Chapter 20 It's all dead
Li Zheng and his wife and children were in the tent and reminiscing about the past. Liu Qi stood outside the tent, took out the Rubik's Cube in boredom, and began to fiddle with it.
It has to be said that the daily life in the late Eastern Han Dynasty was too boring. Most people lived for meals every day, but there were too few activities for entertainment.
Every day, it is big food, snacks, sleeping, having babies... and the next day, it continues until one day it is killed in wars.
Liu Qi, who can play Rubik's Cube, can be called a great entertainer of this era.
Huang Xu couldn't understand the mystery, and thought Liu Qi and others were upset, so he said, "Shaojun, will you go in and urge me?"
Liu Qi shook his head and said, "The family of four has not seen each other for more than a few days. I will express my feelings to each other. If you and I disturb you at this time, it will be too inhumane."
Huang Xu muttered, "But when will we have to wait for this?"
Liu Qi sighed and said, "Life is neither long nor short. To become a great person, the key is patience... Come on, I will teach you how to play Rubik's Cube."
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Most of the time later, Li Zheng sent his wife out of the bill and asked Liu Qi to come in.
Mrs. Li took the child out of the tent and saw Liu Qi with a helpless look on her face and Huang Xu with a sweaty head.
"This, this, I can't even make a difference?" Huang Xu said embarrassedly.
Liu Qi patted his shoulder and said, "Everything is difficult at the beginning. Although this thing is small, it contains profound truths. To play the Rubik's Cube, it takes four stages. Each stage requires great patience. But whenever we can spell out one more side or even another layer, our sense of accomplishment is by no means something that can be described in words."
Huang Xu looked depressed, and the sense of accomplishment in Liu Qi's mouth was a fantasy for him now.
Liu Qi patted Huang Xu on the shoulder and said, "You and I are both young people. The biggest weakness of young people is that they are restless and impatient. This Rubik's Cube is given to you. You can try to study it when you have nothing to do, which can sharpen your mind."
Huang Xu bit his lip and replied in a low voice: "Thank you, Shaojun..."
Liu Qi turned his head and saw Mrs. Li, and smiled and said, "Madam and Mr. Li tell me all their hearts?"
Li nodded and said, "Thank you, Mr. Shi Chengquan, for me. I'm sorry, please come to the account and talk."
Liu Qi turned to look at Huang Xu and said, "When you send your wife back, remember to take care of yourself and don't lose your etiquette."
His voice was not loud, but he just grasped it right and just passed it into the tent.
After Huang Xu led Li away, Liu Qi stood outside the tent for a while before entering.
Li Zheng's eyes were a little wet and his expression was a little melancholy.
Seeing Liu Qi come in, Li Zheng wiped his eyes with his black hands, but his face became dirtier and dirtyer.
Liu Qi took out his handkerchief and handed it to Li Zheng.
The class status of the Han Dynasty was clearly classified, and the status of the sons of prominent families was very high. Due to the superior environmental education and growth process, most of them were aloof and could use their own things for others.
Li Zheng took the white parfait handed over by Liu Qi, and was moved in his heart.
This young man is kind...
This is how people get along with each other. Sometimes, if you want to win the other person's favor, you can achieve your goal with just a kind action.
After wiping his face, Li Zheng said gratefully: "I don't expect that the young master is so kind, which really makes Li ashamed. I think Li cooperated with the clan and planned to plot against the young master to murder Liu Fujun. It was really unforgivable to be punished. Now the young master treats me like this... Alas, I also ask the young master to kill Li."
Liu Qi was still sitting cross-legged on the sand and said, "You are not a thief in the clan, and you have no way to harm the side. The original Jingzhou was unsupervised, so you let the thief in the clan be in a big way. In order to protect your family, you are forced to surrender to Zhang Fang. I know this very well."
When Li Zheng saw that Liu Qi was actually speaking for him, he was ashamed and tears flashed from the corners of his eyes.
Liu Qi looked at him seriously and said:
"Are you a man? You are about to make mistakes and you can improve your mistakes. Mr. Li, are you willing to turn back and help my father and son stabilize Jingxiangyang and benefit the people?"
Li Zheng finally couldn't control himself and cried bitterly.
He thought he was dead this time, but he never expected that he could survive in a desperate situation and see the hope of life again.
And the one who gave him this hope of survival was the young man in front of him.
In fact, with his relationship with Zhang Fang, even if Liu Qi killed him, he did not wrong him. After all, it was an era when the winner was the king and the loser was the enemy, and there were not so many human rights to talk about.
But Liu Qi chose to forgive him.
What a young man’s mind?
"Li Zheng is willing to work hard for the envoy and the young master!" After crying, Li Zheng expressed his determination to Liu Qi and slammed his forehead to the ground.
Li Zheng is also from a wealthy family in Jiangxia Pingchun. He usually kowtows to others, even bows and bows halfway. Now he is willing to throw his forehead to the ground, which shows his gratitude to Liu Qi.
"No need to do this." Liu Qi hurriedly reached out and pulled Li Zheng up from the ground, allowing him to sit opposite him.
"It is a blessing for my father and son. I have a major event now that I want you to do, so what if you do the Duke will do the merits and commit crimes? After the matter is completed, I guarantee that Duke Li can be reused in Xiangyang."
Li Zheng hurriedly said, "But it's up to the young master to give me."
Liu Qi told the story of recruiting two bandits Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng.
"For Liu, Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng should not be kept. I know that both Zhang and Chen thieves were summoned by Zhang Fang to Xiangyang. When you were the magistrate of Yicheng County, you were also under Zhang Fang. If you asked you to instigate the two of them, you would definitely succeed."
"How to instigate Zhang and Chen?"
Liu Qi said seriously: "You only need to make the two thieves believe that Cai Mao asked them to surrender outside Xiangyang City... The intention was to take the opportunity to get rid of them, and then a big thing would be accomplished!"
After all, Li Zheng is also the head of a county. He carefully studied Liu Qi's words for a long time, and after a long time he realized something.
"I understand how to do it. Young Master, don't worry. I will go to Xiangyang."
After saying that, he got up and wanted to leave, but Liu Qi stopped him.
Li Zheng looked at Liu Qi in confusion.
Liu Qi smiled: "How can you go to Xiangyang with Mr. Li's outfit?"
Li Zheng looked at his dirty clothes, then subconsciously touched his messy bun and Que Hei's face, and smiled awkwardly.
"Oh, I'm acting impatiently."
"Your Majesty, go and clean up your appearance, take a shower and change your clothes, and wait until Liu Qi has a drink and a banquet for you, and then go to Xiangyang."
"Thank you, Shaojun!"
Shortly after Li Zheng left, Huang Xu returned. After knowing the matter, he asked: "Shaojun, is this county magistrate really reliable? What if he goes back on his word and goes to Zhang Hu to betray Shaojun?"
Liu Qihun didn't care: "If you sell, you will sell it. Anyway, I only have one goal, which is to die from Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng."
Huang Xu was a little confused: "If Li Zheng betrayed Shaojun, how could Shaojun kill these two thieves?"
Liu Qi said slowly: "I'll sort it out and Brother Huang will understand."
Huang Xu looked at Liu Qi in confusion.
Liu Qi smiled and explained: "There are three ways in front of Li Zheng. The first is to surrender to me and follow a certain plan to deceive Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng. He said that Cai Mao wanted to eradicate them on the day they surrender. According to the two thieves' character, they either escape, defend Xiangyang to death, or fight against Cai Mao on the day of surrender... No matter what, the two of them are basically dead."
Huang Xu nodded and said, "But if Li Zheng pretends to surrender to Shaojun, go to Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng to expose Shaojun's plan?"
Liu Qi replied: "This is Li Zheng's second way. He pretended to surrender to me, but in fact he went to Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng to expose my plan. In this way, Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng would know that Liu would not tolerate them. According to Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng's temper, they would either escape, defend Xiangyang to the death, or fight against me on the day of surrender, and then they would still be dead."
"Forehead……"
Huang Xuting's eyelids twitched. What kind of evil did Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng do?
"What is Li Zheng's third path?"
Liu Qi smiled and said, "Thirdly, Li Zheng ran to Cai Mao to report me. Cai Mao came to argue with me. Everyone broke up. I tried to get along with Cai Mao and even wanted to kill Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng. Cai Mao, under the persuasion of Kuai, would kill Li Zheng and reconcile me. Then Li Zheng, Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng are dead... But I don't think Li Zheng would do that."
Huang Xu sighed: "After the young master said, I will suddenly see it... It seems that the two thieves will die no matter what."
Liu Qi nodded: "Yes, why are they all dead... They are the Lone Star of Tiansha, and their lives are not good."
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Cai Mao asked Pang Ji to go to Xiangyang City again and told Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng about the process of surrender.
After hearing this, the two thieves got angry on the spot.
Cai Mao’s move is too bullying!
"How rude Cai Mao is so rude? He agreed to surrender us. How come the matter is coming, and we will let us go out of the city and be humiliated?" Chen Sheng kicked over the long case in front of him and shouted angrily.
Under the hall, Pang Ji, who came to persuade him, hurriedly said: "Don't misunderstand, you have nothing to do with General Cai. It is actually the son of Governor Liu's son to demonstrate his father's authority. Therefore, he proposed to do this, and it is not that Mr. Cai deliberately humiliated the general's authority."
Zhang Hu said with a pale face: "Showing his father's power? Cai Mao agreed so easily? But what would he regard us and the other two?"
Chen Sheng also said angrily: "When Zhang Fang and Bei Yu summoned us to join us, they treated each other with courtesy. How could Cai Mao be like? But how dare the leader of the Jingzhou clan, how dare you be so arrogant?"
Pang Ji hurriedly said: "The two generals misunderstood General Cai. Today is different from the past. Now Jingzhou has a governor. No matter when the five tribes were in power in the past, even the Cai and Kuai clans should take into account the appearance of the governor and be restrained when doing things. After all, Liu clan is the legitimate lord of the seven counties."
The two thief's face still did not ease.
Pang Ji said again: "Don't worry, two generals, General Cai has agreed. After this matter, he will give each other a hundred good horses, a hundred kilograms of tin toes, and a hundred silk toes, and a hundred silk toes to repay them, and as compensation."
Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng were so angry that they were so angry that they could not bear it, but when they heard Cai Mao give him politely, their anger instantly disappeared.
The bandits are greedy by nature, like money and have little integrity.
Zhang Hu was silent for a while and said, "Forget it, it's not easy for General Cai to join the command of the governor. My brother is not that unreasonable person. Since he has agreed to surrender, what's the point? Just give General Cai some slight face."
Pang Ji was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly said, "If this is true, I will thank the two generals for General Cai!"
"Go back and receive the order and tell General Cai that my brothers will open the city gate in the past few days and merchants from all counties in Yunnan County will enter the city."
Pang Ji thanked Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng repeatedly, and then left.
Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng were complacent.
Although he lost face when he went out of the city to surrender in public, he could gain Cai Mao’s trust, and he could also benefit from it.
Chapter completed!