There are fourteen counties under Changsha County, and north of Linxiang, the county seat, there are only four counties: Luoxian, Yiyang, Xiajun, and Hanchang. Liu Jing's fleet set out from Linxiang and went north along the Xiang River until it left Changsha.
, entering the Yangtze River, you will only pass through Luoxian County on the way.
Luoxian County is about two hundred miles away from Linxiang. Boats in the Han Dynasty traveled along the river. Light ships could travel eighty or ninety miles a day, and heavy ships could travel sixty or seventy miles a day. Liu Jing's fleet was full of people and goods.
It is undoubtedly one of the heavy ships and it takes at least three days to sail to Luoxian.
However, as the mother river of Changsha, the Xiangshui River has always been densely populated on both sides, so there is no need to worry about finding a place to spend the night.
The current magistrate of Luo County is Wu Ju, who has a deep grudge with him. This man also serves as the captain of the northern part of Changsha and controls the military. Although Liu Jing knew that he might not dare to do anything, he was careful not to make a big mistake. He rested and recuperated in Luo County on the way.
At that time, he ordered the fleet to be on strict alert, purchased supplies, and left in a hurry early the next morning.
Whether Wu Ju really didn't know or he was pretending to be confused, he always remained silent and did not take the opportunity to cause trouble.
Liu Jing's fleet sailed for another two days and entered the waters of Dongting. Since there was a large Changsha garrison in Baqiu not far away, although there were bandits and bandits in the area, they were not common. Generally speaking, this section of the voyage was relatively safe.
Ou Xiong served his sentence in Baqiu. Of course, he was a hero from Changsha. In name he was serving his sentence, but in fact he was serving as a member of the army.
I heard that Ou Xiong was currently guarding the river. When the fleet passed Baqiu, Liu Jing did not see his figure.
As soon as you pass Baqiu, you enter the waters of the Yangtze River. Next, there are two roads to Xiangyang. One is to go down the Yangtze River and then go north to Xiangyang via the Han River. The other is to go directly north through Yunmengze and pass through Xiashui.
Enter the Han River to Xiangyang.
The second road is far faster than the first road, but its shortcomings are also obvious. First of all, the Xia River is not always open. Therefore, the "Thirteen Prefectures" written by Ying Shao, the prefect of Taishan, records: "Jiangbie and Mian are the Xia River, and the source
The name Fuxia comes from the Fenjiang River, which dries up in winter and flows in summer, so it is called Najue. "The summer water flows in summer and dries up in winter, which is quite inconvenient. In addition, there are many bandits in Yunmengze, so taking this "shortcut" requires
Take a lot of risk.
Liu Zhu had been coveting this "shortcut" to save time and effort, and he did not suffer a big loss when he went there. As a result, the fleet was careless when it returned. It was besieged by Yunmengze water pirates several times, killing and injuring more than 20 people.
Facing Liu Zhu's request, Liu Jing did not hesitate to order the fleet to go down the river, taking the relatively safe routes of the Yangtze River and Han River. He was not afraid of fighting the Yunmengze water pirates. He brought three ships with him this time.
Fighting ships, three hundred soldiers, if the Yunmengze water pirate dares to attack his fleet with evil intentions and bite him, a mouthful of teeth will definitely be broken.
The reason why he did this was because he was here to welcome his fiancée. On such a happy day, he should try to avoid fighting if he could. Seeing people die was an unlucky thing after all.
Entering the Yangtze River, the fleet's speed increased by almost 30% compared to the Xiang River. The fleet stopped at Shaxian for one day and transferred to the Han River.
Because the heavy ships were traveling upstream, the speed of Liu Jing's fleet on the Han River dropped significantly. After many days of sailing, it was already late September when they arrived in Xiangyang.
The predecessor of Xiangyang City was the Jin garrison in northern Chu, which was a large military ferry. It was adjacent to the Han River to the north and the Xiang River to the south. It was sandwiched between the two rivers. In the northeast, the city was used as a dike to prevent the collapse, which is called
"Dike." There is also Fancheng on the north bank of the Han River. It goes back four miles and faces Xiangyang City across the river. It is an angle to each other and has the advantage of the terrain. It can be said to be the best fortified city in the world.
In fact, Xiangyang is a very young city. It was not established as a county until the Western Han Dynasty, which lasted only a few hundred years. It is not as old as the Han Dynasty. It was originally unknown, had a limited scale, and was not well known to the world.
The center of Jingzhou is in Nanyang, the imperial town; the center of Nanjun is in Jiangling; the center of Han River is in Deng County. In comparison, Xiangyang is just an inconspicuous small county.
As Liu Biaodan rode into Jingzhou and moved his seat to Xiangyang, his status began to become prominent. Now Xiangyang is undoubtedly the center of Jingzhou.
It should be said that Liu Biao's vision was very accurate. In the next few decades, during the turbulent Three Kingdoms period, Xiangyang will suddenly become the focus of the world's attention. There are too many epic and tragic stories happening here. Now with Liu Jing as a variable, in the future What will happen?
The fleet stopped at the Han River in the north of Xiangyang City. Liu Jing stepped heavily on land and breathed a sigh of relief. He did not encounter any dangers along the way, but the long voyage for more than 20 consecutive days still made him feel overwhelmed. .
In comparison, Liu Liang seemed much more relaxed. He used to go boating and fishing with his father, so he was very calm. Cai Sheng was okay, but Ma Zhou was born with a fear of water. He was a landlubber, and he had been tortured along the way. If he hadn't been afraid of being laughed at, he would have definitely disembarked from the boat and taken a horse, and walked overland alone to Xiangyang.
Several chariots and horses were put down from the ship, and Liu Jing brought many gifts and entered Xiangyang. In addition to Cai Sheng, Ma Zhou, and Liu Liang, he only brought with him twenty soldiers. Since there were many treasures on the ship, he needed to leave enough The soldiers escorted the fleet to avoid causing displeasure to Xiangyang. After all, three hundred soldiers were indeed too conspicuous.
Liu Zhu stayed on the ship to take charge of the overall situation.
The carriage Liu Jing was riding was not an ordinary carriage, but a chariot from Changsha County. The chariot was a type of carriage and held a "five-inch wooden frame" to convey messages. Therefore, the guards of Xiangyang Guomen made a little inspection. Just let Liu Jing’s team go.
Liu Jing sat in the car and looked out the window, looking at the scenery of Xiangyang City in the distance and comparing it with his memories one by one.
My predecessor studied in Xiangyang for two years and stayed in the homes of Lai Gong, Song Zhong and Pan Jun. This time he had many followers, so of course he could no longer stay in other people's homes. The environment for private travel was extremely poor, far inferior to that of the official Duting.
Although he brought a lot of people with him this time, he should not be turned away by Duting due to his status as the chief registrar of Changsha County.
Since Liu Biao took control of Jingzhou, the current situation has been quite peaceful, with no worries of war, and there has been an endless stream of investors from Guanzhong, Yan and Henan.
In order to accommodate these people from abroad, Liu Biao chose another open space and built a capital pavilion ten times the size of the previous one. The courtyards and houses were lined up row upon row. For a while, everyone who entered and left the capital pavilion was a scholar-bureaucrat in well-dressed clothes.
Liu Jing's motorcade arrived at Xindu Pavilion smoothly and handed over the message. Not long after, the director of Du Pavilion hurriedly arrived.
Liu Zhongda's name is like thunder to his ears. In the past year, scholars from the north and south in the capital often talked about Liu Zhongda's name, calling him the crown of scholars from Jingnan. Such a big man will definitely be summoned by Liu Biao when he comes to Xiangyang. How dare he not receive him attentively.