Chapter 471: Meeting at Ganlu Temple
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This is a guard wearing fish scale armor. He is tall and fierce, with his arms as if he is a thousand pounds. He waved his long halberd and stabbed Liu Jing directly. The sharp tip of the halberd instantly stabbed in front of his chest. Liu Jing pressed his hand on the hilt of the sword and looked at the halberd coldly, but his body was motionless, like an iron-cast statue, with no change on his face.
Just when the tip of the halberd was one foot away from Liu Jing's chest, the long halberd stopped. The guards put away the long halberd, bowed to Liu Jing, and quickly retreated. At this time, a burst of applause came from the lobby, and the lights were suddenly on in the lobby.
I saw Mrs. Wu walking out after the curtain surrounded by more than a dozen maids. A beautiful young woman supported her. The old lady smiled with a thumbs up: "The landslides in front of her eyes and is still towering, her face does not change, and her sword does not shed. She is worthy of being a real man."
This is naturally a test of Mrs. Wu for Liu Jing. Mrs. Wu married a hero like Sun Jian. She also hoped that her son-in-law would have the same heroic spirit. She wanted Liu Jing to enter the palace alone, so that she could set up a murderous atmosphere. At the critical moment, the assassin suddenly killed, which was enough to test a person's courage.
Liu Jing's unmoving and unchanging expression was beyond her expectations. Even her husband might not have been so calm back then, which greatly praised Mrs. Wu. However, this was the first level, and the second level was based on Liu Jing's mind.
She smiled and said, "I am Shang Xiang's mother. All of this is arranged by me. Frankly speaking, I want to take the opportunity to assassinate the general and eliminate the troubles of my Jiangdong."
Liu Jing seemed not angry, so he stepped forward and knelt down on one knee and said, "Mr. Liu Jing, pay homage to Mrs. Wu."
"You're not angry." Mrs. Wu looked at him in surprise.
Liu Jing smiled faintly, "There are many people in the world who want to kill Liu Jing. If you hear about it, you will get angry. Isn't life very boring?"
“Good said”
Mrs. Wu's eyes were smiling in a crack. She was very satisfied. She nodded, "I just like to joke, kid, get up."
Liu Jing stood up and bowed again. At this time, Mrs. Wu looked at Liu Jing carefully up and down. She saw that he was more than eight feet tall, but he was not thick, with a very uniform figure, with an arrow-like eyebrows, a deep gaze, and a bright and sharp look, revealing a strong sense of confidence.
His nose is high and straight, slender and powerful, and his lips are clear, showing his strong personality. He exudes a strong mental power all over his body. Mrs. Wu has the ability to know people, and she secretly applauds in her heart. This person has the appearance of a king, and my son-in-law is also
However, she found that Liu Jing looked like a person in terms of temperament and appearance. She turned around and smiled at her daughter-in-law: "Do you like Bofu?"
Da Qiao felt sad and lowered her head. Liu Jing's appearance reminded her of her deceased husband. Mrs. Wu suddenly realized that she had made a mistake. She patted her hand apologetically and smiled at Liu Jing and said, "Prince of the State, please sit down."
Liu Jing waited for the old lady to sit down before he sat down on one side. The old lady smiled and said, "How is the age of the provincial governor this year?"
Liu Jing bowed and said, "My name is Yanqing, and I have twenty-fourths of this year."
"At the age of twenty-four, he unified Jingzhou and defeated Cao Cao. He was a young man."
Mrs. Wu likes Liu Jing in her heart. She long forgotten that Liu Jing is the nephew of her enemy. She smiled and asked, "Do you still have elders in Yanqing's family?"
Liu Jing's parents died and depended on his uncle Liu Biao. Everyone knows that the old lady Wu asked him if he had any other direct elders.
There were many clan members who were dependent on Liu Biao. After Cao Cao went south, some followed Liu Cong to the north, and some went to Lingling County to guard Liu. The Liu clan members did not believe that Liu Jing could resist Cao Cao. Except for Liu Hu and Liu Hu's widowed sister, no one stayed in Jingzhou.
Liu Jing smiled bitterly, "There are many tribe members, but they are afraid of Cao Cao's power to go to Jingnan to avoid disaster. They have not returned to Jingzhou so far. I am very ashamed that there is no elder by my side."
Mrs. Wu felt quite pity in her heart, "It's really hard for you to be able to reach this day for poor children."
After a few greetings, Mrs. Wu said the key point, "Shangxiang is her father's young daughter, with many brothers, and everyone loves her. Moreover, she has never liked the girl since she was a child. She danced with knives and sticks all day long, and was crazy, which made me feel overwhelmed. However, she is kind-hearted, upright, and has a good person. I just hope that Yanqing can see her in the face of her, tolerate her more, and look at her more advantages, and she is grateful to her."
This is what Mrs. Wu is most worried about. Her daughter is strong and lacks a gentle temperament. She can still take care of herself when she is close to her. But she is married in Jingzhou and has no relatives. What if she doesn't get along well with her husband, or she believes in her nature and causes trouble, what should she do?
Mrs. Wu was a little worried. At the end, she felt a pleading in her tone and begged Liu Jing to take care of her daughter. Da Qiao next to her felt her mother-in-law's mood and quickly said softly: "Mother, don't worry, Liu Zhoumu can tolerate the world, how can he not tolerate a woman?"
Liu Jing looked at her in surprise. He remembered that the old lady mentioned Sun Ce just now, and couldn't help but think in his heart, "Can this be Da Qiao?"
But he was just curious, and after watching for a long time, he seemed rude. His eyes quickly retracted and said with a smile: "I know Princess Shangxiang's character very well. She is a person with a temperament and has a clear distinction between love and hate. I believe I can get along well with her."
Liu Jing's words made Mrs. Wu feel relieved, and she was also surprised that Liu Jing knew her daughter so well. She nodded and smiled: "I will feel relieved if you can think like this. Yanqing, I will hand over my daughter to you."
Even if this sentence is officially recognized by Liu Jing as her son-in-law, Liu Jing knelt down and kowtowed respectfully, "My mother-in-law's advice, the son-in-law keeps it in mind."
Zhao Yun has been outside the palace for nearly half an hour. He is very patient. He knows that Liu Jing must pass this level, and that Mrs. Wu will not let his daughter become a barren person, so there will be no problem.
Sun Quan did not leave either. He was in a pavilion not far away, looking at the distant river with his hands behind his back. Just now, Zhou Yu talked with him for a brief moment and said Liu Jing's suggestion. This was naturally a statement that Liu Jing gave to himself through Zhou Yu's mouth. Jingzhou went west to north, Jiangdong to south, and Liu Jing did not mention the four counties of Jingnan at all. Did Liu Jing decide to take Jingnan?
However, Sun Quan still hopes that Liu Jing can return Yuzhang County to himself. He can give up Qichun, but Yuzhang County is very important to Jiangdong. It may not be possible now, but if Liu Jing got Jingnan, his position may be loose. Sun Quan thought silently, at what price can he exchange it for Yuzhang County again?
At this time, the palace gate slowly opened. Liu Jing walked out quickly with the company of the manager of Ganlu Palace. Sun Quan immediately smiled and greeted him, "I believe that my mother must like my brother."
Liu Jing nodded and smiled, "She is very kind and kind, making me feel like spring breeze."
At this time, the manager saluted Sun Quan and said, "The old lady has an order. She wants to hold a family banquet in the palace to invite the new son-in-law, and invite the Marquis of Wu to attend together. In addition, Qiao Guo Lao and Lu Gong also invite the banquet."
He looked at Zhao Yun again, bowed and smiled, "There is General Zhao, the old lady, please give me a look."
Zhao Yun turned around and looked at Liu Jing, and Liu Jing nodded, "This is my suggestion, brother, please participate."
Liu Jing stood in front of Beigu Pavilion and stared at the river for a long time. From here, the vast Yangtze River was full of the eyes, making people feel infinitely broad. "Where can I look at China? The scenery is full of Beigu Tower, how many things have happened in the rise and fall of the ages, the endless Yangtze River flows."
Liu Jing chanted softly, and at this time, there was a burst of applause from behind him. "Good Fu" Liu Jing turned around and saw Sun Quan appearing behind him at some point. Liu Jing nodded and smiled, "I feel it out of my mind."
Sun Quan walked up and said with a smile: "How many things happen in the rise and fall of the ages, the Yangtze River flows endlessly, my brother is full of beauty."
"Looking at the magnificent mountains and rivers in Beigu Mountain is always touching. Does Wu Hou have such feelings?"
Sun Quan shook his head, "I feel ashamed to say that I don't have this feeling, maybe it's because I don't live by the Yangtze River for many years like my brother."
Sun Quan asked again with a smile: "How do you think of this big river?"
Liu Jing smiled and said, "During the Battle of Red Cliff, I once told my soldiers that the Yangtze River was a knife, splitting Shenzhou into two, and blocking the iron hoofs of Cao's army from going south for us. But now I think the Yangtze River is a link that connects Jingzhou and Jiangdong together, so that you and I will stand by the river and talk to the world together today."
Sun Quan praised Liu Jing's metaphor very much. He looked at Liu Jing and said meaningfully: "My brother said it well, the Yangtze River is indeed a bond, which closely connects Jingzhou and Jiangdong, but I hope that the marriage between our two families is another new bond."
"I hope so, too."
Liu Jing also stared at Sun Quan with sincerity in his smile, "We are already relatives, so let's forget the unpleasantness of the past."
He stretched out his palm, Sun Quan pondered for a moment, and raised his right palm and Liu Jing to hit him hard. The two of them looked at each other and laughed together.
At this time, Sun Quan saw Liu Jing's sword and smiled and said, "My brother's sword is Cao Cao's green sword."
Liu Jing untied his sword and handed it to Sun Quan, "If your brother likes it, I'll give it to you."
"Do you really give me it?" Sun Quan took the sword in surprise.
"In fact, this sword itself was captured by the Jiangdong Army, and Governor Zhou exchanged it for the ancient ingot knife."
Sun Quan slowly pulled out the sword from the sheath, and a sharp cold light flashed out, stunning. The pupils of the "good sword" Sun Quan's "pupil" suddenly narrowed into a slit.
Sun Quan collected a famous sword, but no sword could be as sharp as the blue sword. He pulled out the sword, pulled two sword flowers, and slashed it with a random sword. With a click, a small tree with a thick wrist was broken, which scared Sun Quan. The powerful murderous aura in the sword made him almost unable to control the sword. He felt that as long as he was a little careless, he would be injured by the sword.
He carefully returned the sword to the sheath and returned it to Liu Jing, "For me, this sword is just a hidden and decoration. I feel wronged. It should belong to the battlefield and be returned to my brother."
Liu Jing did not force himself, he took back his sword and smiled, "I heard from Zhang Changshi and Gongjin that Jiangdong planned to go south to take Jian'an County, but why didn't he go north to take Xuzhou?"
Sun Quan shook his head, "My brother Bo Fu originally wanted to go north to fight, but unfortunately died early. Later, Jiangdong canceled this plan and has not mentioned it again in ten years. Perhaps the time has not come, at least it is unrealistic in front of him."
Sun Quan smiled bitterly, the key is that Jiangdong could not bear another failure, and it would be wise to go south to take Jian'an County.
Chapter completed!