[Three Kingdoms] Xinghan

After Liu Qi resigned, Ling Han looked up at the sky outside, and it was already sunset.

Before I knew it, most of the day passed like this.

He thought about it, and it would not be too late to deal with Liu Bei's scribes tomorrow.

Ling Han only detained the generals in Xiangyang City.

As for the literati, they have no power to restrain chickens, and they can't mobilize troops. They don't have Cao Cao as their backing like Yanzhou literati at that time, so naturally there is nothing to worry about.

He only let people guard the four city gates of Xiangyang, and did not send soldiers to take over the mansions of various scribes.

Ling Han changed his clothes, and called two soldiers to follow him on the streets of Xiangyang.

As for why the soldiers were called to accompany them, it was because Zhao Yun, Tai Shi Ci and other generals were still handling military affairs in the Xiangyang barracks at the moment.

In Xiangyang City under Liu Biao's rule, a curfew began at seven o'clock in the evening.

After Liu Bei took over Jingzhou, he also followed this rule.

At this moment, many people from various vendors on both sides of the long street have already started packing their things and preparing to go home.

"There are constant wars in the north, and Yangzhou is barren and has mountains. Jingzhou deserves to have developed steadily for so many years, and it is indeed rich."

Walking on the street, Ling Han couldn't help saying with emotion.

When he first crossed over, Jizhou was the state with the largest population and the largest grain production, but the prosperity of Changshan County was far behind that of Xiangyang.

And the places I went to later, whether it was Xuzhou, Yangzhou, or Yanzhou, were much worse than here.

Of course, the two prefectures of Xuyang and Yangzhou are not the same now, and Lujiang, the base camp, is several times stronger than Xiangyang.

Walking forward like this, when the sun had completely set, Ling Han found a statue in front of him.

After approaching, it was a man with a dignified expression.

He holds the scroll in his right hand, and stretches his left hand forward.Although the carving material is extremely heavy, the overall feeling is that it is ecstatic.

Seeing that His Highness seemed very interested, a soldier behind him introduced, "Your Highness, this is the statue of Song Yu, a scholar-bureaucrat of Chu State. Song Yu was born in Yancheng of Chu State, which is Xiangyang today. There are rumors among the people that Song Yu After Yu died, he ascended to immortality and left, and the people here erected a statue for him."

Ling Han nodded, so that's the case.

Then he felt very strange again, and said: "You understand these things very clearly."

The other party cupped his hands and said: "His Royal Highness, the villain was originally from Nanyang, Jingzhou, and he had been here before. Because he offended the magistrate, he had to flee to Lujiang and enlisted in the army."

Ling Han asked again: "What's your name? How long have you been in the army?"

The other party said: "Return to Your Highness, the villain's name is Yao Lu, he fled to Lujiang two years ago, just in time for His Highness to recruit soldiers."

Only then did Ling Han take a closer look at him.

The other party was somewhat handsome. Although he had been in the army for two years, there was a bookish look between his brows.

A person who has studied, but joined the army, presumably there is something hidden.Perhaps, it was the entanglement with a certain magistrate in Nanyang.

Ling Han had no intention of intervening in this grievance.

From being a big soldier to becoming his own soldier, Yao Lu naturally has his own ideas in his heart about what he wants to do.

The sky has completely darkened, and it is time to go back.

Ling Han didn't go the same way, but returned through another way under Yao Lu's guidance.

When passing by a mansion, Ling Han suddenly stopped.

The gate of the mansion is huge and magnificent, and the plaque is very imposing, with two words written: Xu Mansion.

This is the house that Liu Bei bestowed on Xu Shu.

Whether it was defecting to Liu Biao or attacking Cai Mao, it was Xu Shu's plan.

Therefore, after Liu Bei took over Jingzhou, he immediately rewarded such a house, and Xu Shu couldn't accept it.

Ling Han looked at the Xu Mansion in front of him, thinking that this must be the mansion of the important minister.

Liu Bei's important minister surnamed Xu... can only think of Xu Shu for a while.

For Xu Shu, Ling Han is still full of good feelings.

Regardless of talent, just looking at character, this kind of favorability is not even lost to Guo Jia and others.

Historically, his real name was Xu Fu, and he was originally a child of a poor family. Later, he changed his name to Xu Shu because of chivalry and enmity.

After defecting to Liu Bei, he made many contributions.Because of my mother, I had to go to Caoying, and left a good story of "I am in Caoying and my heart is in Han".

I just don't know whether Xu Shu is more willing to pledge allegiance to Liu Bei or the Han Dynasty.

Ling Han thought, perhaps today he should visit Xu Shu alone to show his special status in his heart.

Thinking of this, he went forward with two soldiers.

The servants at the door stopped him.

Ling Han was wearing casual clothes, so the other party couldn't recognize him naturally.And because the future is uncertain, he said in a rather unfriendly tone: "Who are you? Do you have a greeting card?"

The soldier behind said: "Presumptuous!"

Ling Han raised his hand, saying that he doesn't need to worry about it.He looked at the other party and said, "Please go ahead and report that King Changsha is here."

"Chang, the king of Changsha..."

The man trembled violently when he heard this, and his legs began to go weak.He never expected that the person in front of him turned out to be the famous eldest son of the emperor.

Bending over in a panic, he hurriedly ran to the mansion.

Not long after, a young man with a heroic face came out of the mansion.

The visitor was dressed in a green shirt, clearly dressed as a scholar, but it was quite different from ordinary scholars, without the slightest feeling of paleness and frailty-although the six arts of gentlemen have the skill of archery, most of the scholars will It looks weak because it was set aside after being crowned.

Regardless of appearance, Xu Shu is somewhat similar to Zhou Yu in terms of temperament alone.

Half literate and half military.It's just a little less gentle and a little more fierce.

Xu Shu walked down the steps and saluted solemnly: "Grassman Xu Shu, pay homage to Your Highness."

After hearing this, Ling Han couldn't help asking: "Sir, you hold an important position in Jingzhou, why do you call yourself a grassroots?"

Xu Shu replied: "It's just because he is a minister of Jingzhou. Now that Xiangyang has been captured by His Highness, Xu Shu will naturally become white."

Ling Han frowned slightly.

Xu Shu said: "If your Highness does not give up, you might as well sit in the humble house for a while."

Ling Han hesitated for a moment.

He originally wanted to enter Xu's residence, but Xu Shu's words just now made him a little vigilant.When the city of Xiangyang was destroyed, Xu Shu became white, which seemed to mean that he was only willing to serve Liu Bei.

But... Even if Xu Shu knows martial arts, he is not a powerless person.The soldiers who followed were all good hands, and there were other soldiers on patrol not far from the gate of the mansion.

Furthermore, Liu Bei is dead, and Xu Shu is a filial person, how could he ignore his mother's life and take the risk to assassinate himself?

Ling Han then nodded and followed Xu Shu into the mansion.

At the same time, he secretly felt that he seemed to be a little suspicious now.

Perhaps it is not surprising.

Ling Han tried hard to change the people of this era, and indeed changed a lot.However, at the same time, how could it be said that the people here did not have the slightest influence on him?

After entering the house and taking a seat.

Ling Han asked bluntly: "I have something I want to ask you sir."

"I don't know if the one you really want to follow, sir, is Liu Bei or the Han Dynasty?"

When Xu Shu heard this, he seemed to have expected it. He stroked his three-inch beard with his right hand, and said, "It's neither Liu Bei nor the Han Dynasty."

Ling Han was taken aback.

Xu Shu stood up, bowed his head and said, "The one Xu Shu wants to follow is Your Highness from the beginning to the end."

He slowly explained: "At the beginning, it was only because the old mother was sick that it was inconvenient to travel far to join His Highness. Liu Xuande is a clan member of the Han family and lived in Jingzhou for a long time. He also has a heart of benevolence and righteousness, so the grassroots will do things for him for the time being."

"Later, I heard that His Highness was murdered by the princes. The grassroots thought that only Liu Xuande took over Jingzhou, joined Yizhou Liu Zhang in the west, and the former Ministry of His Highness ASEAN joined forces in the Northern Expedition to wipe out the culprits."

"Later, I heard that His Highness survived the disaster, and Liu Xuande wanted to make His Highness an enemy. Since then, Caomin has been able to escape illness."

Ling Han was really surprised.

Not only was he surprised by Xu Shu's following him, but also by Xu Shu's boldness and calmness, and he directly said these words in his heart.

For other scholars, it probably wouldn't be the case.

Ling Han was about to confer an official position for him.

At this time, Xu Shu said again: "Cao Min Mao recommends himself, dare to ask His Highness to go to Yizhou as an envoy."

Going to Yizhou?

After thinking for a moment, Ling Han suddenly understood why the other party suddenly jumped into this matter.

Although he kept saying that he always wanted to do things for himself, but because he followed Liu Bei by mistake, he actually did things against himself.

For Xu Shu, perhaps only by making some contributions first can he follow him to Yangzhou calmly.

Ling Han asked: "Sir, are you sure?"

Xu Shu said: "Previously, the exchange of letters between Jingzhou and Yizhou was in charge of the Caomin, and the Caomin also knew a lot about the scholar group in Yizhou."

"Yizhou intends to form an alliance with Liu Xuande just because they think His Highness has died."

"Your Highness, don't worry, Cao Min will definitely persuade Liu Zhang to surrender for His Highness."

"Since that's the case—"

Ling Han said: "This king will entrust this matter to Mister."

Ling Han didn't go back until he had dinner in Xu Mansion.

In the next two days, he began to question the rest of the civil servants one by one, and divided the generals according to Xun Yu and Zhao Yun's notes, and arranged the affairs after Xiangyang.

On the afternoon of the fourth day after the capture of Xiangyang, Sun Ce arrived in Xiangyang.

Sun Ce originally wanted to lead his troops to attack Nanyang County north of Xiangyang.

Who would have imagined that he would approach the city with his troops, and the defender of Nanyang received the news: the king of Changsha personally led an army to attack Xiangyang, and the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang had all surrendered.

Xiangyang's [-] troops were defeated, and Nanyang's troops were less than [-]. How could it stop the joint attack of King Changsha and Sun Ce.

Besides, Liu Bei is dead, and Liu Qi is incompetent, so what's the point of defending Nanyang?

Therefore, without any hesitation, the Nanyang defender immediately opened the city and surrendered.

Sun Shizhi was upset that he could not fight a battle happily.

But winning without a fight is always a good thing.

He left his lieutenants and troops in Nanyang to prevent any changes in the Nanyang defenders.With a few guards, he rushed to Xiangyang to meet Ling Han.

Ling Han has been busy all day.

The talents in Jingzhou have finally been recruited, and the surrender matters of the other counties have finally been dealt with. Xu Shu has also sent his envoy to Yizhou with his own letter.

Just finished handling all the affairs and was about to take a rest, the servant came to report: General Sun Ce asked to see.

The other party came from a long distance, and it was not easy to hang around, so Ling Han had to cheer up again to meet him.

Sometimes too much talent can seem like a nuisance.

"Join Your Highness."

Ling Han nodded slightly: "Get up."

"General Sun came just in time. This king is planning to hold a celebration banquet in Xiangyang in the near future."

Sun Ce's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and asked, "Your Highness, do you have plans for the other counties in Jingzhou?"

Ling Han smiled and said, "Not bad."

Sun Ce was also very happy when he heard that, and then said: "But in this way, there is no battle to fight."

After a pause, he asked again: "Your Highness, I wonder what you plan to do next?"

Ling Han was a little helpless when he heard the words.

Every time there is a war, I don't know how many people will die.

Taking this attack on Xiangyang as an example, everything went so smoothly that it couldn't have been smoother, and the gains far outweighed the losses.

However, Ling Han's army still killed more than a thousand people, and there were countless wounded.

These more than a thousand people, their parents, wives and children, must be in so much pain.

As for soldiers who are seriously injured and disabled, even if they can receive allowances for a living in the future, it is a sad thing that they have to be discharged due to injuries.

Probably, in this era, death is really too common.

Sun Ce said, "Your Highness?"

Ling Han came back to his senses and thought about it seriously.

Among those who pursued and killed him that day, Lu Bu had already been killed when he was in Yanzhou.

This time he killed Guan Yu again.

Although Yuan Shu, Cai Mao, and Yuan Shao were not killed by him, since they are all dead, there is no need to remember them.

Now, the only thing left is Cao Cao.

Ling Han then said: "Just wait a little longer."

"After a period of time to stabilize, the king will divide his troops and start the Northern Expedition in several ways at the same time."

The author has something to say: I don’t know if anyone has played a game called Dream Three Kingdoms, and now I’m a little teary_(:з)∠)_The author’s favorite hero is Xu Shu!

Same as yesterday, the conditions for adding more are fulfilled!There will be another update, but it will be later