Chapter 21: Another Encounter with the Assassin
I stayed in Jiangzhou City for a few days and learned about the city defense of Xiajiangcheng Prefecture.
In fact, the year before last, that is, in the first year of Xingping (194 AD), Liu Zhang divided Ba County into three: north of the Dianjiang River is Ba County; Jiangzhou to Linjiang is Yongning County; Qu endure until the fish is restored to Guling County. In the sixth year of Jian'an (201 AD), Yongning County was renamed Ba County, and the county was Jiangzhou County.
Therefore, at this time, Jiangzhou City was the seat of Yongning County, and there were 2,000 foot soldiers and 1,000 sailors in Jiangzhou City alone. The Taishou of Yongning County is the general Yan Yan under Liu Zhang. It's just that although Yan Yan is the Taishou of Yongning County, he is actually subject to Zhao Wei's control, because Zhao Wei's military rank is higher than him.
As for Yan Yan himself, Liu Xie glanced at him from afar, but he saw that although Yan Yan was a middle-aged man in his forties, his strength was at least at this level. I have to say that Yan Yan and Huang Zhong are worthy of being famous veterans of Shu Han in the future, and they are really models of old and strong.
It's just that what Liu Xie doesn't know is that there is no biography of him in "Shu Hanzhi". In other words, in history, this Yan Yan may not have demoted Liu, but really became the 'decapitated general'.
Jiangzhou is located on the north bank of Fushui, and the river and Fushui meet outside the east city and go east.
Liu Xie and others stayed in Jiangzhou City for a few days, and then traced the water, intending to reach Guanghan and then abandon the waterway and enter Chengdu by land.
Originally, Liu Xie originally planned to go to Fu County first, because the soldiers brought by Dong Cheng were all stationed in Fu County, and with these soldiers, Liu Xie felt that he would have more confidence. But after hearing the news that Dong Cheng's family was taken to live in Chengdu by Liu Zhang, Liu Xie gave up this plan.
Without Dong Cheng in Fu County, who knows if Dong Cheng's subordinates were bought by Liu Zhang. Moreover, if you think about it carefully, who knows if Dong Cheng will also be bribed by Liu Zhang? Although this possibility is not very high, after thinking about it carefully, Liu Xie does not want to take this risk again.
And as soon as Liu Xie and the others left Jiangzhou on the front foot, Liu ran and their back foot appeared in Jiangzhou.
Liu Ranran was a little worried, and Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were even more worried. What Liu Ranran was worried about was that Liu Xiepao was gone, and he didn't know if he dared to enter Shu. And what Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are concerned about is that this emperor is running around, what if he is intercepted and killed? And they can't tell everyone in a big way that their three Taoyuan brothers have come to escort them, so Liu Xie doesn't have to worry! Because this is Liu Zhang's territory, if you are not careful, even they will be in danger!
After all, Liu Bei made such a big fanfare, which was tantamount to telling Liu Zhang that they were a hardcore royalist, what if Liu Zhang didn't want Liu Xie to enter Shu? Then wouldn't they, the hardcore royalists, send sheep into the tiger's mouth?
Now they can only hurry to Chengdu and secretly contact those court ministers, and then see if they can secretly get in touch with Liu Xie!
If Liu Xie knew that Liu Ran ran was looking for him, he would definitely stop, pull the two brothers Guan and Zhang to his side to ask for warmth, and try to win them over as much as he wanted, as for Liu Ran Run! Find an idle official to let him be a pawn, and play with mud while going to work!
Of course, the idea is good, and whether it will be like this is unknown.
The thoughts of the two brothers Guan Zhang are much simpler than Liu Ranran's after all! Liu Ranran is a person with great ambitions, how can he be willing to play in the mud and mess around?
However, when Liu Ranran and others set off again, they still took the waterway, entering Chengdu from the river. They didn't know what way Liu Xie would go to Chengdu, they only knew that if Liu Xie entered Shu, he would definitely go to Chengdu. Therefore, after Jiangzhou, the two groups of people no longer went the same way, but went their separate ways.
After the Dianjiang River, through Deyang, not to Guanghan in a few days, changing the waterway to the land route, the group can be described as a dusty servant.
The Bujing Divine Horse was finally released from the 'cage', and when Liu Xie rode on it, the man stood up, his hooves stepped into the air, and he hissed, looking extremely excited. Seeing Tai Shi Ci, the others couldn't help laughing, "It seems that we didn't suffocate it, but we couldn't hold it back!" ”
From Guanghan to Chengdu, it is not far away, and everyone's nerves are slightly tense, but listening to Tai Shici talking and laughing like this, it is a lot more relaxed.
Brother Zhu frowned and said, "Childe, Bujing is such a miraculous horse, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will see the clues." Moreover, although there are not many scholars in the land of Sichuan and Shu, there are also many wang clans. If those boys see the footsteps and seek to gain something, won't they cause trouble in vain? ”
Gan Ning laughed and said: "From the memory to the present, no one has dared to rob a certain property, I want to see who dares to come to die!" ”
Liu Xie laughed and said: "Xingba is really mighty and domineering!" ”
Hearing Liu Xie say this, everyone laughed. After a pause, Liu Xie said again: "This is two or three hundred miles away from Chengdu, and it can be reached in one day by fast horse, and if I step off this foot, it will not take a day." Yes, if you meet someone who can't open your eyes, you can endure it, but if you can't do it, you will kill it! ”
"Whoa!" Tai Shici and Gan Ning responded coaxingly. Looking at them like this, it is estimated that they can't hold it back.
It's just that Zhuge Ling didn't learn riding, so he sat in front of Liu Xie with a red face and shame and joy. Seeing Zhuge Ling's appearance, people who are familiar with her secretly chuckled, especially Guo Jia, the prodigal son. Although Guo Jia and Liu Xie didn't get along for a few days, they got along well with a few people.
Guo Jia can be said to be uninhibited, or he can be said to be informal, and he makes jokes, especially about jokes between men and women, and he has no scruples. Yes, on the contrary, Gan Ning, who was short-tempered and the most unhappy with him, accepted his existence the fastest.
The two of them sat together and drank when they had nothing to do, even Liu Xie asked Guo Jia to drink less wine, Guo Jia didn't care, and said: "There is no wine in life, there is no beauty, what is the meaning of living?" Until Hua Tuo said to him: "If you want to live a few more years, drink less, indulge less, preferably not drink, abstinence!" ”
As a result, Guo Jia relented. After all, Hua Tuo's reputation is too great, even if Guo Jia doesn't care about anything, he still doesn't want to die early.
It is estimated that in history, Lao Cao should have advised Guo Jia to be less prodigal, drink less, and rest more. And Guo Jia obviously didn't take it to heart, and he probably didn't meet Hua Tuo, because he died young, which made Lao Cao heartbroken, but he was helpless!
In fact, the reason why everyone laughed secretly was not because of Zhuge Ling's boldness, but because of Brother Zhu's awkwardness.
On the one hand, Brother Zhu didn't dare to stop his second sister from chasing Liu Xie, and on the other hand, he was a little embarrassed by his second sister's boldness and directness. So, he's entangled! I feel a little embarrassed. Fortunately, Liu Xie did not stop some of Zhuge Ling's requests, otherwise, Brother Zhu would probably be embarrassed!
And Brother Zhu's awkward appearance, in the eyes of everyone, is quite interesting.
Approaching half a day, everyone passed through Yunxian, in front of a mountain, the front hooves of the footing scene were both raised, snorting, and stopped.
Everyone stopped their horses in surprise and looked at Liu Xie, Liu Xie's brows frowned slightly, and he shook his head and said: "Bujing has never done such a strange thing, there must be something unusual in front of him, which made him stop." ”
Gan Ningqi said: "The hill ahead is not famous!" It's not a deep valley, and there are certainly no big insects lurking in it! Check it out below! ”
Liu Xie wanted to nod, but he shook his head quickly and said, "No need!" Here it comes! ”
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but raise their heads and look at the mountains and forests in front of them, only to see a lone figure on the treetops in the forest in front of them. The figure was wearing a large black cloak, flying in the wind, wearing a black hat, holding a long sword, and its face was shrouded in the shadow formed by the hat, looking hazy.
"It's him!" Liu Xie, Lu Meng, and Zhu Ge all agreed.
"This person, could it be the person who assassinated Gongzi in Chaisang before?" Tai Shici's eyes suddenly sharpened, staring at the black shadow, and said in a deep voice: "But how did he know that Gongzi would pass by here?" ”
This question is actually a question in everyone's minds, but unfortunately, the answer lies in the man in the cloak.
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