Chapter 225 The Old and Young Association of the Sword Hidden in the Smile
Next time, Xu said that he would not rise.
When the sky was still gray, the east gate of Jiangzhou City had been opened, and more than 3,000 Jiangzhou troops escorted hundreds of carriages out of the city and slowly headed for the Jingzhou army camp more than ten miles away.
The carriage is full of bags of grain, as well as boxes of copper coins or Shu brocade, which are all given to Liu Feng by Liu Zhang as a gift to replace Ba County.
The motorcade walked slowly along the flat official road to the east, stretching for several miles, like a winding snake.
Until dawn, the tail of the team still did not leave the city.
At the same time, Yan Yan, who was wearing regular clothes and wearing soft armor, also went out of the city, with only seven or eight strong soldiers.
These people have burning eyes, muscles, and a ring of knives around their waist. At first glance, they are athletes with extraordinary martial arts skills.
The previous appointment place is located in a stone pavilion next to the official road, one mile southeast of the city.
Before Yan Yan arrived, the scouts sent earlier scouted near the stone pavilion. After confirming that there were no ambush, Yan Yan continued to meet.
When there were still dozens of steps away, Yan Yan saw that there were already seven or eight figures in the stone pavilion. It was Liu Feng who arrived earlier.
He took a few steps quickly. In a blink of an eye, Yan Yan saw the legendary Liu Zhennan Zhenrong.
It is a young man with a frank and kind smile, heroic and extraordinary, with a strong youthful vitality all over his body.
That is the lord of Jingzhou who only glances but makes people feel a strong affinity.
Yan Yan had also heard that there was such a young figure named Liu Feng in Jingzhou. As Liu Bei's righteous son, he openly broke with Liu Bei. Instead of defecting his relatives, he entangled with a group of heroes and repeatedly killed Liu Bei.
Now, this person still took advantage of Liu Bei's time to take Shu, took Liu Bei's old nest like lightning, retreated from Cao in the north, rejected Sun Quan in the east, and stood in the land of Jingchu with miraculous pride.
Such a legendary figure is actually only a young boy in his early twenties, and there is still a little childish between his eyebrows.
Yan Yan was really surprised.
"General Yan, I've been looking forward to your name for a long time. I'm glad to see you today."
Liu Feng stepped out of the pavilion first and greeted him with a smile.
Yan Yan hurriedly bowed back: "Liu Zhennan's words are heavy. It's an honor to be lucky to see Liu Zhennan's heroic demeanor."
"Hehe, the old general, please."
Liu Feng waved his hand and invited Yan Yan into the pavilion. The guards of the two of them stood outside the pavilion.
The meeting between the old and the young was very harmonious. Liu Feng did not mention the important matters of the military and the country, but as a junior and a foreigner, he asked Yan Yan for a lot of advice about the local customs in Shu.
Yan Yan also felt that Liu Zhennan was unpretating and kind. His previous guard was much more relaxed. With interest, he talked about the customs of Shuzhong and talked about it.
Unconsciously, it is said that there are three poles at noon.
At this time, a horse rushed over. The soldier turned over and got off the horse. He came to the outside of the pavilion and arched his hand and said, "Thou Gong, General Ma's life is small to inform the master. The money, grain and gifts sent by Jiangzhou City have been received. The count is correct. Please make it public."
Liu Feng nodded and waved his hand and said, "I know, you go back."
Yan Yan heard the words outside the pavilion clearly.
After the soldiers left, Yan Yan said, "General Liu, now that the counties in Badong have been lost, Liu Bei must be shocked and his morale is lax. This is the perfect time for our two families to work together to destroy Liu Bei, but I don't know when General Liu plans to send troops north to Fucheng?"
Seeing that Liu Feng had received the grain money, Yan Yan took the opportunity to urge Liu Feng to send troops.
"Let's not mention the dispatch of troops for the time being. I have one thing I want to ask the old general." Liu Feng suddenly said this.
Yan Yan was stunned and said suspiciously, "I dare not ask for advice. I don't know what General Liu has to ask?"
"In the country of Tianfu, Yizhou, there are millions of household registrations, and there are countless literary and martial arts talents. Such a place of outstanding people and spirits is bullied by weak princes such as Zhang Lu and Liu Bei. What does Yan Yan think this is the cause?"
When Liu Feng spoke, his tone gradually changed.
Yan Yan didn't expect that he would suddenly ask such a question. In his words, there seemed to be a sarcasm.
Yan Yan's expression immediately turned cloudy, and she did not answer. She asked, "The old man didn't understand. Why did General Liu suddenly ask this question?"
Liu Feng smiled and said slowly, "Actually, it's nothing. I'm just thinking that now that I, the soldiers of Jingchu, are fighting in blood, can certainly help Liu Yizhou relieve the immediate trouble. However, with Liu Yizhou's talent in governing the country, sooner or later, there will be another disaster, and the people of Yizhou will also be robbed again. Doesn't General Yan feel sad about the situation of the people of Yizhou?
Liu Feng's words became more and more sharp, and the spearhead had pointed directly at Liu Zhang's incompetence.
In front of the courtiers, he openly accused the other party's master of incompetence, which was a naked slap in the face.
"My family, Liu Yizhou's surname is benevolent and righteous, benevolent and love the people. The disaster in Yizhou is caused by those annihirators. How can it be blamed on my master?"
Yan Yan defended Liu Zhang with "righteous and strict words", but that tone did not sound very confident.
Liu Feng sneered: "Be kind and love the people? Humph, he always speaks better than singing. Liu Bei is not full of benevolence, righteousness and morality. As a result, he is like a plague god. Wherever he passes, all the scholars and people suffer from disasters.
The sudden change of Liu Feng's attitude made Yan Yan have an ominous foreboding in her heart. In the face of his more and more straightforward mockery of Liu Zhang, Yan Yan couldn't sit still.
"General Liu, what do you mean by these words?"
Yan Yan shouted in a low voice. When the soldiers outside the pavilion saw Yan Yan angry, they immediately became alert, and their hands quietly pressed against the handle of the knife.
Liu Feng's expression also became solemn and sneered, "What do you mean? At the beginning, your family, Liu Yizhou, sent someone to beg for me to send troops to save him. I, Liu Feng and Jing Chu soldiers, left their hometowns and fought in the middle of Shu to save him. As a result, Liu Yizhou, who said to benevolence and righteousness, openly tore the treaty in order to beware of me, Liu Feng. I would like to ask, where is Liu Jiyu's so-called 'righteousness'?
As Yan Yan expected, Liu Feng is still worried about the matter of Ba County.
Under the condition that he had clearly agreed to change the contract, Liu Feng brought up such old things again, which obviously included tricks.
It's just this matter. After all, Liu Zhang is not trustworthy. Liu Feng occupies the commanding height of reason. He scolded so harshly. Although Yan described it as solemn, he didn't know how to refute it for a while.
After a stiff face and stalemate for a moment, Yan Yan tried his best to calm down his excitement and said silently, "This matter has nothing to do with my Lord. I strongly advice to my Lord not to cede Ba County to General Liu."
Liu Feng sneered, his sarcastic expression became more and more disdainful, and said, "It turns out that only because of the advice of the minister, the Lord can be betrayed. I would like to ask, who are the lord of Yizhou!"
At this point, the meaning of turning against each other can't be more obvious.
Yan Yan took a deep breath and said coldly, "Since General Liu has no sincerity, there is no need to continue this meeting. Yan will leave first."
Yan Yan arched his hand and immediately left first.
At this moment, another horse rushed in, and it was Jiangzhou sergeant who came back.
The soldier looked panicked, rolled his saddle and got off the horse. He fell in front of Yan Yan and exclaimed, "General, it's not a big deal. Something happened in Jiangzhou City."
Yan Yan changed his color when he heard the words, but a sneer appeared on the corners of Liu Feng's mouth.
..............................Half an hour ago, the East Gate of Jiangzhou.
On the head of the city, Huang Quan was dressed in a green shirt and looked up at the sky. The hot thorns made his skin hot.
On the avenue, the convoy was slowly coming towards Jiangzhou City. It was the 3,000 Jiangzhou soldiers who escorted the return of money and grain.
A quarter of an hour ago, Yan Yan sent someone to report his safety. He said that the meeting with Liu Feng was quite harmonious.
Now, the grain team has returned smoothly. Huang Quan's heartstrings have been tight for the past few days, and it was really relaxed at this time.
He took the money and grain and established trust with Yan Yan. Next, this Liu Zhen will have no reason to refuse to send troops.
As long as Liu Feng's army can go north along the water and directly penetrate Liu Bei's back road to Fucheng, the siege of Lucheng will be solved.
Huang Quan's mind has been flying for a long time now.
At that time, Liu Bei had been destroyed and Yizhou was returned to peace. There were too many advices to put forward to Liu Zhang. As long as Liu Zhang was willing to obey, he would definitely avoid repeating the same mistakes.
Yizhou must not become a troubled state of war and disaster like Jingzhou, another paradise.
In the mind, the grain-lifting army has arrived at the city.
The city gate opened, and empty grain trucks entered one by one.
Perhaps it was because the weather was too sultry and the soldiers were in the sun all day. The soldiers of the food team wanted to enter the city earlier to relieve their fatigue. When they entered the city, they competed with each other and soon lost order.
Hundreds of grain trucks crowded inside and outside the city gate for a long time, making a lot of noise, and some people even fought to enter the city first.
Seeing the chaotic scene under the city, Huang Quan couldn't help frowning.
It can be seen that the military discipline of the Yizhou Army can quarrel for such a small thing as entering the city as soon as possible.
Huang Quan has been thinking that their Yizhou army has many soldiers and enough food, and there are many good generals such as Zhang Ren, but they have been repeatedly defeated by Liu Bei, who has few soldiers. In the final analysis, the way to govern the army is far inferior to the enemy.
"After destroying Liu Bei, you must advise Liu Jiyu to train the army well."
When Huang Quan secretly planned, he went out of the city by himself.
He really can't stand this chaotic scene. There should be no lack of eyeliners of Jingzhou soldiers here. If he sees such an unbearable scene, it will only increase his contempt for their Yizhou.
"Don't squeeze anymore, go one by one, who dares to rob the military law to deal with it again."
Huang Quan rode a tall horse and scolded harshly.
His words drowned in the noise, and no one seemed to take him seriously. Under his eyes, a military academy was still crowded.
Huang Quan was angry, repulsed the crowd, went straight to the man, and said harshly, "What's your name? Which battalion is your name?"
The man pushed the helmet up, and his face deep inside was exposed. A sneery face stared at Huang Quan and said with a smile, "Brother Gongheng, I haven't seen you for a long time."
(to be continued)