Cai Yan received Liu Qi's praise, and for some reason he felt a little strange in his heart.

A woman looks good to those who please her, but at the same time she will die for her bosom friend. When people live in the world, everyone hopes that their actions will be recognized by others and longs for themselves to be recognized by others.

When Cai Yan first came to help the county soldiers defend the city, she didn't have so many twists and turns in her heart. She just hoped from the bottom of her heart to do her little bit to protect Changsha.

Although she had no selfish motives, at this moment, after hearing Liu Qi's praise, she couldn't help but feel a little pride and satisfaction in her heart.

She saluted Liu Qi gratefully and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Fu, for the compliment. It's such a great compliment."

"Why should everyone be so polite, Mr. Cai?"

Cai Yan rubbed the corners of his clothes with both hands, lowered his head, and peeked around from the corners of his eyes. Liu Qi looked at him quite at a loss.

To avoid embarrassment, she reached out to pick up the bucket from the ground and said to Liu Qi: "Many soldiers have not yet drunk water. I will go and get more water for them."

After that, he took the bucket and left.

Liu Qi said: "Everyone Cai has worked hard, I will carry it for you."

After saying that, he reached out to take the bucket in Cai Yan's hand. Cai Yan hurriedly dodged back and whispered: "No, no need... I can do it myself."

While the two were fighting for the barrel, Liu Qi accidentally touched Cai Yan's hands again. Cai Yan hurriedly retracted his hand as if he was electrocuted, but the barrel in his hand accidentally fell to the ground.

Liu Qi hurriedly apologized: "Everyone Cai, I'm sorry."

Cai Yan glanced at Liu Qi cautiously and whispered: "This is the second time."

"What?" Liu Qi didn't respond.

What Cai Yan meant was that, together with the last time Liu Qi insisted on giving him a raincoat, this was the second time Liu Qi touched her hand.

I don’t know if Mr. Liu Fu did this on purpose.

Cai Yan picked up the barrel from the ground, glanced at Liu Qi, bit his lips tightly, and after a long while, he came out with three words... "Deng Tuzi."

"Ah?" Liu Qi didn't expect Cai Yan to say such a sentence, and was stunned on the spot.

Cai Yan blushed with shame, said nothing, and trotted away with the bucket in hand.

Liu Qi stood there and looked at her disappearing figure, raising his eyebrows slightly.

"Who are you calling a stinker..." Liu Qi muttered to himself.

At this moment, Zhang Ren was seen escorting Xing Daorong to Liu Qi.

"Master Fu, Ren Shicai captured the enemy's Sima Xing Daorong alive at the top of the city, and specially escorted him here to hand him over to Master Fu!"

"Xing Daorong?" Liu Qi frowned, muttered the name silently, and ordered: "Bring him here."

Not long after, he saw two soldiers escorting the strong man Xing Daorong to Liu Qi.

Xing Daorong raised his head cautiously, glanced at Liu Qi, and then quickly lowered his head.

"Are you Xing Daorong, the commander of Zhang Xianjun's army?" Liu Qi asked lightly.

"Exactly."

"You followed Zhang Xian in rebellion, invading the prefectures and counties, persecuting the people, and committing heinous crimes. I, the Liu family of Shanyang, are a powerful force in the clan alliance, and I am the emperor's master. It is known to the whole world. How can you, a young man like you, do it?"

A rival?"

Xing Daorong sighed helplessly and said: "What you said is true, but this matter has nothing to do with the general. The general is just a commander of another department in Lingling County. He obeys the military order of the county guard and leads his troops to assist the city. The rest

I don’t know anything about it, so please forgive me.”

Liu Qi looked Xing Daorong up and down and said, "I think you are also a brave warrior. Now I want you to surrender and join our army. You will be punished and have meritorious service. Are you willing?"

Xing Daorong was overjoyed when he heard this and said hurriedly: "I am deeply honored to be summoned by Lord Mengfu."

Liu Qi nodded with satisfaction and said, "Come here, loosen the bonds."

"only!"

The two guards immediately untied Xing Daorong from his body. Under the protection of Zhang Ren and the guards, Liu Qi and Xing Daorong went to a nearby place to talk.

Xiao Pang Tong followed step by step.

"General Xing is a native of Lingling County?"

"yes!"

"Who else is at home?"

"In the last general's family, there is a wife, two sons, as well as his mother and dozens of people of the same generation in the clan."

"Oh? It turns out that he is from a wealthy family in Lingling County. I would like to ask the general, since you have come to vote for me, what are your next plans?"

Xing Daorong said seriously: "I don't have any plans at the end. I just want to put the prince first and atone for my sins with my merits. It's all driven by the prince!"

Liu Qi smiled and said: "After defeating Zhang Xian in this battle, I plan to counterattack the two counties of Guiyang and Lingling and pacify the four counties of Jingnan within three years. What does General Xing think?"

Xing Daorong's expression did not change, and he just said to Liu Qi respectfully: "The last general is a defeated general, and the Lord of Mengfu will not give up and is willing to surrender. How can I dare to interfere with the county government? As long as the Lord of the Mansion is willing to spare me, a certain

Everything should be done with the ruler in mind."

After listening to Xing Daorong's words, Liu Qi's eyes suddenly flashed with light, but it was just a fleeting moment.

"Since General Xing is sincerely willing to reform, how can Liu be so disrespectful? I still treat you as a commander in another department, waiting to be called upon in the army."

Xing Daorong couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly bowed: "Thank you so much, General!"

"Don't thank me too much." Liu Qi said calmly: "I have one more thing for the general to do right now. If you can do it, I will serve as a token of honor to you, Lord Yan, and I will appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the county."

Xing Daorong said hurriedly: "Please give me your instructions."

Liu Qi said slowly and calmly: "Now Zhang Xian has led his troops to attack, but they can't capture Changsha. I would like to ask the general to return to Zhang Xian's army, fake a surrender, and lure him to attack Changsha County. You and I should cooperate inside and outside, and we will set up a good situation in the county.

As long as Zhang Xian is in the jar, we can capture him in one fell swoop."

Xing Daorong was stunned when he heard this. After pondering for a while, he hesitated and said: "Xing was captured alive by the general under the command of the king. Many people have seen it. If he goes back like this now, wouldn't he be suspected by Zhang Xian?"

After hearing this, Liu Qi frowned and thought for a while, then said: "What you said is quite reasonable, so let's do it. General, go back and tell Zhang Xian that you are pretending to surrender to me to fall into my trap. You can lure him in Kaicheng in Changsha."

Enter the city."

"This, is this possible?" Xing Daorong asked in surprise.

"Whether it works or not is your business and has nothing to do with me. However, if I let you go like this, I'm afraid Zhang Xian won't believe it too much and will let me play some cruel tricks with you."

After saying that, Liu Qi turned around and shouted: "Come here, take Xing Daorong down and whip him thirty times."

"Ah?" Xing Daorong couldn't help being shocked when he heard this: "Whip? This, this is not necessary, right?"

Liu Qi smiled and said: "Of course I have to win. If you are not injured, it will not be enough to show my kindness and cruelty, and it will not be enough to make Zhang Xian believe in your counter-surrender strategy."

After that, Liu Qi waved his hand, and several soldiers dragged Xing Daorong down, preparing to flog him.

Zhang Ren looked at Liu Qi with confusion and said doubtfully: "Master Fu, why did you ask Xing Daorong to rebel against Zhang Xian? I'm afraid it's impossible to be sure whether this person is trustworthy."

Liu Qi smiled and said: "I have tested him several times just now. This person's family and clan are all in Lingling, but he never said anything about letting me capture Zhang Xian early. It was clear that he was a fake surrender, so I tried to use him to go undercover at Zhang Xian's place.
Chapter completed!