Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

For Zhao A, expanding territory is a future plan.

The first thing to do now is to follow General Guan's order and negotiate Xuchang City with Governor Zhao.

From Zhao A's own point of view, although Lord Xuande conquered the strong city without fighting, it was indeed a great reputation, but it also meant that more energy would be needed to take over and replace the officials of this former "capital".

Select the smart and reliable ones, eliminate those who are superficial, mark those who are related to relatives, and at the same time let the people of Xuchang know the politics of Lord Xuande, and be prepared to implement new orders such as agriculture, industry, and commerce here.

After all, Cao Cao's welcoming the emperor here was not without purpose. Sitting in the west of Henan, leaning on the Yellow River and looking at Jingzhou, there are thousands of acres of fertile fields and rivers and canals, and it is adjacent to Yingchuan Chen County.

Therefore, even though everyone knows that Lord Xuande will restore the old capital Luoyang, it has not reduced the prosperity of Xuchang at all, and this also means that Zhao A has more miscellaneous tasks to handle.

The hands that had held hoes, oars, and swords finally held a pen and began to carefully record official business.

A wisp of north wind swirled into the hall, causing the lights to sway and Zhao Ah-tung, who was busy with his work, put down his pen.

"It's snowing?"

Going out into the dark sky, Zhao A saw white dots falling from the sky. The north wind brought endless chill, which made him shrink his neck subconsciously and mutter to himself:

"I wonder what the snow on Yanshan Mountain looks like?"

And a reply suddenly sounded:

"If you are curious, I will talk to the general on your behalf. You should be able to catch the last cargo ship heading north."

The only person here was Zhao Lei. Zhao A tried to relax his shoulders to adapt to the cold, and shook his head to refuse:

"When I go north with the general, I will see it. This day is not far away."

"Hahaha!" Zhao Lei shook his head and laughed, saying only "OK".

Since the official duties were temporarily interrupted, Zhao A simply asked curiously:

"Commander, I heard that the emperor's uncle is no longer in the city?"

Zhao Lei nodded to confirm:

"Your Majesty defeated the enemy in Yecheng and restored the emperor's power, and the lord has also captured the enemy. These are all signs that the Han Dynasty will rise."

"And it will be New Year's Eve in a month, so I must go to see him."

New Year's Eve... Zhao A was stunned when he heard this. If the commander hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten that he had been in the army year after year.

Looking back on the sudden idea of ​​joining the army from Zigui to Jiangling, it was just to have a good meal and get a wife, but now that he has fought all the way, the pursuit that has been in his heart has changed again and again without realizing it.

Looking at the sky, Zhao A felt that the thoughts in his mind were also unbridled:

I don't know what the cattle and sheep raised by the Hu people taste like, and are the women of the Hu people... easy to raise?

At the same time, on the lead ship of a fleet of cargo ships on the Yingshui River, Gan Gui also shouted to the back:

"Mr. Ji Chang, it's snowing, it's snowing!"

Ma Liang lifted the curtain from the cabin and got out, looked up at the sky, shook his head and sighed:

"It's a nice snow."

So Gan Gui also shook his head and nodded: "It's a nice snow."

But as soon as the words came out, the two laughed at the same time.

Seriously speaking, the two were not pure southerners. Gan Gui lived in Xiangyang for a period of time when he was young with his father who was attached to Liu Biao. Ma Liang was from Yicheng, Xiangyang. Although these two places are not cold, you can still see snow once a year.

But what I saw in the past and what I saw this time are completely different.

For Gan Gui, he is now famous for his splendid reputation in Jianghuai, and is even more powerful than the Jinfan thief in the past. He has also returned home in glory to offer sacrifices to his ancestors on behalf of his father. The melancholy of his father's living under someone else's roof has been washed away. Now he only cares about the sea master that General Guan once said, and he is eager to leave his name in history.

For Ma Liang, he had talent and fame in the past but could not use it. Later, he joined Lord Xuande and was entrusted with an important task, which could be said to be a meteoric rise. As a result, he saw his brother's story about Jieting in the history of later generations. In order to make up for his brother's story, he went deep into Yangzhou without hesitation, visited the mountain alone, and coordinated with Baiyue to attack Jiangdong. Now that the situation in Jiangdong has gradually become clear, and his brother has also sent a letter saying that he is comfortable and at ease in Chang'an, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Therefore, in this mentality, the two of them looked at the snowflakes scattered in the dark sky, and they actually saw a little bit of the meaning of auspicious snow in them.

Although the fleet failed to catch up with the decisive battle in Yuzhou, as the main force of Cao's army moved westward, the fleet successively conquered the two cities of Hefei and Shouchun, which were not well defended. This was a real achievement.

So after the war stopped for a while, Liu Bei simply ordered Ma Liang to stay in Shouchun and ordered Gan Gui to open the canal transportation route to transport Jiangxia's products to the north by waterway. The two were very busy because of this.

As the end of the year approached, the two received the summons from their lord and were ordered to go to Yecheng to report their merits.

Ma Liang originally planned to wait for the next ship because the snow was about to fall, but was finally forced to board the ship by Gan Gui.

"Fortunately, General Gan advised me to catch this ship, otherwise I might miss the summons of Lord Xuande." Ma Liang was very grateful.

Gan Gui seemed to be thinking:

"Since it has snowed, our ship will probably be busy."

Ma Liang also quickly understood what Gan Gui meant by busy.

After passing through Shouchun and heading north along the Yingshui River, the fleet stopped in Xiang County after passing Shen County and Ruyin.

The navy was divided into two here, and the dozens of ships that were divided continued to move along the Yingshui River to Xuchang, bringing various goods needed for the winter.

The remaining fleet will take a short rest and then turn north from here to enter the Honggou and continue northward.

Standing on the bow and looking at Xiangcheng from afar, Gan Gui commented seriously:

"This city is really less colorful without a general crying for mercy."

Ma Liang immediately shook his head and said: "General Gan, please don't say too much. Zang Ba may be a comrade in the future."

In the past, during the Jing-Yu war, Xiang County was defended by Zang Ba. As a result, after seeing the artillery fire, he thought that there was a fairy master performing a magic. He surrendered very easily, which left a deep impression on the two.

And Ma Liang knew more-Zang Ba's identity as a yellow turban was praised by many people in later generations, and I am afraid that Lord Xuande would be more lenient because of this.

Gan Gui laughed: "Mr. Ji Chang, don't say more, I am not stupid-the boat passenger is here, sir, please come with me to greet him."

Ma Liang looked back and saw a small boat coming from the shore, and the outline of the figure on the boat was vaguely familiar to him.

As the boat moored beside the big ship, two people boarded the ship along the ladder, and Ma Liang's face was immediately full of joy:

"General Zilong!"

Zhao Yun adjusted his hat to cover the snow, and smiled at his old friend:

"General Ma, how are you?"

Gan Gui also came over to greet Zhao Yun, and then circled around another person whose face was covered by a hat:

"Dad, why are you dressed so tightly? Are you embarrassed to see your son become a general of the navy?"

"Dad, do you want to come back and command the navy? Dad, I will teach you how to be a general of the navy."