Chapter 343 Gongsun Du’s Betrayal (1/2)

Chapter 343 – Gongsun Du's Betrayal

= Seven days after the death of Hua Shi =

Liyang County

This county left a dark spot in Tong's heart as he massacred all population here a few years ago. Now, many people migrated into the county as it was a part of Ye Commandery governance.

Towns and buildings had been rebuilt, and merchants restored the county's economy.

Life came back to Liyang County again.

Gongsun Zan, Lu Zhi, Zhao Yun, Tian Yu, and their army finally reached here after a long journey.

Lu Zhi's face grimaced as he worried about his favorite disciple.

'Tong has been quiet since then. Will he be alright?'

The most worry Lu Zhi had was Tong's retaliation against the Sun Clan. If Tong lost his rationality, he might order his armies to wage war to the south.

Once it happened, it would spell calamity to his future country. Many warlords would not miss this chance to counter-attack against Tong and steal his territories in one swoop.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.

No matter how talented his subordinates were, they would not be able to display their 100% potential if the king possessed ill judgment.

'I should wait for him in Ye. I'll be by his side until he recovers.'

Lu Zhi sighed again.

Gongsun Zan had noticed Lu Zhi's odd behavior a long time ago. He turned to his mentor.

”What's wrong, master? You look kinda sad.”

”Ai, I'm sad. I'll tell you a secret. You junior disciple's wife has passed away.”

”Huh?”

Gongsun Zan was not ignorant. He knew about Tong's two wives.

Hua Shi, the Goddess of Death

Xiao Wu, the Spear Goddess

Both immortals had spread their names, valor, and beauty. At the Northern Provinces, no men never heard about those two ideal women. They were the object of men's desire.

'One of them died!? But they are immortals! Just how … Wait, how does he know about this!?'

Gongsun Zan stared at his mentor, ”How did you know about this? We both use the same messengers and intelligence agents. How come I didn't know about this news?”

”We communicate through a clan chat.”

”Clan … chat?”

”A sorcery device that unites us as one organization. I'll ask Tong to invite you into our clan the next year.”

”Err, okay.”

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Meanwhile, Zhao Yun and Tian Yu served as bodyguards of Empress He and Liu Xie. Both of them rode alongside the royal caravan as they teased Liu Xie, who waved at them.

”He's learning fast, isn't he?”

”Ah, he's a son of heaven for a reason.”

Tian Yu and Zhao Yun laughed and played with Liu Xie.

While Zhao Yun, Tian Yu, and Liu Xie were playing on horseback, a messenger from Gongsun Zan and Lu Zhi arrived.

He knelt down in front of He Xing's palanquin wheeled carriage.

”Your majesty, lord Gongsun said that we will rest in this county for a day, and we shall continue our journey to Ye City.”

He Xing opened her palanquin curtain to see the messenger, ”Tell them I understand. We'll do as they asked.”

”Thank you, your majesty.”

The messenger left, and they continued heading to Liyang.

When they reached Liyang County, Zhao Yun stared at the town with a complicated expression.

This place was a deciding factor if he should serve Tong. The slaughtering of Liyang's population was still in Zhao Yan's mind, and he believed that it was a wrong decision.

However, the restoration of the town astonished Zhao Yun. The former desolated city had been rebuilt, and people migrated into the county.

Merchants came and went.

Scholars inspected the county and commented on their thoughts.

Peasants wandered around the town, working.

Farmers went out of the city, tending their borrowed farms.

Militia guards stood on the wall.

Zhao Yun could not believe his eyes. Typically, it would take ages before a deserted town could come back to life. Yet, it took Ye Commandery a few years to restore this county back to its former glory.

Everything that happened in Liyang was the work of Xun Yu. As one of the most talented advisors and officers, he combined his experiences and Te Langpu's economic system into the surrounding regions, giving the riches to the people.

However, Zhao Yun mistook it as Tong's ability since this county was owned by Tong's forces.

Zhao Yun bit his lower lips.

'Eradicate the resistance, then rebuild. On the top of graveyards, new forests bloomed.'

Those were the conclusion that Zhao Yun evaluated Tong's past actions toward Liyang County.

Zhao Yun nodded as he decided. Tong was the right lord for him.

'I'll work for you, lord Zhang Tong.'

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