Chapter 8 Aftermath

Chapter 8 Aftershocks

The news of Liu Qi's assassination spread all over the streets and alleys of Xiangyang City, and all major families have speculated who dared to assassinate Liu Qi.

Immediately after the news of Zhang Yue's arrest, the news undoubtedly told people that the main envoy behind the assassination of Liu Qi was Zhang Yue. The major families in Xiangyang City have their own eyeliners, and the previous disputes between Liu Qi and Liu Cong and Zhang Yue have also been uncovered.

For a while, Xiangyang City was quiet from the family to the ordinary people.

For them, it is not so much an assassination as a temptation, a temptation for Liu Biao. Liu Watch is in his sixties this year. It can be said that half of his foot has reached into the coffin, and the position of the heir has not been determined yet.

In the past few years, Liu Biao was in good health. Over the years, Liu Biao has been sick from time to time, and the dispute over the heir has begun in private. Zhang Yue's assassination this time is undoubtedly a matter of the inheritance dispute. No matter how Zhang Yue's matter is handled this time, the fight between Liu Qi and Liu Cong will only become stronger and stronger.

As for Zhang Yue, he is just a roadstone. Except for those who have practical interests with his father, no one will care about his life or death. People just want to know whether Liu Biao will defend Liu Biao after not spoiling him, because Liu Biao's attitude towards Liu Qi has become increasingly indifferent over the years. Even Liu Qi's coma a few days ago just sent someone to ask.

Large and small families in Xiangyang City are waiting for Liu Biao's decision to determine the future direction of the family.

Liu Qi woke up the next morning, and she had nothing to do except for a little pain in her chest. Thinking of the thrilling scene yesterday, he was still a little scared, so he decided to do something.

In the study, Liu Qi lay slanted on the couch, half squinting his eyes and looked at Liu Pan, Liu Xiu, and Ma Zhong, who had just defected to him. He focused on Ma Zhong. Yesterday, he was just a little familiar with Ma Zhong's name. When he saw it today, he remembered who Ma Zhong was.

Ma Zhong's official position in the Three Kingdoms was not high, but he was just a Sima, but his nickname was 'Famous General Killer'. This nickname Liu Qi is still fresh in my memory. At the beginning, Liu Qi admired Guan Yu very much when he read the Three Kingdoms for the first time. Later, he was captured by Ma Zhong and was depressed for a while.

In addition to Lv Bu, who are the most powerful in the Three Kingdoms, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and Ma Chao are the only ones who can compete with Guan Yu. Although it was a sneak attack, Ma Zhong's ability to capture Guan Yu showed that his martial arts and wisdom were extraordinary. Moreover, the battle captured not only Guan Yu, but also a group of generals such as Guan Ping and Zhao Lei.

After that, when Liu Bei attacked Wu, he also shot the veteran Huang Zhong. The veteran Huang Zhong is famous for his archery, but being shot dead by Ma Zhong is enough to show that Ma Zhong's archery is extraordinary. Two of the five tiger generals in the State of Shu were killed by Ma Zhong, and it is not too much to call him a 'famous general killer'. Not to mention those ordinary generals.

Liu Qi looked at the three people quietly and said, "What do you think of what happened yesterday?"

Liu Pan scratched his head and said angrily, "Don't think about it. It must be Liu Cong's bastard."

Liu Xiu also nodded and said, "At present, it is indeed Liu cong who is the most likely."

Liu Qi did not say anything, but looked at Ma Zhong.

Ma Zhong thought for a moment and said, "I don't think it's Liu Zang, but he must know about it."

"Oh, why?" Liu Qi looked at Ma Zhong with great interest.

"When I saw Liu Cong yesterday, I felt that he did not look like a brainless person, but very smart. Yesterday, he let us go so easily. I think on the one hand, because of the eldest son, on the other hand, he doesn't want to make a big deal, which is not good for him. In that case, you can still be rational and know how to advance and retreat. He won't do such an irrational thing. As for Zhang Yue, I don't think anyone knows him better than Liu Cong. Even if Liu Cong doesn't find it, he should be aware of some clues. Ma Zhong thought for a moment. There is another reason why Ma Zhong didn't say that yesterday's incident reached Liu Biao's ears. Liu Biao's love for Liu cong was also Liu Qi's bullying his younger brother.

Liu Qi nodded. It's worthy of growing up outside. It's different from his brother. "Yes, Liu Cong has no reason to assassinate me at this time. No matter how the situation is, I'm at a disadvantage. He doesn't have to take risks."

After saying that, he said to Liu Pan: "Now the situation in Xiangyang is becoming more and more obvious, and the battle for the reserve position is becoming more and more fierce. You will be more careful in the future. You can't fool around like before.

Liu Pan and the other two whispered, "Brother, don't worry, we won't bother you anymore. Big Brother will definitely succeed to the throne smoothly."

Liu Qi smiled and said, "Haha, it's not that serious. What should I do? As long as I don't make a loss, I just hope you can use more brains about everything and don't let others take advantage of it. I don't know. I want to unify the world in the future, but I need your help."

"Brother, don't worry, we are not stupid and won't suffer losses. It's just that we can unify the world?" Liu Xiu said.

Liu Qi looked at the three people and said seriously, "In today's world, either you die or I die. We have no way out. Either we become a stepping stone for others to unify the world, or we step on others to set the Central Plains. I don't want to be called the foil of others, so I choose to let others call me the foil. No matter how difficult this road is, I only know that I am approaching the goal.

Liu Xiu was shocked and said, "Brother, don't worry, no matter how difficult it is, I will not drop the chain."

Liu Pan said excitedly, "This makes people excited. In the future, if anyone blocks the way of the eldest brother, I will split him alive."

Ma Zhong said with a resolute face, "I, Ma Zhong, will be the lord's life in the future. I will work hard in front of the lord's saddle and behind the horse."

"Okay, it's time to eat. Zhengping will also stay and use it together. Take time to take over the Ma shopkeeper as soon as possible. Xiangyang City is not calm now. Liu Qi was in a good mood after listening to their words.

"Thank you, Lord." Ma Zhong said gratefully.

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Xiangyang was originally a small city. The former Jingzhou governance office was Wancheng. When Liu Biao was appointed as the pastor of Jingzhou, there was a war in Wancheng. Liu Biao naturally could not go to pacify Wancheng, so he chose Xiangyang. Liubiao took Xiangyang as the basis to pacification Jingzhou for a short time, thus sitting firmly in Jingzhou herdsman and ranking among the princes at the end of the Han Dynasty. After decades of development, Xiangyang has evolved from an unknown small city to a political, economic and cultural center south of the Yangtze River.

The former short wall has disappeared in the long river of history, and a few miles away from the outside of the old city wall, the high city wall stands tall. The four towering gates stand in the four directions of Xiangyang City, and the soldiers in armor are holding the gates one by one. Their eyes were like lightning, and they glanced at the passing pedestrians and vehicles. In the city, rows of houses are neatly arranged, and the most elegant of these houses is the mansion in the center of the city.

General Zhennan's mansion, the mansion of Jingzhou Mu Liubiao.

At this time, two people were playing chess in a pavilion in Houhua Park, General Zhennan Mansion. The white man is an old man with a white beard. The old man was dressed in a white robe and wore a belt embroidered with purple dragon patterns around his waist. He was simple and elegant. Although he sat there, his body naturally showed a kind of momentum of the superior, and contained the unique elegance of the scholar. The black chess player is a middle-aged man in his early 40s. The middle-aged man wears a brocade robe and is slightly fat, giving people a sense of wealth.

"Lord Zhou Mu, I just got the news that the eldest son woke up." The middle-aged man dropped a chess piece. It turned out that this old man was General Liu Biao of Zhennan.

"Oh, that's good. I finally woke up." The old man said in silence for a while, as if he was relieved.

"The eldest son just suffered a skin injury. As long as he wakes up, he should be fine if he wants to come. You don't have to worry. I heard that the third young master and the young master Pan have gone to see it." The middle-aged man saw that Liu Biao was still frowning and relieved. If the leg is broken, how to let him inherit Liu Biao's seat.

"Well, De Hui, let the agent go and have a look later." Liubiao dropped a chess piece and said. This middle-aged man turned out to be Cai Mao. Cai Mao, courtesy name Degui, is now the military division of Jingzhou. In Jingzhou, it can be said that there are more than ten thousand people under one person.

"Hmm." After saying that, Cai Mao played chess silently. However, he sighed secretly in his heart, "It seems that Lord Zhou Mu is still very concerned about Liu Qi, and I'm afraid it's difficult to achieve what my sister wants." In the past two years, with Liu Kang's growth, Mrs. Cai began to plan for Liu Kang and want to support Liu Kang to take office a hundred years later.

Now many officials in Xiangyang are silently planning for their future. Although they are not on the surface, they have already begun to stand in private, and he has to make some plans early. Today, I saw Liu Qi wake up and wanted to plead for Zhang Yue, but when I saw Liu Biao like this, I didn't say anything. He knew that Liu Biao was trying to warn those people in private. Thinking of Yi Jibo, Cai Mao was silent.

Another place in Zhennan General's Mansion.

"Mother, you can plead for Zhang Yue in front of your father. He grew up with me." A fifteen or sixteen-year-old teenager said with a woman's arm in his arms. The teenager's face was pink and jade, and a pair of big eyes blinked abnormally. It was Liu Cg who clashed with Liu Qi yesterday. The woman he called his mother, dressed like a young woman in her twenties, was his mother, Mrs. Cai, who was also Cai Mao's sister.

"Gong'er, don't get involved in this matter. Zhang Yue's young mind is so vicious. Your eldest brother just said a few words, and he committed a murderer. It's really abominable. You will stay away from him in the future." Mrs. Cai said.

"However, it's the servant's advice. It has nothing to do with him. Mother, just save her." Seeing that his mother did not agree, Liu Jing defended it.

"Well, Kong'er, you are not young. There are some things you should understand. What does Zhang Yue do to make your father think? Your father has begun to be dissatisfied with you. Now pouting will only make him more dissatisfied with you." Mrs. Cai said solemnly to Liu Kang.

"But, isn't the eldest brother awake?" Liu cong said.

"Well, I have asked your uncle to ask. If he can, he will plead for Zhang Yue. Zhang Yue's father and your uncle are old friends, and he will not die." Mrs. Cai touched Liu Kang's head and said. At the same time, I am also complaining about my brother. Brother, what on earth are you thinking? Over the years, she has opened her mouth more than once, hoping that Cai Mao would help Liu Kang, but Cai Mao just didn't let go, and Kai Yue also didn't say anything, which gave her a headache. After thinking about it, she couldn't help complaining about Zhang Yue. You can't kill or maim Liu Qi directly, which will save trouble. Now I can only read the news from my brother. If Zhang Yue's life is saved, it means that Liu Biao no longer pays attention to Liu Qi, then everything is easy to say. If it can't be saved, it will be a little difficult.

Unlike Mrs. Cai's worries, Yi Ji was extremely happy at this time, because Cai Mao sent a message just now, and Liu Biao asked him to visit Liu Qi. This shows that Liu Biao still cares about the eldest son. It is a fixed calendar to establish a long and not to be young, and most scholars have this kind of thinking. Not to mention Liu Biao as one of the "Eight Juns".