The significance of the water master to Liaodong was too important for Gongsun Yuan to refuse.

Liaodong and the Central Plains face each other across the sea, and there are only two roads for transportation: the coastal road in western Liaoning, and the sea road between Zhuzhu and Donglaihuang County.

The Corniche is heavily affected by the season. In spring and summer, there is a lot of rain and high sea levels, and the roads are easily flooded and cannot be walked.

The sea route is feasible in all seasons, but the strength of the sailors in Liaodong is too weak, and they are not the opponents of the Central Plains sailors at all. Once the sea route is cut off, Qingzhou will fight alone. In the era of Gongsun Du, he once invaded Qingzhou, took Donglai and other places, and established it as Yingzhou, but in the end it was not kept.

If there is a strong sailor, then the situation is different.

Who is the strongest sailor in the world? Of course, it's Koto Kure.

Sun Luban's ship moored at the beach is the best proof of this. Without a strong sailor, they would not have been able to cross the sea and pass through the Wei State.

Although he was very excited, Gongsun Yuan still held his breath.

"Please let me think twice, princess."

Sun Luban was a little anxious. The conditions are so good, what are you hesitating about? Just as she was about to speak, Xiahou Hui behind her tugged at her sleeve. Sun Luban understood, and immediately changed his words.

"It's okay, General, and think slowly. Let's talk about business first, how about it? ”

Gongsun Yuan was cunning and cunning, and seeing Sun Luban's bluntness, he glanced at Xiahou Hui quietly, and said with a smile: "What business does the princess want to talk about?" ”

"Naturally, it's a war horse." Sun Luban said without thinking: "Except for war horses, there is nothing exciting in Liaodong. ”

Gongsun Yuan laughed. "I have heard for a long time that the princess is heroic and martial, not inferior to a man, and she really deserves her reputation. Since this is the case, then invite the princess to go hunting, let the princess see the customs of my Liaodong, and choose a horse by the way. ”

Sun Luban couldn't ask for it. "It's better to be respectful than to obey."

"These guards around the princess are all heroines who don't let the eyebrows go. Especially the one next to the princess, at first glance, everyone is from a background, and I don't know which family in Jiangdong is a child. ”

Sun Luban was slightly stunned. She didn't expect Gongsun Yuan to ask about Xiahou Hui, and she didn't have any preparation in advance. To put it bluntly, it doesn't seem to be appropriate. Just as she hesitated, Xiahou Hui smiled slightly.

"The general laughed, I'm not a Jiangdong kid."

Gongsun Yuan stroked his beard, his eyes like an eagle. "Then your Excellency is ......"

"I am from the country of Qian, and my surname is Xiahou."

"Xiahou?" Gongsun Yuan's eyes narrowed, and his smile was a little cold. "That's a famous family of the Wei Kingdom, but somehow became the entourage of the princess of the Wu Kingdom?"

"It's not just a famous family of the Wei State, but also the founder of the Han family." Xiahou Hui smiled. "It's just that it has been passed down for hundreds of years, and the branches are scattered, some of which are luxuriant, and some of which are thin and thin. There are thousands of people with the surname Xiahou in the state of Qian, and not everyone is from the Wei clan. ”

Gongsun Yuan bowed slightly. "Even so, it is not difficult for Your Excellency to find a way out in the Wei Kingdom, why go to Jiangdong?"

"The world is divided into three, and there are tens of millions of people who have left their hometowns. Wouldn't the general have heard of Langya Zhuge that his brother is in Jiangdong and his brother is in Xishu, each of them is his master, and he does not say anything about himself. Moreover, as a woman, the way out is limited, and it is a blessing in life to be able to get along with the princess and the minister, so why care about Wei Wu. ”

Gongsun Yuan thought so, nodded again and again, and couldn't help but look at Xiahou Hui for three points.

Big families have the good of big families, and there are also difficulties of big families. The big family and sister-in-law are naturally favored by thousands of people, with the full support of the family, and the career is smooth. It's hard to say about those small sects and concubines, even if they are brothers with the same surname, they are thousands of miles apart.

His great-grandfather Gongsun Yanben was born from the Gongsun of Liaoxi, and he was a real big family, but he was a small sect and could not get the support of the family, so he had to be a small official. His grandfather Gongsun Du was appreciated by Taishou Gongsun Chen, so he studied and entered the office, and he has today.

As for Xiahou Hui mentioning Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang brothers, that's not to mention. The brothers are divided into Wu Shu, and there is nothing to do with each other, and the world is spread as a beautiful talk.

Gongsun Yuan immediately invited Sun Luban and Xiahou Hui to go hunting.

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Obifang County is placed by Gongsun Du, in the south of Lelang County, Hanzhi, leading five counties.

Because it is too far away from the Central Plains, there are very few Han people here, most of them are barbarians such as Han people and Japanese people, and the customs are obviously different from those of Han people, and there are not many contacts in ordinary times.

The land is vast and sparsely populated, and most of the population is concentrated near the county seat, and there are almost no people in the remote areas, except for some scattered farmers and fishermen.

Cao Miao landed on the shore for a few days, and saw not as many people as animals.

Although she had been mentally prepared, Cao Miao was still hit hard by what she saw in front of her. There is land, but it is really self-made, and it is impossible to build a real manor in less than a year and a half.

After confirming that there was no real threat, Cao Miao changed his previous plan to establish a base in a remote place, and sent people into the city to contact the county magistrate of Liekou, saying that he wanted to enter the house in Liekou and build a house for himself.

The reason why Liekou County was chosen is because Liekou County is the mouth of the Hunshui (Datong River) and has convenient transportation with the inland. Whether it is to go into the mountains to cut wood to build a house, or to do business in the future, it is more convenient.

Things went unexpectedly smoothly, a few horses of Shu brocade, some of the original exquisite items, the county magistrate of Liekou turned into a hospitable host, personally rushed to greet, welcomed the rich man to settle in the belt, and specially introduced a few good land.

As for why they came here from the Central Plains, the county magistrate didn't ask very interestingly.

After investigation, Cao Miao chose a piece of land on the north bank of the lower reaches of the river, and began to recruit manpower, build houses, and solve the basic housing problems first.

For the sake of safety, Cao Miao supervised the construction on the shore during the day, and went back to the building boat to rest at night.

The building ship has strong protection power, even if there are hundreds of bandits, don't think about it easily. If the situation is not good, you can also lift anchor and enter the sea at any time. When it comes to the sea, with this size, there is really no opponent. In fact, just a glance from a distance was enough to deter those bandits and pirates.

At the end of August, when the autumn wind was getting tighter, Cao Miao received news from Sun Luban: Gongsun Yuan accepted the negotiation conditions and was willing to let Sun Luban contact with Yuan's old ministry in exchange for shipbuilding technology and sailor training provided by Wu State. The specific details are still being discussed, and it is estimated that it may take until around the Spring Festival to really see the old department of the Yuan family.

Cao Miao settled down and decided to spend the winter in Liekou.

With the current material conditions, visiting the mountains when the snow is heavy is no different from looking for death.

At the same time, Cao Miao received news from Tian Fu: the Son of Heaven ordered Sima Yi, the imperial lieutenant, to patrol Youzhou and control the military of Youjiqing and Qingdao. Hearing that Cao Miao was going north with the Jiangdong mission, Sima Yi sent people to Qingzhou to ask for Cao Miao's information and wanted to contact Cao Miao.

Tian Fu didn't know Cao Miao's attitude, so he said he didn't know. Sima Yi's envoy is still in Zhihuang County, Donglai County, and is preparing to cross the sea to Liaodong.

Cao Miao was surprised. What did Sima Yi send someone to do with me? Could it be that Sima Shi really practiced leaning and wanted to find me to correct the deviation?