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"Song Dian, you have met Yang Lin. What do you think about him? Will he come to us? "

"General director, I've told you before that this person is extremely shrewd and won't easily express his stance. Last time, he personally told me that I would obey the orders of the general director. "

"Do you think his words are believable?"

Even though he had seen Yang Lin and talked to him before, he could not be sure that Yang Lin would listen to them. Let alone having no proof, even if Yang Lin did not listen to his orders when the time comes, what could you do to him after Yang Lin had issued a written decree?

"General director, I feel that his words seem to be believable. As a commoner, he has no foundation in the imperial court at all. If he doesn't seek refuge with us, he will not be able to find a way out. Even if he wanted to rely on He Jin, he would not be able to contact his. So, I'm sure he really wants to join us. "

Zhang Qingrui had never thought of this before, but there were very few people who would build bridges, and there were plenty of people who would build bridges after crossing them. Who could guarantee that once he had the power, he wouldn't fall under He Jin's tutelage? Furthermore, he also had his own weakness. If he was able to gain power, then those weakness would become even more incredible.

"I keep having the feeling that Yang Lin is waiting for us to take action. He had surrounded Zhang Bao in the Qing He County, but he had not moved for a long time. The distance between the two armies was less than thirty kilometers, yet they had been safe and sound for so many days. What cavalry couldn't break through the defenses, that was purely an excuse. Didn't he also have no foot soldiers in Guangyang, Qingzhou, and Lunan? But why can he shoot it down? "

"The general director, you are right. It wasn't that Yang Lin couldn't defeat Zhang Bao, but he was waiting for the imperial court's order. If the imperial government did not satisfy him, he might just drag things out. He would not let Zhang Ding leave nor attack him. However, if the imperial government sent someone else to lead the army, he would very likely not cooperate. He might even let Zhang Bao go. "General director, I even think that he's waiting for your signal."

"Yang Lin is planning to kill the heart, he is bargaining with the imperial government, or should we say, blackmailing it. Even if the imperial government were to agree to his request and wait for the xanthopanax to be annihilated, as long as there was an imperial edict, wouldn't he have nothing left? If the court ministers thought he was blackmailing the court, who could save him? If he dares to threaten the imperial court, how can we expect him to do so? "

With these words, Song Dian had no more ideas. He stood up and walked a few steps back and forth in the great hall, but he could not sort out a single clue. His mind was filled with images of Yang Lin, but he could not see the actual Yang Lin.

"General Manager, your words reminded me of a sentence Yang Lin had said: A family with a treasured blade, they do not necessarily have to kill people. It would be a form of deterrence even if it is kept at home. I think he meant that he wanted to be a sword in our hands, and we didn't expect him to help us kill, but if anyone else thought of him as one of us, they wouldn't dare to do anything to us. "

"Yes, you are right. If we put him on the Jizhou, eliminate Zhang Bao, and display his might, he would be our treasured blade, and is even close to the Luoyang herself, who would dare to make a move? "

"In any case, General Manager, he has already told us. If we don't help him this time, if he really becomes Yuan Shao's assistant, our life would be even more difficult. On the contrary, if we help him, at least he won't. As long as he does not publicly oppose us, others will not dare to act rashly because they fear him. "

"Yes, even if it is for a treasured blade, we must immediately go see the Emperor, and cannot let He Jin succeed."

This matter could not be delayed for even a second. If He Jin were to make the raw rice into cooked rice, it would be too late to go back on his words. Although he did not have a suitable candidate, he could only recommend Yang Lin. Regardless of whether Yang Lin chose to rely on himself, it was better than those who sided with He Jin.

When Zhang Jean and Song Dian finally arrived, He Jin was in the middle of a discussion with the emperor. The two seemed to be deep in thought and the Hanling Emperor even leaned forward to listen to He Jin's picture of the future of the xanthopanax. Zhang Geng could not help but sneer as he walked in.

"Servant greets Your Majesty."

"Get up. The two of you came at the right time to listen to Great General's brilliant ideas."

Hanling Emperor Liu Hong smiled as he glanced at Zhang Jean and Song Dian, and then turned to look at Grand General Ho Jin. He nodded, signalling for He Jin to continue. However, He Jin could not help but laugh bitterly, thinking that with these two, their wise opinions were just spouting nonsense.

"Your majesty, the treasury is now empty. It would probably be unrealistic for the imperial government to hand over the money. If they recruited elite soldiers and trained them to be soldiers, it would take longer for the water to reach their destination. It would be better to make Yuan Shao the mediator, lead the Jizhou Thorn History, command the military and political affairs of the Jizhou, gather the power of the Jizhou, and stabilize the Jizhou. In the future, the states could follow suit, and no matter which state became a bandit again, the states would settle down and the imperial court would supervise it. If the bandit is not strong enough, the imperial government can change generals on the spot. "

The Grand General Ho Jin did not know if it was intentional or not, but he actually mentioned that Yuan Wu's suggestion of commanding the military affairs of the Jizhou as commanding the military affairs of the Jizhou.

"What Great General said is indeed reasonable. Right now, the Stinger of the prefectures is only used to monitor the taiwai s of each prefecture. They have no ability to pacify bandits, and the defensive power of a prefecture is also very limited.

Zhang Fu gave a strange smile to He Jin, as he first expressed his agreement with He Jin's suggestion. This also made He Jin a little confused. He even suspected that this card had a fever, he had never agreed with his suggestion, it was just that he was rebellious.

"Hehe, looks like Great General's suggestion is indeed reasonable and feasible. Since you all agree, then issue an edict."

Hanling Emperor Liu Hong laughed happily, he did not expect that when He Jin and Zhang Rong had the same thoughts, they would say that they were incompatible fire and water, wasn't that good? This is more like it. If everyone has any good suggestions, wouldn't my big man be in high spirits?

"But, I would like to ask Great General, can Yuan Shao lead the troops to defeat Zhang Ding? and Yuan Shu had even narrowly escaped death. Do they still have the guts to fight with Zhang Bao? If they were defeated or died in battle, would Great General be at ease? "

"This …"

He Jin was at a loss for words. Honestly speaking, from the depths of his heart, he did not believe that Yuan Shao could defeat him. If Yuan Shao really lost, or died in battle, even if the emperor didn't blame him, he would still blame it. Although he didn't like Zhang Qingrou normally, he could still accept his words.

"What the general director says is extremely true. Yuan Shao indeed has no absolute confidence in defeating Zhang Bao. However, if Liaodong Taishang Yang Lin is his assistant, he will definitely be able to defeat Zhang Bao. "

"Great General, how can Yuan Shao defeat Zhang Bao when he has Yang Lin as his assistant?"

"General director, you probably know this as well. In order to pacify the situation, Yang Lin has gone from the south to the north, attacking and defeating everything. With him helping, it will pacify Zhang Bao."

Zhang Jean laughed, he was waiting for He Jin's words. After finally allowing He Jin to fall into his trap, Zhang Jean's heart was even sweeter than if he had drunk honey. He turned around and looked at the Emperor with a brilliant smile on his face. With his experience as a Hanling Emperor, Liu Hong thought that he had picked up a treasure.

"Great General, since Yuan Shao is useless and can only rely on Yang Lin to defeat Zhang Bao, then what use does Yuan Shao have? They might as well send Yang Lin to lead the troops and let him gather the power of the Jizhou to defeat Zhang Bao. If Great General wants to owe Yuan Shao a favor, why not let him be Yang Lin's assistant?

"This …"

He Jin realised that he had fallen into a trap. No wonder this eunuch followed him so closely today, he was originally waiting here, but he was also not someone who would easily admit defeat. He frowned, schemed, and bowed deeply towards the Emperor before speaking indifferently.

"Your Majesty, the Yuan clan's fourth and third officials have extremely high reputations, enjoying extremely high prestige amongst the officials and gentry. If we appoint Yuan Shao to lead the army, it would definitely be as the masses would expect.

"Hmph …"

Just as He Jin finished speaking, he did not expect Zhang Lie to snort coldly, the smile on his face disappearing completely, as if there was a layer of frost on it. He Jin could not help but feel a chill in his heart. This eunuch, changing his face so easily was even easier than changing the face in summer.

"Great General, are you proposing the generals who lead the troops to war, or are you proposing …"

Before Zhang Ci could finish speaking, He Jin had already knelt down with a "putong" sound, kowtowing to the Emperor, asking for mercy. Hanling Emperor Liu Hong's face turned ugly all of a sudden as he stared at He Jin in anger. If Zhang Gong said it out, it would be a death sentence, and the meaning was extremely clear, you, He Jin have proposed to have a high prestige and illustrious family member to lead the army, and have everyone hope to return, what kind of huge matter do you want to accomplish?

"Proclaims the decree: Take Yang Lin as the general, lead the Jizhou Thorn History, and direct the military and political affairs of the Jizhou."

After Hanling Emperor Liu Hong finished, he stood up from his throne and flicked his sleeves, with a face full of anger, he walked towards the palace. Zhang Jean, Song Dian followed him out immediately, leaving He Jin alone in the great hall, kneeling down on the ground. Although the snow had stopped, the piercing north wind was still blowing. The snow on the surface was still swirling in the air, making it hard for people to open their eyes. The sky was also dark, as if an even bigger blizzard was still behind them.

On the vast Jizhou's snowy plains, a group of foot soldiers were hurrying forward. From their banners, it could be seen that they were Jizhou's soldiers, and the ones riding in the lead were two tall and sturdy tiger generals.

The destination of this troop was Yang Lin's cavalry camp, now they should be called Jizhou cavalry. When the troop stepped onto the snow and entered the cavalry camp, they immediately received a warm welcome, and in an instant, two tall and sturdy tiger generals came to Yang Lin's tent.

"Reporting: Weixian Zhang He, Gao Lan pays his respects to Lord General."

"Welcome, generals."

Yang Lin laughed and enthusiastically welcomed her. He had long known from the exorcism that the commanders sent by the Weixian were the famous Pan Feng, Zhang He, and Gao Lan.

"You two are really tigers!"

Looking at the two generals in front of him, Yang Lin smiled faintly. Zhang He, Gao Guan was eight feet tall, had a tall and imposing figure, Zhang He was well-versed in cultivation, with both bravery and intelligence. And looking down on martial arts experts, full of courage, high righteousness and pride, he had once fought a great battle with Xu Zhu and had no clear victor.