Liang Sicheng looked at Gongsun Zan's expression from the side, still wondering where Qi Zhen had gone.
Tang Yi looked at the decoration of the room with some boredom, as if he didn't care about the tense situation between the two parties.
Gongsun Zan didn't say anything, so Liu Bei couldn't just wait, so he thought about it again and said, "General Gongsun, I was asked to come here, do you have anything important to discuss?"
The problem is still the same, but the title has changed from Brother Gongsun to General Gongsun.
Gongsun Zan raised his eyelids, glanced at Liu Bei, and then waved.
There was a loud sound of chains outside the door.
Several soldiers detained Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun as they entered the main hall.
All three of them were in messy clothes and were in a state of embarrassment, as if they had just experienced a fierce battle.
Especially Zhao Yun, the energetic young man who was originally as white as jade, was now bruised and swollen. He didn't know what happened, but he was beaten badly.
"Liu Xuande, have I ever treated you badly?" Gongsun Zan did not ask these people to kneel down and looked at Liu Bei and said coldly.
"Where do you start talking about this?" Liu Bei said with awe in his heart, but still pretending to be shocked.
"Since I have asked you to go to Qingzhou, I have given you the opportunity to make contributions. But you seduced my generals first and killed our lieutenant colonel later. Now you are taking advantage of the opportunity and are not willing to rob the prison. Why? , do you really think that I, Gongsun Zan, dare not kill anyone?!"
With these words, an unparalleled domineering momentum erupted from Gongsun Zan's body, and the whole room was shocked.
"General Gongsun, there must be some misunderstanding here. You must not support the villain's slander!" Liu Bei was really panicked this time and hurriedly explained.
"Misunderstanding? Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are both tied up in the government office. How do you explain it?" Gongsun Zan sneered.
"A certain family just can't bear to see you detaining General Zhao. It has nothing to do with anyone else!" Zhang Fei said carelessly, his eyes as wide as bells.
"Oh? I don't see that you two are such people who are eager for justice. Liu Bei, let me ask you, do the two of them obey your orders? If you admit it, I will only punish you. If you don’t admit it, then both of them will die, it’s up to you to decide!”
After Gongsun Zan said this, he stopped talking and waited quietly for Liu Bei's answer.
Liu Bei looked at Guan and Zhang with a complicated expression, and said painfully: "Hey! How did these two good brothers end up like this?"
In Liu Bei's view, both Guan and Zhang were talented generals, not to mention highly skilled in martial arts. With their unyielding tempers, how could they be willing to be captured alive by the other party?
By this time, even the noisy ones like Zhang Fei had calmed down, and everyone was waiting for Liu Bei's choice.
Time seemed to have passed by a cup of tea, and it seemed that only a moment had passed. Liu Bei sighed heavily, clasped his fists at Gongsun Zan and said: "General Gongsun, when the young man came to the post house just now, I told you that my three brothers After going out, I still want to wait for the three of them to come back in the post house to meet the general together. As for where they went and why they appeared in your mansion, Xuande... I really don't know."
Guan Yu gently closed his eyes.
Zhang Fei stared at Liu Bei in disbelief.
Liang Sicheng touched his nose.
Tang Yi guessed that he was tired from studying the pillars, so he raised his head and started looking at the beams.
"I, Gongsun Zan, am ashamed to be from the same family as you."
The momentum released by Gongsun Zan relaxed, and the tense atmosphere just now disappeared instantly.
"Come here, loosen the bonds of the two heroes Guan and Zhang." Gongsun Zan ordered.
"Tie up this shameless Liu Bei!" he said immediately.
"Hey! General Gongsun, why is this?!" Liu Bei obviously didn't understand why things took a turn for the worse and became like this, so he asked hurriedly.
"Want to know? I'll find someone to answer your question." Gongsun Zan glanced at him, and then with a hint of respect in his tone, he whispered to the back of the screen: "Mr. Qi, please come out."
Mr. Qi?
Liu Bei was stunned, as if he had heard wrongly.
Mr. Qi!
Qi Zhen walked out from behind the screen with a deep expression, looking at Liu Bei with eyes full of regret.
"What, you don't understand?" Qi Zhen asked Liu Bei.
Liu Bei looked panicked and shook his head slightly, not even caring about the soldiers binding him behind him.
Qi Zhen first cupped her fists and saluted Gongsun Zan, then bowed her hands to everyone in the room, and then said, "Brother, we are very disappointed in you."
Tang Yi beside him yawned boredly and found a place to sit down.
When Liang Sicheng saw Tang Yi acting like this, he also sat next to her and stared at the scene, unwilling to let go of any details.
"Just when the second and third brothers went to rescue General Zhao, I found General Gongsun and admitted that I had killed those captains." Qi Zhen said softly, "General Gongsun was generous and didn't show any concern. "
Gongsun Zan's face was expressionless, as if he didn't hear what Qi Zhen said.
"Second brother, third brother and General Zhao accompanied me in a play, and they suffered some physical pain for it." Qi Zhen looked at the three of them with an apologetic look, but heard Guan Yu say: "What does it mean to suffer a little if you can let the two of us recognize a person's true face?"
"If you submit to the law and take the blame for these brothers, General Gongsun will not blame you, but will praise you for your righteousness." Qi Zhen looked regretful, "What a pity."
"Why do you want to trap me in an unkind and unjust situation? Have I ever done anything to be disrespectful to my brothers? Why is this?!" At this time, Liu Bei could no longer maintain his last trace of self-respect and said with all his strength.
"Since you agreed that I would go to the camp outside the city to kill people and use this to drive a wedge between General Zhao and General Gongsun, this matter has been doomed." Qi Zhen shook her head.
These words were not spoken by Qi Zhen, but directly echoed in Liu Bei's heart through his spiritual communication skills.
"But it was you who suggested the matter and you did it. You made all the arrangements. Why should I be blamed!?" Liu Bei had already lost his sense of proportion and didn't even care where Qi Zhen's words came from. He shouted loudly, his words already laced with tears.
"Because you and Gongsun Zan have the same sect, because you are Queen Jing of Zhongshan, and because you are the eldest brother. Are these reasons enough?" It was still spiritual communication, and he didn't want others to hear these words.
"Second brother and third brother, this Qi Zhen is so ambitious, you must not believe what he says!" Liu Bei turned around and shouted at Guan and Zhang.
"Come here, take Liu Bei to the cell to await trial." Gongsun Zan gave a calm order.
Since the soldiers took Liu Bei to the cell, the place naturally returned to silence.
"General, Liu Bei cannot be killed." Qi Zhen said directly to Gongsun Zan.
"Why?"
"If something big happens, Liu Bei's identity will be of some use. It can be used as a banner for us to rise up. In addition..." Qi Zhen paused, "After all, we are sworn brothers, so please be merciful."
Gongsun Zan pondered for a long time and nodded.
"But what about the six captains who died from my white horse?" Gongsun Zan then asked.
"Aren't there six people here?" Qi Zhen seemed to have already thought of a solution and said with a smile.
Gongsun Zan looked at Qi Zhen and suddenly smiled: "Mr. Qi is very calculating."
"No matter what, General Gongsun still has the capacity to accommodate others." Qi Zhen said with her fists clasped.
Everyone watched the two people talking happily, but they didn't understand what happened.
"Zilong, from now on, I will follow Mr. Qi and don't dare to lose the reputation of the Youzhou Army." Gongsun Zan said loudly to Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun was confused, but still said yes.
"Today you go to the post house to rest, and report to the camp outside the city early tomorrow morning." Gongsun Zan then said to Qi Zhen.
"Follow the order." Qi Zhen nodded.
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After returning to the posthouse in Youzhou City and gathering together, Qi Zhen finally spoke and solved the doubts that had been lingering in everyone's minds.
The previous things were all done according to the plan discussed by everyone. Needless to say, but since Qi Zhen started to sneak into the camp outside the city to kill people, this matter was bound to have some problems.
Naturally, this was the part that Liang Sicheng suspected.
Instigating Zhao Yun's rebellion and killing six captains, these two incidents can only be blamed on a group of people. Gongsun Zan would never allow such a thing to happen.
No matter how good Liu Bei's friendship with his fellow disciples was, and how insignificant Zhao Yun was in his heart, this matter would not be tolerated by Gongsun Zan.
Whether Gongsun Zan really believed that Zhao Yun would massacre six captains for his group or even plan to lead troops to rebel was hard to say, at least Qi Zhen didn't believe it.
But someone must be responsible for this matter, otherwise he will be a prince in vain.
Therefore, it became inevitable to imprison Zhao Yun, and it became natural to take the opportunity to detain everyone.
In other words, Qi Zhen gave Gongsun Zan a reason to act like this.
Next, there are two considerations for entering the house to rob the prison. One is that in order to imprison Zhang and Zhao, they must have an opportunity to unite closely.
Presumably when the three of them get together, they will form a revolutionary friendship that is extremely difficult to break up.
On the other hand, Qi Zhen must meet Gongsun Zan and let him know his abilities.
Yes, this is the most important reason for Qi Zhen's trip.
Wanting to take away three thousand white horse followers from Gongsun Zan's base camp with Zhao Yun alone is really an impossible task.
If you can't do something, it's better to find another way.
Therefore, after Qi Zhen showed her abilities that did not exist in this world, she allowed Gongsun Zan to be regarded as a god. Even though she confessed all the crimes, she did not arouse the slightest hatred from Gongsun Zan.
Because he knows what Qi Zhen's ability actually represents.
Another more important point is that Qi Zhen does have the ability to kill herself at any time if she wants to.
Even though it wasn't shown on his face, Qi Zhen could feel the awe and awe he felt at that time.
From this perspective, Qi Zhen is still cheating, but this time she relies on her own talent.
If you want soldiers, give them! If you want an official, give it! If you want Zhao Yun, give it!
