After finding more than thirty powerful local foreign women, Feng Lie's task was not over yet, because Liu Xin had a second requirement. The four selected local women must be particularly strong in that area.
Although these foreign women were usually open-minded, no one would say such a thing personally. Feng Lie had no choice but to arrange for his soldiers to give it a try...
Liu Bei has been restless since breaking up with Sima Hui and others. Jingzhou is Liu Xin's foundation. If Liu Bang can marry Huang Chengyan, it will be equivalent to getting the support of the Cai and Huang families. The power of the Cai family is in
Jingzhou is at its peak, and although the Huang family is weak, it is also a powerful family in Jingzhou. With the support of these two families, it is equivalent to gaining the support of most of Jingzhou.
Liu Xin is indeed very powerful, but he also has his own weakness, that is, he likes to take risks personally. As long as Liu Bang takes the position of prince and Liu Xin stays away from the center, Liu Bei's chance will come.
Liu Bei waited around in the mansion, but there was no news about Huang Chengyan. Although Huang Chengyan finally agreed to go to the Prefectural Mufu Mansion that day at Sima Hui's house, everyone could see that he was full of reluctance. To be honest,
Who doesn't want their daughter to marry a good man? Liu Bei wouldn't be willing to do it if it were him. However, this is the best way Liu Bei can come up with at the moment. He doesn't want to give up and secretly made up his mind.
When there was no reply from Huang Chengyan, he went out of the city again and asked Sima Hui to come forward to urge him.
On this day, Liu Bei woke up early and felt that something was not right. His eyelids kept twitching. They say that the left eye jumps for wealth and the right eye jumps for disaster, but it is very strange. Today, both of his eyelids are twitching at the same time.
, I don’t know whether I am going to get rich or suffer disaster.
In order to calm down his mood as soon as possible, Liu Bei used his special skills again, got a pile of straw, and began to weave straw sandals. As he knitted, Liu Bei's mood not only did not calm down, but became even more irritable. With two
Liu Bei, who has been weaving mats and shoes for more than ten years, today's straw sandals are all crooked, far worse than a novice. Liu Bei sighed and said to himself: "Maybe something big is going to happen today.
."
Before he finished speaking, someone outside the door laughed and said, "Mr. Liu, congratulations!"
Liu Bei hurriedly threw away the half-knitted straw sandals in his hand, stood up, took a look, and quickly saluted: "It turns out to be General Xu. I wonder why I am so happy about this?"
The person who came was none other than Xu Chu, the commander of Feihu's personal guards. Xu Chu chuckled and said, "By the order of my eldest brother, I have appointed Liu Bei as the Fourth Rank Literary Promotion Envoy, and he will go to Rinan County, Jiaozhou to take up the post from now on. Mr. Liu, Xu heard that Rinan
The scenery in this area is beautiful and the folk customs are simple. When you get there, you will definitely be able to write a few good articles. Xu is still waiting to read Master Liu's masterpieces."
Xu Chu was a martial artist. If Liu Xin hadn't forced him to study, he wouldn't have been able to read a few baskets of Chinese characters. Not to mention whether Liu Bei had the ability to write any good works, just looking at Xu Chu's rough appearance, how could he possibly
Someone who reads Liu Bei's masterpieces leisurely and elegantly is clearly making fun of Liu Bei.
Liu Bei was already hesitant, but now he was even more shocked after hearing Xu Chuyan's insincere ridicule. The first thing he thought about was not how much his salary would increase if he was promoted from the sixth grade to the fourth grade, but whether Liu Xin would be the one to do it.
What conspiracy.
While he was hesitating, he suddenly heard Xu Chu say again: "Master Liu, when you go to Rinan this time, you are not only promoted to an official position, but also blessed with great fortune. Xu is even a little envious."
A few days ago, the decree promulgated by Liu Xin had already spread in Xiangyang City. Although Liu Bei was a lonely man with no ears and eyes, the servants in the government passed a few words in front of him intentionally or unintentionally.
After Liu Bei inquired carefully, he learned the content of the decree. However, at that time, he did not expect that this decree would have anything to do with him, so he only listened to it as a joke.
Now hearing Xu Chu say this, Liu Bei suddenly woke up. He is now a fourth-rank official in Rinan County, half a level higher than the Rinan Prefect, but according to the new law, he must marry four
A local woman from Nichinan. Of course, if you really can’t marry a woman from Nichinan, you can marry a few women from Jiaozhi or Jiuzhen. However, there is a strict rule in the law that this must be completed within the specified time limit.
Do this task, otherwise you will be killed without mercy!
Liu Bei counted on his fingers and couldn't help but change his expression. If he walked leisurely from Xiangyang to Rinan County, it would take at least nearly a month, but Liu Xin only had ten short days left in the period stipulated in the law.
.In other words, Liu Bei must rush to Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen or Rinan within ten days and marry four local women.
Thinking about this, Liu Bei couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. Liu Xin's move is really vicious! In ten days, if you work hard, you may be able to catch up. But it doesn't mean that you can get there and be done. You still have to marry four
Local women, if there is no local woman willing to marry him, Liu Xin can justifiably take his life.
Liu Bei is a man with great ambitions. He finally found a way to turn around, but he doesn't want to die like this. There are two ways in front of him. One is to escape as soon as possible while he can leave Jingzhou, and the other is to run away day and night.
They rushed to Rinan County at the same time, and even if they spent money to buy them, they still had to buy four local women, leaving Liu Xin speechless.
It is not easy to choose either of these two roads. Just run away. Now Jingzhou is also surrounded by Liu Xin's territory. The countless checkpoints are not just decorations. If he is discovered anywhere, he will not escape death. Rush.
In the past, the journey to Nanjun was extremely difficult, and it was all under Liu Xin's control. If Liu Xin had the intention to put him to death, he would most likely have set up various obstacles on the road for him to prevent him from reaching Jiaozhou safely.
Liu Bei gritted his teeth and decided to go to Rinan County to take office.
After making this decision, Liu Bei calmed down a lot. He cupped his hands towards Xu Chu and said, "Without further delay, I will prepare to go to my post. I wonder if my lord has any other instructions?"
Xu Chu frowned and said: "I haven't heard of any explanation from my elder brother. It's just that Mr. Liu has been promoted, and Xu is planning to hold a banquet for Mr. Liu at the best restaurant in Xiangyang City. Why does Mr. Liu have to leave in such a hurry?
, it’s better to have a drink tonight and set off tomorrow.”
Liu Bei's heart skipped a beat. This was obviously an attempt to delay time! Liu Bei became more convinced of his judgment, waved his hands repeatedly, and said: "The general's kindness is appreciated. It's just an order from the lord, and I really don't dare to delay. Exit
The official is alone, and there is nothing of value in the house, so there is no need to clean it up. I also ask the general to tell the lord that I am not going to say goodbye, so we will set off now."
Seeing that Liu Bei insisted on leaving, Xu Chu stopped trying to persuade him to stay. He laughed and said, "In that case, Xu will send a team of personal guards to escort Mr. Liu on his way."
Liu Bei was secretly glad that he had not chosen that escape route, otherwise his head would have been lost.
Although separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, the road is not as difficult as Liu Bei imagined. Jing and Yi states have long been under Liu Xin's control, and these roads are wide and flat, extending in all directions. The team escorting Liu Bei south
The personal guards are all elites who have fought in hundreds of battles. Any one of them can be regarded as a brave general in an ordinary army. Liu Bei is not a weak scholar with no strength. He can ride a bad horse and draw a hard bow. Although this road is
It was far away, but to Liu Bei and those flying tiger guards, it was not a big deal.
In order to rush on the road, Liu Bei resolutely refused to stay in the inns along the way, and slept in the open air along the way. However, what surprised Liu Bei was that the flying tiger guards who escorted him did not complain at all. Liu Bei said it would be fine, and he stayed wherever he said.
He never disobeyed Liu Bei's orders, as if he were his own soldiers.
Liu Bei was not a very suspicious person originally, but after meeting Liu Xin, a strong opponent, he gradually became suspicious. After walking for five days, he was close to the Jiaozhi border. In these five days, Liu Bei did not sleep well at all.
, the man did not take off his armor, nor the horse's saddle, but kept a pair of double-pronged swords at hand, always on guard against possible sneak attacks by the team of flying tiger guards.
After a few days, Liu Bei was already a little tired. He began to regret that he should not be stubborn and insist on sleeping in the wild in order to rush on the road, but should live in a post station. Liu Bei knew that now was the time for Liu Xin to win people's hearts.
Even if he wants to kill himself, he will find a suitable reason, or do it in the wilderness, in a deserted place. There are people coming and going at the post station, at least he doesn't have to worry about Feihu's personal guards attacking him at night, and he can sleep
When you sleep peacefully, you will have more energy.
After entering Jiaozhi, Liu Bei changed his strategy and moved into the inn on Shen Road. However, the situation in Jiaozhi was completely different from that in Jingzhou and Yizhou. The roads here were rugged and difficult, and the inn had just been built, so the conditions were
It was simple and dilapidated. Under such conditions, Liu Bei not only couldn't sleep well, he couldn't even eat well, and his body was even more exhausted.
Fortunately, he had already arrived in Jiaozhi, and Liu Bei was not in a hurry. Instead, he wanted to choose a few local women while walking. Liu Bei was not an impatient person, but he wanted to complete the task of marrying four wives and concubines as soon as possible.
There are no strict rules for when he will take office. There is no problem in arriving in Ninan County within a month. However, there is a time limit for marrying four local women as wives and concubines. After all, there are only four days left.
Originally, with Liu Bei's status as a fourth-rank official, it was easy to find four girls from poor local families. However, when Liu Bei inquired about it, he was greatly disappointed. Along the way, there was no one of the right age.