In the summer of the 22nd year of Han Jian'an [217], mid-July.

Huo Jun, who was granted the title of Wudu and the governor of Yinping County, died of illness in the military camp outside Xiabian City due to ineffective treatment.

In an instant.

Although his son Huo Yi showed no tears, his heart was already filled with grief.

For many days in a row, I did not think about food or tea.

After several days of grief, he decided to let his bodyguard Huo Zhong handle the funeral affairs on his behalf.

First, he restrained Huo Jun's body and kept silent.

In order to prevent the news from leaking out and letting the Cao family know that the two commanders of Yinping and Wudu were in Wudu at this moment, they took advantage of the situation to attack.

Follow closely.

On the one hand, Huo Zhong still organized the soldiers in the army and sealed the army to prevent the soldiers from leaking out.

Then he personally edited the book and sent people to rush to Hanzhong County and the royal city of Chengdu respectively.

He reported the details to Wei Yan, the commander directly under him, and Liu Bei, the king of Hanzhong.

In order to determine the appointment of a new commander as soon as possible.

After many days of compassion, Huo Yi seemed to have slowly emerged from the shadow of sadness.

When he learned that Huo Zhong had sent people to Chengdu.

He immediately slapped his forehead and said, "Too bad, I almost forgot what my father asked me to do before he died."

After that, he took out the letter he always carried with him from his arms, presented it to Huo Zhong who was standing aside, and said, "Uncle Zhong, this letter was written by my father during his lifetime."

"I specifically asked me to submit it to the king for review after his unfortunate passing."

"Uncle Zhong, please arrange for a very reliable confidant to send him as soon as possible."

One word fell.

Seeing Huo Yi's expression at this moment, he was extremely solemn.

Huo Zhong has also been served by Huo Jun for a long time, so he knows that this matter is not a trivial matter!

He immediately raised his hands and said, "Young Master, please rest assured. We will make arrangements now."

…

After several days of galloping, the messenger first arrived at Nanzheng, the capital of Hanzhong, and met with General Zhenyuan in person.

When Wei Yan heard that the governor of the two counties had passed away, he couldn't help but have a look of surprise on his face, "What, Huo Zhongmiao went to the west of Hexi?"

After this news fell, he also knew that Wudu and Yinping were of important strategic significance to his side. They were the outposts of the Northern Expedition in the future and could not be missed!

He also takes this matter very seriously.

Extra manpower was specially sent to protect the messenger as he headed for Chengdu.

It took nearly half a month of effort.

The messenger and his party have just arrived in Chengdu after a long journey.

Walk through the bustling Chengdu market and rush to the palace.

At this time, in the palace.

Liu Bei, the king of Hanzhong, dressed in ordinary clothes, sat facing each other and Mi Zhu, and the two sides were playing chess.

Only Adou on one side is reading on the book seat.

However, although the sound of reading could be heard constantly, his thoughts were not between the lines. He could only see his eyes constantly looking through his father's figure to see if he could wander off and be lazy.

During the chess game, Liu Bei looked calm at this time, but there was no trace of reminiscence in his tone as he said: "Zizhong, for some reason these past two days, I have always dreamed about young people like me at night.

It’s a scene of displacement.”

"And the old brothers who have come along the way."

"Tell me, is something ominous happening?"

As he finished speaking, he watched his face change unconsciously, and he became worried.

After saying this, Mi Zhu smiled softly and responded, "Your Majesty, you don't need to think too much."

"As humans, when we get older, we always feel nostalgic."

"To be honest, in recent days, I have often thought about the days when I traveled around with you and your Majesty, living in no fixed place."

"Although we now have a stable residence, with Yizhou as our base and Jingzhou as our home, in the past three years since the pacification of Yizhou, our old friends have continued to wither or die of illness."

"Like Gongyou, Xian and the others are far away from us."

This chatterbox can be said to have been ignited in an instant.

The monarch and his ministers immediately showed sadness unconsciously and communicated with each other.

"Yes!" Liu Bei dropped the white piece in his hand and said, "Gongyou, Xianhe and the others have followed Gu all the way since the most difficult period of his life. Even though the road ahead is long, they have never let him down."

"I gave most of my life to the orphan."

"But when I saw Guzhao pacifying Yizhou, and just when I was about to enjoy the blessings with them, they left us one after another."

"Oh, it hurts!"

After speaking, the sadness on Liu Bei's face became even stronger.

The two chatted about the past for a long time.

Immediately, Liu Bei got to the point and said, "Zizhong, how is the market development of Juxian Brewing going now?"

As soon as these words came out, Mi Zhu did not hide anything and responded truthfully, "Your Majesty, according to my recent publicity and promotion, the market has been gradually opened up."

"Especially the many altars of Yujuxianjiao that were previously sent to Jingzhou. According to the military information reported back, when Nalu Zijing went to Jiangling as an envoy, General Guan specifically ordered him to bring several altars back to Jiangdong to offer to Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu."

"After hearing about Sun Quan's product, everyone was full of praise."

"And ask for a lot of money to buy Juxian Brewing."

"I have developed it through various means and have already transported a batch of Juxian Brewing. This wine is very popular among the upper class circles of the Jiangdong land and has made a lot of profits."

"Only the Cao family took very strict precautions and were unable to open up the market for a while."

After finishing his words, he paused again, with deep joy and boastfulness on his face: "By the way, Your Majesty, in addition to his ability to command the army, Atong also has a lot of knowledge in business."

Nothing less."

"As for the many promotion methods he mentioned to open up the market, I have never heard of them in my entire business life, but practice has proved that they are effective!"

When talking about Zhao Tong, Mi Zhu was not shy about praising him at all, and he was always very kind in front of Liu Bei.

After hearing this, Liu Bei's face suddenly turned from worry to joy, and he echoed, "A Tong is indeed talented!"

"When he first joined the army, he helped Yuan Luofeng defeat Zhang Ren. He also proposed a surprise attack on Mianzhu Forest and cut off the food route of Luocheng."

"After the Nanzhong rebellion, under the recommendation of Shi Yuan, he was ordered to lead his troops to go deep into Bumao to quell the rebellion. Although A Tong was young at that time, he managed to capture one after another in just half a year by relying on the strategy of seven captures and seven manipulations.

The Nanzhong King Meng Huo, who has high prestige in the Nanzhong region, has determined the entire Nanzhong region."

"Not only that, Atong also had the foresight to find out the truth in advance. Sun wanted to secretly collude with Cao's thieves to raid several counties in Jingnan."

"He worked tirelessly to open up mountain roads, took advantage of the Wuxi barbarian camp, and entered Lingling County to defeat Lu Meng's intention to sweep Jingxiang."

"Following the orders of the military advisor, he led his troops northward and conquered the Shangyong lands."

"With this military strategy, I think A Tong will definitely become the mainstay of my strategy to revitalize the Han Dynasty!"

"Now Zizhong, you still have such a high opinion of his business talents. It seems that A Tong is worthy of being a genius and a good man of the country!"

"Zilong, you are really good at teaching your children."

At this moment, when Zhao Tong was mentioned, the smile on Liu Bei's face couldn't help but become much thicker.

As the lord, he can naturally feel more intuitively that his generation of generals have aged one after another, but restoring the Han Dynasty is not something that can be determined overnight.

For a young leader with outstanding talents like Zhao Tong.

He couldn't help but feel joy in his heart.

"However, Zizhong, I heard that Juxian Brewing consumes more food than ordinary wine. Will large-scale brewing affect our military inventory?"

As soon as Liu Bei said this, he heard Mi Zhu's report that the market development and sales of Juxian Brewing were extremely smooth. A slight smile appeared on his face, but he couldn't help but ask in a deep voice.

Although he wanted to rely on this special Juxian brew to amass wealth.

However, if the production line is enlarged, military ration consumption will be excessive.

He thought that this move would definitely outweigh the gains!

At that time, it will have to be terminated.

After hearing this, Mi Zhu followed him for a long time, and this time he heard the worries deep in Liu Bei's heart.

But Juxian Brewing is being sold on a large scale.

This move will not only plunder the wealth of Cao and Sun.
To be continued...