For the few people in front of him, since he was captured and sent to Yuyang, Liu Yuan has never treated them badly. The food and drink are offered, and the freedom of several people has not been restricted, and they can even walk in Yuyang City at will.

The Xiahou brothers were Cao Ying's relatives and generals, and Liu Yuan had no other ideas from beginning to end. It is impossible to recruit these two people. However, Chen Gong and Chen Deng, there are still some opportunities.

Now that Chen Gong has resolutely stated his position, only Chen Deng is left, and for Chen Deng, Liu Yuan's expectations are still not small.

chatted with a few people again, and was about to go back to the backyard to see Cai Yan Zhen Mi, but saw Cai Yang leading Liu Zhang and Zhang Song over.

Liu Zhang was dressed in leather armor and had a saber around his waist, and his originally weak and fair face now had a little resolute and bronze color. And Zhang Song is also dressed up, but the leather armor and saber reflect Zhang Song's sharp-beaked monkey cheeks, how funny it looks.

"Cousin!"

Liu Zhang walked over with a laugh, sighed with a face, but said, "Cousin, guess where my brother has been these days?" ”

Liu Yuan looked Liu Zhang up and down, and said with some uncertainty: "Could it be that my cousin is really a mercenary and has gone on a mission?" ”

At the beginning of spring, Liu Yuan just said a few words in front of Liu Zhang, could it be that this cousin Liu Zhang, who has always been clothed and fed, and whose surname is weak, can really endure this hardship? But now that his appearance has changed greatly, Liu Yuan can't help but be surprised.

"Haha, that's good!" Liu Zhang smiled and sighed: "The life of this mercenary is really exciting. For my brother this month, I went to Beihai, went to Liaodong, dealt with Ding Ling people on the grassland, and was in the company of wild beasts in the mountains and wilderness, which was really indescribable! ”

When everyone present heard this, they were all very surprised.

Especially the few people who knew Liu Zhang's personality were even more surprised.

With Liu Zhang's surname, it is rare to be able to endure the hardships of being a mercenary! Rare!

And Zhang Song, who was behind Liu Zhang, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Uh" Liu Yuan's throat froze, and he said: "Cousin, my uncle sent a letter from the previous day, asking you to go back to Yizhou as soon as possible, you see"

"What are you going back to Yizhou?" Who knows, Liu Zhang shook his head without hesitation and said: "I found that I have fallen in love with the life of a mercenary, I want to become a top mercenary, and I want to establish a mercenary group, I want to"

Liu Yuan and the others looked at each other.

Zhang Song, who originally heard Liu Yuan's words and showed a happy color, instantly collapsed his face, like a dead mother.

In Youzhou, the glory of mercenaries is only under the army. Being a mercenary, especially a successful mercenary, not only has a lot of money to gain, but also has many honorary titles. However, outsiders really don't know the suffering.

Sometimes, it is necessary to deal with savage alien races, such as the Ding Ling, who have not yet been completely conquered.

Sometimes, it is necessary to go without sleep for days on end, just to be in a hurry and complete the task within the stipulated time frame.

Sometimes, it can be a matter of life and death when you face the threat of a wild beast.

Sometimes, nature is angry, and it is even more thrilling!

Among them, there are great opportunities, and of course, there are many dangers!

From the establishment of the Mercenary Guild to now, in just half a year, according to statistics, nearly 100 people have been disabled and dozens have died. In such a peaceful and tranquil environment in Youzhou, there is such a large casualty rate in just half a year, which shows its danger!

And Liu Zhang, without Liu Yuan's knowledge, spent a month to complete two tasks, which can be regarded as relatively outstanding. Of course, this has a lot to do with Liu Zhang's own group of personal guards.

Or there is also the care of the Youzhou government. Liu Yuan thought about it for a while, and he roughly understood. Liu Zhang is an important person after all, and Liu Yuan has already given orders to the dark department, one to monitor him, and the other to protect his safety.

I don't think he did anything out of the ordinary, or encountered great danger, and the shadows didn't report it in detail. Of course, there is also a relationship that Liu Yuan himself ignores.

"Cousin, you are like this, I can't explain it to my uncle."

Liu Yuan's face was full of embarrassment.

Liu Zhang waved his hand and said unmoved: "This is a trivial matter. I wrote a letter to my cousin and sent it to my father. ”

Liu Zhang said, arched his hand, and said, "Brother is tired these days, so I really want to take a comfortable bath and sleep." So I took my leave. ”

Liu Yuan stretched out his hand, held back the words in his throat, turned his face and nodded to the few people present, and turned to leave.

Liu Zhang and Zhang Song returned to the room, first bathed, and then asked their subordinates to serve some wine and food, and the two sat opposite each other, drinking and chatting.

"Yongnian, you give me an idea, how can I upgrade to a fifth-level mercenary as soon as possible and establish a mercenary group?" Liu Zhang gulped down the food, what royal elegance, what rules of eating, he had already been thrown to Java in this month.

Zhang Song looked at Liu Zhang with a puzzled face, and said, "Young master, do you really want to stay in Youzhou all the time and be this lowly mercenary?" ”

Liu Zhang paused, raised his head, frowned, and said, "Cheap? Yongnian, are you scolding me or yourself? ”

"Uh" Zhang Song froze for a moment, knowing that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly said: "My subordinates made an unintentional mistake."

"That's it!" Liu Zhang put down the chopsticks and said, "Let you give me an idea." ”

"Young master, the lord is still waiting for you to go back"

"Go back? What do you want to do when you go back? Liu Zhang pursed his lips and asked.

"A huge Yizhou, still waiting for the young master to inherit, young master, you can't disappoint your subordinates and lord!" Zhang Song said bitterly: "Now that I have obtained a lot of useful things in Youzhou, it is time to go back and show my strength!" ”

"Showing your strength?" Liu Zhang's face showed a touch of mockery: "I'll ask you." What do you think is the general trend in today's world? ”

Zhang Song didn't understand how Liu Zhang turned the topic to this, but still replied: "Naturally, the Yuyang King family is the only one."

"That's right!" Liu Zhang interrupted Zhang Song and said, "After these months of observation, I feel more and more that my cousin is terrible. Both the military, the government, and the people's livelihood have reached the point of impeccable! It can be said that almost all the world has become his bag! Right, right, or not? ”

Zhang Song nodded involuntarily.

"Isn't this the end of it?" Liu Zhang smiled: "Since Yizhou is my cousin's sooner or later, then what should I do when I go back?" It is better to lay a good foundation in Youzhou now and prepare for the future. Then choose the opportunity to offer Yizhou, and my cousin will not treat me badly! ”

Zhang Song looked at Liu Zhang stupidly.

Who said Liu Zhang was stupid? Who said Liu Zhang didn't have a vision?

It's a pity that Zhang Song was a little unwilling, and said: "It's not the last moment yet, how can the young master give up?" According to the geographical advantages of Yizhou and the things obtained from Youzhou, there is still a great opportunity."

Liu Zhang waved his hand again and interrupted Zhang Song: "You are just deceiving yourself." Those princes in the Central Plains don't know the situation in Youzhou, and they are still stubborn, but they don't say it, but there are some things that you have witnessed with your own eyes, why can't you be sober? If you resist like this, when the time comes, you will be annihilated, you will be sorry for your ancestors, you will be sorry for your descendants, and you will suffer the people in the middle, is it good? ”

Zhang Song was silent.

"Later, I will repair a letter, and you will personally send it back to Yizhou and tell my father in detail about the situation, and I believe that my father will agree with me."

After saying that, Liu Zhang stopped talking and ate arrogantly.

It is said that after Zhang Zhao and Liu Yuan reached an agreement, they returned to the post house and pondered to themselves.

The meteorological situation in Youzhou is always circulating in his heart, and Liu Yuan's image is deeply rooted in his mind. and that solicitation sentence, which made him a little moved.

"People say that the king of Yuyang is a human slaughter, ruthless and perverse, disloyal and unfilial. Now it seems that it is bold and cordial, peaceful and simple, which makes people feel good. Moreover, the weather in Youzhou all shows the eloquence of the King of Yuyang. ”

Zhang Zhao pondered: "According to the current situation, as long as there are no big accidents, this day will be in the pocket of King Yuyang sooner or later." Whether it is Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Ying or others, they can't fight against it. ”

Zhang Zhao sat there fixedly, straight for more than an hour, but he still hadn't made up his mind.

The reason is because Zhang Zhao is from a family.

And the king of Yuyang suppressed the family, but he was notoriously ruthless!

Sighing, Zhang Zhao stood up and waved his sleeves, as if to shake off the sorrow in his heart. Suddenly, something flew out of its sleeve and landed on the ground. Zhang Zhao took a look, but it wasn't the letter that Chen Gui asked him to hand over to Chen Deng before leaving.

Zhang Zhao bent down to pick it up and shook it, trying to shake off the dust that fell on the ground, but with the dust, the envelope mouth was raised, and the letter also slipped out.

But it turned out that the letter was not sealed at all.

The two pieces of letter paper flew down, Zhang Zhao hurriedly picked them up, and inadvertently, Zhang Zhao glanced at a few words.

"Voted for the King of Yuyang"

Zhang Zhao sighed, full of curiosity.

Could it be that this old man Chen Gui actually wants Chen Deng to serve the king of Yuyang?

Why? His Chen family is a real Xuzhou family! It should be the target of Yuyang's key attack.

"Isn't Chen Gui old confused?"

Zhang Zhao wanted to take a closer look, but felt immoral, so he had to suppress the curiosity in his heart, re-packed the letter, and carefully hid it in his sleeve.

Sighing, Zhang Zhao looked at the sky through the window, and the idea of going out and having a look rose in his heart.

If you have an idea, you have to put it into practice. Zhang Zhao straightened his dress, walked out of the door with two entourages, and walked onto the streets of Yuyang City.

It was noon, and the wide bluestone street was bustling with pedestrians and traffic, but it was endless.

The streets are neat and clean, and if there is garbage in the hands of pedestrians, it will automatically throw it in some small boxes on the side of the street. Zhang Zhao took a closer look, and the words 'garbage can' were written on the box.

At the same time, every short distance, there are people in uniform, holding brooms and other cleaning tools, walking back and forth. On the clothes of these people, there are three words on the front, and four words on the back, Yuyang County Ya.

There are no vendors on either side of the street, and they are clean and clear.

Zhang Zhao walked slowly on the street, sighing in his heart.

Although I made some rough observations when I came, I have a deeper understanding when I look at it now.

After walking for a while, Zhang Zhao found an interesting thing - there were no horses walking on this street. Curious, he walked up to a middle-aged cleaner and asked, "This brother, let me ask a question, I don't know if it's convenient or not?" ”

The middle-aged cleaner smiled and said, "You ask." ”

"Why aren't there any hawkers on this street? And why didn't any horses pass by? ”

The middle-aged cleaner looked Zhang Zhao up and down, and said, "This gentleman must be a foreigner, right?" ”

Zhang Zhao nodded.

"That's right." The cleaner smiled and said proudly: "Our Yuyang City is different from ordinary cities. There is a strict plan for all aspects. For example, hawkers set up stalls, not without them, nor are they forbidden, but they have changed places. ”

The cleaner pointed to the south and said, "There is a big trade market in the south of the city, and it is where the vendors set up their stalls. Except for the big trade market, stalls are not allowed in other locations. ”

"I see!" Zhang Zhao suddenly said, "So there are plans for horses?" ”

"That's right!" The cleaner said: "Outside the four gates of our Yuyang City, there are horse supervision offices. Before riding into the city, the horses had to be deposited at the prison and retrieved when they left the city. Speaking of which, we didn't have this rule in Yuyang City a few years ago, but after the end of this year, the county government issued a rule. Look," the cleaner swept around the street, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he pointed to a car that was not moving fast or slow in the distance, and said, "Since horses were not allowed to enter the city, the county government has launched such a rickshaw. After all, Yuyang is not small, only by walking, some people can't stand it, so hehe, but now because of unfamiliarity, there are still few people who choose three-wheeled rickshaws, I think it will gradually increase in the future. ”

Zhang Zhao's eyes stared at the so-called manpower tricycle in a daze, and his heart was full of doubts.

This car doesn't need to be pulled, no pushed, no horses, I saw a person sitting in front of it, holding the dragon head in both hands, and between the ups and downs under his feet, a big car was driving fast!

"It's unbelievable!"

"Unbelievable, huh?" The cleaner smiled: "These things are developed by the Mo masters in the academy!" ”

(To be continued)