Xu Huang led the army to rush into the Xiliang army and slaughtered it, killing the corpses of the Xiliang army all over the field. Ma Teng, Ma Chao and others had no intention of fighting, and led the remnants of the defeated army to flee to Wuwei.

After Zhang Lang captured Hanyang County, he took advantage of the situation and captured Longxi County in the west of Hanyang County and Anding County and Beidi County in the east of Hanyang County. At this point, the five counties in the east of Liangzhou all fell into the hands of Zhang Lang.

Since Wuwei County was 600 miles away from Hanyang County, and there was a desert barrier, and the grain and grass had been consumed, Zhang Lang temporarily stopped the expedition in Liangzhou, leaving Xu Huang and 20,000 soldiers and horses to garrison Hanyang County, and he led the main force back to Chang'an.

Jia Xu waited at the gate of the city to follow Zhang Lang, Jia Xu hugged his fists and bowed: "The general has returned triumphantly, congratulations!" ”

Zhang Lang laughed, "If it weren't for Wen He's clever plan, I'm afraid that I would have fled back in disgrace now!" Jia Xu smiled and said nothing.

The crowd introduced Zhang Lang and others to the city gate.

Zhang Lang first went to the palace to meet the emperor, and the emperor praised Zhang Lang. Later, Zhang Lang and his cronies returned to the General's Mansion.

In the hall, Zhang Lang asked Jia Xu: "Wenhe, is it okay during the time I am no longer here?" ”

"Returning to the general, Chang'an is very good, there are more and more business travelers, and the emperors everywhere have been reclaimed one after another, and the lives of the people have gradually settled down!"

Zhang Lang was very happy and asked with a smile: "What you said is a good thing!" Isn't there anything bad about it? ”

Jia Xu smiled and said, "Of course there are bad things. Among the princes and ministers of the imperial court, there were some unfavorable remarks against the general, saying that the general supported the army and controlled the government with self-respect, and also said that the general secretly had a heart of disobedience, and sooner or later he would usurp the Han! ”

Zang Ba said angrily: "Those people are really ungrateful!" Have they forgotten that if the Great General hadn't saved them, they would have starved to death by now! If you want me to say, with the current power of the general, this Ninety-Five Venerable is also sitting! ”

The generals chimed in.

Zhang Lang's face was still, not knowing what he was thinking. "That's it! What are you yelling about? Zhang Lang shouted angrily. The noisy hall fell silent immediately.

Jia Xu admired Zhang Lang's expression, "Although there is a great chaos today, the people are basically still oriented to the Han Dynasty, if they are called emperors, I am afraid that they will lose the hearts of the people, and they will also give other princes a crusade!" Then we will be the target of the public! In fact, now that the emperor and the court are in our hands, we can coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes! In the name of the Son of Heaven, we will always have the moral upper hand! Therefore, there is no need to rush to become emperor! ”

"Wenhe is right! No one is allowed to talk about it again! Do you understand? ”

"No!" Everyone clenched their fists and promised.

Zhang Lang looked at Jia Xu, "Wenhe, what has happened to the other princes recently?" ”

"Far less than still fighting with Gongsun Zhan, Gongsun Chan is losing and retreating, and the shape is worrying; Cao Cao is leading the army to attack Xuzhou, the battle is fierce, Tao Qian is not worth mentioning, but because of the help of Liu Guanzhang and the others, Cao Cao may not be easy to capture Xuzhou; Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu's uncle and nephew are entrenched in Nanyang, and it seems that they have plans to take advantage of the opportunity of Liu Biao's fight with Sun Jian to go south to Jingzhou; Sun Jian and Liu Biaozhen fought in Jiangxia, and the shape was not good for Liu Biao! ”

Zhang Lang showed a thoughtful look and asked Jia Xu: "Wenhe, what do you think we should do?" ”

Jia Xu hugged his fists and said: "First suppress Xiliang, and then send a letter to Guguan in the east to chase the world!" ”

Zhang Lang nodded.

In the next few days, Zhang Lang and his wife and concubines got tired of being together, and temporarily put down everything.

On this day, Zhang Lang returned to the city from the military camp outside the city, and as soon as he entered the city gate, he met a eunuch in the palace. The eunuch hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "General, Her Royal Highness the Princess of Allure is invited!" ”

Zhang Lang couldn't help but sigh when he thought of the beautiful woman who took the revival of the Han Dynasty as her mission.

Follow the eunuch to the back garden of the palace and see the princess of Allure dressed in white palace clothes, she is standing in the pavilion, her temperament is so elegant! Her appearance may not be as good as Yan Yuyao, and her charm and temptation may not be as good as Diao Chan, but her elegant temperament can be said to be unique! I can't help but feel the urge to bow down at her feet.

Zhang Lang stepped forward, "Princess." ”

Princess Allure turned around and glanced at Zhang Lang with a complicated look, "Please take a seat." ”

"Princess Xie." Sit down on a stone bench.

Princess Allure sat down opposite Zhang Lang.

"I took the liberty of inviting the general here today, just to talk to the general openly and honestly."

Zhang Lang did not speak, waiting for the following.

Princess Allure continued: "The emperor is about to turn fourteen years old, I don't know what the general's arrangements are? ”

Zhang Lang was silent for a moment, and asked instead of answering: "Does the princess think that Her Majesty is really able to take on the important tasks of the world?" ”

The princess of Allure showed displeasure, "What does the general mean by this?" Shouldn't His Majesty be pro-government? Isn't this world a place for His Majesty? ”

Zhang Lang said lightly: "The world is the world of the people of the world, not which person's!" ”

The princess of Allure changed color and said: "The general's words are not what the loyal ministers said!" ”

Zhang Lang smiled slightly, "If His Majesty is the one who can be entrusted to the country, I will not hesitate to help him support the Han family!" However, judging from so many things, His Majesty is probably worse than his father! ”

"Bold! As a city underneath, how can you judge Your Majesty! Don't you want to be in power? ”

Zhang Lang pondered for a moment, "Your Royal Highness Princess, I'll be blunt!" My allegiance is not to any one person, but to our people! His Majesty is obviously not the master of Zhongxing, and if the country is in his hands, the tragedy of the Yellow Turban Rebellion will only repeat itself, and the world will only be more chaotic! I have just said that the world is the world of the people of the world, and if the country is handed over to His Majesty, it will only cause chaos in the world and make the people more miserable! Why would I do that? ”

The princess of Allure said angrily: "You are rebellious! You're just making excuses for rebellion! ”

Zhang Lang laughed, "The princess is strict!" Since the day I was born, my soul has been engraved with the character 'Han'! If possible, of course, I hope that the Han world can continue for thousands of years! Glancing at the princess of Allure with an angry look on her face, "If there is a wise lord in the royal family who can entrust the country, I am willing to be loyal to him wholeheartedly, so that the great Han country can be passed on!" ”

"What if not?" Princess Allure asked.

Zhang Lang did not answer.

The princess of Allure knew the answer.

Zhang Lang came out of the palace, feeling a little melancholy.

In the following days, he concentrated on reorganizing the army and hoarding grain and grass, preparing to continue the expedition to Xiliang in the spring of the next year. At present, the army under Zhang Lang's command has expanded to 230,000 people, and the additional 40,000 horses are all assigned to the Chinese army, among which there are 10,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry.