Everyone present was also stunned. Sun Quan held the wine glass tightly, his eyes slightly glaring, Xu Shu secretly observed, and Zhuge Jin rubbed his hands in anxiety.
Zhang Zhao was the most virtuous and respected person in Soochow, and he had a stubborn temper. Even Sun Quan had to be a little polite. Liu Qi's harsh words in public were too much.
"Since you are old and disrespectful, don't blame me for being ruthless in my words!"
Liu Qi stood up slowly and looked around at everyone. Gu Yong and other peace seekers all bowed their heads, fearing that they would also be scolded.
If old stubborns like Zhang Zhao are not dealt with today, the fire will not be ignited.
Pointing at the astonished Zhang Zhao, he said loudly: "Imagine that when Cao Cao slaughtered Xuzhou, those people who died in vain were not your father and fellow countrymen? You were running around Jiangdong in panic. Fortunately, Sun family took you in and you are where you are today. Now you are ungrateful for your efforts. , to seek revenge, but to bend your knees to kill the thief, wouldn’t it make the world laugh at you? Even if you take in a stray dog, you will guard the door conscientiously. If you want to give away the inheritance of the third generation of the Sun family, you are not as good as a dog with a broken spine. ?”
"You... you yellow-mouthed kid, Liu Qi - you are shameless, boring, and rude..."
Zhang Zhao was so frightened and angry at being scolded that he was speechless. He couldn't help but stand up, rolled up his sleeves and shouted: "Liu Qi, I want to challenge you to a fight..."
"A gentleman talks but never strikes!" Liu Qi calmed down at this time and chuckled: "I think you don't have much left in your life, so you should go home and nourish your old spirit! Otherwise, what will you look like when you are under Jiuquan? Going to see General Sun, who has entrusted us with important matters?"
"Liu Biao actually gave birth to such an unscrupulous son!" Zhang Zhao was so angry that he almost lost his breath. He beat his chest and said tremblingly: "Shu Zi is not enough to plan!"
He stumbled out of his seat, handed over his hand to Sun Quan, and staggered away with a puff of sleeves.
Liu Qi folded his hands and didn't take it seriously. He thought he didn't have Zhuge Liang's eloquence, and he was able to quote ancient and modern times, but he still had a way of cursing people directly.
From the influence and training of later generations of keyboard warriors, who can stop it from coming to the West with just one click?
For a celebrity like Zhang Zhao, using the most vulgar language is most effective. This is called beating the master to death with random punches.
Liu Qi had long disliked the surrender faction in Soochow. When he was reading books and watching TV, he wanted to slap him across the screen.
Now that they had the opportunity to face each other, it was still for Sun Quan's sake to scold him, so he showed restraint by not hitting the old man.
Although Sun Quan felt relieved in his heart, Zhang Zhao was a loyal minister after all, so he said displeasedly: "General Liu, is it too much to humiliate my subordinates?"
Liu Qi raised his hand and asked: "General, does he know that I have just taken charge of Jingzhou, so how can I regain Nanyang and defeat Cao Cao's 500,000-strong army?"
Sun Quan couldn't help but think of the Battle of Hefei, his eyes twitched slightly, and he lowered his head to fiddle with the wine glass: "I don't know."
Liu Qi said: "There are also many factions in Jingzhou who surrendered to Cao, led by the Cai family. The first culprit will be punished and killed as a warning to others. Only when the top and bottom are united and the three armies work together can we win."
Sun Quan snorted coldly: "The general came to help me and taught me to kill the ministers before using any troops. Is there any ulterior motive?"
Liu Qi looked up to the sky and laughed and said: "I am only talking about the matter in Jingzhou. The Marquis of Wu has made his own decision! Cai Mao and others are on their own. If they surrender to Cao Cao, they can still sit firmly in Jingzhou and even be promoted to a noble position. But if I bend the knee, I will definitely serve Cao Cao. If the thief is jealous, he will be harmed sooner or later! Since we have no choice, both for the Han Dynasty and the imperial court, and for our own safety at the bottom, we can only fight to the death!"
Sun Quan's eyes flashed, he pursed his lips and lowered his head in thought, Liu Qi said to himself, why is the situation in Jiangdong not the same?
Liu Qi said again: "The troops in Jiangdong are well-prepared and have the danger of the Yangtze River. They are already in an invincible position. What should we fear? There is great chaos in Guanzhong. I expect that Cao's thieves will retreat soon. This is the time when Jiangdong takes Huainan." , must not listen to what Zhang Zhao and others are saying and miss the opportunity."
Bu Zhao asked: "Today in Ding in the north, Cao has newly acquired Yuan Shao's army and has strong soldiers and horses. How can we resist the enemy?"
Liu Qi smiled and said: "Ma Teng and I held up our clothes and belts to punish the thieves, and the alliance of Sun and Liu responded. We worked together to eliminate cruelty in the country and promote prosperity for the people. Just like when the princes attacked Dong Zhuo, the hearts of the people were what they wanted. Why worry about big things?" Can’t do it?”
"What a magnificent statement!" Sun Quan's words made Sun Quan so excited that he stood up from the table and raised his glass: "Bo Wei is contacting the East and the West, planning a big plan, and he coincides with me. This God-given opportunity, we should work together to defeat Cao Cao. "
Liu Qi also raised a toast and everyone drank together. Seeing that Sun Quan had made up his mind again, Zhuge Jin also breathed a sigh of relief.
While they were discussing the matter of going north to fight against Cao Cao, one of the people at the table suddenly burst into tears, drew his sword in his hand, and stabbed Gan Ning straight at him.
Gan Ning was raising a glass to drink, but he was so surprised that he smashed the glass and sat back.
Seeing the sword in front of them, everyone exclaimed, a cold light flashed next to them, and with a clang, the man's sword came out of his hand.
"Bold!" Sun Quan was shocked and shouted: "Ling Tong, how dare you be rude to the guests?"
Ling Tong looked at the tip of the sword pointed at his chest, slumped on his knees and cried: "Gan Ning is my enemy who killed my father, how can I not avenge him?"
"Okay, well done!" Liu Qi slammed the wine glass to the ground.
Under everyone's astonishment, they walked over and signaled Zhao Yun to take back the sword, helped up the embarrassed Gan Ning, glanced at Ling Tong coldly, cupped his fists to Sun Quan and said, "Farewell!"
"Let's go!" He waved to Xu Shu and others and strode out.
"General Liu..."
"Eldest Young Master——"
Sun Quan and others were all dumbfounded. Zhuge Jin was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly chased out and stopped Ku Ku to persuade him.
Liu Qi sneered and said: "I thought that there are many talented people in Jiangdong, just like the rebellious generals, Lu Su and Mr., they are ambitious, loyal and generous, but who knows that they are all ignorant people who don't know the general situation? If we stay here, we will cause more troubles. , it’s better to fight independently.”
At this time, Liu Qi was no different than Liu Bei, who was homeless back then. He always had to make concessions and depend on others.
He has enough confidence and strength. If he can't even maintain the dignity of his generals, how can he talk about trying to dominate the world?
He came to help with good intentions, Wen had Zhang Zhao sarcastically, and Wu had Ling Tong to avenge his personal revenge, so what's the point?
Zhuge Jin hurriedly advised: "Young Master is here for national affairs. If the alliance is broken due to a moment of anger, wouldn't it make Cao Cao secretly laugh?"
"It doesn't matter whether Thief Cao laughs or not!" Liu Qi snorted coldly, "I share the honor and disgrace with all the generals, and we are of the same mind. We will never allow others to bully us! It is because of the friendship between the two alliances today that we do not want to go to war, otherwise Just now, Zilong took action and could make the Ling family the last queen."
Gan Ning behind him was so moved that he gritted his teeth and his eyes were red. Zhao Yun and others also held their heads high and held their chests high. Such a lord is worth following to the death!
Seeing that Zhuge Jin could not stop him, when he was in a hurry, Sun Quan also hurriedly chased him out, clasping his fists and saying, "Bo Wei, please go slowly. It was my lax command that frightened General Gan. I am here to apologize to you all!"
While Sun Quan was speaking, he actually bowed and saluted Liu Qi and his party, which shocked everyone in Jiangdong's civil and military circles.
But Liu Qi nodded secretly. Sun Quan's move showed that he was able to bend and stretch, showing the demeanor of a hegemon.
