Although he didn't pay much attention to Zang Ba in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Han Zhan knew that this person was extraordinary. Zang Ba's father, Zang Jie, was the county jailer, and because he did not obey the orders of Taishou to kill prisoners according to the law, he was taken into custody by the angry Taishou. Zang Ba, who was only eighteen years old at the time, learned the news of his father's imprisonment, and immediately gathered more than a dozen diners and went to Xishan in Fei County to defeat hundreds of officials and soldiers, kill Taishou, and rescue his father. After this deed, Zang Ba's filial piety and courage are famous all over the countryside.

During the Yellow Turban Uprising, Zang Ba, who was exiled in Donghai County, defected to Tao Qian and was appointed as a cavalry captain. It's a pity that he later turned against Tao Qian, so he led a group of his cronies to Mount Tai and occupied the mountain as the king there. Especially after Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li and others came to vote, Zang Ba settled in the Kaiyang area and became a hegemon of his own. After Lu Bu was stationed in Xuzhou, he once met with Zang Ba, but he did not get any bargains. Later, under the persuasion of the subordinate general Gao Shun, Lu Bu shook hands with Zang Ba and made peace.

In the third year of Jian'an, when Cao Cao attacked Lü Bu, Zang Ba and others led troops to help Lü Bu. After Lü Bu was captured, Zang Ba surrendered to Cao Cao, and recruited Wu Dun, Yin Li, Sun Guan, Sun Guan's brother Sun Kang and others. Cao Cao named Zang Ba as the evil minister, and also gave important responsibilities to Wu Dun and others, and also handed over Qing and Xu Erzhou to Zang Ba's jurisdiction.

For such a bull, if there is a chance to recruit under his command, Han Zhan will naturally not let it go. After he waited for Guo Jia to finish speaking, he looked at the other party and asked, "Fengxiao, who do you think can take on this important task and go to persuade Zang Ba?" ”

Guo Jia smiled faintly, and then said: "The lord appointed the newly voted Wang Hun as the Taishou, Jia feels that there will definitely be people who are not convinced, if he is asked to persuade Zang Ba, as long as he can succeed, there will naturally be no more gossip." ”

"What if it doesn't work out?" Han Zhan asked rhetorically, "Then how should Ben Hou settle him?" ”

"Jia has already told the lord that appointing Wang Hun as the Taishou is just a thousand dollars to buy bones." Guo Jia said thoughtfully: "If his ability is really limited, then his future will stop here." It is better to let him serve as the taishou for two years, and then find a suitable person to replace him. ”

Han Zhan knew very well in his heart that Qingzhou had just been pacified, and a group of officials would definitely be needed to govern it. However, the number of people who can be used under his command is limited, and he can only attract more people to join him by buying bones with thousands of dollars. Even if Wang Hun's ability is not good, he must at least let him be the Taishou for two years first, and then find a suitable candidate to replace him, so as not to be said by others that he is crossing the river and demolishing the bridge.

However, let Wang Hun go to Mount Tai alone to persuade Zang Ba, but Han Zhan's heart was very uneasy. He thought for a while and said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, Zhou Cang once occupied Mount Tai as the king, presumably he knows something about Zang Ba, so it is better to let him go to Mount Tai with Wang Hun, and there is a care for each other." ”

"Zhou Cang?!" After Guo Jia repeated the name, a sudden expression appeared on his face: "Could it be that the lord is talking about General Zilong's personal entourage?" Seeing Han Zhan nodding in affirmation, he continued, "It's still the lord who has thought it through, then let Zhou Cang escort Wang Hun to Mount Tai to recruit Zang Ba." ”

Han Zhan made up his mind, walked to the front of the hall, and shouted outside: "Someone!" ”

Immediately after the shout, one of the guards walked in, bowed and asked, "What does the lord command?" ”

"Hurry to the barracks outside the city." Han Zhan instructed the other party, "Go and recruit General Zilong." By the way, when he comes, bring Zhou Cang with him! ”

"Whoa!" The guards said yes and pushed out of the lobby.

After two incense sticks, Han Zhan heard a rapid sound of horses' hooves coming from the door of the mansion. He listened intently for a moment, and heard that it was at least a centaur team, and guessed that it might be Zhao Yun who had arrived.

Sure enough, after a while, Han Zhan saw Zhao Yun striding into the gate with a person and heading towards the main hall. After entering the lobby, Zhao Yunchao hugged his fists and saluted Han Zhan, who was sitting in the middle, and said thoughtfully: "Subordinates see the lord!" ”

"General Zilong is exempt!" Han Zhan said as he turned his gaze to the person behind Zhao Yun, and after seeing clearly that it was indeed Zhou Cang, he nodded slightly.

"Lord!" Don't look at Zhao Yun and Han Zhan as sworn brothers, but on formal occasions, he showed due respect and respect to Han Zhan: "I don't know what you want to do when you recruit your subordinates here?" ”

"General Zilong," seeing that Zhao Yun was calling himself a lord, Han Zhan would not call Zhao Yun his eldest brother in front of other subordinates, so he could only say in a businesslike tone: "Benhou recruited you here for the sake of Taishan Zangba." ”

"Zang Ba?" When Zhao Yun heard this name, he couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, and then said cautiously: "Our army has just obtained Qingzhou, the soldiers and horses are tired, and it is still difficult to take some counties and counties in Xuzhou, there is no need to crusade against Zang Ba at such a time, after all, he does not interfere with the river water with our well water." ”

"General Zilong, you're mistaken." Seeing that Zhao Yun had misunderstood Han Zhan's meaning, Guo Jia hurriedly got up and said, "The lord doesn't want you to exterminate Zang Ba, but he plans to let people surrender him. ”

"Recruit Zang Ba?" Zhao Yun paused for a moment and asked tentatively, "Does the lord want Zhou Cang to do this?" ”

Zhou Cang, who was standing behind Zhao Yun, saw Han Zhan nodding to confirm the matter, and couldn't help but say in a little panic: "Lord, Xiao's ability is limited, and if you go to recruit Zang Ba, I am afraid that you will miss the lord's big event." ”

"My lord." Zhao Yun also felt in his heart that Zhou Cang's ability was limited, even if he and Zang Ba were old acquaintances, but it would not be easy to persuade the other party to surrender. If he angered Zang Ba, he might even bring himself killed, so he helped Zhou Cang and said: "Zhou Cang is a fierce general, but when it comes to letting him be a lobbyist and persuade Zang Ba to submit, I'm afraid I can't do it." ”

"This time I went to Mount Tai to lobby Zang Ba, and the lord plans to send Wang Hun there." Guo Jia's eyes were fixed on Zhou Cang, and he said to Zhao Yun: "Considering that Zhou Cang had dealt with Zang Ba before, and being accompanied by him, Wang Hun has a better chance of lobbiing success. ”

After figuring out what was going on, Zhou Cang hurriedly stepped forward and said to Han Zhan: "Lord, the little one has had a relationship with Zang Ba, and he will definitely try his best to assist Mr. Wang and persuade him to come and submit to the lord." ”

"Yuanfu," Han Zhan walked to Zhou Cang's side, put an arm on his shoulder, and said to him: "This time to Taishan, if Zang Ba is willing to submit, then naturally everyone will be happy." But if he refuses, there is no need to force everyone to have their own ambitions, Ben Hou only hopes that you and Mr. Wang can return safely. ”

Zhao Yun suddenly felt that Wang Hun and Chen Dao didn't seem to be seen in the hall, so he asked curiously: "Lord, I don't know where Mr. Wang is now?" ”

"The grain merchants in the city are hateful, and the grain at home is piled up, but they don't sell it to Ziyi, and they almost hurt Ziyi and thousands of soldiers, and they died because of the lack of food." As soon as he mentioned this, Han Zhan was full of anger: "Therefore, this Marquis ordered Mr. Wang to send troops to raid several grain merchants in the city, confiscate their property, and then behead the most evil person in trouble." ”

Han Zhan's words made Zhao Yun gasp, he hesitated for a long time before he spoke: "Lord, the people who can open grain stores in the city should all be the heroes of Xuzhou, I am afraid it will be inappropriate for you to dispose of them like this......

"There's nothing wrong with that," Han Zhan didn't wait for Zhao Yun to finish speaking, then interrupted his words, waved his hand and said, "If these grain merchants are allowed to do whatever they want, then others will think that our Jizhou army is weak and easy to bully, and then it will become even worse." Ben Hou will order Shu Zhi and Mr. Wang to behead the first evil to show the public tomorrow, just to make an example of a hundred people, so that those local heroes can see what kind of fate it will be to be the enemy of our Jizhou army. If anyone dares to be disrespectful to my Jizhou army like bullying Ziyi, Ben Hou doesn't care about killing a few more people. ”

Because Tai Shici was worried about offending the local heroes, he could only choose to swallow his anger when he couldn't buy food, wronged the soldiers under his command, and let them starve. If it weren't for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei leading his troops to rescue in time, maybe the whole army would have been wiped out. Since Han Zhan came to Licheng, he has always been in a state of anxiety, not knowing what Han Zhan will do with him. Hearing Han Zhan's words at this moment, the big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, it turned out that the lord not only did not blame himself, but even ordered to kill those grain merchants to vent his anger.

Thinking of this, Tai Shici hurriedly got up, walked to Han Zhan and knelt down on one knee, and said gratefully: "The kindness of the lord is unforgettable. This life of so-and-so will be the lord's from now on. Regardless of the sword mountain and the sea of fire, the lord has been sent, and there will never be any hesitation. ”

"Ziyi! What are you doing? After hearing Tai Shici's words, Han Zhan hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, and said with a smile: "Ben Hou is your lord, seeing you angry, but not standing up for you, is it still worth your service for me?" This is the end of the matter, and there is no need to mention it again. ”