"A thousand horses..." Zhang Han trembled in his heart.
Mo, so grand.
But now it is indeed a time when we are thirsty for talents. In order to fight against Jizhou, no matter how many generals we reserve, it is not too much.
Because people are rich in spirituality, they are completely different from money, food and other things and cannot be compared in the same way.
If a general is able to lead an army in battle, it may be worth a hundred thousand stones of military rations and a fortune of ten thousand gold.
Any hero with a long-term vision can see this, and Cao Cao is naturally among them.
Now he is no longer the little prefect who was in danger when Yanzhou raised troops, but the prime minister with power over the whole government.
"Harm," Zhang Han waved his hand and said with a flattering smile: "Father-in-law, my son-in-law was just joking... In fact, even if you don't give me anything, you still know everything."
"Okay, stop it," Cao Cao was too lazy to listen to these words, "Speak quickly! Hurry up!!"
It's so annoying. Every time I talk about something, I like to talk about it for a long time. I don't have the sincerity that I used to be eager to make contributions.
Cao Cao couldn't help complaining in his heart, and secretly glared at Zhang Han.
"I know some information," Zhang Han also put away his smile and said seriously: "Zhao Yun returned home from Xuzhou before. In fact, he was disheartened and was not ready to find another place. He wanted to settle down and make a living at home."
"However, when he returned to his hometown, he discovered that his eldest brother had passed away due to a serious illness a year ago, so he planned to observe mourning for several years and dismissed the Yi Cong tribe who followed him."
"However, his brother passed away, leaving behind an orphan and a widowed mother. Zhao Yun had a lot of trouble getting along with him. Naturally, people started gossiping over time."
Cao Cao's eyes suddenly lit up, he slapped the table and said in a deep voice: "You asked me to find his brother's widow, treat her with courtesy, and preferably raise her brother's son."
"Not bad," Zhang Han nodded in praise, gritting his teeth secretly in his heart. When the widow was mentioned, the master's thoughts were particularly smooth!
Fast and accurate! !
I am almost being influenced by you now. The strange thing is that every time I hear the word "oligo", I will inexplicably think of the Prime Minister. I feel that this is almost becoming a disease, hateful!
"Are you making up a story?" Xi Zhicai turned around strangely, "Is this called intelligence?"
The past and present events were clear to every detail, as if they were watching the lives of their uncle and sister-in-law.
Why don't you just say what you saw with your own eyes, the information can be as detailed as this! ?
Unless Zhao Yun told you!
"That's it," Cao Cao nodded.
He believed it and did not doubt Zhang Han's words. Perhaps he had been influenced by Zhang Han's strange intelligence network and the luck blessed by his ancestors over the years.
I have become so numb that I no longer want to doubt the authenticity of the information.
"In the spring of next year, I will ask the envoy to go to Jizhou in the name of the emperor, and then send someone to handle this matter. After all, I am just a private woman, so there will be no accidents."
After Cao Cao made his decision, he naturally asked Zhang Han: "Do you have a detailed address?"
"Changshan is really settled, Zhaojiacun." Zhang Han made up a place at random, scratched his head and said: "When Zhao Yun defected to Gongsun Zan in the past, there were hundreds of village warriors following him. It can be imagined that his prestige in the village was also very high. My lord, you can find out if you send someone to inquire.”
"And if you want people to follow you, well... I'm afraid you have to think about your rhetoric."
"Okay," Cao Cao nodded in agreement and smiled at Zhang Han: "Then you can enter the palace. Your Majesty has asked about it several times and said that once you return to Xudu, you will go to the palace immediately."
"He seems to be quite dependent on you..." Cao Cao looked suspicious and couldn't figure out what happened to Zhang Han when he went to greet the Han Emperor that night.
Zhang Han scratched his head and said with an embarrassed smile: "Maybe it was the life-saving grace that night?"
It couldn't be possible. The person he loved was a great hero. Suddenly one day he came to save him on a black horse with a gun, right?
Eh? Was the Red Rabbit or Jueying I was riding that day? !
Zhang Han himself had forgotten it.
"Then, those thousand precious horses -" Zhang Han's eyebrows were dancing, and his expression was extremely flattering.
Cao Cao said lukewarmly: "When Jizhou is successful, I will honor it."
Pooh! Cao thief! !
Zhang Han twitched the corner of his mouth, turned around and entered the palace.
The main hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion was soon filled with laughter and laughter, and there was a happy atmosphere.
…
Royal palace, back garden.
Zhang Han and Liu Xie had been gone for a while and talked about their current plans in Jizhou.
Liu Xie was greatly amazed and worried: "Aiqing sent eight hundred of his brothers, living and dead, to Jizhou, which is a dangerous place."
"Then, do you still have trustworthy confidants around Aiqing?"
"Alas," Zhang Han sighed slightly, bowed and said, "It's all for the sake of the Holy One and for the stability of the Han Dynasty."
"When I heard about Jizhou's memorial, I already understood Yuan Shao's intention. This was to avoid the important and take the easy, and by the way, it pushed me to the forefront."
"After all, I am just a young minister with a low status compared to Yuan Shao. How can I be in his eyes? His sudden praise is nothing more than praise."
"At that time, I thought, His Majesty, who is in Xudu, is no longer a child. How could such a wise and powerful man be provoked like this?"
When Liu Xie listened to these words, he kept nodding his head. He seemed to be extremely helpful. He smiled and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
"So, I had no choice but to trust His Majesty, act secretly, and then leave eight hundred elite confidants. However, these people are all my life-and-death friends and dead brothers. I don't know if they can return safely..."
Zhang Han's eyes were lost and sad, showing his sadness. At this time, Liu Xie put his hand on his shoulder unconsciously and whispered in his ear: "My dear, there is no need to be sad. I can provide compensation for these dead soldiers." Promote a young family without letting their fearless devotion go unnoticed.”
Zhang Han smiled at an angle where no one was paying attention, and pretended to wipe his face. When he raised his head, he was already full of gratitude, "Thank you, thank you, Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty is kind to you. If they know about it, they will do their best to find out the news for your Majesty in Hebei and clear the air for our army to station in the future."
"Well, Aiqing is extremely talented and has such quick wit. I am deeply pleased. The situation in Hebei is unclear. The Prime Minister also said that Liyang is the most difficult pass to break through. Now even the sentry can't get through. Aiqing's move , which can be said to solve this difficulty."
"Thank you for your compliments, Your Majesty. As long as the government and the public are at peace inside and outside, and we are united, it will not be difficult to recover the Northland."
Zhang Han said sincerely.
"At the end of this year, my dear, I can take a little rest."
"Yes," Zhang Han's eyes lit up and he said, "There must be a lot of people in the court looking for information. Since Yuan Shao wants to harm me, he will definitely wait for the result. Your Majesty, why don't you remove me from my position as Shaoqing."
"I love you!" Liu Xie was startled and turned to look at him with concern, "That's not what I meant. I really want you to have a good rest and not to overwork yourself."
"I know," Zhang Han smiled lightly, "How could I not know His Majesty's good intentions, but removing the position will make the North look down upon me even more. In fact, it is just for others to see."
"Then, how about being demoted? After all, Aiqing has done meritorious service. He has helped more than 80,000 people in disaster relief, and he has recruited a famous doctor like Mr. Zhong Jing. It would be strange to be dismissed from his post all at once."
"That's okay..." Zhang Han scratched his head, and this conversation revealed that His Majesty really treats me differently.
I am very dependent in my heart.
I don’t know whether it was because I was too charming or because I stepped on the stream to save my life, which he could never forget.
But this is a good thing, and Zhang Han doesn't feel worried at all.
After chatting with the emperor for a while about family affairs and getting a reward of five hundred gold, Zhang Han quickly left the back garden and went to the school grounds in front of the palace to find Dian Wei and went back to the Banshan mansion together.
As soon as the two of them glanced at each other, Dian Wei immediately came up to him and asked angrily: "How is it? You are not embarrassed, are you? Or are you really being blamed as Sun Qian and the others guessed?"
"No, I got a reward of five hundred gold. I walked around Lefangyashe in the evening and called the two brothers. I won't come back until I'm drunk..."
Dian Wei paused for a moment and felt his upper body tilt up unconsciously. So Sun Qian and the others had all guessed wrong? Not only was there nothing wrong with him, but he also defrauded him of five hundred gold. Isn't this "Han Bu Zong Kong"?
In the evening, Zhang Han held a banquet at Lefang Yashe. He invited Xu Du's close friends and confidants, as well as Cao Ang, the newly appointed general with five features, and his minister Yang Xiu. They were all familiar faces and both civil and military heroes of the Han Dynasty. , drank until late at night.
The three-story attic in the music studio is paved with blankets and the furnishings are gorgeous and extremely elegant.
In addition to the twenty-four beauties dressed in exotic costumes, there are also tables, stoves, and small wooden stools that imitate the stoves in Zhang Han's house.
The wooden stool was made by Zhang Hanming. It has a soft cushion on the top and a backrest on the back, making it quite comfortable to sit on.
When he just brought it in, Guo Jia once asked why he didn't use "Wuzi". Zhang Han said that "Wuzi" wouldn't work. He had to have a backrest so that he could chat longer. After all, he was in his own attic, so he could relax and be lazy. , no need to be as formal as at those big banquets.
After three rounds of drinking.
Zhang Han clamped a large piece of vegetable leaves and placed it on the desk in front of him. He also clamped nine fish bones, looked around, straightened his back, leaned back silently, and moved his butt comfortably.
Guo Jia took a look and shook his head in defeat.
"Bo Chang has become more and more powerful. At that time, he was a fierce general who was probably unparalleled in the world."
He sighed deeply, with a look of reluctance on his face, and an unprecedented sense of defeat came over him. Guo Jia never thought that one day he would be so completely defeated.
Most of the civil and military personnel present knew what it meant, and they all toasted to Zhang Han with words of admiration.
Only Yang Xiu and the new junior Jia Ji didn't understand at all. They were confused and dumbfounded. They looked at each other, but they didn't understand what these people were admiring?
Whatever the case, I admire you.
One leaf, nine fish bones, what does it mean? !
"ah?"
Yang Xiu was suddenly stunned, and then his handsome face turned red, "You don't mean, nine times a night, do you?"
Cao Ang beside him turned his head and shook his head, "Of course not."
"Oh..." Yang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the pillars of the whole dynasty were present. They were all talented in both civil and military affairs. They all held great power. How could they talk about these things? ! If my father finds out, won't he scold me severely when he goes back...
"Look at that vegetable leaf," Cao Ang pointed his gaze towards it, and Yang Xiu came over: "Well, how about it?"
"It was an all-nighter, so that means, all night long, nine times."
Yang Xiu: "..."
Damn it, destroy it.
Is this really what they're talking about? Now that the world is falling apart, how much lost land has not yet been recovered, and the people on the border are still miserable, how can - how can it be done nine times in one night? !
No, why do we need to discuss these things! !
Jia Ji also had a bitter look on his face. Before he came, his father told him to study more with Guo Jijiu and Xifujun, as well as Sun Qian and Mi Zhu, who had joined the army at the table. They were both eloquent and far-sighted.
Now I understand why my father didn't mention the prince at all, Jia Ji thought to himself. He originally thought it was because Zhang Han was already in a respected position, talented and learned, and his reputation was widely spread, so there was no need to mention it.
who knows……
Who knew he could do it nine times a night? His physique is too strong, right? Aren't you afraid of losing your Qi and being invaded by all kinds of evil spirits in the future?
Zhang Han put down his chopsticks and bowl of wine. The night was still long, and the girls from Lefang Yashe were still entertaining everyone with their music. Zhang Han looked at Yang Xiu and said, "I heard that Dezu was a young man who was smart and good at solving word puzzles. Is that right?" ?”
"On the way to the north of Hebei, there was a stone tablet left by the Cai family. On the tablet were the words "young woman in yellow silk and grandson Junjiu". What is the explanation?
Yang Xiu thought for a while and said bitterly: "Excellent words."
"Hey, smart!" Zhang Han looked around. Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai both smiled and said nothing, but Jia Ji was so impressed that he could guess it in just a moment. If it weren't for Yang Xiu's famous reputation, Da, from the Hongnong Yang family, I'm afraid everyone thought he knew the answer to the mystery in advance.
Zhang Han added: "This is a well-established inscription on a stele. It is not new at all. After all, many people have seen it before. I am not talking about anyone who has never seen it."
"Moreover, it needs to be divided into one action using one word. If you guess correctly, Dezu can get it tonight."
Yang Xiu was stunned, huh? !
He immediately had a guess in his mind that if he got "it", then this thing must be a rare treasure or money and property, so he could use "get" as a lottery ticket. He immediately laughed and said with interest: "Come on, Sir, please tell me!"
That’s fine! Use these word puzzles to wash away your newly disillusioned mood.
Otherwise, alas, I really have no time to see these talented people in Cao Ying. I can only say... No wonder Xun Lingjun would be so angry that he would scream in anger when he mentioned these three people every day and couldn't sleep all night long.
After a while, Zhang Han wrote the word "Rong" for hibiscus on the slip of paper.
When Yang Xiu saw it, he was stunned on the spot.
This word means four words? And also want to become one thing?
"this……"
He wanted to blurt out the answer immediately, but found that what he was thinking about was not solving the word puzzle, but making up words, which was not the answer to the riddle.
"Hiss..." Beads of sweat slowly broke out on Yang Xiu's forehead, and he found that he couldn't answer.
These daily fun gadgets are his quick wit that he is proud of. Although his father often said that this is just a little cleverness and should not be immersed in it to enjoy it, Yang Xiu still believes that no one can beat him in this way.
Today, I met someone who couldn't answer.
He glanced at Zhang Han awkwardly.
Zhang Han's face turned red and he faced everyone and said, "Everything is the same. Whoever can answer the question please tell me quietly and you can have this thing tonight!"
Not long after, Guo Jia stood up and whispered a few words in Zhang Han's ear. Zhang Han immediately became happy. The two looked at each other and smiled, laughing non-stop. Zhang Han nodded repeatedly: "Okay, Okay...brother is really smart."
"The evening must be well arranged!"
Yang Xiu looked around and was dumbfounded.
You guessed what? !
"Already guessed the sacrificial wine?!"
Yang Xiu felt defeated.
Guo Jia opened his eyes wide, looked around blankly, and said blankly: "You, can't you guess it? It's very simple."
(End of chapter)
