Fate is something that no one can explain clearly. The pair of hostas separated today and may get back together tomorrow. Guan Yu was moved in his heart and slapped the case and said: "Mr. Song is right, we are all warriors, don't imitate those mothers-in-law.
Qin Yi, you and I each have one pair of hostas, so please accept them."
Qin Yi has gained a lot of benefits from being friends with Shopkeeper Song these days. However, people's greed often has no limit. Qin Yi fell in love with this hosta from the first sight, but it was just in the way.
Since Guan Yu was right in front of him, it was hard to show off. Hearing what Guan Yu said, Qin Yi had no hesitation. He immediately stepped forward, took a hosta, held up his hand and said, "General, I obey! Thank you, General Guan. Thank you very much."
Mr. Song."
Cao Hui sat in front of the window, looking at herself in the bronze mirror in front of her. The story of Guan Yu's resistance to Cao Cao's army has long been widely circulated in Xuzhou. For a young girl like Cao Hui, Guan Yu is her hero. Now,
She finally got her wish and married Guan Yu. However, Guan Yu was busy with official duties all day and did not even come to her house to rest at night, leaving her to stay alone in the empty room all night. This feeling was only in her heart.
most clearly.
Suddenly, a big hand gently fell on her shoulder. When Cao Hui turned around to look, it was Guan Yu. She couldn't help but said in surprise: "Husband, you are back."
Guan Yu looked at the beautiful figure in the bronze mirror and felt that he had gone too far. Although Guan Yu was not satisfied with this marriage, Cao Hui was his wife after all. He couldn't help but nodded and said: "Why?
My husband is usually busy with official duties, but I have neglected you. Today I have been waiting for a good thing, so come and insert it for me."
Cao Hui wanted to stand up, but was held down by Guan Yu. In the bronze mirror, a white jade hairpin appeared on her high-waisted temples.
Guan Yuyuan opened his red phoenix eyes and stared at the bronze mirror without blinking, but what came to his mind was the beautiful figure of Du Xiuniang after inserting the hosta, and murmured: "How is it, do you like it?"
"
I don't know if this sentence was meant for Cao Hui or Du Xiuniang who was hundreds of miles away. Anyway, only he knew it in his heart.
Cao Hui had been neglected by Guan Yu these days, and now she suddenly received a gift from him. She couldn't help but feel happy. When she saw the hosta clearly, a trace of worry appeared on her face.
The Cao family is also a famous family in Xuzhou. Cao Hui has heard about it since she was a child and is quite knowledgeable. She can tell at a glance that this jade hosta has an extraordinary origin and is definitely not an ordinary item. Jade has a special significance in this era. Most of them
Most of the jade in the world has been made into ritual utensils, and it is even rarer to make jade into women's accessories. A hosta like this cannot be worn by anyone other than a marquise or above.
After coming back to his senses, Guan Yu noticed the look on Cao Hui's face, patted her shoulder gently, and said with a smile: "Isn't it just a hosta? There's nothing to worry about. Other women can wear it, so I can."
Guan Yu's women wear them even more!"
The next day, Qin Yi was driven back to Xuzhou, but Shopkeeper Song was left in Guangling by Guan Yu. With the "help" of Shopkeeper Song, Guangling's food shortage was greatly alleviated. Shopkeeper Song also had many privileges
, you can freely enter and leave Guangling's granaries, military camps, prefect's mansion and other important places, and you can even open the city gate of Guangling at night. For shopkeeper Song, Guan Yu has given him absolute trust.
Wu County, the seat of Wu County, is the city of Suzhou in later generations. According to legend, it was built by Wu Zixu. There is a manor on the bank of Taihu Lake outside the city. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers and has beautiful scenery. In the past, it was Yan Baihu's summer retreat. Now Liu Xin and his party are here
Live here temporarily.
When the sun jumped above the horizon, Liu Xin also finished her practice. She took the towel from Lanier's hand and wiped the sweat on her face, and said: "The weather is good today. Go back and invite the Seventh Lady over, and let's go swimming in Taihu Lake."
"
Liu Xin had just changed her clothes when she saw Lanier walking over alone. She couldn't help but wonder: "Where are the Seventh Madam and the others? Why haven't they come out yet?"
Lanier hesitated for a moment and said: "Back to the master, the seventh lady said that from today on, she will not accompany the master out of this village anymore, and please ask the master to put official business first."
During this period, apart from occasionally checking on the resettlement situation of the people in Xuzhou, Liu Xin spent most of the time with Diao Chan, either outing in the countryside or boating on Taihu Lake, spending more than a month leisurely. Diao Chan clearly remembered it.
When Liu Xin left Xiangyang, she said she was going to Jiangnan for business. But Liu Xin's current situation made Diao Chan very worried. She felt that Liu Xin was obsessed with her beauty. Diao Chan didn't want her to become a concubine.
Hi, Daji is such a "disaster". This thought has been buried in her heart for many days, and she finally expressed it tactfully today.
Liu Xin was surprised and very happy that Diao Chan was able to persuade him to rest on his official duties. He couldn't help laughing and said: "Okay, just listen to Madam, I won't go out today. Lanier, go ask Mr. Ju and General Xu to come over."
trip."
Because various detailed systems and procedures have been formulated in military and political aspects, even if Liu Xin lives in the manor all day long, it will not affect the normal operations of the counties in Jiangnan. What's more, there are Mi Zhu, Yu Fan,
Zhang He, Gan Ning, Zhang Liao and other civil and military officials all performed their duties and did not need Liu Xin to do anything.
Now, all the refugees have been resettled, tea trees and mulberry trees have been planted in large areas, and vast areas of wasteland have been reclaimed. Although it is still spring, rapeseed and wheat are still growing in the fields, but the agricultural technicians from the Xiangyang Research Institute
, have begun to teach these people who have escaped from the north how to plant rice, so that when it comes to summer sowing, the farming season will not be missed due to technical problems.
On the vast Taihu Lake, the navy is practicing day and night. Standing in the manor, you can clearly hear the shouts of the soldiers. The third and fourth legions stationed in the three counties of Jiangnan help resettle the refugees and maintain order.
, on the one hand, they are also stepping up their training and are ready to go into battle at any time.
On the surface, Liu Xin travels around every day, but in fact he is always paying attention to the news in Xuzhou and Guangling, because a great opportunity is right in front of him. In order to firmly seize this opportunity, he does not hesitate to put his original plan aside.
All overthrown.
Historically, Cao Cao invited Guan Yu to drink and eat meat every three days. He also gave money and beautiful women. In the end, he even gave Guan Yu a red rabbit and horse, but he failed to win him over. People in later generations thought it was because Guan Yu was loyal.
, he and Liu Bei had a deep brotherhood. But Liu Xin now has a new view. The reason why Guan Yu abandoned Cao Cao was that Cao Cao snatched love away from Guan Yu and took away the woman he wanted.
Now, the person who wanted to win his love was actually Guan Yu's sworn brother Liu Bei. Liu Bei's joke was a bit big. He thought he had concealed it perfectly, but he didn't know that Guan Yu knew everything. Guan Yu had already treated Liu Bei because of Du Xiuniang's incident.
It's not just a matter of resentment, but rather a sense of resentment. The reason why it has developed to this extent is that the hosta owned by Shopkeeper Song played a big role.
Ever since Cao Hui put on that jade hairpin, Guan Yu had sex with her more and more times. Every time Guan Yu saw that jade hairpin, he would think of Du Xiuniang, and then the scene of Liu Bei riding on Du Xiuniang would appear in his mind. Of course, this scene
It was Guan Yu's imagination and fiction, but the feeling was so real and strong. At this time, Guan Yu's movements would be particularly violent. However, Cao Hui liked it.
As such scenes appeared in Guan Yu's mind more and more often, Guan Yu's resentment towards Liu Bei deepened day by day, and he even expressed his dissatisfaction with the elder brother he once respected so much in front of Shopkeeper Song.
Liu Xin also secretly analyzed the reason for this situation. Historically, the time when Guan Yu was forced to surrender to Cao Cao should still be seven or eight years away from now. During these seven or eight years, the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang were born and died, and they established a profound
friendship, that is to say, now Guan Yu and Liu
The friendship between Liu Bei and Liu Bei has not yet reached that deep level. More importantly, because of the lack of Zhang Fei as a sweetheart, although Guan Yu and Liu Bei also became brothers with different surnames, they lacked the "don't want to be born in the same year, same month and same day, but
May the same year, the same month and the same day be the same." The awareness and vow.
It is now more convenient for Shopkeeper Song to deliver news. He can travel freely across the country. In more than a month, he even reported it to Liu Xin twice in person. Therefore, regarding Guan Yu's current situation, Liu Xin is even better than him.
I still want to know more about it, and of course, Ju Shuo also knows about it. However, Xu Chu does not know these situations.
Xu Chu stayed in the manor all day, with no one to practice martial arts with him, and he couldn't get involved in the training of the two legions and the navy. This kind of life was really a bit out of date for Xu Chu.
Lanier had told him just now that Liu Xin was ready to handle official business, so when Xu Chu stepped into the hall, he was obviously a little excited and shouted loudly: "Brother, is there a battle to be fought? This time it will be for me."
Get a pioneer and do it!"
Xu Chu and Dian Wei were the left and right commanders of Feihu's bodyguard, and rarely had the chance to go into battle. This time he went to Jiangnan with Liu Xin, and he knew Liu Xin's plan in advance, so he was always gearing up, whether it was to fight Liu Yao or Jiaozhou.
He wants to find a job and have a good time.
Liu Xin couldn't help laughing and asked: "Zhongkang, how does your martial arts compare with Zilong and Han Sheng?"
Xu Chu grinned and said, "Brother, why do you ask this?"
Jushou already understood and said with a smile: "General Xu, if my lord asks you something, just say it. My lord has his own profound meaning."
Ever since Taishi Ci surrendered, Liu Yao had no good generals, and Jiaozhou was even less worthy of mention. When Liu Xin suddenly asked about Xu Chu's martial arts, Ju Shou already understood that Liu Xin must have wanted to use troops against Xuzhou, but he
He also worried about Guan Yu's power, and this was what he was worried about.
In the past, Xu Chu often competed with Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Zhang Fei in martial arts, and they were very familiar with each other. However, Ju Shou had already said that Liu Xin did not just ask casually, but had a deeper meaning, and Xu Chu did not dare to answer casually.
He lowered his head hurriedly, thought carefully for a long time, and then said seriously: "Within three hundred rounds, it's hard to tell the difference."