"Zhang Bochang, I heard that you are very capable," Cao Cao walked directly to Zhang Han's residence in Xiaopei, but stopped in the front yard. Before Dian Wei could call someone, the voice had already been heard.
When Zhang Han came to pick him up, he straightened his back and looked around, looking at the mansion that Cao Chun spent huge sums of money to build for Zhang Han, but in fact it was his own money.
He was no stranger to this mansion. When the army was stationed in Xiaopei for the first time, this mansion was originally the main courtyard of a local wealthy family. It occupied a large area and was in the hinterland, only two streets away from the government office.
It was the most suitable courtyard to house his family. Cao Cao originally planned to take it for himself, so that people from the clan could live in it, or give it as a reward to his descendants. At that time, he thought about giving it to Ang'er, and offered him the chancellorship of Pei, but Cao Ang's military merits were not enough. If you have not achieved outstanding political achievements, you are naturally not worthy of this position.
If it is installed by force, then the reputation accumulated over the years by the so-called meritocracy will be criticized, and someone with full merit will be needed to control the house.
So Cao Cao did not accept it at that time and gave it to the Gan tribe. The Gan tribe gave it to Zhang Han. Then Cao Chun bought furniture and took care of the courtyard. He took care of it in a noble manner. Finally, Cao Cao paid.
When he thought of this, Cao Cao couldn't laugh or cry. He directly seized Haohao at that time. Anyway, it was a gain from war, and it was an ownerless house.
Not long after, Zhang Han put on a black outfit, tied his long hair into a ponytail, and had a dark red headband on his forehead. He arranged his hands and tied his cloth wrists tightly before striding out.
Seeing Cao Cao from a distance, he immediately smiled with a smile on his face, quickened his pace, clasped his fists and said, "My lord, I was just practicing spear practice in the backyard. It was purely a hobby. I am still the same counselor who is not good at martial arts and is good at internal affairs."
Cao Cao twitched the corner of his mouth and didn't bother to care about his specially emphasized words. Wasn't it because he was afraid of being transferred to lead the troops to attack.
"If I don't transfer you to Pengcheng, I will go there myself." Cao Cao said solemnly, "Liu Bei is my old friend, and his sworn brother has known me for a long time. I should go and greet him in person."
"Do you know why?"
Here he comes again, taking exams from time to time... Zhang Han slandered, but still thought seriously, waited for his thoughts to disperse, and after forming a context, he grasped the more important point and said: "Because of his reputation for benevolence and righteousness, last year After repeatedly defeating the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, it has spread to the north and south, and when he served as Prime Minister of Pingyuan and Ling of Gaotang, he maintained peace and quiet among the people and was deeply loved by the people."
"With such a virtuous name, my lord goes to greet him with great fanfare and spreads it widely. In this way, Lu Bu will become more and more weak and the wise men in Xuzhou will be tempted."
"Moreover, I can spread my lord's reputation of being courteous to virtuous corporals and eager to seek talents, so that talented people can follow him like a cloud."
"Yes, Not Bad."
Cao Cao nodded happily, "Liu Xuande's reputation for benevolence is outstanding, especially in these years, it has been even more popular among the people. After he arrives in Xuzhou, many people with lofty ideals will definitely make friends, but he chose to come to me, so I will personally Welcome."
"In this way, I can use the fame he has earned for many years to my advantage."
Cao Cao walked into the front yard with his hands behind his back, glanced at Zhang Han, and said calmly: "I heard that Duke Gan, Sun, and Mi are all trying to rob you?"
"You've been very charming lately."
Cao Cao wanted to cultivate Zhang Han and teach him how to recruit Sun Qian, but he didn't expect Zhang Han to be so shameless. The Sun family, the Mi family, and the Gan family, the three good families in Yan and Xu states, were all I want to fight for him!
It must be you Zhang Han who attracts bees and butterflies!
Phew, attract investment.
"No." Zhang Han shook his head, "During this period, I have considered several times and decided to take a girl from the Gan clan as my concubine, so that I can accept her kindness but not get too involved with her."
This is Xi Zhicai's view, which is different from Sun Qian's.
Later, Zhang Han figured out that Sun Qian valued interests, and Gan Gong could be one of the forces supporting Tao Qian to become the governor of Xuzhou. His connections cannot be ignored.
But Xi Zhicai was different. He valued Zhang Han's own safety more and didn't want him to get too entangled with these aristocratic families. But they can't reject it at all. If they don't want it, they can give it to others. Therefore, that day, he proudly recited the sentence "If you have flowers that can be broken, you must break them; don't wait for them to be empty and break branches." He looked expectantly. Wait for Zhang Han to praise the quatrains.
Zhang Han said that offering wine as a sacrifice is really shameless.
"Well," Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction, "When the war in Xuzhou is over, go back to Juancheng. My father has something to tell you."
Cao Cao's words were meaningful, and when he heard that Zhang Han did not mention marrying a wife but accepted his daughter, his face was very pleased.
If he marries a wife, the Gan family will become the main family behind Zhang Han. This relationship is definitely not ordinary. If Zhang Han is to be reused in the future, it will inevitably involve a lot.
Moreover, there is something wrong with the master-slave relationship. Zhang Han and Bai Ding are alone, but there is a family with deep roots in the local area.
No matter how you think about it, it feels like your own cabbages are being dug up and planted in other people's fields, which makes Cao Cao very uncomfortable.
He came to Xiaopei specially to inquire about the matter. He also sent people to visit Gan Gong's mansion to hint that he wanted to secretly inform the local wealthy families that Zhang Han cannot be dragged into your gang.
Cao Cao didn't like to be involved too much with aristocratic families. If Zhang Han was dragged into the water by them, he was young and kind-hearted, and he didn't know how much benefit they would squeeze out of him in the future.
"Okay, I'm leaving."
As soon as Cao Cao stepped into the courtyard, he turned around and left again.
Zhang Han's face was full of surprise: "?"
What's going on?
So are you here specifically to ask me if I have a wife? You can just write and ask!
"Oh, I replied to you a letter before, but there was a severe drought and the roads were in chaos. It had not settled down yet, so it was difficult to deliver it."
"Now that I'm here, I can tell you what you asked in person," Cao Cao paused and told Zhang Han everything he knew about Dong Zhao's past.
Moreover, Dong Fan is now also engaged in Chen Liuzhi's administration and is under the command of Cheng Yu. Cheng Yu has always listened to Zhang Han's opinions and made good friends with Dong Fan with both kindness and power.
After listening, Zhang Han cupped his hands and said: "I am planning for the Lord. I can use Dong Fang to contact his brother Dong Zhao and recruit him to his subordinates, so that I can work for the Lord in the Han court."
"Gao Shun reminded me of this matter, and Mr. Zhongde's letter explained it in detail, so I knew Dong Zhao was available."
"A good diplomatic talent is equally valuable. If he can win over him, he will definitely bring great benefits to the lord. For example, Sun Gongyou... To be honest, Mi didn't go down there to win over. Han just waited at home for ten days, Gongyou So he brought people to me from Xuzhou."
"Ha, that's it," Cao Cao laughed loudly when he heard this, and at the same time remembered Zhang Han's words in his heart. Diplomatic talent is equally valuable. Now that he has found one, he should recruit him immediately.
"I will remember what Bo Chang said," he said, with a lot of approval in his eyes. Bo Chang's mind has become much more mature, and his vision is naturally high. Now he no longer regards Xuzhou as a crisis situation that is difficult to solve.
He was planning for Chang'an and the emperor's morality.
Today, people's hearts still favor the Han Dynasty, and many appointments, edicts, etc. issued by the Han court are still very useful in the hinterland. For example, at the beginning, Jin Shang could get the support of less than half of the people with just one decree.
This shows that although the emperor's will is no longer deterred by imperial power, it can still give people a choice of "obeying" or not.
Those who want to take sides can justifiably do so. This is the greatest effect.
Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but have an extremely important and extremely curious question in his mind.
He wanted to feel Zhang Han's bottom to see if it was the same as Xun Yu's.
