Following the resolution of the court meeting, it was finalized.

Out of the military capital, the defense of the two counties of Yinping was very important. Liu Bei, the king of Hanzhong, quickly sent Mi Zhu as an envoy again, carrying a document to Qiang Road to announce his appointment.

Mi Zhu, the envoy who returned first after receiving the order, also understood his master's thoughts.

This time, in addition to publicly announcing the king's orders, he also took the opportunity to get in touch with the grains needed for the brewing of Juxian Brew.

Although in the previous private conversation, Mi Zhu had already told Tong Zhao to select local fields suitable for farming and organize farming.

When there is no war, it can be self-sufficient and provide the needs for wine making, which makes Liu Bei gradually let go of his worries!

But in the end, everything must be seen with your own eyes to be convinced.

This time, Mi Zhu naturally acted as Liu Bei's eyes, to gain insight into everything and investigate the actual situation.

Through years of following.

In addition, he has been in business for many years and has already developed the ability to understand people's hearts.

He also gleaned from it that perhaps his own side would soon usher in another unprecedented and large-scale Northern Expedition following the Battle of Hanzhong two years ago.

If not, why would you care so much about the loss of logistical materials such as grain and fodder?

Even in the 20th year of Jian'an, after our own side won the great victory at Hanzhong in Yizhou, the harvest was poor due to severe drought that month.

At that time, Liu Bei issued a ban on alcohol at the suggestion of his veteran minister Jian Yong, who had just endured a war that would inevitably affect the country.

Last year, Zhao Tong brewed the Juxian brew listed above.

At first, even though Liu Bei tasted this wine, it was indeed very different from the wine he usually drank. He wanted to save logistical supplies for the subsequent Northern Expedition.

I don’t even want to pay that much attention to it!

Or he himself suddenly sensed the business opportunities contained in it. If he could launch it and sell it as far away as Jiangdong and northern states and counties, it would definitely cause a bloody storm in the brewing industry on the market.

With the unique taste of Juxian Brewing, it is no problem to seize the market in one fell swoop!

Following his persuasion, and due to the good weather last year, the autumn harvest was quite bountiful.

Not only did it make up for the deficit during the Hanzhong War, it also stored a lot of supplies in the treasury.

Liu Bei then agreed to brew wine.

Although he is successfully developing the market now and has expanded into Jiangdong.

But Mi Zhu knew very well in his heart that compared with the great cause of reviving the Han Dynasty, this was just a trivial matter.

In the face of an agricultural society dominated by a small-scale peasant economy, it makes sense for the merchants, farmers, and merchants to be ranked at the bottom of the list.

Mi Zhu also understood that in addition to announcing his appointment, his hidden mission was to understand whether the grain produced in the fields organized by Zhao Tong could support self-sufficiency or wine making needs.

As he secretly figured out his true intention, he quickly set foot on the Qiang Dao camp heading towards his headquarters under the protection of a group of guards.

As for the King of Hanzhong, Liu Bei, who personally led all the civil and military ministers to go to Jiameng territory to pay homage to Huo Jun, it was a step too late due to everyone's preparations.

…

As the messengers galloped to the capital of the royal city to report the news, they returned one after another to argue.

After receiving the king's order to collect the body of General Huo Jun and send it to Jiameng Pass for burial, and after passing the resolution of the ministers at the court meeting, the king personally announced that General Zhao Tong of Zhenwei had been ordered to take over the post of governor of the two counties.

The messenger is on his way carrying documents.

Huo Yi and Huo Zhong, who were in charge of the overall situation at the military camp outside Xiabian City, learned of this situation.

Only then did their hanging hearts relax.

During this period, due to Huo Yi's young age, Huo Zhong was basically responsible for maintaining the important affairs of the army.

Among them, there is even greater pressure.

In order to prevent Cao's spies from noticing the slightest clue.

He can be said to be a hard worker.

Now both eyes are covered with thick bloodshot eyes, and his face looks much more haggard than before.

Now I hear the messenger’s return, and the news is that everything is settled!

Huo Yi, Huo Zhong and his servants were all overjoyed.

After many days of sadness, Huo Yi's face became much calmer at this time. He pondered for a while and said with a smile of relief:

"It seems that the king is still wise!"

"In the years that Yi has been following General Zhao, I have no one but admiration and respect for his talent!"

"Moreover, my father also praised General Zhao with all his heart."

"With him taking over my father's position, I think we can ensure that the two counties are safe!"

After saying this last word, Huo Yi's expression unconsciously changed slightly, showing a strong look of affirmation.

"What the Major General said is true!"

"I used to serve the governor, and I often heard him praise General Zhao with similar words."

"Your Majesty, as he succeeds the Governor, he really lives up to his reputation as a good judge of people. I think that if the Governor knows Quanshui, he will definitely be very pleased."

When the master and servant heard that the successor would be Zhao Tong, the remaining pressure on their faces slowly disappeared.

Follow closely.

Huo Zhong proposed to send someone to inform Zhao Tong about Huo Jun's death and his succession first, which was approved by Huo Yi.

"Uncle Zhong, you have been with my father for many years, and you are much richer than Yi in terms of the overall situation. Before General Zhao takes office, you can just do what you want."

Huo Yi smiled and responded, "Yi is currently only qualified to be one of General Zhao's pawns. He should continue to hone himself."

That's it.

The two quickly reached a consensus.

The personal guards under his command once again sent messengers to the Qiang Road in the northwest.

Immediately afterwards, no one dared to neglect at all. Huo Zhong hurriedly sent someone to escort the coffin of Governor Huo Jun to Jiameng Pass for burial on the king's order.

However, I saw him thinking hard about who to escort.

Huo Yi walked over and said loudly, "Uncle Zhong, as the heir to Yi's throne, you should accompany your father on his last journey so that he can rest in peace!"

"Let Yi personally escort you?"

After saying these words, he paused and responded as if he was prepared, "As for General Zhao, I have also sent someone over to explain the situation and ask for leave for a period of time."

"With Yi's understanding of the general's character, he will not refuse."

Seeing Huo Yi take the initiative to ask for help.

Since Wudu had to defend everywhere, Huo Zhong was distressed that he could not allocate manpower to escort the coffin, so he agreed.

On the one hand, it can satisfy him to pay his last respects to his father as a way of respecting his filial piety.

On the other hand, Huo Yi will naturally escort him with all his heart and soul, so there is no need to worry too much.

"Okay! I'll leave this matter to the Major General."

As the situation here gradually settled down in an orderly manner.

After several days of running wildly.

The messenger also rushed to the Qiang Dao camp.

He truthfully revealed the situation to the commander-in-chief Zhao Tong.

"Ah? Captain Huo really died of illness?"

"Does your Majesty really appoint me to take over the post of Governor?"

After hearing these two pieces of information, Zhao Tong felt mixed emotions in his heart almost all of a sudden.

Regarding the first incident of Huo Jun’s death from illness.

There weren't many disturbances in his heart, it was something he had expected!

Ever since Huo Zhong urgently sent his bodyguards to report Huo Jun's serious illness, Zhao Tong already had an ominous premonition in his heart.

Therefore, he just solemnly approved Huo Yi's request to return.

After all, according to original historical records, Huo Jun did die of illness in the 22nd year of Jian'an [217], and he was over forty years old.

He died young.

According to Zhao Tong's speculation, Huo Jun may really have a disease in his body.

In original history, he took up an official position as the prefect of Zitong after pacifying Yizhou, and has been stationed in Zitong County.

In this life, due to the crazy instigation effect of this little butterfly, we not only obtained the complete Hanzhong County, but also took advantage of the situation to capture Wudu and Yinping.

So after the war, Liu Bei, in view of Huo Jun's ability, specifically appointed him as the governor of the two counties and guarded the north.

As a frontier official, his rights and honors are needless to say!

But he came to settle in this second county with a harsh environment, several times worse than Zitong County in original history.
To be continued...