Chapter 181 Damn Bucket
The closer you get to Tianlang City, the capital of Zhao State, the more you see that the city is heavily guarded and the walls are as strong as iron.
Huo Gannian and Yun Chen finally understood why Zhao Kingdom, with such a small land area, could survive peacefully for decades in the cracks between Nan Kingdom, Dongyan, foreign countries and nomadic peoples.
For such a small country, there are millions of registered soldiers with names and surnames.
Whenever a boy is born in every household, he must learn martial arts and how to use swords and guns from a young age. Regardless of whether he will join the army in the future, martial arts are essential skills.
If a man doesn't know a few martial arts skills, he will be laughed at and no one will want him to be an accountant.
In many families, even girls practice martial arts, and they are proud of it.
I dare not imagine that if there were really an invasion by foreign enemies, Zhao State would not only have a million strong army, but also men, women, old, young, women and children as soldiers. How terrifying would this combat power be.
But if the people are willing to fight for him, it means that the emperor of Zhao must love his people like his own children, work hard to govern the country, and be an outstanding emperor.
Huo Gannian and Yun Chen came to Zhao Kingdom to meet this great emperor.
On that day in Guying City, on the surface, a reprimand from the Eastern Palace was enough to make people unable to raise their heads;
In fact, a secret order from the Eastern Palace was quietly handed to Huo Gannian by Nan Lijun's most trusted secret guard.
In the letter, Nan Lijun bluntly stated that there must be a spy in the Nan Kingdom, and it might even be related to Prime Minister Ni Kun. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the Luojiang Kingdom, the former Da Chu rebels, and the mysterious Black Scale Cavalry to launch an attack on the Nan Kingdom at the same time by such a coincidence.
This time the Three Kingdoms attacked Nan, there must be someone involved in the conspiracy.
Nan Lijun doesn't trust anyone except Huo Gannian.
She wanted Huo Gannian to find this spy and traitor, but at the moment the Nan Kingdom's military power was being tied down by three parties, and the western defenders were far away and could not move.
Huo Gannian must have his own army in order to gain a foothold in the current Nan Kingdom.
The only way is to go to Zhao State to borrow troops.
According to Nan Lijun, the emperor of Zhao State is an old friend of the late Empress Dowager. For the sake of the Empress Dowager, Zhao State will not refuse.
If Zhaoguo is sincere, he may be willing to lend 100,000 troops; if he is not sincere, he can lend 20,000 or 30,000, which is better than Huo Gannian not being able to put together a small team now.
However, in order to prevent scoundrels from causing trouble, this matter must be carried out in absolute secrecy and no news can leak out.
Apart from Nan Lijun himself, only Huo Gannian and Yun Chen knew about this plan.
In this way, we can see how difficult it is for Nanli Jun to make his way in the court.
In order to prevent the news of borrowing troops from leaking out, Huo Gannian and Yun Chen disguised themselves along the way to avoid inspection and registration.
When encountering towns with strict customs inspections, one often has to avoid official roads and choose remote and deserted paths to sneak in.
Right now, the fastest way to get to Tianlang City is by water.
A one-month land journey can be completed in seven or eight days by water.
In order to avoid the officers and soldiers along the way, Huo Gannian paid a large sum of money to buy a cargo ship and booked a cargo room at the deepest part of the second-to-last cargo hold to live in.
Yun Chen finally felt the benefits of going out with Huo Gannian, the richest man in Nan Country.
If gold and silver are put into the right place, even ghosts can turn the mill.
It was clearly an ordinary, simple and inconspicuous cargo ship.
It was obvious that after coming down from the deck, one had to walk two floors deeper and meander through the dim corridor for a long time before finding a cargo room.
But the captain had laid out a silk bed, pillows, quilt, low table, small cabinet, teapot, etc. in the palm-sized cargo room.
It is fully equipped with all the necessary daily necessities and looks like a first-class compartment.
Not far from the cargo room, the captain even created a small compartment specifically for the toilet, where he placed a toilet bucket and, even more exaggeratedly, sprinkled rose petals in the bucket...
The captain held up a lantern and led Huo Gannian and Yun Chen to the cargo room, and asked respectfully:
"Are you two satisfied? I don't know what you use daily, but I bought them all with the most expensive things."
Yun Chen looked around the small warehouse and couldn't help but sigh in admiration:
"I'm so satisfied! It's small but has everything! Even picture books are included."
The captain glanced at Huo Gannian and said with a smile:
"Mr. Huo ordered this. He said he was worried you'd get bored on the road, so he bought some books to read."
Yun Chen picked up a book and flipped through two pages, then said in surprise:
"Hey, why are there so many drawings and so few words? It's really interesting!"
The captain said, "Mr. Huo said you don't like reading, so he specifically asked for pictures."
"Why are there cotton and linen pajamas here?"
"Your Excellency, you may not know that the waterways are very hot and humid this season. Wearing cotton and linen pajamas that don't get damp is good for your health. This was specifically ordered by Master Huo."
"And melon seeds? Desserts? Black pear cakes?"
"Yes, there is your favorite glutinous rice wine under the cabinet. It was specially ordered by Master Huo."
"What's this bucket for?"
"It was Master Huo who specifically ordered me to give you a foot bath."
"And windows?"
"The newly opened window is small, but it allows for ventilation and allows you to see the moon at night. It was specially ordered by Master Huo because he said he was worried you would be too bored."
After asking around, I found out that everything was exquisite and was all arranged by that "Mr. Huo" long ago.
Yun Chen didn't expect that Huo Gannian was so busy dealing with letters all day long and was too busy with official business to have time to think about these little things.
Having been a guard for so many years, she could adapt to any harsh environment, but Huo Gannian was reluctant to let her "adapt".
He never expressed his thoughts out loud. As long as it could make her feel more comfortable and happy, he would just do it without saying anything.
Thinking of this, Yun Chen felt warm in her heart, but she saw that "Mr. Huo" completely ignored her and the captain. He walked into the cargo room with no expression, lay down, and picked up a picture book to read.
Yun Chen had no idea what Huo Gannian was angry about, and just thanked the captain repeatedly.
The captain immediately put down the lamp, closed the door, and walked out, saying:
"My dear gentlemen, this passage is often patrolled by sailors. I have to block the passage with cargo and lock the hold. Please bear with me for a moment and don't rush out. When there are no patrols, I will come and unlock the hold for you so you can go for a walk on the deck."
"It's okay, we have nothing to do, we won't go out."
After Yun Chen finished speaking, she walked into the cargo room and found that there was only a bed inside, not even a chair to sit on. She quickly called out to the captain:
"Why is there only one couch? One quilt?"
The captain replied without turning his head: "That was also Mr. Huo's special order! One couch is enough!"
The sound of a door closing and locking came from a distance, interrupting Yun Chen's words.
She turned to look at Huo Gannian, but saw him lying on the couch with his legs stretched out, reading "The Cat's Wedding" seriously, and he didn't seem to want to pay any attention to her at all.
The cargo room was too small and there was only one couch, which was occupied by him.
She had no choice but to move the foot bath bucket out, turn it upside down on the ground, and use it as a small stool.
He put down the book and saw Yun Chen sitting obediently and honestly on the damn foot bath tub, blinking his innocent big eyes at him.
He sat up suddenly and stared at her without saying a word.
I almost laughed out of anger!
He didn't let the captain buy anything that could be sat on, just to make her sit on the bed on her own accord!
But who would have thought that she would bring out a foot soaking tub and sit on it?
"well……"
He let out a long sigh, lay down as if giving up, and covered his face with "The Wedding of the Raccoon Cat".
She asked with concern:
"Brother Huo, what's wrong with you? You've been sighing all the way here. Is there something on your mind?"
After a moment of silence, he hooked his fingers, and a muffled voice came from behind the book:
"Come here, I'll tell you quietly."
She was puzzled. "No need. There's no one around here, and the cargo hold is very soundproof. You can speak loudly."
He said angrily, "You realize there's no one around? Why are you still calling him 'Brother Huo'?"
She scratched her head sheepishly, "I've gotten used to calling you Young Master these days."
“…”
He felt like he was almost choked to death in the northwest.
"Chen'er, you're really...really..." He was speechless very rarely in his life. He thought for a long time before finding a word:
"It's absolutely amazing, really..."
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