Liu Ming just grabbed the woman's wrist out of desperation, but he didn't feel anything yet. But the woman's shy push made Liu Ming feel an inexplicable touch in his heart! He only felt that the little hand he was holding just now
It was so warm and gentle that Liu Ming had no idea what the woman said later, that she would follow him from now on. He stood there as if he was possessed by some kind of demon, his whole body stiff.
In fact, I can’t blame Liu Ming for this. Who makes Liu Ming less experienced?
At this time, a light bulb nearby shone with a huge light of 1,000 watts, waking up Liu Ming. Liu Ming only heard an annoying shout: "Brother, should we leave?"
Liu Ming had never been as bored with Zhang Fei's voice as he was today, and said helplessly: "Yes, yes, it's time for us to leave."
However, Liu Ming still asked the woman before moving away: "Girl, we will be together from now on. I still don't know what to call the girl?"
The woman said shyly: "My little girl's surname is Zhang. My father has always called me Xiu'er. From now on, the young master can also call me Xiu'er."
"Xiu'er, what a good name." Liu Ming said blankly, and then quickly said: "Xiu'er, my name is Liu Ming, and my courtesy name is Han Guang." After saying that, he dragged Zhang Fei and ran away quickly.
Xiu'er followed Liu Ming and the others, but Liu Ming didn't mention it. He had no ability to distinguish at this time! And Zhang Fei and other rude men didn't feel anything was wrong. But after all, Guan Yu had been through the world for two years.
, unlike Liu Ming who had just arrived and didn’t know what Jianghu was; nor like Zhang Fei, who came from a wealthy family and had never experienced the ups and downs of Jianghu and didn’t know the dangers of Jianghu. Therefore, Guan Yu was very suspicious of Zhang Xiuer’s reason for following Liu Ming.
What's the matter? Since Zhang Xiu'er claims that she has been traveling in the world with her father's bodyguard since she was a child, she should have some understanding of the affairs in the world. Moreover, Guan Yu saw Zhang Xiu'er's miraculous effect in using kung fu to dispel diseases, which shows that his kung fu is not weak. Such a person
How can a Jianghu person who has both Jianghu experience and good martial arts care about whether he has relatives and friends to join him? How can he be penniless? As a Jianghu person, he is almost always alone and has no relatives.
Of course, they are friends, and those who do not speculate are enemies. As for money, it is an external possession. Which Jianghu person has ever really worried about money? I have wine now and I am drunk now. The money in the world is at my disposal. This is the portrayal of Jianghu people.
Although Guan Yu became suspicious, Guan Yu neither knew the purpose of this woman nor had any evidence to prove that the woman who claimed to be Zhang Xiuer had any evil intentions. Guan Yu could only remain silent and keep an eye on this woman secretly.
Liu Ming and his entourage rode swiftly and arrived at the north gate of Luoyang before sunset.
When Liu Ming and others were about to enter the city, a man suddenly came out of the city gate and stopped Liu Ming and others.
While stopping Liu Ming and others, this person shouted happily: "General, I've been waiting for you."
Liu Ming took a closer look and said softly: "It turns out to be Ah San, why are you here? Why don't you follow Mr. Lu? Could something have happened?" Liu Ming's expression gradually became serious as he asked softly.
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This Ah San was originally a snitch in the rivers and lakes. He was good at running and had nimble legs and feet. When fighting with others, he liked to use his legs. His feet were extremely fast and he was so elusive that he was called "Ghost-footed Ah San" by people in the world. After joining Liu Ming, he was known for his performance.
He was outstanding and became a team leader of the strong cavalry. Those who escorted Lu Zhi were led by Asan.
Ah San listened to Liu Ming's series of questions and quickly replied: "General, the villain escorted Mr. Lu. Now that General Huangfu and General Zhu have jointly declared that he has meritorious service and innocence, the villain has been reinstated. The villain should have
Returning to the villa to resume his duties, the villain met the chief manager and Mr. Yang. After they asked about the villain's story, they left the villain behind. Recently, Mr. Yang knew that the general was coming to the capital to report on his duties, so he ordered the villain to wait.
Guard the four gates and wait for the general's arrival, in case the general cannot find us. The villain has been waiting at each city gate for several days. It's just that the villain was lucky and waited for the general."
After Liu Ming heard what Ah San said, he felt relieved and immediately ordered Ah San to lead the way to join Yang Jun and others.
When Liu Ming arrived at the place where Yang Jun and others were, he was really surprised. It was so outrageous! It was just a place for a while, but it turned out to be so magnificent.
I saw a tall courtyard gate, a courtyard wall two feet tall, and a plaque hanging high on the door with the word "Liu Mansion" written in big gold characters. On the left and right of the courtyard gate, there were two tall and mighty stone lions, and further away there were also chained lions.
Horse's stone pile. It's so majestic!
Liu Ming looked at this huge house and did not dare to go in. He thought to himself: Is this the place where I stay? How much does it cost?
However, Liu Ming did not go in, but Ah San had already shouted loudly inside: "The general has returned home, why don't you come out to greet him quickly!"
Not long after, Yang Jun and Houde heard the news and came out to greet Liu Ming. They just gave Liu Ming time to recover. By the time Yang Jun and the others came, Liu Ming was already normal and did not make a fool of himself in front of the beautiful woman.
When Yang Jun saw Liu Ming, his eyes couldn't help but burst into tears, and he sobbed: "My lord, you have come back safely. We have been waiting for our lord to hear that we have fought fiercely. Although we know that with our lord's bravery and wit, we can definitely defeat the enemy and make great achievements, but
I am still worried about my lord. Now that my lord has returned triumphantly, I will feel at ease this time."
Houde secretly admired Yang Jun behind him and said in his heart: Mr. Yang is really a good person. When he is with me, he is just happy that his lord has made new achievements. Although he is sometimes worried about his lord, how can he be so explicit like now? I have to do it.
Learn from the old man Yang Jun well. After thinking about it, he also said with a sad face: "Master, I have been worried about you for a long time. Fortunately, you have returned safely. You can go back to your house as soon as possible. I will take care of you.
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Liu Ming was deeply moved after hearing what Yang Jun and Hou De said. Since Liu Ming was ordered to assist Huangfu Song in conquering the Yellow Turban Rebellion in May, he has not seen Yang Jun and Hou De for several months since he has returned from defeating the rebels.
They were so grateful. Liu Ming really missed them a little. At this time, he saw Yang Jun and the others showing their true feelings, and said happily: "No need to be polite. Let's go in and talk."
After entering the mansion, Liu Ming took a seat.
Liu Ming first ordered people to put Zhang Xiuer in a good place, and then ordered Zhang Xiuer to be treated by a doctor. Then, Liu Mingcai asked about the current situation of Yang Jun and others, and what they did for such a nice mansion.
Yang Jun heard Liu Ming's question and replied calmly: "Back to my lord, since I separated from my lord, I went to run the Tianma Ranch. Later, I got the order from my lord to build a city and recruit troops, and I also got the help of the Tuoba tribe from my lord."
. Now, the city has been built. Because it was built with Tianma Ranch as the center, we temporarily call it Tianma City. We will ask the lord to rename it later."
When Liu Ming heard this, he interjected: "Tianma City, this name is very good. There is no need to change it." Liu Mingxin said: Why should I change the name? It's enough to call it something. It saves me the trouble of choosing a name.
Yang Jun answered and said: "Okay, lord, let's do it. From now on, it will be officially called Tianma City. This is your first city. After we go back, lord must take a good look. Now, where is our Tianma City?"
, there are hundreds of thousands of people there, clearing wasteland, grazing, doing business, and prospering. Moreover, the Tuoba people also persuaded several nearby small tribes to come and attach themselves to us. Now it is extremely prosperous, and we
The funds turned around very quickly. However, this was a bit disadvantageous for the horse dealer Su Shuang, because the horse market, wine market, and tea market we opened there meant that Su Shuang had no money to make.
It seems that he has been pestering me recently, hoping to join the lord's family. I didn't dare to agree, and asked the lord to make a decision."
Of course Liu Ming still remembered Su Shuang, so he nodded in agreement and asked Yang Jun to continue.
Yang Jun continued: "In this case, I will tell Su Shuang later, and he will be happy. It just so happens that the things bought and sold in Tianma City, because the deserters and barbarians have no money, are mostly bartered, and we still need to resell them.
Come on, it will be much easier this time with Su Shuang, this is his specialty." After saying this, Yang Jun couldn't stop snickering.
Liu Ming and others also laughed heartily.
After laughing, Yang Jun continued: "As for our newly recruited military horses, after discussing with Houde, Mr. Li and others, I believe that with our current strength, with a population of hundreds of thousands and numerous business houses, we can fully support them.
There were twenty to thirty thousand soldiers and horses, so we took it upon ourselves to recruit twenty battalions of soldiers and horses, including four battalions of infantry and sixteen battalions of cavalry. Among the cavalry, there were eight battalions of cavalry composed of barbarians, composed of our people.
Eight battalions of strong cavalry. In this way, our old and new forces have a total of fifteen battalions of infantry, nine battalions of cavalry, and nine battalions of strong cavalry, a total of 11,880 troops. As for our independent decision-making, please, Lord.
Condemn."
Liu Ming frowned after hearing this. Liu Ming was not unhappy because Yang Jun and the others made their own decisions and expanded the scale of recruitment. This was just a countermeasure adopted by Yang Jun and the others according to local conditions. Liu Ming originally established the position of San Lao.
At that time, he just hoped that everyone would work together instead of burdening himself alone. However, Liu Ming was very disgusted with the words "Hu people" and "our people" mentioned by Yang Jun. You must know that in the modern era where Liu Ming lives, the country is unified.
, the great integration of fifty-six ethnic groups. Although there are occasionally some unharmonious voices on the other side of the strait, they are still very united on the whole. And the Hu people mentioned by Yang Jun today are not the ancestors of some modern ethnic minorities.
Well?
Yang Jun didn't know what Liu Ming was thinking. When he saw Liu Ming's unhappy expression, he thought that Liu Ming was unhappy with their decision to recruit troops. He said in panic: "My lord, I know my sins. Please punish me, lord.
No matter what kind of punishment I receive, I have no complaints. I just ask the lord to let me stay by his side. I will never dare to do this again in the future."
"I..." Liu Ming was just thinking about expressing his position, but was interrupted by Houde.
It turned out that when Hou De saw Yang Jun like this, he hurriedly came over to plead guilty and said: "My lord, this matter is also the fault of my subordinates. It was not done by Mr. Yang alone. I also ask your lord to punish me. But please remember that we are loyal to you."
Come on, don't expel us. We will follow the lord to the death."
"I..." Liu Minggang wanted to say something again, but was immediately stopped by Zhang Fei.
Then Zhang Fei was told by Yang Jun and Houde that Liu Ming really thought so. Zhang Fei thought about his friendship with these two people, especially the old man Yang Jun. Although he usually restrained himself, he could
The friendship with him is really good, so he couldn't help but plead for the two of them: "Brother, didn't we just recruit more people? We won't drive them away, right? Mr. Yang is following us, and he has been doing his best to treat us
Not bad. Brother! Think twice!"
"I..." Liu Ming was about to finish his words, but someone else interrupted him.
But it was Guan Yu who spoke. Although Guan Yu didn't think Liu Ming would do this, but since his third brother Zhang Fei had interceded on their behalf, he was usually photographed beautifully by that Houde guy, so now he had to express his gratitude no matter what. So Guan Yu also
The two pleaded: "Brother, what the third brother said is true. For the sake of Houde and Mr. Yang's hard work, please spare them once!"
Liu Ming lost his temper because of what these people said. When Yang Jun asked for forgiveness just now, Liu Ming came back to his senses and wanted to tell Yang Jun that he had misunderstood. But when these people spoke,
But he followed him very closely, but he didn't give Liu Ming a chance to speak.
Finally, Liu Ming saw that they had finished talking. Liu Ming said solemnly: "Have you finished talking? Is there anything else to say?"
Yang Jun said in frustration: "Master, I know that my sins are serious and I have nothing to say. Master, punish me! I can bear it. This time, I can set an example for our people and let them remember this lesson."
Yang Jun's words make people feel that this old man is very loyal.
Others also said they had nothing more to say.
Liu Ming then said: "What were you busy with just now? How late have I told you that I would deal with Mr. Yang? What kind of crime are you asking for? What kind of favor are you asking for?"
Everyone was stunned. When Liu Ming said this, of course he didn't mean to blame Yang Jun. Then he was not busy in vain just now.
Zhang Fei was the first to say in confusion: "Brother, why didn't you say anything just now?"
Liu Ming said depressedly: "The speed at which you speak can make me speak out. I have been blocked by you several times when I spoke. I haven't seen you practice normally, so how come you don't speak so well this time?"
When everyone thought about it, this was not the case. Liu Ming was indeed thinking about saying something a few times, but was interrupted by everyone. Everyone couldn't help but laugh. The harmonious atmosphere brought the relationship between them closer.
After laughing, Zhang Fei asked the culprit Yang Jun: "Mr. Yang, what's going on? My elder brother didn't blame you just now, what are you asking for?"