After the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the governance model between counties and states was adopted, and all those called countries were all fiefs of the heirs of the royal family.

The kingdom is the same as the county, but the king and the prince basically have little effect in their fiefdoms, except for enjoying their noble status and privileges, and getting nothing for nothing.

The imperial court set up positions such as the minister of state, the state fu, and the state lieutenant in the feudal state, among them, the state minister has the greatest authority, in addition to having the power to govern the place, he also has the power of the army, and the power is equivalent to the Taishou in the county.

The main responsibility of the state master is to educate the princes, kings and the people, and persuade people to be good. The national lieutenant is a military position, responsible for the management of the country's soldiers and horses, and his authority is the same as that of the county's long history. Later, the national lieutenant was renamed the metropolitan lieutenant, which has continued to this day.

The princes and kings of the Eastern Han Dynasty have no real power in their hands, they can only eat and wait for death, and even when they leave the feudal country and want to go outside, they must also be approved by the prime minister, which shows how much the imperial court restricts these princes and kings. Therefore, throughout the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there has never been a historical fact that the princes and kings raised troops and rebelled.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Taishou was the highest magistrate of a county, in addition to governing the people, advancing the virtuous, deciding lawsuits, and prosecuting adultery, he could also appoint and dismiss his own Peng Shi, whose power was very great, and he could even openly call each other with the state assassin history.

Therefore, as soon as Zhang Yan's voice fell, Chen Qun was suddenly surprised, he never expected that Zhang Yan would give him such a big responsibility.

The expression on Chen Qun's face was sincere and frightened, and he hurriedly excused himself: "Please think twice, the post of Minister of State is very important, I am just a corrupt Confucian, how can I take on this heavy responsibility?" What's more, the adult is now Peng Chengxiang, if I become the next minister, wouldn't I be on an equal footing with the adult? ”

"So what? As long as Mr. Chen can manage Xiapi well, what can he do on an equal footing? Zhang Yan knew Chen Qun's personality, so he didn't feel that there was anything wrong at all, and he didn't think so.

Zhou Kui had never spoken on the side, and at this time, seeing that Zhang Yan was ready to let Chen Qun be the prime minister, in his heart, he was a hundred unwilling. He immediately came to Zhang Yan's side and whispered: "Lord Qiqi, the position of Minister of State is not trivial. The adults killed the Rong, and uprooted the Shili of the Rong, and even the entire army was convinced by the adults, and now the virtues of the adults are being spread throughout Xiapi, and they all think that the adults are going to take over the Xiapi, and the current Pi is the prime minister. If the adults let Mr. Chen be the minister of state at this time, I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public, so please think twice. ”

Chen Qun also hurriedly said: "What Lord Zhou said is reasonable, in my opinion, no one is more suitable for the current Pi Guoxiang than adults." ”

Zhang Yan said: "However, I am already the minister of Pengcheng, if I am the current minister of Pi and hold two positions, I am afraid that I will not be able to do it......"

Zhou Kui hurriedly said: "Please rest assured, with Xia Guan and Mr. Chen trying their best to assist the adults, I believe that the adults will not bother so much." ”

Chen Qun also hurriedly said: "My lord, what Lord Zhou said is very right, and I will do my best to help my lord." ”

Zhang Yan thought for a long time, and then said: "If I can really get your help, I will be much easier." However, what position should Mr. Chen be in which position should he be? ”

"My lord, I think the position of Guofu is the most suitable for Mr. Chen." Zhou Kui hurriedly proposed.

"Mr. Chen, what do you think?" Zhang Yan asked.

Chen Qun arched his hand and said: "As long as you can help adults, it doesn't matter what position you have, even if you appear as a staff member, it's okay." ”

Zhang Yan said: "Okay, then from now on, Mr. Chen will be the national master of Xiapi Kingdom, I hope Mr. Chen can help me in the future, and everyone will work together to move towards the goal of national peace and security." ”

After Chen Qun listened, the ambition that had been suppressed in his heart gradually sprouted, and at the same time, he also had high hopes for Zhang Yan.

With Chen Qun's help, the happiest person was Zhang Yan, who just used a small means to deceive Chen Qun's trust in him. However, at the same time, he also wants to thank Xu Sheng, Chen Ying, Chen Jiao, Zhou Kui, Chen Ji and others for their assistance, if it weren't for them, how could this scene be so realistic?

The next day, Zhang Yan officially took over the entire Xiapi State as Xia Pi Xiang, and officially appointed Chen Ying as the commander of Xia Pi and Chen Qun as the Fu of Xia Pi. Chen Jiao was officially appointed as the commander of Xutai County, and Lu Dai, Deng Yi, and Wang Bo were still military commanders, each commanding a battalion of soldiers and horses, which directly belonged to Chen Ying's dispatch.

The first order after taking office was that all monasteries and temples in Xiapi no longer enjoyed privileges, and as long as they planted land, they had to pay taxes, and the taxes paid were twice as high as those of ordinary people.

Zhang Yan also vigorously encouraged monks and nuns to return to the laity, and asked Xu Sheng to destroy two smoky monasteries, and arrest all those who violated the precepts of Buddhism, focusing on rectifying the monasteries.

On the other hand, Zhang Yan specially appointed Chen Qun as the post superintendent, and asked him to take 200 Danyang soldiers to the counties under the rule of Xiapi, severely punish corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and give Chen Qun the privilege of directly appointing and dismissing county orders to facilitate his handling of government affairs.

In addition, Zhang Yan specially asked Zhou Kui to write a letter to Tao Qian, saying that Zhenrong rebelled and was killed by Zhang Yan, and then elected Zhang Yan as the next minister.

Zuihou, Zhang Yan also appointed Chen Ying to lead troops to various places, re-measure the land, divide it according to households and population, encourage the people to return to their hometowns to cultivate, and exempt them from paying taxes for one year.

His series of methods were as fast as thunder, so that the people in Xiapi couldn't react at all.

After three days of strict rectification, most of the monks and nuns in the monasteries and temples in Xiapi were still layman, and the people also returned to their hometowns one after another.

Several other measures are also in full swing.

After a month-long rectification, all measures in Xiapi have achieved results, sweeping away the previous black smoke miasma, and even the blue sky above the head is much bluer.

After Tao Qian received Zhou Kui's letter, he was half dead of anger at first, but he was powerless in the face of the current situation.

He sent scouts to secretly go to Xiapi to inquire about the news, and after learning that Zhang Yan had rectified a series of measures in Xiapi, he was very surprised, and he never expected that Zhang Yan would have the ability to govern the place in addition to charging into battle......

Although he stayed at home, he knew the current situation in Xuzhou well, and every day there would be scouts to secretly report the news to him, and when he learned that Chen Deng, Chen Qun, Chen Jiao, Chen Ying, and Zhou Kui were willing to do things for Zhang Yan, he couldn't help but sigh for a while.

Taking Chen Qun as an example, Tao Qian also sent someone to invite him, but Chen Qun politely declined. Now Chen Qun was invited out by Zhang Yan and was willing to do things for him, which shows that Zhang Yan does have something extraordinary.

Besides, Zhen Rong, the person who used to give him a headache all the time, died in the hands of Zhang Yan so easily. I have to say that Zhang Yan's ability is far greater than his expectations, and it seems to be more difficult to deal with than the other two people who give him a headache, Mi Zhu and Zang Ba.

He seemed to see a rising star, but his own star became more and more dim because of his body, and sooner or later, it would be replaced by this new star.

Tao Qian sighed and said slowly: "If Zhang Yan is my son, how good it would be......"

A scribe in a robe, who had been by Tao Qian's side, heard this, so he arched his hand and said: "Tao Envoy, please allow me to say something from my heart, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and others have been eyeing Xuzhou, even if Tao Envoy Jun handed over Xuzhou to Tao Gongzi to manage, and if there is anyone else who objected, I would like to ask if with Gongzi's ability, can Xuzhou be kept?" ”

Tao Qian sighed heavily, but did not speak.

The man continued: "If Tao Yuanjun really thinks about the two princes, he shouldn't think about letting them take over Xuzhou. Xuzhou has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times, whether it is Cao Cao, or Yuan Shao, or Yuan Shu, they all want to take Xuzhou for themselves. Tao Zhijun's current body is not as good as day by day, to put it mildly, in case one day Tao Zhijun drives the crane to the west, Xuzhou dragons have no leader, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others, will definitely take advantage of the void, when the time comes, how will Xuzhou deal with it? ”

Tao Qian's face was solemn and silent, but his brows were tightly wrinkled, and his eyes were full of sorrow.

The man paused and continued: "Tao Envoy, the top priority is to train the troops as soon as possible in order to improve themselves. As for who will take over Xuzhou in the future, that's all a later story, as long as Tao Envoy Jun recuperates with peace of mind and doesn't think about those messy things, it shouldn't be a problem to last a few more years. ”

After a while, Tao Qian asked rhetorically, "Gongyou, thank you for your persuasion." Xuzhou is the result of my painstaking management, no matter who takes over in the future, they will face the threat of Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu. Instead of this, it is better to choose a capable person to take over Xuzhou, maybe Xuzhou will go further......"

This person's surname is Sun, his name is Qian, his name is Gongyou, and he is a famous person in the Beihai area. When the Qingzhou Yellow Turban was revived, he came to Xuzhou to avoid chaos, was courteous to Tao Qian, and has been Tao Qian's staff.

After listening to Tao Yuanjun's words, he smiled and said: "Tao Yuanjun can think like this, and it will not be in vain for me to say something." ”

Although Tao Qian said this, it was difficult to change his mind for a while in his heart, so he simply didn't think about it so much, and the most important thing was to recuperate with peace of mind.

Sun Qian suddenly asked: "What are Tao Envoys going to do with Zhou Kui and others' nomination of Zhang Yan as the prime minister?" ”