(Thank you, Zhao Wuxiu 2014)

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After the interrogation, Ma Han also considered the handling of the matter.

The wealth was collected; the food was asked for; all the people were imprisoned. In line with Ma Han's previous prophecy, Zhang Kai was sending money to his door.

Ma Han ordered Zhou Cang to lead more than ten soldiers to thoroughly search Zhang's ships, and all the box compartments and bilges were opened to check carefully. He even sent a boatman to sneak into the bottom of the ship to search for any fish that had missed the net.

Ma Han and Zhao Yun closed the door and discussed secretly.

In the Que room, Ma Han paced back and forth, looking excited: "As soon as he stepped into Xuzhou, someone gave him such a big gift bag. He was so lucky, hahaha."

Zhao Yun looked solemn: "What happened today is really dangerous. I will take it as a warning to Wangchengguan. In the future, I will try to avoid people with unknown origins coming close."

Ma Han also put away his smile, knelt on the ground, and bowed to Zhao Yunsu to receive teachings. Ma Han didn't say anything we had ever seen before, and my skills were not inferior to you, and this kind of small character was not taken seriously. Zhao Yun didn't say that he would strengthen his protection in the future, or stay in simplicity, or that they all knew that this was unrealistic. In this chaotic era, let alone Ma Han's only cavalry commander, even a prefect of a county or a state governor, would have to go into battle without avoiding arrows and stones. In this era of great struggle at the end of the Han Dynasty, how could he find an absolute safety place? Zhao Yun just reminded Ma Han to pay attention to daily vigilance. When he really came to the battlefield, he had to fight as much as he could.

After talking about safety issues, we will focus on how to use this unexpected gain.

Zhao Yun suggested that Zhou Cang lead twenty white wolf cavalry, and two hundred floors of boatmen stayed on the ship to be responsible for guarding prisoners and protecting money and food. If there is a combat mission, Ma Han will fight with him.

Ma Han nodded. Such an arrangement is more appropriate. Commanding cavalry battles is undoubtedly Zhao Yun's strength, while Zhou Cang has a good water quality, let alone loyalty. It is best to stay and watch the ship.

"Zilong thinks how should I deal with this Zhang Kai and his team?"

Zhao Yun thought for a while and pointed north: "Give it to the governor of Caozhou, you can get one stone and two birds with one stone."

Ma Han touched his chin: "Tell me, let me see."

Zhao Yun sorted out his thoughts and said, "Duke Cao was killed by his father's enemy, and his hatred was leaked. In addition, Wuyuan (Tao Qian has moved to Wuyuan) is strong. If the attack is difficult, he may use this to stop the army and owe us a great favor. If Mr. Tao is helped by my help, the siege of Xuzhou will be resolved and the people will be eliminated. I think that no matter what the city guards make, Mr. Tao will satisfy him."

Ma Han nodded first, then shook his head, and said, "This situation is indeed possible, but it is unlikely. Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou is not as simple as avenging his father. This person is a political talent. He will never fight a war without profit because of hatred."

While talking, Ma Han dipped his fingers in water, drew a well-known world force on the table, and talked happily: "Zilong, look at Cao Cao's Yanzhou force. It is the Central Plains, Yuan Shao is the north, and that is an ally. The west is the Jingfu, and although there are the Li and Guo rebellions, the emperor lives in it, and it is not something Cao Cao and his ministers can care about. Next is the south, Jingzhou Liu Biao. He rode alone into Xiangyang, joined the Zongheng, and had integrated the entire Jingzhou, and the powerful had surrendered him, with 100,000 armors, and his power was in full swing. This is not the place where Cao Cao dared to reach out. So if Cao Cao's Yanzhou force wants to develop, he has to assume an opponent and formulate a direction for attack. Where can he choose?"

Zhao Yun shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Only eastward."

Ma Han pointed his finger at the topographic map of Xuzhou: "Tao Qian was old, his two sons were weak, and he was short of people in the future. The soldiers were not strong, and his subordinates were different. If he had such a weak enemy, who would he beat him? Cao Cao had been coveting Xuzhou for a long time and could not find a suitable excuse. This stupid move was the best excuse sent by God, but it was too painful."

Ma Han finally concluded: "War is a continuation of politics. As long as there are political interests, this battle will have to be fought. Just Zhang Jian has not yet the energy to end the war."

"War is a continuation of politics..." Zhao Yun repeatedly chewed Ma Han's words, nodding repeatedly, convinced, but was a little unwilling to do so. "In this way, although Zhang Jian fell into our hands, he could not use it."

"No, at least he has one function, and it is a big function." Ma Han pushed open the pane and turned his eyes to the West, "He can save lives and save many lives. I can't let Cao Cao thank you, and Tao Qian be grateful, but there is one thing that must be, and it is the hearts of the people of Xuzhou!"

Zhao Yun was about to ask a question about how Zhang Kai could win the hearts of the people of Xuzhou, but a report came from outside the cabin: "Report to the city guard. When Zhou Junhou was searching, he encountered a difficult thing. Please take a look at the city guard and make a decision."

Something tricky? Ma Han exchanged a look with Zhao Yun and smiled and said, "He really found something. Treasure? It was already there, and it would not make him feel tricky; corn? No matter how it was, it would not be possible to create more; if it was a weapon, this guy would only be happy, and would not say anything tricky... Wait! Isn't he going to find any living people, right?"

The soldier looked surprised: "City Shou is really aware of things, and he really found a person - a woman!"

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This is the smallest ship among more than ten mixed passenger and cargo ships in Zhang. On weekdays, only a few servants who cook and wear clothes live, and the boat is full of vegetables and pots and pans. This ship has searched once when it set off in Huaiyin, but has never been checked again. First, it is inconvenient, and second, the ship is very small and clear at a glance, and there is basically nothing annoying. But this most inconspicuous boat actually hides a small secret.

The air of the boat was filled with a strong smell of vegetables, firewood, and fireworks. But Ma Han didn't realize it. He, Zhao Yun, Zhou Cang and the guards were all shocked by what they saw. In front of them, there was a big box, big enough to hold a person - a girl in a plain dress, with skin as snow and picturesque eyebrows, lying curled up in the box.

Her hands and legs were naturally bent, her forehead was smooth and plump, her eyebrows were fine, her eyes were closed, her eyelids were white and tender, and her long and dense eyelashes trembled slightly with her breathing. Her facial features were beautiful and delicate, her breasts were slightly undulating, and her sleeping posture was peaceful and quiet. It was a picture of the spring sleep of the crabapple. However, it was dusk now, which was not a good time to sleep, especially not to sleep so deeply in front of everyone. Obviously, this kind of sleep is abnormal.

Zhou Cang said in a low voice rather than thundering on weekdays, "According to the instructions of these servants, this woman was tied up and covered her mouth when she boarded the boat. Because she was a woman, her subordinates did not investigate strictly, so she asked the city guard to surrender her crime."

Zhou Cang saw that Cheng Shuo stared at the pretty beauty in front of him, as if he was absent-minded, and felt relieved, and continued, "This woman was drugged, nothing else..."

Ma Han's mind was indeed attracted by the girl in front of him, because he knew this girl, to be precise, he knew the green jade bracelet on the girl's white wrist - this was the girl who was strolled by the tail that I saw in Guangling City three days ago!

So that's it. The two men in the tail ended that day were actually servants of the Zhang family. Well, they should be Zhang Kai's soldiers. Maybe they had been watching for a long time, but they were not convenient to start, and their arrival gave them a chance to take action.

So, is Zhang Kai abducted people simply because of his beauty or is it because of other reasons?

Ma Han waved his hand and asked everyone to leave. He asked the servant to wake up the girl. At the same time, he asked Zhang Kai to ask. After asking, he realized that the matter was actually very simple. After Zhang Kai fled to Guangling, he went out one day. When he met the girl, he immediately felt like she was looking at her appearance and followed her. After peeking at her residence, he came to the door to propose marriage. However, with Zhang Kai's appearance, he encountered a scholarly family who was not confused by the gifts and gold. The result can be imagined.

The failure of the marriage proposal is no big deal for a strong man like Zhang Kai who is born in the Yellow Turban. If he is not as soft as he can, he will be hard, but he must choose the right time. When the Mahan's ship fleet appeared, the time for Zhang Kai to wait for a long time was ripe. He immediately ordered someone to follow him and confirm that the woman was trying to take action in the back of the house and took him to board the ship.

Because he has been under the strict monitoring of Ma Han in the past few days, although the beauty has been obtained, Zhang Kai has never gotten the chance to get involved. He wanted to wait until he took the fleet and then enjoy the beauty with the wine, but he didn't expect that he would be in vain to get a bamboo basket and give money and food to the beauty.

At this time, the guard reported that the woman was awake.

Ma Han came to the Feilu cabin on the second floor of the tower ship - this was originally the residence and attack and defense of the bow and crossbow tower shipmen, but Ma Han's soldiers were seriously insufficient, and there were even fewer bow and crossbow tower shipmen, with less than thirty people, and they were arranged on two tower ships, which had no use at all. Ma Han did not intend to defend the ship, so he changed Feilu into a residence.

The hatch door was pushed open, and several servants saluted in panic. There was no need for Ma Han to make things difficult for these women who were hired and only knew how to act according to orders. He waved his hand and let them go out.

The girl had already washed up and knelt on the mat, just like a frightened deer, staring at the Mahan who was approaching step by step with her bright eyes nervously. When Mahan walked out of the shadow and a room of candlelight was reflected on his face, she seemed to hear the girl breathing a long sigh and relaxed her whole body. Mahan knew that it should be her own image, which made the girl feel comfortable and relaxed.

Whether in modern times or in ancient times, the image of a sunny boy like Ma Han is always easier to gain the trust of girls.

The girl obviously learned from the servants about the whole story, and respectfully closed her sleeves and bowed her voice like a yellow oriole: "Men's daughter Gan thanked the Duwei for helping her..."

The girl said a lot of gratitude later, but Ma Han didn't care at all. His attention was attracted by the word "Gan". If it were somewhere else in the Han Dynasty, the word "Gan" would never have caused Ma Han to be so distracted, just because this is Xuzhou, and the Liu Bei associated with it would be hundreds of miles away... would it be so coincidental?

Ma Han asked subconsciously: "Who are you?"

The girl Gan replied: "The young girl was originally from Pei. Because Cao's army invaded Pengcheng, Xiao Pei also encountered the disaster of Chiyu, so he and his clan members fled east to Guangling to avoid the army. He wanted to wait for Cao's army to retreat and return home, but he was abducted by the shameless man. Fortunately, he was rescued by the Duwei, and the young girl was very grateful."

Xiaopei? In history, Ma Han didn’t know whether the Gan family was a member of Xiaopei, so this information is useless.

"What's your name?" Ma Han asked, and suddenly woke up and asked in vain, because he didn't know what the name of Gan's family was in history.

Two red clouds floated on the girl's white jade-like cheeks, biting her lips, hesitating.

Ma Han just said: "If it is inconvenient, forget it..."

The girl blurted out at this moment: "The girl's name is 'Mei'..." As a result, when she heard Ma Han's words, she suddenly turned red and was extremely ashamed.

Gan Mei, the Gan family in history, is called Gan Mei, Xiaopei, everything is right. If she removes her dress and shows her flawless body that is comparable to the best white jade, then it will be even more certain. Unfortunately, Ma Han’s familiarity with the Three Kingdoms has not reached this level, so he cannot be sure that she is the "white jade beauty" in history.

Shaoqing, the blush faded slightly, Gan Mei made a request softly: "Can you ask the Duwei to send someone to take the girl back to Guangling? The girl disappeared for several days, and the tribe members must be worried."

Ma Han pondered for a while and said, "If it was a peaceful year, I could hire a small boat and send a few people to escort you back to Guangling. But now there are wars and the place is unstable. Too few guards are useless. If there are too many people, it will affect my mission... It is better to do this. You should first go north with my fleet, not far away, and at most to the East China Sea. Then when my fleet completes the mission and returns to Guangling, I will naturally send you back. Before this, you can work with those servants and boat ladies to help the soldiers cook and bleach clothes. What do you think?"

After experiencing the horror of hijacking, Gan Mei was also very scared and told her to walk on her own. That was absolutely not to dare. When he was hesitating, Ma Han's words made her think and directly fall into the trap.

What Ma Han said was: "If you can't cook and bleach clothes, then forget it."

At that time, it was said that a woman could not wash clothes and cook, just like in the Ming and Qing dynasties that a woman could not be popular, which was a strong contempt! Gan Mei didn't know what she was doing, so Ya didn't want the young and handsome captain to look down on her. Without thinking, she agreed immediately.

As soon as she finished speaking, Gan Mei regretted it. She was a girl who was waiting to be a girl in the boudoir and followed a group of soldiers to head north on a boat and live together day and night. What's going on? Although she was born in a poor family, she was also a family of minor officials. Her family style was rigorous. If her family knew about it... she was shocked to think about it. But she had already spoken and could not stop the water. Gan Mei bit her lips for a long time before she reluctantly said: "Can people send letters to the people of the family to the heart of the An tribe?"

"This is easy to deal with. I will hire a small boat and send a servant to Guangling with a generous amount of money. It will not worry your family." Ma Han's eyes penetrated deeply into her clear eyes. "I can guarantee that you will never regret following me."

Gan Mei felt her heart beating and thanked her with gratitude. When she bent down her delicate body like willows, her collar was high, revealing her long and white neck, and the fine virgin hair flashed with golden light under the candlelight...
Chapter completed!