Three Kingdoms King of the North

Han Zhan's new residence is in Erjin's yard. As soon as he and Patch walked into the yard, they met Lihua who was walking outside.Seeing Han Zhan who suddenly appeared, Lihua let out a cry of surprise and rushed over, but when she was two or three steps away from Han Zhan, she suddenly stopped and asked timidly, "My lord, what are you doing?" When will you be back?"

"I arrived at noon today," Han Zhan saw that it was getting late at this moment, and he lost too much time on the road because of getting lost. If he didn't explain clearly to Lihua, she would complain again, so he said after a moment of silence: "I wanted to I went home immediately, and even heard from the soldiers guarding the gate that my family had moved here, so I rode over immediately. But I didn’t know the path well, and got lost in the middle of the road, and I didn’t arrive home until this time.”

"Stop talking, you must be hungry and tired after driving all day." Hearing this, Lihua immediately interrupted him, dragged him into the room involuntarily, and at the same time ordered Patch, who was standing beside him. : "Patch, hurry up and prepare hot water for the young master, the young master needs to take a bath and change clothes."

Han Zhan followed Lihua into the room, and found that it was a mess, and there were even several large boxes piled up on the floor.Seeing Han Zhan's eyes staring at the boxes, Lihua quickly explained: "Master, we just moved here two days ago, and many things haven't been packed yet, so it looks very messy. Sit down, and the servant girl will give you the goods first." Pour a glass of water."

Lihua walked up to Han Zhan with a bowl of water, and said, "My lord, the servant girl will prepare it for you." After speaking, she handed the water to Han Zhan, turned around and walked out of the room quickly.

Han Zhan hadn't had any water or rice outside for almost a day today. He was already hungry and thirsty. When Lihua left, he quickly took a sip of water.Noticing that the taste of the water was sweet, he took another sip, only to realize that it was honey water.

When Han Zhan was drinking water, there was a rush of footsteps at the door, and it seemed that many people had come.Patch walked in first, followed by two servants carrying huge wooden barrels.After the three came in, Patch said to an empty space, "Put the bucket here."

The servant had just placed the wooden barrels, when a group of people rushed in from outside the door, each holding a bucket in their hands.They walked forward one by one and poured the hot water in the bucket into the wooden bucket.

After a dozen servants ran back and forth with buckets twice, Patch waved them away, and then said respectfully to Han Zhan, "My lord, the hot water is ready."

"Well, I see." Han Zhan was not used to having someone watching him when he was taking a shower, so he waved his hand at Patch as if he was a young man, "Go down first."

He originally thought Patch would say: Son, let me stay and take a bath for you.In the end, Patch didn't say anything, just bowed slightly, then turned and walked out of the room, and closed the door behind him.

Han Zhan had just started undressing and was about to take a bath in the barrel when the door was suddenly pushed open again from the outside.He thought it was a patch and there was something to add, so he asked impatiently, "Anything else?"

Unexpectedly, it was a female voice who answered him: "What else can I do, of course I will serve the young master to take a bath!"

Han Zhan turned his head and saw that it was Lihua who came in carrying a food box.He quickly stopped the movement of his hands, and said with some embarrassment: "So it's Lihua, you put down the food box and go out, I'm going to take a bath."

Lihua put down the food box, not only did not go out, but stepped forward to help Han Zhan undress, and asked in a strange tone: "Why should I go out?"

"Men and women don't know each other." Although Han Zhan couldn't confirm whether there was such a saying in this era, he still said bravely, "I want to take a bath. It's not convenient for you to stay here alone."

"What's the inconvenience?" Li Hua said with a smile, "Whenever the young master takes a bath, it's not served by the maid." After finishing speaking, he stepped forward and stripped Han Zhan naked.

Han Zhan's face turned red immediately, and it was the first time he faced a girl naked, not to mention he remembered the custom of maidservants bathing with their masters in ancient times.The instigator, Lihua, ran to the barrel, touched the temperature of the water, then turned to Han Zhan and said, "My lord, the water temperature is just right, hurry up and take a bath!"

Han Zhan sat in the barrel, but Lihua didn't follow him in. She just stood beside the barrel, untied the bun on Han Zhan's head, and washed his hair.At the same time, he also asked Han Zhan if he encountered any interesting things on the way this time.

Lihua's question reminded Han Zhan of his assassination experience.After dispatching Yuan Shao, Chunyuqiong, and Gongsun Zan, he turned his suspicious eyes to Jizhou.He thought that the assassin's purpose in killing him was to prevent Han Fu from giving up Jizhou to Yuan Shao, so would anyone who had the most objection do this?

But as soon as this idea came up, he was denied it.As far as he knew, Geng Wu and Min Chun had already reached a consensus with him among the three people who were most opposed to it. They would not take any action and only kept a wait-and-see attitude.This can be seen from the fact that Yuan Shao entered the city today and was not assassinated by Geng and Min.

As for Jushou, he is an upright gentleman who doesn't bother to do assassination at all.What's more, he has no grievances with him in the past, and he has no reason to kill himself.

Now that the suspicion of Jizhou Wu has been ruled out, could it be that someone in the family wants to kill him?He thought about all four younger brothers, and the five younger sisters were of the generation of women, who did not pose any threat to him; the third brother Han Qian and the fourth brother Han Yue were still young, so they could be ruled out directly.

The biggest suspect is only the second brother Han Bing. He is 15 years old this year. Although he is a concubine, his mother is quite favored by Han Fu, and he may have blown a lot of pillow wind, so that after Han Fu's hundred years, Pass the position of Jizhou Mu to Han Bing.If he wants to take over, he must kill himself.

Thinking of this, Han Zhan opened his eyes, and asked Lihua tentatively, "What is the Second Young Master doing while I'm not at home?"

Lihua thought for a while, and replied: "Second Young Master fell in love with martial arts, the Lord of the Fu hired a master specially for him, and came to the Fuzhong to teach him. Every morning and evening, he danced with spears and sticks in the garden."

Dancing guns and sticks at home every day? !Hearing this, Han Zhan couldn't help muttering in his heart.At this moment, he suddenly felt that the matter of being stabbed at the beginning was about to come to light.

Chapter 0025 It's Too Late to Regret

"My lord, what are you talking about? The voice is too low, the servant girl can't hear you clearly." When Han Zhan was thinking wildly, he suddenly heard Li Hua's voice: "Speak louder."

Lihua's voice woke Han Zhan up from his contemplation. He immediately realized that he had been too engrossed in his thoughts just now, and he had unconsciously spoken out what was on his mind.He quickly changed the topic and asked, "Ewha, how is the relationship between me and my second brother?"

Hearing Han Zhan's question, Lihua was taken aback for a moment, and then thought that this young man had almost forgotten everything about the past since he fell off the horse and was injured. When he woke up that day, he saw his expression, as if he was watching a stranger.This is the case for the handmaid who gets along day and night, let alone other people.

Li Hua quickly replied, "Does it need to be said, of course it's brothers and sisters respectful. The second son not only treats you respectfully, but even when he sees me, he speaks very politely, without putting on airs at all."

Originally, Han Zhan had already believed in his heart that his second brother was the culprit behind the assassination, but after hearing what Lihua said, he couldn't help doubting his guess.After careful consideration, he decided to meet the second brother in person, and by seeing the expression on the other side's face when he saw him, he could basically determine the truth of the matter.

Thinking of this, he raised his head and asked Li Hua: "When does Second Young Master practice martial arts every day?"

Lihua thought for a while, and then said in an uncertain tone, "It's probably Xu time."

"What time is it now?"

"It's already Xu time."

Han Zhan stood up from the barrel and said, "Lihua, help me change my clothes. I'm going to the garden to watch my second brother practice martial arts."

Lihua responded, dried Han Zhan who had just come out of the bucket, and took the clothes that had been prepared, and dressed him one by one.After getting dressed, she tentatively persuaded, "Master, the second master practices for more than an hour every day, you'd better go after dinner."

"Dinner will be eaten when I come back." Han Zhan, who was eager to know the truth, couldn't wait for a minute, so he didn't have anything else on his mind to eat.But in front of Lihua, he pretended to be nonchalant: "My second brother and I haven't seen each other for a long time, so I just went to catch up on the old days."

"Young Master, even if you haven't seen Second Young Master for many days, there is no rush to meet at this moment." Lihua continued to persuade: "It's better to go after dinner. I'll call Patch now and ask him to bring the wooden barrel move away."

Before Lihua could leave the room, Patch hurried in and shouted in panic, "My lord, it's not good, my lord, something happened!"

"What are you panicking about?" Han Zhan frowned, and asked dissatisfiedly, "Patch, speak slowly, what happened?"

"Reporting to you, my lord," Patch immediately replied with a low eyebrow and pleasing eyes: "The lord has returned to the manor!"

"This is the home of the Fujun. What's wrong with him returning to his home after receiving the Marquis of Beixiang?" Han Zhan asked in confusion, "Is it worth your fuss?"

"Young master, you should go and have a look," Patch said with a sad face, "You will understand everything after you read it."

Listening to Patch's tone of voice, Han Zhan seemed to have something serious, so he hurriedly asked, "Where is Fu Jun?"

"Just entered the gate, walking towards the main hall." Patch hadn't finished speaking, Han Zhan ran past him like a gust of wind, and ran towards the main hall in front.

Entering the main hall, only to see two servants lighting oil lamps inside, Han Zhan hurriedly asked loudly, "Where is Fujun?"

A servant pointed out, "Your Majesty is still in the yard."

Han Zhan looked out the door and saw two rows of lanterns coming slowly.He hastily went up to meet him, and with the help of the light from the lantern, he could clearly see that Han Fu, who had been high-spirited not long ago and even condescended to drive Yuan Shao's car, was now a man in his early forties with dull eyes and staggering steps, who looked like A very old man in his seventies and eighties.He didn't even have the strength to move around, but was moved forward little by little with the support of two servants.

After placing Han Fu in the main hall, Han Zhan sent out the servants, and then asked with concern: "Father, shouldn't you be in the state pastoral mansion at this moment, and accompany the Marquis of Bingxiang to have a banquet, why are you so sad?"

"Xun Chen, Xin Ping, Guo Tu," Han Fu gritted his molars and said viciously, "It's in vain that I respect them so much, but when they saw Yuan Benchu, they couldn't wait to change their family. My former Jizhou While Mu was still sitting next to him, they showed affection to Yuan Benchu ​​as if no one else was there, and they really didn't take me seriously."

After Han Zhan waited for Han Fu to complain for a while, he asked cautiously, "Father, I don't know how the Marquis of Beixiang plans to accommodate you?"

Han Fu looked gloomy, and said with a look of remorse: "Xun Chen once said that as long as I give up Jizhou to Yuan Shao, he will definitely thank me for my kindness, and Gongsun Zan will not dare to send troops south again. In this way, Not only do I have the reputation of being a virtuous man, but I will also be as stable as Mount Tai in Jizhou. Who would have thought that today Yuan Shao named me a courageous general, who can neither manage the army nor the people, it is just a false title in name only."

Hearing this, Han Zhan sighed secretly, thinking that poor people must have something to hate, and Han Fu is also reaping the fruit of himself.But he thought about it again, in such a big Jizhou, it is impossible that there are only two loyal ministers, Geng Wu and Min Chun, there should be many ministers and generals who opposed Yuan Shao's move into Jizhou.Thinking of this, he tentatively asked again: "Father, although there are people who follow the power, there must be loyal ministers in Jizhou who are unwilling to serve Yuan Shao. I wonder if there are such people?"

Han Fu didn't realize that when he was talking to his son, he had unknowingly changed his address to Yuan Shao from Beixianghou and Yuan Benchu ​​to calling him by his first name.He thought for a while, and replied: "When I went out of the city to meet Yuan Shao early this morning, almost all the soldiers from Jizhou arrived, and only two of them said that they were sick at home."

"Is it Geng Wu and Min Chun?" Han Zhan asked.

Unexpectedly, Han Fu shook his head, and replied, "Geng Wu and Min Chun have already resigned and left me. The ones who said they were sick at home today are counselors Ju Shou and Tian Feng."

Jushou and Tian Feng, upon hearing these two names, the muscles on Han Zhan's face twitched violently. He thought that in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Jushou and Tian Feng were the two most capable advisers under Yuan Shao, especially Jushou, who was defeated by Cao Jun. After being captured, even Cao Cao wanted to recruit him.You have such a good counselor under your command, but you don't know how to use them. It's a waste of money. No wonder you can't keep the foundation of Jizhou.