"The teacher praised it falsely!" Xiang Lang hugged his fists.

"The Master's eyes are like torches, how can he look at the wrong person?" When He Xian said this, he was praising Xiang Lang and himself. Sima Hui has lived in Nanyang for a long time and vigorously developed Shuijing Academy, just because he is optimistic about He Xian? As a disciple, Xiang Lang, do you question Mr. Sima's gaze?

Xiang Lang didn't expect that his junior brother was very good at fighting, and his arguments were still sharp. Then he said with a wry smile: "I can't hide it, I don't have big ambitions, I just hope to guard the ancestral hall and read the books of the world!" ”

Xiang Lang's words can be regarded as the reason why he hesitated: the Xiang family has a big business and many clansmen. They don't want to get involved in political disputes, and they don't want to go bankrupt and accompany He Xian to fight the world. Regardless of whether this is Xiang Lang's personal opinion or not, in short, this is the unanimous opinion of the Xiang clan.

Xiang Lang originally wanted to achieve the goal of not helping each other by avoiding the method of not seeing each other. Neither inclined to Liu Biao nor inclined to He Xian. Anyway, no matter who enters Jingzhou, the local nobles and celebrities will be used in the end, and the interests of the Xiang family in their own one-third of an acre of land will not suffer. But He Xian visited Xiang Mansion again and again, and if Xiang Lang didn't see him again, it would not be the result of not helping each other, but to offend He. Xiang Lang didn't know how serious the consequences of offending would be, but he didn't dare to take the risk.

He's Nanyang army had just defeated the invincible Xiliang Iron Cavalry at Tiger Pass, and its prestige was greatly enhanced. If He Xian is determined to want Jingzhou, even if the Jingzhou family all supports Liu Biao, He Xian may start a war... Fight together, then it is really a dead fish. From this point of view, the elders of the Xiang clan have chosen to compromise. It is better to offend the famous Liu Biao than to offend the butcher He Xian. The way of the world is like this, if you are not afraid of being reasonable, you are afraid of being unreasonable!

"It's easy! If the senior brother is unwilling to run, then he will defend one side. Nanjun will be connected with Nanyang for common development, and Nanjun cannot be moved. Jiang Xia will be handed over to the Huang clan and cannot be moved. Wuling, Lingling, Changsha, Guiyang four counties, if the senior brother is interested, you can choose one! ”

When Xiang Lang heard this, he couldn't help but gasp, and hesitated: "The county guard is an important minister of the imperial court, is it really good for me to wait for such a private grant?" ”

He Xian sighed and said, "If the Son of Heaven is in power, of course this is not right!" But Dong Thief is now coercing His Majesty and indiscriminately ordering ministers. The loyal were either deposed or killed, and only traitors were left to rule the way and plague the people. It is not legal for the time being to nominate a meritocracy to take charge of the county, but it is reasonable. The top is worthy of the Son of Heaven, and the bottom is worthy of the people! ”

He Xian's words are equivalent to classifying Liu Biao as a traitor. Because Liu Biao's Jingzhou Mu was appointed by Dong Zhuo. Xiang Lang wanted to refute, but finally held back and didn't say anything. Just because of He Xian's last sentence: The top is worthy of the Son of Heaven, and the bottom is worthy of the people! Every Han celebrity has a self-confidence in his heart: to take charge of one side for the Son of Heaven, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment! Xiang Lang is naturally no exception.

He Xian is open and honest, and he teaches each other in a county, and this kind of trust is not insignificant. But Xiang Lang was not stunned by this heavy gift, and asked: "Wuling County guards Cao Yin, Changsha County guards Sun Jian, Guiyang County guards Zhao Fan, and Lingling County guards Qin Jie are not easy to deal with, how is the general going to deal with it?" ”

"After Dong Thief moved the capital to Chang'an, there was Hanguguan Tianqian as a barrier, and Xiliang Base as a support, and the gas was not exhausted. And the Kwantung Alliance has its own thoughts, and the people's hearts are not aligned, as early as the end of this year, and as late as the beginning of next year, after the grain and grass are exhausted, they will immediately fall apart. At that time, the Nanyang Army will return to the hinterland of Jingzhou to recruit troops and collect food, and those who dare not aim to oppose Dong Zhuo's righteousness will be punished as Dong Thief and the same party! He Xian said firmly.

"And so it was!" Xiang Lang secretly sighed in his heart that he was lucky, this time he was fortunate not to offend He Xian. Otherwise, when the Nanyang army soldiers pointed out, the Xiang clan would have to be stripped of his skin even if he was not destroyed.

He Xian's carrot and stick pattern shocked Xiang Lang. Xiang Lang stood up and said to the end: "Thanks to the general's abandonment, Xiang Lang is willing to serve the dogs and horses." ”

He Xian laughed and said: "With the help of senior brothers, the Nanyang Army will definitely be like a tiger." This is the blessing of His Majesty and the blessing of the people of Jingzhou! ”

After Xiang Lang decided to be loyal, he held a feast and introduced the elders of the Xiang clan to He Xian and his party one by one. The feast lasted from noon to evening, until the beginning of the moon, when both sides went their separate ways. Xiang Lang promised He Xian that he would go to Xiangyang early tomorrow morning to persuade Cai Mao.

"How? Did those two escape from Yicheng? After returning to the Yuelai Inn, He Xian summoned He Kun with a drunken atmosphere.

He Kun replied: "Sure enough, it is not as expected by the lord. Soon after the banquet began, a young handyman came out of Xiangfu and went to Cen Mansion in the southeast of Yicheng. Within a stick of incense, a carriage came out of the Cen Mansion, showing the south gate of Yicheng, and then went all the way to the north, in the direction of Xiangyang. ”

When Gan Ning heard the urgency, he snorted wine and said, "Lord, do you want to chase those two thieves with fast horses?" ”

"Let them go! Just sell my senior brother a face! He Xian smiled confidently, "Liu Biao will know the news of the Xiang family sooner or later, one day sooner or later, it doesn't matter!" With the Xiang family in front, presumably the Cai family will follow suit and look forward to the visitors from Nanyang! ”

"The lord is wise!" Xu Shu and Gan Ning echoed casually.

This night, no more long-eyed little thieves came to harass, and everyone slept very soundly.

Xiang Lang led fifty generals and waited outside the door of the Yuelai Inn in a carriage early, and after He Xian finished eating, they set off together and headed for Xiangyang.

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Xiangyang City, Cai Mansion.

Inside the hall, there were three people sitting upright. The person at the head is not very old, about twenty years old, surnamed Cai Weimao, who is the head of the Cai family in Xiangyang. The left and right are both women. The person sitting on the right is a little older, it is Cai Mao's eldest sister Cai Yuan, and she is also the wife of Huang Yancheng, a famous person in Xiangyang. Another woman is of the same age as Cai Mao, named Cai Yu, and is Cai Mao's second sister.

"The eldest sister's visit, I'm afraid it's not just for the sake of reminiscing, right?" Cai Mao asked with a smile on her face.

"Not long after my father passed away, my aunt was not in Xiangyang, so I was worried that my sister didn't have a consultation, so I came here to talk." Cai Yuan replied.

Cai Mao asked: "Does the eldest sister mean Liu Jingsheng's courtship?" “

"Liu Jingsheng's Han clan relatives, although he is a little older, but he is famous all over the world, doesn't the eldest sister think it is a good match?" Cai Yu also asked.

"Liu Jingsheng's meaning is not in people, but in Cai's also! He rode into Jingzhou alone, and if he wanted to control the situation in Jingzhou, he had to have strength in his hands to be effective. Once the second sister decided to marry Liu Jingsheng, it was equivalent to Cai's tying up this warship. Now the question is, are you ready to face the wrath of Nanyang He? Cai Yuan asked.