But Han Zhan only hesitated for a moment, then kowtowed to the imperial edict and thanked him: "Mr. Han Zhan, please thank him!"

The eunuch re-rolled the imperial edict in his hand, walked over and handed it to Han Zhan, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Mr. Han, you have been granted the title of marquis at such a young age."

When Han Zhan received the imperial edict, he quietly stuffed a piece of golden cake in his hand into the eunuch's hand. The eunuch suddenly felt a sank in his hand. He looked down and found that a piece of golden cake was even more smiling. He bowed to Han Zhan and said, "The old slave has finished sending the imperial edict, and we will return to the capital to reply. Little Marquis, we will have a date later."

After the eunuchs and the Yulin Army left, Guo Jia and Xun You hurriedly stepped forward and bowed and said, "Congratulations to the envoy, congratulations to the envoy, you have been granted the title of Marquis at a young age, and your future will definitely be limitless."

Han Zhan sat down after returning to the table, placed the imperial edict in front of him, and asked the two of them to sit down. Then he asked Guo Jia: "Wu Xiao, now the imperial court's order has not been promoted, but he has granted a title. What should we do next?"

"Reply to the words of the little marquis," Guo Jia no longer called Han Zhan the envoy, but changed to Xiaohou. "Now Gongsun Zan is still in Fuliucheng and still not in control of the troops. We need to continue to wait. If we send troops rashly, Yuan Shao will lead the Jizhou army to fight. He has many soldiers and generals, and the soldiers have been through battle for a long time, which is not something our army can compete with." His words still advised Han Zhan to stop moving for the time being, and when Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan fight to the point of both sides, they will send troops to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

As the three of them were talking, Zhao Yun suddenly hurriedly walked in from outside and stood in the hall to report to Han Zhan: "You have just received the news from Jizhou."

When Han Zhan heard that there was news from Jizhou, he hurriedly ordered: "Take it up."

Zhao Yun took a few steps forward and handed Han Zhan a piece of white silk full of words. As soon as Han Zhan took the white silk, he couldn't wait to browse the contents above. Guo Jia, Xun You and the others carefully observed Han Zhan's face, trying to figure out whether the details were good or bad news.

After Han Zhan looked at the lines, his brows frowned, and then his face became more and more. After reading the content above, he slapped the white silk heavily on the table and said angrily: "Zheng Yuan, you are really bullying people!"

"Little Marquis," Seeing Han Zhanhuo, Guo Jia quickly got up and asked curiously: "I wonder what is written on the white silk, which makes you so angry?"

Zhao Yun, who was standing aside, couldn't help but look surprised when he heard Guo Jia's name to Han Zhan. Because he was busy in the military camp just now, he had no idea that Han Zhan had been named a marquis.

Han Zhan threw the white silk in his hand to Guo Jia and said angrily: "The Yuan thief sent people to capture all the civil and military officials close to the Han family in Jizhou City, and killed them all, killing more than 2,000 people. And Geng Wu and Minchun, the two adults, have been sent to prison now. When our army came to Jizhou City, they would attack them on the city tower."

After seeing the white silk on his hand, Guo Jia handed it to Xun You casually, looked at Han Zhan and asked, "Little Marquis, what are you planning to do?"

"Geng Wu and Minchun have great kindness to me. Now that something has happened to them, I can't ignore it." Han Zhan said this, turning his head and instructing Zhao Yun: "Zilong, you can arrange effective personnel immediately and rush to Jizhou at night to try to rescue the two adults."

Zhao Yun quickly replied: "Abide by the order! Yun will send someone to sneak into Jizhou as soon as possible to rescue the two adults."

Seeing Zhao Yun turn around and leave, Han Zhan called him again: "Zilong, General Zhang of the Mountain Army, once said that he would send troops to help us. I wonder if there is any news about them?"

Zhao Yun shook his head and replied: "Yun Xiang sent a probe to all over the world, but so far, there has been no news of the mountain army sending troops."

Without the assistance of the Shan Army, the nearly 10,000 troops in his hands would look a bit like hitting a stone with an egg. Han Zhan stood there silent for a long time, and then announced to everyone: "We will stay in Guangnian City for another two days. If there is still no news about the Shan Army, regardless of whether Gongsun Zan sends troops or not, we must march towards Jizhou."

Hearing Han Zhan say this, Guo Jia sighed softly and said helplessly: "It's all that can be done now."

"Encourt, Encourt!" At this moment, Xiahou Lan's shout suddenly came from outside the hall. With the shouting, Xiahou Lan rushed into the lobby with a happy look on his face. Without waiting for everyone to speak, he said to Han Zhan excitedly: "Congratulations to the envoy, Encourt! This is really great news."

Han Zhan looked at Xiahou Lan and thought to himself that the good news he said refers to his title of marquis? Just as he was about to ask, he suddenly heard Xiahou Lan continue, "Your envoy, the envoy sent by Hu envoy is outside the county government, and he has brought us good news."

When Han Zhan learned that Hu Zhi's envoy was outside the county government, he felt refreshed and quickly said to Xiahou Lan: "Then why don't you invite him in quickly!"

After a moment, Xiahou Lan helped a man in casual clothes and pale face into the lobby. Seeing Han Zhan standing behind the table, the man quickly broke free from Xiahou Lan's hand and knelt down to salute Han Zhan: "See Han Envoy!"

"No gift!" Han Zhan made a gesture of inviting the other party, and then asked curiously: "I wonder if there is anything important to send you to me?"

With the help of Xiahou Lan, the envoy stood up again and replied: "When the envoy returned to Han, three days ago, my envoy and the captain Du Changfeng General Zhang were ordered to command 50,000 troops, and traveled day and night to Jizhou. You can reach Jizhou in four days at most."

When he heard that Zhang Yan had sent troops, Han Zhan's heart, which was originally hanging in his throat, finally fell back into his stomach. He quickly instructed Xiahou Lan: "The messenger has worked hard all the way. You go and arrange a residence for the messenger and let him rest well!"

After Xiahou Lan helped the envoy leave, Han Zhan smiled and said to Guo Jia, Xun You: "Fengxiao, Gongda, since General Zhang has sent troops, let's talk about the next strategy. Zilong, you can stay and listen together."

Zhao Yun took advantage of Guo Jia and Xun You to find the map and asked Han Zhan in a low voice: "Second brother, I just heard Mr. Guo call you the little marquis. What's going on?"

When Han Zhan heard Zhao Yun’s question, he remembered that he was not aware of the matter, so he picked up the imperial edict on the table and handed it to Zhao Yun, and whispered: “Brother, I don’t know anything. An angel just came to announce the edict and named me the Marquis of Zhangshuiting.”

After reading the contents of the imperial edict, Zhao Yun quickly congratulated Han Zhan: "When I was patrolling the city, I saw a team of Yulin Army leaving the city, and I was wondering what they were doing here. It turned out that they were sending the imperial edict to my second brother. Congratulations to my second brother, and congratulations to my second brother! I was a marquis at a young age and will definitely rise to the top in the future."

Guo Jia and Xun You found a map and placed it on the table, and began to give Han Zhan advice: "Little Marquis, we can have a broad army tomorrow. If the prefect can follow the will of heaven and surrender voluntarily, it would be great. If he wants to hold on to the city, we can also seize the city through fierce attacks. Let's rest here for two days, and then march towards Jizhou after the army of Hu Envoy and Du Zhengwei arrived."

"Where is Gongsun Zan from Fuliu City?" Han Zhan and Guo Jia finished speaking, pointed at the location of Fuliu City and asked, "If he had been holding troops all the time, wouldn't Yuan Shao lead the Jizhou army to fight? Then wouldn't we make wedding clothes for Gongsun Zan?"

"Don't worry, little marquis." Guo Jia said with a smile, "I think Gongsun Zan must have made detailed arrangements in this city. As long as we send troops, he will get news within half a day. At that time, he can take advantage of the emptiness of Jizhou to march towards the Jieqiao. For Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan is his confidant. As long as he hears that Gongsun Zan's troops are coming to the Jieqiao, he will definitely send a great general to block us, but he will return to the Jieqiao to fight Gongsun Zan."

"What about Guangping?" Han Zhan asked after he finished speaking, "If Guangping prefect holds the city, wouldn't we be at risk of being attacked from both sides?"

"Please rest assured," Guo Jia said with a smile: "Jia has a plan to win Guangping." At this point, he turned to Zhao Yun who was standing beside him, "Zilong, come over with your ears, and wait for Jia to tell you about Guangping's plan!"

Thanks to book friend Shennong Quan Shao for his reward and support!
Chapter completed!