Chapter 22 Liu Xian's Return to the Heart

The sea can be filled with mountains and moved, and the ambition of men is like this. -----Southern song dynasty. Liu Guo "Xuyi Xing"

It is said that Liu Xian listened to Zhou Budo's three countermeasures, lowered his head and was silent. Although Zhou Budo's best strategy is once and for all, it requires Liu Xian to pay enough courage and price, and the decision to resist his father is indeed too difficult for him.

The silence was embarrassing, Chen Long stood up and looked at the beautiful scenery in the garden outside the study, the garden was weak willows and new green, peach blossoms were splendid, small bridges and flowing water, and tender grass sprouted, which was the benefit of spring in the year. Looking at the peach blossom tree by the small pool, Long Chen was very worried about the peach blossom's injury. Suddenly, he heard a grunt behind him, and when Chen Long looked back, it was Liu Xian's son, kneeling behind him on one leg.

For some reason, Chen Long hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him, Liu Xian couldn't afford it, and said repeatedly: "Big brother, I have something to say." Liu Yong and Zhou Budo saw Liu Xian kneeling in front of Chen Long, and they knew who the boss was, and they were busy and knelt down. Chen Long also knelt down and said, "Second brother, what do you mean, you have something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Liu Xian's eyes flashed with tears, and he said something, there is a division of teaching, it is the wind and thunder on the flat ground, and the abyss turns into a dragon.

I only heard Liu Xian say: "The younger brother is not talented, he is in a high position, Ranwen can't stabilize the country, and martial arts can't drive away evil spirits and kill murderers." Today, fortunately, I got to know my eldest brother and became brothers of the opposite sex, and my wish for Yu Ping's life was fulfilled. I look at the talent of the big brother, but through the heaven and the earth, I look at the ambition of the big brother, like the sky. Today's chaos, the yellow scarves are raging, the Han family is declining, heroes are everywhere, the people are displaced, and the big brother can gallop the world and relieve the people of Li from the opportunity to hang upside down. The younger brother wept blood and admonished, I hope that the eldest brother will work hard, raise his arms and shout, imitate Zhou Gong, and take the world as his own responsibility, then my generation is willing to pour out all his blood, spit and feed his heart, and pour the power of the whole county to help each other, if this oath is violated, may the sky thunder and die. Speaking of this, Liu Xian's eyes were already in tears, and he knocked his head down. Behind him, Zhou Budo and Liu Yong also kowtowed their heads without hesitation, and said: "My generation is willing to serve the eldest brother!" ”

In Chen Long's heart, a huge wave was set off, and the blood and qi all over his body surged, and he only felt that his blood was boiling. I didn't expect Liu Xian to trust and care for him so much, how could he not be moved when he said this? Desperately helped the three of them up, and said: "Brothers, get up quickly, you are like this, how do you tell me to speak?" Liu Xian and the three couldn't afford to live or die, so Chen Long had to say: "I, Chen Longxi, am my brother, and I don't want to be so loved by my son, so I feel ashamed." I keep the words of the second brother in my heart, we are a few brothers, and then we breathe the same breath and share the same fate, it is hypocritical for me not to agree, I will take on the heavy responsibility, although I will die without regrets. Hurry up, let's discuss today's business.

Liu Xian was overjoyed, stood up, and Liu Xian continued: "Big brother, I have no opinion on the three strategies of Yuan Zhi, please choose a good policy to follow." This is to put Liu Du's fate in the hands of Long Chen.

This time it was Chen Long's turn to have a headache, although Liu Du was mediocre, he was Liu Xian's father, and there was nothing wrong with him, he couldn't be too ruthless. There is no chance of winning the next strategy, so Chen Long is considering the feasibility of the middle strategy. After thinking about it for a while, Long Chen said slowly: "To ensure the safety of the hostages, the best strategy is the middle policy, but we have to negotiate privately with Xing Daorong, and Yang Huai's bargaining chip doesn't seem to be enough." At present, it is not clear whether Yang Huai is a yellow turban general in our hands, and we cannot prove the relationship between Xing Daorong and Yang Huai. The only confirmed Yellow Turban spy is Li Le, who has been killed by Xing Daorong. We must negotiate while eliminating Xing Daorong's forces. ”

Chen Long's wise eyes stared at Zhou Budo and asked, "Yuan Zhi, you tell me about the current distribution of Lingling's troops. Zhou Budo said: "At present, Liu Yong, under the command of Gongzi, leads 10,000 troops to guard the south gate, and there are other personal soldiers Wu Bai. Liu Xian led 10,000 troops, although he has always been neutral, but his subordinates knew that Liu Xian was framed by Xing Daorong, and they all had grievances, and at most the two did not help each other. Liu Min led 10,000 troops, Xing Daorong City had 5,000 garrison troops, and Liu Taishou had 1,000 personal soldiers. ”

After listening to the report, Long Chen knew that the balance of forces was quite balanced, and his heart was a little relieved. At the moment, he had a plan, and said to Liu Xian: "Second brother, I want to mix the upper, middle and lower strategies." The third brother is the son of Huang An, and he can be sent to reveal the news of our capture of Yang Huai to Xing Daorong, and discuss the exchange of hostages in private. Second brother, don't reveal my relationship with you for the time being, but go back to Taishou Liu's Mansion to monitor the movements, control Taishou's news channels, and notify Xing Daorong at any time if there is any change. If possible, go to the prison to meet with General Liu Xian and obtain his support, and it is best to get the person who sent the letter to General Liu Xian that day, he is the ironclad evidence of Xing Daorong's yellow scarf. General Liu Yong immediately returned to the camp and secretly ordered troops and horses to prepare for battle. Yuan Zhi, please continue to interrogate Yang Huai and see what other information can be obtained. As for me, it's Liu Min who has to deal with it. ”

Liu Xian and the others nodded frequently when they heard this, and they were taken aback when they heard that in the end, Long Chen was going to deal with Liu Min personally. Liu Xian asked, "Big brother, are you trying to assassinate Liu Min?" ”

Chen Long said: "It's not an assassination, it's a hijacking." The other party has hostages Huang Gai, Liu Xian and Peach Blossom, if I have Yang Huai and Liu Min, this hostage exchange will not be Xing Daorong's turn. Zhou Budo said: "The plan is a good plan, in broad daylight, Liu Min has his own guards around him, how to hijack it?" Chen Long said: "It's okay, Yuan Zhi, please tell me how Liu Min's general's mansion is arranged." At this time, is he patrolling the city, or is he working in the house? ”

Zhou Budo said: "Ninety percent should be in the house, and the city patrol will be led by its own deputy general." After speaking, he took a piece of silk cloth and drew it carefully. Seeing that his painting was meticulous, Chen Long nodded in admiration, Liu Xian and Liu Yong talked about some of Liu Min's living habits and the like, left some manpower for Chen Long, and asked the eldest brother to be careful, and went separately.

After Zhou Budo finished painting, he pointed to the picture and told Chen Long in detail about the layout of Liu Min's mansion. In Liu Min's house, the office lobby is located in the front yard, which is the only two-storey building, which is very easy to recognize. Zhou Budo said: "Brother Chen, there is a small study next to this garden, and when there is nothing to do, Liu Min likes to sit here the most." There are four outside the guard gate, two at the back door, two at the entrance of the lobby, changing shifts every two hours, the left side of the lobby has an ear room, which is the residence of Liu Min's personal soldiers, the right side is the residence of the maid's servant, and the backyard is the family. There is a corner door in the ear room on the right side, which is specially for domestic servants to enter and exit, and the guard is not strict during the day, so you can mix in from here. However, after kidnapping Liu Min, how to quit still needs the eldest brother to improvise. If you don't succeed, you can jump out of the wall from the backyard and run directly out of the alley to the left, which is the main street, which is easy to mix. ”

Chen Long saw that he said it clearly, and he had another layer of affection for Zhou Budo's intelligence. Asked, "How old is Yuan Zhi this year?" Zhou Budo said: "Twelve." Chen Long stretched out his hand and stroked Zhou Budo's head melon, and blurted out: ", if you are a few years older, you can top three pig brothers!" Zhou Budo was puzzled this time and asked, "What is Brother Pig?" What is a? Chen Long stuck out his tongue and simply pretended to be stupid and did not explain.

Without further ado, Chen Long must kidnap Liu Min with lightning speed, but how to exit the general's mansion after the abduction is not decided, and he can only hope that Liu Min is greedy for life and afraid of death. After booking the location of the carriage with a few of his subordinates, Chen Long did not plan to sneak in from the corner gate, changed into a military uniform, brought a military order from Liu Xian, picked up the Qinglong dagger, and swaggered to the door of Liu Min's mansion. showed Liu Xian's military order to the gatekeepers, and asked them to report that their son, Liu Xian, had something to report to Liu Min. How could Liu Min's guards have thought that the person in front of him had come to kidnap the general in broad daylight, and hurriedly sent the general away. Xu Yu returned and said that Liu Min was in the study, please go in and see you.

Chen Long swaggered, followed the route drawn by Zhou Budo, and went straight to the study. I saw two personal soldiers guarding outside the door, and when I saw Chen Long coming, I waved my hand to let me in. Chen Long stepped into the house, only to see that the study was elegantly furnished, the windows were bright, and there was a person sitting behind the desk in the middle, about forty years old, with high cheekbones, convex chin, upright eyes and nose, white face and beard, tied with a square scarf, dressed in a homely manner, when he saw Chen Long coming, he asked: "What is the matter with the son, send you here?" ”

Chen Long knew that it was Liu Min on the other side, holding the military order, pretending to be mysterious and secretive, and said: "Gongzi has a confidential matter, and a special sect came to discuss with the general. Please ask the general to hold back and not let a third person hear about this. Liu Min did not doubt him, and ordered the guards at the door to retreat first. Somewhat suspicious, he asked, "What is the matter with Childe?" ”

Chen Long said: "Please also ask General Liu to come over with his ears, this matter is important, and the general will know it as soon as he hears it." Chen Long bet that he didn't expect Liu Xian to calculate him in broad daylight, so Liu Min really got up and came over and approached Chen Long to listen. Chen Long whispered in his ear: "General Liu, you have colluded with the Yellow Turban, and Gongzi asked me to invite you to the Taishou Mansion." ”

Liu Min was shocked, and was about to scream, when suddenly his neck was cold, and the sharp green dragon dagger was already attached to his throat. Chen Long said: "Gongzi said that if General Liu resists, he can correct the law." Liu Min's body froze suddenly, and he asked tremblingly, "Who are you?" ”

Long Chen put a dagger against his throat, told him to sit down, walked around behind him, and pinched his throat bone with his left hand. He said softly: "General Liu doesn't care who I am, just remember that Gongzi Liu Xian already knows what you are doing." I always knew that General Liu was a loyal and righteous man, but it was only after being bewitched by Xing Daorong that he wanted to help Xing Daorong and the Yellow Turban Army enter Lingling. Now that Liu Du and Liu Xian, the son of Taishou, have confirmed Xing Daorong's identity, Xing Daorong himself is difficult to protect, so why should the general be his cannon fodder. When I came this time, Gongzi specially instructed me that as long as General Liu learned his way back and cooperated with our actions, he could still be a leading general without blame for the past. If I don't comply, I'll have to do it. These words were half temptation, half bluffing, and Liu Min was already frightened, and he weighed the pros and cons in his heart.

Chen Long's left hand tightened, and Liu Min only felt a tingling pain in his throat, his throat bone was about to crack, and it was difficult to breathe. Thinking that if he didn't agree, he would die in front of him, and gasped: "I really just got along with Xing Daorong and helped him with some small things, I don't know if he really colluded with the Yellow Turban to donate the city." I myself am loyal to Taishou and Gongzi, and I have never thought of rebelling against the lord, but now I know that I am wrong, and I hope that the righteous man will truthfully bow in front of the prince and say a few more good words for me. ”

Chen Long said: "I am very relieved that General Liu is lost and has returned, and I also believe that General Liu is loyal, so I have these words, otherwise General Liu would have been ordered to go to Huangquan." As he spoke, the Qinglong dagger slashed lightly at the corner of the table, and a piece immediately fell off the corner of the table, and Liu Min couldn't help but smack his tongue when he saw that the Qinglong dagger was so sharp.

Chen Long knew that Liu Min had been frightened by these half-truths, and slowly withdrew his left hand. Sure enough, Liu Min didn't struggle, got up and bowed to Chen Long, and said, "Thank you for the grace of the righteous man not to kill, and ask the righteous man to show me, how should I cooperate?" ”

Chen Long, Shi Ran and Liu Min stepped out of the General's Mansion, and they couldn't help but be lucky to be able to persuade Liu Min to surrender today, and at the same time they were very pleased. Sure enough, as he judged, Liu Min was also calculated by Xing Daorong, and he was not a real yellow scarf. The two took a carriage to Liu Yong's mansion, Chen Long asked his subordinates to treat him well, secretly guarded him, and quickly informed Liu Xian and Huang An that Liu Min had been successfully kidnapped. Now, it depends on how the negotiations between Huang An and Xing Daorong for the exchange of hostages are going.