Before receiving Xiahoulan's letter, Han Zhan, who had never been able to get Cai Yan's whereabouts, was extremely depressed. Every day, whenever he was free, he asked Chen Dao: "Uncle Zhi, do you have any information from all departments?" ”

As Han Zhan's subordinate, Chen Zhi naturally understood what Han Zhan was asking, and hurriedly shook his head and said, "If you go back to the lord, there is no news from all walks of life. ”

"Hell, what the hell is going on. Why is there no news at all until now, where did Feng Ji, the dog thief, run to? Han Zhan got up and kicked over the table in front of him with his feet, and walked back and forth in the conference hall with his hands behind his back.

Chen Zhi hurriedly asked someone to straighten the table, and put the things that fell on the ground back on the table one by one. When he was done with all this, he waved his hand to let his subordinates leave, and then stood aside with his head down, waiting for Han Zhan's orders.

Guo Jia swaggered in from outside, and when he saw Han Zhan looking violent, he hurriedly pulled Chen Zhi aside and asked quietly, "Uncle Zhi, what's wrong?" The lord looked a little unhappy. ”

"What else can happen," Han Zhan, who was walking back and forth in the court hall, glanced at it, and replied to Guo Jia: "The people from all walks of life who were sent to set up cards outside have not received any information for three consecutive days, and the lord can't help but be a little anxious. ”

"yes, it's been three days." Guo Jia nodded and said, "There is still no news at all." If Feng Ji hadn't walked to the place where we set up the card, it would be okay to say, if he secretly bypassed our checkpoint, then it would be more difficult to rescue Miss Cai than to ascend to the sky. ”

When Chen Zhi heard Guo Jia say this, the muscles on his face couldn't help but twitch violently a few times, and then asked rhetorically: "Mr. Guo, do you really think that the Fengji dog thief has bypassed our army's checkpoint and fled to Bohai County?" ”

"I don't rule it out." Guo Jia nodded and said in an uncertain tone: "Actually, we just don't know if Feng Ji has already passed the checkpoint, and from here to Bohai County, it is hundreds of miles away, and they won't be able to get there for a while." If we can know his whereabouts, we can use him in the right place......"

Before Guo Jia could finish his words, he saw a messenger hurriedly break in from outside. He also shouted excitedly: "Lord Qi, the letter of Captain Xiahou, he has rescued Miss Cai." ”

"What, Miss Cai has been rescued?!" Hearing the messenger shout, several people in the council chamber were stunned.

Chen Zhi was the first to react, he stepped forward and grabbed the messenger, and couldn't wait to ask, "What did you just say, repeat it again." ”

The messenger was taken aback when he saw Chen Zhi's fierce look. But he still said tremblingly: "Back to the general's words, Captain Xiahou sent me to deliver a letter to the lord, saying that he had rescued Miss Cai. ”

"Where are the letters?" Guo Jia also rushed over at this moment, stretched out his hand in front of the messenger, and said anxiously: "Hurry up and hand over the letter to me." ”

As soon as Guo Jia took the letter in the messenger's hand, he didn't have time to read it, so he hurriedly came to Han Zhan's face, handed over the letter in his hand, and said at the same time: "Congratulations to the lord, congratulations to the lord, Miss Cai finally has a whereabouts, this is the letter sent by Captain Xiahou, please take a look at it." ”

Don't look at the time when there is no Cai Yan's whereabouts, Han Zhan looks anxious. But at this moment, when Guo Jia handed him the letter related to Cai Yan, he was a little timid. His hand stretched out, and he immediately said back, and finally said a little weakly: "Fengxiao, you should read it to Benhou." ”

Guo Jia took out the letterhead from the envelope and opened it, and when he saw the small characters on it, he immediately recognized that it was written by Cai Yan. He cautiously asked Han Zhan: "Lord, this letter was written by Miss Cai herself, do you want her subordinates to continue reading it?" ”

"Read it, read it!" Han Zhan waved his hand at Guo Jia and urged, "Let Ben Hou listen to what Zhao Ji's letter says." ”

In Cai Yan's letter, he briefly introduced the process of his abduction, and finally pleaded with Han Zhan, saying that the Huang brothers were bewitched by Feng Ji and did something wrong. I hope that Han Zhan can open up and not severely punish the Huang family brothers.

When Guo Jia was reading the letter, he naturally skipped Cai Yan's statement of expressing his personal feelings to Han Zhan, and only picked the content of the kidnapping and read it to Han Zhan.

After Han Zhan heard this, he was so angry that he slapped it on the table and said angrily: "Damn, this Fengji dog thief is really hateful. After Xiahou Lan escorted him back to Yecheng, Benhou would definitely break him into thousands of pieces to vent his anger. ”

As soon as Han Zhan looked up and saw that the messenger was still standing at the door of the council hall, he beckoned to him and asked him to step forward and reply. After the messenger came to him, Han Zhan said to him with a smile: "This brother, since Captain Xiahou sent you to deliver the letter, you must also be a person who can speak well. In this way, you tell us how Captain Xiahou captured Feng Ji and rescued Miss Cai. If it is said well, Benhou will definitely be rewarded. ”

The messenger was originally a little nervous, but seeing that Han Zhan was easy-going, and even called himself a brother, his mood became much calmer. He coughed, cleared his throat, and began to tell the whole process of capturing Feng Ji. Although it was unremarkable at this time, when he said it, it was suddenly thrilling and abnormal, which made Han Zhan and the others listen to it with relish.

After the messenger finished speaking, Han Zhan said to Chen Zhi: "Uncle Zhi, this messenger has a meritorious service in sending the letter, and he will be rewarded with ten thousand dollars." Take him down and receive the reward." ”

The messenger originally thought that after he finished telling the content of the capture of Feng Ji, Han Zhan was happy for a while, at best, he rewarded himself with a couple of jujubes, but he didn't expect him to be so generous, and as soon as he made a move, it was ten thousand dollars, so he hurriedly knelt down and thanked Han Zhan: "Thank you, little one, thank you, thank you!" ”

"Alright, you go down first." Han Zhan waved his hand at the other party: "Follow General Shuzhi to receive the reward." ”

After Chen Zhi and the messenger left, Guo Jia said to Han Zhan: "Lord, since Miss Cai has been rescued, then the checkpoints we set up outside the city can be withdrawn, right?" ”

"Withdraw, withdraw." Han Zhan thought that for his own selfishness, thousands of officers and soldiers were starved and frozen in the wilderness, and he felt a little unbearable, and added: "Benhou Nian's soldiers are working hard outside, and each person will be rewarded with a thousand dollars. ”

After Guo Jia recorded Han Zhan's order, he immediately called someone to send it to each checkpoint, and then he asked Han Zhan: "Lord, I don't know what you plan to do with Feng Ji?" ”

"Fengji dog thief," Han Zhan thought that if it weren't for Fengji instigating Yuan Shao to seize Jizhou, maybe he would still be a carefree official and eunuch now, living a good life every day with clothes and reaching out for food, and when he was full of food and drink, he took a group of evil servants to the street to tease the women of good families. Therefore, when he heard Guo Jia's question, he gritted his teeth and said: "Because of him, my father not only lost the foundation of Jizhou, but even took his own life." Now that he has kidnapped Zhao Ji in a frenzy, Ben Hou will not let him live in this world anymore no matter what. ”

In Guo Jia's mind, he also advocated severe punishment of Feng Ji, which could have the effect of killing chickens and monkeys, so that the surrounding princes could also see Han Zhan's iron-blooded side, lest they use their brains, which would also be of great help to seize the surrounding states and counties.

"Feng Xiao," Han Zhan discussed with Guo Jia a little unsteadily after clarifying his attitude towards Feng Ji: "According to Zhao Ji's letter, it will take two days for them to return to Yecheng at the earliest. You see, will you stay in the city and take care of all the affairs of the city for a while? ”

"Lord!" Hearing Han Zhan say this, Guo Jia immediately guessed that he must have wanted to personally bring someone to greet Cai Yan, so he asked tentatively: "My subordinates want to ask, how many soldiers and horses do you plan to bring out of the city to meet Miss Cai?" ”

Seeing that Guo Jia guessed his thoughts, Han Zhan grinned a little embarrassedly, and then said, "I plan to take Zilong, Han Sheng, and five thousand soldiers and horses to meet Zhao Ji." ”

Guo Jia was originally worried that Han Zhan would drive lightly, so he took a few people to meet Cai Yan. But at this moment, I heard that he planned to bring Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong with him, and there were also 5,000 soldiers and horses accompanying him, such a lineup, not to mention encountering some bandits, even tens of thousands of troops, could easily escape. Therefore, he immediately nodded and said, "Since the lord has thought it through so carefully, then his subordinates will temporarily take care of all affairs during the period when the lord is not in Yecheng. ”

Han Zhan got up and was about to head towards the backyard, but he took two steps and stopped. He raised his hand and slapped his forehead, and said a little shyly: "Fengxiao, you see that I am too impatient." Now that Zilong and Hansheng are still leading their troops, even if they send someone to recruit them immediately, they will not be able to return to Yecheng until at least the evening. ”

"My lord, in the opinion of my subordinates, it is better to leave for the west early tomorrow morning." Guo Jia said with a smile: "If it goes well, the lord will be able to see Miss Cai by tomorrow evening at the latest." ”

In the early morning of the next day, Han Zhan, Zhao Yun, and Huang Zhong left Yecheng and headed west with 5,000 cavalry. Although Han Zhan's heart couldn't wait to see Cai Yan, he didn't let the soldiers hurry up and rush west, but walked slowly according to the daily marching speed. The messenger sent by Xiahou Lan served as a guide and followed Han Zhan's left and right.

Every dozen miles, Han Zhan would ask the messenger: "This brother, is the path we are taking correct?" ”

The messenger was extremely excited when he heard Han Zhan call him brother one by one. But he still tried to control his emotions, and replied respectfully: "Yes, my lord, this is indeed the way. ”

After noon, Zhao Yun came to Han Zhan's side and said to him: "Second brother, the soldiers and horses have been walking for most of the day, do you want them to dismount and rest for a while before leaving?" ”

Han Zhan turned his head to look behind him, although none of the soldiers spoke, he could still see the tiredness on their faces. Han Zhan thought that these soldiers and horses had been stuck outside for three days, and after being urgently recalled by himself, he had not had time to rest, so he hurried to set off again. Thinking of this, he nodded at Zhao Yun and said, "According to what the eldest brother said, rest here for half an hour, and then it's not too late to continue on the road." ”

In Guo Jia's mind, he also advocated severe punishment of Feng Ji, which could have the effect of killing chickens and monkeys, so that the surrounding princes could also see Han Zhan's iron-blooded side, lest they use their brains, which would also be of great help to seize the surrounding states and counties.

"Feng Xiao," Han Zhan discussed with Guo Jia a little unsteadily after clarifying his attitude towards Feng Ji: "According to Zhao Ji's letter, it will take two days for them to return to Yecheng at the earliest. You see, will you stay in the city and take care of all the affairs of the city for a while? ”

"Lord!" Hearing Han Zhan say this, Guo Jia immediately guessed that he must have wanted to personally bring someone to greet Cai Yan, so he asked tentatively: "My subordinates want to ask, how many soldiers and horses do you plan to bring out of the city to meet Miss Cai?" ”

Seeing that Guo Jia guessed his thoughts, Han Zhan grinned a little embarrassedly, and then said, "I plan to take Zilong, Han Sheng, and five thousand soldiers and horses to meet Zhao Ji." ”

Guo Jia was originally worried that Han Zhan would drive lightly, so he took a few people to meet Cai Yan. But at this moment, I heard that he planned to bring Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong with him, and there were also 5,000 soldiers and horses accompanying him, such a lineup, not to mention encountering some bandits, even tens of thousands of troops, could easily escape. Therefore, he immediately nodded and said, "Since the lord has thought it through so carefully, then his subordinates will temporarily take care of all affairs during the period when the lord is not in Yecheng. ”

Han Zhan got up and was about to head towards the backyard, but he took two steps and stopped. He raised his hand and slapped his forehead, and said a little shyly: "Fengxiao, you see that I am too impatient." Now that Zilong and Hansheng are still leading their troops, even if they send someone to recruit them immediately, they will not be able to return to Yecheng until at least the evening. ”

"My lord, in the opinion of my subordinates, it is better to leave for the west early tomorrow morning." Guo Jia said with a smile: "If it goes well, the lord will be able to see Miss Cai by tomorrow evening at the latest." ”

In the early morning of the next day, Han Zhan, Zhao Yun, and Huang Zhong left Yecheng and headed west with 5,000 cavalry. Although Han Zhan's heart couldn't wait to see Cai Yan, he didn't let the soldiers hurry up and rush west, but walked slowly according to the daily marching speed. The messenger sent by Xiahou Lan served as a guide and followed Han Zhan's left and right.

Every dozen miles, Han Zhan would ask the messenger: "This brother, is the path we are taking correct?" ”

The messenger was extremely excited when he heard Han Zhan call him brother one by one. But he still tried to control his emotions, and replied respectfully: "Yes, my lord, this is indeed the way. ”

After noon, Zhao Yun came to Han Zhan's side and said to him: "Second brother, the soldiers and horses have been walking for most of the day, do you want them to dismount and rest for a while before leaving?" ”

Han Zhan turned his head to look behind him, although none of the soldiers spoke, he could still see the tiredness on their faces. Han Zhan thought that these soldiers and horses had been stuck outside for three days, and after being urgently recalled by himself, he had not had time to rest, so he hurried to set off again. Thinking of this, he nodded at Zhao Yun and said, "According to what the eldest brother said, rest here for half an hour, and then it's not too late to continue on the road." ”