Liu Qi, the hegemon of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 25 The Overlord is in the past
Time passed slowly.
The affairs between Liu Qi and the Wei family have also gradually faded away, and are no longer as eye-catching as they were at the beginning. After all, they still need to live, and the affairs of these upper-class people can be paid a little attention. Anyway, for them, ordinary people The people have no influence.

However, Liu Qi did not leave Luoyang to return to Jingzhou, but settled down in Luoyang, and did not do any shocking things, and everything returned to calm, except for visiting Cai's mansion from time to time.

Cai Yong also moved out of the civilian area after being cleared of his charges. With the help of his old friends, he also settled in a better mansion in Nancheng. Although he has recovered his innocence, he did not enter the court. To be an official.

The two mansions are not very far apart, but Cai Yong's mansion was bought, while Liu Qi's was rented.

In Caifu Garden.
The melodious sound of the piano resounded in the garden.

All I saw was that Cai Yan was sitting cross-legged behind a table, fiddled with the jiaowei qin placed on the table, and the melodious sound of the qin was also played by her hands.

On a stone table not far away, an old man and a young man sat facing each other. There was a chessboard on top of the stone table. Black and white chess pieces were interlaced on the chessboard. There were more white and less black. It seemed that the situation was coming to an end. .

The two who are playing games are Cai Yong and Liu Qi who came to visit.

"Qi'er's chess skills have improved very quickly, but she is still as fierce as ever, lacking a trace of composure!" Cai Yong said.

He knew that Liu Qi didn't know how to play chess at first, and Liu Qi's chess skills were taught by him during this period of time. He lost in the first few rounds, and now he has formed a style. From this, Liu Qi's inner character can also be seen .

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Liu Qi held a sunspot in his hand, placed it on one side of the chessboard, and said, "Master Yuezhang should know how to put it to death to survive, and I think the best defense is to attack!"

After that time, the matter between him and Cai Yan has also been settled, but he has not married Cai Yan yet.

"Rigid and easy to break, if you make a mistake, you will fall into a place of eternal doom!" Cai Yong was not slow in his hands, and placed a white piece on the chessboard while talking.

By the way, he took five sunspots from the chessboard, and said, "Why don't you know Xiang Yu is the overlord!"

"The Overlord is always in the past, isn't it!" Liu Qi was not humble either, he put down one black stone and took away three white stones, saying: "Injuring the enemy eight hundred and self-defeating one thousand is sometimes a good strategy, it just depends on how to choose! "

"Hehe, you kid!" Cai Yong shook his head, and directly put down a white stone, ending the chess game.

Seeing this, Liu Qi was not surprised either. He knew he had lost when the game reached one-third of the game. He didn't like playing chess, it was too energy-consuming, and he needed patience.

Cai Yan also ended a piece of music at this time, stood up, walked to the stone table, poured a cup of tea for Cai Yong and Liu Qi, and then walked back, ready to continue playing the piano. She knew that the two still had something to talk about.

Cai Yong picked up the teacup, took a sip of the tea, and said, "Can't you be more serious, kid? Apart from the previous things, you just stayed in Luoyang with nothing to do. I heard that Zigan and the others wanted to recommend you to the imperial court. As an official, you refused?"

Liu Qi nodded, not hiding anything, Lu Zhi and Yang Xiu had indeed come to him, and wanted to seek a position for him in the court, but he refused them all.

"Why?"

"The current court is not the time for me to enter, and Mr. Yuezhang, don't forget that I am the eldest son of the governor of Jingzhou. If I enter the court and become an official, there will be a lot of trouble!" Liu Qi said.

Cai Yong nodded. He understood the meaning of Liu Qi's last words. To be an official in the court, whether he should be in Luoyang or return to Jingzhou. Moreover, although Liu Qi is Liu Biao's eldest son, he has no position in him. If he accepts the recommendation of Lu Zhi and others , doesn't that mean that Liu Biao has no vision and is suppressing Liu Qi?
"What do you think of the court today?"

"Now the court seems to be stable, but there are many internal conflicts. The struggle between officials and eunuchs has never stopped. The general is just a trick of the gentry, just pushing people ahead."

Liu Qi took a sip of tea and continued: "There will definitely be a battle between the officials and the eunuchs, but now His Majesty is regulating and balancing the two sides, plus His Majesty favors the eunuchs, so the court looks like this It’s safe and secure, but there are many crises under the security!”

He was not wrong. Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the eunuchs were very powerful. With the trust of Emperor Ling, they could be said to be able to cover the sky with one hand. Although the gentry officials refused to accept it, they did not dare to confront them head-on; Strength, no longer afraid of eunuchs, if Emperor Ling still believed in eunuchs, they would have got rid of eunuchs long ago, instead of just pushing He Jin to the front to mock eunuchs, they hid behind to find out.

Cai Yong looked at Liu Qi in astonishment, he didn't expect Liu Qi to be more thorough than he saw, he knew that if the eunuch was still around for a day, the court would not be at peace, but he didn't think about what happened next, and from Liu Qi It is not difficult to hear from the words, if there is no Lingdi among them, then...
He didn't become an official in the court now because the eunuch was still there. Even if Lu Zhi and others were there, there would be a lot of obstacles for him to become an official. If the eunuch seized the opportunity, he might run away.

"Is this also one of the reasons why you rejected the recommendation from Zigan and others?" Cai Yong smiled and looked at Liu Qi.

Liu Qi shook his head with a smile, but didn't answer. Could it be that he told Cai Yong that this would not exist for a long time? Once Emperor Ling died, the court of the Eastern Han Dynasty was just a puppet.

"Forget it, old man, I see countless people, but I really can't see what you are thinking. Anyway, you have your own ideas, otherwise you wouldn't have shown nothing when you were in Jingzhou. That's all for today. Stop it, anyway, you are not here to find the old man!"

After speaking, Cai Yong stood up and walked to the hall.

Liu Qi shook his head with a wry smile. There are many things that cannot be explained now. The big man has not yet fallen apart. These people still have their hearts towards the court, just like Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others he came into contact with. They have no idea of ​​replacing them yet. , Still working hard to restore the glory of the big man.

It all started when Emperor Ling died and Dong Zhuo entered the capital.

"Although the Overlord is in the past, the remaining prestige is still there! The affairs of the world are still uncertain!" Liu Qi sighed leisurely.

"Master Qi, what do you mean by that?"

Hearing this, Liu Qi came to his senses and saw Cai Yan standing beside him with bright eyes.

"This matter will come to fruition soon!" Liu Qi said, "It's sunny today, why don't you and I go out for a walk, how about?"

Seeing that Liu Qi didn't answer the question just now, Cai Yan nodded and agreed with Liu Qi's suggestion of going out for fun. Outside of the show, the rest of the time is spent looking for her to go out and play.

According to Liu Qi, this is a way to connect the feelings between them.

(End of this chapter)