"This is normal. Isn't there a war in Hezhou recently? The people in Hezhou are really living in dire straits and they really need us to save them."
the soldier said.
"Well, it's true that this bandit dares to fight against the government officials, let alone the ordinary people. It's definitely not possible."
"It would be better for us in Dongzhou. If I had known I would have gone to Hezhou, I feel that the people of Hezhou need me."
The gatekeeper said with a smile.
"You can pull him down!"
"Another group of beggars has come. The smell of this one is too strong. Get out of the way."
"..."
But what surprised them was that after staying for one night, these people left. Looking in this direction, they seemed to be heading towards Jimo County.
After Zhang Bao and the others stayed there for a few days, they also started to set off, heading all the way towards Jimo County.
…
Xiazhou
After Cao Kang heard the news that Fan Hanzhong led troops to attack Taizhou, he sent many spies to Hezhou to inquire about the news.
Cao Kang has been waiting anxiously these days.
For Cao Kang now.
Taizhou is his own people. If Hezhou attacks without any reason, it will definitely cause a lot of casualties.
After all, it was Fan Hanzhong who led the team this time.
To deal with Fan Hanzhong above the court, Grand Sima Cao Kang had a hundred ways to deal with him.
But dealing with a Fan Hanzhong who was leading troops, and a Fan Hanzhong who was not under his control, even Cao Kang was a little panicked.
What Cao Kang couldn't figure out was what happened to Fan Hanzhong?
There was a period of time before when he was controlled by Zhu Yue, and then he killed Zhu Yue forcefully, and now he is the leader of the army again.
Why did Zhang Bao hand over military power to Fan Hanzhong?
What is the relationship between the two of them?
And didn't Fan Hanzhong hear that he was defined as a rebel before?
I heard that there are still wars going on everywhere, why are you starting to fight with the Taizhou people again now?
And inexplicably, many of the informants that I had installed in Hezhou through Zhu Yue disappeared inexplicably some time ago.
The current Hezhou is completely black-eyed.
What are you doing?
Cao Kang had a headache.
"grown ups!"
"There is news from Hezhou."
While Cao Kang was waiting anxiously, news finally came from Hezhou.
"Quick, bring it to me!"
Cao Kang quickly took the letter and looked at it carefully. The more he read, the more question marks appeared.
"Fake Fan Hanzhong? The fake one pretended to be the real one, and then the real one destroyed the fake one, and then the real one started to have the final say again? The fake one has disappeared."
"What nonsense is this? Is it true or false?"
Cao Kang was very worried.
"Shuibo Taihang? The three brothers of the Liu family? Bandits with fifty thousand troops?"
"Aren't you kidding me?"
"Where did so many people come from in Hezhou? Are they all going to be bandits?"
Looking at the various messages sent back from Hezhou, Cao Kang became more and more confused.
"Could it be that Fan Hanzhong vented his anger on Taizhou because he couldn't deal with these bandits?"
"But what does this Zhang Bao do? He is a state herdsman. How come the power of military command has been given back to Fan Hanzhong? This cannot continue!"
Cao Kang knew very well how powerful Fan Hanzhong was. Once the war started, it would only be a matter of time before Taizhou was destroyed.
Cao Kang thought for a while and stood up.
"Here comes someone! Prepare the sedan!"
"Go to the palace!"
Cao Kang said as he walked out.
In the palace at this time, the little emperor was happily eating grapes while being served by several beautiful palace maids.
Now the little emperor's life is personally arranged by the great Sima Cao Kang.
It can be summed up in one sentence.
The door cannot be left, and outsiders cannot meet. Except for business, everything can be done.
It’s okay to ride a horse, walk with birds, and play with women.
Reading, writing and learning knowledge are not allowed.
At this time, the little emperor saw Cao Kang coming in from the outside and stood up quickly.
"Father, are you here?"
"you are……"
The little emperor asked in a timid voice.
"Oh, it's the Emperor. You go on, I'll write something and then leave!"
Cao Kang waved his hand to the little emperor, went straight to the main hall next to him, took out an imperial edict on the imperial desk, wrote on it with a pen, and then stamped it with the emperor's seal.
He handed it to the eunuch who was grinding it aside.
"go!"
"Immediately have someone send it to Zhang Bao in Hezhou by fast horse. Remember, it must be given to Zhang Bao himself. If you can't deliver it, you don't have to come back."
Da Sima said coldly.
After saying that, he walked out without even saying hello.
The little emperor was left standing there awkwardly. When he saw the great Sima Cao Kang walking away, the little emperor was relieved and continued to play among a group of palace ladies.
…
Jimo County.
This is where Dongzhou Mufu is located.
It can also be regarded as the richest place in the entire Dongzhou.
Zhang Bao and Lao He's eyes were opened.
To put it simply, this official road is more than twice as wide as the official road here in Hezhou. From a glance, with a road of this size, trade must be quite prosperous.
Zhang Bao and the others were worried before that the carriages they brought with them would be too ostentatious.
After the results came, I realized that I really thought too much.
The number of people, carriages and sedan chairs here is far more than that in Hezhou.
Whenever you can ride in a carriage or sedan chair, you will never move your legs to walk.
And when Zhang Bao and the others followed the directions given by the restaurant owner and arrived at the city gate, they finally understood why Yang Mu's house was called a mansion!
To put it simply, there is also a large house surrounded by city walls adjacent to the county city. Although the area is not as large as the county city, at least the gate and the city gate are exactly the same size.
If you don't know, you may go to the wrong door...
As for the soldiers the shopkeeper mentioned, Zhang Bao and the others also saw a large military camp almost right next to the Mu Mansion.
On the left is the county city, on the right is the military camp, and the Mufu is sandwiched in the middle.
No wonder ordinary bandits don't care about him.
"Master, this is amazing!"
"Look at the life of this state shepherd, and then look at you, don't you feel ashamed?"
"You, a state shepherd, are just like a beggar when compared with others. Isn't it too miserable?"
Lao He pouted and said to Zhang Bao.
"Uncle He, can you stop telling the truth all the time?"
"If you like this place, I'll let you live in it after we get it."
Zhang Bao rolled his eyes.
"I don't!"
"You have to travel two miles to get to the hut inside, but now I believe it!"
Lao He sighed.
"But pull it down, let's go, let's go to the city first!"
"Wait for what the rest of them do."
Zhang Bao looked at it and led everyone into the county mansion.
