Bai Xiaowen was respected by the imperial court as the "Duke of Yan Guo", a large feudal official, colluding with courtiers, and his power was even more powerful.

Many courtiers, such as Dong Zhao and others, also served in the state government, and no one said that this was a violation of the law.

Although Xiliang is pacified, the main quest 2 of the Great Unification has not yet been completed.

Bai Xiaowen sent Zhang He to lead his army north to conquer the bandits. There were also other teammates of the White Phoenix team, who were also to contribute to the war for their teammates.

However, for a few days in Yedu, Bai Xiaowen never mentioned the attack on Zhang Lu.

This made Ma Chao a little anxious, and sent people to ask many times, and finally came to inquire in person.

Bai Xiaowen replied: "Now the soldiers and horses of the imperial court have just passed through a big battle and need to rest. Bandits and horse thieves are swarming in the north, and the border is unstable, so it is not suitable to go on an expedition. Moreover, the terrain in Hanzhong is dangerous, and you must be prepared before you can attack. ”

What Bai Xiaowen said was all justified reasons, and Ma Chao had no choice but to bow down and say: "A certain vow to find out the murderer of his father's murder, and I hope that Duke Yan will find out the situation and borrow troops as soon as possible." ”

Bai Xiaowen said: "Of course I also want to find out the murderer. Meng Qi rest assured, as short as ten days, as long as one month, I will definitely borrow troops from you to conquer Hanzhong. ”

Ma Chaoda thanked him.

Bai Xiaowen said again: "This news, try to keep it secret, don't leak it, lest Zhang Lu take precautions." ”

Ma Chao agreed.

Zhang He went north to level the thief, and the first target of the attack was the Black Mountain thief Zhang Yan.

However, when he heard that Zhang He's soldiers had arrived, Zhang Yan directly led the crowd to surrender.

After Bai Xiaowen learned the news, he was not surprised.

Zhang Yan in history is quite discerning, quite different from ordinary bandits, if according to Bai Xiaowen's evaluation, it is "those who know the times are handsome"!

During the period of Emperor Ling, Zhang Yan became a big thief, and the people gathered under his command were known as millions - of course, this has moisture, and how much water depends on Zhang Yan's ability to advocate - Emperor Ling's court is powerless to exterminate it, so it can only let it go.

However, Zhang Yan took the initiative to ask the court to recruit him.

Therefore, Emperor Ling appointed Zhang Yan as a general in the middle of the peace, managed the public security and civil affairs in the mountainous areas north of the Yellow River, and even had the power to inspect filial piety and honesty!

During the period when the princes were discussing Dong, Zhang Yan was even qualified to ally with the princes from all walks of life.

When Yuan Shao and Gongsun Chan fought for Jizhou, Zhang Yan jumped out and wanted to get a piece of the pie and sent troops to help Gongsun Zhan, but was defeated by Yuan Shao;

This probably destroyed Zhang Yan's morale and made him see clearly the gap between the rabble under his command and the princes' army.

In history, Cao Cao pacified the Yuan family, and before he beat Zhang Yan, Zhang Yan saw that Cao Cao was powerful, and led the people to surrender to Cao Cao and obtained the position of marquis.

Now, Bai Xiaowen's power in the Three Kingdoms Plane World is no less than that of Cao Cao at the beginning, and it is not surprising that Zhang Yan asked to surrender.

Bai Xiaowen then sent Yedu scribes to receive Zhang Yan's subordinates.

Under the final inventory, there were more than 100,000 people in Zhang Yan's department.

Pingsu Zhang Yan boasted that he had an army of 100,000, but it turned out that all the subjects were counted. Among them, the elderly, women, and children are counted.

Bai Xiaowen named Zhang Yan as the Marquis of Anguo Pavilion, with 500 households.

Zhang Yan's subordinates, Bai Xiaowen selected thousands of young people and incorporated them into the army.

The rest were all disarmed and returned to the field (in fact, they did not have "A"), and were scattered and distributed to sparsely populated places such as Guanzhong, Sizhou, and Bingzhou.

Bai Xiaowen also ordered the governors of various prefectures and counties to allocate land for these people to cultivate, as well as a series of good governance, such as exempting money and grain taxes for two years.

As soon as the government decree was issued, Zhang Yan's subordinates were all grateful to Dade and helped the old and the young to go.

In fact, Bai Xiaowen basically can't see the benefits in two years, he does this just because these people have just turned from thieves to people, and their minds have not settled down; if there is no way to live, it is inevitable that they will gather in the mountains and forests again.

The promulgation of good governance now can make their minds settle down quickly, and even if Zhang Yan rebels again, these former subordinates will basically not respond.

Zhang Yan of Montenegro has become a thing of the past, and Zhang He led a large army to cross the border of Jizhou and Bingzhou to conquer the horse thieves in Jizhou.

......

Bai Xiaowen was in Yedu and met with a wave of Jingzhou envoys.

Liu Biao of Jingzhou died of serious injuries.

The second son, Liu Cong, inherited his father's inheritance, but because of his youth, his uncle Liu Bei was temporarily in charge of Jingzhou's military and political affairs.

This Jingzhou envoy was sent by Liu Bei to ask for an edict from the imperial court, asking Liu Cong to be the pastor of Jingzhou.

said that it was a request for sealing, but in fact it was a routine notification to the imperial court. Even if Bai Xiaowen didn't agree, Jingzhou wouldn't pay attention to it.

Bai Xiaowen squinted his eyes and asked the Jingzhou envoy: "I heard that Liu Jingsheng has two sons, the eldest son Liu Qi and the second son Liu Cong. Why do you want to abolish the growth and the young?"

The Jingzhou envoy replied: "Back to Duke Yan, Liu Qi's son unfortunately died early, and it has been more than a month. ”

Bai Xiaowen was shocked.

The time of Liu Qi's death happened to be the time he cut into!

This confirms Bai Xiaowen's guess.

When he is matched, the rules of the spirit world are to pick out the identities of two spirit people who are about to die (or have just died) on the target spirit plane for him to choose.

This time, Bai Xiaowen cut into the Three Kingdoms plane, and the spiritual figures who are about to die and meet the status of famous and prominent families should be Yuan Xi and Liu Qi.

If Bai Xiaowen chose Liu Qi's identity, he would probably hear the news of Yuan Xi's death soon.

As for Yuan Xi and Liu Qi dying earlier than in the romance, Bai Xiaowen is not surprised, the historical figures in the spiritual world, the appearance and exit times, and the romance do not strictly coincide.

Bai Xiaowen said: "Liu Cong is young and not enough to govern the state and county. The intention of the imperial court was to send another respected celebrity to govern Jingxiang. ”

The envoy of Jingzhou replied: "Although my lord is young, he is smart and studious, and he is assisted by his imperial uncle Liu Bei. If the imperial court chooses someone else to replace him, it will not only violate the will of the old lord, but also make the people of Jingzhou dissatisfied, which is the source of the disaster. ”

Bai Xiaowen saw that the envoy was full of answers, without fear, and was curious, so he asked, "Who is the envoy and what position does he live in now?"

The man replied, "In Xia Huaxin, the word fish." It is now a subordinate of Liu Jingzhou. ”

Bai Xiaowen's heart jumped.

This Hua Xin is not an ordinary person, he is a palace party that is more ruthless than Dong Zhao.

In the romance, Cao Wei usurped the Han Dynasty, and Hua Xin was the vanguard.

Bai Xiaowen wanted such a talent, so he got up and went down the stairs, and opened his mouth to solicit: "I have heard the name of the Plains Huaziyu for a long time. Why should you deign to Jingzhou and be a pengservant if you learn with the talents of the public? It is better to come to Yedu to show what you have learned. ”

Hua Xin saw Bai Xiaowen's sincere attitude, so he bowed down and bowed: "Xin is willing to be the forerunner of Yan Gong." ”