Liu Cong looked at the ministers in the hall with apprehension, and asked cautiously: "My brother Liu Qi is in Jiangxia, and my uncle Liu Bei is in Xinye. If you make me Lord, what if my brother and uncle know the truth and raise an army against you? ”

Liu Cong asked a lot of questions that ministers wanted to ask. Yuan Benchu was originally because he did not think carefully about the issue of establishing an heir, and abolished the eldest son Yuan Shang, which led to the fight between the youngest son Yuan Shang and the eldest son Yuan Tan, which gave Cao Cao an opportunity, and finally led to the complete destruction of the Yuan family. A lesson from the past, just like yesterday! Now the Liu Biao family seems to be facing the same problem as Yuan Shao at the beginning. If Liu Qi really raised troops to fight against Liu Cong like Yuan Tan, I am afraid that the internal struggle in Jingzhou would be inevitable. Moreover, now Cao Cao's million-strong army is coming in an instant, and the situation is dangerous. If there is another brotherly fight in Jingzhou at this time. The consequences can be imagined. What's more, there is also a troubled man in the north, Liu Bei, sleeping on the side of the couch and staring at him?

"Childe is absolutely right! The minister has a plan to solve the child's concerns! Liu Biao's staff Li Qi got up and bowed and replied.

Liu Cong was very happy, "Sir, is there any way to relieve my worries?" ”

"Gongzi should quickly send someone to Jiangxia and Xinye to report the funeral, and ask the eldest prince to come back and be the lord of Jingzhou, and let Uncle Liu Huang assist him. If Gongzi is willing to do this, then we can resist Cao Cao in the north of Jingzhou, and Sun Quan in the east, and the critical situation will be lifted, and Jingzhou will be as stable as Mount Tai! What does Childe think? Li Qiyun said some impassioned words lightly, he didn't feel anything, but he scorched everyone in the hall on the outside. Everyone was stunned and wondered, did this guy forget to take medicine when he went out? Or was he flattened by his daughter-in-law yesterday? Why do you have neuropathy at this time? Li Qi! You can't give up on treatment! Hurry home!

But Li Jue didn't have this chance! Cai Mao was already angry when she heard Li Qi's words, and rushed forward with an arrow and grabbed Li Qi's collar. Glaring angrily, "What kind of birdman are you?" Dare to bewitch the public here? Someone's coming! Launched and cut out! The warriors on both sides had been waiting for a long time, and as soon as they heard the order, they quickly stepped forward and pressed Li Qi to the ground, and when they said this, they were about to drag outside. Unexpectedly, Li Qi seemed to be weak, but his strength was very great, and he broke free from the shackles of the samurai, but he didn't have any further excesses, he just straightened out his clothes, raised his head and said loudly to Cai Mao: "I, Li Qi, have received Liu Jingzhou's kindness, so I risked death to say these heartfelt words today!" First, I fulfilled my responsibilities as an official of Jingzhou, and secondly, I fulfilled the righteousness of the monarch and minister between me and Liu Jingzhou. Even if you die here today, there is nothing to regret! What is hateful is that you cunning villains, embarrassed and traitorous, forged the lord's will, abolished the elder and the young, and saw that the foundation of Jingzhou laid by the lord for half his life was about to belong to others in a blink of an eye! If the lord has a spirit in the sky, he will definitely not let you go! With that, he turned and strode out of the chamber. Everyone admired it when they saw it, and people often said, "It is easy to die generously, but it is difficult to be righteous calmly." A righteous person like Li Qi who can give up his life for the sake of morality and responsibility is rare and worthy of respect in any era.

It is said that Li Jue's death did play a role in killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys. No one in the hall dared to question the legitimacy of Liu Cong's accession to the throne! With the strong support of Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others, Liu Cong finally defeated his half-brother Liu Qi, inherited his father Liu Biao's position as the pastor of Jingzhou, and became the lord of Jingzhou. But how many more days will he be able to sit in his seat? I'm afraid no one knows what to do. Even Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others, who strongly supported his accession to the throne, did not think that Liu Cong could really sit in this position. Supporting him may just be to gain the initiative and more benefits when negotiating with Cao Cao in the future!

Just when everyone had not yet come out of the shadow of Li Qi's death, a news came that made everyone even more dispossessed.

"Report - Cao Cao raised 200,000 troops, the troops were divided into three routes, the forward Xiahoudun had captured Xinye, Liu Yuzhou was defeated, led his subordinates to cross the Baishui River, and came to Fancheng. Now the Cao army has gathered in Xinye, and the troops are divided into eight ways to pursue Liu Bei, and the advance of the army is approaching Fancheng! The Sentinel pushed open the door to the council chamber and strode in. Bow down on one knee and report to Liu Cong.

"How's that okay?" Hearing that Cao Cao's army was coming, Liu Cong's face suddenly turned pale, and the six gods had no master.

"Lord, the minister has a strategy that can relieve the lord's worries!" Another minister got up and walked out, bowed and bowed. When everyone looked at it, they saw that this person was seven feet long, with a white face and red lips, according to the aesthetic standards of this era, he was a typical beautiful man! This person is engaged in Fu Xun is also in the middle of the governance!

Fu Xun, whose name is Gongyi, was a native of Niyang, north of Yongzhou (now southeast of Yaoxian County, Shaanxi). After Fu Jiezi, his father was Fu Rui, the Taishou of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Fu Xun was very handsome and erudite when he was young, and he was very famous in his hometown. Therefore, he was appreciated by the magnates of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the three princes of the imperial court (that is, the prime minister, the imperial captain, and the imperial historian, in the administrative system of the two Han dynasties, with the highest status of these three positions, above the ministers, and the highest administrative officials of the central government in the two Han dynasties, called the "three dukes") had recruited him as an official. Later, the world was in turmoil, and in order to avoid the war, Fu Xun, like many officials and scholars of the Han Dynasty, chose to move south to the relatively stable Jingzhou area! At that time, Liu Biao, the pastor of Jingzhou, admired his talent very much, so he appointed him to be engaged in Jingzhou governance, and thus became Liu Biao's subordinate.

And at this time, he stood up and said, I have an idea! Liu Cong couldn't help but think that Li Jue was saying the same thing just now, but he was chopped up by his uncle! You're saying that again! Ay! Aiqing, you ask for more blessings! I can't save you anyway! If you want you to be chopped up again, don't blame me! Although Liu Cong thought so in his heart, he was still curious about what this guy wanted to say?

"Oh? What can you do? ”

Fu Xun raised his head and replied calmly: "Now Gongqin Cao is leading an army of 200,000 people to the south, and its momentum is strong and unstoppable. It is better for the lord to dedicate the nine counties of Jingxiang to the Duke of Cao, which can not only save the people of Jingzhou from the suffering of war, but also protect their own wealth and nobility. ”

"Presumptuous!" Liu Cong heard Fu Xun's words, and his anger immediately rose, thinking that Lao Tzu, the seat of Jingzhou Mu, is not hot yet, you are going to let me surrender and exchange Lao Tzu's family business for the future of your group of guys, it is really hateful! In fact, Liu Cong knew the Tao in his heart, for Fu Xun, the Central Plains scholars who moved south, their feelings for Jingzhou were far less deep than their feelings for the Han Dynasty. They moved south to annex only to escape the war in the Central Plains. Now that Cao Cao has pacified the north and the Central Plains has restored tranquility, how could they not want to return to the temples of the Han Dynasty? Compared with being a high-minded minister on top of the temple of the Han Dynasty, being a subordinate of a local official in Jingzhou, a small place, is not the same! Thinking about this truth, Liu Cong's heart was even more angry! But......

"What Fu Gongyi said is a wise saying! Why is the lord unwilling to obey? When Liu Cong heard this, he was shocked. It was actually Kuai Yue, who strongly supported his ascension.