Zhang Ning hurriedly walked and soon came to a remote place. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although the place is remote, it is heavily guarded, and it is several times stricter than the outer courtyard of three steps and one sentry and five steps.

That's right, this is the retreat place of the great sage and mentor Zhang Jiao, and no one can come and go freely except Zhang Ning on weekdays.

Zhang Ning opened the door with a calm face, and entered in a flash, but his face instantly turned into a deep sorrow.

Because, a pungent smell of Chinese medicine filled the room.

And the great sage and good teacher, who is known as practicing retreat, is lying on the bed in the room at the moment, so weak that he can't even sit up.

"Daddy......" saw Zhang Jiao's gray hair and dying, and the tears in the corners of Zhang Ning's eyes couldn't stop flowing in his eyes.

Ahem......

With a violent cough, the Great Sage woke up from his stupor, turned his head with difficulty, and it took all his strength to make a small movement.

Call! Call! Call! ――

Ahem......

The sound of labored breathing was mixed with the sound of coughing, which made the whole person tremble.

"Daddy......" Seeing this, Zhang Ning's heart was broken. Quickly stepped forward and gently stroked Zhang Jiao's chest to help him calm down.

"Dad, don't move."

"Ning...... Ning'er is here, cough cough ......" Zhang Jiao smiled slightly, but this smile hung on the bloodless, sallow face, but it was more ugly than crying. Especially the pale and flaking corners of the mouth, it is difficult to even lift it.

"Dad, don't talk, recuperate! When you are well, you will talk to Ning'er. Zhang Ning comforted Zhang Jiao distressedly, for fear that he would not be able to stand a word.

"I didn't ...... It's okay, ahem...... Daddy is fine. Zhang Jiao finished speaking with difficulty, and stretched out a hand to help Zhang Ning wipe away his tears, but his hand was weak when he reached mid-air.

Zhang Ning's eyes were quick, and he grabbed Zhang Jiao's old hand like a dead tree and put it on his face.

But even so, Zhang Jiao didn't have the strength to help Zhang Ning wipe away his tears, and in desperation, he could only gently touch Zhang Ning's face.

At this moment, Zhang Ning's tears finally flowed uncontrollably.

"Ning'er, in a blink of an eye, you have grown up. Dad is sorry for you all these years, and he has never been with you well! Zhang Jiao said tremblingly, his voice full of love and repentance.

"Dad, don't say that!" Zhang Ning held Zhang Jiao's hand tightly and put it on his face, as if as soon as he let go, Zhang Jiao would disappear.

"Being your daughter in this life is Ning'er's greatest happiness."

"Ha, ahem...... Is it? Zhang Ning's words made Zhang Jiao very happy and wanted to laugh, but his body couldn't even bear this laughter: "No matter what you want to do, Dad will support you." ”

"Daddy." Zhang Ning was shocked, could it be that Zhang Jiao knew everything? But doesn't Dad lie in the house every day? No one can come in at all, except for themselves.

"You know......" Zhang Ning was a little worried in his heart, after all, what he did was useless to Taiping Dao.

"yes." However, Zhang Jiao did not blame Zhang Ning, but smiled kindly: "Taiping Dao was founded by my father, what can escape my father's eyes?" ”

"Daddy......" Zhang Ning said in his heart, and hurriedly snorted, wanting Zhang Jiao not to blame.

"It's okay, Dad knows, Taiping Road is not yet a climate, and the luck of the Han is not over. If it weren't for my father's health failure, he wouldn't be in a hurry. ”

This paragraph made Zhang Jiao consume a lot of strength, and he had to stop and rest for a while. Zhang Ning was distressed and wanted to stop Zhang Jiao from continuing, but Zhang Jiao insisted on speaking.

His old face was extremely serious, which made Zhang Ning always feel like he was explaining what was going on.

"So, whatever you want to do, Daddy has your back. That Guo Jia, his father has been investigating him, and he is a good man. ”

"Daddy......" Zhang Ning didn't expect that Zhang Jiao didn't know anything, and his little face full of teardrops was suddenly extremely red, funny like a child.

But this cute appearance made Zhang Jiao's eyes more kind. Hey...... Even after exerting all his strength, Zhang Jiao still smiled.

"If Dad ......" Zhang Jiao ignored Zhang Ning's stop and continued, "I believe that Guo Jia will take care of you instead of Daddy." ”

"But there's one thing, ahem...... You have to remember that your second and third uncles, you have to guard against them. ”

"Daddy, aren't they your own brothers? Why ......" Zhang Ning asked puzzledly, the three brothers of the Zhang family are siblings. Moreover, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang have always been afraid of Zhang Jiao like a tiger, and they dare not reverse Zhang Jiao's tiger whiskers.

"Lust for profit! cough cough ......" After saying this, Zhang Jiao was so tired that he fell asleep. Even when I fell asleep, my face was still sad and worried.

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Far away in Luoyang, Yuan Shao soon learned the news that Ding Wen was dead and Wang Fen was powerless.

In this way, two of Xu You's original three clever plans have been forced.

Yuan Shao's face was ugly, but he still invited Xu You over.

"Stupid!"

However, what Yuan Shao didn't expect was that he hadn't spoken yet, and Xu Yu himself cried out in pain.

"Ding Wen is a waste, and he can't take Guo Jia in a good situation, but he put himself in it. Wang Fen, a fool, has ruled Jizhou for many years, and there are so many accidents, he simply doesn't know how to be an official. ”

Of course, Xu You knew that Ding Wen was originally Yuan Shao's person, and Ding Wen's death was a great loss to Yuan Shao, so Yuan Shao would inevitably have opinions about himself. Therefore, he could only take the lead and blame Ding Wen and Wang Fen, not himself, the person who made the plan.

"Mr. Ziyuan, do you really think it's Ding Wen and Wang Fen's fault?" But Yuan Shao is not a fool, how can he be so easy to fool?

"Originally, this was not the time to hold accountable." Seeing that Yuan Shao was still pursuing this matter, Xu You could only change the topic.

"Oh, so what should we do?" Yuan Shao's tone was not good, after all, the loss this time was too great.

"Hehe......" Regarding Yuan Shao's displeasure, Xu You just didn't see it, and just said his own: "There were three plans at the beginning, although two plans failed, but there was still one plan." ”

"Oh." Yuan Shao frowned and thought about it, and sure enough, "You mean urging Guo Jia to hurry up and go to Wuyuan?" ”

"That's right, that's it!" Xu You saw that Yuan Shao seemed to have forgotten some of the previous things, and hurriedly responded: "Wuyuan, that is the real burial place of Guo Jia." ”

"In that case, just do it." Yuan Shao agreed, for him, dealing with Guo Jia is the most important thing.

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The next morning, everyone was fine, and they were about to disperse, when Taiwei Zhang Wen stood up.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a day today, I have to say."

Seeing Zhang Wen, Emperor Han Ling instinctively felt a kind of disgust, but he still had to ask: "Taiwei has something to say!" ”

"According to the minister, Wuyuan County ordered Guo Jia to pass through Jinyang on the way to take office, but he has been there for many days, and he has no intention of going on the road.

Hearing that it was just Guo Jia's matter, Emperor Han Ling breathed a sigh of relief, he was not interested in caring at all, he just glanced at Zhang Rang and motioned for him to deal with it.

Dealing with Zhang Wen, Zhang Rang naturally didn't have a good word: "I didn't expect that Lord Taiwei, the head of the Three Princes, would be interested in a small county order." I don't know if it's idle or fussy and top-heavy? ”

"Alas, Zhang Hou's words are wrong." Zhang Wen is naturally not easy to deal with: "Although Guo Jia is just a small county order, he is also an official of my big Han. No matter how big or small, I, Zhang Wen, as a lieutenant, naturally have the responsibility to take care of it. ”

"Really?" Zhang Rang Yin and Yang smiled weirdly, with disdain on his face: "As far as I know, Guo Jia is not idle these days. He first helped the Bingzhou army defeat the thieves in Taihang Mountain, and then helped Ding Yuan quell Ding Wen's rebellion, but he did a lot of interesting things. ”

"Oh." Zhang Wen smiled meaningfully: "It seems that Zhang Hou is also very concerned about Guo Jia." ”

"That's it." Zhang Rang didn't let it go at all: "The slave is just a small chamberlain, not like Lord Taiwei, who has a lot of opportunities, and naturally likes to inquire at will when he has nothing to do." ”

"What are the opportunities? Zhang Hou joked. After all, Zhang Wen is an old fox who has been baptized in the power struggle for so many years, where is it so easy to be recruited, and he really doesn't dare to bear it.

"That's it! Come on! Don't make any noise! "Listening to these people fighting back and forth every day, Emperor Han Ling is tired of listening to it, it is all conspiracies, guns and arrows.

"In that case, this matter will be arranged by the Taiwei, and someone will be sent to urge Guo Jia to go on the road." Emperor Han Ling was about to leave as soon as he gave the order, and he didn't care about Guo Jia's affairs at all.