This time, in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the previous time, and for fear that Cai Mao would come up with some ideas to calculate himself, Liu Qi deliberately pulled Liu Biao to count the money, food, equipment and select sergeants under Xu Shu's construction.

Cai Mao knew that the young people under Liu Qi were very poisonous, and it was difficult for him to fool him at all, and now that the lord Liu Biao was in front of him, if one of them was accidentally pointed out by those little beasts, then he might not look good.

So although she cursed in her heart, Cai Mao still had to do her best to take care of Liu Qi, for fear that something would go wrong.

After Liu Qi returned to the barracks, he immediately expressed Pei Qian as the long history, and concurrently served as the general of Zuo Zhonglang and the division of the left army, commanding 5,000 troops; Bai Xu Shu is the captain of the Praise Military Academy, the right army division, and the commander of 5,000 troops; Pang Tong is the superintendent of the post, the captain of the left army, and the military counselor; Wei Yan is still the right middle general, with 10,000 soldiers and horses; Yu Ban was the captain of the right military academy, in charge of 5,000 infantry. He was promoted to Wang Cang as the main secretary, and assigned dozens of elite Dubor and military marquis to assist him in copywriting affairs and combat mobilization; Sima Zhi is the main bookkeeper, concurrently serving as a military officer, a former military captain, and is in charge of 5,000 infantry; Shengfanqin is the Gongcao of Changsha County, and is also in charge of Cangcao affairs.

Liu Qi ordered the generals to prepare their own preparations, and went to Cai Mao with Xu Shu and Pei Qian to select soldiers, and Xu Shu was responsible for training soldiers, and Pei Qian was responsible for selecting and appointing grassroots leaders such as Wu Chang, Shi Chang, and Dubo.

Although these grassroots leaders have less power, they play a vital role in battle, and even play a role in the non-commissioned officers and other high-ranking officials, who can judge how to cooperate with each other to effectively kill the enemy and protect themselves; It can encourage morale at critical moments and ensure victory in the battle, so all of them must be veterans with extremely rich combat experience, and these veterans must not be soldiers, soldiers, so the screening of these grassroots leaders is a very important and difficult work.

But with Pei Qian's vicious vision, it can be done very well, which is what makes Liu Qi feel admired, and it is also a very important reason why Liu Qi relies on Pei Qian.

For those middle-level cadres such as military marquis and military horses, they are directly appointed by the leaders of various armies, so as to avoid dissatisfaction and suspicion caused by the generals of all walks of life because they are worried that Pei Qian will interfere too much in personnel appointments and dismissals.

And Xu Shu's means of training soldiers are obviously much higher than Pei Qian's, whether it is the exercises of the military formation, or the advance and retreat, all of them have been greatly improved, not to mention Liu Qi, even Pei Qian saw it, and he was deeply admired.

He was in charge of receiving food, grass and ordnance, and soon put things in order, which fully demonstrated his outstanding talent in this area.

After everything was ready, Liu Qi led an army of 30,000 and slowly marched south out of the south city gate.

But just outside the South City Gate, Liu Qi suddenly saw a familiar figure, and his heart couldn't help but beat wildly.

Not far in front of him stood a stunning beauty who was captivating the country and the city, still wearing a flower bun on her head, wearing a pale green skirt, and a pair of beautiful big eyes like autumn water were looking at herself in a daze.

This woman is naturally Liu Qi's fiancée, Kuai Ruyu.

Liu Qi ordered the army to go first, and he slowly came to Kuai Ruyu's side, hehe smirked a few times, and he didn't know how to speak for a while.

The woman, like him, was at a loss for what to say, and for a moment the two were silent, looking at each other.

The two looked at each other for a while, and Liu Qi suddenly said: "I really didn't expect to see each other again, we actually faced each other in such an identity." ”

Kuai Ruyu snorted, her face became even redder, and it took a while before she raised her head, plucked up her strength and said, "Don't you like it?" ”

"How so? Being able to marry you is the greatest luck of my life, how could I not like it? Liu Qi said stubbornly.

"Am I really that good?" A hint of joy flashed on Kuai Ruyu's face, and she lowered her head and said.

"Naturally, it's good, you are like a god descending to earth, there is a poem that says, 'One look at the city, and then look at the country.'" Looking back and smiling, the six palaces have no color. ''I didn't spit out my words, and my breath was like a quiet orchid. Gorgeous and graceful, make me forget to eat'......"

Liu Qi showed off his literary talent sentence by sentence, and brought out all the poems he had heard in his previous life praising beauties, and praised the beauties in front of him with her necks lowered, and her heart was full of joy.

Kuai Ruyu didn't speak for a long time, and finally raised her head and said to Liu Qi: "Cherish all the way, I will wait for you to come back." ”

After that, he took out a sachet and said to Liu Qi: "This is my own embroidery, due to beginners, the handicraft is not good, but it is also a piece of my affection, there is a talisman in it, which can keep you safe." ”

Liu Qi took the sachet and put it on his neck preciously, and then said, "I'm leaving, take care of yourself." ”

"Wait, you're about to leave, don't you make a poem to express your feelings?" Kuai Ruyu said suddenly.

Liu Qi was stunned for a moment, and then recited: "My husband is not without tears, and he does not spill parting." The cane and sword are against the wine, and the shame is the face of the wanderer. As soon as the pit viper stung his hand, the strong man untied his wrist. The ambition is fame, and what a sigh to part. ”

Kuai Ruyu tasted a few words, stomped her feet and hummed: "You know the fame, don't you remember that someone is strange in the distance?" Hmph, you memorized it for me, I don't care if you are famous or not, you must give me a safe return, otherwise I will not spare you. ”

"Hehe, when the time comes, I'll be buried in the wilderness, what if you don't spare me?" Liu Qi smiled and said jokingly.

Unexpectedly, Kuai Ruyu's tears flowed down at that time, and he said firmly: "You try it then, as long as you dare to come, I will definitely follow the underground." ”

After finishing speaking, he chanted softly: "I want to know you and live a long life." The mountains have no tombs, the rivers are exhausted, the winter thunder and earthquakes, the summer rain and snow, the heaven and the earth are combined, and they dare to be with the king. ”

Liu Qi couldn't help but be shocked, and said solemnly: "Please rest assured, I, Liu Qi, will come back safely, and when I become a state pastor in the future, I will let you be a lady, and when I become a king, I will let you be a princess......"

"Go, you're so beautiful, who said I was married to you?" Kuai Ruyu blushed, and then slipped into the city with a small cannon.

Liu Qi looked at the back of the beautiful woman leaving, a trace of tenderness appeared in his eyes, and he said slowly: "Don't worry, even if it is for you, I will definitely come back safely." ”

Slowly turning his body, Liu Qi's gaze immediately became sharp, like a steel knife, much more fierce than those iron-blooded men in the army.

"This time I go to Jingnan, I must put down the rebellion and establish a base area that belongs to me. The military governor of Jingnan gave me enough power to display my talents in the Jiangnan region and establish a broader base area. I, Liu Qi, will definitely live up to this power. ”

Liu Qi rode his horse and galloped, and soon caught up with the large team, and did not say anything, but led the army to continue to the south.

At the same time, there is a place called Huangjiawan in Baishui, a place.

Huang Chengyan came to a woman and looked at her with soft eyes.

This woman has beautiful millet hair, a goose egg face, willow eyebrows, delicate facial features, and although her complexion is slightly dark, she is definitely a Peugeot beauty. Coupled with her long millet hair, even compared to Kuai Ruyu, it is equally divided, each with its own merits.

This woman is Huang Chengyan's only daughter, that is, Huang Yueying, a famous talented girl in later generations.

Not long after Liu Qi returned to Xiangyang, Huang Chengyan told Huang Yueying about Liu Qi's rumors and proposed to marry Huang Yueying to Liu Qi.

Huang Yueying likes real talents the most in her life, and after hearing about Liu Qi's many deeds, she also had some intention in her heart, so she thought about how to get close to Liu Qi, and show her talent, so that the other party can get close to herself.

Huang Chengyan was also very proud in his heart, and when he heard that Liu Qi was about to go to Jingnan, he considered finding out the news, and by the way, he found an opportunity to get close to Liu Qi and personally inspect Liu Qi's character, but he didn't expect that he would get the news that Liu Qi had been engaged to Kuai Ruyu, a woman from the Kuai family.

Huang Chengyan sighed softly, and said slowly: "Ying'er, originally I was going to marry you to Liu Qi, the eldest prince of Jingzhou, this person is both talented and beautiful, and he is also ambitious, Corporal Lixian, cherishing soldiers, he must be a great figure in the future, but unfortunately, I recently heard that the eldest prince has made a marriage contract with the daughter of Kuai Zirou, it seems that this matter has to be settled."

After Huang Chengyan said this, he saw his daughter Huang Yueying shaken slightly.

Huang Chengyan pretended not to see it, and sighed softly: "What's more, your uncle Cai Mao is now on the side of the second son Liu Cong, if I have to promise you to Liu Qi, I'm afraid your uncle and your aunt will not be happy." So be it. I heard that there is a famous man named Zhuge Liang in the grand ceremony, the word Kong Ming, is a Langya person, called Wolong, and his brother-in-law is Kuai Yue's brother Kuai, why don't you ask him for your father? ”

Huang Yueying said faintly: "It's Kuai's again." Hmph, I'm not going to marry a relative of the Kuai family. As for that Liu Qi, I would like to see his ability, if this time he can pacify the four counties of Jingnan within a year, I will be his concubine at that time. ”

"Huh? What the? You are the daughter of my Jingxiang Huang family, although our family is not as good as the Kuai family and the Cai family, but it is also a big family, as my only daughter Huang Chengyan, how can you marry someone as a concubine? Then even if Liu Qi becomes a vassal king in the future, he won't let you do this, right? Huang Chengyan was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly persuaded: "There are so many heroes in the world, why do you care about a little Liu Qi?" ”

Huang Yueying said with a smile: "Daddy misunderstood his daughter, his daughter is not willful, if Liu Qi can really pacify Jingnan within a year, it can prove that he is really a talent of the king, and he will be able to achieve hegemony in the future, even if his daughter can marry such a hero as a concubine, it will not be in vain in this life." And my uncle turned against such a character, I'm afraid I don't know where he will die in the future, and he has involved my Huang clan in vain, so my daughter is also considering the interests of my clan. Of course, if that Liu Qi doesn't know people and doesn't know his daughter's talent, even if he is the emperor, his daughter will never entrust herself to him. ”

Huang Yueying's words were loud and sonorous, so that Huang Chengyan couldn't refute it, so he could only sigh secretly, no longer mention the matter, and could only secretly pray that this Liu Qi could not calm Jingnan within a year, otherwise things would be difficult to handle.

"If my daughter marries Liu Qi to be the main room, then it's fine, even if I turn my face with Cai Mao, the old man is not afraid, but just be a concubine, don't talk about others, even if the old man, my face is not disgraceful, alas, what kind of bad idea was I thinking at the time? Why didn't you expect to be the first to be taken? Huang Chengyan looked helpless, smiled wryly and shook his head.