"I heard that there is a scholar in Yingchuan Changsha, named Zhong Yao, with the courtesy name Yuan Chang. Zhicai, you go and persuade him to come tomorrow. If this succeeds, your merits and demerits will be equal. Okay, you go out and call the eldest brother and the father-in-law.

Come here, I have something important to discuss with you." Xi Zhi then left the room and found the two of them.

After a while, the three of them came to the couch together. Dian Wei asked, "Second brother, why did you come to see us all?"

Chen Yaotian closed his eyes and rested on the bed. When he heard Dian Wei's question, he opened his eyes and directly expressed his thoughts.

"Nowadays, many things need to be done by ourselves. I want to establish a personal guard. What do you think?"

All three of them felt that it was necessary. As the governor of a county, Chen Yaotian must have a certain amount of protective power around him. Recruiting troops and buying horses requires money and food. Chen Yaotian then asked Dian Wei how many people he could equip with the money he had collected from Mr. Wang two days ago.

When Dian Wei mentioned the money from the past two days, his eyes shone, and he seemed to be turning into a miser. He said excitedly: "That guy is extremely rich. It is conservatively estimated that he can equip at least a thousand people."

Chen Yaotian was shocked. In the past, Dian Wei had no reaction when he saw Bai Jin. No wonder his eyes were shining this time. He originally thought that it would be good to be able to equip five hundred people, but he didn't expect that it would be half more. Now he has to re-measure it.

Chen Yaotian thought for a while and decided to recruit five hundred people. Soldiers are used to kill enemies on the battlefield. They are valued more for their skills than their numbers. Then he said: "Brother, please recruit five hundred strong and brave men to join the army. It doesn't matter if you spend more money."

, but you must get me a capable guard. Tomorrow you and Gongda go together, he is a descendant of the Yingchuan family, and the two of you recruiting together should be able to reduce a lot of unnecessary trouble!"

The next day, Xi Zhicai left home alone and went to Changshe. Dian Wei and Xun You went to the city to select soldiers. When they arrived in the city, they posted recruitment information on the wall, and soon there was a crowd around them.

The people outside the circle were surrounded. From time to time, people came forward to ask for registration. Dianwei strictly followed Chen Yaotian's instructions and selected all strong men. After six days of selection, the establishment of 500 people was finally assembled.

After a week of self-cultivation, Chen Yaotian was fine as long as he did not do strenuous exercise. On this day, Xi Zhi brought someone back. This person was Zhong Yao. When he saw Chen Yaotian, he stepped forward and said, "Yao, hello."

Lord." Chen Yaotian was overjoyed and immediately stepped forward to help him up. He shouted excitedly: "I have Yuan Chang's support and I have another arm. I'm so lucky!" Zhong Yao didn't dare to say it.

The next day, Chen Yaotian and his party set out for the Dian family, and the Xi family were invited to accompany them. After picking up the Dian family, they headed north. Along the way, they saw many homeless refugees, and Chen Yaotian couldn't bear to see them fend for themselves.

He destroyed himself, so he summoned his personal guards and ordered them to collect refugees along the way. By the time they reached Jizhou, they had gathered more than 2,000 people.

On this day, Xi Zhicai, Xun You and Zhong Yao came to Chen Yaotian together. Xi Zhicai, as one of the first people to seek refuge with Chen Yaotian, said: "Lord, we have gathered so many refugees along the way. If we continue like this,

There will definitely be insufficient food." Chen Yaotian only focused on asking people to gather the refugees along the way, and did not consider the food issue. He secretly said that he lacked consideration. "Now how many days do we have enough food in hand?"

"It's only enough for three days, and all the money we have after buying food is used to equip the five hundred guards we recruited! Lord, now we are almost at the end of our rope, why don't we disperse these refugees! This way we can survive a little longer

Some time." Xi Zhicai and the other three had no choice but to make this decision. Chen Yaotian immediately vetoed the decision. Looking at the living lives behind him, if they were abandoned, how many people would be able to survive this winter? He rubbed his hands.

On his forehead, Chen Yaotian said: "Zhicai, let's go into the city and see if we can borrow some food from the local rich people. The two of you and my eldest brother will set up camp here and wait for our return." After that, he recruited fifty personal guards and went straight.

Go to the county seat.

When they arrived at the county seat, they heard from all around that there was a Mr. Yan from a well-to-do family in the west of the city. He often set up a tent outside the city to give porridge to refugees from all directions. Chen Yaotian and his party went to visit him.

When I arrived in the west of the city, I saw a large house with the word "Yan Mansion" written on it. Chen Yaotian personally stepped forward to identify himself and was personally received by Mr. Yan and his son.

After sitting down, Chen Yaotian spoke up and said: "Mr. Yan, to tell you the truth, I went to Shanggu County to take office. On the way, I saw many refugees who were displaced, so I gathered them together and wanted to let them go to Shanggu County to settle down. However, there were too many people, and food and grass were not available.

We can’t help anymore. Please help!” Mr. Yan was a kind-hearted person. When he heard that Chen Yaotian was in such an embarrassing situation in order to gather the refugees, he agreed. He ordered his son beside him: “Liang’er, go out and ask the housekeeper to make preparations.

A thousand stones of grain were given to Chen Taishou." Chen Yaotian was overjoyed. With these grains, his urgent need could be solved. After thanking him, several people went about their daily routine. When they learned that the name of the man who went out just now was named Yan Liang, Chen Yaotian's eyelids couldn't help but

He jumped a little. Now there are three ministers under his command, namely Xi Zhicai, Xun You and Zhong Yao, and the only general is Dian Wei. Yan Liang was also invited to this trip to the north. However, there is no record of his birthplace in the history books of later generations.

I didn't expect to meet him here. Now that he has met, there is no reason to let him go. Chen Yaotian prepared a good word and said tentatively: "Master Yan, a man should go into battle to kill the enemy, report the emperor's favor, and do it for the common people. It is also good for himself.

Seek some fame. Are what I said right?" Mr. Yan wondered how Chen Yaotian came to talk about this aspect, but what the other party said was quite reasonable, so he nodded and said: "Prefect Chen is right, the man should be regarded as

With an eight-foot body, he has made a name for himself."

"I see that Yan Liang is quite brave, and I want to keep him by my side. I don't think Mr. Yan will object!" Mr. Yan saw that the other party was interested in his son. Although he didn't want to let him go, he then thought about letting him train.

Yan Liang was not bad, so he agreed. After Yan Liang came back, he was ordered to follow Chen Yaotian to transport grain.

This trip to the city was a fruitful one. Not only did he borrow food, but he also got Yan Liang, a fierce general. Chen Yaotian was beaming with joy along the way. After returning to the camp, he came to the main tent and ordered his guards to summon Dian Wei and Yan Liang.

, Xi Zhicai, Xun You and Zhong Yao.

Chen Yaotian sat on the main seat, with the five people separated on both sides. Chen Yaotian cleared his throat and said: "Today Yan Liang's father gave us a thousand stones of food, which solved our urgent need. We are still struggling to move forward according to our previous route. I want to

I will lead everyone on a shortcut, but there are talents in the three places of Hejian, Julu and Pingyuan, and I can’t bear to give up. You can take a trip for me and invite them to Shanggu!”
Chapter completed!