Three Kingdoms King of the North

Wang Hun and the general walked over side by side. When they saw Han Zhan approaching, they stopped quickly and bowed to salute: "My subordinate Wang Hun, see my lord!"

As soon as his words fell, the generals beside him also clasped their fists and saluted Han Zhan: "Taishan Zang Ba, pay homage to the Marquis of Anyang!"

Knowing that the person in front of him was indeed Zang Ba, Han Zhan quickly stretched out his hand to support the other's arm: "I don't know that Han is the Marquis of Kaiyang, so I'm so negligent, please forgive me."

Hearing Han Zhan calling himself the Marquis of Kaiyang, Zang Ba hesitated for a moment, and then a smile appeared on his face. After a few dry laughs, he said to Han Zhan, "Marquis of Anyang, Zang has already arranged a banquet in the city. , to clean up the dust for you, please!"

Han Zhan quickly took Zang Ba's arm and said enthusiastically, "Thank you Kaiyanghou for your kindness, then let's enter the city together!"

Chapter 476

Zang Ba originally thought that Han Zhan is now coercing the emperor to command the princes, even if he is not as domineering as Dong Zhuo, he is still an arrogant and difficult master.Who would have thought that after seeing him today, he was surprised to find that the other party was so approachable, and his affection for him suddenly increased in his heart.

When he arrived at the main hall, Han Zhan originally wanted Zang Ba to be the main seat, but he firmly refused.The two sides apologized for a long time, and finally Han Zhan took the main seat, and Zang Ba sat at the lower left of him.After the two sat down, the civil and military officials of both sides sat down in their respective positions one by one.

After drinking for three rounds and eating five flavors, Zang Ba began to cautiously ask Han Zhan about his next plan: "Marquis of Anyang, I have surrendered to Jizhou, how do you plan to arrange us?"

Regarding Zang Ba's question, Han Zhan had already thought about the answer on the way here, and when he heard Zang Ba's question, he said without hesitation: "General Zang, didn't I ask Wang Hun to tell you, as long as you After submitting to Jizhou, not only can you add officials to the ranks, but also the existing troops and territory will remain under your jurisdiction without any changes."

When Han Zhan spoke, the main hall was very quiet, not only Zang Ba heard clearly, but also his subordinates Sun Guan, Wu Dun, and Yin Li heard it.Seeing that Han Zhan was willing to keep his promise, all the generals present couldn't help looking at each other, and they all saw expressions of relief from each other's faces.

Now that Han Zhan is willing to fulfill his promise, the atmosphere of the next banquet will be much more enthusiastic.Not only Wu Dun and Yin Li, who tried their best to submit to Jizhou, stood up and toasted Han Zhan, even Sun Guan, who was the most opposed, bit the bullet and stood up to salute Han Zhan.

From Wang Hun's letter to himself, Han Zhan knew that Sun Guan was the person who most opposed Zang Ba's return to Jizhou, and he was very dissatisfied with him.Seeing him coming to offer a toast to her at this moment, she temporarily put aside her dissatisfaction with him, said a few words to him with a smile on her face, and drank a glass of wine.

After the banquet was over, Guo Jia and Zhao Yun followed Han Zhan to his room.After everyone sat down, Zhao Yun asked, "Second brother, do you really plan to hand over Kaiyang, Mount Tai and other places to Zang Ba and others to govern?"

"That's right." Han Zhan nodded his head and replied, "This was one of the conditions for letting Zang Ba submit to Jizhou. We can't be people who don't keep our promises."

After Han Zhan finished speaking, he saw that Zhao Yun was still frowning, with a worried expression on his face, and added: "Our main purpose of sending troops this time is to take Qingzhou, feed Qingzhou with the grain of Jizhou, and ensure that there will be stable soldiers in the future." As for Mount Tai and Kaiyang, it was just a surprise. Even if the Marquis wants to send someone to manage this place, there is no one to send him. Even so, why not simply be more generous and let Zang Ba and others manage this place? There is no need to worry about the instability of the people’s hearts.”

Guo Jia talked with Zhao Yun in private, and knew what he was worried about, so he chimed in and said, "My lord, General Zilong is also very kind. He is worried that you will hand over these two lands to Zang Ba for management, but you will not send officials to restrain them." , I am afraid that in the future there will be a situation where the tail is too big to lose."

"Brother, since you are worried that there will be no officials to restrain Zang Ba, then leave Zhou Cang behind." Han Zhan said to himself, "Zhou Cang and Zang Ba are old acquaintances. Keeping him, I believe it will not cause Zang Ba Be wary of Ba and the others."

Zhou Cang had followed Zhao Yun for a while, and Zhao Yun knew very well what he was like.Therefore, he did not object to Han Zhan's decision, and even offered to propose: "When Zhou Cang was in the grass, there was another sworn brother named Pei Yuanshao. Why don't you ask Zhou Cang to recruit this person and stay in Kaiyang together. There is also a follow-up."

Han Zhan and others rested in Kaiyang City for one night, and early the next morning, they broke up camp and headed towards Jizhou.Zang Ba originally thought that Han Zhan would stay in his territory for a few days no matter what he said, but he would leave in a hurry after only staying for one night, so he hurriedly asked Han Zhan, "Is it true that the Marquis of Anyang is in such a hurry to set off? Is there anything wrong with it?"

"General Zang is too worried." Since the imperial court's decree to grant Zang Ba a marquis has not yet come down, Han Zhan no longer calls him Kaiyang Hou, but calls him his military position: "The soldiers have been away from Jizhou for a long time, and they are homesick. Sincerely, since Qingzhou has been won, it is time for the class to return to the court."

After listening to Han Zhan's explanation, Zang Ba's hanging heart finally returned to his stomach. He hurriedly bowed to Han Zhan and said respectfully, "Even so, I will send you off to Marquis of Anyang respectfully!"

After the army left Kaiyang in mighty strength, Han Zhan told Zhao Yun: "Brother, send someone to Han Sheng immediately, telling them that they don't have to continue going south, and they can return to Jizhou by Mount Tai."

After the messenger was dispatched, Han Zhan urged his horse to come to Guan Yu's side again, and said to him, "Brother Yun, you and Brother Yide have fulfilled your promise to Ben Hou. When you return to Yedu this time, Ben Hou must order someone to release you." Liu Xuande, let the three of you brothers reunite. But I don't know where you plan to go next?"

Guan Yu once considered that as soon as the battle in Qingzhou was over, he and Zhang Fei would return to Yedu, take Liu Bei away, and then find a place to live in seclusion.But after the conquest of Qingzhou, he realized that the world is in chaos now, even if he wanted to retreat to the mountains and forests, he probably couldn't find a suitable place.

He hesitated for a long time before replying: "If you go back to the Marquis of Anyang, my two brothers will immediately hand over their military power after returning to Yedu, and stay in the city with my elder brother as ordinary people."

"Yun Chang!" As soon as Guan Yu finished speaking, Guo Jia, who did not know when he caught up, sighed and said, "You and Yide both have good martial arts, and they are just suitable for making meritorious deeds in troubled times. It would be a pity to be an ordinary citizen incognito."

Han Zhan didn't want to make things difficult for Guan Yu, so he said to him, "Brother Yun, when we return to Yedu, the Marquis will immediately release Liu Xuande and give the three of you a fortune. As for where to go and what to do next?" , It’s all up to you to decide, and this Marquis will never interfere.”

Seeing that Guo Jia seemed to want to say something, Han Zhan raised his hand to interrupt him, and continued to say to Guan Yu: "If you want to continue to serve in the army, I can't ask for it; if you don't want to stay in Yedu, plan to This Marquis will absolutely not stop you from going to join others, everything is at your own discretion."

Guan Yu is a person who values ​​friendship. Hearing that Han Zhan talked about this, he originally wanted to take Liu Bei away to fly away as soon as he returned to Yedu, and he couldn't help being shaken.He saluted Han Zhan with fists in his arms, and said politely, "The three brothers and I are very grateful for the kindness of the Marquis of Anyang. If there is a mission in the future, just a word, Guan will definitely go through fire and water to serve the Marquis of Anyang. "

Chapter 477

Two days later, the soldiers led by Huang Zhong and Xun You went south and joined Han Zhan and others.The two sides joined forces and marched towards Yedu in a mighty manner.

The army walked for seven days on the road, only 150 miles away from Yedu.Seeing that it was getting late, Han Zhan ordered to set up camp on the spot, and at the same time sent envoys to Yedu to inform Xun Yu and others of his return date, so that they could prepare accordingly.

There was nothing to say all night, and the army continued on its way the next day.At noon, Huang Zhong, who was leading the way ahead, personally brought a messenger to Han Zhan's carriage.Seeing Huang Zhong coming in person, Han Zhan guessed that there must be something important, so he quickly ordered the driver to stop.

After the carriage stopped, Han Zhan opened the curtain and leaned out half of his body, looked at Huang Zhong outside and asked, "Han Sheng, what's the matter?"

"Report to my lord!" Huang Zhong clasped his fists to Han Zhan on his horseback and saluted, "The Jujian army sent an urgent letter from the capital, and the general didn't dare to delay, so he brought the messenger over."

Han Zhan glanced at the messenger behind Huang Zhong, and asked casually, "Where is the letter?"

When the messenger heard Han Zhan's question, he quickly got off his horse, took off the bamboo tube on his back, and held it above his head with both hands.Rob, who was standing aside, hurried forward to take the bamboo tube from the messenger, returned to the carriage, and handed it to Han Zhan in the carriage.

Han Zhan opened the lid of the bamboo basket, took out the letter paper that was rolled up inside, and opened it to browse.After reading the above content clearly, Han Zhan couldn't help frowning.

Xia Houyun, who was sitting in the carriage, saw that Han Zhan was frowning, guessing that something must have upset him, and quickly asked softly, "Young master, what did you say in Mr. Ju's letter?"

Han Zhan handed the finished letter to Xia Houyun, poked his head out and told Rob who was standing beside the car: "Rob, go and invite the two military advisers, General Zilong and General Ziyi, to come here."

"My lord, I wonder if the two vanguards Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are also calling?" Rob asked immediately after Han Zhan finished speaking.

Han Zhan thought for a moment, then nodded, agreeing to Rob's proposal.

Seeing that Han Zhan agreed with his opinion, Rob bowed and turned to leave.

After Huang Zhong waited for Rob to leave, he asked Han Zhan respectfully, "My lord, are you setting up a tent by the road?"

During the march, when Han Zhan had to call his men to discuss matters, he would temporarily set up a tent on the side of the road, and after the discussion was over, he would go after the army.Hearing Huang Zhong's inquiry at this moment, Han Zhan felt that it was not appropriate to discuss this matter in public, so he nodded and agreed to Huang Zhong's request.

After Huang Zhong received the order, he immediately directed the manpower to set up a tent on a flat place by the roadside.When Guo Jia, Xun You, Zhao Yun and others received the notification from Rob and rushed over, the tent had already been set up, and Chen Dao was setting up tiger guards outside the tent to serve as guards.

Everyone walked into the tent and saw Han Zhan sitting in the middle, and Xia Houyun standing behind him.Guo Jia knew that if Han Zhan had nothing important to do, he would not have summoned everyone during the march, so he hurriedly bowed and asked, "My lord, what's the point of calling me here in a hurry?"

"Ju Shou Gonghe has sent a letter, please read it." After Han Zhan finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Xia Houyun behind him, and gave her a wink, signaling her to hand over the letter to everyone for reading.

Xia Houyun nodded, came to Guo Jia with the letter in his hand, and handed him the letter sent by Jushou.While Guo Jia was reading the letter, Han Zhan said to the anxious Xun You, Zhao Yun and others: "Ju Gong and sent someone to deliver the letter saying that now there are rumors in Beijing that our conquest of Qingzhou has caused public anger, and the princes of all walks of life will be as good as before. As a crusade against Dong Zhuo, troops were sent to Yedu. As a result, the hearts of the people in the capital were fluctuating. Many rich and wealthy households were like ants in a hot pot, packing up their belongings and preparing to flee for their lives. There are even rumors that some people in the court secretly colluded with the remnants of the Yellow Turban because they were dissatisfied with the Marquis. Prepare to be at our disadvantage when the army is on its way back."

"Marquis of Anyang!" Guan Yu heard that the people in the city of Ye were terrified, and was deeply afraid that something might happen to Liu Bei. He quickly saluted Han Zhan, and asked anxiously, "I wonder when we can return to the capital?"

"According to the current marching speed, the army should arrive in Yedu tomorrow afternoon." Han Zhan didn't know how the remnants of the Yellow Turbans colluding with the ministers of the court would harass the army, so he decided to slow down the marching speed, so that even if there was a sneak attack, the army would be able to Cope with it calmly, and when he heard Guan Yu's question, he said casually: "Now there are changes, we may have to wait until the day after tomorrow before we can return to Yedu."

Guan Yu knew that when Han Zhan delayed arriving in Yedu, it was to prevent him from being ambushed on the road, and it didn't make any sense to his arrangement, but Zhang Fei couldn't hold back because he was anxious to see Liu Bei, so he said, "The Marquis of Anyang , We have an army of [-], how many people can there be in the remnants of the Yellow Turbans? Please let my two brothers lead the way for the army. If they don’t come, it’s fine. If they come, Lao Zhang will turn them all into powder in an instant.”

"Brother Yide, be safe and don't be impatient. This matter needs to be discussed in the long term." Han Zhan saw that Guo Jia had read Ju Shou's letter, so he looked at him and asked, "Feng Xiao, what do you think of this matter?"

"Return to the Lord," Guo Jia quickly replied, "People in the city are fluctuating, and the Lord needs to go back early to appease people. Jia feels that the army's itinerary will not change, and they should return to Yedu tomorrow afternoon. Those who make trouble, see 10,000 + When the army returns, it will naturally die down."

"In addition to the fluctuating people in the city, there are still ministers in the court colluding with the old Yellow Turbans." Han Zhan reminded Guo Jia: "If these soldiers and horses attack the army on the road, I'm afraid something bad will happen."

Regarding Han Zhan's worries, Guo Jia just smiled lightly, and said casually, "Your Majesty, you are too worried. Just as Zhang Xianfeng said, how many people in the old Yellow Turbans can dare to compete with our tens of thousands of troops? Already, as long as they appear, they can be turned into powder in an instant."

Zhang Fei, who was standing aside, saw that Guo Jia's opinion coincided with his own, and grinned almost to the ear.He thought to himself, if he marched at the current speed, he would be able to see his long-lost brother tomorrow afternoon.

Seeing that Han Zhan was still silent, Guo Jia continued, "In Jia's opinion, the old Yellow Turbans may send someone to assassinate the Lord on our way back to the capital. Therefore, when camping tonight, the Tiger Guards will Strengthen your defenses."

When Guo Jia mentioned the word assassination, Han Zhan couldn't help shaking, his pupils constricted violently. He felt that since he came to this era, being assassinated seemed to be specially destined for him. If it wasn't for his good luck, he wouldn't have known Died a few times.If the ministers of the DPRK and China really sent the old Yellow Turbans to assassinate him, he ordered the army to slow down the marching speed, which would be in the opponent's arms.The plan for now is to let the army continue to march at a speed and rush back to Yedu tomorrow afternoon.As for the night, it is enough for Chen Dao to strengthen the defense near his tent. No matter how skilled the assassins of the remnants of the Yellow Turban are, can they still come and go freely among the 10,000+ army?