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

At the foot of Beimang Mountain, when the first ray of sunlight in the early morning shone into the house, Guan Lin stretched lazily.

He only remembered that last night... seemed crazy.

This was the craziest time since he came to this world. It was no longer just listening to music in a brothel, he felt as if his body was about to fall apart.

Of course, this was also the craziest look he had ever seen, completely different from Zhang Xingcai in the daytime.

call…

Exhale gently.

Seeing Zhang Xingcai still sleeping soundly, Guan Lin did not disturb him, but put on his underwear quietly. Even though he accidentally touched the table and it made a slight "creaking" sound, Zhang Xingcai still did not wake up and was sleeping soundly.

It seems that last night's madness... has also exhausted this girl's body to the extreme.

It is not possible to fully recover through just one night's rest.

Because it was at the foot of the mountain and it was a cool autumn season, Guan Lin was afraid that Zhang Xingcai would catch a cold, so he pressed down the quilt for her, then got up and opened the door... to welcome the fresh air...

I never thought...

Outside the door, including the ridge surrounding the villa, there were several rows of spearmen. These spearmen were all wearing iron armor, with two white ribbons hanging on both sides of their helmets. The size of the spears in their hands was also unusual, about 18 feet long, and the spear heads were more than a foot long. They were dazzling and eye-catching, and one could tell at a glance that they were made of the finest iron!
Guan Lin was not unfamiliar with this kind of attire, as they were his uncle Liu Bei's personal guards - the elite Bai Li soldiers!
It turned out that they had been waiting here since early morning.

Seeing Guan Lin leaving, he stepped forward and saluted, "Greetings to the Fourth Master Guan..."

Guan Lin was a little surprised and asked subconsciously: "You arrived last night?"

"No!" A leader of the Bai Li soldiers deliberately lied, "We just arrived..."

However, making an elite soldier lie is not their specialty after all.

Guan Lin pondered calmly, but did not point out the truth. He simply asked, "To mobilize you and to make such a big fuss, did it mean that my uncle summoned me?"

"Yes!" The leader of the Bai Li explained, "It was the Wei general Zhang Liao who came to see the lord last night and said that he had to discuss the affairs of the northern border with Master Yunqi, so... he sent us here early in the morning. But the lord specifically asked us to let the master have a good rest and not to disturb him... and report to him after he wakes up!"

Following the words of the white-eared leader.

Another white-eared soldier added, "The carriage is ready... There is no time to lose, sir... Let's set off immediately. The lord has not slept a wink all night, waiting for you!"

oh…

Hearing this, Guan Lin nodded, but thinking that Zhang Xingcai was still sleeping soundly in the room, he said, "Wait for me a moment..."

As soon as the words were spoken, Guan Lin ran back into the house.

Apparently, the Bai Li soldiers' noise was too loud and Zhang Xingcai had already woken up.

But when she heard that there were so many soldiers outside the door, even she, who was "shining coldly in silver armor" on the battlefield, now just became a shy and coy little girl.

But when Guan Lin returned to the room, all the awkwardness and shyness disappeared in an instant.

Yes!

Last night was so crazy. We were both very honest with each other and there were no secrets anymore.

Only in front of Yunqi, there was no need to be shy or coy.

"them?"

"If you are sleepy, just sleep for a while. If you don't want them to stay and protect you, I will arrange for them to leave!"

Zhang Xingcai didn't need to ask, Guan Lin's words had already given her the best answer she wanted.

——『It’s the same as always. I can always think of others’ thoughts in advance! 』

Zhang Xingcai's heart moved slightly, and then he smiled at Guan Lin, "Since it's your uncle who called you, you don't have to worry about me, just take care of your own business..."

Guan Lin stared at Zhang Xingcai deeply again.

"Okay! Then I'll go over first...Come to Guan's house in the evening, and I'll introduce my wife...to them——"

Having said that, Guan Lin paused, then turned around and was about to leave.

"Wait a moment…"

Zhang Xingcai shouted urgently.

It's not that she didn't know the importance of the matter... or that she couldn't bear to be separated from her newlyweds, but it was that damn competitive spirit that made her unable to help but ask the question she wanted to ask all night.

"how?"

"I want to ask you something..."

"Just ask!"

“Then I really asked…”

Seeing Zhang Xingcai pretending to be mysterious, Guan Lin spread his hands and replied with a smile. "I will tell you everything I know..."

It was at this moment that Zhang Xingcai's competitive spirit arose, and he finally asked the question that had been buried in his heart all night.

"Yunqi, you think... you think..."

"Me... me and Sun Luyu, between the two of us... who is more comfortable?"

what…

For a moment, Guan Lin felt as if the top of his head was about to be shattered by thunder.

This is...what is this?

Is this writable?

With a "gulp", Guan Lin swallowed a mouthful of saliva...

"Who is it?" Zhang Xingcai was still asking anxiously, as if he would not give up until the winner was decided.

Fortunately, he wasn't eating, otherwise this sentence would be enough to choke Guan Lin to death...

That being said, this is a completely different style...

One is an academic person taught by my mother-in-law, and the other is a beast who grew up in the military. It can only be said that each has his own merits.

Of course, Guan Lin couldn’t answer like that…

So, he asked Zhang Xingcai, "Guess——"

Then, without waiting for her answer, Guan Lin slipped out of the room as if escaping. Here... it was a day and a night and he couldn't stay any longer!

...

...

The Luo River is sparkling, picturesque, poetic and dreamy.

The boat has already stopped at the pier.

After half a day of discussion, Guan Lin came in person to see Zhang Liao off when they were about to leave.

As for Zhang Liao... He looked at the young man in front of him, this young talent who had turned the Wei Dynasty from prosperity to decline in just three and a half years, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

He was about to bow in return as a courtesy, but he saw Guan Lin clapping first.

Then, boxes were brought over one by one by a group of personal guards.

Guan Lin opened the box and took out a long sword, which he handed to Zhang Liao. "This is a precious sword forged from fine steel. I know that you brought the King of Wei's Sword of Heavenly Sword with you. But I am not bragging. Even the Sword of Heavenly Sword would be like a quagmire when facing this precious sword of mine. It would break into pieces as soon as it is cut—"

Stainless Steel

Zhang Liao was no stranger to this rhetoric. Those so-called Jiangdong rats were able to defeat him on the battlefield...because of this.

Just as Zhang Liao's heart was moved by Guan Lin's generosity.

Guan Lin took out another item, "This is soft cowhide armor. It can be worn under clothes as inner armor. It is invulnerable to ordinary weapons..."

After that, he took out a small crossbow and a steel cylinder and handed them to Zhang Liao.

"General Wenyuan is probably familiar with this crossbow..."

"As for this cylinder, it is called a fire gun... Among the soldiers who followed General Zhang north, I specially arranged for someone who can operate this fire gun proficiently, just to facilitate teaching General Wenyuan along the way..."

"besides…"

As he spoke, Guan Lin took out a bunch of hidden weapons, including plum blossom sleeve arrows, blowpipes... It can be said that all the weapons developed by Mianshui Villa in recent years, as long as they were small and easy to operate, were handed over to Zhang Liao at once.

So much so that... feeling the heaviness in his arms, Zhang Liao became more and more surprised.

He even couldn't help asking, "Master Guan Si, have you forgotten that it was you who destroyed the Wei Dynasty..."

This sudden question made Guan Lin spread his hands and ask back.

"so what?"

Zhang Liao's eyes narrowed, "Aren't you afraid that I will get angry and use your magic weapons to attack you?"

Hearing this…

Guan Lin laughed, "My father is a righteous man, Mr. Xu Yuanzhi is a righteous man, General Wenyuan... you are also a righteous man. Cao Cao can trust you, so why can't I? And you are just like the knights of this era, you put righteousness first, save people in need, and help people in all directions... Even if you can think of tricks like mine, you will never carry them out... Why should I worry about something that will never happen? Isn't this just worrying about nothing?"

Listening to Guan Lin's words...

Zhang Liao closed his eyes helplessly, and after a long pause, he finally spoke, "I suddenly understand how your father felt when he made the three rules at Tuntu Mountain and was in Cao's camp but his heart was with Han... Maybe he will feel the same helplessness as I do when facing you!"

Having said this, Zhang Liao said no more. He bowed solemnly to Guan Lin, and Guan Lin returned the greeting.

"Bon voyage, come back alive..."

Then, he took the box of artifacts, the edict and the token from King Wei, and headed north.

...

It is on a pile of earth not far from the Luo River.

When Cao Cao witnessed Zhang Liao sailing north, he felt mixed emotions.

Indeed, he was doing the right thing by allowing the barbarians to enter the pass.

But it also pushed the foundation he built and the empire he established into the quagmire.

Are you reluctant?
After all, there is always a bit of reluctance.

But compared to after Yuan Shao's death, his sons and nephews attacked each other, the country fell apart, and eventually perished.

He is still more determined to choose what he is doing now.

This is the right thing to do and the just thing to do!
Ha ha…

Sometimes, Cao Cao also felt that he was not living freely enough.

Or maybe I have experienced too much...so...I have become more far-sighted and open-minded...and I have lost some of my sharpness——

Just when Cao Cao was feeling emotional.

Suddenly, the sound of "tapping" footsteps was heard on the slope.

Cao Cao turned around and saw Guan Lin walking towards him step by step.

It turned out that Guan Lin knew that Cao Cao was also coming to see Zhang Liao off. Although for some reason he did not see him off to the dock, after seeing Zhang Liao off, Guan Lin still decided to meet Cao Cao once.

He walked straight up to Cao Cao and bowed slightly.

"Junior Guan Lin greets King Wei——"

Be humble and courteous, and keep a low profile.

He is not at all the arrogant, domineering and unruly son of the Guan family as described in the legend.

Speaking of which, this was the first time that Cao Cao met Guan Lin face to face at such a close distance.

In fact, he had many questions and many puzzles he wanted to ask Guan Lin, but... there were too many, so many that Cao Cao didn't know where to start.

Guan Lin continued, "I heard from my father and uncle that the King of Wei wants to see me..."

"Actually, I want to know, apart from Tian Yu, who you placed next to Ziwen in this plan, how many eyes do you have in Wei? How many people are working for you?"

this…

Cao Cao's words made Guan Lin pause slightly. He was thinking whether he should tell Cao Cao everything.

Actually, considering his current situation, Cao Cao is no longer a threat, so it would be fine to tell him...

But Guan Lin's only concern is the truth...

Perhaps for Cao Cao, this truth is a bit painful and heavy.

嗏

Alas... Guan Lin sighed inwardly and decided to tell the truth.

"As the King of Wei said, Tian Yu was just a spy planted by Cao Zhang when I deliberately let him go to save Cao Zhang when he surrendered recently... As for Li Miao and Li Hannan who were by Cao Zijian's side, and Zhang Fang who cut off one arm to save him, they are all my people and have done a lot for me——"

The name Zhang Fang is fine...

Cao Cao had doubts.

But because he lost his arm to save Cao Pi, this was enough to eliminate all his suspicions.

But Li Miao...Li Miao?
This is someone he respects very much!

Right?
He was the one who cursed Liu Bei in Shu? He cursed Guan Yu in Jingzhou? He was stripped naked by Guan Lin and paraded through the streets... It was a great shame and humiliation! How could he do that? How could he possibly do that?

Yes…

Even if Cao Cao was suspicious or jealous of anyone, he would never... suspect Li Miao.

The upright Cao Cao was puzzled, but in just a moment, he understood everything.

"So... So they are all your people—"

"I see, I see. You took advantage of my suspicion."

“Haha, hahaha… I never thought that my Great Wei would be infiltrated to such an extent. It has long been a rotten rag inside out, haha… hahaha…”

This was the first time Cao Cao laughed ironically.

Or to be more precise, it is self-mockery... deep self-mockery!
Never in his life had he denied himself as much as he did today, completely and thoroughly.

“Hehehe…Hehehe…”

Finally, this self-deprecating laugh came to an abrupt end as time went by. Cao Cao's eyes were as sharp as torches, and a feeling he had never had before... swept over him, as if he, who had never bowed his head in front of Liu Bei, was suddenly shorter than Guan Lin this time.

How ironic——

"Does the King of Wei have anything else to ask?"

"The Wei Dynasty is about to be destroyed because of you. What else can I ask?" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and smiled bitterly, but still opened his mouth, "In fact... I should beg you to agree to this last favor!"

Guan Lin guessed, "But is it the three sons of King Wei who were spared... Cao Ziwen, Cao Zihuan, and Cao Zijian?"

Guan Lin thought that even a tiger would not eat its own cubs...

Cao Cao would probably do the same, right?
At this time, protect his child!

But he still underestimated Cao Cao. Cao Cao was never a sentimental person. He looked into Guan Lin's eyes with extremely serious eyes.

Then he said solemnly, word by word, "It's not this! It's..."

"Guan Lin, you must promise me that you will not allow any of the nearly 400,000 barbarians who have entered the pass to return alive! Do you hear me? Do you understand?"

As if he was afraid that Guan Lin would not react, Cao Cao almost shouted the last two sentences, "Did you hear it? Do you understand?"

Hoarse...

And at this moment... Guan Lin finally realized why... Even though Cao Cao was the world's number one butcher? Even though he killed so many people? Even though he was criticized by scholars of all ages!

But no matter what period, no matter what era, he... will always have a huge number of fans who worship him immensely——

Yes, he committed the serious crime of slaughtering lives.

But at the same time, he also established immortal and outstanding glory, especially when it came to resisting "aliens" and protecting the border, his toughness was as strong as ever, which made people so fascinated.

Such a hero? How could one not admire him from the bottom of one's heart?

With this in mind, Guan Lin bowed to Cao Cao, raised his eyes and met his burning gaze.

"This junior respectfully obeys the orders of the Han General Zhengxi..."

"All the barbarians who entered the Pass will be killed—"

That is, when Guan Lin chanted these words...

Suddenly, the sky seemed to be blocked by something. Cao Cao subconsciously raised his eyes and saw hundreds... no... thousands of flying balls rising up in the sky.

Finally, this huge flying ball army, that hateful flying ball army, that terrifying flying ball army, this time... they are no longer his Cao Cao's enemy!

They are fighting side by side -

These flying ball soldiers are fighting for him, Cao Cao——

"Uuuuuu——"

"Uuuuuu——"

The trumpet has sounded in the distance.

More and more flying balls rose into the sky and flew into the clouds...

Cao Cao witnessed all this. He stood there as if he was reviewing...reviewing the soldiers who were going on this expedition as the Han Dynasty's General of the Western Expedition.

His intoxicated face seemed to be singing silently, and even in the dark, the valley and the mountains were responding to him and echoing in unison.

At this moment, he seemed to recall the time when he was learning martial arts at the Imperial Academy...

The self who once declared in front of Qiao Xuan, Cai Yong, Duan Xing, and Huangfu Song that he wanted to be the emperor's assistant and the country's pillar -

And... the me who shouted the bold words "You all look north, I will look west" in front of Hulao Pass——

The me who shouted “This boy is not worthy of being a consultant——”…

That was me before I turned evil!

but now…

It’s different, everything is different.

Isn't this boy worthy of being a consultant?
Haha, haha, today... Cao Cao felt that there was someone who shared the same ideas as him and planned this peaceful and prosperous era with him -

——『I am the General of the Western Expedition of the Han Dynasty! 』

——『I am a capable minister who can govern the world! 』

...

...

Bingzhou, Jinyang.

Tian Yu was still busy preparing for the alliance.

To be honest, it is not easy to hold an alliance, let alone an alliance involving nearly 400,000 Hu people.

Where to take the oath?

Where to place?

The place where they are placed cannot be too far away from the place where the oath is taken.

What's more, those who came to the alliance this time were all the most prominent figures in the royal courts of Wuhuan, Xianbei and Southern Xiongnu, and they were their Chanyu and kings!
Where Cao Zhang stands on the platform, where these Chanyu stand, and where the blood oath will be taken, all these need to be considered comprehensively.

only…

Obviously, this was too embarrassing for a general who had resisted the barbarians for more than 30 years, hated the barbarians, and was hated by the barbarians.

It was a great humiliation to his generals and followers.

Because the place chosen for the Hu people to set up camp was on a mountain, with trees and forests that blocked the scorching sun. In comparison... Tian Yu's soldiers were exposed to the scorching sun.

And this was like the straw that broke the camel's back...

The soldiers were complaining and were on the verge of mutiny.

"I just don't know what we are doing. We have been fighting those barbarians in Yanmen for decades, and now we not only invite them in, but also line the streets to welcome them... Hate? This soldier is such a coward. Even if we return to the village in the future, we can't hold our heads up high."

"Yeah... whoever wants to serve these dogs can do so. I won't serve them anyway..."

"You haven't heard yet, have you? These barbarians made a blood oath with Cao Zhang and helped him capture Yecheng. The price was that our Great Wei had to cede dozens of counties in the north, even Yanmen. This... this is simply..."

The more they talked, the more the soldiers gnashed their teeth and the more they hated him.

Similarly, in the big tent, Tian Yu's deputy generals also gave advice one after another like a machine gun.

"General Tian, ​​you saved Cao Zhang, but he... led the Hu into the house! If we had known this, we... we might as well not have saved him!"

"General, you and the Hu people have a deep blood feud... Can we be worthy of our brothers who died on this land?"

"General Tian, ​​if you are still like this and still support Cao Zhang, then... then I am here to resign today. I really cannot serve as the General of Bingzhou for another day."

This is the complaint that Tian Yu hears every day during this period of time.

Maybe it's a complaint, or maybe it's a cry for justice.

But he seemed to be deaf to all this... and just prepared as usual.

Prepare tents for the Hu people to camp.

Prepare the high platform for the blood alliance and signing of humiliating terms.

Tian Yu today seemed to be no different from usual...still silent, turning a deaf ear to the mutiny in the army.

But at this moment.

A pigeon arrived.

The mark on Fei Ge's body immediately made Tian Yu nervous. He quickly untied the cloth tied to Fei Ge's feet and then unfolded it.

Eyes fixed on it.

But as those words emerged...

"Haha, hahahaha..."

Tian Yu suddenly laughed, and his laughter was extremely clear and cheerful.

He smiled and unfolded the map of the area around Jinyang City.

As he was showing his work, he said, "Brothers have been wronged during this period...but I also have difficulties..."

These words that were suddenly chanted made everyone a little confused?
What…what’s happening?

what does it mean?

Tian Yu continued, "But, speaking of this, if I were also as nagging as you, unable to keep things to myself and unable to calm down, how could I have led you to accomplish such a great feat? How could I have buried these 400,000 barbarians here!"

Ah... a huge contribution?

The demise of four hundred thousand barbarians?
This…

Just when everyone was becoming more and more confused.

Tian Yu's hand was already pointing to the location of "West Mountain" in the map.

Everyone's eyes turned to...

This, isn't this the shady place where the Hu people set up camp? What does this mean? Tian Yu didn't keep it a secret any longer. "In fact, some of my guards know that I have already surrendered to the Fourth Master Guan. I came here this time in accordance with the Fourth Master Guan's orders..."

"Since Cao Zhang has committed atrocities and led the Hu people into the pass, why not just go all out and let all 400,000 Hu people be buried here!"

Following Tian Yu's words.

There were still some soldiers who couldn't understand the situation and asked: "General? You..."

“What do you mean…” There was also a smart one who understood, and knocked on the former’s forehead, smiling and explaining proudly, “Aren’t the general’s words obvious and clear? Our general has not forgotten those comrades who were stationed at the border and buried in Bingzhou… Everything our general did… It was all acted, ah, hahahaha… hahahahaha…”

Laughter, loud laughter, is the laughter that comes after forbearance, it is an explosive laughter.

Following the soldier's explanation, everyone immediately understood.

So that's how it is. So that's how it is.

The soldier who explained it later asked, "General, we only have a few thousand soldiers here. Even if we block the exit of the West Mountain and ambush them, we can... annihilate 400,000 barbarians. How difficult... how difficult..."

Although the soldier's last words were silent.

But the meaning couldn't be clearer. A few thousand people destroyed 400,000 people, and they were Hu people with quite strong fighting power. This was not easy.

It was Tian Yu, however, who looked at the soldier approvingly and patted him on the shoulder.

Then he turned around, raised his head and looked towards the sky.

"Thousands of people? So you only saw a few thousand people?"

"How come this general saw divine soldiers descending from the sky, saw tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of Han troops, descending from the sky and covering the battlefield in Jinyang?"

Having said this, Tian Yu paused.

Then, as if across the mountains, he could already see the Western Mountain and the upcoming battlefield. He could even imagine... the scene that was about to appear there!

His eyes became more focused. "This general...seems to have seen Fancheng, Luoyang and the northern Mangshan, and the beginning of the rise and fall of the Wei Dynasty. It was the same war and the same sea of ​​fire, the same purgatory—"

...

...

Flying balls continued to rise in the sky above Luoyang City.

There are about two hundred flying balls in a formation, and it takes about two hours for the entire formation to take off... Next, it's the next formation, and the cycle repeats.

Because of this, after flying for a whole day, all the flying balls still failed to take off completely.

One cannot help but marvel at the powerful productivity of the assembly line at Mianshui Villa, as well as the excellent flying soldiers they have trained.

Liu Bei was watching the flying balls rising into the sky.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Ling Tong, Gan Ning, Jiang Wan, He Qi, Lu Xun, Fu Shiren, Hou Yin, Jiang Wei and others are all waiting patiently with their elite troops.

"Brother, it's the Guan family army's turn. I'm going there right now—"

Guan's army has started to take to the fly ball...

Guan Yu also asked Liu Bei for instructions.

Liu Bei was about to say something encouraging when a guard reported, "My lord, the emperor's envoy Zhang Yin and Fu Baolang Zu Bi want to see you."

Liu Bei was not surprised that the emperor sent an envoy to see him.

But... "Fu Bao Lang" is a high-ranking official in the Han Dynasty who is in charge of the imperial seal. Why would Your Majesty send such an official here?
"What do you mean, Your Majesty?"

Liu Bei chanted, and then quickly ordered, "The emperor's envoys, do not neglect them, bring them here quickly..."

It was precisely because of this little episode that Guan Yu, who was originally about to board the flying ball, let the Guan family soldiers board and take off first, while he deliberately stayed behind.

Soon, Zhang Yin and Fu Bao Lang Zu Bi came over quickly and saluted Liu Bei. "Uncle Liu, I am the envoy of the Gao Temple, Zhang Yin and Fu Bao Lang Zu Bi, and I have come to convey your majesty's order."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei hurriedly lifted his robe and knelt down, "What do you want, Your Majesty?"

As he was talking, Liu Bei noticed that Zu Bi was still holding the "Imperial Seal" in his hand, which symbolized unlimited power.

At this time, the messenger Zhang Yin unfolded the imperial edict and read, "I have heard that anyone who inherits the mandate of heaven and builds up the royal family must rely on the strength of his subordinates. I have observed that under the command of the Left General of Han and the Emperor's uncle, there are many brave and heroic men with outstanding achievements. They are indeed the pillars of the country. Therefore, I hereby announce to the world that Zhuge Liang is the Prime Minister and Military Advisor of the Han Dynasty, Fa Zheng is the Minister of the Chancellery, and Xu Jing is the Grand Tutor. In addition, Guan Yu is the Front General, Zhang Fei is the Right General, Ma Chao is the Left General, Huang Zhong is the Rear General, and Zhao Yun is the Central Guard. These five generals are named the 'Five Tiger Generals' to show their loyalty and bravery, encourage their military spirit, and support the Han Dynasty. The Prime Minister and the Minister of the Chancellery will each designate their merits and titles for the rest of the civil and military officials. This is hereby announced to the world so that everyone will know--"

Well…

When this edict was delivered, Liu Bei was undoubtedly surprised, and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong, who were about to go on the flying ball, were also surprised.

By the way, after Guan Lin saved the emperor, Liu Bei sent him a letter to commend his meritorious service...

He even proposed the concept of the "Five Tiger Generals", but after all, Liu Bei had not yet met the emperor, and he did not elaborate on the merits of these people. Liu Bei was even afraid of being suspected of "threatening" the emperor, so he used rather subtle words.

But even so...

The edict of enthronement came with his arrival in Luoyang.

It seems that the emperor's trust in Yu is a bit too great -

"I thank Your Majesty on behalf of all the generals and counselors—"

As he said this, Liu Bei was about to bow his head.

But at this moment, a rough voice sounded, "Brother...", it was Zhang Fei's voice.

He actually snatched the edict directly, read it again and again, and then questioned the emperor's envoy: "What does the emperor mean by this? Why is there only our canonization? And no canonization for my eldest brother?"

Zhang Fei's words shocked everyone.

Liu Bei immediately shouted angrily, "Yide, you must not be rude to the emperor's envoy..."

"I'm telling the truth... Not only is there no title for my eldest brother? There's also no title for Yunqi? How come... the emperor wants to alienate us?"

The words are rough but the truth is true...

Zhang Fei's words immediately aroused everyone's vigilance.

Guan Yu also stepped forward and approached the messenger Zhang Yin. He pointed at the flying ball behind him and said, "Under the leadership of my elder brother, we have been supporting the Han Dynasty, willing to fly into the sky and hide in the ground, and willing to hang our heads on our waists. But your Majesty has only bypassed my elder brother in the canonization? What does this mean? Today, if you can't explain it clearly, Guan doesn't mind taking you to the sky to experience it..."

"Second brother..." Liu Bei called out.

Following the words of Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, more people’s voices emerged...

The envoy Zhang Yin was already a little overwhelmed, "Your Majesty did not mean that, generals, calm down, Your Majesty did not mean that..."

Seeing that everyone was about to push the emperor's envoy...

Liu Bei immediately stretched out his hand, "You, retreat--" He used his body to stop everyone. At the same time, he drew out his double-edged sword and pointed it at everyone.

"Remember, we are all Han officials. Your Majesty's reward is His Majesty's grace. As officials, how can we question Your Majesty's decision? I have made a statement today. Anyone who dares to embarrass the emperor again will no longer be my brother, Liu Bei—"

This…

Sure enough, Liu Bei's words stopped the noise.

"You, step back—"

Seeing the atmosphere suddenly turn cold, Fu Baolang Zubi hurriedly stepped forward to explain, "Everyone calm down, everyone calm down..."

As he spoke, he opened the sandalwood box in his hand and took out the jade seal.

"Uncle Liu, Your Majesty, there is another oral order."

As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Bei knelt down again with a "click".

Fu Baolang Zu Bi held up the imperial seal and began to chant: "To your uncle, Emperor Yao abdicated the throne to Yu Shun, and Shun also gave the throne to Yu. The mandate of heaven is not ordinary, but only belongs to the virtuous. The Han Dynasty declined, and the world lost its order. It has come to me, and now there is chaos and darkness. The evil people are rebellious and the world is overturned. Thanks to the divine power of my uncle, you have saved the world from this disaster. You have cleared the area and protected our ancestral temples and restored the Han Dynasty. How can I alone achieve peace and let the nine generations receive the gift? Now Wang Qin has inherited the previous tradition, glorified your virtue, restored the great cause of civil and military affairs, and showed the great deeds of your ancestors. The emperor's spirit has descended, and the gods and people have announced that I am shining. The teacher has bestowed my order and said: You have been able to cooperate with Yu Shun and lead our Tang Dynasty. I respectfully abdicate your throne. What a joke! The calendar of heaven is in the Han Dynasty, and also in you. If you can hold it, the heavenly blessing will last forever. You should just obey the great ceremony and feast all the nations to solemnly accept the mandate of heaven."

This is an abdication edict.

When this edict was taken out, everyone fell silent.

After a brief silence.

“Hahaha!” Zhang Fei laughed… “That’s right, nothing can inspire our soldiers more than this? Hahaha, let’s go, let’s go, play the flying ball, and go to the war——”

When Zhang Fei said this, Guan Yu also bowed and said, "Brother, this is His Majesty's abdication of the throne to you!"

Liu Bei remained kneeling, unable to get up. He asked Fu Bao Lang Zu Bi: "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? Why do you think I am unjust? Is this a test for me?"

Zu Bi hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty did not mean that. If it was just a test, why did you let me bring the imperial seal here? Your Majesty said that the emperor's uncle is the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan and the great-great-grandson of Emperor Jing. Your Majesty can abdicate to his great-great-grandson... It does not violate the teachings of the great-grandson, and it is also worthy of the ancestors in the ancestral hall!"

"The emperor has said so, brother..." Zhang Fei was anxious and even happier than Liu Bei.

But Liu Bei threw his hands aside and said, "I swear I will never be such a usurper!"

You know, in history...when Liu Bei won the Battle of Hanzhong, Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng, Xu Jing and others all respected Liu Bei as emperor.

This behavior does not mean that Zhuge Liang accused Liu Bei of usurping power or committing treason.

Zhuge Liang meant to let Liu Bei succeed to the throne, and then honor Liu Xie as the "Emperor" to save the country in a roundabout way.

But that time, Liu Bei did not agree, and this time...it will be no exception.

"Please, angel, lead me to see His Majesty..."

At this point, Liu Bei did not forget to emphasize, "I will go alone, alone on horseback... I want to tell Your Majesty in person that I have no intention of usurping power..."

"But... Your Majesty specially stayed at the Mianshui Villa in Jiangling, Jingzhou." Zhang Yin replied truthfully.

Liu Bei, however, remained as resolute as ever, "Then I will also go to Mianshui Villa to pay my respects to His Majesty—"

At this point, Liu Bei turned around and told the civil and military officers who were about to go out to fight, "You must remember that you are the Five Tiger Generals appointed by His Majesty. This is your first battle after being appointed. His Majesty is waiting for you to make achievements—"

"promise…"

Seeing Liu Bei so determined, everyone had no choice but to respond.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Huang Zhong did not stop and jumped onto the flying ball one by one.

Until I saw them leave...

Liu Bei had just asked the emperor's envoy solemnly, "Why does your majesty have such an idea?"

Zhang Yin hesitated and dared not speak...

Zu Bi opened his mouth and said, "His Majesty has been a puppet for half his life. This time, he doesn't want to be a puppet anymore..."

"call…"

Hearing this, Liu Bei let out a long sigh, but he suddenly remembered something, "Yun Qi once mentioned a system called 'constitutional monarchy'. In his letter, he mentioned that Your Majesty has no objection to this system? How come..."

"Alas..." Zu Bi sighed, and he turned to Liu Bei solemnly, "Uncle, no matter what system it is, does it matter whether Your Majesty resists it or not? No matter what system it is, if your uncle regards Your Majesty as a puppet, how can Your Majesty have a chance to resist?"

Having said this, Zu Bi shook his head again and chanted the last sentence.

"Perhaps Your Majesty can trust that Young Master Yunqi, but Your Majesty may not trust you, the Emperor's uncle—"

After hearing this, Liu Bei felt mixed emotions.

...

...

Cao Zhang, Tian Yu and a group of deputy generals were divided into two teams and waited for Cao Zhi, Xiahou Dun and Li Miao in front of the city gate of Jinyang City.

The sound of horse hooves gradually emerged on the official road. Cao Zhi, wearing a cloak, came first with Li Miao and Xiahou Dun.

In fact, Xiahou Dun said that he had assembled 20,000 soldiers, but the amount of water in it is self-evident. The real number was probably only a few thousand.

Seeing Cao Zhi, Cao Zhang waved and said, "Zijian, Zijian——"

He and Tian Yu and others hurried to meet him. Cao Zhi was obviously surprised to see his brother coming to pick him up, and quickly dismounted.

Cao Zhang supported him and said, "Zijian, it's good that you came. Now that you are here, we brothers are united. Cao Zihuan is nothing to worry about. Come on, come on, I miss you so much. Oh, you have lost weight... Hey, where are your soldiers?"

Cao Zhi replied innocently: "We have to gallop all the way, and there are more than 20,000 soldiers still behind us. I am afraid it will take two or three days to arrive..."

"Then we will miss the meeting the day after tomorrow!" Cao Zhang said with some regret, "After riding a horse for several days, Zijian must be tired? It must be very hard, right?"

"As long as I can meet my third brother, this little effort is nothing!"

As Cao Zhi finished speaking.

Cao Zhang turned around and pointed at the mountains to the west of Jinyang City, and the generals' platform that could be clearly seen under the mountains. "Zijian, the day after tomorrow, you and I will meet there to form an alliance with the Hu people, borrow their soldiers, and take back all that our Great Wei has lost—"

Mention this...

Before Cao Zhi could open his mouth, Xiahou Dun shouted, "Cao Ziwen, you are confused...you..."

Before Xiahou Dun could finish, Cao Zhang replied impatiently: "I am also doing this to save my father! Uncle, how about you tell me? Apart from this, is there any other way to save my father? Could it be that we can only rely on the few tens of thousands of people in Zihuan Yecheng?"

At this point, he added with disdain, "Haha, I'm afraid it's not even enough for Guan Lin to fill his teeth, right?"

"You..." Xiahou Dun was speechless...

Cao Zhi quickly spoke up to ease the awkward atmosphere, "Third brother, I want to ask you..."

“What’s the point of asking for favors between you and me?” Cao Zhang waved his hand in a rather heroic manner, “This world is mine and yours… To be honest… Father likes you. Even if you succeed the King of Wei, I will strongly support you. I will just be a general assisting the country, ah, hahahaha…”

Cao Zhang spoke beautifully.

However, this was never what Cao Zhi wanted.

"Third brother, I actually have no intention of taking this position. I only ask...I only ask that after you conquer Yecheng, you hand over Sister Zhen to me—"

Well…

Cao Zhang didn't expect Cao Zhi to say that.

After a very brief moment of daze, "Hahahaha, hahahaha..." Cao Zhang burst into laughter, "I was wondering what it was? Alas, third brother almost forgot, Zijian is a talented man, and a talented man should be paired with a beautiful woman, hahaha, isn't it our sister-in-law? In this respect, you are like our father, but... Zijian, don't worry, let alone our sister-in-law, even if you like any of my concubines and ask me to give her to you, I, Cao Zhang, won't blink an eye."

Speaking of which…

Hahahaha…Cao Zhang laughed again, then pointed at the high platform, pulled Cao Zhi forward and introduced: "Zijian, let me tell you, this time…Xianbei King Kebineng, Southern Xiongnu leader Huochuquan, Zuoxian King Liu Bao, Wuhuan King Subuyan…they will all come…"

Kebi Neng, Huchuquan and Su Puyan are the kings of the three Hu...

Liu Bao, the Left Wise King, was the son of Huochequan. He abducted Cai Wenji and asked her to play the huqin, pipa and the Qiang flute, and gave birth to a boy and a girl for him.

Cao Zhi was somewhat unfamiliar with these names, but... Li Miao and Xiahou Dun were not unfamiliar with them.

Honestly mentioning this alliance...

Suddenly, a soldier came running over, pretending to put his mouth close to Cao Zhang's ear and report something to him.

Cao Zhang waved his hand and said, "Zijian is my dearest friend. We share the Wei Dynasty. It's okay to speak frankly. There's nothing to hide!"

Hearing this...

The soldier just reported, "There is news... General Zhang Liao Zhang Wenyuan left Luoyang and went up by water. He sent someone to inform us first, saying that he brought the king's seal and decree with him—"

"what…"

This sudden news shocked Cao Zhang, "Zhang Wenyuan? Didn't he fight against more than ten Han generals alone and was seriously injured in the end? Why did Guan Lin let him go?"

Hearing this, Li Miao and Tian Yu said in unison, "I think..."

It seemed that he suddenly realized that the other party had spoken.

The two men kept their mouths shut again, and finally Li Miao spoke up, "I think General Wenyuan was seriously injured and no longer a threat, so... Guan Lin let him go!"

"Then..." Cao Zhang put his hand on his chin and speculated, "Then what does it mean that he brought my father's seal and imperial edict?"

This time it was Tian Yu who spoke up, "The seal represents the throne. Since the seal has come to Bingzhou, what is the meaning of the king's edict? Isn't it obvious?"

"But... this isn't right!" Cao Zhang slapped his forehead, "Even if my father wanted to pass the throne to me... why would Guan Lin let me do it?"

"Then Guan Lin is looking forward to the internal fighting among the young masters?"

Li Miao's words completely dispelled Cao Zhang's doubts...

"I see, that's how it is..." Cao Zhang suddenly realized, "It's just a pity that he made a wrong calculation this time... I have an army of 400,000 Hu people, which is enough to take back everything that Wei has lost——"

Speaking of which…

His eyes were gleaming, his face was ferocious, and he turned around with his hands on his waist.

"Haha, since General Wenyuan has brought my father's seal, then let's invite him to the platform and read my father's edict during the meeting..."

At this point, he turned his gaze towards Cao Zhi, as if he had thought of something again, "Whether my father chooses me or Zijian, Zijian and I are both sincerely united and work together..."

"No..." Cao Zhi waved his hands quickly, "I don't want this seal, I... I only want Sister Zhen..."

“Hahahaha…” As soon as these words came out, Cao Zhang laughed loudly, looking very proud.

Afterwards...Cao Zhang was in a very good mood and insisted on dragging Cao Zhi out for a drink.

Li Miao did not participate...

When he returned to his inn, disciples of the Beggars' Sect were already guarding there.

Li Miao was very familiar with this person, it was Lu Youjiao...

He has many questions to ask.

"Time is running out, Mr. Li, don't ask anything... I am waiting here because I received a letter from Master Yunqi and I want to give it to you."

As he spoke, Lu Youjiao had already handed a thin piece of cloth to Li Miao.

Li Miao quickly took it and stared at the words on it.

He seemed a little surprised, but the surprise only lasted for a moment, and then he let out a faint sigh and said as if he had just woken up from a dream: "So that's how it is——"

...

...

The ancient city of Jinyang is located at the foot of the West Mountain and faces the surging Fen River to the east. It is known as the "Land of Four Barriers".

It is truly a strategic point that controls the four frontiers and a capital city that governs the five original regions!

Of course, these are not important...

Today's Jinyang City and today's Xishan are destined to become famous in another way and be passed down through the ages!

"woo woo woo woo--"

Accompanied by a majestic horn.

Countless barbarians lined up under the high platform...there were thousands of them. In fact, this was less than 10% of the number of barbarians who entered the pass this time.

More than that, they were placed by Tian Yu in a shady place near the high platform, at the foot of the West Mountain.

Offer delicious food and drinks!

"Uuuuuu——"

Another majestic horn sounded, as if playing a heroic war song, and the majestic ancient sound began to spread across the land of Bingzhou.

At this time...

There was already a messenger shouting.

"The Xianbei King Kebineng brought 300,000 Xianbei warriors to the alliance—"

"The Southern Xiongnu Chanyu Huchuquan and the Left Wise King Liu Bao led the five tribes of the Southern Xiongnu, totaling 100,000 elite cavalry to come to the alliance—"

"The Wuhuan King Su Puyan brought 30,000 Wuhuan warriors to the alliance—"

When such a sound is heard.

These kings and their tribal leaders stepped onto the stage, and the stage was full...

However, Xianbei King Kebineng looked at Wuhuan King Su Puyanshi with a look of contempt, "Why? Are there only a few men at the foot of Wuhuan Mountain?"

Wuhuan King Su Puyan was quite helpless: "If it weren't for the battle at Bailang Mountain that year where Zhang Liao killed my king Tadun... and Cao Cao massacred Liucheng, how could Wuhuan have fallen to this point? How could we have lost our royal court and our men..."

Because Zhang Liao was mentioned, Liu Bao, the Left Wise King of the Southern Xiongnu, subconsciously asked the question.

"Zhang Liao? But he is the descendant of the Yanmen Nie family, who changed his name to Zhang Liao Zhang Wenyuan? I heard that in the battle with the Eastern Wu, he led 800 people and defeated 100,000 people... and killed the Eastern Wu!"

I heard that 800 broke 100,000...

Wuhuan King Su Puyan couldn't help but sigh, and said with emotion, "Back then at Bailang Mountain, he didn't bring many people with him—"

Let’s stop here for the honest discussion.

"Uuuuuu——"

The trumpet sounded again...

What followed was a new round of shouting from the messenger: "The fourth prince of Wei, Cao Zhi, and the great general of Wei, Xiahou Dun, led 20,000 elite troops to the alliance..."

"Twenty thousand?"

Hearing this number, Xianbei King Kebineng burst into laughter, his laughter was extremely rampant, "I never thought that the Wei Dynasty, which was once prosperous and suppressed the Xianbei, would end up in such a state now... What a pity, what a pity! In fact, Cao Zhang doesn't have many soldiers... The Wei Dynasty is strong on the outside but weak on the inside!"

However, the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu Huchuquan narrowed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and then said, "If not, how could Cao Zhang agree to our request?"

"Yes..." Liu Bao, the Left Wise King, continued, "Where in Bingzhou would he be willing to give up half of it? Haha, this was unthinkable during the time of Cao Cao, the King of Wei—"

"I think..." Xianbei King Kebineng showed a greedy look and a surging smile, "Later, we can make the conditions more stringent. The Wei army is so small, aren't you afraid that Cao Zhang will not agree to us?"

At this point, several people were almost on the platform.

But they just looked at each other, and then laughed greedily, rampantly and arrogantly.

It was as if the decline of the Wei Dynasty allowed them to share the pie with ease.

Cao Zhang, who was on the high platform, saw the reinforcements coming and walked forward with a big laugh.

"Hahaha...this general has been waiting for you!"

But these laughter and slightly flattering voices made the Hu leaders despise Cao Wei even more...

But at this moment...

Just as these Hu leaders were dreaming of their more greedy ambitions.

"Uuuuuu——"

Another horn blew.

The messenger's shout arrived as expected.

But only this time, this voice made all the Hu people here tremble in their hearts.

"The Great Wei's General Zhang Liao, who is in charge of the Eastern Expedition, has come with his personal guards to attend the meeting—"

Zhang Liao——

A person’s name is like a tree’s shadow!
Just the name Zhang Liao, just these two words, made all the Hu people shudder subconsciously.

You know, they just discussed...

Especially the Wuhuan King, he... he was shaking all over, so much so that his legs staggered and he fell down.

Even when his personal guards came to support him, he was still trembling all over.

It’s like... it’s like some kind of blood suppression, spreading from the outside to the inside... rapidly into the bones.

Zhang Liao, Zhang Wenyuan!
White Wolf Mountain!
This is an extremely terrible name.

This is a memory that is hard to recall.

...

…(End of chapter)