C11 Satisfaction Entering Changli

At the end of the morning, the sun had already risen very high, and the autumn mist that shrouded Ji County's County City was mostly dispersed, revealing the dark gray city walls and tall city buildings. On top of the city gate stood Gongsun Rui dressed in red and Liu Ninger dressed in green, their gazes stopped at the city gate, a team of two hundred elite cavalry s were leaving the city, Leader was dressed in black helmet and armor, beside him was a heroic looking man, a white horse and silver gun, it was Zhao Yun, Zhao Zilong.

After all of the troops had left the city gate, Gongsun Xu raised his head and beckoned to Gongsun Rui and Liu Ninger. He then took the reins and ran towards the official road in the northeast.

Zhao Yun and the others quickly followed. The sound of their hooves was like thunder as they disappeared into the forest in the blink of an eye.

Gongsun Rui waved her hands and shouted, "Big brother, go and come back early!"

Tears welled up in Liu Ninger's eyes as she sobbed softly, "Brother Xu, have a safe trip."

"Aiya, what are you crying for!" Gongsun Rui was still two years younger than Liu Ninger, but now she was more like a sister. She took out a handkerchief and wiped Liu Ninger's tears, "Don't cry. It's bad luck for someone to cry when family members are away!"

"Oh, then I won't cry anymore." As expected, Liu Ninger stopped her tears as she looked at Gongsun Xu's back with red eyes.

"Alright, alright, didn't Cui'er say last night that her father had come up with something new? "Go, let's go see that little girl." Gongsun Rui grabbed Liu Ninger and skipped down the wall.

Gongsun Xu urged his horse to gallop while Gu Panpan was in high spirits.

Gongsun Zan's entire family was present at the Hou Mansion's banquet last night. The only officials invited to the banquet were the Hou Mansion's Minister, Shi Guan Jing. In addition, there were Liu Weitai and his daughter, as well as Le Hedang and Li Yizi. There weren't many of them, but they were all Gongsun Zan's most trusted people.

After three rounds of drinking, Gongsun Xu stood up and requested to go to Changli to convince Liu He to come. At that time, Hou Yue had strongly opposed Hou Yue, and Gongsun Rui and Liu Ninger had spoken out to help her. However, Sun Tie and the others had supported Gongsun Xu, believing that as long as Liu Yu was still alive, Liu He wouldn't dare to rebel. With their support and Liu Weitai's words that day, Gongsun Zan thought about it again and again before agreeing to Gongsun Xu's request.

Today, Gongsun Xu went to the army camp before dawn. With the help of his uncle Gongsun Fan, he chose two hundred elite cavalry and left the city after eating.

In Gongsun Xu's view, persuading Liu He to vote was not a difficult task, as it was a great opportunity for him to raise his reputation and cultivate his trusted subordinates. Last night, when the father and son were having a secret conversation in the study after the feast, Gongsun Zan promised to wait until Liu He came and let Gongsun Xu choose his men to join the army alone. At this moment, in Gongsun Xu's heart, Liu He and those tens of thousands of people had already become his.

The Ji County was only around two hundred li from the Changli. If the cavalry was fast enough, four hours would be enough for them to get there. However, Gongsun Xu did not want to spend too much energy on his horse, so the speed was not fast. When the sun was about to set, they arrived on the public road outside Changli.

There weren't many passersby on the way, and more than ninety percent of them were refugees heading towards Ji County. The closer they were to the Changli, the more refugees there were. There were a lot of people who went around the city to the Ji County. Seeing a squadron of armored cavalry arriving, the refugees all hid from the side of the road, bowing their heads and not daring to look.

The city gates of Changli County were tightly shut, the city had a circumference of less than twenty miles, with many soldiers standing on top of the sixty to seventy feet tall city walls. Upon seeing the 'Gongsun banner' appearing, someone immediately ran down the city wall to report to Liu He.

When they arrived at the place where there was only one arrow outside of the city gate, Gongsun Xu raised his hand to stop them and told Gongsun Yi to go there to say something.

Gongsun Yi ran to the foot of the city wall and shouted, "Listen up, the Marquis is here to discuss something with Liu He gongzi. Open the city gate quickly!"

The high-ranking officer on the city wall was a Hu man dressed in leather armor. Both of them had curly hair and tall noses, and their skin was as white as a woman's. The one on the left was Xianyu Fu, who was under Liu Yu's command. The one on the right was Lieutenant Xianyu Yin. When they heard the two words, "Junior Marquis", their expressions changed.

When the surrounding soldiers heard that Gongsun Xu had personally come, most of them relaxed. Since the young marquis had personally come, Marquis Jin obviously didn't want to fight anymore. Many of their homes were located in Youzhou City and the Ji County County. If not for the severe punishment given by the army to Sima Yan Rou, many of them would have already escaped back home.

Gongsun Yi saw that no one agreed, he raised his voice and shouted, "Up there, hurry up and open the city!"

At this time, dozens of cavalrymen came flying from the city. A handsome young man dressed in embroidered robes shouted, "Kai Cheng, I will go out of the city to receive you." He was Liu Yu's son, the nineteen year old Liu He.

Liu He was a valiant man with a height of almost nine feet. The thick black fish scales on his body gave him a chilling aura. This man was the Army's Sima Yan Rou, and was now Liu He's number one general.

The city gate slowly opened, and Liu He and his men rushed out.

Gongsun Xu also lightly pulled the reins and led the team over.

When both sides reached a distance of fifty steps away from each other, they stopped at the same time and stared at each other warily. This distance was already very dangerous for the cavalrymen, but if someone suddenly launched an attack with ill intentions, it would be very difficult for the other party to react in time.

Gongsun Xu waved his hand to make everyone stop where they were. He slowly urged his horse forward and said in a clear voice, "Young Master Liu, how have you been?"

Zhao Yun pressed his hand on the longbow and stared at the group of people in front of him nervously.

Yan Rou was also holding her bow, waiting for the opportunity as she was afraid that Gongsun Xu and his men would suddenly attack Liu He.

Liu He saw Gongsun Xu coming forward alone, his tensed heart immediately relaxed. He also rushed forward a few steps and cupped his hands. "I'm not too bad." "The young duke saved my father's life, and this one is eternally grateful. Please accept my bow!" As he spoke, he jumped down from his horse and bowed.

"Young Master Liu, please get up. How can I accept your respect?" Gongsun Xu quickly jumped off the horse and helped Liu He up. He smiled and said, "Master Liu is the person I admire the most. How can I just watch him die like this? Furthermore, this matter cannot be blamed on Lord Liu. One should blame it on that Yuan Shao for his flowery speech and seducing people's hearts! "

Liu He looked ashamed, "Young Marquis, you have repaid me with grievances, I am ashamed!"

Gongsun Xu smiled and said, "You are being too serious! Young Master is also worried about Lord Liu's safety, this is understandable. "

Liu He felt ashamed and extended his hand, "The banquet is ready, let the young duke and his entourage into the city."

"Please."

The two mounted their horses and rode into the city.

Zhao Yun waved his hand and followed closely with the others.

Gongsun Xu stopped when he passed by Yan Rou, cupped his hands and asked, "How are you, Officer Yan?"

Yan Rouru was brave and battle-ready, powerful and loyal to Liu Yu, who had single-handedly promoted him. If Gongsun Xu hadn't saved Liu Yu, Yan Rou would have been chosen as Wu Huan Si. He had teamed up with the Xianbei People to fight against Gongsun Zan everywhere. Since Liu Yu had yet to die, Yan Rou didn't have any hatred towards the Gongsun clan. Furthermore, she felt quite grateful towards Gongsun Xu, who had barged into the court to save her benefactor, Liu Yu.

"Thank you, young duke." Yan Rou cupped her hands respectfully, "I can't thank you enough for saving Lord Liu!"

Liu He and the rest had an awkward identity, saying that they are the Youzhou's army, but they are still fighting Marquis Jin and Gongsun Zan. Since Liu Yu hadn't died yet, the banner of revenge seemed extremely awkward. Therefore, when facing Gongsun Xu, they all addressed themselves as' this lowly one 'and didn't use the official title.

"Officer Yan is too polite. I've always been very respectful towards him." Gongsun Xu answered without thinking as he and Liu He urged their horses through the city gate.

"Thank you for the young duke's care." Yan Rou bowed and thanked him. When she raised her head, Zhao Yun was already in front of her. The two of them looked at each other and subconsciously felt that the other was an expert, so they started to fight in their hearts.

On the way to the magistrate court, Gongsun Xu found many dying refugees. He frowned and asked, "Young Master Liu, how many refugees are there in the city?"

"There are roughly twenty thousand people here." Liu He hesitated for a moment before saying with a sigh, "There is a serious shortage of food in the city. I have some spare energy, but it is not enough!"

Gongsun Xu sighed: "Since there is no more food here, why not let them go to Ji County or Youzhou to look for a way out?"

"This …" Liu He looked ashamed, but he couldn't say a word.

"The young duke is quite scheming!" Someone behind him shouted: "If all the refugees leave Changli County, at that time, Marquis Jin will suddenly send his army to attack us, who will assist us in defending the city?"

Gongsun Xu suddenly turned his head and met Xianyu Fu's fierce eyes. He said coldly, "It's not much to do. Just because of a guess, you can put the lives of tens of thousands of people at stake? Lord Liu has always been a compassionate and compassionate person. I'm afraid that he would also not agree to such actions. "

"Just a guess?" Xianyu Fu's face was filled with anger as he shouted, "If this guess is correct, then wouldn't we all die without a burial ground?"

"Unfortunately, your guess is not accurate!" Gongsun Xu sneered in disdain, turned around and said to Liu He, "Young Master Liu, life is in danger. If you make a decision earlier, you will lose a lot of people! I would like to ask Young Master Liu to allow these refugees to leave the city and go to the Ji County.

"Young master, you can't! "Absolutely not!" Xianyu Fu shouted. "If all the refugees leave, the young duke will leave again, and if Marquis Jin makes trouble, what can we do?"

Liu He quickly shouted, "Don't spout nonsense. Marquis Jin is definitely not an immoral person!"

"That makes sense." He looked around at the surrounding refugees and sighed: "The heavens are kind. I swear to the Alliance, before everyone has settled down properly, I will never leave Changli County! "Since you all have doubts, let me take the place of these pitiful people as hostages."

"About this …" Liu He looked hesitantly at Yan Rou.

Yan Rou cupped her hands towards Gongsun Xu and said, "Young Marquis, I am extremely impressed with your kindness towards the commoners! In that case, Young Master, please open the gates of the city and let the people out. "

Liu He nodded in agreement and ordered his men to report to the city immediately. Before they even reached the county magistrate court, they heard intermittent cheers from the city.

When Xianyu Fu and Xianyu Yin heard the cheers, their faces turned black. They looked at each other quietly with a strange look in their eyes.