I saw that the person in front of him was not too old, he was about seven feet tall, and his face could be said to be pretty and handsome.At this moment, the other party was wearing an exquisite Han general's armor and a tasseled helmet on his head, but he didn't show a trace of martial arts, but looked like a scholar who ruled the world and governed the country.

Slightly recalling the previous situation, Liao Hua reckoned that Du Yuan had already been captured by the opponent at this moment, and Jinyang City had obviously changed hands, and no longer belonged to their Yellow Turban.

It can be seen from the fact that he is being escorted back to Beijing by the other party now, the Yellow Turban's Baibogu uprising may have been completely suppressed by the Han court.

In just a moment, Liao Hua suppressed the previous thought of asking about Du Yuan's whereabouts, and instead asked about Du Yuan's purpose.

"Dare to ask the general, now that the Yellow Turbans and I have suffered a disastrous defeat, after Hua woke up, I have not seen any generals in the army. I don't know why the general left me here alone?"

Respectfully bowing his hands towards the other party, Liao Hua already had some guesses in his mind.But before he finished speaking, he saw that Zhang Yan took a military horse from the soldier beside him, and handed the rein to him.

"You haven't eaten yet, have you? I asked the cooks of the Chinese army to prepare some food. Let's talk while we eat."

Turning on another horse, Zhang Yan smiled slightly at Liao Hua, and galloped towards the direction of the Chinese army.

Behind him, Liao Hua looked at the reins in his hand, and at the slightly envious expressions of the soldiers beside him, he couldn't help but bow his head thoughtfully.

Chapter 5 Liao Hua's original intention

"How is it, is it delicious?"

Seeing the curious and longing eyes of the person in front of him, Liao Hua's face turned slightly red.But thinking of the deliciousness of the food in his hand, he still took a bite, and then nodded vigorously towards Zhang Yan who was opposite him.

"delicious!"

Carefully chewing the food in his mouth, Liao Hua felt that the bread was not dry and hard, full of gravel and grass clippings like the ones he ate in other places in the north before, but it only made him feel fluffy and soft after biting into it. The stuffing inside made his stomach pouch, which had been hungry and thirsty for a long time, move faster.

For some reason, he suddenly remembered that he had taken his fellow countrymen to the north to seek refuge with Mrs. Guo, and all he had done was to snatch a piece of dry and hard bread from other people's hands to satisfy his hunger.

Now that he has become the general of the defeated army, he has not been recorded as the military exploits of the Han court like other people, but was entertained by the other generals with something he had never eaten before.This is really...

While meditating hard while chewing, Liao Hua suddenly felt that although the pie still tasted salty, delicious and meaty, but somehow he lost his previous appetite.

"General Zhang, so the troops of the Han Dynasty usually ate this kind of food?"

Asked in a low voice to the other party, Liao Hua suddenly felt a little lost.

While I and others were still eating coarse grains and chewing grass roots, my opponents had already far surpassed me in terms of food and clothing, and they were even able to make soldiers eat meat for every meal.

Before that, Mrs. Guo's statement that she would lead them to overthrow the big man suddenly seemed a little ridiculous in the eyes of Liao Hua now.

"The army of the Han Dynasty ate this? How could it be..."

On the other side, upon hearing Liao Hua's question, Zhang Yan laughed helplessly.

He hadn't noticed just now that the young man's mind was so sensitive, and he thought of so many things just from the food and clothing.It's just that I think so much at this age, and it's easy to get into the horns of some things and torture myself.

"The food costs a lot, and you see it's a carnivore."

"Among the current Han army, this meatloaf should only be provided by my own subordinates."

"Like you, for most of the soldiers of the Han Dynasty, especially the conscripts in those places, their diet is no different from yours, and they can only keep their stomachs full."

He explained a sentence lightly, and Zhang Yan saw the thoughtful look in Liao Hua's eyes, so he didn't introduce more on it.Anyway, after the other party joined him, Liao Hua must have a long time to adapt to this kind of difference in the details of life from the past.

Glancing at the figure of the other party, Zhang Yan saw that the other party had already swallowed the food, so he quickly brought the topic back to the main topic.

"Liao Zhuangshi, I am a straightforward person, so I won't talk to you about those twists and turns."

"To be honest, most of the Yellow Turbans in Taiyuan have been dismissed and returned to their respective villages except for a small number of those who served us. On the punishment of crime..."

He glanced at Liao Hua meaningfully, and as Zhang Yan expected, the other party asked him almost subconsciously.

"what about me?"

"Among the Yellow Turbans in Taiyuan, there are not a few high-strength people, and I am just a low-level military general. How can I fall into the general's eyes and deserve to be treated like this by the general?"

Frowning, he asked Zhang Yan, Liao Hua wanted to ask Zhang Yan about this from before.He had also doubted whether the other party was thinking of recruiting him, but in terms of strength, Liao Hua was not ranked among the yellow turbans. Even if he was recruiting, the other party shouldn't be recruiting talents like him.

"The general has a cloud of powerful generals. I saw two generals, Yang Feng and Han Xian, fight that day. They are the best generals in today's troubled times."

"If, General, you still want to recruit more warriors to charge into battle, then why am I the one sitting on the horse and talking to the General?"

Liao Hua swallowed slightly, looking at Zhang Yan with curiosity.Seeing him asking such a question, Zhang Yan suddenly showed an expression of "You kid is very good at giving steps" and "I have been waiting for your words for a long time".

"It's not that I want to recruit you, but that one of my generals appreciates you more. After the capture of Jinyang that day, he specifically mentioned you to me five times and three times, and wanted to promote you to One of his lieutenants followed him to charge the battle."

"After learning about your character and finding out that you didn't make trouble in the village like Du Yuan when you were a thief, I fulfilled his wish and left you alone from other people. come down."

Waving his hand in Liao Hua's direction, Zhang Yan naturally wouldn't tell Liao Hua that he had heard of his reputation in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but attributed the reason to Yang Feng's words.And soon, as he expected, Liao Hua finally rejected his invitation after careful consideration.

"I have been wrongly loved by the two generals. Although it should not be done to the general's face, there is a reason for it. I cannot accept the invitation this time. I hope you can forgive me, General Zhang."

"When two armies confront each other, victory or defeat is a common occurrence. Now that my skills are inferior to others, the general only needs to deal with it truthfully according to the laws of the great Han. Naturally, I will not feel any resentment towards the general."

Bowing deeply in the direction of Zhang Yan, Liao Hua showed enough courtesy.And seeing him like this, Zhang Yan was not too anxious, but showed a look of "it really is".

As early as when he first recruited Pei Yuanshao, Zhang Yan discovered that among those participating in the Yellow Turbans, if Yang Feng and Han Xian were of high background and only wanted to find a way out, he would usually be able to get rid of the other party very easily. Persuading and surrendering is for your own use.

On the other hand, if the opponent's generals are from the bottom, such as Pei Yuanshao or Zhou Cang, they will often have a special kind of persistence, and at the same time, they will be more stubborn than those with higher backgrounds.

Unless he has Zhang Ning as his weakness like Zhou Cang, if he wants to recruit successfully, Zhang Yan only feels that it will inevitably take some talking.

Fortunately, when he was observing Liao Hua just now, Zhang Yan had already discovered that before the other party rejected him, there was a look of entanglement and distress on his face.Presumably Liao Hua didn't want to serve him wholeheartedly, but seemed to have some special reason that made him feel embarrassed.

Since there are embarrassments, it is much better than those situations where oil and salt do not enter.

"Little guy, don't live and die all day long. If you have anything to say, I can help you solve it."

Not paying too much attention to Liao Hua's words, Zhang Yan just patted Liao Hua on the shoulder and began to persuade him with kind words.

"Whether you want to join me or not, since that fellow Yang Feng has said he wants to protect you, then I will never break my promise."

"Even if you don't accept my invitation today, I'll lock you up with good food and drink at most, and come back to ask after a while when you figure it out."

"Instead of wasting your precious life meaninglessly like this, why don't you tell me about your difficulties, maybe I can help you solve them?"

Smiling in Liao Hua's direction, Zhang Yan wanted to hear what difficulties the other party had.Seeing what Zhang Yan said, Liao Hua hesitated for a moment, but this time he did not refuse, but expressed his concerns very simply.

"General Zhang, it's not that I don't know what's good and what's wrong. It's just that when I left my hometown, I made a promise with my hometown elders that I would join the Yellow Turban this time to overthrow the Han Dynasty and make my hometown elders able to afford it in the future." food and clothes, so that they will no longer be oppressed by the landlords.”

"Now that we are defeated, there is no way to talk about overthrowing the Han Dynasty. And if I can't fulfill my original promise, I will naturally have no face to face my elders, let alone those brothers who are willing to believe in me and follow me to the north."

"This time, if I serve you and fight on the battlefield for you, then maybe I can find a good way out for myself. But if it is just for this, I want Liao to abandon the group of people who are willing to follow me, which is really against my own The original intention..."

Without any embarrassing expression, Liao Hua calmly told Zhang Yan all the thoughts in his heart.Hearing his words, Zhang Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time secretly lamented that Liao Hua's obsession could not be easier for him.

"So that's the case. Liao Zhuangshi values ​​love and righteousness, which I admire."

Smiling and arching his hands to Liao Hua, Zhang Yan first praised the other party, and then said quite confidently:

"This matter is reasonable, and I can fully understand what Liao Zhuangshi thinks in your heart."

"It's just that these problems are not unsolvable to me, and it can even be said to be easy to solve..."

Handing Liao Hua a reassuring look, Zhang Yan patted the horse, and the whole person took the lead in speeding towards the city gate where a figure could already be seen in the distance.However, his voice remained in Liao Hua's ears and did not dissipate for a long time.

"Those yellow scarves who were in your hometown before have been accepted by me because of their good conduct. At that time, I will directly assign the command to you and let you continue to take them with you. If you want to bring them with you Wealth, in my opinion, is far better than your success alone."

"As for your hometown, it is even said that it is the basic necessities of life for the people of Jingzhou..."

"Leave it to me."

Some confidently turned back and waved to Liao Hua, Zhang Yan only asked him to report to Yang Feng, and followed him to familiarize himself with some unique military systems on his side.On his side, he couldn't wait to rush back to his home in Luoyang.

Chapter 6 I'm back!

"I'm back!"

Excitedly handing the luggage in his hands to the maid who opened the door for him, Zhang Yan pushed the door open with excitement, and returned to his small courtyard in Luoyang City.It was just unexpected, but he didn't see Ye'er, and there were only two house servants who were cleaning in the whole courtyard, working in muffled voices.

"Huh, what about people?"

Somewhat curiously, Zhang Yan pulled a servant over, and Zhang Yan asked him aloud. Soon, seeing the servant returning from his lord, he saluted Zhang Yan, and at the same time pointed to the direction of the inner courtyard behind him.

"I have seen the lord."

"Today, the second daughter of the Cai family came to visit at home, and Miss Ye'er was accompanying her in the backyard. If the lord wants to find her, then I will call her over now?"

Respectfully, he said to Zhang Yan that the servant rarely had the opportunity to meet his lord on weekdays, but he only knew that Zhang Yan was extremely kind and charitable to servants like him.Looking at Zhang Yan's real face now, I also feel that the other party treats me with a pleasant face, not as strict as the previous Patriarch, and suddenly the whole person becomes a lot more proactive.

"No need, I'll go find her myself."

Smiling and waving at the other party, Zhang Yan rejected the servant's kindness, but only told him to continue working and not to care about himself, and then hurriedly killed in the direction of the backyard.

He has just returned to Luoyang, and he should have gone to the palace to report to the emperor Liu Hong immediately.It's just that Zhang Yan really missed Ye'er because he hadn't seen her for a long time, so he sneaked out from the army and went home to get close to her, and then went to the palace to meet the emperor and accept some rewards from the emperor.

When Jian Shuo went to Taiyuan before, he only knew that Zhang Yan had recovered the Hedong County, but he didn't know that the Taiyuan Yellow Turban was also taken down by Zhang Yan and others.

Now the banditry in Taiyuan and Hedong has subsided, and Guo Tai's army was defeated all the way back to Baibogu Fortress under the combined efforts of him and Jian Shuo.According to Liu Hong's generous personality compared with the previous emperors, he will definitely continue to reward him, but he doesn't know what he will reward, whether he has the opportunity to achieve the goal he has been pursuing all this time, and send himself to Lujiang County.

Withdrawing his thoughts, Zhang Yan came to the familiar backyard in three steps and two steps.From a distance, he saw a young girl leaning against the doorway, her eyes staring at the direction outside.

"Ye'er! I'm back!"

Excitedly greeted the other party, Zhang Yan saw the girl turn her head in astonishment, and then a look of surprise appeared on her face.Before he could react, Ye'er quickly ran to his side like a gust of wind, and rushed over to hug him.

"Owner--"

Burying her small face on Zhang Yan's chest, Ye'er only felt a sense of joy lingering in her heart, and Zhang Yan hugged her back at this moment, full of excitement and joy.

When they lived in Luoyang before, the two could almost be said to go hand in hand, inseparable.Now that Zhang Yan Xiaobie returned in March, the joy of seeing the person he cared about again made him a little bit overwhelmed.

"Ye'er, I miss you so much..."

Whispering softly in the ear of his lovely maid, Zhang Yan only felt that the hands of the other party holding him became stronger, and at the same time, the whole person fit closer to him.

"Ah."

Ye'er responded with a soft "um", and stood in front of Zhang Yan without saying a word, feeling this rare warm emotion.And after a while, a clear coughing sound broke the increasingly thick and viscous atmosphere between the two.

"Ah, why did I forget that there are outsiders here!"

The whole person trembled as if being drenched in cold water. Zhang Yan just wanted to see Ye'er soon, but he forgot what the servant said before, that today the second daughter of the Cai family, Zhen Ji, also came to his home. visit.

Even though his master was not around, he didn't know why the other party came to visit him, but now Zhang Yan was so close to Ye'er in front of the other party, which really made him feel a little inappropriate.

It has been almost half a year since he came to the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Zhang Yan has gradually adapted to the ancient people's strict adherence to the concept of "men and women are incompatible with each other".At the same time, it is different from the ordinary relationship between men and women. Even though Zhang Yan is quite displeased with this matter, he must admit that in the current society, he and Ye'er are divided into masters and servants.

Even if the two of them get tired of being together in private, no one will gossip, but hugging each other like this in front of people is indeed a bit impolite, and it makes outsiders laugh.

"Ahem—well, it's Zhenji. I haven't even noticed that you're here just now. If you neglect me, please forgive me."

Coughing hard without changing his face, Zhang Yan let go of Ye'er who was already flushed with shame in his arms, but he didn't let go of the other party's hand, just like this, he led Ye'er to sit on the piano platform in the backyard. The pretty figure on the screen said hello.

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