It has been half a month since Liu Xun arrived in Xianggao County. During this half month, Zhu Bao was quite polite to him.
But today Zhu Bao suddenly invited Liu Xun to a banquet, and he was even more polite than before!
After sitting down, Liu Xun smiled and asked, "I wonder what happy event is happening today? How could the prefect treat Xun so favorably?"
A cold light flashed in Zhu Bao's eyes, but he said calmly, "When your Majesty was in charge of Xichuan, although our Nanzhong counties did not obey the orders, they were grateful for your kindness."
"If your Majesty sends troops to go south, we will not be able to enjoy our wealth and wealth. Now that Liu Bei is in charge of Xichuan, he will not tolerate us. It just so happens that Mr. Liu is here. I am ready to give up the Zangda County and serve Mr. Liu as the leader, overthrow Liu Bei and help Liu Bei.
Master, take back Xichuan!"
Zhu Bao's face first showed a look of compassion, and then a look of righteousness and sincerity, as if he was really thinking about Liu Xun.
Liu Xun was stunned for a moment, then stood up and cupped his hands and said, "I do want to gain a foothold in Nanzhong, but I am deeply grateful to Governor Zhu for taking me in. How can I seize your territory again?"
Zhu Bao continued, "Young Master, Xangqi County is under the jurisdiction of Yizhou. Yizhou is your father's foundation, so Xangqi County naturally belongs to you as well. How can you say it is my territory?"
"Is it possible that the young master looks down on me, Zangqi County? Although Zangqi County is remote, it still has a population of 60,000, and the barbarian warriors are rare and good soldiers. Moreover, Zangqi County has a vast territory and countless ore wealth."
Liu Xun waved his hands in fear and said, "I only ask for help from Governor Zhu, and I don't dare to think anything about the County. Please don't say anything more about this matter, Governor."
"absurd!"
A scribe came out from behind the screen and yelled at Liu Xun.
"You said you don't want to take away someone else's inheritance, so why are you here? The County of Xianggao is already poor and weak, and you brought three thousand soldiers and horses here, why don't you eat Governor Zhu to death?"
"Zangkou County only has two thousand soldiers and horses. If you bring people here, who is the master? Who is the guest?"
Looking at this scribe, Liu Xun's eyes widened and he was furious, "Xu Jing!"
The visitor was the famous scholar Xu Jing. He wanted to escape, but was caught and imprisoned by Liu Zhang. After Liu Bei entered Chengdu, he did not reuse him and only made him a long history.
If Fazheng hadn't suggested using Xu Jing's reputation to recruit talents, Liu Bei wouldn't have even planned to use Xu Jing!
It was precisely because he saw Liu Bei's disgust for him that Xu Jing himself proposed to go south to Zangda County and persuaded Zhu Bao to deal with Liu Xun and eliminate Liu Bei's worries.
Liu Xun looked at Zhu Bao and said, "Prefect Zhu, are you going to hand me over to Liu Bei?"
Zhu Bao held the wine glass and said with a smile, "Uncle Liu Huang is very capable. Your father is no match for him even if he has more than 100,000 pieces of armor. How can I dare to go against the will of heaven?"
Xu Jing sneered and said, "Liu Xun, our Lord is so kind and kind that he has never killed your family. You actually don't want to repay your kindness, and you lead your troops to leave in an attempt to cause chaos. Isn't this harming the people of Yizhou?"
"Bang!"
"Ouch...it hurts me so much!"
Liu Xun smashed a wine bottle on Xu Jing's head, stood up and cursed angrily, "My father treated you badly back then, even if you ran away without telling me, now you dare to talk shamelessly and bark in front of me!"
"You still dare to say that I have harmed the people? When Liu Bei marched, did you consider the people of Yizhou? You are still a famous person in the country, and you betrayed your old master to please the new master. Are you worthy of being a famous person? You are simply arrogant!"
"You...you...you..." Xu Jing covered his bleeding forehead and was speechless for a long time. He pointed at Liu Xun and looked at Zhu Bao and said, "Prefect Zhu, if you don't take down Liu Xun, what if my lord sends troops?"
Going south, can you stop it?"
Zhu Bao frowned and shouted, "Come here! Capture Liu Xun!"
Although he didn't like the tone of Xu Jing's words, and even disliked his arrogant look. But as he said, there were only 2,000 soldiers in Xianggao County, how could they resist Liu Bei, who was now so arrogant?
After waiting for a while, no one came in. Zhu Bao looked around suspiciously and continued to scold, "Come here! Where are the people? Where have all the people died?"
Xu Jing sneered and said, "Zhu Bao, you don't want to sit on both sides of the fence, do you?"
Zhu Bao had a gloomy face and replied to Xu Jing, "If it weren't for Uncle Liu Huang, I would kill you right now!"
With that said, Zhu Bao stood up and said, "I'll go out and take a look."
"No!"
Liu Xun, who was standing on the side, said, "Does Governor Zhu think I am unprepared?"
"You? How could you?" Zhu Bao paused and looked at Liu Xun in disbelief.
Liu Xun sneered and said, "When my father was in charge of Xichuan, you Nanzhong governors just listened to the instructions but not the propaganda. If I really obey like this, wouldn't I be like a stupid pig?"
Zhu Bao's expression changed drastically and he shouted anxiously, "Someone is coming! Someone is coming quickly!"
"Squeak!"
The door opened, but unfortunately it was not Zhu Bao's generals who came in, but Huang Quan, Zhang Ren, and Wang Tao! They were followed by a group of soldiers and Jin Yiwei!
"You! You..." Zhu Bao looked at Liu Xun, then pointed at Huang Quan and the others, unable to say a word.
Wang Tao took a step forward and said with a sneer, "You idiot, do you think our Jinyiwei are just for free? We have been keeping an eye on Xu Jing since he left Chengdu."
"I arrived in Xianggang County the day before yesterday. You and he had barbecue with him yesterday. Is that clear enough? Prefect Zhu?"
Zhu Bao stared and said, "Jinyiwei? Are you from the Marquis of Chu?"
"The dead don't need to know much! Take it!"
Wang Tao gave an order, and the Jinyi Guards stepped forward and pressed Zhu Bao and Xu Jing to the ground!
"I am a descendant of Uncle Liu Huang, and the Marquis of Chu cannot kill me! I am a famous person in the country, and the Marquis of Chu cannot kill me!" Xu Jing, who was suppressed, kept shouting.
Wang Tao walked over and knelt down, looking at him playfully, "Oh, I can't kill you?"
Xu Jing lay on the ground and nodded, "Yes, I have admired this brave man for a long time. I have long wanted to serve in Xiangyang. I have a great reputation and can help Chu Hou recruit talents."
"If you kill me now, not only will Chuhou and Liu Bei become enemies, but also the scholars in the world will despise Chuhou. If Chuhou blames him, you can't afford it. Let me go quickly, I can do anything."
Didn’t happen!”
"Crack!"
Wang Tao slapped Xu Jing's face hard. His forehead, which had stopped bleeding just now, started to bleed again because of this slap!
"Celebrities in the country? Liu Bei's people? Will my lord be afraid of Liu Bei? With hundreds of thousands of troops from Jingchu, it will be easy to destroy Liu Bei! As for you, are you worthy of serving my lord? Even a dog would think you don't know how to bite!"
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"Pull it out! Chop it into pieces!"
"Don't, don't kill me! Spare your life! I want to see the Marquis of Chu!" Xu Jing, who was originally stunned by this slap, heard Wang Tao's words and called out in panic, but unfortunately no one paid him any attention.
"Ah, ah..."
After a while, screams were heard outside. Wang Tao looked at Liu Xun, cupped his hands and said, "Master Liu, I made my own decision, please forgive me!"
Liu Xun smiled, waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter, Wang Baihu just happened to avenge me."
Huang Quan stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "My lord, kill Zhu Bao, and Xangqi County will be ours!"
Liu Xun looked at Zhu Baodao and said, "Prefect Zhu, what else do you have to say?"
Zhu Bao was pinned to the ground and did not resist, "If you want to kill or cut into pieces, it's up to you. But I didn't expect that the Marquis of Chu would help you. If I had known earlier, I would have really made you my master."