Four hundred and thirtieth chapters two birds in the reed
"Qingluan flies to the west, the sea is vast and the sky is high, I don't know where to go." [Miscellaneous Songs and Songs·Dark Farewell]
On the other side of the river is a withered yellow reed beach. The reeds, which are almost as tall as two people, stand like halberds. The reeds blown down by the wind rub against each other, making a soft rustling sound. A few white sand gulls fly in and out among them.
out.
This place crosses Wuhu to the east, looks to Niuzhu to the north, and is located where Lujiang and Jiujiang counties meet. The location is critical. It should be an important ferry facing Wuhu and should be heavily guarded. But now it is so deserted that it is difficult to see.
It looks like there are water villages stationed there, and there is not even a ferry for ships to dock. In the past, this place was still inhabited. After Yuan Shu arrived in Huainan, the civil administration was abandoned, famines were rampant, and hungry people from the Jianghuai River migrated south in large numbers, which caused the current climate.
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Liu Youlue glanced at this neglected river beach. As a scout, he would subconsciously observe and evaluate when he entered a strange environment. His eyesight was also sharper than ordinary people, so when his sight passed through the layers of
After looking at the reeds not far away, his eyes suddenly shrank, as if he had discovered something. But he quickly retracted his eyes again, and with a normal expression, he cupped his hands at Liu Ye and said politely and distantly: "
The road ahead is long and dangerous, so Liu Jun should take care of himself and take care of himself."
"Thank you, thank you." Liu Ye smiled gently and returned the favor.
Liu You saw the other party's gentle attitude and suddenly hesitated to speak. This capable military commander obviously hesitated for a while, but still did not speak. His mission was to escort Liu Ye to the river bank. After saying goodbye, he took the escort with him.
He and the boatman took the boat again and set sail, and after a while they moved to the center of the river. Liu Ye looked thoughtfully at the motionless boat in the river for a while, and then took two or three Cangtou with their luggage on their shoulders.
Walk slowly westward along the river bank.
Before walking far, the sound of horse hooves could be heard densely in the reeds. Compared with the northwest Gaomen, which is rich in horses, the young horses from Jianghuai and Yangzhou can drive more than a dozen horses at the same time. They are already considered powerful. Even if
Ordinary bandits don't get this treatment.
As if he had expected it, Liu Ye stopped where he was, and soon saw a group of ten knights roaring out of the depths of the reeds. These dozen knights were all young men in brocade robes, with dignified appearance, and the leader was even more handsome.
He has a handsome appearance and a decent face.
"When did you come?" Liu Ye was not polite and said in a familiar tone. He put his hands behind his back, appearing defenseless, and a finely crafted jade sword naturally protruded from his waist.
The circular moiré sword head, the exquisite and complicated white jade ornaments, and the dark-colored mackerel scabbard make this jade sword with a great history look noble and noble.
The opponent's eyes were not on the sword at all, but he quickly dismounted from his horse, took a few steps in front of Liu Ye, smiled, and said in a tone of complaint: "I specially laid a mat among the reeds to wait for you.
The wine is warm and warm, but you just arrived at this time."
"I just said a few more words." Liu Ye revealed it lightly and said casually: "Since you have been here a long time ago, why didn't you show up just now?"
"I just want to see how broad-minded the Sun family man is and whether he has any ill intentions toward you." The man glanced at the river inadvertently, and happened to see the small boat that was still floating on the river with the waves without moving at all.
, it seems that a person is standing on the bow of the ship, staring here.
He chuckled lightly, stretched out his hand to wave, and soon a young man in brocade clothes came with a few horses, and then two other young men rode their horses towards the river. He could only hear the roar of the river behind him.
There were a few sounds of water, and two or three naked men emerged from the cold river. They were all proficient in water. The moment Liu Ye boarded the boat from the other side, they began to dive into the water to follow him. The water was cold in autumn.
, no matter how strong a man is, he can't withstand the cold air just coming out of the water. Fortunately, they shivered a few times before someone offered them thick cloaks and warm wine.
Liu You, who was in the middle of the river, watched the situation on the shore from a distance. A sudden chill suddenly rose behind his back. The group of people followed their ship unnoticed, and they didn't even know when they took a breather.
Fortunately I didn't...
"No need to stay, let's go back." After Liu You knew that the group of knights on the opposite river bank had no ill intentions and were joining Liu Ye, he quickly stopped waiting and gave the order to return.
"It seems that Sun Bofu has a broad mind and knows that it is better to give up and sell, but his subordinates may not." The square-faced scribe with a decent look pondered.
Liu Ye shook his head helplessly. He had personally experienced the things that caused his master to be harmed by his subordinates when he was young, and now he has become accustomed to it: "The fault of the servant is not the fault of the master. Sun Bofu's situation is enough."
It's difficult, so I'd better stop thinking about the worst."
The man just smiled and said nothing. He knew that the most important thing about Liu Ye's plans was not his knowledge of the art of war, but his ability to guess people's hearts. He was also extremely smart, so as long as he had the heart to figure it out, many people would rarely fail to predict it.
That's right. That person had also heard about the Yuzhang incident, and knew that Liu Ye had long seen Sun Ce's role in it. But since Sun Ce didn't reveal it to Liu Ye, Liu Ye was willing to be an 'outsider'. More
Moreover, Liu Ye did not want to get involved in this fight in the first place. He just wanted to use this opportunity to jump into the attention of everyone in the court.
Regarding his friend's insistence, the man couldn't help but sigh again. The world is full of swords and swords, let alone the temple. Is there really a place where he can fly freely?
He reached out and patted Liu Ye's shoulder and said, "There's nothing to think about. Now that you've escaped, it won't matter anymore."
Liu Ye seemed to not want to talk about this anymore. He took the horse from the young man in brocade, got on it, and walked side by side with the man who got on the horse again. He joked familiarly: "Zijing really wants to escort me all the way to Runan."
?I heard that Yuan Shu conquered you many times, and all your family’s assets are in Lujiang. Are you really willing to give up?"
That man was none other than Liu Ye's good friend, Lu Su from Dongcheng, whose courtesy name was Zijing. He had little integrity and was fond of plotting. Seeing that the world was about to be in chaos, he took the initiative to scatter his family wealth and sell his houses and fields. He did not hesitate to recruit money.
The young man in the village made friends with the wanderers and provided him with fine clothes, fine food, fine cars and precious horses. The crowd was grateful for this, and led by him, he learned fencing, riding and archery, traveled to and from the southern mountains to shoot and hunt, and taught martial arts and trained soldiers.
Although Lu Su's family was not a high-ranking family with two thousand stones, they were still powerful in the local area and were in charge of military affairs, so they were highly valued by Yuan Shu.
"In the past, General Ma Yuan of Fubo once said in reply to Emperor Guangwu: 'In today's world, not only the emperor chooses his ministers, but the ministers also choose their emperor.'" Lu Su dressed and dressed as a scholar in every word and deed, but his tone and physique
But he looked exactly like a military general. He said in a low voice: "Yuan Gongli acted based on his likes and dislikes. He was arrogant and arbitrary, and he did not establish any rules and regulations. He was not enough to make plans. As for Jiangdong Sun Ce, you have seen it before. He has courage and mind.
But the pattern is a bit lacking. Sometimes I am impulsive, do not know how to be gentle, and am too strong... What's more, of all my belongings, I only have these dozens of horses around me and more than 200 villagers, old and weak." : :
Liu Ye knew the situation at Lu Su's family, and also understood the shortcomings of Yuan Shu and Sun Ce he mentioned. In fact, in his opinion, Sun Ce was not helpless, but now that he had a better place to go, why bother following a person with limited future?
In the future, he may have people who will work with him as peers? So he asked these questions just to know Lu Su's inner opinion and see if he had any nostalgia for Jiang Huai, but now it became clear to him.
This matter was revealed tacitly, and Liu Ye was convinced, with a smile on his lips, he teased: "Don't try to trick me, don't Zijing still have two handfuls of rice at home? In total, it should be six thousand hu, right?"
"You can just move there if you want?" Lu Su said without hesitation, his expression seemed to be giving him sand instead of rice: "I have prepared everything when I came. Except for the food and grass needed along the way, I will pay for the rest."
It is better to leave the people where they are, open the barn door wide, and let the words go out, leaving the hungry, cold and distressed to their own devices, than to be burned on fire."