Early the next morning, Hua Hu came to the county Yazheng Hall and reported to Han Zhanyu, who was discussing with Xun Yu: "Qi Yu envoy, at dawn, Zhao County Lieutenant, Xun Shaofu and Xiahou brothers and sisters led a thousand soldiers and horses out of the west, along the Zhangshui River River north, ready to clear out the nearest bandits to the county seat. ”

After hearing this, Han Zhan nodded and said lightly, "Got it!" ”

After the flower tiger finished reporting, he still stood in place and did not move. Han Zhan glanced at him and asked curiously, "Master Hua, is there anything else?"

"Replying to the envoy's words," Hua Hu carefully reminded Han Zhan, "There are still so many bandits in your backyard, aren't you afraid that they will make trouble again?" ”

Han Zhan originally arranged those captured bandits in his backyard to be the current people, considering that these people were all mountain people, but they were deceived and coerced by others, so they had to fall into the grass. Now that the thieves among them had been cleared, the remaining people would no longer pose any threat to him, so he said disapprerovingly: "They are all the people under the rule of the king, what is there to worry about." ”

Xun Yu waited for Han Zhan to finish speaking, and then interjected: "Envoy, since those two thieves are going to be punished today, it is better to send someone to post a list in the city, so that the people in the city can watch the punishment, so that they will know the fate of colluding with the bandit Yellow Turban." ”

Regarding Xun Yu's proposal, Han Zhan nodded in agreement, and he immediately instructed Hua Hu: "Hua is the master of the book, immediately arrange manpower, post a list in the city, and let the people watch the punishment." ”

Waiting for Huahu to leave, Xun Yu saw that there were no outsiders in the hall, and asked Han Zhan with some confidence: "Zhan'er, do you think that the expedition of County Lieutenant Zhao and Gongda will go smoothly?" ”

"Don't worry, uncle." Han Zhan is full of confidence in the combination of Zhao Yun and Xun You, coupled with the assistance of the Xiahou brothers and sisters with superb martial arts, it is strange that he can't win, "Zilong has superb martial arts and great courage; Cousin Gongda is witty and strategic. Coupled with the assistance of the Xiahou brothers and sisters, they will definitely be able to win. ”

In fact, Xun Yu also knew in his heart that the combination of Zhao Yun and Xun You, even if it competed with other officials and soldiers with an equal number of people, would not fall behind, let alone a group of rabble bandits. But he still heard what Han Zhan said with his own ears, and he felt at ease in his heart. He diverted the topic and asked, "Zhan'er, uncle wants to know, when do you plan to take Jizhou after your strength is enough?" ”

"If I have 5,000 soldiers and horses in my hands," Han Zhan said carefully, "then by this winter at the latest, I can send troops to Jizhou." ”

"What, send troops to Jizhou in winter?" Xun Yu was taken aback by Han Zhan's words, and he asked in an unbelievable tone: "The Yuan clan has a large number of soldiers, even if you have five thousand soldiers and horses in your hands, you can't compete with them?" ”

After Han Zhan motioned for Xun Yu to sit down, he suddenly said in shock: "Uncle doesn't know, according to my analysis during this time, my father gave up Jizhou because he fell into the trap of the Yuan family. ”

Xun Yu had just sat down after a few cases, and when he heard Han Zhan say this, he almost jumped up from his seat in surprise, and he asked with a look of surprise, "Why did Zhan'er say this?" ”

"Didn't my uncle ever suspect this?" Han Zhan asked rhetorically: "Yuan Shao, who was stationed in Hanoi, just led his troops eastward because of lack of food, and approached Jizhou; And Gongsun Zhan marched south from Beiping, and after defeating the defenders of Anding, he seized the city, thus forming a deterrent to Jizhou? ”

What Han Zhan said made Xun Yu frown and think. Don't look at him as a good hand in internal affairs, but he is relatively lacking in strategy, he thought about it for a while, but he didn't come up with a reason, so he could only continue to ask Han Zhan for advice: "Zhan'er, uncle doesn't understand, how did the Yuan family persuade Gongsun Zhan to wave his troops south?" ”

"It's very simple," Han Zhan, who has watched "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", naturally knows everything about Yuan Shao's conspiracy, "The Yuan family will definitely send someone to contact Gongsun Zan and ask him to send troops south to attack, and after the matter is completed, the two sides will divide Jizhou equally." In order to protect themselves, they must persuade their father to invite the Yuan family to enter Jizhou......"

After listening to Han Zhan's analysis, Xun Yu nodded again and again, feeling very reasonable. However, after thinking about it for a while, he still asked the question in his heart: "Zhan'er, if Gongsun Chan learns that the Yuan clan has taken Jizhou, he will inevitably send his cronies to meet the Yuan clan to discuss the matter of dividing Jizhou equally, how will the Yuan clan deal with it then?" ”

"The Yuan family is narrow-minded and scheming, he will definitely be false and promise to divide the land equally with the Gongsun family, and then on the way back of the envoy, send someone to intercept and kill the envoy under Dong Zhuo." Han Zhan tried hard to recall what he had read in the book back then, and said to Xun Yu: "Yuan's method can't even fool a three-year-old child, let alone Gongsun Zhan. As long as the Yuan family's conspiracy is recognized, Gongsun Zhan is bound to meet the Yuan family. That's when our chance comes. ”

"We can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight," Xun Yu guessed Han Zhan's next plan when he heard this, and he continued with a smile on his face: "When they fight and lose both, we will send troops again, and we will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort." ”

"That's right, that's right, my uncle guessed right, that's what Zhan'er thought about." Han Zhan was playing haha, while secretly thinking in his heart that it was best to commit suicide in Chen Liu during the Battle of the Boundary Bridge, and then he could raise troops in the name of avenging his father, maybe many old Jizhou troops would respond to him.

While the two were talking, Hu Cha rushed to the county office out of breath. He came to the top of the lobby, arched his hand at the two, and said excitedly: "The grass people see the two adults!" ”

Although Hu Cha was uninvited, Han Zhan was still very polite to the big financier who funded him: "It turned out to be Mr. Hu!" I wonder what Mr. is here today, what do you think? ”

Hu Cha raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and said with a smile: "The grass people heard that the two thieves who colluded with the yellow turban were going to be punished at noon, and they wanted to follow the envoy to see the excitement." I don't know if it's possible? ”

For his simple request, Han Zhan naturally would not refuse, so he agreed with his mouth.

At this moment, Rob walked in from outside and asked Han Zhan for instructions: "Envoy Qiqi, one of the prisoners who is going to be executed today wants to see you and say that he has something important to say. ”

Han Zhan didn't answer immediately, but looked at Xun Yu who was sitting on the side, and after seeing him nodding in approval, he said to Luo Bu: "Team Luo, bring him up." ”

After little effort, Rob arrived in the lobby with a ragged, unkempt, shackled prisoner. Seeing Han Zhan sitting behind the table, the prisoner hurriedly threw himself on the ground and shouted loudly: "Let you spare your life, let you spare your life!" ”

Han Zhan glanced at the prisoner kneeling below, and asked slowly, "Do you have anything to see me?" ”

"Replying to the envoy," the prisoner said excitedly while kowtowing, "the villain knows where the black-clothed treasure is hidden, and is willing to act as a guide to take the envoy out of the treasure." ”

Hearing the prisoner's words, Han Zhan couldn't help but feel excited, last time he went to the black-clothed cottage, which can only be described as shabby, and his family can only rely on raising chickens and ducks, and even farming to support themselves. Because he knew that the bandits in another cottage in black were all killed by Zhao Yun in the battle, the treasure of black clothes became a mystery. In order to find these treasures, he even left a team of cavalry, secretly searching for the whereabouts of the treasures in the name of protecting his dependents.

"What's your name?" Han Zhan asked lightly.

"The little one's name is Chen Cha," the prisoner may be eager to survive, and specially added: "The little one and Lin San are brothers in life and death, and the little one has saved his life before." ”

If Chen Cha hadn't said the next sentence, maybe Han Zhan would have announced his release immediately. But when he heard him say this, he had a new idea: he has been sheltering this gang of bandits for a while, and this prisoner is still a brother in life and death with Lin San, but he has never taken the initiative to report this matter to himself, if he is not beheaded today, it is estimated that he will continue to hide this secret. Thinking of this, he decided that he should let the prisoner suffer again. So he instructed Rob: "Take the lead of the Luo team, take him down, and take him to the execution ground with another prisoner." ”

Hearing Han Zhan say this, Xun Yu couldn't help but be stunned, he knew that Han Zhan was in the entrepreneurial stage, and it was conceivable how important the treasure in black was, if this Chen Cha was killed now, then no one would know the whereabouts of the treasure. He hurriedly stood up, trying to persuade Han Zhan: "Make Jun ......"

As soon as he spoke, Han Zhan raised his hand to interrupt his words: "The county doesn't need to say much, this envoy has his own plans." Then he instructed Rob, "Take him to the prisoner's cart and take him to the execution ground with another prisoner!" ”

After Rob left with the crying prisoner, Xun Yu asked puzzledly: "Envoy, since this person knows about the treasure in black, why don't you pardon him for his capital crime, let him wear the crime and make meritorious service, and lead us to find the treasure?" ”

"Since this person knows the service of the black-clothed treasure, he has been in the county government for so long, but he has never reported it to me. If it weren't for his execution, he wouldn't know how long he would have kept this secret hidden. Han Zhan gritted his teeth and said, "Today, I have to teach him a lesson and let him know what the consequences of not reporting will be." Otherwise, he will make the same choice when he encounters this kind of thing in the future. ”

As soon as Han Zhan said this, Xun Yu immediately understood what he meant, and emotionally escorted Chen Cha to the execution ground, not to kill him, but to scare him, hoping that he could be honest. However, for the sake of safety, he still asked tentatively: "What does the envoy mean, is it to let him go to the execution ground to accompany the execution?" ”

"That's right, I hope this time let him go to the ghost gate, and he will be honest." After Han Zhan readily admitted, he said to Hu Cha who was standing aside: "Mr. Hu, if you want to see the excitement, come with us." ”