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

This was destined to be the most turbulent day in Yecheng in the past hundred years.

When Cao Pi's head was raised high.

Everyone in the room was stunned, looking at the bleeding head, their eyes becoming confused and at a loss.

It seems, as if, as if...

Once Cao Pi dies? Then... the entire Wei Dynasty will never be able to produce a decent king again!
No...even if there is a new king to succeed to the throne, it is already...already difficult to convince the people.

"what--"

Chen Qun, the head of the civil servants, shouted in shock.

It was as if he... all his hopes were completely shattered and disappeared without a trace as Cao Pi's head was raised high.

"what…"

"what…"

After two more hysterical roars, Chen Qun came to his senses with a whoosh and shouted, "Those who dare to plot to kill the new king, traitors, must be killed, kill them... kill them——"

Cao Pi is dead!
The family's hopes were shattered. Although this was an undeniable fact, they still had to vent their anger and could not let the one-armed man go back alive!

Chen Qun was the first to rush forward to avenge Cao Pi and kill the young man with the broken arm.

But... it was not until he took five steps that he realized that no one was following him.

It was somewhat embarrassing for him to rush out alone, holding a knife and shouting to kill, and he was a civil servant at that!

Even Cao Pi's personal guards didn't have any.

This is so weird!
You know, no matter what, these guards... should avenge their master!

Just when Chen Qun was confused.

A steady and powerful hand pressed down on his shoulder.

"do not go…"

The voice was subtle, but the tone was urgent.

Chen Qun turned around and saw Sima Yi putting his hand on his shoulder.

"Sima Zhongda...you...you...it's a waste that Prince Zihuan values ​​you so much, and it's also a waste of our bet...Have you forgotten that we, Han Chan...we, Han Chan, are placing all our hopes...on Cao Pi!"

Chen Qun gritted his teeth as he spoke.

In stark contrast to his emotional state was Sima Yi.

He was always so calm, his eyes were raised upwards, his fingers pointed at the sky. He didn't say anything, but it seemed like he was always guiding Chen Qun to look upwards.

That was the moment when Chen Qun looked up.

He then noticed that a dense number of round balls were falling from the sky. Yes... they were flying balls, Guan Lin's trump card, the flying balls that made Da Wei tremble with fear.

These flying balls looked like just dots from a distance, but as they slowly descended, they covered the sky and the earth...even the shadows they cast were enough to cover the entire Yecheng.

This is a huge deterrent!

however…

This is not a big deal.

It actually started... Small umbrellas popped out from the flying balls and spread out in the sky, just like flowers scattered by fairies. They jumped out of the flying balls and landed towards the city at a rapid speed.

At first, there were only a few small parachutes, but within half a quarter of an hour, they covered the sky... The entire sky was filled with these parachutes, and one by one, the Han army soldiers were appearing in front of all the Wei army soldiers like "divine soldiers descending from the sky".

This scene... is so shocking——

"Si... Sima Zhongda... this... this..."

Chen Qun panicked for a moment, and the sword in his hand quickly fell out of his hand as if it had thorns.

Sima Yi said quickly, "The situation is over. Before the Han army in the sky lands, run... run quickly——"

"Run? Then what about our Nine-Rank System? What about Higurashi?"

Chen Qun grabbed his sleeve. "Run away? Isn't that the end? All the hard work over the years has gone to waste..."

"I only know that if I don't run, you and I will both die here!" Sima Yi showed his eagle-like eyes and said fiercely, "Only by keeping the green mountains can we make a comeback, and keeping a low profile... only by accumulating strength can we make a breakthrough--"

As he spoke, Sima Yi seemed to have been ready to strike. He no longer cared... and ran away.

Chen Qun looked at the uproar and fear in the place because of the "divine soldiers descended from heaven", to the point where some Wei army soldiers were kneeling on the ground begging for surrender. Then he looked at Sima Yi, who was running as fast as a rabbit.

"Ah... alas..."

With a heavy exhalation, Chen Qun took a step forward and chased after Sima Yi.

But in the end, he still ran slower.

He had just taken a step when he was knocked down by a wooden stick.

Then, a group of beggars who had sneaked in from nowhere rushed up and tied him up.

"Great Elder, it's him, he is Sima Zhongda——"

Just as this voice fell, a man walked out from among the beggars. It was Lu Youjiao.

By the way, Lu Youjiao recognized Sima Yi and had seen his portrait countless times, and even Chen Qun's portrait countless times.

That's why, this time... seeing that it was Chen Qun who was captured, Lu Youjiao showed great disinterest. He knocked his head and said with regret, "Isn't it Sima Yi? How... why did they capture the worthless Chen Qun?"

That's right...

Guan Lin specifically instructed Lu Youjiao, the Nine-Pocket Elder of the Beggar Gang, who was to cooperate with Zhang Fang in the operation, that there was an important side mission in the operation in Yecheng, which was to capture a Wei official named Sima Zhongda!

In fact, Guan Lin repeatedly emphasized that this matter was of great importance.

But…but…but in the end I admitted my mistake.

This is embarrassing——

"Great Elder, Sima Yi is right here. Didn't the leader say so? No matter if he lives or dies, I say just skin him alive!"

As a gang member chanted out his words.

With a "bang", Lu Youjiao punched him on the head, "Scratch, scratch, scratch, scratch your head, you didn't even know you caught the wrong person, ouch... ouch..."

It seemed that Lu Youjiao was extremely upset because he failed to capture Sima Yi.

"Ah..." The gang member was also confused, but the pain in his head made him realize that he was wrong... He asked tremblingly: "Then... what should we do?"

"Chase, what else can you do? Chase. If you can't catch Sima Yi, none of you will be able to advance!"

To be promoted to a higher position in the Beggars' Sect was an important leap in status. Even elders and protectors with eight or nine bags... could meet directly with the leader!
This is the highest honor in the Beggars' Sect!
As they were talking, the Beggars' Sect disciples quickly went in pursuit.

However, among the crowd, there were also soldiers of the Wei army who had been instigated by the Beggars' Gang to rebel. They pointed at the sky and the large parachutes that were descending, and shouted loudly, "General Guan has ordered that only the leader of the thieves be executed, and no one else be asked. Lay down your weapons, and I will spare your death penalty--"

This statement came out.

Of course, some Wei army soldiers did not react in time. Everything that happened here was too fast... too fast, so fast that they were still immersed in a daze.

But the smart ones had already thrown their weapons to the ground, and some even fell to their knees with a "thump", shouting, "We endured the humiliation and endured the burden just to... wait for this day——"

As the saying goes… it’s fine to change with the wind;
Throw away the old ticket in your hand and jump off the broken ship of Wei.

Under the triple deterrence of the Feiqiu Army, the paratroopers, and Cao Pi's surrender.

More and more Wei army soldiers...as expected and reasonable, chose to surrender between fighting and surrendering.

The kind that would slap myself if I hesitated for even a second longer!
...

Is it over?

Cao Pi's succession ceremony turned out to be the last song of Wei Dynasty——

However, Zhang Fang on the high platform of the ceremony always kept holding Cao Pi's head high.

This is his glory.

This was also a relief for him and his entire clan... No, they were almost there. The Wei Dynasty was gone, but Cao Cao was still there. All that was left for the entire clan to be relieved was Cao Cao's execution.

Just thinking about this.

"You are Zhang Fang?"

A steady and powerful voice sounded behind Zhang Fang.

It’s Guan Yu…

Zhang Fang noticed Guan Yu and turned around immediately. It was only until he turned around that his arm, which had been standing there like cement, fell to the ground.

Very sore...

But he still forced himself to bow with one arm, "Greetings, General Guan—"

Guan Yu quickly supported his arm, looked at the slightly swollen one arm, and said with some heartache, "My son said that there is a one-armed hero, the eight-bag elder of the Beggars' Sect, named Zhang Wuji, whose real name is Zhang Fang. He is the nephew of the Eight Chef Zhang Miao and the son of General Zhang Chao. Is that you?"

"It's... it's me."

Zhang Fang seemed to be a little excited because his father and uncle were mentioned.

Guan Yu showed a gleam of approval, and nodded heavily to Zhang Fang, "I met the two Generals Zhang during the meeting of the 18 princes in the past. I didn't expect that the descendants of the two Generals Zhang would be like this. They have made great contributions to the Han Dynasty. They must be happy for you in their netherworlds!"

"I only hope that what I have done can allow my father, my uncle, and the millions of people in Yongqiu to rest in peace—"

Zhang Fang lowered his head, looking increasingly lonely.

"Good! Good! Good!"

The three words "one face" are Guan Yu's affirmation of Zhang Fang.

Zhang Fang, on the other hand, finally met a hero of Guan Yu's status, and he couldn't help but ask: "Excuse me, General Guan, after the gang leader captured Cao, was he... torn into pieces by the big men?"

Well…

this problem?

Guan Yu keenly sensed something strange and wrong. He did not answer immediately, but wondered whether he should tell the truth.

But how sharp is Zhang Fang's mind?
Just a brief hesitation...he immediately realized something and sensed something.

"Could it be? Cao Cao is still alive?"

"Really alive?"

"Uncle Liu and the leader... just... didn't intend to let him die? Is that right? Is that right?"

In just a moment, the originally scorching light in Zhang Fang's eyes suddenly disappeared and dimmed.

He shook his head desperately, desperately, hysterically.

"No, that's not true. The gang leader wouldn't lie to me. He said he would avenge my uncle and my father. He said... he said... he said, he... he said, he wouldn't lie to me!"

as if…

It only takes a day for a person to go from having faith to having all of his faith shattered and collapsed.

"Don't be like this... There are many things... For example, Cao Cao, he no longer has the will to fight... He is no longer a threat."

Guan Yu tried to persuade Zhang Fang. In the past, he was such an upright person, a person who could not tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes. But now... he has learned to be flexible, and he also wants to use his understanding... to try to convince Zhang Fang and make him get used to this flexibility.

Can…

Zhang Fang didn't give him a chance to persuade him. "No, can you cover up the crimes he has committed by saying that he has no fighting spirit and that he is not a threat? He slaughtered tens of thousands of people, he killed my father and my uncle... Can we just let it go like this? I... I want to ask the gang leader, I want to ask Master Yunqi in person, I want to hear him tell me in person, whether Cao Cao deserves to die or live——"

After letting out this last roar, Zhang Fang didn't care about his physical fatigue and ran out madly. He found a horse and mounted it.

"H-H-H--"

When I looked at him again, he had already disappeared into thin air.

"This..." On the other hand, Guan Yu was originally immersed in the joy of victory and the relief of the end of the final battle with Wei, but... because of Zhang Fang, because of his reaction and his behavior.

Guan Yu couldn't help but...his phoenix eyes opened and closed again, and then became deeply focused.

"Zhang Fang... Zhang Fang..."

Guan Yu couldn't help but chant, but when he thought of this, he thought of another name.

A name that is more troublesome than Zhang Fang.

It was Ma Chao, Ma Mengqi——

Guan Yu realized that if Zhang Fang was like this, then Ma Chao must be...also...

This was the first time Guan Yu realized it.

Cao Cao...

A living Cao Cao might be a big trouble for the Han Dynasty, for the elder brother, and for Yunqi.

...

A corner of Yecheng.

"what--"

A painful groan came out of Xiahou Dun's mouth. He had been hit by three arrows. Although none of them hit the vital parts, it still made him bleed profusely.

Coupled with the previous fierce battle under the "high platform" to protect Li Miao, Xiahou Dun was now at the end of his strength.

And the Han army... kept coming like a tide.

of course.

The reason why he was in such a mess this time was still because he was protecting Li Miao, the only "relative" he might have left in the world.

"Hannan, run... run——"

"You have saved me countless times. This time, it is my turn... my turn to cover your back for once."

This…

Undoubtedly, the moment when Xiahou Dun chanted in that weak and hoarse voice.

Li Miao's heart was moved, mixed with emotions, and even... a deep sense of guilt -

"what…"

He used up almost all of Xiahou Dun's strength to drive back the attacking spear with one spear. But he still tried to open his throat and shout at Li Miao.

"Hannan, remember... don't avenge me. Find a place to hide your identity and live... live——"

"Why don't you just run? Why are you still standing there? Run...Run!"

Xiahou Dun's voice continued.

He used his body as a shield to block all weapons and swords, just to give Li Miao a chance to escape.

But...but to his surprise, Li Miao did not run away...he just stood behind Xiahou Dun without even moving a step.

"Hannan, why...why don't you run?"

"Why are you still standing there like an idiot?"

Xiahou Dun could hear that Li Miao was not moving, but his shouts became weaker and weaker, and were soon silenced by the "da da da..." sound of horse hooves coming from afar.

It was Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong——

They came on horseback.

"Xiahou Dun?"

Zhang Fei's eyes widened when he saw Xiahou Dun. "When I heard that my second brother passed the last level of the five-pass six-generals expedition, you fought him for dozens of rounds to protect him, but there was no winner... Now, let me use my fine steel-forged Zhangba Snake Spear to fight you! Not to mention dozens of rounds, let's see if you can block three of my moves?"

As he spoke, Zhang Fei dismounted. A true hero is not on a horse. In this situation... riding a horse would be a bit bullying.

"Yide..." Zhao Yun reminded, "He is injured, I'm afraid he is no match for you..."

"Ouch..." Zhang Fei's eyes narrowed slightly, and he noticed that Xiahou Dun was injured... "If he is injured, then we won't fight, it's meaningless... meaningless..."

"Just shoot it with one arrow, saving time and effort..."

Huang Zhong immediately took out his bow and aimed at Xiahou Dun.

Xiahou Dun seemed to sense the danger, and he shouted, "Come on, you rats... come over here!"

"Black-faced ghost, come here, it's you, let's fight for a hundred rounds! You said I was injured? Little did you know that Cao Xing shot an arrow into my eye, and I roared, swallowed my eyes and fought hard, and split him in two? Haha, what's this little injury now? Come here, you rat, come here!"

Until this point, Xiahou Dun still showed unusual toughness.

The idea was to buy time for Li Miao.

He desperately gestured towards Li Miao. His blind eyes, which should have been lifeless, inexplicably made people feel hot and graceful. The implication was clear.

——『Go! Go quickly!』

——"Father...Father can't hold on any longer, you...you should leave quickly!"

Even if the blood on my body can't stop flowing——

Even though weakness is spreading throughout my body——

Even if I am blind and can't see anything——

But he still protected Li Miao tightly, as he was his last son.

From that day on... when Li Miao kowtowed to him, from the day Li Miao said to him, "The general has lost his son, and I have no father. If you don't abandon me, from now on I will be your son"...

Xiahou Dun really treated him as his own son and trusted him completely.

only…

This is ultimately a destined mismatch and fate——

...

Finally... the warm hands held Xiahou Dun's cold, hard hands. It was Li Miao...

He held Xiahou Dun's hand tightly and said, "Foster father... I'm sorry, this time... I... I can't run away, you... have to stay too!"

"you…"

Following Li Miao's words, Xiahou Dun was confused. He shook his head violently and still roared at Li Miao.

"What crazy things are you talking about? Are you leaving? Are you leaving?"

Li Miao did not respond to Xiahou Dun this time. He stood up and moved forward step by step, stepping over Xiahou Dun's defense and the arm that was unusually strong because it was protecting him.

call…

Followed by a faint exhalation.

Li Miao said to Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, and Zhao Yun, "Since you generals have come to conquer Ye City, you must know who I am, Li Miao, right?"

That is the sentence that was chanted.

Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong's eyes widened at the same time, their original smug looks disappeared, replaced by surprise and disbelief.

"Are you Li Miao?"

Zhao Yun asked in surprise...

To show respect, he immediately dismounted, and Huang Zhong also dismounted immediately.

Indeed... As the key commander of this Northern Expedition, not to mention Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong... they could not have been unaware of Li Miao's identity and deeds. This was something Guan Lin specifically told them, and he narrated it in great detail.

It is precisely because of this rich color.

At this moment... facing Li Miao, everyone could not help but say four words:
——Stand in awe!
"Where are you, Li Miao, the one who was behind enemy lines and messed up Cao Wei single-handedly?"

Zhang Fei was in his true character and started yelling directly.

It was this sound that made Xiahou Dun startled...

Even though he couldn't see, his face subconsciously turned towards Li Miao.

For a moment, he was filled with huge doubts!
Behind enemy lines? Li Miao? How is that possible?

But at this moment...

Li Miao spoke, and his words "Yes, it's me" made Xiahou Dun fall into great surprise, and he seemed to understand something at once...

"Sir, you are righteous!"

Zhao Yun bowed to Li Miao, "Mr. Li, you came from Shu as a madman. In order to plan a false surrender to Wei, you were willing to be stripped naked and humiliated by Master Yunqi. For more than three years, you have been fighting against Wei... and have made countless contributions to the implementation of Master Yunqi's strategy. After today, who in the whole Han Dynasty will not know Mr. Li's name! Even the emperor's uncle, after hearing about your deeds, was moved that you are worthy of the title of 'Dragon of Shu'!"

Following Zhao Yun's words, Xiahou Dun's horror continued...

Li Miao had already made a bold statement, "Then how do I compare with Zhuge Liang, the Sleeping Dragon?"

Zhao Yun continued, "Sir, you are righteous. If we talk about being upright, facing the enemy on both sides, and governing the prefectures and counties, perhaps... you are not as good as Zhuge Liang, but if we talk about being behind the enemy lines and getting involved, you are half a step ahead of heaven... Zhuge Liang is far inferior to you... These words are not said by Yun, but by many people such as Liu Huangshu, Guan Yu, Xu Yuanzhi, Fa Xiaozhi, Zhuge Kongming, etc.... After learning about your deeds, they evaluated you in this way, and even... their words of praise are even higher than Yun's words!"

It was after these words.

"hahahahahahahahahaha…"

This was the happiest time Li Miao had laughed in the past few years...

After lurking for so many years, enduring for so many years, isn't this the recognition he longs for?

Recognition of this madman!

he…

There is no doubt that he has far surpassed the madman "Ni Heng" whom he once admired, respected and envied.

He...now he, Li Miao, has truly deserved the title of the first madman!
He has made one of the greatest contributions among the Han people!
"hahahahahahahahahaha…"

Li Miao’s laughter continued for a long time. It was the most hearty laugh. It was also the most satisfying laugh after carrying so much, enduring so much, and experiencing so much hardship and pain...
Of course... he's laughing...

Can…

"Hannan... Hannan... you..."

Even though the angry Xiahou Dun was slow to realize it, at this moment, he was able to understand everything.

"Whoosh-"

Accompanied by a gust of strong wind, the silver spear in Xiahou Dun's hand was already against Li Miao's forehead.

"Mr. Li——"

"not good--"

"Save Mr. Li——"

Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong opened their mouths almost at the same time, and subconsciously they clenched their weapons and went to rescue Li Miao.

But... it was too fast.

It was too sudden, and besides... Li Miao and Xiahou Dun were too close.

Even a weak Xiahou Dun could not avoid this blow from such a scholar...

even…

Li Miao could already feel the gusts of wind on his neck, as if... the hands of the god of death had strangled his neck, making it impossible for him to breathe and move.

But think about it...isn't this a relief?

He saved the Han Dynasty, but to be honest, the only person he felt sorry for was the blind General Xiahou Dun of the Wei Dynasty!

Now, he has got his own satisfaction!

It will soon be recognized by everyone!
If I were stabbed to death by Xiahou Dun, haha, it seems... it would be another kind of relief!

The tip of the gun was only an inch away from Li Miao’s neck…

But it is this inch that is the killer that Xiahou Dun will never be able to get at!
With a "clang", the spear fell to the ground, and Xiahou Dun also collapsed and fell down!
But even when he fell to the ground, he was still shouting: "You, you...Hannan, you...you..."

"You told me that these are all fake... You told me that these are all fake..."

"Isn't it? Isn't it?"

He doesn't believe it!

How could he believe it?

This person had clearly saved him countless times, clearly served him like his own son, clearly was... clearly was...

At this moment, blood flowed from Xiahou Dun's eyes.

The blood was like the afterglow of the setting sun, dyeing the entire earth red.

The blood flowed slowly across the battlefield like a scarlet stream.

The blood was like the betrayal of the person you trusted the most, revealing endless evil and terror... But, for some reason, Xiahou Dun just couldn't hate him, and couldn't do it.

yes?

Who would hate their own son?

Who would harm their own child?

That's when.

Li Miao turned his head and looked towards Xiahou Dun.

"General Xiahou, over the years, I have been lurking behind enemy lines and have done many great things... But there is only one thing that has been bothering me, and that is that you trusted me so much, but I... I deceived you."

"Because I have to uphold the justice that I have always insisted on, because I have to realize my ideals... So in this life, I am destined to let down some people. Among them... the one I feel the most sorry for is you, my great general who is like a father to me——"

At this point, Li Miao's eyes were already tearful, but he gritted his teeth and continued, "Right now, even if you shot me to death, I would never blame you! I would never resent you! In fact, for me, that might be a kind of relief, a kind of relief from the guilt that is destined for the rest of my life... But, but..."

Li Miao looked at the spear that had fallen to the ground. It was the spear that Xiahou Dun had used for decades. The red tassel had already been dyed bright red.

But the red tassel is destined not to have the color of Li Miao and Li Hannan’s blood!
It was at this moment that Li Miao burst into tears and no longer knew...what to say!

"it is true!"

“So, it’s true!”

"You, you, Hannan, you—"

Finally, at last...that complicated mood surged into Xiahou Dun's heart.

He didn't know what to say. To this former adopted son, to the person he once trusted the most, he... he no longer had anything to say.

They...are destined to be completely different camps.

They are destined not to be real father and son!

The autumn wind is bleak...

A leaf falls to the ground and the desolation spreads everywhere——

At this moment, Xiahou Dun, who was already blind, realized that his heart... had been blind for more than three years.

From today on, his heart is not only blind, but also completely dead...

died!

Perhaps, now he still couldn't bear to shoot Li Miao to death, but there was a moment when what he wanted most was... to shoot himself to death!
——『How can Hannan be blamed for this? 』

——『This is my stupidity, my confusion! 』

——"It's because I'm blind, it's because I'm old and my eyes are blurry, and it's also because of me...it's because of me that I destroyed the Wei Dynasty!"

Ha ha…

Hehehe...

A bitter laugh came out of his mouth. He looked at Li Miao, and Li Miao looked at him. His silent and sad look was very touching...

There is a poem in later generations that goes like this: We looked at each other in silence, with tears streaming down our faces.

But what kind of scene can express the artistic conception of this poem?

Maybe it is just like this - this situation, this scene, this situation, this feeling!

Perhaps... this scene before my eyes is the best interpretation of this poem, this lyrics, this feeling, this scene, every word, every paragraph, and every symbol in this poem——

We looked at each other in silence with tears streaming down our faces!
...

…(End of chapter)