Although Yuan Shao was defeated, there were still many cities in Jizhou that had not been recovered, and large areas such as Hejian, Bohai, Changshan, and Zhongshan had not yet been recovered.
However, since Yuan Shao was defeated, even if these areas resisted, they would no longer be able to hinder the unification of Chunan and Hebei.
Chu Nan ordered Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Huang Zhong, Han Qiong, Zhang He, Yu Jin, Xu Huang, Li Tong, and Ji Ling to each lead an army and send out troops separately to pacify the remaining cities as soon as possible. Of course, Chu Nan was also accompanied by them.
With a large number of officials prepared, it is easiest to promote the New Deal after the war is calmed down.
Otherwise, once stable order is restored, the old local gentry and powerful forces will emerge. These forces are not conducive to the promotion of the New Deal. Chu Nan plans to root out these local forces before returning to the court.
But this time, with Yuan Shao's defeat, it can be clearly felt that these former local powerful people have become much more honest. Although they are dissatisfied with the New Deal, there are fewer people who gather to make trouble and resist.
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. www. Android and Apple are available.]
After all, no one is a fool. Now that Chu Nan has defeated Yuan Shao, his momentum is at its peak, and the power of the gentry has been declining as Chu Nan has grown. It is obviously unwise to fight against Chu Nan now. Besides, Chu Nan's new policy is not to cut off the gentry.
All the powerful people have to do is to reduce their wealth and influence on the local area.
Chu Nan was not idle during this period. He was rushing between cities all day long. After the golden dragon of luck devoured the luck of the Chuanguo Jade Seal, the speed of refining the luck was faster. At the same time, Chu Nan's luck also became stronger.
Majestic, refining a city's luck much faster than before. After Jizhou was initially established, Chu Nan almost spent his time traveling back and forth between the cities.
He wanted to take this opportunity to refine the fortunes of all the cities in Jizhou. As for the land of Youbing Qingliang and Sanfu, he could only wait until he stabilized the court before dealing with it. It would take a lot of time just to run through such a large area.
Two years have passed, and Yuan Tan has not yet surrendered, and Xiliang is not completely ruled by Chu Nan. Han Sui is considered an ally, so it is difficult to make a move at this time.
At the end of November, as Zhang He completely captured Hejian County, the entire territory of Jizhou was now owned by Chu Nan. Chu Nan, Chen Gong and others discussed border defense matters, re-drawn the boundaries between Youzhou and Bingzhou, and sent troops to garrison them.
, then prepare the class teacher.
But before that, Chu Nan planned to solve the problem in Qingzhou.
Qingzhou, Yuan Tan Government Office.
Yuan Tan has been in a bad mood recently, or very anxious. Every time news comes from Jizhou, Yuan Tan feels that Jizhou is about to be doomed. As a result... Jizhou is really doomed. His father and brothers all died in the battle.
Jizhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou were all acquired by Chunan. Not only that, Qingzhou was also taken away by Chunan, including Pingyuan and Le'an counties.
Chu Nan may go south to Qingzhou at any time. He can't even defeat the two partial armies of Lu Qian and Zang Ba. When Chu Nan comes with the power of victory, how can he resist it?
"Lord!" A general came to Yuan Tan and saluted Yuan Tan.
"What's the matter?" Yuan Tan asked a little anxiously.
"Chu Nan sent an envoy here, saying that there was a letter written by Chu Nan himself." The general bowed to Yuan Tan.
"Hmph!" Yuan Tan wanted to kill the envoy directly to show his firm stance, but thinking about the consequences, Chu Nan is no longer the son-in-law of the Lu family before, but has a lofty ambition in the Central Plains, and even his own father was defeated.
After a pause, Yuan Tan snorted coldly: "Call the envoy in, I want to see what Chu Nan has to say?"
To be honest, after Chu Nan conquered Ye City, he sent the Yuan family's scrolls to Qingzhou, which made Yuan Tan very satisfied. At least Chu Nan still remembered his old friendship, and it was not in vain that he helped him deal with the remnants of the Cao family.
But Jizhou was destroyed and his father died. It can be said that Yuan Tan and Chu Nan had a life-or-death feud. He was sworn in with Chu Nan both emotionally and rationally. Even if he was afraid of Chu Nan now, Yuan Tan did not want to be in Chu Nan.
Show weakness in front of others.
"Here!"
The general bowed to leave. After a while, a young man followed the general in. He saluted Yuan Tan and said, "Liu Ye, I have met the young master."
"Hmph!" Yuan Tan snorted coldly: "Chu Ziyan called you here, but to persuade you to surrender to me?"
"Exactly!" Liu Ye did not avoid the question and nodded generously.
"It's a joke. He killed my father and brothers and took away my Yuan family's inheritance. Does he still want me to bow down to him?" Yuan Tan stood up and said angrily: "I, Yuan Tan, would rather die on the battlefield than surrender to that Chu."
Bend your knees!"
"This is a letter from my lord, please read it, sir!" Liu Ye handed Chu Nan's letter to Yuan Tan to the general beside him and said with a smile.
"I want to see what he has to say to persuade me to surrender?" Yuan Tan snorted coldly and opened the letter.
However, Chu Nan's chapter did not mention a word about persuading him to surrender. He only recalled the time when the two of them joined forces to attack the remnants of the Cao family. The words were so emotional and ups and downs that Yuan Tan couldn't help but doubt that he and Chu Nan were really like this.
Deep friendship?
"My lord, do you know how many soldiers and horses there are around my lord now?" Liu Ye asked with a smile.
"What does it have to do with me?" Yuan Tan snorted coldly.
"My lord is fighting Yuan Gong this time. He has raised about 140,000 troops (plus the Montenegrin Army). After a series of battles, the losses are naturally a lot, but there are still more than 100,000 troops. In addition, there are 150,000 troops surrendered by Jizhou.
There are more than 30,000 people, including Lieutenant General Guan, and there are 280,000 people alone. There are also Lu Qian, who is currently confronting his salary, and Zang Ba’s army, which is 300,000 troops!" Liu Ye
He calculated carefully for Yuan Tan.
The corner of Yuan Tan's mouth twitched. With an army of 300,000, he only had more than 40,000 in total. Even dealing with Lu Qian and Zang Ba would be difficult. If Chu Nan's army of 300,000 marched towards Qingzhou, could he stop it?
"We are fighting together, swords and guns are blind. My lord actually cherishes the friendship with the young master. He often says that the young master is my lord's best friend." Liu Ye sighed.
Best friend?
Yuan Tan read Chu Nan's letter and felt a little relieved, but then sneered: "Since we are close friends, why did you invade my territory for no reason and kill my father and brothers?"
"Young master, do you still remember the cause of the war between the north and the south?" Liu Ye asked back.
cause?
Yuan Tan remembered that it was at the beginning of the year that Yuan Shao issued a notice to the world, listing Chu Nan's crimes, and began to send troops to attack various counties in the Central Plains. After all, it was not Chu Nan who took action first, but Yuan Shao.
"The one who provoked this battle was not my lord, but Duke Yuan. At that time, Duke Yuan was dominating the four states, with strong soldiers and horses, and powerful generals. If my lord doesn't fight back, can I just sit back and wait for death?" Liu Ye
asked in a deep voice.
this……
Logically speaking, it seems that I was the one who initiated this matter.
"As for the death of Duke Yuan, whether you believe it or not, Duke Yuan did not die at the hands of my lord. Even if my lord had the upper hand, Duke Yuan still hoped that he could finally invite Duke Yuan to join the court and continue to serve as an official, rather than execute him.
Yuan Gong was unwilling to compromise. When the city was destroyed, he hanged himself. There were many people present at that time. It is not difficult to verify. As for Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, the two young masters died in the battle. The two armies fought, and the swords had no eyes. My lord is
We have the intention to spare his life, but we cannot let the soldiers sit still without fighting." Liu Ye looked at Yuan Tan and smiled bitterly: "My lord is also very sorry about this."
For Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi, Yuan Tan actually doesn't have much friendship at all. After all, the two sides are in a competitive relationship, and the brotherhood has been exhausted in these years of overt and covert fighting.
"Sir, the overall situation has been decided. The three prefectures of Jizhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou plus Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Guanzhong are thirteen prefectures in the world. My lord has already obtained half of them, an army of 300,000. As long as my lord gives the order, we will
However, we are marching south to Qingzhou. Our lord really cannot bear the fertile land of Qingzhou to suffer another military disaster, nor can he bear the duel between his former best friends on the battlefield. Therefore, I have ordered you to come to Qingzhou and beg you, for the sake of the people of Qingzhou and the sake of our past friendship, to return to the court.
, my lord has promised that as long as the young master is willing to dedicate the land of Qingzhou, the young master’s position as the ninth minister can be guaranteed!" Liu Ye bowed.
Yuan Tan is now the governor of Qingzhou and has entered the court as an official. Based on the Yuan family's past momentum, the position of Jiuqing is not high.
Yuan Tan looked a little ugly. He naturally didn't want to start a war with Chu Nan. Not to mention the 300,000 troops, Chu Nan only needed to bring 30,000 troops, and Yuan Tan would probably have to kneel down.
But it was somewhat unwilling to hand over Qingzhou and let the Yuan family completely withdraw from this world war.
After a moment of silence, Yuan Tan frowned and asked: "Could it be that Ziyan can't let Qingzhou go? Since he regards me as his brother, why are we so hard at work?"
"Young Master!" Liu Ye looked at Yuan Tan and said in a deep voice: "The world will eventually return to its unification. If we don't surrender today, will we have to wait until my lord has wiped out the world and come with a million troops?"
"My lord has said that if the young master insists, he can not attack Qingzhou for the time being, but how much brotherhood is left? What's the point of the young master holding Qingzhou for a few more years? Even if my master takes into account the past friendship, my subordinates will
The soldiers will not be willing either. By then, even if the young master is willing to surrender, he will not be able to achieve the status he has today after entering the court."
After a pause, Liu Ye looked at Yuan Tan, who had a troubled look on his face, clasped his fists and said: "It is up to the young master to decide whether to surrender Qingzhou or not. However, officials and titles in the court must be given to ministers with meritorious service. Now that the young master does not surrender, the official title will naturally be given to him.
Give it to others, and when the world is unified one day, there will probably be no place for the Yuan family in this court! I hope you will think twice!"
Hearing this, Yuan Tan was silent for a long time, then looked at the letter in his hand, and said with a wry smile: "Since Ziyan still remembers me as his old friend, I can't make it too difficult for him. Anyway, I am willing to hand over Qingzhou, but I only ask Ziyan not to do it.
Forgot today’s promise!”
Now that the war has started, Yuan Tan knows very well that it is difficult for Qingzhou to survive alone. Since Chu Nan cares about the friendship in the past, this may also be the best ending for him. If he goes to become the ninth minister in the court, what will he do in the future?
The credit can even be ranked among the three Dukes again. At that time, the glory of the Yuan family can be continued, which may be the best result.
"Young Master is wise!" Liu Ye bowed and smiled.
Since Yuan Tan is willing to surrender, the next thing will be much simpler. First, he will hand over the military power and let Zang Ba and Lu Qian take charge. Then there will be no more matters about Yuan Tan. The Yuan family will move to Xuchang to take up his post. As for Chu Nan,
At this time, the army has returned to the court and has not come to Qingzhou. For Chu Nan, even if Yuan Tan does not surrender, Qingzhou cannot let him use 300,000 troops, which are all money and food.
The battle between Yuan and Chu also came to an end with Qingzhou surrendering without a fight...