Not long after Chen Zhen left, Xun You, who was out of the list outside, came back. Hearing that Chen Zhen was unwilling to serve as the Taishou of Guangping anymore and had been sent out of the country by Han Zhanli, he couldn't help but sigh, and even said: "It's a pity, it's a pity, such a good talent was let go like this, it's a pity!" ”

"There's no way," Han Zhan shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly, "Mr. Chen doesn't want to work for me, even if he is forcibly stayed, it will be useless, so let's let him go." ”

Don't look at Han Zhan already has a knighthood, but when it comes to official positions, he is just a small county magistrate involved in the country, and before getting the permission of the imperial court, he is not even qualified to appoint county officials and county lieutenants, let alone a taishou with a higher rank than himself. But Guo Jia didn't care about this, and asked as a matter of course: "Little Marquis, I don't know who you plan to appoint to serve as the Taishou of Guangping." As he said this, he cast a meaningful glance at Xun You, who was standing next to him.

Hearing Guo Jia's question, Han Zhan also had a headache. Don't look at the talents of the Three Kingdoms era, but in this era in which I live, most of the strategists who are familiar to later generations are still children of the general horn at the moment. For example, Sima Yi has just turned 12 years old, while Zhuge Liang is only 10 years old. And the slightly famous Wenchen strategists either have already followed the lord, or they don't look down on themselves at all, and there is no possibility of recruiting at all.

Han Zhan thought of Guo Jia's eyes, and thought to himself: Feng Xiao won't be hinting to me and letting Xun You serve as the Taishou of Guangping, right? Thinking of this, he set his eyes on Xun You and asked tentatively: "Cousin Gongda, I plan to appoint you as the Taishou of Guangping, you don't have any objections, right?" ”

"Thank you Lord Hou for your kindness!" Hearing that Han Zhan planned to appoint himself as the Taishou of Guangping, Xun You hurriedly gave a salute: "But you have no experience in governing a county, and it may be difficult to be competent to serve as such a high-ranking official rashly." I hope that the marquis is still a talented person to take on this important responsibility! ”

Han Zhan originally thought that Xun You would agree to serve as the Taishou of Guangping, but he didn't expect the other party to refuse so simply, and he couldn't help but show an embarrassed expression on his face: "Cousin Gongda, if you insist on not being the Taishou of Guangping, can you recommend a virtuous person for Benhou?" ”

Xun You shook his head with a wry smile and said, "You have already visited the city, and there are no talents here. If the Hou Ye can't find a suitable candidate, how about appointing Yuan Juncheng to the position of Taishou? ”

Han Zhan knew that Jun Cheng was loyal to Han's old department, but when he first entered the Taishou Mansion, he had chatted with him a few words, and felt that this person's ability was mediocre and he was not a suitable candidate for Taishou.

When he was in a dilemma, Luo Bu, who was on duty outside the mansion gate, suddenly hurriedly walked into the lobby and bowed to Han Zhan: "Qi Hou Ye, Mr. Chen is going and returning, and he is waiting to see him outside the mansion gate!" ”

Hearing that Chen Zhen was back, Han Zhan couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly instructed Rob: "Quickly invite Mr. Chen in!" As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly added, "I'll go out to meet him in person." ”

Han Zhan took Guo Jia and Xun You out of the Taishou Mansion, and immediately saw Chen Zhen standing next to the war horse he had sent, talking to a middle-aged man in cloth clothes. Han Zhan thought to himself: Chen Zhen went and returned, could it be that he changed his mind and was ready to stay as a guard? Thinking of this, he hurriedly stepped forward and arched his hand: "Mr. Chen is back in Guangping, but is there anything important?" ”

Chen Zhen hurriedly returned the salute, and then said: "Back to the Hou Ye, after Chen left Guangping, he met a fellow villager friend on the road, who had just come here from his hometown to join Chen. Chen thought that he was a talent and buried in vain, which was a pity, so he wanted to recommend it to Hou Ye, hoping to find a background for him. ”

Hearing that Chen Zhen didn't mean to stay, Han Zhan couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in his heart, but he still asked enthusiastically on the surface: "Dare to ask Mr. Chen, where are your fellow countrymen and friends now?" ”

Chen Zhen turned sideways and pointed at the middle-aged man standing next to the horse, and said: "This is Chen's fellow countryman, Nanyang Huangzhong Huang Hansheng, who can open a two-stone bow and hit a hundred shots; With a big knife, dozens of people can't get close. ”

After Han Zhan heard Chen Zhen's name clearly, he almost fell headlong: Who, Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng? This is one of the five tiger generals under Liu Bei, how did he come here? At this time, shouldn't he be Liu Biao's subordinate?

Seeing Han Zhan standing in place and not speaking, just staring at Huang Zhong in a daze, Chen Zhen thought that he disliked the other party's age too much, so he hurriedly coughed and said with some embarrassment: "Master Hou, although Han Sheng is a little older, he is a rare talent. He is excellent in martial arts, and when he goes to the battlefield, he must be a rare fierce general......"

Before he finished his words, he saw Han Zhan rushing past him, came straight to Huang Zhong, bowed to the other party, and said respectfully: "I've seen Huang Zhuangshi, Han is so polite!" ”

Seeing Han Zhan rushing over to salute him, Huang Zhong was a little surprised, and he hurriedly bowed and returned the salute: "The grass people have seen Master Hou!" ”

"Excuse me, excuse me!" Han Zhan hurriedly held Huang Zhong's arm and said to him with a smile: "I believe what Mr. Chen said, Huang Zhuangshi must be a rare fierce general. There is a vacant position in the Hou army, I wonder if Huang Zhuangshi is willing to give in? ”

Huang Zhong saw that Han Zhan was polite to him, and he originally had a good impression, but he conservatively estimated that the other party would see Chen Zhen's face, and at best it would be good to appoint him as a hundred generals. But at this moment, when he heard that he had directly appointed himself as the Marquis of Qu Jun, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Chen Zhen saw Huang Zhong standing in a daze, afraid that his gaffe would cause Han Zhan's dissatisfaction, so he hurriedly reminded Huang Zhong: "Han Sheng, what are you still doing in a daze, don't you thank Master Hou soon!" ”

After Chen Zhen's reminder, Huang Zhong hurriedly saluted Han Zhanshen: "Thank you, subordinates, Master Hou!" When he said this, he agreed to work for Han Zhan.

Unexpectedly getting a famous general like Huang Zhong made Han Zhan overjoyed, he was afraid that the night would be long and dreamy, so he hurriedly turned around and ordered Luo Bu: "Luo Bu, you immediately take Han Sheng to the military camp to see my eldest brother, and help him settle everything as soon as possible." ”

When Luo Bu left with Huang Zhong, Han Zhan found that there was a horse parked on the side of the road not far away, and there were a lot of things on the saddle, and the solid physical pieces wrapped in cloth should be the broadsword and bow and arrow made by Huang Zhong.

Chen Zhen saw that Han Zhan had happily granted Huang Zhong the official position, and finally understood a matter on his mind, he arched his hand towards Han Zhan and said, "Master Hou, the matter is over here, and Chen will leave." ”

Seeing that Chen Zhen was in a hurry to leave, Han Zhan felt that he should make one last attempt to see if he could keep the other party, so he hurriedly said: "Mr. Chen, the post of Guangping Taishou is vacant, and please ask Mr. Ben Hou to help!" After saying that, he couldn't hold back for a long time.

Chen Zhen hesitated for a long time, and finally replied: "Thank you Lord Hou for your kindness, Chen is now an idle cloud and a wild crane, he has no intention of being an official, he is too observant, and he also asks Hou Ye to choose another meritocracy." ”

After Chen Zhen left, and several people returned to the main hall, Guo Jia asked Han Zhan with some curiosity: "Little Hou Ye, do you believe in Chen Xiaoqi so much?" He said that Huang Hansheng is a fierce general, and you didn't let him show his martial arts, so you hastily awarded him the position of military marquis, isn't it a bit too hasty? ”

"Not sloppy, not sloppy!" With a famous general like Huang Zhong, Han Zhan was in a very good mood at the moment, and he said to Guo Jia with a smile: "Fengxiao, you have to believe in my vision." I only need to look at a few glances to discern what a person is capable of, and so far, nothing has gone wrong. ”

"Little Marquis, Jia still has something to ask you."

"Bong-hyo please."

"I heard that you sometimes call Zhao County Lieutenant the eldest brother, and at first I thought that you were called this by people who were older than yourself," Guo Jia asked with some confusion: "But from the tone you just ordered Luo Team Rate, it seems that Zhao County Lieutenant and you are sworn brothers again?" ”

"That's right, Feng Xiao, you guessed it right," Regarding Guo Jia's question, Han Zhan nodded and said, "Zilong and I are indeed sworn brothers. In front of people, I call him Zhao County Lieutenant or Zilong, and he calls me Envoy; But in private, I call him the eldest brother and he calls me the second brother. ”

"When did you bow down?" Guo Jia asked curiously, "Why don't I know?" ”

"It's a long story to say that the matter of swearing is still the original father who wanted to invite Yuan Shao to Jizhou and sent me to send him a seal ribbon." Seeing that Guo Jia was very interested in his marriage with Zhao Yun, he said proudly: "On the way back, I was assassinated by assassins, but fortunately, Zilong, who was a hundred generals at the time, rescued me and escaped with my life. I saw that I and Zilong hit it off at first sight, and he had a life-saving grace for me, so I married him as brothers with different surnames. ”

"If I'm not mistaken, my uncle must be in the army." Xun You interjected and asked, "Didn't he say anything when he saw you swearing to a hundred generals?" ”

Han Zhan knew that the uncle Xun You was talking about was Xun Chen, who went with him to greet Yuan Shao, so he quickly nodded and said, "Cousin Gongda guessed correctly, my uncle did express his opinion on our swearing. He thought it was a bit ridiculous for me, the son of a state shepherd, to marry a hundred generals in an army. ”

"Ridiculous, ridiculous indeed." After Guo Jia listened, he smiled and said, "If I had been there at the time, I guess I would have said the same thing as your uncle." He paused for a moment, and the expression on his face became serious, "But now it seems that your sworn brother is indeed a talent, and he is indeed indispensable for our march to be so smooth." ”

"Feng Xiao," Han Zhan looked at Guo Jia and asked mockingly, "Why don't we also worship as brothers with different surnames?" ”

When Guo Jia heard Han Zhan's suggestion, he was stunned for a moment, and then said expectantly: "Guangping City is not a small place, there must be a famous Qinglou, I have nothing to do, and I am planning to see if there are any mellow beauties." Little Hou Ye, Jia is missing! ”

Seeing Guo Jia fleeing and leaving the lobby, Han Zhan, who had just teased him, couldn't help laughing.