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

Xun Yu actually rubbed his shoulders.

And he didn’t know if it was an illusion, but Liu Zhaoqing felt a warm current flowing back and forth on his shoulders, and he felt as comfortable as lying in a hot spring of suitable temperature.

Xun Yu's shoulder massaging skills are so terrifying that they are even better than Jiao'er's.

As if seeing the doubt in Liu Zhaoqing's heart, Xun Yu took the initiative to explain: "When I was young, my father often worked all night, so I tried to use my earth spirit to see if I could better relieve his fatigue."

Obviously Xun Yu did it, and did it very successfully.

Liu Zhaoqing was surprised: "Does Wen Ruo Di Ling have such ability?"

"I was lucky to obtain this land spirit, and my use of it is still superficial." Xun Yu said, "If I had a deeper understanding, Zhao Qing's shoulders would not only be relieved, but his fatigued strength and mind would be replenished in an instant."

If this is true, then Liu Zhaoqing feels that he should be close to invincible.

"'Heaven's Gift' and 'Earth's Spirit' are truly amazing." Liu Zhaoqing exclaimed, "They have so many magical abilities."

Unfortunately, he doesn’t have any now, and he doesn’t know the reason. It seems that he must ask Yinglong later.

Liu Zhaoqing closed his eyes and enjoyed the comfort coming from his body, but Xun Yu behind him was not as calm as he seemed.

The kneading of her hands seemed steady, but the beating of her heart was faster than the candlelight swaying in the wind by the window.

As a direct descendant of the Xun family, and a representative of the younger generation of the Xun family, Xun Yu's education made her not only gentle in character, but also more conservative in her ideas.

Apart from having his father rubbed his shoulders when he was a child, no one else had ever received this treatment.

The elders of the Xun family, such as his uncle, had heard Xun's father praise his daughter and wanted to give it a try. They even took out their fine writing to "tempt" her, but Xun Yu was not "fooled".

At the moment, Liu Zhaoqing did not take out any fine pens or ink, or other treasures to tempt him.

But Xun Yu did not feel any alienation or discomfort.

This kind of ordinary yet reassuring feeling is not strange. I have had it before when I was massaging my father's shoulders.

But now, there is an additional layer of tension on top of this emotion, as if he was afraid that he might hurt the other person if he didn't pay enough attention to the strength.

Or maybe that's not the reason at all.

Xun Yu looked at Liu Zhaoqing's back, feeling the abnormality in his emotions, and gradually realized that his heart seemed to have already determined the direction.

"Zhao Qing."

"Hmm? What's wrong? Is Wen Ruo tired?" Liu Zhaoqing opened his eyes and smiled, "If you are tired, just stop. After Wen Ruo's encouragement, I feel full of strength now."

"That's good..." Xun Yu said softly.

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Silent all night.

By the time daybreak came, Liu Zhaoqing had just finished reading the last handful of wooden slips and had obtained the detailed information of the last county governor.

After stretching, Liu Zhaoqing saw a set of bowls and chopsticks and a wooden box on the table not far away that had not been opened.

That was brought by my daughter. Liu Zhaoqing was not hungry now, and the food was already cold, so he was too lazy to eat it.

Looking at his hands, he found that he was now showing some signs of fatigue after having been full of energy for the entire night.

Although Xun Yu's ability is magical, all he can do is soothe. Of course, it is impossible for him to directly replenish Liu Zhaoqing's power of the human book.

But even so, it's amazing.

"Jiao'er, Hong'er, Sister Xuande, they all seem to have some 'assistance' abilities. If I were stronger, with their backup, wouldn't I be truly invincible?"

Liu Zhaoqing sat casually, propped up his legs, looked up at the beams, and suddenly thought of something.

But this was just his casual thought. He was still far from being invincible.

Xun Yu went back last night, and Liu Zhaoqing told her to have a good rest. After a night of intensive study, he now has a general grasp of the current situation in Jizhou.

Jizhou seemed stable under Han Fu's rule, but in fact, there were hidden dangers everywhere.

Apart from Wei County where Yecheng is located, which has the strongest control, many other counties and prefectures are not inspected all year round and are controlled as long as the other parties pay taxes and surrender.

This is normal, otherwise the Yellow River Rebellion would not have caused some counties in such a prosperous area as Jizhou to become destitute.

Moreover, Zhen Mi's father was in the north of Jizhou. Although the Hu people in the northern border had heavenly soldiers at that time, the Jizhou soldiers at that time did nothing about the incident. This also shows how big the gap is between the marginal counties and the core areas such as Weijun.

In addition, some counties adjacent to Bingzhou even had no less than 5,000 soldiers stationed there. The county governors said that this was to prevent bandits and border barbarians from looting.

But if these troops are not under the control of the Jizhou central government, they are equivalent to the private soldiers of the county magistrates, and they are also supported by the military pay allocated by the Jizhou central government, which is quite outrageous.

"Sure enough, the collapse of a dynasty is never a matter of a single moment or the decay of one place." Liu Zhaoqing sighed softly.

Jizhou is like a person who looks rosy-faced but is actually full of hidden diseases and has not much time left. He has a gorgeous appearance, but his insides have long been exhausted and decaying.

If there was external force at this time, for example, if the Xianbei people in the northern border had not been stopped by Liu Zhaoqing and had gone directly south.

Jizhou, a man who looked strong and normal, would probably instantly expose the fact that he was hollow inside and fall to the ground in a bloody mess.

The same situation as Jizhou must have existed in other provinces and counties, otherwise the Han Dynasty would not have been so corrupt.

However, there were also differences in the abilities of the provincial governors. Due to the inaction of Han Fu, the helmsman, Jizhou, which had a strong physique, was the shortest among a group of "dwarfs".

Liu Zhaoqing stood up and went outside, looking at the sky.

At this time, most people were still asleep. Liu Zhaoqing had some free time before Tian Feng, Gao Lan and his group finished getting ready.

He planned to use that time to visit his soldiers, but before that, he still had a short period of time at his disposal.

Thinking of this, Liu Zhaoqing remembered that he had not yet gone to see his "trophies".

"While it's still early, let's go check out what we got yesterday. If there's anything we don't need, we can sell it and use it as military pay, or to do construction work."

Chapter 348 Relieving Zhang Liao's Worries, Treasure Appraisal Yinglong 4K

All the things obtained from Luoyang were stored in a special warehouse in Yecheng.

It is called "specialized", but in fact it is Han Fu's own private warehouse.

Before leaving Yecheng to attack Luoyang, Liu Zhaoqing ordered his men to take out the gold, brocade and other treasures in his warehouse. Some of them were used to reward the soldiers, some were used to provide relief to the civilians and soldiers who died in the battle of Yecheng, and the rest were basically transported to Changping City together with the money obtained from other corrupt officials.

The warehouses that happen to be vacant are used to store new loot.

Liu Zhaoqing was not like other princes who massacred people in every city they conquered. He took 70% to 80% of the plundered wealth for himself and confiscated the rest.

For Liu Zhaoqing, the purpose of money is to satisfy his own goals.

His purpose was to expand his power and make the Yellow Turban people under his rule live a happy life, so of course the money would be used for construction and relief.

Liu Zhaoqing saw it very clearly that no matter how much wealth one had, it was just an external thing. As long as one could live a satisfying life, it would be right to use the money to do meaningful things.

It is easier said than done. He was able to do it only because he had experienced the feeling of spending all his wealth.

Not to mention, not only is there no bitterness or pain of poverty, but there is actually a great sense of satisfaction.

When Baoer told this feeling, he was frightened and worried about when the head of the family would do the same thing again.

"It seems that I definitely don't have the trait of being a money-grubber." Liu Zhaoqing evaluated himself, then smiled and went to another mansion that originally belonged to Han Fu.

The scale of that mansion was no less than that of the governor's mansion. The latter was where Han Fu worked, while this place was his private residence. There were innumerable treasures in the mansion. Any painting or calligraphy on the wall or any porcelain on the table was a masterpiece.

Han Fu was certainly not a refined person. He could not appreciate the art of calligraphy, paintings, and fine porcelain, but he understood the value behind them.

His "big treasury" is also in the basement of that mansion.

Now most of the valuable things in it had been confiscated by people sent by Liu Zhaoqing. Tian Feng and other former subordinates of Han Fu had no objection to this. They were even dumbfounded after seeing Han Fu's huge treasury with their own eyes.

Obviously, these subordinates had not expected that Han Fu had such a huge amount of wealth.

Shen Pei murmured to himself at the time that if the money had been used to recruit soldiers, train them and arm them earlier, the army's combat effectiveness would have been raised by more than one level, and perhaps the result would have been different.

Even if Han Fu took out one thousandth of his savings and used it for disaster relief instead of recruiting soldiers for training, the quality and quantity of soldiers he could recruit would not be so poor.

Unfortunately, there is no "if" in reality, and even if Han Fu was given another chance, he would probably glare at his subordinates and say something like "It's all my money, my money!".

Along the way, Liu Zhaoqing couldn't help shaking his head when he thought of Han Fu's various actions.

But it was also thanks to Han Fu being Han Fu. If it were someone else, such as Yuan Shao, he would not be able to stroll so comfortably on the streets of Yecheng.

By the way, Yuan Shao, who was supposed to be the lord of Hebei, has now changed the trajectory of his fate because of Liu Zhaoqing. So where will she go?

Liu Zhaoqing looked up at the dim sky and walked on the deserted street, guessing the possibilities.

Just at this moment, I suddenly bumped into a tall figure around the corner.

"Benefactor?"

Just when Liu Zhaoqing was about to see if the other party was okay, he found Zhang Liao standing motionless right in front of him.

Zhang Liao, who had changed into a light blue gown, looked at Liu Zhaoqing in surprise. She didn't expect to meet him on the street so early in the morning.

"Huh? Wenyuan got up so early?"

"I am going to practice swordsmanship outside the city." Zhang Liao asked immediately after he finished speaking, "Where are you going, benefactor?"

Liu Zhaoqing then told her that he was going to Han Fuyuan's private residence to take a look at the spoils.

It just so happened that Zhang Liao was the person in charge of this matter, so he took the initiative to offer to take Liu Zhaoqing to have a look.

Of course Liu Zhaoqing readily agreed.

"My benefactor, would you like to rest for a while?" Zhang Liao asked as they walked.

"I've rested enough, and there are some things that need to be resolved as soon as possible." Liu Zhaoqing said with a smile, "But there are only a few things. The rest, such as the conquest of the strategic Hebei, is not urgent."

After completely taking over Jizhou, Liu Zhaoqing could rely on Jizhou's vast and fertile land to develop while taking Bingzhou and Liaodong, and even directly exhaust the enemy's combat power with money and food.

"I will have to trouble Wenyuan and Zilong to take care of the battle. In the future, I will most likely let you lead a team alone to quell a rebellion in a certain county in Jizhou."

Zhang Liao shook his head: "This is what I should do. How can it be called 'trouble'?"

"Besides... I can only help you in this aspect. Giving advice is not my strong point."

Seeing Zhang Liao's tone weaken and seem to be losing confidence, Liu Zhaoqing immediately shook his head and said, "No."

"I know Wenyuan well. He is a man of both wisdom and courage. The reason why he feels that he cannot offer advice must be attributed to Feng Xiaowen, Ju Shou and others."

This certainly doesn't mean they are the "culprits". Zhang Liao wanted to turn around and remind Liu Zhaoqing that she was fine, but perhaps not all his subordinates would like to hear such words, so they must not say too much.

However, after turning around, Zhang Liao saw Liu Zhaoqing with a smile on her face. Obviously, Liu Zhaoqing was using exaggerated words to ease her inner anxiety.

Zhang Liao has this kind of worry and is not confident in her own strength, which is also one of her rare shortcomings.

Born as a minor official, she had felt confused about her future even when she was still a child. At that time, she was greatly encouraged by Liu Zhaoqing's firm encouragement.

Now she has become Tianzi, and has performed extremely well in several battles. Even the princes and ordinary people in Hebei know that there is a "cold-faced general" like her beside Marquis Changping and General Tiangong.

But Zhang Liao still felt that he was not strong enough to cut off everything, such as Kunpeng in the northern border and Tianming in Luoyang. Facing these terrifying monsters that were beyond the comprehension of mortals, he seemed insignificant.

She was not the only one who had felt this sense of insignificance. In fact, it was a very normal psychological state. Most people would never see such grand scenes in their lifetimes. Zhang Liao had seen the evil god, the holy spirit, and the destiny in less than half a year after following Liu Zhaoqing.

So her lack of confidence was actually because she had set a goal that was too far away for herself, and she wanted to share more of Liu Zhaoqing's worries.

There is nothing wrong with her own strength. She was even promoted from the level of "Ren" to the level of "Tian" in less than half a year. She is a rare genius in a century.

Knowing the source of Zhang Liao's anxiety, Liu Zhaoqing was able to provide appropriate comfort and relief.

"Looking back to the past, Wenyuan was just a minor official at the frontier holding a crescent-shaped halberd. With great enthusiasm, he went to Pingyuan to help me quell the rebellion in the Yellow River. At that time, he was still a little unfamiliar with fighting and was almost injured by the cunning red dragon." Liu Zhaoqing said as he walked forward.

Speaking of this, Zhang Liao still feels a little ashamed until now. Fortunately, Liu Zhaoqing saved her. This is why she privately called Liu Zhaoqing her benefactor.

But Liu Zhaoqing certainly didn't come to expose her scars, and continued: "But look at him now. Not only can Wenyuan kill the evil spirit-possessed enemy general by himself, but he is also fearless in the face of monsters far more powerful than the red dragon. How many times have I been saved or protected by Wenyuan."

"When Zilong is alone with me sometimes, she always sighs that Wenyuan is improving too fast. If this continues, she, Zhao Yun, who has been practicing spearmanship for nearly ten years since she was a child, will not have the confidence to defeat you in future competitions."

Zhang Liao looked slightly surprised. She was very familiar with Zhao Yun's character. The general in white armor never told a lie. The fact that she admired him like this was enough to prove that Zhang Liao's strength was increasing rapidly.

"Besides." Liu Zhaoqing smiled gently: "Wenyuan's upper limit is far from being reached. You will be even stronger in the future."

“I am more certain of this than anyone else.”

Zhang Liao was speechless, but a warm feeling rose in his heart.

As the lord, Liu Zhaoqing has always trusted her very much, and his trust is almost "superstitious".

When she was a nobody, people were sure that she would become a great general. Isn't this "superstition"?

But this feeling of being trusted is not bad. What Zhang Liao felt was not pressure, but motivation from the heart.

From the past to the present, what Liu Zhaoqing said when he first met her is gradually coming true.

"Thank you, sir..." Zhang Liao wanted to thank him, but Liu Zhaoqing stopped him by shaking his head.

"As for 'thank you', I should be the one to say it. Wenyuan has become famous now, but he hasn't abandoned me. I'm really touched." Liu Zhaoqing said with a smile.