Three Kingdoms: I rely on system loopholes to survive

Chapter 206 Escape (Part )
Trusted advisers and cronies were determined to put Dong Cheng to death. Even if they had a slight advantage, it would be difficult to change the outcome of his confrontation with Cao Cao. It was just a futile struggle.

Zhongping didn't care about Dong Cheng or Cao Cao.

He stood in Li Meng's tent, his eyes fixed on the city gate defenses.

Yang Qi was beaten by Wang San and was still lying on his side. He was under Sinong and had a seal of entry and exit from the forbidden palace. For Zhong Ping, it was just the time to give him a pillow when he fell asleep.

When he received the news from Huo Qiu that there was a change in the palace gate, Zhong Ping knew that he had guessed correctly, and Zhong Ji was indeed planning to take advantage of the chaos to enter the palace.

He was lucky that Yang Qi came in time. If the other party hadn't arrived early and Wang San had not acted quickly enough, he might not have had time to think of a way to let Huo Qiu into the palace. If it weren't for Yang Qi, he might have had to go to Fu Wan's house to lie down again... That would have been much more troublesome, thanks to nature's gift.

As for why Yang Qi came to the Northern Army...what does this have to do with him? You must know that Li Meng was determined to leave Xudu with him. After Yang Qi was knocked unconscious by Wang San's sneak attack, Li Meng wanted to get rid of this person directly, but Zhong Ping arrived in time and he had something useful, so he was left behind. Everyone in the camp didn't even care about his life or death, let alone his purpose.

According to his plan, Zhong Ping asked Huo Qiu to ambush near the palace gate. If he saw Zhong Ji, he would not care about anything and would only attack him ruthlessly and knock him unconscious first.

He has told Huo Qiu how to successfully send the seeds out of the city. He believes that with Xun You's help, it will be very easy to get out of the city as long as his father ensures that nothing goes wrong.

Sometimes Zhong Ping couldn't help but wonder whether it was Zhong Ji who had saved Xun You's life. Otherwise, there would be no reason why Xun You could help him so much.

No matter whether Zhong Ji would blame him for this in the future, Zhong Ping just wanted to save his father's life now.

"I have spread all the rumors that can be spread, and the rest can only be left to fate."

Tanehei murmured as he used the lucky card in the system column.

When he was in Yangzhou, he repeatedly mentioned Cai Yong's "Eastern View of Han Dynasty" to Zheng Xuan, and specifically mentioned the manuscripts at the end of the book that had completely different views from Zheng Xuan's, just because he knew the temperament of Zheng Xuan and Cai Yong.

Although Zheng Xuan, as the current leader of Confucian classics, is also familiar with modern and ancient classics, he uses a mixed method to annotate classics, which greatly bridges the dispute between modern and ancient literature schools. However, in fact, the ancient literature school sticks to Zhou Shu and regards its own school as the study of classics. Orthodoxy is not willing to sit back and watch the decline of the ancient literary school.

Cai Yong, on the other hand, in the fourth year of Xiping, used the classics to go to the sage for a long time. The texts were full of errors. He participated in the text of Zhengding's "Six Classics" and established the Xiping Stone Classics outside of Taixue. Even though Cai Yong did not explicitly participate in the dispute between ancient and modern literature, he still Therefore, it is considered by many ancient literature scholars to be more biased towards their own school.

Zhong Ping knew that if he tried to persuade Cai Yong to leave Xudu, Cai Yong would probably not agree. But if Zheng Xuan argued with Cai Yong because of school conflicts, and even labeled Cai Yong as an ancient literature school, then Cai Yong would not need to be ignored. I advise you to ride to Yangzhou alone that night to argue with Zheng Xuan for three days and three nights.

The reality was as Zhongping wished. After he came back, Cai Yong and Zheng Xuan only exchanged letters three times. From time to time, he pretended to help Cai Yong edit the manuscript, but in fact, every word was consistent with the debate between modern and ancient literature. Under the pressure, Cai Yong finally accepted Zheng Xuan's post and rushed to Yangzhou before the other party's second lecture. To this day, the two are still debating.

Zhong Ping recalled that Zhuge Liang wrote in a letter to him that since Cai Yong went to Yangzhou, everyone in the ancient and modern literary schools had heard about it, turning a simple lecture into a scene of great disputes between ancient and modern literature, and he felt guilty inexplicably.

After all, it was the "mastermind" who spread the news widely that Cai Yong was going to debate the scriptures with Zheng Xuan...

He was stunned for a moment, then calmed down and continued to think about his way out. Originally, he did not want to leave the city with Li Meng and others. The method he left for Li Meng was to take advantage of the chaos Dong Cheng caused in the city. Leaving, in Zhong Ping's heart, Dong Cheng had no choice but to run away from Cao Cao. At that time, Li Meng could use the name of "hunting down Dong Cheng's remnants" to "go out of the city to search", but he didn't expect Dong Cheng to be so grand and impressive. The momentum of "breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat to fight against Cao Cao".

In this case, Zhongping could only find another way.

It is not difficult for Zhongping to leave the city gate, but the difficulty is to bring so many people with him. Moreover, there are many passes outside Xudu, and there is no seal document from Cao Cao. I am afraid that their group has just left Xudu, and the news of the pursuit It has been passed to the guards along the way.

"How long until the next city gate defense change?"

Zhong Ping had been calculating the time in his mind. In order to prevent any accidents, he asked Li Meng again for confirmation.

Li Meng stood up and took a look outside the tent. There was a wooden pole erected in the open space in front of the camp. The sunlight shone on it, casting a slanted shadow on the white ground.

"There is only half an hour left. Taishi ordered us to make preparations quickly."

Zhongpei nodded. All he could do now was wait for the news he wanted to hear.

He now somewhat understands why when reading online novels in modern times, most of the protagonists have their parents die at the beginning.

The more people you are close to, the more ties you have.

While waiting, Zhongping could not help but feel uneasy.

He knew that at this moment, everything was tied to a thread, and any mistake could bring disaster to everyone here.

The shadow of the wooden pole outside the tent deviated little by little, and a junior high school student came in a hurry and reported to Zhongping with a solemn face: "Taishi Ling, the city gate has been changed to defense. Now is the best time to leave the city."

Zhong Ping's heart moved and he stood up immediately. He knew there was no time to waste. He quickly made the final preparations and checked the clothes he was wearing. It was a green shirt that he was accustomed to wearing.

"Follow me out of the city!"

he ordered.

The people gathered in Li Meng's camp at this time were all the former Chang'an garrison. They were scattered and organized into various armies when they entered Xudu. Now there are only a few people gathered in Li Meng's camp.

After hearing Zhongping's order, these people did not hesitate and decisively chose to follow Zhongping out of the camp and walked quickly towards the city gate.

At the city gate, the guards handed over in an orderly manner. For them, today was no different from usual.

But if you look carefully, you can find that the leading captain's eyebrows are covered with a faint shadow, as if he has heard some rumors.
When the city gate changed its defense, the soldiers finally had to relax a bit. Zhongping took this opportunity to casually signal Li Meng to come forward and respond, while he led the rest of the people out of the city gate.

Just as they were about to step out of the city gate, the new captain suddenly asked: "Looking at your clothes, you should be from the Northern Army. Why aren't you stationed in the city?"

Zhong Ping's heart tightened. He looked up and saw the captain standing outside the city barrier, his eyes like lightning, full of questions.

Seeing that the situation was not right, the soldiers around him did not dare to slack off. They cheered up and quickly rotated their positions.

Zhong Ping felt awe-struck. Knowing that it was time to compete in acting again, he silently laughed at himself. Maybe when he could return to modern times one day, it would be good to become an actor.

This thought somewhat relieved his nervousness. There was nothing wrong with Zhongping's appearance. He stood up straight and said with firm eyes: "I am Taishi Ling Zhongping. The general also knows what is going on in the city. It is of great importance. Please ask me." The general let him go."

The captain glanced at Li Meng. He recognized that this was the captain of the Northern Army. His expression suddenly became solemn, but he still refused to relax: "In this case, is there a written seal? If I only rely on Taishi Ling's words, I won't Dare to let these people out of the city." Zhong Ping's heart sank, but his face remained calm. He only had a time difference. If he asked the captain to hold him down and send people into the city to inquire, wouldn't he have planned this in vain?
Seeing that the captain refused to let them pass, and the situation became more and more critical for him, he secretly thought about countermeasures, hoping to escape.

"General, we are ordered to leave the city. If we are blocked, it will lead to chaos! The responsibility does not lie with us." Zhongping said firmly. He looked around at the soldiers, took a few steps closer, and whispered: "The incident happened suddenly, we are waiting for it." It is also a hasty acceptance of the order. If the general does not believe it, the general will be able to confirm it later when General Xiahou leaves the city. We really cannot delay, so we hope that the general will make it easier. "

The captain was silent for a moment, secretly thinking about what else happened in the city.

To be able to become a captain, he naturally has some connections. Not long before the news about Dong Cheng spread, he had already received the news, but he didn't know what kind of big event it was, and it actually required the Northern Army to leave the city.

He was not sure whether it was true or not, and he was afraid that it would be a mistake: "...Can Tai Shi Ling reveal a little bit about it?"

Zhong Ping knew that the captain was shaken, and with a tense face, he pointed to the west and remained silent.

The captain was confused and couldn't figure out what he meant. He wanted to delay it for a while. He quietly motioned to his confidants to go to the place where the Northern Army was stationed, while he continued to wait to see if the Xia Houyuan whom Zhong Ping mentioned would lead his troops. .

Zhong Ping was anxious. They had been delayed at the city gate for a while. He was not only afraid that the rumors he spread would not be effective, but also worried that Wu Zhi, who stayed in Zhong Mansion for him as a substitute, would not be able to hold on.

Although he was in a state of confusion, Zhongping didn't show it on his face at all, but his eyebrows and eyes were even more oppressive, with a hint of impatience. Li Meng beside him directly expressed his dissatisfaction: "Don't even believe me? ? As a captain of the Northern Military Academy, I have no time to lie to you about the military situation!"

The captain was under pressure and complained in his heart. It was not that he didn't know the identities of Zhong Ping and Li Meng. He couldn't afford to offend these two people, but guarding the city gate was his duty, and he really didn't dare to make any mistakes.

During the stalemate, I don’t know if it was Zhongping’s lucky card that worked. I saw a man and a horse outside the city, looking extremely panicked and embarrassed: “Move the city barrier quickly, I have something important to report to Sikong!”

Everyone at the city gate recognized this as the postman delivering the news. The captain's heart immediately jumped: Could it be that there is indeed an urgent military situation?
Zhong Ping had a suspicion in his mind and immediately asked: "But what's the news about Liangzhou?"

The postman was stunned and nodded quickly, thinking that Cao Cao had already made arrangements. His panic suddenly faded and he became calm to the naked eye.

Li Meng immediately shouted to the captain: "Why don't you give way?!"

Seeing this situation, the captain dared to stop him. He thought that the news could not be false. As a captain, how could he dare to delay the military plane? Furthermore, since Li Meng and others don't even have the credentials to leave the city, even if I let them leave the city, where can these people go? There are many checkpoints outside the city, making it easy to catch up.

When he thought about it, he had a little more faith in Zhong Ping and others. After all, if these people pretended to be secretly ordered to leave the city, and Xia Houyuan who came immediately after them did not exist, then these people would not be able to pass the test of the other pass guards. You can't go all the way out of the city just to wander around a few times outside the city, right?

The captain watched the group of people leave and convinced himself in his heart.

After stepping out of the city gate, Zhongping's tight breath relaxed a little. It was so difficult to leave Yanzhou, but he still had to make plans and find a way out for himself and the people around him.

He was worried about Zhe Zhongji's safety, but he couldn't help but think about Cai Wan.

I wonder how my junior sister is doing?

Have you arrived at the South Gate?
"A chirp!"

Cai Wan immediately covered his mouth with both hands, his eyes widened: "Azi, someone is scolding me behind my back!"

"What's the reason?"

Cai Yan frowned in confusion. She had never heard of the connection between sneezing and cursing.

Cai Wan put down his hand and was about to say that he learned it from Zhong Ping, but when he thought of Zhong Ping, Cai Wan couldn't help but feel a lot of worries and began to think wildly: "...Azi, we are almost at the South City Gate. Do you think a group of soldiers will suddenly appear and surround us, preventing us from leaving the city?"

"Both of us have neither broken the law nor are we among those under arrest. How can we be prohibited from leaving the city?"

Cai Yan's words were full of indifference, and it seemed that what she was thinking in her heart was the same as what she said in her mouth. In fact, she knew that the two of them were leaving Xudu when they left the city, and they would never return.

She didn't know about the seed collection yet, but in Cai Yan's opinion, Cao Cao behaved like a hero. When a counselor like Zhongping, who is destined not to be under his command, chooses to leave, and Cao Cao is unable to retain her, he will most likely choose to send her off with more money than anything else, and he will not do anything to damage his reputation, such as holding the two of her hostage.

Originally Cai Yan was so sure, but when the carriage stopped at the city gate, she heard the news that Dong Cheng had secretly ordered the emperor to punish the thieves, and the city was in chaos.

Almost instantly, the color on Cai Wan's face faded and turned pale, and she tightly grasped Cai Yan's hand.

"Azi..."

Cai Yan held his sister's hand comfortingly: "Leave the city first."

Dong Cheng so decisively summoned troops in Xudu directly in the name of "Following the Emperor's Order" really exceeded Cao Cao's expectations. Perhaps it was the moment of life and death that inspired Dong Cheng's potential. He finally got smart for once and bit him. It is good to use the statement "His Majesty's secret edict is in my hands" to attract the attention of all officials in the court. Even if it does not allow those loyal people to submit, it is still good to allow those who are interested to use the topic to their advantage.

At this time, Dong Cheng had the mentality of "breaking the jar and throwing it away" and wanted to disgust Cao Cao even to death. He adopted the strategy of the retainer and Zhang Xi and did everything possible to spread rumors and consume Cao Cao's energy.

The commotion caused by such a desperate move was really quite big. As time went by, even the guards at the South City Gate vaguely heard the wind, and their nervousness and uneasiness were visibly visible to the naked eye.

After the groom announced Cai's name, the guards let him go without any search or questioning.

The Cai sisters happened to leave the city just as the rumors reached the city gate. The guards were distracted, and some of the idle officials in front of the two of them were already afraid of harming themselves and fled to save their lives. Naturally, they were classified as one and let go hastily.

If the two of them had arrived later, I'm afraid Xun Yu's countermeasure of "close the city gates tightly and check carefully" would have to be in the hands of the captains at each city gate.

When the carriage left the city gate, Cai Wanshang was a little confused: "Azi...are we coming out now?"

She had prepared her words for the guard's interrogation, but she didn't expect that the last sentence would not be used. It was like a divine help.

"Don't think too much, the first priority is to leave Yanzhou territory."

Cai Yan still looked calm and composed. She heard that the city was in chaos because of Dong Cheng, and thought of Cai Yong staying in Yangzhou due to a dispute between schools... What else didn't she understand?

The driver followed the instructions and whipped his horse, driving the horses to speed up and headed straight for Yangzhou.

(End of this chapter)