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

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Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liao were chatting, and Liu Zhaoqing, who was listening to them, felt something was strange.

It seemed that Zhang Jiao was instructing Zhang Liao to protect her, but why did Liu Zhaoqing feel that there was something else behind their words?

As expected, an intelligence of 181 is still not enough to fully understand the topics between women.

After dinner, Liu Zhaoqing was fine, but Zhang Liao became more and more uneasy.

Even when she was fighting with Zhang Fei, she had never been so nervous. It was not until Liu Zhaoqing finished her meal and said that she was going to the temporary study that Zhang Liao quickly said that he would go to help.

After coming out with Liu Zhaoqing, Zhang Liao breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is Jiao'er so scary?" Liu Zhaoqing didn't quite understand why Zhang Liao was fine at the beginning but became more and more nervous later on.

"It's not 'terrible'." Zhang Liao didn't know how to describe it. "It's... similar to... as if my wife knows everything."

This is really unheard of. Liu Zhaoqing thought about it and thought, should it be Jiao'er's temperament? Could this also be the credit of the Taiping Yaoshu?

However, Zhang Liao took the initiative to come to the study with her, and Liu Zhaoqing just happened to need her help with something.

There were not many books in the study, and most of the books in the house were washed away by the flood.

Most of the books in this study now were borrowed from the county magistrate's mansion. While Liu Zhaoqing was busy organizing post-disaster reconstruction work with Liu Bei a few days ago, he did not forget to look for clues to the two extraordinary things he had obtained.

These books were found by Liu Zhaoqing over the past few days. Now, while we have some free time and Zhang Liao, an intellectual, is here, we can search for them together and see if we can find any clues about the two objects.

"Wenyuan, you look over there, and I'll look over here. Let's look for any descriptions related to 'River Map' or 'Avoiding Water'. If there are any, use the labels to insert them into the book, or tell me directly."

Afterwards, Liu Zhaoqing and Zhang Liao began to use the most primitive method of elimination.

By the middle of the night, Liu Zhaoqing was still searching. Zhang Liao felt a little sleepy, but after taking a nap, he saw Liu Zhaoqing still working at his desk, so he perked up and continued searching.

After a while, Liu Zhaoqing still didn't find any clues, and at this time Zhang Liao was shocked and said.

"My benefactor, please take a look at this."

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhaoqing quickly stood up and came to Zhang Liao.

Leaning closer to look at where her finger was pointing, Liu Zhaoqing bent his knees and knelt beside her, then picked up the book, looked at it, and read the words on it softly.

"Fuxi obtained the River Map, and the Xia people used it as their basis and named it Lianshan..."

Found a clue, but...what does this mean?

Liu Zhaoqing thought about it for a long time. According to his understanding, this seemed to be talking about the ancient story of Fuxi, and did not explain the meaning of the "River Map" in detail.

"Why does it sound like some kind of metaphysical fortune-telling?" Liu Zhaoqing muttered.

This sentence also awakened Zhang Liao who was standing by. Zhang Liao murmured, "Metaphysical fortune-telling, benefactor..."

"If that's true, then this Lianshan is referring to the Book of Changes?"

"The Book of Changes is a must-read book for those who possess the gift of divination. It is an ancient mysterious book." Zhang Liao continued, "And this text says 'because of this, it is called Lianshan', which means..."

"The Book of I Ching comes from the River Chart?" Liu Zhaoqing followed her words.

Then he opened his mouth and said, "Doesn't that mean that the River Map... is some kind of divine object that can help us comprehend the mysteries of heaven and earth?"

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Nothing happened that night. When Liu Zhaoqing woke up the next day, he found that Zhang Liao had gotten up early and left the study, probably to go for training.

Looking at the messy study, Liu Zhaoqing rubbed his head.

We did find a clue about the River Map last night, but it is only a speculation and its exact function is still unclear.

There is no way to verify the water-repellent sword. The sword is fine. Even if Liu Zhaoqing doesn't know its origin, he knows that it can be used as a weapon.

Liu Zhaoqing really needs to figure out the function of the River Map, otherwise it will be like a time bomb, and he won't know whether it is a good thing or an ominous thing that will bring him fatal disaster.

He walked to the door, looked up at Chen Yang, and then took out the palm-sized piece of wood from his pocket.

"What on earth are you?"

Just as Liu Zhaoqing was talking to himself, he suddenly saw a dark red word appear on the black wood piece.

"Is this... the word 'fire'?"

Liu Zhaoqing looked at the sun in surprise, and then at the River Map in his hand.

"Is this a sign of something?"

"Fire... Han is the virtue of fire. The River Map that comprehends the secrets of heaven and earth shows the word fire under the morning sun..."

The more Liu Zhaoqing talked, the more he felt like a charlatan, but in this era, omens are real things that will happen.

"If we look at it literally, this seems to be... a sign of the rise of the Han Dynasty..." Liu Zhaoqing frowned slightly.

Because Liu Zhaoqing himself knew that this was not possible.

After pondering for a while, Liu Zhaoqing put the River Map back.

No matter what, this way, all the hard work of the night will not be in vain. If I can infer that the Han Dynasty will rise from the performance of this river map, then others can definitely do it as well.

In other words, no matter what the function of the River Map in his hand was, it had now become something that could shock the entire court and even the entire Han Dynasty.

"Maybe this can also help me on my trip to Luoyang."

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After deciding on the guards, Liu Zhaoqing went to discuss the subsequent reconstruction matters with Liu Bei.

This process was not very difficult. From the time he discovered that the Yellow River Rebellion would be advanced to the present, Liu Bei had been working with Liu Zhaoqing to formulate policies and countermeasures.

The temporary edict only asked Liu Zhaoqing to hand over some work to Liu Bei in advance and let him complete it himself.

"In this way, Pingyuan County will really get back on track." After the conversation ended at noon, Liu Zhaoqing was completely relieved.

"Yes, thanks to Brother Zhaoqing." Liu Bei also sighed, looking at Liu Zhaoqing with satisfaction in his eyes, "If you were not here, the entire county would probably have run out of food yesterday."

"Haha, this is all thanks to the efforts of Sister Xuande and the soldiers and officials who bought grain. It is not easy for us to buy grain from Youzhou and transport it here. Fortunately, Sister Xuande knows Lord Bo'an, so we have no problems along the way."

Liu Bei also smiled: "Speaking of Lord Bo'an, I received a letter from him yesterday, and he praised you in the letter."

"Oh? Really?" Liu Zhaoqing was surprised.

Liu Yu, Liu Bo'an, is a genuine royal family member, and the "top" one among the royal family members, the orthodox clan leader of the Han Dynasty, and most importantly, he is an upright person. He is one of the "righteous people" in Liu Bei's words. As a commoner, Liu Zhaoqing was really happy to be praised by him.

"By the way, speaking of Youzhou, Sister Xuande, why didn't you keep Zhao Yun?" Liu Zhaoqing said regretfully.

"This... there's nothing we can do." Liu Bei also felt very sorry.

"Zilong said that he was recommended by the folks of Changshan State, and he must repay the kindness of the folks. Although there is a disaster in the south, the greater threat to Youzhou is still from the foreign tribes in the north. With Zilong's courage, guarding the border is the best choice."

"Guarding the border..." Liu Zhaoqing pondered for a moment.

If Zhao Yun wanted to guard the border, Youzhou had two choices, one was Gongsun Zan in Beiping, and the other was Liu Bo'an.

I don’t know whether she will choose to be loyal to Gongsun Zan as in her previous life, but if so, history will be back on track.

"Zhao Qing should be leaving soon, right? Pingyuan is not close to Luoyang. Although twenty days is enough, it would be reassuring to arrive in Luoyang early." Liu Bei asked.

"Well, I plan to leave the day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

"Is that so..." Liu Bei nodded slightly, paused for a moment and then said, "For this Yellow River turmoil, the higher-ups haven't sent anyone to provide disaster relief. Although that Huangmen Shilang said that His Majesty mentioned me, my position is too low. The King of Pingyuan should still receive the imperial edict for Pingyuan County..."

"So... I probably can't go to Luoyang with you."

Liu Zhaoqing laughed; "Don't worry, Sister Xuande, Zhaoqing is not a child."

"Just wait for my good news."

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In the next two days, Liu Zhaoqing also met with Bo Cai, Liu Pi, Gong Du, and the newly joined Zhou Cang, Deng Mao, Gao Sheng, and He Yi, and asked them to wait patiently for his return and to help Baoer and Zhang Jiao during this period.

Of course, several people agreed and told the head of the family to go to Luoyang to receive the reward without worry, and that when he came back, the house would definitely be rebuilt more beautifully than before.

Then, Liu Zhaoqing also said goodbye to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. The former treated Liu Zhaoqing the same as before, while the latter was much more friendly. He patted Liu Zhaoqing on the back and kept saying that Liu Zhaoqing had a good vision for finding such a Zhang Liao.

Because of his enormous strength, after being hit twice, Liu Zhaoqing quickly found an excuse to run away.

Afterwards, Liu Zhaoqing said goodbye to the righteous men who were still staying in Pingyuan County, some disaster victims, and the people who had worn yellow scarves in the past, and many of them still wore yellow scarves today.

On the third day, Liu Zhaoqing set aside time to accompany Jiao'er. He talked a lot with her and listened to a lot of her confessions in the bedroom and on the pillow.

On the fourth day, which was February 14, Liu Zhaoqing and Zhang Liao finally arrived outside the county town in the morning light, riding one horse and one horse.

Zhang Jiao, Baoer and her daughter were waiting for him outside the door.

After getting off the horse, Liu Zhaoqing said to Zhang Jiao: "Why is Jiao'er here?"

"I have something for Qingjun." Zhang Jiao looked at Baoer, and Baoer immediately took out two small packages and handed them to Liu Zhaoqing.

"Why are there two?"

"One is mine."

"Where's the other one?"

"It belongs to the county magistrate."

"..."

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Liu Zhaoqing looked back and saw that Pingyuan County was getting farther and farther away from him, while the sun in front of him was rising higher and higher, and the horse under his feet stayed in the same place.

"My benefactor..." Zhang Liao could see that Liu Zhaoqing was reluctant to let go.

But at this time Liu Zhaoqing shook his head: "Let's go, Wenyuan, let's go to Luoyang to see the heroes of the world."

Two horses, one brown and one black, walked one after the other in the morning sun and gradually disappeared from the sight of three or four people on the city wall of Pingyuan City.

Chapter 61: Meeting a Girl on the Roadside

The two horses walked along the small path, climbed the high slope, and finally came to the official road heading towards Yangping County west of the plain.

As the economic center of Jizhou, Yangping County and the neighboring Wei County are one of the most prosperous regions in Hebei. Ye County, to which Wei County belongs, is the seat of Jizhou, or in modern terms, the "provincial capital."

Huang Menlang said that the ferry crossings on both sides of the Yellow River were severely damaged due to the disaster. So if the ferry crossings were to be restored during these days, the ferry crossings in the two most developed counties closest to the plains would definitely be restored the fastest.

So Liu Zhaoqing and Zhang Liao headed towards Yangping from the beginning. If nothing unexpected happened, they would be able to cross the Yellow River and reach Yanzhou on the other side of the river later today.

Nothing unexpected happened during the journey from Pingyuan County to Yangping County.

Although Liu Zhaoqing and Zhang Liao were alone with two horses, and they could often see some civilians in tattered clothes staring at them on the side of the road, Zhang Liao, wearing light armor and with the crescent halberd on his back reflecting the sunlight, easily extinguished any possible danger.

During this period, Liu Zhaoqing and Zhang Liao also talked about her deeds in Yanmen County. When Liu Zhaoqing learned that Zhang Liao seemed to have fallen into a bottleneck in martial arts, she understood that this was probably the reason given in the human book: she had potential, but no specific potential ability.

Then as long as Zhang Liao breaks through the bottleneck and awakens her potential, she will be able to become a great man.

As for how to awaken, Liu Zhaoqing was also completely in the dark. He really didn't understand. Fortunately, Zhang Liao herself understood. She told Liu Zhaoqing that she might just need an opportunity, just like awakening into a hero.

Liu Zhaoqing had heard about this from Liu Bei. The opportunities needed to awaken a hero vary, but generally it takes an experience like a "turning point" to create one.

For example, when he was rebuilding Pingyuan County with Liu Bei, he heard Liu Bei say during a work chat that she was originally just a Ren character, but on the day she and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei swore brotherhood in Taoyuan, she was directly awarded the character Jin. Her second and third sisters also became Jin characters one after another afterwards.

The "turning point" for Liu Bei was undoubtedly the Peach Garden Oath.

This means that Zhang Liao also needs a turning point to awaken and be promoted.

While taking a short rest for a quarter of an hour on the roadside, Liu Zhaoqing opened and looked at the package Zhang Jiao gave him.

In addition to some dry food, there were more jewelry and coins. In addition, there was also a bundle of bandages and several cans of medicine for bruises and injuries. I had already said what I wanted to say before, so I didn't leave a letter.

The other package that Liu Bei asked Jiao'er to pass on to him was different. There was no dry food or coins in it, but there were quite a few bottles, jars and some small boxes.

Liu Zhaoqing picked up a bottle and opened it slightly, then he smelled a strong smell of blood.

After a moment of surprise, Liu Zhaoqing knew what was in the bottle and box.

These are the blood of dragons or their elixirs. According to human books, these two things are both precious medicines that can strengthen the body and even prolong life.

There were also two obviously different white bottles in the package, which felt peculiarly cool to the touch. They must contain the Six-Headed Dragon's Blood Pill, which was even more precious.

Liu Zhaoqing roughly estimated that he might not be able to finish the dragon treasures in this package even in two or three years.

Of course, he wouldn't be so stupid as to really think that these were all for him to eat.

No wonder this package was so heavy. He also understood that these treasures were not all for him to eat, but for him to make friends with the powerful people in Luoyang.

Jiao'er paid attention to the details of her life and health along the way, while Sister Xuande thought about the socializing after going to Luoyang. This might be related to the fact that she was an official. Liu Zhaoqing did not expect this.

Liu Zhaoqing also saw a letter in the bottle. Next to the letter was a note asking Liu Zhaoqing to give it to Mr. Lu Zhi after arriving in Luoyang. So Liu Zhaoqing did not open it without permission.