While Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao were calculating each other, Han Cheng led the army back to Yinguan County in Yanmen County.

The entrance of the Han Mansion

Although the beauties received the news of Han Cheng's triumphant return early,

But Cai Zhaoji and Liu Qi were still standing at the door of the Han Mansion to greet Han Cheng.

This kind of welcome is not the expectation of "a little don't win the newlywed"; It is the concern of 'the long march of thousands of miles that has not been returned'.

Cai Yong married his daughter to Han Cheng, which was a little unhappy.

Seeing her daughter showing up like this, I wanted to stop it.

But one is that Cai Zhaoji can't be defeated; The second is that Han Cheng's record makes Cai Yong more and more satisfied with Han Cheng.

Therefore, she could only fulfill Cai Zhaoji's wish and waited at the gate of the Han Mansion.

After a while, Han Cheng's car showed a general outline, and the two daughters were overjoyed, and said in their hearts: "It's finally back!" ”

No matter how many family letters there are, there is no reality that seeing is believing.

When the second daughter saw Han Cheng's car, Han Cheng also saw the second daughter, and he was ecstatic in his heart.

So Han Cheng ordered the coachman: Hurry to the door of Han's mansion.

The car stops, and the person gets off.

Han Cheng looked like he was in pain, and said to the second daughter: "It's a hot day, you two don't stay in the house well, what are you running out for?" ”

When the two girls saw Han Cheng's safe return, they didn't care about anything when they met, and the first thing they did was to greet themselves with concern, and their hearts warmed. Secretly thought to himself: "Isn't what my husband is doing now the 'warm man' he often says?" ”

Cai Zhaoji, a talented and agile person, after hearing Han Cheng's words, hurriedly said: "General Anbei lives up to his name, shocking the northern Xinjiang and killing all the ethnic minorities, and the little girl has come to congratulate the general on his triumphant return." ”

After Han Cheng heard Cai Zhaoji's words, he said cheekily: "General Ben knows!" But are there only verbal rewards, but not other rewards? ”

Hearing Han Cheng's words, Liu Qi wanted to say, "Husband, my sister and I have already prepared dinner for you. ”

But now she can only look like she wants to say something, after all, Liu Qi's identity is a concubine, and there is the 'hostess' Cai Zhaoji talking to Han Cheng beside her, and she really doesn't dare to say anything.

After half a year of getting along, Cai Zhaoji had already accommodated this empathetic sister in her heart, and when she saw Liu Qi's appearance of wanting to speak and stopped, she knew Liu Qi's embarrassment, so she said: "Don't worry, husband, we have already prepared dinner, just waiting for you to move the chopsticks." ”

Han Cheng looked listless and said, "It's only dinner." ”

are all 'people who have come over', who doesn't know the reason why Han Cheng is listless.

But because of the large number of people around her, Cai Zhaoji had no choice but to lie on Han Cheng's ears and whispered: "I have discussed with Sister Liu Qi, and I will meet you tonight." But this is the only time, not the next one. ”

Han Cheng immediately came to the spirit, looked energetic, and said: "Okay, good, my wife is so good!" Eat dinner first, I'm eating you. ”

When he said 'you', his eyes glanced at the two girls with peachy faces.

Cai Zhaoji came to Liu Qi's side, pointed at Han Cheng and said angrily: "Sister, look at his color, I feel like the two of us have fallen into a trap." ”

Han Cheng heard Cai Zhaoji's anger, and said in his heart: "Where did I calculate you, did you send it to the door yourself?" ”

In the next three days, Han Cheng pushed all the affairs to Li Ru and others, rested at home for three days, and accompanied the two beauties without distractions.

The two women also knew that Han Cheng's time was precious, and it was not easy to spend three days, and men should focus on their careers.

Therefore, he also cherished the three days he spent with Han Cheng.

On the morning of the fourth day when Han Cheng returned to Yanmen County, it was three o'clock in the morning, that is, around half past seven to eight in the morning in the later generations.

Han Chengcai yawned and walked to his study step by step.

Because Han Cheng had made an appointment with Li Ru, Fu Zhu, and the three strategists early, he needed to discuss the strategy of going south today.

Originally, Han Cheng had four advisers, but Geng Wu's mind was still on subduing Jizhou, and it was in vain to call him here, so Han Cheng simply called only these three people.

Li Ru saw Han Cheng's tired face, and knew that it was caused by the 'overwork' in the past three days, and he was afraid that Han Cheng would not be able to lift his spirits at first, so he had to make a joke first.

I saw this middle-aged man in his forties say hypocritically: "Lord, these three days can be tiring for me." ”

Han Cheng's tired face turned into a look of contempt, and he said in his heart:

"People don't know you, I don't know you yet? There is so much land in the Han Dynasty, so many affairs can't tire you, how can a mere Yanmen County be tired of you? At first glance, I want to pretend to be miserable to win sympathy, and I will start the price on the spot, and there must be a later story. ”

Han Cheng settled his mind and asked tentatively, "Captain Han, why am I tired of you?" ”

Sure enough, as Han Cheng expected, as soon as Li Ru opened his mouth, he said endlessly like a surging river:

"After you come back, you will go home directly and rest for three days, and let me handle the official affairs of Yanmen County for you. I still have to run the intelligence battalion, one person does the work of two people, how can I not be tired? I don't have anything else to ask for, just give me a boost this month. ”

When Han Cheng heard Li Ru's words, he instantly understood what Li Ru meant—this is not selling cuteness and hypocrisy, he wants to boost my spirit, he is really a good subordinate.

Then he said seriously: "This request of yours is unreasonable, I don't agree." ”

Li Ru looked aggrieved and continued: "Why don't you agree? You can see my hard work. ”

Han Cheng put on a playful look, smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, and said, "You just said, I've been at home all the time, so I can't see it." ”

Li Ru "......"

Judging the match, Frustrated Zhu saw Han Cheng's appearance, but he was full of energy and a smile in his heart.

After the joke, Han Cheng said to the three of them, "How is the progress of the Wang family?" ”

Fu Zhi, who was in charge of the military, replied: "Our original plan was to encroach on the counties of Taiyuan County step by step, but the fighting in the north and Jizhou was too tense to draw too many troops.

Now that the war is over, we have a large number of spare troops, and I think we should be able to act against Taiyuan County. ”

After listening to the words, Han Cheng said to Li Ru, who was in charge of intelligence: "Captain Han, you are in charge of intelligence, tell me the details of Taiyuan County." ”

After Li Ru heard Han Cheng's words, he stood up and said to the other three: "Taiyuan County, regardless of geographical location, the number of land, the number of resources, or the number of people, is the largest in the state. The so-called 'one and a half Taiyuan' is not a joke.

There is only one main family in Taiyuan County - the Wang family of Bingzhou. In terms of the army, there is Zhonglang General Zeng Tuo, with a total of 15,000 men, including 2,000 cavalry, responsible for guarding Qi County, Jingling, Yangqu, Zhongdu and other counties. ”

After listening to Li Ru's words, Han Cheng said to Li Ru: "You can tell me in detail about the situation of the Wang clan in this state." ”

Li Ru said slowly.

"The Wang clan in Bingzhou has a large population, and one county cannot accommodate so many clansmen, so it is divided into two branches: the Wang clan of Qi County and the Wang clan of Taiyuan.

The ancestors of the former Situ Wang Yun led some members of the family to move out of Taiyuan County and move to Qi County to live, but at that time they still belonged to a branch of the Taiyuan Wang family.

As Wang Yun's official position became bigger and bigger, the Wang clan of Qixian County was no longer under the jurisdiction of the Taiyuan Wang clan and became a branch on an equal footing with the Taiyuan Wang clan.

The current Wang clan of Qi County occupies a large amount of land in Qi County, Jingling, Yangqu, Zhongdu and other four counties in the southwest of Bingzhou, and has entrusted the people with Zhonglang General Zeng to join the pollution, fish and flesh of the people, and the people in the place where they are live in dire straits.

Moreover, the Wang family of Qi County is still in his own manor, privately raising 20,000 soldiers, and if there is a war, he can participate in the war in armor.

As for the Taiyuan Wang family, they still live in Taiyuan County, relying on the wealth accumulated by their ancestors, while doing business, they have become one of the 'Seven Merchants in the World', and on the other hand, they pay attention to educating their disciples and are very good to the people, so they have a good reputation in Taiyuan County.

I've sent people to contact these two companies a few times. The Wang family of Qi County was dismissive of us; But the Taiyuan Wang family is very friendly to us. ”

Fu Zhu admired Li Ru very much, because in just two months, Li Ru not only went to the grassland, but also was able to arrange people to probe the distribution of forces in Taiyuan County so clearly, which made Fu Zhu, who had been in charge of the intelligence battalion, very ashamed.

After Han Cheng heard Li Ru's words, he revealed a domineering aura of a superior person. It may be because the territory has become larger, and it naturally has such momentum.

said to Li Ru: "Hmph, the seven merchants in the world!" The mighty Taiyuan Wang clan is the one who sells pig iron to the grassland, right? They were the ones who sold war horses to the south, right? It's just that compared to the Wang family of Qi County, the appearance is not so ugly. ”

Han Cheng paused, and then said: "According to the news from Chang'an, Wang Yun is dead, and the backer of the Wang family in Qi County has fallen, and he dares to be so arrogant, it seems that we are going to do the right thing for the sky." ”

When Li Ru heard Han Cheng say this, he was afraid that Han Cheng would be angry and destroy the Taiyuan Wang family, so he had to persuade Han Cheng: "My lord, either the Wang family sells pig iron horses, or the Li family sells pig iron horses, the Han Dynasty is like this, and that family sells the same."

Each of the seven merchants in the world is a rich country, and if we tear our faces with them, it will not do us any good now.

It's better for me to come forward and explain the stakes to the Taiyuan Wang's family, if we can get the Wang's strong financial assistance, then we can achieve great things.

However, the Wang clan of Qi County is too harmful to the people, and if we want to occupy Taiyuan County, we must get rid of it. ”

After listening to Li Ru's words, Han Cheng agreed with Li Ru's approach.

Thinking about his strength, he said to the three of them: "Fu Zhi Changshi, this time you are the leader, and together with General Huang Zhong, you will lead the 7,000 Qinglong Battalion and the 4,000 Sharp Sword Battalion, a total of 11,000 men and horses, to take the Wang clan of Qi County."

Since they dare to prey on the people, then I will not accept the prisoners, and kill all the backbone of this branch of theirs.

Captain Han Feng, when Changshi wins the Wang clan of Qi County, it will be up to you to take the side of the Wang clan in Taiyuan.

Tell them: I want all their money.

If they don't give it, the Wang family of Qi County will be their end. ”