Chrysanthemum, with its noble conduct in the history of our country and plum, orchid, bamboo and called the four gentlemen in the flower, the sages and poets in history often use it to sing.

Huang Chao, the famous rebel leader of the Tang Dynasty, once wrote: "When autumn comes, September 8, I will kill a hundred flowers after the flowers bloom." The heavenly incense array penetrates Chang'an, and the city is full of golden armor."

Bitter chrysanthemum is different, it is just a wild vegetable, a home-cooked wild vegetable that grows in the fields.

Because it likes cold climate, sweet and bitter taste, its appearance is not very good-looking, and even some ugly, so there are not many scholars who eat it, and there are few people who like it. But it is particularly important in the minds of the toiling masses, just like Zhang Jin's status in Liu Bei's heart.

Although he is as obscure as it, although he is as unattractive as it, he and it can be a life-saving straw in their eyes at critical moments.

At this time, it was nearly three watches, the frogs outside the camp were roaring desperately in the breeze, Liu Bei's life-saving straw had not yet slept, he was lying on the bed, looking up at the roof, his eyes were as open as copper bells, and his eyes were full of flickering excitement.

His name is Zhang Jin, and he is a member of Cao Cao's personal guards, and he is also the kind of personal guard who can enter Cao Cao's study and can be civil and martial.

As for his real name, he couldn't remember it clearly, just like he couldn't remember his lord's appearance anymore. Time has passed too long, so long that he himself thinks of himself as Zhang Jin.

Of course, this can't be blamed on him, after all, Liu Bei took the initiative to cut off any contact with him after he was "expelled" from the army, and he was never allowed to pass on any words to the outside world without permission.

Therefore, for so many years, he has been walking alone in Cao Ying, like a lone wolf, and he does not dare to slack off in the slightest.

It wasn't until tonight, when he touched the letterhead in the corner of the quilt while he was sleeping, that he knew he had been woken up by his lord.

Although he did not know who had hidden the letterhead in his bedding or who else had been placed in the Cao camp, he knew that he would once again be a brave warrior walking in the light, or he would become a moth to the flames.

The task mentioned in the letter is not simple, but it is only a few short sentences.

Zhang Jin carefully spread out the letterhead, glanced at ten lines, and then firmly memorized the content in his mind, and searched around inside and outside the house again, after making sure that there were no flaws, he swallowed the letterhead and fell asleep with the quilt again.

At noon the next day, Zhang Jin completed the handover with another group of guards, walked back to his foothold slowly, and even said hello to the soldiers he knew along the way, and casually said a few words.

Every time there is a big event, you need to have calm, this is what the lord told him, and it is also a skill that you must have as a spy.

So, he wasn't in a hurry at all.

The angel sent by the court to confer the title of marquis of Cao Cao will leave for Beijing tomorrow, and Hu Che'er, the deputy general under General Zhang Xiu, will personally command the army to escort the angel.

Zhang Jin thought as he walked, and before he could reach the door, a bold plan had been hastily formed in his mind.

When he returned home, he wrote a few lines on the paper according to Cao Cao's tone, gently dried the ink on it, looked at the handwriting on it and nodded with satisfaction, then put the letter into his arms, changed into civilian clothes and went straight to Hu Che'er's military camp.

Since the reopening of the battle in Yuzhou, Zhang Xiu has been transferred to Cao Cao's eyes, and his military camp is outside the city.

"Stop, what kind of person are you, you dare to trespass on my military camp!" Zhang Jin had just approached Hu Che'er's military camp, and before he could dodge, he was stopped by a group of soldiers who emerged from the grass.

I wanted to visit Hu Che'er quietly, but I was ruined by this group of soldiers!

Zhang Jin sighed slightly and shook his token in front of their eyes. Everyone hurriedly bowed and saluted: "It turns out that Your Excellency is Zhang Shichang under Cao Gong's account, forgive me for being clumsy, I don't know that Taishan offended Shichang, and please forgive Shichang!" ”

What else can I say about it? Zhang Jin had no choice but to smile faintly at them, revealing two rows of white teeth, quite a bit of a feeling of meeting and smiling and resentment.

Seeing that Zhang Jin was not to blame, Wu Chang came over with a happy face.

After all, they are all men in the army, and what they like the most is Zhang Jin's cool character, and the seven-rank official in front of the prime minister, Zhang Jin, as Cao Cao's personal guard, is definitely not something that can be easily offended by them.

Wu Chang looked at Zhang Jin with some flattery: "The younger brother is Wu Chang Liu Yishou under General Hu Che'er's account, dare to ask Zhang Shichang why he came here today, but do you need the younger brother to enter the account and inform the general?" ”

Today, I just wanted to talk quietly with Hu Che'er, so as not to leave any handles, but I didn't want to make a big noise, and I was discovered by the patrolling soldiers as soon as I arrived at the gate of the camp.

Zhang Jin shook his head, his heart suddenly moved, and he nodded at the commander: "I have an old relationship with General Hu Che'er, and some things are not convenient for others to know, you help me tell General Hu that Zhang is waiting for him in the grove ahead!" ”

Wu Da was overjoyed, and Zhang Jin arched his hands and rushed to the camp tent.

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The breeze was blowing gently in the forest, just like this engrave Zhang Jin's psychology, it was rare to have a little peace up and down, and I didn't know if the chief Wu had made an appointment with Hu Che'er, and I didn't know if Hu Che'er would come as an appointment.

"Brother Zhang Jin, why do you have time to come to the old brother today?"

Suddenly, a majestic and rough voice broke the silence in the forest, Zhang Jin's mind suddenly settled down, and he arched his hand towards the person who came and said with a smile: "Brother said that he was joking, if it weren't for the strict supervision of the lord, the younger brother would like to put on a pair of wings and fly over, and drink and chat with the elder brother every day!" ”

"Haha, it's still the old brother who is refreshing, and it's more suitable for Hu's appetite than those shitty sour Rumao!" Hu Che'er grabbed Zhang Jin's arm and shook it gently, and let out a long laugh, "If it weren't for Hu Mou being unable to get on the stage in front of the lord, Hu Mou would have asked you to come over!" ”

Zhang Jin shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Old brother said that you are joking, who doesn't know that you, General Hu, are General Zhang Xiu's confidant and the general that the lord relies on?" If you can't even get on the stage, won't the little brother, the big soldier, die of shame?

Let's not talk about it from afar, let's just say that tomorrow's angel's guard, how many generals in the account today fought for this errand, and almost broke their heads and bleed, and in the end, it was not the lord who was happy with you and personally ordered your general! ”

Cut, what kind of task is it to escort a bird angel, is this not clear that the lord is looking down on people?

Hu Che'er muttered, and suddenly reacted that the person in front of him was the chief of the lord's guard, and hurriedly slapped it lightly on his face, and smiled: "Hu is a straightforward and quick character, and please let the elder brother tolerate him, don't let the lord know that the elder brother is talking nonsense behind his back!" ”

"Brother, where are these words? That general doesn't want to gallop on the field, and that general is willing to do something to usher in? However, brother, you have indeed wronged the lord this time! ”

Zhang Jin responded with a peaceful sound, suddenly looked straight, took out the letter in his arms and handed it to Hu Che'er and shouted softly, "Hu Che'er listens to the order: tomorrow's angels and his party will be fully guarded by you, and you must not let the angels be harmed in the slightest bit in my praise territory, otherwise military law will be engaged!" ”

"No! The last will obey! ”

Hu Che'er took the letter in Zhang Jin's hand, patted his head and was puzzled, this military order to escort the angel back to Beijing has been received in the Yazhong today, and now the lord asked Zhang Jin to send a secret letter to come, but why?

Hu Che'er's expression fell on Zhang Jin's eyes, Zhang Jin smiled slightly, and whispered in Hu Che'er's ear: "The lord's order is to ensure that the angels do not have the safety of their lives in my favor, do you understand what it means?" ”