In the future, Nanyang will not only suffer from war disasters, but also plagues. Zhang Zhongjing, who was born in Nanyang, mentioned in his book "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases": Since Jian'an, more than 200 members of his clan have died in less than ten years.

Two-thirds, 70% of them died of typhoid fever, which can be called a genocide.

It's a pity that Liu Jing couldn't express these words to Deng You, so he could only make the situation as serious as possible to attract Deng You's attention.

Deng You absolutely believed in Liu Jing's judgment, but what he could do was really limited. First of all, he had served as a servant for more than ten years, often accompanying the emperor, and was quite influential in the clan, but he could not make a final decision with one word.

At a point where even the clan leader does not have this power.

Secondly, he believed in Liu Jing's judgment, while other Deng clan members may not necessarily, or even dismiss it. In the final analysis, this is just an illusory "inference", and no one can guarantee whether it will happen. Just because Liu Jing said

The future situation in Nanyang is not good, so they are making a fuss? If they really do this, they will not be laughed at by the world.

Deng You had no choice but to do his best and obey fate.

Liu Jing boarded the ship and waved goodbye to Deng You, Deng Zhi, Gan Ning and others on the shore.

Gan Ning and Deng Zhi can be said to be the biggest gains from this trip to Xinye. He is now just a simple official with no land, so naturally he cannot recruit them.

However, when one day he rises in Jingnan, he dares to conclude that the two of them will travel thousands of miles to defect to him.

This is the benefit of early investment. He is looking forward to that day...

It wasn't until the people seeing him off on the shore were hard to see clearly that Liu Jingcai turned back and walked into the poop of the ship. A-Shu, A-Luan and other maids were waiting on the first floor. When they saw him, they all saluted and said: "Liu Jun..."

Ah Xi's round little face was full of worry, and she said boldly: "Liu Jun, go and see the girl quickly. Girl, the girl is crying. I have never seen a girl cry before."

Liu Jing nodded gently, indicating that he understood, and then walked slowly to the second floor.

At this time, Deng Yuan, wearing a high bun and a beautiful dress, was leaning against the back window, her tear-filled eyes trying her best to capture a vague figure in the distance. When she heard the footsteps, she hurriedly raised her sleeves to cover her face and quietly wiped away her tears.

Liu Jingxin said: "She is really a strong girl." She didn't cry when she said goodbye to her family yesterday. She didn't cry when she said goodbye to her father and brother on the bank just now. She didn't shed tears silently until there was no one around.

How could he not feel pity for him?

"Young Master..." Liu Jing called softly with tenderness in his heart.

Deng Yuan said with a hint of tears in her voice: "I am not attached to my family. I just thought that I would marry in Changsha and never have the chance to serve my parents in this life. I couldn't help myself..."

"The reason why humans are the primates of all things in the world is because they have feelings." In order to comfort Deng Yuan, Liu Jing did not hesitate to reveal: "I left home to study abroad in the past, and I cried when I was separated from my brother and sister-in-law."

Hearing this, Deng Yuan put down his sleeves and looked at him with red eyes.

To prevent her from catching a cold, Liu Jing closed the back window and asked, "Young Master, have you never traveled far by boat before?"

Deng Yuan nodded and replied: "Well, although I have no experience of traveling far by boat, I often take the boat at home to visit the water."

Liu Jingdao: "There is a big difference between the two. This return to Changsha is expected to last more than 20 days. If Shaojun feels any physical discomfort, you must tell me and don't endure it yourself. There are carriages and horses on the boat. At worst, we will abandon the waterway.

Take the land route instead.”

Faced with Liu Jing's thoughtful care, Deng Yuan felt extremely warm in her heart, which greatly alleviated the sadness of parting with her parents and brother. She nodded and said, "I understand."

This was the time when Deng Yuan was most worried and helpless, so Liu Jing naturally had to stay by her side and provide comfort. This was often the time when the relationship between the two parties could be quickly enhanced.

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The fleet traveled for more than two days and successfully arrived outside Xiangyang City on the evening of October 12th.

Liu Jing stayed at Duting in Xiangyang in the evening and did not leave in a hurry the next day. Instead, he also held a farewell banquet.

Liu Jing's "name" is still very resounding. Most of the attendees at the banquet that day were well-dressed people from the north and south, and he could be called a cloud of famous people. However, compared with the banquet held by his teacher Song Zhong before, it was overshadowed. There was no way.

, there is a huge difference in appeal between the two. Not to mention Liu Jing, even if we look at the entire Jingzhou, how many people have more appeal than Song Zhong?

The banquet was so warm and welcoming that Liu Jing put it off again and again, and finally ended the banquet in the afternoon when he could no longer postpone it. When Liu Jing left, there were hundreds of people attending the banquet and hundreds of onlookers at the Hanshui Port, and the atmosphere was unusual.

warm.

To express the importance he attached to him, Liu Biao specially sent his chief secretary Kuai Liang to see him off.

The other party not only represented Liu Biao, the lord of Jingzhou, but was also a famous scholar in Xiangyang. Liu Jing naturally showed great respect, expressed his gratitude repeatedly, and talked for a long time.

Then, he came to Song Zhong and Lai Gong and said goodbye to them, followed by Pan Jun, Wang Can...

Finally, it was Zhuge Liang. Liu Jing held his hand vigorously. Zhuge Liang had gone north with him to meet his bride. The two had been together day and night for more than ten days. They had already finished what they needed to say. They just gave him a few words of advice and then said "Take care".

, then turned around and left freely.

Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Jing's back quietly. Even though Liu Jing had never said some words, he could vaguely feel that it would take longer than imagined for the two of them to see each other again. At that time,

, in what capacity will Liu Jing appear in front of him? Anyway, it will definitely not be Baishi's petty official.

Zhuge Liang knew Liu Jing very well. He was wise, ambitious and talented. He was definitely not something Zhang Xian, the governor of Changsha, could control. In fact, Zhuge Liang privately believed that even Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, could not control him...

"Zhongda, where will you go? I have to work harder..." Zhuge Liang said silently in his heart.

He is a very proud person at heart and never hopes that when they meet again, he will still be an unknown and ordinary boy.

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Liu Jing's fleet sailed down the Han River and continued to take the route of the Han River. In fact, after winter, the summer water had dried up, so even if he wanted to risk taking a shortcut, he couldn't.

Winter is a time when food and clothing are scarce, and there are many thieves on the water. The Han River area is densely populated, and safety is relatively guaranteed. However, once entering the Yangtze River, the situation changes immediately.

The size of Liu Jing's fleet is not small, and it is escorted by three "fighting ship-class" ships, which is enough to scare away most thieves. However, there are still some thieves who are trapped in hunger and thirst and choose to take risks. Naturally, they are killed by the well-equipped soldiers on the ship.

Don't leave any piece of armor behind.

Liu Jing's fleet, not to mention the three "fighting ship-class" ships, each carrying 60 soldiers, can be called a moving castle on the water, even the other six ordinary ships also have 20 soldiers each, and they lack food and clothing.
Chapter completed!