"Give him money and food? That's not right. He is neither short of money nor food. Give him an IOU and say you will pay him back 50,000 soldiers in the future?"

Zhang Fei next to him was making guesses one by one with his fingers. Guan Yu beside him also squinted his eyes, touched his beautiful beard, and pretended to be thinking. Without any clue, Liu Bei asked Wen Du.

"I wonder if my dear brother can give me a hint?"

"As a reminder... Han Fu ran away."

"Han Fu ran away? Why did he run away?"

Liu Bei asked for an answer without knowing why. Wen Du was about to explain the reason, but Zhang Fei on the side took the lead and explained to Liu Bei after asking for the answer.

"Brother, don't you know? Didn't you ask me to find my brother? I walked near Leling and saw someone fighting there. After I asked about it, I found out that the two generals were Han Fu's men.

, I asked them what they were doing, and they said they were arresting the Yellow Turbans. I planned to go there, but was stopped by Brother Seti. At this time, I realized that those two men were lying to me, and I asked them to let him go.

, they didn’t listen, and they said stupid things like they would rather kill the wrong one than let them go. In a fit of rage, I killed both of them directly!”

Zhang Fei showed an angry expression as he spoke, and Guan Yu and Liu Bei also had strange expressions after hearing what happened.

"Speaking of which, I would like to ask why Han Fu wanted to kill you?"

"Well, it's a very simple matter. Mr. Xuande, you didn't meet Liu Qi before you went to Youzhou, right?"

When Liu Bei heard the name, he thought about it for a while, then shook his head.

"I've never met him before. Who is he?"

"He is the son of Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou. Like you, he is also a member of the royal family."

"Oh? Then why did he come to me?"

"Because he was framed by Cai Mao as a rebel who colluded with the Yellow Turbans and was chased out of Jingzhou, I suggested that he go to the Bohai Sea to find you. I hope you can put in a good word for him in front of the emperor, but you were not there.

, On the other hand, Cai Mao bribed Han Fu and asked him to stand in front of the emperor on his behalf to prevent Liu Qi from explaining the affairs of Jingzhou. I guess it was because the two of them held their own opinions, and the emperor didn't know who to listen to, so he

He will send someone to call me over. Han Fu doesn’t want me to meet the emperor, because once I show up, it will prove that he is lying. That’s why he set an ambush on the road and wants to attack me. Unfortunately, there is no perfect way.

"Thanks to brother Yide's rescue, I was able to meet you alive. Han Fu must have seen what happened and was afraid that the emperor would use it to take his life, so he led his army and ran away."

"I didn't expect that as soon as the three of us brothers walked away, so many things happened behind us. It's really God's will."

After listening to Wen Du's words, Liu Bei sighed.

"If it was God's will, it would have happened because of Duke Xuande's decision. If you didn't let Brother Yide come to me, even I would be dead now, but this matter is also my negligence.

Yes, I did not prepare in advance for what might happen, which led to that result. In the future, I will definitely remember this incident and it will never happen again!"

Wen Du tightly grasped the reins in his hands, and his eyes became sharp. He looked a little extreme. Seeing him like this, Guan Yu on the side comforted him and said

"Brother Seti, learning from the past is a good thing, but don't be too nervous, otherwise it will be easier to make mistakes."

"Thank you, Elder Brother Yun, for your enlightenment. I will keep it in mind next time!"

They were exchanging ideas here, but Zhang Fei over there discovered something was wrong.

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No, no, I’m off topic again, brother, you haven’t said what the prompt is yet.”

"Hint? Oh, by the way, I just said that Han Fu ran away. This is a hint."

"No, I really can't guess what you just said. Big brother and second brother, what about you?"

Zhang Fei had already given up, and Liu Bei frowned, obviously thinking.

"You mean to ask Yuan Shao to replace Han Fu as the shepherd of Jizhou?"

"Brother Yun Chang is really smart, that's what I mean."

After understanding what Wen Du said, Zhang Fei was a little unhappy.

"My eldest brother is a descendant of the royal family. No matter what Jizhou Mu says, he should be the one to do it, right?"

I can only say that he is indeed a sworn brother. He really wants to get every benefit from his brother. Zhang Laosan, I really belong to you.

"Yide, don't talk nonsense"

Wen Du did not speak, but Liu Bei on the side reprimanded Zhang Fei, "Although I am of clan blood, I am only a collateral bloodline after all. It is a great favor for Your Majesty to recognize me as General Zuo. You can't be greedy. Besides,

, we just borrowed Yuan Shao’s army, but now we don’t give him any benefits, wouldn’t it be easier for him to hold a grudge? Don’t mention this kind of thing again in the future, do you understand?”

Zhang Fei, who was scolded by Liu Bei, felt aggrieved, just like an eggplant beaten by frost.

"I know, brother, and the third brother will never mention this kind of thing again from now on."

Guan Yu next to him also immediately helped him speak, "Brother, don't blame the third brother, he is also doing it for your own good."

"Well, of course I understand Yide's thoughts, but now I really have no way to get these..."

Liu Bei was now extremely dejected, but Wen Du didn't think so.

“Mr.

After listening to Wen Du's words, Liu Bei cheered up again and said to him

"Then I would like to thank my dear brother for your kind words. After I return, I will definitely report to your majesty according to your brother's teachings."

“That’s good”

[I'm sorry, Mr. Xuande, I can't let you occupy this precious land of Jizhou now. Under your governance, the people of Jizhou will definitely fall in love with you. I'm sorry, but I believe you must be benevolent and righteous as recorded in the history books.

Lord, but now I have to delay the appearance of Sun Jian’s opponent until I have established an absolute advantage. I don’t know if we can still peacefully walk on the same road of suffering in the future as we do today...]

Just as Wendu and the others were on their way back to Bohai, Liu Qi and the others finally returned to Xiangyang.

"In just a few days, I felt that this place had become extremely strange."

Liu Qi looked around and observed the city. Perhaps it was because the heavy snow had dyed everything around him white, or perhaps it was the hardships he had experienced during this period that made Liu Qi feel so emotional.

When returning home, it was inevitable that some waves would appear in everyone's hearts. Just as a few people were walking and observing, a loud voice focused everyone's attention.

"The last general Wenpin meets with the eldest son"

"General Wen? I remember that you should be under the command of Huang Taishou? Now that you appear here, could it be that Huang Taishou is also in Xiangyang?"

After hearing Liu Qi's inquiry, Wenpin patiently explained to him

"Young Master, the two generals

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, please listen to me. At first, I did come here with General Huang Zu, but now I have been appointed as the commander of the navy, so I will stay in Xiangyang from now on. I think you all know the reason. Cai Hao and Zhang Yun

The two of them became traitors and Zhang Yun was captured. My colleague Gan Ning and I went after Cai Hao and were about to capture him. However, a fleet suddenly appeared and rescued him, but we were unable to capture him.

What a pity”

"Reinforcements? How can he reinforce them? Could it be that Cai Hao has been cultivating his own power?"

Liu Qi expressed his conjecture, but Wenpin didn't know the answer, so he couldn't answer it for him.

"Then which direction did Cai Mao run?"

"Go north"

After hearing the route of travel, Huang Zhong expressed his guess.

"I think it is unlikely that Cai Hao has personal power. Going north is Nanyang County. I believe that Yuan Shu sent people to rescue him. Yuan Shu has never been very obedient to his lord. Maybe he wanted to absorb Cai Hao's army.

Only then did he come to rescue him. It seems that he wanted to do something outrageous."

"I also think this is the most likely possibility, but we have no evidence to directly prove that he rescued Cai Mao. We can't say that he was the one who did it because the person was rescued under his rule, right?"

"All in all, we still have to tell our father about this guess."

After hearing Liu Qi's words, Wenpin remembered the purpose of his coming.

"By the way, the topic has gone too far, and I have forgotten the main business. Master, the master is waiting in the mansion now, please come over quickly."

"Okay, let's go"

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As soon as he arrived at the house, Liu Qi adjusted his clothes to keep himself in the best condition, and then knelt down to Liu Biao.

"The child pays homage to his father, and pays homage to Mr. Kuai"

Hearing the familiar voice, Liu Biao, who had closed his eyes to rest, opened his eyes instantly, and his originally lifeless body jumped up from the chair like a spring, walked quickly to Liu Qi, and helped him

Got up.

"Child, get up quickly"

"Thank you father"

After Liu Qi stood up, Liu Biao stretched out his hand to touch his cheek and said to him with a bitter look on his face.

"My child, you have suffered a lot during this time. Alas, it was all caused by dad."

Different from Liu Biao's expression, Liu Qi had a smile on his face.

"What did my father say? Nothing happened to me."

Seeing that Liu Qi was indeed fine, Liu Biao finally felt relieved, then walked around Liu Qi and said to Huang Zhong and Huang Zhong behind him.

"Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, thanks to you for protecting Qi'er this time, I would like to thank you both here."

Liu Biao bowed and saluted the two of them, which shocked the two people opposite him.

"My lord, no! Why would your lord do this to us? We are his servants, and protecting the young master is what we should do. If your lord does this, isn't he trying to harm us?"

"What General Huang said is absolutely true. We are grateful for your lord's consideration, but your lord really does not need to pay such a big courtesy to us."

One person held Liu Biao's arm and helped him up, but Liu Biao spoke.

"I listened to the slander and falsely accused my good generals. This is what I should do. Just think of it as my apology to you."

"I'd like to thank you for your concern, lord!"

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Chapter completed!