Just as the generals were watching the argument in Zhou Feng's Dazhai Hall, a Feijun scout entered and reported:
"Reporting to the canal, a house of men came down from the mountain, saying they were the envoys of Langya Zangjie."
When everyone heard this, they started making noises one after another and asked him to come up and see if he could speak peaceably.
Zhang Chong nodded, and the scout immediately went down the mountain and reported to the patrol to let the envoy go up the mountain.
After a while, a tall scribe with a handsome appearance and sharp appearance followed Xun Ben into the hall. Everyone looked at his appearance and temperament with contempt.
Wu Guan, Yang Mao and other old men sighed that this gentleman was really young.
Duman, Xie Bi, Xi Shen, etc. all lamented the true splendor of this king.
But Heifu, Li Damu, Cai Que and other black men lamented that this man was really white.
Only Tian Jun sighed, this man is really tall.
After this person entered the hall, he first glanced at Zhang Chong who was sitting in the hall, and was slightly stunned. Then he saw General Bian sitting in the hall full of people kneeling, and nodded slightly.
Just when everyone thought he was going to praise him, he pointed at the hall and sneered:
"This is a humble house that can be used as a stable."
Everyone was stunned, what was he talking about?
Then the tall messenger pointed to the iron wok standing in the fire pit in the hall and sneered:
"This broken wok can be used to make several iron plowshares."
Zhang Chong saw that the envoy was getting ready as soon as he arrived. He joked in his heart and agreed:
"This is how King Zhang Bu of Qi destroyed the cast iron with some history."
When the envoy heard that this was Zhang Bu's iron wok, he was stunned. He couldn't help but stepped forward and touched the iron wok. Hey, it was hot.
A big blister immediately appeared on his hand. He retracted his hand and replied as if nothing had happened:
"You can't even protect your neck, but you still love the wok. It's only me."
As soon as these words came out, the generals were in a panic.
What kind of madman dared to commit such a death? Especially those like Ding Sheng and Heifu, who had already smashed their cups at the envoy.
If the knife had not been removed when entering the hall, the knife would have been drawn out by now.
This man was hit by a cup, and the corners of his mouth were painful, but he still pretended to be majestic and looked like he was begging for death.
Although other generals were not as aggressive as Ding Sheng and Hei Fu, they also stood up and asked Zhang Chong to drag this man down and kill him to relieve his hatred. The crowd was furious.
This is how it is in this era, if the leader humiliates his ministers, he will die. This person humiliated Zhang Chong and truly committed the envy of the generals.
When the envoy saw that all these warriors said they would kill him, he was frightened. But when he thought about what Zang Ba said to him before going up the mountain, he felt even more bitter. That's all. If you die, your ears will be dead. Didn't you know it when you came?
After reading this, the man closed his eyes and refused to refute.
Zhang Chong watched this man at the head of the table and found it very funny. Although he didn't know why this man said these words, he could tell at a glance from his pretentious arrogance that this man came to seek death.
As for what this person scolded him, Zhang Chong didn't mind at all. Is this considered an insult? In later generations, scolding people on the Internet was much dirtier than this. Zhang Chong had long ago developed the ability to cultivate his energy with the spring breeze in his face.
He looked at the man with his eyes closed and waited for death, and suddenly asked:
"Jun, how tall are you?"
The man was stunned and couldn't figure out what General Shi meant, but he still told the truth:
"Eight feet three inches."
"Great husband!"
Tian Jun, who was kneeling below, felt less sad after hearing this. He looked around at his colleagues and said to himself:
"Everyone is short now."
Of course, no one on the field cared that Tian Jun was enjoying himself alone. They all looked at Zhang Chong and waited for him to kill him before dragging him down and chopping him to death.
Zhang Chong continued to ask this person:
"I see that you are a decent person, how can you be a lobbyist for people like Zang Jie?"
The envoy was astute. Knowing that Zhang Chong had not executed him for so long, he knew that General Shi had no murderous intention towards him. He felt happy and sad at the same time.
He was asked by Zhang Chong and sighed sadly:
"My family is also a family of officials. My great-great-grandfather also served as the Prime Minister of Langya. After that, my family moved from Chen Guoyangxia to Langya. However, my family fell into decline and there were no officials for several generations, so I worked hard in the fields of Dongguan with my clan members.
.Some time ago, Langya bandits invaded the territory, destroyed my house, plundered my grain storage, and captured my people. I thought I was going to die, but I didn’t know that the bandit leader named Zang Ba asked me to use Taishan to humiliate General Shi. He also said,
Don’t be afraid of death. If I die, my wife, children, and people in my clan will live.”
After saying this, the man burst into tears, fell on the ground, and cried:
"Please General Shi, please kill me and save my relatives."
It turns out that this is the case. After hearing this, the generals suddenly felt that this man was quite pitiful on the one hand, and how stupid he was on the other hand.
If I kill you, won't your clan's life and death still be a matter of concern? If Zang Ba kills you anyway, wouldn't your death be in vain?
Zhang Chong, who was at the head, also sighed, came down to help the man up, and said warmly:
"How do you call me Jun?"
The messenger was moved and worshiped:
"The servant is so miserable that he is defeated by the dog. He is not enough to make the general break his neck. Why should my servant be named Kui? It is a shameful name, just to make everyone laugh."
Zhang Chong helped him to his seat and said with a smile:
"If your name is mean, my surname is Zhang Mingchong, wouldn't it be even meaner? But I am a dirty person, and I am not seen by the pure. Mr. He, I have a plan, I hope I can relieve you of your troubles."
He Kui immediately stood up, not even daring to say that he wanted to hear it.
Zhang Chongzhenyi persuaded:
"He Jun, you are an upright gentleman. That Zang Ba is just bullying you. He said that if you die, your people will live. But in my opinion, only if you live can your people live. You see, it's better to do this. You and I will hit it off as soon as we meet.
Why don't you hide in my place first? I will attack the thieves soon. When the time comes, I will reunite your family."
He Kui was a smart man, but because he loved his wife and children too much, he lost his sense of direction. Zhang Chong's gentle words woke him up, and he woke up as if from a dream.
With General Shi protecting him, Zang Ba will just treat him as dead. If Zang Ba originally wanted to let his relatives go, that would be just right. After he hides for a while, he can reunite with them. But if Zang Ba originally wanted to
He had no intention of letting go of his relatives, so he would use his life to avenge this blood feud.
He Kui thought about this and stood up again to pay homage to Zhang Chong:
"Fu is grateful for the general's great kindness. If the whole clan can avenge this, they will tie a ring with grass in their hands to repay the king's kindness."
This was what Zhang Chong was waiting for. He laughed loudly, grabbed He Kui's sleeve, came down with him, and introduced the generals to him one by one.
The generals in the congregation were relieved, knowing that Zang Ba had forced him to behave in a pretentious manner, so they all greeted him one by one. The atmosphere was enthusiastic for a while.
When Duman saw that the atmosphere was about to get better, he bowed to his fist and asked He Kui:
"He Jun, you are in Zang camp, could you please tell me what is true of Zang and his son?"
When He Kui saw this person occupying the seat, he knew that he was an important figure in the Shi family army, so he quickly got up and returned to pay homage:
"I should not ask you for advice. I have only been in Zang camp for a short period of time, so I don't know much about it, but I can tell you everything."
Then, He Kui reported everything he saw in Zang's camp to Zhang Chong, and he was satisfied.
For example, how many leading thieves there are in its power, whether its troops are in order, whether its clothes, armor and equipment are complete, and whether its food, fodder and baggage are sufficient. This lecture lasted three moments.
The generals were immediately impressed by He Kui. Do you really know little about this?