Three Kingdoms King of the North

Cai Yan smiled faintly, "Since brother Guo is so interested, I would rather be respectful than obedient, and stay at Guantao for a few more days. However," she turned her eyebrows to Xu Shu who was sitting under Han Zhan "I wonder if Mr. Shan Fu would mind staying here for a while?"

Xu Shu is also a considerate person. Hearing what Cai Yan said, he immediately guessed the other party's true thoughts, and quickly got up and replied: "Miss Cai, I promise to the Wei family that I will escort you back to Chenliu safely. But There is no time limit for Shan Fu, as long as Miss is willing, it doesn't matter how long we stay in Guantao."

Chapter 0147 Talented Woman Cai Yan

Although Cai Yan is a girl, but because her father Cai Yong is too famous, and she is also a talented woman, the military officials in Guantao City have admired her for a long time, and the atmosphere at the banquet was extremely lively.

After drinking for three rounds and eating five flavors, Guo Jia, Xu Shu, and Xun You, who just came to Guantao, gradually brought the topic to Ci Fu, which made Han Zhan, who was sitting in the middle, very depressed. Tang Poetry and Song Ci, I can still perform well in front of Cai Ji.I didn't expect Guo Jia and the others to be so over the top, chatting about Chu Ci and Han Fu as if no one else was there, and occasionally talking about a few lines of the Book of Songs, making myself feel like listening to heavenly scriptures, and didn't even give myself a chance to pretend to be 13.

As for Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Xia Houlan, although they are good at fighting, when it comes to Chu Ci and Han Fu, they are not their forte.A few people had no choice but to bury their heads in drinking and eating, unable to participate in Guo Jia's topic at all.

Cai Yan noticed the loss of Han Zhan and the generals, and she couldn't find any common topics with the generals. On the contrary, she had a good impression of Han Zhan, thinking that he could be the shepherd of Jizhou at a young age. How much is still a little skill.She looked at Han Zhan with a smile on her face, raised the wine bottle in her hand, and said softly: "Thank you Tinghou for arranging a resting place for my family. I respect Tinghou for a bottle."

After Han Zhan drank the wine in the wine bottle, he suddenly remembered something, and asked quickly: "Miss Cai, I have seen a stele with a scroll in the past. The eight big characters in the book: the young woman in yellow silk, and the grandson Jijiu."

After listening to Han Zhan's words, Cai Yan's pretty eyes lit up, and she said with a look of surprise: "Unexpectedly, Tinghou has also seen the engraving of this stele."

Xun You, who was at the side, asked Cai Yan curiously: "Miss Cai, I don't know what your father's horoscope is for?"

Cai Yan shook his head after hearing this, and replied: "Although my father wrote these eight characters, the slave family doesn't understand what they mean?"

Han Zhan, who already knew the answer, glanced at several of his counselors one by one, thinking in his heart that Cao Cao saw this stele scroll in Cai Yongzhuang when he led the troops to Hanzhong and left Tongguan. At that time, Guo Jia had died of illness for many years and did not know about the stele. Xun You, who was present at the time, was very low-key. When Cao Cao asked who knew the answer, he just said that he did not know. He came up with the answer, and ended up incurring a fatal disaster for himself.

Han Zhan kept his eyes on Guo Jia, and asked with a smile, "Does Fengxiao know what this horoscope means?"

After hearing this, Guo Jia shook his head with a smile and said, "Jia doesn't know."

Han Zhan then asked Xun You again, unexpectedly shaking his head and saying, "I don't know."

Seeing that Guo Jia and Xun You were hiding their secrets, Han Zhan did not force them, but pretended to be thoughtful and said: "After repeated thinking, I finally figured out the meaning of these eight characters. .”

Cai Yan smiled sweetly after hearing this, and said to Han Zhan, "My family would like to hear more about it!"

For Han Zhan, who is familiar with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, this answer has long been memorized. He shook his head and said: "This is a hidden word. Yellow silk is the silk of color: color is paired with silk, which is a must word; young women are also young girls. : Nübang Shaozi is a wonderful character; grandson is the son of a girl: Nvbangzi is a good character; 齑jiu is a tool for accepting five pungents: Shoubangxin is a word. The meaning of these eight characters That is: excellent words."

Hearing Han Zhan's answer, Cai Yan couldn't help but exclaimed, while Guo Jia, Xun You, Xu Shu and others all showed astonished expressions on their faces.As for Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and others, even if they were not as smart as the counselors, they could still give the correct answer to what Han Zhan said, so they clapped their hands and applauded.

Cai Yan sighed softly, and said softly: "The horoscope written by my father has stumped countless talented people, but unexpectedly, it was easily guessed by Tinghou. It seems that Tinghou is really hiding it. Look away."

"Miss Cai has won the prize." Hearing Cai Yan's praise, Han Zhan felt complacent, but said humbly, "I have little talent and little learning, and it was just a lucky guess."

Cai Yan didn't speak, but just looked at Han Zhan with a thoughtful expression on his face.Han Zhan thought wishfully: Could it be that she is fascinated by me?The idea of ​​showing off in front of her immediately arose in my heart.He considered for a moment, and then said: "Besides being able to recite a few poems, this Marquis knows nothing about Fu."

"Tinghou can compose poems?" Cai Yan heard Han Zhan say this, and couldn't help asking in surprise: "I wonder if I can compose two poems in class, so that my family can see Tinghou's talent?"

Hearing what Cai Yan said, Guo Jia and Xun You immediately showed embarrassing expressions on their faces. They both thought in unison: "I have never heard that the lord has made any poems. If I can't make them later, or the poems I make can't To dissatisfy Ms. Cai, isn't this an embarrassment in public?"

Just as he was about to persuade Han Zhan to save Han Zhan from making a fool of himself in front of Cai Yan, Han Zhan couldn't wait to say: "Miss Cai is like a fairy who has descended to the mortal world, and I want to write a poem just for you."

Cai Yan's face flushed slightly, and she said a little embarrassedly: "My servant is all ears!"

Han Zhan coughed lightly, and then read sternly: "Yunxiang's clothes are beautiful and beautiful, and the spring breeze is blowing on the threshold of Revlon. If I don't see you at the top of Qunyu Mountain, I will meet you at Yaotai." After reading, he stared nervously. Looking at Cai Yan, wanting to see the other party's reaction.Don't look at Li Bai's poem that once made Yang Guifei smile, but five-character poems were popular in the Han Dynasty. If I rashly created a seven-character poem, everyone may not buy it.

"This is the first time I have heard of the format of Tinghou's poem." Cai Yan got up and bowed to Han Zhan, and said with a sweet smile, "Thank you Tinghou for the poem."

Guo Jia, Xun You and others were originally sweating coldly for Han Zhan, but seeing that Cai Yan seemed very happy after listening to this poem, they couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief.As for the poem written by Han Zhan, the two were also very surprised. Why did the lord use seven-character poems instead of the usual five-character poems?

After the banquet lasted for a while, Cai Yan said that she was a little tired and wanted to rest. Han Zhan quickly ordered someone to send her to the backyard to rest.And Xu Shu, who was having a banquet with Guo Jia and Xun You in the hall, got up quickly, confessed to Han Zhan, and followed Cai Yan back to the arranged residence.

After Cai Yan and Xu Shu left, Guo Jia couldn't help asking curiously: "My lord, I didn't expect you to have the talent to speak well. I wonder if you can make a fu?"

Han Zhanxin said that the only Han Fu I can remember is Cao Zhi's Tongquetai Fu and Luoshen Fu, but these two Han Fu are not suitable for the current scene, so he can only say vaguely: "This Marquis is right. I still know a thing or two about Fu, and when I am in a better mood, I will make it and share it with everyone."

Guo Jia is also a smart person. Hearing what Han Zhan said, he knew that the other party didn't want to make a fu at this occasion. Although he didn't know that the other party couldn't write it well, he still didn't want to show off his talent casually, so he didn't force it, but pushed the boat along He said: "Since this is the case, Jia will not force it. I will listen to the lord's masterpiece another day."

Seeing that everyone was almost drunk, Han Zhan asked everyone to disperse, leaving Guo Jia alone.Guo Jia guessed that Han Zhan must have something important to say if he stayed behind. After everyone left, he asked, "My lord, what do you think?"

"Feng Xiao," Han Zhan once thought that Guo Jia had taken a fancy to Cai Yan, but after observing at the banquet, he found that Guo Jia was only admiring Cai Yan's talent and respecting Cai Yong, so he showed such enthusiasm for Cai Yan Therefore, when Han Zhan talked about the next thing, he was full of confidence: "I want to keep Cai Zhaoji in Jizhou, do you think it is feasible?"

"What, my lord intends to keep Zhaoji in Jizhou?" Guo Jia was taken aback by Han Zhan's words. After a long silence, he said slowly, "Although Zhaoji was married, her husband has long since passed away. Even if you want to remarry, the Wei family has no reason to object. Besides, she is about the same age as the lord, as long as Mr. Cai Yong and her don't object, the lord can definitely keep her in Jizhou."

The reason why Han Zhan wanted to keep Cai Ji was because he thought that in a few years, Cai Ji would be snatched away by the invading Huns. After living outside the Great Wall for 12 years, Cao Cao sent someone to redeem her.If she is left at this moment, this tragedy can be avoided.But Guo Jia obviously misunderstood Han Zhan's original intention and thought that Han Zhan was greedy for Cai Ji's beauty, so he said this.

However, Han Zhan did not correct Guo Jia's statement. He waited for Guo Jia to finish speaking, and then went on to say: "Feng Xiao, you see, I will personally persuade Ms. Cai to stay, or ask Mr. Shan Fu to tell me the meaning of?"

"In order to show sincerity, Jia believes that the lord should go out in person." Guo Jia suggested to Han Zhan: "Miss Cai has seen the sincerity of the lord, and she must readily agree." He paused for a moment when he said this , and added, "According to Jia's observation, the poem written by the lord has already touched Miss Cai's heart."

A poem can touch the heart of Cai Ji, a talented woman. Han Zhan deeply doubts Guo Jia's statement.But Guo Jia soon noticed Han Zhan's reaction, and said with a smile, "My lord, do you know about Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Jun?"

Han Zhan may not be very clear about other things, but he has heard a lot about Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Jun since he was a child.Sima Xiangru's song Feng Qiuhuang made Zhuo Junfang secretly promise, and he did not hesitate to follow Sima Xiangru back to his hometown to sell wine, so that Rongcheng had the famous "junjiu".Even Sima Bridge, where Han Zhan's descendants' home is located, got its name because of what Sima Xiangru said to Zhuo Jun before he went to Beijing, "If you don't have a car and a horse, you don't write about it."

Hearing what Guo Jia said, Han Zhan finally had a clue in his mind.He nodded with a smile, and said: "Feng Xiao, I understand what you mean. Tomorrow, the Marquis will go personally to keep Ms. Cai and see if she is willing to live in Jizhou forever."

Chapter 0148

As soon as Han Zhan fell asleep, he was woken up by Rob. He opened his sleepy eyes, resisted the urge to beat him up, and asked in a dissatisfied tone, "What's the matter?"

"My lord," Rob replied with a flustered look on his face, "General Zhao is asking to see you outside?"

Knowing that Zhao Yun came to visit in the middle of the night, Han Zhan guessed that something serious must have happened, and quickly told Rob: "Go and invite General Zilong to come in!"

Just as Han Zhan sat up straight and put a leather jacket on his body, Zhao Yun hurried in from the outside, bringing in the cold air from outside.As soon as he entered the door, he said anxiously: "Second brother, it's not good, something serious happened."

Han Zhan trembled in fright at his words, and asked nervously, "Yuan Shao's army is calling again?"

"No, no." Seeing that Han Zhan misunderstood his opinion, Zhao Yun quickly waved his hands and said, "Yuan Shao's army retreated not long ago due to lack of food, grass and winter clothes. He will not send troops to attack again until the spring of next year."

Hearing that it wasn't Yuan Shaoxing who came to attack, Han Zhan felt much more at ease in his heart, but seeing Zhao Yun's serious expression, the matter must still be very serious, so he asked cautiously, "Brother, what happened?"

"On the way home, Gao Gao Lieutenant was attacked by several assassins." Zhao Yun said solemnly, "Three of the accompanying guards were killed and nine were injured, and Gao Gao Lieutenant was also stabbed several times."

Knowing that Gao Lan was assassinated on the way home, Han Zhan threw off the quilt suddenly, turned over and got off the couch, and stood on the ground barefoot, not even caring about the leather jacket he was wearing, so he asked anxiously, "Captain Gao Lan?" How are your injuries? Is there any danger? Have the assassins been caught?"

"Two assassins were killed by the guards on the spot, and the rest escaped." Seeing Han Zhan standing barefoot on the ground, Zhao Yun quickly picked up the leather jacket on the ground and put it on for him, and reminded him: "Second brother, It's too cold on the ground, don't stand on the ground with bare feet, be careful to catch the wind and cold."

Sitting on the bed, Han Zhan ordered while putting on his boots: "Brother, send an order quickly, close the four doors, and search for assassins from house to house in the city. If you want to see people die, you want to see corpses."

"Don't worry, second brother." Hearing Han Zhan's order, Zhao Yun said hastily: "I have asked Xia Houlan to lead people to search the streets near the incident site, but according to the guard's report, the assassins are very concerned about the surrounding streets. For the sake of familiarity, after the assassination was completed, he immediately fled from the side alley. In Brother Wei's opinion, the possibility of catching the assassin is not very high."

Han Zhan knew very well in his heart that these assassins who assassinated Gao Lan must have stepped on it long ago. Once the assassination was completed, they would immediately retreat along the pre-set route.If Gao Lan's guards failed to catch up with them, then Xia Houlan who rushed after hearing the news would be tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack if he wanted to catch the assassin.

He looked at Zhao Yun and asked, "Where is Gao Gaowei now?"

"It's in his residence." Zhao Yun quickly replied, "I've sent a doctor from the army to heal his wounds."

Han Zhan stood up and said to Zhao Yun, "Let's go and have a look."

Although Rob was standing outside the door, he could clearly hear the conversation between Han Zhan and Zhao Yun.Seeing that Han Zhan was going to visit Gao Lan's mansion at this moment, he immediately summoned fifty guards from the mansion, together with the twenty cavalry brought by Zhao Yun, escorted them to Gao Lan's house.