In the southeast of the Han Dynasty, the forces of all parties are either openly fighting or secretly seizing. When he was constantly recruiting talents and accumulating strength, he once participated in the Zhao Alliance, and it was very miraculous that Liu Yan, the assassin of Yuzhou without any loss, was at a point where he was not embarrassed or embarrassed to "play soy sauce".

Liu Yan (the word Junlang), a descendant of King Lu Gong of Han, as a clan of the Han Dynasty, worshiped as Zhonglang, and successively served as Luoyang Ling, Nanyang Taishou, Zongzheng and other officials. After Liu Bei became the official Cao Shangshu, Liu Yan wanted to get a place to settle down, so he asked the imperial court to be the pastor of Yuzhou and went to Yuzhou to govern the state and county.

Liu Yan is a person, if you want to talk about ability, you can count it as some, and if you want to talk about fame, you can also get by. After all, if you can get into the position of Zongzheng, whether you are taking money or relying on tricks, you are not an ordinary person, or you will not get such a fat shortage as Yuzhou Mu.

Liu Yan has been in Yuzhou for eight years, and his political achievements are mediocre, but he is still safe and sound, and he is more obedient to the orders of the imperial court, so his position is still relatively stable. It's just that Liu Yan is in the middle of the tripartite forces of Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, and Liu Biao, and he has a sense of powerlessness many times, and he is always worried about his situation.

This time he sent troops to besiege Zhao Xing, Liu Yan didn't want to wade into troubled waters from the bottom of his heart, but he didn't dare to offend the court, so he had to discuss with Liu Biao, who was also a member of the Han family, and the two families partnered to send troops and advance and retreat together. After Liu Biao received Liu Yan's request, he also felt that it would be safer if the two armies were combined, so he agreed to Liu Yan. Even if Liu Yan's fate was good, his patchwork troops did not suffer any losses, and finally returned to Yuzhou unharmed.

Dong Fu and Pang Xi, who led 20,000 soldiers and horses from Yuzhou to the north this time, belonged to the staff who followed Liu Yan very early, and their ability was average, but their loyalty was commendable, so they have always been valued and trusted by Liu Yan. After the two of them went to Bingzhou, they were eye-opening, and they had a clear understanding of how many catties and taels they had, and after they came back, they truthfully reported to Liu Yan the grand occasion of the coalition forces from all walks of life, as well as how many civil and military soldiers under Zhao Xing's command were.

Dong Fu and Pang Xi said that others were powerful in front of Liu Yan, but they were actually selfish. When they said this, they were actually encouraging Liu Yan to expand his armaments and warfare, recruit talents, and enhance his strength.

When the Yellow Turban Rebellion gradually subsided, Liu Pi, a general of the Yellow Turban Rebel Army who was active in Runan (southwest of Shangcai, Henan), was desperate and mistakenly joined Dong Fu under a pseudonym, and these people have been hiding under Dong Fu's tent. Liu Pi is a person who attaches great importance to love and righteousness, and belongs to the rare brave and resourceful people among the leaders of the Yellow Turban, since he joined Dong Fu, he has loyally followed Dong Fu's side, and Dong Fu likes it deeply.

As another important retainer of Liu Yan, Pang Xi later learned that Dong Fu had privately accepted Liu Pi, who was the leader of the Yellow Turban, and he also had the courage to accept a person, whose name was Guan Hai, but he was the leader of the Yellow Turban who fled from Qingzhou to Runan.

Dong Fu and Pang Xi tacitly concealed that Liu Yan had accepted the two yellow turban leaders, and they were very apprehensive at first, but when they arrived at Jiguan, they found that they were really outdated. Because they were surprised to find that Zhao Xing had received eight Yellow Turban leaders, and many of his soldiers were from Yellow Turban refugees.

After returning to Runan, Dong Fu and Pang Xi seemed to have unintentionally talked about this matter to Liu Yan to test the attitude of the lord. As a result, Liu Yan sighed and said: "The world is so big, and there are many people available, but no one has come to join me! It is difficult to find a leader of the yellow turban if you ask for one or two......

After listening to Liu Yan's exclamation, Dong Fu and Pang Xi reported the matter of taking Liu Pi and Guan Hai into their private custody to the lord. After Liu Yan learned about this, he really didn't get angry, but praised the two, saying that they knew how to share the worries of the Lord.

Dong Fu and Pang Xi, who were encouraged, became more and more sad to find available talents for their lords. Although many of today's top talents have "become famous and have masters", under the search of the two of them, they have found a few good civil and military people.

The first person to be discovered and recruited was Chen Zhi (Zi Shu Zhi), a native of Runan. Speaking of Chen Zhi, he is also a famous general of the Shu Han of the Three Kingdoms in the official history, second only to Zhao Yun, and is known for his loyalty and bravery. If you rate his overall strength, he should be given a middle level that can be ranked as a second-rate general. Chen Zhi, as Liu Bei's captain of the guard, once commanded Bai Yu's elite soldiers after the Battle of Dangyang, responsible for protecting Liu Bei's safety, covering Liu Bei's smooth escape to the south, and made great contributions.

Zhao Xing once specially listed four generals who were good at training and governing the army in the world, namely Gao Shun, Zhang He, Yu Ban and Chen Dao. Now that Liu Yan has received Chen Dao, it is no less than picking up a treasure, as long as he is good at using it, after all, he plays an important role.

The next person to be discovered and recruited was Pan Feng, a native of Xinyang in Runan. Pan Feng is nine feet tall, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, making a big axe, and also knows some art of war, he is rough and bold, and he is a fierce general.

After Liu Yan got Chen Zhi and Pan Feng, he found that the two were really extraordinary, brave and strategic, so he was overjoyed, and immediately worshiped Chen Zhi as the captain of Fenwei and Pan Feng as the captain of Fenwu, each commanding 5,000 men and horses, practicing day and night in case of accidents.

After such efforts, Liu Yan can be regarded as having six generals who can lead troops to fight, but there is an obvious shortcoming, that is, there is a shortage of strategists and no one in internal affairs.

It was also in line with Liu Yan's luck, just when he was anxious about the lack of resourcefulness under his subordinates, he suddenly received a report from his subordinates, saying that Zang Hong, a native of Guangling Sheyang and a famous man who had resigned and returned to his hometown, passed through Runan and was now staying in the city. Liu Yanjiu has been in the court for a long time, and he is naturally familiar with the world's celebrities, and when he heard that Comrade Zang Hong was unemployed, he immediately moved his mind to recruit and hurriedly drove to meet him.

Speaking of this Zang Honglai, he is also a powerful person who is quite famous in historical materials. Zang Hong, a majestic man, once set up an altar oath for the Kwantung Coalition Army to defeat Dong Zhuo. Yuan Shao valued Zang Hong very much, and successively let him govern Qingzhou and serve as the Taishou of Dongjun, Zang Hong had outstanding political achievements in these places and won the support of the people. After Zang Hong because Yuan Shao refused to send troops to rescue Zhang Chao, began to be an enemy with it, Yuan Shaoxing's troops surrounded him, after several fierce battles, because the city ran out of food, Zang Hong was captured by Yuan Shao, still refused to surrender, generously died.

Knowing that the state pastor himself came to visit the resignation, Zang Hong was moved, so he received Liu Yan politely and warmly. After some persuasion by Liu Yan, Zang Hong half-pushed and half-agreed to work for him. Liu Yan was not ambiguous, and after Zang Hong entered the state pastoral mansion, he worshiped him as a different driver to assist him in governing the state and county.

After Zang Hong took up the post of other driver, he immediately eliminated maladministration, attached importance to farming and farming, mobilized the enthusiasm of all strata in the state, and sought common development plans. Relying on his own fame, Zang Hong invited the scribe Wu Zhen (Note 1) from Dingtao and the scribe Chen Jiao (Note 2) from Dongyang, Guangling County, to collaborate with Liu Yan.

After Liu Yan forged ahead after this attempt, his family foundation finally became thicker, and he was no longer as drifting and worried as before.

Note 1: Wu Qian, the word Ji Chong, Yanzhou Dingtao, a famous writer in the Three Kingdoms, the minister of Cao Wei, one of the four friends, in Cao Pi was established as the crown prince, Wu Zhen made suggestions and made great contributions.

Note 2: Chen Jiao, the word Ji Bi, is a native of Dongyang, Guangling County. His original surname was Liu, and he changed his surname to Chen because of his succession and mother's family, and he was a famous minister of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms. Chen Deng is a person with an elegant personality, and he actually has deep respect for Chen Jiao.