Three Kingdoms King of the North

He walked up to Han Zhan, gave a salute, and said politely, "I'm Guo Jia. I don't know who my brother is, so why do you know I'm here to look for you?"

Seeing Guo Jia with a feather fan in his hand, Han Zhan hurriedly dreamed that this person was Guo Jia, why did he look like Zhuge Liang?

Just when he was in a daze, the young man surnamed Guo grabbed a wine glass on the table, threw it heavily on the ground, and said viciously: "Two bastards who don't know how to live and die dare to come here to spoil the grandeur. Ba Gu, Go outside and call my servants in, and I will give them a good meal."

When Bagu heard Han Zhan's self-reported name, she was taken aback. She never dreamed that the county magistrate would appear in the brothel; Frightened out of his wits, he quickly stepped forward and grabbed Mr. Guo's arm, leaned close to his ear, and whispered Han Zhan's identity to him.

This Mr. Guo was just the son of a rich family in the city, so he didn't have the capital to compete with Han Zhan. After learning about Han Zhan's identity from Bagu, he was so frightened that he lay down on the ground and kowtowed to Han Zhan again and again.

Han Zhan ignored him, but grabbed Guo Jia's arm, and said enthusiastically, "Brother Feng Xiao, this is not the place to talk, let's talk in another place." As he spoke, he turned his head and looked at Baba, who was trembling with fright. Aunt asked, "Bagu, do you have a quiet place here?"

"Yes, yes," Bagu nodded repeatedly and said, "The waiter's family will lead you there immediately."

"No need," Guo Jia said suddenly, "Berry's room on the second floor is quite quiet, brother, why don't we just go there."

Guo Jia took Han Zhan to the second floor, walked to a door, and pushed open two closed lattice windows.In the room, a woman dressed in colorful clothes was sitting at the table in a daze. When she saw Guo Jia enter the door, she stood up and said in surprise, "Young Master, where have you been? My family is thinking about where to find you." Without speaking, seeing Han Zhan coming in, he quickly shut his mouth.

After Guo Jia asked Han Zhan to sit down, he asked the woman to sit in front of him, picked up the brush on the table, and drew the eyebrows for him.He said while drawing: "Brother, do you know that what I painted is Yuanshandai, which is a kind of eyebrow shape created by Zhao Hede, the sister of Zhao Feiyan, the empress of Emperor Cheng. Beautiful, the world is eager to imitate. Liu Xin said in the book: Zhuo Junjiao is beautiful, and the eyebrow color is like Wangyuan Mountain. It is this kind of eyebrow shape that he is talking about."

Han Zhan had never heard who Liu Xin was, but since Guo Jia said so, he must be right, so he seemed to understand and nodded to echo Guo Jia.

After Guo Jia finished drawing, he turned to Han Zhan, "Brother, what do you think of the eyebrows I drew?"

Han Zhan stared at the eyebrows of the Berry girl, and it really looked like the distant mountains behind the autumn water in the ink painting.He nodded again and again and said, "Sure enough, it looks like a distant mountain."

After hearing this, Guo Jia just smiled lightly, and then said to Miss Berry, "Berry, I have something to discuss with this brother, you go out first, don't come in unless I call you."

After Berry walked out of the room and closed the door, Guo Jia stood up and saluted Han Zhan deeply, and said respectfully, "Guo Jia of Yingchuan, see Han Shijun!"

Chapter 0067 - Invite Guo Jia

Guo Jia's reaction was already expected by Han Zhan.If in the lobby just now, the bustard and Mr. Guo treated him with condescending attitudes, and Guo Jia still couldn't guess his identity, then he is not worthy to be called Cao Cao's number one counselor.Han Zhan smiled slightly, and said lightly: "Brother Feng Xiao has recognized this envoy long ago?"

"That's right." Guo Jia sat down opposite Han Zhan carelessly, and said with a normal expression: "Although Jia has never met the envoy, Jia just arrived in Sheguo County today and is unfamiliar with the place. , anyone who knows Jia's whereabouts must have known Xun Gongda, so that the identity of the emperor is ready to be revealed. In addition, just now in the hall, seeing the attitude of the old bustard and the young master towards you, Jia decided that you are Sheguo make."

"Brother Feng Xiao's guess is correct. I am indeed Han Zhan, the Minister of State Affairs." Han Zhan nodded in agreement with Guo Jia's guess, and then made his own request: "The land in Sheguo County is barren and the people are poor, and the brothels are full of people. They are some vulgar and vulgar fans, it is estimated that it will be difficult for Brother Feng Xiao to understand, why not go back to the county government with Zhan, although there are no beauties, but there are countless good wines, enough for Brother Feng Xiao to drink to his heart's content."

Regarding Han Zhan's invitation, Guo Jia smiled and said nothing. He picked up the feather fan that was on the table when he was thrushing Berry's eyebrows, shook it lightly, and said slowly: "Han Shijun, Jia has something unclear and wants to ask Please ask me."

Han Zhan hurriedly said respectfully, "Brother Feng Xiao, but it's okay to say."

Guo Jia picked up the wine bowl on the table, took a sip, and asked: "Before the Yuan family entered Jizhou, if the envoy was in the position of your father, how would the envoy plan to prevent the Yuan family from entering Jizhou?"

The question Guo Jia raised is exactly what Han Zhan has been thinking about for a while.At this moment when Guo Jia asked about this matter, he knew that the other party was considering his own ability, so he said carefully: "Jizhou's change of master has something to do with the Wu Qixin below. If I am the master of Jizhou, I should let Xun Chen, Jushou, Tian Feng, Zhang He, and Gao Lan all became his confidantes, and then used the strategy of slowing down the army to stabilize the Yuan family, and recommended Yuan to be the governor of Yanzhou."

"Wait a minute," Guo Jia immediately interrupted Han Zhan's words after hearing this, reminding him: "Your envoy may not know that the current governor of Yanzhou is Liu Dai, and he is the brother of Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou. Can you easily give up Yanzhou?"

Han Zhan knew that there were two Liu Dais in the Three Kingdoms era, one was Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou who participated in the crusade against Dong Zhuo, and the other was Liu Dai, a subordinate of Cao Cao. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, they were mistaken for one.Liu Dai, who was the governor, was a clan member of the Han family and would die in the hands of the Yellow Turban Army in the second year.

Hearing Guo Jia's question, Han Zhan couldn't help grinning, and said to himself that even if you are resourceful, you certainly don't know as much about what will happen in the future as I, a time traveler.He pretended to be thoughtful, and said to Guo Jia: "Brother Feng Xiao, I think you should know that now the Yellow Turban Bandit is about to make trouble in Yanzhou, and there will be chaos sooner or later, but Liu Yanzhou turns a blind eye to it. Zhan can It can be asserted that in three months at the earliest, or half a year at the slowest, he will either die at the hands of the Yellow Turban, or be imprisoned by the imperial court if he is convicted, and then there will be a vacancy in the post of governor of Yanzhou."

Guo Jia originally looked down on this county magistrate who was four years younger than himself, thinking that his being able to become this official was nothing more than a concession made by Yuan Shao in order to win over the old Han family, and he had no real talent at all.Hearing what he said now, the expression on his face became serious, he put down the wine bowl in his hand, and asked carefully: "If Mrs. Yuan really becomes the governor of Yanzhou, what will Shi Jun do next?"

"Send people to the north to form an alliance with Liu Yu, so that Gongsun Zan will retreat." Seeing that his statement caught Guo Jia's attention, Han Zhan felt more confident, and continued, "Next, Zhan plans to send troops east to take Qingzhou. Qingzhou has more people and less food, so we can feed Qingzhou with the grain of Jizhou, and then go west to Bingzhou after the general situation is settled. In this way, Zhan will have the land of four states, and he can dominate the world when he advances, and he can protect himself when he retreats.”

Han Zhan's answer made Guo Jia fall into contemplation. Although he was resourceful, he never thought that he could use this strategy to win the world.What he didn't even know was that in Han Zhan's plan, Cao Cao was ruthlessly shady. At this moment, Cao Mengde is the governor of the East County of Yanzhou. As long as Yuan Shao becomes the governor of Yanzhou, Cao Cao will lose the room for development. With the enemies in several cities, and several famous ministers and generals under his command, who were poached away by the shameless Han Zhan, it is unknown whether there will be a battle of Guandu in the future.At that time, the person who can compete with Yuan Shao for the north will be Han Zhan.

Guo Jia threw the feather fan on the table, and continued to ask: "Mr. Shi, these are just your hypotheses. It is not known whether they will become reality. Jia would like to ask, what is your current strength?"

Hearing this question, Han Zhan smiled wryly, and then said: "Sheguo County has few soldiers and few generals, and the trenches are shallow and the city is low.

Guo Jia was confused by Han Zhan's words: "Since the situation is so bad, why did Shi Jun tell Geng Wu, Min Chun and others that within three to five years, they will be able to regain Jizhou?"

"Hey!" Han Zhan sighed, and then said: "If it weren't for that, how could Zhan get the support of my father's old department? Does Brother Feng Xiao think that Zhan alone is enough to compete with Yuan?"

Guo Jia shook his head after hearing this, and then expressed his own thoughts: "Although the land in Sheguo County where Shijun is located is barren and the people are poor, it is surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing water. The terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as Shijun is in the Xun family With the help of my uncle and nephew, and keeping a low profile here, Jia feels that in a few years, at least he will have the strength to compete with the Yuan family."

"Brother Feng Xiao's words are wrong." Han Zhan waited for Guo Jia to finish speaking, and said unexpectedly: "Uncle and cousin stayed in Sheguo County, but they stayed to help Zhan for the sake of their deceased mother. , once they meet the Ming Lord, the two of them will leave me."

Regarding Han Zhan's statement, Guo Jia actually nodded in agreement: "What the envoy said is very true. Jia followed the Xun's uncle and nephew to go north to Jizhou, just to find a good job under the command of the lord Han. Who When I arrived in Jizhou, I realized that Jizhou had become the land of the Yuan family. The Yuan family in Jiaguan was not the master of the Ming Dynasty, so they insisted on rejecting his official position, and would rather stay at home than serve as an official under him."

Han Zhan waited for Guo Jia to finish speaking, got up and bowed deeply, and asked respectfully, "I wonder if Brother Fengxiao is willing to help me?"

Guo Jia picked up the wine bowl, sniffed it close to his nose, and said casually: "Jia is weak and sick, and has been exhausted for days, and I am a little tired. I want to rest for a while, so please!"

Seeing that Guo Jia rejected his invitation, although Han Zhan was disappointed, he felt that it was expected.Liu Bei, as the uncle of the great Han emperor, invited Zhuge Liang three times. How could he be successful once when he invited a great talent like Guo Jia?So he bowed to Guo Jia again: "In this case, Zhan will not disturb Brother Feng Xiao to rest, and leave!"

Guo Jia waved his hand: "Let me go!"

When Han Zhan went down the stairs, he saw the bustard standing on the stairs with his head bowed, so he coughed lightly. Although the bustard had seen Han Zhan go out a long time ago, he didn't dare to go to say hello casually because the other party didn't greet him.Hearing Han Zhan's coughing at this moment, he hurriedly greeted him, pretending to be surprised: "Oh, envoy, why are you leaving so soon, and my servant hasn't had time to entertain you yet?"

Bagu was talking, but she looked towards the room where Guo Jia was staying, as if she was wondering why the young man who looked in poor health didn't leave with the county magistrate?

Han Zhan saw that Bagu was constantly glancing at Guo Jia's room out of the corner of his eyes, and said with a smile, "The young master wants to stay here for a few days, so you can treat him nicely."

"Your envoy has an order, so I dare not obey." Ba Gu said with a smile on her face: "My family will definitely greet that young master with good wine and good food every day, and will never treat him badly."

Han Zhan looked downstairs and saw that Mr. Guo had disappeared, so he pouted his mouth downstairs and asked Bagu, "Bagu, where did the young master downstairs who wanted to beat me go?" Asking this way reminds me of Zhu Zhen who almost killed himself, so we must be more vigilant.

"My lord, you are talking about Mr. Guo Pingfan, Mr. Guo. He has already returned home." Afraid that Han Zhan would blame her for letting Mr. Guo leave without authorization, Bagu explained: "Mr. Guo's family is a big local family, but But he lives in Huguan, and he seldom comes back, so he doesn't know the envoy, please don't remember the villain's mistakes, sir, just go around him."

Hearing that the other party usually lived in other places, Han Zhan didn't want to pursue further. He took out a gold cake from his sleeve, threw it to Bagu, and said to him: "Remember, Haosheng waits on the people in the house." Young master, whatever request he has, try to satisfy him as much as possible. If the money is not enough, then send someone to the county government to collect it. Do you understand?"

"Understood." Ba Gu nodded her head like a chicken pecking at rice: "I must remember what the envoy said, and serve that young master comfortably. If you hear the young man complaining, you So I sent someone to remove the head of the slave family."

Hearing Ba Gu's assurance, Han Zhan just laughed, and then walked away.

Chapter 0068

Han Zhan returned to the back house of the county government office, and met his uncle and nephew Xun who had been waiting for him for a long time.

From the frustrated look on Han Zhan's face, the two of them guessed that he must have bumped into Guo Jia.Xun Yu asked with concern: "Zhan'er, is it possible that Feng Xiao is not willing to stay and help you?"

"Brother Feng Xiao said that he is unwell recently and wants to take care of himself." Han Zhan said with a wry smile, "According to my observation, he may plan to stay and observe for a while before deciding whether to help me."

"Zhan'er," Xun Yu asked curiously after the three of them were seated, "I don't know what you talked about with Feng Xiao in the brothel?"

Thinking that the uncles and nephews of the Xun family were all from his own family, Han Zhan didn't hide anything, so he explained the conversation between himself and Guo Jia to the two of them in detail, especially focusing on his idea of ​​relying on the land of the four states to dominate the world .

The strategy of occupying Youzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Bingzhou, unifying the north and then winning the world, can't help but make Xun Yu look at Han Zhan with admiration.Although he has been doing his best to assist Han Zhan, and even summoned his nephew Xun You, all he did was to help his nephew for the sake of his late elder sister.He has always regarded himself as a part-timer, as long as there is a better opportunity, he will not hesitate to climb another branch.But at this moment, he had a thought in his heart, thinking that maybe he should stay and continue to assist his nephew and help him achieve a hegemony.

Seeing that Xun Yu was twirling his beard and not speaking for a long time, Han Zhan asked curiously, "Uncle, what are you thinking?"

Han Zhan's voice woke Xun Yu up from his contemplation, and he returned to normal after a moment of panic.He looked at Han Zhan and said sincerely, "Zhan'er, since Gongda has come to Sheguo County, do you think we can arrange a part-time job for him so that he can also have a salary to support his family?"

Xun Yu's words made Han Zhan's heart burst into ecstasy. He was worried that the Xun's uncle and nephew would quit at any time, but now hearing what Xun Yu said, it meant that they would not leave him in a short time.After thinking about it for a while, he decided that it would be more appropriate for Xun Yu to make the arrangements, and said sincerely, "Uncle is the magistrate of the county, and you should make the arrangements for the personnel."

Seeing that Han Zhan asked him to arrange an official position for Xun You, Xun Yu nodded and said: "The county still lacks a young man who is in charge of money and food, and the money donated by the wealthy businessmen the day before yesterday will also enter the warehouse one after another in the near future. In order to avoid any mistakes, I think Gongda will take up this position. I don't know what Zhan'er wants?"