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

A person has only one worry when he is hungry.

But when you are full, you have more worries——

This sentence is very appropriate for Zhong Yao, who is now the Minister of Justice of the Wei Dynasty and is in overall coordination in Hanzhong City.

If the Wei army really couldn't defeat the Shu army, all he had to worry about was how to retreat?

However, the war situation was unpredictable. Sometimes we were able to win, and sometimes we were unable to win. In the end, we fell into a complete strategic stalemate.

In this case, Zhong Yao would have to worry about how to mobilize troops, how to transport military rations, and how to cooperate with the strategies and actions that the King of Wei suddenly proposed.

For example, now...

Hanzhong originally had 50,000 defenders and 70,000 Five Pecks of Rice followers. With such defensive power, even if Cao Cao was defeated in the battlefields of Yangping Pass and Bashan, it was enough for him to retreat to Hanzhong and regroup.

But now, due to successive defeats on the front line, nearly 100,000 people were lost in a short period of time.

If we want to continue the blockade of Bashan and fight a decisive battle with Liu Bei of the Shu army, this gap in numbers must be filled!

So, Zhong Yao received the order.

Forty-five thousand Hanzhong garrison troops and seventy-five thousand Doumi followers were all sent to Bashan.

Obviously, this is a desperate gamble!

What is even more obvious is that King Cao Cao of Wei was determined to fight a life-and-death battle with Liu Bei in Hanzhong!
"Ugh--"

A long sigh, the short sound seemed to have many twists and turns, the tone changed with the emotion, showing the completely opposite side of Zhong Yao, a great calligrapher of the time, from his broad and generous character.

He seemed to be very conflicted, as if he was in mixed emotions.

He couldn't help but pick up a pen and write something on the wall.

His son Zhong Yu slowly walked into the room, saw his father writing calligraphy on the wall, and shouted in surprise.

"Is it Feibaishu?"

The so-called Feibai script has white traces in the strokes, like it was written with a dry brush without ink. Of course, this is not important. What is important is that the creator of this Feibai script is the famous calligrapher - Cai Yong!
"Master Cai only passed on this Feibai calligraphy to his daughters Zhaoji and Zhenji. The Hedong Wei family learned some of this calligraphy because they married Zhaoji, but because their eldest son died young, Zhaoji's calligraphy was cut off! Taishan Yang family was even luckier. Because they married Zhenji, they found the essence. Now Taishan calligraphy is very popular. Apart from them... Father is the only disciple who has been taught by Master Cai himself. When did father pass on this Feibai calligraphy to me?"

Speaking of which, calligraphy is handed down from generation to generation...

My future self... The famous calligrapher Wang Xizhi, his enlightenment teacher was Mrs. Wei.

According to ancient records, Cai Yong passed calligraphy to his daughter Cai Wenji, who passed it to Zhong Yao, who passed it to Lady Wei, who passed it to Wang Xizhi, who passed it to Wang Xianzhi!

From this perspective, it is not entirely fabricated to call Cai Yong the ancestor of regular script!

However, if we follow what Zhong Yu said.

Feibai calligraphy was not passed on by Cai Zhaoji to her father Zhong Yao, but was taught by Cai Yong himself.

At this time, Zhong Yao, who was already full of worries, couldn't help but sigh when he heard that his son wanted to learn Feibai calligraphy.

"Learn this Feibai calligraphy? Do you know that the person who created this Feibai calligraphy...did not have a good ending——"

"Is it a choice?" Zhong Yu quickly replied: "My father said that Master Cai died because he made the wrong choice and followed Dong Zhuo..."

"Haha!" Hearing his son say this, Zhong Yao couldn't help but shook his head, "You only know one side of the story!"

"how to say?"

“Heh…” Zhong Yao laughed again, but deliberately changed the subject, “You said that Cai Yong only passed on this Feibai calligraphy to Zhaoji, Zhenji, and my father, but you didn’t know… In addition to them, there is another person who has learned the essence of this calligraphy!”

"Who?"

"King Cao Cao of Wei——"

As Zhong Yao chanted this sentence, Zhong Yu was stunned. He widened his eyes. He didn't expect that King Cao Cao of Wei was also a disciple of Cai Yong in the field of calligraphy?

"King Wei also learned calligraphy from Master Cai?"

Zhong Yu asked this, but Zhong Yao's answer changed the subject again, "Mr. Cai died because he made the wrong choice. Now... it's the King of Wei's turn to make a choice!"

"What choice?"

"The King of Wei ordered that only 5,000 soldiers be left in Hanzhong to defend the city, and the rest, whether they were Wei troops or Five Pecks of Rice Sect followers, all be sent to the front lines..."

"Ah..." Zhong Yu was stunned at first, but soon he was relieved. "Your Majesty, it's right to do this. Behind Hanzhong is the 700-li Qinling Mountains, and to the east are the two cities of Fangling and Shangyong. Although Hanzhong is a plain, it is protected in the middle. Even if only 5,000 people are left, it doesn't matter... On the contrary, the results of the battle in Bashan are related to the current situation in the world and whether the Wei Dynasty can turn the tide. Your Majesty is still courageous!"

"Hehe..." Zhong Yao laughed after hearing this. "When Dong Zhuo was recruiting ministers, all the ministers retreated, but Cai Yong was the only one who accepted the offer, thinking that he could at least protect his family. At that time... Lord Cai probably thought that he was very smart!"

what…

Zhong Yu thought thoughtfully, "Father thinks that the King of Wei's move..."

"I didn't say that..." Zhong Yao narrowed his eyes and only said half a sentence. Then he made a look of looking at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose. After pondering for a long time, he continued to add the last and most worrying sentence in his heart.

"Although there have been many letters from Fangling and Shangyong recently, it has been a long time since I have seen a letter from General Wenlie—"

This…

Zhong Yu swallowed his saliva with a gulp. He looked at his father in surprise, "Dad? You mean... there are changes in Shangyong and Fangling? But since father has such a guess, why don't you report it to the King of Wei and let him send someone to investigate? If there is really a change, then the retreat of the army from Hanzhong will...will..."

"Shh..." Facing his son's urgent words, Zhong Yao gestured with his index finger to signal him not to talk nonsense. Then, while continuing to complete his unfinished "Flying White Calligraphy", Zhong Yao chanted thoughtfully.

"Father, I suddenly miss my old friends——"

As soon as these words came out, the last stroke of the "flying white script" on the bamboo slip was finally drawn.

Zhong Yu raised his eyes and looked at the masterpiece with great surprise, his pupils almost bursting out.

The four characters written in Feibai script, written with a dry brush and a hint of white, are exactly:

——Xun Ling leaves a fragrance!
Zhong Yao really missed his old friends!
He missed his fellow countryman and close friend, Xun Yu, who was also his mentor.

only…

Zhong Yao didn't know that if your lord saw the three rises of Yan and Han in the nine springs, it would be right before his eyes.

What kind of mood and situation would it be?

——"Wen Ruo, Wen Ruo...if the world really changes and Han returns to the orthodox, I think you will be happy, right?"

——『Yes...you will be happy, right?』

...

...

Wuzhangyuan.

This place extends to the border of Mei County in the east, Xieyu Pass in the south, and Weihe River in the north. It is said in the "General History of Geography" that "Wuzhangyuan is high, flat, and wide, a place that marchers must fight for!
This shows the importance of its geographical location.

If we follow the original trajectory of history, Zhuge Liang would eventually die here.

Of course, these are not important.

What’s important is that at this time hundreds of hot air balloons landed in Wuzhangyuan.

The Han army soldiers skillfully controlled the hot air balloons and landed them smoothly.

A huge cloud of dust was spreading all around, and Han soldiers who had landed early were standing outside, waiting...

Amid the rolling dust, a burly man walked out first.

It’s Guan Yu!
Guan Yu has now changed from the man with beautiful beard to a man without beard. He has lost his iconic long beard. Fortunately, his cheeks, which are the color of red dates, are very recognizable and can be easily recognized by his soldiers.

On the contrary, because of the removal of his long beard, Guan Yu, who was already old, actually looked quite energetic.

"Father commander..." Guan Ping was the first to bow to Guan Yu.

Guan Yu asked, "Are there no eyes around Wuzhangyuan?"

"No!" Guan Ping said seriously, "I checked everywhere after landing yesterday. There is no Wei army in the entire Wuzhang Plain. In fact... according to my investigation, there are only a few thousand defenders left in Hanzhong City. The rest have been transferred to Bashan. It seems that they are planning to fight a decisive battle with uncle!"

At this point, Guan Ping could hardly hide his excitement and ecstasy, "The situation is going better than fourth brother expected. With 5,000 defenders, my army only needs to send flying balls to attack the city and enter the city immediately. Then, it will take less than half a day to capture Hanzhong City and cut off the traitor Cao Cao's retreat and food supply -" Guan Ping said this meticulously with light in his eyes. This was the closest their Guan family army had ever come to capturing Cao Cao since the battle of Huarong Road.

Under the deployment of his fourth brother Guan Lin, he used the opponent's strategy, made a feint to the east and attacked in the west, and cut off the source of the trouble!

Such a sophisticated calculation has already taken the situation to the extreme. If Cao Cao cannot be captured, then...how can Guan Ping face his fourth brother Guan Lin!
Not only did he not go back, even Guan Yu had no face to go back.

"You said there are only a few thousand defenders left in Hanzhong?"

Guan Yu was a little surprised when he heard this...

Guan Ping's tone was quite confident, "With this flying ball reconnaissance, the enemy's movements can be seen clearly from the sky. Indeed, more than 100,000 Wei troops have been transferred to Yangping Pass and the Bashan front. The garrison in Hanzhong... is extremely weak! Father..."

Guan Ping was planning to volunteer to take Hanzhong in one fell swoop.

Who would have thought... Guan Yu laughed, "Hahaha..." He used his laughter to stop Guan Ping's request, and as the laughter died down, Guan Yu tried to stroke his beard, but found... there was no beard to stroke.

He was immediately embarrassed, but he took advantage of this embarrassment to speak, "We are planning to attack Shangyong and Fangling, and the Guan family army is secretly sneaking in with flying balls. If we waste so much effort, and Hanzhong is so empty, it would be too boring if we only capture Hanzhong."

what…

Guan Ping was shocked when he heard this, "Father..."

Guan Yu seemed to have made the final decision. He said firmly, "Yunqi is so calculating, and the Wei army is so lax. We only have this one chance to win by surprise. Instead of just taking Hanzhong, we'd better take Chang'an as well!"

This…

Guan Ping couldn't help but widen his eyes!

Changan…

He knew what Chang'an meant to the rebels against Wei today.

It is no exaggeration to say that under the current situation, the Wei Dynasty... has lost Luoyang, the fortress connecting the four directions!

It can be said that on the western front, it was Chang'an that connected Guanzhong, Hanzhong and Bingzhou.

If Chang'an was lost, it would not just be the loss of Hanzhong, but the loss of the entire Yongliang and the destruction of Guanzhong. The great Wei would inevitably be completely severed from Chang'an.

The fact that Cao Cao controlled nine and a half of the thirteen states in the Han Dynasty will completely become a thing of the past!
But, Chang'an... seems a bit far away!
At least, at least the Qinling Mountains that are hundreds of miles away are no joke—

"Father, the flying ball can reach Hanzhong because we can get supplies from Fangling and Shangyong, and because Hanzhong is a plain. But if it's Qinling, our flying ball can't reach it."

"How could I not know?" Guan Yu patiently explained, "So, I never planned to fly over there with a flying ball... nor did I plan to take the Qinling Mountain route!"

"Then...how do we get there?"

Without waiting for Guan Ping to ask, Guan Yu's words came out again. At the same time, he unfolded a map: "It doesn't matter if we can't use the flying ball or have horses. My father has legs, and so does the Guan family army. This is not the first time that my father and the Guan family army have made a long-distance raid. My father will lead 5,000 soldiers across the Ziwu Valley and attack Chang'an directly! An Guo, you take the rest of the Guan family army to hide in Hanzhong. After ten days, Hanzhong and Chang'an will launch a surprise attack at the same time and capture them in one fell swoop, leaving Cao Aman with no way back—"

boom…

Rumble!
Listening to his father's words, Guan Ping felt as if thunder was rolling in the sky.

It is said that you can't have your cake and eat it too. But now, the fact before Guan Ping is... Only children make choices. Guan Yu... The more mature Guan Yu, he wants both Hanzhong and Chang'an -

"Ziwu Valley...Ziwu Valley..."

Guan Ping's eyes were almost fixed on the map, trying hard to find the road to Ziwu Valley. Finally, he found it, but he shook his head again and again, "It seems that no one has ever walked this road? I have never heard the spies... mention it. Father is taking a risk by doing this!"

"No!" Guan Yu directly denied Guan Ping's words.

His phoenix eyes opened and closed, and his expressionless face showed determination and resolution, "Someone mentioned this Ziwu Valley!"

"Who?"

"Your fourth brother Yunqi——"

Speaking of Guan Lin, Guan Yu's tone became more resolute, "Yun Qi said that Ziwu Valley can lead directly to Chang'an, but there are valleys on both sides, which are very easy to ambush! But now, hehe... Hanzhong, Cao Cao can't even take care of it, so how can he consider Chang'an and this Ziwu Valley! This is a God-given opportunity——"

"Father, but..." Guan Ping still felt it was a bit risky.

"Haha..." Guan Yu responded to his son with a relieved laugh, "Everyone knows that my son Yunqi is the best at stealing people's homes. I never thought that today I would have to learn from him to go around behind. Haha, hahahaha——"

Amidst the laughter, Guan Yu had already begun to inspect his troops.

"Send the order to Guan Mou. Immediately select 5,000 elite troops, unload the baggage, travel light, pass through Ziwu Valley, and in ten days, go straight to Chang'an City—"

...

...

The river flows eastward, but there are ships sailing upstream against the flow.

Having said that, this waterway connects the East and West Sichuan to the Central Plains and is an extremely important trade route. Therefore... even if the ship is sailing against the current, it can sail very steadily.

In this merchant ship...

Two lovely girls stood at the bow of the boat.

One of the girls sighed, with a worried look on her face: "I am also convinced by Bao San... Sister, we have already acknowledged her as the elder and are willing to be the younger, but... but she went out with Wei Zhi, and she can get lost when she is so old, why not get lost by herself? If anything happens to Wei Zhi, do you think I can spare her?"

The girl who was speaking was Wang Tao, the second daughter of Wang Linggong of Lutangzhai, and the one standing next to her was her elder sister Wang Yue.

The reason why the two of them were on this merchant ship heading to Chengdu was because they received news... Bao Sanniang had lost their beloved husband Guan Suo. How could this be tolerated?

Although Guan Suo is an adult and there is no need to worry, Wang Tao and Wang Yue are worried about those ignorant girls!

God knows how many young girls will suffer after Guan Suo escapes from Bao Sanniang's sight. Can the Guan family... this backyard still accommodate more sisters?

The more they thought about this, the more impatient Wang Tao and Wang Yue became. They knew that Bao Sanniang was also looking for Guan Suo, so they decided to go too... to Chengdu and bring their beloved husbands back.

Compared to her younger sister Wang Tao's anger and small emotions, her elder sister Wang Yue was much calmer. She put her chin in her hands and tried to analyze, "Could it be that Weizhi deliberately dumped Miss Bao San? This way, it would be easier for him to have affairs with other girls!"

"Bao Sanniang is unreliable, so let's do it ourselves. If my husband is having affairs, you and I will take him back."

Wang Tao pouted, but her tone was firm. "Sister, let's make it clear this time. No matter how sweet Wei Zhi's words are, there must be no more women in the Guan Mansion! How could someone be so outrageous as Wei Zhi? His brothers haven't married yet, but his women... can almost form a team! How could someone like him be like this? The three of us are not enough to serve him? How much energy does he have!"

After a slightly angry speech.

Without waiting for Wang Yue to speak, Wang Tao continued, "But, sister, if Weizhi really does flirt with other women, we should beat that vixen severely, but we must not hurt Weizhi. It must be that vixen who seduced him. He is innocent. If he gets hurt, I will be sad too."

It can be seen that Wang Tao is true love...

Listening to her sister Wang Tao's words, Wang Yue smiled and said, "Don't worry, I brought a secret weapon this time!"

"what?"

As soon as Wang Tao asked the question, Wang Yue shook a jade bottle at his waist.

Wang Tao became even more curious, "What is this?"

Wang Yue smiled and said, "Guess why Weizhi would come to see me most of the time at night..."

After saying this, Wang Tao thought of the jade bottle and understood instantly, "Sister, you actually have aphrodisiac powder?"

At this point, Wang Tao got angry. She pouted and said, "Sister, you have such a good thing all to yourself! I...I won't pay attention to you, unless, unless...unless you give me a bottle too!"

Seeing Wang Tao's slightly angry expression, Wang Yue touched her head and said, "Here, here... I'll let you use this to lure Wei Zhi back—"

On this side, Wang Tao and Wang Yue have also taken action.

Over there, Bao Sanniang traveled thousands of miles to find her husband and had already reached Chengdu.

Who would have thought that Guan Suo's journey to the west was originally thought to be a drama of three people, but suddenly... the names of seven people popped up!
Hua Man, Zhang Qiying, Zhang Yulan, Bao Sanniang, Wang Tao, Wang Yue…

and also…

The only male protagonist in this drama - Guan Suo!
No, it's clearly - Hua! Guan! Suo!

...

…(End of chapter)