The person who came was none other than the bandit leader known as the Left King of Jiangxia. He was originally a subordinate of Liu Pi in Runan. Because he was from Xiangyang, Liu Pi ordered him to return to Jingzhou to open up a new foundation. Unexpectedly, the people of Jingzhou were determined and unwilling.

He went up the mountain to become a bandit and stayed around for three years before he managed to pull out an army of more than a thousand men. This was a far cry from the goal of ten thousand a year that he had promised Liu Pi.

Today, he happened to be at the foot of the mountain to pick up his brother who was returning from a robbery, but he heard that his brother Wang Tai had met his benefactor. He knew very well that Wang Tai's benefactor was Liu Jing, Liu Biao's nephew, which made him anxious and urged his horse to chase him.

Dozens of steps away, Liu Jing looked up and down at the bandit leader. He was twenty-five or six years old, eight feet tall, and handsome. He held a long knife weighing at least fifty kilograms, wore an eagle-edge helmet, and

Wearing armor, he doesn't look like a bandit, but he is clearly a general.

King Zuo of Jiangxia was also sizing up Liu Jing, who was slightly taller than himself, young and brave, with extraordinary appearance, and a pair of eyes that seemed to see through his own heart. He thought to himself, 'So this is the famous Mr. Jing in Jingzhou.

True to its name.'

But at this time, the Zuo King of Jiangxia was more concerned about the fate of his men. He got off his horse, stepped forward and said to Wang Tai: "Second brother, do you really want to abandon your brother and leave?"

Wang Tai sighed, pulled the leader aside, and persuaded him in a low voice: "Brother, in fact, this is an opportunity. The Runan Yellow Turban has been destroyed, Liu Pi and Gong are both dead. Brother has been fighting for three years. I feel that we

Is there any hope for the future?"

Wang Tai's words hit the heart of King Zuo of Jiangxia hard. He originally came to Jingzhou to fight with high hopes, but three years later, he only had a thousand people under his command, and it was beginning to be difficult for him to feed only these thousands of people, otherwise he would not be able to survive.

They would cross the border and run to the river to plunder.

They are gradually unable to survive, their reputation is in disrepute, and their lives are becoming increasingly difficult. The encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers are becoming more and more fierce every time. It is very likely that Liu Biao will send troops to encircle and suppress them. More importantly, the Runan Yellow Turban Army is dead. He can't stand alone. Sooner or later, he will go to the

If he perishes, what is his future?

King Zuo of Jiangxia sighed, "Even Gan Ning surrendered to the government, so why would I want to be a thief all my life? I wanted to join Liu Bei. After all, he came from Runan, and Liu Pi and Gong both surrendered to him, but

I feel that there is no future with Liu Bei, and it is difficult to make a decision in my heart."

Wang Tai understood his eldest brother's thoughts very well. He had great ambitions but no talent. He wanted to imitate Gan Ning and join Liu Biao, but he was afraid that Liu Biao wouldn't tolerate it and handed him over to Huang Zu. He took the opportunity and said: "Why don't eldest brother join me and join Mr. Jing? He is

Liu Biao's nephew is also my benefactor. He is kind and tolerant. I will have no future with him."

King Zuo of Jiangxia was also a little tempted. This is Liu Biao's nephew. He will become a prince in Jingzhou in the future. He pondered for a while and said, "I wonder if he will accept me?"

"I'll go talk to my brother!"

Wang Tai walked quickly to Liu Jing again, bowed and saluted: "Master, my eldest brother is also a talented person, both civil and military. He does not want to be a thief all his life. He is willing to follow the master. I wonder if the master is willing to accept him?"

Liu Jing took another look at Jiangxia Zuo Wang not far away, and saw him looking here expectantly. The riding whip in his hand was bent, and he looked a little uneasy. He didn't look like an ordinary bandit anyway. Liu Jing was moved in his heart.

Then he asked: "What is the name of this Jiangxia Zuo King?"

"His surname is Liao Minghua, his courtesy name is Yuanjian, and he is from Zhonglu, Xiangyang."

Liu Jing was startled, and then felt a surprise in his heart. It turned out that the left king of Jiangxia was Liao Hua. No wonder he didn't look like an ordinary thief, and he had the air of a general. If Liao Hua wanted to surrender to him, of course he wouldn't want it. Liu Jing immediately said: "As long as

He is sincerely serving me, and I will definitely reuse him."

Wang Tai ran away, and not long after, Liao Hua followed him and knelt down in front of Liu Jing, "The mountain bandit Liao Hua, Master Meng Jing will not give up, it turns out that I have done the work of dogs and horses for you!"

Liu Jing quickly dismounted and helped Liao Hua up, "General Liao is a talented general. It is a pity to be reduced to a yellow turban. Fortunately, the general has woken up and it is not too late. Since the general is willing to serve me, Liu Jing, I will never treat him badly."

For you!"

Liao Hua felt ashamed and happy at the same time. Ashamed because he mocked Gan Ning for surrendering to the government, but he finally embarked on this path. He was happy because he felt Liu Jing's sincerity and did not despise him because he was a Yellow Turban bandit.

, this respect gave him a feeling of being a new human being.

He also said with great sincerity: "Liao Hua has been confused for many years. Today, he met the Lord of the Ming Dynasty. He is like clearing the clouds and seeing the sun. He is very happy. Liao Hua should change his mind and start a new life."

For some reason, Liu Jing suddenly thought of the saying, "There are no generals in Sichuan, so Liao Hua is the vanguard." In fact, conversely, Sichuan is not so bad, but it proves that Liao Hua is good at conducting himself in the world.

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Although Liao Hua was eager to follow Liu Jing, Liu Jing did not take him with him immediately. Liao Hua surrendered to Liu Jing because of Wang Taizhi's persuasion. Although his tone was very sincere, Liu Jing always felt a little rushed. He wanted to give Liao Hua some time to think.

There was no time, so he asked Liao Hua to clean up the stronghold, dismiss his tribe, and made an appointment with Chai Sang.

Liu Jing, on the other hand, took Wang Tai and other twenty or so military slaves he had freed with him. Unlike Liao Hua, they were determined to follow him. Liu Jing hired another large ship, and the two ships moved forward one after the other.

Heading south.

Liu Jing stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the river with her hands behind her hands. The farther south she went, the wider the river became. The waves on the river were vast, and a group of gulls and herons were circling and chirping on the river. The sky was high and the clouds were clear, which made people feel refreshed and open-minded.

Extremely open.

At this time, Xu Shu walked slowly to his side, looked at the river and smiled: "I didn't expect this accident to turn out to be a big gain in the end."

"Yuan Zhi didn't blame me for accepting the Yellow Turban Thief as my subordinate?" Liu Jing glanced at him and asked with a smile.

Xu Shu shook his head and sighed, "Actually, I admire Cao Cao very much. Regardless of whether he is high or low, he should act on his own merit. It sounds simple, but it is so difficult to do it. You can see it from Liu Jingzhou, not to mention his status.

lowly,

He refuses to use even the northern nobles with high status, let alone those from lowly backgrounds. Master Jing resolutely accepts Liao Hua regardless of his background, which makes me admire the master's broad-mindedness even more. He is an outlier in Jingzhou!"

A wry smile appeared at the corner of Liu Jing's mouth. He was indeed an outlier in Jingzhou. There was no distinction between family status in his mind. Although his speech habits had been integrated into this era, his thoughts still retained a little bit of equality from later generations. He

If you have not received the education of this era, you will naturally not bear the mark of this era.

Although Liu Jing is also trying to integrate, the things in his bones will not change. He has always had a wish in his heart. He hopes that one day, it will not be him to adapt to this society, but this society to adapt to him.

At this time, Xiao Baozi's scolding voice came from the cabin, "You are not making tea like this, you are making medicine. You can't be distracted by the sencha at all. If it disappears in the blink of an eye like you do, the young master should die of thirst."

Liu Jing and Xu Shu looked at each other, and both of them showed knowing smiles. This is Xiao Baozi teaching Hou Wu a lesson. Hou Wu is the five monkeys. He is only eleven years old today. He is the same age as Xiao Baozi. He has been since he was three years old.

He had been begging for food on the streets and working as a bandit in the mountains for three years. Liu Jing liked his cleverness and took him in. He named him Liu Zheng and his nickname was Hou Wu.

Hou Wusheng was astute and especially good at observing people's emotions. As soon as he got on the boat, he tried his best to please Little Baozi and worked for her. Unfortunately, he was not a tea-making material. He failed to make tea twice and was scolded by Little Baozi.

Liu Jing slowly walked into the cabin and saw Hou Wu standing with his head lowered and his hands hanging down, with a frustrated look on his face, while Little Baozi had his hands on his hips, looking like a fierce elder sister, and was teaching Hou Wu his uselessness.

Seeing Liu Jing come in, Little Baozi had no choice but to say angrily: "Forget it, you are not the material for making tea, I will do it from now on, and you don't need to fold the young master's clothes. You can just serve tea and water and run errands!"

"Hou Wu, go and learn to sail from the boatman!"

Liu Jing patted his round head and said with a smile: "A true man, don't learn from women all day long."

"Thank you, Master, for your teaching. I understand!"

Hou Wu stuck out his tongue at the little bun, made a face, and ran away in a hurry. Even Xu Shu couldn't help laughing. This guy looked young and mature, but he was still a child at heart.

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The ship traveled for another two days. In the morning, Hou Wu on top of the mast pointed in the distance and shouted: "Here we are, Chaisang City is here!"

Chaisang is the Jiujiang of later generations. It was established as a county in the sixth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty. When Liu Biao governed Jingzhou, it belonged to Jiangxia County. It is located in the southeast of Jiangxia County. It is the easternmost strategic place in Jingzhou. Due to its extremely important geographical location,

This made it a battleground for military strategists. Every time Jiangdong's army marched westward, they always turned against Chaisang.

In fact, Chaisang has changed hands several times between Jingzhou and Jiangdong, but it has been under the control of Jingzhou most of the time.

In the long-term war between Jingzhou and Jiangdong, because Jingzhou was located in the area of ​​the Four Battles, threatened by Cao's army in the north and fighting Jiaozhou in the south, it was always on the defensive in the war with Jiangdong, facing the aggressive offensives of Jiangdong's army again and again.

For this reason, Chaisang City was built extraordinarily tall. The city was three feet high and made of huge bluestones. It was wide and thick and could drive three carriages abreast at the head of the city.

But Chaisang City is not big, with a city wall perimeter of only fifteen miles. Including nearby farmers, the population is only over 30,000, and it can only be considered a middle county.

At present, there are a thousand troops stationed in Chaisang County, and the military and administration are unified. The county magistrate and Yajiang are both the same person, named Zhou Ling, who is also the son-in-law of the Huang family, a native of Chaisang, and a descendant of the Zhou family of the wealthy Chaisang family.

In addition to the Zhou family, there are two major families in Chaisang County. One is the Tao family, the number one merchant in Jiangnan, and the other is also a half-businessman, the Zhu family. However, the Zhu family is more about land. Chaisang has always had the Tao family.

Boat, Zhu Jia Niu's theory.

These days, Chaisang County is extremely lively. The old master of the Tao family is celebrating his 70th birthday. Invitations have been sent out everywhere. Nearly a thousand celebrities from all counties in the south of the Yangtze River will gather in Chaisang.

Even Liu Biao personally wrote a letter of congratulations and sent his second son Liu Cong to celebrate Mr. Tao's birthday on his behalf. This was also to appease the Tao family who had been frightened by the weapons smuggling case last time.

Interestingly, Liu Biao's nephew Liu Jing also came to Chaisang to pay his birthday, but he came in a private capacity.

For a time, Chaisang City was in a turmoil, dragons and snakes were mixed, and a big drama was slowly beginning.

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Chapter completed!