Chapter 820 Zhang Ren Goes to Death

"Oh? Hahaha, Zhang Ren is a general. As the saying goes, a thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find. I can't even use them. How could I kill him?"

Liu Ye smiled and said: "Yizhou has many talented people since ancient times, so I will naturally use them. This is a blessing to the country."

Hearing Liu Ye's words, the Yizhou officials behind him were immediately moved, because Liu Ye's words seemed to have a profound meaning, as if he had plans to win over the Yizhou nobles.

There are many noble families in all the thirteen states in the world. If you want to rule a good place, it is indispensable to rely on the power of these noble families. For example, there are four surnames in Jiangdong: Gu, Zhang, and Zhulu. Gu Yong only served as prime minister after Sun Quan became emperor. Lu Xun and Lu Kang became the pillars of the later period of Soochow. Zhu Huan, Zhu Ran, Zhu Yi and others of the Zhu family were all temporary generals. , it can be said that Soochow was completely supported by the noble families.

How can you see it? After the establishment of the Three Kingdoms, both Cao Wei and Soochow adopted the military system, but the meanings are different. Cao Wei's military system means "serving as soldiers from generation to generation". Among the people under their rule, the household registration of some people is specifically defined. As military households, the duty of this group of people is to serve as soldiers. After the death of their father, their sons will succeed them, providing Cao Wei with sufficient sources of troops.

As for Soochow's military system, the generals control private soldiers and form units. When the war comes, these generals' respective tribes are called together. Naturally, those aristocratic families have generals as military commanders for generations. , control the military power.

If you want to govern the place well, the gentry must win over them. They control the land, conceal the population, train private soldiers, and control the culture, economy and even part of the local military. The talents of the clan must far exceed those of the poor, but for their appointment It must also be restricted, otherwise it is likely to turn into a clan politics of the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng system.

"Okay, let's go see General Zhang Ren first."

Liu Zhang heard what Liu Ye said, so he sent someone to tell him to open the prison and release Zhang Ren.

Not long after, Zhang Ren was escorted out, but his appearance now was certainly different from before. I could see that Zhang Ren had already had his armor taken off, his hair was disheveled, his steps were staggering, and there was no trace of the spirit of the Commander-in-Chief of the Yizhou Army.

"Zhang Ren, when you see the general, why don't you kneel down and salute?"

Liu Xun shouted loudly.

"Hmph! If our Yizhou army hadn't found a traitor, I might not have been defeated!"

Zhang Ren stared at Meng Da and others who were wearing Liangzhou military uniforms and armor following Liu Ye, and said coldly.

Liu Zhang couldn't help but frown and scolded: "Zhang Ren, the general is the pillar of the imperial court. Please bow down quickly."

Zhang Ren just snorted and remained motionless. When the officials in Yizhou saw Zhang Ren's appearance, they had different reactions: those who were usually dissatisfied with Zhang Ren naturally added insult to injury and suggested that Liu Ye execute him; while Huang Quan, Pang Xi and others defended Zhang Ren. Worried, but dare not speak out to beg for mercy for Zhang Ren.

Liu Zhang helplessly stamped his feet. After all, he still couldn't bear it. He turned around and said to Liu Ye: "General, Zhang Ren is really rude. Please ask the general to demote him to serve as a civilian, and he will not be included in the list forever!"

On the surface, Liu Zhang demoted Zhang Ren to serve as a civilian, but in fact he wanted to use this method to save Zhang Ren's life.

"Oh, there's no rush."

Liu Ye walked forward with a smile. Guan Hai was startled and hurriedly stopped Liu Ye.

"The son of a great general's daughter will not sit in the imperial palace, so be careful."

Without saying anything, Liu Ye glared at Guan Hai, who had no choice but to retreat. And he took a few steps forward and untied the rope from Zhang Ren's body with his own hands.

The officials in Yizhou were even more excited when they saw Liu Ye treating Zhang Ren so courteously. It was of course the best thing to be able to serve such a wise master.

In fact, Liu Ye also relied on his strong martial arts skills and his boldness. If he was a weak person, he would definitely not dare to get so close to Zhang Ren.

Zhang Ren looked at Liu Ye with a complex expression. He naturally had no good impressions of this person who invaded Yizhou, but he was so polite to him and didn't hit the smiling man, so Zhang Ren thanked him softly.

"It doesn't matter. I know that General Zhang is a famous general. I am thirsty for talents. I wonder if General Zhang is willing to be used by me?"

Zhang Ren slowly but firmly shook his head: "Loyal ministers do not serve the two masters. If I switch to the general, it will be disloyal. Is the general willing to use a disloyal person?"

Liu Ye wanted to say something more, but Zhang Ren didn't give him a chance to speak, and said directly: "Zhang Ren was defeated. His skills are inferior to others. Please give him death as soon as possible, general."

Liu Ye sighed. It seemed that Zhang Ren was determined, and all he got was: "I will treat General Zhang's family favorably."

"Well, thank you for taking action!"

Liu Ye let out a long sigh and waved his hand. A guard had already stepped forward, escorted Zhang Ren to the side, and raised his butcher knife.

Sa!

"General, Zhang Ren's head is here!"

Liu Ye sighed: "Bury the head and body together, and then give a hundred gold coins to Zhang Ren's family."

"Here!"

After dealing with Zhang Ren, Liu Ye said again: "Please follow me into the city. There will be a banquet today. You must get drunk before resting."

"Thank you, General!"

After Liu Ye entered Chengdu, he held a banquet with the officials of Yizhou, and at the same time added more rewards to win over them, and directly announced that Yizhou's taxes would be halved within three years. After hearing the news, the people of Yizhou were naturally grateful to Liu Ye.

At the same time, although Chengdu had moved south, the Jianning and Nanzhong counties in the south had not yet surrendered. Liu Ye made two preparations. At the same time, he ordered Zhang Zha to lead an army of 20,000 people to go south to intimidate the Nanzhong counties. At the same time, he sent a message to the Nanzhong counties. The county surrendered.

Under Zhang Jaw's threat and Liu Ye's message, the prefects of Nanzhong, Jianning and other counties who learned that Chengdu had been conquered naturally did not dare to continue to defy, but surrendered one after another. In less than two months, Yizhou was basically pacified, and it can be said that things were in good shape.

However, although Yizhou was captured, a lot of troubles followed. The first was the appointment of officials. It was definitely impossible for Liu Zhang to continue to serve as the governor of Yizhou. Liu Ye ordered people to escort more than a hundred members of Liu Zhang's family to the north. Then go and send him to Luoyang.

As for the important task of Yizhou governor, Liu Ye thought about it and finally ordered Huang Quan, the former Yizhou governor, to take over. Firstly, Huang Quan was very familiar with the ministers of Yizhou and could use them like an arm and a finger. Secondly, Huang Quan was a loyal man. Now that I have surrendered, I will definitely work hard.

At the same time, Liu Ye also promoted people such as Fei Yi, Jiang Wan, etc. to the list of Yizhou officials. At the same time, he continued to reuse important ministers such as Liu Ba and Pang Xi, which caused the Yizhou nobles to gravitate to Liu Ye's side.

As for the governors of the northern counties of Yizhou, they were transferred from Yongzhou and Liangzhou. After all, it was inappropriate to use Yizhou people again, but the Yizhou people did not sit idle. Instead, they were sent to Liangzhou to serve. This could eliminate the problem. The gap between Guanzhong and Shuzhong.