In early February of the third year of Guanghe, Liu Xiu came to Meiji again, left the Great Wall, left the endless mountain road, and returned to the endless grassland. Feng Xue, who had been quiet and gentle as a lady from a noble family, suddenly became energetic. He kicked the war horse excitedly, screamed and rushed out of the team, riding far away, and running towards the horizon. The iron wolf did not dare to be negligent, so he didn't bother to ask for instructions, and followed closely with a few Xianbei guards.

The broad vision made Liu Xiu feel much more relaxed. He turned his head to Lu in the carriage and said, "Madam, it seems that not only I failed, Feng Xue's temperament has not changed much."

Lu lifted the curtain and looked at the vast grassland, with a relaxed smile on his face: "Miss Fengxue is a child on the grassland. Seeing the grassland is like going home, you can't help but feel a little excited, it's not a failure. Sir, you don't have to be nervous. Tao follows nature and cannot be forced. As long as you work hard, you will succeed one day."

Liu Xiu smiled silently. He was not in a good mood these days, but he was not worried about Tan Shihuai. He had never put his hopes on the art of room. Since Mrs. Lu also said that Tan Shihuai's realm should not be much higher than him, then he had a ready-made solution, which was to find a few more fierce people to beat him. Now he has not only strong men like Lu Bu, Xu, Guan, Zhang, and Zhao, but also invincible heavy armored soldiers. So many people beat Tan Shihuai, but they can't help but fight him if they don't believe it.

What he was worried about was the Northern Expedition. In his opinion, the chances of winning were only 30%. What is more likely to be that the Yuan family took advantage of the Northern Expedition to gain military power. The emperor wanted to take advantage of the situation and lost his wife and lost his troops.

Perhaps because he was in a bad mood, the atmosphere in the entire team was a little depressed. Seeing him smiling at this moment, Zhang Lu and Zhang Wei, who had been staying in the car, immediately became jubilant and crawled out first.

"My mother, I want to ride a horse, I want to ride a horse."

Lu clasped with one hand, "You guys are slower, slower, and when you are afraid of riding a horse in the future, why are you doing so urgently?"

Zhang Lu looked back at Lu's face and retreated hesitantly, but Zhang Wei refused to insist: "I'm going to ride a horse now."

Luqiu raised his hand, glared at him and shouted, "I'll beat you up again?"

"I don't, I'm going to ride a horse." Zhang Wei said loudly: "I've been riding a car for a month and my legs are numb."

Lu shook his hand, but still couldn't bear to fight. Liu Xiu winked at the little Taoist Zhang Xiu, Zhang Xiu hurriedly brought a knight over, each holding a horse: "Madam, with us, there will be no trouble."

"Then be careful." Lu said carelessly.

"Don't worry, mother." Zhang Wei climbed onto the horse impatiently and ran forward under the escort of the knight. Zhang Xiu jumped off the horse and bowed to Zhang Lu, who was envious in the car: "Master, please get on the horse."

Zhang Lu looked at Lu, and when he saw his mother nodding in agreement, he was immediately overjoyed, climbed out of the carriage, and climbed onto the horse with the help of Zhang Xiu and chased Zhang Wei. Lu looked at his son's cheerful back, feeling both relieved and worried.

"Don't worry, Madam, Zhang Xiu is very cautious in doing things. With him here, there will be no trouble."

"Thank you, sir." Lu turned around and pulled a war horse and rode it on, walking side by side with Liu Xiu. Looking at the vast world in front of him, Lu sighed and suddenly said, "Zhang Jiao has come to see me."

Liu Xiu turned his head to look at her in surprise and looked at her face. Lu's eyes flashed a little. He bit his lips and lowered his head, fiddling with the reins in his hand. "He was too serious in Jinan, offending local tyrants, and someone wanted to assassinate him."

"He is very skilled in martial arts, and no one can hurt him."

"Yes, but those powerful people support Qingzhou Governor Wu wrote letters to impeach him many times, and even the emperor was a little worried. He summoned him to return to Beijing to report his duties urgently." Lu was silent for a moment, and then said: "Last year, Situ's mansion made a plan, and he got another palace end. The planner in Jinan was beaten to pieces."

Liu Xiu didn't say anything. He knew the whole story. Zhang Jiao wanted to kill the powerful and powerful, both rich and poor, and offended the aristocratic family headed by the Yuan family. They used their power to suppress and retaliate against Zhang Jiao. According to regulations, the prefect at the end of the Shangji Palace would be demoted or even dismissed. This is why Yuan Wei and others wanted to use their power to squeeze out Zhang Jiao, a rule-breaking alien. This was something that happened before. There were not no aliens in the officialdom, but aliens usually had to bear very great pressure and resistance. Without sufficient strength, they could not do it. Zhang Jiao is just a grassroots. His strength is in refugees, but in officialdom, refugees have no chance to speak. Their support for Zhang Jiao is not only unable to help, but may even become a charge of Zhang Jiao and be used by Yuan Wei and others.

However, since the emperor specially summoned Zhang Jiao to Beijing to report his duties, he would not let Yuan Wei succeed. The Situ Mansion's appointment and removal of officials would eventually pass the Shangshutai. Shangshu Ling Chen certainly helped Yuan Wei, but if the emperor did not nod, they would have no choice.

After the Party and the corruption was resolved, a large number of famous people and party members returned to the court, and there were also many in the prefectures and counties, but these people seemed to be more extreme, and the conflicts with the emperor showed signs of intensification. If this continues, either the next Party and the corruption, or it will collapse and be destroyed.

There is not much time left for him.

"The emperor said he wanted his disciples to become officials, but he didn't know what the result was?"

"It is being processed, and there must be no problem in Yangzhou. Now it may be striving for the Xu and Jizhou."

Liu Xiu was very surprised. Zhang Jiao had a lot of appetite and wanted to catch all these states in one go. He then laughed again, jokingly, these states accounted for more than half of the population taxes of the Han Dynasty, and were also the most concentrated place for the powerful families. It would be strange if Yuan Wei could let you succeed. My success in fighting for Bingzhou was because the emperor trusted me, but on the other hand, it was not because Bingzhou was poor and Yuan Wei was disdainful to fight.

Lu looked at her sons who were chasing her lots with Fengxue in the distance, with a little lonely and depressed look in her eyes. She looked silently without saying a word. Liu Xiu looked at her strangely, feeling her expression a little strange. Lu felt his gaze, unconsciously stretched out his hand to lift a strand of hair on his cheek, turned his head to face Liu Xiu's gaze, and smiled calmly, "There is good news to tell the adults."

“What good news?”

"Several professors from Jinyang Academy have made purer saltpeter."

Liu Xiu nodded happily. This is indeed good news. Although getting purer saltpeter is still a long way from making explosives, this is after all, the first step in the right direction. In order to help him fight for Bingzhou last year, Jia Xu gave Jinyang Academy three years of funding. Now he has returned to Bingzhou Jinyang Academy and the Taoist priests who have returned to Bingzhou can study it with peace of mind.

Lu suddenly said, "We must hurry up, I get the news, Taipingdao is doing the same."

Liu Xiu's eyes shrank, and his smile suddenly became cold and hummed.

That night, Liu Xiu moved into Meijicheng. Shanyu Qiangqu and Tian Yan, the general of the Xiongnu, visited side by side. After they asked about the imperial edict on the Northern Expedition, Tian Yan said embarrassedly, "I have received the order from General Zhengbei, and I will soon rush to the General Zhengbei camp located in Gaoliu, what are the instructions of the Lord?"

Liu Xiu knew that Tian Yan and Xia Yu were a little unhappy with obeying the orders under his tent. They did not object explicitly for Duan's sake. Now they have the opportunity to get in touch with children from aristocratic families like Yuan Shao, of course they would not let go. They are the most capable generals among the border generals. It is expected that Yuan Shao relies on them. If this battle wins the future career is bright, it is self-evident. "The General of the Northern Army no longer has the function of supervising the military of the three states. This Northern Expedition, even I myself obeyed the General of the Northern Expedition and took on the task of attacking the Xianbei in the West. As for your affairs, General of the Northern Expedition will be issued by him, so I won't talk much." Liu Xiu said calmly: "If you want to say it, there is only one sentence: be careful."

Tian Yan smiled embarrassedly, bowed his hand, and retreated. Qiang Qu sat quietly, Liu Xiu picked up the wine glass and looked at him: "Did the Shanyu want to take Yu Fuluo and the thousand Hun cavalry away?"

Qiang Qu shook his head, stood up, waved to Fuluo: "Kneel down!"

Yu Fuluo was not sure, but still knelt down. Qiang Qu followed him and kowtowed to Liu Xiu together: "Sir, I have also received the order from General Zhengbei to lead 13,000 Xiongnu cavalry to follow General Zhengbei to fight. The Huns have to obey the orders of General Yu Zhengbei, thanks to the great emperor of the Han Dynasty. Please forgive me."

Liu Xiu smiled indifferently. Although he was still the General of the Northern Central Army, his power was no longer that great. Not only did the military power of Liangzhou and Youzhou be cut off from him, but the power of the Xiongnu Shanyuting was also allocated to Yuan Shao. The Xiongnu dispatched 13,000 cavalry this time, which was already the power of each tribe. In addition to the 5,000 Xiongnu cavalry under Tian Yan, Yuan Shao had taken away almost all the Xiongnu cavalry.

He also had hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu people under his command. If he forced the recruitment of troops, he could conscript 10,000 or 20,000 people, but the promise he made to the Xiongnu was broken. So far, he had no such plan. It was enough to defend Bingzhou with the 10,000 cavalry he already had.

"This is nothing, just go with peace of mind." Liu Xiu smiled and said, "I know your Majesty's edict, you are very happy to repay your kindness. Let's fight under the General Zhengbei's tent. We great men will not treat you badly."

"Thank you, sir." Qiang Qu pressed Yu Fuluo's head and made him kneel in front of Liu Xiu: "My son is not good, he can only make some progress under the sect of the sect. When I am not in Bingzhou, please give me more advice."

Liu Xiu frowned. Why does this mean a little bit like entrusting the other person? He looked at Qiang Qu, and Yu Fuluo also looked up at his father in surprise. Qiang Qu smiled bitterly: "The Huns are divided and the General of the North is generous. Many people have surrendered to him. I, the Shanyu, have a good example, and this time I can only act with everyone. To be honest, I am very pessimistic about the Northern Expedition, and I don't know if I can return to Senei this time. So…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Liu Xiu took a deep breath, held it in for a while, then slowly vomited it out, and nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, go to fight, I hope you will be lucky and return in triumphantly. If something happens, I will definitely let Yu Fuluo be the next Shanyu."

"Thank you, sir." Qiang Qu wiped the tears in his eyes, slapped Yu Fuluo, and shouted sternly: "Dog guy, don't you thank you yet?"

Yu Fulubai lay on the ground and cried in tears.

Liu Xiu was in a heavy mood and sighed.

In mid-March, Liu Xiu returned to Yangshu Lake. The city gate of Hu City was closed. The climax of the trading years ago had passed. A new climax had not arrived yet. Hu City was very quiet, with only the howling north wind tirelessly pulling the city flag and making noises. Yangshu Lake camp, several miles away from Hu City, was lively and jubilant. The sound of war drums was heard from afar, and the cheers were endless like a tide.

Jia Xu came on horseback with some subordinates, and Lu Bu followed him in armor, but not in a helmet. He had a small purple gold crown on his head, exactly the same as Liu Xiu's. A red pomrose trembled in front of the crown, making Lu Bu look handsome and imposing.

"grown ups."

"grown ups."

Liu Xiu turned over and dismounted, patted Lu Bu on the shoulder and smiled, "Fengxian hasn't seen you for half a year. You are beautiful again. Recently, who is the girl and wife?"

Lu Bu smiled awkwardly, leaned closer and whispered, "Sir, I've learned it now."

"You have learned it well?" Liu Xiu laughed: "I have seen a cat that doesn't steal fishy, ​​but I have never seen a man who is chased by a woman but is indifferent. Haven't you heard that? A man pursues a woman, a woman pursues a man through a heavy mountain, and a heavy veil."

Lu Bu rolled his eyes and shrugged helplessly: "The parents who gave birth to me know me."

Everyone laughed, Guan Yu stood outside, looked at Lu Bu with a serious look on his face, and asked Zhang Fei: "Yide, who is this? It sounds like a slutty person."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "He is Lu Bu Lu Fengxian, who is known as the two handsome men under the tent of Mr. Zhao Zilong."

"And." Guan Yu looked at him disdainfully.

Lu Bu happened to listen to their conversation and was very surprised at Guan Yu's reaction. He was very unhappy, but he didn't have an attack, but just looked at Guan Yu intentionally or unintentionally and snorted with his nose.

"What are you doing in the camp so lively?" Liu Xiu asked while walking in.

"It's nothing. The soldiers are doing daily exercises. Today is a great day. No matter which skill you can enter the top ten, you will eat meat and drink wine. None of the soldiers will be left behind... Therefore, they have climaxes. There is a Lou Fushi who wants to challenge Lu Fengxian. Although he lost in the end, his archery skills are really good. Whether it is kneeling, standing, or rapid shooting, he has achieved quite good results."

"This is a good thing." Liu Xiu laughed. "When can we get a few more Lu Fengxian out, we will be even less afraid of the Xianbei people."

"Sir, we are not afraid of Xianbei people at first." Lu Bu said loudly: "Although Xianbei people claim to be growing on horseback, we don't take them seriously, no matter how long and short the soldiers are." He clapped his hands and scolded at the horn soldiers beside him: "Sir, my eyes are blind, I can't see that the adults are back, so why don't you yell the trumpet and let those bastards come out to line up?"

The horn soldier was not angry, and he puffed his cheeks and blew the horn hard, spreading the news of Liu Xiu's return to the battalions.

The originally noisy camp suddenly became quiet, and it seemed that everyone did not believe what the drum sounded. Jia Xu said with a smile: "Forgive me, sir. I have never told the generals about Luoyang. There are only a few chiefs who know about this. I just learned that sir, and in a hurry, the soldiers of each camp were not alarmed."

"You handled it well." Liu Xiu held Jia Xu's hand and squeezed it gently. Jia Xu was the biggest contributor to him who could return to Bingzhou this time. If it weren't for his decisive and violent means, Yuan Wei would not have given up Bingzhou and the ten thousand elite cavalry easily. This is the foundation of his position. If Yuan Shao was used to ruin it, not to mention that one day he would make a comeback, then he would have passed the dad's hurdle, and suddenly a roar like a tsunami broke out in the camp: "Welcome to the camp!"

The battalions responded loudly: "Welcome to the camp!"

Immediately afterwards, the camp gate opened wide. First, two rows of iron cavalry ran out of the central camp, with flags waving and rumbling hooves, like thunder and floods, whistling. Immediately afterwards, the left and right battalions opened, and two rows of iron cavalry each rushed out of the camp, quickly encircling like two long dragons, with smoke and dust rolling and murderous intent.

Just as Liu Xiu was smiling and Zhang Lu and others were frightened, the Iron Cavalry had already surrounded Liu Xiu and his party in the middle. With a long horn, the galloping Iron Cavalry quickly slowed down and formed a circle. The soldiers turned over and got off the horse, knelt on one leg, and shouted in unison: "Welcome to the camp!"

"This…………………” Liu Xiu was surprised by the rapid reactions of these soldiers, standard tactical movements, smooth cavalry, and formations of soldiers, and also by their uniform behavior at the moment.

"Sir, this is just a small tactic to welcome you." Lu Bu grinned and laughed, "Sir, it's okay?"

"No, very good." Liu Xiu was overjoyed, and his depressed mood was finally let go. He returned to Yangshu Lake, returned to the military camp, and returned to his territory... It was so good! He opened his arms and slowly turned around for a week... Enjoy the warm gazes of thousands of soldiers casting towards him, and used all his Dantian Qi, and said loudly: "Thank you, soldiers!"

The soldiers responded in unison: "It's not hard to defend the country!"

Liu Xiu laughed... Sima from each battalion rushed up and greeted Liu Xiu one by one. Liu Xiu made a fuss and then entered the camp together. The soldiers in the camp were already lined up neatly in their respective camps, paying attention to Liu Xiuxing in turn, and their straight bodies were full of masculinity... The excited sound of war drums seemed to be hitting everyone's heart, making people excited.

Brother Zhang Lu followed Lu closely, holding Lu's hand alone. At this moment, Liu Xiu was so different from the Liu Xiu they remembered. Who would have thought that the person who was silent along the way had such power?

Guan Yu's face turned red with excitement, stroked the ring knife, followed Liu Xiu tightly, enjoying the undisguised enthusiasm in the eyes of the soldiers. Lu Bu was very upset... "Where did this silly boy come from?"

"Heavy Armor Centurion." Jia Xu smiled slightly, paused, and said again: "Another weapon in the hands of the lord."

"A centurion is a weapon?" Lu Bu raised his eyebrows... and clenched his fists, and a hint of hostility flashed in his eyes.

After entering the tent, Liu Xiu met with the winner of today's martial arts competition and announced the grand banquet. The camp was filled with cheers. The baggage camp slaughtered cows and sheep, and delivered a jar of fine wine to the camps. Everyone ate meat and drink wine, and returned with great pleasure.

After the banquet, Liu Xiu left Jia Xu... drinking tea face to face and communicating the situation after parting. Jia Xu was not excited for Liu Xiu's sincere gratitude, but just smiled: "Sir, I just don't want to be driven away by the Yuan family anymore."

Liu Xiu couldn't help laughing and took a sip of tea: "Wenhe thinks about this Northern Expedition?"

Jia Xu drank tea slowly... and rolled his eyes: "Sir, what do you think Your Majesty is thinking? Although he is not a wise man, he should not be unable to see the Yuan family's ambitions."

Liu Xiu's face was a little dim and he sighed softly: "Your Majesty hopes to use the power of the Yuan family to solve the threat from the northern border. As for the future, what he thinks is nothing more than means such as flying birds, hiding good bows, dying cunning rabbits, and cooking dogs."

"Yes, but Your Majesty is not Gaozu, he doesn't have that kind of power." Jia Xu slowly turned the teacup in his hand and said slowly: "He can only borrow the power. If I guess well, the adults should have performed quite well in Luoyang during this period. The emperor trusts you, so... you should be one of his choices."

"One?" Liu Xiu thought for a while: "The other one is Zhang Jiao?"

"I said that although Your Majesty is not a wise man, he is not stupid. He cannot put all his hopes on one person." Jia Xu smiled slightly, but he was helpless: "Sir, no matter whether the Yuan family can win this battle, it is a foregone conclusion that they have control over military power. With the financial resources of Jizhou as support and the assistance of talents between Ruying, the Yuan family's strength is beyond the scope that Your Majesty can control. If he wants to control the heavy with light and fight against the big with the small, he can only rely on the help of the adult. Sir, this is an opportunity."

Liu Xiu didn't say anything, Jia Xu's meaning was already very clear. The signs of the collapse of the man were already incisive. At this moment, seizing every opportunity to develop his own strength is the most practical. Compared with the Yuan family, a poor family like him is innately insufficient. If he takes it lightly, the final result will be that Yuan Shao will be swallowed in one bite. Jia Xu is willing to help him, but more of it is helping him.

"I have a clear idea in my mind."

Jia Xu breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "Accumulating strength is not as good as the Yuan family's four generations and three dukes, so he is currently at a disadvantage. But just as money can only fight, but with money can you not be able to win the battle, the Northern Expedition is actually an opportunity for the adults. Yuan Shao is a talented person, and he cannot be said to not use troops, but he is a bit too arrogant this time. 50,000 cavalrymen left the grassland. The best result is to return in vain, and the worst result is………” He paused and said, “…the entire army was wiped out.”

Liu Xiu blinked his eyes, but still stopped talking.

"Yuan Shao is not stupid, so the biggest possibility is that he mobilized a large number of troops to go out of the frontier. The Xianbei people avoided their sharp edge and fled far away. He won a few small victories, then stopped when he was about to take action. When he reported to the court, he won a great victory, beheaded thousands, and then promoted and even captured all the military power in the northern border."

Liu Xiu's heart tightened. If this happens, wouldn't I be pinned to death by him again? "What if......?"

Jia Xu picked up the teacup and drank it all: "I will make greater contributions and force Yuan Shao to play with it."

I am annoyed by asking for votes. I guess many book friends are also annoyed, but Lao Zhuang and Zhuang are helpless. Some children's shoes are not very conscious!!!
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