Three Kingdoms King of the North

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Hearing what Guo Jia said, Han Zhan realized that he had slipped his tongue, and quickly changed the subject: "It was my slip of the tongue. Back then, Cao Mengde went to assassinate Dong Zhuo alone with the Seven Star Sword bestowed by Wang Yun. I admire you. This Marquis still remembers that Xu Zijiang gave Cao Mengde a capable minister in governing the world and a traitor in troubled times during the evaluation on the first day of the month. He has no chance to reach the high position that Dong Zhuo occupies, otherwise he will definitely be the same as Dong Zhuo."

"Feng Xiao, this Marquis almost forgot something." Han Zhan didn't want to entangle Guo Jia about Cao Cao, so he changed the subject and asked, "Some time ago, Ben Marquis ordered you to send someone to look for Shi Zhi Water, I don't know if there is water?"

"Returning to the lord, the people sent by Jia came back with information a few days ago, saying that they found something. But the collection of Shizhi water is not easy, and it may take some time before they can return to Yecheng."

Han Zhan waited for Guo Jia to finish speaking, and quickly ordered: "Feng Xiao, tell your men not to get close to the fire source when collecting stone fat water, otherwise once it burns, even the water will not be able to extinguish it."

"No way, it's so serious?" Regarding Han Zhan's statement, Guo Jia felt a little skeptical. Is there a fire in the world that cannot be extinguished with water?However, in front of Han Zhan, it was difficult for him to raise his own doubts, so he could only bow and say, "Jia understands. I will write a letter to them later, and ask them to be more cautious, and never let Shizhi water get close Fire source."

"On the way to Montenegro, the Marquis met two horse traders, Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang. Although Su Shuang is on the verge of dying, he must still be able to use the connections he has accumulated over the years." Han Zhan told Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao sent a letter to Zhang Shiping in another day, entrusting him to help us purchase a batch of war horses on the grassland. To unify the four northern states, without a large number of cavalry, it is impossible to defeat Gongsun Zan."

Guo Jia silently remembered what Han Zhan ordered, and then said: "My lord, since Gongsun Zan and us are now at odds, and some time ago he ordered Liu Bei to attack us. Although the lord has a lot, I didn't care about them at that time. This matter, but this matter cannot be left alone. We need to discuss with Gongsun Zan."

"It makes sense," Han Zhan agreed with Guo Jia's statement.When I went to rescue Beihai, I was attacked by Liu Bei's soldiers and horses in the middle of the night. Although the loss was not big, it was a bit of a loss after all.Now that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty has arrived in Yecheng, he can use the name of the court to reprimand Gongsun Zan and ask him to give himself an explanation: "Feng Xiao, let the court come forward. Your Majesty, please send a minister to Youzhou to reprimand him." Gongsun Zan, let him give us an answer. If he pretends to be deaf and dumb, it will be justifiable for us to send troops to attack him again."

"It's weird, it's really weird." Guo Jia couldn't help taking a breath of air after hearing this, and said to Han Zhan, "When Zhang Jiao made troubles, he also used this kind of cover-up to deceive the people. At this time, in Yecheng, such a The demon, could it be that the Yellow Turban Thief is about to start another incident?"

Guo Jia's words aroused Han Zhan's vigilance. He thought of Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, who died in battle during the Yellow Turban Army's uprising this year. Then Chen Gong and others supported Cao Cao, the prefect of Dongjun, as Yanzhou Shepherd, which greatly increased Cao Cao's reputation. , which attracted heroes from all walks of life to vote.

He tapped lightly on the tables in front of him with his fingers, thinking in his heart whether he should send someone to close the city gate, and search for this Mr. Xiangmian, who has never seen the end of a dragon, and figure out why he is doing this to himself. For what purpose?

But before Han Zhan finished speaking, Guo Jia had already said: "My lord, this matter should not be made public. If there is a storm all over the city, it will cause panic in the city. Of the hundreds of thousands of people who moved from the capital, nearly [-] In Ye City, if there is panic, the situation will be out of control."

Hearing what Guo Jia said, Han Zhan could only sigh. He felt that what Guo Jia said made sense. He should block the news first, and it would not be too late to send someone to search for this fortune teller when the time is right.

"My lord, there is one more thing to do about Jia." After revealing the matter about the fortune teller, Guo Jia continued: "Since my lord is a courtier, why don't you often go to the court?"

"Feng Xiao, you don't know something." Since Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty is now in Yecheng controlled by Han Zhan, every time Han Zhan went to the court, he met ministers discussing something. Don't dare to express your opinion casually.But Han Zhan was sometimes anxious when asked, and he would immediately get everyone's approval when he casually made a suggestion.He knew that these were because he was afraid of his own power. In order to avoid this embarrassing situation, he tried his best not to go to court on weekdays, lest someone would say that he was domineering in the future: "This Marquis is above the court. No matter what you say, those courtiers They all responded in unison, even if what Benhou said was contrary to their wishes, they did not dare to express their opinions casually. If things go on like this, wouldn't Benhou become Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao?!"

Chapter 381

When they sent someone to act as an angel to go to Youzhou to reprimand Gongsun Zan, they disagreed.Han Zhan advocated sending respected veterans like Yang Biao and Zhu Jun; but Yang Biao and Zhu Jun felt that they were going out for this kind of thing, and they were a bit of a sledgehammer, so they tried their best to reject Han Zhan's request.

Seeing that the court was arguing over the choice of an angel, Kong Rong walked out of the queue, went forward to salute Emperor Xian of Han, and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to go to Youzhou to proclaim an edict to reprimand Gongsun Zan."

Seeing Kong Rong recommending himself, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was very surprised: "Kong Qing's family is willing to take this trip?"

"Qizou Your Majesty, this matter happened because of my minister, so it's only natural for me to go through this experience."

Regarding Kong Rong's statement, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was a little puzzled: "Kong Qing's family, why do you say that this matter is related to you?"

Kong Rong turned his head to look at Han Zhan, and said, "Mr. Han was attacked by Liu Bei's troops when he was passing through Pingyuan County in order to lead his troops to break the siege of Beihai. If he hadn't come to Beihai, he wouldn't have This matter happened. Therefore, in the final analysis, this matter has nothing to do with the minister."

After Kong Rong's explanation, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty thought that the whole incident had something to do with him, so he readily agreed: "In this case, Kong Qing's family will act as angels and go to Youzhou."

After retiring from the court, Han Zhan took Guo Jia and Xun Yu back to the state pastoral mansion.After everyone was seated, Han Zhan asked Guo Jia, "Feng Xiao, you said that Kong Beihai recommended himself to Youzhou today. What's his plan? Could it be that he wants to join forces with Gongsun Zan to deal with this lord?"

"My lord, I'm too worried." Before Guo Jia could speak, Xun Yu said first, "Although Kong Beihai is now a great craftsman in the imperial court, it is only a vain job. He has no soldiers or generals under his command. The lord is not good, because he has more than enough heart but not enough energy."

"Xun Changshi's words are wrong," while Guo Jia had a different view: "Don't look at Kong Rong's powerlessness, if he really colluded with Gongsun Zan and acted as an internal support, it would be impossible for us to guard against. "

"Feng Xiao," seeing that Guo Jia agreed with his opinion, Han Zhan quickly asked, "Then what should we do? We can't send someone to pretend to be a robber on the way and kill Kong Beihai, right?"

As soon as Han Zhan finished speaking, he saw Xun Yu's face turned livid, as if he was extremely dissatisfied with what he said just now, he quickly laughed dryly and said, "It's just a joke, it's just a joke."

Guo Jia lightly shook his feather fan and said, "I heard that Kong Beihai has a deep personal relationship with Liu Yu, Shepherd of Youzhou. This time I will visit Youzhou. But Gongsun Zan has been domineering this year, and he gradually doesn't take Liu Yu seriously. If We can make them fight against each other, so that they have no time to take care of other places, so that we can boldly raise troops to attack Qingzhou."

Han Zhan remembered that Liu Yu was killed by Gongsun Zan. Although he couldn't remember the exact time, he knew that if he sent someone to instigate them, it might speed up the fight between the two, so that Gongsun Zan's attention was temporarily diverted from Jizhou and Qingzhou. Move up and buy yourself precious time.

"What Feng Xiao said is very true." Han Zhan nodded and said, "Then Benhou will leave this matter to you. You should send people to Youzhou as soon as possible to provoke the relationship between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan, and let them Infighting." After Han Zhan said this, he secretly glanced at Xun Yu to see how he reacted.But Xun Yu sat there expressionless, as if he hadn't heard anything he said.

"Your orders!" Guo Jia got up quickly and replied, "Your subordinates will send reliable people to Youzhou overnight to spread rumors and sow discord between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan."

Xun Yu waited for Guo Jia to sit down, and said again, "Master, I think you should send someone to protect Kong Rong."

"Send someone to protect Kong Rong?" Hearing what his uncle said, Han Zhan couldn't help being taken aback: "Why?"

"All the ministers in the court know that the lord has tricked Kong Beihai to Yecheng in order to seize Beihai." Xun Yu explained to Han Zhan: "It is hundreds of miles away from Youzhou. If something happens to Kong Beihai, others will put the blame on the Lord."

Xun Yu's words reminded Han Zhan that he must not have the intention of harming others, and that he must be defensive. He dared not guarantee that Kong Rong would not meet enemies seeking revenge on his way to the north.If something happened to Kong Rongzhen on the way to the mission, then all the doubts would point to him.Thinking of this, he nodded and said, "Uncle is right. Benhou sent Tai Shici to protect Kong Rong along the way. There is some connection between the two. I think Ziyi will do his best to help Kong Rong when he is in danger."