Chapter 92: Preliminary Exploration of Changsha
After Zhao Yun arrived in Changsha, it was already evening. Zhao Yun came to the city and saw that the city gate had been closed. Zhao Yun called the soldiers on the city gate, hoping that they could open the city gate as appropriate. However, the soldiers on the city saw that there were dozens of them.
The crowd did not dare to open the door, so they wanted to drink Zhao Yun and others away.
Zhao Yun had no choice but to spend the night in the wild. He was about to leave on horseback. However, a general on the city wall said in a vicissitudes and powerful voice: "Look, they are also a group of innocent people. Put down the suspension bridge and let them go."
Come in!" When the guards heard this, they responded "Yes" and then lowered the suspension bridge.
Zhao Yun was overjoyed and said thank you to the city gate. However, because the distance was a bit far and it was dark, Zhao Yun could not see the face of the general clearly. He saw the man's white beard and knew that he was an old man.
General Zhao Yun entered the city and found a posthouse to stay.
When the owner of the post house saw that more than fifty people came to stay overnight, he reported the matter to Wei Yan, the general in charge of public security in Changsha. Wei Yan heard about this, so he ordered people to keep an eye on Zhao Yun and his party overnight to see what they wanted to do.
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The next day, Zhao Yun took Zuo Long and others to visit Changsha County. He found that the people here were not affected by the troubled times outside and were in a peaceful scene. So he returned to the post house and discussed with Zuo Long and others: "
I see that Changsha County is in good order, but I wonder if it is due to the prefect Han Xuanzhi."
Zuo Long said: "Why does the general have such emotion?"
"I think if it is Han Xuan's credit, it seems that it will not be easy to capture Changsha. Besides, this place is so peaceful. If we lead the troops here, wouldn't we become indiscriminate invaders?"
"Should we go visit Governor Han and see what he is like?"
Zhao Yun said no, because he didn't know what identity he should use to pay homage. If he used the identity of Liu Bei's envoy, his identity would be exposed, which would arouse Han Xuan's suspicion. With that, they prepared to leave Changsha and go to Wuling.
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However, this matter had been overheard by spies and reported to Wei Yan. Wei Yan immediately led his troops. However, Zhao Yun and others had already left the post station with dozens of people and headed for the city gate. Wei Yan asked angrily at the building
Where are the dozens of people who stayed there now? They replied that the group had left. Wei Yan heard this and hurriedly chased him out. Zhao Yungang was about to leave the city, but heard the sound of horse hooves behind him. Zhao Yun thought they were leaving the city, so
Let someone speak out.
But Wei Yan rode up to Zhao Yun and said, "Come here, arrest these people." When Zuo Long saw this, he was already ready to fight.
Zhao Yun didn't know what was going on, so he stepped forward and asked, "I wonder what crime we have committed?"
"You are enemy spies who want to seize Changsha." After saying this, he wanted to kidnap Zhao Yun and others.
Zhao Yun knew that their discussion at the post house today had been overheard by them, so he was about to resist. However, at this moment, an old general came in from outside the city gate, with a bow and arrows on his back and an armor and cape beside him.
Also following was a man with a dark face and a short beard and a strange look. The old general saw that Zhao Yun and others were a group of people who had entered the city last night. So he asked Wei Yan what happened.
Wei Yan then told the story about the post house. Huang Zhong was surprised for a while, not expecting that they were spies. So he asked Wei Yan who sent them as spies, and Wei Yan replied that he was about to interrogate him. Zhao Yun listened and realized that this old general was
It was Huang Zhong, and the young general was indeed Wei Yan. And Zhao Yun could conclude that the person on the city wall last night must be Huang Zhong. Seeing this, Huang Zhong asked Zhao Yun: "Who are you?"
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Zhao Yundao: "I'm just passing by here."
"But why are you discussing the capture of the city in the inn?"
"We have no other intentions, we are just impressed by the peaceful environment here."
Wei Yandao: "This is all the result of General Huang and me, otherwise this city would have been captured by the Yellow Turbans and the Black Mountains long ago."
Zhao Yun knew that Huang Zhong and Wei Yanzhi were brave, so he secretly thought about how to escape from here.
Huang Zhong seemed to dislike Wei Yan's self-confidence, so he asked him to step aside. Then he continued to ask: "It's suspicious that you all went to Changsha at night. Now that something like this has happened again, we have to be careful."
Cross-examination." After that, he asked Zhao Yun where he came from and where he was going.
Zhao Yun thought for a while and replied: "We are all from the countryside. We were about to go to Jiangxia to join Liu Bei. We passed by Changsha late at night, so we came here to stay for the night."
Wei Yan said: "Don't make excuses. I sent someone to inquire about what happened last night."
Zhao Yundao said: "We saw the peace here, so we wanted to switch to Changsha. However, because no one recommended Han Taishou, we can only go to Liu Bei now."
Wei Yan heard this and then said: "In that case, let me, Wei Yan, introduce you to the Governor of Han. How about it?"
But Huang Zhong stopped him and said, "I wonder if you all want to make great achievements, or do you really want to covet the tranquility here?"
Zhao Yundao: "Of course it is to make contributions."
"In this case, you'd better join Liu Bei. You can only spend your life doing nothing here."
Wei Yan also said: "Old General Huang is right, the prefect Han Xuan is a mediocre leader who pursues comfort and has no ambitions. If you stay here, you can only bury your ambitions here."
Huang Zhong also sighed: "I think I am almost sixty years old, so I can just do nothing in my life. But you are a group of passionate young people, why should you hide here and spend this life? I heard that Liu Xuande is an ambitious person, and
If you know that you are good at your job, it would be wise for you to go to Jiangxia."
Zhao Yun never thought that Huang Zhong would have such a big heart, so he said: "In this case, let's say goodbye. I believe we will meet again soon." Zhao Yun said that he was about to leave, but he was afraid that someone would recognize him.
However, at this moment, a voice came: "I haven't asked you for your name yet?" It turned out to be the question from the person next to Huang Zhong. He had a dark face, short beard, strange face, and extremely ugly appearance.
Zhao Yun saw him asking such a question, so he said: "Li Yunpeng, they are all my brothers."
The man said: "It turns out to be Brother Li." Then he glanced at Zhao Yun. Seeing this, Zhao Yun didn't know what he meant. But when he thought about it, did he know him? Zhao Yun couldn't help but become nervous when he thought about this, so he asked: "I wonder how you are?
call?"
The man said: "I'm Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan." It turned out that this person was Feng Chu, another disciple of Mr. Shui Jing. But for some unknown reason, he came together with Huang Zhong. As soon as he and Huang Zhong entered the city gate, they saw Wei Yanzheng leading his troops to surround him.
Chapter completed!