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Zhao Hanzhang sneered and said: "Xiping is also Xiping in Runan. When I regained Xiping, I didn't fight with the governor's office to fight with each other, but he cheated on my horse. He thought I was just a little girl of the Zhao family and was ignorant, so Tried me?"

Magistrate Chai was in a dilemma. He felt like a piece of meat caught between the steamed buns. It was even more uncomfortable than facing his quarreling mother and daughter-in-law. He was speechless and could only look at Zhao Hanzhang pitifully, hoping that she would be pitiful. he.

Zhao Hanzhang didn't sympathize with him at all, but the matter still had to be dealt with. After thinking about it, he asked, "Is the horse head still there?"

"Yes, yes, he is being held in the county jail at this time."

"What about the other people at the racecourse?"

"Only the horse's head and three stewards were taken. The rest are still at the racecourse."

Magistrate Chai didn't understand what he meant. Why did he ask about the horse head at this time? Hurry to Xiping and bring back the war horse.

Zhao Hanzhang said: "It's getting late, the county gentleman must be hungry, let's eat first."

Magistrate Chai was about to cry and said he couldn't eat it.

Zhao Hanzhang said: "Then let's talk while eating."

After entering the front hall, everyone sat cross-legged on the table. The servants immediately came forward and opened the lids. The dishes were still hot.

Zhao Hanzhang asked Magistrate Chai to sit down and said, "Eat first. Only when you are full can you have the strength to think of a solution."

Magistrate Chai whispered: "Actually, you don't have to think too much, as long as you return the war horse..."

Zhao Hanzhang seemed to be smiling but not smiling, "County Lord, you don't know how many horses I took from the horse farm. Don't Ma Tou and the envoys who came to get the horses know? What's more, in a battle to seize the city, the horses were also damaged. He said that he and I wanted two hundred horses, but even if I were asked to pay back the original amount, I wouldn’t be able to do it.”

Magistrate Chai was stunned, "What should we do?"

"It's very simple. One way is to kill the envoy and pretend that he doesn't know about it."

Magistrate Chai froze.

"Of course, we will not do such an act of rebellion," Zhao Hanzhang said: "The second way is to bribe the envoy and let him find his own reasons to reply. He will go back as he came."

Magistrate Chai's back relaxed and he breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't help but raise his hand to wipe his sweat, "Sanniang, you can tell her the right way next time. It really scares me."

"There is another way."

Magistrate Chai quickly asked, "What can we do?"

"First hold the envoy back, let's buy horses and fill the gap for him. Well, maybe we can use both methods together."

When Magistrate Chai heard this, he immediately said: "This method is good, but the horse is expensive, especially the war horse..."

Zhao Hanzhang smiled slightly and said: "I do have some money, but it coincides with the war at this time, so I'm afraid it won't be easy to buy."

Magistrate Chai began to think deeply, "There must be a way to get the horse head. I also know two horse dealers. Maybe we can get a few horses together."

Zhao Hanzhang immediately turned around and told Uncle Cheng: "Go get some gold, silver and colored glaze."

Uncle Cheng agreed and went out to bring up a tray of silver nuggets and a set of colored glaze lamps.

Zhao Hanzhang pushed them to Magistrate Chai, "I have no friendship with the governor, so I leave it to the magistrate to take care of the envoys. Our troops are divided into two groups. I am responsible for finding horse dealers to buy horses."

The magistrate of Chai County was now afraid that Zhao Hanzhang would shirk because he had no money. Seeing that she wanted to buy a horse in person, he couldn't get her request, so he immediately gave her the horse dealer's address and specially wrote a letter of recommendation in handwriting.

Zhao Hanzhang said: "I still need to see the horse's head. Two hundred horses are quite a lot. I'm afraid the two horse dealers that the county king knows will not be able to get them together."

Magistrate Chai also felt that it was not enough, so he thought for a while and said, "Sanniang, follow me back to the county office. I can avoid the envoys and let you meet quietly."

Chang Ning:......

He sighed quietly and added, "How much money can Zhao Sanniang spend to buy a horse?"

"As long as the other party has a horse, money is not an issue."

Chang Ning: "Do you need to buy all the two hundred horses?"

Zhao Hanzhang raised his eyebrows slightly and asked simply: "Mr. Chang, does he have a better solution?"

Chang Ning: "My method is the same as Sanniang's. Bribe the envoys and ask them to lift it up and put it down gently."

He paused and said: "Actually, there are two ways to solve it."

Zhao Hanzhang made a gesture of listening attentively.

Chang Ning said: "First, Zhao Sanniang immediately wrote a handwritten letter to the governor's office, begging him to help Xiping. It is true that Xiping was besieged. At this time, Gao Yang should not have received the news. Let's hold off the messenger and send a few more letters. , we should be able to negotiate with the governor about borrowing horses from the racecourse."

Zhao Hanzhang asked: "Where is the second one?"

"The second is to kill them," Chang Ning said: "Kill all these envoys. Without anyone noticing, the refugee army and the Huns are raging outside. Who will know whose hands the envoys died?"

Zhao Hanzhang couldn't help but applaud, "Mr. Chang is amazing."

Magistrate Chai County: "...Don't talk nonsense, that is the governor's envoy, how dare you kill him?"

Zhao Hanzhang nodded with deep approval, "It's too cruel, this method won't work."

When Magistrate Chai saw that she agreed, he breathed a sigh of relief and reprimanded Chang Ning: "Don't come up with blind ideas in the future."

Chang Ning was disappointed.

After dinner, Zhao Hanzhang and Ji Yuan went to the county government office to meet Ma Tou.

Wei Matou was being imprisoned with his three friends. When he saw Zhao Hanzhang swaggering in with Magistrate Chai, he immediately rushed forward, "Miss Zhao, Zhao Yingxiong, help me, it's you." What I said is that I only borrowed the horse temporarily, and I will return the horse as soon as the matter in Xiping County is settled."

Zhao Hanzhang looked at him with sympathy, and hurriedly asked someone to open the cell door, went in and helped Wei Matou up, "I originally wanted to return the horse to you when I returned to the West from here. In addition to the battle damage, I also returned the horse to you." I can give you back about eighty horses, and you should be able to fool them with some excuses. Who knew the envoy would come so quickly?"

Wei Matou urged: "No matter how much it is, you give it to me first, and when I hand it over, we will figure out a way to deal with the rest."

"Can you think of a way to do the rest?" Zhao Hanzhang said quietly: "Now they are asking for two hundred horses. Even if I return them all to you, I still owe one hundred and twenty horses. Do you have the money to buy them?" So many horses?”

Wei Ma's head fell softly to the ground. After being stunned for a long time, he slapped the ground seriously and cried loudly, "I'm wronged. I'm really wronged. The horse farm is so small. When did they raise two hundred adult horses? They are trying to do this deliberately. Force me to death."

Zhao Hanzhang squatted in front of him and sighed: "Yes, I am also very sad for Wei Matou. I have always remembered the last time you helped me, so I thought about it and decided to save you. I am willing I paid a sum of money to buy a horse and buy it back, but I have money but I don’t know the person selling the horse.”

When Wei Ma Tou heard this, his eyes lit up and he immediately said: "I know him, I know him."

Wei Ma lay down on the ground and finished writing a letter. In order to make his letter more trustworthy, he also put a red handprint on it.

He held the letter in front of Zhao Hanzhang and said with tears in his eyes, "Zhao Sanniang, you must save me."

Zhao Hanzhang patted his shoulder and solemnly promised, "Don't worry, I will not only rescue you, but also let you still be a horse head."

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