Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 750 Stay safe
For Zhao A, expanding territory is a future plan.

The first thing to do now is to follow General Guan's order and negotiate the city of Xuchang with Governor Zhao.

From Zhao A's own perspective, although it was a great honor for Duke Xuande to conquer a strong city without fighting, it also meant that more energy would be required to take over and replace the officials of this former "capital".

Select the smart and reliable ones, eliminate those who are superficial, mark out those who are related by blood, and at the same time let the people of Xuchang city know about Lord Xuande's policies, and be prepared to implement new orders on agriculture, industry, commerce, etc. here.

After all, it was not without purpose that Cao Cao welcomed the emperor here. Sitting in the west of Henan, leaning against the Yellow River and overlooking Jingzhou, it has thousands of acres of fertile fields and crisscrossing rivers and canals, and is adjacent to Yingchuan and Chenjun.

Therefore, even though everyone knows that Lord Xuande will restore the old capital of Luoyang, Xuchang's prosperity has not diminished in the slightest, and this also means that Zhao A has more chores to handle.

The hands that had held hoes, oars, and swords finally held a pen and began to carefully record official business.

A gust of north wind swirled into the hall, causing the lights to sway and causing Zhao Atai, who was concentrating on his work, to put down his pen.

"Snowing?"

He went out into the dark sky and saw white dots falling from the sky. The north wind brought a chill, which made Zhao Ah shrink his neck subconsciously and mutter to himself:
"I wonder what the snow on Yanshan Mountain looks like?"

And a reply suddenly sounded:

"If you're curious, I'll talk to the general on your behalf. I think you can still catch the last cargo ship heading north."

Zhao Lei was the only one here. Zhao Lei tried to relax his shoulders to adapt to the coldness and shook his head to refuse.

"When I follow the general north, I will be able to see him. That day should not be far away."

"Hahahaha!" Zhao Lei shook his head and laughed, only saying "OK".

Since his official duties were temporarily interrupted, Zhao A simply asked out of curiosity:
"Commander-in-chief, I heard that the Emperor's uncle is no longer in the city?"

Zhao Lei nodded in confirmation:

"Your Majesty has defeated the enemy in Yecheng and restored the emperor's prestige. My lord has also captured the enemy. These are all signs that the Han Dynasty will rise again."

"Besides, it will be New Year's Eve in a month, so I must go and pay my respects."

New Year's Eve... Zhao A was stunned when he heard this. If the governor hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten that he had been serving in the army day after day.

Looking back, the idea of ​​joining the army that suddenly came to my mind when I was traveling from Zigui to Jiangling was just to have a good meal and to find a wife, but now that I have fought all the way here, the pursuit in my heart has changed again and again without me noticing.

Looking up at the sky, Zhao A felt his mind running wild:
I don’t know what the cattle and sheep raised by the Hu people taste like, and are the Hu women... easy to raise?
At the same time, on the lead ship of a fleet of cargo ships on the Yingshui River, Gan Gui also shouted to the back:
"Mr. Ji Chang, it's snowing!"

Ma Liang lifted the curtain from the cabin and came out. He looked up at the sky, shook his head and sighed:
"It's nice snow."

So Gan Gui also nodded and shook her head: "It is indeed good snow."

But as soon as the words came out, they both burst into laughter.

If you think about it carefully, the two men are not pure southerners. Gan Gui lived in Xiangyang for a period of time when he was young with his father who was attached to Liu Biao. Ma Liang was from Yicheng, Xiangyang. Although these two places are not very cold, you can still see snow once a year.

But what I saw back then and what I saw this time, my mood was completely different.

For Gan Gui, he is now famous for his roaming around Jianghuai and is even more powerful than the Jinfan bandits of the past. He has also returned home in glory to offer sacrifices to his ancestors on behalf of his father. The melancholy he felt when his father was living under someone else's roof has been washed away. All he cares about now is what General Guan once said about the navy, and he urgently hopes to leave his name in history with this.

For Ma Liang, he had talent but could not use it. Later, he joined Lord Xuande and was entrusted with an important task, which could be considered a meteoric rise. However, he ended up seeing his younger brother's story about Jieting in later history. In order to make up for his younger brother's misfortune, he went deep into Yangzhou without hesitation, visited the mountain alone and coordinated the Baiyue to attack Jiangdong. Now that the situation in Jiangdong has become clearer, and his younger brother has also sent a letter saying that he is comfortable and at ease in Chang'an, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Therefore, in this mentality, the two of them looked at the snowflakes falling from the dark sky, and they actually saw the meaning of auspicious snow in them.

Although the fleet had not been able to catch up with the decisive battle in Yuzhou, as the main force of Cao's army moved westward, the fleet successively captured the two poorly defended cities of Hefei and Shouchun. This contribution is real.

So after a brief lull in the war, Liu Bei simply ordered Ma Liang to stay in Shouchun, and ordered Gan Gui to open up the waterway to transport products from Jiangxia to the north. The two of them were very busy because of this.

As the end of the year approached, both of them received summons from their lord, ordering them to go to Yecheng to be commended for their merits.

Ma Liang originally planned to wait for the next boat as the snow was about to stop, but in the end, Gan Gui forced him to board the boat.

"Fortunately, General Gan advised me to catch this boat, otherwise I would have missed Lord Xuande's call." Ma Liang was very grateful.

Gan Gui seemed to be thinking:
"Now that it's snowing, I'm afraid our ship will be very busy."

Ma Liang also quickly understood what Gan Gui meant by the word "lively".

After passing through Shouchun and heading north along the Ying River, the fleet stopped for a while in Xiang County after passing Shen County and Ruyin.

The navy was divided into two here, and dozens of ships that were separated would continue to move towards Xuchang along the Yingshui River, bringing there various goods needed for the winter.

The remaining fleet will take a short rest and then turn north from here into the Honggou and continue heading north.

Standing on the bow and looking at Xiangcheng from afar, Gan Gui commented seriously:

"It would be a shame if there wasn't a general begging for mercy on the top of the city wall."

Ma Liang immediately shook his head and said, "General Gan, please don't say too much. Zang Ba may also be a comrade-in-arms."

During the great battle between Jing and Yu, Xiangxian was guarded by Zang Ba. After seeing the artillery fire, he thought it was a magician's trick and surrendered very quickly, which left a deep impression on the two men.

But Ma Liang knew even more - Zang Ba's identity as a Yellow Turban was highly praised in later generations, and Lord Xuande might be more lenient with him because of this.

Gan Gui laughed: "Mr. Ji Chang, there is no need to say more. I am not stupid. The passengers are coming. Please come with me to greet them."

Ma Liang turned around and saw a small boat coming towards the shore, and the silhouette of the person on the boat looked vaguely familiar to him.

As the boat moored beside the ship, two people climbed up the ladder to board the ship. Ma Liang's face was immediately filled with joy:

"General Zilong!"

Zhao Yun adjusted his hat that was shielding him from the snow and smiled at his old friend:

"Ma Taishou, how are you?"

Gan Gui also came over to greet Zhao Yun, and then circled around another person whose face was covered by a hat:

"Dad, why are you dressed so solemnly? Are you embarrassed to see your son become a naval admiral?"

"Dad, do you want to come back and command the navy? Dad, let me teach you how to be a navy admiral."

(End of this chapter)