Can I get to the other side?

Shouchun.

“Cough cough cough—!”

Yuan Shu lay on the large dragon bed and coughed painfully. His face turned pale every time he coughed.

After the violent coughing, it took him a long time to regain his composure. He raised his hand tremblingly and said weakly: "Honey water, bring me honey water..."

The maid quickly picked up the jade bowl placed on the tray and stepped forward to serve Yuan Shu to drink.

Yuan Shu only took a sip, then he raised his hand and knocked over the jade bowl. At the same time, he spit out the honey water in his mouth and cursed angrily: "How come this honey water is cold!"

The maid was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she quickly knelt down on the ground and said tremblingly: "I know my sin! I know my sin!"

"Somebody come!"

Yuan Shu was so angry that he immediately called his guards and said angrily: "Drag this lowly slave girl down and behead her!"

"promise!"

The guard heard this and without saying a word, dragged the poor maid out who had turned pale with fright.

Listening to the cries gradually receding, the other maids in the palace had looks of fear on their faces.

This is already the ninth maid executed after Yuan Shu came back.

As long as there is a slight flaw in his work, or if he offends Yuan Shu, he will be executed directly.

"Despicable thing!" Yuan Shu was still angry and cursed fiercely, and then cast his cold eyes on the other maids in the hall, "Get out of here all of you!

The maids hurriedly exited the palace as if they had been granted amnesty.

After scolding these servants, Yuan Shu felt dizzy in front of his eyes and lay down again, unable to help but let out a long sigh.

After returning to Shouchun, he began to fall ill. He often woke up in his sleep. As a result, his body became weaker and weaker. He coughed all day and night, and his condition became worse day by day.

The medical officer could not find out the cause despite repeated diagnoses, but in fact Yuan Shu himself knew some of the reasons.

"Damn the three surnamed family slaves!"

A trace of resentment flashed in Yuan Shu's eyes, but underneath this hatred, there was also deep fear.

That day in the battle of the Huaihe River, Lu Bu succeeded in killing him with one arrow, which had already frightened him greatly; later, he was almost killed by Lu Bu with a halberd, which left a huge shadow in his heart.

So now, as long as he closes his eyes, the miserable sight of Le Jing being nailed to the ground with his horse and man will appear before his eyes;

There was also Lu Bu, who was covered in blood, waving Fang Tian's painted halberd, and was killing him like a demon.

This was the reason why he fell ill. It was completely because he was frightened by Lu Bu.

The only way to eradicate this disease is to kill Lu Bu!

"One day I will personally behead the slaves of these three surnames and crush their bones to ashes to vent my hatred!"

Yuan Shu thought bitterly in his heart, which made him feel better.

At this moment, a panicked shout suddenly came from outside the palace: "Your Majesty! Oh no, Your Majesty! Lu Bu is coming!"

"What?!"

Yuan Shu was shocked, jumped up from the bed like a carp, and then rolled around and crawled to the ground to hide under the bed.

The eunuch walked into the palace and was stunned when he saw Yuan Shu crawling under the bed.

"What is your Majesty doing?"

"Lu Bu called me, what do you want me to do?"

Yuan Shu was so frightened that he hid under the bed and did not dare to come out.

The eunuch heard this and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Lu Bu did not invade the palace, but his army was camped ten miles outside the city."

Hearing this, Yuan Shu's face suddenly froze, and then he crawled out from under the bed with some difficulty.

After getting up, he slapped the eunuch with his backhand!

"If you can't speak, I'll cut off your tongue next time! It's useless if it's in your mouth anyway!"

Yuan Shu's face turned red and he felt so embarrassed.

"Your Majesty, forgive me, Your Majesty, forgive me..." The eunuch knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

Yuan Shu snorted coldly and asked: "When was the news? Where is my general now?"

The general he spoke of was Zhang Xiu.

After escaping from Lu Bu's hands, he consecrated Zhang Xiu as a general and commanded the troops of Dacheng Kingdom. He also added nine tins and swords and shoes to the palace.

The eunuch lowered his head and replied: "Reporting to your majesty, this is the news that just came. The general is now leading the troops to set up defenses."

Yuan Shu's face looked better after hearing this.

Shouchun was managed by him to be impregnable, and there was enough food and grass in the city to support the army for a year.

In addition, with Zhang Xiu guarding the city, no matter how brave Lu Bu was, he would not be able to break the city for a while.

However, Yuan Shu was still a little worried and always felt uneasy.

"Pass my decree and summon the general to the palace!"

"According to the order!"

The eunuch turned around and trotted out of the palace.

About half an hour later, there was a sound of armor clashing.

Zhang Xiu walked in wearing armor.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Xiu, is here to see you!"

Seeing Zhang Xiu, Yuan Shu's face showed joy: "The general is here. Come on, give the general a seat quickly!"

After Zhang Xiu took his seat, he asked, "I wonder why your Majesty summoned his ministers to the palace?"

He had just been patrolling the city wall, and after receiving Yuan Shu's order, he hurried over without even having time to take off his armor.

Yuan Shu couldn't wait to ask: "General, I heard that Lu Bu's army is coming. Are you confident that you can defend Shouchun?"

Shouchun is his last refuge. If Shouchun is breached, then he will truly be a hero and have nowhere to go.

Zhang Xiu said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Although Lü Bu is strong, I am confident that I can hold Shouchun with its solid city, large number of soldiers and abundant food and grass. Lü Bu cannot attack it within at least one year."

Yuan Shu breathed a sigh of relief after receiving this answer.

Shouchun can be defended for one year, but Lü Bu cannot attack for one year. He cannot have so much food and grass.

As long as we hold on to the city and wait for Lü Bu's food and grass to run out, the crisis will be resolved in an instant.

However, Zhang Xiu's next sentence made his face turn pale again.

"But... my scouts have found that Sun Ce and Cao Cao have also led a large army to come. Both armies have tens of thousands of people and will be at the gates of the city soon."