The red light on Liu Biao's face became more intense, even a little purple.
He became more and more certain that the emperor was dissatisfied with him and deliberately embarrassed him.
He couldn't help lamenting that it was really difficult to be a prisoner. Without my strength, the emperor would not take me seriously.
If the people of Jingxiang still support me, will the emperor dare to do this to me? Maybe he will welcome me like he welcomed Shisun Rui.
Seeing Liu Biao's embarrassed silence, Shi Sunrui came to his senses and looked a little unhappy.
"It turns out you are really here to recuperate."
Liu Biao was ashamed.
Liu Xie saw this with a smile on his face. "Shisun Gong, it's getting late. Let's go back to calmness and be optimistic first."
"Dare you disobey me?" Shisun Rui bowed and saluted, then called Ju Shou, Guo Huai and others and briefly introduced them.
Listening to these familiar names and looking at these unfamiliar faces, Liu Xie felt a little emotional.
Sure enough, everyone has his or her own problems.
Liu Biao was just a question of how to deal with it, but Shisun Rui was a question of whether he could handle it. Compared with Jingzhou, the issue of merging the states was more complicated and the resistance was greater.
After a few simple greetings, the thousands of cavalrymen brought by Shi Sunrui also came ashore, lined up, and began to march towards Pingguan.
Liu Xie asked Sun Rui, a soldier under your command, if they could march in a hurry? They arrived at Pingtang before dark.
Shisun Rui brought all the elites with him, just to show his strength in the grand parade and win the task of attacking Yecheng. After hearing the emperor's words, how could he show weakness, he immediately said that he would ask your majesty to review it.
When Liu Biao on the side heard this, his whole body felt numb and his heart was filled with despair.
One trip is not enough, do you need another trip?
But seeing that there were infantry in Shisun Rui's team, he breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he was riding a horse after all, so he would never be able to outrun the infantry.
But he soon regretted it.
Shi Sunrui gave an order, and thousands of infantry and cavalry entered a rapid march mode. Not only did the cavalry speed up their march, but even the infantry stepped forward and trotted forward.
When marching within the country, counties and counties along the way can provide food and accommodation. They don't need to bring any luggage, only their own clothes, armor and weapons. Marching long distances in a hurry may be a problem, but it's not a problem for twenty or thirty miles.
As a result, Liu Biao and his son endured another painful and happy journey.
After all, Liu Qi was younger, and he often rode horses in Luoyang during this period, so he could barely bear it. Liu Biao was a little miserable, he almost lost his temper, and even his brain was turned into a lake of pulp.
Liu Xie and Shi Sunrui exchanged information on the situation while marching.
What Shi Sunrui cared about most was not Liu Biao, but Yuan Shao.
When Yuan Shao left Taiyuan, he was not in good condition. After arriving in Luoyang, he had no contact with him. He knew the dilemma Yuan Shao faced and became more and more concerned about Yuan Shao's situation.
Liu Xie was very calm and told Shisun Rui that they had not seen Yuan Shao because of his poor health. In order to allow Yuan Shao to rest in peace and recuperate, he had dismissed Yuan Shao from his official position.
After hearing this, Shi Sunrui glanced at Liu Xie consciously.
Of course, he was not so naive as to really think that Liu Xie dismissed Yuan Shao to let him recover from his illness, but this reason was very legitimate and he could not refute it.
To be fair, Liu Xie did not directly order Yuan Shao to be killed, he already found it very difficult.
Yuan Shao, on the other hand, has not yet seen his driver to plead guilty. He is really a bit desperate.
What does he want to do?
Maybe the emperor came to greet me because he wanted me to come forward and let Yuan Shao know better and not force him to be cruel?
It's really not easy for the emperor to endure so much anger at such a young age.
In contrast, Yuan Shao seemed like a child who had not grown up, still angry and losing his temper.
Liu Biao was not much better.
I have been in Jingzhou for ten years, but I am still a scholar who does not understand the general situation.
When Shisun Rui was talking to the emperor, Shisun Meng came close to Liu Qi and walked side by side.
When he lived in Jingzhou, he was entertained by Liu Biao and his son. Now that he sees him again in Luoyang, he is naturally more cordial.
As they talked, they talked about becoming an official.
Shisun Meng came to Luoyang with Shisun Rui this time, so he naturally had plans to become an official. The most common way for officials' children to enter the officialdom is to first become a minister in the palace, train with the emperor for a few years, become familiar with him, and then seek employment outside.
, or seek promotion among court officials.
When Shisun Rui was about to lead his troops on an expedition, Shisun Meng also served as a proton.
After hearing about the experiences of Liu Qi and Yuan Tan seeking to become officials, scholar Sun Meng regretted it endlessly.
According to what Liu Qi said, it is not that easy for him to be elected as a knight. Nine times out of ten, he will lose the election. There is no problem in being elected as an ordinary Langguan, but now the value of an ordinary Langguan is far less than before. Anyone who has some pursuit will be selected.
I want to become a free rider.
At least that's what Dr. Sun Rui thinks.
Seeing that the scholar Sun Meng looked troubled, Liu Qi felt relieved.
He took the initiative to tell Shisunmeng this, just to tell them, father and son, that the emperor is targeting not only us, but also you.
As early as when he was in Jingzhou, he knew that although Shisun Meng was from Guanzhong, he was a scholar and was not good at martial arts. Even if he had stayed in Shisun Rui's camp, he would not be able to meet the standard of a casual knight.
Just using a bow and a stone can stop many people.
Guo Huai, who was accompanying Shi Sunmeng, had been listening and then asked, "Are there no other criteria for selecting Sanqi? For example, family background, father's official status, etc."
Liu Qi turned his head and glanced at Guo Huai, a little unhappy. "This step is..."
Guo Huai reported his name, and scholar Sun Meng added a few words, saying that the Guo family in Taiyuan came from the surname Ji, and that Guo Huai's great-grandfather, grandfather, and father all had two thousand stones. Finally, he specifically pointed out that Guo Huai's wife was from Qi County.
Mrs. Wang is Wang Yun's daughter.
He knew that the vision of a high-ranking disciple like Liu Qi was different. The Guo family of Taiyuan was famous in Bingzhou, but Liu Qi could not take a glance at it. Only three generations and two thousand stones could barely let him understand the strength of the Guo family of Taiyuan, and his relationship with Wang Yun could also prove it.
at this point.
Sure enough, after listening to Shi Sunmeng's introduction, Liu Qi's attitude improved a lot.
"It doesn't matter what family background is when choosing a casual rider, as long as he is from a good family." Liu Qi looked at Guo Huai. "Looking at his strong body, he must be able to shoot a stone bow, right?"
Guo Huai laughed modestly. "I can fire a stone bow, but I can't shoot more than eight arrows at a time."
Liu Qi felt the same and shook his head. Just as he was about to speak, Guo Huai said again: "I will have to work hard for at least the second half of the year before I can be sure of being selected."
Liu Qi swallowed back the words that were already on his lips. He glanced at Guo Huai to confirm that he was not lying, then turned to Shisun Meng and said with a smile, "Sure enough, there are heroes from Bingzhou."
Shi Sunmeng knew what he wanted to say, but didn't say anything.
The people near Bingzhou are strong, and there are many people with both civil and military skills. The standard for selecting casual riders is not very high for them, and there are many people who meet the requirements. Liu Qi felt that Guo Huai was flamboyant, but he didn't know that Guo Huai had already
Very humble.
If Guo Huai wants to participate in casual riding, he doesn't need half a year at all, he only needs to intensively train for half a month.
But what he thought of was something else.
As far as he knew, there was no such standard for selecting casual knights. The emperor suddenly added this criterion, probably because he was targeting the children of aristocratic families, especially the children of the Kanto scholar-bureaucrats.