Gongsun Kang and the send-off party traveled around Zhang Yan's Shili range, and stayed in Pengcheng for a few days, and only after watching the coronation ceremony of the queen and the canonization ceremony of the concubines did they plan to leave.

These days, Gongsun Kang and others have been living in the post station, and when leaving, Gongsun Kang went to the palace to see his sister who had been named a beauty, and bid her farewell.

After returning from the palace, as soon as Gongsun Kang entered the post station, he was waiting for him by a brocade guard, who saw Gongsun Kang coming, so he stepped forward and said: "Gongsun Gongzi, my lord knows that Gongzi will return to Liaodong tomorrow, so he specially asked me to invite Gongzi to the mansion for a while." ”

In the days that Gongsun Kang came to Pengcheng, he already had a certain understanding of this place, and he also knew that the Jinyi Guards were a special organization, and they were dressed in clothes that were different from others, which could be seen at a glance, and they were only at the disposal of Zhang Yan alone.

Gongsun Kang listened to the lord in the mouth of this brocade guard, except for Zhang Yan, who else could command them?

So, Gongsun Kang was a little flattered and said, "I don't know what the general called me?" ”

"I don't know this, Gongsun Gongzi will know when he goes."

As soon as the words fell, Jin Yiwei walked in front, Gongsun Kang followed, and the two of them entered the inner city from the outer city, and then entered the Fucheng from the inner city.

When you arrive at the capital city, you basically go to the center of the whole city, there are two mansions here, one is the imperial palace, and the other is the general's mansion.

On weekdays, the inside and outside of the palace are heavily guarded, and idle people are not allowed to approach, but the guards of the General's Mansion. It's basically three steps and one whistle. Five steps and one post. It is even more strict than the palace, and it is really difficult for outsiders to enter.

In the days when Gongsun Kang went to Pengcheng, he only saw the emperor, and he also saw the civil and military officials in the court, but he never saw the world-famous general Zhang Yan. But Zhang Yan was unwilling to join in the excitement, and handed over the matter to Taichang Bingyuan to preside.

Thinking that he was about to meet the world-famous general in a while, Gongsun Kang had an indescribable feeling in his heart, both excited and a little afraid.

Jin Yiwei can freely enter and leave the Great General's Mansion, and no one dares to stop him along the way, Gongsun Kang, under the leadership of Jin Yiwei, soon came to the hall of the Great General's Mansion.

"Gongsun Gongzi, please wait here for a while, my lord will come out to see you in a while!" Jin Yiwei said to Gongsun Kang.

Gongsun Kang nodded. He arched his hand and said, "I'm tired." ”

Jin Yiwei's mission was completed, and he turned around and walked out of the hall. Then the family in the house took the initiative to bring a pot of hot tea to Gongsun Kang, and served Gongsun Kang for a long time.

After about a stick of incense, Zhang Yan walked out of the back hall, and as soon as he appeared in the hall, a pair of deep eyes quickly glanced at Gongsun Kang who was sitting there.

Gongsun Kang was about twenty-five or sixteen years old, slightly younger than Zhang Yan's, but this person was tall, majestic, and not ugly, but his eyes were deep-set, and there was a shrewdness in his dark eyes.

At the same time that Zhang Yan was observing Gongsun Kang, Gongsun Kang was also observing Zhang Yan, but he didn't observe so carefully, just glanced at it, then immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said: "Caomin Gongsun Kang, knock to see the general!" ”

Gongsun Kang has long been an official and a general in Liaodong, but he has never been officially canonized by the imperial court, even if he is rampant in Liaodong, but when he comes here, he is just a commoner, his father Gongsun Du has dominated Liaodong for many years, but in the official list of the imperial court, it is still Liaodong Taishou. Therefore, Gongsun Kang did not dare to be arrogant, he could only be modest and humble. After all, standing in front of him was the great general Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan hurriedly said: "Gongsun Gongzi, get up and speak, there is no need to be so polite here." Have a seat! ”

Gongsun Kang stood up at this time, thanked him in time, and then sat down with Zhang Yan as a guest.

After the two sat down, Gongsun Kang hurriedly asked, "I don't know what the general ordered to summon the villain?" ”

Zhang Yan said: "Oh, that's right, Bixia entrusted me with the management of all the major affairs in the DPRK and China, over the years, your father Gongsun Du has been conscientious and conscientious since he took over the post of Liaodong Taishou, and has governed Liaodong in an orderly manner, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, which is really a great merit." In addition, your father also resisted foreign enemies and expanded his territory, so that Goguryeo, Wuhuan, Buyeo and other Dongyi did not dare to underestimate my Han again. In view of Ling Zun's great contribution in Liaodong, the imperial court should also be rewarded. However, in the past, the sea and land were not connected, and the mission could not be conveyed, but since the pirates were cleared, this was able to maintain a smooth sea route, so I only represent Bixia, and give a reward to Ling Zun, and enshrine Ling Zun Gongsun Du as the general of Zhengdong, the Marquis of Xiangping, and 3,000 households. In addition, he also enshrined you as the Taishou of Lelang County, General Anton, and made his younger brother Sun Gong the Taishou of Xuansu County and General Pingdong. I hope that your father and son can work hard in Liaodong and strive to make Liaodong more and more stable and prosperous. ”

Hearing this, Gongsun Kangden smiled happily, and immediately knelt on the ground and bowed: "Thank you for the general's love, the lower officials are grateful, and the lower officials must do their best to cooperate with their father to govern Liaodong well, and never disappoint the general's expectations!" ”

Zhang Yan personally helped Gongsun Kang up, and then asked people to bring a holy decree, and took the seals of Gongsun Du, Gongsun Kang, and Gongsun Gong, and handed them all to Gongsun Kang, so that Gongsun Kang could take them back to Liaodong.

Gongsun Kang was grateful, and his tears of excitement were about to stay. Although it is said that their father and son have occupied Liaodong for a long time, they have never officially received a reward from the imperial court. Now that his father has been named the Marquis of Liaodong, he and his younger brother have also been officially entitled by the Han court, so they are justified.

In fact, Gongsun Du is located in Liaodong, and has already included Xuansu County and Lelang County into its Shili scope, and Zhang Yan's sealing is just a means to envelop Gongsun Du, and it also formally establishes Gongsun's status in Liaodong.

Compared with Gongsun Zhan, Gongsun Du seems to know how to manage his shili better, and Gongsun Du has been in Liaodong for many years, and has had wars with Goguryeo many times, and Goguryeo can't raise his head, in a sense, this can be regarded as a kind of national hero.

The confrontation between Zhang Yan and Yuan Shao has basically entered a white-hot state, and the time for peace is only getting less and less day by day, Gongsun Du is entrenched in Liaodong, if he is co-opted by Yuan Shao, once he and Yuan Shao go to war, Gongsun Du crosses the sea and takes advantage of the void, it will be a great disadvantage for him.

Therefore, Zhang Yan took measures to make Gongsun Du a marquis, add officials to Gongsun Kang and Gongsun Gong, and also made his daughter a beauty, as a comfort, at least to maintain friendship with Gongsun Du.

Moreover, in order to let Gongsun Du know his strength, Zhang Yan deliberately arranged for someone to take Gongsun Kang to see some things that should not be seen, and showed him the strength of his own troops and the sophistication of the army. Only in this way can Gongsun Kang's heart be completely shocked, and let him report to Gongsun Du after he goes back to see if he is the master to be provoked.

That night, Zhang Yan invited Gongsun Kang to a banquet in the mansion, and Gongsun Kang was so happy that he drank heartily, and he was drunk.

Zhang Yan asked Gongsun Kang to be sent back to the post station, and the next morning, it was Gongsun Kang's subordinates who woke Gongsun Kang up, and then the group left Pengcheng and began to return to Liaodong.

After sending off the team of Gongsun Kang and others, Zhang Yan's next person to appease was Sun Ce, who had already stolen Jiangdong.

After three years of conquest, Sun Ce had occupied the four counties of Yuzhang, Huiji, Danyang, and Wu, and his shili had also increased a lot.

However, Sun Ce was not as lucky as he imagined, and after defeating Jiao Ji, Zu Lang, and Yan Baihu, who were the thieves who dominated one side, he immediately fell into the quagmire of conquering Shanyue, and he has not been able to completely eliminate Shanyue.

The mountains are very widely distributed throughout the counties of Jiangdong, and most of its people live in the mountains, and they are very united. In addition, the people of Shanyue are fierce, brave and ruthless, there were many people in Zu Lang and Yan Baihu's army as soldiers, since Zu Lang and Yan Baihu were eliminated by Sun Ce, plus Sun Ce's analysis of the situation was wrong, underestimated Shanyue's ability to resist, and mistakenly destroyed a Shanyue village, so that the people unturned, the entire Shanyue nation was united, and Sun Ce's army launched a fierce battle, and fought for the city with each other.

A city often changed hands several times before it finally reached Sun Ce's hands, but the price paid was very painful.

Chen Deng, the later general and the Taishou of Jinling, asked several times to take advantage of this opportunity to send troops to attack Sun Ce, but Zhang Yan refused.

Of course, Zhang Yan also knew that it was a good opportunity to solve Sun Ce at that time, but after thinking about it, once Sun Ce was solved at this time, then the mess of Jiangdong Shanyue would be left to himself to clean up.

Zhang Yan knows the history of the Three Kingdoms very well, in the decades since the Sun clan occupied Jiangdong, the people of Shanyue have never given up resistance, this side has been suppressed, and it will not be long before they will resist again. But if you want to kill them all, Jiangdong will have to lose half of the population.

Therefore, in order not to make his own side fall into the quagmire of Shanyue's war, Zhang Yan did not stab Sun Ce in the back when he fought with Shanyue.

However, if Zhang Yan didn't do this, it didn't mean that he didn't regard Sun Ce as an enemy, he strictly ordered Chen Deng to guard Jinling, and all enemies who came to attack must be cleared out.

However, now Zhang Yan wants to change his thinking and start to take the route of appeasement, he is ready to make peace with Sun Ce, and open a mutual market on the Shili border between the two to trade with Sun Ce.

The purpose of this is out of the need for a war with Yuan Shao in the future, once he makes peace with Sun Ce, Zhang Yan will not have any worries, so that he can deal with Yuan Shao wholeheartedly.

For this reason, Zhang Yan specially sent Zhang Zhao, the court commander, to Jiangdong to reach a consensus on this trade with Sun Ce...... (To be continued......)