Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 128 Proclaiming Emperor
The dungeon in Xiapi is not as spooky as in the legend, but the environment is really not satisfactory. After all, the sun is not seen all year round, and there are only a few cells with windows. They are usually reserved for people with good conditions. As for who is good?First look at the background, second look at the money, neither of these two things, you can talk, you can get along with the jailers, and if you have spare time, I will give it to you.

Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao are bandit practitioners, and this occupation is destined to make it difficult for them to get preferential treatment in prison. If it weren't for the prisoners who were ordered by Chu Nan to be detained personally, no matter how good your martial arts skills are, you would never have a good time here.

Because of his innate divine power, Zhou Cang was locked with heavy iron chains and special shackles. The entire cell, because of the presence of these things, seemed a bit crowded, and it would rattle if it moved slightly.

"Your Majesty, be careful. This man is quite cruel. Several brothers were injured by his hands." The jailer carefully stood in front of Chu Nan. If his legs were not trembling, Chu Nan would be more satisfied.

"Open the door." Chu Nan nodded, signaling that he would be careful.

"Here!" The jailer didn't dare to talk nonsense, opened the cell door, and Chu Nan walked in with Wei Yue.

How is he convenient?

Chu Nan looked at the trapped Zhou Cang, but a question popped up in his mind.

"Hey, Fu Jun is here to see you." Wei Yue stepped forward and kicked Zhou Cang twice.

Zhou Cang raised his eyelids: "You are blind, how can I move? Do you want me to get up and give him a knock?"

"Okay." Chu Nan interrupted the two, looked at Zhou Cang and said, "How about it, do you want to go out?"

"Hmph, kill me if you want, I'll sell someone in exchange for freedom, but I can't even think about it!" Zhou Cang snorted coldly and closed his eyes.

"Very well, then I don't want you to betray anyone and give you back your freedom, are you willing?" Chu Nan asked with a smile.

Zhou Cang glanced at him suspiciously: "Of course I am willing, but you want me to do something? I can tell you in advance that you don't need me for things that use your brain."

"I won't look for you." Chu Nan said speechlessly, quite self-aware, but how stupid am I to ask you to do something with your brain?
"That's good, what do you want me to do?" Zhou Cang moved his body.

"Be my guard." Chu Nan looked at Zhou Cang and said, "Are you willing?"

"Do you dare to let me be the guard?" Zhou Cang looked at Chu Nan in surprise: "Aren't you afraid that I will harm you?"

"Unlock him." Chu Nan gestured to the jailer, looked at Zhou Cang and said, "You kill people and steal money, you are not a good person, but you are willing to lose your life for a secret that no one else cares about, at least you are a strong man with a promise, I believe that as long as you promise, it will not be against me!"

[I don't want this person to know me so well! 】

Zhou Cang raised his head, looked at Chu Nan, took a deep breath, and after the jailer helped him untie the chain, he bowed directly to Chu Nan and said, "If the county magistrate does not abandon him, Zhou Cang is willing to swear allegiance to the death. Die before the county magistrate!"

"I don't want to die yet." Chu Nan said speechlessly. In terms of age, if he can survive the catastrophe of life and death, he will most likely live longer than Zhou Cang.

Wei Yue has become a captain, and it is impossible for Wei Yue to be by his side all the time, and it is impossible for his wife to be by his side all the time, with a good guard by his side. The most important thing is that the talent of Banri is equivalent to adding a top-level Armor, Zhou Cang's martial arts may not be very good, but if he can resist, isn't this the most ideal bodyguard.

"Also, the young master is now the prefect of Xiapi." Wei Yue reminded.

Zhou Cang looked at Chu Nan in astonishment, it was surprising that he was a county magistrate less than 20 years old, but now he has directly become the prefect!
Is it because I have stayed in the mountains for too long?

"Let's go!" Chu Nan waved his hand, indicating that it's okay to hold them together, and then led the two out of the cell, only to see Pei Yuanshao in the cell next door looking at the three of them eagerly, without saying a word.

[I also wish to be loyal to the lord! 】

"My lord, my brother is also a man, how about..." Zhou Cang looked at Chu Nan, wanting to beg for his brother too.

"Wei Yue, here it is, let him enter the barracks." Chu Nan looked at Wei Yue and said, although he is a general, he is still a general. He needs to practice hard. With his talent, he can be a general in the army.

"Thank you, my lord!" Pei Yuanshao bowed directly.

[My lord?Should I call it that too? 】

Zhou Cang groped his chin and pondered. It took less than a quarter of an hour to change the titles three times, which made him a little uncomfortable.

As soon as they got out of the prison, they saw one of Lu Bu's personal guards rushing towards him. When they saw Chu Nan, they bowed to Chu Nan and said, "Your Majesty, my lord, please go to the mansion."

"What's the matter?" Chu Nan asked suspiciously, nothing major happened recently.

"I don't know about my humble position." The guard shook his head, expressing that he didn't know what happened.

"You take them to clean up, I'll go and have a look." Chu Nan looked at Wei Yue and said.

"Here!" Wei Yue nodded.

"My lord, I will be your guard in the end, so I should follow my lord." Zhou Cang said solemnly.

[I have heard about Wen Hou's bravery for a long time, and now I can finally see it! 】

Still have this thought?
Chu Nan looked at Zhou Cang and said with a smile: "In the future, you look like this, I'm afraid others will feed you when you go."

Zhou Cang didn't quite understand, so he looked down at himself. At the moment, he was in rags and unkempt. He looked like a burly beggar. If he stood outside the gate of the State Shepherd's Mansion, it would be easy to cause misunderstanding.

"Go, there are not many people in Picheng who can hurt me." Chu Nan said with a smile, he still had two bodyguards on his shoulders.

"Here, I will leave at the end!" Zhou Cang said with regret.

Chu Nan followed Lu Bu's personal guards all the way to the State Shepherd's Mansion. Lu Bu did not move, but the old plaque of the General's Mansion was replaced by the State Shepherd's Mansion.

Entering the gate of the mansion, he came to the main hall with ease, and saw Lu Bu and Chen Gong sitting down respectively.

"I met my father-in-law and my teacher." Chu Nan saluted the two of them respectively.

"Zi Yan is here, sit down." Lu Bu saw this son-in-law, and he became more and more satisfied. Recently, he likes to walk on the street when he has nothing to do. Wherever he goes, the people look at him differently than before. In the past, the people were afraid of him, but now, everyone's eyes are filled with admiration, and some people even rush to give gifts. Although it is not valuable, this feeling of being loved is a part of Lu Bu's life in the past half of his life. He has never experienced it before, and he now enjoys this feeling a little bit.

In the past, Liu was loved by the common people, but Lu Bu just felt baffled, what's the matter?
But now it's his turn to be loved like this, it feels really good, and because of this, he loves Chu Nan who caused all this even more.

"What happened?" Chu Nan knelt down, looked at the two and asked.

"Yuan Shu has proclaimed himself emperor!" Chen Gong frowned.

Isn't that normal?Don't say that you know the history, even the two people in front of you who don't know the history are mentally prepared for Yuan Shu's arrogance and proclaiming the emperor. Why are you surprised?
"Yuan Shu proclaims himself emperor!?" Chu Nan immediately realized and looked at the two of them.

The two nodded silently.

Chu Nan was not surprised, but a little dignified. Yuan Shu's proclaiming the emperor had long been expected, but the impact of Yuan Shu's proclaiming the emperor on Xuzhou was not small.

You must know that most of Xuzhou's food is now exchanged from Yuan Shu, and the trade with Jingzhou and Nanyang has also gone through Yuan Shu's territory. If Yuan Shu becomes emperor, Lu Bu must not stand by Yuan Shu's side. Lu Bu agreed, It is impossible for Liu Biao to agree. As political allies, the three princes must maintain a state of advancing and retreating together, otherwise the alliance will be broken.

The basis for Lu Bu's lack of money and food now is based on this alliance, and everyone benefits from each other. Once the alliance is broken, Lu Bu will still be short of food in a short period of time.

Although Chu Nan has produced rice that is ripe twice a season and can be harvested at least four times a year, this kind of rice is still only cultivated in the Xiapi area. Before the scale expands, it cannot meet the needs of the military at all. Another [-] soldiers and horses have been recruited, and they are training. Once the food supply is cut off, the food in Xuzhou's treasury may not be able to last until the day when the new food becomes popular.

"The imperial court has sent an edict to crusade against Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu has also sent an edict to make Marquis Wen a general. How does Zi Yan think about this matter?" Chen Gong looked at Chu Nan with a sense of questioning.

"Naturally, I have to answer the imperial edict. My father-in-law is Xuzhou Mu appointed by the Son of Heaven. If I give up the position of Xuzhou Mu because of a puppet imperial general at this time, it will only cause twists and turns in the hearts of the already stable people. If my father-in-law fails this time I'm afraid Xuzhou won't be able to keep people's hearts." Chu Nan thought about it.

"That is to send troops to attack Yuan Shu?" Chen Gong asked with a smile.

"It doesn't work." Chu Nan shook his head: "This is Cao Cao's business, why should I be a pioneer for him? According to my disciples, I should respond to the edict and issue a letter condemning Yuan Shu's arrogance."

"Then what?" Chen Gong looked at Chu Nan with satisfaction, his thinking was clear, not as radical as when he first entered the official career.

"Then?" Chu Nan said with a smile: "Ask for food from the imperial court. I have cut off a source of income and complained to the imperial court. The soldiers have not had enough food for half a year. In order to prevent the soldiers from starving, my father-in-law personally Farming in the fields, in short, is as miserable as it is, and the court can't send hungry soldiers."

[Lingqi won't suffer if she follows him, right? 】

Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan suspiciously. Now he also knows some political tricks, but the more he knows, the more he feels that his son-in-law is good in everything, but he has a bad stomach. Sold it.

[That's right, quite methodical and assertive, worthy of being my disciple! 】

Compared to Lu Bu, Chen Gong didn't have so many worries. In his opinion, Chu Nan's performance was already a qualified counselor, and his noble spirit was becoming more and more refined, and Confucianism and Taoism could be expected.

"What if Cao Cao doesn't give it?" Chen Gong asked. He knows the situation in the Central Plains. Most of the refugees that Chu Nan absorbed in the early days came from Yanzhou and Yuzhou. No matter which way the gods are, the disasters in Yanzhou and Yuzhou have never stopped.

"Then continue to train troops, plow the fields, accumulate strength, and sit and watch Cao Cao and Yuan Shu fight. The fight is almost done, and I will send troops later." Chu Nan said with a smile, it is enough to beat Boss Cao's autumn wind, but do things for Boss Cao? Forget it then: "Besides, this disciple still wants to use this opportunity to take back Guangling and try to destroy the Chen family?"

Chen Deng and his son became Xuzhou's separatist forces. This is not a good thing. I wonder if we can take this opportunity to tie the Chen family and Yuan Shu together with some dirty water, and then put the Chen family in a pot in a fair manner?
(End of this chapter)