The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 33 033 Two Celebrities
Chen Gui stared at the wordless family letter for a long time, his face was slightly moved, and tears welled up in his sunken eyes.

Zhang Yan was very curious, how could Chen Gui feel so touched by such a blank sheet of paper?

Chen Gui consciously lost his composure, turned his back, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and gradually regained his composure, stuffed the wordless family letter into his wide sleeve, then turned around, and said to Zhang Yan respectfully: "Master Zhang has come a long way. Come here, the old man has lost his way, and please forgive me, Mr. Zhang!"

Zhang Yan hurriedly said: "Lady Chen, you don't have to be so polite. Yuan Long and I are brothers. Old Lay Chen is Yuan Long's father, so he is the same as my father. This junior came to visit in a hurry. I didn't prepare a gift, I hope Old Layman Chen will forgive me, I..."

"Master Zhang, since you and Yuan Long are brothers, can you ask Master Zhang to deliver a letter to Yuan Long?" Chen Gui interrupted Zhang Yan without waiting for Zhang Yan to finish his polite words.

Zhang Yan nodded.

Chen Gui said: "Master Zhang wait here, I will come whenever I go!"

After finishing speaking, Chen Gui turned around and walked into the room. When he came out again, he already had a letter in his hand.

Chen Gui handed the letter to Zhang Yan, and said slowly: "Please be sure to hand this letter to Yuan Long, please."

Zhang Yan took Chen Gui's letter, put it in his arms, and said earnestly: "Please rest assured, Old Layman Chen, I will definitely hand over this letter to Yuan Long."

"Master Zhang, the humble house is poor and unsuitable for receiving guests. In addition, the old man has contracted a cold again. I am afraid that the infection will be transmitted to Master Zhang. Please forgive me for the crime of improper reception."

Zhang Yan is a sensible person, he knows what Chen Gui said, it is an order to chase away guests.Although he was a little upset, he was not angry, but still had a smiling face, and said to Chen Gui: "It's okay, I happen to have something important to do, so I won't stay here, so I will leave."

"Sorry for delivery!"

Chen Gui cupped his hands, and before Zhang Yan turned to leave, he turned around and walked into the main room, and at the same time closed the door smoothly.

Zhang Yan had nothing to say about Chen Gui's eccentric temper, if it were someone else, he would have been angry long ago.

He climbed over the wall along the same path, and as soon as his feet landed, Xu Sheng hurried over and asked, "Master, is everything going well?"

Zhang Yan just smiled wryly, but did not answer.

Xu Sheng didn't ask any more questions, and stood quietly beside Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan pondered for a moment, then suddenly patted Xu Sheng on the shoulder, and said to Xu Sheng: "Go, accompany me to the state pastoral mansion."

"Here!"

After some inquiries, Zhang Yan and Xu Sheng came to the gate of the State Shepherd's Mansion. The State Shepherd's Mansion is located in the center of the entire city, and there are soldiers guarding the mansion to prevent any idlers from approaching. The security is very strict.

Zhang Yan led Xu Sheng towards the state pastoral mansion in great strides. He had just taken two steps when he was stopped by the guards.

"What are you doing?" the guard asked arrogantly.

"Please inform Tao Shijun that Zhang Yan, Prime Minister of Pengcheng, is here to see you!" Zhang Yan clasped his hands.

When the guard heard the name, he was suddenly shocked.

Zhang Yan became famous in the first battle, and his deeds have already spread throughout Xuzhou, and almost everyone knows about it.

The guard looked at Zhang Yan's attire again, and asked in disbelief, "Are you really Zhang Yan, Prime Minister of Pengcheng?"

"Blind your dog eyes, you don't even know Mr. Zhang, get out of here!" At this moment, a person came out from the gate of the State Shepherd's Mansion, and yelled at the guard .

Seeing this person appearing, the guard immediately looked like a discouraged ball, and hurriedly said to Zhang Yan: "The little one has no eyes, please forgive me, Mr. Zhang!"

As soon as the voice fell, the guards immediately retreated to the side, and when they saw the man coming, they quickly called "General Cao" respectfully.

This "General Cao" is none other than Cao Bao, the Captain of the Bandit Breaker.

At this time, Cao Bao was wearing a suit of armor, walked up to Zhang Yan with a smile on his face, cupped his hands and said: "As far as I know, Pengcheng is full of waste, so it should be very busy. I didn't expect that Master Zhang would be so busy." Came to Tancheng..."

Cao Bao's words were very harsh, but after Zhang Yan heard it, he was indifferent. He just said kindly: "If there is no urgent matter, I will not come to Tancheng. I would like to trouble Mr. Cao to inform you. I want to see Mr. Tao."

Cao Bao smiled and said: "It's easy to say, there is a general here, I will see who dares to stop you without eyes! Mr. Zhang, Master Zhou Mu is meeting guests in the lobby, you just go in, and the general will return There is something important to say goodbye to!"

As soon as the words fell, before Zhang Yan could answer, Cao Bao brushed past Zhang Yan.

"Master, who is this person who is so arrogant?" Xu Sheng couldn't see it anymore, so he asked in a low voice.

Zhang Yan smiled lightly, and replied: "It's just a clown, don't take it to heart."

There is no hatred between Cao Bao and Zhang Yan, the reason for this is all because of jealousy.In the battle of Pengcheng, Cao Bao also contributed a lot, but Zhang Yan stole the limelight.Afterwards, Zhang Yan received many rewards, which made Cao Bao even more jealous.In contrast, I and many soldiers resisted desperately in Pengcheng, but I didn't get any reward from Tao Qian.

Zhang Yan took Xu Sheng and strode towards the state pastoral mansion. The guards did not stop him, but when Zhang Yan reached the gate of the state pastoral mansion, he still let the gatekeepers go in to make an announcement.

At this moment, Tao Qian was meeting guests in the hall, when he heard that Zhang Yan came to ask for an audience, Tao Qian was taken aback, he never expected that Zhang Yan would come to visit, but he was led into the hall anyway.

Zhang Yan left Xu Sheng outside the door, and walked into the hall alone. He was surprised to see Tao Qian sitting upright in the huge hall, and two scribes in long robes on both sides, all three pairs of eyes were staring at him. look.

He stepped into the hall, and respectfully bowed to Tao Qian: "The last general, Zhang Yan, is here to pay respects to Mr. Tao Shijun."

When Tao Qian saw Zhang Yan again, a kind smile appeared on his face, and he said loudly, "Mingda, let me introduce you. These two are famous people from Xuzhou. Sitting on my right is Zhizhong Wang Lang and Wang Jingxing are in charge, and the person sitting on my left is Zhao Yu and Zhao Ziguang."

Zhang Yan clasped his hands to Wang Lang and Zhao Yu respectively, and said: "Master Wang, Lord Zhao, Mr. Zhang has admired his name for a long time, but he has never seen each other. When we meet today, the two lords are really extraordinary."

Wang Lang and Zhao Yu are both celebrities in Xuzhou, and they could tell that what Zhang Yan said was polite, but both of them responded politely.

After exchanging pleasantries, Tao Qian asked Zhang Yan to take a seat, and Zhang Yan walked directly to Wang Lang's side and sat down. As soon as he sat down, Tao Qian asked, "Mingda, you came to Tancheng suddenly, is there something urgent?"

Zhang Yandao: "Tao Shijun is smart, and I will admire the five bodies in the end. When I come to Tancheng, there is indeed a very important thing..."

Before Zhang Yan could finish speaking, Tao Qian interrupted Zhang Yan and asked, "Is it for money and food?"

"Tao Shijun is a true god and man. The last general has not said it yet, but Tao Shijun has already guessed it. The last future is indeed for money and food."

Tao Qian laughed dryly, his face became gloomy, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Mingda, to be honest, this time Cao Cao's army not only attacked Pengcheng, but also attacked many places in Xuzhou. As a result, there are crowds of refugees, barren fields, and some places are many times more serious than Pengcheng. These places need money. But there is not much money left in the treasury... The government promised you before, to I will give you money and food for the construction of Pengcheng and the establishment of a powerful army. The government will never break its promise. How about this, I will ask someone to withdraw [-] gold from the treasury first, and you will bring it back to Pengcheng for emergency. In addition, I will let you Xiapi Xiangruo Rong allocated [-] stones of food and grass for you, which is enough for you to last until next year. After this difficult period, the government will definitely send you another [-] gold. What do you think?"

This result was definitely not expected by Zhang Yan.However, giving is better than not giving, after all, no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat.

Zhang Yan clasped his fists and said: "The final general has no complaints at all, everything depends on Tao Shijun."

Tao Qian said: "Mingda, you must be tired after traveling a long distance, I'll let someone take you to the post station to rest, and someone will send you five hundred gold in the morning tomorrow, you take the five hundred gold Baijin, let's go back to Pengcheng first."

"Here!"

Tao Qian then called a personal attendant and asked him to take Zhang Yan to the station to rest.

After Zhang Yan left, Wang Lang who had been sitting there without speaking suddenly asked, "Is there something wrong with my lord doing this?"

Tao Qian said, "What's wrong?"

"Pengcheng is the gateway of Xuzhou after all, but the adults only gave five hundred gold, which is probably not enough to repair the city walls, and my subordinates are worried..."

Tao Qian said angrily: "What is there to worry about? Didn't Mi Zhu give him five thousand gold? This money is enough for him to build two or three cities!"

Seeing the anger on Tao Qian's face, Wang Lang didn't talk about it any more. He changed the subject and said immediately: "My lord, the matter of going to Chang'an to meet the emperor is settled like this. Master Zhao and I will set off tomorrow morning." , I wonder if your lord has anything else to say?"

Tao Qian was still angry, and immediately waved his hand.

Wang Lang and Zhao Yu looked at each other, and they stood up together, saying goodbye to Tao Qian.

The two of them left the hall together. Wang Lang sighed heavily and said to Zhao Yu, "Zhang Yan is a great general. The reason why Cao Cao was able to retreat this time is all due to Zhang Yan. If Xuzhou wants to be peaceful in the future, it will not be affected. Foreign enemies must rely on him. However, Tao Shijun treated Zhang Yan like that just now, which really chills me..."

Zhao Yu also looked helpless.

Wang Lang had an idea and came up with a clever plan, and even told Zhao Yu his idea.

After Zhao Yu heard this, his face was startled, and he hurriedly asked, "Is this feasible? In case Tao Shijun blames him..."

"We did this for the sake of Xuzhou. By then, it will be too late. Even if Tao Shijun blames him, it will be too late."

Zhao Yu thought for a moment, then said, "Okay then, when the time comes, we'll play by ear."

Wang Lang nodded heavily, smiled at Zhao Yu, and walked out of the State Shepherd's Mansion side by side.

(End of this chapter)