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Volume 4: Hu Han Cang Qiong Chapter 289: Changing the Flag of Yedu

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    Zhe Deku's army has already approached the Zhanghe River, and the main force has been hoarded in Xingzhou and fed according to the local conditions. After Zhang Mai's message was passed down, most of the areas east of Taihang, north of Xingzhou, west of the canal, and south of Xiongzhou  All the prefectures and counties surrendered, and even Yi County surrendered.  After hearing the news, Zhang Mai ordered an expedition that day, and his troops moved eastward from Ding'an.

    With Fan Yanguang's acquiescence, Li Fang easily crossed the border cordon, crossed the Zhang River and entered the Xingzhou area. He met Zhao Pu in Xingzhou City. Li Ma and Li Chao had extensive connections in Hebei, but they had not yet reached the level of leader Qun Lun.  However, when Zhao Pu heard that Li Fang was on Feng Dao's order to secretly seek an audience with Zhang Mai, he dared not neglect him and sent a fire cavalry to send him to Ding'an.

    On both sides of the Zhang River south of Xingzhou, the Tang and Jin Dynasties were still on wartime alert. However, crossing Xingzhou to the north, Tiance's Tang army's policy towards this area had changed. Zhaozhou, Dingzhou and Qizhou had all become  In the rear, Fan Zhi appointed three highly respected magistrates through the recommendation of Shilin in Hebei Province. However, he adhered to Zhang Mai's philosophy. Although Hebei people were temporarily used to govern Hebei people, the magistrates of Zhaozhou must be non-Zhaozhou people.  The governor of Qizhou must not be from Qizhou, and the same is true for other states and counties.  Because the three prefectures were appointed by the magistrates, and there were well-disciplined rangers scattered among the prefectures and counties to fight against bandits and maintain order, the political order was quickly restored.

    Li Fang saw that the people in the states and counties along the way were at peace, and thought to himself: "I walked from Luoyang to Yedu, and the entire journey was inland, but people were panicked and bandits were everywhere. Hebei had just gone through war, but now it was peaceful. Zhang Longxiang was sure  He is the right one!" His admiration grew in my heart.

    He rode northward, walking very fast, and arrived in Dingzhou two days later. At this time, Zhang Mai had already arrived at Yi County. Yang Guangyuan was mobilizing civilians to escort 200,000 shi of grain from the Gongji warehouse in Dingzhou to the north. Li Fang listened  After hearing the news, he changed his destination and went directly to Yixian County.

    Yixian County is the southwest gateway of Yandi, and Yixian County is vested.  The southwest gate of Youji area was broken, and the defenders of Youzhou became even more panicked after hearing the news.  Li Fang entered the city with the first batch of military rations from Dingzhou. Zhang Mai was already overjoyed when he saw the five thousand stones of rations escorted into the city. He was even more happy when he heard that Li Fang was secretly sent by Feng Dao. Just to take a look.  Li Fang is young.  He smiled and said, "Are there no other disciples under the old Changle sect? Did they send a young man like you here?"

    Li Fang immediately replied: "Gan Luo was the prime minister in his twelfth year, and Huo Qubing was in the north for twenty years. General Ying Yang, who is now so powerful in the world, was only in his twenties when he raised his troops in Anxi. Li Fang is sixteen this year, and he and Yang  Huo and Huo were younger than each other. They didn't dare to meet each other in terms of achievements, but they were a few years older than Gan Luo. Gan Luo could go on a mission to foreign countries, but Li Fang came to convey a few words to the marshal on behalf of his family teacher, but he didn't.  Disgrace!"

    Zhang Mai saw that he was not timid in front of him and could still talk freely. It is not easy to have such courage at this age.  He smiled and said, "You are a bit impatient! Come here and tell me what Mr. Changle wants to tell me."

    His words were quite affectionate, but Li Fang did not come forward. He bowed and said loudly: "The marshal is shouting and shouting like this, is he trying to imitate the emperor of the Han Dynasty in treating Li Shiqi?"

    When Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, was about to enter Guanzhong, the Confucian scholar Li Shi came to surrender. At that time, Liu Bang was washing his feet.  Li Shiqi did not get up when he saw Li Shiqi. Li Shiqi was deeply humiliated but could not bear to speak. He analyzed the current situation with some words and convinced Liu Bang, making Liu Bang stand up and salute. This was the way for intellectuals in the late Qin Dynasty to gain their own status.  .

    Fan Zhi, who was standing by, saw this and said, "Marshal, although Li Sheng is young, since he is here as a scholar, he should be treated with courtesy."

    Zhang Mai looked at Fan Zhi, then at Li Fang, then stood up and said, "Please come forward, Mr. Li."

    Li Fang thought to himself: "This is the wise gentleman who treats the virtuous corporal." He stepped forward happily.  Walking up to Zhang Mai, Zhang Mai suddenly slapped him on the back of the head with one hand, hitting him so hard that stars appeared in his eyes and Li Fang was stunned.

    Zhang Mai sat down and said, "I'm not Liu Bang, and you're not Li Shiqi. How can you, a brat, show off your reputation as a scholar in front of me? When Li Shiqi met Liu Bang, he presented an upright plot; you came to see me on behalf of Feng Dao.  , this matter can be seen in the light? You are a secret messenger! In today's conversation here, no big details can be said, and the law should not be spread to the ears. The conspiracy should be secretive and fast. Are you still here to pay attention to etiquette with me? Read all the books.  Silly!"

    Li Fang stared at Zhang Mai in front of him, feeling a little stupid for a moment.  This was a commander he had never seen before.

    Most of the martial artists of the Five Dynasties were uneducated and incompetent, and were generally divided into two categories: one was those who thoroughly despised the literati and did not take them seriously at all.  Often accompanied by violence, these people are the targets of scholarly criticism. If political power falls into the hands of such people, the people will surely suffer. They are highly destructive and have almost no construction ability. They can serve as generals but cannot govern. Even if they gain power for a while, they will not be able to govern for a long time.  They will surely perish; the second category is those who admire martial arts even though they are uneducated. However, due to their shallow knowledge, they are prone to feel inferior in front of Confucian scholars, especially when facing famous scholars.This is especially true for learned Confucians, so they are easily led by the literati. Since such people are determined to govern the country, they have to hand over government affairs to Confucian scholars. At first, it was just specific affairs, but eventually the rules and regulations were gradually established, and they fell into  The civil order established by the literati is not aware of it. Once the country is stable, most of its descendants will grow up in the hands of the women in the palace and learn from the words of the Bin Bin gentleman. If the king is not well-educated, then he will be damned.

    As for those talented people like Yang Jian, Yang Guang, Li Yuan, and Li Shimin who are capable of literature when they enter and martial arts when they emerge, who can read quietly and attack with kinetic energy, they are almost unique!  The atmosphere of a country is always determined by the mind of the founder. The reason why the Song Dynasty is not as grand and majestic as the Tang Dynasty is rooted in this.

    Although Zhang Mai valued the scribes of the Central Plains, his vision was destined to never be deceived by the Confucian scholars. He had some insights that transcended the times, so he was not restricted by the Confucian scholars of this era.  To him, the Confucians were objects of transformation, rather than teachers whom he looked up to and learned from.  Not to mention the little Li Fang who has not yet completed his studies, even Feng Dao has to bow his head here.

    Except for Ma Xiaochun, there was only Fan Zhi in the room. Li Fang was still young and had not yet reacted. Fan Zhi was already reflecting. He knew that Zhang Mai’s slap was for Li Fang, but in fact, he might not be reminding himself.  The Holy Lord he serves has always had strong opinions on the direction of governing the country, and it is not something he can control.  Even if there is a large influx of scholars from Hebei in the next year, Dongshu, which is filled with scholars from the Central Plains, will eventually be built according to Zhang Mai's ideas.

    Zhang Mai then waved to Li Fang again and said, "What is Changle always planning? Please tell me the story short."

    Li Fang no longer dared to be presumptuous. He knelt in front of the tiger seat and explained Feng Dao's Hebei layout in a concise and concise manner.

    Zhang Mai's face showed joy again.  He praised: "He is worthy of being a veteran of the Three Dynasties, the Dinghai Shenzhen of the Central Plains! Although we have never met each other thousands of miles apart, this plan of Elder Changle is very popular with me, and it is better than I thought!"

    He lightly patted Li Fang on the shoulder and said, "Li Chao is already near Pingyoucang?"

    Li Fang replied: "Yes."

    Zhang Mai said: "Okay!" He said to Fan Zhi: "Using the promise made in "Tao Shi Jing Tang Xi" as the upper limit, give Li Chao and Li Ma the power to act cheaply, let Gao Xingzhou cooperate with Li Chao. Let Zhe De and Zhao Pu cooperate with Li Chao.  If we can win over Yedu, we can save countless thousands of lives, and the war in Hebei can be ended early. As for pacifying Youcang, let alone that. Send an order immediately, six hundred miles to rush!"

    Fan Zhi heard the order and said: "Negotiate vertically and horizontally. This matter should be under the control of General Cao."

    Zhang Mai said: "He hasn't arrived yet, do we have to wait for him to come before doing anything? Give an order!"

    At this time, Li Fang gradually calmed down and blurted out: "How about letting me try to figure it out?"

    Zhang Mai glanced at him and said, "Okay, come on."

    Fan Zhi reminded him: "Give it to your father and uncle, use elegant words, and give Fan Yan a bright future. You need to induce him to gain."

    In terms of literature, Li Fang can be regarded as a genius rarely seen in Hebei for ten years. He has studied literature since childhood and is already half a Jinshi. He can write quickly and beautifully. Although Zhang Mai thinks that he is too talented and uses allusions too much.  Duo corrected a few sentences, and Li Fang wrote after hearing the words.  It was done in a moment, and after reading the order, Zhang Mai smiled and said: "Yes, he is a good secretary. Please stay with me from now on."

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    The two documents were quickly sent out from Yixian County. Li Chao got the documents first, but did not send them. He followed Zhe De and Zhao Pu to receive the second order.  Then he followed Li Bo and received a promise from Zhao Pu.  By this time, Zhao Pu and Li Bo had established a communication channel. The communication was completed as soon as the messengers came and went, and Fan Yanguang was also ready.

    On the second day, Zhao Pu crossed the Zhang River.  Entering Yedu, the contents of Zhang Mai's message had already spread. As an important military counselor of the Tiance Tang Army in the Hebei region, almost everyone knew what Zhao Pu was doing when he came to Yedu, and all he thought was:  Will Fan Yanguang surrender?  Zhao Pu hadn't seen Fan Yanguang yet, and everyone in Yedu was already paying attention.  Shi Jingtang sent Fan Yanguang to take charge of Yedu, so naturally he would not be completely unprepared for him. There were hidden stakes for him in the army, and some secret operations began at this time.  Now the situation is delicate. Zhao Pu just entered the city, and the whole city was in turmoil.

    The supervisor came to see Fan Yanguang overnight to find out what he said. Fan Yanguang said: "The supervisor does not need to be nervous. I know the purpose of Zhao Pu's visit without having to meet him. But I have received great kindness from your majesty. How can I live up to your trust? I will meet him tomorrow."  We will meet him at the school grounds, and we will arrange for a swordsman. If the envoy understands the current situation, he will be spared. If he violates the forbidden words, he will be chopped into pieces on the spot and cooked to share!"

    When he was received at the school grounds, he was unintentionally doing good things with Tian Ce. The supervisor was overjoyed when he heard this, and Shi Jingtang's secret stake was also a little more settled that night.

    On the second day, Fan Yanguang lined up a sword and ax array on the school grounds, then set up a big pot and heated it up.The fire was boiling, and the generals were summoned. After hearing this arrangement, all the generals came. Fan Yanguang's retainers stood beside him. The two important generals, Sun Rui and Feng Hui, were separated on the left and right, and Li Bo was hiding behind the scenes.

    Zhao Pu walked up to the school ground with a slogan in his hand, without even looking at the swordsmen on both sides and the hot people on the side. Fan Yanguang looked at him coldly and said coldly: "Is this Zhao Canjun? You're not here.  What are you doing here in Xingzhou, where you are in charge of grain and supervising the people?"

    Zhao Pu said: "By the order of General Tiance of the Tang Dynasty, I am here to bring you success and wealth for the general, and bring peace to the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians inside and outside Yedu." He said the message in one fell swoop.

    Fan Yanguang laughed and said: "My achievements are my own, and my wealth is bestowed by Your Majesty. The soldiers and civilians inside and outside Yedu are protected by our own army. We don't need others to send them to us, and it has nothing to do with you, Marshal Zhang!"

    Zhao Pu said: "Let's put aside our achievements for the moment. The general and everyone here are certainly rich and powerful today because of Shi Jingtang, but can Shi Jingtang still protect their future wealth?"

    When these words were said, everyone present changed their minds. Sun Rui and Feng Hui all looked at Fan Yanguang. Several of the generals who were close to Shi Jingtang became furious and shouted: "Bold!"

    The supervisor stood up, pointed at Zhao Pu and said: "Push him down! Cut him into meat paste! Put it in the soup and cook it!" However, the swordsmen and ax hands present could not move. Two generals could not bear it and jumped.  You have to pinch Zhao Pu when you come out.

    Fan Yanguang shouted loudly: "Stop!" The few generals who came out shrank back.

    Fan Yanguang pointed at Zhao Pu and said, "Why can't we protect our wealth in the future?"

    Zhao Pu laughed and said: "Although the general has a great reputation, he realizes that he now has the strength in his hands. How is it compared to Du Chongwei?"

    Fan Yanguang said: "Du Shuai has an army of more than 100,000 people. The people he sent north were all elite soldiers and generals. I have only tens of thousands of troops in Yedu, so naturally I can't match them."

    Zhao Pu asked again: "How does Du Chongwei's military strength compare with Yelu Deguang's overwhelming military strength?"

    Fan Yanguang's face turned ugly: "The Khitan's overwhelming army, our Jin Dynasty can only compete with it even if we use the strength of the whole country. Du Shuai can only defeat our Jin's army, how can he compare with the Khitan's overwhelming army?"

    Zhao Pu smiled and said: "General Fan has admitted that the soldiers of Yedu are not as good as Youji, and the soldiers of Youji are not as good as Khitan, and Khitan has now been defeated by our Tiance Tang army in Shangjing, and the land of his ancestor Sheji has fallen into my hands.  Hundreds of thousands of troops were wiped out in the blink of an eye. Yelu Deguang only escaped with his own life. Everyone here must have heard about this. Now that Mobei has been leveled and Khitan has been defeated, our Tiance Northern Expedition army has turned south. General Fan thought that by then,  With a mere Du Chongwei, can he withstand a combined attack from the three armies of Long Xiang, Ying Yang, and Han Xue?"

    When Fan Yanguang heard this, he couldn't help but stand up. The generals in the school field were even talking about it. All the generals knew that Khitan was powerful, but they also knew that Tiance was even stronger!  The Jin army cannot meet the Khitan, and the Khitan cannot meet the natural strategy!  Nowadays, the situation in Hebei is very bad. No one on the school grounds thinks that Du Chongwei can withstand Zhang Mai and Yang Yi's attack!

    Zhao Pu continued: "Even though General Fan holds tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, he is not afraid of defeating General Deqi. But when Youji is defeated, that is when our one-million-strong army continues to move south. The land of Pingchuan in Yedu will not be able to stop it."  Will my Tiance cavalry suppress the territory? As soon as Yedu is broken, Hebei will change hands and Shandong will be shaken. At that time, can Shi Jingtang still be able to sit firmly on the throne of Luoyang? A pseudo-emperor who cannot sit firmly on a throne. Can he still keep everyone's throne?  Prosperity and wealth?"

    He asked one question after another, causing Fan Yanguang to sit down slumped.

    The supervisor jumped up and shouted: "General, don't listen to his false threats anymore! If they really have that ability, just kill them directly, and Hebei will send this person to make noise again!"

    Zhao Pu snorted and said: "It's not that our army can't capture Yedu, but our marshal has a good life and doesn't want the lives of Hebei to be ruined. He only hopes that the war in the Central Plains can end as soon as possible. Therefore, I have been sent to advise you to return to the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible.  Support the new dynasty and share peace. But if you persist in your stubbornness, you may regret it too late when the army goes south!"

    The supervisor said angrily: "Nonsense! Nonsense! Someone, push him down and kill him!"

    Fan Yanguang's confidant Sun Rui jumped up and said angrily: "The two armies are fighting and the envoy will not be killed. Besides, he is a person sent by Marshal Zhang. If you want to kill him, are you trying to cut off our retreat?"

    The supervisor said angrily: "Youyouyouwhat do you mean! Do you have other ideas?"

    Sun Rui said: "So what if I have different intentions! Although my old Sun has never read any books, Mr. Zhang told us the appeal and we know that Marshal Zhang is right! That Emperor Shi from Luoyang is not worthy of being the emperor! He  Since we can’t protect the people’s livelihood, and we can’t protect our wealth, why should we sacrifice our lives for him?”

    The supervisor opened his eyes wide and shouted: "Youyou"

    ?Sun Rui said angrily: "What am I! You are the eyes and ears sent by the stone thief, I have long disliked you!" He rushed over and grabbed the supervisor's collar, and pulled out the knife with his right hand.

    Fan Yanguang shouted: "No! No!"

    When the generals who were close to Shi Jingtang heard Fan Yanguang speak, they rushed forward to protect the army. Sun Rui said: "Brothers, these are a group of stone thieves who want to cut off our livelihood. Let's kill them, and then support General Fan and surrender together."  Tiance Datang!"

    When he said this, the swordsmen and axemen around him responded in unison, and they surrounded them and beheaded those who had made any unusual moves in the supervisory army on the spot. Fan Yanguang watched coldly, but in order to stop him, Sun Rui took the opportunity to kill all those who opposed it.  , dragged the corpse and threw it into the cauldron to cook. Then he threw away the knife and rushed to Fan Yanguang and said: "General Fan! Shi Jingtang has no hope. Let's make a move together!"

    Feng Hui also stepped forward and said: "Exactly! Our lives hang on the edge of the knife, just to protect our wives. Shi Jingtang's world was originally stolen, but now he has lost the support of the people, there is no need for us to bury him with him  .”

    Zhang Qiwei also stepped forward and said: "What the two generals said is true! I watched the sky at night and saw Ziwei in the northwest. Marshal Longxiang is the destined emperor. Those who obey will prosper and those who rebel will perish! General  You can’t go against nature.”

    Seeing that a big drama was coming to an end, Fan Yanguang looked at Sun Rui and then at Feng Hui.  Sighing: "Shi Tianzi entrusted me with the heavy troops to fortify the city in the face of danger. I really shouldn't be disobeying his trust, but God's will is like this, and I shouldn't go against it. Even if I don't do it for myself, I have to consider it for you all  … All the generals and commanders present, I wonder if you are willing to follow me and seek refuge with Tiance. Or are you willing to go back to Luoyang?"

    Those confidant generals of Fan Yanguang immediately shouted in unison: "We are willing to follow General Fan to Beitou!" The others looked at each other, looked at the boiling human soup in the cauldron, and hurriedly followed: "We are willing to follow General Fan to Beitou!"

    Fan Yanguang was overjoyed and walked up to Zhao Pu and said: "Zhao joins the army. Fan is willing to obey the will of God and the people and join the marshal. But Ye is not my Fan Yanguang's alone. It belongs to so many generals and brothers here. I, Fan Yanguang, have no demands on myself."  , as long as the marshal can give me a mouthful of food. But the brothers here risked annihilation, but I have to ask for a fortune for them!"

    Zhao Pu raised his flag and said: "The marshal has something to say first: Those who come back from the state road will not hesitate to break the soil! The marshal will follow his words and he will never give up! But now is the time of war, and Hebei is in chaos. Money and food are in short supply, and we still need you to cooperate with us.  The country shares the honor and disgrace, and we will get through these days together, and when the war is over, we can discuss the reward."

    Since the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Tiance's army has closely monitored military ranks and government powers. Official positions are based on ability, and rewards are based on merit.  Now that Hebei has been swept away, Zhe De and Yang Guangyuan and others do not care about fighting. Although the city of Yedu is strong, it may not be insurmountable in the eyes of the generals. However, Zhang Mai still prefers to surrender in order to take the overall situation into consideration.  The treasury is empty.  It would not be a protracted battle. Secondly, if Fan Yanguang could be recruited to surrender, it would set an example and reduce resistance to the subsequent pacification of Hebei.

    But Fan Yanguang heard this.  But he couldn't help but frown. The soldiers of the Five Dynasties were oiled and down, and the atmosphere of the market was very strong. They couldn't do anything without money, and they wouldn't fight without rewards. This habit was later inherited by the Song Dynasty army. The Zhao family won the country unfairly and had no courage to correct it.  Instead of correcting the shortcomings, they allowed it to spread. In the beginning, they only took money to do things. After the mid-term, when the garrison was not good enough, they also asked the court for money. They took rewards but did not fight in the face of battle, thus becoming weak for hundreds of years.

    Fan Yanguang has been in such an environment for decades. The previous promise made by Tiance was generally "not willing to break the soil." It was normal for the initial communication to be vague, but now that they are face to face, they have done everything on their own.  , Tiance still said "not willing to break the soil" and did not show anything real. Fan Yanguang couldn't help but feel dissatisfied.

    Before he could speak, the soldiers on the campus started to make a noise and shouted: "What are you talking about? We risked the crime of beheading to come here, but we didn't even get a reward. How can we believe this?"  you!"

    Someone else said: "It's okay if I don't give you a reward, I have to get promoted anyway!"

    "That's right, don't wait until the war is over to unload the grindstone and kill the donkey."

    Zhao Pu was stunned and looked at Fan Yanguang. He saw that Fan Yanguang had no expression on his face towards the clamor of the generals. He obviously wanted to let it go. He suddenly felt angry and thought: "What is this? Blackmail on the spot! Go to Mobei for the Northern Expedition."  The soldiers risked their lives, but they didn't even ask for rewards. You just came back, and you haven't even fought a single battle, and you're asking for officials and money?"

    “But if it happens, I’m afraid of causing serious problems.  After all, he was young, but not experienced enough, and he was unable to cope with the changes in the general situation.

    When Zhao Pu was in trouble, Li Bo came out from behind the scenes and said to Fan Yanguang: "General, the battle is not over yet, Hebei is in ruins,Where does the food come from?  What I am waiting for Beigui is to comply with the will of Heaven and the people, and some difficulties should be faced together as one.  "

    He then said to Zhao Pu: "Zhao joins the army, and the military spirit must not be violated. Moreover, General Fan is returning from Yedu, so the soldiers should ask for some rewards."

    Zhao Pu said: "It's not a reward, it's just"

    Li Bo was afraid that he would say something that would cause the general to mutiny, so before he could refuse, he said: "What General Fan wants for his subordinates is not for immediate profit, but for long-term livelihood. The sergeant is rewarded with silver, money and food."  We are temporarily lacking, how about using fertile land? General Fan should also be given a promise by the Earth-Splitting Seal."

    An idea flashed in Zhao Pu's mind, and he said: "This can be done! Our army has defeated the Liao Kingdom. From the Shangjing Road to the Zhongjing Road, the newly opened land is more than thousands of miles away? Not to mention that it is already in our possession.  In the land of secluded thistles, the Khitan relocated all the people, and all the fertile fields and beautiful houses there became ownerless. I can promise on behalf of the marshal that in lieu of a reward of silver, I will give you 500,000 acres of fertile land, and General Fan will measure the merit.  Award. What does General Fan think?"

    There was a mystery hidden in his words. He mentioned the land of thistles and promised a huge reward of 500,000 acres of fertile land, which suddenly made the generals present faint with joy.

    Land is the lifeblood of the Chinese people. When you hear that there are 500,000 acres of fertile land, it makes people feel itchy and makes their eyes red even more than being handed out millions of dollars in silk.  They are not interested in the land in the north of the Great Wall beyond the Great Wall on the Zhongjing Road and Shangjing Road in Daliao.  But Youzhou is a good place. Although it is a border now, looking at Tiance's current situation, Youzhou will definitely become an inland area in the future. The Khitan people will move all the people there. The Yedu soldiers and generals all know that, if they can get Youzhou  There are 500,000 acres of fertile farmland, and it is certainly possible for a family to move there and establish a family.  It would be a lot of money to resell it!

    Before Fan Yanguang could agree to his promise, several of his generals were already shouting: "It's better to dare to love, then it's better to dare to love!"

    Zhao Pu said to Fan Yanguang again: "General Fan, in the Tang Dynasty, we have only military titles and no princes. You should have heard of this. Without titles, there are only titles. Zhao Pu cannot guarantee that for a land thousands of miles away, but for five hundred miles  After receiving the title, Zhao Pu still dares to protect Xiang Shang’s head!”

    In a land of five hundred miles, there is more than one state. Fan Yanguang was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "What are you talking about when Zhao joins the army! I, Old Fan, are not doing it for myself. I am just doing it for these brothers. As long as the brothers agree, I will do anything."  Two words."

    Zhao Pu looked back at the generals, and all the generals shouted: "Promise, promise, Staff Zhao promised such a big reward, how could we not agree!"

    Fan Yanguang had a smile on his face.  After beckoning, Zhang Qiwei held out the tiger talisman, the command flag, and the seal. Li Bo asked Zhao Pu to stand on the north side, and Fan Yanguang led the generals to bow to the north.  Then he presented the tiger talisman, command flag, and seal to Zhao Pu, and said: "We are willing to abandon darkness and surrender to the light. From now on, I, Fan Yanguang, will be a minister under the command of Marshal Longxiang, Tiankhan. Please Zhao Shenjun forward our message to the Marshal.  Thoughts!"

    Zhao Pu collected the tiger talisman, the command flag, and the seal. An attendant came forward. Zhao Pu put away the tiger talisman and the command flag, but took out a new command flag, handed it to Fan Yanguang, and said: "From today on, from today on, everything in Yedu  The soldiers and horses all belong to Tiance Datang. You must be bound by the military laws of the Tang Dynasty and listen to the orders of the marshal. And we, the Tang Dynasty, will also be the backbone of the entire Yedu! The marshal has instructions: The country relies on the king and so on.  For Qiancheng, I hope you will not let the country down; if you fight for the country, the country will not let you down!"

    Fan Yanguang led the generals and said in unison: "I would like to listen to the marshal's instructions. We are willing to obey the marshal's orders and announce the regulations. No one dares to disobey!"

    Zhao Pu turned to Li Bo again, and Li Bo also bowed to the north. Zhao Pu said: "The military power belongs to General Fan. As for the government affairs of Yedu, I ask Dr. Li to take charge of it." Li Bo happily accepted.

    After the conferment was completed, Fan Yanguang ordered the whole city to change its banner. Zhao Pu was already accustomed to the atmosphere of Tiance's Tang army, and was very dissatisfied with the Yedu soldiers' behavior of extorting rewards on the battlefield. However, for the sake of important events in Hebei, he held back and monitored Fan Yanguang and Zhe.  Deyi communicated with the defense forces and assisted Li Zhou in cleaning up the government affairs of Yedu.

    Li Bo acted quickly. After receiving the seal, he summoned the officials in the city, purged a group of unreliable subordinates, and promoted a group of talented people. He already had deep roots in Hebei, and he took control of the city's civil affairs in half a day.  .

    When the news of the change of banner in Yedu came out, both sides of the Yellow River were shaken again. In addition to the surrender of all the counties under the jurisdiction of Yedu, the 14 counties in the three prefectures of Xiang, Ci, and Bo, which were close to Yedu, also all came back within five days. Not only did  In this way, even in Shandong, many states and counties are looking forward to it.

    After Ye Xiang Cibo surrendered, there was no longer any obstacle to Zhe De's way forward. The soldiers and horses continued to move southward towards Weizhou. When the defenders of Weizhou heard that Fan Yanguang had surrendered and saw Zhe De's troops approaching, they dispersed in a hurry.  Wei easily captured the city and the wharf - Weizhou was already on the edge of the Yellow River, where the northern section of the canal entered the Yellow River.  As soon as Yedu surrendered and Weizhou was captured,The connection between the army's east route army and Luoyang was completely cut off.

    At the same time, Zhang Mai also received Zhao Pu's report. He was overjoyed after learning the news of Yedu's surrender. But after seeing the specific details of the transfer of military power, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and sneered three times in a row.

    At this time, Cao Yuanzhong also arrived in Yixian County. Seeing Zhang Mai's expression, he asked: "Marshal, what's wrong?"

    Zhang Mai first handed the report to Liu Heihu - Liu Heihu, as the executive leader of the Mo Dao Battle Ax Formation, had always been with Zhang Mai, but Zhang Mai never discussed political affairs with him except for military affairs. Cao Yuanzhong saw that Zhang Mai was going to report  When Liu Heihu saw it, he couldn't help but feel strange.

    Liu Heihu's literary talent was not as good as Yang Yi's, his diligence was not as good as Xi Sheng's, and he was older than Xiao Shitou's, so his literary knowledge was rudimentary, but as a senior general, he could at least understand documents. At this time, he read it up and down and almost jumped.  He got up and said angrily: "This piece of shit! What do you think you are! We let him surrender and it's an advantage for him! How dare you ask for a high price!"

    When Zhang Mai asked Liu Heihu to hand the crumpled memorial to Cao Yuanzhong and Fan Zhi, he couldn't help but curse.

    Cao Yuanzhong took the report and only read half of it before shouting secretly: "This Fan Yanguang wants to die!" and then handed it to Fan Zhi.

    After Fan Zhi read it, he also said angrily: "What does this mean? You come to ask for rewards before you have achieved merit! Is there such a general? This is a soldier, a bandit!" He also said: "Zhao Pu is the same, what did he agree to?  We have torn apart the soil for five hundred miles and divided the fields! Where can we find half a million acres of fertile land for them!"

    Cao Yuanzhong said quietly: "When Youzhou is conquered, there should be more than 500,000 acres of unowned farmland there."

    Fan Zhi said angrily: "Even if there is so much fertile land, it will not be their turn! The Yingyang Army that marches thousands of miles away, the Longxiang Army that marches to the north, and the sweat-blooded army that rushes to help from thousands of miles away, all of them are risking their lives.  ? Not to mention the Orphan Army, Ganliang New Army, and even those auxiliary soldiers and civilians who have followed thousands of miles, they should also be rewarded! They haven't been assigned fields yet, when will it be the turn of these gangs who have never opened up the country?  A ruffian with an inch of territory!"

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