Liu Bei sent one of his men to tell Guan and Zhang that he was tired and wanted to go back to rest first, and asked his two younger brothers to stay here on his behalf to accompany everyone on his behalf.
He did this because he was afraid that others would become suspicious. Although it was not a big deal, it was not a glorious thing to intercept someone's surrender midway and persuade them to surrender. There was no need to let everyone know before the matter was settled.
Taking advantage of tonight's free time, Liu Bei just led a few guards and ran towards the camp in Beihai County on the outskirts.
Now the officials and generals of Beihai County are all gathered at the banquet. If you want to persuade Guan Hai, you can only act in this moment without being alerted by others.
Liu Bei's purpose in doing this is that there are very few talents under his command who can really be used. This is one of the reasons.
After the pottery merchant got drunk, he stated to Guan Hai that his ability and plasticity lay in the second one.
But the reason why Liu Bei wanted to try to convince Guan Hai again this time was that the third reason was that he was still trying to get into trouble subconsciously.
The first three Yellow Turban thieves, Qu Shuai, were all defeated by me. Although they are just ordinary people, why can't I defeat Guan Hai?
People who can achieve great things generally have a higher level of ambition and have stronger obsessive-compulsive disorder than the average person.
Because they all feel that they are not normal people.
Abnormal people generally will not give up easily or give up easily until the last moment. This is the advantage of every person who achieves great things, but at the same time, it is also the bad habit of every person who achieves great things.
Success is also a bad thing, failure is also a bad thing.
Seeing that they were about to reach the small camp where Taishi Ci was stationed on the outskirts of Yingling City, Liu Bei's heart became even more anxious at this moment.
Taishi Ci had just obtained an official position, and Kong Rong asked him to lead only a few dozen people.
It was said that it was for the subordinates of Taishi Ci, but in fact it was not much different from assisting him in guarding Guan Hai, so the area of his camp was not very large.
When Liu Bei was walking inside, he happened to meet Tao Ying, who had not attended the banquet, walking out of the camp.
When he saw Liu Bei leading people inside, Tao Ying couldn't help but take a deep breath, feeling greatly admired in his heart.
Brother... your guess is quite accurate!
Liu Bei actually came to see Guan Hai right away!
Tao Ying's face turned red and he swallowed softly... He had just done something bad and secretly changed the rope on Guan Hai's hand in the cage into a slip knot.
He thought that the potter's words would not come true, but what he didn't expect was that Liu Bei actually visited Guan Hai's prison on time.
It’s really a death-defying rhythm.
Tao Ying stood there, somewhat at a loss.
Liu Bei came to the camp and saw Tao Ying. He was stunned for a moment, but then a little plan came to his mind.
"Second Master Tao!" Liu Bei got off his horse and greeted Tao Ying enthusiastically.
Tao Ying hesitated, first bowed to Liu Bei, and then said politely: "Isn't Mr. Xuande attending a banquet at the governor's mansion in the city? How come he has time to go to Taishi Ci's garrison?"
Liu Bei laughed, waved his hand casually and said: "Beixin has recovered from his injury and cannot drink. He had nothing to do at the banquet, so he just came out to have fun. I didn't want to meet Mr. Tao here by chance. Hahaha, what a coincidence.
Already."
Tao Ying grinned, not embarrassed to talk.
The wind of yours is quite far away. It has suddenly reached outside the city. How much distance is there in between?
It's really your mother's cleverness.
Liu Bei looked at Tao Ying with a smile and asked: "Why didn't the second young master Tao go to the city to attend the celebration banquet? Bei didn't see the young master at the banquet, so he was still feeling puzzled."
Tao Yingqian nodded solemnly and said: "I must have been ordered by my brother to take care of the traitor prisoner Guan Hai here. My eldest brother has already told Kong Beihai that after returning to Pengcheng, he will be used to sacrifice the flag. To strengthen the military power, before that, you should come and look after this person from time to time to avoid any mistakes."
Liu Bei nodded suddenly and said with emotion: "Young Master Taiping is really lucky to have such a wise brother as Second Young Master Tao. However, I heard that Guan Hai was captured by Tai Shi Ci and is currently imprisoned in his camp. Tao After all, the second young master is an outsider, how can he come in and out at will?"
Tao Ying cutely took out a token from his sleeve and said, "This is what Taishi Ci lent me to use to go back and forth in the camp."
When Liu Bei saw this, he was immediately speechless. He secretly laughed in his heart that this child was indeed as thoughtless as the rumors and he was really a fool.
Tao Ying saw Liu Bei looking at the token in his hand, his eyes almost shining, and he sighed secretly in his heart.
This guy must feel that I am stupid now, right? Look at his drooling look... You will fall into the trap and finish the game in a while.
According to the elder brother, such a person is, how to use that word... Dasha!
Liu Bei calmed down, smiled at Tao Ying, then pointed to the wound on his chest, and said: "This Guan Hai once shot Bei over with one arrow at the city gate of Shouguang County. This revenge is not unkind." , I happened to meet Mr. Tao Er here today, and I have one thing I want to ask for your help. Please agree to it."
Tao Ying thought for a while with a dull expression, then pretended to be stupid and said blankly: "Did Mr. Xuande want me to help you kill him for revenge? That is absolutely impossible! My eldest brother still has to keep the sacrificial flag for this man. "
Liu Bei laughed and thought to himself that this boy was too stunned.
He hurriedly waved his hand to Tao Ying and comforted him with kind words: "Bei definitely didn't mean that. I just wanted Tao Ergong to lead me to see Guan Hai and ask the soldiers guarding the camp to stay away. Bei has something to say in person." ask him."
Tao Yingming knew that Liu Bei was lying, but he still made a hesitant expression.
Tao Ying is usually a cute person, so whether he is telling the truth or telling a lie, he looks so stupid, making people confused.
As the saying goes, a moment of silence can hide an ugly face.
"This is not good." Tao Ying said as if it was true: "If my eldest brother or Tai Shici finds out, tell my father later...my father will kick me to death."
Liu Bei smiled and comforted him and said: "God knows this and the earth knows it. You know it and I know it. Besides, Bei is not trying to do anything to Guan Hai... I just want to ask him one thing. How can Master Tao even do this?" Aren't you willing to help Yu Bei even with small things? After all, we are allies."
Speaking of this, Liu Bei added: "Bei is going to Xuzhou to help you deal with Cao Cao."
Tao Ying secretly thought that if you really got into that cage, you probably wouldn't have much chance to see Cao Cao.
He was silent for a long time, seeming to be deep in thought.
When I was young, I saw Tao Ying holding out a finger and saying: "For the sake of Duke Xuande preparing to help me, Tao, deal with Cao Cao, I will help you with this matter... but you are only allowed to stay for a short while." , and also! You must not let my elder brother know about it later!"
Liu Bei couldn't help but smile to himself when he saw Tao Ying's seriousness.
But he put on a serious look on his face, nodded repeatedly and said: "Definitely, definitely, I will certainly live up to Master Tao."
Tao Ying picked up the token and turned around to lead Liu Bei into the camp.
Liu Bei and Tao Ying both gave each other a two-character golden comment in their hearts.
"Silly bird!"
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After a while, Tao Ying and others came to the cage where Guan Hai was imprisoned.
The guards guarding Guan Hai were two ordinary soldiers. They had become familiar with Tao Ying in the past few days and knew that he had Taishi Ci's token, so they were very enthusiastic.
Tao Ying chatted with them for a while, saying that he had some private matters to attend to and asked them to stand further apart.
After everything was done, Tao Ying led Liu Bei to look at Guan Hai in the wooden cage.
Guan Hai was dressed in ragged clothes and his hands were tied to a wooden railing in the cage. From the outside of the cage, it appeared that he could not move at all at this moment.
Among all the people, only Tao Ying knew that the ropes on Guan Hai's tied hands behind his back had been quietly replaced by loose knots outside the cage.
Guan Hai lowered his head and remained motionless, as if he was dead. Someone came outside the cage, but he didn't react at all.
Tao Ying was deeply worried that Liu Bei would die slowly, so he immediately shouted to Guan Hai: "Guan Hai, Duke Xuande of Pingyuan County has come to see you specially."
After saying this, Guan Hai's body shook slightly without being noticed by others.
But he quickly regained his composure and was as unresponsive as before.
Tao Ying raised his hand and said: "Xuan De Gong, look, I'm not lying to you. Look at him half-dead. What's the point of looking at such a person? If you talk to him, he won't even pay attention to you. Let's
Don't waste time here, go back to the city quickly... Damn it, I'm cold."
Liu Bei was not in a hurry, smiled and said to Tao Ying: "Can you please open the prison door, sir? I would like to ask him a few words face to face."
Tao Ying was suffocated when he heard this and said hesitantly: "This is not good... Besides, I can't open this door."
Liu Bei directly exposed Tao Ying's lies: "Why are you so pushy, Second Master? Guan Hai's hands are tied. Since Master Tao has arranged for you to take care of Guan Hai, you must open the prison door to deliver meals and the like on weekdays."
Only then can we make it eat. If you say that the second young master cannot open this cage, I will definitely not believe it."
Tao Ying hummed and praised, "Mr. Xuande is so smart."
Liu Bei smiled proudly.
Silly boy, of course I am more spiritual than you.
Then they saw Tao Ying go and open Liu Bei's cage.
Liu Bei glanced at Tao Ying and said, "Second Young Master, you might as well stand far away. I have something I want to talk to him alone."
Tao Ying was dissatisfied: "What kind of backstory could Mr. Xuande have to say to a prisoner? Besides, this Guan Hai is so powerful. If he breaks out of the cage, wouldn't it be dangerous? I'm here to protect you."
Liu Bei laughed and said: "If he is so capable, can he still be captured alive by Taishi Ci?"
After saying that, he winked at several of his followers and said, "Please ask the second young master to go aside."
Several of Liu Bei's followers pushed Tao Ying away.
Tao Ying refused and said anxiously to Liu Bei: "Mr. Xuande, you are fooling around like this. Don't regret it if something happens to you!".m.