Volume 3: The Land of Jingchu Chapter 356: Not Being Beaten in vain
"Jin Xuan! What do you mean? I cut down fewer trees, which was indeed my fault. Now I have to go out to make up the number. Why don't you let me go out? Do you, Jin, really want to see me being beaten with a military stick?" Wei Yan angrily scolded Jin Xuan, who was controlling the guards at the city gate, with an aggrieved look on his face.
Normally, Wei Yan seems to have a very low EQ and can easily anger Liu Pan, but when he performs at this time, it really looks like that...
It seems like this young man really wants to make up for his mistake, but is deliberately made difficult by his colleagues!
However, Jin Xuan was not fooled. When he heard what Wei Yan said, he sneered and said, "Oh? You can go out to cut wood, but... Huang Zhong's son should stay! Otherwise, it will be bad if he sends out some of the city's secrets."
Huang Xu's face changed when he heard this, and he quickly said, "My father did not betray Jingzhou Prefecture. I wanted to serve the General's Mansion on my own. This has nothing to do with my father!"
"Han Xuan, that son of a bitch... Damn it! Are you crazy? Who can we rely on to defend Jiangling now? If General Huang wanted to surrender to the enemy, why did he need to inform the news? I would have tied each of your heads to the top of the city wall long ago!" Wei Yan said angrily.
Although this logic does make sense, but... Wei Yan was as "straightforward" as ever, which obviously stimulated Jin Xuan even more.
"Someone come! Capture these rebels!" Jin Xuan said angrily.
"You...ah! You are so stupid...I have shed blood for Jingzhou Prefecture and I have made contributions for Jiangling! I want to see Liu Pan!" Wei Yan shouted hurriedly.
"Ha? Do you think Governor Liu will believe your lies? But I will indeed take you to Governor Liu." Jin Xuan said with a sneer.
What puzzled Jin Xuan was that after hearing that he could meet Governor Liu, Wei Yan actually calmed down...
You still want to see Governor Liu? Don't you know who Governor Liu hates the most? Jin Xuan thought with disdain.
Wei Yan, whose military token was soon confiscated, was soon brought before Liu Pan together with Huang Xu. Huang Zhong was also tied up at this time - it seemed that the military token on Liu Pan's desk belonged to Huang Zhong.
"Huang Zhong, Huang Zhong...you disappoint me so much!" Liu Pan said dissatisfiedly.
Han Xuan was standing aside proudly at this time, praising himself for his quick wit and ability to take advantage of the situation.
"General Liu, I have already told you all the causes and consequences. Whether you believe it or not... it's up to you!" Huang Zhong also looked angry.
Han Xuan had indeed heard the conversation between Huang Xu and Huang Zhong before, but in order to prevent Huang Zhong from doing anything desperate, he pretended not to notice anything and lured him to Liu Pan normally.
Huang Zhong initially wanted to delay for a while and wait for Huang Xu to leave the city. However, Han Xuan reminded him that he had already sent his confidant to inform Jin Xuan to block the city gate. Huang Zhong became angry and told Jin Xuan everything that had happened since he sent Huang Xu to see a doctor.
However, Liu Pan obviously did not believe that Huang Zhong would still be loyal to Jingzhou Prefecture, and immediately removed his military token...
"Governor Liu! Now that General Huang is gone, is there anyone else who can defend Jiangling? General Huang wants to surrender to the General's Mansion. Does he need to call back his son, whom you all don't know about, and contact the General's Mansion? Is there anything about you that would make General Huang afraid?" Wei Yan hurriedly persuaded.
"Someone come! Get him out with the forks. Beat him with fifty... no, one hundred military sticks! Until his legs are broken!" Liu Pan ordered his men to take the shouting guy out.
"Prefect... Huang Zhong usually never misses his target, how come he missed Bai Tu just now? I'm afraid he has a big plan!" Han Xuan thought for a moment and continued, "And Huang Zhong was very hesitant at that time. If I hadn't noticed that his expression was not right and reminded him, I'm afraid he wouldn't have wanted to draw his bow at all. Just like today, if I hadn't been smart, I'm afraid Jiangling City would have changed hands!"
Liu Pan thought of this and nodded solemnly, while Huang Zhong glared at Han Xuan angrily.
"In your opinion, how should Huang Zhong be dealt with?" Liu Pan asked.
Looking at Liu Pan's expression, Han Xuan cursed in his heart: This may be a request for me to take the blame!
However, he remained calm and said, "There are many soldiers in the army like Wei Yan who were recommended and promoted by Huang Zhong. The prefect should detain them secretly for the time being, and then gradually replace them with his own confidants and deal with them slowly." Han Xuan puffed out his chest as he spoke, reminding him who the "confidant" referred to.
In the history without the "white rabbit effect", the prefect of Changsha after Liu Pan was Han Xuan. As the capital of the four southern counties, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan were also under Han Xuan's command before and after the Battle of Chibi. It can be seen that... he was indeed Liu Pan's confidant.
Liu Pan nodded slowly, then looked at Huang Zhong with contempt and said, "Huang Zhong, the Jingzhou government has already received news that the emperor has been rescued by Liu Xuzhou. Although... there have been some twists and turns, if we calculate the time, there will soon be an imperial edict to stop the general's mansion. Even now, the Liangzhou tribes in Guanzhong have all turned their hearts to the court. The Han Dynasty is about to be revived. If you are really loyal to your lord, you may have a chance to be on the Yuntai in the future. However, you are so short-sighted!"
That’s right, this is also the main reason why Han Xuan began to “compete for favor” and Liu Pan easily won over Huang Zhong.
The General's attack was not urgent, which made Liu Pan and Han Xuan feel that it was impossible for the General's Mansion to capture Jiangling in a short time. At the same time, the news from the Central Plains made Liu Pan and Han Xuan feel that the "Han Dynasty Restoration" had reached the stage of dividing the credit...
As a result, as a military man with outstanding achievements, Huang Zhong seems to be rather annoying.
Thinking about the twenty-eight generals of the Restoration who were ranked in the Yuntai Pavilion, Han Xuan felt that he should work hard!
So, Han Xuan added: "As for Huang Xu... he is definitely the link between Huang Zhong and the General's Mansion. We can first execute him secretly, but slowly spread some rumors so that the soldiers will gradually accept that it is Huang who is sorry for the governor and Jingzhou Prefecture!"
"You thief! Stop talking nonsense, I..." Huang Zhong shouted with bloodshot eyes after hearing this.
But before he could finish his words, he heard a noise outside...
"Who is making a noise?" Liu Pan asked, feeling something was wrong.
At this moment, two screams were heard at the door . One of Liu Pan's personal soldiers guarding the door had blood spurting onto the tent, and the other was grabbed by the leg and thrown to the ground by Wei Yan, who had already rushed in with armor!
"Wei Yan? You..." Liu Pan was stunned when he saw this. He didn't expect that Wei Yan, who had already been given a military order and beaten with a military stick, would appear here.
Seeing Liu Pan's expression, Wei Yan sneered and shouted, "Brothers! Liu Pan doesn't care about our lives at all. He wants to execute General Huang for merit. Let's rebel against him and open the city gates to welcome the general's mansion in. Then every household will have food to eat and everyone will have merit!"
It wasn't just Wei Yan who was shouting. Some people outside were alarmed and had already started fighting with the rebels. The rebels were also shouting these words. Listen carefully to the sound... sounds familiar?
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Isn't this the voice of the generals of the execution team and the supervision team? You beat him with military sticks, and you even made him feel emotional? Liu Pan looked very excited.
That's right. Ever since Wei Yan was often beaten with military sticks, he has been trying to win over the people who supervised battles and carried out executions. They didn't have a very deep friendship with him, but at least they had all accepted gifts from Wei Yan and they could chat with each other from time to time.
When Wei Yan was being beaten with a military stick, the executioners were still smiling and ready to push him down. But Wei Yan straightened his shoulders, and with a serious expression, he told them about the current situation with exaggerated expressions...
