The sun sets in the west, the night engulfs Xiangyang, and the spring breeze is blowing.

There was bound to be an undercurrent in Xiangyang that night. Liu Bei was probably still thinking about how to win over people's hearts tomorrow, and Cai Mao was probably plotting an assassination plan.

The people in the mansion are also busy preparing for the banquet. There are four courtyards here. Liu Biao lives in the middle courtyard, with Liu Qi and Liu Cong on the left and right. In the backyard are the servants and guest rooms.

Liu Fu went to the backyard and quietly invited Liu Pan. In the past few years, he had led troops in Jingnan and confronted Tai Shici. Liu Pan became more majestic and full of killing spirit.

Coming with him was an old man with gray beard and burly figure, it was Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong was half of Liu Pan's family generals and was loyal to Liu Biao. He specially asked him to be transferred from Changsha. He was the only available person Liu Qi could think of.

"Da Lang, I heard that Liu Xuande will host the guests at tomorrow's banquet. Are you ready to ask him for help?"

Liu Qi sighed in his heart, everyone wanted to invite foreign aid, but no one believed that he could solve the problem.

"Cai Mao has tried to kill Liu Bei several times but failed. I think this is most likely to be the Hongmen Banquet. I will act according to the opportunity tomorrow. If anything happens, my brother will protect you. Han Sheng and I will go rescue people and use Liu Bei's power to get rid of Cai Mao in one fell swoop."

"Great idea!" Liu Pan was overjoyed, and the three of them discussed the plan together.

Before leaving, Liu Qi asked: "Huang Zhonglang is in Changsha, does he know Wei Yan?"

Huang Zhong frowned slightly, shook his head and said, "I have never heard of this person."

Liu Qi was confused. Huang Zhong and Wei Yan should both be under Han Xuan. Where did this kid go?

Everyone said that Wei Yan was rebellious, but Liu Qi didn't think so. His strength was no less than that of the Five Tigers, and he was loyal and accomplished many great feats. Otherwise, would Liu Bei have sent him to guard Hanzhong?

In the final analysis, character determines destiny. Wei Yan's arrogance and arrogance offended too many people. He was taken advantage of by Yang Yi and died in a political struggle.

Returning to the bedroom, Liu Qi temporarily forgot about the red-faced man when he saw the beauty who looked like a frightened little white rabbit.

…

Early the next morning, Liu Qi was invited to the government office by someone sent by Cai Mao. He looked listless and pale.

This was also a helpless move. In order not to expose any flaws, I had to pull Du Linger along last night and unlock a few new postures.

A banquet had already been prepared in the hall, and many officials greeted them. Not long after, Liu Bei also arrived outside the mansion.

We all met yesterday. No need to say anything more, please come directly to the house.

The horses were led into the back garden, and the guards stayed outside the door. Only Zhao Yun followed him into the lobby.

Today Liu Bei is wearing a red brocade robe and three strands of beard. He has a refined demeanor and looks even more graceful and noble.

Behind him, Zhao Yun was fully armed, with a face like a crown of jade, slightly frowning sword eyebrows, and a body as tall and straight as a spear, glancing around vigilantly.

Today, Liu Bei entertained Liu Biao's guests and sat at the main table. Liu Qi and Liu Cong sat on the left and right, and Cai Mao and other officials sat in turn.

Before the banquet started, Zhang Yun came in first and invited Zhao Yun to have a drink outside the hall, where a seat had been prepared for him, accompanied by the Xiangyang generals.

Today at the Qingfeng banquet, everyone was dressed up, but Zhao Yun was the only one wearing all the clothes beside him, which was indeed a bit out of place. Liu Bei also wanted to appear friendly and calm, so he asked Zhao Yun to sit outside.

When the banquet began, Liu Bei made some grand remarks as usual, and also promoted himself, and all the officials came forward to propose a toast.

At this time, the two Liu Qi brothers had been completely ignored and had no sense of existence at all.

Liu Qi remained calm as usual, just picking up vegetables and eating meat, silently recovering his strength.

But I smiled secretly in my heart: After today, I will become the brightest star in the audience!

After three rounds of drinking, Yi Ji came in from outside, walked up to Liu Bei, and winked while he was toasting, and Liu Bei excused himself to go to the toilet and left.

Seeing that Yi Ji also went to the back hall, Liu Qi's heart beat wildly and the hand holding the chopsticks trembled slightly.

Cai Mao had just arranged for the men to come back, but when he saw that Liu Bei was not there, his face suddenly changed slightly and asked: "Where have you gone?"

Liu Cong replied from the side: "Uncle has gone to the toilet."

Cai Mao groaned and sat down slowly, looking towards the back hall from time to time, his fingers holding the wine glass turning white.

A quarter of an hour later, a soldier suddenly ran out of the back hall and came to Cai Mao to report: "The general is not good, Liu Bei has escaped!"

"Hurry up!" Cai Hao's face changed drastically, he dropped his wine glass and ran out of the back hall.

At this time, there were songs and dances in the lobby to add to the fun. Everyone was enjoying the wine. Some were busy persuading each other to drink, while others were staring at the dancers. No one noticed what was going on here.

Liu Qi patted the confused Liu Cong and followed him to the back garden, where there were still more than a dozen horses tied up. Sure enough, Lu was no longer there.

Liu Fu was standing under the porch and nodded slightly to him, indicating that everything was going well.

"This Liu Da'er, every time there is a critical moment, he always just runs away."

Liu Qi cursed in his heart, guessing that Cai Hao had chased him out of the city, so he hurried back and found Zhao Yun at the door.

"General Zhao, my uncle just went to the backyard to use the toilet, but he disappeared."

"What?" Zhao Yun was shocked. He stood up and walked to the door. Sure enough, he saw that the main table was empty and Cai Hao was nowhere to be seen.

"General Zhao, Commander Liu must be..."

"Get away!"

Zhang Yun was still preparing to delay, but Zhao Yun pushed him down the steps and hit the table below, spilling soup and wine all over him.

Hearing Zhang Yun's screams, Liu Qi felt happy and hurriedly followed Zhao Yun, saying with concern: "General Zhao, hurry up and call the guards. I will take people to look for him with you."

"Thank you, sir!" Zhao Yun hurried away without even looking back.

When Liu Qi returned to the mansion, Liu Pan and Huang Zhong had been preparing for a long time. They informed them of the changes during the dinner and the three of them acted as planned.

He took Huang Zhong and twenty guards out of the city and arrived at the west gate. Seeing Zhao Yun also coming with troops, the defenders stepped forward to stop him, but Liu Qi shouted him back and left the city together.

After walking only two or three miles, Zhao Yun's horse suddenly neighed and fell to the side of the road. The soldiers were in chaos.

Zhao Yun shouted low, jumped up from his horse, held his gun on the ground, and landed firmly.

Liu Qi stopped his horse and asked: "General Zhao, what happened?"

"No, the mount has been tampered with." Zhao Yun's face was gloomy. He was more worried about Liu Bei's horse.

"General Zhao changes horses, I will go rescue people first."

Liu Qi galloped his horse forward, and he was really anxious, fearing that Cai Hao would miss.

Lu is indeed worthy of being called a BMW. Zhao Yun's white dragon horse can no longer hold up, but it can still run so far.

After turning two mountain ridges, I heard the sound of waves, and Tanxi River was right in front of me. The river was more than ten meters wide. It happened to be a river bend that merged into the Xiangjiang River, and the water was very fast.

Not far away, dust was flying on the shore, and a group of soldiers were chasing after them. Just a few feet in front of them, they saw Lu, who Liu Bei was riding, wandering on the shore.

Ahead was a dense forest and a cliff. There was no way to go, and there were no ships on the shore. Lu was neighing with his hooves and was very anxious.

Seeing that his pursuers were approaching, Liu Bei hurriedly urged his horse. Lu's front hooves had already entered the water. He kept swinging his head and pawing his hooves. He took two steps forward and then suddenly stepped back.

At this time, Cai Mao had already led his troops to the front and directly ordered the soldiers to fire arrows. Liu Bei picked up his whip and whipped them hard.

The law——

The sound of a horse's roar, which was cracking gold and stone, covered up the sound of the stormy waves, and Lu unexpectedly jumped up from the water.

Seen from a distance, Lu Zhen looks like a dragon flying in the sky, with his body stretched out and his ponytail raised, looking extremely chic.

"What a horse..." Huang Zhong couldn't help but admire the horse. Before he could say anything, his face suddenly changed: "Eh-"

But just as the white horse jumped up, a stream of foam suddenly burst out from under its tail, splashing out like a fountain, and then fell straight down.

Liu Qi finally let out a sigh of relief, and his body sprang up like a deflated ball, rising halfway up before falling down.
Chapter completed!