Liu Xiu looked around at the people present, looking at the familiar faces, and he was filled with emotion. Zhang Yi asked: "When Your Majesty returns home this time, is the war ahead over?"
Originally Liu Xiu and Deng Feng were fighting, but now Liu Xiu suddenly returned to Chongling. Zhang Yi and the villagers thought that the war was over and Liu Xiu had won a great victory.
Unexpectedly, when Liu Xiu heard this, he shook his head and said calmly: "The war is not over yet, I came back in time!"
Hearing this, everyone present was stunned. The war was not over yet? So when Liu Xiu returned to Chongling, didn't he throw himself into a trap?
Cai Yangling is a member of Deng Feng! Chongling is a village in Caiyang County, very close to Caiyang City. Once Cai Yangling learns that Liu Xiu is in Chongling, what will happen? He will definitely send troops to arrest Liu Xiu
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Zhang Yi was an elder who watched Liu Xiu grow up. No matter who was right or wrong in the fight between Liu Xiu and Deng Feng, in his heart, he was definitely leaning towards Liu Xiu.
He said anxiously: "The war is not over yet, Your Majesty should not return home. This... this is too dangerous!"
Liu Xiu said bitterly: "In the past, when Xiu was in Nanyang, he wanted to return to his hometown several times. Either he was fighting with the enemy and could not get out, or he was forced by the situation and could not return to his hometown. Later, when Xiu went to Hebei, he was even more worried.
There was no chance to return to his hometown. This time, Xiu Nan came to Nanyang, and he was eager to return home, so he couldn't help but ran over secretly. "
His words made everyone present feel sad and their eyes became wet and red.
Liu Xiu smiled at everyone and said, "I'll go to the ancestral hall first." As he spoke, he led his horse towards his uncle's old house.
From the outside, the old house of Liu Liang's family remains the same, with not much change, except that it has been uninhabited for a long time and some weeds have grown on the walls.
When he walked to the door, there was a rusty lock hanging on the door. Long Yuan stepped forward, grabbed the lock, and pulled hard. Hearing a crisp click, the lock broke.
Long Yuan stepped aside, and Liu Xiu walked to the door and slowly opened the door.
Walking into the courtyard, we can see that the courtyard is overgrown with weeds and is very desolate. Liu Xiu touched the east and west of the courtyard and looked around. Scenes from the past kept reappearing in his mind.
This is his home, and his memories from childhood to adulthood are all here. Fu An, Long Yuan and others followed closely and walked in. The villagers stood around the gate, stretching their necks one by one.
, and looked inside.
Liu Xiu walked for a while, bent down, grabbed a handful of weeds on the ground, and uprooted them.
Without him having to say anything, his movement immediately caused the surrounding Yulin Guards to move. People scattered in the yard, pulling up the weeds on the ground and gathering them aside.
Not long after, many villagers from outside also came in and followed Yu Linwei to clean up the yard. Liu Xiu put down the weeds in his hands, straightened his body, and walked step by step into the ancestral hall of his uncle's house.
The tablets of the gods of the ancestors of all generations are still there. Seeing the gods of the ancestors, Liu Xiu's movements became slower. He knelt down and kowtowed forward.
His ancestor Liu Fa was originally the least favored son of Emperor Jing and received only a small fief. Later, relying on his own talents, his ancestor won the favor of Emperor Jing and became the king of Changsha.
Because of the promotion of the favor order, generations of nobles were reduced. In Aweng's generation, he no longer had a title, but only became the magistrate of a county.
Thinking of her father who had passed away long ago, Liu Xiu burst into tears.
He cried that his father could not see the day when he would sit on the throne, and he also cried that he was incompetent and had always been taken care of by his eldest brother. However, when his eldest brother needed him most, he was not by his side, causing his eldest brother to be unjustly killed.
The second brother was such an honest person, but he was implicated by his eldest brother and himself, and died at the hands of a reckless thief's lackey.
Of the three brothers, he was the only one left in the end. Every time he thought about this, Liu Xiu shed tears. Now in the ancestral hall of the Liu family, facing the tablets of the gods of the ancestors of the Liu family, Liu Xiu even
I burst into tears.
As soon as Liu Xiu cried, the people working in the yard outside stopped, and both the Yulin guards and the people in Chongling knelt down one after another.
Some people, perhaps influenced by Liu Xiu or flattering him, also began to cry softly.
In the ancestral hall, Liu Xiu cried for a long time before he stopped crying. He kowtowed three times to the gods of his ancestors, then stood up, walked to the stage, and used his sleeves to hold the tablets of the gods of his ancestors.
Wipe clean one by one.
If the ancestors of the Liu family are still alive in heaven, they would surely be able to smile when they see the descendants of the Liu family show off, regain the throne, and create the Han Dynasty again!
Liu Xiu carefully brushed off the dust on the tablet of the god and wiped it clean, and then walked out of the ancestral hall.
Seeing Liu Xiu, whose eyes were red from crying, the villagers bowed their hands and said cautiously: "Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu returned the gift, bowed to the surrounding villagers, and said with sincere gratitude: "Thanks to all the villagers for taking care of the Liu family's ancestral home, the Liu family's ancestral home has survived. Xiu would like to thank you all!"
Nanyang has been in chaos for so long, and there are refugees everywhere. The Liu family's house has not been occupied by refugees. The villagers of Chongling must have played a big role.
Zhang Yi quickly raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty is too polite. Although Your Majesty and the Liu family have moved away from Chongling, the villagers are still thinking about Your Majesty all the time!"
Liu Xiu smiled at Zhang Yi and said: "Today at noon, I will host a banquet in my house. Uncle Zhang and other fellow villagers must come to the banquet!"
Hearing this, the other villagers all beamed with joy, but Zhang Yi was the only one who was worried. He walked up to Liu Xiu and whispered again: "Your Majesty, Chung Ling is too dangerous, and Cai Yangling... he is a member of Deng Feng!
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Seeing the concern in Zhang Yi's eyes, Liu Xiu was very grateful. He said seriously: "Chongling is Xiu's home, and all the fellow villagers are like Xiu's family. If Xiu wants to go home to worship his ancestors and visit his relatives, no one can stop him.
No!"
His words moved Zhang Yi and the villagers, but just because they were moved, it did not mean that Liu Xiu's move was not dangerous.
Zhang Yi wanted to speak, but Liu Xiu happily held Zhang Yi's arm and said with a smile: "Uncle Zhang, let's go into the room to talk!"
In the room, Yu Linwei had already tidied up and wiped away all the dust.
After entering the house, Liu Xiu told Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bo to take some people to Caiyang Market, buy several carts of wine and food, and transport them back to the village. Today he would hold a banquet to entertain the villagers.
Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bu didn't say anything, and took more than 20 Yulin guards with them to Caiyang City.
Liu Xiu sat in the room, chatting with Zhang Yi and several elders in the village. Liu Xiu didn't talk much, mainly listening to everyone talk about the changes in the village over the years.
In fact, the things in the village were nothing more than family feuding. Originally, it was inappropriate to tell the emperor these trivial matters, but seeing that Liu Xiu was listening with great interest, everyone started chatting and talked non-stop.
Liu Xiu listened carefully and laughed from time to time.
Gradually, everyone's sense of alienation from Liu Xiu became much less severe. It seemed that after all these years, Liu Xiu had not changed much from before. He was still so approachable and an openly good boy in the village.
Long Yuan and others worked very efficiently. It didn't take long for them to buy a lot of wine and meat from Caiyang City. As for vegetables, there were a lot of them in the village, so just buy them in the village.
The news that Liu Xiu was in Chongling spread like wildfire. People in Caiyang City were all talking about Liu Xiu's return to Choling. They didn't hear that the war ahead was over, and they didn't hear anything.
Saying that Deng Feng was defeated, how could Liu Xiu dare to return to Chongling at this time?
The news soon spread to the county government.
When the county magistrate Zhong Wei heard about this, he was shocked. He couldn't believe his ears, so he asked the government official who came to report the news, "Did you hear that right? Liu...Liu Xiu is really in Chung Ling."
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"Sir, it's absolutely true. The city is about to explode now!" the Yamen servant said with excitement. Maybe even he himself didn't know what he was excited about. Anyway, the news that Liu Xiu was in Chongling was too explosive.
It's like when two countries are at war, the king of one side actually went to the enemy's base camp. It's unbelievable.
Zhong Wei swallowed his saliva and was stunned for a long time. He hurriedly looked at the county captain and asked: "Deng...Deng Feng was defeated in Duxiang?"
The county captain looked confused, shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it either! If Duxiang is defeated, the news will definitely be spread as soon as possible!"
Zhong Wei spread his hands and asked: "If Deng Feng is not defeated, then... then how can Liu Xiu return to Chongling?"
Yes, how could Liu Xiu return to Chongling? How dare he return to Chongling? At this time, the county captain was also shocked by the news.
He pondered for a moment and said to Zhong Wei: "My lord, I think it's better to send someone to Chongling to investigate and confirm whether the news about Liu Xiu in Chongling is true or false!"
Zhong Wei nodded repeatedly, thinking that the county captain's words were reasonable. He sent several smart and capable government officials to disguise themselves and sneak into Chongling to see if Liu Xiu was really in the village.
More than an hour later, the government officials sent out to inquire about the news returned. After seeing Zhong Wei, they said urgently: "Sir, Liu Xiu is indeed in Chongling Village. He is holding a banquet at Liu Liang's house for the whole village.
People!"
Zhong Wei's eyes widened, he stared blankly at the government officials, and asked: "Seriously?"
"The villain has seen it with his own eyes!"
Zhong Wei was stunned for a while, then sat down. He looked at County Lieutenant Zhang Qing, grimaced and grinned, and asked: "County Lieutenant Zhang, now...what should I do with this order now?"
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Zhang Qing smiled bitterly, you ask me, who should I ask? After holding back for a long time, he asked carefully: "Do you think, who will win in the end in this battle to block the countryside?"
Zhong Wei shook his head. He didn't know what the final outcome of the Battle of Duxiang would be. But he understood what Zhang Qing meant.
If Deng Feng wins the Battle of Duxiang, when Deng Feng learns that Liu Xiu is in Chongling, but Cai Yang does nothing, he, the county magistrate, and even Zhang Qing, the county lieutenant, will be killed.
But if he really wants to take action, what if Liu Xiujun wins in the end? What if Deng Feng is defeated? By then, both himself and Zhang Qing will still be dead.
This is really difficult! Zhong Wei is not an immortal, and Caiyang is so far away from Duxiang. He doesn't know the specific situation of the two armies. How can he judge who will win in the end?
He murmured to himself and complained: "Why is Liu Xiu going back to Chongling at this time?" Isn't he deliberately trying to create problems for me?
Zhang Qing glanced at Zhong Wei and said meaningfully: "At first, Wu Han led the army with great force, but in the end he failed; later Cen Peng led the army with great force, but finally failed; now Liu
Xiu leads the army and enters Nanyang for the third time. Can he really defeat Deng Feng?"
When Zhong Wei heard this, his heart suddenly moved. He and Zhang Qing looked at each other for a moment, nodded slowly, and said, "I know what to do, my order!"
After a pause, he stood up and said firmly to Zhang Qing: "County Lieutenant Zhang, take all the county soldiers and go to Chung Ling with this order!"