Liu Mang finally decided to leave the position of Xinye Taishou to Liu Biao's eldest son Liu Qi, in any case, Liu Qi is also the person who helped him, when he first arrived in Jingzhou, Liu Mang can say that his first ally is Liu Qi, the eldest son of Jingzhou, but Liu Qi's strength is really low, so he can only rely on Liu Mang, Liu Mang sold Liu Qi in order to gain the trust of Mrs. Cai, so that he withdrew from competing with his younger brother for the position of the lord of Jingzhou.

If Liu Mang accepts Xinye's words, then the current Xinye Taishou will be transferred, and the current Xinye Taishou is Liu Qi, Xinye's other generals and ministers don't care, it's just a change of place as an official, the military generals have soldiers and horses and horses, they don't have to worry about no official position, and Liu Qi is different, once Xinye belongs to Yangzhou, then Liu Qi really has no place to go, originally the Cai family and the Kuai family joined forces to kick Liu Qi out, so that Liu Qi is the center of Jingzhou, and a total of four places in Jingzhou are marginal areas, To the east is Jiangxia, now Jiangxia is at war, it is impossible for Liu Qi to go anywhere, Changsha in the south is now the territory of the Huang family, it is impossible for the Huang family to put Liu Qi such a big prince where, when the time comes, it is still a question of who to listen to, who wants to be the emperor of the soil when he comes to the head of the emperor.

As for Nanyang County, the Zhang family is waiting for the opportunity of Nanyang County to change themselves from the Dashi clan to a family, how can they let Liu Qi pass, so once Xinye is given to Yangzhou, Liu Qi will be regarded as a wilderness.

In any way, Liu Qi and himself also have a little friendship, Liu Qi is honest and honest, Liu Mang can't be too much.

"Lord, let Liu Qi Gongzi continue to serve as the Taishou of Xinye. Will this Liu Biao agree! Jia Xu asked suspiciously. You must know that Liu Qi is Liu Biao's son. How can I say that I am also a member of the heirs, and now let my son go to Yangzhou to be a Taishou, and Liu Biao, who is a subordinate of others, may be unwilling, after all, it belongs to the fence.

"Liu Biao will agree!" Liu Mang said with a smile, Liu Biao is unwilling, but the scholars in Jingzhou will agree, especially the Cai family and the Kuai family, they may be eager to let this eldest son of Liu Qi leave Jingzhou. Now that Liu Mang has given them a chance, they won't be able to grasp it.

"What is needed now is whether Brother Liu Qi agrees or not." Liu Mang said to Jia Xu, it depends on what Liu Qi means, if Liu Qi himself is unwilling, no matter how appointed Liu Mang is, it is useless "Pen, ink, paper, ink!" I'll write a letter to Brother Liu Qi, and Wen and you will send it to Xinye for me as soon as possible. ”

Soon Liu Mang wrote a letter and taught it to Jia Xu, who sent someone to Xinye.

Liu Qi got Liu Mang's letter, and couldn't help but read it, all the words on it were Liu Mang's true feelings for Liu Qi. Liu Qi is an honest man, and he has no ambitions. Even if he has ambitions, he can't realize it, Liu Qi is more about self-preservation, and he also wants to make a career for the people, so the people of Xinye are still doing well, such a talent for governance, Liu Mang has no reason to let it go, Liu Mang and Liu Qi are all in the letter, once he chooses to stay and join the Yangzhou Army, then Liu Qi really has no chance with the position of the lord of Jingzhou, and the scholars of Jingzhou will not support a person under other princes, which can be said to be a thorough principle of Jingzhou officialdom.

And Liu Mang also said that even if Liu Qi chooses to leave, the position of the lord of Jingzhou is not related to him, his second brother in Jingzhou has the support of the Cai family and the Kuai family, Liu Qi has no chance of winning, and the Huang family will not choose him Liu Qi, although the Huang family is not compatible with the Cai family, but it is Liu Biao used to check and balance the Cai family, and in the end it will be left to his second brother Liu Zong, after Liu Zong ascended the throne, it is used to check and balance the Cai family so that the Cai family will not be the only one, if Liu Qi blindly wants to go back, then there is no second way left for Liu Qi, There is only one dead end.

It was not easy for Liu Mang to persuade Mrs. Cai to bypass Liu Qi, if Liu Qi went back again, Liu Mang really couldn't keep Liu Qi, and he couldn't choose to go to war with Jingzhou because of a Liu Qi.

"Sir, the frame is ready! Madame asked me to come and ask the lord when we were leaving! The housekeeper walked in and asked Liu Qi respectfully, their master was originally the Taishou master of this Xinye, and now Xinye is about to belong to Yangzhou, and his master's position is also going to be done, without the Taishou position, he naturally needs to move away from this Taishou Mansion and go back to Jingzhou.

The housekeeper has not been in Liu Qi's house for a day or two, and his own master can still take care of himself in Xinye, if he returns to Xiangyang, he will have to return to that kind of deep and shallow appearance, and he must be careful everywhere, otherwise he will have a good life as soon as he is caught.

"Ma Dong, do you think it's better for me to stay in Xinye, or go back to Xiangyang!" Liu Qi was a little uncertain and asked the housekeeper on the side.

The housekeeper replied without saying a word: "Of course, it's in Xinye." "After saying that, I found out that my family had lost my words, how could he intervene in the master's decision as a servant?" ”

However, Liu Qi did not blame this Ma Dong: "Do you think it's Xinye too!" Liu Qi was really helpless, his face showed a wry smile, anyway, Jingzhou is also his home, but this home has never given Liu Qi warmth, Liu Qi returned to Xiangyang, he naturally knew that he was going to be monitored again, his every move would be under the attention of the Cai family, and he had not seen his father for more than a year.

Returning to Jingzhou is the end of house arrest, but in Xinye, he can move around freely, after thinking about it, Liu Qi nodded and made a decision, "Ma Dong, let the boatman go back!" ”

"Sir?" Ma Dong didn't understand, what's wrong with this master, this thing has been loaded, and he is ready to leave Xinye and take a boat back to Xiangyang, isn't this old man leaving?

"Your lord is not leaving!" Sure enough, under Ma Dong's speculation, his master Liu Qi did not leave.

"Master is not leaving?" Ma Dong was stunned for a moment, and then he also had a hint of joy, if he didn't leave, he wouldn't leave, anyway, going back to Xiangyang would be a crime, so it was better to stay in Xinye, anyway, what did Liu Qi say that he had some surplus wealth over the years, and he could still be a rich man in Xinye with this money, "Master, I'll go and inform the boatmen." By the way. Ask if there are any properties for sale in this new wilderness. "Xinye belongs to Yangzhou. Naturally, the Jingzhou scholars are about to migrate, and the price of the real estate they left behind is not high, and they are ready to sell it, "This time, I will definitely change to a big house." ”

"Changing rooms?" Liu Qi was stunned for a moment, but reacted, and said with a smile: "This room doesn't have to be changed." It's good to be too guarded. "Liu Qi still has some feelings for this Xinye Taishou Mansion.

"yes, it's good to be too guarded!" Ma Dong also nodded, he has lived for so many years, and he has no feelings, which is a lie, but he still has to move.

"Why move!"

"Master, this new Taishou is going to live here." This is not a private property. Ma Dong was euphemistically reminding his master that this Xinye Taishou was going to be replaced by an official in Yangzhou.

"Haha, yes. This new Taishou Lord is going to live in this Taishou Mansion, Ma Dong, you don't go and put down the things on the frame, otherwise where will you sleep at night, your master will still have to work. ”

"Ahhh Ma Dong pointed at Liu Qi and was speechless, "Master, are you Xinye Taishou?" ”

"What's wrong? Isn't it? It was, it is, it is still now, I don't know what it will be in the future. ”

"But, but!" Ma Dong wanted to say that the current Xinye Taishou is an official in Yangzhou. Master, you are the eldest son of Jingzhou, and it is completely two departments.

"Your lord, I. This is ready to be written to Master Jingzhou" Speaking of Jingzhou Mu, Liu Qi's heart couldn't help but hurt, the son can no longer be filial piety under his father, but he has to be an official under the command of other princes, which has to be said to be a kind of irony.

"Sir!" Ma Dong is not a fool, otherwise he would not be Liu Qi's housekeeper, but Liu Qi is also too guarded now, Ma Dong can naturally see that the kind of gloomy Ma Dong on his master's face can feel it, whether it is the reason of the Cai family, or the reason of Liu Biao's own family, his master wants to be filial, but he has been pushed back again and again.

Your parents are not far away, and you are willing to stay in Xinye as an official, but the situation is just pressing.

"Master, this will be an official in Yangzhou from now on?" Ma Dong still wants to persuade and persuade his own master, how can his own master say that he is also the heir of Jingzhou, after the death of the master of Jingzhou, his own master also has the right to inherit, but once he joins Yangzhou, there is no chance of inheritance.

"What's wrong with Yangzhou! Isn't Yangzhou also the big man's" Liu Qi also figured it out, since his father doesn't like him, so why should he go back to make it uncomfortable, just leave Xinye, His Royal Highness the King of Shu?

Liu Qi looked at the letters on the table, and thought of that person again, he Liu Qi and Shu King Liu Mang are not deep friends, but they have had a long conversation, and this Shu King's Yangzhou table is full of vitality, Liu Qi can still see it, Jingzhou and Yangzhou business exchanges must pass through Xinye, not only the trade of grain and grass, Liu Qi also saw that a lot of Jingzhou scholars are also surging towards Yangzhou, and even many businessmen actually sold their foundation in Jingzhou and went to Yangzhou, Liu Qi saw it in his eyes but didn't squeak, and now Liu Qi has a kind of desire to make a good career under Yangzhou like those businessmen and scholars.

"Father, Jingzhou! Let me take a look at it, without Jingzhou, I Liu Qi can still make a career! Sooner or later, the position of this Jingzhou pastor will be mine" Liu Qi's heart ignited a fighting spirit, he remembered what Liu Mang said to him, if Jingzhou is under the command of Yangzhou, then the position of Jingzhou Mu is his Liu Qi's.

"Then sir, I'll go down and clean up." Ma Dong looked at his master, he hadn't seen his master like this for a long time, I don't know if it was a good thing to join Yangzhou, but it was not a bad thing.

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"I'm not coming back." Liu Biao looked at the letter sent from Xinye in his hand and asked a little sentimentally.

Cai Mao and the others below did not speak immediately, this one silently said the words of Liu Biao's eldest son, Liu Qi, who was originally Heyang

Nanyang County, from Xinye, it has also begun to withdraw its troops, and it is ready to change guards with Liu Mang's Yangzhou army, who would have thought that this Xinye's Taishou will stay and will not come.

If it were someone else, it might not cause such a big reaction, but this Xinye Taishou also has an identity, that is, Liu Qi, the eldest prince of Jingzhou, Cai Mao is smiling in his heart, this His Royal Highness the King of Shu is really interesting. Shinno in exchange for Nanyang County. In Cai Mao's opinion, this is earned. Because Nanyang County can let its younger brother Zhang family change from the Dashi clan to a family, in this way, the three alliances of the Zhang family, the Cai family, and the Kuai family in Jingzhou basically control the right to speak on the seventh floor of Jingzhou, but I didn't expect His Royal Highness the King of Shu to send such a gift.

Liu Qi can't come back to Jingzhou, so now there is only one heir left in Jingzhou, that is his nephew Liu Zong, the position of the lord of Jingzhou can be regarded as a certainty, but Cai Mao can't laugh out loud now, because Liu Biao has already shown a kind of licking of calves. If you laugh at this time, it's not looking for a smoke.

"Lord, Liu Qi Gongzi has been established for a long time, maybe Liu Qi Gongzi wants to make a career for the lord!" Someone on the side was comforting Liu Biao.

"Yes, it's been a year old!" Liu Biao's eyes also revealed his feelings for this eldest son, Liu Zong was only a few years old, but this eldest son has been with Liu Biao for most of his life, how can he have no feelings.

Seeing Liu Biao's deep affection for licking calves, Cai Mao couldn't help but thank Liu Mang, the king of Shu, and he was ready to call Liu Mang to the banquet after this time. This lord still has a deep affection for this eldest son, if Liu Qi is still in Jingzhou, it will not be good in the end, and Liu Biao will have a father-son relationship. It would be a joke to teach Liu Qi the position of Jingzhou. But now the threat is much smaller.

"Lord, isn't Gongzi Liu Qi the same as me in Jingzhou in Yangzhou, we are allies with His Royal Highness the King of Shu, if the prince misses Gongzi Liu Qi, all you need is a letter, and Gongzi Liu Qi will come back! Under the command of the lord, Liu Qi Gongzi will not let go no matter what he does. Cai Mao stepped forward and said to Liu, now Cai Mao's mouth is boasting that Liu Qi is like a filial son, anyway, Liu Qi has no threat to himself, and it doesn't matter if he praises a few more words.

"yes!" Liu Biao is also sentimental, when he was young, Liu Biao was not a Jingzhou pastor at that time, at that time Liu Qi said that he wanted to be a big official, he was higher than his father, and then he was filial to his father, Liu Biao's eyes were about to redden.

"I'm afraid it's not like that!" I was about to have a deep relationship between father and son here, and there was a harsh voice over there.

"Is him again?" A group of civil and military officers saw the person who spoke up, this is not Huang Jie, the eldest son of the Huang family, he is simply a cold man.

"Lord, you are old, but be careful not to listen to slander" Huang Shot's sentence is basically a statement of his ending, Liu said that he is old, but the older people are, the more they don't like to hear people say that they are old, you Huang Shot is saying that I am old and useless.

Liu Biao's face was already gloomy, but Huang Zhu didn't see it, and continued to speak, "Lord, this Yangzhou is a wolf's ambition, he left Liu Qi's son, maybe it was not Liu Qi's son's wish at all, and he Shu King Liu Mang just wanted to learn from the lord and wanted to stay proton." ”

"Poof!" The group of civil and military officers below almost didn't spit out a mouthful of blood, whose courtier is this yellow shot, although Jingzhou left Liu Mang, the king of Shu, and did not let Liu Mang go back, it is true that it is to leave Liu Mang as a hostage, but this can only be said secretly, on the surface, this is saying that His Royal Highness the King of Shu will be left as a guest.

However, this yellow shot is not wrong, if Liu Qi was really deliberately left behind, then it may really be Yangzhou who is preparing to leave hostages.

If this is really the case, Cai Mao is also happy, Liu Qi's death is in the best interest of Cai Mao, but Cai Mao still stood up, "Huang Zhibi, the punishment of the lord last time was not enough, right?" This time again? "Liu Mang is also his ally of Cai Mao, so naturally Cai Mao will stand up and say good things for Liu Mang.

"I'm wrong! Cai Junshi, I'm afraid that some people can't wait for Liu Qi's son to come back! Huang Jian knew that Cai Mao would help Liu Mang, and he was not polite to Cai Mao.

"You!" Cai Mao pointed at Huang Jie and couldn't speak, Cai Mao was not easy to argue, it was originally a fact that he supported Liu Zong, after all, of course his uncle supported his nephew, and this heir dispute can only be said secretly.

"Lord, Mao's loyalty to the lord can be seen by the sun and the moon" Cai Mao simply didn't argue, and knelt down directly in front of Liu Biao.

"Hmph, Master Cai, I said something wrong!" Huang Jie got up triumphantly, and was very happy to see Cai Mao kneeling down in front of Liu Mian.

"Shut up!" Liu Biao on the stage suddenly became angry, and directly smashed the letter in his hand on the face of Huang Jie below.

"My lord?" Huang Jie was stunned.

"Huang Jue, I sue you, if it weren't for the sake of your father Huang Zu's face, I would definitely take you out and drag you out and behead it now." Liu Biao burst out of anger, people here originally used to lick calves, but they were forced to be killed by his yellow shooting, do you say Liu Biao is willing to see it. The two sons of Yuan Shao's family killed and killed there, and Liu Biao was already very uncomfortable.

"My lord, I'm here." Huang Zhu also knelt down, looking at Liu Biao, he still wanted to argue.

"Keep your dog's eyes open and take a good look at that letter!" Liu Biao pointed to the letter below and said to Huang Jie, Huang Zhu picked up the letter and read it, and then he knew what he was wrong with.

Where is this Yangzhou coercion, this is completely Liu Qi's own voluntariness, the Yangzhou army has not yet arrived in Xinye, and the current Xinye is just the Jingzhou army retreating.

Where does this coercion come from? This is completely what Liu Qi himself is willing to stay in Yangzhou, and he also wrote on the letter, so that his father should not be remembered, and he will make a career for his father to show his father in His Royal Highness the King of Shu.

And when it came to his yellow shot, there was a conspiracy in his mouth, and this yellow shot was completely thinking too much, and this Liu Biao could give face to Huang Shot to have a ghost.

"The Lord forgives sins, Lord forgives sins!" Huang Jie knew that he was completely out of touch, and he also knew that he was wrong and fell to his knees.

"Someone will drag this person down to prison for me!" It's impossible to kill Huang Jie, but it's still possible to put Huang Jian in prison and suffer well.

"Lord, lord!" He was taken off in the midst of the miserable screams of the yellow shot, but no one would sympathize with him.

"Lord, don't you reply to the eldest prince!" Cai Mao on the side is worthy of being a sycophant, Liu Biao is very guilty of facing his eldest son, and writing a letter here can express his guilt and have the righteousness of father and son.

"I want to go back, I want to go back!" Liu Biao picked up the pen and ink, it doesn't matter if you don't write it, this writing is thousands of words, all of which are a father's love for his son, and Liu Biao is almost going to let Liu Qi come back, I haven't seen him for a few years, but fortunately, Liu Qi is no longer in Yangzhou, otherwise Cai Mao's vigilance will be increased again.

His Royal Highness the King of Shu is really a good person, helping him the Cai family can be regarded as removing the last stumbling block.

Thinking like this, Cai Mao's gratitude to Liu Mang became more and more profound. (To be continued......)