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Chapter 102 Liu Xiu

Cai Sheng is a reckless hero among the people, and he has little relationship with the officials of Changsha County. In addition, Liu Jing worked for him in private, so there were no twists and turns in the whole process of appeasement.

Soon, Zhang Xian called Cai Sheng into the county mansion, tried his best to win over him, and worshiped him as the Sima of another department.The next step is to set up the battalion school. Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou are both outstanding among rangers, but they have a fatal flaw, that is, they are illiterate.

In history, there were many illiterate generals in the Three Kingdoms, such as Wang Ping of the Shu Han, who "grew up in the army, couldn't write with his hands, and couldn't read the cross." He eventually became a generation of famous generals.

But this is only a special case after all, Liu Jing can't expect Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou to be equal to Wang Ping.What's more, everything is difficult at the beginning, and the two of them may not be able to handle it with their current abilities. At this time, an experienced person is urgently needed to help the two of them.

Liu Jing has such a candidate in mind, he is also a descendant of the Liu family in Longqiu, his name is Liu Xiu, and his character is Yuande. He is 40 years old this year. It is the Liu family of Longqiu who rarely devotes himself to the army.

Now Liu Xiu is farming at home. The reason why he quit the army was that during the battle with the Yellow Turban Moth Bandit, his right arm was chopped off by the enemy warrior and became disabled.

If it wasn't for this reason, in the past ten years, even if he survived, he would have survived to become a captain and a general.

It is also for this reason that Liu Zong was worshiped as the Sima of the other tribe before, and he was not recruited when he was recruited by the clan Kundi.

This person is an indispensable part of Liu Jing's plan. In order to show enough sincerity, Hugh prepared a generous gift to pay a visit in person.

Although Liu Xiu became disabled, he was originally from a middle-class family. There were fields and mulberries in his family, guests and servants, and his life was better than that of Liu Jing's family.His family's mansion is also front and back, but the scale is far smaller than that of Liu Jing's house.

For Liu Jing's arrival, Liu Xiu seemed very surprised. The two had rarely seen each other, so they didn't know why the other party came.

Liu Jing is the new generation banner figure of the Liu family in Longqiu, Liu Xiu naturally welcomed him and invited him into the back hall.

After Liu Jing was seated, he presented a gift and chatted with Liu Xiu. The latter was about the same size as him, about seven feet five or six inches.

Liu Xiu was very concerned about his broken arm. Every day, no matter whether he went out or not, he wrapped it with a wooden stake and used it as a prosthetic. Those who didn't know the details would not be able to see the abnormality at all.

During the conversation between the two, Liu Jing tried his best not to look at his right arm, after the simple exchange of greetings, he first bowed to Liu Xiu solemnly, and then said sincerely: "Brother, I came here today to ask for something. "

Liu Xiu couldn't hide his surprise when he heard the words. He is a useless person, how can he help Liu Jing?He opened his mouth and said: "If you have anything to do, you can just tell Zhong Da directly, I will definitely not shirk if I can do it."

Liu Jing said calmly: "Brother Cong should know that Liu Bosi was worshiped as the Sima of another department by Lord Zhang."

Liu Xiu nodded. Everyone in the Liu family of Longqiu knew about this matter, and many Kun brothers from the clan joined him.

Now that the world has changed, this kind of thing would never have happened more than ten years ago.

"Recently, Cai Hongchao was also appointed as the Sima of another department." Liu Jing confided the truth to him, "Brother Cong may not know about it, but I planned for him behind the scenes."

Liu Xiu was greatly surprised, and vaguely guessed the meaning: "Zhongda means...?"

Liu Jing smiled and said: "Cai Hongchao's swordsmanship is unparalleled. If he fights alone, it will be difficult to find an opponent in Changsha, but if he is asked to recruit soldiers and horses to lead a battalion, he will be somewhat beyond his power. Brother Zeng has many years of military experience and rich experience. Therefore, I came here today because I want to ask Brother Cong to come out of the mountain and assist Cai Hongchao..."

Liu Xiu was silent for a moment, with a worried face on his face: "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint Zhong Da. It's not because I'm trying to shirk and don't want to help. Zhong Da also knows that I have a handicap and I've lived at home for many years. Now it's hard for me to bear the burden of being a soldier. .”

"If brother Cong is worried about this, there is no need." Liu Jing looked directly at Liu Xiu with piercing eyes, and asked bluntly, "I would venture to ask, do you still have aspirations for the military in your heart?"

Liu Xiu was very conflicted in his heart, and wanted to speak, but couldn't say a word.

Liu Jing immediately understood his intentions, and said: "How about this, brother Cong will help Cai Hongchao form a team for the time being, and then go or stay, according to brother's wishes."

"This..." Liu Xiu frowned, subconsciously caressing his right sleeve with his left hand. Can he subdue the soldiers as a cripple?If you become the laughing stock of soldiers...

Liu Jing knew how difficult it was for Liu Xiu to take this step, so he bowed deeply and said, "This matter is very important to me, I hope Brother Cong can help me."

Liu Xiu sighed secretly, lifted Liu Jing up with one arm, and said: "Zhongda please stand up, Zhongda will not come to the door with a heavy gift in my incomplete body, and his words are sincere, so how can I refuse again and again? ?”

Liu Jingxin smiled and said: "With brother's help, I can sit back and relax."

Liu Xiu shook his head with a wry smile, and said in confusion, "I'm really worried now, lest I'll lose Zhongda's trust, why is Zhongda so confident in me?"

Liu Jing said flatteringly: "I know the art of war from my elder brother. This alone will put others far ahead. With my elder brother's ability, I can teach those city rangers and rural fools easily."

Liu Xiu stroked his beard. This was true. He nodded and said, "Through these years, although I quit the army and stayed at home, I never let go of the art of war. I read "Sun", "Wu" and "Sima" endlessly day and night."

Liu Jing praised: "It's not surprising that there are few but easy to learn, and it's the most rare thing to be long and easy to learn."

Liu Xiu laughed and said: "If Zhong Da continues to boast, I will think that I am Han Xin reincarnated."

The two looked at each other and laughed together.

If Liu Jing wanted to control the entire army, Liu Xiu alone would definitely not be enough. However, Liu Zong had almost wiped out all those who were willing to join the army in the Liu family of Longqiu.

Liu Xiu thought about it for a long time, and recommended three people to Liu Jing. They were not very capable, but they were much better than the city ranger and the country fool. At the same time, he said that the guests in his family had fought alongside him in the past, and they were worthy use.

Liu Jing breathed a sigh of relief, and sat for a long time. The two chatted happily. When Liu Jing left, Liu Xiu sent him outside the door.

The next day, Liu Jing brought Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou to Liu Xiu's home and formally extended an invitation to him.This was done firstly to show the importance he attached to him, and secondly to show Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou.Both of them are street knights, used to being brave and ruthless, and may not be convinced by the disabled Liu Xiu. The more respect Liu Jing shows towards Liu Xiu, the more peaceful the two will be.

(End of this chapter)