After He Yi heard Xu Chu's words, he was overjoyed, and immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Xu Chu: "He Yi, grass people, kneel and listen to the holy decree!" ”

Xu Chu read out loudly: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict ......"

He Yi knelt on the ground, his ears were erected high, and the joy in his heart was self-evident when he heard the holy decree say that he would be named General Jianyi.

In fact, Xu Chu didn't know much about the words written on the holy decree, he was a rough person and rarely read, and he completely memorized these words. In order to distinguish the three holy decrees of He Yi, Liu Pi, and He Man, Xu Chu deliberately marked the baggage, for fear of taking the wrong one.

After the holy decree was read, He Yi immediately said: "Minister He Yi, thank you Bixia Longen!" ”

Xu Chu handed the holy decree to He Yi's hand, and took out the seal of General Jianyi, and said to He Yi: "Brother, this is the official position that the general has sought for you, you must remember the general's kindness to you!" ”

"Brother, don't worry, I will definitely keep in mind this kindness of the general."

Xu Chu said: "By the way, there are two holy decrees here, which are to canonize Liu Pi and He Man as General Jianzhong and General Jianxin respectively, I know that my brother has a good relationship with them, can I call them here and accept the holy decree together, and I ran back and forth with my brother in the province, didn't I?" ”

He Yi hugged his fists and said: "Brother, don't worry, I will send someone to invite Liu Bi and He Man to come over, and then meet with my brother to discuss the plan." ”

"Good!"

He Yi has great respect for Xu Chu, and a banquet is naturally not a problem.

The next day, Liu Pi and He Man came to Ruyin County successively, and He Yi introduced Xu Chu to them.

Xu Chu is famous. It is quite chivalrous in Huai and Ru. Liu Pi and He Man both respect him very much. Afterward. Xu Chu took out the holy decree again and read them out in public to confer the post of general, which made Liu Pi and He Man very happy.

"The reason why we can become generals is because of the general's kind words in front of Bixia, you must remember the kindness of the general." He Yi said to Liu Bi and He Man.

Liu Pi and He Man said: "This is nature. Anyway, we are fed up with Yuan Shu's wretchedness, everyone is here today, so it is better to order the soldiers and horses of the headquarters and go to Xuzhou. ”

He Yi said: "From now on." We are no longer thieves, but upright Han generals, officials of the imperial court, to see who dares to scold us in the future. This time, the two brothers were summoned to discuss this matter, and we had never met the general, and the general canonized us as generals, and this kind of kindness should always be remembered in our hearts. In addition, I also intend to go to Xuzhou with my brothers to join the general. Stay away from the villain Yuan Shu from now on! ”

Xu Chu said: "The three brothers are calm and don't be impatient, and listen to me first." Recently. The general has received a secret report that Yuan Shu secretly ordered dragon robes and crowns in Shouchun, preparing to rebel and become emperor. The general sent me here to let you draw a clear line with Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu is the emperor, that is, the traitor of the Han Dynasty, and the general is also ready, as long as Yuan Shu dares to be the emperor, the army will drive straight into Huainan directly. You are all stationed in Runan for the time being, and when Yuan Shu becomes emperor, you can fight back, so as to defeat Yuan Shu and make meritorious contributions, and when the time comes, the court will naturally reward you. ”

Liu Bi's head turned relatively quickly, and he asked, "What does General Xu mean, let me stay in Runan for the time being, and do internal response?" ”

"Yes, that's what I meant. Your army is not far from Shouchun, once Yuan Shu is proclaimed emperor, the general will inevitably lead the army to fight in person, and Yuan Shu will also send the main force to meet the battle, at this time, you can lead the army to attack Shouchun and attack Yuan Shu's lair. At that time, a lot of credit will inevitably be given. Xu Chu said.

He Yi nodded and said, "What General Xu said is very reasonable, I don't know what the two brothers think?" ”

Liu Pi and He Man glanced at each other, and said in unison: "We don't have any opinions, everything is subject to the general's dispatch." ”

"Okay, in that case, then we can discuss it, and when the time comes, I will personally lead the army to meet you. Once you break through Yuan Shu's lair, the gold, silver and jewels in Shouchun City, you can grab as much as you want, and all of them will belong to you. ”

After He Yi, Liu Bi, and He Man heard this, greedy eyes appeared in their eyes. After all, they have been thieves for a long time, and their thief nature has not changed, and they are naturally happy to suddenly get such a good thing.

Subsequently, Xu Chu was going to leave Ruyin and go back to resume his life, He Yi, Liu Pi, He Man and others repeatedly retained, but Xu Chu refused, before leaving, Xu Chu and told He Yi and others that these days must not behave too out-of-line, let them still be like before, what should be, what should be.

After Xu Chu left, He Yi, Liu Pi, and He Man began to obey Yuan Shu's orders on the surface, but in fact they secretly trained their soldiers and horses, quietly waiting for the time to come.

In the following months, the entire land of China entered a relatively calm state, and the situation in Jiangdong was as predicted by Jia Xu, after Sun Ce captured Yuzhang County, because of the lack of troops, he stopped moving forward, recruited troops in Yuzhang County, on the one hand, continued to submit to Yuan Shu, on the other hand, he continued to collude with Yan Baihu, Zu Lang, Jiao Ji and others.

Yan Baihu, Zu Lang, and Jiao Ji each occupy a county, are not subordinate to each other, and are very jealous of Chen Deng in Jinling County. Liang Mao and Liang Xi were also transferred to Moling, and Zhang Yan asked them to temporarily return to Chen Deng's dispatch and stay in Jiangdong to do things.

In the past few months, Zhang Yan actively trained the army, and transferred Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to Long Kang and Xu Huang in Peiguo, where they were stationed, and added 10,000 troops to Long Kang and Xiangxian.

In addition, Chen Guo, Liang Guo, and Pei Guo also responded to Zhang Yan's call to actively train the army and make adequate preparations for war.

In order to be able to fight Yuan Shu more and strive to defeat Yuan Shu in one battle, Zhang Yan sent an envoy to Jingzhou again and crowned him as the Marquis of Xiangyang.

This time, in addition to the normal canonization, Zhang Yan also had to find out whether Liu Biao was making pre-war preparations, and how many troops he was going to send, and formulate a detailed battle with him, dividing the area to be attacked.

For this reason, Zhang Yan had no choice but to send Kan Ze as an envoy to Jingzhou again.

Zhang Yan called Kan Ze and told Kan Ze what he meant, Kan Ze received the order and happily went on the road.

A few days later, Kan Ze came to Jingzhou, revealed his identity, and was taken to Xiangyang by Liu Biao's subordinates.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the world was turbulent, and since Liu Biao took charge, Jingzhou appointed Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue as strategists, and actively wooed the Cai family of Xiangyang Wang, married Cai as his wife, and appointed Cai Mao as a general, which gradually stabilized the situation in Jingzhou. Therefore, there are many people who migrate from the north to the area of Xiangyang, Jingzhou.

Kan Ze entered Xiangyang City, and saw that it was very prosperous, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, so he had to admire Liu Biao's good governance.

Kan Ze was taken to the state governor's mansion in Xiangyang, and Liu Biao learned of Kan Ze's arrival, and hurriedly went to greet him in person, showing great respect.

"The angels came from afar, and the house was disappointed, and I hope that the angels will forgive their sins!" As the overlord of one party, Liu Biao can still be so respectful to angels, which is really rare.

Kan Ze hurriedly said: "General Liu is going to torture the lower officials, General Liu is a relative of the Han family, a general of Zhennan, and the lord of Jingzhou, I am just a little messenger, and I can afford such a big gift from General Liu." ”

"The identity of the angel is special, representing the Son of Heaven today, I am a minister of the Han Dynasty, how can I see the angel and not worship? Angel hurry inside, please, I have ordered someone to prepare food and wine for the angel to catch the wind and wash the dust. ”

Liu Biao welcomed Kan Ze into the hall very enthusiastically, and the next person quickly served the wine and food, Liu Biao first warmly entertained Kan Ze, and Kan Ze also read out the holy decree of canonizing Liu Biao as the Marquis of Xiangyang at the luncheon.

The holy decree had just been read out here, and Liu Biao didn't have time to thank him, when he heard the scout shouting loudly: "Report-"

The scout broke into the hall, immediately knelt on the ground, and shouted: "Lord Qiyu, Zhang Xian, the Taishou of Changsha, killed the Taishou of Lingling and the Taishou of Guiyang, and annexed their subordinates, proclaimed himself the Mu of Jingzhou, rebelled, and committed Wuling. Wuling guarded Liu Bei to resist to the death, and sent someone to ask the lord for help! ”

Liu Biao suddenly frowned, and said angrily: "Zhang Xian'er, dare to oppose me? Hurry up and invite Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, Cai Mao, and Zhang Yun to the hall to discuss matters! ”

"Whoa!"

Liu Biao hurriedly walked to Kan Ze's side, took the holy decree, and hurriedly said to Kan Ze: "I'm really sorry for the angel, this mansion didn't expect this kind of thing to happen suddenly, please ask the angel to rest in the courtyard for the time being, and then send someone to send the angel back after I have discussed the countermeasures with the generals." ”

"There's General Lao Liu." Kan Ze hugged Liu Biao with a fist.

Liu Biao asked Kan Ze to be sent to another courtyard, Kan Ze walked out of the hall, and met Cai Mao and Zhang Yun who were hurrying to the hall on the way, and said in his heart: "It seems that Jingzhou is not a peaceful place. ”

A moment later, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Kuai Liang, and Kuai Yue arrived in the hall one after another, and Liu Biao told them about Zhang Xian's rebellion, and said that Wu Ling Tai said that Liu Bei was resisting Zhang Xian and asked for countermeasures.

Cai Mao said: "Zhang Xian'er, it's just a rabble, I am willing to lead an army to Changsha to defeat Zhang Xian!" ”

Kuai Liang said: "The general commands the troops of Jingzhou, and his position is very important, how can he easily leave Xiangyang?" Liu Pan, the nephew of the lord, is quite courageous, and is now stationed in Jiangling, which is closer to Changsha, and there is also a fierce general under Liu Pan's account, called Huang Zhong, this person has the courage of ten thousand people, if they are sent to quell the rebellion, they will definitely be able to succeed. ”

Kuai Yue added: "Wuling guards Liu Bei's account, and there are also two fierce generals Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, so Liu Bei and Liu Pan can jointly crusade against Zhang Xian, and the two armies can fight back and forth, maybe they can put down the rebellion as soon as possible." ”

After Liu Biao heard this, he immediately said: "Okay, let Liu Pan be the general, lead the army of 20,000, go to quell the rebellion, and then make Wuling Taishou Liu Bei the deputy general to assist Liu Pan in quelling the rebellion." (To be continued......)