"I didn't expect Liu Jingzhou to have such a descendant. It seems that the Han Dynasty is not without hope." Huang Chengyan looked at Liu Qi and praised.
"Haha, Mr. Huang is overly praised." Liu Qi cupped his hands and said.
"Hahaha..." Sima Hui and others on the side also started laughing. It was rare to see Huang Chengyan so deflated.
"How could this happen? What did Liu Qi say that made Huang Chengyan change his mind?" Cai Hao, who was not far away, saw the two people who were arguing with each other just now. In the blink of an eye, they became talking and laughing friends.
There's something I can't figure out.
When Liu Qi mentioned Huang Xiang just now, he didn't say it loudly, so only a few Confucian scholars around him heard it, and no one else heard it. Seeing Liu Qi suddenly talking and laughing with Huang Chengyan, he accepted it for a while.
No.
"Is this how Liu Qi and Huang have reconciled?"
"It's probably true. Look at those two people talking and laughing, so they're still thinking about those things."
"Didn't you hear that Mr. Huang just killed the Huang Zu family and the Huang clan? It seems that General Zhengnan has won."
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Seeing the reconciliation between Liu Qi and the Huang family, everyone around them started talking about it.
"Lord Zhou Mu is here!" Suddenly the courtesy officer shouted loudly and woke everyone up. When everyone in the courtyard heard that Liu Biao was coming, they returned to their seats and stood waiting.
"Father is here, so I'll take my leave now. I'll have a drink with the gentlemen later during the banquet." Liu Qi cupped his hands in front of Huang Chengyan and the others.
"Eldest Young Master, please help yourself. I and a few others are here to congratulate the Eldest Young Master first." Huang Chengyan and others said with a smile.
Liu Qi led Wang Yi, Gan Ning and others towards their seats. Behind him, Yi Ji cupped his hands at the people and smiled, then followed Liu Qi and left.
"Haha, but I haven't seen Chengyan look deflated for a long time." Sima Hui said with a smile as soon as Liu Qi left.
"That's right. I thought that together with the efforts of several others, I could not make him admit defeat. I didn't expect that today Liu Qi would admit defeat with just a few words." Pang Degong also laughed.
Huang Chengyan waved his hand and said: "I didn't expect that I would have to do all the tricks in my life, but Liu Qi would catch my sore leg."
As soon as Liu Qi and others returned to their seats, they saw Liu Biao, dressed in brocade robes and smiling broadly, walking in surrounded by more than a dozen Flying Tiger Guards.
After Liu Qi sat down, he waved his hand for everyone to sit down and looked at everyone with a smile. When Liu Biao saw Liu Qi, the joy in his eyes was undisguised, and he nodded towards Liu Qi with a look of appreciation.
Seeing Liu Biao like this, the officials below were also secretly shocked. Liu Cong clenched his hands with a gloomy look on his face. Just now Liu Biao didn't send anyone to call him forward, so he could faintly sense that something was coming so quickly that he didn't expect.
Yi Ji, Li Gui and other officials from Liu Qi's family all looked happy, while officials from Cai's family all looked worried.
"It seems that after Liu Jingzhou, Liu Qi will control Jingzhou." Sima Hui on the other side said with expectation.
"Haha, with Liu Qi's ability, even if Liu Cong has the support of the Cai family, he is no match. I really look forward to what will happen in Jingzhou when Liu Qi becomes the lord of Jingzhou." Pang Degong on the side also had a smile on his face.
"I'm afraid a fight between dragons and tigers is inevitable. This world is already dominated by young people." Huang Chengyan looked at Liu Qi and said.
"Haha..." Song Zhongzi said nothing with a smile on his face. His status was not suitable to express his opinion on this matter.
"Today is to welcome General Zhengnan. Congratulations to General Zhengnan on his triumphant return and a victory that has not been seen in Jingzhou for more than ten years. Everyone already knows about this, so I won't mention it anymore. I won't talk about business today, just to welcome Qi'er. As for
We will wait until tomorrow to discuss the reward." Liu Biao looked at everyone with a smile on his face, full of pride and joy.
"this……"
Everyone originally thought that Liu Biao would take this opportunity to reward Liu Qi and everyone who deployed them, but they did not expect that this would be the case. The entire banquet was just to welcome Liu Qi. Doesn't this mean that all the officials in Xiangyang came to welcome Liu Qi's return? It was unimaginable to everyone.
What will Liu Qi's reputation be like after today?
With Liu Biao raising Liu Qi's reputation in such a big way, everyone had already vaguely felt that Liu Qi was already the lord of Jingzhou in Liu Biao's heart. Only then did everyone want to understand why Liu Cong, who had always been by Liu Biao's side, would appear alone at the banquet.
Why did Mrs. Cai, who had always been favored by Liu Biao, not appear at the banquet?
"It seems that there is no doubt that the eldest son will become the next lord of Jingzhou." Various phenomena indicate that Liu Biao is determined to make Liu Qi his heir.
At this time, hundreds of officials in the entire courtyard were all thinking rapidly, secretly planning for their future. The officials who were already wavering between left and right glanced at Liu Qi from time to time, thinking about whether it was right for a while.
They established a good relationship with Liu Qi at the banquet. Officials from Liu Qi's group also put down their heavy heart, secretly glad that they made the right choice.
"Huh?" Cai Hao raised his head and glanced at Liu Biao in confusion, and his heart sank. Liu Biao's move was so unexpected. He had not discussed it with anyone before, which caught him off guard.
"No matter what, no matter what Liu Biao thinks, as long as you kill Liu Qi, everything will be solved. It depends on you how you will end up." Cai Hao, as the leader of the clan, made his decision instantly. If Liu Qi is killed, Liu Cong will become Jingzhou
Although Liu Cong was smart, he was still young and easy to control. Jingzhou would not yet be ruled by the Cai family by then.
"Why did the Marquis suddenly decide on this matter? It seems that our Kuai family has to make plans." After hearing Liu Biao's words, Kuai Yue beside Cai Hao narrowed his eyes and thought in his mind, and turned his head to look at the silent Cai Hao.
, Kuai Yue's mind was racing, thinking about Kuai's way out.
Not only were they confused, even Liu Qi was shocked at this time. Liu Biao's attitude towards him has been vague and uncertain since his rebirth. Even Liu Qi couldn't understand what Liu Biao was thinking. Today, Liu Biao suddenly changed his attitude. In front of everyone
Liu Qi was really puzzled to express his attitude in front of him.
Ignoring the excitement on Wang Yi, Gan Ning's and others' faces, Liu Qi lowered his head expressionlessly and waited for Liu Biao's next words. At this time, he did not dare to be careless at all. With Liu Biao's suspicious character, he might be testing himself.
"It would be great if the military advisor were here." Liu Qi thought of Xu Shu. If Xu Shu were here, he would definitely be able to guess Liu Biao's intentions.
"Serve the wine!" Liu Biao shouted to the maid behind him. As soon as Liu Biao finished speaking, the maid behind him rushed forward and filled Liu Biao's glass with wine.
"With this first glass of wine, I would like to congratulate General Zhengnan for quelling the rebellion in three days, for killing the traitor Zhang Xian and his son, and for bringing peace to Jingzhou." Liu Biao stood up and said as he picked up the wine glass. After Liu Biao finished speaking, he saw the maid next to him fall down.
A glass of wine was respectfully delivered to Liu Qi.
"Congratulations to General Zhengnan for killing the rebels and restoring peace to Jingzhou." As soon as Liu Biao finished speaking, the officials below raised their glasses and turned to Liu Qi.
Seeing everyone like this, although he couldn't understand Liu Biao's intention, Liu Qi still picked up his wine glass and said loudly: "Qi brought the dead and wounded soldiers in Changsha to thank his father and thank you all."
"Do it!" Liu Qi drank down the wine in his hand.
"Okay!" Liu Biao praised and drank down the wine in his hand, followed by others.
Liu Biao poured the wine glass aside, and a maid poured it for him. Without looking, Liu Biao held the wine glass and said, "With this second glass of wine, I wish General Zhengnan to bravely kill the enemy and resist the attack of the Jiangdong army. Defeat Jiangdong's troops, kill Jiangdong's generals, and keep the enemy at home, so that Jiangdong's army will no longer dare to look down on me, Jingzhou."
Liu Biao originally wanted to increase Liu Qi's prestige and let him fight against the Cai family. However, at this time, even he thought that Liu Qi was doing a good job. When he led Jingzhou, he only fought back after being bullied into his family. No matter Whether it was to kill Sun Jian or Zhang Ji, they were forced to Xiangyang before they fought back and killed them. How could Liu Qi, who directly entered Jiangdong and killed Jiangdong generals, rampaged through Jiangdong and returned safely? Jiangdong's morale plummeted and Jiangdong suffered heavy losses. What's more, they even directly occupied Jiangdong's territory. How is this different from expanding territory and opening up new territories?
And he has been the shepherd of Jingzhou for more than ten years. Not only has he not expanded the territory, he has not even taken back Nanyang County, the original capital of Jingzhou. Compared with Liu Qi, Liu Biao's eyes softened when he thought of this. For a while, he let his son do the things he couldn't do. Although he was suspicious, he didn't doubt his son, especially Liu Qi, who was quite similar to him.
"Congratulations to General Zhengnan for defending the enemy outside the country and for the military power of Jingzhou."
Following Liu Biao's words, everyone toasted to Liu Qi again, becoming more certain that Liu Qi would be the future lord of Jingzhou.
"What is Liu Biao doing? Even if he wants to establish Liu Qi as his heir, there is no need to be so grand."
Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, Yi Ji and others below had noticed the strangeness at this time, while Huang Chengyan and others also looked at Liu Biao with strange expressions, trying not to figure out Liu Biao's intentions.
Seeing the strange expressions on everyone's face, Liu Biao smiled and said nothing. He just wanted to support Liu Qi against the Cai family. He and the Cai family had always had a tacit understanding of peace and harmony over the years. How could anyone guess that he was suddenly taking action against the Cai family? intention.
"Thank you, father." Liu Qi took the wine glass handed over by the maid and drank it down in one gulp. Although he didn't know Liu Biao's intention, Liu Qi now held military power in his hands and controlled Changsha. The worst he could do was to rush out of Xiangyang, brick by brick. Although it would be difficult for Wa to conquer the world by himself without Liu Biao's help, he was confident.
"My son has a good drinker!" After saying this, Liu Biao had already raised his third glass of wine and said: "With this third glass of wine, I wish General Zhengnan a safe return from his journey across the Yangtze River."
Since it is to strengthen Liu Qi's reputation, he should do it all at once, Liu Biao thought to himself.
"What on earth are you going to do, father?" Seeing Liu Biao raising his wine glass again, Liu Cong clenched his fists and stared at Liu Biao with an angry face and panic in his eyes.