Chapter 397 (2/2)

“However, the blame should not be placed entirely on Yuan Tan” Both Liu Qi and Yuan Tan were the eldest son Liu Mang wanted Liu QI to see himself in Yuan Tan “Yuan Benchu had just only fallen sick when Yuan Shang immediately took his father’s position as Grand General Even his own mother did not report this and attenoring the bonds between brothers!”

Liu Mang noticed Liu Qi tremble from his words

“However, this Yuan Tan is not soroup of people and a foundation at Qingzhou He retreated to Qingzhou and declared independence There, he fought against his younger brother for his father’s position!” Liu Qi still had not reacted after Liu Mang had finished speaking He had truly become afraid There are too many similarities between Liu Qi and Yuan Tan Both of theer brother Both of them lost their mother Both of them have those type of stepmother that could control the court Yuan Shao had fallen sick so Yuan Tan could not see his father Si time What would have happened if Liu Biao were to ht unprepared to deal with the perils ahead

Yuan Tan was able to escape because he had tens of thousands of soldiers and also Qingzhou On the other hand, Liu Qi was only the Governor of Xinye He did not even have five thousandtroops here were under the co The ones controlling them were his little brother and Cai Mao Hoas Liu Qi supposed to cohtened his clothes turned wet from cold sweat If his life truly ended up similar to the Yuan Family, he would not be able to escape If his father fell sick and then Liu Zong were to su his father’s nao, he would be ignoring his father Such acts were unfilial and reviled However, if he were to heed the call and return, he would die

“Your Majesty! Please save me!” Liu Qi was so scared he knelt down immediately

“Save you? How am I supposed to save you? I would have done so if it ithina troubled expression

“I am sure Your Majesty would have a way!” Liu QI panicked Since Liu Mang had brought this terrible news, he should also have a solution or he would notto affect Liu Mang in any way?

“Sigh Brother Liu Qi It is not that I a to request for provisions from Lord Liu Meanwhile the Cai Family have a lot of influence there If I were to help you…”

Liu Qi knew that Liu Mang would not help hi so “Your Majesty Although I am not entitled to the provisions at Xinye, I will definitely provide ten thousand provisions for Yangzhou!”

Ten thousand provisions was the best Liu Qi could give He was too honest to haggle Other people would first offer five thousand provisions and then slowly raise the price That way others would see it as though they have sacrificed a lot and sparethem They would not be like Liu Qi that would iht Since Brother Liu Qi is soyou!” Liu Mang had seldo these chaotic times These are qualities made them special

“Has Brother Liu Qi ever heard of Shensheng and Chong’er1 2?”

Liu Qi naturally knew about these two people as a follower of Confucianism These tere Duke Xian’s children As Duke Xian favoured his concubine Li Ji and her son Xi Qi, he had sent his other sons away As a result, Li Ji fra Shenshang to co’er escaped with a few of his loyal subordinates before returning many years later as the land’s ruler

Liu Qi did not want to be Shensheng but was it good to be Chong’er?

Liu Mang did not knoho had sent Liu Qi out here to keep hizhou However, it was also true that Liu Qi was in danger

“Chong’er escaped but he alone was not enough to rule a nation” Chong’er would not have been able to do this alone He had help fro’er and his half-brother Yiwu had escaped After the death of their father, Li Ji placed her son Xiqi on the throne However, Xiqi was killed one month after his ascension by Li Ke The next in line was his half-brother Zhuozi as also killed together with Li Ji In the end, the one that took the throne of Jin was Yiho ordered Li Ke to commit suicide for the deaths of his two predecessors Four years later, Jin experienced fareed The following year, it was Qin that experienced farain and instead attacked Qin In the end, Jin lost and Yiwu had to send his son as a hostage to Qin

To hter Huai Yin to Prince Yu Normally, relations would be stable However, one day, Prince Yu heard that his father was sick and was afraid that Duke Mu would install someone else as the ruler of Jin So he escaped and returned to Jin Enraged, Duke Mu supported Chong’er,to hi’er would not have become a ruler This was the kind of help that Liu Qi wanted

“Foreign aid?” Liu Qi was honest but he was not an idiot If he wants to seek out foreign aid, the ones nearest to hiood choice as they would be able to reach each other faster The one nearest to him was Liu Bei

“Haha Liu Qi You may want to seek help fro to help you?” Liu Mang sneered at Liu Qi Everyone had their own desires just like how Liuin Liu Qi Liu Bei also had his own desires Last tiht have taken Liu Qi in so that he could use Liu Qi’s na What he needed noere provisions On the other hand, helping Liu Qi wouldLiu Zong He needed to offend soLiu Bei would definitely not do

Liu Qi then understood Liu Mang was the only person left that could save him He felt disdain towards Cao Cao and Sun Ce would not help him because of the death of Sun Jian The only one left was Liu Mang

“Your Majesty This Liu Qi is ready to serve” Liu Qi iet up!” Liu Mang hurriedly rushed forward to support Liu Qi Liu Qi was supposed to be his guide at Jingzhou Liu Mang also had interest in Liu Qi because of the state of Xinye Although they were at the borders, Xinye was at peace and the people were all s from the bottorizhou This hy Liu Qi was a talented individual If it was not because of being born in the family of a feudal lord, it was likely that he would become an extremely famous person in history

“Brother Liu Qi is like my brother There is no need to be too courteous I will definitely support Brother Liu Qi If the situation changes, I would certainly ensure Brother Liu Qi beco’s words calmed Liu Qi down