When Liu Yu and his son returned to Jicheng, they did not pass through Guangyang, but did not hesitate to make a detour of more than 40 miles, first to Anci County, and then from Anci to the north back to Jicheng.

In order to express their dissatisfaction, it is necessary for Liu Yu's father and son to take this silent way to tell some people that this kind of mistake is absolutely intolerable and unforgivable.

It is rare for the father and son to go out together, and this time on the way back to Jicheng from Zhuoxian, because of the deliberate detour, it just provided Liu He with an opportunity to behave in front of his father.

The performance of the good son Liu He is multifaceted. From early in the morning, Liu He would personally bring the washing water into the house where Liu Yu lived, and then accompany his father to have breakfast together, and then stalk his father to play two fitness boxing sessions with him. During the procession, Liu He stayed in the carriage that his father was riding, chatting with his father about all kinds of nonsense, and he was not afraid of being reprimanded by Liu Yu for saying the wrong thing, anyway, Liu He's face was not ordinarily thick. In the evening, when the team stopped to rest, Liu He ran over to rub Liu Yu's back and shoulders, and squatted on the ground to wash Liu Yu's feet and massage the soles of his feet.

Liu He was so "numb" that Guo Jia, who accompanied him, couldn't stand it anymore, he simply fell behind and got together with Sun Li, posing as a master, treating Sun Li as the second Qu Meng, and teaching some tactics in the art of war, so as to satisfy his sense of existence.

Sun Li is still a hairy young man, although his military rank has risen quickly, but in front of Guo Jia, a scheming old bird, he can only be fooled. However, Sun Li seems to be tired of being fooled by Guo Jia, because he really admires this helpless chicken and looks like a little girl, but his mind is full of "bad water"! Sun Li thought to himself, as long as I learn Guo Jia Sancheng's skills, I will definitely not fall behind when I meet Xu Miao's house in the future.

Jicheng is on the north side of the water, while Guangyang and Anci are both on the south side of the water. Therefore, no matter which road Liu Yu and his son choose to return to Jicheng, they must cross the water. It was the beginning of summer, and there was plenty of rain in the upper reaches of the river, so that when it reached the lower reaches, a large river was formed, which was much wider and deeper than the holy river.

Because Liu He encountered an interception when crossing the river, even if Jicheng was already in sight, no one dared to take it lightly this time, Zhao Gai and Qi Zhou and others who stayed in Jicheng specially mobilized dozens of ferries from the Canshui River, and also sent a thousand soldiers to control the ferry on the north bank. Prevent anyone with suspicious signs from approaching.

Everything was ready, and just as the men and horses on the south bank were about to board the ship, a large fleet suddenly sailed from the lower reaches of the water. Seeing this, Liu He did not show any panic, he ordered his soldiers to immediately drive two ferries down the river, one left and one right in front of this fleet, and asked the fleet to lower the hook anchor in the river and wait for his team to cross the river before lifting the anchor and sailing.

The fleet that went up the river was the Mijia fleet that came to Jicheng by sea from Qu County, Donghai County, Xuzhou.

Although there is no sailor in Youzhou at present. However, there is a water checkpoint in Yongnu, and the Mi family's fleet can enter the inner water from the Bohai Sea and pass through the Yongnu checkpoint, so it is natural to have a document to allow passage, otherwise the slender men along the coast will not provide services for the fleet.

Mi Fang, who was at the bow of the boat, saw an officer and army driving a boat upstream and stopped at the front of the fleet. So he sent someone to lower the boat from the big boat, and asked the second steward to row the boat with only two paddlers to negotiate.

Mi Er's housekeeper slowly approached the official and military ferries blocking the road, and then shouted: "The soldiers blocking the road ahead, we are the fleet of the Mi family in the East China Sea. The family members of the Taifu family who are carrying Lord Taifu on the boat, please make it convenient, don't stop us from docking! ”

The soldiers who were sent by Liu He to block the road were naturally not the kind of stunned young people who did not understand the world. When they heard that the fleet below was carrying Lord Taifu's own relatives, they immediately shouted, "You guys stop the ship for the time being, and wait until we have consulted Shangguan and then give a reply!" ”

These soldiers did not make things difficult for the Mi family's fleet, but they did not believe the words of the second housekeeper and immediately revealed their identities. If it were the kind of brainless guy, maybe he would shout loudly: "Lord Taifu is now on the south bank, and you can cross the river together." ”

Soon, Liu He learned the identity of the downstream fleet. Historically, the Mi family in the East China Sea did not accept Cao Cao's solicitation, and resolutely defected to Liu Bei's camp, and now Liu Yu is rising in the north, but Liu Bei has not yet found a foothold. If he could establish long-term and stable ties with the Mi family, Liu He would not only be able to open up the southward maritime trade route, but also lay an important chess piece to lay the foundation for the future troops to enter Xuzhou.

Liu He then sent Murong Ping to lead 300 soldiers down the river by boat, came to Mi Fang's fleet, and then revealed his identity. Mi Fang was overjoyed when she learned that the soldiers and horses of the front brigade were actually escorting Lord Taifu and the eldest prince across the river, and immediately asked people to lower the rope and pick up Murong Ping and the soldiers on the boat.

Mi Fang allowed soldiers with knives and guns to board his fleet, which was equivalent to completely handing over control of the fleet, thus proving that he had no malicious intent at all.

The downstream fleet waited patiently for Liu Yu and his son to cross the river by boat, and after all the soldiers on the south bank successfully crossed to the other side of the river, the fleet lifted anchor in turn and slowly sailed into the Jicheng ferry.

Liu Yu learned that someone from his hometown in Tancheng was coming, and after crossing the river, he stopped at the ferry and personally greeted the clansmen to the shore. Liu He was also very curious about what characters came from his hometown, so he patiently accompanied his father.

When the big boat that Mi Fang and Murong Ping were riding finally landed, an elderly man in his fifties walked down from the approach bridge with five or six young scholars.

"Tancheng Liu Yu meets Master Taifu!"

"Younger generations Liu Chi, Liu Po, Liu Le...... Meet Uncle Clan! ”

The old and young masters of the old Liu family came to Liu Yu and saluted Liu Yu meticulously in the order of the eldest and youngest, and Liu Yu also returned the salute solemnly according to the etiquette.

After everyone finished politely greeting Liu Yu, Liu Yu turned to his son and said, "Shiren, this is the third uncle of the family, don't hurry up and salute!" ”

Liu He hurriedly took a step forward in an orderly manner and saluted to the elder named Liu Ke, without the shelf of the eldest prince. Liu He is okay to show off in front of outsiders, if he dares to shake his majesty in front of his father to the elders of his clan, Liu Yu will definitely be able to cut him several times when he turns around.

Liu Ke saw that the mighty eldest prince took the initiative to salute him, and hurriedly returned the salute and said: "In the past few years, although our family is far away in Tancheng, we have also heard about Shiren's heroic deeds from time to time, which is really for my East China Sea Liu family!" ”

The rest of the young people didn't dare to hold it up, and without waiting for Liu Ke's signal, they saluted Liu He one after another.

Liu He needs to take the initiative to salute his elders, which does not mean that he should be so polite to his peers of the Liu family. The big guy did not hesitate to take the risk to come to Youzhou by sea this time. is to cling to the relationship and find a way out, and the eldest prince in front of them is the key to whether they can achieve their wish.

After the Liu clan met each other, Mi Fang on the side stepped forward, bowed to Liu Yu, and said: "Mi Zifang of Late Qu County, meet Master Taifu!" ”

Liu Yu bowed his head and said to Mi Fang: "Along the way, Lao Zifang escorted my Liu clan to Jicheng, and this official is deeply grateful!" ”

Liu He was standing beside Liu Yu at this time, quietly observing the "Erwuzai" in front of him, who was said to be the most cheating father in the Three Kingdoms period. Mi Fang is about twenty-five years old, with a dignified appearance and a tall figure. Dressed as a scholar, he doesn't look like a roe deer, greedy for life and afraid of death.

Mi Fang, the word Zifang. A native of Qu County, East China Sea. He was originally a subordinate of Mu Taoqian in Xuzhou, and later refused Cao Cao's appointment with his brother Mi Zhu and defected to Liu Bei together. Liu Bei said that Wang Hanzhong, Mi Fang was appointed as the Taishou of Nanjun, and he was at odds with the general Guan Yu, and was later scolded by Guan Yu for failing to complete the task of supplying grain and grass on time, so he was uneasy. Under the lure of Sun Quan, he surrendered to Wu with the general Fu Shiren, resulting in Guan Yu's defeat and death. After Mi Fang defected to Wu, he held a military position and has been fighting for Wu. Then there was no news.

The "Erwuzai", who can defeat a generation of martial saint Guan Yu and die, is indeed qualified to rank among the top three of the most cheating and rebellious generals in the Three Kingdoms, but now this person is standing alive in front of Liu He.

"Xiaguan Mi Zifang has seen the eldest prince!" Mi Fang, who had already saluted Liu Yu, moved to Liu He. He also saluted Liu He respectfully.

Liu He was obviously stunned for a moment, and then he came back to his senses and hurriedly returned the salute to Mi Fang.

Mi Fang was slightly surprised. I thought to myself, why is the eldest prince's eyes a little weird when he looks at him?

After the three parties met, Mi Fang left some family soldiers to guard the cargo ship, and the rest followed Liu Yu and entered Jicheng together.

That night, Liu Yu set up a banquet in the mansion for the clansman Liu Ke and the guest Mi Fang to receive the wind, and the scholar Cai Yong, the eldest prince Liu He, the don't drive Zhao Gai, and the Zhizhong Qi Zhou and others were accompanied, which was also enough to give Liu Ke and Mi Fang face.

Before the banquet began, Mi Fang personally presented Liu Yu with a long gift list, which not only included gold, silver and jewelry, but also cherished treasures from the south, which seemed to be full of sincerity and weight.

Cai Yong knew that the Mi family in the East China Sea came to talk to Liu Yu about marriage this time, but it was not easy to have a seizure, so he slashed Liu He with his eyes, making Liu He uncomfortable and eating vegetables.

Zhao Cai, who was accompanying him, also looked at Liu He with a strange look from time to time, as if Liu He had stolen something precious from Zhao Mansion. Liu He buried his head lower......

During the banquet, Liu Yu asked Mi Fang: "Xuzhou Mu Tao Gongzu is in good health now?" ”

Mi Fang looked worried, and replied truthfully: "Tao Zhou Mu's body has been weak since last year, and he invited the most famous doctor Hua Tuo in the neighborhood to come to see the disease, but it did not improve, and Hua Shen Doctor privately said that Tao Zhou Mu's body can barely support another year or two. ”

Liu Yu sighed and said, "Time is not forgiving. Tao Gongzu has three out of sixty, and he has worked hard in Xuzhou over the years, which can be regarded as diligent and loving the people, and has also saved the people of Xuzhou from a lot of disasters. If Tao Gongzu leaves, Xuzhou may not fall into anyone's hands in the future, and then it will be chaos again......"

Mi Fang followed Liu Yu's words and said: "Before coming to Jicheng, Taozhou Mu specially entrusted me that I must obtain the support and protection of Lord Taifu when I go north this time, and I beg my lord to support a batch of weapons and war horses in Xuzhou, so that Xuzhou soldiers can stick to their homeland. ”

Liu Yu did not agree to Mi Fang's request on the spot, nor did he refuse, but directly kicked the ball to his son's feet. He said to Mi Fang: "Now that the military affairs in Youzhou are fully responsible for my son Shiren, you can discuss specific matters with him." Since the roots of my Liu family are in Xuzhou, if there is something in Xuzhou in the future, this official will not stand idly by. ”

With Liu Yu's words, Mi Fang felt that this trip to Youzhou was not in vain, so he turned his expectant eyes to the eldest son who was working hard. (To be continued......)