Zhao Hanzhang glanced over and saw a total of thirteen people coming out of the room. Five of them looked like they were children of aristocratic families. They were young and had the unique arrogance and stupid look in their eyes that were unique to children of aristocratic families in this era;
There were three people dressed as scribes, and their clothes had been washed into grayish white. Zhao Hanzhang's sharp eyes saw that one of them's sleeves had become threadbare;
The other two had broad shoulders and narrow waists, and also wore long robes with wide sleeves. But Zhao Hanzhang glanced at their shoulders and waists, and then at their lowered hands, he knew that they were good at martial arts. Judging from their clothing and family background, they should be pretty good.
, should be from a gentry background.
You came to seek refuge with Gou Xi and wanted to make a career in the army, right?
What made Zhao Hanzhang feel strange was the last two middle-aged people. She looked at each other up and down, but she really couldn't tell who they were.
He looks like a warrior or a scribe. His face is haggard, and his clothes are very ordinary, but his shoes are very good, made of silk and satin, and they fit well. It can be seen that his family background is very good.
Zhao Hanzhang sighed inwardly. She could afford to wear satin shoes in the past two years, but she couldn't even think about it in the past two years.
She withdrew her gaze. People on the steps were a little excited and wanted to step forward. But when they took a step forward, they remembered that they were in the General's Mansion, and they suddenly felt regretful and stopped.
Gou Xi was a strict man and attached great importance to rules. If he knew that they came to visit him but turned to Zhao Hanzhang, he would definitely not let them go.
Zhao Hanzhang may not fight against Gou Xi for them, so everyone stopped, looked at Zhao Hanzhang longingly, and retreated silently.
On the other hand, the two middle-aged men standing aside, who were obviously excluded by them, looked at each other, gritted their teeth, and ran down the steps to salute Zhao Hanzhang who was riding on the horse.
"Greetings to Governor Zhao, I'll be happy with Tan Shen."
"I'm in Le'an, Zheng Xiao."
After saying this, the two of them bowed to Zhao Hanzhang to the end.
Zhao Hanzhang sat on the horse, cupped his fists in return, and asked with a smile: "What are you two doing?"
Zheng Xiao glanced at Tan Shen and said, "We both heard about Renyi, the governor of Zhao, when we were in Le'an. We are so happy to see him today that he boldly wants to visit us. Please take the time to see us."
When Zhao Hanzhang saw the two of them pleading with their eyes, tears were about to fall. His heart softened and he said, "I will be free after the application time."
The two of them were excited and grateful, and once again they bowed deeply to the end.
This time they did not go up the steps and wait. Instead, they quietly discussed with the concierge who stayed behind and stuffed him with a lot of money to get the post back. As for the gift they sent in, they naturally couldn't get it back, and they didn't even think about it.
Take it, stuff the post back and run away.
The success of the two people made everyone on the steps jealous, but thinking about Gou Xi's character, they temporarily suppressed their impulse and decided to quietly go to Zhao's house to meet Zhao Hanzhang later.
Seeing that they didn't move, Zhao Hanzhang breathed a sigh of relief. She was a guest. What would happen if she took away other people's guests?
She didn't want to go from secretly competing with Gou Xi to openly breaking up with each other.
Seeing that the concierge who went in to report was still not coming out, Zhao Hanzhang dismounted and walked up the steps to wait with the remaining eleven people.
Everyone is about the same age, but Zhao Hanzhang's achievements are beyond their reach. Although everyone doesn't say it, they are still very curious about her.
After enduring it, a member of the aristocratic family couldn't help but ask her, "Why did Governor Zhao come to visit the general?"
Zhao Hanzhang smiled and said: "The general and I were officials in the same court. Isn't it normal for me to come to visit him?"
The expressions on everyone's faces were a little strange. Zhao Hanzhang's polite smile couldn't help but become more genuine, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud and asked: "Why, in your eyes, the general and I can't get along well with each other in private?"
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"No, no, no, I didn't mean that, it's just, it's just..." I couldn't think of an excuse for a long time.
Zhao Hanzhang couldn't help but laugh again and took the initiative to change the subject, "Are you here looking for a future?"
They nodded immediately and looked at her quietly with expectant eyes.
Zhao Hanzhang just smiled at them and did not continue.
The housekeeper of the General's Mansion and Chang Shi rushed out to greet him. Zhao Hanzhang glanced at Tinghe, who whispered: "It must be two-quarters of an hour..."
Zhao Hanzhang understood that Gou Xi really didn't like her. Thinking of this, Zhao Hanzhang became more motivated and asked someone to carry the box in with her.
Gou Xi was in an open pavilion in their large garden. The open pavilion was close to the water and it was very cool in the summer.
Thin silk curtains were hung on all sides of the open pavilion, which could prevent mosquitoes and block some sunlight. Zhao Hanzhang looked towards the middle of the water and saw that such silk curtains were also hung in the building in the center of the lake.
Such silk curtains are not cheap. Even the emperor couldn't make curtains out of silk, right?
Gou Xi was leaning lazily on the wooden couch, wearing cool clothes, with one leg propped up on the wooden couch and one leg hanging under the wooden couch. This was the first time that Zhao Hanzhang had seen such a bohemian attitude.
She smiled and saluted Gou Xi, and asked someone to carry the box up. "General, this is the gift I brought you. It was carefully selected from the treasures my grandfather left for me."
Hearing that it was the treasure left by Zhao Changyu, Gou Xi finally put her legs down and sat up straighter, "Oh? What is it?"
Zhao Hanzhang asked someone to open it, and two soldiers stepped forward and carefully carried out the golden Buddha.
Gou Xi narrowed her eyes slightly, "I heard that Governor Zhao gave His Majesty a homeless house that can be moved and played with. It is very beautiful. I thought Governor Zhao was going to give me colored glaze again this time."
"No, that's not right," Gou Xi said, "I didn't expect Governor Zhao to give me a gift."
He leaned back again and said: "No reward for no merit. This gift from Governor Zhao is too valuable. If you don't tell me clearly, I would not dare to accept such a gift."
Zhao Hanzhang found a place in the open hall and knelt down, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, General, this gift is to apologize and to repair the relationship between you and me."
Gou Xi sneered and asked, "What crime are you paying for?"
"What happened in Qingzhou," Wang Jun did not abide by morality. He was appointed as the governor of Qingzhou, but later sold Zhao Hanzhang.
It is said that he followed Zhao Hanzhang's suggestion before attacking Qingzhou, and even Liu Kun was persuaded by Zhao Hanzhang to cooperate.
Although Zhao Hanzhang did not admit it in public, she did not deny it either, because she knew that if others wrote to ask Liu Kun, Liu Kun would definitely tell the truth and would think it was something worth boasting and publicize it for her.
Needless to say, after this incident spread, more people came to seek refuge with Zhao Hanzhang.
Everyone didn't think she was sinister, but they thought she was resourceful, had such a good nature, and was reliable!
But Gou Xi felt aggrieved and angry, and said, "Is Governor Zhao here to see my joke?"
Zhao Hanzhang shook his head, "I sincerely apologize."
"General, you have strict military discipline and serve your official duties. You should know how important the people's hearts are. General Gou Chun is far less capable than you, but he is very cruel. If he hadn't been your brother, he would have been killed long ago." Zhao Hanzhang said: "He
Only half a year after he took office in Qingzhou, the people of Qingzhou were filled with resentment. If he were allowed to continue to serve as the governor of Qingzhou, it would be terrifying that before the Huns could invade, the people of Qingzhou would rebel first and directly defect to the Huns and Han."