Wang Cang said dissatisfiedly: "Zhang Ji, although he was born in a poor family, his family is very wealthy, and he has good manners, he served as a subordinate official in Feng Yi County at the age of sixteen, and later was repeatedly promoted and was promoted by the county as filial piety, but he did not go to the capital to enter the Lang Office as an official, and was still in his hometown Feng Yi County as a county official, and he also repeatedly refused our expedition. Judging by his subordinates, Zhang tried to make his Zhang family become a big family of Feng Yijun under his care, and he already regarded Feng Yijun as his territory of influence and was working hard. And we don't completely control Feng Yijun, and at the same time we are enemies of Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, and Cao Cao, and he is not optimistic about us! ”

Wei Yan agreed with Wang Cang's judgment, not only Zhang Ji, but most of the children of the family or the children of the Hanshu during the Three Kingdoms period attached great importance to the management of the family, and they would give priority to the forces near the family, and enhance the strength of the family through appearances.

Wei Yan was extremely disgusted with such a situation, but he had to admit it, because Su Ze and Yang Fu in Liangzhou and Dong He and Qin Mi in Yizhou were all like this.

"Not optimistic!" Wei Yan sneered: "Look down on me today, and let him climb high tomorrow." However, this talent is really useful, and I will go to the expedition myself another day. ”

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Historically, Zhang was a great man.

In the first year of Jian'an (196), after Cao Cao was appointed as Sikong, Zhang Ji was recruited, but he did not arrive. Later, he was promoted to Maocai by the state and county, and was promoted to Xinfeng County, and during his tenure, his political achievements ranked first among the three auxiliary counties.

In the seventh year of Jian'an (202), Yuan Shang confronted Cao Cao in Liyang, and sent Guo Yuan, the Taishou of Hedong County, and Shi Gaogan, the assassin of Bingzhou, and Shan Yu of the Xiongnu to capture Pingyang, and sent envoys to the west to unite with the various princes of Guanzhong, intending to attack Cao Cao's rear. Previously, Cao Cao had played Zhong Xuan as the commander of the school, and supervised the troops in Guanzhong. After Zhong Xuan arrived in Chang'an, he wrote a book for Han Sui, Ma Teng and others to explain the gains and losses, and the two of them each sent their sons to serve in the court, and Cao Cao had no worries about the West for the time being. At that time, the Xiongnu Shan Yu made a rebellion in Pingyang, Zhong Xuan and others attacked and encircled and suppressed, but did not resist, and Guo Yuan and Gao Gan's army had arrived in Hedong, and colluded with Han Sui and Ma Teng again. Zhong Jian sent Zhang Ji to lobby Ma Teng and other warlords, Zhang Ji analyzed the stakes for Ma Teng and others, and Ma Teng and others were persuaded to submit to Cao Cao. Ma Teng sent his son Ma Chao to lead more than 10,000 horses, together with Zhong Xuan's troops to attack Gao Gan and Guo Yuan, and defeated the other party, Guo Yuan was beheaded, and Gao Gan and Shan Yu of the Xiongnu were forced to surrender.

Later, Gao Gan rebelled again and lost control of the state. Zhang Sheng of Hanoi County had more than 10,000 troops to go alone, and he was a coward in the area of Kunshan and Mianshui, and Weigu of Hedong County and Zhang Yan of Hongnong County all led troops to respond to Zhang Sheng. Cao Cao appointed Zhang Ji as the councilor, served as Zhong Xuan's military officer, and recruited Ma Teng and other Guanzhong generals to attack Zhang Sheng and others to defeat the rebels. Zhang Yan and Wei Gu were beheaded, Gao Gan was captured and killed on the way to Jingzhou, and Zhang was named Marquis of Wushi Pavilion for his merits.

In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), Cao Cao will march south to Jingzhou, because Ma Teng and others support the army to divide Guanzhong, so he sent Zhang Ji to enlist Ma Teng, asking him to break away from the trilogy and enter the court as an official. Zhang was afraid of his changes, so he ordered the counties to reserve food and materials in case of danger, and ordered officials above 2,000 Shi Chenglu to go out to the suburbs to greet him. Cao Cao made him a guard lieutenant, and his family moved to Yecheng, and his son Ma Chao was a partial general, commanding Ma Teng's troops.

In the sixteenth year of Jian'an (211), Ma Chao reversed, Zhang both broke Ma Chao from Cao Cao to Huayin, and Xiding Guan right. Cao Cao took Zhang Ji as Jing Zhaoyin, recruited the displaced people, revived the county, and the people conceived it.

In the seventeenth year of Jian'an (212), the Son of Heaven canonized Cao Cao as the Duke of Wei, and the Wei State was established at the beginning of the year (this is the Duchy of the late Han Dynasty, not the later Cao Wei). Zhang Ji, Mao Jue, Cui Yan and others served as the secretary of the Duchy of Wei, and later served as the assassin of Yongzhou. Cao Cao said to Zhang Ji: "When you return to your homeland to assassinate the history, it can be said that you have returned to your hometown!" ”

In the nineteenth year of Jian'an (214), Zhang both attacked the Qiang Song Jian from the general Xiahou Yuan who called the king of Yu Caohan more than 30 years in turmoil, and captured Lintao and Didao to pacify Longyou. At that time, Cao Cao wanted to migrate the people to fill Hebei, and the people of Longxi, Tianshui, and Nan'an counties caused panic and riots after hearing about it. Even though the three counties exempted the generals from taxes and let them renovate their houses and build water mills, they showed that they did not want to move the people of Longyou County, and the people's hearts were at ease.

In the twentieth year of Jian'an (215 years), Zhang Lu was recruited from Cao Cao, don't enter from Sanguan, and Dou Mao, the king of Di, led more than 10,000 troops, and refused to accept the danger. Zhang both defeated the rebels and collected their wheat for the army to eat. After Zhang Lu surrendered, Zhang both suggested that Cao Cao draw tens of thousands of households from Hanzhong to enrich Chang'an and Sanfu.

In the twenty-third year of Jian'an (218), Liu Bei attacked Hanzhong, and sent generals Wu Lan and Lei Tong to attack Wudu.

In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219 years), Liu Bei occupied Hanzhong, Cao Cao could not conquer the number of attacks, and many soldiers fled, so he had to give up Hanzhong. Zhang Ji replied: "You can persuade the Di people to move out and avoid the enemy in a place where there is plenty of food." And the first to come will be rewarded. So the people will rush to it. Cao Cao acted according to the plan, sent Zhang Ji to Wudu, and more than 50,000 migrants to settle in Fufeng and Tianshui counties.

At this time, Yan Jun, Zhangye Renluan, Huang Hua, Jiuquan, and Xiping, each rebelled, called themselves generals, and attacked each other. Yan Jun sent an envoy to send his mother and son Yi Cao Cao as hostages to ask for help. Cao Cao asked Zhang Ji about his plan, and he replied: "Yan Jun and others have evil intentions, if they are saved this time, they will definitely recover when their power is strong." It is better to sit and watch the tiger fight, so that both sides will lose, and then we will follow Bian Zhuangzi's example to stab the tiger and sit back and kill it. "Cao Cao is good. A year later, He Luan killed Yan Jun, and the secretary of Wuwei Wang killed He Luan again.

In the first year of Yankang (220), Cao Cao and Cao Pi ascended the throne of Wei. Previously, the imperial court did not set up the post of Liangzhou pastor, from Sanfu to the Western Regions, all belonged to Yongzhou (in the eighteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao merged the fourteen states of the world into the ancient Kyushu system in the name of the imperial court, Liangzhou was abolished, and the area under its jurisdiction was assigned to Yongzhou). Cao Pishi restarted the post of Liangzhou Assassin History, and took Zou Qi as the assassin history. Zhang Jin, a native of Zhangye, coerced the county guard to raise troops to resist Zou Qi, and Huang Hua and Lu Yan also drove the county guard and raised troops in response. Zhang Ji led his troops to Liangzhou to protect Qiang, and Su Ze strengthened his momentum, and finally Su Ze successfully put down the rebellion. Zhang Jijin is a townsman in the capital.

In the second year of the early Huang dynasty (221), Liangzhou Lushui Hu Yijian prostitutes, Zhiyuan and other prostitutes, Hexi was disturbed. Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei, who was not long on the throne, was very worried and said: "You can't calm Liangzhou unless you have to." "It is to recall Zou Qi, and Zhang is the assassin of Liangzhou. The edict said: "In the past, Jia Fu asked the army to attack the thieves in Yun County, and Emperor Guangwu smiled and said: 'Zhijin Wu went to attack Yun County, what else do I have to worry about? 'Thou hast outwitted others in treacherousness, and now is the time for thy thou shalt use thy skills, and I will allow you to do what is convenient for you, without first asking me for advice. He also sent the escort Xiahou Ru, the general Fei Yao and others to lead the troops behind him to respond.

Zhang Ji led his army to Jincheng to cross the Yellow River, and his subordinate generals and garrisons all thought that the troops were few and the road was dangerous, and they should not go deep into the enemy's hinterland. Zhang Ji said: "Although the road is steep, it is not as narrow as Jingcheng, Yidi is a rabble, there will be no tricks like Li Zuoche, now Wuwei County is very critical, should be rushed there quickly." He gave the order to cross the river.

Lu Shuihu rode more than 7,000 horses to snipe Zhang Ji's troops at the mouth of the Juanyin, and Zhang Ji threatened to cross the river through the mouth of the Bird, but quietly passed through the county and reached Wuwei. The Hu people thought they had met the gods and retreated to Xianmei County. Zhang had already occupied Wuwei, Fei Yao's receiving troops had just arrived, and Xiahou Ru's troops had not yet arrived. Zhang rewarded his subordinates and planned to march to attack the Hu people.

The generals all said: "Our soldiers are tired, but the enemy retains his spirit, and it is difficult to fight them." Zhang Ji said: "Now there is no ready-made grain and grass in the army, so we should obtain funds from the enemy, and if the enemy finds that our forces are gathered, they must retreat into the mountains, and then pursue them, the road is steep and difficult to walk, and the soldiers are hungry and tired; If the retreat is not pursued, it will be copied by the enemy. In this way, the troops will never be able to rest, in line with what was said before: 'Once the enemy is released, the danger will continue for generations.' So he led his troops to Xianmei County. Encountering Lu Shuihu's thousands of cavalry, they wanted to use the strong wind to set fire to the Wei army's camp, and Zhang Ji's soldiers were very afraid. Zhang Ji ambushed 3,000 elite soldiers at night, let Cheng Gongying lead more than 1,000 cavalry to challenge, and ordered them to feign defeat and retreat, Lu Shuihu really rushed to catch up, so the ambush soldiers came out in all directions, cut off the Hu people's ranks, attacked their heads and tails respectively, and won a complete victory, beheading and capturing more than 10,000 people.

Cao Pi was very happy and issued an edict saying: "Jun crossed the Yellow River, went through danger, attacked the prepared enemy with a tired army, and defeated the majority with a few, and the merit overshadowed Nanzhong when King Xuan of Zhou was overshadowed, and the diligence surpassed that of Yin Jifu." This feat not only defeated the Hu people, but also made the area west of the river forever peaceful, so that I no longer have to worry about the land to the west. Cao Pi transferred Zhang to the Marquis of Xixiang and added 200 households to him, together with the previous households, a total of 400 households.

Soon after, Jiuquan Su Heng rebelled, and Qiang Hao's neighbor Dai and Ding Ling Hu Wanyu cavalry attacked the border county. Zhang Ji and Xiahou Ru broke it, and Su Heng and Lin Dai all surrendered. Then he asked Xiahou Ru to build the left city, build a pass, and set up a beacon tower and a granary for the Hu people. Xiqiang was frightened and led more than 20,000 people to surrender.

Later, Xiping Luguang and others killed their county guards, and the generals planned to send troops to attack, Zhang Ji said: "Only Liguang and others rebelled, and the people in the county were not necessarily willing to follow them." If an army is raised to fight because of this, the local officials, ordinary people, Qiang people, and Huns will say that the country does not distinguish between right and wrong, and they will unite to have a hostile attitude towards the government, which is tantamount to adding wings to the tiger. Liguang and the others want the Qiang and Xiongnu to help them, and now we will first let the Qiang and Xiongnu surround and attack them, recruit and reward those who are conscripted with heavy money, and give the captives to the Qiang and Xiongnu. Strangling their power from the outside, dividing their allies from within, will surely pacify the place without a fight. So he issued a letter to inform the Qiang people of all tribes: All those who were tempted and deceived by Koji Guang and others to join the rebels would be forgiven, and the commander who could kill the enemy would be given a double reward for the head. After the text was published, Kojimitsu's men killed him and gave him his head, and the rest of the people lived in peace as before.

In the fourth year of the early Huang Dynasty (223 years), Zhang Jixue was in office, and he governed Yong, Liang Prefecture for more than ten years, and was known for his governance to benefit the people.

The imperial court issued an edict saying: "In the Spring and Autumn Period, Xunlin's father made meritorious service in Zhaitu, and the Marquis of Jin rewarded him with a country of thousands of households as his fief; Feng Yi contributed his strength to the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Emperor Guangwu gave him two sons for this. The late Liangzhou Assassin Shi Zhang was able to contain and pacify the people, so that the Qiang people of various tribes submitted to the imperial court, and could be called a good minister of the country. I am very saddened by his unfortunate death, and now I give his youngest son Zhang Weng the title of Marquis of Guannei. ”

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A few months later, Wei Yan's men passed through Zhang Ji's hometown and went to recruit him in person, and as before, after half a day of various work, Zhang Ji finally returned sincerely.

Wei Yan appointed him as the new head Bo, and after a few months of brainwashing, he was put back as Jing Zhaoyin!

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Wang Cang continued: "Pang De of Nan'an County, Liangzhou was originally engaged in Nan'an County and Liangzhou, and later followed Wuwei Taishou Ma Teng, serving as a lieutenant under his account, and refused our recruitment with one minister and two masters.

He Qi's family is a big clan of Huiji Shanyin, He Qi was a county official, and he was also the magistrate of Yan, and he once broke the Shanyue tribesmen who colluded with the county officials, and broke the thieves in Taimo and Fengpu, and was appointed as the Taimo Order, and his career was good, and he was unwilling to go north......"

He said more than a dozen famous talents in one breath, all of whom rejected Wei Yan's conquest.

Wei Yan's face turned green: "Among the talents in Zhuzhou County, aren't there a few who are willing to defect to me Wei Yan?" ”

Wang Cang said with a smile: "My lord, in fact, there are some talents from various states and counties, but they are not in the lord's list of talents. ”

Wei Yan looked at the unknown talents who came to defect again, and Wang Cang indicated his place of origin, family background, and talent after each person's name.

As Wei Yan expected, most of these talents are from the Hanmen Shu clan, most of them are good at martial arts, and some are also proficient in the art of war, which may be related to Wei Yan's martial arts style that is greater than that of Wenzhi.

Wei Yan put down the roster, looked up at the sky outside the Zhaoxian Hall, the night was already falling, and sighed: "It's getting late, why don't I come and meet them tomorrow." ”

Wang Cang shook his head: "Lord, there are many of them waiting for the lord to summon them, they have been waiting for more than 20 days, and if they continue to wait, I am afraid that some people will be disheartened and leave, which will be a great loss for our army." ”