Wen Chou and Sun Jian entered Yingchuan and stayed in Yangdi for several days, and did a few things.

First, Sun Jian submitted Zhu Zhi as the prefect of Yingchuan, and then the officials of the former Yingchuan County Government, such as Wang Zhen and Feng Liang, still held their own positions. Zhou Lu selected two thousand elite soldiers from the county soldiers and prepared to take them to Changshan. The number of soldiers in Yingchuan County is now about 4,000. Zhou Lu took them away, so Zhou Lu only selected two thousand elite soldiers from it, leaving the rest to Zhu Zhi.

These things were done, and Luo Tao and other officials of the prefecture came to Yingchuan to pick up Sun Jian. Sun Jian, Wen Chou met Luo Tao and others. Luo Tao took the lead in bowing to the ground, bowed to Sun Jian, and said, "Mr. Kong is seriously ill and has left the palace and returned home. The state must not be left for a day. We ask Duke Ming to move to the treatment."

However, for Sun Jian, the most important thing now is how to hold the post of governor of Yuzhou, so Sun Jian did not plan to stay in Yingchuan for more time and wanted to go to the prefecture. He asked Wen Chou: "Do you want to stay in Yingchuan for a while or return to Changshan?"

Wen Chou smiled and said, "I am not in a hurry to return to Changshan."

Upon hearing this, Sun Jian laughed and said, "Since that's the case, I and I can still go on the same journey."

The two stopped in Yingchuan for another day, and the next day they set off camp and went east. From Yingchuan to Pei, they had to pass through Chen and Liang. If they were to take a detour, they could also pass through Runan.☆There are six counties and states in Yuzhou, namely Yingchuan, Runan, Chen, Liang, Pei and Lu.

Among these six counties and countries, Runan is the largest, followed by Pei State and Yingchuan State, and Chen State, Liang State and Lu State.

In other words, if Sun Jian wanted to firmly take up the position of governor of Yuzhou, the first place he needed to control was Runan, then Pei State, Yingchuan, and then Chen State, Liang State, and Lu State. Among the three kingdoms of Chen, Liang and Lu, except for Chen State, there should be no need to pay too much attention to Liang State and Lu State. This is because Liang and Lu State are narrow in territory and few people. Both counties are the best at only 400 miles, and the widest at only 200 miles. In terms of military capabilities alone, they are almost negligible.

In fact, if the land is narrow, the area of ​​Chen State is actually similar to that of Liang and Lu, and not big. However, Chen State had a King of Chen, Liu Chong, who had a very powerful army under Liu Chong. Liu Chong was good at crossbows, so there were many crossbowmen in his army. When the Yellow Turban Rebellion was in chaos, he could not enter the Chen State for chaos. Until Zhang Jiao was defeated, there were not many Yellow Turban soldiers who dared to enter the Chen State. This time, the princes went to the prince to attack Dong. Although he could not leave the country without authorization because he was a prince and did not directly lead troops to participate, he also sent some people to help Wen Chou and Sun Jian, and personally led his troops to station in Yangxia County, not far from the boundary of Chenliu County. He also called himself the General of the Supplementary Han, so although the Chen State was also narrow, it cannot be ignored in military terms.

There is another reason. Chen State Prime Minister named Luo Jun. He has the talent of civil and military affairs. He is deeply loved by the people in Chen State and is far from famous. Chen State had Luo Jun and Wu Chong. Therefore, although the territory was small, it could not be ranked alongside Liang and Lu, and Sun Jian needed to pay attention to it.

Sun Jian was the first to serve as the governor of Yuzhou. He knew that he was not a gentry, so he was able to become the governor of Yuzhou this time. It was only because Wen Chou's memorials and did not receive the imperial edict from the court, so he was afraid that it was difficult to get the support of the sergeants of the prefecture and the ministers of various counties and states. Therefore, when he went to Qiao County, he did not choose the shortest distance, that is, he did not choose the road to pass through Chen and Liang to Qiao County. Instead, he chose to enter Runan first, then turn north, enter Chen State, then Liang State, and finally enter Qiao County, Pei State.

His meaning is very obvious. He wants to go through this trip. First, let’s see what the county magistrates of Runan, Chen and Liang are in the attitude of the three counties and states, whether to support them or not take him seriously. Another is to show off his military power. If the county magistrates and ministers of these counties refuse to submit to him, he can take the opportunity to intimidate and suppress them with force.

Wen Chou understood what he meant. Anyway, the road was not too far away, so he was so happy to give him a strong momentum. He did not object to this, agreed to the route he chose and agreed to march with him.

The two led their troops out of Yingchuan and first entered Runan. The prefect of Runan was named Xu Miao. When they heard this, they summoned their ministers to discuss it. At that time, the princess of Runan County was Xu Shao. Xu Shao said to Xu Miao: "Sun Wentai has been through the battlefield for a long time and has put down rebellions many times. In today's chaos, only the strong can keep the territory stable. Sun Wentai is known as good at fighting, so the emperor of the palace may wish to welcome him."

Xu Shao valued Sun Jian's reputation as "good at fighting" and his ability. In order to maintain the stability of Runan and even Yuzhou in troubled times, Xu Miao could greet him, that is, he agreed to his position as the governor of the state.

Xu Miao hesitated a little and said, "Mr. Kong has not lost his morality, but was forced out of the prefecture by Sun Wentai. He had to help him return home with illness... My son, Sun Wentai could force Kong Gong, and I would like to welcome him. What if he came to force me again in the future, what should I do?"

Kong Ji was forced to leave by Sun Jian, and Sun Jian was therefore appointed as the governor of Yuzhou. What if Sun Jian plots on Runan again in the future and forces Xu Miao to leave? Xu Miao is unwilling to do so.

Xu Shao said, "Mr. Kong has never lost his morality, but I still say the same thing: In today's chaotic times, only the strong soldiers can protect the country and the people. Mr. Kong is not familiar with military tactics and wants to compete with Sun Wentai for power. In the end, he was forced to leave by Sun Wentai. The emperor of the palace is different from Mr. Kong."

Xu Miaoyan said: "What's the difference?"

Xu Shao said, "If the emperor of the mansion can welcome Sun Wentai, he will follow all the orders of Sun Wentai in the future. What reason does Sun Wentai have to force the Ming Mansion?"

Xu Miaoyan said, "But if he ordered me to do so in the future, I cannot obey it?"

Xu Shao said helplessly: "If you cannot follow it in the future, you will have a solution to it. Now that Sun Wentai and the fierce military forces have entered the country, if the Ming Dynasty does not welcome it, it is probably not that Sun Wentai will be forced to do so in the future, but that there will be disaster now!"

In short, Xu Shao's sentence can be summarized in seven words: A hero does not suffer any loss in front of him. This sentence was said, Xu Miao was speechless. Even though he was reluctant in the end, he could only sigh and said, "Forget it, just like your words, I'll go to welcome Sun Yat-sen!"

Xu Miao left the county government and took Xu Shao and other officials to welcome Sun Jian. Wen Chou. When he met Xu Miao, Xu Shao and Sun Jian, Wen Chou was naturally enthusiastic and polite. After staying in Runan for two days, Wen Chou and Sun Jian left, continued their journey, and headed north to Chen State.

King Chen Liu Chong, Chen Xiang Luo Jun, two of them are not as entangled as Xu Miao, because although Chen State has strong military forces, its territory is narrow. Unlike Runan, a county accounts for almost half of the prefecture. Since the territory is narrow, there will be no more ideas. Seeing that even Runan accuses of the position of governor of Sun Jianzhou, Liu Chong and Luo Jun will not stand up and show off, so they will come out to welcome him. (To be continued.)

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