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

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Half an hour later, in the Qing Mansion in the city.

The temperature in Changping City dropped terribly in the second half of the night. A gust of cold wind blew through the governor's mansion, taking away all the tranquility. The house with open doors and windows was corroded by the cold air, and no one could notice it for a while.

Liu Zhaoqing sat in the house. He did not forget his work because of the cold night, nor did he ask someone to make a sculpture for him.

Liu Zhaoqing has a lot of things to do before the second day arrives in Changping City.

The worry that Liu Yu might turn against him has now disappeared, but this does not mean that Liu Zhaoqing can sleep soundly in Changping and wait for this matter to pass.

Liu Zhaoqing would not do that, and it is impossible for him to do that.

Now he needed to quickly digest the spoils he had obtained, quickly arm himself, and further improve the army in his city.

Only in this way will we have the confidence to face those princes who come with troops and want to take advantage of the situation when they hear of the emperor's omen.

As for how to achieve this... Liu Zhaoqing could only give a general idea and could not explain in detail.

That’s why we have the present moment, the long talk between Liu Zhaoqing and Guo Jia.

"This time I took the initiative to attack the Wuhuan in the north and returned with a great victory, all thanks to the strategy given by Fengxiao." Liu Zhaoqing praised Guo Jia.

"When I was outside the Great Wall, I was confused a few times, but when I thought about what Feng Xiao said about the gains after the success of this operation, I became more determined."

Guo Jia shook his head in shame, then cupped his hands and said, "Jia only knows a little bit of strategy, the real work is still done by the lord himself."

"Also, Jia originally thought that the main guild would find a small tribe of a thousand people... but he didn't expect that they would achieve such a great victory. Jia is still worried for a long time now."

As he spoke, Guo Jia also looked at Liu Zhaoqing: "However, what we should pay most attention to now is not the Xianbei Hu people or the spoils of war."

"Madam and her sister will take good care of the spoils, but the lord should first deal with the issue at hand, which is the impact of the strange vision just now and what consequences it will have on the lord."

Guo Jia looked at Liu Zhaoqing's waist and said, "Although Jia has guessed a lot through Tianci, it is just a guess after all. I still don't understand the details of the meeting between the lord and Bo'an. Can the lord tell Jia more?"

Meeting Liu Yu and getting the scabbard on his waist was strange, but also very simple, Liu Zhaoqing quickly told Guo Jia.

Guo Jia was also surprised that Liu Yu would give Liu Zhaoqing such a "gift". After pondering for a moment, she came to a conclusion: "It seems that the reason why Liu Yu changed his attitude towards the lord and even tried his best to protect His Majesty may be this..."

Liu Zhaoqing thought for a moment and said, "Fengxiao, are you saying that Lord Bo'an also knows the reason why I was attracted to the 'Sign of the Son of Heaven', which is the 'scabbard' he gave me?"

"Yes." Guo Jia nodded, "Otherwise he shouldn't have made a decision so quickly. From this point of view... it makes sense that Liu Yu did not turn against the lord."

"So, the Lord's vigilance against Liu Yu can indeed be dissipated a little. What we need to do now is to take advantage of this period of time that Liu Yu has bought for us to continue to grow, then continue to develop Changping, and strengthen and consolidate our own strength."

Guo Jia said, and then asked Liu Zhaoqing: "By the way, my lord, I found that Wen Yuan seems to have changed?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhaoqing told Guo Jia about Zhang Liao's improvement in the battle. Guo Jia nodded without surprise and said frankly that she had long felt that General Wenyuan was a man of great talent, and Liu Zhaoqing deeply agreed with this.

Zhen Mi, who had performed well in the frontier, is now staying in Jicheng. Guo Jia feels a little sorry about this, after all, Zhen Mi's ability is not low.

After talking about the changes in the people around him, Guo Jia then asked about the various details of Liu Zhaoqing's northern expedition against the Wuhuan, as well as his discoveries along the way.

Liu Zhaoqing also told this to his de facto "military advisor".

After listening to the story, Guo Jia quickly came to the conclusion that the Wuhuan royal court would not give up. In her opinion, the reason why the Wuhuan royal court did not pursue them was probably because, as Liu Zhaoqing analyzed, they were affected by the sacrificial holy spirit and did not attack.

But once the Wuhuan people find out Liu Zhaoqing's background and make preparations themselves, they may start with Changping.

Guo Jia then analyzed the impact of the "signs of the Son of Heaven".

"Although the lord thinks he was wronged and it was an unprovoked disaster, others don't care so much."

"Although Lord Bo'an said he would keep it a secret for the lord, I still think it is difficult to block the news. We are still facing the risk of being attacked by the princes, plus the Wuhuan army that will surely come in the future... Our military strength is far from enough."

"We have to increase the number of soldiers. If all of the 5,000 grassland war horses of the lord are armed and a normal number of elite cavalry are trained, then even if we encounter an army of 10,000 or 20,000 princes, we will be able to fight."

After Guo Jia finished speaking, he began to explain in detail how to recruit more soldiers. Simply put, if you want more soldiers, you naturally need more people.

They used the equal-field system to attract refugees, and used Liu Zhaoqing's deeds for publicity, just as the three thousand Hu people almost regarded Liu Zhaoqing as a belief, so that all the people in Hebei could hear of this name. This was the biggest measure they could take at present to attract people to Changping.

"And now the 'land' problem that we were most worried about has also been solved." Guo Jia sighed softly, his expression full of disbelief.

Isn't that right?

Before, whether it was Liu Zhaoqing, Zhang Jiao or Guo Jia himself, their biggest concern about "equal distribution of land" was that the environment outside was too harsh. Even if there was a good policy that allowed one to take the land into their own hands after cultivating it for a few years, they might be discouraged by the harsh environment.

It’s different now. There is fertile soil everywhere. The problem that gave Guo Jia a headache was solved automatically. It was really too dramatic.

"Speaking of this, I have heard of the 'Holy Spirit' from some Hu people before." Liu Zhaoqing, who was sitting in the guest hall, said after thinking for a while.

"The degree of belief of those Hu people in this thing may be far beyond our imagination."

"We still don't know who the 'traitor' in Youzhou is, and what the Holy Spirit is."

Guo Jia pondered for a moment and nodded, saying, "There are indeed many unresolved issues. I even think that with the Lord's record, not only the Wuhuan royal court, but even the Xianbei Hu people may bring a large army to find us quickly, so as to restore face for the Hu people outside the Great Wall."

"Moreover, we still don't understand the 'Holy Spirit'. We only know that it is the Holy Spirit that keeps the yellow sand in the fortress from disappearing. This has a huge impact on us. It is even possible that this fertile soil, which has been so hard to become, will return to its original state in a month or two." Liu Zhaoqing said with a frown.

This is a big problem, but it is not the key one.

Liu Zhaoqing took off the long sword from his waist and placed it on the table in front of him.

Looking at the gorgeous, simple and exquisite scabbard, Liu Zhaoqing said: "However, everything has its priorities. Now we still have to focus on training and rapid development. You will have to work hard these days."

Afterwards, Liu Zhaoqing talked with Guo Jia about many things and re-discussed the future development of Changping.

It was already late at night when they returned to the mansion, and by the time Liu Zhaoqing finished talking with Guo Jia, it was just dawn.

After Liu Zhaoqing returned to the room, he almost fell asleep immediately.

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I slept until the afternoon of that day.

After opening his eyes, Liu Zhaoqing felt much less tired. He hadn't had such a good rest for several days.

Rubbing his forehead, Liu Zhaoqing originally wanted to call Jiao'er and Bao'er, but found that they seemed not to be around. Then he realized that they should be with Guo Jia, helping to "digest" the spoils obtained from Wuhuan yesterday.

On the table not far away, there were bowls and chopsticks covered by plates. They were the food left for Jiao'er.

Liu Zhaoqing rubbed his stomach and felt hungry.

Between "Go out and see how those things are put away" and "I'm starving, eat something quickly", he chose the latter.

While eating, Liu Zhaoqing also sighed in his heart.

With Guo Jia and Jiao'er around, he really had to do less work, such as the huge amount of battle results and the sudden increase of 3,000 prisoners, as well as the promulgation and implementation of specific policies. All of these could be left to Guo Jia and his wife, and he didn't need to provide personal guidance at all.

With the addition of Guo Jia, Liu Zhaoqing and Zhang Jiao both truly felt the meaning of "getting twice the result with half the effort".

Wen Ruo really understands himself and knows that this kind of talent is what he lacks most.

Thinking of Xun Yu, Liu Zhaoqing paused for a moment with his chopsticks in his hand, frowned and said softly: "I don't know how Wen Ruo is doing now, whether he has been persecuted by Dong Zhuo..."

Xun Yu hasn't received any letter yet, but judging from the collapse of the Mandate of Heaven last night, something big must have happened in the capital.

Not only Xun Yu, Liu Zhaoqing also missed Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and other friends in Luoyang.

However, Liu Zhaoqing also understood that these were just occasional thoughts and the present was more important.

After finishing his "breakfast", Liu Zhaoqing walked out of the room under the afternoon sun.

Then, when Liu Zhaoqing was about to go out for some big work, he ran into Lu Hong.

"Hey, young master is awake?" Lu Hong looked at Liu Zhaoqing in surprise.

Liu Zhaoqing nodded, and then saw that Lv Hong was holding an iron object, so he asked in confusion: "What is Hong'er doing with this?"

"This is a sample of horseshoes. It will be used to sole the 5,000 war horses. I got it from my madam. I plan to send it to the blacksmith in the city with some money and ask him to make 100 or 200 pairs. This should be the limit of the blacksmiths in the city." Lu Hong replied.

This should be Guo Jia's suggestion. After all, Guo Jia has always said that there are still too few soldiers in Changping. Before the possible crisis, the size of the garrison should be increased as soon as possible to feel truly at ease.

All the jewels taken from the Wuhuan spoils were placed in Liu Zhaoqing's mansion, filling up an entire row of rooms.

The number of these things has not been counted yet, and it is not intentional not to count them. The main reason is that the number is too large, and Baoer, who is in charge of the counting, is doing other things with Zhang Jiao.

Afterwards, Liu Zhaoqing and Lu Hong took some jewelry and left the mansion together.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Zhaoqing and Lu Hong came to the blacksmith. When the blacksmith saw that it was Liu Zhaoqing who came, he was so scared that he saluted quickly. When he heard that he was going to make horseshoes for the future cavalrymen of Changping, the blacksmith patted his chest and assured Liu Zhaoqing.

After paying the blacksmith the jewels as compensation, Liu Zhaoqing settled the matter. He then discussed it with Lu Hong and went to the prisoner camp together to see if they could help.

But they saw that in the camp, Zhang Jiao was sitting on a high platform, and together with the little girl beside her, she was telling about Liu Zhaoqing's previous ordinary experiences, and these Hu people were listening attentively.

Looking closely, Liu Zhaoqing saw the golden book in Zhang Jiao's hand.

He then understood that this was his wife, the Great Sage Master, who was preaching, so Liu Zhaoqing certainly couldn't disturb her.

After signaling Lv Hong to leave with him, Liu Zhaoqing met Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun again and found that they were training new soldiers very seriously.

Undoubtedly, the two men also realized that the burden on their shoulders was too heavy, and quickly training a group of capable soldiers was an especially urgent matter at this time.

Of course Liu Zhaoqing couldn't help with the military training, and forcing himself to help would only cause trouble, so after saying hello, Liu Zhaoqing and Lu Hong left the barracks again.

This time, Liu Zhaoqing planned to go outside the city to see if there was anyone outside who needed his help.

But when the two men just arrived outside the city, Liu Zhaoqing saw Guo Jia, under the protection of Zhou Cang and others, standing there pointing at the fertile land outside the city, discussing and talking about the future reclamation of the land.

Seeing Liu Zhaoqing coming, Guo Jia told Liu Zhaoqing regretfully that even if he wanted to help, he couldn't do so because there were not enough farm tools needed for reclamation and he needed to go to Jicheng to purchase them.

In this way, Liu Zhaoqing and Lu Hong went around and around, and finally returned to the mansion.

After walking back to the mansion, Liu Zhaoqing was also a little confused.

"Why do I feel like an outsider?"

Hearing this, Lv Hong on the side also smiled and said comfortingly: "Young Master, you are wrong. It is because of your efforts that everyone can do what they can so enthusiastically and want to make their own efforts for the development of Changping."

"You are not an outsider, but we all don't want to be an outsider."

When Liu Zhaoqing heard this, he was also stunned for a moment. He looked at her with surprise and said, "I haven't seen Hong'er for a few days, but she has become much more talkative."

After Lu Hong's explanation, Liu Zhaoqing also understood that everyone might want him to have a rest. After all, he had just launched a surprise attack on the Wuhuan and then encountered the "sign of the Son of Heaven", things that an ordinary person might not encounter once in their lifetime, but he encountered them all within two days, and he really didn't have a good rest.

Since it was the opinion of everyone including his wife, Liu Zhaoqing stopped being pretentious.

But even so, Liu Zhaoqing still went to the study and sat down at the desk. He prepared to write a letter to Xun Yu in Luoyang and then rest.

At this time, Lu Hong on the side also volunteered to grind the ink.

Liu Zhaoqing naturally agreed to this.

Liu Zhaoqing picked up the pen and wrote about his recent situation in the letter, and at the same time asked if she was doing well in Luoyang.

Later, Liu Zhaoqing suddenly held the pen in the air. He remembered something and turned to ask the beautiful woman beside him: "By the way, Hong'er, do you want to ask about your sister?"

Lu Hong pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly: "If I just want to ask Miss Xun to find out the news, then I will trouble you..."

After all, she is still her sister.

Liu Zhaoqing then added another question in the letter, asking Xun Yu to tell him what happened to Lu Bu when he replied.

After writing the letter, Liu Zhaoqing asked the servant to bring the falcon and send it out.

"Whoo~"

After finishing the work, Liu Zhaoqing lay on the couch and took a long-awaited rest, which he regarded as giving himself half a day off, as tomorrow would be another busy day.

Just as he closed his eyes to relax, he suddenly smelled a faint fragrance. He opened his eyes and found that it was Lu Hong who came to his side.

"I found a book on the method of stretching acupoints in my father's house... I learned a thing or two. If you don't mind..." Lu Hong said immediately after seeing Liu Zhaoqing open his eyes.

"Oh? There is such a good thing?" Liu Zhaoqing was surprised.

Then he coughed and said, "What I mean is, of course I won't dislike Hong'er."

Upon hearing this, Lu Hong also showed a look of joy. She came to the legs of Liu Zhaoqing who was lying on his side, lifted her skirt, and knelt beside the couch.

She stretched out her white and tender hands and gently pinched Liu Zhaoqing's hips.

Feeling an extreme sense of comfort coming from his body, Liu Zhaoqing suddenly understood why there is the allusion that "the king does not hold court early in the morning".

But to be precise, his current situation should be different. He is not enjoying it because he is stupid.

It was because the people around him and his subordinates were considerate of him that he was left with nothing to do for a short period of time.

Moreover, Lu Hong herself should have been influenced by them and felt that she should not be idle.

Therefore, Liu Zhaoqing was forced to experience the life of a tyrant.

"Sigh~"

"Ah, sir..."

"I'm fine, um, a little higher up, yes, that's it, huh~"

Hearing the strange sound coming from Liu Zhaoqing, Lu Hong lowered her head slightly and her face blushed.