The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

This head has been washed with water, its hair is tied into a bun, its face is quite large, its eyes are closed, its appearance is hideous, and its lips are very thick. not rotted.

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Xun Zhen took a few glances and didn't recognize who this person was, so she raised her head and asked Liu Biao, "Liu Mu, whose head is this?"

"Returning to the general's question, this is the leader of Guo Si."

Xun Zhen was taken aback and said, "Guo Si's head?" As she spoke, her eyes returned to the head again.

"I originally wanted to send the officials to report to the general first, but after thinking about it later, it seemed that after I met the general, it would be best to report to the general, so I didn't report to the general in advance. Please come down to me, the general knew about it at the time."

Xun Zhen took her gaze away from Guo Biao's head, still falling back on Liu Biao's face, nodded, and said, "Yes, I already know about this." She stroked her short mustache and said with a slight smile, "Liu Mu, Liu Hasn't Hu and the others been stationed in Liguo, Shunyang and other counties now?"

Liu Biao did not answer Xun Zhen's second half of the sentence, but continued to speak according to his own words, saying: "General, Guo Si and Li Juexi are in Chang'an, and they are causing trouble for the court. The emperor has already ordered Yuan Gonggong twice. , called Guo Si to be handed over to the imperial court to be punished, but Yuan Gonggong did not obey the decree.... To be honest, General, one of the reasons why I joined forces with the general to discuss Yuan Gonggong this time is to capture Yuan Gonggong. Killing Guo Si is to relieve the anger of the Holy One, but this Guo Si, seeing Yuan Gong's desperation, actually took a chance and surrendered to me in an attempt to escape his life. After receiving his letter of surrender, I did not intend I agreed, but Zirou and the others approached me, saying that Guo Si and his troops, although they were defeated generals under the generals, still had more than 10,000 cavalry soldiers, and if they attacked them, victory would be inevitable. He suffered casualties, so I thought it would be better to pretend to accept his surrender, then call him to Xiangyang, and kill him. I followed it, and pretended to accept Guo Si's surrender. Taking advantage of the power of the general, I called Guo Si to Xiangyang, but Guo Siguo did not dare to refuse. When he arrived in Xiangyang, I thought he was washing the dust in the name of washing the dust, and I hosted a banquet to entertain him, so I killed him at the banquet. , came to Wan County, and specially brought its head to the court."

Xun Zhen wanted to applaud him. Not only did he euphemistically explain why Liu Hu and others settled in Liguo and other counties, but also he accepted the purpose of Guo Si's surrender, which was very heartfelt. The royal family looks loyal to the court.

"Guo Si who was killed at the banquet?"

Liu Biao stroked his long beard and replied slowly, "Yes. General, Guo Si is a warrior from Liangzhou. I threw the cup and called it. When the soldier rushed out, he was already half drunk, but even so, he was still caught He killed four or five soldiers, and finally killed him."

"So that's the case, no wonder when I watched Guo Si's head just now, I saw quite a few scars on his face." Xun Zhen paused and said with a smile, "Liu Mu, I heard that when you first arrived in Xiangyang, you also used this kind of thing. The method of trapping and killing, and pacified the rebellion of the thieves in Jingzhou, is that so?"

If you can become a prince of a land, how can you be a pure and good person? Although Liu Biao was one of the Eight Jun when he was young, he was a well-read Confucian student and had received a good education, but he also had a hot side.

When he was worshipped as the shepherd of Jingzhou by the imperial court, he could not even enter the territory because of the turmoil of the clan and thieves, so he could only disguise himself and rode into Jing alone. Because through the relationship of Kuaiyue and others, they deceived the leaders of these thieves to Xiangyang, and then killed them all at the banquet, and Xiangyang and other places were safe.

Liu Biao replied, "Yes, ... what was used at that time was also the strategy of Zirou and others."

Xun Zhen recalled the sharp edge that Liu Biao had inadvertently revealed when he first met Liu Biao, and smiled, "When Li Jue and Guo Si were in Chang'an, they really made a lot of trouble. The two of them hated it to the core. This time, I led the troops to attack Yuan Shu. Before I left, the sage also explained to me that I must take down Guo Sizhi... Since Liu Mu told the truth, I would not hide it from Liu Mu. Mu, when I heard that Liu Mu was surrendered to Guo Si, I had my thoughts and started to attack! It was just that I had just arrived in Wanxian, and I didn't have time to listen. I didn't expect Liu Mu to be surrendered by him. It turned out that he was deceiving him. Liu Mu said that this strategy and the strategy of killing the sect thief were both offered by Kuaijun and others?"

Xun Zhen turned her eyes to Kuai Liang who was sitting beside Liu Biao, and praised: "The policy of your lord and others is a good policy. I don't talk about killing sect thieves, only talking about killing Guo Si, the soldiers are not bloody, and Guo Si has to be executed, since there is less Wang Shi's. The casualties also saved the people of Nanyang from suffering a military disaster." He sighed, "Yuan Shu has been in Nanyang for these years, and the war has continued. "When I return to the court, I will present Guo Si's head to the sage on behalf of Liu Mu. The sage will definitely like it when he sees it, and if he wants to come, he will definitely reward him for it."

When Xun Zhen's eyes fell on Kuai Liang's face, although there was a smile on his face, there was no anger on his face, but he was very elegant and gentle, but for some reason, Kuai Liang was swept away by his gaze, but his heart couldn't help. A jump—perhaps it was because of Xun Zhen’s dissatisfaction with Liu Biao’s use of the opportunity to occupy Li State and other counties, or because Xun Zhen had lived among the people for a long time, and had a majesty of his own.

Until Xun Zhen finished speaking, Kuai Liang's heart was still pounding.

In order to stabilize his mood, he stretched out his hand, picked up the tea bowl on the table, and took a sip.

Liu Biao said: "As a minister, to be loyal to the sage, this is the duty, how can you dare to receive the reward of the sage because of this!"

Xun Zhen waved her hand and said with a smile, "What Liu Mu said is wrong."

"Dare to ask the general, what's wrong?"

Xun Zhen said, "This time, I am trying to settle Yuan Shu and recover Nanyang for the imperial court. It is not only me, but you, Liu Mu, have also made merits. It is said that if you have merit, you will be rewarded, so how can the court not reward you? , if the rewards and punishments are inappropriate, wouldn’t it discourage other people with lofty ideals? Therefore, the court must reward Liu Mu’s merits, but it’s just…”

Liu Biao didn't want to answer, but after Xunzhen said "it's just", she stopped talking and just looked at him with a smile.

"It's just that Liu Mu is now in a high position. If the court wants to reward you again, I'm afraid that the position of non-governor will not be enough to reward you!"

Kuailiang, who was on the side, raised the tea bowl again, pondering Xun Zhen's words, and said to himself: "The position of non-governor is not enough to confer rewards, what does this mean by charioteer? This is to imply that Liu Mu intends to call Liu Mu here. North Korea?"

Liu Biao's expression was the same, he sat on the table, calmly replied to Xun Zhen, and said, "How dare you ask for the position of the minister! A minister is an example of a minister, and a person who is not young and virtuous is not enough to do it. I have no virtue. Can, dare to ask for this position? Not to mention that I dare not even think about it, even if it is true as the general said, the court really intends to grant me a minister, I will definitely resign in fear and dare not accept it."

Xun Zhen smiled and said: "Liu Mu's words are too modest. When the world is in chaos, Jingzhou has you in charge, and it is a happy land. The scholars from the north are flocking to join in. Your virtue has long been rumored at home and abroad. Thank you, you deserve it."

"The general is so embarrassed, I'm ashamed to deserve it."

Liu Biao wanted to say something else, but Xun Zhen seemed to have suddenly remembered something. She slapped the desk a few times, interrupted him, turned her eyes to Kuai Liang again, and said with a smile, "By the way, there is something I haven't told you yet. You guys. In this crusade against Yuan Shu, Kuaiyue and Liu Hu have successively conquered Chaoyang and Xinye. They have done a lot. I have requested the imperial decree to formally appoint Kuaiyue as the prefect of Zhangling. Lord Kuai, when the imperial decree comes down, your brother will be the real prefect. It's not a fake prefect~www.wuxiaspot.com~ After hearing Xun Zhen's words, Kuai Liang was in trouble. According to Xun Zhen's words, it seems that at this time, he should stand up and represent his brother, Kuai Yue, to thank Xun Zhen and the court. , but if he got up to thank him, at this moment, it seemed a little inappropriate.

From the time Xun Zhen and Liu Biao started talking to now, if the two of them were evenly matched at first, but at this point, Liu Biao's momentum was obviously weak and he was at a disadvantage. If he got up and thanked him again, wouldn't he? Wouldn't that make Liu Biao's momentum even lower?

Xun Zhen smiled and asked Kuai Liang, "Why, aren't you happy?"

Kuailiang had no choice but to get up, bow down and salute, and said, "Thank you for the grace of the court, my brother will do his best to comfort the people of Zhangling for the sake of the people."

Xun Zhen laughed and told him to get up, looked at Cai Mao, and said, "De Gui, I want to congratulate you too."

Cai Mao said suspiciously, "Dare to ask Duke Ming, why am I so happy?"

"Nanyang is the hometown of the emperor. Yuan Shu, a traitor, has been raging here for four or five years, and the people have suffered a lot. Now Yuan Shu has been destroyed. You are not allowed. I have decided to present to the imperial court and make you the prefect of Nanyang." After Xun Zhen said this, she asked Liu Biao and said, "I don't know what Liu Mu thinks, what do I mean by this?"

After a pause, Xun Zhen did not wait for Liu Biao, and then asked Liu Biao another question. He asked, "Speaking of Nanyang, Liu Mu, Jingzhou Prefecture is not located in Nanjun, the reason why Liu Mu was stationed in Xiangyang was because of Yuan Shuzhi. Therefore, now that Yuan Shu has been destroyed, may I ask Liu Mu, when do you plan to move the prefecture back to its original place?"

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I've been sick for a few days, and my condition is not very good.