Yan Liang recruited Jiang Wan not only because of his political talents, but also for another purpose.
And this purpose is naturally to use him to recruit Huang Zhong to surrender.
Huang Zhong lived in Changsha for a long time, and although Jiang Wan was from Lingling, he was also an official in Changsha.
Speaking more broadly, the two of them lived in the same Jingnan region and were officials in the same county. In this era where rural values were emphasized, using Jiang Wan to persuade Huang Zhong had a natural advantage.
However, Huang Zhong had previously killed Kuai Yue with one sword, so recruiting Huang Zhong to surrender naturally became a risky job.
Now, before Yan Liang mentioned it, Jiang Wan actually offered to recruit Huang Zhong to surrender in order to show off his talents. Apart from anything else, his courage alone was extraordinary.
Yan Liang was startled for a moment, then burst out laughing, with appreciation even more evident in his laughter.
Talented, courageous, and confident, this Jiang Wan is truly extraordinary.
The laughter subsided, and Yan Liang said happily: "Very good, I like you as a courageous person, so I will grant your request and let you go and persuade Huang Hansheng to surrender. If you can succeed, I will appoint you."
Governor of Changsha."
From county official to prefect, the promotion was more than several levels, it was a smooth rise.
Even Xu Shu was quite surprised when Yan Liang offered this price, but he was only surprised for a moment, and then he understood Yan Liang's intention.
After Jingnan was pacified, the next step was to win over people's hearts. Since Jiang Wan was from Jingnan, promoting him to be the governor of Changsha was not the best way to win over people's hearts.
When the time comes, those heroes who have been dormant in the wild and were not reused in Liu Biao's time will naturally be deeply encouraged when they see that Jiang Wanfang has been reused as soon as he surrenders to the new master, and it would be strange if they don't flock to come to serve him.
If an ordinary person knew that he had the opportunity to be promoted from a county official to the high position of a prefect, he would be so excited that he would be ecstatic on the spot. On the other hand, Jiang Wan remained calm and unmoved at all.
He just said lightly: "Thank you for your consideration, General. Things should not be delayed, otherwise things will change. So Wan will go now."
After bowing his hands, Jiang Wan turned around and wanted to leave.
"Wait a minute." Yan Liang called him.
Jiang Wan turned around and asked, "General, do you have any other orders?"
"How can I let you, Gong Yan, leave empty-handed? I need you to bring something with you," Yan Liang said.
Jiang Wan also said that Yan Liang wanted him to bring money and gifts to Huang Zhong, so he said: "Huang Hansheng is a strong man. It is not money that can impress Wan, but Wan only needs a three-inch tongue. There is no need to bring a penny."
Sure enough, confident enough.
Yan Liang smiled and said: "I don't want to bring you money. I want to give you an amulet."
As Yan Liang stretched out his hand, Xu Shu hurriedly handed over a letter, and Yan Liang handed the letter to Jiang Wan.
"This is……"
Jiang Wan's expression finally lost its calmness and showed some suspicion.
Yan Liang said lightly: "I have recently invited Zhang Zhongjing to come here to treat Huang Hansheng's son Huang Xu. This letter is exactly the handwriting of Huang Xu."
Hearing these words, Jiang Wan's expression changed, and a look of admiration flashed across his calm and indifferent face.
Only then did he suddenly realize that Yan Liang had recruited him with the intention of asking him to surrender Huang Zhong, and Yan Liang was more foresighted and had already thought of using Huang Xu.
Jiang Wan had lived in Jingnan for a long time, and he had long heard that Yan Liang had turned Jingbei upside down, and there were many rumors about Yan Liang.
Now, he had truly seen Yan Liang, and he couldn't help but be amazed by Yan Liang's magnanimity and strategy.
With a sigh, Jiang Wan cupped his hands and said: "I don't think that my lord has already planned it. With this letter from my lord, I believe that Wan will not disappoint my lord's trust."
Jiang Wan had always called Yan Liang "general" before, but when he said goodbye, "lord" showed that he was determined to surrender.
Yan Liang was relieved and laughed, "Then Lao Gongyan, I will be here waiting for your good news."
Jiang Wan said nothing more and left.
Watching Jiang Wan leave, Xu Shu couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect Jiang Gongyan to be so courageous. I have lived in Jingzhou for a long time without knowing it. I didn't expect that my lord would have paid attention to such a talented person."
Hearing Xu Shu's praise, Yan Liang just smiled and said: "Send the order, and tomorrow we will mobilize all the troops and send troops south."
Send troops south?
"My Lord wanted to surrender Huang Hansheng, but why did he send troops south again?" Xu Shu asked curiously.
There was a trace of cold arrogance at the corner of Yan Liang's mouth, "I must let Huang Hansheng know that although I admire him, it does not mean that I am begging him. Now I am using both kindness and power to let him know that in addition to surrender,
He has no choice other than General."
A two-pronged approach, giving both kindness and power...
Xu Shu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized that his lord was going to use powerful force, supplemented by Jiang Wan as a lobbyist, to force Huang Zhong to surrender.
After understanding this, Xu Shu couldn't help but praise: "What a combination of kindness and power. My lord's method is really clever. I will go and send the order to the whole army."
Seeing Xu Shu hurried away, Yan Liang's eyes secretly surged with murderous intent, and he murmured: "Huang Hansheng, you'd better be smarter. If not, even if you are a tiger general in this world, I will never be soft..."
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A few days later, Hengyang.
In the Chinese army tent, Huang Zhong paced back and forth, anxiety appearing and disappearing on his old face.
Serious things like soldiers escaping have already begun to happen.
Among his eight thousand subordinates, nearly half were Jiangxia soldiers who originally belonged to Huang Zu. These people were recruited by Liu Qi to follow him in the southern expedition to Guiyang, and they were reluctant to do so.
Now that Huang Zu has died and Liu Qi has been overthrown, these thousands of Jiangxia soldiers are already panic-stricken and have no fighting spirit.
On Yan Liang's side, all of Huang Zu's old soldiers who were coming were recruited and treated with good food and drink. When this news reached Hengyang, the fighting spirit of these Jiangxia soldiers naturally collapsed.
As a result, the Jiangxia soldiers quickly began to find another way out, either fleeing to Yan Liang's place, or fleeing to the mountains and forests, where they fell into danger and became bandits.
In just seven days, nearly a thousand people fled the military camp, and the number of people escaping every day continued to increase exponentially.
"Yan Liang, why haven't you come to attack for so long? I might as well fight you to the death. What are you trying to do by delaying like this..."
Huang Zhong was angry, but helpless.
At this moment, the pro-army troops came in a hurry to report that there was a man outside the camp who claimed to be Lingling Jiang Wan and asked to see Huang Zhong.
"Jiang Wan? What is he doing here? Does he also want to imitate Kuai Yue as a lobbyist?"
Huang Zhong frowned and ordered him to come in. Then he placed more than thirty sword and axemen on the left and right sides of the tent, displaying an aura of killing the forest.
Not long after, the curtain was lifted and Jiang Wan calmly walked into the tent.
The two rows of swordsmen and axemen on the left and right opened their eyes angrily, as if they were ready to swarm Jiang Wan at any moment and chop Jiang Wan into pieces.
How could Jiang Wan not feel the murderous intent, but he still had a nonchalant look on his face, cupping his hands and saying, "Jiang Wan has met Old General Huang."
"Jiang Wan, why did you come to see me?" Huang Zhong stared at him and asked coldly.
"Wan is here on the orders of my general Yan You to surrender the old general." Jiang Wan did not mince words and explained his purpose bluntly.
"Last time, that thief Kuai Yue came to persuade me to surrender. I already killed him with one sword. Now you still dare to come here as a lobbyist. Aren't you afraid of death?"
Huang Zhong shouted loudly, and the swordsmen on the left and right were ready to pounce.
In the big tent, fierce murderous aura surged like a violent storm.
Jiang Wan only smiled faintly, "General Huang is a brave man. Wan believes that the former general killed Kuai Yue not because of his status as a lobbyist, but because he killed the old master with his own hands. I don't know.
Yes and no.”
Jiang Wan revealed the truth with one word, and also quietly flattered Huang Zhong.
A strange color flashed across Huang Zhong's eyes, as if he was surprised that Jiang Wan could see through his thoughts.
"So what? Although Kuai Yue killed his old master, it was because of Yan Liang. Now that Yan Liang occupies my land, he still dares to send people as lobbyists. So why not kill you?"
Although the words were angry, Jiang Wan was sensitive enough to hear some differences.
Huang Zhong attributed the reason for his anger towards Yan Liang to the fact that Yan Liang had captured his "hometown", rather than any so-called righteousness such as taking away his old master's property.
"Old General Huang only knew that General You had taken away the Liu family's inheritance, but did he know that Liu Biao and his son had a hundred thousand men in armor, but why was General You who had only two thousand soldiers and horses taken away his inheritance?"
Jiang Wan looked fearless and asked loudly.
Huang Zhong was startled and speechless from time to time.
But Jiang Wan said loudly: "The Liu family and his son lost Jingzhou precisely because they were mediocre people with false reputations, and the people they used were all mediocre people with false appearances, just like Kuai Yue, and Liu Biao wasted no time."
He entrusted Tuogu with the responsibility, but in order to save his life, he actually killed Liu Biao's son. This is really a big joke."
Huang Zhong fell into silence, and the anger on his face gradually faded away.
"And veteran generals like General Huang were placed in remote places like Changsha by Liu Biaoyuan just because they were not from a famous family. Just imagine if General You had taken the military power when he first arrived in Jingzhou and was ordered to attack.
He is an old general, not Cai Mao and his ilk, so why does the right general have the power he has today?"
Huang Zhongru was stabbed in a painful spot, and a bit of sadness flashed in his eyes.
"It would be impossible for mediocre and incompetent masters like Liu and his son not to be destroyed. What's more, in today's troubled times, the strong are respected. General Yan You is a hero of the world. If he is in charge of Jingzhou, he will not only be able to secure
Once the situation is peaceful, we can lead our Jingxiang men to fight for supremacy in the world. We can hope for fame, fortune, glory and wealth. Could it be said that with the experience of General Huang, he would rather abandon General Yan for the sake of mediocre masters like Liu and his son?
Is he such a hero?"
Jiang Wan was very emotional in this last sentence, and every word was like a blade, piercing Huang Zhong's heart.
At this moment, the old face of this Tiger of Changsha, who had both beard and hair, was suddenly shocked, and a sense of pride arose spontaneously in his heart.
"Strive for supremacy in the world, fame and fortune, glory and wealth..."
Huang Zhong murmured and repeated these twelve words, with a strange color flashing in his eyes.
Those are the eyes of enlightenment. To be continued)
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