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Chapter 114 Xiangyang

There are fourteen counties under the jurisdiction of Changsha County, and to the north of Linxiang, there are only four counties: Luo County, Yiyang, Xiajun, and Hanchang. Liu Jing's fleet set off from Linxiang, went northward along the Xiangshui River, and left Changsha , Entering the Yangtze River, only passing through Luo County on the way.

Luo County is about [-] miles away from Linxiang. Han Dynasty boats sailed along the river. Light ships traveled eighty or ninety miles a day, and heavy ships traveled sixty to seventy miles a day. Liu Jing’s fleet was fully loaded with people and goods. Undoubtedly classified as a heavy ship, it takes at least three days to sail to Luo County.

However, as the mother river of Changsha, the Xiangshui River has always been densely populated on both sides of the river, so there is no need to worry about finding a place to spend the night.

The current head of Luo County is Wu Ju, who has a deep grievance with him. This person is also the captain of the northern part of Changsha and controls the military power. Although Liu Jing knows that he may not dare to do anything, it is not a big mistake to be careful.While resting in Luo County, he ordered the fleet to be on strict alert. After buying supplies, he left in a hurry the next morning.

Whether Wu Ju really didn't know, or pretended to be confused, in short, he kept silent and didn't take the opportunity to make trouble.

Liu Jing's fleet sailed for another two days and entered the waters of Dongting. Because Baqiu not far away had a large number of troops stationed in Changsha, although there were bandits and robbers here, it was not a climate. Generally speaking, this part of the voyage was considered safe.

Ou Xiong is serving his sentence in Baqiu. Of course, he is a hero in Changsha, and he is serving his sentence in name, but he is actually serving as a member of the army.

It was said that Ou Xiong was currently guarding the river, and when the fleet passed Baqiu, Liu Jing did not see him.

As soon as you cross Baqiu, you enter the waters of the Yangtze River.Then go to Xiangyang, there are two roads, one is to go down the Yangtze River, and then go north to Xiangyang via the Han River.The other way is to go north directly through Yunmengze, and enter Hanshui via Xiashui to Xiangyang.

The second road is far faster than the first road, but the disadvantages are also obvious. First of all, the summer water is not always smooth, so the "Thirteen States" written by Ying Shao, the prefect of Mount Tai, records: "Jiangbie enters Mian as Xiashui. The name of Fuxia started from Fenjiang, and the summer flow was exhausted in winter, so it was called Najue." The summer water is exhausted in summer and the summer flow is exhausted in winter, which is quite inconvenient.In addition, there are a lot of bandits in Yunmeng Lake, so taking this "shortcut" requires a lot of risk.

Liu Zhu had been coveting this "shortcut" to save time and effort before, and he didn't suffer a big loss when he went, so that the fleet was paralyzed when returning, and was besieged by Yunmengze water bandits several times before and after, killing and injuring more than [-] people.

Faced with Liu Zhu's request for instructions, Liu Jing did not hesitate to order the fleet to go down the river, taking the relatively safe route of the Yangtze River and the Han River.It's not that he's afraid of fighting the Yunmengze water bandits. He brought three battleships and [-] soldiers this time. If the Yunmengze water bandits dare to attack his fleet and attack and bite, they will definitely collapse. Lost a mouthful of teeth.

The reason why he did this was because he came to meet his fiancée this time. On such a happy day, avoid fighting as much as possible. Seeing blood and dying is an unlucky thing after all.

Entering the Yangtze River, the speed of the fleet increased by almost [-]% compared with that of Xiangshui. The fleet stopped in Shaxian for a day before turning into Hanshui.

Because it was a heavy ship going upstream, the speed of Liu Jing's fleet on the Han River dropped sharply. After sailing for many days, it was already late September when they arrived in Xiangyang.

The predecessor of Xiangyang City was Chu Beijin Garrison, which was a large-scale military ferry. The embankment." On the north bank of the Han River, there is Fancheng, which is surrounded by four miles, and faces Xiangyang City across the river.

In fact, Xiangyang is a very young city. It was not established as a county until the Western Han Dynasty. It was only a few hundred years ago. It has a history less than that of the Han Dynasty.

The center of Jingzhou is in Nanyang, the emperor's hometown; the center of Nanjun is in Jiangling; the center of Hanshui is in Deng County.In comparison, Xiangyang is just an inconspicuous small county.

After Liu Biao rode into Jingzhou and moved the government office to Xiangyang, his status began to be highlighted. Now Xiangyang is undoubtedly the center of Jingzhou.

It should be said that Liu Biao's vision is very accurate. In the next few decades, during the Three Kingdoms period, Xiangyang will become the focus of the world's attention. There are too many epic stories happening here.Now with Liu Jing as a variable, what will happen in the future?

The fleet stopped by the Han River in the north of Xiangyang City. Liu Jing stepped on the land heavily, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. There was no danger along the way, but the long-distance voyage for more than [-] consecutive days still made him feel overwhelmed. .

In contrast, Liu Liang seemed much more relaxed. He used to go boating, fishing and catching shrimp with his father, so he was very calm.Cai Sheng is also fine, except for Ma Zhou, he is a landlubber who is naturally afraid of water, and he has been tossed badly along the way. If he is not afraid of people's jokes, he will never hesitate to get off the boat and ride a horse, and come to Xiangyang by land alone .

Putting down several chariots and horses from the boat, Liu Jing brought many gifts and entered Xiangyang. Except for Cai Sheng, Ma Zhou, and Liu Liang, he only brought [-] soldiers with him.Firstly, there are a lot of treasures on board, so it is necessary to leave enough soldiers to guard the fleet, and secondly, to avoid causing displeasure in Xiangyang, after all, [-] soldiers are indeed a bit too conspicuous.

Liu Zhu stayed on board to preside over the overall situation.

What Liu Jing rode was not an ordinary carriage, but a horse-drawn carriage from Changsha County. Just let Liu Jing's convoy pass.

Sitting in the car, Liu Jing looked out of the window, at the scenery of Xiangyang City, and compared it with his memory one by one.

Previously, he studied abroad in Xiangyang for two years, and stayed in the homes of Lai Gong, Song Zhong, and Pan Jun successively. This time, he had a lot of followers, so of course he could no longer live in other people's homes.

Although he brought a lot of people this time, by virtue of his status as the master of Changsha County, he should not be turned away by Duting.

Since Liu Biao took over Jingzhou, the current situation has been quite peaceful, with no worries of war and chaos, and there has been an endless stream of voters from Guanzhong, Yan, and Henan.

In order to accommodate these people from all over the world, Liu Biao chose another open space and built a capital pavilion ten times the size of the past. The courtyards and houses were row upon row, and all the people who entered and exited the capital pavilion were well-dressed scholar-bureaucrats.

Liu Jing's convoy arrived at Xinduting smoothly and delivered the letter. Not long after, the head of Duting hurried over.

Liu Zhongda's name, he can be said to be like thunder, this year, scholars from the north and south in the capital pavilion often talked about Liu Zhongda's name, calling him the crown of Jingnan scholars.Such a big man, when he comes to Xiangyang, will be summoned by Liu Biao, how dare he not take care of him.

(End of this chapter)