The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 381 Chapter 380
Liu Qi hurriedly introduced: "This is my newly appointed master secretary, named Sima Yi. The post of master secretary has always been held concurrently by Han Changshi. I consider that Han Changshi has a lot of things to do, and I am afraid that Han Changshi will be exhausted, so I deliberately I went to find a young talent, hoping that he can replace Han Changshi's position as the master bookkeeper, and help Han Changshi and me solve problems, I don't know what Han Changshi wants?"

Han Song saw that Sima Yi was young and handsome, with a pair of deep eyes that could not see the bottom, a big square mouth under the high bridge of the nose, and two thick and big earlobes.He is good at looking at people's faces. Judging from his appearance, this person will definitely be very expensive in the future.

Han Song knew that Liu Qi didn't trust him all the time, and he didn't expect Liu Qi to treat him as a confidant. He only did what he should do, what position he was in, and what kind of heart he had.Now that Liu Qi has found a confidant, he will be much more at ease in the future.

So Han Song bowed and said: "It's too late for my subordinates to be happy to have such a young and talented person to share the worries and problems of the eldest son, and to bear part of the burden of government affairs for me."

"Since Han Changshi has no objections, let Sima Yi take over the post of chief bookkeeper from today. I hope you can get closer in the future!" Liu Qi said.

Sima Yi hastily stepped forward and cupped his hands: "Sima Zhongda pays homage to Han Changshi!"

Han Song is Jiangxia's long history and the first subordinate official of the prefect. He not only has the power to handle government affairs, but also holds military power.However, since Huang Zu was killed, Jiang Xia's soldiers have been filled by Cai Mao's navy, so although Liu Qi and Han Song have the power to command the army in name, in fact, none of them can command the army. The Jiangxia Navy is stationed along the Yangtze River at the junction of Xiling City and Zhu County, and the defenders in Xiling City are all newly recruited. Due to the different affiliations of the two sides, they generally do not communicate much.

Both Liu Qi and Han Song knew that the navy belonged to Cai Mao's party, so they seldom interacted with each other.

Sima Yi's position is the master book, which is lower than that of Han Song, so it is reasonable for Sima Yi to pay homage to Han Song so respectfully.

Han Song also responded politely, and after exchanging pleasantries, Han Song said goodbye sensibly.

Liu Qi sent someone to send Han Song out of the mansion, and after Han Song left, Liu Qi said coldly, "This old bastard is so old and cunning that he actually sent someone to follow me secretly! It seems that he and Cai Mao must have many collusions!"

When Sima Yi heard Liu Qi say this, he laughed and said, "My lord, I don't think Han Changshi may belong to Cai Mao's party."

"How do you say that?" Liu Qi asked hastily.

Sima Yi said: "If Han Changshi was in Cai Mao's party, he would not have come to look for the eldest son today, let alone worry about the safety of the eldest son, so he would send someone to follow him secretly. If Han Changshi was really in the same boat as Cai Mao, would he Why do you have to say that you sent people to follow the eldest son?"

After hearing what Sima Yi said, Liu Qi seemed to feel a little bit of that.But Han Song, he still couldn't figure out whether he belonged to Cai Mao's party, so he was always on guard against Han Song.

"If Han Changshi is not Cai Mao's party, then I don't have to worry about it, but, how can you be so sure?"

"Look at what you say! Just now, I can see from Han Changshi's words and deeds that Han Changshi is an outspoken person with a straightforward personality. Such a person has been by the eldest son's side for so long, but the eldest son has not accepted him as his confidant. what a pity!"

On the way to Xiling City, Liu Qi and Sima Yi talked about everything. Sima Yi also inquired about the situation of the officials around Liu Qi at the right time, and got a little understanding of Han Song. Judging from Han Song's attitude towards Liu Biao, it is not ugly. It can be seen that this person is a noble and upright person, and he will not join forces with people like Cai Mao.

Therefore, based on what he saw and heard just now, Sima Yi judged that Han Song was not Cai Mao's party, and in some respects, he still defended Liu Qi's interests everywhere, which was equivalent to Liu Qi's shield.

Perhaps, Liu Biao deliberately released Han Song to serve as Liu Qi's long history, probably because of ulterior motives.As for the reason, Sima Yi couldn't say it now, because he had never met Liu Biao, so it would be unfair to judge only from objective reasons.

After hearing what Sima Yi said, Liu Qi was also startled.To be honest, he is the eldest son of Jingzhou, but due to Cai's long-term secret pressure, he no longer trusts anyone around him, no matter where he sends him.On the contrary, it was easier for him to trust outsiders, those who had no contact with Cai before.

Zhang Xiu, Liu Bei, he is secretly dating, and now he regards Sima Yi as his confidant, it is not difficult to see Liu Qi's psychological reaction.

Sima Yi saw that Liu Qi's face was loose and a little disappointed, so he hurriedly changed his words: "Young master, don't worry, since I, Sima Yi, have come, I won't let you fall into a passive situation again, and I will definitely help you tide over the difficulties and regain your belongings. Everything about you, so as to obtain the inheritance right of the lord of Jingzhou."

Liu Qi was moved and said: "Zhongda, then I will rely on you from now on!"

Sima Yi nodded heavily, and said to Liu Qi: "My lord, the most urgent task right now is to cultivate your own power in Jiangxia as soon as possible. On the way here, I asked you some information about subordinate officials. Besides Shi Hansong, there are a few other people who can turn them into the young master's confidantes."

When Liu Qi heard this, he immediately regained his spirits and asked, "Who is there?"

Sima Yi said calmly, "Xiling Chancellor Liu Xian, meritorious Cao Deng Xi."

Liu Qi asked in surprise: "They? Can they become my confidants?"

Sima Yi nodded heavily, and seeing that Liu Qi didn't believe him, he smiled and said, "My lord, I'll leave this matter to Zhong Da. Within three days, I will definitely let Han Song, Liu Xian, and Deng Xi confide in my lord." , willing to be driven by the eldest son!"

When Liu Qi saw Sima Yi boasting about Haikou, he was dubious, but he agreed to Sima Yi and let him handle the matter of recruiting his confidants.

After all, he has been alone for too long, and there are not many talents available around him. If Sima Yi can find a few talents who can confide in him, he will not be so afraid of Cai Shi in the future, and can slowly fight against Cai Shi.

Sima Yi was affirmed by Liu Qi, so he first went to Changshi Han Song's house that day to meet Han Song in person.

At this time, Han Song had just finished his lunch and was about to take a rest when he suddenly heard the door boy report that the new head secretary, Sima Yi, had come to see him.

"What is he doing here?" Han Song suddenly became suspicious.

But out of politeness, Han Song asked someone to bring Sima Yi in, and wanted to see why Sima Yi came to him.

Sima Yi followed the doorman to Han Song's home. As soon as he entered the hall, he saw Han Song sitting at the head of the hall, and respectfully said, "Your Sima Yi, pay homage to Han Changshi!"

"You don't have to be polite, Zhongda. This is not an official office, so there's no need to be so polite." Han Song said hastily.

"Han Changshi is much older than Zhongda, even Zhongda's elders, the younger generation will salute the elders in the same way."

Seeing that Sima Yi understood etiquette very well, Han Song laughed and said, "Zhongda, sit down quickly! Come, serve tea!"

As soon as Sima Yi sat down, Han Song said, "Zhongda, you came to see the old man, what's the matter?"

"I'm here for the eldest son's affairs!" Sima Yi said straight to the point.

"Eldest Young Master? What happened to Eldest Young Master?" Han Song asked.

Sima Yi chuckled and said: "Han Changshi has been an official in Jingzhou for many years, so he should be more aware of the current situation in Jingzhou than Zhongda. Mrs. Cai and Cai Mao are bent on suppressing the eldest son, so as to put the second son Liu Cong on the throne. The eldest son is alone One person, in a dangerous situation, has to constantly fight against Cai's threats, doesn't Han Changshi know anything about it?"

After hearing this, Han Song was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Sima Yi to talk about it so directly.

Han Song has always been a neutral person. He doesn't like to form cliques for personal gain, and he doesn't form cliques. , integrity, and often contradict the boss.Liu Biao forced him to become an official. Since he became an official, he stayed in his position, managed his own affairs, and performed his duties with all his heart.

However, when Liu Biao made him an official, he was only greedy for his reputation. Unexpectedly, Han Song was really serious, and openly contradicted him several times, which made him look bad.

Although Liu Biao knew that Han Song was a useful talent, but because he couldn't stand Han Song's honesty, he could only let him go.

Han Song laughed and said, "The matter of the eldest son and the second son is Liu Jingzhou's family affairs, and I can't control so much."

Sima Yi knew that this was Han Song's excuse to stay out of the matter, so he said immediately: "Han Changshi, Liu Jingzhou is weak and sick. Who will inherit is not only Liu Jingzhou's family affairs, but also the whole Jingzhou's affairs. Han Changshi, as an official of Jingzhou and Jiang Xia's Changshi, how could he stay out of it? If you don't fight back, you will die in Cai's hands sooner or later. Liu Cong is young, so he can understand something. Once Liu Cong inherits the position of Liu Jingzhou, it means that Cai family has mastered the power of the entire Jingzhou. Liu Cong just It’s just a puppet, and the Cai family can do whatever they want, who cares about them? Is it true that Han Changshi is not worried about Jingzhou’s future?”

Han Song said: "No matter how worried the old man is, Jingzhou is still the same Jingzhou, and the old man is still the long history of Jiangxia. As for who will be in power, it is not important to the old man."

Sima Yi suddenly burst out laughing, which baffled Han Song.

"why are you laughing?"

"I laugh at how naive Han Changshi thinks! Han Changshi has been with the eldest son for a long time, so he should be very aware of the eldest son's situation, otherwise, he would not have secretly sent someone to protect the eldest son. This shows that Han Changshi is right The Eldest Young Master still has feelings, at least I don’t want any surprises for the Eldest Young Master!”

Han Song remained silent, frowning, and fell into deep thought.What Sima Yi said seemed to hit his heart.

The reason why Han Song was squeezed out by Liu Biao was more or less related to the Cai family.When he was an official in Xiangyang, he often exposed Cai Mao's illegal behavior, but because of the relationship between Cai and Liu Biao, his revelations often fell into the sea.

Because of this, the Cai family hated Han Song deeply, and often said bad things about Han Song around Liu Biao.Han Song was not afraid of the slanting shadow, and Liu Biao cared about Han Song's reputation in Jingzhou, so the matter was left alone, and Han Song was demoted because of this.

After being demoted, Han Song always held a grudge against Liu Biao.However, on the same day that Liu Qi was appointed as the prefect of Jiangxia, Liu Biao visited Han Song's humble house in the middle of the night and had a talk with Han Song in person. Liu Biao was powerless about Cai's influence in Jingxiang, and Liu Biao also knew that Cai's He has been suppressing Liu Qi, so he asked Han Song to be Jiang Xia's long history, and secretly protect Liu Qi's comprehensiveness.

During this meeting, Han Song and Liu Biao had a heart-to-heart conversation for the first time. What Han Song knew was that Liu Biao was actually a pathetic person. The party is deeply entrenched in Jingzhou, and it is difficult to eradicate it.Therefore, Liu Biao indulged Huang Zu, took in Zhang Xiu, and entrusted Liu Bei with a heavy responsibility.His purpose of doing this is to not let the Cai family dominate in Jingzhou, restrain the Cai family's power, only let the Cai family's power develop in Xiangyang and Jiangling, and prevent him from setting foot in other places.

However, after Huang Zu's death, this balance was broken. Liu Biao had no choice but to appoint Liu Qi as the prefect of Jiangxia, and hoped that Liu Qi could do something in Jiangxia, gradually cultivate his own power, and secretly confront Cai.

Therefore, Liu Biao used his brains to choose the subordinate officials of the Jiangxia prefect. He first appointed Han Song as the chief historian, and then appointed Deng Xi and Liu Xian, who were not part of Cai Mao's party, to serve as officials in Jiangxia. I just want Liu Qi to form his own team.

It's a pity that Liu Biao made a wrong calculation. Liu Qi grew up in an environment where he didn't easily trust anyone he sent over. As a result, Han Song, Deng Xi, and Liu Xian were still unable to enter Liu Qi's heart and become members of Liu Qi's circle. .

After a long time, Han Song lost interest, but he was still secretly protecting Liu Qi. After all, this was Liu Biao's arrangement.

Deng Xi and Liu Xian didn't know Liu Biao's intentions at all, and Liu Qi couldn't get in touch with his father. Liu Biao was surrounded by people from the Cai family, and it was extremely difficult for father and son to meet each other. Even Liu Biao could write letters, but he was afraid The letter fell into Cai's hands, causing conflicts.

Therefore, Han Song became Liu Biao's only hope.

However, Liu Qi's attitude made Han Song a little disheartened. To this day, Han Song has never told Liu Qi about Liu Biao's intentions. According to Liu Qi's character, even if he told Liu Qi, Liu Qi might not believe it.But to Han Song's relief, although Liu Qi didn't believe him, he knew how to unite Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu. Therefore, Han Song has been watching Liu Qi from the perspective of a bystander in obscurity, as long as he tries his best to protect Liu Qi.

However, at this time, the appearance of Sima Yi aroused Han Song's interest again. After thinking for a long time, he asked, "Zhongda, tell me honestly, is the eldest son sending you here, or is it your own?" idea?"

(End of this chapter)