Now, the only person who really has the strength to compete with Liu Xiu is Gongsun Shu of Yizhou.

When the Central Plains was full of smoke and wars, Yizhou has always been very peaceful.

Gongsun Shu has not been the king and hegemon in Yizhou for a day or two, as early as the Wang Mang period, Gongsun Shu was in Shu County as a guard.

Later, Liu Xuan was proclaimed emperor in Nanyang, and heroes from all over the country were greatly encouraged, and they rose up one after another, holding high the banner of anti-recklessness, including Gongsun Shu.

Taking advantage of the fact that Wang Mang was fighting with the Green Forest Army and the Red Eyebrow Army, Gongsun Shu was called king in Shu, proclaimed himself the king of Shu, and set his capital in Chengdu.

From this time on, Gongsun Shu began to work Shudi.

After Liu Xuan entered Chang'an, Gongsun Shu refused to surrender, and Liu Xuan sent Li Bao, the Marquis of Zhugong, and Zhang Zhong, the assassin of Yizhou, to lead a large army to conquer Gongsun Shu.

However, the natural danger of Shu is famous, and Gongsun Shu is quite popular in Shu and is deeply loved and supported by the local people, and Gongsun Shu's army defeated Liu Xuanjun.

After this battle, Gongsun Shu's position in Shu was more stable and difficult to shake.

Shu land has both natural hazards, can resist foreign enemies, the territory of the land is fertile, grain production and various resources are extremely rich, can be said to be unique.

In the twenty-fifth year of A.D., in April, Gongsun Shu was proclaimed emperor in Shu and named the country as a family.

Speaking of which, Gongsun Shu's time of being the emperor was two months earlier than Liu Xiu, and Liu Xiu was the emperor in June.

After Gongsun Shu became emperor in Shu, all the counties and counties of Yizhou submitted to obedience, and it didn't take long for Gongsun Shu to actually control the entire Yizhou.

After several years of operation, Gongsun Shu's strength can be said to have improved by leaps and bounds, becoming stronger and stronger, not only has the capital to compete with Liu Xiu, but even his strength is stronger than Liu Xiu.

When Qin Feng wooed Tian Rong, Tian Rong was faced with two choices, either to accept Qin Feng's wooing, or to submit to Liu Xiu.

He himself was also indecisive and hesitant about this matter.

Tian Rong's subordinates, a considerable number of people persuaded him to submit to Liu Xiu, and another group of people opposed him to submit to Liu Xiu, because if he really wanted to take refuge in a strong man, it was better to go to Gongsun Shu.

Through the statements of Tian Rong's subordinates, it can also be seen that at that time, Gongsun Shu's strength was only above Liu Xiu, not below Liu Xiu.

Now that the four dead soldiers have reappeared, Liu Xiu almost immediately decided that Mo Yan was very likely to have gone to Yizhou and taken refuge under Gongsun Shu.

The assassination occurred, Liu Xiu's trip was delayed, and Xu Ying and others sent a large number of spies to the front to investigate.

Before the spies could bring back the news from the front, the three imperial doctors had already helped Long Yuan finish bandaging his wounds.

Long Yuan was hit by three arrows in his body, and the arrows were all quenched with poison, it stands to reason that his injuries were very serious, but miraculously, he woke up instead.

When Liu Xiu came to visit Long Yuan, he raised his head upwards and made a gesture to get up, Liu Xiu hurriedly took a few quick steps, came to the front of the carriage, pressed Long Yuan's shoulder, and said, "Lie down, don't move!" ”

An envoy came to Liu Xiu with three arrows and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the arrows used by the assassins are painted on the arrows with the words 'see blood to seal the throat'. ”

Seeing that blood seals the throat is a kind of poison, for this poison, there is a very apt description, 'seven up, eight down, nine to the ground', which means, you can take seven steps up and eight steps down, in short, no matter what, you can't go to the ninth step, people can't do it, it is an extremely strong poison.

The imperial doctor sighed: "Fortunately, Your Majesty took the antidote medicine for General Long in time, otherwise it would be ......" He shook his head, the meaning was obvious, if it wasn't for Liu Xiu's timely detoxification at that time, but waiting for these imperial doctors to detoxify, I'm afraid people would have run out of gas a long time ago.

Liu Xiu nodded and didn't say anything more.

In fact, whether Pi Tong's antidote works or his own blood vessels, Liu Xiu himself is not clear, but it doesn't matter, as long as the person is fine.

He said to Long Yuan: "During this time, you only need to heal your injuries. ”

"Your Majesty......" Liu Xiu waved his hand at him, and Zhengse said: "I will let Xuying replace you, now, your task is to calm down and heal my injuries as soon as possible." ”

Long Yuan smiled helplessly, he raised his arm, clenched his fist again, and muttered in a low voice: "Your Majesty, my subordinates feel better than when they were not injured...... Liu Xiu ignored him again, explained to the imperial doctor, changed the dressing for Long Yuan in time, cleaned the wound, and then walked back to his carriage.

Yin Lihua had already returned to the carriage, Xue Ying and Hongjian accompanied her in the carriage, and Li Xiu'e stayed outside the carriage.

Seeing Liu Xiu coming, Li Xiu'e blessed her body and said, "Your Majesty! ”

Xue Ying and the red note in the car hurriedly came out and gave a blessing: "Your Majesty! ”

Liu Xiu waved his hand to the three of them and motioned for them all to stand down.

Waiting for the three girls to leave, Liu Xiu got into the carriage of the carriage, took Yin Lihua's somewhat cold little hand, and asked, "Did I scare you just now?" ”

"Your Majesty, who are these assassins?"

"It's just a little bit of a young person who can't see the light, Lihua doesn't have to worry too much!"

Yin Lihua looked at Liu Xiu, her eyes were slightly red, and she said in a low voice: "Did the concubine drag down Your Majesty?" ”

Liu Xiu smiled, stroked her soft hair, and said, "Between husband and wife, how can you talk about the drag!" ”

Hearing this, Yin Lihua's nose was sour, and tears fell uncontrollably.

Suddenly, she felt that she had never made trouble for her husband, but she had never done anything for her husband, she didn't have to compare with Guo Shengtong and Xu Xiling, and even she couldn't even compare with Hua Feiyan and Xi Cheying.

Seeing Yin Lihua crying, Liu Xiu panicked and asked with concern, "Lihua fell and injured herself just now?" ”

Yin Lihua didn't speak, leaned into Liu Xiu's arms, and shook her head slightly.

Liu Xiu was about to speak, Xu Ying strode over, "Your Majesty ......" Seeing the two people hugging each other in the carriage, Xu Ying was stunned for a moment, and immediately turned around, turned his back to Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua, and said: "Your Majesty, the scout returns, there is no ambush ahead." ”

"Hmm!"

Liu Xiu hugged Yin Lihua, answered, and said, "Keep going!" ”

"Yes! Your Majesty! ”

Xuying said yes and left quickly.

Soon, the team began to move forward again.

It may have been that the assassin had just been assassinated, and the speed of the procession was much faster, and Yin Lihua lost the interest in enjoying the scenery along the way, and sat quietly in the carriage.

Liu Xiu looked at Yin Lihua, who suddenly became quiet, and smiled helplessly, this time he took Lihua out of the palace, mainly to let her come out to relax, but this happened.

When passing by the mountain col lake, Liu Xiu deliberately asked the team to stop, he pulled Yin Lihua out of the carriage, looked at the lake in front of him like a huge mirror, and said with a smile: "Lihua, let's go over and have a look!" ”

Yin Lihua looked around a little nervously, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, don't go." ”

Liu Xiu smiled nonchalantly: "If there are assassins hidden here, then I have to thank them, at least I don't have to go through the trouble of searching for their traces!" ”

Yin Lihua was amused by Liu Xiu's words, and her gloomy mood became a little brighter.

The two of them held hands and walked towards the lake.

They were relaxed and leisurely, but the guards did not dare to be careless.

Zhonghuangmen was stationed at a distance of about ten paces from the two of them, Yu Linwei was stationed at a distance of thirty paces from the two of them, and Hu Benjun was stationed at a distance of fifty paces from the two of them.

Zhonghuangmen, Yulin, and Huben, three-layer guards, protect Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua tightly.

The two walked to the lake, the water was so clear that they could see the bottom of the lake at a glance, and there were many fish in it.

Yin Lihua couldn't help but take a deep breath, facing the beautiful and picturesque lake, smelling the fresh air, which made her feel quite refreshed.

Liu Xiu was the same, and said with a smile: "Passing by Nanyang, we can stop by to visit the Tomb, and after seeing Ziling, we must let him come to Yangqianshan to have a look." ”

Yin Lihua said with a smile: "Come to think of it, Mr. Yan has already traveled here!" ”

Liu Xiu shrugged his shoulders, noncommittal, turned around and beckoned to Xuying, who stepped forward, bowed his hand, and said, "Your Majesty!" ”

"Fetch two spears, and they will be new!"

Xu Ying was stunned for a moment, then answered, and then walked away quickly, not for long, Xu Ying came to Liu Xiu with two spears.

Liu Xiu took it and checked it in his hand, feeling strong enough, and nodded with satisfaction.

Then he sat down and began to take off his shoes and socks.

Seeing this, Yin Lihua was stunned and asked puzzledly, "Your Majesty?" ”

Liu Xiu raised her head, grinned at Yin Lihua, and said, "We can eat grilled fish at noon!" ”

As he spoke, he took off his shoes and socks, pulled his trouser legs upward, took two spears, and went barefoot into the lake.

Seeing this, Yin Lihua was also interested, learned from Liu Xiu, took off her shoes and socks, and then carried her skirt and walked into the lake.

The water is cold, but it doesn't feel cold, and the feeling of coolness spreads from the soles of your feet to your body, making you feel comfortable.

Liu Xiuzheng stared at a carp in the lake, slowly raised the spear in his hand, and was about to poke the spear down, when he heard a pop, the water splashed, and the fat carp suddenly swam away.

Liu Xiu looked back and saw that it was Yin Lihua standing in the lake, smiling at herself.

No need to ask, the stone just now must have been thrown by her.

Liu Xiu was angry and funny, but looking at Yin Lihua's smile, he was unconsciously stunned.

Since the two got married, he couldn't remember how long it had been since Lihua had laughed like this.

When he first got married, his eldest brother was killed, and he was suppressed by Liu Xuan, which can be said to be precarious, and the invisible pressure suffocated his husband and wife.

Lihua and him share weal and woe.

Later, he went to Hebei, and Lihua said goodbye for more than two years, and when they met again, they were already in Luoyang, and he had become the son of heaven of the Han Dynasty.

Although Lihua never complained in front of him, he knew that Lihua was not very happy in the palace.

At least in the palace, he had never seen Lihua smile like this.

Poof! Another stone splashed near him, splashing him all over his face, and at the same time, a giggling silver bell of laughter was heard.

Liu Xiu threw away the two spears in his hand, bent down, took out a stone from the bottom of the lake, and threw it towards Yin Lihua.

At this time, Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua, who were frolicking in the lake, were either sons of heaven, nobles, or ordinary young couples with big playfulness.

The guards all turned their backs to the lake, and their faces were grim, and their eyes scanned the surroundings like electricity, as if they did not hear the slightest sound of frolic behind them.

After playing in the water for a while, the clothes on Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua were almost soaked, and the two of them came out of the water.

Xue Ying, Hong Jian, and Li Xiu'e took two bed clothes, walked over quickly, and draped them on the two of them.

Bedclothes are not clothes, but quilts, there was no quilt in the Han Dynasty, one is called a quilt, and the other is called bedclothes.

The quilt is a thick quilt with more padding inside, and the bedgown is a thin quilt with only a thin layer.

Liu Xiu asked the three girls to leave their bedclothes, and then waved her hand, signaling them all to retreat.

After the third girl left, he squatted down in front of Yin Lihua, picked up a clean silk handkerchief, and gently wiped her hair.

"Your Majesty, just let the concubines come by themselves."

"I'll wipe it for you!"

Liu Xiu's mind drifted back to the past, and muttered: "In the past, I helped Lihua wipe it. ”