The city is full of wind and snow, this is the first snow in winter this year, the snow falls down, people and animals trample, making the city of Xuzhou muddy.

Xuzhou city has a history of thousands of years, is located in the key pass of Huaisi, is located in the north-south traffic point, is the place of the king's domain, is one of the few rich and majestic cities in the world.

As soon as the north-south transportation was cut off, Xuzhou's commerce and trade were much colder, but it was the Huaisi War that really caused Xuzhou City to suffer a heavy setback.

Although during the Huaisi War, Xuzhou City has never been broken by the exile army, nor has it been plundered, but in Yue Lengqiu's defense of Xuzhou for more than half a year, the houses in the city were demolished countless times, and the bricks and stones were transported to the city to resist the siege of the exile army, and then the exiled army released water to irrigate the city, and more than half of the city of Xuzhou was flooded in the flood for half a year, which made the city full of epidemics and collapsed countless houses.

After the war, the imperial court was on guard against Chen Hansan, who was guarding Xuzhou, and the supply of money and food was extremely harsh, and Chen Hansan tried his best to search for the place in order to supply 20,000 troops, and Xuzhou City became more and more dilapidated, and there was no chance to recover at all.

Even the Chu Palace, which is a large number, is also dilapidated, the vermilion house door is dim under the light of the wind lamp, and a few pieces of vermilion paint are peeling off, which seems to witness the decline of the Yuan family.

Zhang Yubo took off the canopy, didn't care about shaking off the snow, handed it over to the servants beside him with the horses, looked up at the forehead card on the archway of the palace, and ignored the secret posts on the left and right probes to monitor the palace, picked up the steps and walked to the majestic eaves of the mansion, and buckled the heavy big copper ring.

The small door opened, and when the door official saw that the prefect Zhang Yubo was visiting, he didn't say much, and let Zhang Yubo and his entourage enter the side door.

Because of the Mafu case, the Chu Wangfu and Huaidong had a grudge, Zhang Yubo and Huaidong were out of the Dongyang line, and the relationship between Chu King Yuan Hancheng and Zhang Yubo was also very bad at the beginning, but after Lin Gu broke up, Zhang Yubo was regarded as an official of Gu Wuchen's line, and Yuan Hancheng looked at him better.

Now that Qingzhou has been defeated and the remnants have returned to Huaidong, Lin Gu's rupture has naturally become a cloud of smoke in the past - but at this time, the situation in Xuzhou is tense, so people can't guess what Chen Hansan thinks, and Yuan Hancheng, the king of Chu, can't take care of the old grudge for a while - in Xuzhou City, if Yuan Hancheng wants to have a person to discuss matters, who else can there be besides Zhang Yubo?

Yuan Hancheng, the king of Chu, had not yet fallen asleep, and when he heard the news of Zhang Yubo's visit, he put on a cold coat and went to the side hall to see him.

"It is rumored that Lin Huaidong went to Huaiyang, is this matter serious?" Yuan Hancheng asked.

Chen Hansan's motives were unstable and he didn't want to be a turtle in the urn anymore, Yuan Hancheng could only regard Lin Jian as a life-saving straw, and how could he take care of the revenge of killing his son-in-law.

"The news is true, there was a letter from Huaiyang this afternoon, Lin Huaidong summoned me and Chen Hansan to Huaiyang to discuss the military." Zhang Yubo said.

"Did Chen Hansan ever promise to go over?" Yuan Hancheng asked, as long as Chen Hansan agreed to go to Huaiyang to see Lin Xuan, it would show that he had no dissent, although Yuan Hancheng knew that this possibility was very small, but the situation reached this point, and he could no longer have some unrealistic delusions.

At the beginning, Yuan Hancheng also supported Chen Hansan to stay in Xuzhou, but he didn't expect the disaster to be so deep at this time, even outside the palace, Chen Hansan was also monitored by a few secret posts, and even Yuan Hancheng's entry and exit from the palace was also restricted.

Yuan Hancheng knew that in front of these fierce men who held military power, the majesty of the court and the clan had been lost, in his opinion, Lin Tie was not necessarily better than Chen Hansan, the only difference was that Lin Tie was still loyal to the court on the surface and would not defect to Yanhu, but Chen Hansan was too difficult to say.

Zhang Yubo shook his head and said, "Chen Hansantuo is bedridden, I haven't even seen his face, how can he go to Huaiyang?" The letter from Huaiyang mentioned that the prince was an old and serious person, and he could get an idea for the original situation, and he intended to invite the prince to go to Huaiyang to discuss military ......"

"That's it!" Yuan Hancheng sat down on the chair with a pale face, only to feel that there was a cold air rushing up from the tail vertebrae, and the letter from Huaiyang was just an excuse for him to leave Xuzhou, a place of right and wrong. As long as Chen Hansan did not openly rebel, he and Zhang Yubo could not be prevented from going to Huaiyang to participate in the military, but if he left alone, what would happen to the hundreds of people in the Chu Palace?

Yuan Hancheng didn't think that Lin Jian mentioned him in the letter out of kindness, but he didn't want to accept the charge of being the king of Chu to threaten the traitor to the enemy.

"Master Zhang, you go to Huaiyang. This king's muscles and bones are stiff, and he is too lazy to move on such a cold day. Yuan Hancheng said dejectedly, at his age, what is the fun of escaping alone?

"Xia Guan thinks that Chen Hansan may not be determined to surrender to the enemy," Zhang Yubo suppressed his voice, Chen Hansan did not openly surrender to the enemy after all, and subconsciously suppressed his voice when discussing this matter, "Chen Hansan is a calculating person, although he has no integrity at all, but the matter of defecting to the enemy will do more harm than good to him, and he will not do it." I guess he's just selling at this point......"

"You go on......" Yuan Hancheng heard some taste, his expression perked up slightly, and let Zhang Yubo continue.

"If the prince can persuade Chen Hansan to use deception as a plan and cooperate with Huaidong to defeat Yanhu's soldiers and horses, his merit is enough to seal the marquis, how can it be better than him driving Yan Yu to fight Huaidong?" Zhang Yubo said.

"I heard that Chen Hansan and Huaidong have old grudges in front of them, and the generals of Huaiyang Town, who have recently defected to Huaidong, have a deep blood feud with Chen Hansan, how can they let Chen Hansan and Huaidong sit down and seek Yan together?" Yuan Hancheng asked.

"Chen Hansan's fame and wealth are tied to Jiangning, not to Huaidong, as long as the prince guarantees that his merits will not be suppressed by Huaidong, why would he not want to? On the Huaidong side, of course, the overall situation is the most important, and Chen Hansan will not think that Chen Hansan will dedicate Xuzhou to Yanyu with 20,000 elite soldiers; Moreover, in addition to Lin Huaidong, there is also Dong Shilang who is in charge of the military on the northern front......" Zhang Yubo said.

"It's worth a try." Yuan Hancheng pondered for a moment and said. He has now become a turtle in an urn, giving up more than 100 families in the Chu Palace, fleeing to Huaiyang to seek protection from the old enemy, Yuan Hancheng is more willing to try to persuade Chen Hansan.

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Zhang Yubo and Chu Wang Yuan Hancheng jointly submitted a prayer post, insisting that they would not leave the foyer if they could not see anyone, and Ma Zhen could not block the frame, so they could only invite the two of them into Chen Hansan's "ward".

Chen Hansan had a black beard and a black face, and a sweat towel was attached to his forehead, and when Zhang Yubo and Yuan Hancheng entered the house, they were supported by two beautiful concubines who were like flowers and jades, and they were very laborious, and their throats seemed to have scratched the cat's paws, and their voices were deep and hoarse, and they said: "There is a prince of Lao coming, and it is really disrespectful to be so careless......

"General Chen don't blame himself, the war is tight, I also heard that General Chen is not well, so I came to visit in a hurry," Yuan Hancheng didn't care whether Chen Hansan was really sick or fake, and only said according to what he discussed with Zhang Yubo, "The safety of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Xuzhou City is pinned on General Chen, so I don't care about General Chen's complaining that we have disturbed your recuperation in the past......

"Where is the prince, what do you have to order, I, Chen Hansan, am going to the sword mountain and the sea of fire, and I will not give up, what is this disturbance?" Chen Hansan owed, and he had no intention of sending his concubine and Ma Zhen away, propped up the edge of the bed, coughed a few times, and said, "Although the war in the north is tight, I have 20,000 men guarding Xuzhou, and I dare not say anything else, but Bao Huma can't step into Xuzhou City half a step - don't look at me now, when Huma arrives at Xuzhou City, I will lie on the hospital bed and still can't get up, and I will be carried to the city." Moreover, everything else is supported by Lord Zhang, and the prince can rest assured......"

Chen Hansan had read a few years of books before becoming a horse thief, and this time he said it well, so that Zhang Yubo and Yuan Hancheng couldn't find the slightest flaw.

Zhang Yubo said: "Only defending the city, Chen Lingjun's soldiers are strong and strong, which is naturally more than enough; However, in addition to the soldiers and civilians in the city, hundreds of thousands of rural households outside Xuzhou are helpless - according to the order of Huai Donghou, it is necessary to clear the wilderness, but the wall is clear, and the people are seriously injured. ”

"What's the idea of that Lord?" Ma Zhen stood aside and asked quietly.

"If you can defeat Yan Yu, not only can you frustrate its spirit, but also relieve the siege of Dongping, can it be regarded as killing two birds with one stone?" Zhang Yubo said.

"Lord Zhang said so, and I thought so too, but there are only 20,000 soldiers and horses in Xuzhou City, and there is no way to defeat Yan Yu...... Chen Hansan said.

Zhang Yubo glanced at Yuan Hancheng, and Yuan Hancheng took over and said: "This king discussed with Lord Zhang today, thinking that if Xuzhou is defeated, Yanhu will be lured to send troops and horses to take Xuzhou, and Xuzhou and Huaidong will come to join forces inside and outside, and annihilate this Yan Yu who came to take Xuzhou, it will definitely be able to severely defeat its sharp spirit, and the siege of Dongping will naturally be able to solve it incomprehensibly-General Chen, what do you think of this?" ”

Chen Hansan and Ma Zhen glanced at each other, their eyes were full of hesitation, but they laughed again in an instant, and even forgot to pretend to be sick, and said: "It is said that the prince of Chu is resourceful and decisive, and he is a giant of the clan, today I heard the prince of Chu talk about the strategy, Han San is also suddenly opened, if this is the case, Han San is difficult to get out of bed, it is better to ask the prince to take charge of the army on behalf of Han San......"

Yuan Hancheng said solemnly: "General Chen, this king is not using words to deceive you, the current crisis cannot be solved without a miracle, this is also a good opportunity for General Chen to make a meritorious career - Nuo is famous, although there are some adventures, General Chen does not explore to take it?" ”

"This, this ......," Chen Hansan said, "It's not that Han San doesn't dare to take risks, it's really that this body is not angry." Lord Lin summoned me to discuss matters in Huaiyang, and I couldn't go, Lord Chu's plan was good, but Han San couldn't hold on and went to Huaiyang to discuss the details of the set up with Lord Lin! ”

"This official is willing to go on behalf of General Chen, and if he can have the morale to frustrate the enemy's spirit, presumably Huaidong will not be willing to show weakness." Zhang Yubo said.

"This, this ......" Chen Hansan hesitated for a long time, and didn't say why, but Ma Zhen gave him a look on the side before he said, "Let me think about it for a day or two, and I don't think I'm in a hurry to make things happen in a day or two......

Zhang Yubo saw that Chen Hansan had signs of moving, and knew that he couldn't force him, so he and Yuan Hancheng, the king of Chu, said goodbye and left.