As the battle in Jizhou came to an end, the situation in Donglai also changed...

Liu Chuang used shipbuilding techniques to exchange Donglai as a free trade zone, which will also accelerate the development of the Jiaodong Peninsula.

With the help of Gan Ning, Lu Xun quickly stabilized the situation in Donglai.

Seeing that Liu Chuang stopped expanding westward, Cao Cao agreed to the plan to truce the two sides with Gushui as the boundary. However, whether it was Liu Chuang or Cao Cao, they knew that this was just a temporary truce. Once the two sides recovered their vitality, there would inevitably be another dispute.

By then, the entire Jiaodong will inevitably be fierce.

So after receiving the notice, Lu Xun quickly changed his policy and began to increase the development of Jiaodong.

A large number of three Korean prisoners were sent to Jiaodong to work as coolies, and a large number of Xianbei prisoners of war were also sent here... The population controlled by Lu Xun suddenly increased several times. He ordered Wei Yue to build a fort, open a military town from Yangqiushan to Gushui, and promote military farming. Jiaodong began to cultivate farming as early as the second year of Jian'an, which had a good foundation among the people. However, Lu Xun promoted military farming according to the system of military soldiers. On the surface, only some coolies and prisoners of war were added, but in fact, they quietly strengthened Jiaodong's defense.

But this effect still needs time to verify...

The war in Donglai ended, and Liangzhou also stopped its attack.

After Ma Chao occupied Fengyi Mountain, he refused to continue to advance eastward; Liu Chuang ordered Zhang to be the prefect and let him stay in the north.

The reason why Zhang was appointed as the prefect of the Northern Territory was also Zhong Yao's proposal.

"Liangzhou is in a deserted state, but it is quite xenophobic.

Unless the scholars of Liangzhou are not allowed to be accepted by the local people, almost like separatist rule. Although Ma Chao swept Liangzhou, he was far from convinced by the public, regardless of qualifications or fame. Thinking about his son Ma Teng seemed strong at the time, but in fact he was just a former soldier in Han Sui. Why? Because Han Sui was a famous scholar in Liangzhou, Ma Teng was brave but difficult to be the leader. Meng Yan wanted to settle Liangzhou. He also had to remember that Liang people governed Liangzhou, otherwise there would be chaos."

In fact, this situation is not unique to Liangzhou.

Almost all regions have strong regional protection, which is difficult for outsiders to get involved.

In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, an official took office in Nanyang.

As a result, when he arrived in Nanyang, he realized that he could not interfere in Nanyang's affairs at all. In desperation, he had to ask a local scholar to assist him in the management. He said it was assistance, but in fact, he was handed over to the scholar's big and big things. But he could not intervene. Fortunately, the scholar was not bad at all and managed Nanyang in an orderly manner. After taking office in Nanyang for three years, the official was impatient to transfer him from Nanyang.

The same is true in Liangzhou.

Looking at the officials of Liangzhou, almost all of them are locals from Liangzhou, and outsiders cannot interfere.

What Zhong Yao said was a good word.

He has been an official for many years and has experienced many ups and downs, and he is well aware of the style of the officialdom in various places. In terms of ability, Xun Chen may not be inferior to Zhong Yao. But when it comes to understanding the officialdom, the ten Xun Chens together may not be as good as one Zhong Yao. This guy is just an old man in the officialdom. If Liu Chuang wants to command the court in the future, an old man in the officialdom like Zhong Yao is indeed indispensable.

After hearing Zhong Yao’s reminder, Liu Chuang suddenly realized.

"I have heard of Zhang Derong. Although his reputation is not obvious, his ability is indeed good.

It is indeed difficult for him to let him march and fight. But if he was allowed to manage the place, it would be more than enough. At the time, he was the first in Xinfeng and the third auxiliary. Even Wei Duan and others praised him. I heard this person when I was the Sili School Captain. I planned to promote it in a few years. But I didn't want to... If you want to truly enter Liangzhou, you must use this person..."

Zhang Derong is Zhang Ji.

Liu Chuang originally planned to let Yang Hui be the prefect of the northern region, but now it sounds like he is still a little lacking in consideration.

"But how do you make this person come home?"

Zhong Yao smiled and said, "What's the difficulty? I wrote a letter to him, and he will definitely not refuse."

This is the difference between Zhong Yao and Xun Chen.

He is also a famous scholar in Yingchuan and also from a prominent family.

But in terms of status, Xun Chen is better than Zhong Yao.

But if we say that his influence is not as good as Xun Chen. Zhong Yao is well-versed and has a wide range of social interactions. Now that he has surrendered Liu Chuang, he will not be willing to be inferior to Xun Chen. Compared to wisdom, Zhong Yao believes that he is smarter than Xun Chen. However, compared to socialism, connections, and reputation, Xun Chen is far from comparable to Zhong Yao.

From the matter of Zhang Ji, Liu Chuang saw the energy of Zhong Yao and also saw Zhong Yao's wisdom.

If it is a plan, no matter how powerful Zhong Yao is, he is just a relationship with Xun Chen Bozhong.

Xun Chen followed Liu Chuang for a long time, and it can be said that when Liu Chuang was in the most difficult time, he began to help Liu Chuang, and the feelings here were deep.

Therefore, Zhong Yao was not prepared to compete with Xun Chen for the position of the leader from the beginning.

He plays his strengths and avoids his weaknesses and takes the assisting route.

I will help you open up various relationships, and you will never underestimate me.

Sometimes, connections are also a kind of ability...

As expected, after receiving Zhong Yao's letter, Zhang decided to surrender without hesitation.

Previously, Zhang had opened the northern pass for Zhao Yun, but in his heart he was not willing to surrender like this. Unexpectedly, a letter from Zhong Yao made him change his mind. Zhang Ji was deeply convinced of Zhong Yao, and he was quite respectful of the identity of Emperor Liu Chuang.

Liu Chuang immediately ordered Zhang Ji to be the prefect of the northern region and to be appointed Yang Hui as the captain of Lingzhou.

The Lingzhou Captain wanted to guard the Shizui Mountain Pass for Liu Chuang and ensure the smooth connection between Shuofang and Xiliang.

Yang Chuang had just joined Liu Chuang for a while, but he was recommended by Kong Rong and participated in the Battle of Xiliang. He was more than enough to be a lieutenant in Lingzhou.

After Zhang surrendered, he immediately recommended Zhao Ang and Zhao Weizhang, a native of Hebei, Hanyang County, to Liu Chuang.

Zhao Ang is well-known in Liangzhou and is now the Qiang Dao Order.

In the original history, in the 18th year of Jian'an, Ma Chao besieged Jicheng and was hungry and trapped in the city. Therefore, the governor of Liangzhou Wei Kang, the son of Wei Duan, the current governor of Liangzhou, was unwilling to fight again, so he promoted the city to surrender. Zhao Ang dissuaded Wei Kang at that time, but Wei Kang refused to listen.

Later, Ma Chao betrayed his faith and killed Wei Kang, took Zhao Ang's son Zhao Yue as a hostage, and forced Zhao Ang to use it for him.

However, Wei Kang was loyal and righteous, and plotted to join forces with Liang Kuan and others to avenge Wei Kang and raise an army to attack Ma Chao... In the 19th year of Jian'an, Zhao Ang and his wife Wang Yi held Qishan for 30 days and waited for Xiahou Yuan's reinforcements. However, his son Zhao Yue was eventually killed by Ma Chao.

From the Battle of Jicheng to the Battle of Qishan, Zhao Angjiu made extraordinary achievements and made outstanding achievements.

His wife Wang Yi is also a strange woman who deceived Ma Chao's wife Yang's trust in the Battle of Jicheng and won a chance for Zhao Ang to win.

Sometimes things are that simple.

Liu Chuang was still worried about how to manage Liangzhou, but he turned around and got a talented person.

After Zhao Ang became effective, Zhong Yao wrote another letter to Yang Fu.

Before, Yang Fu was captured by Zhao Yun and was detained in Wuwei and was determined not to surrender. As a result, when Zhong Yao wrote a letter, Yang Fu changed his attitude. This also made Liu Chuang sigh, "Several tricks are not as good as those of you, and Zhong Yao is indeed powerful."

With these two letters, Zhong Yao easily gained a foothold.

When Liu Chuang was about to leave Zhending, Xun Chen smiled and said to him: "Don't underestimate your cheap uncle.

He was low-key and calm under Cao Cao's sect. He had no choice but to do it... He was the emperor's important minister, and even Cao Cao was quite suspicious of him, making him dare not act rashly. But now, with a nephew like you, he naturally doesn't have to hide it low-key. Just stare at him, this old guy is very cunning and smart. Sometimes, you have to force him to make a little bit of advice before he will be willing to offer advice."

A typical official old man!

Liu Chuang couldn't help but sigh, but at the same time, he was secretly glad...

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In July of the eighth year of Jian'an, Liu Chuang returned to Beijing.

At the same time, the situation in Liangzhou has also changed silently.

Xiahou Lan led his troops to Liangzhou. He took over Fengyi Mountain from Ma Chao and continued to maintain the pressure on stability.

This was originally an extremely normal rotation, so people think that Ma Chao will inevitably send troops to Hanyang and threaten Longxi next.

Even Cao Ren thinks so.

When the Western Liang army and the Han army handed over, he immediately stationed troops on Quanting Street to prevent Ma Chao from attacking.

Originally, Xu Shu led Yang Pu Ma Dai to capture Zu Li, and was eager to send troops to Hanyang County... But no one expected that when Xiahou Lan and Ma Chao handed over Fengyi Mountain, Ma Chao and Zhao Yun suddenly joined forces, with a total of 20,000 troops turning south, and unexpectedly conquered Yuzhong.

This Yuzhong is the rule of Han Sui.

Ma Chao suddenly turned, which shocked Han Sui.

However, what surprised him the most was that when Ma Chao occupied Yuzhong, Wei Duan actually ordered Pang Gong, the general stationed in Muyuan, to retreat from Muyuan to Didao. At the same time, Wei Duan General Zhao Qu took the opportunity to send troops to retake Zu Li. The Western Liang army did not care about this.

What is the rhythm?

Han Sui was stunned!

This series of changes makes people feel dazzling.

Especially the exchange between Ma Chao and Wei Duan made Han Sui feel an unprecedented threat...

When Ma Chao first left the army, Han Sui was careful.

However, as Ma Chao captured Fengyi Mountain, Xu Shu captured Zu Li, Zhao Yun captured Zhang Ji, and Han Sui breathed a sigh of relief.

The rhythm of the Xiliang Army is clearly the rhythm of causing trouble for Cao Cao.

When the turmoil in Shaoqiang was in trouble and Wei Ji and Wei Duan sent someone to ask for help from him, Han Sui refused the request of the other party without saying a word...

But now...

Han Sui felt something was wrong and immediately sent someone to ask Wei Duan for help.

At the same time, Ma Chao also raised the banner of revenge for his father. All the soldiers and horses in Xiliang were dressed in mourning. Ma Chao even killed people in Yuzhong and sacrificed the flag and vowed to kill Han Sui. However, his slogan was very interesting, and it turned out to be: Only kill Han Sui, those who follow him were not guilty. In this way, Jincheng County was immediately panicked. What kind of officials commanded what kind of people... At the beginning, Han Jiuqu was betrayal, but now Ma Chao avenged his father, which is natural. What does it have to do with us? Even many Jincheng powerful men have changed their attitude towards Han Sui...

Could it be that Ma Chao and Wei Duan have reconciled?

impossible!

Han Sui knew best who Wei Duan was. How could he look down on Ma Chao and reconcile with him?

Han Sui felt even more frightened!

ps:

There is another chapter, but it will be updated later.

A friend came from afar and passed by Zhengzhou. I wanted to go and receive him and then take him into the car... So, it will be later.

It is not clear what time it will be uploaded at this time, but it will definitely be uploaded.

It broke out on January 16th, and it has been 27 updates since it was returned today.

I still owe thirty-five updates, and I will try to pay off the debts until the end of the month to the thirty updates next month...
Chapter completed!