Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 515 Two Serious Criminals
"This is natural. How can I not go in such a disaster?"

Liu He spoke in a matter-of-fact tone, but others obviously didn't think so.

Cui Jun stood up quickly and said in a serious tone, "No. Although the flood is dangerous, it cannot be cured in a short time. Now Jizhou's 60,000 troops are eyeing Shangdang covetously and may attack Shangdang at any time. Although General Guan's 20,000 Purple Gold Dragon Riders are brave, Yan Liang and Zhang He are both brave generals of Jizhou. In addition, we are outnumbered by the enemy. Once a battle begins, not only will Shangdang County be in danger of being lost, but even General Guan's life will be in danger. Please lead the army to reinforce."

Zhu Ye also shouted: "Brother, I am willing to lead the soldiers to help control the river!"

"I am willing to go too!"

Bingzhou is not only Liu He's base camp, but also the hometown of many generals. Although Taiyuan, Yanmen and other places have not been affected by the disaster for the time being, everyone still feels the same way about the disaster, so when it comes to going to disaster relief, everyone is very enthusiastic.

Unexpectedly, Xun Yu stood up to support Liu He.

"I think the Lord should go."

"Military Advisor Xun, you..."

Zhu Ye was about to yell when Zhang Yong quickly stopped him.

Xun Yu said: "Most of the scholars in the world learn from the words of saints, and naturally advocate loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, and that the people are more important than the monarch. No matter what these scholars think in their hearts, this is a righteous cause, and no one can deny it. The lord personally came forward to rescue the disaster, which is a great act of benevolence and righteousness. Since we are subordinates, there is absolutely no reason to stop it. If the princes come to attack at this time, it will be inferior in terms of righteousness, and it will make those who still care about the world see the current situation clearly. Isn't this the best strategy?"

"Military Advisor Xun is indeed thoughtful. We warriors are learning from him."

After Zhang Yong's statement, Cheng Liang, Zhu Ye and others had no choice but to agree.

Liu He waved his hand to interrupt everyone.

"Okay, Wen Ruo's words make perfect sense. I have made up my mind. I will go to Xihe County in person. Third brother, fourth brother, fifth brother, and Yuan Qing, the three of you will lead your troops to Shangdang for reinforcement. As for the number of reinforcements, it will be decided by the two military advisors. Okay, everyone, disperse."

Not long after, a carrier pigeon flew out from the backyard of the General's Mansion and headed towards Bingzhou.

Zhao Kui, who possesses the special attribute of "good shepherd", has been running around in grasslands and farms scattered across the counties with Moda, who has the attribute of "horse judgement", and Zhan Lian, who has the attribute of "excellent farming". However, his nominal position was promoted to the position of Yanmen County Magistrate not long ago because he successfully bred a magical horse.

Although the divine horse was still a cub and would take at least another year and a half to ride, even so, its strength was no less than any warhorse in the army. It was only inferior to adult divine horses such as Red Smoke Shadow, Qilin Roar, Silver Armor Beast, and Red Rabbit. Moreover, its endurance was even comparable to those divine horses. Therefore, as soon as the news reached Luoyang, Liu He reserved it as his mount, and Zhao Kui was promoted as a result.

However, two days ago, he was sent back to Yanmen by Qian Li. Now he is busy preparing money and food, ready to go to Xihe County for disaster relief at any time.

Although Qian Li was nominally the prefect of Wuyuan County, only half a level higher than him, and they were not subordinate to each other, Liu He had already issued a clear order that Qian Li would have full authority over the entire Bingzhou government affairs. In addition, Qian Li was Liu He's childhood friend, and had a gentle but firm and decisive personality, and was deeply loved by many officials and people in Bingzhou. Therefore, of course no one dared to disobey his orders.

On this day, Zhao Kui was outside the treasury in Yinguan City, busy allocating money and grain, as well as various tools that could be used for river control.

"Hurry, hurry! The lord must have known the time of the dam breach, and the order is probably on the way. We must prepare all the supplies in advance. The sooner we arrive in Xihe County, the more lives we can save."

He gave instructions for a long time, but he was so anxious that he just rolled up his sleeves and went up to move it himself.

“Flutter, flutter…”

Hearing the sound of flapping wings, Zhao Kui instinctively stopped what he was doing and looked in one direction, only to see a white dove perched on the ground not far away.

"Cuckoo...cuckoo..."

"Carrier pigeon? Could it be that the lord has news?" Thinking of this, Zhao Kui did not dare to delay. He walked over in two steps and took the letter off the pigeon's leg.

However, after reading the contents of the letter, he was very surprised. Not only was the content of the letter irrelevant to disaster relief, but it was also so bizarre that Zhao Kui racked his brains but could not figure out why.

"This... what does this mean, my lord?"

He repeatedly checked the handwriting on the letter and looked at the seal at the end.

"Yes, it is the Lord's handwritten letter, but this..."

There was only one order in the letter: to release the two people imprisoned in the Yinguan City Prison. These two people were Gao Lan, who was captured by Guan Yu not long ago, and Zhang Niujiao, who had been imprisoned many years ago.

The letter also specifically instructed that they must pretend that they escaped by accident, and also make sure that both of them escaped at the same time without any mistakes.

However, even though Zhao Kui didn't understand, since Liu He had given the order, he had to follow it.

"How can we make them escape without being noticed... This is really difficult..."

He turned around and around, thinking for a long time.

"Got an idea!"

That night, in a corner of Yinguan City.

This is the prison in the Yanmen County Governor's Mansion. After Liu He's many years of renovation here, it is now heavily guarded and strictly guarded. Even if it is Liu He himself, it would be impossible to force his way in and jailbreak.

Ordinary criminals were all imprisoned in the county jail. Those who were able to be imprisoned in the county magistrate's jail were either those who committed heinous crimes, such as murder and arson, corrupt officials and bullies, or some big businessmen who cheated and did evil. For example, two years ago, there was a big businessman who bought a salt mining and salt trading license but sold inferior salt, and there was also a businessman who violated Liu He's new ban issued more than half a year ago and secretly transported the refined iron ore to Jizhou to sell to Yuan Shao.

The two people who were most closely guarded among them were Zhang Niujiao, who led his troops to attack Yinguan City in the middle of the night many years ago and was captured, and Gao Lan, the general of Jizhou who was captured by Guan Yu not long ago.

After Guan Yu defeated Gao Lan that day, he received a military order from Liu He. That order puzzled him, Meng Jian, Shi Tao, and all the generals, because the order required that Gao Lan and Zhang Niujiao be imprisoned in the next cell, and no other people should be imprisoned around their cells.

Not only that, Liu He also specifically instructed that the jailers should mention the situation in Jizhou every now and then when they were chatting outside. Today they would say that Lu Bu was promoted, tomorrow they would say that Zhang He was rewarded, the day after tomorrow they would say that Yuan Shao was furious about Gao Lan's defeat, and that someone had slandered Gao Lan in front of him and that he wanted to arrest the entire Gao family, and so on.

Although Gao Lan was angry and anxious in prison, cursing, smashing things and banging his head against the wall every day, in the eyes of Guan Yu and others, this was completely unnecessary. If the enemy general was captured, he could be persuaded to surrender if he was useful, but if he was useless like Gao Lan, he could be killed directly. They could not understand Liu He's intention at all, but because the military order was as heavy as a mountain, Guan Yu carried it out without hesitation.

That day, a jailer who looked to be in his thirties suddenly stumbled back from outside.

Another younger jailer saw this, looked at him, and immediately smelled a stench of alcohol.

"Old Jia, what happened to you? You are not allowed to drink alcohol while on duty. Violators will be punished with 20 strokes of the cane and have half of their monthly salary deducted. You are an old jailer, how could you make such a big mistake? Come on, drink some tea to sober up. If the steward sees you, it will be troublesome."

The man walked over kindly and offered to help Old Jia.

But unexpectedly, Old Jia pushed him away and sat down.

The man was pushed down for trying to help. He was about to get angry, but when he saw Lao Jia's face full of sadness and anger, he guessed that something might have happened in Lao Jia's family, so he suppressed his anger.

(End of this chapter)