Chapter 290
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As night fell, the bustling Liyang County Wharf became quiet. The county town was about two miles away from the pier. Liu Jing stood in front of the boat window with his back and stared at the small county town in the distance. It was just dark at this time, and there was still a slight twilight sky, and you could clearly see the dark walls of the county town.
But Liu Jing turned a blind eye to the county town. He was still thinking about what Jiang Wan said. There is no doubt about the correctness of those words. From the words Lu Su told him, Liu Jing guessed the internal differences in Jiangdong, but he did not expect that Zhang Zhao would actually propose to put him under house arrest.
However, Zhang Zhao's suggestion is reasonable. The key is Sun Quan's attitude. Why is he ambiguous? Does he also have the intention of plotting against Jiang Xia in his heart? Is he really going to force himself to return to Jiangxia?
But Liu Jing didn't want to do this. Although he was happy to return to Jiangxia, the result might not be that Sun Quan came to Chaisang for negotiations.
Without his own participation, Zhou Yu was alone and alone, Sun Quan might be persuaded by Zhang Zhao to join forces with Jiangling and Xiangyang to besiege him. Then the plan to fight against Cao would be completely bankrupt, which is the result that Liu Jing most reluctant to see.
Liu Jing sighed. At this time, Lu Su's voice came from outside the cabin, "Mr. Jing, can I come in?"
"Please come in"
Although he teased Lu Su in the end, Liu Jing had a good impression of Lu Su. This person was indeed a loyal person. He was determined to resist Cao's faction and spared no effort to promote Sun Quan to form an alliance with him. It's a pity that he has a low status in Jiangdong, otherwise he could have trusted him completely.
Lu Su walked in, bowed and said, "Disturbate the public and rest."
Liu Jing waved his hand with a smile, "Please sit down"
Lu Su was a little nervous. When Liu Jing came to Jiangdong, he kept stopping day and night. He stopped by chance to replenish supplies. How could he stay in Liyang County tonight?
Now that it is closer to Eastern Wu and Yue, Lu Su is more worried, afraid of something unexpected, he sat down and asked nervously: "Do you set off early tomorrow morning?"
Liu Jing smiled bitterly and said, "I am not hiding the truth. I got a message saying that Zhang Bu proposed to Wu Hou to put me under house arrest for several years. I am very worried."
Lu Su was shocked and his words became stuttering, "This...where did you start?"
Liu Jing's eyes became sharper and he stared at Lu Su, "Does Deputy Governor Lu think this is nonsense?"
Lu Su was speechless, of course he knew that this was not nonsense. Although he was not in Jiangdong for a while, it would not be surprising if Zhang Zhao made such a suggestion.
Liu Jing's tone became softer again, "I know that Jing was not in Jiangdong for this period, so naturally I won't know about it. I don't blame Jing for this."
Lu Su felt ashamed, but he didn't know how to persuade Liu Jing, so he bowed his head and said nothing.
At this moment, a sudden sound of horse hooves came from the north bank. When approaching the river, a young woman shouted, "Is this Liu Jing's boat?"
Liu Jing was stunned. He heard the sound of horse hooves. At least there was Yu Knight, who was actually a young woman. Who would it be?
The girl on the other side shouted again: "If you don't answer, I will order an arrow to be fired."
The more than two elite soldiers brought by Liu Jing had been alarmed by the sound of horse hooves. They squatted on the side of the ship and raised their crossbows to aim at Yu horsemen on the other side. They could vaguely see that they were wearing helmets and armor, very much like cavalrymen.
However, these cavalry did not have any practical experience. They did not realize that they had been controlled by the opponent's crossbow arrows. As long as Liu Jing gave the order, most of the cavalry would be killed or injured.
At this time, the personal guard Hou Xu Zheng rushed into the cabin to report, "Qi Gong, there are about 10 or 20 people on the north shore, all of whom are cavalry, but..."
"But what, say"
"But it's a bit strange, it seems that they are all female soldiers."
Liu Jing approached the boat window and looked at the cavalry on the shore. He was slim and slim, but he was indeed women. "Strange, how could it be female cavalry?"
Liu Jing looked at Lu Su in confusion, and Lu Su suddenly slapped his forehead and said repeatedly: "Don't do it, this is the sister of Wu Hou."
Liu Jing suddenly understood that this was the little girl who robbed him of horses back then. Now she has grown up. Liu Jing can't help but feel funny. After so many years, does she still hold a grudge against herself?
He immediately ordered Xu Zheng, "Let your brothers be careful and ignore me, I will deal with it."
Xu Zheng agreed and Lu Su smiled bitterly again: "This is the sister of Wu Hou. She is seventeen years old. She has been good at dancing guns and sticks since she was a child. She is especially good at bows and arrows. She recruited two female soldiers before the New Year and rode horses to practice arrows. They were extremely fierce and appeared in the street market all day long, saying that they were punishing evil and promoting good, but in fact they caused trouble. Everyone in the Eastern Wu was afraid of them and called them bow and horse music..."
Before Lu Su finished speaking, the girl on the shore shouted again, and there was anger in her voice, "I will say a few more times. If I ignore it again, I will order an arrow to be fired."
Liu Jing smiled bitterly in his heart, and had to agree: "I was invited by my brother to come to Jiangdong as a guest. Is this the way to entertain guests in Jiangdong?"
The girl on the shore is Sun Shangxiang. Although it has been nearly six years, she has not forgotten the humiliation she had in the past. She has been gradually obscured by all things in life and no longer cared about her heart.
But the day ago, she accidentally heard that Liu Jing was coming, and immediately aroused the old hatred she had hidden in her heart. The anger in her heart was ignited again, so she led a female soldier to come along Lishui at lightning. After asking, she found Liu Jing's fleet in Liyang County.
In fact, there is no need to ask Sun Shangxiang, he also knows that this is Liu Jing's fleet. Dozens of small warships will not be the Jiangdong navy, but who else will be Liu Jing besides Liu Jing.
Although Sun Shangxiang was strong, she was not reckless, nor stupid. She heard Liu Jing's answer. After six years, she still heard Liu Jing's voice and said coldly: "Unless you let me shoot an arrow, no matter how alive or dead, the past grudges will be broken."
Liu Jing's thoughts were changing rapidly. What did she mean to shoot an arrow? Then she took a shield and even if she shot ten arrows, would it be fine? She wanted to shoot her own war horse or she just wanted to find one face.
Lu Su was confused by the side. What kind of grudges did Sun Xiaoniang and Liu Jing have between him and Liu Jing? Although he was puzzled, he could not let him slowly find an agreement. He hurriedly said to Liu Jing: "Please let me go ashore, I'll go and convince her."
Liu Jing nodded and gave a wink to the personal soldiers beside him. The personal soldiers immediately went out to prepare a boat and sent Lu Su to the north shore. At this time, Jiang Wan, who was standing at the door of the cabin, smiled and said, "Although this little sister Sun is extremely beautiful, she is strong and she is not allowed to choose a man for him. She wants to choose her own, so she has not married yet."
Liu Jing couldn't help laughing, "Jiangdong has many talented people, but she can't find a suitable husband or not, but no one dares to marry her."
"She wants to marry a hero who is famous all over the world, but the heroes of Jiangdong dare not marry her."
Liu Jing stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, staring at Lu Su from afar. Lu Su had already reached the other side and was vaguely discussing something with the woman.
Liu Jing's eyes turned to the horse-riding woman again. Of course, she couldn't see her appearance clearly, but the dark light made her figure look tall and slim. That is, when Sun Shangxiang saw her six years ago, she was not tall and now she is so tall.
Liu Jing has forgotten what Sun Shangxiang looked like six years ago, but her ruthlessness left a deep impression on Liu Jing. I wonder if she will eventually marry Liu Bei like in history.
At this time, Lu Su came back. Without getting on Liu Jing's boat, he said far from the river: "She said that as long as the husband agrees to her conditions, she will no longer harass the husband."
"What conditions?" Liu Jing asked knowingly.
"It's just now..." Lu Su stuttered: "She proposed shooting a male arrow."
"Hmph" Liu Jing snorted coldly, "What if I don't agree?"
Liu Jing pressed his displeasure in his heart, and smiled and whispered to Sun Shangxiang: "Miss Sun, do you only hold grudges but not kindness? If I hadn't accepted the murder account, could Miss Sun escape from Wuchang City?"
"Liu Jing, stop talking nonsense. You know what happened back then. I am tolerant of you enough, otherwise I will definitely take your life."
Liu Jing shook his head and asked Lu Su lightly: "If I don't agree, what will she do?"
Lu Su was helpless, and he really couldn't afford to offend this sister of Wu Hou, but he was worried that Liu Jing would use this as an excuse to not go to Dongwu, which would make him embarrassed. He had no choice but to sigh and said, "If she was cruel, she might chase her to the Duke Wuchang Mansion."
Liu Jing was shocked. Is this really possible? No wonder no one dared to marry her. Of course, he would not care about a woman, nor would he use Sun Shangxiang as the reason why he could not go to Dongwu. However, since there are so many loopholes in her words, why not promise her?
He smiled at Lu Su and said, "Go and tell her I can agree."
Lu Su was overjoyed. He didn't expect that the headache would be solved so easily. He hurriedly went to the North Bank to reply.
At this time, Li Fu slowly walked to Liu Jing and whispered: "My husband, I have a plan to test the appearance of Wu Hou."
He whispered to Liu Jing for a moment, and Liu Jingsi couldn't help but click. This was a clever plan. He immediately ordered someone to find Xu Zheng and gave a few instructions. Xu Zheng was shocked. How could this be seen? Liu Jing's gaze was so stern that he dared not refuse to agree, so he hurried out to make arrangements.
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Lu Su passed Liu Jing's reply to Sun Shangxiang. Sun Shangxiang was overjoyed. As long as Liu Jing agreed, she could deal with him well. He thought there was a loophole in his words. Can he reach his cloud-piercing arrow with a shield?
Sun Shangxiang was very proud. She suddenly thought of a loophole. What if Liu Jing came to fulfill the contract again ten years later, she was very anxious and shouted to Liu Jing: "Liu Jing, fulfill the contract within a month, you can say a word, and you can whip the horse."
In the darkness, only Liu Jing replied lazily: "Although I am not a lord, I will not temporarily add conditions, and I will not break my trust in women. Go and don't disturb my sleep anymore."
Sun Shangxiang blushed, spat softly, waved her whip and twitched the war horse, "Go"
She led more than one female cavalry to run eastward, and disappeared for a moment. Lu Su looked at them and walked away. He suddenly realized that since Liu Jing agreed to her, it meant that Liu Jing was still going to Dongwu.
A big stone was immediately put down in Lu Su's heart.
Chapter completed!