Global Warring States: Get the Tang Taizong template at the beginning

Chapter 370: Promoted to Nanyang Governor
Seeing that even Yan Liang, such a powerful general, could not shake Li Qian, several other powerful generals under Yuan Shao all wanted to stand up for Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao stretched out his hand to stop them.

He saw that Li Qian was so brave, and that the bravery of several brave generals around him was probably comparable to that of Yan Liang, so there was really no need to make enemies with Li Qian.

Yuan Shao led his soldiers, generals, counselors and soldiers away, and Yan Liang glared at Li Qian fiercely.

If Yuan Shao had not stopped him, Yan Liang might have fought with Li Qian for three hundred rounds to determine who was the better.

"Since Yuan Shao has recruited Yan Liang, that one can't be Wen Chou, right?"

Li Qian turned around and saw Yuan Shao leading his troops away. On Yuan Shao's right hand side, there was a strong and muscular general whose momentum was not much weaker than Yan Liang. It was very likely that he was Yuan Shao's general who was as famous as Yan Liang - Wen Chou!
In the Battle of Jieqiao, Wen Chou defeated Gongsun Zan in more than ten rounds. When he was chasing, he was besieged by four of Gongsun Zan's best generals. Wen Chou stabbed one of them to death with his spear, and the other three generals fled. Wen Chou met Zhao Yun again, and the battle lasted for 60 rounds without a clear winner.

In the Battle of Yanjin, Wen Chou shot Zhang Liao back and fought with Xu Huang for thirty rounds without a clear winner. During the pursuit, he met Guan Yu. After fighting for less than three rounds, he became frightened and wanted to run away, but was caught up by Guan Yu and beheaded by him.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou were both incredibly powerful. Zhang Liao and Xu Huang became stepping stones, and the young Zhao Yun was unable to defeat Wen Chou.

However, when facing Guan Yu, the two were either unprepared or timid, and died in confusion.

It is undeniable that Yan Liang and Wen Chou possess combat power at the level of the Five Tiger Generals in "Global Warring States".

Yuan Shao had two brave generals, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, guarding him on both sides, so he had no shortage of brave generals to use.

If Yuan Shao had made up his mind, perhaps he would not have invited Dong Zhuo to the capital, but could have ordered Yan Liang and Wen Chou to lead troops into the palace and kill the Ten Attendants.

Li Qian came to ask for an official position. He ignored Yuan Shao for the time being and first visited the eunuch Zuo Feng. He presented a large carriage full of gold, silver and jewelry and asked to see Zhang Rang, one of the Ten Attendants.

When Zuo Feng saw a large carriage filled with gold, silver and treasures, he was blinded by the money and immediately agreed to introduce Li Qian.

Zhang Rang's mansion was built in the style of a palace, with numerous pavilions and towers, and was magnificent.

There were so many guests who requested to see Zhang Rang that there were hundreds or even thousands of vehicles, and the palace was packed with people.

The Northern Alliance bribed the Ten Eunuchs with a large sum of money and escaped the disaster.

Other players followed suit, all wanting to bribe the Ten Eunuchs in order to get a position.

With Zuo Feng as the guide, Li Qian did not need to queue and went straight into Zhang Rang's mansion.

"Hehehe, I heard that you wanted to visit me. What do you want? Fame and fortune, all you need is a word from me."

Zhang Rang was lying on the armchair with his eyes closed. His sinister voice gave Li Qian goose bumps.

This damn eunuch.

For the sake of his position as Nanyang governor, Li Qian forced himself to hold back: "Our Xinye is a small place, but we also have some specialties. It just so happens that we have a bumper harvest this year, so I brought some local specialties to give to you, my Lord."

"Local specialties, we have no shortage of them at home."

When Zhang Rang heard that it was a local specialty, his tone gradually became disgusted.

He is one of the Ten Eunuchs, so what delicious food must he not have eaten?
What’s more, it is a local specialty from a small place like Xinye?

"This is a list of local specialties. Please have a look, sir."

Li Qian presented a memorial.

This time, Zhang Rang opened his eyes slightly.

There are so many local specialties in Xinye County? Do we need to list them in a booklet?

Zhang Rang motioned for a servant to come forward and take the memorial, and then the servant read out the list on the memorial.

"An ivory bed."

"Six coral trees."

"Nine night-shining pearls."

"Three hundred kilograms of top-quality Hetian jade."

……

As the servants read out the list of hundreds of treasures, Zhang Rang's eyes gradually widened. Wait, Xinye County has so many local specialties?
Zhang Rang had never heard that Xinye would produce coral trees!
These are not local specialties at all; they are clearly various gold, silver and jewelry, priceless!
"You always come up with something new for me."

Zhang Rang was in a good mood.

Zhang Rang was even more satisfied not only because Li Qian presented a large number of treasures, but also because Li Qian used this method to please Zhang Rang.

"Since I entered the palace, I have been favored by the emperor. The emperor regards me as a father, and there is nothing I can't do. Since you are so loyal to me, if you have anything to ask, you might as well tell me openly. I am in a good mood and may help you."

Zhang Rang was an old fox. He naturally knew that Li Qian must have something to ask for since he brought local specialties to give to him.

"The position of Nanyang governor is still vacant. I heard that General He Jin, Lieutenant Yuan Shao and others are secretly recruiting soldiers, which may be disadvantageous to you. If you invite me as external aid, when there is a change in the court, I can lead the external troops to help you and quell the rebellion. What do you think?"

Li Qian did not directly ask for the position of prefect of Nanyang.

Nanyang County was a big county in the world. Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Nanyang County was rich enough to rival a country.

Zhang Zhong, the nephew of Empress Dowager Dong, once coveted the position of prefect of Nanyang, but was rejected by Xu Qiu, the upright governor of Jingzhou.

Even after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Nanyang County still had a large population and was still a large county.

So Li Qian stated the pros and cons.

The Ten Eunuchs were eunuchs after all, and when it came to fighting, they were not as good as Generals He Jin, Yuan Shao, Dong Zhuo and others.

The Ten Attendants need external assistance.

Zhang Zhong was a relative of the emperor and had no military achievements, so the governor of Jingzhou was able to refuse him the appointment as the prefect of Nanyang.

Li Qian was different. He had made great military achievements. Based on his military achievements, Li Qian was fully qualified to serve as a prefect like Sun Jian.

Zhang Rang heard this and confirmed again: "Are you really willing to work for our family?"

"If your Excellency is in danger, I will definitely lead the Nanyang troops to the capital."

Li Qian swore solemnly.

However, Li Qian grumbled in his heart that he only agreed to lead the troops into Beijing, but did not say that he would be able to rescue Zhang Rang.

Zhang Rang nodded, very satisfied.

He also knew that He Jin and Yuan Shao were secretly recruiting soldiers and many foreigners joined He Jin and Yuan Shao.

The Ten Eunuchs did need a foreign army to enter the capital as a backup when necessary.

"You can go back. In a few days, you will be the governor of Nanyang. Then our family may need your help. Hehehe..."

Zhang Rang received many treasures and got a foreign aid, and was extremely satisfied.

Li Qian was amazed at Zhang Rang's energy.

Zhang Rang was worthy of being the "father" of Emperor Ling of Han. It only took a word for him to become the prefect of Nanyang.

Of course, this is not unrelated to Li Qian’s outstanding military achievements.

Xu Qiu, the governor of Jingzhou, also admired Li Qian and would not refuse Li Qian's appointment as the prefect of Nanyang.

"I'm leaving now. I'll come back to offer you some local specialties next time."

Li Qian also wanted to become the governor of Jingzhou by bribing the Ten Eunuchs.

With Li Qian's current military achievements, he is not qualified to be appointed as a governor.

Just three days later, Emperor Ling of Han issued an order to appoint Xinye Ling Li Qian as the prefect of Nanyang.

For a time, the whole world was in an uproar.

Li Qian's appointment as prefect of Nanyang meant that all counties in Nanyang County had to obey Li Qian's orders.

(End of this chapter)