"Of course it's a competition!" Zhu Rong had already answered for Liu Xin first, "Mr. Shan, no no, Mr. Xu, you, a weak man with no strength, dare to challenge my elder brother. That's not a win."
Hitting an egg against a rock?"
When Liu Xin heard that Xu Shu was going to compete with him in swordsmanship, she was worried that Xu Shu would jump over the wall and use some tricks, so she quickly pulled Zhu Rong behind her and said seriously: "Rong'er, you are wrong, he is not without restraints."
A frail gentleman with the strength of a chicken. He has practiced martial arts since he was a child and is good at fencing. He once killed someone because of an injustice, so he can be considered a good man."
Xu Shu didn't expect Liu Xin to know his past so clearly, and was a little surprised. He gave up martial arts and followed literature, but his swordsmanship did not fall behind. He just changed from killing to physical strengthening skills, so he was still very confident about defeating Liu Xin.
Confident.
Seeing Liu Xin's solemn expression, Xu Shu's confidence increased even more, and he shouted sternly: "Then you don't dare to compete. If this is the case, you will admit defeat."
At that time, the main function of the sword was as a decoration and was rarely used in actual combat. It was more of a status symbol, so when studying, people usually wore a sword with them. Xu Shu had a good sword hanging on his waist.
Liu Xin also had a sword, but he mostly used swords, guns, bows and arrows on the battlefield. His sword was rarely unsheathed. Now it was given to Jia Xu as a token, and he no longer even had the sword on him.
If there was a single competition in fencing, Liu Xin knew that he would definitely lose. He didn't know much about fencing at all. Apart from watching the Olympic games broadcast on TV in the past, he had basically never seen fencing, and those were the only games.
He still couldn't quite understand the broadcast.
However, Liu Xin was not a person who gave up easily. Facing the aggressive Xu Shu, he did not even frown. He just said lightly: "The sword has no eyes. When Liu is fighting with others, he does not know the importance of his strikes. This time I am
I am accompanying Rong'er back to my parents' home. If I hurt you here, it will look bad on everyone. In this case, I will fight you with nothing."
Xu Shu said angrily: "Liu Xin, how dare you despise me!"
Liu Xin shook her head and said: "Liu does not look down upon you, but Liu has never liked wielding swords and guns. You go first, and I will let you use three swords!"
Although Xu Shu had given up martial arts and followed literature, he was still young and full of energy, and the chivalrous spirit in his bones came out again. He wanted to take the opportunity to kill Liu Xin, so as to eliminate a harm for the big man.
Just hearing the sound of "噌", Xu Shu had already drawn the sword in his hand, made a sword gesture with his left hand, and held a sword flower with his right hand. Without saying a word, he went straight to Liu Xin and stabbed him. Liu Xin did not rush, and with his left hand
Zhu Rong exerted a slight force on his waist and pushed Zhu Rong out flatly. With a slight twist of his body, he dodged Xu Shu's sword. Unexpectedly, Xu Shu's sword was just a feint. He didn't wait for the sword to use his old sword.
, with a flick of his wrist, he slashed at Liu Xin from the waist. Liu Xin leaned back, as if his whole body had been broken into two pieces, and the sword passed by his face.
Xu Shu was worthy of being a master of swordsmanship. He still had room for the second sword. With a flip of his hand, he slashed it down in the air and went straight to Liu Xin's throat. But he used all his strength with this sword, as fast as thunder, with great momentum.
must.
An ordinary person would never be able to dodge this sword. Even Zhu Rong, who was full of confidence just now, closed his eyes and did not dare to look again.
However, the scene of blood bursting out in Xu Shu's imagination did not appear. Liu Xin's body twisted into an incredible angle, barely escaping his sword. From beginning to end, Liu Xin's feet did not move a step. Xu Shu was stunned.
At this time, Liu Xin had already laughed and said: "Xu Shu, it is rude to come and not go back!"
Liu Xin moved at will, her palms flying. Countless figures suddenly appeared around Xu Shu, and she didn't know which one was real and which one was fake. The sharp wind from the palms hit her face, making Xu Shu unable to breathe.
He even forgot to dodge. In fact, he didn't know where to dodge, so he could only stay in place like a log.
Just listen to Liu Xin laughing and saying: "Cheng Rang! Cheng Rang!"
Xu Shu felt the pressure on his body suddenly lighten, and then realized that in just a moment, his clothes were soaked through, and the hand holding the sword was trembling slightly, but he didn't understand what Liu Xin meant by this.
He was still standing here, why did he think he had won? Xu Shu raised his sword and pointed it at Liu Xin, wanting to invite him to fight again.
Suddenly there was a crisp sound of "ding, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong". His sword had been broken into more than ten pieces and fell to the ground one after another. All that was left in his hand was the hilt. Xu Shu was surprised.
, withdrew and hurried back, suddenly feeling a chill in his chest. When he looked down, he saw many strips of cloth falling off his robe, leaving behind the four characters "I am willing to admit defeat."
Xu Shu couldn't help but feel ashamed, threw down the hilt of the sword in his hand, lowered his head and said: "Xu's skills are not as good as others. If you want to kill or behead, please do as you please!"
There was silence all around, and everyone was stunned. In their opinion, facing Xu Shu's sharp sword, Liu Xin won a great victory with only his bare hands, and his martial arts had reached the pinnacle. In fact, only Liu Xin understood it.
, he still had the advantage in this competition. If he was forced to fight Xu Shu with a sword, he would never be able to wield it as freely as he does now, even if he relied on his inner strength and flexible footwork.
, it’s not like losing to Xu Shu, but the scene will definitely be very embarrassing.
Zhu Ding felt very guilty that things had turned into this situation. If he hadn't deliberately concealed the three-year bet between Zhu Rong and Liu Xin in order to take advantage of Xu Shu, maybe Xu Shu would not have insisted on staying at the Zhu family. This
For more than a year, Xu Shu has really tried his best to teach Zhu Jie his homework. Zhu Ding was really worried that Liu Xin would execute Xu Shu in a rage, so he couldn't help but step forward, cupped his hands and said: "My lord..."
Liu Xin didn't need to guess, she knew that Zhu Ding wanted to plead for Xu Shu, so she waved her hand to prevent Zhu Ding from continuing.
Brothers are like hands and wives are like clothes. Most people in that era held the same view as Liu Bei. But Liu Xin was different. It was just that he didn't want to accept Zhu Rong at the beginning. Now that Zhu Rong has become his woman,
He couldn't tolerate others having Zhu Rong's ideas anymore. Of course, if Zhu Rong wanted to leave him, it would be a different matter. So at the beginning, Liu Xin was really angry, but when he knew that Zhu Rong's intentions were not because of Xu Shu's talent,
After his outstanding and graceful demeanor changed at all, he couldn't help but feel better and forgave Xu Shu.
Liu Xin happily glanced at Zhu Rong, who still had not recovered from the shock, turned to Xu Shu and laughed loudly, saying: "I will neither kill you nor chop you, I will only punish you to do something."
thing."
Xu Shu has been a chivalrous and righteous person since he was a child, and he has an aura of martial arts. Although he has given up martial arts and followed literature in recent years, the things deep in his bones cannot be changed for the time being. After listening to Liu Xin's words, he puffed up his chest and said loudly: "Since we lose,
I gave it to you, and Xu has nothing to say, so you just draw the line, and Xu will follow."
"As expected of Xu Yuanzhi, he is responsible!" Liu Xin nodded with a smile and continued, "Liu just appointed Mr. Zhu as the ambassador to the five counties of Nanzhong. He is fully responsible for Zangke, Yizhou and Jianning on behalf of Liu.
, Yongchang, and the five counties of Yuexi. The situation in these five counties is complicated. Mr. Zhu still lacks an assistant. According to Liu, Yuan Zhizheng can take on this important task. "
Xu Shu couldn't believe his ears and asked repeatedly: "What did you say?"
Liu Xin put away her smile and said seriously: "Xu Shu, this is not a gift to you, but a punishment for you. I now appoint you as the deputy envoy of Xuanwei in the five counties of Nanzhong to assist Mr. Zhu for a period of five years. Five
After five years, if the people of these five counties are living a good life, then the grudges between you and me will be wiped out and you can go on your own. If five years later, the people of the five counties are still living in dire straits, huh, don't worry.
Blame Liu for being ruthless!"
Xu Shu lowered his head and groaned in silence, looking like he couldn't make a choice. Although Liu Xin was also a member of the Han clan, Xu Shu did not regard him as an orthodox Han clan member, and deep down in his heart he still sided with Liu Xie.
Liu Xin sneered: "Do you want to regret it?"
He was a man of good faith. He had no intention of going back on what he had agreed to do. Although Liu Xin's handling method was somewhat beyond Xu Shu's expectations, Liu Xin still left room for five.
Years of time have passed by gritting one's teeth. As long as the five counties of Nanzhong are well managed, Xu Shu will still be free by then. Xu Shu is still very confident about this. Thinking of this, he suddenly raised his head and shouted loudly
Said: "Okay! I promise you!"
The reason why Liu Xin set a five-year period with Xu Shu instead of three or eight or ten years was because of his own considerations. Liu Xin knew that Xu Shu was actually a very powerful person, and his ingenuity was not as good as that of Zhuge Liang and others.
under.
Historically, in order to control Xu Shu, Cao Cao detained his mother. Xu Shu, who was extremely filial, had no choice but to defect to Cao Cao, but he refused to offer a strategy. Cao Cao did not make it difficult for him because Cao Cao's purpose was just to put him under house arrest.
Just let others use it.
Liu Xin knew that Xu Shu had an upright temperament. If he was unwilling to work for her, it would be useless to force him. He could not give up Zhu Rong in order to win over him. Liu Xin would never do such a thing, not to mention Zhu Rong would not agree to it.
Therefore, Liu Xin also adopted a strategy similar to Cao Cao. Since Xu Shu could not be used for himself, he could not be allowed to help his enemies.
However, Liu Xin is still different from Cao Cao in terms of specific methods. Liu Xin does not want to support him in vain, but wants to find ways to squeeze out some value. At this time, it is best to let him help Zhu Ding.
The five-year period is also the most appropriate. It can not only allow Xu Shu to see the hope of freedom and work hard, but also use these five years to attack all the princes in the world. By then, even if Xu Shu is free, he will
There were not many places where he could go to seek refuge. After all, there were many princes who could not enter Xu Shu's eyes.
Hearing Xu Shu's agreement, Liu Xin put her hands on her hands and laughed, saying, "Okay, this matter is settled. However, I have an additional condition!"