It was already dark, Zhang Xuan waited patiently in the county hall, he was also thinking about how to bargain with Wang Shichong, of course he would not leave these more than 500 soldiers, he could put them back, the key is to see what sincerity Wang Shichong can show.

"What do you think I should ask?" Zhang Xuan turned around and asked Wei Yunqi on the side.

Wei Yunqi had already made up his mind, and he smiled slightly: "I think the key is what the general needs, it is nothing more than two categories, one is material compensation, such as food, military funds, etc., and the other is that the general can achieve a goal through this matter, such as benefiting the general's reputation and so on." ”

"Actually, I need both, and frankly I need ships more now."

"This is also a good condition, but I don't think they will have many ships in their hands, I have a plan, the general can refer to it."

Zhang Xuan perked up and hurriedly said, "Sir, please speak!" ”

"The boat can be wanted, at least half of them, anyway, it is also the ship of Liyangcang, it shouldn't be a big problem, besides, the general might as well let them send the old man back."

"Old man?"

Zhang Xuan was stunned, "What do I want the old man to do?" ”

Wei Yunqi smiled slightly: "The old man is a treasure, sending the old man back will have a huge impact on the general's reputation, not only does not show the general's ambition, but also makes the whole of Qingzhou grateful to the general, and the general's prestige in Qingzhou will be completely established." ”

"Mr. is reasonable, but the question is whether Wang Shichong will agree?"

"Why didn't he agree, the old man can't work, just consuming food, it's a burden to him, and besides, the general has his five hundred elites in his hands, Wang Shichong will calculate this account clearly."

Jang Hyun pondered for a long time. Finally nodded, and accepted the plan.

At this time, Chen Xu's voice came from outside the hall, "General, Wang Zhijun is back." ”

"Let him in!" Jang Hyun retracted his thoughts.

Wei Yunqi had something else to do, so he bowed. I left through the side door first.

After a while, Wang Shiyun hurriedly walked into the inner hall and bowed down, "Let General Zhang wait for a long time!" ”

"Please be seated!"

Zhang Xuan smiled and asked Wang Shiyun to sit down, and let the soldiers serve tea, Wang Shiyun looked uneasy, and he whispered for a while: "It may be that there was some misunderstanding, I hope the general can listen to my explanation." ”

"I want to know how many big ships there are in Gaotang County?"

Jang Hyun didn't want to hear him explain, and he wasn't interested in making up such an improvised reason. He actually went straight to the point.

Wang Shiyun's fat round face was slightly red, and after hesitating, he still told the truth, "There are about ten big boats." ”

"How did you get the big ship?" Zhang Xuan asked with great interest.

"Originally, it was a grain ship from Liyang Cang, but more than 200 of them came, and the marshal of my family forcibly detained 20 of them on the grounds that they needed to transport grain, and half of them were burned by the general."

Jang Xuan nodded. Unhurriedly, he said: "I can put all the people back, but I have two conditions." ”

Wang Shiyun didn't expect to be so happy. He perked up and hurriedly said, "General, please speak!" Of course, he knew that Jang Hyun would have conditions, as long as it wasn't too much, he also hoped that this matter would end soon.

"My conditions are very simple, there are two points, first of all, give me half of your ten big ships. We have a family of five boats, followed by the people who were forcibly captured by you, if I asked you to release the people back, I guess you will not agree, so be it! Put the old man back. They are old and useless to you, so they are left to me to settle them, on these two terms. ”

Wang Shiyun was very surprised in his heart, he didn't know why Zhang Xuan would put forward the condition of releasing the old man, he pondered for a moment and said: "Ten big ships are the ships of Liyangcang anyway, there is no problem with giving half to the general, I can agree, but I need to go back and discuss with the marshal about releasing people, I can't call the shots." ”

Zhang Xuan nodded, "I know you can't call the shots, have a good night's rest, and go back tomorrow!" ”

"Bastard!" When Wang Shichong heard that Zhang Xuan had killed more than 700 of his subordinates, he couldn't help but be furious, and drew his sword and slashed at the pillar.

'Click! The pillar of clothes was split in two, and Wang Shi's eyes were full of hatred, and he turned around and swung his sword and slashed at the table.

Wang Shiyun was so frightened that the fat on his face trembled, he didn't expect his brother to be so angry.

Wang Shi was so angry that his eyes turned black for a while, he stabilized his body so that he didn't faint, and pointed his sword at the south and shouted: "Zhang Xuan, if I don't kill you, I will not be a man!" ”

It was only at this time that Cui Hongdan, who was next to him, slowly persuaded: "Dashuai, killing Zhang Xuan is a matter of the future, but the problem in front of him must be solved, and there are still more than 500 brothers in his hands." ”

The anger in Wang Shichong's heart finally subsided, he sat down dejectedly, and after a while, he asked coldly: "I don't understand, what does he want the old man to do?" ”

Cui Hongdan smiled gloomily, "If the humble position is not mistaken, Zhang Xuan is to buy the hearts of the people of Qi County, and these old men will spread his kindness all over Qingzhou." ”

Wang Shichong snorted heavily, "Is this person's ambition so great?" ”

"Zhang Xutuo was a little better when he was here, but now that he has become Pei Renji, his ambition has naturally swelled, and it is estimated that he wants to become the lord of Qingzhou."

Wang Shichong was silent for a long time and asked, "Then should I promise him?" ”

Cui Hongdan thought for a moment and asked, "Does the marshal care about those five hundred soldiers?" ”

"Of course I do!"

"If that's the case, then you can agree, but you can make a fuss about the number of people."

Wang Shiyun next to him hurriedly said: "Zhang Xuan knows in his heart, if we do something, we will definitely not be able to hide it from him!" ”

Cui Hongdan didn't speak, and looked at Wang Shichong, this matter should be decided by the lord.

Of course, Wang Shichong wanted to embarrass Zhang Xuan, but he had more than 500 soldiers in Zhang Xuan's hands, and with Zhang Xuan's shrewdness, I am afraid it would be really difficult to hide from him, and he was the first to take the lead, and he didn't want to make a big deal about this matter.

After all, Wang Shichong is a heroic figure, and he can afford to let it go, and he will settle accounts with Zhang Xuan in the future, and this time he admitted it.

"That's it! You can still farm in your fifties, stay for the time being, and send back those over sixty, and this matter will be left to you. ”

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A few days later, large ships began to slowly dock on the newly built dock in Beihai County, which was filled with at least 2,000 soldiers, and Zhang Xuan, who had been waiting here, immediately led a large group of officials to meet them.

The first big ship docked, and a group of trembling old people walked down the board of the boat with each other's arms, and when they stepped on the land of Beihai County, many of them were in tears, kneeling on the ground and weeping bitterly.

Jang Xuan and the officials hurriedly stepped forward to help them up, comforted them, and asked the soldiers to help them walk towards the tents not far away.

As the second and third big boats landed, more and more old people got off the boats, making the river bank lively, but many old people were extremely tired because of the long journey, and some even fell ill, and the soldiers were very busy, helping more than a thousand gray-haired old people to the big tent to rest.

At this time, Wang Shiyun came to Zhang Xuan's side, bowed down, and said with a smile: "General Zhang, we didn't lose our trust and brought everyone here." ”

Zhang Xuan smiled faintly, "Wang Lingjun has worked hard, but it doesn't seem that there are many people, it can't be more than a thousand people!" ”

Wang Shiyun was a little embarrassed, and said with a wry smile: "General Zhang also knows that not every family agrees with the old man coming back, and most of them don't agree, I might as well tell the truth, more than seventy percent of these thousand people are actually lonely old people, and the rest of the old people It took us a lot of time to persuade their families to agree, but in any case, we have expressed the greatest sincerity and hope that General Zhang will not lose his trust." ”

Zhang Xuan nodded, "I just want to do something good, and I don't want to separate their families, okay!" Since many old people refuse to come back, I am not reluctant, but I hope you can compensate in other ways. ”

Wang Shiyun was startled, his face turned white, and he asked in a trembling voice, "What else does the general want?" ”

"Don't worry, I won't make excessive requests, I only need these ten big ships, and I won't ask for anything else."

Wang Shiyun breathed a sigh of relief, this request was not excessive, he thought for a while and said, "Okay! I can promise the general. ”

"Then I have to wronged the king's envoy, and when the ten big ships are docked on the dock, I will send someone to send the king's envoy back."

Wang Shiyun knew that Zhang Xuan didn't trust his brother, and the reason for holding the big boat was to prevent the army of Qinghe County from going south again, so he had to nod helplessly.

Zhang Xuan asked the soldiers to take Wang Shiyun down to rest, and at this time, Wang Yunqian, the Taishou of Beihai County, stepped forward and asked Zhang Xuan for instructions: "General Zhang, are these old people placed in Linzi County or Yidu County?" ”

"It depends on their own wishes, if they are willing to go to Qi County, we will send them back to Licheng, these are old people, we must treat them well."

"Humble duty understands, please rest assured!" Wang Yunqian saluted respectfully and hurriedly led the officials to make arrangements. (To be continued......)