The storm was about to come, but Liu Qi didn't know it at this time. After a night of driving, Liu Qi and others finally drove dozens of miles. There were no official roads, only these small roads that could only accommodate a carriage, plus these women
The speed of Liu Qi and others naturally slowed down.
At this time, Liu Qi and others were resting in an open place. These soldiers had not had a good rest for several days, and Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao were extremely tired after traveling all night.
Perhaps it was because of its proximity to Jiangdong that this place was sparsely populated. After driving all night, we didn’t encounter a single village. In the early morning, Liu Qi and his 800 people camped right next to this road, and there was not a single passerby.
In the large tent surrounded by many tents, Liu Qi, Wang Yi and Gan Ning were looking at the map and discussing how to proceed next.
Liu Qi was not too familiar with Jiangxia, so he did not speak, but listened carefully to Wang Yi and Gan Ning's analysis.
Wang Yi pointed at the map and said: "The governor of Jiangxia is Huang Zu. This man is one of the few veterans under General Zhennan. In his early years, he led his men to kill Sun Jian and won the respect of General Zhennan. He has been the governor of Jiangxia for nearly ten years.
Year. Huang Zu was born in Jingzhou. The Huang family is also one of the famous families in Jingzhou. The Huang family is also married to the Cai family, so I am afraid there will be some conflict with the eldest son."
He raised his head and glanced at Liu Qi, and saw that Liu Qi had not spoken. Wang Yi continued: "In the past two years, Huang Zu has become more and more greedy. He has conquered Jiangxia with reckless abandon. He has been extremely slack in armament. The Jiangxia defenders are even more lazy and have no military discipline at all.
His subordinates have long complained about him. Even General Zhennan was a little dissatisfied with him, but he did not pursue the case because of his previous merits."
Liu Qi nodded. He also had some understanding of Huang Zu's character. This man was not only greedy for money, but he also annexed land in Jiangxia and was inhumane to his subordinates. In history, Gan Ning defected to Huang Zu, but Huang Zu was like an animal.
It was his own fault for his treatment of Gan Ning and his subsequent death by Gan Ning.
Gan Ning also pointed at the map and said: "This Huang Zu has no friendship with the lord. If he goes to Jiangxia, he will probably be ignored. It is better to go directly through Jiangxia Road and return to Xiangyang via Nanjun." Returning to Jingzhou Gan Ning
The others called Liu Qi Lord again.
Liu Qi nodded. The relationship between the Huang family and the Cai family was deeply rooted. It was difficult for him not to be dissatisfied. There was no need for him to go and see other people's faces. He might as well go straight back to Xiangyang through Jiangxia. Passing through Jiangxia is Nanjun. Listen
He said that the Feilong Army was in Nanjun, so why not go and have a look? Thinking of this, Liu Qi said: "Since we are going directly through Jiangxia to Nanjun, I also want to see the Feilong Army, which is as famous as the Feihu Army."
Wang Yi smiled and said nothing. It was no secret that the Feihu Army and the Feilong Army competed with each other, but this competition was not put on the table. Moreover, their Feihuwei's entry into Jiangdong this time and their safe return were enough to defeat the Feilong Army.
I feel proud in front of me.
Gan Ning would not object if Liu Qi took the lead in everything, but they had already left Jiangdong and no one in Changsha knew. He felt that he should send someone to say something. Gan Ning looked at Liu Qi and said, "Now that my lord has left Jiangdong, should I send someone?"
Go to Changsha and inform the military advisor?"
Hearing Gan Ning's words, Liu Qi didn't say anything. After returning to Jingzhou, he wanted to inform Changsha of his news. But he also felt that there were many things he could do in secret, and he didn't have to worry as much as before. But if he didn't inform Changsha, he might
Changsha was already in chaos. After thinking about it, Liu Qi said: "Send someone to Changsha to tell the military advisor that we have returned to Jingzhou safely, and ask him not to leak it for the time being."
Gan Ning nodded. Although Liu Qi didn't say anything, he guessed some of Liu Qi's intentions.
"Your Majesty, someone wants to see you." A soldier's voice came in.
Liu Qi was a little confused that the soldiers outside did not say who was asking for an audience, so he asked: "Who is asking for an audience?"
A woman's voice came in: "General Qi, I am here to pay my respects on the order of my young lady."
After hearing what the maid said, Liu Qi already knew that it was Da Qiao who asked her to come. Xiao Qiao had a weak personality and obeyed Da Qiao's arrangements. Liu Qi said: "Come in."
The curtain opened and a maid came in. Liu Qi knew that this woman was Da Qiao's personal maid and asked, "Why did your lady ask you to come here?"
The maid bowed to Liu Qi and said, "My lady invites the general to come."
Liu Qi nodded and signaled Gan Ning and Gan Ning to go ahead and prepare. They got up and went to Da Qiao's tent. Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao's tent was next to Liu Qi's tent. They arrived not long after. Liu Qi stood outside the tent and waited while the maid went.
Report.
Not long after, the maid came out and said, "My lady, please invite the general in." After saying that, she lifted the curtain and let Liu Qi in.
Liu Qi lowered his head and entered the tent, only to see Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao sitting there, obviously waiting for him. When Liu Qi came in, the two women stood up and bowed and said, "Master, please have a seat."
Liu Qi was not polite and sat down opposite Da Qiao, and looked up at the two women. This was the first time Liu Qi looked at the two women up close, and he couldn't help but feel a little dazed. His skin was like gelatin, and he was as beautiful as jade and water.
Liu Qi looked straight at the two girls. Their faces turned red all of a sudden and Xiao Qiao hurriedly lowered his head. Only then did Liu Qi react and coughed: "I wonder what the two girls are doing by asking me to come here?"
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Seeing that Liu Qi was not overly concerned, Da Qiao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The reason for inviting the general here this time is that he hopes that the general will send someone to invite my father here. My father will be worried if he knows that my sisters are here."
Although Da Qiao said it tactfully, Liu Qi could hear her dissatisfaction. If their father knew that his daughter had been kidnapped to Jingzhou, he didn't know how he would react. Liu Qi looked at Da Qiao and asked: "This is a small matter, just
How can the girl’s father believe what his subordinates say?”
Da Qiao took out a piece of brocade from his arms and handed it to Liu Qi, saying: "This is a letter to my father. You only need to give this letter to your father, and your father will understand."
Liu Qi secretly thought that Da Qiao was thoughtful and reached out to take the brocade. There was still some body temperature left on the brocade, and a refreshing fragrance hit his face. Liu Qi couldn't help but take a deep breath before putting the brocade away and said: "Don't worry, two girls, we will send it to you soon."
I will ask my father to come."
Hearing Liu Qi's words, Da Qiao breathed a sigh of relief. The sisters were always uneasy without their father around. If their father was around, he could help them make an idea. Besides, if Sun Ce knew that they had been kidnapped, he wouldn't know how to treat their father. Listen.
Upon seeing Liu Qi's support, Da Qiao bowed slightly and said, "Then I'll trouble you, General."
Seeing Da Qiao being so polite, Liu Qi felt a little uncomfortable. After all, it was because of his two girls that they were in such a situation. He felt a little guilty and said, "You're welcome, girl. If you have anything to do in the future, just ask someone to tell me. I'm determined not to refuse." After that,
Feeling that the atmosphere in the tent was a bit awkward, he bowed his hands to Da Qiao and stood up to leave.
Seeing Liu Qi leaving, Xiao Qiao raised his head, made a face at Da Qiao and said with a smile: "I thought this eldest son had no reaction to my sister's appearance? I didn't expect that he would also be fascinated by her."
Da Qiao raised his hand and patted Xiao Qiao's head and said, "You."
Xiao Qiao stuck out her tongue and said: "This eldest son is not as rude as that Sun Ce. When he saw his sister in Jiangdong, he could pretend to be a Jiangdong general as if nothing had happened, and he was able to return unscathed with a thousand soldiers and horses.
Jingzhou will have some ability by then, and it might be better for my sister to marry him than to marry that Sun Ce." After saying that, he looked a little depressed and said: "Besides, we were kidnapped by him, who else believes that we are innocent except him.
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Da Qiao knew that Xiao Qiao was smart and had probably seen through this matter a long time ago. He was afraid that she would be worried for the past two days, so he did not show it. He held Xiao Qiao in his arms and said: "There will be a way." Xiao Qiao said nothing and secretly prayed for Liu Qi to speak.
Believe it or not.
Liu Qi came out of the tent to find Gan Ning and handed the brocade to him, asking him to find a few people to go to Jiangdong to fetch Da Qiao's father. Naturally Gan Ning would not slack off on this matter. In their eyes, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao were already
Liu Qi's wife, then their father is naturally Liu Qi's father-in-law, so they will not neglect her.
The sun had come out and people were finally seen on the road. Although there were not many, Liu Qi and others were relieved. It seemed that they had not gone the wrong way. Liu Qi asked Gan Ning to lead someone to find someone. Not long after, Gan Ning led a group of people.
Come back in name.
Liu Qi looked at the old man who was dressed like a farmer, bowed his hands to the old man as a salute and asked: "May I ask the old man where is this place? How far is the nearest city?"
This place is close to Chaisang. Jiangdong soldiers and horses often pass by. When they saw Liu Qi and others, they thought they were Jiangdong soldiers and horses. When the old man heard that Liu Qi had a Jingxiang accent, he knew that Shu Dali breathed a sigh of relief and said: "This is Yangxin County, and the nearest city is also Yangxin."
The county seat, more than twenty miles to the west, is Yangxin County."
Upon hearing what the old man said, Liu Qi asked, "Are there Jiangdong soldiers and horses passing by here often?" He saw the old man's vigilance just now.
The old man sighed: "This place is only a few dozen miles away from Chaisang. Jiangdong soldiers and horses often arrive here, and even go to Yangxin County frequently. It's like a back garden. We are used to coming and going."
Liu Qi then asked: "Then the governor of Jiangxia never stopped it?"
The old man shook his head and said: "The prefect has concentrated all the soldiers and horses in the three cities of Jiangxia, Xiakou, and Nanchang and doesn't care about other places. The soldiers and horses coming in and out of Jiangdong have not seen them coming to expel them."
Liu Qi suppressed his anger and asked Gan Ning about the situation before asking Gan Ning to give him some money and let him leave. After the old man left, Liu Qi had a gloomy look on his face. He knew about Huang Zu's laziness, but he never expected that Huang Zu would be so careless about the life and death of the people of Jiangxia.
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Wang Yi and Gan Ning stood aside and looked at Liu Qi carefully and asked: "Master, do you want to go to Jiangxia to make an explanation?"
Liu Qi shook his head and said: "I'm afraid that Huang Zu hasn't put me, the eldest son, in his eyes yet. If he goes there, he will only run into trouble. This place is close to Chaisang, and the defense is so lax. Jiangdong will definitely arrange people here. Sooner or later, our whereabouts will be
It will be exposed, so leave here immediately. You go ahead and prepare to leave in half an hour."
Gan Ning and Wang Yi bowed to accept the order: "No." After saying this, he left the tent and took a few soldiers to prepare.