Several large ships of Wudi lined up along the widened waterway in the lower reaches of Qingxi. All of them are 500 stone row galleys. Beside the portholes below deck, dozens of sturdy men were paddling hard.

Hearing that it was quite difficult to sail against the current, Liu Bei ordered the second general Pan Hong and Zhu Gai to lead the fleet to meet him.

Several wheeled boats threw the cables, and the strong men of Wu Di were tied to the left and right sides of the ship according to the order. It was dragged by the combined force of the wheel boat, and the speed far exceeded that of the row of oars.

After confirming that it was correct, the gate of the White Lake Water Gate was opened, and the civilian boats were allowed in.

Nowadays, most of the big ships turn directly to Nangang, except for the wheels of the navy, there are few big ships moored in the Baihu Water Pavilion. I heard that these civilian boats are all owned by Ling Cao and the Ling clan. Liu Bei nodded happily. Lou Sang's own caravan may also be formed.

Civilian boats line up to enter the lake. The water was suddenly crowded.

The two generals Lu Chong and Wei Xian were about to go on the ship to search, but Liu Bei shook his head to stop him. Under the protection of the embroiderers led by Shi Lian, he and the two family members boarded the first ship successively.

The men of Wudi, who were wearing leather armor and wearing red hair, saw Liu Bei and his party boarding the boat. They got down on one knee and greeted in unison.

Seeing Ling Cao's tiger on his back and wolf's waist, he was heroic, and his son behind him was also majestic and majestic. Liu Bei was overjoyed. Chang Yi returned to salute, and then stepped forward to help Ling Cao up: "I heard that you are coming, and I am looking forward to it." Now I finally got what I wanted, and I couldn't help but be happy. ”

Seeing the sincerity of the young monarch and the marquis, Ling Cao couldn't help but be moved: "The mountain village man, how dare you let the young prince and the marquis worry." ”

Liu Bei shook his head: "Even if he is a hero, he has come thousands of miles to vote." How can you not sweep the path and wait for you. ”

Ling Cao hugged his fists and said: "I dare not be ashamed." ”

Liu Bei held his hand and stood side by side: "Come, I'll introduce you to you." ”

Geng Yong and Cui Jun stepped forward together to salute.

Ling Cao was held with one hand, and only one hand hit his chest. In return.

The young monarch is good at understanding people, how can Geng Yong not know. Then he smiled and said: "Lord, the wind is strong on the ship, and you are talking in the house." ”

"Okay." Along the way, Liu Bei held his hand and led the way for Ling Cao. The onlookers were all sideways. I don't know what a heroic person is who is so favored by the young monarch. To say that the people in the city are also well-informed. Seeing that although Ling Cao was not as tall as the young monarch, he was quite majestic. It must be a wrestler. The people of Yi pointed and pointed, and their faces were happy.

There are heroes to vote, and Lou Sang is strong and strong. How can you not be pleased?

Enter the house and set up a banquet.

Wenchen and military generals all came to accompany him. After three rounds of drinking, Liu Bei gave three high-fives. The beautiful maid in the family took out the official uniform. Awarded the army of 600 stones.

Seeing Ling Cao's expression, he seemed to be completely unprepared. Li Yong, who was sitting opposite, kindly reminded him, and then walked steadily to the hall, knelt on one knee, and shouted: Young master. Changing into a general's uniform, Ling Cao knelt down with his fists clenched, and then opened his mouth with tears in his eyes: "Cao is a great favor, and there is no way to repay it." It must be the liver and brain to the ground, in order to repay the lord! ”

Liu Bei helped each other from afar: "Get up quickly." ”

suddenly waited for a high position, for fear that everyone in the hall would not be convinced. Unexpectedly, looking around, everyone sitting on the table looked as usual. Ling Cao cleaned up his mood and sat down again. In other words, not long ago, Shi Lian appeared in the hall. Dian Wei, who advanced in both Zhou and Dian, was also awarded the military qu.

The ability of the two of them has been experienced by both the martial arts and the above. The young master values wealth and righteousness, and is good at understanding people. was favored by him, and they were all called masterpieces. There are countless precedents in front of Zhuyu, and now there is Ling Cao, and everyone still has peace to say! It must be a hero.

The strong men under Ling Cao are all proficient in water and are good at boats. and many of the same kind. The whole body is united, and the enemy is the same. Just like Shunyang Wei, Danyang Baiyu, Liaodong Ranger, Surabaya Hero. became a song of its own and was compiled under Ling Cao.

Liu Bei has ordered the Baihu Dock to be transformed into a wheel ship.

There were also children of the Lu clan and the Gu clan in the same county who went to Lousang to apprentice at the school. Liu Bei happily ordered someone to send it to the school altar, and after a few great Confucians were assessed, it was not too late to be distributed.

Previously counted. Lou Sang raised soldiers a year and asked for 50 million yuan.

Liu Bei was quite surprised at first. As a result, I calculated it myself, and the scale of the Sangbu of Fang Zhilou was quite considerable.

Dragon Tiger Battalion Cavalry:

Xiwu has two thousand iron horses, led by Wulian and Bai Zhuo. Among them, there are 1,000 mercenaries from the Western Regions and 1,000 Xianbei kings.

Xilin Xiao rode a thousand, and Yan Rou and Yan Zhi commanded. Among them, 800 high chariot kings rode and 200 Hu miscellaneous rode slaves.

The dragon rode five hundred, led by Xu Rong and Tian Oka. They are all Liaodong rangers.

Shoot the tiger and ride five hundred, led by Cheng Pu and Ma Xing. The same is the Liaodong Ranger.

A total of 4,000 tigers.

Tiger Infantry Battalion:

Bai Yu has a thousand soldiers, and Dian Wei is in charge. Among them, 500 Huaisi white yurts, 500 Danyang white yurts.

Wudang Fei Army of 2,000, led by Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin. It is stationed in Licheng and Dukang.

A thousand yellow crossbowmen. Commanded by Huang Zhong.

A total of 4,000 brave.

Defenders of each city:

Lousang defended 2,000 troops, led by Cui Ba and Han Meng. Among them were 600 sword and shield men, 600 spearmen, and 800 watchtower shield crossbowmen. Under his command, Duo Danyang is strong.

Trolls:

Lou Sang has a thousand water troops, led by Huang Gai and Ling Cao.

There are 1,000 naval troops in Nangang, led by Pan Hong and Zhu Gai.

Embroiderer:

Shunyang Wei, Surabaya Wei, a total of three hundred, Shi Lian, Wei Xi, and Lu Chong commanded.

There were also assassins, thieves, and city guards, two hundred.

Total: more than 12,500 people.

Military expenditures exceed 87.5 million yuan a year.

Say nothing.

Hurry up and farm.

In addition to his father-in-law Huang Zhong, he led the captain and controlled the army. Liu Bei also wanted to set up a battalion supervisor in the second battalion of Longhu and Hubu to be the commander.

Said: Dragon Tiger Prison and Tiger Step Prison.

It's just that the candidate hasn't been decided yet.

At the end of May, the Luoyang envoy finally arrived in Linxiang.

The person who came was not someone else, it was Shao Ling Zuofeng.

The first time to spread the book, saying that 'happy events are near'. Since the two families descended, they were all looking forward to it.

Now that Zuo Feng is here, it is naturally a great joy. The young commander of the Yellow Gate has a great friendship with the young prince. Even the children in the city also know a thing or two. Seeing that he was happy, everyone who went out to greet Liu Bei was relieved. In other words, Taiwei Cui has been ranked as the third public, why didn't he say a word this time?

Wait for everyone to kneel. Zuo Feng then unfolded the edict and read it aloud.

On the third day of the fifth month of the second year of Guanghe, the emperor of the Han Dynasty said:

"The marquis of Linxiang is prepared, and the marquis of Shaofu is restored. Filial piety and purity, loyalty and righteousness, perseverance, and the first in the country. I am very glamorous. "Poetry" said: "There is no beginning, and there is an end." 'Now Zengrong City and Yichang are merged into Linxiang to Jingjude. ”

No wonder Zuo Feng said that the happy event is approaching. This is an edict of enclosure!

Addition, also known as Yifeng. It means to increase the fiefdom. "Historical Records: The Biography of the Marquis": "Qin made the Marquis of Wei to attack Wei, beheaded 40,000, and took Wei to take the violent kite, and won the three counties of Wei. Hou Yifeng. "Hanshu Kong Guang Biography": "At the beginning, the light was sealed by the prime minister, and then the benefits were sealed, and there were 11,000 households in all food towns. ”

The edict is not difficult to understand.

It's just that "there is no beginning, and there is an end", from "The Book of Songs, Daya, Dang". This means that everything has a beginning, but it rarely ends there. It is mostly used to persuade people to start and finish well.

What is it that Your Majesty asked Liu Bei to start and finish well?