"Bo Chang," Yang Xiu came straight to Nanlin Mountain. He was now in a very upright attitude. Anyway, his every word and deed would be recorded by the school affairs committee. If there was any abnormality, he would be notified to the governor immediately.
All the officials in Xudu could not make any waves.
However, there happens to be a place that is even quieter than the palace, and that is Nanlin Mountain.
The checkpoint set up by Zhang Han can stop all spies and is a restricted area for school affairs.
Yang Xiu only knew that this place was what Zhang Han called a "quiet and pure land" and could not be disturbed by school affairs. After several times of tension, the school officials finally gave up their mission of "exploring" Nanlin Mountain.
When he first heard this, Yang Xiu was very excited, because he found that Zhang Han's move was so upright that it made people admire him.
Later, I went to Shangshutai by chance and heard Xifu Jun and Xun Lingjun complaining about this matter. They also praised Bo Chang, "I didn't expect Bo Chang to have such integrity and have a pure land in his heart." At this time...
Xun Lingjun suddenly raised his eyelids and said calmly: "It's because his real family property is actually in Nanlin Mountain instead of the half-city street in Xudu."
Just this sentence made the king of Xifu angry for many days, because they were both advisers, but their wealth was really very different.
Xi Zhicai was not a man of integrity and integrity, but he did not have so much money and property. Compared with Zhang Han, he felt frustrated.
When you are young, you can comfort yourself with the fact that you are noble and uninterested in wealth.
Not anymore, because he understands that if you have money, you must be carefree and unrestrained, but being carefree and unrestrained does not mean that you are not troubled by money.
After entering the door, Yang Xiu's thoughts calmed down a bit. Zhang Han was busy, so he just raised his head to say hello and asked Yang Xiu to wait aside.
After Zhang Han finished handling the military affairs, he was asked to come and sit down.
Yang Xiu immediately gave a brief summary of what was going on in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and also repeated the contents of Yuan Shao's letter.
Zhang Han shook his head and said, "How do I know what the Prime Minister and the others think."
"Perhaps the content of Yuan Shao's letter has revealed our plan, so we will not disclose any secrets related to the territory."
"It's possible that he really wants to win over your father based on past friendships, or maybe he's using a trick to take advantage of your father's correspondence with them, so he takes the opportunity to advise him. He should also know that Xu has abandoned San Gong. "
"It seems that this war will break out soon. When both parties are unable to make achievements in reconnaissance and espionage warfare, they need to start a war to open up the situation."
"So," Yang Xiu lowered his head and pondered, and said calmly, "I shouldn't actually write to you again."
"What do you mean?" Zhang Han looked at him calmly.
"Your Majesty, please think about it. Now that everyone in the court has surrendered, they don't dare to contact Jizhou easily. If I continue to communicate now, wouldn't it be self-inflicted?"
"Hmm..." Zhang Han thought for a moment and said, "You write, just chat, don't worry. During the process, you can reveal a little about the prosperity of Xudu."
Yang Xiu rolled his eyes, nodded with understanding, and said: "The Lord and I have the same idea. Xiu has always believed that this exchange of letters is not only to obtain information between the lines of the letters sent from Jizhou, but also to You can send some information to confuse his mind."
"It depends on what message the Prime Minister wants to send," Yang Xiu clapped his hands lightly and figured this out immediately.
"Just reply to the letter normally. He can talk about whatever he wants. It is said that Jizhou gathers intellectuals and famous people, and Xudu can have geniuses in economics." When Zhang Han frowned and said this, his thoughts suddenly became clear, and he smiled heartily and said: " Just write me! These keel waterwheels, wells and other things that are easy to build can be said of military camps. It should have been spread to Jizhou long ago."
Xu Du's method, after achieving results for several years, has been spread to all directions by sentinels. Every place is aware of this policy. However, due to some reasons, or the local political situation does not match, or the scholars do not like this policy, they cannot see it. This kind of practice was followed by no one.
At this time, it became clear that Zhang Han was very wise because of his "gou" nature. When the stirrups were assigned to the black-robed riders, Dian Wei was very excited and wanted to go out and show off.
The result was strictly kept secret by Zhang Han, and all the iron stirrups were wrapped in white cloth, so that people could not understand the secret and only thought it was the powerful force of the black-robed armored cavalry.
So far, no one has leaked any news.
Yang Xiu got Zhang Han's advice, and some of his conjectures were confirmed. The main reason was that if he made a mistake, even if he was held accountable in the future, he could tell the prime minister that this was a decision that he had discussed with the prince.
Of course, he didn't dare to betray Zhang Han.
After he left, he followed Zhang Han's idea and wrote a reply letter to his father and sent it to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
After seeing it, Cao Cao didn't think there was any problem. He just said: "Bo Chang is now a decentralized and unemployed person. These are all achievements in the past. But one more thing can be revealed, that is, after Zhang Han was defeated by Dong Cheng and Fu, He no longer holds important positions.”
"Understood……"
Yang Xiu had a clear mind and naturally understood what Cao Cao meant when he said this, "I'll go home and let my father change it again."
Less than half an hour later, Yang Xiu returned with the letter again and presented it to Cao Cao.
Everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion was quite satisfied after seeing it, and immediately sent people to Jizhou according to the previous route.
Summer was about to pass in the blink of an eye, and by the end of June, there were almost no storms in Jiangdong. Sun Ce's troops stationed in Quyang had no intention of invading, they were just holding on.
Cao Ang was in charge of Qiao State and guarded the Jiangdong defense line with Zhang Liao. He could also secretly work with Huang Zu to curb the expansion of Jiangdong.
In order to appease Sun Ce, Cao Cao represented him as a rebel general in the name of the court and named him Marquis of Wu.
It was equivalent to giving him a small taste of the sweetness after giving him a blow, so Sun Ce was busy consolidating the territory he had gained, and quietly transferred many troops on the borders of Lujiang and Jingzhou. His ambition was once again blocked. contain.
At this time, Xiangyang, Jingzhou.
When Sun Qian came here as a guest, he was received by Liu Xian, but when they met for dinner, Sun Qian quickly discovered some clues, and Liu Xian didn't look good.
After some questioning, Liu Xian stroked his beard and remained silent. After a while, someone came to visit, and then he stood up and asked Sun Qian to wait for a while, and then went out to greet him in person.
Not long after, another Confucian scholar wearing dark robes came in. He had a beard and a thick chin. He had a square face and a serious expression. But when he saw Sun Qian, his face relaxed and he bowed his hands in salute.
Sun Qian also came to the door and listened to Liu Xian's introduction: "This is Han Song, whose courtesy name is De Gao. He is a Zhonglang and is my friend."
"Mr. De Gao," Sun Qian saluted and sat down at the banquet. He was thinking about this person, but he had never heard of him.
Liu Xian then introduced with a smile: "De Gao is not a scholar from Jingzhou, but from Nanyang. He has few talents. His family was poor when he was young, but he is very virtuous. He devoted himself to studying for many years. He did not serve in officialdom in his early years and later followed my lord. He is a well-educated man and his knowledge is far-reaching. This banquet is not only to welcome Mr. Sun and wash away his dust, but also to introduce him to Mr. Sun."
"Oh," Sun Qian handed over his hand, "Thank you for your farewell. Of course I am here to make friends. De Gao, please come and take a seat."
"please."
After a few people sat down and chatted for a while, Sun Qian roughly understood what Han Song and Liu Xian meant, and also understood why Liu Xian was so sad just now.
"After retreating from Jiangdong, my lord thought that the Lujiang defense line could just reach our Jingzhou, so we understood that these three places were a tripod. If Sun Ce attacked Huang Zu, he would be rejected by Quyang; if he attacked Guangling, our Jingzhou would be defeated again. We can look across the river, and as far as Jiangxia County, we can garrison troops to threaten us."
"Thus, Jiangxia, Guangling, and Lujiang left Sun Ce helpless and trapped in the natural chasm of the Yangtze River. He could only look at the river and sigh."
"Based on this, we all believed that the lord actually had the intention of joining forces with Cao Cao, so we wrote a letter to make him more friendly to the emperor of Xudu and to the prime minister."
"I am considered to be a villain like Tong Cao. After being scolded several times, I have gradually lost trust. Mr. Sun, I have good intentions, but I am criticized like this. Naturally, I feel uncomfortable."
"Then, who slandered you two?" Sun Qian asked curiously, and this time he came to Jingzhou for money. If he didn't ask clearly, this journey might be difficult.
Five hundred war horses bred in Xuzhou have been sent to Jingzhou, and there are many concessions on price. They even send the horses first and then collect the money.
But Jingzhou doesn’t seem to want to pay.
Another explanation given to Sun Qian and Mi Zhu was to use this batch of war horses to support Jingzhou's military. If Jingzhou grows in the future, it can be regarded as a merit, allowing both families to have access to Jingzhou's scholars.
Would Sun Qian dare to agree to this reason?
"The Cai family is the leader. If Kuai Jun hadn't spoken for us, we might have been severely punished. In fact, morality is about speaking out, not flattery and persuasion." Liu Xian sighed and said, "However, when it comes to relationships, we are the ones who do it." If the Cai brothers are so close to the general, letting him talk for many days will eventually make the general suspicious."
Liu Biao was not a saint. Even if he was wise and willing to listen at first, he would feel uncomfortable and secretly defensive after hearing too much.
Sun Qian understood Liu Xian's words, which meant that they had almost lost Liu Biao's trust now and it would be difficult for them to make any further achievements.
"In this way, Cai is obstructed, but it shouldn't be like this..."
Sun Qian heard Zhang Han say that the Jingzhou nobles were actually willing to surrender to the emperor and to the prime minister, all for the sake of the family's eternal survival.
How could you do such a thing secretly?
"Sun Jun will see my lord tomorrow. You must not get angry and lose control." Liu Xian said a lot more, and finally squeezed his arm gently.
Han Song cupped his hands and said, "Sun Jun is here to deal with horse merchants, and we all know that."
"However, it is difficult to speak to Mr. Sun now. I have been loyal and dedicated to my duty, and I have tried to persuade you. But now that it will be considered as collaborating with the enemy for profit, which is contrary to what I have always wanted, I cannot speak about this matter again. Please give me some advice." Sun Jun, please forgive me."
"Where is it..." Sun Qian smiled and toasted with a glass of wine, but he really didn't mean to blame him. After all, he said this quite frankly and he would not say anything further.
Of course, this is enough to show that the money is indeed impossible to get back.
Sun Qian was quite bitter at the banquet all night, and after hearing these insidious news, he became absent-minded.
The next day, Sun Qian went to see Liu Biao, and as expected he mentioned that it would be used as a fund for Jingzhou's armament, and that Sun Qian would enjoy a good reputation, which was widely spread among Jingzhou scholars.
Sun Qian was not angry and answered fluently, but he refused to agree to it personally. In the end, Liu Biao made an arbitrary decision in the stalemate, leaving Sun Qian speechless.
When Sun Qian's cavalry returned to Xuzhou, they were robbed again and lost a merchant horse, worth about several thousand gold. Fortunately, Sun Qian's guards were from the Dianwei Guards Camp and the Black Robe Cavalry, and no lives were hurt. .
Sun Qian returned to Xuzhou in disgrace. After resting at home for a few days, he took dozens of his brothers with him to Nanlin Mountain.
When he saw Zhang Han, Sun Qian was completely depressed, speechless and unable to laugh.
This trip to Jingzhou can be described as disgraceful and dangerous. If the monarch had not always had twenty brave personal guards following him at any time on weekdays, these people would have been able to kill ten of them at a critical moment.
Maybe I will die in a foreign country now.
Traveling is inherently difficult, and the journey across counties is long. It feels like we have returned to the difficult and dangerous days when our ancestors were doing business.
When Sun Qian told about the hardships along the way, Zhang Han walked slowly around him and listened. In the end, everyone actually laughed.
"So, we are trying to retaliate against others, right?"
Sun Qian was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head bitterly: "Why can the Lord still laugh?"
"What should I do? Am I going to cry?" Zhang Han laughed dumbly and said in a confused voice: "This is the end of the matter. We have to accept the reality and we often walk by the river. How can we not get our shoes wet?"
“We’re in wet shoes right now.”
Sun Qian lamented, "That's right."
This is the truth, but now that they are far away in Jingzhou, and they cannot start a war with Jingzhou immediately, I am afraid they will have to suffer the loss.
Thinking of the ten months of hard work of hundreds of people and the waste of manpower and material resources, Sun Qian felt pain in his heart.
Zhang Han was very indifferent, thought for a while and said: "I will definitely not treat you badly. I will transfer ten thousand gold from my mansion to your account and treat it as I paid this money for Jingzhou."
"This, this... Junhou, this is inappropriate!! How can I let you bear it alone?" Sun Qian was shocked. Zhang Han was too generous. He could spend so much gold and silver at will, and he alone suffered a loss. It's hard to feel at ease.
"It doesn't matter," Zhang Han waved his hand, "When I made money, I gained the most. Now that something unexpected has happened, I naturally have to bear the most. You just keep the money. It doesn't matter if you and I are a little wronged. After all, we will make a fortune in the future. There are still many opportunities, so I can’t treat my subordinates badly. When wealth is scattered, people will gather together.”
Besides, it’s not my own hard-earned money anyway, so it doesn’t matter.
Sun Qian nodded with a heavy heart, deeply agreeing, and at the same time he breathed a sigh of relief.
And I was deeply moved in my heart. At least judging from this incident, it was absolutely right to follow Junhou. When he was really in trouble, Junhou's shoulders were so strong.
"Okay, tell me some good news next." Zhang Han breathed a long sigh of relief and sat in front of Sun Qian. "Mr. Liu, is there any news? How are you in Jingzhou recently?"
"Besides Shi Zong, there is another person who can tell Yu Junhou."
"My name is Han Song, and my courtesy name is De Gao. Does your Majesty know about it?"
"I know," Zhang Han raised his head and recalled something. A series of messages came to his mind, and the corners of his mouth slowly raised.
"This person may be useful..." Zhang Han touched his chin and thought about it slightly.
(End of chapter)
