A few days later, Shinno.

Deng Yi had already returned from Yiyang County due to Liu Biao's order, and was ready to go to Xiangyang with Liu Qi and others. The three counties of Luoshan have Xu Jing in charge, supplemented by Han Hao and Yi, and the Liu brothers have the troops to defend in the military, so there is not much trouble.

Qiaoyun Qiaosleeve The two sisters sorted out Liu Qi's clothes, Qiaoyun's watery autumn pupils stared at Liu Qi for a while, and couldn't help pinching her little nose, and said: "Don't be like this, you two little girls, I am not going to die, but I just go back and let my father teach me a lesson, it's nothing, don't worry." ”

"But why don't you let my sister and I go with my son? In the past, my sister and I served by the eldest son's side. Qiaoyun little Lori pouted, looking unhappy.

Liu Qi glanced at her funny, and secretly said that these two little girls were getting more and more clingy, touched the little heads of the Qiaoyun sisters, and said, "The eldest son now knows how to take care of himself, little Nizi." What's more, the journey is so far, what if you two get lost along the way? The eldest prince is looking for someone to come back, you sister is such a lovely little maid. ”

Qiao Yun Qiao's sleeves suddenly turned red, looked at Liu Qi, who was smiling evilly, and lightly hammered: "The eldest prince is not ashamed, he is dead!" Then they ran out in small steps.

"Hehe..." Liu Qi looked at the shadow of them running away, smiled in a low voice, and said secretly: "The two little girls are still so shy, haha." ”

After all, he bandaged himself, and the injury should be made more serious, so as to achieve the effect that Pang Ji said a few days ago.

……

Liu Qi took Shi A and 500 personal guards, and Pang Ji and Deng Yi were temporarily bidding farewell to Xun Yu and others. Towards Xun Yu, Liu Qi said softly: "Teacher, Yiyang County will be handed over to you." ”

Xun Yu bowed his head slightly and replied: "Major General, please rest assured, you will live up to the trust of the Major General." ”

"With the teacher's promise, then I can go to see the state pastor with peace of mind." Liu Qi exhaled heavily, and then said to Wang Wei, Zhao Yun, Chen to Li Tong and others: "Generals, the training of the soldiers of Yiyang County must not be slackened for a day, and it is up to you to resist the siege of Yuan Shu." If you wait for a good opportunity, don't hesitate to take it directly. ”

The four of them knew what Liu Qi was referring to, and said one after another: "The eldest prince (lord) and rest assured, if the old thief Yuan comes with 10,000, I will destroy him with 10,000, so that he will not be able to jump half a step in the thunder pool." ”

Liu Qi said "um", turned over on the horse, and said, "Let's go!" ”

Hundreds of people disappeared in front of Xun Yu and others in a blink of an eye, and after seeing Liu Qi disappear in front of them, Wang Wei and others began to return to their respective barracks and villages, performing their duties and working hard to train sergeants.

……

Xinye is only a little more than a day's journey from Xiangyang City, Liu Qi and others quickly whipped up, and they had arrived at Xiangyang City before dusk that day.

"The eldest son, after entering the city for a while, you can endure it." Pang Ji was worried that Liu Qi would not be able to control his personality and couldn't stand the white eyes of the family, so he couldn't help but persuade: "Although the eldest prince is the queen of the Han family, it is a recognized fact that he is now declining. These families have been pampered for too long, and they are more arrogant than the eldest son, you, a descendant of the Han family. ”

Since Liu Qi implemented the "Dutian Order", he has been clear about the current situation of the Han royal family, that is, the reality of almost being slaughtered by others. If it weren't for the fact that the wealthy family was still afraid of the prestige of the Han royal family, they would have replaced it long ago. Liu Qi nodded and asked, "Thank you Mr. Pang for reminding me, what are the few that need special attention in Xiangyang City now?" ”

Pang Ji pondered for a while, and said softly: "There are four big families in Xiangyang City, with the Cai family being the most powerful, and the navy that the lord relies on very much, has always looked down on the other six. The rest of the Yang, Xi, and Pang families have a vacant attitude, and have always been in a neutral wait-and-see attitude towards the lord's governance of Jingzhou. ”

When talking about the Cai family, Liu Qi's eyes flashed sharply, and he was killed, but he quickly covered it up and asked softly: "I often hear people say that there are seven wealthy families in Jingzhou, in addition to the four families in Xiangyang City, who are the other three?" ”

Pang Ji said while paying attention to Liu Qi's expression, when Liu Qi's eyes flashed killing intent, he didn't see it, and he secretly appreciated it in his heart. Hearing Liu Qi's question, Pang Ji replied: "There are also Kuai's, Huang's and Ma's. The Kuai clan is the family of the Kuai Yue Kuai Liang brothers, they are now the commanders of the main male horse army, and half of the main horse's cavalry are in their hands. However, the eldest prince does not need to worry about the Kuai family, the Kuai family is loyal to the lord......"

Kuaijia? Liu Qi smiled coldly and said, "A raccoon dog, they think my father is a strange commodity to live in." The Cai family is powerful, and the Kuai family doesn't know it, I'm afraid that the purpose of befriending my father is not pure, so as to compete with the Cai family. After a pause, Liu Qi said: "But it's okay to let my father benefit from it, and it is more conducive to stabilizing the foundation of my Liu family." ”

Pang Ji and Deng Yi glanced at each other, and saw that the two of them were completely surprised in their eyes: it seems that everyone has underestimated Liu Qi, a young man who has not yet reached the crown, and they can see through the purpose of the Jingzhou family at a glance, but their old fritters are too conceited.

Pang Ji smiled bitterly and said, "The eldest prince has good eyesight, and he is ashamed of himself." The Kuai family did not have this purpose, and they also knew that once the Cai family became powerful again, it would really be no place for them to survive in the family that had always had gaps. ”

Shi A couldn't help but interject: "No matter how nice it sounds, it can't be worth a real action, if the Kuai family is really loyal, you will know it later." ”

The three of them nodded knowingly, and Liu Qi continued to ask, "What about the Huang family and the Ma family?" ”

"The Huang family has two branches, one is in Xiangyang City, which is friendly with the Cai family, and it is considered a subsidiary of the Cai family." Pang Ji replied: "The other branch is Jiangxia Taishou Huang Zu's own family, this branch of the Huang family is the henchman of the lord, since the lord arrived in Jingzhou as the pastor, Huang Zu Taishou has been sharing the pressure of Jiangdong for the lord without complaint. ”

Liu Qi hummed and said, "How is it compared to General Wang Wei and General Wenpin?" ”

Wang Wei and Wen Ping are the henchmen and fierce generals brought out by Liu Biao, and their loyalty is no less than that of Liu Qi's two brothers. Now Wang Wei, as the commander of Yiyang, guards Yiyang for Liu Biao's father and son, and Wen Ping is the commander of the elite 5,000 troops to guard Xiangyang City.

"This..."Pang Ji thought for a while and replied: "Above the civil and military forces, Huang Taishou is not as good as the two generals Wang and Wen, but he is good at guarding one county, and his loyalty is no less than two of them. ”

Liu Qi's face did not change, and let Pang Ji continue. Pang Ji glanced at Liu Qi and continued: "Because the Ma family is at the bottom of the seven major families, but because there are no successful people in the Ma family, no one has come out, and they can be regarded as supporting the arrival of the lord. ”

After talking about the seven wealthy families, Pang Ji reminded Liu Qi: "The eldest prince needs to pay special attention to the Cai family this time. ”

"I guess it's the 'Dutian Order' that has caused his disgust, right?"

Pang Ji shook his head, but Deng Yi said: "This is the main reason, and the inducement is that the lord broke through Tucheng a few days ago and killed the three wealthy families. One of the three wealthy families is a henchman of the Cai family, and in order to stabilize themselves, the Cai family does not dare to make big moves on the surface, but there are a lot of small means in secret. Pang Ji's meaning is to let the lord pay attention to this. ”

Liu Qi naturally knew about the three families in Tucheng. At that time, he was dealing with the siege of the city, and he could not handle these extraneous details.

"Although now is not a good opportunity to destroy them, if you really don't know what to do, don't blame me for being ruthless." The killing intent in Liu Qi's eyes flashed again, for the sake of the great cause, what if he can endure it now, what if he can't bear to kill all the obstacles?

While the four of them were talking, Zhang Hu, who had already been at the city gate, saw him and greeted him: "I have seen the eldest prince and gentlemen, the lord has been waiting in the house for a long time. ”

Then, Zhang Hu asked Shi A to take 500 horsemen to arrange the stationing, and he took Liu Qi and Deng Yi and Pang Ji to the state pastor's mansion.

Liu Biaotie blushed, standing with his hands behind his back towards the hall door, and on the left and right were Cai Mao, Cai He, and Kuai Liang Kuaiyue.

"My lord, the eldest prince has arrived."

"Meet my lord." Deng Yi and Pang Ji bowed and saluted.

Liu Biao didn't say a word, and Cai Mao waved his hand to let Zhang Hu retreat. The straps wrapped around Liu Qi's body made Cai Mao's brother Cai He sneer in his eyes, Cai Mao glared coldly at his own brother Cai Mao, and said to Kuai Yue and the others: "I've seen the eldest son." ”

Liu Qi pretended to endure the pain and said, "Qi has seen your uncles......"

Cai Mao hurriedly helped Liu Qi and shirked: "The eldest prince tortures me so much, what's wrong with the injuries on the eldest prince's body." ”

Although Liu Qi didn't like it in his heart, he had to pretend to it. He glanced at Liu Biao's back and replied, "Uncle Lao cares, it's just a minor injury." Father..."

"Son!" Liu Biao hated that iron could not become steel and scolded angrily: "Don't kneel down yet!" ”

Liu Qi was stunned, but he was very obedient and was about to kneel down, Kuai Liang was about to reach over to help, but Cai Mao was more than him. While holding Liu Qi to kneel, Liu Qi naturally didn't really kneel. Cai Mao persuaded: "The eldest prince doesn't have to be like this, the lord please calm his anger!" What's more, the eldest prince still has injuries on his body! ”

The implication is that Liu Qi knelt down and admitted his mistake to him, not to Liu Biao, and he also found it on his body. At this time, the two Cai brothers are probably happy.

Kuai Liang also persuaded on the side: "My lord, please calm your anger!" Came over and helped Liu Qi up with Cai Mao, Liu Qi didn't want to kneel down in front of the group of people in front of him at all, so he stood up.

"Father, the child knows it's wrong."

"Know it's wrong?!" Liu Biao turned around and saw Liu Qi in such a situation, and he couldn't bear it, but he couldn't bear to ask Liu Qi about his injury, and scolded again: "Son! If it weren't for Zixiao, my Liu family's foundation would have been lost by you a long time ago! ”

"You ......" Liu Biao's blood was surging, out of breath, and he raised his hand as if he was about to slap Liu Qi, "The hard-earned Jingzhou almost put you in a crisis with a paper order!" I'm so! ”

Liu Biao kept scolding, but Liu Qi pretended to be silent but carefully looked at the slight expressions of everyone present. The Kuai brothers, Pang Ji and Deng Yi were a little unbearable, but the two Cai brothers almost wrote the word "cool" on their faces.

Considering Liu Biao's face and royal prestige, Cai Mao said: "The lord, please calm your anger, the eldest prince is also a young and unintentional mistake." If a man is not a saint, how can he be infallible......"

Pang Ji frowned slightly and persuaded, "Yes." The eldest prince was also bewitched by Yuan Shu, so he almost caused this disaster. He reported the matter in detail, and Liu's complexion was much better, and he still didn't look at Liu Qi with an iron face.

Cai Mao Cai and the two of them were dismissive, but they pretended to believe Pang Ji's statement, Cai Mao said: "Sure enough! The lord, the last general is willing to lead the troops to Yuan Shu to seek justice for the lord and the eldest prince! ”

is worthy of Cai Mao, who instantly won more military power at this point. Kuai Liang frowned, and said along the ramp: "Now that the weather is cold and freezing, Yuan Shu must take precautions, and it is difficult to supply food for our army, so the general thinks it is impossible." As soon as Cai Mao raised this issue, Kuai Liang took advantage of the situation, on the one hand, to prevent Cai Mao from gaining more power, and on the other hand, to let Liu Biao divert the topic of scolding Liu Qi angrily.

Sure enough, Liu Biao suddenly sighed and said, "Yuan Shu has bad intentions, and everyone can be punished." Zirou's words are good, and De Jue will not act rashly for the time being. ”

Cai Mao wanted to say something more, Liu Biao waved his hand and sighed: "You guys retreat first, I'm tired, I'll discuss this matter later." Cai Mao was not allowed to say another word in his words.

Cai Mao stared at Kuai Liang coldly, and snorted softly: "The last general will retire." "Retire with Cai He. Liu Biao turned a blind eye, waved his hand to let Liu Qi stay, and motioned for the others to retreat.

Kuai Liang and others retired one after another.