The reason why Zhang Yan hesitated to go to Fang County to meet with Tai Shici was because he was worried about two things.

The first thing is that Zhang Yan felt guilty about the fact that the Montenegrin Army assisted Yuan Shao in attacking Changshan County and killed Sun Jin, the prime minister of Changshan, so he had no shame to go to see Tai Shici. Although he was bewitched by the people sent by Yuan Shao at that time, and because there was indeed a shortage of food in the mountains, he acquiesced to the actions of his subordinates, but as the leader of the Montenegrin Army, he could not escape the primary responsibility.

Zhang Yan has been hiding in the Black Mountain all these years, and he usually likes to ponder the situation in various states and the temper and habits of various warlords when he has nothing to do, so he knows that Liu Gongzi who is far away in Youzhou is definitely not as "gentle and humble" as he appears on the surface, but a guy who likes to slowly cut the flesh of others with a soft knife. After Sun Jin's death, Liu He didn't say anything, but this became a lingering heart disease for Zhang Yan, because Zhang Yan knew that the more Liu He kept silent about this matter, and when he opened his mouth, the more the Montenegrin army would face the consequences of his life.

The second thing is that Zhang Yan is worried that after he leaves the lair, his subordinates will do something he doesn't want to see. The Montenegrin Army is a title to the outside, but in fact it is full of factions internally. In the thousands of miles of Taihang Mountain, there are now more than a dozen tribes such as Zuo Xiao, Guo Daxian, Yu Yigen, Zuo Zhangba, Pengya, Lei Gong, Fuyun, Baique, Wulu, Li Damu, Baihuan, Kuka, etc., these tribes are large or small, each entrenched in some valleys and mountains, whenever they encounter a major event, the leaders will choose a secret place to meet, usually they are managed separately, and are not directly under the control of Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan's real descendants were 50,000 horses led by Sun Qing, Wang Dang and Du Yuan. Although Zhang Yan's power is the largest in the Montenegrin army, no one dares to guarantee that after Zhang Yan leaves, there will be no leaders with evil intentions who will join forces with each other and do something that endangers Zhang Yan's status.

Zhang Yan hesitated in his heart, so he called his two henchmen Du Yuan and Sun Qing to the front and said to them: "If I go to Fang County, I will set up the two of you to take care of the house." Can you be sure to look after your home and not let there be chaos at home? ”

Du Yuan and Sun Qing understood what Zhang Yan meant, and the two didn't dare to answer immediately, because the burden that Zhang Yan gave them was not light.

Du Yuan is introverted and the most cautious, he thought for a while, and asked Zhang Yan: "Dashuai, since you are worried about someone in the family, why don't you take these people to Fang County together?" Anyway, there won't be much danger in going to Fang County this time, take them with you. It can not only look handsome and do things above board, but also reduce the trouble of those people staying at home. ”

Zhang Yan thought about it and felt that Du Yuan's idea was good. As long as you bring those leaders who like to make trouble with you, there will be no infighting on the lair's side, and after seeing Tai Shi Ci, he can also have a few more mouths to speak, so as not to make him and Tai Shi Ci look embarrassed one-on-one. Zhang Yan even thought that if Tai Shici wanted to kill people and establish power, he could just push out a few disobedient guys. borrowed the Taishi Ci knife and solved his own troubles.

"Sun Qing, you quickly send someone back to Fang County to contact Tai Shici, and say that I am willing to go to Fang County to meet him. But the location can not be placed in the city, it needs to be placed between Fangxian and Zanhuang Mountain, when the time comes, Tai Shi Ci will take a boat from the north bank of Jishui to the river, and we will take a boat from the south bank to pass. Let's talk face-to-face in the heart of the river. ”

"Du Yuan, you quickly send someone to contact the leaders of the six villages in the mountains, including Zuo Zhangba, Peng Zai, Lei Gong, Bai Que, Wulu, and Ku Ka, and ask them to come to Juyi Hall to discuss important matters!"

The two henchmen immediately took the order and left. Zhang Yan also began to arrange the beginning and end after leaving.

Two days later, the leaders of the six cottages, Zuo Zhangba, Peng Zai, Lei Gong, Baique, Wulu, and Kuka, came to Juyi Hall one after another, and Zhang Yan warmly received them.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is a great wealth placed in front of us now, do you want to reach out and take it, but listen to your opinions!" Zhang Yan got straight to the point and aroused everyone's curiosity.

"Dashuai, is there really such a good thing?"

"I wonder where this wealth comes from?"

Zhang Yan asked everyone: "Have you heard of Liu Shiren, the son of Youzhou?" ”

"Such a powerful character, I have naturally heard of it!"

"Liu Shiren has repeatedly defeated the Hu people in the north, Yuan Shao, who was pressed in Jizhou, can't raise his head, and Li Dao and Guo Yan are forced to dare not enter Chang'an in Chang'an, and we can grow calluses in our ears when we listen to him!"

"Haha......"

"This wealth is what Prince Liu wants to give us to the entire Black Mountain!"

As soon as Zhang Yan said this, the hall suddenly fell silent.

"Liu Gongzi sent his henchman Ai Taishi Ziyi to pass the word over, as long as we are willing to work for him, after he finishes cooking the four prefectures of Hebei, he is willing to set aside two counties for us, so that we can settle the family in the mountains!"

"What, there is such a good thing!"

"The territory of the two counties! There are only 500,000 people in Montenegro, and if there is one county to settle us, it will be very rich, but if it is two counties, I can't imagine it! ”

In addition to this benefit, Liu Gongzi also mentioned that the imperial court would give us the official name of the Black Mountain Army, and from now on we will not be punished as a chaotic army. The big and small leaders of each cottage will also be canonized as officials, and there are lords and lords to receive them. ”

Zhang Yan kept throwing the benefits outward, so shocked that several leaders almost fell out of their eyes, and one by one they were about to hang on the ground.

"Dashuai, there is a way that is unprofitable and cannot be early, this Liu He offered us such favorable conditions, what he wants must be very big, right?"

"Yes, for so many years, there have been more forces that want our Montenegrin Army to take refuge, and no guy has ever dared to offer such a high price, what does Liu Shiren want us to do for him?"

"I think this thing is evil, shouldn't Liu Shiren have something unspeakable, and he needs to use our means?"

The leaders of several roads in the hall were noisy and almost fryer, and it was clear that there was no Zhang Yan, the leading boss, where it should be placed.

After everyone had enough of arguing, Zhang Yan spoke again: "I don't know if Liu Shiren has something unspeakable. I don't know what Liu Shiren is drawing. What does Liu Shiren want us to do for him, I don't know! Because of the specific conditions and requirements, we must go to Fang County to have a face-to-face conversation with Liu Shiren's subordinate Tai Shici! Now I will ask you a word, do you have the courage to accompany me on a trip to Fang County? ”

There was silence in the hall, but the world was short.

"Go! Why don't you go? There are so many of us, are we still afraid that Taishi Ziyi will not be righteous? ”

"Wealth is in danger, in case Liu Shiren sincerely prescribes these conditions, if we miss it, we will regret it for the rest of our lives!"

"Even if there is a Daoshan oil pot in front of me, I am willing to accompany Dashuai to Fang County!"

Seeing that his temptation and excitement had worked, Zhang Yan got up and said, "Everyone, everything has been arranged in Fang County, let's go and get this great fortune!" ”

Zhongtou Lin suddenly agreed, and rushed to Fang County with his personal guards to follow Zhang Yan.

Five days later, on the shore of Jishui, a far-reaching negotiation began.

Because the meeting place was chosen in a section of the river with a stable flow and a wide field of vision, the main characters of both sides also sent "water ghosts" to dive into the river to carefully investigate before they appeared, so there was no need to worry about assassins lurking nearby, so there was no need to worry about conspiracies during the meeting.

Tai Shi Ci did not wear armor and protective gear with strong protection such as Mingguang armor today, but dressed as a chivalrous warrior who walked the rivers and lakes, and did not carry weapons such as halberds and bows and arrows, but only hung a long sword around his waist, which looked chic and elegant, and had the demeanor of a peerless master.

There were seven people on Zhang Yan's side, who had the psychological advantage of a large number of people, and they did not carry large weapons. Even if Tai Shi Ci was superb in martial arts, it was impossible for Zhoushan in the river to solve the seven people brought by Zhang Yan in one go.

Tai Shi Ci slowly drove towards a temporary wooden platform protruding from the water in the center of the river.

Zhang Yan personally rowed a boat, carrying six of his leaders to the platform in the middle of the river.

"Black Mountain Zhang Yan, I've seen General Taishi!"

"Donglai Taishi Ziyi, I have seen Zhang Dashuai and the leaders!"

The two sides took the stage, said hello briefly, and then got to the point.

"General, as far as I know, the eldest prince is now trapped in the war in Liaodong and it is difficult to get out, and Youzhou can only protect himself, why did he promise two counties of land to millions of people up and down my Black Mountain?" Zhang Yan spoke first and asked very sharply.

Zhang Yan is saying that the war between Liu He and Gongsun Du of Liaodong is still early, God knows what the final result will be, in case Liu He is defeated, it will be difficult to divide two counties from Youzhou to give himself.

Tai Shi Ci smiled and replied confidently: "It's not a secret, Gongzi has returned to Jicheng from Lingzhi a few months ago, if what I expected, it won't be long before Gongzi will raise troops and come south!" ”

Tai Shici is reminding Zhang Yan that the war in Liaodong is going very well, Liu He no longer needs to sit in charge in person, Gongsun Du has been unable to jump for a few days, once the war over there is over, Liu He has tens of thousands of troops in his hands that can be used, and it is not a matter of time before he goes south. If Zhang Yan didn't make a decision at this time, when Liu He came with his troops, he would not have such a good opportunity, let alone the good treatment he has now.

Zhang Yan said again: "Although the status of the eldest prince is noble, but now he is only the official rank of the Tiger Ben Zhonglang General, how can he give the Black Mountain Army an official name?" ”

What Zhang Yan meant by this was that Liu He's current identity could not afford to give the Montenegrin Army a legal identity, so he was suspected of talking big. Of course, Zhang Yan has a deeper meaning, that is, the meaning of testing whether Liu He has won the championship. If Liu Hezhi is in the Ninth Five-Year Plan, then the current promise is naturally valid, and the Montenegrin Army is still a unit that bets in advance, or is a "Conglong" army, and it will naturally be whitewashed in the future and become a regular army of the new dynasty.

Tai Shi Ci understood Zhang Yan's temptation, but it was inconvenient for him to say too much on this sensitive topic, so he said: "I can't hide it, the matter of soliciting the Black Mountain Ministries, Gongzi has consulted Lord Taifu's opinion, if the identity of Gongzi is not enough, I don't know if I promise you in the name of Lord Taifu, this sincerity is enough?" ”

Okay, you Zhang Yan said that the identity of the eldest prince Liu He is not enough, Tai Shici immediately brought Liu Yu out and guaranteed the reputation of Liu Yu's father and son, which is solid enough. (To be continued......)