Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 396 Origin
Shi Qian hesitated for a moment and said, "Military Advisor, these past few days, my brother Bai Sheng and I have been lurking around Liangshan and Shouzhang counties, training soldiers. A few days ago, I was drinking with Wu Erlang in Shouzhang County, and I heard him talking about a few girls in Yanggu County, so I wanted to go there."

Wu Yong smiled and said, "Why, brother, are you also thinking about starting a family?"

Shi Qian said, "To be honest with you, Advisor, Bai Sheng and I are both scouts. This guy always makes fun of me, saying that my family is lonely and I have to sleep in the barracks. I want to start a family, but I don't have anyone I like. So I came back after hearing the news. I want to go and take a look myself. If I am suitable, I will ask you to help me."

Wu Yong said: "I thought it was a big deal. If you want to go, I will let you go. But I am worried about you going alone, so you need a brother to go with you."

Shi Qian said: "Military Advisor, Yanggu County is right next to us. I am a quick runner and it will only take me two days to go back and forth. I am the only one who can do it."

Wu Yong had long guessed Shi Qian's thoughts, but he was just afraid of being accused of not being a hero. So he shook his head and said, "That won't do. If something unexpected happens, how can I tell the master? If you don't want to go with this group of brothers, you should bring two companions. Zhang San, the "street rat" and Li Si, the "green grass snake" in the master's manor, have nothing to do. I won't tell you what they are doing. How about letting them go with you?"

Shi Qian said: "This is useful."

Wu Yong then wrote a handwritten order, stamped it, and asked Shi Qian to take them to look for Zhang San and Li Si. The three of them each rode a horse and headed towards Yanggu County.

Without mentioning what happened during Shi Qian's trip, it was only said that after Zhao Zhen returned to the main world, he settled down and took the prepared gifts and rode back to the city with the three sisters Ji Minghan, Ji Mingdan and Black Ant.

After returning to the house in Nanshi, Ji Qingwan asked, "Husband, is your fantasy world stable?"

Zhao Zhen nodded and shook his head and said, "Madam, have you found anything?"

Ji Qingwan said, "My husband, according to the name you provided, Ji Xuan and I looked up the classics and only found a record of Song Jiang in the Biography of Hou Meng: Song Jiang invaded Jingdong, and Meng wrote to the emperor, saying, 'Jiang led 36 men to run rampant in Qi and Wei, and the government army of tens of thousands dared not resist. His talent must be extraordinary. Now that the Qingxi bandits have risen, it is better to pardon Jiang and let him fight Fang La to redeem himself.' The emperor said, 'Meng has not forgotten the emperor even though he is away from home. He is a loyal minister.'"

Zhao Zhen was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "Finally you know the origin of this fantasy world of mine."

Ji Qingwan said, "The misty world has been invaded for thousands of years, with more than eighty dynasties and more than five hundred emperors. The fantasy world is just a fragment of it. Your husband's fantasy world has long known the emperor's reign title, but unfortunately there are few records of related fantasy world characters. Only now have I found some records of predecessors."

Zhao Zhen said: "This time it should be correct."

"Husband, how did you see it?"

"I have checked many books, but I still can't find the origin of the fantasy world. Therefore, I don't pay much attention to it. Although I don't know Hou Meng, I know Fang La. There are four major bandits in the fantasy world now: Song Jiang in Shandong, Wang Qing in Huaixi, Tian Hu in Hebei, and Fang La in Jiangnan."

"Song Jiang of Shandong is now in the east of Jingdong Road, and the soldiers cannot stop him. I have some friendship with Song Jiang, and he once told me that Song Jiang also talked about the amnesty."

Ji Qingwan said: "Unfortunately, this is all I found."

Zhao Zhen said: "That's enough. Although I never underestimated him, I never thought that Song Jiang would be recruited in the future. Judging from the situation, the government troops may not be able to succeed in the next encirclement and suppression."

Ji Xuan suddenly said, "My husband, you have also recruited many heroes. If it weren't for you, wouldn't all these people have joined Song Jiang?" Zhao Zhen was stunned and said hesitantly, "Before I became famous, the name of Song Jiang from Shandong [Timely Rain] was indeed loud. Who in Shandong and Hebei didn't admire him?"

Ji Qingwan heard this and said, "If that's the case, then many heroes have defected to your husband. Without so many heroes to help him, how can Song Jiang still be recruited by the court?"

Zhao Zhen said: "This is really possible. You don't know that when the four major bandits invaded the states and seized the counties, there were only a few officers and soldiers capable of fighting. Otherwise, how could they have made these people so powerful?"

"Now that we know that Song Jiang can accept the amnesty, it just shows that the court is powerless. With the troops under my command, if we really have no scruples, it is not impossible to quickly expand our territory."

Ji Qingwan said, "My husband, as the saying goes: a centipede dies but remains intact. The imperial court is so big that it is impossible for all of them to be good-for-nothings. Why take such a big risk?"

Zhao Zhen said: "I am also thinking that when I go to the border in the future, the virtual world I materialize will be larger, so that my status will naturally be higher. There is no rush for this matter. Now the court is paying attention to Shandong and mobilizing troops to suppress Song Jiang. I will go back and discuss with the military advisor to see if I can benefit from it."

As he spoke, Zhao Zhen turned to Ji Xuan and said, "Madam, how is your business these days? Have you received any good things?"

Ji Xuan said, "My husband, the business at home is going well. With so many specialties, it's hard to expect it to be bad. The spiritual materials are still meteorite iron and the like, and there are no new spiritual materials delivered. Of the four advanced weapons in the shop, two [Qianlong Guard Swords] have been sold, and the hunting forks and hunting knives are also selling well."

"This time, I brought back a lot of hunting forks and hunting knives, as well as a lot of other goods. I also got some Jinshan inkstones and Jinshan stone carvings. These stone carvings can also be carved according to requirements. Among them, a pair of yellow lions holding drums is the best. When Tian Lei delivers them, we can put them outside the door."

"As for inkstones, there are all kinds of styles and stones of varying quality. Keep a few good ones at home and send the rest to the bookstore, which can be considered as an extra item. I also brought back a lot of good wine this time, and Madam can sell it in the restaurant. Second Mother's fish restaurant will also use its own wine from now on."

Ji Xuan nodded and said, "Husband, four of the six chefs trained by Food Xian Hong Mi have signed a contract with me. Some time ago, I also changed the restaurant into a fish restaurant, which is considered a branch of Zhao's fish restaurant. After the change, the business has improved a lot. Husband, the books in the bookstore sell the best. Do you have any new books this time?"

"Well, in addition to the original eight volumes of elementary education books, we also printed the new Zhoubi Suanjing and Jiuzhang Suanshu, and brought back 2000 copies of each."

Ji Xuan listened and smiled, "Speaking of which, this set of books has a promising future. This bookstore makes more money than my two silk shops and a teahouse."

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "You can make your own decisions about the shop. I didn't make it to Lu Sanlang's wedding, do you have any gifts to send?"

Ji Qingwan said, "I picked out two pieces of lotus-patterned satin in a lilac color and a bed with carved walnut wood fence that my husband brought back and sent them over."

Zhao Zhen said: "I saw him in front, so I also wanted to congratulate him."

Having said that, Zhao Zhen stood up and went to the shop in front to find Lu Zhuocheng.

(End of this chapter)