Zhao Yun saw Liu Bei crying excessively and was afraid that he would be hurt, so he couldn't help but said: "General, please take care of yourself. If Yun Changxiao knows it, he doesn't want to see the general so sad."
Seeing that Liu Bei didn't seem to listen, Zhao Yun said again: "General, now we are burning the crossing bridge, and the fireworks are rising into the sky. Brothers Shen Dan and Shen Yi in Shangyong City must have seen it. The two of them have thousands of people. If they lead the troops
Come to investigate. If you see that we are weak or are bewitched by the enemy, you may not have evil intentions. For the sake of safety, we need to leave this place before the Shen brothers arrive to avoid encountering them."
Liu Bei knew that Zhao Yun's reminder was by no means aimless, so he stopped his sadness for a moment, and finally took a deep look at the other side, as if he wanted to remember this scene forever in his heart. He secretly vowed to avenge Guan Yu in the future, and then led everyone along the water blockage.
Heading south, towards Bashan.
Things turned out just as Zhao Yun said, Liu Bei and his entourage left on the front foot, and Shen Dan and Shen Yi came over with their men and horses on the back foot.
Seeing the groups of cavalry on the other side, the two brothers looked at each other in shock.
Although they have thousands of people, they actually have only a thousand warriors who can fight. Moreover, they are in a mediocre environment, isolated from the world, and rarely fight, so they really can't say that they have much fighting power.
The cavalry on the other side were obviously elite troops. The Shen brothers had no doubt that once they let the cavalry on the other side charge over, they would be able to kill them all in an instant.
This elite cavalry is by no means Liu Biao's men. Facing Liu Jing's attack, Liu Biao suffered consecutive defeats and suffered numerous casualties among his sergeants. Currently, he is trapped in Xiangyang and the situation is already precarious.
A few days ago, Liu Biao sent someone to ask his brothers to send troops to help with humble words and courtesy. Liu Biao had never paid much attention to local tycoons like the Shen family, but now he was asking for help from them. This shows Liu Biao's current situation.
Brothers Shen Dan and Shen Yi did not wonder for too long. Following the shouts from the other side, the mystery was quickly revealed. It turned out that the elite cavalry on the other side were actually Liu Jing's men.
"Liu Biao is dead?"
"Liu Cong surrendered the state?"
"Liu Jing takes over Jingzhou?"
"Chased Liu Bei all the way to this point?"
Shen Dan and Shen Yi became more and more frightened as they listened. Although they knew that Liu Biao's situation was not good, they were far from the end of the rope. They thought that no matter how bad Liu Biao was, he could hold on for a year and a half, but they didn't expect that he would be defeated so quickly.
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To be honest, they prefer Liu Jing and Liu Biao to remain in a stalemate, so that they can sit back and relax. Liu Jing's taking over Jingzhou is not the result they hope to see.
Liu Biao, a Confucian scholar, only wanted to protect the Yangtze River and the Han Dynasty, but had no ambitions from all directions, so he did not annex the nearby places such as Fangling and Shangyong.
Liu Jing was different. He started from one city, defeated Zhang Jin in the south, and defeated Liu Biao in the north. His power spanned Jing and two states, he controlled thousands of miles of territory, and he had hundreds of thousands of soldiers. He was a real hero in troubled times.
Now that Liu Jing is in charge of Jingzhou, how can he allow others to snore and sleep beside him? If they still can't see the situation clearly and want to continue to segregate Shangyong as before, the only thing waiting for them is death.
Without much thought, the Shen brothers decided to lead their troops to surrender to Liu Jing.
At the same time, Liu Jing, who was in Xiangyang, saw that Xiangyang was becoming more and more stable, so he began to recruit handsome men and talents to serve as the shogunate.
Liu Jing left the task of recruiting scholars from the north to Zhuge Liang, Wang Can, Fu Xun and other people from the north. The task of recruiting local scholars in Jingzhou was left to Pang Tong, Jiang Wan, Deng Zhi and other Jingzhou people.
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Not everyone can be left to his subordinates. Some people need to be invited by Liu Jing himself, such as Zhao Jian, a famous scholar in Guanzhong.
Zhao Jian, courtesy name Shumao, was a native of Jingzhao, Guanzhong. He was upright and resourceful. He was imprisoned for many years when he was young. Later, he was released from prison by the party. Because he was famous in the world, he was promoted as a virtuous man, and he was promoted to Shangshu and Pingling Order.
When Dong Zhuo was in power, Zhao Jian repeatedly went against his will and was almost killed. In the third year of Chuping, Situ Wangyun planned to eradicate Dong Zhuo, but was soon attacked and killed by Liangzhou generals. At that time, the officials and people in Chang'an were afraid of the lustful power of Liangzhou generals.
, no one dared to collect Wang Yun's body. Only Zhao Jian thought he was Wang Yun's old official, and abandoned his official position to organize the funeral for Wang Yun regardless of the danger. Li Jue, Guo Si and others were afraid of their reputation and did not dare to see harm, so Zhao Jian was named after him.
Chongtianxia.
However, although Zhao Jian's reputation was great, it was still not as good as that of his uncle. His uncle was none other than Zhao Qi and Zhao Yiqing, the great scholars in Guanzhong.
It is a pity that Zhao Qi, who has lived in Xiangyang for many years, passed away last year. Liu Jing met Zhao Qi once when he came to Xiangyang. Now we are separated forever, which is a deep regret. However, Zhao Qi was already over ninety years old when he died.
Speaking of ancient times, even in modern times, it can be called a long life.
Zhao Jian didn't know that Liu Jing was coming. He was having a banquet at home when he suddenly received a report from his servant that Liu Jing was about to visit him. He couldn't help but look surprised. Naturally, the banquet could no longer go on, so Zhao Jian had to stop the banquet and see off the guests.
All the guests left one after another, and only one person was left by Zhao Jian. Together with the Zhao family's children, he followed Zhao Jian out to meet Liu Jing.
In a short while, Liu Jing's chariot arrived in front of Zhao Jian's mansion, protected by many chariots and riders.
"Zhao Jian pays homage to the general..."
Liu Jing got down from the car, helped Zhao Jian up and said, "You don't need to be polite. I hope you won't be surprised if you come to the door today. I have wanted to visit you for a long time, but unfortunately I have been busy with many things since I entered Xiangyang, so I didn't get around to it until today."
Looking at the handsome and majestic Liu Jing, Zhao Jian felt deeply that his uncle Zhao Qi admired Liu Jing very much and hoped that he could help the country and stabilize the country in the future.
Zhao Jian remembered clearly that Liu Jing's answer at that time was: "I dare not disappoint the hope of the elders." His words were full of arrogance.
Zhao Jian felt very unhappy at that time. What he didn't expect was that the arrogant young man from five years ago would appear in front of him again and he had already become the overlord of Jingzhou and Jiaozhou.
At a time when Cao Cao had already taken the emperor to order the princes, he didn't know whether Liu Jing's rise in the south would be a blessing or a curse for the country.
Zhao Jian shook his head secretly, and then introduced the person around him to Liu Jing, who was the only guest left by Zhao Jian, Dou Fu.
Liu Jing had heard about Dou Fu for a long time. His grandfather was the famous general Dou Wu, the leader of the "Three Monarchs" of party leaders.
At that time, Dou Wu and Chen Fan failed in their plan to kill the eunuchs, and they died. Dou Fu was only two years old at the time. Dou Wu belonged to the official Hu Teng. Zhang Chang risked his life to take Dou Fu out and fled all the way to Lingling and Guiyang. In order to avoid
After being pursued by the eunuchs, Hu Teng asked Dou Fu to change his surname to Hu. It was not until a few years ago that Dou Fu was promoted to Xiaolian by Guiyang and his original surname was restored.
Although Dou Fu was not a great talent, he could not resist the rich political assets left behind by his grandfather Dou Wu. Moreover, the Dou family in Fufeng was one of the most wealthy families in the dynasty. Although it has declined now, just like the Deng family in Nanyang, they died of emaciation.
Camels are bigger than horses, and Dou Fu is definitely a piece of cake in Liu Jing's eyes.