Chapter 68 - 62: Bribery
A map marked with important roads and geographical features gradually took shape under Fu Tinghan’s pen. Zhao Hanzhang was grinding ink for him on the side while memorizing the finished map.
She looked up at the stars for a moment, identified the direction, compared it to the map, and pointed to a spot with only one official road drawn. She asked, "Is there a fork in the road here?"
Fu Tinghan closed his eyes to think for a bit, then picked up his pen to sketch out a mountain there before drawing a small path and a dot next to it. "If I’m not mistaken, there should be a gathering point here. I’m not sure if it’s a small county town or a large village."
Zhao Hanzhang nodded, "Continue."
Fu Tinghan didn’t draw the entire map, only focusing on the areas west of Luoyang, towards Nanhe, and eastwards, which covered all of Henan and parts of Hebei and Shanxi.
Of course, these areas now belong to Yu State and Si Province.
The two of them huddled together over the map. Fu Tinghan traced his finger along the map and said, "If we take this detour, we can avoid Yingchuan and replenish supplies along the way, but..."
Zhao Hanzhang continued, "But this stretch isn’t an official road, so it might be difficult to traverse."
"That can’t be determined from the map; we’ll have to see for ourselves. If it’s unsuitable, we can change routes temporarily."
Zhao Hanzhang nodded and called over Zhao Ju, "Uncle Qianli, I plan to return home with the coffin. We’ll change route to Ru Nan tomorrow and won’t join up with Great-Uncle. As for Zhao Dian..."