One day two months later, the main hall of Shuguo County.

Han Zhan sat upright in the middle, with Xun's uncle and nephew and Guo Jia sitting on the left, and Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and Xiahou brothers and sisters sitting on the right. He was celebrating the achievements of Dian Wei and Xun You who had just returned triumphantly.

Han Zhan raised the wine bowl in his hand, signaled to everyone, and said, "Everyone, to celebrate the triumphant return of Dian Junhou and Xun Shaofu, please!" After that, he took the lead and drank it all.

Dian Wei put the wine bowl on several tables, and then asked Han Zhan for instructions: "The envoy, the bandits in the north and south of the country's county have been wiped out all. I don't know when to clear the east and west sides. Dian Wei is willing to work hard for the envoy."

"Marquis Dian Jun, don't worry." Seeing Dian Wei Qiu Zhan's mood, Han Zhan smiled and said, "You just returned to the city today, so let's talk about it for a few more days."

After Xun You and Han Zhan finished speaking, they also stood up and said, "Empress, if we want to clear out the bandits in the west, we may need to collect ships in order to cross the river."

"No matter which direction we will clear out the bandits in the next step, it is necessary to collect ships." Xun Yu continued: "If we eliminate the bandits, we still need to build a wharf in the west of the city and communicate with the outside world through Zhangshui..."

Before Xun Yu finished speaking, Rob hurriedly walked in from outside and bowed to Han Zhan and reported to him: "Report to the envoy, General Zhang, the general of the Central Secretary of the Punishment, sent an envoy to ask for a visit outside the county government."

Han Zhan asked in surprise: "Who is General Zhang?"

Zhao Yun, who was sitting aside, quickly explained to Han Zhan: "It is the leader of the Heishan Army, Zhang Yan, the general of the Central Army of the Punishment."

It turned out that General Zhang was Zhang Yan who was talking about. Han Zhan nodded and ordered: "Hurry and invite me!"

After not much skill, Rob led two people into the main hall. One of the men in black official robes stepped forward and bowed to Han Zhan deeply, and said politely: "Hu Zhi pays homage to Sheguo Ling!"

Han Zhan felt familiar when he heard the name Hu Zhi, but he had no idea where he had heard it. At this moment, Zhao Yun, who was sitting on the right, and Xiahou brothers and sisters stood up from their seats and bent down to salute the people: "See Hu Envoy!"

The reactions of Zhao Yun and others immediately made Han Zhan understand who the person standing in front of him was. Hu Zhi, the magistrate of the Yuanzhen Ding County who had collected more than a thousand new recruits for Zhao Yun. He quickly returned the greeting and said with a smile: "It turns out that you are the envoy Hu. I don't know that envoy Hu has come, and Zhan has never come far to welcome him, so I want to atone for his sins."

Xun Yu also stood up and bowed to Hu Zhi: "It turned out that it was Hu Zhi and Hu Wende. Xun Yu in Yingchuan, and he was once an official with the emperor Hu Tongda."

"It turned out to be Mr. Xun," Hu Zhi heard that the official in front of him was Xun Yu, whose father was his official, and quickly returned the gift: "I don't know, so please give me more atonement."

After everyone exchanged greetings, Hu Zhi called the man in armor behind him and introduced to Han Zhan: "Envoy Han, let me introduce you to you. This is Chief Du, the captain of General Zhang, the general of the Central Army of Pingnan. He was escorted here to pay homage to the envoy."

"It turned out to be Captain Du, and Han was rude." Han Zhan bowed to the other party, "Please sit down and drink!"

Hu Zhi sat next to Xun Yu, and after Du Chang sat down next to Zhao Yun, Han Zhan immediately ordered his servants to serve them new wine and dishes. After the wine and the dishes and the five flavors, he asked: "Eunuch Hu, I heard that you had abandoned your official position in the past, and Zhan was still very sorry for not being able to meet a hero like you. Today I can see you here, it will be a big deal!"

After Xun Yu and Hu Zhi accompanied Han Zhan to drink a bowl of wine, he asked curiously: "Wende, I wonder what is the price you are here as General Zhang's envoy today?"

Hu Zhi quickly stood up, saluted Han Zhan and said, "Envoy Han, Zhi, on the order of General Zhang, comes to form an alliance with you."

"Align with me?" After hearing what Hu Zhi said, Han Zhan couldn't help but see. You must know that the Heishan Army under Zhang Yan had a million people, and at least tens of thousands of elite soldiers could be selected. With their help, they would have more chances of winning. But he thought about it, as an unknown junior, how could Zhang Yan suddenly send someone to form an alliance with him? So he asked curiously: "Envoy Hu, I wonder why General Zhang thought of forming an alliance with Zhan?"

Hu Zhi smiled and said, "Since Yuan Shao moved into Jizhou, a million Heishan army has become a thorn in his eyes, and it will be removed sooner or later. The Han envoy's envoy once led Jizhou, and there were many old subordinates in various counties. Zhi believed that as long as the envoy climbed the high ground, there would be many responses. General Zhang was sincerely aligned with the envoy, but I wonder what the envoy wanted?"

This incident happened so suddenly that Han Zhan was a little at a loss. He lowered his head and pondered without saying a word, thinking about the pros and cons of the alliance with Zhang Yan.

Seeing that Han Zhan was not speaking for a long time, Hu Zhi continued: "The envoy should understand that the Yuan family granted you the position of National Order to win people's hearts. If he truly controls the entire Jizhou and destroys the Heishan Army, his next goal is the envoy."

Guo Jia had never spoken at today's banquet. At this moment, seeing Hu Zhi repeatedly persuade Han Zhan and Zhang Yan to relieve his depression, he calmly shook the feather fan in his hand in his seat and quietly observed what decision Han Zhan would make.

Xun Yu was anxious when he saw Han Zhan not speaking for a long time. He hurriedly said to Han Zhan: "I have a message to you, if we form an alliance with General Zhang, the future will be as stable as a rock. You will have no worries when sending troops to Jizhou."

When Han Zhan heard Xun Yu say this, he didn't say anything, but turned his eyes to the right first to see how Zhao Yun and the others react. Zhao Yun and Xiahou are both from Changshan, so they naturally have an understanding of the strength of the Black Mountain Army that is active in that area. The three of them looked at Han Zhan eagerly, hoping that he could agree to the request for alliance.

Han Zhan guessed their thoughts from the expressions of the three of them, but he did not speak, but turned his eyes to the uncle and nephew of Xun and Guo Jia on his left hand. The expressions of the uncle and nephew of Xun were similar to those of Zhao Yun and others, and they all looked at him with anxious eyes, waiting for him to make the final decision. Guo Jia, like a person who was fine, sat there shaking his feather fan and put on an expression that was not related to him.

After observing the expressions of everyone, Han Zhan finally made up his mind. He nodded and said decisively: "Envoy Hu, Han decided to form an alliance with General Zhang. But I wonder if General Zhang has any additional conditions?"
Chapter completed!