Several large Wu boats lined up along the widened waterway downstream of Qingxi. They were all five hundred stone rows of galloping boats. Next to the porthole under the deck, dozens of strong men were paddling hard.

Hearing that it was quite difficult to sail against the current, Liu Bei ordered the two generals Pan Hong and Zhu Gai to lead the fleet to greet him.

Several wheel boats were thrown on cables, and the strong man from Wu followed the order to tie the left and right sides of the ship. He was dragged by the wheel boats together, and the speed was far greater than that of the paddle row.

Confirm that it is correct, the gate of Baihu Shuizhai opened and the civilian boat was put into it.

Nowadays, most of the large ships turn directly to the Nangang. Apart from the navy's wheels, few large ships are parked in the Baihu Shui Pavilion. I heard that these civilian ships were owned by Ling Cao and the Ling clan. Liu Bei nodded happily. Lou Sang's own caravan may be formed.

Civilian boats lined up to enter the lake, and the water surface suddenly became much crowded.

Lu Chong and Wei Xi were about to get on the ship to search, but Liu Bei shook his head to stop him. Under the protection of the embroidered wardrobe officials led by Shi Huan, he and the two family ministers boarded the first ship one after another.

The men from Wu, wearing leather armor and wearing red heads, saw Liu Bei and his party boarding the boat. Then they knelt on one knee and greeted each other in unison.

Seeing Ling Cao being heroic and heroic, the son behind him was also mighty and mighty. Liu Bei was overjoyed. He bowed and bowed, so he stepped forward and helped Ling Cao up: "I heard that you are coming, so I look forward to it. Now I finally got what I want, and I couldn't help but feel happy."

Seeing that the young master and Hou were sincere, Ling Cao couldn't help but be moved: "How dare you let the young master and Hou worry about it?"

Liu Bei shook his head: "Even a hero, he came to visit thousands of miles. How could Bei not wait for the path to wait and greet him?"

Ling Cao clasped his fists and said, "I don't dare to take it."

Liu Bei held his hand and stood side by side: "Come on, I'll introduce it to you."

Geng Yong and Cui Jun all went forward to salute.

Ling Cao was held with one hand, but he could only hit his chest with one hand to show his gift.

The young king and the lord were good at knowing people, how could Geng Yong not know? Then he smiled and said, "Lord, the wind is strong on the boat, and you will come into the mansion to talk."

"Okay." Along the way, Liu Bei held his hand and led Ling Cao. The people onlookers looked at each other. I don't know how heroic he was a man who was so honored and favored by the young master. He was also very knowledgeable. Seeing that Ling Cao was not as tall as the young master, he was quite majestic and mighty. He must be a strong man. The people in the town pointed and looked happy.

There are heroes coming to surrender, and Lou Sang is strong in his soldiers and horses. How can he not be happy?

Enter the palace to hold a banquet.

All the civil officials and military generals came to accompany him. After drinking for three rounds, Liu Bei hit the high fives three times. The beautiful maid at home held out the official uniform and gave him a military commander of 600 stones.

Seeing Ling Cao's expression, he seemed to be unprepared. However, Li Yong, who was sitting opposite, reminded him with kindness, walked steadily into the hall, knelt on one knee, and shouted: Young Master. Put on the general's uniform, Ling Cao knelt down with his fists, and then opened his mouth and shed tears in the hall: "Father receives great kindness, and you will not be able to repay him. You will definitely be heartbroken to repay the lord!"

Liu Bei helped each other from afar: "Get up quickly."

He suddenly reached a high position, fearing that everyone in the hall would not accept it. Unexpectedly, looking around, everyone sitting on the table looked as usual. Ling Cao then calmed down and sat down again. Speaking of which, not long ago, Shi Huan came to the hall and Yi Xiu. Dian Wei, who advanced together with Zhou Dian, was also awarded the military court.

Both of them have experience of the ability of the people. The young master is rude to wealth and righteousness, and is good at knowing people. When he is attracted by him, he is called a master. There are countless precedents in front of him, and now there is Ling Cao, and everyone has a good talk! He must be a hero.

The heroes under Ling Cao were all proficient in water and were good at boats and boats. They were also of the same clan. The top and the bottom were united and shared the same hatred of the enemy. Just like Shunyang Wei, Danyang Baili, Liaodong Rangers, and Sishui Heroes. They formed a song and were incorporated into Ling Cao's command.

Liu Bei ordered the Baihu dock to be transformed into a wheelbarrow ship.

He also had children from the Lu family and Gu family in the same county, and went to Lousang Academy to become a disciple. Liu Bei happily ordered people to be sent to the school. After several great scholars were evaluated, it would not be too late to distribute them.

I had a plan before. Lou Sang raised soldiers a year and asked for 50 million yuan.

Liu Bei was quite surprised at first. As a result, after he calculated himself, he realized that the scale of the Lou Sang tribe was quite considerable.

Dragon and Tiger Camp Cavalry:

The Western U Iron Cavalry was commanded by Wu Lian and Bai Zhuo. One thousand Western Regions mercenaries and one thousand Xianbei King Cavalry.

There are 1,000 cavalry in Xilin, Yan Rou and Yan Zhi. Among them, there are 800 high chariot kings and 200 cavalry slaves.

The dragon cavalry of the dragon, Xu Rong, and Tian Gang, are all Liaodong rangers.

The tiger cavalry was shot for five hundred times, Cheng Pu and Ma Xing were both Liaodong Rangers.

A total of four thousand tigers.

Tiger Infantry:

Bai Li was one thousand soldiers, led by Dian Wei. Among them, 500 were Huai Si Bai Li, and 500 were Dan Yang Bai Li.

Wudang's flying army was commanded by Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin. He was stationed in Licheng and Du Kang.

One thousand yellow crossbowmen in the Banfeng. Commander Huang Zhong.

A total of four thousand brave men.

Guards of each city:

Lou Sang defenders were two thousand, Cui Ba and Han Meng. Among them, there were six hundred sword shields, six hundred long spearmen, and eight hundred Wanglou shield crossbowmen. There were many Danyang soldiers under his command.

Navy:

Lou Sang's water army was one thousand, Huang Gai and Ling Cao.

One thousand Navy Army in Nangang, Pan Hong and Zhu Gai.

Embroidered Clothes Officer:

Shunyang Wei, Sishui Wei, and 300 were commanded by Shi Huan, Wei Xi, and Lu Chong.

There were also traitors, thieves, Chengcang Guards, etc., and two hundred people.

Total: more than 12,500 people.

The annual military expenditure exceeds 87.5 million yuan.

Nothing said.

Farm quickly.

In addition to his adoptive father Huang Zhong, he was in charge of the army and controlled the army. Liu Bei also wanted to set up a camp supervisor in the second camps of Longhu and Tiger and Tiger. He thought he was the commander.

It is called: Dragon and Tiger Prison and Tiger Prison.

But the candidate hasn't been decided yet.

At the end of May, the envoy of Luoyang finally arrived in Linxiang.

The person who came was not someone else, but Shao Ling Zuo Feng.

He first sent a letter saying that "happiness is approaching." Since the two family ministers surrendered, they all looked forward to it.

Now that Zuo Feng is here in person, it is naturally a great joy. The young ruler of the Huangmen has a close relationship with the young master. Even the children in the town know one or two. Seeing that he was happy, everyone who followed Liu Bei out to greet him was relieved. Speaking of which, Grand Marshal Cui is already ranked among the third Duke, why didn’t there be any word coming this time?

After everyone kneeled down, Zuo Feng then launched the edict and recited it loudly.

On the third day of the fifth month of the second year of Guanghe, the Emperor of Han decreed:

"The Marquis of Linxiang was young and regained his ancestral title. He was filial and pure, loyal and righteous, and was strong and strong, and was strong in his strength and was the first of his country. I am very grateful to him. The Book of Songs says: 'Everyone has its beginning, but few have its end.' Now, the city of Rongrong has its two places, Yichang has its own place, and the two places of Linxiang are merged into Linxiang to honor their virtues."

No wonder Zuo Feng said that the happy event was approaching. This is an additional entrustment letter!

The additional feudal title is also called Yifeng. It means to increase the fief. "Records of the Grand Historian: Biography of Ranghou": "Qin sent Ranghou to attack Wei, beheaded 40,000, and took away the general of Wei, and obtained the three counties of Wei. Ranghou Yifeng." "Book of Han: Biography of Kong Guang": "At first, Guang was granted the title of Prime Minister, but later he was granted the title of the title of the title of 1,000 households in all the fiefs."

The edict is not difficult to understand.

However, "Everyone has a beginning, but few ends" comes from "The Book of Songs·Daya·Dang". It means that everything has its beginning, but it rarely ends. It is mostly used to persuade people to start and end well.
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