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

This is destined to be the last night before dawn——

But it is obvious that the tiny darkness in the sky is no longer enough to cover up the light.

At least, the city of Luoyang is now decorated with lights and colors.

Although it is not the Chinese New Year, Liu Huangshu has been crowned king, the northern border has been conquered, the barbarians have been annihilated, and the Han Dynasty, which has been fighting among the princes for decades, is about to be unified. The people have been looking forward to the end of the chaotic world for so many years...

Finally...finally the wait has come to an end.

It is precisely because of this...

The firecrackers sent from Mianshui Villa are selling well. Tonight in Luoyang, the ground is covered with colorful papers, as if it is New Year's Eve, and the whole city is celebrating.

During this period, taking into account Cao Cao's identity and situation, his meals were arranged by Liu Bei himself. They were cooked by trusted chefs and then delivered by the most loyal White Ear Guards.

These white-eared guards were in teams of five, and the white bird feathers and animal fur on their armor were extremely eye-catching.

However, there were a few more people among the Bai'er Guards who delivered midnight snacks to the Wei Palace today.

It was Lingju, Ma Chao, and Zhang Fang——

Among them, one is the parrot's mistress, one is a general of the Han Dynasty, and one is a man who is undercover behind enemy lines and has made great contributions.

In addition, Fa Zheng, who was directly involved in commanding the Bai'er Guards, had also made secret deployments.

That’s why…

This time they mixed into the team delivering food with murderous intent, quietly and without anyone noticing.

However, compared to the city of Luoyang tonight, compared to the bustling fireworks and firecrackers...

The places where this White Ear Guard passes are destined to be low-key and dark.

Especially the city wall that was once the palace of King Wei... It felt like a heavy pressure, with large patches of dark shadows.

The huge scream came from this shadow.

As fast as a shadowless whirlwind.

The White Ear Guards had not yet brought the food, nor had Lingju, Zhang Fang, and Ma Chao made a move.

In the deserted palace of King Wei, the eunuch who was reporting to Cao Cao screamed.

No one knows what happened here after the birthday banquet of King Wei Cao Cao?
No one knows, was Cao Cao's death due to the fatal cold light? Or was it the murderous intent and hidden arrow?

The white silk falls off——

Cao Cao's body fell heavily. Because of the white silk, his eyes were closed. His face was extremely pale because of the blood precipitated on his feet. His tongue was slightly pushed forward because of the pressure on his larynx. This was obviously different from the prominent death...

But his whole face... was very calm.

There is absolutely no pain after a violent struggle——

No screams…

Even the sound of his body falling heavily was drowned out by the continuous "crackling" sound of firecrackers, and no one could hear it.

Brilliant fireworks soared into the sky.

By then, it was almost midnight.

The White Ear Guards who had rushed over also stopped when they arrived at the door of the house. Including Ma Chao, Ling Ju, and Zhang Fang, they all looked at the former King of Wei in front of them with great astonishment, the man who had once been the world's number one butcher, the man who had committed countless evils and was their sworn enemy.

Just like that... just fell to the ground silently, without any expression.

Before long, they had thought about revenge countless times. Ling Ju even stole a musket from the armory for this operation, just to ensure a one-shot kill.

Can…

No matter what each of them would never think of.

Cao Cao will end his career in this way——

Lingju is especially incredible.

"Did he hang himself?"

Ma Chao's brows were furious, but... compared to the anger he had when he first met Cao Cao at the Wei River, his expression at this moment contained more confusion.

"Why? Why?"

Yes!

why?

How could Cao Cao hang himself?
He was such a selfish, cruel and heartless person who would rather let others down than be let down by others...how could he possibly hang himself?
In fact, Ma Chao never believed that he committed suicide in order to protect others and fulfill others... and he would never believe that Cao Cao would fulfill others' wishes.

On the other hand, Zhang Fang turned around and faced the sky... He knelt down with a "click", "Hahahaha... Hahahaha..."

as if…

Those more than ten years of forbearance, those more than ten years of tenacity, those more than ten years of obsession can be completely released at this moment, forming a closed loop.

He laughed hysterically, and as he laughed he chanted, "Dad, uncle...you...you can rest in peace now!"

At this moment, beautiful flowers are blooming in the night sky.

The sound of firecrackers throughout the city was about to reach its peak.

The joyful, tearful atmosphere of that night formed a sharp contrast with the sadness, silence, and complexity here.

It seems... this indicates that the era belonging to the Wei Dynasty, belonging to Cao Cao... the era of the treacherous hero in troubled times, has finally... come to an end.

...

The Wei Palace was in chaos, with maids and officials running around in a panic carrying basins of water and towels.

Cao Hong, Xiahou Yuan, Zhang Liao and other clansmen were anxiously waiting.

Several imperial doctors came in and out, and they all said the same thing.

"The King of Wei is dead..."

"Even a great immortal can't save him."

A eunuch led a group of women in. They were all young and honest. Although they were dressed simply, they looked young and bright.

They were all Cao Cao's women. Seeing that the king in their hearts had stopped breathing, they couldn't help but sob softly.

Cao Zhi picked up the suicide note that his father Cao Cao had placed on the table and read it.

"The country is in trouble, and I have not been able to start my own business. The treasures I have gained from conquering cities and territories in recent years have mostly been given as rewards to meritorious soldiers. You have followed me, wearing plain clothes and wearing plain shoes, and you have worked very hard..."

Having said that…

Zhang Xiu's aunt Lady Zou, the cuckold Qin Yilu's wife Lady Du, He Jin's daughter-in-law Lady Yin, and Cao Chong's mother Lady Huan all chanted in unison: "No... it is our blessing to be able to serve the king. Who in this world can match the king's spirit?"

Cao Zhi paused...

He let the ladies finish their words, and then continued, "Heroic spirit also has its end. I have some spices left after my death, so I will give them to you. I know Xuande, he has always been kind and will not make things difficult for you. If you miss me, you can live in the Bronze Sparrow Tower, look at my tomb field in the West Mausoleum, sell incense and silk, learn to make shoes and sell them, and live for yourself. If you don't want to, you can also marry good men again!"

Having said this, Cao Zhi paused and then wiped away his tears.

"Go down..."

In fact, Zhen Mi was also among these crying women.

But she didn't cry, she knew... it was Cao Cao who almost ruined her life. It was Cao Cao who used her to ignite the fight between his two sons. Perhaps... if it weren't for the fall of Wei, she couldn't imagine the rest of her life!

She won't cry. She won't cry for the man who sent her to hell...

This... this may be the last bit of stubbornness that belongs to her alone.

After the eunuchs led these sobbing beauties out, Cao Hong, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun and others, who were anxious outside, came in.

Cao Zhi's words were chanted again, "I have been alone for more than 30 years. I already know that my time is up. But how can I, the ruler of the Great Wei, die of illness? A king has his own way of dying. Even if he dies, he must die in a blaze of glory... and attract the attention of the world!"

This sets the tone, proving that he committed suicide, not murder...

The implication was that the tribe members should not think of avenging him.

"I usually govern the army according to the law, and this law cannot be changed. I have many anger mistakes, and you should not follow my example. Now the world is unified, but the people are still exhausted. My funeral will be simple. It does not need to follow the king's system. The general's system will be enough. However, on my tombstone, you must write - Tomb of General Cao Cao of the Han Dynasty. I am satisfied with this!"

When Cao Zhi read this.

Suddenly, there was a "clang" sound, and Liu Bei rushed in...

Seeing Cao Cao lying dead on the bed, "Meng De... woooo——" he burst into tears and cried bitterly——

Ten breaths, twenty breaths—

Fifty breaths, one hundred breaths—

Liu Bei cried until he was hoarse, tears streaming down his face. He cried for a whole quarter of an hour.

"Meng De? Didn't you say that you would work with me to expand the territory of this great Han? How could you lie to me? Why did you lie to me?"

"Meng De...Meng De, why did you leave? Why did you die on a crane? If you die, who will drink wine with me and talk about heroes in the world?"

At this point, Liu Bei burst into tears again...

After all, tears will run dry.

Liu Bei wiped the tears from his eyes, turned around and asked Cao Zhi, and all the Cao clan members present, "Did he leave a letter for me before he died?"

Liu Bei, the King of Hanzhong, could already call himself "Gu"...

Before Cao Zhi and the others could respond to this question, Fa Zheng replied, "No, except for a suicide note to the Cao and Xiahou clans, there is only one letter to Yun Chang... I have sent someone to deliver it to Yun Chang!"

It was this answer that made Liu Bei somewhat disappointed.

"Meng De? Why...even if he dies...he has nothing to say to me?" But as this voice was chanted.

He suddenly understood something. His eyes widened with surprise and hesitation, confusion and clarity. He looked at Fa Zheng, and then...then he asked calmly, "Xiao Zhi? How did you know?"

This…

Fa Zheng was stunned. He opened his mouth and subconsciously wanted to answer, but he swallowed the words back.

On the other hand, Liu Bei's hesitant look only paused for a moment, and his gaze towards Fa Zheng had become gentle. He said in a very soft and thin voice, "Xiaozhi, remove the supervision of the Cao and Xiahou clans, as well as those generals who once surrendered from the Wei army. Release all the imprisoned people except Cao Zhang. Meng De is gone, they are no longer a threat, and your worries are no longer necessary—"

That is, following Liu Bei's words.

Fa Zheng bowed solemnly.

"Yes Yes--"

This was what he expected.

This was also the key to his persuasion of Cao Cao and one of the purposes of Cao Cao's death.

Lift the restrictions and confinement on all tribesmen and generals.

Let them shine their own light again in this era.

This was the last thing the king of Wei, the former ruler of Wei, did to Wei... and also to his people!
...

...

"Is Cao Cao really dead?"

This was the umpteenth time Guan Yu had pondered that evening.

Even...his mind became dazed.

He walked out of the house several times, but eventually he took back his legs. He hesitated and wandered, so hesitant and undecided.

So much so that...except Guan Ping, deputy generals Wang Fu, Zhao Lei, Zhou Cang, Liu Pan and others, sons and daughters Guan Ping, Guan Xing, Guan Yinping, Guan Suo and others, and even...fourth daughter-in-law Zhang Xingcai, fifth daughter-in-law Bao Sanniang, Wang Tao, Wang Yue, Hua Man and others came here to accompany him.

after all…

For them, the bond between their general, their father and the great Wei ruler Cao Cao was deep and inseparable…

Everyone was afraid that Guan Yu would get too excited and hurt himself, and they were even more afraid that he would become depressed.

Guan Lin was the last one to arrive.

He was surprised and unbelievable when he heard the news that Cao Cao had hanged himself.

This was totally different from what he had planned.

Guan Lin took great pains to describe the world to Cao Cao, just to enable his "Western Expedition" to reach the west of Bashu, the Kushan Empire, Rome, Jerusalem, and Siberia!
These...are the great hopes Guan Lin placed on Cao Cao.

But in fact, this is difficult and there are many obstacles in the way.

Regardless of Cao Cao's current age...

The biggest and most difficult thing to overcome in the first hurdle is the merits of the Han Dynasty today, and the enemies who are mortal enemies with Cao Cao——

These...are difficult to resolve.

Therefore, this has always been the most troubling point for Guan Lin. He knows that... this is also the most troubling point for Zhuge Kongming today, and for his uncle Liu Bei, the King of Hanzhong.

it's good now--

With the death of Cao Cao, this biggest problem and the biggest hidden danger was resolved.

Zhuge Liang could go all out to implement the new policy and solve the problems left by the great families;

Liu Bei could also rebuild the country and put the crumbling Han Dynasty back on track;
Zhang Liao, Jiang Wei... they can go and conquer the barbarians, and recreate the great achievements of the champion, Huo Qubing;
Even... the concerns about the Cao and Xiahou families, the concerns about the restoration of Cao Wei's old generals and ministers, all these problems came to an end that night.

It’s over. This is the most thorough and heartbreaking end—

Even his uncle Liu Bei would not be too sad or too desolate... After all, compared to his "archenemy" Cao Cao, he still had countless things to do.

But, only one person will feel sad, lonely, heartbroken, and desolate.

That was Guan Lin’s father—Guan Yu!
From the moment he entered the mansion, Zhang Xingcai secretly told Guan Lin... Guan Yu had sighed countless times that night, and chanted the words "Cao Cao is really dead" countless times, even though his lips were chapped... even though his voice was extremely hoarse.

as predicted…

Guan Lin muttered to himself - a world where Guan Yu was the only one injured, a night where one person was injured... this achievement was indeed achieved!
"Yunqi, go and persuade Dad..."

When Guan Yinping saw Guan Lin, she also ran over and grabbed the corner of Guan Lin's clothes... She looked like a little woman in panic.

"Cough cough..."

Guan Lin coughed lightly, then let out a breath and walked straight towards his father.

"father…"

Guan Yu ignored him and continued to face the sky with the "Spring and Autumn Annals" in his hand.

Guan Lin remembered... when Cao Cao saw Guan Yu like this, he sighed and exclaimed... what a god!
"Dad... I heard Cao Cao left you a letter? What did it say?"

finally…

Guan Lin's words brought Guan Yu back to his senses a little. He took a deep breath and said to Guan Lin, "There is a message for you inside."

"what?"

"Brother Meng De said that he is grateful to you for letting him know that the world is round, but he is old now, so this circle... should be left to you young people to conquer for him..."

Uh…

Guan Lin noticed that Guan Yu glanced at the letter on the table while speaking, and at a glance, Guan Lin saw the final signature.

This is a letter from the late General Cao Cao of the Han Dynasty.

Guan Lin wanted to look up to see what Cao Cao wrote to his father.

But it seemed that his father Guan Yu found out... and took it back.

Now... Guan Lin is in a better position.

"Dad? What did Cao Cao write to you?"

As he asked this question, Guan Yu's hands trembled more and more, and the "Spring and Autumn Annals" fell on the table because of the trembling, but... Guan Yu held the letter tightly in his hand, and he was trying hard to hold back the tears in his eyes... It seemed that he was in great pain because he didn't want to lose his composure in front of his son.

Guan Lin knew what to do...so he just walked away and stopped asking his father about the content of the letter.

Guan Yinping, Guan Suo, Guan Ping and others stepped forward to ask, but Guan Lin just waved his hand and said, "Nothing will happen. Let our father be alone. Tonight... he probably wants to be alone!"

As Guan Lin spoke, he asked everyone to disperse.

soon…

Everything was silent, and Guan Yu was the only one left in the huge room. It was at this moment that he could no longer, any longer, restrain himself.

His tears flowed like a spring, like a broken string of beads...

The table was wet, his hands were wet, and the letter was wet.

And the sentence in the letter that Guan Yu had deliberately covered with his hand was revealed at this moment as his big hand loosened... and appeared in front of everyone.

——"The image of Yunchang in my eyes is always at Sishui Pass! You returned with your sword in hand, and I kept the warm wine in my hand. The Qinglong Yanyue sword alone was like thunder in the sky!"

——"Whatever, whatever... I often think, if I had known Yun Chang before that peach garden, how great would it be? How great! "

——"My handsome beard, my Marquis of Han Shou Ting, my Yun Chang, farewell, farewell, don't miss me, don't miss me!"

Just a few words...

Just a few words.

Guan Yu, who had never shed tears before, kept crying tonight. Tonight he... could not sleep.

"Cao Cao? He's really dead—"

"I let you go, but this time, you didn't let yourself go—"

This was the last sentence Guan Yu said that night.

After saying this, he no longer looked...

His hair had turned a lot whiter, and his beard had also turned a lot whiter, as if they... understood Guan Yu's state of mind best.

Forget it, forget it, let the world argue.

Very good, very good, there is still friendship.

Your treacherous hero in troubled times;

Your capable ministers in governing the country;

Your treachery and deceit;

Your dominance comes first!

Mengde, I really want to fight with you, just like the White Horse at Guandu, but you, Cao Mengde... but if you, Cao Mengde, really return to the Han Dynasty, that will be my last regret——

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——If you are not a hero, don’t read Romance of the Three Kingdoms. If you are a hero, how can you not be lonely!

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…(End of chapter)