When Liu Xie heard what Cao Cao said, he laughed and said to himself: You are a traitor and you are giving me a hard time!
"Okay, I'll do the math, but this is not a place for fortune telling. General, follow me into the city. I've already held a banquet in the palace to celebrate your success, General!"
After Liu Xie said this, he pointed at the east gate of Luyang City behind him.
Cao Cao smiled and said to a seven-foot-tall middle-aged general behind him with a white face and short beard: "Miaocai, you lead the troops and camp outside the city!"
"only!"
The general known as "Miaocai" answered with a loud voice, like a bell. The little emperor glanced at him and asked Cao Cao with a smile: "General, is this wonderful general named Xiahou?"
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment: "Can the Tian family even calculate this?"
Liu Xie shook his head and said with a smile: "Who doesn't know that the general leading the army under the general is either Cao Cao or Xiahou? I was just guessing."
"That's a very accurate guess!" Cao Cao asked half-jokingly, "Can anyone guess Xiahou Miaocai's name that day?"
Liu Xie smiled and said, "There's no need to guess. When I was in Chang'an, I heard that there are two Xiahou under the general's command, both of which have ten thousand enemies! One is Dun, and the other is Yuan. A wonderful talent means a profound knowledge. This general It must be Xia Houyuan among the two Xiahous!"
Cao Cao turned around and looked at Xia Houyuan. Xia Houyuan was feeling proud when he heard that his fame had spread to Guanzhong. When he saw Cao Cao's eyes, he hurriedly bowed to heaven: "Xia Houyuan, the commander of the cavalry in Yanzhou, comes to visit the Tian family!"
Liu Xie looked appreciative, nodded towards Xia Houyuan and said: "Sure enough, you are a talented person!" He then said to Cao Cao: "Meng De, you really have a lot of talents under your command!"
Cao Cao laughed and said, "Miaocai's bravery seems to be far behind compared to the two behind Tianjia!"
Behind Liu Xie are Xu Huang and Feng Qi, both of whom are big men from Hedong. Their height alone is one foot higher than Xia Houyuan's! Moreover, both of them were "first-in-commands", while Xia Houyuan was just a military general from an aristocratic family. Compared with his bravery and martial arts, Xia Houyuan should not be their opponent.
Liu Xie turned back to look at Xu Huang and Feng Qi, and then said to Cao Cao with some pride: "To be honest with Meng De, I have seen their faces... both of them have the appearance of famous generals. In the future You will definitely achieve great results!"
The little emperor Liu Xie is already a living god in the minds of Xu Huang, Feng Qi and a group of former Baibo Army warriors!
The Living Immortal said that the two of them could make great achievements in the future. Of course they were excited, and their spirits were visibly bulging!
Cao Cao also saw Xu Huang and Feng Qi suddenly become "fierce", and he murmured in his heart: They were so excited after just one word from the little emperor... Could the art of bringing the dead back to life be real?
When Cao Cao, who was suspicious by nature, was getting suspicious, Liu Xie had already dismounted and came up to hold Cao Cao's hand: "Meng De, let's enter the city together! After entering the city, I have to calculate when Liu Boyu from Jingzhou can arrive in Luyang. !”
When Cao Cao heard this, he also became interested.
Could it be that the emperor is really capable of pinching and calculating?
Thinking of this, he ordered Xia Houyuan to organize his troops and set up camp outside the city. He only took the soldiers led by Dian Wei, together with Ding Chong, Guo Jia, Zhong Yao, Dong Zhao and others, and followed Liu Xie into Lu. Yang County.
Luyang County is very lively, not only the people who originally lived here, but also the refugees who followed Liu Xie from the Luoyang area, and the more than 10,000 Yingchuan Yellow Turbans that Dong Cheng had just recruited.
Liu Xie has issued an edict, announcing that when the food from Jingzhou arrives, he will take everyone back to Luoyang, and then he will allocate residential land to everyone in Luoyang City and agricultural land outside the city... From now on, everyone will be He is from Luoyang!
Therefore, whether based on "faith" or interests, more than 30,000 people in Luyang City now support Liu Xie very much!
When Liu Xie and Cao Cao entered the city together, the streets were lined with people who "supported Liu". When they saw the emperor approaching, they bowed to the sky and shouted long live the mountain. The little emperor seemed to be quite approachable, smiling and nodding to the common people and waving in return.
Cao Cao watched from the side and murmured in his heart: This emperor is very good at buying people's hearts!
In this way, amid the welcome of the people, Liu Xie, Cao Cao and the courtiers and ministers entered the Luyang County Temple as a temporary palace together. It was impossible for so many people to squeeze into the lobby of the county temple. Those who were not senior officials had to sit on a mat outside the county temple. Only high-ranking officials could enter the lobby of the county temple together with Liu Xie and Cao Cao.
After taking their seats in the lobby of the county temple, Liu Xie took off a small abacus from his belt, smiled and said to Cao Cao: "Meng De, let me figure out when Liu Boyu will arrive in Jingzhou!"
Seeing Liu Xie taking out an abacus, Cao Cao sitting aside was a little confused: "Tianjia, what are you using for divination?"
"This is an abacus!" Liu Xie said with a smile, "It is also called abacus."
Cao Cao said: "I know that there is abacus, but I don't know that it can also be used for divination?"
"Divination?" Liu Xie pretended to be surprised, "Why do you need divination?"
"Didn't the Tian family want to calculate when Liu Jingsheng's eldest son will arrive in Luyang?"
"Abacus...shouldn't we have an abacus?" Liu Xie placed the abacus on the seat, and then started to pick it up, "Liu Boyu from Jingzhou set out from Xiangyang, and it's about four hundred miles from Xiangyang to Luyang. Among them, there is a waterway from Xiangyang to Wancheng, and the remaining less than 200 miles are only feasible by land. The grain and grass transported by Liu Boyu in Jingzhou is quite heavy, and he can travel a hundred miles a day by water, and forty or fifty miles a day by land. Not bad. It will take a day or two to load and unload the ship..."
Liu Xie's abacus pulled quickly and made a "pop, pop" sound: "Okay, it will take up to eight days, at least six days to reach Luyang. Liu Boyu from Jingzhou left probably on the fifth or sixth day of September. From Xiangyang, it’s been exactly seven days since today. It’s almost time to arrive, maybe someone will come to report it soon!”
Just such an algorithm?
Cao Cao was a little disappointed. He originally planned to take the opportunity to test the little emperor's fortune-telling skills, but he didn't expect the little emperor to give him an arithmetic!
But can Liu Jingsheng's son use arithmetic to calculate clearly the journey north with grain supplies? The northern part of Nanyang County was already in chaos, and it became even more chaotic after Zhang Ji invaded. There are yellow turban thieves in the south, "zong thieves" in Nanyang, and rebels from Xiliang, all running around. Liu Jingsheng's son was not necessarily very good at fighting, so how could he have a smooth journey and arrive in Luyang on time?
Just when Cao Cao felt that Liu Xie's arithmetic was unreliable, another cavalry captain under his command, Cao Chun, suddenly hurried outside the lobby of the county temple and announced loudly: "Tianjia, General, report of the cavalry expedition to the southwest. Thousands of men and horses appeared in the direction of Pheasant County, carrying the banner of Liu, and escorting a large number of firewood trucks. It seems that they were sent by Liu Jingzhou to transport grain and grass to the emperor."
Is this coming?
Just now I said "I'll be there in a minute", and now I'm here! Isn't this too accurate? It seems that the emperor is really capable of pinching and calculating!
The ministers below all had expressions of surprise and conviction!
Cao Cao was the only one who didn't believe in evil. He squinted his eyes and glanced at the emperor, and found that Liu Xie's face was full of surprises, as if he was as happy as a blind cat encountering a dead mouse... It was a scam! Although this little emperor is not very old, he is extremely cunning. When I met Cao Cao for the first time in Luoyang a month ago, he messed up Cao Cao's temperament with the words "abide", and beat him in public with "Feng Xiangguo", and then released " The prophecy that Zhang Ji is about to die" began to deify himself step by step. Until now, the little emperor has almost turned into a living god!
This little emperor... is amazing!
Liu Xie laughed loudly when he heard this: "Mengde, am I right?"
Cao Cao gritted his teeth and smiled: "The emperor really has all his plans, I admire you."
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On the official road from Pheasant County in Nanyang County to Luyang County, a rather large convoy was walking. The firewood carts pulled by oxen were packed with goods and were decorated with small red triangular flags, each with the Chinese character Cai on it. On top of each cart, in addition to the driver, there is also a strong crossbowman, holding a Nanyang crossbow, looking around with his chest raised and his belly raised. There were groups of halberd shield warriors, spearmen, crossbowmen and cavalry at the front, back and left of the convoy. They all seemed to be quite elite, numbering in the thousands, protecting the convoy airtight.
In the middle of the large convoy, there were dozens of armored cavalry, surrounded by two men in red official uniforms. The two men were one tall and one short. The taller man was tall and had a strong face. He was Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou. His eldest son, Zhennan General Sima Liu Qi and Liu Boyu. The short one is in his thirties, not tall, with white face and red lips, and a short beard. At a glance, you can tell that he is a noble son of a noble family. His surname is Cai, his given name is Mao, and his courtesy name is Degui. His name is Liu Biao. The younger brother of his step-wife, who is now serving as the military adviser of Zhennan General’s Mansion, is Liu Qi’s nominal uncle.
Originally, Liu Biao had no intention of letting his brother-in-law Cai Mao go to Luoyang with him, but his wife Mrs. Cai told Liu Biao that when Cai Mao was studying at Taixue in Luoyang, he often hung out with Cao Mengde of Fei Tinghou's family, and they had a very close relationship. They are very close, so it is right to let Cai Mao and Mr. Liu go to Luo together!
When Liu Biao heard this, he thought it made sense. He and Cao Cao had fought against Yuan Shu together, and they were still allies! Now Liu Biao has taken Nanyang, Cao Cao has taken Yingchuan and entered Yin's territory in Henan. The two families are already bordering each other, and they must have a good relationship, otherwise Cao Cao will be in trouble if he invades Jingzhou... This Cao Mengde killed Sex is too heavy to be trifled with! If you can make friends, don't be enemies with Cao Cao.
Of course, Mrs. Cai asked her brother to go to Luo with the eldest son Liu Qi not only to let her brother have a relationship with Cao Mengdra. She also has another purpose, which is to find a high-ranking official in the imperial court for her "big brother" stepson Liu Qi! According to her thoughts, Liu Qi will assist the emperor in Luoyang from now on, and will not return to Jingzhou... When Liu Biao dies, the position of Jingzhou Mu may be passed to her biological son Liu Cong.
How good is this? Brothers and sisters are respectful to each other, mothers are kind and sons are filial, and if you spend some money to find a famous person to make up a story for the two brothers about how they were promoted to Jingzhou, they will be loyal ministers, filial sons, and good brothers from now on...
The eldest son Liu Qi really wanted to find a position in the imperial court this time. Of course, it was not to make room for his younger brother Liu Cong, but to get close to the young emperor and find out the truth about the "ancestral tradition" - everyone is the descendant of Emperor Gao. ! Why did Emperor Gao only entrust dreams to the emperor and not to his father Liu Biao? If Emperor Gao really gave the Book of Heaven, could Liu Biao and Liu Qi copy a copy? If the emperor is using "ancestral methods" to deceive man-made gods, then Liu Qi has to find a way to join this scam... The emperor is responsible for deceiving the people of the world, and Jingzhou Shepherd Liu Biao is responsible for deceiving the Jingzhou nobles!
