These courtiers who followed Liu Xie to flee Chang'an were actually facing the same predicament as Yang Biao and they were on the verge of poverty. Now, they ran away on their own, leaving a lot of old, young and old, men and women behind in Chang'an, but they didn't
Leave enough "living expenses" for them. After Liu Xin occupied Chang'an, he paid salaries to Yang Biao and others, but he was not so generous as to pay salaries to the courtiers who followed Liu Xie.
Those courtiers and their families were under house arrest and could not even get out of the house. Even if they wanted to work and earn some money, they would not be able to do anything. The mountain was empty, not to mention that the mountain was already empty. The life of one hungry meal and one full meal was no longer possible.
These family members could not survive any longer, so many strange things happened one after another.
Such an incident happened in the home of Wang Fu, the Yueqi captain who followed Liu Xie to Luoyang. Wang Fu's official position was not high, and his salary was naturally not too much. His family was not wealthy to begin with. After he came to Chang'an, his life was very difficult.
It was even more difficult than other courtiers. As soon as Wang Fu left, he left his beloved wife and young son at home, and it has been two days since he could not open the pot.
Although the king is not rich, he is still a court official and has several servants and maids at home. If it is an ordinary wealthy family and the family is in a bad situation, they can sell these servants and maids for a few small coins to meet emergencies. However,
Wang Fu is a criminal official, and these servants and maids are also under house arrest in the palace. Not only can they not be sold, but they also have more mouths to eat.
When these servants and maids saw that the Wang family had arrived at this farmland, they gradually became bolder and no longer took Wang Fu's wife, Mrs. Jiang, seriously. There was not much food left in Wang Fu's house, and it was all eaten up quickly, so Jiang had to take it.
Please bring some gold and silver jewelry to the soldiers guarding the door and bring them back to the street in exchange for some food. These soldiers guarding the door are all from the regular
The legion was very well-disciplined. Seeing Jiang's pity, they did help her, and they didn't dare to deduct even a little bit. However, Jiang didn't know how to run the house herself, and had to rely on those servants and maids. As a result, she used jewelry to exchange for it.
All this food went into the bellies of these slaves and maids, and Jiang and her son continued to starve.
In Wang Fu's family, there was an old servant who carried dung and water in the back garden. He was over fifty years old and had a hunchback. Over the years, everyone had forgotten his name and called him Lao Hunchback. The old hunchback was in charge of the back garden.
, quietly planted some vegetables in a corner of the garden, and exchanged these vegetables for two steamed buns with the slaves in the front yard. They kept them in my arms for the whole day and refused to eat them. I was very hungry, so I avoided people from taking them.
Come out and take a few bites.
Seeing that no food had been delivered, Mrs. Jiang thought that the jewelry had been cut off by the soldiers guarding the gate, and she did not dare to say anything, so she had to swallow her anger. Mrs. Jiang was very hungry, and remembered that she had heard someone say that the roots of bark and grass were all gone.
To satisfy his hunger, he went to the back garden and saw Lao Tuo eating steamed buns there. Jiang didn't care about his status, so he rushed towards Lao Tuo and tried to grab the steamed buns from Lao Tuo's hands.
The old camel finally got these two steamed buns, so how could he give them to them? The two of them were fighting for each other. During the fight, the old camel accidentally touched Mr. Jiang's chest, trembling and limp.
I have never touched a woman in my life, and now I feel like
I felt like I was floating on the top of the clouds, and I couldn't help but said: "Madam, this steamed bun was saved by this old slave with so much hard work. If I give it to you, the old slave will starve to death. The madam really wants to eat it, so the old slave will share it with the madam."
One, but madam, you can, if you want, let me sleep for a while."
After talking about it later, the old camel's voice was already trembling. Jiang was furious and his face turned red, but when he saw the steamed bun in the old camel's hand, he nodded secretly.
When the old camel saw Jiang nodding in agreement, he didn't feel any joy in his heart. He didn't care about the broad daylight, so he dragged Jiang to the foot of a big tree and started to take off her clothes.
Jiang didn't resist, and let the old camel do what he wanted. He just grabbed the steamed bun covered in saliva from his hand. He didn't mind it being dirty, stuffed it into his mouth and started to eat it.
After all, the old hunchback was an old man, and he didn't do that. He ejaculated a thousand miles after he had sex. Jiang had just swallowed half of the steamed bun. Seeing that he was done so quickly, Jiang wanted to stand up.
When he got up, the old hunchback felt that he was at a great disadvantage, and the two started arguing again.
While struggling, Mrs. Jiang glanced at the other steamed bun that the old camel was always holding in his hand, and said, "If you still want to get it, give me that steamed bun too."
The old camel thought that this superior woman had been suppressed by him just now, gritted his teeth, stuffed the steamed bun to Mrs. Jiang, and then leaned down to rub it. This time it lasted much longer than before.
Jiang didn't care about the sour smell of the old camel. He just ate the steamed buns and swallowed one steamed bun without taking a sip of water. But he held the other steamed bun tightly in his hand and couldn't even look at it.
A quick look revealed that it was for his son. Suddenly, Mrs. Jiang felt that the old hunchback on her body was no longer moving. When she checked with her hand, she found that it had no breath.
In a state of panic, Jiang didn't know where she got the strength to push the old camel half away, struggled to get up, put on her clothes randomly, and left the old camel lying there naked. It wasn't until three days later that anyone discovered him.
The corpse of the old camel was found.
Because of the strange death of Lao Tuo, many rumors spread in Wang Fu's family. Mrs. Jiang was worried about the Dong Chuang incident and was so ashamed that she hung her from the beam with a piece of white silk.
This incident happened just the day before Liu Xin left Chang'an. It was this incident that prompted him to finally make up his mind to deal with the families of these courtiers. Some of them were publicly sold in Chang'an, and some were taken to be used as official slaves.
At noon, Xu Chu returned to Xiangyang from Jiangdong. It turned out that he took the water route this time. Before Liu Xin returned from Chang'an, Ma Yun used navy ships to transport grain and grass to the three counties in Jiangdong to meet military needs.
Relieve the people. Now, all the grain and grass have been distributed to various counties. After receiving the order to hurry up and deliver it by horseback for 800 miles, Xu Chu led 10,000 infantry, took the navy ship, and rushed directly to Xiangyang.
As soon as he saw Liu Xin, Xu Chu couldn't wait to clasp his fists and said: "Brother, I should be allowed to go to Zangke this time! I will definitely come back with the heads of Meng Huo and Liu Dan."
Zhu Rong stood aside. When he heard that Xu Chu was rushing to kill Meng Huo, he saw that his dark and thick face, except that he was taller, was no different from a barbarian man. He couldn't help curling his lips. He was about to speak, but heard
Liu Xin said: "Zhongkang, you stay in Xiangyang this time and assist Gong Yu and Yuan Hao in recruiting troops this year. I will personally handle the war in Zangke!"
When Xu Chu heard that nothing happened without him, he stepped aside in disbelief.
Liu Xin's face became serious and she said in a deep voice: "Zhongkang, as the commander of the Flying Tiger Guards, you must understand your responsibilities and re-establish a powerful Flying Tiger Guards in the shortest possible time. This is what I
I’ll give you the most difficult task.”
The Flying Tiger Guards suffered heavy casualties in the two battles with Dong Zhuo's Flying Bear Army and Cao Cao's Qingzhou Army, and now there are less than a thousand people left. Many of the Flying Tiger Guards who died in the battle followed them from Hejian.
For the veterans around Liu Xin, Liu Xin has always been worried about their sacrifices, and has regarded the reconstruction of the Feihu Guards as a major event that must be completed this year to comfort the spirits of these soldiers in heaven.
When Zhu Rong heard that Liu Xin did not agree to let Xu Chu go to the Central and Southern Front, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and said: "General Xu, did you hear clearly? Your mission is to stay in Xiangyang, and Meng Huo's head can only be killed by my elder brother.
Cut it off!"
Xu Chu spent almost the whole day with the Flying Tiger Guards and had a very deep relationship with them. When he received the task of rebuilding the Flying Tiger Guards, he was filled with joy. He held back his breath and was determined to get this done.
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However, he had followed Liu Xin for many years and knew that although Liu Xin's martial arts skills were unfathomable, he did not like to use force with others. He dismissed Zhu Rong's statement that Liu Xin wanted to cut off Meng Huo's head with his own hands and said: "My eldest brother's men
There are many strong generals who are accustomed to fighting. Who is Meng Huo? How can you kill a chicken with a butcher's knife?"
Zhu Rong didn't like hearing this the most. He suddenly got angry and pouted and said, "What do you know? That's the rule of our Zhu family!"
Xu Chu scratched his head and couldn't figure it out, so he murmured: "New sister-in-law, what does it have to do with your Zhu family whether my eldest brother can kill Meng Huo or not?"
Zhu Rong came to Xiangyang because of what happened three years ago. There were rumors inside and outside the Prefectural Mufu Mansion, and Xu Chu naturally knew about it. In addition, she fought to the death outside the gate of Xiangyang City. Xu Chu admired her very much. She had long regarded her as
My sister-in-law looked at it.
The words "new sister-in-law" just scratched Zhu Rong's itch. She was so happy that she stopped arguing with Xu Chu about it. Liu Xin, on the other hand, said with a straight face: "What nonsense are you talking about? Why don't you hurry up?"
Go back to your barracks!"
"Haha, my lord, who are you trying to drive away?" Liu Xin looked at the sound, but Wenpin came in from outside, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, the general is going to Jingnan and has recruited ten thousand barbarian tribesmen.
, came here to pay the order!"
On Liu Xin's way back to Xiangyang, he made plans to pacify Zhongnan, and sent Wenpin to Jingnan to temporarily recruit 10,000 barbarians. Because Liu Xin knew that almost all barbarian people were brave and tough, especially those who adapted to the
Fighting in the mountains and jungles, conquering the four central and southern counties, is where it can be put to use.
When he learned that two groups of people had gathered in Xiangyang, Liu Xin made a quick decision and said: "Instruct the three armies to rest for a while and set off in an hour!"
Xu Chu cupped his hands and said: "Brother, there is evil and Zilong here. The war in Zangke is not critical. There is no need to send troops so soon."
Indeed, according to Liu Xin's original plan, there was no need to attack so early. Because according to his estimation, Xu Chu would not arrive until tomorrow at the earliest. Unexpectedly, he would take the waterway, let alone Wenpin, who would recruit various tribes of barbarians.
Since everything went so smoothly, of course he had to strike while the iron was hot.
Take action as soon as possible. And Liu Xin knows that the climate in the south in this era is not as hot as in later generations, and it is still possible to snow and freeze in winter. If it is delayed until that time, it will be very unfavorable for marching and fighting, and it is likely to cause a see-saw.
war, which would be completely different from his strategy of quick victory.
Zhu Rong applauded Liu Xin's decision. She wished she could fly to Zangke now to avenge her father, so she hurried back to the room to prepare her luggage. Although Zhu Rong looked carefree on the surface, he was not stupid.
She insisted on going to Zangke with Liu Xin and her own Xiao Jiujiu.