Sun Ce was stunned and said doubtfully: "You mean to let us go?"
Liu Xin smiled bitterly and said: "Before last night, you were already free, so why should you let me go? I have people rescue you, treat your injuries, take you in, and help you. I don't want anything from you.
And I respect Brother Wen as a man. Now, if you do such illegal things, you should be severely punished according to Jingzhou laws. For the sake of Brother Wen, I will let you go today, but from now on we will never have any friendship...
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Before he finished speaking, a personal guard hurried in and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, Mr. Cheng has returned triumphantly from Xichuan."
Liu Xin was overjoyed, and she didn't care that Sun Ce and the others were still tied up and detained in the hall, and she kept saying: "Please, please bring Zhongde here quickly."
As soon as Cheng Yu entered the city gate, he learned the news that Liu Xin was seriously injured. Hearing that Liu Xin had invited him and knowing that his body was fine, he immediately felt relieved and walked quickly into the hall. He raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, my lord.
Fortunately, the lower class has fulfilled its mission and has captured Chengdu. Here is the head of the traitor Liu Yan. Please take a look at it, my lord!"
Sun Ce and others couldn't help being secretly surprised. They all knew that Liu Yanxiong was occupying one side and that there was danger on the Shu road. A few days ago, they heard that the Jingzhou army was at a stalemate in Luocheng and was helpless. Who knew that in just a few days, Liu Yan would
Yan's head has been sent to Xiangyang.
Liu Xin waved her hand and said: "Forget it, I won't read the head. Although Liu Yan secretly colluded with the Dong thief, he was also a clan member of the Han Dynasty. In terms of it, he was still my elder. I buried him well."
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Cheng Yu raised his hand and promised: "My lord is kind, I will do it now. I came from Chengdu and brought some trophies to my lord. Please take a look at it."
Following Cheng Yu's two gentle slaps, the guards escorted several people in from outside. Liu Xin took a closer look and saw that they were three women. One was already a mature woman, but her charm was still there, and the other two
They were all wearing bright red dresses, one was a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old, and the other was just a doll of six or seven years old.
Cheng Yu saw Liu Xin's confused look, smiled and pointed at the old lady, and said: "My lord, this is the mother of Zhang Lu, the traitor in Hanzhong. She is known as the ghost mother, Mrs. Zhang, and is good at ghost ways."
When the ghost mother Mrs. Zhang heard Cheng Yu introduce her, she hurriedly bowed to Liu Xin Yingying and said delicately: "I've seen you before, sir."
Liu Xin couldn't help but get goosebumps when she saw that she was almost fifty years old and still pretending to be innocent. She quickly waved her hand and said: "Okay, okay, take her down first and take good care of her."
Cheng Yu added: "These two are Liu Yan's daughters-in-law. They were caught at the wedding and didn't even have time to enter the bridal chamber. The eldest is called Wu Ran and the younger is called Fei Shuang."
Liu Xin didn't find it funny. No wonder they were all wearing red dresses. Qingqing was caught at the wedding. When he heard the name Wu Ran, he suddenly remembered that in history, after Liu Bei entered Sichuan, he robbed one of Liu Yan's daughter-in-law to be his wife.
My wife, whose surname seems to be Wu, couldn't help but say: "Wu Ran, please raise your head. Let me ask you, who are you, Wu Yi?"
When Wu Ran heard Liu Xin calling her, her heart was beating fast, but she didn't dare to disobey his order. She had to slowly raise her head and timidly said: "My lord, Wu Yi is my brother."
As soon as Liu Xin heard this, she knew that she was indeed the Wu family who had been Liu Bei's wife. He couldn't help but glance at Wu Shu and Wu Xian sisters who were tied up by Wu Hua Da. With a thought in his heart, he waved to Wu Ran.
, said: "Come forward and let me take a good look."
Wu Ran knew that she was now meat on someone else's chopping block, and on the way to Xiangyang, her brother Wu Yi repeatedly told her to please Liu Xin no matter what. This was related to the rise and fall of the entire Wu family. At this time,
She had no choice but to endure the shame and came closer step by step.
Liu Xin's left arm was wrapped with a thick bandage, but her right arm was very free. He stretched out his right hand, gently pinched Wu Ran's pointed chin, and raised her head slightly. Wu Ran was embarrassed and confused.
Afraid, her fair and tender face flushed. Liu Xin couldn't help but touch her little face that was damaged by bullets a few more times, and then she showed an elusive smile and said: "Zhongde, bring it back.
I am very satisfied with this trophy. Someone, send these two to the back!"
Seeing Liu Xin's evil look, which was completely different from usual, sisters Wu Shu and Wu Xian shuddered in unison.
Watching Wu Ran and Fei Shuang being taken out, Liu Xin turned to Sun Ce and the others, the expressions on their faces had returned to seriousness, and said: "Listen, I still say that the soldiers in Jingzhou can only help the big man.
Let’s fight! Don’t say you kidnapped my son, even if you kidnapped my father, you can’t force me to lend you a single soldier!”
Having said this, Liu Xin paused for a moment, and his stern eyes swept across their faces one by one, making people shudder. Sister Wu Shu was trembling with hair all over her body.
But I heard Liu Xin continue to say: "These days you are in Xiangyang, I treat you as my guests. Even if you do nothing, you can live comfortably for the rest of your life. Of course, I also know that you are all high-minded.
An arrogant person will not be willing to live such a mediocre life. Like you, I am also a person with ambitions. My ambition is to revive the Han Dynasty and bring peace to the troubled times! As long as you are willing, you can also become the founder of the revival of the Han Dynasty.
Heroes of the Han Dynasty, it’s just that you chose a different path.”
Wu Shu suddenly screamed: "Mr. Liu, they are willing. If you ask me to persuade them, they will be willing."
Liu Xin was unmoved, shook her head, and said resolutely: "Mrs. Wu, you still don't understand your son and Brother Wentai's subordinates. They will not be as willing to be subordinates as you think. I will immediately
I will ask you to leave Xiangyang, and you are welcome to return to Xiangyang as a guest at any time. However, I want to warn you! If you insist on going your own way and regard the Han family's city as your Sun family's inheritance, it will fall into my hands next time.
You will no longer be my guest, but will only become my trophy!"
Ma Yun returned to the backyard and persuaded Bian Yu and the others to go back to their rooms. She did not go to rest. She knew that in this era there were no anti-inflammatory drugs such as antibiotics, and it would be very dangerous if the wound became infected.
Therefore, although she didn't close her eyes all night, she still didn't want to sleep. She was not too worried about Liu Xin. Liu Xin's body was strong enough and she had been practicing martial arts for a long time. She was unconscious yesterday just because of excessive blood loss. Now it seems that she should not be
It's serious. Ma Yun is worried about Cai Jue.
After all, Cai Jue was just a weak girl, and her body's resistance was far inferior to that of a man. Yesterday, she hit a wall and fainted on the spot. She didn't wake up until midnight.
Ma Yun stayed with Liu Xin yesterday and never visited Cai Jue. Thinking about it now, she feels a little sorry for her. After all, she was injured while trying to save her son.
Cai Jue's two arms and one leg were fixed. After waking up in the middle of the night, she never fell asleep again. She was still in a coma yesterday, and Hua Tuo gave her Mafei San. Now the medicine
It was over. She only felt sore all over her body, especially half of her cheeks. When she saw Ma Yun walking in, Cai Jue didn't move. She only felt her nose was sore and couldn't help but shed tears.
How could Ma Yun not know what she was thinking, so she comforted her softly: "Sister, please stop crying. You can rest assured and recover from your injuries. When the adults are done with what they are doing, they will naturally come to see you. Don't worry, I will let him
I’ll give you an explanation.”
Cai Jue's face felt a little hot. He wanted to speak, but the injury on his face hurt him. He couldn't help shouting "Oops" and said with tears in his eyes: "Madam, can I look in the mirror?"
Ma Yun is also a woman, and of course she knows how important appearance is to a woman. However, half of Cai Jue's face is still swollen, and the mark of Han Dang's slap on it is still clearly visible. If she sees her like this, she will naturally feel
It would not be good, and it would definitely affect her physical recovery, so she had to tell a white lie and said: "Sister, the magic medicine Hua Tuo gave you is most afraid of being exposed to the light. If you look in the mirror, I'm afraid it will leave traces on your face in the future.
It’s better not to take care of the scars.”
Cai Jue naturally believed Ma Yun's words so much that he didn't dare to look in the mirror and even buried his head in the bed subconsciously.
Although Liu Xin was strong, she had shed a lot of blood and still felt very tired after sitting for a while. After Sun Ce and the others were taken out, she lay down again and listened quietly to Cheng Yu's report.
Chengdu was captured, but Yizhou has a vast territory, including ten major counties. Liu Xin only controls five of them now, while the four counties of Yuexun, Yizhou, Yongchang, and Jianning in the Nanzhong area are still under Liu Yan's control.
His confidants had not surrendered yet. Yang Huai and Gao Pei, who were stationed at Jiameng Pass, directly dedicated Guancheng to Zhang Lu in Hanzhong.
The public excuse for sending troops to Chengdu this time was to leave Hanzhong, attack Chang'an, and attack Liu Xie and Dong Zhuo. Now that Chengdu has been captured, the morale of the three armies is high, and they are asking for war one after another, hoping to take advantage of the victory to regain Hanzhong.
Cheng Yu saw Liu Xin's silence and knew that he was hesitant to continue attacking Hanzhong, so he handed over his hand and said: "Returning to my lord, my subordinates think it is not appropriate to use troops now. The people of Yizhou County are not convinced, so they need to retain heavy troops."
Garrison, the Battle of Luocheng suffered huge casualties, and there was an urgent need to replenish troops. Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and others were all around and were watching with eager eyes. If we capture Hanzhong now, there will be less of a buffer between us and Dong Zhuo. Although we can form a three-sided siege against Dong Zhuo.
However, it also faced the pressure of Dong Zhuo's breakthrough on three sides."
Liu Xin nodded and said: "Yes, it's not time to face Dong Zhuo head-on yet. There are 200,000 Xiliang cavalry, plus Luoyang's old army, Dong Zhuo's strength is no less than 400,000. He can also recruit Qiang Hu and Southern Xiongnu
If we fight him to the death now, even if we can win, it will only be a miserable victory, and the princes from all over the world will reap the benefits! Yizhou is a piece of fat meat. It has just been swallowed. It needs time to digest it.
That’s it!”
Cheng Yu saw that he seemed to be in a good mood and quickly continued: "My lord's words are so interesting and sobering. I have something else to report!"