Three Kingdoms King of the North

Seeing that a group of people were about to charge up, Patch quickly stood in front of Han Zhan, and shouted at those rascals, "Stop it, do you know who he is?"

Patch's words made Xiao Hu's subordinates stop in their tracks. Seeing that Han Zhan was dressed gorgeously and had an extraordinary bearing, they looked like he was not an ordinary person. They didn't dare to act rashly, so they could only look at Xiao Hu for help.

The fleshy Xiao Hu glared at his subordinates, and said angrily: "Call me, if anything goes wrong, I will take responsibility."

Hearing what Xiao Hu said, Han Zhan sneered, and then said to the guards who were ready around: "Do it, don't beat people to death." After speaking, he took a step back , Protecting Cai Yan behind him.

Xiao Hu thought that Han Zhan was begging him not to beat him to death, so he grinned: "Don't worry, little boy, my people will not beat you to death, at most they will break your hands and feet." Then he yelled at his men , "Break his hands and feet, don't beat him to death."

But Xiao Hu soon realized that something was wrong, a group of men in casual clothes rushed over from the side, knocked down several of his most capable men.He turned his head and wanted to run, but there was no way he could escape. Han Zhan's guard knocked him to the ground with a few punches.

At this moment, Xiao Hu knew that he had encountered a tough guy. He knew the truth that a good man does not suffer from immediate losses, so he quickly knelt down in front of Han Zhan, kowtowed and said, "Young master, please forgive me. The little one has eyes but can't see Mount Tai!" , Offended the young master, beg the young master to spare the little one."

Before Han Zhan could express his opinion, someone suddenly shouted at the door: "What happened?" Then someone tried to break in, and two guards standing at the door quickly stopped him.

Hearing that voice, Han Zhan was more familiar, turned to look sideways, and recognized the person who was about to barge in, it was Ge Bie, the chef in Zigu's restaurant.He hurriedly ordered to the guard at the door: "Let him in!"

Holding a bag of things in his arms, Ge Bie walked across the lobby and walked up to Zi Gu, threw the bag in his hand on the ground, grabbed Zi Gu's arms, and asked nervously: "Zi Gu, where are you going?" What's the matter?"

When Ge Bie put his hands on Zi Gu's arms, Han Zhan noticed that Zi Gu's body was trembling for a moment, then he took a step back, broke away from Ge Bie's hand calmly, and said lightly: "Uncle Xiao came to the store. Fortunately, Marquis Ting was here and subdued him."

When Ge Bie heard what Zigu said, he noticed Han Zhan who was standing beside him. He quickly knelt down on his knees and kowtowed to him: "I have seen Tinghou!"

When Xiao Hu and his subordinates at the side learned that the people they wanted to teach were actually Jizhou Mu and Zhangshui Tinghou Han Zhan, they were so frightened that they kowtowed desperately and begged Han Zhan for mercy: "Tinghou, please forgive me. Tinghou, please forgive me!"

Han Zhan looked at the guards standing aside and told them: "Leave two people to follow us, and the rest will send these hooligans to the prison and lock them up."

Cai Yan was frightened and didn't want to continue shopping, so he whispered to Han Zhan, "Tinghou, I don't want to go shopping anymore, let's go back to the house." Seeing that Cai Yan didn't want to go shopping, Han Zhan smiled and nodded Agree.

Since the mutton soup and noodle cakes had just arrived, before they had time to eat, they were disturbed by Xiao Hu, a local ruffian, so Zi Gu quickly ordered Xiao Bai to take a food box, put everything in it, and then handed it over to Patch inside.

When Han Zhan was leaving the mutton soup restaurant, he suddenly remembered something, so he stopped and turned to ask Zi Gu who had sent him out: "Zi Gu, I have something I want to ask you."

Zigu quickly lowered her eyebrows and said pleasantly: "Tinghou, please ask me!"

"The taste of your mutton soup is fresher than other's. Do you have any tricks?" After Han Zhan asked this, he realized that he was a little too rash. This is Zigu's exclusive secret. It will affect your business, and quickly added: "If you find it inconvenient, you don't need to say it."

Zigu smiled lightly and said: "Actually, there is no trick, just put a fish in the mutton soup, and the mutton soup will be very delicious."

Han Zhan didn't think there was anything special about the secret recipe mentioned by Zigu.But Cai Yan, who was next to him, suddenly said, "It turns out that fish and sheep are fresh."

"Fish and sheep are fresh?" Han Zhan repeated Cai Yan's words, and asked in confusion, "I don't know what you mean?"

Cai Yan said with a smile: "It is said that Peng Zu's youngest son, Xiding, likes fishing. Peng Zu was afraid that he would drown. One day, when his son came home from fishing, it happened that Peng Zu was not in Xiding and asked his mother to cut open the fish that was being stewed. The mutton is hidden in it. When Peng Zu came back to eat the mutton, he felt that it was very delicious, so he cooked it in the same way, and a dish of mutton with hidden fish came into being.

The cooking method of this dish is to cook an appropriate amount of mutton, fish, and dense soup. Fish is already a very delicious food, and mutton slices as thin as paper are added to make a pot of soup. , exudes a tempting fragrance, neither the smell of mutton nor the smell of fish, and it has the effect of helping yang and nourishing essence and blood. "

What Cai Yan said made Zi Gu's eyes widen, and she said in surprise: "Young Madam is really well-informed, she actually knows my family's signature dish. That's right, the reason why my family's mutton soup is better than others More delicious, it is according to the secret recipe handed down by Pengzu."

Speaking of this, Zigu looked at Han Zhan again and said, "Tinghou, should you still remember seeing a girl named Xiaofan in my shop?" Seeing Han Zhan nodding in affirmation, she continued, "Xiaofan is Specially bring me fish."

After Zigu's explanation, Han Zhan immediately thought of that little girl who was so beautiful. Since Zigu sold the shop to raise money to atone for Gebie, Han Zhan has never seen her again.I don't know if I will see this beautiful girl again when I have the opportunity to return to Sheguo County.

Seeing Han Zhan standing in a daze at the door, Cai Yan pulled his sleeves and said in a low voice, "Tinghou, let's go back."

When Han Zhan and Cai Yan turned around and walked towards the state pastoral mansion, no matter whether it was Patch following behind or the guards sent by Chen Dao, they all heaved a sigh of relief.At least the experience in the mutton soup restaurant made them all realize that it is not safe to sit back and relax in Jizhou City. Even without the assassins sent by Yuan Shao, those local hooligans are enough to cause headaches.

As soon as Han Zhan returned to the State Shepherd's Mansion, he ordered Patch who was following behind, "Go and invite Xun Changshi and Mr. Guo to my study. I have something important to discuss with them." After sending Patch away, he smiled again He said to Cai Yan, "Zhao Ji, after walking for so long, you must be tired. I'll take you back to your room to rest first."

Chapter 0157

When Xun Yu and Guo Jia heard Patch's message and learned that Han Zhan had something urgent to do, they quickly put down their work and hurried to Han Zhan's study.

After the three sat down, Han Zhan first looked at Xun Yu and said, "Uncle, do you remember the first case you settled when you first arrived in Sheguo County?"

Xun Yu nodded after hearing this, and said slowly: "I remember, the cook of a mutton soup restaurant, in order to teach a vegetable farmer who had a crush on the female boss, found a few hooligans, beat them up, and threw them into the Zhangshui River. At that time, I sentenced them all to Qiuhouwen, but the female owner of the mutton soup restaurant was kind and righteous, and she went bankrupt to raise enough redemption money for the cook. Save him from death, and then they disappeared. Zhan'er, why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

"I met those people in a mutton soup restaurant in the city today." Han Zhan said with a smile, "It's a coincidence that as soon as Zhao Ji and I sat down, a group of hooligans rushed in to make trouble. Take the lead Some even said that if the female boss refuses to accept him, he will have the shop smashed to pieces and then burned down."

Hearing this, Xun Yu slammed the table in front of him and said angrily, "It's unreasonable, it's unreasonable! Does he still have Wang Fa in his eyes?"

"Uncle, I have already arrested this person." Han Zhan told Xun Yu and Guo Jia what happened at that time, and finally asked: "I invited you here to ask , how to deal with this person?"

"Jizhou is initially settled, and the people's hearts are not stable." Xun Yu frowned and said: "I think that for the sake of safety, it is not appropriate to kill people casually."

"Changshi's words are wrong." As soon as Xun Yu finished speaking, Guo Jia retorted: "This is the best opportunity for the lord to show his prestige. If such evildoers can be killed, the people of Jizhou will be happy. Encourage."

The two who have always been in harmony, unexpectedly had a disagreement on how to deal with Xiao Hu.Xun Yu advocated that Huairou should be the main thing, and it would be enough to be punished in the hall, and then shut up for a few days; while Guo Jia advocated that the evil should be eliminated, and people like Xiao Hu who committed crimes and evil must be beheaded to show the public, so as to imitate others.

Seeing that the two had been arguing bitterly for a long time without any result, Han Zhan quickly waved his hands at them and said, "Okay, uncle, Feng Xiao, you don't have to argue anymore, the Marquis has already made a decision."

The two stopped arguing and looked at Han Zhan at the same time, wondering what he would say.Han Zhan coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and spit out a sentence: "The chief villain must be dealt with, and the coercion will not be asked. This Xiao Hu must be killed, and his subordinates can spare their lives and let them All go to hard labor."

"Hard labor?!" Xun Yu asked puzzledly, "What kind of hard labor?"

"Uncle, I plan to encourage land reclamation in Jizhou after the beginning of spring." Han Zhan looked at Xun Yu and expressed his plan: "Not only the people want to land reclamation, but the soldiers also need to participate in land reclamation. Of course, I won't let them do it for nothing." Yes, every soldier in the Jizhou Army can be awarded Yongyetian. When there are not enough manpower to open up wasteland, these idle hooligans will be arrested and do hard labor to open up wasteland."

Hearing Han Zhan mentioning "Yongyetian", Guo Jia asked in puzzlement, "My lord, I don't know what is Yongyetian?"

Seeing Guo Jia's expression, Han Zhan suddenly remembered the term "Yongyetian", which only appeared in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and quickly explained to the two: "It is the land granted to the soldiers, which can be cultivated from generation to generation. Accept."

Both Xun Yu and Guo Jia are smart people. After listening to Han Zhan's explanation, they both nodded in approval.Xun Yu said: "If the soldiers know that they have been allocated fields that can be passed on to their children and grandchildren, their morale will definitely be boosted."

Han Zhan knew very well in his heart that people of this era love the land far more than those of later generations.As long as they can get the land, they will definitely fight to the death on the battlefield in the future.

However, considering that he is still a layman in terms of internal affairs, he said to Xun Yu and Guo Jia with some embarrassment: "Uncle, Feng Xiao, although Ben Hou proposed the idea of ​​​​Yongyetian, how to give the Jizhou Army The division of land by the soldiers still depends on you to come up with a charter."

Xun Yu quickly stood up and bowed to Han Zhan: "Zhan'er, uncle, on behalf of the soldiers and people in Jizhou, I would like to express my gratitude to you. If it is true that the soldiers and civilians will carry out large-scale farming and water conservancy projects after the beginning of spring, then how many years will it be?" Afterwards, there was no longer any risk of famine in Jizhou."

"Uncle, you don't need to praise me anymore." Hearing Xun Yu's praise, Han Zhan was really a little embarrassed, and he quickly said: "When formulating the regulations for entrusting the land, if the two of you are unsure about paying attention, you can ask Xun Youruo and Tian Yuan Hao also participated in it, one person's wisdom is short and everyone's wisdom is long."

After Guo Jia and Han Zhan finished speaking, they also stood up, and first stated to him that they had worked hard to formulate the charter for enfeoffment, and then changed the topic: "My lord, according to the detailed report of Yecheng, Ju granted Jugong and because of preventing Yuan Shao from sending troops. Attacked Guantao, and was imprisoned by Yuan Shao."

"Jushou is in jail?" Hearing Guo Jia's words, Han Zhan finally understood why he never saw Jushou show up during the battle of Guantao. It turned out that he had been imprisoned by Yuan Shao long ago.Knowing that Jushou is a rare talent, Han Zhan has always wanted to recruit him, so he looked at Guo Jia and asked, "How is he doing now?"

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "After Yuan Shao was defeated in Guantao, he remembered that Jushou had dissuaded him from sending troops, so he wanted to release him from the prison. However, Fengji slandered Yuan Shao in front of Yuan Shao, so that Yuan Shao no longer mentioned the matter of releasing Jushou."

Han Zhan knew that Guo Jia would not mention Jushou to him for no reason, so he asked back, "Feng Xiao, I wonder if you can rescue Mr. Ju from the prison in Yecheng?"

Seeing that Han Zhan had guessed what he was thinking, Guo Jia couldn't help showing a gratified smile on his face.He paused for a moment and said to Han Zhan: "My lord, as early as the Battle of Guantao, Jia sent some of his cronies to Yecheng to bribe the prison guards. He just thought that one day, he could rescue Duke Ju from the prison." Now, as long as the lord says a word, I will immediately order these confidantes to find a way to rescue Duke Ju."

"Feng Xiao is more considerate." Han Zhan recalled that during the battle of Guantao, Guo Jia once asked him for more than a dozen people, saying that they would be used for great purposes.Out of trust in Guo Jia, I didn't ask him what he wanted these people to do, so I readily agreed, but I didn't expect that he was sent to Yecheng to rescue Jushou at an opportunistic time.Thinking of this, he nodded at Guo Jia and said, "Since you have already made arrangements, let the brothers in Yecheng act immediately and rescue Ju Gongyu as soon as possible."

Chapter 0158

Guo Jia, who was in charge of the rescue mission, went to the state pastoral mansion to find Han Zhan early the next morning to discuss some details of the rescue mission.

After the two sat down in the study, Han Zhan asked, "Feng Xiao, has the manpower to go to Yecheng been arranged?"