The army returned from Jiang Xia triumphantly, and Liu Bei personally greeted him at the gate of Xiangyang. The soldiers saw Liu Bei from a distance and dismounted and walked.
For the first time, Liu Xun led the army as the main general and won a big victory. The victory of this battle further established Liu Beijun's position in the hearts of the people of Jingzhou and laid a solid foundation for the future occupation of the entire territory of Jingzhou.
In order to express his gratitude, Liu Biao sent someone to send one hundred thousand grains and grass. All these made Liu Bei very happy. On the one hand, Liu Xun has been tempered, and his own power has succeeded. In addition, the grain and grass sent by Liu Biao can help the army tide over the shortage of grain, and the grain can be harvested in a few months, and it will not fall into the embarrassing situation of being left alone.
Seeing the arrival of the army, Liu Bei cleared his throat and said to the soldiers: "You are all worthy ministers and have won glory for our army. All meritorious soldiers will be awarded according to the rewards and punishments. According to the report of General Liu Xun of Anhan, there are two The general made great contributions in this battle. General Wei Yan, an exterminator, performed many meritorious services in the battle, and rewarded fifty gold. Joining the army made a great contribution to pets and made great contributions, rewarding fifty gold. Also, the general Gan Ning gave up secretly, according to Liu At Xun’s suggestion, I formally appointed Gan Ning as General Li Wu, led Changshui Camp, and trained Xiangyang navy."
Liu Bei's army has always rewarded and punished clearly, fair and just. There are detailed regulations for what kind of credits and rewards are given. Such fair incentive measures can encourage soldiers to make military merits and form healthy competition.
Sun Gan hurried out of the city and said loudly: "Master, dear generals, the celebration banquet is ready. Lieutenant and above generals will attend the banquet in the governor's mansion, and those below the lieutenant will attend the banquet in the barracks dining hall."
Everyone went to the banquet happily, and the banquet in the Cishi Mansion was set in the Chamber.
The formal banquets of the Han Dynasty adopted a split meal system. There is a small table in front of everyone, and the banqueters all kneel at the table, and the same dishes are placed on the table.
The food and wine at the banquet in the Governor's House are very rich. There are chicken, lamb, beef and other meat dishes. The generals have been fighting for a month and have not had a good meal this month. Seeing that the dishes on the table were so plentiful, I didn't care about the image, and ate it hungrily.
Liu Xun usually eats a lot, but this time he only drank and didn't eat much meat, as if he had something to worry about. All this was seen by Liu Bei.
Liu Bei picked up his wine glass and walked to Liu Xun's side, sat down, patted Liu Xun, and asked with concern: "What happened to Xun'er this time? Before, every time you banquet, you eat in full swing. What's up today? Heavy."
Seeing that his father had discovered what was on his mind, Liu Xun said truthfully: "It has been more than a month since I visited Mr. Wolong last time. I don’t know if Mr. Wolong has gone home. After defeating Zhang Xian, I hurried. I came back just to see Mr. Wolong earlier. I am worried that if it is late, Mr. Wolong will be invited away by others."
After Liu Bei heard it, he laughed, patted Liu Xun again, and said, "Xun'er, don't worry. I have been paying attention to this matter. According to the spy report, Zhuge Liang had returned home ten days ago. At that time. , I want to visit Kong Ming right away. However, I changed my mind to think that Kong Ming is a brilliant genius. If one of our father and son does not go, we will be disrespectful to Kong Ming. Therefore, we still wait for you to come back and go together. Unexpectedly, The day before yesterday, Zhuge Liang went out again."
Liu Bei also attaches great importance to talents. At first, Liu Bei hesitated about whether to invite Zhuge Liang to come out of the mountain. But this does not mean that Liu Bei doesn't value talents, but he is afraid that Zhuge Liang has no real talents and wasted effort.
After a trip to Longzhong, Liu Bei deeply realized that Zhuge Liang was indeed a talented person. Liu Bei knows well that in a world of great competition, talent is an important factor in determining victory and defeat. Without talent, there is definitely no way to gain a foothold.
After hearing Liu Bei's words, Liu Xun's worries eased a lot. Liu Xun also realized that he was impatient, and many things had to be done step by step and could not be rushed.
"When Zhuge Liang comes home next time, we will immediately visit Mr. Wolong." Liu Bei continued. It seems that Liu Bei also wants to visit Zhuge Liang earlier.
"Well, such a talented person, we must not miss it, and we must visit in time next time." Liu Xun said firmly.
"Lord and son, what are you talking about? Come and drink..." Zhao Yun was very curious when he saw them talking for a long time.
"Xun'er, you have to have a nice drink today," Liu Bei took the wine glass and went to find other generals to drink.
Liu Xun was in a very good mood at the moment, he felt hungry when he was in a good mood, so he began to eat and drink.
"Nephew, nephew..." Liu Xun suddenly heard someone calling him. He turned his head and saw that Guan Yu was smiling, pointing his finger outward, indicating that he had something to say. It just so happened that I was almost eating, and Liu Xun hiccuped and went out the door.
When he reached the door, Liu Xun asked, "What's the matter, Second Uncle, I can't say it in the room."
Guan Yu said quickly, "My nephew, please do me a favor."
"Huh? Second Uncle has something wrong with him." Liu Xun was surprised, and he was also concerned about the things Yu couldn't solve.
"You and I went to Diaochan. Today, the lord rewarded me with 20 gold. I want to share a little with Diaochan, but I am embarrassed to go as a big man myself, so please come with me." Guan Yu said sincerely. .
"The hero is sad for the beauty," Liu Xun said with emotion. Guan Yu's wife died three years ago, leaving behind several young children. Guan Yu was afraid that his children would be wronged, so he never remarried his wife. Until Diaochan was rescued back, Guan Yu's mind fell on Diaochan.
However, a slap will not sound. Diao Chan was discouraged and didn't want to marry again. Guan Yu fully respected Diaochan's wishes, but often gave Diaochan money and food, and silently cared about Diaochan.
Seeing Guan Yu's sincerity, Liu Xun readily agreed to Guan Yu's request.
Diao Chan's residence was not very far from the Cishi Mansion, it turned out to be Guan Yu's old residence. After Diao Chan came, Guan Yu gave the old house to Diao Chan. Liu Xun and Guan Yu arrived at Diao Chan's house in a short while.
Liu Xun knocked on the door lightly, the door opened with a creak, and an old woman came out. The old woman saw that Liu Xun and Guan Yu were the people who came, and said with a smile on her face: "How come the son is free to come to us?"
Guan Yu asked casually, "Is Diao Chan here?"
"I'm here..." the old woman replied quickly. "Madam, madam, Master Liu Xun is here to see you."
After hearing this, Diao Chan hurriedly came out to greet him, and was speechless with excitement.
When the sun reaches the west, it is already dusk. Looking around, Liu Xun could still feel the beauty of Diao Chan, no wonder Guan Yu was so tempted. Diao Chan, who is in her thirties, is a little more calm, showing her charm of a woman even more.
"You have been to our Xiangyang for a while, and you are our guest. I don't know how you are going, so the son came here to see you specially." Guan Yu said first. Guan Yu has never been so good at talking, so able to talk, and so fond of talking like today.
"Thank you for your concern, Young Master and General Guan. Xiangyang is very good, no one bothers, and it's quiet." Diao Chan said as he invited the guests into the house to talk.
Liu Xun glanced at the room roughly, the furnishings in the room were very simple. However, it does not appear shabby, and gives people a comfortable feeling.
"The son is not old, but he has a great reputation. The neighborhoods on the left and right praise you as a young hero, which is very impressive."
Diao Chan also admired Liu Xun's behavior very much, which was a world of difference compared to the unsuccessful stepson Lu Zhuang.
"Thank you Madam for the compliment." Liu Xun was still very happy to hear the beauty complimenting herself.
"Diao Chan, get out of here, you must give me an answer today, marry me or not..." There was a noisy voice outside the door, and the words were very rude.
Who dares to be so rude to Diao Chan! Guan Yu dashed out the door, determined to teach the fanatics outside the door.