Liu Qi, the hegemon of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 38

Early in the morning
After Cao Cao and Xun Yu finished their breakfast, they went out and rode to Liu Qi's mansion, but they didn't expect to meet Yuan Shao on the way, and it took some time before they arrived together.

When the three of them came to the mansion where Liu Qi lived, they got off their horses and felt a little strange when they saw the closed gate. You must know that when they came here before, the gate had already been opened and it would not be closed until night, but now it was closed. The door has not been opened yet, which is a bit weird.

After looking at each other, although he was a little confused, Xun Yu was still going to knock on the door.

"Brother Benchu, Brother Mengde, Brother Wen Ruo, why are you so free to come to me today?" Liu Qi shouted.

He had just sent Cai Yong and Cai Yan back, but saw the three of them standing outside the mansion where he lived. Although he didn't understand why the three of them came to visit so early, it could be seen that they still needed to say hello.

"Hey, Brother Liu Qi, aren't you at home?" Cao Cao said in surprise.

Yuan Shao and Xun Yu, who was about to knock on the door, both looked behind at the same time when they heard Liu Qi's voice, and saw that Liu Qi was walking back slowly, followed by Dian Wei and others, and they knew that Liu Qi was not at home at all. .

Moreover, Liu Qi usually would not take all the guards out when he went out before, but this time he took everyone out, which felt a bit strange.

"Go out for a while, let's go in and talk about it, after all, it's not a good thing to stay at the door!" Liu Qi laughed.

As he spoke, he led people to the door.

Opening the gate, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Xun Yu were all invited in, and then closed the gate again.

Liu Qi led the crowd to the hall and asked Dian Wei and the four guards to retreat. He felt that Cao Cao and others came to look for him because of something after the banquet.

Holding the hot tea, I blew it a few times before taking a sip, slowly put the teacup on the table, and said with a smile: "I don't know why you came here today, maybe it's because you didn't drink the wine yesterday. Come to find me today to drink and have fun together?"

"Young Master Liu is just joking, this time I came here for business!" Xun Yu spoke first, looked around, and continued, "Where did the rest of the guards in Prince Liu's residence go?"

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao also came to their senses at this time. After entering, they only saw Dian Wei and four guards, while Huang Zhong, Xiao Wu, and the other five guards were not there. You must know that they have been here many times. There is nothing to do, these people stay in the courtyard and basically do not go out, but now there are more than half of them.

The two of them are very attached to Dian Wei and Huang Zhong under Liu Qi's command, and of course the ten guards in red are the same, especially Dian Wei and Huang Zhong. They are all candidates for generals. For Liu Qi to have such a bodyguard, he is very envious and jealous.

Liu Qi glanced at Xun Yu, then looked at Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, and knew that Xun Yu might be the one who came to the door this time, otherwise he would not have said anything for business, and he was sure that these people were looking for something yesterday. The door-to-door, without Xun Yu, neither Cao Cao nor Yuan Shao would have thought of coming to him.

Thinking of this, Liu Qi smiled and said: "Because my father-in-law's family is going to Jingzhou, I asked Han Sheng and others to escort them all the way away, and I will leave Luoyang tomorrow!"

I told a little lie here, I left Luoyang, but I didn't send Cai Yong and Cai Yan to Jingzhou.

"So that's how it is, Brother Liu Qi sent off Mr. Cai just now, no wonder he had to be in the mansion!" Cao Cao said with deep approval.

Yuan Shao also nodded, and understood why Liu Qi closed the door tightly when he came here early in the morning.

However, Xun Yu at the side had a flash of light. He felt that this time was the right time. Liu Qi would not see him off sooner or later, but it was precisely at this time that he let Cai Yong and Cai Yan leave Luoyang. There must be something.

"I don't know how many business people are looking for me?" Liu Qi didn't care, and smiled.

heard,

Yuan Shao looked at Cao Cao, who was dragged by Cao Cao halfway; but Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu, who came because of Xun Yu's determination.

Xun Yu smiled wryly, collected his thoughts, cupped his hands and said, "Master Liu, what do you think about His Majesty's sudden illness?"

Both Cao Cao and Yuan Shao looked at Liu Qi.

Sure enough, it was because of this matter, Liu Qi thought to himself, he also wanted to know about the current condition of Emperor Ling. Although Emperor Ling fell ill, if there is nothing serious, he still has to wait and send Cai Yong and Cai Yan away. That's just in case.

Rolling his eyes, he said, "Brother Wen Ruo, you are flattering me too much. How can you and I speak about court affairs, not to mention that I am just a commoner."

Uh, Xun Yu was stunned. He thought that Liu Qi would say a lot, but he didn't expect such a statement. He couldn't figure out what Liu Qi meant.

Cao Cao was not surprised by Liu Qi's answer, after all, he never thought that Liu Qi would have any good way to deal with it.

Yuan Shao looked at Liu Qi seriously, but he didn't intend to speak.

"Hehe, and isn't your Majesty caught wind and cold by accident? What else do you need to think about this matter?" Liu Qi laughed.

Hearing this, Xun Yu also came to his senses, and said with a smile, "My lord is a great talent, I'm not as good as you! So why do you have to speak out about this matter?"

This time it was Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's turn to be confused, and they didn't understand what they were talking about. Why did Liu Qi just say a word, and Xun Yu's attitude changed.

Liu Qi also looked at Xun Yu admiringly. As expected of a man, he can understand the meaning hidden in his words, that is, he wants to make suggestions, yes, but he needs to exchange some information, and Xun Yu's answer also certified him. The thought in my heart, it was indeed a wise choice to arrange someone to send Cai Yong and Cai Yan away in advance.

Immediately, he also frowned. He didn't expect that it was ahead of time. When this matter happened, the relationship between the eunuch and the noble officials would also become tense, so he said: "I don't think you need to come to me about this matter, Wen Ruo You should also be able to find a way, not to mention that I don't have an official position, if I let outsiders know, it will easily cause misunderstandings!"

"Why does Mr. Liu need to be like this? As a clan member of the Han family, he can intervene in this matter, and the eldest son does not want to cause trouble. Although I have a plan, it will eventually hurt the foundation of the great man. It is not a good plan. !” Xun Yu laughed.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were even more confused, they didn't understand why at all, they just knew that what they were talking about was what happened after Emperor Ling fell ill, and there was a way to deal with it.

And Cao Cao also knew that Liu Qi really had a solution to this matter, but he didn't say it. He also understood why Xun Yu asked him to come to Liu Qi. Liu Qi was clearly pretending to be confused.

Immediately, he also stared at Liu Qi with wide eyes, because he also thought of why Liu Qi sent Cai Yong and Cai Yan away today.

(End of this chapter)