The news of Han Zhan's poisoning is unknown to most people in Jizhou except for a few important figures. And Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and several important ministers who knew about it, in order to avoid causing trouble, were also tight-lipped. This thing that was enough to make Ye Du bleed like a river was silently stopped.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty went to the court the next day, and after the civil and military officials came forward to pay respects, Zhang Yu, the regular attendant, shouted loudly: "If there is something to play, there is nothing to retreat from!" ”

As soon as his words fell, a civil official came out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has a play!" Taifu Ma Riyan sent a message yesterday saying that Cao Mengde had agreed to be an official now. But before he set off, he hoped that His Majesty would send a Neng Chen to take over the post of Dongjun Taishou. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen." After Emperor Han Xian waited for the civil official to finish speaking, he looked at the civil and military officials and asked, "Do you have a suitable candidate to take over the position of Dongjun Taishou?" ”

Hearing Emperor Han Xian's question, some officials immediately came out and recommended their favored people to Emperor Han Xian. In a few moments, the number of people who were lifted up reached forty.

Seeing that there were so many candidates, Emperor Han Xian also felt a headache. In order to pick out a suitable candidate among them, he looked at Yang Biao and asked, "Captain Yang, I don't know who you think can take over the position of Dongjun Taishou?" ”

If Cao Mengde was allowed to enter Beijing as an official, it was the intention of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and Yang Biao would definitely not hesitate to recommend his relatives and friends, after all, there were more people waiting to be officials. But this matter was the intention of Han Zhan, the Marquis of Anyang, so he had to be cautious: "Your Majesty, since it is the intention of the Marquis of Anyang to let Cao Mengde enter Beijing, it is better to ask him what he means to see if he has a suitable candidate." ”

"Xun Qing's family," seeing that Yang Biao mentioned Han Zhan, Emperor Han Xian also realized that Dongjun was too guarded, and now it was a hot potato. Before getting Han Zhan's approval, it can't be easily handed over to anyone. Thinking of this, he rushed to stand in the crowd and asked Xun Yu, "I don't know if the Marquis of Anyang has a suitable candidate to serve as the Taishou of Dongjun." ”

"Your Majesty," since the day Ma Riyan went to Dongjun to deliver the decree and summon Cao Mengde to Beijing, Han Zhan knew that Emperor Han Xian would re-choose Dongjun Taishou sooner or later, so he had privately explained to Xun Yu that if Emperor Han Xian asked about the candidate for Dongjun Taishou, he would answer like this. At this moment, when he heard Emperor Han Xian ask himself, he couldn't help but secretly admire Han Zhan's foresight: "Dongjun is engaged in Chen Gong Chen Gongtai, and he can serve as a taishou." ”

"Dongjun is engaged in Chen Gong Chen Gongtai?" Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was very familiar with this name when he heard it, so he turned his head and asked Zhang Yu, the middle attendant on the side: "I seem to have heard this name somewhere." ”

"Back to Your Majesty." Zhang Yu hurriedly nodded and said, "This person once entered Beijing some time ago and lobbied the Chinese military officials everywhere to deal with Cao Mengde. ”

Emperor Han Xian asked puzzledly: "Since he is a subordinate official of Dongjun, why should he go against Taishou?" ”

Zhang Yu still knows a little about the grievances between Chen Gong and Cao Mengde, and when he heard Emperor Han Xian ask, he hurriedly replied: "It is said that Cao Mengde killed Chen Gongtai's friend Bian Rang, in addition to occupying Bian's wife, he also destroyed the three clans of the Bian family. ”

Emperor Han Xian still had some impression of Bian Rang, and when he heard Zhang Yu mention it at this moment, he couldn't help frowning and said: "Isn't Bian Rang my Jiujiang Taishou, why was he killed by Cao Mengde?" ”

"Your Majesty," Zhang Yu explained, "After resigning from the official position and going into hiding, he lived in Chenliu for a long time, because he relied on his talent and did not take Cao Mengde in his eyes, and despised and belittled Cao Mengde many times. Cao Mengde, in a fit of rage, ordered Bian Rang to be killed, and put his family members in prison, and soon killed them all. ”

"Damn, it's so damnable." Knowing that Cao Mengde had killed Bian Rang without authorization, Emperor Han Xian said angrily: "Cao Mengde is so bold, a small Dongjun Taishou, he actually dares to kill the imperial court officials. I will punish him severely. ”

"Your Majesty," Zhang Yu saw that Emperor Han Xian was angry, and hurriedly said: "Cao Mengde has several fierce generals under him, as well as tens of thousands of elite soldiers, even if it is the Marquis of Anyang, he must let him have three points, otherwise he will take the initiative to invite Cao Mengde to enter the court as an official." According to the old slave's opinion, it is better to wait for Cao Mengde to enter the court, and then choose the opportunity to deal with it. ”

As soon as Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty heard that Zhang Yu was reasonable, he dispelled the idea of disposing of Cao Mengde, and announced in public that Dongjun would engage in Chen Gong Chen Gongtai and take over the post of Taishou of Dongjun. Later, he sent an envoy to Chen to leave a message to Chen Palace, ordering him to take up his post in Dongjun on the same day and take over the post of Taishou.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Xun Yu hurried to the state pastor's mansion and reported the matter to Han Zhan. After hearing this, Han Zhan was silent for a long time before asking: "Uncle, Your Majesty asked Chen Gongtai to serve as the Taishou of Dongjun, if Cao Mengde enters Beijing honestly, maybe I can recommend him to an important position; If he doesn't know what to do and can't enter Beijing by order, then we can justifiably crusade against him. ”

"Lord," although Han Zhan privately called out to his uncle, Xun Yu maintained due respect for Han Zhan, and he reminded Han Zhan: "If you want to send troops to fight against Cao Mengde, then your subordinates will start preparing grain and grass for the army to go on the expedition now." ”

"Uncle, I don't have to prepare grain and grass when I see it." Han Zhan felt that since Emperor Han Xian had issued a holy decree to let Cao Mengde enter the court as an official, the other party must not dare to disobey the decree, otherwise he would definitely become the target of public criticism, so he waved his hand at Xun Yu: "Even if Benhou sends troops, the war can be resolved in one month at most." Now in General Taishi's camp, there are two months' worth of grain, which is more than enough to exterminate Cao Mengde. ”

"Lord, don't destroy this dynasty." Xun Yu saw Han Zhan's disapproving look, and specially reminded him: "At the beginning, Qi Hou also felt that the Jin army was vulnerable, so he said this, but the soldiers and horses were defeated by the Jin army. ”

Han Zhan knew the allusion that Xun Yu said, which came from "Zuo Chuan: The Second Year of Chenggong": Qi Hou said: "Yu Gujian destroyed this and ate it!" "Don't mind galloping. The other party said this because he was worried that he would be like Qi Qinggong and suffer a crushing defeat because of his underestimation of the enemy. After thinking about this truth, Han Zhan immediately called Luo Bu and instructed him: "Go and inform the military advisors and the generals to come to Benhou to discuss matters." ”

Seeing that Han Zhan had adopted his opinion, a faint smile appeared on Xun Yu's face. No matter how lightly Han Zhan underestimated the enemy, as long as Guo Jia, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and others were called to discuss the matter, they would definitely be able to formulate a complete strategy.

After the two incense sticks, not only Guo Jia, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and others arrived, but even Xun You and Fu Zhu also appeared in the hall. Everyone didn't know what was going on in advance, but since it was Han Zhan who summoned them to discuss the matter, everyone put down their work and hurried over with Rob or the Tiger Guards.