Just when the counties were seeking self-protection and making a mess, and the whole territory of Guanzhong was looking at the wind, in Yongxian County, west of Chencang, the atmosphere was a little weird.

Hu Xiang, the county commander of Yongxian County, was anxiously pacing back and forth in his residence, his face full of worry. At this moment, he naturally knows the seriousness of the problem, and he also knows what he should do now-now that the general trend has gone, it is the right thing to do to Zhang Han.

It's a pity that he can't go to Chen Cang to apologize immediately like other county orders, unlike them, Hu Xiang fell into a dilemma. And there is only one reason for all this, and that is Fan Xu.

Fan Xu came to Yongxian on the eve of the attack on Chencang, because Yongxian and Chencang were very close, so Fan Xu also intended to woo him.

At that time, the two sides had very happy negotiations, and the joint matter was almost negotiated, but who expected that the situation would be turned upside down that night.

As a result, Hu Xiangke was depressed. Now, if you want to abide by the agreement reached with Fan Xu, you don't have to think about it, it is obviously impossible.

Before, Chen Cang was carrying the banner, so the counties dared to disobey, and now that Chen Cang has been beaten, all the counties are looking forward to the wind, where do they dare to be this bird.

But if you want to surrender to Zhang Han, Hu Xiang has an indescribable suffering, Fan Xu is in Yongxian County at the moment, since he has decided to apologize to Zhang Han, he naturally has to take Fan Xu's life, so as to gain the trust of King Yong.

Who is Fan Xu? He is a general under the command of King Han, and his status is noble, far from being comparable to ordinary envoys. If he took his life, it would be tantamount to completely offending Liu Bang and completely selling his life to Zhang Han.

According to what Hu Xiang thought in his heart, his surrender to Zhang Han at this moment was just an expedient measure, and he always believed that Zhang Han must not be able to fight Liu Bang. Fan Hao died in his own hands, if he was Liu Bang to enter Qin, then he could only die with Zhang Han.

It is for this reason that Hu Xiang is in a dilemma and does not know how to choose.

"Report, the city gate guards have sent news that General Fan Xu left with a few followers just now and went straight south, should we chase him?"

Just when Hu Xiang was at a loss, a subordinate suddenly rushed in from outside and reported the news that Fan Hao had left Yongxian.

Hearing this, Hu Xiang couldn't help but be overjoyed, compared to doing it himself, Fan Hao taking the initiative to leave is of course the best situation, as long as he shirks and doesn't know, he can clear up the relationship, and Zhang Han must not blame himself.

Thinking of this, Hu Xiang was greatly relieved, and hurriedly ordered: "Don't block it, let him go south." Hurry up and prepare the horses, I'm going to Chencang......"

After learning the news of the collapse of the Chencang rebels, the attitude of the counties, which were originally not optimistic about Zhang Han, took a 180-degree turn, and they rushed to ask for Zhang Han's forgiveness, for fear of falling behind.

Finally, the officials of Meiyang County, who set off first, arrived at Chencang, but to their surprise, the defenders at the gate of Chencang refused to let them enter.

Seeing that a small soldier was so rude, Meiyang Ling was extremely angry, but because of Zhang Han's majesty, he was inconvenienced, so he had to ask in a low voice: "I am the county commander of Meiyang County, and I have come to ask to see the king, why don't you let me in?" ”

"This is what the king meant, the king asked the county officials who came here to wait outside the city for a while, and then the king himself came, please watch a play."

"Watching a play?"

Meiyang County Ling was stunned, he didn't understand what Zhang Han meant, and now at this time, there is still something to watch. Zhang Han must not be so boring, this one is afraid that there is another meaning.

Thinking of this, Meiyang County's heart swelled with a bad premonition, and his face was as dark as ink.

Not only him, but also the Meiyang group officials behind him were also discussing, and everyone was restless, not knowing what medicine was sold in Zhang Han's gourd.

A moment later, the county commander of Wugong County also hurried over with his subordinates, and not surprisingly, they were also stopped at the city gate.

Meiyang martial arts are not far away, and the two county orders are naturally familiar with each other, and the two parties are combined, and they can't figure out the current situation. But since King Yong has an order, of course it cannot be disobeyed, and although the officials of the two counties are restless, they can only wait hard.

After a while, the county orders of Yi County, Hu County, and Yu County also arrived, but Zhang Han still did not appear for a long time, and hung this pile of officials outside the city gate, as if he had forgotten.

Not only was this the case at the east gate, but also at the west gate, and the cadres of Wangxian and Yongxian were also turned away, waiting anxiously.

Just when they were speculating about Zhang Han's intentions, Zhang Han stayed in Chencang County peacefully. Even when the soldiers came to report the arrival of the county officials, he was still unhurried and had no intention of letting them into the city.

Han Tan looked at Zhang Han's calm face, and couldn't help but be suspicious in his heart, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "King, are you really going to keep the county officials hanging out of the city?" ”

Zhang Han rubbed his forehead, but he didn't answer Han Tan's words directly, but asked with interest: "These officials only know that they see the wind and steer the rudder, and they didn't obey the king's orders at the beginning, but now they come to admit their mistakes, I don't know what Han Lao thinks should be done with it?" ”

"The king's order is greater than the sky, the counties disobey the order, and the traces are the same as rebellion, if it is according to the old dynasty's method of heavy punishment and misdemeanor, these people will definitely die without a place to be buried." Han Tan heard Zhang Han's question, and unceremoniously expressed his contempt for these wall-riding factions, but then he changed his words and his tone softened again, "But then again, now that Chen Cangbing is resting, the people of Guanzhong are panicking. Although the county orders are hateful, there is no rebellion, and now that they are willing to submit to the king, they should naturally not be forced too far. Although they have arrived here, it is inevitable that they will have no way back, and if they cause trouble, it will be more than worth the loss. ”

Han Tan's words only analyzed the current situation, and did not explain how to deal with it, but Zhang Han couldn't hear it, and his meaning was still inclined to deal with it lightly.

Hearing this, Zhang Han was noncommittal, he already had an idea on how to deal with these wall-riding factions.

"Pass my order to bring all the county officials outside the east and west gates to the south gate. Then he brought the leader of the Chen Cang rebellion to the east gate, and ordered all the residents of the city, young and old, to assemble outside the south gate. ”

Han Tan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he heard this, he obviously didn't expect Zhang Han's move.

Previously, because of Wang Shuang's "report", all the officials of Chen Cang, as long as they had nothing to do with the rebels, have been arrested. At this moment, Zhang Han gathered everyone outside the city, afraid that he would use them to scare the officials of various counties.

But at the same time, Han Tan still had a trace of worry in his heart, he knew that these county orders were all old foxes, they couldn't be scared, killing chickens and monkeys didn't work for them, Zhang Han's move was inevitably a little inappropriate.

He still needs to persuade again, but looking at the decisiveness on Zhang Han's face, he still stubbornly suppressed the words.