Chapter 767 The king and the minister
Chapter 765: The king and the minister
On a small road leading to Jiangling, Liu Xiu was leading his black dragon horse and walking side by side with an old man in black. The old man was the former leader of Confucianism, Xunzi.
Looking at Liu Xiu who was silent while sighing, Xunzi sighed and asked, "Xiuer, what are your plans next?"
A hint of hatred flashed in Liu Xiu''s eyes, and then he smiled bitterly, "What else can I do? My brother has been killed in battle. Next, Dong Zhuo will definitely sign me as the governor of Jingzhou to continue to restrain Qin Hao''s troops."
Xunqiu looked at Liu Xiu''s eyes and said lightly: "Jingzhou is the back garden of the Qin army. Qin Hao will never let any force grow in Jingzhou. Are you sure you want to stay in Jingzhou, a trapped place?"
Liu Xiu naturally knew this, and his eyes were full of struggle, but in the end he turned into relief.
"Since I, Liu Xiu, fell in Jingzhou, I have to get up in Jingzhou. Besides, Jingzhou is not a place to trap dragons..."
Liu Xiu''s eyes were full of firmness and he said confidently: "It''s the most suitable treasure land for me, Liu Xiu."
"oh?"
A hint of humor flashed in Xunqiu''s eyes and said lightly: "Jingzhou is the place where four battles are fought. Now there is Qin Hao in the north, Liu Yao in the east, Liu Yan in the west, and Hong Xiuquan in the south. The most important Nanyang and Nanjun are now occupied by Qin Hao. How can you grow and grow here?"
A glimmer flashed in Liu Xiu''s eyes and he said in a deep voice: "Three of the five princes of Jingzhou died in this battle, and Huang Zu and Han Xuan were also unknown in life and death.
Jingzhou is now without a leader. As long as I give time, I will be able to quickly unify Jiangxia in Jingnan and fight against Qin Hao with the four and half of Jingzhou counties.
As for Liu Yan, Liu Yao and Hong Xiuquan? ”
At this moment, a trace of contempt flashed in Liu Xiu''s eyes and said confidently: "The two Lius are not only dry bones in the tomb, and will sooner or later be destroyed by Liu Ji and Sun Jian. As long as I can unify Jingzhou in advance, I may not be able to intervene in the Yiyang two states.
After Hong Xiuquan unified Jiaozhou, he lost his ambition and only knew how to be greedy for pleasure. Jiaozhou would sooner or later make me a wedding dress. ”
"This is just your own guess. It is too difficult to implement, and Qin Hao will not give you this opportunity."
Xunqiu shook his head disagreeingly and said lightly: "Qin Hao will definitely move his troops south soon. Do you think you can stop it?"
Seeing that Liu Xiu was silent, Xunzi continued, "You have no capital to compete with Qin Hao at all. You will only stay in Jingzhou..."
Xun Kan''s words were not finished, but he was interrupted by Liu Xiu.
"I don''t have this qualification, but Dong Zhuo has it, let alone..."
Xunqiu was stunned when she saw this, while Liu Xiu showed a sneer, and his lips moved slightly and said a few words, but Xunqiu''s expression changed drastically.
"The young man is so terrifying."
Xunzi showed a gratified smile, patted Liu Xiu on the shoulder, and said, "It seems that this failure has made you grow a lot, but you must remember that hatred will only blind you."
After saying that, Xunqiu turned around and left, while Liu Xiu subconsciously wanted to stop him, looking like he wanted to speak but stopped, but he didn''t say anything.
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In the Qin army camp, Bai Qi sat in the first place with a serious face, and the two people escorted below were Huang Zu and Han Xuan among the five princes of Jingzhou.
Han Xuan took the initiative to retreat, which caused the left army to be defeated, but he was unable to escape in the end. He was chased by Xu Chu and captured alive by Xu Chu, while Wei Yan and Gan Ning led two thousand remaining troops to escape.
Huang Zu is still very strong, even if he is a prisoner at the ranks, he is still quite tough. Compared with this, Han Xuan is full of ugly things and is completely shameless in order to survive.
Huang Zu and Han Xuan were princes after all. Although they were captured alive this time, they also had two counties under their command, Jiangxia and Changsha. Bai Qi was not easy to deal with, so after a little thought, he said decisively: "Take these two back to Xiangyang and hand them over to the lord for handling." Bai Qi gave the order, Huang Zu kept his neck silent, but Han Xuan cried and begged Bai Qi for forgiveness.
Bai Qi looked at Han Xuan who was dragged out with a helpless look on his face. He had no intention of killing him, and he didn''t know what he was afraid of.
After Huang Zu and Han Xuan were suppressed, another enemy general was escorted in. It was Kou Xun, the fifth-ranked 28 generals in Yuntai.
Kou Xun, who was in charge of the rear army, was captured alive by Ran Min after the defeat of the army, and became the only Yuntai general who was captured alive.
A thousand troops are easy to get, but one general is hard to find.
Originally, Liu Xiu had thirteen of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai. After this battle, except for Deng Yu, Cen Peng, Feng Yi and Gai Yan, eight generals were killed, Kou Xun was captured, and Liu Xiu was almost beaten to the commander of the bare hands by Bai Qi.
"Do you want to surrender to my lord?" Bai Qi asked indifferently.
Kou Xun looked at Bai Qi coldly and gritted his teeth and said, "I would rather die than surrender."
Bai Qi frowned slightly when he saw this, and he couldn''t figure out what kind of ecstasy Liu Xiu had used to these people, and they were all so loyal.
Liu Xiu is not simple. Bai Qi said in his heart.
When Bai Qi thought of Liu Xiu, the hidden dragon, but this time he escaped from his hands, he couldn''t help feeling a little upset. He waved his hand and said, "Drag it down and beheaded."
"No."
Just as Kou Xun was about to be dragged out, Zhou Yu stood up and said, "Let''s go."
Bai Qi raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Zhou Yu, what do you have to say?"
"General, Kou Xun comes from the Kou family in Changsha. He is both civil and military. He is a rare hero in Jingzhou. It would be a pity to kill him like this."
Bai Qi certainly understood what Zhou Yu meant and said, "But this person has a firm attitude and would rather die than surrender."
Seeing that Bai Qi heard what he said, Zhou Yu felt relieved and said calmly: "General, Kou Xun''s unwillingness to surrender now does not mean he does not want to surrender in the future. Besides, just leave this matter of subduing the surrendered ministers to the lord for a headache. Why not have a leisure time for the general?"
Bai Qi was instantly alert. Zhou Yu had something in his words, and he wanted to tell himself not to transcend the separation between the king and the minister.
I have become a little arrogant during this period. Although the lord trusts me, it is difficult to guarantee that the lord will not be alienated if it continues for a long time.
As soon as he thought of this, Bai Qi burst into a cold sweat. He did not understand politics at all, but just ignored it subconsciously.
Bai Qi''s eyes when he looked at Zhou Yu couldn''t help but soften, and he smiled lightly, "What Gongjin said is reasonable, so let Kou Xun be taken back to Xiangyang first and leave it to the lord to make a decision."
Zhou Yu was stunned when he heard this. This was the first time Bai Qi called him a word.
Bai Qi smiled indifferently when he saw this, then looked at the generals and said in a deep voice: "In this battle, 80,000 Jingzhou coalition forces are defeated. Now Nanjun''s troops are unprecedentedly empty. It is the best time for our army to take Nanjun."
"Old Bai, just give an order quickly, just wait for you to say something." Li Cunxiao urged with a smile.
"Yes, yes..." The generals also laughed together.
"good."
Bai Qi also laughed, but just as he was about to order the troops, Qin Hao''s order came.
(This chapter ends)