Liu Qi went to the Hou Mansion to meet Wu Guotai. Sun Shangxiang, who was always armed and armored, sat obediently in the sedan chair.
When the people in Jiangdong saw this, they all admired Liu Qi's methods. He was worthy of being a royal nobleman. He had trained the young lady to be so docile just after they got married, and she finally looked like a woman.
When I returned to the hotel in the evening, I saw Xu Shu and Ji Miao squatting on the edge of the flower garden, looking at each other intently, but there was nothing on the ground.
Liu Qi asked curiously: "What are you two doing?"
Xu Shu raised his head and said with a smile: "Master, you are here just in time. Come and take a look."
Liu Qi walked over and saw an ant nest on the ground. A piece of blood-stained rag was being pulled into the hole by ants, and asked: "Where is this piece of cloth?"
Ji Miao said: "This is Zhou Yu's blood."
Liu Qi was surprised: "Where did you get it from?"
Ji Miao replied: "Today Zhou Yu suddenly vomited blood and fell into coma. Please go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment. I will take advantage of the acupuncture to drain some blood, but..."
"Zhou Yu was not poisoned?" Liu Qi understood and frowned as he looked at the piece of cloth being fought over by the ants.
After discovering that Tai Shici was poisoned, Liu Qi and Xu Shu first suspected Sun Quan. It was reasonable to get rid of Sun Ce and then eliminate Sun Ce's old troops one by one.
Moreover, as far as Liu Qi knew, the old ministers Zhou Yu, Taishi Ci, and Lu Su who had followed Sun Ce in the early days all died of illness. It was too coincidental that veteran generals such as Cheng Pu, Han Dang, and Huang Gai died of old age.
A few days ago, I was still discussing how to get the first blood of Zhou Yu and Lu Su, but I didn't expect to get it so quickly.
But Zhou Yu was not poisoned. Is the speculation wrong?
Xu Shu stood up and sighed: "It seems that we can only speculate if we find out whether Taishi Ci and Sun Ce were poisoned by the same poison."
Ji Miao frowned and said, "Sun Ce's blood has dried up long ago. If we want to dissolve it in water and test it, we still need to try. We can only go back to Jingzhou and try again."
Since he was about to leave Jiangdong anyway, Liu Qi no longer dwelled on the matter and asked, "What disease is Zhou Yu suffering from?"
Ji Miao said: "I had angina before and occasionally fell into coma. Although this time it was due to the busy military situation, I looked at his pulse and found that depression hurt the body and anger attacked the heart, causing vomiting of blood."
Liu Qi was confused. Zhou Yu vomited blood several times and finally died of a sudden illness. Could it be a heart attack?
I can't help but think of Prime Minister Zhuge. The two were both called "Yu Liang for a moment." They were heroes in the world who fell in love and killed each other. They both worked hard and died in the army in order to repay the Lord's kindness.
He died before he left the army, which made the hero burst into tears!
He accidentally discovered that Tai Shici was poisoned and thought he had grasped the key. Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu was fine and fell into confusion again.
Zhao Yun was busy getting married and could not serve as a guard. Liu Qi no longer went out easily. He was happily accompanying Sun Shangxiang every day.
Three days passed in a blink of an eye. Sun Quan personally sent Liu Qi to Niuzhu, which was a great honor. Except for Xi Guan who stayed in Jiangdong to open a restaurant, the others boarded the ship to say goodbye.
When Sun Kuang saw Sun Quan watching the fleet go away and still standing on the shore for a long time, he smiled and said, "Is it that my second brother is thinking about my little sister?"
Sun Quan sighed: "My little sister is strong and willful. We are thousands of miles away. If she gets into trouble, no one will take care of her. My mother is worried, so why shouldn't I worry about her?"
Sun Kuang said with emotion: "My little sister has been fond of watching martial arts since she was a child. She is strict and upright, and we are all afraid of giving in. Since she is willing to obey Liu Qi, she must be of the same mind. Since she is married, she is a member of the Liu family. My second brother does not need to Too worried.”
Sun Quan was slightly startled and murmured: "The water thrown by the married daughter..."
The previous plan to capture Jingzhou with Zhou Yu and Lu Su in Chaisang turned out to be an empty talk. Not only did Liu Qi not be underestimated, but even Sun Shangxiang no longer agreed with him, and he couldn't help but feel disappointed.
Sun Kuang advised: "The ship has sailed far away, second brother, please come back!"
Sun Quan came back to his senses, shook his head and said, "The war is about to begin. I am going to patrol the three armies in Jiangbei to boost their morale. My fourth brother and other officials will return first."
Sun Kuang said goodbye and left. Sun Quan stepped onto the warship and looked at the rolling river water, rolling waves, and his eyes became deep.
If it was just to see Liu Qi off, he would never see him off so far. Even with Sun Shangxiang here, he couldn't lower himself to give Liu Qi such great honor.
He just saw him off and crossed the river to go north. Since the defeat of Cao's army, the former army officers and soldiers were still on the front line. Going to express condolences in person would help unite people's hearts.
Moreover, this trip has a deeper meaning: taking advantage of the absence of Zhou Yu and other veteran generals, he can select some talents in the army, train them and appoint them. That is his true strength.
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Finally leaving the quagmire of Jiangdong, Liu Qi also breathed a sigh of relief and secretly felt lucky. Compared to the methods of the Jiangdong family, the Cai Mao brothers were at the level of primary school students, otherwise it would be really difficult to deal with them.
When the boat passed the Lujiang River, Liu Qi called the generals to the boat and told them that there might be water thieves at the lake mouth ahead and they should be more careful.
Gan Ning laughed wildly and said: "Son of a turtle, if you hit me on the head during the robbery, I will tell them to feed the Pig Po Dragon."
Liu Qi waved his hand and said: "Zhou Yu has set up an ambush here and is ready to catch all these water thieves. We don't need to take action, we just need to lure the thieves out."
Gan Ning was dissatisfied and said: "Zhou Lang's son actually used us as fishing bait and didn't even offer any benefits."
"Who would be willing to act as bait if there is no benefit?" Liu Qi said with a smile: "Later, the bandit army will be in chaos. Xingba will lead his troops to fight out again, and everyone will own the divided materials."
Gan Ning was overjoyed, clenched his fist and said, "I want them all!"
The fleet continued to move forward, and under Gan Ning's control, they quietly changed their positions. The women's and servants' ships walked in the middle, the warships were lined up on both sides, and the Jinfan army was in front, ready to defend against the enemy at any time.
In the evening, I passed by the mouth of Pengli Lake. At this time, the south of the Yangtze River has entered the rainy season. The water in Pengli is rising. Looking from a distance, the water surface is wide open to the north and south, and the edges can't be seen at a glance, as if it is in the sea.
The setting sun was shining slantingly, and the misty waves were vast. When they were about to pass the lake mouth, suddenly the sails in front of them fluttered, surrounding the entire river from a distance. There were also fleets of boats pouring out from the north and south direction of the lake mouth.
The river wind roared, and a large ship came down the river with a fleet of ships. The flag of Soochow was hoisted on the mast. The navy was also dressed as a Wu army, with a huge momentum.
The general on the bow of the ship laughed and said: "Liu Qi, my son, we have been waiting for a long time under the orders of the Commander-in-Chief."
Liu Qi stood on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back and asked in a cold voice: "Where is Zhou Yu? I will give him a name!"
"Hahaha, the governor has led his troops to attack Jiangxia!" The man laughed and said, "I am Xu Sheng, the guard of Chaisang, and I am here to intercept and kill you. Jingzhou already belongs to the Marquis of Wu!"
Liu Qi pointed at the bow of the ship and shouted: "Peng Cai, you are being used by Cao Cao's thieves, and you don't know that you are about to die?"
The man was startled: "You...how did you know it was me?"
Liu Qi snorted coldly: "The Cao thieves have too much time to take care of themselves. They have already been defeated and returned to the Central Plains. You are still working for them here. You are really stupid."
"Hey, little Liu Qi, so what if you recognize me?" Seeing that his identity was revealed, Peng Cai saw that the fleet was surrounded on all sides. He pointed at the crowd and laughed wildly: "I'm sure you're going to die today. Even if Gaozu is reborn, I can't save you. I said!"
