As the so-called new officials took office with three fires, Zhang Yan led the lieutenant inside, and the general outside, the commander-in-chief of the court, the power of the ministers, and the military and government of the whole country, and officially began to move towards the road of the minister, and his prestige was much higher all of a sudden.

Although Zhang Yan seems to have a glorious appearance, in fact, he himself knows best that the only areas he really rules are Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou and part of Yuzhou.

Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, Ma Teng, Han Sui, Gongsun Zhan, Gongsun Du and others all have their own side, and the yang is against the yin. In addition, there are still Li Dao, Guo Yan, Zhang Ji and others are still in the Guanzhong area to cause trouble, and there are more Xianbei, Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Shanyue, Nanman, Xiqiang and other ethnic minorities often harass the Han Dynasty.

On the second day after Zhang Yan became a lieutenant, he personally visited Situ Yang Biao of the current dynasty.

Yang Biao is a native of Hongnong Huayin, and his great-grandfather is Yang Zhen, the so-called "Four Knowledge", that is, heaven knows, earth knows, you know, and I know.

Yang Zhen was an official to Taiwei, is a famous minister in the Eastern Han Dynasty, his son Yang Bing, also an official to Taiwei, his grandson Yang Ci, is also a Taiwei, and then to his great-grandson Yang Biao also did Taiwei, Yang's family, generation of three dukes, his protégés are all over the world, is a famous family in Guanzhong.

This time, Yang Biao moved east to Pengcheng with Liu Xie, the son of heaven, and moved with his family and family, and Li Dao, Guo Yan, Zhang Ji and others did not dare to persecute him because they were afraid of his reputation. Therefore, among the hundreds of civil and military officials who followed the Son of Heaven all the way east, only the Yang family was preserved and there was no casualty.

Zhang Yan knew Yang Biao's prominent position, so when selecting a hundred officials, he once again promoted Yang Biao to the position of Situ, one of the three dukes. its purpose. just wants to take advantage of Yang Biao's prominent position. Win over those who are loyal to the Han family. And there is a famous family in the world. Besides, Yang Biao also has a very talented son named Yang Xiu, which is also one of the reasons why he wants to win over Yang Biao.

Yang Biao's mansion was arranged not far from the palace, and it was a three-entry quadrangle compound.

At the beginning of the construction of Pengcheng, Zhang Yan did not think about it so much, because he was threatened by Cao Cao at that time. It was just hoped that a strong fortress would be built to withstand the attacks of thousands of troops, and that it would only be used as a military base. Therefore, in the design of the entire city, Pengcheng everywhere shows the special charm of its unique military fortress. Because of this, in the entire Pengcheng, the larger mansions are relatively rare.

The mansion where Zhang Yan lives now is the mansion of King Pengcheng, which is the largest courtyard in the entire Pengcheng, and it is precisely because of this that he can divide the palace of Pengcheng into two. A part of it was divided into a palace for the Son of Heaven to live in.

After all, Pengcheng at that time was not the seat of the state pastor. Therefore, it is not very prosperous, and there are not many merchants coming and going. Therefore, when Pengcheng was expanded, there were not too many mansions, and there were only five courtyards in Pengcheng.

Four of the three-entry courtyards have been awarded to Chen Qun, Chen Qi, Zhang Zhao, and Zhang Hong, but only one three-entry courtyard has been retained, and after Yang Biao arrived in Pengcheng, Zhang Yan gave it to Yang Biao.

Zhang Yan rode a dark cloud snow horse, dressed in light clothes, came to the gate of Yang's mansion alone, reined in the horse, jumped off the horse, and tied the horse to the stake in front of the door.

It happened that the housekeeper of the Yang Mansion was passing by here, and he saw Zhang Yan bolting his horse outside the gate of the mansion, and immediately greeted him, and immediately bowed respectfully and said, "See the general!" ”

Zhang Yan said: "Lord Situ can be in the mansion?" ”

"Back to the general's words, my family has been staying in the house since the next dynasty, and has not gone out so far."

"Well, you go in and report it, and say I'm coming."

"If the general wants to enter the palace, do you still need to report it? The little one went in directly with the general to see my family. ”

"After all, it's Lord Situ's mansion, it's better to report it, I'll wait here, you can report it."

"This ...... The little one obeyed the general's orders, and went in to inform my family. ”

As soon as the words fell, the housekeeper of the Yang Mansion turned around and entered the Yang Mansion, walked forward quickly, and disappeared in front of Zhang Yan in a blink of an eye.

After a while, Yang Biao walked out of the mansion gate in a panic, and saw Zhang Yan waiting outside the mansion gate in a strong suit, hurriedly stepped forward, and said apologetically: "Lord Taiwei came from afar, the old man has missed the welcome, and I hope Lord Taiwei will forgive his sins!" ”

Zhang Yan arched his hand and said, "I came to visit Lord Situ's mansion, how can Lord Situ know in advance what the crime is?" I am a minister in the same hall as Lord Situ, and we are both three dukes, we are on an equal footing, there is no distinction between high and low, Lord Situ does not have to be so humble. However, Lord Situ is famous in the world, and he is much older than me, and he is my senior, so I should be humble. ”

"What did Lord Taiwei say, how dare Wen Xian claim to be a senior in front of Lord Taiwei? Lord Taiwei has meritorious service, and at the same time protects the old man's family, counting, it should be the old man's life-saving benefactor, the old man ......"

"Lord Situ is serious, I just did what I had to do, Lord Situ doesn't have to take it to heart!" Zhang Yan directly interrupted Yang Biao's words.

The two exchanged greetings, and the housekeeper standing behind Yang Biao suddenly pulled the corner of Yang Biao's clothes, and whispered in his ear: "My lord, this is not the place to talk......

Only then did Yang Biao realize that he was still at the door of the Yang Mansion, so Yang Biao immediately said to Zhang Yan: "Lord Taiwei, this is not the place to talk, please let Lord Taiwei enter the mansion for a while." ”

"Lord Lao Situ is leading the way!"

Yang Biao and Zhang Yan walked side by side, and soon came to the front hall of Yang's mansion, Yang Biao instructed his subordinates to make tea, and sat with Zhang Yan in the front hall.

The two sat down, and Yang Biao was a little uneasy about Zhang Yan's sudden visit, so he asked, "Is there anything important about Lord Taiwei's personal visit?" ”

Zhang Yan waved his hand and said: "There is nothing important, just idle, passing by Lord Situ's mansion, I want to come in and have a look, and talk to Lord Situ." ”

"Oh......" Yang Biao naturally didn't believe it, but he didn't say anything.

Afterwards, Zhang Yan chatted with Yang Biao, shushing the cold and asking for warmth, very concerned.

After about a stick of incense, Zhang Yan asked: "By the way, I heard that Lord Situ has a beloved son, who is famous, knowledgeable, and extremely intelligent, I don't know if you can call me to meet him?" ”

When Yang Biao heard this, he was stunned in his heart, and secretly thought: "He suddenly mentioned Xiu'er, is he here to come for Xiu'er?" ”

"I don't know why Lord Taiwei wants to see Yang Xiu?"

"To tell you the truth, I want him to be the chief lieutenant."

After Yang Biao heard this, he was slightly surprised, he didn't expect Zhang Yan to take the initiative to come to see Yang Xiu. Unexpectedly, the purpose of Zhang Yan's trip was to find Yang Xiu and let Yang Xiu serve as his long history. He used to be a lieutenant and knew that the long history of the lieutenant was very important, and now Zhang Yan personally visited him and directly revealed his meaning, which made Yang Biao a little flattered.

But this matter was a good thing for Yang Biao, so Yang Biao immediately asked Yang Xiu to come to the front hall.

A moment later, a fair-skinned, handsome young man with a weak crown walked in, it was Yang Xiu. As soon as he entered the hall, he said to Yang Biao respectfully: "Father, what do you call me?" ”

Yang Biao hurriedly stood up and said to Yang Xiu: "This is the imperial captain and general, why don't you hurry up and pay respects!" ”

Yang Xiu turned his head and glanced at Zhang Yan, looked at him from head to toe, and immediately bowed: "Student Yang Xiu, meet the adults!" ”

"Sure enough, he is a talent, Lord Situ has such a good son, he is really envious of others." After Zhang Yan looked at Yang Xiu, he said directly.

He stood up suddenly, walked to Yang Xiu's side, looked at it carefully, and immediately asked: "Yang Xiu, I know that you are outstanding in learning and intelligent, and I came here to ask you to be my chief lieutenant, I don't know if you are willing?" ”

Yang Xiu was a little surprised when he suddenly heard Zhang Yan ask such a question, he glanced at Yang Biao sideways, but seeing Yang Biao nodding at him, Yang Xiu hugged his fists and said: "Thanks to Lord Taiwei, you can afford the students, and the students will do their best to assist the adults!" ”

"Haha......" Zhang Yan saw that Yang Xiu agreed to him very happily, so he daxiao, "Okay, very good!" ”

Yang Biao and Yang Xiu are also very happy, for Yang Biao, Zhang Yan's invitation is undoubtedly a very good opportunity. He is Situ, and his son is the chief historian of the Taiwei Mansion, which also indicates that the Yang family has once again stepped onto the political stage.

For Yang Biao, the rise and fall of the family is what he is most concerned about. He has been in officialdom for decades, and his father was also a prominent figure in the officialdom back then, and the honor and disgrace in officialdom are directly related to the rise and fall of the family. With his cleverness and his wisdom, he has long seen Zhang Yan's ambition to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the world, but at this point, he can't change anything, and if he doesn't learn to adapt in time, he will gradually die.

Yang Biao has experienced several changes of power in the imperial court, from the initial ten permanent servants, to the general He Jin auxiliary government, and then to Dong Zhuo's monopoly on the dynasty, and then to the rebellion of Li Dao and Guo Yan, Yang under the leadership of Yang Biao, has been honored and disgraced, no matter how the power of the imperial court changes, Yang has always been ranked as the third duke, is an evergreen tree in the officialdom.

After arriving in Pengcheng, Yang Biao was worried about the future of the entire family, and now he is Situ, and his son Yang Xiu was favored by Zhang Yan and became the head of the Taiwei Mansion, which indicates that there are successors to the Yang family, and the rise and fall of the Yang family will be tied to Yang Xiu from now on.

As for the Son of Heaven, Yang Biao doesn't care much, even if the dynasty changes in the future, as long as he can keep up with the trend and conform to the times, his Yang family will still become an evergreen tree in the political arena!

On the same day, Yang Biao set up a banquet in the mansion, feasted Zhang Yan, and asked Yang Xiu to accompany him, and the three of them chatted while eating, which was very speculative. (To be continued......)