Zhang Lang felt absurd in his heart, this Xu Qian didn't seem to be an ordinary person, it was impossible for him not to guess his ambition? Not to mention, in the past two years, he has fought with Liu Biao, obviously to expand his territory and strengthen his own troops. Liu Biao occupies the eight counties of Jingzhou, and he is also a big warlord, but he is also loyal to the emperor, and pays tribute to the court every year, which is much stronger than other princes. But Liu Biao was destroyed by himself, there is no excuse, no reason. As long as you are a caring person, you can see through it at a glance. But this Xu Qian, not only did he not see through his ambitions, but also issued the blood edict of the saint to himself, didn't he let himself be a thief and catch a thief? Zhang Lang had a feeling of being ridiculous.

Zhang Lang's strange expression fell into Xu Qian's eyes one by one. He has long been an old man, and he can't guess Zhang Lang's thoughts. He didn't explain anything, but said solemnly: "General Zhang, take this holy blood edict." ”

Zhang Lang put away his other thoughts, stretched out his hands respectfully (at least on the surface), and took what Xu Qian handed over.

Zhang Lang was quite curious, and opened the juan paper casually.

"I have heard that the people are great, and the father and son come first; The difference between respect and humility is important to monarchs and ministers. In recent years, thieves have seized power, formed party alliances, and corrupted the government; Reward and punishment are not up to me. I have been worrying all night, and I am afraid that the world will be in danger. Qing is the general of the country, the arm of me, when remembering the difficulty of Emperor Gao's entrepreneurship, raising the prestige of Jiangdong, annihilating the party, and recovering the society, the luck of the world! Break your fingers and spill blood, edict Fu Qing, and then be cautious, don't live up to your intentions! Jian'an was edicted in the spring of March of the seventh year. ”

After reading it, Zhang Lang closed it casually and began to ponder.

Xu Qian's eyes were slightly red, he fell to the ground, and his voice trembled: "General, Cao Ying is bullying power and running rampant in the middle. Even his subordinates are arrogant, do not treat the saint as the emperor, bully in every way, and take pleasure in it. Queens, princesses, and palace maids can be annihilated at will, and insulting and beating have long become commonplace. Where is the majesty of the Han family? The emperor has colors to see the ancestors and ancestors! ”

Zhang Lang's heart was shocked when he heard it, he couldn't imagine that Cao Ying was so domineering, how much difference was this from Dong Zhuo? However, according to the history books, although Cao Ying coerced the princes of the Son of Heaven to fight everywhere, he did not have any excesses against the Han family. He worked all his life, and finally did not call the emperor Jian, but his son abolished the emperor and established himself as soon as he came up, and changed his name to Wei. Zhang Lang hurriedly stepped forward to help Xu Qian up, and said with questions: "Although Cao Ying is authoritarian, he shouldn't treat the saint like this, right?" Isn't he afraid of arousing public outrage in the DPRK and China? ”

Xu Qian had already burst into tears, and he couldn't cry and said: "The general doesn't know anything, except for the emperor who is in charge of the court, in normal times, ordinary officials can't see the saint, and his situation is unknown." Even if he saw the emperor, he also had a lot of guards planted by Cao Ying, and he didn't dare to say these things. It was also occasionally that the old man learned about it from the mouth of the saint. General, the world is so big, now only you can fight against Cao Ying, and save the emperor from the dire situation. ”

Zhang Lang suddenly came to his senses, and there was no way to offer this blood edict to himself. In the whole world, the only one who can fight with Cao Ying is himself. As long as he can solve the crisis in front of Xu, whether he will become the next Cao Ying can only be said at that time. Zhang Lang thought coldly, how the emperor lives has nothing to do with me. It's a battle with Cao Ying, and it's inevitable to avoid it, in that case, why not be a favor? Thinking of this, Zhang Lang pretended to be sad and indignant and said: "What a Cao Ying, I still treat him as a character, I didn't expect him to be so indulgent." Lord Xu rest assured, the emperor has a matter, since he handed over to General Keben, when the wheat is ripe in the coming year, the treasury funds will be returned, and he will inevitably go north to the Central Plains, kill Cao Ying, and come from the Kuang Han room. ”

Xu Qian was already excited and didn't know how to speak, and he just wanted to kneel down tremblingly.

Zhang Lang held it and said with a smile: "My lord, don't be polite, wait for me to write a letter, let you hand it over to the saint, and talk about expressing your determination." By the way, Old Xu, do you have a way to get this letter into the hands of the saint? ”

Xu Qian nodded happily and said, "General rest assured, although the old man has been dismissed, there are still a few henchmen in the court." He paused and hesitated, "General, I don't know why you have to wait for a few years?" It must be known that while the general is recuperating and recuperating, Cao Ying is also strengthening himself, and after sweeping the north, he is even more powerful than ever. No matter how Jiangdong develops, it will eventually lose to the north because of its lack of heritage. Guanzhong Hebei has always been the economic center of the entire Central Plains, and the conditions are unique, and it will take three years for the general to recover his vitality, and Cao Ying only needs to use one year. If you talk about it in this way, it is not a wise move for the general to die down. ”

Zhang Lang thought about it and felt that there was some truth, but he didn't know what to say for a while, so he just smiled: "I have my own opinions on this matter, so Master Xu doesn't have to worry about it." ”

Xu Qian saw that Zhang Lang was a little hesitant, and his goal had been reached, so he couldn't help but stretch out his hand and said, "Then ask the general for a letter." ”

Zhang Lang nodded and shouted, and Han Xue's pretty figure soon appeared in the hall.

Han Xue spread the paper juan and grinded the inkstone.

Zhang Lang's pen is like a god, the dragon horse walks, and it doesn't take half a pillar of incense time, and a letter has been written.

Xu Qian nervously took the letterhead handed over by Zhang Lang and carefully put it into his arms, smiling all over his face.

Zhang Lang took out the jade pendant and said, "Old Xu, please take back this jade pendant." ”

Xu Qian shook his head and said, "General, this is specially earned by the Holy Lord, I hope you can act more conveniently." ”

When Zhang Lang heard him say this, he unceremoniously put the jade pendant into his arms and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then thank you for the grace." ”

Xu Qian's heart was like an arrow, and he immediately said goodbye and prepared to leave.

Zhang Lang didn't stay long, and sent it to the door at first.

Xu Qian walked out of Zhang's mansion and breathed a sigh of relief, with a knowing smile on his old face. He glanced at Zhang Fu cautiously, and when he saw that no one was paying attention to him, he couldn't help but say to himself: "Fortunately, there is Uncle Liu's guidance, otherwise I really can't think of this trick to drive away the wolf." Zhang Lang, Zhang Lang, it's best for you to deploy a battle with Cao Ying from now on, the sooner you fight, the better, remember to fight for a few more years, the more troops and money and food on both sides consume, the better, it's best for you to lose both. Zhang Lang, you must not let me down, you must drag Cao Ying down, so that the Holy Father has time to arrange calmly, so that the Han family has hope for revival. ”

…… After Zhang Lang sent Xu Qian away, he was obviously a little irritable in his heart, and the battle with Cao Ying was not only a competition of strength and wisdom, but also a competition of the entire national strength. Since ancient times, the south has not won the north, on the one hand, it has a relationship with the water and soil environment, and on the other hand, it has a considerable impact on the south and the south. However, if you want to hit the north, it is simply impossible to do it without a solid foundation of national strength. In its current form, the south will have to recuperate for at least a few years, and only after everything is completely on the right track will there be capital to compete with Cao Ying. But the problem is that if he really recuperates for a few years, then Cao Ying will also completely sweep the north, sit up alone, and with the economic conditions of the north, the rapid development far exceeds that of the south, and it is impossible for him to have any advantage at all. What is the best way to do it? Zhang Lang shook his head and sighed, unable to think of a reason for a while.

At this time, Han Xue Jiao said, "What is the general doing in a daze?" Madame is waiting for you to come over for dinner? ”

Zhang Lang thought of Yang Rong and the cute child, and put his troubles aside for the time being.

Yang Rong, Cai Yan, Diao Xiu'er, and Mihuan were already chatting with each other in the room.

Zhang Yan, who can already walk on his own, is dressed in pink, with a pair of black eyes that are innocent, and his little face is red and cute, just like a porcelain doll, which makes people like it. At this time, she was constantly teasing her younger brother Zhang Li in Han Shuang's arms. Zhang Li is already more than a year old, with a long tiger head and a tiger brain, and a chubby and cute one. He is now the treasure of the whole family, and no matter who is concerned.

The sharp-eyed Yang Rong first noticed the smiling Zhang Lang stepping into the door.

Then Zhang Yan called out crisply, "Daddy", opened his pink little arms, and staggered over.

Zhang Lang squatted down, waited for Zhang Yan to run over, picked her up, and the beard on his face only pierced her tender face, and said with a smile: "Little baby, are you well-behaved today, have you listened to your mother's words?" ”

"Daddy, it hurts, Daddy's beard should be shaved." Zhang Yan tried hard to push Zhang Lang's bearded face, and said in a childish voice.

Zhang Lang was happy, raised Zhang Yan in the air with both hands, and scolded with a smile: "What do you know? A beard is the image of a man. ”

Zhang Yan was not afraid at all, and said with a serious face: "No, my mother said that my father was the most sloppy, and he never shaved, every time a few aunts helped my father shave." ”

Zhang Lang was stunned and turned his head to look at Cai Yan. As soon as Cai Yan touched Zhang Lang's eyes, he couldn't help lowering his head, but he still saw a smile on the side of his face. Zhang Lang laughed loudly and scolded: "Wen Ji, look at the good baby you taught." ”

Cai Yan didn't speak, but Zhang Yan continued to say seriously: "My mother also said that if the baby said this, Daddy would definitely be angry." ”

Zhang Langda liked this smart child in his heart, he hugged Zhang Yan tightly and said, "Daddy, how can you be angry with your mother?" ”

Zhang Yan tilted his little head and said, "Really? ”

Zhang Lang swore and said: "Of course it's true." ”

Zhang Yan said ghostly: "That mother doesn't let Daddy go to her bed to sleep, will Daddy still be angry?" ”

Zhang Lang almost fainted to the ground.

The ladies in the lobby burst into laughter, and no one thought that Zhang Yanren would ask this question. Cai Yan's face turned crimson even more, obviously this question was beyond her expectations.

Zhang Lang came back to his senses after a long while, and yelled at the girls in the hall: "Who came up with this ghost idea, it's just teaching bad children." ”

Zhang Yan suddenly clapped his palms and shouted excitedly in Zhang Lang's arms: "Daddy is really angry." ”

Zhang Lang was speechless.

The ladies laughed even more without scruples, and the whole hall was full of laughter, completely ignoring the image of the lady, staggering. There was a time when the invincible Zhang Lang would suffocate in the hands of a little kid, which is something that I can't think of.

Zhang Lang was depressed for a while, suddenly ignored the laughter in the hall, turned his face, smiled and said to Zhang Yan: "Little baby, who told you to say this just now?" Say it, Daddy will take you out to play. Take you to fly a kite and catch a white rabbit. ”

As soon as Zhang Yan heard that Zhang Lang took him out to play, he couldn't help but open his small black eyes, and said happily: "Daddy, is it true?" ”

As soon as Zhang Yan replied like this, Diao Xiu'er was anxious, and hurriedly said, "Baby, don't say it." ”

Zhang Yan's happy face just now suddenly turned gloomy and said, "Aunt Xiu doesn't want the baby to say it." ”

Zhang Lang smiled crookedly, his eyes drifting to Diao Xiu'er.

Diao Xiu'er's face flushed with a red tide, and in a hurry, she blurted out that there was obviously no silver of three hundred silver here.

Zhang Yan cried with a sad face, crystal tears swirled in her eyes from time to time, as if they would fall down at any time in the next second, she showed off and cried: "Daddy hasn't taken the baby out to play for a long time, doesn't Daddy want the baby anymore?" ”

Zhang Lang saw that Zhang Yan wanted to cry and cry, and said distressedly: "How come, tomorrow my father will take you out to play." ”

Zhang Yan turned sadness into joy and said: "Really? Daddy is not allowed to deceive people. ”

Zhang Lang nodded heavily and said, "No." ”

Zhang Yan rolled his eyes and said, "Daddy, just how boring the two of us are, it's best to bring your mother and aunt." ”

Zhang Lang scolded with a smile: "Okay, you little ghost spirit, are they giving you any benefits." ”

Zhang Yan grabbed Zhang Lang's broad shoulders with his little hand and said coquettishly: "Daddy said it's okay." ”

Zhang Lang nodded hurriedly and said, "Okay, of course what the baby said is good." ”

"Yay." Zhang Yan shouted excitedly, turned his head to Cai Yan and said, "Mother, you see that the baby has suffered a lot, and Daddy agreed." ”

Zhang Lang was speechless again, obviously giving Zhang Yan another calculation.

Zhang Lang couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, gently pinched her pink nose and said, "Good girl, you are so cunning." ”

Zhang Yan giggled happily.

At this time, Cai Wenji came over with a slightly red face, obviously embarrassed by Zhang Lang's embarrassment, she stretched out her hand and said gently: "Baby, mother, your father has just finished doing things, he is a little tired, let him rest." ”

Zhang Yan struggled a few times in Zhang Lang's arms, fell to the ground, folded his little nose and said: "I'm not a little brother, I want someone to hold me every day." ”

Wen Ji shook her head, a loving smile on her face.

At this time, Zhang Lang took the towel handed over by Yang Rong, wiped his face, and said with a wry smile: "I didn't expect the baby to become so powerful." ”

Yang Rong smiled softly: "Who told you, who is busy as a father, and has no time to play with her?" It's no wonder she doesn't blame you. ”

Zhang Lang thinks about it, since he became this general, not to mention that it is rare to have a few carefree games with his children under his knees, even with Yang Rong and they rarely have the opportunity to go out for a walk. If you gain something, you will inevitably lose something, and it seems that this is an eternal mantra. Tomorrow, I have to really push some things and have fun with them.

(To be continued)