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Chapter 321 Liuyang

Liu Jing did not change the original itinerary because of Gan Ning's arrival. The next day, he appointed Wang Qiang as the captain of the northern part of Changsha, and set Baqiu as a county, and worshiped Wang Qiang as the county magistrate of Baqiu.Wang Qiang became the first Marquis of Baili appointed by Liu Jing by virtue of his previous achievements in battle.

Liu Jing also made Liu Zhu the captain of Lingjiang.Guard Baqiu with Wang Qiang, control the Yangtze River, Xiangshui, and Dongting, control Jiangling Liu Qi in the west, and prepare Jiangxia Huangzu in the east.Liu Jing himself led most of the troops, including Gan Ning, back to Linxiang.

In addition, Liu Yu also stayed in Baqiu, and he planned to go north to Xudu in these two days.Of course, in name, scholars from the Central Plains avoided living in the south of the Yangtze River.

Liu Jing's fleet returned all the way south, and just arrived in Luo County, when they received a letter from Zhang Jin.

This letter is full of thousands of words, all kinds of quotations, brilliant writing, but in fact it is meaningless nonsense, summed up in one sentence, it is to ask Liu Jing for the two counties of Lingling and Guiyang.At the end of the letter, Zhang Jin threatened that after he finished writing the letter, he would lead his army north to Quanling to wait for Liu Jing's good news.

I'm afraid that this Jin is insane, right?There was a sneer on Liu Jing's face. The tens of thousands of elites that Liu Biao spent ten years gathering together would inevitably end up being wiped out. Why should he Zhang Jin?With the mob he brought out from Jiaozhou?

Liu Jing was full of disdain and threw the letter aside.

The two counties of Lingling and Guiyang are his forbidden areas, and he will definitely not give them up to Zhang Jin.And Zhang Jinxin's domineering posture, presumably he will not be willing to return without success, so there will be a battle between the two sides.

But now that Liu Jing is initially set in Changsha, Zhang Jin is going on an expedition. Obviously, the longer the time drags on, the better it will be for Liu Jing, so he is going to let Zhang Jin wait for a while before talking.

A few days later, Liu Jing's fleet returned to Linxiang smoothly. With Huan Jie and his clan brother Liu Xiu in command, Linxiang was quite stable without any twists and turns.

To Liu Jing's surprise, Huan Yi sent his family back.

Liu Jing hurried back to Longqiu Liu's Wharf without even stepping into the county mansion.This time, not only his family members, but also many returnees from the Liu clan in Longqiu, Liu's Wu, which had been deserted for more than two years, became lively again.

"Master..." Liu Jing returned home and went to visit his stepmother Mrs. Zhang.

"Zhongda has worked hard, there is no need to be polite." Zhang smiled from ear to ear. She never dreamed that her stepson Liu Jing would one day become the lord of Jingnan and a prince.

Liu He asked from the side: "Brother, I heard that you led the army to attack Cai Mao in the north and take back Baqiu. How is everything going well?"

Liu Jing nodded with a smile and said, "I have taken back Baqiu and completely restored the land of Changsha."

Liu He breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "That's good, the North will be sure, and brother will be free to deal with Zhang Jin with all his strength."

Liu Rao flattered Liu Jing with a cute face and said, "Brother uses soldiers like a god, and is victorious in every battle. Zhang Jin is no match for Brother."

Liu Jing couldn't help but laugh, and then turned his eyes to his wife Deng Yuan and son Liu Qi.

Deng Yuan has lost his filial piety, and he was already beautiful, but when he put on bright clothes and exquisite ornaments, he immediately became radiant.

Liu Jing came to his wife and picked up his son Liu Qi. He didn't want to be separated for several months this time. The little guy was no longer close to him.

Liu Jing coaxed him for a long time before he managed to calm the little guy down and stopped struggling. He couldn't help "complaining" to Deng Yuan: "The [-] soldiers of the Northern Army did not make me feel troublesome. I didn't intend to restrain a little boy, but it was like this. Disaster."

Deng Yuan thought quickly, turned his mind, and replied with a smile: "How can the tiger father have a son? Liu Lang has a heart of benevolence and righteousness. In order to protect the people in Jingnan, he is not afraid of violence. He uses the weak to resist the strong and defeat the enemy. Quite like Liu Lang."

Liu Jing laughed loudly when he heard the words, and said: "Young Master is right, 'Dragon begets dragon, phoenix begets phoenix, the son of a mouse can make holes.' My son of Liu Jing must also be a dragon."

After Liu Jing stayed at home and had dinner with his family, he prepared to return to Linxiang with his wife and children.

What surprised him was that when Deng Yuan came out of the dormitory, he suddenly changed into a simple robe, and the topknot on the horse was also empty. It really can be said that "the clothes have no embroidery, and there are no jewels and jade ornaments."

Deng Yuan was born in a wealthy and famous family in the world—the Deng family in Nanyang. He grew up with rich clothes and fine food, and loved extravagance. Except for the filial piety, Liu Jing had never seen such a simple wife, and asked in puzzlement: "Your Majesty, what is this?" Why?"

Deng Yuan replied: "Liu Lang first settled down in Jingnan. Changsha suffered from military disasters and floods before. Most of the people's lives are difficult. As Liu Lang's wife, if I show off to others with rich ornaments and beautiful clothes, what will the people think? "

Liu Jing suddenly realized, and then said with emotion: "Young gentleman is really my good wife."

Deng Yuan said: "This is just my job, and it doesn't deserve special praise."

Liu Jing shook his head and said: "No way. Shaojun's clothes are his own belongings, and there is nothing wrong with wearing them. It is only for me that he has to put them in the box. How can you not approve of this?"

Liu Rao shyly said, "Second sister-in-law, if you don't want to wear those jade ornaments and pearls, you can give them to me."

Deng Yuan glanced at Liu Rao beautifully, nodded and said: "Okay." Then he asked the maid Ashu to fetch some boxes of jewelry and gave them to Liu Rao.

Liu Rao hugged happily in his arms, making Liu Jing and Liu He speechless.

Standing under the big locust tree outside his house, seeing Liu Jing was about to leave, Liu He finally couldn't help saying what he had been holding back for a long time: "Brother, I wanted to stay in Ling County to fight side by side with you, Rejected by you, you said that you have arranged for me after the war..."

Liu Jing smiled, thanks to Liu He being able to bear it until now, and said: "Of course I have not forgotten this matter. A Ruo, since you worshiped under Duke Huan last year and became an official in Leiyang County Temple, you have grown up in more than a year. Great. Since you don't want to specialize in learning, but have the heart to become an official, I will naturally give you a chance. Liuyang Township in the east of Linxiang is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with fertile land and dense population. I want to set up a county here. You can act as the county magistrate temporarily."

Liu He is 16 years old this year. Although Sun Quan became a filial piety and served as Yangxian county magistrate at the age of 15, Liu Jing is not someone like Sun Ce who simply won his fortune by force. He values ​​reputation more, in other words, he has more face.

If the younger brother Liu He, who is only 16 years old and not well-known, is directly appointed as the governor of Baili, it will inevitably fall into disrepute.

The new county, as the start of Liu He's career, is much less stressful.

Liu He was a little surprised. He had expected to be the magistrate of a county, but he didn't expect that Liu Jing would let him go to Xinzhi County. Fortunately, Liuyang was quite close to his home, so he didn't have to travel far away, so he readily accepted it. .

(End of this chapter)