Liu Qi was overjoyed and hurriedly took Zhuge Liang to a quiet teahouse in Xiangyang City.
This is the place where the two have met frequently in recent times.
Liu Qi asked the store to close its doors and thank customers today.
Of course, the store doesn't dare to neglect.
No matter what happens now, the eldest son is not something that a commoner like him can provoke.
Seeing that Liu Qi actually asked the store owner to drive away other customers, Zhuge Liang hurriedly said to Liu Qi: "eldest son, I think about it, I still have something to do today, I can't help it today!"
After saying that, he bowed and left.
Liu Qi knew that Zhuge Liang had guessed his intention, and he was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up.
He and Zhuge Liang have known each other for a long time, but they only saw each other frequently recently.
He knew very well about Zhuge Liang's hobbies.
Zhuge Liang was not interested in anything else but reading.
Liu Qi grabbed Zhuge Liang's sleeve and said with a smile: "I told you, we were just chatting about family matters. Why are you leaving in such a hurry? What, are you sure you want to leave?"
Zhuge Liang nodded and said seriously: "I really have something to do."
Liu Qi then let go of Zhuge Liang's sleeves, climbed up the ladder to the second floor, and said, "Then let's go!"
"I recently got a strange book. I was thinking about it and was very upset. Today I made an appointment with someone who understands me to read it together."
"What's the name of that book? Oops, it seems to be by Gui Guzi, about strange conspiracies."
Zhuge Liang: "."
Seeing Liu Qi's pretentious look, Zhuge Liang sighed secretly.
Eldest Young Master, how can you hide this little trick from me?
Today, I’m sorry.
For the sake of the world, for the sake of my brother-in-law, and for the sake of Jingzhou, I can only be a villain once.
Zhuge Liang followed him, climbed up the ladder and said, "Guiguzi? Qimou? I've seen everything that can be seen."
As soon as he climbed up, Liu Qi winked at Wenpin Buqu downstairs.
At the civil recruitment meeting, the ladder was taken away directly.
Zhuge Liang watched Wenpin Buqu carrying the ladder and leaving: "."
Liu Qi hurriedly said: "Kong Ming, save me! Something unexpected happened to my father. The four powerful families want to harm me, but no one dares to take action. Liu Pan, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others are not willing to listen to me. They only obey my father's orders."
"If this continues, I will be killed sooner or later!"
Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "Eldest son, please bring back the ladder! If you really treat me as a friend, don't try to hurt me."
"I, Zhuge Liang, am isolated and helpless in Jingzhou and talk nonsense. I may end up dead in the wilderness tomorrow."
With that, he said to Wenpin who was walking outside with the ladder: "Bring the ladder back, I want to leave."
Liu Qi looked at Zhuge Liang and didn't want to help, and said sadly: "Even Kong Ming, do you want to watch me being killed?"
Zhuge Liang frowned.
Liu Qi shed tears and said in a crying voice: "They talk about being afraid and talking about friends, but they are just a bunch of ungrateful people."
"This thing can't go up to the sky or come down to the ground. Who knows what you told me?"
"After all, you are just like those villains."
"That's all, you go too!"
"When I, Liu Qi, meet you, it's my fate!"
After saying that, he asked Wenpin to carry the ladder back.
Zhuge Liang felt extremely complicated when he saw Liu Qi with tears streaming down his face.
If I don't help you, you will be persecuted by the four powerful families.
But if I help you, I will also harm you.
But in the end——
Zhuge Liang made a decision.
The four powerful families persecuted him, and he couldn't even survive.
If you harm him yourself, you can at least save his life.
Once my brother-in-law captured Jingzhou, I would save his life no matter what, as a way of repaying his kindness.
He took out the handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to Liu Qi. Zhuge Liang said softly: "Didn't the eldest son hear that 'Chong'er is outside but An Shensheng died inside'?"
"In the current situation, the eldest son and the general have lost the opportunity."
"No matter how it changes, the four powerful families still occupy Xiangyang and cannot be changed."
"What the four powerful families want is nothing more than to control the Second Young Master, so as to achieve the purpose of controlling Jingzhou."
"This is an irreconcilable conflict between the four powerful families and the general."
"The general's life can no longer be saved. It's just one step too early and one step too late."
"If the eldest son stays in Xiangyang, he will be wasting his time and will lead to his own death."
"Once the general is killed and the four wealthy families take desperate risks, how do you think the eldest son can save his life?"
"In this case, it is better to flee to Jingbei immediately and join General Wenpin."
"It is a fact that the general is in this situation. General Wenpin, as the most loyal person to the general, will definitely fall out with the four powerful families."
"War is inevitable."
"When there is a great battle, that is the day when a general dies."
"At that time, it was also the time when the eldest son took over as the lord of Jingzhou."
"General Wenpin is a capable minister. He has guarded Jingbei for several years and has never made any mistakes."
"Let him assist the eldest son. Even if the eldest son cannot win Jingzhou, he can still hold Jingbei and stand on his own."
"Moreover, the eldest son and General Wenpin are stationed in Jingbei. As long as they don't open their mouths, the four powerful families will also be caged birds."
"There is a young master and General Wenpin in the north."
"Liu Zhang from Yizhou in the west."
"To the east lies Jiangdong."
"There are Zhang Xian and Jiang Dong in the south."
"Compared with Jingzhou, Yizhou is a land of barbarians, and there are many tribes, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The four powerful families are worthy of praise in Jingzhou, but trying to capture Yizhou is nothing more than a daydream."
"As for Zhang Xian, even when the general was in his prime, it was impossible to capture him, let alone the current situation."
Liu Qi wiped his tears with Zhuge Liang's handkerchief, calmed down, and said, "But if Jiang Dong and Zhang Xian take the opportunity -"
Zhuge Liang sighed: "Eldest Young Master, do you have a way to protect the entire Jingzhou?"
"Since you can't keep it anyway, it's better to keep what you have now."
"Otherwise, everything will be lost—"
Liu Qi fell silent.
After a while, he looked at Zhuge Liang, bowed respectfully to Zhuge Liang and said, "In such a situation, you are the only one willing to help me, Kong Ming. If I can escape this time, I will be rewarded generously one day!"
Zhuge Liang helped Liu Qi up and said: "Eldest Young Master, if you really want to leave, it's better to leave sooner rather than later. While they still think that you are reluctant to leave, Eldest Young Master, you should immediately go find Liu Pan, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others."
"Even if they won't listen to you, eldest son, they won't make things difficult for you."
"Tell them that you are leaving to join General Wenpin, and let them cover your departure under cover of night."
Liu Qi nodded heavily.
Wenpin Buqu then brought the ladder over.
Liu Qi and Zhuge Liang went down the ladder.
Zhuge Liang stood at the door of the teahouse, watching Liu Qi leave quickly with a few songs, fanning his feather fan, and sighed.
I hope to meet again, eldest son, you will not hate me.
After staying at the door of the tea house for a while, Zhuge Liang immediately found Lu Shisan, Nangong Yan, Shi Huan and others and said, "Find a way to contact your brother-in-law immediately and let him get ready. The eldest son will leave the city tonight and go to Jingbei to seek refuge with Wenpin." The four major wealthy families may take action at night to prepare him to evacuate at any time."
"We also have to prepare to evacuate here."
Lu Shisan said: "Then I'll find someone to come over now."
Zhuge Liang hurriedly said: "About the evacuation of the convoy——"
Lu Shisan smiled and said: "It has been prepared for a long time, just don't worry. I have been sharing the responsibility of doing business in Jingzhou for these years, and no one knows how to escape from here better than me."
Zhuge Liang nodded.
Besides, Lu Yi was cooking dinner for Liu Cong at Liu Cong's residence in the General's Mansion.
That’s right, cooking!
All the other servants in Liu Cong's residence have been cleared away, and now only he and Liu Cong are there.
He is the only one who can make food.
While I was cooking, I saw a thin monkey appearing strangely at the door of the kitchen.
Lu Yi: "."
monkey?
Why are there suddenly monkeys in the General's Mansion?
Moreover, the monkey was tilting his head and looking at him with a blank expression on his eyes.
Lu Yi walked over.
The monkey turned around and took a few steps back.
Lu Yi walked over again, and the monkey took a few steps back, making a squeaking sound.
As if urging him to follow.
Lu Yi kept following the monkey and finally came to the rockery in the courtyard.
The monkey disappeared into the rockery.
Lu Yi was about to go forward and take a look.
Outside, patrolling soldiers passed by the door, and Lu Yi hurriedly walked away.
After the patrol soldiers left, Lu Yi continued to walk over.
I saw a passage opened in the middle of the rockery!
In the passage, a head stuck out and smiled at him.
Lu Yi: "."
He is an eleven or twelve-year-old boy with a rather long face.
Lu Yi asked: "Who are you? Why are you here?"
The young man scratched his head and handed a piece of paper to Lu Yi. Without saying a word, he retracted his head and moved a rockery to cover the entrance of the cave.
Lu Yi: "."
Although he was still confused, Lu Yi took the note and left quickly, heading towards the kitchen.
Opening the note, I saw that it read: "The eldest son has left the city and gone to Jingbei to seek refuge with Wenpin. The four powerful families should take action tonight. Brother-in-law can follow the monkey and leave from the passage. It is the pet raised by Ma Zhong, the subordinate of Thirteenth. , don’t take risks and fight.”
(End of chapter)
