Liu Qi smiled faintly and said, "Since this is the case, then I will recite another poem of seven sorrows by Zhong Xuan to everyone." The poem says: The border city makes the heart sad, and the former relatives are even more. Ice and snow cut off the skin, and the wind drifts endlessly. If you don't see anyone for a hundred miles, who should be late. Climb the city to look at the pavilion and flutter the flag. The traveler disregarded the opposition and went out to say goodbye to home. When the children were taken prisoner and wept endlessly. The world is a happy land, what is Jiuliuz. The knotweed insect does not know the bitterness, and it is not necessary to consult with the person when he comes. ”

Liu Qi chanted this poem, and the shock in Wang Cang's eyes was even stronger, because this poem was written by himself not long ago, but because he was depressed after coming to Jingzhou, expressing his ambition and strong homesickness. Because this poem involves dissatisfaction with Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao's lack of reuse of himself, he has never dared to make it public, and I don't know what kind of means this eldest prince used to get it?

The other scribes present were also impressed by the literary brilliance of this poem, and praised Wang Cang's poem for doing a good job, sad but not sad, which made people sigh.

Liu Qi squinted and saw that Liu Cong's face was naturally even more ugly, but he knew that the other party still refused to admit defeat, and when he saw Liu Cong, he said lightly: "Even if I did buy Zhong Xuan's poems this time, it is difficult to clear the charge of the eldest son and him jointly framing this son, compared to the purchase of poems by the eldest son, the crime of the eldest son and outsiders framing this son should obviously be heavier, right?" ”

"Then you say, how can I prove that I didn't join forces with Zhong Xuan to frame you?" Liu Qi stood with his hands in his hands and asked calmly.

"Hehe, just now the eldest prince said that you are also quite proficient in poetry, unless it is to prove to everyone that you are proficient in other people's poetry in addition to Zhongxuan's poetry, otherwise you will only be able to Zhongxuan's poetry, which just proves the conspiracy between you." Seeing that it was Liu Cong, he didn't give an inch, stared at himself and said.

Liu Qi said loudly: "Princess, my second brother's words are unfair, didn't this son know in advance that he would ask this son to compose poems, and how could he set up a certain frame for him in advance?" Could it be that it was discussed with him in advance? Hehe, my second brother is so smart, he wouldn't do such a stupid thing, right? ”

Seeing that someone in the audience couldn't help but want to laugh, a smile appeared on the corner of Liu Qi's mouth, and continued: "I don't care about him, and then my son will respond to the second brother's question just now, fortunately, I still know the poetry of others, otherwise, wouldn't this crime be settled like this today?" Since the second brother is so compelled to each other, he will read Cao Gong's poems to everyone. The poem says: There are righteous people in the Kanto region, and they raise troops to fight against the murderers. In the early days, the alliance was in Jin, and the heart was in Xianyang. The forces of the army were uneven, and they hesitated and walked wildly. Snobbery makes people fight, and heirs fight each other. The title of Huainan brother is engraved in the north. The armor is full of lice, and all surnames die. The white bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles. The people are left behind, and the thought breaks people's intestines. ”

After Liu Qi finished reading the poem, he looked at Liu Cong and said slowly: "Second brother, are you satisfied with being like this for your brother?" ”

But seeing Liu Cong, he snorted and said, "I really don't know when the eldest prince attacked the poetry book?" Presumably he has been prepared for a long time, in order to show his head at the Jingxiangwen Conference, right? But so what? Now is a troubled time, what we need is real talents, Wen can be safe, military can set the country, chaos and peace, the economy of the world, you have no literary talent, what is the use? Can it be used to protect my Jingzhou? ”

Liu Qi knew that the other party was now poor in donkey skills, so he was not impatient, but applauded and said: "What the second brother said is very true, but the brother wants to know, what can the second brother do to protect me in Jingzhou?" Now Cao Gong conquered Nanyang Zhang Xiu, Sun Ce crisscrossed Jiangdong, it is a hidden danger in my Jingzhou, Liu Zhang lives in Yizhou, and my Jingzhou has always been incompatible, Yuan Shu is like a hundred-legged insect, dead but not stiff, but also with me and I am not harmonious, peeping at Jiangxia, looking at the north, Lu Bu is in Puyang, Yuan Shao has Hebei, Chang'an is still a mess, what should I Jingzhou do to protect myself? ”

"This ......" Liu Cong couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and then said: "Liu Zhang is weak, what can he do?" As for Jiangdong Sun Ce, even his father Sun Jian died at the hands of my Jingzhou warriors, forgive him for being a little erection, what kind of climate can he achieve? Yuan Shuzun is dry bones, first defeated by Lu Bu last year, and then defeated by Cao Gong, and now he is still powerless to protect himself, how dare he try to try my Jiangxia? As for Nanyang, although Cao Gong wants to attack it, but there is Yuan Shao behind him, how can he really dare to merge with me Nanyang? Besides, Nanyang is garrisoned by Zhang Xiu, which is enough to block Cao's army for me, so what's the worry? I Jingxiang has eight counties and 100,000 armor, I just need to sit and watch the success or failure and enjoy Chengping, why bother dancing knives and guns? ”

As soon as Liu Qi saw Liu Cong's words, most of the scribes nodded silently, because Liu Cong's strategy is the most typical strategy in Jingzhou, and it is also the traditional strategy of Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao, that is, to sit and watch the success or failure, hoping to protect himself.

Liu Qi naturally knew this, but he didn't say anything, nor did he have any intention of these people, he just watched coldly to see who disagreed on this point.

Among these people here, there were naturally some scribes who were very disapproving, because they knew that whether it was after Sun Ce unified Jiangdong or after Cao Gong unified the Central Plains, they would launch a war against Jingzhou, and in such a troubled era, it was almost impossible for Jingzhou to protect itself.

These people include Sima Hui, Pang Degong, Xu Shu and others who sat on the upper seat.

Some of them also proposed to Liu Biao to build a house, but they were all vetoed, so they were disheartened, so they stopped mentioning it, and some even left Jingzhou and went elsewhere, because they knew that although Jingzhou was temporarily peaceful, it would eventually usher in war.

And then, they were surprised to find that the eldest son, Liu Qi, actually said something far-sighted, which actually gave them a glimmer of hope.

What Liu Qi said is this: "The second brother's words seem to be right, but when you think about it, it is very wrong. As you just said, I Jingzhou has eight counties, with a hundred thousand, according to the Han Dynasty in the north, the South China Sea, the east of Wuhui, the west of Tongba, Shu, this country of martial arts, the west can be and Bashu, the east can be Jiangdong, the south can be and Baiyue, the north can chase the Central Plains, now today under the chaos, the group of heroes divided, we should lead a strong force, for the Son of Heaven to sweep the world rebellion, Anbang country, Dingsheji, establish immortal achievements, report to Jun'en, under the people. Now Liu Zhang is weak, Yuan Shu is weak, Jiangdong is in turmoil, as for the Central Plains, although Cao Gong is strong, there is Yuan Shao in Hebei, Lu Bu in Xuzhou, and Zhang Xiu in Nanyang. We are handsome, benevolent and righteous teachers, obey the heavens and respond to the people, no matter where we fight, we can expand our strength, how can we be trapped and defend Jingxiang, and sit back and watch the success or failure? ”

After Liu Qi finished saying this, he immediately attracted a series of surprised eyes, Sima Hui and Pang Degong all smiled silently, secretly admiring in their hearts that this eldest prince has great ambitions, and if he can control Jingzhou, he will definitely become a dragon among people.

Xu Shu also sighed in his heart, if he can open up thousands of miles of territory with such a figure and make immortal achievements, this life will be worth it.

And Xiang Lang, Yin Mo, Wang Cang, Pei Qian, Sima Zhi and others were also bright-eyed, looking at this young boy, they felt that they also had a head in Jingzhou.

Especially Wang Cang, today revealed that the second son Liu Cong used wine to buy his own poems, which will definitely cause resentment in the future, and secretly thought that in addition to leaving Jingxiang, he only had to defect to the eldest son Liu Qi, not to mention that the eldest son, as the eldest son of the state pastor, actually respected his poems so much, and his downfall over the years was worth it.

Liu Cong's eyes flashed with a thick sense of disbelief, he didn't think at all that his brother who was weak and incompetent and didn't read poetry and books had undergone such an amazing change, but he didn't care much, and he didn't notice the thoughts of the scribes on the field, but he sneered: "The ambition of the eldest prince is not small, but the younger brother is afraid that you are ambitious and talented, and you are weak, since you said that Cao Gong is not afraid, then why not mention a strong team and go to Nanyang to help Zhang Xiu?" ”

Liu Qi naturally knew what Liu Cong said about Cao Cao's conquest of Zhang Xiu.

In the first year of Jian'an, Zhang Xiu's uncle Zhang Ji led an army to Jingzhou to attack Wancheng in Nanyang because of the famine in Guanzhong and the starvation of soldiers, but he died unexpectedly. At that time, many generals congratulated Liu Biao, but his father Liu Biao accepted Zhang Xiu and asked him to guard the county. Until now, this incident has been talked about as an allusion to Liu Biao's generosity.

After Cao Cao supported the emperor, he used the name of the Son of Heaven to conquer Zhang Xiu in the last year. As a result, he didn't expect Zhang Xiu to surrender under the persuasion of Jia Xu, but Cao Cao was proud to accept Zhang Ji's wife Zou as a concubine, and secretly bribed Zhang Xiu's general Hu Che'er, and Zhang Xiu rebelled again in anger, so that Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang, nephew Cao Anmin, and the guard general Dian Wei were all killed.

At the beginning of this year, Cao Cao led the army to conquer the county again in order to avenge the revenge of the previous year, and Zhang Xiu asked his father Liu Biao for help, and he was discussing this matter in the past few days.

Liu Qi was originally ready to establish his prestige in a battle and win the hearts of Jingzhou scholars, and seeing that what he had just said had caused a good effect, he was also happy in his heart, so he met Liu Cong's contemptuous gaze and said proudly: "Don't hide it from the second brother, for the brother really has this idea, after the end of this Jingxiang Literary Conference, this son will personally raise a strong team, go north to Nanyang, and fight Cao Gong, and see how powerful this figure known as Sun Wu Zhicai is?" ”

As soon as Liu Qi's words fell, he saw Wang Cang and said angrily: "The eldest prince recites Cang's poems in public, and he respects Cang so much, and Cang should be rewarded, such as the eldest prince is willing to go north to fight Cao Gong, and Cang is willing to go out with the army to serve the eldest prince." ”

After finishing speaking, I saw that he gave himself a deep skew.

Liu Qi immediately walked in front of Wang Cang, held Wang Cang's hand and said, "Thank you Zhong Xuan for your kindness, if Ruoqi's request for expedition can be approved by his father, he will definitely recruit Mr." ”

But when he saw Liu Cong, he sneered: "A pair of rotten Confucians, do you want to use guò to write poems to kill Cao Gong's army?" I would like to see your wolf bèi who was chased by Cao Gong and shouted to kill. ”

Liu Qi Zhengse said: "Second brother, this time you first exchanged wine for Zhong Xuan's poems, plagiarized, and then continued to frame your brother and Zhong Xuan, not only insulting Sven, but also insulting your father's love for talent and respect for virtue. If you're all right, retreat quickly. ”

Liu Qi's last words sounded serious, and he was reprimanded as the eldest brother, which made Liu Cong dissatisfied in his heart, so he had to accept it obediently in front of everyone, and left with a slight fist hug.

Liu Qi saw that Liu Cong had just taken two steps, and suddenly came back and whispered in his ear: "I forgot to tell the eldest son, Madame has already promised her uncle's daughter Wan'er to the younger brother." ”

Then he looked at the expressionless Liu Qi proudly, and left proudly.

After Liu Qi listened to Liu Cong's words, he couldn't help but be shocked.

Liu Qi knew that the Wan'er that Liu Cong just mentioned was the daughter of Cai Mao, the Taishou of Nanjun, this Cai Mao is a big family in Jingxiang, and she is very powerful in the entire Jingxiang region, and the reason why his father Liu Biao was able to gain a foothold in Jingzhou was mainly because of the support of the Cai family and another big clan, especially after his father married Cai Mao's sister in recent years, he relied on Cai Mao as a confidant and gave him a lot of power.

Now that Liu Cong has become Cai Mao's son-in-law, whether it is Cai Mao, who is the Taishou of Nanjun and the military division of Zhennan, or Cai Juan, the sister of Cai Mao, who is the wife of Jingzhou Mu, he will definitely spare no effort to persuade his father Liu Biao to make Liu Cong the heir and alienate the relationship with himself.

In history, it was precisely because Liu Cong married Cai Mao's daughter that Mrs. Cai praised him in front of Liu Biao, which made Liu Biao determined to abolish the elder and establish the young, and finally buried the foundation that Liu Jingzhou had worked hard to create for 16 years.

"I didn't expect that I, Liu Qi, would usher in such a fate in the end. But even so, I will never give in, and I, Liu Qi, will never watch my second brother give my eight counties of Jingzhou to Cao Cao like this. ”

A trace of essence flashed in Liu Qi's eyes, clenched his fists, and said secretly.