Life in the Three Kingdoms
Chapter 31 "Exploration"
I seem to faintly smell a conspiracy, but I can't tell why.Anyway, I'd better find Yuxue and ask about it first. If he really took it, it stands to reason that he would use it on me or Zilong... But no matter what it is, it still doesn't make sense.
I went to the bloody house and found that the person was not there. I thought that he might have gone to see Zilong, so I walked towards Zilong's house. Sure enough, I saw him from a long distance outside Zilong's house and was about to open the door to enter.
"Blood!"
I stopped him from a long distance away, fearing that he might drug Zilong again.
"What's wrong?" Yuxue looked at me in surprise, "I thought you'd be with him all the time last night..."
"Uh..." I didn't know how to explain what happened last night, so I just skipped this paragraph, "Don't worry about me, he's fine anyway, why are you looking for him now?"
"I just want to see, is he okay? What about you last night?" There was a pain in Yuxue's eyes.
"It's not what you imagined." I hurriedly defended, but blushed unconsciously, which aroused bloody doubts.
But before he asked further questions, I decided to act first, and asked first: "Did you take anything from my room?"
"Something? What is it?" This kind of bewilderment and surprise really didn't look like a feign.
"A small bottle." I only gave an ambiguous answer, "Haven't you seen it?"
"I've never entered your house, so why should I take all your stuff?"
"That's weird..." If it wasn't for the blood, I would be even more worried. Who else would touch that kind of thing, and does this person know what is in this medicine bottle? If so, what is his purpose? What is it?
"What did you lose?" Yu Xue looked at me solemnly, and realized that the matter was serious, "The small bottle? Could it be the thing in it?"
After all, Yuxue is a smart person, so I guessed it all at once, so I nodded.
"Here, how much is left?"
"I only used a small medicine spoon for Zilong yesterday, and the medicine bottle is almost full..." If the remaining amount is used at one time, it may really kill someone, either the person who takes the medicine or the waiter who takes the medicine people of people.
Yuxue saw Zilong after taking the medicine yesterday, and quickly understood the seriousness of the matter, and immediately said seriously: "I swear, I didn't take it, but I'm really worried, can you tell me how to get back from the beginning to the end?" something?"
So I told Yuxue how I found Xu Feng and how Xu Feng gave me the medicine.
"It sounds like only Xu Feng knows about it. Although it's strange for him to give it to you and then take it back later, you can only ask him first."
Yuxue's suggestion coincided with my thoughts, so I decided to find Xu Feng.
After Xu Feng gave me the medicine yesterday, we went back to the prefect's mansion together, and we separated soon after we came back. I arranged for him to live in a small spare room, which was close to my house, so I quickly found him. Left him, he was idly reading a book in the room.
"You're here, it seems he's all right?" Xu Feng asked when he saw me.
"Well, it's alright."
"Oh, then when will you introduce me to Uncle Liu Huang?" Xu Feng didn't seem to care at all about how Zilong spent last night, but only cared about when he could really join this camp.
"Something went wrong." I said slowly while observing Xu Feng's reaction.
"What's the problem?" Xu Feng just looked at me a little nervously, expecting me to say the following content, without dodging or avoiding his eyes.
"I only used a little of the medicine you gave me, and the rest is gone." I simply confessed everything and waited to see his reaction.
But there was nothing wrong with Xu Feng's reaction, he just asked in surprise: "What? Don't you know why you didn't see him?"
"I don't know, so I want to ask you."
Xu Feng is also a smart person after all, so he quickly guessed that I was suspicious of him.
"No wonder you came to me, because I was the first person to know about it, so do you think I took it? But if I need it, I can just keep a part from the beginning, why is it so complicated .”
"I also thought about what you said, but in this way all the insiders are excluded from suspicion, so is it really such a coincidence that it was taken away by others?"
Hearing what I said, Xu Feng also fell into deep thought. He and I just thought about it for a long time without words, but in the end there was no result. Retired.
Leaving Xu Feng, I didn't know where to go. Unknowingly, I came to Zilong's house again, but saw a figure that I hadn't seen for a long time—Yuhuo.
"Sir." Yuhuo also saw me, called me crisply and blushed again.
"Are you coming to see Zilong too?" Looking at this kid, it seems that no matter how many troubles he has, he seems to be able to dissipate half of his troubles, so I temporarily put the matter of Wu Shisan to the back of my mind.
"Zilong? Sir, are you called General Zilong now?" Although Yuhuo is usually careless, there are times when he is so delicate, and he immediately grasped the mystery in my words.
I nodded with a slightly embarrassed smile, and then asked him if he was going into the house to see Zilong.
"Originally, but if the husband also goes, I will go at another time."
"What's this called?" I smiled and patted his head, "Who stipulated that we can't go together? Let's go in and have a look together." As I said that, I dragged Yuhuo into the house together.
Zilong had already woken up and sat up. There were many people standing in the room, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, a military doctor, and Yu Xue, chatting around Zilong's bed.
Yuxue is feeding medicine to Zilong. It should be some medicine for recuperation. The antidote and painkiller are almost taken before, and they are no longer needed. But after all, he lost so much blood, and he took two kinds of poisons that contradict each other. In the body, the body has been discounted once.
When the military doctor saw me coming, he immediately asked me excitedly: "I heard that the military adviser came up with a way to free General Zhao from the pain of the medicine's conflicting properties. I'm sorry for my lack of knowledge. I really don't know there is such a wonderful recipe. I hope the military adviser can give me some pointers." One or two."
When he said these words, I immediately blushed to the base of my neck, and at the same time, I heard Zilong cough as if he had accidentally choked on the medicine.
And following the military doctor's voice, other people present looked at me, most of them were curious eyes, only Yuxue showed playfulness, and Zilong showed the same embarrassment as me.
"Ahem..." I coughed a few times to ease my embarrassment, and then said, "Actually, there is no magic formula. It still depends on General Zilong's own willpower."
"But just now I took the pulse of General Zhao, and there is no contradicting medicinal properties in his body. It stands to reason that normal blood flow cannot make the medicinal properties dissolve so quickly, unless there is some way to speed up blood circulation. In my concept, I really don't know. Is there any medicine that has such a strong function of invigorating blood circulation. Just now I heard Yuxue said that it was the solution you thought up, the military officer, please give me your advice.” The military doctor was talking nonsense, and I looked helplessly at Zilong, hoping for help.
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☆, Jingzhou
I didn't expect that Zilong's expression was less natural than mine, and he stared at me in a daze. I always felt that he was recalling what I did to him last night. When I thought about it, my face turned even redder.
"Military officer, what's the matter with you?" Zhang Fei yelled loudly, "Didn't the military doctor just ask you about your medication? Why are you so coy? You were much more relaxed when you commanded the battle than now."
Faced with Zhang Fei's loud voice beyond ordinary people, I relaxed instead, but this relaxation reminded me of other things-some serious things that I had ignored for a while because of Zilong's injury.
So he took this opportunity to change the topic, ignored the others, and turned to Liu Bei and said, "My lord, I remembered something. This time we defeated Xiahou Dun, Cao Cao will not stop there, and will definitely lead more troops to come back." .I'm afraid Xinye Xiaodi will be difficult to parry, we can no longer rely on tactics to deal with it like before."
As soon as I heard what I said, those originally relaxed attitudes immediately changed 360 degrees, and they forgot all the good things about Zilong, and their complexions became serious.
"What good strategy does the military advisor have?" Liu Bei asked.
"This..." I looked around in embarrassment, and said, "It's better for General Zhao to rest here, and please move forward to talk about it, my lord."
Liu Bei understood and knew that it was inconvenient for everyone to hear, so he nodded and followed me out of Zilong's house, leaving the rest of the house aside for the time being.It was late autumn outside the house, and the cold wind was as cold as a knife. Liu Bei walked in front, leaving me with a generous but not tall back. To be honest, no matter from which angle you look at this person, he has a reassuring power, a kind of warmth The breath of jade.Suddenly, I felt that what I was going to say to him next was a bit cruel for such a loyal person.
We came all the way to a waterside pavilion, which is located in the middle of a small artificial lake. It is far away from everyone’s houses, and it is difficult to be disturbed. Seeing that there is no one around, Liu Bei said: "What can the military division do? Can't be in public say?"
I hesitated for a moment before opening my mouth: "I have already said that Xinye is small and difficult to resist. Don't you understand the implication?"
After Liu Bei reacted, he was shocked: "If Xinye is not enough, do you want Jingzhou? How can I take away the place where my clan lives?"
I guessed that he would react in this way, so I shook my head helplessly and said, "I believe my lord is more aware of the current situation in Jingzhou than I am. Liu Biao is seriously ill, the Cai family is in power, the eldest son Liu Qi is weak, and the youngest son Liu Cong is incompetent. If the lord does not take it, Jingzhou will be destroyed sooner or later." If it falls into the hands of Cao Cao, will there still be a place for us to stay?"
After hearing this, Liu Bei didn't react for a long time. After a long time, he just sighed deeply, and said, "Let's talk about this later."
"I'm afraid I can't wait for the future. You can wait, my lord, but Cao Cao won't wait. If my estimate is correct, as soon as Xiahou Dun goes back and reports the situation of the battle, Cao Cao will hand-picked an army to come. How can the nest be overturned?" Got eggs?"
"Do you have to force me to make a decision now?"
"That's what I mean." People like Liu Bei can't be forced.
"Well, I have decided. If Liu Biao is in trouble, I will save Liu Biao. If Jingzhou is in trouble, I will save Jingzhou. But I will not take Jingzhou, at least I will not take Jingzhou from people surnamed Liu. In the future, don't Having said that, if my decision conflicts with your strategist's strategy, I can only say, please find another way." At the end of the sentence, Liu Bei's tone was firmer than I expected.
"Okay." I could only compromise and leave.
Not long after leaving Shuixie, a servant came to inform me that Liu Biao's eldest son, Liu Qi, had invited me over for a gathering.
In fact, because of the relationship between Huang Yueying and Mrs. Cai, Liu Biao and Liu Qi and I can be regarded as relatives, but also because of the relationship between Huang Yueying and Mrs. Cai, I don’t have much affection for Liu Biao’s family. family.Therefore, I met Liu Qi only a few times, and didn't have much conversation, but in comparison, this older young man with no ambitions seems to me to be pleasing to the eye.
Repeatedly asked the servant who came to report, why did Liu Qi ask me to go there, did he just invite me alone, but the servant also expressed that he didn't know, it was just that I was in a hurry, so I had no choice but to follow.
Although Liu Qi has been an adult for a long time, he has not married and had children for a long time, and still lives in Liu Biao's house.When I arrived, Liu Qi greeted me directly at the door, which made me feel that it was unusual for him to find me this time.
"Mr. Wolong, I'm looking forward to you, please come in quickly."
I subconsciously avoided him wanting to take my hand, and I always felt that there was something wrong with his overly intimate behavior.
"May I ask Master Qi what he wants from me?" I asked as soon as I entered the gate.
"Don't worry, sir. The autumn wind is refreshing these two days, and the yellow chrysanthemums are in full bloom. I just invite you to come and enjoy the flowers."
Why does it take so much trouble to appreciate the flowers? I wondered in my heart, but I didn't say anything, and quietly waited for the next change.
In front of the flowers in the backyard, Liu Qi looked around and said to me softly after looking around: "Sir, you should know that Mrs. Cai has always wanted to help my younger brother Liu Cong succeed to the throne. During this time, my father is critically ill and often unconscious. I am afraid Mrs. Cai will take advantage of it." Taking this opportunity to attack me secretly, I also beg my husband to show me a way out."
It turned out to be because of this, in fact, I also guessed one or two, but I didn’t know that Liu Biao’s illness was already so serious. Cai has kept news from the outside world. We thought Liu Biao was still weak in Xinye. It seems that Jingzhou is really easy. Lord.
Seeing that I didn't speak, Liu Qi went on to say: "Sir, please help me for the sake of this relative, otherwise I'm afraid I will die before my father."
Whether to help or not, I hesitated. To be honest, I thought of selfishness at the first time. If Liu Qi died and Liu Cong succeeded, with Cai's cowardice and cowardice, Jingzhou would be handed over to Cao Cao. At that time, the lord would have a reason to intervene If Liu Qi is alive, what if Jingzhou returns to his hands in the end?
Fortunately, Liu Qi couldn't see the struggle in my heart, otherwise he would definitely die of disappointment.
Seeing that I was still unwilling to speak, Liu Qi temporarily stopped the question and led me to his room.
After wandering around for a while, I finally arrived at Liu Qi's house. I was wondering whether I should help, but I soon realized that I had no choice now. If I didn't leave Liu Qi as a hindrance, how could I fight against Cai and Cao Cao? Well, judging from the current situation, most of the military power in Jingzhou is in the hands of the Cai family. Once the Cai family surrenders to Cao Cao, then the military power in Jingzhou will also fall into the hands of Cao Cao. At least Liu Qi will be left, and some soldiers will be left for me to use.
So I spoke up, once I figured out whether to help or not, how to help was not a problem at all.
"Mr. Qi, it is enough for you to know what I am saying now. May I ask Mr. Qi if you know Jin Wengong Chong'er?"
Liu Qi is quite a smart person, so he understood what I meant immediately, and nodded his thanks again and again: "Thank you, Mr., this is really a word to wake up the dreamer, then I will ask my father to divide the troops to guard Jiangxia tomorrow."
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☆, fissure
After bidding farewell to Liu Qi and returning to the Xinye prefect's mansion, he saw Yu Huo head-on, looking for me anxiously, and when he saw me, he said: "The general asked us to look for you for a long time, sir, go and see him quickly. "
There was only one person who was called General without his name. I was anxious when I heard that, and asked, "What's wrong with him? Why do you want me?"
"I don't know, it's just that after he knew you went to see Liu Qi, he kept asking you if you were back. You should go and see him."
So I didn't say much, and went straight to Zilong's room. As soon as I entered the room, I saw that he had already sat up and leaned against the back of the bed, and then looked at me who broke in suddenly, with a very ugly expression on his face.
"Are you okay?" I thought he was in pain again.
"Have you gone to find Liu Qi?"
"Well, he came to me."
"He asked you to go and you went?" There was a hint of provocation.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"I heard from Yuxue that you lost the rest of the five stone powder."
Zilong's sudden change of topic made it difficult for me to adapt. I couldn't help but think of what happened last night, and felt shy again.
But Zilong didn't care about my reaction, and continued to talk: "When I heard that you were with Liu Qi again, that the five stones were lost, and what happened last night... I couldn't help but worry. ..."
Zilong's voice became softer and softer. When I looked closely at him, I saw a shy expression, but this expression didn't stay on his face for too long, and it immediately turned into a stern expression.
"It's not that you don't know that Liu Qi is still unmarried. There have been rumors from the outside world that he has a habit of cutting off his sleeves, and he went to see him unsuspectingly alone without telling me in advance!"
The more Zilong talked, the more angry he became, as if he wanted to vent all the grievances he had accumulated against me: "Actually, I understand from what happened yesterday, what position I have in your heart, although I am very grateful to you for helping me But when you still insisted on not letting me touch you in yesterday's situation, I understood."
I opened my mouth, wanting to refute or comfort him, but I couldn't say a word after all. I have to say that Zilong was right to some extent.
"It's the same again today. Faced with so many people's questions in the morning, I thought you would be like me with a racing heart and be at a loss, but you talked about major events in the world, and then disappeared in a blink of an eye, leaving me empty-handed. Seeing them embarrassed, at that moment, I suddenly seemed to understand why Xu Shu said that you can only belong to this world, and why he left you."
"No, that's not the case." The words of objection couldn't help blurting out, but Zilong didn't get affirmation.
He didn't listen to my explanation, but just shook his head and continued: "I was so stupid in the past, I always thought that one day you would like me as much as Xu Shu, but time passed like this, we experienced more and more, But you haven't changed much, I really don't want to continue to stand behind you and wait for you like that."
The more Zilong said, the colder he became. I never knew that one day this person's words could make me feel so cold.
But I did it myself, after all, it was I who hurt him so badly.
And even at this time, I still don't know what to say, I have to admit that I am not as good as Yuan Zhi to him, and even if I treat Yuan Zhi like that, Yuan Zhi still leaves me, how can I treat Zilong Ask for more.
Seeing that I stopped talking, Zilong simply closed his eyes and stopped talking. Seeing him like this, I had to retreat quietly. After all, I still have too many things waiting for me to do when I leave this door.
When the new moon came up, I found Liu Bei again. He was talking softly with Liu Feng in the water pavilion in the middle of the lake. The two of them stopped talking when they saw me, and they looked at me with a strange look. It seems that I It's not the right time.
However, the situation was urgent, and I didn't care too much, so I bowed to Liu Bei and said, "My lord, I just met Liu Qi today, Jingzhou is in danger!"
"What's wrong?" Both Liu Bei and Liu Feng looked at me nervously.
"Liu Qi said in person that Liu Biao is already seriously ill and almost unconscious. Now the major affairs in Jingzhou are controlled by the Cai family. If this continues, if Cao Cao comes, Jingzhou will definitely be handed over by the Cai family. It's not a matter of time, really. It is imminent."
Liu Bei was still hesitating, but when Liu Feng heard what I said, he immediately persuaded Liu Bei, saying: "Father, what Kong Ming said is right, since Liu Biao can't keep it, it's better to fall into the hands of someone with the surname Liu than someone with the other surname. "
Liu Bei glanced at Liu Feng reproachfully, and then said to me: "Sir, let me think about this matter carefully, and I will definitely give you a clear answer tomorrow." After speaking, he left with a heavy heart.
Liu Feng and I were left, and I was about to walk away, but Liu Feng stopped me and said, "Kong Ming, do you think if father refuses to take Jingzhou, what else can we do?"
"I don't know now, I can only say that sooner or later Jingzhou must belong to the lord." I stared blankly at the center of the lake reflecting the moon.
Liu Feng stared at me blankly, and I felt a little terrified by him, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I just think that there are times when you don't know. I always think that you know everything and know everything. It seems that there is nothing difficult for you."
"It's you who think highly of me." I shook my head with a wry smile, and then I remembered what Zilong said to me at the end—I really don't want to continue to stand behind you like that and wait for you. Him, I don't know what to do.
When I was thinking wildly, Liu Feng approached my face unknowingly. I came back to my senses, met his eyes and realized that he was so close to me, and his eyes were blurred. Realizing something was wrong, I immediately pushed him away , and took a few steps back.
After keeping a sufficient distance, I looked at him vigilantly and asked, "What do you want to do?"
Liu Feng was straightforward, and answered without hesitation: "It's nothing, I was just stunned for a while, Kong Ming, you really have an unusual face, if you are a daughter, it is estimated that suitors will line up from here to Xudu gone."
Faced with such naked teasing, I just felt very uncomfortable and didn't want to answer, so I simply said "It's getting late, I'm leaving", then turned around and left.
Liu Feng didn't ask me to stay, and he didn't go with me. He just stayed where he was and watched my back, but when I left, I always felt that the eyes behind me were a little strange.
Going back to my room, I finally relaxed. I have been too tired recently. I always feel that one thing is rushing to one thing. It was so hard to finally calm down and rest for a while, so I fell asleep soon, but I was sleepy all night. In the hazy dream, there is a voice saying, I really don't want to continue to stand behind you like that and wait for you.
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☆, Li Bing
After a night of sleep, there is only one night of dreaming. When I wake up, I don't feel relieved, but feel more tired.Going out and stretching, I obviously feel that the autumn wind is getting more and more bleak every day, but fortunately, the sky is also getting more refreshing every day, which makes this day a bit more comfortable.However, I didn't have many chances to experience this kind of Langqiu in the clear sky with cranes floating on the clouds, so I heard that someone came to invite me.
"Military Master, my lord invites you to the meeting hall to discuss matters. Mr. Liu Qi from Jingzhou came early in the morning, and they are all there. Please go as soon as you get up."
Since they can wait for me to wake up before calling me, it means that they may not really have any decision worthy of me. It seems that the lord is still too soft-hearted, or it may be that he is too concerned about the name of righteousness.
Counting the days, Xiahoudun should have returned to Xudu, and Cao Cao's army should reach Jingzhou in no more than ten days at the latest. If the lord refuses to take Jingzhou... Hey, this is really embarrassing for me.
In this way, I came to the conference hall while thinking, Liu Qi was paying his respects to Liu Bei, and I only heard him say: "Qi'er will go to Jiangxia to take up the post soon, and I hope that uncle and I can be each other's horns, and we can take care of each other both inside and outside. .”
"That's natural. When my uncle is in danger, I have to rely on my nephew and your [-] sailors." Liu Bei took Liu Qi's hand, and the two cherished each other, more like father and son than uncle and nephew.
I coughed twice softly, indicating my arrival, which broke the intimate conversation between the two.
"Oh, sir is here." Liu Bei turned to me.
"Oh, the benefactor is here." Liu Qi also turned to me.
After I bowed in turn, I wanted to ask Liu Bei how he was thinking about capturing Jingzhou, but given the conversation I heard just now, I don't think it's necessary for me to ask.
After exchanging pleasantries, I learned that Liu Qi and Liu Biao, who had finally woken up for a while last night, asked for the job of guarding Jiangxia. It was a night full of dreams, and I planned to go to Jiangxia to take up the post today. Before leaving, I came here to say goodbye to Liu Bei and thank me.
After talking about all the ins and outs, Liu Bei took the initiative to tell me about Jingzhou: "Sir, in front of Qi'er today, I solemnly promise that no matter what happens to Cao Cao or Cai, I will protect Qi'er, his father and son." Jingzhou is not lost, and I hope that the master can supervise me and help me."
What Liu Bei said was ingenious, it blocked all my subsequent words, and did not let Liu Qi hear my original intention.
"It's natural, we will do our best." I nodded understandingly.
Liu Qi thanked us again and again, and then set off early. After seeing him off, Liu Bei and I tacitly knew that what I was going to face next was really a big problem. Liu Biao was seriously ill, he must have come here with the intention of seizing Jingzhou, how many people came is really unknown.
Then count the troops in your hands, five thousand elite soldiers, five thousand newly recruited militiamen, some of them were even recruited in the past few days, and there are also a little bit of the lord's own troops, less than two thousand, plus It seems that the total number is only twelve thousand, which is really a bit stretched.It's not too late, at least I must seize the remaining time to turn the five thousand militiamen into combat power, otherwise I'm afraid I won't even have a chance to escape.
Although I am not a material for martial arts training, fortunately, I have an extraordinary interest and talent in how to run an army since I was a child. In order to improve efficiency, I first randomly divided 5000 people into groups of five, and then in the group The winner is determined by force, ranked first to fifth, and then No.1 in each group forms a team of 1000 people, and No.2 in each group forms a second team, and so on, and then targeted according to the strength of each team train.
The first team was handed over to Guan Yu and the second team to Zhang Fei. The basic qualities of these two teams are good in themselves, and I believe they will be of great use in the next battlefield soon.The problem is the three, four and five teams. The reason why I want to train in teams is not to give up these people, but on the contrary to let these people also go to battle to kill the enemy. This requires an unusual training mode. I decided to personally lead the fifth team Originally, Zilong could lead a team, but he has not recovered from his serious injury, so I really can't ask him to take it. I thought about the remaining two teams, and finally chose Yuxue and Xu Feng to lead a team each.The reason why Guan Yu or Zhang Fei was not chosen to lead them was because with their arrogance and lack of patience, it would be difficult to really spend much time on these militiamen, and it would also have various blows to the confidence of the soldiers.
Now that the decision has been made, I will go to the generals one by one. Zhang Fei and Guan Yu have gone through the battle of burning Bowang, and now they are obedient to me, so naturally they took over without saying a word.
But when he found Yuxue, he hit a snag.
"I won't do it." He gave me such a few simple words.
"Why?" I was surprised.
"Why do you still ask? Do you have time to train soldiers, but don't you have time to visit Zilong?"
"Zilong? I originally wanted him to lead a team, but considering his injury, let him recuperate well."
"Healing? How long has it been since you visited him?"
I thought about it for only two or three days. Since he said that heartless thing that day, I was afraid on the one hand, and I was not free on the other, so I never went to see Zilong again.
Seeing that I didn't answer, Yuxue only felt that I was guilty, so he said: "You should go and see, is he recuperating like that?"
"What's wrong with him?" Hearing Yuxue's bad tone, I couldn't help worrying.
"He didn't let me tell. Since you asked now, I can only advise you to go and see for yourself." Yuxue said and left without looking back, leaving me alone.
I didn't stay any longer, so I went to find Zilong.
As soon as I pushed open the door of Zilong's room, I couldn't help but frowned. I could only smell a strong smell of alcohol. At first I thought it was the alcohol smell that the military doctor applied to Zilong's wound to relieve the pain and inflammation of the wound. But when I saw a pile of wine jugs piled up under the bed, I knew the origin of the wine smell.
"Why are you drinking so much?" I yelled angrily.
Zilong seemed to realize my arrival when he heard my voice. The wine jug in his hand was half hanging, then he turned his head and looked at me stupidly, his eyes in a trance.
I went forward and snatched his wine, and smashed it to the ground. With a bang, the wine jug exploded on the ground, and jumped up so high that Zilong came to his senses and asked after a while, "Kong Ming?" ?”
"You still know me?"
"Oh, do you still remember me?"
"What are you talking about!"
"I still imagined that you would take me seriously after I said those words that day, but I didn't expect...you would never show up again. I really overestimated myself." After finishing speaking, Zilong got out of bed like a magic trick Take out a full flagon inside and open it to drink again.
I snatched it again, but I didn't expect Zilong to grab my wrist, and with a backhand turn, I was pulled in front of him, and before I realized what happened, I just felt a wave of alcohol. The air permeated the mouth and nose, and the soft and smooth tongue full of alcohol taste fed the taste to my tongue.
I broke free a few times, but finally slowed down, stopped moving, and let him caress wantonly.
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☆, general selection
After some lingering quarrels, we can finally start a more normal conversation.
"You are recuperating now, how can you still drink so much wine?"
"I can only forget you a little bit if I get myself drunk."
Zilong answered me like this, but I didn't know how to answer him for a while.
I had no choice but to talk about it: "I'm really pressed for time now. The training time for the newly recruited militia is too short, so I have to do something strange. Originally, if you recovered from your injury, you could help me lead a training team. Now I can't count on you, you Still drinking to slow down the healing process."
After I said it, I exhausted the tone of blame.
This made Zilong wake up a bit, and then began to advise me as usual: "Let Yuxue do what you originally wanted to do for me, he still has some skills."
"I also asked him, but he refused."
"No? Why?"
I was about to say that it was not because of you, but when I thought about telling him this, I was afraid that Zilong would think too much, thinking that I came to see him because Yuxue told me about his drunkenness-although this is more or less true .
But Zilong still saw through my thoughts and said: "I just think you are busy with everything now, so how can you remember me? If there is no blood, I guess no one cares about me drinking to death. If this continues, I really will Think about whether it would be better to accept the bloodbath."
"You!" Although I could hear that Zilong was joking, I was still in a hurry.
"Forget it, forget it, I know it's not easy for you now, so I won't joke with you anymore." Zilong returned to the subject, but his expression couldn't hide his loneliness. I caught that moment, but I didn't know what to do .
Zilong collected himself and continued: "It's okay, I'll tell Yuxue to let him lead a team, how many teams do you have in total?"
"Five teams." So I told Zilong about my specific arrangements, and then talked about Xu Feng, "I plan to hand over the extra three teams to Xu Feng, and I want to test his ability."
Zilong couldn't help but frowned again: "Great enough, Xu Shu's younger brother, you can give him 1000 people to try his hand at this critical moment? And you think he is more reliable than Yun Chang and the others?"
"You know that's not what I mean, and I'm not a selfish person. It's just that Xu Feng's talk and all the things he did before made me feel that this person is not simple, and now it's time to employ people..."
My explanation was quickly interrupted by Zilong, who snapped back and said, "You don't need to explain to me as a servant, and I'm not your lord, as long as you think it's appropriate."
I can clearly feel that Zilong's tone towards me is getting colder. When I think about what he said last time we met, it seems that he still hasn't let go. I don't have the energy to think about these children's love, or to redeem something, I just feel that this kind of birth should not appear between us, but it should have already appeared.
"It's not too late. If you want to train soldiers, you can go. If you encounter Yuxue, give him my talisman. He will naturally listen to you." Zilong said as he took out a tiger talisman from his pocket and handed it to me. One can tell at a glance that it is not an ordinary thing, the whole body is black and shiny, as warm and transparent as black jade.
I took it carefully, and after thinking for a long time, I finally said, "Thank you."
"You're welcome." He answered me.
I held back all kinds of emotions towards Zilong, then went out without saying a word, and hurried to find Yuxue and Xu Feng.
Sure enough, when Yuxue saw the Black Jade Tiger Talisman, he became obedient immediately. I gave him the fourth team without worry, and then went to find Xu Feng.
After hearing my request, Xu Feng was quite surprised: "Are you just handing over 1000 people to me? Liu Bei agrees?"
"I don't need his consent, he gave me full authority to deal with it."
"He trusts you enough because you burned Bowang for him once, but why do you trust me so much? Because I'm Xu Yuanzhi's younger brother?"
I couldn't help laughing, this is the second person to ask such a question today.
"Do you think I believed it wrong?" I didn't answer, but asked instead.
"No."
"That's enough, I didn't treat you as Yuan Zhi
I went to the bloody house and found that the person was not there. I thought that he might have gone to see Zilong, so I walked towards Zilong's house. Sure enough, I saw him from a long distance outside Zilong's house and was about to open the door to enter.
"Blood!"
I stopped him from a long distance away, fearing that he might drug Zilong again.
"What's wrong?" Yuxue looked at me in surprise, "I thought you'd be with him all the time last night..."
"Uh..." I didn't know how to explain what happened last night, so I just skipped this paragraph, "Don't worry about me, he's fine anyway, why are you looking for him now?"
"I just want to see, is he okay? What about you last night?" There was a pain in Yuxue's eyes.
"It's not what you imagined." I hurriedly defended, but blushed unconsciously, which aroused bloody doubts.
But before he asked further questions, I decided to act first, and asked first: "Did you take anything from my room?"
"Something? What is it?" This kind of bewilderment and surprise really didn't look like a feign.
"A small bottle." I only gave an ambiguous answer, "Haven't you seen it?"
"I've never entered your house, so why should I take all your stuff?"
"That's weird..." If it wasn't for the blood, I would be even more worried. Who else would touch that kind of thing, and does this person know what is in this medicine bottle? If so, what is his purpose? What is it?
"What did you lose?" Yu Xue looked at me solemnly, and realized that the matter was serious, "The small bottle? Could it be the thing in it?"
After all, Yuxue is a smart person, so I guessed it all at once, so I nodded.
"Here, how much is left?"
"I only used a small medicine spoon for Zilong yesterday, and the medicine bottle is almost full..." If the remaining amount is used at one time, it may really kill someone, either the person who takes the medicine or the waiter who takes the medicine people of people.
Yuxue saw Zilong after taking the medicine yesterday, and quickly understood the seriousness of the matter, and immediately said seriously: "I swear, I didn't take it, but I'm really worried, can you tell me how to get back from the beginning to the end?" something?"
So I told Yuxue how I found Xu Feng and how Xu Feng gave me the medicine.
"It sounds like only Xu Feng knows about it. Although it's strange for him to give it to you and then take it back later, you can only ask him first."
Yuxue's suggestion coincided with my thoughts, so I decided to find Xu Feng.
After Xu Feng gave me the medicine yesterday, we went back to the prefect's mansion together, and we separated soon after we came back. I arranged for him to live in a small spare room, which was close to my house, so I quickly found him. Left him, he was idly reading a book in the room.
"You're here, it seems he's all right?" Xu Feng asked when he saw me.
"Well, it's alright."
"Oh, then when will you introduce me to Uncle Liu Huang?" Xu Feng didn't seem to care at all about how Zilong spent last night, but only cared about when he could really join this camp.
"Something went wrong." I said slowly while observing Xu Feng's reaction.
"What's the problem?" Xu Feng just looked at me a little nervously, expecting me to say the following content, without dodging or avoiding his eyes.
"I only used a little of the medicine you gave me, and the rest is gone." I simply confessed everything and waited to see his reaction.
But there was nothing wrong with Xu Feng's reaction, he just asked in surprise: "What? Don't you know why you didn't see him?"
"I don't know, so I want to ask you."
Xu Feng is also a smart person after all, so he quickly guessed that I was suspicious of him.
"No wonder you came to me, because I was the first person to know about it, so do you think I took it? But if I need it, I can just keep a part from the beginning, why is it so complicated .”
"I also thought about what you said, but in this way all the insiders are excluded from suspicion, so is it really such a coincidence that it was taken away by others?"
Hearing what I said, Xu Feng also fell into deep thought. He and I just thought about it for a long time without words, but in the end there was no result. Retired.
Leaving Xu Feng, I didn't know where to go. Unknowingly, I came to Zilong's house again, but saw a figure that I hadn't seen for a long time—Yuhuo.
"Sir." Yuhuo also saw me, called me crisply and blushed again.
"Are you coming to see Zilong too?" Looking at this kid, it seems that no matter how many troubles he has, he seems to be able to dissipate half of his troubles, so I temporarily put the matter of Wu Shisan to the back of my mind.
"Zilong? Sir, are you called General Zilong now?" Although Yuhuo is usually careless, there are times when he is so delicate, and he immediately grasped the mystery in my words.
I nodded with a slightly embarrassed smile, and then asked him if he was going into the house to see Zilong.
"Originally, but if the husband also goes, I will go at another time."
"What's this called?" I smiled and patted his head, "Who stipulated that we can't go together? Let's go in and have a look together." As I said that, I dragged Yuhuo into the house together.
Zilong had already woken up and sat up. There were many people standing in the room, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, a military doctor, and Yu Xue, chatting around Zilong's bed.
Yuxue is feeding medicine to Zilong. It should be some medicine for recuperation. The antidote and painkiller are almost taken before, and they are no longer needed. But after all, he lost so much blood, and he took two kinds of poisons that contradict each other. In the body, the body has been discounted once.
When the military doctor saw me coming, he immediately asked me excitedly: "I heard that the military adviser came up with a way to free General Zhao from the pain of the medicine's conflicting properties. I'm sorry for my lack of knowledge. I really don't know there is such a wonderful recipe. I hope the military adviser can give me some pointers." One or two."
When he said these words, I immediately blushed to the base of my neck, and at the same time, I heard Zilong cough as if he had accidentally choked on the medicine.
And following the military doctor's voice, other people present looked at me, most of them were curious eyes, only Yuxue showed playfulness, and Zilong showed the same embarrassment as me.
"Ahem..." I coughed a few times to ease my embarrassment, and then said, "Actually, there is no magic formula. It still depends on General Zilong's own willpower."
"But just now I took the pulse of General Zhao, and there is no contradicting medicinal properties in his body. It stands to reason that normal blood flow cannot make the medicinal properties dissolve so quickly, unless there is some way to speed up blood circulation. In my concept, I really don't know. Is there any medicine that has such a strong function of invigorating blood circulation. Just now I heard Yuxue said that it was the solution you thought up, the military officer, please give me your advice.” The military doctor was talking nonsense, and I looked helplessly at Zilong, hoping for help.
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☆, Jingzhou
I didn't expect that Zilong's expression was less natural than mine, and he stared at me in a daze. I always felt that he was recalling what I did to him last night. When I thought about it, my face turned even redder.
"Military officer, what's the matter with you?" Zhang Fei yelled loudly, "Didn't the military doctor just ask you about your medication? Why are you so coy? You were much more relaxed when you commanded the battle than now."
Faced with Zhang Fei's loud voice beyond ordinary people, I relaxed instead, but this relaxation reminded me of other things-some serious things that I had ignored for a while because of Zilong's injury.
So he took this opportunity to change the topic, ignored the others, and turned to Liu Bei and said, "My lord, I remembered something. This time we defeated Xiahou Dun, Cao Cao will not stop there, and will definitely lead more troops to come back." .I'm afraid Xinye Xiaodi will be difficult to parry, we can no longer rely on tactics to deal with it like before."
As soon as I heard what I said, those originally relaxed attitudes immediately changed 360 degrees, and they forgot all the good things about Zilong, and their complexions became serious.
"What good strategy does the military advisor have?" Liu Bei asked.
"This..." I looked around in embarrassment, and said, "It's better for General Zhao to rest here, and please move forward to talk about it, my lord."
Liu Bei understood and knew that it was inconvenient for everyone to hear, so he nodded and followed me out of Zilong's house, leaving the rest of the house aside for the time being.It was late autumn outside the house, and the cold wind was as cold as a knife. Liu Bei walked in front, leaving me with a generous but not tall back. To be honest, no matter from which angle you look at this person, he has a reassuring power, a kind of warmth The breath of jade.Suddenly, I felt that what I was going to say to him next was a bit cruel for such a loyal person.
We came all the way to a waterside pavilion, which is located in the middle of a small artificial lake. It is far away from everyone’s houses, and it is difficult to be disturbed. Seeing that there is no one around, Liu Bei said: "What can the military division do? Can't be in public say?"
I hesitated for a moment before opening my mouth: "I have already said that Xinye is small and difficult to resist. Don't you understand the implication?"
After Liu Bei reacted, he was shocked: "If Xinye is not enough, do you want Jingzhou? How can I take away the place where my clan lives?"
I guessed that he would react in this way, so I shook my head helplessly and said, "I believe my lord is more aware of the current situation in Jingzhou than I am. Liu Biao is seriously ill, the Cai family is in power, the eldest son Liu Qi is weak, and the youngest son Liu Cong is incompetent. If the lord does not take it, Jingzhou will be destroyed sooner or later." If it falls into the hands of Cao Cao, will there still be a place for us to stay?"
After hearing this, Liu Bei didn't react for a long time. After a long time, he just sighed deeply, and said, "Let's talk about this later."
"I'm afraid I can't wait for the future. You can wait, my lord, but Cao Cao won't wait. If my estimate is correct, as soon as Xiahou Dun goes back and reports the situation of the battle, Cao Cao will hand-picked an army to come. How can the nest be overturned?" Got eggs?"
"Do you have to force me to make a decision now?"
"That's what I mean." People like Liu Bei can't be forced.
"Well, I have decided. If Liu Biao is in trouble, I will save Liu Biao. If Jingzhou is in trouble, I will save Jingzhou. But I will not take Jingzhou, at least I will not take Jingzhou from people surnamed Liu. In the future, don't Having said that, if my decision conflicts with your strategist's strategy, I can only say, please find another way." At the end of the sentence, Liu Bei's tone was firmer than I expected.
"Okay." I could only compromise and leave.
Not long after leaving Shuixie, a servant came to inform me that Liu Biao's eldest son, Liu Qi, had invited me over for a gathering.
In fact, because of the relationship between Huang Yueying and Mrs. Cai, Liu Biao and Liu Qi and I can be regarded as relatives, but also because of the relationship between Huang Yueying and Mrs. Cai, I don’t have much affection for Liu Biao’s family. family.Therefore, I met Liu Qi only a few times, and didn't have much conversation, but in comparison, this older young man with no ambitions seems to me to be pleasing to the eye.
Repeatedly asked the servant who came to report, why did Liu Qi ask me to go there, did he just invite me alone, but the servant also expressed that he didn't know, it was just that I was in a hurry, so I had no choice but to follow.
Although Liu Qi has been an adult for a long time, he has not married and had children for a long time, and still lives in Liu Biao's house.When I arrived, Liu Qi greeted me directly at the door, which made me feel that it was unusual for him to find me this time.
"Mr. Wolong, I'm looking forward to you, please come in quickly."
I subconsciously avoided him wanting to take my hand, and I always felt that there was something wrong with his overly intimate behavior.
"May I ask Master Qi what he wants from me?" I asked as soon as I entered the gate.
"Don't worry, sir. The autumn wind is refreshing these two days, and the yellow chrysanthemums are in full bloom. I just invite you to come and enjoy the flowers."
Why does it take so much trouble to appreciate the flowers? I wondered in my heart, but I didn't say anything, and quietly waited for the next change.
In front of the flowers in the backyard, Liu Qi looked around and said to me softly after looking around: "Sir, you should know that Mrs. Cai has always wanted to help my younger brother Liu Cong succeed to the throne. During this time, my father is critically ill and often unconscious. I am afraid Mrs. Cai will take advantage of it." Taking this opportunity to attack me secretly, I also beg my husband to show me a way out."
It turned out to be because of this, in fact, I also guessed one or two, but I didn’t know that Liu Biao’s illness was already so serious. Cai has kept news from the outside world. We thought Liu Biao was still weak in Xinye. It seems that Jingzhou is really easy. Lord.
Seeing that I didn't speak, Liu Qi went on to say: "Sir, please help me for the sake of this relative, otherwise I'm afraid I will die before my father."
Whether to help or not, I hesitated. To be honest, I thought of selfishness at the first time. If Liu Qi died and Liu Cong succeeded, with Cai's cowardice and cowardice, Jingzhou would be handed over to Cao Cao. At that time, the lord would have a reason to intervene If Liu Qi is alive, what if Jingzhou returns to his hands in the end?
Fortunately, Liu Qi couldn't see the struggle in my heart, otherwise he would definitely die of disappointment.
Seeing that I was still unwilling to speak, Liu Qi temporarily stopped the question and led me to his room.
After wandering around for a while, I finally arrived at Liu Qi's house. I was wondering whether I should help, but I soon realized that I had no choice now. If I didn't leave Liu Qi as a hindrance, how could I fight against Cai and Cao Cao? Well, judging from the current situation, most of the military power in Jingzhou is in the hands of the Cai family. Once the Cai family surrenders to Cao Cao, then the military power in Jingzhou will also fall into the hands of Cao Cao. At least Liu Qi will be left, and some soldiers will be left for me to use.
So I spoke up, once I figured out whether to help or not, how to help was not a problem at all.
"Mr. Qi, it is enough for you to know what I am saying now. May I ask Mr. Qi if you know Jin Wengong Chong'er?"
Liu Qi is quite a smart person, so he understood what I meant immediately, and nodded his thanks again and again: "Thank you, Mr., this is really a word to wake up the dreamer, then I will ask my father to divide the troops to guard Jiangxia tomorrow."
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☆, fissure
After bidding farewell to Liu Qi and returning to the Xinye prefect's mansion, he saw Yu Huo head-on, looking for me anxiously, and when he saw me, he said: "The general asked us to look for you for a long time, sir, go and see him quickly. "
There was only one person who was called General without his name. I was anxious when I heard that, and asked, "What's wrong with him? Why do you want me?"
"I don't know, it's just that after he knew you went to see Liu Qi, he kept asking you if you were back. You should go and see him."
So I didn't say much, and went straight to Zilong's room. As soon as I entered the room, I saw that he had already sat up and leaned against the back of the bed, and then looked at me who broke in suddenly, with a very ugly expression on his face.
"Are you okay?" I thought he was in pain again.
"Have you gone to find Liu Qi?"
"Well, he came to me."
"He asked you to go and you went?" There was a hint of provocation.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"I heard from Yuxue that you lost the rest of the five stone powder."
Zilong's sudden change of topic made it difficult for me to adapt. I couldn't help but think of what happened last night, and felt shy again.
But Zilong didn't care about my reaction, and continued to talk: "When I heard that you were with Liu Qi again, that the five stones were lost, and what happened last night... I couldn't help but worry. ..."
Zilong's voice became softer and softer. When I looked closely at him, I saw a shy expression, but this expression didn't stay on his face for too long, and it immediately turned into a stern expression.
"It's not that you don't know that Liu Qi is still unmarried. There have been rumors from the outside world that he has a habit of cutting off his sleeves, and he went to see him unsuspectingly alone without telling me in advance!"
The more Zilong talked, the more angry he became, as if he wanted to vent all the grievances he had accumulated against me: "Actually, I understand from what happened yesterday, what position I have in your heart, although I am very grateful to you for helping me But when you still insisted on not letting me touch you in yesterday's situation, I understood."
I opened my mouth, wanting to refute or comfort him, but I couldn't say a word after all. I have to say that Zilong was right to some extent.
"It's the same again today. Faced with so many people's questions in the morning, I thought you would be like me with a racing heart and be at a loss, but you talked about major events in the world, and then disappeared in a blink of an eye, leaving me empty-handed. Seeing them embarrassed, at that moment, I suddenly seemed to understand why Xu Shu said that you can only belong to this world, and why he left you."
"No, that's not the case." The words of objection couldn't help blurting out, but Zilong didn't get affirmation.
He didn't listen to my explanation, but just shook his head and continued: "I was so stupid in the past, I always thought that one day you would like me as much as Xu Shu, but time passed like this, we experienced more and more, But you haven't changed much, I really don't want to continue to stand behind you and wait for you like that."
The more Zilong said, the colder he became. I never knew that one day this person's words could make me feel so cold.
But I did it myself, after all, it was I who hurt him so badly.
And even at this time, I still don't know what to say, I have to admit that I am not as good as Yuan Zhi to him, and even if I treat Yuan Zhi like that, Yuan Zhi still leaves me, how can I treat Zilong Ask for more.
Seeing that I stopped talking, Zilong simply closed his eyes and stopped talking. Seeing him like this, I had to retreat quietly. After all, I still have too many things waiting for me to do when I leave this door.
When the new moon came up, I found Liu Bei again. He was talking softly with Liu Feng in the water pavilion in the middle of the lake. The two of them stopped talking when they saw me, and they looked at me with a strange look. It seems that I It's not the right time.
However, the situation was urgent, and I didn't care too much, so I bowed to Liu Bei and said, "My lord, I just met Liu Qi today, Jingzhou is in danger!"
"What's wrong?" Both Liu Bei and Liu Feng looked at me nervously.
"Liu Qi said in person that Liu Biao is already seriously ill and almost unconscious. Now the major affairs in Jingzhou are controlled by the Cai family. If this continues, if Cao Cao comes, Jingzhou will definitely be handed over by the Cai family. It's not a matter of time, really. It is imminent."
Liu Bei was still hesitating, but when Liu Feng heard what I said, he immediately persuaded Liu Bei, saying: "Father, what Kong Ming said is right, since Liu Biao can't keep it, it's better to fall into the hands of someone with the surname Liu than someone with the other surname. "
Liu Bei glanced at Liu Feng reproachfully, and then said to me: "Sir, let me think about this matter carefully, and I will definitely give you a clear answer tomorrow." After speaking, he left with a heavy heart.
Liu Feng and I were left, and I was about to walk away, but Liu Feng stopped me and said, "Kong Ming, do you think if father refuses to take Jingzhou, what else can we do?"
"I don't know now, I can only say that sooner or later Jingzhou must belong to the lord." I stared blankly at the center of the lake reflecting the moon.
Liu Feng stared at me blankly, and I felt a little terrified by him, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I just think that there are times when you don't know. I always think that you know everything and know everything. It seems that there is nothing difficult for you."
"It's you who think highly of me." I shook my head with a wry smile, and then I remembered what Zilong said to me at the end—I really don't want to continue to stand behind you like that and wait for you. Him, I don't know what to do.
When I was thinking wildly, Liu Feng approached my face unknowingly. I came back to my senses, met his eyes and realized that he was so close to me, and his eyes were blurred. Realizing something was wrong, I immediately pushed him away , and took a few steps back.
After keeping a sufficient distance, I looked at him vigilantly and asked, "What do you want to do?"
Liu Feng was straightforward, and answered without hesitation: "It's nothing, I was just stunned for a while, Kong Ming, you really have an unusual face, if you are a daughter, it is estimated that suitors will line up from here to Xudu gone."
Faced with such naked teasing, I just felt very uncomfortable and didn't want to answer, so I simply said "It's getting late, I'm leaving", then turned around and left.
Liu Feng didn't ask me to stay, and he didn't go with me. He just stayed where he was and watched my back, but when I left, I always felt that the eyes behind me were a little strange.
Going back to my room, I finally relaxed. I have been too tired recently. I always feel that one thing is rushing to one thing. It was so hard to finally calm down and rest for a while, so I fell asleep soon, but I was sleepy all night. In the hazy dream, there is a voice saying, I really don't want to continue to stand behind you like that and wait for you.
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☆, Li Bing
After a night of sleep, there is only one night of dreaming. When I wake up, I don't feel relieved, but feel more tired.Going out and stretching, I obviously feel that the autumn wind is getting more and more bleak every day, but fortunately, the sky is also getting more refreshing every day, which makes this day a bit more comfortable.However, I didn't have many chances to experience this kind of Langqiu in the clear sky with cranes floating on the clouds, so I heard that someone came to invite me.
"Military Master, my lord invites you to the meeting hall to discuss matters. Mr. Liu Qi from Jingzhou came early in the morning, and they are all there. Please go as soon as you get up."
Since they can wait for me to wake up before calling me, it means that they may not really have any decision worthy of me. It seems that the lord is still too soft-hearted, or it may be that he is too concerned about the name of righteousness.
Counting the days, Xiahoudun should have returned to Xudu, and Cao Cao's army should reach Jingzhou in no more than ten days at the latest. If the lord refuses to take Jingzhou... Hey, this is really embarrassing for me.
In this way, I came to the conference hall while thinking, Liu Qi was paying his respects to Liu Bei, and I only heard him say: "Qi'er will go to Jiangxia to take up the post soon, and I hope that uncle and I can be each other's horns, and we can take care of each other both inside and outside. .”
"That's natural. When my uncle is in danger, I have to rely on my nephew and your [-] sailors." Liu Bei took Liu Qi's hand, and the two cherished each other, more like father and son than uncle and nephew.
I coughed twice softly, indicating my arrival, which broke the intimate conversation between the two.
"Oh, sir is here." Liu Bei turned to me.
"Oh, the benefactor is here." Liu Qi also turned to me.
After I bowed in turn, I wanted to ask Liu Bei how he was thinking about capturing Jingzhou, but given the conversation I heard just now, I don't think it's necessary for me to ask.
After exchanging pleasantries, I learned that Liu Qi and Liu Biao, who had finally woken up for a while last night, asked for the job of guarding Jiangxia. It was a night full of dreams, and I planned to go to Jiangxia to take up the post today. Before leaving, I came here to say goodbye to Liu Bei and thank me.
After talking about all the ins and outs, Liu Bei took the initiative to tell me about Jingzhou: "Sir, in front of Qi'er today, I solemnly promise that no matter what happens to Cao Cao or Cai, I will protect Qi'er, his father and son." Jingzhou is not lost, and I hope that the master can supervise me and help me."
What Liu Bei said was ingenious, it blocked all my subsequent words, and did not let Liu Qi hear my original intention.
"It's natural, we will do our best." I nodded understandingly.
Liu Qi thanked us again and again, and then set off early. After seeing him off, Liu Bei and I tacitly knew that what I was going to face next was really a big problem. Liu Biao was seriously ill, he must have come here with the intention of seizing Jingzhou, how many people came is really unknown.
Then count the troops in your hands, five thousand elite soldiers, five thousand newly recruited militiamen, some of them were even recruited in the past few days, and there are also a little bit of the lord's own troops, less than two thousand, plus It seems that the total number is only twelve thousand, which is really a bit stretched.It's not too late, at least I must seize the remaining time to turn the five thousand militiamen into combat power, otherwise I'm afraid I won't even have a chance to escape.
Although I am not a material for martial arts training, fortunately, I have an extraordinary interest and talent in how to run an army since I was a child. In order to improve efficiency, I first randomly divided 5000 people into groups of five, and then in the group The winner is determined by force, ranked first to fifth, and then No.1 in each group forms a team of 1000 people, and No.2 in each group forms a second team, and so on, and then targeted according to the strength of each team train.
The first team was handed over to Guan Yu and the second team to Zhang Fei. The basic qualities of these two teams are good in themselves, and I believe they will be of great use in the next battlefield soon.The problem is the three, four and five teams. The reason why I want to train in teams is not to give up these people, but on the contrary to let these people also go to battle to kill the enemy. This requires an unusual training mode. I decided to personally lead the fifth team Originally, Zilong could lead a team, but he has not recovered from his serious injury, so I really can't ask him to take it. I thought about the remaining two teams, and finally chose Yuxue and Xu Feng to lead a team each.The reason why Guan Yu or Zhang Fei was not chosen to lead them was because with their arrogance and lack of patience, it would be difficult to really spend much time on these militiamen, and it would also have various blows to the confidence of the soldiers.
Now that the decision has been made, I will go to the generals one by one. Zhang Fei and Guan Yu have gone through the battle of burning Bowang, and now they are obedient to me, so naturally they took over without saying a word.
But when he found Yuxue, he hit a snag.
"I won't do it." He gave me such a few simple words.
"Why?" I was surprised.
"Why do you still ask? Do you have time to train soldiers, but don't you have time to visit Zilong?"
"Zilong? I originally wanted him to lead a team, but considering his injury, let him recuperate well."
"Healing? How long has it been since you visited him?"
I thought about it for only two or three days. Since he said that heartless thing that day, I was afraid on the one hand, and I was not free on the other, so I never went to see Zilong again.
Seeing that I didn't answer, Yuxue only felt that I was guilty, so he said: "You should go and see, is he recuperating like that?"
"What's wrong with him?" Hearing Yuxue's bad tone, I couldn't help worrying.
"He didn't let me tell. Since you asked now, I can only advise you to go and see for yourself." Yuxue said and left without looking back, leaving me alone.
I didn't stay any longer, so I went to find Zilong.
As soon as I pushed open the door of Zilong's room, I couldn't help but frowned. I could only smell a strong smell of alcohol. At first I thought it was the alcohol smell that the military doctor applied to Zilong's wound to relieve the pain and inflammation of the wound. But when I saw a pile of wine jugs piled up under the bed, I knew the origin of the wine smell.
"Why are you drinking so much?" I yelled angrily.
Zilong seemed to realize my arrival when he heard my voice. The wine jug in his hand was half hanging, then he turned his head and looked at me stupidly, his eyes in a trance.
I went forward and snatched his wine, and smashed it to the ground. With a bang, the wine jug exploded on the ground, and jumped up so high that Zilong came to his senses and asked after a while, "Kong Ming?" ?”
"You still know me?"
"Oh, do you still remember me?"
"What are you talking about!"
"I still imagined that you would take me seriously after I said those words that day, but I didn't expect...you would never show up again. I really overestimated myself." After finishing speaking, Zilong got out of bed like a magic trick Take out a full flagon inside and open it to drink again.
I snatched it again, but I didn't expect Zilong to grab my wrist, and with a backhand turn, I was pulled in front of him, and before I realized what happened, I just felt a wave of alcohol. The air permeated the mouth and nose, and the soft and smooth tongue full of alcohol taste fed the taste to my tongue.
I broke free a few times, but finally slowed down, stopped moving, and let him caress wantonly.
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After some lingering quarrels, we can finally start a more normal conversation.
"You are recuperating now, how can you still drink so much wine?"
"I can only forget you a little bit if I get myself drunk."
Zilong answered me like this, but I didn't know how to answer him for a while.
I had no choice but to talk about it: "I'm really pressed for time now. The training time for the newly recruited militia is too short, so I have to do something strange. Originally, if you recovered from your injury, you could help me lead a training team. Now I can't count on you, you Still drinking to slow down the healing process."
After I said it, I exhausted the tone of blame.
This made Zilong wake up a bit, and then began to advise me as usual: "Let Yuxue do what you originally wanted to do for me, he still has some skills."
"I also asked him, but he refused."
"No? Why?"
I was about to say that it was not because of you, but when I thought about telling him this, I was afraid that Zilong would think too much, thinking that I came to see him because Yuxue told me about his drunkenness-although this is more or less true .
But Zilong still saw through my thoughts and said: "I just think you are busy with everything now, so how can you remember me? If there is no blood, I guess no one cares about me drinking to death. If this continues, I really will Think about whether it would be better to accept the bloodbath."
"You!" Although I could hear that Zilong was joking, I was still in a hurry.
"Forget it, forget it, I know it's not easy for you now, so I won't joke with you anymore." Zilong returned to the subject, but his expression couldn't hide his loneliness. I caught that moment, but I didn't know what to do .
Zilong collected himself and continued: "It's okay, I'll tell Yuxue to let him lead a team, how many teams do you have in total?"
"Five teams." So I told Zilong about my specific arrangements, and then talked about Xu Feng, "I plan to hand over the extra three teams to Xu Feng, and I want to test his ability."
Zilong couldn't help but frowned again: "Great enough, Xu Shu's younger brother, you can give him 1000 people to try his hand at this critical moment? And you think he is more reliable than Yun Chang and the others?"
"You know that's not what I mean, and I'm not a selfish person. It's just that Xu Feng's talk and all the things he did before made me feel that this person is not simple, and now it's time to employ people..."
My explanation was quickly interrupted by Zilong, who snapped back and said, "You don't need to explain to me as a servant, and I'm not your lord, as long as you think it's appropriate."
I can clearly feel that Zilong's tone towards me is getting colder. When I think about what he said last time we met, it seems that he still hasn't let go. I don't have the energy to think about these children's love, or to redeem something, I just feel that this kind of birth should not appear between us, but it should have already appeared.
"It's not too late. If you want to train soldiers, you can go. If you encounter Yuxue, give him my talisman. He will naturally listen to you." Zilong said as he took out a tiger talisman from his pocket and handed it to me. One can tell at a glance that it is not an ordinary thing, the whole body is black and shiny, as warm and transparent as black jade.
I took it carefully, and after thinking for a long time, I finally said, "Thank you."
"You're welcome." He answered me.
I held back all kinds of emotions towards Zilong, then went out without saying a word, and hurried to find Yuxue and Xu Feng.
Sure enough, when Yuxue saw the Black Jade Tiger Talisman, he became obedient immediately. I gave him the fourth team without worry, and then went to find Xu Feng.
After hearing my request, Xu Feng was quite surprised: "Are you just handing over 1000 people to me? Liu Bei agrees?"
"I don't need his consent, he gave me full authority to deal with it."
"He trusts you enough because you burned Bowang for him once, but why do you trust me so much? Because I'm Xu Yuanzhi's younger brother?"
I couldn't help laughing, this is the second person to ask such a question today.
"Do you think I believed it wrong?" I didn't answer, but asked instead.
"No."
"That's enough, I didn't treat you as Yuan Zhi
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