Jingzhou Liu Biao recently got involved with the newly appointed Yizhou Liu Zhang, and Liu Xie, as the imperial court, was not much interested in the mutual attack between the two. Even if you want to persuade, no one is necessarily willing to listen, not to mention that the two families will fight, or Liu Xie secretly makes people bad. Of course, Liu Xie's representative is the orthodoxy of the Han dynasty after all, after the fight between Jingzhou and Yizhou, Liu Xie still spoke out as soon as possible, hoping that the two families can value peace, as for whether Liu Biao or Liu Zhang is willing to listen, it is not for Liu Xie to interfere.

Speaking of which, Liu Biao and Liu Zhang are really half a catty, they belong to stinky fish looking for rotten shrimp. Liu Biao rode into Jingzhou alone, thanks to the support of the Cai family and the Kuai family, the local wealthy families in Jingzhou, which secured the position of Jingzhou Mu. But after becoming the pastor of Jingzhou, most of the military affairs in Jingzhou went to the Cai family, and most of the civil affairs were taken by the Kuai family, and there was not much left in the hands of Liu Biao in the end. Liu Biao is self-aware, so the three forces have been at peace with each other, but with Liu Biaojin becoming king, the family in Jingzhou also has further thoughts.

The decline of the Han family can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye, even if Liu Xie, the son of the Han Dynasty, is resting with the people, many people still think that it is too late. As the head of the Cai family, Cai Mao naturally hopes that her brother-in-law Liu Biao, who she supports, can go further, so that she and the Cai family can take advantage of this to rise and become relatives of the emperor.

It is precisely because of this consideration that Cai Mao showed strong support for Liu Biao's intention to take advantage of the change of power in Yizhou to send troops to attack. It's just that being full of energy doesn't mean that you will definitely be able to succeed, after Huang Zhong leaves, the highest force in Jingzhou should be Wen Ping, and compared to Huang Zhong, Wen Ping is stronger than Huang Zhong in the ability to lead troops.

But Yizhou is not without capable people, although Zhang Ren and Yan Yan know that Liu Zhang's succession must have an inside story, but the problem is that the wood is already in the boat, the old king is dead, and the new king is left with Liu Zhang, the only seedling, plus the external troubles are killed, in order to ensure the interests of the people of Yizhou, whether it is Zhang Ren or Yan Yan, they have adopted a tacit attitude.

Zhang and Yan are both representatives of the military, and their attitudes also caused Pang Yi, the Brazilian Taishou who already knew that the Liu Fan brothers had died in the assassination, had to stop fighting and withheld it. If there was no Jingzhou Liu Biao's door-to-door search, Yizhou might have caused a civil strife, but now, when foreign enemies came to the door, everyone's attention was also attracted, and Liu Zhang's improper position was tacitly silenced by everyone.

Zhang Ren and Wen Ping are chess opponents, will meet good talents, the two each led an army at the junction of Jing and Yi Erzhou to start a fierce battle, with the geographical advantage, Zhang Ren will Jingzhou's army to the death to keep out, although Liu Biao is angry, but also helpless.

miscalculated, Liu Biao originally thought that he could take the opportunity of the new lord of Yizhou to succeed to the throne to reap some benefits for Jingzhou, and it was best to take this opportunity to open the door of Yizhou and gain a foothold for the future crusade of Jingzhou, but he didn't want Yizhou to show such unity. It's just that it is difficult to ride a tiger at this time, so he collects the troops in such a gray manner, Liu Biao's own face is not to mention, even the Cai family, who took out a large amount of grain and grass for this battle, refuses to stop.

Jingzhou, the land of fish and rice, has not been affected by much war in recent years, and the life of the people is quite reasonable, plus a large number of northern scholars moved here to escape the disaster of war, Jingzhou has been prosperous in recent years. But in terms of martial arts, the performance is unsatisfactory.

I haven't fought for many years, and when I first go to the battlefield, I naturally perform poorly. Fortunately, the soldiers and horses of Yizhou have not fought for many years, and the Jingzhou soldiers belong to the eldest brother Mo Xiao's second brother, if any of the two families meet Cao Cao's Yanzhou army or Chang'an Lu Bu's merge state army, the result will definitely be a fiasco.

Liu Xie doesn't care very much about who will be the winner in the end, Liu Biao and Liu Zhang, the uncle and nephew, anyway, don't come to trouble yourself at this time. Wang Yun's illness is getting worse and worse, and he is already a little unrecognizable, and Liu Xie is very anxious about it. But there is no other way except to be anxious, the imperial doctor Ling Jiping has now lived in the Wang family, but he still can't let Wang Yun's condition improve, Liu Xie has already issued an order to find Zhang Zhongjing and Hua Tuo, but these two have been traveling around all these years and have no fixed place, and it is not easy to find them in a short time.

Situ House

Liu Xie came to visit Wang Yun as he did a few days ago, but he didn't want to meet Lu Bu at the door.

"Wen Hou, are you also here to visit Situ?" Liu Xie asked with some surprise.

"Well, by the way, I'll pick up Xiu'er."

"Xiu'er? Who? Liu Xie couldn't help but ask in confusion when he heard this.

“…… It's Diao. ”

"Oh, it was her." Liu Xie suddenly heard that Diao Chan's real name was Xiu'er.

The two came to the back house, and Liu Xie knew that the woman who was serving Wang Yun to drink water was the Xiu'er in Lu Bu's mouth, that is, Diao Chan, who played a key role in the matter of punishing Dong.

Liu Xie originally wanted to take a closer look at what this Diao Chan looked like, but Wang Yun, who was originally lying on the bed with a confused appearance, suddenly came to his senses at this time.

"Father-in-law, it's really good, I didn't expect Jiping's medical skills to be so good." Lu Bu said to Wang Yun with a happy face. It's just that Xiu'er on the side showed a sad and sad look.

"Xiu'er, you take Feng Xian down first, for the father, I have a few words to say to the saint." Wang Yun ignored the happy Lu Bu, and gently instructed Xiu'er.

When Lu Bu was pulled away by Xiu'er, Liu Xie stepped forward and said to Wang Yun: "Master Wang, if you still have any unfulfilled wishes, please tell me." ”

“…… It seems that the Holy One has seen it. ”

"......" Liu Xie didn't speak, nodding slightly. People who have been sick in bed for a long time suddenly regained their spirits, either they were drugged and eliminated, or they returned to their glory, and Wang Yun obviously belonged to the latter at this time.

"Lao Chen has lived for so long, which is enough, and the only regret is that he failed to see the Holy Lord revitalize the Han family. Shengshang, I don't know who the sage is going to let sit in Chang'an after the death of the old minister? ”

"Is there a candidate for Master Wang?"

“…… Cai Yong, Cai Bojiao. ”

"Okay, I remember, when I go back, I will immediately order Cai Zhonglang to come back."

“…… Don't you think it's strange? Wang Yun asked with a smile.

"It's not surprising, Master Wang is dedicated to Han, since he recommended Cai Zhonglang, it must be because Cai Zhonglang is suitable, I don't need to doubt Master Wang's vision."

“…… Lao Chen thanked the Holy God for his trust. ”

Seeing that Liu Xie agreed to his recommendation without hesitation, Wang Yun suddenly found that he had nothing to say. Although he is still an adult, he is more mature and stable than many people. At present, the Han can't stand the toss, and only by slowly accumulating strength can it be possible to revive the Han family in the future, but Wang Yun feels that there is no need to talk to Liu Xie about these things.

"Holy Lord, the old minister is dead, I don't know how you are going to treat Lu Bu?"

"You live up to me, I live up to you."

"Although Lu Bu is superior in force, but his mind is simpler, it is easy to be bewitched by others, if Lu Bu makes an unrighteous act in the future, please also ask the saint to spare him on the thin face of the old minister, after all, he has made great contributions in the matter of punishing Dong."

“…… Master Wang, don't worry, I promise you that it is. ”

In this way, the old minister was relieved. Shengshang, the old minister still wants to talk to his daughter and son-in-law about some common things, I wonder if I can bother the saint to summon the two of them in? Wang Yun asked Liu Xiedao softly.

Liu Xie nodded when he heard this, got up to say goodbye, and informed Lu Bu and Xiu'er to go to see Wang Yun when he went out. Lu Bu, who had already known from Xiu'er that Wang Yun was back to the light, had no joy on his face at this time, and after hurriedly saluting Liu Xie, he followed Xiu'er into Wang Yun's bedroom.

Liu Xie left Situ Mansion alone, feeling a little sad in his heart. Wang Yun is a stubborn man, although he may also have selfish intentions in the matter of punishing Dong, but in any case, it is Liu Xie who benefits. And after that, Liu Xie could turn many of his ideas into reality, thanks to Wang Yun's support. Now that this old man who has been supporting him behind his back is about to pass away, Liu Xie's heart can't help but feel a strong reluctance.

Liu Xie, who was in a bad mood, did not ride a horse, let alone want to return to the palace, and took Wang Yue to walk in Chang'an City, but he didn't want to walk and walked to Xishi. Today's Chang'an City has changed a lot from when Dong Zhuo was there, with the implementation of the imperial decree, the originally lifeless Chang'an has regained some vitality, although I dare not say that it is prosperous, but the popularity has increased a little. However, compared to the crowd coming and going, Liu Xie, who was standing in the middle of the street, seemed a little lonely.

"Hey~hey~ surnamed Liu~ said you." A familiar voice came into Liu Xie's ears, Liu Xie followed the prestige, and he was really an acquaintance, it turned out to be Zhen Mi, the fifth lady of the Zhen family, and standing next to her was Zhao Yu, who had not been seen for many days.

The only person who dares to call Liu Xie's surname Liu in Chang'an is Zhen Mi. What kind of bullshit Luoshen, in Liu Xie's eyes, this is a weird, naughty and good thing crazy girl.

"Why haven't you left Chang'an yet? Didn't you say that you were kidnapped back to Hebei by your sister? Liu Xie stepped forward and asked Zhen Mi with a frown. After speaking, without waiting for Zhen Mi to speak, he persuaded Zhao Yu again: "Xiaoyu, your brother handed you over to me to take care of, I didn't care much about you because I was busy, but you must not learn to be crazy like this girl all day long, otherwise I won't be able to explain to your brother." ”

"Brother Liu, Xiao Mi is not as unbearable as you said." Zhao Yu retorted with a smile. As soon as he said this, Zhen Mi, who was so angry because of Liu Xie's words, suddenly smiled, hugged Zhao Yu and said to Liu Xie: "Look, this is the person who can speak human words." How did you get here? The court doesn't need you anymore? ”

Liu Xie rolled his eyes and asked angrily, "I'm not allowed to come out and let the wind out?" On the contrary, it is the two of you, why don't you even bring a guard when you come out, although the security of Chang'an is good now, it is difficult to guarantee that there is no flower shooting. In case you two are taken captive and sold to a poor ravine to be a fool's daughter-in-law, I don't know where to save you. ”

"Bah~Bah~ Can't you hope we get better?" Zhen Mi snorted a few times, glared at Liu Xie and said.

Liu Xie and Zhen Mi are also used to bickering, and they have already gained experience, so they know that they can't be polite with this sharp-tongued person. However, it is indeed not the place to quarrel with the little girl on the street, and when he thinks of Wang Yun's matter, Liu Xie has no interest in arguing with Zhen Mi.

Zhen Mi originally wanted to fight back at Liu Xie, but suddenly saw that Liu Xie's strength had died down, and he didn't chase after the victory as usual, so he couldn't help but ask in wonder: "The surname Liu, what's wrong, you don't seem to be in a very good mood." ”

“…… Thank you for your concern, there is indeed something wrong. ”

"What's the matter?" Zhen Mi asked curiously.

"Brother Liu, we are accompanying Sister Cai to buy pen and ink, why don't we talk in a different place?" Zhao Yu suggested softly.

“…… It's good. It just so happens that I also have something to look for Sister Cai. Liu Xie nodded when he heard this.

The three of them called Cai Yan, who had finished buying pen and ink, and Wang Yue, who acted as a guard, and the five of them entered a nearby teahouse and went to the private room on the second floor.

For Wang Yun, Cai Yan's feelings are a little complicated, after all, it was Wang Yun who insisted on killing his father at the beginning, thanks to Liu Xie's protection, which allowed Cai Yong to escape. As for letting Cai Yong serve as the county guard of Nan'an, Cai Yan doesn't blame Liu Xie, after all, Wang Yun is powerful in Chang'an City, and Wang Yun doesn't seem to be very pleasing to Cai Yong, so it is relatively safe to put it away.

"Brother Liu, Wang Situ is finally getting older, don't be too sad." Zhao Yu persuaded Liu Xiedao softly, and Zhen Mi on the side rarely did not speak, but nodded in agreement.

Liu Xie smiled when he saw this, shook his head and said: "It's sure to be sad, after all, Situ can be said to have given everything for the Han, but I won't be depressed because of this, because I know that this is not what Situ wants to see." Situ has always wanted the revival of Dahan, and what I can do is to realize this wish in the future. Sister Cai, do you know who the successor Situ recommended to me is? ”

“…… Isn't it Lu Bu? ”

"Lu Bu is just a reckless man, how can he be qualified to be the head of a hundred officials. Situ recommended Cai Zhonglang to me, and I believe that soon, you will be able to reunite father and daughter. ”

“…… Wang, did Situ really recommend my father to the Holy Lord? Cai Yan still didn't believe it.

Seeing this, Liu Xie said: "I haven't reached the age of deafness and dazzle, so I won't hear it wrong." ”

"......" Cai Yan was silent for a while, not knowing what he was thinking. Liu Xie said softly: "Sister Cai, when Situ wanted to kill Cai Zhonglang, it was not out of selfishness, but because he wanted to cover up the shame of the Han family, you know, ...... at that time" Liu Xie was halfway through his words, and suddenly found that Zhen Mi and Zhao Yu on the side were looking at him with wide eyes, and that curious look made Liu Xie realize that some words were not suitable to say to these two girls.

"What was it like?" Zhen Mi asked curiously.

“…… It's nothing, Sister Cai, please write a letter to you, please Cai Zhonglang come back as soon as possible, as for the position of the county guard, I will find someone to replace him. ”

“…… Surname...... Uh-huh...... Holy Lord, what did you just want to say at that time? Zhen Mi asked reluctantly.

"Children don't ask less." Liu Xie replied angrily.

"You're not much older than me, so why shouldn't you ask." Zhen Mi retorted unconvinced.

"......" Liu Xie rolled his eyes, not planning to take care of Zhen Mi. The little girl is a beautiful embryo, but she always likes to break the casserole and ask the end, which makes people a little unbearable. But Zhen Mi didn't want to give up her curiosity, and when she saw that Liu Xie refused to speak, she asked Cai Yan on the side.

Although Cai Yan has been married, but on the day of marriage, the groom was hung up, although Cai Yan was a wife, he didn't even have a cave room. Liu Xie wanted to say what he didn't say, and Cai Yan's intelligence naturally guessed it, but these things made a big girl with yellow flowers embarrassed to tell Zhen Mi, a little girl.

In order to prevent Zhen Mi from continuing to entangle this embarrassing question, Liu Xie changed the topic and asked Zhen Mi: "Miss Zhen, I don't know if your second sister is in Chang'an recently?" ”

"No, the second sister said that there are some things in Hanzhong that she needs to deal with personally, and she has been gone for almost half a month. Are you looking for her? Zhen Mi shook her head and replied.

Of course, Liu Xie knew that Zhen Jiang was not in Chang'an at this time, and he just wanted Zhen Mi to divert his attention by asking about it. Seeing Zhen Mi take the bait, he asked again: "So now the Zhen family is in charge of you?" ”

"yes, is there anything I need help with?"

"I don't need to help, I just want to ask the Zhen family how the Cai Hou paper is doing now?"

Cai Hou paper is one of the sources of money that Liu Xie came up with to increase the income of the imperial court, and now that the imperial court is using money everywhere, Liu Xie has been worrying about Wang Yun's affairs recently, so he didn't care about it, and now that he saw Zhen Mi, he naturally asked casually.

"Hmm...... To describe it as an idiom, it is in short supply, and my sister went to Hanzhong this time for this matter. Zhen Mi replied after thinking about it.

"Went to Hanzhong for Cai Hou paper?"

"Well, my sister said that Cai Hou Paper is too profitable, and the Zhen family has exclusive access to the blessings of the Zhen family, so I intend to find a few subordinates for this business according to your wishes, it seems to be called an agent, right?"

"Yes, I did mention it to your second sister. Who is your second sister going to see in Hanzhong? Liu Xie asked curiously.

"It seems to be the Bai family in Yizhou."

"The Bai family? I've never heard of it. ”

"Hmph, there's a lot you don't know. There are countless merchants in the Han Dynasty, including the Wuji Zhen family, the Xuzhou Mi family, the Jiangdong Zhu family, the Lujiang Lu family, and the Chai Sang Tao family, ...... "Zhen Mi is like a few treasures, and he counted Liu Xie with his fingers how many powerful merchants there are in this big Han.

"This Bai family is the representative of Yizhou?"

"It's just one of them, the second sister chose the Bai family because the Bai family has a good reputation over the years, and there is no need to worry about unnecessary trouble when cooperating with it."

"What about the other merchants? Your second sister didn't plan to look for it? ”

"Of course I found it, but those people are far away, and it will take a while to come to Chang'an. By the way, you'd better prepare some money, those merchants will come to Chang'an with their own goods, and there may be what you want. ”

"Well, thanks for the reminder. It seems that in addition to preparing money, I also need to prepare some goods, and I can't let them come to Chang'an in vain. Liu Xie smiled and nodded yes.

Zhen Mi looked Liu Xie up and down in some surprise when she heard this, but the words that came out of her mouth could make people angry, "I didn't expect you to be stupid." ”

“…… It's not too smart, it's just a little bit taller than you. Liu Xie said modestly.