Nanyang.

Xu Shuji looked at the order in front of him, his face was a little gloomy and unstable.

The order of transfer was written by Zhang Jiuling, but the seal was the seal of the Shangshu Ling.

Pei Min was the regent minister of the current dynasty and the Shangshu Ling. He was even comparable to the emperor in terms of real power.

In the past, Xu Shuji dared not hesitate about Pei Min's arrangement for transferring his fate, but now the Nanyang prefect is filled with dissatisfaction.

People's hearts will change with the environment.

Just like An Lushan, his biggest wish back then was to have endless money. Find a woman who is as beautiful as a fairy and live a down-to-earth life. How could he have the intention of competing for the world?

The same is true for Xu Shuji. At the beginning, his ambition was to be at peace and manage the people in front of the officials.

However, with An Lushan's rebellion, the north fell, and the Central Plains were in turmoil, Xu Shuji began to have a different idea.

He had a thought in mind whether a hero will be born in troubled times, or will a hero come from troubled times?

Xu Shuji felt that since he was in this era, he should take advantage of the chaos to do something big and become a trendsetter in history, rather than following the trend and living his life in a simple way.

Therefore, Xu Shuji used his power to slander Yuan Song, the defender of Nanyang City, and executed him, confiscated Yuan Song's military power, and dispersed all his family's wealth and recruited local tyrants on the grounds of resisting the rebels, forming an army.

An Lushan focused on Hedong and Huainan, and was not very interested in Nanyang, so he sent a small group of troops to rob and harass him.

Xu Shuji himself still has some talent and skill, and all the rebels attacked in the future were defeated.

In troubled times, having soldiers in your hands means having power.

Xu Shuji performed well in Nanyang. In order to win him over, Li Heng appointed him as the censor and awarded him the title of Marquis of Nanyang to guard the Jingxiang Portal.

Xu Shuji jumped several levels and was full of ambitions. He replaced all the generals and lieutenant generals and envoys with his confidants, turning the Nanyang guards into the veritable Xu family army. Recently, he even thought that when he made great contributions, he applied to the court to be the governor of Jingxiang, and took Jingxiang as his rule, becoming one of the chief officials of the Tang Dynasty.

However, this order disrupted his wishful thinking.

At this critical moment, Pei Min actually arranged a man named Zhang Xun to serve as the guard of Nanyang City, which had been vacant.

This is simply outrageous!

Zhang Xun has heard of this person, Xu Shuji, and is a very amazing person.

It was a nameless local order before. The rebels crossed the Yellow River because of the freezing of the Yellow River and defeated Wang Shin and Du Xian. Henan either surrendered in sight or defeated the rebels' troops.

Only a small Gong County caused the rebels to suffer.

The magistrate of Gong County is Zhang Xun.

Zhang Xun was born as a Jinshi and was a scholar, but his integrity and loyalty were like Qin Shubao in the past. He was very righteous and had great help to those who came to rely on when he encountered difficulties. He was proud of his talents. For some reason, he gathered around him. Moreover, he had excellent achievements and was very supportive of the people. He directly called more than a thousand soldiers to fight against the enemy.

In the heart of the rebels, Zhang Xun had no reinforcements outside and no food and supplies inside. He resisted the pressure, fought from Gong County to Sishui, defeated Yang Wanshi's 3,000 surrendered troops, and went south to Zhengzhou to join Li Ju.

Li Ju, Zhengzhou, suspected that Zhang Xun surrendered and the rebels came to deceive the city, and kept Zhang Xun out.

Zhang Xun had no choice but to go to Mi County. The Yan army general Zhang Tongwu captured Song, Cao and other prefectures. Hearing that Zhang Xun's scattered soldiers led his troops to fight.

Zhang Xun knew that he had no soldiers and food, and defending Mi County was like waiting for death. He boldly abandoned the city and attacked, and attacked the rebels who unexpectedly killed Zhang Tongwu and abandoned his armor.

Zhang Xun seized the food, grass and weapons, left Mi County, and evacuated to Yangdi.

At this time, the magistrate of Yongqiu County, Linghu Chao, rebelled against Li Ju, Zhengzhou, and took his head to the Yan army of An Lushan. The Yan army appointed Linghu Chao as the general and led his troops to pursue Zhang Xun.

Zhang Xun arrived in Yangdi and joined forces with Yangdi Prefect Jia Ben.

Jia Ben had two thousand soldiers, while Zhang Xun had only six hundred soldiers. However, Jia Ben respected Zhang Xun's talent and loyalty to fight thousands of miles, respected him as the commander, and entrusted two thousand soldiers to the death.

Linghu Chao, together with Yan army generals Li Huaixian, Yang Chaozong, Xie Yuantong and others, led more than 40,000 troops to attack Yangdi.

Zhang Xun's soldiers blocked the water and soil, and held Yangdi for more than 2,000 days on the 31st day, and fought more than 100 battles in all sizes and slaughtered nearly 10,000 enemies.

Zhang Xun discussed with Jia Ben that Yangdi had little strategic significance and the city wall was broken for a long time, which was not conducive to defense, so he abandoned the city and retreated overnight.

Zhang Xun and Jia Ben finally retreated to Linying and met with Li Yao, the commander of the Henan Metropolitan Army, appointed by Li Yan, and there was no news from then on.

Xu Shuji did not find it strange that Zhang Xun's disappearance was gone.

The rebels occupied a part of Henan, and the imperial court immediately ordered the enemy to fight back against the rebels in Xuzhou, Huaixi and Henan.

But no matter which way they have achieved, their achievements are far less than those of Zhang Xun, who has fought thousands of miles in Henan and has caused a huge uproar.

They all held heavy troops, but their achievements were not as good as those of a small ruler. They were all left with their grandma's house.

Faced with such a remarkable person, the best choice is to let him disappear.

Xu Shuji never expected that Zhang Xun had gained Pei Min's green eyes and was directly promoted to Nanyang City Guard.

If it were someone else, Xu Shuji would not be so cautious. Facing Zhang Xun, he had no choice but to be uncautious.

Xu Shuji noticed that Zhang Xun was leading troops and had his own team. His strength of three thousand powerful soldiers in battle should not be underestimated. Once he gained a foothold in Nanyang, the team he had accumulated through hard work would probably change his surname.

"what to do?"

Xu Shuji thought to himself, thinking that he was almost bankrupt now, and he was brave enough to be brave, and muttered: "Zhang Xun made great achievements in combat, but he was not treated fairly. Instead, he kept it cold for King E Li Yao. He had already held a grudge and colluded with the rebels to defraud Nanyang. He noticed something strange and captured it first... There is no evidence of death, so who can prove it?"

Thinking of this, Xu Shuji couldn't wait to walk out of the hall and shouted happily: "Hurry, send someone to prepare the ceremonial guard. The great hero Zhang Xun will be the city guard in Nanyang in three days. I will welcome him personally and wash the dust of the great hero!"

He said loudly, but he recited two words in his heart: "Send to the end."

That night, Xu Shuji received news that Gao Shang had secretly asked for a meeting.

Xu Shuji instinctively shouted: "I won't see you, let him get out!"

Xu Shuji was still a little loyal to the Tang Dynasty in his heart, and when Pei Min came, he didn't think An Lushan could laugh at the end.

The more critical the moment, the more important the position is.

Suddenly, Xu Shuji thought of Zhang Xun, who was the person appointed by Pei Min himself, and then hurriedly said, "Wait!" After a long silence, he said, "Please invite the guest to the study room, don't let anyone see it..."
Chapter completed!