"General Xu, please!" Xue Ti stood up to greet the two people when they came in, but looked at Chu Nan in surprise. The two people's positions were a bit inappropriate, but he didn't say much. He smiled and extended his hand,
Introduce the two people into the main hall.
Xue Ti is very young and looks to be a few years older than Chu Nan, but he has a calm aura about him. He has a gentle and elegant temperament, and a kind look, which makes him feel easy to get along with at first sight.
Feeling and not feeling bad is a typical Confucian attitude.
The three of them sat down separately. To Xue Ti's surprise, Chu Nan, who thought he was a follower, actually sat in the seat of the guest. Instead, Xu Huang sat next to him. What's more important, Xu Huang didn't respond to this.
There doesn't seem to be any objection.
"I wonder who this gentleman is..." Xue Ti looked at Chu Nan and asked with a smile.
"Excuse me, Chu Nan, have you ever heard of Brother Xiaowei?" Chu Nan said with a smile.
"Chu Nan, Xia Pi Chu Ziyan has been famous for a long time." The surprise in Xue Ti's eyes flashed away, and then he nodded and said: "So, General Gongming's visit this time is not for the imperial court.
"
There was no sudden change of color or call for people to come in as Chu Nan imagined. Xue Ti's performance was so calm that Chu Nan was a little surprised.
"This is the emperor's edict." Chu Nan took out the emperor's edict and said: "A few days ago, my father-in-law Lu Bu was ordered to attack Qingjun on the side of Linying and kill Cao Gong. Now that he has taken control of Xuchang, I and General Xu were ordered to come and pass on the message.
Write this to all the generals and governors!"
Xue Ti took the edict and after confirming its authenticity, sighed: "Mr. Cao has been kind to me, but I don't want to be harmed like this. It seems that the two of you came here to take my life."
He always spoke in a calm tone, and even when he talked about his own life, there was no fluctuation at all, as if it was just a trivial matter.
"It's not necessary to take it." Chu Nan shook his head and said: "The imperial court is still the imperial court. As for Duke Cao... If you say that he is a sycophant or a treacherous minister, I feel that it is a bit too much. Duke Cao still has meritorious service to the imperial court and to the world. My father-in-law
His bones have been sent back to Chenliu and given a generous burial. As for his merits and demerits during his lifetime, he welcomed the emperor to Xuchang, had the merit of rescuing the Emperor, and brought the Central Plains back to life, which was also a great achievement. However, hundreds of thousands of people in Xuzhou died tragically under his butcher knife.
, is also a fact. I don’t know what happened in the imperial court in the past two years, but when we send troops this time, there is indeed a bloody edict from the emperor."
Xue Ti looked at Chu Nan calmly, waiting for his next words.
"So if sir wants to die and be loyal to Duke Cao, I can understand it and I can help you." Chu Nan looked at Xue Ti. He had a good temperament, ability and talent... no fighting talent, but a Confucian aura, but in terms of governance,
He is indeed a talent, and a rare one at that.
Integrity: Clear and fair government can stabilize the people's hearts under the rule and reduce the probability of rebellion by 20%.
Skilled officials: The efficiency of handling official duties is increased by 50%, which can save a lot of unnecessary expenses.
Although there are only two talents, both ability and character are worthy of selection. After meeting Xue Ti, Chu Nan couldn't bear to kill this person. If he can be used by me, he will be a good official who benefits the party.
"As far as I'm concerned, I don't want a pillar like Mr. to die here like this." Chu Nan said seriously: "This Taishan County is close to the Qingxu border, but Mr. can make the people here live in peace and prosperity, and all industries can prosper.
It’s rare, but General Gongming also told me that Cao Gong was kind to Mr. Cao. If he wants to be loyal, I will understand and be willing to fulfill his reputation.”
Xue Ti nodded and smiled when he heard this: "Brother Ziyan is quite magnanimous."
"Divide people." Chu Nan shook his head. Whether he was honest or not depends on who is on the opposite side. He is a pure enemy. He doesn't mind using methods. Just like Lu Qian, although he can't be said to be a villain, but he used methods against him.
Chu Nan doesn't have any psychological burden on tactics or anything like that. Soldiers are not afraid of deceit. Since you are a general, you should know this.
And for an honest and capable official like Xue Ti, even if he is an enemy, he is willing to show goodwill, not to win over, but simply to admire him.
Chu Nan has also been a prefect. He cannot guarantee absolute integrity. In that position, it is difficult to ensure that everything is worthy of one's heart. Sometimes, in order to achieve the ultimate goal, he will use some dirty tricks.
At least Chu Nan asks himself that he cannot be absolutely honest and honest, and he personally likes to enjoy himself, so he will still take money when he should. But it is precisely because of this that for this kind of person who can turn honesty into an acquired talent, he is
I admire you from the bottom of my heart.
After all, after people gain power, many things are at their fingertips, and they are also attractive enough to resist the temptation of wine, sex, and wealth. How many people in the world can do this?
"Mr. Cao was indeed kind to me, but I admire Marquis Wen for his ability to judge Cao Gong's life fairly, not deliberately tarnishing his reputation, and giving him a generous burial." After thinking for a long time, Xue Ti looked at Chu Nan and said
: "Besides, I still have a lot of things to do, and I don't want to die."
"No one wants to die." Chu Nan smiled: "So, sir, are you willing to go back to Xuchang with me?"
No matter how calm and sincere Xue Ti is, it is impossible for Chu Nan to keep him in Taishan County. Taishan County will be an important strategic location in the future and can contain the entire Qingzhou army together with Langya Zangba.
At this time, putting Taishan County in the hands of a new surrender, regardless of Xue Ti's character and whether he is trustworthy, is an irresponsible approach for the Lu Bu Group. What matters is not what Xue Ti does, but what else he does.
It will be difficult for people to deal with this kind of situation in the future. If the other party is pretending to surrender, you think Xue Ti can do it, why can't I? Do you not believe me?
When someone with a softer face encounters this kind of situation, they may compromise on the spot, so both in public and private matters, Xue Ti and Chu Nan will be taken away.
"Don't be anxious, I have one more question." Xue Ti stopped Chu Nan, looked at Chu Nan and said, "What is the new policy that Brother Ziyan is pushing?"
"Why?" Chu Nan chewed and repeated.
"I'm very curious. Now that all the princes in the world are trying to win over the nobles, why do Duke Wen and Brother Ziyan do the opposite?"
Brother, these are definitely not good things."
"Actually, I was forced to do so in the beginning." Chu Nan did not hide this: "Neither I nor my father-in-law came from a good background. My father-in-law was still from a poor family, but I came from a merchant family. With this background, if you want to join the elite,
Disaster!
And even if we want to reluctantly win over the scholars, regardless of our background, we don't have enough bargaining chips in our hands to make the nobles work for us. In this case, it is better to seize the wealth and power from the scholars' hands and use it to win over the talented people from poor families. I forget it.
I guess, although it will be difficult at the beginning, as long as you take the first step and connect with poor families and people, the fight will become smoother and smoother. If you can defeat Yuan Shao, then the so-called aristocratic family in the world will be a joke."
In fact, it has begun to sprout now. Many nobles in Xuchang have shown their obedient side to Lu Bu, but this is obviously not enough. The scholars are now just compromising and have not yet surrendered from the bottom of their hearts.
Xue Ti nodded and looked at Chu Nan in amazement: "I don't think Brother Ziyan, at such a young age, has such great ambitions."
"I don't want to have any. To be honest, if the scholars were willing to accept us, and could spend this life easily and richly, and have a place to show their talents, who would be willing to do such laborious things?
Brother Xiaowei may not know that since I proposed this strategy, I have been assassinated two hundred and eighty-three times. The most severe one was that five groups of people tried to assassinate me in one day." Chu Nan shook his head. If he were a scholar,
Accept yourself into their circle from the beginning, and only ghosts are willing to take this path.
Of course, with Chu Nan's background, this is simply impossible, so this conflict cannot be resolved, and Chu Nan doesn't want to live a mediocre life, which eventually evolved into this.
"That's it." Xue Ti nodded, looked at Chu Nan, then at Xu Huang and said, "I think Brother Ziyan has already figured out what to do."
"Well, first hand over the city's defense, property and officials. Someone will take over tomorrow. In addition, I don't know how the relationship between Juping's defenders and brother Xiaowei is? These three troops will be taken over by General Gongming. I also hope that brother Xiaowei will
Help." Chu Nan looked at Xue Ti and said, "Gong Cao is dead. I don't think more fighting is necessary. What do you think, Brother Xiaowei?"
Xue Ti nodded, he had finally stabilized Taishan County, and naturally he did not want to start another war and make the people of Taishan miserable. There was also this reason why he chose to surrender so happily. Cao Cao was kind to him, but in the final analysis
, he is still a minister of the Han Dynasty. If Cao Cao is not dead, he will do his best to assist Cao Cao. But if Cao Cao dies in the battle, then the situation is over and he will be unable to save the day. He is unwilling to risk the safety of the people of this county to start this war.
"Tomorrow, please ask Brother Xiaowei and General Gongming to gather these troops together." Chu Nan looked at Xue Ti and said, "As for tonight, I still have to trouble Brother Xiaowei and I to sleep together."
Necessary precautions are necessary. He doesn't want to be surrounded by others in the middle of the night. On other people's territory, vigilance is a must.
"Yes." Xue Ti nodded.
Immediately, he ordered someone to arrange a bedroom, and the three of them fell asleep together and said nothing else the whole night.
Early the next morning, Chu Nan handed the prepared seal to Xu Huang and said: "General Gongming, there are not many people suitable for this position at the moment, so I ask the general to temporarily supervise all the armies in Mount Tai."
Now that Xue Ti is willing to surrender, things will be much easier to handle. Once the three powers of military finance, appointment and dismissal of officials are fully controlled, it will be useless for others to react.
His preparation was that today Xu Huang would be responsible for taking the general power first, while he would be responsible for taking the financial power and the power to appoint and remove officials.
"The last general takes command!" Xu Huang respectfully took the general's seal.
Chu Nan also asked Xue Ti to gather the officials in the county and let them obey Chu Nan's management. Then he went out of the city with Xu Huang and went to each battalion to take over the county soldiers.
Chu Nan, with the help of county officials, began to sort out the county affairs and also check the accounts.