On the city wall, although Zhao Zhen was still calm on the surface, but in his heart he was excited, in the case of insufficient preparation and low morale, with less than 5,000 weak soldiers against 3,000 brave thieves, he actually achieved the brilliant result of annihilating the enemy army with only 647 killed and 409 wounded, which can be called a miracle!

And Liu Qi's mood is very complicated, looking at it from a distance, the original luxurious Yan family mansion is a scorched earth, everywhere is a large area of blackened bloodstains, nearly a thousand corpses of thieves were carried out of the city one by one, those seriously injured thieves were also killed, he could not do anything about it, even Zhao Zhen refused his persuasion, because treating those wounded soldiers would consume the already tense medicinal materials, and even if they were rescued, they would no longer be able to join the army to fight, it would only consume food and increase the factors of instability.

There was still a strong smell of blood in the air, and there were still some bubbling white severed limbs and clumps of red or white things that didn't know what they were, Liu Qi had already avoided others and vomited several times, but when he saw this scene again, his already empty stomach still had to churn for a while.

In the past, I always dreamed of galloping on the battlefield like those ancient famous generals, but who would have thought that there would be such a hellish and terrible scene under the brilliant halo of heroes.

Soon after, I will be in the rain of swords and arrows, so let's think about how to protect myself!

Not daring to look any further, splashing the cold well water on his face, Liu Qi forced himself to divert his attention elsewhere and walked quickly towards Zhao Zhen.

"Hahaha, Brother Xian, come on, Brother Fool has written a table to ask for credit for you, Feng Hou Bai will be just around the corner, you and I will drink a few more cups tonight to celebrate!" Zhao Zhen sighed secretly in his heart, the master really has an extraordinary vision, this son has amazing talent, and he will definitely be able to revitalize the dynasty and calm the world in the future.

Liu Qi smiled reluctantly: "Senior brother praised, this battle is dangerous and dangerous, and the victory is all due to the senior brother's proper command and the soldier's life, and it will be difficult to succeed if I am someone else, where do I dare to call any credit." ”

The more Zhao Zhen looked at Liu Qi, the more he appreciated it in his heart: "Why should the virtuous brother be humble, except for the traitor who broke the yellow scarf, the two clever plans have already made the soldiers admire, well-deserved, well-deserved, haha......!" ”

Liu Qi had no choice but to divert the topic and said regretfully: "That Xu Xi is a little bold, but unfortunately he can't be used by me." ”

Zhao Zhen also felt a little regretful: "Yes, this thief is quite wise, why bother to be obsessed, but those thieves are all brave people, and they must be trained well for their brothers, and the virtuous brothers are like a tiger with wings!" ”

"Uh......" Liu Qi was startled, and now he was scared when he heard something related to Zhang Jiao, who knows if there are a few diehards among them, it was really a time bomb around him, "These people have been in turmoil for many years, wild and untamable, I am afraid that it will not be easy to accept their sincerity, senior brother must not be guarded." ”

"If it weren't for the traitors and the troubled government, the world would be difficult, who would be willing to give up his family business and rebel and die? What is so difficult it is to capture the thousands of old and weak women and children, and let the thieves choose women and young sons to start families, and grant them houses and fields, and win their sincere support? has a family to be bound, and it is difficult to have dissenting intentions when fighting outside, although the virtuous brother can rest assured. Zhao Zhen patted Liu Qi's shoulder, he was at ease with these political affairs.

That's a matter for the future, stay away from them now, Liu Qi nodded and hurriedly took the opportunity to bid farewell to Zhao Zhen: "The thief army has been pacified, and I have no worries about having a senior brother sitting in Jiangzhou, but I don't know how the progress will be on the Guling side, and the affairs of Jiangdong have been planned for a long time, so I want to set off tomorrow to rush back to Guling in order to go east as soon as possible." ”

Zhao Zhen hesitated for a long time, and finally said reluctantly: "Eh, you and my brother hate to see each other late, and I haven't had time to say a few words of confidant, because my brother really can't bear to part in a hurry, is this good?" Stay for another ten days, and then leave after the state government's reward is settled, so that my brother can prepare the road materials and accompanying guards for you, what does the virtuous brother think? ”

When it came to this, how could Liu Qi refuse, thanked him gratefully, and returned to Taishou Mansion with Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen personally sent Liu Qi back to the small building to rest, and he instructed his guards to prepare warships and horses, food and clothing utensils and other things that Liu Qi needed to return to Guling, and called Zhao Rong to select people to be Liu Qi's personal guards in the future.

After arranging everything, Zhao Zhen, who had not slept all night, was about to go out of the house to comfort the injured soldier despite his tiredness, when suddenly a maid came to report that his wife had invited him back to the back house.

Zhao Di felt a little strange, Mrs. Han's family was beautiful, knowledgeable, and never bothered herself at the office on weekdays, but now he knew that the war had just ended, and he would inevitably be busy with official business, but he sent someone to call him, there must be something important to discuss, Zhao Di couldn't help but speed up his pace.

Liu Qi was woken up as soon as he fell asleep, and when he opened the door, he saw that it was Zhao Zhen's wife Han's personal maid, and the maid blessed her and said softly: "Please forgive me for disturbing Mr. Qingmeng's dream, the prince and Mrs. Fujun have invited Mr. to talk about the back house." ”

What is the important thing to do, Zhao Zhen has just separated from him, why do he want to see himself again? Or the two of them see each other together, won't it be Zhao Ci who told his parents about being touched by himself, right?!

When he turned the corner, he secretly glanced at the maid, and saw that his face was not as happy as if he wanted the whole family to go into battle to ask for guilt, Liu Qi asked a few words around the corner, but unfortunately he didn't get any useful information, so he had to come to the back house in his heart.

Coughed dryly twice and stepped into the house, Zhao Ci was not there, Zhao Zhen and Han sat in the middle and whispered something, Han should be sitting under Zhao Ci's biological mother Li, and when she saw Liu Qi coming in, she also showed a smile in her eyes.

This is the first time Liu Qi has seen Li, although she should be over thirty-five years old, her skin is white and tender without a trace of wrinkles, smoother than the fine light blue silk satin on her body, and she has not seen any traces on her face after seeing the years, she is still gorgeous and extraordinary, no wonder she can give birth to little beauties like Zhao Ci and Zhao Tian!

Whew, seeing that the three of them were all smiling, Liu Qi let out a sigh of relief, and bowed to the Han family and the Li family: "Liu Qi has seen two sisters-in-law. ”

"Don't be polite, come closer." Zhao Zhen smiled and beckoned Liu Qi to sit down, stroked his long beard and looked him up and down, and after glancing at the Han family and the Li family, he said straight to the point: "Ziyuan, now that you are young and crowned, you should also get married as soon as possible, and spread out to comfort the spirit of Ling Zun Lingtang in the sky, uh, I am willing to match my pity to you as a wife, what do you think?" ”

"Huh?! This, this ......" Liu Qi's sweat has come down, he is really afraid of something, he just doesn't consider his special background, and he never thought about getting married at the age of twenty-one!

Besides, although he has a bit of a Lori complex, he does have a good impression of Zhao Ci, but he has only said a dozen words between the two, even if he wants to talk about marriage, he has to give some time to cultivate and cultivate his emotional foundation.

No, no, where did you go!

Liu Qi refused fiercely: "This, I can't help it, senior brother, I have the status of uncle and nephew, how can I become husband and wife?" ”

Zhao Zhen thought that Liu Qi was just a little thin-skinned, and he didn't care: "Eh, I don't care about these false courtesies, what are you afraid of, you and I are not brothers, even the master will never object here, Ziyuan doesn't have to worry about it." ”

Han was a little unhappy when she heard Liu Qi's refusal, in her opinion, Liu Qi simply didn't know how to lift, although Zhao Ci was not her biological child, she loved Zhao Ci very much, she didn't care much about things outside the house on weekdays, and she didn't care much about Liu Qi's identity with her background.

Han Shi frowned, and his tone was obviously displeased: "Ziyuan doesn't look down on the little girl? ”

Liu Qi had a cold war, if he had never provoked Zhao Ci before, he could casually come up with some big reasons to refuse at this time, but who let himself do something unfortunate, "Don't dare, I don't dare to dare to pity the knowledge of knowledge and talent, but I don't dare to climb high." ”

The Li family is in a hurry, the Han family's mother's family is quite powerful in the capital, although the Han family is usually kind, but in his bones he is extremely arrogant, seeing that things are going to be yellow, the Li family was reluctant to talk more on this occasion, but the lifelong event related to his own daughter had to persuade Liu Qi to say a few words.

Liu Qi wiped his sweat, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw that someone seemed to be peeking at him behind the screen, and his heart became even more nervous, could it be that Zhao Ci was behind the screen? If you run out and point at yourself and shout: You have no intention of marrying me, why do you want to be inferior to me?! You can't wash it by jumping into the Yellow River.

In a hurry, Liu Qi came up with a killer idea: "Before the master nodded and agreed, I would never dare to make my own decisions, the good intentions of the senior brother and the two sisters-in-law Liu Qi only understood it, but I really didn't dare to accept it, and please atone for my sins and say goodbye!" ”

After speaking, he hurriedly bowed, ignored Li's retention, hurriedly exited the house, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Zhao Zhen is an enlightened person, when he first met Liu Qi, he thought he was frivolous and also prevented him from contacting his daughter, but later they got along for a long time, until the Yellow Turban attacked Jiangzhou City, Zhao Zhen was absolutely relieved of Liu Qi's character.

It can be seen that he is obviously interested in his daughter, but now he refuses, before his daughter has made a ceremony, the dignitaries and magnates who came to the door to propose marriage have broken through the threshold, and they have never taken a fancy to the right person, and now they are willing to marry such a beautiful and virtuous daughter to him, which is cheap for him, this kid still seems to be avoided, how can this be reasonable!

Zhao Zhen and Han are very angry, brushing their sleeves away, leaving only the Li family who secretly wiped his tears, although the Li family acts low-key and never relies on the background of the Li family to interfere in her husband's political affairs, but her uncles and elders are all exquisite characters, even if no one deliberately cultivates, the Li family will be somewhat influenced in that environment, and their eyes and thoughts will never be like ordinary women.

The Han family can not care about Liu Qi, but the Li family is not like the Han family, and the husband almost abandoned the official position for him a month ago, how can such a person be despised by such a person?

And the patriarch of the Li family, his brother Li Mao also looked at him differently and secretly supported him, and this matter was only known from her husband's mouth, if it wasn't for Liu Qi telling him personally, even her husband wouldn't know, and he had never seen Li Mao, who had a flamboyant personality, so cautious and cautious, which showed that this son's identity was extraordinary.

Li Mao is far from having a close relationship with his father Li Lang and her husband, once a son of heaven and a courtier, and from the words of his uncle and elders, it can be heard that Li Mao and her husband's political views are not very consistent, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will not have any dissent to his husband with the character of that brother.

If his daughter becomes Liu Qi's wife, it will definitely affect Li Mao's attitude, if he can get his full support, in this undercurrent of Yizhou, her husband's position will be much more stable.