"Gongda, Liu Zihong invited me to Youzhou, what do you think?"

Cao Ying took out the invitation card from his sleeve and handed it to Xun You.

Xun You opened it and looked at it, pondered for a long time, and said: "This matter, the lord can decide for himself." ”

Cao Ying nodded and didn't speak.

He knows very well what kind of person Liu Yuan is. This invitation invited him to Youzhou, even if there was an intrinsic ulterior motive, but he would not be in danger.

Not only does he have a lot of friendship with Liu Yuan, but also because of the world's leisurely mouth.

Liu Yuan's status and surname doomed him not to do this.

What's more, Cao Ying knew that the people invited by Liu Yuan this time were also Beihai Kong Rong, Jingzhou Liu Biao and Yizhou Liu Yan! With these three people here, how could Liu Yuan do such a despicable thing?

"It's time to check it out." Cao Ying sighed: "Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one win a hundred battles." We and other princes of the Central Plains have very little understanding of Youzhou! ”

Cao Ying, the princes of the entire Central Plains, and even the common people only knew that Liu Yuan had won all battles, but he really didn't know much about the real situation inside Youzhou. Even though the merchants in the market often praise the prosperity of Youzhou, because of people's inherent ideas and Liu Yuan's strict blockade of Youzhou, everyone has never really understood Youzhou at all.

Cao Ying stood up and said to Xun You: "Tell me to go down, let Xu Chu get ready, Cao Mou will set off for Youzhou early tomorrow morning." This Yanzhou matter will be entrusted to you. ”

"My lord, please rest assured." Xun Yu bowed and bowed.

Cao Ying nodded, and asked Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Chun and other generals in the army to be called, and gave careful instructions, so that they could embark on the road to the north in the early morning of the next day

Jingzhou, Xiangyang.

General Zhennan, Jingzhou Mu, and Chengwu Marquis Liu Biao sat on it, and the military and military forces were tied below, and the lineup was quite strong.

"My cousin Liu Zihong invited me to Youzhou for a trip, what do you think? To go or to refuse? ”

Liu Biao always had a mellow smile on his face, and his eyes were very indifferent.

"No!"

There is one person in the military general train, but it is Liu's cousin-in-law's brother, the number one person in the Jingzhou army, Cai Mao and Cai Deqi.

Cai Mao's sister is Liu Biao's wife, and the Cai family is crowned in Jingzhou because of this, and Cai Mao has also become the supreme commander of the Jingzhou army, and has a great right to speak in Jingzhou.

"Oh? De Jue and go down to it. ”

Liu Biao said lightly.

"My lord, Liu Yuan openly broke with the Son of Heaven, and his great rebellion is known to the world. And the lord is a relative of the Han family, the general of Zhennan, how can he be in the same stream with him? If you go, you will be ridiculed by the world! ”

Cai Mao's words are actually not bad, she is really thinking about Liu Biao.

After all, Cai's and Liu's are the same body, one is prosperous, and the other is lost!

When Liu Biao heard this, he was noncommittal, but asked Wenchen and said, "Zirou, what do you think?" ”

Kuailiang, the word is soft, its appearance is beautiful, resourceful, proficient in astronomy, and very good at Soma. He is the No. 1 strategist under Liu Biao.

"My lord," Kuai Liang bowed his hand slightly, pondered for a moment, and said, "You can go." ”

"Why?!"

Liu Biao's eyes lit up, while Cai Mao glared angrily.

"General Cai, are you worried that the lord will not come back?" Kuai Liang didn't rush to answer Liu Biao, but asked Cai Mao.

"Exactly! Liu Yuan is a wolf, murderous, and vicious. My lord is the lord of Jingzhou, the overlord of Jiangnan, and the threat to Liu Yuan is not small. If the lord is in danger alone, how can Liu Yuan lose the opportunity to get rid of the opponent in vain? ”

Cai Mao sneered.

"Hehe," Kuai Liang smiled slightly, and said to Cai Mao: "Liu Yuan is such a despicable villain in the eyes of the general?" If it's a despicable villain, hey, how can you break into such a family business? General Cai is fallacious! ”

After that, Kuai Liang turned his face to Liu Biao and said: "The lord and Liu Yuan should have a chance to meet, and with the wisdom of the lord, he knows Liu Yuan very well." Liang just makes a suggestion, as for whether to go or not, it is up to the lord to decide. ”

"En," Liu Biao bowed slightly, waved his hand to stop Cai Mao, who was about to argue, and said, "Zirou's words are very much in line with my wishes." At the beginning, I had a one-sided relationship with Liu Yuan, and I had a very happy conversation with him, which can be regarded as some affection. Liu Zihong's surname is heroic and magnificent, and he has no grievances or hatreds, and I will not do what I did. ”

Kuai Liang nodded and said, "Throughout the ten years, Liu Zihong can indeed be regarded as above board. Even if the Yuan family was washed in blood at the beginning, it was just to treat his body in the way of others. ”

"Then, Ming said that Benhou will set off and go to Youzhou." Liu Biao said: "The different degree is by my side, Zirou assists De Jue to sit in Jingzhou, guard Sun Jian, and guard against Yuan Shu." ”

"Lord" Cai Mao was in a hurry and was about to dissuade him, but was stopped by Liu Biao: "I have made up my mind, I don't need to say more." With that, he turned around and went back to the inner room

Yizhou, Chengdu.

Liu Yan is old, his beard is gray, but his spirit is still quite strong.

Its advisers include Zhao Wei, Zhang Su, Yang Song and others, and the generals Yan Yan and Zhang Ren, all of whom are heroes of the moment.

On this day, Liu Yan received an invitation from Youzhou Kuaima, and he was a little hesitant for a while.

Liu Yan actually wanted to meet Liu Yuan, an outstanding junior, but he was old, and the long journey was a big problem. With an old body, thousands of miles away, if you are not careful, you will die in the middle of the road.

Therefore, Liu Yan couldn't make up his mind, so he sat down and called Liangchen to his side and asked for advice.

"The lord is kind to Liu Yuan, and it is necessary to go. But the body of the lord"

Zhao Wei frowned and said.

Liu Yan nodded slightly: "But that's the case." I am now dying, thousands of mountains and rivers, but it is difficult to cross! ”

"Why don't you send your son there?" Zhang Su pondered for a moment and said: "The son is an adult, and the experience is also good. ”

Liu Yan bowed his head and said regretfully: "I'm afraid it's hard to see Liu Zihong again in this life."

After that, several monarchs and ministers discussed the specific matters of going to Youzhou.

Yizhou and Youzhou are separated by tens of millions of miles, and Liu Yuan and Liu Yan have a deep friendship and no grudges. So there will definitely be no contradiction between the two states in the short term. Liu Yuan is powerful and known to the world, and a few other drivers think that they should take this opportunity to form an alliance with Liu Yuan and promote good things.

Liu Yan also thought so, so he asked Zhang Song, the brother of Zhang Su, to accompany Liu Zhang to Youzhou to find an opportunity to form an alliance with Liu Yuan

When Cao Ying and others were invited to go all the way north, the envoys of dozens of countries in the Western Regions were also slowly heading towards Youzhou.

At the beginning of the month of 191, Kong Rong first arrived in Yuyang.

Then, Cao Ying and Liu Biao also followed.

After a few more days, Liu Zhang also arrived.

Liu Yuan received a few people one by one, and the good students entertained a few people, but because they were busy with affairs, they couldn't get along with each other, so Cao Yingkong Rong and others made an appointment to go out of the residence and visit Yuyang.

Kong Rong, Cao Ying, Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, and Chen Gong, Kuai Yue, Zhang Song and others, accompanied by Yuyang Ling Tiankai and a group of guards, slowly walked on the wide and atmospheric bluestone street of Yuyangcheng.

It was morning, the fog had not completely dissipated, and a round of red light appeared from the sky, and the slightly cold sunlight shone on the body, bringing a trace of warmth.

On the clean and tidy bluestone avenue, it is slightly wet, but it is caused by dense fog.

There was a little dew on Cao Ying's thick eyebrows, and his eyes were blazing as he looked at the street that had begun to become bustling, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Liu Biao and the others were the same, they did not speak.

It has been a few days since they came to Yuyang, and they already have a little understanding of the general situation of Youzhou and Yuyang.

It can only be described in two words - prosperity!

"Yuyang Heaven also!" Kong Rongfa sighed from the bottom of his heart and said: "It's better to be famous than to meet, and meeting is far more than famous!" I heard that Youzhou was prosperous, but I didn't expect it to come to such a point, breathtaking, breathtaking! ”

Cao Ying looked at the Youzhou people who passed by one by one, their faces were ruddy, their bodies were strong, and their spirits were full, and he felt a little bitter in his heart.

Why is Youzhou so rich? You see, it's the children in the horn, all with a bunch of money in their hands, buying snacks! If you think about it in Yanzhou, even the people of Puyang City are all yellow and thin, they can't eat enough, they can't dress warmly, their expressions are numb, and their eyes are blank.

The comparison between the two is like a firefly in the moon!

Although Yuyang represents the highest standard of living in the entire Youzhou, a few people went all the way north, and Jizhou, which is being rebuilt, is much better than the place under their jurisdiction. This Youzhou, whether it is Zhuojun or Yuyang, has reached an unprecedented level!

How to compare?

Can't compare!

What do you compare it to?!

Several people were in a low mood, and they only felt that their efforts seemed to be no match for a finger of others, and the pain in their hearts could be imagined.

"Who are these people?"

Kong Rong looked at a young man with a blade, a group of three or five, heading towards the center of Yuyangcheng, and couldn't help but have some doubts.

The blade is the important weapon of the country, and it is not allowed to be equipped by the people in the Central Plains at all!

Tian Kai smiled slightly and said, "They are mercenaries. ”

"Mercenaries?"

Several of them were very puzzled.

"What is a mercenary?" Cao Ying asked.

"Come with me, and you'll see." Tian Kai didn't answer, he led the way first and went to Yuyang Central Square.

After turning a few streets, they saw the towering tower and a huge stone monument standing in front of the tower.

"This tower is so high!" Liu Zhang looked up in amazement: "I entered the city in the previous day, and I saw the top of the tower from a distance, and I didn't think anything about it at the time, this is immersive, really majestic!" ”

"This is the Xuanhuang Tower." Tian Kai pointed to the ancient tower and the stone tablet and said: "The stone tablet in front of the tower is called the Monument to the People's Heroes." ”

"This should be the symbol of Yuyang City, right, I don't know what it represents?" Chen Gong asked.

"This tower is called Xuanhuang Tower. Xuanhuang is also meritorious. There is a pavilion in the tower, called Lingxiao Pavilion. There are forty-nine places in this attic, which are for those who have made great contributions to Youzhou and the world! The lord once said that when the world is determined, the statues of the meritorious people will be placed in it for millions of years of latecomers and latecomers to see! ”

Tian Kai replied slowly, while looking at the rapidly changing faces of these people, he continued: "This monument to the people's heroes is to commemorate those brave soldiers who died in the war for the world and the people, engrave their names on it, and engrave their deeds on it for future generations to pay respect, reminding future generations to always maintain their blood surnames and never forget their ancestors. ”

When Cao Ying and the others heard this, they were speechless.

The guards and soldiers beside him all looked at the monument feverishly, wishing that they would die, and they also engraved their names on it.

"Look, everyone," Tian Kai ignored everyone's different expressions, and pointed to a huge bluestone building next to the square that was a kilometer away from the central Xuanhuang Pagoda, and said, "This is the mercenary guild, that is, the root of the person Mr. Wenju asked just now. ”

"What's going on with this mercenary guild?" Kong Rong has always maintained a great curiosity.

"Come with me, everybody."

Tian Kai led these people through the square and into the mercenary guild.

In the huge hall of the guild headquarters, there are many mercenaries who are collecting and handing over tasks.

Tian Kai pointed to the east wall and said, "Everyone, please take a look." ”

(To be continued)