Han family achievements

Chapter 234 Time and Space

As the evening approached, Zhang Chao withdrew his troops and came back.

When he came to Huangfu Jianchang, he raised his hand in embarrassment, and said, "Second Young Master, the lower officials are incompetent, let that Lu Bu run away."

Huangfu Jian pressed his hand with a long smile, and said: "Prefect Zhang, don't worry about it, it's expected. The white horse under Lu Bu's crotch, named Chitu, can travel thousands of miles a day. It was given to him by Dong Zhuo. It’s normal not to.”

Zhang Chao was in a very embarrassing and dangerous situation because of his brother Zhang Miao's rebellion. Hearing the words of the second son, he was somewhat relieved, and hurriedly said: "Second son, Lu Bu is openly rebelling. Commander, please lead the army to attack Xiapi!"

Huangfu Jianchang had a good grasp of Zhang Chao's thoughts, he smiled even more, and said, "Don't worry, let's meet Tao Shijun first."

Zhang Chao was stunned, and immediately said: "Yes. It's still the second son who is thoughtful."

Huangfu Jianchang walked forward, suddenly put his arm around Zhang Chao's shoulders, and whispered: "Kaiyang County doesn't know my identity. I will pretend to be your soldier later. Don't let me know."

Zhang Chao knew Huangfu Jianchang's special status and said without hesitation: "Second Young Master, don't worry, it will save you the trouble of lowering your rank."

Huangfu Jian saw that he was so obedient, his eyes flickered slightly, he moved closer, and said in a low voice: "Xiapi and Guangling, you can't go back for the time being, how is Donghai County?"

Zhang Chao's Xiapi was forcibly taken by Lu Bu, and by Ding Yuan in Guangling. It can be said that because of Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao's official career has been quite rough for more than a year.

Now, he is still the prefect of Guangling, but he has been away from Guangling for more than a year.

"Thank you, Second Young Master!" Zhang Chao hurriedly raised his hand and said, full of surprises in his heart. At the same time, he was already thinking about how to 'repay' this Second Young Master by hugging the Huangfu family's thighs tightly!

In today's Han court, the Huangfu family is definitely one of the best with thick legs!

Huangfu Jian looked up at the top of the city, saw Tao Qian and the others were already waiting, turned his head and whispered to Cheng Yu: "Sir, why do I feel like I missed something?"

When Cheng Yu heard this, he looked thoughtful, and suddenly stepped forward and said, "Second Young Master, Guan Yunchang."

Huangfu stood firm and vigilant, stopped, turned to Shi A, and said urgently: "Old Shi, hurry up, send someone to send a message to inform Guan Yunchang, order him to return, and don't run into Lu Bu!"

Guan Yu received the order of Huangfu Jianchang and led 3000 people to support him. He should be on the way now. If he meets Lu Bu, who has nearly 2 people, he will probably be in danger.

Shi A responded, recruited people to come over, and rushed to deliver the letter.

Huangfu Jian looked at the city tower again, then pretended to be Zhang Chao's personal soldiers and followed them into Kaiyang.

Tao Qian greeted him at the door, raised his hand politely, and said with a smile: "Prefect Zhang came in time and relieved me of Kaiyang's siege. I must write a letter to the court to ask for credit for Prefect Zhang."

Zhang Chao calmly raised his hand and said, "The late arrival of the official has frightened you, please forgive me."

Tao Qian glanced at Huangfu Jianchang, Cheng Yu, Shi A and others who were obviously not ordinary bodyguards in different clothes. They suppressed their cough and said with a smile, "It's not too late, let's go to the city to talk."

Zhang Chao was polite, but subconsciously wanted to give in to Huangfu Jianchang, but he couldn't help it, and followed Tao Qian calmly to the Kaiyang government office.

Zhao Yu and Zang Ba's eyes searched for Huangfu Jianchang and the others, and they also noticed something unusual about the three of them.

Huangfu Jian's face remained unchanged, and he sighed in his heart: After all, we can't lose sight of everyone.

Tao Qian led everyone to the backyard of the government office, had tea, and calmed down a little, then asked in confusion: "Prefect Zhang, when did you arrive in Langya County, why didn't I know about it?"

Zhang Chao raised his hand and said: "In mid-July, I received a secret order from the Grand Sima Mansion and headed north along the coast. I have been in Ganyu since the beginning of August."

Tao Qian was startled, and looked at Zang Ba, Zhao Yu and the others, quite surprised.

Da Sima's Mansion actually transferred Zhang Chao to Langya County in July, and they haven't been notified yet!

Zhao Yu couldn't help it anymore and said to Zhang Chao: "Prefect Zhang, does the Grand Sima Mansion have any other orders?"

Zhao Yu was the former Guangling prefect. After resisting Wen Chou, he was transferred to Langya County. His replacement was Zhang Chao. The two were the front and rear prefects of Guangling.

Zhang Chao couldn't help but glance at Huangfu Jianchang behind him with his peripheral vision, and said: "The secret order from the Grand Sima Mansion mentioned that the imperial court will select a new Xuzhou governor, and Tao Shijun will be transferred back to Luoyang to recuperate."

Tao Qian was not surprised, he suppressed his discomfort and said, "Then, what are the arrangements for Langya County?"

Zhang Chao said: "The incident happened suddenly, and the officials didn't know the whole story. By the way, if Lu Bu killed Ding Shijun, the court might make big moves."

Tao Qian, Zhao Yu, and Zang Ba knew for the first time that Lu Bu had killed Ding Yuan, and they were all shocked.

Zang Ba couldn't sit still, and said: "I knew when I was in Yanzhou that Ding Shijun is the adoptive father of Lu Bu, and Ding Shijun treats him very well, so Lu Bu can also do it?"

Zhang Chao's expression darkened, and he said: "Lu Bu is an ambitious wolf, like a beast, he has no affection at all, how can he care about mere father-in-law?"

Tao Qian shook his head silently, and after a while, he asked hopefully, "Prefect Zhang, do you want to garrison Langya County?"

Tao Qian is a man who is about to die. He hopes that the imperial army will be stationed in Langya County to protect the people.

Zhang Chao said: "The next official is about to take office as the prefect of Donghai, so he cannot garrison Langya County."

"What about Langya County?" Zhao Yu said.Langya County now has no soldiers, no money and food, not to mention Lu Bu, even if there are thousands of bandits, Langya County can't wipe out them, at most they can defend the city.

Zhang Chao wanted to turn his head subconsciously again, but held back forcefully, and said, "I don't know."

Tao Qian was suddenly worried and coughed violently.

After the maid brought the medicinal soup and drank half the bowl, Tao Qian finally breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Huangfu Song, Cheng Yu and others and said, "Everyone, I must be from Luoyang. Do you have any advice?"

When Huangfu Jian saw that Tao Qian had exposed it, he didn't care, and said: "My news is that the imperial court has not yet decided on the candidate for the governor of Xuzhou. The most likely candidate is Liu Bei. I heard that it was recommended by His Majesty Lu Gong before his death. "

Tao Qian and the others looked at Huangfu Jianchang in surprise. How did this person know such a secret?What is his identity?
Tao Qian, Zhao Yu and others were surprised, but Zhang Chao was not surprised at all. As the second son of Duke Huangfu, how could he not know this?
"Liu Xuande?" Zhao Yu looked at Tao Qian, hesitant to speak.

Liu Bei was once the Prime Minister of Pengcheng. This man was either capable or incompetent. When he was the Prime Minister of Pengcheng, he was beaten by Lu Bu and fled to the sea, and he did nothing.

It's just that he had a good teacher. Instead of being convicted, he was promoted to be the prefect of Hanzhong.

Now he is going back to Xuzhou to serve as the governor. The promotion is too smooth, too fast, right?
Tao Qian was a little relieved, he admired Liu Bei very much, and felt that this man was kind and caring for the people, so he was very relieved to entrust Xuzhou to him.

"Very good."

Tao Qian coughed, his face turned red, and he smiled and said, "This way, I can feel at ease even if I die."

Looking at his dying appearance, Zhao Yu was speechless.

He always felt that Liu Bei valued reputation too much, but his ability was limited.Now Xuzhou is a land of chaos, and treacherous people emerge in endlessly. With Liu Bei's ability, it may not be able to suppress it.

But when Tao Qian was about to die, Zhao Yu sighed softly in his heart, unable to say much helplessly.

At this time, Zang Hong came in, raised his hand to signal, and said to Zhang Chao: "Prefect, the basic cooking is clear."

Zhang Chao nodded and introduced to Tao Qian and others: "This is Zang Hong, a meritorious Cao Cao. He is capable of both literary and military skills. He is a great talent."

Zang Hong quickly raised his hand to Tao Qian and the others, saying: "The prefect's absurd praise, I dare not."

Knowing Zhang Chao's intentions, Tao Qian and the others nodded politely to Zang Hong.

Seeing that Tao Qian was holding on, Huangfu Jianchang took the initiative to interrupt and said, "It's almost done. Let's rest for a while."

In fact, with regard to Langya County, Xuzhou, and the death of Lu Bu and Ding Yuan, everyone had a lot of things to discuss, but they were worried about "communicating shallow words with deep meaning", so they nodded their heads.

Zhao Yu and the others helped Tao Qian into the backyard, and waited for Tao Qian to lie down, Zang Ba said: "Master, then Liu Bei is far away in Hanzhong, waiting for him to take office, I don't know how long it will take, and I may not be able to come down in time. "

Tao Qian lay down on the bed, his face seemed to be even more haggard, and he said with a little shortness of breath, "What do you think?"

Zhao Yu pondered, and said: "My lord, what do you mean by the officer, should we borrow troops from other places to stabilize Langya County?"

The biggest problem in Langya County is the lack of soldiers.

"Emissary,"

Before Tao Qian could answer, Zang Ba suddenly said with strange eyes: "That Zhangchao has fifteen thousand soldiers and horses, and Donghai County still has five thousand. Why don't we keep his five thousand soldiers?"

Tao Qian looked slightly startled, and said, "No! You must not have an affair with Zhang Chao!"

Although Tao Qian is a kind person, it doesn't mean he is stupid.He could clearly hear the implication of Zang Ba's words!
Zang Ba said decisively: "Master, today is Nalu Bu. If Dong Zhuoyi or other bandit troubles, who else can come to rescue? You are still the governor of Xuzhou. If you ask him to borrow five thousand soldiers, can Zhang Chao not borrow it?"

Tao Qian looked at Zang Ba, his expression changed, and he turned to Zhao Yu with a questioning look.

Zhao Yu thought for a while and said: "It is not a bad idea to envoy you, but you must be careful not to anger Zhang Chao. If he does not obey, you must be careful to appease him."

The meaning in Zhao Yu's words is very simple, borrow if you can, and if you can't borrow, you can't force it. If Zhang Chao is in a hurry, maybe another Lu Bu, they will be the souls of the sword!
Tao Qian approved Zhao Yu's words, nodded and said, "I'll sleep for a while, and I'll hold a banquet tonight to test it out."

Zang Baqing knew that Tao Qian would not live long, so he wanted to snatch it, but without Tao Qian's support, he couldn't stand if he robbed him, so he couldn't help being a little irritable.

Zhao Yu caught a glimpse and was worried that he was doing something bad. He said to Tao Qian calmly: "Your Majesty, I think those people behind Zhang Chao are from Luoyang, and their identities are not simple. They should be related to Da Sima."

Tao Qian coughed, and said, "I think so too. That Zhang Chao is obviously an ambush buried by the Grand Sima Mansion. Be cautious in everything."

Seeing Zang Ba frown, Zhao Yu felt relieved, and said, "What the envoy said is that the officer will go to see Zhang Chao later, give him some food and grass, and make some inquiries."

Tao Qian was already a little weak. His eyelids were fighting after holding on for so long. He waved his hands and was about to sleep.

Zhao Yu stepped back silently, staring quietly at Zang Ba.

Zang Ba felt unwilling, but he had no other choice but to follow him out.

Zhao Yu was worried that Zang Ba would do something bad, so he pointedly said, "Brother Zang, Cao Ren and I have some concerns, give me a little time, and borrow five thousand troops, it's not a problem."

Zang Ba glanced at him, snorted, and strode away.

Although he was born as a bandit, many people called him a rascal, but he is not stupid at all, and Zhao Yu's thoughts can't be seen!
Zhao Yu was a little helpless, and there was nothing he could do about Zang Ba.

On the other side, Zhang Chao was rectifying the army and was registering credits. At the same time, he quietly spread the news of his transfer to the prefect of Donghai County.

On the top of the city, Huangfu Jianchang, Cheng Yu, and Shi A looked at Zhang Chao's movements and talked about various things.

"This prefect Zhang is not entirely out of plans." Cheng Yu said.

Huangfu Jian didn't pay much attention to Zhang Chao, instead he said frowningly: "Tao Qian is so ill, I'm afraid he will die of illness on the way before leaving Xuzhou."

According to the original plan, they needed to escort Tao Qian to Luoyang for "treatment" to make room for the new governor of Xuzhou.

Now Tao Qian is too ill to support the exhaustion of traveling and traveling. If he doesn't leave, the new governor of Xuzhou will definitely be tied up.

Cheng Yu turned his head and glanced behind him, and said: "The lower officials feel that Mr. Tao may not be able to survive the arrival of the new governor."

Huangfu Jianchang blinked, then thinking about the distance, he couldn't help but touch his chin and said, "I heard what Mr. said, but I'm overly worried. Can we leave Xuzhou and go to Yuzhou?"

Cheng Yu said: "Lv Bu fled back to Xiapi, so he will definitely not let it go, so the second son is not worried?"

Huangfu Jian let out a long snort, and said, "That's the matter of the Da Sima Mansion, I have nothing to do with it. Now, the attention of the Huangcheng Mansion has to be on Dong Zhuo."

Seeing this, Cheng Yu nodded and said, "Dong Zhuo, although he is ambitious and has no court, but to be honest, because he has fought for the court for at least two years, I'm afraid Dong Zhuo himself may not be clear about this."

In Yuan Shu's initial rebellion, the situation was overwhelming, and there was no opponent, even Gongsun Zan, the famous general of Youzhou, was completely defeated.

Dong Zhuo, on the other hand, had a stalemate with Yuan Shu, and continued to deal with it, buying time for the court to relax and giving Liu Bian space to clean up the northern states.

Although Dong Zhuo also harbored evil intentions and had no intention of conquering Yuan Shu, objectively, he did hold back Yuan Shu and erected a barrier for the court.

"Your Majesty is still wise!"

Huangfu Jianchang couldn't help laughing, turned to Cheng Yu, and said, "I'll tell you a secret. When His Majesty strongly advocated the use of Dong Zhuo, almost everyone in the court opposed it, including my father."

Cheng Yu looked a little solemn and said: "Your Majesty's move requires great courage!"

"It would be great if it could be delayed for a few more years." Huangfu Jian looked at Zhang Chao and the others, and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

If it is delayed for a few more years, the northern states will be more secure, and the imperial court will be able to recover more. At that time, it will be more calm and powerful to summon a large army to quell the chaos in the south!

Cheng Yu nodded thoughtfully, and said, "Of course, the longer the better. It's just that those rebels will not give the court time."

(End of this chapter)