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¡ª¡ª    Xu Ducheng, prison¡ª¡ª

    The prison, also known as the Tianlao, is under the jurisdiction of the Weiwei Mansion. It is mostly used to detain lawless elements in Xudu City, such as local ruffians and the like. Since Zhang Susu re-employed Cheng Yu, this famous cruel official has  To rectify the public security in Xudu can almost be said to be the arrest of all the gangsters in Xudu, giving the public security in Xudu a completely new look.

    But now, during the period when Master Cheng Yu was in charge of the Weiwei Mansion, the Weiwei Mansion issued a notice, taking the theft of property as an example, if the money is less than 100 yuan, the hands will be chopped off as a warning, and if the money is more than 100 yuan, the person will be directly executed.  This resulted in basically no theft in the city. After all, Cheng Yu's punishment system was too harsh.

    Although the punishment regulations are too strict, it is still a good thing for those people who keep their peace. Although Xudu City currently cannot be said to not pick up items on the road or close the house at night, compared with other places, the security of Xudu City is obviously  is much better.

    But even so, the prison cells are still full of prisoners, most of whom are criminals who Cheng Yu will not have time to solve the case in the future. As for the guys locked in the deepest cells, they are extraordinary figures.

    ¡°Rust, rustle, rustle¡­¡±

    There was a sound of footsteps, and several jailers carried several large baskets of food towards the depths of the prison. The tempting aroma of wine and vegetables in the baskets made the prisoners in the cells on both sides of the corridor stand up one after another, and suddenly  Swallow.

    Perhaps noticing the actions of the prisoners, one of the older guards said angrily, "Don't look at it. It's not for you!"

    The jailer¡¯s surname was Wang Mingxing. He was also a Yuzhou veteran who had joined the army and experienced hundreds of battles. When Zhang Susu reorganized the army after seizing power from Cao Cao, he was dismissed because he was over the age of military service.  Fortunately, both Cao Cao and Zhang Susu took good care of these veterans who had participated in the war, and gave them a large pension when they were dismissed. Even soldiers like Wang Xing who were willing to stay,

    There was also special care, and he was transferred to a prison to serve as a jailer, and he continued to enjoy the military pay he had received when he was a soldier.

    ??Also, you must know that Zhang Susu never skimps on this aspect.  This is also the reason why after she took away Cao Cao's power, a large number of generals and soldiers from the old Cao family gradually switched to Zhang Susu's command and were willing to sacrifice their lives for him. After all, for the soldiers at the bottom.  For whom is it not selling one's life?  As long as he can have enough to eat, as long as he can support his wife, children and children at home, it doesn't matter whether Cao Cao is in power or Zhang Susu is in power.

    At least, Wang Xing is very satisfied with his current life. It has to be said that the Cao generals want to take the power back from Zhang Susu and hand it back to Cao Cao.  This matter is really difficult, because not only are they no match for Zhang Susu in terms of strength, but even the support of the lower-level soldiers is gradually losing. It is no wonder that more and more generals are turning to Zhang Susu's side.

    Said something.  Wang Xing was about to walk in, when suddenly a prisoner stretched out his hand.  He grabbed his sleeve.

    "Brother Wang, Brother Wang. When will my case be concluded?"

    "Huh?" Wang Xing stopped, turned around and saw that a young man in his twenties was holding him back in the prison.

    This young man's surname was Li, and his family was a well-known businessman in Xudu. A few months ago, he had a quarrel with someone. Relying on his family's considerable power, he drove his slaves and beat him half to death. As a result, he was killed by Cheng in the afternoon.  Yu sent people to arrest him.

    Also, he, Cheng Yu, doesn't care whether your family is rich or powerful. No one who commits crimes in his hands will get a good harvest. A few years ago, Uncle Xun Yu's son committed a crime and asked Xun Yu to come forward to intercede with Cheng Yu.  , then Cheng Yu should still be beaten and punished, without leaving any face to Xun Yu. Perhaps because of this, Cheng Yu's popularity in the court was very poor, and his status in Cao Cao's mind was not as good as before.  Xun Yu, perhaps because of this, Cheng Yu secretly defected to Zhang Susu.

    "How do I know this? It's not like Master Cheng is ignorant of his character. Since you are not going to put me on trial right now, you can just wait!" Wang Xing said with a smile. The other jailers beside him also laughed. It was obvious that this  The young man's family spent a lot of money here.

    "I have been waiting for three months" The young man shook his head angrily, then suddenly glanced at the food in the baskets of the jailers in front of him, then glanced deep into the prison, and said in a low voice, "  Brother Wang, I have been here for a few months, and I have probably learned a lot about the rules and regulations. Doesn¡¯t it mean that all the prisoners here are treated equally? Why do those guys eat and drink so much every day? - What is their origin?"  , he pursed his lips toward the depths of the prison.

    "That's right, why do those people eat a lot of meat and fish every day, as well as drinks, while we spend our money on nothing more than simple meals?" When the young man asked, several prisoners in the prison expressed their dissatisfaction.  .

    "What's the fuss about?"??!  "Wang Xing frowned, shouted in a low voice, then looked into the depths of the prison and said in a low voice, "Those are the ones that Prime Minister Zhang has taken special care of"

    As soon as the words "Prime Minister Zhang" were heard, the whole prison fell silent, and no one dared to make trouble again.

    "Brother Wang? Who are they and who are they?" the young man asked in a low voice.

    Perhaps because he had gained a lot of benefits from the other party, Wang Xing hesitated and said in a lower voice, "Those three people are not ordinary guys. Two of them are personal servants of King Cao Mengde of Wuping. One is named Xu Chu and the other is  His name is Dian Wei, and the one in the deepest cell is even more remarkable. He is an enemy general captured by Chen Su, the general who conquered the West. His name is Guan Yu. These are all powerful people Are you greedy when you look at these meals? What if?  If you eat it, you may not survive until the sun rises tomorrow, you know?"

    "Could it be that" The young man swallowed, made a gesture, and said in surprise, "There is something added inside?"

    "Hush! - Don't talk nonsense!" Wang Xing scolded lightly, but looking at his expression, it was obvious that this was the case.

    It's no wonder, after all, the people locked in the depths of the prison are not ordinary guys. Xu Chu, Dian Wei, and Guan Yu, who are not quasi-Martial Gods or even Martial God-level strong men, how can this mere prison be used without some special means?  Can you lock them up?

    He glanced at the young man with his eyes.  Instructing him not to talk nonsense, Wang Xing walked toward the depths of the prison with two jailers beside him, carrying a basket full of meals.

    After passing through an empty prison, they arrived at their destination.  There are three prisons in the shape of a pin. There is no doubt that Dian Wei, Xu Chu and Guan Yu were imprisoned here respectively.

    "Three generals, it's time to eat" Wang Xing shouted with a smile. He took a look inside the cell and saw Dian Wei, Xu Chu and Guan Yu tied up with iron ropes in their respective cells. Then he opened the cell.  Door.

    ????????????????????????????????????????? It was also specially built and surrounded by iron bars made of fine iron. If ordinary people were imprisoned here, they might not be able to come out in their lifetime.

    "Why is it so late today? Have you brought the drinks I asked you to bring?" came a rough voice.  Wang Xing recognized it as Dian Wei's voice.

    "Bring it, bring it, how dare you forget what General Dian ordered?" Wang Xing smiled and handed one of the baskets of food to Dian Wei.  But he saw that the other party didn't use chopsticks at all. He grabbed the roast chicken in the basket with one hand and took a bite. Then he took a wine bottle with the other hand and poured it into his mouth.

    "Is this food with Kuiqi Powder added again?" A more steady voice sarcastically asked.  Wang Xing recognized it as Xu Chu's voice.

    "This Imperial Physician Jiping has given orders. This medicine must be added to the meals of the three generals. If they forget it once, their lives will be hard to save" Wang Xing said in embarrassment.

    "What kind of imperial doctor? He's just a swindling Taiping Dao thief!" Xu Chu snorted coldly, then let out a long sigh, waved and said, "That's all, give me the wine and food, and wait for me to go out!"

    "Yes, yes" Wang Xingru handed the basket of wine and food to Xu Chu, then hurriedly backed out, closed the cell door, and locked the iron lock.

    When he arrived at the door of Guan Yu's cell, Wang Xing saw Guan Yu reading under a candle without looking at himself. Wang Xing, who knew Guan Yu's character well, did not dare to disturb him and carefully placed the basket full of food on the table in front of Guan Yu.  Then he quietly withdrew.

    It has to be said that it was not until Guan Yu's cell was locked again that Wang Xing breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the pressure brought by these three generals on him was too heavy.

    With the sound of footsteps walking away, Wang Xing left, but Dian Wei's cursing voice did not stop. He ate the food and cursed Zhang Susu.

    "That witch is really not a thing. She actually dropped some Qi Powder into our meals, which prevented us from condensing any anger. Otherwise, how could this mere prison door stop us?!"

    "Okay, you knew what was put in the food, but you still ate it? Then Zhang Susu didn't kill us because of Xun Shangshu's plea. If you continue to talk nonsense and offend that woman, we  They are all having a hard time!" Xu Chu started talking angrily over there.

    "If a man dies, he will die. What are you afraid of?" Dian Wei said angrily.

    Xu Chu shook his head helplessly, shook the wine bottle in his hand, and sighed, "I care more about my lord's situation than I do now. I don't know what my lord's situation is right now"

    Dianwei was speechless when he heard this, and ate wine and meat in a muffled voice.

    Listening to the two people over there talking wordlessly while eating, Guan Yu showed his??I also couldn't bear the urge to drink. I put down the military book in my hand, took the wine bottle, and said lightly, "If you want to go out so much, just don't eat!"

    "That's easy to say!" Dian Wei said angrily, "It's not like I haven't tried it before. Once I didn't eat the food they sent me for six days, but I still couldn't open the cell? - I was hungry for six days  If you can open it, there will be ghosts!"

    Xu Chu smiled bitterly when he heard this.

    In fact, they all knew that the food sent by the jailer contained a drug that could restrain the warrior's anger. After discovering it, they also tried not to eat the food sent by the jailer for several days, so as to reduce the residual anger in the body.  After all, given their strength, under normal circumstances, this kind of cell would not be able to stop them at all.

    But the problem is, if you don¡¯t eat, you won¡¯t have strength. How can you break the prison without strength?

    ¡°Furthermore, you don¡¯t have to eat food, but the wine

    It has to be said that alcoholism is probably a common problem among military people, and even Guan Yu is not immune to it.

    "It's a pity that these three people, two quasi-martial gods and one martial god, are all capable of bravery, but they are trapped here and unable to escape.

    Suddenly, a chuckle came from the prison.

    "Three of you are so elegant"

    It's cold.  Guan Yu, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu's expressions changed slightly, and they subconsciously raised their heads, only to find a person standing in front of their cell.  Wearing a jade crown and a scarlet Confucian shirt.

    "Jia Wenhe?" Xu Chu muttered, glanced at the man in front of him inexplicably, frowned and said, "How did you get in?"

    The person who came was none other than Jia Xu, Jia Wenhe, the confidant of the little emperor. He chuckled, and suddenly his whole body slowly merged into the ground under his feet, and then.  A figure appeared in Xu Chu's prison.

    "Sorcery?" Guan Yu saw it clearly, was slightly startled, and said subconsciously.

    "It's Taoism! Earth-escape Taoism!" Although he was not dissatisfied at all, Jia Xu still corrected Guan Yu.

    "What are you doing here?" Xu Chu frowned.

    I saw Jia Xu smiling slightly.  He said softly, "Of course I'm here to rescue the three of you"

    Guan Yu, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu looked at each other in confusion. They didn't understand what Jia Xu meant, so they didn't say anything.

    Seeing this, Jia Xu reached out and took out a letter from his arms.  He handed it to Xu Chu and whispered, "This is what Xun Sima asked me to deliver to the two generals. It was written by Duke Cao himself"

    "Lord?" Xu Chu's expression suddenly changed.  He quickly put down the roasted chicken in his hands and wiped his body with his grease-covered hands.  Jie took the letter and looked at it carefully, then nodded slightly.  He said in a deep voice, "Yes, this is my lord's handwriting"

    "Also, as Cao Cao's confidant, how could Xu Chu not recognize Cao Cao's notes?"

    "Seriously?" Over there, Dian Wei's complexion changed slightly when he heard this, and he stood up quickly, lying on the iron railing and looking around, even though he was illiterate.

    "Zhongkang, Zhongkang, what's in the letter?"

    I saw Xu Chu looking at it carefully, and then glanced at the corridor of the prison. Seeing that there were no jailors nearby, he lowered his voice and said, "My lord, Zhang Susu has led his army to leave Xudu and rush to Jingzhou. He asked me to wait for him to escape from trouble."  Later, we managed to snatch His Majesty out and took His Majesty to Jingzhou"

    "Huh?" Dian Wei was stunned.

    Perhaps guessing what Dian Wei and Xu Chu were thinking, Jia Xu lowered his voice and said, "To be honest with you, this is the conclusion reached by Xun You and Xun Sima after discussing with me. At present, Zhang Susu's power is too huge, Cao Cao  I am afraid it will be difficult to regain power with my own strength, so I can only join forces with Jingzhou When Xun Sima handed this letter to me, he had already written several more letters and sent them to generals Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong.  I don¡¯t know the details of the contents in my hands, but it is probably to deal with Zhang Susu"

    "In this case, wouldn't it be better for us to recapture Xudu directly?" Xu Chu was obviously a little confused. After all, if the three of him could get out of trouble, how could those mere soldiers and horses staying in Xudu be their opponents?

    Jia Xu chuckled lightly when he heard this, shook his head and said, "General Xu is right. After the three generals escape from trouble, they will definitely be able to capture Xudu, but what will happen if they capture Xudu? When Zhang Susu learned about this, he withdrew his troops from Jingzhou  If she returns, Xudu will still fall into her hands again. Then it will be hard to say whether Duke Cao and everyone else will survive Furthermore, Li Tong of Yingchuan, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang of Changshe, Chen Liu  Zhang Zhao of Zhongmou, Han Juzi of Zhongmou, Xu Xun of Liangjun, these generals promoted by Zhang Susu have more than 100,000 troops and horses in their hands, and the military power of Xu Du is firmly in the hands of Cheng Yu  ¡­¡±

    ¡°That bastard Cheng Yu!¡± Dian Wei cursed through gritted teeth when he mentioned Cheng Yu.

    "That's why," suppressedWith a few words in his voice, Jia Xu said seriously, "Rather than forcibly recapture Xudu and wait for Zhang Susu to withdraw his troops to attack, it is better to temporarily retreat and join forces with Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and other generals to secretly unite with Jingzhou and defeat Zhang Susu in one fell swoop.  Only in this way can we regain Duke Cao¡¯s power!¡±

    Xu Chu and Dian Wei suddenly realized, but Guan Yu on the other side heard something was wrong. When they were confused, they saw Jia Xu secretly winking at him. Guan Yu suddenly understood in his heart and smiled slightly without saying a word.

    With Jia Xu's proficiency in the art of earth escape, it is obviously not a problem to take away Guan Yu, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu quietly. The reason why he did not do that before was that there was no benefit, and secondly, it would not be a problem.  With Zhang Susu in Xudu, Jia Xu did not dare to act rashly. After all, ten Jia Xu were no match for Zhang Susu.

    "How come Mr. Jia has contact with Cao Mengde's people?" After escaping from the trap, Guan Yu asked in a low voice while Dian Wei and Xu Du were not paying attention.

    After all, Jia Xu is the most trusted attendant of the young emperor, and he is also the only person in the court who cares about Liu Xie except for people like Xun Yu who can't help himself. In this regard, Guan Yu naturally trusts Jia Xu a lot.

    Jia Xu smiled slightly and told Guan Yu what happened recently.

    It turned out that on that day Xun You persuaded Guo Jia and successfully met Cao Cao with Guo Jia's help. Xun You discussed with Cao Cao. In view of Zhang Susu's huge power now, the two planned to temporarily abandon Xu Du and summon Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan.  , Cao Ren, Cao Hong and other remaining Cao faction forces are preparing to unite with Jingzhou to deal with Zhang Susu.

    However, before leaving Xudu, Cao Cao asked Xun You to do two things. The first was to find a way to release Dian Wei and Xu Chu who were imprisoned. The second was that the young emperor Liu Xie, with Cao Cao's talents and strategies,  Obviously Zhang Susu would not be asked to continue to hold the emperor hostage to order the princes.

    At this time, Xun You thought of Jia Xu

    Originally, Cao Cao's plan was to temporarily bring the young emperor Liu Xie to Qingzhou and ask Xiahou Dun to take care of him temporarily. The reason why he was changed to Jingzhou was just Jia Xu's fight for it.

    Also, given this God-given opportunity, how could Jia Xu ask Liu Xie to become someone else's puppet again? After all, in his opinion, Cao Cao and Zhang Susu were just the same. Without Zhang Susu, perhaps it was Cao Cao who was holding the emperor hostage to order the princes.  It was uncertain, so Jia Xu insisted on taking Liu Xie to Jingzhou, where at least Liu Bei and Liu Biao were there. They were both royal clan members, and they were more reliable than Cao Cao no matter what.

    In view of the urgency of the situation, Xun You had no choice but to agree with Jia Xu. After all, in his opinion, the top priority now was how to deal with Zhang Susu, rather than creating conflicts among himself.

    "That's it!" After Jia Xu's explanation, Guan Yu suddenly realized.

    "Previously, I knew the general was in prison, but I didn't dare to save him. I hope the general will forgive me!" Perhaps out of fear of Guan Yu's heart, Jia Xu sincerely expressed his apology.

    Guan Yu nodded and said, "Master Jia's words are serious. Guan Yu naturally understands the seriousness of this matter. Your Excellency is just afraid that your Majesty will be implicated if something happens"

    Seeing that Guan Yu understood the body like this, Jia Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

    On August 11th, the fourth year of Jian'an, shortly after Zhang Susu left Xudu, Cao Cao, Liu Xie, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Guan Yu and others who were imprisoned disappeared without a trace.

    Cheng Yu was extremely shocked when he learned about this. On the one hand, he immediately sent out manpower to hunt down, and on the other hand, he immediately sent someone to report the matter to Zhang Susu who was far away in Jingzhou.  To be continued.  .

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