The next day, it was just dawn.

I saw dozens of cavalry running out of Xinye City and heading straight for Jingxiang.

It was only a few hundred miles from Xinye to Xiangyang, and Zhang Xiu and dozens of other cavalry were all good horses. As the sun was about to set west, they crossed the river and saw the gate of Jingzhou, Xiangyang.

If you take Jingzhou, you must take Xiangyang first.

Xiangyang is built on the Han River, with Yanshan Mountain in the south, Jingshan Mountain in the west, and Dahong Mountain in the east, surrounded by mountains on three sides and one side facing water. It can be said that mountains are surrounded by water and water circulates the city.

Moreover, Xiangyang is a transportation hub that controls the north and south.

To the north, you can reach Luoyang, to the south, Jingzhou is under the army's front, to the west, to the west, and to the east, you can reach Luoyang, to the north of Yangzhou.

Those who get Xiangyang can seek the world are not a false statement. If you occupy this place, you will get the initiative. Later Guan Yu launched the battle of Xiangfan, flooded the seven armies, captured Yu Jin and killed Pang De, which scared Cao Cao to move the capital to avoid his edge, which was not empty talk.

"Lord, this Xiangyang City is so big." Walking under the city of Xiangyang and looking at the people coming and going, Hu Cheer scratched his dark head and said with a silly smile.

Zhang Xiu did not talk, but sighed: "Jingxiang has a thousand miles of fertile land. When I see it today, it turns out that people are rich in livelihood. This is probably a rare pure land in troubled times."

When you enter the city, the roads are well connected.

There were crowds of people on the streets, and the caravans traveling north and south were unknown. Although it was sunset, the noise was endless, which was enough to show the prosperity of this place.

"Your Excellency is General Zhang Xiu, right? My lord has long asked his subordinates to wait for the general to arrive. Please follow me." A scholar said gently.

"Your lord? Is Liuzhou's master?" Zhang Xiu asked with his eyebrows raised.

The literati smiled elegantly and then said, "No, my lord is the eldest son of the Muslim Palace in Liuzhou and the Prince Liu Qi. He has learned a lot about the reputation of the general. Today, he specially asked his subordinates to wait here. I hope the general will appreciate his face and go through the palace for a brief discussion."

"Liu Qi?" Zhang Xiu said in surprise, then pondered a little, and then said, "Thank you to lead the way."

Zhang Xiu knew in his heart what Liu Qi wanted to find him, and it was nothing more than fighting for power with Liu Cong. However, Liu Qi should have been favored in 196, so it would be okay to go and have a look.

After a while, outside Liu's mansion.

A young man was about his early twenties and had already looked forward to it at the door.

Seeing Zhang Xiu coming, Liu Qi quickly stepped forward and said happily: "Qi has seen General Zhang, and he has heard of his reputation as a general. Today, he is lucky to see him for three lives."

"Young Master, you are polite. Xiu is just a loser, how can you get the reputation? I hope the eldest master will not let you break the evil spirits and I." Zhang Xiu was humble all the time.

"The general is humble." Surprise flashed in Liu Qi's eyes. Everyone said that Zhang Xiu was a reckless man in Xiliang, but when he saw him today, he was elegant and moderate, and had nothing to do with the rumors.

"Qi is preparing a small amount of wine in the mansion, and I hope the general will appreciate his face." Liu Qi said cheerfully.

"Please, please." Zhang Xiu smiled softly.

......

Walk with this, another mansion.

After listening to the servants' words, Liu Cong looked anxious and had no opinion.

But the first person in the hall was a woman.

The woman looked great, dressed in green with a sound, and the belt around her waist outlined her slender waist, while her stunning face was cold.

"Ji Yu, now you are in a bad state. How can you panic when you encounter something? How can you be so kind?" The woman was Cai's voice, and she said in a deep voice.

"What my mother taught me is that the child knew he was wrong." Liu Cong responded tremblingly.

(Liu Cong married Cai's niece as his wife, not his biological mother, but his stepmother. In other words, the ruler in Jingzhou was born among Liu Qi and Liu Cong. The Cai family wanted to support a puppet and increase the status of the Cai family, so they chose Liu Cong.)

"Cai Mao, let the informant in Liu Qi's mansion keep a close eye on it, and he will immediately repay the news." Cai's beautiful eyes showed murderous intent and said coldly.

"Yes!" Cai Mao nodded and quickly retreated.

Watching Cai Mao leave, Cai narrowed his beautiful eyes slightly, his slender five fingers slowly clenched, and said coldly: "Zhang Xiu, you are so good at Nanyang, you must come and stir up this muddy water. If you really stand in the wrong position, I will make you die very ugly."

The banquet in Liu Qi's mansion continued, but Zhang Xiu pretended to be stupid and never answered Liu Qi's words, which made Liu Qi very irritable.

Because he knew that Liu Cong had already climbed to the Cai family, and with the means of the Cai family, he would die in a few years, so he had to make plans early.

......

The next day, in Xiangyang City.

This day, the city was filled with people and it was very lively.

Famous scholars from all over Jingxiang, including hermits from the shelter and Jingxiang land, also came to attend the grand event.

At Liu Biao's mansion, he stood outside the mansion and greeted him one by one. Many of the scholars and scholars were existences that he needed to admire.

At dusk, in the huge mansion.

The tables are arranged neatly, next to the table is a small tripod, with wine and drinks in it. On the table are chicken, duck, fish and meat, which looks rich in color.

After the case, there was a maid who was very handsome and decent.

"Everyone, today I am a dog son, and I can invite you to the humble house. It is a blessing for the dog son, and my Liu family. However, there are many guests today. If there are any inconvenient receptions, I hope you can forgive me." Liu Biao stood up and said loudly.

"Brother Liu Jingsheng, you are polite!"

For a moment, all kinds of humble words gathered together.

"Haha, I'm very happy today. Please sit down." Liu Biao said cheerfully.

During the refusal, everyone also sat down one after another according to their seniority, while Zhang Xiu sat in the second row, which was also consistent with his identity.

The banquet started with Liu Cong's crown, followed by the flattery of a group of corrupt scholars.

They are not stupid either. Liu Cong represents the Cai family. The Cai family is in charge of military power. They dare not take sides randomly. Most of them still praise Liu Cong. Even if they do not recognize Liu Cong, they just keep silent.

The crown ends, and the singing and dancing are at peace.

Corrupt scholars are chatting and laughing, and aristocratic families are flattering and flattering.

"Hey!" Looking at the hall, Zhang Xiu chuckled and shook his head, drinking a muffled wine.

Perhaps as today, only the three states in Jiangnan can sing and dance to peace, and the Central Plains has long been poisoned by war and bones are everywhere.

It is really an iron-clad family and a dynasty.

As for the people, they are just suffering people in this world.

After three rounds of wine, everyone rallied.

However, these people were so sissy and unhappy at all when drinking.

At this time, Xi Zhen stood up and immediately attracted enough attention. He strolled to Zhang Xiu and teased: "General Zhang, Zhen has heard a lot recently. He heard that General Zhang was entrusted by God Haotian to dream that he would take on the responsibility of saving the Han Dynasty. Such a ridiculous statement must have been spread on purpose. Where does the general think it comes from?"

As the words fell, the sounds were stopped in the hall, and everyone immediately began to comment.

He was not polite about his remarks, thinking that Zhang Xiu was deliberately doing it, intending to attract heroes from all over the world in the name of Emperor Tian, ​​which was really vulgar.

Zhang Xiu shook the wine bottle with his fingertips, then looked up at Xi Zhen, and said with a teasing look on his face: "Master Xi, why is this absurd statement? Could it be that you doubt that God Wu Haotian called?"

"Ha, can you really see the Emperor of Heaven?" Xi Zhen raised his arm and sneered and sarcastically.

Zhang Xiu chuckled and said calmly: "I am lucky enough to see the Emperor of Heaven in the nightmare."

"Ha, the general is probably making a fool of himself? Do you really think that I am a three-year-old child?" Xi Zhen sneered.

"That's right, who can't talk nonsense? I also said that I dreamed that the Emperor of Heaven and I had a drink and had fun every day!"

Everyone in the hall was talking, and Zhang Xiu's eyes were even more mocking.

In the eyes of literati, people as vulgar as Zhang Xiu are not worthy of living with them.

Therefore, few people can look at Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu did not answer, but took out something with a strong flashlight under the expression of everyone's confusion.

The flashlight was pushed away, and a dazzling beam of light hit Xi Zhen's eyes.

Xi Zhen's eyes were so painful that he quickly covered it with his sleeves, and shouted loudly: "Ah, what kind of monster is it?"

Not only Xi Zhen, but everyone inside and outside the venue was stunned and looked at Xi Zhen in disbelief.

This, this...

They have never seen or even heard of this thing.

Liu Biao was also shocked and asked carefully: "General Zhang, what is this?"

"The eyes of the Emperor of Heaven are one of the divine objects given to me by the Emperor of Heaven." Zhang Xiu said seriously with a solemn expression.

Liu Biao: "???"

Xi Zhen: "???"

Everyone around: "????"

"Heaven, the eye of the Emperor of Heaven?"

Everyone was stunned. Although they didn't believe that Zhang Xiu had really gotten the dream of Emperor Tian, ​​they had no way to explain what was in front of them.

This thing is a hundred times brighter than the candle, just like daylight.

At this moment, they couldn't help but look at each other, then stood up together, bowed and shouted devoutly: "We will pay homage to the Emperor of Heaven and hope that the Emperor of Heaven will benefit our people."

Just like that, only Zhang Xiu sat upright in the hall, and the rest bowed their heads and bowed, even Xi Zhen, who was pretending to behave just now, was even more frightened.

He looked up again, and everyone looked at Zhang Xiu with friendly faces.
To be continued...