Liu Qi met with the Yicheng County Magistrate and informed him that Liu Biao was about to arrive in Yicheng, and asked him to pack up in Yicheng and prepare to welcome Liu Biao.

Yicheng County Magistrate Li Zheng immediately agreed: "Don't worry, Shi Shi, this county will make arrangements for this matter. If Liu Shijun comes to Yicheng, all the officials in Yixian County, from the county to the lower level, will do their best to assist you."

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Liu Qi smiled and said: "The county monarch is interested. In addition, I also ask the county monarch to send people to Xiangyang County and Jiangling County to inform the county magistrates of the two places and send the Nanjun household registration list and the military rosters of each county to Yi County."

Liu Biao is the supervisory officer, and reviewing these materials is also his supervisory responsibility.

"Of course." Li Zheng agreed, hesitating for a moment and then said, "But there is something unclear about Li, please ask the Secretary for advice."

Liu Qi knew exactly what Li Zheng wanted to ask.

"Mr. Li County would like to know why Mr. Liu came to Jingzhou to take up the post and could not go anywhere else, but why did he come to Yicheng?"

Li Zheng smiled awkwardly... This young minister's guess was really accurate.

"Can you please give me some advice?"

Liu Qi looked around and saw that the county officials were all standing far away. He put his mouth close to County Magistrate Li's ear and whispered: "The reason why Ambassador Liu came to Yixian instead of going elsewhere when he took office...

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"Well, well!" Li Zheng's face was slightly excited, his expression became more solemn, and he was waiting attentively for the next hearing.

"I'm not sure." Liu Qi finished the next sentence calmly.

Li Zheng's excited expression disappeared, replaced by a stiff and awkward smile.

I don’t know what kind of mystery you are trying to make?

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In this way, Liu Qi moved into the Yicheng County Yamen as a governor.

On the way from Shanyang County to Yixian County, Liu Qi basically slept in the wilderness. In addition, his riding skills were relatively average, which delayed a lot of travel along the way. He had to sleep in the open air, which was very hard.

On the way from Shanyang County to Jingzhou, the large counties we passed were okay, but if we passed through some remote rural areas, the tragic scenes would really touch Liu Qi deeply.

On the roadsides in the countryside, there are often human corpses that have been eaten by wild dogs and their remains are exposed in the wild.

The number of people displaced by the famine was horrifyingly large.

There are also floating corpses floating in water sources and rivers, attracting mosquitoes and flies, rotting and smelly, which can easily cause plague, but no one cares about it, and thieves are rampant, but the thieves and thieves in various counties are willing to stand by and watch, allowing it to breed...

On those nights when he stayed in the wilderness, these scenes often appeared in Liu Qi's mind, flashing back and forth like a slideshow, making him unable to sleep peacefully.

This is the current situation of the world...the streets are deserted, dilapidated and without resources.

He couldn't sleep well at night, and riding horses for a long time during the day caused the flesh on his inner thighs to bleed and peel, and it hurt when he took off his underwear.

Now that he finally saw the bed, Liu Qi was satisfied. He lay down on the bed and muttered comfortably: "Comfortable."

Liu Pan was not as comfortable as Liu Qi. He was walking around in circles, feeling uneasy.

How could Boyu be so forgiving? Did he not know that he just told a big lie?

Liu Pan stepped forward and pulled Liu Qi up from the bed.

"what you do?"

Liu Qi, who wanted to have a good sleep, frowned and looked at Liu Pan, who was crazy about something.

Liu Pan leaned forward with his strong body, his dark face almost touching Liu Qi's face.

"Bo Yu, do you know what you just said to Mr. Li County?"

Liu Qi frowned and said, "I talked a lot, which sentence did my brother ask about?"

"You just said that uncle will arrive in a few days..."

"Shh!"

Liu Qi blocked his lips with his index finger, then winked at the door and whispered: "Be careful, the walls have ears."

Liu Pan stopped talking, turned around and walked towards the door, gently opened a gap, took a closer look, and then went to the window to observe for a long time.

After a while, Liu Pan turned around and replied: "No one is eavesdropping outside."

Liu Qi felt relieved and said, "I'm just taking precautions. If my brother has anything to say, just ask."

"Bo Yu, when you met the Yicheng County Magistrate today, you said that your uncle would be arriving in Jingzhou in the next few days. But you and I both know that my uncle is still in Luoyang right now and may not be able to arrive in two or three months. Isn't that what you said today?

To deceive the county magistrate?"

After a short silence, Liu Qi was heard to say with certainty: "It was him I tricked!"

He never thought that Liu Qi would answer like this, and Liu Pan was surprised.

"What did you trick him into?"

"The purpose of teasing him is to see what the attitude of the five major families in Jingzhou is towards my father coming here."

"Um?"

Lying about Liu Biao's itinerary and testing the attitudes of the five major clans... Liu Pan never saw any connection between these two things.

"Bo Yu, are you kidding me?"

"Why am I making fun of my brother when I have nothing to do?"

Looking at Liu Pan's puzzled expression, Liu Qi explained patiently: "Brother, this Yi County is the gateway to Xiangyang in the south. The distance between the two places is less than a hundred miles. The residences of the five major clans are all in Xiangyang. Yi County is so close.

How can this place not be controlled by the five clans?"

Liu Pan frowned, thought carefully for a while, and said in surprise: "What Boyu means, is County Lord Li a member of the five major families?"

Liu Qi smiled faintly and said: "Perhaps it is more appropriate to say that he is the dog of the five major families. Being able to be a county magistrate so close to Xiangyang and leisurely living there naturally means that they are somewhat related."

Liu Pan came to his senses: "You said that my uncle will be here soon... did you guess that Mr. Li County would inform the five tribes about this?"

Liu Qi said sternly: "That's exactly the case. We only need to see how the five major families will respond to this false news, and then we can roughly deduce their attitude towards my father being appointed as the governor of Jingzhou."

Liu Pan suddenly realized: "I didn't expect you to think about this so deeply!"

Liu Qi stood up and walked to the window. After confirming that no one was outside the window, he whispered: "Right now, they only know that you and I have entered Yicheng, but they don't know that we are in the dense forest outside the city. There are still three hundred people from the clan. These private people

You are all trained by your elder brother, how are your skills?"

As soon as Liu Pan talked about the soldiers he brought out, a look of pride appeared on his face.

He patted his chest vigorously and said confidently: "Bo Yu, I am not the one to boast! Although you are far more intelligent and resourceful than someone else, when it comes to training privates, if you are the second best brother in our clan, there is no one else."

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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Liu Qi nodded with satisfaction.

Liu Pan is not such a shameless person. He dares to say this, which means that these three hundred privates are available.

"Brother, I would like to trouble you to lurk out of the city later, select some capable people from our people, and ask them to go to Xiangyang to inquire about the movements of the five major clans, and report back at any time."

Liu Pan stood up and said, "I'll do it right away."

"Be careful not to be followed by the county magistrate's people."

"Haha, don't worry. After all, my brother is also the number one warrior in the clan. Some of the county officials in Yicheng can't live with me!"

After saying that, Liu Pan quickly opened the door and left.

Looking at Liu Pan's disappearing figure, Liu Qi let out a long sigh.

Liu Panjun has certain talents in strategy, but his temperament is a bit straightforward.

This is not to say that being sinister is a good thing, but from now on, the Liu family of Shanyang will face all kinds of storms and waves in Jingzhou. Being more cautious will still help to survive in troubled times.

Liu Panque had no choice but to rely on Liu Qi to help him.

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Liu Pan lurked out of Yicheng and went to the mountains and forests north of the city to find the best members of his clan.

At the same time, Yicheng County Magistrate Li Zheng also wrote a letter quickly, ordering someone to go to Xiangyang with a slip to meet his secret financial sponsor, Zhang Fang, the head of the Zhang clan, one of the five major clans in Jingzhou.

After receiving the letter, Zhang Fang did not dare to neglect, and immediately invited the other three clan chiefs Cai Mao, Kuai Liang, and Bei Yu to gather at his residence.

As for Su Dai, the head of the Su clan, he is currently serving as the county governor in Changsha, and his younger brother Su Huan will attend on his behalf.

The heads of the five major clans met and after each exchanged pleasantries, Zhang Fang brought the matter to the point.

"My lords, the newly-appointed governor has arrived in Yixian. He has informed Lord Li of Yicheng that Liu Biao is on his way to Jingzhou and will settle down in Yicheng. What do you think of this?"

When Zhang Fang finished speaking, the other four clan leaders bowed their heads in deep thought.

Not long after, I heard Bei Yu, the head of the Bei clan, say: "In the past, when the governor Wang Rui was in office, he was very friendly to us. The sale of salt, iron and lacquerware in various counties in Jingzhou was also done by each of our families together with the government. He is very knowledgeable about current affairs...

…I just don’t know if this Liu Biao can be as knowledgeable as Wang Rui.”

Su Huanyan, younger brother of Su Dai, the patriarch of the Su clan, said: "I'm afraid it may not be possible to save him at the lower level."

Several people looked at him together.

"Why did Mr. Su say this?"

Su Huan said slowly and calmly: "Liu Biao is not a weak person like Wang Rui. He holds the post of Lieutenant Commander of the Northern Army in the capital, supervising the garrison, Yue cavalry, infantry, and Changshui. He is also the captain of the 2,000-stone commander of the fifth battalion.
To be continued...