Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Five Forced Officials
Yan Liang's violent shouting was like a blade, mercilessly swiping at Huang Chengyan's body.
This famous scholar from Jingxiang was shaken, and a trace of fear suddenly appeared on his elegant face.
The pro-army tiger soldiers around them all stared angrily, like man-eating beasts. As long as Yan Liang gave an order, they would kill all the Huang family members present.
Huang Chengyan lost his sense of control for a moment and was so frightened by Yan Liang that he didn't know how to respond.
Seeing his father-in-law's panic, Yan Liang secretly smiled in his heart.
Although his father-in-law looked down upon him, Yan Liang would not really attack him for Huang Yueying's sake.
It's just that Yan Liang's temperament can't tolerate others on his own territory and dare to act arrogant and arrogant with him, so he has to take advantage of the situation to dampen the arrogance of his father-in-law.
Seeing Huang Chengyan trembling and fearful of him, Yan Liang felt a little happy.
The scare was enough, Yan Liang's stern expression suddenly changed, and in an instant he became kind again.
"Don't be afraid, my father-in-law. My son-in-law has no other intention. In fact, he is just worried about your safety. Think about it, Liu Biao is at war with my son-in-law. If you move to his territory, my father-in-law, what if he has feelings for your father-in-law?"
If you have bad intentions, do what is right."
Yan Liang's face was sincere and his tone was extremely caring.
Huang Chengyan was confused by Yan Liang's changes. It took him a long time to come back to his senses. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said yes again and again, laughing at himself for being confused.
"Thanks for the reminder, Xian-sou, I will go back to Huangjiazhuang right now. I won't go anywhere from now on, and I will never let you worry about Xian-sun."
At this time, Huang Chengyan also changed his name and called Yan Liang a "virtuous son-in-law", with a somewhat flattering tone in his tone.
Yan Liang nodded with satisfaction, but then said: "Huangjiazhuang is very far away from Xiangyang, and it's not very safe. How about this? My father-in-law might as well move our family to Xinye, so that our family can live closer. My son-in-law is fine too."
Take care of me nearby and show my filial piety to your old man."
Huang Chengyan's heart skipped a beat.
He originally wanted to fool Yan Liang today, and then secretly move his family south when he had the opportunity another day, but he didn't expect that Yan Liang would actually move the entire Huang family to Xinye. If so, they would live under Yan Liang's nose from now on. Where?
There will also be opportunities to escape.
Thinking of this, Huang Chengyan hurriedly smiled and said: "My dear son-in-law, I am very moved by his filial piety. It's just that my dear son-in-law, you are busy with the military. How can I bring you trouble?"
Yan Liang laughed, waved his hands and said carelessly: "No trouble, no trouble at all. I can honor my father-in-law, and my son-in-law is not too late to be happy, so I decided happily."
Immediately afterwards, Yan Liang did not give Huang Chengyan a chance to refuse. He immediately shouted to the left and right: "What are you still waiting for? Why don't you quickly escort my father-in-law to Xinye?"
Yan Liang gave the order. Without saying a word, those tiger and bear soldiers strode forward. They dragged the mule carts and changed their route to the north.
"Xian son-in-law, listen to me..."
Huang Chengyan was so impatient and wanted to argue, but Yan Liang held up his hands and said: "My son-in-law still has military duties, so I won't see my father-in-law off in person. After I return to Xinye, I will pay my respects to my father-in-law."
Saying that, Yan Liang clamped his horse's belly, and the horse galloped away, and in the blink of an eye it was galloping away without a trace.
Looking at the dust and mist rolling away, Huang Chengyan looked aggrieved and helpless, but he could only shake his head and sigh, letting Yan Liang's soldiers drag his family towards Xinye.
Yan Liang, riding like a horse, passed through the new wilderness without entering. After a few days, he returned to Wancheng again.
At this time, Wancheng was still immersed in the joy of that "miraculous" victory. Yan Liang's arrival soon made the city tense again.
The southern troops drawn from Biyang and Chaoyang arrived in Wancheng one after another. Within a few days, the number of soldiers and horses in Wancheng reached 15,000.
While the soldiers and horses were gathering, Yan Liang sent agents deep into Guanzhong and spread rumors everywhere, claiming that he would join forces with Yuan Shao to launch an attack on Guanzhong from the east and south at the same time.
In order to make this scene realistic enough, Yan Liang soon led his army north from Wancheng and arrived at Xixian County, northwest of Nanyangjun, only a hundred miles away from Wuguan. He sent forward reconnaissance cavalry and began frequent raids in the Wuguan area.
reconnaissance.
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Chang'an City.
Spring has come a long time ago, but the lingering cold of winter still lingers.
The atmosphere in the Prime Minister's Mansion was solemn.
Cao Cao stared at the urgent report from Wuguan, his scorched face flashing with complicated expressions.
"Yan Liang's vanguard has approached Wuguan and is likely to invade Guanzhong. What do you think of this matter?"
Cao Cao threw away the information in his hand and asked calmly.
The counselors on the left and right expressed their opinions, and many people took Yan Liang's invasion very seriously. After all, not long ago, Yan Liang had just defeated the arrogant Xiliang army and was in the limelight.
Moreover, rumors also claim that Yan Liang also connected with Yuan Shao with the intention of working together to tackle the problem.
They can ignore Yan Liang, but they definitely dare not underestimate Yuan Shao.
In the midst of the discussion, Guo Jia said: "Yuan Shao is in poor health and has no intention of leading his troops to the west. He is currently busy collecting the states in the Central Plains. How could he suddenly send troops to attack Guanzhong? His subordinates thought that Yan Liang was just bluffing by taking advantage of Yuan Shao's power.
, nothing to worry about.”
The sentence "bluffing is nothing to worry about" was easy to say, but it was not enough to calm Cao Cao's worries.
Cao Cao was afraid of Yan Liang's troubles.
He pondered for a long time and did not comment on Guo Jia's words. Instead, he turned his attention to Xun Yu and said, "Wen Ruo, what do you think?"
Xun Yu was silent for a while and said slowly: "Yan Liang has repeatedly defeated the strong with the weak, which shows that this person is indeed extraordinary. With our current strength, it will not be easy to eliminate this person. And the biggest problem at the moment for the Prime Minister is
The enemy is Yuan Shao, the first thing to do is to pacify Guanzhong, why bother getting entangled with this Yan Liang."
Xun Yu's view was completely different from everyone else's, which made Cao Cao's eyes light up and signaled him to continue.
"So this is what I think. Instead of thinking about how to deal with Yan Liang, why not change our thinking and turn Yan Liang's enemy into a friend, and in turn use him to suppress Yuan Shao."
With these words, Cao Cao had an enlightenment moment.
"Yes, my biggest enemy is Yuan Shao. Although Yan Liang is hateful, he must not be a sinner. Why fight with him endlessly..."
Cao Cao, who was in a daze, suddenly became excited and said hurriedly: "If what Wen Ruo said makes sense, keep talking."
Xun Yu continued: "Yu thought that the prime minister could use the name of the emperor to issue an edict to grant Yan Liang an official position to appease his heart, and the prime minister can also..."
When the words came to his lips, Xun Yu coughed a few times, as if there was something inconvenient to say.
"It's okay if Wen Ruodan says it," Cao Cao urged with a wave of his hand.
Xun Yu then said: "Furthermore, my subordinates heard that the prime minister had a daughter who fell into the hands of Yan Liang. Yu thought, why not go with the flow and marry her to Yan Liang? In this way, he would be able to win over his heart. Even if Yan Liang does not go and marry Yuan Shao,
The enemy, as long as he does not have any intention of getting involved in Guanzhong, it will be of great benefit to the Prime Minister. But I don’t know what the Prime Minister wants.”
Xun Yu wanted to persuade Cao Cao to "make peace".
Cao Cao has done this kind of thing before. Before the Battle of Guandu, in order to appease Jiangdong, he once married one of his daughters to Sun Ce's younger brother.
But that was when he took the initiative to marry his daughter, and now that his daughter has fallen into Yan Liang's hands, he was forced to do so.
This made Cao Cao very uncomfortable.
Seeing that Cao Cao seemed reluctant, Xun Yu said seriously: "The overall situation is of paramount importance. Please think again, Prime Minister."
Hearing these words, Cao Cao's heart was slightly shaken and he couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
Xun Yu was right, the overall situation was the most important thing, and it was right to be patient for the time being. What's more, his daughter was probably ruined by Yan Liang, so he just went with the flow and kept his daughter's innocence.
After thinking about it again and again, Cao Cao let out a long sigh, his expression clearly indicating that he agreed with Xun Yu's proposal.
Xun Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but then smiled and said: "The Prime Minister can take a broad view of the whole world, which is really a blessing for the world. But Prime Minister, don't worry, our Yan Liang official is not in vain, Xun Yu has a trick to hide the needle in the cotton.
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Upon hearing these words, Cao Cao's originally gloomy expression suddenly cheered up.
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Twenty miles south of Wuguan, Yan Jun's camp is located.
Two days ago, Yan Liang led an army of 15,000 people and set up camp in front of Wuguan, as if he was about to attack the key point.
Wuguan belongs to Jingzhao County and is located at the southeastern end of the county. It is the most important pass from Nanyang to Guanzhong.
Hundreds of years ago, Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, invaded Guanzhong and overthrew the Qin Dynasty. It was by taking this Wuguan Road and avoiding the main force of the Qin army that he could take the lead in conquering Guanzhong.
Previously, Wuguan was originally occupied by the Xiliang Army. After the Battle of Wancheng, Ma Chao and other Xiliang Army were defeated and returned. Their strength was greatly damaged and they were no longer able to defend Wuguan. Cao Cao took the opportunity to send troops to take over this pass as a defense for Nanyang.
barrier.
If Yan Liang wants to enter the pass, he must break through the Wuguan pass.
So on the second day after setting up camp, Yan Liang sent his soldiers around to cut down trees, build large ladders, rush chariots and other siege equipment, as if they were about to attack the enemy by force.
In fact, while he was acting outside, Yan Liang was drinking and having fun with the generals in the tent, treating this trip to Wuguan as just an outing.
At nearly noon that day, Yan Liang was having a drink with the generals in the tent. The soldiers outside the tent suddenly came to report that there was a scribe outside the camp who claimed to be Mao Jie, the court visitor. On the order of the Han Emperor, he came to give Yan Liang an order.
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Cao Cao, you finally can't stand it any longer.
Yan Liang said happily: "It seems that Prime Minister Cao has sent someone to give me a gift. Please invite this Mr. Mao to come in."
After a while, Mao Jie entered the tent with a solemn expression, holding a yellow scroll in his hand.
Yan Liang didn't get up to greet him, but kept drinking his wine.
Mao Jie frowned slightly, but he could only cough dryly and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Mao Jie, came here to announce the edict on the order of His Majesty the Emperor, but Yan Liang has not accepted the edict."
According to etiquette, in order to receive the emperor's order, he must burn incense and kneel down to perform a great ceremony.
Yan Liang was not in that mood. He bowed to a puppet and just waved his hands and said: "Whatever the emperor's will is, just read it. I am not deaf."
Yan Liang's rudeness immediately made Mao Jie's face happy, but he did not dare to get angry.
After being embarrassed for a while, Mao Jie had no choice but to unfold the imperial edict and read aloud: "Yan Liang has made great contributions to the country. Today, Yan Liang is specially appointed as the right general, the Marquis of Wancheng, and the leader of the Yanzhou shepherd."