Although he regretted it, Cao Su also had to face reality.

He told Xiahou Hui a situation: Two days ago, a group of Shu Han people passed through Jianye and went to the direction of Wu County. Originally, it was nothing, but among the force men of those carts, many of them were strong, well-trained, and had elite spirit.

It is very similar to the subordinates he has to face every day, as well as the Wu Guojie soldiers he often faces.

Xiahou Hui attached great importance to it, but she didn't understand what Shu Han's purpose was in doing this, and what was the attitude of Wu Guojun's ministers.

Cao Su could see that there was something wrong with these people, and it was impossible for Wu people not to see it. saw it, but did not block it, indicating that the Shu Han people had a legitimate reason. As for whether there are any ulterior secrets after the justification, it is difficult to say.

All this naturally became the reason for her to persuade Cao Su.

Cao Su was still a little hesitant, but Xiahou Hui was speechless and immediately agreed to escort them to Houguan.

Sima Shi had the official status of an envoy and could ask Wu Guo to provide a ship and take the sea route, but Cao Su could not see the light and could only take the land route. Without logistical support and unfamiliarity with the terrain, it is dangerous to cross the hinterland of Wu. In order to accommodate Cao Su, Sima Shi could only take the land route.

For this reason, Cao Su had to be carefully selected, compressing the number of people to less than 100 people, and pretending to be an entourage hired by Sima Shi.

Cao Su was full of complaints.

Before leaving Jianye, Xiahou Hui wrote a letter to Cao Miao in the name of Sima Shi, explaining his intention: in the edict of the Son of Heaven, he summoned Cao Miao back to Beijing, confronted Zhong Miao and his son, clarified the facts, and returned Cao Miao's innocence.

Of course, these are for the Wu people.

At the beginning of the journey, Sima Shi sat in the carriage, looked out the window and pretended to be an entourage, dressed in green clothes, with an angry face, and sighed softly. "Yuanrong, why is this so difficult?"

Xiahou Hui sat opposite, his head bowed, silent, and thoughtful.

didn't hear Xiahou Hui's response, Sima Shi turned his head to look at Xiahou Hui, saw that Xiahou Hui was absent-minded, and said with a smile: "What's the matter, are you still worried that Yunliang won't listen to persuasion?" You, when you were in Luoyang, you just had to worry, but now that you have arrived in Jianye, what's the use of worrying? ”

Xiahou Hui retracted his thoughts. "Ziyuan, Hou Guan is a shipbuilding site in Jiangdong, and Mrs. Sun has been in charge of the confidential affairs of Wu State, she must have a confidential matter when she goes to Hou Guan, why did she bring Yunliang?"

Sima Shi blinked. "Are you worried that Yunliang willingly attached himself to the Wu State and did not want to return to Luoyang, and won the trust of the Wu people?"

"What do you think?"

"Not necessarily." Sima Shi raised his fingers and scratched the corners of his mouth carefully. In recent months, his beard has fallen out so much that he has to be careful. "Yunliang has a special identity, he can't be free, he can't imprison him, and he has a natural jump, except for a powerful person like Mrs. Sun, there are really not many people who can watch him. Mrs. Sun has important business and has to go, but she can't ignore Yun Liang, so it is understandable to take him with her. ”

Xiahou Hui rolled his eyes and bowed slightly. "That makes sense. Just hard work for you. I've heard that there are many mountains in Huiji, and I'm afraid this road is not easy to walk. Alas, it's all too eventful in the beginning, so I have to say something to let you come out for a walk. ”

The corners of Sima Shi's mouth twitched, and he turned his head to look out the window. "Tai Chu was right, I'm much more relaxed now. Actually, you don't have to worry about my body. As Taichu said, most of my burnout is due to bad mood. Come out for a walk, it's much better. If you can persuade Yunliang to return to Luoyang this time, maybe you can re-enter the official career, but I don't know what I can do. ”

He smiled suddenly. "You say, will Your Majesty let me go to revise history? If that's the case, I'll pay more attention to the customs along the way, so that I can write a geographical chronicle in the future. ”

Xiahou Hui stopped talking, and glanced at Sima Shi's hand stroking his knee out of the corner of his eye. Although this hand was hidden in the sleeve, the protruding knuckles could be faintly seen, showing that Sima Shi's mood was not as relaxed as he said.

"Paying attention to learning is also a way out." Xiahou Hui turned his head quietly. "It's better than what Yunliang said, what the East is undefeated."

Sima Shi's expression was sluggish, and he suddenly smiled: "Yuanrong, you haven't forgotten what you promised me, have you?" He looked at Cao Su in the distance, and a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, and it was fleeting.

Xiahou Hui's eyebrows frowned slightly. "You still want revenge?"

The smile on Sima Shi's face gradually faded, and after a while, he whispered: "It's nine times a day with the intestines, and if you live in it, you will die suddenly, and if you go out, you don't know where you are going." Every time I think of shame, I sweat and I don't get my clothes on my back......"

Xiahou Hui wept gloomily and held Sima Shi's hand. "Ziyuan, don't say it, I'll do my best."

——

After arriving at Houguan, Mrs. Sun devoted herself to the renovation of the sea vessel.

Cao Miao is also inseparable.

He is not a science or engineering major, he has no concept of industrial production, and he can't make any good suggestions, and he certainly has no interest in it. Follow Mrs. Sun around, more to familiarize yourself with the environment, to see if there is any opportunity.

It was a habit that had now become his instinct.

Ge Heng is the real technical backbone, and Cao Miao's biggest role is to constantly give him chicken blood and occasionally give him some directional suggestions.

But things in the world are so strange, the hands are affected, and the mouths are happy. Ge Heng was so busy every day that he hit the back of his head, but Cao Miao enjoyed the greatest results, he was regarded as a god by the craftsmen outside, and he was regarded as a treasure by Mrs. Sun inside, and he couldn't wait to tie it with a rope, for fear of being robbed.

This made Cao Miao miss freedom a little.

For a few days, seeing that Cao Miao was not in a good mood, Mrs. Sun thought he was bored and offered to accompany him to Fanshi to relax.

Houguan Linhai is the transit station of the sea route between the Central Plains and Jiaozhou, and before the land road was opened, it was once prosperous here. Nowadays, it is still the only way for the Central Plains people to go to Jiaozhou by boat, and it has become a city for a long time. It's just that the scale is not as big as the city of Panyu and Wu County, and not many people know about it.

After leaving the ship officer and coming to Fanshi, Cao Miao truly realized what it meant to be a barbarian land.

Looking around, there are not many Han people in sight, most of them are barbarians with vertebral hairlines. Even if it is a Han person, they are dressed very coolly, far less neat than the Central Plains people, and there is a vigorous atmosphere everywhere, even the eyes of the girls are hot, and the thin-skinned ones can't bear it directly.

If it weren't for Mrs. Sun's bodyguard, who was just as fierce and murderous, Cao Miao was very worried that she would be taken captive halfway.

"Are we dressed too ostentatiously?" Cao Miao sighed: "You should follow the customs." ”

"And!" Mrs. Sun took a sip unceremoniously. "Let me be as unclothed as these barbarians? You can figure it out. ”

"You can't say that." Cao Miao shook her head solemnly, raised her hand and pulled the placket of her clothes, and loosened the neckline. September in the Central Plains has already entered autumn, but September here is still very hot, and you can sweat after walking a few steps. "If Yizhou is also so hot, do you think you can still fight in armor and battle robes? These people wear less, not necessarily because they are poor and have no clothes to wear, but because they adapt to the climate. ”

Mrs. Sun's eyes rolled, she felt reasonable, and just as she was about to speak, a female guard hurried over and handed Mrs. Sun an official document. Mrs. Sun laughed when she saw it. "Prime Minister Zhuge is really enthusiastic, and he actually sent someone all the way to the Hou Guan."