There were bursts of scolding coming from outside the mansion gate, and the mansion soldiers and Cai Zhong were confronting each other with swords and guns.
"I have been ordered by Sima to protect the lord and the government. Anyone who dares to stop him will be killed without mercy."
Cai Zhong was originally ordered to guard the south gate. Just now Cai Mao sent someone to report that Liu Pan had rebelled and asked him to guard the government office and guard Liu Biao.
Unexpectedly, when he arranged the city defense and arrived with his troops, it was too late. Liu Qi had already entered the mansion and was about to force his way in.
"Stop!" Liu Qi shouted, stepped out, and looked at the soldiers crowding the streets with cold eyes.
Liu Qi took out the seal and said slowly: "My father has ordered me to take charge of Jingzhou. Who dares to disobey?"
Seeing the big seal and the golden order in Liu Pan's hand, all the soldiers started to commotion and put away their swords and guns unconsciously.
There was panic in Cai Zhong's eyes, and he raised his sword and shouted: "My lord is seriously ill. Liu Qi must have stolen the seal and plotted to usurp the throne. Take him down quickly!"
The soldiers looked at each other in confusion. Except for the dozens of generals from the Cai family who took a few steps forward, the rest were hesitant.
Liu Qi snorted slightly, strode out of the door, and said in a deep voice: "Cai Hao planned to kill the emperor's uncle in order to force the palace to seize power. Your brother committed the crime in a treacherous manner, and he should be punished for his crime."
Cai Zhong looked at Liu Qi's murderous eyes and took a step back unconsciously, "Dalang, you...what do you want to do?"
Liu Qi said coldly: "This is the Yin Shou of General Zhennan. When you see Yin Ru's father coming, why don't you kneel down?"
The corners of Cai Zhong's eyes twitched, and he heard the sound of fighting in the distance became much quieter. He must have calmed down the rebels, and Cai Mao became more courageous.
"Dalang, you must be coercing the lord. When my elder brother comes and meets the general, everything will come to light..."
Before Cai Zhong could finish speaking, Liu Qi raised his seal and shouted: "Cai used power to deceive the emperor and killed Uncle Liu Huang. He deserves to be punished! If you don't want to be implicated by him, quickly capture this traitor and atone for his sins."
Cai Zhong turned around suddenly and Hengjian said sternly: "Let's see who dares!"
"I'm coming!" Before he could finish his words, he saw a man rushing out of the diagonal stab and slashing at Cai Zhong with his sword.
Cai Zhong was shocked and hurriedly raised his sword to parry. He heard a clang and the sword flew out.
As the man shouted, he kicked Cai Zhong over with a flying kick, stepped forward and stepped on his chest, pointing the tip of the knife at Cai Zhong's face.
Liu Qi looked around and saw that the man was eight feet tall, with a face as heavy as a jujube and a mustache under his chin, and his heart skipped a beat.
Cai Zhong shouted sharply: "Wei Yan, you are so brave."
Sure enough, it was Wei Yan. It turned out that he was still in Xiangyang. No wonder Huang Zhong hadn't seen him.
In the excitement, Wei Yan sneered and said: "Your brother deceived the superiors and deceived the subordinates, employed people unknown, and deducted food and wages! Now he has murdered the emperor's uncle, which is a heinous crime. We are under the command of General Zhennan, not your Cai family's hawks, how can we let him do whatever he wants?" Are you doing evil?"
This is really hard to find, and it takes no effort at all to get it.
First, Liu Bei asked Gu Gu to save him a lot of trouble, and then Wei Yan took the initiative to send him to his door. It was like a divine help.
Such a dreamy start is like a time traveler blessed by luck. Who is Liu Bei's true destiny? He is nothing in front of the son of my plane!
"Well said!" Liu Qi was so happy that he almost laughed, and took the opportunity to shout loudly: "I am General Zhennan, why don't you retreat?"
Cai Zhong was controlled, and the soldiers behind him were in an uproar. Many of them stepped back, and only a few were still hesitant.
Liu Qi suddenly saw a white shadow flashing at the corner of the street. It was Zhao Yun who was leading his troops back. This was an opportunity to show off in front of the two famous generals.
No more nonsense, he stepped forward and grabbed the weapon from Wei Yan's hand, raised the knife and slashed it down.
The blade of the knife flashed across a field of brilliant light under the setting sun, and with a soft hiss, the head rolled out.
Not only did Wei Yan's eyes widen with his sudden action, but Liu Pan behind him was also stunned.
No one expected that Liu Qi would dare to kill Cai Zhong and kill him so decisively and ruthlessly.
Cai Zhong's head rolled to the side, his eyes widened, and there was blood coming from the neck of the corpse, making a hissing sound.
Hot blood splashed onto Liu Qi's legs, but he remained unmoved. He raised his knife and shouted, "If anyone disobeys again, behead him!"
Crash--
In an instant, the soldiers brought by Cai Zhong, as well as Liu Pan's subordinates, all fell to their knees.
Only a dozen Cai family generals were still in a daze, and Liu Qi shouted coldly: "Behead!"
The soldiers behind him swarmed up and hacked the generals to death. If they didn't perform well, they would have no chance.
A river of blood flowed outside the house. Liu Qi held up the knife. The blood slid down the handle and his hands were sticky. He resisted the urge to vomit and gritted his teeth to hold on.
On the street in the distance, Zhao Yun watched this scene quietly on his horse. He must not give in at this time.
As night fell, Liu Qi was covered in blood, and the soldiers around him knelt down like a murderous god.
After a brief silence, Liu Qi leaned over to help Wei Yan up and said to everyone: "Wei Yan is a loyal and righteous man. He has been promoted to the rank of Zhonglang General. From now on, as long as you perform meritorious service, you will all be rewarded."
The soldiers secretly breathed a sigh of relief and stood up to thank Wei Yan.
Liu Qi ordered Wei Yan: "Immediately lead the troops to arrest Cai's party and seize Cai's house. There must be no mistakes!"
"Yes!" Wei Yan hurried away with the soldiers who looked indignant. It was finally time to clean up the Cai family.
Liu Pan let out a sigh of relief. If he had been a little careless just now, there would have been a mutiny. He praised: "Da Lang, you did a great job!"
Liu Qi turned around and said with a smile: "Mrs. Cai was frightened today, so I sent someone to cook some porridge to calm her down."
"Understood!" Liu Pan understood and ordered the soldiers to clean the streets.
Liu Qi ordered his men to take Cai Zhong's head and walk towards Zhao Yun. Upon seeing this, Zhao Yun dismounted from his horse and stood with a bow.
"General Zilong, fortunately my uncle helped me secretly, so that our great revenge can be avenged!"
Zhao Yun's eyes were still red. Hearing this, he suddenly knelt down and said, "Zhao Yun thanked General!"
"Please get up quickly!" Liu Qi hurriedly supported Zhao Yun and said seriously: "I promised my uncle that I will treat you as fathers without having to kneel down."
Zhao Yun stood up silently, looking at his head that was still dripping with blood, and gritted his teeth.
Liu Qi said: "It is getting late. I will bury my uncle tonight. I will follow you back to Xinye from Yiji early tomorrow morning. I will take Brother Cai Mao's dog head with me and explain the situation."
"But it depends on the general's orders!" Zhao Yun took a deep breath.
This time Liu Bei was not well guarded, and his heart felt like a knife, and he was in extreme pain. He didn't know how to face Guan, Zhang and his two wives.
Liu Qi sent someone to buy a good coffin and temporarily set up a mourning hall in an abandoned courtyard in the east of the city to let Zhao Yun and the guards rest.
Returning to the mansion, Kuai Yue, Liu Xian and other officials were all standing neatly in the corridor. Some people did not even dare to look at Liu Qi.
The dim night covered everyone's uneasy expressions. Many people saw the scene outside the door just now.
Kuai Yue took the lead and saluted: "I've seen the general before!"
"No courtesy!" Liu Qi saw Yi Ji nodding and knew that Liu Biao had basically handed over power.
It happened that all the officials, big and small, were there, so there was no need to notify them one by one. He said to everyone: "Cai Mao has been murdered for plotting to kill the emperor's relatives! But Liu Shijun has been killed, and I am afraid that Cao Cao will take the opportunity to attack. The war is about to start. You will go back to your stations as soon as possible tomorrow to appease the soldiers and the people. , we will fight against Cao together."
Everyone's expressions changed again. They were all still immersed in today's changes. Unexpectedly, Liu Qi thought of Cao Cao and took such a long-term view.
Thinking about Liu Qi's previous performance, everyone concluded that he had been dormant for many years, waiting for the opportunity.
Kuai Yue's eyes flickered even more, and he even suspected that this matter was a bitter plot designed by his father and son.
The Cai family was executed with lightning speed. Will it be the Kuai family's turn next?
All the officials returned to the post to rest. Wenpin and Wang Wei had already pacified the troops in the city and took all Cai Mao's men into custody.
Liu Qi received them in person, promoted them to General Yamen on the spot, gave them wine, and rewarded them with 20,000 yuan and ten pieces of silk.
Today's success in seizing power was due to these two people. Although Cai Mao bribed Zhang Yun, he ignored that although these two people usually acted under orders, they were loyal to Liu Biao, not his subordinates.
On this day in Xiangyang, the situation was changing, especially the changes in Liu Qi, which kept many people awake all night.
