EBE Chapter 529 The New Secretary of the Imperial Guard! Zhuge Liang: My Lord, another complete wipeout?
Chapter 529 The New Secretary of the Imperial Guard! Zhuge Liang: My Lord, another complete wipeout?
"Huang Quan has a connection with my Imperial Guard."
Su Yu ultimately decided to accept Huang Quan.
Currently, there are not many talented people serving in the Imperial Guard.
Apart from his number one follower Xu Chu and number two follower Zhou Buyi.
Pang Tong, who remained in Xuchang, was also an important member of the Imperial Guard. (Lu Xun was previously in the same position, but was now assigned to Cao Ang's Court of Justice.)
But given Pang Tong's talent, Su Yu will definitely put him in a local official position in the future, let him gain some experience, and then transfer him back to his side to continue to use him.
Huang Quan's overall abilities are also quite good.
Most importantly, this kid has good judgment, and Su Yu didn't hesitate to take him in.
Huang Quan breathed a sigh of relief.
Just now, for some reason, perhaps due to the manifestation of his ancestors, Huang Quan had a sudden inspiration, as if he had opened his third eye.
In a life-or-death situation, they provided a textbook answer.
Otherwise, if he doesn't answer first.
The moment Su Yu pulls out the "job introduction" from the Ministry of Personnel, everything will be settled!
Want to change jobs?
Want to escape?
Without a strong enough background, he was able to leave the gates of the Minister's residence, and the distressed prince immediately changed his surname!
……
After dealing with the prisoners, the bodyguard came in and reported:
"My Lord!"
“A woman from outside the pass requests an audience.”
"The woman was also holding a box, saying that it contained Ma Chao's head!"
Upon hearing this, all the generals except Huang Zhong were shocked.
Cao Cao nodded, exchanged a glance with Su Yu, and then gave instructions to his personal guards:
"Bring that woman in."
The guards received the order and left.
Soon, Wang Ji entered the council chamber.
In front of all the generals, he opened the box.
Besides Ma Chao's head, the dagger used to kill him was still stuck in his head.
The scene at one point appeared somewhat grotesque.
However, everyone present was a seasoned veteran, and even the youngest, Zhou Buyi, was used to seeing dead people, so he was naturally not afraid.
I recognized it with my eyes; it was Ma Chao's head, no doubt about it.
Cao Cao was very pleased.
In the eyes of the Han people of Liangzhou, Ma Chao was a character that everyone hated!
Eliminating Ma Chao would greatly strengthen the morale and cohesion of the people in Liangzhou.
Therefore, Wang Yi must be rewarded handsomely.
To Cao Cao's surprise, Wang Yi refused all rewards, only hoping that the court could further increase its relief efforts so that children who had lost their parents could be adopted.
In fact, Cao Cao's camp had already introduced relevant measures beforehand.
However, due to the war, there is a significant difference between the registered population and the actual population.
Many children of unregistered households are also unregistered households.
Those not registered will naturally not receive preferential treatment from the imperial court's policies.
and.
Apart from hidden accounts.
The servants and retainers of aristocratic families were all unregistered and were the private property of the families.
The existence of these people not only led to a decrease in taxes collected by the Han Dynasty, but also caused the power of aristocratic families to expand further.
after all.
These people cannot be considered ordinary citizens of the Han Dynasty; they are the private soldiers of powerful families!
Once they take off their armor, they are hidden figures.
Once clad in armor, these powerful families, holding their indentures in their hands, can turn them into death squads in an instant!
Wang Yi's suggestion also served as a reminder to Cao Cao and Su Yu.
Conducting a comprehensive population census in all provinces of the Han Dynasty is a long and arduous task!
……
finally.
Our Commandant Su, in a fit of mercy, gave Wang Yi a well-paid position as Secretary of the Commandant's Office.
Wang Yi's colleagues also include Huang Yueying and Huang Wudie.
The three of them are not usually very busy at work; they just occasionally work overtime.
But when I work overtime, I'm really busy; I might still be busy even at midnight.
Our Commandant Su is a good superior.
When he worked overtime, he always stayed with several of his subordinates and never left work early on his own.
From this perspective, Su Yu is definitely not a lazy bum, but a good boss!
Who else in the entire Han Dynasty is such a good boss who is still working overtime with his subordinates at midnight?
Oh, Xun Yu, that was during normal working hours, how could you call it overtime?
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Yizhou
Chengdu, Shu County
Zhuge Liang was transforming into an octopus, handling government affairs at a speed that ordinary people could not even imagine.
Fortunately, Cao Cao's men didn't witness this scene.
Otherwise, they would have thought that "that man" had possessed Zhuge Liang!
"Sir...!"
The pageboy ran shakily to the door of the study, glancing at Zhuge Liang with a hesitant air.
"What's the matter?"
Zhuge Liang didn't even raise his head; his hands continued to move at a steady pace, quickly sketching on the government documents.
"My lord...my lord has been defeated!"
Upon hearing of Liu Bei's defeat, Zhuge Liang stopped what he was doing and looked at the page with a puzzled expression.
"Could it be a crushing defeat?"
"That can't be right. With Xiaozhi here, even if Cao Cao's army is cunning, it's impossible..."
The pageboy couldn't hold back any longer and blurted out all the information:
"The lord fled alone into the Yinping Trail and encountered the local garrison."
"Mr. Fa... he's been captured by Cao Cao's army!"
With a "whoosh" sound!
Zhuge Liang's brain went blank.
If he heard correctly, Liu Bei was once again left without any troops, and he had even lost Fa Zheng!
No way... how the hell is this game going? How come we always end up losing and being left all alone?
Don't blame Zhuge Liang for lacking manners; even someone with the best manners would probably feel compelled to make such a remark at this moment!
But what Zhuge Liang didn't know was...
Liu Bei really can't win!
In the original history, during the Battle of Hanzhong, of the few truly capable strategists on Cao Cao's side, only Jia Xu and Cheng Yu, two old guys, were still alive.
However, Cheng Yu was stationed in Xuchang at the time to suppress certain unruly individuals on Cao Cao's behalf.
Jia Xu was a very "Buddhist" person, and his relationship with Cao Cao was also quite delicate.
Under normal circumstances, he would only advise Cao Cao once, and if Cao Cao didn't listen, he would leave the rest to his own devices.
The Battle of Red Cliffs was like this, and so was the Battle of Hanzhong.
Meanwhile, the strategist at the front line of Cao Cao's camp, according to seniority, was Yang Xiu, who was sparring with Fa Zheng!
In such a situation, Fa Zheng could enter an uninhabited area and kill indiscriminately.
And now.
The four mountains of Cao Cao's camp are even harder than Mount Buzhou; Fa Zheng really can't break through them!
Sure enough, his challenge failed, and he's been sent to the Minister's residence for reformation.
A rare look of fear appeared on Zhuge Liang's face.
He finally understood why he kept dreaming about Fazheng when he slept the past two days.
So Fa Zheng, the current leader of the Dongzhou faction, has been transformed into a prisoner of Cao Cao's camp!
But Zhuge Liang was ultimately a capable person.
He immediately made the decision to suppress news of Liu Bei's defeat.
"No! It's not enough."
Zhuge Liang muttered to himself.
The next moment, he instructed the page:
"Have the steward prepare the horses; let's go to Li Yan's residence!"
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