Goose Three Kingdoms

Chapter 622 Life and Death
In the western suburbs of Fancheng, in a manor owned by Liu Qi.

The night was cool and the crescent moon hung in the sky.

Liu Jing spread out a plain silk scroll, on which were clearly the drawings and text annotations of Liu Qi's steam bicycle that he had traced and painted.

The principle of the steam engine is so simple that you can basically understand it at a glance.

Compared with this, the mechanical structure is more important. The only pity is that it cannot be disassembled to obtain the internal structure.

But Liu Jing believes that there will always be brave men when there is a big reward.

With Jiangdong's accumulated technical background and the current situation of the court, it is not difficult to manufacture the most primitive steam engine.

With a prototype and so many people working together to study it, I don’t believe that we can’t build a practical steam engine.

How many years has Guanzhong been around?

No one had ever heard of a steam engine before. Now there were a large number of scholars from Jiangbei who had taken refuge in Jiangdong. Those who had not been plundered by Cao Cao and those who had gone to Guanzhong too late, basically all those who had a little courage had come to Jiangdong.

Therefore, the scholars in Jiangdong, which included the four states of Kanto, had never heard of the steam engine.

This means that the time it took Guanzhong to develop and improve the steam engine was only five years at most!
During these five years, the Grand Marshal spent one-third of his time sleeping, one-third of his time fighting, and the rest of his time managing government affairs and inspecting various places. He also did not spend much time concentrating on studying steam engines.

Liu Jing was extremely confident that this precious national weapon was researched and improved by the Grand Marshal himself, rather than being entrusted to a certain government office or individual.

There is no such additional hidden agency in Guanzhong's money and grain system, unless this agency engages in farming, mining, smelting and forging on its own; it would be difficult to hide so many people.

In Liu Jing's eyes, the manufacture and improvement of the steam engine took at most two years!
This is the result of the joint efforts of Sima himself and a small number of his trusted aides. If Jiangdong mobilizes everyone to work together, a practical steam engine can be built this winter.

The next step was to install steam engines on ships. Lu Yi had already made it very clear to him that installing steam engines on ships meant a huge change in naval tactics.

The imperial court, without steam battleships, could not stop the new navy from Jingzhou.

There is no need to wait for the decisive battle between the navy; the imperial court, which has lost its fighting spirit, will be sold out.

Unfortunately, the Grand Marshal refused to allow him to enter Guanzhong and instead arranged for him to go to Liaodong.

This is definitely not a good place to be.

But he had to go, Pei Qian had been keeping a close eye on him. If he made any unusual moves, Pei Qian would definitely be happy to use the head of this fake prince to exchange for the forgiveness of the Grand Marshal.

All they could do now was to send the blueprints and materials to Jiangdong. His departure this time would give Liu Fu and Zhang Zhao a reason to carry out an internal purge, and they would not tolerate the neutral Jiangdong big families to continue to play the game.

There are so many big families in Jiangdong. Although they are related by marriage for generations, there is also competition among them.

Especially now, it is better to cut it off by yourself than to be hit by that indiscriminate knife in the pass!

The Lu family and the Gu family support him. With the support of these two families and other friendly families, it will be no problem for him to swallow up other powerful families and big surnames!
A large number of scholars from the Central Plains migrated south, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they moved south with their clothing and talents.

With such strong manpower in Jiangbei, it would be difficult for the people of Jiangdong to sideline Liu Fu.

Basically, as soon as he arrived in Xiangyang, the news reached Jianye. When public opinion was at its peak, Liu Fu started to arrest people.

Although she didn't know what the outcome would be, Liu Jing still felt regretful.

I used to look down on Gou Jian, but now I feel that Gou Jian is very great.

Then he collected his thoughts, cut the silk scroll, and folded and sewed the plain silk into his belt with needle and thread.

After checking the belt again and again to make sure it was not conspicuous, he folded it and hung it on the inside of the dormitory screen.

With a heavy heart, he lay down on the couch.

Now he just had to find a chance to give the belt to this person and then let him return to Jiangdong. Only if he didn't know about it could he hide it from Pei Qian.

In the future, if Liu Bei agrees to accept him, he will be able to leave here, go through Guanzhong, Taiyuan, Dai, and then Youzhou to Liaodong.

This may be a good destination for me. Liaodong is remote and I can avoid all kinds of disputes by living here.

Five thousand miles away in Liaodong, Liu Bei was also troubled by this matter. He did not want to have any obvious contact with the southeastern court. He had already suffered a great loss last year.

Looking back at Black Bear's proposal now, he just felt that he had bad intentions.

Accepting Liu Jing means that Liaodong will inevitably establish connection with the Jiangdong court.

Liu Bei also knew that most people slandered, hated and feared Guanzhong. Before the arrival of the Guanzhong army, these people did not mind inciting war and resisting.

If Liu Jing is left in Liaodong, then another gang with Liu Jing as the core can be formed soon besides himself.

This group of people has external support from the southeastern court, and the southeastern navy stationed in Langya may cross the Bohai Sea at any time.

The most important thing is that his son is young and the climate in Liaodong is bitterly cold. Both himself and his child are at risk of dying from illness.

If Liu Jing came, Liu Bei felt that his son would be in danger.

Liu Bei was also worried that a direct refusal would cause other troubles.

So he asked Xu Shu to have dinner alone and discuss the matter together.

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We cannot use the black bear's age to measure the opponent's strategy. We must be extremely cautious in this matter.

Xu Shu sat cross-legged on the kang, holding a handful of chess pieces, and pondered: "My lord, I think the Grand Marshal wants to kill Liu Jing. Liu Fubo is kind-hearted, and even if he understands the Grand Marshal's intention, he will pretend not to know. Liaodong is remote and cold, and if Liu Jing still dares to come here, it means he has bad intentions."

Liu Bei felt that Xu Shu's analysis made some sense. This prince of the pseudo-dynasty was of no use to Guanzhong.

Even if he is killed in public, his reputation will be lost.

But if it is not killed and kept in Jingzhou, it will not only be an eye-catcher but also a hidden danger.

But I also feel that Liu Jing has no choice now. If I am willing to accept it... If I am willing to accept it, doesn't it also mean that I have bad intentions?
Liu Bei made his move and raised his hand to touch his cheek: "Yuan Zhi's words are full of ulterior motives. Who is suitable to go and greet Liu Jing?"

"Let Wenchang go to Guanzhong and send a team of white-flag soldiers to Datong to support him. Liu Jing cannot pass Juyong, so let him stay in Daidi."

Xu Shu made a move while speaking, and was somewhat helpless: "Now it seems that the lord and the Grand Marshal have become one family, so it is not appropriate to have any more misunderstandings."

However, the climate in Liaodong has turned cold now, so Liu Bei is waiting for the peripheral tribes of the Dongyi countries to come down from the mountains and out of the forest areas to plunder and invade the border, and then he can raise an army to attack them.

Conquering the Dongyi nations is a huge project; he would never take the initiative to conquer them, as this would arouse public indignation among the Dongyi nations and lead to a united resistance.

There is also Kebi who lurks in the Daxianbei Mountain area, so we also need to be on guard against him.

As for Tian Yu's troops who escaped to Liaodong before him, they have also been integrated into Liaodong during this period. If the timing is right, Tian Yu can join the war as a mercenary of the Dongyi rebels, and can also help him stab the Dongyi at a critical moment.

Only by defending and counterattacking, and expanding the scope of punishment, can most of the Dongyi tribes remain neutral, and even mercenaries can be recruited to use their strength to fight against them.

Tian Yu's troops need time to clear their identities and will not leave Liaodong in the future. I think Guanzhong will not hunt them down or purge them.

Otherwise, there would have been a relevant supervision document this year. Black Bear seemed to have forgotten Tian Yu, so there would be no need for him to make a special trip to remind him.

Asking Wei Yan to pick up Liu Jing was naturally because he hoped that Wei Yan would take the opportunity to go to Guanzhong to express his gratitude to the Grand Marshal and consolidate the friendship between Wei Yan and the Grand Marshal.

Murdering Liu Jing... The journey was long. Liu Jing ran from Jiangdong to Jingxiang, and then took a detour from Jingxiang to Guanzhong. It was normal for him to suffer from acclimatization.

The death of Liu Jing is better than hundreds of thousands of people in Liaodong being involved in the war in the future.

Liu Bei didn't want to encounter a fighting style like the black bear again.

It’s not that he is afraid of black bears, but he has seen this kind of battle too many times, which would make him very depressed and question the meaning of his struggle in life.

Not only will he question himself, but the officers and soldiers under his command will also reflect on themselves.

If a group reflects too much, problems are bound to arise.

(End of this chapter)