Chapter 397 (1/2)

“Co offers you this cup as thanks for Brother Liu’s war raised a cup to the Governor of Xinye as sitting at the lower seat

The governor was Liu Biao’s eldest son Liu Qi As Liu Mang was royalty, Liu Qi should be sitting at the lower seat according to etiquettes

Liu Qi was like his father who favoured position and appearances Unfortunately, he himself was silent just like the Chinese proverb that babies who don’t cry will not get milk After the death of his mother Lady Chen, Liu Qi lost his inheritance On the other hand, his little brother as the Cai Family’s stepson became favoured due to the Cai Family’s influence Liu Qi still reo and look for support from the other influential fa Fazhou

Liu Mang never expected Liu Qi to becoinally, he would have lost his position to Wen Pin Right now, only a few places left were under Liu Biao’s control The other places had already been caught up in war Liu QI could be a good governor but he would not be able to perforovernor as Liu Manghad just only found out about the death of Jingzhou’s envoy If the Governor of Jingzhou had been someone short tempered, it was likely that a ould start

“You flatter ” Liu Qi was a sienerous person If he lived in the modern era, he could even be a natural celebrity Unfortunately, Liu Qi had no place in these turbulent tiinal timeline, Liu Qi would be forced into a corner

“Co offers you another cup for our shared na was not a descendant of the first Han E of Shu On the other hand, Liu Qi was an actual descendant According to their positioning, the both of theed the way he addressed hi his own name

“I don’t dare to accept Your Majesty’s co it as courtesy but Liu Qi was taking it seriously If this was during peaceful ti when they s considered, Liu Qi should be a subordinate to Liu Mang

“Why not? The both of us are descendants of the sa out assisting each other for the sake of the Han people!” Liu Mang spoke this general truth He had learned how to speak like that froenerations These were all just empty words but they ords the ancient people loved to hear Saying things like ‘for land and profit’ would s like ‘to protect the Han people’ would make the such things It would be even better if a person could add in tears while saying such things like Liu Bei

Liu Bei had truly attracted st those attracted were his two brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei

“Your Majesty!”

“Sigh Stop callingwas seen unfavourably at Jingzhou So he had to win people over, starting to Liu Qi

“B… Brother Hanyang” Liu Qi stuttered a bit To be able to call a royalty his brother made him excited As Liu Qi was older, he should be the elder brother However, Liu Mang did not bother correcting hi in awe and fear

“Brother Liu Qi This Liu Mang offers you this third cup as this ether It is possible our nextsaid with a sorrowful expression He was not able to cry but he was still able to frown

Liu Qi beca, don’t say such words Is Brother Hanyang worried about the trip to Xiangyang? Don’t worry My father is a benevolent person He would certainly provide warm hospitality” Liu Qi tried to speak up for his father

“Haha Brother Liu Qi I a was not worried about his life at all It was unlikely the two arether with the Lu Bu’s Ar hadSo, it was also unlikely for Liu Mang to be executed

“Worried about zhou was si orried about Liu Qi instead of hih Brother Liu Qi has such a father and also a noble character However, the Heavens are jealous of heroic geniuses Alas, such noble characters would attract crafty villains and face terrible fates

“Ah! Brother Hanyang How a Liu Mang’s words

Liu Mang laughed to himself once he heard Liu Qi’s words Liu Qi had already taken the bait and had already becoretful expression and shook his head “Brother Liu Qi This thing is not good for me to say”

“What is there that should not be said?” Liu Qi becaenuine

“This is related to Brother Liu Qi’s relatives!” Liu Mang divulged a little These were not words that could be said immediately nobody would take it well if they were told that their family members were out to kill theardless of what his fa was si’s words did not seem like lies to him He started to think about his family members There was his father Liu Biao, his little brother Liu Zong, and his step saw Liu Qi’s expression and continued, “Sigh Brothers in a Lord’s family are truly ruthless Yuan Shao has three sons but two of them are not filial They both want to usurp their father’s position and ended up killing each other”

Liu Qi heard this and could not help but put hih Liu Biao had one son less when compared to Yuan Shao, Liu Biao had a nephew Liu Pan who could take Yuan Xi’s place Both of theht of inheritance

“Those that don’t establish an heir would always face such probles in Confucianiset the inheritance That way, even if the other sons were more talented than the elder brother, they would not kill each other