Chapter VIII Chapter VIII

Outside Luoyang City, Zhao Ji stood by the carriage, looking at the back of the bull riding and gradually disappearing from vision, her eyes were red, and she almost didn't shed tears. If Liu Yuan turned around at this time, I am afraid that he would be reluctant to leave Luoyang.

The time limit for the imperial court to take office is half a year, and now that only a month has passed, Liu Yuan still has plenty of time, so there are naturally some plans for this journey north.

"We crossed the Yellow River in the north, first went to Hedong Jieliang, then went north, passed through Pingyang, entered Shangdang County of Merge Prefecture, entered Jizhou through Lu County and Shexian County, crossed Guangping and entered Julu, and then passed through Julu County and Zhao State into Changshan Kingdom, passed Zhending into Zhongshan Kingdom, and finally entered Youzhou, passed through Fanyang, Zhuo County, Jixian County, and finally arrived at Yuyang."

Hedong Xie Liang is the hometown of Guan Yunchang and Xu Huang, the general of Wuziliang, and at the end of the Han Dynasty, how can he see these two characters who have been passed down through the ages, and it is naturally better to be under his command; Guangping and Julu have such talents as Tian Fengfu, so naturally they can't miss it; Changshan really must have a white horse and a silver spear, Zhao Zilong, and Yan Liang, one of the four court pillars in Hebei, who must not be let go; There are butchers in Zhuo County, Zhang Fei, and Liu Bei, a straw shoemaker, how can they not see them?

Although Guo Jia and the others did not take shortcuts to the lord and took a detour, they felt that it might be to visit the scenery along the way and observe the people's livelihood, so they didn't ask much, saving Liu Yuan a lot of saliva.

The line was repeated, and it was not long before we arrived at the crossing of the Yellow River.

Liu Yuan stood on the riverbank, looking at the clear water of the Yellow River, and sighed for no reason. At this time, the Yellow River, because the vegetation of the Loess Plateau in the upper reaches has not been destroyed, so it seems so clear, where is the muddy half of the shadow of the later generations? At the ferry, there are wealthy merchants who are gorgeously dressed and riding in horse-drawn carriages, there are coolies who run errands and work for short periods, and more are people with yellow faces and thin muscles and a difficult life.

Among the poor people, from time to time, you can see three or five Taoist priests who give alms of water and teach teachings. Liu Yuan traveled all the way, only to feel that the vicinity of Luoyang was slightly better, and when it was out of Luoyang's control, there were more displaced poor people along the way, and the Taiping Taoist priests became more and more frequent.

The reason why the Taiping Sect has developed so fast is not so much that Zhang Jiao flickered at a high level, but because of the persecution of the imperial court and the scholars. Although Liu Yuan couldn't bear this, he was helpless - although he had some status now, after all, he had not yet taken office, had no land, no money and food, and he wanted these poor people to follow him all the way to Yuyang, and he couldn't afford it.

Liu Yuan made up his mind in his heart, he only had to take control of Yuyang County, work hard to develop agriculture and economy, lay a solid foundation, and then go back to collect the displaced people - these displaced people are the most important war capital, Youzhou is vast and sparsely populated, and after he expells Xianbei and Wuhuan, the territory will be even larger, and these displaced people are the prerequisite for his rise.

Guo Jia and others also scolded his mother along the way, thirteen or fourteen years old is the age when he fantasizes about all good things, although there are also homeless people in Yingchuan, but relatively speaking, they are still more than rich, so many times he thinks that although the political and people's livelihood of the Han Dynasty is chaotic, it is not hopeless, until now he is completely dead, the court is really terminally ill, and it is about to collapse!

Thinking about it, Guo Jia raised his head and looked at Liu Yuan's back fixedly, only hoping that he was a lord worthy of allegiance - although so far, Liu Yuan has not exposed too many shortcomings.

Morning glory got on the boat, and it took a whole hour to cross the Yellow River. I found a county town to worship the Five Organs Temple, and hurried on the road and went straight to the east of the river. More than 30 people (Liu Yuan originally had more than 50 people under his command, but 13 people were divided into business, and 10 people were left to protect Luoyang Cai Mansion, so there were only more than 30 people) all the way, and the steps were brisk.

It stands to reason that literati gentlemen like Guo Jia and Chen Qun are weak and weak, and they can't withstand long-term continuous travel, but now seeing that the two of them are dashing and ruddy, they are not tired at all. Especially Guo Jia, this kid has been frail and sickly since he was a child, he is a medicine jar, and the wine pot he used to carry in his hand was full of medicinal juice, and he had to drink a sip from time to time to feel refreshed. Now, he not only lost the medicine pot, but also has the ability to lift a hundred pounds, and has become a warrior, often showing off his gradually bulging biceps in front of Dian Wei.

These are naturally because of Liu Yuan's drop of essence blood.

Since that night, he gave essence and blood, and taught the simplified Zhuang Gong and Tai Chi, and after a month, dozens of people have become warriors, and several of them with good qualifications are now capable of lifting 500 catties and opening a four-stone strong bow!

Guo Jia and Chen Qun disdained to practice what they called the reckless man's physical skills, but they had a soft spot for Tai Chi, which was practiced quietly and slowly, and they practiced quite decently, and they both had a bit of a dusty atmosphere, and at a glance, they really looked like a high-ranking hermit - although they were too young.

After this incident, Liu Yuan also discovered that the soldier master's essence blood had another amazing special surname - the person who absorbed the essence blood would become more loyal to him imperceptibly! It is somewhat similar to the blood clan in Western legends.

But this is a good thing, Liu Yuan only has joy in his heart, when he thinks that no one will betray him in the future, can this lord have a sense of accomplishment?

In the land east of the river, there have been many famous ministers and good generals since ancient times. The famous politician Zhang Yi in the Warring States Period, the famous general Li Mu, the famous generals Wei Qing, Huo Quai, Huo Guang in the Han Dynasty, and now at the end of the Han Dynasty, famous generals such as Guan Yu and Xu Huang were born here.

Xie Liang, Hedong County West, Liu Yuan and others crossed the entire Hedong County, and finally arrived here a few days later. Along the way, although some thieves and mountain bandits were not interesting, they robbed Liu Yuan's head, and only took Dian Wei's nine-foot giant man forward, and picked up a fist the size of a sandbag to beat him hard, making the bandit cry and cry for his mother, and run away in all directions. Every time they came down, some of the bandits volunteered to join their command. By Xie Liang, there were nearly 200 people in the group, and those who didn't know thought that the thieves were attacking the city, and they were so frightened that their faces were colorless.

Although Liu Yuan knew that Guan Yu and Xu Huang were from Xie Liang, Xie Liang was not small after all, and it was unknown where he was.

As soon as he entered the Xie Liang region, Liu Yuan dispersed a dry mountain bandit under his command, and asked them to go around to find out the whereabouts of Guan Yu and Xu Huang, while he went to understand the county seat, only to say that after they found out the news of these two people, they went to the county seat to report.

After staying in the county seat of Xie Liang for more than two days, all his subordinates returned one after another, gathering more and more, which made the county magistrate and county lieutenant really nervous, and even sent people to inquire about it, for fear that Liu Yuan and others would gather to make trouble and rebel against the county seat -- this kind of incident had not happened before.

After asking, I learned that it was the Hou of the Han Dynasty who came, and I was shocked by the chickens and dogs jumping in Jieliang County, and hurriedly set up a banquet to entertain them. Knowing that Liu Yuan came to look for someone, the county magistrate couldn't help but say that Liu Yuan's affairs were too complicated, so he just went to the county office, and found the county to find out, where can he use the move of casting a net everywhere?

After hearing this, Liu Yuan was stunned, and even said that he didn't expect it, but it turned out to be a habitual surname, and he didn't really regard himself as an officialdom until now. I secretly thought in my heart, who do you want to serve in the future, only one order to conquer and order, and most of the famous generals and good ministers of the Three Kingdoms who are still civilians are still not obedient? There is no need for such a big effort.

In order to tie up Liu Yuan, the county immediately checked the file, and soon knew Guan Yu's origin, and at this time, another subordinate reported that Guan Yu was also found.

Let Chen Qun control these mountain bandits who had just surrendered, Liu Yuan took Guo Jia and five of his subordinates here, and under the leadership of the people from the county government, they went out of the county seat and looked at the village and town where Guan Yu was located.

Far away, through the sparse woods, I vaguely saw a town with simple and low walls, filled with a decadent atmosphere, like an old man dying in the twilight.

"Master Hou, look, that's Heguan Town." The official who led the way said diligently: "The Guan Yu you are looking for lives in Guanjia Village, not far from here. ”

Faintly, Liu Yuan heard the sound of gongs and drums, from far to near, getting louder and louder. There was a sense of joy in that voice, which was incompatible with Guan Zhen.

"This is," Liu Yuan wondered.

At this time, the sound of beating gongs and drums was also heard by others, and the official listened for a while, and suddenly said: "Someone should do a happy event and get married!" ”

When Liu Yuan heard this, he immediately became interested. In this era, I haven't seen a wedding or a happy event for so many years, so I immediately waved my hand and said, "Let's go and join in the fun." ”

A group of several people stepped forward quickly, and was walking not far outside the town, when they saw a red car and red horse coming out of the town. The first two yellow horses, with red flowers on their heads, opened the way in front of them, followed by a band of more than a dozen people beating gongs and drums, and behind the band was a black-maned horse, on horseback was a sallow face, but a strong man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, wearing a big red wedding dress, and the man was smiling in all directions.

Behind the strong man is an eighteen sedan chair, which should be where the bride is. There is also a team of drummers behind the sedan chair, beating and beating. Following the welcoming procession, many people poured out of the town, all smiling and pointing, and the whole scene was lively and festive, suppressing the decadence of the town.

Liu Yuan looked at it for a while, and then he felt bored, although it was better than entering the church, changing rings, and taking vows in his previous life, it didn't make people feel other happiness. Come to think of it, the coolest person in my heart should be the groom's official.

Suddenly, Liu Yuan's ears moved slightly, his head was raised, and after a while, the corners of his mouth lifted a half-strange smile.

Following his eyes, he saw two people hidden in the woods beside the road where the welcoming procession was about to pass, and it was also Liu Yuan who was strong and successful, and his ears and eyes were smart, so he could hear their dispute.

"Changsheng, are you sure you want to do this?"

"Yes!"

"Do you have to do it?"

"Hmm!"

"No, this is too bad for Huang Tianba."

Speechless.

There was a brief silence in the woods, and after a while, I heard the somewhat cold and hard voice say, "Gongming, if you don't want to, you can watch the play on the side." "Calm and indifferent.

"It's not good, it's not good, we are brothers, how can I not help you! But it's a bit of a bad idea. "The other person Rory is wordy, it feels a little similar to the star version of Tang Seng, and I don't know how the other person can stand it.

As he spoke, the greeting party arrived in front of the grove, and suddenly, two strong men more than eight feet tall burst out of the woods, one with a red face and a short beard, and the other with a white face and no beard, both of whom looked dignified.

The two knights who were at the front didn't expect that someone would block the way, and they were immediately so shocked that they reined in the reins of their horses, and the yellow horses were also frightened, and the rhythm of their four hooves was chaotic and they scurried. A chain reaction followed, and the teams behind were all in chaos.

"Guan Changsheng, Xu Gongming, what are you two going to do!"

The knight stabilized the horse, took a closer look, and it turned out to be an acquaintance, so he immediately scolded: "Leave quickly, otherwise Huang Ye will know and will not spare you!" The knight looked at him as he spoke, but he was defending Guan and Xu.

At this moment, there was an earth-shattering roar from the back of the team: "What bastard who has lost his conscience!" ”

Then I heard the sound of horses' hooves knocking on the ground, and like the beat of drums, we were ahead in the blink of an eye.

"Wow, red-faced thief, Xu Gongming, if Lao Tzu doesn't beat the two of you to a half-naked body today, a certain family won't be surnamed Huang?!" The yellow-faced man turned over and dismounted, a tiger pounced, set off a gust of evil wind, and arrived in front of the two in the blink of an eye.

Liu Yuan came to Hedong, and his attention was focused on Guan and Xu, and now looking at this groom surnamed Huang, he really realized that the people are the cradle of masters! Looking at the skills of this groom's official, it is Dian Wei before taking the essence blood of the soldier master, and it is nothing more than that.

He shot quickly, made a tiger-like, picked the ground with his feet, bent his hands slightly, bent his fingers into claws, his fingers were loose and tight, and his waist was like a big dragon, undulating, but he got the essence of tiger boxing all the way. And listening to that tone, Guan Yu and Xu Huang have usually been beaten.

"Interesting, interesting, I didn't expect that Guan Yunchang, who has been passed down through the ages and is known as a martial saint, would be repaired when he was young. Tsk, if this matter is known to the Martial Saint worshippers in later generations, I don't know how it will react! ”

Liu Yuan took a few steps forward, squeezed through the crowd, and watched the play with relish.

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