readx;? Huang Xiaoqiang led his troops back to Xiangyang, and Liu Sheng still led the civil and military officials to meet him thirty miles outside the city. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Liu Sheng hugged Huang Xiaoqiang excitedly, and then pulled Huang Xiaoqiang side by side to Xiangyang City.

Liu Sheng looked at Huang Xiaoqiang with a smile and said, "Brother, you have never let me down." ”

Huang Xiaoqiang smiled slightly and looked at Liu Sheng strangely, "Okay, then I'll disappoint you next time." ”

"Eh, don't, you can't say much about this kind of joke, I still expect you to lead your troops to the capital and take the world back from Ling Jing's hands." ”

"Brother, don't you say that I have always had this idea, as long as you give an order, I can lead the Northern Expedition at any time. ”

"Haha, okay, it's good to have this motivation. But you know better than anyone else about the situation in our army, otherwise I would not have written that letter to you. The letter that Liu Sheng refers to is naturally the major policies of Jingzhou to support the people.

"Yes, the burden on the people in Jingzhou has been a bit heavy in the past two years, and it's time to take a good rest. ”

"You're right, our Jingzhou is rich in resources, fertile land, developed water conservancy, and thriving, and its development can be one and a half years faster than that of other big states, so we need development more than other princes. The main point is that the north has been in turmoil lately. ”

Liu Sheng said that the north might be in chaos, and Huang Xiaoqiang thought of Li Shimin, and his heart was full of care. He immediately asked, "Oh, what's going on in the north?"

Liu Sheng smiled, "The north is now in chaos, mainly because the three forces are fighting each other, Li Yuan in Jinyang, Li Mi in Wagangzhai, and the soldiers and horses of the imperial court. Among them, my fourth brother is the fourth force, and his fief is Qingzhou, which happens to be the middle of Li Mi and Li Yuan, and both of them are eyeing this territory. It was impossible for Ling Jing to watch the growth of the other two forces, so he definitely had to help Liu Chen, and he also dispatched a team of soldiers and horses to cheer. Now the north is as chaotic as it gets. ”

Huang Xiaoqiang said, "Yes, in this way, the people in the north will definitely rush to the south frantically when they hear that the southern peace is peaceful." ”

Liu Sheng smiled slightly, "Yes, the most important thing in a war is the population, only people and horses can win the war, let them fight each other, and I will reap the benefits of the fisherman." ”

Huang Xiaoqiang and Liu Sheng entered Xiangyang City together, and after entering the city, a feeling of peace and prosperity came inexplicably, which was in stark contrast to the war in the north. In the past few months of Huang Xiaoqiang's expedition, the rear was very stable, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, coupled with the careful governance of Liu Sheng, Ximen Qing and others, the entire Jingzhou slowly recovered to the way it was when Nangong Xuan was alive. It's just that at present, there is a shortage of soldiers everywhere, and it is difficult for Jingzhou to do business with the outside world, so it still loses a few points compared to that year, but it is good enough compared to other states. The streets were full of people, all of whom were heroes who came out to watch Jingzhou.

Huang Xiaoqiang is also a mortal no matter what, and if he is a mortal, he has seven emotions and six desires, so he naturally has a little vanity. Seeing the love and worship of the people present, his heart was naturally extremely happy, so he rode forward slowly, waving as he walked, "Hello, hello." ”

At the celebration banquet in the palace of King Chu in the evening, Huang Xiaoqiang drank a lot of wine, first, naturally he drank a lot of wine because he was happy to win the battle; second, there was a trace of sadness, among the four major families present, except for the other three of the Nangong family, everyone was the main personnel, and although the position of the Nangong family was placed, the main seat was always empty.

Ximen Xue is a smart person, seeing Huang Xiaoqiang's eyes looking out of the door from time to time, he naturally knows that he is looking for traces of Nangong Yunmeng. However, Ximen Xue didn't say much, just quietly looked at her father-in-law, and sometimes poured wine for Huang Xiaoqiang herself.

Every time Ximen Xue poured wine for Huang Xiaoqiang, Huang Xiaoqiang felt more guilty in his heart, and couldn't help but scold himself in his heart, "If you have such a good lady, you should cherish it, don't think about anything else, forget about her." However, the more I want to forget someone, the easier it is to remember the time I spent with that person. The joy of victory, the guilt of Ximen Xue, and the sense of longing for Nangong Yunmeng. The three senses were stirred together, Huang Xiaoqiang's heart was extremely chaotic, and when people's hearts were in chaos, the amount of alcohol would be much worse, and it didn't take long for Huang Xiaoqiang to be a little drunk.

At this time, General Guo Kaishan was also very drunk, and walked over in a daze with wine. This Guo Kaishan said to Huang Xiaoqiang, "Huang Xiaoqiang, my old Guo has never served anyone in my life, but this time, General Huang, the battle you commanded and the subsequent arrangements, my old Guo is convinced." If our army didn't have you, how could we fight such a beautiful battle. Without you, how would my old Guo know that the battle could still be fought like this. ”

This Guo Kaishan is an upright person, and he is relatively tactful. The process of this battle and Huang Xiaoqiang's intention to release Zhao Yin, Guo Kaishan never understood, until he asked Bei Mingchen and others on the way back, and he immediately admired Huang Xiaoqiang in his heart, and he was ashamed of blaming Huang Xiaoqiang for his ignorance at the beginning. This will take advantage of the strength of the wine, and immediately come over to apologize to Huang Xiaoqiang. However, Guo Kaishan was too upright and didn't understand that there were many details arranged by Liu Sheng and Ximen Qing, and thought that all the credit was due to Huang Xiaoqiang.

Guo Kaishan's speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional. At this time, Ximen Qing's mind was still very sober, and he glanced at the lord Liu Sheng quietly, and found that Liu Sheng was just smiling and drinking there. However, Liu Sheng was also holding a wine glass full of wine and playing with it in front of him at this moment, and he didn't plan to drink it. Seeing this situation, he was also distracted and paid attention to Huang Xiaoqiang's reply. After all, Huang Xiaoqiang was already a little drunk at the moment, and what he said was relatively true and could reflect his own heart.

Huang Xiaoqiang smiled and replied in a daze, "Eh, what General Guo said is not right, without the full support of the lord and the big plan of the military division before the expedition, where can we win this battle." ”

Hearing this, Liu Sheng smiled and drank all the wine in the cup. Ximen Qing also smiled in his heart, and said in his heart, "Xiaoqiang, you have grown up." In fact, how do they know that Huang Xiaoqiang is a sincere person, what he said at this moment is indeed his own heart, and he does not deliberately distort the facts.

I only heard Huang Xiaoqiang continue, "After that, the enemy was too weak, and I, Huang Xiaoqiang, happened to run into it." As for the later arrangements, the lord also secretly told me, and I also acted according to the lord's plan. So, I propose that we all have a toast to the Lord. ”

Liu Sheng looked at everyone a little blankly, and smiled, "Eh, all this is everyone's credit, without you, where would our army be now, it should be me to toast everyone." ”

Huang Xiaoqiang returned to the house with the support of several personal soldiers, and Ximen Xue was responsible for taking care of him. "Don't stop me, I can still drink, I'm not drunk. Huang Xiaoqiang fell on the bed and did not stop.

Looking at Ximen Xue's unfamiliar movements, Xiao Yu said, "Madam, let's do it with me." ”

Ximen Xue smiled, "He is my father-in-law, and I will naturally do this." ”

Huang Xiaoqiang fell asleep in a daze after that, and said in a dream for a while, "Master, Master." Why don't you allow me to take revenge, why?"

Ximen Xue looked at Huang Xiaoqiang's handsome face and sighed in her heart. Who knows how much of a burden this person is lying in bed? )

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