In the hall.
Everyone had different expressions.
Especially after Yan Gang's words, everyone's expressions changed drastically.
Even Guo Jia, who didn't stick to formalities, panicked and wanted to stop Gongsun Jing.
Zheng Xuan was a descendant of the State of Zheng, one of the 72 Sages.
However, Gongsun Jing had killed Confucius Sheng's 20th grandson. If he went to find Zheng Xuan like this, not only would he be rejected, but he would also be scolded and humiliated.
"My lord!"
Xun You frowned and said," If it doesn't work, we'll change people. I also know many great sages. Although they are far away in other provinces, we sincerely invited them. It's not necessarily impossible for them to come. Opening an academy is a great achievement for a teacher!”
"It's too late!"
Gongsun Jing shook his head.
Guo Jia hammered the table. He hated himself for not knowing the two sages.
"Zhong De!"
Gongsun Jing said resolutely," This is the most important matter in Jizhou. Immediately issue a notice to the four directions. If anyone wants to come, they can be regarded as teachers of the academy. Zi Xu will immediately count the children of the soldiers who died in the war these years. If there are children under fifteen, they can be listed as students of the academy. All the money for school will be paid by the local government. From now on, an iron law will be formulated. The children of heroes will be exempted from school fees!”
"Here!"
Cheng Yu and Du Xi said respectfully.
Seeing that the situation was unstoppable, Xun You smiled bitterly and said,""My lord, what is the name of the academy? How many students are expected to be recruited?”
"Daye!"
Gongsun Jing swept his gaze across the crowd and said hoarsely,""Daye Academy, this matter needs to be discussed with the person in charge of the academy. In ten days, Lu Yu will follow me to Qingzhou. The rest of you will continue to reorganize the internal affairs. Once I leave, the four provinces will be in chaos.”
"Here!"
Everyone bowed.
Gongsun Jing looked at Zhao Yun and the others and said,"Gather your soldiers within five days. At that time, I will gather a batch of combat preparations and grain seeds!”
"Here!"
The generals agreed.
Only Chushou let out a long sigh.
The poor harvest came from the weather and had nothing to do with grain seeds.
Gongsun Jing was wantonly conquering without any chance to catch his breath.
In two months, the points accumulated by Emperor Lord Tianming had been completed. Although the points he had obtained from the battle in Ping City were massive, it was still not enough to squander in the huge Tianming Mall.
Five days later.
All the troops had been recruited.
The main force of the eight battalions of Lord Ye's manor was eighty thousand soldiers.
Gongsun Jing exchanged 80,000 sets of armor, weapons, and so on from the system.
At the same time, he also looked through the internal affairs materials and bought some grain seeds. He handed the grain seeds to Zhen Yan and exchanged them for the improved version of the paper-making technique and the movable type printing technique.
He had heard of these things in his previous life.
However, he was still a modern person and did not delve into these things.
Just the amount of points required to use the movable type printing technique on grain and paper was more than the points required for war preparations and grain. The massive amount of points was also gone.
Seven days later.
The supplies were transported over and the carriages lined up outside Ye City.
On one side of the Prefecture Overseer's Mansion, in front of the Cao Mansion.
Qiushou's face was flushed red as he watched bag after bag of grain being moved into the treasury.
"How is it?"
Gongsun Jing brought Xu Chu and the Tiger Guards over.
Qiushou bowed and said with great joy," My lord, 500,000 dan of grain, plus the grain in our residence, let alone taking down Liaodong, it won't be difficult to even conquer the three Donghu tribes!"”
"Ha!"
Gongsun Jing's heart skipped a beat.
The points needed for rations were twice as much as armor!
"Ju Caocheng!"
A crisp and gentle voice came from behind Gongsun Jing.
Zhen Jiang's face was delicate and pretty. Her immortal dress formed a sharp contrast with the busy delivery team, as if she was a fairy who had descended from the heavens and leaped into the secular world.
"My lord!"
Qiushou said respectfully," This is the eldest daughter of the Zhen family. She is mainly in charge of the Zhen family's business. It is also because of their support that our army can have no scruples in Bing Province. This time, she should be here to sell grain!"”
"Lord Ye!"
Zhen Jiang was magnanimous and did not show any fear.
A pair of large black eyes began to carefully size him up.
When she raised her head, her eyes met Gongsun Jing's bright eyes, and her face immediately turned red.
"Zhen Jiang!"
Gongsun Jing held his saber and said with a faint smile,""It's been hard on the Zhen family!"
Zhen Jiang bowed slightly and said softly," The army of Lord Ye is the king's army. It protects the people and has even done a great feat of recovering Bing Province. Although we cannot participate in the battlefield, we should stand at the back and fight. Only then can we live up to the heroes who died in battle!”
"How much grain did you bring?" Qiushou asked hurriedly.”
"300,000 stones!"
Zhen Jiang took the rations from a servant and said in a deep voice,""The Zhen family has been working together with merchants from Zhongshan to buy grain from all over the world. The grain prices in Jing, Xu, and Yu have all risen.”
"No need!"
Gongsun Jing shook his head.
Zhen Jiang's expression changed slightly." Lord Ye, this is a token of appreciation from the people of Jizhou!"”
"Haha!"
Gongsun Jing laughed and said," It's tough during the war, so you can still provide the allowance. However, it's a truce now. If we still ask you to provide manpower and material resources to pay for the grain, how can the Marquis Ye Estate convince the people? I'll give you gold and silver according to the current grain price to the Zhen family and the merchants from Zhongshan!"”
"Here!"
Qiushou said respectfully.
Gongsun Jing looked at Zhen Jiang with a burning gaze and said,""Wuji Zhen Clan, I remember that you are descendants of Kong Guang, the fourteenth grandson of Confucius. Wang Mang's matter was changed to the Zhen Clan, right?”
"Yes, sir!"
Zhen Jiang felt the burning gaze.
Instantly, his entire person fell into an ethereal state as he nodded in a daze.
Gongsun Jing's lips curled into a smile and he said lightly,""Three days later, come with me to Qingzhou to meet someone!”
Zhen Jiang was slightly shocked." Lord Ye," he said timidly," although Jiang 'er is not married yet, can I ask my mother and brother for permission when I see General Gongsun?"”
"What?"
Gongsun Jing was dumbfounded.
"Cough cough!"
Qiushou glanced at the straightforward Gongsun Jing and coughed dryly.""Eldest Young Lady Zhen, you are not going to Qingzhou to see General Gongsun, but the great sage Zheng Xuan. This matter concerns the entire Jizhou and even the life and death of the four prefectures!”
"Here!"
Zhen Jiang's face turned red and he hurriedly walked away.
Gongsun Jing scratched his head and looked at the shocked look on his face. He was speechless."Gongyu, this is ridiculous!"
"Yes, I am!"
Qiushou didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
However, after pondering for a moment, he suddenly realized that his lord was already twenty years old and still unmarried.
For two consecutive days, when Zhen Yan was in the Prefecture Overseer's Mansion, Tian Feng, Ju Shou, Xun You, and the others all cast him strange looks.
On the tenth day, Xun Chen looked at Zhen Yan who was writing furiously in the Prefecture Overseer's Mansion and could not help but ask,""Today, the lord is going out to Qingzhou, and your sister is also leaving. Aren't you going out of the city to send her off?”
"I won't send you off!"
Zhen Yan said in a deep voice," My father and brother passed away early, and I have no interest in business. So, she is the one who manages the Zhen family's business. She has traveled all over the world these years, and her achievements in business are not inferior to others. There's also the saying 'South Mi and North Zhen', which refers to Mi Zhen and my sister in Xu Province!”
"But your sister went to Qingzhou with the lord!" Xun Chen joked.”
"My sister?"
"My lord?"
The brush in Zhen Yan's hand fell onto the Luoyang paper.
Xun Chen patted Zhen Yan's shoulder and said with a faint smile,""I remember that the lord hasn't gotten married yet, and your sister hasn't either. The lord knows that the Zhen family of Wuji is Kong Guang's descendant, so he brought her to see Zheng Xuan!”
"Eh…?"
Zhen Yan frowned.
He couldn't figure out how Zhen Jiang and Gongsun Jing knew each other.
"Boom!"
The gates of the Prefecture Overseer's Mansion were pushed open.
Xun You, Du Xi, Cheng Yu, and Guo Jia walked over aggressively.
"Eh?"
"Tian Cao is in trouble?"”
Xun You shook his head and said in a deep voice," No, but you have to go back to Zhongshan. My lord is twenty years old and has yet to get married, let alone have any children. You should immediately return to Zhongshan and ask for the old man's opinion!"”
"Gongda, although you're the chief historian, you're too arbitrary!" Zhen Yan's face darkened.”
"You don't want to?"
Guo Jia teased.
"Who said that!"
Zhen Yan immediately stood up and said,"Tian Cao, I've troubled you all. I'll be back within a month!"”
Xun You looked at Cheng Yu and said," Zhongde, bring a valuable gift with you. Our lord is always on the battlefield. We have to help him deal with these matters. We'll ask the elder of the Zhen family for his opinion first. We'll discuss it with our lord when we come back!"”
"Good!"
Cheng Yu nodded.
The journey took more than ten days.
Gongsun Jing and his group returned to Gaotang.
Because the Tiger Guards had to cooperate with the officers, Zhao Yun led 500 valiant cavalry to protect them.
In front of Gongsun Yue's tomb.
Gongsun Jing poured a cup of wine on the ground and said hoarsely,""When I returned to Gaotang, I realized that it had been two to three years in the blink of an eye. Third Uncle had also been gone for so long. If he hadn't blocked that arrow for me, I might have been the one who died!”
"My condolences!"
Zhen Jiang pursed his lips.
"My condolences!"
"My condolences for what?"
Gongsun Jing's gaze was sharp as he said," It's already good enough to survive in this chaotic world. For the men of the Northern Borderline, being able to see the sun every day when they open their eyes is the luckiest thing in their lives. The men of the Northern Borderline don't need to grieve!”
"My lord!"
Zhao Yun walked over from afar and said respectfully,""I've already found someone to ask. Sage Zheng Xuan hasn't returned to the North Sea since his study tour. Now, Donglai County has turned into a farmer, and he occasionally accepts students to teach!”
"Time to go!"
Lu Yu said to Gongsun Jing.
"Yes!"
Gongsun Jing jumped onto Snowstep and looked at Zhen Jiang.""This time, for the sake of the Ye Marquis Manor, I have to trouble you to come to Qingzhou. When we return to Ye City, I will invite you to admire the snow and plum blossoms!”
"Definitely!"
Zhen Jiang stepped onto the carriage.
"Giddyup!"
Gongsun Jing waved his horsewhip and led the team to continue to Donglai.
Through the bamboo curtain.
Zhen Jiang could see the back of the galloping horse.
It was as if an unprecedented emotion was born in his heart, and it was difficult to describe.
Born in the Zhen family.
He was good at complicated business.
Ever since she was sensible, she had been like an iron lady, fighting in the treacherous sea of commerce.
However, when she saw Gongsun Jing, she still lost. Which girl didn't have the fantasy of dominating the battlefield?
Several days later.
The group entered the territory of Donglai.
Instead of heading to the local magistrate's office, he headed straight for the village where Zheng Xuan was.
Ye Country, near the sea region.
Farming, fishing, and hunting coexisted, and it was rare for the people to be rich.
The army stopped thirty miles east of Huang County. In front of them was a small courtyard surrounded by plows and harrows.
Several houses were lined up in a row. Even though the weather in Donglai was already cold to a certain extent, the sound of reading could still be heard from the houses.
"My lord!"
Zhao Yun wanted to open the wooden door.
Gongsun Jing waved his hand and looked at an old man standing in front of the window.
"Uncle!"
Lu Yu looked at Zheng Xuan and muttered.
"Is that the Great Sage of the North Sea, Mr. Zheng Kangcheng?" Zhen Jiang asked curiously as he got off the carriage.”
"Yes!"
Gongsun Jing nodded.
"Creak!"
The door of the library was opened.
A three-year-old child stumbled to the plow and asked,""Big brother, grandpa told me to ask you where you came from, why you brought weapons and armor, and what you're doing here!”
"From Ye City!"
"The soldiers are the Valiant Cavalry Battalion!"
"To Donglai, to seek a talent for the people!”
Gongsun Jing looked at Zheng Xuan and said.
"What's your name?"
Zhen Jiang leaned over and asked the red-faced child.
"Little Tong!"
"Zheng Xiaotong!"
The child mustered up his courage and answered.
Gongsun Jing looked down at Zheng Xiaotong and said,""Your father is Zheng Yien?"
Zheng Xiaotong nodded and said with anticipation,""Big brother knows my father. Do you know where he went?”
"Me!"
Gongsun Jing opened his mouth.
Zheng Xuan's expression changed as he said solemnly,""Little Tong, come back!"
"Oh!"
Zheng Xiaotong walked into the hall in disappointment.
Zhen Jiang looked up at Gongsun Jing and asked curiously,""Marquis Ye knows Mister Kang Cheng's son?”
"He's dead!"
The corner of Gongsun Jing's mouth twitched, and he said with a complicated expression,""A few years ago, Kong Rong recommended Zheng Yien as a filial and honest man. On the eve of the Battle of Longchou, Guan Hai besieged Beihai Ju County. Zheng Yien led his troops to rescue him and died in Beihai Kingdom!”
"Hiss!"
Zhao Yun gasped.
Now, he finally understood why Guan Hai looked so bitter when he heard Zheng Xuan's name.
"My lord!"
"I'll go see Uncle Kang Cheng!" Lu Yu said respectfully.”
"No need!"
Gongsun Jing's eyes were filled with helplessness as he said,""Let's wait until these students leave the courtyard. Guan Hai killed Zheng Yien, and I killed Kong Rong. This is a double blow to him. Even my father was rejected, let alone you!”
"Then what should we do?"
Zhao Yun's eyes were filled with helplessness.
If he was Zheng Xuan, he would probably raise his saber and fight to the death in anger, let alone say that he was taking in a disciple!
"No rush!"
Gongsun Jing grinned and said," In troubled times, it's common for fathers and sons to fight each other. In the past, it was just that each of them served their own master. If he really wanted to help the world, he would definitely come out of seclusion. If he didn't have the heart to help the world, he wouldn't have accepted students to teach!”
"Here!"
Zhao Yun said respectfully.
"Perhaps father was worried about Uncle Kang Cheng when he wrote to the lord back then!" Lu Yu sighed in disappointment.”
"Perhaps!"
Gongsun Jing's eyes were calm.
No matter what, if Zheng Xuan wanted to meet him, whether he could leave the mountain or not would all depend on the heavens!
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