Chapter 477 I don’t know what to say

It was rare that when the Jingzhou envoy team arrived, Black Bear was staying in Xixiang.

The Jing River flows through Xixiang, so the ducks migrate here.

The upper reaches of the Xixiang Jingshui River is Qi County. The northern Hu that originally spread here have been expelled and reorganized. There is a breeding farm for fine varieties here, and it is an important area with a thousand households.

Production teams were set up at the entrances and exits of various mountain valleys to control the roads in and out of the mountainous areas.

In Qi County, there are more than 30,000 horses, either free-range or kept in captivity for breeding and improvement.

Near Xixiang there was a centurion's office that bred camels, and Black Bear met the Jingzhou delegation here.

It has been verified that black magic cannot cleanse camels.

There is nothing to be disappointed about this, but we must pay attention to the breeding and growth of Luo Tong, which is the necessary transportation capacity for the expedition to the Western Regions.

Oxen and horses are not suitable for expeditions. Only camels can quickly transport heavy cavalry to the front line, while war horses can follow lightly.

As long as we capture an important city and utilize local production resources, we can repair equipment and lay the foundation for a snowball effect.

Therefore, when Xu Si and others arrived, they saw two teams of camel riders practicing at the foot of the hill. One team was charging with spears, and the other team was mainly using bows and crossbows and javelins, repeatedly charging and throwing at the straw men.

Halfway up the slope, under the green umbrella, Black Bear sat on a low stool and quietly observed the strengths and weaknesses of the camel rider.

The camel riders were just beginning to get used to each other, so their charge formation could only be considered dense; unlike war horses, they could not make subtle position adjustments during a charge.

But the advantages are also obvious. Camels are very tall, and the knights are in a high position, which gives them a height advantage over mounted knights. Also, because they can use lances, they have a distance advantage over ordinary knights.

The horse lance is difficult for infantry to use, and ordinary cavalry cannot use it well either.

The only ones who can unleash the power of the horse lance must be elite knights.

But after repeated observation, Black Bear felt that camel riders should be equipped with long sticks and flails.

It was difficult for Luo Tong to organize his formation when charging, as he was in a swarm. Once he collided with the enemy, they would inevitably be entangled.

At this time, the knight riding on the camel has a high line of sight and his arms are less disturbed when swinging up and down, so he can use a long stick, flail, iron chain and wolf-tooth hammer to hit the opponent's crown.

Thinking about it, Black Bear instructed the camp supervisor who was in charge of training the soldiers: "I will send a batch of new equipment in a few days. Please be careful when training and don't cause any injuries."

"Here."

The camp commander bowed, then looked sideways at the group of people gradually going up the mountain. Seeing Black Bear nodded to him, the camp commander raised his hand to put on the armor, took a few steps back, turned around and strode away in another direction.

As for the location of Qi County, any stranger who comes here, no matter whether you are a scholar who comes to visit the mountains and rivers and admire the beautiful scenery, you will be sent to the Hancheng Mine.

Soon, Xu Si and his group came to the green umbrella cover. Xu Si clearly found that the green umbrella cover was already half-worn, and it was clearly the one used two years ago.

Xu Si was the first to come and bowed, "Following the order of General Liu, the governor of Jingzhou, Xu Si, comes to pay a visit to the Grand Marshal."

"According to the order of the King of Changsha, Liu Ba of Lingling comes to pay a visit to the Grand Marshal."

"The remnant of the mountainous country, Changsha Huanjie, comes to pay respect to the Grand Marshal."

The three people introduced themselves in order and sent visiting cards, letters and official documents respectively.

Black Bear glanced at Liu Ba and Huan Jie, then looked at Xu Si: "I already know the purpose of Xu Zhizhong's visit. The affairs of Jingzhou Merchants can be imitated from Jizhou. I will treat everyone equally."

"I have been entrusted by the people of Jingchu, and now I have been able to fulfill their wish. Please accept my kowtow and thank you, Grand Marshal!"

Xu Si immediately took a small step forward, knelt on the fine cashmere carpet, and kowtowed in a proper manner.

Liu Ba and Huan Jie were stunned and looked at him with distant eyes and contempt.

After bowing, Xu Si raised his head and said, "Since the death of Lord Liu Jingsheng, our state has been without a master. This has caused the state and the people to be divided, and they are in a panic and don't know where to go. I implore the Grand Marshal to submit a petition and recommend virtuous people to lead the people of Jingchu. Although we are dull, we also have the heart to serve as a barrier for the country."

"This is a matter of great importance to the court, and I will ponder it carefully. The governor, please take your seat, and everyone else, please take your seat as well."

Black Bear waved his hand and his personal soldiers immediately brought stools, a table, a fruit plate and tea.

In Black Bear's eyes, Xu Si was the legitimate Beijia of Jingzhou, so he sat on a slightly higher square stool, while Liu Ba and Huan Jie sat on ordinary low round stools that were barely enough for them to sit on.

After the personal soldiers left, Hei Xiong read the official document from Liu Qi handed to him by Xu Si. Liu Qi requested to open the Jingchu trading house in the capacity of General Fubo and the prefect of Nanjun, and formally requested the Grand Marshal's Office to appoint a virtuous person to govern Jingzhou.

After Cui Zhouping was transferred to the Hexi Corridor, the position of the Shogunate's Chief Secretary is vacant. Now they have to find someone who is qualified, talented and virtuous, and at the same time loyal to the Shogunate to serve as the Governor of Jingzhou. This makes Black Bear feel very embarrassed.

But the opportunity was rare, and Fu Xun and his gang messed around and broke up the subordinate relationship between Liu Qi and the Jingzhou state. So we can no longer be lazy and put the Jingzhou governor on Liu Qi's head, which would make it difficult for Liu Qi to do his job.

Black Bear put down the official document and said to Xu Si: "Jingzhou is important. I need to discuss it with the ministers of the shogunate. I have to wait a few more days. After the matter of the trading house is settled, is it better for my Guanzhong trading house to be in Xiangyang or Jiangling?"

Xu Si turned his head slightly to glance at Liu Ba and the others. "General Fubo has been stationed in Xiangyang since he took charge of Nanjun. According to me, the new envoy should be stationed in Jiangling to suppress the traitors. This Guanzhong trading house should be placed in the prosperous place of Xiangyang."

At this time, Liu Ba bowed his hands, straightened his back and spoke in a clear voice: "I think the Guanzhong trading house should be set up in Jiangling. Jiangling is located in the middle of Jingchu, with the Yangtze River and Xiangjiang River. It can communicate with Jiaozhou in the south and has merchants from Xuyang in the east. It is indeed an important place for trade. In addition, Jiangdong now has more than 50,000 soldiers and horses to control Dongting Lake, and Changsha has trained less than 30,000 new troops. After the Jiangdong rebels are driven out, the land of Jingnan can also trade with Guanzhong nearby."

The black bear said nothing, but glanced at Huan Jie.

Huan Jie also made a statement: "Liu Fubo is honest and not good at military affairs, which is why Jingnan was divided. After the troops led by Lu Yi are expelled, the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River will obey the orders of the state department and only follow the orders of the Grand Marshal. I also ask the Grand Marshal to be kind to the people of the four counties and set up a trading house in Jiangling."

Xu Si was from Xiangyang, so he immediately said, "The Grand Marshal should know that since Duke Jingsheng rode into Jingzhou alone, the four counties in southern Jingzhou have been rebelling and surrendering at times. I hope the Grand Marshal will understand this."

Black Bear nodded slowly, took a sip of tea, coughed twice and said, "I have been through many wars in the past two years, and captured and killed more than 400,000 people. I am really tired of war. I have no ill feelings towards Jingzhou, but I don't want to be distracted too much here. Liu Fubo can defend it if he can, and retreat to Guanzhong if he can't, and he will not lose his wealth and status as a prince. Liu Fubo is in Xiangyang, so this trading house will be set up in Xiangyang. As for Jiangling, the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River, Jiangxia Huang Zu, and Lu Yi, the governor appointed by Liu Fu, please don't disturb my peace."

As he looked back and forth between Liu Ba and Huan Jie, Black Bear smiled and said, "Jingzhou, I only want to go there once in the future."

The two were silent for a moment, and Liu Ba bowed with a serious face and said, "I am here at the request of the King of Changsha to inquire about the life story of the Grand Marshal."

The Changsha Liu family had a special status because the Guangwu lineage came from a branch of the Changsha Liu family.

The royal families in various places also have some special features. For example, Liu Yu of the Liu family of Donghai is from the lineage of the deposed crown prince of Emperor Guangwu.

Because the royal family of the Later Han Dynasty frequently died out and adopted descendants from the line of the King of Hejian, the Liu family of Hebei had a very high status.

The royal family of Chen was quite special. The first King of Chen was the second son of Emperor Ming and the grandson of Emperor Guangwu.

However, the State of Chen was passed down for six generations, during which the second and third generations of father and son died out, so the fourth generation of King Chen was considered the grandson of Emperor Ming.

When it came to the sixth generation, Prince Chen Liu Chong, his generation was older than the imperial family and he was the uncle of Emperor Ling.

If the rumors in the market are true, the Grand Marshal in front of him is the uncle of the late emperor.

For the Liu family of the world, the questions asked by Liu Ba were very important, and even directly affected the stability of Guanzhong.

If the operation is not good, the stability will be reduced by three.

Black Bear looked at Liu Ba calmly: "When I said I was not, you couldn't wait to force me to admit that I was a descendant of the Han family; when I said I was, you would use all means to prove that I was not."

"The Chen Kingdom has perished, the former emperor has died for his country, the Changsha Liu family has restored the kingdom, Liu Fu has usurped the throne and is still involved with Cao Cao."

Black Bear was puzzled and looked at Liu Ba: "The foundation of Guanzhong was built by the soldiers who fought and died. If you force me to ask, I will grant your wish. I will not change the Liu family, and neither will my descendants. Are you satisfied with this?"

"The Grand Marshal is so stubborn and conceited. How can he face his ancestors in the afterlife?"

Liu Ba was furious, his eyes filled with resentment: "It is the scholars of Ruying who have failed the State of Chen, and what is the fault of the people of the world? If the Grand Marshal acts like this, where will our ancestors' country be placed? Where will the people of the world be placed?"

"I'm also annoyed by you Jingzhou people."

Black Bear drank the tea, rinsed his mouth, turned his head and spit it out, then looked back at Liu Ba: "Before you came to see me, you should have gone to Fenglingdu first. When the people from Hebei and Guandong come here, they will pass through Tongguan and Fenglingdu, and they will correct their attitude."

"You arrogant boy! How dare you be so disregarding of the suffering of the common people!"

Liu Ba was furious and was about to stand up by supporting himself on the low table with his arms. Lu Bu, who was standing next to him, almost flashed in front of Liu Ba. As soon as he stood still, he raised his arm and swung it in a circle, and slapped Liu Ba's cheek with a cold, hard palm covered with a white silk glove.

Liu Ba flew up and turned three and a half circles before landing on the ground. A crisp sound was heard, and Liu Ba had already fainted.

Seeing Huan Jie lower his head, Black Bear said to Gao Jun, the supervisor of his men beside him: "In the future, when new scholars from Jingzhou come, arrange for them to go to Fenglingdu first to see the great achievements of our army. After going there, they will know how difficult the situation in Jingzhou is. Only then can they think clearly about how to talk to me."

"Here."

Gao Jun bowed and glanced at his two personal soldiers. The two men stepped out, picked up Liu Ba and dragged him out.

Black Bear looked at Huan Jie again at this time: "Sir, you represent the voice of the people of the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River. Now tell me, what exactly is this voice?"

"Yes, the people of the four counties all yearn for a peaceful world, but the Jiangdong army is strong and the bandits have already occupied our gates. We are under their threat, so we have no choice but to do what we want. We urgently need the Grand Marshal to send troops to rescue us!"

Huan Jie stood up, bowed deeply, and kowtowed: "I beg the Grand Marshal to send troops to rescue the men and women of our four counties!"

"Civil war should not be started lightly. I will negotiate with Liu Fu. You also go back and tell Lu Yi to concentrate on commanding the army."

"Here."

(End of this chapter)