When Liu Guangshi heard the report, he hurried out of the city to welcome Zhang Tonggu and Wang Anzhong.

There was no panic on his face because he delayed the emperor's will. Liu Guangshi was calm and calm all over. This was the qi-raising skill that the ministers of the Great Chu State paid attention to.

Only the experienced Wang Anzhong saw a hint of panic in Liu Guangshi's eyes.

Wang An’s center was very contemptuous of Liu Guangshi. A foolish father and son made the State of Chu lose all his face!

Wang Anzhong's attitude towards Liu Guangshi was also the usual attitude of civil officials of the State of Great Chu toward military generals. There was the indulgence of emperors of all dynasties. So what if civil officials just sprayed their saliva on the emperor's face? No matter how they did, they would not rebel. Military generals were different. Don't forget that the State of Great Chu usurped the world with force.

Liu Guangshi, generals Zhang Tonggu and Wang Anzhong, received a warm reception from the mansion. They said some scenes to each other and then parted after drinking a few glasses.

After seeing off the two, Liu Guangshi turned around and walked towards the back hall. He had been fighting for the country for more than ten years in his thirties, and he had long since lost the ambition of fighting for the country when he first went to the battlefield.

He looked back at his twenty-year-old self and was reckless and stupid!

Emperor Zhang Mao issued an order to take back Hejian Prefecture. Liu Guangshi immediately went to his father Liu Yanqing to write a letter to ask for advice.

Liu Yanqing's letter only means - to delay. You have to wait for change. Liu Yanqing's war is not good, but it is very accurate to see things. If you go to fight those refugees, they will join the group to fight you to the death. If you don't care about him, he will have civil strife.

The reason why Liu Guangshi asked the court for food and salary was quietly waiting for the opportunity.

"The two sirs, it's hundreds of miles from Xingzhou to Yanshan Prefecture. Although they are both within the territory of the Great Chu State, they are not peaceful now. Be more careful." Liu Guangshi instructed when bidding farewell to Zhang Tonggu and Wang Anzhong.

Sure enough, after leaving Xingzhou and boarding the road, the more you go north, the more desolate you get. You can see abandoned land everywhere.

Zhang Tonggu looked at Wang Anzhong coldly, and Wang Anzhong looked calm, as if he had already become accustomed to such things.

But after moving forward, Wang Anzhong's face changed.

In front of them, dozens of people were pushing wheeled wooden carts with east-west and northwards.

It seems that these people are like merchants selling things. But there is no people in the north, who do they want to sell things to?

The people also saw them and hid on both sides of the road to make way for Zhang Tonggu and others.

"Where are you going?" Zhang Tonggu asked with a happy look.

Zhang Tonggu and Wang Anzhong and their group were all riding horses and obviously wearing official clothes. All the people looked trembling.

"If you want to go to Zhending Mansion, we are going to deliver a batch of goods." The old man in charge replied.

"Where did you come from? What goods are loaded on the car?" Wang Anzhong asked with a bad expression.

"The car was filled with medicinal materials and iron materials. It was asked by Chen Gou, the eldest master of Zhending Mansion, who posted the official documents. The old man and his group came from Longde Mansion. There was nothing else, they were greedy for the high price given by Mr. Chen." The old man replied. When he saw Wang Anzhong's face was wrong, he hurriedly carried Chen Gou, the governor of Zhending Mansion.

Wang Anzhong's face eased. It seemed that Zhending Mansion was not as good as he heard. There were people doing business, so how bad is the situation?

"What does Zhending Mansion need iron materials? Create agricultural tools to let the people open up land and farm in the spring?" Zhang Tonggu asked with a smile.

"The master guessed it very accurately! There is also the reason for this. Also, it is to build tools. Master Chen wants to summon the people to repair the city wall. In the official document posted, Mr. Chen said that the black bone man would come here sooner or later, and that Zhending Mansion should prepare early." The old man replied.

Zhang Tonggu suddenly changed his expression after listening to the old man's words.

"Nonsense! How could the Great Chu State and Great Zhao State fight in a good relationship? It's really nonsense!" Wang Anzhong angrily scolded.

The old man was frightened by Wang Anzhong's anger and murmured: "Yes, it was said in the official document of Mr. Chen. The little old man followed suit."

Wang Anzhong suppressed his anger. He wanted to write memorials and Chen Gou's book. If His Majesty knew that Zhending Mansion was repairing the city defenses, he would definitely not be happy.

Zhang Tonggu's face had already eased at this time. He looked at the mabao on the wheelbarrow and asked, "What kind of medicinal material is this? It looks like yellow powder on the outside of the bag?"

"When I go back to the master, it contains realgar and saltpeter." The old man replied. Realgar and saltpeter are indeed medicinal materials.

Wang Anzhong felt embarrassed in front of Zhang Tonggu today. He said to Zhang Tonggu: "Mr. Zhang, I want to arrive at Zhending Mansion faster. I have something to question Mr. Chen Gou."

"Okay, then we will speed up." Zhang Tonggu nodded and replied.

A group of more than thirty people rode their horses and whipped them towards Zhending Mansion.

"Look at the outfits of more than half of the people inside are not from the Great Chu people. Did I say the wrong thing today?" the old man murmured to himself from behind.

Zhang Tonggu Wang Anzhong accelerated his speed, and along the way, he met many people who were transporting goods to Zhending Mansion. In addition to iron and realgar saltpeter, there were also food, charcoal and other things. Some people were preparing to go to Zhending Mansion to work and have some food with their hands.

Zhang Tonggu's face became more and more gloomy. Every city in the Great Chu State was like Zhending Mansion. If the Wugu army could not defeat a few, it would be exhausted and unable to attack again. If we bypass these cities, the army's retreat would be exposed to the enemy.

What kind of person is Chen Gou? Why is he so different from officials in other parts of the Great Chu State?

Zhang Tonggu's heart was full of questions.

At this time, Wang An had more questions in the center. He knew Chen Gou. In his impression, Chen Gou was a cautious person who would do whatever His Majesty asked him to do and would never go beyond the line. Why has he become bold and innovative now?

The officialdom of the Great Chu State is to be honest and polite. Anyone who is innovative will be despised by all officials!

Just you understand? Just you understand? Just you have a far-sighted vision? Just you distinguish right from wrong? ...

Such a person will die miserably in the officialdom!

It’s rare to be confused is the true meaning of being an official!

Two days later, they rushed to the city of Zhending Mansion.

The Zhending Mansion City Wall has not started to be repaired yet. However, a large number of bricks, stones, wood and plaster have been piled under the city wall.

Looking at the place where the materials were stacked, Zhang Tonggu's hands couldn't help trembling.

Zhending Mansion needs to build a wall of urns and daughter walls! Wang Anzhong only knows that poetry, songs and essays cannot understand these, but Zhang Tonggu understands a lot.

If the wall of Zhending Mansion and the daughter wall are built, the Wugu army will have a headache when they arrive at the city in the future!

"Call the city! Let the city gate be opened quickly and say that I, Wang Anzhong, are here. Let them report to Lord Chen Gou and Chen immediately!"
Chapter completed!