Chapter 12 Chapter two dead end

Changing people is like changing knives, Wang Ba can't be recruited, so he can go to the head office with another person, right?After Wang Ba, Deng Yu, Feng Yi, Yao Qi, Ji Zun, Zang Gong and others appeared in turn to recruit soldiers, but the people of Jicheng were cunning and cunning. If there is excitement, you have to watch it, rain or shine; , Oil and salt do not enter.After a few days, still not a single soldier was recruited.Liu Xiu laughed: "It seems that I have to come forward in person!" Deng Yu and others became anxious when they heard it, and they did not hesitate to remonstrate with death. We can afford to lose someone. You are the chief minister of the court, and you can't afford to lose this person. what.Liu Xiu had no choice but to give up.

There was no hope for the road of conscription, and the envoys sent to the Ten Commanderies also received no response.Good news can't be expected, but bad news comes one after another——Since Wang Lang proclaimed himself emperor, his power has expanded rapidly, and now he has controlled most of Jizhou. He is organizing an army and marching towards Jicheng. State. Hearing this news, the subordinates reacted far more nervously than Liu Xiu, and all urged Liu Xiu to move quickly, and must not sit still.Liu Xiu smiled and said, "Are you afraid of death?" Deng Yu wept and said: "I don't regret waiting for death, Duke Ming must love himself. The world can be without me, but Duke Ming!" Liu Xiu said with a smile: "Wang Lang is incompetent and used to be an alarmist. Let's just watch him quietly in Jicheng Change."

Deng Yu said anxiously: "Even if Wang Lang's army does not arrive, it is not appropriate to stay in Jicheng for a long time. I waited for several days to recruit soldiers, but no one applied for it. It is not strange! It can be seen that behind the people of Jicheng, there must be someone secretly manipulating them. It is also beneficial to Duke Ming." Liu Xiu glanced at the crowd and asked, "Is what Deng Yu said the consensus of all the lords?" Everyone nodded.Liu Xiu sighed, "In that case, where should we go when we leave Jicheng?" Geng Yan hurriedly said: "Wang Lang is in the south now, so he can't go south. Peng Chong, the prefect of Yuyang, is a fellow villager of Duke Ming; the prefect of Shanggu is my father. Please follow me to the north, and send the two counties under control. Wang Lang is not worried about riding."

Liu Xiu nodded happily, and said: "It's good to have a good heart, my son." Then he asked the others, "Mr. Geng advocates going north, what do you think?" Everyone is thinking in the same way, the real identity of Geng Yan is still in doubt, if he is a counterfeit, he will be tricked miserably.Even if Geng Yan was really the son of Shanggu prefect Geng Kuang, his son would not be my master.No one has any idea about the attitude of Yuyang and Shanggu, and there is still no news about the envoys sent to the two counties to appease them.If you listen to Geng Yan's one-sided words and rush northward, you will really reach Yuyang and Shanggu, and Yuyang and Shanggu have already surrendered to Wang Lang, then there is no way out, and if you want to escape, you can only flee to the Xiongnu , and has since been exiled to a foreign country.Rather than going to the country, I would rather die, this plan is absolutely unacceptable!Deng Yu then said: "Death is still the head of the south, but why go north and get into the bag!"

Returning to the south seems to be a trap, but after all, there is more room for maneuvering. There are Jizhou Mu Pangmeng, Shang Shuling Xie Gong and others who can meet them.Therefore, as soon as Deng Yu said a word, everyone echoed it.Liu Xiu said with a smile: "It's difficult to disobey everyone's will." Pointing to Geng Yan, he said, "Boy, be my master of the North Dao." The strategy of returning to the south has been decided, so Deng Yu please set off immediately.Liu Xiu shook her head in response.Deng Yu said anxiously: "If you wait any longer, the knife will reach your neck."

Liu Xiu was as immobile as a mountain, and said solemnly: "In times of crisis, the first thing is concentration. Hope is not completely shattered, and never give up hope. The escape is not at the last moment, and it will never be taken lightly." Deng Yu knew that Liu Xiu was still reluctant to give up Youzhou, and he still wanted to wait for news from the envoy.For Liu Xiu's choice, Deng Yu can't be blamed, because as long as he escapes, it means that all previous efforts will be wasted, and it will mean that Liu Xiu's strategy of using Youzhou as a base is completely bankrupt.

Success or failure often depends on whether you can last until the last second. Look at the end of the first month, suddenly an invitation is sent, inviting Liu Xiu to a banquet, signed by Liu Jie, son of the old King Guangyang.Deng Yu dissuaded him: "Duke Ming has been in Jicheng for nearly half a month. This person did not come to pay his respects earlier, but now he invites Duke Ming to a banquet. His intentions are unpredictable." Liu Xiudao: "I have to go this time. The person who manipulates the people of Jicheng behind the scenes must be Liu Jie. If I can persuade Liu Jie, I can live in Jicheng, Xutu Youzhou. I know that this trip will be very dangerous, but It's a risk worth taking. Plan ahead and let it go."

Deng Yu said: "Yes, we must protect the integrity of the public." Liu Xiu went to Liu Jie's residence, taking only Yao Qi and Feng Yi with him.Before arriving at Liu Jie's mansion, the gate of the mansion was already wide open, the servants stood in front of the door with hands down, looking respectful, while Liu Jie stood in front of the steps, smiling all over his face, but he didn't personally welcome him out.Although Liu Xiu felt ominous, but since he came, he would be safe, so he handed over the horse to Feng Yi, told him to watch it outside, and brought Choki inside, stepped into the gate, took five steps, and heard the commotion behind him. The servants were closing the door and bolting it, when behind Liu Jie suddenly dozens of servants came rushing forward with swords in hand.

Yao Qi stood in front of Liu Xiu, yelling with angry eyes, his voice was like a thunderbolt, and all the family members were terrified when they heard it, and did not dare to approach him for a while.Liu Jie yelled: "Whoever captures Liu Xiu, ten thousand households will be closed!" Under the heavy reward, finally some family members came forward to fight in spirit.The Yaoqi man had a high sword and a heavy sword, and he would split the man in half with one blow. Although the chop was not very regular, the death was absolutely miserable. The rest of the servants were terrified, and they danced together, as if they were dancing in space, seeming to be moving forward, but they were clearly getting farther and farther away from the stage.Liu Xiu turned around and fought with the gatekeepers. As the commander of the Kunyang War, Liu Xiu once set a record of beheading Wang Xun's head among millions of troops. His courage is evident.The gatekeepers collapsed against the wind and made way for them.

Liu Xiu opened the gate, Yao Qi raised his saber, retreated slowly, and reached the gate.Feng Yizheng led the horse and guarded the door, and the three of them got on the horse and galloped back. Seeing that the rewards of 100,000 households were about to go to waste, Liu Jie was not willing to be reconciled and ordered his servants to chase after him.The whole family was quick and went out first, whoosh, got an arrow in the head and fell to the ground.The second servant didn't dare to rush out, he poked his head out first, intending to see what happened, whoosh, he also got an arrow in the head.The other buddy saw that it was impossible to stretch his head, and he was about to be shot, so he made a quick decision and stretched his legs out first. Hey, it was fine to stretch his legs, but he was worried, and shook his legs twice, whoosh, an arrow passed through his legs.

After Feng Yi escorted Liu Xiu away, he turned back and waved his hand to the top of the roof. Wang Ba and Zang Gong, who were sniping behind him, packed up their bows and arrows, jumped into the street, and rode their horses to join Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu rushed to his residence, and from a distance, he saw Deng Yu had gathered his subordinates and was leaning on his horse to wait.A group of people gathered together and ran towards the south gate.The people of Jicheng once again carried out their fine tradition of watching the excitement, and they were all out to guard the road that Liu Xiu must pass through.Seeing that he was about to be blocked by the common people in the city, Liu Xiu was at a loss what to do. Although he could forcibly kill a bloody path, he couldn't bear it.These kind-hearted people are just here for an eye addiction, you can ask them to collect money, but it is too much to kill them. While Liu Xiu was worrying, Yao Qi took the lead and rushed towards the crowd, swung his halberd in a gesture, and shouted angrily: "Big!" No matter how crowded the train carriage is, as long as the box lunch seller comes, the passengers will always make a way out.Yao Qi shouted loudly, holding a gleaming halberd in his hand, the people of Jicheng were invincible, like water.Liu Xiu and the others arrived at the south gate of the city smoothly after Yaoqi, but they saw that the gate was closed tightly. The city gate captain led more than a hundred healthy soldiers to guard the gate with malicious intentions. Deng Yu stepped forward on his horse and shouted loudly, "Da Sima is out of the city, open the city gate quickly." Chengmen Wei said proudly: "I only know Liu Jie, the king of Guangyang, but I don't know that there is a great Sima." Liu Xiudao: "In this way, you are not ordinary people, but rebels, and you can kill them." Jian Feng pointed out that his subordinates fought bravely to be the first, like tigers entering a flock of sheep, and instantly chewed up more than a hundred healthy soldiers. Liu Xiu and others rushed out, and Feng Yi, Wang Ba, and Zang Gong also rushed to join them.Counting the number of people, only Geng Yan was lost.Everyone was very thankful that Geng Yan didn't follow, obviously a counterfeit, fortunately they didn't listen to this kid and went north. Liu Xiudu didn't take it seriously, and said: "It's reasonable to disperse in the disturbance in the city. Geng Yan will definitely live up to me, and you will wait and see."