"Huh." Zhang Chao smiled and nodded, he never thought that it would be so difficult to take Ma Yi. After seeing Zeng Lian appear in front of him, he dismounted, and then laughed and said, "But is it the same brother? ”

The dignified emperor's proclaimed general was so polite to himself as a general guarding the county, which made Zeng Lian's face smile from the heart. "General, I don't dare you call him that."

"Hey, why can't you be, my brother and I can be said to be familiar at first sight, and you are older than me, so it's appropriate to call me brother." Zhang Chao did mention his identity and said to Zeng Lian with a smile.

Under Zhang Chao's initiative, the two even grabbed each other hand in hand, and then the two of them entered Mayi City shoulder to shoulder.

At the gate of the city, Zhang Chao saw a thousand Hun soldiers on horseback, so he pretended to be shocked and said, "Is this the Hun knight?" ”

Seeing Zhang Chao ask, Zeng Lian replied: "Yes, this is part of the Hun cavalry sent by Xiongnu Shan Yu to receive." Outside the city, they still have nearly 10,000 horses. Oh yes, I just received the news that there are still 20,000 cavalry coming from the direction of the Yin Pavilion to Ma Yi, and they all heard the name of the general and wanted to come and look at their true faces. ”

Zeng Lian had a smile on his face when he said these words, as if he didn't care. But these words were heard in Zhang Chao's ears, which really caused him to be surprised: "What? Are there still so many Hun cavalry coming? This... It doesn't have to be that way. ”

"Well, how could it not be. This time, thanks to the general for sending 150,000 stone of grain, of course, I have to thank you well. By the way, this time there are only 6,000 stones, and I wonder when the rest of the grain will arrive? Seeing Zhang Chao so frightened, Zeng Lian was relieved, it seems that this Zhang Chao is nothing more than Erer, he is talking nonsense, but just to scare him, when he heard that so many Hun cavalry were coming, his face changed. This kind of thing can't be a big deal, and my previous caution is a little redundant.

"Oh, the food will come later, but they are infantry, and they are not as fast as these cavalry I have brought." Zhang Chao looked palpitating, giving people the feeling that he was really afraid of the Huns.

Guo Jia, who was following behind, had been paying attention to Zhang Chao, and when he saw that the expression of the lord was so appropriate, he had to marvel in his heart, if anyone believed Zhang Chao's performance, he was afraid of being sold, and he had to count the money for the master.

After Zeng Lian was tempted, he was very relieved about Zhang Chao. Especially after hearing that he said that he would leave a thousand cavalry outside and not have to enter the city, his heart became even more steady. This is clearly Zhang Chao looking for a way out, afraid that he will be unfavorable to him, so he left a thousand troops outside the city, what is so terrible about such a timid person?

It is said that most of the rumors in the market are exaggerated, and Zeng Lian still didn't believe it before, but now it seems that he has to admit it.

Zhang Chao left behind a thousand Zhangjia light cavalry, and escorted 6,000 stone grain into Mayi City with 1,000 heavy cavalry and 1,000 light cavalry.

As soon as he entered the city, Zeng Lian asked the Hun cavalry to transport the grain away, and in this process, Zhang Chao did not say a word, looking very passive and even a little scared. This made Zeng Lian Bu feel more relieved from the bottom of his heart.

Zeng Lian even thought about it, not letting Zhang Chao leave first, and when the 150,000 stone grain arrived, he was seeing if he could get more benefits.

People's greed is always unlimited, and Zeng Lian now treats Zhang Chao as a lamb to the slaughter.

After entering the city, Zeng Lian wanted Zhang Chao to live in the county government and be with him, which would be easier to control. It's just that in the face of this problem, Zhang Chao really strongly objected, just saying that he wanted to be with the sergeant, and deduced that if he didn't do this, he wouldn't be able to sleep well.

Looking at Zhang Chao's scared look of waving his hands again and again, Zeng Lian was even more relieved. Thinking that Zhang Chao entered the city anyway, with 2,000 against 10,000, he couldn't escape if he wanted to, so it would be the same wherever he stayed. After all, the food has not yet arrived, and it is not yet time to turn around.

In this way, under Zeng Lian's arrangement, Zhang Chao and his 2,000 sergeants were arranged to the east of the county seat. There are 3,000 Hun cavalry led by Attila living nearby, and this will definitely play an excellent role in deterring.

Zhang Chao was allowed to live with the army, which was a thousand thanks, and said that he would have a banquet for Zeng Lian and the Xiongnu general Attila in the evening, and hoped to enjoy the light.

Zhang Chao's enthusiasm and fear made Zeng Lian very satisfied, and he agreed without thinking too much. It's just that General Attila is on military affairs and is afraid that he will not be able to attend the banquet, so he refused. But he agreed that he would set up wine at the county office at night, and as the host, he should be the guest to receive the wind.

Zhang Chao resigned twice, and saw that Zeng Lian must be the east, so he promised him to be a guest today, but tomorrow he will be the east to entertain.

Anyway, it was all the food brought by Zhang Chao, and Zeng even said whatever you wanted, so he agreed to it.

After agreeing on the night, Zhang Chao took the army to Dongcheng District, and after Zeng Lian sent it away with a smile, this time he turned around and saw that Attila was already looking at him behind him.

Seeing Zeng Lian turn around, Attila took the initiative to say, "How is it?" Lord Zeng, this so-called great general of your Han Dynasty is only so bold. ”

"Yes, I listened to the rumors and believed their words." Zeng Lian had to admit that he was too careful before.

Hearing that even Zeng Lian admitted that Zhang Chao was useless, Attila couldn't help laughing.

Zhang Chao pretended to be scared and deceived Zeng Lian and Attila. But as soon as he returned to the temporary barracks in Dongcheng, the original smile on his face was all put away.

In the temporary house, looking at Zhang Chao sitting in the first place with a gloomy face, Guo Jia, who followed behind, stepped forward and said: "Lord, everything has been arranged, everything is done according to the plan, there should be no problem." It's just that how should this Zeng Lian be treated? ”

"According to the view of filial piety, how to treat it?" Zhang Chao did not answer immediately, but said as if asking for opinions.

"This Zeng Zitong still has some ability, if he can be subdued, he should still be able to guard any county in the future." Guo Jia thought about the information about Zeng Lian from all sides, and this was a very objective evaluation.

"No!" Who would have thought, after Zhang Chao heard it, he really shook his head. "Such people must be killed."

Guo Jia didn't expect Zhang Chao to move his killing intent, and he was stunned for a while. Obviously, this result was somewhat unexpected to him.

Seeing that Guo Jia was stunned there, Zhang Chao explained, "Fengxiao, Zeng Lian must be killed." It's just that he didn't kill him because he looked down on me, but because he, as a Han Chinese, actually did things for the Huns, what is the difference between this and a traitor, just by virtue of this article, he has already died a hundred times, and there is no need for such a person to survive. ”

Guo Jia did think of something else just now, thinking that it was because Zeng Lian looked down on the lord that this Zhang Chao made the decision to kill with a small belly. But now when I heard the explanation, I suddenly realized, and then said with a shy face, "My lord, just now I spent the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain." ”

Seeing that Guo Jia actually lowered his head to his waist, which was completely an attitude of confession, Zhang Chao hurriedly stepped forward and helped him up and said, "Fengxiao, I know what you think." But I just want to say that Chao has no great power, but he still has a mind. As long as this person is a talent and can be used by me, no matter what he has done, I can tolerate it. But I categorically can't stay behind the betrayal of the nation, such a person has no integrity, and even if he stays, it is not a blessing for the people. ”

"Yes, my lord, it's Jia's mistake." Guo Jia said sincerely. From this incident, he also saw Zhang Chao's character of doing things, that is, once he touched his bottom line, things did not slow down, this is a person with extremely strong national integrity, that is, a person with a strong sense of justice. Having such a person become a lord can be regarded as a blessing as a courtier.

"It doesn't matter, Fengxiao, after a long time, you will know what kind of person I am. In fact, no matter how corrupt the Han Dynasty was, this was ultimately our own family affair, and outsiders would never be allowed to interfere. It's like two brothers fighting for the sake of their family, but when a foreign enemy invades, they immediately have to unite as one. Zhang Chao said with a look of embarrassment. Internal friction has always been the biggest reason why a dynasty is replaced. Think about China for thousands of years, which time was it not because of excessive internal friction that it attracted foreign enemies, and eventually led to the replacement of the old and new dynasties?

Internal friction is like two people getting angry, and no one can put an end to it. But the premise is that the head of the bed and the end of the bed should be closed, otherwise, there will be a real big problem, which may attract outsiders, and at that time, the family will face the possibility of fragmentation.

Zhang Chao can't put an end to internal friction, after all, fighting is human nature. All he can do is to be harsh on the outside, or even more harsh, as long as the external enemy becomes weaker, it doesn't matter if there is a little problem at home, there is still time to solve it.

"Yes, the lord said very much. It's Jia's lack of vision. Guo Jia said very humbly on the side.

This is not that Guo Jia's vision is insufficient, but what he has experienced is far from what Zhang Chao heard.

Zhang Chao waved his hand, looking like he wouldn't blame anyone. Guo Jia saw that Zhang Chao really didn't care, so he also put his mind at ease and said: "Lord, although we have successfully deceived Zeng Lian now, the general of the Huns has not shown up, obviously they are still guarding against us, I am afraid that tonight's incident will be crossed." ”

"It's okay, there are a thousand Zhang family heavy riders, and nothing big will happen." Zhang Chao said very confidently, this time he brought a thousand Zhang family heavy riders out, just to prevent all kinds of possible things from happening. Although the strength of the Hun cavalry is not bad, it also depends on who they are compared with. At least compared with Zhang's heavy ride, they are at least three grades behind.

Seeing that Zhang Chao was so confident, Guo Jia also put his mind at ease and said, "Lord, so I'll arrange it." ”

"Hard work and filial piety." Zhang Chao let Guo Jia leave, and then found the bed and rested, there are still big things to do at night, and he is talking about the spirit first.