Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 711
The war in the north was over, with numerous spoils of war and the end of the financial crisis, Zhou Cang naturally would not easily agree to Sun Quan's request to buy war horses, not to mention that Zhou Cang knew Sun Quan too well, so why would he send troops if there was no benefit, he was just perfunctory himself.

It is expected that Liu Bei proclaims himself emperor, isn't that the case in history?If you continue to follow the trend of history, then Liu Bei will march eastward. Zhou Cang has already set a new strategy: after rescuing Liu Xie, ignore Cao Pi for the time being, and destroy Sun Quan first!
The emperor Liu Xie is already the Duke of Shanyang, and his life is not satisfactory. Fortunately, listening to the sermons every day can pass the time.Although he is the Duke of Sanyang, Liu Xie does not live in Sanyang, but Wu She, who is next to Huai County, the prefecture of Hanoi.

The uncomfortable thing is that Wu Zhi, the prefect of Hanoi, came to greet him every now and then, obviously to monitor him, which is really abominable.Fortunately, after entering May, Wu Zhi came less frequently, and almost never came again in June.According to the news from the confidant eunuch Mu Shun, it was because Zhou Cang's general Zhang Jai led the army from Bingzhou to approach Hanoi, Cao Pi sent general Xia Houba to meet the enemy, and Wu Zhi was busy with logistics supplies and internal appeasement.

Thinking of Zhou Cang, Liu Xie felt pimples in his heart. He made a lot of effort to leave Chang'an, and then escorted him all the way. It would have been better if he had stayed with him back then.

However, Liu Xie's mood has not been smooth for a few days. His beloved grandson Liu Kang is ill, and there is no imperial doctor around him, so he can only invite some so-called famous doctors to see him. What is wrong?

"Your Majesty..." Liu Xie was sitting alone, and Mu Shun came in holding a wooden plate covered with brocade silk.

"Hush!" Liu Xie hurriedly waved his hands.

"Grandpa, what do you think this is?" Mu Shun lifted the silk cloth to reveal the jade bottle.

"What is this?"

"This is a panacea offered by Zhang Guangjing. It is said to be refined from Longhu Mountain just now, and it can prolong life and cure all diseases."

"Huh? Zhang family's panacea?" Liu Xieteng stood up, then sat down and waved his hands, "Why didn't you offer the panacea earlier?"

"My lord doesn't know that this alchemy cannot be made elsewhere, it can only be made in Longhu Mountain. Zhang Ling is here to make alchemy and become a fairy. Hushan alchemy."

"Why didn't the Zhang family dedicate it to Cao Pi for wealth?"

Mu Shun smiled wryly: "The Taoist temple was built by Zhou Cang. How dare the Zhang family offer the alchemy to Cao Pi? Besides, Cao Pi is prejudiced against the Zhang family, so why don't Cao Pi suspect the reckless offering of the alchemy? My father-in-law is dedicated to Taoism, so the Zhang family came to worship it." There are three pills in this bottle, the father-in-law still has doubts, and the villain is willing to try the pills."

"Well, then you take one pill first." Liu Xie watched Mu Shun pour out a pill from the bottle and swallowed it with water. After an hour, he let Mu Shun go and put the jade bottle away by himself.

In the past day, Mu Shun was fine, so Liu Xie was relieved, and took out another elixir for his grandson Liu Kang to take.Unexpectedly, Liu Kang, who was not seriously ill that night, fell into a coma, and by dawn he was already out of breath.Liu Xie was furious and immediately summoned Mu Shun to question him.

Mu Shun called Zhang Zuo and said that Zhang Zuo was the person who delivered the pill from Longhu Mountain.Zhang Zuo pretended to feel Liu Kang's pulse, rolled his eyelids, and murmured, "It shouldn't be~"

"What shouldn't be! You clearly want to murder me, who did you instigate and not do it!"

Zhang Zuo slapped his forehead: "Excuse me, my lord, are you taking a pill for my little lord?"

"Exactly!"

"Oh, my father-in-law made a mistake! This elixir has strong properties, at most half a pill is enough for a young father-in-law..."

Ah, there is another saying?Liu Xie was stunned, it seemed reasonable, the dose of medicine for children is usually halved, could it be that he was impatient?Can't help but regret and hate. "Then, then, what should we do? Could it be that Kang'er just disappeared like this? If Kang'er makes a mistake, you don't have to live!"

"Grandpa, it's not that there is no other way. The little grandpa just suspended animation from overdose, and his soul is still there. You only need to do a ritual ceremony for the little grandpa to return his soul to his place, and he will be fine in three days."

"That's not going to be done!" Liu Xie was anxious.

"Grandpa, if you want to practice something, you need to build a Dharma hall in the mansion, place the young master in the Dharma hall, and put an ever-burning lamp on top of your head..."

"Whatever you need, you can arrange it with Mu Shun."

"These are easy to handle. The key is to set up a sacrifice and pray by the river..." Zhang Zuo said while looking at Liu Xie.

"Hiss~ This is not easy." Liu Xie frowned, "Mu Shun, go to the prefect's mansion and talk to Wu Zhi."

"My lord, I'm afraid it will be impossible for me to say this. Why don't you tell my wife and beg my wife to write a letter to Wu Zhi, and Wu Zhi will definitely agree."

"Alright, I'll go and tell Madam, you guys go get ready." Although Liu Xie hated the Cao family, he and Cao Jie were still on good terms.

When Cao Jie heard that he was praying for his grandson, he had no other doubts, so he agreed immediately.Mu Shun went to see Wu Zhi, but Wu Zhi was busy now and didn't think much about nodding in agreement. He just put forward a condition that Liu Xie could only stay in the palace and not go out.

Zhang Zuo and the others had already made preparations, and within half a day they prepared the dharma hall. Liu Kang was lying in the middle of the dharma hall, his whole body was covered with Taoist robes, his face was covered with a white cloth, seven lamps under his feet were in the shape of the Big Dipper, and an ever-burning lamp was on top of his head. .Dozens of people were outside the Dharma hall, wearing Taoist robes and holding flags in their hands, Zhang Zuo was holding a mahogany sword, chanting words, dancing and dancing all afternoon.

Everyone in the Shanyang government knew that this was doing something for Liu Kang, but they could only watch from a distance, except for Liu Xie, no one was allowed to enter.Many of the guards, servants, and eunuchs were spies arranged by Cao Pi and Wu Zhi. They didn't know why, but they just thought it was a bit of fun to watch. Someone reported it to Wu Zhi. Let them make trouble."

At dusk, there were still people patrolling outside the Dharma hall, Zhang Zuo said to Liu Xieji, "My lord, the night is very cloudy, please move into the Dharma hall."

"How's Kang'er?"

"Little lord is well, he will be fine in three days, but the first day is critical and needs to be watched by lord in person."

Liu Xie stepped into the hall and sat down cross-legged. Mu Shun stood outside the door with his hands crossed. People outside wanted to look in, but Mu Shun blocked them from seeing clearly.

Near the third watch, when Liu Xie was a little drowsy, the floor tiles in the corner of the hall suddenly moved away, and a person came out of it. Zhang Zuo covered Liu Xie just as he was about to shout, and whispered in Liu Xie's ear: "Your Majesty, don't let me go!" Surprised, we are all master Zhou's subordinates!"

The man came out of the tunnel and knelt down on the ground, and said in a low voice: "Mu Nan, under the command of the King of Political Affairs, kowtowed to His Majesty, and I entrusted him with the order of the Prince to rescue His Majesty."

As soon as the words fell, another person emerged from the tunnel, dragging a cloth bag behind him.

(End of this chapter)