Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

Chapter 186 Another evil chick, Pang Shiyuan!

——Zhang Lu surrendered to Cao, and the rebels' southern expedition was imminent, and the Chengdu treasury had no food, so they couldn't gather the military resources to fight against Cao.

——In the counties of Yizhou, the clans are hoarding, and prices have skyrocketed.

——Yizhou tentatively decides how to allocate limited acres of land.

These are the three test questions Zhuge Liang wrote to Guan Lin.

It is also an extremely urgent difficulty that Chuzhong is facing today.

Today's Zhuge Liang still doesn't know Guan Lin's answer.

Because of this, he couldn't understand why Guan Yu sent an extra letter, and then immediately sent someone to recover it?

Of course, these are not important in the face of today's urgent report.

Cao Ren fainted, Xiangfan is bound to change drastically.

How could Yun Chang miss this opportunity.

I am afraid that by now, he is already on the Northern Expedition to Xiangfan...

And Cao Cao is bound to choose to return to aid, that is to say, the first problem has been solved.

As for the second and third issues, although they have not been resolved,... as long as Cao Cao can withdraw from Hanzhong, it will undoubtedly give him enough time for Zhuge Liang.

Stabilize prices, appease the clan, distribute acres of land, check and balance all parties...

Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei can always figure out a way.

But time is their enemy.

Now, under this battle report.

Great joy!
That's all for Cao Chun, Cao Ren fainted, this is great joy to Liu Huangshu, Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, the people in Shu, and tens of thousands of people with lofty ideals who are dedicated to helping the Han Dynasty!
Zhuge Liang couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

The official quickly reminded: "General Zuo is still waiting for the military adviser in the mansion."

"I'll go right away." Zhuge Liang put the first answer sheet handed over by Yang Yi back on the desk.

He looked back at Yang Yi, "I'll go to the lord first, Yunqi's answer sheet, I'll read it when I get back, Wei Gong, you also go down and have a good rest, I'll call you tomorrow."

"Okay..." Yang Yi bowed and said.

But... He seemed to suddenly think of something, and in an instant, his expression became terrified.

——What he thought of was the answer of Guan Sigongzi.

If so...

If Cao Ren fainted, then...the dispute between the Guan family father and son about the first answer sheet, isn't it...isn't it...

With a "gudong", Yang Yi swallowed deeply subconsciously.

He even thought of when Guan Lin answered this paper.

Guan Yu angrily asked him to rewrite...

But he did not give an inch to meet Guan Yu's eyes that almost shot out flames.

——"Father, don't you hear that well frogs can't speak to the sea, they are confined to the emptiness; summer insects can't speak to the ice, they are obsessed with the time; music scholars cannot speak to the Tao, they are bound to teaching. Today When you come out of the cliff and look at the sea, you will know your ugliness, and you will be able to talk about Dali."

Obedient…

A frog in a well cannot talk to him about the sea;
A summer worm cannot talk to it about ice;

You can't talk about the truth with people who have little knowledge.

At that time, Yang Yi still sighed, Fourth Master Guan really dared to say it, did he dare to say this to Guan Gong?

Especially the last sentence "I came out of the cliff today and looked at the sea, so I know you are ugly, and you will be able to talk about Dali."

At that time, Yang Yi still felt that this sentence was the most important, and it was also the most "the ignorant have no fear"!
...As a son, Guan Lin, how can we let his father Guan Yu "look out from the seaside, go to observe the sea, and then know his own shallowness, so that we can talk about the truth with him"?

It can already be called "great unfilial piety" for a son to say such things to his father. This is also Yang Yi's initial impression of Guan Lin.

But now I am going to savor, to savor...

It turned out that Yang Yi himself was the one who was stupid!

Guan Lin is not filial, the facts speak louder than words, he just insists on the truth.

On the contrary, Yang Yi and Guan Gong... seem to be ashamed.

——"So that's the case, no wonder Guan Gonghui sent a messenger to recover the letterhead, Mr. Yunqi answered this question correctly, so... then what letterhead should I send?" 』

——"Young Master Yunqi is talking about the sea to us 'well frogs'! 』

Just when Yang Yi was thinking about it, the carriage was already waiting in front of the door, and Zhuge Liang was about to go out.

It seemed that Yang Yi's expression was a little weird.

Zhuge Liang hurriedly said: "Duke Wei is exhausted?"

"No." Yang Yi hurriedly cupped her hands and said, "I dare you, I would like to ask Military Master Zhuge to read Mr. Yunqi's first answer sheet first, and then... go to General Zuo's mansion!"

Hmm... Zhuge Liang paused.

Since Yang Yi said so, there must be a reason.

Zhuge Liang didn't refuse either, and immediately brought up the bamboo slip, "I'll read it on the way."

After speaking, he strode out and boarded the carriage.

With the neighing of the horse "get", the carriage moved and walked away slowly.

But Yang Yi, standing in this study, seemed to have half of her legs filled with lead, and she couldn't move a single step.

At this moment, his heart was full of disbelief and shock.

"—Could it be..."

"——No...it's not necessary at all, Mr. Yunqi must have known something in advance, no, in this way, the assassination of Cao Ren and Cao Chun, could it be...could it be..."

Thinking of the end, Yang Yi swallowed again, he felt his whole body trembling, very violently.

Over there...

Zhuge Liang sat in the carriage and slowly unfolded the bamboo slips.

At first glance, the answer is simple.

It is indeed somewhat perfunctory:

——"If you can't make it together, you can't make it together! Honestly sleep at home, there is no need to make it together!"

Zhuge Liang felt that Guan Yunqi was the only one who could answer the questions like this...in the whole world, right?
And Zhuge Liang can be regarded as reminiscing about it, no wonder Yun Chang wants to say that this is Yun Qi's perfunctory work, and it is a play of anger.

"Ha ha…"

Zhuge Liang couldn't help but smile wryly.

After days of hard work, his expression was extremely tired, and a heavy sigh overflowed from his lips.

He said with emotion: "Such a kid? Yun Chang's strong recommendation? Can I teach you?"

Can…

This voice just raised, as if a flash of light, Zhuge Liang suddenly felt something strange suddenly surged in his heart.

Immediately afterwards, he seemed to have figured out something, and his chest trembled.

He couldn't help but put his eyes on the answer sheet again.

The text on the answer sheet remains the same - "If you can't make it together, you can't make it up... There is no need to make it up!"

But Zhuge Liang's state of mind has changed, earth-shaking changes.

The urgent report just received, the emergency report of Cao Ren fainting and Cao Chun's death, flashed through his mind again quickly, and Zhuge Liang caught the most strange point immediately.

He opened his mouth subconsciously, "Yunqi's answer is that he is sure that Cao Cao will leave? But how could he judge that something happened to Cao Ren?"

"Assassination...Assassination? Could it be that...before this answer sheet, Yunqi already knew about this 'assassination'? That's why...there was such a perfunctory answer?"

——"Didi Da"

Thinking of this verse... Cold sweat was already dripping from Zhuge Liang's forehead.

One of his hands tightly held the wrist of the other, which reminded him of what was mentioned in Yang Yi and the battle report.

The tiger and leopard rider died in Sunset Valley.

Zhuge Liang seemed to be more thorough all of a sudden.

He groaned softly:
——"This can't be the game he set up, can it?"

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Whether it is Hanzhong or Shuzhong, the news always lags behind.

Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei were especially astonished when Cao Ren and Cao Chun were assassinated, one died and the other fainted.

The latest battle report from Xiangfan...has been spread to Xudu and Yecheng.

——Man Chong, Wenpin, Lu Chang, and Niu Jin all died.

——In the battle of Jiangxia, Cao Jun suffered heavy losses, and Guan Jiajun approached Xiangfan at any time.

At this moment, Cao Cao's fourth son, Cao Zhi, and Bo Yang Xiuxiu hurried from Yecheng to Nanyang.

In their view, there is a garrison in Nanyang, which is Yu Jin's soldiers and horses.

Yang Xiu suggested that Cao Zhi use his father's name to mobilize this army to help Xiangfan.

At such a time when there is no time to spare, which young master has such courage, then this young master has made a great contribution!

In the morning light, the huge city gate was closed, like a dormant giant beast, and gatekeepers were already standing on both sides, because the street was extremely quiet so early, and the sound of horseshoes became very clear.

Yang Xiu and Cao Zhi galloped to the barracks on the left side of the gate and reined in their horses. A lieutenant general saw the two of them and quickly bowed and said, "The last general pays his respects to the Fourth Young Master and Master Yang. I don't know that you and Master Yang are here. Why?"

Cao Zhi said: "I was ordered by my father to come here to dispatch troops. This is the document for dispatching troops. Please order troops to go to Xiangfan immediately!"

The lieutenant general said: "My lord, forgive me, don't say send troops to Xiangfan, even if you send troops to nearby counties, the last general will not dare."

"Why is this?" Yang Xiu rode forward.

The lieutenant general said: "General Yu Jin is in Xudu, but the general issued a military order. The situation in Xiangfan is critical. All the soldiers in Runan City are ready to fight. Without his order, no one can act rashly, let alone rush to assist Xiangfan."

As soon as this statement comes out…

Cao Zhi showed a look of embarrassment, but Yang Xiu scolded: "Absurd, the fourth son is here to send troops to help Xiangfan under the order of Prime Minister Cao. No matter how big the ban is, is it bigger than Prime Minister Cao? Hurry up and order troops, Can you afford to delay the Xiangfan battle?"

The deputy general hurriedly knelt down, "My lord, please forgive me. I dare not delay even if I have ten guts, but... General Yu's military order cannot be disobeyed. General Yu Jin is now in Xudu. If the fourth son insists on dispatching troops, you might as well send the prime minister's order to the army." The transfer order is handed over to General Yu, and General Yu will definitely rush back immediately, and then he will personally lead the troops to assist Xiangfan."

You know, Yu Jin's soldiers have always been known for their discipline.

And Yu Jin himself, in Cao Cao's mind, is the head of the five good generals.

This can be seen from the fact that when Cao Cao became king, he moved Jin to the position of General Zuo, and he could see Cao Cao's love and respect for Jin by pretending to be a Yue.

You know, Zhang Babai, who almost wiped out Sun Shiwan, was only conferred as General Zhengdong at that time.

Xu Huang and Zhang He are still miscellaneous generals.

This can also be seen in Jin's position among the generals of Cao Wei.

And he held the army strictly, and never allowed the soldiers to keep the seized property privately.

His military orders are like a mountain, and under his command... those who disobey the military orders will be killed without mercy.

It is precisely because of this that even if Cao Zhi and Yang Xiu arrived, how could the lieutenant dare to order troops privately?
"Going to Xudu, at least two days have passed since I went back and forth, and I have already delayed the rescue of Xiangfan. If you don't open the door, I will kill you first." Yang Xiu yelled angrily.

The lieutenant general said fearfully: "Even if Master Bo killed the last general, the last general would not dare to disobey the military order!"

Yang Xiu sneered, "You think I dare not?"

Suddenly, the sword light flashed, and a stream of blood splashed on Yang Xiu and Cao Zhi.

Cao Zhi was shocked, "Dezu?"

However, Yang Xiu shouted loudly at the other soldiers: "Want to test the sharpness of my sword? The matter is urgent. Prime Minister Cao's troop dispatching documents are here. Hurry up and order troops! If you hesitate any longer, you will be killed without mercy!"

A group of lieutenants did indeed see this fake document, and hurriedly mobilized their troops in panic.

Cao Zhi became very worried, and he whispered: "Dezu, is it a bit too much? After all, this document..."

"Fourth Young Master, Fourth Young Master..." Yang Xiu hurriedly said: "At this moment, I am afraid that your second and third brothers have dispatched troops to Xiangfan. The son is handed over to you?"

As soon as this remark came out, Cao Zhi hesitated for a moment, and he groaned softly.

"Dezu is right - you must cut with a knife, and you must cut with an ax..."

While speaking, he glanced at the corpse on the ground, held up the "forged" Duke Wei's edict, and ordered troops to leave the city!
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On the other side, Xu Ducheng.

Cao Pi is also facing the same dilemma as Cao Zhi. General Gao Lan's soldiers and horses are stationed here.

This Gao Lan was the one who surrendered to Cao Cao together with Zhang Xi during the Battle of Guandu. In the novel, he was killed by Zhao Yun at Changbanpo, but there is no such record in the official history.

In fact, he was living well, and because of "leading troops into the group" back then, he still had a wave of soldiers stationed in the suburbs of Xudu.

It's also Gao Lan's absence...

It was also Cao Pi who came here to order troops.

At this moment Cao Pi was very anxious, and Wu Zhizheng next to him drew his sword towards the lieutenant in front of him.

"If you don't order more soldiers, I will kill you."

The lieutenant bowed: "Zhonglang will kill, only the last general will die, but if the last general orders troops privately and violates military discipline...then Prime Minister Cao will kill all of us."

Unlike Cao Zhi, Cao Pi did not have a master of "forging notes" like Yang Xiu, nor did he have the guts to forge an edict from his father to order soldiers.

And at this moment...

The situation in Xiangfan is in crisis, how could Cao Pi not know that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to "make meritorious service".

Wu Zhi was anxious and angry, and raised his sword, "You are bold...I will kill you!"

"Wait..." Cao Pi stopped immediately.

"Why?" Wu Zhi quickly asked, Cao Pi's eyes were dark, and he said with emotion: "If Zhong Da (Sima Yi) was here, he would definitely not let me kill someone."

This…

Wu Zhi is also Cao Pi's think tank, but at the moment he is a little bit impatient, "If you are trapped here, then the first task of rescuing Xiangfan may be...but I will hand it over to Mr. Zijian."

Cao Pi bit his lip slightly, and my tone was firm: "Wait...wait, I will wait for General Gao Lan to come back! Zhongda said that there are no rivers to cross, but some rivers... can't be crossed by force!"

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Chengdu, General Zuo's Mansion.

In front of Liu Bei is a portrait of Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty.

He has always regarded Liu Bang as his goal.

In Liu Bei's eyes, Liu Bang has great ambitions, general knowledge, and approachability;
Liu Bang is tenacious, knowledgeable, and benevolent;
Liu Bang also fought out from the land of Bashu to dominate the world.

——Gaozu is like this, so is Liu Bei.

In fact, Liu Bei and Liu Bang are fundamentally different.

What about Liu Bang?He is flesh and blood, he is aware of his ordinaryness, he is aware of his weight, he knows people better than Liu Bei, and Liu Bei is more tenacious than Liu Bang.

Therefore, it is also the "Battle of Yiling", if Liu Bei wants to do it, he will say-I may not be able to, I may not "do what I can", but I have decided on this matter, and I must fight.

But if it is Liu Bang, if he wants to launch the "Battle of Yiling", he will say, "Maybe" is not necessary, I just can't do it, but I am very realistic, you guys do it, you can do whatever you want, I can do it You can hold it if you can!

As a monarch, Liu Bang delegated power because he knew himself, and listened to him because he knew himself.

In this regard, Liu Bang is more successful than Liu Bei.

What about Liu Bei?
Liu Bei started from the humble beginning.

His growth experience is destined to create a completely different personality of the great ancestor Liu Bang.

When he was in the Central Plains, in order to survive, he jumped repeatedly among the princes from all walks of life, stumbling with Lu Bu, Yuan Shu, and Cao Cao. person set.

——Crack down on looters, let the people have food, treat people leniently, and have fun with the people.

Even the bandit forces in Taishan, Xuzhoudong, and Runan all know that Liu Bei is capable of fighting and benevolent.

——Liu Bei can restrain his own nature, and he can't express his emotions.

Living under Liu Biao's account, he wanted to express his own opinion, but he first went to see what the host meant.

People who can swallow the words that come to their lips are the worst people to mess with.

——He treated Zhou Yu politely;

——He pretended to be pitiful to Sun Quan.

For the sake of the goal, Liu Bei is more than just bowing his head.

It is no exaggeration to say that for the sake of the goal, if you ask him to hit one, he will not hesitate.

Because of this, his virtues attracted many people.

Save Kong Rong and Tao Qian when there are no soldiers, and let Xuzhou be humble when there is no land;

Don't listen to Zhuge's best strategy of "attacking Liu Cong", this is when Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are enjoying each other like fish in water.

Don't abandon the people when you travel less than ten miles a day.

The worse the situation is, the more Liu Bei knows his choice.

The world is in chaos, Gangchang is not around, and the only character he can stick to is——wanting to believe in righteousness in the world.

Now, after half a lifetime of tossing and turning, he managed to occupy Yizhou, but he was staring at Cao Cao...

Don't talk about governing Shuzhong.

Every day, Liu Bei and Shuzhong lived in panic.

I'm afraid that that nasty Cao A will take away, again, again, and again, everything he finally got.

Finally, just now, he received an urgent report.

——Cao Ren of Xiangfan fainted!

He, he, his fainting is good, the fainting is wonderful, the fainting is just right.

And when Liu Bei learned that the cause of his fainting was not the thunder offensive of his second brother Guan Yu.

Rather...it is a "continuous crossbow", to be precise, it is a small hidden weapon in the continuous crossbow, which is a game set up by a mysterious person named "Huang Laoxie".

Liu Bei just felt desperate...

He felt that Huang Laoxie was a gift from the heavens to Liu Bei to help him break this predicament.

He was so excited that he couldn't help himself.

When it was late at night, he couldn't help but send someone to invite Zhuge Kongming to tell him the great news... Our Shuzhong can finally sit firmly.

With the sound of "creak", a gust of wind hit, and the door opened.

Zhuge Liang entered the main hall of General Zuo's mansion, where Liu Bei had been waiting for him. He grabbed Zhuge Liang's hand, and the two walked together to Liu Bang's portrait.

"Kong Ming, Gao Zu broke through step by step from the land of abundance, captured the land of the Three Qins, and Chu and Han fought each other to establish the Han Dynasty for thousands of generations... Today, Cao Ren fainted in Xiangfan, and Cao Cao was bound to rush to help Xiangfan. The situation in Central Shu was stable, and Long Zhongdui's strategy has been advanced, and when I think of this, I... I can't help myself, so... I invite you here, and I want to have a few words with you in front of Gaozu."

Liu Bei's excitement was beyond words.

This is like a growing tiger, always holding a mature male lion in front of his door, staring at it,

It is possible to devour this little tiger at any time.

The little tiger is not only having trouble sleeping and eating, he has lost weight... The huge pressure is about to crush him to the ground.

And finally one day, the lion was forced to evacuate due to unacceptable reasons.

The little tiger was free at last, he was able to hunt, eat meat, and thrive.

This kind of mood is naturally difficult to control.

"My lord, my lord..." Seeing Liu Bei's tears dripping down in a "ba da, ba da", Zhuge Liang felt the sweat in his palm.

Along the way, Zhuge Liang knew best how difficult it was for Uncle Liu Huang.

Liu Bei wiped his tears and said with emotion: "Kong Ming, your talent is not weaker than that of Jiang Ziya who was 800 years old in Xingzhou, and Zhang Zifang who was 400 years old in Wanghan. I know... Kong Ming, the only thing you lack most is time. , Xiangfan... There is a Huang Laoxie in Xiangfan, he, he helped you and me win this precious development time."

『—Is it Huang Laoxie? 』

Zhuge Liang chanted this name in his heart, the last time his heart throbbed so much was because of Hong Qigong.

Because of Hong Qigong's unimaginable actions, he abolished the demarcation of the Xiangshui River, and wiped out the borrowing of Jingzhou!
At that time, Zhuge Liang admired Hong Qigong so much that he couldn't help himself.

Ha ha…

Thinking about it now, whether Hong Qigong or Huang Laoxie is just a code name, even this Huang Laoxie is probably a familiar "code name".

"How does my lord think of this Huang Laoxie?" Zhuge Liang asked with a smile.

Liu Bei said that Zhuge Liang came here today, it has nothing to do with military affairs...

In fact, once Cao Cao went to assist Xiangfan, there would be no urgent military affairs, and the tense nerves of Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei could finally relax.

Taking advantage of this topic, Zhuge Liang simply mentioned this "Huang Laoxie" to Liu Bei.

As for this topic, Liu Bei seemed quite interested, so much so that Huang Laoxie, a mysterious figure, reminded him of another person.

Liu Bei spoke frankly: "Weak and ignorant, the matter of the five tyrants, can use the crossbow and hidden weapons to set up this situation...to lure Cao Ren into the bait, such a strategy, although it is insidious, can influence the current situation, this Huang Laoxie deserves to act like this Saying the word 'evil', and this 'evil' aura, the only thing I can think of is—Pang Shiyuan!"

Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan!

Liu Bei compared Huang Laoxie to Pang Shiyuan, a young phoenix.

And Liu Bei's words continued.

"I only met Pang Shiyuan when I was in my fifties. It was he who told me that I had been on the wrong path in the past few decades. For big goals, sometimes you have to give up small goals when you can’t achieve them. If I always pursue being different from Cao Cao, then my path will be a dead end, and everyone is dead. Where can I have faith? Where can I come from? ideal? Pang Shiyuan taught me that for the sake of ideals, I must first base myself on reality!"

"Today, watching Huang Laoxie's plan to assassinate, the evil spirit is awe-inspiring. I thought of Pang Shiyuan! He is the only one who has a strategy to turn the tide. This Huang Laoxie, this situation... makes me miss Shiyuan again inexplicably." Yuan!"

At the end, Liu Bei's tears fell down again.

This…

Zhuge Liang's heart couldn't help being slightly touched.

Yes, the current protagonist has Fa Xiaozhi and Zhuge Kongming, but he still lacks a "evil spirit" Pang Shiyuan...

There is a lack of Pang Shiyuan who is vicious and cunning for a big goal, has ideals but is based on reality.

In this way...

call…

Zhuge Liang exhaled lightly.

He thought over and over again before speaking to Liu Bei.

——"My lord, would you like to know the true identity of this Huang Laoxie?"

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(End of this chapter)