"Brother." Just as Liu Qi was about to go to the door, he saw Liu Xiu coming quickly. When he saw Liu Qi, he ran over with a happy face.
"Third brother." Liu Qi also stepped forward and hugged Liu Xiu. After a while, he let go of Liu Xiu.
Liu Qi looked Liu Xiu up and down, and saw that Liu Xiu had obviously become much more mature and stable after not seeing him for several months. Liu Qi already knew about Liu Xiu's situation in Xiangyang these days. Before Liu Qi left, he handed Liu Xiu over to Yi Ji.
Take care of him and let Liu Xiu worship Yi Ji as his teacher and learn from Yi Ji.
"You have done very well these days." Liu Qi looked at Liu Xiudao. Liu Xiu has been studying very hard with Yi Ji these days. He has made such great progress that even Yi Ji was shocked. Yi Ji mentioned this in his letter more than once.
surpass Liu Xiu's performance.
"It's not as good as my eldest brother who is out fighting the world." Liu Xiu was a little embarrassed. He had been learning military tactics and strategies these days, and he just hoped to fight with Liu Qi in the world and help Liu Qi in the future.
"Haha, don't worry, you will be able to lead troops to fight after you finish your studies. The art of war is not just about learning from books, experience is also extremely important." Liu Qi, who naturally knew Liu Xiu's plan, advised: "Even
Brother Pan is also learning the art of war with the military advisor these days."
"Ah, the second brother also studies the art of war, but he is the least willing to study." Liu Xiu said in surprise. In the past, even Liu Qi and Liu Pan were often lazy in studying, let alone taking the initiative to study.
"Although he didn't study hard before, he is working hard now. He will be back in a few days. You will know when you ask him." Liu Qi turned around and said, "Let's go in and talk."
"Yeah." Liu Xiu nodded and followed Liu Qi into the hall.
"Brother, tell me about your expedition these days." Liu Xiu looked at Liu Qi expectantly.
Liu Qi smiled and briefly talked to Liu Xiu about what happened these days. Hearing Liu Xiu's face was excited, especially when he heard that Liu Qi led a thousand troops into Jiangdong. He was all the time these days.
No longer paying attention to Liu Qi, when he heard that Liu Qi was trapped in Jiangdong, Liu Xiu wished he could spread his wings and go to rescue him. If Yi Ji hadn't stopped Liu Xiu, he would have run to Changsha.
"Brother, you must take me with you next time you go on an expedition." Liu Xiu said firmly.
"Okay." Liu Qi nodded and said. He wanted to train Liu Xiu to be a counselor or a wise general, but not to train Liu Xiu to be like Zhao Kuo. The most indispensable thing in history is people who can talk on paper, or
It is said that Zhao Kuo and others are indeed talented and outstanding, but if King Zhao could put Zhao Kuo at the bottom to train, Zhao Kuo might have one more general, so he wanted Liu Xiu to accumulate experience as soon as possible
.
The Battle of Guandu is coming, and Liu Qi is not sure how long Jingzhou can be peaceful at most. However, after the Battle of Guandu, Jingzhou has been a battleground in the world since ancient times, and it will definitely become the object of competition among the princes of the world. By then, Liu Qi will urgently need someone who can take charge of his own affairs.
Talent.
"Really?" Liu Xiu couldn't believe it. He just asked casually without having much hope. Unexpectedly, Liu Qi actually agreed.
"Of course it's true." Liu Qi smiled.
"By the way, brother, I heard that Yuan Shao sent an envoy to Jingzhou. Not long ago, Yuan Shao's envoy had moved into the post station in Xiangyang. However, not long after the envoy moved into the inn, he was called into the mansion by his father. Currently, the envoy lives in
In my father's prefecture and pastorate." Liu Xiu said with some confusion.
"Oh, do you know who the envoy sent by Yuan Shao is?" Liu Qi didn't have a good impression of Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao had many talented people, including military generals and counselors, among all the princes in the world. These people Liu Qi also
If he wants to fight for someone who can serve as Yuan Shao's envoy, he must have a certain status in Yuan Shao's army. There are not many such people, so Liu Qi has to pay attention.
"I don't know about this. This messenger has not appeared since he arrived in Xiangyang. However, my father will be in the house tomorrow to receive the news for my eldest brother. The envoy from Yuan Shao will definitely appear by then, and my eldest brother will know about it. I also heard what the teacher said,
The teacher never mentioned the name of the envoy." Liu Xiu shook his head.
"With this incident in Xiangyang these days, what else is going on?" Liu Qi asked. Although he had a good understanding of the situation in Xiangyang, his understanding was not comprehensive after all.
"Other than this incident, there is nothing major. However, I heard that Huang Chengyan, the patriarch of the Huang clan, has also arrived in Xiangyang in the past few days. I have heard of this Huang Chengyan. Although he is the clan leader of the Huang clan, he has always been there.
Maybe few people have seen him. This time he came to Xiangyang, most likely because of his elder brother's escorting Huang Zu to Xiangyang." Liu Xiu suddenly said something worried, he also hated Huang Zu very much,
But when he heard Yi Ji talk about the power of the Huang family a few days ago, he was a little worried.
"Oh, the Huang clan?" Liu Qi murmured, his face a little solemn. He has also sent people to inquire about the power of the Huang clan these days. More than half of the aristocratic families in Xiangyang are inextricably related to the Huang clan.
, one move can affect the whole body, so Liu Qi had to be cautious.
"I hope you are aware, otherwise the next one to take care of the Cai family will be the Huang family." Liu Qi snorted coldly in his heart. Although the Huang family is huge, they also have concerns, that is, the Huang family does not have much military power. Since Huang Chengyan became the clan leader
Since then, he has deliberately kept a low profile, and the people in the clan have also kept a low profile. There are not many officials. Huang Zu was the prefect of Jiangxia at the time, but he had a big conflict with the Huang clan.
"Brother, the teacher said that he has some friendship with the clan leader of the Huang clan. Although the clan leader of the Huang clan has a bit of a weird temper, he probably won't embarrass the elder brother. The elder brother needs to increase his power as soon as possible. The Huang clan is a good choice.
If big brother is interested, you only need to tell the teacher and he can help you." Liu Xiu consoled him, thinking that Liu Qi was worried about the Huang family.
"That's perfect." Liu Qi was a little surprised. It was said that the Huang family had a feud with him now, and it was extremely difficult to ask the Huang family for help. But since Yi Ji said that, he must have a reason. And this
Huang Chengyan is also a strange person in history, and Liu Qi is also somewhat interested in him.
"Then I will tell the teacher when I get back and let him prepare first." Liu Xiu said happily. For him, he was very happy to be able to help Liu Qi.
"Well, since I've been here for a while, let's have a meal here." Liu Qi said to Liu Xiu.
"Oh, by the way, I met a middle-aged man when I came to my house a few days ago. Uncle Zhang said he was his friend. They seemed to be very familiar with each other, and I felt that the middle-aged man was not simple." Liu
Xiu looked at Liu Qi as if he suddenly thought of something.
"Huh?" Liu Qi looked at Liu Xiu and asked, "What does the middle-aged man look like?"
Liu Qi knew that Uncle Zhang's origin must be extraordinary, but he never asked. But now it seems that Uncle Zhang's identity should be related to the middle-aged man Liu Xiu mentioned. If Uncle Zhang's martial arts is well hidden, then his friends must not be either.
It will be simple.
"The middle-aged man was dressed in white, with a sword on his back and a wine gourd hanging on his waist. He looked like he was in his forties and had a little beard. As for the rest, I didn't pay attention." Liu Xiu thought about it.
He said, he just took a second look when he saw the middle-aged man dressed strangely.
"What? When did you see him?" Liu Qi exclaimed. The middle-aged man Liu Xiu described was almost the same as the middle-aged man Liu Qi saw in Yunzhu Mountain.
"On the evening of the day before yesterday, when I came to the house to ask for news about my eldest brother, I saw Uncle Zhang entering the house with a middle-aged man. I asked him at that time, and Uncle Zhang said that he was his friend." Liu
Xiu was a little confused as to why Liu Qi had such a big reaction.
"call!"
Liu Qi breathed out. At this time, he was sure that the middle-aged man Liu Xiu saw was the same middle-aged man he saw in Yunzhu Mountain. Although he didn't know what the relationship between the middle-aged man and Uncle Zhang was, for the middle-aged Liu Qi
He could avoid it as much as possible, but he didn't expect that the middle-aged man was very likely to be in his house. Liu Qi couldn't help but wonder if the middle-aged man came to find him on purpose.
"Here comes someone." Liu Qi shouted to the door.
"Young Master." The guard at the door walked in quickly and bowed.
"Is the middle-aged man who came to the house a few days ago still in the house now?" Liu Qi asked.
"My eldest son, the middle-aged man is a friend of the housekeeper. He lives in the front yard. He goes out early in the morning and comes back late every day. Now my subordinates don't know if he is in the house." The guard said hurriedly.
"It seems I've overthought it." Liu Qi breathed a sigh of relief. The middle-aged man didn't act like he was here to find him.
"Go down." Liu Qi waved his hand and asked the guards to leave.
"No." The guard bowed to Liu Qi and walked out.
"Brother, what's wrong with this middle-aged man?" Liu Xiu saw that Liu Qi was a little nervous about the middle-aged man.
"It's nothing. We met this middle-aged man a few days ago, but we didn't expect him to come to the house." Liu Qi shook his head, and then told Liu Xiu what happened that day.
"So the elder brother got the Xuanyuan Sword?" Liu Xiu said with some surprise.
"Well, I'll take you to see it now." Liu Qi nodded and stood up and walked outside, followed by Liu Xiu with an excited look on his face.
Not long after, the two of them came to the carriage at the entrance of the backyard. They were in a hurry and were in the mansion. Otherwise, Liu Qiwan would not have put the Xuanyuan Sword on the carriage and boarded the carriage. Liu Qi jumped down and put the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand.
The Xuanyuan Sword was handed to Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu took the Xuanyuan Sword and played with it with a look of joy on his face, and said: "I didn't expect that there really is a Xuanyuan Sword in this world, and it was obtained by the eldest brother. The Xuanyuan Sword is the sword of the Emperor Xuanyuan in the legend. If the eldest brother gets it, doesn't it mean that he is the eldest brother?"
Just...?" After saying this, Liu Xiu realized that he had made a mistake and stopped talking.
Liu Qi shook his head and said nothing: "Who knows whether the things in the legend are true or false, and it is just a sword and it means nothing. Man can conquer nature. These are foreign objects after all."
"Pop!" "Pap!" "Pap!"
"The eldest son really has unique insights." A loud voice came from behind Liu Qi, waking up the two of them.