Back in the front yard, Zhang He had chased the thieves back, a total of six or seven hundred rebels, leaving nearly three hundred corpses inside and outside the palace gate, Zhang He used the nearby terrain to outflank and divide, and killed nearly two hundred people, and the remaining thieves scattered and fled, so they did not chase after them.

However, in this pursuit, more than 500 war horses, a large amount of gold and silver baht, and 89 women were captured, all of which were plundered by these routs along the way.

Seeing that Zhang Honeng pursued decisively, but knew that the time was right to retreat, Ji Ping was also quite satisfied.

As for the captured booty, the war horses were left to the soldiers, and those women Ji Ping asked the Zhang family to settle down first, and the family members of the county came to collect them, and those who were killed in other counties or families were temporarily left in the house.

However, for the seized gold and silver baht, Ji Ping groaned and asked Zhang Hexian to pile them up, these were all snatched by the rout from the people along the way, although he needed money to build the three counties, but he was not greedy for the blood and sweat of the people. He will not forget his original intention of building the county, which is to benefit the people, if he covets the blood and sweat of the people to do these things, it will be meaningless.

When he was cleaning the battlefield, Liu Zihui hurried over with two hundred soldiers, but when he heard that the thieves were attacking Zhen's mansion, he was afraid that Ji Ping would have an accident, so he hurried over.

At noon, just after having lunch with everyone in the Zhen Mansion, Zhang He suddenly came to report: "There is a person outside the mansion who claims to be Changshan Zhao Yun who wants to see the head of the Zhen family." ”

"Changshan Zhao Yun?!" Ji Ping, who had just put down the teacup, was almost choked on a sip of tea.

Zhen Yu was also stunned: "Changshan Zhao Zilong, why did he come to the house?" ”

Ji Ping saw Zhang's inquiring eyes, and said without thinking: "Junyi, please come in." ”

He felt a little strange in his heart, wasn't Zhao Yun under Gongsun Zan at this time? It seems that Zhao Yun was involved in the battle of the boundary bridge.

Then he reacted. Zhao Yun is a native of Changshan, Jizhou, and Gongsun Zan has been in Youzhou. I am afraid that in history, it was also Gongsun Chan who Zhao Yuncai took refuge in when Gongsun Chan went south to Jizhou.

Zhao Yun...... Even though Ji Ping is very determined now. But I can't help but be moved, Zhao Yun's image is a household name in later generations, but I have to admit that among the generals at the time of the Three Kingdoms, Zhao Yun is a rare all-round talent, with both wisdom and bravery, loyalty and righteousness, quite a big picture, and never discounted in the implementation of orders. Liu Bei has always used Zhao Yun as the central protector. commanding the guards, not Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, a very important factor is that Zhao Yun is meticulous and calm, and others are inferior.

But this kind of person is the most difficult to win over at the beginning, because his beliefs are firm, and it is difficult to change what he believes.

Seeing Ji Ping thoughtfully, Zhen Yu on the side spoke: "Changshan Zhao Zilong is the second son of the Zhending Zhao family, and the Zhending Zhao family is the same sect as Zhao Tuo, the king of Nanyue in the early Han Dynasty, after four hundred years. The family road is in decline, but there is a Zhao Zilong, who is weak in his age, but he has immortal bravery. Light riding iron spear, never invincible, comparable to Montenegro Chu Yan. ”

Zhen Yu said this. There was a bit of admiration in his eyes: "Chu Yan and Zhao Zilong are fellow villagers and old acquaintances. But Chu Yan recruited many times, but Zhao Zilong did not follow the thief. He led the righteous servants of the county, defeated the thieves many times, stabilized the party, and was praised by the township. ”

Ji Ping nodded secretly when he heard this, if Zhao Yun defected to the Black Mountain Army because of his old friendship with Chu Yan, then it would not be Zhao Yun.

Everyone moved to the Zhen Mansion Hall, and the Zhen Mansion was very efficient, and soon all the affairs such as the guest hall were ready.

Because it was to meet male guests, and unlike Ji Ping, a prince with a noble status, the Zhang family did not come forward, but just sat in the back of the hall, and the female relatives of the Zhen family also avoided it, and were received by the eldest son Zhen Yu.

Ji Ping refused Zhen Yu's courtesy and let him sit on the head, after all, he was a guest of Zhen's mansion.

In a moment, a young man eight feet tall and dressed in a strong suit entered the guest hall under the leadership of a tiger guard.

The young man first saluted Zhen Yu, and said loudly: "Changshan is really sure that Zhao Yun has seen the head of the Zhen family. He also hugged his fists and saluted Ji Ping, Li Ru, Liu Zihui and others on the left and right, and behaved generously, neither humble nor arrogant.

Ji Ping looked at Zhao Yun carefully and couldn't help but praise secretly.

At this time, Zhao Yun was about twenty-four or five years old, eight feet tall, and about one meter eighty-five in later generations, quite tall, and his appearance was not the handsome little white face of various legends in later generations, but a square face, full of heaven, thick eyebrows and big eyes, his eyes were clear and clear, and he was kind with a bit of majesty, which was more gentle and elegant than Ji Ping, showing the demeanor of Yan Zhao Haojie.

Li Ru looked at Zhao Yun and was a little curious in his heart, because he was keenly aware that Ji Ping seemed to have heard of Zhao Yun, but judging from Zhao Yun's expression, he didn't know Ji Ping at all.

Zhen Yu, who was at the top, admired Zhao Yun's name, and felt that Ji Ping attached great importance to Zhao Yun, so he didn't dare to slack off at the moment, and said in a harmonious voice: "Brother Zilong, please take a seat." ”

There was a servant on the side to guide Zhao Yun to sit down.

Zhen Yu introduced the guest of honor, drank three glasses of wine, Zhao Yun opened his mouth first: "Zhen family master, three days ago, a Hu entered Changshan to loot, Yunling County Zhongyi intercepted and killed six hundred, and the rest flowed to Gui County, Yun chased all the way, I don't want the thief to be broken by your mansion's righteousness, it is really for the benefit of the people of Changshan and Zhongshan, which makes Yun admire." ”

"Brother Zilong chased and killed the thief all the way, he is really loyal and brave." When Zhen Yu heard what Zhao Yun said, he couldn't help but admire at first, then glanced at Ji Ping, his eyes flashed with gratitude, and he sighed: "However, it is a great blessing that the Inferior Mansion can repel the thieves and thieves, and it is really fortunate that there are honorable guests to help them." ”

Seeing Zhao Yun looking over, Ji Ping smiled and nodded: "Hedong Ji Ping Ji Changsheng, Brother Zilong's name of loyalty and courage is like thunder, and it is really a blessing for Sansheng to be able to see the style today." He sighed in his heart, when he was a librarian in his previous life, Zhao Yun could be regarded as his idol, but now he can sit opposite Zhao Yun, and the facts of life are unpredictable.

For Zhen Yu's gratitude just now, a strange feeling rose in his heart, this should be the so-called butterfly effect, if he didn't come to this era, the Bai Bo army would not have been wiped out so early, the alien alliance army might not have gone down to Hedong to loot, Zhang Liao would not have defeated the alien coalition army, then there would be no rout to attack the Zhongshan Zhen clan, and Zhao Yun would not have come here. That's how things are all about it.

Zhao Yun has a generous temperament, but he was a little embarrassed when he heard Ji Ping's praise from the bottom of his heart: "Yun is just a white body, how can he feel this praise." "In this era, only filial piety is the right way. Under normal circumstances, Zhao Yun is a white body. It's hard to have a future.

Ji Ping shook his head and said with a smile: "Ju Xiucai, I don't know books." Filial piety. The father lives separately. Hansu is as white and turbid as mud, and Gao Diliang will be as timid as a chicken. Although Brother Zilong is white, he can rely on his own force to lead the county to protect the stability of the party, which is really incomparable to those filial piety, faint officials, and mediocre officials. ”

Zhao Yun and Zhen Yu at the top, including Li Ru and Liu Zihui, looked at Ji Ping almost at the same time, Zhao Yun was surprised that Ji Ping and a young man could say such a thing. It seems that he doesn't think somuch of filial piety, and at the same time he feels like a confidant.

But Li Ru, Liu Zihui and Zhen Yu heard some meanings, especially Li Ru and Liu Zihui, two shrewd people, who thought more, because of the particularity of Ji Ping's identity, this is almost equivalent to the concept of governance, at least revealing the meaning of using talents in an eclectic manner.

At this time, Zhao Yun looked at Zhen Yu and stopped talking. It seems that some words are not easy to speak.

Zhen Yu was about to open his mouth to ask, but when Ji Ping saw this situation, his heart suddenly moved: "Brother Zilong's intentions, I have already expected one or two. ”

He waits not for the crowd to speak. Then he stroked his palm and smiled: "According to what I have seen, Brother Zilong is here to rob women, property and food by thieves. ”

"How did Childe know?" Zhao Yun looked at Ji Ping, and his face, which had been calm, showed a look of astonishment and shock.

Zhen Yu and Liu Zihui saw Zhao Yun's expression. knew that Ji Ping guessed correctly, and couldn't help but be surprised. Only Li Ru was thoughtful.

Ji Ping said with a smile: "The so-called look at the people and know their deeds, the thieves robbed the people of Changshan. With the benevolence and righteousness of Brother Zilong, he will do his best to recover the robbed wives and daughters and property for the victims in the county, and that's it. ”

Zhao Yun's face was stunned, and he was very grateful to Ji Ping, after all, this time it was the Zhen family who defeated the thieves, and it stands to reason that those possessions were the spoils of the Zhen family, and it was a little difficult for him to ask for it, and Ji Ping had no intention of opening this topic, which just resolved his embarrassment. He didn't know that Ji Ping's words were meant to resolve his embarrassment.

Now that the topic was opened, Zhao Yun bowed to Zhen Yu stubbornly: "Please also ask the head of the Zhen family to have mercy on the people of Changshan and return their wives and daughters and some property." ”

"The robbed woman is easy to say, but these belongings are not owned by Zhen's mansion, but ......" Zhen Yu said this, and suddenly remembered Ji Ping's disposal of those belongings in the morning, and instantly fully understood Ji Ping's original intention, so he said to Zhao Yun: "This time, Ji Gongzi defeated the thieves and placed the captive woman in the mansion, and he didn't touch any of those belongings, and he intended to return the belongings to the people, and Brother Zilong came just in time." ”

Zhao Yun looked at Ji Ping, who nodded, with a happy face, bowed down and said loudly: "Childe is righteous, Yun is here to thank you!" ”

Ji Ping got up, helped Zhao Yun up, and said with a little emotion: "You are for the people, and I am also for the people, I am like-minded, why do you need to thank each other." ”

Next, Ji Ping took Zhao Yun to appease the robbed woman and check the property, the robbed woman was okay to say, but the robbed property was from the people of Changshan and the people of Zhongshan, and the number of each family was also quite troublesome, so Zhao Yun stayed in Zhen Mansion for three days.

During this period, Ji Ping had many long talks with Zhao Yun, which made him even more comfortable. Among the people he encountered, he was either impressed by him and served his life, or for the word loyalty, or for Kuang to support the Han family, or to achieve a career on the battlefield, or to expel foreign thieves and stabilize the party, only this Zhao Yun, the starting point and ambition are the most simple and pure, that is, for the people, which makes him feel quite a confidant.

However, after three days of talking, they got to know each other very well, so Ji Ping did not take the initiative to recruit Zhao Yun, precisely because he knew that Zhao Yun's current ambition was to take the righteousness of the county and maintain the stability of the county, and it was not the time for him to solicit.

And Zhao Yun also knew Ji Ping's identity in Hedong, and agreed with the decree he implemented, and when he left, Zhao Yun said that he would definitely go to Hedong in the future.

Just this one word made Ji Ping's heart happy, he knew that people like Zhao Yun were the most true to their words, saying that they would go to Hedong, and they would definitely go, but sooner or later.

He temporarily put aside the matter of recruiting Zhao Yun, because in the past three days, Gongsun Zhan's army had already entered Zhongshan County, and it was only more than sixty miles away from Wuji County.

And Li Ru further concluded from Gongsun Zhan's marching route that Gongsun Chan had colluded with Yuan Shao.

Because Gongsun Zhan's nest is in Youbeiping, Youzhou, which is the Tangshan area of later generations, and the location is still in the northeast of Bohai County, Jizhou, but Gongsun Chan went south to Jizhou, but bypassed Yuan Shao's Bohai County, and went straight west to Hejian Country and Zhongshan County, obviously he had a consensus with Yuan Shao.

He also led a large army to travel through and surround Hejian and Zhongshan County, but also to deter Jizhou, so that the counties surrendered without a fight, and then threatened Yecheng Han Fu, the southernmost part of Jizhou.

And in fact, his goal has also been achieved, Hejian Kingdom, as the birthplace of Emperor Huan Ling, does not have any resistance force, and Zhongshan County is currently not moving.

Since three years ago, Zhongshan Taishou Zhang Chun united Zhang Ju, Wuhuan Huan Qiu Liju rebellion, self-proclaimed king of stability, gathered 100,000 people, plundered Youji, until Zhang Chun was rewarded by Liu Yu to death last year, Han Fu became the pastor of Jizhou, perhaps for some consideration, the position of Zhongshan Taishou has been vacant, directly managed by Jizhou pastor.

Therefore, Zhongshan County was in a leaderless state, so naturally there was no movement. (To be continued......)