When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 758: Meng Huo? He is just a sycophantic villain!
"Father."

Liu Chan's voice pulled Liu Bei's thoughts back to reality from the official duties on his desk. In recent years, he not only had to maintain the people's livelihood, but also had to maintain the expenses of the army's expedition. Suddenly, the official duties increased.

He remembered what he said in Wu Hou's tomb. This time, he would make sure the prime minister lived a long life. He couldn't let the prime minister take on all the official duties. If he exhausted the prime minister, he would have no place to cry.

Liu Bei was aware of the changes in Zhuge Liang. Compared to the Zhuge Liang in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms who was in charge of both big and small matters, the current Zhuge Liang was more responsible for coordinating the overall direction.

But now the official duties have increased instead of decreased. As the regent, he does not take up his responsibilities. The upper beam is not straight and the lower beams are crooked. In the end, won’t he have to trouble Zhuge Liang to put out the fire?
Liu Bei shook his head and thought: I'm thinking too far ahead. Right now I'm not thinking about official duties, but listening to Adou talk about the latest situation in the fairyland.

Liu Bei looked at Liu Chan. At this moment, anyone could see that Liu Chan was pretending to be calm, but was actually extremely nervous.

Liu Bei thought to himself: Hasn't this bastard come here many times? Didn't we say that Anping was occupied by five roads, the troops crossed the Lu River, and there was no way out? Why is he still so nervous? Could it be that his father would eat people?

Liu Bei just thought about these words in his heart and did not blame Liu Chan. To be honest, Adou is doing well now.

"Sit down." Liu Bei pointed to a chair not far away.

After Liu Chan sat down, he began to talk about the content of this filming. This time it was the Seven Captures of Meng Huo. Even though he had already read the original novel, when Liu Chan talked about the climax of the plot, Liu Bei still applauded from the bottom of his heart.

This made Liu Chan smile proudly.

"By the way, Adou, how far is your majesty from Chang'an?"

"According to my elder and second brothers, His Majesty and my second and third uncles have already arrived in Liangzhou and will be in Chang'an in a few hours."

Liu Bei nodded. It had been more than a year since he had entrusted his son to the care of others in Baidi. It was considered fast to rush back to Chang'an from Tianzhu in more than a year.

"In this case, you and I should prepare early and go out of the city to welcome the emperor."

"Okay. I'll get ready right away."

Liu Bei glanced at the official business that was about to be completed, and shook his head and said, "No, I will go with you later."

Jianning County

雍府
Yong Kai, the owner of Yong Mansion, raised his wine glass to Zhu Bao and Gao Ding and laughed loudly, "Brother Zhu, Brother Gao, today we have finally accomplished our mission. You and I will surely be able to rise to great heights in the future. It will be a great success!"

"No, no, this is all thanks to Brother Yong!" Zhu Bao smiled brightly.

On the contrary, the barbarian Gao Ding was worried, "Brother Zhu, Brother Gao, isn't it bad for us to do this? If something goes wrong, we will lose our heads."

Yong Kai and Zhu Bao's expressions remained the same, but there was a hint of contempt in their eyes. Barbarians are barbarians. What's the point of worrying now?

Yong Kai was a local big family in Jianning County, and Zhu Bao was originally the magistrate of Zangke County. Although the former lost his land in the vast land transfer, he was able to protect himself by retreating at the right time, and took advantage of the industrialization to build several workshops, becoming a well-known figure in the local area.

Although the latter was imprisoned for several years for corruption, he refused to betray his superior who protected him. After being released from prison, he escaped from his superior's pursuit and was protected by Yong Kai. He used the evidence of his superior's crime to threaten his superior, forcing him to give the green light to Yong Kai's business.

As for what kind of business you are doing, is there anything more profitable than smuggling?
Gao Ding was just the leader of the porters responsible for the transportation.

Although Yong Kai looked down on Gao Ding from the bottom of his heart, he knew that this was a business that could cost him his life, so he still had to ensure unity of thought. What if Gao Ding started to have wild thoughts and exposed his plan?
Yong Kai comforted him, "Brother Gao, don't worry. We have people not only in the county government, but also in the county!" "We have people in the county? Who?"

"Haha, let Brother Zhu talk about this!"

Gao Ding gave Zhu Bao a puzzled look, and Zhu Bao said proudly: "Brother Gao, do you know Meng Huo in the county?"

"Meng Huo? Brother Zhu, are you talking about Meng Huo from the former great Meng clan in Jianning County?" Gao Ding was shocked. Although he was a barbarian, he was deeply influenced by Chinese culture. He naturally knew who the Meng Huo in Zhu Bao's mouth was. No matter what policies the court had, Meng Huo always responded actively, even disregarding the interests of his clan. His reputation was excellent throughout Jianning County.

With Meng Huo and the upright county governor, Yong Kai's plan could not be carried out, and he could only work honestly in the workshop. If the county governor had not been transferred for his merits, smuggling would not have developed at all.

The biggest obstacle at the moment is Meng Huo. Now Zhu Bao means that Meng Huo has been dealt with? How is this possible?
Zhu Bao said proudly: "Yes, it is that Meng Huo. I thought Meng Huo was just like Zheng Ang, a piece of stinky and hard stone. I didn't expect it. It's not that we offered too low a price, but that we were on the wrong track from the beginning!"

"Were we on the wrong track from the beginning?"

"That's right. Meng Huo wanted to be an official, but couldn't pass the imperial examination. So he came up with the idea of ​​currying favor with Zheng Ang, but you know what happened, Zheng Ang wouldn't listen. As soon as I gave a hint, he came up like a dog smelling something!" Zhu Bao's face was full of pride, as if it was just a trivial matter, not worth mentioning.

Gao Ding was still a little worried, "Could it be that Meng Huo is pretending?"

“Pretending?” Upon hearing this, Yong Kai and Zhu Bao were stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter. “Hahaha, pretending? Impossible, absolutely impossible! I will never mistake Meng Huo’s eager eyes!”

"Haha, that's right. Who can act so convincingly?! That flattered look, that greedy expression, it can't be fake. If we say Meng Huo was acting, we might as well say Meng Huo has a powerful background."

"Meng Huo? Meng Huo? He is just a sycophantic villain!"

"Brother Gao, I think you worry too much. Come on, let's drink!"

Looking at the complacent Yong Kai and Zhu Bao, Gao Ding asked the question that had been hidden in his heart for a long time, "Brother Yong, why do you want to smuggle and support the people of the tribe?"

Yong Kai seemed to recall something, and he sighed, "Back when Liu Yan and Liu Zhang were in charge of Yizhou, the words of the Yong family were quite important in Jianning County. However, everything has changed. Damn Liu Xuande! It's all Liu Xuande's fault that the Yong family has declined to such an extent!"

When he spoke of the latter part, Yong Kai gritted his teeth and looked ferocious.

Zhu Bao curled his lips. He had to say something fair about this matter. Yong Kai missed the time when he was arrogant and domineering in the village. The decline was just an excuse.

Zhu Bao thought secretly: I am better than you, Yong Kai, I just love money.

Zhu Bao tried to smooth things over, "Let's not talk about this, let's drink!"

Yong Kai originally wanted to say "let's drink", but he heard a noisy noise coming from outside.

He wondered, "What's going on? Why is it so noisy outside?"

Yong Kai called his confidant, who replied, "Master, I heard that the state came to Jianning County for military exercises."

Military exercise? Why does it feel like something is wrong?

(End of this chapter)