After a while, the side hall.

Guan Yu bowed and said loudly: "See the Prime Minister."

"Change clouds." Cao Cao stepped forward and held Guan Yu's hand intimately, and said, "Hurry and don't give me a gift."

Guan Yu bowed again and asked in a low voice: "Prime Minister, I will ask for it..."

"Oh, Yun Chang is talking about Lu Bu's concubine Diao Chan, right?" Cao Cao's eyes narrowed into two thin slits and said to Guan Yu, "I have asked someone to take all the little ones of Lu Bu's family, but I don't know which one is Diao Chan, and I hope Yun Chang comes forward to defend himself."

After saying that, Cao Cao said to Cao Chun again: "Zihe, bring Lu Bu's female family members up."

"Abide by the order!"

Cao Chun took the order and left. In less than a cup of tea, he led a team of soldiers to escort dozens of women in tents and cloaks into the side hall. Most of the women were young and beautiful, but Guan Yu looked at him and found that the Diao Chan he was looking for was not among them, so he had to say to Cao Cao: "Prime Minister, Diao Chan is not among them."

"Ah? This is actually the case!" Cao Cao pretended to be stupid and said to Cao Chun, "Zihe, can Lu Bu's female family members be taken all of them?"

Cao Chun said: "I'm here when I go back to the lord."

Cao Cao turned to Guan Yu, saying: "The clouds are long, this..."

Guan Yu remained silent.

Cao Cao said with a sigh: "It's better to be like this than to be like this. I will reward all of these Lu Bu's concubines to you, how about it?"

"Thank you for your success," Guan Yu refused, "but this group of broken flowers and willows have never taken seriously. Since the Prime Minister has not obtained Diao Chan, it must have been hidden by Lu Bu's common man. I went to search for it and said goodbye."

Cao Cao said hypocritically: "These concubines are also quite beautiful. Does Chang Yun choose a few to serve the bed?"

“No need.”

Guan Yu bowed to Cao Cao without looking back and left.

When Cao Cao was about to turn back to his bedroom, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the hall again. Guo Jia, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye and others stumbled in and shouted repeatedly: "Lord, good news, great news."

Cao Cao said: "What good news?"

Guo Jia said: "Just just got the news, Cao Bao and Zhang Liao's army have surrendered to our army in Pengcheng, and Lu Bu's confidant general Zhang Liao has also been tied up by Cao Bao to Xia Pi, and is now outside the door."

"Oh?" Cao Cao said in shock, "Is it because of the great destruction of Zi Xiao in Puyang, and how could Zi Lian's Zhang Wen fare?"

Guo Jia said: "It's this person."

Cao Cao rubbed his hands repeatedly and said, "This is a great general. Hurry up. Please invite General Zhang Liao into the hall. I will tell you personally!"

Outside Cao Cao's temporary residence.

Guan Yu turned his horse on his face full of anger. Before leaving, he turned around and glanced at Cao Cao's temporary official residence behind him. A cold flame suddenly flashed through his slightly closed phoenix eyes. Cao Cao was too bullying. He obviously got Diao Chan but said he had never got it. This was obviously because he wanted to take Diao Chan for himself!

The official residence hall.

Zhang Liao, who was tied up in a large number of ties, was taken into the hall. Cao Cao personally stepped forward to loosen his ties and apologized to Zhang Liao repeatedly: "General Zhang Liao, many soldiers are offended, and I am alone here to apologize to the general."

Zhang Liao couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and lowered his head and said in shame: "Why dare to be the prime minister to treat him with such kindness?"

Cao Cao is worthy of being a hero. He did not tell lies in front of the real Buddha and went directly to the topic: "I love the talent of the general very much. Can the general be willing to follow the orphan to hold the golden sword to support the Han Dynasty and to serve the emperor to fight against the unjust ministers?"

Zhang Liao's eyes showed complex expressions and whispered: "I am willing to surrender, but I have a thought."

Cao Cao said: "I wish to hear it."

Zhang Liao said: "General Fengxian is very thick when he is in the last general. Now his body is not cold, so the last general changes his course. It is really unrighteous! The last general wants to keep General Fengxian for three months, and then asks to kill the villain Cheng Lian to avenge the general. If the Prime Minister meets you, the last general will follow you from now on."

Cao Cao said happily: "I'm sorry!"

Anyi, Hedong, the prefect's office.

When Zhang Xiu walked into the study, Zhang Ji was stunned when he looked at a book in his hand. It was not until Zhang Ji bowed to the salute and came to his senses and said to Zhang Xiu: "Yuan Jin, are you here?"

Zhang Xiu said respectfully: "My uncle saw the summons late at night, I don't know what's important?"

Zhang Ji handed the book in his hand to Zhang Xiu, and said in a faint voice: "You can take a look at it yourself."

Zhang Xiu took the book and read it quickly, and said excitedly: "The Queen of Liang wants to send her uncle to lead the army to conquer Hanzhong, which is a good thing! My uncle can take this opportunity to establish some merits and revitalize his uncle's position in the Liangzhou army."

Zhang Ji said with concern: "But isn't this Liang Hou trying to take the opportunity to weaken my old Bingzhou subordinates? Although Zhang Lu was in a hurry, there were no generals under his command, but Hanzhong was in a dangerous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Zhang Lu only needed to condemn the elite troops to guard Ziwu, Xigu, and Chencang Road. Even if our army forced to knock on the gate, there were many casualties."

Zhang Xiu said: "Uncle, my nephew has something I don't know if I should say."

Zhang Ji said: "You, my uncle and nephew, what can you say? Say it quickly."

Zhang Xiu said: "If my uncle still wants to use 20,000 Bingzhou's old subordinates as bargaining with Lianghou and settle down, then the day when the disaster is coming is not far away. Lianghou raised an army in Nanyang with 800 bandits, and fought for half his life and had the foundation of today. This is a powerful ruler who is truly a worldly hero. How can he tolerate 20,000 Bingzhou's old subordinates sleeping beside the Liang army's bed?"

Zhang Ji was shocked when he heard this and said sternly: "If it weren't for Yuan Jin's reminder, Uncle Wei almost missed the big thing! However, Yuan Jin thought, how should Uncle Wei deal with it?"

Zhang Xiu said: "If my uncle wants to make achievements under the command of Lianghou, he should lead his army to attack Hanzhong. If he only wants to live in the countryside and live a life of his life, he can ask Lianghou to guard Hedong, and General Fang Yue leads the Bingzhou army to fight against Zhang Lu! In this way, Lianghou is grateful to his uncle for his sincerity in serving him, and he will treat him kindly."

A trace of difficulty twitched suddenly across Zhang Ji's face, and after a while, he sighed: "I understand. I'm old, and the important task of shining the Zhang family's lintel will fall on you, Yuan Jin. Tomorrow, Wei Shu will write a letter to the Marquis of Liang to guard Hedong, and General Fang Yue will lead the Bingzhou army to fight against Zhang Lu."

"Uncle, 20,000 Bingzhou's old subordinates were originally from Liangzhou. From now on, the Bingzhou army no longer exists. There are only Liangzhou legions in this world!" Zhang Xiu said this and said, "If you talk about your talents and strategies, there may be only Cao Cao in the world. Sun Jian can compare with Lianghou. However, Sun Jian is in Jiangdong. Cao Cao is in the four battles, and he is not as good as Lianghou occupies the northwest and looks at the world. It is worthwhile to be able to join the command of Lianghou."

"Yes." Zhang Ji nodded and sighed, "If we talk about the strength of the military force, Gong Dong was especially superior to the Lianghou, but Gong Dong was far from being able to fight, he was not as good as Lianghou's good at fighting, nor was he as good as Lianghou's knowledgeable people and responsibilities, nor was he as good as Lianghou's heroic. After Gong Dong, the Liangzhou army could have a heroic ruler like Lianghou support the overall situation, which was a great blessing for the soldiers in the northwest."

Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu’s uncle and nephew are actually ambitious, and the two of them also want to seize the power of one side and become a warlord!

But the reality is cruel and ruthless. After Dong Zhuo's collapse, the Ma Butcher rose rapidly and became the leader of the Liangzhou military group. Duan Wei, Li Kuang, Guo Si, Fan Chou, Yang Feng and other large and small Liangzhou warlords were wiped out by the Ma Butcher. The Ma Butcher's tendency to unify the sphere of influence of the Liangzhou army could no longer be stopped.

Faced with the strength of the horse butcher, Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu's uncle and nephew were very clear that only the horse butcher could regain the prestige of the Liangzhou army, and only the horse butcher could achieve the great hegemony of the Liangzhou army entering the Central Plains. Therefore, when Yuan Shao marched into Bingzhou in a large scale, Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu's uncle and nephew turned to Ma Yue without hesitation.

Because from the bottom of his heart, Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu were first soldiers in Liangzhou, and then Liangzhou warlords.

Xihe, Ma Yuezhong's army tent.

After reading Zhang Ji's letter, Ma Yue handed it to Jia Xu beside him, and said meaningfully: "It seems that Zhang Ji is not only a sensible person, but also a smart person. Zhang Ji took the initiative to ask to station in Hedong, with Fang Yue as the main general and Zhang Xiu as the deputy general, leading 20,000 old Bingzhou subordinates to attack Hanzhong. What do you think about Wenhe?"

Jia Xu pondered for a moment and said, "The geographical location of Hedong County is extremely important. It is not enough to support the overall situation if you can conquer a general who is good at fighting. Moreover, Zhang Ji is a long-time general in the Liangzhou army. Although his reputation is not as good as the lord, his qualifications are particularly higher than those of the lord! It seems a bit inappropriate to just entrust a county to guard the lord."

Ma Yue said: "How about you transfer Xu Huang from Tongguan to Hedong?"

Jia Xu said: "Who will guard Tongguan?"

Ma Yue said: "How about Ma Dai?"
Chapter completed!