Han Dao world

Chapter 561

The crowd laughed even louder, almost breaking the roof.

Sitting with Zhao Yun, Tian Chou savored the few words Lu Bu just said, but felt that they had a lot of meaning.He quietly arched Zhao Yun's arm. "Is this really what the emperor said?"

Zhao Yun thought about it. "I haven't heard the emperor say it with my own ears, but it does sound like the emperor's tone. Besides, although Lu Bu has been studying tirelessly recently, he has no research on poetry and prose, so he can't say such witty words."

Tian Chou nodded slightly. "Yeah, these few words seem straightforward, but they have great wisdom. They are very understandable. It's not like Lu Bu can say them. At the age of the emperor, he has already reached such a state, and his future achievements will be limitless."

Zhao Yun smiled slightly. "Then you can serve the emperor with peace of mind. There is no priority in learning, and those who have mastered it first. How can such an opportunity be missed?"

Tian Chou glanced at Zhao Yun and said with a smile: "Although I came late, I have arrived. But you should hurry up. If you are too late, the Xiangdang has become a traitorous minister, and I will definitely blame you in the future."

Zhao Yun smiled and said: "Thank you Zitai for reminding me, I have already written a letter home, and I may have received it by now."

Tian Chou was surprised. "So fast?"

"I'm going through the official post." Zhao Yun raised his wine glass and said unhurriedly: "Liangzhou has many horses, and the postal service is smooth. Three hundred miles a day is the basic requirement. If it is more urgent, six hundred miles is also an urgent requirement." It’s not difficult. Otherwise, it’s not enough to make up for Liangzhou’s vastness.”

Tian Chou was stunned.

Zhao Yun said again in a low voice: "The Son of Heaven once said that horses are not only an indispensable strategic material for the cavalry, but also the basis for the government to understand the government. Without horses, not only will there be a shortage of cavalry, but the court will become unresponsive and sick. The Kwantung scholar-bureaucrats only know how to sit and talk about Taoism, but they don’t know what the real way of governance is, and they want to abandon Liangzhou every now and then, just as stupid as wanting to cut off their own limbs if they don’t work hard and practice hard.”

Tian Chou frowned slightly, feeling that this sentence was very harsh, but he couldn't refute it.

He has seen real Shandong scholar-officials.As generals in charge of the army, they refused to put on armor. Instead, they wore scarves and Confucian uniforms, and they regarded calmness as the most important thing.He does not want to ride a horse, but only takes a cart, and is proud of riding a slower ox cart.

Now it seems that calmness is just an excuse, they may not be able to ride a horse at all.

Such a person, even if he is full of knowledge and has ten times the military strength, will only collapse at the touch of the emperor.

Shandong seems to have a large population and sufficient food and money, but it is actually just a group of fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered.Once the emperor leads the troops to the east, peace in the world will be just around the corner.

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Zhongshan, Wuji, Zhen's mansion.

Zhen Yao hurried out and bowed to the middle-aged man who had just entered the atrium. "Uncle, why did you come back suddenly?"

The middle-aged man's name is Zhang Hong, from Changshan, and he is the younger brother of Zhen Yao's biological mother, Mrs. Zhang.Two months ago, Zhen Yao's second brother, Zhen Yan, died of illness. Zhang Hong Zeng came to attend the funeral, only a few days away.

Zhang Hong waved his hand. "Go in and talk, go in and tell, is your mother asleep?"

"Not yet, I'm discussing with you about my little sister. Uncle came just in time, let's help out with an idea."

"Is your little sister's matter still undecided?" Zhang Hong said as he walked.

"It hasn't been decided yet, isn't it because the mourning period hasn't passed yet? Yuan's side didn't urge us, so we can't be too anxious and make people look down upon us."

"That's good, that's good." Zhang Hong felt relieved.

Zhen Yao could see clearly, and his heart tightened.Hearing Zhang Hong's meaning, it seems that he doesn't agree with the younger sister marrying Yuan Xi?

The two came to the inner courtyard.Mrs. Zhang already knew the news, got up and waited at the door.Zhen Mi was at the side, bowing in salute.

"I met Uncle."

"En, um." Zhang Hong looked Zhen Mi carefully, showing a bright smile. "Ami, you should really thank Uncle. For you, Uncle traveled day and night from Changshan and killed two fine horses bought with a lot of money."

"What's so urgent?" Mrs. Zhang, mother and son looked at each other.

Zhang Hong didn't speak, took out a letter from the clothes on his chest, and handed it to Mrs. Zhang with both hands.Mrs. Zhang didn't dare to neglect, she took the letter, Zhen Mi moved the lamp, and both of them read out the name of the letter writer at the same time.

"Zhao Yunzilong?" Mrs. Zhang frowned slightly, pondering for a moment. "Are you sure about that young man from the Zhao family?"

Zhang Hong smiled. "He's still young, but he's grown up, and now he's the governor of the left division of Sanqi in front of the emperor."

Mrs. Zhang was slightly startled, then she couldn't help laughing. She glanced at Zhen Yao and Zhen Mi and said, "Yeah, time flies so fast. I already have a grandson. How could he be a teenager?" Then she said : "When did he become the person in front of the emperor, and what is the official position of the left governor of Sanqi?"

Zhang Hong said: "I don't know exactly what the left governor of Sanqi is. I only heard Xia Houlan say that he is a close minister of the emperor. He is very close. Last time the emperor defeated Xianbei in Xiu Tuze and beheaded tens of thousands. Zhao Yun once followed the emperor to attack , is a person of merit. The armored cavalry he commanded was the first-class weapon for defeating Xianbei..."

"Wait." Zhen Yao couldn't help interrupting Zhang Hong. "The Son of Heaven defeated Xianbei in Xiu Tu Ze, beheading tens of thousands? When did it happen?"

"You don't know, do you?" Zhang Hong laughed and said, "I don't know either, but someone in Jizhou already knew about it, but they deliberately didn't tell us. If it wasn't for my friendship with Xia Houlan and seeing the letter written by Zhao Yun, I don’t know how long it will be kept secret.”

Zhen's mother and son gasped, they knew why Zhang Hong came here in such a hurry.

Who will conceal the news of the emperor's great victory?Yuan Shao is the most suspicious.He was attacking Gongsun Zan in Yi County, Hejian. He had been fighting back and forth for a year, and now was the most critical time.If this news spreads, some people will inevitably doubt whether Yuan Shao can defeat the emperor, change the dynasty, cause the army's morale to be scattered, and the battle against Gongsun Zan is likely to fail.

For Zhen, the loss may be even greater.

Once Zhen Yan's funeral is over, Zhen Mi marries Yuan Xi and becomes an in-law with the Yuan family. In the future, when Yuan Shao is defeated, the Zhen family in Zhongshan will suffer heavy losses.

The tragedy of Zhen Han's attachment to Wang Mang will be staged again, and I don't know when the next chance to turn around will be.

"Yuan Benchu... is really shameless. He wants to take over the world, but he uses such means. It's really disgusting. He is worthy of being the son of a maidservant." Zhen Yao's face changed a few times, and he couldn't help yelling.

"Brother, be careful." Zhen Mi interrupted Zhen Yao, quickly read Zhao Yun's letter to Xia Houlan, glanced at Mrs. Zhang, and said to Zhang Hong: "Uncle came here in such a hurry because he was worried Shall I marry Yuan Xi?"

Zhang Hong nodded. "A Mi, you are a man with a noble destiny, how can you marry a dude like Yuan Xi? You should have a better home, and the Zhongshan Zhen family should also have a better future."

Zhen Mi looked at Zhang Hong puzzled. "Could it be that Uncle means... let me enter the palace?"

Zhang Hong stroked Zhen Mi's head. "Besides the Son of Heaven, who else is more suitable to be your husband and make the Zhen family rich?"

(End of this chapter)