Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 241 Emperor Xian of Han Arrives in Jingzhou and Enters Xiangyang City
Upon hearing the angel's arrival, Zhang Yan did not dare to delay and immediately led everyone out of the camp to greet them. Then they were all shocked.

At the foot of the mountain, there were horse-drawn carriages parked one after another, piled with all kinds of valuables. At a glance, there were at least hundreds of them!
The bandits of the Montenegrin Army had never seen such a scene before. They were dazzled by the wealth in front of them and could hardly hold back their saliva.

"Pingbei General Zhang Yan received the order!"

The angel unfolded the imperial edict and spoke loudly.

Zhang Yan came before the angel without hesitation, prostrated himself and paid homage to him, observing the utmost etiquette.

The angel read out, "Imperial edict to the Imperial Censor: General Pingbei has devoted himself to the country and has made great contributions in delaying the Yuan army and creating opportunities for war. I am very pleased. I will confer the title of Marquis of Anguo Township on you and reward you with three hundred carts of goods, a set of armor, and an imperial sword!"

"The Yuan bandits are rampant. I hope General Pingbei will continue to work hard and continue to delay the Yuan bandit army. After the battle, I will reward you according to your merits!"

After reading the imperial edict, the angel waved his hand.

Someone immediately came up with a set of brand new elite armor and weapons made by Zhen family craftsmen and put them on Zhang Yan on the spot.

Zhang Yan held the imperial edict in his hands, looked at the brand new armor on his body and the heavy sword in his hand, and was so excited that he could not express it in words!
This is a reward from the emperor!

Many Black Mountain bandits looked at Zhang Yan, who was wearing armor and looked extremely majestic, and their eyes turned red. Their jealousy and envy were beyond words!
Marquis of Anguo Township! General Pingbei! And he also received three hundred carts of goods and armor from the emperor. This was a huge success!

Zhang Yan didn't care that the muddy ground would dirty his armor, he knelt down heavily, panting and said: "I will live up to your majesty's high expectations! Fight to the death against the Yuan thief!"

The angel nodded with satisfaction, then looked at the Black Mountain bandits who were watching eagerly, took out another imperial edict, and said, "Your Majesty has decreed that the families of all Black Mountain soldiers who died in battle will be counted as military dependents, and can receive compensation and regain their household registration!"

"Those who survive can be cleared of their crimes after the war, obtain civilian status, and receive rewards from His Majesty."

"You common people, why don't you quickly thank God for his grace?"

Faced with these thieves and bandits who could not read a single word, the angel was too lazy to read out the decree and directly spoke out the contents of the imperial edict.

Now it was the turn of the Montenegrin soldiers to be shocked.

Cleared of charges, granted civilian status, and even awarded? Even after death in battle, their families can receive military dependents treatment and pensions? !

Seeing that they were dumbfounded and had no reaction, Zhang Yan could not help but curse, "What are you all just standing there for! Hurry up and thank His Majesty for his grace!"

The Montenegrin soldiers woke up as if from a dream, and saluted in their own ways. Some prostrated themselves, some put their hands together, some bowed, some knelt... all kinds of strange ways.

But the same thing is that they were all grateful!

For these refugees, the biggest wish is to clear their names, restore their civilian status, and return to live in the town.

Now they just need to wait until the end of the war to restore their status. Even if they die in battle, their families can restore their household registration and receive pensions!
If this isn’t God’s great grace, then what is?
The angel didn't care and handed the imperial edict to Zhang Yan, saying with a smile: "Your Majesty is very optimistic about General Pingbei. If General Pingbei can continue to hold back Yuan Shao, it is possible that he will be promoted to a county marquis."

"General Pingbei, please don't let His Majesty down."

Zhang Yan looked extremely respectful and said solemnly, "Please ask the angel to report to Your Majesty. I will do my best!"

Wealth and glory are right before your eyes!
No... already have!
The emperor was even more generous than he had imagined. Not only did he reward him, he also pardoned the Black Mountain Army and gave those members of the Black Mountain Army who died in battle the treatment of military dependents!

He didn't know how to express his gratitude!

The angel patted Zhang Yan's shoulder, then led his men out of the camp, leaving behind only the hundreds of carts of wealth and goods, which were quietly placed there, tempting the hearts of these bandits.

Zhang Yan carefully put away the imperial edict, glanced at everyone, and ordered Sun Qing and Wang Dang directly: "Distribute these 300 carts of wealth to the families of the brothers who died in the battle. Don't keep any of it."

"what?"

Sun Qing and Wang Dang were both shocked.

This is three hundred carts of wealth!
With just a few cars, he could run to a small place and become a wealthy man who would never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of his life. Now Zhang Yan wants to divide them all?

Zhang Yan said calmly: "I said that I am seeking wealth and a way out for everyone. It's just some money and goods. As long as you brothers work hard with me, there will be plenty in the future!"

As he said this, he turned his head and looked at the many members of the Black Mountain Army.

"Now let me ask you again, are you willing to leave the village, or come with me... no, come with me, and serve the court?"

Zhang Yan deliberately emphasized the two words "this marquis".

He is now the Marquis of Anguo!
The real honor of being a marquis or a general, bringing glory to the family!
"Fight the boss!"

Wang Dang was the first to raise his arms and shout, and after he took the lead, everyone in the village shouted loudly in response!

"Listen to the boss!"

"The boss is the most powerful!"

"In the service of His Majesty!"

"Join the imperial court!"

The examples of being granted titles of nobility and appointed as generals are right before our eyes, as well as the imperial decrees issued before, all of which prove that being recruited by the imperial court is the best way out!

Even if they die, their families can return to normal life and their future will be guaranteed. How can they not fight for it!

Seeing this, Zhang Yan finally revealed a satisfied smile. He gently brushed off the non-existent dust on his armor on his chest, held his sword, and walked into the mountain stronghold with his head held high.

Next, he will fight to the death with Yuan Shao!
……

Yicheng, the prefectural government's residence.

Another imperial edict to Yuan Shao also arrived in Youzhou from Yecheng, and the person who delivered the edict was none other than Cui Lin.

Seeing Cui Lin, Yuan Shao was furious. He slammed the table and said, "Cui Lin! You and your brother Cui Yan betrayed me. How dare you come to see me? Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

The last time Cui Yan wrote a letter to trick him into sending troops to attack Yecheng, he lost 15,000 troops. Chunyu Qiong and Han Meng died in the battle, and finally even Ju Shou was captured and died!
Whenever he thought of this, he felt heartbroken!

At the same time, he is full of hatred towards Cui Yan and Cui Lin!
Cui Lin was not afraid of Yuan Shao's anger. He snorted coldly and said, "You are holding the emperor hostage and plotting a rebellion. How can my brother and I help Yuan to commit such atrocities?"

"I am here to convey His Majesty's order! Why don't you kneel down and accept the order?"

Hearing this, Yuan Shao sneered.

"The Emperor's edict? This is nothing but the Emperor's will that was falsely conveyed by those two villains Yuan Xi and Lu Bu! They are the ones who are holding the Emperor hostage!"

Cui Lin was furious when he heard this. He pointed at Yuan Shao's nose and cursed: "How dare you, Yuan Shao! You refused to bow to the emperor's edict! Do you want to rebel?"

"Your Majesty's decree is here! It is written clearly and plainly that you, Yuan Shao, are the thief who is holding the emperor hostage! Your Majesty orders you to surrender within a month, otherwise you will be treated as a traitor! You will also be dismissed from your position as general and commander-in-chief!"

"You are presumptuous!"

Yan Liang, Ju Yi, Jiang Qi and others immediately changed their expressions and were about to step forward to capture Cui Lin who was talking nonsense.

However, Yuan Shao waved his hand to stop them and snorted, "He is the emperor's envoy after all. Let's spare his life today and drive him out of the city!"

"promise!"

Jiang Qi took the order and took his men to carry Cui Lin out.

Then Yuan Shao had someone pick up the imperial edict that had fallen on the ground and read it carefully. His face quickly turned gloomy and he cursed with gnashing teeth:

"Lü Bu and Yuan Xi! What a pair of traitors!"

The content of the imperial edict was indeed as Cui Lin had said, asking him to surrender as soon as possible. Otherwise, he would be officially labeled a traitor and stripped of all his positions and titles.

But he didn't think that this was an imperial decree issued by Liu Xie. It must be an imperial decree forged by those two villains Yuan Xi and Lu Bu!
But no matter what, although it was a fake imperial edict, in the eyes of the world, this imperial edict was real. Once it was spread out, the impact would be quite great, and even he could not ignore it. "Humph! Using the imperial edict to ruin my reputation?"

"What if I let you be bad?"

"Do you think that you have the right to challenge me just because you have seized Qingzhou and held the emperor hostage? You two ignorant children, you don't know how high the sky is or how deep the earth is!"

"This North is still my world!"

Yuan Shao threw the imperial edict into the brazier in front of him and burned it up. He then ordered Yan Liang, "Gather the army and set out to return to Hejian County tomorrow!"

Since they want to fight, then let them fight!

Let's see who is the Lord of the North!

Yan said hesitantly, "My Lord, winter is coming soon. It is not wise to rush back to Jizhou to fight now."

"We have fought many battles and need to replenish our troops. My Lord, you may want to transfer General Gao back from Yizhou. After we rest in winter, it won't be too late to join forces with General Gao to fight back."

"And I have also found traces of the Black Mountain Army outside the city during this period of time, which shows that this group of bandits are still determined to commit evil. After we leave Yicheng, they may join forces with Gongsun Xu to come back and kill us."

Now Qingzhou has been lost, Youzhou has not been completely taken over, and Jizhou is in danger. The situation is really too difficult and we need to adjust our strategy.

Thinking of this, Yan Liang carefully suggested: "My lord, why don't we release the military supervisor from prison and listen to his opinions?"

"After being locked up for so long, the military supervisor should have realized his mistake."

He still missed the days when Tian Feng gave advice and Yuan Shao accepted it completely. That was the most comfortable time for him in fighting.

But since taking over Youzhou, his lord has once again started to ignore advice, resulting in repeated mistakes and the situation becoming increasingly worse.

He knew in his heart that Tian Feng's suggestion was correct.

But he didn't dare to speak for Tian Feng.

"No need!"

Yuan Shao was still furious when Tian Feng was mentioned. He refused without even thinking and said coldly, "Keep him in jail! I will release him when he is willing to admit his mistakes!"

He just wanted Tian Feng to bow his head once.

This stubborn guy was almost making him angry to death, but even so, he couldn't kill him because he had no other advisers available.

Yuan Shao said coldly: "Just follow my orders. Return to Hejian County in three days and take back Wei County!"

Yan Liang sighed and bowed to accept the order.

……

At night, Yicheng Prison.

Yan Liang brought some wine and food to visit Tian Feng in the prison. Feeling the coldness in the prison, he frowned and said to the jailer, "Why don't you light a charcoal fire when it's so cold? Didn't I ask you to take good care of the military supervisor?"

The jailer was about to answer when Tian Feng said, "Don't blame them. I refused. I am a prisoner and should be treated the same as other prisoners. How can I be treated specially?"

Yan Liang felt helpless when he heard this.

He could understand some of Yuan Shao's feelings.

Tian Feng's rigid personality is really annoying.

After entering the cell and putting down the food in his hand, Yan Liang said to Tian Feng: "The imperial edict from Yecheng requires you to surrender, otherwise you will be labeled a traitor and your title and position will be stripped away."

"My lord has decided to return to Jizhou in three days to fight a decisive battle with Yuan Xi and Lu Bu for Jizhou."

"My advice is useless."

Tian Feng's face suddenly changed, and he said in shock: "My lord, how could you make such a stupid decision? Lü Bu just won a great victory and his morale is high. If we fight Lü Bu now, my lord will definitely lose!"

"No! I want to see the lord, I want to persuade him!"

Tian Feng's tone was extremely anxious.

Yan Liang said, "The lord is still angry, so you better stay in jail, or he will really kill you in his rage."

"In my opinion, the military supervisor should bow his head and admit his mistakes to the lord, and be submissive. This way he won't have to be imprisoned."

Tian Feng refused without a second thought, saying, "I did nothing wrong. Why should I admit my mistakes to my lord? I said only honest words, and the facts have proved that everything I said was correct. It's just that my lord refused to listen to my advice!"

"My lord, he is too confused! You must know that honest advice is unpleasant to the ear!"

Tian Feng said with great sorrow.

Yan Liang just felt a headache and stopped trying to persuade him. He shook his head, got up and left the prison.

Two stubborn ones.

……

Jingzhou, outside Xiangyang city.

A carriage that was covered in dust and mud, so dirty that its original color could no longer be seen, slowly stopped.

On the carriage, a dishevelled man who looked like a beggar looked up at the tall walls of Xiangyang City and almost burst into tears.

"I... am finally here!"

This beggar is Emperor Xian of Han!

He traveled all the way from Yuzhou, and in order to avoid the tragedy that happened in Yanzhou, he did not stop at any counties along the way and went straight to Xiangyang City.

After wiping his tears, Emperor Xian of Han drove his carriage into the city.

However, the soldiers guarding the city stopped him.

"Who are you? Where did this carriage come from?"

A soldier said with a vigilant look that a carriage of this specification did not look like something a beggar could own, and it was most likely stolen.

Emperor Xian of Han took a deep breath, stood up from the carriage, stood with his hands behind his back, and said coldly to the soldiers: "I am the emperor of the Han Dynasty! Today I am in Xiangyang, why don't you quickly inform the governor of Jingzhou and ask him to come to greet me!"

Emperor Xian of Han held his head high and was full of pride.

Emperor?

The two soldiers at the city gate were shocked when they heard this, looked at each other, nodded, and then rushed forward and captured Emperor Xian of Han!

"How dare you, a rude commoner, pretend to be the emperor!"

"Quickly arrest him and put him in jail!"

　I am going to break my promise. I am sorry that I cannot update in the early morning. I wrote 8,000 words today and my arms are still sore. It is quite uncomfortable to sit and type. I will put on two plasters later.

　　I have tried voice typing, and it feels completely different from typing.
　　
　
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