it with him.
of.
After finally finding a hard worker, he must not be allowed to run away. If possible, Chu Nan would like to recruit Guo Jia and Cheng Yu to work together. However, just think about it, the two of them are in a low mood now. Chu Nan is ready to wait for Xuchang to stabilize, and even the Central Plains
After the situation stabilizes, meet the two of you again and have a good talk.
Xu Huang was placed in Lu Bu's position with a confused look on his face. He didn't understand what happened, so Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao piled a large number of files on his desk.
Looking at Chu Nan who ignored him and was busy reading books, Xu Huang felt a little complicated. Is this considered being trusted or being pulled into a young man?
"Excuse me, General!" Chu Nan saw Xu Huang in a daze, clasped his hands towards Xu Huang, and then continued to write furiously. He looked like a primary school student who forgot to do his summer homework before the end of the summer vacation!
Under the guidance of Chu Nan, Xu Huang silently picked up the pen and started writing. Although not as crazy as Chu Nan, the speed was not slow. Mainly, the things Chu Nan arranged for him were trivial and not difficult.
The lights in the room stayed on until three o'clock, and Xu Huang dragged his tired body away and returned to his home.
At Xu Huang's home, his wife got up immediately when she heard a knock on the door in the middle of the night. Her son Xu Gai walked in front of his mother carrying a stick and looked at the door with vigilance.
Ever since Xu Huang sent out troops with Cao Cao and refused to return, the mother and son have been on tenterhooks, especially today when the Jianghuai Army invaded Xuchang. Although the Jianghuai Army did not massacre the city, the family records of the mother and son, as generals of the Cao Army, would be heard every time there were a large number of footsteps passing by outside the door.
I raised my heart, fearing that the Jianghuai army would break in and seek bad luck for them.
"Who!?" Xu Gai walked in front of his mother's body, carrying a stick, and shouted boldly.
"Me." Xu Huang's voice came from outside the door.
Hearing the familiar voice, the mother and son were startled at first, and then overjoyed. Xu Gai quickly stepped forward to open the door, and saw his father, who had not seen him for many days.
"Dad (husband)!" Seeing Xu Huang come back safe and sound, mother and son were finally relieved, and Xu Huang's wife even cried with joy.
"Husband, what happened?" After hugging her husband for a moment, the wife said with some fear.
"It's a long story, let's talk about it after entering the house. Gaier, go and have a rest." Xu Huang saw that their mother and son were safe, and he was relieved. Fortunately, their family was not considered a big family in Xuchang, and they didn't open the gate. Otherwise, Jianghuai
With today's military order, the army might be wiped out.
Xu Gai was a little reluctant, but was kicked by his father, so he had to go back obediently.
He took his wife back to the bedroom, took off his clothes with his wife's care, and washed his face again. It was already too late, and Xu Huang didn't go to take a shower. He simply recounted what happened during these days.
"It would be great if my husband can come back safely." For her husband to switch to Lu Bu, the wife was not surprised. For their mother and son, Xu Huang is the god of the family, and Xu Huang may be more important than anything else.
"Well, that Chu envoy thinks highly of me. Although the military commander is not a high-ranking official, he still has some real power in Xuchang. At least he doesn't have to worry about being coerced." Xu Huang lay on the couch and breathed a sigh of relief.
, and then sighed: "However, Mr. Cao has been kind to me. It is somewhat unjust to surrender to the enemy first."
"What the Chu envoy said is true." Regarding this, the wife had a different opinion: "When Cao Gong was there, my husband also fought hard and almost died on the battlefield. He was considered loyal to Cao Gong. Now Cao Cao
My father is dead, do you really have to sacrifice your life to be loyal? Then the price of loyalty is too high."
Xu Huang shook his head: "What do you know, a woman? The key to this matter is not whether you are loyal or not. I was the first to surrender to Wenhou, which opened a hole in the minds of others. I will bear 80% of the infamy for being the first to surrender.
Anyone who surrenders in the future will not have to bear these burdens. The reason why Chu Shijun came up like this and entrusted him with important tasks is that firstly, there is indeed a shortage of people, and secondly, it can be regarded as making up for it."
Thinking of being dragged by Chu Nan to do hard work for most of the day, Xu Huang felt that it would be better if he surrendered tomorrow. If he surrendered again tomorrow, at least he wouldn't have to do so many trivial things. He spent most of the day writing, with his hands
They were all numb, and Xu Huang felt that he might not have written as many words in his entire life as he did today.
"As long as everything is fine, husband, let's talk about the future matters later." After his wife helped him undress, she also covered him with nothing but the clothes.
"A woman's opinion!" Xu Huang sighed. It was easy for him to surrender today, but if Lu Bu loses power or is defeated in the future, it will not be easy for him to surrender again. Thinking about it this way, this Chu envoy is really smart.
"I am a woman by nature." The wife twisted her body with some dissatisfaction.
"That's it!" Xu Huang pulled the quilt and covered the two of them...