Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 257: Benchu, You Should Call Me Your Majesty

"Who brought back this news?"

Tian Feng asked, staring at the jailer with sharp eyes.

The jailer replied tremblingly, "Yes, it was a soldier who escaped and passed on the news. General Zhao and General Sui are questioning them right now."

The two generals he was talking about were Zhao Rui and Sui Yuanjin, both of whom were inconspicuous generals under Yuan Shao.

However, Yuan Shao's generals were killed one after another and there was no one left to be used, so that these generals who would not have been ranked at all a few years ago can now guard Yicheng.

Hearing this, Tian Feng did not hesitate at all and directly ordered: "Open the prison door and take me to see him!"

At this moment, he no longer cared about the rules. If this was true, the current situation would be more critical than he could imagine.

He couldn't stay in jail any longer.

"Yes Yes!"

The jailer nodded quickly and stepped forward to open the cell.

Before leaving, Yan Liang had privately told him that if any unresolved incident occurred in the city and no one was able to take charge of the situation, he should ask Tian Feng to leave.

That's why he came.

Tian Feng strode out of the cell without even having time to change his prison uniform, and was led by the jailer to the prefectural government.

At this time, in the prefect's mansion.

Zhao Rui and Sui Yuanjin were asking something to a soldier who had gauze wrapped around his body and looked seriously injured.

Seeing Tian Feng walk into the prefect's mansion, both of them showed surprise on their faces. Zhao Rui couldn't help but ask: "General Tian? Why are you here?"

Isn’t Tian Feng in jail?

However, Tian Feng had no time to deal with him. He fixed his eyes on the soldier and asked in a deep voice, "Which general's subordinate are you? Did you bring the news back?"

The soldier hurriedly said: "Reporting to the military supervisor, I am a horse archer under General Qu Yi, and I was the one who brought back the news..."

"Tell me the whole story from beginning to end!"

Tian Feng said sternly.

Feeling the majesty emanating from Tian Feng, the soldiers were startled and quickly told how Lecheng County was breached, how they escaped, how they were hunted down, including the betrayal by Lu Xiang and Jiang Qi.

"…After General Qu Yi killed the two generals, he captured the lord and went to the emperor to plead guilty. We were also captured, but we were released not long after."

"I heard that General Qu Yi received a reward from the Emperor, so he asked us to return to his service. However, I think this is an act of betrayal and surrendering to the enemy, and I despise it, so I found a chance to escape from the city and rushed back to report the news."

Except for Qu Yi's personal guards, these ordinary soldiers had no idea what was going on. They only knew that they were inexplicably chased all the way to Lecheng County and then inexplicably surrendered.

However, many soldiers believed Yuan Shao's words and thought that the emperor was held hostage by Lu Bu and Yuan Xi, so in their view, the person Qu Yi surrendered was not the emperor, but a traitor.

After hearing this, Tian Feng's face looked extremely ugly.

The anger in my heart was rising!

He could tell that what the horse archer said was not false and all the details matched. That was why he felt angry!
"A bunch of traitors who betrayed their master and surrendered to the enemy!"

"Not even as good as a horse archer!"

Tian Feng was so angry that he started cursing. Even a horse archer would despise betraying his master and joining the enemy, but Qu Yi, Lu Xiang and Jiang Qi, as generals, chose to betray their master for wealth and fame!

They even killed each other for the credit!

How ridiculous!

"General Tian, ​​what should we do now? Our lord has fallen into the hands of that traitor Lu Bu, we can't just sit there and do nothing!"

Sui Yuanjin said with concern.

Although Tian Feng was thrown into prison and had not yet been released with Yuan Shao's permission, Tian Feng was the only one with the ability and prestige to preside over the overall situation.

Zhao Rui also turned his gaze to Tian Feng, waiting for him to come up with a strategy.

"Ugh!"

Tian Feng sighed heavily, shook his head and said, "It is impossible to rescue the lord... Get ready, we will evacuate Yicheng and head to Bingzhou."

"what?"

Zhao Rui and Sui Yuanjin were both shocked when they heard this.

They thought Tian Feng would tell them some way to save Yuan Shao, but who knew he was planning to abandon Yuan Shao and Yicheng and run away directly!

After realizing what was happening, Zhao Rui immediately said angrily: "Our lord is in danger, how can we abandon him and flee the city with our troops?!"

"Is this the plan of General Tian?"

Tian Feng said coldly: "With only 3,000 soldiers and horses, how can you rescue the lord from Lecheng County guarded by tens of thousands of troops?"

"Are you Zhao Yun or Lu Bu?"

With just one sentence, Zhao Rui was speechless.

Sui Yuanjin sighed and said, "But, Military Supervisor, if our Lord dies, what can we do even if we escape? Who should we be loyal to?"

Yuan Shao was the object of their loyalty. If Yuan Shao died, they would really become lost dogs.

More importantly, they are all labeled as traitors, so no matter where they go, no force will dare to accept them.

"The young master is still here!"

Tian Feng said this in a very determined voice.

The young master he was talking about was Yuan Mai.

Yuan Mai was not born to Madam Liu, but was born out of wedlock. He was very young and was still a child.

However, now that Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are dead, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shao have severed their father-son relationship, and Yuan Mai is the only one qualified to inherit the throne.

"Two generals."

Tian Feng said to Zhao Rui and Sui Yuanjin in a deep voice: "If our lord falls into the hands of Lu Bu and Yuan Xi, he will surely be in danger. If we go to rescue him, we will die in vain."

"Three thousand soldiers cannot defend Yicheng. The young master is the only remaining bloodline of the lord. We must not let anything happen to him."

"As long as the young master is still alive, the Yuan family has hope! We will have the opportunity to avenge our master in the future!"

"So we must go to Bingzhou!"

Didn’t Tian Feng also want to rescue Yuan Shao?
But he knew that this was impossible as the strength gap between the two sides was too great, so it would be better to try to preserve the last bit of Yuan Shao's bloodline.

Zhao Rui and Sui Yuanjin looked at each other upon hearing this.

After hesitating for a while, he finally nodded.

……

Lecheng County, dungeon.

"Cough-cough-!"

Yuan Shao's painful cough echoed in the empty dungeon. At this moment, he was lying in the cold and damp cell, looking listless and weak.

Being thrown into the dungeon was not only a physical torture for him, but also a psychological torture.

He was the lord of Jizhou, a descendant of the Yuan family, which had three officials in four generations. He had lived a life of luxury since childhood. How could he have fallen into such a situation?
This gap in status is the most difficult for him to accept.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shao cursed angrily: "Damn you, Qu Yi! When I succeed in escaping this predicament, I will cut you into pieces!"

Lu Xiang and Jiang Qi were already dead, so all his anger was transferred to Qu Yi.

In other words, compared to the former's act of directly capturing him and forcing him to surrender, what was more unbearable for him was that Kou Yi deceived him like a fool.

He ended up in this situation all because of Qu Yi!
But he couldn't get out of this predicament alone. "It's been a day, why hasn't that fake emperor come to see me yet? Has he forgotten me, or has he never had the chance to meet me?"

Yuan Shao looked up at the dark dungeon corridor, feeling quite anxious and a little uneasy.

He had been waiting to meet Liu Xie in private.

Because Liu Xie was his only chance to escape, and he had too many questions in his mind, but no one had cared about him since he entered the dungeon.

This kind of indifference is the most painful.

However, just as this thought came to his mind, Zhang He came into the dungeon with several soldiers, came up to him, tied his hands and feet without saying a word, and carried him away.

"Where are you taking me?"

"Let me go! I'll let you go!"

"How dare you be rude to me without His Majesty's order!"

Yuan Shao thought that Zhang He was instructed by Lu Bu or Yuan Xi to execute him secretly, and he struggled continuously in shock and anger.

But in his current weak state, how could he resist these burly soldiers? He was carried directly out of the dungeon and brought to a wing room in the prefect's mansion.

"Your Majesty, the person has been brought here!"

Zhang He said respectfully.

Liu Xie was already waiting in the side room.

He glanced at Yuan Shao and ordered Zhang He, "All of you, go out and leave this yard. No one is allowed to approach without my order."

"promise!"

Zhang He responded respectfully and turned to leave the room.

At the same time, don't forget to close the door.

It was only then that Yuan Shao reacted. He looked at Liu Xie in front of him and said in astonishment: "You...how could Zhang He obey your orders?"

Although Zhang He was in charge of the imperial guards, he had already defected to Yuan Xi. Why did he obey the orders of Liu Xie, the puppet emperor?

"Why worry?" Liu Xie smiled faintly and said, "I know you have many questions, and I will naturally answer them for you when I come to you today."

"But before that, please drink a few cups with me. The weather is getting colder, so you can warm yourself up."

Liu Xie pointed to the table in front of him.

There was a charcoal fire on top, and plum wine was cooking in the pot, emitting an intoxicating aroma. There were also a few side dishes on the side.

"drink wine?"

Yuan Shao frowned tightly. Although he didn't know what Liu Xie was up to, he was indeed very cold and needed to drink some wine to warm himself up. So after hesitating for a moment, he reached out and picked up the wine jar.

However, his hands and feet were tied, making it very inconvenient for him to drink, and he could only force the wine into his mouth.

But he did not ask Liu Xie to untie the restraints for him. After all, he was still a prisoner. If he was seen by others after the restraints were untied, it would easily arouse suspicion.

"call……"

After drinking a glass of slightly hot wine, Yuan Shao felt that the coldness in his body was dispelled a little. He let out a long breath and his complexion improved a lot.

"Go ahead."

He put down the wine jar and looked at Liu Xie. "How did you get Zhang He to obey your command? Didn't you say before that he and Gao Lan had already defected to Yuan Xi?"

Liu Xie held up the wine jar and said with a smile: "I am the emperor. Since Zhang He and Gao Lan are in charge of the imperial guards, isn't it natural for them to be loyal to me?"

"Oh?"

Yuan Shao's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "Could it be that you used your status as the emperor to trick Zhang He and Gao Lan and poach them from Yuan Xi?"

"Good, good, good! That's great! If I have their help, I will be able to escape from Lecheng County, and you can escape with me!"

Yuan Shao didn't think much about it at all. He just thought that Liu Xie had secretly won over Zhang He, and was very happy for a while.

Zhang He and Gao Lan have a lot of soldiers and horses at their disposal.

The key is that they control the imperial guards!

If they obeyed Liu Xie's orders, it would be easy for him to escape from Lecheng County!
Liu Xie just smiled without saying anything and poured him wine again.

As Yuan Shao drank, he said with emotion: "I never thought that I would end up in such a situation... I never thought that the person I could rely on in the end would be you."

"Time is also fate."

Yuan Shao looked a little lonely.

He thought of Guo Tu, Feng Ji, and Xin Ping; he thought of Xu You who betrayed him; he thought of Shen Pei and Ju Shou; he thought of Yan Liang.

There is also Tian Feng, who is still imprisoned by him.

He once dominated three states, was surrounded by talented people and brave generals, and looked down on the world. How ambitious and vigorous he was.

But in just a few years he lost it all. His close associates died or betrayed him, and everything he once had became a bubble.

Qingzhou and Jizhou were lost, and Bingzhou was in danger.

Youzhou will probably be lost as well.

He was even reduced to a prisoner and captured, and even had to rely on the little refugees he once despised to save him.

Yuan Shao sighed and drank another glass.

Liu Xie said calmly, "Destiny is inherently unpredictable. I never thought that I would go from being a refugee three years ago to being in such a situation today."

"Speaking of which, I need to thank you and Gong Yu. It is you two who made me what I am today. Without you, I would not be where I am today."

"This glass of wine is for you and me."

Liu Xie poured some of the wine in the cup onto the ground, then raised the wine cup towards Yuan Shao and drank it all in one gulp.

"It seems that you have been deeply involved in the play."

Yuan Shao was already a little drunk, and seeing this, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "You have been playing the role of the emperor for too long. You look and behave like a real emperor, and your majesty is even greater than that of the previous emperor."

"If the spirit of the Lord in heaven saw this, he would surely be happy. He would no longer have to worry about you being recognized as a fake emperor. It would be worth his time and effort to teach you how to play the role of an emperor."

"Fake emperor?"

Liu Xie suddenly smiled and looked at Yuan Shao.

"Benchu, you are drunk."

When he heard the word "Benchu", Yuan Shao stopped drinking, narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Liu Xie.

"How dare you call me by my given name?"

Yuan Shao admired Liu Xie, but this was just an admiration from a superior to a subordinate, and did not mean that he regarded Liu Xie as a person of the same class.

Liu Xie, who was not even a subject but only a servant, actually dared to call him by his courtesy name directly. This was undoubtedly an offense!
It was fine that he addressed him like that in front of outsiders before, but now that they met in private, Liu Xie was actually so rude to him?
"It seems that you are indeed drunk."

Liu Xie smiled and shook his head, put down the wine jar in his hand, and his expression gradually became indifferent.

The two men were clearly sitting opposite each other, but at this moment Yuan Shao suddenly felt that Liu Xie was looking down on him from a superior position.

"I am the Son of Heaven. I call you by your courtesy name as a token of my affection. It is also an honor for you."

"And you should call me—"

"His Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)