Because there was no worries, Kuai Qi organized the servants slowly to organize all the property that could be taken away from the family, loaded up as many as three ships, preparing to go from the water to Wancheng and then to Xuchang.

As the head coach who won Shangyong, Liu Feng was young and lacked qualifications after all, and was not Liu Bei's biological son. He was also afraid that Meng Da would not obey his orders.

When arranging the combat plan, Liu Feng left a hand. He and Wang Ping personally led the army to attack by land, attack the city and capture the village, which could also ensure the safety of Zhuge Liang's brother-in-law.

He sent Meng Da to lead five thousand troops from his headquarters, directly from the waterway to Shangyong.

In order to prevent him from accidentally injuring Kuai Qi, Liu Feng did not allow Meng Da to go ashore to attack the city, but asked him to take a boat to intercept the fleeing Cao Cao officials on the river.

Meng Da was a little unhappy at first, but when he thought of the generous property of the fleeing officials, he felt that it was a good opportunity to make up for his losses. He couldn't help but feel excited and happily accepted Liu Feng's arrangement.

Although Liu Feng was not old, it was not the first time he led his troops alone because he followed Liu Bei to fight in Xichuan in recent years. Along the way, he descended everywhere, and did not waste much time. He came to Shangyong City only two days later than Meng Da.

Meng Da led his troops downstream. After coming to Shangyong, he saw dense ships of large and small ships on the pier, including hundreds of them.

These ships were all officials and wealthy families who were preparing to flee to Xuchang, and they all brought a lot of wealth on the ship.

Seeing Meng Da's ship arrive, the owners of these ships of all sizes knew something was wrong, so they directed the boatman to drive the ship and fled in all directions.

Zhuge Liang's eldest brother-in-law Kuai Qi was not aware of it, and the servants also shouted the boatman to drive the boat and ran downstream with everyone.

But these ships were all in power, scrambling to make chaos, and they were not the opponents of Mengda's military ships. They were soon arrested and seized.

The person who went to arrest Kuai Qi was Meng Jimin, the captain of Meng Da’s trusted guard, and his former housekeeper.

Meng Jimin also knew that Meng Da’s purpose this time was to seek wealth.

Several of Kuai Qi's ships carried a lot of money, and Meng Jimin was jealous.

Meng Jimin also saw from Kuai Qi's calm demeanor that Kuai Qi's identity was not simple. He was afraid that he would show his words, so he was wasted the money he had obtained, so he led his men to kill Kuai Qi and dozens of servants and boatmen on the ship.

During the chaotic battle, people were killed and fell into the water from time to time. Killing dozens of people in excess was nothing, and no one found that Kuai Qi and his group were killed by money.

After cleaning the battlefield, Meng Da felt a little guilty when he saw so much money, so he sent Meng Jimin to lead hundreds of people to deal with the property first. He led the army not far from the dock, and did not go to attack the city, waiting for Liu Feng to come.

Although Shen Dan and Shen Yi, who were guarding the city, came to offer generous gifts and opened the city gate to welcome Meng Da into the city.

When Meng Da learned about the killing of Zhuge Liang's brother-in-law Kuai Qi from Meng Jimin, he was scared and sweated. However, when he learned that Meng Jimin had dealt with it completely, he pretended not to know and pretended that he had never seen Kuai Qi.

Although the Shen Dan brothers invited each other enthusiastically, Meng Da deliberately avoided suspicion and did not lead the army into the city.

Three days later, Liu Feng led his troops and entered the city with Meng Da. After the people were relieved, he did not send someone to report the victory immediately. Instead, he asked his confidant to inquire about Zhuge Liang's brother-in-law and former prefect Kuai Qi.

As the prefect of Shangyong, Kuai Qi is also a famous person in the local area. His whereabouts are not difficult to find out. Liu Feng's subordinates quickly found out that Kuai Qi had already left with his seal a few days ago.

When I went to Kuai Qi's residence, it was already an empty room, and all the things inside had been moved away. According to neighbors, Kuai Qi had been away for several days, and the journey should have been almost at Xuchang at this time.

After hearing the report from his subordinates, Liu Feng heard that Kuai Qi had gone north and felt relieved, so he sent someone to report the victory to Liu Bei and informed Zhuge Liang and Kuai Qi about it.

Zhuge Liang was always worried about the safety of his brother-in-law Kuai Qi. After receiving the news from Liu Feng, he devoted himself to planning the plan for the entire Xichuan.

After Liu Bei occupied most of Xichuan and Jingzhou, what kind of identity would appear in front of the world as well as Zhuge Liang's current top priority.

Liu Bei was in charge of Hanzhong, and the people were convinced and satisfied. After receiving Liu Feng's good news, he was even happier and rewarded the three armies, making people happy.

Liu Bei considered that Liu Feng was good at military affairs and was not familiar with government affairs, and Meng Da once served as the prefect of Yidu and had a good political level. At the suggestion of Fazheng, Liu Bei appointed Meng Da as the prefect of Shangyong and commanded the 5,000 troops in the headquarters.

Liu Bei's reward for surrendered generals was not low, and he appointed Shen Dan as the General of the Northern Expedition and Shen Yi as the General Jianxin, and still commanded the troops of the headquarters.

All other generals, schools and local officials will be retained and promoted to the next level.

But Shangyong is bounded by Cao Cao and is also a strategic location. Liu Bei did not want to hand it over to Guan Yu in Xiangyang, so he naturally was not relieved that Meng Da would take over the power of his power. He led his troops alone to Shen Dan and Shen Yi brothers, and was also wary of him.

Seeing that Liu Feng attached great importance to his request, Zhuge Liang suggested that Liu Bei keep Liu Feng in Shangyong and act as the commander to guard Shangyong to prevent Cao's army from attacking.

Liu Bei felt a little guilty when he did not accept Zhuge Liang's suggestion that Ma Su let Shang Yong defeat Shang Yong last time.

Zhuge Liang's suggestion was reasonable this time. Liu Bei was very kind and appointed Liu Feng as the deputy general, acting as the commander of Shangyong, and commanding the local powerful troops such as General Shen Dan, General Jianxin Shen Yi.

After taking all the land of Xichuan, he obtained Shangyong, a major county in Jingzhou. Liu Bei's strength was obviously great.

Although Liu Bei's current strength may not be as strong as Cao Cao, he is definitely not inferior to Sun Quan in Jiangdong. Today, when the three families dominate, he has firmly stood firm.

But Liu Bei, like Sun Quan, had to face a problem that could not be avoided, that is, a problem of righteousness and status.

Although Liu Bei was the emperor's uncle, he also had the title of General Left and Emperor Xian of Han's robbery.

He came forward to fight Cao Cao and was also famous for his masters. Even the position of governor of Jingzhou was recognized by Emperor Xian of Han and Cao Cao.

However, many of Liu Bei's positions were deprived of by Cao Cao in the name of Emperor Xian of Han, and are now regarded as rebellion of the court.

Even Emperor Xian of Han and Cao Cao recognized Liu Bei's positions, they could not compete with Cao Cao, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, who was below ten thousand people, and the King of Wei.

Because Liu Bei valued the most important title, his subordinates followed him through life and death and captured such a large territory, but because he did not have a suitable title, the rewards from his subordinates became a concern for Liu Bei.

For his own official position and interests, Liu Bei's subordinates all hoped that Liu Bei could be the king with justification, and many even had the intention of respecting Liu Bei as the emperor.

Although they all have ideas in their hearts and communicate in private, it is a big deal to ask Liu Bei. Even Zhuge Liang and Fa Zheng dare not speak up easily, so these people asked Zhuge Liang and Fa Zheng to make a decision.

Zhuge Liang and Fa Zheng did not dare to take it lightly.

After many discussions, they believed that Emperor Xian of Han was still in Cao Cao's hands. Although he was already a puppet, he was the authentic Han Dynasty after all. It was unlikely that Liu Bei would be able to bypass Emperor Xian of Han and become emperor, so they decided to let Liu Bei become king first.

Zhuge Liang and Fa Zheng took advantage of the guise of pacifying people to let Liu Bei stay in Hanzhong, and secretly took Xu Jing, Pang Xi, She Yuan and others to Hanzhong, preparing to submit a message to persuade Liu Bei to become king.
Chapter completed!