After the guard sent Han Zhan and others to the inn, he did not invite Han Zhan to his mansion to the banquet, but only brought them some wine and food, which was only for entertainment.

Han Zhan sat in his room, thinking about how to seize Hangu Pass in his mind. Luo Bu, who was accompanying him, stood aside without saying a word, afraid that he would interrupt Han Zhan's thoughts.

After a while, Han Zhan looked out the window. Seeing that it was getting dark, he turned his head and asked Rob: "Robu, how do you think we should seize Hangu Pass?"

Rob didn't expect Han Zhan to suddenly ask him this question, and he couldn't help but feel a little panicked. He scratched the back of his head and said, "Lord, in my opinion, we rushed directly into the guard's mansion, put the knife around his neck, and asked him to open the city gate and let our troops go."

"What after our troops have passed?" Han Zhan looked at Luo Bu and asked expressionlessly: "Where are there any people left here to guard? There are few people left, so it is difficult to control the entire Hangu Pass; there are many people left, so it will be insufficient to pick up the troops of Ju Jianjun."

After Han Zhan finished speaking, Rob smiled and said, "Lord, I am just a rude man. If you ask me these things, I don't understand. I think you should make your own decision."

Considering that his identity was too sensitive, Han Zhan probably would be targeted as soon as he left the gate of the inn, so he ordered Rob: "Robu, go to the city to inquire. Besides the general, who else can order the defenders in the pass."

After receiving the order, Rob turned around and walked out of the room. Han Zhan looked at his back and thought that there were only two ways to control this level. One was to use force to control the guard general and force him to let his troops pass Hangu Pass, and another way was to find someone to replace the guard general, and this person must be friendly to himself and allow his troops to enter and exit Hangu Pass freely.

Fortunately, Rob was very efficient in his work. Less than half an hour later, he hurried back from outside and reported to Han Zhan: "Report to the lord, the young man found the deputy general in the pass and brought him here."

Han Zhan just asked Rob to inquire about the news inside the pass, but he didn't expect that he actually brought someone back with his own initiative. Han Zhan frowned and asked with some displeasure: "Rob, who did you bring back?"

"That person is the deputy general in the pass," Rob noticed the dissatisfaction on Han Zhan's face and quickly replied respectfully: "This person was originally a subordinate of Dong Zhe's son-in-law Niu Fu. Since Dong Zhe was executed, he has been demoted by Wang Yun to Hangu Pass to serve as the deputy general guarding the pass."

"Niu Fu's subordinate?" Han Zhan couldn't help but ask in wonder: "This is wrong. Li Guo and others sent envoys to Wang Yun to beg for mercy and ask for pardon for their death sentences. Wang Yun was not willing to forgive him. Why did Dong Zhuo's son-in-law's subordinates go to such an important pass to serve as deputy generals guarding the pass? Aren't he afraid that this person would be malicious and let the switch open and release the princes outside into the pass?"

"Lord," Rob said carefully after Han Zhan finished speaking: "Although this person is Niu Fu's subordinate, he is also the father of the current emperor's favorite concubine, and is also considered a royal relative. It is reasonable for Wang Yun to place him in this way."

"He is a royal relative," Han Zhan suddenly saw a name in his mind when he heard Rob say this, but for the sake of safety, he still asked tentatively: "Who is his surname?"

"He said his surname is Dong and Cheng, and he is the father-in-law of the present." After Rob finished speaking slowly, he asked cautiously: "Lord, do you want him or not?"

"See you, of course you have to see you." If it were someone you didn't know, Han Zhan might ask Rob to kill him away. At this moment, he heard that it was Dong Cheng who came. He was overjoyed. He quickly got up to greet him and asked loudly, "Where is Mr. Dong?"

A man in his forties, in his military uniform, turned from behind the pillar next to him and bowed to Han Zhan: "Search to the governor of Jizhou and the Marquis of Zhangshuiting."

"No gifts, no gifts!" How dare Han Zhan ask Dong Cheng to give him a big gift? He hurriedly stepped forward to support him and said with a smile: "I have heard of the famous name of the father-in-law for a long time. I will be lucky to see him today."

After the two entered the room, they sat down with guests and hosts. Dong Cheng did not go around in circles, but asked Han Zhan directly: "Marquis Ting came to Hangu Pass, don't know what's going on?"

Seeing that Dong Cheng asked so directly, Han Zhan hesitated for a moment and decided to tell the matter to the other party: "I will not hide it from the father-in-law, this marquis led his troops to Hangu Pass to welcome him."

"Welcome the Lord?" Dong Cheng couldn't help but stare at Han Zhan when he heard what he said. After a moment of silence, he spoke: "Now the capital is under Wang Yun's control. It may not be easy for Tinghou to let the Lord move the capital."

From Dong Cheng's words, Han Zhan guessed that the capital was surrounded, and it was probably not yet reached Hangu Pass, so Dong Cheng's reaction was so cold. After coughing gently, he said to Dong Cheng: "Best-in-law, it seems that you have lived in Hangu Pass for a long time, and you will inevitably be a little ignorant. Now the capital has been surrounded by a large army of Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji and Fan Chou, and the city is broken only within ten days. Therefore, this marquis is preparing to rescue the Shengcai and move to Jizhou..."

"Marty Ting, please forgive me for your words." Dong Cheng interrupted the words behind him without waiting for Han Zhan to finish his sentence, "I think Marty Ting came here for a long distance and definitely did not lead a large army, at best, there were thousands of cavalry." At this point, he deliberately paused for a moment, observing Han Zhan's expression, seeing the other party nodding to show his affirmation, and then continued, "With your only thousands of soldiers and horses, it is tantamount to dreaming of defeating the army besieging the capital."

Although Dong Cheng said something a little rudely, Han Zhan knew in his heart that what he was saying was the truth. If he had not known some history, he would have stayed in Jizhou with no idea at this moment and was still lying in Jizhou to do internal affairs. After Dong Cheng finished speaking, he continued: "The father-in-law doesn't know anything. As early as the day when Wang Yun eliminated Dong Zhuo, I guessed that Li Guo and others would invade Chang'an, so I arranged people to be in the capital and ordered them to rescue the throne before the city was broken and sent to Jizhou. My husband was worried that their actions would be unsatisfactory, so he personally led 3,000 cavalrymen to help."

The reason why Han Zhan said this to Dong Cheng was because he was a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, and the second was Emperor Xian of Han's father-in-law. If he could get his help, he would definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Dong Cheng was still in a state of shock for a long time after Han Zhan finished speaking. He did not expect that Li Guo and others would launch troops to invade Chang'an, and he did not expect that Han Zhan would prepare for the future and arranged personnel in the capital in advance, preparing to take advantage of the chaos in the city to rob Emperor Xian of Han. He felt that he was dreaming, and everything he heard with his own ears seemed so unreal.

Seeing Dong Cheng slapping his cheek with his hand, Han Zhan asked with a smile: "Does the father-in-law feel that everything he hears is too incredible, and do you think he is dreaming?"

Seeing that Han Zhan guessed what he was thinking, Dong Cheng smiled embarrassedly. After a brief consideration, he decided to help Han Zhan with help. Not to mention that Emperor Xian of Han was his son-in-law, even if it was not, it would be a duty of a minister to save the chariot. Therefore, he looked at Han Zhan and asked, "Mr. Ting, I wonder what can the officials help you?"

"It's very simple, help me to take Hangu Pass." Han Zhan said with a gentle smile on his face: "If the father-in-law guards here, I will be able to welcome the lord with confidence and boldness."

Regarding Han Zhan's proposal, Dong Cheng said with some embarrassment: "I am not afraid of being laughed at by Tinghou. Although I am a relative of the foreigners, I have no military power. None of the thousands of soldiers and horses in Guanzhong can be transferred except for the fifty followers of my officers. Even if I want to help Tinghou, I am powerless."

Han Zhan wanted this attitude of Dong Cheng. When he heard that he was willing to help him, he felt relieved and said, "To seize Hangu Pass is not a forceful attack, but a wisdom. Therefore, two or three hundred people have more than enough to guard the general's mansion. I wonder if the father-in-law has the courage?"

Dong Cheng knew that Han Zhan was using the method of provoking generals, but he suddenly stood up and said righteously: "In order to ensure that the Holy Lord can escape from danger smoothly, I am willing to work with the Marquis of Ting to get rid of the guards of this pass."

Seeing that Dong Cheng agreed to help him seize Hangu Pass, Han Zhan was overjoyed. He quickly stood up and held the other party's hand, and said excitedly: "If the father-in-law can control Hangu Pass and make the Holy Lord escape smoothly, he will surely be famous in history."

Although Dong Cheng agreed to cooperate with Han Zhan, it was mainly for his emperor son-in-law to escape successfully. At this moment, he immediately changed his mentality when he heard Han Zhan's last words. He hurriedly said to Han Zhan: "I am the only official named Ting Hou Ma. What should I do? Please tell me!"

There were only two people in the house, Han Zhan and Dong Cheng, and the inn was full of Jizhou soldiers and horses, but Han Zhan leaned close to Dong Cheng's ear and whispered his plan. When Dong Cheng said goodbye, Han Zhan ordered Luo Bu to take fifty cavalry and go to the guard's mansion with him.

After the two left, Han Zhan waited for about half an hour, then summoned other cavalrymen in the inn and went to the guard general's mansion with him. However, as soon as they left the inn, they were stopped by a five-person patrol team. The commander of the team asked Han Zhan with an expressionless face: "It's late at night, and the Marquis of Ting is not resting in the inn, why are they going to take the soldiers out?"

"I suddenly remembered that there was an important thing that I had to discuss with the guard general, so I had to rush to the guard general's mansion overnight." Han Zhan said to the sergeant: "Please let this sergeant go for convenience and let us go." When Han Zhan said this, he winked at the cavalry next to him, signaling them to be prepared and ready to kill the patrol team at any time.

The sergeant knew that Han Zhan was a VIP guest of the garrison. Since he was going to visit the garrison in the middle of the night, it should be understandable. After hesitating for a while, he gave up to the side and asked Han Zhan and the others to come over. However, he also specifically reminded him: "Mr. Ting, it's too late for this matter. Please do not ride a horse on the street to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."

Seeing the commander and his men flashing to the side, Han Zhan winked at a cavalry beside him, signaling the other party to give the squad leader some benefits. When the cavalry saw Han Zhan's wink, they immediately understood it. When passing by the commander, they threw a bag of copper coins at his feet. The commander bent down to pick up the squad bag, weighed the weight, and then bowed to Han Zhan who was away to thank him: "Thank you for the reward of Tinghou!"

When Han Zhan and others arrived at the guard's mansion, they saw ten cavalrymen under their command standing at the door, so they immediately stepped forward and asked, "Where is Rob?"

When a Shi Chang saw Han Zhan coming, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and then replied: "He and General Dong have entered the mansion."

As he was talking, a large group of people came out of the mansion. Han Zhan thought that the guard general led his men to rush out, so he quickly pulled out the sword at his waist. Unexpectedly, he saw Rob step forward and bow, "See lord!"

When Han Zhan looked in the crowd, Dong Cheng was there, and asked curiously: "What's the situation in the mansion?"

"Return to the lord's words," Rob replied quickly, "The guard was very rude. The young man couldn't stand it for a moment, so he slashed him with a knife."

Although Rob said it lightly, Han Zhan guessed that the process must have been extremely thrilling. However, he was trying to seize control of Hangu Pass, so he didn't care about the details and asked Dong Cheng: "Daughter-in-law, do you know if you have obtained military talismans and seals?"

Standing in the crowd, Dong Cheng heard Han Zhan’s question and quickly raised a box wrapped in silk cloth in his hand: “The military talismans and seals are here, and Hangu Pass is now all obeying the orders of the Marquis of Ting.”

Seeing that Dong Cheng had obtained the military talismans and seals, Han Zhan felt even more at ease. He quickly ordered, "Let's go to the east gate to welcome the soldiers and horses of Jizhou into the city."

When he arrived at the east gate, Han Zhan ordered Rob to go up to the city tower and signal to the outside of the pass. Rob took the order to go up to the city tower, raised the torch, and swung it back and forth above his head. Not long after, the torch lit up outside the city, and it was also swaying constantly. Seeing that the secret code was met, Rob turned around and shouted at Han Zhan who was standing in front of the pass, "Lord, the army of Captain Huang has arrived outside the pass."

Hearing that the troops brought by Huang Zhong had arrived, Han Zhan hurriedly ordered: "Release the suspension bridge, open the city gate, and let the cavalry from Jizhou enter the city!"

After hearing this, Dong Cheng repeated Han Zhan’s order loudly: “Let the suspension bridge, open the city gate, and welcome the Jizhou cavalry into the city!”

Seeing that Dong Cheng had obtained the military talismans and seals, Han Zhan felt even more at ease. He quickly ordered, "Let's go to the east gate to welcome the soldiers and horses of Jizhou into the city."

When he arrived at the east gate, Han Zhan ordered Rob to go up to the city tower and signal to the outside of the pass. Rob took the order to go up to the city tower, raised the torch, and swung it back and forth above his head. Not long after, the torch lit up outside the city, and it was also swaying constantly. Seeing that the secret code was met, Rob turned around and shouted at Han Zhan who was standing in front of the pass, "Lord, the army of Captain Huang has arrived outside the pass."

Hearing that the troops brought by Huang Zhong had arrived, Han Zhan hurriedly ordered: "Release the suspension bridge, open the city gate, and let the cavalry from Jizhou enter the city!"
Chapter completed!