The Three Kingdoms: My Wife is a Great and Good Teacher

But the aura emanating from this seal cannot be false, Liu Zhaoqing is actually - Jiuqing.

The general knew that he had caused a big disaster, so he gathered all his thoughts and bowed his head immediately: "Han Liu, the subordinate of the Governor of Beihai, greets the Minister of the Imperial Household..."

Shaofu?

Sun Quan opened her mouth and she remembered that this was a very high-ranking official, and Sun Ce also remembered who Liu Zhaoqing was.

Could this be the Marquis of Changping that my sworn sister mentioned?

"Then the matter should be resolved." Liu Zhaoqing turned around and smiled at the Sun sisters, "The governor of Beihai and the local county magistrate should be here soon. I would like to trouble Bofu and Rumei to stay for a while and explain what happened."

"I also believe that the governor and the county magistrate will give everyone justice." Liu Zhaoqing turned back to look at the general, "right?"

The general didn't dare to reply. If Liu Zhaoqing was an official of a prefect, he could still say a few words to save his face, but for the Shaofu... forget it.

He was still a little speechless in his heart. Such a person at the center of power actually appeared in front of him, and why was he wearing a groom's clothes?

No matter how you look at it, he was a little too unlucky to have encountered such a thing out of the blue. Moreover, Liu Zhaoqing's behavior of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger was a little too... bullying.

Chapter 147 Family Letter

Just half a minute later, in a guest room in the county mansion.

Sun Ce and his sister sat at the table, and servants poured them both the best tea.

Moreover, the Qingzhou soldiers and generals no longer spoke harshly or were hostile to the two of them. They just looked at her coldly but did not dare to say anything to her.

But she understood that this was not because of her high status, or because they were afraid of her bravery.

All this was thanks to Liu Zhaoqing who was talking to the local county magistrate. I was just taking advantage of him.

Liu Zhaoqing was the Shaofu, one of the Nine Ministers. Faced with such a difference between a tiger and an ant, the local county magistrate even ran over wearing the wrong shoe when he heard about it.

Now the county magistrate had no time to care about the fact that he wore the wrong cloth shoes. He was only thinking about how to calm the anger of the Shaofu.

"I'm so sorry. We never thought that Mr. Liu would come to our county..."

Facing the county magistrate who started to get nervous and smile apologetically as soon as he entered the room, Liu Zhaoqing shook his head and said, "I am just passing by here. I will rest here for a while and leave in the afternoon."

"The reason why I revealed my identity was because I happened to see a friend in danger, and I had to step forward to understand what was going on. This has caused trouble for the county magistrate, so it should be my fault for being rude."

Unlike those people who look down on others, Liu Zhaoqing did not want to use his power to suppress the unrelated county magistrate. There was really no need for that.

After hearing these words, Sun Ce nodded slightly in his heart. Liu Zhaoqing was indeed exactly the same as the rumors said.

Liu Zhaoqing was so polite and not at all overbearing that the county magistrate was flattered and quickly waved his hands, saying that it was his fault for not managing the situation well.

Then Liu Zhaoqing asked again whether this incident would cause any impact. The county magistrate quickly said that it would definitely not have any impact. Although the governor of Beihai did not come, if he heard that his soldiers had provoked the Nine Ministers, he would definitely know what to do.

The county magistrate then took the initiative to say that he would go and say hello to the governor of Beihai, and then come back to discuss it in detail with Liu Zhaoqing. Liu Zhaoqing nodded in agreement.

After the county magistrate left the room, Liu Zhaoqing looked at Sun Ce who was sitting next to her. Seeing that the tea on her table had not decreased at all, she asked in confusion:

"Doesn't Bofu like tea?"

Sun Ce shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't like it, but I just feel a little doubtful."

She looked at Liu Zhaoqing and frowned slightly: "You are a minister, why are you here?"

Liu Zhaoqing looked at Sun Ce and did not answer immediately. Instead, he asked, "Just now I heard that Bofu said he wanted to serve the king. Shouldn't Bofu be with the governor of Changsha?"

Since this was not a secret, Sun Ce told Liu Zhaoqing that he was the vanguard team and most of his father Sun Jian's troops were only half a day's journey away from his team of light soldiers, and the purpose of their separation was to get to Luoyang earlier.

After hearing these words, Liu Zhaoqing also understood that the legendary Sun Jian of the late Han Dynasty should still be the Sun Jian who had the Han Dynasty in his heart. Ninety-nine percent of the princes went to Luoyang to gain benefits, and Sun Jian was the "one percent" who really went to serve the king and fight against the enemy.

Although having the Han Dynasty in his heart does not mean that the other party is necessarily a friend for Liu Zhaoqing, it is at least definitely not an enemy. After all, the "reputation" he gained in Luoyang for half a month is obvious. In the eyes of others, he is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty.

The effect of this reputation is now evident. Even Sun Ce, a tough guy in southern Jing who is relatively uncontrolled by the imperial court, can't help but respect him a little.

"It was only an accident that I came here..."

Liu Zhaoqing simply told Sun Ce the reason why he came here, and omitted some details concerning his privacy.

But even so, Sun Ce was horrified when he heard that there was an evil spirit causing chaos in Luoyang.

"So, the loud noise last night..."

Liu Zhaoqing nodded: "It was caused by the evil god Hun Dun."

"From what I know... Luoyang must still be in chaos at this time, and in the battle between He Jin and Dong Zhuo... the latter should have the upper hand."

Liu Zhaoqing did not tell Sun Ce about He Jin's ending. He did not want to reveal too much. The information he provided was enough to show his sincerity and friendship.

Sun Ce naturally understood this, so he immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Marquis Changping, for telling me these things."

"Bofu, you are too polite. I don't need to tell you about this. You will know it when you go to Luoyang." Liu Zhaoqing said with a smile.

This is certainly different. Sun Ce naturally knows that intelligence has a time lag, and the first moment to get it will increase the chance of winning.

"Then Bofu, are you ready to move on?" Liu Zhaoqing asked.

Sun Ce was silent for a moment, then frowned and said, "According to my close friend, Dong Zhuo should not have seized power so quickly, but with the evil spirit causing chaos, he should have almost gained power."

"I still have to go and check the situation so that I can get some information for my father. Even if I can't kill the thief, I have to see what's going on in Luoyang and whether the emperor is safe and sound."

Liu Zhaoqing nodded when he heard this: "This is indeed safer."

Afterwards, Sun Ce wondered how Liu Zhaoqing knew his name. Liu Zhaoqing smiled and replied that he had of course heard of the bravery of the "Little Overlord", which made Sun Ce feel a little embarrassed.

He kept saying that his reputation was no match for Marquis Changping, which made Liu Zhaoqing curious, so he asked Sun Ce if he had heard of him in Changsha.

Sun Ce said that it was his close friend who told him this in a letter. The friend also said that Liu Zhaoqing's poems were the best in the world today and he really wanted to meet him in person.

"I didn't expect that she didn't see it, but I saw it first." Sun Ce also laughed, lamenting that the coincidence of chance was unpredictable.

"That's okay. We'll definitely have a chance to meet again in the future." Liu Zhaoqing smiled.

Sun Ce nodded, then looked at Liu Zhaoqing who was still wearing coarse cloth: "But if the Marquis of Changping wears this to meet her, I think she might be disappointed."

"This should be okay, right?" Liu Zhaoqing didn't really care.

"That won't do. My sister's good friend is a great beauty. You can't go to meet her like this, brother." At this time, Sun Quan, the little boy next to Sun Ce, suddenly spoke.

This made Sun Ce helpless. Liu Zhaoqing laughed and sighed in his heart that although it might not be the case in the future, Sun Quan was indeed cute at his current age.

Not long after, there was a knock on the door, and the person who came in was not the county magistrate, but Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao told Liu Zhaoqing that the county magistrate had sent someone to communicate with the governor of Beihai. The governor of Beihai also said that he would listen to Liu Zhaoqing and leave it to him how to deal with the soldiers who committed the crime.

Of course, this was just polite talk. If Liu Zhaoqing really did that, then he would have stayed in Luoyang for so long in vain.

"I understand. The matter has been settled. The governor of Beihai is in a hurry to go to the king for support, and I can't delay." Liu Zhaoqing said.

Zhang Liao nodded.

At this time, Sun Ce saw Zhang Liao looking at him, and realized that she should be Liu Zhaoqing's follower, so he took the initiative to introduce himself.

"Sun Ce of Jiangdong, this is my sister, Sun Quan Sun Zhongmou."

Sun Quan bowed to Zhang Liao, and Zhang Liao nodded in return. When Zhang Liao looked at Sun Quan, he found that Liu Zhaoqing was looking at him.

After Liu Zhaoqing talked to Sun Ce for a few more words, Sun Ce said that he came to the county just to buy some food and grass, and now that the troubles he had encountered had been resolved, he had to leave quickly and continue on his journey.

After Sun Ce and Sun Quan left the house, Liu Zhaoqing asked Zhang Liao, "How was it? How did you feel about meeting Sun Quan?"

"Ah?" Zhang Liao was puzzled.

"Pretty... well-behaved?"

Hearing this evaluation, Liu Zhaoqing nodded. This evaluation coming from Zhang Liao was somehow quite appropriate.

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Not long after that, when the county magistrate came back, Liu Zhaoqing asked him for a letter falcon, paper and pen, wrote a letter and sent it to Luoyang, the recipient of which was also Xun Yu from the Xun family.

Afterwards, Liu Zhaoqing not only refused the county magistrate's offer to hold a banquet for him, but also took off his Shaofu seal and asked him and Xin Suan to send it back to Luoyang.

Dong Zhuo was already in power. Since Liu Zhaoqing had decided to go out and develop, he certainly could not be summoned by Dong Zhuo in the name of "Shaofu needs to return to the capital", otherwise he would become a bird in a cage.

Abandoning official positions was a common practice during He Jin's time, so the county magistrate was merely surprised and didn't say anything.

After the carriage was repaired, Liu Zhaoqing changed into a clean set of ordinary clothes and set out again for Hebei with Zhang Liao and Lu Hong.

After that, there were no more accidents and we arrived at the ferry smoothly before dusk. We crossed the Yellow River and arrived in Wei County before sunset.

One night while resting in Wei County, Liu Zhaoqing received a letter. The handwriting on the letter was beautiful and dense. It was a reply letter from his wife.

What is written in this book, besides the longing, is also what Jiao'er has experienced in these days.

Chapter 148 Great and Good Master, Save Us!

The second day of March.

In the early hours of the morning, after the rain, crops should have sprouted. Farmers who made a living from farming should have picked up their hoes in the morning and went to work in their own fields or in the fields sold to local nobles.

But today, not only are there no farmers to be seen in the fields, even the fields that should have been green and shady have disappeared.

Instead, there were patches of dry yellow earth cracked by the scorching sun. There was no green on the land, and no living things could be seen, but bones of big fish could be seen everywhere, as well as various fish with wing bones and corpses of giant birds.

Why did the corpses of the Gu fish and the Gu eagle appear in the dry fields? Of course it was because of the chaos in the Yellow River.

Although a whole month has passed, the aftermath of the Yellow River Rebellion has not dissipated, but has become more and more serious.

In addition to the corpses of river worms, what is even more shocking is the layers of human bones dressed in tattered linen clothes stacked in the ditch beside the field.

The fertile fields had long since become dead land, and the most common creatures seen within a ten-mile radius were the black birds circling in the sky.

They chased the only living being on the land, waiting for him to finally fall, and then swarmed over and feasted on him.

The only living being was walking on a path beside the field.

He was covered in cloth, with a pale face and thin body. Although he looked middle-aged, he seemed to have experienced sixty years. There was no spirit in his eyes, and every step he took was as difficult as if he was chained.

The middle-aged man seemed to be walking aimlessly, but instinct drove him forward, because he knew that if he fell on the way, he would roll into the ditch beside him, and his flesh and blood would be fed to the black bird, and only his unclaimed corpse would be left.

"Pingyuan... County..."

The middle-aged man murmured, he didn't know how far Pingyuan County was, and whether he was going in the right direction.

But he knew that he had to reach Pingyuan County to be saved, and his family could be saved.

But his legs were getting heavier and heavier. The last thing he had eaten was soup two days ago. He had walked here purely by willpower, but now he could no longer hold on.

"Ka!"

The black bird in the sky let out a cry as if it sensed his dying breath.

At the same time, the man's consciousness was fading. At the moment when the morning light shone on him, his body did not feel any warmth at all.

He fell to his knees, powerless on the side of the road. The dust raised made it impossible for him to see anything.

My lips moved slightly but I couldn't utter a word. I could only express my apologies to my family from the bottom of my heart.

The plague after the Yellow River Rebellion claimed too many lives. He only lived a few days longer than his parents and siblings.

I just hope that my wife and children at home can live longer, but how is that possible?

In Qinghe County, the wealthy families with land would not provide food to the untouchables, and the officials were powerless to treat the plague and provide relief. The people had to seek everything on their own.

However, what can we pray to? To the heavens that have just sent down the disaster? Or to the officials who have assisted the evil?

He heard that in Pingyuan, adjacent to the prefecture, there were officials who cared for the people, and Huang Tian who was willing to spend all his wealth to help the people. However, he could not go there after all, and could not see what Huang Tian was like...

Lying on the ground, his mouth full of dust and his breathing becoming less and less strong, the man closed his eyes weakly, feeling a few black birds landing on him.

Sometimes, "death" may be the best relief in this era when the untouchables are worse than the dogs of the aristocratic families.

"Gah!!"

The cry of the black bird sounded again, this time louder than the last time. Perhaps... it was also celebrating the food that was about to reach its mouth.

As the man thought of this, his breathing gradually began to weaken.

But at this moment, suddenly a sound of footsteps sounded in front of him.

Although it was very light, he could clearly feel it with his ear close to the ground. The footsteps were getting louder and louder.

In other words, someone was getting closer and closer to him.

Finally, the footsteps disappeared and a figure stopped in front of the man.

Using the last bit of his strength to open his eyes, he saw a pair of khaki cloth shoes and a white dress embellished with a yellow scarf.

"Bao'er, go get the magic water."