Three Kingdoms: I, Liu Feng, do not want to die

Chapter 39: The Night is Long and Dreamy, Take Guan Yu's Family Out of the City
Liao Hua was stunned on the spot.

Liu Feng's words are rough but his logic is sound.

Regardless of whether Sun Quan launched a surprise attack on Jiangling City, Liu Feng's starting point was to protect Guan Yu's family. It was impossible for Liu Bei to really blame him. At most, he would give him a few mild verbal reprimands.

Let’s look at Liao Hua.

If Sun Quan really launched a surprise attack on Jiangling City, Liao Hua, who did not cooperate with Liu Feng in taking Guan Yu's family away, would inevitably be held accountable.

Seeing Liao Hua was hesitant, Liu Feng said again: "Master Liao, I heard that your mother is also in Jiangling City. Since ancient times, it has been difficult to be both loyal and filial."

"If something unexpected really happened in Jiangling, would you follow the example of former Lingling governor Hao Pu and abandon loyalty for filial piety, or would you abandon filial piety for loyalty?"

"In my opinion, abandoning loyalty for filial piety will ruin your career, and abandoning filial piety for loyalty is unworthy of being a son. You might as well take your mother out of the city with you, and I will take your mother to Linju."

Liu Feng's words struck Liao Hua's heart like a heavy hammer.

Although Liao Hua was born into a wealthy family in southern Mianyang, he was not a direct descendant of the family. He lost his father at a young age and depended on his widowed mother for support.

When most of the wealthy and powerful families in Jingzhou looked down on Guan Yu as a military man, Liao Hua chose to follow Guan Yu. In addition to seeking advancement in his official career, he also wanted to make his mother's life better.

It is human nature that people often only see the approach of danger when it involves their own fundamental interests.

Liao Hua was not some wise man, and his thinking was just that of an ordinary person.

When it comes to his mother's safety, Liao Hua becomes nervous.

If Liu Feng's judgment is true, not only will his future career be hopeless, but his mother will also suffer.

Liao Hua could not and was unwilling to accept such a result.

See this.

Liu Feng followed up and said, "Master Liao, I know this is a difficult decision for you. However, a gentleman should take precautions before a disaster occurs, and should not just enjoy his comfort without taking precautions."

"I will wait for you outside the city for half an hour. After half an hour, if the former general's family cannot leave the city, I will bring my horse into the city."

Liao Hua said with difficulty: "General Liu, is half an hour too urgent?"

Liu Feng pointed to the sun in the west and said, "In one hour, the gates of Jiangling City will be closed, and we won't be able to leave the city. The longer the night, the more trouble we have. I can't wait until tomorrow."

Liao Hua gritted his teeth and said, "General Liu, please wait outside the city. I will go to the former general's mansion now."

Seeing that Liao Hua was willing to help, Liu Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he appeared very strong in front of Liao Hua, it was still quite difficult for Liu Feng to snatch Guan Yu's family out of the city.

In case.

Liu Feng also ordered someone to enter the city to notify Kou Anguo, asking Kou Anguo and a hundred people to be ready to snatch Guan Yu's family out of the city at any time.

Liao Hua first returned home and asked his servant to take his mother out of the city, and then he went straight to Guan Yu's mansion.

Guan Yu originally had a wife in Hedong, but later he fled because of murder and his family was implicated. After wandering for many years in Xinye, his eldest son Guan Ping brought his mother Hu to Xinye to look for his relatives.

After settling down in Jingzhou, Guan Yu took another concubine and had two daughters, Guan Xing and Guan Yinping.

Now Guan Ping is by Guan Yu's side, and Guan Xing entered Chengdu to report the good news after flooding the seven armies. The only people in Guan Yu's mansion are Guan Yu's wife Hu, concubine Du, and youngest daughter Guan Yinping.

When they heard Liao Hua's lie that he was under Guan Yu's military order to order the three Hu family members to leave the city immediately for Linju, Hu and Du wanted to follow Liao Hua out of the city immediately.

Both of them were very traditional women, and they almost obeyed Guan Yu's every word.

However, when calling Guan Yinping, Guan Yinping questioned Liao Hua's words: "Master Liao, is this really my father's military order?" Du scolded: "Yinping, don't be rude. Master Liao is the general's confidant. How could he spread military orders without authorization?"

Mrs. Hu also said, "Yinping, don't think too much. Since Liao Zhubu came personally to deliver the order, there must be a reason. We women should not rely on our status and ruin the general's plan."

"Master Liao, there are two carriages in the mansion. One is used for shopping outside the mansion on weekdays, and it has the flag of the former general; the other is used for going out of the city for sightseeing on weekdays, and it is no different from an ordinary carriage."

"Which carriage would you like me to take out of town?"

Liao Hua secretly admired her and said respectfully, "Madam is wise. Of course, we should take the carriage out of the city for sightseeing."

Mrs. Hu nodded and said, "Since we are going out of town for a trip, we don't need to prepare too much. Just some valuables will be enough."

Although Guan Yinping looked at Liao Hua with doubt in her eyes, since both Mrs. Hu and Mrs. Du had spoken, Guan Yinping had no choice but to give up even if she had doubts.

After Hu and others left the mansion, Kou Anguo and others who were waiting outside the mansion also took their valuables and pushed grain and rice out of the city one after another.

Kou Anguo and his hundred men came to Jiangling City on the pretext of "procurement", and Mi Fang had long wished to expel Kou Anguo and his hundred men from the city.

Jiangling City was already short of food, and Kou Anguo and his hundred men came to purchase grain and rice, which was tantamount to digging into Mi Fang's heart.

But on the surface, Mi Fang could not directly expel Kou Anguo's hundred men on the grounds that Kou Anguo purchased too much grain, otherwise it would cause panic about food shortage in the city.

Therefore, after learning that Kou Anguo and his hundred men had left the city, Mi Fang breathed a sigh of relief.

To Mi Fang, Liu Feng was just an adopted son who had fallen out of favor and was not worth making friends with at all.

Although Mrs. Mi died early, she was once a close friend of Mrs. Gan and was very caring towards A Dou.

More importantly, Adou is Liu Bei's biological son, which is fundamentally different from Liu Feng, his adopted son.

It is impossible for Mi Fang to bet on Liu Feng.

As for the mention of being wary of Sun Quan in Liu Feng's letter, Mi Fang was even more dismissive.

Just relying on Sun Quan, he wants to take over Jiangling City?

What if the beacon towers along the river no longer exist?
When Fu Shiren from the Public Security Bureau did not exist?

What if I don't exist?
outside the city.

Liao Hua handed his mother to Liu Feng and said, "General Liu, it is still more than a hundred miles to Linju, and the road is difficult to travel. My mother is old, so please be considerate."

Liu Feng nodded and said, "Don't worry, Master Liao. If your mother loses even a hair, you can ask me for help."

"I know you have military duties to stay in the city, so I will not persuade you to leave the city. But before you leave, I have a message for you: If Jiangling is lost, you can temporarily surrender to Sun Quan and wait for the right opportunity. Don't act rashly and ruin the lives of the heroes in the city."

Liao Hua was even more frightened, and said in a difficult tone: "General Liu, if Sun Quan really surrounded Jiangling City, would you be willing to lead the troops to rescue it?"

Liu Feng shook his head: "How many soldiers do I have? It's just a drop in the bucket. It won't help. Even those who want to achieve great things should not be obsessed with temporary success or failure. Remember my words, think twice before doing anything, and conserve your strength until the opportunity comes."

After instructing Liao Hua, Liu Feng came to Hu's carriage and greeted her: "My nephew Liu Feng, I meet you, Madam. As things are urgent, I can only ask Liao Zhubu to lie about the former general's military order to trick you out of the city. I hope you will understand."

Mrs. Hu had also been wandering for many years, and her psychological quality was far superior to that of ordinary women.

When he saw Liu Feng, he already had some guesses in his mind. Now that he heard Liu Feng's truth, he couldn't help but ask, "Is the former general all right?"

Liu Feng replied, "The former general is fine. This is my nephew's precautionary measure. If it turns out that I was too suspicious, I will escort the lady back to the city."

Mrs. Hu nodded and said, "Don't worry, nephew. I am not unreasonable. It's just that Yinping is young and I am afraid she can't stand the fatigue of the journey. If I say something disrespectful later, please forgive me."

(End of this chapter)