Liu Xin raised her hand to stop the team, immediately clasped her fists and said: "Master Sun, you are well, we meet again."
Most of Sun Jian's troops were infantry and there were very few horses. When he encountered this cavalry, he was secretly vigilant, but saw the general on the opposite side greeting him. He couldn't help but be startled. Sun Jian had only met Liu Xin once. At that time, Liu Xin had just left the army.
He came down from the fire scene with a gray face, but now he was dressed in white, riding a white horse, full of heroism and high spirits, completely different from that day.
However, Sun Jian soon recognized it from the voice, and he also raised his hand and said: "It turns out to be Mr. Liu, I am honored to meet you. Is Mr. Liu going to attend Yuan Shao's appointment?"
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Leader Yuan asked me to meet with the princes of various towns at noon. Did he ask Mr. Sun to wait for me here?"
The expression on Sun Jian's face was stagnant, and then he said with a sneer: "Master Liu misunderstood. Sun received a letter from home, something happened, and he is rushing back."
Liu Xin said "Oh" and said: "I see. Then Liu is wasting Master Sun's time. We will meet again later."
When Sun Jian saw Liu Xin restraining his men to give way, he led his army forward. After taking a few steps, he suddenly reined in his horse, turned his head and raised his fist at Liu Xin, saying: "Master Liu, what Sun said the day before yesterday was not a joke. Sun Ce, the son of a dog,
I am already sixteen years old and I have ambitions to reach higher heights, but please think twice, Mr. Liu."
Liu Xin was quite surprised when he heard Sun Jian's words. Although he knew that Sun Ce was very brave, he knew even more clearly that what Sun Jian said that day was definitely a joke. However, Sun Jian was busy on his way now, and Liu Xin was also anxious to see Yuan Shao. He could
He didn't want to start a verbal argument with Sun Jian at this time, so he waved his hand and said, "Mr. Liu will take your words to heart. I wish you a good journey, Mr. Sun."
Sun Jian bowed his hand on the horse again, whipped up his horse, and led the army to gallop southward.
Cheng Pu raised his snake spear, caught up with Sun Jian's horse, and said, "Does the lord really want the eldest son to marry Liu Xin?"
Sun Jian eased the reins and said: "Lujiang soldiers are short of food. This time we are at odds with Yuan Shao. If the relationship with Jingzhou cannot be eased, we will be attacked from both sides. I just saw the true face of Liu Xin today. I think his daughter is
It's not much different, and marrying him won't make Ce'er feel wronged."
Cheng Pu muttered: "Liu Xin has countless generals under his command. My lord wants to do something big, so we must be on guard against this man. It would be a good idea to get married to him. We have his daughter in our hands. We don't have to worry about him refusing to submit."
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Sun Jian shook his head and said: "I hope he and I will not be enemies one day."
Cheng Pu raised his head and looked ahead, suddenly reined in his horse and said, "My lord, wait a minute! We can't go back this way."
Sun Jian asked in surprise: "How can you say this?"
Cheng Pu pointed behind him and said: "You must pass through Runan from here. Our army is mostly infantry and moves slowly. Now Yuan Shu must also know our secret. He will definitely order people to block it. This road will definitely not be passable."
.And Liu Xin from Jingzhou doesn’t know what he’s thinking, so he might as well turn eastward, from Shandong to Xuzhou and back to Lujiang River.”
When Sun Jian heard this, he stopped his team, thought for a moment, waved his left and right hands eastward, and said: "Just follow what Demou said! Transfer to Xuzhou!"
Liu Xin watched Sun Jian's men and horses gradually move away, leaving only a few wisps of smoke and dust. He was still thinking about what Sun Jian's last words meant, and suddenly shouted: "No! How could I forget this important event?"
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Chen Gong quickly asked: "Lord, what happened?"
Liu Xin already understood that Sun Jian's hurried departure was definitely not because something happened to his family, but because he had obtained the imperial seal and had selfish motives. Liu Xin couldn't help but feel annoyed. He was an advanced city in Luoyang, so why was he so important?
He had forgotten all the things, otherwise this imperial jade seal would be his. However, he could not say these words to Chen Gong, so he could only say angrily: "Forget it, it's okay. There is destiny in the world.
Some things cannot be forced."
Chen Gong, Huang Zhong and others all looked at each other in confusion. They didn't understand what Liu Xin meant by these nonsense words, but they couldn't help but ask.
Outside the east gate, Yuan Shao had already set up his battle formation, and seventeen princes were lined up, waiting for Liu Xin's arrival. Originally, there were seventeen princes in total who were invited by Cao Cao to attack Dong Zhuo. Cao Cao hated the princes for not being able to work together, so he led them yesterday.
The soldiers returned to Chenliu, but just now Sun Jian had a big quarrel with Yuan Shao and led his troops away angrily. Now Liu Bei was included, and there were exactly seventeen princes.
The seventeen princes each brought more than a thousand men and horses, plus generals and counselors, and the scene was very spectacular. On the other hand, Liu Xin only brought three thousand men and horses. Although they were all cavalry, because they were busy fighting the fire yesterday, many of their armors were
They were all stained by smoke and fire, dirty and dilapidated.
Yuan Shao saw that the allied forces of the princes had overwhelmed Liu Xin in terms of momentum, and he felt confident. He rode forward and said, "Yuan is very relieved that Mr. Liu can attend the meeting as scheduled today. The people of Luoyang will definitely be able to avoid the suffering of the war.
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Liu Xin already knew that this person was Yuan Shao. Although he was handsome, mighty and of extraordinary bearing, he mentioned Luoyang as soon as he opened his mouth. His intentions were obvious and he was indeed narrow-minded.
Historically, these princes had no interest in Luoyang. That was because Luoyang was in ruins at that time, and all the population had been moved to Chang'an by Dong Zhuo. But now, due to Liu Xin's efforts, not only has most of the city been preserved, but it has also been
He "robbed" 300,000 people. Whoever falls into the hands of these 300,000 people will be an important asset. Not only can he pay 300,000 more people in money and food, but he can also replenish the army in time. It's not surprising.
All these princes are salivating.
Liu Xin saw that things were indeed not beyond Chen Gong's expectation, so she couldn't help but sneer secretly and said: "Master Yuan's words are wrong! The people of Luoyang have already suffered from the war, and Liu only wishes he could not come to Luoyang earlier."
Without waiting for Yuan Shao to answer, Liu Xin continued: "I think all of you are here to understand the people's sufferings! Since we all share the same goals, I would like to ask Sir Yuan to help introduce me."
The fourth and third prince of the Yuan family had disciples and former officials all over the world, so Yuan Shaocai was elected as the leader of the alliance. He was always highly respected by the princes and no one ever contradicted him. Unexpectedly, Liu Xin opened her mouth and said that what he said was wrong. When he was about to refute, he was
Liu Xin changed the subject, so she had to suppress her anger and help him introduce it.
Liu Xin listened to Yuan Shao's introduction, but she felt like a mirror in her heart. Don't look at how arrogant they all are now, but it won't be long before many people here will die. Of course, these words are not what Liu Xin said.
I can tell the truth and just exchange a few words with them casually.
When he was introduced to Han Fu, the shepherd of Jizhou, he was an old acquaintance of Liu Xin. When Liu Xin was the governor of Hejian, Han Fu was the governor of Jizhou, and he once helped him write a letter to ask for credit from Liu Hong. Liu Xin remembered that he had been kind to her in the past, but it was a pity that he had done so.
Soon, his Jizhou would be occupied by Yuan Shao. He couldn't help but feel sympathy. He raised his hands and said: "Liu has not seen Mr. Han for five or six years since he left Hejian. I didn't expect that Mr. Han's style is still the same. It's gratifying.
Congratulations!"
When Liu Xin first arrived in Hejian, he was still very young, and Han Fu also despised him. Later, he wrote a letter to ask for a reward because of his good governance. In recent years, merchants from Jizhou often came to Xiangyang, and Han Fu also knew Liu Xin.
After managing Jingzhou to be prosperous and safe, he no longer dared to rely on his superiors. He quickly handed over his hands and said: "No, no, Han is old, how can he be compared to Mr. Liu who is young and promising?"
Yuan Shao thought they were just talking politely, but Liu Xin changed the topic and said: "Liu was taught the art of physiognomy by an expert in Jingzhou. I think Master Han's hall is a little dark. I need to be careful of villains in the future.
Don’t bring wolves into your house! Remember, remember!”
Han Fu's heart tightened after hearing this. Just when he was about to ask for more information, Liu Xin already smiled and moved forward. Yuan Shao was secretly frightened when he heard this. He had already made plans to take Jizhou as his base.
Han Fu can be regarded as an old official of the Yuan family, and Yuan Shao made up his mind to use this to replace him. Although Liu Xin did not say it explicitly, how could Yuan Shao, the person involved, not understand the meaning of his words.
Only a few close confidants of Yuan Shao's plan to replace Han Fu knew about it. Could it be that Liu Xin really had the ability to predict the future? Or was he surrounded by his spies? Yuan Shao was originally a person who was accommodating on the outside and taboo on the inside, so he couldn't help but treat several of his
The counselor hurriedly went through it in his mind, and was undecided for a moment as to who had leaked the secret. Yuan Shao glanced at Liu Xin suspiciously and continued to introduce him.
Liu Xin just reminded Han Fu based on his own historical knowledge. What he didn't expect was that Han Fu was still confused and Yuan Shao had a guilty conscience. Liu Xin didn't care what Yuan Shao thought and just smiled and fought with the princes one after another.
Saying hello, seeing that the last person had arrived, but not seeing Cao Cao, he couldn't help but turn around and asked: "Master Yuan, why didn't Meng De come?"
Yuan Shao sighed and said: "Alas, Meng De was chasing the Dong thieves, was ambushed, and caught the cold again, so he has gone back to Chenliu to recuperate."
Liu Xin sneered and said: "If the princes are not united, no matter how capable Mengde is, there is nothing he can do. Mengde probably suffers from a heart disease!"
A general behind Yuan Shao was furious and shouted: "How dare you! Who do you think you are? How dare you be so presumptuous in front of my lord!"
Liu Xin heard the sound and looked around, only to see a big man, extremely ugly, holding an iron spear, glaring at him, and couldn't help but said coldly: "There are more than a dozen princes here, it's your turn to be arrogant here? I
I heard that Mr. Yuan has two generals, Yan Liang and Wen Chou. I don’t know which one you are. It’s not your fault that you are ugly, but you can’t blame others for your lack of education.”
The big man couldn't take action because Yuan Shao was in front of him, so he was so angry that he screamed strangely. Although Yuan Shao was also holding back a lot of anger, the point of inviting Liu Xin to come today was not to fight with him, but to discuss the ownership of Luoyang.
Now is not the time to fall out, so I had to endure it and said to Liu Xin: "This is my general Wen Chou. He doesn't understand etiquette and makes Master Liu laugh. Come, let me introduce to you. This person is
Liu Bei and Liu Xuande are currently magistrates of Pingyuan County. Like your Excellency, he is also a member of the Han clan."