Liu Qi

劉琦
Died
209
Ancestral home
Gaoping, Shanyang (Zoucheng, Shandong)
Book mentions
48
Roles:
politician warlord
Factions:
Liu Biao Liu Qi (primary)
Relationships:
Liu Biao Father
Lady Chen Mother
Lady Cai Step-mother
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Appears in 12 chapters:
  • Chapter 34 — Behind The Screen, Lady Cai Overhears A Secret; Across The Tan Torrent, The Dilu Horse Carries Its Master.
    Liu Biao's eldest, 'virtuous but weakly' in his father's private verdict, out of favor with the Cai faction: he and his brother host the Xiangyang festival in their father's name, begging Uncle Liu Bei to preside.
  • Chapter 35 — Liu Bei Meets A Recluse At Nanzhang; Shan Fu Sees A Noble Lord At Xinye.
    Sent to Xinye to apologize for the banquet plot, he breaks down in his cups: his stepmother Lady Cai wishes him dead - 'could you advise me, Uncle?' Liu Bei counsels perfect filial care, and the young man weeps bitterly at parting.
  • Chapter 39 — At Jingzhou, The Son Of Liu Biao Thrice Begs Advice; At Bowang Slope, The Directing Instructor Plans His First Battle.
    Liu Qi; thrice begs Zhuge Liang for counsel on his own survival under the stepmother Lady Cai; receives the famous Spring-and-Autumn parallel to Shen Sheng vs Chong'er. Goes to Jiangxia under Zhuge Liang's advice.
  • Chapter 40 — Lady Cai Renounces Jingzhou; Zhuge Liang Burns Xinye.
    Rides from Jiangxia to his father's sickbed and is turned away at the gate by Cai Mao's smooth cruelty - duty forbids leaving his post. He learns of the death by his own spies and sends Yi Ji begging his uncle to help him claim the inheritance.
  • Chapter 41 — Liu Bei Leads His People Over The River; Zhao Zilong Rescues The Child Lord At Dangyang.
    The silent hope of the march: two embassies - Guan Yu's, then Zhuge Liang's own - ride for his Jiangxia garrison while the exodus crawls toward Jiangling.
  • Chapter 42 — Screaming Zhang Fei Triumphs At Long Slope Bridge; Defeated Liu Bei Marches To Hanjin.
    Sweeps up the river in a silver helmet at the head of his Jiangxia fleet - 'are you all right, my uncle? I am very guilty' - the first of the two rescues; he then hosts the refugee court and gently amends the Xiakou plan so his uncle rests at Jiangxia first.
  • Chapter 43 — Zhuge Liang Disputes With The Southern Scholars; Lu Su Denounces The Majority Opinion.
    Liu Qi; with Liu Bei at Jiangxia.
  • Chapter 45 — At The Three Gorges, Cao Cao Loses Soldiers; In The Gathering Of Heroes, Jiang Gan Is Trapped.
    Liu Qi; with Liu Bei at Jiangxia.
  • Chapter 49 — On Seven-Star Altar, Zhuge Liang Sacrifices To The Winds; At Three Gorges, Zhou Yu Liberates The Fire.
    Sails to Xiakou to check on the campaign and receives his post: hold the Wuchang approaches and capture what flees there, but never leave the city without the best of reasons.
  • Chapter 52 — Zhuge Liang Negotiates With Lu Su; Zhao Zilong Captures Guiyang.
    Wheeled out alive - 'supported by two attendants' - as Zhuge Liang's answer to Lu Su's demand for Jingzhou: the rightful heir holds his father's land. Privately Lu Su reads him as a wine-and-women wreck with half a year to live; Ma Liang's plan keeps him resting in Xiangyang as nominal Imperial Protector.
  • Chapter 53 — Guan Yu Releases Huang Zhong; Sun Quan Fights With Zhang Liao.
    Dies at Xiangyang - the falling star in the northwest Zhuge Liang reads a moment before the messenger arrives. His death matures the promise: Jingzhou is now claimable, and Lu Su is already coming 'to mourn'.
  • Chapter 54 — The Dowager Marchioness Sees Her Son-In-Law; The Imperial Uncle Takes A Worthy Consort.
    His funeral is the pretext of the chapter: Lu Su arrives with Sun Quan's condolence gifts - and the rendition demand his death has matured.