Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

April of the fourth year of Zhangwu (224).

Hedong, Jie County.

Changping Township, which used to be lively in the past, has become extremely quiet today, and every household has gone empty.

Just because a heavily guarded army came on the country road.

There were about 5,000 people, and they were so vast and intimidating.

The three elders, stingy husband, and You You from Changping Township attracted hundreds of men, women, and children to kneel on both sides of the road.

Just because today is the Han Emperor Liu Bei's visit to Changping Township.

The county magistrate of Jie County notified the three elders early and could not be negligent in the slightest.

"Uu_Uu—"

Looking at the soldiers and people kneeling in front, Zhao Yun at the front was shocked. He quickly reined in his horse and asked the knight to wave the flag to stop the rear army.

"Chen Feng, go ask what's going on?" Zhao Yun frowned.

Chen Feng spurred his horse forward and shouted to the village officials: "Why did you stop us? Is there some grievance?"

The three elders, Che Fu and You You were all stunned.

What grievance?
We are here to welcome you!

An old man came closer and cautiously replied: "General, we are here to greet you."

Chen Feng frowned: "Since we are greeting you, what is going on with these people behind you?"

The old man said tremblingly: "They are all here to greet you!"

Chen Feng glanced at the people and saw numbness and fear in their eyes. Some even covered their children's mouths to prevent them from making any sound.

This person didn't come here to welcome him, he was obviously forced to come here to welcome him!
It is said that what kind of general will lead what kind of soldiers. Chen Fengjiu was trained by Zhao Yun and had a strong dislike for such rural officials who oppressed the people.

"What's your name? What's your position?" Chen Feng shouted lightly.

The old man didn't know why Chen Feng was angry, so he quickly said: "The lower official is Guan Cheng, the third elder of Changping Township."

"Your surname is also Guan?" Chen Feng couldn't help but frown.

After asking for some details, Chen Feng returned and informed Zhao Yun.

Just as the knights from the rear arrived: "Central Guard Army, Your Majesty sent me to ask, why did you stop the army?"

Zhao Yun said: "I will go to see Your Majesty in person, Chen Feng, please restrain the sergeants and don't attack the people."

Chen Feng clasped her fists and responded to the order: "General, go quickly. I will restrain the sergeants in the end."

Zhao Yun rode his horse to the Chinese army and informed Liu Bei of the situation ahead.

When Liu Bei heard this, his face turned cold instantly: "Who gave the order?"

Zhao Yun replied: "It is the county magistrate of Jie County who asked the three elders, stingy husbands and Youyou of Changping Township not to neglect."

Liu Bei's tone became even colder: "Yide, go and capture the county magistrate of Jie County."

After a pause, Liu Bei added: "Capture the county magistrate and the county lieutenant together."

Zhang Fei was well aware of Liu Bei's character, so if he asked a group of people to kneel on both sides of the road to greet him, wouldn't that be a slap in Liu Bei's face?
"Don't worry, brother, I'm going to catch those stupid thieves." Zhang Fei greeted, and more than ten knights came out to follow Zhang Fei to the county town.

Liu Bei then looked at Guan Yu, who had the same cold face next to him: "Yun Chang, there are your countrymen in front of you. It's more appropriate for you to comfort them."

Guan Yu could not bear it any longer.

He fled because he killed the bully. If the dragon slayer turned into a dragon, where would Guan Yu's face be?
Not long after.

Guan Yu rode his horse to the front of the army and saw men, women, old and children kneeling on both sides. Guan Yu was furious.

Looking at Guan Cheng, Guan Yu said in a bad tone: "Are you also a member of Baochi Tingguan family?"

Guan Cheng was startled and looked up at Guan Yu with confusion on his face: "I wonder what you call the general?"

Guan Yu Danfeng narrowed his eyes: "Bao Chi Pavilion, Guan Yu!"

Guan Cheng's pupils shrank, he carefully identified Guan Yu, and asked in surprise: "You, you, are you Uncle Changsheng?"

"Huh?" Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and did not recognize Guan Cheng in front of him: "Who are you? How do you know my old calligraphy?"

Guan Cheng was surprised and happy: "Uncle Changsheng, I am Ergou, a cowherd boy and Ergou; you also took me to read Spring and Autumn Period before."

"Two dogs?" Guan Yu's memory returned to distant decades ago.

At that time, Guan Yu had a harmonious family. His grandfather Guan Shen and his father Guan Yi were highly respected in Baochi Pavilion.

Although he is not as powerful as the nobles, he still has books passed down from generation to generation.

Grandfather Guan Shen Chongmu was a good Taoist and often taught his son the Book of Changes and Spring and Autumn Annals; his father Guan Yixing was extremely filial, and after his death, he built a hut on the tomb and stayed in mourning for three years.

Guan Yu inherited the family business and also loved the Spring and Autumn Period.

He was forced to live in a foreign country for decades just because he was not angry enough to kill a bully.

After a while, Guan Yu returned to his thoughts and asked:

"You used to be just a cowherd boy. You learned the truth after studying the Spring and Autumn Period with me. Now that you have become the third elder, how can you start to bully the people?"

Guan Cheng cried and cried: "Uncle Changsheng, I am just a small third elder. The county magistrate has ordered me not to neglect, so I can only make this decision."

"I am ashamed of Uncle Changsheng's teachings and am willing to die."

Seeing this, Chefu and Youyou quickly begged for Guan Cheng's mercy.

"General, calm down. The three elders are not bullying the people, but this is the safest move."

"Let the people come out to welcome you. Not only do you not have to use the livestock, grain, and rice in the people's homes to show respect to the superior, but if your majesty is happy, you may even be able to give some rewards."

"It's really not that the three elders deliberately bullied me."

Seeing that Guan Yu and Guan Cheng had a close relationship, Shifu and Youyou didn't hide anything. They explained the details to Guan Yu word by word.

Guan Yu had been in charge of Jingzhou for many years and understood Guan Cheng's difficulties.

For one idea from those in power, the people below will speculate on dozens or even hundreds of ideas.

This is what is called speculation!

These people don't care whether the people are suffering or not. They only care about whether they can keep their official positions.

It is better to do a lot of useless work than to do nothing.

This has been the case for thousands of years.

Looking at the numb and frightened people, Guan Yu felt filled with panic.

What a glorious homecoming!
This is clearly making the villagers suffer because of his arrival!
"Prepare grain, rice, silk and cloth and distribute them to the people one by one."

"Remember those who distribute grain, rice, silk and cloth should not wear armor or weapons. They should only wear cloth clothes. Don't scare them."

Guan Yu did not shout hypocritical slogans to the people, but directly asked his personal guards to carry grain and rice.

Guan Cheng and Shifu Youyou were surprised and happy.

"Ergou, do you have a name for me?" Guan Yu looked at Guan Cheng.

Guan Cheng nodded: "Dong Dao Yuan gave me the cousin name Yixiang."

Dao Yuangong is the cousin of Guan Yu's father Guan Yi. After hearing Guan Cheng's words, Guan Yu couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Between emotions.

A group of sergeants brought grain, rice, silk and cloth, and the people kneeling on both sides of the road suddenly became commotion.

Some people swallowed their saliva subconsciously.

Looking at the people who were grateful to Guan Yu because they received grain, rice, silk and cloth, Guan Yu felt even worse.

This made Guan Yu feel like he was the bully who was killed in the beginning. Relying on his power and wealth, he shouted to the poor people like charity, "Hey! Come and eat!"

Guan Cheng leaned closer and whispered: "Uncle Changsheng, the world is in chaos, it would be great if you can get food, rice, silk and cloth."

"If they are not allowed to kneel, even if they take these grains, rice, silk and cloth home, they will not dare to use them for food and clothing."

It was not the first time that the people of Changping Township welcomed Shangguan, nor was it the first time that they received grain, rice, silk and cloth.

However, most of the grain, rice, silk and cloth were taken away afterwards.

If it weren't for Guan Cheng calling Guan Yu "Uncle Changsheng" and Guan Cheng's reputation in Changping Township, these people would still have to force smiles on their faces.

"I understand, but I don't want to."

Guan Yu Danfeng's eyes suddenly opened, he rode his horse and walked among the people, shouting: "I am Guan Yu, the general of the Han Dynasty. I was born in Baochi Pavilion, Changping Township, on June 24, Gengzi, the third year of Emperor Huan's reign."

"Maybe some of you still remember me."

"In the past, a bully bullied the villagers and was killed by me, so I fled Hedong."

"Now, I'm back!"

"You no longer need to kneel down to receive food, rice, silk cloth! All of you stand up, stand up like a human being!"

There were doubts and surprises in the eyes of the people, but no one stood up.

Seeing this, Guan Cheng quickly introduced Guan Yu's life history to the people, and also called out names in the crowd:
"Da Shan, why are you trying to fool me over there? This is Uncle Changsheng, the uncle who taught me Spring and Autumn. You also learn Spring and Autumn from me, we are both from the same school."

"And you, Guan Erniu, if Uncle Changsheng hadn't killed the bully, Nai Gong would have died long ago. Didn't Nai Gong teach you to remember your benefactor's name before he died?"

"You donkey ball, you keep shouting that you want to be a man like Uncle Changsheng when you grow up. Why are you still kneeling when Uncle Changsheng asks you to stand up?"

"Don't your knees hurt?"

"Everyone stand up!"

Under Guan Cheng's continuous scolding and kicking, the people surnamed Guan stood up first.

With someone taking the lead, the rest of the people stood up one after another.

While Guan Yu was pacifying the people, Zhang Fei also captured the county magistrate, county magistrate, and county lieutenant of Jie County before Liu Bei.

"Your Majesty, spare my life!"

The three of them didn't know what they had done. After seeing Liu Bei, they all knelt down and begged for mercy.

Liu Bei glanced at the three of them and handed them over to Fazheng directly: "Xiaozhi, this is a wake-up call for all the officials in Hedong County."

"You have time to speculate on my intentions, and think more about how to make the people under my rule less miserable."

"I once weaved mats, sold shoes, and shared meals with the common people. I am not a trapped bird in the palace who knows nothing."

Fazheng was also unhappy with the Jie County trio.

The reason why Liu Bei came to Hedong County was not to deal with government affairs, but because of the trio of Jie County officials, a lot of official duties were added for no reason.

Liu Bei didn't pay any more attention, just waiting for Guan Yu ahead to take care of the people's affairs.

About half an hour later, Guan Yu rode back and said, "Brother, please wait a long time."

Liu Bei shook his head slightly, not caring about it: "Has everything been handled properly?"

Guan Yu nodded: "Everything is in order."

Liu Bei didn't ask much about the specific process. Since Guan Yu said it was handled properly, there was no need for Liu Bei to make any extraneous matters.

Everyone walked all the way to Baochi Pavilion and arrived at Guan Yu's former residence.

After decades of changes, the former residence has long been dilapidated, but only the ancestral temple and the relevant people are still intact.

Seeing several tablets in the ancestral temple, Guan Yu couldn't help but burst into tears.

Guan Yu couldn't let go when he thought about the pressure he had put on his late father Guan Yi when he ran away in anger.

I don't know how long it took, but Guan Yu came out of the ancestral temple.

"Brother, I want to stay in Baochi Pavilion for a while, and I will not follow my brother to patrol the east of the river for the time being." Guan Yu expressed his thoughts.

Liu Bei didn't say much and nodded in agreement with Guan Yu's request.

When Liu Bei came to Hedong County this time, in addition to visiting Guan Yu's former residence, he also had the intention of supervising and patrolling Hedong. Although Cao Pi moved the capital, the counties of Hedong, Hanoi, Hongnong, and Henan Yin in Sizhou were not convinced by Liu Bei.

Especially in Hedong County, Du Ji, the Sili captain of the Puppet Wei Dynasty, once governed Hedong for sixteen years and evaluated his political achievements as "always the best in the world."

The influence of the Puppet Wei in Hedong County is very great.

If Zhao Yan hadn't caused trouble in Hedong County, it would have been very difficult for Liu Bei to control the people's hearts in Hedong County.

The puppet Wei Dynasty once ordered all counties to recruit widows to marry and have children.

In order to show their political achievements in front of Cao Cao and Cao Pi, the governors of various counties competed with each other to recruit more troops.

Some widows had to be separated even after remarrying, causing a large number of widows to leave their homes and complain.

Du Ji was well-known in Hedong and only recruited real widows; when Zhao Yan succeeded as the governor of Hedong, he directly recruited living wives.

Because of this, Du Ji's reputation, which he had raised for the puppet Wei for more than ten years in Hedong, was greatly damaged by Zhao Yan.

This gave Liu Bei an opportunity to show mercy.

Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang were asked to handle state affairs in Chang'an, and Liu Bei came to Hedong County in person to prepare for the next "change in the world."

Only by stabilizing the hearts and minds of the people in Hedong County can Liu Bei have the opportunity to merge with the state!

Liu Bei was actively preparing for the next campaign, and Cao Pi of the puppet Wei Dynasty was also not idle.

In the past few years, Cao Pi has been fighting every year, and Cao Pi has added a lot of wealth to the top family left behind by Cao Cao.

On the Western Front, parts of Liangzhou, Yongzhou, and Sili were lost. Not only did they lose more than 100,000 soldiers, but also young generals such as Guo Huai, Hao Zhao, and Wang Shuang were all lost in the battle.

The southern front lost Nanyang County and Nanxiang County again. Although the number of soldiers and generals lost was not as high as that of the western front, it still lost Xu Huang, Cao Hong, Xia Houshang, Cao Yan, Li Zhen and other brave generals.

Hefei lost Zhang Liao again.

Of the five good generals, only Zhang He was left. General Cao Ren was seriously ill and resigned from his post, and General Cao Zhen fell ill.

The generals around Cao Pi who can fight are dead and sick.

Although Qing Jiyou and Yan Xuyu were in control of the seven states, as Cao Pi's direct line of soldiers fought less and less, Cao Pi's control over the seven states became weaker and weaker.

Compromising with powerful nobles is common!
This made Cao Pi's sense of crisis deeper and deeper!

Cao Pi, who was well aware of the powerful temperament of the nobles, knew very well that if his own power became too weak, these powerful nobles would not mind changing to another emperor.

Why did so many powerful nobles who claimed to be Han ministers abandon Liu Xie?

Isn't it because Cao Pi gave more benefits than Liu Xie?

If you can abandon Han and join Wei, you can abandon Wei and join Han.

Shouchun.

Cao Pi led three thousand cavalry to arrive quietly.

This time when he came to Shouchun, Cao Pi did not ride on the imperial chariot, but directly led the cavalry on horseback.

"Why are you here, Your Majesty?" Man Chong was quite surprised to see Cao Pi.

Cao Pi asked Man Chong to step aside, took off his helmet and said, "Former general, there are no more than three people in the court who know that I have come to Shouchun."

"Don't publicize the news that I'm coming to Shouchun. Ask your eldest son Man Wei to go to Jianye and deliver a letter to Sun Quan for me."

Man Chong was surprised: "Your Majesty, do you want to see Sun Quan?"

Cao Pi nodded: "Sun Quan recently gave me the big orange, a specialty of Jiangdong, as a gesture of goodwill."

"There are some things that if I don't talk to Sun Quan personally, Sun Quan will definitely have the heart of a rat again."

"I must know Sun Quan's true thoughts in order to gain an advantage in my subsequent strategy against Liu Bei."

Man Chong hesitated for a while and asked: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for talking too much, but who dares to propose advice to Your Majesty?"

Cao Pi sighed: "It's Taiwei Jia. Taiwei Jia died of illness in Yecheng."

Man Chong was horrified: "Your Majesty, when did this happen? Why haven't you heard the news?"

Cao Pi's tone was a bit bitter: "He died of illness a month ago. Jia Taiwei asked me to conceal the news of his death and asked me to mourn after returning from Jiangdong."

"I regret that I should not have listened to Jia Taiwei's kind words and made him worry about me all the time before he died."

"If I can't convince Sun Quan, I won't have the face to pay tribute to Taiwei Jia."

Man Chong was filled with emotion.

The years are ruthless, and the civil and military forces of Cao Cao's era are passing away one after another. Man Chong almost doesn't know how to go about the future of the Wei Dynasty.

"I understand, I will instruct Quanzi to deliver the letter." Man Chong put away his emotions and accepted the letter from Cao Pi.

Man Wei came to Hefei with the letter and first asked to see Zhuge Ke, the guard of Hefei.

What Manwei didn't expect was that Sun Quan was also in Hefei!
"Cao Pi and I have the same idea."

After reading Cao Pi's letter, Sun Quan smiled.

"Go back and tell Cao Pi to meet with Feishui in three days."

After Man Wei left, Zhuge Ke asked softly: "Since Cao Pi secretly came to Shouchun to meet with the King of Wu, why not take the opportunity to capture Cao Pi alive?"

"If Cao Pi is captured, the puppet Wei will definitely be in chaos, and Liu Bei will definitely send troops again."

"The King of Wu can take the opportunity to seize Shouchun on his back, capture Xuzhou first and then Yuzhou, and achieve the great cause of becoming the overlord of Western Chu!"

Cao Pi wants to meet with Sun Quan. This is a rare opportunity!

Zhuge Ke was excited.

Zhuge Qiao is now well-known in the Central Plains, but Zhuge Ke's reputation in the Central Plains is small, which makes Zhuge Ke have a strong intention to fight in the Northern Expedition.

If he could capture Cao Pi alive, Zhuge Ke believed that his reputation in the Central Plains would not be lower than that of Zhuge Qiao!

Faced with Zhuge Ke's active desire to fight, Sun Quan gently shook his head: "Yuan Xun, it's not that easy to be the overlord of Western Chu."

"In the past, Liu Bang was just a prince, but now Liu Bei is the emperor of the Han Dynasty."

"If I capture Cao Pi, in what capacity will I confront Liu Bei from now on?"

"It's not fair to use a king to defeat an emperor, if his name is not right."

"Therefore, Cao Pi cannot die!"

"As long as Cao Pi is alive, I will have more opportunities to encroach and grow."

Sun Quan's face was stern.

Compared to previous years, his face looked a little calmer.

In recent years, although Sun Quan has gained a lot of benefits in foreign strategy, the benefits gained by Liu Bei are negligible.

Thinking that Liu Bei started in Fankou and Xiakou, and now connects the four states of Jing, Yi, Yongliang, both the land and population far exceed Jiangdong.

Sun Quan felt that his life these past few years had been in vain!
Jingzhou didn't grab it, but Hefei was given by Cao Pi.

Every time he saw the severed finger, Sun Quan and even the beauty Sizhu were no longer in the mood to have fun.

Therefore.

At the beginning of the year, Sun Quan privately sent someone to send Jiangdong oranges to Cao Pi to show his goodwill to Cao Pi.

In the past few months, Sun Quan handed over most of the government affairs to Shangshu Ling Gu Yong, and then inspected various counties in Hefei.

In name, it was to expand influence, but in fact, it was waiting for Cao Pi's feedback.

I thought that Cao Pi would send an envoy to Jiangdong, but I never thought that Cao Pi would come to Shouchun in person and even send a letter to make an appointment!

Zhuge Ke saw that Sun Quan had no intention of listening to the advice, so he suppressed his inner thoughts.

Although Zhuge Ke wanted to capture Cao Pi and gain fame, he also knew that Sun Quan's will could not be violated.

There are already rumors about Zhuge Qiao and Zhuge Ke in Hefei. If this goes too far, it will definitely arouse Sun Quan's suspicion.

Cao Pi was also overjoyed when he learned that Sun Quan was in Hefei.

The sooner he meets Sun Quan, the sooner he can put Jia Xu's dying instructions into reality.

Three days later.

Cao Pi and Sun Quan met in Feishui. The two boats were connected with each other, tied with iron chains, and covered with thick planks, as if they were on flat ground.

After the ceremony.

Cao Pi got straight to the point: "The King of Wu has great ambitions, so why is he always willing to condescend to Liu Bei's command?"

"Even Jiangxia County was given to Liu Bei. This is really hard for me to understand."

Sun Quan's demeanor was elegant: "If Jiangxia County was not given to Liu Bei, Guan Yu would not have made the Northern Expedition; if Guan Yu had not made the Northern Expedition, how could the Wei Emperor have lost troops and generals and lost the city again?"

"If Emperor Wei's majesty is still there, why would he come to Huainan to see me in person today?"

Cao Pi laughed and said, "King Wu's plan to drive away tigers and devour wolves is quite clever."

"As you can see, I once again lost troops and generals, and the city was humiliated. Even people in Ye City are discussing Liu Bei's rebirth as a warrior."

"Given time, I may also be captured by Liu Bei."

"I just wonder if King Wu would have the confidence to fight Liu Bei at that time?"

Sun Quan shook his head: "To be honest, if Emperor Wei was captured alive by Liu Bei, then I would also be captured alive by Liu Bei."

Cao Pi smiled again: "In this case, King Wu and I have a basis for cooperation."

Sun Quan also laughed: "I don't know, Emperor Wei, how do you want to cooperate?"

Cao Pi calmed down slightly: "The reason Liu Bei can use troops year after year is that he always has a way to get the food and rice for the battle."

"Therefore, I hope that the King of Wu can control the grain and rice in Jiangdong and stop trading with merchants in Liu Bei's territory."

"The excess grain and rice in Jiangdong can be used to replace the war horses in the north!"

"You and I join forces to impose commercial sanctions on Liu Bei."

"In this way, King Wu can get the war horse he wants, and I don't have to worry about Liu Bei sending troops to attack me again this year like a mad dog."

Sun Quan narrowed his eyes: "War horses are certainly very important to me, but for the powerful nobles in Jiangdong, war horses are not necessary."

"They prefer the gorgeous clothes, delicious food, and fancy skills under Liu Bei's rule."

"This is beyond my control."

Cao Pi laughed: "If you want the fancy clothes, delicacies, and fancy skills under Liu Bei's rule, you don't necessarily have to exchange them for food."

"You can also use weapons to rob!"

Sun Quan shook his head: "Emperor Wei, this goes against the original intention of cooperation between you and me. At least for now, I will not use weapons to rob."

Cao Pi added: "If you don't use weapons to rob, there are also ways to use weapons."

"As long as the King of Wu can join me in sanctioning Liu Bei for half a year, the businessmen under Liu Bei's rule will be more anxious than us!"

"Does King Wu really want Liu Bei to grow so powerful that even you and I can't resist him together?"

Sun Quan was silent.

The game is all about checks and balances. How could Liu Bei be so powerful that even Cao Pi couldn't resist him!

After a while.

Sun Quan said: "Joint sanctions may be feasible. But I have a better proposal, and I would like to ask Emperor Wei for details."

Cao Pi asked: "The King of Wu just says it's okay!"

Sun Quan's eyes burned brightly: "As long as Shouchun can become the next Changsha, merchants in Jiangdong will surely have new choices."

Cao Pi's pupils shrank.

Sun Quan is so arrogant!
Making Shouchun the next Changsha means that Cao Pi will withdraw Shouchun's troops and rule Shouchun together with Sun Quan, making Shouchun a paradise for merchants from the north and the south to trade with each other! (End of chapter)