Chapter 87 The Situation of the Parties
Xiangyang, Jingzhou
A royal clansman, riding alone, without a retinue by his side, holding the imperial court's appointment edict and imperial seal in his hand, walked towards Xiangyang City.
The city defense of Xiangyang City is tall and strong, the moat is bottomless, and it is one of the best fortified cities in the world, at this moment, the gates of Xiangyang City are all opened, the army is on both sides, and a group of scholars and officials are standing in the middle.
This royal family is Liu Biao, and he who enjoys the reputation of "Eight Jun", he also has a high-spirited, polite taste, his appearance is gentle and majestic, not only that, but his courage and bearing have gradually impressed the wealthy families in Jingzhou.
The current Jingzhou is not very peaceful, the original Jingzhou assassin was assassinated, Jingzhou is still nominally under the rule of the Han Dynasty, in fact, it is an independent state and county, and under Jingzhou, there are many counties, in this place, the power of the family to speak, far stronger than the Han royal family in Luoyang.
And now the ambitious Liu Biao has no fear, looking at the representatives of the major clans in front of him, his ambition is rapidly expanding, and his self-confidence is also innate, he has no reason to believe that with his means and resourcefulness, it is enough to make these people bow down.
Liu Biao, who rode into Jingzhou alone, had already planned the pace of conquering Jingzhou in his heart, and the appointment edict and the imperial seal were his best weapons.
"In the future, Jingzhou will be ruled by me!"
Youzhou
The three thousand iron horsemen were all white horses, the silver-white armor blended with the snow-covered earth, and on the sharp blades, blood dripped down the lines, and the knights were not moved in the slightest, they were waiting for the order of the commander.
The corpses of the enemy are all over the ground, and their clothing and weapons are not in the style of the Central Plains, which is a nomadic people from the north, the great enemy of the border army, and the Xianbei people.
And at this moment, the main general of this army is Gongsun Zhan, the word Boqi, and he has just defeated thousands of Xianbei cavalry, covered in blood, and the steel knife in his hand has been curled.
"Newspaper - Liu Yu, the new assassin of Youzhou, has entered the territory of Youzhou!"
"Newspaper - the anti-thief Zhang Chun colluded with Qiu Liju, the leader of Wuhuan in Liaoxi, to launch a rebellion, and Youbeiping County has fallen!"
Gongsun Chan snorted coldly and said angrily: "Follow me into Youbeiping!" Exterminate Zhang Chun! ”
The guard next to him asked, "General, what about Liu Yu......"
"Hmph, let him wait! I'll see him again after I kill Zhang Chun! ”
Three thousand cavalry like arrows from the string, the speed is galloping, the momentum is magnificent, people are in awe, in this land of Yanyun, cavalry has always been the main theme, and here, it is also the main battlefield with the northern nomads.
"The troubled times are coming, and the feudal marquis is just around the corner, I must seize the opportunity to take advantage of the situation and soar into the sky!" Thinking of this, the smile on the corner of Gongsun Zhan's mouth has become more and more intense.
Xuzhou
The winter training is about to begin, Xuzhou's elite soldiers and strong generals are already eager to try, several phalanxes are neatly arranged in the wilderness, the front phalanx, is the most elite Danyang elite soldiers.
Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian, has been draped all over, the whole army is waiting for his review, although in his heart, has long worn out a lot of heroism, but seeing the flags in front of him, Jin Ge Iron Horse Xuzhou soldiers, he is still inevitably a little excited.
Just as he was about to step onto the high platform and prepare to start the parade of troops, his staff hurried over.
"Lord, the spies came to report, and that group of people is secretly meeting again, just in Xiaopei."
Tao Qian's brows were furrowed, and the wrinkles on his face looked even older, and he asked in a low voice, "Is that Zhang Jiao still in my Xuzhou?" ”
The staff shook their heads and replied: "The secret post in Chang'an said that where I saw Zhang Jiao, the streets were full of his supporters, and the momentum was huge, but then the assembly ended in a hurry, and the specific reason is not clear. ”
Tao Qian advised: "You must keep an eye on them, don't let them make things happen at this time." ”
"Don't worry, my lord, I'll do it."
After whispering, the staff left in a hurry, Tao Qian lost the interest just now, and after hurriedly inspecting the army, he went home directly.
"Are they just preaching? Taiping Dao, isn't this world peaceful? ”
and state
Dong Zhuo sat in the highest place, there was a young woman on his left and right hands, according to Dong Zhuo's physique, these two women were also extraordinarily small, and in his hands, he was also holding a huge piece of lamb leg meat, and his face was full of oil.
The first to start, standing is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Li Ru, in various historical records and literary works, Li Ru is an out-and-out traitor, but from the perspective of physiognomy, Li Ru's appearance is not a thief's eyebrows, but a little handsome.
There are generals on the left and right sides of the lobby, Huaxiong Qin Yi, Li Dao and Guo Yan are all there, and there are some new generals, who also look like generals and strong on the surface.
"Li Ru, how did you do with what our family asked you to inquire about?"
Li Ru immediately put on a smiling face and said, "Back to my father-in-law's words, my son-in-law has already inquired, and that Xiang Qing is in Chang'an now!" ”
Dong Zhuo pushed away the woman beside him and asked suspiciously: "According to his character, he will definitely return to Luoyang, how can he stay in Chang'an?" ”
"Our spies said that these days, their group of people have been haunting a medical center, and it seems that someone is seriously injured and cannot return to Luoyang."
Dong Zhuo put down the piece of meat in his hand, tore off a woman's clothes and wiped his mouth, and drove the woman away, he muttered to himself: "The killers arranged by our family are waiting for him on the way back to Luoyang, but he stays in Chang'an and does not leave, which is beyond our family's expectations." ”
Li Ru said with a smile: "Father-in-law doesn't have to worry, but the son-in-law thinks that it is not necessary to arrange a killer." ”
"Why?"
Li Ru replied: "Does my father-in-law think that people who can't be killed by tens of thousands of troops can be easily taken down by a few killers?" ”
Dong Zhuo held his forehead and thought for a while, shook his head, and sighed: "This person's martial arts are really strong, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get rid of him." ”
"Father-in-law, since Xiang Qing wants to return to Luoyang, then the day he returns to Luoyang is the time when he dies, I am afraid you have forgotten, we killed Xiang Qing, that is the meaning of His Majesty the Emperor."
Dong Zhuo nodded and said, "Then our family is waiting for the good news to come, and the top priority now is to exterminate all the rebels in Bingzhou!" These thieves are too presumptuous! I don't take our family seriously at all! We're going to kill them all! Not a single one to stay! ”
"No!"
Every place in the world is changing, and the princes from all walks of life who are familiar with it in later generations have appeared one after another, and this gorgeous era is about to kick off, and under this gorgeous stage, there are the accumulated bones of ordinary people.
After a series of events, Xiang Qing thought that he could not change history, but because of his arrival, the wheel of history had accelerated its turn, the Yellow Turban Uprising had been advanced, and Liu Xian rode into Jing after the end of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, so history was still changed by him in the end.
And just when the princes of the world were gearing up and preparing to show their skills in the troubled times, Xiang Qing and his party stayed in Chang'an safely, very comfortable.
In the backyard of the medical hall, a group of people gathered around a table, not only Xiang Qing and Xiang Xu, but also Wang Shu, who was recuperating from his injuries, was also dragged over and sat down, and everyone gathered around a homemade hot pot, and the table was full of food such as meat slices and vegetables.
"Second brother, your way of eating is really wonderful, hahaha."
I saw Cao Chun use long chopsticks to take out a piece of meat from the hot pot, and put it in his mouth regardless of whether it was hot or not, with an expression of enjoyment on his face.
Liu Hu and the others also ate with a mouthful of oil, and even the injured Wang Shu was not far behind, one after another, and there was no time to stop at all.
Although Xiang Xu's cleanliness has high requirements for clothes, he doesn't care about food, because he has been hungry and knows that food is not easy to come by, so no matter whether Xiang Qing asks for it or not, he will not waste food, and he eats very fragrant.
Everyone had almost eaten, and Yun Chengxu took the initiative to stand up and clean up the mess, although they knew that Xiang Qing was not a person who paid attention to the dignity and humility of the upper and lower, but sitting with his master to eat, they were moved at the same time, they were also uncomfortable, just by cleaning up the table.
After eating, Cao Chun pulled Xiang Xu out, since they came to Chang'an, these two people have been inseparable, and Cao Chun has almost learned all the funny skills on Xiang Qing's body, Xiang Xu and Cao Chun are together, and they can occasionally show a smiling face.
Xiang Qing found a homemade recliner, lay down comfortably, away from those days of fighting and killing, he felt extremely comfortable, now he has no worries about food and clothing, life is very comfortable, and he studies some gadgets every day, and he feels quite fulfilling.
Wang Shu also lay down next to Xiang Qing, the two of them basked in the sun on the recliner, although the winter is still relatively cold, but just finished eating hot pot, the body is warm, today's weather is also better, cloudless, the sun is shining, and the two of them don't feel cold.
"Lord, there is news from Master Cao, he is going to get married soon, and he wants you to go back."
Xiang Qing immediately sat up, his eyes widened and asked, "What the hell?" Why did you suddenly tell me that he was going to get married? ”
Wang Shu replied: "Master Cao said that he wanted to tell you last time, but he saw that you were not in a good mood at that time, so he wanted to wait to tell you." ”
"Oh, I see." Xiang Qing asked again: "Then when will he get married?" ”
"The etiquette is more cumbersome, and the normal process is repeated, not to mention that the eldest prince Cao is not an ordinary man, after all, there are some families, how to count it will be next year."
Xiang Qing put his mind at ease and said, "Then don't worry, I thought I would go back non-stop now." ”
"Grand Master Cao is the first to inform you, it seems that you are in his heart, it must be very important."
"Of course! That's my big brother with his head on the ground! Xiang Qing said a little proudly.
"What's next for my lord?" Wang Shu asked.
Xiang Qing lay down comfortably again, and said with a smile: "Let's go to Hedong." ”
Wang Shu didn't ask why, whatever the lord said, he would do it, he just needed to ensure that the information provided to Xiang Qing was accurate.
In Xiang Qing's heart, the figure of that person had already emerged.