After Zhang He brought Zhang Chunhua back to Yecheng, he took good care of her. In addition, he was innocent and kind-hearted. Zhang Ning regarded her as a love for her own sister. Zhang He's parents also liked this cute girl very much. After listening to the description of Zhang He's brother and sister, they cared for her more and regarded her as her own. Moreover, Zhang He was highly valued by Yuan Shao, and his daily rewards and salary were abundant, which allowed Zhang Chunhua, who was suffering from war and killing, to have a very happy and carefree life.

At this time, the balance of the situation in Hebei was obviously biased towards Yuan Shao's side. Gongsun Zan, who killed Liu Yu and lost the people's hearts, was trapped in Yijing. He ordered people to build more than ten trenches near the Yihe River, and erected more than ten feet of camps. He regarded himself as one, alienating guests and subordinates all day long, and his suspicion became increasingly serious. Since then, he has rarely personally directed the war.

For Yuan Shao, he was already in the trap. He wanted to attack Yi Jing forcibly, but he was opposed by his subordinates. Zhang He, Gao Lan and Yan Liang were above the military discussion. Wen Chou argued endlessly about the opportunity to attack Yi Jing. Yan Liang, who was eager to make a decision to eliminate Gongsun Zan, urged Yuan Shao to send troops as soon as possible. However, Zhang He and Gao Lan believed that Yi Jing's defense is very solid now. If the attack can be defeated, it would be very expensive, so he tried his best to stop Yuan Shao from sending troops.

Just when Yuan Shao was in a dilemma, the opinions of the advisers were surprisingly consistent. Even Tian Feng and Ju Su, who had always been ashamed of being with Guo Tu, expressed their agreement with Guo Tu's strategy of temporarily postponing attack on Yi Jing, and instead used a gradual differentiation method to make Gongsun Zan's generals and civil officials separate from him and make him isolated. At that time, sending troops to attack again would be successful in one fell swoop.

In the end, Yuan Shao agreed that the latter did not send troops, but made every effort to develop military and political affairs and expand his strength.

At the end of 198 AD, the news of Cao Cao's elimination of Lu Bu reached Yecheng.

Yuan Shao decided to go to the suburbs of Maocheng to hunt, and ordered Zhang He, senior officials and Shen Pei, to accompany Feng Ji. Zhang He responded to the order. After returning to the mansion, he explained to his family and began to prepare for going to Maocheng with Yuan Shao tomorrow.

I heard that I was going to hunt, and Zhang Ning, who had always been lively and liked the lively, could no longer sit still:

"Brother, then take me with you. I also want to see what it looks like to have so many people hunting together."

However, her idea was not only opposed by her parents, but Zhang He even interrupted her tough words without waiting for her to finish her speech:

"The hunting ground is not the place where you and the women go. Besides, the lord has not brought his family, so how dare I take the lead?"

Zhang Ning whispered, "Who said that? I heard that the eighth lady from the Zhen family can accompany you?"

After hearing this, Zhang He felt uncomfortable as if he was stuck in his throat, and then he stammered and said:

"Don't talk nonsense. Miss Zhen's wife is the wife of the second young master who has not passed through the family, not an outsider."

After saying that, Zhang He waved his sleeves and left. Zhang stared at his rare awkward expression, as if he understood something.

After dinner, she took Zhang Chunhua's little hand to the courtyard and whispered to her. She seemed to be planning something, but if Chunhua had not participated, she would definitely be scolded by Zhang He, so she had to use her as her shield.

Chunhua is still young after all, and her thoughts are not so mature. Besides, Zhang Ning has always been in accordance with his requests, just like his own biological sister. In order not to make his sister unhappy, although he felt that it was a little inappropriate, he still agreed happily.

The next day.

Yuan Shao led a team of thousands of people toward Maocheng and deliberately expanded his momentum. Almost all the princes knew that the formation almost as different as the emperor's hunting seemed to show Yuan Shao's ambitious political ambitions. It is very interesting to combine it with his secret contact with Cao Cao that wanted to join hands to support Liu Yu as emperor.

Zhang He and the high-ranking cavalry decibels were in the front and rear army. Since the high-ranking cavalry was Yuan Shao's nephew, Yuan Shao placed him in the front team close to him to show his closeness to him and was listed with his three sons. Zhang He was ordered to guard the rear team, which was basically all of the daily necessities and other luggage carried by Yuan Shao and officials. Although it seemed to be a waste of talent to Zhang He, even an insult to Zhang He, Zhang He still took the order without any complaints.

However, in fact, Yuan Shao’s real purpose for this hunting was not entirely about having fun. If it were just hunting, there would be no need to have such a big show to mobilize the troops to go so far.

Yuan Shao privately told his ministers proudly that he really wanted to deter Gongsun Du, who was managing Liaodong, and told him not to attempt to unite with Gongsun Zan and plot against Hebei. Another intention was to use his personal leadership to cause panic among Gongsun Zan's ministers and prompt him to accelerate his collapse.

This was the strategy offered by Guo Tu and Xu You, but the two were just to give Yuan Shao a more convincing excuse to travel. To prevent accidents, he could choose Zhang He, who was accustomed to fighting and had a good sense of strategy, to accompany him.

The brigade bypassed Wei County, crossed the tributary of the Yellow River, and temporarily rested in Handan City. Yuan Shao, accompanied by the third son and the senior officials and Fengji, returned to the camp to rest. Shen Pei and Zhang He were responsible for dispatching defense. Everything was carried out in an orderly manner according to the original plan.

Zhang He, the carriage's luggage, also sent people back to his master's residence. Suddenly, the entourage carrying the box was tripped by a rope. The box fell to the ground and some things were scattered. The entourage quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhang He for mercy. Zhang He did not scold them. He looked at Shen Pei and said softly:

"Don't be careless. Lord Seng will suffer when he sees you. Get rid of it."

The follower thanked him and quickly packed up the things that fell on the ground, carefully put them back into the box, then lifted them up again and walked forward. Shen Pei, who heard the movement, came over and asked:

"What's going on?"

Zhang He shook his head and said, "There is no movement. I just ordered them to speed up the transportation so as not to delay the rest of the lord and the three princes."

Shen Pei shook his head and sighed: "At present, the lord does not want to make progress in Yijing, stabilize the situation in order to unify Hebei, and then goes south to pacify the princes of all sides, but he has to ignore the fields. The two gentlemen of Ju and personally led a large group of people to implement Xu You and Guo Tu's "intimidation strategy". I really don't think this so-called strategy will play any positive role."

"As a minister, we should think about the problem for the lord, but we should not interfere too much. Since the lord has made up our minds, we should not say anything more, so as not to be heard by those who are interested in slandering him."
Chapter completed!