In the main hall of the county government, Han Zhan saw Xiahou Yun, who was tired but extremely excited.

Xiahou Yun was originally holding a helmet in his hand, walking back and forth in the main hall, and when he saw Han Zhan and Xun Yu walking in, he hurriedly put the helmet on his head, walked over quickly, and bowed to Han Zhan: "Xiahou Yun sees the envoy!" ”

"Miss Xiahou is exempt!" Han Zhan was anxious to understand the situation of Zhao Yun, and after stretching out his hand to help him, he asked anxiously: "Miss Xiahou, I just heard Xun County Cheng tell you about your situation, can you repeat the situation of Zhao County Lieutenant in detail to this envoy?" ”

"Make Jun Rongyu," Xiahou Yun said respectfully: "The first cottage we attacked is called Qingyun Village, and my righteous brother sent people to the village to persuade him to surrender before the war, hoping that the other party could only take the initiative to surrender. Not only did the bandit leader refuse to surrender, but he also killed our messenger and sent his head back. Seeing that the bandits refused to submit, the righteous brother immediately commanded a large army to attack the cottage.

Don't look at the bandits as fierce as they look, but they are no match for our well-trained soldiers. After less than half an hour, the righteous brother rushed into the cottage and killed those bandits and ghosts howling wolves......"

Han Zhan waited for Xiahou Yun's words to come to an end, then interjected and asked, "I don't know how many Qingyun Zhai were killed, how many were beheaded, how many were captured, and what were the casualties of our army?" ”

Hearing Han Zhan's series of questions, Xiahou Yun groaned slightly, and then reported accurately: "We have beheaded a total of one hundred and fifty-seven levels, seized seven thousand copper coins, and three thousand grains. Twenty-seven of us were killed and fifty-six wounded. ”

When Han Zhan heard this, he couldn't help frowning: "Miss Xiahou, on the way back to the county office, I once heard Xun County Cheng say that you have beheaded more than 200 people in the past two days. Just to destroy one Qingyun Village, he will behead one hundred and fifty-seven levels, that is to say, he will seize the other four villages, and the thieves killed will only be more than fifty people? ”

"You guessed right." Xiahou Yun nodded and said, "When we went out here, we only fought a tough battle in Qingyun Village. Other cottages can be said to have fallen from the wind, without going through a major battle. ”

"Why do the bandits come down from the wind?" Xiahou Yun's words made Han Zhan feel puzzled, if the bandits were so unbearable, the previous county commanders should have exterminated them all, why did they still survive until now, he continued to ask: "Is it because you Qingyun Village fought and scared the other bandits?" ”

"The battle of Qingyunzhai has indeed made our army famous, but it is not so easy to make the bandits submit to it." Xiahou Yun explained to Han Zhan: "The slave family thinks that the main reason may be because the righteous brother defeated Sun Liang, the owner of Jiusong Village. He was the chief owner of several nearby cottages, and after he was defeated by his righteous brother, he immediately surrendered sincerely and personally went to persuade other cottages. Otherwise, we would not have been able to take down the five villages in two days. ”

For Xiahou Yun's statement, Han Zhan felt that it was very credible, so he saw that Zhao Yun was brave and brave, and there were Xiahou brothers and sisters with superb martial arts around him, but without the help of the masters, it was almost impossible to win five cottages in a row in such a short period of time.

At this moment, Han Zhan had a strong interest in Sun Liang, the owner of Jiusong Village: "Miss Xiahou, what is the origin of this Sun Liang, how can he willingly submit to our army?" ”

"Back to the envoy's words, this Sun Zhai lord used to be the lieutenant of Anping County, because of the Yellow Turban Incident, King Anping died at the hands of the Yellow Turban, and he escaped with his life. Because he was worried that his boss would blame him, he could only wander around, and when he passed under the Jiusong Village, he met the original owner of the village, cut the path, and was killed by him, and was regarded as the new owner of the village by the minions. After Xiahou Yun introduced Sun Liang's resume, he cautiously asked: "Brother Yi asked me to come back and ask the envoy, are you willing to accept this person?" ”

"Do you want to accept this person?" When Xun Yu heard this, he couldn't help but interject and asked, "Miss Xiahou, what do you mean by this?" ”

"King Anping died at the hands of the Yellow Turban, as the lieutenant of Anping County, Sun Liang cannot escape a capital crime." Xun Yu gave an explanation to Han Zhan instead of Xiahou Yun: "Yu guesses that if the envoy refuses to accept this person, he will definitely go elsewhere. ”

"I see." Han Zhan finally understood the meaning behind the sentence relayed by Xiahou Yun, and hurriedly nodded and said, "Miss Xiahou, please go back and tell County Lieutenant Zhao that King Anping died in the hands of the Yellow Turban and has nothing to do with Lord Sun Zhai." If he is willing to serve the king, the ambassador is welcome; If not, let him go. ”

Xiahou Yun nodded to indicate that she remembered what Han Zhan said, and just as she was about to say goodbye and leave, she suddenly remembered an important matter, and hurriedly added: "Envoy, there is still something in the slave family, and I almost reported it to you." ”

"What?"

According to the owner of Sun Zhai, the Yellow Turban thief Qu Shuai Lan Erqi, who led his troops to attack the city some time ago, was imprisoned by him in the cottage. He was willing to present this person as a greeting gift to the envoy. ”

"The Yellow Turban Thief's Qu Shuai has been caught?!" Hearing that the leader of the Yellow Turban Thieves who had slipped through the net had actually fallen into the hands of Sun Liang, Han Zhan couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly said to Xiahou Yun: "Miss Xiahou, you immediately return to the army, tell County Lieutenant Zhao, and immediately send someone to send this thief to Sheguo County." ”

Xun Yu waited for Han Zhan to finish speaking, and immediately asked anxiously: "I don't know how the envoy plans to deal with this thief?" ”

Han Zhan couldn't help but be furious when he thought of the village poisoned by the Yellow Turban Thieves, and he gritted his back molars and said viciously: "I will put him to death, cut him three thousand six hundred knives, and let him be tortured to death." ”

"What is Ling Chi?" Unexpectedly, Xun Yu looked at Han Zhan blankly, and said puzzledly: "Please forgive Yu for his shallow knowledge, he has never heard of such a punishment. ”

Han Zhan remembered that although Ling Chi had often heard of it in later generations, but now, this kind of punishment should be called something else, otherwise how could he not even know the well-informed Xun Yu. Therefore, he could only explain to him by analogy: "It is the kind of punishment that cuts off the flesh and bones, cuts off the limbs, and cuts the throat......"

Xun Yu listened to Han Zhan's explanation for a long time, and finally suddenly realized, and hurriedly nodded and said, "Yu understands, what Jun said was the punishment of punishment." ”

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Two days later, Xiahouyun returned to the county seat again. This time she didn't come back alone, and she was accompanied by Sun Liang, the former lieutenant of Anping County, who had just returned to Shun, and the two of them took a team of county soldiers and escorted the captured Yellow Turban thief Qu Shuai Lan Erqi back.

I heard that Qu Shuai, the Yellow Turban thief, was caught, and the people in the backyard of the county government also ran out to see the excitement. For their actions, Han Zhan did not stop them, but let them go, anyway, he would escort this evil yellow turban thief to the streets later, and now let the people in the county government watch it first, it is nothing.

Xiahou Yun and Sun Liang walked into the lobby side by side, bowed down and saluted Han Zhan: "Subordinates see the envoy!" ”

"The two of you are exempt, you have worked hard all the way." After Han Zhan returned the salute to the two, he asked anxiously, "I don't know where the Yellow Turban Thief Qu Shuai is now?" ”

Sun Liang turned around and rushed out of the hall and shouted loudly, "Bring him up!" With Sun Liang's shout, two county soldiers with big shoulders and round waists dragged Lan Erqi, who was tied up with five flowers and broke his hamstrings, and walked in from the outside.

Han Zhan looked at Lan Erqi, who was kneeling below, and saw that this person was unkempt and ragged, and he suddenly had no interest in looking further. He waved his hand and ordered the officials on both sides: "Put him in prison first, and then escort him to parade through the streets in the afternoon." ”

Just when Lan Erqi was dragged out of the lobby by several officials, a woman wearing a blue floral apron suddenly rushed into the main hall from the outside. Han Zhan saw clearly that the person who came was Aunt Gui, and couldn't help frowning, and said in his heart, why is she so unruly, can you break into this county hall casually?

Before he could have a seizure, he heard Aunt Gui staring at Sun Liang intently, and asked in a trembling voice, "You... You are Sun... County Lieutenant Sun? ”

Sun Liang was very surprised when he saw a young woman standing in front of him and asked if he was the county lieutenant of Sun County, so he looked at the other party carefully. After a moment, he was shaken, and he took a few steps back in a hurry, and then stood in a daze, his eyes staring at each other motionlessly.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Xiahou Yun, who was standing next to him, saw him in a daze, and hurriedly pushed him with his hand, reminding him in a low voice: "Don't lose your posture in front of the envoy!" ”

Who knew that Sun Liang didn't pay attention to her at all, but walked quickly in front of the woman, knelt on the ground with a pop, kowtowed to her again and again, and said: "Sun Liang, the former lieutenant of Anping County, meet Lord Weng!" ”