Three Kingdoms: Plundering Entries, From Merchants to Emperors

Li Wen's two gifts really made Zhang Chen a little overwhelmed.

Zhang Chen thanked Li Wen and wanted to return to Guangping. He also heard that Li Wen would leave for Wuwei to take up his post soon, so he thought of staying here for a few days, firstly to take this opportunity to listen to his teachings, and secondly to see him off when he arrived.

Li Wen thought it was right. A prefect of a county has many complicated things to do, which is not comparable to a county magistrate. There are indeed many things that need to be reminded of him.

So Li Wen let Zhang Chen stay in his house temporarily. Anyway, this prefect's mansion will be his in the future.

Yecheng is the county capital of Wei County and also the prefecture capital of Jizhou. Zhang Chen thought that the governor should also be here. Since he is here, he should go to pay a visit.

Unexpectedly, Li Wen told him that the governor had retired last month and the court has not yet appointed a new governor.

When mentioning this, Li Wen did not forget to remind him that the prefect of Wei County and the governor of Jizhou were in the same city. In addition to county affairs, he sometimes had to assist the governor in handling state affairs. He needed to be cautious in his future actions.

After listening to Zhang Chen, he wrote them down one by one.

On this day, Zhang Chen had nothing to do at home, so he went out for a stroll.

While strolling, Zhang Chen thought that he was deeply grateful to the prefect and had no way to repay him. The prefect would leave soon, so how could he send him off empty-handed? It would be better to go to the market to look for a gift to show his gratitude.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chen turned to the East Market unconsciously.

The market was bustling with traffic, bustling and prosperous, with a constant flow of people passing by. From time to time, there were hawkers hawking, and there were restaurants, inns, and brothels. It was worthy of being the seat of Jizhou Prefecture. Its prosperity was far beyond that of Guangping!

As Zhang Chen walked, he thought to himself, what should he give?

The governor is a noble man, and ordinary things are not acceptable to him. However, if they are too expensive, they may be suspected of bribery. The governor is honest and upright, and his reputation must not be damaged.

After thinking about it, Zhang Chen finally made up his mind.

This time, the governor went to the border to assist General Huangfu in suppressing the rebellion. To suppress the rebellion with force, why not give him a sword?

Thinking of this, Zhang Chen asked people if there were any famous blacksmith shops in the city that could forge high-quality weapons.

After some inquiries, Zhang Chen found one at the corner of Dongshi Street. The owner of the shop was surnamed Li, and it was said that his forging skills were very exquisite.

As soon as he entered the door, he heard a "ding-dong" knocking sound coming from the house.

On the wall, there were several forged swords hanging, and various weapons leaning against the wall.

"Is anyone there?"

"I'm here, sir!" A dark-skinned man came out of the inner room, smiling and saying, "Sir, what do you want? Our shop specializes in making all kinds of tools, whether it's farm tools, cooking utensils, or weapons and armor. But for armor, you have to take the official documents, otherwise, I dare not... Hehe!"

Zhang Chen took a quick look, and then the "Eye of Insight" was activated.

[Name: Li Ju]

[Owned Entries: Extraordinary Strength (Blue), Iron Forging Mastery (Purple), Magic Weapon (Purple)]

[Iron Forging Mastery (Purple)]: You are an excellent blacksmith, good at iron forging and forging. (During the iron forging process, the failure rate is greatly reduced)

[Magic Weapon (Purple)]: You can sometimes forge items of excellent quality. (The higher the quality of the materials used, the more likely it is to forge high-quality items)

Not bad, you are an excellent blacksmith!

Zhang Chen thought to himself, "I want to forge a sword, and the material needs to be excellent. Do you have any good materials?"

Li the blacksmith smiled and said, "Okay, okay, our shop has the best iron, which can be used to forge swords for you. This is the price, three thousand coins."

"Price is not a problem, but I need it urgently. Can it be forged within three days?"

"Three days..." Li the blacksmith thought for a moment, "The time is a bit tight, if you can... hehe..."

"Five thousand coins, I will pick up the goods in three days."

"Okay! Wait for you!"

At that moment, Zhang Chen paid a deposit of two thousand coins and turned to leave the shop.

When he turned to the corner of the street, he saw three or five children playing happily in the corner. Several people gathered in a circle, jumping and singing nursery rhymes.

"The imperial spirit is prosperous in the East Capital, and the bad luck is hidden in the center."

"The evil star appears in the northwest, and chaos comes from it."

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Zhang Chen was shocked after hearing this.

Wasn't this what he said to Dong Zhao and Ju Shou in the Yingtao County Office that night? How did it spread to Yecheng? And it was even sung as a nursery rhyme?

Zhang Chen was quite shocked. He knew very well what the consequences would be if such a nursery rhyme was heard by someone with ulterior motives!

Zhang Chen hurried over and asked the children, "Hey, kids, where did you hear this nursery rhyme?"

"Everyone is singing, so we sang along." The children laughed.said.

It seems that this nursery rhyme has been sung for several days.

Zhang Chen could not help but feel suspicious.

Who leaked the news? What is the purpose of doing this?

Zhang Chen did not believe that Dong Zhao and Ju Su would do such a thing, because it would not benefit them.

Could it be that there were people with bad intentions in the Yingtao County Office who heard what they said that night?

But what's the point of doing this? Is it to harm himself?

Even if this nursery rhyme spread to the capital and reached the ears of the emperor, no one would know that it came from his mouth. The nursery rhyme was passed on by word of mouth, and there was no way to check it. The emperor would not order the killing of those children.

Doing this would only lead to one result, that is, people's panic, people's minds would change, and the already precarious Han Dynasty would be even more shaky.

Wait! People's minds change?

Huangtian Shengjiao!

This name flashed through Zhang Chen's mind. The Huangtian Holy Religion is developing very fast in Julu, and it is not ruled out that it will spread to Yecheng. And what they need most is the people's hearts. Only when people's hearts change, they can seduce people's hearts and develop believers.

There are people from the Huangtian Holy Religion mixed in the Yantao County Government!

Zhang Chen frowned and thought secretly while walking.

If there are internal contacts of the Huangtian Holy Religion in Yantao County, Dong Zhao must be notified as soon as possible and be on guard.

But on second thought, didn't the county magistrate Geng Wen also reveal his whereabouts? I think with Dong Zhao's ability, a few spies will be no problem!

"Ouch!"

With a cry of surprise, Zhang Chen only felt that something was put into his arms, and then he smelled a faint jasmine fragrance.

Zhang Chen's family has been doing business for generations. Although he is not familiar with business affairs, he can still distinguish the quality of goods.

That was the scent of top-grade rouge, elegant and tranquil, unlike the inferior ones, which were strong and vulgar.

Such goods were expensive, and only the daughters of wealthy and prestigious families could afford them.

"Hey, you, you, you! You don't have eyes when you walk!"

Only then did Zhang Chen see that there were two girls standing in front of him.

One of the girls was about thirteen or fourteen years old, petite, with lively eyebrows and eyes, and a pair of buns, with a few strands of hair hanging on both sides of her cheeks.

The girl raised her hand and pointed at Zhang Chen and scolded: "Who are you? You bumped into my lady, why don't you apologize to my lady!"

"Jinxiu, don't be rude." Another girl next to her scolded lightly, and turned to Zhang Chen and said: "The servant is rude, please forgive me, young master."

Zhang Chen looked at her, but couldn't help but be stunned.

The girl was taller than the maid next to her. She looked about 28 years old and wore a light blue elegant embroidered dress. When she bowed just now, her gestures showed the gentleness and quietness of a lady from a noble family.

Zhang Chen also bowed hurriedly and said, "I was distracted for a moment and bumped into you, please forgive me."

As Zhang Chen said this, he stood up, and the girl also stood up. The two looked at each other and their eyes met.

The girl's skin was as white as cream, her face was like a lotus, her eyebrows were as dark as distant black, and her eyes were full of autumn water. She was really like a person in a painting.

When the two looked at each other, the girl smiled slightly, her smile was like a flower, and a pair of dimples hung on her cheeks, looming.

At this moment, Zhang Chen couldn't help but be a little distracted, and couldn't help but open the "Eye of Insight" to look at her.

[Name: Zhen Jiang]

[Owned entries: Lady of a Noble Family (Purple), Well-educated and Well-mannered (Purple), Famous Family (Gold)]

[Lady of a Noble Family (Purple)]: You are the eldest daughter born in a noble family.

[Well-educated and Well-mannered (Purple)]: You have received a good education since childhood, read a lot of books, and are familiar with etiquette.

[Famous Family (Gold)]: You are born in a noble family, and the person who marries you will enjoy a very high reputation. (Marrying her can greatly improve your reputation)

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It turned out to be her!