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Pang Degong Huang Chengyan and Huang Yueying stayed in Ancheng County for three days before leaving for Xiangyang.

With Tai Shici's retreat, Liu Xiu also led the army back to Youxian. Everything seems to be calm again. Liu Xiu knew that this was the calm before the storm, and as soon as he stepped into the Jiangdong realm, he would inevitably make waves again.

On October 12, Wen Ping led troops to Youxian.

Previously, Liu Biao sent people to Wu County, exchanged dowry gifts with Sun Quan, and agreed on the time to welcome his relatives.

On October 28, Liu Xiu set off from Jiangdong to meet Sun Shangxiang. There are still 16 days before the time to welcome relatives, and it takes a certain amount of time to go to Jiangdong, so you must leave in advance.

Fortunately, before leaving, Liu Xiu had already arranged everything.

After Wen Ping rested for a while in Youxian County, he and Liu Xiu went to Yuzhang County together. Entering Yuzhang County, we marched all the way to the northeast, and soon entered Danyang County. Danyang County and Wu County are adjacent to each other, and after entering the territory of Danyang County, Liu Xiu met Sun Yu, the Taishou of Danyang, and the group rested in Danyang County for one night, and set off the next day.

On October 20, Liu Xiuwen hired his party and entered Wu County, the seat of Wu County.

Wu County is not only the seat of Wu County, but also the political center of Jiangdong.

The news of the arrival of the mission led by Liu Xiu had already spread in Wu County. When Liu Xiu arrived at the county seat, at the gate of the city, Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu personally greeted them with Jiangdong officials.

Zhou Yu looked at Liu Xiu, and saw Liu Xiu's sword eyebrows, dressed in a white shirt, like a beautiful son, with an extraordinary posture between his eyebrows, and he was even more capable and decisive, and he was quite appreciative in his heart.

As the so-called heroes cherish heroes, Zhou Yu is extremely handsome, and he is resourceful, and his vision is extremely high. Before this, he had heard about Liu Xiu's various things, and when he saw the real person, he also felt that the trip was worthwhile.

Zhang Zhao, as the person in charge of greeting, said: "Old Zhang Zhao, I have seen Mr. Xiao Liu. Cao Cao called Liu Xiu and Mr. Liu, and Zhang Zhao followed suit.

Liu Xiu smiled and arched his hand: "Mr. Zibu is polite." ”

After the greetings, the group went to the city.

The hall of the Taishou Mansion is empty, Sun Quan has not yet come, and on the left and right sides, it is already full of civil and military generals under Sun Quan's command, all with serious faces.

Zhang Zhao and Liu Xiu walked in front, Zhang Zhao turned to face everyone, and said, "Zhugong, this is Mr. Xiao Liu of Jingzhou." ”

When everyone heard this, they hurriedly got up and saluted.

After Liu Xiu returned the salute, the guests and hosts sat down.

Suddenly, a scribe stood up in the hall. This person looks majestic and elegant, and looks upright. He bowed to Liu Xiu and said, "Mr. Xiao Liu is polite, I have a question in Xiayu, I want to ask Mr. Xiao Liu." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes fell on Liu Xiu.

Obviously, this is pre-designed.

The reason why Sun Quan does not appear now is to embarrass Liu Xiu and suppress Liu Xiu's arrogance.

Liu Xiu returned the salute and said, "What advice does Mr. Yu have?"

In the face of Yu Tuo, Liu Xiu cheered up and responded. He now represents Jingzhou, and his words and deeds are the face of Jingzhou. If you lose face in Jiangdong and return to Jingzhou, you will definitely be blamed by Liu Biao.

Yu said in a deep voice: "Sun Shangxiang is the sister of the lord, she has been smart since she was a child, and her beauty is unparalleled. The man she married must be a hero who is both civil and military. Dare to ask Mr. Xiao Liu, do you think you are a hero?"

Questions were raised, and the hall was silent.

Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others all looked at Liu Xiu.

Wen Ping sat under Liu Xiu, sweating in his hands, feeling that Yu Xuan's question was very tricky. If Liu Xiu directly said that he was a big hero, he would be suspected of boasting, and the hero was not self-appointed. If Liu Xiu said that he was not a hero, he would lose face and be despised by Jiangdong's civil and military officials. If you are not a hero, you are not worthy of Sun Shangxiang.

All in all, this is a very tricky and very difficult question to answer.

Liu Xiu's mind turned, looked at Yu Xuan, was silent for a moment, and said with a smile: "Mr. Yu's question, let me be speechless, I don't know what to say." ”

"Oh, so Mr. Liu can't answer?"

Yu turned over with a smile on his face, and even more proud. Such adaptability was also praised by Cao Cao and said that giving birth to a son should be like Liu Xiu, and it seems that Cao Cao's vision is not very good. The rest of the people looked at Liu Xiu with a hint of contempt in their eyes.

Liu Xiu said slowly: "Mr. Yu misunderstood, and the following means that he doesn't know how to say it, not that he can't answer." After all, whether I'm a hero or not shouldn't be judged by me. But Mr. Yu asked, and he could only be arrogant once. ”

Yu Xuan sneered: "So, Mr. Xiao Liu thinks he is a hero"

Liu Xiu avoided answering, and asked rhetorically: "Does Mr. Yu know Tai Shici?"

"Knowing"

Yu didn't even think about it, and answered directly.

Liu Xiu asked, "Does Mr. Yu think Tai Shici is a hero?"

Yu Fu was silent for a moment, and said truthfully: "Tai Shici presided over the war in Yuzhang County in the south, and he made great achievements and was even more conscientious. During his time in Yuzhang County, he was quite meritorious and can be regarded as a hero. ”

Zhang Zhao stroked his beard under his chin, and a gleam flashed in his eyes. Zhou Yu and Lu Su looked at each other, their faces were already understanding, and there was a look of approval in their eyes, and they understood Liu Xiu's intentions.

Liu Xiu was not in a hurry, and continued to ask: "Putting aside the position, putting aside Cao Cao's coercion of the Son of Heaven, Cao Cao unified the north, quelled the war in the north, and let the people in the north settle down, is he a hero?"

Yu rolled his head and said: "Without a position, Cao Cao is a hero"

Liu Xiu said: "Tai Shi Ci is a hero, during his time in Yuzhang County, he defeated Liu Pan, but when he met me, he lost his troops and generals, which led to the capture of Shangxiang girl; Cao Cao is a hero, but during my time in Xu County, I earned the Qingyu Sword and offered the Tai'a Sword, which made Cao Cao lose face. ”

"So, is it a hero under it?"

Liu Xiu did not say complacently whether he was a hero or not, but only cited two examples.

After listening to it, Yu was speechless.

The eyes of everyone in the hall looked at Liu Xiu, and then changed. Liu Xiu's answering skills are very ingenious, he did not answer whether he was a hero or not, but used a comparative way to achieve the effect of answering.

"Bang Bang"

There was applause, and another man stood up.

"Mr. Xiao Liu, in the next step, there is a request. ”

Buqi is nearly thirty years old, his face is calm, and his eyes are shining with wisdom. He is not only Sun Quan's subordinate, but also Sun Quan's in-law, because Buqi's cousin is Sun Quan's concubine.

Liu Xiu was neither humble nor arrogant: "What advice does Mr. Bu have?"

Bu Qi said: "I heard that Mr. Xiao Liu's swordsmanship is outstanding, and in the past, Miss Shang Xiang and Captain Lu went to Jingzhou, and it was Mr. Xiao Liu who stepped forward and defeated Shang Xiang. Mr. Xiao Liu's swordsmanship is so exquisite, why not dance the sword in the hall to open the eyes of my Jiangdong ministers. ”

As soon as these words came out, Wen Ping clenched his fists, and anger flashed in his eyes.

This is already equivalent to humiliation.

Liu Xiu was the one who came to greet his relatives, but Bu Qi let Liu Xiu dance the sword in the hall, obviously to lose Liu Xiu's face.

Zhou Yu smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said unhurriedly: "This governor is good at piano skills, if Mr. Xiao Liu is willing to dance the sword, this governor is willing to play a song to cheer up Mr. Xiao Liu." ”

Zhang Zhao echoed: "Jiangdong Shengchuan is wrong Zhou Langgu, and Zhou Dudu's piano art is a must in Jiangdong. Mr. Liu. With Zhou Dudu Fuqin to help the fun, and then Mr. Xiao Liu dancing the sword, it must be a good story. ”

Lu Su stared at Liu Xiu, observing the change in Liu Xiu's expression. Seeing Liu Xiu's neither humble nor arrogant expression, he couldn't detect Liu Xiu's thoughts for a while.

At this time, Jiangdong's civil ministers and military generals were all coaxing, hoping to see Liu Xiu dancing the sword. As long as Liu Xiu agrees, and then dances the sword in the lobby, there will definitely be various versions tomorrow, and they are all kinds of versions that are unfavorable to Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu knew in his heart that this could not be promised. Once you agree to dance the sword alone, the consequences are unimaginable. Liu Xiu smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "Princess, today is not suitable for sword dancing. ”

In a word, it immediately caused waves in the hall