The story of Liu Xin killing a tiger with his bare hands was witnessed by Dian Wei and Xu Huang with their own eyes. Although Liu Xin had always emphasized not to spread the word, Huang Zhong and Wenpin still heard about it. Although they rarely see Liu Xin take action, they also
I don't know what weapons he used. The only clear thing is that he used throwing knives twice. Once at Zhang He's wedding banquet, and once to save Cai Yong's family in Yingchuan. Both times, even the people who stayed around Liu Xin were stunned.
I didn't see clearly how his flying knife was launched, but it was extremely fast and powerful. It could shatter He Man's wrist bones from a long distance away.
Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, and Xu Huang were all very confident in their martial arts, but without exception they were all willing to submit to Liu Xin. In addition to being impressed by Liu Xin's extraordinary personality, they also had a crush on his martial arts.
Inexplicable worship is also an important reason.
Gan Ning had already experienced the martial arts of Zhao Yun and Xu Chu, and the two of them had no objection at all to Wenpin's evaluation of Huang Zhong's martial arts as the best, and Huang Zhong was not humble with them. Apparently they often competed together.
From this you can imagine how high Huang Zhong's martial arts skills are.
In fact, Huang Zhong was in his prime at this time, and his martial arts was at its peak. Even compared with Lu Bu, who is known as the God of War of the Three Kingdoms, he should be in the middle. However, when Huang Zhong humbled himself that his martial arts was not as good as Liu Xin, everyone else had a look on their faces.
The expression of taking it as a matter of course meant that the reason why Wenpin didn't say that Liu Xin's martial arts was the best was because their martial arts were not at the same level as Liu Xin's, and there was no need to compare. Gan Ning carefully thought about their skills.
During the conversation, I couldn't help but feel frightened. If Liu Xin didn't want to accept her thoughts, I would be dead now without a burial place.
Liu Xin just smiled faintly and was not modest. This was the effect he wanted, to maintain a sense of mystery in front of these fierce generals. In fact, Liu Xin knew in his heart that when it came to fighting in battle, let alone Huang Zhong.
Even Wenpin himself is no match for him.
But I heard Tian Feng say from the side: "My lord is not only unparalleled in martial arts, but also benevolent and righteous, and his poems are also outstanding. That day in Luoyang, my lord wrote a poem within three steps. Even Mr. Bo Zhe
They were all amazed.”
Gan Ning immediately stood in awe and said: "My lord's civil and military skills are unparalleled in the world. I will follow my lord from now on without any second thoughts."
Liu Xin raised her hand to signal him to sit down and said: "Gan Ning, in the future you should not only practice martial arts diligently, but also read more. Mr. Yuan Hao is quite knowledgeable. You should always ask him for advice."
Gan Ning cupped his hands and said, "I will obey the Lord's orders."
At this moment, a clear and sweet voice came from outside the door: "Is Brother Zhongkang here?"
It was the voice of a young woman. Upon hearing this voice, Tian Feng and Huang Zhong showed understanding smiles on their faces. Liu Xin couldn't help but look at Xu Chu suspiciously. Xu Chu stood up embarrassedly and said to Liu coquettishly.
Xin said: "Brother, I need to go out first."
Liu Xin was someone who had been here before, so how could he not understand? Seeing the funny look of this big black man, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Well, go back quickly. We brothers have a good time to get together tonight, and I will go back to Xiangyang tomorrow."
Already."
The moment Xu Chu went out, Liu Xin saw a slim red figure flashing past. A smile appeared on Liu Xin's lips, and she said to Tian Feng and Huang Zhong: "Han Sheng, take General Wen and General Gan down.
Take a rest. Yuan Hao, you and Zhao Yun accompany me for a walk in Changsha City."
Liu Xin did not bring any bodyguards with her, but walked along the main road of Changsha City with Tian Feng and Zhao Yun, gradually getting further away from the county government office. Then she asked: "Yuan Hao, who is the woman who came to see Zhong Kang today?"
"
Tian Feng quickly replied: "My lord, this woman has come to see General Xu several times before, and she always called Zhong Kang out like today. As for who she is, I don't know very well. Zhong Kang won't say,
It’s not easy for us to ask too many questions.”
Liu Xin smiled and said: "It is normal for men to marry when they are older, and when women are older. This person should be Zhongkang's favorite woman, but the world is complicated and people's hearts are unpredictable. Although Zhongkang has a bad temper, he is a real person.
Xingzi, you still need to help him check it."
Tian Feng said with a smile: "What my lord said is absolutely true. I will arrange for someone to go and inquire about it later."
Liu Xin added: "Yuan Hao, seventh brother, do you know why I value Changsha so much?"
Tian Feng thought for a while and said: "My lord is named Jingzhou Mu, and he actually only controls five counties. The other four prefects have always been obedient to my lord, refusing to respect him as the lord of Jingzhou. Currently, my lord controls the only one in Jiangnan."
A county and city is Changsha, so there is no room for failure."
Zhao Yun also said: "The connection between Changsha and Xiangyang is cut off by Jiangxia and Wuling counties. If Changsha is attacked or civil strife breaks out, the troops from Jingbei coming to rescue may be out of reach, so Changsha must strengthen its own strength."
Liu Xin nodded and said: "What you said all makes sense, but it is not completely right. I want to strengthen Changsha's strength, and my next plan is to look for opportunities to control the three counties of Wuling, Lingling and Guiyang. So,
In the next two years, you will have to work harder, and you will not be able to return to Xiangyang for the time being, so you can help me run Changsha well here."
Tian Feng then understood that Liu Xin had never given up the idea of unifying Jingzhou, so he said happily: "Don't worry, my lord, Tian will do his best to help the lord fulfill his wish."
The three of them walked along the avenue and chatted, and gradually they had walked most of the street. Looking at the scenery on both sides, Liu Xin couldn't help but frowned and said: "Yuan Hao, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the market in Changsha doesn't seem to be very good.
Prosperity.”
Tian Feng hurriedly explained: "Back to my lord, the south of the Yangtze River is sparsely populated. Changsha is already a metropolis in the south of the Yangtze River, but it is still far behind Xiangyang. A few days ago, the Su Dynasty rebelled, and due to his involvement, the gentry family in Changsha
Seventy percent out of ten percent has gone down again. Although the new tax policy has been implemented this year, the income of ordinary people has increased, but their financial resources are limited after all, which has caused the market to be relatively depressed now. Lord, please see, the area in front was originally
It is the place where aristocratic families in Changsha live, and now many houses are empty."
Liu Xin nodded and looked in the direction of Tian Feng's finger. Sure enough, she saw a deep house compound. She couldn't see many people moving around. She could also vaguely find that the doors of some houses still had seals on them. Recalling her original thunderous methods, she couldn't help but
He said with some worry: "Yuan Hao, seventh brother, do you think you have taken too much action against the nobles in these places some time ago?"
Zhao Yun said disapprovingly: "Brother, it's all their own fault."
While she was talking, she saw Xu Chu and a woman in red walking out of a big house not far ahead. Liu Xin casually shouted: "Zhongkang!"
Xu Chu suddenly saw Liu Xin and his entourage, and he seemed a little embarrassed. However, his face was as black as coal, and he could see that he was blushing. When Liu Xin called him, Xu Chu hurriedly whispered a few words to the woman next to him.
He hurried over and the woman in red seemed to hesitate for a moment before following her.
Xu Chu came to the front and said sarcastically: "Brother, why are you here?"
Liu Xin smiled and said: "What? You are only allowed to come, but I am not allowed to come?"
Xu Chu chuckled and said, "Brother, that's not what I meant."
At this time, the woman in red had already walked closer and said a deep blessing to Liu Xin: "The folk girl Song Qi has met your lord."
Liu Xin took a closer look at this woman, but she was a young girl of fifteen or six years old. She had beautiful features and a graceful figure. She nodded and said, "Girl, you don't need to be polite. You were the one who went to the county government office to find Zhong Kang just now. You guys are
What’s the relationship?”
Song Qi's pretty pink face turned red, lowered his head, pinched the corners of his clothes tightly with both hands, and said nothing.
Xu Chu saw this and said quickly: "Brother, this Miss Song is my friend."
Liu Xin reached out and touched her bare chin, and said meaningfully: "Oh, friends? There are many kinds of friends."
Xu Chu said embarrassedly: "Well, they are just ordinary friends."
Song Qi secretly raised his head and glared at Xu Chu resentfully, as if he was not satisfied with his answer.
Liu Xin had seen all this and said with a smile: "Since we are just ordinary friends, it's no problem. Zhongkang, I helped you find a marriage in Xiangyang. After the Spring Festival, I will help you
When you come to propose marriage, you should treat us to a nice wedding banquet."
Zhao Yun looked at Liu Xin with a suspicious look on his face. When did he help Xu Chu find a marriage? He didn't seem to have heard about it at all. Xu Chu and Song Qi were obviously a couple. How could the eldest brother sell this gourd?
What kind of medicine?
Suddenly hearing Liu Xin say that she had arranged a marriage for him, Xu Chu immediately hesitated and said, "Brother, this, that, don't be in a hurry."
Song Qi's expression suddenly changed. His pink face, which was flushed just now, was now frighteningly white, and tears were already welling up in his eyes.
Liu Xin had been observing the expressions of the two of them, deliberately pretending to be surprised, and asked: "Miss Song, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Song Qi turned to look at Xu Chu and saw that he was rubbing his hands together but not speaking. He finally couldn't help but shed two lines of tears. He pointed at Xu Chu and choked up and said to Liu Xin: "Sir, he, he promised to marry
mine."
After saying this, Song Qi had already burst into tears. Liu Xin frowned slightly and said in deep thought: "Oh, this matter is not easy to handle. Zhongkang, since you already have the person you like, why didn't you tell me earlier? You also know,
As a shepherd in Jingzhou, I cannot go back on what I have agreed with others. What do you think we should do now?"
Xu Chu became embarrassed and said: "Brother, I, I, I..."
The scene suddenly became awkward and the atmosphere was a little tense. Liu Xin just stared at Xu Chu with a smile, wanting to hear what he had to say.
At this moment, Song Qi gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and said to Liu Xin: "This matter is easy to handle. I will never embarrass you and Brother Zhongkang. I, I, I am willing to be a little kid!"