In the hall of the Jingzhou Mansion, Zhang Yangao, the king of Yan, sat in the top position, and Sima Yi led the officials of Jingzhou in Xiangyang City, a total of 156 people, and the hall seemed to be a little congested, and some even stood outside the door.

"Sima Yi, lead all the officials in Jingzhou, see His Royal Highness King Yan!" Sima Yi stood at the head of the hundred officials and bowed respectfully to Zhang Yan.

The rest of the officials also followed suit, and bowed to Zhang Yan in unison: "I'll see His Royal Highness King Yan!" ”

Zhang Yan sat at the top of the palace hall, and when he saw that so many people below were unanimously worshipping, he said loudly: "All are exempt!" ”

"His Royal Highness King Xie Yan!" Sima Yi and the others said in unison.

Next, Sima Yi clapped his hands, and the three officials who had been standing behind him stood up, one holding a few pamphlets, one holding a seal ribbon, and one holding a talisman, kneeling in the center of the hall, holding everything in their hands high, but pressing their heads very low.

Sima Yi immediately stood beside the three people, pointed to the things that the three people were holding in their hands one by one and said: "His Royal Highness King Yan, here is the household register of Jingzhou, the accounts of the treasury, as well as the seal of Jingzhou Mu and the military talisman, which are now all returned to His Royal Highness King Yan." ”

Zhang Yan said: "Jingzhou was originally the territory of the Han Dynasty, and His Majesty originally enshrined Liu Biao as the pastor of Jingzhou, but he just asked Liu Biao to guard Jingzhou for His Majesty, but I didn't expect Liu Biao's father and son to occupy Jingzhou and steal it for themselves." Now Jingzhou can return to the embrace of the Han Dynasty again, which is really gratifying. I don't dare to say anything about your affairs in Jingzhou. But there are also a lot of ways to go. Now Jingzhou Mu Liu's father and son have died one after another. For the sake of them governing Jingzhou for so many years for the imperial court. Their sins in the past will no longer be pursued by this king. It's just that Jingzhou can't be without a state pastor for a day, this king thinks about it, and still thinks that this Jingzhou should be governed by you, after all, you have been here for many years, and you are familiar with handling things......"

After a pause, Zhang Yan glanced at the people in the hall. He continued to say aloud: "Sima Yi, let you take the position of pastor of Jingzhou, the rest of the people will be reinstated, and all the affairs in Jingzhou will be decided by you, and this king will never interfere." ”

As soon as Zhang Yan's voice fell, all the officials in Jingzhou, including Sima Yi, said in unison: "Thank you King Yan for your love!" ”

Zhang Yan smiled at them, then looked at Sima Yi and asked, "Sima Yi." How many troops are there in Jingzhou now? ”

"Now there are still 100,000 people with armor in Jingzhou!" Sima Yi replied.

Zhang Yan thought for a moment, and then said to Sima Yi: "This time this king came to Jingzhou. A total of 200,000 troops were brought, and there will be more in the future. This time, the king personally led the army south, and wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to sweep away the power of the south of the Yangtze River in one fell swoop, since Jingzhou has taken the initiative to be attached to the command of the Han court, there is no need to use knives and guns against Jingzhou. Then, only Sun Quan, who is entrenched in Jiangdong, will remain. I will use all of these 200,000 troops to deal with Sun Quan, but because the northerners are not accustomed to water, and the land south of the Yangtze River mostly uses boats as a means of transportation, it is inevitable that the northerners will feel dizzy when they take a boat, which will inevitably affect their combat effectiveness. Therefore, I am ready to use the 100,000 troops in Jingzhou, together with the 30,000 Jingzhou naval troops captured by this king before, to build these 130,000 people into an invincible naval army. However, the generals brought by this king are not very proficient in water warfare, I wonder if you can recommend a few generals of the water army to this king? ”

Sima Yi didn't say a word, and immediately recommended Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wen Ping, Li Tong, Huo Jun and others to Zhang Yan, Zhang Yan did not have any doubts about Sima Yi's recommendation, and immediately appointed Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wen Ping, and Li Tong as the governors of the navy, and Huo Jun continued to serve as the Taishou because he was the Taishou of Nanjun, and did not let him meddle in the affairs of the army.

On the same day, Zhang Yan accepted a banquet for Sima Yi and others in the government office in Jingzhou, and everyone was happy, and there was no unpleasant thing.

Sima Yi took a lot of trouble to transfer Jingzhou to Zhang Yan peacefully, but it was not until tonight that he finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the officials in Jingzhou and Zhang Yan were happy, and felt that the burden on his shoulders had finally been lifted.

Jingzhou changed hands peacefully, there was no fighting, and not a drop of blood was shed, all the bloody actions were settled by Sima Yi before Zhang Yan arrived, Zhang Yan only took 500 cavalry, and Liu Xian came to Xiangyang City together, and took over Jingzhou from Sima Yi's hands without blood.

Zhang Yan, who knew people well and was good at his duties, did not forget Sima Yi's contributions, so he appointed Sima Yi as the new Jingzhou pastor, and allowed Sima Yi to have the right to participate in the military.

The hall of the government was noisy with gongs and drums, and there was laughter, but in the backyard of the government office, it was full of sadness.

Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wen Ping, and Li Tong were all locked up here, and at this time, the medicinal effect of Shixiang Soft Tendon Powder had almost passed, and several people gradually recovered some strength, at least they could stand, and they could hold things with their hands, unlike just now, they couldn't do anything, and their limbs were weak. But if they want to escape from here, it is still more difficult, after all, the poison on their bodies has not been completely removed, but they can basically take care of themselves, and if they want to beat people with fists, this little strength is not enough.

The laughter and laughter in the front yard of the government can vaguely be transmitted here, Huang Zhong has a gloomy face, sitting in a corner with a sad face, while Wei Yan, Wen Ping, and Li Tong seem very calm, as if they have agreed with Sima Yi's approach.

It was so lively outside, Huang Zhong and the others could basically guess that it must be that Zhang Yan, the king of Yan, had arrived in Xiangyang City, otherwise, the mansion would not be so lively.

Several people sat quietly in the room, staring at each other for a while, but they all looked helpless. I don't know how long it took to say that the door was suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man in a strong suit appeared in front of everyone, this person had a cold face, his eye sockets were deep, and his sharp eyes quickly scanned the four people in the room, and Sima Yi stood by his side respectfully, and he didn't dare to put a fart. This person is not Yanwang Zhang Yan, who else can it be?

After a while, Zhang Yan turned his head to Sima Yi beside him and said, "Zhongda, are you doing this a little too much?" Four generals were imprisoned in it? ”

Sima Yi hurriedly clenched his fists and said: "His Royal Highness King Qiqi, his subordinates are also forced to do so, they are all people with heavy troops, if I don't take such despicable means, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not take the lead in making trouble, in order to be able to smoothly hand Jingzhou into the hands of His Highness, Zhong Da has no choice but to make this decision, but he may be wronged by these four generals." ”

Zhang Yan said with a smile: "It's good that you know the way, why don't you apologize to the four generals soon?" ”

"Whoa!"

Sima Yi took the lead in stepping into the room, then glanced at Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wen Ping, and Li Tong, and said respectfully: "The four generals, Zhong Daduo has offended, and I hope the four generals don't take it to heart." ”

Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wen Ping, and Li Tong were completely attracted by Zhang Yan, they were all seeing the legendary King Yan for the first time, and they didn't expect His Royal Highness King Yan to be so young.

"Humph!" Huang Zhong snorted coldly in the corner, and said angrily, "Traitor seeking glory, I don't know your apologies." The old man has fallen into your hands, you want to kill or chop, listen to it! ”

Zhang Yan stepped into the room and glanced at Huang Zhong in the corner, who was older than the other three, he had always been smart, and immediately guessed that this person was Huang Zhong. So, Zhang Yan walked in front of Huang Zhong with a smile, hugged his fists towards Huang Zhong respectfully, and said: "This general must be the old general Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng who are loyal to the liver and courage, and bravely champion the three armies, right?" ”

"You and I have never met, how do you know my name?" Huang Zhong asked suspiciously.

Zhang Yan said: "It was Sima Yi who told me, saying that General Huang Lao is the most powerful person in Jingzhou, and he is loyal to the liver and courage, righteous and brave, and brave to crown the three armies......"

Without waiting for Zhang Yan to finish speaking, Huang Zhong interrupted Zhang Yan's words and hurriedly said, "Stop!" The old man is not as good as Sima Junshi said, the old man is just a stubborn old horseman. ”

Zhang Yan said with a smile: "Old General Huang is joking, even if Old General Huang is really an old horseman, this king will not discriminate against Old General Huang." Now this king has officially enshrined Sima Yi as the state pastor of Jingzhou, and Sima Yi also strongly recommended General Huang Lao and the other three generals in front of this king. Sima Yi's approach may be a bit excessive, but everything he does is for the sake of the people of Jingzhou. If he doesn't choose to take the initiative to dedicate Jingzhou to this king, this king will lead a large army to attack Jingzhou, and at that time, Jingzhou will suffer from war, can General Huang bear to see those people displaced? Or does General Huang want to see the lives of Jingzhou in misery? ”

Huang Zhong was speechless for a while, but in his heart he looked down on Sima Yi very much, thinking that Sima Yi was a traitor seeking glory, and he also used this kind of indiscriminate means to put them under house arrest here.

But in any case, Sima Yi avoided the war with Zhang Yan, this is a fact, Jingzhou peacefully transitioned into Zhang Yan's hands, in fact, Huang Zhong also raised his hands in agreement, but Huang Zhong just couldn't step through that hurdle, he felt guilty to Liu Biao, Liu Qi and his son, and did not fulfill his duties as a general.

Zhang Yan continued: "This time the king brought 200,000 troops, the purpose is to pacify the southern separatist situation, now Jingzhou has wisely returned to the arms of the Han Dynasty, the rest is Jiangdong, Jingnan, Yizhou and other places, and the first thing this king wants to destroy is Sun Quan who is entrenched in Jiangdong, but this king's army is mostly northerners, not accustomed to water, and they will get seasick when they take a boat, let alone go into battle to fight, so this king can only look up to a few generals, if General Huang is willing to serve the imperial court, If you run for this king, this king will definitely not be stingy with his official position, and this is also a good opportunity to make contributions, and he will definitely go down in history in the future! (To be continued......)