Chapter Eighty-Three: Jiangdong Erqiao
After Liu Qi killed Zhang Xun, he comforted Qiao Yu a few more words, and then turned around and prepared to leave.
At this moment, a crisp voice was suddenly heard shouting, "Lord Thorn Shi, please stay." ”
Liu Qi couldn't help but stop, looked at the cold and somewhat unbelievable beauty, his face suddenly blushed, and he clenched his fists and said, "I don't know what this bridge girl has to say?" ”
"Don't be polite general, the people's girl's name is Qiao Wan, also known as Xiao Qiao, the reason why the people's daughter let the general stay is because there is something to ask for, I don't know if the general can agree." Xiao Qiao saw that there was a trace of blush on Liu Qi's face, and he couldn't help but secretly laugh in his heart, and even a sly smile flashed in his eyes.
"I don't know what? But the girl said that it didn't matter, as long as she could do it, she would definitely help. Liu Qi hugged his fists and pretended to be calm and said.
To tell the truth, the shock that these two sisters brought to themselves today is really too great, worthy of the heavenly fragrance of the country, the appearance is peerless, the elder sister Da Qiao is gentle and demure, and with the face that fascinates all beings in the world, it is simply the most typical image of a good wife and mother in the hearts of all men in the world, and the younger sister Xiao Qiao jumped away lightly, crying like pear blossoms with rain, laughing is another kind of amazing, with the addition of two small dimples on the cheeks, it can simply make people fall into madness. Even with Liu Qi, a commander who did not change his face in front of tens of thousands of troops, he was calm and calm, but now he became a little difficult to resist.
So in desperation, he had to force himself not to look at the two sisters, and then pretended to talk to each other calmly.
How could Xiao Qiao not see Liu Qi's embarrassment? But now she suddenly had an idea that was almost a prank, that is, she wanted to see the appearance of Liu Qi, the famous Yangzhou assassin, so she deliberately said: "The adults seem to be a little nervous, aren't they scared by the people's daughters?" Is the folk girl so ugly? ”
"No, no, the girl is too modest, if the girl's face is ugly again, I am afraid that there will be no more beauties in the world, this will not be nervous, but worried about the invasion of the enemy, which is a little lost in the soul, let the girl smile, hehe." Liu Qi hurriedly concealed the nervousness in his heart, and then asked, "If the girl has any requests, please put them forward." ”
"Well, since the military situation of the adults is tense, the people's daughter will no longer waste more time, the people's daughter is just worried, now that the general's authority has punished the thief Zhang Xun, I don't know if the people's daughter's family will be persecuted by lawbreakers again once the general leaves? So the woman asked the general to help show us a way out so that we would not be persecuted again. To tell the truth, the folk girl has had enough of this kind of frightened and frightened days, in the troubled times, a woman like us is simply a life thinner than paper, just like the prey chased by a group of hunters, maybe it will be steamed by someone in the future, just like the strange woman Diao Chan who offered a serial plan, was scrambled by everyone, and was finally hijacked by Cao Cao to Xudu. ”
After Xiao Qiao finished speaking, he sighed quietly, and a trace of sadness appeared on his face.
Liu Qi looked at the other party's melancholy gaze, and suddenly felt a burst of distress, feeling that he really shouldn't let such a woman suffer like this, but he couldn't help it, he couldn't send twenty or thirty personal soldiers to guard the door for his family, right?
So Liu Qi thought about it for a while, although he was a little hesitant, but he still said apologetically: "I'm sorry, let the girl be wronged, this official can only guarantee that you will be protected from being attacked within the scope of his ability, but you also know that Ben will actually be helpless in many cases, because although this official is in charge of supervising the entire Yangzhou, he is neither too guarded, nor a lieutenant or a county lieutenant, and it is impossible to pay attention to the movements at your door every day." ”
But seeing Xiao Qiao's understanding smile, he immediately said: "The people naturally know the difficulties of the adults, but the adults also know that the current situation in the city is a little turbulent, and the residence of the people is close to the gate of the East City, once there is turmoil, it will inevitably be affected first. ”
Liu Qi listened to the other party's words, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought, in fact, what Xiao Qiao said was right, people like them who lived near the city gate must have been the first to suffer the scourge of war, but he couldn't just show how special care he was to her, after all, there are so many onlookers here, you just moved his Qiao family to a safe place, so those ordinary people shouldn't be taken care of?
But just a moment later, Liu Qi said to everyone: "Please assure, I promise you in the name of the assassin history of the state department, tonight will protect your safety, until tomorrow, the great enemy Sun Ce retreats, Ben will definitely create a responsible, upright, strong team of security team, absolutely prevent this kind of thing from happening in the future." ”
Xiao Qiao saw that Liu Qi had promised like this, so she had to reluctantly forget it, but she still said to Liu Qi: "Since Lord Assassin Shi has promised it, the folk girl naturally doesn't need to say more, but the folk girl has a small request, and I ask the adult to agree." ”
After that, Xiao Qiao didn't allow Liu Qi to say any more, so he saluted and said: "The folk girl, please borrow the sword in the general's hand, in case you unfortunately encounter such a thing again tonight, the folk girl can also calmly commit suicide, so as not to be humiliated by the thief." ”
At that time, the imperial court stipulated that people were not allowed to possess weapons privately, although the Qiao family was a famous family in the local area, but only a few families such as Qiao Xuan, Qiao Rui, and Qiao Mao were allowed to have private arms and weapons, and small families like Qiao Yu were not allowed to wear private weapons at all, otherwise, the pair of sisters might have died before Liu Qi arrived.
Xiao Qiao's words were extremely solemn, which made Liu Qi feel a trace of respect, and without thinking much about it, he took out the sword and handed it to Xiao Qiao.
But Liu Qi solemnly ordered: "Bridge girl, this official solemnly tells you that weapons are used to kill the enemy, not to execute yourself, and the sword can be lent to you, but the general hopes that you will use it to protect yourself, your relatives and your home." Actually, I hope you never need it. ”
Xiao Qiao didn't expect Liu Qi to really give her the talisman sword, and couldn't help but be stunned, but he still subconsciously took the sword, and the tender little hand inadvertently touched the other party's big hand, which was a pair of big hands full of warmth and strength, in this way, Xiao Qiao blushed for the first time, hurriedly took the sword, and then glanced at Liu Qi in a panic, and then turned around and fled home.
"This kid is so rude." Qiao Yu saw that Xiao Qiao fled back without even saying a word of thanks, and hurriedly stepped forward and said apologetically to Liu Qi: "Don't be surprised, adults, this child has always been very arrogant, and he borrowed the adult's sword, but he didn't even know how to say thank you, it's all the fault of the old man who is not strict in discipline." ”
Liu Qi hurriedly said, "Where?" The second lady is straightforward and fast-talking, and she acts recklessly, in the opinion of the official, it is still very good, okay, Mr. Qiao, eldest lady, due to the time relationship, the general will not bother anymore, goodbye. ”
After finishing speaking, Liu Qi glanced at Da Qiao greedily, then gritted his teeth and turned to leave.
And after Liu Qi left, Xiao Qiao stroked the sword that Liu Qi gave her over and over again, and a sweet smile occasionally appeared on the corner of her mouth.
Although Da Qiao is silent, he has also become a little different from the original, often in a daze alone, and sometimes looks at the sword that Liu Qi gave to his sister with a pair of hot eyes.
But said that Liu Qi can take care of how the Qiao sisters feel now, because he knows that this time Sun Ce is going to attack the city on a large scale, and he must be ready to give Sun Ce a painful lesson, in addition, that Liu Xun estimates that after joining forces to defeat Cao Cao, he will find a way to deal with himself, although he is not afraid, but he must also be careful to take precautions, and think about what kind of excuse to find to eradicate Liu Xun.
Although Liu Qi is like a generous elder for the people he trusts, he must not be soft on those who dare to oppose him, especially those who shamelessly harm themselves like Liu Xun.
At this time, the whole street was already under martial law, and no people dared to come out to move, and the streets were full of troops intensively accepting transfers.
At the behest of Liu Qi, Liu Xun also temporarily handed over part of the army to Shu Shao under his command, and let him take full responsibility for the surrender, while the remaining troops were personally commanded by himself, and according to Liu Qi's arrangement, he was responsible for garrisoning at the North Gate, where there was almost no possibility of fighting.
Liu Xun couldn't help but be surprised to see that Liu Qi's arrangement was completely in line with his psychological thoughts, but he thought it was just a coincidence, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
When Liu Xun heard the report, he couldn't help but grit his teeth and secretly hate Liu Qi, and he hated to tear him to pieces immediately, but it could only endure it at present, because he wanted to use Liu Qi to deal with Sun Ce, and only after Sun Ce was defeated, he could reveal his true intentions.
"Sun Ce, Liu Qi, none of you two are good people, you both want to annex my Lujiang, but this time, the official will treat you so that you are tired of dog-eat-dog-bite, and both sides will be defeated, and then they will fight against you, Ben will kill Liu Qi first, take his subordinates, and annex his land, and then occupy the Jiangdong counties to establish the hegemony of the official."
Liu Xun's eyes were gloomy, looking at the night sky deadly, and said secretly.
At this time, Liu Xun's long history Liu Lihong came over and said to Liu Xun: "My lord, good news, Sun Ce has already come to the city, and now he is full of wild words, clamoring for us to surrender, hehe, I'm afraid he never dreamed that the adult has returned to the city smoothly, and not only that, but he has already made a clever plan to drive Sun Ce and Liu Qi to sit on the entire Yangzhou, and then take Jingzhou lightly and win the world." ”
"Haha." Liu Xun couldn't help laughing when he heard this, immediately stood up, and said to Liu Lihong: "Let's go, let's go to the city wall and find a good place to watch the play." ”