Three Kingdoms King of the North

"Everyone, you must have never imagined that these assassins didn't sneak into the barracks at all." Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Han Zhan said calmly, "They came out of the ground."

"What, it came out of the ground?" Han Zhan's words caused an uproar, and everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, thinking it was simply incredible.Huang Zhong stood up and asked, "My lord, could it be that these assassins are proficient in the art of escaping from the ground?"

"They don't know how to escape from the ground." Han Zhan snorted coldly, and continued: "They just calculated the location where we might camp, dug a tunnel here in advance, and hid the assassin in it."

As soon as Han Zhan finished speaking, Chen Dao walked in with Shi Chang, who was going to explore the tunnel.When Han Zhan saw Chen Dao entering the account, he hurriedly asked him, "Uncle Zhi, did you find anything in the tunnel?"

"Reply to my lord," Chen Dao replied, "Shi Chang, who went to explore the tunnel, has returned. He said that the entire tunnel is two miles long and leads to a small hill outside the military camp."

"The tunnel is two miles long?" Han Zhan was taken aback by Chen Dao's words. He didn't expect that the tunnel leading to his tent was so long. Is the tunnel newly dug?"

Shichang shook his head, and replied: "My lord, after careful inspection, I found that the outside of this tunnel is full of old soil, and it has been excavated for at least three months."

Han Zhan waved his hand at the head of the court, signaling him to step back, and said to the crowd: "It seems that Benhou has really become a thorn in the side of some important officials in the court. In order to get rid of Benhou, they are doing everything possible. I'm just getting ready. If Dian Wei, Chen Dao and the others weren't vigilant, the Marquis's head would probably have been cut off by the assassins, and I should ask the courtiers for credit."

"My lord!" Seeing Han Zhan's righteous indignation, Wu in the tent was also very angry.Guo Jia took the lead and asked, "I don't know if the assassins have ever confessed, but who is behind them?"

"The Marquis has ordered Dian Wei to interrogate the assassin." Han Zhan replied, "I think he can get the news that the Marquis wants to know." At this point, he paused for a moment, and then ordered Chen Dao, "Uncle Zhi, you Go to Ziman and see if the assassin has confessed?"

Chen Dao agreed, turned around and walked out of the tent.Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped out of the tent, he saw Dian Wei walking over in a hurry, he quickly went up to meet him and asked, "General Ziman, but the interrogation has a result?"

"That's right," Dian Wei nodded and replied, "I just came here to report to the lord."

"General Ziman, the lord sent me to look for you." Chen Dao said to Dian Wei, "Since you have the result, we will go to see the lord together."

Seeing that Chen Dao had just stepped out of the big tent, he brought Dian Wei in. All the Wus in the tent were surprised, how could he come back so quickly.Han Zhan saw Dian Wei following Chen Dao into the big tent, stood up quickly, and asked impatiently, "Ziman, did you get any results from the question?"

"Report to my lord!" Dian Weiweng replied in a low voice: "The assassins have already confessed, and the person who instructed them to assassinate my lord is the attendant Yang Qi."

"Servant Yang Qi?" Hearing this strange name, Han Zhan showed a confused expression on his face. After sweeping his eyes from Wu in the tent one by one, he asked, "Who is he, wait?" ?”

"My lord!" Xun You walked to the middle of the tent, bowed and replied, "Yang Qi is the great-great-grandson of Taiwei Yang Zhen. There are often 200 people."

"Ben Hou has no grievances with him in the past and has no enmity in the present. Why did he send someone to assassinate me?" Han Zhan felt that he had never heard of this Yang Qi before. Why did he send someone to assassinate him? It's puzzling: "What kind of hatred is there that makes him insist on putting this marquis to death?"

Hearing Han Zhan's question, the entire tent fell silent. Even if someone knew that Yang Qi was going to send someone to assassinate Han Zhan, it might be because he was worried that he would become the second Dong Zhuo.But after the assassin incident just now, no one dared to touch this bad luck and easily tell the real reason.

Chapter 484 Special Messenger

Seeing that everyone was silent, "Ziman" Guo Jia walked up to Dianwei in order to break the deadlock, and asked, "Where is the assassin now?"

Facing Guo Jia's question, Dian Wei did not answer immediately, but turned his attention to Han Zhan for help.After Han Zhan met Dian Wei's eyes, he understood what the other party wanted to express, so he nodded at him, indicating that he could tell the truth.

"If you go back to the military division," Dian Wei truthfully replied after getting Han Zhan's acquiescence, "the assassin will not be punished, and he is already dead."

"Oh, what a pity." Xun You stomped his feet anxiously when he heard Dianwei say this, "General Ziman, you should save a living, so that when the army commander returns to the court, we can take him back and join Yang Qi and others Confront in court."

"Gongda's statement is wrong," Guo Jia immediately refuted Xun You's statement, "Even if we bring this assassin back to confront Yang Qi and others, they will deny it flatly, and even bite back and say yes The lord intends to frame her, and it may affect the lord's reputation."

The reason why Han Zhan didn't tell Dianwei to stay alive was because he thought that if such an assassin brought back to the capital, those chief envoys would not admit it. Instead of arguing with them in the court hall, it is better to calm down for the time being and wait for them to relax their vigilance. With a thunderous blow, they will be eradicated completely.

After making up his mind, Han Zhan said to the crowd, "Since the assassin is dead, you must keep this matter secret and pretend it never happened."

Hearing what Han Zhan said, everyone couldn't help being taken aback.But Guo Jia, Xun You and others quickly figured out the reason, and said repeatedly, "My lord, this plan is very good. As long as we conceal the news of the assassin's assassination, those courtiers who secretly instigated in the capital will have no way of knowing whether the assassin has done anything to him or not." The lord will do it. If they mistakenly think that the assassins are just collecting money and not doing anything, maybe the two sides will have a bad heart, and then they will no longer be able to join forces to deal with the lord."

After listening to the explanations of the two military advisers, Wen Wu in the tent immediately showed a sudden understanding expression on his face.If news of the assassins was strictly blocked, then the courtiers in Beijing would not know whether the assassins had acted, and would ask the remnants of the Yellow Turbans for an explanation; and those remnants of the Yellow Turbans would think that they were silenced by the courtiers when they saw that the assassins they had sent were missing. Surely someone will be sent to courtiers to make a theory.As a result, the two parties that were originally cooperating had conflicts, and Super Depressed wanted to send someone to deal with Han Zhan again, so he had to find a new way.

Seeing that everyone had understood his intentions, Han Zhan waved to them and said, "Everyone, it will be dawn in an hour, and the army will still be on their way. Go back and rest."

After Guo Jia and the others left, they came to Han Zhan and asked in a low voice, "What will my lord do with these courtiers in the future?"

"Let the Ju Supervisor Army collect their criminal evidence first," Han Zhan had already planned in his heart. Seeing Guo Jia's initiative to ask, he simply said what he was thinking. His own plan would lead to Guo Jia's plan, and he deliberately added, "If these people are not eliminated, sooner or later they will be the scourge of the court."

Unexpectedly, Guo Jia was in favor of Han Zhan's approach, "My lord's words are very true. For now, we will bear with it for the time being and secretly collect their evidence. When the time is ripe, we will decisively eradicate them."

Just as Guo Jia finished speaking, Chen Dao suddenly walked in from outside the tent, and saluted Han Zhan, "My lord, there is an envoy from Cao Mengde, the prefect of Dongjun, asking to see him."

"What, Cao Mengde's emissary?" Han Zhan looked outside the tent. The sky was full of stars. He frowned and muttered, "Why did he appear outside the camp at this time?"

"Jia guessed that Cao Mengde had some urgent business, so he ordered the envoy to rush on overnight." Guo Jia said to Han Zhan, "It's better to recruit him into the tent and ask what is the matter."

Han Zhan was also eager to know what kind of medicine was sold in Cao Cao's gourd, so he told Chen Dao, "Uncle Zhi, bring the messenger here."

After a short while, an official who looked to be in his thirties followed Chen Dao in.Seeing Han Zhan sitting in the middle, he quickly stepped forward to salute, and said respectfully, "Gaoping county magistrate under the prefect of Dongjun is full of favors, and he has met Anyanghou."

When Man Chong heard the other party's self-reported name, Han Zhan almost jumped up from his seat. He thought that Cao Cao had sent an ordinary subordinate as an envoy, but he didn't expect to send a man like Man Chong. It seems that something big must happen Tell each other.He quickly pointed to the vacant seat next to him, and said with a smile, "Man Boning is free, please sit down quickly."

Man Chong didn't expect Han Zhan to know his own words, so he froze in place.Han Zhan said to Chen Dao, "Uncle Zhi, Mr. Boning must be tired and hungry after traveling all night. Hurry up and fix the food and drink, and clean up Mr. Boning's dust."

Man Chong, who woke up from the shock, saw that Han Zhan was ordering his subordinates to prepare food and drinks for him, and hurriedly bowed to him again, and said gratefully, "Thank you, Marquis Anyang."

After Man Chong sat down, Han Zhan then asked, "Mr. Bo Ning, I don't know if Governor Cao sent you to see Ben Hou late at night. What's the matter?"

Hearing Han Zhan's question, Man Chong quickly took out a letter from his sleeve, held it high with both hands above his head, and said, "My lord ordered me to send an urgent letter to Marquis Anyang overnight, please have a look at it." .”

Han Zhan turned his head and winked at Rob who was standing behind him. Rob hurried to Man Chong's side, took the letter from him, then walked back, and put the letter in front of Han Zhan.

Han Zhan took out the letterhead from the envelope and looked at it carefully.After reading it for a while, a contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. After reading it, he put the letter paper on the table casually, and said with a sneer, "A bunch of shameless villains, it's true that the Marquis treats them politely." Do you think this Marquis is weak and can be bullied?"

Seeing Han Zhan's murderous look, Guo Jia quickly got up and asked, "My lord, I don't know what happened."

Han Zhan picked up the letterhead on the table, handed it to Guo Jia, and said, "These courtiers are deeply afraid that the Marquis will not die, so they not only sent assassins, but even contacted Cao Mengde in private, planning to take advantage of my army's march to attack from behind." Launch a sneak attack. Cao Mengde didn't bother to be with them, so he wrote a letter and sent Mr. Boning to warn me."

"What, the courtier contacted Cao Mengde and tried to launch a sneak attack on the army." Han Zhan's words startled Guo Jia, because Cao Cao was a friendly army, so the army was not very vigilant when passing through the border of Dongjun. If there is a sneak attack, the army may collapse.Guo Jia quickly took the letterhead from Han Zhan's hand, and browsed it solemnly.

Three Kingdoms King of the North

Chapter 485

While Guo Jia was reading the letter, Han Zhan turned his attention to Man Chong again.He really wanted to find out why Cao Cao, who has always been unprofitable, would be so kind, risking offending important officials in the court, to inform himself? He asked politely, "Mr. Boning, the Marquis would like to ask Why did Prefect Cao send you to inform Benhou overnight? Isn’t he afraid of leaking the news and being retaliated by those courtiers?”

Man Chong stood up, arched his hands towards Han Zhan and said, "The food lent by Jizhou has allowed the people of Dongjun to survive the spring famine. This great kindness and great virtue, the soldiers and people of Dongjun, all keep in mind. Some people want to be unfavorable to Jizhou today. , how could the people of Dongjun collude with them."

Regarding Man Chong's explanation, Han Zhan nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Cao Taishou has a heart. Mr. Bo Ning, I don't know how the harvest of Dongjun is this year."

"Thank you Marquis Anyang for your concern." Man Chong replied, "The prefect is arranging manpower to raise food. I believe that in half a month, the food borrowed from Jizhou will be returned."

"Mr. Bo Ning," since Cao Cao gave him such a big favor, no matter what the other party's starting point is, Han Zhan felt that he had no choice but to show nothing, so he waved his hand and said carelessly, "Go back and tell the prefect Cao, Ben Hou Cheng His kindness. As for the food borrowed before, there is no need to return it.”

Han Zhan's words stunned Manchong. As Cao Cao's envoy, he came here this time for the purpose of reporting the news, and the other purpose was to discuss with Han Zhan to postpone the return of the grain, or return it in installments.Who knew that Han Zhan was so magnanimous that he couldn't say what he had prepared in advance.

"Mr. Bo Ning, after driving such a long distance overnight, you must be exhausted. It is better to go to rest early." After reading the letter, Guo Jia, without waiting for Man Chong to say anything, put on an enthusiastic look, and called Chen Dao to give instructions. He said, "Uncle Zhi, take Mr. Boning to rest quickly. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it when we leave tomorrow."

Man Chong did have something to say in his heart, but Guo Jia made him unable to speak, so he could only salute Han Zhan deeply, and politely said, "Thank you for the kindness of Marquis Anyang, and Chong will leave." After finishing speaking, he followed Chen Dao and left tent.

After Man Chong left, Guo Jia sneered and said to Han Zhan, "Cao Mengde has such deep thoughts."

"Feng Xiao, I don't know what you mean," Han Zhan asked puzzled.