Chapter 124
Liu Jing has been in this era for half a year and has experienced many official disputes. Whether it is Cai Mao's plot or Zhang Yun's Ming fight, they are more or less afraid of his identity as the nephew of the governor of the state and dare not do too much.
It’s not that Liu Jing relies on this identity, but that this has always been a bottom line in the Jingzhou officialdom, which is Liu Biao’s power.
Under this bottom line, some people can use Cao Cao's hands to kill him, and some people can use various competitions to teach him a lesson, but none of them are publicly clamoring to kill himself like Huang Yong today.
And he did what he said, carrying two short halberds and rushed over, completely crushing Liu Biao's authority and the bottom line of the Jingzhou officialdom.
Of course, Huang Zu could use his son's reckless impulse to be trapped by love and he was unable to teach his children, but this could not explain the fact that Huang Yong searched the Chaisang Wharf for three days.
It can only be said that Huang Zu already knew about his mission to come to Jiangxia. In order to protect his vital interests, he did not hesitate to let his son come forward to take action.
Huang Yong was extremely fast and rushed to dozens of steps in a moment, and he could see clearly his appearance.
Huang Yong is about twenty years old and is not tall, only seven feet and five feet long, but his shoulders are wide and wide, his head is as big as a bucket, and his hair is disguised. He looks like a lion tortured by hunger, with a big head and small body, and a bit deformed.
Huang Yong just heard that the Tao family manager took two ships to the east, and he immediately guessed that this was going to the Tao family's old wharf, and no other ships went, so why did these two ships go? Could it be that Liu Jing was here?
The rage of revenge was burning in his chest, and he led his troops to fight desperately.
Of course Huang Yong had the idea of avenging his brother, but more importantly, his brother told him that Tao Zhan had fallen in love with Liu Jing and he saw them sitting on the same bed with his own eyes.
This news was enough to make Huang Yong crazy. He had long regarded Tao Zhan as his woman, and no one could get involved, even Liu Biao's son would not be allowed.
At this time, Huang Yong stared at Liu Jing like a hungry lion, making low sounds like wild animals from time to time in his throat, holding the iron halberd in his hands, and trembling all over.
He suddenly shouted: "Liu Jing, get out of the boat!"
But Liu Jing ignored him and sneered disdainfully.
He also heard that Huang Yong's martial arts were far above his brother Huang She, and he was a famous general in the Jiangxia army. However, he had a bad temper and did not speak well. He started to act ruthlessly and showed no mercy. There were countless people who died at his hands.
He could see this that Huang Yong held two iron halberds in his hand, and they were the same weapons as Dian Wei and Gan Ning, each iron halberd weighed at least 30 kilograms.
Liu Jing has experienced Huang She’s martial arts, which is slightly higher than himself. Wouldn’t Huang Yong’s martial arts be much higher than himself?
Although he knew that he was not a match for this person, Liu Jing was not panicked. He held his hands behind his back and looked coldly at Huang Yong who was dozens of steps away.
Of course, Liu Jing would not get off the boat and fight with Huang Yong. He didn't want to die at the hands of this idiot, but he couldn't do it even if he wanted him to escape in panic.
He could only bet based on his judgment of the current situation.
Liu Jing didn't believe that Huang Zu would let his son kill him. In that case, he and Liu Biao could not maintain the minimum superficial relationship and would face war directly. In addition, there was also the Jiangdong Army's side of the tiger's eyes.
Huang Zu had a feud with Jiangdong, so he could not surrender to Jiangdong. Huang Zu would not be so stupid as the situation was unclear, so he put himself to death first.
If Huang Zu really wants to kill himself, he doesn't need to let his son come forward and order his subordinates to pretend to be a thief in the river and kill himself secretly on the river surface, wouldn't he have left Huang Zu's connections?
But Huang Zu did not send anyone to intercept him on the river, which shows that he did not want to break up with Liu Biao. He just planned to let his son teach him a lesson and give him a warning.
So how could Huang Zu stop this stupid son in time? Aren’t he afraid that his son will kill him inadvertently?
Liu Jing had already discovered that a large ship was moored not far away. He hadn't seen it just now, but now he appeared unknowingly. Liu Jing could conclude that Huang Zu must be on this ship.
With this discovery, Liu Jing simply let go. He walked forward and shouted to the ship: "Premier Huang, is this your way of hospitality?"
Everyone looked at the big ship, and even Huang Yong was stunned, with doubts in his eyes. Could it be that his father was on this ship? How could Liu Jing know?
At this time, the curtain on the boat lifted up, and a middle-aged man in a brocade robe walked out from it. His head was as big as a bucket and his face was like a pumpkin. He was Huang Zu, the prefect of Jiangxia.
His face was a little embarrassed. Unexpectedly, Liu Jing guessed that he was on this ship, which made him feel very passive, because it showed that Liu Jing had seen through his thoughts.
Huang Zu really doesn't want his son to really kill Liu Jing. Now Liu Biao just lets his nephew manage Jiangxia with him. Even the struggle has not begun yet. Why is the strong dragon not sure that he can defeat the local tyrant?
It is still unknown who wins and loses in the end. Huang Zu’s biggest wish is to maintain the status quo, not only to get the money and food support from Liu Biao, but also to enjoy the benefits of military independence. Why not do it?
That's right, Huang Zu didn't want to break up with Liu Biao, at least he wouldn't do this until the last moment.
He just wanted to teach Liu Jing a lesson and give Liu Jing a warning, but Huang Zu was worried that his son had no importance and would be bad if he really killed Liu Jing.
So Huang Zu also rushed to the old dock of the Tao family and hid in the boat. He waited for his son to humiliate Liu Jing almost to stop him, but he did not expect that Liu Jing had guessed that he was on the boat at once.
Huang Zu laughed dryly and bowed, "I heard that Mr. Jing has arrived, and I was afraid that the dog will be rude, so I came here, which scared Mr. Jing."
Liu Jing smiled faintly, "Thank you, Prefect Huang, for your concern, but I can't get off the boat now, and I'm unarmed and fighting with the son. What do you think I should do? Prefect Huang—"
Huang Zu glared at his eyes and cursed Huang Yong, "Beast, if I am not careful, you will cause a big disaster for me. Why don't you get out of here!"
Huang Yong was so angry that he was scolded by his father. He hated him so much that his teeth were about to bite him off. The jealousy in his heart made him so crazy that he finally lost his mind. He suddenly threw a short halberd at Liu Jing, "Go to die!"
Liu Jing did not move, staring at the short halberd flying in from the thorn. He could see that Huang Yong was impatient and slightly tilted when he took action.
He snorted coldly, and the short halberd flew past his ear and inserted it heavily into the mast, causing exclamations from the people around him.
Even Huang Zu was so scared that his heart was about to jump out of his mind. He was immediately angry and embarrassed. His son actually swept his face in public. He shouted, "Danger, kneel down for me!"
Huang Yong ignored his father and stared at Liu Jing fiercely, "Boy, you're lucky!"
He turned his horse's head and ran away, so angry that Huang Zu almost vomited blood. Liu Jing smiled slightly, "Prince Huang doesn't have to be angry. Every family has a difficult sutra. Sometimes the governor of the state also has a headache for Mr. Cong."
Huang Zu sighed, "I have a traitor in my family and my life is unfortunate. If I hadn't come in time, I'm afraid this idiot would have caused a big disaster for me. When I go back, I have to teach him a good lesson and ask him to apologize to the young master."
"Premier Huang is serious. I can understand the mood of the son. It's a young man! It's normal to be crazy about love, it's better to be over this age."
Huang Zu couldn't speak for a long time. He wanted to excuse himself, but Liu Jing took the initiative to excuse him, and did not accuse him of committing crimes, nor did he want to sue the governor of the state.
Looking at Liu Jing's smiling look, Huang Zu felt nervous. He knew that he had met a strong enemy. He originally wanted to give Liu Jing a warning, but now it seems that Liu Jing gave him a warning.
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The Tao family mansion is located in the northwest corner of Chaisang City, close to the Caohe River leading to the Yangtze River. It is a large mansion covering an area of 300 acres, even twice as big as the county government. This is also Liu Biao's tacit consent. The Tao family man has the identity of a marquis of Ting, and can also enjoy the beauty of a huge house in politics.
The pottery house not only covers a huge area, but also is a castle-style house with a river of protection around it. The courtyard wall is strong and tall. It can be walked on it and connected with the outside world. It is close to a suspension bridge, like a city in the city.
In order to win over the Tao family, Liu Biao even gave Tao family a special power, which was to allow the Tao family to have a unit of 500 people, and could also openly use crossbow arrows and long weapons.
In fact, this is also a privilege that is not practical. It has been an open secret for wealthy families to own private armed groups, and bows and crossbows and long weapons are even more rampant among the people. The Tao family can only legally own troops and use banned weapons. No one can use this to make a fuss about the Tao family.
However, the Tao family owned more than 500 private soldiers. The Tao family owned more than 1,500 crew members and more than 1,500 cargo passengers, most of whom were capable young and strong, and they had to receive training to resist water thieves every year. In addition, the tenant slaves in the manor, once a war broke out, the Tao family could quickly mobilize at least 3,000 people to defend their homes. This was also the reason why the Tao family wanted to buy 500 military slaves from Ganning.
The Tao family has money and food, but the only thing they lack is people.
In addition, the Tao family has a huge industry in Jiangdong, which is not known to the people of Jingzhou, so that Tao Sheng can become Sun Quan’s guest. This is why Liu Biao was a little dissatisfied with the Tao family, so that in the case of Zhang Yun framed it, Liu Biao showed a relatively ambiguous attitude.
Despite the huge family business, the Tao family has always been relatively weak in politics. Only one Tao family's son served as the county magistrate of the Public Security Bureau. For this reason, the Tao family could only seek protection from the wealthy family through marriage. The head of the family Tao Sheng married the daughter of the Huang family, and one of Tao Sheng's sisters married the Lu family of Jiangdong.
At the same time, in addition to paying taxes every year, the Tao family also has to provide a large amount of money and grain assistance to Liu Biao and the Sun family in Jiangdong, which has enabled the Tao family to stand firm in the complex southern situation.
However, some anger and bullying are inevitable. For example, Huang Yong injured the Tao family's housekeeper in order to seek the humiliation of Tao Zhan, and Zhang Yun framed the Tao family for profit, including Huang Yong's search of the dock and harassing the Tao family's birthday guests, etc. These all show the weakness of the Tao family as a businessman. There is no other way except to endure it.
In the back hall of the Tao family, the protagonist of this birthday, Mr. Tao, was gathering with more than a dozen grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Mr. Tao's name is Tao Lie, who is about to be seventy years old. In the Three Kingdoms era, he was seventy years old enough to be an old man. Even if there were a few, most of them were old and old. However, Mr. Tao was energetic, full of red face, clear thinking, and very well maintained.
He also loves children very much, especially grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He spends nearly half of his time with them every day. Among these dozens of grandchildren, he has several children who love the most, one of them is Tao Zhan, who is proud of having such a beautiful granddaughter.
In two days, the old man's 70th birthday was, and Tao Lie was in a cheerful mood. What he was most concerned about was whether the guests were satisfied with their stay and whether they were eating well. For this birthday party, the Tao family specially booked more than a dozen hostels, and more than a dozen taverns in Chaisang City were also converted to supply the Tao family.
"I heard that the second son of the Huang family is causing trouble outside the city. Is this a matter?"
Mr. Tao asked a little unhappy. This was a great-grandson who told him that Huang Yong was searching passenger ships on the dock, which made people panic. Tao Zhan, who was sitting next to his grandfather, suddenly turned pale. Of course, she knew that Huang Yong was searching for Liu Jing because of herself. For this reason, she specially arranged for the chief manager to pick up Liu Jing. I don’t know if she had received it. She became a little worried and developed a deep resentment towards Huang Yong.
Tao Sheng quickly glanced at his daughter and bowed, "Report to my father, there is indeed such a matter. We have negotiated with Huang Zu continuously. I heard that it had been withdrawn just now."
Tao Zhan was stunned. Could it be that Liu Jing was coming? So Huang Yong retreated. Did something happen to Liu Jing? A series of questions made her feel more anxious. She wanted to run to the dock. Tao Zhan was a little restless and wanted to find an excuse to leave.
Mr. Tao felt his granddaughter's uneasiness and asked strangely: "Jiu Niang, are you uncomfortable?"
"Reporting to my grandfather, my granddaughter was a little dizzy and wanted to go back to my room to rest."
"Yeah! Then go."
Tao Zhan stood up and bowed to his grandfather and father, and then hurried away. Looking at his granddaughter walking away, Mr. Tao then said to Tao Sheng: "There are many distinguished guests this time. Not only is the second son of the governor of the state, Mr. Cong, is coming, but the Kuai family, Cai family, and Pang family have all their nephews to celebrate their birthdays. They must make them come with satisfaction and return with satisfaction. Don't just treat it as a birthday. You should take advantage of this opportunity to expand the influence of the Tao family. Do you understand?"
Tao Sheng bowed and bowed, "Children understand, please rest assured, father!"
"I don't want to worry about it! But I'm afraid you don't understand some things." Tao Lie sighed softly. Unless he dies, how could he not worry about his family?
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Chapter completed!