Soldiers come to the world

Wuchang County is not the Wuhan of today. Wuhan is in Xiakou. During the Three Kingdoms period, Wuchang County is actually Ezhou today, and it is also the county seat of Jiangxia County. The county seat has a population of nearly [-], which is already a large county.

But 6 people are only registered population, plus more than [-] garrisons, and thousands of businessmen from all over Jingxiang and Soochow, the population is close to [-].

At this time, drums and music were playing on the pier, and colorful flags were fluttering. Huang Zu, the prefect of Jiangxia, personally led hundreds of officials and local famous gentry to the pier to welcome Liu Bei's army.

Liu Jing stood on the side of the ship and stared at Huang Zu coldly. His impression of Huang Zu came from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In the Romance, Huang Zu was a clumsy and incompetent man. Gan Ning's hands.

Therefore, Liu Jing didn't have a good impression of Huang Zu, but the Huang Zu in front of him didn't seem too bad. He was about 40 years old, with a majestic figure, a big head, and a big beard. He looked rough, but A pair of small eyes flashed a sly smile.

It can be seen that Huang Zu was very sincere in welcoming Liu Bei. Not only did he spend a lot of time and money, but he also organized more than 200 famous gentry from Jiangxia County to meet Liu Bei. It took a lot of energy just to inform these famous gentry.

This arrangement was made only when the meeting was very important. From these details, Liu Jing felt that there seemed to be a tacit understanding between Liu Bei and Huang Zu.

This is indeed the case. As a northern warlord, Liu Bei insisted on taking a boat and did not anchor at Xiakou, but made a detour to Wuchang. This makes people feel that Liu Bei came to Wuchang deliberately.

Moreover, Liu Bei actually prepared a gift, unexpectedly, which shows Liu Bei's thoughts. Could it be that Liu Bei took the initiative to ask to suppress Zhang Wu and Chen Sun just to meet Huang Zu?

Liu Jing's thinking was very sharp, and he could vaguely see some clues from some clues.

On the pier, Liu Bei was chatting intimately with Huang Zu. This time Liu Bei took the initiative to apply for the extermination of Zhang Wu and Chen Sun. He really had a plan. He already understood the situation in Jingzhou. Jingxiang, Cai, Kuai, Pang, and Huang of the famous families.

If he wanted to gain a foothold in Jingzhou, it was not only because of Liu Biao's attitude, but also the support of the famous Jingxiang family. He didn't count on the Cai family, and they were full of hatred for him as soon as they came, and wanted to eradicate him quickly.

Kuai didn't expect much either. Kuai Yue was pro-Cao faction and had fundamental differences of interest with him. Pang had met several times, and he also came to visit him personally, but Liu Bei felt that Pang was lukewarm and would not treat him. Support, but will not oppose, belong to the neutral faction.

Liu Bei's eyes fell on the Huang family, especially the Jiangxia Huang family. Huang Zu was a famous anti-Cao faction in Jingzhou, and he and Liu Bei were a natural alliance of interests. They could come together.

But Liu Bei also knew that if he behaved too deliberately, he would be jealous of Liu Biao, so Liu Bei conspired to suppress the rebellion of Zhang Wu and Chen Sun, and took this opportunity to come to Jiangxia to meet Huang Zu and form an alliance of interests, so that Liu Bei Supported by the Huang family.

In fact, Liu Bei sent Jian Yong to meet Huang Zu in secret more than half a month ago, and Huang Zu also showed great interest, which is why today's official meeting happened.

"Brother Xuande, how about going to my Huang's Villa tomorrow if you have time?"

Huang Zu shook his big head, and invited Liu Bei with joy, "I'm going to hold a grand banquet in the villa, welcome brother Xuande."

Liu Bei pretended to be apologetic: "I'm afraid I'll miss the main task of suppressing the bandits."

"It's okay! It's okay! The villa is very close, you can go back and forth in one day, and the army needs to rest for two days!"

"Hehe! It's better to obey than to be respectful."

"Zhigong, you have to go with me too, don't refuse." Huang Zu turned around and greeted Wang Wei with a smile.

． ． ． ． ． ． ．

Liu Jing followed from afar. In fact, as Liu Biao's nephew, Huang Zu should come over to say hello. Not to mention the same treatment as Liu Bei, at least not lower than Wang Wei. No matter how bad he is, he should say hello, but Huang Zu never did. ignore him.

Could it be that Liu Bei didn't tell him that he was coming?

After thinking about it, I thought it was impossible. With Liu Bei's attitude, he would not do such a meaningless act of a villain, and even if Liu Bei didn't say it, Wang Wei would say it.

This can only show that Huang Zu deliberately ignored him. Why did he do this? Could it be that he wanted to use himself to express his dissatisfaction with Liu Biao?

Liu Jing couldn't figure out the reason for a while, so he had to follow from a distance. At this time, he could already judge that his guess was not wrong. Liu Bei came to Wuchang County deliberately, just to make friends with Huang Zu.

At this time, Liu Jing suddenly felt that someone patted his shoulder heavily, and when he turned around, it turned out to be Guan Yu in a green shirt.

He had known Liu Bei and others for a month and a half. Except for Zhao Yun who was relatively close, he had a good relationship with Sun Qian. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others only met to say hello and had no relationship.

Guan Yu took the initiative to look for him at this time, which had never happened before. Seeing Guan Yu's face turned pale, Liu Jing said with concern, "General Guan seems to be a little seasick."

Guan Yu nodded, "Northern people are not used to taking a boat, and this is the first time in my life that I have traveled such a long distance by water."

"It seems that General Zhang is also..."

Guan Yu glanced back at the listless Zhang Fei, smiled slightly and said, "He is the same, he is not used to boating."

Guan Yu pondered for a while, and said again: "I watched you practice your spear yesterday, and found that you were too attached to the moves themselves. Of course, you will have such an attachment when you are new to marksmanship, but I want to tell you that in fact, all weapons in the world come from the same strain. There are only offensive and defensive weapons. Two strokes, the attack must be smooth and clear, sharp and thorough, and the defense must be an iron wall, impermeable, you only need to understand the essence of the moves, and every move can be a move."

Liu Jing nodded silently, "Thank you, General Guan, for your guidance."

Guan Yu patted him on the shoulder again and said with a smile: "Prefect Huang probably received a letter from Liu Zhoumu, don't treat you special, so he only regards you as a low-level officer."

Liu Jing was amazed at Guan Yu's meticulousness, he saw Huang Zu's cold reception towards him, and came to comfort himself at the right time. Of course, Liu Jing also knew that Guan Yu had another deep meaning, the intimate relationship between Liu Bei and Huang Zu A little too obvious.

． ． ． ． ． ． ． ．

Liu Bei's army was stationed in the west of Wuchang City. The soldiers rested for two days and took turns to drink and have fun in the city. Liu Jing also took half a day to wander around the city.

It has been a month since he came to Jingzhou, and he practiced martial arts almost all the time, and rarely went out. The conversation with Zhao Yun and Guan Yu today made him understand that martial arts training cannot be done overnight, it needs long time and accumulation.

Since this is the case, he should also live like a normal person, devote himself to martial arts, and relax himself when resting. Only a combination of work and rest can last for a long time.

Wuchang City is the largest city in the west of Jingzhou. The city wall has a circumference of more than [-] miles. It has a large population, prosperous commerce, and various shops.

Since he won 60 taels of gold in the last sword competition, he has quite a lot of money in his pocket, and this area is the land of fish and rice in Jianghan, with abundant items and low prices, one two-foot big herring can be bought for three five baht coins.

In the Han Dynasty, gold was also currency, and items could be purchased directly with gold. Gold was divided into three types: gold, platinum and red gold. Platinum refers to silver, and red gold refers to brass.

Of course, gold can also be exchanged into money at the mansion store. According to the official price, a catty of gold can be exchanged for [-] yuan, and platinum and red gold are slightly lower.

However, a catty here refers to a small catty, which is only about 240 grams, which is equivalent to half a catty in later generations.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, there was great chaos, the money system was chaotic, private money and bad money were flooded in the market, and it was inconvenient to carry, so the price of gold soared.

However, in Jingzhou, Bashu and Jiangdong, the fighting is not fierce. Even if there is a war, it will not harm the civilians like the northern army. The society is relatively stable, and the economy has not been damaged. The government strictly controls private money, so the price of gold on the black market remains unchanged Twelve thousand yuan, almost the same as the official price.

Some businessmen just discovered the difference in gold prices between the North and the South, and began to resell gold in the North and the South to make huge profits.

Liu Jing wandered around the shops. Although he lacked a lot, he was about to go to Yangxin County to participate in the war, and it was inconvenient to carry the things he bought, so he walked all the way, but he didn't buy anything.

Unknowingly, he walked to the bank of the Cao River. The other bank of the Cao River seemed to be more lively. Liu Jing found an arched bridge called Xingchun Bridge. There were dozens of steps away from the bridge, and he heard a commotion coming from the bridge head in the distance. It seemed that there was a woman Begging bitterly, there are also a few big men's harsh words.

"Master Huang, I will definitely pay back the money I owe, please allow me a few more days."

This is a young woman who sells fish at the bridgehead. She looks quite pretty. A large group of evil slaves surrounded her. A young man in the middle, wearing a golden crown and a brocade robe, groped the woman's face playfully.

"Lu Niang, why bother? You are with me. You have delicacies from mountains and seas, and you are served by maids. You are so beautiful, do you still sell fish here? Come back with me, as long as you serve me for a month, I promise you The money owed by the family will be written off.”

The young woman's arms were grabbed by the evil slave. She tried her best to dodge, while pleading, "Master Huang, I have a husband, please let me go!"

"Husband? Isn't your husband just me? Hehe! Mother Lu, I can't wait any longer. Now we're going back to consummate the house."

The young master shouted, "Take her into the carriage!"

A dozen evil slaves held the young woman's arms and dragged them to the other side of the bridge. There was a carriage parked there. The woman was struggling desperately, her hair was loose, and she cried loudly to the surroundings: "Help me! Help me!" .”

Passers-by on the bridge were quite afraid of these evil slaves, they didn't dare to provoke them, and ran down the bridge one after another, pretending they didn't see this.

In desperation, the young woman suddenly turned her head and saw Liu Jing in military uniform, and cried to him for help, "General, help me!"

Liu Jing saw the whole process, he was furious in his heart, and he flew forward with great speed. In the blink of an eye, he rushed to the back of the evil slave, grabbed the heads of the two and slammed them together, and the two fell limply .

While the rabbit was up and down, Liu Jing had already rushed behind the young gentleman, stretched out his arms to strangle him around his neck, and quickly dragged him towards the bridge.

In this life, Liu Jing has a lot of experience in fighting wild beasts, and it is the same with people. The opponent has sixteen evil slaves, all of whom carry knives and walk vigorously. They probably have martial arts. In this case, the best way is to capture The thief captures the king and the master, and things will be easy.

Otherwise, these people would split into two groups, some would stay and deal with him, while the other would take the woman away, and if they couldn't be rescued, they would have to humiliate themselves.

Sure enough, this unexpected situation caught everyone off guard. A group of evil slaves looked at each other and stood on the bridge as if they had been immobilized.

． ． ． ． ． ． ． ．