The news that Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua are about to get married also shocked Wancheng a little. Now many people are waiting and watching. Liu Yan has been killed. Can Liu Xiu survive for a long time? People all feel that Liu Xiu will not die even after death. Far.
Unexpectedly, after Liu Xiu returned to Wancheng, not only did he survive well, but now there was news that he was going to marry Yin Lihua, which was surprising.
In addition, now that Liu Xiu has lost power, it is also surprising that the Yin family still agrees to this marriage and is willing to marry Yin Lihua to Liu Xiu.
Not long after the news of the marriage spread, uncles and nephews Liu Ci and Liu Xin came to visit Liu Xiu. Even though Liu Ci was the elder, he had always had the same virtues as Liu Ji and had a hot temper. He would say whatever he thought in his heart and never think twice. .
After seeing Liu Xiu, Liu Ci didn't give him a good look. With a gloomy face, he said in a deep voice: "Axiu, I heard that you are getting married to a young lady from the Yin family?"
Liu Xiu nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, Uncle Ci!"
Liu Ci's face became even more ugly, and he waved his hand and said: "Don't call me that, I don't have a nephew as heartless and unrighteous as you! Bo Sheng's body is not cold yet, and you want to get married now? In your heart, has this Bo Sheng ever existed? Big brother?!"
Liu Xin grinned secretly. Even as a bystander, he felt that his uncle's words were too unpleasant.
He secretly pulled off Liu Ci's sleeve, and the latter swung his arm mercilessly and shouted angrily: "Don't pull me, am I right?"
Back then, Liu Xin's father Liu Xian was killed. Liu Ci was so angry that he killed the entire family of the official and ran away with Liu Xin.
During the period of exile, their uncle and nephew depended on each other and lived a very hard life. Liu Xin was also a master who was not afraid of heaven or earth, but he respected his uncle from the bottom of his heart.
Liu Ci reprimanded Liu Xin, but the latter did not even dare to say a word. He shrank his neck and looked helplessly at Liu Xiu with an expression of 'Axiu, I can't help you either'.
The eldest brother's body was still cold, but he was getting married at this time. Liu Xiu's heart was bleeding, but there was no way. In order to dispel the suspicion and murderous intentions of the enemies, he could only grit his teeth and do this.
He lowered his head and whispered: "Lihua and I are in love and have admired each other for a long time..."
Before he could finish his words, Liu Ci interrupted angrily: "Don't tell me this! I'm just asking you, are you worthy of your dead eldest brother now that you are getting married?!"
Liu Xiu lowered his head and didn't say a word. There were some things he could say to the Yin family, but he couldn't say them to Liu Ci. Liu Ci had always been eloquent and spoke without thinking. If he was told the truth, he might not be able to say anything. It will leak out when the time comes, and when the time comes, his marriage will not only fail to dispel the fear and murderous intention of the other party, but will also arouse the other party's wariness even more, and the gain will not be worth the loss.
Seeing that Liu Xiu clearly did something wrong but still refused to admit it, Liu Ci became even more angry. He raised his finger and pointed at Liu Xiu's nose and said angrily: "You are so disappointing!" After saying this, he said harshly. He shook his sleeves fiercely, turned around and walked out.
Liu Xin subconsciously shouted: "Uncle!"
Liu Ci didn't even turn his head. Liu Xin sighed, smiled bitterly at Liu Xiu and said, "Axiu, my uncle has such a temper. Although his words are unpleasant, they are absolutely not malicious, so don't take them to heart."
How could Liu Xiu not understand Liu Ci's temper, sharp tongue, and tofu heart? Among the Liu family members, he was definitely a person with a strong sense of family affection. He nodded and said, "I know, I understand everything."
Seeing that Liu Xiu really didn't mean to bear grudges against his uncle, Liu Xin breathed a sigh of relief and said cheerfully: "Axiu, let me say hello to you in advance!" As he spoke, he raised his hands and bowed to the ground.
Liu Xiu quickly returned the gift and said, "Brother Xin, you're welcome."
"Okay, I have to chase my uncle quickly."
Liu Xiu said: "Brother Xin, please help me persuade Uncle Ci, don't let Uncle Ci get angry."
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Don't worry, Axiu, I know!"
When Liu Xin also left, Liu Xiu took a deep breath, stood up, and walked quickly to the back garden. When he reached the open space in the garden, Liu Xiu pulled out the Chixiao Sword from under his ribs and danced the sword almost crazily.
Now he needs to vent. If he doesn't vent, he feels that his body is about to be crushed by invisible pressure.
I don't know how long it took, but when Liu Xiu heard the sound of footsteps, he stopped. His head and body were covered with sweat, and his clothes were soaked with sweat.
He gasped for breath, turned around and saw that the person walking over was Xu Xiling.
Liu Xiu sheathed her sword, took the handkerchief handed over by Xu Xiling, and wiped the sweat on her face. Xu Xiling said, "My lord, I just received a letter from my senior sister."
He paused in wiping the sweat, then continued wiping, and asked, "What did Che Ying say in the letter?"
Xu Xiling whispered: "Chang'an is already in chaos. Some people are fleeing, and some are even revolting. The Xinmang court is about to die."
If the eldest brother was still here, Liu Xiu would be very happy when he heard the news and actively plan how to help his eldest brother achieve great things.
But now that the eldest brother is no longer there, the empire he conquered belongs to Liu Xuan, and has nothing to do with him Liu Xiu.
"I got it." Liu Xiu wiped the sweat off his face, took a handkerchief, and walked to the study.
Xu Xiling followed him and continued: "Brother Cho has received news that Shen Tujian and Li Song's troops have now gone north from Wuguan and are approaching Chang'an. Wang Kuang's troops have arrived in Luoyang and are commanding the army to launch a strong attack on Luoyang."
After Liu Xiu returned to Wancheng, the brothers under his command did not come back, but were separated. Ma Wu and Yao Qi were transferred to Wang Chang's command, and Deng Yu was transferred to Wang Kuang's command.
Feng Yi, Fu Jun, even Ji Zun, Wang Ba and others were transferred to various counties in Yingchuan, either as county magistrates or county officials. Even Jia Fu was transferred to Liu Jia's account.
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Although these people are scattered all over the world, their loyalty to Liu Xiu has not diminished. For example, Yao Qi, because it was difficult to keep busy, simply resigned and continued to be in charge of Liu Xiu's intelligence system.
Regarding the situation in various places and the battle reports of the Han army in the front, Yao Qi would get corresponding information in time, and then send people to Liu Xiu's mansion.
To support such a huge intelligence system, a large amount of money will naturally be invested.
Here I have to mention the wealth that Liu Yan left to Liu Xiu. It not only gave Liu Xiu a lot of money to bribe people like Cao Jing and Zhao Meng, but also allowed Liu Xiu to maintain the intelligence organization in his hands.
Xu Xiling continued: "Grand Master Wang Kuang and General Aizhang are guarding Luoyang. They have more than 100,000 soldiers under their command. It may not be easy for Wang Kuang's tribe, which only has 100,000 people, to capture Luoyang."
Speaking of which, it is quite interesting that the Han army attacked Luoyang. To put it another way, this battle is Wang Kuang fighting Wang Kuang.
The leader of the Green Forest Army, Wang Kuang, happened to have the same name as Grand Master Wang Kuang. The Battle of Luoyang was a war between Wang Kuang and Wang Kuang. No matter which side won or lost, the winner was Wang Kuang and the loser. They are all Wang Kuang.
Liu Xiu returned to the study, sat down, and said casually: "I'm afraid that before Wang Kuang captures Luoyang, Chang'an will fall first."
Given the current chaotic situation in Chang'an, as long as Shen Tujian and Li Song lead their troops to the city, there will be even more chaos inside Chang'an, and more people will start rebellions. If not, even Wang Mang will be killed by insiders.
Xu Xiling said thoughtfully: "If Chang'an is captured first, Wang Mang is killed by Shen Tujian, and Li Song, the defenders of Luoyang will definitely have no intention of fighting and will definitely be defeated."
Liu Xiu nodded, with a look of lack of interest on his face. Now he is no longer interested in these things. The Xinmang court collapsed, and it must be replaced by the Gengshi court. In this way, his enemies will only become bigger and more powerful. powerful.
Xu Xiling glanced at Liu Xiu, who was resting with his eyes closed, and sighed secretly in her heart. Since Liu Yan's death, she felt that Liu Xiu had become a lot more decadent and seemed to have no interest in anything.
Just when Xu Xiling was sighing secretly, housekeeper Liu Quan came in from outside. When he saw Liu Xiu, he said with a smile on his face: "Young Master."
Liu Xiu raised her eyes, looked at Liu Quan, and asked, "What's the matter?"
Liu Quan handed Liu Xiu a bamboo slip and said, "Master, this is the list of betrothal gifts drawn up by the villain. Please take a look at it."
Liu Xiu hesitated for a moment, took the bamboo slip, opened it and took a closer look.
Liu Quanbei's betrothal gifts were of various types and were all of great value. It could be regarded as an extremely valuable betrothal gift.
Liu Xiu read it from beginning to end and said, "It's still a little missing."
Liu Quan swallowed his saliva and said cautiously: "My lord, this gift is... enough to make the Yin family look good!"
With Liu Xiu's current status and embarrassing situation, marrying a young lady from the Yin family is indeed regarded as a downtrodden marriage. For this reason, Liu Quan also thought over and over again before drafting this heavy betrothal gift. Unexpectedly, the young master even thought it was inappropriate. few.
Liu Xiu asked: "Isn't the money in the house enough?"
"Still rich."
"Then add some more. If we keep the money in our house until the end, we still don't know who will get it!"
Now that Liu Xiu himself is in danger, why would he care about these external things? If one day he is killed, instead of having the money divided up by Liu Xuan, Wang Kuang and other villains, it is better to give it to the Yin family now.
After hearing his words, Xu Xiling and Liu Quan both felt sad, and even Long Yuan and others who were guarding outside the study looked sad.
Three days later, Yin Lihua, accompanied by her father Yin Lu and her brothers Yin Shi and Yin Xing, came to Wancheng. The family temporarily lived in Li Tong's Zhuangzi outside Wancheng.
On the same day, Zhu You, Feng Yi, and Wang Ba also came to Wancheng. Seeing the three of them, Liu Xiu was quite surprised and asked: "Ayou, Gongsun, and Uncle Yuan, why are you here in Wancheng?"
Zhu You grinned widely and said, "Lord, the three of us have resigned!"
"ah?"
"From now on, we will stay in Wancheng and follow the Lord!" Zhu You said carelessly.
Liu Xiu frowned. They had discussed this issue before. Instead of everyone staying with him with nothing to do, it would be better to follow Liu Xuan's arrangements and disperse to various places. Although they may not be able to get a big official position, at least they would be Having something to do is conducive to secretly accumulating strength, and when the opportunity is ripe, you can make a comeback.
Seeing Liu Xiu frowning, Zhu You quickly explained: "My lord, the official positions we got were to serve as county officials in the county. It is really difficult to do anything. Later, I discussed with Gongsun and Yuan Bo that instead of accepting that position in the county, You are so cowardly, why not just resign and follow the master from now on!"
Feng Yi also nodded his head. Wang Ba said angrily: "Zhongxian and Gongsun at least still have official positions. My lord, I was directly dismissed from office by them."
When Liu Xiu heard this, she almost couldn't hold back her laughter and muttered in her heart, why are you so miserable?
Zhu You rolled his eyes at Wang Ba and explained to him: "Uncle Yuan's mouth is so broken that he will argue with anyone he catches. He can also speak well. Even when he became a county official, he dared to fight against the county magistrate and county captain. In the end, he was just beaten. It's not bad to be dismissed from office, but to save my head. In my lord's place, no one will care about Uncle Yuan, and his life is comfortable."
