Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

And those who were assigned to auxiliary troops such as heavy soldiers due to old age or not being old enough, although it cannot be said that they can eat meat for every meal, but they can eat it two or three times every ten days. Meat, the usual staple foods such as corn and wheat cakes are absolutely full.

This kind of generous life even gave the two of them a strange illusion that "the supplies of the Eastern Han Dynasty were not in short supply".

Of course, since Pei Yuanshao and Zhou Cang are the kind of simple farmers who have personally planted the grain, they also know that in the Eastern Han Dynasty, except for Zhang Yan's men, soldiers in most places were still in that kind of situation. Half-starved and half-satiated, at the same time, the food in the Han family is far from being as rich as what everyone is experiencing now.

The reason why my more than 2 people can eat enough to eat every meal is nothing more than because my lord is kind and never deducts the soldiers' rations.

Perhaps it was because of the relatively ordinary living conditions when he was a child, or it may be because he received some kind of ideological influence and education since he was a child. Therefore, in his attitude towards the army, Zhang Yan has always maintained a kind of attitude that is different from that of most military leaders of this era. Not quite the same concept.

That is, no matter what mistakes the soldiers make, the person in charge of rectifying the military discipline can beat and scold them, and can punish them physically, but under easy circumstances, they must never make changes to the army meals that Zhang Yan pre-determined, let alone detain the soldiers under their own command. Basic rations.

As long as Zhang Yan stipulates that every meal has meat, then the manager in charge of the army's catering must resolutely implement this regulation.And this has also become one of the main reasons why the defection rate of soldiers under Zhang Yan's command was still very low in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

After all, in this era, the main idea of ​​most people joining the army is either to reduce some taxes for their families, or to be able to get a full meal for themselves so that they will not starve to death.

If you stay in this barracks, although the daily training is a little harder, at least you can still eat enough and eat well.And if one day he left the inside of the barracks, he would return to the miserable life of the past, even in an instant.

Most of the soldiers under Zhang Yan were born in yellow scarves, and the ratio of orphans to bachelors reached a certain level. Naturally, no matter how hard the training was, everyone would not easily escape from Zhang Yan's hands.

It can be said that during this period of time, Pei Yuanshao and other low-level yellow turban generals felt the happiest pleasure every day when they could watch those yellow turban brothers who had lived with him and slept in the open and suffered sufferings. .

In addition to the economic conditions, in terms of his own rights, Zhang Yan also opened the door for Pei Yuanshao and Zhou Cang, so that they deeply felt the importance that they and others received.

After all, in a sense, Zhang Yan's men did not lack generals of the general type.Whether it was Yang Feng, who was at a second-rate high level, or Han Xian, who was second only to Yang Feng, their strength was not comparable to generals at the level of Pei Yuanshao and Zhou Cang.

But even so, when assigning military affairs, Zhang Yan still did not abandon the two of them. On the contrary, with the improvement of his status, the status of the two in the military camp also increased.

Now that Zhang Yan is already a lieutenant and has more than 1 soldiers under him, Pei Yuanshao and the newly joined Zhou Cang are already independent and independent leaders of more than 3000 camp generals.

Even if they have not yet become generals with individual titles, the heavy power in their hands has already surpassed the vast majority of generals and lieutenants in the Han court who only have titles but no real power.

In addition, last night, Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao, as the surrendered generals of the Yellow Turban, were personally received by Hanling Emperor Liu Hong and appreciated by the other party. Very impressed.

Now that they are wearing the expensive Zha Jia, bestowed by the emperor himself, which may be worth thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars, Pei Yuanshao and Zhou Cang thought that this was the limit they could achieve, and at the same time, they had already done it in their hearts. In order to prepare to die for my lord...

But he didn't expect that Zhang Yan's just this behavior today broke the defenses of the two of them in an instant, and at the same time they were moved by their lord, and they couldn't help but feel a burst of admiration.

After all, it was such a small gesture when serving tea, but what was contained in it was that Zhang Yan sincerely treated the two of them as "human beings" equal to him.

But in this era when the families are severely divided and most people are born to determine their own class, the sense of respect that such equal treatment can bring to people is far beyond the imagination of those in power who were born among celebrities. The presence.

Chapter 19 Zhang Rang: Step up!

On the other side, seeing the appearance of the two of them, Ye'er paused thoughtfully, then smiled and nodded to the two of them, as a way of thanking them, and at the same time quietly He retreated to Zhang Yan's side, and knelt and sat there obediently.

Not knowing what everyone was thinking, Zhang Yan was just sitting silently drinking tea next to his main case, so he didn't notice the changes in the expressions on the faces of Pei Yuanshao and Zhou Cang at the moment.But now that everyone was sitting in their own positions, the atmosphere in the room became quiet for a while.

Raising his cup and taking a sip of hot tea, Zhang Yan felt that the tea was sweet and refreshing, not as stagnant as he imagined, so deep down in his heart he was even more curious about the owner of this shop.And with the tea down, Zhang Yan's mood that had become a little irritable due to the midsummer weather quickly calmed down.

Turning his head to look in the direction of Pei Yuanshao and Zhou Cang, it was unintentional that Zhang Yan asked Ye'er to bring them a cup of tea just now, so he didn't think much about it.But now seeing that the two of them were fidgeting, they naturally thought that they were warriors and were not used to this kind of environment, so they took the initiative to speak out and started chatting with them.

He brought the two of them here today. Originally, he planned to let Pei Yuanshao and others who have more experience in the battlefield control the quality when purchasing protective gear and weapons, so as to prevent himself from buying flashy ones like those stunned youths. Weapons, or be deceived by this Luoyang businessman.

Unexpectedly, after some problems occurred in the middle, the purchase that Zhang Yan expected would only take one or two hours has been delayed until now.

Now the young man from Luoyang Sang's family has gone to look for the owner of the shop, the foreign businessman with a rather mysterious background. Zhang Yan just took advantage of this period of time when there were no outsiders in the room, and chatted with his two generals. A few words, and at the same time care about the lives of the two of them during this time.

"Yuan Fu, speaking of it, I was a little busy a few days ago, so I didn't take the time to pay attention to your affairs."

"I remember that when I was near Taiyuan, I had a 'cousin' who was always by your side. I don't know how she is doing recently?"

Smiling, he asked in Zhou Cang's direction. Zhang Yan still remembered that when he met this man for the first time, a young girl followed him like a shadow. She seemed to be Zhang Ning, the daughter of Zhang Jiao, the great virtuous teacher .

But now more than a month has passed, and Zhang Yan has not seen each other for a long time, so at this moment, the two of them are chatting, just asking a question.

After all, at that time, in order to win the first county of Taiyuan, Zhang Ning was willing to use her identity as a woman as a bait to help Zhang Yan break the seat of Anyi, the seat of Taiyuan County.For this reason, Zhang Yan also agreed to the other party. After returning to Luoyang, he gave the other party an identity that could continue to live a bright and honest life under the sun by recognizing relatives.

Now that he had finally found time, Zhang Yan naturally didn't want to break his promise, so he brought this matter up to Zhou Cang again.

After all, although the girl was not very old, in Zhang Yan's few contacts, she was polite and polite. At the same time, she had some courage and aura that ordinary girls rarely had, which made Zhang Yan feel quite For appreciation.

Therefore, it is not to say that this move can make Zhou Cang under his command calm down. Even if there is no such thing as Zhou Cang, Zhang Yan will not feel too repelled if Zhang Yan gives the other party a legal identity.

Of course, since everyone is still in the territory of other people's homes at this moment, Zhang Yan is inevitably worried that there will be a situation where there are ears behind the walls.Therefore, when mentioning Zhang Ning, he didn't call her by his name directly, but instead called him "cousin".

Hearing this, Zhou Cang naturally smiled, knowing exactly who the cousin Zhang Yan was referring to.

……

"Trouble your lord for your trouble."

Smiling and bowing in Zhang Yan's direction, Zhou Cang's dark and hard expression inevitably softened after hearing Zhang Yan mention Zhang Ning.He naturally knew who the cousin Zhang Yan was referring to at the moment, and thinking of Zhang Ning's life during this period, Zhou Cang couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.

"My lord, Mei Niang is now staying with me in the military camp outside Luoyang City, and her life is safe and worry-free, much better than before."

"Just yesterday, my lord, when you were called to have a heart-to-heart talk by that dog... the emperor, Zhang Changshi learned about Mei Niang's existence from us, but the last general didn't reveal Mei Niang's identity, he just said This is the righteous sister you have recognized, my lord, and you have made an appointment to take Mei Niang to Zhang Changshi's mansion for a formal visit."

"After Zhang Changshi learned about this matter, he didn't ask the general much. Instead, he seemed very happy, so he agreed to this matter."

"If there are no accidents, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow at the latest, the general will take Mei Niang to Zhang Changshi's mansion together, and then the Chang Shi will officially adopt Mei Niang as an adopted daughter, and give Mei Niang a chance to be in the public eye. on the identity of the activity."

Speaking to Zhang Yan's figure, Zhou Cang couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he talked about his experience last night.

In his original impression, Zhang Rang, the Zhongchang servant who caused troubles in the court, was supposed to be a traitor who committed all kinds of crimes. At the same time, Zhou Cang guessed that the other party would inevitably make things difficult for him because of Zhou Cang's status as a yellow scarf.

What I didn't expect was that Zhang Rang was surprisingly easy to talk to these generals who were born in the Yellow Turbans, and he didn't give him the feeling of a violent villain as rumored.

And Zhang Ning's ability to devote herself to the knees of Zhongchang servant Zhang Rang can be regarded as fulfilling Zhou Cang's long-standing dream, and made him feel relaxed after a long absence.

Now following Zhang Yan's command, serving his lord and repaying his kindness to him has almost become Zhou Cang's only pursuit and idea at present.And hearing Zhou Cang's words, Zhang Yan was also relieved rarely.

After all, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Yan could be said to be absolutely trustworthy, and there were only Zhang Rang and Ye'er.And since Zhang Rang has already intervened in this matter, and even directly made an appointment with Zhou Cang to bring someone to visit him at another day, it can be said that this matter is almost a certainty, and there is no need for Zhang Yan to meddle in other matters.

He took a sip of tea quite reassuringly. Seeing that he had not had time to worry about this matter, Zhang Yan was dealt with by Zhang Rang in advance. Therefore, he felt his adoptive father Zhang Rang's silent attention to him again, so A sense of gratitude suddenly rose in my heart.

Just considering the origins of Zhou Cang and the others, after Zhang Yan hesitated for a moment, he still didn't tell the other party the fact that Zhang Rang probably already knew Zhang Ning's identity, so he kept the matter concealed by mistake.

After all, if it is said that Zhang Rang is ignorant of his little actions, Zhang Yan will definitely not believe it.In terms of Zhang Rang's understanding of how powerful his hands and eyes are, he can be said to be the most influential person in the Eastern Han Dynasty, not one of them.

Chapter 20 Mi Family Mi Fang

"That's fine. It's just that you are living in the barracks during this time, and you have to work harder. Try not to affect the lives and training of other soldiers."

"After all, the appearance of women in the military camp is not a big deal, but it will eventually affect some soldiers' views on our team."

Smiling and exhorting in Zhou Cang's direction, Zhang Yan didn't say much, but just reminded the other party not to expose Zhang Ning's identity as a woman in the barracks as much as possible, and Zhou Cang also knew the seriousness of this military affairs , so it is natural to respond.

Seeing Zhou Cang's actions, Zhang Yan nodded, and then continued talking to Zhou Cang as if he had thought of something.

"By the way, Yuanfu, during this period of time, dragons and snakes are mixed in Luoyang City. You two have special identities. If you have nothing to do, try not to wander around in the city. After a while, let's go to the Jiangdong area together. to our home ground."

"If I'm free tomorrow, I'll follow you to Zhang Changshi's side, so that you won't be questioned by those palace guards. And if you have any inconvenience during this time, you can come to my house at any time If I'm not here, you can tell Ye'er about the matter."

He told Zhou Cang again, Zhang Yan also knew that he had to prepare for various things in the future, so naturally he didn't have much time to take care of the many soldiers under him, so he could only fight in Ye'er's direction. With a wink, he signaled the other party, his own spokesperson, to help out more during this time.

It didn't make Zhang Yan wait for too long. After chatting with everyone, Zhang Yan's hearing system strengthened, and he heard two footsteps, one in front and one in back, from the direction of the corridor outside the room. .

"Cough-cough-"

A slight cough sounded from outside the door, and Zhang Yan and the others fell silent in an instant, and all turned their heads to look in the direction of the door next to them.After a few breaths of time passed, with the slight sound of the door hinge, Zhang Yan saw Sang Jin who had left earlier led a rather young man to push open the door and walked towards the crowd.

……

"General Zhang, this is the out-of-town businessman I mentioned earlier, Mi Zifang from the Mi family of the Xuzhou generation."

With a somewhat complicated expression, he introduced something in the direction of Zhang Yan. Sang Jin wanted to bring the real speaker of the Mi family, Mi Zhu who became the head of the Mi family at a young age, to talk with Zhang Yan in detail.But Mi Zhu happened to have something to do today, so he went to an old friend's house to catch up on the old days, so he couldn't come with him.

In desperation, he could only bring the number two member of the Mi family who had come to Luoyang to look for Mi Zhu a few days ago, and Mi Fang, the second child of the Mi family who was just in his early twenties this year, came to Zhang Yan.

After introducing Mi Fang's identity first, Sang Jin turned around and whispered a few words to Mi Fang who was beside him, and left the room wisely, leaving space for Zhang Yan and Mi Fang.

Hearing what Sang Jin said, Zhang Yan immediately knew the origin of the man in front of him, and at the same time sized up the young man in front of him with curious eyes.

I saw that this man came in with Sang Jin, the man standing in front of Zhang Yan was only in his early 20s, he didn't even have a few beards on his lips, and he looked quite young and vigorous.But after carefully observing Mi Fang's facial features, Zhang Yan was surprised to find that the Mi Fang in front of him seemed to have many differences from the man in his previous impression.

In Zhang Yan's impression, the first time that Mi Fang appeared in historical records was when he and his elder brother Mi Zhu took refuge in Tao Qian and Tao Gongzu who was serving as the shepherd of Xuzhou at the time. After Tao Qian died of illness in 194 AD, the two People followed Tao Qian's last wish and joined Liu Bei together.

It's just different from his elder brother Mi Zhu who was praised by Chen Shou as "graceful and courteous", and was promoted by Tao Qian as a part-time driver as soon as he came up. Mi Fang was not awarded an official position while following Tao Qian. Existing as Mi Zhu's follower.

Even after Liu Bei entered Shu, Mi Fang was only the prefect of a county, her status was far lower than that of Liu Bei's first general at that time, and her status even surpassed that of Zhuge Kongming's elder brother Mi Zhu and others.

Compared with his elder brother Mi Zhu and younger sister Mi Zhen who have left a lot in the history books, as the second child in the family, Mi Fang, it can be said that in the impression of later generations, he is often regarded as a negative and unsatisfactory person. Images exist in the imagination of everyone.

Zhang Yan still remembers that when he was young, he finished reading the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" written by Luo Guanzhong for the first time, and immediately felt that Mi Fang surrendered to Soochow at a critical moment in the book, which indirectly led to the defeat of Guan Yu and Guan Erye. The behavior was rather dissatisfied, even a little contemptuous.

And it wasn't until he grew up that Zhang Yan gradually learned from the original text of Romance of the Three Kingdoms and some knowledge-sharing works that the conflict between Mi Fang and Guan Yu was a kind of class conflict, not caused by the character of the characters, so he finally stopped care.

Now that we really came to the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was also the first time that we saw a civil official who could be said to have a name in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Zhang Yan looked at him with a lot of curiosity.

After all, although Mi Fang's status in the history books is far lower than that of his elder brother Mi Zhu, he is still a prefect level figure, and belongs to the civil servants Zhang Yan has come into contact with so far, so he can be said to be the highest status.

Just seeing the other party's somewhat mediocre facial features, Zhang Yan couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

"This elder brother is extremely handsome and elegant, while my younger sister is naturally beautiful. Mi Fang, whose skin is as white as snow, has such an ordinary appearance..."

"Although I have never been a person who judges others by their appearance, this is really a bit too unexpected, right?"

With a slander in his heart, Zhang Yan actually found that Mi Fang in front of him, although not really handsome, was just an average person, so he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

And while he was sizing up Mi Fang, seeing that Sang Jin had retreated, Mi Fang couldn't help sizing up the young man in front of him.

……

"This person...is that Zhang Yan, the son of Zhang Rang, one of the four great dandies in Luoyang City?"

"So this time, big brother and the others hurried to Luoyang because of the person in front of them..."

"I really didn't expect that he...is so young?"

Chapter 21 Timely Rain

"He is so young?"

While Zhang Yan was looking at Mi Fang, Mi Fang couldn't help looking at Zhang Yan.

After all, even though the Mi family in Xuzhou is only focused on business, just like other large business families such as the Hongnong Yang family and the Hedong Wei family, after their own influence reaches a certain level, the Mi family will inevitably take over. Gradually extended to the political field in the Xuzhou area, and there is a faint tendency to develop into aristocratic families.

And during the time when Mi Fang was still active in Xuzhou, he had already heard his family businessmen mention the name of Mr. Zhang Yanzhang to him.

In the imperial city of Luoyang, large-scale construction projects were carried out, and the price of grain in the entire Eastern Han Dynasty was raised by more than [-]% by relying on the ability of banknotes... Now it is hard to bring people back to Luoyang City. Before resting for two days, I contacted myself through a local merchant family in Luoyang ...

It can be said that the frequency of Zhang Yan's name appearing in the Mi family's intelligence network during this period is surprisingly high.