Yuan Shu did nothing for the country and did no good to the people. Instead, he was arrogant and self-reliant. This behavior was simply to destroy himself in the world.
However, what makes people sigh is that even though Yuan Shu made people angry, rebelled against his relatives, and became the enemy of the whole world, he still persisted for several years before perishing. It has to be said that he is an anomaly.
The two of them are completely different from each other, and I am afraid that they will not have any intersection until Yuan Shu dies. In contrast, Liu Jing is more concerned about the present.
Thousands of prisoners successfully completed the repair and reinforcement of the Leishui embankment section before the flood season in June.
Although they did not do it consciously, but under the supervision of the officials' whips, Liu Jing didn't care about it. He was very satisfied with it and showed extra mercy to them, allowing them to practice for more than ten days and regain their energy until they entered the seventh year.
In the following month, they were sent again to Linzheng Township to repair the city and build official residences in preparation for the relocation of the county seat after the autumn harvest.
Linzheng Township stands against the Xiangjiang River in the east, is surrounded by Zhanshui in the north, and is surrounded by mountains on three sides: south, west, and north. The city is very narrow.
Liu Jing's idea was to build this place into a military fortress against Liu Biao's army. Therefore, he had no intention of greatly expanding the city site. Instead, he planned to take the "small but refined" route and expand it to a limited extent from the perspective of strengthening city defense.
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July 7th, Qixi Festival.
The custom of the Chinese Valentine's Day comes from the morning glory and the weaver girl. The morning glory, that is, the cowherd, and the weaver girl are both named after stars. "The Book of Songs·Xiaoya·Dadong" says: "The Weaver girl has seven pillows all day long. Although there are seven pillows,
It will not become a newspaper. It will lead to others and it will not be accepted by the box."
Morning glory and Weaver Girl have been paired up by people for a long time, but the love story with the two as the protagonists was formed in the Han Dynasty. The five-character poem "Altair Star Far Far Away" tells the story of the "full of water in the space", blocking the morning glory,
The meeting between the Weaver Girl made them "weep like rain" and "become speechless". This tragic story has aroused widespread sympathy from the world.
In recent times, there have been stories about the meeting of the Morning Glory and the Weaver Girl on the Chinese Valentine's Day. Therefore, Ying Shao, the prefect of Mount Tai, recorded in "Customs of Customs": "The Weaver Girl crossed the river on the Chinese Valentine's Day and made the magpies form a bridge."
On the Chinese Valentine's Day, it happened that Liu Jing was taking a rest, and the weather was rarely fine, so he held a banquet on a ship above the Li River, where wine was served in honor of the Morning Bull and the Weaver Girl.
Those sitting next are Liu Liang, Liu Zhu, Yu Zheng, Zheng Zheng, Wang Qiang, Shan Rixi, Chu Fang, Guo Shang, etc., all of whom are close to Liu Jing.
Liu Jing wore a beam crown on his head and Zen clothes. He sat under the umbrella canopy, looked at the single-day shackles below with dazzling eyes, raised his glass and said loudly:
"The "Book of Rites" says: 'Father's hatred cannot be shared; brother's hatred cannot be fought against.' Uncle Weng, I offer you this glass of wine. I wish you all the best in this trip, and you will kill the invaders to avenge their destruction."
The hatred of family, the hatred of overthrowing the village."
Today, in addition to taking the opportunity of Chinese Valentine's Day to gather and have a drink with close friends, there is another important reason to see Shan Rixi off.
After more than five months of unremitting efforts, Shan Rixi has now successfully recruited 800 Jingman, leaving only more than 300 die-hard elements who refuse to surrender no matter how hard they try.
However, Shan Rixi also had a way to deal with this. After obtaining Liu Jing's consent, he made a promise to these people that if they could help him succeed in revenge, he would return their freedom.
In this way, the number of soldiers in Shan Rixi's hands successfully exceeded a thousand, and he gained the strength to take revenge.
Shan Rixi stood up with a cup in hand and said with emotion: "If Liu Jun hadn't taken me in, I and my brother, more than ten members of my family would have been spared. Now Liu Jun has surrendered troops and donated supplies, so that I can return to Hengshan to avenge blood.
How should I repay Mr. Liu for his great kindness?"
Although Shan Rixi had more than a thousand troops under his command, just one man was not enough. Clothes, weapons, food... everything was indispensable. Shan Rixi fled in embarrassment and was "penniless". Naturally, Liu Jing paid for these.
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Liu Jing had some hesitations in his heart, asking himself whether it was worth it? In the end, it might even be "all in vain" and "making wedding clothes for others."
But he got rid of this idea in a flash. Regardless of his personal relationship with Shan Rixi, Shan Rixi he knew was not a short-sighted person. It can be seen from the name change that his ambition was extremely high. Even if his revenge was successful, he would not be short-sighted.
I will not be willing to sit in Hengshan and be the king of the mountain.
To put it bluntly, even if Liu Jing is wrong, he will only lose some supplies at most, which will not have any impact on him. And if it is as he thinks, then the future gains...
Liu Jing said: "Uncle Weng, you and I have known each other since childhood and have an extraordinary friendship. Why do you need to say such things?"
Shan Rixi shook his head and said: "Only harvesting without giving, how can there be such a truth in the world? After thinking about it, I only have one body. In the future, if Liu Jun has a destiny, I will definitely be ruined, and I will die nine times without regrets!"
After saying this, Dan Rixi raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp. His heroic words immediately won the applause of the whole house.
Liu Jing shook his head, but said nothing more and drank the wine in the cup.
Then Shan Rixi filled a large glass of wine and paid tribute to Liu Zhu and Wang Qiang: "I'll leave it to Brother Liu and Brother Wang to help me get home..."
Lingxian County is hundreds of miles away from Hengshan Mountain, and their status as Jingman is very sensitive. Naturally, they cannot go by land. Waterway is the only option, so they have to trouble Liu Zhu and Wang Qiang to lead a fleet to send them back to Hengshan Mountain.
"Uncle Weng, you're welcome." Liu Zhu and Wang Qiang smiled and drank a drink together with Shan Rixi.
The task Liu Jing gave them this time was more than that. After sending Shanri back to Hengshan, they had to head north without stopping.
The fifteen ships Liu Jing ordered at Huang's Shipyard last year will be completed in the next one or two months.
Receive ships, recruit sailors, train sailors...many things happened one after another. Fortunately, they had accumulated enough experience last year, so they were not in a hurry.
Liu Jing has ordered thirty ships at Huang's shipyard in the past two years, but he is not planning to order any more. A war will break out in Jingzhou next year, and the ships will probably be encircled by Zhang Xian before they even leave the shipyard.
He would never do anything that would harm himself or others, such as forcibly conquering people.
In fact, there are several shipyards in Lingxian County, but their scale is limited and their craftsmanship is relatively average. They can only build ships less than ten feet tall.
Even though it was not satisfactory, Liu Jing still did not hesitate to place large orders with several shipyards. There was not much time left for him, and he had no right to be picky. With every extra point of strength, he could get more
One point guaranteed.
At the same time, he also had a plan in mind. Once Zhang Xian was defeated and Linxiang was surrounded by Liu Biao's army, he planned to forcibly move many shipyards near Linxiang to Lingxian County. Zhang Xian no longer needed them anyway, so instead of getting them in vain
If you lose Liu Biaojun, it is better to give yourself an advantage.
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The banquet didn't end until it was getting dark. Liu Jingxun boarded the carriage in a hurry and returned home directly instead of returning to the county house. Today is Chinese Valentine's Day, and his wife Deng Yuan went home early with her maids to spend the festival with her family.
After arriving home, Liu Jing got off the car and walked into the house. He pushed away the support of the maid and walked to the back courtyard with soft steps. Before he stepped into the courtyard, he heard a string of laughter like silver bells.
Liu Jing couldn't help but smile on his face. It was his sister Liu Rao's laughter. He immediately entered the back courtyard, and sure enough he saw Liu Rao with his maids combed in their hair and a beautiful dress with ribbons standing in the hall. The little girl faced the bright
Moonlight, holding needle and thread, face full of charm.
His wife Deng Yuan, and even Ah Shu, Ah Xi and other maids were busy working on needlework and chatting happily, and they didn't even notice Liu Jing coming back. Stepmother Zhang and sister-in-law Lai Ci were full of smiles, seeing how busy they were.
There are many customs on the Chinese Valentine's Day, and "threading a needle and begging for skill" is one of them. "Xijing Miscellaneous Notes" says: "Hancai women often pierce seven-hole needles in Kaijin Tower on July 7th, and people practice it."
Although Liu He, Liu Qun's uncles and nephews watched with interest, they did not participate in it. They soon discovered Liu Jing and couldn't help shouting: "Brother... Sir..."
Liu Rao said "Ah" and when he saw Liu Jing returning, he immediately ran over and held the golden needle as if it were a treasure. His little face was full of pride and he said: "Brother, look, this is the needle I pierced.
Am I dexterous with my hands?"
Liu Jing smiled and nodded: "Qiao, Qiao... Ah Li's hands are the most skillful in the world."
Liu Rao was very unhappy at being praised. Then he thought something was wrong and immediately pouted and said, "Brother, why did you come back so late? If it were any later, you would have missed the meeting between the Morning Glory and the Weaver Girl."
Liu Jing spread his hands and said, "I also want to come back early, but I'm stuck in a banquet and can't get out."
Liu Rao snorted angrily: "Brother, you are obviously trying to evade this. You are the county king, and you are the biggest in Ling County. If you want to leave, who dares to stop you?"
Liu Jing smiled and rubbed her maid, and came to the hall. Although she drank a lot of wine, she still only observed the etiquette and greeted her stepmother Zhang and sister-in-law Lai Ci respectively.
Deng Yuan saw that her husband was drunk, so he immediately ordered Ah Shu to boil water and make tea to relieve his hangover."