The heavy snow in January covered the entire Hebei, and even the Shandong Peninsula, which is near the sea, is no exception.

Dengzhou in Donglai County is also covered with snow. In this cold winter, hundreds of newly repaired warships are quietly anchored in the port.

These are all ships that originally came to the Huer Navy of the Great Sui Dynasty to conquer the Liaohai. Now, with the efforts of Zhouzhou and Zhou Zuojiang, they have been completely restored.

In the naval army camp, Zhou Zhou, the navy's army joined the army, had been promoted from Youjing to Zhou Zuojiang, the official of the Ministry of Works. His two families were drinking in the naval army camp on the port.

Zhou Zuojiang smiled and said, "It's so heavy that it's falling. I just went out and breathed, and broken ice formed on both sides of my beard."

Zhou Zhou smiled, poured a bowl of rice wine for Zhou Zuojiang, and said, "Yes, it's so heavy snow, I don't know if the river water thaws or not. The southern army of Youjing's expeditions could not flow down the Yongji Canal and reinforce Wang Shichong."

Zhou Zuojiang heard this and said, "I really want to fight this battle. Li Tang is not Dou Jiande, and Liu Heita, so it may not be easy to fight."

Zhou Zhou said: "This is what the emperor means. Have you heard of the truth that the lips are gone and the teeth are cold? Zheng State has lips. If Zheng State falls, my Hebei will be exposed to the Tang army, and that will be dangerous."

Zhou Zuojiang shook his head and said, "I don't know this. I, Old Zhou, knows how to build weapons. As for the fight, I don't know anything."

Zhou Zhou said: "It's great to build weapons. So what if I look at my studies? I'm just joining the navy, but you are a dignified member of the Ministry of Works. How can I compare this?"

Zhou Zuojiang laughed and said, "This is still the kindness of King Zhao. Otherwise, if I just want to make a fuss, I will never have any hope of making a name for myself in my life."

The two talked and laughed, and at this moment, a soldier outside the tent entered the inner room and said, "I found a fine worker in the port with wax balls on his body."

Zhou Zhou said in surprise: "Waowan? Take that person up."

"promise!"

"Also please ask General Manager Jin to join in."

Not long after, the Dengzhou naval army chief Jin Chunqiu entered the house. The man who was so-called "Xiaozuo" was then taken over and he complained that he was wronged as soon as he entered the door.

Zhou Zhou interrogated the other party’s origin, but there was nothing wrong with it, but this wax pill was quite suspicious.

Zhou Zhou broke the wax balls and obtained a bunch of words that could not be read through. If it weren't for the wax balls, Zhou Zhou would almost let this person go as an innocent person.

"What does the words on this wax pill mean? If you say it, you will save your life. If you can't say it, you will sink you into the sea."

The man said, "It's really unfair. I don't know where this wax pill came from. Maybe someone was touched and put on me. Xiaomin really doesn't know."

At this time, Jin Chunqiu, who was sitting next to Zhou Zhou, smiled and said, "You are right in Chinese, but your accent is still not very authentic. You are from the Juannu tribe!"

Speaking of this, the other party's face changed slightly and he asked, "What is Juannu's tribe, I don't know."

Jin Chunqiu sneered: "I'm still stubborn. I can only beat someone like this."

After saying that, several Silla soldiers came up and slapped at the thin mouth.

Jin Chunqiu sneered and pumped a burning charcoal from the burning charcoal fire.

Just a beeping sound, Mars exploded from the charcoal, and saw that the charcoal in Jin Chunqiu's hand was getting closer and closer to the thin eyes.

The man shouted: "I've called it, I've called it! The book written in this wax pill will be read upside down with three words."

Jin Chunqiu sneered, threw down the charcoal fire, Zhou Zhou read the letter and said furiously: "What a Li Yuan, you thief."

Jin Chunqiu read the wax book and said, "Although Li Yuan is shameless, he is indeed a cruel person."

"But no matter how you can't be the leader, Zhuo County, Liaodong, Liaoxi and other six counties, ceded to Goguryeo," Zhou Zhou said indignantly. "We Han people have been adhering to the distinction between Chinese and foreigners since ancient times. Goguryeo is the Easterner. Not only did the wolf ambition to annex the four counties of our Han, Li Yuan also wanted to cede Youjing, which has been the place where Han people lived for generations. It is shameless to cede to Goguryeo people."

Zhou Zuojiang heard this and said, "We must report this matter to King Zhao immediately. If we send troops to aid Zheng, it will be bad if Liaodong is taken down by Goguryeo."

That night, Jin Chunqiu continued to stay in the water camp. Zhou Zhou and Zhou Zuojiang took Xi Zuo to the capital of Donglai County under two hundred soldiers.

The heavy snow has stopped at night, the cold stars in the sky are sparse, and the sea is far away.

The territory of Donglai County was not very peaceful. The Donglai chief of Li Tang, Chunyunan, sent troops to harass Donglai County, prefectures and counties from time to time, so Zhouzhou was strictly prepared for the whole journey.

When we arrived outside the city, a carriage suddenly rushed over from the official road.

Zhou Zhou was very surprised and thought to himself how could someone drive in the middle of the night?

So Zhou Zhou ordered the cavalry to come forward to intercept. After the carriage was intercepted, he found that there was only a mother and daughter and a maid outside the carriage.

Zhou Zhouda was surprised and ordered people to light up the torch, but seeing that the mother and daughter were not ordinary people, most of them were from officials, but why they drove in the middle of the night was strange.

The woman said seriously and loudly: "I am the daughter of the governor Qiao of Donglai County you are looking for. You have nothing to say when you catch me. Just give me to Zhao Jun!"

The woman's voice was stubborn, but the mother beside him said lightly: "It's over, everything is left to fate, but we are also descendants of famous families, so you must not be rude."

Zhou Zhou knew that Zhao Envoy was Zhao Xin, the governor of Donglai County. He had also heard of the daughter of Qiao County. Donglai County was not big and there were many rumors in the officialdom. Even if Zhou Zhou and Zhao Xin were always disagreeing with each other and rarely walked around, he also heard that Zhao Xin fell in love with this woman and wanted to ask for the phoenix, but she was frequently rejected.

Now the other party is running at night, obviously to escape from Zhao Xin's control.

Zhou Zhou saw this woman standing proudly beside the car under the cold wind, like a cold plum standing steeply in the cold wind. Her appearance was national, but it exuded a sense of determination. Zhou Zhou thought to himself that even a famous family like Zhao Xin was very envious of this woman.

Zhou Zhou was always a man who despised the powerful and powerful. Although he had been an official in Zhao State for a long time, he was quite unsatisfied because of his pride. This woman was not afraid of violence and would rather escape than reject the pursuit of the county magistrate Zhao Xin, which really made him feel appreciative.

Zhou Zhou waved his hand and said, "You guys go!"

The woman asked in surprise: "You are really willing to let me go."

Zhou Zhou said: "Yes, but this area is in chaos. If you feel at ease, go to Dengzhou, where you can take a boat to sea, Jiangnan and Yangzhou."

After hearing this, the woman said immediately: "This kindness and virtue are remembered by me. I wonder if I can tell my life?"

Zhou Zhou waved his hand, and it was mostly because he let the woman go because of his disagreement with Zhao Xin. He said casually: "What kind of retribution can you do to save you? Let's go quickly, I can only help you."

The woman said, "I will thank you for your great kindness." After saying that, she bowed down in the snow.

The moment he got in the car, the woman suddenly opened the curtain and said, "My name is Qiao Yuexin, and the official still remembers it."

After saying that, the car left, Zhou Zhou was stunned.

After the woman left, Zhouzhou's men arrived at Donglai County City at dawn, and the city gate was just opened.

Zhou Zhou entered the county magistrate's office and the county magistrate Zhao Xin reported to the Tang army's detailed work. During the negotiations, Zhou Zhou saw that Zhao Xin looked very anxious, and he was completely different from the usual calm demeanor of the young masters of aristocratic families.

Zhou Zhou sneered in his heart: "Envoy Zhao, some things that belong to you belong to you will come back even if you lose them for a while. But even if you get them temporarily, they will be lost sooner or later. I advise you to be more open-minded."

After hearing Zhou Zhou's words, Zhao Xin said unhappily: "Zhou Guanjun, what do you mean? Is there something in the words?"

"It's not interesting. I've brought you anyway. You can take it to Youjing quickly and say goodbye." After saying that, Zhou Zhou ignored Zhao Xin and strode away.

"This bastard fights me when he was a county school. After becoming an official, he still fights me. Now I am trampled under my feet and is still so ungrateful. One day I will ask you to suffer."

Zhao Xin looked at Zhou Zhou's back and his eyes were slightly cold, but when he thought about what Zhou Zhou said just now, he found suspicious.

At that moment, Zhao Xin immediately sent someone to inquire, and finally learned by bribing one of Zhou Zhou's soldiers that it was Zhou Zhou who let Qiao Yuexin go.

Zhao Xin was furious at the moment and thought to himself that Zhou Zhou and I were incompatible with you.

At that time, Zhao Xin wrote to Zhou Zhou to release the daughter of the county magistrate Qiao, and then involved in his slacking off in the boat repair. He collected twelve charges in the secret note. Then he sent the secret note to Youjing along with the detailed work of Goguryeo.

Then Zhao Xin wrote a book to his father, asking him to mobilize the Zhao family's forces to impeach Zhou Zhou.

Zhou Zhou left Donglai County the next day. His colleagues reminded him that Zhao Xin might take revenge, but he never cared about it. He replied that a gentleman was open and a villain was always worried. What should I be afraid of?

Zhou Zhou returned to Dengzhou. After inquiring, he learned that Qiao Yuexin and his mother had just taken a merchant ship to Yangzhou.

When he heard that Qiao Yuexin left, Zhou Zhou, who was a little moved by him, couldn't help but feel a little confused. He remembered that when he was leaving, Qiao Yuexin picked up the curtain to tell him the name of the boudoir, was he affectionate to him?

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhou couldn't help but feel a little confused, but then he said, the world is in chaos and the people are displaced. He is about to do something big with this, how can he miss his children's personal relationship? Thinking of this, Zhou Zhou forcibly cut off this longing.

In the palace of Linshuo in Youjing, two memorials appeared on Li Chongjiu's desk. One was that in order to ask Goguryeo to send troops to control Zhao's army to aid Zheng, Li Yuan promised that the five counties of Zhuo County, Liaoxi, Yuyang, Anle and Beiping would be ceded to Goguryeo in the future.

One piece is naturally made by Zhao Xin and Zhou Zhou.

The latter of the two memorials is of course not as important as the previous one. Li Chongjiu was just a little less happy with Zhou Zhou. He originally seized Goguryeo's detailed work and wanted to reward Zhou Zhou for this matter, but he gave up.

However, the matter of Li Yuan joining Goguryeo now has caused Li Chongjiu to fall into deep thought.
Chapter completed!