Liu Jun did not fall to Wang Lang's side, but secretly helped Liu Xiu. This was due to many considerations.
First of all, he really didn't like Wang Lang himself. Wang Lang was just a charlatan. By making up a set of arguments about becoming the emperor's son, he deceived the support of Liu Lin, Liu Yang, and Liu Jie, and he was lucky enough to sit on the throne of God.
How could he, a charlatan and magician, be able to become the emperor? If he followed such a person wholeheartedly, would he have a way out in the future?
Furthermore, the prince hunted Liu Xiu all over the world and demoted Liu Xuan to the point of being worthless. He pretended to fight Liu Xuan to the death, but could he really defeat Liu Xuan?
Under Liu Xuan's command, there are hundreds of thousands of troops, and there are countless generals who are famous all over the world. Who does Wang Lang have on his side? Just rely on Liu Lin, Liu Yang, and Liu Jie, the three kings of Hebei?
As for Wang Lang competing with Liu Xuan for the world, Liu Jun had no confidence in him at all.
After much thought, he still felt that Liu Xuan was more reliable.
In addition, the most important point is that Wang Lang is not a relative of the Liu family. Even if he tries his best to assist Wang Lang, no matter how great his achievements are, he can only become a courtier at best.
But it's different when assisting Liu Xuan. We are all members of the same clan. As long as he can make some achievements, he may be made a marquis or even a king.
To put it more bluntly, assisting Liu Xuan is definitely more promising than assisting Wang Lang, and is also the most likely to restore the title of King of Zhongshan.
Whether it was public or private, Liu Jun was more willing to stand on Liu Xuan's side, and he naturally wanted to help Liu Xiu.
Liu Jun said: "I have a village outside the city. If Uncle Wen doesn't dislike it, he can live in the village temporarily!"
"This..." Liu Xiu hesitated a little, and Liu Jun asked, "Uncle Wen still doesn't trust me?"
Liu Xiu smiled, waved his hand, and said, "Boyu misunderstood. If Boyu wants to harm me, there is no need to go to such trouble. I just think it is too much trouble for Boyu?"
If Liu Jun wanted to harm him, he could just bring the county soldiers to arrest him, but Liu Jun did not do so, which shows that he sincerely wanted to help him.
However, Liu Jun's approach was not without risks. If the news leaked out and Wang Lang discovered it, Liu Jun's life would be in danger.
After hearing Liu Xiu's words, Liu Jun smiled, waved his hand and said, "No trouble, no trouble. This village is usually idle. As long as Uncle Wen doesn't dislike it, it doesn't matter how long we stay here."
Liu Xiu no longer refused, stood up, bowed deeply to Liu Jun, and said: "When Xiu was in trouble, Boyu stepped forward and helped Xiu. I am deeply grateful to Xiu!"
Liu Jun stood up and returned the greeting, saying, "Uncle Wen is too polite."
Liu Xiu and his party were exhausted physically and mentally from the exhaustion of running around for the past few days. Moreover, the weather was getting colder and colder, and they were only wearing single clothes. It was definitely not an option to continue like this.
Now they were in urgent need of a safe place to rest and reorganize. At this moment, Liu Jun, as the county guard, provided Liu Xiu and others with a village, which solved their urgent need.
That night, Liu Jun led the way and took them to the village outside the city. This village was not too far away from the inn where Liu Xiu and others lived, six or seven miles away.
Liu Jun's village is quite large, with a front courtyard, an atrium, and a backyard. There are dozens of large and small rooms, which is more than enough to accommodate dozens of people like Liu Xiu.
After sitting down in Zhuangzi's hall, Liu Jun said with a smile: "Uncle Wen, there are not many servants in Zhuangzi, but they are all servants and they are trustworthy. If Uncle Wen needs anything, just inform the servants directly."
Liu Xiu cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much, Boyu."
"Haha, Uncle Wen is so polite."
Liu Xiu said: "It's winter now, and we haven't prepared cotton-padded clothes for the winter yet. I wonder if it's not convenient for Bo Yufang to send us some cotton-padded clothes?"
Liu Jun looked up and smiled and said: "What's so difficult about this? It's just a small matter. Uncle Wen can just ask his servants to handle it."
Liu Xiu thanked Liu Jun again. The latter sat for a while and explained to the servants in Zhuangzi, then stood up and left.
After Liu Jun left, Zhu You grinned at Liu Xiu and said, "My lord, this time we are lucky. With the help of Prefect Liu, our situation in Lunu will be very safe!"
Liu Xiu shook his head slowly and said, "It's not a long-term solution for me to wait in Lunu!"
Zhu You was startled and asked in confusion: "Master, are you leaving?" In Jizhou, it was not easy to find someone who was both powerful and willing to help him sincerely. It would be a pity to give up like this, right?
Liu Xiu sighed softly. If he could, he would leave. He also wanted to stay in Lunu and live a stable and comfortable life, but that was not possible.
He said meaningfully: "There is no airtight wall in the world! If we live in Lunu for a short time, Wang Lang may not notice it, but as time goes by, the news will inevitably not be leaked. With our current strength, once Wang Lang Lang sent an army to Lunu, are we capable of saving Boyu's life?"
Zhu You frowned and was silent for a moment. He slowly shook his head.
Liu Xiu said seriously: "Since you don't have the ability to protect others in critical moments, then don't involve them."
Everyone said that Liu Xiu's character was good, and whether his character was good or not was not something he said with his mouth, but something he actually did.
Now Liu Jun can obviously provide shelter for Liu Xiu and others, but in order not to implicate Liu Jun, Liu Xiu has no intention of staying in Lu Nu for a long time.
Deng Yu asked: "Where do you plan to go next, my lord?"
"Continue to go north." Liu Xiu said: "Only when we are far away from Wang Lang's sphere of influence can we get the opportunity to develop and grow."
Now Liu Xiu seems to have nothing, but in fact, he has the most precious thing in the world, which is reputation.
As long as he has a reputation, even if he is thrown into the abyss and falls to the bottom, he can get up again and fight back. Although Liu Xiu is at the bottom of his life, his confidence is unprecedentedly expanded.
As the lord, he is full of confidence, and his followers below will also be full of hope and enthusiasm. Feng Yi, who does not talk often, raised his hands and said: "No matter what decision the lord makes, my subordinates will definitely follow the lord!"
"We will definitely follow the lord!" The rest of the people also said in unison.
Liu Xiu nodded and said: "Tonight, everyone has a good sleep. Tomorrow, we will start preparing to leave!"
"Yes! Lord!"
Liu Xiu did not plan to stay in Lunu for a long time. He thought about making cotton robes in the next few days so that everyone would have cotton clothes to wear. He also prepared some food, then left Lunu and continued northward.
But after Liu Jun heard Liu Xiu's plan, he refused to let him leave.
Liu Jun repeatedly assured Liu Xiu that as long as he was here in Lu Nu, there would be no danger and they could stay there for a long time with peace of mind.
In addition, Liu Xiu now has no safe place to go when he goes north. During this period, even many counties in Youzhou have surrendered to Wang Lang. When he enters Youzhou, the situation is still unsafe.
Do we still have to go to Liaodong, Liaoxi, or even Xuantu and Lelang?
Liaodong County and Liaoxi County are almost the current Liaoning Province, Xuantu County is located in modern Jilin Province, and Lelang County is the easternmost county of Youzhou. The county seat is Pyongyang, located behind the 38th Parallel on the Korean Peninsula.
North place.
Liu Xiu could feel Liu Jun's kindness, but the more this happened, the more Liu Xiu didn't want to implicate him.
He thought for a long time and said slowly: "Boyu, this time I was ordered to come to Hebei to appease the prefectures and counties of Hebei. Now Wang Lang is proclaimed emperor. Most of the prefectures and counties in Hebei are already under the control of Wang Lang. I really have no shame in returning to Chang'an."
, meet His Majesty."
Hearing this, Liu Jun couldn't help but sigh.
Liu Xiu continued: "The king is a traitor and is causing trouble in Hebei, and I will get rid of him! But in Zhongshan, we are too close to the king. If there is the slightest disturbance, the king will notice it, and he will be greatly affected by what he does.
There are limits, so I can only go north, far away from Wang Lang, recruit knowledgeable people, form troops, and wait for an opportunity to counterattack Handan!"
Liu Jun was silent for a long time. After a while, he whispered: "Uncle Wen wants to organize troops in Youzhou, but how easy is it?!"
Youzhou has a powerful army that is famous all over the world, and that is the Youzhou sudden cavalry.
You must know that Youzhou borders the Huns. In order to resist the Huns cavalry, Youzhou established a powerful cavalry unit. They fought with the Huns cavalry all the year round. With rich experience and strong combat power, they did not lose at all against the Huns cavalry that swept across the world.
But the problem is that all the Youzhou cavalry are in the hands of each of the ten counties in Youzhou. Even if Liu Xiu goes to Youzhou, can the prefects of each county give you their cavalry for free? This is simply impossible.
thing!
Liu Jun thought about it and said, "Uncle Wen, why don't we raise troops in Zhongshan?"
When Liu Xiu heard this, he was shocked and asked in surprise: "Boyu, you?"
Liu Jun said seriously: "I am not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death! I am willing to follow Uncle Wen and rebel against him!"
Liu Xiu frowned, looked at Liu Jun intently, and said meaningfully: "Boyu, this matter is important, you must think it over carefully!"
If you succeed, you will be successful, but if you fail, you will not be the only one who will die, but your whole family will also die.
Liu Jun narrowed his eyes and said word by word: "If Uncle Wen rebels and wants to replace him, Jun will swear to the death to assist Uncle Wen!"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone present suddenly changed.
What Liu Jun meant was that Liu Xiu should not just rebel against Wang Lang. After defeating Wang Lang, he should replace Wang Lang and proclaim himself emperor in Hebei. If Liu Xiu had the intention to become emperor, he would be willing to follow Liu wholeheartedly.
Let's do it together.
Liu Xuan was thousands of miles away in Chang'an, and Liu Jun had no chance to contact Liu Xuan. If he wanted to count on Liu Xuan, he would be too far away, but Liu Xiu was very close to him.
After these few days of contact, Liu Jun also admired Liu Xiu's character. Once a person like Liu Xiu gained power, he would definitely not treat those around him badly. Moreover, with Liu Xiu's reputation, he could respond to everything at once.
And how can Liu Xuan, who has never accomplished anything, compare with Liu Xiu?
In Liu Jun's mind, it was better to support Liu Xuan than to support Wang Lang, and it was better to support Liu Xiu than to support Liu Xuan. This turned a big circle, and Liu Jun finally bet on Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu didn't expect that Liu Jun's condition for supporting him was that he would replace Wang Lang and proclaim himself emperor in Hebei. His brows knitted into knots, and he waved his hand and said, "Boyu, be careful!"
Zhu You, who was sitting aside, straightened up subconsciously and said, "My lord, I think..."
As soon as he started talking, Liu Xiu turned around and glared at him. Zhu You was so frightened that he shrank his neck and swallowed all the words he said later, not daring to say another word.
