This night, the two fought for hundreds of rounds, until the sky was slightly bright, and the two of them also hurried to make a shot, how many times they marched this night, Zu Zhao didn't remember, and Quan Zhiyu didn't remember, but they all knew that there would be no less than nine times. When Quan Zhiyu woke up in the morning, there was still a slight pain between his legs, and he walked a little strangely.

When bidding farewell to Zu Zhao, she asked softly, "You are gone, what should I do if I miss you in the future?" ”

Zu Zhao smiled: "You have never been a queen who will obediently stay in the palace. Now that all the ministers are focused on you, you can rest assured, and, as the monarch, there is a kind of sneaking out of the palace called Weifu Private Visit. ”

Quan Zhiyu's eyes twitched, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Zu Zhao Ha smiled and said loudly: "Sending the king a thousand miles must be said goodbye, friends of Silla, please go back, remember to support your queen and love your country." As he spoke, he slowly walked out of the gate of Silla Kyoto with his army.

Quan Zhiyu looked at Zu Zhao's back from behind, and did not feel sad, but showed a beautiful smile. She knew what Dao Dao Zu Zhao meant by what he had just said to her.

In the spring of 188 A.D., Zu Zhao returned to Liaodong with a large army from Silla, and the people of Liaodong knew that Zu Zhao came back, and welcomed them with a single pot of pulp, and the team was several kilometers long, from the junction of Silla to the county capital of Liaodong County, the people were bustling, and returned to the city with Zu Zhao's army, and Zu Zhao's army was also supported by the people, giving them food and water, and even more people wiped the sweat of the soldiers.

Seeing that the people loved their army so much, Zu Zhao was very excited in his heart. After achieving the military and civilian family, Zu Zhao does not have to worry that there will be chaos in Liaodong in the future. And now Gongsun Du, a little thief, is watching Zu Zhao get more and more support from the people, as one of the powerful families in Youzhou, he naturally can't see Zu Zhao, especially when Zu Zhao has his own army, he is even more resentful, while developing his own army, he has also been reporting to the imperial court, hoping to withdraw Zu Zhao's qualification to lead troops.

These ancestors have long been informed by Chen Youzhi's letter that the first thing they have to do when they come back this time is to get rid of Gongsun Du, and it is not a good thing to have him, a small warlord, who keeps making trouble at the heart of this place. However, Gongsun Du is also a traditional family in Youzhou, and all generations have enjoyed the special care of the imperial court, and if you want to get rid of him, you must be famous, otherwise it will attract suspicion and revenge from the imperial court and other powerful forces.

Entering the capital city of Liaodong County, Cheng Youzhi also led the team there to greet Zu Zhao, after seeing Zu Zhao, he rode a horse and Zu Zhao went hand in hand, not to mention other things, but to tell Zu Zhao that the horse has been found, just in the west of the city in a timber pu to do small work, according to the information provided by Zu Zhao, what he is looking for is that Ma Jun.

But Chen Youzhi just doesn't understand, such an unknown junior, how did Zu Zhao know about his existence, and what he wanted to do with him, could it be that he had an enmity with him, if this was the case, what would Zu Zhao do, kill that person and take revenge? According to Chen Youzhi's observation, Zu Zhao is not such a person, and Chen Youzhi is also hungry for Zu Zhao's family, and he has not heard of any great hatred.

"My lord, I still don't understand, what are you looking for that Ma Jun for?" Chen Youzhi asked.

Now that the person has been found, Zu Zhao didn't want to sell Guan Zi anymore, and said: "Let me tell you, in fact, this person is a very great person, he is very good at the construction of equipment, especially for agricultural tools and siege equipment, but he has not been reused, so his talent has been buried." ”

"That being the case, then how do you know that he has this talent, General?" Chen Youzhi is still puzzled.

Zu Zhao smiled and said, "I had a dream at that time, and I dreamed that a white-bearded immortal told me that there are three people I must find, one is Pu Yuan, the person who is in the weapon building department, you know him." ”

Chen Youzhi said: "I know that the man who asked the soldiers to go to the Shu River to fetch water, general, I went there once when you were in Silla, and the batch of long swords and spearheads he built are indeed unparalleled in the world, and the sword he is also building for the general may have been completed now." ”

Zu Zhao smiled: "So he is indeed a talent." And the remaining two, one is Ma Jun, who has now been found, and the immortal told me that this person can play a major role in my future siege. ”

"And who else is that?" Chen Youzhi asked.

"It's a guy named Zheng Hun."

"Does that person have any special skills?" Chen Youzhi asked.

Zu Zhao pretended to ponder for a while and said, "The immortal told me that he is a person who is very good at agriculture, and if you get him, you can make the people rich and have no worries about food." Think about it, now the Yellow Turban Thieves have revolted, and they can gather 100,000 people casually, in fact, it is because the people of the world are not living, everyone is hungry and clothed, in order to survive, they only have the atmosphere of resistance, and they will not violate the world and kill people and set fire to the court, if everyone has food and clothing, then they will still rebel. ”

Chen Youzhi nodded and said, "What the general said is true." So this Zheng Hun, does the general know where he is? ”

Zu Zhao shook his head and said, "At present, I don't know what to do, and I still have to wait for the instructions of the immortals, but now the most important thing for us is to meet that Ma Jun first, bring him back to the mansion, and then send him to the instrument manufacturing factory for appointment." ”

Chen Youzhi said: "General, you have been traveling for a long time, and you have come back from Silla for thousands of miles, so let's go back and rest first, and I will take him to the government to see you." ”

Zu Zhao shook his head and said, "No." If such a talented person is a little strange and turns to others in anger, then this is not only a loss for us, but also a loss for the people of the world. So, I'm going to see him now. ”

Chen Youzhi praised: "The general loves talent so much, and he will support the general." It is an honor for us to be able to follow the general. ”

Zu Zhao smiled: "It's also my honor that I can have your help." The two laughed and talked for a while, and they had already entered the main street of the county town, where the people shuttled back and forth, a prosperous scene. Zu Zhao couldn't help but sigh: "You really have a good governance, this is only a year of development, and our Liaodong City already has a bit of the flavor of Luoyang City." ”

After receiving Zu Zhao's praise, Chen Youzhi was also happy in his heart, and said, "It is also my pleasure to be able to help the people and generals." Besides, it's all up to the general, if it weren't for you, I'd still be doing nothing in that small county town. ”

Zu Zhao smiled: "So gold always shines." ”

Although Chen Youzhi heard this sentence for the first time, he instantly understood that this was the meaning of praising him, and after a while of thanks, he laughed and walked to the west of the city with Zu Zhao. In order not to disturb the people in the city, Zu Zhao had already asked Zhang Yuan to take the army to take a detour to the garrison to rest and rest, and now he and Chen Youzhi only brought a dozen followers. However, the people naturally knew Chen Youzhi and Zu Zhao, and saluted them one after another, and the two also moved forward slowly, saluting one by one, and interacting with the people very well.

When he arrived in the west of the city, Chen Youzhi pointed to a timber shop not far away and said, "General, that's where Ma Jun is." ”

When Zu Zhao heard this, he nodded, and immediately lifted the reins of the horse, stopped, and flipped off the horse. Chen Youzhi and all his entourage also got off their horses one after another, and followed Zu Zhao to the timber shop. When he was approaching the timber shop, Zu Zhao asked his entourage to stop aside and not follow him in. The entourage was a little worried, not knowing whether Lu Dao should obey the order, Chen Youzhi said: "You retreat, I will protect the general, and no one will dare to mess around here." ”

"Whoa." The entourage hid aside, but they didn't dare to relax their vigilance in their hearts, staring at the timber shop, as long as there was any abnormal movement, they would collectively rush out to protect Zu Zhao and Chen Youzhi, although they knew that the force of the two people was above them, but protecting them was their duty as a guard.

Chen Youzhi came here in disguise to see it before, and left after some news in the hall, just sent someone to stare at Ma Jun secretly, for fear that it would be difficult to find him after he left here. Therefore, Ma Junhe and the boss of the shop don't know Chen Youzhi, they are not locals, they came here to do timber business after the opening of the trade port, and naturally they don't know Zu Zhao, but they have long known Zu Zhao's name, and this Liaodong County is a place with the best public security, so they chose to come here to do business and make a living.

After Zu Zhao and Chen Youzhi walked in, the boss saw that the two of them were dressed luxuriously and exquisitely, thinking that a big customer was coming, so he immediately welcomed the two of them in, serving tea and handing water, and told them how good their wood was, and what furniture they had.

Zu Zhao and Chen Youzhi did not reveal their identities, patiently listened to the boss's introduction, and also looked at their furniture on the shop, which was really antique and looked very elegant. Zu Zhao couldn't help but secretly think that if he traveled back with such a chair and showed those antique experts that it was a chair from the Three Kingdoms, they would be shocked to death, and he didn't know how much Lu Dao could sell for.

"This desk is good, how much does it cost?" Zu Zhao asked.

The boss said with a smile: "The guest officer has an eye, this is our latest design of a desk, exquisite and beautiful, only five taels of silver." ”

Zu Zhao nodded and said, "The price is fair, okay, I bought it, and I'll let someone pick it up later." Merchant, are these all designed by you? It looks very stylish and tasteful. ”

The boss smiled and said, "To be honest, I didn't design it, but a carpenter in my shop." ”

Zu Zhao said: "Oh? It seems that this carpenter is very talented, and he is not here, so I would like to know this person if he can show us up. ”

The boss said, 'Of course. But this carpenter has a strange personality, although I am the boss, but I also respect him, now he is studying a thing called a waterwheel in the backyard, saying that it can be useful for the people to cultivate, if the research can be successful, it will definitely make a fortune, and then directly let the government purchase it for the people. “

Zu Zhao smiled: "He is quite confident. How did he know that the Lu Dao government would definitely purchase it? If you don't succeed, won't you waste your timber in vain, and even if you succeed, ordinary people can't afford it, and the government doesn't buy it, won't you lose money in the end? ”

The boss smiled: "What the guest officer said is natural, but he is a talent, I am willing to let him try, and I am not going to brag to the two guest officers, my timber business is all over the country, but I can also let him toss it." ”

Zu Zhao looked at the boss and asked, "Could it be that you are Xiahou Fir, the country's largest timber merchant who is very influential in the caravan?" ”

The boss smiled: "I didn't expect the guest officer to know me, it's just a fame from a friend on the road." Yes, I am Xiahou Fir. ”

Chen Youzhi couldn't help but say: "I heard that the palace is overhauled, and it is all wood imported from you. ”

Hearing this, the boss's face was a little black, and he said quietly: "That's true, if you are not afraid to cut off your head, I can't even keep the cost of the wood that goes in the palace, but what can I do." Hey, the eunuchs are in turmoil, and we are waiting for the small people, who dare to be angry but dare not speak. ”

Hearing this, Zu Zhao and Chen Youzhi couldn't help but glance at each other, they understood the boss's hardships, the wood used to repair the palace was all good wood, but those officials were corrupt about the funds, and when it was time to hand them over to the timber merchants, there was really not much left, and it was no different from robbery.

"Don't talk about that, two guest officers, please inside, he is inside, and you can also visit the watermill he is working on." As he spoke, the boss invited Zu Zhao and Chen Youzhi into the backyard, and there was a burst of banging in his ears.