Xiahou Shang took his concubine A Xue and really dug a tunnel, and after leaving Luoyang, he put on his armor and Shi Shiran pretended to be an envoy of the Great Wei court and went to Jingzhou.

He was not hindered in the slightest along the way, no one questioned him, and no one doubted why he was still on an envoy with a masked woman.

Wei and Jin are romantic, it is too normal to go out to fight and take women, but generals are also people.

He had no danger along the way, and soon arrived at Wancheng - this is the seat of Nanyang County, which was originally an important grain producing area and a rare horse farm in the Central Plains.

But because Xinye and Nanxiang were occupied by the Han army, Wancheng had become the front line of the facts, and Cao Wei had gathered a large number of sharp soldiers here, and he was also clearing the surrounding walls to prevent the Han army from grabbing food when they had nothing to do.

Xiahou Shang asked to go south as an envoy to Ji Han, and the Wei army stationed in Wancheng had no doubts, but just told Xiahou Shang that now Wancheng is strong and clear, and many people around him have no food and clothing, so they will fall into the grass, if Xiahou Shang does not bring his troops, he is afraid that there will be danger when he goes south.

"Joke, what's the danger of my Xiahou Shang? You go to Xinye first to spread the word and ask the Shu army to come out to meet me. ”

Although the people in Wancheng didn't understand why the imperial court wanted to send General Zhengnan as an envoy, Xiahou Shang's status was special, and they didn't dare not listen, so the county guard hurriedly arranged for someone to go to Xinye to deliver a letter, and at the same time let people escort Xiahou Shang and prepare to send an envoy to Xinye.

Everything went well, and Xiahou Shang was also a little relieved, he gently stroked the hair of the jade people beside him, and said, "Ah Xue, hold on for a while, soon, we will be safe." ”

Ah Xue smiled and clenched Xiahou Shang's rough big hand, everything was silent.

She never expected that Xiahou Shang, as a general of the clan, would give up everything for her humble maid and flee thousands of miles, and she couldn't say much about her gratitude along the way, and she couldn't repay this great favor in her life, even if she faced the sword mountain and the sea of fire in Xinye, she was willing to go with this man who loved her deeply.

It's a pity that Xiahou Shang's self-confidence didn't last long, and in the evening, a middle-aged scribe came over with a cold face, went straight into his tent, saluted casually, and said with a sneer: "General Beren, I've been looking up for a long time." ”

Xiahou Shang looked at the man's face carefully, confirming that he had not seen this person, and couldn't help but slowly frown.

He actually entered his tent without passing the word, this person is not small.

"Who are you?" Xiahou Shang didn't give him face either, and his tone was very cold.

He is still Cao Wei's clan, and he is good friends with Emperor Cao Pi, what is a foreign minister, and he dares to talk to himself like this?

"Foreign Minister Shi Tao, whose name is Guangyuan, is a farmer in Nanyang, and he has met General Boren a few times before."

Xiahou Shang was slightly impressed, and sneered: "It turned out that Shi Guangyuan, one of the four friends of Zhuge back then, has indeed seen it, and it has been a long time. ”

When Shi Tao heard the words "Zhuge Four Friends", his face suddenly changed, and even his breathing began to become heavy.

Zhuge Siyou is Xu Shu, Shi Tao, Meng Jian, and Cui Jun, all four of whom are contemporary celebrities, but they all have a certain degree of popularity because they are Zhuge Liang's friends.

Xu Shu and Shi Tao joined Liu Bei's army before Zhuge Liang, and played an important role in Liu Bei's army, which was seriously lacking in talent at that time, and even after Zhuge Liang joined, their official positions were still above Zhuge Liang.

But only a few years later, Cao Wei's army rolled south, Liu Bei was defeated at Changbanpo, the troops were scattered, only a few dozen people escaped, Xu Shu and Shi Tao saw that the situation was not good, so they surrendered to Cao Cao together.

Xu Shu was still a little disciplined, and before leaving, he told Liu Bei that his old mother fell into the hands of the enemy and had to go.

Shi Tao didn't have this awareness, he pondered that anyway, now that Liu Bei is collapsing, it is estimated that there is no chance to turn over, so he directly voted for Cao Cao without saying a word, and is now under Cao Cao's account as a captain of the agricultural school.

The lieutenant of the agricultural school is treated the same as the county guard, they are all two thousand stone officers, but the main job is to be in charge of the tuntian, before Guan Yinping constantly attacked Cao Wei's tuntian, taking advantage of the autumn harvest to rob a large amount of grain,

In desperation, Wancheng began to clear the wilderness, and Shi Tao had no choice but to return to the city and began to wait for a new order from the imperial court with nothing to do.

Xiahou Shang should have seen Shi Tao before, but he has never had a good impression of this kind of person, and even if he meets, he will not take him to heart, but he didn't expect that he would be familiar with him, and he went straight into his tent, and his tone was quite unkind, which made Xiahou Shang frown, and took out a bit of the aura of a clan general.

Shi Tao was taken aback by the killing intent emanating from Xiahou Shang's body, he took a step back, forced himself to calm down, and said with a smile: "General Boren, why should you be like this, the lower officials are just paying a routine visit......

"A routine visit? What are you, who called you in, and are you scribes so rude? ”

Shi Tao smiled awkwardly and said, "It's Tao who is rude, and I also ask General Boren not to remember the villain." ”

Xiahou Shang waved his hand in disgust, signaling Shi Tao to get out, but he didn't expect Shi Tao to stand there cheekily, and the smile on his face became more and more playful.

"General Boren went to Xinye this time, can he have a fuse from the imperial court?"

"Hey, what's the matter, you little official, something like a pig and a dog, you also deserve to ask my papers? The county guard never asked what you were. ”

As Xia Houshang spoke, he subconsciously grabbed Ah Xue's little hand, and even Ah Xue's face showed a little horror.

Shi Tao saw it in his eyes and immediately knew it.

He had long sensed that something was wrong with Xiahou, and the imperial court was now at war with Ji Han, with Cao Pi's temper, he would never send any envoys at such a time, and even if he did, he would not send General Zhengnan to be the envoy, and he would go over inexplicably with only one woman.

Others didn't dare to question Xiahou Shang, but Shi Tao, who was idle and had nothing to do, had the leisure and courage.

He has never had room to climb up in Cao Wei, and if he discovers a major event, maybe his life will change in the future.

He looked at Xiahou Shang with burning eyes, and squeezed out a few words from his throat.

"General Beren, tell me, what do you want to do when you go to Xinye?"

"Shi Tao, your family should be in the city, right?"

Shi Tao's face turned pale and said, "There is General Lao Boren's concern." ”

"Hey, court secrets, fiction and reality, and people like you can listen to it? Shi Tao, I heard that you had been under Liu Bei's account before, could it be that you saw that Shu Kou was powerful, and was ready to probe the secrets of the imperial court and go back to curry favor with the old master? ”

What does it mean for the wicked to sue first, Shi Tao finally felt it.

Xiahou Shang obviously had a ghost in his heart, and he actually framed himself first, making him so shocked that he almost couldn't stand.

"My loyalty to Dawei can be proven by heaven and earth, and the sun and the moon can be seen, if I have different intentions, I am willing to be punished by swords and axes."

Xiahou Shang narrowed his eyes coldly and said, "Then get out of here quickly, it's not your turn to take care of the matter here." ”

Shi Tao was stunned for a long time, and then angrily brushed his sleeves and left,

He heard that Xiahou Shang was cowardly, and he wanted to try to bluff Xiahou Shang, and then grab some benefits from him, but he didn't expect that Xiahou Shang had been in a high position for a long time, and his mind was not easy to listen to, which made Shi Tao very deflated.

Seeing Shi Tao turn to leave, the calmness on Xiahou Shang's face disappeared in the blink of an eye, he stood up suddenly, and said, "Ah Xue, I want to cause you to flee with me." ”

Ah Xue nodded and said, "Boren, will this person really be unfavorable to us?" ”

"This person was Liu Bei's advisor before, and his wisdom was far-reaching, and he came to test me this time. The county guard may not dare to attack me, but this guy has a tuntian soldier in his hand, which is more than enough to deal with us. ”

Ah Xue nodded, she quickly sorted out all her clothes, hesitated for a moment and said, "Boren, why don't I wear your armor and go first, and you go the other way......"

"What a stupid thing to say, let's not talk about whether you can wear my armor, if you and I are separated, why should I bother to escape here?"

The two stopped talking, hurriedly picked up their bags together, and regardless of the stunned eyes of outsiders, they hurriedly fled in the direction of Xinye.

The guards at the gate of Wancheng wanted to stop it, but Xiahou Shang was still there, and they were so frightened that they didn't dare to move with a look, Xiahou Shang also forced the guards to get a horse, he and A Xue galloped on a war horse, leaving Wancheng, in order to speed up, he even threw down the armor on his body, and he really ran for his life.

Xiahou Shang's run completely exposed his motives, although he refused to believe that Xiahou Shang would actually betray Ji Han, but Wancheng had already moved for the first time.

Without waiting for the order of the county guard, Shi Tao had already led the Tuntian soldiers to set off and chased in the direction of Xinye.

He was full of excitement all the way, and he didn't know why Xiahou Shang suddenly did such a thing, but as long as he was arrested, it would be a great credit, and he would probably rise to the top at that time, and he would never have to be such a white-eyed Tuntian official again.

He rode a war horse and rushed to the front, and his subordinates also selected the best sharps in archery, as long as he found the traces of Xiahou Shang, he would shoot arrows to warn him first, and if he didn't listen, he would shoot his war horse-

Although Wancheng is not far from Xinye, but it will take a night for the war horse to gallop, Xiahou Shang only has one horse, if he runs in a hurry on the road, the horsepower will definitely not be enough, and he will not let himself slaughter it at that time?

Hey, he seems to value that woman very much, although he can't kill him at that time, that woman can abuse him at will, and when the time comes, I really want to see if Xiahou Shang can see this situation, and can he arrogantly show the bearing of the clan general.

The farther south he ran, the closer he got to Xinye, and a different kind of thought gradually rose in Shi Tao's heart.

At that time, he was an official under Liu Bei's account in Xinye, and he was quite respected by Liu Bei, he thought that Liu Bei would be defeated, and he was also a handsome man who knew the times, but he didn't expect that in just a few years, the person he once worked for had become the emperor, and he was still alive to help up the Han who was about to be destroyed.

And Zhuge Liang, who was fledgling at the beginning of the year and had to be taken care of by himself, also became the prime minister of this empire, and there was a faint tendency to revive the Han Dynasty.

No, we must stop all this, if they do, wouldn't it seem that I Shi Tao is despicable and shameless, and ignorant of current affairs?

No, I must let them see, my Shi Tao's choice back then was right!