Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 103 97. Leniency

When Liu Xian saw Zhang Fei at the top, who looked like an old lion, he was so frightened that he could not speak or walk. He could only stand there trembling, stammering and unable to utter a complete sentence.

"Liu Xian, long time no see. I heard you have become more capable now?"

Zhang Fei was sitting at the top, looking down at Liu Xian. After a while, he said this as if he were an elder talking to a younger person.

After hearing Zhang Fei's words, Liu Xian seemed to wake up from a dream. He looked around and saw Xi Zhen standing on the side and Xi Hong behind him. Then he suddenly realized.

"You...you two, I treat you brothers well, just like my own brothers. How could you two treat me like this!"

When Liu Xian said this, he felt both anger at being betrayed and despair at being discouraged.

"Brother, we have been receiving Han salaries for generations, and we should die as Han subjects. Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu is nothing but a villain without moral integrity. He has seized Jingzhou by force, and everyone hates him enough to get rid of him."

Xi Hong sighed behind Liu Xian.

"..."

Liu Xian was silent for a moment. How could he not know what kind of character Sun Quan had? He was unwilling to abandon the city and return to Soochow, wasn't it because he was worried that he would be abandoned after returning? But since he had already defected to Soochow in order to become the governor of Lingling, what was his way out?
"Alas... well, since this is the case today, you can kill me, Liu Xian. I hope that your two brothers will have smooth careers."

Liu Xian knew that if he kept on doing this, a violent man like Zhang Fei would not tolerate him, and today was a dead end. Liu Xian simply bowed to the brothers Xi Zhen and Xi Hong and waited for Zhang Fei's decision.

"Haha, Liu Xian, nephew, don't think so badly of others. Xi Zhen begged me to spare your life. Just now, Xi Hong opened the city gate and let our army enter the city and begged me to spare your life. Since I, Zhang, have promised them, I will not regret it."

Zhang Fei looked at Liu Xian, who was disheartened, with a half-smile and told him what had happened before.

A few hours ago, Xi Zhen informed Zhang Fei truthfully of Xi Hong's arrangements. Zhang Fei stroked his half-white beard, thinking about a solution.

"Let me ask you, what would happen if our army mistakenly entered that fake camp?"

"Liu Xian personally led 3,000 men to ambush on the mountains surrounding the camp. Once they saw a fire in the valley, they would set fire to the army below and then rush down. This plan was not to decide the outcome of the battle, but to defeat the three generals."

Xi Zhen repeated to Zhang Fei what his brothers had told Liu Xian, and Zhang Fei finally understood why this ambush was so out of place.

In some sense, Xi Hong's idea was not bad. If Liu Xian could really stop Zhang Fei for a period of time, Zhang Fei would have no choice but to abandon Lingling City and go directly south to attack Jiaozhou. After all, compared to Jiaozhou, which was almost unprepared, it was not worth fighting to the death with Lingling.

But now with the help of the Xi brothers, Lingling City can be captured in no time.

"You just said that Liu Xian went to the fake camp to ambush. Who is in charge of Lingling City now?"

Zhang Fei thought about it and remembered the key point in Xi Zhen’s words just now, and asked again.

"It should be my brother Xi Hong. My brother and I are trusted by Liu Xian and he is his right-hand man. If Liu Xian goes to the battle personally, Lingling City will most likely be entrusted to my brother."

"In that case, you and Lao Zhang can go directly to the city. I will make arrangements for Liu Xian."

Zhang Fei stood up and asked Xi Zhen to lead the way and ask for the city gate to be opened.

"Third General, what about Liu Xian you just mentioned..."

"Don't worry, I, Zhang, am not an unkind person. Since you two brothers are as close as brothers to him, I, Zhang, will naturally not kill him." Xi Zhen breathed a sigh of relief. Zhang Fei always kept his word. Since he said so, it seemed that Liu Xian's life was saved.

Zhang Fei brought Zhang Bao and Xi Zhen to the city gate. Xi Zhen rode forward and knocked on the door.

"Xi Hong! Xi Hong! Open the door!"

Xi Hong was patrolling on the city wall at the moment. When he saw Xi Zhen coming to the city, he simply ordered the soldiers to open the city gate.

Liu Xian didn't know much about military affairs, and most of the Lingling soldiers were trained by Xi Zhen. Therefore, he didn't have much resistance to Xi Hong's orders and directly opened the north gate.

Zhang Fei ordered his soldiers to rush into Lingling and take over a number of important places. Then he, together with Xi Zhen, Zhang Bao and Xi Hong, went to the prefectural government.

"Meet the three generals."

Xi Hong saluted Zhang Fei. Seeing his brother walking with Zhang Fei, Xi Hong guessed that Xi Zhen had probably informed Zhang Fei of what had happened according to the plan.

"Since you two brothers have long been loyal to the Han Dynasty, I, Zhang, will naturally not make things difficult for you two. Just now, Commander Xi told me about your relationship with Liu Xian. Don't worry, Commander Xi. I, Zhang, have made up my mind about Liu Xian. Doesn't he like being an official? When the time comes, I, Zhang, will tell my eldest brother to let Liu Xian go to Jiaozhou to be the governor."

Zhang Fei comforted the Xi brothers. This arrangement was what he had just thought of. The Jiaozhou area was not very obedient to the king. The locals were quite disgusted with the Han family, and there were many conflicts between the two tribes.

Letting Liu Xian go was meant to be a punishment of exile, and secondly to let Liu Xian live a more peaceful life. If he likes to be a prefect, he can be one. There are so many natives in Jiaozhou anyway, you can make as much noise as you want.

Xi Hong was relieved when he heard Zhang Fei's words. At least Liu Xian's life could be saved.

Back to the present, Liu Xian was a little bit incredulous after hearing what Zhang Fei said.

"To be the governor of Jiaozhou..."

"What? Are you still not convinced? It's almost enough for you to be a governor. You can't think that you are talented enough to be a governor, right?"

When Zhang Fei saw Liu Xian's reaction, he thought that Liu Xian was still not satisfied, so he blew his beard and glared at him, quite angry.

"No... No, no, I am a criminal, but I can still receive such treatment... Thank you, General San, for saving my life and supporting me."

Liu Xian was speechless for a moment, and finally he knelt down and kowtowed to Zhang Fei to express his gratitude. He thought he was doomed, but Zhang Fei would show mercy and not only not kill him, but also let him be a governor in another place.

"No need to do that. It was the Xi brothers who advised me to protect you. I will write to our Grand Commander and tell him that you were lying dormant on purpose in order to welcome the return of our Han army and get you out of Dongwu."

Zhang Fei waved his hand, indicating that it was the credit of the Feng brothers and had nothing to do with him. And Liu Xian would also transform from a "traitor" to an "Infernal Affairs" who was willing to bear the infamy for the sake of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Xian would also share some of the credit of the Feng brothers, but he would definitely not be able to serve as the governor of Lingling County any longer. Zhang Fei would bring Liu Xian to the army to let him adapt to the environment of Jiaozhou in advance, and then he would be assigned to any vacant position.

"As for you two brothers, Xi Hong is quite strategic, so he will take over as the governor of Lingling County, and Xi Zhen will continue to be the commander of Lingling. You two can also contact people you know in Guiyang and Changsha counties and ask them to return to our Han Dynasty as soon as possible to prevent the two counties from suffering from war when the Feng family kid comes."

Zhang Fei couldn't help shaking his head when he thought of Feng Xi's strange inventions and their powers that didn't match their appearance. He hoped that the two counties could recognize their own appearance.

(End of this chapter)