Three Kingdoms King of the North

Seeing Zhang Yan salute to him, Han Zhan quickly got off his horse and returned the salute: "Han Fu of Jizhou, I have met General Zhang."

"Mr. Han, Mr. Zhang has already prepared food and wine in the pavilion to entertain you." Zhang Yan made a gesture of invitation with her body sideways: "Please."

There is a round table made of stone and four drum-shaped stone piers in the pavilion.After Han Zhan and Zhang Yan sat opposite each other, Guo Jia and Hu Zhi stood behind them respectively.And Dian Wei, Xia Houlan, and Xia Houyun held their sword hilts and stood outside the pavilion like a few telegraph poles.

Zhang Yan raised the wine bottle in her hand, and said to Han Zhan, "Master Han came from a long way, but Mr. Zhang didn't meet him because of the wind and cold, so please forgive me. Mr. Zhang drank first, and he has the right to make amends." After finishing speaking, he raised his head and drank the wine in the wine bottle.Seeing that Zhang Yan had finished drinking the wine in the wine bottle, Han Zhan couldn't help but raise the wine bottle and drank all the wine in it.

Seeing Han Zhan drinking so refreshingly, a smile appeared on Zhang Yan's face.He personally filled the wine bottle for Han Zhan, and asked tentatively, "Mr. Han, what are your plans when you come to Montenegro?"

"General Zhang, I don't speak secretly, and I don't go around in circles when I have something to say. I just tell you straight." Han Zhan knows that Zhang Yan is a straightforward person, so it's best to tell him straight to the point. He couldn't get the point out of the way, and maybe he would pretend to be confused, so he said bluntly: "Benhou plans to send troops to Qingzhou and Bingzhou. After the two states are included in the territory, Jizhou will definitely be unified next. Because Benhou is worried At that time, I will meet with General Zhang in battle, so I sent Xia Houlan brothers and sisters to visit General Zhang and convey the meaning of this Marquis to you."

Speaking of this, Han Zhan sighed heavily, and continued: "Who knows that they are unlucky. They have been in Montenegro for many days, but they have no chance to meet General Zhang."

Hearing what Han Zhan said, Zhang Yan couldn't help blushing, and said with some embarrassment: "Some time ago, Zhang felt cold and was afraid of the wind, so he didn't dare to see people, so he neglected the two envoys of the Fujun, please forgive me. "

Han Zhan analyzed Zhang Yan's attitude towards him. The other party actually intended to submit to Jizhou, but he was still waiting for him to make a condition for him.After guessing Zhang Yan's thoughts, he continued: "General Zhang should have heard that today is in Jizhou. As soon as the palace in Yecheng is completed, Shengjia will go to Yecheng and designate it as the new capital. "

"Dingdu Yecheng?" Hearing what Han Zhan said, Zhang Yan quickly turned to look at Hu Zhi behind him, as if she wanted to confirm the authenticity of the news from him.

Seeing that Zhang Yan turned to look at him, Hu Zhi quickly nodded his head a few times, and replied: "Returning to my lord, according to the detailed report, Yecheng has indeed been under construction in the past few months, and Shengjia is staying in Jizhou City."

Knowing that Shengjia was indeed in Jizhou, Zhang Yan turned her head again, looked at Han Zhan and asked tentatively: "Mr. Han, I don't know that you have welcomed Shengjia to Jizhou. Has the Holy Majesty granted you any official position?"

"Except for Jizhou Mu and Marquis of Zhangshuiting," Han Zhan replied, "the holy cavalry also conferred the honor of the Marquis and the captain of the Sili school, and recorded the affairs of the minister on a fake festival axe."

Although Zhang Yan didn't know much about the official positions that Han Zhan mentioned, he also knew that this was not a small official.He was thinking in his heart, if the son is in Jizhou today, then what he said to the Han family lord in front of him must be obedient. If he really submits to him, maybe he can give his brothers a good way out .Thinking about it this way, his desire to return to Jizhou became more and more intense.

Guo Jia, who was standing behind Han Sui, noticed Zhang Yan's abnormality, coughed lightly, and pulled Han Zhan's clothes, indicating that he could take the opportunity to lobby Zhang Yan.

Understanding Han Zhan nodded, looked at Zhang Yan and asked, "General Zhang, I want to ask you, what are your plans if I occupy Qingzhou and Bingzhou?"

Halfway up the mountain, a rider rushed forward. After getting close, Han Zhan saw clearly that it was a small leader of the Black Mountain Army.Seeing the other party, Hu Zhi quickly asked, "What's the matter?"

The little leader said to Hu Zhi with a smile on his face: "Qi to the military commander, my lord heard that Jizhou Mu came to visit, so he came out to greet him in person. He is waiting at the welcome pavilion not far ahead."

When Han Zhan heard what the little boss said, he thought to himself: "Damn, aren't all the welcoming pavilions built at the foot of the mountain? Why is there one halfway up the mountain?"

But before he could ask, two more cavalry appeared in front of them.Seeing the two young generals in silver helmets on horseback, Han Zhan couldn't help showing a discouraged smile on his face.After the two approached, he asked first, "Two lieutenants Xiahou, are you all right?"

It turned out that the two people who came here were none other than Xiahoulan and Xiahouyun, brothers and sisters sent here by Han Zhan to lobby Zhang Yan.When the two heard Han Zhan's question, they couldn't help blushing.In the end, it was Xia Houyun who said: "Master, the brothers and sisters of the last general have insulted their mission, and they have not fulfilled their mission until now. Please punish them."

"Captain Xiahou, you don't have to blame yourself." Han Zhan was thinking in his heart, it was Guo Jia who suggested you to come here to lobby Zhang Yan.Although he was one of the best military advisers in the Three Kingdoms period, it is a pity that he is too young now to be as experienced and exhaustive as he was when he assisted Cao Mengde.Now, seeing the guilty faces of Xiahou brothers and sisters, he quickly said to Xiahouyun: "Since this Marquis is here, I will do the rest of the work."

After walking for another two or three miles along the mountain path, I saw a pavilion next to the mountain path ahead.Outside the pavilion, nearly a hundred Heishan soldiers in helmets and armor stood guarding a middle-aged man in fish-scale armor sitting in the pavilion.Han Zhan is guessing: Could this person be Zhang Yan.

"Tinghou," Hu Zhi's voice sounded from the side: "The person in the pavilion ahead is my lord Zhang Yan."

Seeing Han Zhan getting closer, Zhang Yan, who was sitting in the pavilion, got up and walked out of the pavilion, standing on the side of the road and waiting.When Han Zhan approached, he clasped his fists and said, "Ping Nan Zhong Lang, Zhang Yan, has met Mr. Han."

Seeing Zhang Yan salute to him, Han Zhan quickly got off his horse and returned the salute: "Han Fu of Jizhou, I have met General Zhang."

"Mr. Han, Mr. Zhang has already prepared food and wine in the pavilion to entertain you." Zhang Yan made a gesture of invitation with her body sideways: "Please."

There is a round table made of stone and four drum-shaped stone piers in the pavilion.After Han Zhan and Zhang Yan sat opposite each other, Guo Jia and Hu Zhi stood behind them respectively.And Dian Wei, Xia Houlan, and Xia Houyun held their sword hilts and stood outside the pavilion like a few telegraph poles.

Zhang Yan raised the wine bottle in her hand, and said to Han Zhan, "Master Han came from a long way, but Mr. Zhang didn't meet him because of the wind and cold, so please forgive me. Mr. Zhang drank first, and he has the right to make amends." After finishing speaking, he raised his head and drank the wine in the wine bottle.Seeing that Zhang Yan had finished drinking the wine in the wine bottle, Han Zhan couldn't help but raise the wine bottle and drank all the wine in it.

Seeing Han Zhan drinking so refreshingly, a smile appeared on Zhang Yan's face.He personally filled the wine bottle for Han Zhan, and asked tentatively, "Mr. Han, what are your plans when you come to Montenegro?"

"General Zhang, I don't speak secretly, and I don't go around in circles when I have something to say. I just tell you straight." Han Zhan knows that Zhang Yan is a straightforward person, so it's best to tell him straight to the point. He couldn't get the point out of the way, and maybe he would pretend to be confused, so he said bluntly: "Benhou plans to send troops to Qingzhou and Bingzhou. After the two states are included in the territory, Jizhou will definitely be unified next. Because Benhou is worried At that time, I will meet with General Zhang in battle, so I sent Xia Houlan brothers and sisters to visit General Zhang and convey the meaning of this Marquis to you."

Speaking of this, Han Zhan sighed heavily, and continued: "Who knows that they are unlucky. They have been in Montenegro for many days, but they have no chance to meet General Zhang."

Hearing what Han Zhan said, Zhang Yan couldn't help blushing, and said with some embarrassment: "Some time ago, Zhang felt cold and was afraid of the wind, so he didn't dare to see people, so he neglected the two envoys of the Fujun, please forgive me. "

Han Zhan analyzed Zhang Yan's attitude towards him. The other party actually intended to submit to Jizhou, but he was still waiting for him to make a condition for him.After guessing Zhang Yan's thoughts, he continued: "General Zhang should have heard that today is in Jizhou. As soon as the palace in Yecheng is completed, Shengjia will go to Yecheng and designate it as the new capital. "

"Dingdu Yecheng?" Hearing what Han Zhan said, Zhang Yan quickly turned to look at Hu Zhi behind him, as if she wanted to confirm the authenticity of the news from him.

Seeing that Zhang Yan turned to look at him, Hu Zhi quickly nodded his head a few times, and replied: "Returning to my lord, according to the detailed report, Yecheng has indeed been under construction in the past few months, and Shengjia is staying in Jizhou City."

Knowing that Shengjia was indeed in Jizhou, Zhang Yan turned her head again, looked at Han Zhan and asked tentatively: "Mr. Han, I don't know that you have welcomed Shengjia to Jizhou. Has the Holy Majesty granted you any official position?"

"Except for Jizhou Mu and Marquis of Zhangshuiting," Han Zhan replied, "the holy cavalry also conferred the honor of the Marquis and the captain of the Sili school, and recorded the affairs of the minister on a fake festival axe."

Although Zhang Yan didn't know much about the official positions that Han Zhan mentioned, he also knew that this was not a small official.He was thinking in his heart, if the son is in Jizhou today, then what he said to the Han family lord in front of him must be obedient. If he really submits to him, maybe he can give his brothers a good way out .Thinking about it this way, his desire to return to Jizhou became more and more intense.

Guo Jia, who was standing behind Han Sui, noticed Zhang Yan's abnormality, coughed lightly, and pulled Han Zhan's clothes, indicating that he could take the opportunity to lobby Zhang Yan.

Understanding Han Zhan nodded, looked at Zhang Yan and asked, "General Zhang, I want to ask you, what are your plans if I occupy Qingzhou and Bingzhou?"

Halfway up the mountain, a rider rushed forward. After getting close, Han Zhan saw clearly that it was a small leader of the Black Mountain Army.Seeing the other party, Hu Zhi quickly asked, "What's the matter?"

The little leader said to Hu Zhi with a smile on his face: "Qi to the military commander, my lord heard that Jizhou Mu came to visit, so he came out to greet him in person. He is waiting at the welcome pavilion not far ahead."

When Han Zhan heard what the little boss said, he thought to himself: "Damn, aren't all the welcoming pavilions built at the foot of the mountain? Why is there one halfway up the mountain?"

But before he could ask, two more cavalry appeared in front of them.Seeing the two young generals in silver helmets on horseback, Han Zhan couldn't help showing a discouraged smile on his face.After the two approached, he asked first, "Two lieutenants Xiahou, are you all right?"

It turned out that the two people who came here were none other than Xiahoulan and Xiahouyun, brothers and sisters sent here by Han Zhan to lobby Zhang Yan.When the two heard Han Zhan's question, they couldn't help blushing.In the end, it was Xia Houyun who said: "My lord, the brothers and sisters have insulted their mission and have not fulfilled their mission until now. Please punish me." Captain Xiahou doesn't have to blame himself. You have no responsibility for this matter. week.

Chapter 358 Chess

Don't look at Hu Zhi swearingly telling Han Zhan that he will try his best to arrange for Han Zhan and Zhang Yan to meet again.But since the welcome pavilion left, there has been no trace of Hu Zhi for two or three days.Since Hu Zhi didn't show up, it was even more impossible to see Zhang Yan.

Han Zhan felt bored staying in the post house, so he asked Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, I guess Zhang Yan is still angry about us killing Yang Dengzhi, and he won't see us again until his anger completely dissipates." Yes. Tell me, let's find something to entertain us?"

When Guo Jia heard Han Zhan's question, he couldn't help smiling, and then said: "Returning to the lord, since Jia came here, he has already checked around, and there is no fireworks here at all, so I might disappoint the lord." gone."

"What is Feng Xiao talking about?" Han Zhan just wanted to find something to pass the boring time in front of him, so he asked Guo Jia what kind of entertainment he had, but Guo Jia misunderstood him, and he quickly explained: "Why don't we come here?" Let's play chess."

Guo Jia immediately agreed to Han Zhan's proposal.He went outside and gave some instructions to the postman, then walked in and said to Han Zhan, "My lord, I have already asked the postman to pick up the chess pieces. Please wait a moment, my lord."

While the two were sitting in the room waiting for the postman to pick up the chess pieces, Guo Jia suddenly remembered what Xia Houlan asked him to do, and said to Han Zhan cautiously: "My lord, you once said that you will wait for General Zilong to return." When you arrive in Yecheng, you are going to ask him to accompany you to the Zhen Mansion to intercede. I wonder if there is such a thing?"

"That's right, there is indeed such a thing." Han Zhan said to Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao should know that the youngest daughter of the Zhen family was betrothed to Yuan Xi in the past. A few months ago, the Marquis had already forced Yuan Xi to write a divorce letter. As soon as Zilong comes back, the Marquis will let him go to the Zhen Mansion together to ask for marriage."

"It seems that my lord really intends to marry Zhen Mi." Guo Jia nodded and said, "Jia once heard that Liu Liang, a fortune teller, used to look at the children of the Zhen family, and was amazed when he saw Zhen Mi. It is said that this woman will definitely be very expensive in the future. If the lord marries this woman as his wife, he will definitely be able to dominate the world in the future."

Guo Jia mentioned that a fortune-teller met Zhen Mi, and Han Zhan couldn't help but feel a little puzzled: he thought that the theory of meeting each other was just a conjecture, but he didn't expect it to be true.If possible, Ben Hou must send someone to find Liu Liang and ask him to tell his fortune.Also, Xu Zijiang, who was engaged in the monthly commentary, will also visit some other day to see how he commented on Benhou.

After waiting for a long time, I finally saw an elderly post official walking over with a chessboard in his hand.When he put the chessboard in front of him, Han Zhan looked at it for a long time, but he didn't recognize what it was.He asked in surprise, "Feng Xiao, what is this?"

Guo Jia, who was originally smiling, became stiff when he heard Han Zhan's question.He was silent for a long time before tentatively asking: "Don't you know this thing, my lord?"

"I don't know." Han Zhan stared at the wooden chessboard in front of him and the 12-yuan rectangular wooden block, shaking his head and said, "I've never seen it before. Feng Xiao, what the hell is this?"

Guo Jia said dumbfoundedly: "My lord, don't be kidding. This is Liubo chess. Both sides have six chess pieces. Among them, there is one chess piece that is equivalent to the king called Xiao, and the other five chess pieces that are equivalent to pawns are called San." .Chess is played on a board with curved lines, and the number of moves is determined by throwing chopsticks."