When Liu Xiu and his eldest brother Liu Yan joined the rebel army, they had more than thirty people with them. Now that they came back from Yizhou, they only had about ten people with them.
Among them were Feng Yi, Gai Yan, Li Tong, Li Yi, Long Yuan, Zhang Ping, Zhu Yun, etc. This trip to Yizhou was more like walking around in a big melting pot, removing the dross and leaving behind Everything below is the essence.
After returning to Chongling, Liu Xiu and others first went to Liu Yan's home.
Liu Yan's home is big enough to accommodate people like them.
Seeing Liu Yan and Liu Xiu's safe return, the Liu family was as happy as if they were celebrating a festival. Liu Yan's two sons, Liu Zhang and Liu Xing, were even more surrounded by him. The father, the elder, and the younger, kept shouting.
Liu Yan is more than ten years older than Liu Xiu, and since he got married early, Liu Zhang and Liu Xing are not much younger than Liu Xiu.
Soon, the news of Liu Yan's return home spread throughout the village.
There are many Liu family members living in Chongling. Even though their blood relationship is far apart, they are still from the same ancestor. They move around frequently and their relationship is relatively close.
Upon hearing the news of Liu Yan's return, the Liu family members came to visit the Liu family one after another.
When the Liu family became emperor, although their Liu family no longer had any title and were no different from ordinary people, they still stayed with the royal family and were very prestigious in Nanyang.
Later, Wang Mang usurped the throne and suppressed the Han clan clan. The Liu family in Chongling completely lost their power and prestige, and their status became increasingly humble.
The reason why the Chongling Liu family can still occupy a place in Nanyang County is entirely because of Liu Yan's support.
Liu Yan had a forthright temperament and was willing to do good. He made friends everywhere. No matter whether the friends he made were good or bad, he eventually cultivated a force of his own, and the local government did not dare to provoke him.
Even in the county town, whenever Liu Yan is mentioned, people will respectfully call him "Bo Sheng".
He joined the rebel army and went to Yizhou to fight the Southern Barbarians. The Liu family was basically opposed to it because Liu Yan's presence in Chongling was directly linked to their interests.
If Liu Yan died in Yizhou, the Liu family in Chongling would have no hope of success.
Now that they heard the news about Liu Yan's safe return, the Liu family in Chung Ling were naturally overjoyed. The people who came to visit almost stepped down the threshold of the Liu family.
Seeing that Liu Yan was busy dealing with everyone, Liu Xiu grabbed an opportunity, took his elder brother's arm, walked to the corner, and whispered: "Brother, I will go back to my uncle's house first and apologize to my uncle!"
When he followed Liu Yan to Yizhou, he left without saying goodbye, leaving only a note. With his uncle's stubborn temper, he is probably still sulking at himself!
Liu Yan said: "Axiu, don't go back in a hurry. I will go to your uncle's house with you later."
My uncle must have known about his return to the village now, but since his uncle didn't come, he must be angry with himself. For both emotional and logical reasons, he should go to his uncle's house in person.
Liu Xiu smiled, nuzzled at the crowd around him, and said: "There are so many guests to entertain at home, how can eldest brother go far away? It's better for me to go back first and calm down my uncle's anger. I won't go back later." Late."
Liu Yan thought about it and felt that his younger brother was right. He whispered in Liu Xiu's ear: "If my uncle loses his temper, don't fight with him. If he scolds you, pretend you didn't hear him. If he hits you, just run away." That’s it.”
Liu Xiu was amused by his elder brother's words, nodded and said, "Brother, I understand."
After chatting with Liu Yan, Liu Xiu quietly slipped out while no one was paying attention to her.
Others may have focused their attention on Liu Yan and did not notice him leaving, but both Long Yuan and Li Tong saw it. The two looked at each other, followed Liu Xiu, and quickly walked out of Liu Yan's house.
When they arrived outside, they caught up with Liu Xiu and said in unison: "Lord!"
Liu Xiu looked back at them and asked with a smile: "Why did you two come out with me?"
Li Tong smiled and asked, "Where are you going, Lord?"
Liu Xiu said: "Of course I went home." After a pause, he smiled bitterly and said: "When I secretly ran away to join the rebel army with my eldest brother, I only left a note for my uncle. I guess my uncle was still angry. This time It’s not a difficult time to pass!”
Liu Xiu can always think of various ways to deal with enemies, but in front of his relatives, Liu Xiu has no ideas.
Seeing this, Li Tong smiled and said: "My lord, I will accompany you. If my uncle really blames me, I will be punished together with my lord!"
Liu Xiu laughed, patted Li Tong's arm, and walked toward his home.
Arriving at the front door of his home, Liu Xiu pushed the door gently. It was not locked inside, and the door slowly opened.
Walking into the courtyard, I looked forward and saw an old man taking a nap sitting in the hall of the main house. This was none other than Liu Yan and Liu Xiu's uncle, Liu Liang.
Liu Xiu walked to the door of the main room, straightened his clothes first, then quietly walked into the hall, knelt down respectfully in front of Liu Liang, kowtowed forward, and said: "My nephew, Uncle Wen, Meet uncle!"
The sudden words made Liu Liang's body tremble. The old man slowly opened his eyes and looked at Liu Xiu who was kneeling in front of him. After a moment, his old face couldn't help showing excitement.
After a long time, Liu Liang slowly said: "You're back? Just come back. Get up quickly and sit down to rest."
Liu Liang's understatement made Liu Xiu feel sad, her eyes turned red, and tears fell. He still knelt on the ground, motionless, and said in a hoarse voice: "My nephew is unfilial, please forgive me for my uncle!"
"Axiu is over 20 years old. He is an adult. He can make his own decisions on many things. Can uncle still control you for the rest of his life?" As he spoke, Liu Liang stood up, walked to Liu Xiu and asked him Pulled up from the ground.
"Third brother--" Liu Xiu just stood up and was flicking the tears in the corners of his eyes with his sleeves. Then with a crisp cry, a light blue figure ran in from the back door of the main room, rushed to Liu Xiu and grabbed him. Hug her tightly.
Liu Xiu lowered his head and saw that the person hugging him was none other than his little sister, Liu Boji. The little girl threw herself into his arms, grabbed his lapel, and cried like a mess.
Among the Liu brothers and sisters, Liu Xiu and Liu Boji have the deepest relationship. They were both fostered in their uncle's house and have lived together since childhood.
Liu Xiu gently stroked Liu Boji's hair, and his heart was full of emotions. When he was trapped in the valley of Qianyou Mountain and was forced into a desperate situation by many barbarians, the first thing he thought of was Liu Boji. If he died, Sorry, I don’t know how sad my little sister is...
He softly comforted the little girl for a while, and Liu Boji gradually stopped crying. Her big round eyes were red from crying, like a little rabbit. She took a step back and punched Liu Xiu hard on the chest with two pink fists. He was beaten hard several times.
Long Yuan, who was standing outside, had a faint smile on his lips. He could feel that the relationship between the master brother and sister was very deep. Li Tong, on the other hand, looked straight at Liu Boji.
Liu Boji is three years younger than Liu Xiu, and is a young girl in her seventeenth year. She is also beautiful, slim, and charming, and she has a spirituality that ordinary women do not possess.
After Li Tong saw Liu Boji, he could no longer look away.
After talking to his uncle and his younger sister for a while, Liu Xiu turned sideways, pointed at Long Yuan and Li Tong outside the door, and said with a smile: "Uncle, I have two other friends coming back with me this time."
Seeing Liu Xiu's introduction, Long Yuan pulled up his clothes and walked into the hall.
After coming in, he found that Li Tong was still standing outside, dumbfounded and motionless. He frowned secretly, pulled Li Tong's clothes, and whispered: "Chiyuan, come in quickly!"
Li Tong finally came back to his senses. He first let out a sigh, then showed an embarrassed look on his face, and followed Long Yuan in with a red face.
Liu Xiu smiled at the two of them and said, "This is my uncle, and this is my little sister Bo Ji!" Then he said to Liu Liang, "Uncle, this is Uncle Long Zhong, and this is Li Li.
Pass."
Long Yuan and Li Tong bowed their hands to Liu Liang and said in unison: "Uncle!" Then, Long Yuan bowed his hands to Liu Boji and said, "Miss Boji!"
Liu Boji was amused by his calling her Miss Boji. No one had ever called her that since she was a child. She looked up and down at Long Yuan curiously.
Li Tong cleared his throat at the side. He, who was usually very sharp with his mouth, didn't know what happened at this time. He stuttered badly and said: "I... I am Li Tong, whose name is... Zi Yuan. I have met Bo Ji.
Miss……"
Following his words, Liu Boji's eyes fell on Li Tong again and looked him over. Then she looked at Liu Xiu and asked the third brother with her eyes, does your friend stutter?
Liu Xiu was dumbfounded. Li Tong was usually eloquent, gentle, and polite. At first glance, he looked like a well-born and well-educated rich man.
But why did he suddenly become so nervous today? Liu Xiu secretly shook his head and said with a smile: "Chiyuan, there are no outsiders here, you just treat it as your own."
"Okay, okay, okay!" Li Tong nodded repeatedly.
Liu Xiu didn't know what medicine Li Tong had taken today. Just as he was about to speak, Liu Liang said, "Everyone, sit down!" As he spoke, he looked at Liu Boji and said, "Boji, go make some cups of tea!
"
Liu Boji agreed obediently, stood up and left.
It wasn't until Liu Boji's figure disappeared outside the house for a while that Li Tong reluctantly looked away. Liu Xiu didn't notice Li Tong's strangeness, but Long Yuan noticed it, and he gave Li Tong a meaningful smile.
Seeing Long Yuan's smile, Li Tong was even more embarrassed and didn't know where to put his hands and feet.
Liu Liang asked Liu Xiu about his trip to Yizhou.
Liu Xiu reported good news but not bad news. He only said that during their trip to Yizhou, they only reached Hanzhong County. During this period, they encountered several groups of Southern Barbarian skirmishers, but the number of these skirmishers was not large, and they were defeated without much effort.
Wipe them out one by one.
Later, Lian Dan's troops fought several great victories in Yizhou. The barbarian army was gradually defeated and retreated from Yizhou, and the rebel army naturally disbanded.
Although Liu Xiu had already spoken in a relaxed manner, Liu Liang and Liu Boji still listened with fear. After Liu Xiu finished speaking, Liu Boji asked curiously: "Third brother, how do you, Brother Long, and Brother Li know each other?"
Liu Xiu looked at Long Yuan and Li Tong. The former was quite normal. He was holding a tea cup and drinking tea slowly. The latter was completely absent-minded and looked like he was in a state of confusion. Liu Xiu said: "We are both rebels.
When fighting the barbarian army, both Zhongbo and Jiyuan acted bravely and helped me many times."