A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 266 Test! Financing

"Liu Sima, my lord has invited me!" An official came to the embassy where Liu Xiu and others were temporarily staying.

Liu Xiu got up and followed the official. Several brothers behind him wanted to follow, but Liu Xiu stopped him.

"I'm going to see Mr. Bai, the benevolent and righteous king. Don't worry. Going alone will show your sincerity." Feng Yi and Deng Yu looked at each other and stopped.

The official smiled, said nothing, and just led the way.

From the outside, the entire Bai Gong's residence is surrounded by a two-person-high brick wall, which makes it look like a palace. However, once you enter, you will be greeted by the scenery of a courtyard.

After passing several wooden corridors, we came to the place where Mr. Bai received the distinguished guests.

"Liu Xiu of Nanyang, pay your respects to Duke Bai." Liu Xiu saluted respectfully when he saw Bai Guan.

"Please!" Bai Guan returned the greeting slightly, stretched out his left hand, and used gestures to introduce him to the guest seat.

"Should I call you Liu Sima or Liu Xian's nephew?" Bai Guan asked with a smile.

Liu Xiu knew that the test was coming.

"To be fair to Mr. Bai, although I have been promoted to the Grand Sima of the Great Han Dynasty and the Marquis of Wu Xin, I only have a few brothers who came with me and more than 20 horses. Calling me Sima is not worthy of the name. If you have this honor, please give me the honor." Mr. Bai, please call me your wise nephew."

"Good nephew, in this case, you don't want to be called Bai Gong. When your father and I were officials in Caiyang together, I knew that your father was a capable official. Later, he served as the Nanton Ling and other county officials. The Bailihou, as expected, is widely praised by the people. If you can, you can call me Shibo."

"Shibo, when my father was still alive, he talked about you many times with my brothers and several others. He often said that without your attention, he would not have achieved what he achieved in the future. He probably died of old age in Cai Yang.

My brothers are very grateful to Shibo. My brother Liu Yan has said many times that if he meets Shibo, he will thank him in person for anything he says. However, it is sad and hateful that Liu Xuan assassinated him. "

"My condolences to my dear nephew, I have also heard about your brother Liu Yan's incident, but this matter is an internal matter within your Green Forest Army, and I am not in a good position to comment.

But since you still care about brotherhood and are not estranged from your brother as rumored, it means you are hiding your clumsiness. "

Faced with Bai Guan's outspoken words, Liu Xiu did not hide any more, and immediately said with tears in his eyes: "Shibo, my nephew, this is also a helpless act. My brother Liu Yan is talented, literary, Taoist and military. He has everything in place. Not only that, he has the world in mind and the people at heart.

But such a person was assassinated by Liu Xuan, a small-minded person. If I didn't show a decisive attitude at the beginning, the dozens of swordsmen in the house would kill me. "

"This is a wise move. What about you? What do you want to do?"

"Shibo, my nephew wants to avenge his brother, so he needs to borrow some soldiers and horses from you."

Bai Guan looked at Liu Xiu who was crying and his eyes were red, shook his head and said: "I will not lend troops to someone who is just seeking revenge."

"This"

Liu Xiu was a little at a loss.

"You know why I didn't meet you in the court hall, but in my private residence."

Looking at Liu Xiu who was silent, Bai Guandao said: "You didn't tell the truth, or what you said, what you want can't move me."

Liu Xiu squeezed the hands hidden in her sleeves tightly and made up her mind: "I want this world!"

Bai Guan didn't answer, and just stared at Liu Xiu who suddenly stood up, as if waiting for his explanation.

"As a descendant of the Liu family, I want to revive the Han Dynasty, save the people, and bring peace to the world. Only in this way can I avenge my brother and keep my family safe. Otherwise, my brother's fate will be my fate. "

"If you just want peace, I can let you live in Bai Kingdom for Liu Qin's sake, and you will still be safe."

Bai Guan said suddenly.

"No, Shibo, I want to take revenge with my own hands. I want to follow my brothers. They don't abandon me because of my downfall. Instead, they abandon their wives and children and follow me alone. I want to win a world-shaking wealth for them. "

"Okay. If you are ambitious and benevolent, what I need is your firm confidence. Bai Lin!"

"Grandpa, my grandson is here!" A middle-aged man walked in.

Liu Xiu took a closer look and saw that this was the person who cried the most in front of Bai Xuanling.

"This is Bai Xuan's second son, Bai Lin. He is proficient in government affairs and can also ride a horse and shoot a bow. I can make the decision and let him follow you."

Liu Xiu was overjoyed. The brothers who followed him were as good as two in terms of charging into battle, but when it came to stabilizing the people, they were no better than dogs. He needed this person if he wanted to achieve the great cause of the great ancestor.

"Su Jin!" A middle-aged man dressed as a scholar came in.

"Lord!"

"This man's name is Su Jin. He is the son of my good friend Su Shen. Although he is sometimes unreliable, he is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. In addition, he is well versed in the strategies of his father Su Shen. If you are undecided, you can Ask him."

Su Shen, he had heard that when his father Liu Qin was still alive, he told their brothers that there was a counselor around Bai Guan who had undoubtedly miscalculated. It was Liu Qin who fell under his scheme and took refuge in Bai Guan.

"In addition, I will lend you another three thousand cavalry and five thousand infantry. I have transferred all the senior officers and you can appoint them yourself. I can pay for the food and fodder of this army for one year."

But after one year, if you cannot feed this army, I will take it back. If possible, let them follow you! "

"Shibo is so kind, Liu Xiu has nothing to repay..." Bai Guan waved his hand to stop him, letting Bai Lin and Su Jin go down first, looking at Liu Xiu and saying: "I think you are a heroic hero. That's why I'm willing to help you.

And I, the Bai family, do not want to fight for hegemony in the world, but only want peace in this world. As long as you can stabilize the people and protect the territory of China, I, the Bai family, will be your most loyal partner.

On the contrary, if you use my help to cause trouble and muddle along, you will take everything back at best, or turn against me and become enemies at worst. When my ancestors merged into the Han Dynasty, they also told Gaozu the same way. "

Liu Xiu solemnly said: "Don't worry, Shibo. Xiu is not a jealous and harsh person like Liu Xuan. He also boasts that he has read several books by sages and has many feelings about "Spring and Autumn".

If I do something harmful to the world, God will take my life if God does not take it. If God does not take my life, I will take it myself. "

"Very good, but I have to tell you in advance that if you can succeed, I, the Bai Kingdom, can directly defect to you, but if you can't succeed, don't blame us for being ruthless."

"Haha, this is natural. Don't worry, Shibo. I will definitely let you know that your choice is not wrong."

Liu Xiu left and Bai Shi came in.

"Father, does Liu Xiu really have hope of winning the world?"

"If you were the guard of Kunyang, could you exchange ten thousand against one million?"

Bai Shi didn't speak.

"This is destiny. He didn't die in the battle of Kunyang, and he didn't die in the Wancheng incident. That means destiny is his."

Bai Shi still had some doubts.

"Shi, not to mention that we have already made a decision not to proclaim ourselves emperor, and we have also submitted it to the clan elders council for approval. This proves that we can only invest.

You have also been in the firm for a year or two, so you should also have some basic insights. Don’t hesitate because the amount is too large.

Look at the many princes in the world, the most powerful at the moment should be the Green Forest Army, but you have also seen Liu Xuan. He was jealous of talents and talents, so he conquered Wancheng, and he couldn't wait to kill Liu Yan, the biggest hero. This shows that he was not a wise king.

Let's talk about the Red Eyebrow Army. Its leader Fan Chong can be considered a hero, but he is just a hero. He can't even defeat Dongjun where Xuan'er is stationed. The land of Qilu has not yet settled down.

It shows that he is not good at governance and does not have many talents. He is just a dragon.

Not to mention Gongsun Shu of Shu County. Only when he leaves Shu will he have a chance to dominate the world.

The one below is our Hebei province, and the bigger ones are the Heishan Army, Longyou's Kaixiao, and Liu Ziyu who has just proclaimed himself emperor.

Needless to say, the Black Mountain Army is a family member. According to my verification, this Liu Ziyu is a fake. He used Liu Ziyu's name and his real name was Wang Lang. In fact, all the power is controlled by Liu Lin, Li Yu, and Zhang Shen. In the hands of three people, they call themselves the "Three Kings of Hebei". It can be seen that this is not acceptable.

Wei Xiao, a strong man, claimed to be a general by virtue of his "famous reputation and good scriptures", and separatized Longxi and Tianshui, and then stopped moving. I heard that he was also planning to write a surrender form to Liu Xuan. Hum, what does a strong man look like? , you also understand.

As for Liu Xiu, he is humble, brave and resourceful, he is a member of the Liu family, and he has the reputation of the Battle of Kunyang. Although he has no soldiers and horses now, he is a hidden dragon that can soar into the sky when the storm strikes.

He treated his brothers with kindness and reasonableness, so we don't have to worry about his future settlement, at least it is much better than that of Gaozu.

Coupled with the fact that he is now in dire straits, the icing on the cake is always not as good as providing help in times of need. What's more, our help is limited. If we miss it, the loss will not be big. "

“Can’t we just wait and see?”

Bai Guan sighed and said: "There is no time. Now we maintain the five counties of Hanoi, Hedong, Shangdang, Taiyuan and Changshan, with a total of 200,000 soldiers and horses, and we also need to maintain hundreds of thousands of troops on the long border. It’s already a bit stretched.”

"I understand, father, I will let the following give full support to Liu Xiu."

Bai Guan nodded: "By the way, you have to pay attention to the method. Liu Xiu is a hero and cannot treat ordinary people like that. Don't arouse his resentment, otherwise the relationship will not be good when the time comes."

"Save the child."

"Go!"

Back at the embassy, ​​Liu Xiu's face was glowing, and Feng Yi and others looked strange.

"After a few more days of rest, we will set off for Jidi."

"Thistlefield?"

"Yes, I have persuaded Duke Bai to give me soldiers and horses, and also recruited two talents. They will arrive in two days. By then we will go to Jidi to create our own foundation." Liu Xiu said excitedly.

Feng Yi and others were also happy that they finally had a place to use.

Second day

Bai Lin and Su Jin arrived with a cavalry of 3,000 people. The leader of the cavalry was Bai He, whom they had met for the first time a few days ago.

After Liu Xiu introduced the two of them to Feng Yi and Deng Yu, he led everyone to the military camp that day to run in with his cavalry.

Fortunately, there were only middle and lower-level officers among the three thousand cavalry. In order to facilitate command, Liu Xiu appointed several of the people he brought as cavalry commanders, and promoted Bai He to cavalry commanders.

October
Liu Xiu took his 3,000 elite cavalry and officially set off north to Jidi.

(End of this chapter)