Soldiers come to the world

Liu Biao laughed, and walked out quickly. For Liu Biao, the security of interests brought by Liu Bei's stationing in Xinye barely made up for Liu Bei's threat to Jingzhou. He was very polite and affectionate to Liu Bei, and regarded him as his younger brother.

"Xuande, I thought you would come last night, why did it take until today?" Liu Biao complained pretending to be unhappy.

Liu Bei hastily bowed and saluted, "Little brother originally wanted to come to pay New Year's greetings to my brother last night, but I was worried that my brother had a lot of work, so I didn't dare to disturb him. I hope I didn't disturb my brother today."

"Your brother's words are wrong. Isn't your visit a big deal? My brother is too modest."

Liu Biao let Liu Bei into the study with a smile, and ordered someone to set up the food and drink, "I must have a good drink with my virtuous brother tonight."

Liu Bei smiled slightly, "Since my brother wants to prepare a drink, I have no choice but to be respectful rather than obedient."

The two sat down on the couch, and after a while, the guard brought seven or eight plates of delicate dishes and a jug of wine. Liu Biao poured Liu Bei a glass of wine, and asked with concern, "My brother, is there any difficulty in stationing in Xinye?"

Liu Bei shook his head, "There is enough money and food, and the soldiers are elite. There is no difficulty. Thank you brother for your concern."

Liu Biao sighed again: "Fortunately, Cao Cao is busy with the war in the north and has no time to take care of Jingzhou. Otherwise, Cao's troops will station in Nanyang, and my brother will be under great pressure. But at that time, I will definitely send more reinforcements to my brother, alas! Jingzhou army If you are not good at fighting against the northern army, you have no generals to use, so you can only rely on your virtuous brother."

Of course, Liu Bei understood Liu Biao's indifferent polite words. If Cao Jun pressed south, Liu Biao would use Cao Jun's hand to eradicate him, and he would not increase his troops. Although he smiled wryly in his heart, he thanked him. : "Brother's understanding, I am very grateful!"

Liu Biao smiled, "Come on! Drink first."

The two drank a few glasses of wine, Liu Bei pondered for a while and said, "Brother Shicai said that there are no generals available in Jingzhou. In fact, this is not entirely true. For example, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Huang Zhong, Wang Wei, and Wenpin are all generals in Jingzhou. , even Kuai Yue led troops to conquer Sun Jian back then, there are so many talented people, my brother is too worried."

Liu Biao smiled wryly, "I only know one thing, I don't know the other. Although Cai Hao and Kuai Yue are good, they are from the Jingzhou family after all, and their will to resist Cao Jun is not firm. Zhang Yun is just a vain name. Weak, Huang Zhong is old, Wenpin can't support it alone, Jingzhou is really dying of talents, how can it compare to my good brother Guan Zhang Zhao, I understand it in my heart."

Liu Bei laughed, "In that case, I can recommend a person to my brother. This person is young and promising, and he is loyal. If he is trained well, he will become the pillar of Jingzhou in a few years."

Liu Biao's eyes lit up, and he quickly leaned over and said, "Who are you talking about?"

Liu Bei didn't need it, he could only touch his chin and smiled, "This man is far away in the sky, but he is close to brother."

"Who is Brother Xian talking about? I don't quite understand."

Liu Biao looked at Liu Bei with some doubts, who was he referring to when he spoke so mysteriously?

Liu Bei smiled, "I mean Mr. Jing, didn't my brother think of it?"

"He!" Liu Biao was taken aback for a moment, he really didn't expect it.

"But he is only 16 years old, he will be 17 years old after the new year! But it is too early to talk about him being the pillar of Jingzhou."

"But brother, have you ever thought about what he does, can an ordinary boy of sixteen or seventeen be able to do it?"

Liu Biao was silent. In fact, he had thought about it. He also admired his nephew's skill and courage, and wanted to use him again, but what his wife said last time still lingered in his mind. Will the nephew really replace his son?

This is one aspect of his worry, which makes him always conflicted and difficult to make decisions.

How old-fashioned Liu Bei is, he immediately guessed Liu Biao's thoughts, and persuaded with a smile: "Actually, brother, don't worry too much. Nephew and son are completely different things. The Lord of Jingzhou can only be the son. This is a common practice, and all officials in Jingzhou know it well." On the contrary, only the blood relatives of nephews and nephews will cherish the family property more, and will protect it with their lives. As the saying goes, it is the father and son who fight the war, and since the elder brother is willing to use the nephew, of course he should use the nephew more."

Liu Biao thought of Kuai Yuezhi's persuasion, which had almost the same meaning as Liu Bei's. He persuaded himself to use his nephew again. Liu Biao couldn't help but sighed, "He has performed very well, so I agreed that he should be the governor of the Youjiao at a young age. It's just that his path needs to be walked step by step, and he needs to accumulate qualifications. It is precisely because he is my nephew that I have stricter requirements on him, so that everyone will be convinced, but..."

Speaking of this, Liu Biao hesitated for a while. Kuai Yue persuaded him, and the eldest son also persuaded him. He said to consider it. Now Liu Bei also persuaded him. This face finally got in the way of him.

"However, Brother Xian is also right. Cao Cao is eyeing him like a tiger. The time given to us is indeed running out. We can no longer follow the usual routine. If he is a talent, he should be allowed to stand out earlier, okay! I will give him a proper consideration new location."

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Liu Bei bid farewell and got into the carriage. Under Liu Qi's long labor, the carriage sped away into the night. Zhao Yun led dozens of cavalry guards to protect both sides of the carriage.

In the carriage, Liu Bei pondered for a long time, then asked Sun Gan solemnly: "Gongyou, are you sure that this Liu Jing is a fake?"

Sun Qian shook his head, "I'm really not sure, I can only guess, he is really not like the Liu Qilang I saw seven years ago, unless Liu Wensheng has a son."

"I've inquired. Liu Wensheng only has one son, so it must be him."

Sun Qian hesitated for a moment, and then said: "However, there are so many people from Liu Biao's clan, how could they not recognize the truth from the falsehood, and even participated in the sacrifice together, maybe he is real."

"Hmph! Those stupid ordinary people, they know what is true and what is false." Liu Bei sneered disdainfully.

Sun Qian bowed his head and thought for a moment, but he still couldn't come to this judgment, "My lord, after all, it's been seven years, and it was just a one-sided relationship. The subordinates can only say that he doesn't look like him, but I can't be sure."

Liu Bei also had doubts in his eyes, is this Liu Jing real?The window was pitch black, and Liu Bei's gaze became deeper. The matter was of great importance, and he had to find out the truth.

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Early the next morning, another news spread in Xiangyang and Fancheng, that Mr. Jing had released five hundred slaves.

Five hundred slaves are a huge fortune even for a famous family like the Cai family, let alone the ordinary people who have no chance to enjoy the service of slaves.

This news was like a boulder falling into a thousand-year-old well, which aroused heated discussions in the two cities. Countless people were discussing this matter. A little farther.

But the release of five hundred slaves, the act of giving up a huge fortune, excited everyone's interest, and many people were excited by it.

Some people called Liu Jing stupid and prodigal, others praised him for his righteous deeds and kindness, and of course some people said that he was pretending to buy people's hearts, but whether it was praise or derogation, this time, even a three-year-old child knew the name of Mr. Jing.

'When you grow up, don't throw away all the valuables at home like Mr. Jing did. '

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At noon, Liu Jing arrived at Wangjiang Tower in Xiangyang on time. This tavern is located outside Beicheng, only two hundred steps away from the pier, and is very famous in Xiangyang.

The tavern covers an area of ​​about three acres. The backyard is a vegetable field and a stable. Facing the official road is a two-story building with carved beams and painted buildings. The whole body is painted in red.

A three-foot-high wooden pole carries a triangular apricot-yellow and black-edged flag, with the words "Wangjiang Tower" written on one side and the word "wine" written on the other side, which is very eye-catching.

Liu Jing came to the tavern on horseback, got off his horse, and a steward who was waiting in front of the tavern stepped forward and bowed to salute, "Master Jing, my master has been waiting for a long time."

Liu Jing recognized the steward who was meeting him for the first time, so he smiled, handed him the reins of the war horse, and walked quickly to the gate of the tavern.

In front of a window on the second floor, a beautiful girl in white fox fur and a pink pleated skirt watched Liu Jing approach. It was Tao Zhan who had resumed her women's clothing. His own steward smiled at the corner of his mouth, revealing an extremely pretty and moving arc.

The sound of climbing the stairs came, and Tao Zhan sat back in his seat, waiting for Liu Jing to come with a smile on his face. At this time, Liu Jing was led by the bartender to a seat separated by a screen, and he walked around the screen, but his footsteps suddenly stopped .

In front of him was not the Tao Zhan I saw two days ago, but a young girl, about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a double bun, a face like a lotus flower, bright eyes and bright teeth, very pretty.

"Are you..." Liu Jing asked hesitantly.

Tao Zhan got up and gave a salute, smiling like a flower, "Tao Zhan is my father. The family has something to do. Yesterday my father rushed back to Chaisang. He is sorry, and he ordered me to entertain the young master for him today. The young lady is the ninth in the Tao family. Young master You can call me Jiuniang."

It turned out that Tao Zhan had gone back, Liu Jing suddenly realized, and hurriedly saluted with a smile, "So it's Miss Nine, I was rude just now, in fact, you don't have to be so polite, since your father has gone back, let's meet again another day, really don't bother Miss."

Tao Zhan rolled his eyes, and asked with a smile, "Master, do you mean that it is inconvenient for girls to show up in public, or does it mean that we have never met before, and it is a bit abrupt for me to invite you to a banquet?"

"This... is neither."

Liu Jing smiled awkwardly. This little girl is very clever. He was referring to the former. It was a bit unqualified for this father to let such a pretty and beautiful daughter come forward to treat him.

Tao Zhan stared at him for a while, then smiled, "I'm just joking, please sit down, my lord!"

The two sat facing each other by the window, and several bartenders quickly brought out food and drinks. The dishes were exquisite and expensive, but relatively light, such as steamed saury, raw carp, boiled turtle and so on.

Tao Zhan wanted to pour wine for him, but Liu Jing quickly grabbed the jug, "Don't worry, girl, I'll do it myself!"

He poured himself a full glass of wine, and asked with a smile, "Does the girl want a glass?"

Tao Zhan shook his head, "My lord, please go ahead, I want a pot of fruit juice, and I'll bring it right away."

Just as he was talking, the bartender brought a pot of fresh fruit syrup, Tao Zhan also poured half a cup of fruit syrup into his ear cup, raised the ear cup and said with a smile: "Mr. Admire me, Jiuniang will offer you a cup of rice syrup instead of wine."