In Xiangyang Mansion, where the Han River and Fancheng are facing each other, Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao was sulking, Cai Mao looked at each other, and Kuai Liang sat dignified and did not say a word. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Only Kuaiyue sat there leisurely, as if nothing had happened. Liu Biao glanced at Kuai Yue, felt angry in his heart, and endured his anger and said, "What does Xenodu think about this matter?" ”

Kuai Yue sat up and said slowly: "After all, Liu Shi is just a county magistrate from the land of Shang Yu. The position of general obtained was just that this son used Shang Shu to occupy Shang Shu a few years ago, and Dong Table was worried that Shang Yu would be occupied by Yuan Shu and threaten Chang'an, so Dong Table was casually given by Dong Table. He did not allocate grain and grass, nor did he send a single soldier, but only allowed him to recruit 5,000 soldiers and horses to defend the merchants. is now serving as General Annan, but Li Xun is the icing on the cake on Li Ru's face, which can be regarded as a favor given to Li Ru. Most of the 20,000 horses stationed in Nanyang today are rural strong. If the lord wants to drive this son away, with the strength of the lord, it is achievable, but what if he is driven away? Yuan Shu's side, does the lord really want to turn his face with him? ”

Kuai Liang said gloomily: "After all, this Liu Shi was given by the Son of Heaven to Nanyang Taishou, and the lord drove Liu Shi away, isn't that against the court?" Besides, Nanyang is now plagued by Yuan Shu, most of the people have fled, and those who stay in Nanyang also have no surplus food at home, and they urgently need relief, otherwise they don't know how many starved to death before the grain harvest. Now that the lord has taken over Nanyang, not only will there be no benefits, but he will also bear a great burden. The people are waiting to be fed, and it is unrighteous not to save them. Besides, although Yuan Shu captured Yangzhou, Nanyang would not give it up. What's more, Yuan Shu has always been eyeing Jingzhou, and the four counties of Jingnan are also unstable, once Yuan Shu is provoked, Jingzhou will be attacked from both sides, and Jingzhou is in danger. ”

Kuai Yue said: "In this case, why should the lord care about the dilapidated land in Nanyang? The land of Nanyang is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and it is not a chicken rib for Jingzhou at present. If Liu Shi had that kid to help the lord guard the town, it would save the lord's worries, and let the lord concentrate on the four counties of Jingnan, speed up the integration of the four counties, absorb the displaced people from the north, and become the rear of the lord. The situation in Jiangdong is now chaotic, no one is in charge, the will of the court is not reached, and the lord can operate with his heart. Once there is a change in the world, the lord can control Jiaozhou from afar, swallow Jiangdong in the east, and sit on three points of the world. Then the soldiers were divided into three roads, all the way into Chang'an, and the two roads to the Central Plains. The general trend is also set. ”

Liu Biao's eyes lit up, then dimmed, and he sighed: "How can Biao have such an idea?" It's just that today's son is young, and he is held hostage by Li Xu, Guo Yan and others. The Kanto states were occupied by the powerful families, and they were fighting for each other. People were displaced, starved to death, and fields were desolate. Every time I think about this, my heart aches. If you want your ancestors to be in the heavens, you will scold us for being unfilial to our descendants, corrupting our ancestors, and staying awake at night. This Liu Shi is the ancestor's legacy, and Nanyang is left to him to operate, just thinking about how his kid received Nanyang so smoothly, he was depressed. Fan Cheng was deceived by him, and the general of Xinye Yuan Shu was also useless, wasting tens of thousands of stone grains for me. ”

Kuai Yue smiled and said, "Why should the lord be angry? If Liu Shi didn't have two hits, how could he guard the north gate of Jingzhou for the lord. That Yan Xiang was also a wise man, and he wanted to defend the fortified city and wait for Yuan Shu's rescue, but that kid was able to come up with the idea of building a city and shooting at each other, suppressing Yuan Shu's defenders. Encountering another invulnerable pawn was also unexpected by everyone. This group of people attacked the city, and the Yuan army was even more unable to resist, and the morale was lost, so the city was naturally lost. But from this point of view, Lu Zigong really led the troops well, and Liu Shi was only under him for about half a year, so he was able to have such an achievement. It's amazing too. ”

When Liu Biao heard this, his heart sank, and he said: "What should Liu Shi do about asking Jingzhou for grain?" , if you send some more food, won't that boost Liu Shi's strength even more? ”

Kuai Yue said: "Yuan Shu is greedy for money, and in the past few years in Nanyang, he has plundered a lot of wealth. Now all of them were given to Liu Shi's kid at once, and when Yuan Shu heard the news, he would definitely smoke in seven senses. Even if the kid got a windfall, he asked him to buy it from Jingzhou, but the lord only said that the government had no food, and allowed him to buy it from Nanjun and Jiangxia. First, it also fulfills the benevolence and righteousness of the lord, and secondly, it can also consume Liu Shi's financial resources. ”

Liu Biao sighed: "Is that kid really taken care of by the ancestors? At a young age, I was able to get the teachings of several famous teachers in my Han Dynasty. That Zheng Kangcheng, Lu Zigong, and Huangfu Yizhen are not famous men. It was only by virtue of the record on a tripod that the first emperor re-recorded their distant clan, which had been lost for more than a hundred years, into the clan. The first emperor was called the emperor's brother, which can be regarded as the revenge of his ancestors. ”

Kuai Yue chuckled: "Let's see if he can survive this hurdle." Yuan Shu has a high heart and a temperament, and he is a person who will repay his teeth, how can he endure this evil breath? Although Liu Shi had let Yuan Shu's generals and family members go, Yuan Shu would not give up, and thought that Liu Shi was afraid of him. I'm afraid I'll get the news in a few days. ”

Kuai Liang said: "It's okay like this, when the two of them fight, with Liu Shi's ability, he will not be a soft persimmon, even if Yuan Shu wins, it will hurt his vitality." At that time, the lord sent troops to Nanyang again to aid Liu Shi. With Liu Shi's character, he will be grateful to the lord, and he may not be able to become a thug of the lord. ”

Liu Biao nodded and stroked his jaw with his hand. Suddenly, he said: "This Liu Shi can get the ministry of General Annan, and we can't let him be suppressed, so we have to send someone to Chang'an to greet the Son of Heaven?" This matter will be handled by Xenodu. ”

Kuaiyue promised.

Liu Shi took a letter sent by Liu Biao and found Li Ru, Liu Zhen, Peng Tuo, Gao Shun and others to discuss.

Li Ru said: "Since Liu Zhoumu agreed that Nanyang merchants would go to Jiangxia and Nanjun to buy grain, this is a good thing for us in Nanyang, and it seems that the grain of hundreds of thousands of stones has been settled." ”

Peng Tuo said angrily: "This Nanyang was originally the land of Jingzhou, and the people of Nanyang starved to death, which was Liu Jingzhou's responsibility. What to say now, Jingzhou's treasury is empty, unable to relieve the disaster, I hope that the lord will save himself, and allow the lord to go to Jiangxia and Nanjun to buy grain, but he is worried that the lord will tell the world about Liu Jingzhou's coldness, and he is worried that the people of the world will say that he Liu Jingzhou is unkind and unjust. ”

Liu Zhen looked at Liu Shi: "Childe! Most of the lakes and rivers in Nanyang, Jiangxia, and Nanjun are connected to each other, and the consumption of carriages and horses is serious. ”

Liu Shi nodded and said, "This Jingzhou side has finally been solved." Thinking about it, with Liu Jingzhou's reputation, he will not secretly attack. It's just that Yuan Shu hasn't seen movement for so long, which is strange. As a person with Yuan Shu, he will never be reconciled. There will definitely be revenge. We must step up the investigation and assassination of Yingchuan and Runan. In addition, during this time, what happened to Nanyang's recruitment of soldiers? ”

Liu Zhen replied: "Due to the lack of food in Nanyang, the recruitment went very smoothly. A strong man between the ages of forty and twenty has called five thousand, and a brave man between the ages of nineteen and fifteen has called three thousand. However, many families have sent teenagers between the ages of 10 and 14. He begged us to take it, and he only needed to give us a little food, and he would do anything. This makes us embarrassed, I don't know how to deal with it? ”

Liu Shi sighed: "Take it!" When I walked Yan, Xu, and Yang, I saw people without food, all of them were as thin as firewood, and they were starving to death everywhere, and it was better to survive than anything else. In order to survive, they do everything, even eat the dead, the people are so pitiful, let these teenagers go to Tuntian! Raise them, don't abuse them, through training, after a few years, they are also an elite. A single battalion of people between the ages of 15 and 20 was formed to train an elite team for Nanyang. Those over the age of 22 will be stationed in various places after three months of training. Now there are more than 30,000 people in the Nanyang army, and it will be difficult for us to feed any more. There are not many soldiers, but fine. As long as we build an elite division with our hearts, no one in Nanyang can take it away. ”

He looked back at Gao Shun and said, "These are going to be handed over to Chengren again." In addition, Chengren said that the trapping army, I am determined to build 3,000 people, and all of Chengren's requirements, Wen You and Zishi must be satisfied, which must be done as soon as possible. At that time, Nanyang will lead 1,000 people in each direction to choose the front, leaving 1,000 people for maneuvering, and Nanyang will be safer. ”

As he was talking, the guards came in and said, "Captain Shi sent someone to say that there is news from Yuan Shu." ”

Liu Shi was stunned! He replied, "Let someone come in and talk." ”