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Chapter 349 Zhang He: Dian Wei? He is just a county soldier. I can capture him with one hand! ( chapters!)

Jizhou

Yecheng
State capital
Yuan Shao, who took Jizhou from Han Fu without wasting a single soldier, stared at the intelligence he had received with his eyes wide open. His hands were shaking with anger, and he threw the letter on the desk in anger, making a dull sound.

"Liu Bo'an resigned?"

"Liu Jingsheng took over as the governor of Youzhou?"

"A grand banquet for the Youzhou people and the Wuhuan people?"

Every piece of news sounded so bad, like a sharp sword, cutting one cut after another on the body.

As a friendly neighbor of Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu, Yuan Shao was always paying attention to the movements in Youzhou. Although Jizhou was rich, the number of soldiers in Youzhou really made him jealous. In addition, the power of Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu was so great that he couldn't sleep or eat.

If you ask who in the world most hopes for a fight in Youzhou, Yuan Shao would be the first and no one would dare to say second.

Only a Youzhou that has been severely damaged is a good Youzhou. Now that Liu Biao and Gongsun Zan seem to be ready to shake hands and make peace, how can he not be angry?
What’s worse is that misfortunes never come alone!
Yuan Shao could not turn a blind eye to the emperor's decree to attack Dong Zhuo. Even Yuan Shu could understand that Dong Zhuo was not only a traitor to the country, but also the culprit for the massacre of the gentry. How could he, who had taken up the banner of the Yuan family, ignore it?
But, even if he obeyed Liu Bei's orders, Yuan Shao suddenly felt a little strange in his heart. They were fighting against the traitor Dong, they eradicated the eunuchs, they lifted the ban on political parties, so how come they ended up back to the starting point after so many twists and turns?
No, to be more precise, they retreated from the center of the Han Dynasty to Jizhou.
Whenever Yuan Shao thought of this, he became quite annoyed.

"Ming Gong."

The familiar voice sounded in Yuan Shao's ears at the right time, temporarily suppressing the irritability in his heart.

"Zhengnan!"

"Please take a seat."

Yuan Shao was delighted. He regretted not listening to Shen Pei's advice before. After all, Shen Pei was just a minor official under Han Fu at that time. Since he took over the heavy responsibility of Governor of Jizhou, he had been busy searching for talents all over the world, and Shen Pei was naturally one of the first to catch his eye.

Through constant contact, Yuan Shao discovered that Shen Pei was a genius. He had been frustrated before because Shen Pei was too upright, which displeased Han Fu, so Yuan Shao blamed Han Fu for being blind.

A person with such a temperament was exactly what Yuan Shao wanted, so Yuan Shao entrusted Shen Pei with a trusted position, and appointed him as the Governor and the Chief of the Military Affairs Bureau.

"Mingsir, cough cough." Shen Pei coughed a few times and glanced to one side awkwardly.

Only then did Yuan Shao discover that there was another person following Shen Pei, and that person's name was Ju Su.

Yuan Shao had a deep impression of Ju Su. Without mentioning the matter of why he was in trouble, he just said that when he took over Jizhou from Han Fu, Ju Su had told Han Fu that he was very powerful and must not give up Jizhou. To be honest, he admired Ju Su very much.

After all, who can not like an upright and kind person?

"Please take a seat."

Shen Pei and Ju Su nodded and sat opposite Yuan Shao.

Shen Pei saw that Yuan Shao was upset, "My lord, is there something on your mind? As the saying goes, one person's plan is short, two people's plan is long, why don't you tell us what you have to say?"

"Alas." Yuan Shao shook his head and sighed. He picked up the cup and drank the wine in it. Looking at the worried faces of the two people, hesitant for a long time, he finally revealed his sorrow.

"Now that treacherous ministers are causing chaos, Your Majesty is in Guanzhong, and I wonder if it is safe. My family has been favored by the Han Dynasty for generations, and I am determined to do my best to revive and restore the Liu Han Dynasty. However, Duke Huan of Qi could not have achieved hegemony without Guan Zhong, and Gou Jian could not have saved the Kingdom of Yue without Fan Li. For now, let alone realizing my ambitions, even the matter of fighting against Dong in Bingzhou makes me distressed."

"Mingsir," Ju Su answered them one by one, "Mingsir, you were appointed by the court when you were less than 20 years old, and your reputation has spread all over the world. Earlier, when the traitor Dong was in power, you issued an order to the whole country to raise an army, which was enough to show your loyalty."

"You crossed the Yellow River to the north, and the people of Bohai bowed their heads and submitted. With the army of one county, you can gather the troops of Jizhou, control the north of the Yellow River with your power, and be respected by the world. If you send troops to the east, you can wipe out the Yellow Turbans; return the army to attack Heishan, and destroy the Heishan bandits; then turn the troops to the north, and you will definitely capture Gongsun Zan; use your power to intimidate the people of Rongdi area, and immediately pacify the Xiongnu. Sweep the north of the Yellow River, merge the territories of four states, recruit heroes and talents, have a million troops, go to Chang'an to welcome Your Majesty, restore the ancestral temple in Luoyang, issue orders to the world, and conquer those who disobey. With such conditions, who can resist! In a few years, it will not be difficult to establish achievements."

"As for the matter of Dong the thief in Bingzhou, it is just a minor matter. I heard that Lü Fengxian, the chief clerk under Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, was afraid of Dong's power and the slaughter of Bingzhou, so he surrendered to him. If our army is stronger than Dong, we can cooperate with him and destroy him."

"Oh?" Shen Pei deliberately asked, "How can we defeat the bandit Dong in terms of military strength?"

Ju Su stroked his long beard and said, "Yanzhou Liu Dai and Yuzhou Kong Zhu, let's discuss how to defeat Dong the thief together. Both of them are on good terms with you. You only need to send a general with 5,000 elite cavalry and nibble away at him step by step. We will surely defeat Dong the thief."

Yuan Shao's eyes sparkled as he listened. Putting aside the matter of defeating the thief Dong, just listening to Ju Su's description of future developments, enthusiasm instantly surged into his mind, causing him to slap his thigh and repeatedly say, "Good!"

Even someone as stupid as Yuan Shu could hear the feasibility of this plan. According to Ju Shou's plan, wouldn't his Yuan family be able to make further progress?
Thinking of this, Yuan Shao stood up, clasped his fists towards Ju Su, and said ashamedly: "I was blind before and did not discover your amazing talent. I hope you will accept my respect!"

"My lord, you can't do this!" Ju Su and Shen Pei hurriedly helped Yuan Shao up.

The two looked at each other and thought: My Lord, it is just as the rumors say. This behavior does not seem to be fake.

Especially Ju Su, he subconsciously compared Han Fu and Yuan Shao, and his mood was extremely complicated. He was previously appointed as Beijia by Han Fu. After all, Han Fu had helped him, but Han Fu was hesitant and not capable of being used. It was obvious that Han Fu was in charge of the rich land of Jizhou, and he could use it as a springboard to achieve great things, but he gave up Jizhou. No matter how Ju Su persuaded him, it was still useless.

That's it, that's it.

Don't worry too much, I have done my best.

Suddenly Yuan Shao asked, "Zhengnan, Gongyu, who do you two think can be the general?"

Without giving it much thought, Shen Pei blurted out, "Choose one between Yan Liang and Wen Chou."

"Yan Liang and Wen Chou." Yuan Shao pondered and said, "According to what you said, it is more important to defeat the Yellow Turbans in the east."

After some discussion, Yuan Shao made the decision, "Yan Liang will be the general, Zhang He will be the second, Tian Feng will be the military advisor, and Meng Dai will be the military supervisor."

As for food
Yuan Shao smiled, of course it was his old friend Zhang Miao.

When Xin Ping and Xin Pi learned of Yuan Shao's decision, they were furious.

"Good, good, good Shen Zhengnan!"

"Such an important matter was not even discussed with us!"

"We'll see!"

Changan
When Zhang Fei and Liu Xie were returning from Zhao Yunchen to the parade ground, they happened to see an annoying short figure. He could identify the man by his smell without taking a second look. Who else could it be but Cao Cao Mengde?
But the strange thing was that today Cao Mengde did not stay in front of his mansion for long, but left straight away.

It was really strange. Whenever Cao Cao had free time on weekdays, he would come to his mansion to deliver a visiting card. Of course, at least six out of ten times his cards fell on deaf ears. But even so, it could not stop Cao Cao's determination. He had to wait for a while after all.

Why did you leave after delivering the visiting card today?
Liu Xie noticed Zhang Fei's strange behavior and asked, "Uncle San, why do you keep looking at that man? Could he be a traitor? Do you need me to call Wu Ban to arrest him?"

"Hahaha, my good nephew, there's no need for that. Cao Mengde is not a traitor." Zhang Fei rubbed Liu Xie's head randomly.

"Not a traitor?" Liu Xie frowned, thought hard, and muttered, "Cao Mengde? Sounds familiar. By the way, he is an official, right? He seems to be a good friend of the emperor's uncle? If so, why not just ask him?"

Liu Xie asked again: "Uncle San, are you curious about what this person is doing in front of your house? Let me go and ask for you!"

"Huh?" Zhang Fei looked at Liu Xie in surprise. It seems like it really works?

At the moment when he was in a trance, Liu Xie rushed out with all his strength. He rushed behind Cao Cao, gathered all his strength and shouted: "Uncle in front, do you dare to answer me when I call you?"

Cao Cao felt that the voice was familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before. He turned around and looked, and was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Chenliu King Liu Xie put his hands on his hips and looked serious, which made Cao Cao playful. He pretended not to know him and said in an exaggerated tone:
"Why not? Cao Mengde is here!"

Liu Xie's eyes rolled around in his sockets. "Why did you just drop off a visiting card when you passed by my uncle's house instead of waiting for him? What if my uncle..."

"Although the three generals' poetry and prose are exemplary, I also have important matters to attend to."

"Important? Is it a war?"

"It's a letter from a friend." "A letter from a friend? Who?"

"Chenliu Governor, Zhang Miao." Cao Cao patted Liu Xie on the shoulder, "No more words, I'm really leaving."

After saying this, Cao Cao smiled at Zhang Fei who was at the end of the alley.

Zhang Fei secretly said, "Oh no, it's bad, has Cao Mengde discovered me?"

Shortly after.

Cao Cao came to General Wei's residence with a jar of fine wine and green plums. He looked at the guard and asked, "General Wei, are you free? I have something to bother you about. It concerns the governor of Chenliu."

陈留
"Master, Master!"

"There's a letter from Counselor Cao!"

"Give it to me quickly!"

Upon hearing the letter from Cao Cao, Zhang Miao hurried forward and snatched the letter from the guard.

He opened the envelope and breathed a sigh of relief.

He stroked his long beard in front of everyone and said with a smile: "Good, Meng De is indeed not a treacherous person like Yuan Benchu. With Meng De's full cooperation, General Wei agreed to my request, and I can finally go to Chang'an to take up my post!"

The official beside him asked in confusion: "My Lord, why are you going to Chang'an? The situation in Chang'an is still unclear. Even if you want to avoid disaster, why don't you go to Guangling to avoid the storm temporarily?"

Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling, was Zhang Miao's younger brother.

Zhang Miao shook his head and said with some concern: "If I refuse Yuan Benchu, Yuan Benchu ​​will at most blame me. If I flee to Guangling, I am afraid that my brother will be implicated!"

"Speaking of which, how about the warrior I asked you to select from the army?"

Ever since the battle at Hulao Pass, Huang Zhong's domineering figure has been deeply imprinted in Zhang Miao's mind. How great it would be if such a warrior was his bodyguard!
However, Zhang Miao also knew that a brave general like Huang Zhong was hard to come by. In this case, he would settle for the next best thing and select the bravest warrior in the army.

The official replied, "The champion is Wei Chenliu Jiwu. He is a strong man with extraordinary strength. He is a first-class warrior!"

"Shan, what is this person's character like?"

"My Lord, this man has great ambitions and integrity, and a chivalrous character. At that time, the Liu family of Xiangyi and Li Yong of Suiyang were enemies, and Dian Wei avenged the Liu family."

"Good! I will personally reward this man. I will make him the dubo (capital chief) and have him lead hundreds of personal guards!"

"promise!"

"Seeing is believing, Diandu Bo, you are truly a brave warrior!"

Looking at Zhang Miao's smile, Dian Wei was completely confused. He had no idea what was going on. He was just a sergeant before, and the army was just holding a competition, and he accidentally won the first place.

As a result, he was transformed from a soldier into a dubo who commanded a hundred people. The county magistrate greeted him with a smile, asked him about his well-being, and even gave him his own brocade robe.

The mess left behind by revenge for a favor a few years ago was also resolved with the help of the county magistrate.

It's like a dream.

But Dian Wei soon understood. Looking at Zhang Miao's back, he closed his eyes and thought, "The governor wants me to die for him!"
Dian Wei opened his eyes immediately and was quickly relieved. Born in a humble family, he always put loyalty first when walking in the martial arts world. No matter what purpose the Magistrate Zhang had, he had done him a favor after all. As long as the Magistrate Zhang did not do anything that would abhor both humans and gods, what would it matter if he died for him?
However, what Dian Wei did not expect was that that day came earlier than expected.

Zhang Miao said to Dian Wei, "Dian Dubo, make some preparations and set out tomorrow!"

Dian Wei did not ask further questions. He clasped his fists and said, "Yes!"

Just at this time, Yuan Shao and Tian Feng rode in the same carriage and arrived in Chenliu before the sun set.

"Yuan Hao."

"Chenliu Governor Zhang Mengzhuo is my good friend. We will fight against Dong the bandit in a few days. I think Mengzhuo will be willing to lend us some food and supplies."

"I have already ordered General Yan to take good care of Meng Zhuo when we fight Dong Zhuo. I will need your reminders then."

Tian Feng agreed, "Mingsir, please be at ease."

Just when Yuan Shao was about to say something, someone knocked on the car window.

"What happened?" Yuan Shao opened the car window and saw Zhang He's somewhat flustered face.

Zhang He clasped his fists and replied, "Mingsir, we wanted to enter the city just now, but were stopped. The gatekeeper said that Governor Zhang was ill and could not meet us."

"Why did something so strange happen when we are about to fight Dong?" Yuan Shao frowned, thought for a moment and asked, "Have you revealed my identity?"

Zhang He nodded.

"How strange! How strange! Even if he is ill, Meng Zhuo would never refuse to see me."

At this moment, the silent Tian Feng spoke up, "Mingsong, why don't you ask the surrounding villagers and merchants to see if there are any medicinal herbs entering the city recently."

Yuan Shao nodded and looked at Zhang He, "Junyi, go ask."

"promise."

Under the financial offensive, merchants and villagers were willing to share recent interesting stories in the city with Zhang He. However, unlike the influx of medicinal materials, a lot of corn and horse carriages were purchased.

Zhang He reported the situation to Yuan Shao and Tian Feng.

Tian Feng frowned, "Mingsir, this is not good, Governor Zhang is going to leave Chenliu!"

Yuan Shao could no longer sit still. "Leaving Chenliu? Where is he going?"

"Maybe." After a moment of silence, Tian Feng gave an answer that Yuan Shao least wanted to hear, "Chang'an."

In Yuan Shao's heart, the word "Chang'an" was deeply tied to Cao Cao, who had abandoned him. When he heard that Zhang Miao might go to Chang'an, it was more painful than cutting him with a blunt knife.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on Yuan Shao's extremely gloomy face. Half of his face was in the light of broken gold, while the other half was deeply mired in darkness, which looked chilling.

"Junyi!" Yuan Shao opened his mouth and squeezed out a hoarse voice from his throat, "Stop Zhang Miao for me!"

"promise!"

Zhang He clasped his fists and walked away, but he felt his eyelids twitching wildly, as if something bad was about to happen.

It's exactly the same as when fighting Huang Zhong.

He thought to himself: There shouldn't be any danger if I stop Governor Zhang, right?
There's no way a mere county soldier would let me meet Huang Hansheng again, right?
Well, I must have been overthinking it.

He is just a county soldier. I can capture him with one hand!
Zhang He gave a relaxed smile.

(End of this chapter)