Lu Dynasty

Chapter 543 Zhang Yan voted for Cao
When the envoy learned about Zhang Yan's intentions, he immediately reported the matter to Cao. Cao was very happy to hear that the Black Mountain Army had come to surrender. After all, population represented troops, food, and tax revenue. Who would think that money was too little?Cao first asked Cao Ang to allocate a batch of grain to the Black Mountain Army, and then asked Jiang Ji to be in charge of the arrangements for the Black Mountain Army, but Cao had one only condition, Zhang Yan had to bind himself to the Cao Army's barracks under Hulao Pass to meet him.If Zhang Yan escapes on the way, Cao will kill all the yellow scarves he brought!

Since Zhang Yan decided to defect to Cao, he already had the determination to die.Now that Cao put forward the conditions, Zhang Yan refused Cao Jun's request to send someone to escort him for the sake of the yellow turban bandits under his command, but actually bound himself to Cao Jun's camp under Hulao Pass.When Zhang Yan arrived at Cao Jun's camp under Hulao Pass, Cao Jun's soldiers knew that this beggar-like man, dressed in rags and wearing a rope, was unwilling to inform him even if he asked to see Cao.Zhang Yan actually knelt at the gate of Cao Ying and yelled at Cao Zhongjun's camp: "Sinner Zhang Yan, please see Prime Minister Cao!"

Noise was forbidden in the ancient barracks, because the soldiers in the barracks were in a state of high tension.If it is loud, it is easy to cause the camp to scream, which is the so-called bombing camp.Zhang Yan's loud voice at the gate of Cao Jun's camp did not lure Cao out, but Cao Hong did.It happened that Cao Hong was on duty today, so I don't know if Zhang Yan was more unlucky.Cao Hong looked at Zhang Yan at the gate of the camp and said angrily: "Where is the beggar who dares to act presumptuously at the gate of the barracks? Don't you want to live anymore? Hurry up, while the military master is in a good mood, let me go as far as I can!"

Zhang Yan took a look at herself, he looked like a beggar with a set of tattered clothes.However, even a beggar has dignity. Zhang Yan was a little dissatisfied with Cao Hong's attitude, but he was begging Cao now, so he had to force a smile and said: "This general, please report to Cao Gong, just say Black Mountain Zhang Yan is bound to come down!"

"You are Zhang Yan? You have a good style, but you don't know if your strength will work! Come on, let's fight for [-] rounds. If you can beat me, I will inform you! If you can't beat me, you'd better leave quickly." Go!" Cao Hong obviously did not believe that the beggar was Zhang Yan.You know, Cao is a man of knowledge, how could he not know Zhang Yan's ability.After Cao received the news that Zhang Yan was coming to surrender, he had mentioned him many times.Cao Hong not only has a bad mouth, but also disobedient.But once he convinces others, he will obey to the end!Maybe this is a common problem in the old Cao family, everyone has very serious problems, such as Cao Ren is greedy for money, Cao Hong has a bad mouth, Cao is lustful, and likes to fuck other people's wives!

It is very common for generals to fight each other, but now is obviously not the time.Zhang Yan was already a little annoyed at Cao Hong's rudeness, but now that he had come to this point, he couldn't do that kind of thing!Zhang Yan gestured helplessly to the rope on her body and said: "Mr. Cao has an order that Zhang Yan in Heishan must be bound to surrender, otherwise he will kill all the yellow scarves under my command. General, please don't embarrass me!"

"If you don't do anything, I'll kill you!" Cao Hong, an unreasonable person, drew out his waist knife and put it on Zhang Yan's neck, saying: "If you insist on not doing anything, you will die!" Zhang Yan There is also his arrogance, how can he be afraid of Cao Hong's waist knife who has already disregarded life and death.Hearing Cao Hong threaten her with death, Zhang Yan tilted her head and closed her eyes, as if to say: Do it!Cao Hong looked at the stubborn Zhang Yan and didn't know what to do!

Cao Hong only dared to scare Zhang Yan. If he really killed him, it would obviously violate Cao Jun's order. If he didn't kill Zhang Yan and went to inform him, Cao Hong would lose all face!Just when Cao Hong was in a dilemma, Cao came out and asked, "What is Zi Lian doing?" Cao rescued Cao Hong in time, and Cao Hong wanted to hug him and bite him.But Cao Hong didn't know, Cao had already come out.Someone came to make trouble at the gate of the barracks, how dare the guards at the gate not inform Cao.And when Cao Mingming came out, he made Cao Hong mess around just to see what Zhang Yan was like.

"Report to my lord! I see that this person has a wicked face and is even dressed in rags. I'm worried that he has something wrong in his heart, so..." I haven't seen Cao Hong for several years, and I didn't expect him to learn to turn black and white.I don’t know if there was such a profession as a lawyer or litigator in the Han Dynasty. If there was, after the reunification, Cao Hong would quit being a general, and he could change his career to become a litigator!
Before Cao Hong could finish speaking, Cao stopped him, pointed at Zhang Yan and said, "Take him and follow me!"

No one in Cao's army dared not listen to Cao's order.Cao Hong took Zhang Yan and followed Cao to the central army tent.Cao waved his hand to make Cao Hong retreat, he looked at Zhang Yan for a while, and suddenly shouted: "Bold Zhang Yan, do you know your crime?"

"The villain is guilty!" Zhang Yan pleaded guilty very neatly, which was beyond Cao's expectation!

Cao sat on the handsome chair, picked up a cup of tea and took a sip, then asked slowly, "Now that you've been convicted, do you know where your mistakes are?"

"The villain doesn't know!" Zhang Yan's answer almost made Cao Jiang spit out the tea he drank!
Cao asked depressedly: "If you don't know the crime, what crime do you plead?"

"If Mr. Cao thinks that villains are guilty, villains will be guilty! As long as Mr. Cao is willing to accept my 20 yellow scarves from Heishan and give them food and clothing, the villain is willing to accept any guilt that Mr. Cao said. If you want to kill or scratch, you can do whatever you want. Cao Gong dispose of it!" Zhang Yan originally wanted to exchange his own life for the lives of 20 yellow scarves, but now that his goal has been basically achieved, he can die!

One sentence from Zhang Yan made Cao understand what he meant. Cao asked: "Zhang Yan, do you know that you are so tough when you come to me, I will kill you!" But he didn't like his sharp edges, so he wanted to kill him to grind his arrogance!

"I don't want to hide from Mr. Cao. Before I came here, I thought I would die!" Zhang Yan looked at Cao and said with a smile, "Yuan Shao and Mr. Cao are allies. If I defect to Mr. Cao, Yuan Shao must blame Mr. Cao. Mr. Cao will calm down Yuan Shao's anger. Offer Zhang Yan's head as a gift!"

"Oh?" Cao asked suspiciously, "If that's the case, why did you come to join me? Are you not afraid of death? Or, are you not afraid that I will send you and the 20 yellow scarves back to Yuan Shao?"

"I should have died long ago, so why should I be afraid of death! As for the 20 yellow scarves, why did Duke Cao bully me?" Zhang Yan shook her head and said, "How can there be any reason to spit out the fat that reaches the mouth? Now in troubled times, the common people It is equivalent to soldiers and food. As long as Mr. Cao takes them in and gives them a small amount of food, Mr. Cao will have more harvest next year. What's more, most of the yellow scarves I brought are young and strong. Is Mr. Cao willing to give away or kill elite soldiers who have bled their blood?"

(End of this chapter)