Can I get to the other side?

"Who brought this news back!"

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

The jailer replied tremblingly: "Yes, it was a message delivered by a soldier who escaped. General Zhao and General Sui are currently asking questions."

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

It's just that the generals in Yuan Shao's hands have been lost one after another, and there is no one available, so that such generals who were not ranked at all a few years ago can now guard Yicheng.

After hearing this, Tian Feng did not hesitate and directly ordered: "Open the cell door and take me over to see him!"

At this moment, he no longer cares about the rules and regulations. If this matter is true, the criticality of the current situation will be beyond his imagination.

He can't stay in jail any longer.

"Yes! Yes!"

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

Before Yan Liang left, he told him in private that if something big happened in the city that could not be solved and no one could take charge of the overall situation, he should ask Tian Feng to go out.

That's why he came.

Tian Feng strode out of the cell without even having time to change into his prison uniform, and headed all the way to the prefect's mansion under the leadership of the jailer.

At this time, in the prefect's mansion.

Zhao Rui and Sui Yuanjin were asking something from a soldier who was wrapped in gauze and looked seriously injured.

Seeing Tian Feng walking into the prefect's mansion, both of them had shocked expressions on their faces. Zhao Rui couldn't help but said, "Tian Feng? Why are you here?"

Wasn't Tian Feng imprisoned?

However, Tian Feng had no time to pay attention to him. His eyes fell on the soldier and asked in a deep voice: "Which general are you a subordinate of? Did you bring the news back?"

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

"Tell me this from beginning to end!"

Tian Feng said in a stern tone.

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

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

"I heard that General Qu Yi received a reward from the emperor, so we were allowed to return to the general's service. However, I thought this was an act of betrayal by the traitor and surrendered to the enemy. I was very disdainful of this, so I found an opportunity to escape from the city and rushed back to report the news."

Except for Quyi'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 surrendered inexplicably.

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

After Tian Feng heard this, his expression became extremely ugly.

Anger is rising in my heart!

He could tell that what the horse archer said was not false, and all the details were correct. That was why he felt angry!

"A bunch of traitors who turned their backs on the Lord and turned to the enemy!"

"Not even a horse archer!"

Tian Feng was so angry that he cursed. A horse archer would not hesitate to betray his master and surrender to the enemy, but three generals, Qu Yi, Lu Xiang and Jiang Qi, chose to betray their master for the sake of wealth!

They even kill each other because they want to take credit!

How ridiculous!

"Tian Jianjun, what should we do now? Our master has fallen into the hands of that traitor Lu Bu, we can't just ignore him!"

Sui Yuanjin said with worry.

Although Tian Feng was imprisoned and had not yet been released under Yuan Shao's instructions, Tian Feng was the only one who had the ability and prestige to preside over the overall situation.

Zhao Rui also turned his attention to Tian Feng, waiting for him to give him a plan.

"well!"

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

"What?"

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

They thought Tian Feng would tell him some way to save Yuan Shao, but who knew he actually planned to give up on Yuan Shao and Yicheng and run away directly!

After reacting, Zhao Rui immediately said angrily: "The master is in danger, how can we abandon the master and abandon the city with our troops and horses?!"

"Is this the plan of Tian Jianjun!"

Tian Feng said coldly: "With only three thousand troops, do you think there is any way to rescue our lord from Lecheng County, which is guarded by tens of thousands of troops?"

"Are you Zhao Yun or Lu Bu?"

One sentence left Zhao Rui speechless.

Sui Yuanjin sighed: "But the supervisor, if our lord dies, what can we do even if we escape? Who should we be loyal to?"

Yuan Shao is the object of their allegiance. If Yuan Shao dies, they will really become bereaved dogs.

What's more important is that they all carry the name of rebels. No matter where they go, no force will dare to accept them.

"The young master is still here!"

Tian Feng said loudly, his expression very firm.

The young master he was talking about was Yuan Mai.

Yuan Mai was not born to Mrs. Liu, but to a concubine, and he was still very young and just a child.

But 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 person qualified to inherit the throne.

"Two generals."

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

"Three thousand soldiers can't defend Yicheng, and the young master is the only remaining blood of the lord. We must not let him get into trouble."

"As long as the young master is alive, the Yuan family has hope! We will have a chance to avenge the lord in the future!"

"So we must go to Bingzhou!"

How could Tian Feng not want to rescue Yuan Shao?

But he knew that this was impossible. The strength of the two sides was very different, so it was better to try to preserve the last trace of Yuan Shao's blood.

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

After hesitating for a while, they finally nodded.

...

Lecheng County, dungeon.

"Cough cough cough——!"

Yuan Shao's painful cough echoed in the empty dungeon. At this time, 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, born in the Yuan family, which had three officials for four generations. He had been living a luxurious life since childhood. How could he fall into such a situation?

This status gap is the most difficult for him to accept.

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

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

Or compared to the former's direct capture of him to surrender, Qu Yi's deception of him as a fool was more unbearable for him.

He fell into this situation thanks to Qu Yi!

But he couldn't escape alone.

"It's been a day, why hasn't the fake emperor come to see me? Has he forgotten me, or has he no 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 privately.

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

This kind of indifference is the most tormenting.

However, just as he had this thought, Zhang He led several soldiers into the dungeon, came up and tied his hands and feet without saying anything, and carried him away.

"Where are you taking me?"

"Let me go! I told you to let me go!"

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

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

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

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

Zhang He said respectfully.

In the wing room, Liu Xie was already waiting here.

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

"Yes!"

Zhang He responded respectfully and turned to leave the wing room.

At the same time, he did not forget to close the door.

It was not until this time that Yuan Shao reacted and looked at Liu Xie in front of him, saying in astonishment: "You...how could Zhang He listen to your orders?"

Although Zhang He was in charge of the imperial guards, he had already surrendered 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 find you today."

"But before that, drink a few cups with me. The weather is getting colder, so it's good to warm up."

Liu Xie pointed to the table in front of him.

There was a charcoal fire on it, and plum wine was boiling in the pot, emitting an intoxicating aroma of wine. There were also a few dishes of side dishes next to it.

"Drink?"

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

It was just that his hands and feet were tied, so it was very inconvenient to drink. He could only drink the wine reluctantly.

But he didn't ask Liu Xie to untie the restraints for him. After all, he was still a prisoner. If he was seen by others after untying the restraints, it would easily arouse suspicion.

"Huh..."

After drinking a cup of slightly hot wine, Yuan Shao felt that the coldness in his body was dispelled a little. He exhaled a long breath of turbid air, 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 surrendered to Yuan Xi?"

Liu Xie held 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: "Did you use your status as the emperor to deceive Zhang He and Gao Lan and dig them away from Yuan Xi?"

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

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

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

The key is that they control the imperial guards!

If they obey Liu Xie's orders, then it will be easy for him to escape from Lecheng County!

Liu Xie just smiled and said nothing, pouring wine for him again.

Yuan Shao drank and said with emotion: "I never thought that I would fall into such a situation... I never thought that the person I could rely on in the end would be you."

"It's the time, it's the fate."

Yuan Shao looked a little lonely.

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

And Tian Feng who is still in prison.

He used to dominate three states, surrounded by talented people and brave generals, looking down on the world, how high-spirited he was.

But in just a few years, he lost everything, his confidants died, some betrayed, and everything he once had became a bubble.

Qingzhou and Jizhou were lost, Bingzhou was in danger.

Youzhou was probably going to be lost as well.

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

Yuan Shao sighed and drank another cup.

Liu Xie said calmly: "Destiny is unpredictable. I never thought that I could go from a small refugee three years ago to such a situation now."

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

"This cup of wine, I toast to Gongyu and you."

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

"It seems that you have been deeply into the role."

Yuan Shao was already a little drunk, and he couldn't help laughing when he saw this: "You have been playing the role of the emperor for too long. Your appearance and demeanor are the same as those of the real emperor, and even your majesty is far better than that of the previous emperor."

"If Gongyu's spirit in heaven sees this, he will definitely be happy. He no longer has to worry about you being recognized as a fake emperor, and it is worth his effort to teach you how to play the role of the emperor."

"Fake emperor?"

Liu Xie suddenly smiled and looked up 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 courtesy name?"

Yuan Shao admired Liu Xie, which was just an appreciation of the lower by the superior, and did not mean that he regarded Liu Xie as a person of the same class.

Liu Xie, who was not even a subordinate, but only a servant, dared to call him by his courtesy name directly, which was undoubtedly an offense!

It was okay to call him like this in front of outsiders before, but now that they met in private, Liu Xie was so rude to him?

"It seems that you are indeed drunk."

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

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

"I am the Son of Heaven, calling you by your courtesy name is a way to show affection, and it is also your honor."

"And you should call me--"

"Your Majesty!"