Volume 5: Overlord of the Sea Chapter 568: Seeking Fish in a Tree
"Ah..." Zhang Lu was still sighing on the warship of the Chu army.
At this time, he was on his way to Jingzhou by boat along the Han River.
Although they boarded the ship in the south of Nanzheng City, where Sun Ce and others landed, Zhang Lu and his family were never able to enter Nanzheng City again.
The itinerary was also completely hidden from the public and not a single word was revealed!
Zhang Lu's previous proposal to assist the State of Chu in stabilizing Hanzhong actually had no other intention and he had already given up any "influence". He simply wanted to transfer the prestige of the "Heavenly Master" to the State of Chu, so as to make a contribution first.
However, Zhao Yun still declined Zhang Lu's kindness...
The long-term influence of "Chu Learning" made Zhao Yun disdain any strategy of fooling the people, and Zhou Yu also "suggested" this to Zhao Yun in his letter.
Zhou Yu also felt that instead of borrowing strength now, it would be better to trace the source from the beginning. There was no need to let Zhang Lu appear in Hanzhong again.
Therefore, Zhang Lu and his entire family were sent directly back to Jinling...
"Dad, I heard that Jinling is very prosperous and has many new things, and... didn't Dad say that the King of Chu would not treat us badly? Dad, don't worry!" Zhang Lu's youngest daughter Zhang Qiying saw that her father was frowning, so she came over to persuade him.
"Qiying...it's a pity that all your previous good plans were wasted!" Zhang Lu couldn't help but sigh even more when he saw his little daughter.
Zhang Qiying is only fourteen years old this year. The so-called good strategies are not some good strategies for governing the country and winning the battles, but refer to... some improvements to the doctrines and systems of Tianshi Dao.
When Zhang Lu heard about it before, he also thought it made a lot of sense and lamented that his daughter was a goddess sent from heaven.
Unfortunately, it hasn’t been publicized yet…
Zhang Qiying looked a little embarrassed when she heard this, and said shyly: "Actually, she's not a daughter, it's..." Halfway through her words, she seemed to sense something and kept silent again.
Zhang Lu was already quite "Taoist" at this time, and did not bother to find out what Zhang Qiying originally wanted to say.
After Zhang Qiying returned to her resting boat, she saw another "girl" in her twenties in the cabin. She stuck out her tongue a little embarrassedly and said, "Sister Ning, I'm sorry! Didn't I say anything?"
Zhang Qiying said as she walked over, took the hand of this "Sister Ning" and shook it...
"Sister Ning" originally had a cold face, but after hearing what Zhang Qiying said, she didn't want to pursue the matter any further and just flicked her head.
That’s right, the advice Zhang Qiying gave to Zhang Lu before was actually just a retelling of the words of “Sister Ning”.
Zhang Qiying didn't know the origin of this "Sister Ning". She only knew that her surname was also Zhang, and that she had been a maid by her side since she was a child.
It is said that this is a story about a poor woman who was rescued by Zhang Wei when he was suppressing bandits. In short, it is a very familiar, old-fashioned story in which her whole family was killed by bandits and she was the only one left, so she was taken in and taken care of.
It just so happened that Zhang Qiying had grown up a little at that time, so Zhang Wei "naturally " sent Zhang Ning to his niece's place as a maid... No way!
Where is the logic?
Zhang Lu was at least a local lord, and that was seven or eight years ago, when Zhang Lu was still a well-known figure among the lords of the world!
How could he directly use a person with an unknown background as a maid for his daughter?
And considering Zhang Ning's appearance like the bright moon and the flowers and trees covered with snow, has Zhang Wei ever thought of asking her to repay his kindness in another way?
This doesn't make sense at all, it's clearly full of flaws!
However, this was a question that Zhang Qiying only thought of after she grew up and gradually understood more, and... Zhang Ning was not shy about showing her some magical things.
even……
Zhang Ning's appearance has hardly changed in the past seven or eight years, and no matter who it is, no one seems to think there is anything wrong with it. To the extent that no one has noticed that she is "very beautiful", it feels even more weird when you think about it carefully!
However, Zhang Qiying was not afraid of anything. After all, she had gradually accepted Zhang Ning .
Just like just now ...
When Zhang Qiying wanted to tell the truth to Zhang Lu, Zhang Ning's voice came directly into her ears!
In fact, compared to her parents, Zhang Qiying has an even better relationship with Zhang Ning.
In the past, Zhang Lu didn’t care much about his daughter. After all, Zhang Lu had many sons and daughters...what was so strange about that?
It was later that Zhang Ning asked her to reveal some "good strategies" to Zhang Lu, which attracted Zhang Lu's attention!
"Sister Ning, are you going to Jinling with us?" Zhang Qiying asked worriedly.
Zhang Qiying was not stupid either, and she could guess that Zhang Ning must have his own purpose for staying in Hanzhong. Zhang Lu was now completely "out of power", and it was easy for him to get a position of marquis in Chu, but it would be impossible for him to be like before.
Even if... Zhang Ning still has a reason to stay in Zhang's house? Thinking of the possibility of separation from Zhang Ning, Zhang Qiying was not in a good mood.
"Jinling... Well, I should also go and see the King of Chu. As for whether I will stay in Jinling, it depends on what kind of person the King of Chu is." Zhang Ning said after hesitating for a moment.
Zhang Qiying then half breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Hehe, then I hope the King of Chu is even more powerful!"
Zhang Ning rolled his eyes at the little girl and didn't say anything more.
That’s right, this Zhang Ning, the maid of Zhang Qiying... is exactly the Zhang Ning of Huang Tianji!
In fact, not long after Zhang Ning returned to his hometown, he felt that the Yellow Turban Army had abandoned the ideals of Huang Tian and was indignant. After punishing several remnants of the Yellow Turbans who had caused trouble, he came to Hanzhong.
After all, apart from Huang Tian, the largest Taoist sect at that time was the Five Pecks of Rice Sect in Hanzhong, also known as the "Tianshi Dao"!
Zhang Ning originally wanted to see if Zhang Lu's Tianshi Dao was really compatible with Huangtian Dao, and then she would lend him a helping hand, also to use Zhang Lu's power to complete the unfinished business of the Yellow Turbans.
When "Huang Tianji" disappeared in Guangzong, it was not as "out of control" as Yu Ji thought.
But Zhang Ning's reincarnation as Huang Tianji was not perfect, and some drawbacks were left behind. In order to save Huang Tianji... or to save his daughter, Zhang Jue transferred most of his fate to Zhang Ning!
Not only did it make up for her shortcomings as a "foreign concubine", but it also completely stabilized her side as a "human", giving her autonomy that ordinary foreign concubines did not have.
It was just because Zhang Ning had not yet woken up, and Zhang Jiao felt that her life was over, so he sent a spy to send her out of Guangzong...
By the time Zhang Ning woke up, Zhang Jiao had died of illness, Guangzong had already been captured, and the Yellow Turban Army was doomed.
Therefore, Zhang Ning never held a grudge against Zhang Jiao, and even wanted to fulfill his father's last wish at the beginning.
Poor Zhang Lu had planned everything and, after going through untold hardships, he had finally gotten the news about Huang Tianji. He even sent people to Chuxue to look for her, but he didn't know... Huang Tianji had actually been in his mansion for a long time, observing and testing him in secret!
However, the results of the observation test have been disappointing to Zhang Ning for the past seven or eight years...
