There was already chaos in the Marquis Mansion, and Liu Cong was walking around outside Fan's courtyard.
"Ah!" There was another howl.
Liu Cong was so frightened that he trembled and raised his legs to go in.
Mrs. Cai grabbed him and said, "Cong'er, you can't go in!"
"But, I..." Liu Cong looked anxiously at Mrs. Cai and Liu Biao sitting next to her.
Liu Biao sat on the wooden wheelchair Liu Cong made for him. He coughed and said, "Cong'er, at this time, you must calm down."
"Ah! It hurts so much!" Fan screamed in pain from inside.
"Madam, push harder, push harder...it's about to come out..."
"It hurts..."
"Wow! Wow..."
Just when Liu Cong was anxious outside like an ant on a hot pot, the loud cry of a baby came from inside.
After a while, the midwife came out to announce the good news, "Congratulations to Chu Hou, you are a big fat boy."
"Go and receive your reward. Everyone present and not waiting will be rewarded!"
"Thank you, Lord Chu."
Liu Cong knelt in front of Liu Biao, so excited that he couldn't help himself, "Father, I have a child, I have a child."
Liu Biao was also happy and allowed Liu Cong to lie down in front of him and shout. Mrs. Cai smiled and said to Liu Biao: "Husband, give this child a name."
Liu Biao pondered for a while, "Before this child was born, Cong'er had just defeated Cao Jun and consolidated my foundation in Jingxiang. How about calling him Liu Yuan?"
Yuan means city wall, which means protection and defense. Liu Cong defeated Cao Cao and had a son. It seems that God is also recognizing his achievements.
"What a good name, let's call him Liu Yuan!" Liu Cong said, stroking his palms.
In the meeting hall of the Marquis Mansion, all the civil and military officials were waiting for Liu Cong's arrival. By the time Liu Cong arrived, it was already the fourth quarter of Shenshi (16 o'clock).
"The Lord is here!" Xing Daorong appeared in everyone's sight first and shouted.
"Greetings, lord! Congratulations, lord!"
Liu Cong sat down and said with a smile, "Everyone, I, Liu Cong, have an heir!"
"My lord, why don't we have another feast today to celebrate the birth of the young master!" Liu Cong's brother-in-law, Wang Kai, was a little eager to give it a try.
After Liu Cong's sister Liu Xi married Wang Kai, the couple treated each other with respect, but after all, she was Liu Biao's daughter, and Wang Kai cared about reputation, so where did he usually get the opportunity to indulge?
If you don’t take this opportunity to indulge, you don’t know when the next time will be?
"My lord, the war in Jingxiang has just ended and everything is ready to go. How can my lord banquet here every day?" The speaker was none other than Wang Can, Wang Kai's younger brother.
This man is also somewhat famous in history. He is called one of the Seven Sons of Jian'an, and is also called "King Cao!" (meaning Cao Zhi and Wang Can) together with Cao Zhi.
"Yes, my lord, we still have to put Jingxiang's foundation as our top priority."
"I hope my lord will put Jingxiang first."
There were quite a few people following the trend, and Liu Cong had no intention of continuing the banquet today.
It's just that the constraints of these people, who previously advocated surrender, but now looked like they were doing it for Jing Xiang's good, really disgusted him.
"Shiyuan, have all the fallen soldiers been buried?"
"According to the Lord's instructions, they have all been buried in the cemetery outside the city."
"Let's go, I'm going to pay homage to the soldiers."
"promise."
Liu Cong took the civil and military personnel to pay homage to the soldiers outside the city, but an uninvited guest came to the Houfu.
"My lord, Liu Bei would like to see you." Cai Jing said to Liu Biao.
"Liu Bei?" Liu Biao was a little confused, "Call in."
"promise."
Cai Jing led Liu Bei in. Liu Biao was basking in the sun in the courtyard. He walked to Liu Biao's side in a few steps. Liu Bei bowed slightly and said, "Greetings to my brother."
Liu Biao opened his squinted eyes, "Xuande, sit down quickly."
"I've always heard that my brother is seriously ill and I'm busy with the war so I can't interview him. I've been free recently, so I thought of coming to visit my brother." Liu Bei's face was full of concern and sincerity.
Liu Biao smiled and said, "Xuande is determined. If you have old bones, they may be buried one day."
"Brother will definitely live a long life. I heard that the concubine of the Marquis of Chu has given birth to a son?"
"Well, I can't go see the child now. In a few days, I want to see what my little grandchild looks like." Liu Ming said that the child was obviously very happy.
"My brother's descendants are truly outstanding people."
After hearing this, Liu Biao suddenly became unhappy and even sighed.
"Brother, why are you sighing?"
"He's not that rebellious son of Liu Qi. Now he's drunk all day long. How can he last long if he continues like this?"
Liu Bei said very sincerely, "Bei and Mr. Liu Qi have some friendship. If my brother agrees, Bei is willing to enlighten Mr. Liu Qi."
Because the Liu Bei Group once supported Liu Qi's rise to power, the relationship with Liu Qi is indeed good.
After Liu Biao heard this, he thought for a while and said, "If Xuande can make that traitor change his ways, I will be very grateful to my brother."
"Then be prepared to go to Mr. Liu Qi's house immediately to persuade him."
"It's time to work."
After leaving the Marquis Mansion, Liu Bei went directly to the mansion where Liu Qi was. The door was not even closed and he opened it gently.
The whole courtyard smelled of alcohol. When Liu Bei walked to the front hall, he saw Liu Qi.
He was holding a naked maidservant, sleeping on the ground.
Shaking his head, Liu Bei stepped forward and poured a jar of wine directly on the heads of Liu Qi and the maid.
"Who?" "Ah!"
The different reactions of the two when they woke up made Liu Bei feel noisy. He glanced at the maid and said, "Get out!"
"No!" The maid quickly picked up her clothes and left.
Liu Qi put on a piece of clothing and wrapped it around him, "What is your uncle doing here?"
Liu Bei said with a sad look on his face, "My dear nephew, how could you become like this?"
Liu Qi's grievances seemed to have a place to vent. He knelt at Liu Bei's feet, hugged his legs and cried bitterly.
"Trash." Liu Bei cursed in his heart.
"Uncle Emperor, my father loves Liu Cong. My Jingzhou is gone. Maybe one day, I won't even be able to save my life."
Liu Bei helped him up and said, "My dear nephew, no matter what, you must not continue to be so decadent."
"Uncle Emperor, save me, Uncle Emperor..."
Liu Bei said, "If you want to save your life, the only solution for now is to escape."
"Ah? Escape? Where to go?" Liu Qi was stunned. He had never thought of leaving Xiangyang.
"Go to Jingnan, and the emperor will help you control the four counties in Jingnan. Then you can fight against Liu Cong on the same court, and you don't have to worry about your life."
As soon as Liu Bei finished speaking, Liu Qi knelt on the ground and knelt down and said, "Uncle, you are so kind and kind that my nephew will never forget it."
Liu Bei gave him a cold look, "Are you worthy of mastering Jingnan?"
"Nephew, get up quickly. Liu Cong is going to pay homage to the fallen soldiers outside the city. Without further ado, we have to leave as soon as possible, otherwise you won't be able to leave when he comes back."
"Uncle Huang is right." When Liu Qi heard that Liu Cong was coming back soon, he didn't even change his clothes, so he wrapped himself in the wet clothes and followed Liu Bei.
In the south of Xiangyang City, Liu Bei's civil and military personnel were waiting here. After a while, Liu Bei arrived with his carriage.
"Lord." Zhuge Liang took a step forward with questioning eyes.
Liu Bei pursed his lips toward the carriage, "Are all the troops and horses ready?"
"Except for some who died in the battle while guarding Fancheng, the remaining 10,000 soldiers and horses are all here."
"Go south immediately to the four counties in Jingnan!"
"promise!"
When Liu Cong returned to his mansion, he still didn't notice the news that Liu Bei had taken Liu Qi away to the south.
It was not until the next day that someone under surveillance at Liu Qi's residence came to report that Liu Qi was missing, and Liu Cong ordered an investigation into who Liu Qi had seen yesterday.