Su Zhe said lightly: "The task that the eldest prince gave to the lower official before was only to break through the thief camp and recapture the grain and grass, and now that the lower official has done all the work, he should have lived up to the expectations of the eldest prince." ”

"When...... Of course not. Liu Qi had to squeeze out a smile again, "What this son means is that it is naturally best to catch the Jinfan thief." ”

"Therefore, the lower official needs the eldest prince to lend the soldiers and horses at hand to the lower official, so that he can catch the brocade thief." Su Zhe followed his words.

Liu Qi had nothing to say at this time, so he could only "lend" all the soldiers and horses brought from Xiangyang, as well as the warships, to Su Zhe.

When the ship arrived, Su Zhe did not linger and left.

Su Zhe turned around and returned to the warship, Huang Yueying was still holding Su Zhe's hand, and she was going to leave together.

At this time, Liu Qi couldn't help but ask: "Miss Huang, won't you go back to Xiangyang with me, I can send you back." ”

Huang Yueying glanced back at him and smiled politely: "Thank you for your kindness, it's just that I want to go to Wancheng first, so I won't go back to Xiangyang first." ”

After that, Huang Yueying left without looking back, and held Su Zhe's hand tighter with one hand.

Looking at the pair of young figures in the distance, Liu Qi's face was gloomy again, his fists were secretly clenched, and there was a clicking sound.

"The eldest prince, I think this Su Zhefei is a thing in the pool, but I am afraid that it may not be able to be used by the eldest prince......" Yi Yuan beside him reminded in a low voice.

Silent.

After a while, Liu Qi nodded and said: "You are reasonable, this Su Zhe is a poor disciple, he can serve his son, he should be grateful to Dai De, but I didn't expect him to be so ignorant, which is really disappointing to my son." ”

"This Su Ziming has the talent to go through the heavens and the earth, and it is understandable that he is unwilling to be subordinate." After Yi Ji sighed, he said: "It's just that this person was recommended by the eldest prince, and now he has made a contribution, if the eldest prince is in such a hurry to target him, I am afraid that he will be gossiped." ”

"And what do you mean?" Liu Qi glanced at him.

Yi Ji said: "According to the opinion of his subordinates, the eldest prince should not touch him for a short time, and during this period, he can still be loyal to the suitable person of the eldest prince, and when the time is ripe, it is not too late to replace Su Zhe." ”

"Well, you have a point." Liu Qi nodded with satisfaction, "Uncle Ji, you have always been discerning, and the heroes of Jingxiang can't escape your eyes, do you know what other talents can be used by me?" ”

Yi Yuan pondered for a moment, and Fang said: "My subordinates know a person named Xu Shu, this person is also from a poor family, and he fled to Jingzhou to avoid chaos last year, and he also worshiped under Mr. Shuijing, although this person's talent is not as good as Su Zhe, but he is also very outstanding, and he may be used by the eldest prince." ”

"Xu Shu ......"

Liu Qi read this unfamiliar name, but said: "Since you value this person so much, then Ben Gongzi will give him a chance, but this time, you must carefully investigate it, these poor people, their lives are thinner than paper, but their hearts are higher than the sky, and they always can't put themselves in the right position, and Ben Gongzi doesn't want a second Su Zhe to appear." ”

Yi Ji hurriedly said: "Don't worry, the eldest prince, his subordinates will definitely investigate this person carefully." ”

Liu Qi then "hmmed" and nodded with satisfaction.

When he looked up at Su Zhe again, the boat had already started, sailing away from the water's edge, and gradually moving away.

Looking at the banner of the word "Su" waving in the wind, Liu Qi snorted coldly: "Su Zhe, Su Zhe, do you think that you have a bit of talent, and this son has to use you, this Jingzhou has a handsome man, and he wants to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix to serve his son, and when he has the right person, he will let you taste the taste of falling back to the ground from the clouds." ”

……

On the river, dozens of warships, escorting grain ships, went up the river and went straight to Wancheng.

On the bow deck, Su Zhe and Huang Yueying stood hand in hand to enjoy the scenery on both sides of the strait.

Huang Yueying held his arm, his head rested on his shoulder, his eyes closed slightly, and he let the golden morning light sprinkle on his face, looking happy and sweet.

Looking at the beauties close to him, Su Zhe's mood was naturally good.

After this battle, he rescued Huang Yueying unscathed, recaptured hundreds of thousands of stones, grains and grass, and seized many materials looted by Gan Ning by the way, which can be said to be a big profit.

With these grains, grasses and materials, he can not only solve the food shortage in Wancheng, but also have the confidence to recruit troops and expand his strength.

In addition, in the name of escorting grain and grass, he successfully took away 2,000 heavily armed soldiers and nearly 30 large and small warships from Liu Qi.

Maybe this bit of soldiers and horses is nothing to Liu Biao's father and son, but for Su Zhe, it is enough to be described as a windfall.

With these two thousand soldiers and horses, plus his original soldiers and horses, the number of soldiers and horses available to him now has reached four thousand.

If he had recruited new soldiers in time, he estimated that by the end of the year, the number of soldiers and horses under his command would reach about 8,000.

With 8,000 elite soldiers in hand, he has the strength to fight with the Liu family's father and son, and he has more confidence to straighten his waist and dare not look at the faces of the Liu family's father and son.

As for when he will completely turn his face with Liu Biao and become self-reliant, it depends on the development of the situation and the opportunity.

Retracting his thoughts from the blueprint, Su Zhe suddenly thought of something, and asked, "By the way, Yueying, how could you be so coincidental, you happen to be on the grain carrier?" ”

Huang Yueying opened her eyes, returned to reality, and sighed lightly: "Coincidentally, I was at home that day, and suddenly Shu'er came to visit, saying that she wanted to invite me to Wancheng to play, I thought I could stop by to see you, so I agreed, and agreed to come by the grain boat by water." ”

Cai Shu, Cai Shu again!

Su Zhe's heart moved, and he suddenly guessed something, and hurriedly asked, "Then what, why wasn't Cai Shu taken captive?" ”

Huang Yueying said: "Listen to me, I came to the river at the appointed time that day, who knew that Shu'er didn't come for a long time, and before the boat started, she sent someone to tell me, saying that she was suffering from some cold and couldn't go, I thought that since they came, I simply got on the boat, and planned to come to Wancheng to see you by myself, and then you will know." ”

Su Zhe's face darkened, his sword eyebrows condensed, and he was silent for a long time, but in his heart, he connected the things before and after, and the truth gradually surfaced in his heart.

"Ziming, what are you thinking? Why did you suddenly stop talking? Huang Yueying said strangely.

Su Zhe took a deep breath, looked at Huang Yueying with a serious expression, and said, "Yueying, do you know that the day after you and the grain ship were robbed, Cai Shu came to my camp to see me. ”

"Shu'er went to see you?" Huang Yueying was taken aback, "Didn't she suffer from the cold and recuperate at home, why did she come to you?" ”

Su Zhe didn't answer, and continued: "Not only did she not mention anything about making an appointment with you to come to Nanyang, but she also told me that she had a crush on me, and as long as I went to Cai's house to propose to her, she would come forward to help me solve the problem of food shortage in Wancheng." ”

"Is there such a thing!? Ziming, you're not kidding, are you? Huang Yueying's pretty face had changed color in shock, with an expression of disbelief.

"You look at me, do you look like I'm joking?" Su Zhe asked in a solemn tone.

Huang Yueying was stunned and speechless.