Lost Nanyang lost Luoyang, lost Xuzhou lost Central Plains.

Cao Cao set up a hair mound to touch gold before, and his own ancestral tomb did not keep the causal cycle.

Not long after Liu Bei conquered the Central Plains, he received the imperial order from Liu Xie to crush his bones and ashes.

Although Cao Cao was in control of Qingyou and Ji Yan at this time, he had more land than Yuan Shao had at his peak, and he had much more land than him.

Although he knew that he was destined to perish, Cao Cao had the belief of not admitting defeat in his bones, which did not let him be discouraged, but inspired a stronger fighting spirit.

The morale of the army is weakened, and the people's will is unstable.

At Dong Zhao's suggestion, Cao Cao used the act of calling Wei Gong to stabilize his uneasy mood, and he also had the idea of joy.

In the eighteenth year of Jian'an, Long Xiang and Lu Xun went south to Jiaozhou, and the counties attached to Sun Quan fell to the wind.

Sun Quan originally wanted to use his advantage to block the attack, but unfortunately Long Xiang had a guide by his side.

He and Shixie divided the state equally, and the Yulin, Cangwu, and Nanhai occupied all changed hands within two months.

Seeing that the miasma and terrain could not be stopped, Sun Quan was unwilling to surrender to Long Xiang, so he asked his old friend for help, and Shixie was very happy to send an army.

Sun Quan led the defeated army to Hepu and encountered Shixie's army.

But before he had time to be happy, the Jiaozhi army instantly turned its face and besieged it, and Sun Quan was immediately angry and scolded, but he was only incompetent and angry.

A few days later, Long Xiang led his troops to Hepu, and Shi Xie personally went out of the city to greet him.

He said that he was loyal to the imperial court, but he was suffering from thieves, so he could not go to Chang'an to meet him.

The Shi family is a prominent family in Jiaozhou, Long Xiang has experience in governing Yangzhou, and knows that the court can use it in the future, so he is kind to comfort and encourage.

Entering the city to sit in the greeting intervals, Shixie asked people to bring Sun Quan.

Long Xiang saw Sun Quan again, there were indescribable emotions in his heart, it is said that although the other party was a little worse, it seemed that he was forced out.

If this world does not have itself, Sun Quan is still a politician, how can he be a mediocre person who can divide the world?

"Zhongmou, don't come to harm?"

"Hum despicable villain, rat face!"

"Huh?"

When Long Xiang heard Sun Quan call himself a rat, the expression on his face became very strange.

But when Xu Chu next to him saw this, how could he endure it, and immediately scolded Sun Quan angrily: "The subordinate horseman, the general of the defeated army, still dare to be rampant?" ”

"Huh"

Sun Quan raised his head and sneered, glanced at Long Xiang, and then looked at Xu Chu and asked, "What if I lose?" What can you do to me? Ben Hou is Liu Xuande's wife and brother, don't you dare to kill me? When I arrive in Chang'an in the future, I will still be the existence you look up to. ”

"You"

Xu Chu was so angry that his fists clenched, as if he had infinite strength and couldn't swing it.

Long Xiang's eyes froze, and then he said indifferently: "Bo Chang, you take him down first to serve him for a good life, Sun Zhongmou is right, he is the general's wife and brother, you can't slack off." ”

"Yui."

Zhao Fan took the order and left.

After participating in the Shixie Reception Banquet, Long Xiang found that many tiger guards exchanged ears, and when he asked, he realized that they were from the Central Plains, and he had not had the opportunity to see what the sea was like.

Long Xiang has been spending time on projects in his last world, and although he has traveled to many places, he has never seen the sea with his own eyes.

Hepu is not far from the sea, and Long Xiang felt that it was not easy to come here, so he organized an army to open his eyes.

At this time, Jiaozhou was barren, and the rough beach was not the same as that of later generations, but it also made the Central Plains military men excited, and many people ran to the beach to pick shellfish, just like returning to their youth.

Seeing Long Xiang looking at the sea in a trance, Lu Xun thought that he was thinking about Sun Quan, so he hesitated several times but chose not to say anything.

"Bo Yan, do you know how big the sea is?"

"Huh? I don't know. ”

"The sea under the dome is several times larger than the land, and the crops on the land are prone to disasters, but the fish in the sea are inexhaustible.

"Hiss"

When Lu Xun heard this, he knew that he was narrow-minded, and then said: "The general is like a bamboo, Cao Cao has withdrawn from the Central Plains, and it is estimated that the reunification will be completed in a few years, so this sea fish military rations"

"You can still prepare, let the people improve, and it's not bad to eat more meat."

Long Xiao shook his head slightly, and then added: "Shixie has been entrenched in Jiaozhou for decades, and now the imperial court has no time to take care of the wild land, since we are here, we can't pat our butts and leave, I mean Boyan and stay for a few days, in addition to stabilizing the three counties of Yulin, Cangwu, and Nanhai, find a few other suitable places to repair more docks and build sea ships." ”

"The general wants to use force against Jiaozhi?"

"No, after all, the Shi family is a local clan, and it is enough to deter it temporarily, we can build sea boats for fishing, and we can also use it for attacking, so it's true."

"The last general understands, in addition"

"What?"

"Nothing."

Lu Xun wanted to remind Sun Quan, but when the words came to his lips, he took them back.

It was still at night that Lai Gong came to the door and talked about his desire to go to Chang'an, so he casually suggested that Long Xiang take precautions as soon as possible.

After hearing this, Long Xiang thought that Sun Quan's existence might not be able to threaten him, but his brother who followed him from birth to death might be implicated.

When the judgment continued to be chaotic, Long Xiang sent Xu Chu to deploy first.

In the autumn of the eighteenth year of Jian'an, Long Xiang led his troops back to Yangzhou.

When the fleet passed through Xiakou, Xing Daorong was appointed as a general to escort Sun Quan to Chang'an, while Long Xiang went down the river.

Long Xiang traveled to Chaisang to rest, Xing Daorong and Lu Dai came by fast boat to plead guilty, and they brought two women at the same time, Sun Yi's wife Xu and Zhou Yu's wife Bao.

The two recently went to Jiangxia to play, and by getting acquainted with Taishou Lu Dai, they actually sent servants to mix in the reception banquet, and used the medicine that poisoned Zhou Yu back then to kill the enemy Sun Quan.

In front of Long Xiang, Xu and Bao, the two bitter masters, confessed to killing Sun Quan.

This matter was originally planned by Long Xiang behind the scenes, deliberately letting Xu Chu return to Yangzhou in advance to leak the news, and then secretly paving the way for the two of them to act, so how could it be investigated?

In front of the two of them, Long Xiang said that he would plead with Liu Bei, and he really wanted to ask for the crime before arresting him.

Soon after returning to Hefei, Qiao Wei and Qiao Wan were very worried when they learned about it, and the two quickly found Long Xiang to discuss.

"Long Lang has always been cautious, why is this matter so hasty? Even if you sympathize with Sun Yi and Zhou Yu, you can't let go of the murderer without permission, Sun Shangxiang is the emperor's uncle's pillow after all, you took the foundation of the Sun family, how can she have no complaints? If she finds an opportunity to slander, it will do our Long family a hundred harms but no benefits."

"Yes, yes, I agree with my sister this time, is my husband a big official, and a little carried away?"

"Two ladies, don't know me yet? How could I be? ”

Long Xiang faced the second bridge's 'counting', his face was bitter, and then explained: "Xuande is a benevolent and virtuous gentleman, a frank husband, although he and I have not bowed, but they are like brothers and sisters, how can we be suspicious? ”

"That's hard to say."

Qiao Wan pursed her lips and said teasingly: "You have never met in the past, and now the husband has a heavy army, and he is a decisive prince. The cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackey cooks'."

"Second Miss you. When did you read "Historical Records"? Uncle Huang is not that kind of person."

Long Xiang looked left and right, but fortunately no outsiders were present.

Qiao Wei also added a reminder: "My little sister and I are both women, although we are short-sighted but have no bad intentions, we don't ask Long Lang to be ranked as the third prince, we just want the family to be safe." ”

"That's right, since my husband took Jiangdong, the days when he went home are getting fewer and fewer, so it's better to guard Hefei before."

After Qiao Wan muttered, Qiao Wei followed up and reproached her: "Little sister, don't talk nonsense, Long Lang is a handsome man who turns things around, how can he surround us every day?" ”

"Alright."

Hearing the two arguing, Long Xiang interrupted in time: "Now that the affairs in the south are over, and Uncle Huang is surrounded by civil and military forces, it is only a matter of time before Cao is destroyed, I am just thinking about going to the book to relieve some of my responsibilities and accompany you and the children well, and when we are older, how about moving the family to Jiaozhou?" ”

"Are you willing? In addition, Jiaozhou is not a wild place? ”

Qiao Wanyan looked at Long Xiang, his big watery eyes shining.

Long Xiang smiled leisurely and said: "Although it is barbaric over there, the scenery is picturesque and the climate is pleasant, and the other second lady forgot what I was doing?" Don't believe in our craft? ”

"You are the head of the family, and our sisters listen to you."

Although Qiao Wan is a young woman of Huaxin, she still laughs like a girl.

The husband and wife were enjoying a sweet time, but they were interrupted by the visit of the envoy from Chang'an.

The two sisters mistakenly thought that Liu Bei was responsible, but the messenger turned out to be an acquaintance Xu Wei, and Liu Xie, the son of heaven, sent him to invite Long Xiang to Luoyang.

One is to discuss the reconstruction of Luoyang, and the other is to Liu Bei to observe the ceremony.

Cao Cao killed Liu Xie's wife, son and daughter, and soon after he was crowned a duke in Yecheng to establish a state, Liu Xie directly named Liu Bei as the king of Hanzhong, and forcibly pressed the enemy by a rank.

Because he wanted to rebuild Luoyang, Long Xiang took Qiao Ling with him, and this coke broke Qiao Rui's wife Chen, and specially made two robes for them.

Qiao Ling has not been idle in the past few years, Jinling City has just been completed for a few months, and he will be in charge of the new project, just like the days when Long Xiang was the project manager.

Long Xiang met Liu Xie for the first time in Luoyang, he was only in his thirties, but there were countless vicissitudes on his face.

Born in the emperor's family, his life is good, but his life is also hard.

Maybe the two are of the same age, Liu Xie saw Long Xiang like a relative, and opened up with him a lot, including many words of praise and wooing.

But Long Xiang came to Luoyang to unload some burdens, so his answer disappointed Liu Xie.

At the end, Liu Xie asked Long Xiang a strange sentence.

"General Long, I was killed by Cao Thief, if I don't have anything in the future, what can I do about this great Han country?"

"Huh? Your Majesty is in the prime of life, so you don't have to worry. ”

"I mean that if, although there are new concubines in the harem, I often dream of Fu Hou and others, and I have no interest in these new people, please teach me Longqing."

"There are many descendants of the Liu family, and the meat will always rot in the pot, Your Majesty don't worry."

"Meat rotting in the pot?"

When Liu Xie lowered his head and muttered to himself, Long Xiang ended the only meeting between the two.

The day after the ceremony, Liu Bei invited Long Xiang to stay in Luoyang and work together to destroy Cao.

Long Xiang expressed his intentions and wanted to stay in the local area to provide grain, grass and warships for the front-line army, and at the same time recommended military and political talents such as Lu Su, Tai Shici, Lu Xun, Lu Dai, and Gu Yong.

Liu Bei joked about Long Xiang's true character as a man, probably not wanting to leave his wife at home, and agreed that the world would be stable and then summoned to Beijing to enjoy happiness.

Afterwards, Long Xiang returned to Yangzhou alone, and Qiao Ling stayed in Luoyang to engage in construction.

Jinling was completed and put into use, becoming the new political and economic center of Yangzhou.

Long Xiang moved from Hefei with his family, he thought that he would soon be able to enjoy the joy of family after reloading the military administration of the five counties of Jingnan and Jiangxia, but the imperial court took away Gu Yong, Zhang Zhao, Yu Chuan and other capable generals, and he was still busy every day, and he only had time to accompany his family after he was disbanded.

And the war in the north did not go as smoothly as expected.

Although Cao Cao kept losing in the Central Plains, he also obtained more than a dozen clairvoyant mirrors.

Liu Bei spent two years taking Yanzhou and Qingzhou, but was never able to break through Cao Cao's Yellow River defenses.

Cao Cao's control over the territory was stronger than in the Central Plains, and in the year following Liu's reign, he was also named King of Wei by the puppet emperor Liu Xi, and he was aggressively recruited into the army.

The Southern Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Xianbei and other tribes, who could not defeat Cao Cao and needed food, cloth and other materials, willingly joined Cao Ying to fight with Liu Bei.

The steppe tribe is proficient in mounted archery and is born with some combat effectiveness.

Cao Cao relied on his new force to resist stubbornly, so that Liu Bei did not make progress for five years.

In addition to Cao Cao's tight defense, the war to exterminate Cao was also related to droughts, floods, and locust plagues in various places.

Under Zhuge Liang's suggestion, Liu Bei took Xichuan, courted Han Sui, developed people's livelihood, and governed the locality, intending to use national strength to crush Hebei.

In the twenty-second year of Jian'an, Long Xiang took the initiative to invite Ying to go to Jiaozhou, intending to supplement the front-line military rations by organizing the fishing of marine fish.

At that time, Lu Xun was the governor of the navy and often fought near the Yellow River with Liu Bei, so he knew Long Xiang's good intentions, so he changed his position as the pastor of Jiaozhou.

In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao died of illness in Yecheng, and his son Cao Pi succeeded to the throne of Wei.

As soon as Cao Cao died, the situation in Hebei was like a landslide and it was in sharp turmoil.

Guan Yu took the lead in beheading Lu Meng in Liyang, opening the last battle to destroy Cao, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, Lu Xun, Lu Su and other soldiers and horses came out together, and it took three months to destroy the withering and decaying.

Before Cao Pi broke the city, he forced Liu Xi to take the throne to himself, became the emperor of Great Wei for a day, and then set himself on fire in the palace.

In the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an, Liu Xie, who had no heirs, was located in Liu Bei in Luoyang Chan.

Liu Bei continued Han Zuo and changed Yuan Zhangwu to the throne as emperor.

Long Xiang took his eldest son Long Ji into the court to congratulate, and at the same time married Zhang Fei's second daughter Zhang Xingcai.

Liu Bei talked about the reward for meritorious deeds, and originally wanted to seal Long Xiang as a hussar general and a marquis of Hefei, and summon him to enter the court to enjoy wealth and prosperity.

Long Xiang is accustomed to seaside life, and is willing to guard the southern sea frontier for the Han Dynasty, continue to organize the sea fishing business, and add a few more kinds of meat to the table of the Han people.

Liu Bei couldn't keep it, and in the end he could only fulfill it.

The next morning, hundreds of officials gathered in the palace hall.

The small yellow door in front of the emperor, the voice is loud and proclaiming: "Feng Guan Yu is the general. Lu Su is Sikong, Liu Ye is Taichang, Qiao Ling is a master craftsman, Tai Shici is the general of Zhendong, and Lu Dai is the history of Jiaozhou

The subordinates listened to the drums in their hearts, and the people around Long Xiang were all high-ranking officials, and even his brother-in-law was ranked in Jiuqing, but he was the only one.

The so-called one radish and one pit, the three princes and nine kings and other positions have all been sealed, and only the higher ones are Taifu and Da Sima, and it is said that Long Xiang cannot be higher than Guan Yu.

Just when everyone was puzzled, Liu Bei suddenly stood up and looked at the ministers and said solemnly:

"Long Qing, for the rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty, he made great contributions, he found me yesterday to discuss, he wants to resign from all military and political positions, intends to continue to stay in Jiaozhou to fish, wants to add some meat to the people's table, and guards the sea frontier for my Han Town, and this day I will be given by the clouds."

As soon as Liu Bei's words fell, all the officials admired and turned their heads to look at Long Xiang.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Lu Su, Liu Ye and other friends also felt incredible.

Zhang Fei was about to speak, but Liu Bei glared at him, and continued to solemnly add: "Yunqi Longxiang, turned into a prince, with a good surname, a good name, and a good character, you have to guard the sea frontier for the Han Dynasty, and do what your predecessors have not done, how can I not be perfect?" Long Qing stepped forward to listen to the seal. ”

"Chen Longxiang listens to the seal."

"Today, I have named you the king of Zhenhai, and wherever the Qing sea ship goes, it is the fief of Qing."

"Huh? Yes"

Long Xiang didn't expect Liu Bei to come out, but the Son of Heaven Chrysostom couldn't refute it.

"Crowned king? Your Majesty, this is not."

"I have made up my mind, so you don't need to say anything more."

Shangshu Chen Qun's advice was not finished, but he was ruthlessly interrupted by Liu Bei, and looked at the crowd to find it.

"Where is Xu Chu?"

"The minister is here!"

"Since General Xu doesn't want to enter the court, then go with King Zhenhai?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Bei stroked his beard and was relieved, and said in his heart that the safety of Long Xiang's handing over of military power was not guaranteed, and he would be relieved a lot if he brought Xu Chu.

After a while, Liu Bei's eyes fell on Long Xiang again, and asked softly, "King Zhenhai, what else do you want?" I must be satisfied when I say it, this is also what Chen Liuwang meant. (After Liu Xie's abdication, he was crowned back to Chen Liuwang)

"Well, this one."

Long Xiang has a very strong hands-on ability, and frankly said that he didn't need anything, but Liu Bei and Liu Xie asked him to ask for it, and it seemed unreasonable not to make some requests, so he pinched his chin and scanned the surroundings, and finally found the target in the crowd.

Since it's a potential hidden danger, I'll take it with me.

"Your Majesty, Sima Zhongda has only learned people, and the minister wants to take him with him."

"Oh? Only one person? ”

Liu Bei was surprised when he heard this, but he was also relieved to think that the other party had something to ask for, so he nodded and agreed: "Okay, then Zhongda will go with you." ”

Sima Yi was numb after hearing this, he could refuse Cao Cao before, but now he can't disobey the emperor's orders, and he said that Long Xiang's brain is fine, right? I don't have a relationship with you at all, okay?

"Your Majesty, King Zhenhai, my father is already old, and I have to stay by my side to fulfill my filial piety"

"Yes, Your Majesty, Zhongda is the most filial person"

When Chen Qun agreed, he found that Liu Bei frowned slightly, and hurriedly stopped talking.

And Long Xiang seemed to have eaten the scales, looked at Sima Yi with a smile on his face, and said with relief: "Zhongda's filial piety is commendable, you can take Ling Zun to go with you, although Jiaozhou is deserted, it is a good place to retire, and Shi Weiyan's whole family is long-lived." ”

"Amount"

Sima Yi was as uncomfortable as eating a fly, but he couldn't find a reason to refuse, so he could only agree first: "The lower official is lonely and unheard, thanks to the appreciation of King Zhenhai, the lower official is willing to follow him." ”

"It's good to say, it's good to say, Zhongda will go back and clean up as soon as possible, and take his wife and children with him in two days."

"Yui."

Sima Yi still thought that he would go first, and then find a way to find a relationship and transfer back to the imperial court, but listening to the meaning of Long Xiang's words just now, he couldn't come back in a short time, and his heart was so angry that his teeth itched.

What do you like about me? Can't I change it?

Liu Bei finished the wedding for Long Ji and Zhang Xingcai, and Long Xiang returned to Jiaozhou with his group.

Sima Yi thought that Long Xiang took a fancy to himself and would let him serve as the chief historian in the palace, but when he arrived in Jiaozhou, he went straight to Zhuyazhou (Hainan).

Long Xiang asked Sima Yi to learn with his talents and educate the aborigines of Zhuya Prefecture.

Zhuya Island is surrounded by the sea on all sides, and the boats leaving the island are controlled by Long Xiang, and Sima Yi's family is trapped on the island, just like being in an open-air prison, and he has never gone out again for the rest of his life.

Of course, Long Xiang will take his family to live in the south of the island every winter.

Liu Bei sealed the king of Zhenhai in Longxiang, saying that wherever his sea ship went, it was the fief of the king of Zhenhai, that is, the land of the Han Dynasty.

Long Xiang has strong hands-on ability, and he and his craftsmen are constantly improving sea boats.

And the eyes are already outside the territory of the Han Dynasty.

The end of the book.

There will be an afterword tomorrow morning.

(End of chapter)