The next day, Xu Huang resigned and went east to Luoyang; And Guan Yan and the others continued westward and headed for Chang'an.

Xianyang, the capital of Qin, was built on a large scale at that time, including a vast area on both sides of the Wei River. With Xianyang as the center, it reaches the Yellow River in the east, and reaches the shore of the Qianhe and Wei rivers in the west; From Jiushan and Lin Guanggong in the north, to the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains in the south, 400 kilometers from east to west, and 200 kilometers from north to south, there are palace annexes. To the north of the Wei River, there are mainly Jique, Xianyang Palace, Lanchi Palace and the "Palace of the Six Kingdoms" with their own characteristics; To the south of the Wei River, there is the world-famous "Afang Palace", Ganquan Palace and Shanglin Garden for the emperor to play. The Wei River flows through the palaces of Xianyang City. A wooden bridge 6 zhang wide and 380 steps long connects Weibei and Weinan together. Xianyang was one of the largest and most prosperous cities in the world at that time.

At the end of Qin and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Chang'an was a township in Xianyang, the capital of Qin, and was the fief of Chang'anjun, the brother of Qin Shi Huang, so it was called "Chang'an". At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Gaozu Liu Bang issued an edict, and Xiangguo Xiao He presided over the construction of the capital Chang'an, which opened the grand foundation of the Han Empire.

In the more than 200-year history of the Western Han Dynasty, Chang'an has always been the political, economic and cultural center of the country. After Wang Mang usurped the throne, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty Liu Xiu revived the Han Dynasty, and after the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the emperors of the past dynasties often went to Chang'an to worship the temple.

According to historical tricks, Chang'an, which has developed for hundreds of years, should be burned in the hands of Dong Zhuo, but because of Guan Yan, Dong Zhuo was killed in Luoyang by Guan Yan before he had time to commit evil.

On the tenth day of the westward journey, the magnificent outline of the ancient city of Chang'an has been met by Guan Yan's eyes.

"Great!" Guan Yan, who was looking at Chang'an from afar, sighed, and walked towards Chang'an City.

In the northwest corner of Chang'an City, in a quiet ancient house, Zhang Ji was dressed in a green robe, sitting in the study and looking at ancient books.

Although Zhang Xiu is a military general, no matter how he dresses and his living habits, he looks like a literati. Zhang Xiu has bravery, but also has great wisdom, born in Wuwei Zu Li, he is not contaminated with the vulgar atmosphere that Northwest men often bring, since he was a child with Zhang Xiu into Luoyang to see the Central Plains atmosphere, he is dedicated to the elegant style. On the horse and carrying a gun, Zhang Xiu can lead the army to kill the enemy; After unloading his armor and returning to his hometown, Zhang Xiu also had the style of a scribe.

"Lord!"

There was a soft call outside the door, Zhang Xiu frowned, when he was reading, he hated being disturbed by others the most.

"What's the matter?"

"Lord, Mr. Jia is back!" Outside the door.

With a sound of footsteps, Zhang Xiu opened the door and asked urgently, "Where is Mr. Jia?" ”

The servant replied, "I'm waiting in the front hall!" ”

"Okay, please come and see me!" As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Xiu suddenly changed his mind again: "Forget it, I'll go over directly!" ”

Walking all the way over, I saw Jia Xu standing in front of the door of the front hall with his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth.

"Wenhe, you're back!" Zhang Xiu carried the green robe and walked up the stone steps.

"Wenhe, what did you say over there in Luoyang?" Zhang Xiu went straight to the point, looked at Jia Xu and asked anxiously.

Jia Xu smiled slightly: "Da Sima naturally readily agreed, and he is willing to participate in great things with the general!" ”

"That's good!" Zhang Xiu nodded in response, but her tightly knit brows were not stretched, as if she was still thinking about something.

Everything was in Jia Xu's eyes, Jia Xu stepped forward and said beside Zhang Xiu: "Does the general still have doubts?" ”

Zhang Xiu glanced sideways at Jia Xu and sighed lightly: "It's not that I have any doubts, Da Sima is famous all over the world, why do you need to deceive me?" It's just such a big thing, it seems to be ......"

Zhang Xiu said intermittently, and Jia Xu knew what he meant: "General, there is also a distinguished guest who came to Chang'an with me this time, general, please move to the hall!" After that, Jia Xu turned sideways and motioned for Zhang Xiu to enter the hall.

"Who is it?" Zhang Xiu turned around, looked at the two figures in the hall, and then looked at Jia Xu and asked with a smile: "Wenhe is so mysterious, can't he invite Da Sima here?" ”

Jia Xu laughed: "The general will know at first sight!" ”

Looking at Jia Xu, who was selling guanzi, Zhang Xiu stepped into the front hall.

One person sits in the front hall and one person stands in the back; The seated person was dressed in a narrow-sleeved riding suit, but he wore an elegant atmosphere, and he was heroic and compelling, and his waist was wearing a sword, and the pattern was simple, and it was extraordinary at a glance. Looking at the person standing behind him, he was nine feet tall, with a big waist and a round waist, a sallow face, and a pair of small soybean-like eyes showing a fierce light.

"May I ask who are ...... of the two of you?"

The person sitting slowly stood up and arched his hand at Zhang Xiuyi: "Luoyang Guan Yan, I have long admired the prestige of the general!" ”

"Guan Yan ?!!" Zhang Xiu was startled, and hurriedly raised his eyes to look at a young man in his twenties and thirties in front of him, and then turned his head to look at Jia Xu on the side, his eyes seemed to be verifying.

Jia Xu nodded: "General Zhang, this is Da Sima!" ”

"Ahh Zhang Xiu shouted, and hurriedly bowed down: "The lower official greets Da Sima!" ”

"This is not a court, why should General Zhang be polite!" Guan Yan hurriedly helped Zhang Xiu up.

After getting up, Zhang Xiu said to Jia Xu: "Fang Cai joked with Wenhe, I didn't expect Wenhe to really invite the Great Sima to come to Chang'an!" ”

"Hahaha~~" Jia Xu smiled: "Xu can please not move the big Sima, this time the big Sima is walking with himself, in order to express the meaning of mutual alliance!" ”

When Zhang Xiu heard this, he was quite moved, thinking that he didn't go to Luoyang in person, and Guan Yan only brought one person to Chang'an to reach an alliance, and the sincerity of his heart can be seen!

"Da Sima has condescended to this point, and he is ashamed of me!" Zhang Xiu was deeply moved, then bowed down to lead Guan Yan and motioned to sit down.

According to the official position and title, Guan Yan is now a very popular minister, and this lord is naturally able to sit on the throne, but Guan Yan is not here to show off his official authority this time.

"I don't feel it, the general is the master, I am the guest, and I and the general are like each other at first sight, if I don't give up, I am willing to call myself a brother! I'll just sit here! With that, Guan Yan sat back in his place.

Guan Yan said this, but Zhang Xiu didn't dare to be so ignorant, so he hurriedly sat down at Guan Yan's lower position, waved his hand and ordered: "Serve tea!" ”

The tea was served, but the two of them didn't move, and when they met suddenly, they really couldn't find the theme of communication all of a sudden.

Seeing that the atmosphere was embarrassing, Jia Xu hurriedly said: "Today, Li Dao and Guo Yan are retreating from Wuwei, and General Zhang is trying to use his army to suppress him, and I hope that Da Sima will help him a lot!" ”

When it came to the military, Zhang Xiu's eyes came to the spirit: "Not bad!" That Li Dao and Guo Yan are already at the end of a strong crossbow, as long as there is the help of Da Sima, the northwest will be pacified! ”

"I came from myself, and I should solve problems for General Zhang, in order to show the heart of the alliance, General Zhang will talk about it!" Guan Yan said very sincerely, turned sideways, and waited for Zhang Ji to follow.

Zhang Xiu sighed, raised his eyes to look at Guan Yan, and his eyes flickered a few times: "Without him, there is only grain and grass!" ”