Outside Xiangyang City, Xu Shu had already got off the carriage and got on the horse with Liu Pan and others.
"Haha, we finally arrived in Xiangyang." Liu Pan looked at the city in front of him and laughed.
"Yes, it has been two months since I left Xiangyang with my lord." Ma Liang also sighed with a look on his face.
Xu Shu, the one between the two, smiled and didn't say anything about what happened in Xiangyang City these days. He already knew what happened in Xiangyang these days. He also sincerely appreciated Liu Qi's approach, although it was a bit risky and a bit impulsive.
, but it is the best way. To deal with a wealthy family like the Cai family, blindly giving in will only put yourself in a dilemma.
And this time, we have found a way to deal with the Cai family. In the future, when we confront the Cai family, we will not be as embarrassed as before.
"The real battle will come next." Xu Shu looked at the majestic Xiangyang City and thought about Liu Qi's ambition. From now on, their opponents will not only be a family like Cai Mao, but also people from all over the world. Xu Shu
The fighting spirit in his heart became stronger and stronger. At this time, Xu Shu revealed that his confidence was as sharp as an unsheathed sword, and he was going to challenge the world.
"Look, military advisor, the lord is here." Ma Liang suddenly pointed at the city gate and said excitedly.
Drive, drive, drive……………..
I saw more than a thousand people jumping on horseback inside the city gate. The first person was wearing brocade clothes and the white horse on his crotch was like a white horse. The speed was amazing. It was Liu Qi. Behind Liu Qi, there were more than a thousand cavalry. Everyone along the way was crowded.
He gave way and stood on both sides of the road looking enviously at the soldiers on horseback.
"Yuan Zhi!" Liu Qi shouted loudly before he even got close, and as soon as his voice faded away, he already stopped in front of Xu Shu and others.
"What a handsome horse!" Xu Shu, Liu Pan and Ma Liang stood in front of Liu Qi and looked at Jueying under Liu Qi in surprise. Jueying was dressed in white without any variegation, and her two copper bell-sized eyes were extremely lively.
Keep turning.
"Huh?" After waiting for a long time, there was no reaction from Xu Shu and the others. Liu Qi couldn't help but look away from the army behind Xu Shu. He saw that the three of them were looking at Jueying in surprise, and couldn't help but pat Jueying's head.
He smiled and said, "I met him at Jiangdong Racecourse. I named him Jueying."
Before Xu Shu could speak, Liu Pan, whose eyes were shining brightly, couldn't help asking: "Brother, are there any horses left? I want to get one too."
"I don't even say hello first when I see my brother, I just think about the horse." Just as Liu Qi was about to answer, Liu Xiu snorted softly from behind Liu Qi.
"Uh, hello, brother." Liu Pan said embarrassedly. After saying that, he glared at Liu Xiu fiercely, but Liu Xiu turned a blind eye to Liu Pan's gaze and made a face, patting the horse behind him.
It's like showing off.
Liu Qi shook his head, glanced at the two of them helplessly and said, "Don't worry, there are still some horses like this in the house, feel free to pick them when you get back."
"Haha, I have met my lord." Ignoring the two people's nonsense, Xu Shu bowed on his horse and asked.
"Yuan Zhi, don't worry about it. Who do you think that is?" Liu Qi stepped aside, and the Jinyiwei and Jinfan thieves behind him also gave way to the exam. They saw a carriage coming slowly, and the curtains were lightly lifted, thinking that their hair was gray.
The visitor slowly got out of the carriage and looked at Xu Shu with a smile on his face.
"Mother!" Xu Shu exclaimed, then got off the horse and walked quickly to the carriage with a happy face, and helped the old man up.
"Well, my son has finally made his mark." The old man looked Xu Shu up and down with a happy face.
"Haha, Yuan Zhi should go back with the old lady first." Liu Qi said with a smile. When he left, he ordered someone to pick up Xu Shu's mother. Xu Shu's mother has been living in Liu Qi's house these days, and will wait until Liu Qi returns.
He just bought a courtyard for Xu Shu next to Liu Qi's mansion and placed the old lady there. When he heard Xu Shu's return today, he ordered someone to notify the old lady.
"Thank you, Lord." Xu Shu bowed deeply to Liu Qi with a grateful look on his face.
"Haha, Yuan Zhi is too polite, let's go back first." After saying that, he and Xu Shu helped the old lady into the carriage and headed back to the city.
Liu Qi greeted Xu Shu with such great fanfare that the officials in the city had already reached the southern conquest army's military advisor and some soldiers who had returned to Xiangyang.
Xu Shu's name had already become famous throughout Jingxiang when the army marched south to annihilate Zhang Xian. Liu Qi had just established his prestige in Xiangyang, and everyone in the Xiangyang official family felt cold. Now that Xu Shu came back, wouldn't it make Liu Qi even more powerful?
At this time, Liu Biao in the Prefectural Mufu was hosting a banquet in honor of Yuan Shao's envoy. The banquet was not luxurious, just a table of wine and food in the garden, and the two sat opposite each other and talked.
"George, we haven't seen each other in more than ten years," Liu Biao sighed as he personally poured wine for the middle-aged man opposite.
"Yes, this is the first time we have met since Jing Sheng became the governor of Jingzhou." The person opposite was Yuan Shao's subordinate Xin Pi, who assisted Yuan Shao with his brother Xin Ping. Although Xin Pi was more than ten years younger than Liu Biao,
However, the two men had the same ideals and never went against each other. This time Yuan Shao sent people to Xiangyang to form an alliance with Yuan Shao, and Xin Pi recommended himself as the envoy.
"How has George been living in the north these years?" Liu Biao asked, looking at the middle-aged Xin Pi who had not seen him for ten years.
"Hey, it's hard to say anything." Xinpi shook his head and looked a little depressed.
Liu Biao looked at Xin Pi in surprise and asked: "Isn't it wrong that George was let go? With George's talent, will Yuan Shao treat you so slowly?"
Xin Pi shook his head and said: "Although Yuan Shao is powerful, he is lenient on the outside and jealous on the inside. He is scheming and indecisive. However, he has been pretty good to me over the years. However, Yuan Shao has many factions under his command, and the internal struggles are extremely fierce and they often quarrel over trivial matters.
, I’m afraid it won’t be a big deal.”
Yuan Shao's men have been divided into four factions. Xin Pi's brothers Xin Ping and Guo Tu are one faction supporting Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan, while Feng Ji and Shen Pei are one faction supporting Yuan Shao's son Yuan Shang, and there is another faction that is only loyal to Yuan Shao.
, the other weakest faction is Yuan Shao's son Yuan Xi's faction. These four factions are full of conflicts and fights, and they are busy fighting for power all day long. It is really chaotic. Xin Pi has long advised his brother Xin Ping, but
Xin Ping refused to listen. On the one hand, he went to Jingxiang as an envoy to visit his friends, and on the other hand, he also wanted to avoid the dispute and relax.
"Hey, so what about Jingzhou?" After hearing Xin Pi's narration, Liu Biao already knew the general situation of Yuan Shao's men. The situation in Jingzhou was only slightly better than in the north. He had three sons in total, the youngest son was young, and only
Liu Qi and Liu Cong were just fighting over each other. He was also worried about Jing Xiang's situation. Once the two sons completely broke up, Jingzhou might fall apart.
"Haha, I forgot." Xin Pi smiled and pointed at Liu Biao and said, "You do have a good son."
Liu Biao raised his head and looked at Xin Pi and asked, "Have you seen Qi'er?"
A few days ago, Liu Biao wanted Xinpi to introduce Liu Cong. Liu Qi had only come back these days and it was impossible for Xinpi to meet him, and what Xinpi was talking about didn't sound like Liu Cong.
"Yes, I've seen him twice. He has a lot of courage and courage. Moreover, the whole of Xiangyang is talking about Liu Qi these days. It would be remiss of me if I didn't know." Xin Pi said, picking up the wine glass and toasting Liu Biao.
After the two drank, Liu Biao looked at Xin Pi and asked, "What do you think of Qi'er?"
Xin Pi was stunned for a moment, put down his wine glass and said solemnly: "Although I don't know what the eldest son will achieve in the future, but with his talents, he will definitely be able to dominate the country, and maybe even be able to dominate the world."
Liu Biao was stunned by Xin Pi's words. He didn't expect that Xin Pi had such a high opinion of Liu Qi, and Xin Pi and Liu Qi had met at most a few times. How could he be so sure?
Seeing Liu Biao's expression of disbelief, Xin Pi looked outside the hall and said: "The first time I met the eldest son was before the eldest son went out for the expedition. At that time, I left the accompanying soldiers and horses and wandered around alone. I happened to transfer to Xiangyang that day.
So I was resting on the Jufu Tower. I didn't expect dozens of horses to rush past the window. The two people in the middle were even drunk and lying on the horse. Later, I asked the shopkeeper of the Juful Tower and found out.
One of them is the eldest son."
"How could Qi'er be so rude?" Liu Biao sighed.
"You are wrong." Xinpi shook his head and sighed: "I thought so too at first, but when I knew who the other person was, I understood why the eldest son was so drunk."
"Oh, who is the other person?" Liu Biao was also a little curious.
"It's Xu Shu!" Xin Pi said suddenly.
"It's him!" Liu Biao was a little surprised. This time Liu Qi's performance in the expedition against Xu Shu was so eye-catching that he had to pay attention. What's more, he had recruited Xu Shu before, so he naturally wanted to see what Xu Shu was capable of.
"Exactly!" Xin Pi said with a sigh on his face: "I asked someone to inquire about it at that time. In order to recruit Xu Shu, the eldest son personally went to Uncle Yiji's house and talked with Xu Shu at length all afternoon. After that, the two of them got very drunk and met each other.
The eldest son was so polite and virtuous, so similar to when Emperor Guangwu met Deng Yu. In a short period of time, the eldest son's subordinates gathered Gan Ning, Lu Jie and other generals, Xu Shu, Ma Liang, and other counselors. Gan Ning's courage was not inferior to that of Wang Wei.
He Wenpin and Xu Shu were even more talented than Kuai Yue, Cai Mao and others. The subsequent conquest of Changsha against Jiangdong confirmed my guess."
"Hey, when I first met the eldest son, he was just a three- or four-year-old child who was extremely well-behaved. I didn't expect that after more than ten years of not seeing him, he would be able to gallop on the battlefield." Xin Pi had a look of nostalgia on his face.
"This..." Liu Biao looked incredulous.
Liu Xiu was the leader of the Han Dynasty. He was very good in terms of moral character and talent. He was in power for more than 30 years and promoted Confucianism and promoted national integrity. It can be said that it was the most beautiful era in thousands of years and the most prosperous Confucianism. Prisons were not popular at that time.
, the taxation was the lowest in thousands of years, and the people were prosperous. The whole world respected literature and martial arts, and respected integrity. Therefore, Emperor Guangwu was called Yunguan Hundred Kings (the champion among all emperors, referring to surpassing all emperors).