After Qu Qi set off, Liu Bei issued a formal announcement in a very solemn tone to Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Sun Ce, and others, demanding that the three guarantee Qu Qi's personal safety under their administrations.
Yuan Shu went without saying; although he came from an aristocratic family, he could understand the concept of producing five shi per mu and had no intention of causing trouble, so he agreed to Liu Bei's request.
As for Sun Ce and Cao Cao, given the current situation, they naturally agreed as well. Liu Zhang had no problem with it either. Besides, the Qu Family had been settled in Yizhou for four hundred years, so Liu Zhang's foundation might not be as deep as the Qu Family's. Going to Yizhou for Qu Qi was like returning home.
However, there was some discord in this as Sun Ce demanded that Liu Bei ensure Zhou Tai's personal safety and requested Liu Bei send Zhang Zhongjing back to Yangzhou.
