After listening to Yu Fan's report, Liu Xin nodded with satisfaction and said: "Zhong Xiang, in just over three months, you can achieve such results, which makes Liu very happy. After you go back, immediately organize manpower
, make a copy of the household registration books of the three counties in the south of the Yangtze River and give them to the public."
Yu Fan was taken aback, raised his hands and said: "My lord, the manpower needed to copy so many household registration books is second to none, but the cost of this paper is really high. I think we should practice economy.
, if Master Ju needs to check it, I can have all these books sent to Xiangyang, and after Master Ju has finished reading them, they can return them to the three counties of Jiangnan."
Liu Xin laughed unconsciously. Paper was indeed valuable among the people, but these papers were originally produced by government organizations. For Liu Xin, the cost was so negligible that it was not worth mentioning. He was about to explain to Yu Fan when he
The guard who was holding the door hurried in and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Mr. Mi Zhu wants to see you!"
Mi Zhu is a gentleman, and Liu Xin knows this very well. She knows that even if he hears something confidential, he doesn't have to worry about it being leaked, so he waved his hand and said, "Please come soon."
The guard turned and walked out. Liu Xin continued to say to Yu Fan: "You don't have to worry about the paper. Xiangyang will guarantee the supply. What you have to do is to ensure that the copy is correct, especially for the head of the household named Qiao.
Be very careful.”
Yu Fan asked strangely: "The surname Qiao is rarely heard of, why is my lord so concerned about it?"
Of course Liu Xin would not tell Yu Fan that she was looking for Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, two beauties who were all over the country. Precisely because this matter could only be done secretly and could not be left to Yu Fan, Liu Xin had no choice but to leave it to Yu Fan.
Fei Zhouzhang transferred all the household registration books of the three counties in the south of the Yangtze River to Xiangyang, and Jushou's phantom secret agents checked them door to door.
Faced with Yu Fan's question, Liu Xin glanced at Ju Shou, laughed, and said: "Of course there is a reason for this. Not only the surname Qiao, but also the surname Zhang should be paid attention to, especially Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong.
The two of them must do everything possible to find their whereabouts."
Of course, Liu Xin didn't really want to find these two people. Although they were collectively known as Jiangdong Erzhang in history and were Sun Ce's right-hand men in pacifying Soochow, Liu Xin now has a lot of talents and there is no shortage of such two people. Liu Xinzhi
So mentioning them emphatically is just to deceive others.
When he said this, Mi Zhu happened to come in from the outside and quickly said: "Let me tell Mr. Liu, Mi knows these two people. They are both famous people in Xuzhou, one is from Pengcheng and the other is from Guangling. Now...
"
Liu Xin really didn't know that the famous Jiangdong two Zhangs were originally from Xuzhou. Now that Mi Zhu had revealed it, she was a little bit dumbfounded. In this way, she lost two cover for the purpose of checking her household registration, so she had to interrupt him.
, said: "Zizhong, you are here. Do you know why you are so anxious to see Liu?"
Mi Zhu was about to continue telling Liu Xin the whereabouts of the two people, but Liu Xin asked her why she was here, and she couldn't help but said worriedly: "My lord, Mi has just received news that Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, and his family are here.
If someone is killed in Xuzhou, I'm afraid Cao Cao will launch a large-scale military campaign, and the people of Xuzhou will suffer."
Liu Xin had naturally received a secret report from the phantom about this incident. He originally thought that his arrival would cause history to shift, and Cao Song's family might not make the same mistake again. But in the end, this incident still happened. However, Liu Xin did not
He took this matter too seriously. After all, Cao Cao and Tao Qian had little to deal with him now. If Cao Cao wanted to avenge his father, he would just let them bite each other.
The information transmission at that time was very slow. Liu Xin had a phantom spy who specialized in collecting intelligence. It was not unusual for him to get the news of Cao Song's murder in the shortest possible time. However, a few days after this incident happened, Mi Zhu actually knew about it.
, this is somewhat abnormal.
Liu Xin couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Zizhong, how did you hear about it?"
Mi Zhu did not hide anything and said honestly: "Back to your lord, Mi was very close to Liu Bei and Liu Xuande when he was in Xuzhou. This news was sent by him to Mi. I would like to ask Mi to give you a warning."
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Liu Xin waved her hand and said: "I have actually known about this for a long time. Liu Bei asked you to reveal the news to me. I'm afraid you have ulterior motives, and it's not just a simple reminder. Zizhong, Liu Bei is different from you. He is extremely good at
Disguise, you'd better keep some distance from him in the future, otherwise, it's very likely that he'll sell you to you without even knowing it, and you'll have to help him count the money."
Mi Zhu did not expect Liu Xin to have such a bad impression of Liu Bei, and hesitated: "No, when he sent the news, he also sent someone a letter, which stated the real estate and fields that our Mi family left in Xuzhou.
I will help Mi's family take care of it and hand it over when Mi returns to Xuzhou. Moreover, Duke Xuande is also a clan member of the Han Dynasty..."
Liu Xin's face darkened, and she frowned and said: "This Liu Bei is really brave. He actually refused to listen to Liu's warning and continued to cheat by pretending to be a clan member of the Han Dynasty! Zizhong, you are too honest. Liu here
There is a royal genealogy that was rescued from Luoyang Palace a few years ago. If you have time, you can take a closer look. Liu, Liu Biao, Liu Yan and others are all recorded in the book, but he, Liu Bei, is not included!"
"Liu Bei is really so bold that he even dares to pretend to be a clan member of the Han Dynasty?" Mi Zhu couldn't believe his ears, but Liu Xin had the royal family tree as proof, so he couldn't help but not believe it.
Mi Zhu couldn't help but be stunned. After being stunned for a long time, he murmured: "It's just that the news he sent is absolutely true. I'm afraid the people of Xuzhou..."
Liu Xin didn't wait for him to finish speaking, raised his hand, stopped him, and said: "Mr. Zizhong, to tell you the truth, Liu has already guessed his intention of sending this news to you. Everyone knows that Cao Cao will definitely
Raise troops to take revenge. The reason why Liu Bei asked you to pass this news to me is because he wants me to take advantage of Cao Cao's troops to Xuzhou to raid Cao Cao's rear and make it difficult for Cao Cao to take care of himself. This is a plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao!"
Yu Fan suddenly interjected: "My lord, this is a good plan. It can not only relieve the siege of Xuzhou, but also avenge Cao Cao's sneak attack on Xiangyang. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone. Why not do it?"
Liu Xin suddenly laughed and said: "Two gentlemen, you are both men of faith, and Liu also keeps his word! A few days ago, Liu had promised Xun Wenruo that as long as Cao Cao handed over his words within a month,
The culprit who planned the sneak attack on Xiangyang, Liu Xin made peace with him
Two years have passed. Now, there are three days left in the one-month period. In these three days, if Cao Cao hands over the culprit, Liu will naturally keep his promise. If he refuses to hand over this person, huh,
Even if he does not send troops to Xuzhou, Liu will still fight with him!"
If a war really breaks out in Xuzhou, it has nothing to do with Yu Fan. He is more concerned about letting the folks in his hometown live a good life as soon as possible. Mi Zhu is an honest person and likes to think about others in everything. I heard that
Liu Xin's words seemed very reasonable. She really couldn't ask for too much of him, so she had to give up Weiwei's resignation.
Seeing Mi Zhu's depressed look, Liu Xin knew that he was worried about the people of Xuzhou, so he quickly stopped him and said, "Zizhong, don't worry too much. Even if Cao Cao hands over that person within three days,
Liu will also write a letter to warn Cao Cao not to kill innocent people indiscriminately."
Mi Zhu couldn't help but burst into tears with gratitude. She bowed her head to Liu Xin and choked with sobs: "If the people of Xuzhou can escape this disaster, it is all thanks to your grace!"
"After all, they are all subjects of the Han Dynasty, and it is Liu's duty to protect their safety." Although Liu Xin said this, he secretly sighed in his heart. He knew that in history, Cao Cao once went on a killing spree in Xuzhou, and many towns
They were all killed by him, and he didn't know if he could persuade Cao Cao.
After Mi Zhu and Yu Fan retreated, Ju Shou, who had been silent all this time, raised his hands and said, "My lord, I thought that Liu Bei would never be so kind to remind my lord, there must be something fishy about this matter."
Jushou admired Liu Xin even more now. In the past, Liu Xin had always emphasized the importance of Liu Bei. He not only sent Zhang Liao and five thousand elites to Xuzhou for more than two years, but also asked Jushou to arrange a phantom team to collect Liu Bei's information.
Intelligence. Ju Shou originally thought that Liu Bei was just a small county captain, so there was no need to spend so much effort on him.
Indeed, Liu Bei had been in Xiaopei for more than two years. Except for his improvement in the skills of weaving straw sandals, he did not have any particularly eye-catching performance. However, after Zhang Liao and Gao Shun protected Mi Zhu and his family and left Xuzhou, Liu Bei suddenly exposed himself.
Zhengrong gradually took control of many real powers in Xuzhou.
That's not all that surprised Jushou. According to the information sent back by the phantoms lurking in Xiaopei and Xuzhou, Liu Bei and Guan Yu seemed to have suddenly disappeared a few days before and after Cao Song's murder. Jushou suspected that Cao Song's murder was related to Liu Bei's disappearance.
It doesn't matter.
Judging from these circumstances, Liu Xin was very foresighted. But how could Jushou know that without Liu Xin's unexpected arrival, Liu Bei's share of the world would have been there.
In fact, even Liu Xin did not expect Liu Bei to develop so quickly. In less than a month, he became very popular in Xuzhou. He really could not relax at all for Liu Bei. Liu Xin frowned.
He raised his head and muttered: "No matter what is wrong with him, we should remain unchanged in the face of all changes, be ourselves, work hard on our internal skills, and let them struggle for a few days first."
Jushou has become accustomed to some new words that Liu Xin pops up from time to time. As long as Liu Xin doesn't explain anything in particular, he will implement them according to his own understanding. Liu Xin's "hard training of internal skills", which Jushou understands, will naturally be carried out.
There was a big military training, but he didn't know that Liu Xin was not just referring to military aspects, including economy, politics, science and technology and even culture. In the next two or three years, there would be a relatively large development.
Liu Xin paused and continued: "However, we still need to continue to pay attention to the situation in Xuzhou. Liu Bei will not just reveal the news to us. If Liu's estimate is good, he should also send an envoy to Yuan Shao. Liu Bei's appetite