Soldiers come to the world

() Clan sacrificial ceremonies can be long or short, mainly depending on the scale and level of the sacrifice. For example, the royal family sacrifices to the ancestral temple, which is grand in scale and takes at least two hours. Take a brief form, and it will be over in less than a quarter of an hour.

After the sacrifice, Tao Zhan, Sun Shangxiang, Liu Hu's wife Su and Liu Ju went back to the mansion first, while Liu Jing received the eunuch emissary Mi Ying from Yedu in the side room of the temple. Mi Ying was sent by the royal family this time. One of the ten eunuch envoys, their public mission is to urge the royal families around the world to do a good New Year family sacrifice.

But Mi Ying is also the little book boy who grew up with Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty. He is Liu Xie's closest and most trusted person. His presence has a deeper meaning, which Liu Jing certainly understands. <, Liu Jing asked Mi Ying to sit down, and Liu Hu sat next to him. In fact, Liu Hu didn't want to participate in this kind of meeting, but Liu Jing insisted that he stay, and Liu Hu had no choice.

Mi Ying glanced at Liu Hu, and asked with a shrill smile, "Is General Hu okay today?"

What he meant was to ask Liu Hu to leave, but Liu Jing smiled and said, "Don't worry about servant Min, this is my elder brother, it's okay to talk if you have something to say."

Mi Ying had no choice but to take out a note from her bun and hand it to Liu Jing, "This is a letter from the Holy Majesty to Zhou Mu. The Cao thief is heavily guarded in the palace, and it is difficult to bring out ordinary letters, so I can only write a note. , Zhou Mu, please don’t think it’s crude.”

"I can understand this!"

Liu Jing took the note, opened it, and read it. It was filled with densely packed small characters. Liu Jing saw the clothes belt edict and knew that it was indeed a letter written by Liu Xie, but the content was rather sad. He begged him to send troops to the north as soon as possible To eradicate Cao thief and restore the Han Dynasty, Liu Jing was surprised by the last line. Liu Xie even proposed that he was willing to give up the throne to Liu Jing.

Liu Jing shook his head and sighed: "How can Liu Jing dare to peep at the Han Dynasty Baoding, please tell the emperor, as a child of Liu's family, it is Liu Jing's own responsibility to restore the Han Dynasty, but I, Liu Jing, don't have any intentions to do anything wrong. If I can eradicate the Cao thief, I will definitely restore the monarchy, let the Holy Majesty reign over the world again, and let the world reap the mighty grace of the emperor, and I am willing to lead a westward expedition army to open up the territory for the Holy Majesty."

Mi Ying waved his hands hastily, "Liu... The Holy Majesty said who will be the emperor is a matter of the future. He just begged Zhou Mu to make an early northern expedition to eradicate the Cao thieves, so that the Han Dynasty and the country would not perish."

"I know!"

Liu Jing calmly said in a low voice: "Please tell Your Majesty, Liu Jing will definitely do his best and will never disappoint His Majesty's trust."

Liu Jing asked Liu Hu to arrange for Mi Ying to rest first. He had something on his mind. He stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back and looked at the snow on the branches. On his face, his well-defined face was particularly strong.

At this time Liu Hu walked into the room, and said with a salute: "The servant has already been arranged for Mi Nei."

Liu Jing turned around and said with a smile: "This is a family temple, we only talk about family affection, don't care about the rank of the position, let's sit down and talk."

Liu Hu is Liu Jing's most trusted confidant. He has worked hard to become a lieutenant. After years of battlefield and life training, Liu Hu is no longer the stupid big man he used to be. He nodded silently and sat down opposite Liu Jing. Jing asked with a smile: "Is there any news about your brother?"

Liu Hu's elder brother is Liu Pan. When Changsha was regained, Liu Pan refused to surrender to Liu Jing, so he abandoned his post and went to Jiangling. Later, he was appointed by Liu Bei as the prefect of Hengyang. Liu Hu shook his head, "We haven't communicated for a year."

"It shouldn't be long before he will face a new choice. I hope he can return to Jingzhou."

It took Liu Hu a while to say in a low voice, "I hope too."

The two fell silent, Liu Jing glanced at Liu Hu again, and asked with a smile, "You seem to have something on your mind?"

Liu Hu sighed, "I watched you step by step to this day with my own eyes, and I know the hardships better than anyone else. Do you really want to hand over power to that puppet in the future?"

What Liu Hu said was Liu Jing's statement just now, that he would hand over the power to Liu Xie in the future, which made him worry all the time. Liu Jing laughed, "So you are unhappy about this matter."

"Of course, why should we give the country we bought with our lives to that useless puppet?" Liu Hu said angrily.

Liu Jing smiled faintly: "Just now Liu Xie said in the letter that he was willing to give up the throne to me. If it was not his temptation, then Cao Cao should have added the last sentence."

Liu Hu was taken aback, "You mean, this rice should be fake?"

"It's not true, he is indeed Liu Xie's favorite servant, and his relationship with Liu Xie is extraordinary, can't you see it?"

Liu Jing smiled mockingly, "He almost called Liu Xie by his name directly. This man is prettier than ordinary women when he puts on makeup, so he can't be a fake."

"nausea!"

Liu Hu spat hard, and he was puzzled again: "Could it be that he belongs to Cao Cao? But he pulled out a note from his bun."

"you are too naive!"

Liu Jing said coldly: "It will take at least half a month to come from Yedu, why should he hide the letter in his bun all the time, he did it on purpose, if he takes out Liu Xie's letter from his bosom, I'd rather There is no doubt, this is called concealment, one thing you have to remember, Liu Xie sent such a confidant to Jingzhou, Cao Cao will never turn a blind eye."

"I understand a little bit!"

Liu Hu sighed, "But why doesn't Liu Xie understand such a simple truth?"

"It's not that Liu Xie doesn't understand Cao Cao, it's that he doesn't understand this eunuch Mi. People who have stayed in the deep palace for a long time are often blindfolded by certain things."

. . . . . . . .

In the era of Liu Biao, a meeting of hundreds of officials was held every day, and officials from all over Jingzhou gathered in Xiangyang to meet the state shepherd in the magnificent state government hall.

This is actually a New Year's Day following the example of the imperial court, which is obviously suspected of overstepping. When Liu Jing came here, this ceremony was officially abolished.

Liu Jing's reason was simple. Every family worshiped their ancestors during the New Year, and officials from various counties and counties were unable to participate in the family sacrifice because they rushed to Xiangyang, which violated human relations.

So Liu Jing canceled the New Year's Hundred Officials Conference that Liu Biao had held for nearly ten years. Of course, debriefing is necessary. Between February and March, chief officials from various counties and counties will arrive in Xiangyang one after another to report on their work.

Although the official meeting for the first day has been cancelled, it does not mean that Liu Jing can have a holiday on this day, rest at home, and reunite with his family.

In fact, he was even busier this day. He was going to visit some important people, such as Kuai Liang, Cai Xun, and Pang Degong, who still had deep roots in Jingzhou, as well as high-ranking Jingzhou officials like Jia Xu and Xu Shu. The families of the fallen soldiers went to condolences to their wives, children and parents.

Not only that, if something special happens, it will often take up half a day of his time, just like at this time, Liu Jing went back to the house to change clothes, take a short rest, and was about to go to the barracks to reward the soldiers, but just after he walked into the outer study At that time, a soldier ran in and reported at the door: "Qizhou Mu, someone from Hanzhong is here!"

This news made Liu Jing forget to rest, and immediately ordered: "Bring him to see me!"

Someone from Hanzhong came, so it was natural that there was news from Meng Da, which was also the news that Liu Jing had been looking forward to. Meng Da was the most important pawn in Hanzhong, which was related to the success or failure of his entire Bashu strategy.

Not long after, the soldiers brought in a young man. This man was Meng Da's younger brother, named Meng You, and he was also a very intelligent man. He served as Zhang Song's secretary in Bashu and surrendered to Liu Jing with his elder brother. , was named the master book, and went to Hanzhong with his elder brother. He entered the house and knelt down to salute, "See Zhou Mu!"

Liu Jing waved his hands and said with a smile: "Boss Meng has worked hard, please sit down and talk!"

Meng You sat down, and a soldier served him tea. He took a sip of hot tea, and then said with a smile: "Not long ago, brother escorted Yang Song to Chang'an. He led more than a dozen guards to defeat more than 100 robbers, sold the goods at a high price, and brought back a lot of gold. What's more interesting is that the accountant in the team was placed by Yang Song. He suggested to his brother to divide the gold privately , was rejected by his elder brother, he informed Yang Song, and Yang Song was praised as a loyal person by his elder brother, and he was regarded as a confidant."

Liu Jing nodded in praise and said: "Your brother really did not disappoint me. I know he is a talent and can accomplish great things anywhere. In the future, if the Hanzhong strategy is successful, I will definitely use your brother again."

Meng You was overjoyed, bowed down and said, "I would like to serve the State Shepherd with my life!"

Liu Jing smiled slightly and said, "Tell me about the things in Hanzhong."

Meng You thought for a while and then said: "Speaking of which, Zhang Lu governed Hanzhong very well. The folk customs are honest and honest, the roads do not pick up lost things, and the people are generally richer. This is actually mainly due to Yang Song."

Liu Jing was a little curious. He remembered that Tao Li told him that the Xiliang horses were transported to Jiangxia back then on the Hanzhong Road. The key was to bribe Yang Song with a thousand dollars, so Yang Song left Liu Jing a The impression of being extremely greedy and bribery, "How could it benefit from Yang Song?" Liu Jing asked with a smile.

"Yang Song attaches great importance to money. On the one hand, he is relatively greedy, but on the other hand, he is very good at trading and has a good way of making money. He does business between Bashu and Guanzhong, selling cheap and expensive, and has accumulated a lot for Hanzhong. A lot of wealth, that's why Zhang Lu values ​​him very much and obeys his advice."

Liu Jing understood a little bit, if Yang Song was just a greedy and stupid person, Zhang Lu wouldn't listen to him like that, greedy for money is of course a matter of character, but Yang Song must also have something special, and a money-grubbing person would never Allowing others to be greedy for one's own wealth, it was Meng Da's refusal to be corrupt that gained Yang Song's trust.

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and then said: "Now that you have gained Yang Song's trust, don't be too anxious, take your time, work hard first, and then act according to the plan after gaining Yang Song's full trust."

"But things have changed!"

Meng You bowed and said anxiously: "Zhang Lu's younger brother Zhang Wei proposed to seize Shangyong, and Zhang Lu was quite tempted."

This sudden news surprised Liu Jing, how could Zhang Lu think of capturing Shangyong?He walked two steps with his hands behind his back, and immediately ordered his soldiers to say, "Quickly go and invite Junshi Jia and Junshi Sima, and say that we have something important to discuss."

"There is also Xu Changshi, please come along with him." Liu Jing added.