"Hehe, it's ridiculous," Zhang Han waved his hand, "When he refused to give Sun Ce the position of Grand Sima, at least five advisors had already expected that he would definitely make a move on my territory, and the easiest place to break through the realm was actually Guangling." ”

Zhang Han's face was calm, there was no pride, and he was modest.

Chen Jiao had to believe this, after all, Xu Du's soldiers and horses had already galloped to Kuang Qi City one step ahead of him, if he hadn't judged Sun Ce's movements in advance, so he took precautions, how could he be so fast.

At this moment, when Chen Jiao was about to speak, he caught a glimpse of an elderly Confucian student standing up happily out of the corner of his eye, and said: "The prince's words are wrong, there are many people who can understand the situation, but there are only Guo Xianjiu who really advocated sending troops immediately with the prince and the marquis, and dared to assert that Jiangdong Sun Ce would definitely come to attack Guangling. ”

"In this festival, the old man is not as good as the two, this is where the courage lies."

"Well," Zhang Han nodded, the actual situation is indeed the case, the rest of the people are conservative, knowing that once they miscalculate, suddenly mobilizing the army to the vicinity of Guangling is actually a waste of money and labor.

Even, if there is an accident during the march, it will damage the crops of ordinary people, which is a natural loss and the effect is unknown.

Guo Jia and Zhang Han advocated this, which made many people incomprehensible and unspeakable, but now that the result is here, the reputation of the two is also very great.

"Well, it's not a bad thing to be conservative, most people are divided into two kinds, one is that I'd rather make mistakes than do nothing; The other is that I'd rather do nothing than make a mistake. ”

"Haha," Jia Xu and Chen Jiao also felt interesting when they heard this, and they both laughed a few times.

In the end, Chen Jiao accepted Zhang Han's invitation and played in Nanlin Mountain for a while.

"Ji Bi, the mountains and rivers here are beautiful, there is a manor on the mountain, you can pick a courtyard to live in for a few days, the light rain has been continuous these days, when the weather is a little better, I will take you to Xudu to meet the prime minister, and then enter the palace."

"No, no, no, don't bother the prince, please go and get busy, how dare you let the prince accompany you."

Chen Jiao is an upright and upright person, he knows in his heart that the status gap with Zhang Han is very big, if he is allowed to accompany him, I am afraid it will be a joke that he does not know the sky and the earth when he wears it out in the future.

Moreover, Zhang Han is probably just talking.

Who knows, as soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Han pulled him lightly, "What are you afraid of." ”

"I know you're coming, I was going to go back to my home, but I postponed it for a few days, waiting to take you to play in the south mountains for a few days, whether it's hunting, fishing, or studying in the mountain courtyard, and I also have fun, and then go back to Xudu together, I just went home to live for a while, wouldn't it be just right to go along?"

"This ......" Chen Jiao was still hesitating, but Zhang Han's tone was too relaxed, and he didn't have any arrogance at all, as if he was receiving friends from afar, which made it difficult for him to refuse.

Zhang Han slapped a few more times, "You are Yuanlong's person, naturally my friend, what is the twist?" Nowadays, Confucianism advocates casualness and uninhibitedness, and my generation of Confucianism should be heroes, not rotten Confucianism. ”

"The prince is right!" Chen Jiaoxin took it orally and bent down to salute.

It wasn't until this moment that he took out the letter that Chen Deng wrote to Zhang Han, and said with a smile: "Taishou said that the prince can just look at it, and there is no need to reply to the letter." ”

"Huh? Why? Zhang Han gave him a strange look.

Dian Wei said in the back urn: "I'm afraid that others will be difficult to carry." ”

"Shut up! You don't talk to no one when you're dumb!! Zhang Han frowned, and said a classic sentence that the teacher loved to scold him when he was in school.

"Tsk," Dian Wei pouted, but did not return the favor.

Zhang Han glanced down at the letter, but immediately stopped reading it, his face was a little solemn.

Chen Jiao was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with the prince, but what's wrong with the letter?!" ”

Zhang Han muttered: "I'll wipe it, I specially wrote a letter to scold me......"

Dian Wei: "......"

Jia Xu: "......"

If the letter is scolding, it is normal for him not to have to reply to the letter, and Zhang Hanpian has been in Guangling for many years, and he has even forgotten Chen Deng this year.

A few scolding seems more reasonable.

……

Chen Jiao stayed in Nanlin Mountain for two days, and on the third day, he already planned to go to see Cao Cao first.

Zhang Hanguo did not break his promise, accompanied him all the way, and even let him share a car because he liked Chen Jiao's speech and the loyal and kind quality that he had praised several times.

on the carriage.

While the two were chatting, Chen Jiao also asked if there were any famous generals among the reinforcements who went to Guangling this time.

"If you ask this, there are a few of them," Zhang Han thought about it with a slight void of eyes, nodded and said: "Zhang Liao is one of them, he has a lot of experience in fighting Jiangdong, especially in a kind of battle when he breaks the formation with horses, rushes to kill Jiangdong foot soldiers, and cuts off the separation of soldiers, horses and warships, and is extremely good at it." ”

"In addition, among the 3,000 soldiers and horses transferred from Runan, there is a person named Xu Ding, who is not as brave as his younger brother, but now his prestige is almost inseparable, and he has a remarkable record in leading the troops in battle, oh, Xu Zhongkang, the younger brother of Xu Duwei, is now in the Prime Minister's Mansion as the commander and training the guard."

"Oh, that must be a first-class military general," Chen Jiao was naturally in awe when he heard this, how could a person who could control the internal and external guards of the entire government office in the Prime Minister's Mansion be a general?

"He's average, half-open to me...... I often defeat him alone," Zhang Han said naturally.

"In addition to them, and then there are the soldiers and horses of Xuzhou, and there are large armies in Yuban and Che Zhou to help, Kuang Qicheng doesn't have to worry," Zhang Han smiled confidently, "When I went to Wancheng in my early years, I used to see that line of defense. ”

"Later, I heard something about it again......" Zhang Han said this, suddenly stopped, secretly observed Chen Jiao's face, he was really a little stunned, and then slightly unnatural wry smile.

Zhang Han said with a smile: "Ji Bi, you are a real person, you should also know some secrets, my next words, you just need to answer yes and no." ”

"Yuan Long's uncle, Chen Yu, died at the hands of Sun Ce, right?"

Chen Jiao was stunned for a moment, and then nodded.

Zhang Han said: "The matter of Yangzhou back then, too urgent, after Yuan Shu usurped the throne and usurped the Han Dynasty, the situation changed very rapidly, it can be said that it is changing with each passing day, Chen Yu wanted to join Yan Baihu, and took advantage of Sun Ce's troops to leave the headquarters, and seized its land, which was broken by Sun Bofu who went and returned. ”

"As a result, the Chen family and the Sun family have a feud, and Jingzhou and the Sun family also have a feud."

"I see," Chen Jiao suddenly raised his head, his face was clear, and he said with emotion: "No wonder, no wonder the prince will deliberately put Taishou in Guangling to reject the Sun family, but also to fulfill one of his wishes." ”

"Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Jiangdong can clamp each other, and if Sun Ce from Jiangdong can be threatened from Guangling, he will be struggling in Jiangdong."

"That's right," Zhang Han's eyes became solemn, "The letter he wrote to me was indeed pouring bitter water on me, asking me to keep my original promise and put his merits on the table, and ask the Son of Heaven to seal it." ”

"That's fine, but I still don't want to transfer him back to Xu Dulai."

"If you come back, it means that after the change of guard, it may be risky to guard against Jiangdong, and Chen Yuanlong will also miss this opportunity to make a name for himself, once the expansion and development of the Sun family is curbed, this merit will be revealed later."

The most important thing is that I have just begun to lie down and collect the merits of war, and you are back to those heavenly growth in force and physique that I lack every year, who will make up for me?

"I understand, after I go back, I will explain the meaning of the prince to Taishou, and there is another matter, I plan to ask the prince to help investigate." Chen Jiao bowed and assured Zhang Han that he had actually prepared a speech in his heart at this moment.

He understands Chen Deng's character, he is too ambitious, but he naturally does not refuse merit and fame, his talent can be passed on to heaven and earth, and he has the ability to show off his ancestors, so he is naturally extremely happy.

If he is entrusted with a heavy task, he will also accept this situation, hard work will not be said, he just thinks that Zhang Han forgot him because of something, so he is resentful.

"You say," Zhang Han raised his hand, not embarrassed, "It's not poisonous." ”

"Well......" Chen Jiao thought for a moment, and after taking a good note in his heart, he smiled bitterly in embarrassment: "When my family was in Guangling, I heard that the sergeant of Xu Du had a bad evaluation of him. ”

"There are a lot of remarks about him being arrogant and arrogant......

"I didn't say it," Zhang Han hurriedly waved his hand, his face was unnatural, and after speaking, he looked away, not planning to look at Chen Jiao.

"Uh......" Chen Jiao was stunned, "Why is the prince excited?" ”

"Am I excited? No......" Zhang Han touched his nose, "Well, I'll ask about this matter clearly." ”

"Then it's up to the prince."

"It's okay, it's just some trivial things that have been criticized in terms of reputation, Yuanlong has always been generous, so he won't take it to heart, right?"

"Otherwise," Chen Jiao shook his head solemnly, "This year, Taishou's body is not quite right, he often can't eat or drink, and he is always in a bad mood, and when he hears these rumors, he will be restless, and even vomit and diarrhea, as if he is sick with a cold." ”

When Zhang Han heard this, a trace of strangeness appeared on his originally leisurely and boring face, his eyes widened, and he looked at him suspiciously: "How long has this symptom lasted?" ”

"It's been a while, and it's been a year for the first time."

"It's May ......" Zhang Han lowered his head and muttered, this year it will be two or three months, and it seems that it can still be cured.

"Let him go back to Xudu."

"No, didn't you just say that...... There are still great achievements in Guangling......"

"It's terrible," Zhang Han shook his head, "This is because there is already a highly toxic disease in the body, it must have eaten something unclean, and it will accumulate for a long time, so it will have diarrhea and vomiting, and be repeatedly uneasy." ”

"You go back and ask him whether he loves life or gold, whether he loves health or fame, after meeting the prime minister today, Ji Bi will immediately go back to Guangling, take my signal, take the post house horse road along the way, and feed the horses in the post house along the way, and travel as soon as possible."

"I'll give you a horse, and you can ride it away."

"It's okay now, but there's no need to ......" Chen Jiao said this, but the next words were speechless.

He suddenly felt that Zhang Han was indeed very enjoyable to get along with, he was very hospitable, and he planned to stay in Xudu for a few more days.

But when he heard that Chen Deng was in poor health, he urged him to go back immediately and let Chen Deng return to Xudu.

This instantaneous change of attitude and resolution is actually the friendship between the two.

"No wonder, Taishou always mentions the prince, but it's really ...... There are few people in his world who are convinced, and I am afraid that he is the most obedient to the prince and prime minister. ”

"You see," Zhang Han raised his eyebrows, and he was interested, "There are few convincing people in the world, what do you mean by this?" It's that he doesn't accept other talents, isn't this arrogant? ”

"Yes, yes, yes, what the prince said."

Chen Jiao actually felt that these comments from Xu Du were not completely fabricated, and they also had something to do with Chen Deng's daily treatment of those talents who came to visit.

"This is too guarded, at the beginning, a wide range of wise men, a lot of wise people came to visit, when receiving friends, they were also kind and pleasant, and even liked to talk with the good man until late at night, but later, more and more annoyed by this matter, said that it was better to read at home, so he was no longer keen to meet guests."

"Later, Taishou hated such things more and more because there were too many people who came to visit him, and they all asked for him, or planned to make friends to get some reputation for tasting."

"So Fang has arrogance, in the next thought, it has something to do with the great change in temperament, of course, it may be that Guangling really does not have a heroic talent, which has disappointed Taishou."

Zhang Han was silent for a moment after hearing this, and sighed deeply: "It's all my fault." ”

"Huh?!"

What does it mean?

Chen Jiao was stunned when he heard it, what does this have to do with you?

Is there any inseparable connection between Taishou's temperament and you?

Zhang Han slapped his legs with both hands and said, "Isn't this just Dong Shi Xiaofeng?" ”

"You mean, you're too sturdy?"

Zhang Han said "um", wanting to follow the example of the fireside and find a few friends who he liked and could talk to, Chen Deng may have been around the fireplace in Xudu for a long time, thinking that if he went out to look for it, he could find such a group of masters.

But in fact, where are there so many bohemian and insightful madmen, so after Chen Deng made friends with a lot of people, he found that most of them were people who were close to him and came to obtain some benefits, so his heart naturally became irritable.

After looking for so long in Guangling, didn't you get a talent like Chen Jiao?

"Go, after repelling Sun Ce, transfer Yuanlong back, and I will make a statement to let Wen Yuan guard Guangling for the time being."

"Only," Chen Jiao bowed his hand, and there was no more doubt.

……

Above the court.

After Chen Jiaoyu reported the battle of Kuangqi City, the Son of Heaven was furious and immediately issued an edict to rebuke Sun Ce, remove his inherited title, and remove him from the official position of general.

Then he ordered Runan Xu Ding, Xuzhou Yu Ban, Che Zhou, and Wuguan Zhonglang General to lead the troops, a total of 30,000 to garrison and rush to help.

But in reality, this is just a formality, and these soldiers and horses have already set off a few days ago.

Of course, Liu Xie didn't know about this, his process here was that he gave an order, Cao Cao went to transfer the order, sent it as soon as possible, and then it seemed that the monarch and the ministers were in harmony.

Cao Cao obeyed Liu Xieyan, and at the same time, Liu Xie first obtained a copy of Shangshutai's recital, informing him where there was a garrison that could be mobilized.

That is to say, in Liu Xie's cognition, there are only a few military camps that can be known, except for here, they are the Luyang Tun Soldiers, the Hanoi Tun Soldiers, and the Xiahou Dun of Dongjun, which are not easy to mobilize.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Chen Jiao immediately went to see Cao Cao again, ready to resign, but he was still a little puzzled at the door, and asked Zhang Handao: "How did the prince persuade the prime minister to transfer the Taishou back?" ”

"Hmph," Zhang Han raised his head slightly arrogantly, "Waiting outside, I have a three-inch tongue, and let the lord obey me, this is my Zhang Bochang's ability." ”

"Among Cao Ying's advisers, I am the only one who can speak the most and have the most insight into people."

Chen Jiao took a deep breath, his eyes were full of respect, he was worthy of being a prince, and he had such a confident bearing.

(End of chapter)