When I entered the door, I happened to see Zhang Kai and a woman squatting on the ground playing with two children in the courtyard.
Seeing that his superior in the army had brought a stranger, Zhang Kai immediately stood up with a look of caution on his face.
"go back!"
The woman immediately led the two children to the backyard.
The captain stood aside, pointed at Zhang Kai and said: "Captain, he is Zhang Kai."
Then he shouted to Zhang Kai: "Zhang Kai, why don't you be polite when you see Governor Yuan?"
Zhang Kai looked wary and slightly arched his hands towards Yuan Yao without saying hello.
The captain was very dissatisfied: "Zhang Kai, what is your attitude?"
Zhang Kai turned around and glared at his superior: "What are you doing?"
The captain held on to his courage and said, "Normally in the army, I tolerate it if you do your own thing. Do you do the same in front of the Crown Prince?"
"Without the protection of Mr. Yuan, you, the thief, would have been exposed in the wilderness long ago, and you would still be alive today!"
Zhang Kai responded directly: "Fuck you, didn't I give Mr. Yuan any money?"
Yuan Yao originally thought Zhang Kai was very rude, but when he heard these words, he immediately became happy.
It turns out that this is the reason why the emotional father Yuan Shu treated Zhang Kai so favorably.
Cao Song made a lot of money. When Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty openly sold his officials and titles, Cao Song spent hundreds of millions of dollars to buy the post of Taiwei. Although he was dismissed after only half a year, Cao Song could be regarded as the Third Duke, and he really improved the reputation of the Cao family.
Later, when Cao Song moved from Langya to Yanzhou, he packed more than a hundred carts full of goods. I just don’t know if all these belongings were plundered by Zhang Kai.
But looking at the way Zhang Kai was wary of him, he knew that he must have been ripped off a lot by his father!
After figuring out the whole story, Yuan Yao's bad impression of Zhang Kai improved a lot.
The captain became angry, pressed the handle of the knife and said: "Zhang Kai, you are simply lawless!"
"Captain Yuan came here specifically to recruit you, don't you know what's good and what's wrong!"
"Recruit me? Haha!"
Zhang Kai ignored the captain's threat and took a step forward, facing the astonished Yuan Yao: "I am different from them. They kill people for loyalty."
"I recognize money but not people!"
"Give me money and I'll do things for you!"
Yuan Yao's body trembled, remembering a man shouting "More money! More money!" in the back of the truck.
The captain next to him sneered: "Serving the master with loyalty and treating friends with justice is the way to be a human being!"
"Captain, you have also heard that this guy is only seeking profit. He is a disloyal and unjust villain and must not be entrusted with important responsibilities!"
"Although the general is not talented, he is willing to serve the Commander-in-Chief with all his strength..."
"There's nothing for you to do here, you can go out!"
Yuan Yao interrupted him.
The captain froze on the spot, suspecting that his ears had heard wrongly.
He raised his head and saw Yuan Yao's cold eyes.
The captain felt a chill coming from the soles of his feet to his forehead, and he shivered unconsciously.
"promise!"
The captain retreated angrily, leaving only Yuan Yao and Zhang Kai in the courtyard.
Looking at Zhang Kai with a lean figure, Yuan Yao asked: "As long as I give you money, you can help me kill anyone?"
Zhang Kai looked directly into Yuan Yao's eyes: "Except for my family, anyone in this world can have a price."
Yuan Yao nodded: "If you want to kill an ordinary person, what is the price?"
"Ten thousand dollars."
Zhang Kai said without thinking.
Yuan Yao was slightly surprised: "Isn't this price too expensive?"
Zhang Kai: "No matter how difficult it is to kill someone, it's a matter of life and death. I think my life is still worth ten thousand dollars."
Yuan Yao nodded silently, feeling that there was nothing wrong with this logic.
Half turning around, Yuan Yao's eyes drifted toward the door: "What if you are asked to kill him?"
Zhang Kai still didn't hesitate at all: "It's still 10,000 yuan."
Yuan Yao was even more surprised this time: "Why is it still 10,000 yuan?"
"The difficulty of killing him is the same as killing an ordinary person, so it's still 10,000 yuan."
"justice!"
Yuan Yao couldn't help but praise.
Then he leaned into Zhang Kai’s ear and asked, “What if I ask you to assassinate Sun Ce?”
Zhang Kai seemed hesitant this time.
Yuan Yao said deliberately: "What? Don't you dare?"
Zhang Kai shook his head: "This requires extra money!"
"Fifty thousand dollars, first three and then seven!"
Yuan Yao laughed because he had guessed that he would hear this sentence.
"Okay, just follow me from now on, and I will say hello to my father."
Zhang Kai had no expression. To him, he was just like everyone else.
"So who do you want me to kill, him or Sun Ce?"
Yuan Yao looked back at the captain and shook his head: "I'm just saying that I didn't let you kill him. As for Sun Ce..."
"I also bought insurance. I hope it can be taken care of and I won't bother you."
Zhang Kai shook his head: "It's none of my business. Since you're looking for me, I'll give it to you whether I do it or not!"
"Remember, if you lose a penny, I will never let you go!"
Yuan Yao: "..."
Really~ Add money brother!
…
Small people can often influence the course of history.
If Zhang Kai had not killed Cao Song, then Cao Cao would not have launched an all-out attack on Xuzhou so quickly; Tao Qian would not have led Liu Beikong into Xuzhou, and Lu Bu and Zhang Miao would not have been so easy to cause rebellion in Yanzhou...
There is no doubt that Zhang Kai was a key figure in triggering a series of important events in the early Han Dynasty.
Some people will use the perspective of historical materialism to say that even if Zhang Kai had not been there, Li Kai and Wang Kai would have killed Cao Song and triggered a historical plot.
But Zhang Kai has his own irreplaceability, because he not only left a record in history of killing Cao Song, but also promoted the historical plot more than once!
Yuan Yao knew that a severe drought would break out in the now prosperous Huainan in the second year of Jian'an. In the end, due to lack of food, Yuan Shu would send Zhang Kai to assassinate Chen King Liu Chong and his Prime Minister Luo Jun, so that he could lead his army to Chen State for food.
Judging from his record, Zhang Kai is truly the "No. 1 Killer of the Three Kingdoms"!
But for Yuan Shu, before Chen Guogang, who was rich in the people and the country, had a chance to swallow it, Cao Cao found an excuse to send troops to attack him. After the Battle of Qiyang, Yuan Shu's power collapsed and he completely lost his qualifications to compete for the world.
The main purpose of Yuan Yao's return to Shouchun this time was to prevent Yuan Shu from attacking Xuzhou and fighting with Liu Bei, so that Lu Bu and Cao Cao benefited from behind, one stole Xuzhou and the other captured Yuzhou.
Furthermore, it is necessary to recruit as many talents as possible and be prepared to fall out with Sun Ce and start a war at any time.
Yuan Yao is not 100% sure that he can successfully change the direction of history.
But everything depends on people. As long as it can add a little buffer, time and more possibilities for his development in Jiangnan, Yuan Yao will do it no matter how small it is; no matter how small a person is, as long as he can strengthen his power, Yuan Yao will do it. Go for it.
Those first-class generals and advisers are certainly the most dazzling group of people on the stage of troubled times; but all kinds of small and medium-sized people are also an indispensable part.
Little people like Yuan Huan, Jiang Qian and Zhang Kai also have the meaning of their existence.
…
After negotiating the monthly salary with Zhang Kai, Yuan Yao, driven by curiosity, asked a question.
"Did you kill Cao Song?"
Zhang Kai was stunned for a moment: "This is something that everyone knows, so the governor doesn't know about it, right?"
Yuan Yao nodded: "But there are two versions of this matter."
"Some people say that because Tao Qian and Cao Cao were not on good terms, Tao Qian sent you to rob and kill Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, and then assisted you in escaping to Huainan."
"There is also a rumor that Tao Qian was afraid that something would happen to Cao Song when he passed by his territory, so he sent you to escort Cao Song; it was you who took the initiative to kill Cao Song and his family because of your wealth."
Zhang Kai: "Does the Governor want to know the truth?"
"Ten thousand dollars!"
Yuan Yao smiled and took out a piece of horseshoe gold from his arms, which was worth ten thousand yuan.
Zhang Kai did not weigh the quality of the horseshoe gold, but directly received it in his arms.
"It was Tao Qian who asked me to kill Cao Song using Cao Song's family wealth as a price."
"But there is a deeper secret to this matter. Are you interested in hearing it, Governor?"
Yuan Yao naturally nodded and signaled to continue.
Zhang Kai smiled and said nothing.
Yuan Yao had no choice but to take out the second piece of horseshoe gold from his arms and throw it to Zhang Kai.
"The murder of Cao Song was a conspiracy between my respected father Yuan Gong and Tao Shijun."
Yuan Yao was shocked.
But when I thought about it again, everything seemed to make sense.
Many doubts, such as where Tao Qian had the courage to directly send people to kill him, why Yuan Shu dared to accept Zhang Kai, etc., seemed to be explained in one go.
Shaking the horseshoe gold in his hand, Zhang Kai showed a sly smile: "Captain, don't worry, this ten thousand yuan is not the price for telling this secret, but the price for keeping this secret!"
