This is a city at the southern end of Shu Kingdom, bordering Southern Chu.
Not large in scale.
But there is a lot of trade.
Very prosperous.
Bluebird said expressionlessly, "Qingyun City is a suspended city, south of Jigongling. Our defense line is not built here."
"Instead, they chose to hold on to the Jigongling line."
Zhao Hao nodded and quickly found the location of Jigongling on the map.
"How is the preparation of my army?"
Before he went on the mission, the military reorganization was still in full swing. Now, nearly a month has passed, and no one knows what is going on.
The blue bird said, "Most of it has been completed, but the time is still too short. There are still many things that have not been completed, such as food and supplies."
"However, once the war begins, everything will speed up. We have a lot of experience in this regard."
Zhao Hao nodded slightly. Although according to the forecast, as long as Shu Kingdom did not take any action, the big fight would only face Wu Kingdom and Southern Chu, which would be absolutely nothing.
But this is not a game after all, and the course of war is ever-changing.
No one knows what will happen.
Therefore, he was still a little uneasy.
The blue bird said, "Along with the letter came an oral order from His Majesty."
Zhao Hao was stunned: "Oh?"
The blue bird said: "Your Majesty said that the Marquis does not need to worry about anything, just stabilize Shu, which is a great achievement."
Zhao Hao nodded: "At present, especially today when I went to the palace to meet the Queen of Shu, the overall situation is still favorable to us."
"It depends on what happens after the people from Wu come."
"Since the war has begun, I think it's time for Wu to fight too."
There was nothing wrong with his guess.
Three days later, a high-ranking envoy from the State of Wu arrived at the imperial capital of the State of Shu.
Sun He, Prince Ying of Wu.
This Prince Ying was the half-brother of the Emperor of Wu.
Very high status.
Before Xie Daoxun became prime minister, it was this Prince Ying who led all the officials in the court and the country of Wu.
However, in order to allow Xie Daoxun to fully display all his talents.
He took the initiative to resign from the post of prime minister and gave the position to Xie Daoxun.
This King Ying is extremely popular in the State of Wu. He is the kind of person who often appears on hot searches and is talked about by the Chinese people.
He also has the reputation of being a wise king.
The fact that he came in person to visit Shu Kingdom this time is enough to show how much importance he attaches to it.
Similar to when Zhao Hao came before, the Queen of Shu also held a grand welcome banquet for Prince Ying.
Probably to avoid any interaction with the Dagan delegation, the Wu delegation did not stay in the post house.
Instead, he rented a very large villa in the city.
In the morning, Zhao Hao was pretending to practice Tai Chi in the yard, and Wu Song was watching with interest.
The blue bird walked in and said, "My Lord, just now the Shu Kingdom's Left General Liao Sheng went to the villa where Wu Kingdom's King Ying lives."
Zhao Hao smiled softly and said, "It seems that General Liao is in a hurry."
"We just had a banquet last night, and I went to visit him early this morning, without caring whether he was sober or not."
The blue bird asked, "My Lord, should we just hold our troops in place?"
Zhao Hao stopped and asked, "What do you mean?"
Bluebird said expressionlessly, "It's about time for you, Lord Marquis, to take the initiative to visit those important officials of Shu."
"The Wu delegation didn't come before, so if we come earlier or later, the impact won't be too big."
"But now the Wu Kingdom delegation has arrived, and the one who came is the extremely powerful King Ying."
"If we don't take action now, it may be too late."
Zhao Hao said calmly: "I know you are anxious, but... there is no point in being anxious. Let this Prince Ying move around first, so that we can see if those people are willing to join the war."
In Zhao Hao's heart, he didn't even want to pay attention.
Because in essence, it is still what the Queen of Shu said, that brutality and barbarism are two cups of poison.
It depends on which cup you choose.
If they choose to do something big, no one would be able to persuade Shu to send troops.
Choosing barbarism is almost the same. No matter who says it, it will not be stopped.
The people of Shu may be cowardly and weak, but they are not brainless.
After a pause, Zhao Hao said, "Miss Qingniao, please help me deliver a visiting card to Princess Yucheng's mansion tomorrow."
Bluebird's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Yes!"
Zhao Hao couldn't help but smile when he saw the excitement change on her originally icy face.
"By the way, after delivering the visiting card, help me gather the largest businesses in the imperial capital of Shu."
"I want to talk business with them."
Qingniao was puzzled and asked, "My Lord, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to discuss business at this time, right?"
Zhao Hao smiled and said, "It's very appropriate. There's nothing more appropriate than now. Go ahead and do it."
Bluebird frowned and nodded reluctantly.
The next morning after breakfast, Bluebird came back to report that the visiting card had been delivered to Princess Yucheng's mansion.
Zhao Hao took the two of them on a carriage and went directly to Princess Yucheng's mansion.
In the carriage, Zhao Hao looked at Qingniao and asked, "Have you found a business?"
Bluebird nodded: "There are three companies in total, we have found them, and they are all very interested in cooperating with the Marquis."
Zhao Hao nodded and said nothing.
The carriage soon arrived at Princess Yucheng's mansion, and the gate of the mansion had already been fully opened.
As soon as Zhao Hao got off the carriage, a servant came up quickly and respectfully to lead the way and brought Zhao Hao into the mansion.
In the garden, Zhao Hao met Princess Yucheng. At this moment, Princess Yucheng was sitting in an octagonal pavilion in the garden, sipping tea comfortably.
Seeing Zhao Hao coming, he immediately put down the teacup, smiled and stood up.
"Lord Zhao, you are finally here. I thought you had forgotten about us after we parted in the palace."
"Your Highness, please forgive me. Your Highness also knows that Zhao Hao's every move is of great importance, so you can't come here easily."
"Haha, I understand this. Please take a seat, my Lord, and have a taste of our Shu Kingdom's tea first."
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