Chapter 489: Lü Fengxian? I think he is no more than Zhang He and his ilk, so why should I be afraid? (Four thousand)

Filled with fear and anxiety, Xun Chen waited until the next day.

The dirty robe was replaced with a short brown robe that was convenient for movement, and a hoe was added to the shoulder.

The location was changed from the prison to the suburbs outside Liyang City. Strange officials stood in front of them and lectured them, saying things like repairing Liyang and that your mistakes must be paid for with labor.

This was really unbelievable to Xun Chen. After all, he was from the Yingchuan Xun family, and his brother Xun Yu held a very important position at the core of the court.

These people actually asked him to fill in the holes created by the trebuchets? ! !

He is a scholar, how can he do corvée labor? !
Xun Chen gritted his teeth, veins on his forehead bulged with anger, and his whole body was shaking with anger. In his opinion, this was undoubtedly a humiliation, as the saying goes, a gentleman can be killed but not humiliated!
Xun Chen's performance was noticed by the brothers Xin Ping and Xin Pi. They had no ill will towards Xun Chen and they got along well with each other when they worked together under Yuan Shu.

Seeing that Xun Chen was also captured, the two brothers felt sympathy.

Therefore, Xin Ping took a step forward and was about to advise Xun Chen that it would be better to cooperate with the officials.

However, just as he took a step forward, Xin Pi grabbed his arm and said in a low voice, "Brother, wait a minute."

"George, why are you stopping me?" Xin Ping asked in the same loud voice.

"Brother, didn't you and I go through this before? In my opinion, a thousand words from us are not as good as making You Ruo fall. Just talking is probably useless. Only by letting You Ruo suffer will he learn his lesson."

"It makes sense."

Xin Ping and Xin Pi thought about it and decided to pretend that they didn't see Xun Chen.

The official in charge of the matter discovered that something was wrong with Xun Chen, and he sat there motionless like a wooden stake.

He asked, "Why aren't you working yet? Are you dissatisfied with something?"

"Dissatisfied. Haha." Xun Chen sneered: "A gentleman can be killed, but not humiliated!"

"Kill? Insult?" This was obviously not the first time the official had faced such a situation. His expression remained normal, but his voice was more reprimanding. "I have one last question. Are you sure you don't want to work?"

Seeing that Xun Chen did not respond, the official did not continue to ask. He waved his hand to call a few soldiers and said to Xun Chen calmly: "For those who refuse to cooperate, we will not take their lives or insult them. Of course, punishment is inevitable."

He turned his head and looked at the soldier, "Comrade, this man refuses to cooperate. Please lock him up for three days."

Confinement?

Xun Chen frowned even deeper. This word sounded very unfamiliar to him. It was the first time he heard this word in his entire life.

Judging from these two words, he should be put in prison?
It's just being put in jail, what's there to be afraid of?

Ok?
And slow!

Xun Chen noticed something was wrong. He looked up and saw countless people looking at him with sympathy.

This. What is going on?

Unfortunately, Xun Chen didn't have time to think about it. The soldiers immediately grabbed his arms and forced him to walk in a certain direction.

The soldiers escorted Xun Chen into the military camp. He was filled with astonishment. How did he pass by the prison where he was previously?

The soldiers ignored Xun Chen's expression. They found a dubo and explained their purpose in a concise manner.

In just a moment, Xun Chen was handed over to Du Bo.

Du Bo did not say a word to Xun Chen. He simply asked his name and then he and his soldiers sent him into a small and cramped room.

No, it would be an exaggeration to describe it as a room.

This is a 'box' made of wooden boards, about ten feet high and less than seven feet wide.
Could it be that he was asked to stay here for three days?

Xun Chen's doubts were resolved, and the stone hanging in his heart finally fell to the ground. What's so difficult about staying in this box for three days? This is called punishment? Ridiculous.

"This is the confinement room, go in, I'll bring the food down from the upper window later. If you behave well, you may be able to come out earlier." After Du Bo tied Xun Chen's hands with a hemp rope, he said some nonsensical words.

Xun Chen sneered. He was born into a noble family in Yingchuan. What kind of scene had he not seen?
What can he do with the box in front of him?

Not to mention three days, even ten days is no problem!
As for those people's strange looks just now
Xun Chen suddenly felt guilty. He understood that the looks in those people's eyes did not seem fake. Could it be that this "box" was really so special?
Things have come to this point, and Xun Chen can no longer think too much. He can only deceive himself. He keeps comforting himself in his heart, it’s just three days. It’s just three days. It’s nothing serious. He can definitely make it through three days!
With a clang, the door of the confinement room was closed, and all the lights were also closed.

The world suddenly fell into darkness, and it was pitch dark.

Apart from the pounding of my heart, there was no other sound in my ears.

Xun Chen sat there in a daze, and he suddenly felt a little regretful.
Time passed bit by bit, and emotions such as fear, emptiness, etc. came to Xun Chen one by one. He didn't know how to describe his mood at the moment. If he had to use a word to describe it, the word would be torment.

Looking from outside the confinement room, there is nothing strange about it.

But once he was here, Xun Chen finally understood what punishment meant. This punishment did not act on the body, but on the mind. In this space where one could not even lie down straight, psychological adjustments were required all the time.

If there wasn't someone opening the window above and delivering food at every time period, Xun Chen would have felt like he was going crazy.

Xun Chen, who had always been stubborn, finally lowered his proud head. He waited for the soldiers who brought him food. The moment the window opened, he hurriedly shouted, "I was wrong. I admit my mistake!"

When Xun Chen, exhausted both physically and mentally, walked out of the confinement room, he realized that only two days had passed.
Xun Chen forced out a wry smile and murmured, "What a powerful method."

Chen Guo.

Liu Chong and Luo Jun knew nothing about what happened in Liyang. After they sent Zhao Yu away, their eyes inevitably fell on Huainan on the map.

Liu Chong paced back and forth. Even though he was a kind-hearted man, he was extremely angry about Yuan Shu's assassination attempt.

He boasted that he had not made things difficult for Yuan Shu, and even readily agreed to let Yuan Shu use his road. He did not expect that Yuan Shu would want to kill him.

According to common sense, the best thing to do now is to wait for Zhao Yu to bring Chen Deng's reply and see what to do.

But the more he thought about it, the angrier he got. His brows were twisted into a knot. You know, he had a hundred thousand soldiers! He was called the General Fu Han!

However, when Liu Chong was about to order an attack on Huainan, he hesitated.

Yuan Shu also has a lot of troops. Can they defeat Yuan Shu with 100,000 people?
But if I let it go, I'd feel bad. I'd feel angry and I'd have no way to vent it.

"My king, why are you so sad?"

Facing Luo Jun's question, Liu Chong stopped and spoke out his thoughts with a face full of resentment, "Yuan Gonglu is such a jerk! He is so hateful! The more I think about it, the angrier I get. This is really intolerable!"

"Bang——" Liu Chong slammed his fist on the table, looking like he wanted to cut Yuan Shu into pieces.

Luo Jun, who was familiar with Liu Chong, did not speak immediately. He looked at Liu Chong silently. He knew that Liu Chong must have some concerns, otherwise he would not be here to accuse Yuan Shu, but would turn around and go to the military camp.

As expected by Luo Jun, Liu Chong's ferocious anger gradually faded, and a trace of fatigue appeared on his face. He smiled bitterly and said, "Xiaoyuan, if I can protect myself, I have the confidence. But if I really want to conquer Yuan Gonglu, it may not be easy."

Liu Chong was not being modest, although he had 100,000 soldiers. But Yuan Shu was not vague either, having just suffered a great defeat and recruited many more soldiers.

What is worrying is that these soldiers of Yuan Shu are neither children of good families nor refugees, but bandits who roam between the White Mountains and Black Waters.

Speaking of bandits, they are much better than refugees.

His ferocity was so severe that both Liu Chong and Luo Jun found it difficult to deal with.

"My lord, why do you want to attack by force?"

"!"

Liu Chong seemed to have grasped something, but it slipped through his fingers. He quickly clasped his fists and saluted Luo Jun, "Please teach me, Xiaoyuan!"

"Your Majesty, if Yuan Gonglu declares himself emperor in the future, the imperial court will certainly send troops to attack. By then, let alone one Yuan Gonglu, even ten Yuan Gonglu will not be a threat."

"It means I don't have to do anything, the court will avenge me." Liu Chong thought carefully and felt that Luo Jun's words made sense, but at the same time he felt that it was too unpleasant to act this way. A real man wants to take revenge, but in the end he did nothing, and the enemy rolled his eyes and died. Who can he go to for justice?
Luo Jun saw through Liu Chong's thoughts and said, "Of course there is something that needs your Majesty's attention."

"Please speak frankly, Xiaoyuan!" Liu Chong instantly became alert and stared at Luo Jun intently.

Luo Jun smiled and said, "As the saying goes, we should use our strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses. Your Majesty, we don't need a large army to invade. We only need to send a general with two to three thousand troops, all equipped with crossbows, to harass Huainan. At the same time, block the main roads between Huainan and Chen State, so that Yuan Gonglu can't go north!"

"Hahaha! Wonderful, wonderful!" Liu Chong was overjoyed. He had no confidence in a battle outside the city, but he was not afraid of anyone defending the city. According to Luo Jun's words, their advantages were really brought into play. Liu Chong had put a lot of effort into training crossbowmen. If you ask who is the strongest crossbowman in the world? If he dares to claim to be second, who dares to claim to be first?

"Good! Let's do as Xiaoyuan said!" Liu Chong made the decision immediately.

Just as Liu Chong was about to issue the order, a messenger came hurriedly to report, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, there are merchants from Jizhou who want to borrow the road!"

"Jizhou?"

Liu Chong and Luo Jun looked at each other. In view of the previous attack by Yuan Shu's assassin, they became much more cautious.

However, considering that Chen Deng only emphasized the assassination of Yuan Shu in the letter, they did not refuse it outright. There was no reason not to earn money that was delivered to their doorstep.

"My lord, why not use a substitute?" Luo Jun asked tentatively.

Liu Chong nodded vigorously, "That's exactly what I meant!"

At the banquet, Liu Chong and Luo Jun, who were hiding in the dark, watched the "merchants" leave. The negotiation was so harmonious and there was not a single disturbance.

"It seems that he really wants to pass through here." Luo Jun breathed a sigh of relief. When he was about to call Liu Chong to leave, he saw Liu Chong standing there. It seemed that he was thinking about something.

Luo Jun wanted to ask, but Liu Chong suddenly said, "Xiaoyuan, did you hear the name of that person clearly?"

"Surname? It seems to be Mi." Luo Jun thought his hearing was pretty good. The man did not say his full name, only his surname.

Liu Chong clenched his fists and said excitedly, "That's right, the surname is Mi! The surname is Mi! Xiaoyuan, think about it, isn't Mr. Yuanlong's confidant Mi Zizhong! Mi Zizhong was a wealthy businessman in Xuzhou before. Not only is this person surnamed Mi, he is also a merchant! Maybe this person received orders from Mr. Yuanlong and Mi Zizhong. I never expected that Mr. Yuanlong would take action against Yuan Gonglu now. He is really unfathomable, unfathomable, and makes people admire him!"

"." Luo Jun pursed his lips. Liu Chong did not make up the story about Mi Zhu being Chen Deng's confidant, nor did he send someone to find out. It was Zhao Yu's retelling. Since reading the third letter, Liu Chong and Zhao Yu have become close friends, and they are ready to become sworn brothers.

Zhao Yu was a straightforward person, and perhaps because he approved of Liu Chong, he revealed Chen Deng's general information to Liu Chong.

Liu Chong already thought that Chen Deng was extraordinary, and he also began to flatter the people around Chen Deng.

When you see a merchant named Mi, you will think of Mi Zhu.
Luo Jun didn't know what to say. Fortunately, this kind of thing had happened more than once or twice and he was no longer surprised.

The merchant surnamed Mi was closely connected with Mi Fang, and he also said that his son could be made a marquis.
That's it.

Luo Jun didn't say much, just smiled at Liu Chong.

"Hahaha, this time it's all thanks to Zifang's eloquence!"

"If it weren't for Zifang, how could we pass through Chen State without being hindered?"

Lu Bu laughed loudly, not looking embarrassed at all.

When he laughed, the soldiers behind him also laughed.

Mi Fang advised: "General, speed is of the essence in war."

"That makes sense, that makes sense." Lu Bu put away his smile and clenched his whip.

Although he still looked as brave as before, his mentality had changed long ago and he felt a little more worried. Although Huainan was north of the Yangtze River, there were many waterways. Would their Bingzhou cavalry feel a little uncomfortable?
Fortunately, this question did not bother Lu Bu for long. He patted his head and thought to himself: How many Huang Hanshengs are there in the world? As long as I don't meet Huang Hansheng, as long as I don't meet Liu Xuande, Guan Yu, Zhang Yide, Zhao Zilong, Chen Shuzhi and Huang Hansheng, so what if I am not used to it?

Lu Bu suddenly felt a little depressed. It seemed that there were too many people he couldn't defeat?
unlucky.

Lu Bu didn't think much about it, he swung his whip, making a loud bang.

"Brothers, let's go, target Huainan!"

"promise!"

With Lu Bu's shout, two thousand Bingzhou cavalrymen marched towards Huainan in a mighty force.

Not long after leaving the State of Chen, Lu Bu, who had excellent eyesight, discovered something. He stretched out his hand and ordered the Bingzhou cavalry to stop, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart whether there were two groups of people fighting ahead?
He immediately sent out scouts.

The scouts brought great news. There were indeed two groups of people fighting in front of them. One group was cavalry, and the other group was infantry composed of bandits. However, the bandits were flying the banner of Yuan Shu.
There was a gleam in Lu Bu's eyes. It was really a piece of cake to find something after searching for a long time!

He raised his lance high and shouted, "All soldiers, listen to my orders. Follow me and kill!"

On the other side, the one who was fighting against Yuan Shu's "army" was a cavalry general of the State of Chen, named Luo Yong.

Although his command was a bit crude, he made great efforts to defeat Yuan Shu's army with his war horses and crossbows.

Therefore, Luo Yong became arrogant instantly and did not take Yuan Shu seriously at all. When he learned from the scouts that a cavalry was coming from behind, they were most likely Lu Bu's troops.

Luo Yong showed no fear at all. He curled his lips and said disdainfully, "Lü Fengxian? He is famous, but in my opinion, he is just a name in vain. He is just a defeated general of Huang Hansheng, at most he is just like Zhang He. Why should I be afraid of him?"

(End of this chapter)