Five days were fleeting, and soon it was time to enter the palace to perform.

Han Zhan considered that Emperor Han Xian was going to the court in the morning, so he was not in a hurry, but waited until it was almost noon before he sent Luo Bu to call the eighth aunt to the back hall.

After the eighth aunt finished the ceremony, Han Zhan asked straight to the point: "Eighth aunt, now that the five-day deadline has arrived, I wonder if the two Huangmei operas that Benhou ordered you to rehearse are familiar with?" ”

"Back to the lord's words, they have all been practiced." After reporting the truth, the eighth aunt asked worriedly: "But the concubine is worried that the girls have never seen the saint, and they suddenly enter the palace, and they can't help but panic." If the monarch loses his manners, I am afraid that it will affect the lord. ”

"Now that I have practiced it, when I enter the palace, I will perform as I usually do when I rehearse." After Han Zhan heard what the eighth aunt said, he waved his hand disapprenosuringly and said, "You tell the girls later, Ben Hou will enter the palace with you, even if there is any situation of loss of honor in front of the king, Ben Hou will do his best." ”

Han Zhan's words were equivalent to giving the eighth aunt a reassurance, her face showed a relaxed expression, and she hurriedly said: "Thank you lord, the concubine will relay the lord's words to the girls, so that they can behave well today and not embarrass the lord." ”

"Let the girls hurry up and prepare, after lunch, we will enter the palace to face the saint."

Han Zhan considered that Emperor Han Xian was used to being bullied by Dong Zhuo before, and if he rashly brought someone into the palace, he might frighten him. He called Chen Zhi and instructed him: "Uncle Zhi, you send someone to the palace to report that Ben Hou will bring the opera troupe into the palace to perform after lunch." ”

As soon as Chen left on the front foot, Luo Bu walked in with a letter on the back foot and reported to Han Zhanyu: "Qiyu took the initiative, and Chen Gongtai sent a letter from someone." ”

"Chen Gongtai's letter?" When Han Zhan heard that it was Chen Gong's letter, a hint of foreboding immediately surged in his heart, and he hurriedly said, "Hurry up and bring the letter to me." ”

Han Zhan's hunch was correct, and Chen Gong told Han Zhan in his letter that after Zhang Miao learned that the imperial court planned to recruit Cao Mengde into Beijing as an official, he suddenly changed his mind and was unwilling to send troops to fight against Cao Mengde.

After reading the letter, Han Zhan snorted coldly, and then instructed Rob: "Rob, go and invite the military advisor!" ”

Without waiting for Rob to leave, he saw Guo Jia staggering in from the outside, and said, "Lord, I don't know what to find my subordinates?" ”

"Fengxiao, the public station just sent someone to deliver a letter." Han Zhan frowned and sneered, "I didn't expect Zhang Miao to change his hexagram again. ”

"What, Zhang Miao has changed his hexagram again?" When Guo Jia heard Han Zhan say this, his eyebrows couldn't help but rise, and he said with a serious expression: "What did Gongtai say in the letter?" ”

Han Zhan handed the letter in his hand towards Guo Jia, and said in his mouth: "Fengxiao, take a look for yourself." ”

Guo Jia took the letter and carefully read the contents. When he finished reading the letter, a relaxed expression appeared on his face. He tidied up his clothes and bowed to Han Zhan: "Congratulations to the lord, congratulations to the lord?" ”

"Where does the joy come from?" Han Zhan asked with a blank expression.

"My lord, some time ago, we agreed with Zhang Miao to jointly send troops to attack Cao Mengde, and then divide the East County equally." Guo Jia said with a smile: "Since Zhang Mengzhuo has repented now and is unwilling to send troops, then we will just wait for Cao Mengde to enter Beijing and take over the entire Dongjun, so we don't have to divide it equally with anyone." ”

Han Zhan considered sending troops together with Zhang Miao to seize Dongjun from Cao Mengde's hands. As soon as he saw that the other party did not send troops, he naturally felt a little uncomfortable. But now when I hear Guo Jia say this, I realize that I have drilled the tip of the horns. In fact, since Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty issued an edict to Cao Mengde and ordered him to enter Beijing, Zhang Miao has become irrelevant. He changed his mind at the moment, and after he took Dongjun, he had nothing to do. When the time is ripe, he will wave his troops south to take Chen Liu, and expand his territory.

"Also," Guo Jia continued, "The edict from the Holy Lord to Cao Mengde should have arrived in Dongjun at this moment, but there has been no news for a long time, and I don't know if Cao Mengde will be ordered to enter Beijing. I think we should order the army to prepare for the expedition as soon as possible, and once Cao Mengde does not obey the order, we can justifiably send troops. ”

"If you want to send troops, you must call my eldest brother and them." Han Zhan said and instructed Rob who was standing aside: "Rob, you go to the barracks immediately and invite my eldest brother here." ”

Luo Bu naturally knew that the eldest brother Han Zhan was talking about was Zhao Yun, so he hurriedly agreed, turned around and left. Guo Jia asked curiously: "Lord, the last time I sent troops to Qingzhou, it was General Zilong who led the troops to the battle. This expedition to Dongjun, why don't you let General Taishi Ziyi try? ”

"Nope." Regarding Guo Jia's proposal, Han Zhan immediately shook his head and objected. Seeing Guo Jia's dazed look, he hurriedly explained: "Ben Hou once said that when he brought Miss Cao back, he would immediately arrange for Ziyi to get married. Now that Miss Cao will be able to enter Beijing in a few days, how can she delay Ziyi's life events because of the expedition. ”

As soon as Han Zhan finished speaking, the butler in the backyard walked in from outside the hall, he came to Han Zhan, and said respectfully: "Childe, lunch is ready, are you eating here?" ”

Han Zhan nodded and said, "That's right, put lunch in the lobby, and Ben Hou will eat with the military advisor." Speaking of this, he turned his head to Guo Jia and said, "Fengxiao, Benhou plans to bring the opera troupe into the palace to perform after lunch." How about Fengxiao having dinner with Benhou, and then entering the palace together after dinner? ”

Guo Jia is a frequent visitor to Han Zhan's mansion, and the purpose of coming here today is to enter the palace with Han Zhan. Since Han Zhan took the initiative to make a request at this moment, he did not refuse, so he swaggered down in the lower position, and said to Han Zhan: "Thank you for the good intentions of the lord, Najia is better to be respectful than obey his fate." ”

Seeing that Guo Jia was willing to stay and dine with him, Han Zhan urged the patch: "Patch, quickly bring the lunch, Ben Hou wants to eat with the military advisor." ”

"Lord, wait a minute." Just as Patch turned around to leave, Guo Jia stopped him and reminded Han Zhan: "You want to see General Zilong later, presumably he hasn't had a meal either, why don't you wait for him to come, and then we won't have dinner too late?" ”

"Bonghyo, you're right." After being reminded by Guo Jiayi, Han Zhan immediately remembered that he had forgotten such an important person as Zhao Yun, and hurriedly told the patch: "Patch, order the meal for the three in the back kitchen." Remember, General Zilong is a martial artist, and he eats a lot, so double the amount of food prepared for him. ”

"Understood, Childe." Patch Bi respectfully agreed: "The little one will go and prepare." ”