Soldiers come to the world

Liu Jing watched Cai Jin go away, and savored his words carefully. Could it be that the Cai family wanted to attack him secretly?

Liu Jing shook his head. He didn't believe that Cai Mao would be so mentally handicapped. Anyway, he was also a military adviser in Jingzhou, so he shouldn't use assassination as a taboo in the officialdom. Killing Liu Jing would not be worth the loss. He didn't believe that Cai Mao would do such a loss-making business.

but. ． ． ． ．Cai Zhong may have such a possibility, hiding Cai Mao from attacking him, Liu Jing remembered Cai Zhong's two golden front teeth, from his dealing with Gan Ning, it can be seen that this person is an unscrupulous person.

Thinking of this, Liu Jing looked around vigilantly. It was still early in the morning, and there were almost no people on the street, except for an old farmer selling vegetables on the corner.

In addition, in a pavilion more than ten steps away on the left, an old Taoist priest is sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, and a healthy mule is tied to the pavilion, which looks dusty. It seems that this old Taoist came from a long way.

Looking elsewhere, there is no suspicious person, Liu Jing clamped the horse's stomach with his legs, "drive! The horse ran, and soon left Liu's mansion, heading east of the city.

Just as he left, the old Taoist priest sitting in the pavilion slowly opened his eyes. Two sharp eyes were fixed on Liu Jing's far away back, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

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Xiangfan is the Jindu of the Han River at the southern end of the "Nanxiang Pass Road", consisting of Xiangyang on the south bank of the Han River and Fancheng on the north bank.

The origin of Xiangyang City was a military-controlled ferry city. Its status was not obvious during the Han Dynasty. Since Liu Biao ruled Jingzhou and ruled Xiangyang, the city's danger was necessary to prevent the northern forces from going south. Its status became more important.

In Chinese history, whenever there are two regimes in the North and the South, Xiangfan will always be dragged into the flames of war. Whether it is the confrontation between the Three Kingdoms, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Song Jin, Song Yuan, Xiangfan has experienced wars.

Chen Liang in the Song Dynasty once said: "Xiangfan is connected to Wuhui in the east, Bashu in the west, Huxiang in the Antarctic, and Guanluo in the north. The expansion and contraction of the left and right are all enough opportunities for advancement." '

This statement revealed that it was Xiangfan's important strategic geographical location that caused the two cities to be repeatedly fought.

Although Xiangfan is integrated, the city of Xiangyang where Liu Jing lives is mainly dominated by the government and the residences of officials and gentry, as well as the concentration of various schools in Jingzhou, with a strong cultural atmosphere and underdeveloped commerce.

And Fancheng on the north bank is Jingzhou's commodity distribution center and cargo terminal transfer place. Merchants gather here, and the business is developed. There are all kinds of shops, taverns, hotels, mansions, brothels, music workshops, casinos and other commercial places. The daily flow of people is like Tide, very lively.

The ferry boats between the two sides of the strait are like crucian carp crossing the river, day and night.

Perhaps for the sake of taboo, Liu Biao's Zhennan General's Mansion is located in the west of the city, facing east from west, and a straight Xiangmian Avenue runs through the whole city from east to west. This is also the characteristic of Xiangyang City, which is long from east to west and narrow from north to south.

And Liu Biao's house is located on the side of the government. This area is where the government is concentrated. There are patrolling soldiers everywhere, and the guard is very strict.

After a short trot along a section of the crimson official wall, Liu Jing came to Xiangmian Avenue, which was fifty steps wide, with two rows of dense trees in the middle, forming a flat avenue among the trees. Tao, only officials and famous nobles can use it.

On the two sides of the trees are ordinary roads, the left is for entering, and the right is for exiting. Pedestrians in different directions go on one side, and no retrograde is allowed.

This is a kind of power order. Under the suppression of power, pedestrians go their own way in an orderly manner. Once the people follow the official way, or walk in a mixed way, it means that Xiangcheng City has begun to be chaotic, and even With Liu Biao losing control of Jingzhou.

On both sides of the civilian road, there are ordinary people who get up early to make a living, coming and going, quite lively, but there are few passers-by on the Guanxian road. Although it is winter, it has not snowed yet, and the trees on both sides are still densely shaded. It is a straight and spacious road. Go straight to the east gate.

Liu Jing galloped on the Guanxian Road with his horse, the horse was flying with all four hooves, and the white figure was as fast as the wind. Liu Jing leaned on the horse, and the wind on both sides was whistling in his ears. After a while, the horse rushed out Dongchengmen, galloping across a wider field, this kind of rapid and carefree stimulation made Liu Jing almost shout out loudly.

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Two and a half hours later, Liu Jing finally returned to Xiangyang. Although he was sweating profusely from running, both the man and the horse were extraordinarily energetic, and there was a sense of joy from the heart from head to toe.

Liu Jing didn't ride a horse anymore, he walked slowly with his beloved horse, Lu Ma's gait was light, from time to time playfully put his head on his face and rubbed it, and occasionally snorted heavily and sprayed his saliva all over his face. ． ． ． ． ．

Walking into the west gate, there are several taverns and hotels on both sides. Flags and flags are flying high in the air. It is getting closer to noon, and several bartenders are enthusiastically inviting guests at the gate.

After running for a whole morning, Liu Jing was hungry and thirsty. He patted his horse's long face and said with a smile, "Old man, do you want to have a drink?"

A bartender saw Liu Jing's hesitation, and rushed forward to greet him with a smile, "My lord, the shop has the best wine in Jingzhou, and there are carps just caught from the Hanshui River. Carp fried with shallots is a famous dish in the shop. The price is low, come and sit down!"

The bartender took another look at the majestic war horse, and quickly added: "The shop also has freshly steamed high-quality black beans, which are delicacies for expensive war horses."

This sentence moved Liu Jing, he chuckled, "For the sake of the good black beans, let's go to your shop!"

He casually grabbed a handful of money from his pocket, about a dozen copper coins, stuffed it to the bartender and said with a smile, "Take good care of the war horse for me, and I will reward you with this little money."

The copper coins jingled in his hand, and the bartender smiled, "Young master, don't worry! I will take good care of the horse, and I will tie it to the stake so that you can see it at a glance."

This is an unwritten rule. The expensive war horses cannot be kept in the backyard stables. Once stolen, the tavern cannot afford to pay. Therefore, there will be a horse stake on the side of the gate, which will be guarded by the bartender who welcomes the guests. At the same time, the owner can also see his mount. .

Liu Jing glanced at the horse hitching post. There was only a healthy mule tied to the horse hitch. He walked quickly into the tavern, went up to the second floor and sat by the window, and he could see his beloved horse with his head.

There were not many customers in the tavern, and half of the seats were not filled. The drinkers sat in small groups, drinking and chatting together. An old Taoist priest sat two seats away, wearing an old gray Taoist robe and a bamboo crown on his head. The age is getting older, but he is full of energy, with white hair and a childlike face, and he has a bit of fairy air. There are only a few plates of vegetables and a pot of wine in front of him, and he is holding a wine glass, savoring it with gusto.

This old Taoist made Liu Jing slightly startled. Wasn't this the old Taoist priest in the pavilion at the gate of Liu's residence in the early morning?Why did we meet again.

Liu Jing felt a little strange, could this old man be a suspicious person sent by Cai Zhong?But after thinking about it, he felt that it was impossible. The old man came to the tavern first. If he didn't come to the tavern, then they would not have met. It should be just a coincidence.

Liu Jing sat down and ordered some side dishes and a jug of wine. He looked at the horse again. The bartender just now was feeding his horse with freshly steamed black beans, and brought another bucket of water.

"Every man is not guilty, but he is guilty!" The old Taoist not far away said to himself.

This veteran is talking about himself!Liu Jing couldn't help but smiled wryly. Since he had this war horse, his life was no longer as carefree as before. He knew that many people were peeping at this BMW, and it would be stolen if he wasn't careful.

Sometimes, when Liu Jing woke up in the middle of the night, he would be worried about his war horse, and even suspected that Liu Cong wanted to attack him too. Liu Cong's eyes also showed greed for this horse.

But there is no way, what is gained will be lost. It can only be said that with his current strength, it is still relatively difficult to keep this BMW, and it will definitely take a lot of hard work.

Liu Jing smiled kindly at the old Taoist priest, and picked up his wine glass again. Just as he took a sip of wine, he suddenly heard the long hiss of a horse outside, followed by the bartender's terrified cry, "Don't move, That's someone else's horse!"

Liu Jing hurriedly looked over, and saw that his beloved horse had been untied from the hitching post by a big man, the bartender was knocked to the ground, the big man pulled the rein, trying to get on the horse, but his beloved horse struggled and neighed , I don't want to be ridden by a big man.

Liu Jing was furious, grabbed the knife and ran downstairs, just as he ran out of the tavern, he saw the Luma that the big man had already ridden, whipped the horse's buttocks violently, the horse was in pain, and its front hooves were raised high, Let out a painful hiss.

Seeing that the horse was about to run, and Liu Jing was still twenty steps away from the horse, even though he was running hard, it was too late, Liu Jing's eyes were red, and he threw the knife in his hand at the horse thief, but the horse thief was very strong, Dodging sideways, and pinching the horse with his legs, Luma finally started to run.

But just as Luma ran a few steps away, suddenly, a gray shadow descended from the sky, like a hovering goshawk, and lightly landed on the horse's back. With a muffled grunt, the horse thief fell headfirst from the horse.

The horse that had just started running stopped again, and the person who controlled the horse was the old Taoist priest. He stared at Liu Jing with a smile, and there was a trustworthy light in his clear eyes.

Liu Jing was heartbroken, and bowed to the old Taoist, his eyes fell on the horse thief again, with a terrifying murderous intent in his eyes, he stepped forward a few steps, grabbed the horse thief by the hair, dragged him two steps, The sword was drawn from the ground.

"Master Jing, spare my life!"

The horse thief yelled in horror, "I'm just ordered, there's nothing I can do about it."

Liu Jing put the saber against his throat and shouted sharply: "Who ordered you, tell me!"

"I can't say, please forgive me, my lord!"

Liu Jing raised the knife and cut off the left wrist of the horse thief. The horse thief screamed in pain, screaming like a pig, "It's Cai Zhong! He ordered me."

The old Taoist next to him couldn't bear it, and pleaded with Liu Jing: "Mr. Liu, although this horse thief is hateful, he is not the mastermind. There are people behind the scenes. He is just following orders. My son, give me face and spare his life." !"

The old Taoist rescued his horse, since he opened his mouth, Liu Jing wanted to give this face, and cut off the horse thief's hand, Liu Jing's anger calmed down a little, he kicked the horse thief hard, "Get out! "

Enduring the severe pain, the horse thief picked up his severed hand and fled in a panic. He waited for him to run away. Then Liu Jing walked up to the old Taoist priest and bowed deeply, "Thank you, Xianchang, for saving my horse. Liu Jing is very grateful .”

The old Taoist stroked his beard and smiled slightly, "When Qi falls into the dantian, it looks like a well!"

Liu Jing's eyes widened suddenly, and he looked at the old man in disbelief.

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