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  "Ah Feng, help me with the military training, it's also a lot of trouble, can't not help this brother." Liu Qi saw Xu Shu agree and was overjoyed, then turned to Liu Feng and asked with a smile.

  As Liu Qi turned around, Xu Shu narrowed his eyes and gave him a secret signal. Liu Feng was now almost certain that this mutiny was eight or nine out of ten Xu Shu's plan, knowing this but still having to continue acting with him.

  "Last time at Changban Slope was my first time on the battlefield, losing so miserably. Brother asked me to help train soldiers, isn't he afraid I'll get worse with practice?" Liu Feng said with self-mockery.

  Liu Qi burst out laughing and patted his shoulder, saying: "Don't be modest anymore. Just now in such a chaotic situation, you were still able to remain calm and easily quell the disturbance. With this, I, as your elder brother, can feel at ease a hundred times over."

  "Great General, I wonder how you just put down the rebellion?" Xu Shu seemed to be very interested in this because his carefully planned scheme had been easily settled by Liu Feng.

  Without waiting for Liu Feng's modest denial, his cousin hastily recounted in vivid detail what Liu Feng had just done.

  Xu Shou, with his ears perked up and listening intently, stroked his sparse beard, smiled slightly and nodded: "Young Master's move is indeed in line with the subtleties of military strategy. If I'm not mistaken, Young Master must have received guidance from a superior person these past few days."

  Liu Feng curled his lips and looked unconvinced: "What great man, I was just a sudden flash of inspiration at the time, and accidentally stumbled upon it."

  In front of Xu Shu, Liu Feng did not reveal the truth and did not say that he had been reading military books these days like he told Liu Qi. The reason was simple, just to keep a low profile, after all, Xu Shu and Liu Qi were quite different in status, and unless absolutely necessary, Liu Feng did not want to show off his talents and abilities too much.

  "Ah Feng just forget it—"

  Liu Qi would not consider Liu Feng's intention, and was very "dissatisfied" with Liu Feng's explanation. Just as he was about to speak again, Liu Feng hastily interrupted him: "Brother, since the mutiny here has been quelled, then I and Mr. Yuan Zhi will first rush back to our large camp outside the city. I'm afraid Cao's scouts will cause trouble on both sides."

  As for the main issue, Liu Qi dared to persuade them again and again, so the two bid farewell and hastily left Beiyuan.

  As soon as they left the camp, Liu Feng gave Xu Shu a signal with his eyes. The two of them galloped quickly and pulled away from their troops. Liu Feng asked seriously: "Sir, be honest with me, was this mutiny in the North Camp secretly planned?"

  Xu Shu coughed: "Didn't the young master already guess it when we were in the tent just now?"

  He has admitted it.

  Xu Shu acted on Liu Bei's orders, and his original intention was not unreasonable. His approach was indeed clever, as he quietly induced Liu Qi to voluntarily relinquish military power without revealing any signs of it. This strategy actually earned Liu Feng's admiration, but what infuriated him was that such a significant matter had not been communicated to him beforehand.

  Liu Feng's expression was calm, and he let out a cold hum: "Sir, your plan is indeed brilliant, but next time if there's something like this again, can you please inform me in advance? Even if I couldn't help with anything, at least I wouldn't end up causing trouble like today. If by any chance I were to mess up your arrangement, I wouldn't be able to bear the responsibility."

  Xu Shou noticed Liu Feng's displeasure, but still had a smiling face: "The young master doesn't know, before the plan was implemented, I originally intended to inform the young master, but I sent people to search all over Xia Kou City and couldn't find the young master. It was an unexpected event, please forgive me."

  Xu Shu's explanation made Liu Feng's heart skip a beat, and he suddenly remembered that he had been hiding in Liu Qi's private residence all day, eating, drinking and having fun, no wonder Xu Shu couldn't find him. It seems that this matter is his own problem after all.

  Liu Feng's displeased expression vanished instantly, his sharp sword-like eyebrows relaxed and he waved his hand saying: "Actually it was nothing much, I just feared delaying Father's great plan, how could I blame Mr. Yuanzheng?"

  Liu Feng showed a magnanimous and nonchalant attitude, but Xushu's eyes suddenly narrowed, revealing a hint of suspicion. He urged his horse closer to Liu Feng, stretched out his face, and sniffed several times with his high nose.

  "Mr. Yuan, what's wrong? Is your nose uncomfortable?" Liu Feng looked puzzled.

  He took a few more deep breaths, and Xu Shu's expression turned somewhat mysterious. He let out a dry laugh: "Young Master, if I'm not mistaken, you've spent the entire day indulging in wine and pleasure with Young Master Zi De, haven't you?"

  Liu Feng's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly remembered the assassination of Liu Qi. Since Xu Shu knew what he was doing, could it be that he had secretly sent someone to follow Liu Qi, and wasn't the assassination actually his doing?

  "Sir, what makes you say this?" Liu Feng didn't reveal anything for the time being and calmly asked a question in return.

  "When I saw Zide Gongzi, I smelled a strong smell of wine and perfume on his body. I had heard that he was fond of drinking and women. Today, after the military change, he rushed to the scene with a strong smell of wine on him, and it's likely that he went to indulge in pleasure again. The smell on Gongzi's body is exactly the same as Zide Gongzi's, and they are about the same age and have similar temperaments, so I dare to make this guess."

  Xu Shu's observation was indeed sharp, and his analysis was also rigorous and reasonable, leaving Liu Feng unable to deny it, or rather, Liu Feng simply did not want to deny it.

  "It's still impossible to deceive Mr. Xu, this is a rare occasion for Brother Zide to have a good time, so I had no choice but to accompany him for a few cups." Liu Feng calmly acknowledged the fact, and then his tone took another turn: "However, today when I was drinking with Zide, we encountered an assassin who wanted to kill Zide, and that assassin actually carried a token with my father's name on it."

  Liu Feng did not ask directly and bluntly, but rather hinted at it in a subtle manner.

  Xu Shou was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing: "Young Master, if you think such a clumsy assassination plan is also arranged by me, then that's truly underestimating Xu Shou's intelligence."

  Xu Shu, despite his cunning and mysterious nature, didn't need to deny anything in front of himself. Liu Feng's previous worries were now completely dispelled, and he smiled: "Of course, I know that with your strategic mind, you wouldn't resort to such a clumsy plan. However, I also think that this low-level scheme of sowing discord is unlikely to be Cao Zhen's doing. If not him, then who would want to take Zi De's life while also trying to drive a wedge between the uncle and nephew?"

  Xu Shu's expression gradually became serious, stroking his beard and saying: "Although the Grand Duke is the Governor of Jiangxia, I think there are not a few people in Jiangxia Prefecture who want to surrender to Cao Cao. Today's assassination may have been done by those who surrendered to Cao Cao on their own initiative, wanting to invite merit and reward from Cao Cao."

  Liu Feng's face showed a worried expression: "Zi De is a person who follows his emotions and is careless about his own safety. If Cao really sent someone to kill him, I'm afraid he might be able to avoid it this time, but not next time."

  Xu Shou sank into thought for a moment: "This banner of Zi De Gongzi is crucial to our lord's future control of Jingzhou. Before that, he absolutely cannot die. It seems that from now on we must secretly strengthen our protection of him."

  Xu Shu's words made Liu Feng's heart skip a beat, and in his tone and language, Liu Qi seemed to be not a living person at all, but just a usable chess piece.

  This indifference suddenly gave Liu Feng a chilling feeling of empathy.

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