Liu Bei held the knife, took Jian Yong, and walked quickly into the Xicheng County Temple. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

When Qin Jie saw him, he was overjoyed, and greeted him with a smile: "Xuande, you are here." I received the news that Liu Xiu arrived in Chengdu, and the people in Guanzhong had already entered Hanzhong, and we had no chance, so I sent someone to find you and sent more than a dozen dials, but there was no response, and I was worried about you, just come back, just come back. Alas, what about Bao Hong? ”

Liu Bei said expressionlessly: "Bao Hong is dead." ”

Qin Jie was taken aback: "What, you have encountered an enemy?" ”

Liu Bei shook his head, told what had happened, and finally said: "General, I killed Bao Hong in a fit of rage, Yuan Shu will definitely not let me go, and I can't go back to Yuan Shu." The general has always taken care of me, and now I am at a loss, and I want to ask the general to show me the way. ”

Qin Jie's mouth opened wide in shock: "You killed Bao Hong?" "There's no way, he wants to kill me, I can only kill him."

Qin Jie took a deep breath, and it took a while to slowly spit it out, he took two steps back and forth with his hands behind his back, and finally stood in front of Liu Bei: "Then where are you going to go?" Go to vote for Liu Xiu? ”

Liu Bei's hands hung down at his sides, and he lowered his head, looking helpless. "General, if I wanted to go to Liu Xiu's place, I wouldn't have returned to Xicheng." "That'...... Do you want to go to Luoyang? ”

Liu Bei shook his head again.

Qin Jie was confused: "Yuan Shu, you don't go back, Liu Xiu doesn't go, and Luoyang doesn't want to go, so where do you want to go?" "I want to ask the general to take Nanyang with me, and I have the credit of Nanyang. We can go anywhere. ”

Liu Bei said earnestly: "General, you are the Taishou of Nanyang appointed by the imperial court, and Nanyang is not Yuan Shu's. ”

Qin Jie smiled silently, waved his hand, and interrupted Liu Bei: "It's not easy to take Nanyang, you let me think about it, let me think about it." You go back and rest first. I'll think about it and give you an answer. ”

Liu Bei's eyes tightened, "General." The arrow was on the bow, and it had to be sent. ”

Qin Jie turned his head violently and glared at Liu Bei angrily. He shouted in a deep voice: "Liu Xuande, you made a big mistake on the spur of the moment, and you still don't repent, do you still want to coerce me?" ”

The corners of Liu Bei's mouth grinned: "So, the general's so-called consideration should be to recruit people to besiege me when I go out, right?" ”

Qin Jie was shocked, he just thought so, but he never thought that Liu Bei would see through it. He shouted inwardly: "Liu Bei." You don't have to be cranky......"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Liu Bei take a step, and with a "bang", the long knife came out of its sheath, and a cold light rushed straight to his face. Qin Jie is also a battle-hardened person. has the mind to deal with Liu Bei again, where will there be no preparation. As soon as Liu Bei moved, he strode back, picked up the couch and smashed it over, and shouted loudly at the same time. When the guards next to them heard this, they all rushed over. Liu Bei was in a hurry. He didn't expect that Qin Jie, who usually didn't seem to talk much, was so difficult to deal with, and he lost the opportunity for a while, and was stopped by the guards before he could split the couch with a knife.

Qin Jie was outside the battle circle, commanding people to besiege and kill Liu Bei while ordering people to close the door. Liu Bei saw that the general situation was not good, roared twice, and slashed thirteen knives in one breath, forcing away the besieging guards, pulling Jian Yong into the wilderness and fleeing. Qin Jie closed the gate of the outer city at the first time, separated Liu Bei from the four thousand men and horses he brought, and then ordered to chase and kill Liu Bei. Qin Jie sent people into the mountains to chase him, and on the other hand, Pegasus urgently reported to Shangyong and Fangling, telling them that Liu Bei had rebelled, and he would be killed immediately when he saw him, and at the same time urgently reported to Yuan Shu that Liu Xiu had entered Yizhou, and the situation was very unfavorable to them, so they asked to shrink the front and withdraw from Hanzhong, so as not to be cut off.

Liu Bei rushed out of the west city, panicked like a lost dog, hid in the mountains and forests for a few days, and when he arrived at Shangyong, he found that the city gate was already under martial law, and knew that there was no chance, so he had to continue eastward. When he was near Fang County, in order to buy some food, Liu Bei had a conflict with a man who sold cakes, grabbed a few cakes, and attracted the soldiers patrolling nearby to chase him. He used his martial arts skills to kill a few and escape again, but he didn't dare to go any further, and turned south and burrowed into a dense jungle. Liu Bei didn't know that this jungle had a resounding name: Shennongjia. …… In Nanyang, Yuan Shu jumped like thunder and scolded: "The surname Liu is not a good thing." ”

That's right, for him, the surname Liu is indeed too cheating. Liu Xiu inexplicably took Yizhou lightly, so easily that it was almost magical, and until now, Yuan Shu couldn't figure out how he suddenly appeared in Guanghan. Needless to say, Liu Biao said that this famous man fought with him for two years, but he refused to give up Jingzhou, and he also involved a lot of troops, so that he did not make any progress on the Yingchuan front. Then what made him even more angry was Liu Bei, Liu Bei sold Liu Xiu first, and then played him ruthlessly, killed Bao Hong, and almost killed Qin Jie, abducting his army. Now he is forced to withdraw the 10,000 army that has entered Hanzhong, otherwise, this 10,000 army will be Liu Xiu's mouth sooner or later.

withdrew, so much money from Lao Tzu, tossed for more than half a year, is it just to contain part of Liu Yan's troops for Liu Xiu? What kind of idea did Liu Bei come up with, his mother's, he betrayed Liu Xiu is fake, is it true to pit Lao Tzu? It turns out that I have been busy for a few months, and I am all doing things for Liu Xiu.

Yuan Shu ordered Liu Bei to be hunted down, whether alive or dead, and a reward of 100 gold was given. However, it was difficult for him to give out this reward, Liu Bei was missing, and there was no trace of him at all, and no one knew where he went.

Bad news came one after another, first Qin Jie came to report, Sima Fu Xie of the Che Cavalry General's Mansion led 10,000 elites, along the Han River to the east, all the way like a bamboo, even breaking Xicheng and Tin County, he had retreated to Nanyang boundary, and then retreated, Fu Xie Ke would be killed in Nanyang.

Yuan Shu had just sent someone to pick up Qin Jie and intercept Fu Xie, and news came from the south that Liu Biao was about to move, and sent the general Huang Zu out of the Green Forest Mountain, preparing to enter the area of Tongbai Mountain and enter the heart of Nanyang. Yuan Shu was furious and ordered Sun Jian to lead 5,000 troops to meet the attack, and be sure to drive Huang Zu out of Nanyang. If possible, kill all the way to Jiangxia.

The two groups of men and horses had just been sent out, and news came from Yingchuan that Zang Min, the general of Nanzhonglang, was fighting his troops and horses, and he had the intention of sending troops. Yuan Shu was really panicked this time, although Nanyang has a large population, it has been fighting for the past three years. There is no time to recuperate at all, the food has been tossed by him, and the attitude of the big names in Nanyang towards him is getting worse and worse. He no longer refused to send troops and food, and he simply did not have the strength to fight on three sides.

Yuan Shu was forced to be helpless, so he had to ask Yuan Kui for help. On the one hand, he asked for help from the heroes in Guanzhong. The Ma family, the Bao family and other big clans in Guanzhong responded to his call and prepared a batch of food to be sent to him secretly, but he didn't expect to be caught by Xun Yu before he left Chang'an. Xun Yu did not show mercy this time, and arrested all the big families involved in one go, and after finding out the number, in accordance with the relevant regulations, he canceled all their interests in industry and commerce, and imposed a staggering fine. There weren't a few people killed, but most of these people were bankrupt. Ma Teng's Qiang wife has no food and clothing. In desperation, I had to ask someone to send a letter to Ma Teng, giving you two choices: one is to come back, and the other is that the old lady takes your son to marry. The Ma family made a mistake, and the whole family went to work as coolies for a living. There is no more subsidy for me, and I can't support so many children as a woman.

Ma Teng received the letter, he couldn't cry or laugh, he is now Yuan Shu's general, he has the power and money, and he married another concubine in Nanyang. also gave birth to a son Ma Breed, how could he give up Yuan Shu and go back to Guanzhong. But his son couldn't ignore it, so he sent someone to sneak back to Guanzhong, took all his wife and children over, and finally reunited the family.

Ma Teng's problem was solved, but Yuan Shu's problem was big, and without Guan Zhonghao's secret support, he was like a patient who had lost a blood transfusion, getting weaker and weaker day by day. In desperation, he had no choice but to abandon Nanyang and retreat east to Runan.

In July of the first year of Zhongping, Nanzhonglang first rushed Zang Min to Wancheng, and Qin Jie, who was left by Yuan Shu to hold Nanyang, was killed by the soldier Cao engaged in Wanren, and Nanyang Haoqiang welcomed Zang Min into the city and announced that he would return to the imperial court. When Liu Biao heard the news, he ordered Huang Zu to rush to Wancheng immediately to snatch the fruits of victory, but Huang Zu was entangled by Sun Jian and beat him to the ground, not only failed to go to Wancheng, but was chased by Sun Jian all the way to Jiangxia. Sun Jian exerted great might, led 5,000 elite soldiers, swept through Jiangxia and Jiangbei in just half a month, garrisoned Lukou, and intended to wave his army westward and attack Jiangling directly.

Liu Biao was shocked, and he didn't care about fighting for Nanyang, so he ordered Kuai Yue and Cai Mao to lead the Xiangyang army south, and he personally led the army to Lukou to fight against Sun Jian. When Yuan Shu heard the news, he also sent Qiao Rui to lead an army of 20,000 into Jiangxia, preparing to fight for a big battle with Liu Biao, fighting for the entire territory of Jiangxia, and intending to cross the Yangtze River and seize Changsha, Lingling and other counties. Huming Mountain, Chengdu Xuetang Astronomy Institute, dozens of old and small Confucian scholars gathered in front of a copper pipe, waiting in an orderly manner to watch the dark night sky. They were all very elegant, and none of them spoke loudly, but they were all very close to each other when they talked, almost whispering, as if they were afraid of disturbing the stars of the world. But their eyes were warm, and their hearts were excited.

Among these people, Zhou Shu and Ren An are the most famous. Zhou Shu is a native of Langzhong, Bajun, and Ren An is a native of Mianzhu, both of whom are disciples of Yang Hou, the new capital of Guanghan, and have the same reputation as Dong Fu, and are also proficient in proverbial weft. Although there are many superstitions, Zhou Shu and his son Zhou Qun spend all day at home watching the stars, and write down any abnormalities.

They are all people who have been famous for a long time, and this time they suddenly appeared in Huming Mountain, and naturally became the focus of everyone. But now they don't have much time to be polite with those people, and the brothers who haven't seen each other for a long time get together and whisper. They are all celebrities invited by Liu Xiu, Zhou Shu has been in contact with Liu Xiu before, but it is only a general acquaintance, Ren An met Liu Xiu for the first time, and the reason why he was willing to come was because Zhou Shu wrote him a letter.

Zhou Shu asked him to come just to see this peep tube.

"This peep tube is indeed the magic of creation." Zhou Shu stroked his beard and shook his head frequently, "I have watched the sky all my life, and now I know that my knowledge is limited, it turns out that there are so many stars in the sky all the time, but we don't see them." ”

"Yes, yes, this time it was not in vain, it was really an eye-opener." Ren An also nodded again and again, "If Mr. is alive, he will definitely praise it." ”

"Yes, I didn't expect this Liu Che to ride at a young age, but his knowledge is outstanding." Zhou Shu kept shaking his head, "It's a pity that Mao'an doesn't come." ”

"That's right." Ren An frowned. He and Dong Fu are both from Mianzhu, and after receiving Zhou Shu's letter, he naturally wanted to invite Dong Fu to accompany him, but Dong Fu found a lot of excuses, but he refused to come. Now that he saw the starry sky in the peep tube, he sincerely felt sorry for Dong Fu, but he didn't know that Dong Fu was laughed at by Liu Xiu, so he didn't dare to come at all.

This peephole tube is a heavy weapon built by Liu Xiu's Jinyang School Workshop, with a diameter of more than one foot, although it cannot be compared with the professional astronomical telescopes of later generations, but it has reached the level of telescopes used by amateurs. There are many stars that are invisible to the naked eye and show their bodies under the gaze of this peep. For Liu Xiu, there seems to be no difference except that there are more stars, but for these people who have studied astrology all their lives, it is a big discovery that is enough to subvert their existing views. With this peephole, they have rediscovered the sky.

Although Liu Xiu didn't understand the stars, he was very satisfied with the sensational effect caused by this peep tube. He and Mrs. Lu stood side by side, looking at the scholars who had been so focused on the peep tube that they had left him behind as a chariot general.

"Madam, it seems that the governance of Huming Mountain will be expanded soon." Liu Xiu said with a smile: "I believe that a large number of these people will be resident in Huming Mountain in the future. ”

"That couldn't be better." Mrs. Lu said with a smile: "I invited them to come before, but they may not be willing to come, but now I am willing to live here, I can't ask for it." The workshop is already under construction, and the first batch of technology has already been sold for a lot of money, enough for me to build another one of this size. ”

"Madame is also rich now." Liu Xiu quipped.

"It's all given by the general, and my Heavenly Master is grateful."

"Hahaha......" Liu Xiu smiled and shook his head: "It's not about giving or not giving, everyone cooperates, it is to be a win-win situation, who dares to do a loss-making business?" I'm not going to do it anyway. ”

"The general is like what he said, although it is a bit vulgar, but it is also the truth."

"Haha, I'm just a layman, and I can't get up if I want to be Yaya." Liu Xiu looked at Mrs. Lu and quipped: "It's just that Mrs. is an elegant person, and now she has become vulgar." If the Venerable Master is still there, I am afraid that I will punish you. ”

Mrs. Lu's name is elegant, but now no one is usually called. Liu Xiu mentioned it at this time, she couldn't help but be a little shy, and secretly sighed, since the death of her husband Zhang Heng, no one has called her name for many years.

"If the Master is here and sees me carry forward the Heavenly Master Dao, I think they will be happy." Mrs. Lu said calmly, but she was a little apprehensive in her heart, although the strength of the Heavenly Master Dao is getting stronger and stronger, but it is getting farther and farther away from the Cultivation Dao, she doesn't know if the Master Venerable will agree to her approach if he is alive.

Bao Chu, who was wearing a brand-new military uniform, walked over quickly and handed a ruler to Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu took a step back, opened the ruler, and glanced at it by the candlelight, and a trace of evil energy flashed from his eyes. Mrs. Lu sensitively felt his anger and asked curiously, "What's wrong?" ”

"It's nothing, I'm a layman, I'm going to do a mundane thing again." Liu Xiu calmly put the ruler into his sleeve and smiled slightly.