Zhang Jie returned to Taiyuan after arranging these things. Along the way, Zhang Jie asked Li Ru, Wen, let's go, is this merger still ours?

Li Rudao: This is also no way, the area of Bingzhou is larger than Jizhou, but the population is not large, and the mountains are poor and the land is poor. Several counties in the north are connected with the Xiongnu Youzhou, and we don't have time to manage it now, and it will become a burden anyway. And there was less money and food. In the future, after unifying Youzhou, let's come to smelt again.

However, it occurred to me that it might be better for someone to take care of the state than the lord.

Zhang Jiedao: Who? Li Ru smiled and said: Black Mountain thief Zhang Yan!

He? Zhang Jiedao: What is the reason?

Li Rudao: Zhang Yan has occupied some mountainous areas such as Montenegro, Shangdang, and Jizhou for a long time, but relying on these mountainous areas, he can raise tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and hundreds of thousands of old and weak, isn't this a skill? How much can you rob by robbery alone?

If he gave him the merger, he would definitely be grateful to the lord, since the last time the lord sent him 10,000 stone of grain, he basically did not rob in Jizhou, which shows that he is grateful to the lord.

The lord is also in love with Zhang Yan's sister Miss Zhen, it would be better if he could form an in-law, although Zhang Yan has some ambitions, but he has no ambition to dominate the world. The lord appointed him as the assassin of the state, and asked him to take the people in the mountains out to open up the wasteland, and he could get millions of acres of grain fields. The land is vast and sparsely populated, but there are many wastelands suitable for farming.

The lord exempted him from taxes for a few years, and when the time came, the Black Mountain thieves would definitely go down the mountain, so that it would be easier to manage. The lord's opponent is Gongsun Zhan, if the merger is given to Zhang Yan to manage, even if he doesn't help us fight Gongsun Zhan, as long as it doesn't drag its feet, it will be worth it.

With the power of the entire Jizhou, it is very possible to destroy Gongsun Zan as long as he plans well, and it does not matter whether he has the state or not. It's just that the timing of the attack on Gongsun Chan should be chosen, and it is best to send troops to Youzhou when Yuan Shao and Cao Cao of the Central Plains are fighting.

After the destruction of Gongsun Zhan, if Zhang Yan knows that the lord can let him continue to be an assassin, he can also be a general, and he can also give him a glass of wine!

Isn't a glass of wine a blessing of death? The cunning rabbit dies and the lackey cooks. The birds are all gone, and the good bow is hidden. This is really not blushing at all in the hands of these ruthless people. Zhang Jie's heart was moved, he was willing to give up, how could he let Zhang Yan go down the mountain and be sincerely convinced by his feet.

After returning to Taiyuan, Zhang Jie plans to live in Taiyuan for a period of time, mainly to arrange reception matters, waiting for Ju Yi and them to meet, Wang Fang has not yet gone to Yecheng, and now accompanies Zhang Jie every day. Yueyu Zhang Jie couldn't stay in Taiyuan, although there was no bad news from Yecheng, he still couldn't help but want to return to Yecheng.

Ju Yigang came with the news that Hexi was taken, and Zhang Jie was ready to return to Jizhou after receiving this news.

Zhang called Gao Lan and said: General Gao, let's bring 30,000 troops, now after receiving the state, there are more than 40,000 horses, Jie will leave you 20,000 horses, do you think Zhonglang will annex the state governor, command all the troops in the state, can you do it if you can defend the state?

Gao Ran thought about the following: Ran will do his best and never disappoint the expectations of the lord. Well, very good, I have one more thing to tell you, I plan to appoint Zhang Yan as the assassin of the state, what do you think?

This, does the lord want to buy him with the state?

Well! Zhang Jie said: It's not all, it's really difficult to solve the problem of the black mountain thieves hiding in the mountains, Zhang Yan can raise hundreds of thousands of old and weak people on the barren mountains, which shows that he has some ability, of course, I asked him to come to Bingzhou to stabilize him.

If he can be used by me, we should also accept him with an open heart, and if he has a bad heart, we can also destroy him. After you stay, the main thing is to hold these 20,000 people in your hands, don't have conflicts with him, you can secretly observe anything, but don't act casually.

Zhang Yan may also bring a lot of people and horses, so don't move his army yet. If there is anything, you can keep in touch with me at any time, the shopkeeper of Liujia Restaurant in the south of the city is our intelligence officer, you can find him in an emergency, he has a carrier pigeon to pass on the book.

But you have to protect him and don't contact him casually, so as not to expose the intelligence officers. Of course, this was only prepared for Zhang Yan's antipathy. If he is well governed, and the state is merged. Let's just leave that at that.

Gao Ran nodded and said, "I understand." Zhang Jie took Wang Fang, Zhao Yun, Li Ru, Hao Zhao, Ju Yi, etc., 20,000 soldiers back to Jizhou, on the way back to Jizhou, Zhang Jie asked Wang Fang, Li Ru, Ju Yi, Hao Zhao and others to return to Yecheng first.

Zhang Jie took Dian Wei Zhao Yun and a hundred guards to Montenegro to find Zhang Yan, but he didn't say to go there, just said that there were some private matters going forward first, and only Li Ru knew that he went to Montenegro, which was for safety.

When Zhang Jie came to the foot of Black Mountain, Zhang Yan's men found a group of people going up the mountain. shouted: Who are you, the guard said: Our lord wants to see your General Zhang Yan, you go and report it.

Zhang Yan was discussing with his subordinates in the cottage, and there was not much food and grass in the cottage, which made these leaders also annoyed, and suddenly someone came to report that Zhang Jie was here.

What the? Zhang Jie is here, how do we know now? How did the spies in Yecheng do it? How many people does Zhang Jie bring?

Didn't he go to merge the state?

The man reported that there were only about a hundred people.

Zhang Yandao: Do you see that there are only 100 people? Are you sure you didn't recognize the wrong person?

Can't be wrong, I saw him last time, and his subordinates call him the lord, it shouldn't be wrong?

Zhang Yan thought for a while and said: What do the brothers think?

Yu Poison Dao: Only a hundred people are definitely not here to beat us, it can't be that he knows that he has a son with us, right? Come to find your son, right?

Zhang Yandao: No way, I didn't let anyone tell him.

Sun Qingdao: No matter what he is here for, he only has 100 people, what are we afraid of, if he dares to be rude, we will kill him.

Zhang Yandao: Let them go up the mountain. He also said: Brothers, follow me to the checkpoint to see what he Zhang Jie wants to do?

At a checkpoint at the foot of the mountain, Zhang Jie waited for a while and finally saw Zhang Yan.

Zhang Jie hugged his fists and said: Brother Yan is okay? Zhang Yan said lukewarmly: You Zhang Zhoumu can't die if you remember it.

Brother Yan laughed, Jie didn't have any malice this time, although you and I have fought, but Jie has always admired Brother Yan's talent, so he came to discuss something with Brother Yan, why does Brother Yan treat guests like this? Why don't you invite me up the mountain to sit down?

Zhang Yan thought for a while and said: Please! Then Zhang Jie led the guards into the cottage, but when they arrived at the gate of the cottage, Zhang Yan's men blocked Zhang Jie's guards.

Zhang Jie said: You rest here, Zilong evil comes to follow me in.

Zhang Yan's subordinates saw that there were only three people and did not stop them, and entered the cottage hall.

Zhang Yandao: I don't know what happened to Zhang Zhoumu coming to me? Zhang Jie said: Jie just conquered the state, but Jie Jie lacked smelting talents, so he wanted to ask Brother Yan to be the assassin of the state.

What? Not only Zhang Yan, but also Yu Poison, Sun Qing and others.

Zhang Jie said: Jie wants to hand over the state to Brother Yan and his brothers to smelt, of course, Brother Yan can also take the old and weak on the mountain to the state, but the state can't find so much land to resettle, but there is a lot of land in the state, Brother Yan can let them open up the wasteland to grow grain, and the tax will be free for the first three years, and then according to the rules of Jizhou.

The landlord of each acre of land pays taxes. Landless tenants do not pay, and there is no poll tax and other taxes, Brother Yan should be clear about Jizhou.

Yu Poison said: Don't you be uneasy about any kindness, Zhang Jie smiled: First, I just took the state, and there are still many parties that have not been received.

Second, I do think that Brother Yan is a talent, and the land is barren when he goes up the mountain, and Brother Yan can support so many old and weak, Jie admires it.

Sanma also wants to find a new way for the brothers in the mountains, being a bandit is not a long-term solution, what should I do when I get old?

Fourth, Feiyu is my woman, and Brother Yan is also my brother-in-law, and I can rest assured that my family will manage and merge the state.

Zhang Yan thought for a while and said: Let me and my brothers think about it, come here, and take Zhang Zhoumu down to rest.

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