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The next morning, five thousand stone ships were loaded with five elite soldiers guarding Liu Jing, leaving Chaisang and sailing towards Xiangyang.

According to Jingzhou regulations, those who come to report their duties every year are allowed to bring no more than five entourages. Of course, they will be responsible for all kinds of food and accommodation costs.

Despite this regulation, for many years, only Huang Zu brought five soldiers to Xiangyang, because this regulation was originally tailor-made for Huang Zu.

That morning, the fleet was sailing on the Han River and traveling forward for more than ten miles before entering Xiangyang County.

On the floor of the boat, Liu Jing changed into a thick white Confucian robe, with a brocade belt on his waist, a golden crown on his head, and a wide sleeves on his face. He was dressed as a brother from a noble family.

The river wind blew the flag on the mast. The wind was strong and the cold wind was biting. The waves were rolling on the river surface, and the big ship was moving against the wind and was not moving fast.

This time he went to Xiangyang was different from any time before. On the surface, he had a huge halo of glory, defeated the Jiangdong Army in the west and saved Jiangxia. Liu Jing's name has become a household name in Jingzhou and is highly praised, which shows the attention and welcome he will receive in Xiangyang.

But what Liu Jing saw was murderous intent under glory. This time he went to Xiangyang, it was better to say that he was going to negotiate rather than to pay a birthday.

How to obtain the greatest benefit and how to keep Jiang Xia firmly in his own hands, these have to go through hard negotiations, but once the negotiation fails, he will face huge risks. Will Liu Biao still allow him to return to Jiangxia?

Risk and opportunity coexist. Liu Jing has always been a person who likes to challenge himself and never fears any challenges. From the first day he entered this era two years ago, he started a new life in risks and challenges.

"male"

A crisp voice behind him interrupted his thoughts, but Liu Jing turned around and it was his maid Xiaobao.

Xiao Bao has been following him for almost two years, and is twelve years old. Apart from growing taller, her personality and appearance have almost no changes. She still has a round face and round eyes, and her face looks like a white little Bao.

Seeing that her nose was bruised by the cold wind, Liu Jing tightly pulled her clothes and shivered all over. He couldn't help but walk up and smiled, "What are you doing when you come out? Isn't it warmer in the cabin?"

"We... are discussing whether to... cook by ourselves and ask our public opinion."

We, as she, undoubtedly, included Tao Zhan. Liu Jing pulled her clothes for her and smiled and said, "Don't do it yourself. There is a kitchen on the boat. Of course, if you are willing to show your skills, I don't object."

The answer was a bit ambiguous. The ambiguous result was that when the chef brought the food up, they found that they were already dining. Liu Jing saw the chef's embarrassment and quickly smiled and said, "Put down your meal is the main meal."

The strong cook put down the tray, and soon she was shocked to find that the two maids were sitting together with the owner for dinner. This made people unimaginable no matter what. Of course, she didn't dare to ask, and retreated with horror.

In fact, anyone who knows Liu Jing's life knows that he is easy-going and does not care about his superiority. For two years, the maid Xiaobao almost always has dinner with him at the same table. It is not like a wealthy family. The maid must hide in the corner with a plate to eat.

In the spacious cabin, there was an equally large table with fruits and vegetables and more than a dozen exquisite side dishes. In a large plate, there were more than a dozen browned and fragrant mutton tender onion pancakes and two pots of fruit pulp.

Liu Jing and Tao Zhan sat opposite each other. They didn't say much, but they didn't seem unfamiliar. Instead, the two little maids sitting at the other end whispered, talking about their pitifully few experiences, but they were enjoying it.

Tao Zhan wore a thick light green long skirt with silver edges. The long skirt was tied under his chest, looking beautiful and slender. He also wore a white short half-sleeved jacket with red gold-edged silk around his shoulders.

Perhaps because of her long trip, she finally put on some makeup and her black hair was combed with a fallen horse bun. This is the most popular hairstyle nowadays. A jade hairpin is inserted on both sides of the hair, which looks luxurious but not vulgar.

There is no powder on her face. Her white face, which is as white as jade, covers off its beautiful luster. However, the willow eyebrows are slightly modified, and they are curved and long, which further highlights her beautiful eyes like a deep pool.

In addition to her beautiful eyebrows, she only had a little red color on her round lips. This lip color was like the finishing touch, giving her fairy-like beauty a little more humanistic aura.

Tao Zhan smiled so well that he put the dishes delivered by the cook on the table. She knew that Liu Jing had a big appetite and the little side dish pancake she made was far from enough for him to eat. She pushed a roasted lamb leg in front of him and smiled, "Eat it, you know you can eat it."

Liu Jing took the knife plate and smiled while cutting the meat: "What did you want to ask just now?"

Tao Zhan picked up the fruit pulp ear cup, sucked it gently, and smiled and said, "Actually, it has nothing to do with me. I am just a little curious. It is not that officials with more than five stones are going to Xiangyang to celebrate their birthday, but they did not see a few officials from Jiangxia among the escorts. Did they go there separately?"

"This is not the case. Both the Chief Su County Master and the Chief Yi were appointed by me. Xiangyang has not yet admitted it. Naturally, they are not officials of five stones or above. County Magistrate Zhu has just been promoted to County Magistrate of Chaisang, and I also appointed me. As for the other county magistrates, there are important things anyway, so I have to ask for leave and not go."

"I see"

Tao Zhan covered his mouth and smiled, "So General Liu alone represents Jiang Xia."

Liu Jing also smiled and said, "Don't this save you trouble?"

Tao Zhan suddenly thought of his own affairs, a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes, and she sighed softly, "Jinglang, I'm a little worried."

"What are you worried about?" Liu Jing asked with a smile.

Tao Zhan bit his lip gently, "Do you still remember Liu Cong's unfair request to his father? I'm very worried that I would appear in the Liu Mansion and would reiterate the old words."

"You are such a silly girl."

Liu Jing shook his head and sighed: "Think about it again, do you think it's possible. If it's really like you said, then what can I do to kill a little cockroach?"

Tao Zhan lowered his head. In fact, she knew that she had an engagement with Liu Jing, so Liu Biao could not connect her with Liu Cong anymore, but she hated Liu Biao and Liu Cong very much, and she didn't want to see them at all, but she didn't know how to tell Liu Jing.

Liu Jing looked at her deeply. He could understand Tao Zhan's feelings. She has always been a person with clear love and hate. She is definitely not a lie with the person she hates.

Liu Jing smiled and said, "Don't think too much, you may not be able to enter the Liu Mansion."

Tao Zhanbingxue was smart and understood what Liu Jing meant at once. Liu Biao would definitely not agree to this marriage, so she naturally could not step into the Liu family's door.

Although she didn't have to go to Liu's house to feel at ease, what if Liu Biao firmly objected?

Tao Zhan couldn't help but remember what his father said to her last night, about family background, he was just a businessman's daughter after all. Maybe he didn't mind now, but in the future

The difference between her family and Liu Jing was like a big rock, weighing heavily on her heart.

"Jinglang, I'm ready to eat. Go wash your hands first, you can eat slowly."

Tao Zhan smiled and got up and left the cabin with great thoughts. Liu Jing looked at her elegant back and couldn't help but smile. She valued Liu Biao's attitude. What's wrong with Liu Biao's disagreement.

At this moment, Liu Jing seemed to hear something abnormal. He got up and walked out of the cabin quickly. A soldier rushed over and reported urgently: "Report to Sima, a ship was found in front of Jiang to intercept him."

Liu Jing frowned and walked quickly towards the bow of the boat. The view on the river was wide open. It was clear that there were two fleets seven or eight miles ahead, slanting across the river in an eight-shaped shape, with about two warships. Judging from the size of the fleet, it should be the Jingzhou Navy.

Liu Jing sneered, this was Liu Biao who wanted to give him a warning, and he suddenly turned around and ordered: "Tell me my order, and the fleet sailed side by side."

The opponent's fleet is deployed in a regular eight-character form, which is a surround formation. To deal with this formation, you generally use side-by-side breakthroughs. Once there are backward ships, you will inevitably be surrounded by the opponent.

Liu Jing's fleet did not slow down and continued to sail towards the other side at a rapid speed. At this time, the Jingzhou navy began to change.

On a large ship of the Jingzhou Navy, Zhang Yun, who had just been reinstated as deputy captain of the Jingzhou Navy, watched Liu Jing's fleet approaching and couldn't help but smile.

Cai Mao's defeat in Jiangxia changed Zhang Yun's fate. After all, he was Liu Biao's nephew. Although he was dismissed by Liu Biao and demoted to a county lieutenant, more than a year had passed, and Liu Biao gradually forgot about his previous evil deeds.

Coupled with his mother's constant pleading, Liu Biao was ultimately unable to hinder his family affection. After Cai Mao was defeated, he was promoted to the deputy captain of the navy and led 10,000 naval troops to be stationed in Yicheng County.

Zhang Yun received Liu Biao's secret order. If Liu Jing brought troops to Xiangyang, he could intercept Liu Jing's soldiers and only allowed him to come to Xiangyang.

This secret order undoubtedly supported Zhang Yun. There were many loopholes in Liu Biao's order, such as what to do if Liu Jing resisted and what to do if Liu Jing attacked the Jingzhou naval army first, so how to execute it is Zhang Yun's business.

At this moment, Zhang Yun finally waited for the moment of revenge. He stared at Liu Jing's fleet approaching, his heart full of anticipation of revenge.

"Captain, will you attack directly?" a soldier asked for instructions.

Zhang Yun shook his head, of course he could not attack directly, and he had to do things on the surface so as not to be caught. More importantly, he wanted to humiliate Liu Jing to vent his hatred of being demoted.

"Big ship to welcome it"

On the top of the mast, a flag bearer waved the flag. This was the flag verb that communicated with each other on the river. An instant dozen warships started and followed Zhang Yun's ship to meet him.

The two warships slowly approached the river surface. Liu Jing suddenly recognized the general standing on the side of the ship, and it turned out to be the demoted Zhang Yun.

Looking at the big flag on the flagpole again, the big flag with the character Zhang was waving towards him, Liu Jing felt that danger was approaching him.
Chapter completed!