Since he didn't intend to refuse, Liu Bei put away the letter in his hand, then looked at Jiang Jiyan and said, "What your lord said in his letter, I agreed." ”

For a talent like Jiang Ji, Liu Bei was quite kind.

But thinking of Jiang Ji's master Cao Pi, who overthrew the Han family, Liu Bei really found it difficult to have any good impression of him.

Under this mentality, Liu Bei didn't feel that he was using the most noble self-title in the world.

And this "I" also made Liu Bei's tone change from gentle to sharp, and made a momentum that could not be seen directly on his body.

In the decades of turmoil in the world, the authority belonging to the Han Emperor has almost disappeared in the world.

In the past, when the previous Han Emperor Liu Xie called himself "I" at the court meeting, he was not in awe of the ministers, but sometimes he was secretly laughed at by the ministers.

But today, when Liu Bei, the emperor of the Han Dynasty standing in front of Jiang Ji, called himself "I", although his clothes were not as magnificent and noble as Liu Xie's back then.

But his posture is promoted, and he has his own majestic bearing, and the momentum he shows still makes Jiang Ji feel excited.

The reason why Jiang Ji felt the joy was directly because the Han army had just won a great victory that would go down in history.

As for the root cause, perhaps the orthodox ideology of the Han family, which has been rooted in the hearts of the people of the world for hundreds of years, is faintly playing a role in Jiang Ji's heart.

Jiang Ji was born in a famous family, and most of his ancestors were Hanchen.

Under the influence of Xin Ji, Jiang Ji bowed to Liu Beiyi like a ghost: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

After Han Chen, it is of course a normal thing to call Han Emperor Liu Bei "Your Majesty".

But when Jiang Ji finished doing this thing that was normal according to common sense, a look of horror appeared on his face that could be reflexed.

Now Jiang Ji really wants to slap himself.

The frightened look on Jiang Ji's face was fully visible to Liu Bei, but Jiang Ji's horror made some warmth appear in Liu Bei's eyes.

Even if Liu Bei was accurate, Jiang Jifang would suddenly call him "Your Majesty", which also made him a little surprised.

However, it can be seen from Jiang Ji's reaction that he is different from many ministers who oppose Wei, and he may still have the word "justice" in his heart.

And it was the word "justice" in history that killed Jiang Ji.

Liu Bei, who appreciated Jiang Ji more and more, saw that the frightened look on Jiang Ji's face became more and more serious, and he gently opened his mouth to comfort:

"Don't worry, Zitong, there are only you and me on the city wall today, and today's events will not be spread."

Liu Bei's persuasion made Jiang Ji, who was in fear, gradually settle down.

In fact, there are still Liu Bei's Yu Linwei around Liu Bei and Jiang Ji, but Yu Linwei is an ordinary soldier, and no one in the world will believe what they say.

Therefore, the real meaning of Liu Bei's words is that at present, the only people around him who can be trusted by the people in the world are him and Jiang Ji, and he will not publicize Jiang Ji's reaction just now.

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In other words, without the evidence of a third celebrity, even if he publicized Jiang Ji's reaction today, Jiang Ji could defend himself.

It was precisely because he knew the deep meaning of Liu Bei's words that Jiang Ji slowly regained his composure.

After regaining his composure, Jiang Ji looked at Liu Bei with grateful eyes.

People in the world say a lot about Liu Bei's generosity, and today's events are enough to prove it.

If it was Han Chen who accidentally called him "Your Majesty" in front of Cao Pi today, what would Cao Pi do?

Jiang Ji thought of answering almost instantly.

It is precisely because of the stark contrast that Jiang Ji's gratitude to Liu Bei in his heart has become stronger and stronger.

No wonder Pei Qian, Chen Qun, Tian Yu, Wei Chen, who had a past with Liu Bei, praised Liu Bei in private.

Under the strong gratitude in his heart, a seed was quietly buried deep in Jiang Ji's heart.

And after Jiang Ji regained his composure, he looked at Liu Bei, who had a gentle smile on his face, and he was afraid that he would say the wrong thing again after a while.

So he hurriedly bowed to Liu Bei, and then left the city wall in a panic.

Now that he has received Liu Bei's promised attitude, of course he must return as soon as possible to report the news to Cao Pi.

As for the follow-up series of handover matters between the two sides, Jiang Ji has long had no mind to get involved.

Liu Bei looked at Jiang Ji's figure leaving in a panic, his originally gentle gaze disappeared in an instant, and what appeared in his eyes at this time was already a contemplative look.

Seeing the slight knowledge, it can be seen from Jiang Ji's performance that perhaps the hearts of the people in the world have begun to change again.

This change may be slow at the moment, or even only in the minds of a small number of people, but it has already begun.

As long as he and his successors can continue to water and fertilize this seed.

Then one day, this seed will always grow into a giant tree in the sky, constantly delivering vitality to the Han.

It's just this tiny seed, he can tell Zhuge Liang and Mi Yang, but he has to ensure as much as possible that the enemy will not find out about its existence.

Jiang Ji thought that Fang Cai Liu Bei comforted him because he was lenient, which was not wrong.

But what Jiang Ji didn't know was that leniency and conspiracy were sometimes not opposites.

At least in terms of Liu Bei's political skills, this is the case.

With this complicated thought in his heart, Liu Bei beckoned Dong Yun from afar.

Dong Yun, who had just left, did not leave the city wall, he just stood guard in the distance and waited for Liu Bei's orders.

So after Dong Yun saw Liu Bei summoning him, he immediately walked quickly to Liu Bei.

Before and after Dong Yun came, Liu Bei said to Dong Yun: "Dong Qing immediately set off for Xinye to convey an edict to General Zuo for me. ”

Hearing that Liu Bei asked him to take on the heavy responsibility of conveying the message, Dong Yun's face suddenly became solemn.

Being able to become the messenger of the Son of Heaven represents not only a great honor, but also a heavy responsibility.

In solemn thoughts, Dong Yun heard the content of Liu Bei's dictation that he asked him to convey:

"Order General Zuo to escort Xiahou Shang, Man Zhong and other prisoners to Xinye as soon as possible."

...

After knowing the content of Liu Bei's edict, Dong Yun immediately came towards Xinye City.

Because of the convenience of water transportation, Dong Yun came to Xinye City soon after.

When Dong Yun arrived outside Xinye City, Mi Yang had already learned the news in advance under the report of Zhou Tai.

Then Mi Yang immediately asked Zhou Tai to leave the city and bring Dong Yun and others in.

After Dong Yun and the others were connected to the lobby of the county mansion by Zhou Tai, Mi Yang looked at Dong Yun, an old acquaintance in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

In the past, whenever Liu Bei wanted to send an envoy to contact him or reward him, basically that envoy was Dong Yun.

Now Dong Yundu is about to become the special line liaison between him and Liu Bei.

It's just that Wan'er returned to Guan'er, and Mi Yang, who was deeply courteous, still greeted Dong Yun's arrival with a big gift, and then he learned Liu Bei's message from Dong Yun's mouth.

After Mi Yang heard Liu Bei's words, although he was surprised because of the suddenness of the incident, he did not hesitate.

He immediately returned to his seat, quickly wrote a handwritten letter, and then he summoned Ding Feng and asked him to hurry back to Xicheng.

Xiahou Shang, Man Chong and others are all Wei ministers with high status, and such important captives are closely guarded by Mi Yang.

Therefore, if there is no Mi Yang's handwriting, it is difficult for others to take them away.

After completing this matter, Mi Yang stepped back from left and right, and then looked at Dong Yun and asked him the doubts in his heart.

Because Mi Yang and Dong Yun have some kinship, plus they have gotten along many times in the past, the relationship between Mi Yang and Dong Yun has become closer, so Mi Yang is also relieved to ask Dong Yun for news.

What Mi Yang wanted to know was why Liu Bei suddenly had this idea.

It's just that under Mi Yang's inquiry, Dong Yun responded to Mi Yang with his head.

It's not that Dong Yun didn't want to tell Mi Yang, it's just that he just watched Liu Bei meet Jiang Ji from a distance that day, and he didn't know the content of the conversation between Liu Bei and Jiang Ji.

After Dong Yun shook his head, Mi Yang immediately understood.

In the past, when Dong Yun was on an envoy, he took the initiative to remind him of his actions several times.

Under this obvious kindness, if Dong Yun really knew something, he would not fail to tell him.

Now he shook his head, which could only prove that he, as Liu Bei's close minister, did not know the purpose of Liu Bei's move.

But because of this, it made Mi Yang's curiosity more and more serious.

...

In the far west of the city, there is a courtyard.

Living in this courtyard is Xiahou Shang, who was captured by Mi Yang, and Manzhong and his people.

This courtyard was originally a private place for Shen Yi.

Because Shen Yi liked to do some unsightly things in this courtyard at the beginning, this courtyard was built in the middle of nowhere.

At the beginning, Mi Yang had asked Liu Bei in a book how to deal with Xiahou Shang and other captives, but Liu Bei just replied with the words "treat them well first".

Because of these four words, Mi Yang could not imprison them in a dark dungeon full of snakes, insects, rats and ants.

And because of the remoteness of Shenyi's courtyard, Mi Yang took the opportunity to order Xiahou Shang and others to be imprisoned in this courtyard.

The remoteness of the courtyard can effectively cut off the connection between the courtyard and the outside world.

It's just that at this time, the courtyard, which should have been quiet because of its remoteness, kept coming from within.

And these shouts appeared because there were two people in this courtyard at this moment, practicing martial arts.

The two people who learned martial arts from each other, one was Xiahou Shang, and the other was Chang Wei, the general under Cao Ren in the past.

As captives, it is naturally impossible for them to possess weapons.

So at present, Xiahou Shang and Chang Wei are using wooden sticks in their hands.

However, because both of them use wooden sticks, the two of them are more unscrupulous when they fight.

With both of them exerting all their strength, the sound of wooden sticks hitting their bodies continued to resound in the deep courtyard.

And since neither of them had armor or stomachs, the pain was very strong when the other person's wooden stick hit him hard.

Cries of pain continued to come out of the mouths of Xiahou Shang and Chang Ku, but compared to Chang Ku, Xiahou Shang had more painful cries from his mouth.

Chang Wei was able to be appreciated by Cao Ren at the beginning because of his extraordinary martial arts.

Although Xiahou Shang is a relative of Cao Wei, he has been pampered since he was a child, and he is lacking in martial arts.

But no matter how much pain the wooden stick hit on his body brought to him, Xiahou Shang never said anything to stop this competition.

With each cry of pain, he would grit his teeth and rush towards Chang Wei again.

Xiahou Shang's attitude made Chang Wei begin to restrain his hands and feet.

Xiahou Shang's identity is incomparable to him.

If this beats him out, even if he can return to the north in the future, it will only be a dead end in the end.

The most important thing is that in the past six months, Xiahou Shang has often asked him to compete.

And in the last competition not long ago, Xiahou Shang was directly bedridden for half a month under his heavy blow.

This one thing makes Chang withered heart for more than a season.

With Chang Wei's deliberate release of water, Xiahou Shang was attacked less and less, but it made him furious.

After half a year of continuous learning, Xiahou is still very clear about how often withered martial arts.

It was easy for him to see that Chang Wei was deliberately releasing water.

Chang Wei's move made Xiahou Shang, who was eager to increase his martial arts, feel a kind of humiliation.

Xiahou Shang was furious and launched an even more fierce attack towards Chang Ku.

Under Xiahou Shang's increasingly fierce attack, Chang Wei could only use all his strength to fight against Xiahou Shang.

But not long after Chang Ku used all his strength, Xiahou Shang, who was not as good as Chang Ku in martial arts, was hit in both legs, and he fell to the ground suddenly.

After a heavy sound of falling to the ground sounded, Xiahou Shang had already fallen heavily to the ground.

And after Xiahou Shang fell heavily to the ground, he immediately felt bursts of pain coming from up and down his body.

It's just that this burst of pain didn't make Xiahou Shang frown, how can the pain in his body compare to the pain in his heart.

To this day, Xiahou has not forgotten what Cao Ren said to him before he died.

He has not forgotten that he killed Cao Ren in the first place.

Under this strong sense of guilt, the reason why Xiahou Shang did not apologize for his sins was nothing more than that he could one day slaughter a deer for revenge.

Therefore, he cannot slack off for a moment, not a day.

Whether it is in the art of war or martial arts, he must further grow as soon as possible.

Xiahou Shang, who had this purpose, did not blame Chang Ku for knocking him down.

He just struggled to get up from the ground, thinking about continuing to compete with Chang Wei.

Seeing Xiahou Shang's posture, a look of panic appeared on his face.

But fortunately, at this moment, a team of Han troops broke into the door to rescue him.

This 100-person Han army team was led by Meng Da and Ding Feng.

And after seeing the hundred-strong Han army rushing in, all the Wei generals in the courtyard were captives, except for Man Zhong and Xiahou Shang, their faces changed drastically.

Meng Da and Ding Feng's menacing posture looks like they are not good.

And they thought that their time of death had come.

After Meng Da and Ding Feng led their troops into the courtyard, they saw this scene in the current courtyard.

Compared with Ding Feng's surprise, Meng Da seemed to be unexpected.

In the past days, he had stood on the high platform outside the courtyard many times to monitor Xiahou Shang and others, so he was no stranger to this scene.

And Meng Da laughed disdainfully after seeing the frightened look on the faces of Chang Ku, Wang Shuang and others.

Then he directly ordered a group of Han soldiers behind him to step forward and tie up Xiahou Shang and the others in the courtyard.

Facing the Han army, which had a numerical advantage like a wolf and a tiger, Chang Wei and others could only be captured.

Only Xiahou Shang, when more than a dozen Han soldiers walked in front of him, he subconsciously clenched the wooden stick in his hand.

His eyes were full of unwillingness and hatred.