New Story of Lv Bu - chapter 1244
In the eighth year of Jian’an, the fifth day of April, at noon, Jingzhou Mu’s resident festival, Jiangling City, inside the back house.
Jingzhou Mu Liubiao and Liu Jingsheng are enjoying lunch. On the table, a roast goose is provided as usual, as well as a tripod of fatty fish from the Yangtze River and a tripod of tender venison. In addition, there are new vegetables in a few dishes. Liu Biao was born as a Confucian scholar, and he also suffered a bit. Since I became a Jingzhou animal husbandry, my clothes, utensils, and food have gradually become extravagant. The food is never tired of finesse, even though it is an ordinary lunch, the cooks of the prefecture and pastoral mansion must prepare it carefully as usual, and it must be exquisite and delicious.
Liu Biao was two in his sixties. He was old and weak in his stomach. He looked at the sumptuous banquet in front of him and raised his chopsticks, but he felt like he couldn’t get down to the chopsticks. “Hey! It’s the old man after all! I can’t even eat food!” Liu Biao sighed in his heart, while lifting his chopsticks, he ate a few mouthfuls of tender venison, and a few chopsticks and vegetables. After a bowl of wheat and rice, I stopped eating.
Seeing this, the maid serving on the left and right hurriedly moved forward and withdrew from the banquet, put on the copper basin, and waited for Zhou Mu to finish washing, and then quietly retreated. Liu Biao rubbed his abdomen with his hands and leaned back comfortably, alas! Stole a floating life for half a day, and spent another day! After the meal, it was Liu Biao’s lunch break as usual. Under the service of the maids, Liu Biao changed into light clothes and walked to the bedroom.
At this moment, the army general Cai Hao walked in with a stride. “Zhou Mu, something bad happened! Sun Quan attacked Jiang Xia, and Huang Zu was killed!” Upon hearing this, Liu Biao suddenly yelled, spitting out a large mouthful of blood, and then fell down. Cai Hao’s hands were quick and his eyes were quick, and he quickly got caught up. After a while, the doctor arrived, and the big guy was busy working for a short half an hour before Liu Biao woke up leisurely. “General, Zhou Mu, this disease is angrily attacking the heart, absolutely can’t do it again!” The medical craftsman shook his head and sighed.
“I am dead!” Liu Biao opened his eyes and said tremblingly: “Degui, this matter is very important, and you can talk about it carefully!”
Half a month ago, Sun Quan personally led the boat master and crossed the Yangtze River west to attack Huang Zu in order to avenge his father. In the face of Sun Quan’s attack, Huang Zu calmly challenged, appointing general Zhang Shuo as the vanguard, Chen as the commander of the navy, and he himself stayed in Jiangxia. Huang Zu is an excellent general in all battles. To be honest, although his handling is not so exquisite, he is mature and prudent, and he is determined to die with Sun Quan.
Since Huang Zu served as the prefect of Jiangxia, the Jiangdong Army has attacked Jiangxia five times, and each time they came back down. Under the leadership of Xiaobawang Sun Ce, the Jiangdong army came like a tiger and went like a thunder, each time Huang Zu could not breathe. However, Huang Zu has been defeated and fought repeatedly, Jiang Xia has never been defeated by Jiangdong Army, and even the small victory of shooting Ling Cao and Xu Kun, all depends on the policy of standing by and waiting for help.
This time Sun Quan personally led the army to attack, Huang Zu didn’t take it seriously at all in his heart, a child. I, Huang Zu, was afraid that you would not succeed?
Before the war, Zhang Shuo led his troops to reconnaissance Jiang’an on a large ship, but was discovered by Ling Tong who was also scouting. At that time, Ling Tong in the boat had only dozens of warriors by his side, but he still boarded Zhang Shuo’s boat. It is said that under the cover of night, Ling Tong disguised himself as a **** under Zhang Shuo’s army and attacked Zhang Shuo’s army by surprise. Zhang Shuo was killed by Ling Tong, and all the sailors were captured. Knowing that Zhang Shuo had been killed, Huang Zu immediately ordered Chen to lead two Mengchong ships to guard the mouth, and let hercules and archers lie in ambush on the top of the cliff by the river, throwing stones and torches at the enemy ship.
In order to defeat Huang Zu’s Meng Chong, Zhou Yu sent a large fleet, but was destroyed by the stone thrown from the top of the cliff. After a few hours of fighting, Zhou Yu realized that Huang Zu’s ordnance was not so lacking, and Sun Quan could only face the reality of fatigue and heavy casualties of soldiers. In order to turn the tide of the battle, Zhou Yu ordered Ling Tong and Dong Xi to lead more than a hundred death squads, each put on two pieces of armor, and charged with stones and torches in a big ship. After arduous battles, Ling Tong and Dong Xi finally succeeded in cutting off the connection between the two Meng Chong ships, which also inspired Sun Quan’s fighting spirit.
Lu Meng is brave, and kills Chen Jiu in close combat. The Huangzu army, which had lost its leader, was annihilated by the minority Sun Quan army. Before Lv Meng completely wiped out the Huang Zu army, Ling Tong divided his troops and captured Jiangxia. Huang Zu, unable to resist Sun Quan, fled Jiang Xia, but was overtaken by the knight Feng Ze. Sun Quan ordered the first stage of Huang Zu to be placed in a container for inspection. After getting the head of Huang Zu, Sun Quan sacrificed him to his late father Sun Jian.
In this battle, Sun Quan’s direct line of teenagers showed great success, and Ling Tong and Lv Meng even shined, beheading the flag.
Among the civil servants and generals in Jingzhou, Huang Zu is the most powerful anti-Lu faction in Liu Biao’s camp. Huang Zu has always been heavily relied on by Liu Biao, and he was born in Jingzhou. He is one of the four big families of Cai Kuai Pang Huang in Jingzhou. In Jingzhou, especially Jiang Xia, he is unique. There is Huang Zu in Jingzhou, and Liu Biao is very troublesome to accept the land and return. Therefore, the Kuai family brothers, who advocated the return of the land, have always feared Huang Zu. Today, Sun Quanqi attacked Jiangxia and killed Huang Zu. The Huang family, one of the four great families of Cai Kuai Pang Huang, was almost uprooted, and the anti-Lu faction was over.
Cai Tao is very eloquent, so he gave it to him. He didn’t bother to say anything, and said in a whisper that the history of the battle of Jiangxia is vivid and vivid in front of his eyes. After a while, Liu Biao understood. After all, Liu Biao is a powerful man who separatizes Jingzhou. He has seen too many big scenes all his life. He closed his eyes attentively, and carefully recalled the experience of Jiangxia’s battle, feeling roughly in his chest. Then he opened his eyes and spoke slowly. “Degui, is Huang shot dead or alive? Also, is the Jiangdong Army still in Jiangxia? Are you going to talk about it carefully?”
Cai Tao is also a wise man. Hearing Liu Biao’s question like this, he immediately understood everything. He thought for a moment, bowed his hands, and replied respectfully: “Zhou Mu, according to the emergency Yingxin that came back, Huang shot dead and Huang Zuju clan was killed. As for Jiangxia, after the Jiangdong army entered the city, it was violent. Burning and killing, after looting Jiang Xia, he returned to the Yangtze River, went sailing east, and returned to Jiangdong.”
“Oh??????” Hearing Cai Hao’s words, Liu Biao’s eyes widened immediately, and bursts of light appeared in his eyes. “Degui, this new prefect of Jiangxia, who do you think can be the chief?” “This???” Cai Hao didn’t expect Liu Biao to ask such a sentence. He hadn’t thought of this, and he was a little confused. After all, Cai Hao is an old fox who has lived through the sea for a long time, and after a while, he has his own ideas. “In my opinion, it’s not a big man!” “Hey!” Liu Biao raised his eyes and gave Cai Wei a deep look.
I know my family affairs, Liu Qi and Liu Cong brothers are fighting for the place of heir. No matter how confused Liu Biao is, his heart is clear. Liu Qi is the eldest son of Liu Biao, Mu Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and his mother is Chen. Liu Biaochu looked like Liu Qi very much like himself and loved him very much. However, Liu Cong, Liu Biao’s second son, married the niece of Cai’s postwife, and Cai loved Liu. Cong hates Liu Qi, and often goes to Liu Biao to destroy Qi’s words of Cong. Liu Biao favors his second wife, and often believes and accepts it. Liu Biao’s wife and brother Cai Wei and his nephew Zhang Yun are also fortunate in Liu Biao, and they are also in harmony with Liu Cong. Liu Biao and Cai wanted to use Liu Cong as the queen, while Cai Hong and Zhang Yun were their party members. Liu Qi fell out of favor due to Cai’s slander.
The biggest wind in the world is the pillow wind. Under Cai’s constant slander, the eldest son Liu Qi’s weight in Liu Biao’s mind is getting lower and lower. The victorious scale gradually moved closer to Liu Cong. So far, Liu Qi has only been able to parry, not fight back. Now, Cai Wei suddenly suggested Liu Qi to leave Zhenjiang Xia, which made Liu Biao suspicious. What exactly does Cai Degui intend to do?
But after a little thought, Liu Biao was relieved. Jiangxia is an important town in Jingzhou. The north will reject Lu Bu and the east will fight against Sun Quan. Therefore, important ministers and generals must be in charge. Looking around in the nine counties of Jingxiang, Caikuai Panghuang’s four big families, now the Huang family has been killed, the Pang family has gone into seclusion and ignored world affairs, leaving only the Cai Kuai family. The eldest son Liu Qi will not leave Zhenjiang Xia, so will Jiang Xia Baibai be handed over to the Cai family and the Kuai family?
“Just like the king’s words! Degui, you can do this. Be sure to prepare enough food and appoint a lot of talented soldiers. Ask Qier again, if you have any other requirements, you can allow him. You don’t have to come again. Ask me.” Liu Biao waved his hand tiredly, motioning Cai Hao to retreat. “No! I’m going to do it now.” Cai Hao purged his clothes and bowed respectfully, before retreating and exiting the house.
“This is a good thing for the son to go to Jiangxia!” In the secret room of the Kuai family, Kuailiang sat upright in the upper head, looking at Liu Qi and Kuai Yue who were sitting opposite, and said slowly. “Huang Zu died in battle and the Huang family was annihilated by Sun Quan. Jiang Xia became a hot potato. Non-elder sons cannot take on this important task. In other words, even if someone can do it, Zhou Mu will never agree to it.” , Kuailiang glanced at Liu Qi with profound meaning. “My nephew understands what Zi Rou means.” Liu Qi replied.
Seeing Liu Qi’s understanding, Kuai Liang smiled approvingly. “Lord Master, if the general trend is going down today, he has already understood like a mirror. The Han Dynasty has 13 states, and King Wen has won nine of them. It is expected that in ten years, King Wen will ascend to the Great Treasure. My meaning and Yidu are very clear, and this is already the case. Why force it? For the well-being of the gentry and common people of Jingxiang County, the eldest son is still ready to accept the land and return.”
“The meaning of Grandpa Zirou, my nephew understands. Although my nephew has no virtue and talent, he still has a heart of love. Now that the matter is, the only way out is to return to the land. Feng Wen is the only way out. Fighting, killing, but killing Accomplishing the ambitions of a few people, it was the gentry people of Jingxiang who suffered! It’s just that the little nephew is far away in Jiangxia and can’t take care of the old man’s side. I also hope that the second man will say something to me.”
Having said that, Liu Qi straightened his clothes and leaned down to give a big gift. “Grandpa, please start! My brothers will definitely be careful about this matter.” The Kuaijia brothers quickly leaned over to give a salute and picked up Liu Qi. Liu Qi raised his head, tears were already in his eyes. He was far away from Jiangling, and his heart of worry, contempt and ridicule was gone.
In the eighth year of Jian’an, on the first day of May, Liu Qi left Zhenjiang Xia. Throughout his life, he never saw Liu Biao again.