Chapter 172

Pang Degong, Huang Chengyan and Huang Yueying stayed in Ancheng County for three days and then left for Xiangyang.

With taishici's retreat, Liu Xiu led his army back to you county. Everything seems calm again. However, Liu Xiu knew that this was the calm before the storm. As soon as he stepped into the boundary of Jiangdong, he would set off waves again.

On October 12, wenpin came to you county with his troops.

Before that, Liu Biao sent people to Wu county to exchange betrothal gifts with Sun Quan, and agreed on the time to greet them.

On October 28, Liu Xiu met sun Shangxiang from Jiangdong. There are still 16 days to go before the wedding. It will take some time to go to Jiangdong, so we must start ahead of time.

Fortunately, Liu Xiu had arranged everything before he left.

After a short rest in you County, wenpin went to Yuzhang county with Liu Xiu. Enter Yuzhang County, all the way to the northeast, and soon enter Danyang county. Danyang county is adjacent to Wu County. After entering the territory of Danyang County, Liu Xiu met with Sun Yu, the governor of Danyang county. After a night's rest in Danyang County, Liu Xiu and his party set out on their way the next day.

On October 20, Liu Xiu and wenpin entered Wu County, the seat of Wu County.

Wu county is not only the seat of Wu County, but also the political center of Jiangdong.

The news of Liu Xiu's delegation's arrival spread in Wu County as early as possible. When Liu Xiu arrived at the county gate, Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu met him personally with Jiangdong officials.

When Zhou Yu looked at Liu Xiu, he saw that Liu Xiu's sword eyebrows were bright and his white shirt was like a graceful young man. He was not only outstanding in his eyebrows, but also capable and decisive. He was also quite appreciated in his heart.

As the saying goes, "Heroes cherish heroes", Zhou Yu is very handsome and resourceful. He has a very high vision. Before that, he heard all kinds of things about Liu Xiu. When he saw a real person, he also felt that his trip was worthwhile.

Zhang Zhao, as the person in charge of the reception, said: "old Zhang Zhao, I've met Mr. Liu." Cao Cao called Liu Xiu and Xiao Liu, and Zhang Zhao followed him.

Liu Xiumian with a smile, arched his hands and said: "Mr. Zibu, you are very polite."

After the greetings, they went to the city.

The hall of the prefect's mansion is empty. Sun Quan has not come yet. On the left and right sides, there are already full of civil servants and military generals under Sun Quan's command, with serious faces.

Zhang Zhao and Liu Xiu walked ahead. Zhang Zhao turned to face everyone and said, "gentlemen, this is Mr. Liu of Jingzhou."

After hearing the speech, they immediately got up to attend the ceremony.

After Liu Xiu's reply, the guests and the host took their seats.

Suddenly, a scholar stood up in the hall. The man was dignified and elegant in appearance, and seemed upright. He bowed his hand to Liu Xiuxing and said, "Mr. Liu, you are very polite. I have a question. I want to ask Mr. Liu."

This words a, public's vision, all fell on Liu Xiu body.

Obviously, it was designed in advance.

The reason why Sun Quan doesn't appear now is to embarrass Liu Xiu and suppress his arrogance.

Liu Xiu bowed back and said, "what advice does Mr. Yu have?"

In the face of Yu fan, Liu Xiu made up his mind to deal with it. What he represents now is Jingzhou. Every word and deed is the face of Jingzhou. If you lose face in Jiangdong and return to Jingzhou, you will be accused by Liu Biao.

Yu Fanshen said in a deep voice: "sun Shangxiang is the younger sister of the Lord. She has been intelligent since she was a child, and she is matchless in beauty. The man she married must be a hero of both literature and martial arts. Mr. Liu, do you think you are a hero

When questions are raised, the hall is quiet.

Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others all looked at Liu Xiu.

Wen pin sat under Liu Xiu and felt that Yu Fan's problem was very tricky. If Liu Xiu says that he is a great hero, he is suspected of boasting, and the hero is not self styled. If Liu Xiu said he was not a hero, he would be disgraced and despised by Jiangdong civil and military officials. If you are not a hero, you are not worthy of sun Shangxiang.

In a word, this is a very tricky and difficult question to answer.

Liu Xiu turned his mind and looked at Yu fan. After a moment's silence, he said with a smile, "Mr. Yu's question, I have nothing to say. I don't know how to say it."

"Oh, so Mr. Liu can't answer?"

Yu Fanlian had a smile on his face, and he was even more proud. Cao Cao also praised his ability to deal with emergencies, saying that he should have children like Liu Xiu. It seems that Cao Cao's vision is not good either. The rest of the people looked at Liu Xiu with a little more contempt.

Liu Xiu said slowly: "Mr. Yu misunderstood. I mean I don't know how to say it, not that I can't answer it. After all, it's not up to me to judge whether I'm a hero or not. But if Mr. Yu asks, I can only be arrogant once. "

Yu Fan sneered: "so Mr. Liu thinks he is a hero?"

Instead of answering, Liu asked, "does Mr. Yu know Tai Shici?"

"Yes

Yu Fan didn't even think about it and answered directly.

Liu Xiu asked, "does Mr. Yu think Tai Shici is a hero?"

Yu Fan was silent for a moment, and said truthfully: "taishici presided over the war in Yuzhang County in the south. He made great contributions and did his duty. During his stay in Yuzhang County, he made a lot of achievements and was regarded as a hero. "Zhang Zhaoyi stroked his beard under his jaw, and his eyes flashed with a touch of fine light. When Zhou Yu and Lu Su looked at each other, their faces were already understanding, their eyes showed approval, and they understood Liu Xiu's intention.

Liu Xiu was not in a hurry, but continued to ask: "regardless of his position, regardless of Cao Cao's threat to the emperor, is it a hero for Cao Cao to unify the north, quell the war in the north, and let the people in the North settle down?"

Yu Fan nodded and said: "without a position, Cao Cao is a hero!"

Liu Xiu said: "taishici is a hero. When I was in Yuzhang County, I defeated Liu Pan, but when I met him, I lost my troops, which led to the capture of Shangxiang girl. Cao Cao is a hero, but when I was in Xu county, I earned Qingchen sword and presented TAIA sword, which made Cao Cao lose face."

"So, are you a hero?"

Liu Xiu didn't say whether he was a hero or not with complacency. He just cited two examples.

After listening, Yu Fan was speechless.

People in the hall looked at Liu Xiu with different eyes. Liu Xiu's answer skill is very ingenious. Instead of answering whether he is a hero or not, he uses the way of contrast to achieve the effect of answering.

"Pa! Bang

There was applause and another man stood up.

"Mr. Liu, in the next step, I have a request."

Bu was nearly thirty years old, his face was calm, and his eyes were shining with wisdom. He is not only Sun Quan's subordinate, but also Sun Quan's in laws, because Bu's cousin is Sun Quan's concubine.

Liu Xiu was neither humble nor overbearing, and said, "what advice does Mr. Bu have?"

Bu said: "I heard that Mr. Liu has outstanding swordsmanship. In the past, Shangxiang girl and Lu Xiaowei went to Jingzhou. It was Mr. Liu who came forward and defeated Shangxiang. Mr. Liu's swordsmanship is so exquisite, why not dance in the hall? Let's open our eyes to the officials of Jiangdong. "

As soon as the words came out, wenpin clenched his fist and flashed anger in his eyes.

This is equivalent to humiliation.

Liu Xiu is the one who comes to meet his bride. Bu Gu asks Liu Xiu to dance sword in the hall, which is obviously to lose Liu Xiu's face.

Zhou Yu said with a smile: "I'm good at playing the piano. If Mr. Liu is willing to dance the sword, I'm willing to play a song for Mr. Liu."

Zhang Zhao echoed: "there is a mistake in the popular song of Jiangdong. Zhou Langgu, the governor of Zhou, is a unique player in Jiangdong. Mr. Liu. It must be a good story to have governor Zhou playing the piano and Mr. Liu dancing the sword. "

Lu Su stares at Liu Xiu and observes Liu Xiu's facial expression all the time. Seeing Liu Xiu's humble and unassuming look, he couldn't find out what Liu Xiu thought for a moment.

At this time, Jiangdong's civil and military generals were all in cajole, hoping to see Liu Xiu dance sword. As long as Liu Xiu agrees and dances his sword in the lobby, all kinds of versions will surely come out tomorrow, and all kinds of versions are unfavorable to Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu knew in his heart that he could not agree. Once promised to dance sword alone, the consequences are unimaginable. Liu Xiu smiles and shakes his head and says, "gentlemen, it's not suitable for sword dancing today."

In a word, it immediately caused waves in the hall.