When Zhou Shixiong celebrated the New Year of the First Year of Chongzhen at the Xinyangzhou Posthouse, Guan Chongguang brought Ma San and Yinhu to the posthouse for a visit. Zhu Ying, the former Princess Wude who had been sleeping for almost ten days, finally sat up awake.

"Teacher, why are you here? Where is this?" If it weren't for Zhou Shixiong's robot help, even if you are not confused, your body would have problems. It would be fine. Zhu Ying was fine. He was so ruthless that he would wake up. [bsp;    "This is the inn in Xinyang Prefecture. I came here to apologize to Master Zhou and ask Master Zhou to take it in." Guan Chongguang chased Zhou Shixiong all the way, and had already figured out the cause and effect of this matter on the way. If Zhou Shixiong could not be persuaded to help, the matter of Prince Zhou's violation of the system would be exposed. The lie that Prince Zhou pretended to be the princess suddenly died was self-defeating. By then, the Zhou palace would not be far from death.

Therefore, Guan Chongguang was no longer angry about Zhou Shixiong's refusal to save King Zhou. Instead, he had to find a way to get Zhou Shixiong to agree to help block the concealment. Seeing Zhu Ying's confused look, Guan Chong's courage did not come. "I have passed on your military books and war books to my army. I have repeatedly said that you can make a decision before you move. Do you still remember this sentence?"

The teacher endured his anger with a cold face. Why couldn't the clever Zhu Ying see that? He bowed his head obediently and drew circles with his feet, and replied in a mosquito-like voice, "Remember."

"Just remember, summarize the mistakes in this action. I will see later." Guan Chongguang paid homage to Zhou Shixiong and asked to see the princess at the first time. Now he felt relieved when he saw the princess lively and healthy.

When he came to Zhou Shixiong's room again, the level of confidentiality here was improved. The beautiful girl turned out to be the princess, and now it was a big trouble. Li Fusheng, who was familiar with the imperial decrees, immediately told the matter about the ban on the vassal kings. Zhou Shixiong knew how big the girl had made. At the same time, Liu Wang and Li Fusheng also guessed the purpose of Guan Chongguang coming. Regarding the agreement and objection, Liu Wang and Li Fu had a fierce debate.

Liu Wang took Zhou Shixiong's interests first, and believed that helping the King of Zhou was both good and bad. The advantage was that he had a strong financial support. The disadvantage was that he had to bear the anger of Emperor Chongzhen after being exposed. Li Fusheng had not yet realized that he was mainly concerned about Zhou Shixiong's interests, and opposed Zhou Shixiong's participation in this matter from the perspective of abiding by laws and regulations.

Zhou Shixiong's thoughts were not that complicated and long-term. He just thought that it would be a pity if such a beautiful girl was killed. It would be better to be cheaper than to be a good person.

Zhou Er stood at the door to monitor. Guan Chongguang came to Zhou Er to report, and waited for Zhou Shixiong to signal to invite him in. "Sir, I am a straight-hearted person. Please say anything if you have anything to say." Liu Wang and Li Fusheng wanted to roll their eyes. This guy was dressed rude all day long, as if he was addicted.

"Master Zhou is straightforward, so the lower officials will not turn around. When the lower officials came out, the King of Zhou had already announced that Princess Wude had died suddenly. The lower officials were rebelled by the royal palace because of their poor rescue. Now he is Bai Ding. If the Lord does not want to take in Princess and Zixia, he will find a Fengshui treasure land with the princess to settle his life and will never drag down the royal palace and lord." Guan Chongguang is not a good person. If he doesn't say he wants to protect him, he will die if he doesn't protect him, so that Liu Wang's hope of negotiating the price will be shattered.

"That's it, what's the benefit of me taking you in?" Zhou Shixiong was happy. It seemed that he had a great chance of taking in. He was not interested in Guan Chongguang Zhou Shixiong, but very interested in Zhu Ying Zhou Shixiong, and very much.

"As long as the elders treat the princess well, I am willing to serve the elders." Zhou Shixiong was stunned. The King of Zhou was too stingy. Just send someone to the end, and the dowry! Zhou Shixiong wanted to shout this sentence at the highest volume, but it was too embarrassing to ask this question. Zhou Shixiong could only nod with a bitter face, "Okay, then stay here. Mo Lan Mozhu, you two live with Zhu Ying for the time being and teach her how to work."

This time it was Guan Chongguang's turn to be stunned and began to listen to Zhou Shixiong's arrangement of two maids. He thought Zhou Shixiong was too stingy and had to give four maids to take care of the princess. Later he realized that he was responsible for teaching the princess how to be maids. You are cruel! You are so cruel! Guan Chongguang understood that this was Zhou Shixiong's return to what he had just made Zhou Shixiong uncomfortable, and Zhou Shixiong would not make him comfortable either.

But finally agreed, let’s talk about it later. Guan Chongguang didn’t say anything about this result. He had to ask Zhu Ying to explain a lot. It was not easy to convince this willful female disciple. As the saying goes, he took on the evil he committed himself. Guan Chongguang had a corresponding enlightenment.

That night, Zhu Ying, the former Princess Wude, made a big fuss in the room, and then cried again. Zhou Shixiong turned a blind eye to the outside world and was determined to pick chrysanthemums. The next morning, Zhou Shixiong, Liu Wang, Li Fusheng, and Zhou Er, respectively, paid New Year's money to Liu Ning's cavalry team, the young guards, the coachman, and others. Then, regardless of whether it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, he led the convoy to continue moving forward.

After entering Huguang through Wuyang Pass, the Baishui River, which originated from Wuyang Mountain to Xiaogan, was completely frozen. Zhou Shixiong had a sudden inspiration and camped near Wuyang Pass and designed a sled cart. When the craftsman camp, which was a day apart, arrived, Zhou Shixiong had already cut enough wood for use with two hundred guards. Because it was just a temporary modification, most of the carts were not Zhou Shixiong's, so he only wanted to get to know and easily repaired. The design of the sled cart was similar to a wooden pallet. Two stakes similar to canoes were nailed tightly with wooden stakes. The canoes were flattened, and the front and back were shaped into arcs. A trench was dug out on it so that the wheels could be embedded.

In order to reinforce, two wooden stakes are nailed in front and back of the wheels, and then two x-crossing wooden stakes are nailed across the bottom of the car. Although they are not beautiful, they are more practical. The horseshoe must also be modified to make an anti-slip type, which means to make a convex nail under the horseshoe to increase friction on the ice.

Before renovating all the big carts, Zhou Shixiong gave Guan Chongguang and Zhu Ying a task, asking Guan Chongguang to take Zhu Ying and Ma San and Hu Guangli to Wuchang Prefecture to arrange food and accommodation. Ma San and Hu Guangli were responsible for exploring the way. If you find that there is a problem with the ice surface in front, you must record it.

Guan Chongguang treated this task as a test, but Zhu Ying felt that it was the best opportunity to escape. Ma San and Hu Guangli thought they were retaliated. Four people and three moods set off in the first modified sled car.

After half a day, Ma San got off the car first. Because of Xiaoxiao, he wanted to prepare food and accommodation here. Two more hours later, Guan Chongguang and Zhu Ying got off the car, and Hu Guangli rushed back with the road condition report.

"Teacher, this kind of car is too fast. How long does it take to get from Wuyang Pass to Wuchang Mansion? Is two days enough?" Zhu Ying completely forgot about the escape. Seeing the sled cart moving away quickly, he asked Guan Chongguang excitedly.

"It takes ten days to walk, seven days to ride a carriage, and five days to ride a horse." This time, less than one day's drive scared both the master and the apprentice. I never thought that something was faster than normal during the ice and snow.

"No way?!" Zhu Ying knew that the sled car was fast, but she had never left the house and had no references at all. Guan Chongguang's words made her feel like a teacher was lying to me.

"Don't think about it. Since the young master's carriage has been changed to sled carriages, he naturally cannot stay in the city. Let's find a large inn or farmhouse by the river." As the chief official in charge of daily affairs, Guan Chongguang understood what was suitable for the large convoy to rest after a moment of thinking.

The two rented a carriage and looked for camping along the Yangtze River. Soon, Guan Chongguang decided to use Jinshazhou at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Chaoshui River as a camping site. Then he had to go to Hanyang Prefecture near Jinshazhou to arrange food supply. The next morning, Guan Chongguang asked Zhu Ying to watch the supplies sent in Jinshazhou and wait for the place where he got off yesterday. Guan Chongguang guessed that the first sled car was just three o'clock in the morning. After inspection, he needed to strengthen the place where he was under too much force and where he was wearing too much and repaired.

Zhou Shixiong and the two masters quickly decided to come up with the final design drawings and started to modify them as soon as it dawns. Zhou Shixiong ordered to set off after only one car was modified. Liu Wang quickly stopped it, thinking that this was unsafe. Zhou Shixiong had to explain, "It is true that the ice surface is frozen, but the ice is still empty. If several cars are driving on it at the same time, it will easily crush the ice surface, so the sled car must go separately. Besides, each car has followed the guards and the hound, so it is no problem."

In this way, after waiting for the first car, Guan Chongguang arranged for the car guard to direct traffic here and asked the sled car to go to Jinshazhou. That night, Zhou Shixiong took the last car to Jinshazhou, and Ma San and Hu Guangli, who were in charge of the road exploration, brought a piece of information. He could go directly to Dongting Lake from Hanyang Prefecture. Zhou Shixiong was happy after watching it. He just wanted to play with sleds, but he didn't expect to find a highway.

It was originally fifteen days from Hanyang Prefecture to Dongting Lake, but Zhou Shixiong's sled car was completed in two days. After rough calculations, it only took eight days to travel to Huguang from Xinyangzhou to now. This speed was really great. However, the sled car lost its function when it arrived in Dongting Lake. The Dongting Lake only had the shore freezing, and most places could also take boats.

"Then take a boat." Zhou Shixiong had no choice but to ask Li Fusheng to take his imperial envoy flag and go to Yuezhou Prefecture to recruit ships. After asking the boss of the ship near the dock, Zhou Shixiong decided to take a boat to Guangxi. A river that Zhou Shixiong had never heard of was the main source of Dongting Lake. The origin of this river is Guangxi. The entire river is abundant in water and most sections of the flow can take a large ship. The only problem is that it is a bit difficult to sail against the current. However, it is winter now, and the southeast wind can be smooth sailing.

With the local government taking action, more than 20 large ships were ready soon. Zhou Shixiong took advantage of his spare time to take a group of beauties to the streets to show off. Oh, it wasn't about showing off, but about going to Yueyang Tower to see the ancient sites.
Chapter completed!