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

The scorching sun hides the mountains, and the cool breeze enters the ancient pavilion.

Xu Shu, with half white hair and beard, sat alone in the pavilion, with the black piece in his left hand and the white piece in his right hand, fighting calmly on the chessboard.

This time before entering Luoyang, Xu Shu hesitated for a long time.

Although he made great contributions in the battle to destroy the main force of Eastern Wu under the pseudonym "Shi De", Xu Shu still felt ashamed to see Liu Bei.

Therefore.

When Xu Shu arrived in Luoyang, he did not dare to enter the city to see Liu Bei.

This feeling of "really wanting to see someone but not daring to" makes people sigh.

Playing chess alone.

Xu Shu thought a lot.

The heroic spirit when he first met Liu Bei, Liu Bei's tolerance when he made mistakes due to lack of experience, and Liu Bei's openness in telling Xu Shu about his past failures increase the combination of Xu Shu's theory and practice.

And so on.

When Xu Shu first met Liu Bei, he was actually just a scholar with extraordinary talent and had no experience in commanding troops.

It was Liu Bei who gave Xu Shu the opportunity to gain experience and taught him his battlefield experience without reservation, which made Xu Shu a truly talented person who was proficient in both civil and military affairs.

Xu Shu has been playing rotten under Cao Wei for so many years. It's not that he has no talent, but that he doesn't want to devote himself to the Cao family.

After being silent for nearly twenty years, he immediately conspired with Zhuge Qiao to plan a grand plan to destroy the main force of Eastern Wu.

On the bright side.

In this battle, Zhuge Qiao was in control of the overall situation.

Actually.

This is the perfect cooperation between Zhuge Qiao and Xu Shu.

Lu Xun's death in this battle was not unjust.

Who could have thought that while Zhuge Qiao was in Jingzhou, the one who dominated the battlefield situation and created opportunities for battle was an unknown "Shi De".

"That's not how chess is played."

"It is not logical that if the black piece runs away, the white piece should chase after it."

"Chess is about blocking."

"If we don't block it, this black guy will never catch up."

A faint voice sounded, and a wrinkled hand picked up the white chess piece and placed it on the chessboard, directly blocking the black piece from continuing to run away.

Xu Shu was stunned.

Suddenly.

Xu Shu's distracted mind returned to normal, he looked up and saw the familiar face.

"His Majesty."

Xu Shu quickly stood up and saluted, his hands and body trembling slightly.

But Xu Shu kept his head down and didn't dare to look at Liu Bei again.

"Yuanzhi, you have been in the north for so many years, how come you have become like those vulgar scholars and even lost your heroic spirit? This is not like you!" Liu Bei looked at Xu Shu with a smile.

Xu Shu's heart trembled, and he sighed: "I——"

Liu Bei suddenly grasped Xu Shu's fist and said, "Yuanzhi, no need to say anything, I understand everything!"

Outside the ancient pavilion.

Guan Yu twirled his long beard and said softly, "When my brother was a guest in Jingzhou, many scholars from Jingzhou came to visit him, but most of them just wanted to ask my brother whether Cao Cao was as powerful as the rumors said."

"Only Yuanzhi was the first scholar to take the initiative to come to my brother and lay out strategies for him."

"It's a pity that Liu Biao, who was a conservative man, never dared to take advantage of Cao Cao's expedition to You and Ji to go north, so he missed the opportunity and caused the disaster of Jingzhou being broken up."

"During the defeat at Changbanpo, Yuanzhi's mother was captured and had to leave her brother. Although her brother was reluctant to let her go, he did not want Yuanzhi to lose his filial piety because of this."

"Eighteen years have passed since we last met."

"Now that we finally meet, I'm sure God doesn't want my brother and Yuanzhi to regret it."

All the civil and military officials around were in awe.

Emperors have always been ruthless since ancient times, but Liu Bei did not even forget Xu Shu, whom he served eighteen years ago.

As the saying goes: Do not refrain from doing good deeds because they are small, and do not do bad deeds because they are small.

The words "benevolence" and "righteousness" are easy to say, but extremely difficult to implement throughout one's life.

If you are not careful, you will be criticized for being hypocritical.

I do not know how long it has been.

Liu Bei and Xu Shu got up and left the ancient pavilion.

"Yunchang, Zilong, Wenchang, how are you?" Xu Shu greeted them warmly, regaining his former heroic demeanor.

Guan Yu and Zhao Yun returned the greetings, but Wei Yan exclaimed: "Sir, do you remember me?"

Xu Shu laughed: "Your name was chosen by His Majesty himself, how could I not remember it? His Majesty really didn't make a mistake!"

Wei Yan Lian said: "It's all thanks to your Majesty's cultivation!"

Although he said this, Wei Yan was actually very happy in his heart.

You have to know that Wei Yan at that time was just a small soldier beside Liu Bei!

At that time, Xu Shu was a military strategist who could sleep with Liu Bei!
Liu Bei also introduced Fa Zheng, Wu Yi, Wu Ban, Huang Quan, Ma Chao and other civil and military officials recruited after entering Yizhou to Xu Shu.

Xu Shu returned the gifts one by one and praised each one appropriately.

His heroic yet elegant demeanor made Fa Zheng, Wu Yi and others have a very good impression of Xu Shu at first sight.

Fa Zheng even praised secretly: No wonder Your Majesty has been concerned about him for eighteen years, Xu Yuanzhi of Yingchuan is truly a remarkable man of the time!
If it was Xu You under Yuan Shao, let alone returning the gifts and praising each other, he would have to shout: Big Ear, without me, how could you defeat Sun Quan!
Everyone returned to the camp.

Liu Bei also ordered a banquet to welcome Xu Shu.

Wait until the banquet is over.

Liu Bei left Xu Shu alone to talk again.

When Liu Bei talked about Deng Ai, the governor of Henei, Xu Shu frowned slightly and asked, "Deng Ai actually became the governor of Henei?"

Liu Bei was surprised: "Yuan Zhi knows Deng Ai?"

Xu Shu nodded: "Guangyuan was once the commander of agriculture, and one of his subordinates at that time was Deng Ai, the commander of agriculture of Runan."

"Because Deng Ai is from Jingzhou, I paid more attention to him."

Liu Bei said solemnly: "Yuan Zhi, what do you think of Deng Ai's ability?"

Xu Shu said: "Although Deng Ai was born in poverty, he never thought that poverty was a shame."

"Whenever he saw mountains and swamps, Deng Ai would immediately plan and draw the location of the military camp, which made people laugh at him."

"Even so, Deng Ai still did not take it as an insult."

"After more than 20 years, although Deng Ai had never met a wise teacher, he had a good understanding of military affairs and had his own unique philosophy of deploying troops."

"When I left, Deng Ai was just a Dian Nong Gong Cao, but I didn't expect him to become the governor of Henei."

"If Deng Ai is in Hanoi, it will be difficult for Your Majesty to build warplanes in Hanoi."

Liu Bei was even more surprised: "Is Yuan Zhi's evaluation of Deng Ai so high?"

Xu Shu said in a serious tone: "If Deng Ai is given an important position, it would be like a beast that has been grinding its teeth in a cage every day, but suddenly escapes and goes to the mountains and forests."

"At first he may not be able to adapt to the complexity of the forest, but if you give him time to grow, he will soon become the king of the beasts in the forest."

"His learning ability is very strong!"

"The reason why he has not been well-known for so many years is because he came from a humble background and could not access real knowledge!"

Xu Shu also belongs to the bottom of society and is a hero who grew up relying on his talent.

Xu Shu could empathize with Deng Ai much more than ordinary people.

Liu Bei took a deep breath. He did not doubt Xu Shu's judgment of Deng Ai, but there was a hint of worry in his tone: "Zhang He's entrenchment at Hulao Pass has made it difficult for me to advance eastward."

"Now there is another Deng Ai in Hanoi. I want to create a war opportunity in Hanoi to lure Zhang He to send troops, but it will be difficult to succeed."

"In this case, I will have to fight a protracted war with the Pseudo-Wei."

Think of this.

Liu Bei sighed: "But I can't afford this protracted war!"

If he were twenty years younger, Liu Bei would have nothing to fear.

What protracted war?

I have been a soldier for half my life, am I still afraid of a protracted war?

Who can last as long as I do?

Unfortunately!
People have to accept their age.

Liu Bei is sixty-six years old and it is difficult for him to last long.

Before Xu Shu came, Liu Bei had the idea of ​​going to Hanoi to confront Deng Ai.

After Xu Shu talked about Deng Ai's abilities, Liu Bei gave up the idea.

If one is not careful, this will become a stepping stone for Deng Ai to become famous.

With Liu Bei's current reputation, and the configuration of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, Wu Yi, Wu Ban, Huang Quan, Wei Yan and Fa Zheng in Luoyang.

If we accidentally give Deng Ai a victory like in the Battle of Yiling, then Deng Ai would be on par with Han Xin and directly enter the Temple of Martial Arts.

Even if you lose because you underestimate your enemy, it is still a loss.

After thinking for a long time, Liu Bei looked at Xu Shu with expectation in his eyes: "Yuan Zhi did not go directly to Chang'an to see Kong Ming, so he must not only come to see me."

"I wonder what plan Yuanzhi has to help me break the impasse?"

Xu Shu said: "Your Majesty is wise. This time I came to Luoyang not just to meet your Majesty."

"Bo Song has set up a game in Jingzhou and would like to invite Your Majesty to join in."

Liu Bei raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "This kid Bo Song killed Sun Quan without making any noise."

"My original intention was just to let Bosong test the reaction of the Pseudo-Wei and Sun Quan."

"This kid always brings miracles to me."

"What kind of game have they set up this time? They even want me to get involved?"

Xu Shu glanced around and lowered his voice: "I'm afraid Your Majesty will have to bear the brunt of this situation."

Liu Bei looked at him with a thoughtful look: "It seems that this is not a good situation to let me be wronged. Yuanzhi, you are so cautious, are you afraid that I will blame you? Just say it!"

Xu Shu's voice was even lower: "Bosong, I would like to ask Your Majesty to pretend to be sick."

Liu Bei pondered, "I'm afraid this plan of feigning illness can't be hidden from Sima Yi. Oh, that's not right, Yuanzhi, did you pause just now?"

"With Bo Song's intelligence, it's impossible that he would ask you to fake illness, right?"

Liu Bei vaguely guessed a possibility.

Xu Shu sighed, and said hesitantly, "Your Majesty is wise. Bo Song wants to, wants to, wants to let the prince ascend the throne in advance."

Liu Bei's cheek twitched: "I knew that Bo Song's plan would not be so simple."

"Yuanzhi, what are you talking about the crown prince ascending the throne early? Just say directly that Bosong wanted me to fake my death."

Xu Shu coughed lightly, not daring to look directly at Liu Bei: "Bosong, that is indeed what you meant. Your Majesty, I have advised Bosong not to be so direct."

"Your Majesty only needs to feign illness and return to Chang'an to recuperate. Then, he can use the excuse that he cannot govern the country and has to go to Chengdu to recuperate as an excuse to allow the crown prince to ascend the throne early."

"In this way, your Majesty's reputation can be preserved, and you can also--"

Before Xu Shu finished speaking, Liu Bei reached out to stop him, stood up and paced, saying: "I am sixty-six years old, and it is a hot summer day. It is normal for me to die of illness."

"If I fake my death, both Sun Quan and Cao Rui will celebrate my death."

"Rebellious forces within the Han Dynasty will also emerge one after another, and Cao Rui is more likely to take the opportunity to take the initiative to attack."

"Wonderful!"

"Yuanzhi, come on, come on, tell me in detail about Bosong's plan."

Xu Shu opened his mouth wide: "Your Majesty, don't you have any taboos at all?"

Liu Bei was stunned, with a strange look in his eyes: "What's the taboo? I'm not really dead, I'm just deploying troops, is there anything strange about that?"

Xu Shu wanted to say something but stopped himself, not knowing what to say for a moment.

On the other side, Guan Yu's eyes widened and he stared at Shi Tao: "Is this letter really written by Bo Song?"

Shi Tao was shocked: "General, I am just delivering the letter. I have not read the contents of the letter. What is written in the letter? Let me take a look!"

Guan Yu blocked Shi Tao's outstretched hand and said, "Since you haven't seen it, then don't look at it. Thank you for the letter, sir. I will send you back to the camp to rest!"

Shi Tao was asked to leave by Guan Yu's guards with a confused look on his face.

Looking at the letter in his hand, Guan Yu couldn't help but shake his head: "Bosong, you kid, I am your father-in-law! If those sour scholars see this, I will punish you for being unfilial!"

The content of Guan Yu's letter was very direct.

That is, Zhuge Qiao hoped that after Liu Bei faked his death, Guan Yu would drag Zhang Fei with him and die in depression.

Good guy!
Only Zhuge Qiao would dare to plan to kill Liu, Guan and Zhang at once.

Putting aside Zhuge Qiao's "extremely unfilial" attitude, Guan Yu seriously considered the pros and cons of Zhuge Qiao's plan in the letter.

"Under the current situation, Jingzhou cannot send troops north, and my brother is blocked in Luoyang. The young emperor Cao Rui is determined not to fight my brother head-on."

"Unable to advance or retreat, just like when Cao Cao withdrew his troops from Hanzhong, he used 'chicken ribs' as his military order."

"It's tasteless to eat, but it's a pity to throw it away."

"However, if we really follow Bo Song's plan, my three brothers will have to hide their identities from now on."

"Forget it, I'll listen to my brother."

"If you think it's feasible, I will ask you to cooperate. If you think it's not feasible, I will plead for Bo Song."

Guan Yu simply stopped thinking about it and just closed his eyes to rest.

The next morning.

Guan Yu was still asleep when his personal guards came rushing over and said, "General, it's bad. Your Majesty has suddenly fallen seriously ill."

"what?"

Guan Yu was horrified, his eyes were filled with ferocity.

"Who looked after my brother last night?"

"Behead!"

As soon as Guan Yu took a step forward, he felt something was wrong.

wrong.

My brother only drank a little at the banquet yesterday, how come he suddenly fell ill?

Suddenly.

Guan Yu suddenly thought of Zhuge Qiao's letter and Xu Shu who slept with Liu Bei.

My brother actually agreed?
Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and ordered solemnly: "Immediately send the swordmen to inspect the camp. No one is allowed to discuss the matter of His Majesty's illness. Anyone who disobeys this order will be executed!"

He quickly walked to Liu Bei's tent, and smelling the medicine at the door, Guan Yu immediately pushed the curtain and entered.

"Brother!"

Guan Yu strode forward and grabbed Liu Bei's right hand.

Liu Bei was wearing a turban, his eyes were tightly closed as if he couldn't see anything, and he looked very painful: "Yun Chang, I'm afraid I can't return to Zhuo County."

Guan Yu asked his attendants to leave and whispered, "Brother, I received a secret letter from Bo Song."

"Huh?" Liu Bei opened his eyes and looked at Guan Yu in surprise: "Yuan Zhi never said that."

Guan Yu held his forehead and sighed, "Shi Tao came to me alone. He wrote to me that if my elder brother faked his death, I would drag my third brother to die in depression."

"I was just about to come and discuss this with my brother today, but I got the news that he was sick early in the morning."

"Brother, are you planning to hide this from me and my third brother?"

Liu Bei was speechless: "If I don't agree with this kid Bosong, I'll ask Yunchang to intercede, right?"

"Forget it. Anyway, one of them is faking his death, and the other three are also faking their deaths. It's a good opportunity for the three of us brothers to get together."

"But the emperor, the general, and the general of chariots and cavalry are all faking their deaths. Can Bo Song control the situation?"

Guan Yu said: "Since Bosong dares to do this, he must be sure of it. But, brother, do you really want to use Bosong's plan?"

Liu Bei's eyes were burning: "Although Bosong's plan is 'disrespectful', it is very much to my liking."

"If Cao Rui continues to adopt a strategy of strict defense, I will not be able to break Cao Rui's defense."

"By then, I will not only die, but also die of depression."

"But if I fake my death, I will have a chance to find a way to win!"

Guan Yu said: "Brother, have you thought about it, who will take over as the commander?"

Liu Bei said, "I have already selected Bosong. I will transfer General Jiang Wei of the Han Dynasty to Luoyang to take charge of the army."

Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is Bosong trying to deliberately create discord among the generals of the Luoyang army?"

Liu Bei nodded: "Jiang Wei is Bo Song's sworn brother. It is reasonable to let Jiang Wei take charge of the generals. He is also the general appointed by me to assist Han."

"Even if Cao Rui and Sima Yi had doubts, they would not investigate further."

"The only thing I'm worried about is Yide."

"If I tell Yide the truth, I'm worried that Yide won't be able to act like it; if I don't tell Yide the truth, I'm afraid Yide will really believe it."

"I've been thinking about it, and I don't know whether to tell Yide."

Guan Yu said: "Let's just trick Yide. I will watch Yide and won't let him do anything stupid."

After careful discussion for a moment.

Guan Yu walked out of the tent with a worried look on his face and discussed with Fa Zheng: "Minister Fa, His Majesty wants to return to Hongnong to recuperate. Please go to Chang'an and inform the Prime Minister and the Crown Prince of this matter."

Fa Zheng hesitated to speak.

Liu Bei's illness was so sudden that even Fa Zheng was caught off guard.

"I want to see His Majesty first." Fa Zheng made a gesture to leave, but was stopped by Guan Yu.

Guan Yu said with a sad face: "Minister Fa, His Majesty has just fainted again, so don't disturb him. I think it is most important for you to go to Chang'an and inform the Prime Minister and the Crown Prince."

Fa Zheng's cheek twitched, and his intuition told him that there must be something hidden.

Just hesitated for a moment.

Fa Zheng asked no more questions and rode towards Chang'an.

On the day.

Liu Bei secretly moved to Hongnong on a large ship. Only senior generals and some medical officers in the army knew that Liu Bei was ill.

By evening.

Zhang Fei returned from Hulao Pass and asked: "Second brother, why did you call me back?"

Guan Yu looked at Zhang Fei and sighed: "Yide, my brother is sick, very sick."

Zhang Fei was horrified: "When did this happen? My brother was fine before I left!"

Guan Yu sighed again: "Just last night, my brother suddenly fell ill and his old injury was aggravated."

Zhang Fei asked in surprise, "Where is my brother?"

Guan Yu said: "It is hot here. I am worried that your condition will worsen, so I asked Chen Dao to escort you to Hongnong to recuperate."

Zhang Fei was horrified: "Is the disease so serious? I will go to Hongnong now."

Guan Yu stopped him and said, "What's the point of you going to Hongnong now? If you don't return to Hulao Pass, Zhang He will definitely take the opportunity to attack if he finds out the news."

"The first thing you need to do is return to the front line and pretend nothing happened."

"Remember! No drinking! No whipping of soldiers!"

"If there is a spy like Zhang He in your army, he will definitely find out that Your Majesty is ill."

Zhang Fei was furious: "Brother, if you didn't allow me to go to Hongnong, why did you inform me? If you didn't tell me, I wouldn't have to come back."

"If I hadn't come back, I wouldn't have known that my brother was ill. If I didn't know that my brother was ill, how would Zhang He know?"

Guan Yu scolded, "Yide, what are you talking about? Why should I hide this from you?"

Zhang Fei was speechless and didn't know how to refute for a moment.

With Guan Yu's comfort, Zhang Fei returned to Hulao Pass angrily.

But how could Zhang Fei be at peace with something hidden in his heart?

As the weather was hot and he was feeling depressed, Zhang Fei simply forgot Guan Yu's instructions and started drinking from the jar of wine.

Zhang Da was careless and was beaten several times by Zhang Fei.

Feeling aggrieved, Zhang Da came to Zhang Bao.

"Strange, the general hasn't hit you for half a year. Why did he suddenly hit you today?" Zhang Bao looked at Zhang Da in surprise, and took out the ointment to apply it to Zhang Da.

Zhang Da said aggrievedly: "I don't know why the general suddenly wants to hit me."

Zhang Bao comforted him, "Lieutenant General Zhang, I am sorry for the injustice you have suffered. I will take the responsibility for my father's fault."

"You have been wronged today. I will ask the military commander to give you some of my achievements."

The grievance in Zhang Da's heart suddenly disappeared.

these years.

Whenever Zhang Fei whipped people indiscriminately, Zhang Bao would use his merits or money to appease the wronged soldiers.

As a result, Zhang Bao is still just a minor general.

It was also for this reason that Zhang Fei did not fight Zhang Da for half a year.

Every time Zhang Da was defeated, Zhang Bao would lose one achievement.

If his achievements are not enough, he will be punished. If he continues to fight like this, Zhang Bao will become a captain.

After pacifying Zhang Da, Zhang Bao came to Zhang Fei's tent. Seeing the empty wine jar, Zhang Bao couldn't help but frowned: "General, why are you drinking again?"

Zhang Fei glared at Zhang Bao angrily: "I am your father! How dare you control me?"

Zhang Bao said calmly: "General, in the army, there is no distinction between father and son."

Zhang Fei snorted, "You are just a deputy general, and I am the chief general. How dare a deputy general control the chief general?"

Zhang Bao sat down: "That's enough! You're already in your sixties, why are you still throwing tantrums?"

"You know I'm your deputy general and your son. Why didn't you tell me what happened? Why did you hit Zhang Da?"

Zhang Fei knew he was in the wrong, so he snorted and said nothing.

Zhang Bao stood up and said, "General, if you don't want to talk, then I'll leave."

"Wait!" Zhang Fei could no longer hide the matter and told Zhang Bao everything.

When Zhang Bao heard this, he was immediately amused: "General, you have been deceived by the general."

"The general didn't ask you to keep the news secret. He clearly wanted you to tell Zhang He that His Majesty is ill."

"Well, I'm going to get beaten again today!"

Zhang Fei suddenly sobered up a bit.

When Zhang Fei first heard that Liu Bei was ill, he panicked and his IQ dropped by more than half.

After hearing what Zhang Bao said, Zhang Fei immediately understood Guan Yu's intention.

What about the drunken whipping of spies? Does Guan Yu need to remind him?
"Next time I'll find an opportunity to have Guan Ping beaten up as well."

"You can't always come and beat my son."

When Zhang Fei thought about the pain, his mood naturally improved.

After a while.

Zhang Fei's tone changed: "You rebellious son, who should I punish? Is it your turn to teach me?"

"Come here, drag this rebellious son out and give him sixty lashes!"

sixty?

Zhang Bao widened his eyes.

I swear, I will tell my mother when I get back!

Even if you're acting, you don't have to be so cruel!

Sixty lashes, how can I get out of bed! (End of this chapter)