At the foot of Lumen Mountain, Xu Shu's residence.

At this time, Xu Shu still lived with his mother.

Xu Shu is very idle every day, reading books, picking water, and practicing martial arts in his spare time. The day was passed like this. On such a day, Xu Shu felt that it was nothing, but Xu's mother felt that it was not a way for her son to stay at home all day long, and he had to become an official.

Mother Xu heard that Liu Xiu had returned to Xiangyang, so she took Xu Shu to meet her.

It's just that Xu Shu didn't listen at all.

Such a situation made Xu's mother very angry.

It's just that his son is the meat that fell from his body, and he can't beat it, and he can't scold it, so he can only grind it slowly, hoping that Xu Shu can go to Xiangyang to walk around.

Unfortunately, it still has no effect.

In the end, Mother Xu simply gave up, no longer persuaded her, and could only let it go.

Xu Shu's ears were clear, and everything was still business as usual.

I did what I had to do, and I didn't change my mind in the slightest.

In the courtyard, Xu Shu was practicing swords.

Xu Shu was a ranger back then, with superb swordsmanship, although he has studied and cultivated his temperament over the years, and his temperament has undergone earth-shaking changes, but his martial arts have not fallen behind, and he has been practicing martial arts.

On the side, Xu's mother was washing clothes.

Mother Xu looked at Xu Shu, shook her head slightly, and looked out of the courtyard again.

Every day when she was doing laundry, she habitually looked outside, maybe someone would come. She looked, and there was still no one on the official road outside.

It's just that the moment she retracted her gaze, the corner of her eye swept to the corner of the official road where someone came.

Someone's coming

Xu Mu looked up again and was pleasantly surprised.

"Yuan Zhi, quick, quick, Xiu Gongzi is here. ”

After Xu Mu saw it clearly, the joy on her face was overflowing, and her eyes showed excitement. She hurriedly collected the clothes in the bucket, and then brought a straw mound and placed it in the yard. She looked at Xu Shu and said very solemnly: "Yuan Zhi, this time, talk to Master Xiu well, and my mother will go back to the house and not disturb you." ”

Xu Shu stopped dancing the sword and said, "Mother, Master Xiu is here, you can do whatever you want, there is no need to avoid it." ”

"No, how can this work? ”

Mother Xu didn't hesitate and went back to the house with the bucket. But she sat against the door, listening to the movement outside the door. After a while, a burst of footsteps came to the gate of the courtyard.

"Xi Yuyu"

The horses neighed, and Liu Xiu took Deng Ai to the courtyard again.

Liu Xiu arched his hand and said, "Brother Yuan, it's been a long time. ”

Xu Shu smiled slightly and said, "Goodbye Master Xiu, the style is even worse." ”

Liu Xiu said: "I used to be walking on thin ice, but now I am still walking on thin ice. He glanced at it, didn't find Xu Shu's mother, and asked, "Why didn't my aunt see anyone?"

Xu Shu shouted: "Mother, Xiu Gongzi is looking for you."

When Mother Xu heard this, she walked out in three or two steps with a smile on her face.

Liu practiced a salute, and then waved his hand, and Deng Ai handed over some silk and satin that he had brought this time. Mother Xu thanked her and brought the gift back to the house.

After pouring tea for Liu Xiu, Mother Xu returned to the room.

Liu Xiu took a straw mound and sat down, and said, "Yuan Zhi, this time, I came to invite Yuan Zhi to come out in advance." The situation has changed, and the agreement with Yuan Zhi may be difficult to continue. ”

In the past, Liu Xiu went to Youxian County, and once made an agreement with Xu Shu for three chapters, to take Yuzhang County, and then ask Xu Shu to come out.

Now that Liu Xiu is in charge of Jingzhou, in the next time, it is likely that he will have to deal with the internal affairs of Jingzhou, and to calm the internal troubles of Jingzhou, there is no time to take care of the war in Yuzhang County.

Even, Liu Xiu's front may shrink.

Therefore, Liu Xiu made a special trip to visit Xu Shu and wanted to invite Xu Shu to come out.

Xu Shu smiled slightly, and said with a straight face: "The matter of Gongzi Xiu taking over Jingzhou is known below." However, although Gongzi Xiu took over Jingzhou, now it is in danger and the situation is very bad. ”

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "Because of this, I came to ask Yuan Zhi to come out of the mountain to help me." Hurry up, Yuan Zhi, I need your help now. Although the current Jingzhou is full of crises, Jingzhou is a bigger platform than Yuzhang County. I believe that Jingzhou's platform can give you a space to display your talents. ”

Xu Shu was no longer reserved, he understood that the current situation was not optimistic, stood up, clasped his hands together, and saluted: "Xu Shu, meet the lord." ”

Liu Xiu laughed and said, "Yuan Zhi, please get up, I have Yuan Zhi's help, like a tiger with wings." ”

In the room, Mother Xu heard the conversation between Liu Xiu and Xu Shu, her cheeks were stretched, the corners of her eyes narrowed into a crescent, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were stretched.

The son finally became an official, which is a great thing.

Xu Shu said: "Lord, let's talk about the situation in Jingzhou." ”

Liu Xiu said in a deep voice: "A few days ago, my father was buried and has been buried in the ground. When I was buried before, I ordered the Taishou of each county to come back and pay my respects. But among the officials who came back to mourn, only Changsha County, Lingling County and Jiangxia County, Wuling County and Nanjun Taishou did not come to mourn, and even the eldest brother did not come back. Today's situation is not optimistic. ”

Liu Xiu said: "Now there is Cao Cao in the north, Liu Bei and his eldest brother in Xinye, Wuling County and Nanjun are internal troubles, and Jiangdong is in the east, which is internal and external." ”

After Xu Shu listened, there was also a solemn look in his eyes.

It is really a puzzling thing that the Taishou of Wuling County and Nanjun did not obey orders.

Xu Shu asked: "Lord, do you have any reaction from the counties that didn't come?"

"Not yet"

Liu Xiu shook his head, he was ready to go to war in his heart.

If there is really going to be a war, then there can only be a war, and one by one they will be taken back.

"Newspaper"

Suddenly, a loud voice came from outside the courtyard.

A soldier rode a horse and quickly came to the gate of the courtyard, he quickly entered the courtyard, knelt on one knee, and reported: "My lord, Ibegai please go back to the state pastoral mansion immediately, there is a big incident in Jingzhou." ”

"What's the matter?"

Liu Xiu's eyes also revealed a trace of solemnity.

I am afraid it is not easy to let the Iraqi nationality send someone directly to invite it, and say that something big is wrong.

The soldier said: "Yi Bei said that Liu Qi was the opposite"

Liu Xiu's eyes narrowed, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. Liu Qi rebelled, or rather, it was not Liu Qi who rebelled, but Liu Bei rebelled, and it was Liu Bei who did not obey Liu Xiu's control.

"Yuan Zhi, let's go back to the city immediately. ”

Liu Xiu turned to look into the room and said, "Auntie, I still have something to deal with, and I have to go back to the city with Yuan Zhi now." In a hurry, please forgive me. ”

Xu Mu walked out and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, you're busy with you." After a pause, he looked at Xu Shu and said, "Yuan Zhi, you must work hard and assist the cultivator well, understand?"

Xu Shu said: "My son understands that you are home alone and take care of your body." ”

Mother Xu nodded with satisfaction and waved her hand to let Xu Shu leave.

Liu Xiu asked the soldiers to walk, and he Xu Shu and Deng Ai each rode their horses and quickly returned to the city.

Back at the State Pastoral Mansion, Liu Xiu and his party went straight to the hall