Chapter 216

After everyone was seated, Lin Yang, sitting above, also spoke!

"As you all know, the former Governor of Xuzhou, Tao Qian, lacked virtue, did not respect the Son of Heaven above, and did not sympathize with the people below; I, by the order of the Son of Heaven, have the responsibility to supervise Xuzhou!"

"Now, Tao Qian has been exterminated!"

Lin Yang emphasized the word "exterminated"!

The officials who arrived below also understood in their hearts!

It seems Tao Qian was utterly defeated!

"You are all the backbone of Xuzhou, I hope..."

"Lin Ziyuan, stop with these polite words, you traitor, what have you done to my lord?"

Before Lin Yang finished speaking, the next moment, officials loyal to Tao Qian below suddenly began to curse!

Looking at the few who stood up, there was no anger on Lin Yang's face, but rather a smile!

The transition of power was never smooth!

"General Dian, these gentlemen are unwell, please ask them to return home to rest!"

Before Lin Yang could speak, Cheng Yu below said coldly and calmly!

As the words were spoken, the armored soldiers dragged these people out directly!

Their fate was self-evident!

Tao Qian had governed Xuzhou for many years; it was impossible for him not to have any confidants!

"It seems that among you, many caught a cold last night; I wonder who else wants to return home to recuperate?"

Scanning the crowd, sitting in this position, Lin Yang would not be soft-handed at all!

If it weren't for the lack of civil officials and suitable officials in his hands!

Lin Yang would have wanted to replace this entire group of people!

Unfortunately!

Lin Yang could not realize this idea for the time being!

The reason why there is the saying "flowing dynasties, iron-clad noble families" in ancient times!

Is because noble families monopolized the scholars of the world!

Books, education, etc., had already been monopolized by noble families!

It was impossible for commoners to learn knowledge!

Therefore!

Whether it was Guangling Commandery or Xuzhou!

It was easy to find low-level officials, but!

The talents needed to manage a county were basically all from noble families!

Officials of a commandery or a province were also monopolized by noble families!

This forced Lin Yang to pacify the people before him!

Kill them all!

Lin Yang's subordinates really could not govern a Xuzhou!

Hearing Lin Yang's words, the crowd below dared not move!

Going home at this time, wouldn't that be a family-wide disaster!

"Hmm, hmm!"

Seeing that no one came forward to refute him, Lin Yang nodded with satisfaction!

At least!

Currently, there were not many people in this group who were die-hard loyalists to Tao Qian!

"Inspector, I have a matter to report!"

Just then, Chen Gui stepped forward slightly and bowed!

The firm voice made the officials present slightly stunned!

Chen Gui actually stood out at this time?

Could it be that he also wanted to be buried with Tao Qian?

That shouldn't be!

Wasn't he the representative of the local noble families of Xuzhou?

The officials were puzzled, but Chen Gui had already taken out the article he had prepared overnight from his bosom!

"Inspector Lin governs Guangling, the people under his command live and work in peace, the hearts of the people are attached, it is a peaceful time... Now Governor Tao Qian has lost his virtue, but Xuzhou cannot be without a master for a day, Inspector Lin's reputation is widespread, and he has the hearts of the people..."

"We today earnestly request Inspector Lin, for the sake of the people of Xuzhou, to take the position of Xuzhou Governor and protect Xuzhou!"

With firm words and a clear voice echoing, Chen Gui held the bamboo slip high and knelt before Lin Yang!

For a moment, such a scene made the many officials present stunned!

"We earnestly request Inspector Lin, for the sake of the people of Xuzhou, to take the position of Xuzhou Governor and protect Xuzhou!"

Especially Mi Zhu, standing to the side, also stood up and shouted loudly, kneeling before Lin Yang!

With the actions of Chen Gui and Especially Mi Zhu, the noble officials present, no matter how stupid!

Also understood!

These two must have long since defected to Lin Yang!

Today, they did this on purpose!

The crowd looked at each other and understood the trend of the times!

"We earnestly request Inspector Lin, for the sake of the people of Xuzhou, to take the position of Xuzhou Governor and protect Xuzhou!"

In an instant, the crowd shouted in unison, and everyone knelt down!

Lin Yang, sitting above, looked at Chen Gui and showed a smile!

As expected of Chen Gui!

He sent Chen Deng ahead of time and helped him ascend to the position of Governor in a justifiable way!

This old guy is indeed calculating!

Originally, Lin Yang was prepared to waste some words, but now with Chen Gui's help, everything went much more smoothly!

After pacifying the officials, Lin Yang dismissed them all, leaving only Especially Mi Zhu and Chen Gui!

"This time I was able to ascend to Xuzhou, thanks to the help of you two!" Looking at Especially Mi Zhu and Chen Gui, Lin Yang sighed!

If not for Especially Mi Zhu's six thousand warhorses!

His own Iron Pagoda army would not have been able to form!

Especially Mi Zhu's help to Lin Yang was seen by Lin Yang!

As for Chen Gui, his son Chen Deng was helping him govern Guangling Commandery!

Chen Gui himself had controlled Zang Ba of the Taishan Army, transferring Zang Ba away and reducing casualties in Lin Yang's army!

"My lord is too kind, that my lord can become the Governor of Xuzhou is due to my lord's benevolence!"

Chen Gui and Especially Mi Zhu bowed modestly, and their attitude toward Lin Yang had also changed!

"Hmm, I have kept the contributions of you two in my heart, and I will not let you two be disappointed!"

After continuing to pacify them, Lin Yang also adjusted their positions!

Chen Gui continued his current position, while Especially Mi Zhu was appointed by Lin Yang as the Registrar, in charge of Xuzhou's money and grain!

This was his strength after all, so Lin Yang naturally utilized his strengths!

After arranging for Chen Gui and Especially Mi Zhu, Lin Yang had Chen Gui draft a document, one to be sent to the Son of Heaven in Luoyang, reporting his assumption of the Xuzhou Governor position!

Another was to be sent to all commanderies and counties under Xuzhou!

At that time, Lin Yang would send Taishi Ci and Zhao Yun to take the commanderies into his pocket!

Although he now occupied Xuzhou City, Lin Yang only occupied the two commanderies of Donghai and Guangling!

There were still the three commanderies of Xiapi, Peng Cheng, and Langya that had not been recovered!

"Yes, my lord!"

Chen Gui nodded and then took the order and retired!

Following Chen Gui's departure, Lin Yang also summoned Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Zhao Yun, and Taishi Ci!

"My lord, the great army is currently resting and can march to Xiapi and Peng Cheng commanderies at any time!"

The siege last night, because of the existence of fierce fire oil, had extremely small casualties!

Except for some of Tao Qian's Personal Guards, most of the others surrendered!