It will take a few days to reach the city of Chencang, Zhao Shu sits in the tent, his heart is always up and down, and he can't be stable at any time. Fu Jian is a teenager, if he suffers misfortune, Zhao Shu will not be at ease in his life. The only thing that makes Zhao Shu feel relieved now is that there is no bad news coming, and when he sees Hao Zhao in the future, he can negotiate with him, as long as Fu Jian can be released, any conditions are negotiable, but what conditions will Hao Zhao propose? Zhao Shu is willing to exchange the lives of all the Wei soldiers in the city for Fu Jian, such a deal, I wonder if Hao Zhao will agree?

"General." Xiao Ben lifted the curtain and entered, holding a bowl of steaming medicine in his hand, and said, "It's time to take medicine." Thinking of his perennial hand holding a knife and holding a gun, decocting medicine for himself every day, but he couldn't appreciate it, Zhao Shu couldn't help but feel a little apologetic, and said, "Put it down, I'll drink it later." Xiao Ben put the medicine bowl in front of Zhao Shu as usual, but instead of leaving as usual, he stood in front of Zhao Shu and looked at him stunned. Zhao Shu saw that he didn't leave, so he asked in surprise, "Do you still have something?" ”

Xiao Ben pointed to the bowl of medicine and replied, "This medicine can be drunk by the general, and it was not prescribed by Lord Yan." It was a subordinate who secretly left the camp last night and asked another doctor to open it. The subordinate only said the general's symptoms, but the doctor did not personally diagnose the general, and I don't know if this medicine is effective after being used. The general's condition is not light, and he has not taken medicine for a long time, and he is afraid that he will not be able to hold out until Chencang. ”

When he was in Jingzhou, Zhao Shu's condition had improved greatly, but these days he was rushing non-stop, causing his illness to relapse. Zhao Shu was so energetic that he didn't dare to show it in front of everyone. But Yan Peng is Hua Tuo's descendant disciple, where can he not see it? immediately prescribed medicine for Zhao Shu's pulse, but Zhao Shu was inconvenient to refuse, so he could only let him do his own thing, but the medicine brought by Xiao Ben every day was poured out by himself and not drunk. Although Xiao Ben didn't understand why the two people who seemed to be harmonious on the surface were so defensive in private, he knew that Zhao Shu's condition was serious, and if he only carried it like this, it was not a way, so he secretly went out of the camp to find another Lang Zhong to prescribe medicine for Zhao Shu.

Zhao Shu was full of gratitude for his kindness, and immediately picked up the medicine bowl, drank it, and said, "Thank you." Xiao Ben took the empty bowl and said, "The general's condition is not getting better, and Lord Yan has already asked his subordinates a few times. The subordinates all replied that the general's condition has improved, I don't know if this reply is good? Zhao Shu nodded and said, "Very good." Then he looked at Xiao Ben again and said, "Do you think I'm too suspicious?" Xiao Ben didn't answer immediately, hesitated for a long time before answering: "The subordinates only know how to protect the safety of the general, and nothing else is asked." ”

Zhao Shu understood what he thought in his heart, but it was inconvenient to say it, so he had to laugh self-deprecatingly: "If it weren't for being so careful, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to sit in this position now, and I would have been lying under the dirt and with Qingshan as my companion." "Xiao Ben once followed Ma Chao around, and his ears and eyes were all touched by the heroism of the Xiliang man, and there were indeed many things that he couldn't understand with Zhao Shu. For example, Yan Peng, in the eyes of everyone, Yan Peng is the fastest-promoted official in Shu Han over the years, and he should be regarded as Zhao Shu's henchman, but it is the prescription he prescribed, Zhao Shu actually dared to drink it in one sip, and he had to endure the pain and try his best to cover it up in front of everyone. Of course, Xiao Ben shouldn't have asked, and he didn't want to ask, he just hugged his fists and said, "The general should rest early." Then he stepped back and went out of the account.

Although the medicine Xiao Ben brought could not be said to be the right medicine, because the doctor could not see the patient, he was probably very cautious, and did not let Zhao Shu's condition recover, but made his illness greatly reduced, and finally insisted on going to Chen Cangcheng. Zhao Shu and Lu Rong haven't seen each other for many days, but they don't have the feeling of being married after a long absence, thinking that Fu Jian's life and death in the city are unknown, Zhao Shu doesn't have a good face. Lu Rong is also full of regret these days, seeing Zhao Shu's cold expression, he regrets and grievances in his heart, his nose is sore, and tears are about to burst out of his eyes. Zhao Shu was hard-hearted this time, and seeing that her lower abdomen had been revealed, she was out of place in the army, so she asked Xiao Ben to escort Lu Rong back to Hanzhong temporarily. Although Lu Rong was extremely reluctant, he knew that this time he had caused a lot of trouble, so he could only obediently obey the arrangement.

After sending Lu Rong out of the camp, Zhao Shu did not return to the camp tent, and took Ye Feng and Tianyi to the city by himself. When the soldiers of the city saw that three horsemen were coming in parallel, they shot arrows to warn them, and did not let them come any further. Tianyi got Zhao Shu to signal, slapped forward and shouted loudly: "General Zhao Shu of Han, please see General Hao." Since the sergeant in the city was fighting against the Han army, he would not be unfamiliar with the name Zhao Shu, and hurriedly flew to report to Hao Zhao. Hao Zhao recently felt that his condition had become serious, and he saw that the Han army had not attacked for many days, and only inspected the city once a day, so he went back to the tent to rest. Hearing that Zhao Shu asked to see him in person, he hurriedly put on his clothes and went to the city, he didn't know Zhao Shu, and when he saw the three of them, Zhao Shu himself who shouted naturally wouldn't. The other two are not very old, and it is difficult to imagine which one is Zhao Shu, who has been famous in the world for many years, and can't help asking: "Which one is General Zhao?" ”

Zhao Shu stepped forward slightly, hugged his fists and said, "I am Zhao Shu, can General Hao go out of the city for a while?" Hao Zhao looked outside the city and determined that Zhao Shu only had three people, so he took people out of the city. When the two sides met, Hao Zhao looked at Zhao Shu carefully, and couldn't believe that the young man in front of him, who seemed to be only in his twenties, would be Zhao Shu, who had been famous for 20 years, and said: "I don't know what advice the general has?" If you want to open your mouth to persuade you to surrender, you should ask the general to avoid opening his mouth and return to the camp to fight with the whole army, and the general will be with him until he dies. ”

"Okay, General Hao is so refreshing, I won't be polite." Zhao Shu pointed to the Shu Han military camp outside the city, and said: "There are 20,000 elite soldiers in the camp, and there are probably less than 1,000 people in the city. With the strength of Fancheng and the courage of Wenpin, we can't stop my army, let alone Chen Cang? And Chang'an has fallen, Chen Cang is a lonely city, even if the general has great ability, he can't resist our army with a city, and the city is only a matter of time......"

Hao Zhao didn't wait for Zhao Shu to finish speaking, then interrupted: "Each is its own master, even if he dies in battle, the horse leather shroud is also the luck of my generation." If the general wants to intimidate with this, it will inevitably lose the demeanor of a general. ”

"The general misunderstood." Zhao Shu shook his head and said, "I'm not intimidating the general, I just want to make a deal with the general." As long as the general is willing to release the young man he captured a few days ago out of the city, I can promise to send the general and all the soldiers in the city to Tongguan, and the grain, grass and money in the city will not be taken at all, and the general will still be returned. ”

No matter how strong Chen Cang is, Hao Zhao has the ability, but after all, he has cut off contact with Wei, not to mention the forced attack of the Han army, even if he is besieged for several months, the grain and grass in the city are exhausted, and he can break it without attacking. Zhao Shu's condition can be described as quite generous, and Hao Zhao couldn't help but think that even Ye Feng and Tianyi behind him also felt incredible.

Hao Zhao groaned for a while before he said coldly: "The general's kindness has been understood." It's just that a certain person is ordered by the emperor to guard this pass, so he has the responsibility of defending the land, and he can't easily send this pass to the general. When Zhao Shu said this condition, he originally thought that Hao Zhao would agree, but he never expected that he would refuse, and he couldn't help frowning: "Then how can the general be willing to release that young man?" Hao Zhao sneered a few times and said, "Since you are a martial artist and you are captured before the battle, can you still hope to live?" Now imprisoned in the city, once the city is broken, he will die with the city. ”

"You ......" Zhao Shu was furious when he heard this, but forcibly restrained him, and said: "He is just an ignorant young man, what good is it for the general to kill him?" If it can be exchanged for the lives of hundreds of soldiers in the city, the general can be regarded as having an explanation for these subordinates who have followed the general for many years. Hao Zhao turned his head and asked the entourage behind him: "Do you have the intention of greedy for life?" Hao Yong then replied: "The subordinates swear to follow the general, and everything is up to the general." Hao Zhao then asked Zhao Shu again: "Do you think that my Dawei Erlang is greedy for life and afraid of death?" ”

Zhao Shu saw that he had no room for maneuver when he said it, so he had to say: "Okay, I also admire the general's pride in treating death as home." Just wait for the next day to attack the city, and we'll see you later. Then he was to return to the camp. Hao Zhao saw him call and said, "There is something I don't understand, Fu Jian is not a relative of the general, how can the general care so much about his life and death?" Zhao Shu knew that Hao Zhao was famous for his loyalty and righteousness, and wanted to be impressed by it, so he said: "The general knows his name, and he should know that his father Fu Tong died when he was the lord of the era." And Fu Tong has only one son under his knees, I really can't bear to see the loyal ministers without a queen, so I implore the general to release him, and everyone in the country feels the general's high righteousness. ”

Hao Zhao seemed to be slightly moved, and pondered for a long time before saying: "General Fu's loyalty and righteousness have also been heard of and admired. Even so, he didn't want to be spurned by the world, and was willing to release Fu Jian, but the general needed to agree to a certain request. Zhao Shu saw that things were still turning around, and hurriedly asked, "General, it's okay to talk about it." ”

In fact, Hao Zhao already knew Fu Jian's identity, and also understood that Zhao Shu cared about his life and death, just now he was just deliberately using words to test, and when Zhao Shu said this, Hao Zhao said: "The general exchanged eight hundred people for one, it was too much of a loss, and he couldn't bear to embarrass the general." Now one life for another, if the general is willing to hand over Lu Rong, he is also willing to release Fu Jian. He determined that Cao Zhang's death was guilty of Lu Rong's slander. Hao Zhao was determined to avenge Cao Zhang, and it was easy to know that Lu Rong was in Zhao Shu's army, so he naturally refused to let go of this opportunity.

Zhao Shu never thought that Hao Zhao actually planned to exchange Fu Jian for Lu Rong's life, and he didn't know that Lu Rong was dressed as a man, and he was also his wife, otherwise how could he put forward such a condition. Fu Jian is important in Zhao Shu's heart, but he can't exchange his beloved. Zhao Shu snorted coldly and said, "The general's condition is too harsh, and it is difficult to obey the fate." Hao Zhao didn't know the inside story, and replied indifferently: "Since the general refuses to agree, then he can only be sorry for General Fu's spirit in the sky and send his father and son to reunite." ”

Zhao Shu knew that there was no hope for things, so he had to coldly drop a sentence of "goodbye" and leave. Ye Feng stretched out his hand to stop and said, "General, wait a minute." Fu stepped forward and looked at Hao Zhao and said, "I am also willing to make a deal with General Hao, one life for another." Hao Zhao smiled indifferently: "Whose life does this general plan to exchange for Fu Jian?" Ye Feng then stretched out his hand and pointed at Hao Zhao and said, "You." ”