Liu Qi was the eldest son of Liu Biao and the elder brother of Liu Qi. However, Liu Biao was very fond of his young son Liu Qi, and coupled with Cai Mao's rumors, Liu Biao gradually had the idea of deposing Liu Qi. Liu Qi was forced to be helpless, so he had to take the army to temporarily avoid Jiangxia and stay away from the chaos of war. It was also because of Liu Qi that Liu Bei was able to escape when he defeated Andaka.
It is said that Cao Cao led his troops to attack Jingzhou and rushed to Xiangyang, and Cai Mao and Zhang Yun persuaded Liu Xuan to surrender his weapons. Liu Chun was cowardly and incompetent, and when he heard Cao Cao arrive, he was immediately surprised and frightened, and soon listened to the advice of Cai and Zhang, and took the seal silk to meet Cao Cao. Cao Cao ostensibly promised to let Liu Chun guard Jingzhou and let their mother and son spend their old age in peace. However, it was nothing more than a "blank check" issued by Cao Cao, and after he got Jingzhou, he immediately sent Yu Ban to kill Liu Chun's mother and son.
At this time, Liu Bei's clique heard Cao Cao's army coming, and led the whole people all the way to Jiangling to escape. Cao Cao knew that Liu Bei had great ambitions, and of course he would not let him go, so he led five thousand cavalry to pursue Liu Bei all the way. At the critical moment, Zhuge Liang asked for orders to go to Jiangxia to find Liu Qi for help.
During this period, Zhao Yun rode the savior alone, and Zhang Fei broke the bridge according to the water, giving Liu Bei enough time to escape. However, Zhang Fei made a big mistake, and after he scared off Cao Cao's army, he broke the bridge. Cao Cao immediately woke up, so he ordered the army to continue the pursuit. As a result, Zhuge Liang and Liu Qi led Jiang Xiabing to arrive in time to save Liu Bei and his party. It is worth mentioning that As soon as Liu Qi saw Liu Bei, he cried incessantly, and then said: "Uncle don't come unharmed, nephew heard that you are in difficulty, specially come to answer." ”
In order to prevent Cao Cao from making a comeback, Zhuge Liang paid attention to it, and he suggested that Liu Beitun bing Xiakou and Liu Qitun bing Jiangxia form a corner. In this way, it was possible to resist Cao Cao's army. Liu Qi believed that Liu Bei should go to Xiakou with him, so only Guan Yu led five thousand troops to garrison Xiakou. The relevant descriptions in the speech are as follows:
Liu Qiyue: "The words of the military master are very good. But Yu yi wanted to ask his uncle to go to Jiangxia for the time being; to rectify the army and horses, it was not too late to return to Xiakou. Xuan De said, "The words of the virtuous nephew are also." "So he left The Chief of the Clouds and led five thousand troops to guard Xiakou."
Later, everyone knew that Sun Liu's allied forces defeated Cao Cao's 820,000 troops at Chibi. Liu Bei temporarily led Jingzhou Mu, and Liu Qi fell seriously ill and died soon after.
Many people have such a question: Before Liu Qi died, did he really hand over the 60,000-strong army to Liu Bei?
The first point to explain is that Liu Qi did not have an army of 60,000, at most 10,000 or 20,000. The reason was simple, when Liu Qi hid in Jiangxia, it was impossible to take so many troops with him. Liu Zhen would not be assured, and Cai Mao would not sit idly by. I think that when Liu Qi was alive, he handed over the army to Liu Bei. The following is the following analysis based on the description of the interpretation.
First of all, Liu Qi had great trust in Liu Bei.
Thinking that when Liu Bei was in distress, Zhuge Liang suggested that Liu Bei lead a large army to Tunza Xiakou. Liu Qi immediately refused, believing that Liu Bei should go to Jiangxia with him and discuss important matters. It can be seen that Liu Qi has long regarded Liu Bei as his family, and it is logical that he handed over the army to Liu Bei before his death.
Secondly, Liu Qi was frail and sick, and knew that he was about to die.
Liu Qi's body is very weak, he became seriously ill at a young age, often infected with wind and cold, wheezing and vomiting blood.
When Sun Liu joined forces, Lu Su advised Sun Quan to let Liu Bei temporarily borrow Jingzhou. After the great defeat of Cao Jun, Liu Bei had no intention of returning. Lu Su had no choice but to go to the door to ask for it, and Zhuge Liang responded: "The land of Jingzhou, and even the foundation of Liu Biao." Although he died, his son Liu Qi was alive. Uncle to assist nephew, why not? Lu Su did not believe that Liu Qi was here, and said that he must see him. Zhuge Liang had no choice but to have liu qi, who was sick and weak, out and said, "If Liu Qi is in a day, the lord of my family will guard for him for a day; if he is not there, it is another matter." ”
Lu Su returned to Eastern Wu overnight and reported the matter to Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu was immediately furious, believing that this was Zhuge Liang's ruse, and he said, "Liu Qi is young, when will he die?" Lu Su responded: "Liu Qi is already terminally ill, and in less than half a year, he will undoubtedly die." Of course, Liu Qi also knew this, so he handed over the army to Liu Bei in advance.
So, what do you think about this?