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"The prefect of western Liaoning?"

In the lobby of the White Wolf City Guardian, Ma Han, who had just rushed back from Liaodong, didn't care about his journey and immediately met Youzhou to envoy Guan Jing and Gongsun Xu. Ma Han and Guan Jing were old acquaintances. He had just arrived in the Three Kingdoms time and space, and met Guan Jing in the Jieqiao Camp of Gongsun Zan. At that time, Guan Jing did not like the "general killing" compiled by Ma Han, and tried to prevent Gongsun Zan from rewarding Ma Han. Although Ma Han had no good feelings for this person, he was no longer the same as before. Sitting in his position and acting decisively, he could not be influenced by likes and dislikes, and everything was important. Even so, when Guan Jing reported Gongsun Zan's conditions to win over, Ma Han was still slightly surprised - he actually promised him to be the prefect of western Liaoning!

"That's right." Guan Jing was very satisfied with Ma Han's expression. He believed that this position was enough to knock the young man in front of him fainted.

In the entire Han Dynasty, there was no prefect of a county under the age of twenty-five. Such conditions were indeed tempting. At that time, there was no prefect in western Liaoning, and there was only one county magistrate, stationed in Yangle County, the capital of Liaoxi County, and acting as prefect. Gongsun Du wanted to appoint his family or the family children associated with it as prefect, but he was just a prefect of Liaodong, and he really didn't have this qualification. In addition to the direct appointment of the court, the governor of Youzhou could only submit the court to the court and recommend someone to take office.

Gongsun Zan was just a pretext to supervise the affairs of You, Ji, and Qing. Officials below 1,000 stone can be appointed and removed directly, or even eliminated from death. Officials above 1,000 stone can be recommended by themselves. According to the unwritten rules at the end of the Han Dynasty, the governor or the governor recommended it, and 90% of the imperial court approved it - there is no way, the center is weak and the local area is strong, so that is the only way.

According to Guan Jing, from the cavalry commander to the prefect is definitely a qualitative leap. It can not only capture all military and political affairs, but also expand outward in a legitimate way, and even cover the entire western Liaoning.

Gongsun Xu was thinking about something and kept congratulating Ma Han, but what made him depressed was that he never could have been on the face of this young cavalry commander who was a few years younger than him. He saw the ecstatic expression in his expectations.

Ma Han is not the politically unintelligent martial man imagined by Gongsun Zan, Guan Jing and Gongsun Xu, who would be blinded by the so-called prefect. Just take a look at the situation in western Liaoning and you will understand very well that this prefect of western Liaoning is just a very beautiful name.

There are only five counties in western Liaoning that are deducted from the fortresses like the Three City of Bailang, there are only five counties in western Liaoning: Yangle, Lingzhi, Linyu, Haiyang, and Feiru. Except for Yangle, which is located in the northernmost part of western Liaoning and not completely controlled by Gongsun Zan, the other four counties are all south of western Liaoning. Bordering with Youbeiping County, it is simply Gongsun Zan's sphere of influence. No matter who is the prefect of western Liaoning, can you still dare to dig food from Gongsun Zan? Don't dare? Then I'm sorry, there is only one Yangle County in the area you actually control. Become a county magistrate with the name of prefect.

What's worse is that Yangle is close to Liucheng, the base camp of the Wuwan people, and has been repeatedly plundered, and almost no one dares to live outside the city walls. No matter who becomes the prefect of Liaoxi, unless the Wuwan people in Liucheng are dealt with, it will be a difficult situation that will not leave the city gate.

This is Gongsun Zan's "sincerity"! He used the false reputation of a prefect of western Liaoning to appease the rear, so as not to be taken advantage of by Yuan Shao.

Ma Han remained silent and tried to ask about the belongings of the four counties in Liaoxi, but Guan Jing was talking about him. Ma Han suddenly realized that he was smiling at the seal and talisman of the prefect of Liaoxi, Gongsun Xu, who was bestowed on Gongsun Xu, and he only laughed at the old friendship, and asked about the recent situation of civil and military officials under Gongsun Zan one by one. When asked about Liu Bei, Guan Jing's introverted answer caused great trouble in Ma Han's heart.

Guan Jing's answer was: "Liu Xuande had led 3,000 troops and horses at the request of General Tao, Xuzhou's Muslim Guard, to assist Tian Envoy to lift the siege of Xuzhou last month."

"The siege of Xuzhou? But Cao Mengde attacked Xuzhou?" Ma Han was shocked and thought of the major historical event.

"That is, it is said that Cao Mengde's father was killed by Tao's envoy in Xuzhou. Cao Mengde had all the troops from Yanzhou and attacked Xuzhou to avenge his father."

Ma Han's heart was ups and downs. Did Liu Bei finally start his ups and downs? Cao Cao and Lu Bu will also kick off their battle for life and death for the Central Plains. These three heroes of the Three Kingdoms will all achieve their reputation for being passed down for hundreds of generations on the land of Xuzhou with iron blood. All of this will be at the cost of Xuzhou's early land of the Three Kingdoms into a Shura field.

What can you do? And what can you do?

When Ma Han was in deep thought, Gongsun Xu finally couldn't help it and said, "I heard that Jinglong had a concubine who was as beautiful as a flower. Can you invite me to dance to help you enjoy the wine?"

Concubine? Ma Han was pulled back from his thoughts by this sudden and strange question. He looked at Gongsun Xu in surprise. He was about to say where I got the concubine, but then he noticed that Tian Yu, who was accompanied by the side, moved his lips and gently spit out two words: "Li Ji."

Ma Han suddenly realized and looked at Gongsun Xu with a smile: "Have you ever seen my concubine?"

Gongsun Xu danced with eyebrows and narrowed his eyes and said, "I met once at the foot of Bailang Mountain. It was indeed a national beauty. Jinglong was so lucky."

After waiting for a while, seeing Ma Han still laughing but not responding, Gongsun Xu simply made it clear: "I would like to send ten beautiful girls to Jinglong for exchange, can I?"

Ma Han laughed: "Young Master said just now that I have a blessing in my blessing, why do you want to deprive me of my blessing so quickly?"

Guan Jing quickly smoothed out: "The ten beautiful girls are not beautiful, aren't they full of blessings?"

"Quantity cannot make up for the quality." Ma Han spread his hands with regret, "This woman has a hardship with me, so I can't give up."

Gongsun Xu lowered his face, drank a cup of butterfly with his head held high, and wiped it away with the back of his hand, still not giving up: "Sining Long can't give up the beautiful girl, then it's always okay to give a Hu maid?"

"Hu Bi?" Ma Han frowned, and naturally thought that it was Nian Nu, so he consulted Tian Yu with his eyes, and the latter nodded to indicate that what he guessed was correct.

Is this guy here to work or find a woman? It's still endless. Ma Wu secretly furious and browsed, saying, "This Hu maid serves me for many days, and it's very suitable for me. It's hard to find a way to use it so smoothly... Let's take care of it, collect ten Hu Ji and donate it to Gongsun Gongzi..."

Gongsun Xu's face turned ashen, he slapped the cup a few times on the desk, raised his sleeves and bowed: "Xu Bu Bu Huo, I'll take it back first." Without waiting for Ma Han to express anything, he turned around and left.

Guan Jing also looked unhappy. Not only was Ma Han reluctant to give up his concubines and maids, but he also did not accept the seal of the prefect. Half of the tasks they made on this trip were not completed. However, Guan Jing could not leave like Gongsun Xu. He had to at least ensure that his other half of the tasks were completed.

Guan Jing thought about it and threw out the bait: "In the four counties in southwestern Liaoning, except for the Lingzhi, the other three counties will be gradually transferred after Jinglong accepts the position of prefect in the next year. Jinglong thinks how this is done?"

It is understandable that the order to not hand over the entrustedness of the rank of the country, because it is Gongsun Zan's hometown, of course it cannot be handed over to his forces. As for the other three counties, to be honest, I don't want to give it to Mahan for free - it's too close to Youbeiping. As long as someone turns his back, he will take it back. If he doesn't bring it overnight, what will he do? Will he send it back to others after the development is done?

However, Ma Han can also guess the intentions of Youzhou. Gongsun Zan does not want Bailang City to be recruited by his forces, especially Jizhou. Ma Han believes that maintaining neutrality can be accepted by Youzhou and also in line with the interests of Bailang City. What can be sold at the highest price? Of course it is an auction. If there is only one buyer, it is sold at a low price.

Ma Han didn't want to tie Gongsun Zan's chariot at this time, Youzhou and Liaodong were completely different. During the Three Kingdoms period, there was basically no war. When it was a commander from another department, it was a pleasure to listen to the command and not the Xuan. But Youzhou was different, and it was possible to become cannon fodder at any time.

Judging from the geographical location and the world situation, Ma Han should indeed join forces with Gongsun Zan, but it can only be a united rather than a vassal. At present, Bailang City does not have the qualifications to be equally united. When it comes to this qualification, Ma Han General will personally meet Gongsun Zan and form an alliance. Of course, the premise is that Gongsun Zan should not do stupid things and have any wrong intentions about Bailang City. It is just that things in the world are unpredictable. Who can tell the future exactly?

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At the end of October, Ma Han inspected the military equipment and the new population of the three cities, and expressed his satisfaction. Tian Yu, the white wolf leader, was doing more and more conveniently. After returning to the city guarding the palace, Ma Han summoned officers above the military marquis and officials above 500 stone, gathered in the main hall, and announced an important decision: he will lead a small force to Xuzhou at the beginning of next month.

As soon as this statement was spoken, all the generals and officials looked at each other in surprise, but none of them spoke, and their eyes gathered on Ma Han and listened quietly to the explanation.

Ma Han looked around the generals and told the reason for this decision: First of all, western Liaoning is about to enter a freezing period of more than three months. At this time of year, heavy snow is blocking the road, the weather is cold and the ground is freezing, and nothing can be done, so he can only hide in the house. If it is on an individual, it is doing nothing; if it is on a force, it is doing nothing. The disputes in the world are in full swing, but the forces of Bailang City are wasting a season in vain, and the military and political affairs are almost stagnant, which is unacceptable.

Secondly, opportunities arise. Xuzhou collapses and is about to be in chaos, and Xuzhou is a major prefecture with the highest population of the Han Dynasty. In addition, at the end of the Han Dynasty, Qing, Ji and Sanfu were in chaos, and many people fled to Xuzhou and hid under Tao Qian's rule. When the flesh and blood were covered with the earth and the paradise turned into the Shura field, the vitality of the Han Dynasty was also gradually lost.

Ma Han has two purposes for this trip. One is to bring back as much of the population that is most in short supply in western Liaoning. This is not only to preserve the vitality of the Han Dynasty, but also to the future development of the White Wolf City power. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone. The second is to see if we can find opportunities in the chaos of heroes, such as collecting talents. The Central Plains are outstanding, and any county is more talented than Liaodong and western Liaoning.

In a word, being idle is also being idle. When you go out, you will always have a chance.

After hearing what the city guard said, the generals and officials were moved. That's right. In this cold weather, besides drinking and cursing, and also carrying out some human creation movement, they can't do anything serious. It's better to follow the city guard to the Central Plains to make meritorious rewards, and they now volunteered.

Civil officials also recognize that the most important thing at the moment is the population. It is of great significance to the development of western Liaoning in the coming year, so they naturally agree.

In the end, Ma Han decided to stay in Taishi Ci and Tian Yu, each responsible for the daily work of military and political aspects. Guan Hai, Xiahou Lan, Pei Yuanshao, Tangnu, Wu Zhui, Han Xi and others assisted him. Ma Han led Zhao Yun, Zhou Cang and the two hundred white wolf cavalry - no longer a single archer cavalry like the wolf-fanged flying cavalry, but a white wolf cavalry that combines heavy cavalry, light cavalry and bow cavalry. This trip to the Central Plains will be a rare opportunity to train troops. No matter how well the training is, it is not as good as a practical battle. There will never be a real elite and strong army on the training ground.

During the Three Kingdoms era, I don’t know how many bosses were rebelled and plotted against by their subordinates. Once they left their nest for too long, they might not be able to go back. Cao Cao in the Battle of Xuzhou would soon make a painful footnote for this. At that time, the princes went on a war, and most of the remaining princes were sons and nephews, relatives, brothers, etc., like Ma Han, and they were directly handed over to two subordinates who had known each other for more than a year. It was extremely rare.

Xiahou Lanweiwan persuaded Ma Han, but Ma Han smiled but said nothing. His advantage lies in this. History has proved that Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Tian Yu and others are all noble and stoic and loyal figures. He doesn't have to wait for a long time to know the power of the horse, nor does he have to wait for a long time to see people's hearts. Everything is clear at the moment.

On the third day of November, the envoy of Youzhou, Guan Jing and Gongsun Xu, left Bailang City in depression. Almost as soon as they left, Ma Han and his team of two hundred cavalry left the east gate, brought enough food for five days, rolled in iron hooves, and headed straight for Juehua Island. There, there were two tower ships and three silence boats that had just been smuggled from the Liaodong naval army and were waiting for them.

Xuzhou, thousands of miles away, is in a hurry to fight at this time. In the four-corner battle between the heroes of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Lu Bu, and Tao Qian, the unexpected corner of Ma Han will bring to this battle and the world pattern?
Chapter completed!