Faced with Lu Bu's inquiry, Jian Yong did not answer.

He was stern throughout the whole process, looking like a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water.

After Lu Bu asked a few questions, Jian Yong did not answer.

I was quite angry and was not that easy to talk to, so I tried to punish Jian Yong.

But Jian Yong was also a tough guy. After being punished, he refused to tell Liu Bei's whereabouts.

When Lu Bu was angry, he asked his subordinates to arrest Jian Yong.

He personally brought these soldiers and continued to wander outside Hulao Pass, trying to find out Liu Bei's whereabouts.

However, although Jian Yong was very tough, he did not say where Liu Bei had gone.

But the soldiers under his command were not as good as him.

After Lu Bu's men caught many prisoners, they asked each other one by one, but they still asked Liu Bei's whereabouts from these people.

When Lu Bu learned that Liu Bei had changed his route and did not come to Hulao Pass, he went to Hanoi County.

Lu Bu's face turned gloomy.

He finally encountered an opportunity to make contributions. As long as he seized Liu Bei, he could completely establish the battle situation this time.

Who knew that Liu Bei ran away.

Even now he knew that Liu Bei was heading to Hanoi County, it was too late to redirect to chase him.

Besides, he still didn't know which path Liu Bei was taking.

If you want to pursue Liu Bei, it will take a long time to go back and forth.

"General, what should we do now?"

The soldiers of the left and right camp approached Lu Bu and asked Lu Bu what to do next.

Lu Bu himself didn't have much thought, but according to the results of his discussion with Liu Zheng.

Next, he will be stationed outside Hulao Pass, waiting for the arrival of the army under Liu Zheng.

However, now that Liu Bei has not caught it, whether he should continue to follow the previous plan, Lu Bu has no idea, so he had to send someone to send a message to Liu Zheng first.

Let’s see what Liu Zheng said.

At this time, Liu Zheng was still carrying his own army and had just occupied Xuchang. It would take some time for him to come from Hulao Pass.

Jian Yong was captured by Lu Bu, and on the other side, Liu Bei, who went to Hanoi in separate routes, was lucky.

He went north and came to the Yellow River. There were many fishermen wandering in the Yellow River. Liu Bei quickly crossed the Yellow River with the help of these fishermen's boats and went to Hanoi County.

The capital of Hanoi County was originally Huai County.

However, when Liu Bei crossed the river, he did not want to go to Huai County. He wanted to rush back to Luoyang, so he had to go to Hedong, then bypass the Yellow River, walk the land of the Three Guards, and return to Luoyang.

Then he went directly to the northwest and came to Wen County.

Xun Yan followed Liu Bei and ran for several days in a row. Liu Bei was already hungry and cold. Not to mention Liu Bei, the hundreds of people following him were the same.

The dry food I brought on the road has almost eaten.

There is no supply along the way, so it is not easy to be able to support it until now.

"General, our group is already hungry and cold. We have reached the boundary of Wen County. We must go and have a temporary rest."

Xun Yan came to Liu Bei and gave Liu Bei a suggestion.

At this time, Liu Bei was also physically and mentally exhausted, and the days of rushing on his way made him look haggard.

"Okay, then go to Wen County to have a temporary rest. It just so happens that there is a big family in Wen County who has some friendship with me."

After saying that, Liu Bei led everyone to Wen County.

Wen County is actually not a big county, but it is close to Luoyang, and this place is quite prosperous.

There are not many aristocratic families in the city, because the real aristocratic families have moved to Luoyang long ago.

However, there are more or less wealthy families in county towns like Xiangwen County, such as the Sima family in this city.

The Sima family was descended from the son of Gaoyang, Chongli, the Xia official Zhurong. From ancient times to the Shang Dynasty, the position of Xia official was inherited from generation to generation. In the Zhou Dynasty, the Xia official was renamed Sima. During the reign of King Xuan of Zhou, the ancestor Cheng Boxiu's father made contributions to pacifying Xu Fang and gave Sima the surname.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, a man named Sima Huo followed Xiang Yu to destroy Qin, was named King of Yin, and established his capital in Henei. During the Han Dynasty, it became the county of Henei, and the Sima family lived here for generations.

During the Han Dynasty, the Sima family was also a family of officials of the times.

As for Liu Zheng, the most familiar one was Sima Yi who later harmed China.

However, before Sima Yi, the Sima family was already an important minister in the court. Sima Yi's great-grandfather Sima Jun was the general of the Western Expedition during the reign of Emperor An of Han, and great-grandfather Sima Liang was the prefect of Yuzhang. Grandfather Sima Jun was the prefect of Yingchuan.

Even Sima Yi's father Sima Fang was the imperial court's Jingzhao Yin.

The old friend Liu Bei mentioned was Sima Yi's father Sima Fang.

When Liu Bei was the general in Luoyang, Sima Yi's father Sima Fang served as the Jingzhao Yin. Sima Fang valued Liu Bei very much and thought that Liu Bei was the only candidate for the Zhongxing court.

Liu Bei has always been very supportive, so Liu Bei has some contacts with the Sima family.

However, the one who stays in Hanoi is not Sima Fang, who has a friendship with Liu Bei, but Sima Lang, the eldest son of Sima Fang.

Sima Fang is not very capable of others, but he is very fierce in giving birth to a son. He has a total of eight sons, known as Sima Bada.

The famous Sima Yi is his second son.

Because of too many younger brothers, Sima Lang, who was young, educated his younger brothers on behalf of his father, and at the same time, he also supported the entire Sima family in Wen County.

When Liu Bei led his men into Wen County, he headed straight for Sima's house.

As soon as he arrived at Sima's house, he met a young man of sixteen or seventeen years old.

When the young man saw Liu Bei and his party, he was heading towards his mansion, and immediately came over curiously.

"Who are you?"

Liu Bei answered quickly after hearing the young man’s question in front of everyone.

"Is Sima's Mansion ahead?"

"That's right, are you here to find someone in Sima's Mansion?"

Liu Bei nodded.

"I am an old acquaintance with Sima Jiangong (Sima Fangbiao). I passed by Wen County today and came to Sima's Mansion to pay a visit."

The boy looked at Liu Bei and looked around in front of these people.

"Did you come from the middle?"

"That's right, how do you know?"

"Looking at your appearance, your tired look must be caused by the long journey. The guards around you are wearing military uniforms, so they must be people from the court."

"As far as I know, only Yingchuan County is in war nearby, but it doesn't make sense. Why did the people from Yingchuan County come to our Wen County?"

The young man seemed to have some understanding of the general trend of the world. Through the appearance of Liu Bei and others, he could tell where Liu Bei and others came from.

This surprised Liu Bei quite a bit, and he glanced at the young man in front of him for a few glances.
Chapter completed!