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Liu Biao smiled and quickly welcomed him. For Liu Biao, the benefits brought by Liu Bei's stationed in Xinye barely made up for Liu Bei's threat to Jingzhou. Although Liu Biao was worried, at least he did a good job on the surface. Liu Biao was particularly polite and intimate to Liu Bei, and regarded him as his younger brother.

"Xuande, I thought you would come last night, so why did you delay it until today?" Liu Biao complained unhappily.

Liu Bei quickly bowed and bowed, "I originally wanted to come to greet my brother last night, but I was worried that my brother had a lot of things, so I didn't dare to disturb him. I hope I didn't disturb my brother today."

"Your visit is wrong. Is your visit a big deal? You are humble?"

Liu Biao smiled and let Liu Bei into the study, and ordered someone to set up wine and food, "I must have a good drink with my brother tonight."

Liu Bei smiled slightly, "Since my brother wants to drink, I have to be respectful and obey my duty."

The two sat down on the couch. After a while, the guard brought seven or eight plates of exquisite side dishes and a pot of wine. Liu Biao poured Liu Bei a glass of wine and asked with concern: "Is there any difficulty in my brother stationed in Xinye?"

Liu Bei shook his head, "There is enough money and food, and the soldiers are elite. There is no difficulty. Thank you for your concern."

Liu Biao sighed again and said, "Fortunately, Cao Cao was busy with the battle situation in the north and had no time to take care of Jingzhou. Otherwise, Cao's army would be under great pressure from Nanyang. However, at that time, I will definitely send more reinforcements to my brother. Alas, Jingzhou army is not good at fighting against the northern army, and there is no general available, so I can only rely on my brother."

Liu Bei knew in his heart that Liu Biao was not polite and said that if Cao's army pressed south, Liu Biao would use the Cao army's hands to eradicate himself, and he would not have even added troops to him. Although he smiled bitterly in his heart, he thanked him: "Brother's understanding is very grateful."

Liu Biao smiled and said, "Come and drink first."

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Liu Bei pondered for a moment, "Just now, my brother said that there are no generals in Jingzhou. In fact, this is not the case. For example, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Huang Zhong, Wang Wei, and others are all generals in Jingzhou. Even Kuai Yue led troops to fight against Sun Jian back then, with many talents, and my brother was worried too much."

Liu Biao smiled bitterly, "My brother only knows one thing, but not the other. Although Cai Mao and Kuai Yue are good, they are a family in Jingzhou after all. They are not determined to resist Cao's army. Zhang Yun is just a false reputation. Although Wang Wei has force, the commander is a little weak. Huang Zhong is old and it is difficult to support his hiring. Jingzhou is really talented. How can he compare to his brother's subordinate Guan and Zhang Zhao? I understand in my heart."

Liu Bei laughed, "If this is the case, I can recommend someone to my brother. This person is young and promising, loyal and loyal. If he is good at training, he will definitely become the pillar of Jingzhou in a few years."

Liu Biao's eyes lit up and he hurriedly bowed and said, "Who are you talking about?"

Liu Bei had no choice but to touch his chin and smiled, "This person is far away from the sky, near his brother."

"I don't understand who my brother is talking about."

Liu Biao stared at Liu Bei with some confusion. He said so mysteriously, who did he mean?

Liu Bei smiled, "I mean Gong Jing, didn't your brother think of it?"

"He" Liu Biao was slightly stunned, he really didn't expect it.

"But he is only sixteen years old, even if he is seventeen after the New Year, but now it is a little earlier to talk about him as a pillar of Jingzhou."

"But my brother has thought about what he does, can ordinary 16 or 17-year-old boys do it?"

Liu Biao was silent. In fact, he had considered it. He also admired his nephew's skills and courage and wanted to reuse him. But what his wife said last time had been lingering in his heart. Will the nephew really replace his son?

This is an aspect of his concern, which has always made him feel conflicted and difficult to make decisions.

Liu Bei was so experienced. He immediately guessed Liu Biao’s thoughts and advised with a smile: “Actually, brothers don’t have to worry. Nephews and the world are completely different. The Lord of Jingzhou can only be the world. This is a convention. The officials of Jingzhou know that. On the contrary, only nephew’s blood relatives can cherish their family business and protect it with their lives. As the saying goes, wars depend on fathers’ soldiers. Since brothers are willing to value nephews, of course they should value nephews more.”

Liu Biao remembered Kuai Yuezhi's persuasion, and he was almost the same as Liu Bei, and persuaded himself to use his nephew. Liu Biao couldn't help but sigh, "He performed very well, so I agreed that he was the governor of Youjiao at a young age. It's just that he needs to take step by step and accumulate qualifications. It is precisely because he is my nephew that I have stricter requirements for him and to convince everyone, but..."

Speaking of this, Liu Biao hesitated for a moment. Kuai Yue advised him, and the eldest son advised him. He said he would consider it. Now Liu Bei also advised him. He finally couldn't get over this.

"But my brother said it well. Cao Cao was eyeing him and he didn't have much time left. We can't walk slowly as usual. If you are a talent, you should let him stand out earlier. Well, I will consider giving him a new position."

...........

Liu Bei said goodbye and got on the carriage. With Liu Qi's hands raising his hands, the carriage rushed towards the darkness. Zhao Yun led dozens of cavalry guards to protect both sides of the carriage.

In the carriage, Liu Bei pondered for a long time and asked Sun Qian with a serious expression: "Gongyou, can you be sure that this Liu Jing is fake?"

Sun Qian shook his head, "I am really not sure, I can only guess that he is not like Liu Qilang I met seven years ago, unless Liu Sheng has another son."

"I've inquired about it. Liu Sheng has only one son, so it must be him."

Sun Qian hesitated for a moment and said, "How come he can't recognize that so many Liu Biao's tribe members are true or false, and they also participate in the sacrifice together. Maybe he is real."

"Hmph, those stupid ordinary people, they know what is true or false." Liu Bei sneered disdainfully.

Sun Qian lowered his head and thought for a moment, but he still couldn't make this judgment. "Lord, after all, it's seven years after, and it's just a matter of meeting. My subordinates can only say that he doesn't look like him, but he can't be sure."

Liu Bei's eyes also became confused. Is this Liu Jing really dark? Liu Bei's eyes became even deeper. It was of great importance. He must find out the truth.

...........

The next morning, another news spread in Xiangyang and Fancheng, and Duke Jing actually released five slaves.

Even the five slaves were a huge fortune for a famous family like the Cai family, not to mention the Shangdou civilian who had no chance to enjoy slave service.

This news fell into a thousand-year-old well like a big rock, arousing heated discussions among the two cities, and countless people were discussing this matter. In contrast, Zhang Yun's officialdom was a little further away from ordinary people.

The act of releasing the five slaves, giving up huge wealth, aroused everyone's interest, and many people were excited about it.

Some people call Liu Jing stupid and prodigal, some praise him for his kindness, and of course some people say that he pretends to behave and wins people's hearts, but whether it is praise or derogatory, this time even a year-old child knows the name of King Jing.

When you grow up, don’t throw away all the valuable things at home like Gong Jing.

...........

At noon, Liu Jing arrived at Wangjiang Tower, Xiangyang on time. This tavern is located outside the North City, only two steps from the pier, and is very famous in Xiangyang.

The tavern covers an area of ​​about acres, with vegetable fields and stables in the backyard. It is opposite the official road. It has a two-story building with carved beams and painted roofs. It is painted red in color. It is quite particular, but it is old and some of the paint surfaces have been mottled and fallen off.

A wooden pole that is meter tall carries a angular apricot yellow and black flag with a angular silhouette. On one side, the word Wangjiang Tower is written, and on the other side, the word "big wine" is written, which is very eye-catching.

Liu Jing rode his horse to the pub and rolled over and dismounted. A manager who was waiting in front of the pub came forward and bowed to salute, "Mr. Jing, my master has been waiting for a long time."

Liu Jing recognized that it was the first time he met his manager, so he smiled, handed him the reins of the war horse, and quickly walked towards the tavern gate.

In front of a window on the second floor, a beautiful girl wearing a white fox fur and a pink pleated skirt was watching Liu Jing approaching. It was Tao Zhan who had recovered the women's clothing. She saw that Liu Jing actually handed over the BMW to her manager, and smiled at the corner of her mouth, revealing a pretty and moving arc.

As the sound of climbing the stairs came, Tao Zhan sat back again and waited for Liu Jing to come with a smile. At this time, Liu Jing was taken by the bartender to the seat separated by the screen, and bypassed the screen, but his steps suddenly stopped.

In front of me was not Tao Zhan, I saw two days ago, but a girl, about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a double bun on her head, a beautiful face like a lotus, bright eyes and white teeth, and extremely pretty.

"You are..." Liu Jing asked hesitantly.

Tao Zhan stood up and gave a gift, smiling like a flower, "Tao Zhan is my father. There is something wrong with the family. His father rushed back to Chaisang yesterday. He is very sorry. He ordered me to entertain his husband today. The little girl ranks ninth in the Tao family. The husband can call me Jiuniang."

It turned out that Tao Zhan was back. Liu Jing suddenly realized and smiled and bowed, "It turned out to be Miss Nine. I was rude just now. In fact, there is no need to be so polite. Since Ling Zun has gone back, I will get together another day. There is really no need to drive the girl."

Tao Zhan's eyes turned and asked with a smile: "Mr. I mean, it is not convenient for women to show up in public. It means that we have never met before. I am a little abrupt in the banquet for the husband."

"Not this...

Liu Jing smiled awkwardly. This little girl had such a clever mind. He refers to the former. He asked such a pretty and beautiful daughter to come forward to treat her. This father did a bit unqualified job.

Tao Zhan looked at him for a while and smiled sweetly, "I'm just a joke, please sit down."

The two sat opposite each other by the window, and several bartenders quickly brought the wine and food. The dishes were exquisite and expensive, but they were light, such as steamed knife fish, raw sausage carp, boiled turtles and tortoises, etc.

Tao Zhan wanted to pour wine for him, but Liu Jing quickly grabbed the wine pot, "Miss, I'll do it myself."

He poured himself a glass of wine and asked with a smile, "Does the girl want a glass?"

Tao Zhan shook his head, "Please give me a gift, I'll ask for a pot of fruit pulp and I'll deliver it right away."
Chapter completed!