Early the next morning, Lin Wen donated all the money and food on the island to build a dock. There were already traps on the island for the research and development of warships, which was perfect for keeping secrets.
After everything was arranged, they came to the lobby and saw Liu Xian bringing Zhou Buyi, mother and son, to thank Liu Qi again for saving his life.
Liu Qi smiled and said: "Don't say don't serve as an official in the court. I should save you. Even if ordinary people in Jingzhou are in danger, they will never be bullied by bullies."
Liu Xian said to Xu Shu: "This time, Military Advisor Duomeng personally went into danger and wandered between two islands to save his mother and son. I can't repay the kindness of saving my life. I want my nephew to worship the military advisor as my adoptive father. If I can give him some advice, , It’s a boy’s luck, I don’t know what the military commander’s intention is.”
Zhou Busuo cupped his fists and said, "The student has admired the name of Military Advisor for a long time. Even if he doesn't want to be adopted as his adopted son, he will be satisfied if he can listen to the training sooner or later. He can repay his life-saving grace later."
Xu Shu was very fond of this clever child. He came up and touched his head and said with a smile: "It's not that I don't want to take him in. It's because my mother is here and I don't dare to make the decision privately. At this time, I have to wait until I return to Xiangyang to ask questions." It’s better to make decisions after you’re done with my mother.”
Liu Xian knew that Xu Shu was extremely filial to his mother, but also thought that he had never been married. Otherwise, he felt moved and nodded: "That's fine. When we get to Xiangyang, I will take the boy to visit the old man in person."
After breakfast, everyone parted ways. Liu Qi still wanted to inspect Changsha County. Liu Xian and Xu Shu returned to Xiangyang. Now that the New Deal is being implemented, many things need to be dealt with urgently.
Originally he wanted Gan Ning to stay in Dongting, but Gan Ning was worried about going to Guiyang alone and insisted on following him. He had no choice but to leave the naval affairs to Guo Youzhi and Dong Jue. Currently, during the establishment period, Lin Wen, Zhang Yan and Navy generals are enough.
With Yang Ling leading troops to escort him, he arrived in Changsha smoothly, and the prefect Han Xuan came to greet him in person. He saw that Liu Qi was a completely different person than when he left Xiangyang. It seemed that his ability to defeat Cao Cao was no accident.
After Liu Biao put down the Zhangjin Rebellion, he appointed Han Xuan to take office in Changsha. In the past two years, he had governed the county and the public sentiment was good. He was not as irritable as in the novel, and he was a fairly well-behaved official.
At this time, there were no Huang Zhong and Wei Yan in Changsha, and only Yang Ling was the captain training troops. His strength was far inferior to that of Liu Bei's southern expedition, and he even became the weakest among the four counties.
A banquet had been prepared in the city. After three rounds of drinking, Liu Qi said directly: "Eastern Wu has been coveting Jingzhou for a long time. Zhou Yu is training troops in Chaisang with the intention of taking Jiangxia. I have ordered Guan Yunchang to guard it to ensure that everything is safe. If Zhou Yu fails to take Jiangxia, he will definitely do it. Come to attack Jingnan. Changsha is the place where the Sun family made its fortune. Sun Jian once had great prestige here. I am afraid that Ming Gong will be responsible and cannot suppress the territory. I want to send another general to guard Changsha. I hope Ming Gong doesn't mind."
Han Xuan clasped his fists and said: "What are you talking about, general? When Liu Mu ordered me to take office in Changsha, I was frightened. Fortunately, with the help of General Liu Pan, I dared to take office. Unexpectedly, he was impeached by Cai Mao. I am worried about this matter recently." Changsha is an important town in the south of Jingzhou, connecting the borders of Soochow. It is the right place to send capable people to live, and the lower officials are willing to give way to the talented people."
Liu Qi raised his glass and said with a smile: "Jingzhou is lucky that Minggong understands the great righteousness. I want to merge and manage the four counties in Jingnan as if it were state affairs. I would like to ask Minggong to take up the post of a special officer to supervise the four counties and comfort the people. I don’t know what the general will is like?”
Han Xuan cupped his fists and said, "It's a great honor for me to be a low-ranking official to be able to share my worries with the general."
The four counties were managed separately, and Han Xuan was governor of the four counties. It seemed that he was relieved of the post of governor of Changsha, but in fact he had greater power, and all the unhappiness in his heart disappeared.
As for the best candidate for the governor of Changsha, Liu Qi had already planned that the place to be the governor of the four counties would be none other than Deng Zhi.
As a general in the late Shu Han Dynasty, Deng Zhi guarded Jingnan, defended Soochow, and helped establish the navy. His ability was sufficient for the task.
In addition, the generals Yang Ling and Wu Ju, Huo Jun and Gan Ning's navy are at Dongting Lake, which can ensure that Changsha is safe.
After the banquet, Liu Qi discussed with Han Xuan and others: "Guiyang Governor Zhao Fan once secretly colluded with Zhang Jin. Fortunately, he stopped at the brink and did not make any big mistakes. Now he is defending himself with troops. How strong is he?"
Han Xuanyan said: "Zhao Fan is originally from Hebei. He has rarely interacted with the outside world since he came to Guiyang. His two brothers have close contacts with Jiaozhou. After the death of his brother, they recruited troops to defend themselves. Now they have 30,000 troops and two horses. General."
Liu Qi smiled and said: "General? I heard that these two people are from Orions. How can they lead the army?"
Han Xuanyan said: "Although these two are hunters, they are highly skilled in martial arts. Chen Ying is good at flying forks. Bao Long once shot two tigers. They are known as the twin walls of Guiyang. Don't underestimate the enemy."
Seeing that Zhao Fan still had these two men, Liu Qi felt relieved and asked: "If I go to Guiyang this time, what do you think of the good or bad luck?"
"This...I forgive you for not making any inferences!" Han Xuan clasped his fists and said, "General, why don't you invite Zhao Fan to come to Changsha to meet you? If this person has evil intentions, he will not dare to come. If he comes, let him go." Wouldn’t it be possible for the general to kill two birds with one stone?”
Liu Qi waved his hand and said with a smile: "I am touring Jingnan this time to convince people with my virtue. We are all Jingzhou officials, why should we use swords against each other? There is no need to kill innocent people indiscriminately unless it is absolutely necessary."
"A general who is more courageous than others will surely win over Zhao Fan." Han Xuan never expected that Liu Qi, who seemed weak, could be so magnanimous, even better than when Liu Biao entered Jingzhou on horseback.
Liu Qi asked some more about the situation in Guiyang, which was basically the same as in history. He was accompanied by Huang Zhong and Gan Ning. He was stronger than Zhao Yun when he took Guiyang, and was more than enough to deal with Chen Ying and Chen Ying.
The most important thing is that he succeeds Liu Biao, who is the legitimate Jingzhou Mu. Zhao Fan has no reason to send troops for no reason and raise an unknown army, which will only lead to his own defeat.
Before setting off, Liu Qi had asked Zhao Ling'er to write a secret letter to stabilize Zhao Fan, telling him that Liu Qi did not know about Cao Cao's affairs and that as long as he did not raise troops, his life would not be in danger.
As long as we successfully enter Guiyang and control Zhao Fan, everything will be easy. Can Zhao Fan surrender to Liu Bei, let alone Liu Qi?
After understanding the situation in Guiyang, Liu Qi ordered Yang Ling to stay in Changsha. If Zhao Fan dared to raise troops in Guiyang, he would lead Changsha soldiers and horses to conquer. In addition, Pang Tong persuaded Liu Du and his son that Guiyang alone could not cause much trouble.
The next day, he left Changsha and went straight to Guiyang with 500 guards. After leaving Changsha and going south, he arrived at Jiuyi Mountain. During the Han Dynasty, this place was already a remote place on the frontier, and most of the prisoners were distributed in this area.
After crossing the high mountains, we arrived in Guiyang within a day. It was already mid-July. The weather in the south was sultry and people and horses walked more slowly.
In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient and travel relied on two legs. Along the way, Liu Qi truly felt the profound meaning of the word "travel and fatigue." His buttocks and legs were numb, and he felt that they were no longer his own.
This is only in Jingnan. Thinking about going to the desert and traveling to the Western Regions, my scalp feels numb. It seems that I need to exercise more.
Finally arriving in Guiyang, we saw a group of people waiting on the road from a distance.
Flags were waving, colorful clothes and gongs and drums sounded. It didn't look like they were about to take action. Liu Qi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
In this case, if the other party comes to wait for work, it can really kill them all at once. Even ten Gan Nings can't stop them!
