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

Xiahou Dun's heart was destined to be dead at this moment——

The rest of his life will be spent in regret and hatred, self-blame and confusion.

"Take Xiahou Dun away—"

Following Zhang Fei's instructions.

As Xiahou Dun completely gave up resistance, several Han soldiers easily tied him up and took him away.

Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong also bowed to Li Miao again and again to show their respect and admiration for his years of lurking behind enemy lines, putting himself in danger, and bearing everything.

Li Miao returned the greetings one by one, but his eyes seemed to dim all of a sudden——

Zhao Yun was more careful and observed every detail. He noticed the change in his expression and stayed here on purpose instead of leaving with Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong.

At this moment, Li Miao's legs staggered. He didn't know whether it was because of the relief after realizing his dream, or because of the heavy burden on his heart, but he almost fell down.

Zhao Yun quickly held him up.

"Mr. Li, are you okay?"

A voice of great concern...

Huh...huh...

It was not until Zhao Yun approached Li Miao that he could hear his heavy breathing.

"Thank you..." Li Miao began to thank Zhao Yun for helping him up, and then he felt lost as if he had lost something important. He pondered for a moment and continued, "General Zhao, I want to walk alone, walk alone——"

This…

Zhao Yun saw that Li Miao was able to stand firmly, so he let him go and promised, "Okay... Sir, if you need anything, just send someone to call me anytime!"

Having said this, Li Miao did not reply. He and Zhao Yun bowed to each other solemnly. Then, he turned around... and walked forward without any purpose or direction.

The setting sun stretched his back to an extremely long distance...

Looking at this lonely figure, Zhao Yun actually felt a sense of empathy. In the past, he only knew that Li Miao was a madman, but today he realized... he was also a righteous man!
There is a natural understanding among the righteous men, and they naturally cherish each other...

Right? Right!
That's when...

In the distance, officials had already begun posting notices to reassure the people.

"Han Zuojiangjun has issued an order. This time, we are following the emperor's order to attack Wei. We will only kill the leader of the rebels, not the rest. In Jizhou, all counties and cities that surrender will be rewarded, regardless of their past..."

As the civil servant spoke.

Zhou Cang was already shouting at the top of his lungs, "General Guan said that all those who surrendered in You and Ji should personally deliver their seals and household registers! Otherwise, wherever the Han army passes, they will destroy themselves and bear the consequences themselves—"

This sound was quite rough.

But the next voice became a little softer. "As for the captives who rebelled against Wei, General Guan also said that in such a chaotic time, it is not easy for each of them to serve their own masters, so all the Han troops should treat them well--"

"promise…"

The loud and orderly voices rang out, and the Han army today had strict military discipline and neat appearance.

Today in Yecheng, the people are cheering and lining the streets to welcome him.

Any passerby can see this situation.

The Battle of Yecheng… This was destined to be the last battle before the Han Dynasty’s Third Resurgence;
This was destined to be the beginning of the surrender of Youji;
It was also destined to be the end of the confrontation between the Han and Wei dynasties in the north and south;

The last darkness before dawn... no, the last night before dawn has completely passed -

...

...

——It looks like a light cloud covering the moon, and it flutters like snowflakes blown by the wind.

This is destined to be a sad night.

On the contrary, like Zhen Ji, she was not hurt at all. Perhaps... her past experiences had allowed her to witness the collapse of a powerful vassal.

And this... often happens in just a matter of days.

As a prisoner, when Guan Ping brought Zhen Mi into the room where she was held, she was a little surprised, because the interior was decorated extremely elegantly, which did not seem like the treatment a prisoner should receive at all.

"This is?"

She asked in a low voice, "As a captive, I should not be treated so kindly—"

"It's not that I want to treat you well, but Mr. Li Miaoli asked someone to plead for you, so my father ordered me to treat you well. I will obey your order. You don't have to think too much, just take good care of yourself. I will remove the protection here and only send people to guard outside the courtyard. No one will disturb you. Don't worry... Our Han army has strict military discipline and never embarrasses the elderly, children, and women."

Listen to Guan Ping's words.

What Zhen Mi felt was that beneath the distant attitude of the young master of the Guan family was a humble, gentle and polite upbringing, and this upbringing reminded her of the past... It reminded her of the time more than ten years ago when he met Cao Cao's second son, Cao Pi, when Yecheng was captured for the last time.

He said the same thing at that time.

——"Since my father has ordered me to treat you well, I will obey. You don't have to think too much and just take good care of yourself! I will send someone to stay here so that no one will disturb you, including me!"

At that time...wasn't Zhen Mi's initial impression of the man who would become her future husband - gentle and polite?
But later...

His ambition, his gloominess, his complex state of mind, and his desire for power.

Perhaps it was precisely because of these things that doomed him to be beheaded and have a miserable end!

just now…

The past is like smoke. It is not known whether it is due to the situation or Guan Ping's words that touched a nerve in Zhen Mi, but tears can't help but flow down her face. She stares at a lonely lamp... She is silent for a long time, as if she is enduring sobs, or as if she is mocking her own miserable life.

At this time, with the sound of "thumping" footsteps, Guan Ping had left, and outside the house... the sound of orderly marching, the sound of arresting people, the sound of the last resistance of the loyal Wei soldiers, and the sound of being hacked to death in the end, sometimes passionate, sometimes tragic, sometimes tragic, and sometimes returning to silence. This scene was exactly the same as the scene after the battle of Yecheng that led to the demise of the Yuan family more than ten years ago.

At that time, Cao's army expelled the remnants of Yuan's clan...

This time, it was the Han army that expelled the remnants of the Wei Dynasty!
Maybe, this is the chaotic world...

This is so commonplace, in the turbulent times when the flags on the city walls change.

Thinking of this, Zhen Mi no longer felt sad. She saw a piano in the room, so she subconsciously took it out and was about to play it... but suddenly, another round of memories flooded into her mind.

This is a completely different memory!
It was the same time as the last time Yecheng was captured. After Cao Pi settled her down, she heard the horrible sound outside the window for the first time and was terrified... It was at that time that the sound of a piano came from outside the door. It was an extremely cold sound of the piano.

Even till now...Zhen Mi still can't forget it!
That was another young master of the Cao family, a young master who was destined to have inextricable connections and entanglements with her throughout his life.

——『Why are you playing the piano in front of my door? 』

——"The city is still under martial law, and there are occasional sounds of fighting and killing. I am afraid that the girl will be scared, so I play the piano to accompany her sweet dreams!"

——『Is it “Yilan Cao”? 』

——"It turns out that the girl is still a soulmate. Although she has suffered separation and chaos, her heart is hurt, and there are sometimes sounds of killing and fighting, the orchid does not change its noble and fragrant fragrance. Isn't this song a metaphor for the girl?"

At that time, she, Zhen Mi, and Cao Zhi had a conversation, she...she would never forget it for the rest of her life!
And Cao Zhi's last words, "Don't worry, young lady. I will protect you outside the door and will never let anyone humiliate or hurt you. It's late at night, young lady, just go to sleep peacefully!"

call…

Thinking of this, looking at the strings of the zither in her hand, Zhen Mi couldn't help biting her lip. This... this past event, suddenly... made her heart palpitate.

She even wondered, if... if Cao Cao had not arranged her marriage with Cao Pi, but let her marry Cao Zhi, would... would the brothers have been in harmony, would they... would not have been so suspicious of each other and attacking each other, and the Wei Dynasty would not have really fallen into the same situation as the Yuan family.

"Is it all... all because of me?"

"Am I a woman like Baosi and Daji who brought disaster to the country and the people and brought misfortune to others?"

Zhen Mi couldn't help but bite her lip and began to doubt herself.

But at this moment.

Outside the door...a cool and quiet piano sound suddenly rang out.

"——The breeze in the valley brings cloudy and rainy weather. My son is getting married, and I send him off in the wild."

"——Why is the sky so vast that I cannot find my place. I wander around the nine states without a fixed place."

Just after hearing these two sentences, Zhen Mi's depressed heart suddenly throbbed. She stood up suddenly and exclaimed softly: "It's "Yi Lan Cao", it's him——"

Familiar music, familiar lyrics, it was still the song "Yi Lan Cao", and it was still the person in her heart... played by her.

But after just two sentences...

"its not right!"

Zhen Mi uttered a soft sound, and her excited trot came to a halt, because the music had changed and became unfamiliar.

Indeed, the cold music score praising orchid turned into a piece of music "Sending Mournings to the Beautiful Woman".

"——Its shape is as graceful as a startled swan and as gentle as a swimming dragon. It is as glorious as an autumn chrysanthemum and as flourishing as a spring pine."

"——It is like a light cloud covering the moon, and it is like snowflakes blown by the wind."

The piano music is melodious...

Zhen Mi couldn't help but hold her breath and concentrate, "What...what is this?"

"——Hoping that my spirit body will be restored, I will steer my light boat upstream. Floating down the long river, I will forget to return. My thoughts will linger and my longing for you will grow. I will be restless all night, and the dawn will come when the heavy frost comes!"

An extremely long poem was put into music through the sound of the piano, and it seemed as if the notes were dancing one by one.

"Is this...is this written for me?"

Zhen Mi's eyelashes fluttered, and she couldn't help but feel intoxicated and infatuated...

She boasts...how can she be worthy of the "goddess" in this song?
But for some reason, this familiar piano music... the style of music that was engraved in her heart, it was as if every word and every melody was sung and praised for her, and every sentence reached the depths of her soul.

finally…

Zhen Mi could no longer suppress the throbbing in her heart.

She pushed the door open. As expected, the person playing the zither outside her door was… except for her beloved uncle Cao Zhi? Who else could it be?

As the door opened...

The invisible shackles between the two of them were completely shattered at this moment. Zhen Mi looked at Cao Zhi lovingly, and Cao Zhi continued to play the piano, but his eyes...how could he not look at the beauty?

She was like the gentlest spring breeze, blowing away the haze in his heart inadvertently.

He was like the purest love in her life, the one she had longed for but could never reach.

When their eyes met at that moment, it seemed as if they had traveled across thousands of mountains and rivers. They looked at each other in silence, because... no matter what words they said, they would be redundant and powerless between these affectionate eyes.

Tears began to flow down the corners of Zhen Mi's eyes, she was helpless about the twists and turns of fate.

It is also a cherishment of the person in front of you... that hard-earned emotion, that forbidden love——

Cao Zhi's heart was also deeply touched. He was still playing the piano, but his heart was slowly moving towards Zhen Mi. Every step seemed to have spanned a thousand years of waiting.

They seemed to be able to hear each other's heartbeats...

Their tears... fell uncontrollably at the same time.

Even if it's ten or twenty breaths...

Even if it was fifty or a hundred breaths, they all kept this look tacitly, experiencing the beauty that belonged to them alone at this moment——

Finally, the song "Goddess of Luo River" was finished.

However, the song that truly belongs to them has just begun.

"Phoenix, Phoenix, return to your hometown, travel around the world to find your mate—"

"I have not met you yet, and I have nothing to do. How can I realize that I am now in this hall——"

When the new piano music was played again, the atmosphere changed from the original sorrow and sadness to cheerfulness and excitement...

"There is a beautiful lady in the boudoir, and the people around me hurt my heart——"

"Why do they embrace each other as mandarin ducks? Why do they fly together in the sky——"

When this sentence pops up...

Cao Zhi could still control the throbbing in his heart, but Zhen Mi could no longer suppress her extremely restless mood. She knew that the song was "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix", and she knew why Cao Zhi played this song at this time.

At this moment, she let go of all her status and reserve, and she ran towards the other person madly, just like herself more than ten years ago.

"I…"

Without waiting for Cao Zhi to speak.

Zhen Mi spoke first, "You don't know, I...I have been waiting for you——"

It was this sound that seemed to be a signal, and the piano stopped playing...

Time flows quietly...

They no longer wanted to do what they had done before, deliberately avoiding each other's burning gazes.

This time they were almost crazy and completely self-forgetful. Their lips had already touched each other. Perhaps... this kiss was not as hot, crazy, and passionate as imagined, but... it still did not affect the cultivation on the lips, face, and neck. Their love was too forbearing, their love was too passionate. This night Zhen Mi... seemed to have completely forgotten herself. What she felt was that her heart, which longed for this fiery caress, had its door wide open, completely... accepting the nectar that was sent down!

It is in stark contrast to the excitement here.

The palace of King Wei in Yecheng.

Zhang Fei looked at the document in his hand and sighed, "Cao Zhi, Cao Zijian, what's wrong with this son of Cao Cao? For a woman, he surrendered 20,000 troops to the Han army, and as the last legitimate son of Wei, he personally wrote letters of persuasion to the counties of You and Ji... asking them to surrender? Oh my, how infatuated must this person be to do such a thing? He gave up his country, his integrity, his blood, and everything else, just for a woman? Hehe, is it worth it?"

Zhang Fei didn't understand.

This kind of love affair touched the blind spot of his knowledge.

Listening to Zhang Fei's words...

Guan Yu laughed. He couldn't understand this at first.

But... who made Qilin'er Yunqi say that?

Immediately, Guan Yu stroked his newly grown beard and spoke to Zhang Fei in a very serious tone.

"I can't understand it at first, but Yunqi did mention this a little bit in advance, saying that... there are so many infatuated people in the world, and separation and reunion are all due to fate. There is no basis for right and wrong in the world, and there have been many infatuated people since ancient times... Maybe Cao Zhi, Cao Zijian, is that infatuated person!"

Having said this, Guan Yu let out a sigh, looked up at the moon, and couldn't help but let his imagination run wild.

"Let's not talk about this..."

Guan Yu chanted softly, with a hint of sadness in his words.

"Second brother, what are you thinking about? We captured Yecheng without bloodshed, we should be happy..."

Following Zhang Fei's words...

Guan Yu looked even more worried, "I'm not worried about Yecheng..."

Guan Yu paused for a moment, and told his third brother what he was thinking, "Yide, what I am most worried about now is Luoyang... I heard that Ma Mengqi is about to arrive, and the hero of Yecheng... the dead spy Zhang Fang will also rush there. If you still want to protect Cao Cao... I am afraid..."

"what…"

Guan Yu's words scared Zhang Fei.

He couldn't help but knock his head. "Meng Qi and Cao Cao have a deep blood feud, and Zhang Fang is even more so... If they go to Luoyang and want to kill Cao Cao... I'm afraid my eldest brother may not be able to stop them!"

"So..." Guan Yu hesitated.

He was also at a loss. He had never thought that how to deal with Cao Cao after capturing him would cause such an uproar.

This is a major event that affects the entire situation.

Even one careless move could ruin this good situation.

“Second brother, don’t be upset…” Zhang Fei waved his hand and reminded, “By the way, it’s not just Ma Mengqi and Zhang Fang who have come to Luoyang. Our military advisor Zhuge Kongming has also come to Luoyang! Ah…hahaha, there is nothing in this world that he can’t solve. At worst, Yunqi is there! He has a quick mind, nothing can stump him!”

Well…

However, Zhang Fei's words made Guan Yu feel somewhat relieved.

He took a deep breath and replied calmly, "I hope so—"

But these words come out...

Guan Yu shook his head.

He felt that he had made a mistake again. He should not have lost confidence in Kong Ming, and he should not have lost confidence in his own son!

...

...

Chengdu to Luoyang is destined to be a long journey.

Especially when leaving Shu, we encountered heavy rain for more than ten consecutive days, which affected the entire Shu caravan's journey.

That's how it was...It took Zhuge Liang, Guan Suo and others more than two months to arrive in Luoyang.

Two months, for Guan Suo, was nothing more than traveling around with his countless wives and concubines, but for Zhuge Liang it was too long, especially... at this most critical time. As a counselor... he should have been by his lord's side to offer advice and suggestions instead of wasting time on the road.

Of course, the captives of Wei also felt the same as Zhuge Liang.

Xiahou Yuan was also numb.

Hearing that his elder brother Cao Cao and Liu Bei had reached a reconciliation, he was happy. At least... his elder brother was still alive? But he also heard that... Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi, and Cao Pi's three sons were fighting for the throne in the north... and that the Han army was heading north... This was extremely dangerous.

Xiahou Yuan also doesn’t know... What is the situation in the northern border like now?

Of course, this matter...is not only of concern to him, but all the captives of Wei are also very concerned.

What they actually want to say is, since it has come to this...let’s stop fighting!
Everyone shook hands and made peace...

Han is still the same Han, isn't this acceptable to everyone?

at this time…

The guard at the gate saw Zhuge Liang, but because he was in a hurry, he did not send anyone to pass the message in advance, so... Luoyang did not know that Zhuge Liang's convoy would arrive today.

The guards were a little surprised to see the convoy.

"I never thought... Military Advisor Zhuge would arrive today."

"How is the war in the north?" Zhuge Liang asked immediately after getting off the carriage impatiently.

Before the guard could speak...

"drive--"

"Definitely——"

I saw a horse making a loud noise, then galloping out from the caravan. The horse was a Xiliang horse, but the rider could be none other than Ma Chao or Ma Mengqi.

That is the moment when we saw Ma Chao riding his horse and rushing into Luoyang City...

"Oops--"

Zhuge Liang chanted subconsciously.

That’s right, the thing he was most worried about... is happening!
And something irreversible happened——

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…(End of chapter)