Near noon, Liu Qi stood up on his horse in military uniform. At this time, Liu Qi was wearing a white armor and a long sword on his waist. With the Jueying horse underneath him, he looked even more heroic. Liu Qi had Gan Ning on his left, Wang Yi on his right, and followed closely behind him.
One hundred flying tiger guards.
"Lord, everything is ready, do you want to set off now?" Gan Ning sat on his horse and asked with clasped fists.
"Oh, where is the third brother?" Liu Qi looked at Gan Ning. Liu Xiu had never been to the Prefectural Mufu alone. How could Liu Xiu miss such a big event.
"Third Young Master sent word that Mr. Yi Ji asked him to follow Mr. Yi Ji to the Prefectural Mufu Mansion," Gan Ning said.
"In that case, let's set off." Liu Qi nodded and patted the horse's back before heading off. Liu Qi also guessed a bit about Yi Ji's intentions. Most likely, he wanted to take this opportunity to introduce Liu Xiu to his friends, and at the same time, he wanted to introduce Liu Xiu to his friends.
Build momentum yourself. This way, even if he leaves Xiangyang again in the future, there will be someone to represent him in Xiangyang.
A group of people walked along the street to the Prefecture Mufu. Along the way, they met officials who were also going to attend the banquet from time to time. When they saw Liu Qi, they hurriedly stepped aside to make way for Liu Qi. Even officials from Cai Mao's line did the same. It can be seen that
Liu Qi’s current reputation.
Although Liu Qi was Liu Biao's eldest son before, he had no official position. Now Liu Qi holds military power as General Zhengnan, and no one dares to be careless.
"General Zhengnan has arrived!" As soon as Liu Qi and his party arrived at the Prefectural Mufu Mansion, a courtesy officer shouted loudly at the door, attracting all the officials on the side to look at it.
With a calm expression, Liu Qi jumped off his horse, nodded slightly to the courtesy officer at the door, and walked in with Gan Ning and Wang Yi.
As soon as Liu Qi left, there was an explosion at the door.
"This General Zhengnan is so powerful."
"Yes, it is really different from the weak image before. It seems that General Zhengnan has changed a lot in the past few months."
"It seems that the military is still the best place to train people. Liu Jingzhou has a successor."
Everyone was talking and saw a luxurious carriage approaching. The carriage was surrounded by soldiers and was heavily guarded. The curtain of the carriage was lightly lifted, and Cai Hao, dressed in rich clothes, walked out. Hearing the comments of the people around him, Cai Hao narrowed his eyes and said silently.
Got out of the car.
"Military advisor, Liu Qi has already entered." As soon as Cai Mao got out of the car, two officials came over and whispered.
"Yes." Cai Hao nodded, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he walked into the Prefectural Mufu Mansion with his head held high. Behind him, all the officials of the Cai family stepped forward to support Cai Hao inside.
In the Prefectural Mufu Mansion, just like the last time Liu Biao celebrated his birthday, the entire front yard was covered with bright red brocade cloth, which was as thick as a carpet and was very comfortable to step on.
"I have met the eldest son." As soon as Liu Qi entered the courtyard, more than ten officials came forward to salute.
Liu Qi bowed his hand in return, looked around the yard, and saw that most of the officials in Xiangyang had already arrived. Liu Xiu on the opposite side waved to greet Liu Qi when he saw Liu Qi coming, and Liu Qi smiled and walked over.
"Brother." Liu Xiu stepped forward and said excitedly.
Liu Qi nodded and said to Yi Ji, "Long time no see, Mr. Yi Ji."
"Haha, you're fine, sir." Yi Ji returned the greeting.
While the two were talking, they saw Cai Hao walking in surrounded by several officials. When he saw Liu Qi, Cai Hao nodded slightly and smiled without saying anything. He walked to his seat and sat down.
"Brother, Cai Mao is a little weird today. He has never greeted you before." Liu Xiu whispered.
"Oh." Liu Qi looked at Cai Hao and shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter, I don't dare to mess around in this state pastoral mansion."
"Yes, although Cai Mao is domineering, he doesn't dare to act recklessly in this governor's mansion. The eldest son only needs to be careful and guard against it." Yi Ji shook his head and said.
"Eldest Young Master, Huang Chengyan, the leader of the Huang clan, is here today. Would you like to go and say hello, Eldest Young Master?" Yi Ji pointed at the crowd not far away.
Liu Qi looked in the direction Yi Ji pointed and saw more than a dozen young people wearing Confucian robes surrounding four people. Three of these four people Liu Qi had already seen, namely Sima Hui, Song Zhongzi and Pang Degong, and others.
The other man was wearing coarse clothes, with gray hair and wrinkles on his face. He was talking and laughing with Sima Hui and others with a smile on his face.
Although he was dressed in coarse cloth, he stood upright. None of the dozen or so Confucian scholars around him dared to be disrespectful to him. They all stood with their hands down and listened quietly to the conversation of several people.
"Is he Huang Chengyan?" Liu Qi looked at the old man and asked.
"Exactly, although this Huang Chengyan has been living in seclusion, his prestige is no worse than that of Shui Jing and others, and his methods are even more extraordinary. The eldest son should be more careful if he deals with him later." Yi Ji reminded.
"Yeah." Liu Qi nodded, feeling a little more cautious about Huang Chengyan.
Liu Qi and others turned to look at Huang Chengyan and others, but Cai Hao on the other side turned his head and looked over. Seeing Liu Qi and others talking and laughing, Cai Hao said with cold eyes: "Huh, I hope you can still smile later.
Gotta come out.”
He already knew the black-clothed guard's plan. After thinking about it carefully, he agreed. Although it was a bit risky, Liu Qi would definitely not be too defensive in this state pastor's mansion. As long as he could kill Liu Qi, even if it took the entire black-clothed guard
It's nothing. If Liu Biao really investigates, then he will hand over the black-clad guards so that Liu Biao can vent his anger. At the same time, he has secretly sent people to contact the soldiers and horses controlled by the Cai family. As long as Liu Biao dares to turn his back, he will immediately rush out of the city to take him with him.
The soldiers and horses left Jingzhou.
"Brother." Liu Xiu, who had been paying attention to Cai Mao, whispered.
Liu Qi turned to look at Liu Xiu, and Liu Xiu whispered: "Then Cai Hao has been watching here."
"Huh?" Liu Qi turned to look at Cai Hao. When Liu Qi looked over, Cai Hao pretended to be nonchalant and turned his head away, not looking at Liu Qi.
"What the hell is this Cai Mao doing?" Liu Qi shook his head and put the matter down. He looked at Huang Chengyan here. It was almost impossible to reconcile with the Huang family, but Liu Qi still wanted to give it a try. Liu Qi didn't want to establish the Huang family as a last resort.
The enemy, if he wants to successfully inherit Jingzhou and achieve his goals, he still needs the support of the noble family.
Thinking of this, Liu Qi nodded to Yi Ji and walked towards Huang Chengyan and the others.
Liu Qi and others naturally attracted the attention of Huang Chengyan and others. Song Zhongzi took advantage of Liu Qi's love for him last time and looked at Liu Qi with a smile. Sima Hui and Pang Degong looked at Liu Qi curiously. Liu Qi's performance in the past few months was really real.
This surprised them. They couldn't understand why Liu Qi had changed so much. Huang Chengyan had never seen Liu Qi before. When he saw Liu Qi coming over, his eyes were full of questions when he looked at Liu Qi.
"Chengyan, that is Liu Qi, the general who conquered the south." Song Zhongzi pointed at Liu Qi and said. Huang Chengyan's real name was rarely mentioned by himself, and over time people only knew his first name.
Huang Chengyan glanced at Liu Qi in surprise and nodded: "It's really extraordinary."
"Haha, I think General Zhengnan is here probably for you." Sima Hui pointed at Huang Chengyan and smiled.
Huang Chengyan smiled and said nothing. He came to Xiangyang this time to deal with the matter of Huang Zu's arrest. Although Huang Zu had committed mischief in Jiangxia, he was from the Huang family after all. Now that Huang Zu was arrested, he had to make a statement.
When Liu Qi came over, the smile on Huang Chengyan's face faded, and he was thinking about how to understand this matter.
Seeing Liu Qi coming over, the Confucian scholars on the side quickly made way for Liu Qi and others to come to Sima Hui and others.
"Huh?" Liu Qi suddenly turned his head and looked aside. One of the dozen or so Confucian scholars seemed familiar to Liu Qi.
"Li Yan?" When the Confucian scholar saw Liu Qi looking over, he lowered his head and hid behind the Confucian scholar. However, Liu Qi still saw the identity of this person clearly. The Confucian scholar was Wenpin's nephew Li Yan.
"Why is he here?" Liu Qi turned his head and stopped looking at Li Yan. He promised Wenpin that he would not pursue the matter again. As long as Li Yan stopped provoking him, he would not take the initiative to trouble Li Yan.
Li Yan, who was hiding behind the Confucian scholar, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Liu Qi ignored him and raised his head again. After he was sent back to his original place as county magistrate by Wenpin, he felt unwilling to do anything about it, so he resigned as county magistrate and ran to Xiangyang to hope.
He was able to find a way out. He happened to encounter Liu Biao who was about to pick up the wind for Liu Qi, so he ran over. Originally, he was worried that Liu Qi would make things difficult for him, so he hid here deliberately. Unexpectedly, Liu Qi ignored him.
As he breathed a sigh of relief, Li Yan was even more angry. Originally, he was the deputy general of the Feilong Army, and there would be people fawning over him everywhere, but because of Liu Qi's words, he was put in his place. At this time, Liu Qi ignored him so much, which made him feel even more terrible.
humiliation.
"Liu Qi, just wait for me, I will let you know how powerful I am." Li Yan clenched his fists, with no concealment of hatred in his eyes.
At this moment, Wang Yi, who was behind Liu Qi, suddenly turned his head and looked this way. Li Yan hurriedly hunched over and hid behind the Confucian scholar, fearing that Wang Yi would see him.
Wang Yi shook his head and looked away from Li Yan. On the one hand, Wenpin's intention was to let Li Yan avoid trouble, and on the other hand, it was to sharpen Li Yan. As long as Li Yan got rid of his impetuous spirit, he believed that whether it was Wenpin or
Liu Qi would always use him regardless of past grudges, but he didn't expect that Li Yan was so unbearable. Not only did he not realize Wenpin's intention, but he also came to Xiangyang. In Xiangyang, people like Li Yan can easily be taken advantage of by others.
Confucian scholars like Li Yan don't have much family background. If they want to stand out quickly, they just need to attach themselves to a certain family, be accepted as a disciple by a member of the family, and then recommend to Liu Biao. However, after being accepted as a disciple of a family, unless you use some means
Tongtian, otherwise it can only be controlled by the aristocratic family.
"I've met a few gentlemen." He came to Sima Hui and bowed in front of the others.
"Haha, sir, please get up." Song Zhongzi smiled and stretched out his hand to help him. He was not wearing official uniform at this time. With his reputation in Jingzhou, he naturally regarded himself as an elder when he saw Liu Qi.
Sima Hui and Pang Degong also nodded slightly and smiled, extending their hands to help. Only Huang Chengyan on the side had a gloomy look on his face and did not even look at Liu Qi.
"This must be Mr. Huang Chengyan from the Huang clan. I have always heard that Mr. Huang Chengyan is a real hermit and a strange man in the world. It is a great fortune to meet him today." Liu Qi smiled and bowed to Huang Chengyan.
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