"Click--Click--Drive!"

On the street to the county guard's house, a team of fast horses galloped by, frightening the pedestrians on the side of the road to avoid in a hurry, lest they could avoid it, and they were rammed by the cavalry and trampled by the horses' hooves, causing an unwarranted disaster.

The situation of galloping horses like this has been going on in the city for two days, and the same is true of the four gates of Wancheng.

Beginning the morning before yesterday, groups of soldiers were rampage through the city, the city gates were closed, as if they were searching for someone, and tens of thousands of soldiers were dispatched one after another to search from house to house, even the hook fences and corners of the streets and alleys, and the search was very careful. This has never happened in recent years, even when the Yellow Turban thieves are rampant, there has never been such a rigorous city-wide search.

After a day and a night, the city gates were wide open the next day, and thousands of horsemen galloped out of the city to search for them. Tossing back and forth day and night, almost turning over the hills and ravines within a radius of 20 miles outside the city, making the whole city and the surrounding people unrestful, trembling, and not daring to go out during the day. If it weren't for the fact that the family still had to eat, they would have to go to the street to buy vegetables, but I was afraid that there would be no pedestrians in the streets and alleys, and there would not even be a single figure.

In the past two days, there has been a lot of noise in the city, all industries are depressed, and many shops have closed their doors. As a result, the originally bustling and lively street became empty, and no more than ten pedestrians appeared on the street in half an hour. Moreover, even if someone had to go out into the street, he would walk cautiously against the wall, turning back three times at a time, looking around, lest he be caught by the soldiers and die innocently.

As a result, the streets and alleys of Wancheng are unprecedentedly silent. Occasionally, a few pedestrians also whispered with their throats pinched, and they were in a hurry, not daring to linger on the street. But there is a little movement. It must have been the cavalry returning to the city, or the county guard had a soldier out of the city; There is no third possibility.

In the main hall of the county guard's mansion, two scribes, one old and one young, dressed in brocade robes, hurriedly crossed the threshold, and then bowed to Liu Biao, who was sitting on the main seat of the upper steps.

With a wave of his hand, the elderly scribe said excitedly: "I implore the state priest to lift the curfew and collect the troops and return to the camp." The search can no longer be continued. In just two days, all the shops in the city were closed, and the people were closed. The whole city was terrified and troubled, as if they were facing a great enemy. Nowadays, many scholars and gentry have fled Wancheng with their families, and some people have followed suit. Help the old and the young to go away. ”

“?????? If this continues. The huge Wancheng will become an empty city, and the imperial county town that has been inherited for more than a hundred years will decline in the hands of my Zhuge Xuan. If this is the case, there will be sinners through the ages, and there will be no redemption for a hundred bodies! Before the words fell, he knelt on the ground with a "bang", bowed his head and bowed, and two lines of hot tears came out of his eyes, which was embarrassing to see. I can't bear it.

This old man of the same age as Liu Biao is Nanyang Taishou Zhuge Xuan, that is, Kong Ming's uncle. This is a very pure Han official. In his early years, he devoted himself to studying, reading ancient and modern books, preaching and teaching, rigorous in learning, quite prestigious, and was really a famous man in Langya, and was well-known in the states of the Han Dynasty.

With the death of his brother, Zhuge Liang's father, the fate of the rise and fall of the entire family fell on Zhuge Xuan, forcing him to put down his poetry and books and turn to his career in order to make a living. After a few years, the career was not smooth, resulting in the livelihood of the Zhuge family, sending people under the fence, and being bullied, which made the juniors of the Zhuge family unforgettable for a lifetime (perhaps Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang brothers did not want to be in Jingzhou, so they started).

Fortunately, there is no endless road, Zhuge Xuan, who has reached the age of the sixtieth birthday, missed the opportunity of Yuzhang Taishou and was able to serve as Nanyang Taishou. For this reason, he can be said to be full of ambition, hoping to make some achievements in his lifetime and benefit one party for the first term of office, so that it is not in vain that he endured humiliation and the bitterness of running around for many years, and finally was able to show his strengths and live up to his life.

It's a pity that the world is chaotic, and blindly persuading agriculture and mulberry and building water conservancy can't change the status quo of Wancheng and even Nanyang County. However, Zhuge Xuan is not familiar with military affairs, and the entire county garrison is in the hands of Cai Mao's brother Cai He, which makes him constrained everywhere, and he has more than enough strength but not enough strength. After working hard for more than half a year, Nanyang is still the same as Nanyang, and Wancheng is still the same as before, and there is not much change. The only thing that made him happy was that Wancheng was becoming more and more prosperous, with many shops, and the number of business trips increased by 30% compared with before, which was also a small effect, and he was able to masturbate.

However, with the arrival of the Son of Heaven, hundreds of officials and the army of princes from all walks of life, hundreds of thousands of troops entered Nanyang County and gathered inside and outside Wancheng, and the prosperous street market that Zhuge Xuan had developed with great difficulty came to naught in an instant. The originally bustling caravan no longer dared to stop in Wancheng, hundreds of shops were looted by the princes' soldiers and horses, many innocent people were affected, and their wives and daughters were forcibly taken away by the soldiers, and they were wantonly bullied and ravaged.

As far as Zhuge Xuan knew, in the more than 20 days that the princes' army was stationed around Wancheng, more than 1,000 female dependents disappeared in the city, all aged between thirteen and forty years old. This is just the tip of the iceberg, there are more than 2,000 innocent people, businessmen, and men in the city, and thousands of young people have been forcibly conscripted into the army. In addition, the villages within 50 miles around Wancheng have been looted by gangsters, wantonly looted, and did all kinds of evil, so that the villages around Wancheng have become no man's land, and tens of thousands of people have fled into Luoyang, where the Xiliang army is stationed.

This series of numbers and tragedies made Zhuge Xuan heartbroken, and he repeatedly reported to Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao, but there was no news like a mud cow entering the sea. So much so that later, as soon as Liu Biao heard Zhuge Xuan's request to see, he hid far away and shirked it. Because Liu Biao had expected this, he didn't have to think about it to know that the people of Wancheng were facing a catastrophe, and it would even spread to the entire Nanyang County. The army of more than 200,000 princes stationed in Nanyang County was far more terrible than a war, and its damage was so great and the scope of its impact was really unimaginable.

In this regard, Liu Biao is also powerless, he can only open one eye and close one eye, out of sight and out of mind, he only hopes that these plague gods will leave Jingzhou as much as possible, go as far as possible, and it is best never to step into Jingzhou for half a step. Therefore, he didn't want to see Zhuge Xuan, a pure nerd, and he knew why he had to do it today. If the army of the princes and the hundred officials of the Son of Heaven were kept out early in the morning, what would be the disaster of today?

has been hiding Zhuge Xuan for nearly a month, but today Liu Biao doesn't have to hide anymore. Because the Son of Heaven is missing. The princes of all walks of life have left Wancheng one after another in the past two days and returned to their respective territories one after another. Just now, the last two princes, Sun Ce and Yuan Shu, had also led their troops out of the city. At this point, the army of more than 200,000 princes entrenched in Wancheng has all gone, and the soldiers and horses still remaining in Wancheng at this moment are all Jingzhou troops under Liu Biao.

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In the main hall, after Liu Biao listened to Zhuge Xuan's crying, his face was ugly, gloomy as ice, and he had the heart to reprimand Zhuge Xuan, but he saw his tearful eyes. I couldn't bear it anymore, and I couldn't open my mouth.

"Brother Zhongde, why don't you understand? The army of more than 200,000 of these six princes is actually a group of bandits. Rape/adultery, robbery, murder and arson, all kinds of evil, their deeds are even worse than robbers! They have entered Nanyang County. It was stationed outside the city of Wancheng. What can I do with them? These thieves who are doing evil, even if they are caught, they have to be released in the end. Otherwise, do you want to make me an enemy of the princes of the Six Paths? ”

While speaking, the more Liu Biao spoke, the more angry he became, his face was full of anger, panting like a cow, and he said angrily: "The strength of my Jingzhou army is not weak. I am not afraid of any of the princes of the Six Roads, but when they get together, it is definitely not something that my soldiers in Jingzhou can resist. This time, Honshu led an army of 100,000 troops. But they have an army of more than 200,000 people, once Benzhou executes their soldiers without authorization, they will inevitably make enemies with the six princes, if they are in caluin, my Jingzhou is in danger! ”

At the end, Liu Biao couldn't help but sigh and said, "I have to admit that Xiliang Li Li's strength is far above ours. If the princes from all walks of life are on Li Wenchang's territory this time, don't look at their more than 200,000 troops, even if they are doubled, they will not dare to do anything wrong, otherwise they will definitely become ghosts under the sword! Even so, the princes from all walks of life did not dare to find Li Wenchang to reason in person, it was purely self-inflicted. In the final analysis, it is still our lack of strength to have today's disaster! ”

At this point, Liu Biao waved his hand very impatiently and said: "That's it, let's not talk about this matter for the time being, just these plague gods are gone now, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief!" ”

As Liu Biao spoke, the young scribe standing behind Zhuge Xuan stepped forward to help him up. After hearing Liu Biaoru's relieved words at this moment, the young scribe said respectfully: "I take the liberty to ask the state pastor, I am very curious, I don't know which way the prince of heaven was taken away?" ”

Liu Biao looked up at the young scribe when he heard the sound, a faint smile appeared on his face, a little appreciation flashed in his eyes, and he smiled: "The virtuous nephew is Zhuge Jin, the son of Brother Zhongde, right?" (Slave is nephew)

"Don't ask under the herd of Lao Zhou, in Xia Zhuge Jin, the word Ziyu, I have seen Liu Jingzhou."

Liu Biao smiled and said: "I heard that Zhuge Ziyu has an extraordinary appearance, and his aura is lofty, the old man has already heard of it, and when I see it today, it is really a talent, and the rumors are true." Brother Zhongde has such a son, which is really the envy of Benzhou. Hehehe??????"

"Brother Jingsheng has a good reputation." Zhuge Xuan heard that Liu Biao treated himself and his nephew like two tones, which was to bully the old and not the young, and there was no solicitation in his words. Immediately, he cheered up, squeezed out a smile, and said humbly: "The younger generation of the younger generation, I can't afford to be praised by Brother Jingsheng like this." ”

Liu Biao smiled indifferently when he heard this, then gestured to Zhuge Xuan, and then said to Zhuge Jin: "The virtuous nephew just asked, the old man couldn't answer you before yesterday evening, but now the old man already knows who took the Son of Heaven. In fact, this result has long been doomed, Jizhou Yuan Shao will not come to greet the Son of Heaven, as long as he comes, the other princes will have no chance! ”

"It turned out to be Jizhou Yuan Shao." Zhuge Jin's expression changed slightly, and he muttered thoughtfully.

Liu Biao nodded lightly, and said in an unhappy tone: "On the night three days ago, Yuan Shao suddenly visited, was respectful to the old man, and claimed that there was something to ask for, and the old man didn't know what it was at that time. Unexpectedly, the Son of Heaven disappeared inexplicably that night, and the next day, the princes of all walks of life were suspicious of each other, and they didn't know who did it. The old man immediately sent someone to investigate, but no clues were found, and then the princes from all walks of life led their troops to leave Wancheng one after another.

It wasn't until yesterday evening that the old man found out that when the Son of Heaven disappeared, only Guo Tu, a strategist under Yuan Shao of Jizhou, led 3,000 soldiers and horses out of the city, and did not return the next day, apparently going north directly. In addition, none of the other princes' tents left the city when the Son of Heaven disappeared. It can be seen that the Son of Heaven was picked up by Yuan Shao of Jizhou, and what he asked the old man to do was to send the hundred officials to Jizhou. Stealing beams and changing pillars, thieves shouting to catch thieves, I can't imagine that Yuan Benchu, who is famous all over the world, would also use such a small trick, which is really beyond the old man's expectations! ”

After Zhuge Jin heard this, he didn't have the slightest look of surprise, and said calmly: "In the troubled times, people's hearts are unpredictable, and the third prince of Yuan Benchu is already a thing of the past. Now that the princes are vying for hegemony, they will do everything they can, and it is reasonable for him to use such means of stealing. After all, many of the princes from all walks of life who gathered in Wancheng this time tried to blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and there were not a few.

In this way, if Yuan Benchu wanted to take the Son of Heaven openly, it would not be easy for other princes to sit idly by and watch him take the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials, and they would inevitably compete with him, and it would be difficult to give up. So the Son of Heaven disappeared, and even though the princes were suspicious, they were suffering from the lack of real evidence, so they naturally had no choice but to Yuan Benchu. Now that the big thing has come to pass, Yuan Benchu is naturally anxious to return to Jizhou, and once he leaves, it is meaningless for the other princes to stay in Wancheng. What's more, there are more than 100,000 troops under the command of Li Li of Xiliang on the border of Nanyang County, which forces the princes from all walks of life to leave Nanyang County as soon as possible, otherwise once they are entangled by the Xiliang army, it will not be so easy to retreat. ”

Liu Biao nodded with admiration on his face, and said with a smile: "The virtuous nephew is high-minded, and it coincides with what the old man thinks. In the opinion of the virtuous nephew, will the Xiliang army continue to attack my Nanyang County? ”

"This 、、、" Zhuge Jin was stunned when he heard this, and out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of his uncle Zhuge Xuan blinking, he immediately understood, and said with a smile: "In my humble opinion, the Xiliang army will not attack Nanyang." If Li Li wanted to take the opportunity to annihilate all the princes in one fell swoop, then he would have sent troops to fight him a long time ago. Now that the princes are gone, he will be the enemy of Liu Jingzhou if he attacks Nanyang County again, and the gains outweigh the losses. Therefore, the smoke clouds of war over Nanyang County have dissipated, and Liu Jingzhou can sit back and relax! ”

"Hahaha!" Liu Biao was overjoyed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "What the virtuous nephew said is exactly what I want. Now that Jingzhou is employing people, the old man is also eager to seek talents, and he needs young talents like virtuous nephews. I don't know if the virtuous nephew is willing to be a good man? ”

"Liu Jingzhou is too elevated in the lower ??????" Zhuge Jin's face was overjoyed, and when he was about to open his mouth to agree, he caught a glimpse of his uncle Zhuge Xuan's gloomy eyes, as if he was displeased. This made him very surprised, and immediately shut down, and after thinking about it for a while, he bowed down to Liu Biao and said: "Uncle has been in poor health recently, and the little nephew should serve his uncle, assist his uncle in governing Nanyang, and ask Liu Jingzhou to complete it." ”

"Oh?" Liu Biao groaned, seemed to be lacking in interest, got up and waved his hand: "That's fine, it's also very necessary for young people to have some experience." The old man was a little tired, and Brother Zhongde and Ziyu Xian's nephew asked for help. After speaking, Liu Biao brushed his sleeves away.

"Uncle, this ??? Why is that? Seeing Liu Biao turn around and leave in great displeasure, Zhuge Jin was very frightened, and asked in a low voice hesitantly while following Zhuge Xuan out of the main hall.

Zhuge Xuantou didn't reply, and said in a deep voice: "Don't say more, wait for Ling'er and Liang'er to come back, and then make a ??????."

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