Taking advantage of Guo Jia's time to read the letter, Han Zhan once again turned his gaze to Man Chong. He really wanted to figure out how Cao Cao, who had always been unprofitable and could not afford to be early, could be so kind and risk offending the important ministers of the court to report to him? He asked politely: "Mr. Berning, Ben Hou wants to ask, why did Cao Taishou send you to report to Ben Hou overnight, isn't he afraid of leaking the news and being retaliated against by those courtiers?" ”

Man Chong stood up, arched his hand towards Han Zhan and said: "The grain lent by Jizhou has allowed the people of Dongjun to survive the spring famine. Today, some people want to be unfavorable to Jizhou, how can the people of Dongjun be in the same league with them. ”

Regarding Manzhong's explanation, Han Zhan nodded with satisfaction and said, "Cao is too guarded. Mr. Berning, I wonder how the harvest in East County will be this year? ”

"Thank you Anyang Hou for your concern." Man Zhong replied: "Taishou is arranging for people to raise grain, and I believe that in half a month, the grain borrowed from Jizhou can be returned." ”

"Mr. Boning," since Cao Cao gave himself such a big favor, no matter what the other party's starting point was, Han Zhan felt that he couldn't show nothing, so he waved his hand and said with a big grin: "Go back and tell Cao Taishou that this Hou will accept his affection." As for the grain that was borrowed before, it does not have to be returned. ”

Han Zhan's words made Man Chong stunned, he came as Cao Cao's envoy this time, one was to ventilate the news, and the other purpose was to discuss with Han Zhan to postpone the return of the grain, or return it in installments. Who knew that Han Zhan was so generous, if he had prepared it in advance, he would not be able to say it again.

"Mr. Berning, after such a long journey overnight, people must be sleepy, it is better to go and rest early." Guo Jia, who had read the letter, didn't wait for Manzhong to say anything, so he put on an enthusiastic look, called Chen Zhi and instructed: "Uncle Zhi, take Mr. Berning to rest quickly, if you have anything to say, wait until dawn to leave." ”

Man Chong did have something to say in his heart, but Guo Jia couldn't make him speak, he could only bow to Han Zhan and said politely: "Thank you for the kindness of Anyang Hou, pet retire!" After speaking, he followed Chen Zhi out of the tent.

After the full pet left, Guo Jia sneered and said to Han Zhan: "Cao Mengde is so thoughtful. ”

"Fengxiao, I don't know what you mean?" Han Zhan asked puzzled.

"Lord!" Guo Jia arched his hand to Han Zhan and said: "In Jia's opinion, Cao Mengde got a letter from the courtiers at least half a month ago, but he has been delaying until now before he sent someone to send a letter to the lord, explaining that he wants to watch from the wall for the time being, and if the courtiers also contact other soldiers and horses, he will wait for both sides to lose before sending troops." As a result, after waiting for so long, he found that there were no other soldiers and horses besides him, and he knew that it was difficult to speak alone, so he put aside his thoughts of going against the lord and sent envoys to warn the lord. ”

When Guo Jia said this, he paused for a moment, observed the expression on Han Zhan's face, and saw that the other party looked calm and light, so he continued: "Cao Mengde sent Man Boning to see the lord, and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to sell well to ask the lord to postpone the return of the borrowed grain. Who knew that the lord was so generous, and he was able to forgive this debt at once, and did not let them return the grain. Presumably this is what Cao Mengde can't ask for. ”

Hearing Guo Jia say this, Han Zhan felt that he had been tricked by Cao Cao, but he was unwilling to admit it, and said with a swollen face: "Tens of thousands of grains are just a drop in the bucket for Jizhou, but if you can make the people of Dongjun grateful to Benhou, it is enough." ”

Guo Jia knew that Han Zhan had promised a thousand gold, and since he had already said that he would forgive Dongjun's debts, he would definitely not regret it, and the reason why he reminded him was to prevent him from making similar mistakes in the future.

Han Zhan hesitated for a moment and asked rhetorically, "Fengxiao, did you say that Benhou needs to send an envoy to pay a return visit, or write a reply letter to Cao Mengde?" ”

"There is no need to send envoys." Guo Jia waved his hand and said, "Cao Mengde is just a small Taishou, and he doesn't know that the lord has sent a messenger to pay a return visit. As for replying to the letter, leave it to your subordinates. ”

Han Zhan was worried and didn't know how to write a reply to Cao Cao, and when he heard Guo Jia say this, he pushed the boat down the river and said: "In this way, there will be Lao Fengxiao." ”

"The Lord is serious, this is the duty of subordinates."

"It's almost dawn, Feng Xiao will go back and rest first." Han Zhan was worried that Guo Jia's health was not good and didn't want him to work too hard, so he said with concern: "As for the letter, it's not too late to write it on the eve of the army's departure." ”

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The army set out at three o'clock. Before leaving, Guo Jia also wrote a reply to Cao Cao in Han Zhan's tone, and handed it to Man Chong, asking him to take it back to Dongjun.

When there were still twenty miles away from Yedu, there was a horse in front of him who came back to report to Han Zhan, saying that Xun Yu took all the civil and military officers from the court and the central government to meet him fifteen miles out of the city.

Knowing that the person who greeted him was five miles away, Guo Jia immediately said to Han Zhan: "Lord, in Jia's opinion, why don't we separate from the army here, and we bring five thousand tiger and leopard cavalry and tiger guards into the city, and let General Taishi Ziyi lead the troops and horses to the garrison?" ”

"That's very good." After Han Zhan nodded and agreed with Guo Jia's opinion, he instructed Luo Bu behind him: "Go and find General Zilong and General Taishi." ”

Not long after Rob left, Zhao Yun and Tai Shici rode over. After Han Zhan and the others arrived, he said to them: "Xun Changshi led the Chinese Wu to meet the army of the division five miles away, and I discussed with the division that I only brought five thousand tiger and leopard cavalry and tiger guards into the city, and the rest of the soldiers and horses were handed over to Ziyi and asked him to take them to the predetermined station. General Zilong, hand over the tiger talisman and seal ribbon to Ziyi. ”

When Zhao Yun heard that Han Zhan was looking for him, he guessed that he must be preparing to divide his troops, so he carried the seal ribbon and tiger talisman with him. At this moment, when he heard Han Zhan's order, he hurriedly took out the seal ribbon and tiger talisman he carried with him and handed them to Guo Jia for inspection. After Guo Jia checked that it was correct, he nodded at Han Zhan and handed the thing to Tai Shici.

Tai Shici took the seal ribbon and the tiger talisman, and said gratefully: "The lord trusts the last general so much, even if the last general is brain-stricken, it is difficult to guarantee ...... in case."

"Stop, stop!" Han Zhan knew that Tai Shi Ci was a loyal person, as long as he gave him enough trust, he would be conscientious, seeing that he was so determined to himself at the moment, he hurriedly interrupted him and said to him: "After the army is stationed, carefully restrain the soldiers and horses, and don't let them disturb the place." ”

"The last general obeys!"

"By the way, Ben Hou almost forgot an important thing." Han Zhan turned his horse's head and was about to leave, when he suddenly remembered an important matter, and hurriedly restrained his mount again: "Ziyi, Benhou has been sent to Caojiazhuang to pick up Miss Cao, as if I believe that in another ten days and a half months, Miss Cao will be able to go to the military camp to meet you." ”

When Tai Shici heard Han Zhan say this, his face turned red as soon as he brushed it, and he didn't know what to say in a hurry. Han Zhan laughed twice and rode his horse forward. Zhao Yun came to Tai Shici's side, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Ziyi, I am a good student to serve the lord, and the lord will not treat you badly." It's good to do it yourself, and we'll have a date later. ”