Although the strength of Liu Sheng's tribe has been greatly improved now, with more than 10,000 troops, while Liu Xiu's troops only have 7,000, but even so, they are extremely afraid of Liu Xiu.
In Kunyang, Liu Xiu dared to attack the more than 400,000 troops with only 3,000 soldiers and horses, and he was defeated in the end. Now, Liu Xiu commanded 7,000 soldiers and horses, and on his own side There are only more than 10,000 people.
It can be said that Liu Xiu alone shocked Liu Shengbu, who watched helplessly as the Han army continued to advance southward and devoured their interests, but they had nothing to do.
At this time, Liu Sheng even had a premonition that after Liu Xiu's tribe eliminated Wang Mang's forces in Runan, he would be the next to suffer misfortune.
Looking at the wolf-like posture of Liu Xiubu, they may snatch Yichun, Ancheng, Shenyang, and Shangcai that we have captured so far, and even our base camp Chengyang may not be able to be saved.
Regarding Liu Xiu's aggressive advancement and expansion in Runan, Liu Sheng was helpless and unable to do anything. But just when he felt that he might be in danger, Liu Xuan saved him.
Wancheng.
Liu Yan had a meal in the palace, and early the next morning, he planned to take his soldiers back to the Luyang military camp.
Before he could leave, a servant came in to report that Duke Dingguo, Wang Kuang, asked to see him. Liu Yan felt quite baffled, wondering why Wang Kuang came to see him so early in the morning.
He walked outside the door of the mansion and brought Wang Kuang in. Entering the hall of the main room, they both sat down. Liu Yan asked with a smile: "Do you have something to do with me, Duke Dingguo?"
Wang Kuang said cheerfully: "Bosheng, I am hosting a banquet at my house tonight, and you must come to attend!"
Liu Yan was startled and looked at Wang Kuang in confusion. He couldn't help but murmur in his heart. Liu Xuan had just finished the banquet yesterday and Wang Kuang was hosting another banquet today. Will Wang Feng be the next one and he would have to take turns hosting the banquet?
He reminded: "Dong Guo, you and I both have military affairs."
Wang Kuang smiled disapprovingly and said: "I have already reported to Your Majesty that the war ahead is not going to be different in the past few days. It is rare for us brothers to get together in Wancheng, so we should take advantage of these few days to get together more When we get together, we also have a good relationship with our brothers. In addition..."
He deliberately spoke in the middle of the sentence without finishing it. Liu Yan asked: "What else?"
"That's a good thing!" Wang Kuang said with a mysterious smile: "We brothers will have a detailed discussion while having wine in the evening!"
Liu Yan glanced at Wang Kuang inexplicably, and seeing that he refused to say anything, he stopped asking any more questions, pondered for a moment, nodded, and said: "Since Duke Ding has invited me, I will disturb Ding tonight." It’s public.”
"Bosheng is too polite, do you and I brothers still need to see each other like this?! Haha!" This time Wang Kuang came to visit, his attitude was very low, and he talked about his brothers, which was very useful to Liu Yan.
Although Wang Kuang was born in an out-and-out reckless manner, while Liu Yan was born in an official position (his father Liu Qin was still a county magistrate, no matter how minor his official position was), Liu Yan's aura of martial arts was much stronger than that of Wang Kuang. If others can respect him even a foot, he will pay him a foot in return.
To make a long story short, Liu Yan temporarily gave up the idea of returning to the military camp immediately after accepting Wang Kuang's invitation.
After Wang Kuang left, Liu Ji frowned and said, "Brother, before we left, Zhong Hua reminded us time and again not to stay in Wancheng for a long time."
Liu Yan smiled indifferently and said disapprovingly: "Zhonghua is good at everything, but he is too timid. Isn't Wancheng still a dragon's pool and a tiger's den?"
Even if it is really a dragon's pool and a tiger's den, Wancheng was conquered by me. I am in Wancheng, who dares to touch me? There is a sense of arrogance in Liu Yan's bones, and no one will take him seriously.
In the afternoon of that day, a man came to visit Liu Yan, Xu Xiling. Liu Xiu was away on an expedition, and Xu Xiling had always stayed at Liu Xiu's residence. Now that Liu Xiu's residence had been moved to Wancheng, she naturally followed him.
Liu Yan had a deep impression of Xu Xiling, but not a very good impression. He vaguely remembered that she was a charming woman. Liu Yan didn't have a good impression of such a woman, but after all, he was his younger brother's subordinate, so he couldn't say much. .
After people invited Xu Xiling in, Liu Yan sat upright on the cave, drank tea slowly, and asked: "Miss Xu came to see me, is there something wrong?"
Xu Xiling first bowed to Liu Yan, and then asked: "Xiling heard that Duke Dingguo was hosting a banquet tonight and invited Da Situ to attend."
Hey! The news is pretty good! Liu Yan nodded and said, "There is such a thing."
Xu Xiling's face straightened and he said, "Xiling thinks that it is not appropriate for Da Situ to go."
Liu Yan raised his eyebrows, put down his teacup, and asked, "Why did Miss Xu say this?"
Xu Xiling said: "Wancheng has become a place of right and wrong. Da Situ should get out as soon as possible and leave this place as soon as possible."
Liu Yan looked up and laughed and said: "Miss Xu is overly worried. To others, Wancheng may be a place of right and wrong, a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, but to me, it's just nothing."
After a pause, he changed the topic and asked, "I wonder where Miss Xu lives now?"
Xu Xiling was startled and said subconsciously: "Xiling is temporarily staying at the Lord's residence."
Liu Yan said slowly: "For a girl's family to live in a man's house without any status or status, after all, it is not a long-term solution, and it also damages the reputation."
As he spoke, he looked at Jiacheng who was standing aside and said, "Go get a land deed."
Jiacheng was the housekeeper. After listening to Liu Yan's instructions, he hurriedly bowed in response and left quickly. After a short time, the housekeeper returned and respectfully handed Liu Yan a roll of land deeds.
The latter took it, unfolded the leather scroll, read the contents of the land deed, and then asked Jiacheng to hand it over to Xu Xiling, saying: "This is a house in Dongcheng. Although it is not big, the location is prosperous. Miss Xu can move to it." Go live here.”
Liu Yan had a bad impression of Xu Xiling, and the latter had been staying at his younger brother's house.
If Liu Xiu was not engaged, he would have turned a blind eye and pretended not to have seen it. But now that his younger brother was engaged to Yin Lihua, Liu Yan felt that it was inappropriate for Xu Xiling to live in his younger brother's home.
Others can't take care of this kind of housework, but as the eldest brother, naturally he can't ignore it.
Xu Xiling looked at the land deed handed over by Jiacheng, her face turned red, and she didn't move for a long time.
Liu Yan said slowly: "Axiu is about to get married. Even if Miss Xu doesn't value her reputation, Axiu has to avoid suspicion. If Miss Xu feels wronged by living in this house, then go back to your Huyang Home!"
No one could bear to be expelled like this, let alone a girl's family. Xu Xiling took the land deed handed over by Jiacheng, bowed to Liu Yanfu again, and said, "Xiling, farewell!" After saying this, she turned around and faced away. Go.
Looking at her back, Liu Yan sneered and muttered: "If you don't drink a toast, you will be punished with a drink."
Xu Xiling came to see Liu Yan this time out of good intentions and advised him not to stay in Wancheng for a long time.
To others, Wancheng may be nothing, but to Liu Yan, Wancheng is definitely a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. Even if Liu Xuan is willing to let Liu Yan go, can someone from the Green Forest Department let him go?
The existence of Liu Yan is the biggest threat to the Green Forest Department. As the leader of the Green Forest Department, Wang Kuang is not ready to be wary of Liu Yan, so how can he be so kind and invite him to a banquet? If something goes wrong, there must be a monster. This is clear. It's just a trap.
But instead of listening to her advice, Liu Yan wanted to drive her away, so she had nothing to say. Since Liu Yan wanted to die, let him die.
Liu Yan didn't have a good impression of Xu Xiling, and Xu Xiling had an even worse impression of Liu Yan.
This is a reckless man who is brave and foolhardy. What is terrible is that he is also a reckless man who is arrogant and arrogant.
As long as he is around, Liu Xiu will always be overshadowed by his elder brother and greatly restricted. His absence is not a bad thing for Liu Xiu.
After walking out of Liu Yan's mansion, Xu Xiling turned back and glanced coldly, let out a soft chuckle, and boarded the carriage he was riding in.
That night, Liu Yan went to Wang Kuang's mansion for a banquet. This time Wang Kuang invited not many people to the banquet. In addition to Liu Yan, there were also five people including Wang Feng, Zhu Kun, Chen Mu, Zhang Xian and Li Yi. It was considered a banquet. Small banquet.
As soon as Liu Yan arrived outside Wang Kuang's house, he saw Wang Kuang welcoming him out of the gate with a smile on his face, "Bo Sheng, you're here, everyone is waiting for you. Come on, come on, come on, please come inside! Please come on inside!" "
Wang Kuang enthusiastically invited him into the lobby. Wang Feng, Zhu Tun and others who arrived first also stood up, bowed their hands to Liu Yan and said, "Da Situ!"
Liu Yan returned the gift with his hand, and everyone exchanged greetings and sat down one after another.
In the lobby, the person sitting in the middle is naturally the owner Wang Kuang. The two people on the left and right are Wang Feng and Liu Yan. Below them are Zhu Jun, Chen Mu, Zhang Xian, Li Yi and Liu Yan. Liu Ji.
Seeing that everyone was here, Wang Kuang ordered his men to serve wine and food. Yesterday in the palace, they drank wine, and today, Wang Kuang entertained them with wine. Zhang Xing made a sound and drank a glass first.
He wiped his mouth and said to Wang Feng: "Gong Cheng is too uninterested. The captured wine was dedicated to both Your Majesty and Duke Ding, but we brothers didn't get a single jar. !”
Wang Feng spread his hands cheerfully and said, "Now I don't have any jars in my hands." As he spoke, he turned to Wang Kuang and said, "Originally, I left two jars, but in the end they were both banned. The father snatched it away."
Wang Kuang grinned, laughed, turned to Liu Yan and said: "Bosheng, let's drink one jar today, remember to take the remaining jar with you when you leave!"
The relaxed atmosphere at the scene also made Liu Yan feel happy. He smiled and said: "Ding Guogong, why are you so embarrassed?!"
"My brothers, what's there to be embarrassed about? Besides, we will have the opportunity to become a real family in the future." Wang Kuang said with a different meaning.
Family? Liu Yan was confused by what he said. He looked confused and asked in confusion: "Ding Guogong said this..."
Wang Kuang smiled slightly and called a servant in. The servant held the scroll in his hand and walked up to Liu Yan. Wang Kuang waved to him and said, "Brother Bo Sheng, please take a look!"
Liu Yan took the scroll suspiciously and unfolded it. Inside was a portrait of a young girl.
Her appearance cannot be said to be stunning, but she is also a delicate and frail Xiaojiabiyu. After Liu Yan looked at it, he looked at Wang Kuang in confusion and asked, "Dong Guo, who is this?"
"My little girl Yiyu." Wang Kuang said with a smile: "I heard that Brother Bosheng's eldest son Zhang is about the same age as my little girl Yiyu. Today I am shameless and want to marry the two children. I don't know that Brother Bosheng how about?"