Liu Xiu sat under the pavilion, holding Liu He in his arms, watching Liu Xie and Guo Jia play Goji. Liu Xie learned it early and played well. Compared with Liu He, he was too far behind in the competition with Guo Jia. However, he was in a desperate situation in the past ten years. Although he was a little anxious, he refused to admit defeat and racked his brains to think about the tricks to crack. The latest chapter of this book comes from Shuhe**

"Aweng, Ah Xie is going to lose." Liu He hugged Liu Xiu's neck and said in his ear.

Liu Xiu blinked: "Do you know too?"

"Well, that's the most common trick that Sister Yingzi uses, and A Xie can't handle." As soon as Liu He said, he suddenly remembered that Tang Yingzi had been missing for several days. His eyes turned red and he choked and said, "Aweng, I miss Sister Yingzi, can you find her back?"

Liu Xiu was a little depressed, but when he heard this, he was even more upset. Yingzi had been missing for so long. He arranged for people to search everywhere every day, but there was no news at all. Tang Yingzi seemed to have disappeared out of thin air. He Jin and Zhou Yi had no news. These days, everyone in Luoyang City knew that a little girl from the Wei General's Mansion had disappeared. Unfortunately, this did not bring any help to find Tang Yingzi.

"Ahe, don't cry, Ah Weng will definitely find Sister Yingzi back." Liu Xiu patted his daughter's back and comforted him. Guo Jia, who was playing chess, heard it and pushed the chess: "I lost, let's stop here today."

Liu Xie glared: "I don't want you to let you go. If you lose, you lose, but I'm not losing to you, but I lose to Sister Yingzi. Why are you proud of? Hum!" After saying that, he put away his chess piece and put it under his ribs, held his head up, and left angrily. When Liu He saw it, he broke out from Liu Xiu's arms and chased after him with tears.

Guo Jia stood aside in a little embarrassed manner.

When Liu Xiu saw Guo Jia's cramped look, he remembered the scene when he was in a group of rich second-generation and second-generation official brothers when he first entered the master's sect. He felt a little embarrassed and made a fuss: "Fengxiao, have you received any new news in the past two days?"

"Yes!" Guo Jia responded happily, "Master Xi heard from Danhan Mountain. He Lian and Mijia from the Eastern Xianbei and Ke Zui from the Central Xianbei joined forces to force Tiegen from the Eagle Tribe. When Murong Feng led his army to support Tiegen, he was betrayed by Murong Chui from the same clan and locked up in the dungeon of the Tie Tribe. Now He Lian is using Murong Feng as bait to defeat each other."

Liu Xiu nodded with satisfaction. If he had to choose an opponent, he would rather choose Helian than Murong Feng. Helian seemed to be very conspiring, but his plan was conspiracy and would only engage in internal strife. Although Murong Feng was slightly inferior in conspiracy, he was unable to catch up with Helian in military use. Helian ruled the Xianbei, and the Xianbei would only become weaker and weaker.

"The news came from Beihai that after Tan Shihuai died, Fengli held a sacrifice for Tan Shihuai." Guo Jia paused for a moment and said, "Master Fengli was in poor health. When Mrs. Fengxue asked me, I didn't dare to tell her the news."

"You handled it very well." Liu Xiu praised again: "Mrs. I am pregnant and cannot be stimulated at this time. Let Xi Zhi understand what kind of disease is Fengli. Let us arrange some medicine here."

"Here." Guo Jia showed a relaxed smile, and then said: "Jia Changshi heard news that he had heard rumors from the village party that the Western Qiang might have actions in the near future. He suggested that the general arrange personnel in Xiliang to find out the news."

Liu Xiu sighed. Now that Zhang Jiao is making such a big deal, why is something going on in the Western Qiang again? He pondered for a moment and looked at Guo Jia's thin little face: "What do you think?"

"Me?" Guo Jia's face turned red suddenly. He was just a book boy next to Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu trusted such a confidential matter to him. Why did he ask him for his opinion? "General... General, I... I don't understand these."

Liu Xiu curled his lips and thought to himself that this kid does not seem to be a genius. After all, he is still a child and should not have too high expectations for him. However, in history, he was the successor of Xi Zhicai, and letting him do this should not affect his growth.

"Speak casually, it's okay if you say it wrong."

Guo Jia licked his lips and plucked up his courage: "I think Jia Changshi is right. Although Liangzhou is poor, Liangzhou has produced elite troops like Bingzhou. If he controls Liangzhou, he will have an elite force. If he loses Liangzhou, he may have a strong opponent." He thought for a while and said: "Although the Qiang people have been with him for a long time, their danger is greater than that of the Xianbei people. If they cannot control Liangzhou, they are afraid that the Han Dynasty will not be at peace. What's more, compared with the Xianbei people, there is also the Western Regions in the west, and it is more profitable than the Xianbei people, which is an ice and snowy place in the north. If the general is doing business and getting rich, it is not a bad way to reopen the road to the Western Regions."

Liu Xiu nodded repeatedly. Although Guo Jia is young, his vision has exceeded his peers. On the one hand, his family is not in good condition, and the children of poor people have become the family early. On the other hand, they are probably inseparable from his talent. "But it is not that easy to pacify the Western Qiang, and it is even more difficult to pacify the Western Regions. The Han Dynasty has no time to take care of themselves, so how can they have so much money to fight?" Liu Xiu tempted further.

"Actually, the general can imitate Bingzhou's practice and immigrate to the border..." Guo Jia stopped halfway and signaled Liu Xiu with his eyes. Liu Xiu turned around and saw Liu Bei standing at the door, as if he was hesitant to come over.

"Xuande, is there something wrong?"

Liu Bei walked over quickly, and before he could even walk in front of Liu Xiu, a smell of alcohol came over. Liu Xiu pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled: "Is the wine in Yuan's mansion delicious?"

Liu Bei touched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed. Seeing that he looked like he seemed to have something to say, Liu Xiu winked at Guo Jia. Guo Jia responded, packed up the things on the table and went out, quickly sent a pot of tea, and retreated. The latest chapter of this book comes from Shuhe**

"Sit!" Liu Xiu pointed to the stone bench opposite and signaled Liu Bei to sit down. Yuan's mansion suddenly sent an invitation. Malen invited Lu Zhi and his wife to the banquet. Liu Xiu and Liu Bei were also invited. Liu Xiu was in the mood, so Liu Bei accompanied him. Originally, Liu Xiu didn't take it seriously, but seeing Liu Bei's current appearance was probably not as simple as having a meal.

Liu Bei took two sips of tea and calmed down his mind: "Brother, Yuan Gonglu asked me to convey my gratitude to you."

Liu Xiu raised his eyebrows: "He wants to thank me?"

"Yes, if my elder brother hadn't arranged someone to help him transport grain last time, how could he be the next general?" Liu Bei smiled slightly, "He heard about his uncle and aunt from somewhere, so he wanted to help."

Liu Xiu was stunned for a moment, his eyes narrowed. Yuan Shu wanted to help me find my parents? Why did this sound like a weasel wishing the chicken a New Year, and he was uneasy. He was silent for a moment: "How can he help?"

"He said that Yuan's family members were born and old officials all over the world, and he made many knights and swordsmen, and he was well-informed. If the eldest brother could paint him a portrait of his uncle and aunt, his subordinates could find someone according to the picture, maybe..."

Liu Xiu interrupted Liu Bei and was very unhappy: "He treats my parents as a wanted criminal? Do you want to draw a picture to find someone?"

"Brother misunderstood, he didn't mean that." Liu Bei quickly explained: "He really wanted to help the eldest brother find someone to thank him for his help. Brother, don't misunderstand his kindness."

"Good intention?" Liu Xiu snorted and raised his sleeves: "If he really wants to thank me, he shouldn't help me in such a nearly humiliating way. Does he want everyone in the world to know that I, Liu Xiu, are incompetent, and I can't find my parents even if they are missing, and I still need someone else to help me?"

Seeing that Liu Xiu was angry, Liu Bei quickly persuaded him, repeatedly saying that Yuan Shu had no malice. If the eldest brother really couldn't accept it, then he would just refuse him. There was no need to have a conflict. Liu Xiu was not angry, so he left with his hand and left Liu Bei alone in the pavilion. Liu Bei looked at Liu Xiu's back as he was leaving, frowned slightly. He raised his hand and stroked his eyebrows. His fingers stopped at the scar in his eyebrows, and shook his head with a wry smile.

Liu Xiu sat in the study, feeling shocked. Yuan Shu wanted to help him find someone, but this was definitely not just a reply. Could it be that they discovered some flaws? His father's identity was strange. Although Cai Yong said that he might be Liu Xiang's descendant, Liu Xiu could only be suspicious of this speculation before he got his affirmation. After meeting him in Jinyang last time, he had never met his father again, and it was almost a year since he said that for safety reasons, his father came to him every time he met, but he didn't tell him how to contact him. Now he just wanted to notify his father, but he had no choice.

According to his estimate, my father should be invisible near Luoyang, otherwise he would not have been so clear about his actions. However, there are nearly one million people in Luoyang, where will he find him?

Of course he would not give Yuan Shu any portrait, but he also knew that rejection would only increase Yuan Shu's suspicion, and Yuan Shu would never give up because of his rejection. On the contrary, he would work harder to find it, and it was not just Yuan Shu's power, but probably the power of the entire Yuan family. If my father was really in Luoyang, he would be discovered sooner or later. Not to mention anything else, half of the officials in the capital had a relationship with the Yuan family, or he was very eager to have something to do with the Yuan family. Among those wanderers who were wandering around the streets, the Yuan family also had an influence that he could not match.

The foundation of the four generations and three ministers in the past century is by no means comparable to that of a nouveau riche within a few years.

Liu Xiuzhi grinned. His foundation in Luoyang was still too shallow. Although he had grasped the emperor's heart, he did not have enough strength at the bottom, so he was still very difficult to deal with it. The Heavenly Master Dao can be used, but although the Heavenly Master Dao entered Luoyang early, his development in Luoyang has always been inferior to the Taiping Dao, which came from behind. Now he is not in a position with Taiping Dao.

No, I have to find a way to call the police to my dad.

...

Mrs. Lu hurriedly greeted her and asked with concern as soon as she met, "Is there any news from Miss Yingzi?"

Liu Xiu shook his head. Mrs. Lu clapped her hands regretfully: "How could this happen? Did Taiping Dao do it?"

"I don't know." Liu Xiu shrugged helplessly: "I only know that even if it is not done by Taipingdao, as long as they want to find it, they should find it. The deadline is coming soon and they have no news at all. There are only two possibilities: one is that they don't take me seriously, and the other is that they don't look for it with care."

Mrs. Lu was a little surprised. He heard the murderous aura hidden in Liu Xiu's seemingly helpless words. She carefully tentatively said: "What should the general do?"

Liu Xiu sighed, "I am a businessman. When doing business, you must keep your promises. I said ten days, that is ten days. If you don't fulfill your promises, who will take me seriously in the future? Today I came to see if my wife has time to accompany me. In addition, I would like to ask my wife, if I capture all the power of Taiping Road in Luoyang, is it possible for you to fight for those believers?"

Mrs. Lu was both surprised and happy. What was surprised was that Liu Xiu wanted to attack Taipingdao and was preparing to catch it all in one go. What was happy was that if Liu Xiuzhen could clear Taipingdao from within the scope of Luoyang, even if Tianshidao could not occupy Luoyang at once, at least he could get a once-in-a-lifetime development opportunity.

"It should be no problem. The things in Taiping Dao were originally learned from our Tianshi Dao, not to mention the general's help." Mrs. Lu was overjoyed and smiled. "As long as the general is willing to help, even if Zhang Jiao comes to ask for punishment, I don't have to worry about him."

Liu Xiu smiled: "It should be said that as long as the wife is willing to take action, even if Zhang Jiao comes, I will not be afraid."

The two looked at each other and laughed.

Liu Xiu turned around and went to the General of Cavalry again to meet General Cavalry. Dong Chong was very surprised when he heard that Liu Xiu was coming. Although Liu Xiu often paid tribute to the Empress Dowager, they did not have much interaction. Except for something, Liu Xiu would come to the door without any trouble.

Liu Xiu explained his purpose directly. I want to find the bad luck of Taipingdao. I know that Taipingdao people have internal support in the palace. I can't handle them by myself alone, but the General of the Cavalry is different. You are the Empress Dowager's follower, and the Empress Dowager is the only one who can tell the truth in front of the emperor. If the General of the Cavalry takes action, I don't have to worry.

Dong Chong is very funny. You also know that Taiping Dao has an inner supporter in the palace and Zhang Jiao is favored in front of the emperor. Why should I help you offend Zhang Jiao?

Liu Xiu smiled, General Cavalry must not know that Taipingdao preached in Luoyang for several years and accumulated a lot of wealth. The emperor is most short of money now. If we can snatch Taipingdao’s money and give it to the emperor, can the emperor blame us? Not only will he not blame us, but he also rewards us, because Zhang Jiao calls for loyalty to the emperor every day, but when the emperor is most short of money, he never gives money to the emperor. We reveal his hypocritical face, and the emperor will definitely praise us. The reason why I don’t do it myself is because I have a conflict with Zhang Jiao. The emperor will think I am framing him, but General Cavalry and Zhang Jiao have no conflicts. You are neutral, and the emperor will definitely believe you.

When Dong Chong heard this, his eyes lit up. He then tried to each other for a few more words, and then he slapped it. Everyone in the Dong family's eyes lit up when they heard the money. Liu Xiuzheng understood this and dared to come to Dong Chong for help.

Dong Chong mobilized a thousand troops to lead and set off with Liu Xiu. Outside Luoyang City, Xu Qian led the newly reorganized 500 Tiger Soldiers Camp. Guan Yu brought 100 armored soldiers, Zhang Fei, Zhang Xiu and 500 guards were ready to stop. More than 2,000 people joined forces and headed straight to the old house of Ping's family, now Luoyang Jinglu on Taiping Road.

The thousand soldiers under Dong Chong were just a ceremony. They had never been to the battlefield and were okay to bully ordinary people. If they really wanted to set up a formation to fight, it would be a decoration. They were obviously very uneasy when walking with more than a thousand people under Liu Xiu. The cold expressions naturally appeared on the soldiers who had fought bloody battles made them shudder.

The Ping family was originally a powerful man in Luoyang, with hundreds of killers, and the wealth accumulated was countless. Liu Xiu used the starting capital to reorganize the Northern Army. When he had money, he was afraid that the thieves would be thinking about it. Even if the family was full of masters, he had to be careful. Therefore, the wall of the Ping family's courtyard was higher than that of other families and thicker than that of other families. After Zhang Jiao got this house, he repaired and reinforced it. Not to mention anything else, you can see the height of the corner towers at the four corners of the yard. In addition to the powerful crossbows that were not controlled by the imperial court, this courtyard was a military fortress.

Liu Xiu did not dare to neglect. He always thought things difficult. He helped Dong Chonglai, so he could not let the casualties be too severe. After that, he ordered the Ping family to be surrounded, the tiger soldiers were responsible for fighting in front, Dong Chong's subordinates were strong in the back, and the knights were responsible for chasing those who wanted to escape. After the order was issued, the tiger soldiers set up formations according to the habits of war, including swords, shields, spears, and crossbowmen, and Xu Chu personally carried the sword in front to call the formation.

Although Taiping Road is powerful, it is Luoyang after all. When they see the black army surrounding the yard, they are nervous. While entering their post to defend, they are reporting Ma Qiang. The archers on the four corners of the tower are quickly in place, but they dare not fire rashly, and just wait for the order nervously.

Liu Xiu looked at the corner tower and did not see the shadow of the city guard crossbow, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. The Han Dynasty people could not help but fight with swords and swords. There were also many bows such as bows and crossbows, but strong bows with more than three stones are controlled weapons, and the city guard crossbows with more than ten stones are not allowed to be configured in any other city except the capital.

Without strong crossbows of more than three stones, those ordinary crossbows will have zero damage to heavy armored soldiers.

"Chang Yun, break the door!"

"Here!" Guan Yu responded, dragged the sword and started running. The heavy armor seemed as light as feathers to him. His huge nine-foot-high body was as fast as lightning. He rushed to the front of the gate, jumped up, and kicked the thick wooden door.

With a "click", the door was kicked open by him again. The several Taiping Taoist disciples hidden behind the door were so scared that they were scattered. Several of them had quick reactions and shouted with courage and rushed up. Guan Yu sneered, and the horse-slashing sword flew up diagonally.

Three people with one knife!

The three and half corpses remained unabated, and they continued to rush forward for a few steps before they fell to the ground. The blood of the surging fountain soon dyed the bluestone in front of the door red. The remaining Taiping Taoist priest was stunned and no longer had the courage to fight against Guan Yu, so they turned around and ran away.

The heavy armored soldiers rushed in and chopped them when they saw someone.

When Ma Qiang heard that Liu Xiu had surrounded Zhuangzi with his army, he was shocked and rushed out. He was about to meet Guan Yu carrying the horse-killing sword, chasing a large group of Taoist priests to tears and howl.

"Stop!" Ma Qiang's face turned red with anger: "Broad day, under the emperor's feet, do you dare to kill people randomly?"

"Who said we were killing people randomly?" Liu Xiu and Dong Chong walked in side by side and sneered: "I am responsible for the safety of the capital by Your Majesty's edict. Some people reported that there are many evil people here, so I came to clean up."

"General Liu, you can't just taint us." As soon as Ma Qiang saw Liu Xiu, he didn't dare to resist, and his tone softened three points first.

"Have I defiled you?" Liu Xiuheng glanced at him, "Ten days are here, where is Yingzi?"

Ma Qiang's face was bitter and hesitant. After he hesitating for a while, he said earnestly: "General Liu, I will not hide it from you. I do not know the disappearance of the Saint Aunt."

"Don't know?" Liu Xiu's eyebrows stood up, "I don't know what you would agree to my conditions?"

Ma Qiang couldn't tell the pain. He really didn't know Yingzi's whereabouts and began to agree to Liu Xiu because he felt that although this was not done by him, as long as it was done by Taipingdao, he would definitely find Yingzi. He believed that Zhang Jiao should be able to accept Liu Xiu's conditions. After all, what they wanted was a ring, not Yingzi. Taking a step back, even if this matter was not done by Taipingdao, they could find some clues with the power of Taipingdao in Luoyang. But ten days later, not only did Zhang Jiao not give him any news, but the personnel he sent did not find any valuable news.

But these obviously cannot be explained to Liu Xiu, because he had the intention to deceive Liu Xiu from the beginning. At this moment, he said that he didn't know about Yingzi, so Liu Xiu would not believe him. Just look at Liu Xiu's expression and know that today's matter may not be good.

Ma Qiang quickly weighed the pros and cons and thought about ways to deal with it. He also had some preparations these days, but he didn't expect that Liu Xiu was so arrogant that so many people came at once. There were hundreds of disciples in the village, but these people were probably not Liu Xiu's opponents, not to mention that there were Madam Lu and a master of Tianshi Taoism beside him, which made him feel that resisting was tantamount to seeking death.

But if you don’t resist, will you just surrender?

After thinking about it, Ma Qiang finally gave up his resistance. He believed that even if Liu Xiu arrested them all, Zhang Jiao could rescue them. Not only was Zhang Jiao trusted by the emperor like Liu Xiu, but he also had a lot of power in the palace, not worse than Liu Xiu. I believe that Liu Xiu dared not do anything to them. But if someone died, even if Zhang Jiao had the ability to be in heaven, he would not be able to resurrect him.

Ma Qiang ordered a stop to resist and avoid unnecessary sacrifice. However, even if he was tied up, Ma Qiang could not help but say a few words in the scene, "General Liu, the great wise and good teacher are in the same court as you. Taiping Dao preached in Luoyang with His Majesty. He was the authorized by His Majesty. Among the believers, I can cooperate with you now, but if you think I am afraid of you, then you are wrong. Justice is in the hearts of the people. I hope the general will leave some way out for himself and don't do anything."

Liu Xiu curled his mouth and ordered all the Taoist Taiping in the yard to be tied up outside and everything was arranged. Then he said to Ma Qiang: "Take me to your warehouse to see?"

Ma Qiang frowned, feeling something was wrong, but now he had no one around him, and he had no capital to resist, so he had to take Liu Xiu into the warehouse. Looking at the boxes of property, Liu Xiu and Dong Chong looked at each other and showed a heart-to-heart smile. They smiled happily, but Ma Qiang felt a burst of frightened: "Sir, are you going to seize our property?"

"Is this more important?" Liu Xiu felt very strange: "Then why do you think I brought so many people here today?"

Ma Qiang's face suddenly changed: "Aren't you here to find the sage aunt, but to take my Taipingdao property?"

"You can't say that." Dong Chong lowered his face and said majestic: "We originally came to ask for people, but now we find that you have so many property of unknown origin, so we can't just ask."

"What is the origin of unknown?" Ma Qiang shouted, and he realized the danger. "These are all property donated by my Taiping Road believers. They were not stolen or stolen, and they were open and upright."

"Is that?" Dong Chong frowned even more: "Who are they all? They are so generous. The emperor went north to fight, and they donated the money to you Taiping Road. Is your Taiping Road more noble than Your Majesty?" Dong Chong turned his head and said to Liu Xiu very seriously: "It seems that we need to find the list of donors and see who are so unreasonable."
To be continued...