The story of Liu Xin killing the tiger with his bare hands was seen by Dian Wei and Xu Huang with their own eyes, although Liu Xin has always emphasized that it is not allowed to be spread outside, but Huang Zhong and Wen Ping still heard about it. Although Liu Xin is rarely seen in a move, and he doesn't know what weapon he uses, the only thing that is clear is that he has used a flying knife twice. Once at Zhang He's wedding banquet, once in Yingchuan to save Cai Yong's family, these two times even the people who stayed by Liu Xin's side didn't see clearly how his flying knife was shot, but the speed was extremely fast, the power was amazing, and it could shatter He Man's wrist bones from a distance.

Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, and Xu Huang are all very confident in their martial arts, but they are all willing to succumb to Liu Xin without exception.

Gan Ning has already learned the martial arts of Zhao Yun and Xu Chu, and the two of them have not had the slightest objection to Wen Ping's evaluation of Huang Zhong's martial arts, and Huang Zhong is not humble with them, obviously they usually do not learn together, so you can imagine how high Huang Zhong's martial arts are.

In fact, Huang Zhong was in the prime of life at this time, and his martial arts were at the peak, even compared with Lu Bu, who was known as the God of War of the Three Kingdoms, he should also be among the best. However, when Huang Zhong's self-humble martial arts were not as good as Liu Xin's, the other people's faces had a natural expression, and the implication was that the reason why Wen Ping did not say that Liu Xin's martial arts were the first was because their martial arts were not at the same level as Liu Xin's, and there was no need to compare. Gan Ning carefully recalled their conversation, and couldn't help but be frightened, if Liu Xin didn't want to accept his thoughts, he was afraid that he would have died now and had no place to be buried.

Liu Xin just smiled faintly, not modest, what he wanted was this effect, to maintain a sense of mystery in front of these fierce generals. In fact, Liu Xin knew in his heart that if it came to fighting, let alone Huang Zhong, even Wen Ping was not his opponent.

But I heard Tian Feng say on the side: "The lord is not only a martial artist, but also benevolent, righteous and loving the people, and his poems and essays are even more unique." When it was said that in Luoyang, the lord made a poem within three steps, and even Mr. Bo Jiao was amazed. ”

Gan Ning was suddenly in awe and said: "The lord is unparalleled in the world, and he will follow the lord from now on, and he will never have two hearts." ”

Liu Xin raised his hand to signal him to sit down, and said: "Gan Ning, you will not only have to practice martial arts diligently in the future, but also read more, Mr. Yuan Hao is quite knowledgeable, usually you ask Mr. for advice." ”

Gan Ning arched his hand and said: "The last general will obey the orders of the lord." ”

At this moment, a crisp and pleasant voice came from outside the door: "Is Brother Zhong Kang here?" ”

It was a young woman's voice, hearing this voice, Tian Feng and Huang Zhong's faces showed knowing smiles, and Liu Xin couldn't help but look at Xu Chu suspiciously. Xu Chu stood up embarrassedly and said to Liu Xin in a squirming voice, "Big brother, I have to go out beforehand." ”

Liu Xin is a person who has come over, where would he not understand, looking at the funny appearance of this big black man, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Well, you go and go back quickly, our brothers will get together tonight, and I will go back to Xiangyang tomorrow." ”

The moment Xu Chu went out, Liu Xin saw a red slender figure flashing by. A smile crossed the corner of Liu Xin's mouth, and he said to Tian Feng and Huang Zhong: "Hansheng, you take General Wen and General Gan down to rest for a while." Yuan Hao, you and Zhao Yun accompany me to Changsha City for a walk. ”

Liu Xin did not bring an escort with him, but only walked on the avenue of Changsha City with Tian Feng and Zhao Yun, and gradually moved away from the county office, and then asked: "Yuan Hao, who is the woman who came to Zhongkang today?" ”

Tian Feng hurriedly replied: "Lord, this woman has also come to find General Xu several times before, and she has called Zhong Kang out of the door like today. As for who she is, I don't know too much, Zhong Kang doesn't say, and we don't want to ask too much. ”

Liu Xin smiled and said: "It is normal for men to marry and women to marry, this person should be Zhong Kang's favorite woman, but the world is complicated and people are unpredictable, although Zhong Kang is short-tempered, he is a real surname, you still need to help him check it." ”

Tian Feng said with a smile: "What the lord said is very true, and I will arrange for someone to inquire when I get back." ”

Liu Xin said again: "Yuan Hao, seventh brother, do you know why I attach so much importance to Changsha? ”

Tian Feng thought for a moment and said: "The lord's name is Jingzhou Mu, and he actually only controls five of the counties, and the other four counties are always obedient to the lord, and refuse to respect the lord as the lord of Jingzhou. At present, the only county town controlled by the lord in Jiangnan is Changsha, so naturally there is no room for error. ”

Zhao Yun also said: "The connection between Changsha and Xiangyang is cut off by Jiangxia and Wuling counties, if Changsha is attacked or civil strife occurs, the army of Jingbei may come to the rescue, so we must strengthen Changsha's own strength." ”

Liu Xin nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, but it's not entirely true. I strengthen Changsha's strength, and the next step is to find an opportunity to control the three counties of Wuling, Lingling, and Guiyang. Therefore, in the next two years, you will have to work harder, and you will not be able to return to Xiangyang for the time being, so you will help me run Changsha well here. ”

Only then did Tian Feng understand that Liu Xin had never given up the idea of unifying Jingzhou, so he said happily: "Don't worry, Tian should do his best to help the lord fulfill his wish." ”

The three of them walked along the avenue and chatted, and gradually finished most of the street, looking at the scenery on both sides, Liu Xin couldn't help frowning, and said: "Yuan Hao, the New Year is coming soon, and the market in Changsha doesn't seem to be very prosperous." ”

Tian Feng hurriedly explained: "Back to the lord, Jiangnan is sparsely populated, and Changsha is already a metropolis in Jiangnan, but it is still much worse than Xiangyang. Some time ago, it was said that Zi Su rebelled, and he was implicated, and seventy percent of the ten scholars in Changsha went to Changsha. Although the new tax policy has been implemented this year, the income of ordinary people has increased, but their financial resources are limited after all, and the market is now relatively sluggish. Lord, please see, the area in front was originally the place where the Changsha Shi family lived, and now there are many empty houses. ”

Liu Xin nodded, looked in the direction of Tian Feng's finger, and sure enough, he saw a deep mansion compound, and he couldn't see how many people were moving, and he could faintly find that there were still seals on the doors of some houses, recalling his original thunder methods, he couldn't help but say with some worry: "Yuan Hao, seventh brother, did you say that some time ago there were too many actions against these local scholars?" ”

Zhao Yun said disappreciatively: "Big brother, it's all their own fault. ”

While he was talking, he saw Xu Chu and a woman in red walking out of a big mansion not far from the front, Liu Xin casually shouted: "Zhongkang! ”

Xu Chu suddenly saw Liu Xin and his party, and his expression seemed to be a little embarrassed, but his face was already like black charcoal, and he could see if he was blushing. Hearing Liu Xin call him, Xu Chu hurriedly whispered a few words to the woman beside him, and then hurriedly ran over, and the woman in red seemed to hesitate for a moment, and also walked here.

Xu Chu came to him and said curtly, "Big brother, why did you come here?" ”

Liu Xin smiled: "What? If you are allowed to come, will I not come? ”

Xu Chu laughed dryly twice and said, "Big brother, I didn't mean that. ”

At this time, the woman in red had already approached and said a deep blessing to Liu Xin: "Song Qi, the folk girl, has seen an adult. ”

Liu Xin took a closer look at this woman, but it was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old young girl, born with delicate eyebrows and a graceful body, nodded, and said, "Girl doesn't have to be polite, you went to the county government to find Zhongkang just now, what is your relationship?" ”

Song Qi's pretty pink face turned red, lowered his head, and his hands tightly pressed the corners of his clothes, without saying a word.

Seeing this, Xu Chu hurriedly said, "Big brother, this Song girl is my friend. ”

Liu Xin reached out and touched his bare chin, and said meaningfully: "Oh, friend? There are so many kinds of friends. ”

Xu Chu said embarrassedly: "Well, it's just an ordinary friend." ”

Song Qi secretly raised his head and glared at Xu Chu resentfully, as if he was very dissatisfied with his answer.

Liu Xin had already seen all this, and said with a smile: "Since it's just an ordinary friend, it's no problem." Zhongkang, I helped you find a family business in Xiangyang, and after the Spring Festival, I will come to the door for you to propose marriage, and then you can invite us to have a good drink. ”

Zhao Yun looked at Liu Xin suspiciously, when did he help Xu Chu find a family business, he didn't seem to have heard of it at all, Xu Chu and Song Qiming are a chivalrous couple, what kind of medicine is sold in this gourd, big brother.

Suddenly hearing Liu Xin say that he had helped him talk about family affairs, Xu Chu suddenly stood up and said, "Big brother, this, that, don't worry." ”

Song Qi's face suddenly changed, the pink face that was red just now was now frighteningly white, and tears were already rolling in his eyes.

Liu Xin had been observing the expressions of the two of them, deliberately pretending to be surprised, and asked, "Miss Song, what's wrong with you?" Is there something uncomfortable? ”

Song Qi turned his head to look at Xu Chu, and saw that he rubbed his hands back and forth, but he didn't speak, and finally couldn't help shedding two lines of tears, pointed at Xu Chu with his hand, and said to Liu Xin in a choked voice: "My lord, he, he promised to marry me." ”

After saying this, Song Qi had already cried silently. Liu Xin frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Oh, this thing is not easy to do." Zhongkang, since you already have a crush, why didn't you say it earlier? You also know that as a pastor of Jingzhou, I have already talked to others about things, but I can't go back on my word, what do you think about this matter now? ”

Xu Chu became nervous and said, "Big brother, I, I, I ......"

The scene suddenly became awkward, and the atmosphere was a little tense, Liu Xin just stared at Xu Chu with a smile, wanting to hear what he was going to say.

At this moment, Song Qi gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and said to Liu Xin: "This thing is easy to do, I will never embarrass adults and Brother Zhong Kang, I, I, I am willing to be small!" ”