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Chapter 535 Popularity
Although Liu Jing brought back not many soldiers and horses this time, he brought back a large number of Jiangdong captives. After returning Tai Shici's more than [-] trilogy, the number of Jiangdong captives still reached [-].

If these captives stayed in Yuzhang and Luling, it would be really hard for people to feel at ease, so Liu Jing simply brought them all back to Xiangyang, preparing to copy the story of the Jingnan army station, and let them set up fields between Mian and Yishui.

As for the person in charge of the farming, it is none other than Shi Huanjie, the right chief. The Jingnan army station is managed by him alone. With ten thousand stones, Liu Jing provided more than ten thousand elite soldiers.

Liu Jing conquered Liu Biao in the north and Sun Ben in the east, but he was able to feed enough soldiers, thanks to the power of Huan Jie.

Liu Jing was very concerned about the matter of farming, and after greeting Liu Zong, Deng Zhi, Lai Gong and others, he took Huan Jie to discuss the matter of farming. Take a car and continue to discuss.

When the car arrived at the capital of the state, Huan Jie saw that Liu Jing could not hide his exhaustion, and he resigned knowingly: "The affairs of farming are cumbersome and cannot be completed overnight. The general has traveled thousands of miles and the journey is hard. It is better to go back to the house to rest and wait for tomorrow. Let’s discuss later.”

Liu Jing nodded slightly. He was indeed a little tired right now, so he didn't force himself.

When I returned to the official residence, I saw my wife Deng Yuan and sister-in-law Lai Ci leading a group of people to meet outside.

A smile appeared on Liu Jing's face unconsciously, and then he cast his eyes on the middle-aged Confucian scholar beside Deng Yuan. This person was none other than Deng Yuan's father, Deng Xi, the former governor of Jingzhou.

Liu Jing had heard the news of Deng Xi's return from Jiaozhi as early as when he was in Chaisang, and he did not return alone. Celebrities such as Xu Jing, Yuan Zhong, Huan Shao, etc. all returned north with him.

Liu Jing didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly got out of the car to meet him, before he could speak, Deng Xi said first: "Thank you, General, for sending someone to meet you, otherwise I will die in a foreign land."

"Deng Jun is not an outsider, so why bother to thank you." Liu Jing gently held Deng Yuan's hand, and sighed: "At the beginning, Shaojun (Deng Yuan) and I heard that Deng Jun was hated by Liu Zhennan in Jingnan, and moved our family to Jiangdong. Later, I heard that Mr. Deng went to the south of the sea to cross Jiaozhi in order to avoid the chaos of Sun Ce, and he was deeply worried. Before Zhang Jin was in the way, he was unable to do it. Last year, Zhang Jin once again provoked me and was killed by me. This is how I got through Jing, cross the road and welcome Deng Jun back."

Hearing this, Deng Xi couldn't help being filled with emotion. Because of Liu Biao's disobedience to his faithful advice, and because of the Nanyang epidemic, his clan was separated, so he left Jiangdong.

If he had gone south to join Liu Jing and Deng Yuan, he would not have experienced so many hardships.

It's a pity that Liu Biao and Zhang Xian had turned against each other at that time, and the North-South War in Jingzhou was about to break out. Naturally, he would not take his family to jump into the fire pit.

What he never expected was that Liu Jing rose up strongly in the gap between Liu Biao and Zhang Xian, captured Jingnan in one fell swoop, and then killed Zhang Jin in the south, Liu Biao in the north, and Sun Ben in the east. The three prefectures of Yangzhou and Yangzhou are thousands of miles away, with one hundred thousand armors, and they are the lords of Jiangbiao.

When Deng Xi was in Xiangyang, when he saw Liu Jing, he immediately evaluated him as "the talent of Wang Zuo". Now it seems that this evaluation is still a bit low, and he is at least "the genus of Huan and Wen".

Liu Jing said again: "Deng Jun was in charge of Jingzhou Zhizhong before, and he was in charge for many years, which is very powerful. I intend to recommend Deng Jun as the counselor captain, and concurrently serve as Jingzhou Zhizhong, and jointly manage political affairs. I don't know if Deng Jun is willing to come out to help ?”

"That's what I wish too." Deng Xi already had the intention of becoming an official, and the price Liu Jing offered was not low, so he agreed without hesitation.

"Good. With Mr. Deng as your assistant, what worries do I have?" Liu Jing looked happy, and then invited Deng Xi to join him in the residence, "Mr. Deng, please..."

"Please, general." Deng Xi said politely.

Liu Jing only had time to greet his wife Deng Yuan and sister-in-law Lai Ci at this time. The eldest son Liu Qi will be six years old in a few days and has already read the "Book of Filial Piety" roughly. Seeing Liu Jing talking with Deng Xi, he waited quietly. Not saying a word, quite sensible.

Liu Jing was very pleased. He patted his son Liu Qi's head, and then patted his nephew Liu Qun's shoulder. The child who hugged his thigh and called out to adults in a childish voice has now grown into a handsome boy. Meiyu and Liu Jingpo for similar.

Behind Liu Qun, there are two other teenagers with curly hair. They are Liu Shu, the only son of the elder brother Liu Pan, and his nephew Kou Feng.

Clan brother Liu Pan had great kindness to Liu Jing, he was the benefactor who brought him into the official career and helped him along the way, but it was a pity that he died in Linxiang because of Zhang Xian's integrity.After Liu Pan's death, Liu Jing adopted his next son and daughter in the mansion.

Kou Feng lived with his mother Liu's family in his mother's family since he was a child, and grew up with his aunt's cousin Liu Shu. They have a deep friendship, so they often travel to the mansion.

Deng Yuan and Lai Ci left with Zhu Er, Liu Jing and Deng Xi entered the front hall and sat down.

Deng Xidao: "The general must know that Xu (Jing) Wenxiu, Yuan (Zhong) Zhengfu, and Huan (Shao) Yuan are all in Xiangyang. Yuan Zhengfu, Huan Yuan, and Cao Sikong have always had old grievances. The heart of returning to the north, I asked privately, and neither of them explicitly refused. But Xu Wenxiu was still hesitant. The general must not miss it, he should invite each other personally, invite him into the curtain, and use his people to look forward to the prosperity of the country."

Liu Jing couldn't help but fell into deep thought. As one of the founders of the famous "Yuedan Ping", Xu Jing is well-known all over the world. He also once served as the center of the imperial court and promoted countless sages.

Such a person of high moral and high prestige can be called a Langmiao utensil. What is a Langmiao utensil?That is to say, those who can bear the heavy responsibility of the court and can occupy the third position.

Liu Jing is now just a vassal of one side, and a temple implement like Xu Jing, to be honest, is not as useful to him as a pragmatic person.

But even if Xu Jing is not of much use, Liu Jing still has to do his best to bring him under his command, just like what Zhuge Liang advised Liu Bei in history: "Xu Jing is popular, and you should not lose it. You should use his name to move the universe."

Thinking of this, Liu Jingsu said: "Xu Gong's morality is valued by the world, and I have admired it for a long time. If Xu Gong is willing to join me in great things, the world will not be settled. After I make a little preparation, I will come to the door to invite you tomorrow."

Deng Xi praised: "The general is as open-minded as a valley, respects the virtuous and loves the people, and will stabilize the country in the future, and those who bring order out of chaos will be generals."

The next day, just after the eclipse, the teacher Song Zhong hurried over, and said to Liu Jing straight to the point: "Xu Wenxiu is suave and magnificent, and has the tools of the world. Zhong Da should take it as a guide."

Liu Jing was startled when he heard that, and then he smiled and said, "I am going to visit Mr. Xu with Mr. Deng. The teacher and Mr. Xu have a deep relationship, so we might as well go together."

Song Zhong said with a smile: "It turns out that Deng Zixiao has already recommended Wenxiu, it seems that I was unnecessary."

(End of this chapter)