The sea can be filled and the mountains can be moved, so is the ambition of a man. -----"Xuyi Xing" by Liu Guo of the Southern Song Dynasty
After listening to Zhou Buji's three countermeasures, Liu Xian lowered his head and remained silent. Although Zhou Buyi's best strategy is once and for all, it requires Liu Xian to pay enough courage and price. The decision to fight against his father is indeed too difficult for him.
The silence was embarrassing. Chen Long stood up and looked at the beautiful scenery in the garden outside the study. In the garden, the weak willows were green, the peach blossoms were blooming, the small bridges were flowing, and the young grass was sprouting. It was the good thing of spring. Looking at the peach blossom tree beside the small pond, Chen Long was particularly worried about Peach Blossom's injury. Suddenly he heard a thud behind him. When Chen Long looked back, it was Young Master Liu Xian, kneeling on one leg behind him.
For some reason, Chen Long reached out to help Liu Xian, but Liu Xian couldn't stand up and said repeatedly: "Brother, I have something to say." Only when Liu Yong and Zhou Buyi saw Liu Xian kneeling in front of Chen Long did they know who was the boss. , too busy and knelt down. Chen Long hurriedly knelt down and said, "Brother, what do you mean? If you have something to say, it's okay to say it." Tears flashed in Liu Xian's eyes, and when he spoke, he had different teachings. Transform into a dragon.
Just listen to Liu Xian say: "My younger brother is not talented, and he is in a high position. However, we can't stabilize the country, and martial arts can't exorcise evil spirits and kill evil. Today, I am lucky enough to get to know my eldest brother secretly, and become brothers of the opposite sex. My lifelong wish has been fulfilled." . I see that my eldest brother’s talent can reach the latitude and latitude of the world, and I see my eldest brother’s ambition like a swan soaring in the sky. Today, the world is in chaos, the Yellow Turban is raging, the Han Dynasty is in decline, heroes are everywhere, and the people are homeless. Brother Zheng can gallop around the world and relieve the people of Li from hanging upside down. This is an opportunity. The younger brother weeps and remonstrates. I hope that the older brother will spare no effort, raise his arms and shout, imitate Zhou Gong, and take the world as his own responsibility. Then we are willing to pour out our blood, spit out support and return to our hearts, and use the strength of Lingling County to help. If If you violate this oath, I hope you will be struck by thunder and die." At this point, Liu Xian's eyes welled up with tears, and he kowtowed his head. Behind them, Zhou Buji and Liu Yong kowtowed without hesitation, saying: "We are willing to do our best for my eldest brother!"
Chen Long's heart stirred up a huge wave, and the blood in his body surged up, and he felt his blood boiling. I didn't expect Liu Xian to trust and care for me so much. How could I not be moved when he said these words? He desperately helped the three of them up and said: "Brothers, get up quickly. How can I talk to you like this?" Liu Xian and the others could not afford to live or die, so Chen Long had to express his position: "I, Chen Long, are my elder brother. I don't want to be so loved by the young master. I feel so ashamed. I will bear in mind the words of my second brother. From now on, we brothers will share the same breath and fate. I would be hypocritical if I don’t agree. I will definitely shoulder the heavy responsibility and have no regrets even if I die a hundred times. Get up quickly and let’s discuss today’s plan. thing.
Liu Xian was overjoyed and stood up. Liu Xian continued: "Brother, I have no objection to Yuan Zhi's three strategies. Please choose a good strategy and implement it." This puts Liu Du's fate in Chen Long's hands. .
This time it was Chen Long's turn to have a headache. Although Liu Du was mediocre, he was Liu Xian's father and there was nothing wrong with him. He couldn't be too ruthless. There is no chance of winning with the worst strategy, so Chen Long is considering the feasibility of the middle strategy. After thinking again and again, Chen Long said slowly: "To ensure the safety of the hostages, the best strategy is to use the middle strategy, but we have to negotiate privately with Xing Daorong, and Yang Huai's bargaining chip seems not enough. At present, we still have questions about whether Yang Huai is the Yellow Turban general in our hands. It is unclear and cannot be proven about the relationship between Xing Daorong and Yang Huai. Xing Daorong can completely deny it and accuse us of framed him. The only confirmed Yellow Turban spy is Li Le, who has been silenced by Xing Daorong. We must eliminate Xing Daorong's power while negotiating."
Chen Long's wise eyes stared at Zhou Buyi and asked: "Yuan Zhi, tell me about the current distribution of Lingling's troops." Zhou Buyi said like a treasure: "Currently, Liu Yong, under the command of the Young Master, leads 10,000 troops. , guarding the south gate, and five hundred soldiers. Liu Xian led 10,000 troops. Although he has always been neutral, his subordinates knew that Liu Xian was framed by Xing Daorong, and they all had grievances. At most, they would not help each other. Liu Min led 10,000 troops, There are 5,000 garrison troops in Xingdaorong City and 1,000 personal soldiers of Prefect Liu."
After hearing the report, Chen Long felt a little at ease knowing that the balance of power was quite balanced. At that moment, he made a plan and said to Liu Xian: "Second brother, I want to mix the upper, middle and lower strategies. The third brother is the son of Huang An, so he can be sent to reveal the news that we captured Yang Huai to Xing Daorong, and discuss the exchange of hostages in private. The second brother Don't disclose my relationship with you for the time being. You can go back to Liu Taishou's Mansion to monitor the movements and control the Taishou's news channels. If there is any change in Xing Daorong, you will be notified at any time. If possible, go to the prison to meet with General Liu Xian and obtain his support. It's best to get the person who sent the message to General Liu Xian that day. He is the irrefutable proof that Xing Daorong passed the Yellow Turban. General Liu Yong immediately returned to the camp and secretly ordered his troops to prepare for war. Yuan Zhi, please continue to interrogate Yang Huai. See What other information can we get out? As for me, the one I have to deal with is Liu Min."
Liu Xian and others nodded frequently, and were surprised when they heard that Chen Long wanted to deal with Liu Min personally at the end. Liu Xian asked: "Brother, do you want to assassinate Liu Min?"
Chen Long said: "It's not an assassination, it's a hijacking. The other party has Huang Gai, Liu Xian and Taohua as hostages. If I have Yang Huai and Liu Min, Xing Daorong will not exchange the hostages." Zhou Buyi said: " It's a good plan. It's broad daylight and Liu Min has his own guards. How can he be hijacked?" Chen Long said: "It doesn't matter, Yuan Zhi, please tell me how Liu Min's general mansion is arranged. At this time, he is Are you patrolling the city, or are you working in the mansion?"
Zhou Buyi said: "Ninety percent should be in the mansion, and the patrol in the city will be led by the deputy general." After saying that, he took a piece of silk and began to draw it carefully. Seeing the meticulousness of his paintings, Chen Long nodded in admiration. Liu Xian and Liu Yong talked about some of Liu Min's living habits, leaving some manpower for Chen Long, and asked his eldest brother to be careful, and they went their separate ways.
After Zhou Buyi finished the painting, he pointed at the painting and told Chen Long the layout of Liu Min's house in detail. In Liu Min Mansion, the office lobby is located in the front yard. It is the only two-story building and is very easy to recognize. Zhou Busuo said: "Brother Chen, there is a small study next to this garden. Liu Min likes to sit here when he has nothing to do. There are four guards outside the gate, two at the back door, and two at the entrance to the lobby. Shifts change every two hours. The wing on the left side of the lobby is the residence of Liu Min's soldiers, the right side is the residence of the maids and servants, and the backyard is the family members. There is a corner door in the right wing for the entry and exit of the servants. The guard is not strict during the day, so you can use this However, after kidnapping Liu Min, how to exit requires the big brother to adapt accordingly. If it fails, you can jump out of the wall from the backyard and run directly to the left out of the alley, which is the main street, so it is easy to blend in. "
Seeing that he made it clear, Chen Long fell in love with Zhou Buyi's intelligence even more. Asked: "How old is Yuan Zhi this year?" Zhou Buyi said: "Twelve." Chen Long stretched out his hand and rubbed Zhou Buyi's head, and blurted out: "Fuck, if you were a few years older, you would be able to hold up Three pig brothers are bright!" Zhou Buyi was confused this time and asked: "What is pig brother bright? What the hell is that?" Chen Long stuck out his tongue and simply pretended to be stupid and refused to explain.
Without further ado, Chen Long must kidnap Liu Min with lightning speed, but he has no plan on how to exit the general's mansion after the kidnapping. He can only hope that Liu Min is greedy for life and afraid of death. After deciding with a few of his men where the carriage would be picked up, Chen Long did not intend to sneak in through the corner gate. He changed into a military uniform, took a Liu Xian's military order, put the Qinglong Dagger in his pocket, and swaggered to the door of Liu Min's house. He showed Liu Xian's military order to the gatekeepers and asked them to report that Master Liu Xian had something to report to Liu Min. Liu Min's guards could not have imagined that the person in front of them had come to kidnap the general in broad daylight, so they quickly informed the general. After a while, he returned and said that Liu Min was in the study. Please come in and meet him.
Chen Long swaggered and followed the route drawn by Zhou Buji, heading straight to the study. I saw two soldiers guarding the door. When they saw Chen Long coming, they waved to let them in. Chen Long stepped into the house and saw that the study room was elegantly decorated with bright windows. There was a person sitting behind the desk in the middle. He was about forty years old, with high cheekbones, protruding lower jaw, straight eyes and nose, white face and beardless, wearing a square scarf and a pair of I dressed up in my home style. When I saw Chen Long coming, I asked, "Master, what's the matter with you?"
Chen Long knew that Liu Min was across from him, so he held up the military order and said in a mysterious manner: "Young Master has a secret, and a special instructor has come to discuss it with the general. General, please stand aside. No third person can hear this." "Liu Min did not doubt his presence and ordered the guards at the door to step aside first. Somewhat suspiciously, he asked, "What's going on, Master?"
Chen Long said: "Please ask General Liu to come over. This matter is important. The general will know it as soon as he hears it." Chen Long bet that he did not expect that Liu Xian would plot against him in broad daylight, but Liu Min actually got up and came over, approached Chen Long and listened. Chen Long whispered in his ear: "General Liu, you are guilty of colluding with the Yellow Turbans. The young master asked me to invite you to the prefect's mansion."
Liu Min was shocked and was about to scream when suddenly his neck felt cold and the sharp Qinglong Dagger was already pressed against his throat. Chen Long said: "Young Master said that if General Liu resists, he will be punished." Liu Min suddenly froze and asked tremblingly: "Who are you?"
Chen Long put a dagger against his throat and asked him to sit down. He walked around behind him and pinched his throat bone with his left hand. He said softly: "General Liu, you don't need to care who I am, just remember that Young Master Liu Xian already knows what you are doing. I have always known that General Liu is a loyal and righteous man, but I was just bewitched by Xing Daorong to try to help Xing Daorong and the Yellow Turban Army." Enter Lingling. Now that both the prefect Liu Du and the young master Liu Xian have confirmed the identity of Xing Daorong, Xing Daorong himself cannot be protected, so why should the general be his cannon fodder. When I came this time, the young master specifically told me that as long as General Liu knows his way back, he will cooperate. Our actions can be forgotten and we can still be the leading generals. If you don't obey, I will have no choice but to do something cruel." These words were half temptation and half intimidation. Liu Min was already frightened, and he was weighing the pros and cons in his heart.
Chen Long tightened his left hand, and Liu Min felt a stinging pain in her throat, her throat bones were cracking, and it was difficult to breathe. Thinking that he would die in front of his eyes if he didn't agree, he gasped and said: "I am really just good friends with Xing Daorong, so I helped him with some small things. I didn't know that he really colluded with the Yellow Turban to offer the city. I am loyal to the prefect and the prince, and I have always been loyal to him. I never thought about rebelling against the lord, but now I know that I was wrong. I hope that the righteous man will tell the truth truthfully in front of the lord and say a few kind words for me."
Chen Long said: "I am very relieved that General Liu has returned from his lost way. I also believe that General Liu is loyal, that's why I said this, otherwise General Liu would have been destined to die long ago." As he said that, the green dragon dagger was gently placed on the corner of the table. As soon as he cut it, a piece fell off the corner of the table. Liu Min couldn't help but clicked his tongue when he saw how sharp the Qinglong Dagger was.
Chen Long knew that Liu Min had been frightened by these half-truths, and slowly withdrew his left hand. As expected, Liu Min didn't struggle. He stood up and bowed to Chen Long, saying, "I thank the righteous man for not killing him. Please tell me how I should cooperate."
When Chen Long, Shi Shiran and Liu Min walked out of the general's mansion, they couldn't help but feel lucky and very pleased that they could successfully persuade Liu Min to surrender today. Sure enough, as he had judged, Liu Min was also plotted by Xing Daorong and was not the real Yellow Turban. The two took a carriage to Liu Yong's residence. Chen Long asked his men to treat them well and watch them secretly. He also asked someone to quickly inform Liu Xian and Huang An that Liu Min had been successfully hijacked. Now, it depends on how the hostage exchange negotiations between Huang An and Xing Daorong go.
