I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 493: Inside and Outside Hefei
"You cowardly rat, do you dare to fight?"

"War but not fight, surrender but not surrender, what's the logic?"

"Now that my master is here, I am ashamed to see him behind closed doors. Wu Fang, you are just a woman!"

"Come and fight, boy!"

……

Huang Zhong looked at Lu Bu who was cursing in silence.

I thought, that’s it?
It would be strange if you could scold someone!
Anyone with a little thick skin would not be provoked by such words!
When Lü Bu scolded himself until his mouth was dry and he retreated, Huang Zhong waited for Lü Bu to finish drinking the water and asked, "Does Fengxian feel that you scolded too gently?"

Lu Bu felt a little embarrassed after hearing this.

In fact, although he hasn't cursed for such a long time in many years, and he can use even dirtier words, his current status is different from the past. There are some words that can't be blurted out like before.

Otherwise, it will spread to Luoyang later.

Who took the greatest credit in this battle?
General Lu!
Is it because General Lu fought particularly bravely?
No, it’s because General Lu cursed particularly dirty!

——Who doesn’t want to save face!

Lu Bu simply gave in and said, "I can't say anything more, so why don't you do it for me? I'll just watch from the sidelines. I don't want any credit for it!"

The remaining officers looked at each other, and no one was willing to step forward.

If they were to lead an army charge or even lead a siege, they would not hesitate - but as officers, if they uttered vulgar words - it would be better for others to scold them!

Seeing this scene, Huang Zhong suddenly missed an old friend who was now in Liangzhou.

This old friend not only has a loud voice, but also cannot stand provocation. Although he will take his face into consideration, once provoked, the power of his insults is enough to be worth a hundred.

——If I had known that I would face this situation, I would have requested to transfer Zhang Fei from Liangzhou!

Huang Zhong finally made the decision after he was filled with emotion: "Pass the order down, select those who are good at cursing in the army and the civilians, and have them curse in front of the city. Those who curse well will be rewarded by me!"

On that day, Huang Zhong assembled a team of a hundred people. After a brief training, the next day, the team, led by Lu Bu himself, arrived at the city of Hefei again.

This time, Huang Zhong was well prepared - he used mostly local Jiujiang soldiers and civilians, whose accents were similar to those of the people in the city, and the content of their insults was also carefully selected by Huang Zhong...

"Wu Fang, you bastard, beep beep..."

Seeing that one hundred had no effect, Huang Zhong increased his strength, two hundred, three hundred...

These were the loud voices carefully selected by Huang Zhong. Their shouts shook the sky. Even the city walls of Hefei County, which had been specially reinforced by Wu Fang, could not block the spread of their voices.

"What happened?"

Hefei Hou Liuduan, who had just opened his eyes, asked subconsciously.

But then he remembered his situation. He was now a prisoner and was being used by Wu Fang as a banner to rebel against the court.

There was no one left around him.

Wrapped in a not-so-thick quilt, he staggered towards the bed in the empty room where he lived. The windows and doors were closed and sealed from the outside, and Wu Fang's men were patrolling.

In order to make Wu Fang surrender, Liu Duan had not eaten a full meal for many days. Just these few steps made him even hungrier.

Liu Duan put his ear close to the window and listened to the noise outside. He knew that the sound came from this direction.

Leaning against the window, Liu Duan could finally hear the words clearly. As he listened, he became happy.

Although these words were vulgar and unbearable to the ears, they were what he wanted to say to Wu Fang! These people were shouting his words!
Liu Duan was very happy to hear this. It was his only consolation during this period of time, because he knew that those who scolded Wu Fang represented the arrival of the royal army.

Suddenly, he heard some noise outside the room and quickly ran back to his couch.

Liu Duan had just laid down when the door opened. He immediately smelled the fragrance of food. Not only did his mouth water, but his stomach also growled.

"What do you think, my lord?"

"Would you rather suffer the cold and hunger here, or enjoy the support of the people outside?"

"It all depends on your decision!"

Listening to Wu Fang's familiar words and seeing Wu Fang personally holding the food in front of him, Liu Duan finally couldn't help it. He immediately reached out to grab it, but Wu Fang easily dodged it.

"I agree!" Liu Duan shouted.

Wu Fang was delighted when he heard this, and he didn't care when Liu Duan snatched the food from his hand.

He lowered his head and told Liu Duan, who was concentrating on eating, "Those people outside the city are really vulgar. They are all villains who got to their positions by relying on the favor of the tyrant. They have no gentlemanly manners at all."

"Later I will send someone to take you around the city and tell your subjects about the crimes of those people outside the city!"

After Wu Fang finished speaking, he saw that Liu Duan was still concentrating on eating and didn't seem to take his words seriously. He immediately became suspicious: "Don't eat yet. Let me ask you, what did I just say?"

The one who responded to him was Liu Duan who was still eating.

Wu Fang was immediately furious: "Come here, beat him up, make him vomit whatever he eats!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Duan, who was the soul of a foodie, finally couldn't eat anymore. He spit out the food in his mouth and shouted at Wu Fang, "Come on, kill me!"

"I am a member of the Han royal family, the Marquis of Hefei County. How can I be in league with the rebels?"

Moreover, the imperial army to suppress the rebellion was just outside the city. Judging from what was being shouted outside the city, the Wu side did not even dare to leave the city to fight. Liu Duan certainly knew how to choose.

Wu Fang, who was sprayed in the face, wiped the food residue off his face, and ordered his subordinates not to hit him in the face. Then he watched Liu Duan being taught a lesson, left a sentence "This meal will be your meal tomorrow" and finally left, leaving Liu Duan secretly swearing - one day, he would avenge himself.

It’s a pity that the people guarding him were all Wu Fang’s confidants, and he was powerless.

Due to the pain, cold and hunger, Liu Duan fell ill the next day.

His condition was discovered that night.

Wu Fang still didn't want to see Liu Duan die, so he sent a doctor who had joined him a long time ago to treat Liu Duan.

When Liu Duan opened his eyes again, he found that there was a burning candle in his room, and the door and windows that were previously closed were now opened with some gaps.

"Your Excellency, can you hear me? Don't get excited, just blink..."

Hearing these subtle words, Liu Duan blinked repeatedly.

"Alright, alright." The doctor introduced himself, "I am a member of the school affairs department. When Wu Fang rebelled not long ago, I followed him in disguise. Now I have gained some trust. I know that you have never surrendered to the rebels... You have worked hard..."

Hearing this, Liu Duan recalled the grievances and tortures he had suffered during this period of time...

Suddenly I felt sad.

Just the last sentence made him feel worthy.

(End of this chapter)