Liu Xin knew that people like Zhang Ren could not be frightened by death, and even threatening the life and death of his family would not have any effect. However, just now he cited Kong Rong's son for his own sake.
When he felt embarrassed, an idea flashed in his mind, and he remembered what Li Ru had said to scare He Lian. Li Dazui, one of the top ten villains, once scared away a man with much higher martial arts skills than him because of eating human flesh.
Enemy; Li Ru used Liu Xin's love for cannibalism, which frightened He Lian into saying that she wanted to sleep with Liu Xin. Although Zhang Ren was not afraid of death, it did not mean that he was not afraid that he and his family would be eaten.
Sure enough, Zhang Ren's already haggard face turned even paler, and there were beads of sweat on his forehead.
Liu Xin continued: "If you think about it again, even if I kill you and let your family go, but your family property has been confiscated, will they still be able to survive? You have harmed the whole family for your own sake.
Innocent people lost their lives. Is this considered a heroic act? Where to go is just a matter of your thoughts!"
Zhang Ren closed his eyes tightly, with a tangled look on his face. It was difficult for him to choose between his reputation and his family. He was not afraid of death, but he really couldn't bear this kind of torture.
Liu Xin sneered and said: "Huh! If you think about it again, the battle of Bajun lasted for more than a month. Did Liu Yan ever send a reinforcement or a grain of rice? He neither allowed you to retreat nor sent troops.
Is it worth it to reinforce and serve such a master?"
Zhang Ren opened his eyes and said painfully: "Without my lord, I, Zhang Ren, would not be where I am today. I know my kindness but do not repay it, and I have lived in this world in vain!"
Liu Xin said disdainfully: "You pretended to be a mountain bandit, helped him cut off contact with the court, and then planned to hold on and fight hard for a month. Isn't that considered repayment?"
Historically, Liu Yan did not falsely claim that Ba County had been stolen by bandits, because there were constant rebellions in Jingzhou at that time, and he did not have to do so to sever ties with the imperial court. But that is no longer possible. Liu Xin's arrival has changed the situation in Jingzhou.
, Liu Yan had no choice but to make Zhang Ren pretend to be a bandit and seize Bajun. The act of pretending to be a bandit was obviously very painful for Zhang Ren. Although he did not speak, his expression began to hesitate.
Liu Xin saw all the changes on his face, turned around and asked Jushu: "My lord, how old is General Zhang's son this year?"
Jushou understood and said with a smile: "General Zhang has no son, only one daughter, who is just two years old this year."
Liu Xin rubbed her hands and said with a mischievous smile: "It turns out to be a daughter. A two-year-old little girl, pink and plump, with fine skin and tender flesh, she must be..."
Zhang Ren shouted: "No! I am willing to surrender! Please don't hurt my daughter."
Liu Xin looked Zhang Ren up and down and said, "General Zhang, are you really willing to surrender?"
Zhang Ren sighed and said: "What a man has said is hard to follow. But from now on, Zhang will never see the elders of Xichuan again. As long as you promise not to eat my daughter."
Liu Xin laughed loudly: "Tell you, I like to eat pork, beef, and mutton, but I don't eat human flesh."
Zhang Ren's face turned red and he said angrily: "You are teasing me!"
Liu Xin looked innocent: "Teasing you? Have you? I just think you should have heard that I am a lecher and like to eat human flesh, because Li Ru is spreading these rumors about Liu everywhere. If I really look like Li Ru
If you say that, am I still a human being? That’s simply worse than a beast! General Zhang, since you have promised to surrender, you shouldn’t go back on your word? If you do, there’s nothing I can do, and I’ll treat you as worse than a beast.”
Zhang Ren suddenly collapsed like a deflated rubber ball, shook his head feebly and said, "Zhang will never go back on his word."
Liu Xin said seriously: "That's good, I believe you are not a person who breaks your promise. I will first arrange a temporary residence for your family. You can have a good stroll in Xiangyang City these days. You are in jail.
It’s been a long time, and it’s time to go out and get some fresh air. I will make arrangements for the future. In addition, Lei Tong and Wu Lan are your subordinates. Go and persuade them!”
The jailer released Zhang Ren's shackles and led him to see Lei Tong and Wu Lan. Jushou bowed his hands to Liu Xin and said, "Congratulations, my lord, on getting another good general!"
Liu Xin shook her head and said: "He is not convinced now, and we have to keep grinding him."
Jushou was silent for a moment and said, "Then send some people to keep an eye on them."
Liu Xin waved her hand and said, "No need. If they want to leave, let them go. I have tried my best to recruit them, but they are still stubborn and seeking death in the future. I can't blame them. The air here is too turbid, let's leave too
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They hadn't gone far when they heard someone making a fuss deep in the prison. Seeing Liu Xin's footsteps, Jushu said: "Whoever is in prison doesn't shout that he is unjustly accused, my lord, don't pay attention to him.
Let’s go out.”
Liu Xin's ears were very good, and she vaguely heard the man saying that he was arrested and imprisoned for no reason. He hated this kind of indiscriminate arrest of innocent people, so he said: "No, there may be something wrong here."
Hidden story. Public and private, let’s go take a look.”
The person making the noise there was the scholar who had been arrested by Zhao Yun. He had been thrown into prison for two or three days. Zhao Yun returned to Xiangyang and first sent Diao Chan to Cai Yong's house, and then put the scholar into prison.
Then he rushed to the Prefectural Mufu Mansion to see Liu Xin. Before Zhao Yun left the Prefecture Mufu Mansion, he was taken away by Ju Shou and Tian Feng. He was busy after that and forgot about the scholar. The scholar began
When he was imprisoned, because he was sent by Zhao Yun, the jailers paid more attention to him and arranged better food and other aspects. However, the scholar made noisy there all day long, and the jailers were a little upset, so they ignored him.
The scholar just kept complaining there, and no one talked to him for the whole day. The effect was the same no matter which direction he shouted, so he simply faced the wall. His voice was already a little hoarse, probably because he was tired from shouting.
He stopped to take a breath and heard the cell door behind him.
When the scholar turned around, he saw two people looking at him with smiles. The one walking in front was a young man, tall, handsome, and extraordinary. Behind him was a middle-aged scribe with a calm demeanor and a bright gaze. These two people were obviously
Status and status are not simple.
The young man is naturally Liu Xin, and the middle-aged man is Ju Shou. In these years, Ju Shou has been in charge of Phantom Secret Agent, and his temperament has undergone many changes without realizing it.
Liu Xin glanced at the scholar and said, "Do you feel that you are unjust? Everyone who is imprisoned here will say that they are unjust."
The scholar curled his lips slightly and said: "I was wronged in the first place. I don't even know where this place is. Do you think I am wronged?"
It turned out that after he was caught by Zhao Yun, the personal guards not only stuffed his mouth with rags, but also blindfolded him. They did not untie him until he was imprisoned, so now he can no longer figure out where he is.
Where is he and who is arresting him?
Liu Xin smiled and said: "You are so confused, it seems that locking you up here is not unfair at all! What is your name? What do you do for a living?"
The scholar murmured in his mouth, but still replied: "My surname is Gong, the name of Gong is just a Taiwanese character. I am just a scholar who has traveled far and wide. Who are you?"
Liu Xin already knew from the jailer that he was caught by Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun acted cautiously and would not wrongly accuse people casually. There must be something fishy about this self-proclaimed "scholar". Thinking of this, Liu Xin kept repeating He recited the scholar's name: "Gongtai, Gongtai...Gongtai! No, your surname is not Gong! This is not your real name!"
The scholar said confidently: "My name is Gongtai. What's wrong?"
After arriving in the Eastern Han Dynasty, for a while, both Liu Xin and Ma Yun tried their best to recall some famous figures from the Three Kingdoms period, so they recited it silently several times. Liu Xin already understood the general idea, and suddenly said loudly: "Your surname is Chen!"
Surprise flashed through the scholar's eyes, and his expression returned to normal immediately. However, Ju Shou looked at Liu Xin in surprise, wondering how he knew the scholar's surname.
Liu Xin has continued: "Your surname is Chen Minggong and your courtesy name is Gongtai. Am I right?"
Seeing that his identity was exposed, Chen Gong calmed down and asked, "Where is this? Who are you?"
Seeing that he did not deny it, Liu Xin knew that his guess was correct. He quickly thought that Chen Gong must have parted ways with Cao Cao and fled to Yingchuan. Zhao Yun bumped into him, so he sneered: "Chen Gong, you and Cao Cao The conspiracy to murder has been revealed, and the court has issued arrest documents, do you still want to deny it?"
Chen Gong didn't expect that he would even know about this. Thinking that he still had a mother and a young son at home, his expression turned gloomy. He was silent for a long time and asked, "Who are you?"
Seeing that her guess was correct, Liu Xin couldn't help laughing: "This is Xiangyang Prison, and I am Liu Xin."
Chen Gong murmured: "Xiangyang Prison? Liu Xin? Ah! You are Jingzhou Shepherd Liu Xin!"
Liu Xin laughed: "I didn't expect that Chen Gongtai also knew Liu's name."
Chen Gong mocked: "Who kind of person is Chen? But Mr. Liu's reputation is very loud in the capital."
Liu Xin glanced at Jushou, who smiled and said, "He must be saying that my lord is a lecher again."
Chen Gong snorted and said nothing. He clearly meant to tell Liu Xin, don't deny it.
As expected, Liu Xin did not deny it. Instead, she asked Chen Gong, "Chen Gong, let me ask you, how many wives and concubines do you have?"
Chen Gong didn't know what Liu Xin meant. He hesitated and said, "Chen has a wife and a concubine. Why do you ask?"
Liu Xin's face darkened and she said: "You are just a scholar, but you can still marry two wives and concubines. Liu is a Jingzhou shepherd and a high-ranking official in Xinjiang. If you only marry four wives and concubines, you will be said to be a womanizer." A human mouth really has two skins, so you are right to say the opposite?"
Chen Gong was speechless by Liu Xin.
Liu Xin turned around and walked out of the prison, saying to Jushou: "My lord, please make arrangements to take Chen Gong out."
Chen Gong suddenly shouted: "Liu Xin, do you want to hand me over to that devil Dong Zhuo? If you dare, kill me now!"
Jushou patted him on the shoulder and said: "Okay, stop yelling. Who said you are going to be handed over to Dong Zhuo? My lord wants to put you in a more important position. I don't know what talents you have that can make him look at you differently."
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Chen Gong was surprised and stood stunned on the spot, speechless.
Today, after taking in Wei Yan first, then forcing Zhang Ren to surrender, and discovering Chen Gong, Liu Xin was naturally in a very happy mood. When he stepped into the Prefecture Mufu, he kept humming a ditty. As he walked, he raised his head, but