The book is followed last time.

"What are you doing there stupidly?" Zhang Yan looked at the dazed messenger and said angrily: "Didn't you hear someone asking you?"

"This..." After hearing Zhang Yan's words, the messenger knew that he could not escape the disaster, so he gritted his teeth and knelt on one knee again, and said with regret: "Please ask the lord to atone for his sins. Because the price paid by the head of the Chen family is too low, so...so..."

Speaking of this, he lowered his head deeply and did not continue talking.

Seeing this, Zhang Yan could not understand the truth of the matter and asked with a gloomy face: "So you didn't even talk and just vetoed it, right?"

"This...yes!" Although he knew that he would definitely be punished, the donor did not dare to lie and still nodded. After saying that, he lowered his head deeply.

"..." Zhang Yan was so angry that she gritted her teeth, but she couldn't say anything.

This messenger followed him for a long time and knew his habits. If those who were blackmailed by him dared to lower the price in the past, he would definitely tear the ticket without hesitation!

Therefore, the reason why the messenger refused the head of the Chen family so decisively was that he acted according to his previous habits.

But is it the same now as before?!

In the past, the highest price was only tens of thousands or tens of thousands of gold, but now it is thousands of soldiers or war horses!

Even if the head of the Chen family is only willing to pay ten war horses, it will be a deal worth hundreds of thousands of pounds!

But it's too late to say anything now. Since the messenger has refused, Zhang Yan has no face, so he will continue to ask for ransom.

After thinking of this, Zhang Yan sighed, waved his hand helplessly, and said weakly: "Forget it, it's over, there's nothing to say. You go down and behead Mr. Chen."

"This..." After hearing Zhang Yan's words, the messenger did not leave, but looked at Zhang Yan with a embarrassed look on his face.

Seeing this, Zhang Yan's face darkened and asked unhappily: "What? You don't even listen to some family's words?!

Or...

Once you go to Jizhou, you think that a certain family can’t control you anymore?!!”

"I don't dare!" After hearing Zhang Yan's words, the envoy was almost scared to death. He lowered his head deeply and reported to Zhang Yan: "It's not that my subordinates are unwilling to listen to my lord, but that my subordinates promised the head of the Chen family when they were in Jizhou and wanted to persuade him to meet his son."

This messenger was very trustworthy. He had promised the head of the Chen family at the beginning, so even though Zhang Yan was angry, he still kept his promise and persuaded Zhang Yan.

After hearing this, Zhang Yan asked with a dark face, "What if the family doesn't agree?!"

Just kidding, the messenger did not bring any benefits to him, and at this time he still had the face to plead with love. Who gave him the courage?!

If the envoy had not followed Zhang Yan for many years, Zhang Yan would have cut him with one knife!

"Hu..." However, what Zhang Yan did not expect was that after listening to Zhang Yan's words, the messenger breathed a sigh of relief and replied with a smile: "If you don't agree, you don't agree. I have no opinion at all."

"..." After hearing the envoy's words, Zhang Yan asked with a black look: "What do you mean? Haven't you promised the Chen family to let him meet his son? Why are you giving up halfway now?"

"Give up halfway? No." The messenger has his own

After a set of theories, he saw him talking to Zhang Yan with a relaxed face: "The reason why my subordinates persuaded his lord was because they were entrusted by someone and did not want to lose their credit, so they came to persuade him.

Now, my subordinates have persuaded my lord, but I have no relationship with my subordinates if I agree or not. Anyway, my subordinates have fulfilled their promises.”

After saying that, he bowed deeply to Zhang Yan, then stood up and planned to go out and end Mr. Chen.

But before he could take a few steps, Zhang Yan's voice came from behind him, "Let's wait!"

"Uh..." The messenger who had just stepped out of the tent, heard Zhang Yan's words, his body stiffened. Then he quickly turned around, bowed deeply to Zhang Yan, and asked, "What are the lord's instructions?"

After asking, the messenger's heart and soul were trembling because he was really afraid that Zhang Yan would punish him.

Zhang Yan's methods are very powerful. Once she makes up her mind to punish someone, that person will definitely be worse than death!

As Zhang Yan's confidant, he has seen many people who were tortured by Zhang Yan to survive but not die.

So when Zhang Yan called him, he instinctively felt awe.

"..." Zhang Yan did not speak after calling the messenger, but touched his chin and fell into deep thought.

The envoy's words suddenly reminded him that it seemed that he and the aristocratic family could not continue negotiations.

Since the head of the Chen family wants to see Mr. Chen for the last time, it means that Mr. Chen is still a little important in the head of the Chen family!

In other words, if Zhang Yan lowered the ransom for extortion, he could still ask for some benefits from the head of the Chen family.

After thinking of this, Zhang Yan didn't care about her face and asked the messenger: "I asked you, what price did the head of the Chen family pay?"

"This..." The messenger was stunned for a moment and immediately understood what Zhang Yan meant, so he quickly replied: "Report to the lord, the head of the Chen family said that he could pay fifty war horses or five thousand soldiers."

"..." When Zhang Yan heard fifty war horses, she frowned and looked unhappy on her face.

What is a mere fifty war horses worth to him?!

Although he lacks war horses, as long as he has money, he can buy war horses.

Because he and Gongsun Zan from Youzhou are allies, as long as he has money, Gongsun Zan is happy to sell him some war horses.

But when he heard the five thousand soldiers, his unhappiness turned into sunshine.

Fifty war horses are indeed nothing, but five thousand obedient soldiers are also a considerable asset to Zhang Yan.

So after listening to the envoy's words, he immediately smiled and said, "Five thousand soldiers? It's pretty good chips. I'll leave this matter to you. As long as you can get five thousand soldiers, a certain family will not punish you before."

"..." The messenger fell silent after hearing Zhang Yan's words.

He knew what Zhang Yan meant, and Zhang Yan wanted him to take on the stigma of rebellion and then continue to negotiate with the aristocratic family.

In this way, his reputation was completely ruined!

Fortunately, he is just a small person, and whether he has a reputation or not does not matter to him.

So, after a while of silence, he nodded and said, "I will follow the lord's order, please rest assured. If there are no 5,000 soldiers, I will come and see you!"

After saying that, he walked out with a heavy face.

………

Three days later.

The envoy led more than a thousand people to escort Mr. Chen towards the border of Jizhou.

Two days ago, he discussed with the head of the Chen family in Jizhou to meet at the border between Jizhou and Yanzhou.

Zhang Yan was afraid that something would happen to him, so he sent a thousand troops to protect him.

When he was about to reach the border, it was getting dark, so the envoy waved his hand and said, "Order the army to station on the spot and wait for a night to march again tomorrow."

Although the marching now can indeed reach the border, the messengers are afraid that after they arrive at the border with a tired army, the aristocratic family will take this opportunity to destroy them.

Although this possibility is not great, the cautious messenger still ordered the army to station, accumulate strength, and continue to set out tomorrow.

However, just as the army was stationed, I suddenly heard a noisy sound from the team...

"There are assassins!"

"kill!!"

"Don't let the assassin run away!!!"

"Come here! What happened?!" Hearing these chaotic voices, the messenger who was unloading his armor was shocked, and then he quickly ran out of the tent and shouted.

Just after he finished calling, a soldier hurriedly ran over, clasped his fists at the messenger, and reported loudly: "General, something is wrong, dozens of assassins sneaked into the camp and killed my captive Mr. Chen!"

"What?!!" After hearing the soldiers' words, the messenger failed to stand firmly, and fell to the ground with a "thump", and his face suddenly turned very pale.

But then, he rolled up and got up, quickly ran towards the tent where Mr. Chen was.

After he arrived at the tent where Mr. Chen was located, he saw dozens of soldiers surrounding Mr. Chen, not knowing what he was doing.

"Get out of here!" After the envoy pushed a soldier aside, he immediately looked at Mr. Chen who was lying on the ground.

Then, he found that Mr. Chen's face was pale and his lips were purple. He seemed to be highly poisoned.

Seeing this, the envoy did not dare to neglect and immediately squatted down and looked under Mr. Chen's nose...

"Puu!" After exploring, the messenger sat down on the ground and murmured: "It's over, it's over, it's over!"

The envoy was already desperate, and Mr. Chen had already died. What would he use to negotiate with the head of the Chen family tomorrow?

If negotiations cannot be made, what will he give Zhang Yan an explanation?

Thinking of Zhang Yan's inhuman means of torture, the despair in the messenger's heart became stronger.

At this moment, a small leader squatted in front of the messenger and asked in a low voice: "General, what should we do now?"

Although he knew that the messenger was in a very bad mood now, he had to come and ask.

Because something happened to Mr. Chen now, those who escorted the envoy and Mr. Chen would definitely be punished.

If they can't come up with a good idea, they will not end up much better than the messenger.
Chapter completed!