Kuangfu Han Dynasty

Chapter 5: After being held captive for three days, my second uncle cured my mental internal disorder.

The eight or nine-year-old boy was at an age that even a dog would dislike, but when facing Xia Houyuan and Xiahou Ba, Zhang Shao behaved extremely well-behaved and sensible.

Because he understood that Xia Houyuan and his son were the only people he could rely on while he was a prisoner in Cao Camp. Even if it was to eat more hot meals and sleep with a warm quilt, he had to take this "interview" seriously. .

But Xiahou Yuan didn't even want to talk to Zhang Shao. He only asked Xiahou Ba to ask questions on his behalf, which were nothing more than simple questions like "What is your mother like?"

Xia Houjuan's appearance and habits accounted for a large proportion in Zhang Shao's memory, and he talked about it like a treasure.But the scenes of deep love between mother and son made him feel a little dazed. Zhang Shao still found it difficult to accept the fact that a 23-year-old girl became his "mother" - much harder than calling a stranger uncle or uncle.

But in his behavior, Zhang Shao still showed a loving and thoughtful attitude, but he nodded his face and said: "Uncle, please look, my mother has a black mole on her left cheek, which is exactly the same as mine."

All the answers were correct, and this Shao indeed looked more like his mother's family. Xiahou Ba couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder he looks familiar to me all the way here. He really is my little sister's son..."

But Xia Houyuan was noncommittal and remained as silent as a mountain.

Zhang Shao could actually understand Xia Houyuan's mood. It was like a cabbage that had been raised with hard work and was suddenly eaten by a black-headed pig.Abducting a 14-year-old girl and forcing her to be his wife, the actions of Zhang San, an outlaw maniac, would be enough to be punished in future generations.In the chaotic times of the late Han Dynasty, the Cao and Liu families robbed each other and retaliated against each other, resulting in tragedies one after another.

If I act more like a pig now, I will definitely be hated by him, and I will be annoyed just by looking at him.

If he pretends to be a little cabbage, he might even be able to make the Xiahou family miss him.

After thinking about this, Zhang Shao started his performance, first vividly describing Xia Houjuan's education to him.

"My mother often told me that the ancestor of the Xiahou family was the founding hero of the Han Dynasty, the Marquis of Ruyin and Duke Teng of Xiahou, and the hometown of his ancestral grave is in Sang Township, Qiao County, Peiguo."

"She also told me the names of her close relatives one by one, asking me to remember them for when we meet again in the future. She especially mentioned that my uncle was a brave general named Cao Gong..."

"Every spring, when my mother sees the wild geese flying north, she will lean against the window and sing a song..."

But before entering the city, Zhang Shao hurriedly pulled Liu Ruyu and asked: "Sister, I often study Yuefu poems with Mrs. Gan. Is there anyone in this who misses my hometown and relatives?"

It was true, but Liu Ruyu only had time to tell him once before being separated by Cao Jun.

At the moment, Zhang Shao could only drive the mule onto the horse, and recited with a stuttering voice: "Sad songs can be used as weeping, looking from afar can be used as homecoming, and longing for my hometown can make me depressed."

"There is no one to return home, there is no boat to cross the river...and then, and then..." The following is not that Zhang Shao forgot the words, but I just think it will be more real like this.

"I can't express my thoughts, and the wheels in my intestines are turning... This sad song is the result of a wanderer who is homesick and unable to return. My little sister is really pitiful." Deeply, I could no longer bear my emotions at this moment, so I had to come over and hold Zhang Shao in my arms.

However, Xia Houyuan remained unmoved. Instead, he turned his head and looked at the stars in the sky, but his breathing rate became a little faster.

Zhang Shaosui continued his efforts: "My mother often talks about my uncle's bravery, so I should remember that half of the Xiahou family's blood flows in my blood!"

"That's enough!" Xia Houyuan stopped Zhang Shao from continuing and said to Xia Hou: "Take this boy to the county temple prison and imprison him with Xu's mother and Liu Bei's two daughters for the time being."

"Sir, it's bitterly cold in prison, I'm afraid..." Xiahou Ba felt something was wrong and wanted to get better treatment for Zhang Shao, but Xia Houyuan glared at him, so he didn't dare to refute, and only waved to Zhang Shao to follow him down the city wall.

Zhang Shao heard this and felt a chill in his heart, but he didn't make any noise. He just bowed to Xiahou Yuan obediently. Then he stretched out his hand and stuffed it into Xiahou Yuan's palm. He raised his head and whispered: "Second uncle, I just said Did you make your uncle angry?"

"This is not angry." Xiahou Ba looked back at his father and sighed: "This is emotional!"

……

"This little Zhuzi is really the son of Juan'er. Even though I hate Zhang Fei, I won't take my anger out on Zhang Shao." Xia Houyuan was far less calm and ruthless than he showed. , he was moved several times and could only turn away to cover up his emotions.

Although it won't embarrass Zhang Shao, we can't treat him preferentially!Past experiences have taught Xia Houyuan to understand the priorities of things and not to act based on emotion.

What he is more worried about now is the reaction caused by this matter. If it is spread from ten to ten, the scandal of Xiahou family will reach the ears of the prime minister sooner or later.After all, Zhang Fei is an enemy general. He has deliberately concealed it for many years and has violated the Prime Minister's taboo. At this moment, there can be no suspicion of partiality. He can only treat him as a prisoner first and wait for the Prime Minister to punish him.

After his son left, Xia Houyuan waved to Shi Chang Wu Hong and asked: "You have been fighting fiercely for a day, can your horse still run?"

Fifth Hong responded quickly: "As long as Duke Xiahou gives the order, Hong and the Knights of Three Rivers can still travel thousands of miles!"

"There is no need to attack from far away." Xia Houyuan said: "I will take more than ten riders to the area of ​​Hanjin, which is dozens of miles downstream of the Han River. If I encounter scattered refugees on the road, there is no need to intercept them, just let them spread the news..."

"Xiahou Gong, what's the news?"

Xia Houyuan stroked his beard gently and said: "Of course it was Liu Jun's family members, especially Zhang Feizi and Xu's mother who were captured by our army. Although Liu Bei was defeated today, he was able to escape quickly and slanted towards Hanjin. I heard that Guan Yuzhou was captured The division responded, indicating that the humerus and buttocks were not damaged. This move will just mess up the morale of the army! It will make the emperor and his ministers turn against each other!"

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As the largest and best house in the city, Dangyang County Temple has been occupied by Xia Houyuan and has become the place where he coordinates military affairs, while the prison is next to the county temple.Several Cao soldiers were sitting at the gate of the prison, whispering to each other and sharing the big gossip of the Xiahou family. When they saw Xiahou Ba carrying Zhang Shao over from a distance, they kept silent and stood up straight with their spears.

"Zhang Shao, please stay here for a few nights." Xiahou Ba said and was about to dismount Zhang Shao.

Zhang Shao said hurriedly: "Second uncle, my nephew also has an unkind invitation."

Xiahou Ba frowned: "You tell me."

Zhang Shao put away all his previous acting skills and said solemnly: "Zhang Bao is my half-brother. He died at the foot of Changban slope. Now he is probably eaten by blackbirds and jackals. I can't bear it. Can my second uncle send someone to take me there tomorrow?" Gather his body, bury it and erect a tomb?"

Xiahou Ba then learned about Zhang Bao's death. After pondering for a moment, he asked Zhang Shao: "Your brother died in this battle. Don't you hate us?"

hatred?Zhang Shao felt sorry for Zhang Bao and felt grateful, but he was a time traveler after all, so his emotions were naturally lighter. His death was really not to the level of "hate".What's more, the two chasing Cao Qi were both killed by Zhang Bao, so Zhang Shao had no specific target for revenge.Unless the hatred is spread and radiated to Cao Jun, Cao Cao and even the Xiahou family.

The question was so difficult. He suddenly remembered that in the novel, Xiahou Yuan was killed by Huang Zhong, one of the five tiger generals of the Shu Han Dynasty. And when the Three Kingdoms was about to end, Xia Houba seemed to have surrendered to the Shu Han and became Jiang Wei's little friend?Hating and not hating formed an endless cycle in Xiahou Ba.So Zhang Shao just said: "Did my second uncle hate my mother when she was kidnapped? How do you feel when you see me now?"

This rhetorical question choked Xiahou Ba. It was not easy for him to answer, let alone a child. After being silent for a long time, he said: "I'm afraid it's not appropriate to take you to Changban to find the body. Please describe the location. I'll let you know." Go and look for it, it’s up to God whether you can find it or not.”

Zhang Shao was overjoyed: "Thank you, second uncle! My nephew will never forget this kindness!"

What Zhang Shao didn't know was that his move became a bonus in Xiahou Ba's eyes.When an eight-year-old child encounters a disaster, he does not care about his own food and clothing, but first cares about the body of his deceased brother. This is filial piety, which is in line with the values ​​​​of people in the late Han Dynasty.

Now he just wants to interact more with Xiahou Ba, so that the Cao soldiers guarding the prison can open their eyes: the Xiahou family and this little prisoner do have a close relationship, and they must not be provoked, let alone abused or humiliated.

So as soon as he walked into the gate of Dangyang Prison, Zhang Shaoxian mentioned that the pain in his left leg was unbearable and hoped that Xiahou Ba could send a military doctor to take a look.

"The body, hair and skin are affected by the parents. Even if it is to prevent the mother from being sad, the nephew cannot be lame."

Then he held his growling stomach in the corridor and complained to Xiahou Ba: "Second uncle, I haven't eaten a grain of rice from morning to night, and I only got a sip of water from my uncle's bag when I was outside the city. …”

He said with tears in his eyes: "I'm afraid it's not good to eat in prison. My nephew is growing up. If I are lucky enough to see my mother again in the future and see me starved and naked, my mother will definitely cry in grief. In this way, I will be unfilial." I hope my second uncle will fulfill my filial piety!"

Zhang Shao knew that people at this time valued filial piety, so he went to the line one by one. Xiahou Ba felt that it was not appropriate to throw Zhang Shao into prison, and he couldn't bear it when he heard this.After thinking for a while, he took off a leather bag from the saddle and handed it to Zhang Shao in front of several Cao soldiers.

"There are several kilograms of dried meat in it. It is originally dry food for the cavalry on long-distance raids. It is a bit hard, so you can make do with it."

After saying this, Xiahou Ba did not enter the prison, but only told Cao Cao's soldiers to keep an eye on several prisoners. If Zhang Shao encountered any situation, he would immediately report to him, and then he would beat his horse and drive away.

Zhang Shao was left standing there, holding the bag of dried meat with a hesitant look on his face, muttering to himself...

"By the way, Cao Jun shouldn't be in the habit of eating preserved human flesh now, right?"

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The environment in Dangyang County Prison was very different from Zhang Shao's imagination. The corridors were dark and dark, and the cells were small and dirty. However, there was a ventilation opening on the wall, and the cold wind of autumn and September blew in, making it very cold. Shivering...

Mrs. Xu and sister Liu Ruyu have been placed here, crowded into a cell. There is no bed in it, only a few bundles of straw spread in the corner and a low table with missing legs.After hearing the noise, they looked out and saw that it was Zhang Shao. Mrs. Xu asked with concern: "A Shao, have those people ever made things difficult for you?"

"Old Madam, you are worrying too much." Zhang Shao glanced at the two Cao soldiers who escorted him in, and deliberately said loudly: "The captain of Xiahou is my uncle, and the commander of Xiahou is my second uncle, blood relatives, caring It’s not too late, so how can we be in trouble?”

"Oh, Lieutenant Xiahou wanted to let me live in the county temple, with a warm quilt and a stove, but I thought that Mrs. Xu, my sister, and Adi were still suffering, and I couldn't bear it, so I refused."

Zhang Shao seemed to have a lot of backbone when he said this. When the two Cao soldiers heard this, they looked at each other and secretly thought that this little boy was indeed related to the Xiahou family. After opening the cell door, they "invited" Zhang Shao in a fairly respectful manner. Go in.

Zhang Shao first touched a handful of straw on the ground and found that it was quite cold and damp. Then he turned around and smiled at the two of them: "By the way, Captain Xiahou couldn't get me to stay in prison, so he had no choice but to agree. However, he was still afraid that I would get cold, so he specifically told me to do it." Give me more bedding... I wonder if you two can find them?"

Seeing the expressions of embarrassment on the faces of the two Cao soldiers, Zhang Shao added: "If it's inconvenient, dry straw will do! I hope I can get more! In the future, I will give you a good word in front of Captain Xiahou."

These two people were just ordinary officials, and Xiahou Ba couldn't reach a high level, let alone ask Xiahou Yuan if he was serious about this. After hesitating for a while, in the spirit of not offending anyone, they agreed, closed the door and hurried out.

Seeing the two people leaving, Zhang Shao asked Liu Ruyu, "Have you had any water or food since you came in?"

"There is a ladle of water. After we drank together, there was still half a ladle left." Liu Ruyu carefully picked up the wooden ladle on the table and brought it to Zhang Shao. Looking at his cracked lips, she said distressedly: "A Shao Are you thirsty?"

Not having said too much, Zhang Shao took the ladle. The wooden ladle was quite old and had tiny cracks. It was unknown how many prisoners had been sent away. Although there was dregs in the water, it looked clear. It should be From the well.In his previous life, Zhang Shao would never drink raw water, but now he couldn't care less. After taking it, he drank it like a cow. After wiping his mouth at the end, he saw Liu Ruyu hand over half a bowl of cold thin porridge.

"We also shared some porridge. We are full. This is for Asao."

"Are you really full?" Zhang Shao looked at Mrs. Xu. She only smiled and nodded. However, the pitiful little eyes of little Liu Di in his arms revealed the truth. They were probably saving food as well as saving water. Keep it for yourself.

"Mrs. Xu, sister, look, we still have meat to eat tonight." Zhang Shao was a little moved, so he took out the leather bag Xiahou Ba gave him, took out the few kilograms of dried meat, put it on the case, and flashed it He took out his hidden sharpener, cut the hard meat into small pieces, and distributed them to several people.

Liu Ruyu tore open the meat jerky with her hands and fed the shredded meat to her sister Liu Di. She only sucked her fingers to taste the meat. Mrs. Xu even laughed and said, "I have bad teeth and can't chew this." You can eat the dried meat later."

It could be seen that they were still giving in, but Zhang Shao was not. He held up the cut meat and offered it to Mrs. Xu, saying: "The old lady said when she carried me today, good men should not be coy; in my opinion, it's good." Woman, don’t act like this. How many kilograms of meat is there? It’s enough for us to satisfy our hunger. Even if it’s gone, I can still think of ways to get it. Old lady, if you can’t eat it, I will ask my sister to eat it. Put the dried meat into your mouth and chew it to pieces before feeding it to you."

Mrs. Xu was happy: "What a Shao, you have learned the trick of loving others and feeding them back." She stretched out her hand and put a piece of dried meat into her mouth: "Eat, old woman, eat. Oh, if I had a grandson like you , but I am satisfied.”

"A relative in need is better than a blood relationship. The old lady will treat me as her grandson." Zhang Shao said to Liu Ruyu: "Sister, it's the same, just eat! Only when you have a full stomach can you survive until the day you regain your freedom. .”

"Will there ever be that day?" Since Liu Ruyu's identity as a prisoner was exposed, she was filled with despair. At first, she even wanted to commit suicide to avoid being tortured and humiliated by Cao's thieves and dishonoring her father's name.But then I thought about it again, if I was gone, what would I do with my sister Liu Di?
She stayed like this in confusion for a long time, until she heard this sentence and thought that what Zhang Shao said today was true, and there was a glimmer of hope in her eyes.

"Yes, I will definitely do it." Zhang Shao encouraged a few people and made some plans in his mind.

Although the relationship with Xia Houyuan and his son prevented him from being killed and tortured in Cao's camp, the life of this prisoner was really difficult. He had to rack his brains just to have a full meal. It was really tiring.

Zhang Shao still had to find a way to return to Liu Bei and Zhang Fei and become his minority shareholder comfortably.

"When the winner is decided in Chibi, Cao Cao's army will definitely be in chaos, which is my best chance to escape. However, I am under strict guard as a prisoner, so how can I use Cao Cao's defeat to escape?"

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