Rubbing his delicate buttocks that were so hot and painful from the jolt, Yang Changshi stuck his head out of the carriage and shouted to Liu Qi who was riding in front: "Young Master, we don't need to be in such a hurry, right? Anyway, from Xiangyang to

Fuxian County is not that far away. We can reach Fuxian County at most tomorrow evening. There’s no point in rushing. Walk slowly, don’t be in a hurry. If you walk too fast, my butt really can’t stand it!”

Mr. Liu Qi was a kind man. He did not ignore Yang Changshi's rude request without being polite. Instead, he deliberately slowed down his horse a little, first walked parallel to Yang Changshi's carriage, and then explained: "Zhong Ming."

Don't blame me, sir, because I

We must arrive at Zhuyang before dark today and spend the night in General Wenpin's camp outside Zhuyang City. Therefore, we have to speed up our journey. Please be patient for the time being. Otherwise, please come down and ride a horse. The roads in this area are

It’s really hard to walk.”

"My eldest son, I am not a foreign minister who talks too much. This road needs to be repaired." Yang Changshi always likes to push the envelope, pointing to the road under the car and complaining: "My eldest son, take a look for yourself, this is still your official road in Jingzhou.

The road is full of potholes, weeds and gravel, and, you see, the roadbed over there has collapsed and should have been repaired long ago."

"Mr. Zhongming's lesson is that this road is indeed seriously damaged." Liu Qi, a kind man, nodded honestly and admitted his mistake, and then explained: "But this is not because my father is reluctant to spend money on repairs. The main reason is that the main cities in the northwest of Xiangyang are all

It is adjacent to the Han River and has developed water shipping. Both the military and civilians prefer to travel by water rather than by land. It is more convenient to transport food and troops by water than by land. There is no need to vigorously repair land roads, so this road is a bit neglected."

"Then why don't we take the water route? Taking a boat by water is easy and smooth, and you can also listen to music and drink. It's much more comfortable than the land route." Yang Changshi was unyielding and asked Liu Qi: "Don't worry, eldest son, I'm fine."

As for seasickness, how about we abandon our horses and take a boat and take the water route to Fuxian County?"

For some reason, Liu Qi's face darkened a bit, and he didn't want to answer Yang Changshi's question, but Yang Changshi pressed on. When he asked again, Liu Qi reluctantly replied: "I have wronged Mr. Zhongming.

I didn’t mean to make things difficult for Mr. Zhongming, and asked me to abandon the waterway and take the land route. It was actually my father’s wish, and I dare not go against my father’s orders.”

"Why?" Yang Changshi was confused, thinking that Liu Biao had eaten enough to hold on, so why did he even have to control what kind of road his son took to Fuxian County?

Liu Qi's expression dimmed again, and he suddenly said in a confused manner, "Because my cousin Zhang Yun, the deputy naval commander of Jingzhou, went to Nanjun, so my father asked me to go overland."

After saying that, Liu Qi bowed his hand to Yang Changshi, then patted the horse and led the way forward, leaving Yang Changshi in the car confused. He didn't understand what the relationship between Zhang Yun's going to Nanjun and the route Liu Qi took?

However, our Yang Changshi is not too stupid, and he is particularly good at fighting in the nest. Suddenly he remembered that Cai Mao was the commander-in-chief of the Jingzhou Navy, and he immediately

After understanding why Liu Biao arranged for Liu Qi to go overland and why Liu Qi looked weird, Yang Changshi could not help but gloat in his heart and said to himself: "Ha, I didn't expect that the internal strife in Liu Biao's family was actually more serious than the internal strife in Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu's family.

Isn't that boy Cai Mao secretly trying to get rid of Liu Qi's son?"

Gloating about schadenfreude, but the old fool Liu Biao's care and concern for his eldest son Liu Qi still made our Yang Changshi a little admired. Liu Qi's team had just arrived at Hecheng Ferry, and Jingzhou General Wenpin, who was stationed in Zhuyang, came

A team has been sent to welcome Liu Qi's team in Hecheng and escort Liu Qi's team north.

Although the team sent by Wenpin did not say that this was Liu Biao's arrangement, Yang Changshi could still guess that this must be Liu Biao's arrangement as a precaution - after all, Zhang Jijun had already arrived in Fu County.

If Liu Qi suddenly died on the way north to Fuxian County, there would be no place to find the real culprit.

After understanding this, Yang Changshi, who had been on missions to foreign armies for many years for Deputy Director Tao, felt sympathy for Liu Qi. He actually felt an inexplicable sympathy for Liu Qi. He also felt that the ride on the broken road was too bumpy, so he simply changed his position.

Riding a war horse and taking advantage of the opportunity

The horse came to Liu Qi's side. While riding with Liu Qi, he suddenly asked Liu Qi: "My eldest son, your relationship with General Cai Mao has become so bad? Your father is the governor of a state and is in charge of the life of Jingzhou.

Kill the power, why don't you take care of it?"

Liu Qi, who was thinking a lot, turned his head in surprise and looked at Yang Changshi in surprise, as if he was hesitant to speak. Yang Changshi also sympathized with Liu Qi and said: "If you are inconvenient to answer, you don't need to answer. I am a foreigner."

It is not appropriate for people to interfere in the family affairs of the young master. I just feel sorry for the young master. Why can’t the young master and Mr. Liu Cong’s brothers be as harmonious as my lord and his elder brother, and work together without any barriers? "

"Is Tao Shijun really so harmonious with his young master?" Liu Qi asked in surprise.

"Of course." Yang Changshi nodded and sighed: "Jingzhou and Xuzhou are too far away. You must have never heard of it. When our old master Tao Qian of Xuzhou passed the throne, my master and Mr. Tao Shang were humble to each other.

At what point? In order to allow my lord to successfully inherit the Xuzhou inheritance, the eldest son of the pottery merchant at that time simply pulled out his sword and killed himself in public to give up his throne, forcing my family to

My lord inherited Xuzhou, which moved countless Xuzhou civil and military officials present to tears. After my lord inherited Xuzhou, he always respected the eldest master of the pottery business as an elder like his father. Whenever there was a major event, he would seek his brother's opinion before going to war.

Outside the home, every letter from the family should also greet the brother with safety. This is a true example of brotherly harmony between them."

Yang Changshi's unintentional exclamation was like a knife, which hit Mr. Liu Qi's heart. Mr. Liu Qi, who was deeply hurt by his mean relatives, had a glimmer of water in his eyes. After a moment of silence, Liu Qi couldn't help but

Low

He said in a voice: "Actually, the second brother is not a bad person. He used to respect me as an elder brother, but my stepmother couldn't tolerate me. She only wanted my life so that the second brother could inherit his father's inheritance. The second brother was bewitched by his stepmother and treated me...

……….”

"Then why does Mr. Liu not take care of him?" Yang Changshi asked very puzzledly: "Judging from Mr. Liu's careful arrangements for the young master, he already knew the young master's situation well, why did he come forward?

Forget it, you are his biological son, or his eldest son. Is there any sense in the world that you can let outsiders bully and murder your own son?"

"Sir, I misunderstood. My father is very caring for me." Liu Qi smiled bitterly and replied, "It's just that the Cai family has too much military power. The military power in Jingzhou is mostly controlled by the Cai family. When my father rode into Jingzhou alone, the reason why he was able to successfully take over Jingzhou is also

It’s all thanks to Cai’s help, so even if my father understands many things, he can’t go too far.”

"The same goes for my son. Although my father also knows the reason why his stepmother often slanders me, and he also knows that his stepmother and General Cai Mao are plotting something behind his death, it is not convenient for him to accuse him face to face. Moreover, this matter also involves his second brother Liu Cong.

With my third brother Liu Xiu, my palms and backs are full of flesh, so my father can't show too much favoritism."

"It is inconvenient for Mr. Liu to be too partial, but you cannot be too weak, Mr. Yang." Yang Changshi lectured Liu Qi with some dissatisfaction: "Like yesterday, Cai Mao confused right and wrong in front of you, and forced you to agree to recruit me.

If Zhang Ji says that he is a young master, you have to tell yourself

You bravely went to Fuxian County to appease Zhang Ji, and you have reached this point. Young Master, you..., to put it more harshly, Young Master, you didn’t even dare to fart at that time! It’s no wonder Liu Fujun’s successor is so soft.

Shi Cai and the Cai clan dare to bully you like this!"

If it had been the governor of another state, after hearing what Yang Changshi said, he might have drawn his sword and struck him, but our Yang Changshi has always been lucky. After listening to this, Mr. Liu Qi, who has an extremely weak character,

Not only did he not get angry after saying this, he even nodded and admitted, "Mr. Zhong Ming.

He is polite, but in fact, the junior also knows that his character is too weak, and he has wanted to be tougher several times, but he is hesitant, either because he is afraid of embarrassing his father, or because he is afraid of Cai's power, or because he is timid.

I don’t have the guts to be tough in front of you, but I don’t have the guts.”

"Afraid of a ****!" Yang Changshi lectured Liu Qi angrily: "You are Liu Fujun's eldest son and also his legitimate son. Without Liu Fujun's nod, how dare the Cai family brothers and sisters bite your balls?"

"Besides, Liu Fujun has not yet reached the stage of being an old fool. He arranged for you to take the land route without giving Brother Cai Maoji a chance, and also arranged for General Wenpin to send troops to greet you. From these points, it can be seen that Liu Fujun

I still love you and take good care of you. You can let go

If there is a problem, your father will be the one to take care of it. Are you afraid of a **?! But if you continue to be so weak and get along like this, your father will be completely disappointed in you.

That’s when you’ll be in real trouble!”

Although Yang Changshi's words were vulgar, they hit Liu Qi's heart every word. After nodding his head repeatedly, Liu Qi said sincerely: "Mr. Zhongming's advice really made the juniors feel enlightened and inspired."

The sun and moon appear from the dark clouds. I am bold and would like to ask my husband for advice again. What should I do specifically to live up to my father's expectations? To combat the arrogance of the Cai family? "

"It's not difficult. As long as you do it... Young Master, you can satisfy Mr. Liu and make the Cai family despair." Yang Changshi was not modest at all. He lowered his voice and gave instructions: "First, you must learn to flatter and learn to flatter.

Observe words and flattery, flatter your father, flatter your colleagues in Jingzhou, flatter

The purpose of flattering your subordinates! The purpose of flattering your father is to make your father like you and favor you more! The purpose of flattering your colleagues is to make them like to work with you and help you speak up at critical moments. The purpose of flattering your subordinates is to make them like working with you and help you speak up at critical moments.

To flatter is to make them willingly sacrifice their lives for you, to go through life and death for you, through fire and water!"

"Second, you must learn to form cliques and let some Jingzhou civil and military officials unite around you and work together with you to confront the Cai family!" Yang Changshi patiently pointed out: "Although the Cai family has great power in Jingzhou, it has not reached the level of

To the extent that he can cover the sky with one hand, for example, the important ministers of Jingzhou, Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, Wenpin, Wang Wei and Huang Zu, are not in the same pot as him. These people are all people you can win over..."

"Oh, by the way." Yang Changshi suddenly remembered an important event and asked hurriedly: "Master, are you married? Or do you have an engaged wife?"

"No." Liu Qi shook his head.

"That's great." Yang Changshi clapped his hands and whispered happily: "Then, young master, when you return to Jingzhou, don't hesitate to go to the Kuai family to propose marriage and a marriage alliance. The Kuai family in Nanjun is the only one in Jingzhou who can compete with the Cai family.

Family, you must do whatever it takes to marry the Kuai family. Even if you cannot marry the daughter of Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue, you can still marry their niece and cousin.

Niece, as long as she is a woman named Kuai, you don’t have to worry about whether she is ugly or not. Anyway, you can still take concubines, just blow out the lights when you go to bed at night. But as long as you have such a relationship with the Kuai family, even if the Nanjun Kuai family

If I don’t side with you right away, I will definitely not embarrass you, so that you can further build a relationship with them and form an alliance against the Cai family!”

"Mr. Zhongming, is this really effective?!" Liu Qi, an honest boy, asked dumbfounded.

"You silly boy!" Yang Changshi seemed to have returned to the time he taught A Yi in Hanoi last year. He simply raised his hand and gave Liu Qi a violent shudder, and scolded in a low voice: "It doesn't work. How can I teach you? My lord.

Tao Shijun is such a hero. In order to establish a relationship with the Yuan Shao family of the Fourth Generation and Three Dukes, he has never even met him.

, he decided to propose marriage to Yuan Shao’s daughter without hesitation! What’s the result? My lord just married Yuan Shao’s daughter as his wife, and our arch-rival in Xuzhou, Cao Amao, immediately became honest. My lord conquered Huainan and fought for more than half a year.

The troops on the northern front are so empty, doesn't Cao Ah Man dare not even cross the border with a single soldier?!"

Liu Qi was dumbfounded. After finally coming back to his senses, Liu Qi thought for a moment and immediately nodded and said in a deep voice: "Thank you sir for your advice. I understand. It just so happens that I know that Mr. Kuai Zirou has something."

A daughter has reached the age of marriage and has not yet been engaged. Although I have never met this young lady, when I returned to Jingzhou, I immediately begged my father to send a matchmaker to propose marriage so that I can marry the daughter of the Kuai family!"

"That's right!" Seeing that Liu Qi was not completely stuck on the wall, Yang Changshi, who liked to teach others, couldn't help but feel gratified, and pointed out: "Except for the Kuai family, those Jingzhou civil and military officials who have no dealings with Cai Mao,

You also have to try your best to win me over and keep your mouth open

Desserts, don’t bother with etiquette. When you see an older person, don’t worry about his official rank. If you should call him uncle, call him uncle. If you should call him uncle, call him uncle. Don’t be afraid of losing face or affecting your identity. The more you respect them, the more respectful they will be.

I feel that I have a guaranteed future with you."

"As for those civil and military officers of your generation in Jingzhou, the same goes for you. Your mouth must also be sweet. If you should call me brother, you should call me brother. If you should call me brother, I should call you brother. In three words, you have to hit the snake and follow the stick to win peace.

The other party refers to each other by name. Even if you feel uncomfortable with him to the extreme, and even want to strangle him alive in your heart, the words you say must be as sweet as honey! Even if you can't have one more friend, you can't have more.

An enemy!"

"Especially those generals who hold military power, you must be extremely careful when dealing with them, and you must do everything possible to draw them to your side. As long as they can sacrifice their lives for you, you can do it even if you are sworn in with Jinlan! Because you and

They have become sworn brothers, and they can only have a future by following you. It will be extremely difficult for your enemies to bribe them!"
To be continued...