"Qi'er, don't blame your father for scolding you, you almost plunged Jingzhou into war again this time."

Under the turmoil of the Yellow Turban Army, thieves and thieves arose in Jingzhou, Sun Jian was eyeing Changsha and Yuan Shu conspired with Sun Jian in Nanyang, and his ambition was known to passers-by. After Liu Biao rode into Jingzhou, with the strong support of the Cai family and the Kuai family, the bandits in the state were quelled and the counties surrendered. Later, Sun Jian was cut off by Liu Biao because of his crusade against Dong Zhuo, and he had to return to Yuzhang County.

Liu Biao has been in Jingzhou for half a year, most of the bandits have been pacified, Liu Qi's previous series of practices have caused dissatisfaction with the seven major families in Jingzhou, Liu Biao has to do this in front of the two families, otherwise Liu Biao is in danger.

"Father, the child knows it's wrong." Liu Qi sincerely admitted his mistake.

"Nope. You have not done anything wrong, and the children of the Han family never need to admit their mistakes to anyone. Liu Biao interrupted Liu Qi's words and said, "What you did made my father very pleased, and letting you serve as the county guard of Yiyang County is the most right thing I have done in my life." ”

In Liu Biao's view, the two- or three-month term of office as a county guard allowed Liu Qi to quickly grow into a manly man who was in charge of his own affairs. Although in his opinion, Liu Qi is still very immature, but he has not lost the demeanor of his youth.

"Qi'er, dare to act, dare to take responsibility is my Liu Biao's good son!" Liu Biao said earnestly: "I hope that our father and son will keep the humiliation they have suffered today in mind, and they will definitely return it a hundred times in the future." ”

"Yes!" Liu Qi responded solemnly, "Father, except for the Kuai family and other big clans, the Cai family has bad motives and has to be guarded against. ”

Cai Mao's all the pretentious behavior, the father and son saw it, and as for the later request to go to Yuan Shu, it was just an excuse for Cai Mao to get more military power.

Liu Biao knew it and said: "I know exactly what the Cai family is doing for my father, but they have made a great contribution to pacifying the bandits in Jingzhou, and if they are eliminated at this moment, it will definitely make the major wealthy families feel cold." After all, the situation is stronger than ours, and what Father needs to do now is to balance the two forces, and then take advantage of them to stabilize our forces. ”

"Qi'er, how are your injuries?"

As he spoke, Liu Biao was about to check Liu Qi's heavily bandaged arm, and Liu Qi said softly: "Father don't worry, this is all from skin trauma." The purpose is to show these families with jackal hearts, and this is all thanks to Mr. Pang Ji's strategy. ”

Liu Qi saw Liu Biao's uneasy face, his heart was warm, and he removed the bandage while talking, and the wound had already been scarred. Liu Biao breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "How did you get this?" ”

"If you were injured during the battle with Old Thief Yuan, my father really doesn't have to worry."

Liu Biao smiled: "How can a man not have a few scars? But remember, if you can't fight the enemy, you will retreat, and you will not be afraid of running out of firewood. After a pause, he said: "Pang Ji is indeed a talent, he can speak well, and most of the bandits in Jingzhou were calmed down with the help of him and the Kuai brothers. ”

"I'm afraid that he was ostracized by the Cai family because of this, and his father had to demote him in order to protect him." Liu Qi heard the meaning and asked, "Father, now that the navy is in the hands of the Cai family, it will be difficult to settle down after all......

Liu Biao snorted coldly, interrupted Liu Qi's speech, and said: "The three armies of Jingzhou are the infantry army, the cavalry army, and the water army, of which the infantry army is under the management of Wenpin, the horse army is half of the Kuai family, and the other half is in the hands of the father. ”

"If he really found a good opportunity, do you think his father would let him go?" Liu Biao snorted heavily again and said, "Qi'er compares himself to Emperor Guangwu, and he is very pleased to be his father. There are some things that you haven't seen enough through, but my son, you can rest assured, do what you want to do generously, and your father will take care of you when the sky falls. I've been sorry for you mother and son for more than ten years, but now it's up to my father to pave the way for you. ”

"Father!" Liu Qi felt Liu Biao's great care and determination, and couldn't help but be moved to tears.

Liu Biao's expectations for Liu Qi have never been less, and this is the first time that he has made such a solemn promise: "To promote the position of Zixiao, my son should not simply think that it is a means to appease the wealthy family, and more importantly, it is more important to check and balance the increasingly powerful Cai family." As for Pang Ji, he had other arrangements for his father. They are always talented, and they look down on what the Cai family does, so my son has to have more dealings with them. ”

"Yes." Liu Qi said as if offering a treasure: "My father may not know that Mr. Zixiao has already recognized the child as the master. ”

"Hahaha!" Liu Biao smiled heroically when he heard this, and said: "It is worthy of my Liu Jingsheng's son, it seems that my father looks down on you." Haha, in this way, the appointment of Mr. Xiao and Pang Ji will be changed for a while. ”

The father and son looked at each other and smiled for a while, and Liu Biao then asked: "My son, in your opinion, when will Nanyang County be recovered?" "Even if Nanyang County was divided into twelve counties by Liu Biao, it was still the largest county in Jingzhou, and Yuan Shu was stationed in Nanyang Wancheng, which made the two fathers and sons feel great pressure and uneasiness like a thorn in the flesh.

Liu Qi pondered for a while and said, "Except for Uncle Wang's thousands of elites, most of the other recruits in Yiyang County are not suitable for rapid attack. Moreover, the county only calmed down the old thief Yuan a few days ago, and he really couldn't afford to fight too much offensive and defensive battles, and the same was true for the old thief Yuan. However, in the past two months, the old thief of Yuan Shu has been repeatedly destroyed by the children, and now there is a shortage of food, and the soldiers are lost. After the autumn harvest or not at all, after the autumn harvest, the child dares to guarantee his life, and Nanyang will be recovered. ”

Liu Biao's eyes lit up and said, "Is this true?" ”

"Father, don't worry, the child can do what he says." Liu Qi replied with nails and iron.

"Good!" Liu Biao looked at Liu Qi with great appreciation, and said, "When the matter is over here, you can go to attack Nanyang." Then the Father will wait for the good news of my son. ”

Liu Qi was stunned: "What are you waiting for?" He thought that he could return to Yiyang County just to be scolded by his father, but he didn't expect Liu Biao to say that there was something to deal with.

Liu Biao laughed, which was both an explanation and an education: "My Qi'er can't wait to go back and deploy the matter of recovering Nanyang County?" If Qi'er simply thinks so, it is for you to come back and scold your father, and you can let Pang Ji or Mr. Zixiao for your father, so why bother. ”

Liu Qi scratched his head and laughed twice to hide his embarrassment. Liu Biao glanced at his son angrily and said, "My son is still too young. Why did Emperor Guangwu start and then obtain the world's Guangxing Han, does Qi'er know? ”

"Clan?"

Liu Biao nodded and said, "It seems that your mother's teaching and education for you are not left behind. Emperor Guangwu started his family by clan, and whether it was a foreign surname clan or his own clan, he couldn't get rid of this fact. Although there are the most poor people in the world, it is the clan that holds the real power. The reason why my father asked Xun Wenruo to serve as the county guard is because my son has privately recognized him as a teacher, and on the other hand, he is considering his clan reputation. ”

"The Dutian Order is a good thing, but Qi'er, have you thought about when Emperor Guangwu implemented it in the first place? That was when the power was in his hands, and our father and son didn't talk about the power now, and they couldn't even hold the military power, so what could they do with him? What's more, Emperor Taizu Guangwu suffered great resistance even if he implemented the Dutian Order, and later killed those disobedient wealthy families and officials to be stable. ”

Liu Qi realized: "Does the father want the child to integrate the power of the family and use them?" ”

"That's just one aspect." Liu Biao sighed and said, "The wealthy family cannot be eliminated, it can only be checked and balanced. The main purpose of keeping you this time is to get you to know some people from the family and get to know them better so that you can govern them in the future. In addition to the Cai family, although other wealthy families also have some thoughts, they generally take refuge in their fathers. ”

"For example, the Kuai family, who holds half of the real power of the Ma Army?"

"Not bad." Liu Biao explained: "As long as I am here, the Kuai family will not rebel." And my son you are in Yiyang County, located in the Central Plains, the family is more numerous and powerful than Jingzhou, and you have to use the Xun clan to deter or balance, so that it is solid. ”

At this point, Liu Qi finally understood the deep meaning of Liu Biao leaving him. The Kuai family and the Jiangxia Huang branch are both loyal to Liu Biao, and the purpose of leaving Liu Qi is to let him befriend these two families, so as to achieve Xun Yu's goal in Yiyang County.

"Got it." Liu Qi replied solemnly.

"It's good if you understand, there are some things that are difficult for your father to understand, and you can only know the meaning when you experience them." Liu Biao said again: "As my son Liu Jingsheng, how can I not even know the deeds of some ancestors? My father has arranged for you to have some teachers for you to learn more from them. ”

"It's all up to my father."

"Huh." Liu Biao smiled, took Liu Qi's hand and said, "In the past few months, my son has indeed grown a lot. I don't know what Qi'er thinks about today's general trend? ”

Liu Qi thought for a moment, and then said: "Father, now that the northern Central Plains are competing for each other, and there is no time to look south, it is a good opportunity for us to stabilize ourselves. ”

"Hmm. My son is right, except for Yuan Shu's stubborn stare at it, there are indeed not many people who can stop our father and son from stabilizing themselves. ”

Liu Qi didn't think so, and said, "Father, don't forget that there are three more people worth noting. ”

Liu Biao smiled and asked pretending to be surprised, "Oh? Let's talk about it. ”

"Yizhou Liu Yan, Liu Junlang, Jiaozhou Shixie, Shi Weiyan and Yuzhang Taishou, Wu Jing's brother-in-law, Sun Jian, Sun Wentai."

Liu Biao glanced at Liu Qi appreciatively and motioned for Liu Qi to continue.

"Since Liu Junlang entered Shu, he has cut off the plank road in order to protect himself, and he has repeatedly called the king, and his Sichuan and Shu strategists have countless fierce generals, which should not be underestimated." Liu Qiyao pointed to Jiaozhou and said: "The Shixie family has been running Jiaozhou for many years, and has won the support of the local Shanyue and other places. ”

"As for Sun Wentai, this person is not removed, but it is also a problem for his father." Liu Qi did not pause at all, and said: "I have heard that Sun Poyu is brave and strategic, the soldiers use their lives, and they are funded by Yuan Shu, and now they are eyeing Yuzhang County, and Changsha and other counties will definitely fall into his army." ”

"Hahaha!" Tonight is estimated to be the number of times Liu Biao has laughed and laughed the most heartily in the past few years, and hearing that Liu Qi can clearly recognize the tigers and wolves around him, he can't help but feel relieved: "My son can so clearly understand internal and external troubles, and be prepared for danger in times of peace." Yes, I, Liu Jingsheng, have Qi'er and have no regrets. ”

Then he threw out another question, "Who will be the first of these three people?" What will my son do? ”

"Although Shi Xie has the heart of a tiger and a wolf, he has few soldiers and generals, so he is not to worry about it for the time being. In my opinion, it must be Sun Wentai, his father has a gap with him, he will definitely take revenge, and the Sun family has always plotted against Jingzhou. Speaking of this, Liu Qi couldn't help but say worriedly: "What the child is most worried about is that there are people who should cooperate with the outside, so Changsha County will be in danger." ”

The more Liu Biao looked at Liu Qi, the more he liked it, and when he heard Liu Qi say this, he couldn't help but say: "This point has been considered by my father, and he will definitely come and go, and I don't have to worry about it." ”

It was getting late outside the house, Liu Biao looked at Liu Qi and said, "It's not early, Qi'er go rest first, and I'll talk about it tomorrow." ”

"Yes, father. The child quits. ”