Yuan Shao and his party headed towards Bohai without stopping. After walking for more than twenty days, they saw a big city standing in front of them in the distance, thinking that Bohai County had arrived.
The moat surrounds the towering city wall. Although the female wall is tall, it is slightly dilapidated and looks like a scene in troubled times.
There were very few pedestrians on the road, but the soldiers guarding the city were very energetic. They felt that this place was pretty good.
Being used to the prosperity of Luoyang, Yuan Shao didn't care much about it. Zhang Liao watched for a long time and felt very satisfied. He took the appointment document issued by the court and walked directly to the city gate, instructing his sergeants to protect his lord's safety.
It is worth mentioning that after this period of deception, Zhang Liao finally recognized Yuan Shao as his master, which is worthy of congratulations.
Zhang Liao, riding his horse forward, was stopped as soon as he reached the city gate.
"Stop, this is the Bohai Sea. Riding horses is prohibited at the city gate. Get off your horse quickly."
A soldier saw someone galloping on his horse and shouted quickly.
Zhang Liao was naturally very well-educated and not angry. He dismounted and clasped his fists, saying, "The new governor has come to take office. Please welcome him quickly."
When they heard that the new governor had taken office, the soldiers naturally did not dare to neglect. They respectfully received the letter of appointment from Zhang Liao and said, "General, please don't wait. Let me report to General Zhang for a decision."
Zhang Liao understood very well. After giving them the letter of appointment, he turned around and returned to Yuan Shao.
But after a while, the city gate was opened wide, and a general in full robes, leading the garrison soldiers, filed out.
When he came to Yuan Shao, he performed a military salute and said in a routine manner, "The captain of Bohai County has met the prefect, and I will leave my armor intact to see him as a salute. Please forgive me for my sins."
Zhang Liao was very angry when he saw how arrogant they were, so he wanted to step forward and teach them a lesson.
When Yuan Shao saw this, he used his eyes to signal Zhang Liao to be calm and calm, and he understood and restrained himself from getting angry.
"General, if you stick to your post, what's the crime? I don't know where the governor of this county is?" Yuan Shao asked casually.
Seeing that the prefect was not very angry, the general could not help but secretly marvel in his heart, and he did not hide his answer.
"Your Majesty, Sir, Tian Juncheng went to the county below for inspection and has not come back yet. Please be patient."
Yuan Shao nodded, indicating that he understood.
The general breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the prefect had no intention of blaming him.
Zhang Liao couldn't stand it anymore. Hearing this situation, he stepped forward and said.
"Lord, in that case, let's move into the prefect's mansion first and then make a decision."
"What Wen Yuan said is absolutely true, please trouble General to lead the way."
Yuan Shao agreed and said to the general.
"promise"
He agreed and led a group of us into the city.
While walking, he kept stealing glances at us, and he glanced at Zhang Liao the most.
After walking only a few miles, a group of us arrived at the prefect's mansion. Looking up, it was just an ordinary mansion, located in the center of the city.
When he arrived at the door of the mansion, the general said, "Your Majesty, the mansion has arrived. The general is busy with affairs and cannot stay with me longer. Please forgive me."
Yuan Shao waved his hand, "It's okay, general, go ahead."
Seeing that Yuan Shao agreed, the general left with his soldiers.
Seeing him leaving, Yuan Shao said to Zhang Liao, "Wen Yuan, what do you think of this general?".
Zhang Liao thought for a while and then said, "This man is a good general, and his martial arts skills are good, but he seems to look down on the lord."
"What Wen Yuan said is true"
Oh, he should be considered a good general, Yuan Shao thought calmly, just like his own opinion.
He walked into the mansion unknowingly, and naturally no one dared to stop him. Zhang Liao ordered his men to guard the mansion, and he followed Yuan Shao towards the depths of the mansion.
Along the way, he met a few servants who were welcoming the arrival of the new master. Yuan Shao did not make things difficult for them, and all of them were kind and comforting.
The tour was finished in a short time, and Yuan Shao felt a little tired. After all, he had been worried and running around for many days.
Zhang Liao also looked at my tiredness and stood up to say goodbye, "My lord, I am also tired. Please allow Wen Yuan to say goodbye."
Yuan Shao was very considerate and said, "Well, Wenyuan, let's go down and have a good rest."
"Thank you, my lord, Liao will go down now, my lord, summon me anytime if you need anything."
Zhang Liao made arrangements to stand guard and then went down respectfully.
Yuan Shao pushed open his room, walked in, found a comfortable place casually, fell asleep, and fell asleep soon. He was very tired after all.
I didn’t know how long I slept, but when I woke up I found it was already dark outside. I didn’t know what time it was.
"Comer"
Yuan Shao shouted towards the door.
"Lord, Liao is here, please give your orders," Zhang Liao responded at the door.
"Oh, Wenyuan, come in," Yuan Shao heard Zhang Liao's voice saying.
Zhang Liao then pushed open the door and came to Yuan Shao, "I wonder what my lord's orders are?"
"Sit down, Wenyuan, I wonder what time it is?"
Yuan Shao asked Zhang Liao to sit down and asked.
"My lord, it's evening time now."
Oh, no wonder I feel a little hungry, it turns out I slept for a long time.
"It's getting late. Wen Yuan told us to serve food. Let's eat together."
"Thank you, Lord, but I have something to tell you," Zhang Liao said excitedly.
"What's the matter, Wenyuan, please tell me"
Zhang Liao said, "My lord, Tian Juncheng has come back. He asked to see your lord, but I blocked him. He is waiting in the living room now. Please tell me."
Oh, Jun Cheng is back and Yuan Shao is interested.
"In that case, let's go meet this Tian Juncheng first."
"It's my lord"
Zhang Liao responded and led Yuan Shaocai to the living room.
They arrived after a while. From a distance, they saw a Confucian scholar in his thirties, dressed in official uniform, reading a book and waiting.
Zhang Liao took the lead and shouted, "The governor is here!"
When the county magistrate saw us coming, he didn't panic. He put the books away and waited until Yuan Shao came up to him before he handed them over.
"Bohai County Magistrate, I have met the Grand Administrator"
Yuan Shao, seeing that it was not easy to get angry, said casually, "Without courtesy, please sit down."
He sat on the main seat, and Zhang Liao stood beside him.
He should have known that he was rude and that Yuan Shao was angry, but he pretended to know nothing and sat in his seat without saying anything after thanking him. The atmosphere was very awkward for a while.
After a while, Yuan Shao lost his temper and was hungry, so he signaled to Zhang Liao that he could start eating. Zhang Liao expressed his understanding and ordered his men to get ready.
"If nothing happens, just resign," Yuan Shao said to the Confucian scholar.
When this Confucian saw us eating, he didn't call him, but drove him away. Suddenly he burst into laughter.
"Ha ha"
"Ha ha"
"Ha ha"
Yuan Shao was surprised. There was something wrong with this Confucian scholar.
"What's so funny?"
"The general's death is not far away, and he is still in the mood to eat," he said casually.
What? Yuan Shao expressed surprise.
"You are impudent, you are looking for death, you dare to humiliate my lord." Zhang Liao was very angry and drew his sword to kill him.
Yuan Shao was really surprised to see him face Wen Yuan's threat without changing his expression. He was secretly surprised and knew that he was an extraordinary person.
"Wen Yuan, don't be rude. I don't know why sir said this?" Yuan Shao persuaded Zhang Liao. Asked him.
He nodded happily without saying a word and threw us a piece of cloth.
Zhang Liao got up, took it, and put it on the table. We looked at it carefully.
I saw a letter, "If Yuan Shao is removed, he can be granted the post of Bingzhou Mu", and it was also covered with a jade seal. I think it was Dong Zhuo who did it.
It turned out that after Lu Bu failed in his pursuit of Zhang Liao, he returned to the capital and reported to Dong Zhuo that the mission had failed. It happened that an informant reported that Yuan Shao and Zhang Liao were mixed up, so Li Ru suggested that he give an order to the Jizhou governor to keep Yuan Shao in check, and write a written order to the county magistrate to kill Yuan Shao. A two-pronged approach, one request was foolproof, so this was the result.
Seeing this, Yuan Shao was very surprised. He didn't want Dong Zhuo to be evil, but he felt very calm in his heart. Zhang Liao was also surprised. It took him a while to realize what he was doing, and he made a silencing motion with his hand, intending to kill him.
Yuan Shao shook his head, indicating that he should be calm, and said to the county magistrate, "I don't know, sir, how can you teach me?"
He smiled and said, "I don't know what your ambition is, general."
Yuan Shao knew that he wanted to test himself, so he replied calmly, "The Holy One is covered in dust today, and traitors are in power. Shao is in pain and does not want to live. He originally wanted to gather righteous soldiers, wipe out Dong's thieves, and fight against the national calamity together. He didn't want to be killed before his ambition was achieved. ".
"Okay, okay, okay"
"I don't think the general has lofty ambitions, but Feng was right."
He was very satisfied and laughed endlessly, which made Yuan Shao and Zhang Liao look at each other, not understanding what was happening.
"I have long heard that the general understands the great righteousness and yearns for it. Now I am deliberately testing him. Don't be surprised, general. Tian Feng is willing to do the hard work of the dog and horse, and I hope the lord will not give up."
Tian Feng came to Yuan Shao and made a big salute.
What, it turned out to be Tian Feng, the two great counselors under Yuan Shao in history, Tian Yuanhao, known as the Shuangjie of Hebei, didn't want to meet him now, Yuan Shao was very excited.
"Yuan Hao, get up quickly. Mr. Jin De, great things can be expected."
Yuan Shao quickly stepped forward to help Tian Feng up, overjoyed.
"If you don't want me, master, know me, haha"
"Ha ha"
"Ha ha"
