Chapter 186 Zhuge Liang

"I'm relieved to have a letter and a horse." Zhang Xiu laughed. He has an inexplicable trust in Jia Xu. If it hadn't been Jia Xu's help for a long time, he would have been kicked out of Wancheng. All the military affairs in Wancheng were basically handled by Jia Xu. It can be said that without Jia Xu, there would be no him today.

"Lord, the last general is willing to follow the military division to Xiangyang to protect the safety of the military division." Hearing that Zhang Xiu agreed to Jia Xu go to Xiangyang, Hu Cheer hurried forward. He still has some thoughts about the armor, or a fluke.

"Oh, in this case, Hu Che'er will go to Xiangyang with the military division. Although no one in this area dares to take the military division, we should also take precautions." Zhang Xiu nodded after thinking for a while. Jia Xu was the key to protecting Wancheng. There could be no mistake.

"Lord, don't worry, no one can hurt the military division." Hu Cheer patted his chest and looked excited.

"In that case, I won't go to see the messenger. You can talk to him directly. The military division decides when to leave." Zhang Xiu waved his hand to signal Jia Xu to retreat and get up and leave the hall. Although Ma Liang was Liu Biao's messenger, he was the one Liu Qi'an inserted in, and Zhang Xiu didn't care about him.

Seeing Zhang Xiu leave, Jia Xu looked at Hu Cheer and said, "Why did the general go to Xiangyang?"

Although Hu Cheer is respectful to him, he will not be respectful enough to think about his safety, let alone protect his safety in person. Jia Xu can easily see Hu Cheer's thoughts.

"Ha ha, the military division knows." Hu Cheer scratched his head and said with embarrasment, "I want to think of Xiangyang to see if I can get a few pieces of armor. I heard that the people in Jingzhou are extremely rich, so the armor should be cheaper than other places. I'll go to protect the military division this time and see if there is any suitable armor to buy it back."

"Oh, armor? A good armor is worth hundreds of gold, even if it is slightly worse, it will not be less than a hundred gold. The general has so much money to buy armor. Jia Xu said doubtfully. Armor is not cheap, but ordinary people can't afford it.

"Don't worry about this military division. I have some savings over the years, and there are hundreds of gold enough to buy armor. If it hadn't been for the good armor in Wancheng, I wouldn't have gone to Xiangyang to buy it." Hu Cheer waved his hand and complained.

Jia Xu and Hu Cheer came outside the side hall as they spoke. Ma Liang in the hall saw Jia Xu and came to welcome them.

"Mr. Jia, General Hu Cheer, I don't know when Xuanweihou will go to Xiangyang with me?" Ma Liang saluted.

"This... My lord still needs to guard Wancheng and can't get away, so let me go to Xiangyang and Liu Jingzhou on his behalf to discuss important matters." Jia Xu said unsponsarily.

"What... Xuanwei Hou won't go." Ma Liang looked at Jia Xu with a surprised face, as if he expected that Zhang Xiu would go to Xiangyang.

"Yes, my master can't leave Wancheng, but he has entrusted all the power of this matter to the military division. There is nothing wrong with the military division to discuss important matters with Liu Jingzhou on behalf of my master." Hu Cheer laughed when he saw Ma Liang make such a fuss.

"Well, when I came down, I set up a military order in front of the eldest son. I must invite the Marquis Xuanwei. If the Marquis Xuanwei doesn't go, I will suffer, and this new job will be gone." Ma Liang shook his head and sighed bitterly.

"Don't worry, I will tell your son about my lord. He won't blame you." Jia Xu said with a smile on his beard. In his heart, he was a little curious about the eldest son in Ma Liang's mouth. Liu Qi wanted to invite Zhang Xiu to Xiangyang. Obviously, he wanted to put Zhang Xiu to death. How could he have so much confidence? Even Liu Biao did not dare to make it so obvious. It seems that Liu Qi is not as powerful as the rumored.

"Thank you, Mr. Jia." Ma Liang said gratefully.

"I don't know when you two will go to Xiangyang with me?" Ma Liang looked at the two and asked.

"Let's do it today." Jia Xu said without hesitation. If he arrived in Xiangyang one day earlier, he could come back one day earlier. He was sure that Cao Cao would definitely send an envoy to negotiate. He was still a little worried about Zhang Xiu. If Zhang Xiu really killed the messenger impulsively, it would be bad.

"So fast? I also want to have a look here in Wancheng. Ma Liang said with a dejected face, "Just ask Wancheng where the emperor's hometown is, and he has been looking forward. This time he finally came, but he can't stay for a long time."

"Haha, this Wancheng has been dilapidated for a long time. It's better if you don't look at it." Hu Cheer saw that Ma Liang was so interesting.

"That's right. Let's start early." Jia Xu also advised.

"In that case, I won't say more. Mr. Jia and General Hu Cheer are going to prepare now. I'll wait for you at the gate." Ma Liang sighed. He was really afraid that Jia Xu would take this opportunity to stay, and there would be any trouble in the middle.

"Okay, let's get ready." Hu Che'er said.

After Ma Liang left, Hu Cheer looked at Jia Xu and asked, "What do you think of Ma Liang?"

"Yes, it's a talent to be able to distinguish priorities. I heard that Ma Liang is also a little famous in Xiangyang. He shouldn't go there. Jia Xu took a deep look at Hu Cheer. He had already seen that Hu Cheer's trip to Xiangyang this time was probably related to Ma Liang.

"Then let's get ready." Hu Cheer breathed a sigh of relief. Since Jia Xu said so, he thought that Ma Liang was a trustworthy person and at least he could do business with him. He has been coveted the armor of Feihuwei for a long time, and naturally he is in a hurry to go to Xiangyang.

"Good." Jia Xu nodded and ordered people to inform Zhang Xiu, and then went home to prepare.

Along the way, Jia Xu thought about what happened today and felt a little inappropriate. As for what was wrong, he couldn't remember for a moment, but he was not worried that Liu Biao would attack Wancheng at this time. This time when he went to Xiangyang, he was confident that he asked for food and grass for Zhang Xiu, and talked about Liu Biao's attitude clearly. He was confident that he could escape from Xiangyang even when Liu Biao had evil intentions with Zhang Xiu.

An hour later, Hu Cheer, Jia Xu and Ma Liang meet at the gate of the city and rush to Xiangyang together. At the same time, Pang Tong, outside Xiangyang City, also left Xiangyang and came to meet Jia Xu and his party. Liu Qi sent a team of people, even if Jia Xu repented halfway. In order to catch Jia Xu this time, Liu Qi took a lot of effort.

Just as Pang Tong left Xiangyang, the messenger sent by Liu Qi had arrived in Wollonggang. As soon as he inquired about more than a dozen brocade guards, he knew Zhuge Liang's residence. After half an hour of searching for more than ten people, he finally came outside a bamboo house.

The courtyard of this bamboo house is very large, and even if dozens of people live there, it will not be crowded. The bamboo house is surrounded by flowing water in a hurry, which is really a good place to live in seclusion.

The brocade guard came to the gate with Liu Qi's letter. More than a dozen brocade guards immediately became silent. A brocade guard knocked on the door at the sign of the team leader, and then returned to the team and waited quietly.

"Squeak!" A child came out when the door of the courtyard opened.

Seeing that more than ten people in Jinyiwei were fully armed, they immediately looked at Jinyiwei with a guarded face and said, "Who are you? What's the matter with coming here?"

"The lower class came from Jingzhou and came to visit Mr. Zhuge by the order of my lord." The first person was Zhao Xi, the Jinfan thief who went to Jiangdong to welcome Qiao Gong to Xiangyang.

When he saw Pang Tong at Qiao Gong's home, Zhao Xi was able to take the initiative to recruit for Liu Qi. Speaking of which, Pang Tong's service for Liu Qi also had Zhao Xi's credit. Therefore, Liu Qi asked Zhao Xi to join the Jinyiwei to be responsible for recruiting talents for Liu Qi.

Last time, he had a deep understanding of Pang Tong, and he also admired Pang Tong's talent. Before this trip, Liu Qi especially explained that this person and Pang Tong attached great importance to etiquette, so Zhao Xi was even more careful.

"Who is your master?" The child asked.

"My lord is Liu Qi, the son of Liu Biao, the pastor of Jingzhou. I hope Mr. Xiao can go and pass it on." Zhao Xi said respectfully.

"You wait." When the child heard that Zhao Xi called him Mr. Xiao, he couldn't help but look up and down at Zhao Xi, and then said.

The child closed the courtyard door and trotted all the way outside a bamboo house. In the bamboo house, a 23- or 24-year-old young man was sitting in front of the window reading. It was not until the child ran out of the window sill that the young man raised his head and looked at the child helplessly, but there was a smile in his eyes.

"Sir, there are people asking for a meeting outside the door." The child saluted the young man breathlessly.

"Oh, I haven't been here for a long time. Who is outside the door? Is it Pang Shiyuan? He won't be so polite to me." The young man looked at the child with a smile.

"No, they said it was sent by Liu Qi, the son of Liu Biao, the pastor of Jingzhou." Although the child is small, his memory is not bad. Zhao Xi only said one side, and he can write it down.

"The eldest son of Liu Jingzhou." The young man meditated and said no words. As for Liu Biao, his father was originally a good friend of Liu Biao, and he was also half a relative of Liu Biao. In the early years, his brothers were also taken care of by Liu Biao. Otherwise, there would be no father, no mother, no savings, how could he read and study.

The situation in Jingzhou has suddenly changed these days, and the form is getting more and more strange. Liu Qi doesn't know what means to do. In a short time, he has accumulated such a huge force, and even Xu Yuanzhi has worked for it, which really puzzled him.

"How many people did they come?" The young man looked at the child and asked.

"There are more than a dozen people wearing waist knives, even wearing the same." Xiao Tong was stunned for a moment. He didn't know that it was because Zhao Xi called his little gentleman to make him happy. Then he added, "They all look respectful outside the door, and they don't dare to come out."

"Ha ha, then let them in, but only three people can come in." The young man smiled and put down the bamboo slips.

"Sir, wait a minute." The child saluted and turned around and ran out of the door. The young man smiled and said nothing.