"I feel relieved when Wenhe comes out." Zhang Xiu said with a smile. He had an inexplicable trust in Jia Xu. If he had not been in Wancheng for so long without Jia Xu's help, he would have been driven out of Wancheng long ago. Wancheng's
All military affairs are basically handled by Jia Xu. It can be said that without Jia Xu, there would be no today.
"My lord, the general is willing to follow the military advisor to Xiangyang to protect the military advisor's safety." After hearing that Zhang Xiu agreed to Jia Xu's trip to Xiangyang, Hu Che'er hurriedly stepped forward. He was still worried about the armor, or it might be said that it was a fluke.
"Oh, in that case, Hu Che'er will go to Xiangyang with the military advisor. Although no one in this area dares to do anything to the military advisor, they must be careful." Zhang Xiu thought for a while and nodded. Jia Xu was guarding Wanwan.
There can be no mistakes in the key to the city.
"Don't worry, my lord, no one can hurt the military advisor as long as the general is here." Hu Cheer patted his chest with excitement on his face.
"In this case, I won't go to see the envoy. You can go and tell him directly. The military advisor will decide when to leave." Zhang Xiu waved his hand to signal Jia Xu and the others to step back, and stood up to leave the hall. Although Ma Liang was
Liu Biao's envoy was actually someone inserted by Liu Qi, and he was not well-known. Zhang Xiu didn't take him seriously.
Seeing Zhang Xiu leaving, Jia Xu looked at Hu Che'er and said, "Why does the general want to go to Xiangyang?"
Although Hu Che'er was respectful to him, he was not so respectful as to think about his safety, let alone protect his safety himself. Jia Xu could easily see what Hu Che'er was thinking.
"Haha, the military advisor knows." Hu Che'er scratched his head and said sheepishly: "I wanted to go to Xiangyang to see if I could get some armor. I heard that the people in Jingzhou are extremely rich, so the armor should be better than other places.
It’s cheaper. I’m going to protect the strategist this time and see if there is any suitable armor to buy back.”
"Oh, armor? Good armor is worth a few hundred gold, even if it's a little worse, it won't be less than a hundred gold. The general has so much money to buy armor." Jia Xu said in confusion. Armor is not cheap, and ordinary people can't buy it.
Not worth it.
"Don't worry, strategist. I have some savings over the years. In total, I have a few hundred gold, which is enough to buy armor. If Wancheng didn't have good armor, I wouldn't go to Xiangyang to buy it." Hu Che'er waved his hand and complained.
road.
Jia Xu and Hu Che'er were talking and came outside the side hall. Ma Liang, who was in the hall, saw Jia Xu and Hu Che'er approaching and hurriedly greeted them.
"Mr. Jia, General Hu Che'er, I wonder when Marquis Xuanwei will go to Xiangyang with me?" Ma Liang saluted.
"Well...my lord still needs to guard Wancheng and can't get away, so he asked me and I to go to Xiangyang and Liu Jingzhou to discuss important matters on his behalf." Jia Xu said unhurriedly.
"What... Marquis Xuanwei is not going." Ma Liang looked at Jia Xu in surprise, as if he expected Zhang Xiu to go to Xiangyang.
"Yes, my lord cannot leave Wancheng, but he has entrusted this matter to the military advisor. There is nothing wrong with the military advisor going to discuss important matters with Liu Jingzhou on my lord's behalf." Hu Cheer was surprised to see Ma Liang making such a fuss.
It was a bit funny.
"Well, when I came down, I issued a military order in front of the eldest son. I must invite Marquis Xuanwei. If Marquis Xuanwei doesn't go, I will be in trouble. The job I just got will be lost."
Ma Liang shook his head with a grimace and sighed.
"Don't worry, I will tell your young master about my lord's affairs. He will not blame you." Jia Xu stroked his beard and smiled. He was a little curious about the eldest son Ma Liang said. Liu Qi thought
Inviting Zhang Xiu to Xiangyang clearly meant to put Zhang Xiu to death. Where did he get such confidence? Even Liu Biao did not dare to do it so obviously. It seems that Liu Qi is not as powerful as the rumors say.
"Thank you, Mr. Jia." Ma Liang said gratefully.
"I wonder when you two will go to Xiangyang with me?" Ma Liang asked, looking at the two of them.
"Just today." Jia Xu said without hesitation. If he arrived in Xiangyang one day earlier, he would be able to come back one day earlier. He was sure that Cao Cao would definitely send an envoy to come for peace talks. He was still a little worried about Zhang Xiu. If Zhang Xiu was really impulsive, he would kill him.
If you lose the messenger, that would be bad.
"So soon? I still want to visit Wancheng." Ma Liang said with a frustrated face: "I asked Wancheng where the Imperial Township is, and I have been coming to take a look, but this time I finally came, but I didn't
Able to stay for a long time.”
"Haha, this Wancheng has been in ruins for a long time. It's better if you don't look at it." Hu Che'er saw Ma Liang being so interesting and stepped forward.
"Yes, let's leave early." Jia Xu also advised.
"In that case, I won't say much more. Mr. Jia and General Hu Che'er go and get ready now. I'll wait for you at the city gate." Ma Liang sighed. He was really afraid that Jia Xu would take this opportunity.
Stay here in case something happens in the middle.
"Okay, let's go and prepare now," Hu Che'er said.
After Ma Liang left, Hu Che'er looked at Xian Jia Xu and asked, "What do the military advisors think of Ma Liang?"
"Yes, he is a talented person who can distinguish priorities. I heard that Ma Liang is also well-known in Xiangyang, so he shouldn't be that bad." Jia Xu gave Hu Che'er a meaningful look, and he could already see it.
Well, Hu Che'er's trip to Xiangyang is probably related to Ma Liang.
"Then let's go prepare." Hu Che'er said with a sigh of relief. Since Jia Xu said so, I think Ma Liang is a trustworthy person. At least we can do business with him. He has coveted the Flying Tiger Guard's armor for a long time.
, naturally eager to go to Xiangyang.
"Okay." Jia Xu nodded and ordered someone to go and notify Zhang Xiu, and then went home to prepare.
Along the way, Jia Xu thought about what happened today and felt that something was wrong. As for what was wrong, he couldn't remember it for a while, but he was not worried that Liu Biao would attack Wancheng at this time. He was confident about going to Xiangyang this time.
He asked for food, fodder and baggage for Zhang Xiu, and talked to understand Liu Biao's attitude. He was confident that Liu Biao could escape from Xiangyang even if Liu Biao had ill intentions towards Zhang Xiu.
An hour later, Hu Che'er, Jia Xu and Ma Liang met at the city gate and rushed to Xiangyang together. At the same time, Pang Tong outside Xiangyang City also left Xiangyang and came to greet Jia Xu and his party. Liu Qi secretly sent
Team after team of people, even if Jia Xu regretted halfway, would not let him go. In order to catch Jia Xu this time, Liu Qi spent a lot of effort.
Just when Pang Tong left Xiangyang, the envoy sent by Liu Qi had already arrived in Wollongong. After asking more than ten Jinyi guards, he knew Zhuge Liang's residence. After half an hour of searching, the ten people finally arrived outside a bamboo house.
The courtyard surrounded by this bamboo house is very large, even if dozens of people live there, it will not seem crowded. The bamboo house is surrounded by bamboo forests and running water, making it really a good place for seclusion.
The Jin Yiwei came to the courtyard gate with Liu Qi's letter in their arms. More than ten Jin Yiwei immediately became silent. One Jin Yiwei went to knock on the door at the command of the team leader, and then returned to the team and waited quietly.
"Squeak!" The courtyard door opened and a child came out.
Seeing that more than ten Jinyiwei were fully armed, they immediately looked at the Jinyiwei with a wary look and said, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
"I am from Jingzhou, and have come to pay a visit to Mr. Zhuge on the orders of my lord." The first person was none other than the Jinfan thief who went to Jiangdong to welcome Mr. Qiao to Xiangyang, Zhao Xi.
When he first met Pang Tong at Mr. Qiao's house, Zhao Xi was able to take the initiative to recruit for Liu Qi. Speaking of Pang Tong's service for Liu Qi, Zhao Xi also had a share of the credit, so Liu Qi asked Zhao Xi to join the Jin Yiwei and be responsible for recruiting talents for Liu Qi.
He had a deep understanding of Pang Tong last time and admired Pang Tong's talent. Before this trip, Liu Qi specially told him that he was as famous as Pang Tong and attached great importance to etiquette, so Zhao Xi was even more cautious.
"Who is your master?" the child asked.
"My lord is Liu Qi, the son of Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou. I hope that Mr. Liu can come and pass the news." Zhao Xi said respectfully.
"Just wait." When the child heard Zhao Xi calling him "Mr. Mr.", the child couldn't help but look Zhao Xi up and down, and then said.
The child closed the courtyard door and trotted all the way to a bamboo hut. In the bamboo hut, a young man of 23 or 24 years old was sitting in front of the window reading a book. It was not until the child ran outside the window sill that the young man raised his head.
He glanced helplessly at the child, but a smile flashed across his eyes.
"Sir, there is another person outside the door asking to see you." The little boy panted and saluted the young man.
"Oh, no one has been here for a long time. Who is outside the door? Is it Pang Shiyuan? He will not be so polite to me." The young man smiled and looked at the child.
"No, they said they were sent by Liu Qi, the son of Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou." Although the boy was young, his memory was not bad. Zhao Xi only said one side and he was able to memorize it.
"Liu Jingzhou's eldest son." The young man pondered and said nothing. He knew very well about Liu Biao. His father was a good friend of Liu Biao, and he was also half of Liu Biao's relatives. In the early years, his brothers were also taken care of by Liu Biao.
, Otherwise, if you have no father, no mother, and no savings, how can you study and practice essays?
The situation in Jingzhou has been changing rapidly these days, and the situation is becoming more and more weird. Liu Qi doesn't know what method he can use to accumulate such a huge force in a short period of time. Even Xu Yuanzhi is working for him, which really makes him confused.
.
"How many people are here?" the young man asked, looking at the child.
"More than ten people, all wearing waist knives, even the clothes are the same." The boy was stunned for a moment and said. He didn't know that it was because Zhao Xi called him "Mr." made him happy, and then he added: "They are all the same."
The people standing outside Jingli's door looked respectful, and none of them dared to show off their dignity."
"Haha, let them come in, but only three of them will do." The young man smiled and put down the bamboo slips.
"Sir, wait a minute." The child bowed and turned around and ran towards the door. The young man smiled and said nothing.