Three Kingdoms Summoning: Peak Resurgence

Chapter 161 Liu Hong: Impossible, Absolutely Impossible
Luoyang, Wang Yu’s residence.

After Wang Yu had arranged everything, he prepared to take Dian Wei and Zhao Yin with him and lead 6,000 Yulin cavalry to Hulao Pass.

This man named Zhao Yin was a talent discovered by Wang Yu among the Yulin Cavalry. He was quite capable, not only in martial arts but also in command. He was definitely worth using.

[Zhao Yin, Command 83, Military Strength 94, Intelligence 62, Politics 61, Charisma 78, currently the five-dimensional attributes have reached the peak;]

This trip to Hulao Pass was a great upgrade for Wang Yu. Not only was his position promoted, but the troops under his command also reached a completely new level.

Luoyang is not far from Hulao Pass.

Wang Yu's troops were cavalry, so it only took them a day and a half to reach Hulao Pass.

Wang Yu, who was familiar with the development of the original plot, naturally knew what would happen next. However, with his current ability, he could not stop it at all.

The only thing Wang Yu could do was to win over his father Zong Ze through Zong Ying, establish a relationship with the defenders of Hulao Pass, and then wait for that day to come.

.........

Luoyang City.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Liu Hong said in shock, his face full of disbelief.

Just now, when Zhang Rang heard Liu Hong's ambition, he immediately acted as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, which immediately aroused Liu Hong's curiosity, and he let Zhang Rang speak his mind.

Finally, after hesitating for a long time, Zhang Rang opened his mouth and told Liu Hong the truth that made Liu Hong collapse. That is, there was clear intelligence that Lu Zhi, the commander of Hulao Pass, was a Confucian in name, but in fact, he was the remnant of the Hundred Schools of Thought who stirred up the rebellion in the empire.

That's why Liu Hong lost his composure like that.

Speaking of which, the Han Dynasty and the remnants of the Hundred Schools of Thought have had grievances and grudges for hundreds of years, and it all started with Emperor Wu of Han!

Ever since Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, respected Dong Zhongshu's ideas and announced to the world that "all schools of thought should be abolished and Confucianism should be respected alone", the contradiction between the various schools of thought and the Han Dynasty was thoroughly intensified.

As the current emperor, Liu Hong naturally knew about these trivial matters.

If it were just these, Liu Hong wouldn't be so resentful. It was something from his previous life and had nothing to do with him.

However, ever since Liu Hong learned that the remnants of the Hundred Schools were behind the Yellow Turban Army, his hatred towards the remnants of the Hundred Schools instantly reached its peak.

In his opinion, if it weren't for the remnants of the Hundred Schools of Thought who stood behind the Yellow Turbans and gave them advice in order to stir up the world, how could the Yellow Turban Army, with just a bunch of peasants, possibly be a match for the elite troops of the empire.

Therefore, Liu Hong’s hatred towards the Hundred Schools of Thought is beyond description.

But the key is that Lu Zhi is different!

Although Liu Hong did not like the uprightness of the old minister Lu Zhi, he trusted him very much because he knew that he was a truly loyal minister.

In particular, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Lu Zhi went into battle and fought against the Yellow Turban Army without fear of difficulties and obstacles. Now, he is the commander-in-chief of the Han army in the Central Plains theater.

It can be said that if Lu Zhi had not been in charge of the overall situation, Huang Chao's army of hundreds of thousands would probably have broken through Hulao Pass and directly reached the city of Luoyang. Therefore, Liu Hong valued Lu Zhi very much.

But now, Zhang Rang directly told Liu Hong that Lu Zhi, who had always been loyal to the Han Dynasty in his eyes, was actually a remnant of the Hundred Schools. This made Liu Hong's heart instantly chilled.

"Do you have any evidence?" Liu Hong asked subconsciously, but soon laughed at himself because he knew that his question was in vain. If Zhang Rang didn't have any evidence, he would never dare to bring it up in front of him. After all, if there was no evidence, it would be a false accusation against the commander-in-chief before the war, and even Liu Hong couldn't save Zhang Rang.

"Your Majesty, please take a look." Zhang Rang deliberately sighed and handed over a file. When Liu Hong took it and looked at it, his face suddenly turned pale.

"Farmer, Lu Zhi is actually from a farmer's family!"

If Lu Zhi was the remnant of the Hundred Families and the damage he caused to Liu Hong was 10,000 tons of damage, then Lu Zhi's identity as a farmer instantly multiplied the damage several times.

Because Liu Bang came from a farming family among hundreds of families.

However, although Liu Bang started his career with the support of farmers, after he developed a certain amount of power, he put the farmers aside and relied on the support of Confucian Zhang Liang, Taoist Li Cang, and military strategist Han Xin.

However, because of this, after Liu Bang unified the world, he did not care about the old friendship at all, because he knew the horror of the Nong family. One hundred thousand Nong family disciples, this force was too terrifying.

Therefore, this led to the Nong School becoming the first and only school among the Hundred Schools of Thought to fall at the hands of Liu Bang.

However, this did not mean the demise of the Nong family, just like the slogan chanted by the Nong family’s disciples: The earth nourishes all things, Shennong is immortal!

"Your Majesty, although Lord Lu Zhi is from a farming family, he has made great contributions to the Han Dynasty. I think he can still be trusted." Zhang Rang comforted Liu Hongdao.

"Father Rang, can you guarantee that this villain Lu Zhi has no other plans?" Liu Hong asked Zhang Rang.

"This..." Zhang Rang was speechless.

Because, he actually hoped that Liu Hong would replace Lu Zhi. You know, he had been to Yanmen County and met his nephew Qin Hao in person, during which they talked about Lu Zhi.

Therefore, Qin Hao took advantage of the opponent's strength and revealed Lu Zhi's identity as a disciple from a farming family. Then, he took the opportunity to let his father Qin Wen lead the army.

When Liu Hong heard the news, after some thought, he immediately ordered Zuo Feng, the Yellow Gate Minister, to take wine and meat to Hulao Pass to reward the three armies on his behalf.

However, his real intention this time was not to reward the three armies. Asking Zuo Feng to reward the three armies was just an excuse. His real purpose was to test Lu Zhi's attitude.

However, Liu Hong also knew that Hulao Pass could not be in chaos now, so he asked Zuo Feng to be careful and remember not to alert the enemy.

Two days later.

Zuo Feng came back.

However, Lu Zhi was in a miserable situation.

Liu Hong asked Zhang Rang to find Bao Hong, Zhao Rong, Feng Fang, Xia Mou and Chunyu Qiong first after arriving at Hulao Pass. Even Zhang Rang didn't know that these five people were actually Liu Hong's men.

After arranging everything, Liu Hong asked Zhang Rang who he thought could take on the important task of guarding Hulao Pass after Lu Zhi left.

When Zhang Rang heard this, he felt that half of his mission was accomplished, and he immediately recommended Qin Wen, Ding Yuan, and Dong Zhuo. After all, the three of them were indeed better fighters.

Unfortunately, Liu Hong's next words instantly ignited the murderous intent in Zhang Rang's heart.

"Father, you forgot to mention one person, the Cavalry Commander Wang Yu. This kid's ability is not inferior to theirs at all. In the future, I'm sure he will become a champion marquis of our Han Dynasty!" Liu Hong did not hesitate to praise Wang Yu.

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