"Merge states?"

The judge frowned slightly and said, "The minister is from Bingzhou, so the lord is not worried?" ”

"I'm not worried. I believe that Mr. Jeongnam knows the current situation and will not sentence me. Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if Mr. really sentences me and takes the annexed state, I am sure that I will recover the annexed state in an instant, why am I afraid? Yuan Xi had an indifferent look, and he was really full of confidence.

"What the lord said is that the ministers should do their best." The trial was handed over, but then he asked: "The lord just said that let the minister be in charge of the internal affairs and military affairs of the state." As far as the minister knows, the military administration of the state should be in charge of the governor, or the assassin. How can it be a minister? ”

Yuan Xi said: "You don't know, the current governor of Bingzhou, Zhang Yi, has no experience, I'm worried that he won't be able to do well." When you arrive in the state, you can assist him and give him advice. I will tell him that everything is according to the sir. ”

The judge said: "Since the lord knows that Zhang Yi is not the talent of the governor, why not replace him?" ”

"The Military Administration Department has been appointed, and I can't easily replace it. Give him a chance, maybe he can do well. Besides, he's not useless, at least loyal. Loyalty is more important than anything else. ”

"The lord is wise." The judge said: "The minister must be with General Zhang Yi to govern the state." ”

"There is also Wang Xiu, Wang Xiu is the long history. The three of you are the highest in the state, so work together. Yuan Xi said.

"Yes. But.... The judge seemed to think of something: "Lord, Wang Xiu was Kong Rong's advisor, and then he took refuge in Yuan Tan, and then later, he served Shang Gongzi, and now he serves the lord." He has come and gone, and he has been judging the Lord continuously, so he should not be entrusted with heavy responsibilities. ”

"Haha..."

Yuan Xi smiled: "Mr. Zhengnan, if I had some concerns about you before, now I don't have them at all." You know why? ”

"The minister is stupid, and I hope the lord will make it clear."

"You know that Wang Xiu is easy to betray me, and persuade me to replace him, which shows that you have no second thoughts on me. Because Wang Xiu is the chief historian, you can easily convince him, and in this way, you have two of the three rulers in the state. But you didn't. ”

"The minister has just said that he has no second heart for the lord." The judge stood up and said.

"Good... There is no half-heartedness. Yuan Xi pulled him to sit down: "Sir, I want Gao Gan to be the guard of Yanmen, what do you think?" ”

"It's... Not okay? ”

The judge really pinched the sweat for Yuan Xi, the official was too bold, and even the senior cadres dared to use it.

"I had promised him before that I would be appointed as the governor and governor of the state, but I broke my promise and did not give him an official position. Later, I thought about it carefully, Gao Gan still has some talents, and he has been resisting Jiao Touch and Chen Deng in Yanmen Pass for more than a month. If he guards the Yanmen Pass, how can the Huns enter the pass? Besides, Gao Gan is my cousin, they are all a family, he won't help the Huns beat me, right? ”

"Not really. But the lord should guard against him, don't let him help Cao Cao or Yuan Tan Gongzi, and there shouldn't be too many generals stationed at Yanmen Pass to prevent him from attacking Taiyuan. The judge said.

"These things are up to you, and I will summon him later. After meeting him, decide whether to use it or not. ”

"Yes." The judge stood up and said, "The minister will retire first." ”

"Hmm."

The trial is gone.

Wen Chou called Gao Gan in.

Gao Gan's posture was very low, and when he saw Yuan Xi, he knelt down and saluted.

"Why did my cousin make such a big gift? Hurry up, please. Yuan Xi was shocked by Gao Gan's actions and stepped forward to help him up.

"The lord does not kill the guilty ministers, and the ministers are grateful. In the future, I just want to be an ordinary person, but for the rest of my life, I will never be an enemy of the lord again, please rest assured. Gao Ganzuo said: "Lord, you can let the guilty minister go." ”

"Why did my cousin say that?" Yuan Xi helped him sit down. "I promised you to be the governor of the state and the governor, but I didn't fulfill my promise, it's my fault..."

"No, the minister never had the luxury. The lord did the right thing. "Gao Gan is like a frightened bird, and he has lost half of his temper.

Yuan Xi believed what he said, and the mustard in his heart was also put down.

Yuan Xi said: "Actually... Originally, I wanted to give you the position of assassin and governor of the state, but I didn't rush it. At that time, I was about to leave for Chang'an, but I didn't know about you, but I later learned that the Military Administration Department had appointed Zhang Yi as the governor of the state and the governor. If I hastily replace him, I'm afraid it will not be good, so I can't give you the position of governor or assassin, but there is another very important position, I wonder if you would like to take it? ”

"What did the lord say?"

"Yanmen Pass Guard!"

"Huh?!"

Gao Gan was really taken aback, Yuan Xi dared to close the Yanmen Gate for his defense.

"Lord, Yanmen Pass is the gateway to Taiyuan, and it is also an important pass to resist the Huns, the lord should be handed over to reliable generals to defend, and the last general really dare not accept it..."

"Why don't you dare?" Yuan Xi chuckled and said, "In my opinion, you are the most reliable general. Don't forget, you're my cousin. At the end of the day, we're family. If I can't even believe my family, who else can I trust? ”

"My lord..."

Gao Gan couldn't help but cry.

"Why are you crying?"

"The minister didn't expect that the lord didn't have the slightest suspicion about the minister, and he would hand over such an important pass as Yanmen Pass to the minister, the minister..." Gao Gan paused, gritted his teeth and said, "The minister is willing to take over!" ”

"Good!" Yuan Xi said: "I will give you 20,000 troops and let you garrison Yanmen Pass." And the state master book review, long history Wang Xiu, you all know. Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, is also a reliable general under my command, and when you arrive in Bingzhou, you can meet with them first, and then go to Yanmen Pass. ”

"Yes."

Gao Gan is in good shape and respectfully acts.

..............

Yuan Xi's trust and bold appointment made Gao Gan grateful. As Yuan Xi said, he is the nephew of the ancestor Yuan Shao, and the cousin of the three brothers of the Yuan family, all of whom are a family, what else is not credible?

Perhaps serving Yuan Xi is his ultimate destination.

With such a thought, Gao Gan packed up and went to the state to take office.

Time flies.

Fast forward to the coming year.

Twelve years of Jian'an.

Liu Biao of Jingzhou died of illness and was succeeded by his son Liu Cong.

Generals Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Huang Zu and others, because they were afraid of the edge of Cao's army, took the initiative to take refuge and surrendered more than 100,000 Jingzhou troops in Jiangxia to Cao Cao. Cao Cao's soldiers were bloodless and captured Jiangxia.

Liu Biao's son-in-law, Liu Qi, led more than 10,000 Jingzhou soldiers from his headquarters to Jingnan to join Liu Bei.

Jingnan.

Linxiang.

Liu Qi explained the whole story, and said angrily: "My father wanted to make me the assassin of Jingzhou, but Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and others relied on their military power to forcibly establish Liu Cong after my father's death. That's all, they also gave Jiangxia County and more than 100,000 soldiers to Cao Cao. Jingzhou, which my father painstakingly managed... That's it.... ”