Chapter 1: The Reappearance of the Serial Stratagems (2/2)

If only I had another cigarette, it would be perfect!

Du Ling’er glared at Liu Qi fiercely, gritting her teeth and saying, “You’re heartless, you’re cold!”

Liu Qi pinched her smooth chin, his fingers scraping over her red lips and teeth, and sneered disdainfully, “For the sake of you being an original, I’ll give you a chance to make amends. I hope you’ll take it.”

Watching Liu Qi dress and leave, Du Ling’er’s beautiful eyes were filled with confusion and fear.

In the past, a simple smile or frown from her could make him obedient to her every whim, but how had he suddenly changed, like a wolf.

She didn’t know that the current Liu Qi, essentially, was a changed person.

After leaving the door, the old butler Liu Fu was waiting in the courtyard. Liu Qi gestured to the left, and the two walked towards the study without any change in expression.

Nowadays, Liu Qi has been completely suppressed by the Cai family, and it’s even difficult for him to see Liu Biao.

In order to isolate Liu Qi, the Cai family first used the beauty trap to buy Liu Biao’s nephew Zhang Yun, and when the nephew Liu Pan was unyielding to both soft and hard tactics, they schemed to remove him from his official position.

The maids around him were also replaced with Du Ling’er to monitor him, and the only confidant left was Liu Fu.

“Dalang, the croton has been bought. I’ve found more than a dozen households outside the city, and it will definitely not be discovered.” After closing the door, Liu Fu couldn’t wait to speak.

He had taken care of Liu Qi since he was young, but ever since the old master married Lady Cai, Liu Qi was gradually alienated and suppressed. He saw it with his own eyes and was anxious in his heart.

A few days ago, Liu Qi suddenly wrote a secret letter asking him to send someone to ask for help from his cousin Liu Pan, which gave Liu Fu a sudden glimmer of hope.

Liu Pan is Liu Biao’s nephew, grew up with Liu Qi, and has a close relationship. He was originally in charge of the troops in Jingnan, and now he is idling in You County.

After receiving the secret letter, Liu Pan entered the mansion three days ago under the pretext of visiting the sick.

This morning, Cai Mao invited Liu Bei to Xiangyang to preside over the banquet of officials tomorrow.

Liu Fu thought that Liu Qi wanted to take advantage of Cai Mao’s absence to see Liu Biao, and said, “Only Liu Pan may not be a match for Cai Mao. Liu Huangshu is currently in the guesthouse, should I ask him for help tonight?”

Liu Qi shook his head slightly, and ordered, “At the banquet tomorrow, mix the croton soup into the fodder and water of Liu Bei and his bodyguards’ horses…”

This operation made Liu Fu dumbfounded, and he said in great surprise, “Ah? Dalang, Liu Xuande is the imperial uncle of today…”

“Do you think he doesn’t want to rob Jingzhou?” Liu Qi sneered coldly, “To completely eradicate the Cai family, only this strategy of driving the tiger to swallow the wolf can be used.”

Liu Fu couldn’t think that Liu Qi actually had such courage, and after being stunned for a moment, he took a deep breath and bowed, “As long as Dalang has ambition, I am willing to do anything.”

Liu Qi patted his shoulder lightly, “This matter can only be done by you, and it must not be known by a third person, including my father.”

“I understand!” Liu Fu knew the importance of this matter, bowed and left.

Liu Qi sat in the study, went over the whole plan again, and chuckled, “Liu Paopao, I see how you can run this time?”

For him who often plays the Three Kingdoms game, he knows that the twelfth year of Jian’an is another major turning point in the late Han Dynasty.

Cao Cao has already pacified Hebei and is on a long expedition to the Xiongnu, and will soon march southward;

Sun Quan is waging war on Huang Zu in the west, and Jiangxia is about to be lost;

Liu Bei is about to visit the thatched cottage three times, preparing to gradually enter the situation;

The Battle of Xinye and the Battle of Red Cliffs are about to start, and the real Three Kingdoms start from here…

When all the spearheads point to Jingzhou, it also means that Liu Qi’s life is coming to an end.

Since he has the opportunity to travel to this chaotic world, he can’t just wait to die.

Since he crossed over, he has not drunk the medicine sent by Du Ling’er, and has been secretly taking medicine to treat the illness, and his body has recovered most of it.

Tomorrow, Cai Mao will hold a banquet in Xiangyang for officials from all over the country to show his solace. Liu Biao is too ill to attend, and his two sons are not up to the task, fearing that he will lose his etiquette, so he specially invited Liu Bei to be the guest.

This morning, he was suddenly called by Cai Mao to meet the distinguished guest with the civil and military bureaucrats, and met Liu Bei and Zhao Yun.

Liu Qi knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for for a long time had finally come!

After this banquet, there will be the famous “Liu Huangshu leaps over the Tan Creek”!

If there is no magical leap of the Lu horse, Liu Bei will definitely die!

Liu Qi wants to counterattack and change his fate, and he just needs to secretly promote this matter and sit back and benefit from it.

If the Lu horse has diarrhea at the critical moment, how can Liu Da’er escape from the world?