Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 98 The world is softer than water

Just a moment ago, the aroma of millet wine "Jingdu Zhen" was still spreading in the restaurant "Kingdu Xiaojiu".

The next moment, the place was surrounded by warriors, rangers, and melon-eating common people swarming here.

It was thanks to the shopkeeper of the wine shop that he stabilized the situation and locked the door immediately to prevent more people from pouring into it. After all, there were loud noises outside the wine shop one after another.

Emperor Liu Hong was also among them, and his expression was a bit complicated.

It seemed astonished that Yu'er dared to utter bold words at this sensitive time, and was able to defeat the prince of the Southern Huns;

It made his disappointed, even desperate heart rekindle the candlelight.

"Your Majesty, be careful..."

There were too many people around, even if he lowered his voice, Jian Shuo didn't dare to call the word "Your Majesty" anymore. Liu Hong's eyes were deep, and he didn't say a word, just quietly staring at the locked door of "Jingdu Xiaojiu".

He was very much looking forward to what kind of scene Yu'er would have when he went out.

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Liu Yu, Xun Yu, Cai Yong, and Qiao Xuanben were still chatting about Huangfu Song's defeat.

Suddenly, a servant came to report.

It was only then that I found out that someone was spreading rumors, saying that Yulin Guanliu Guanzhu threatened that he had a way to defeat the Southern Huns prince.

This is no small matter.

Through the window, Liu Yu could see that the wine shop was surrounded by people, and even countless rangers and warriors shouted the names of "Kirin Talent" and "Yulin Guanzhu" in unison.

Apparently, many people are full of expectations for this "Yulin temple master".

"When did my virtuous brother utter such bold words?" Xun Yu's eyes froze... "This is probably..."

Before finishing a sentence, Liu Yu waved her hand to tell Xun Yu not to elaborate.

All the people present here are smart people. Liu Yu just rejected the eunuch and the Yuan family's recruitment. Then, this rumor appeared. Riding a tiger is hard to get off.

"Guanzhu Liu, what do you plan to do?" Qiao Xuan frowned and opened his mouth in a heavy tone.

Liu Yu paused, "The atmosphere is already here, if I explain now, no one will believe me."

"This is no longer a matter of belief or not." Cai Yong shook his head slightly. "There is Liu Lang in Yulin who bows his head. If this matter is not handled well, the reputation he has finally built up will fall to the bottom in an instant. Presumably this is what the eunuchs and the Yuan family like to hear?"

Ugh…

Liu Yu spread her hands helplessly, sure enough, people are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong!

However, the helpless expression only stayed for a moment, and soon, the corners of his mouth opened, and he let out a faint laugh.

"Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover, someone wants to ruin my 'reputation', if I shrink my head again, wouldn't I really become a shrinking turtle?"

Speaking of here…

Liu Yu got up slowly, and immediately saluted Qiao Xuan and Cai Yong.

"Qiaozi, Caizi, the younger generation will take their leave first."

Both Qiao Xuan and Cai Yong stroked their beards, and the white beards were pushed onto the red Confucian robes, their postures were quite elegant.

"Everything is careful."

Qiao Xuan and Cai Yong instructed.

"Don't worry." Liu Yu replied, greeting Xun Yu. "Wen Ruo, let's go." After saying that, he walked downstairs.

Xun Yu got up immediately, bowed to Qiao Xuan and Cai Yong, and hurried to chase Liu Yu.

The door of "Little Drink in Kyoto" is already full of water.

"Guard Master Liu!"

"Guard Master Liu!"

"Guard Master Liu!"

It seems that under the guidance of someone with a heart, countless people, warriors, and rangers shouted the three words "Liu Guanzhu".

Mountains and tsunamis.

One sound is higher than the sound, and the sound is higher than the sound.

The higher you stand, the harder you fall. Once you fall, you may never get up again. This truth is well known.

Long-awaited.

Finally... the door of Jingdu Xiaoniao opened, and Liu Yu and Xun Yu appeared behind the door.

"He is Guanzhu Liu..."

Immediately, someone in the crowd recognized Liu Yu and shouted loudly.

At this moment, the shouts of the mountains and tsunami stopped suddenly, but after a short silence, various questions came from the crowd.

"Guanzhu Liu is known as the 'Kirin Talent' in the public, and since he made such a bold statement, he probably has an idea."

"Guanzhu Liu, how do you plan to defeat the Southern Huns prince?"

"From Guanzhu Liu's point of view, even a sack of rice can't resist going upstairs, so it's unlikely that Guanzhu Liu will do it himself, right?"

One question after another, one after another...

Everyone was expecting Liu Yu to speak, but Liu Yu seemed to be very patient, he was going to speak only after listening to the questions for a long time.

He pressed his hands down, and the whole restaurant suddenly fell silent.

"Those who assist the master with the Dao do not use the soldiers to strengthen the world. I, Liu Yu, am just an ordinary Taoist of the Heavenly Master Dao. I don't have all-night martial arts, nor do I have the wisdom of "Zhang Zifang" who is thousands of miles away. As for the bold words...not What I come out is a secret from heaven!"

"The so-called heavenly secrets should not be leaked. Alas, by chance, some leaked out of my mouth. It seems that I can't hide it... Then, I will do this in Yulin Temple tonight at Haishi, and ask my father of Taoism, 'Lao Tzu', to do it for me." What's your answer?"

——Those who assist the master with Taoism do not strengthen the world with soldiers.

This is what the Tao Te Ching says!

Although Liu Yu's answer did not directly answer everyone's questions, he raised a bigger suspense.

——The method of Yulin Temple, please answer "Lao Tzu".

Although Taoism is on the decline in this era, this does not diminish Lao Tzu's influence in the slightest.

You must know that Confucius, who is regarded as the "Patriarch Master" by Confucianism, left his hometown of Qufu when he was young, went to Luoyang to worship Lao Tzu as his teacher, and learned Taoist philosophy from Lao Tzu. Reality.

Confucianism always pays attention to respecting teachers and Taoism, so Taoism can be suppressed, but Taoism, and even "Lao Tzu", they still respect and admire it very much.

Therefore, when Liu Yu asked "Lao Tzu" to answer, he immediately bluffed everyone present.

The suspense is also left in the Yulin Temple at Haishi tonight.

Liu Yu's words continued.

——"There is nothing in the world that is weaker than water, but there is nothing in the world that can overcome the strong. It is impossible to change it. The weak overcomes the strong, and the soft overcomes the strong. There is no one in the world who does not know and cannot do it."

This is also from "Tao Te Ching·Shang Shan Ruo Shui". Liu Yu deliberately left such a compelling statement, let everyone taste it, let's taste it carefully!The more mysterious it is, the better the effect.

After leaving such a sentence, he gave a "dao" salute to everyone, and wanted to add another sentence "Infinite Heavenly Venerable".

I also feel that this era does not seem to be very suitable, so I avoid superfluous things, and simply move forward without saying anything.

Everyone tacitly vacated a path, allowing Liu Yu and Xun Yu to leave slowly.

On the contrary, it is the emperor Liu Hong.

He groaned softly.

"There is nothing weaker than water in the world, but no one can win against the strong? The best is like water, is Yu'er planning to use softness to overcome steel?"

Jian Shuo heard what the emperor meant, if he didn't find out what the eldest son of the emperor was doing, the emperor might not be able to sleep peacefully.

He quickly reminded: "It's only noon now, and there are still some hours before Haishi."

"Go back first." Liu Hong waved his hand lightly, then turned around and got into the carriage, he did not forget to add a sentence. "Tonight at Haishi, Yulin Temple!"

"Here...here." Jian Shuo quickly agreed.

In fact, there is no need to order at all, he is very clear in his heart.

It's about the eldest son of the emperor, it's about the arena, His Majesty is bound to take a subdued night tour of Yulin Temple.

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On the official road leading to Luoyang City in Hedong County, under the scorching sun, a man and a horse galloped on the official road. The shadows of the man and the horse were drawn very long by the sun, making them look lonely, lonely and heavy.

Zhang Fei rode his horse and galloped. He was not tired, but his horse was too.

Gradually, the speed of Mercedes-Benz slowed down.

There was a post station ahead, Zhang Fei's eyes lit up, but soon, his heart was in his throat again.

Now... all the county horses are paid to the imperial court, not to mention that there are no horses in the post station to exchange, even if they can be exchanged, he doesn't bring so much money with him!
But once you stop, when will you arrive in Luoyang?When can I go to Yulin Temple?When will I see Miss Yulan's husband!

"It's hard to kill me!"

As soon as Zhang Fei knocked on his forehead, because he was too excited, his hands were not light or heavy, and the knock made him dizzy for a while!
But... in his dizziness, he seemed to see a young man walking out of the gate of the post house, and the groom brought him a fine white horse, whose mane was many times better than the horse under Zhang Fei's crotch!
"Hey, what a coincidence!"

Zhang Fei grinned.

What's missing, isn't that what's coming?
He whipped the horse continuously with the whip, and the horse was in pain, and the speed increased a bit, "Get out of the way, get out of the way..." Zhang Fei's roaring voice came out one after another.

The young master and the groom in front of the post house were startled, they only felt that a dark thing...riding on a white horse was about to hit them.

Subconsciously get out of the way.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Fei was quick and premeditated, grabbed the rein of the white horse that had just come out of the stable, and ran forward with it...

Everyone was dumbfounded, they were stunned in place.

It seems... as if, as if a black man rushed over on a horse, and then snatched their white horse in full view?

This…

This…

What's the situation?

What about Wang Fa?
Is there still a law?
"You nigger, I love you..." The young man in front of the post house was stunned for a while, but when he came back to his senses, his white horse had been taken away. He took off his shoes and threw it at Zhang Fei, but Zhang Fei Fei Yiqi Juechen, where is he still on the official road?
Honestly stunned...

A white horse appeared at the end of the official road, snorting and trotting wearily towards the post house.

As if, it was the horse under the crotch of the black man just now...

"It's like a dog, why should I change my horse!"

Looking closely, the young man in front of the posthouse is also a rough guy with a violent temper... "Lao Tzu's 'Baihu', "Baihu"..."

It seems that the horse he lost is called "White Hu"...

at this time.

"Zilian? What's wrong?"

Another voice came from the post house, the person who spoke was a refined man, of course...behind the refined appearance, his bare, powerful arms were very obvious.

If you look carefully, who else could there be if it wasn't Cao Ren and Cao Zixiao from Peiguoqiao County?

And the one he called "Zi Lian" was naturally his brother Cao Hong.

"Zixiao, I'm really convinced." Cao Hong was furious, "Early in the morning, I was thinking about going for a walk with the 'White Swan'. I never thought about it, but I was kidnapped by a black ghost." He left, but sent back such a scrawny horse!"

Cao Ren is good at looking after horses...

Before the three brothers went to buy a horse, Cao Ren fell in love with the horse named 'White Hu' at a glance.

Of course, Cao Hong was the patron, and Cao Ren wanted to give up the horse to Cao Hong.

Cao Hong is also addicted to horses, and he loves this 'white swan' very much.

If the original track of history is followed, this 'Caojia Baihu' will shine during the Three Kingdoms period. The proverb in the Three Kingdoms period: "Leap out of the void, Cao Jiabaihu" refers to it.

In addition, Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang and retreated to Chang'an. When Cao Cao chased Dong Zhuo, he was ambushed...

When Cao Hong yelled the phrase "The father is in a hurry to get on the horse, Hong is willing to walk. There is no flood in the world, and there must be no father." He also gave his "white swan" to Cao Cao to help him escape.

It is recorded in "Supplements of Relics·Wei"——"When the horse was walking, it only felt the wind in its ears, and it seemed that its feet did not trample on the ground."

It can be seen that this horse is precious and rare!
"Zi Lian, don't be angry." Cao Ren persuaded, "Maybe someone else is in a hurry... just change it! It will be returned someday."

Cao Hong's eyes revealed an inconceivable look, and he stared at Cao Ren: "Zi Xiao, say this... do you believe it?"

seem…

I don't believe it!
On the other hand, Zhang Fei was quite embarrassed while waving his whip.

——"Haha, what a good horse, what a good horse, I can run without touching the ground like I'm in the wind! Drive, drive!"

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In Jieliang County, Hedong, in the torture room, Guan Yu was hung with both arms on the beam, and the green clothes on his body were torn to rags by the whip, with bloodstains oozing out.

His back was also torn apart, and he was already fainting, but the whip was still falling off.

Yan Liang shook his head frantically when he saw this scene, feeling that the "Guan Changsheng" in front of him was too rigid.

"Brother, stop beating, I've passed out." Yan Liang said to Wen Chou.

Wen Chou said anxiously: "Wake up!"

This time, not only Yan Liang, but even the criminals felt a little guilty. He hurriedly said: "Young Master Yan, Mr. Chou, there is a law for the big man. When interrogating prisoners, the number of lashes in a day should not exceed a hundred. The prisoner faints and stops."

Wen Chou didn't care about this, he was especially angry because his brother died tragically at the hands of Guan Changsheng, he said coldly: "I told you to wake him up, just wake him up, what a lot of nonsense!"

After splashing a bucket of water, Guan Yu slowly opened his phoenix eyes. He was extremely weak, but his eyes were full of ridicule and contempt when he looked at Wen Chou.

This gaze made Wen Chou suddenly feel a burst of powerlessness and fear...

He suddenly felt a little regretful, regretting provoking such a "ruthless person"!
"Hit! Hit..."

Wen Chou's voice trembled.

"Stop beating!" At this moment, the voice of the county magistrate Yan He came out from outside the execution room. "Shut it up and give him something to eat."

"Here!" The criminal officials acted like they were being granted amnesty.

They have seen too many people who were tortured into tricks, and too many people who could not stand the physical punishment and confessed to their accomplices.

Can…

Like the one in front of him, no matter how he was beaten, he kept silent. With such endurance and perseverance, his hands trembled when the criminals whipped him.

Every time the whip goes up, the criminal will feel inexplicable fear in his heart.

Changed to a clean place.

Yan He sat down first, Yan Liang and Wen Chou also sat on both sides...

"Has Guan Changsheng recruited his comrades?" Yan He asked first.

"Very stubborn." Wen Chou's tone trembled a little.

Yan He sighed: "Two days ago, a dark man came out of Xieliang County. It is expected to be his 'black face' accomplice. It seems that he went to Sili."

This is out of the way...

Wen Chou hadn't recovered yet, but Yan Liang rolled his eyes.

"Father is worried. He is going to Luoyang?"

"Don't be afraid if you go!" Wen Chou suddenly got up, and immediately replied: "It's not that there is a saying that things flock together and people are divided into groups. He Guan Changsheng is a housekeeper, what kind of fellows can he be? But they are ordinary people, so what if they go to Luoyang?"

"I'm worried that our incidents in Xieliang County will be noticed by the court! That's the big deal!"

Yan He's tone was cold.

This…

Wen Chou scratched his head, if it was this level, then he really didn't expect it.

Yan Liang's face also darkened.

"Father wants to..."

"Take precautions before they happen." Yan He lowered his voice. "My son, you go to Luoyang. Firstly, you will send this year's 'filial piety' to Yuan Manor's manor on the outskirts of Luoyang. Second, I have prepared some special gifts for you to give to Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu, and make friends with him. Tell him something about the black-faced man going to Beijing, and tell the two chiefs of the Yuan family through him, so that they can have a solid foundation in their hearts, and if there is a case, they can be suppressed!"

As soon as these words came out, Yan Liang pondered for a while, and opened his mouth to ask: "Why did you specifically meet Yuan Benchu? The eldest son of the Yuan family is Yuan Ji, and the first son is Yuan Shu... Even if they are friends, the two of them seem to be more suitable than Yuan Benchu, right? "

"What do you know?" Yan He waved his hands. "The foundation of the Yuan family is not in Luoyang, but in Runan. For the three sons of the Yuan family, whoever gains power depends on the situation in Runan!"

"Yuan Shao established the 'Runan Friends' alliance in Runan, and included many party members. He even organized the 'Runan Ten Days Talk' and the 'Yuedan Commentary' in Erlongli, Pingyao ancient city. Among the three sons of the Yuan family, he Be more ambitious!"

"And one day, once the party ban is lifted, the large group of party members under Yuan Benchu ​​will be able to exert extremely huge energy. Because of the good deeds in the disaster of the party ban, the Yuan family has become the head of the clan in the world. Yuan Shao has a good relationship and can keep our Yan family safe for generations!"

This is out of the way...

Yan Liang cupped his hands. "Father's advice, the child is educated!"

Wen Chou was still confused. He scratched his head and looked towards the prison next door.

"Uncle? Then... this Guan Changsheng..."

"Don't use torture." Yan He ordered: "Corporal punishment has not opened his mouth for a few days. I guess he won't be able to pry his mouth open. Besides, the punishment will start next month, and then there will be a big punishment. Why bother?"

Having said that, Wen Chou nodded his head despite some reluctance.

After all, he and the Yan family are deeply bound, and both will prosper, and both will suffer!
only…

Whenever he thinks of Guan Yu's teasing and contemptuous eyes when he looks at him, Wen Chou's heart throbs, as if somewhere, what does he owe this guy?
But what is it?

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At night, the temperature drops and there is a cool breeze blowing.

The cold moon hangs in the dark sky, a round of ice crystals, bright and clear, today is not the fifteenth day, but the inexplicable moon is very round, I don’t know if it is a symbol of reunion of thousands of families, or the starting point of the moon’s waxing and waning.

On such a seemingly unusual night, Yulin Temple was full of people.

Fortunately, Xun Yu was well prepared and organized refugees in advance to form a human wall to surround an empty area in the museum...

There is a wooden table in the middle, a few honey candles, and the candle lights are dotted, as if it is a ritual.

However, unlike the "yellow paper" and "censer" that other Taoists need when doing things, there are only countless eggs on this wooden table... to be precise, egg shells, and some wormwood around it...

Noisy voices came from outside the window, as if... many people have already started discussing, when Guanzhu Liu plans to invite "Lao Tzu" out?
——How will "Lao Tzu" guide the maze?
——How did the great man defeat the prince of the Southern Huns?

Every question is the focus of discussion among the people who eat melons, and it has attracted the attention of countless rangers. It is not an exaggeration to say that the last time the Taoist sect received such attention, it had to be traced back to the time when Emperor Wu was in charge. Thoughts" wantonly adjusted the front.

call…

Xun Yu in the wing room looked at the crowd outside the window and let out a long breath. He took off his clothes and prepared to change into clean new clothes. He also went to see the "magic" behavior of the virtuous brother?

Let the "Lao Tzu" who has already rode an ox across Hangu guide the maze?Solve the big man's dilemma?

This is too mysterious!
Of course, if it can be done, then... the status of Taoism in the hearts of the people will undoubtedly rise a lot.

Xun Yu has always been obsessed with cleanliness, and he named it Fragrance Lavender. He was thinking about which clothes to scent, but he saw a red Confucian robe, which was sent to him by a Taoist sent by Liu Yu, and the clothes had been scented. , and it is Xun Yu's favorite taste.

certainly…

It doesn't matter, this red dress immediately reminded Xun Yu of the red Confucian robes worn by Qiao Xuan and Cai Yong in the "Little Drinking in Kyoto" restaurant this morning, which was particularly eye-catching.

Speaking of which, Qiaoxuan is known as "The Prince of Qiao", his behavior has always been weird, and his red Confucian robe is also ordinary, but when did Mr. Cai Yong become so high-profile?Didn't he always like plain colors?

Can't think too much...

Since it was the red dress sent by the virtuous brother, Xun Yu simply put it on, not to mention... the addition of the red dress made Xun Yu more eye-catching.

Seeing that it was almost Haishi, there were more and more discussions outside the window.

"Where is Guanzhu Liu? Seeing that Haishi is here, why didn't Guanzhu Liu show up?"

"That's right...Guard Master Liu said to invite Lao Tzu to guide the big man, but he...he came out, so please?"

"Could it be that Guanzhu Liu has no way to defeat the Southern Huns prince at all, and he is just playing tricks?"

Over time.

Some "unfriendly" voices appeared faintly.

Xun Yu's eyebrows frowned slightly...

Don't talk about others, even he doesn't know what kind of medicine is sold in this good brother's gourd?

at this time.

"Look... look..."

"Heaven, heaven... what is that? What?"

"Is... is it a lantern?"

Countless horrified voices came out one after another, Xun Yu hurriedly ran out of the room, only to see the lanterns rising rapidly one by one, the lanterns...fly...fly up?
Xun Yu looked at the lights in the dark sky in horror, more and more, higher and higher... Together with the stars, they light up the entire dark sky!

This scene... broke all the knowledge and accumulation of Xun Yu's twenty years in an instant.

Such phenomena are simply "monstrous" and "mysterious", which cannot be explained by any ancient book.

Of course, he didn't know that it was just a "Kung Ming Lantern"...

He would not even know that this "Kongming Lantern" was just an appetizer before the arrival of "Lao Tzu" in Liu Yu's plan.

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(End of this chapter)