Late spring of the second year of Jian'an (197)

Liu Ye invested under Liu Xiu, and even offered the ownerless Anhui County and nearly 10,000 soldiers

Then, Liu Xiu dragged a large number of people who were willing to go south, and left Xue Rengui and more than 10,000 elite soldiers together with the original defenders to guard Anhui County

At the same time, Liu Xiu directly took Liu Bowen, Liu Ye, a group of fierce generals and 5,000 Beifu troops directly to Guiyang County

As for Wei Rui and Yang Liulang, they still supervised the army of Pan Yang and Chaisang, and formed the longest eastern defense line under Liu Xiu's rule with Anhui County

In the end, in order to be able to quickly capture Jiaozhou, Liu Xiu transferred Changsha Xie Xuan and tens of thousands of elite soldiers to Lingling County, preparing to send troops to conquer Jiaozhou on two fronts

Half a month later, Guiyang County Town, the county guard in the house

Liu Xiu had just arrived, and before he could rest, he could hear someone report it:

"The lord of Qiqi, the envoy from Xiangyang, the order of Liu Jingzhou, ask to see the lord!"

"Xiangyang Messenger?!" Liu Xiu looked left and right at Liu Bowen, Fang Xuanling, Zhao Pu, and Liu Ye, and said suspiciously: "It seems that my father is not as defensive and unenterprising as rumored?!" ”

When everyone heard this, they all smiled inexplicably and did not respond to Liu Xiu

Immediately afterwards, Liu Xiu asked the next person: "How many people are there?" Do you know who your surname is?! ”

"Lord Qiqi, in addition to the entourage and guards, there are two envoys! A scribe calls himself Kuai Liang Kuai Zirou, and a military general named Wu Ju! ”

"What do you think?" When Liu Xiu heard this, he turned his head and asked the strategists with a smile.

Zhao Pufang Xuanling and the two glanced at each other when they heard this, although the two of them were also very strategic, they were in charge of internal affairs most of the time, so they did not rush to make suggestions

Liu Bowen just lowered his eyebrows and thought, shaking the feather fan leisurely, and didn't say much

Therefore, as soon as Liu Xiu's question fell, only Liu Ye quickly responded after a little thought: "The development of the lord is like thunder, very comparable, although it is only a few years old, it is only in the land of Jingnan, but it is already comparable to the Jiangdong Sun family and the Central Plains Cao Cao, so such a rapid expansion of the lord will naturally arouse the covetousness of others!" ”

"People from Jingbei will come for the power of Jingnan this time, presumably Wu Ju will be installed this time!"

People from Jingbei know their purpose, but they don't care much at all

Liu Xiu heard Liu Ye's words, and said with a smile: "What Brother Ziyang said is very true, I think this Kuai Zirou is here to investigate our news!" ”

As early as when Liu Xiu planned to go north to make a name for himself, it was clear that under the rule of Shengming, there would be no clear enemies, and he would not be afraid, as for those secret tricks, Liu Xiu believed that as long as the management under his rule was stricter, there would not be much of a problem!

"The lord saw that when Ye was studying abroad, he had inquired about the two Kuai brothers in Jingbei, this Kuai Zirou is the elder brother of the Kuai brothers, known as a strategy, famous in Jiangdong, and different from his brother Kuai Yue's ruthlessness, but known as the "Yongji theory", most of the plots are biased! Therefore, as the lord said, this time Kuai Zirou must have come for the temptation! Liu Ye carefully introduced the two Kuai brothers to Liu Xiu

When Liu Xiu heard this, he shook his head and sighed: "Brother Ziyang really has a wide range of friends, I have been in Xiangyang for several years, and I have never known such details!" ”

"The lord praises it!" Liu Ye said politely: "Ye just went to more places!" I don't know what the lord is going to do? Do you want to see these two? ”

Liu Xiu was still thinking about it, but Liu Bowen suggested at this time: "The last time the lord was assassinated in Panyang, it must have been the plot of this Jingbei clan, so the lord might as well meet this person from the Kuai clan, and he can also test him to see if he can recover this person!" In this way, it will be beneficial to calm Jingbei in the future of the Lord! ”

"It's just that I'm afraid that this Kuai brother cares too much about the lord's background and other issues!" Fang Xuanling also said with a postscript on the side.

Liu Xiu shook his hand and said unconcernedly: "Leave him alone, and see these two people first!" ”

A moment later, Liu Xiu met Kuai Liang and Wu Ju

The two of them are literate and martial, and the literati have the style of a Confucian scholar, so that people can know at first sight that they are well-educated people, and this person is Kuai Liang; And the military general is also burly, with arrogance in his eyes

"Mr. Zirou, please take a seat quickly, I don't know that Mr. Zirou is here, but what important things do you want to tell Ji Xu?" Liu Xiu looked at it carefully for a moment, and then asked Kuai Liangdao with a smile.

Kuai Liang smiled elegantly and said: "It's not a very important thing, it's just that the second son has been out for a long time, and the lord misses the second son very much, so he let me come down and want to ask the second son if he wants to go back?!" ”

"Mr. Zirou can call me Ji Xu, how can you call me son, so outside!" Liu Xiu also greeted people with a smile, and said politely: "It stands to reason that my father misses Xiu, and he can return to Xiangyang when he repairs, but Mr. Zirou also knows that this Jingnan has been eventful recently, the year before last there was Zhang Xian's rebellion, and last year he had to help Uncle Liu Xiang in Yangzhou, and this year there was Yuan Shu's rebellion, and recently Jiaozhou is a frequent transfer of soldiers and horses, so Xiu is really inseparable, and he can't spare time to return to Xiangyang, I hope that Mr. Zirou will return to my father for me, so he said that once Xiu is free, he will definitely visit his father in Xiangyang!" ”

Liu Xiu talked a little and directly said that he was not available, and Kuai Liang already knew that it was impossible to move Liu Xiu so easily, and he continued to laugh and said: "The lord has long expected that the second son is busy and can't be separated, so the lord ordered me to bring General Wu Juwu, hoping to garrison Jingnan for a period of time on behalf of the second son, so that the second son has time to go back to Xiangyang, I don't know what the second son wants?!" ”

Liu Xiu pretended to be thoughtful, and only said after a while: "Although this is a way, but now that the war in Jiaozhou is imminent, it is really unwise to change generals before the battle, and it is not the best policy, I can't agree to Mr. Zirou, and I also ask Mr. Zirou to ask my father for guilt on my behalf, and when the war in Jingnan is over, Xiu must return to Xiangyang!" ”

Liu Xiu naturally knew in his heart that he would meet Xiangyang one day, but how he went back was up to him

When Kuai Liang heard this, he naturally understood in his heart that Liu Xiu's foundation had been completed and he could not forcibly collect Jingnan's military power, so he didn't say much about it, but frowned slightly and said: "Since this is the case, it is also the important matter of the Jingnan war, so it will be according to what the second prince said; It's just that General Wu Ju is also very talented, so the lord hopes that General Wu Ju can stay in Jingnan to serve, and he must be able to help the second son! ”

When Liu Xiu heard this, as if he had expected it, he said briskly: "I don't dare to ask for ears, so I will have to trouble General Wu Ju a lot in the future!" ”

In fact, Liu Xiu didn't care about whether Wu Ju stayed or not, what could a little general with little talent do!

However, no matter whether today's incident is the meaning of his father or the meaning of the Jingbei clan, all in all, it seems that there is basically no one in Jingbei Xiangyang and other places to support him!

The end of the fourth volume!

Please see Volume 5: The Southwest Campaign, Accumulate Thick and Thin!

PS: It's late again today