At the moment of the rooster's crow, although the sky was gloomy, the concubine Li Qian woke up early, checked Huo Jun's luggage, and prepared breakfast.

In the early morning, Huo Jun, under Li Qian's service, put on a dark cotton robe woven of juan silk, painted with complex cloud patterns. The waist wears a Han sword for modification, and the jade pendant is tied for the purpose of pressing the clothes, and the head is wrapped in a scarf and a leather crown.

Li Qian looked at Huo Jun and was very satisfied with his appearance. Whether it is the clothes or the decorations used, she has carefully selected, with Huo Jun's strong posture and three-dimensional facial features, giving people a sense of nobility and elegance, and a trace of sharpness is hidden in the meantime. But the most satisfying thing is Huo Jun's talking eyes in this world.

"Lang Jun, are you sure to take a donkey as a courtesy?"

Looking at the donkey that was being led by Hu Cong and kept neighing, Li Qian asked again.

"Hmm!"

Huo Jun couldn't help but smile and said, "This donkey has been carefully selected by you, and it neighs endlessly, but it is the best among donkeys." ”

Li Qian learned that Huo Jun took a donkey as a courtesy, and knew that Wang Cang loved donkey singing the most, so he spent a few days of hard work to find a donkey with a strange temper and chirping at every turn, and tied red silk to it and dressed it up.

"Okay!"

Li Qian showed an indescribable look, she seemed to have not only done something stupid, but also done something stupid very seriously.

Compared with Li Qian's worries, Huo Du kept telling the two brothers Huo Hu and Huo Xiong, who were accompanying him, and told them that they must protect Huo Jun. Although Huo Jun retains the force of his predecessor, the world is chaotic, and accidents often occur, so it is better to be just in case.

When saying goodbye, Huo Du also leaned into Huo Jun's ear and said that he had hidden a pair of iron armor in the ox cart, which could be taken out and used in case of emergency. And Li Qian was already crying with pear blossoms and rain, and it was the first time in so many years that Huo Jun had left her side.

After a while, Huo Jun left Shijin in an ox cart and walked straight to the east. Xiangyang is in the northeast of Maicheng, there are hundreds of miles to go, and it takes a lot of time to travel by land. Fortunately, thanks to the developed waterways in Jingzhou, Huo Jun drove the ox cart west to Jingling in Jiangxia County, where he could change to a boat and go north against the Han River to reach Xiangyang, which could save a lot of time.

A cart, a horse and a donkey attracted the attention of many people on the way.

Of course, there were also a small group of thieves, but seeing that the two brothers Huo Hu and Huo Xiong were burly, armed with soldiers, both carrying bows and crossbows, and one of them was a pawn, they decisively gave up this hard stubble. It would be a massacre against an unorganized foot soldier, let alone a crossbow horseman.

Under Liu Biao's rule, Jingzhou was still good, public security was okay, there were no large bandits blocking the road, and if there was really Huo Jun, he would not dare to take only two people on the road.

Time is not long, but short is not short. Huo Jun and the others spent a few days arriving at Jingling, wasted some money, got on a grain ship, and sailed straight to Xiangyang.

Xiangyang, in the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Chu placed the North Jinshu, and Qin also inherited it. After entering the Western Han Dynasty, Xiangyang County was placed north of Xiangshui, and the area south of Hanshui and east and north of Zhonglu County was governed. With the peace of the world and the growth of population, Xiangyang, which occupies the hub of waterway transportation, has increasingly become an important town.

Liu Biao rode into Jingzhou, and with the help of Cai's and Kuai's, although he solved the local Haoqiang and sect thieves, he successfully entered Jingzhou. But in fact, Zhang Xian, the Taishou of Jiangnan, united the two counties of Lingling and Guiyang, and did not obey Liu Biao's jurisdiction. Under this, for the sake of safety, Liu Biao specially moved Jiangling, the county of Jingzhou, to Xiangyang in the north.

In the battle of Guandu, Yuan Cao faced off, and it also affected Jingzhou. Under the persuasion of Huanjie, Zhang Xian sided with Cao Cao, and Liu Biao also sided with Yuan Shao. Unlike the outcome of the Battle of Guandu, Zhang Xian of Cao Cao's faction fell ill and died, and his power was destroyed, and Liu Biao succeeded in unifying Jingzhou.

Liu Biao unified Jingzhou, because of his long-term rule in Xiangyang, and also in order to facilitate the resistance to Cao. Coupled with the chaos in the Central Plains, a large number of people from Guanzhong, Sili, and Nanyang rushed into Xiangyang, and the population surged, and the people had hundreds of thousands of people, and they were very prosperous and rich, so there was no change in state governance.

Xiangyang is not only the political and economic core of Liu Biao, but also its military core. As far as the defense system is concerned, there is Jingshan in the south as a risk, Deng Sai as a solid in the east, Liuziguan as a block in the west, and Fancheng as a defense in the north. These outer defense lines were broken through, and even when the troops were approaching the city, Xiangyang could rely on his moat with an average width of about 220 meters to confront the incoming enemy and wait for reinforcements from his own army.

When Huo Jun arrived, it was close to noon, and there were a lot of people entering the city, with a lot of traffic and people, and the houses and buildings on the street were like a tower, such as a crow, which was very noisy and prosperous. The Huo Hu and Huo Xiong brothers from remote townships and counties were dazzled.

Huo Jun was unmoved, the prosperous street scene of hundreds of thousands of people in this district is not as good as the market in the county and countryside in later generations, after all, he has seen the prosperity of tens of millions of people in the metropolis, drunk and golden, the lights are bright and green, and the night is as good as day.

According to the address in Wang Cang's letter, Huo Jun was looking for his residence.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

A crisp sound of horses' hooves sounded first, and five strong horsemen opened the way, spears and halberds in hand, and walked slowly according to their bridles. Judging by its appearance, dressed in a beard and wearing a leather jacket, it is probably a northern horseman. His eyes were very sharp, and he looked around at everyone.

The leader Wu Bo rode the horse and shouted: "General Zuo travels, and idlers avoid." ”

Five people are a team, and the head of a team is Wu Bo. Their task is to lead the way and open the way, and the cars of high-ranking officials follow closely behind.

"It's General Zuo again, I've been here several times in the past few months!"

Passers-by complained slightly, but spontaneously avoided the sides of the road. After half an hour, a road was made large enough for the troika to run in parallel.

Seeing that the road had been opened, Wu Bo rode forward and guided his predecessors to avoid. At the same time, they were followed by more than a dozen knights in red clothes, walking in pairs. After that, the white-robed middle-aged general held his bow and walked with a lance, his eyes vigilantly paying attention to the surrounding movements, ready to attack at any time.

Huo Jun looked at the past from a distance, and when he saw the white-robed general, his first impression was that he was handsome, and then he felt brave.

"Zhao Yun?"

The subtle sound was captured by the white-robed horseman, and his eyes looked coldly in Huo Jun's direction.

On the car, General Liu Bei sat in the carriage with colorful decorations, wearing a virtuous crown, with an easy-going expression, a white face and few beards, and a pair of big ears that were eye-catching. If a scholar sees it, it should be called a blessed appearance.

"Zilong."

"Envoy!"

Liu Bei looked at the people on both sides and said, "I come and go to Xiangyang frequently, and the people will be disgusted when they see the carriages and horses for a long time." Let Uncle Zhi not be too loud and walk carefully. ”

"No!"

After Liu Bei's message, although he still hugged from front to back, the movement of the car in and out was much smaller.

Looking at Liu Bei's distant car, Huo Jun had a heart, "The big husband should be like this!" But more attention was paid to the changes in Liu Bei's front and rear driving, and nodded secretly at his performance.

Entering and leaving Xiangyang for a long time, the momentum is too grand, and it seems to be flamboyant, but it will cause displeasure to the people. After all, no one wants to make way for others, and it is for a long time. Such a subtlety can be noticed by Liu Bei, and it is no wonder that it can gather people's hearts, and when Cao Bing went south, more than 100,000 people went south to follow.

Those who achieve great things, success or failure lies in the subtleties, not deception!

"Let's go, go find Brother Zhongxuan!"

"No!"

Huo Jun restrained his expression, and under the guidance of passers-by, he found Wang Cang's residence in a secluded alley. His residence had a small courtyard, which was not large, and it was estimated that there were two or three rooms, which was in line with his status in Jingzhou.

Huo Hu stepped forward, knocked on the courtyard door, and shouted, "Zhijiang friends are visiting." ”

"Knock~"

After a while, the boy pushed open the courtyard door, poked his head out and asked, "Who dare to ask?" ”

Huo Hu presented the 'famous thorn' from his cuffs, handed it to Xiao Tong and said, "Zhijiang's friend Huo Jun, Huo Zhongmiao came to visit at the invitation of your master. ”

A name thorn, a business card used during a visit. It was called the early name, and later because of the writing said thorn, both the book with the pen to stab the words on the paper slip, and because the name of the 'thorn' on the bamboo slip, so it is called the 'name thorn'.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, those who were admired by scholars were often able to receive a large number of famous thorns. For example, Guo Tai, one of the three sages of Jiexiu, was admired by Shilin, and when he traveled to Luoyang, a large number of people threw famous thorns at him, often "carrying stabbing cars".

"Nanjun Zhijiang?"

"Exactly!"

"Please wait a minute, Mr. Huo!"

The boy politely saluted and trotted into the house in a hurry.

"But Brother Zhong Miao?"

Then a rush of footsteps was heard, and the short Wang Cang ran out and shouted happily.

The moment Wang Cang pushed open the courtyard door, he saw Huo Jun bow his hand, leading two attendants behind him, and a donkey to make a donkey sound.

"Boom!"

Seeing this, the little boy covered his mouth and laughed, and there were many pedestrians in the alley, all of whom looked over, and there was obviously only one donkey, how could there be four donkeys barking just now.

Huo Jun was not ashamed, and arched his hand and said: "Come to worship him, there should be a meeting gift." Jinjun knocks on the door with a donkey and a donkey as a salute, what is it? ”

As he spoke, the donkey tied in red satin also neighed.

"Haha, Zhong Miao is really my confidant!"

Seeing Huo Jun act like this, Wang Cang stroked his palms and laughed, and said, "Wonderful, wonderful, this gift is enough!" Even if it is a thousand gold, it is difficult to change it. ”

"Please be admitted to the hospital!"

Wang Cang and Huo Jun entered with the three of them, and said with a smile as they walked: "Brother Xian is visiting, my brother will prepare a banquet in the wine house tonight, and invite Zhu Xian and his brother to see him and catch the wind for his brother~"

"Catch the wind and wash the dust."

Thinking of the word invented by Huo Jun, Wang Cang suddenly couldn't think of it, listened to Huo Jun's reminder, and said with a smile: "That's right! When it is to catch the wind and wash the dust. ”

"Thank you, brother!" Huo Jun walked through the small courtyard and greeted: "I don't know how my brother's second son is studying?" ”

"But stubborn talent." Wang Cang sighed.