Liu Xiu did not live in Zhending City for a long time. On the fifth day after marrying Guo Shengtong, he asked Liu Yang to return to Xindu County.
Liu Yang could also understand, after all, Wang Lang was still watching with eager eyes, ready to send troops north from Handan at any time.
He pondered for a moment and said tentatively: "Uncle Wen is going to fight and bring his family with him, so it will be inconvenient. Why not leave Shengtong in Zhending for the time being?"
Liu Xiu said seriously: "Now that Shengtong is my wife, how can I leave her in her parents' home? Uncle, I will take Shengtong with me!"
After Liu Yang heard this, he was overjoyed. If Liu Xiu refused to take Guo Shengtong away, it meant that the relationship between their husband and wife was very ordinary, and this marriage could not be said to be very strong. But now that Liu Xiu is willing to take Guo Shengtong away, this
Liu Yang felt relieved a lot. He cleared his throat and said, "Uncle Wen, you are leaving soon, and I have nothing to give you." As he spoke, he took out a brocade box from the side and handed it to Liu Xiu.
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Liu Xiu took it in confusion, opened it and saw two half-pieces of tigers inside the brocade box.
The tiger is made of copper, cut in the middle and divided into two halves. If put together, it will be a complete tiger. There are densely carved characters on the tiger's body.
Just at a glance, Liu Xiu recognized it immediately, it was a military talisman! To be precise, it should be called a tiger talisman, and its purpose is to mobilize troops. Liu Xiu looked at Liu Yang and said, "Uncle, this is..."
Liu Yang said with a smile: "Uncle Wen wants to quell Wang Lang's rebellion, but he can't do it without soldiers. My uncle will give you one hundred thousand Zhending soldiers and horses to help you!" As he spoke, he waved to the side again.
Liu De quickly stepped forward and said respectfully: "Father!"
Liu Yang glanced at his eldest son, then turned to Liu Xiu and said, "Uncle Wen, I still have something to ask for."
Liu Xiu said: "Uncle's business is Uncle Wen's business. Uncle, feel free to speak out." xdw8
Liu Yang sighed lightly and said: "Wen Yue (Liu De's nickname Wen Yue) has a mellow and straightforward nature, but he lacks training. I plan to let Wen Yue work under Uncle Wen. I wonder if Uncle Wen is willing to bother?"
Liu Xiu didn't even think about it. He raised his hands and said, "It's just a small effort. Uncle is too polite."
Liu Yang laughed heartily, patted Liu De on the shoulder and said: "Wen Yue will obey orders from Uncle Wen from now on. You must learn more from Uncle Wen about matters in the army and don't be ashamed to ask."
Liu De hurriedly raised his hands and said, "Father, Wen Yue knows."
Liu Yang generously gave Liu Xiu one hundred thousand Zhen Dingjun directly, and at the same time, he also arranged for his eldest son Liu De to work under Liu Xiu's account.
First, he really wanted to train his eldest son. The one who would inherit his throne in the future would definitely be Liu De, his eldest son. However, Liu Yang had never been satisfied with Liu De's abilities.
He thought that training in the army for a period of time might help his eldest son to make some progress. Secondly, when a hundred thousand troops were sent to Liu Xiu, he was somewhat unsure, so he sent Liu De there as an internal agent.
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Liu Xiu could guess a thing or two about Liu Yang's thoughts, and he could also gauge Liu Yang's intentions.
Farewell to Liu Yang, Liu Xiu led the 100,000 troops of Zhending Kingdom to leave Zhending City and return to Xindu in a mighty manner.
During this Zhending trip, Liu Xiu came with less than a hundred people, but when he left, there were a mighty 100,000 troops.
With this 100,000 army in hand, Liu Xiu's confidence suddenly increased, and Liu Xiu's strength also made a qualitative leap.
Wu Han, Jia Fu, Zhu, Ji Zun, Liu Zhi and others who were traveling with Liu Xiu were all smiling and full of pride.
When we only had 10,000 soldiers and horses, we defeated Wang Lang's army continuously. Now that our troops and horses have increased to more than 100,000, isn't it easy to defeat Wang Lang?
On the way back, people's thoughts began to stir again. That night, the army was stationed near Songzi County. This place already belongs to Julu County, and they will arrive at Jincheng in a few days.
Camp. Wu Han found Zhu, and the two sat down around the fire in the camp. Wu Han warmed his hands and said, "Xian Zhong, how is the relationship between our lord and Liu Xuan?"
When Liu Xuan was mentioned, Zhu's face was full of resentment and he said angrily: "Liu Xuan, my son, killed his eldest brother. My lord and him are incompatible with each other."
Wu Han's eyes suddenly lit up, and then he said with a sad face: "But the lord has never told us that he has revenge!"
Zhu smiled and said: "My lord, I like to keep everything in my heart and don't want to talk about it. The depth of my lord's relationship with my eldest brother is beyond the comparison of ordinary brothers!"
Wu Han snorted and said thoughtfully: "Since my lord has the heart to take revenge, now the opportunity has come. Now we have an army of more than 100,000, with strong soldiers and horses. If the lord becomes emperor in Hebei, Liu Xuan will be beyond his reach."
, when Wang Lang is pacified and the situation in Hebei is stabilized, my lord will send troops to attack Liu Xuan in the name of revenge for his brother, and the world will be settled!"
Zhu was stunned for a while. When Wu Han finished speaking, he also fell into deep thought. After a long time, Zhu smiled bitterly and said: "I mentioned this to the lord before, but he got a scolding from the lord."
Wu Han clicked his tongue and said: "Now and then, my lord did not have the strength to proclaim himself emperor in the past, but it is different now. We have an extra 100,000 troops and the Zhending Kingdom that supports us. Now that my lord is proclaimed emperor, who can
What can we do to defeat the master?"
Zhu Shen agreed and nodded repeatedly with bright eyes. Wu Han further said: "Now these soldiers follow the lord and sacrifice their lives for what? Isn't it to gain a good future? What is a good future? If Lian Lian
The lord is all someone else’s ministers, so who are we? Subjects of ministers? How can we talk about our future? Only when the lord becomes the emperor and ascends the throne can we succeed."
Wu Han was never a simple and reckless man, and he was also a man of words. Zhu was so moved by what he said that he took Wu Han's hand, shook his head and said: "Let's go! Let's go to the lord now to persuade him to join."
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"No, no, no!" Wu Han waved his hands repeatedly and said with a dry smile: "Zhongxian should go and mention this important matter to the lord. Among us brothers, only Zhongxian has the closest relationship with the lord. No one else has the closest relationship.
, it would be more appropriate for Bi Zhong to go to the Lord to persuade him to join."
Zhu was so flattered by Wu Han that he rolled up his sleeves, nodded heavily, and said, "Okay! Ziyan, I'll go find the lord right now!" After saying that, Zhu took a deep breath and turned to the outside of the camp.
Go.
Wu Han followed closely behind, with Zhu in front and Wu Han behind. The two of them headed towards Liu Xiu's tent together.
As soon as he reached the entrance of the camp, he met Ji Zun, the traitorous general who was patrolling around Liu Xiu's camp.
Seeing Zhu striding towards him with a small tail named Wu Han following him far behind, Ji Zun looked puzzled and asked, "Zhong Xian comes to see my lord?"
"Exactly!" Zhu nodded: "I have something important to report to the lord!"
Ji Zun didn't ask any more questions and just let him go.
But among the whole army, Zhu was probably the only one who entered Liu Xiu's camp directly without going through the formalities.
Entering the camp, Liu Xiuzheng was sitting behind the handsome desk, holding a bamboo slip in his hand and reading a book. He raised his eyes, glanced at Zhu who came in, and asked, "What's the matter?"
Zhu sniffed and said with a smile: "It's nothing, I just came to see my lord."
Liu Xiu put down the bamboo slips in his hand and said with a half-smile, "Tell me what is going on!"
Zhu scratched his head, got nervous, quickly walked around the table, walked to Liu Xiu's side, knelt down, and whispered mysteriously: "Master, we must pacify Wang Lang and capture Hebei. We must not let Liu Xuan do that."
I got a bargain for nothing!"
Liu Xiu looked at Zhu inexplicably, not understanding what he wanted to say. Zhu continued: "In the past, we wanted soldiers but no soldiers, and we wanted territory but no territory. But now it is different. We have more than 100,000 soldiers and horses.
There are Shanggu, Yuyang, Zhongshan and Zhending, as well as parts of Xindu and Julu, we..."
Listening to Zhu Lao's endless chatter, Liu Xiu asked impatiently: "Ah, what exactly do you want to say?"
"Enthrone!"
"Ah?" Liu Xiu looked confused.
"Now is a good time for my lord to proclaim himself emperor!" Zhu Tao continued: "Brothers below, why do the soldiers choose to follow my lord, life and death, and never abandon him, just to win a good future? What is a good future..."
Zhu was like a repeater, repeating Wu Han's speech to Liu Xiu word for word.
Finally, he said: "My lord, now that you are proclaimed emperor and enthroned, it will not only reassure the people and the army, but also strengthen the reputation of our Han army. My lord..."
"Okay." After all, he was here to persuade him to come in. Liu Xiu frowned and said, "Ah, I warned you before, don't mention anything like this again!"
"My lord, now the situation is different! In the past, we didn't have the strength, so the lord didn't dare to call himself emperor, but now we have the strength, the lord..."
"You still say that?!" Liu Xiuhu stared at Zhu.
"I just want to say it, even if my lord doesn't like to hear it, I will say it! Now is a good time for my lord to become emperor. If my lord misses it, he will regret it in the future..."
Liu Xiu raised his finger, pointed at Zhu, and shouted outside the camp: "Where is the traitorous general? Quickly capture the rebellious guard!"
Outside the camp, there were several people squatting. Ji Zun was there, Wu Han, Jia Fu, and Liu Zhi were also there. They were all squatting in the corner and eavesdropping. They heard Liu Xiu's call inside, Wu Han, Jia Fu, and Liu Zhi's.
Their eyes fell on Ji Zun together.
Ji Zun smiled wryly and waved his hand, pointed to his ear, and waved his hand again. Seeing this, everyone smiled knowingly and continued to squat in the corner and eavesdrop.
"Even if the lord kills me, I still want to say that the lord will be the emperor now." Following the words, Zhu Fengfeng ran out of the tent. Even after he came out, he turned around and shouted at the tent.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Xiu also chased out, holding a sword.
Seeing this, Zhu's face turned pale and he disappeared in a flash. Wu Han, Jia Fu, Ji Zun and Liu Zhi who were squatting in the corner quickly stood up and dispersed as if nothing was wrong, and went back to their own homes.
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Liu Xiu glanced at everyone, sheathed his sword, and returned to his tent with a gloomy look. After entering, the gloom on his face was wiped away, and he couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.
It is impossible for a person like Liu Xiu to say that he has no enterprising spirit. However, although he has an enterprising spirit, when to make progress requires testing his wisdom.
In Liu Xiu's view, given the current situation, he does not have the conditions to make progress. Now, he has to wait until the day when Liu Xuan and Chimei fall out.
