Chapter 49 second quarter

"The person you recommended is Sima Yi, the second son of the Sima family in Wen County?" Chen Qun asked. Zhao Yan nodded, with a firm tone: "This person is bright and sensible, and he has just broken Intel. He is definitely a rare talent." A suspicious look appeared on Chen Qun's round, fat face.He stopped the brush in his hand, and tried his best to search for this slightly unfamiliar name in his mind.Sikong Mansion West Cao Yu was in charge of selecting all kinds of talents for Cao Cao. Zhao Yan's trip this time was under the banner of searching for talents.So as soon as he came back, he first ran to Xicao to report.

"Yanwei, you only have five or six days to go out this time? In such a short time, how much can you know about this person?" Zhao Yan propped his arms in front of the case, leaned forward, and looked very serious: "Although I have not been in Wen County for a long time, this pair of eyes will never be wrong. And not only me, but Yang Jun from Huojia, Cui Yan from Qinghe , They all spoke highly of him." Yang Jun is a talent recognized by the Sikong Mansion, and Cui Yan is also well-known, and both of them can be called celebrities.When Chen Qun heard their names, his expression softened a little.In this era, the recommendation of celebrities is often the most reliable way to advance.

Sima Yi met Chen Qun's requirements in at least two points: first, he was born in a wealthy family with a high family status; second, he was not born in Yingchuan.This is the principle of employing people that Chen Qun secretly formulated to check and balance Guo Jia, a poor scholar in Yingchuan with a low family background. Chen Qun pondered for a moment, asked Zhao Yan to write a letter of recommendation, and then put it in a bamboo basket marked "Yi Cai".Every year, Xi Caojiao collects a large amount of talent information, selects them one by one and stores them in the internal file for recommendation and promotion.Zhao Yan saw it and was a little anxious: "Couldn't you issue the requisition documents earlier?" Chen Qun said curiously: "This list of requisitions is not made casually, and Cao Sikong has to review it before sending it out. Yan Wei, why are you in such a hurry? "

Naturally, Zhao Yan couldn't say anything about Sima Yi being in a black prison, so he could only say in a hurry: "It is said that Yuan Shao is also interested in Sima Yi. If we don't act quickly, it would be a pity to let him go to Yuan Shao's camp." Yuan and Cao said to each other. The competition for talents started a few years ago. Many people voted from Yuan to Cao, and many people from Cao to Yuan. Chen Qun thought for a while, then took Sima Yi's famous assassin out of the "Yi Cai" basket, and put it in another stack of documents: "These documents will be sent to Guandu in two days, and Cao Sikong will approve them here immediately. Send a letter to solicit."

Zhao Yan closed his mouth helplessly, for fear that if he persisted, Chen Qun would see the clue.Now he can only pray secretly, hoping that Sima Yi can last a few more days. After the business talk was over, Chen Qun said, "Let's have dinner together at night? I'll wash the dust for you." Zhao Yan waved his hand and said, "I still have to go to the Shaofu's place and tell him about the search for hermits." When Chen Qun heard this, he stopped retain.Zhao Yan bid farewell, turned and left Xi Caozhu.When he was about to go out, Chen Qun suddenly stopped him. "Yanwei, did you encounter something when you went out this time?"

"Why did Changwen make such a statement?" "I always feel that you have become different." Chen Qun frowned.He has read countless people, and he can see that Zhao Yan's soul seems to have been washed by autumn water. He is still the same person, but his temperament is very different.But what is the difference? Chen Qun tried to find a word to describe it, but finally gave up. Seeing his friend's confused face, Zhao Yan didn't explain much, just chuckled.Chen Qun always felt that there was a bit of bitterness and determination in that smile. "Longwen, take care, I'm leaving."

Zhao Yan didn't go to see Kong Rong after leaving Xicao, but first came to a post house, had a chat with the people inside, then turned around and went to the shop on the East Street.There he picked out a green shirt and some white scarves, as well as a set of candles and a white wooden stand for the ceremony.Then he went to the pawn shop and the barracks to the south, and bought a homemade dagger from a junior sergeant for a fortune. He didn't know that since he left Xi Caozhu, someone had followed him silently behind him.The followers were all Xu Duwei's operatives, they followed Zhao Yan at a distance of about dozens of steps, and gave feedback to Xu Duwei at any time.

In Xu Duwei, Man Chong and Xu Qian held the incoming reports with different expressions. "This Zhao Yan is wandering around, what exactly is he going to do?" Every time Xu Gan got a report, he used a charcoal pen to mark the travel route on the map. In just one hour, several people had appeared on the map. A tortuous and irregular line segment. Man Chong knelt beside him without saying a word.Since Guo Jia asked Xu Qian to take the lead and take him as the supplement, he would not express his opinion easily. The task Guo Jia assigned to them was very simple - to capture Zhao Yan.This task is simple, but not simple.Zhao Yan was alone, with no soldiers and no power, and any assassin from Xu Duwei could easily subdue him; but his identity was Yilang with a rank salary of six hundred shi, and there was still a big-mouthed Kong Rong standing behind him. Appropriate reasons will cause adverse effects-so Guo Jia's request is low-key, quick and indisputable.

Zhao Yan had been acting in public just now. Under such circumstances, Xu Duwei couldn't do anything and could only keep following. "Hmph, I don't believe it. You'll keep wandering around." Xu Gan stared at the map and snorted coldly, "The sun will set in two hours. When the curfew is lifted, I'll see where else you can go." When he said this, Zhao Yan happened to be walking to the door of a certain square in Nanshi, when someone bumped his shoulder suddenly.He staggered and almost fell to the ground, the man held him up, said sorry, and left in a hurry.This small detail was not taken seriously by the watchers and was not reported to Xu Duwei, so neither Man Chong nor Xu Gan knew about it.

After the collision, Zhao Yan's course of action changed again. He entered more shops, bought things in a mess, and his whereabouts were erratic. Soon, more messy lines appeared on the map.Xu Gan ordered Xu Duwei to bite on him, and at the same time sent people to thoroughly investigate these shops to find out exactly what Zhao Yan bought and what he said.For a while, Xu Duwei was full of noise. "It seems that Zhao Yan has already noticed that our movements are still too slow..." Man Chong murmured. Xu Qian thought that Xu Duwei controlled the whole city, and Yilang was nothing to worry about, and Guo Jijiu was really making a fuss out of a molehill.But Man Chong knows that this is not the case.Xu Duwei's rank is too low, Xu Lingzhi is only six hundred shi, the same level as Yilang, and his superiors are under the control of Sili Captain - although the Sikong Mansion is in full swing, the imperial court has long been unable to control it, but this high and low Don't, it will be a troublesome thing if it is pointed out by someone with a heart.

In Man Chong's view, Xu Qian's approach was not wrong, but he was too passive and was led by Zhao Yan all the time.If Man Chong came to do this, he would cast a big net, deliberately let the person being followed find out, create pressure from all directions, and force him to go to the place he had chosen in advance. Man Chong glanced at the map again. Although the lines on the map were aimless, Zhao Yan seemed to be approaching the remote place in the south of the city.There are quite a lot of residents there, and the houses are messy. If you really get into a market, you can't get out for a while. "Wei Chang, decisiveness comes first." Man Chong gently reminded.The other party has already noticed the stalking, and if he wants to make a decisive move while he is still under absolute control, there may be unexpected changes if it continues.Although Man Chong didn't know about Zhao Yan's collision with the mysterious man, he had a faint feeling that the matter was getting out of control—it wasn't a matter of intelligence, but a matter of experience. Hearing Man Chong's words, Xu Qian gave him a meaningful look, but said nothing—he didn't do anything. His way of thinking is different from that of Man Chong.Man Chong's reputation has long been rotten. Even in the Cao camp, not many people like him, they only think of him as a slippery and sinister poisonous snake, so Man Chong has no scruples in acting, and doesn't care about the infamy; No, he is well-known and well-received by celebrities, so he is more inclined to use clever, elegant and decent methods to achieve his goals, just like writing a pun in an article that is amazing. Xu Gan firmly believed that Guo Jia's appointment of him to lead the arrest was implying that Xu Duwei should change his style of doing things.This was his first task, and it was so simple, it had to be done beautifully without any flaws. "I have already sent someone to Nanshifang District. If he wants to take the opportunity to sneak in, he will just throw himself into the trap." Xu Gan explained to Man Chong. After another half an hour, Xu Qian learned that Zhao Yan was missing. A more detailed report soon spread to Xu Duwei: When Zhao Yan walked into a narrow alley near the south of the city, a carriage approached him.The moment they passed by, the shaft horse was frightened for some reason and started to run wildly.The assassin who followed Zhao Yan couldn't dodge, so he could only exit the lane quickly.As a result, after the carriage rushed out of the lane, it overturned on the road, causing a chaos.When the assassin ran into the alley again, Zhao Yanren had disappeared, and they only picked up an official uniform from the water tank of a private house at the end of the alley. The origin of that carriage has also been found out. The passenger inside is Kong Rong, the Shaofu, accompanied by General Xuanyi Jia Xu.They rushed to discuss with several ministers about gathering Confucianism, but unexpectedly, the horse was frightened halfway, and the car fell over.Fortunately, Kong Rong was not injured. "The four gates are ordered to be closed, the curfew is brought forward, and all assassins and city guards are concentrated in the south of the city to search and arrest, and not a single house is allowed to be missed." Xu Gan patted his forehead and issued the order calmly.He didn't panic, just bit his lip lightly.Man Chong noticed this small detail and shook his head gently.There was nothing wrong with Xu Qian's arrangement, it's just that he chose the wrong strategy at the beginning - as for whether Kong Rong's carriage was intentional or not, it is of little significance to pursue it. Perhaps Guo Jia's purpose lies in this.He never directly tells you what is right and what is wrong.