Above the vast river, a navy of the Western Expedition consisting of hundreds of warships was sailing towards Jiangling.

Sails were hung on the warship, and the strong southeast wind blew the white sails up, like white clouds flying on the river, stretching for dozens of miles, with a huge momentum.

The ship had passed Dongting Lake and was sailing northwest. A hundred miles away was the mouth of the Youjiangkou. On the first 3,000-stone ship, Liu Jing walked through the cabin corridor and came to the innermost cabin.

Two soldiers stood at the door of the cabin. He saluted Liu Jing together, "See the governor of the state!"

"Get up!"

Liu Jing glanced at the cabin and asked again: "What's the situation inside?"

"Report to the Palace Master, it's very quiet. The two ladies were still talking just now, but there was no sound at this moment."

At this time, the door suddenly opened, revealing a pretty and pale face with a sick look. She was Liu Bei's Mrs. Gan. When she was captured by Cao's army, she happened to have a miscarriage for only two days. Then she traveled to Yedu for a long distance. The fatigue of the journey caused her body to be greatly damaged and she could not recover.

Liu Jing smiled and said, "I'll tell my wife that Gong'an County is coming soon and you can pack up your things."

Mrs. Gan forced a smile, "Prince of the State, please come in and sit down! We have a few words to say."

Liu Jing hesitated for a moment, but he pushed the door and entered the cabin. The cabin was very spacious. It turned out to be the place where the generals discussed military affairs, but now it was temporarily changed to the bedroom of Liu Bei's wife and children.

The cabin was filled with all kinds of items and a dozen boxes. Mrs. Mi and two maids were slowly packing up their things. A large cradle of rattan was placed next to her. Liu Chan was sleeping sweetly in the cradle.

When Mrs. Mi saw Liu Jing coming in, she nodded and smiled, "Prince of the State, please sit down!"

Liu Jing sat down and bowed and said, "All the way, I have not been able to take good care of my wife. I hope my wife will be more grateful."

"Where is the state governor saying that we have lived a good life on the boat. It is our most pleasant time. We must also thank the state governor for changing us back so that they can reunite their father and son. This is simply a recreational grace. We thank the state governor for Chan'er!"

After saying that, Mrs. Mi and Mrs. Gan both knelt down and kowtowed deeply to Liu Jing. Liu Jing hurriedly asked, "Two ladies must not give this great gift. Liu Jing is a junior. It is natural for him to do his best for the emperor. Moreover, General Zhao Yun repeatedly asked me to exchange for the young master. I hope that the young master can remember General Zhao Yun's kindness when he grows up."

After a while, Mrs. Mi sighed, "We understand in our hearts that we will remember General Zhao's kindness."

Liu Jing stood up and said, "When I arrived at Gong'an County, the emperor's uncle will have a boat to pick him up. The two ladies should pack up their things first! It will be around the afternoon."

Liu Jing bowed and said goodbye, left the cabin. Liu Jing slowly walked to the bow of the boat. Zhao Yun stood at the bow of the boat and stared at the river in a daze, looking worried, and did not notice that Liu Jing had walked to him.

"Brother, don't you go and say a few words to them?" Liu Jing said with a smile.

Zhao Yun then discovered Liu Jing beside him. He shook his head, "Everyone understands that it will be embarrassing when they meet. As long as they can arrive in Gong'an County safely, I will feel ashamed."

"I've seen them just now, and they are looking forward to the moment when the father and son reunite."

Zhao Yun showed a smile on his face, "This is the heart of a virtuous brother. It is impossible for ordinary people to exchange them with Cao Cao's most important general and send them mother and son back to their husband and father."

Liu Jing said lightly: "I don't have this mind. Even if I redeem it, I will not easily return it to Liu Bei. After all, Liu Bei stationed troops in Jiangnan and was eyeing Jiangling. It's just that I want my brother to untie the last knot, be able to get married and raise children, live an ordinary life, and let parents in the nine springs rest in peace. As for whether my brother is willing to fight with me, to be honest, I don't care much."

Zhao Yun turned around and looked into Liu Jing's eyes. He read the sincere care from Liu Jing's eyes, which made him feel moved. He patted Liu Jing's shoulder and smiled: "You are my brother, how can I not help you? Don't worry, I am not a pedantic person. I can tell whether I am good or righteous to Uncle Liu. After today, I will not owe him anything."

Speaking of this, Zhao Yun smiled and said, "Besides, if I have a son, I have to leave something for him! So I have to fight for my children and grandchildren, otherwise, how can I have the nerve to ask you for a good land and a beautiful house in the future?"

Liu Jing couldn't help but smile, "I didn't expect that my brother also has a utilitarian heart."

Zhao Yun smiled, "Of course I have it, but in the future I call me General Zilong, I will be under a little pressure."

The two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing together. This smile wiped out Zhao Yun's sorrow for many years.

The Yangtze River flows out from Jiangling south, and a bow-shaped track is flowing out. The mouth of the Youjiang River is located in the middle of the bow arc. At the intersection of the southern bank of the Youjiang River and the Yangtze River, a new city began to be built, which is the Public Security City, where Liu Bei will establish his military and political center.

Establishing a military and political center on the other side of the Yangtze River was also due to helplessness. After the end of the Red Cliff War, more than 100,000 people who fled from Nanjun to Wuling began to return home one after another, and they were unwilling to stay in Wuling.

At the same time, most soldiers were unwilling to stay in remote and desolate mountainous areas and strongly demanded to return to Nanjun. Liu Bei had no choice but to recruit civilians and start building a new city at the mouth of Youjiangkou.

The reason why he chose to build a new city in the mouth of the Youjiang River was mainly to build ships in the Youjiang River. This was also Liu Bei's greatest wish to build a hundred warships, cross the river and head north, and recapture Jiangling City.

At this time, Liu Bei stood on the head of the public security city that had not yet been built, staring at the vast river in the distance. He was quite excited. Just in the morning, he received someone from Liu Jing to deliver the letter, and his wife and children were about to be sent to the public security city.

Although he did not send anyone to negotiate with Cao Cao to redeem his son, it did not mean that he did not care about his only son. It was just that he knew that redeeming his son would inevitably cost him an unbearable price, so he was hesitating.

However, Liu Bei did not expect that Liu Jing would exchange Xiahou Yuan and Mao Jie for his son, and he was willing to return it to him without any conditions. Of course, Liu Jing wrote it very clearly in his letter to him. This was Zhao Yun's face and Zhao Yun gave him his last favor.

This made Liu Bei's mood quite complicated, as if he had knocked over the five-flavor bottle, which was not a good feeling. He did not thank Zhao Yun. On the contrary, he felt a kind of humiliation, and Zhao Yun humiliated him by putting his wife and children back.

But no matter what, he still owe Liu Jing's favor, and he will have to pay it back sooner or later.

At this time, a soldier pointed to the river in the distance and shouted: "The fleet is coming!"

Liu Bei also saw a small black dot on the distant river. This must be the fleet of Jiangxia Army. When the fleet approached slowly, Liu Bei couldn't help but take a breath of air. It turned out to be an extremely huge fleet, sailing from the sky. He seemed to step on the air and his heart fell into an endless abyss.

It was not the ship he thought was sent to the National People's Republic of China, but Jiangxia's main army. This was obviously here to attack Jiangling. If Jiangxia's army took Jiangling, would there be a chance for him and Liu Bei?

At this time, Zhuge Liang also walked quickly to him and sighed slightly, "This day is coming!"

"Military advisor, what should I do?" Liu Bei asked uneasy.

Zhuge Liang shook his head, "I didn't agree with the lord's attack on Jiangling at the beginning because Liu Jing would come sooner or later. The Jiangxia army was sharp and we could not fight against them on the river. Once the Yangtze River was blocked by him, Jiangling would be an isolated city. If the food and grass support could not be sent, how long could Jiangling City hold on? Once our main force was annihilated by the Jiangxia army in Jiangling City, even the lord would become prisoners of war, which would be a devastating blow to us. Now it seems that my initial worries were not wrong."

Liu Bei stood there for a moment before sighing: "It's still the military advisor who has a vision. If I forcefully seize the city, I will have nothing in the end."

Zhuge Liang smiled again and said, "Our destiny is in Bashu. Once we take Bashu, the lord will turn over completely."

"Yes! I can only look forward to that day."

At this time, a soldier shouted again: "Uncle Qi, the warship of the Jiangxia army stopped on the river."

Liu Bei nodded, "Notify Mr. Mi to go out!"

The red flag was waving on the mail tower, and two 500-stone warships sailed out from the mouth of the Youjiang River and headed towards the main ship of Jiangxia, which was anchored in the middle of the river. On the bow was Liu Bei's main aide Mi Zhu, who represented Liu Bei to welcome the arrival of his wife and children.

At this time, Liu Jing was also standing in the fleet, looking at the half-built Public Security City on the east bank of the Youjiangkou. There was a large military camp next to the city, but the warships were not visible. At this time, two warships sailed out of the mouth of the Youjiangkou. Liu Jing laughed. It seemed that Liu Bei's warship was hidden in the mouth of the Youjiangkou.

The ship slowly approached, and Zhao Yun's face became a little unnatural. He recognized Mi Zhu. For some reason, he suddenly didn't want to see any of Liu Bei's subordinates, even Liu Bei himself, and he didn't want to meet again. He turned around and walked towards the other end of the big ship.

At this time, Mi Zhu's ship moved closer to the big ship. Mi Zhu bowed and smiled at Liu Jing and said, "Uncle the Emperor was too excited when he heard that his wife and children were coming, so he was a little uncomfortable. I specially ordered me to express my great gratitude to the governor of the state. I will remember this kindness in my heart."

"Hehe! Mr. Mi is polite, thank you General Zhao."

When Liu Jing turned around, he disappeared Zhao Yun. He couldn't help but smiled bitterly in his heart. In the end, Zhao Yun still didn't want to see Liu Bei's people. He had to say to the soldiers: "Please come out the two ladies!"

Soon, the two wives Mi and Gan came out of the cabin with Adou in their arms, and dozens of soldiers behind them took boxes for them. Both wives were very excited, especially when Mrs Mi saw her brother coming to pick her up, her tears immediately flowed down.

"It's good if you are safe!"

Mi Zhu was also very excited and said repeatedly: "Two ladies, please get on the boat!"

The soldiers boarded the ladder, and the two maids carefully supported the two onto their own ships one after another. At this time, Mi Zhu suddenly saw Zhao Yun standing at the stern of the boat. He slowly clasped his fists and bowed deeply to Zhao Yun, and Zhao Yun also bowed his hand and replied.

Mi Zhu sighed in his heart, "The lord doesn't cherish such a good general, and I really don't know what to say." Mi Zhu thanked Liu Jing again, and then got on the boat and ordered him to start the boat."

Zhao Yun stood at the stern of the boat and watched the ship gradually sail away. The knot in his heart suddenly untied at this moment. From then on, he never owed Liu Bei any favors.

Liu Jing was also watching Liu Bei's ship walk away, but he was more concerned about Liu Bei's warship. At this time, his eyes were turned to the mouth of Youjiangkou.
Chapter completed!