The Shuhan Empire of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 80
white stripes in the waves
Taking advantage of the afterglow of the last sunset, Zhuge Qiao and his party took an old carriage and drove up to Caixian City, leaving the doubtful eyes of the villagers still fixed on them.

"Fu Qian, I won't enter the city later, you join the other two teams, and we will meet at the east gate of the city." Zhuge Qiao gestured to Fu Qian;

"No," Fu Qian replied; then he swung his whip even harder and left the team,,,

More than ten days passed in a flash; the word Xiaoting was reflected in Zhuge Qiao's eyes from a distance, the group of people who had been traveling for nearly ten days were already tired, and everyone was overwhelmed at the moment they saw the city Inner excitement.

Deng Ainiang also stuck her head out of the window, revealing her bright eyes, and stared at the word "Xiaoting" vigorously, as if afraid that he would leave; It's up to someone, but seeing Xiaoting City at this moment made him drown the thought in his stomach;
Although Deng Ai stayed in a remote Tuntian village in the tiny Shangcai County, it did not stop him from paying attention to political and military affairs, not to mention the battle of Jingzhou that attracted the attention of the world; He closed his eyes and felt the rumored feat of Zhuge Qiao leading three hundred warriors to conquer Xiaoting.

The soldiers on the city tower had noticed the eleven horses that came suddenly. When Zhuge Qiao and others approached the city gate slowly;

"Exactly" Zhuge Qiao dismounted and replied in a low voice;

The soldiers at the gate of the city all fixed their eyes on Zhuge Qiao, as if they were digging for a treasure, trying to dig out the uniqueness from Zhuge Qiao;

"I received an order a long time ago, saying that Captain Zhuge Qiao might be coming to Xiaoting City. I have been waiting here for more than a month. Please, Captain Zhuge," said the junior excitedly; He said that Zhuge Qiao might pass through Xiaoting City, but he did not expect to come, and he also passed by the city gate he was guarding; if he brought him to see the prefect, would there be any unexpected rewards?

Zhuge Qiao should also follow the guidance of the small school to visit the guard of Xiaoting, or the prefect; he himself kept guessing who this person might be!
Ever since he first entered the city, Zhuge Qiao had been frowning, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Following the leadership of the small school, I went through the most prosperous market in Xiaoting; How could he dare to go out without daring to breathe; and when he entered Xiaoting for the second time, Xiaoting was already safe for Liu Bei, but he had never seen so many people. Could it be that the person staying in Jingzhou this time is a great talent; Zhuge Joe thought to himself
Slowly passing through the busiest market, the government office of Xiaoting immediately appeared in front of Zhuge Qiao;
"Lieutenant Zhuge, please," the junior stood at the gate of the mansion and said to Zhuge Qiao, clasping his fists.

Immediately Zhuge Qiao was led by the school into the gate of the county, and the tired Deng Ai and others were also placed in the posthouse to rest.

"Haha, Captain Yaoyao is back; come quickly, I will hold a banquet in the mansion to clean up the dust for Captain Yaoyao." Just as Zhuge Qiao entered the mansion, a general greeted him immediately.

"Thank you, Bo Song! Bo Song is very grateful for General Zhang's hospitality." Zhuge Qiao clasped his fists and saluted Zhang Da; his expression was startled, it was him, isn't Zhang Da a general of Zhang Fei?Why did he suddenly become the guard of Xiaoting.

In the following time; Zhuge Qiao knew all the things that happened during the time when he was leaving Jingzhou;
Liu Bei appointed Ma Liang as the governor of Jingzhou, and Fu Qian as the general of Jingzhou, leading an army of [-] to guard the three counties of Jingzhou; There were nearly [-] surrendered troops before, and at this time there were [-] soldiers guarding Gongan City; [-] of the remaining [-] soldiers were stationed in Xiaoting, and the remaining [-] soldiers were placed in Jianping County.

When Ma Liang was mentioned, Zhuge Qiao understood why there were so many people in Xiaoting City for no reason. It turned out that it was because Ma Liang was the governor.

But what surprised Zhuge Qiao the most was the prefect of Wuling, who actually surrendered Zeng Cheng and Zeng Kaiqi this time; but Zhang Da did not elaborate on how Zeng Cheng served as the prefect of Wuling, and left it to Zhuge Qiao to think about it; He couldn't guess how much trust he had to take the position of prefect as a general; but could Zeng Cheng really trust him?
There is another thing that makes him feel unbelievable. The five thousand sailors who went out with the army did not stay in Jingzhou but returned to Yizhou with the army. But how can the rivers in Yizhou be compared with Jingzhou, especially the rivers near Xiaoting City? The surface of the river is unusually wide; thinking about Zhuge Qiao, he felt relieved. If the Shu Han deployed a naval force in Jingzhou, who else would its purpose be besides Soochow!

After returning to Yizhou, I must reform the Shu Han navy so that the Shu Han can build the top warships of this era and have the largest navy, Zhuge Qiao clenched his fists and thought to himself.

"Lieutenant Zhuge, if it wasn't for you in the past, maybe I wouldn't be where I am today, let me toast you again." Zhang Da continued to toast to Zhuge Qiao through his drink, but he also revealed the secret hidden deep in his heart ;
Afterwards, the incident of that day was known to no one other than the person concerned, and Zhang Fei did not mention it again, but Fan Jiang and Zhang Da followed him wholeheartedly.

The next day, Zhuge Qiao and his party started to return home slowly. Due to the difficult road to Shu, Zhang Da found a merchant ship for them and headed for Yizhou by water.

The leaves are turning yellow, and when the autumn wind blows, the fallen leaves fall one after another, like butterflies flying in the air; Zhuge Qiao is standing at the bow of the boat looking at the autumn scenery on both sides.

Just at this moment, five small boats floated up from the upper reaches, heading straight towards this merchant ship, and there were still men holding weapons standing on board; there was a man on the middle boat who was particularly eye-catching, covered in snow like white flesh , if compared with water, it is like a white strip;
"In front of Lieutenant Zhuge is the most famous water bandit of this generation. The leader, who is covered in white flesh and holds a deadly harpoon, is called Zhang Shun. As for the many times when the officers and soldiers came to arrest them, they just made room for them; but they didn’t hurt people’s lives, they just asked for the toll of the passage, which was more or less often, so the officers and soldiers didn’t take them seriously.” The captain approached Zhuge Qiao and explained slowly Said; as if he was used to it, the captain did not panic at all, but calmly waited for their arrival.

When the boat got close, the man on the boat skillfully climbed onto the merchant ship,,,

[This chapter introduces the characters of Langli Baitiao and Zhang Shun, who are forthright and righteous, and who have revenge, I hope everyone will like it; the author asks for collection and recommendation; I hope everyone has a good mood every day]

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