Chapter 10 Section 6 Year-end Inventory

Geng Yan wakes up from sleep, the dream is still there, he closes his eyes and recollects it, only feels its beauty is boundless.After a long time, seeing that the sky was already bright, I stretched my torso and looked around habitually.A second later, Geng Yan kicked a carp straight up, stood upright, and shouted wildly: "Where are people? Where are people?" The world was dead silent, and no one responded. Geng Yan suddenly had a bad feeling, he didn't bother to get dressed, he slammed into the door, and the posthouse ran wild.His accompanying officials, including Sun Cang, Wei Bao and others, have long since left.The vehicles and gold and silver that were supposed to be taken to Luoyang for bribery have also disappeared.

The post house after the snow is as lonely as a gum that has had its teeth pulled out. Geng Yan ran out of the post house like a lunatic, running wildly on the street, hoping in vain to recover Sun Cang, Wei Bao and others.Pedestrians on the road looked at Geng Yan with great interest, and some people were so bored that they simply ran with Geng Yan, all with ambiguous smiles on their faces.Think about it, such a handsome young man doesn't sleep well early in the morning, but runs wildly in the street with his clothes disheveled. You can guess by moving his toes. He must have just escaped from a boudoir. Don't believe me Wait, there must be pursuers behind, either the husband of a certain woman, or the father of a certain girl.However, their necks were thick, but no one was chasing them.

Songzi is a small city, it took only half an hour for Geng Yan to run around, but he still didn't see Sun Cang and Wei Bao.Only then did Geng Yan give up his mind, without asking, he knew that Sun Cang, Wei Bao and others had already stolen the gold and silver from the vehicle overnight, and went to seek refuge with Wang Lang. Geng Yan led the horse out of the city, and stood on the side of the road in a daze for a while.Under the protection of his father's power, he has never experienced any setbacks since he was a child, and he never thought that there would be setbacks in this world.What should I do next?The gold, silver and treasures are all lost, and it is meaningless to go to Luoyang again.Let's go back to Shanggu, the first time I went out to do errands, it was ruined, and I really don't have the face to go back.Geng Yan sat in a daze for a while, then suddenly remembered that he had heard someone mention that Grand Sima Liu Xiu is now in Zhongshan, Liu Xiu is the plenipotentiary representative of the Gengshi court in Hebei, since he can't go to Luoyang, it is the same to go to Liu Xiu.

Geng Yan made up his mind, his depression was swept away, he rode his horse and headed north, and arrived in Lunu City, Zhongshan Kingdom in a few days. After inquiring, Liu Xiu was here, so he went to ask to see him. At this time, Liu Xiu seldom received visiting people in person. It was not that he deliberately cut himself off from the people, but that there were too many people who wanted to see him, and he couldn't handle it at all.Therefore, whenever the masses come to visit, Deng Yu usually checks first.When Deng Yu saw Geng Yan, he said oh, it turned out to be a doll.Deng Yu was only one year older than Geng Yan, and Geng Yan naturally refused to accept it, and blurted out: "Aren't you also a baby!" Deng Yu smiled slightly, this kid is quite arrogant.So he asked Geng Yan about his background, and when he heard that Geng Yan was actually the son of Geng Kuang, the prefect of Shanggu, Deng Yu couldn't help being both surprised and delighted.

Whether Liu Xiu can successfully take root in Youzhou depends on the attitudes of two people. One is Peng Chong, the prefect of Yuyang, and the other is Geng Kuang, the prefect of Shanggu.Liu Xiu has been worrying about how to win the support of these two people. Now, Geng Kuang's young master has come to surrender on his own initiative. However, surprises were pleasant surprises, Deng Yu was still more careful, he looked carefully at Geng Yan, the horse he was riding was a BMW, the sword he was wearing was also a famous sword, he was dressed gorgeously, and his face was fair, he looked like an official son However, the so-called "son of a thousand gold, can't sit down", since this person is the son of the prefect's family, how can he walk alone in troubled times?Thinking of this, Deng Yu couldn't help being suspicious, and he didn't dare to introduce Geng Yan to Liu Xiu rashly. These days, there are too many people pretending to be the children of high-ranking officials.

Deng Yu was worried, so he specially asked Feng Yi to come and have a test.Feng Yi was also not polite, and walked around Geng Yan, and then, like an antique connoisseur seeing a fake, he was embarrassed to say it was fake, but just shook his head and said, "It's not true." Geng Yan was furious when he heard the words, and he drew his sword to kill someone.The long sword was out of its sheath, and before it could be danced, the sword energy was already flowing.Deng Yu clapped his hands and laughed loudly, and said, "It's just true." After speaking, he waved to Geng Yan, "Follow me."

Under Deng Yu's guidance, Geng Yan finally met Liu Xiu.Compared with his indifference when he met Deng Yu, after seeing Liu Xiu, Geng Yan's demeanor suddenly became restrained, and his face flushed, just like a fan's expression when he saw his idol. Geng Yan grew up in Shanggu since he was a child, and Shanggu is a frontier land. Since he has been preparing for war with the Huns all year round, all the men in the county are proficient in bows, horses, swords and spears. At that time, the famous generals killed the enemy side by side.Half a year ago, with the great victory in Kunyang, Liu Xiu led 3,000 people to defeat the million-strong army in Wangyi, which shocked the world. After Geng Yan heard about it, he couldn't help being fascinated - thank God, the famous generals did not die!

Liu Xiu looked at Geng Yan who was full of sincerity, and suddenly felt a sense of desolation in his heart.The child in front of me was so excited after seeing him, not because of his official position, nor because of his power, but because he was him, and there was nothing else besides him. Seeing that Geng Yan hadn't spoken for a long time, Liu Xiu asked, "Why did you come here?" Deng Yu called Geng Yan a baby, but Geng Yan didn't like it very much. Liu Xiu called Geng Yan a child, but Geng Yan sounded very pleasing to his ears. Wang Lang, surveyed Jizhou. Liu Xiu already had a game of chess in his heart, and he definitely wouldn't disturb the original strategic plan just because of Geng Yan's appearance, but the enthusiasm of the young people couldn't be overwhelmed, so he laughed and said, "My child is careless! Follow me to the north, and discuss along the way."

On the last day of the 23rd AD, Liu Xiu finally walked out of Jizhou and went north into Youzhou, which he had longed for.At the junction of the two states, Liu Xiu couldn't help looking back at the horse. In his eyes, what flashed was the road and time he had traveled this year: On the first day of the first lunar month, together with his elder brother Liu Yan, he defeated the 100,000 elite soldiers of Zhenfu, the prefect of Nanyang, and brought the Han army back from the dead. On the first day of February, Liu Xuan proclaimed himself emperor, and his eldest brother Liu Yan was abandoned by the Han army, and he was also excluded.

In June, he commanded the historic victory in Kunyang. After this battle, Wang Mang's new dynasty had no chance of turning around. His elder brother Liu Yan was forced to commit suicide in Wancheng. He rushed back overnight. When Liu Yan was buried, he didn't dare to go to the funeral; also to protect himself, he ignored the funeral ceremony and hurriedly married Yin Lihua. In September, Wang Mang gave the leadership, but he was trapped in Luoyang, struggling to breathe under the shadow of death. In October, he finally escaped from Luoyang, crossed the Yellow River, and came to Hebei in Chijie. Since then, the sky is far away from the emperor.

In the twelfth month, Wang Lang proclaimed himself emperor in Handan. He left Jizhou and entered Youzhou. The new year is about to begin, what will be waiting for him in the strange Youzhou?