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

"This... shouldn't be the case. Didn't they all come here to conquer the world with me?"

When Zhang Jiao heard this, she looked up at Liu Zhaoqing and looked straight into his eyes. When Zhang Jiao realized that her husband was not pretending to be stupid and really believed this, she fell silent.

After five full seconds, he said, "It seems that Jiao'er needs to ask Sister Bao'er to cook more nourishing meals for Qingjun."

"Qingjun, do you think that we women follow a man only because of his ability to lead troops?"

Liu Zhaoqing wanted to say "Isn't it?", but he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips.

Zhang Jiao spoke directly: "Qing Jun has the ability to lead troops in battle and to govern the country with a pen, and he also has deeds and temperament that shine like the sun."

"Husbands respect heroes, and women love heroes even more."

Zhang Jiao looked at Liu Zhaoqing, and then said seriously: "If Qingjun wants to make the previous sign truly come true, this 'ability' must be used well."

"But, in this case, Jiao'er, you..."

"As long as Qingjun can fulfill his dream, it will be Jiaoer's dream." Zhang Jiao interrupted Liu Zhaoqing and said, then smiled.

"Besides, Jiao'er is no longer an ordinary person. She can help keep these 'delicacies' of Qingjun under control for the time being. And Jiao'er's ability may not be inferior to that of Zhao Yun."

Liu Zhaoqing opened his mouth slightly, then looked at her: "Is it true?"

Looking at Liu Zhaoqing's believing yet somewhat doubtful expression, Zhang Jiao covered her mouth and laughed softly twice, but still did not answer.

It would be better to leave this kind of surprise for Liu Zhaoqing to discover in person later.

Afterwards, she asked Liu Zhaoqing to go back to the room and have a good talk with Lu Hong, telling her not to panic or worry.

He also told Liu Zhaoqing to check if there were any changes in Lu Hong's body, especially the ability to control plants.

After Liu Zhaoqing did as he was told, he indeed discovered that Lv Hong's "natural disease" had become much milder. Lv Hong herself also felt as if she could clearly sense the breath of flowers and plants.

This proves that Zhang Jiao's judgment was correct.

It was not only her judgment, but also her selfless dedication and willingness to ignore everything for her own future that made Liu Zhaoqing sigh and be moved.

It’s just… whatever Zhang Jiao said before, Liu Zhaoqing felt it was weird no matter how he thought about it. He always felt like she was asking him to be like a vixen.

In the following two days, various transformations were in full swing in Changping City.

Many counties or provincial governors came to Youzhou because of the strange phenomenon that day, but they were all sent away by Liu Yu with various reasons.

Just when we thought Changping would continue to grow rapidly in the midst of the crisis, an accident happened again.

The Prime Minister of Zhongshan State, who was equivalent to a county governor, was suddenly attacked by a foreign race. Although he was rescued by his superior, Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, who sent his men, he said that the foreign race had told him a shocking secret, so he also revealed this shocking news to Han Fu:

The strange scene that day was that the destiny of the Han Dynasty collapsed, and the reason why that destiny ended up in Hebei was because there was a treasure in Hebei that could carry that shattered destiny.

And the treasure is now in Liu Yu's hands. As long as he gets it, he can become emperor.

The secret that Liu Yu had been keeping was only kept for three days before it was finally exposed.

Chapter 193 Liu Bei Hopes for Changping5.6K

It was noon today when Liu Zhaoqing learned the news.

At that time, he and Guo Jia were discussing how to maximize the use of the "fertile land sent from heaven" in the newly built government office to manage the land.

But the two of them were standing in front of a wall with a map of the area around Changping County, and before they had discussed for long, they were interrupted by Zhang Liao who came with the news.

"Is the source of the information reliable?" Guo Jia asked immediately after Zhang Liao finished speaking.

Zhang Liao nodded and said, "I met the guard of Master Liu He when I went to Jicheng to buy things today. He told me about it."

It was not hearsay, but came from the guard who had delivered the message on horseback earlier.

Moreover, the guard was most likely following the instructions of Liu He or Liu Yu, so he told Zhang Liao the news immediately so that she could quickly return to Changping and inform Liu Zhaoqing.

This source can be said to be quite reliable, and there is a high probability that the news happened less than half a day ago. Liu Zhaoqing was one of the first people to know the news.

After Liu Zhaoqing pondered for a moment, he immediately asked his daughter who was waiting outside the door to call his wife and Zhao Yun who was still in the training ground.

This matter is of great importance and must be discussed.

Zhao Yun first came to the mansion and met Liu Zhaoqing and Zhang Liao. She was quite happy because the military training in the past two days was quite effective, but as soon as she arrived, she found that the atmosphere was a little bit wrong, and her smile disappeared immediately.

Liu Zhaoqing did not speak to explain the situation. Not long after, when Zhang Jiao also arrived here, Guo Jia took the lead in bowing to her. Then everyone began to prepare to know and discuss the unusual changes that had occurred again.

However, Zhang Jiao was always easy-going towards these core members of Liu Zhaoqing's team. After nodding and greeting each of them in turn, she looked at her husband.

After everyone sat down, Liu Zhaoqing repeated the news that Zhang Liao had received.

Liu Zhaoqing explained: "There are still many people who have not arrived, but I think this matter is of great importance. It would be more appropriate for us to discuss countermeasures first and then explain it to the officers and officials in the city."

After finishing speaking, Liu Zhaoqing looked at everyone: "Madam, Guo Jia, Zilong and Wenyuan, what do you think about this?"

Guo Jia, who had been thinking for a long time, took the initiative to speak at this time. She looked thoughtful and said softly: "Although Liu Yu could suppress the news for a while, the 'sign of the emperor' itself was seen by countless people. Even if they didn't understand its meaning in the past two days due to lack of information, it was only temporary."

Liu Zhaoqing nodded slightly. He understood immediately: "What Fengxiao meant is: this matter will be exposed sooner or later. When what happened in Luoyang spreads to Hebei, or when a fortune teller figures it out, there will really be no secret anymore."

"So the core issue of this matter is how we should deal with this change." Liu Zhaoqing pondered.

"Wait a moment, there shouldn't be more to it." Zhang Jiao suddenly spoke at this time. She noticed something that neither Zhao Qing nor Guo Jia noticed.

Looking at Zhang Liao, Zhang Jiao said, "Wenyuan, can you repeat the original message again?"

Zhang Liao repeated it upon hearing it.

"Does anyone notice anything wrong?" Zhang Jiao asked.

After careful consideration, everyone, including Liu Zhaoqing, suddenly realized that this news did contain some mystery.

Zhang Jiao, who was wearing a white dress, also said at the right time: "This news came from the prefect under Han Fu, so we all subconsciously thought that the news also came from Han Fu."

Guo Jia nodded, and then immediately said: "But I have also known Han Fu. He is a cowardly person with limited ability, but he holds the most fertile land in Hebei."

Zhang Jiao nodded: "Even if he is very stupid, he is the governor of a state and has counselors to advise him. He must know that if the news leaks out, it will attract more tigers and wolves. If he wants to gain benefits, he will just create competitors for himself in vain."

"Jiao'er means that this news was not leaked by Han Fu?" Liu Zhaoqing was slightly stunned.

Zhang Jiao nodded and said only three words: "'Zhongshan', 'foreign race', 'treasure that can carry destiny'."

Then these three key words were linked together, and Liu Zhaoqing's pupils shrank slightly.

He murmured, "This matter... was done by the Hu people's accomplice..."

Zhao Yun also realized it and quickly said, "Yes, Zhongshan is where the Zhen family is located, and Zhen Yi was also killed in Zhongshan, and was also attacked by foreign races."

"How did that man get saved from the hands of the foreigners who kidnapped and killed Zhen Yi? The Xianbei foreigners have flying soldiers. Even if he is strong, he should not be rescued so quickly by the generals sent by Han Fu."

Zhang Liao also said in a deep voice, "Unless, they are originally a group."

"As for the 'treasure that can carry destiny', no one else knows about it except Lord Bo'an, my lord, and us. We only know about such a thing through the personal experience of my Tianci and my lord." Guo Jia was silent for a moment after he finished speaking.

"So, this news was deliberately spread by the Prime Minister of Zhongshan, and this person is the internal support of the Hu people in my Han territory."

Liu Zhaoqing frowned, "Zhen Yi died because of him, and the sword... was also lost because of him. Now he must have been instructed by the Hu people to spread this news and cause chaos in Hebei."

"Once Hebei was in chaos, those bloodthirsty barbarians outside the Great Wall, who were blessed by evil spirits, had the opportunity to move south."

After finding the key clues and analyzing them, the truth of the matter was deduced.

This truth shocked everyone, because no one expected that the Hu people could have such a plan, and that there was an insider among the Han people who was as high as a prefect.

This has evolved from a crisis within Hebei Province into a national crisis, and its nature has changed dramatically.

"Liu Yu must not have discovered this himself, otherwise he would have informed the Lord. I even think that Han Fu himself may not know that one of his county governors is colluding with the Hu people."

Let alone Liu Yu and Han Fu, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun still find it a little unbelievable. What was the purpose of the governor being the internal supporter of the Hu people? For wealth and glory?

What caused him to surrender to the enemy is not something Liu Zhaoqing and others need to consider now.

Guo Jia looked at Liu Zhaoqing and said, "Besides, that person brought the disaster to Liu Yu. My lord, there are two things you should worry about now."

"First, will Liu Yu be unable to withstand the pressure from the Hebei princes in the near future and push the lord out?"

"Second, since the Hu people were behind this, we should also be on guard against the dangers in the northern border, especially since Changping is the northernmost part. Not to mention the great victory that the lord had won before, the Hu people must be resentful."

Although Guo Jia's intelligence on paper was not very high due to his illness, he was quick-witted and had an active mind. He quickly pointed out two points that Liu Zhaoqing needed to pay attention to.

The former is about his own safety, and the latter is about the safety of his own foundation and the millions of Han people in Hebei.

Of course, the two cannot be clearly distinguished in terms of priority; they are both equally important.

Afterwards, Liu Zhaoqing formulated several countermeasures on the spot based on the suggestions of Zhang Jiao and Guo Jia.

The first thing to do is to continue training troops and expand the size of the Changping army.

On this basis, the reinforcement of the city defense must also be put on the agenda and implemented quickly. Otherwise, let alone facing the alien race with flying armies, if the weak city walls are pierced by a shot from the Hu people blessed by the Holy Spirit, the battle will be in a difficult situation.

Secondly, Liu Zhaoqing also needed to send someone to inform Liu Yu that the governor of Zhongshan in Jizhou was a Hu traitor and the one who killed Zhen Yi and caused the capture of Chixiao.

The princes of Hebei may not believe this information, but Liu Yu will definitely believe it.

Then, given Liu Yu's character and his promise to Liu Zhaoqing, Liu Zhaoqing would not be pushed out at least until Liu Yu could no longer bear the pressure.

But one's own safety obviously cannot depend entirely on others. In addition to doing these, Liu Zhaoqing also needs to continue to strengthen his own power.

Then the last strategy is to seek "external aid".

Moreover, this external aid cannot be too far away from him and must be powerful enough to strengthen Liu Zhao in time to deal with the dangers from the princes and the Hu people in the north.

There was no need to think too long. Almost the next second after Guo Jia proposed this plan, Liu Zhaoqing thought of the most suitable person.

Zhang Jiao also smiled slightly and said only one sentence: "If it is her, she should be our most reliable ally."

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Half a day later in the afternoon, there was a city located in the southwest of Hebei, adjacent to the Yellow River.

Compared with many counties along the Yellow River that have not yet fully recovered from the Yellow River Disaster, this county, which also suffered from the Yellow River Disaster and was hit hardest by the disaster, has already recovered.

In fact, the city and its surroundings were even more prosperous than before the Yellow River Rebellion.

The reason why this county town named "Pingyuan" is so prosperous is also due to the proper governance of the newly appointed county magistrate.

However, he cannot be called a "county magistrate" now. As early as when the previous emperor was still alive, the former county magistrate was promoted to "prime minister", which is equivalent to a county governor.

In an office room in the prefect's residence, a woman with a good figure, fair skin and a resolute face was sitting at a desk, reading the reports from her subordinates.

Although the scene outside the city was thriving, she had a frown on her face and seemed to be still as busy as she was when she was facing the Yellow River turmoil.

After finally finishing reading the report, Liu Bei relaxed, exhaled slowly, picked up the tea that had already gone cold and took a sip.

Feeling his dry lips moisturized again and the clear tea soothing his mouth and throat, Liu Bei instantly felt much more comfortable.

"Huh... The difficulty of managing this prefecture is indeed much higher than that of a county."

The busy daily experience after his promotion made Liu Bei couldn't help but express such emotion.

"Fortunately, Jian Yong and Tian Yu helped me share the burden, otherwise I would have let down Lord Bo'an's recommendation, and... Zhao Qing's efforts."

This woman who had become the prime minister did not become complacent with her achievements in disaster relief. Instead, she was very concerned about the post-disaster reconstruction and resettlement of disaster victims and refugees.

Even though he had done a very good job and his reputation for integrity and love for the people had even spread to the surrounding counties, Liu Bei still felt that it was not enough.

"Dong dong."

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

The person who pushed the door open was a woman with red eyes and long hair. She was dressed in a green shirt and had a calm and indifferent expression. But after seeing Liu Bei, a hint of worry appeared in the woman's eyes.

"Eldest sister, you forgot to eat again."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei looked at the table next to him. The food there had been delivered two hours ago, but she had been so busy that she had forgotten about it.

"I was so busy that I forgot."

"This is not the first time that my elder sister has forgotten." Guan Yu shook his head and said earnestly, "My elder sister is so tired every day now. If she keeps forgetting to eat, she will be exhausted."

"My ability to govern is limited, like a child learning to walk, so I must spend more time to make up for it," Liu Bei explained.

"You can't ignore your health. Besides, my elder sister learned about this lunch snack from Zhao Qing. Didn't Zhao Qing also say, 'Only when you are full can you have the strength to work?'" Guan Yu stroked his hair and said again.

Liu Bei had nothing to say about this, so he could only helplessly say: "How come Yunchang is just like Yide, now he also mentions Zhaoqing every day?"

"My third sister and I are different. My third sister heard what Zhao Qing did in Luoyang and thought it was so exciting. She has always wanted to compete with Zhao Qing, so she often talks about it." Guan Yu said calmly.

"Oh? What about Yunchang?" Liu Bei also became interested. She knew very well that her second sister had high standards, but once she was recognized by her, she would be sincere.

"That's naturally because I admire what he did in Luoyang. Although such things are thrilling, the courage required is as great as a river. However, we should do the same, serve the Han and the people, punish the bandits and serve the king, only then will our life be worthwhile." Guan Yu said slowly.

"Yes, that's true." Liu Bei nodded, then looked at his third sister with her eyes slightly closed, with a smile on his face.