"Then let's go." Qiao Gong nodded. Pang Tong and he were good friends. Although he was dissatisfied with Liu Qi, he would not give Pang Tong a look. This time, Pang Tong came to Xiangyang to help him a lot. He could not let Pang Tong
Just waiting outside.
Seeing that Mr. Qiao agreed, both Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao looked happy and hurriedly pulled Mr. Qiao towards the door, fearing that he would regret it. Liu Qi smiled and pulled Xin Xianying to follow him. Liu Qi glanced at Xin Xianying gratefully.
Nodding to her, Xin Xianying smiled and followed Liu Qi out.
Not long after, the group of people arrived outside the gate of the mansion. Beside the gate, Pang Degong was talking to Pang Tong. When they saw Liu Qi and others coming out, they hurriedly came over.
"Haha, where are you going, Mr. Qiao? I've been alone in the house all day and I don't have anyone to talk to. Why did Mr. Qiao leave right after he came?" Pang Degong stepped forward and asked.
"Pang Degong is joking, how can you feel lonely with so many disciples in your mansion? I can't stay here after seeing my daughter today. I will come to see Pang Degong in two days." Naturally, Mr. Qiao would not think that what Pang Degong said was true.
He and Mr. Pang De were not very close, they were just acquaintances. It was indeed unreasonable to still live here after meeting his daughter.
"The eldest son has to force my nephew to leave when he comes, but he is lucky to be able to follow him. I hope he won't cause trouble to the eldest son in the future." Pang Degong said with a smile. Pang Tong is the most famous member of his Pang family.
An outstanding person, although he thinks highly of Liu Qi, he still feels a little reluctant to give up.
"Mr. Pang was joking, I am lucky to have Shi Yuan to help me. How could Shi Yuan cause me trouble if he is such a talented person?" Liu Qi cupped his hands and said.
After several people talked for a while, Liu Qi asked Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao to help Mr. Qiao get into the first carriage, which was the one Liu Qi came in, while Liu Qi and Xin Xianying got into the second carriage and the last one.
The carriage is Pang Tong's carriage. Pang Tong brought a lot of things with him when he went out this time, so he prepared a carriage.
In the spacious carriage, Duke Qiao looked at his two beautiful daughters and sighed, "Are you really willing to marry that Liu Qi?"
Xin Xianying was present just now and it was not easy for him to ask. At this time, there were only three people, father and daughter. Qiao Gong asked directly. Although there are many benefits for his two daughters to marry Liu Qi, if the two daughters are not willing, he will also bring the two daughters with him.
leave.
"The eldest young master is very good at taking care of me and my sister. He will never force us." Da Qiao blushed when he heard what Mr. Qiao meant. Even Xiao Qiao, who had been picking on Liu Qi, nodded to Mr. Qiao.
"Hey, it's my fault this time. If I hadn't agreed to Sun Ce's request, I wouldn't have been so controlled by others." Qiao Gong sighed. Although Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao came from the Jiangdong family, they were snatched back by Liu Qi after all.
Compared to Xin Xianying, she is much weaker.
"I don't object to you marrying him, but you have to be more careful about Xin Xianying. This woman has an extraordinary mind and takes the overall situation into consideration. It is very easy to please Liu Qi. You should not be against her. Of course, you should not be afraid. If she is her
If you dare to embarrass your sisters, just tell your father." Qiao Gong looked at the two girls and said.
As Liu Qi's first wife, she actually came to arrange the marriage between Liu Qi and his daughter. Such a woman is either deeply scheming or broad-minded and understands Liu Qi's intentions. No matter what the situation is, she will be the one who suffers the consequences of being in direct conflict with her.
If Liu Qi is disgusted by this, his two daughters will suffer.
"Don't worry, father, my sister and I know how to do it." Da Qiao nodded. He naturally knew what Duke Qiao meant. When he left Lujiang County for Wu County, his father told them about the stakes.
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Outside Wancheng City, Ma Liang and his group of ten people stood at the foot of the city. Ma Liang, dressed in Confucian robes, looked at the majestic Wancheng City with excitement in his heart. Before coming to Wancheng, Liu Qi and Xu Shu had explained the importance of this trip. For Liu Qi in Wancheng
It means that if he must win, even if he cannot deal with Jia Xu this time, Liu Qi will ask Liu Biao to personally send troops to take it back.
Wancheng is one of the several big cities between Liu Biao and Cao Cao's forces. Now the other cities have been occupied by Cao Cao, except for Wancheng. If Zhang Xiu really defected to Cao Cao, Cao Cao could attack Xiangyang at any time.
Although there are navy troops in the middle who can stop it, it is difficult to achieve any results.
"Come, come and report." Ma Liang sat on his horse and said to the people next to him.
"No." As soon as Ma Liang finished speaking, a soldier rushed to the city gate.
The dozen or so soldiers that Ma Liang led this time were all members of the Flying Tiger Guard, so as soon as they approached Wancheng, the people in the city closed the city gates and were heavily guarded. Although Zhang Xiu was attached to Liu Biao, he did not really submit to Liu Biao, so
He was also always on guard against Liu Biao.
"The envoy from Jingzhou has been ordered by General Zhennan to discuss important matters with Marquis Xuanwei. Go and report quickly." The Feihu guards came under the city wall and shouted to the top of the city wall.
"Messenger from Jingzhou?" one person said in surprise.
Several young generals on the city wall supported these two people. Among the two people, one was wearing armor and was in his thirties. At this time, he was frowning at Ma Liang and his group below the city, while the other was in his forties.
A middle-aged man aged 10 to 18, this middle-aged man looked quite elegant in his Confucian uniform, but he had a calm demeanor. Even when he saw and heard the shouts of the Flying Tiger Guards below the city, he did not make any move.
"Wenhe, look?"
The man wearing armor was Xuanwei Hou Zhang Xiu. He immediately came to check after hearing the report from his subordinates. When he heard the report from the Feihu Guards, he looked at the middle-aged men on the side, Jia Xu, Jia Wen and Zhang.
Although Xiu looked down on the literati, he respected the people around him very much. Cao Cao sent troops to attack many times, but it was he who provided the plan to make Cao Cao return defeated this time.
At this time, seeing the most elite Flying Tiger Guards in Jingzhou, Zhang Xiu couldn't make up his mind for a moment. He was really afraid that Liu Biao would deceive the city gate by pretending to be an envoy.
"Don't worry, my lord, there are no Jingzhou soldiers and horses near Wancheng. These people are indeed Liu Jingzhou's envoys. My lord, you might as well meet them." Jia Xu looked at the group of people below the city and stroked the mustache at the corner of his mouth.
"Let's meet then." Seeing that Jia Xu agreed, Zhang Xiu turned to the young general beside him and said, "Open the city gate and welcome them into the mansion."
"No." The young general immediately shouted to the side: "Open the city gate." After saying that, he led more than ten people down the city wall.
"Wen He, let's go back home first." Zhang Xiu turned around and walked down the city wall.
The suspension bridge was lowered, the city gate was opened, and more than ten people rushed out of the city and came to Ma Liang and his party.
"The last general, Hu Che'er, came to greet the envoy on the order of my lord."
He was Hu Che'er, Zhang Xiu's most capable general. When Zhang Xiu betrayed Cao Cao, it was he who got Cao Cao's general Dian Wei drunk and took away his halberds, so Zhang Xiu trusted him very much.
"It turns out that this is General Hu Che'er. I'm here to pay a visit to Marquis Xuanwei on Liu Jingzhou's order. Please lead the way." Ma Liang urged him to step forward and bow his hands to Hu Che'er.
"The envoy is coming with me," Hu Che'er said.
Although Hu Che'er talked to Ma Liang from time to time along the way, he was always absent-minded. His eyes drifted to the Flying Tiger Guards behind Ma Liang from time to time. The Flying Tiger Guards were the most elite soldiers in Jingzhou. Naturally, he had heard of it, but he cared about it.
It was the armor and weapons of the Flying Tiger Guards. Zhang Xiu was attached to Liu Biao and lived under the fence. Liu Biao provided him with food, grass and supplies, so he was not rich. Although Hu Cheer was favored by Zhang Xiu, the armor he wore was not good. At this time, he saw
Naturally, you have to take a second look at the armor of the Flying Tiger Guard.
Ma Liang, who was on the side, took Hu Che'er's movements into consideration, and with a smile in his eyes, he said with a smile: "If the general likes these armors, when I come to Xiangyang in the future, I will put a suit on to Deputy General Wang of the Flying Tiger Guard and give it to the general."
"Okay...really?" Hu Che'er was absent-minded at first, but after hearing Ma Liang's words, he looked at Ma Liang with burning eyes. What military generals like most are horses, armor and weapons. Naturally, he likes the Flying Tiger Guard's armor as it is so sophisticated.
"Of course it's true. Vice Commander Wang and I have some friendship. It shouldn't be a problem to buy armor, but this armor is very expensive. I only agreed to the general because he came to greet him today. A set costs fifty.
How about gold?" Ma Liang whispered to Hu Che'er.
"This..." Hu Che'er looked at Ma Liang in surprise. This Flying Tiger Guard armor was extremely sophisticated. Even five hundred gold couldn't buy it. He couldn't believe that Ma Liang sold it to him so cheaply. Not that everyone in Jingzhou could buy it.
He is very rich. Since the person in front of him is Liu Biao's envoy and he wants to have a high official position, does he still need to sell armor privately to make money?
"General, you have misunderstood. The armor I am talking about is from the Flying Tiger Guards. Although it is damaged in some places, it is definitely a fine product. If the general wants, I can find a new one. Although it has been kept for a long time,
It may be slightly different from the armor you saw, but it is definitely the armor of the Flying Tiger Guard, but at this price." Ma Liang replied with a smile.
"Retired?" Hu Che'er's eyes flickered, the armor was too attractive to him, and Hu Che'er said with a heartache: "How much gold does a new one cost?"
He naturally knew that the armor Ma Liang was talking about was the armor left over from the former Flying Tiger Guards. Although it was not as good as the current ones, it was definitely of high quality.
"Three hundred gold." Ma Liang stretched out three fingers and waved them in front of Hu Che'er's eyes.
"Okay, I agreed. We will discuss this matter after the envoy meets with the lord." Hu Che'er said without hesitation. Although he agreed to Ma Liang, he would not trust Ma Liang all of a sudden, so he had to wait and see.
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"Then I'll be waiting for you, general." Ma Liangliang was overjoyed. His mission on this trip was not simple. Naturally, he knew everything about Zhang Xiu's people. He knew that Hu Che'er was a general under Zhang Xiu. If he could
If you let him persuade Zhang Xiu, your chances will be much better.
"I wonder if it was Marquis Xuanwei who was on top of the city tower just now?" Ma Liang asked, thinking of the two people on top of the city gate.
"Yes, he is my lord." Hu Che'er was somewhat close to Ma Liang.
"What about the other person?" Ma Liang looked at Hu Che'er and asked.
"That's Military Advisor Jia. He's very capable." Hu Che'er also had some respect for Jia Xu and said with admiration on his face.