Under the gaze of everyone, Zhao Hanzhang responded with a smile.
Several people couldn't help but frown. This was too flattering. She left before she got a result? Could it be that she got something from He Jishi and rushed out to be a pawn?
Zhao Hanzhang doesn't care about their lawsuit. Xiping and Shangcai still have a lot of things waiting for her to go back to deal with. How can it be so easy to make He Cishi bleed? He was trapped in the city before and was not willing to pay to fight for the soldiers.
Let alone now.
For her, time is much more precious than the little benefit that Governor He may have done.
What's more, they just reached a cooperation.
Zhao Hanzhang took the lead and left very happily.
The others looked at each other, hesitated, and finally looked at Prefect Zhang.
Zhang Taishou's hand on his knee clenched instantly. After a moment, he smiled and said, "We are also going to see off our nephew."
He didn't say he was leaving, but he tried to improve his relationship with Zhao Hanzhang.
Zhao Hanzhang smiled and had no objection.
So a group of big guys went to see Zhao Hanzhang off.
Zhao Hanzhang felt that no one who left in the future would be treated as she was today. She smiled and asked Zhao Ju to rectify his troops, while she stood waiting with He Jishi and others.
When Zhao Ju was arranging his troops and dismantling the tents, Zhao Hanzhang turned around and glanced at the ordinary soldiers who were looking this way, and whispered to Governor He: "Your Majesty, please look back."
Governor He looked back and saw that they were reinforcements from other counties. They had no rules at all. They were looking this way without standing or sitting, and he couldn't help but frown slightly.
Zhao Hanzhang said: "They are the future of Yuzhou."
He Cishi thought that Zhao Hanzhang was mocking him and Yuzhou. Just as he was about to speak, he heard her sighing: "Liu Yuan proclaimed himself emperor and was instructing the army to attack Luoyang and Yuzhou. In the future, Yuzhou will rely on their protection. If you can't treat your Majesty well,
If they are asked to contribute in the near future, will they still be willing to sacrifice their lives for Yuzhou and the envoy?"
As soon as the words came to his lips, He Jishi paused and frowned.
Zhao Hanzhang ordered it to stop, and when Zhao Ju had put the people in order, she saluted everyone with clasped fists, "Everyone, Hanzhang will take the first step."
He Jishi frowned. Although he was a little unhappy, he still smiled and said goodbye to her, "Say hello to your fifth uncle for me."
Zhang Taishou also said: "Say hello to your uncle Ming for me. I got a few jars of good wine. Knowing that he is good at wine, I left a jar for him and asked him to come to Ruyin to drink with me another day."
Humph, who doesn’t know two people from the Zhao family?
Zhao Hanzhang agreed to all of them, saying that he would tell them all when he got back.
The others also said goodbye to Zhao Hanzhang with smiles, watching her fly up on her horse, and with an order, the reinforcements from Xiping County left in an orderly manner.
A few people squinted their eyes. I heard that these people were recruited by Zhao Hanzhang in the past few days. Although the formation was not neat, it was not bad compared to theirs. The key is that they are very energetic.
Thinking of her bravery on the battlefield, everyone left a trace in their hearts. The Zhao family... may take off in this troubled world. Even if they cannot go further, they are more long-term and stable than others.
In this world, long-term and stability have the greatest appeal.
Ji Yuan did not come forward to see Governor He. This was the girl's home field. As a well-known counselor, it was better not to come forward and steal the limelight.
You know, he had participated in several previous confrontations between Master Lang and Governor He. If he showed up, he didn't know if the other party would hate him.
After walking a long way, Ji Yuan, who was mixed in with the team, then rode up to catch up with Zhao Hanzhang and said in a low voice: "We have selected three people and sent them to the city. Next, let's see if they can get to Governor He.
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"Did you leave any money for them?"
"I kept some, but I didn't dare to stay more. After all, I came here to seek refuge."
Zhao Hanzhang nodded, "When I go back, I will find a reason to be kind to their family and take care of them more on weekdays."
Ji Yuan responded.
Zhao Hanzhang turned to Zhao Ju and said, "Order to rush forward and return to Shangcai before nightfall."
Zhao Ju was stunned, "You still want to go to Cai?"
The directions to Shangcai and Xiping are different. When they came, they had to take a detour to Shangcai in order to pick up Ji Yuan and the food and grass he had prepared, but now...
Zhao Hanzhang said: "Xiping is short of food now. Let's go to Shangcai to buy some food and bring it back."
"But winter is coming now, the Huns are attacking Yuzhou again, and the refugees are raging. Who is willing to sell food now?"
Zhao Hanzhang said firmly: "They will be willing."
Ji Yuan glanced at their troops and nodded with deep approval, "They will definitely be willing."
When it was getting dark, they returned to Shangcai Manor. Zhao Hanzhang asked the soldiers to camp outside the manor and bury pots to make rice. She took Mr. Ji back to the other courtyard.
Mrs. Wang was about to go to sleep. When she heard that her daughter was back, she immediately got up and put on her clothes to welcome her out.
Seeing her wearing armor, holding a long sword on her waist and holding a lantern, smiling and walking towards her, Wang seemed to see her father in a trance.
"Aniang?"
When Wang came back to her senses, she saw her tilting her head to look at her. She hurriedly smiled again and said, "I'm back. Come into the house quickly. The armor on you must be very heavy. Take it off quickly. I'll have someone boil water for you to wash up."
Qinggu, go and tell the kitchen to cook the dishes that Sanniang likes to eat..."
Zhao Hanzhang said hurriedly: "It's already dark, so there's no need to go through so much trouble. Just let them down. Mr. Ji and the others are also back. Let's cook more."
"You don't have to worry about this. Come in and change clothes." Wang pushed Zhao Hanzhang into the house to wash up and change clothes.
In Shangcai County, Magistrate Chai, who had already fallen asleep, got up from the bed again and was running around anxiously in the main room, asking, "Why did so many soldiers and horses from outside the county come all at once?"
Chang Ning was very calm, "Maybe it's Zhao Hanzhang's three thousand troops."
"...It's okay to pass by our Shangcai County when you go there, why do you have to pass by us when you come back?" Magistrate Chai County angrily said, "Coming from Aoyang, Xiping and Shangcai are not in the same direction, so why take such a long detour?
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Maybe it's to scare you.
Chang Ning silently swallowed the words on his lips, thought for a while and then said: "Maybe they came here for food. I heard that Xiping has gathered a lot of refugees this time. They have just destroyed the city and rebuilt it, so they may be short of food."
"Ah, yes," Magistrate Chai remembered, "Zhao Sanniang's estate hasn't paid the full autumn tax yet. Wouldn't she just take the grain to Xiping if she doesn't want to pay it?"
Chang Ning sighed slightly, she should still be able to pay, but I'm afraid she wasn't here for the autumn tax.
Sure enough, the next day Zhao Hanzhang asked people to push carts outside Shangcai County. Not counting the casualties, she still had more than 2,000 of her 3,000 troops.
Shangcai County wanted to close the city gate tightly, but she did not let anyone in. Instead, she stayed outside the city. Then she took Qiu Wu and Ji Ping into the city, and visited several local famous people under the terrified gaze of everyone.