On March 20, Chu Yan returned to Taoyuan Fort. The sister's engagement has already been prepared, and he is waiting for him to return.

After a few years of career as a lieutenant, Chu Yan's ranger aura has gone, and she looks more mature and stable.

Zhang Fei's family was very wealthy, and his shops and other shops were sold at high prices before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but now that the situation is stable, the price has been reduced by more than half compared to that time. And Zhang Fei eats and lives in the barracks, except for drinking, he has no other expenses.

Chu Yan was born as a ranger, Zhang Fei was born as a butcher, and the two families became in-laws, which can be described as a good match, and both parties were very happy and very satisfied with this marriage.

The marriage ceremony was presided over by Tian Feng, which was very grand, and the marriage time was agreed to be in the autumn of next year, when Zhang Fei had been crowned and Chu Qian had been married; Then Zhang Fei held a banquet in Taoyuan Fort.

According to Gao Shun's requirements, Zhang Fei does not have to live in Taoyuanbao, and will directly return to the old house in Zhuoxian County to get married in the future; And this time, Chu Yan and her family were assigned to live together, and the two readily agreed, so they could be regarded as returning to their hometown.

Chu Yan's vacated house was just for Li Su's family to live in.

At the end of March, Zhang Fei, Chu Yan and others escorted their families back to Zhuo County.

At this time, Taoyuan Fort ushered in an unexpected guest, Bian Rang, the envoy of the general He Jin.

Bian Rang, the word Wenli, a famous man in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, a native of Junyi County, Chenliu County, Yanzhou; Good at debating, rhetorical, and famous at a young age. The history of the current general He Jin.

Gao Shun has a general impression of it.

After that, the side let the official go to Jiujiang County, Yangzhou.

Later, due to the turbulent situation, Bian Rang resigned and went home, became the leader of Yanzhou Shilin, and was not on good terms with Yanzhou Mu Cao Cao, and was killed by Cao Cao's faction, which became the fuse of Chen Gong's rebellion, leading Lu Bu to occupy Yanzhou, and Cao Cao was very embarrassed.

Gao Shun estimated that He Jin sent Bian Rang to win him over.

The last time Zuo Feng came, he reminded him that he must not get too close to the general, so as not to arouse His Majesty's suspicion and be suppressed more violently; After discussing with Li Qiang, Tian Feng and others many times, Gao Shun already had a plan in his heart.

And Chen Lin received an order from the general to befriend Gao Shun, hoping to attract Gao Shun as his foreign aid, and Chen Lin, as the head of the general's mansion, could not come in person, so he arranged for Bian Rang to do Gao Shun's work, believing that with Bian Rang's fame and eloquent ability, he would be able to convince Gao Shun and throw himself into the general.

Bian Rang was taken into Gao Shun's study, and the guests and hosts sat down.

Gao Shun spoke first: "Welcome to Wenli, Shun is very honored." ”

Bian Rang smiled: "Haha, the prince is polite; The prince is young, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, and the barbarians who fought fled in the wilderness, to ensure the safety of the border of our Han Dynasty, and the hard work is high, so I admire. ”

Gao Shun didn't want to continue to be polite with him, so he asked directly: "Wenli came all the way from the capital, what happened?" ”

This is in the middle of the mind, and talking to smart people is worry-free, so he said: "Without it, the general lamented that the prince and the prince guarded the frontier for the imperial court, the ice and snow, and the hard work, so he sent a special envoy to come to condole; If the prince has any difficulties, let him truthfully report to the general. ”

Gao Shun didn't dare to catch the benefits thrown by the general, and said with a smile: "Haha, General Xie cares, guarding the frontier is Shun's duty, and he doesn't dare to say bitterness; The court treats it very well, why is it difficult? ”

Seeing that Gao Shun did not advance, Bian Rang changed the topic and said: "The general controls the Northern Army, sticks to the Eight Passes, and ensures the safety of Luoyang, what does the prince think about this?" ”

Gao Shun didn't want to answer positively, and said with a smile: "Hehe, the general is in charge of the imperial court's soldiers and horses, not to mention the Northern Army?" Even the border army is under the jurisdiction of the general. ”

Bian Rang was very dissatisfied with Gao Shun's answer, and snorted coldly with an unhappy face: "Hmph, the prince is insincere!" ”

The general He Jin did not pose any threat to Gao Shun, but he didn't want to be an enemy either, so he said: "Wenli came from the capital, and he must understand His Majesty's intention to suppress Shun, and it is estimated that it has already spread all over the capital now." ”

Bian Rang smiled: "Haha, there is indeed such a thing, but for the prince, this is a trivial matter, and it is not enough to worry about." ”

Gao Shun continued to guide: "The great general Sheng'en Zhenglong, if he is contaminated with Shun and is known by His Majesty, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to the general. ”

Bian Rang said confidently: "Haha, the prince is too worried, the general controls the soldiers and horses of the Beijing division, and the prince controls the border army, if the prince and the general are friendly, even Your Majesty has to think carefully." ”

"Hehe, this is the most worrying thing for Shun, why should it make Your Majesty unhappy?" Gao Shun glanced at Bian Rang's expression and continued: "Shun started from the grass, knowing that the border people suffered from years of looting under the iron hooves of the barbarians, Shun has no great ambition, and is only willing to guard the frontier for the imperial court, so as not to let the people suffer from being ravaged by foreign races. ”

Bian Rang listened to Gao Shun's explanation, but he was overjoyed in his heart, and complimented: "Haha, the ambition of the prince is known to the world, and it is a model for the world, if the capital is unstable, it will have many adverse effects on the prince, if the prince is a good general, then the prince has no worries." ”

"Haha, with the support of His Majesty and the general, Shun has no worries, he can go all out to deal with the barbarians, and he will follow His Majesty's holy decree to recover Yunzhong County and Wuyuan County within three years." Three years later, His Majesty will not be long in life, and the general will not survive for long, so at that time, Gao Shun will not be worried, and the most important thing is to spend the current three years safely.

Although he failed to persuade Gao Shun to make friends with the general, Gao Shun's promise not to interfere in the affairs of the DPRK and China still gave him a reassurance. He knows Gao Shun's situation very well, he is from a humble background, and he is not on good terms with the scholars, even if he enters Beijing, it will not affect the political situation in the DPRK and China, and he can stabilize Gao Shun and protect the frontier for the imperial court, so he will reduce a lot of pressure on the general.

got the information he wanted to know, Bian Rang was in a good mood, and no longer continued to persuade Gao Shun, but happily chatted with Gao Shun about topics such as poetry and songs, which is Bian Rang's strength, and he likes Gao Shun's many poetry works very much.

Bian Rang came secretly, and Gao Shun did not hold a grand banquet for him, but the two of them ate in the small guest room next to the study; The delicacies provided by the Hou Mansion made Bian Rang very happy to eat.

Bian Rang wandered alone in Taiping Township and Loufu County for a few days, and Bian Rang was shocked by the prosperity and wealth of Bian County, and paid more and more attention to Gao Shun; Subsequently, he returned to the capital with many gifts from Gao Shun and handed over to the general.

Gao Shun pinched a handful of sweat and adopted Tian Feng's strategy, hoping that the general would understand his difficulties.

Afterwards, when he talked about it with Ma Gui and Li Qiang, Gao Shun still had palpitations.

Li Qiang was still domineering and said to Gao Shun: "Lord, why worry about this trivial matter? Now the general has asked the lord, not the lord to ask the general, let's not trouble him, he is already very lucky. ”

Ma Gui said more directly, "My lord, strength determines everything, we still implement the established policy, and with strong strength, not to mention the general, even Your Majesty has to rely on us; Now those big families are full of hatred for us, but they are helpless against us, because we are strong, superior in combat power, and can be self-sufficient, not affected by their blockade, but there are big families who want us. ”

Gao Shun understood the truth that power came out of the barrel of the gun, and he just wanted to achieve the goal of unifying the Central Plains at the lowest cost; However, he is a little self-deprecating, and now his development has exceeded his original goal, and he has systematic help to understand the development trend of history, and it is too greedy to ask for anything else.