Cheng Yu, Xun You, and Yang Rui were very confident in Xiaohui's ability to host the trade fair. Moreover, the first day of the trade fair was the trading of some traditional designated goods. Therefore, after watching a few rounds of trading, Yang Rui and Cheng Yu left together.
Xun You seemed to be a little worried and took the initiative to stay in the large auction house.
After Yang Rui and Cheng Yu left the large auction house, they went together to the trade union's residence around the square that was about to be auctioned. They checked the specific construction situation of each building.
Xiaohui had already revealed the news at the trade fair. It was estimated that people would come to check the relevant situation soon. Those who were interested might have to choose a house first. For example, the leaders of large player organizations such as Trace * Dragon Soul might have already sent professionals to choose a residence.
"My Lord, Xiaohui has already prepared the floor plans for these new residences. It seems that she hired a player expert through the online forum or the third platform to make it. The player expert spent a total of nearly two game days, and in the end, it seemed to be free …"
The new trade union's residence buildings were basically "unfinished houses." Yang Rui checked while listening to Cheng Yu talk about Xiaohui's operation.
At this time, Cheng Yu had already adapted to his identity in the real world. Therefore, his speech was not much different from ordinary players. When it came to the game forum, the third platform, and so on, Cheng Yu was already very familiar with it.
The buildings in the game were mainly made of stone and wood. During the construction, Yang Rui took out a lot of high-quality stone and wood from the storage ring. Therefore, although they were still in the state of "unfinished houses," the style was not comparable to the buildings in the real world.
In particular, the buildings in the civilization area of the Three Kingdoms had very distinctive characteristics, such as intrigue and carved beams and painted rafters. Even if they did not have time to paint, they had already shown their extraordinary characteristics. After seeing it, Yang Rui already knew what was going on.
On the way back, Yang Rui did not know about Xiaohui's arrangement of the trade fair. He did not think that the time span would be adjusted to three game days. Therefore, after seeing the residence buildings, Yang Rui was ready to go to various cities in Henan with Cheng Yu.
"Reporting to King Dong Hai, Minister Hua Xin heard from somewhere that my Lord had returned to Luoyang Imperial City. She went to the King of Dong Hai's Mansion to ask for an audience, but she could not find my Lord. My Lord, please make a decision …"
Yang Rui and Cheng Yu were about to leave the city when they saw an Ethereal Ninja suddenly appear beside them. If one did not pay attention, it was as if this person had always been there. There was not much sense of strangeness.
It was worth mentioning that when the young emperor, Liu Xie, returned to Luoyang Imperial City, he gave Hua Xin a new reward and gave her the position of Minister Hua Xin. Therefore, the Ethereal Ninja had changed his words.
According to the Ethereal Ninja, Hua Xin must have received the news as soon as she heard that Yang Rui had returned to Luoyang Imperial City. She must have something important to tell Yang Rui. After thinking for a while, Yang Rui decided to meet her. If Hua Xin was looking for him, there should be some progress in the matter of Ju Maocai.
Obviously, Cheng Yu should have thought of this point, so Yang Rui and Cheng Yu looked at each other and quickly went to the King of Dong Hai's Mansion.
This mansion was bestowed by the young emperor, Liu Xie. It happened to be a good thing, and it also reflected the young emperor's considerable eyesight. At this moment, it was being renovated and rebuilt.
Cheng Yu had even recruited a considerable number of people to repair Liu Xie's two palaces. The main reason was to promote the development of Luoyang Imperial City through large-scale construction. As a result, Liu Xie benefited a little from the help of the surrounding NPC Liegeman.
In the future, Yang Rui wanted to develop Luoyang Imperial City as a trade center. If the two palaces were too old, it would affect the city's appearance. Yang Rui had ordered people to repair the two palaces because of this consideration.
"Greetings, King of Dong Hai! Lord Cheng! "
When Yang Rui and Cheng Yu returned, they saw Hua Xin waiting at the main entrance of the King of Dong Hai's Mansion. However, she did not enter for some reason.
"Minister Ziyu, sorry to keep you waiting. I heard that you were coming, so I rushed back as soon as possible. Please come in and have a seat."
Previously, Yang Rui had visited hundreds of officials, and Hua Xin was one of the key people. In the process, she had given him a lot of money. Now that they were familiar with each other, they met very warmly.
The three of them exchanged a few pleasantries and entered Yang Rui's new mansion together. On the way, Hua Xin also "inadvertently" inquired about the progress of Yang Rui's attack on Yuan Shao in Ji Zhou. Yang Rui also told her the truth.
Because of the previous experience of Yuan Shao's attack on Cao Cao, Hua Xin was not very surprised by the progress that Yang Rui had made in Ji Zhou. As they chatted, they had already arrived at the reception hall of the King of Dong Hai's new mansion.
In the entire King of Dong Hai's Mansion, the first to be repaired was Yang Rui's residence and study, followed by the reception hall. At this time, it was completely ready to receive guests.
"Reporting to the King of Dong Hai, the matter entrusted by the Lord last time has taken shape. Hua Xin did not disappoint the King of Dong Hai and found a person for the King of Dong Hai … for the Han Dynasty. He is from Zhuxu County in Beihai Commandery. His name is Guan Ning, and his courtesy name is Youan.
Guan Ning has always had some friendship with Hua Xin. After hearing that the King of Dong Hai wanted to recruit talents, he is already on his way to Luoyang Imperial City. He will arrive in a day or two … "
After entering the reception hall, Hua Xin did not beat around the bush, but directly stated the purpose of her visit. Sure enough, there had been progress in the matter of recruiting talents!
On the other hand, Yang Rui's expression changed when he heard this. Previously, he and Cheng Yu had already guessed that Hua Xin's intention for coming here was to recruit talents. They also guessed that there might already be a suitable candidate, but they didn't expect that this candidate would be Guan Ning.
Who was Guan Ning? In fact, Yang Rui had tried to find this person a long time ago because Guan Ning was originally from Beihai Commandery and was in the area of Qingzhou under Yang Rui's jurisdiction. When Yang Rui got to Qingzhou early in the morning, he had looked for people like Taishi Ci and Guan Ning in the area.
In fact, Hua Xin's hometown was also in Yang Rui's jurisdiction. She was a native of the Qingzhou Plain. According to historical records, Guan Ning, Hua Xin, and Mingyuan were called the "One Dragon". Since they were called "One Dragon" and were from the same hometown, they should have some connections with each other. Yang Rui should have thought of this long ago.
After the Yellow Turban Rebellion plot and the heroes seeking revenge, Yang Rui went to Qingzhou to look for talents born and raised in the area under his jurisdiction. However, he learned that Guan Ning, Mingyuan, Wang Lie, and others had gone to Liaodong to avoid the chaos. At the same time, Taishi Ci had also gone to Guandong to avoid the chaos. Yang Rui wondered if the "Guandong" had existed since the background of the game.
"It's Guan Ning?" Yang Rui said.
"Are you acquainted with Guan Ning, King Dong Hai?"
Hua Xin asked when she heard Yang Rui's muttering. She hadn't fully explained the matter yet, but it seemed that King Dong Hai already knew a lot.
"Not really, but I've heard of Guan Ning's great name. Together with Minister Ziyu, Mingyuan, and Mingyuan, they are called the One Dragon."
Yang Rui had tried his best to find out about Guan Ning, Mingyuan, and the others. Naturally, Yang Rui was very familiar with their names, deeds, and allusions. After all, what he had always lacked were these historical figures. How could he not be familiar with them?
"Well, King Dong Hai, you flatter me. Guan Ning and Mingyuan are naturally talented, but Hua Xin is far inferior to them …"
Seeing that Yang Rui was so familiar with their situation, Hua Xin was obviously surprised. She was stunned for a moment before she continued.
"I've heard that Guan Ning is an indifferent person. Minister Ziyu, it's really a great merit to be able to invite him here!"
Since Yang Rui was very familiar with Guan Ning and the others, he naturally knew that the Cao Family had tried to recruit Guan Ning several times but failed. This was the main reason why he was surprised when he heard Guan Ning's name.
At that time, although Cao Cao had passed away, the Cao Family had already claimed the throne. The fact that Guan Ning could repeatedly refuse was enough to show part of his temperament.
"Reporting to King Dong Hai, Hua Xin is also curious and worried about this matter. Among Guan Ning, Mingyuan, and I, Guan Ning has the highest score, and he has repeatedly expressed that his ambition is not above the imperial court.
Previously, I was just trying to ask him about recruiting talents, but I soon received a reply saying that he would come to Luoyang Imperial City. I'm not completely sure what will happen in the end. Please forgive me, King Dong Hai. "
Hearing Yang Rui mention Guan Ning's temperament, Hua Xin hurriedly explained. In fact, this was what she had not finished saying before. Now, she finally had the opportunity to express it clearly to Yang Rui.
From the beginning, Hua Xin occasionally learned that Yang Rui had returned to Luoyang Imperial City. However, the reason why he stayed at the gate of the King of Dong Hai's mansion and did not enter was because he still had some doubts. After all, he knew Guan Ning the best. At this time, he still did not believe that Guan Ning would come to Luoyang.
As a result, Hua Xin hesitated and hesitated in front of the mansion. He did not know if it was appropriate to speak of this matter at this time. However, the people in the mansion took the initiative to ask Hua Xin, so he had to tell them the purpose of his visit. He planned to leave if Yang Rui was not in the mansion.
However, later on, Yang Rui heard the news and rushed over. Although Hua Xin hesitated, he still told them the truth.
"Oh? Is that so? " Yang Rui frowned slightly and said, "It doesn't matter. I've heard that Guan Ning is an eminent scholar. If he really does not have the ambition of the imperial court, I will not force him."
Upon hearing Yang Rui's words, Hua Xin heaved a sigh of relief and admired Yang Rui's breadth of mind even more. He really did not expect that Yang Rui was thinking of using some trick to make Guan Ning stay and make it impossible for him to return!
"Since Minister Ziyu can summon an eminent scholar like Guan Ning, I wonder if Mingyuan, Wang Lie, and the others are willing to come to Luoyang?"
Huaxin was just about to relax when she heard Yang Rui ask about Bu Yuan and Wang Lie. She frowned but did not dare to show it on her face.
"Reporting to the King of Dong Hai, Mingyuan and Wang Lie are also idle. I have sent a letter to their hometown. If there is a reply, I will definitely report it to the King of Dong Hai. If Guan Ning comes, he might be able to find out the specific movements of the two … "
When Yang Rui came to him, the first people he thought of were Guan Ning, Mingyuan, and Wang Lie. He quickly tried to contact them, but so far, only Guan Ning had replied.
According to Guan Ning, Guan Ning was supposed to come today. Moreover, Guan Ning was always punctual. If he said he would come, he would usually come. However, he had not seen him this time. Therefore, Hua Xin only said that Guan Ning should be here in two days.
"Reporting to the King of Dong Hai, there is a scholar outside who wishes to see you. He says that he is the person who was advised by Lord Hua. He calls himself Guan Ning of Beihai County. Would the King of Dong Hai —"
"Invite him in!"
Hua Xin had just explained when another Ethereal Ninja entered the hall to report. Before he could finish, Yang Rui's eyes lit up and he replied.
Hua Xin had just mentioned Guan Ning, but Guan Ning had already arrived outside his mansion. Yang Rui was worried that he would not be able to make it in time, which would delay the war in Ji Province. He did not expect him to come in time. As the saying goes, Cao Cao has arrived. Cao Cao's arrival was even more timely than Cao Cao's.
"Guan Ning greets the King of Dong Hai!"
Not long after, a tall man dressed as a scholar was led through the small door of the courtyard. Yang Rui, Cheng Yu, and Hua Xin were already waiting at the entrance of the hall. However, Yang Rui was unwilling to do the hypocritical gesture of greeting Cao Cao.
As soon as Guan Ning entered the small door of the courtyard, he bowed deeply to Yang Rui. It could be said that he was extremely respectful, which was very different from the greeting of ordinary people. Even if Yang Rui wanted to step forward to stop him, he could no longer do so because he was too far away.
"Mr. Guan Ning, you don't have to do this …"
Yang Rui was very surprised. Guan Ning was known for his aloof attitude. Yang Rui did not expect him to meet him in such a manner.
"Of course, the King of Dong Hai deserves this salute. I have returned to the Dong Hai County of Qing Province from Liaodong. I have long been aware of what the King of Dong Hai has done, but I have never had the opportunity to greet you. It is too late to salute you now. For the sake of the hundreds of millions of people in Qing Province, Guan Ning's ten salutes are not enough …"
Listening to his words and observing his behavior, they could also see that the reason why Guan Ning saluted as soon as he entered the door was to catch Yang Rui off guard and make him unable to stop him. It was not fake politeness, but his true nature.
"Mr. Guan Ning's arrival is a great help to me. Sir, please come into the hall."
While they were talking, Yang Rui and Guan Ning had already walked together. Both sides saluted again and looked at each other up and down.
"Cheng Yu greets Mr. Guan Ning. I have heard a lot about you."
"Guan Ning greets Mr. Cheng Yu! I have heard a lot about you! "
"Sigh, thou Guan Ning has finally come …"
"I have made Brother Hua wait for a long time. As soon as I arrived at Brother Hua's mansion, I knew that you had come to the King of Dong Hai's mansion, so I hurried over …"
They saluted one after another, and then walked together to the hall of the mansion as they talked.
After a lot of previous conversations, Yang Rui also saw clearly that Guan Ning was travel-worn. Obviously, he had just arrived at Luoyang Imperial City, which was exactly the same as what he said.
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