Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 470 Seizing Power
To accept or not to accept?
Duan Yan looked at the official seal and appointment edict in front of him, and fell into deep thought for a while.

This is not a simple appointment, he is very clear that this is Chu Nan's strategy of rising up and down in secret, the purpose is to gain power in Guanzhong.

If he accepts, he will give up these foundations in Guanzhong, and he will probably never have the chance to take power in the future, but if he does not accept, there is a high probability that Chu Nan will target him.

However, is he not worried at all that Chen Gong, a great Confucian, will fall here?

Under the hall, seeing Duan Yan contemplating, the deputy general couldn't help stretching out his hand to press the knife.

Zhao Yun suddenly took a step forward, grabbed the hand holding the knife, and smiled, "General Wu, you drank too much!"

The deputy general tried hard to break away, but the opponent's hand was like cast iron, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't shake it a bit, his face changed, and he shouted: "Come on!"

wow~
The soldiers who had already prepared to be outside the door rushed here quickly.

Zhao Yun pressed the opponent's hand holding the knife with one hand, and with the other hand he pulled out the saber from his waist, and slashed with his backhand.

"Om~"

Everyone felt a cold light flashing in front of their eyes, and the next moment, a sword aura shot out, and half of the hall fell with the sword, splitting from the middle, and the sharp sword aura left a deep sword mark on the ground. It has been spreading out of the lobby for a distance of three feet before dissipating.

The swarming guards seemed to have been hit by a body-holding spell. Looking at the main gate cut open by the sword energy and the long traces of the sword energy on the ground, they all fell silent.

The lieutenant general also felt tense. Even with the help of the battle formation, he could not achieve this effect by gathering all the strength of the army. The general in front of him looked kind and easy to bully, and seemed to have undue courage. How powerful is it?
Thinking of this, the deputy general yelled in his heart that it is not good, the chief general is by his own general's side, and quickly turned around and shouted: "General, be careful!"

Luo Pingan also straightened up at this time, frowning at Duan Yao.

Duan Yan also noticed this scene. He had been reminded by the deputy general before that the fat man in front of him was actually the chief general of the mission. Even a deputy general is so powerful, how can the chief general return?

No wonder Chu Nan was relieved that Chen Gong came alone, it turned out that there were two strong generals by his side.

Seeing Luo Ping'an frowning and looking at him, his heart tightened. If he didn't agree, his life might be lost in the next moment!

Luo Ping'an's obese body seemed to have an invisible deterrent force, which made him feel breathless.

After pondering for a while, Duan Yan swallowed his saliva, suddenly laughed, and reached out to take the official seal and edict: "The minister takes orders."

Then he frowned and looked at the soldiers rushing outside the door and shouted: "Everyone back down, don't make a fuss!"

All the soldiers outside the gate retreated silently as if they had received an amnesty.

Zhao Yun nodded to the lieutenant humbly, returned the sword to its sheath, and at the same time let go of the other's hand, and retreated to his seat.

Luo Ping'an also retreated to Zhao Yun's side.

Duan Yan looked at the two of them, his heart trembled, then he looked at Chen Gong and said, "I have heard for a long time that there are fierce generals under Lingjun's tent, but now that I see you today, I will know that the rumors are true."

"My lord is indeed quite insightful in knowing people." Chen Gong nodded with a smile, looked at Duan Yao and said, "General Duan, the people's livelihood in Guanzhong is dying, and the general should go to the Central Plains to see the prosperity of the Central Plains. This is the official position that General Cai Wei sought so hard for my lord, the general must not let you down."

"Naturally, I've been looking forward to it for a long time." Duan Yan nodded and said, "Sir, I'm here in Guanzhong. I don't know if I can use it for the last general? The last general is willing to serve the court."

The power is still in Duan Yan's hands, but Duan Yan also knows that since Chen Gong has produced the edict, the next step is to hand over the power. He originally wanted to wait for Yuan Shao and Chu Nan to decide the victory before making plans, but now It seems that Chu Nan obviously didn't give himself a chance to refuse.

To be honest, it is difficult for Duan Yan to maintain the current state of Guanzhong with so many soldiers and horses. Duan Yan is also thinking about the way out for the future during this time.

Now that the imperial court has come to take over the power, and I have no ability to resist, it is better to fight for some benefits for myself while the power is still in hand.

"The chaos in Guanzhong has lasted for many years, and the warlords have fought in chaos, which has caused the people's livelihood to decline. The palace came here, and it was ordered by the imperial court to clean up Guanzhong." Chen Gong nodded and said: "The general has been established in Guanzhong for many years. This matter really needs the general's help. .”

"Serving the imperial court is the duty of the last general." Duan Yan looked at Luo Ping'an and Zhao Yun, nodded with a smile.

"I don't know how many soldiers and horses there are under the general's tent?" The scene returned to harmony, Chen Gong held up the glass of wine, looked at Duan Yan and asked with a smile.

"Originally there were [-] soldiers. These years of continuous fighting and no supply of troops, many died in battle and escaped. Now there are less than [-] soldiers available to fight here." Duan Yan said with a wry smile.

This is also the reason why he simply delegated power. He really couldn't afford to raise soldiers. Other warlords retreated to various places in Xiliang, and the population in Guanzhong was so thin that they couldn't even find a place to collect food.

The two sides had a very happy meeting this time, and Chen Gong asked Zhao Yun to take care of Duan Yao's daily life. Early the next morning, Chen Gong asked Luo Pingan to replace Zhao Yun, and Zhao Yun held the military amulet, and the deputy general went to receive Duan Yao's soldiers.

Duan Yan was a little panicked, worried that after the other party got the military power, would he kill him directly?
According to Chen Gong's teaching, Zhao Yun disrupted and reorganized the army, selected suitable generals as subordinates, killed all those who refused to accept, re-established a new general system, and practiced the army formation.

It took about ten days like this, the newly promoted generals gradually returned to their hearts, and after Zhao Yun also took control of the military, Chen Gong just recalled Luo Ping'an.

During the ten days, Chen Gong was not idle, and issued several government orders in Chang'an. For the people of Jingzhao, the New Deal did not arouse the enthusiasm of the people.

Most of the cultivated fields in Guanzhong are unowned. If you want to plant them, you can plant them casually, and there is no shortage of land.

Now, for the people of Jingzhao, what they lack most is a sense of security. Military and legal melees treat human life like nothing. Over the years, Jingzhao used to be prosperous, and the population is not even one in ten.

After Chen Gong came to power, the first problem was this, so the first thing Chen Gong did was to inform the people that Jingzhao had returned to the imperial government, and at the same time select talents to govern the counties of Jingzhao, and at the same time strictly enforce the laws and kill them one after another. Hundreds of family members of generals who did evil on weekdays were killed.

Of course, these generals have basically passed away with remorse during Zhao Yun's reorganization of military power.

Regarding economic issues, Chen Gong is not Chu Nan, so he is not very sensitive to this aspect. The current business in Guanzhong is basically a barter situation. Currency does not circulate here, and the real hard currency is cloth.

He used the eagle to send a letter, asking the court to mobilize a batch of grain, grass, and cloth. The grain was used as military supplies to raise soldiers, and the cloth was used as currency temporarily to buy some necessities from the people.

At the same time, a part of the grain and grass was distributed and sold to the common people, so that the common people could catch up with the end of the spring plowing and start farming.

With the basic situation of Guanzhong, people's hearts have been stabilized, and then we can clean up Guanzhong.

Just like what was discussed with Chu Nan at the beginning, Jingzhao was used as the basic disk, and the influence was radiated to the surroundings.

With basic self-protection and deterrence, Chen Gong had time to focus on other Guanzhong warlords.

The chaos in Guanzhong has been going on for a long time, and the battle with Yuan Shao is imminent. It is impossible to start a war in Guanzhong. In that case, Chunan will be fighting on two fronts, and a new food road will have to be opened.

So the next thing Chen Gong has to do is not to conquer Guanzhong, but to appease the generals in Guanzhong, and use the power of the generals in Guanzhong to take down Bingzhou first.

"Teacher." Zhao Yun and Luo Ping'an came to the government office, saw that Chen Gong was dealing with official business, and saluted Chen Gong.

"Zilong is back?" Chen Gong nodded, and looked at this disciple with satisfaction. Among other things, his learning ability is sufficient. Recently, he helped Chen Gong handle a lot of government affairs. Not to mention how amazing it is, but it is very safe. The things that Chen Gong explained can basically be completed perfectly. As far as Zhao Yun's current ability is concerned, among other things, he is barely qualified to be a prefect here.

Of course, this is because there are few people in Guanzhong now, Zhao Yun can do it well, but if it is too far away, it will not work.

"Zhang Xiu has agreed to borrow grain from our army. Jingzhao to Wuguan has been occupied by our army, and the first batch of grain is already on the way." Zhao Yun nodded, then frowned: "But Nanyang seems to be a bit chaotic recently."

"Oh?" Chen Gong put down the official document and looked at Zhao Yun.

"When my disciple arrived in Nanyang, he encountered two rebellions, both of which were suppressed by General Zhang. According to General Zhang, the Xinye area..." At this point, Zhao Yun was silent for a while: "Uncle Liu Huang is sitting here. There are many people in Nanyang County. A few famous families are vying to join in, and there are still many gentry who are secretly accumulating strength, preparing to cooperate with Uncle Liu Huang and seize Nanyang."

Liu Bei?

Chen Gong narrowed his eyes. Back then, his disciple gave Liu Bei a suggestion. In order to make Liu Bei leave Xuzhou on his own initiative, Chu Nan suggested that Liu Bei go to Nanyang to develop and take Nanyang as a foothold.

I originally thought that after Liu Bei went to Nanyang, if he could capture Nanyang, he could join forces with Lu Bu and attack Cao Cao. Who knew that Liu Bei did not go to Nanyang, but went to Xuchang first.

After Runan was defeated, he disappeared for a long time, and finally went to Nanyang.

It is a pity that the situation of the world has changed now, Cao Cao is dead, Chu Nan has seized the foundation of the Central Plains, and Nanyang Zhangxiu has also become an ally.

It is destined to be unable to be an ally!
"Does Zhang Xiu ask for help?" Chen Gong was keenly aware of the disciple's address to Liu Bei, but he didn't ask immediately, but asked about Zhang Xiu's attitude.

"I didn't ask for help." Zhao Yun shook his head.

If Zhang Xiu really needed their assistance, he wouldn't have the energy to support them at this time.

"That's all right." Chen Gong nodded, Zhang Xiu may ignore it, but Jia Xu next to Zhang Xiu is a top counselor, and he is quite favored by his disciples. Although he was not rewarded for breaking Cao Cao, Chu Nan I once mentioned to him that if it weren't for Jia Xu, Cao Cao would not have been killed so easily, and the battle with Cao Cao would not have ended so quickly.

Since this person thinks nothing is wrong, he doesn't have to worry about it.

"Ping An." Chen Gong looked at Luo Pingan and said.

"The end is here!" Fatty Luo hurriedly stepped forward.

"There are bandits making trouble in Lantian area, you go and deal with it." Chen Gong gave him a command arrow and said.

"Here!" Luo Ping'an happily agreed, took the command arrow, turned around and left.

Zhao Yun was also about to leave, but was stopped by Chen Gong: "Zilong, stay here for a while, I have something to tell you as a teacher."

(End of this chapter)