With a "snap", Zhang Ning threw the token in his hand in front of Liu Bi, and then waved the long sword in his hand vigorously. A gust of wind blew in his face, and Liu Bi closed his eyes in despair. But I heard Zhang Ning say resolutely: "You all listen to me, there is no peace in this world from now on!" ”

Liu Bi opened his eyes, only to find that Zhang Ning's sword was not aimed at him, but cut the token in two. Liu Pi opened his mouth to speak, but he couldn't utter a word, obviously frightened by the sword just now.

In fact, Zhang Ning threw the token in front of Liu Bi, originally wanting to tell him that betraying his young master would be punished by the rules of the Dao, and the sword just now really wanted to stab Liu Bi. But at the moment when he swung it down, Zhang Ning suddenly remembered the Han military regulations mentioned by Xu Huang, and his hand was deflected, and the sword slashed on the token. At first glance, seeing that the token was split in half, Zhang Ning also looked stunned. Zhang Ning was very smart, she reacted immediately, and simply announced the complete dissolution of Taiping Dao.

The military regulations of the Han Dynasty forbade the mistreatment of prisoners, and of course did not allow the execution of soldiers and generals without permission. Xu Huang had always adhered to military rules, and it was impossible for him to kill these captives, including Liu Pi. But Xu Huang also saw that Zhang Ning hated Liu Bi very much, and when Zhang Ning raised his sword to slash over, Xu Huang did not say anything to stop him.

Xu Huang has already thought about it, as long as Zhang Ning can relieve his hatred, even if he is punished by military discipline, what is it, not to mention that Zhang Ning is not a person in the army, and her killing Liu Bi is not a violation of military discipline.

Seeing Zhang Ning's wrist shake, he split the token. Without Zhang Ning explaining, Xu Huang knew why she changed her mind temporarily, this is the tacit understanding between husband and wife.

Xu Huang walked over gently, leaned down and picked up the token that was broken in two from the ground, slowly handed it to Zhang Ning's hand, and said, "Ning'er, in fact, it doesn't matter if you have a token or not, you have a token, Liu Bi still doesn't listen to you." The lord has a saying that is right, whoever can make the people live a good life will be on whose side. However, this voice token is a souvenir left to you by your father, so keep it safe. ”

Zhang Ning held the two tokens in his hands, his eyes flashed with tears, and he nodded vigorously, unable to speak.

Gong Du couldn't help but step forward and said hatefully: "General Xu, young master, oh, no, Mrs. Xu." Did you just let Liu Pi go? ”

Xu Huang said expressionlessly: "Even if he is lucky and chooses to surrender, according to the military regulations of the Han Dynasty, he will not be sentenced to death under normal circumstances." Let's spare him a life, and see how the lord will become. ”

Liu Bi heard that he would not be sentenced to death, and couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, although he couldn't get the beauty he liked in front of him, it was better than losing his life.

A large battalion has been set up on the riverside near Linhu County, and Liu Xin's temporary command post has also been transferred from the building boat to the shore.

Gao Shun defeated Ji Ling three times in a row, not only severely damaging Ji Ling's army, but also completely driving Ji Ling out of Jiujiang. What made Liu Xin most happy was that Gao Shun did not rely on personal martial arts in the course of the battle, but relied on the overall combat strength of the three armies, which fully proved that Liu Xin's decision was correct.

There is another gratifying thing, that is, Zhang Ning has been successfully rescued by Xu Huang. Liu Xin immediately issued two orders to Xu Huang, one was to order him to send Zhang Ning back to Xiangyang to recuperate, and the other was to continue the army to move south and quickly capture the entire territory of Runan.

However, the news sent by Zhang He made Liu Xin's mood fall to the freezing point all of a sudden. If it weren't for this news, he would have almost forgotten that there was such a number one person as Liu Bang, the Marquis of Juchao.

There is no blood relationship between Liu Xin and Liu Bang, and even Liu Xin has never seen Liu Bang's appearance, the so-called "eldest son" is just a key part of the transaction between him and Liu Chong, the Marquis of Juchao.

Where did Liu Chong get this child to pretend to be Liu Xin's eldest son, Liu Xin didn't know anything, so he naturally had no feelings for Liu Bang and Liu Xin.

As for Liu Chong, Liu Xin can't talk about resentment. Although according to the regulations, the position of the Marquis of the Nest should have belonged to Liu Xin. But Liu Xin's own identity as a royal relative is also fake, and compared with Liu Chong, it can be said that it is half a catty. Besides, if it weren't for Liu Chong's troubles back then, Liu Xin would not be able to be the Taishou of Hejian, and there would be no today. From this point of view alone, Liu Xin should also thank Liu Chongcai. Things in this world are like this, and who can tell who is right and which is wrong?

Since this is the case, Liu Xin can completely ignore Yuan Shu's behavior of taking Liu Bang as a hostage and directly order the siege of the city. However, when he saw Zhang He mention in the letter that the child was only eleven or twelve years old, Liu Xin hesitated again. After all, this Liu Bang is just a child, no matter how ruthless Liu Chong was to Liu Xin back then, but the child is innocent, and Liu Xin can't fall into a desperate situation for this young child because of his own selfishness.

Besides, although this incident happened ten years ago, it seems to have been gradually forgotten by people, but since Yuan Shu can remember to use Liu Bang to blackmail himself, then others will not completely forget this matter, after all, this incident was praised by Liu Hong back then, and it can be regarded as a sensation.

Tiger poison does not eat children, if Liu Xin rashly launches an attack, so that Liu Bang dies at the hands of Yuan Shu, it is inevitable that he will be put on a hat that is inferior to beasts, selfish and cold-blooded. Liu Xin, as the most powerful prince, will naturally fall into the eyes of those who have a heart, especially Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, the two great enemies, who will definitely not let go of this opportunity to slander Liu Xin.

Back then, because of Cai Yan's incident, Liu Xin suffered a lot of slander from the Hedong Wei family, which really made him suffer. Now that Liu Xin is determined to be in the world, he must pay more attention to maintaining his image, if he loses his reputation because of Liu Bang's affairs, it will not be worth it.

However, Liu Xin couldn't blindly tolerate Yuan Shu just because Yuan Shu controlled Liu Bang. Unless he can find a way to rescue Liu Bang, he will always be pinched by Yuan Shu. And Yuan Shu must now know the importance of Liu Bang, and his control will be tighter, and it may be more difficult to rescue him than to ascend to the sky.

Seeing Liu Xin's frowning, he arched his hand and said, "The lord once said a sentence in Xiangyang, I don't know if the lord still remembers?" ”

Liu Xin looked at Fu Zhu in surprise, he lived in Xiangyang most of the time, and he had too many words, how could he know which sentence he was asking.

Of course, Fu Zhi understood what Liu Xin was worried about, and as Liu Xin's most trusted advisor, he naturally wanted to find a perfect solution for Liu Xin. Seeing that Liu Xin was silent, he reminded in frustration: "Back in Xiangyang, Han Dang tried to kidnap the eldest prince. ”

Liu Xin suddenly realized that he did say back then, don't say that he kidnapped his son, even if he kidnapped him, he would not want to blackmail him. The meaning of frustration is obvious, that is, to persuade him not to take care of Liu Bang, and to attack the city directly.

Liu Xin couldn't help but smile bitterly, the situation at that time was completely different from now. At that time, Liu Yu did not fall into Han Dang's hands, he didn't have a backache when he stood and talked. If Liu Yu was really caught by Han Dang, Liu Xin was sure that he would not be able to make up his mind. And now it is different, Liu Bang is held at the head of the city, with a steel knife around his neck, and the initiative is completely in the hands of Yuan Shu, but everyone doesn't know that Liu Bang is not his son.

Of course, Fu Zhu didn't know that Liu Bang was not Liu Xin's biological son, otherwise he would have persuaded Liu Xin to give the siege order a long time ago. But in the concept of frustration and teaching, since Liu Bang has been inherited by Liu Chong, what he inherited is the incense of Liu Chong, which has nothing to do with Liu Xin, Liu Xin does not have to be tied up because of this, and there is a deeper reason for frustration but it is inconvenient to say.

Liu Xin shook his head and said, "Let's let Liu think about it again." Ordered Zhang He to guard the roads and passes around Lujiang City, and he must not let Yuan Shu escape. ”

Frustrated and comprehended, the jade seal of the country is now in the hands of Yuan Shu, of course Yuan Shu can't be allowed to slip away, as long as Yuan Shu is controlled, are you still afraid that the jade seal of the country will be lost again? While he bowed his hand, he said: "Lord Qiqi, I thought that Lujiang City would go down in ten days, and General Zhang didn't carry much grain and grass in his camp, so he needed to transfer it in time." ”

Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "How much grain and grass should be transported, you can calculate it and let Tai Shi Ci transport it over." Tell Zhang He that he must save Liu Bang's life. ”

Frustrated for a moment, he retreated, he could clearly feel that Liu Xin was very plain when he mentioned Liu Bang, not like a father and son at all, but Liu Xin emphasized that he wanted to save Liu Bang's life, which made him a little confused, and he didn't know what Liu Xin planned to do next.

At this time, Liu Bei, who was grinding on the border of Runan, also received an order from Yuan Shu to let him return to his division. Lujiang is empty, Liu Bei is clear, and he has been waiting for this opportunity. After receiving the order, Liu Bei did not immediately send Qiao Rui back to Lujiang, but invited him into the big tent and pretended to discuss with him.

Liu Bei handed the documents sent by Yuan Shu to Qiao Rui, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty ordered Liu Bei to return to the teacher immediately, and Liu felt very embarrassed. Liu's labor expedition returned without a battle, and Yu Jun was afraid that something would be a big problem. I wonder what General Bridge has in mind? ”

Qiao Rui is just a martial artist, so what do you have in mind? After listening to Liu Bei's words, he immediately arched his hand and said: "General Liu, the king's order is difficult to disobey, since His Majesty asked us to go back, then let's go back, why think about it." ”

Liu Bei didn't expect him to come up with any ideas, so he couldn't help but smile and said: "For the general, if we retire at this time, the yellow turban will definitely be excited, and if I want to fight in the future, I am afraid it will be twice the work with half the effort." ”

Qiao Rui said without thinking: "General Liu is the commander of the three armies, and the last general will obey the general's arrangement." ”

Liu Bei was waiting for his words, he couldn't help but smile, and was about to give an order to divide 10,000 troops to let Qiao Rui return to Lujiang, when he suddenly saw a personal soldier hurriedly break in from outside the tent, and said with a panicked expression: "General Qiyu, Mr. Jian asks to see." ”