Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 368 Talk
Zhao Zhen stayed in the fantasy world for another two days to sort out the changes in the army, and then took Sun Xin back to the main world. After conferring the title on the four people, Ji Qingwan and others found Zhao Zhen and said, "Husband, this trip back and forth is too noisy, and my brother Gao Hu sent a message to ask you to go see him."

Zhao Zhen asked, "Madam, do you know what happened to my brother?"

"It's just that I found out that my husband has a strong army and he wants something." Ji Xuan said from the side.

Zhao Zhen said, "It has been a while since I last visited you, brother. Today I will go and see you."

After hearing what Zhao Zhen said, Ji Qingwan said, "My dear, since we are a guest, how about bringing two hundred-jin carp?"

Zhao Zhen said: "Bring another two catties of Liangshan silverfish."

After the group packed up, Zhao Zhen took Ji Qingwan and three others, selected 20 soldiers from the barracks, and under the protection of the three Black Ant sisters, they rode and drove to Lvliu Township.

After the greeting, Gao Hu first admired the two huge carps weighing 100 kilograms that Zhao Zhen brought.

Zhao Zhen said: "Brother, although this fish is big, it is just an ordinary thing. I brought two catties of Liangshan silver fish. This advanced spiritual fish has a special taste."

Gao Hu then noticed the two small fish baskets covered with ice next to the two big fish and said, "It looks like I'm in for another treat today."

As he said this, he asked the steward to send the fish to the kitchen and prepare the banquet.

Gao Hu then led Zhao Zhen and his party to sit in the hall. Gao Hu asked, "Brother-in-law, I heard that you can mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers?"

Zhao Zhen laughed and said, "How can we mobilize so many soldiers? Even if we put all our efforts into it, we can only have 3,000 to 5,000 men."

"Brother-in-law, you have only been in office for a year. I am afraid there is no young talent in the county who can compare with you."

Zhao Zhen said: "It's just that I don't have much background, and I encountered a foggy world, so I had to come out in full force."

Zhao Zhen said this with a bitter look on his face: "I can't say whether I made a profit by going back to the Mist World this time."

"Why, are you worried about wasting so much luck?"

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "Yes, we are no longer able to mobilize so many troops during this period of time."

Gao Hu smiled and said, "Others who got the key to the foggy world all explored together. Although the rewards from exploring the foggy world are less, the risks are also less. Who would go alone like you? The last time you came to inquire about the foggy world of Uncle Thief, I thought you would need some time to prepare, so I didn't ask. Who knew you were so impatient."

Zhao Zhen said, "Hey, my fantasy world is not peaceful either. These days, the government troops are fighting with the bandits. I will definitely be involved in the future. So I thought I should explore the misty world of "Uncle Thief" early to accumulate strength and prepare for the fight with the Qingzhou bandits later. Brother, do you know what the rules are after the third level?"

Gao Hu asked the waiters to go down and whispered, "My father vaguely revealed a little bit. I only know that the border is like a war between nations. Not only are humans hostile to each other, but there are also foreign races. My father didn't say much about the details. He once said that if you are not at the third level, you will be an inferior person if you go there. If we know too much, it will hinder our courage and progress. Now we can advance steadily in the rear and accumulate strength with peace of mind. In the future, we can live well when we go to the border."

Zhao Zhen was silent after hearing this. It seemed that the degree of chaos at the border was beyond his imagination. He would have to wait until he reached the third level and went to the border to see everything.

Gao Hu went on to say, "Gao State is relatively stable now. Seventy years ago, Gao State was invaded by three foggy worlds in succession. People from the foggy worlds poured into the main world, and half of the villages outside Chengwu County were massacred. Relying on the walls of Chengwu County, they fought desperately for three months, relying on the reinforcements from Cao State and Lu State, and even Qi State sent troops to help. Only then did they defeat the invading foggy worlds. Over the years, Gao State has finally recovered."

"The [Zhi Shi Lang] Wang Bo you inquired about last time is actually quite good. He can restrain his murderous intent and control his people. Otherwise, the surrounding countries like us would have to wipe him out. There is no way he can be integrated into the main world."

Zhao Zhen nodded, his heart awe-inspiring. Ji Qingwan asked, "Why haven't I heard of this before?"

Gao Hu smiled and said, "These things were not recorded in the academy or the storage room. They were afraid that we would be worried and would not dare to break through to the third level and go to the border, so they deliberately concealed it. I also overheard my parents' argument."

"There's nothing else to ask my brother-in-law to come over this time. First, we haven't seen each other for a long time, so it's a good opportunity to catch up. Second, I want to tell my brother-in-law that before we go to the border, we should make more friends, so that we can keep each other warm when we go to the border in the future."

"Although the brothers Duan Song and Duan Liu from Yingji Town are collateral relatives, they could have accomplished something if they had gritted their teeth and explored the world of [Yellow-Robed King Lun] on their own. Firstly, the seal inside is too important, and secondly, they also wanted to make friends, so they spent a lot of money to ask for help."

Zhao Zhen nodded, "I will learn from you. When I went to Hanji Township, I cleaned the tombs. After that, I had a lot of interactions with Song Shiqin and Song Jinhong, and did a few business deals with them. Zhong Chongxun and Jiang Yu from Zhuanmiao Town, Jia Ying from Jiunuji, Zhou Yisheng and Wu Quanliang from Dangji Township, these five people didn't have much interaction later, and we had less contact."

Gao Hu said, "It's not necessary to make friends, it all depends on you. Speaking of Song Shiqin, he came to visit me a few days ago. He praised the giant clam bracelets that my brother-in-law brought out. You don't have to ask for help every time in the future. After all, his place is different from other places. After seeing it, few people are interested."

In the hall, Zhao Zhen listened to Gao Hu's many secrets, and then called the farmhands and maids to serve tea. At noon, Gao Hu called Huang Yang to accompany him, and everyone sat down together.

After the meal, Zhao Zhen said goodbye to Gao Hu, and the group returned to Bailiu Village.

Seeing Zhao Zhen and his party walking away, Huang Yang said, "Brother Gao, how can we treat him differently?"

Gao Hu smiled and said, "Brother, you have seen that Zhao Zhen is really lucky. He can now mobilize more than 3,000 soldiers. I encouraged my clan to marry him, which shows that I have good vision. He doesn't have many relatives and friends in the border area. If he goes to the border area, he will also be a help to me."

When Zhao Zhen returned to Bailiu Village, Ji Qingwan saw that Zhao Zhen looked very relaxed and asked, "Husband, why are you so happy?"

Zhao Zhen said, "I thought that my brother was going to mobilize so many people into the main world and ask me to serve in the military."

Ji Qingwan smiled and said, "This is just an excuse to deal with the undisciplined loose cultivators. My husband is naturally not involved in this."

After a night's rest, Zhao Zhen took Hua Rong and the other three back to the fantasy world. Before leaving, Zhao Zhen asked Ji Xuan to tell Lu Sanlang to pay more attention to the war horses, saltpeter and other items.

Ji Xuan didn't want to tell Zhao Zhen that Lu Zhuocheng was not in the county, so he took some money from Ji Xuan and traveled to Laoshan to buy tea for Zhao Zhen. Ji Xuan thought about what Zhao Zhen had mentioned, that in the fantasy world, tea was traded for horses, and the price was very reasonable. Ji Xuan signed a contract with Lu Zhuocheng, asking Lu Zhuocheng to go to Laoshan to buy 5000 dan of rough tea for 600 guan, and a reward of 200 guan.

(End of this chapter)