There were thirty-five boxes in total, and the first few were naturally filled with gold and silver. Zhang Rang didn't even raise his eyelids. He had seen too many of these yellow and white things in the past few years, even though Zhu Han gave him five big boxes full of them.
, he didn't show any unnecessary expressions. Only after the thirty boxes were opened, Zhang Rang's eyes changed.
"Robbed it? How? Where?"
Zhang Rang's eyes showed disbelief, and he asked several questions in succession. These boxes contained some Xianbei people's clothing, especially the armors of Tanshihuai's pro-army soldiers. Zhang Rang could tell at a glance that they were unusual.
Although he still didn't know who wore these armors, he could conclude that the owners of these armors had a high status in the Xianbei tribe.
"Of course they were taken after the great victory over Xianbei!" Xi Zhicai replied confidently: "In early October this year, Xianbei King Tan Shihuai led more than 10,000 troops to attack Yanmen Pass in the south. At that time, my lord happened to be ordered to station in Gaoliu County.
Invited by Zhao Wen, the prefect of Daijun, he led his troops to Yanmen Pass. Han Heng, the guard of Yanmen Pass, acted arrogantly and attacked the Xianbei camp at night, resulting in heavy losses. All 500 Yanmen Pass defenders were killed in the enemy camp. Later, my lord led his 400 soldiers twice
During the night attack, he took advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and released the Xianbei war horses, which then trampled the enemy's camp. In this battle, my lord killed more than five thousand enemies and captured more than two thousand, but it was a pity that Tan Shihuai escaped!"
"You led four hundred men to kill five thousand enemies and capture two thousand prisoners?" Zhang Rang was stunned when he heard this, and then said angrily: "You dare to say such shameless words to me? Are you really not afraid of death, little kid, or do you really think so?
I am old and fatuous?"
"I know that Duke Zhang does not believe it. When I come to Luoyang this time, my lord has specially ordered me to escort a thousand young Xianbei captives. They are currently being held in a military camp outside the city. Duke Zhang can send someone to find out what is going on. Then we will
Do you know if I have deceived Mr. Zhang?"
Xi Zhicai also knew that this record was somewhat false, but including those slave soldiers, the record he just mentioned was not too exaggerated, so he was not afraid of Zhang Rang going to investigate.
"Zhang San, go to the military camp outside the city to check the real situation in person, and then report back to me!" Zhang Rang frowned slightly and ordered Zhang San.
"As ordered!" Zhang San did not dare to neglect and quickly led people to check.
"I think back then, the emperor sent Xia Yu, the captain of Wuwan School, to set off from Gaoliu, the general of Xianbei Zhonglang, Tian Yan, to set off from Yunzhong, and the Xiongnu Zhonglang general Zang Min to lead the Shanyu of the Southern Huns to set off from Yanmen, each leading more than 10,000 cavalry.
The troops were divided into three groups and left the border fortress. The imperial court's more than 40,000 elite soldiers and generals were all defeated by the Tanshihuai. Xia Yu even lost the talisman, and only a hundred people escaped in the end!" After Zhang San left,
Zhang Rang seemed to be remembering the past events of that year. As he was thinking about it, he said: "That battle caused the emperor to lose all his face and left a knot in his heart. Even if the emperor had the intention of another Northern Expedition, he still had no money left in the treasury."
, then we have to postpone the Northern Expedition. If you take what you say seriously, you have fulfilled one of the emperor's wishes, and I can help your master once."
"What I said is absolutely true. I don't dare to deceive Mr. Zhang at all!" After hearing Zhang Rang's words, Xi Zhicai knew there was something going on and hurriedly paid his respects.
"Take advantage of the time when the mistress goes to check, tell me who your master is. I also want to know how someone with such a fortune could go to the border to join the army!" Zhang Rang's mood changed, and then he
Asked about Zhu Han.
"My lord-in-law's name is Zhu Han. He was originally the magistrate of Jingxian County in Jizhou. However, because of some things that offended the prince of Jizhou, he was transferred from Jingxian County to serve as a military commander under Lord Ji Chou, the captain of Huwuyuan School...
...." Xi Zhicai hurriedly told Zhang Rang what happened to Zhu Han. During this period, it was just that the princes were jealous of the things in Zhu Han's hands, so they united to suppress them, and then Zhu Han was not annoyed.
Angry, he followed orders and went north, and achieved great success.
"Oh? Zhu Han? Is he that Jizhou boy who brewed the Drunk Immortal Brew?" It had only been a few months since Liu Xu came to him for business, so Zhang Rang still remembered such a person, but Zhu Han's status was too low. If
Not only was the time interval short, he couldn't even remember that he had helped deal with such a person.
"The drunken immortal brew was made by my lord!" Xi Zhicai
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Don't dare to hide anything and answer truthfully.
"Then I remember, King Liu Xu of Anping and Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou, both sent letters at the same time, saying that your master is a fierce general. At that time, Xianbei was marching south to invade the border, so I just wanted to be a favor. Unexpectedly, your family
The master is really impressive!" Zhang Rang said lightly: "I heard that he is also quite skillful in governing the place. When he left Jingxian County, there were actually many people walking around to see him off, and now he has established a seat in Daijun County.
With his military exploits, he is indeed a talented person!”
"But...since he belongs to the Huwuyuan School Lieutenant Department, why didn't he report it to Ji Chou instead of sending you to report the results to me?" Zhang Renren is an experienced man, and he actually guessed Zhu Han's plan.
However, as a superior person, since he has the intention to cultivate Zhu Han, he must surrender Zhu Han. There are some things he will not do first, and there are some words he will not say first.
"To be honest, Ji Chou was jealous of my lord. When my lord was stationed at Yanmen Pass, the combined number of our army and the Yanmen Pass defenders was only a thousand people. At that time, my lord asked Jichou for help, but Ji Chou actually stood still.
, he would rather Yanmen Pass be breached by the Xianbei than send reinforcements!" Xi Zhicai replied angrily: "How can my lord be convinced by such a superior?"
"Ji Chou isn't that kind of person, is he?" Perhaps because Xi Zhicai was also from Yingchuan, Zhang Rang talked a lot today. Even though Xi Zhicai was of low status, he was willing to chat more with Xi Zhicai.
"I don't know about this, but Lord Ji Chou has an old relationship with Prince Changshan - Liu Hao. This is a fact!" Liu Hao and Liu Xu lost their children for some reason before. Zhang Rang must also know some of the reasons.
Only Zhicai would give such a pointed reminder.
"So that's it!" Zhang Rang frowned slightly, and the turbid color in his eyes suddenly became clear, but he didn't say anything more. He turned around and continued to catch fish.
After Xi Zhicai saw this, he didn't bother him and just stood aside and waited quietly.
Not long after, Zhang San replied: "Uncle, there are indeed thousands of Xianbei prisoners imprisoned in a military camp outside the city. I also learned what happened from Luoyang Ling Zhou Yi. Those Xianbei prisoners were led by Xi Zhicai.
They were escorted here."
After getting Zhang San's confirmation, Zhang Rang looked at Zhu Han seriously for the first time. No matter what, he was able to defeat thousands of Xianbei people with four hundred people. It was unprecedented and unprecedented. Even the champion Hou Huo Qubing
I don't even dare to play like this.
It can be seen that Zhu Han is indeed a good general, and he can be trained. Now, in the court, his relatives are becoming more and more powerful and they are against him everywhere. His situation is also quite worrying.
If Zhu Han is promoted, he can be recruited as a foreign aid.
"Tell me, what kind of official position does Zhu Han want?" Zhang Rang asked softly, his hands trembling slightly.
"The governor of Daijun and the captain of Huwuyuan!" Upon hearing Zhang Rang's question, Xi Zhicai knew there was something wrong and quickly replied.
"Haha, these two positions are important positions with a salary of two thousand dan. Zhu Han wants to take them all by himself?" Zhang Rang had never seen such a greedy person before, and said mockingly: "Based on this alone
With my record, I can’t secure these two positions!”
"Before coming here, my lord told me that Mr. Zhang has a strong sense of justice and is fair and honest. Since he has chosen to come to Mr. Zhang to ask for an official position, he will naturally follow Mr. Zhang's lead from now on," Xi Zhicai gritted his teeth and replied: "
My lord has offended Ji Chou by going beyond Ji Chou to ask for an audience with Zhang Gong. If he serves under Jichou again, it will be difficult to achieve anything. Mr. Zhang, you don’t want to see my lord be suppressed like this, right?"
"Oh? Did that kid Zhu Han really say that?" In this current situation, none of the big guys outside have ever seen Zhang Rang with a straight eye. Not to mention it was a pretentious act. As long as they saw him, they would have stayed away from him.
.
Nowadays, He Jin's power is getting bigger and bigger, and the conflict of interests between him and He Jin is getting bigger and bigger. Both sides are trying to undermine each other, and they are pulling in assistants. Zhu Han has a bad background, but this guy knows how to be a good man, and fighting is difficult.
It's amazing. If he is really promised an important position, there is no guarantee that he will actually have a strong foreign aid in a few years.
When I think of this
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Here, Zhang Rang was angry. His adopted son Zhang Feng was married to He Jin's sister. The two families were originally related by marriage, but now they were in a quarrel. They were incompatible with each other. Such bloody things were revealed.
Who would believe it, but it is real, and it is Zhang Rang’s personal experience.
"Everything I said is true, and my lord also said that as long as he gets the position of the governor of Daijun and the captain of Huwuyuan, if there are treacherous ministers in Luoyang in the future, as long as Duke Zhang calls him, my lord can lead his troops to the capital to serve the king.
, clear the obstacles for the emperor and help Mr. Zhang! And every year from now on, our lord is willing to pay filial piety to Mr. Zhang!" Before coming, Xi Zhicai had done enough homework on Zhang Rang, and he knew that Zhang Rang is now with
He Jin can't deal with it.
However, he didn't know whether he really didn't want to deal with it, or was just pretending to show it to others, so Xi Zhicai added a strong dose of medicine just to give it a try.
"Haha, that boy Zhu Han is really a ghost. He looks young, but what he does is more sophisticated than some old foxes!" Zhang Rang narrowed his eyes slightly, looking a little happy,
Obviously Xi Zhicai's words touched his heart.
"Mr. Zhang is joking. How dare my lord's firefly light be compared with your radiance of the bright moon, Mr. Zhang?" Xi Zhicai replied softly: "Besides, the smarter my lord is, the more he will be able to help in the future.
Didn’t you get Mr. Zhang?”
"Interesting, interesting! That boy Zhu Han is very powerful, but in my opinion, your boy's mouth is the most powerful!" Zhang Rang was a little moved by what he said, but if two important positions were awarded to Zhu Han at the same time,
, and he was afraid that he would not be able to capture Zhu Han in the future, so he was moved but hesitated.
"Uncle, I heard that Mr. Zhu's Drunken Immortal Brew is a fine wine in the world. Why don't you ask him to dedicate the formula to the emperor? In this way, Long Yan will be very happy. At that time, you can also take the opportunity to mention this to the emperor.
!" Zhang San thought that Zhang Rang was afraid that the emperor would not reward one person with two official positions at the same time. In fact, the governor of Daijun could just spend money directly, but the position of Colonel Wuyuan was a bit difficult. After all, it was the emperor.
Even though it had only been a few months, it was hard for them to interfere.
But after seeing the five boxes of gold and silver, Zhang San couldn't help but give him some advice.
"How can a major national matter be trivial?" Zhang Rang glared at Zhang San and then looked at Xi Zhicai, as if he also wanted to hear Xi Zhicai's answer.
When he heard Zhang Rang say the words "national affairs", Xi Zhicai was almost amused by him. It was extremely ridiculous to blatantly buy and sell official positions and dare to talk about national affairs.
However, the secret of giving away the recipe for Zuixian Brew was very important. Even though he was a talented actor, he did not dare to agree to it. He hesitated for a moment and replied: "Mr. Zhang, you don't know something. The recipe for Zuixian Brew is too complicated."
, one of them is that water from our north must be used. Even if my lord offers it to the emperor, it will be useless for the emperor to take it! How about this, I will make the decision for my lord. From now on, the money from the sale of this drunken fairy wine
, Mr. Zhang, you take 10%, and the Emperor, let’s contribute 30%, what do you think?”
"What do you mean, our family and the emperor don't have to do anything, so we can get 40% of the profit from Zuixian Brewing for free? Can Zhu Han agree?" Zhang Rang has drunk that Zuixian Brew, so he naturally knows it.
The huge benefits involved, and getting 10% for nothing meant a steady stream of wealth, which excited him so much that he even used the word 'our family'.
"Before coming, my lord gave me a lot of rights. The 40% of the income is the maximum I can promise, and it is also the maximum my lord can bear. Mr. Zhang, what do you think of the Zuixian Brewing?
Okay, but the cost of brewing it is indeed too high. If you, Mr. Zhang, eat meat with the emperor, you have to give my lord a drink of soup, right?" Xi Zhicai replied with a wry smile.
"Our family is not such a narrow-minded person. Since we have eaten meat, we naturally want to give that boy Zhu Han some soup!" I just want to let the horse run without feeding it.
Zhang Rang couldn't do it. He briefly thought about the pros and cons of cooperation between the two parties, and then nodded and agreed.
"That boy's official position has been approved by our family!"