In the Guzang City Governor's Mansion, Zhang Jun sat in the pavilion, his expression was tired and tired, and he was no longer as strong as before. The attendants on the left and right stood with bated breath, silent like sculptures, and there was almost no sound in the entire pavilion except for the state lord's gasp, and the atmosphere seemed extremely depressing.

In the past half a year, it has been very difficult for Zhang Jun, anxious inside and outside, and people dare not relax. In a trance, it seemed to return to his youth, when their Zhang family had established their rule in Liangzhou, but the situation was still not stable, on the one hand, Longshang continued to fight, which made people feel uneasy, on the other hand, there were many internal troubles, and riots were frequent.

Especially after his father Zhang Yu killed his subordinates, the whole Liangzhou can be described as panicked, and his successor uncle Zhang Mao not only went in and out of the armor, but even told Zhang Jun several times not to sleep at night, ready to flee at any time, and the uncle and nephew did not even dare to live together for a long time, just for fear that they would be killed together.

This situation has been greatly improved until Zhang Jun succeeded to the throne, especially after the two Zhao attacked each other, and the Han Zhao Liu clan in Guanzhong focused on fighting for hegemony in Guandong, there was no strong external threat, and the situation in Hexi was quickly pacified. At the same time, with the efforts of several generations of the Zhang family, the indigenous Haoqiang in the realm was also suppressed.

Especially when Han and Zhao were defeated in Guandong one after another, Zhang Jun even had the spare strength to peek at Longshang and even Guanzhong, and the identity of the overlord of his family in the west was more and more demonstrated. Every time I think about these, Zhang Jun is not lacking in pride, although he inherited his father's ancestral inheritance, but he is by no means a person who does nothing, Liangzhou's foundation in his hands to grow stronger and stronger, can be said to be worthy of succession.

However, this time Wang Shi entered Long, but Zhang Jun realized that the previous stability and strength were still not lacking in vanity after all. Not to mention that the heroes of Longshang took advantage of the situation of Wang Shi, and their attitude was clear, showing their alienation and resistance to their Zhang family, and there was also a dark tide in the state capital. The city of Guzang itself is already boiling with discussions, and several counties such as Dunhuang in the west even secretly have assembled armor, and the military disaster seems to be imminent.

This situation of internal and external troubles is not a heavy blow to Zhang Jun, who is in the prime of life, and it also makes him more aware that the stability of Liangzhou does not depend only on his own efforts, but also on the changes in the general trend of the world. Liangzhou seems to be in peace, but once the powerful power rises in the east and pays attention to it, it will inevitably be turbulent.

So although there was still a lot of unwillingness in his heart, after Zhongzhou Xingtai issued an acceptable condition, Zhang Jun hurriedly agreed. The water of Liangzhou Pond is too shallow, and it can hardly withstand the internal friction of this kind of slab.

"Your Highness......"

Zhang Tan, who had returned to Guzang from Jincheng, entered the hall and bowed softly.

Zhang Jun's thoughts turned back, and his tone was a little dry: "It's been solved?" ”

"The body from Gui has been transported back to Guzang, and I am about to choose a place to ......"

Zhang Tan was waiting for a detailed reply, and Zhang Jun had already waved his hand: "These don't need to be played carefully, just let his family cook simply." ”

Speaking of this, the corners of Zhang Jun's mouth flashed with a hint of ridicule: "Before the stupid child died, he was probably scolding me for being cold and ruthless?" ”

After Zhang Tan heard this, there was a trace of embarrassment on his face, and he was silent for a moment before he said: "From Gui, this is purely self-inflicted, how can you complain about His Highness You......"

"That's it, since you have been naturalized, you can't reinstate your name, and you can just be commensurate with the time and position in the middle of the country. In addition, the government's courtesy, leopard tail, etc., which should be overstepped the system, have also been abolished recently, so as not to leave no one to speak and ridicule me for trespassing. ”

When Zhang Jun said this, his expression became even more lazy, and he raised his head and sighed: "Stupid and mediocre are in a hurry, I also misunderstand my beloved, and he can use his life to build things, and he can give a thousand jun with a square inch, and he will not break off big things, and he will laugh inside and outside." If it weren't for the bad things in the Growing Garden, I really wanted to cut my body! ”

Although Zhang Jun died, Zhang Jun's tone was still full of hatred when he talked about this person. Not only because of his incompetence, but also because of his incompetence, it is difficult for him to seek Longshang, but also because even if he dies, it is a shame for Zhang Jun to talk about.

Although the Xingtai in Zhongzhou did not mention Zhang Qian at all during the negotiation, Zhang Qian hinted that the behavior of slaughtering the thieves and attacking Wang Shi was too bad. If this matter is not resolved, no matter how harmoniously they talk about it, it will be impossible to achieve a result in Longshang, in other words, they are wary of each other, and military conflicts may break out at any time.

The local tyrants in Liangzhou were also not settled, and proposed another plan to withdraw Zhang Qian to the state or place him in Jiuquan, Dunhuang and other places, and fortresses like Caohan that needed direct contact with the royal master would be guarded by another virtuous and powerful person, so as to dispel the wariness of the royal master and ease the relationship.

This proposal seems to be pertinent and practical, and there is no lack of protection for Zhang Qian and his people, but the actual intentions are sinister. On the one hand, they want to arrange Zhang Jun in their base camp, and on the other hand, they want to force Zhang Jun to change to Henan town general, who is the so-called virtuous and powerful person, it is self-evident.

This is to make up his mind to destroy Zhang Jun's arrangement in the east, and he has not only inserted his hand into it, but he also does not intend to spare Zhang Jun's life. This is a long-term bend must be served, taking advantage of the confrontation between the state capital and Zhongzhou Xingtai to make a counterattack.

In such a situation, Zhang Jun naturally could not agree, he would rather kill Zhang Qian with his own hands than operate in Henan. Caohan, an important town in Henan, will never be handed over to those big families in Liangzhou.

Once it falls into the hands of people, it does not mean that it will lose the fortress base that will enter Wanglong in the future. If the power of Xingtai continues to grow in the future, without Caohan, a key place in Henan, his family will not even be qualified to be Dou Rong! Maybe he will be controlled by the indigenous heroes of Liangzhou to welcome Wang Shi into the country, making his family even more worthless.

The loss of a Zhang Qiang, although Zhang Jun bears the name of Liangbo, but at least Cao Han is still in his hands, and another henchman is stationed. As the highest official of Liangzhou awarded by Xingtai, if necessary, he can even borrow the power of Xingtai Wangshi to suppress the commotion in the Liangzhou realm, which is also a little practical gain that Zhang Jun paid so much for.

It's just that Zhang Jun really hasn't figured out who will hand over Caohan to guard and operate next. To be honest, there is no shortage of talents in Liangzhou, and the outstanding ones are not far behind the Zhongzhou figures.

But these talents are more or less connected to the indigenous wealthy families in Liangzhou, or they are Zhongzhou people who took refuge in Liangzhou before and after Yongjia. Obviously, in such a situation, Zhang Jun will never worry about handing over Cao Han to such people.

"Wu Er wins people, is it God's help?"

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhang Jun didn't think that there was any suitable candidate for the town general under the mansion, and he couldn't help but think of Xie Ai, a Liangshi who walked out of his mansion earlier and became famous in Zhongzhou, and couldn't help but feel irritable. He didn't expect that a Confucian scholar who had been sent to Zhongzhou with his fingers would have such a talent and be used by a national soldier.

It is said that Xie Ai was deeply respected by Shen Wei and Zhou, and as soon as the military and political affairs of Hebei were dealt with, many brave generals in the country hated him for attacking and plotting.

If this Xie Ai is still in Liangzhou...... The children of the Liangzhou Hanmen, or benefited from the prosperity and education of the Zhang Governor, they have the opportunity to become strong, if they are pulled out and used, they are undoubtedly credible, and they are the best candidates to guard the important towns of Henan!

"Lost in sight for a while, distorted gold, could it be that God does not allow my family to succeed in the West?"

Thinking of this, Zhang Jun was in a worse mood, as Xie Ai became more and more famous in the Central Plains, he was annoyed, but also strengthened the selection and education of many poor children under his rule, but also promoted a group of available talents, so that the politics and religion of Liangzhou were much clearer for a while, but similar to Xie Ai's amazing talents who were both civil and military, they did not dig out any of them.

"The town of Caohan will be indispensable for a long time, and the dog will return from Zhongzhou soon, so he will stay in Henan for the time being, and then he will also ask Zhizhong to go to Xiangshi."

Although there was such a scum as Zhang Qian before, Zhang Jun still felt that his family was more credible after weighing it for a long time.

However, he didn't dare to appoint another person, first of all, Zhang Chonghua, the heir who was going to return from Luoyang, would sit in Caohan on his behalf, plus Zhang Tan, a relative elder, and then widely elect his wingmen, which should be able to maintain the stability of Henan.

Zhang Tan had no objections after hearing this, and even if he gave up his hand.

In this way, the Liangzhou side also determined what the situation in Henan would be arranged in the future, and Zhang Jun carefully advised the matters that should be paid attention to when communicating with Wang Shi and the people of Longshang later.

Thinking that all the hard work was empty after all, Zhang Jun couldn't help but hate and said: "If you miss the success, my family's blessings don't stop here?" The land of Longshang, so close at hand, is so rare! ”

As early as when his grandfather Zhang Rail entered Liangzhou, he used troops in Longshang, but he encountered a counterattack from a large family in Liangdi and even appealed to the imperial court to replace Zhang Rail. After that, the Zhang family sent the elite of Liangzhou to the east, which consolidated the position a little.

When it came to the period of his father Zhang Yu, when Chen An was called Haolong, the Zhang family was unable to recruit his people. In the period of Zhang Jun, there were several good opportunities, such as when the Han and Zhao dynasties were destroyed, Longshang was also affected, and it was a good time when chaos was full of chaos and the power was blank, but the Liangzhou giants jumped out to hinder and block, so that Zhang Jun failed to send troops.

And this time, it can be said that it is the closest to success, it is obvious that Zhongzhou Xingtai does not have much energy to occupy Longshang, as long as Zhang Qian can be decisive at that time, so that those Longshi do not have the opportunity to collude with Wang Shi against the Liangzhou army, this matter will become more than half. But the final result still disappointed Zhang Jun.

Seeing that the state lord looked lazy and looked no longer ambitious, Zhang Tan was also speechless for a while, and he didn't know how to exhort, so he could only quit.

After that, Zhang Jun got up and returned to the inner house of the state capital, and when he entered the inner house, he turned around a mansion, but heard the sound of frolicking from the side. He was in a bad mood at the moment, and when the voice came into his ears, he couldn't help but be more irritable, so he turned around and walked directly to follow the sound, and then saw his eldest son Zhang Zuo playing a game in the Xuan with a beautiful maid, and there were many obscene and obscene words.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Jun was even more angry, and waved the staff in his hand to smash his head at Zhang Zuo: "The cheap slave dog is rampant, dare your father to play under the curtain!" ”

Zhang Zuo was unaware of the disaster, his face turned pale with fright, trembling, and he was busy hugging his head and wailing and begging for mercy.

Zhang Jun stopped his hand when the cane in his hand was broken, and when he saw his son lying on the ground like a dead dog, his mood was even more corrupted, and he raised his foot and stepped on Zhang Zuo's head and said angrily: "The same father's sperm and mother's blood have been cultivated for more than 20 years, why is my family's seed so despicable?" If there are one or two talents that work on raccoon dogs, your father will not be so sad as this, get out! ”

Zhang Zuo's head and face were already bruised and swollen at this time, and he didn't dare to stay after hearing the words, crawling out of the Xuanshe and then rushing out dozens of feet away, even when he heard the screams of the maid behind him, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, and then turned into a rich ferocity and accumulated into his eyes.