To say that Ding Yuan's officialdom qualifications are definitely much higher than Guo Bin, but whether it is an official rank or a title, it is much inferior to Guo Bin. Sometimes, however, it is not possible to look at the official position, and many times it is still based on the power that can actually be held.

As long as it is in a critical department, even a very small official position can also restrain high-ranking officials. For example, Director Zhao, who eats fried noodles well in "In the Name of the People", although he is only the director of a certain ministry and commission of the state, can become such a huge corruption, is it not because he holds the heavy power of national resource approval in his hands?

Ding Yuan is such a person who has a low official position, but he holds great power. After the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he led the official army in the state with the history of the state assassination, and made great achievements in the eradication of the Yellow Turban Army. Therefore, he has more and more the trust of the general He Jin and the Son of Heaven, and now it seems that he is sitting firmly in the position of the assassin of the state.

Zhang Yang took Guo Bin and his party to Bingzhou Assassin Mansion. When I arrived at the street outside the Assassin's Mansion, I saw that the door of the mansion was wide open, and there were two columns of soldiers standing outside the door, with bright armor and full of spirit. At the gate of the mansion, there was a military general with a helmet and armor, who was quite tall, with a big waist and a round waist, and with that armor, it looked even more majestic.

Zhang Yang was taken aback and said, "Oh, Ding Tingshi actually came out to greet him in person!" ”

Xi Zhicai listened to it and shouted in his heart. This Zhang Yang is really good at being a man, this shout not only let the lord know that the person in front of him is Ding Yuan, lest the lord inadvertently offend people and sell the lord, but also happened to let Ding Yuan hear it. This short sentence actually sold two people at the same time.

Although Ding Yuan has heard of Guo Bin's name for a long time, and this time he greeted him with such a big pomp, although it must have been a decision after considering the gains and losses, he was also worried in his heart. If Guo Bin didn't know himself and rode straight over, then his actions were really a slap in the face. Now because of Zhang Yang's shout, Guo Bin knew in advance that he personally went out of the house to greet him, if he Guo Bin was really as powerful as rumored, he should get off the horse at this time, and save my Ding Jianyang's face. In officialdom, isn't it just about giving face to each other!

When Guo Bin heard this, he was also shocked in his heart, he didn't expect that with Ding Yuan's current status, he would be so polite to himself, so he hurriedly jumped off the horse and walked forward quickly. In fact, if you really want to talk about it, although Ding Yuan has a heavy army in his hands, he is not bad in Bingzhou, but Guo Bin is not bad! Needless to say, the official position and title, the real power held by the two is also inseparable.

Ding Yuan is in charge of all the officials and troops in the state, and as a assassin, he has the power to supervise the officials of the state, so although his official position is not very high, the county guards in the state have to give him some face. And Guo Bin is the county guard of Yingchuan County, although he is not under the jurisdiction of Ding Yuan, he naturally has a kind of awe for the supervision officials.

However, Guo Bin is not comparable to an ordinary county guard, he is a county guard who is his own real sword and gun, and he really kills it. He made many military exploits when he suppressed the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and he was brave and unstoppable, and his fame shocked the sea, which Ding Yuan greatly admired. In addition, Guo Bin has a very high reputation among Shilin, and he is already like a celebrity, and he has a very long face when he befriends him.

If these prestiges are false, then talk about their real power. Because of Guo Bin's merit in exterminating the Yellow Turban thieves, he was given by the Son of Heaven to cut the horse sword, behead the traitorous ministers, and rejuvenate the Han Dynasty, and his honor and favor are incomparable. Moreover, with his contribution to the construction of the South Palace, the Son of Heaven specially allocated the Yue cavalry battalion he recruited before the Yellow Turban Rebellion to him as his personal guard. This Yue cavalry battalion has made meritorious contributions in the battle to aid Yangzhai County, and can be called an elite division, plus Guo Bin's own 700 parts led by the southern and northern wars, these people have experienced countless battles of all sizes, and they are the elite of the elite. Therefore, the elite troops that Guo Bin can command only on the table have reached 1,700 people!

Don't underestimate this number, he Ding Yuan controls the entire official army of Bingzhou, although he is known as a 100,000 army, but the elite troops under his real direct control are only four or five thousand people, and the others are mostly local heroes and temporary conscripted troops, where can they be of great use at critical moments?

Not to mention that Guo Bin saved the lives of nearly 500,000 Yellow Turban soldiers, although he moved them to build a city, he was really a strong supporting force. Therefore, Ding Yuan knew in his heart that not to look at this Guo Bin was not yet crowned, but the power he could control in his hands was extremely terrifying.

Although these are far away, if it is said that it is close, Yang Zhai Construction Co., Ltd. will take over the construction of the South Palace, which is undoubtedly a great favor to the people of the world, plus the good fate he has formed by the joint trading with the wealthy families in various places, it is the wealthy family of the state, and there is no word of no to Guo Bin.

Not to mention, the general He Jin once wrote to himself, mentioning his relationship with Guo Bin more vaguely, which made Ding Yuan have a more intuitive understanding of Guo Bin. Now it seems that this new Yingchuan Taishou is really exquisite, like a fish in water! Therefore, when Ding Yuan received the letter sent back urgently by Zhang Yang, he immediately made preparations and went out of the house to greet him in person, which was indeed very face-saving for Guo Bin.

Guo Bin was naturally very happy when he saw Ding Yuan's move, because he came to visit Ding Yuan this time for a deeper political purpose.

He built three cities outside the Saiwai, although the Son of Heaven agreed, but Bingzhou is located in the main road from Luoyang to the Saiwai, whether it is from Luoyang to the Saiwai to transport silk, tea and other luxury goods, or to sell cattle, sheep and horses from the Saiwai and a dry industrial raw materials such as wool into Beijing, Bingzhou is the nearest road. Therefore, Guo Bin's visit to Ding Yuan was not all because of He Jin's face, but because he and even the entire Yingchuan County interest group had the need to form a good alliance and assassinate Shi Ding Yuan.

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When they got closer to each other, Guo Bin and Ding Yuan exchanged pleasantries, and after admiring each other for a long time, they praised each other, and then supported each other to enter the Thorn Mansion.

Xi Zhicai watched from the sidelines, but did not interject, but secretly calculated in his heart: "This Zhang Yang, although he looks simple and honest, is very good at being a man, much stronger than that Lu Bu." Looking at this posture, he must have sent someone to inform Ding Yuan of the news of the lord's arrival in advance. Don't underestimate this move, being prepared and not being prepared are completely different things, and this moment made Ding Yuan remember his benefits. ”

He entered the Assassin's Mansion with Ding Yuan, and after sitting down in turn, Guo Bin entrusted the general He Jin to bring Ding Yuan's handwritten letter to present. Ding Yuan unfolded the letter at that time and read it.

Not long after, after reading the letter, the two had a friendly and cordial conversation, and the content of the conversation was naturally the issue of Yingchuan County's exchange of materials between Beijing and Saiwai. Guo Bin earnestly asked Ding Yuan to take more care of the merchants in Yingchuan County, and took the initiative to present 500 leather armor to fund the military.

Although Ding Yuan was a little confused about this action, he accepted it very happily. He didn't understand that Guo Bingui was the shepherd of a county, but he had to endorse the merchants in the county, but the 500-collar leather armor was a really big gift, and with the 500-collar leather armor alone, he could be born to add 500 elite divisions to the state.

To express the words of this meeting in the news style of later generations, it must be as follows: "In the second year of Zhongping, Guo Bin, the Taishou of Yingchuan, and Ding Yuan, the assassin of Bingzhou, met in Taiyuan, and the two had a cordial and friendly conversation, made useful explorations on the issue of mutually beneficial and win-win trade cooperation between the two sides, and reached a broad consensus on the direction of future cooperation. ”

Of course, when Guo Bin was leaving, he mentioned Lu Bu's name and praised his martial arts. Ding Yuan listened, thoughtful, and immediately ordered Zhang Yang to escort Guo Bin out of the city and back to the manor of the Wang family in Qi County. Guo Bin thanked Ding Yuan for his kindness, and then got on the horse and said goodbye. From beginning to end, neither side ever mentioned the Wang family, let alone Wang Yun.

On the way, Zhang Yang said to Guo Bin very gratefully: "Thank you Master Hou, your words are more effective than my ten sentences!" ”

Guo Bin knew that he was talking about Lu Bu, so he waved his hand and said: "I don't know Brother Feng Xian, and I hit it off at first sight with Uncle Zhi. After a pause, he continued: "It's just that Brother Feng Xian's martial arts are excellent, why didn't Uncle Zhi recommend it to Ding Tingshi himself?" ”

Zhang Yang listened, glanced at Lu Bu, who was riding a horse and talking with Zhang Fei behind him, sighed, and said, "Why haven't I recommended it?" It's just that Feng Xianxinjin was separated from his wife, and it was when he was depressed and incomprehensible, and I wanted to arrange him under me several times, even if I was an adjutant, I could be regarded as having a bowl of rice to eat, right? But where would he listen? ”

Guo Binqi said: "Oh? Why? Brother Feng Xian is so martial arts, how did he get separated from his wife? ”

Zhang Yang sighed: "This matter is a long story, the year before last the world was in turmoil, Feng Xian was obsessed with martial arts, and he didn't do anything to produce, so the life at home was very tight, and he still relied on the help of a good friend to barely survive." Later, in order to find some money to subsidize the family, Feng Xian left home for more than ten days, and when he returned, he brought more than a dozen fine war horses! ”

Xi Zhicai was on the side, listened to Zhang Yang's words, and said strangely: "Oh? Where did this horse come from? ”

Zhang Yang said: "Yes, I asked him so at the beginning, but he just didn't say it, let me exchange these dozen war horses for silver for him." Later, I learned that he grabbed these dozen war horses alone from the Southern Huns! ”

Xi Zhicai was secretly surprised, single-handedly went deep into the grassland, and snatched more than a dozen good war horses from the Huns. This ability is in the Yangzhai Group, and I am afraid that only a few people can do it. If you only talk about kung fu skills, this Lu Bu is really a rare fierce general!

At this time, Guo Bin asked: "Since you got the money, how did Brother Feng get separated from his wife?" ”

Zhang Yang sighed and said, "It's such a coincidence, in the more than ten days that Feng Xian left home, the Yellow Turban thieves rebelled. Lujiazhuang was robbed, and Feng Xian's original wife Ren Hongchang was also coerced and didn't know where he went! ”