Optimization System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 20

"Second brother, let's live in my house today. You haven't lived there for a while, and it's troublesome to clean up. Besides, you haven't lived here for a long time. It's just a good time for us brothers to have a good chat."

Pound nodded.

"Patriarch, there is a person who calls himself Zhang Lan asking to see him." An old man dressed as a housekeeper came in and interrupted the two of them.

"Zhang Lan? Did you say something?" Pang Rou frowned and thought for a while, but there was no impression of this person in her mind.

"I didn't say anything, I just said that I came from Liangzhou"

Hearing what the housekeeper said, Pang Rou was even more puzzled. He didn't know a person named Zhang Lan in Liangzhou.

"Well, you bring him in"

The old man said that he went out and brought Zhang Lan in.

Zhang Lan walked to the door and signaled Zhang Liao and the others to go in with Jia Xu, then stepped into the room, cupped her hands at Pang Rou and said, "Zhang Lan from Liangzhou came to visit rashly, please don't be offended by Mr. Pang."

"I don't know what this brother wants from me?"

"I am the Prime Minister of Maoling appointed by the imperial court. I came here today to look for Mr. Pound's brother. I only came to bother him when I saw that Pound's house was empty and no one had lived there for some time."

"Looking for me?" Pound next to him asked in surprise, "Could it be Zhang Lan, the hero who put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion? I have never met you before. Why are you looking for me?"

Hearing Pang De's question, Zhang Lan was overjoyed and said, "It's really intentional to plant flowers that won't bloom, but unintentional to plant willows and willows to make shade. This time I only came here to seek talents."

"Seeking talents?" Pound's mouth twitched, "I'm not a great person, I'm afraid Mr. has found the wrong person."

"You are from Kandao County, Nan'an County. Your surname is Pang, your name is De, and your name is Lingming?"

Pound was slightly stunned, and said with a wry smile, "I didn't expect my lord to recognize me as a little county official, really." Speaking of this, Pound didn't know what words to use to describe it.

Listening to Pound's words and looking at Pound's expression, Zhang Lan's face became serious, "I know Fat Lingming is a hero, why is he so conceited today?"

"Master Zhang, there is no need to say any more. I am now a county magistrate. Please come back, sir."

Zhang Lan ignored it, but continued to say, "In today's world, there are bandits rebelling inside, barbarians waiting to see through outside, and princes everywhere watching the court. It is a good time to make meritorious deeds. Ming really doesn't think so?"

Pang De just lowered his head to drink and ignored it. Seeing this scene, Pang Rou got up and said, "Master Zhang, please go back."

Zhang Lan sighed angrily, "I know Fat Lingming is an ambitious person, and I wanted him to lead an army. I'll see you today, but that's all. Excuse me, I'll take my leave."

After speaking, he turned and left the room.

'1, 2, 3' Zhang Lan counted silently in her heart, and Pang De stopped when she counted to 3. She paused for a while and sighed to herself, "Sure enough, not all people can win the way", and then walked straight left.

Seeing Zhang Lan coming out, Zhang Liao and others rushed to meet him.

Seeing his unkind expression, he also guessed the result, so he didn't speak.

At this time, the sky was getting dark, so I found an inn, had a rest overnight and set off for Jingzhou early tomorrow morning.

Nothing in the night

Early the next morning, he got on his horse and prepared to leave.

Jia Xu couldn't help but said, "My lord, are you leaving just like that?"

Although Jia Xu didn't know what Pang De was capable of, it must be a talent to make the lord travel so far to seek him.

"Why are you still here if you don't leave, can't you celebrate the New Year here?"

"New Year?" Jia Xu was a little puzzled, but she also knew that her master insisted on leaving, so she stopped talking and got on the horse.

At the head of the village, Zhang Lan looked back as if unwilling, and once again shouted "Departure" in one breath

"My lord, wait a moment"

Hearing a loud roar in the distance, Zhang Lan and the others looked carefully at the direction from which the sound came from, and saw one person and one horse rushing towards them.

Who else could this person be if he wasn't Pound.

When Pang De came close, he got off his horse and bowed to Zhang Lan.

"Pound meets the Lord"

After losing and recovering Pound, Zhang Lan has already disregarded the doubts in her heart, and hastily got off her horse to help him up

"Please wake up quickly"

Zhang Lan was a little excited, "It's good to be here, it's good to be here"

"Thank you my lord"

Zhang Lan patted Pang De on the shoulder and said, "Go, get on the horse."

"Wait a minute, my lord"

"Oh, Ling Ming must have left in a hurry and didn't pack his luggage, we'll wait for you here, go quickly" Zhang Lan said with a slight smile

"No, my lord, now I am a county official in the group. Although I have taken refuge in the lord, I can't just leave without saying a word. I also ask the lord to give me a few days. I will resign from the official first, and then I will go to Maoling to find someone else." lord"

Zhang Lan nodded, thought for a while and said, "I admire Ling Ming's friendship, Wang Hu, bring a pen and paper."

Wang Hu took out a pen and paper from his luggage and handed it to Zhang Lan, and took out an inkstone to grind for Zhang Lan.

While Wang Hu was grinding, Zhang Lan said to Pound, "I have to go to several places on this trip, and I can't go back for a while. I will write a letter to you. When you arrive in Maoling, you will hand over the letter to Gao Shun and Zhuge Liang. People, they will arrange for you." After speaking, he asked Wang Hu to take out a token and hand it to Pound.

"Thank you my lord"

After bidding farewell to Pang De, the group set off for Jingzhou again. The journey was smooth, and nothing happened.

After Zhang Lan asked Pound about it, she learned that it was Pang Rou's persuasion, which caused Pang De to turn around and stay up all night before he figured it out, but in the end it caused the two brothers to turn against each other.

Closer to home

Zhang Lan was destined to be disappointed during this trip. When she came to Jingzhou, Zhang Lan asked around first, and learned that Huang Zhong had resigned from office, and took her son Huang Xu to seek medical treatment.In desperation, they went to visit the Jing family and the Cai family. As the wealthy families of the Tu nationality, the Jing family and the Cai family even disdain to be attached to Zhang Lan. no.

Zhang Lan lamented that although there were many talents in Jingzhou, most of them were from wealthy families of the Tu nationality and it was not easy to find them.

At this time, it was the beginning of 187, and there was not much time for him, so he decided not to delay on the road, and went directly to Yingchuan County, which had the most people from poor families, and most of them were elites.

Time flies, and one month is fleeting.A new problem came up, that is, the issue of silver taels. It has been more than three months since I came out. Although I brought a lot of money, it took too long after all, and I had to fill in a thunder copper with a lot of appetite, which made my funds tight.

"My lord, now I have reached the border of Yuzhou, and I still have some money for the time being, which is enough to support Yingchuan County. When I arrive in Yingchuan, my lord started from Yingchuan. It is very easy to prepare some silver taels. If it is not possible, you can also use Heroes come drunk for some silver taels"

Zhang Lan nodded, thought for a while and said, "Well, let's hurry up and get on the road."

Everyone rushed all the way, and finally rushed to the border of Yingchuan when Jia Xu's body was about to be overwhelmed.

(End of this chapter)