Three Kingdoms King of the North

After Han Zhan learned of this, he also realized that he had sent Wang Hun and Zhou Cang to persuade Zang Ba to surrender. It was a bit too hasty, and the bargaining chip he gave was too low. Backfired.So he looked at Guo Jia and asked, "Feng Xiao, how do you think this matter can be remedied?"

"Returning to the lord, if you want to regain Zang Ba, you can start from two points." Guo Jia thought for a moment and replied: "One is to hand over all the land we captured from Xuzhou to Zang Ba for management."

"This is no problem." Although the place Han Zhan plans to seize can be connected with Qingzhou, but it is separated from Jizhou by Yanzhou, and management is quite inconvenient. If Zang Ba can sincerely submit to himself, even if this newly acquired It doesn't matter if the land is handed over to him to manage.After agreeing to Guo Jia's proposal, Han Zhan then asked, "Then the second point."

"The second is to ennoble Zang Ba." Guo Jia said cautiously: "Although the lord is only the Marquis of Anyang, since the lord is now in Yedu, whoever the lord wants to recommend and promote to the noble, presumably the lord is There will be no objection. Therefore, you can add the title of knighthood to the conditions for persuading Zang Ba to surrender."

"Since Zang Ba is in Kaiyang, it is better to make him Marquis of Anyang." After Han Zhan said this, he ordered Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, immediately send a messenger to tell Wang Hun and Zhou Cang what the Marquis wants. As long as Zang Ba is willing to surrender, it is not impossible for this Marquis to recommend him as Marquis of Kaiyang, or even Xuzhou Mu in the future."

Guo Jia silently took down Han Zhan's words in his heart, and then left.Back in the study room, he immediately drafted a letter, and sent several tiger and leopard riders to Kaiyang day and night to find Wang Hun and Zhou Cang, and handed this urgent letter to them.

Chapter 470 The Controversy Between the Two Factions

After the little head leader entered the government office, he wanted to inform Zang Ba and others about the visit from the Marquis of Anyang.In the end, he was stopped by someone outside the main hall, and a Du Bo who looked unfamiliar asked the little boss with a straight face: "Who is here?"

The little leader is now only a team leader in the army, one level lower than this Dubo. Hearing the other party's question, he quickly replied: "Qi Dubo, the younger one is the team leader in the town in the south of the city." , Sometimes you have to report to the big boss.”

"A small team leader, what qualifications do you have to meet the big boss?" Du Bo didn't know the little boss, and didn't think what he was about to report to Zang Ba was so great, so he pushed him away: "Hurry up Go away, several leaders are discussing affairs inside, if you disturb them, be careful of your dog head."

The little leader who was driven aside by Du Bo did not leave immediately, but continued to stay in the government office looking for opportunities to see if there was anyone he knew among the people coming in and out.The hard work paid off, the little leader waited for a stick of incense, and finally saw a military lord he knew coming in from the outside.

He hurriedly stepped forward to block the way of the Marquis Jun, and said in his mouth: "Marquis Jun, I have something to report to the big boss, please pass it on for me."

The Marquis Jun was very upset when he was blocked, but after a closer look, he recognized that the soldier in front of him, dressed in uniform, was an old man from the Taishan Village, so he politely asked, "What's the matter?"

"The Marquis of Anyang sent someone to pay a visit to the big leader, and he is now outside the government office." The little leader replied, "Please, the Marquis, please report to the big leader when he enters the main hall later."

Hearing what the little chief said, the Marquis Jun asked in surprise, "Since you have already entered the government office, why don't you report to the big chief yourself, but give me your hands instead?"

The little chief pouted his mouth at Dub who was standing far away outside the main hall, and said, "I have been there, but the Dub would not let me in, saying that the big chief and several other chiefs were discussing important matters and there were no outsiders. I guess he It’s from the Kaiyang faction.”

Regardless of the fact that Mount Tai and Kaiyang are now under the jurisdiction of Zang Ba, they are divided into two factions in private: one faction followed Zang Ba in Mount Tai, and the other faction was Sun Guan, Wu Dun, and Yin of Kaiyang. Li's subordinates.Although the two factions are friendly on the surface, they are intriguing and fighting endlessly in private.

Junhou heard the little leader said that the other party might be from the Kaiyang faction, and he immediately understood why he didn't let the little leader enter the main hall to report.He raised his hand and patted the little leader's shoulder twice, and said, "I'm just going to see the big leader, so I'll report this on your behalf."

Seeing that the Marquis Jun was willing to help him, the little leader couldn't help being overjoyed, and quickly cupped his fists to salute the other party, expressing his gratitude: "Thank you Marquis Jun, thank you Marquis Jun!"

At the moment, Zang Ba and others, who were discussing in the main hall, were worried about the Jizhou army approaching Dongguan County. They didn't know what the other party's intention was and how to deal with it.

Sun Guan was a man of courage and intrepidity. When he heard that the army of Jizhou was coming, he first expressed his opinion to Zang Ba: "Brother, Dongguan County and Langya Kingdom are the territory of our brothers. How can we allow others to get involved. Since the army of Jizhou is coming To fight for this place, we will send troops to meet the enemy."

"No, the strength of the two sides is too great." As soon as Sun Guan finished speaking, Wu Dun retorted: "We only have [-] soldiers and horses, and they are stationed in various places. Ten thousand people. And the opponent has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, even if they step on it, they can trample to death the people we send. I think it’s better to wait and see how it gets better.”

The last one to speak was Yin Li, who said cautiously: "When the Jizhou army pacified Qingzhou, they surrendered hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans, and now they are even more powerful. We are not their opponents at all, so we might as well send someone to sue for peace. "

Seeing that Wu Dun and Yin Li did not agree with his point of view, Sun Guan couldn't help but feel a little anxious: "No, no, if the Jizhou army is overwhelming and we don't move at all, the other party will think that we are weak and can be bullied. If the army invades, we will suffer disaster."

"We only have 3 troops in total," Wu Dun emphasized again: "There is no chance of winning against the Jizhou army. I think we should follow Yin Li's words and send people to seek peace."

"Okay, you don't need to talk anymore." Seeing his men arguing, Zang Ba interrupted them: "With our current strength, we are no match for the Jizhou Army. I think it's better to send people to fight first." They contacted and figured out what they really wanted to do. It would be good if we could make peace; There's nothing they can do."

Seeing that Zang Ba had the idea of ​​negotiating a peace, Yin Li quickly asked: "If you want to negotiate a peace, I don't know who the elder brother plans to send there?"

Zang Ba's eyes moved back and forth on the three of them, wondering who was the best candidate.But after thinking for a long time, I felt that none of the three were suitable for the task of going to Yihe in Jizhou.He couldn't help sighing secretly, feeling that he had too few talents under his command, and even when he went to Jizhou to discuss peace, he couldn't pick out suitable candidates.

When everyone was frowning, a person suddenly walked in from outside the hall.Zang Ba raised his head and saw that he was an old man in his Taishan village, and now he was serving as Qu Junhou in the army. Although he was unhappy, he tried his best to ask in a calm tone, "What's the matter?"

"Report to the chief." Although Qu Junhou is currently serving as a military officer in Kaiyang, he still uses the title of Zang Ba in Taishan village: "This subordinate just saw an old brother in Taishan village outside the door. , He said that the Marquis of Anyang sent an envoy to see you."

"Marquis of Anyang?!" Zang Ba was taken aback when he heard the title, then stood up abruptly, and asked the Marquis in surprise, "Is the Marquis of Anyang you are talking about Shi Jizhou Mu?"

"It's this man!"

After Zang Ba got the exact answer, he quickly told the other party: "Hurry up and invite people in!"

Just when Junhou turned to leave, Zang Ba stopped him and asked cautiously, "How long has the envoy from Jizhou been here?"

The Marquis thought for a while, and replied, "Probably it will last for a while."

"What, it took a stick of incense?" Zang Ba couldn't help being furious when he heard this: "Since the envoy from Jizhou has arrived, why didn't he come and report to me immediately?"

"Back to the big boss," Junhou quickly replied, "When the old brother came to report to you, he was stopped by soldiers on duty outside the hall, so he couldn't report to you. Fortunately, he met me later and asked me to come. Report this to you."

After listening to Junhou's explanation, Zang Ba thought that the soldiers from the Kaiyang faction were on duty outside the hall today, and immediately understood the reason why the other party did not allow his old subordinates to come in to report, so he could only sigh softly and waved at Junhou. Waving his hand, he said weakly, "Go and invite the envoy from Jizhou in first!"

Chapter 471 Zang Ba's Compromise

Although the little leader who came in to report did not come out for a long time, but Wang Hun was not in a hurry at all, he was thinking about the steps to persuade Zang Ba in his mind.

Wang Hun was not in a hurry, but Zhou Cang was a little impatient.He was sitting on the horseback, staring at the door of the mansion intently, and kept muttering: "It's strange, why haven't you come out yet, haven't you come out yet!"

Seeing Zhou Cang's gaffe, Wang Hun couldn't help laughing. He said to the other party, "Yuan Fu, please be safe. According to my estimation, Zang Ba may send someone out to invite us soon."

"It's been a stick of incense, and I haven't seen that little leader come out yet." Zhou Cang asked Wang Hun with some lack of confidence: "Mr. Wang, do you think Zang Ba doesn't want to see us?"

"I don't think there is such a possibility." Wang Hun shook his head and said, "If he refused to see us, the little leader who went to report must have come out long ago, and he would not leave us here. I guess it is from among them. What went wrong."

"An internal problem?" Zhou Cang was confused by Wang Hun's statement, and he asked in puzzlement, "Why did Mr. Wang say that?"

Wang Hun approached Zhou Cang, and whispered to him: "Yuan Fu, before the Lord sent us, he thought that Zang Ba was only on Mount Tai, but when he got here, he found out that he had occupied Kaiyang. Although the land is huge, , but soldiers and horses from different places get together like this, and there will inevitably be some contradictions."

Although Wang Hun had already reached this point, Zhou Cang still looked confused: "The conflicts are all my brothers, so what kind of conflicts will there be between them?"

"The little leader who led the way for us just now is probably a young man on Mount Tai." Seeing Zhou Cang nodded in affirmation, he went on to say: "But after he arrived in Kaiyang, he was a leader who commanded dozens of people. People's team rate. A small guy like this, I think the original leaders of all levels in the Shanzhai must have held a lot of positions in the Kaiyang Army. In this way, the original Kaiyang Army will feel that they have been excluded , it is inevitable that there will be conflicts between the two sides.”

Fortunately, Zhou Cang is not too stupid. After listening to Wang Hun's analysis, he immediately guessed the reason why the little boss didn't come out after entering the government office. He tentatively asked Wang Hun: "Mr. Wang, do you think the little boss is When he went in to report, he was made things difficult by the original Kaiyang people, so that he has not seen Chief Zang until now?"

"It's possible." Wang Hun nodded, affirming Zhou Cang's statement.But seeing the disappointed expression on the other party's face, he quickly added: "But don't worry, since the little leader hasn't come out yet, it proves that he has been trying to find a way to inform Zang Ba of our arrival .Be safe and don’t worry, I think we still have a chance to meet Zang Ba.”

Just as he was talking, Wang Hun saw the little boss come out with a happy expression on his face. He quickly pointed towards the door with his hand and said, "Yuan Fu, look quickly, isn't that the little boss!"

The little boss walked up to Zhou Cang, raised his head and said, "Boss Zhou, the big boss asked me to lead you in."

Zhou Cang and Wang Hun got off their horses, handed over the reins to their attendants, and followed the little leader inside.When Zhou Cang and the little boss walked side by side, he asked in a low voice: "Just now, did someone make things difficult for you?"

Hearing what Zhou Cang said, the little boss couldn't help showing a surprised expression on his face.Although he didn't speak, Zhou Cang already understood that Wang Hun's analysis was really reasonable, so he continued, "Is there a conflict between your brothers who came down from Mount Tai and the local soldiers in Kaiyang?"

"Boss Zhou, you are not an outsider, so I won't hide it from you." The little boss leaned closer to Zhou Cang's ear and said, "The big boss brought us from Mount Tai to Kaiyang, and almost granted military posts to everyone. So As soon as it came, the local soldiers in Kaiyang were not happy, and they often made small trips to us. For example, just now I came to report to the big boss, and the Dubo of the Kaiyang army who was guarding the door refused to let me in. If I hadn't met a Qu Junhou who also came from the cottage, I guess the little one would still be waiting outside the door."

The words of the little boss cast a shadow over Zhou Cang's heart.If there was a real conflict between Taishan Shanzhai and Kaiyang's local soldiers, even if Zang Ba was persuaded, he might not be able to occupy the Kaiyang area.

Zang Ba was probably worried about Dubo who was guarding outside the hall, and deliberately made things difficult for the little boss, so he asked the military marquis who had just reported the news to go to the door to pick up the envoy from Jizhou.Junhou waited at the door for a while, and seeing the little boss coming towards him with a piece of paper and a piece of martial arts, he guessed that he might be the envoy of Jizhou, so he hurried forward and asked politely: "Dare to ask you, but he is the envoy of Jizhou."

"Exactly!" Wang Hun nodded and replied, "Please lead us to see Chief Zang."

"Leader Zang has been waiting for you two for a long time." Junhou said with a smile, "Please come with me!"

Seeing that the Marquis was going to take the two of them in, the little boss stopped knowingly and did not go any further.But he didn't leave either, but stood outside the hall, waiting to see if Zang Ba would reward him later.