"Why hasn't Chen Ying come back yet?" Zhao Fan somehow felt a little flustered today.

When he received Cai Mao's secret letter and captured Liu Yi, it was already time for Liu Yi to break through Lingling, Guiyang wanted to counterattack Changsha because Han Xuan led his troops, but he was ambushed by Wei Yan in half a way, not only was the whole army annihilated, but even his own life was lost, and Guiyang did not have many troops.

At that time, Liu Yi had already obtained the land of the three counties of Jingnan, and the soldiers and horses under his command did not know the geometry, if it was hard, what would Zhao Fan do to fight with others? But although the general trend has gone, in Cai Mao's letter, the conditions given by Cao Cao made Zhao Fan's heart moved, and his status, wealth, and rights may be able to bring his Zhao family back to its true state.

What's more, Cai Mao still has a lot of dirty things about Zhao Fan's past in his hands, if he is sent to Liu Bei, even if this is a matter of Liu Biao's period, but in this era when officials must have both ability and political integrity, my political career may end here.

At that time, Liu Yi had heavy troops, and he swept the three counties of Jingnan with 2,000 soldiers and horses, not only did he not lose it, but the soldiers and horses under his command became bigger and bigger, even if the forces of the two sides were equal, Zhao Fan did not feel that he could win, not to mention that the enemy was strong and I was weak?

Therefore, when Liu Yi sent a letter, asking him to surrender, Zhao Fan chose to surrender very honorably, although in his heart he still felt that Cao Cao was the one who could finally dominate the world, but it did not mean that he was willing to fight to the death for Cao Cao, people can only do things if they are alive, for Zhao Fan, it is not a long-term solution to be under Liu Bei, and he may be harmed by Cai Mao at any time, and the fame and fortune promised by Cao Cao are also Zhao Fan's reluctance.

However, Liu Yi was too cautious, and he didn't give Zhao Fan a chance to start at all, and before he entered the city, the Guiyang soldiers were disrupted and incorporated by Liu Yi's men, and the Guiyang Mansion Treasury was also taken over by Liu Yi.

If the plan fails, he wants to invite Liu Yi to the mansion in the name of inviting Liu Yi to a banquet, get Liu Yi drunk, take a set of sacks, send him out of the city overnight, enter the Han River by water, go upstream, and if the boat is faster, he will be able to arrive in Xiangyang in half a month.

Who knew that Liu Yi didn't accept the offer at all, and finally agreed, but Liu Yi set up a banquet in the government office to entertain the gentry of Guiyang, this is not Zhao Fan's place, and Liu Yi has a lot of guards around him, and Zhao Fan can't do it, this second plan was finally stillborn before it was implemented.

Then, Zhao Fan came up with a beauty plan again, and took the opportunity of the banquet to offer his beautiful widowed sister-in-law to Liu Yi, so as to have a relationship with Liu Yi and win Liu Yi's trust, and then things would be much easier.

It's a pity that although Liu Yi didn't refuse, the reason for the refusal is no different from a direct refusal, and Zhao Fan can only let people secretly follow Liu Yi, Liu Yi is busy walking around building temples every day, maybe he can take the opportunity to rob Liu Yi away.

It's a pity that when Liu Yi goes out, he usually has guards around him, and the soldiers and horses in the city can come to support at any time, and there is not much chance at all, and now Chen Ying has not come to see him for a day, which makes Zhao Fan, who is already a little flustered.

"Don't worry, my lord, Brother Chen is from Orion, and he is the best at hiding his tracks, maybe he found an opportunity, and he might rob that Liu Yi outside the city." Bao Long on the side persuaded.

Looking at the sky, Zhao Fan shook his head and said, "I hope so, but then Liu Yi is extremely vigilant, how can he be so easy to be captured?" ”

Up to now, Zhao Fan has despaired of capturing Liu Yi alive, although Liu Yi is about to leave, but he is accompanied by hundreds of soldiers, and he has now been stripped of his rights, where to gather people to help him rob Liu Yi.

"Head of the house!" At this moment, Zhao Fan's housekeeper came in, bowed to Zhao Fan and said, "Wang Jin is here." ”

"Quick, let him in!" Zhao Fan's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, Wang Jin is the person Zhao Fan left in the government office, what is going on in the government office, Zhao Fan can basically know it for the first time, it is the credit of this Wang Jin.

"See the Prince!" After a while, a county official named Wang Jin came in and bowed to Zhao Fan.

"But what happened in the office?" Zhao Fan looked at Wang Jin and said.

"Recently, the government office has rearranged its defenses, and on weekdays, we county officials can't just walk around." Wang Jin shook his head with a wry smile and said, "It's just that yesterday, I saw that Liu Yi's guards captured one person. ”

"Oh?" Zhao Fan looked at Wang Jin and said, "I don't know who it is?" ”

Wang Jin hesitated for a moment and said, "Although that person is covered with his head and face, judging from his body shape and clothing, it should be General Chen Ying!" ”

Puff tom ~

Zhao Fan's legs were weak, he sat on the table, and looked at Wang Jin with some distraction.

Wang Jin bowed down and said: "Fujun, the humble position can't be completely certain, after all, I haven't met, and this time I came out to ask Taishou for leave, and I need to go back as soon as possible." ”

Seeing that Zhao Fan looked ahead with lost eyes and did not answer, Wang Jin bowed, turned around and hurriedly left.

"Lord, this matter ......" Bao Long looked at Zhao Fan worriedly, not knowing how to persuade him, and only arrived after a while: "What Wang Jin said may not be reliable, after all, I have never seen a real person." ”

"No, there must be no doubt about Chen Ying!" Zhao Fan finally came back to his senses, shook his head and said, "Let's go, pack up, and go!" ”

"Lord, Brother Chen is loyal to his lord, even if he is arrested, he may not reveal anything!" Bauronn frowned.

"I naturally know that Chen Ying is loyal." Zhao Fan smiled bitterly, Chen Ying and Bao Long are both from Orion, and they are grateful to Dade for his kindness, and they are also the people he trusts the most in Guiyang: "But now that Chen Ying has been arrested, then Liu Yi and Zhao Yun already have enough reasons to arrest me, and they don't move at this time, they just want to borrow my hand to pick up all my connections in Guiyang, if you don't leave at this time, I'm afraid you and I will be really difficult to go." ”

When Bao Long heard this, he hurriedly agreed, and together with Zhao Fan, he packed up some finances, and wanted to protect Zhao Fan out of the city.

"Take the secret passage!" Zhao Fan grabbed Bao Longdao.

"In that case, why don't you take Madame with you?" Bao Long looked at Zhao Fan suspiciously, Zhao Fan's wife and children had already been sent to Xiangyang, and now in Guiyang, only the widowed sister-in-law Fan was left.

Zhao Fan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay!" ”

At that moment, he took Bao Long to Fan's courtyard, where Fan was doing embroidery, and when he saw the two of them coming, he wondered: "What is the important matter of the second brother?" ”

Zhao Fan nodded and said, "I don't have time to elaborate, it's just that I am waiting for my life, and I specially invite my sister-in-law to leave with me." ”

After Fan was silent for a moment, he looked at Zhao Fan and said, "Second brother, can you tell me the truth, is it because of the calculation of Mr. Boyuan?" ”

Zhao Fan looked at Fan Shi in amazement and said, "How does my sister-in-law know?" ”

When Fan heard this, he sighed: "That day, when I said that I would remarry for me, you had already guessed that although the concubine didn't know what the virtuous brother had done, the virtuous brother really thought that if the opportunity was revealed, he would really be able to escape?" ”

Zhao Fan frowned when he heard this: "I have a secret passage, but I can go straight to the outside of the city, sister-in-law quickly follow me." ”

"And then you want to give me away?" Fan sighed and asked rhetorically.

"You ......" Zhao Fan was speechless for a while.

"The concubine has already helped you once, and it can be regarded as a complete friendship with the Zhao family, and since the virtuous brother has given me to Mr. Boyuan, whether he accepts it or not, how can the concubine really be like a cargo, and you will give it to others again? Have you ever thought about the Zhao family's face? In the end, Fan's originally soft face already had a bit of majesty.

Zhao Fan was also a little timid in his heart, but then he said angrily: "Are you going or not!?" ”

Fan shook his head and said, "If the concubine doesn't leave, she can't go!" ”

Zhao Fan Qiang drew his sword in his hand, glared at Fan and shouted: "Isn't the slut already doing something wrong with that Liu Boyuan?" ”

Fan sighed and didn't speak again, just silently closed his eyes.

"Lord!" Bao Long stepped forward and grabbed Zhao Fan, and said in a deep voice: "It's not easy to cause trouble at this time, since Madame doesn't want to, I'll go first." ”

Hum!

Zhao Fan glared at the Fan family fiercely, he did have the intention of going to Xiangyang or even Xuchang again, but for some reason, the sister-in-law who is quite docile on weekdays is so strong today, which makes him quite angry, but he really doesn't want to kill, so he can only give up, turn around and take Bao Long to find the secret passage at home, this secret passage was Chen Ying and Bao Long secretly looking for someone to excavate, just in case something like this happens one day, they can escape in time, but now there is no need to cover it up, after using it this time, it can't be used again next time.

"Madame!" After watching the two of them leave, Fan's body shook suddenly, and the two maids hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

"No problem." Fan sighed, looked at the two maids serving him beside him, and said bitterly: "Zhao family...... It's over, you two have been with me for many years, and you have brought some of the belongings in the room, so let's disperse them. ”

"Where's Madame?" When the two maids heard this, their faces changed.

"I ...... There's a place to go. Fan sighed, ignored the two maids, broke free of the support of the two, and silently walked to the house where the ancestors of the Zhao family were ranked.

The two maids looked at each other, and after a moment of hesitation, they still didn't leave, but silently followed behind Fan, watched Fan enter the room, closed the door, and never came out.

Outside Chencheng, in an inconspicuous thatched hut, Zhao Fan took Bao Long to crawl out of the tunnel, his body was a little embarrassed, the secret passage had not been repaired for several years, there was not only water in it, but also a lot of collapses, and the two of them came out but wasted a lot of effort.

"Lord...... Lord! Bao Long's movements suddenly froze, and he looked out the door.

Zhao Fan was patting the dirt on his body, and when he heard this, he subconsciously asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Mr. Zhao, please keep it too much!" A voice that did not belong to Bao Long sounded in the room, Zhao Fan's body stiffened, and he looked up a little stiffly, just when he saw Wei Yan standing with his chest crossed, looking at him with a smile, not far behind Wei Yan, Chen Ying lowered his head a little ashamedly.

Zhao Fan's face turned a little pale......