Liu Qi brought Zhao Yun to Qiao Mansion. Qiao Xuan and Zhou Yu were already waiting. When they saw a dozen boxes being carried in, Qiao Xuan's face lit up.
In the past two days, the news of Zhao Yun's marriage has made a lot of noise, and the public discussion has even surpassed that of Sun Liu's marriage. He thought that the daughter he remarried was worthless, but seeing Liu Qi's sincerity, Qiao Xuan also felt that he was proud.
After seeing the ceremony and sitting down, Qiao Xuan said with emotion: "My daughter is beautiful but has a bad life. Fortunately, the general does not mind her ugly appearance. She is willing to be married for the rest of her life. This has fulfilled my wish. Even if she dies, she will have no regrets!"
Zhao Yun hurriedly saluted and thanked him, and the four of them exchanged cups and glasses during the banquet. This was the first time that Qiao Xuan talked to Zhao Yun. Seeing that he was humble, calm, and excellent in martial arts, he fell in love with him even more.
After drinking for three rounds, Zhou Yu signaled his servants to leave, raised his glass and said: "The general is the son-in-law of Jiangdong. I have been entrusted by Bo Fu to deal with major events in Jiangdong, and I have become a brother-in-law with Zilong. It can be said that we are closer to each other. No matter what happens in the future, Whether in public or private matters, we should treat each other with openness and sincerity, and share weal and woe."
Liu Qi returned the favor and said, "What the governor said is absolutely true. Cao's thieves are disrupting the government and causing chaos in the world. We should work together to fight against the enemy and root out the traitors."
Zhou Yu shook his head and said: "Today is a family banquet, there is no need to mention official matters. If you are in Jiangdong, if you have any difficulties, you may as well point out that you should try your best to deal with it and never allow the general to be wronged in the slightest."
Qiao Xuan stroked his beard and laughed and said: "What Gong Jin said is absolutely true. From now on, you and I are a family. We should support and help each other regardless of business or private matters."
Liu Qi smiled and said, "Thank you both for your concern. I'm new here and haven't interacted with anyone, so it's nothing important."
Zhou Yu frowned slightly. Seeing that Liu Qi refused to talk about Sun Ce, he turned to ask, "I wonder what the general thinks of Bo Fu?"
Liu Qi said with emotion: "Previously, due to a misunderstanding, I launched an army with General Sun and forged a big feud. Although they fought against each other, the little overlord lived up to his name. If he hadn't been killed, I'm afraid Jingzhou would not be in the situation it is today."
"Hero Bo Fu I... died at the hands of a villain, how shameful!" Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and put the wine glass on the table.
Liu Qi and Qiao Xuan rushed to comfort Zhou Yu. Sun Ce's death was an eternal pain in Zhou Yu's heart. If he hadn't taken the initiative to talk about it, who would have dared to mention it to his face?
Although the marriage was settled, the banquet ended in depression. Qiao Xuan sent Liu Qi and Zhao Yun away. Seeing Zhou Yu sitting alone at the table with a sad expression, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
He thought that Zhou Yu was moved by the scene and thought of Sun Ce, but he didn't know that Zhou Yu had other things on his mind and had troubles to express!
Liu Qi returned to Guanyi, Xu Shu received intelligence from Jingzhou, and Zhang Fei and Pang Tong's troops pressed on the border.
Liu Zhang was forced by the pressure of the enemies on the north and south fronts, and despite the opposition of everyone, he finally compromised and agreed to lend Jiangzhou to help Liu Qi capture Hanzhong.
Liu Qi let out a sigh of relief: "If we capture Jiangzhou, it will be easy to capture Xichuan."
Xu Shu said: "Ma Chao has also left Liangzhou, and together with Han Sui, he has gathered nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses from Xiliang and Qiang. The battle in Guanzhong is about to break out. We should capture Hanzhong as soon as possible and make arrangements early in order to benefit from it."
Liu Qi nodded and said: "Wei Yan has been preparing in Nanyang for a long time. When things are done here, he will return immediately."
Xu Shu added: "According to the schedule, Taishi Xiang will return in a day or two. If the young master wants to take Taishi Ci and Yu Fan away, he should make arrangements immediately to avoid Sun Quan's suspicion."
Liu Qi smiled and said: "Taishi Xiang will come to Guanyi to borrow someone after hearing the news about Hua Tuo. My husband asked him to discuss it with Ji Miao first, so I will go to the mansion to discuss the matter with Sun Quan. When Ji Miao learns about the interests, Tai Shi Xiang is eager to To save people, he will break into the palace and ask for an audience. Then in front of all the civil and military officials, would Sun Quan have any reason not to save Tai Shi Ci?"
Xu Shu said worriedly: "Ji Miao said that Taishi Ci only had half a month to live. After all the delay and tossing all the way, can he still survive?"
Liu Qi waved his hand and said with a smile: "Sir, you have been with me for so long. Don't you know that I never fight an unprepared battle? If Taishi Ci died in Jingzhou, wouldn't he be shooting himself in the foot?"
Xu Shu was startled, then laughed and said, "I see, it's because I trust you two too much."
Liu Qi sighed: "I don't want to stay in this quagmire of Jiangdong for a moment."
Originally it was just a marriage alliance between Sun and Liu, with Liu Qi leading troops to help in the battle. However, as several unexpected things happened, the situation in Jiangdong took a turn for the worse.
Sun Quan did not expect that Da Qiao's remarriage would once again set off a storm of discussion about Sun Ce. From Sun Ce's bravery to his death, everyone from the civil and military to the common people sighed.
In the past few years, he had finally escaped from Sun Ce's shadow and suppressed all kinds of public opinions, but suddenly they burst out again and were out of control.
Especially those who assumed that Sun Ce had not been killed, what would be the situation in Jiangdong, or even that he had captured Jingzhou and conquered the Central Plains, made Sun Quan feel extremely uncomfortable.
If this continues, people's hearts will be scattered. Liu Qi must leave Jiangdong as soon as possible, and Zhou Yu cannot stay in Jianye for long.
Then Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong and others were invited to discuss: "Recently, I have reported carefully. Ma Chao led 200,000 Xiliang soldiers to attack Chang'an to avenge his father. Zhang Fei also sent troops from Zigui. It seems that he intends to take Sichuan. There will be an army in the west. How should I, Jiangdong, respond to the great changes?"
Gu Yong said: "I have formed an alliance with Liu Qi. Now that Ma Chao is coming, Cao's thieves have no time to go east. They should take advantage of Cao's army's new defeat and seize the opportunity to capture Huainan and enter the central plains of Tutu."
Sun Quan frowned and said, "Cao Ren is guarding Shouchun. We are at a disadvantage in the land battle. How easy is it to take Huainan?"
Zhang Zhaoyan said: "Since Liu Qi is the son-in-law of Jiangdong, why not ask him to send troops from Nanyang to attack Xuchang? This will not only slow down his move to seize Sichuan, but also contain Cao's army. When chaos breaks out in the Central Plains, my lord will send troops to Huainan again. Although Cao's thieves have many soldiers, How can we confront the enemy on three fronts? We must abandon Xuzhou and protect the Central Plains, and then I can reap the benefits."
Gu Yong frowned and said, "Cao Cao left Zhang Liao and Xia Houyuan to guard Xuchang and garrisoned heavy troops, for fear that Liu Qi would not send troops."
Zhang Zhao stroked his beard and said: "Liu Qi lives as a royal clan member and claims to have revived the Han Dynasty. Since the alliance is against Cao Cao, the priority should be to eliminate the thieves. If we don't send troops but instead attack Liu Zhang, our same clan, we will lose the trust of the world!"
Sun Quan chuckled and said: "Okay, Liu Qi fights Zhang Liao and asks him to kick him on the iron plate. Only then will he know that Cao Jun cannot be underestimated."
The Battle of Hefei once made him the laughing stock of the world. If Liu Qi was also defeated by Zhang Liao, no one would laugh at him anymore.
Zhang Zhao naturally saw what Sun Quan was thinking, stroked his beard and smiled and said: "If Liu Qi is seriously injured, he will definitely come to ask for help. My lord will take the opportunity to send troops and use a false strategy to attack Guo to capture Jiangxia. It is also possible to capture Jingzhou!"
Sun Quan's eyes lit up, he put his palms together and praised: "This is a great plan. I will invite Liu Qi to a meeting in the future to discuss how to defeat Cao Cao."
After Gu Yong left, Zhang Zhao said to Sun Quan alone: "Although the battle of Ruxu was won, Zhou Yu was almost attacked by Cao Ren, which shows that he made a mistake in using his troops. If Liu Qi hadn't been there, Jiangdong would have been in a military disaster." , Huainan War, choose a steady man as commander."
Sun Quan frowned slightly: "Brother has entrusted foreign affairs to Gong Jin. At present, he is the only one who can lead the army to defeat Cao Cao!"
Zhang Zhaoyan said: "This man has always been arrogant and arrogant. He regards the world's heroes as nothing and insists on fighting regardless of Jiangdong's strength. However, strength is easy to break and arrogant soldiers will be defeated. I think he will get into trouble sooner or later. My lord should be careful."
Sun Quan's eyes gleamed slightly, and he said slowly: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, I have my own reasons."
