On January 1 of the second year of Zhongping, Cao Ying finally led the army back to Xuchang!

But this line looked so bleak, only the Son of Heaven sat in the carriage, and the rest of the hundred officials all drove the horses of the cavalry under Cao Ying, and some of the officials who could not ride horses had to follow on foot......

Along the way, even Cao Ying's own army was also short of food, but fortunately, Xuchang was right in front of him!

Looking at the magnificent city of Xuchang from afar, Xuchang, which has been expanded twice by Jiang Zhe, finally did not disgrace Cao Ying and Jiang Zhe, even the emperor who was used to seeing the prosperity of Luoyang couldn't help but be shocked, not to mention the rest of the hundred officials.

Because of the Xuchang family's investment to curry favor, Jiang Zhe then waved his pen, the outermost city wall alone is more than ten meters high, equivalent to four or five floors in later generations, above the city wall, the width can be three carriages side by side, less than 20 meters to set up an arrow stack, three or four crossbowmen can be hidden inside, at a glance, the arrow stacks are densely packed.

The roads outside the city are flat and endless, all are paved with bluestone, although they do not remember the luxury of Luoyang, but they can show the grandeur of Xuchang more.

The four city gates are also newly built, and the two city gates with a width of five meters and a height of ** meters are covered with a layer of fine iron.

There is a moat outside the city wall, and a suspension bridge is set up at the city gate, and the suspension bridge is pulled up in an emergency.

In the suspension bridge, Jiang Zhe finally applied the knowledge learned in later generations, but unfortunately, the application of this knowledge Xun Yu and Li Ru also knew, but they didn't understand what kind of principle was used.

But fortunately, the two of them humbly asked for advice, which also made Jiang Zhe feel a little less regretful......

On the four city gates, the word "Xuchang" is engraved with a big seal!

"Cao Aiqing, this ...... Is this Xuchang? The Son of Heaven Association looked at Xuchang in front of him in disbelief, originally he didn't have any hope for Xuchang, just a county town, can it be compared to Luoyang?

But now, he was really a little shocked, how could the Xuchang in front of him only be described by the word county?

"Well, yes, Your Majesty!" Cao Ying also froze for a moment, looked at Xu Chang with a strange expression and replied.

The last time Cao Ying attacked Xuchang, when he came back, Xuchang had changed, and he was very happy, but when he looked at Jiang Zhe's account book again, he felt a pain in his heart......

Looking at the huge expenditure under Jiang Zhe's pen, Cao Ying really broke out in a cold sweat.

"I don't know how much ...... it took this time" Cao Ying looked at Xu Chang distractedly and muttered.

After all, the Son of Heaven Association is the surname of the child's heart, and since he sees that the city he will live in the future is so prosperous, his heart is naturally excited.

After walking for a while, Cao Ying saw the dense crowd of people gathered outside the city from a distance, and after thinking about it in his heart, he suddenly understood, and he was secretly happy in his heart, Shouyi really knew his intentions......

"Your Majesty!" Cao Ying immediately turned to the carriage and said, "The people of Xuchang under the rule of Weichen have come to greet Your Majesty!" ”

"Oh?" How can the Son of Heaven Association receive such treatment from Li and Guo, hearing this, he leaned out of the carriage and said, "That...... What about me? ”

"......" Cao Ying's face was strange, and he said in his heart, I just told you, are you really coming down? Shaking his head, he was about to speak, when he suddenly heard someone interject.

"Your Majesty, no!" Taiwei Yang Biao rode over and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty is the body of ten thousand times, how can you do this? Meng De, the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials are already tired after rushing at night, so it is only right to enter the city as soon as possible to settle His Majesty and me! ”

Cao Ying's face froze, hesitated for a moment, and finally answered in a deep voice, "Yes!" know! ”

The guard of honor went first, followed by the Son of Heaven and Cao Ying, and then Cao Ying's tens of thousands of horses, according to this order, slowly marched into Xuchang.

"Cut!" Jiang Zhe, who was lowered at the city gate, pursed his lips, looked at the carriage of the Son of Heaven and the hundreds of officials who slowly entered in front of him, looking at those hundred officials with yellow faces and thin muscles, ragged clothes but still a proud posture, Jiang Zhe turned his head and said to Li Ru beside him, "Xianzhang, see it, this is the ...... of the court officials."

Halfway through speaking, suddenly a strange look appeared on Jiang Zhe's face, and he said to Li Ru, "Xianzhang, although it is a little cold today, your dress is a bit exaggerated......

I saw Li Ru wrapped in a coat all over, and his voice was a little low, "Yes...... Yes, oh no, it's a little cold this day, and my body has always been relatively weak...... "That's what he said, but Li Ru secretly thought in his heart that among this group of people, there are a lot of people who know me......

Faintly, Li Ru is a little worried about the future, here in Jiang Zhe, although it is under the fence, but Li Ru is very comfortable here, and now Li Ru, who has nowhere to go, has gradually regarded Jiang Mansion as his home......

“…… Oh, that's right. Jiang Zhe glanced at Li Ru and couldn't understand this guy, so he gave up and continued to watch those hundred officials enter Xuchang with their faces raised.

Suddenly, I saw Cao Ying following behind Baiguan with a depressed face, and after seeing Jiang Zhe, he seemed to be a little ashamed on his face.

"Humph!" Jiang Zhe immediately understood what was going on when he thought about it, and said with a slight smile, "Sometimes, this face is really important......

It just so happened that Captain Yang Biao rode by, and when he heard Jiang Zhe's sarcasm, his face changed slightly, and after taking a look at Jiang Zhe, his face eased slightly, and he dismounted and walked to Jiang Zhe's side and said with a smile, "Shouyi is still so straightforward!" ”

"......" Jiang Zhe looked at the old man who walked in front of him with a puzzled expression, and asked suspiciously, "Are you?" ”

Yang Biao was Wang Yun's best friend, of course he had seen Jiang Zhe, and he also knew Jiang Zhe's surname from Wang Yun, but Wang Yun was afraid that Jiang Zhe would say something earth-shattering and appalling when he said it, so Jiang Zhe had never seen this current captain.

"The old man's name is Yang Biao, but your uncle's friend before his death, what's the matter? Don't know the old man? ”

Jiang Zhe tilted his head and looked at Yang Biao a few times, and said hesitantly, "Uncle doesn't seem to have said ......."

Yang Biao's face was embarrassed, and he said secretly, "This prince division is too much!" ”

"Ahem! That's ......" Yang Biao coughed, softened his expression and looked at Jiang Zhe and said, "Okay, then you might as well get to know each other today!" But...... Why is Shouyi here? ”

Jiang Zhe shrugged, looked at Cao Ying, who was dismounting, and said, "When I left Luoyang, the yellow scarf was in turmoil on the way, so I threw myself under Meng De!" ”

Cao Ying walked over, just heard this, and hurriedly said with joy on his face, "Lord Taiwei, it is a blessing to be fortunate to be helped by righteousness!" ”

"Oh!" Yang Biao said lightly, looked at Cao Ying and sighed in his heart, it's a pity that such a talent is actually a eunuch, if it weren't for the Son of Heaven being in trouble, he wouldn't have come here where he had nowhere to go! It's hateful that after Yuan Benchu's four doors and three dukes, since he didn't send troops to rescue him at the trace of the Son of Heaven's suffering! Shaft!

Cao Ying could obviously feel Yang Biao's indifference to him, and he was unhappy in his heart, so he stood aside and didn't speak.

At this time, the Son of Heaven summoned Yang Biao, Yang Biao smiled at Jiang Zhe and said, "Shouyi, I'll talk about the old days later!" ”

Jiang Zhe nodded indifferently, Yang Biao glanced at Cao Ying deeply, stepped on the horse and rushed up.

"Damn!" Cao Ying scolded in a low voice.

"How?" Jiang Zhe walked up to Cao Ying curiously.

Cao Ying glanced at Jiang Zhe, and said with some envy, "Shouyi was born in a poor family, and there are Situ Gong, Cai Zhonglang, and Qiao Gong before and after, and this time there is another captain in the dynasty, but it is ridiculous that I Cao Ying is worried about Sheji, worried about the Son of Heaven, and sent troops to rescue the driver, but they are all cynical......

"Hey, hey! Jealous? Jiang Zhe approached Cao Ying and laughed in a low voice, "This is character!" ”

"!" Cao Ying and Jiang Zhe have been getting along for a long time, how can they not understand the meaning of Jiang Zhe's words, laugh and scold, and then feel much better.

Looking at Jiang Zhe, Cao Ying was also secretly surprised in his heart, why did Lian Yu's depression disappear with Shouyi's joke?

"Bring it!" Jiang Zhe stretched out his hand to Cao Ying.

"What?" Cao Ying's face was stunned, and he looked at Jiang Zhe's outstretched hand to him suspiciously.

"IOU!"

"Huh?" Cao Ying looked at Jiang Zhe strangely and said, "Shouyi has the money to pay me back?" ”

"Nope!" Jiang Zhe said calmly.

"......" Cao Ying's eyes widened, and he looked at Jiang Zhe inexplicably and said, "I don't have the money to pay me back, so what do you ask me to do with the IOU?" ”

It's okay not to mention it, but as soon as Jiang Zhe mentions it, he gets angry, pulls Cao Ying over and says sharply, "Meng De, are you embarrassed to say?" For your sake, my marriage has dragged on for nearly two months, are you embarrassed to let me pay back the money? ”

"Wait...... Wait? Cao Ying looked at Jiang Zhe deeply, and was very moved in his heart, "Shouyi's heart...... This heart will never be forgotten! ”

"What about this...... IOU? ”

"Unforgettable, but this IOU...... Don't give! Cao Ying laughed and said to Jiang Zhe, "How can there be such a thing in the world? Don't rely on the debt, the heart is clear, a total of two hundred thousand dollars! Regardless of what he said, Cao Ying also took out the IOU from his arms and shook it in front of Jiang Zhe's eyes.

"You ......" Jiang Zhe glanced at Cao Ying and said, "Isn't it just two hundred thousand dollars, you wait, I will definitely pay you back within three or two years!" Tut! They are all stingy people, and they are still so stingy! ”

As he spoke, seeing that the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials had entered Xuchang, Jiang Zhe shook his head and walked in.

"Huh!" Cao Ying shook his head and smiled, glanced at the IOU, carefully put it away, put it in his arms, and sighed in his heart, "Shouyi, what you value is not this mere two hundred thousand yuan......

Without the slightest shelf of a state assassin history, Cao Ying caught up with Jiang Zhe and said to him, "Shouyi, to be honest, Xuchang has changed so much this time, how much money did you spend?" ”

Jiang Zhe felt a little funny, turned to look at Cao Ying, and was about to speak, when he suddenly heard Cao Ying say again, "Wait, let Ye have a ...... to prepare"

Watching Cao Ying take a deep breath, Jiang Zhe smiled faintly and said, "Meng De, are you ready?" ”

"That's it!" Cao Ying's face looked at death as if he were at home.

"Actually, ......" Jiang Zhe sighed, looked at Cao Ying and said, "This time, Xuchang will expand the city, build the city wall, and build roads, houses, and ......."

Cao Ying's mouth opened wider and wider, and his face became more and more blue.

"It cost a total of 20,000 dollars!"

"What? Twenty thousand dollars? Cao Ying exclaimed.

"That's right! Twenty thousand dollars, how? ”

"Twenty thousand dollars, why not much...... What the? Just 20,000 dollars? Cao Ying finally reacted, such a huge project only cost 20,000 yuan?

"Scared, right? Let's go, let's go! As soon as this day comes, I don't know when I will get married, so it's better to say today, Mengde, hurry up! ”

"Oooh!" Cao Ying followed with a stunned face, still thinking about Jiang Zhe's words in his heart, looked at the newly built pavement, and then looked at the renovated houses on both sides, the expression on his face became more and more strange, how could 20,000 yuan be possible?

"Shouyi, don't sneer at me, or tell the truth early...... won't blame ......"

“…… That's all I have to say...... Never mind! ”

(To be continued)