"Lord!" Ling Tong ran out crying again and knelt on the ground: "This is the fault of the last general. Please punish me, Lord."
Sun Quan reprimanded: "In the past, when General Gan shot your father to death, everyone was his own master, and no one could fail to do his best. Now that he has come to help in the battle, he is an ally. How can we take revenge?"
Ling Tong touched his head to the ground and repeatedly begged for mercy: "Father's hatred is irreconcilable. I was impulsive just now and missed my lord's important event. I am punished by death!"
Sun Quan sighed and said: "Since you know you made a mistake, you should apologize to General Liu!"
After all, Ling Cao was a meritorious service to the Sun family, and Ling Tong saved his life. He was young and promising, and Sun Quan was reluctant to punish him.
Zhuge Jin hurriedly said: "What my lord said is absolutely true. No one has a fault, and if he corrects it, he will do good! General Liu is a generous man, and he will definitely not argue with you."
Ling Tong got up and bowed deeply to Liu Qi: "I was reckless, general, please forgive me."
Liu Qi took a step back with his hands behind his back and put Gan Ning in front: "You should apologize to General Gan. If he can forgive you, I have nothing to say."
"Ah?!" Ling Tong suddenly froze, raised his head and glared at Gan Ning, his teeth grinding loudly.
Liu Qi sneered and said, "When your father attacked Jiangxia, he killed many soldiers. How dare you ask those people how to avenge them?"
"This..." Ling Tong clenched his fists, sweat pouring from his forehead.
When Sun Quan saw the Jiangxia incident mentioned, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Today is the time to fight against Cao Cao together, and the old grudges can be wiped out. For my sake, how about you apologize to General Gan?"
Ling Tong's chest heaved. He was full of contradictions as all the family feud and state affairs were on his shoulders.
At this moment, Gan Ning took a step forward, clasped his fists and said, "Although everyone is responsible for what happened before, it is reasonable for the young general to be impulsive! Gan Mou respected the man who hates evil as much as hatred, so he walked around Give him a moment!"
Gan Ning was also a person who understood the general situation. Seeing that things were going to become tense because of him, he took the initiative to resolve the situation, which not only saved the face of both parties, but also restored his own dignity.
Liu Qi smiled and said: "Since Xingba will no longer pursue the case, this matter has been revealed. It is a big deal to fight against Cao together!"
Sun Quan also breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his fists and said, "Bo Wei please!"
The two of them went back to the house to have a banquet. Ling Tong stared at Gan Ning's back for a long time before following him.
"Mr. Zhuge, please!" Xu Shu called to Zhuge Jin who was in a daze.
Zhuge Jin wiped his cold sweat and said thankfully: "Fortunately, I didn't bring Jiang Xia soldiers here, otherwise this place would have been a river of blood!"
Everyone sat down again, Liu Qi winked at Gan Ning, Gan Ning poured wine and saluted Ling Tong:
"After all, I made a mistake in this matter first. A true man should be clear about grievances. Although I dare not say that this glass of wine will resolve the grievances between you and me, I sincerely comfort your father's spirit in heaven!"
After speaking, he poured the wine on the ground, poured another glass and said, "Can you let go of your heart, little general?"
Ling Tong's face turned pale. Under the gaze of everyone, he finally picked up the wine glass with his lips pursed, raised his head and drank it tremblingly, coughing continuously.
Gan Ning sighed in his heart, knowing that he was forced by the situation, so he drank and returned to his original position.
Liu Qi said with emotion: "If it weren't for the traitorous party to gain power and the collapse of the government, why would we have so many grudges? The culprits of everything are Cao Cao and his likes. It is our duty to punish the thieves and eliminate violence."
Sun Quan also said: "Both my father and brother died in the war. I have put aside my personal grudges and launched a righteous army to fight against the rebellion. You must remember this."
Everyone nodded. After all, the two families had already agreed on an alliance and an in-law. Now that Liu Qi had personally led troops to help, it was really unreasonable to find trouble again.
Seeing that Ling Tong still looked ugly, Liu Qi said to him: "I was angry just now because of Zhang Gong's words, and I didn't mean to target you. In fact, when I was in Jingzhou, I was also depressed for a long time, so I wrote a poem to encourage myself. Today, How about sharing it with the little general?"
Zhuge Jin hurriedly smiled and said: "The eldest son's talent has already alarmed the scholars. His five-character poems are novel and regular, and his seven-character poems are leading the trend. We are all ears."
Ling Tong looked up at Liu Qi, laughed at himself, and said hoarsely: "If it's the phrase 'Jinlin/isn't a thing in the pond', I will never take it seriously."
Despite his young age, Ling Tong is very clever. If Liu Qi sent him this sentence and deliberately framed him, then Sun Quan would not be able to do anything to him in the future?
Liu Qi laughed and said: "Of course not. This poem is extremely self-encouragement, and of course it has never been shown to anyone."
Sun Quan also became curious and stroked his beard and said: "Bo Wei is lying on the firewood and tasting his courage. He must have something amazing to say. We are all ears to listen."
"You're showing off your ugliness!" Liu Qi stood up, clasped his fists around, coughed lightly and said slowly:
“It’s difficult to grow up without poverty, and you are naive without fighting.
Since ancient times, heroes have come out of purgatory and entered the mortal world with wealth and honor.
Whoever becomes angry in life or death in drunkenness or dream, Tuo Ma's spear will determine the outcome.
Commanding troops thousands of miles across mountains and rivers, he established his reputation and spread his prestige to future generations. "
"What a poem, what a poem!" Sun Quan's eyes lit up after hearing this, he put his palms in his hands and praised: "Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful..."
Although this is a poem written by Liu Qi to encourage himself, it seems to be writing about himself. It is exactly what Sun Quan wanted, and his appreciation comes from the heart.
Amidst the admiration, Ling Tong seemed to have some understanding. He stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, General, for your advice. I'll take a lesson from you."
Liu Qi smiled and said: "General Ling is a leader of the younger generation in Jiangdong. He will have great potential in the future. Don't be blinded by hatred and miss your talent."
Speaking of the only one Jiangdong could beat in the later period, Ling Tongyi was the only one. Liu Qi still had a good impression of him. Hitting him with a stick and giving him a sweet date would be considered worthy of this young hero.
The banquet ended happily, and everyone had forgotten that Zhang Zhao left with hatred. Sun Quan completely entrusted the war ahead to Zhou Yu.
Liu Qi led his troops north, while Xi Guan followed Sun Quan to Jianye to attack the front station, first sending gifts to smoothen relations.
"The one who shares the same desires will win!" After seeing off the Jingzhou troops, Sun Quan stood on the shore with his hands behind his hands, looking at the rippling river with a complicated expression.
He didn't think that the same was true in Jiangdong, but the situation in Jiangdong was far more complicated than that in Jingzhou. Those aristocratic families had private armies, ranging from hundreds to thousands to over ten thousand.
Sun Quan knew very well that Jiangdong, like the Yangtze River and the sea, seemed calm on the surface, but in fact there were undercurrents. If he was not careful, the finally stable situation would collapse.
Bu Zhi said with emotion: "Huainanzi said: The superiors and ministers are united as one, and the monarch and his ministers are comrades, guarding the country with them, teaching death but the people cannot leave. Is this the situation in Jingzhou?"
Sun Quan frowned and said: "Jingzhou is united and united, but Liu Qi is young and the city is unfathomable. He may be a big trouble to Jiangdong!"
When they first met Liu Qi, they thought he was weak and weak and not strong enough to handle him. After his actions today, he realized that he was soft on the outside but strong on the inside, and he might even be very scheming.
Just standing up for Gan Ning may not mean that he doesn't mean to win people's hearts!
At this time, I recall that I planned a marriage with Lu Su and Zhou Yu, and used Sun Shangxiang to control Liu Qi and further control Jingzhou. I am afraid it will not be that easy!
In fact, Sun Quan's guess was not bad. Liu Qi had planned to persuade Ling Tong during the dinner to resolve the grudges.
But then I thought, this was a good opportunity to show off my power, so I just walked away.
Anyway, the fire is burning in Soochow, and it is you, Sun Quan, who is anxious. If you don't give Jiangdong some color, do you really think you are a sick cat?
Moreover, this move will definitely make Gan Ning completely submit, and it will also make the generals return to their heart, and accomplish more with one stone.
If someone sets up the stage, it would be a pity if this scene is not performed!
Although it is an act, this is also Liu Qi's true inner thought. If he does not protect the leadership of his subordinates, how can there be any cohesion?
Liu Qi stood at the bow of the boat. For a moment, he couldn't tell the difference between the real thing and the fake one. He sighed secretly: "This is really like a drama in life!"
