Everyone's eyes fell on Liu Xiu. They discussed this matter no matter how happy they were. In the end, it all depended on Liu Xiu's attitude. Liu Xiu was silent for a long time, and then he said slowly: "Please let me know about this matter."
Think about it again, think about it."
Everyone present looked at each other, and no one said anything more.
That night, Liu Xiu tossed and turned on the bed, unable to sleep.
Liu Xiu knew very well how much strength he could improve and how much help he could bring by bringing Liu Yang over, but the hurdle in his heart was difficult to overcome.
Really unable to sleep in bed, Liu Xiu simply stopped sleeping. He sat up from the bed, put on his clothes and walked out of the inner room.
In the hall outside the bedroom, Long Yuan and Long Zhun were meditating. When they heard the noise, they opened their eyes almost at the same time and stood up from the mat.
Seeing Liu Xiu coming out, they both bowed and saluted, saying: "My lord!"
Liu Xiu smiled at the two of them and said, "I can't sleep anymore and want to go for a walk."
"Lord, it's too cold outside."
"No matter how cold the weather is, we have slept in the wilderness." As he spoke, Liu Xiu walked to the door and pulled it open. A cold wind blew in front of him, causing Liu Xiu and Long Yuan and Long Zhun behind him to shout at the same time.
Shivered.
Liu Xiu took a deep breath, and the cold air flowed into his lungs, like a knife, but it also made Liu Xiu feel a lot more awake at this time.
At night, white snowflakes were floating in the sky. I don’t know how long it had been snowing, but the ground was already completely white.
He lowered his head and watched as he left a trail of footprints on the smooth white snow. I wonder what Lihua is doing in Wancheng now? Does she miss herself? Is she tossing and turning like herself, unable to sleep?
At this time, it must be very cold in Wancheng. Liu Xiu raised his head, and the snowflakes fell on his face, and soon melted into water droplets.
At this time, footsteps were heard outside the courtyard. Liu Xiu turned around and saw Deng Yu walking in from outside.
Unexpectedly, he could see Deng Yu at this time. Liu Xiu raised the corner of his mouth and asked curiously: "Zhonghua, why are you here?"
Deng Yu smiled and said: "I knew that my lord couldn't sleep, so I brought two jugs of wine and wanted to have a drink with my lord." As he spoke, he put down the hand behind his back, and sure enough, it was in his hand.
There are two jugs of wine.
Liu Xiu smiled, and when Deng Yu came closer, he walked side by side with Deng Yu and asked with a smile: "How does Zhonghua know that I can't sleep?"
"King Zhending took the initiative to propose marriage. It's such a big deal. It would be weird if my lord could sleep peacefully!"
If other people are involved, Liu Xiu will not suffer from insomnia. Even if he is chased by Wang Lang and is in the most dangerous situation, he should eat and sleep. But as long as Yin Lihua is involved, the situation is completely different.
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Liu Xiu gave Deng Yu a heartfelt smile, patted him on the back, and walked back to the room with Deng Yu. The two of them took their seats in the hall, and Long Yuan and Long Zhun who followed them continued to sit on the mat and meditate.
"It's been a while since we left Wancheng, right?"
Deng Yu counted on his fingers: "A few months have passed since my lord went to Luoyang on a mission, and a few months have passed since he came to Hebei as governor. It has been more than half a year since my lord left Wancheng."
"It's so fast. In the blink of an eye, it's been more than half a year." Liu Xiu picked up the wine bottle and took a big sip without pouring it into the cup.
Gulu! Deng Yu also took a sip of wine. He said: "After Yan Feng's defeat, Wang Lang has been recruiting troops in Handan. It seems that he plans to come out with all his troops and give us a fatal blow!"
Seeing Liu Xiu playing with the wine pot, lowering his eyes and remaining silent, Deng Yu couldn't help but murmured: "With the area Wang Lang controls in Hebei, he can assemble an army of one to two hundred thousand or even more."
Liu Xiu said quietly: "So, once Wang Lang's main army attacks, it will be difficult for us to deal with it. The safest way is to win over Liu Yang and let him stand on our side. With the help of more than 100,000 Zhending troops, we
It will become much easier to resist Wang Lang's main army."
Deng Yu smiled, bowed to Liu Xiu again, and said: "My lord, in charge of the overall situation, knows better than anyone the importance of King Zhending and the Zhending army, but Zhong Hua is overly worried."
Liu Xiu smiled bitterly, sighed lightly, picked up the wine bottle, and took another big sip of wine. He wiped the wine stains from the corners of his mouth, lowered his head and said, "If Lihua were here, I wouldn't be in such a difficult situation as I am now.
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If Yin Lihua was in Hebei, he could still discuss with Yin Lihua about getting married to Liu Yang.
But now Yin Lihua is not in Hebei, but far away in Wancheng, letting Liu Xiu secretly marry another woman, and she also wants to make the other woman his equal wife. This makes Liu Xiu feel too ashamed of Yin Lihua.
Deng Yu said meaningfully: "My Lord, this is just a temporary measure. What's more, whether it is a wife or an equal wife, it all depends on your attitude, Lord. Even if it is a concubine, as long as the Lord's heart is with her, then she will
Her status is higher than that of his wife. On the contrary, even if she is a wife, if the lord's heart is not with her, her status will be lower than that of a concubine."
Hearing this, Liu Xiu looked at Deng Yu intently. The latter said meaningfully: "My lord is a person who will achieve great things. The only woman around him will not always be Mrs. Lihua. What's more, this time I am getting married to King Zhending."
, it is really urgent and we have to do it as a last resort! Mrs. Lihua is not a narrow-minded common woman, and she will definitely understand the lord's difficulties."
After a pause, Deng Yu further said: "Furthermore, only if the lord has achieved great success in Hebei can he have the opportunity to take away Mrs. Lihua from under Liu Xuan's nose in the future. If the lord has something wrong with him in Hebei, Mrs. Lihua will be the one to take over."
How to protect yourself?”
The implication is, my lord, please don’t forget that Liu Xuanke has been coveting Yin Lihua!
Because you are still alive, Liu Xuan does not dare to do anything to Yin Lihua because of his face, but if you have any shortcomings, then Liu Xuan will do whatever he wants.
And those Liu family members are unlikely to fight over a dead person and today's emperor. Your eldest brother Liu Ke is a bloody example.
Deng Yu's words made Liu Xiu break into a cold sweat. It was these words that finally made Liu Xiu make up his mind.
He drank most of the remaining bottle of wine in one gulp, then he let out a long breath, clenched his fist, slammed his thigh, and said: "Tomorrow, I will summon Mr. Bo to discuss with him.
, go to the real matter."
Hearing this, Deng Yu was also moved. He stood up, bowed to Liu Xiushen, and said seriously: "My lord has been wronged by this matter."
He did not say that Yin Lihua had been wronged, but that Liu Xiu had been wronged. Deng Yu naturally had his own reasons for saying this.
Liu Xiu is the sixth-generation grandson of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Yang is the seventh-generation grandson of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. In terms of genealogy, Liu Xiu is Liu Yang's true uncle.
Now, as a clan uncle, Liu Xiu is going to marry Liu Yang's daughter. This is equivalent to asking Liu Xiu to marry his own granddaughter. The seniority is really messed up.
But this marriage is a typical political marriage. Both parties get what they need, so who would care about the issue of seniority?
The next day, Liu Xiu summoned Liu Zhi and told him his decision to go to Zhending in person. Liu Zhi was overjoyed. Liu Xiu and Liu Yang joined forces, which was the result he most wanted to see.
Liu Zhi quickly bowed his hand to Liu Xiu and saluted, unable to conceal the excitement on his face, he said: "My lord is wise!"
Liu Xiu asked: "How about we leave tomorrow?"
Liu Zhi said seriously: "Everything is decided by the Lord!"
Liu Xiu shook his head in disbelief. When he didn't agree to the marriage, Liu Zhi was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He wished he could agree on his behalf. Now that he has accepted it, he pretends to make the decision entirely by himself.
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Of course, Liu Xiu also understood that the reason why Liu Zhi was so eager to marry Liu Yang was because he had no selfish motives and was mainly thinking about himself.
Precisely because Liu Xiu understood this, he was very grateful to Liu Zhi and trusted Liu Zhi more and more.
Before Liu Xiu left Jincheng and went to Zhending, a big event happened in Jincheng. Yan Guang came!
Yan Guang did not come alone, he brought thousands of people with him.
Among these people were Jia Fu, Ma Wu, Fu Jun, Ji Zun, Zang Gong, Ma Cheng and many other old subordinates. In addition, there were also many newcomers.
For example, Chen Jun was brought here by Jia Fu.
While Liu Xiu was under house arrest in Wancheng by Liu Xuan, Jia Fu was assigned to work under Liu Jia. Liu Jia served as General Taichang, and Chen Jun was his subordinate.
This time Jia Fu followed Yan Guang to Hebei and returned to Liu Xiu's command. Liu Jia specially recommended Chen Jun. Chen Jun himself had admired Liu Xiu for a long time and was very willing to come to Hebei with Jia Fu.
Liu Xiu.
Speaking of which, Liu treated Liu Jia well during his lifetime. Liu's two most trusted brothers of the same clan, one was Liu Ji and the other was Liu Jia, entrusted him with important responsibilities.
But after Liu was killed by Liu Xuan, Liu Jia still focused on doing things under Liu Xuan, which was somewhat unfair.
But it would be wrong to say that Liu Jia is not a good person. In front of Liu Xuan, he did not hesitate to speak up for Liu Xiu.
This time Jia Fu said he was going to Hebei to seek refuge with Liu Xiu. Liu Jia didn't even hesitate and nodded in agreement. Not only did he let Jia Fu go, he also took one of his capable generals, Chen Jun, with him.
He really helped Liu Xiu.
In addition to people like Chen Jun who were recommended by others, there were also people who came to join the company on their own initiative, such as Du Mao, Jian Tan and others, all of whom were heroes.
Yan Guang, Jia Fu and others came all the way to Hebei, recruiting people along the way. From Nanyang to Hebei, the team unknowingly expanded to over a thousand people.
It can also be seen from this that Liu Xiu's reputation was indeed too high at that time. Liu Xuan was jealous and worried about Liu Xiu, which made sense.
Liu Xiu was overjoyed by the arrival of Yan Guang and others. Now, almost all of his confidants were gathered together.
Liu Xiu was sitting in the center of the hall, looking at the people below. There was almost no room left in the huge hall, and it was so crowded with people.
Liu Xiu looked Yan Guang up and down and saw that Yan Guang looked very haggard. Liu Xiu could fully understand the hard work he had put in during this time.xdw8
These old subordinates of his were all scattered by Liu Xuan and assigned to all over the world. Yan Guang was able to gather so many old brothers together, so he would definitely have to travel here and there, eating and sleeping in the open.
He said with emotion: "Ziling has been suffering during these days."
Yan Guang smiled, bowed to Liu Xiu, and said: "My lord, you're welcome. Zi Ling just did his duty. During my lord's stay in Hebei, there were many dangers. Zi Ling couldn't accompany my lord. This is what Zi Ling is."
