After noon, Liu Qi finished eating and drinking with a lot of people accompanying him. There was no doubt that he was enjoying himself. It should be known that Liu Xuande's uncle's subordinates were all fierce generals. They had long been famous for being able to lower their status to accompany a down-and-out prince like him. Under Liu Qi's current situation, he indeed felt a lot warmer.
Compared to the attitude of the officials in Jingzhou towards him, Liu Qi sighed at the coldness of the world and the high righteousness of his uncle.
Seemingly seeing something from Liu Qi's troubled expression, the generals only toasted him a few times before not forcing him to drink with them. After the banquet was over and everyone had enjoyed themselves, Liu Bei brought them to the camp to discuss the distribution of military resources.
Originally, Han Gang wanted to go with his master and the others, but he did not expect his master to give him a rather puzzled look. Before he could understand his master's meaning, he heard Liu Bei softly instruct,"Yu Qi, although my nephew Liu Qi is not an outsider, he can be considered an honored guest in my army. Why don't you accompany him to the pavilion for a short while?”
Liu Bei's words surprised Han Gang. He did not have any official position at the moment. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for him to accompany him? One had to know that in the current era, even if one were to accompany someone, one had to consider one's status. It was impossible for Han Gang not to be puzzled by this arrangement.
However, his lord had already given the order. Even though Han Gang was surprised, he hurriedly agreed,"Yu Qi, your orders." According to Han Gang's current thinking, since he couldn't figure it out, then he wouldn't think about it. His lord wasn't an ordinary person, so he definitely had some plans for this arrangement.
After saying that, Han Gang turned to Liu Qi, who was looking at him with an inexplicable gaze, and respectfully said,"Young Master, please follow me."
Liu Qi's facial expression was automatically interpreted by Han Gang as," He probably didn't expect the lord to send me to accompany him!”Although this thought was somewhat self-deprecating, it was also reasonable.
He did not say anything more and took the lead to walk towards the pavilion in the government office. Han Gang knew that place. The pavilion in Xinye City that could accommodate someone of Liu Qi's status was probably the one in the government office. It was inevitable that other places would not be of good quality.
Seeing Han Gang leading the way, Liu Qi clenched his teeth and followed him with determination. He was a young master of the Jing State who was almost thirty years old. It was indeed a little embarrassing to ask a teenager. Han Gang was different from his master Zhuge Liang. He was not famous and was young. It was ridiculous for Liu Qi to place his hopes on him.
In a short while, the two of them had already walked up to the attic. However, they did not expect that the servants had already finished preparing the food in the attic. There were two cups of fragrant tea on a table. There were even incense and other things that rose in the attic. It could be said to be fresh and pleasant. It was a good place to chat.
Immediately, Han Gang walked to the front of the table and invited with a smile,"Young Master, please take a seat."
Hearing Han Gang's words, Liu Qi hurriedly said with an unnatural expression,"Yuqi, please sit too."
After saying that, he seemed to be eager to get into the topic as soon as possible. He did not continue to be polite and quickly sat at one end of the table. He awkwardly called out to Han Gang again,"Yuqi, please sit too."
At this moment, Han Gang also seemed to have noticed something because Liu Qi had indeed lost his composure. What did he mean by 'quickly sit down?”
These words didn't sound like something a natural person would say. Moreover, looking at his anxious expression, he was afraid that there was something on his mind. Thinking of this, Han Gang was even more puzzled. No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't understand what Liu Qi needed him to solve.
It was obvious that Han Gang seemed to have noticed something. Liu Bei had asked him, a youth with no official position or status, to receive the heir of Jing State. This in itself was very strange. In addition to Liu Qi's sudden loss of composure, it made Han Gang even more certain of his thoughts.
Immediately, Han Gang did not dare to be negligent. He hurriedly sat down and asked in puzzlement,"Young Master, you seem to be so obedient. Is there anything you need my help with? Can you tell me?"
Liu Qi did not find it strange that Han Gang had guessed that something was wrong with him from the series of scenes he had seen. In the current situation, anyone with a brain would be able to guess something, not to mention that the young man opposite him was Uncle Liu Bei. Mr. Wolong, the person recommended, this in itself meant something.
After hearing Han Gang's question, Liu Qi wanted to say something, but he could not open his mouth no matter how hard he tried. Looking at his uncomfortable appearance, he was really a little aggrieved.
At this moment, Han Gang's mind was recalling some classic scenes from watching the Three Kingdoms in the past. Liu Qi consoled the army? Jingzhou? What? Could it be…"
As if he had just noticed a few special points of this scene, Han Gang's eyes were wide open and he did not know what to say. Undoubtedly, he had thought of the scene in history where Liu Qi once asked his master for advice. It was no wonder that Han Gang only remembered now. According to his understanding, this matter would not have anything to do with him, right? It wasn't like his master wasn't in the city, so how did he find him? What he didn't know was that the first person Liu Qi found was indeed his master, Zhuge Liang. He was just a pitiful person who was 'sold' by his master.
Seeing Han Gang's strange expression, Liu Qi was stunned at first. Then, he seemed to think that Han Gang had guessed something. He asked anxiously with obvious anticipation,"Did Yuqi guess something?"
Han Gang could only bitterly smile when he saw Liu Qi's overjoyed expression. He could completely tell that Liu Qi did not have much hope for him. However, his expression clearly told Liu Qi that he had guessed Liu Qi's problem. Just this alone would probably make it difficult for him to escape.
If he had maintained his puzzled expression from before, the other party would not have any expectations of him and would naturally not have asked him for a plan. This was Han Gang's own suffering.
After a while, Han Gang seemed to have sorted out his emotions and returned to his usual calm. He asked softly,"Young Master, are you afraid that you will be in danger?”
The moment Han Gang's words came out, Liu Qi was stunned at first. Then, without any doubts, he hurriedly walked out of the table and bowed respectfully to Han Gang."Right now, my father is seriously ill, and my second mother is in power. A few days ago, my subordinate accidentally heard that my second mother was plotting to harm me. I'm walking on thin ice right now, and I'm afraid day and night.”
Hearing the words by his ear, Han Gang thought with a bitter smile,"That's true." However, he didn't know what to say. According to the words of his master in history,"”Liu Qi, who was forced by the current situation, might really be able to give him a "pull out the ladder and ask". Of course, Han Gang was indeed afraid of being criticized by future generations, but he still felt very uncomfortable when he was asked to say his master's original words.
Immediately, Han Gang helped the latter up and said with a smile,"Young Master, there's no need to be like this.”
Liu Qi was delighted to see Han Gang's confident look. He quickly ran to the stairs of the attic. After checking the ladder that had been removed, Liu Qi smiled at Han Gang and said,"This one knows that this involves this one's family matters, so I had no choice but to ask Ji Yuqi. It was originally rash, but to prevent Yuqi from being criticized by others, this one had already arranged for the servants to remove the ladder when Yuqi came up. Now, only heaven knows what Yuqi said.”
After saying that, he bowed respectfully again. This could be said to have forced Han Gang to a corner. Although Han Gang was confident that jumping down from this two-meter-tall pavilion should not be difficult, the other party's attitude was so firm that he could not just ignore it.
"So, the ladder in history was removed a long time ago?”With this question in mind, Han Gang helplessly went forward to help the latter up again. He did not put on an act and calmly said,"Young Master, please sit down and listen to my analysis.”
The two of them returned to the table and sat down. Han Gang pondered for a moment before smiling and saying,"Just now, Young Master said that someone wanted to harm Young Master, but I don't know if Young Master has thought about why they wanted to harm you?”
Liu Qi seemed to know that with Han Gang's intelligence, he would be able to guess the reason, so he didn't say anything more and quietly waited for Han Gang's next words.
As expected, after Han Gang asked this question, he continued without stopping,"It's because of the position of the Jing State's ruler. Right now, Liu Jingzhou is seriously ill and his power has been transferred to someone else. Young Master is already powerless in the Jing State. I'm afraid that's why Young Master is so worried about his life, right?”
"If that's the case, Young Master can no longer do anything in the Jing State, so why do you still want to trap yourself in the Land of Dragon Stealth?”As Han Gang said this, he looked at the latter's uncertain expression and smiled without saying anything. The words had already been pointed out. Although it was different from what his master had said in history, the general meaning was similar.
Liu Qi was embarrassed. Why did he only leave when he was about to be killed in the later part of history? Wasn't it because he couldn't bear to part with the position of the Lord of Jing State? Since ancient times, power had always been extremely tempting. As the eldest son of the Jing State, Liu Qi had no qualms about this.
Seemingly seeing Liu Qi's hesitation, Han Gang smiled and said,""Young Master, have you heard of the saying,'As long as there is life, there is hope?'"”
Hearing Han Gang's words, Liu Qi was stunned at first, then he carefully read it and suddenly came to a realization."Yu Qi, what a good analogy. But I wonder where I should go after leaving Jing Zhou?”
Han Gang was stunned when he saw Liu Qi's interest in his words and thought,""As long as there's life, there's hope.”He did not know that the words he had just said were from Han Gang in the 72nd chapter of Dream of the Red Chamber. At this moment, he had shamelessly plagiarized the classic quote of " Cao Xueqin ".
There was no time to think about it, only to hear Han Gang say with a smile,"Jiang Xia's Huang Zu has been gone for some time, and it's time for a trusted aide to guard it. You need to know that you can only do something if you trap the dragon into the sea.”
At this moment, Liu Qi's eyes lit up when he heard Han Gang's instructions. He stood up and said anxiously,"Thank you for your guidance, I will return to Jing State and ask my father to transfer me to Jiangxia.”
Looking at the anxious Liu Qi, Han Gang seemed to have thought of something and quickly reached out to stop him."Young Master, don't be anxious and listen to me. Young Master's departure is in line with the Cai family's intentions and will not be obstructed. I think they will send you off wantonly. I advise Young Master to take this opportunity to expand your 'appetite'." Bring more soldiers."
Hearing Han Gang's words, Liu Qi was even more surprised. After thinking about this possibility, Liu Qi could not help but sigh in admiration,"Yuqi, what a good plan! If I leave the Jing State, I'll most likely have no hope of becoming the Jing State. The other party probably wants to appease me and won't make things too difficult for me to bring more soldiers, but 40,000 is probably their bottom line.”
At the end of his speech, Liu Qi had an unwilling look on his face. Looking at Liu Qi, who did not seem to be too stupid, Han Gang smiled slightly, but his heart was cold." This Liu Qi doesn't seem to be as useless as what history says. He was also a smart person who did not lack power!”
However, after his shock, Han Gang looked at Liu Qi's sickly pale face and relaxed a little. This was because Liu Qi's body was indeed as described in history. He was extremely thin and weak. Coupled with his unhealthy complexion, it was likely that he would have a short life.
History was like that. Some of it was true, while others were added by later generations. There was no need to investigate too much.
After saying that, he estimated the number of troops he could bring. Liu Qi bowed to Han Gang again and said,"I will remember Yu Qi's kindness today and repay him in the future.”
Hearing Liu Qi's words, Han Gang went forward to help him up for the third time. After pondering for a moment, he said with a profound smile,"It is indeed a sin to lure young noble to this state with your little trick. However, I have a presumptuous request that I need to trouble Young Master with. I wonder if Young Master…"
Looking at Han Gang's expression, Liu Qi was puzzled, but he did not dare to be negligent. He hurriedly agreed,"Yu Qi, just say it. I dare not disobey.”
Looking at Liu Qi's determined expression, Han Gang thought to himself,'Ambition is indeed ambitious, but he is also a person with a personality.”
Han Gang smiled." Young Master, please remember this in your heart. Don't tell anyone. How about it?" Why don't you put the ladder on first and I'll tell you as we walk?”
Hearing Han Gang's words, Liu Qi was stunned at first. He hurriedly called for the servants and pressed the ladder. The two of them walked down the stairs together. As they were walking, Han Gang crawled into Liu Qi's ear and whispered something. Liu Qi was puzzled for a moment before he nodded solemnly under Han Gang's gaze.
After the two of them left, they saw that Liu Bei and the others had returned to the government office. Liu Qi bid farewell and left. Before he left, he told Liu Bei in detail about the plan Han Gang had given him, causing the latter's eyes to shine. In the end, Liu Qi hesitated for a moment and did not say anything else before returning to Jingzhou.
Liu Qi, who was walking on the road, was puzzled by Han Gang's last words.
"In the early spring, please send more scouts to look for Dangyang Bridge and Changban Slope. It would be best to prepare more ships between those two places. However, no matter what, please keep this matter to yourself and not mention it to anyone.”
These were Han Gang's words. Han Gang could be said to be Liu Qi's benefactor. Although the latter did not understand why, he agreed immediately.
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