As the governor of Nanyang County, Liu Qi already had the authority to open a mansion, and he had already received the crown ceremony. Therefore, after Liu Biao became the governor of the state, he already established his own mansion for him in Xiangyang City.

It would be really shameful for a county governor with a salary of two thousand dan to not even have a decent mansion of his own.

After Liu Qi had a secret conversation with Liu Biao, he immediately left and went to his mansion.

Along the way, Liu Qi was thinking about Cai Mao's true intention of asking Zhang Yun to be his deputy general.

According to Liu Biao's thinking, Cai Mao wanted to take the opportunity to win over Zhang Yun and gain his favor for his own use.

But Liu Qi thinks it won't be that simple.

But Liu Qi couldn't tell exactly what Cai Mao wanted to do.

Cai Mao and Zhang Yun in history were a pair of treacherous little partners.

Liu Qi didn't know how the two got involved, but they were indeed linked together to erode Liu Biao's military power in northern Jing.

It stands to reason that one of them represents the local prominent families in Jingzhou, and the other represents the imperial power of the clan, so they cannot get together no matter what (the main political struggle in the late Eastern Han Dynasty was the struggle between the prominent families and the imperial power, and the rest of the Qingliu, eunuchs, relatives, and powerful people from poor families just revolved around this

Peripheral forces arising from the struggle between the two main class contradictions)

Therefore, if Cai Hao and Zhang Yun, who represent different camps, can unite together, there is only one possibility, that is, Zhang Yun completely betrays Liu Biao.

Through the conversation just now, Liu Qi knew that Liu Biao would still let Zhang Yun accompany Cai Mao to conquer Nanyang County in order to take the overall situation into consideration.

Today's situation is very different from that in history, but even so, Liu Qi is still somewhat uneasy about Zhang Yun.

Who knows that this general, a relative of the Liu family in Shanyang, is a bit too unreliable.

…

When he returned to his mansion, it was already dark. After eating some snacks, Liu Qi took out some silk scriptures and read them carefully for a while. He did not go to rest until late at night.

But when he was lying on the bed, he couldn't sleep for some reason.

When he was in Jingnan, except when he was in the army and the county office, whenever he returned home, Liu Qi would always be surrounded by beauties. He was used to having someone beside him to sleep with him at home.

Cai Mi and Du Yan...

Liu Qi turned his head and looked at the empty bed. The figures of the two women flashed back and forth in his mind, and he couldn't help but sigh.

I miss women... I feel a little bit depressed.

…

Now that Liu Biao has determined the strategy for sending troops at the meeting, the next step is to prepare his troops and prepare for the expedition.

Liu Qi will lead more than 24,000 soldiers from the Nanman camp westward into Jiangxia County, and join Huang Zu to attack Runan County.

But in fact, his real purpose was to rescue Liu Yao.

The generals Liu Qi led this time were still Dian Wei, Wei Yan, Zhang Ren, Li Dian, Shamoke, Baili Xi, Xiang Shanjiang, Yangzhan Cenlang and others, but Huang Xu was not there.

When Huang Xu heard about it, he naturally refused and took the initiative to come to Liu Qi's house to ask.

Liu Qi refused to see the guests.

Huang Xuqiu couldn't see him, so he could only return in anger.

Liu Qi deliberately hid Huang Xu for his own good. After all, in the last city defense battle in Changsha, Huang Xu did not respect the general's orders, turned from defense to offense, took the initiative to fight against the enemy general, and was almost injured by the enemy.

He is too energetic, much sharper than Wei Yan and Zhang Ren who are of the same age group as him. If he has such a character, wouldn't it be easy for him to suffer losses in the future?

There will be big trouble.

Compared with the aristocratic families and military generals in the north, people like Zhang Xian are too humble and out of place. If you fight against such a person, if you still put yourself in danger because of your competitiveness, then you will face the north in the future.

How can Huang Xu live long among the heroes?

Let him stay in Nanjun for now and reflect on it.

…

Two days later, Zhang Yun, who had been busy preparing the Nanman camp with Dian Wei, came to see Liu Qi.

"The last general, Zhang Yun, has met the prince."

After returning to Xiangyang, Zhang Yun's reputation also increased, and he was already quite famous among the generals in Jingzhou. After all, he was the one who led the troops to conquer Guiyang County and Lingling County, even though the two counties were already empty cities at that time.

, but after all, the credit for capturing the two counties is really there.

Except for Liu Qi, no one in Jingzhou can surpass Zhang Yun in military merit.

Zhang Yun is completely popular.

"Brother, please sit down." Liu Qi stretched out his hand for Zhang Yun to sit down: "Brother, you have worked hard these days. It is not easy to organize everything in the Nanman camp. I have just returned from Pingnan, and I will soon go north to Nanyang with General Cai. It is really hard work.

."

Zhang Yun said with a smile: "This is the duty of a junior general. What's the point of hard work? Besides, my humble achievements are not what you gave to your brother."

"It's just that I gave you military honors and promoted you to a high position, but now someone is thinking about you, which really makes me feel uncomfortable." Liu Qi shook his head helplessly and sighed.

Zhang Yun was stunned when he heard this.

Liu Qi ordered someone to bring sweet water, and after the attendant filled it for Zhang Yun, the two of them drank and chatted: "Brother, Cai Mao asked you to go to Nanyang County to be his deputy general this time. Can you guess his true intentions?"

Zhang Yun's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly unknowingly

He looked at Liu Qi carefully and considered how to answer him.

Zhang Yun is a man with a clever mind. Although Zhang Yun is not clear about the reason why Cai Mao called him as his assistant general, he also knows that there must be deep meaning in it.

If one fails, it is easy to get involved in the whirlpool of the struggle between the Liu family of Shanyang and the various tribes in Nanjun.

"Cai Degui summoned me to join his army... I guess he wanted to bribe him and let the general become his wing?"

Liu Qi nodded and said: "Brother's guess is good. In my opinion, in this battle of Pingnan, you and Dian Weilian defeated Guiyang and Lingling counties, which can be considered a great achievement. My brother is Yan Jun's nephew, and I, Liu Qi,

The general of the clan, unlike Dian Wei, will definitely be entrusted with important tasks by Lord Yan in the future. If we can recruit you to the side of the Cai clan, it will be of great benefit to the clans of Nanjun."

Zhang Yun hurriedly expressed his loyalty: "Bo Yu, don't worry, Cai Hao is just wishful thinking. No matter how stupid I am, how can I abandon my relatives and join the Cai family? Then doesn't I become a foolish person? Doesn't he distinguish between relatives and distance?"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Liu Qi laughed.

Do you think you are not this kind of person? Without me looking at you, you probably are!

Liu Qi smiled and said: "It is enough for my brother to have such a consciousness. In fact, there is still a captain to be alongside me in Nanyang County. I have thought about this person, and it must be my brother. After Nanyang County is captured, he will be the captain."

I then sent a memorial to Chang'an to confer a knighthood on my brother in Nanyang County!"

Zhang Yun couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this.

Liu Qi was really qualified to promise him the position of Captain of Nanyang County. Cai Mao himself had never received a royal decree, so he was not qualified to give Zhang Yun an official position!

At this point, the people in the Protector Alliance can completely crush the ordinary local wealthy families.

Zhang Yun immediately said: "Bo Yu, don't worry, no matter how much profit Cai Mao offers to recruit me, he will refuse to accept it!"

Liu Qi shook his head: "That's not necessary. In my opinion, if Cai Mao promises wealth and goods, then my brother may as well accept it. How can he not eat the meat that is delivered to his door?"

Hearing this, Zhang Yun opened his mouth in surprise and looked at Liu Qi in disbelief.

He really didn't expect that Liu Qi could be so indulgent to him in terms of property.

What kind of magnanimity and courage is this?

Zhang Yun swallowed softly and hurriedly said, "Don't dare, don't dare."

Although Zhang Yun said he did not dare, Liu Qi knew in his heart that given his nature, since he had his acquiescence, he would never be merciful to Cai Hao.

In fact, allowing Zhang Yun to accept bribes was also a means. Liu Qi couldn't stop this kind of thing if he wanted to. Moreover, if he blocked it too much, it would be easy to force Zhang Yun to Cai Mao's side.

It is better to solemnly allow Zhang Yun to accept Cai Mao's gift. In a sense, the benefits that Cai Mao gave to Zhang Yun are not the benefits that Cai Mao gave to Zhang Yun alone.

He, Liu Qi, has a favor.

Liu Qi patiently told him: "When my brother comes under Cai Mao's command, he must treat him like a snake. Respect Cai Mao in everything and use all his strength to help him capture Nanyang County. Don't hold anything back. If there are any major matters, send someone secretly to inform me."

Yes."

Zhang Yun said in confusion: "Bo Yu is willing to let Cai Hao take over Nanyang County?"

Liu Qi nodded calmly: "Nanyang County is the capital of Jingzhou, and I have no enmity with the many counties in Nanyang County? Why not take it? Just do it without hesitation. If there is any difficulty, send someone secretly

Just come to me!"

"No! Boyu, don't worry. I will do my best to assist Cai Mao as my brother. I will definitely capture Wancheng for my brother."

"Thank you, brother."

Speaking of this, Zhang Yun paused, suddenly stroking his three long beards again, narrowing his eyes slightly, revealing a righteous expression.

When Liu Qi saw this, his heart sank involuntarily.

Every time Zhang Yun puts on the same expression as Guan Yu, it proves that he is going to cause trouble.

As for what he was going to do... Liu Qi dared to bet his life on it, and it was definitely not something serious.

"Bo Yu, do you still remember that Zhao Fan?" Zhang Yun asked with a smile.

Liu Qi raised his eyebrows and said: "Of course I remember that we were able to successfully conquer Lingling County and Guiyang County, and Zhao Fanke was the first to do so. After all, he was Guiyang County's special agent. Without his guidance, everything would not have been possible.

It went so smoothly.”
To be continued...