"Come here, brother Liu Qi, I respect you with this cup! Thank you brother Liu Qi for your warm hospitality." Liu Mang raised the cup in his hand and toasted the prefect of Xinye who was sitting at the next table.
That's right, Liu Qi here is Liu Qi, the eldest son of Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou. Because Liu Mang has the title of king, Yu Li said that Liu Qi should be sitting at the lower table, while Liu Mang is sitting at the main seat. Liu Qi Not a bit of courtesy was lost.
Liu Qi is as handsome and tall as his father. Liu Biao back then was known as the Eight Steeds. Although he expressed talent, it was also linked to his appearance. Unfortunately, his words are silent, silent and taciturn. As the saying goes, children who can’t cry have no milk to eat. It's no wonder that after the death of his mother Chen in Jingzhou, Liu Qi really became an abandoned son. His younger brother Liu Zong was born to his stepmother Cai, and most of Jingzhou's soldiers and horses were also in the hands of the Cai family. Mo Ran didn't want to seek support from big families like the Kuai family, the Pang family or the Huang family. The position of the Lord of Jingzhou is no longer with him
Liu Wei did not expect that such an honest child who might be played to death by his stepmother would now become the prefect of Xinye. The position of prefect of Jiangxia that belonged to him had been lost to Wenpin, and now only Xiakou and Chibi were left in Jiangxia. The land is still under Liu Biao's command, and other places are in the flames of war. Liu Qi can manage the people well, but if he is asked to fight, he will really be blinded. Thanks to Liu Qi, otherwise Liu Mang would not be able to enter Xinye City. If he wanted to come in, he would have to call in, because from Liu Qi's mouth, he learned that the envoy of Jingzhou died outside Xinye City. If you become a grumpy Xinye prefect, you may be able to go to war directly.
"Where is that! This is what Liu Qi should do!" This Liu Qi is really simple and honest, with a good skin, coupled with this kind of generous temperament, if it is put into modern times, it will definitely be a celebrity. Unfortunately, here It's a troubled time, there is no way out for an honest person like Liu Qi, Liu Qi was really forced to nowhere on the original trajectory, and there is such an allusion about climbing a wall and tearing down a ladder.
"Come here. Brother Liu Qi, Liu Mang respects you again. This is the friendship between us." Although Liu Mang is not from the lineage of Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, he now has a prince of the King of Shu. It is the clan of the Han family, and his father Liu Biao is also an uncle of Liu Huang. According to the ranking of the clan of the Han clan, Liu Qi and Liu Mang can really be called brothers. Liu Mang changed his address. It is a kind of acquaintance to no longer call yourself the king, but directly call yourself by his name.
"Don't dare, dare not! His Royal Highness the King of Shu is flattering Liu Qi!" The friendship of the same clan, Liu Wei is just a polite way, but Liu Qi took it seriously, and hurriedly said that he didn't dare. If this was a time of peace and prosperity, even his father Liu Biao would have kowtowed to salute Liu Mang when he saw him, and Liu Mang still had the post of General Zhengnan on him. After careful calculation, he, the prefect of Xinye, was still under Liu Mang's command.
"Why don't you dare, you and I belong to the descendants of the great ancestors, and you should stand up when this building is about to collapse. Show the friendship of the same clan and support each other, turn the tide and revive the Han Dynasty!" Liu Mang's words are full of piles Great truth, I have listened to the leaders a lot in my previous life, so I naturally learned this trick, which is actually empty talk, but people in this era really like to listen, you tell him the sufferings of the people. Talk to him about the amount of money and food per mu, maybe he will say that you are a vulgar person and a profiteer, but you are talking nonsense with him, talking about the family and the country, such as revitalizing the Han Dynasty, such as letting the people live and work in peace and contentment. If you don't pick up the lost things on the road, everyone is full of energy. Even if Lao Cao coerced the emperor to order the princes, it was under the guise of helping the Han Dynasty. It would be even better if some tears were added. For example, Liu Paopao made this set perfect.
Crying, making trouble and hanging himself three times, Liu Bei really recruited a lot of talents. Isn't his second and third younger brothers attracted by Liu Bei because of his ambition!
"His Royal Highness King Shu?!"
"Hey, what else is your name, Your Highness the King of Shu? My surname is Liu, my name is Mang, and my style name is Han Yang. If brother Liu Qi doesn't mind, just call me Han Yang!" Discredit and catch blind. So this Liu Qi is the first person Liu Mang wins over.
"Han, Brother Han Yang!" Liu Qi didn't dare to be too convincing, he stuttered a bit, and he couldn't help but feel a little excited when he called a prince and lord a brother, Liu Qi is in his thirties this year, according to his age, he is Liu Reckless brother.
Liu Mang didn't go to correct him anymore, if he called Liu Qi his brother again, maybe Liu Qi would really panic. It's better to call each other.
"Brother Moran, Liu Mang still wants to respect you for this third drink, because this glass of wine may be the last glass of wine for you and me after we say goodbye, and maybe the next time we meet will be the last time!" Liu Mang With a face full of sadness, he can't cry, but this frown can still be made.
As soon as Liu Qi heard this, he was shocked, "Brother Han Yang, what do you say? Is Brother Han Yang worried about the danger of going to Xiangyang this time?" However, my father, Jingzhou Mu, is benevolent and magnanimous, and he is a modest gentleman. Brother Han Yang will definitely receive my father's warm hospitality, as generous as an elder, and the guests feel at home!" Liu Qi was defending his father Liu Biao.
"Hehe, brother Moran, Liu Mang is not worried about himself when he goes to Xiangyang, but he is worried about you, Brother Moran!" Although Xiangyang is dangerous, Liu Mang is not worried about his own safety. Unless Liu Biao really wants to break his face with Lu Bujun, Liu Mang will not be in danger of his life, not to mention that a living Liu Mang is more practical than a dead Liu Mang. Unless Liu Biao is stupid, he Only then did he go to kill Liu Mang.
"Worried about me?!" Liu Qi was really stunned this time. You, Liu Mang, entered Jingzhou alone. You can say that you are a knife and I am a fish. You don't care about yourself, you worry about my life
"Hey, hey, hey! Brother Muran has the style of being a father and the appearance of a gentleman, but it is a pity that heaven is jealous of talents. Such a gentleman died at the hands of traitors, but such a gentleman will not end well. Alas, alas, Alas! " It was time to study Liu Mang's acting skills, and Liu Mang thumped his ground suddenly, expressing a feeling of grief and indignation.
"Ah!" Liu Mang's actions really frightened Liu Qi, and he couldn't help asking, "Brother Han Yang, why is Liu Qi in trouble!"
Hearing Liu Qi's inquiry, Liu Mang started to laugh in his heart, the fish took the bait, and this Jingzhou ally has "Brother Moran. It's hard to talk about this matter!" Liu Mang looked at Liu Qi and shook his head while regretting. .
"Why don't you say anything!" The more Liu Mang didn't say anything, the more anxious Liu Qi became, and the more worried that it was true.
"This matter is related to brother Moran's relatives!" Liu Wei revealed a little bit. Because he knows that this kind of thing cannot be said directly, if you tell others directly. If you are going to die, the person who harms you will be your relatives, and it will be fine if they don't beat you to death.
Sure enough, when Liu Mang said this, Liu Qi's brows frowned, and he felt a little uncomfortable. No matter how Liu Qi's family affairs were, they were all Liu Qi's family affairs. Liu Mang was nothing more than an outsider.
Liu Qi subconsciously wanted to get angry, no matter who he was. It would be very unpleasant to talk about your own family affairs, but looking at Liu Mang's words, it doesn't seem to be fake, family members? Liu Qi began to think of his own family, who is Liu Qi's family members, including his father Liu Biao, younger brother Liu Zong, and stepmother Cai.
Liu Mang looked at Liu Qi and blinked his eyes and continued, "Hey, he was born in a prince's family. Brothers have no friendship! At the beginning of Yuan's family, he was such an outstanding person, with four generations and three fathers, who owned the land of four states, but these two sons were An unfilial son, Yuan Shao is seriously ill, but these two sons want to be a great general. Now they are fighting against each other, fratricide!"
Yuan Shao? Brothers against each other? Liu Qi couldn't help but brought himself into that scene. Although Liu Biao only had two sons and one less than Yuan Shao, Liu Biao had a son, Liu Pan, just like Yuan Xi of the Yuan family. A capable person does not have the right to inherit.
"Brothers are not equal, if they don't have heirs, they will naturally kill each other!" What Liu Qi received was the benefits of a gentleman and Confucianism and Zhou rituals. Above Zhou Li is the eldest son of Lidi, so although other heirs may be much better than the elder brother, it avoids fratricide.
"But you can also blame Yuan Tan." Liu Qi is the eldest son, and Yuan Tan is also the eldest son. Liu Wei just wants to bring Liu Qi into the role of Yuan Tan. The position, combined with his own mother, actually kept it secret! She was going to lure Yuan Tan into the camp and kill him. Brotherly love fell on deaf ears."
When Liu Reck said this kill, Liu Reck clearly saw Liu Qi's body trembling.
"But this Yuan Tan is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Fortunately, he has his own team and Qingzhou as a basic foreign aid. He immediately escaped into Qingzhou, arrived in Qingzhou to stand on his own, and competed with his younger brother for the position of the general!" Liu Mang's words were finished, but Liu Qi hadn't reacted yet. He was really scared. What Liu Mang said about Yuan Tan and himself was so imaginative. Existence but fell out of favor, and both mothers died early, the stepmother controlled the backyard, the stepmother was not that kind of kind person, Yuan Shao was seriously ill, Yuan Tan could not see his father, and this Liu Qi also had not seen his father for a long time , if something happens to Liu Biao, maybe this Liu Qi will be blinded with his eyes darkened.
Yuan Tan was still able to escape, it was because Yuan Tan had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands and the land of Qingzhou, so Yuan Tan was not afraid at all, but what did he, Liu Qi, have! Just the prefect of the city of Xinye! Moreover, he, the prefect, has not many soldiers and horses, and the total number of soldiers is only five thousand. The remaining ten thousand soldiers and horses are in the hands of the school captain sent by Xiangyang, and belong to Xiangyang. His brother's uncle, Cai Mao, is from Jingzhou Cai's military division, in charge of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Jingzhou, is one of the few big noble families in Jingzhou. What does Liu Qi use to fight his younger brother Liu Zong? In the end, I'm afraid I can only drink my hatred on the spot.
Thinking of Liu Qi like this, the whole person was startled awake, and the clothes on the back were all wet. If you touch it, you will find that it is all covered with cold sweat. This Liu Qi is really scared. If you follow Yuan's script , Liu Qi has no way to go except a dead end. Once his father is seriously ill, Liu Zong summons himself to go back in the name of his father. It is impossible for Liu Qi not to go, because if you don’t go back, it means that you have no father in your heart. Filial piety will be scolded by the world, but once you go back, you will really die.
"His Royal Highness the King of Shu, save me!" Liu Qi was so frightened that he didn't even bother to drink, and he knelt down in front of Liu Mang.
"Save you? How can I save you, brother Moran, if you can save me, it will be your duty!" Liu Mang smiled in his heart, but on the surface he showed great embarrassment.
"His Royal Highness the King of Shu must have a solution, there must be a solution!" Liu Qi was really panicked. Since Liu Mang said that he would die, there must be a way to save him, otherwise he would not have said it, because Liu Qi's death and his Liu Qi What's the matter with recklessness
"Hey, brother Moran, I don't want to get involved in the matter of Jingzhou. Because I lack food and grass in Yangzhou, I have to ask Liu Shijun to go to Xiangyang this time. It's not like you don't know the power of the Cai family in Jingzhou, Brother Moran." , if you help Brother Moran, I will!" Liu Mang wondered.
Liu Qi looked at Liu Mang and knew that he could not bring any benefit, so it is impossible for Liu Mang to help, "His Royal Highness, although Liu Qi has no right to use the grain and grass in the new field, but he must fight to the end and mobilize Wan Shi for His Highness Yangzhou forage!"
Wan Shi grain and grass, this should be the limit of Liu Qi, Liu Qi is too honest, he will not bargain at all, if other people will definitely say five thousand stones first. After difficulties, I slowly increase the price, so as to show my great sacrifice and let the other party do their best to help. How can Liu Qi come up and directly confess his cards.
"Okay, since brother Moran is so open-minded, if Mang evades again, it will be Mang's fault!" Liu Mang really rarely sees such a simple and honest person in this troubled world. The less such people are, the more precious they are. It was rare for Liu Mang to really want to help Liu Qi.
"Brother Mo Ran, have you ever heard of Jin Guo Shen Sheng and Chong Er?" Liu Mang asked.
Shen Sheng Chong Er? ! Liu Qi is a typical representative of the children of Confucianism. How could he not have heard of these two men? Shen Sheng's younger brother Chong Er, in order to avoid the scourge. Exile. In exile, Chong'er suffered a lot of humiliation. It turned out that most of the courtiers who ran away with him went their separate ways one after another. There are only a few loyal people left who have been following him. One of them is Jie Zitui. Once, Chong Er fainted from hunger. In order to save Chong'er, Jie Zitui cut off a piece of meat from his own leg, roasted it over fire and gave it to Chong'er to eat. Nineteen years later. Chong'er returned home and became a monarch. He was Duke Wen of Jin, one of the famous Five Overlords in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Liu Qi doesn't want to be a Shensheng, because the end result is that the friend will die naturally, but is Chong'er so easy to do
Liu Mang didn't know who sent Liu Qi to this new field. Although Liu Qi seems to be far away from Jingzhou in Xinye, he is actually in danger
"Although Chong'er has escaped, but he wants to restore the country, but relying on Chong'er is not enough!" Liu Mang continued. Duke Wen of Jin, if he was alone, let alone returning to the country, it might even be a luxury to live. Even Duke Wen of Jin was still the Duke of An Le, the son-in-law for a long time. At that time, he had forgotten his family and the country Hate, and Chonger's restoration of the country is also related to the help of someone. This person is Qin Mugong. In order to become the overlord in the future, Qin Mugong proposed to Jin Xiangong, who was powerful at the time, and Jin Xiangong married his eldest daughter to him. . Later, Duke Xian of Jin was old and fatuous, and his most favored concubine, Li Ji, lied that Shen Sheng was going to poison Duke Xian of Jin to death, and used Duke Xian of Jin to remove Shen Sheng. Therefore, the other two sons, Yiwu and Chonger, fled to other countries for their lives. Later, Rick, a minister of the Jin State, killed Li Ji's two sons and wanted to welcome Chong'er back to the country. Qin Mugong also wanted to do the same, but the courtiers thought that Chong'er's talents were better than Yiwu's and could not make Jin strong, so Qin Mugong Instead, welcome Yiwu as the king. But soon, Yiwu killed Rick and other veterans in fear of power, and sent people to chase and kill Chonger. , failed miserably. He had no choice but to cede the land to beg for mercy, and asked his son, Gongzi Yu, to go to Qin as a hostage, so that the relationship between the two countries was repaired.
Qin Mugong married his daughter Huaiying in order to contact Prince Yu. In the society at that time, it was a matter of getting closer and closer, and the relationship should be very stable. However, when Prince Yu heard that his father was ill, he was afraid that the position of the monarch would be passed on to others, so he left his wife and ran back to the state of Jin secretly. In the second year, as soon as Yiwu died, son Yu became the ruler of Jin and had no relationship with Qin. Unexpectedly, son Yu was another ungrateful Yiwu. Of course Qin Mugong was very angry and immediately decided to help Chonger become the king of Jin. With the help of Qin Mugong, Chonger captured the capital of Jin and sent someone to kill Yu. He died within a year of his reign. Qin Mugong remarried his daughter Huaiying to him.
At this time, the relationship between Duke Mu of Qin and the State of Jin was very delicate—he was the brother-in-law of Yiwu and Chonger, the old father-in-law of Yiwu's son Gongziyu, and the new Taishan of his brother-in-law Chonger. In the end, Chonger, the brother-in-law and son-in-law of Duke Mu of Qin, became Duke Wen of Jin among the famous "Five Hegemons of Spring and Autumn". Not long after Chonger's death, Qin Mugong took the opportunity to defeat Jin, which had become the overlord of the Central Plains, and became one of the "Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period".
After death, how can he still manage the affairs behind him? It doesn't matter that Duke Mu of Qin attacked Jin later. What Liu Qi wants is that Duke Mu of Qin helped Chong'er before. Without the support of Qin Mugong, Chong'er could not have become Jin Wengong.
"Foreign aid?!" Although Liu Qi is simple and honest, he is not a fool. If you are looking for foreign aid, this is the nearest place! It is convenient and can support him quickly. This Liu Bei is the closest person.
"Hehe, Liu Qi, you want to find a foreign aid like Liu Bei, but you don't know if Liu Bei and Liu Daer are willing to help you!" Liu Mang sneered naturally when he saw what Liu Qi was thinking. It is the desire to look forward to Shu. This is not something that one or two people have, but most people have. For example, what is the purpose of Liu Mang coming to Jingzhou? For food and grass, but Liu Mang also wanted Liu Qi to take Xinye under his command. The same is true of him, Liu Qi. Liu Bei's army is in Nanyang, after all, he is much closer than Liu Mang, but the current Liu Bei is not the previous Liu Bei. The original Liu Bei may hit it off with Liu Qi, because in the name of Liu Qi, he Liu Bei can To seek Jingzhou, but now Liu Bei has Yuzhou and Nanyang. What he needs now is not the land of Jingzhou, but the food and grass support of Jingzhou. If he joins forces with Liu Qi, he will definitely offend the other party, which is Liu Qi's opposite, his younger brother. Liu Zong, Liu Zong doesn't care, it's just a child of a few years old, but the one standing behind Liu Zong is different, the Cai family! Zhang family! These two aristocratic families can already be regarded as the top leaders in the entire Jingzhou military circle, and there is also the Kuai family. The Kuai family did not show any interest in Liu Qi. On the contrary, they might wear the same trousers as the Cai family.
Do you really think Liu Bei is stupid for offending so many families for one Liu Qi? So Liu Qi wants an alliance with Liu Bei and Liu Bei doesn't even want him.
"Huh!" Liu Qi understood this time, the King of Shu in front of him is already his last life-saving straw, and the one who can save Liu Qi is Liu Bei and Liu Mang, and the rest like Cao Cao are also willing. , but Liu Qi disdain to be with Cao Cao, and there is Jiangdong Sun Ce, who has a feud with Jingzhou to kill his father, how can he help Liu Qi, he has the heart to kill Liu Qi, and now Liu Bei has done it for Cai. The family cut off their own way of foreign aid, if Liu Mang's army let him go again, then he, Liu Qi, would just sit and wait to die.
"Your Highness the King of Shu, Liu Qi is willing to serve as your servant!" Liu Qi bowed down at once.
"Brother Mo Ran, hurry up, please hurry up!" Liu Mang hurriedly stepped forward to help Liu Qi, this Liu Qi is the key to Liu Mang's attack on Jingzhou, and Liu Mang is also very interested in people like Liu Qi.
It's not that Liu Mang has never seen Xinye City. The people here live very peacefully. In this field and the countryside, the faces of the people are not the ashes that Liu Mang saw in Yangzhou, but a kind of smile. This kind of hopeful smile, he can only really smile if he has a way out and hope. If it is Yangzhou and the kind, who is precarious, who can laugh.
Therefore, this Liu Qi can also be regarded as an expert in governance and a strong man in administration. If he hadn't been born in a prince's family, he might have left his name in history.
"Brother Moran is like a brother to me, you and I don't need to be polite, brother Moran and I, Liu Mang, hereby promise, if the situation changes, I will definitely protect Brother Moran as the governor of Jingzhou!"
Liu Mang's last words finally calmed Liu Qi's heart.