Chapter 56: Hidden Chess Piece

The group passed Yanjin, Pingqiu, and Baima and advanced towards Hebei. On this day, the group continued to move forward. As the time approached the third quarter of the hour of Si. They saw several people loitering by the roadside ahead. It seemed as if they were waiting for someone.

Dian Wei, this bodyguard, was very vigilant. He urged his horse forward to be on guard. Liu Zhan's eyes were relatively sharp. From a long distance, he saw that among these people, the leader was Chu Yanfei. Immediately, he shouted, "Dian Wei, slow down. It might be an acquaintance."

Seeing Liu Zhan approaching, the leader took a step forward and knelt down. The other followers followed closely. The man said, "Yan thanks the general for sparing his life. I hope the lord will take me in. Yan is willing to lead his subordinates to follow the lord and fight."

Liu Zhan said with a smile, "Hahaha. It's Zhang Yan. Get up."

The man was stunned. How is it possible? I just changed my name. Zhang Yan said, "Thank you, lord." Then he got up and stood there respectfully.

Liu Zhan beckoned Zhang Yan to come closer and asked, "How did you know that I would pass by here? It seems that you have already settled down in Heishan. Have you all settled in properly?"

"Reporting to the lord. After Yan led more than 5,000 people to escape at first, he took in some people along the way and entered Heishan. Coupled with the other people who joined later, there are now about 20,000 people. I heard a long time ago that the lord had gone to Luoyang. We have been waiting here for several days. Sure enough, heaven has not let us down. Finally, we have waited for the lord."

Zhang Yan answered respectfully. But in his heart, he was more and more surprised. The lord seemed to have known long ago that he would settle down in Heishan.

"Zhang Yan. Although I have taken you under my command, I don't want it to be known to the world in a short time.

I temporarily arrange you and the others as a hidden chess piece. That is to say, you still have to lie dormant in Heishan for a few years. Note that it is lying dormant.

In a few years, the world will be in chaos. There will be battles among all sides and the people will suffer. So, I assign you a task. First, straighten out your subordinates. Gradually get rid of those who are not kind-hearted and have relatively big ambitions and may defect. Select the strong and train them into an army.

The other old, weak, women, and children will be sent to Youzhou in batches. If there are too many people, you won't be able to support them either. When the world is in chaos, there will be a flow of refugees. These people are all Chinese people. How unfortunate they are to suffer such misfortune. You should try your best to take them in and send them to Youzhou in batches.

In a few years, when there is chaos and battles among all sides in the world, be patient and don't be envious. I will not pay attention to the Central Plains for the time being. I will first solve the threat of foreign races in the north.

When there are battles among all sides in the Central Plains, everyone will only care about the present. They will surely forget the threat from the north. Once there is a long-term battle in the Central Plains, it will surely weaken the national strength of our China. And then it will inevitably cause foreign races to be stronger than China. This is the real threat.

As a part of the Han nationality, we will never allow foreign races to harm the Han dynasty's land. Nor will we allow foreign races to plunder and kill the people of the Han dynasty. For this reason, I have to do a lot of preparatory work in case of emergencies." Liu Zhan softly instructed Zhang Yan.

"My lord, now that the Yellow Turban Army has been defeated. Will there still be chaos in the world in the future?"

No wonder Zhang Yan was surprised. The Yellow Turban Army has been completely defeated. Even if some remaining forces are not reconciled. Probably no matter how much they struggle, they won't be able to cause much trouble. Logically speaking, from now on, the world of the Han dynasty will be peaceful. Why does the lord still say that there will be chaos in the world?

"Although Zhang Jiao led the people to rebel and failed. However, the Yellow Turban Army has set a very bad precedent. I'm afraid that the world of the Han dynasty will never be peaceful from now on.

Even if there may be a short period of calmness for a while. That is only temporary calmness. Look. In a few years, new changes will definitely appear in the Han dynasty. Wars will follow. And it will become more and more serious. The forces on all sides will fight each other. The war will not end in a short time. Maybe it will not be peaceful for decades."