Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 575: Hearing the Misty World Again
After listening to what Cai Jing said, Gao Qiu asked, "Grand Master, you can't be so indulgent. If this continues, this guy will become rebellious and will probably rebel."

Cai Jing said, "Captain, you know the current situation of the imperial guards best. Apart from the guards who are protecting Bianjing, the best soldiers and generals are all in Hebei and Jiangnan. Without soldiers, who can stop them? Even if we made plans beforehand, it was just a precaution."

Gao Qiu sighed and said to Cai Jing, "Grandmaster, Gao Rang of Kouzhou has been forced out of the prefecture by Liangshan, and the one leading the troops is Lu Junyi of Hebei."

Cai Jing said, "The emperor has been worried about the bandits these days and has been eating less. Why bother the emperor with this matter? Gao Rang is your brother, just find him a place to live."

Gao Qiu sighed after hearing this. He knew what the imperial guards in Beijing were like. Since he took charge of the three yamen, he had invaded the military camps to expand his private residences, and occupied the imperial guards to serve as laborers. Most of the soldiers recruited in recent years were skilled craftsmen. They were used for private service and as military companions. Soldiers who could pay money to support military craftsmen were exempted from inspection. All private bricks, tiles, mud and other things were used by the military camps.

The imperial guards are no longer in their former glory, with less than two or three out of ten of them capable of fighting.

Gao Qiu said, "Grandmaster, I don't know where there are vacancies. It's not good to let a useless brother like me stay at home idle."

Cai Jing said: "The governor of Lingzhou has been a figurehead and has been dismissed. The Grand Commandant should send someone to write a letter to recommend him."

It is said that it is easier to be an official if you have someone in the court.

Gao Rang, an illiterate man, ignored his responsibility to defend the territory and only cared about saving his life. As soon as he lost Kouzhou, he found a place to go the next moment.

Back in Liangshan Prefecture, Zhao Zhen received a letter from Lu Junyi, saying that Gao Rang was expelled from Kouzhou. Zhao Zhen was overjoyed. After discussing with Zhu Wu, Pei Xuan and others, he transferred Wang Lun, the magistrate of Qiancheng County, to Kouzhou, acting as the magistrate of Kouzhou. After all, Kouzhou was just a small place, with only one county.

Good things happened one after another, and Zhao Zhen was smiling every day.

That day, Zhao Zhen gave some instructions and returned to the main world.

As soon as he appeared, Zhao Zhen said to Ji Qingwan: "Madam, I brought out the [Dragon and Phoenix Seal Script]. Please send someone to inform Brother Gao Hu and ask him to come and take up his post as soon as possible."

Ji Qingwan smiled and said, "Brother, you will be overjoyed after hearing this."

"My brother has been very kind to me. He has acted as a matchmaker and helped me find such rare items. I should not let him wait any longer." Zhao Zhen replied.

At noon, Gao Hu and Huang Yang came over.

After serving tea, Zhao Zhen took out the [Dragon and Phoenix Seal Script] and handed it to Gao Hu, saying, "Brother, this is the [Dragon and Phoenix Seal Script], you can read it at will."

Gao Hu did not hesitate to flip through the book on the spot. After reading it, he handed the book to Huang Yang who was sitting below him.

Zhao Zhen asked, "Brother, why are only you and Huang Yang here? Who is the other person? It would be better to hand him over today."

Gao Hu said, "Brother-in-law, the other person is Gao Yuan. I had asked someone to invite him when I came. I think he must be on his way."

"It turns out to be Brother Gao Yuan. I wonder where he is working now?" Zhao Zhen asked.

"Fenglou Township. It's not a newly built place like Lvliu Township. Ten Lvliu Townships can't compare to it." Gao Hu said with envy.

Ji Qingwan heard this and said, "Brother Gao Yuan is also lucky. The village head of the third rank left office, and he took up the post of an official, just in time to fill the vacancy."

As he spoke, Huang Yang flipped through the book and then handed it back to Zhao Zhen.

Ji Xuan came in and said, "Husband, the banquet has been prepared in the back, why don't we all sit down and talk in the back."

Everyone stood up and went to a pavilion in the back garden to drink and cool off.

After sitting for two hours, Gao Yuan finally arrived at the time of the card. Zhao Zhen asked them to put the cups and plates in order and sit down again. Gao Hu asked, "Brother, why are you here so late?"

Gao Yuan said, "When I heard that I could come here to work as a talisman master, I wanted to fly over. I thought that I was able to work as an official and take charge of a village thanks to the help of my sister-in-law. So, I collected some first-level purple okra seeds and sent them here. It's a little late now."

Gao Hu said: "You are thoughtful."

Ji Qingwan took out the [Dragon and Phoenix Seal Script] and handed it to Gao Yuan. Gao Yuan took it and couldn't wait to look through it.

After drinking until night, Gao Hu and the other two said goodbye.

Zhao Zhen drank a bowl of sobering soup, and then called Ji Minghan and Ji Mingdan into the room.

On the second day, after the couple and the other five had dinner, Ji Qingwan asked, "Husband, is the illusion world stable?"

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "Now that the Qingzhou bandits are gone, the court has to suppress other major bandits and can no longer take care of me. My place is now stable, and I just have to deal with some trivial matters every day. It doesn't matter if I come out for a few days."

After hearing this, Ji Xuan said happily, "Then my husband should stay for a few more days."

As they were talking, the doorman Su Dong came in and said, "Master, Lu Zhuocheng is here to visit."

Zhao Zhen asked, "What good stuff did this guy find?"

Having said that, Zhao Zhen stood up and went to the front with Ji Xuan to meet Lu Zhuocheng.

After greeting each other, Zhao Zhen asked, "Lu Sanlang, what good things have you come to me so early in the morning?"

Lu Zhuocheng smiled and said, "I had intended to come yesterday, but I thought you and your wife were rarely together and it would be hard to disturb you, so I came today."

Zhao Zhen said, "Go, go. I don't have time to chat with you. I have to go visit my parents and brother and sister-in-law today."

After hearing this, Lu Zhuocheng said seriously, "Zhao Erlang, do you remember Qu Rongyi?"

"How could I not remember? We have been classmates for so many years, how could I forget him? Wasn't he a clerk in Yangdian Township? Why are you talking about him?" Zhao Zhen replied.

Lu Zhuocheng said, "I have been shopping for exotic species these days, and I went to Yangdian Township a few days ago. I thought he was working in the township and was familiar with everywhere, which was much better than me going around randomly, so I went to see him. This guy is also lucky enough to marry the daughter of the township head, and now he is a township assistant."

"I haven't seen him for a long time, but he invited me to his house for a banquet. During the banquet, we talked about our future after graduation. This guy got a scroll of a misty world and wanted to find someone to explore it. This misty world is full of wars, and he wanted to find a strong soldier, so I mentioned you. Are you interested, Zhao Erlang?"

Zhao Zhen heard this and said, "I wonder what this foggy world is?"

"But it's an arrow, called [Zhen Bao Che Uprising]."

Zhao Zhen asked: "The 72 roads of smoke and dust at the end of the Sui Dynasty?"

"Exactly."

Zhao Zhen said, "It is recorded in this book that the people gathered by Zhen Baoche's route were only about 10,000 people, and their armor was incomplete. It can only be said that the poor people were fighting for their lives. Only 2,000 soldiers with complete armor could wipe them out. How many troops can he send out now?"

Lu Zhuocheng rolled his eyes and said to Zhao Zhen, "Do you think everyone has a fantasy world and can mobilize so many soldiers and horses? He doesn't want to rely on the power of his father-in-law's family, and he doesn't have enough money to hire professionals, so he is stuck here."

(End of this chapter)