Wei and Jin Cooks

   Chapter 352 Persuasion

  Gou Xi opened the letter sent by Zhao Hanzhang, raised his eyebrows slightly, and handed the letter to Yan Heng who was on the side, "She is cautious, and she knows to send me the post first."

   Yan Heng took a look, bowed and said, "General, she should be asking for help from Yuzhou, do you want to see her? Or find an excuse to send her away?"

  Gou Xi pondered, "How many cities did you say she destroyed before?"

   "Twelve seats, rushing in a roundabout way, her whereabouts are uncertain, and the Huns have not been able to catch her trace so far."

  Gou Xi said: "It is a good general who uses troops. She dares to attack the city after the Xiongnu, and she has succeeded many times, which shows her ability."

   "But when she attacked the city, she couldn't defend the city, and this was also convenient in Yuzhou, and the people would not reveal her traces."

   Zhao Hanzhang acted as a demon in the rear of the Xiongnu, why did Liu Yuan's army fail to catch her?

   One is that Zhao Hanzhang is familiar with the terrain of Yuzhou, and the art of war is applied like a god; the other is that everyone who has seen and heard her has concealed it for them, and Liu Yuan has no common people here.

   If the opponent was someone else, it would be difficult for Zhao Hanzhang to do this.

   But Gouxi said: "She has other ways to deal with her opponents. This person is very useful. Please invite her. I also want to hear what she has to say."

   Yan Heng responded and went to invite Zhao Hanzhang in person and with others.

   Zhao Hanzhang and his party stopped on the side of the road, and even if they dismounted, they were all neat and tidy.

   Yan Heng nodded in approval when he saw such an army when he came over.

   This is very much to Gou Xi's appetite, because he himself is a very disciplined person, Yan Heng dismounted and went to meet Zhao Hanzhang at the recommendation of the Zhao family's army scouts.

  Although the family background and personal information of the female county governor were already on the desk, Yan Heng was already aware of it, and he couldn't help but be surprised when he saw someone, such a young and handsome girl.

   It's just that there is a heroic spirit between his eyebrows, and when he looks up at someone, it is cold and cold, making him subconsciously take a meal, and take out the solemn salute facing Gou Xi, "Zhao County Shou."

   Zhao Hanzhang got up from the stone, nodded slightly, grabbed a piece of steamed bun in his hand, and handed the largest piece up, "Do you want the messenger to eat something first?"

   Yan Heng glanced at the gray-yellow steamed bun in her hand, lowered his eyes and thanked him. After taking it, he and Zhao Hanzhang had a meal of dry food.

   Zhao Hanzhang asked while eating, "General Gou, would you like to see me?"

   "Naturally, the general specially asked me to invite the governor of Zhao."

   Zhao Hanzhang immediately shoved the steamed bun in his mouth, clapped his hands, stood up, and greeted a few guards around him, "Let's go, let's go see General Gou."

   Zhao Hanzhang still trusted Gou Xi very much, so he brought Zhao Erlang and Fu Tinghan with him, and only asked Qiu Wu to stay to lead the troops. She only brought a dozen people to see Gou Xi.

   Knowing that Zhao Hanzhang was here to visit him, Gou Xi stopped waiting outside the city, and waited directly at the mansion in the city.

   Zhao Hanzhang and Yan Heng entered the city with only a dozen people to meet him. The generals and aides who followed Gou Xi said, "I don't know how many men in the world can win with this courage alone."

Because of this, Gou Xi still had a good impression of her, but when he saw Zhao Hanzhang, he still had a serious look and a mighty look on his head.

   Zhao Hanzhang had a slight smile on her face, still wearing armor, she strode forward with a long sword on her shoulders, walked down the hall, clasped her hands in a salute, "I see General Gou, lower official."

  Fu Tinghan and others followed her and saluted.

Gou Xi glanced at her face and the people behind her, and was surprised that such a group of young people had turned the Huns into a riot, and actually restrained the Xiongnu from attacking Yuzhou, so they sent a large number of soldiers and horses to arrest her. Exhausted.

   The corners of his mouth twitched up, and he raised his hand and said, "No gift, take a seat."

   Immediately, a servant brought up a low table and a mat, Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan sat down together, and Zhao Erlang and the others stood behind them with swords in hand.

  Gou Xi's gaze moved from Zhao Hanzhang to Fu Tinghan, "I heard that there is a military officer beside Zhao Junshou, do you know all the mountains and rivers, is this the one?"

   As expected of Gou Xi, Gou Xi already knew the news that her opponents, the Huns, could not find out.

  Zhao Hanzhang raised the corner of his mouth, nodded and replied, "Yes, this is Fu Tinghan."

  Gou Xi obviously knew a lot, so he raised his lips and smiled: "I heard that Fu Zhongshu has an eldest grandson, named Chang Rong."

   Fu Tinghan glanced at Zhao Hanzhang and said, "It's down here."

  Gou Xi said meaningfully: "Fu Zhongshu has led His Majesty's order to go to Chang'an to recruit troops for Yuzhou, count the days, it's almost here, right?"

   Fu Tinghan didn't speak, but looked at Zhao Hanzhang.

   Zhao Hanzhang said sternly: "General Gou is well informed, have you received the news that Fu Zhongshu is coming to help?"

  Gou Xi didn't speak.

   Zhao Hanzhang sighed and said, "Although Liu Yuan has gone through the Battle of Luoyang, Liu Yuan is still strong and strong, and the Xiongnu cavalry is famous all over the world. Even if Fu Zhongshu has recruited soldiers and horses to help, I am afraid that he will not be able to expel them. After all, they are a group of untrained soldiers."

  Gou Xi tapped the table without speaking.

   Zhao Hanzhang said bluntly: "Hanzhang came here to ask General Gou to send troops to expel the Huns together with Yuzhou."

   Gou Xi said, "Aren't my troops and horses on the front line now?"

   is on the front line, but he only defends and does not attack. Liu Yuan’s chicken thief also knows to avoid Gou Xi’s troops and only attack Yuzhou. He does not fight Gouxi at all. All the pressure is on Yuzhou.

Both parties knew this, and Zhao Hanzhang did not point it out, but said sternly: "General Gou, once Liu Yuan breaks Yuzhou, Yanzhou and other places will not be spared. With the ambition of the Xiongnu, my land in the Central Plains will not be peaceful. ."

   Gou Xi: "The King of the East Sea will not sit idly by."

   Zhao Hanzhang sneered: "With such an upright character of a general, now he can let the Xiongnu raging, disregarding his family and country, how can he expect the King of the East Sea to focus on the overall situation?"

  Gou Xi's face changed slightly, and his staff became angry, asking Zhao Hanzhang, "What does Zhao Junshou mean? Are you insulting my lord?"

Zhao Hanzhang ignored them, but looked at Gou Xi with bright eyes and said, "When I was in Luoyang, I heard my grandfather mention General Gou, saying that you are cautious in your work, you are clear about public and private, don't take personal interests, and you are the most just and honest person, so King Qi When you were executed, the ministers in the DPRK and China interceded for you one after another, and this prevented you from sitting together."

"My grandfather has a good reputation among the people, and so does General Gou. It is precisely because you know your character that Your Majesty entrusts you with the country's grand plans, but now you are putting your personal grudges before the affairs of the state in order to compete with the King of the East Sea. Come on, have you forgotten your original intention?"

  Gou Xi asked with a sneer, "You think I have a personal grudge with the King of the East Sea?"

   He said angrily: "He is relying on the Son of Heaven to make the princes, and I am under His Majesty's will to clear your side. Is this a personal grudge?"

   "But now the most important thing is that the foreign enemies are surrounded by foreign enemies. If you are fighting the interior, you must first secure the outside. Your Majesty can't sit back and watch the loss of Yuzhou." Zhao Hanzhang asked in a deep voice: "Why can't the general put aside the matter of the East Sea King first and take the lead to eliminate the Xiongnu?"

   "I am willing, but I am afraid that if I expel the Xiongnu, my life will also be exiled."

   (end of this chapter)