Chapter 163 What is the Han Dynasty? I, Liu Zilie, am the Han Dynasty!!

Chapter 163: What is the Han Dynasty? I, Liu Zilie, am the Han Dynasty!!

In front of Kunyang City,

I am alone on my horse.

Liu Wu reined in his horse and stopped, his eyes as bright as stars in the autumn night, scanning the top of the city wall.

After about three breaths, Liu Wu spoke: "I have arrived outside Kunyang City. Where is Cao Mengde?"

I have arrived outside Kunyang City!
Where is Cao Mengde? !

The voice was clear and echoing, and even people on the top of Kunyang City could hear it clearly.

Guan Yu, who was standing behind Cao Mengde at this time, saw a scene that made him unbelievable. The moment Liu Wu said that, Cao Cao, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, subconsciously shrank back.

Guan Yu spoke up: "Prime Minister, I will escort you out of the city to meet Ah Wu, okay?"

"My lord, you must not leave the city!" Xu Chu was still trying to stop us: "If we leave the city, I'm afraid we will be captured alive by Liu Zilie again!"

"If he really attacks, I, Xu Chu, will not be able to protect you!"

"Shut up!" Guan Yu glanced at Xu Chu coldly and said contemptuously, "How could my nephew be the kind of person you say he is?!"

"Even if it's an old incident in Xiling, it was done in an upright manner..."

Cao Mengde glanced at Xu Chu and couldn't help swallowing. At this moment he hesitated.

……

Outside Kunyang City,

Liu Wu was alone on a horse.

After about half a quarter of an hour, there was no movement from the city. He stopped waiting and turned his horse around: "Since you don't want to meet below the city, let's fight on top of the city."

After saying this, Liu Wu turned around, raised his horse's hooves, and was about to return to his camp.

At this time,
Suddenly a voice came from the city gate:
"Liu Jingzhou, wait a minute!~"

It was Cao Mengde's voice.

Liu Wu looked back and saw the city gate slowly opening.
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, Cao Mengde, has appeared on horseback, with more than ten generals behind him, such as Xiahou Yuan, Le Jin, Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, Xu Chu, Zhang Liao, and Guan Yunchang!

The city gates were completely opened.

Hulala! ~
More than ten riders rushed out like a gust of wind.

Liu Wu turned his horse around and stopped moving forward, waiting where he was.

When they were less than fifty steps away, Cao Mengde looked at the increasingly clear figure in front of him. He took a deep breath and gritted his teeth and said, "Stop and wait here!"

The generals were at a loss.

What kind of joke is this? !

Cao Mengde wants to attend the meeting alone, this, this...

He really wasn't afraid of Liu Zilie's attack...

The generals hurriedly advised:

"Prime Minister!"

"Lord!"

"My lord, you can't do that!"

……

"Are you going to rebel against me, Cao Mengde?!" Cao Cao said coldly.

At this moment, the generals could only stop their horses.

Only one person, Guan Yu, was still following.

Guan Yu was not under Cao Cao's command, and Cao Cao could not control him, so the two men on their horses continued to move forward!

Cao Mengde also knew very well that in this meeting, if it came to protecting his own life, even if Guan Yu stood there alone, it would be better than having more than a dozen generals fighting to the death.

This is Cao Cao's last support.

Guan Yu was a loyal and righteous man, so he would not allow Liu Wu to attack him.

After all, Liu Wu was Guan Yu's nephew, so he could stop him.

However, when they were about twenty steps away from Liu Wu, Cao Mengde spoke again: "Yunchang..."

"Stop, too."

Guan Yu looked a little surprised. He stuck his Qinglong sword into the ground and stopped his horse: "I will wait for you here."

Cao Cao continued to move forward.

Only twenty steps away from Liu Wu, the harness horse began to slow down, but the young man's face became clearer and clearer.

Cao Mengde felt as if he were in a dream. He was fighting outside Xiling City, charging into the battle alone, and was chased in blood. In the end, he was captured alive...

It seems like only yesterday.

Waking up from dreams again and again.

"Xu~~"

Cao Cao lifted the reins and the horse under his crotch hovered. At this moment, the nightmare finally came before him. No, it was he, Cao Mengde, who finally arrived before the nightmare!
"Zi Lie, it's been a long time since we last met." Cao Mengde smiled amiably, just like an elder meeting his nephew: "You have grown up!"

Liu Wu looked behind Cao Mengde and said calmly, "You don't have to do this."

"The Prime Minister is already old, why bother trying to show off?"

Cao Mengde immediately put away his smile, straightened his chest, and said solemnly: "I, Cao Cao, have never been inferior to anyone in my life."

"I would never bow my head even to the Emperor of Han."

"Even if it's Yuan Benchu, who is a nobleman for four generations, I can still defeat him!"

Liu Wu responded indifferently: "I am different from them."

"I want to go to Xuchang."

"I want to pay homage to the emperor..."

Cao Cao: "I allow you to lead your troops to Xuchang to meet the emperor, but you must agree to all my previous conditions!"

Liu Wu: "What are the conditions? Prime Minister Cao, please tell me again."

Cao Cao: "You must return all the lands, soldiers and generals you have captured during your expedition to the north."

During this trip north, Liu Wu conquered three counties: Xiangyang, Zhangling and Nanyang.

There is no need to say much about Xiangyang, Xiangfan is located at the waist of the north and south.

Nanyang has a population of nearly one million. If Liu Wu manages it well, it may be a treasure land that can support a hundred thousand soldiers!
There are 70,000 captured soldiers, all of whom are Cao's elite troops. Most of them have been sent to Jingnan. In a year or so, they will all be available to Liu Wu...

There are also five great generals: Cao Ren, Lu Chang, Man Chong, Xu Huang and Yu Jin, each of whom is Boss Cao's favorite.

"It was extremely difficult for me to conquer Xiangfan, so I naturally cannot give it back."

"Nanyang County is the imperial capital, with a population of nearly one million. I have already eaten this mouthful of meat, and there is absolutely no reason for me to spit it out."

Liu Wu looked straight into Cao Mengde's eyes and said, "Generals Cao Ren, Lü Chang, Man Chong, Xu Huang, and Yu Jin, when we arrive in Xuchang, I will pay them back to Prime Minister Cao as a favor after I have an audience with the emperor."

"As for those surrendered soldiers, Prime Minister Cao is too late to speak. They have already arrived in southern Jing."

"It is said that it is easy to get thousands of soldiers, but it is difficult to get a general. I will return all five generals, Cao Ren, to you."

"As for the soldiers, Prime Minister, please continue training..."

When Cao Cao heard this, his face became terribly gloomy.

There were three conditions, but only one was agreed to.

Moreover, the condition he agreed to had a prerequisite, that Liu Zilie would have to meet the emperor before Cao Ren and the other five would be returned to him...

Those are the three counties in northern Jing!

Seventy thousand elite soldiers!!

He knew how much money and food Cao Mengde had invested in accumulating these elite troops.

How could Cao Mengde accept this? "Liu Wu!"

"You have no sincerity in negotiations!"

Liu Wu: "This peace talk mainly depends on Prime Minister Cao's sincerity."

Cao Mengde laughed: "How arrogant! You don't even open your eyes to see that you think that if you win for a moment, you can win for the rest of your life?!"

"The battle of Xiangfan has just ended. The 30,000 troops behind you are the limit of what you can bring out at the moment, right?"

"I, Cao Mengde, am still in control of the Central Plains, and I still have an army of more than 200,000!"

"Even if you invade the Central Plains, I can move the capital and retreat to Hebei! And the princes in the world today are not just you, Liu Zilie, but also Liu Zhang of Bashu, Zhang Lu of Hanzhong, Ma Teng and Han Sui of Xiliang, Sun family of Jiangdong, Gongsun Du of Liaodong, and scholars of Jiaozhou..."

"As long as you set foot in the Central Plains, you will not only be fighting against me, Cao Mengde, but the entire world!"

"Can you?"

Cao Cao said it clearly. If Liu Wu invaded the Central Plains, his momentum would be greater than Cao Cao's, and he would be unable to replace Cao Cao for the time being. The emperor was not in his hands, so he would be attacked by all the princes.

However, Cao Mengde did not scare Liu Wu. He just asked, "What if Jing and Liang merge?"

Cao Mengde was stunned, and a bad feeling rose in his heart: "What do you mean by Jingliang merging?"

Liu Wu: "Ma Teng has been dead for a few days, but the Prime Minister has not buried him yet. I am afraid he has already stank."

Once these words were spoken,
Cao Cao felt horrified...

This, how is this possible? !
This matter was handled extremely secretly, how could Liu Wu know about it? !
"Since Emperor Gaozu founded the Han dynasty and Emperor Guangwu revived it, the Han dynasty has been established for four hundred years. Prime Minister Cao knows best how deep the foundation is. Does even Prime Minister Cao consider himself a minister of the Han dynasty?"

"When I left Liu Bei, I was considered a rebellious son in the eyes of the world."

"When I was guarding Xiling, I was considered a thief in the eyes of the world."

"When I took Jiangbei Hefei from you and Jingnan from Liu Bei, I was seen by the world as a traitor who had no king or father and abandoned my country and my family..."

"However, from the moment I led my army north to pay homage to the emperor, launched the Battle of Xiangfan, and took over the imperial hometown of Nanyang County, my troops were only two hundred miles away from Xuchang, and I was confronting you, Cao Mengde, in Kunyang at this very moment!"

"Right at this moment, the Xuchang behind you, Cao Mengde, everyone in the city of Xuchang, from the emperor to the common people, are all my accomplices!"

Because from the moment Liu Wu went north to start a war with Cao Cao, the flag of the Han Dynasty had already been flying in everyone's heart.

Especially after the Battle of Xiangfan...

Xuande is old and unfit for important positions. Zilie should take over!

In the Battle of Xiangfan, Liu Wu used his actions to show the world his ability!

The Han Dynasty still has a single sapling! And it has infinite vitality and is not afraid of Cao Mengde!

Liu Wu is the only hope for those who are loyal to the Han Dynasty...

Cao Cao suddenly realized that he was better than his teacher and perhaps he should not have helped Liu Wu to defeat Liu Bei.

"You withdraw your troops from Wancheng, as you originally said, and lead 10,000 troops into the Central Plains to meet the emperor."

Cao Cao gave in.

The words are full of helplessness...

Liu Wu said, "No, the beginning was the beginning, and now is now. We must take all 30,000 soldiers and horses with us."

"I lead one army, Cao Ren and the other five generals lead one army each, a total of 30,000 soldiers and horses." "The Prime Minister allowed me to lead one less army, so I can only give you one less general..."

Cao Cao was furious and sneered, "Humph! Don't you want to see the emperor?"

"I will send someone to bring him to Kunyang right away! You can go to Kunyang to pay homage to the emperor!"

Liu Wu said indifferently: "It's different."

Cao Mengde's patience had reached its limit: "Liu Zilie, what exactly do you want?!"

There was silence for a moment. Liu Wu's eyes were blank. His sight lingered on Kunyang City behind Cao Cao, and then on the vast Central Plains beyond Kunyang City...

"I want to lead the army and conquer the Central Plains..."

"I'm going to see the emperor and show respect to the king and expel the barbarians to suppress your momentum, Cao Mengde."

"I want the world to know that the hope of the Han Dynasty's third revival has risen. I want the world to know that compared with me, Liu Wu, that famous Liu Xuande is nothing!"

"Cao Mengde, don't you understand? I have never been a Han official. I am a true prince. I can be a king or an emperor..."

"You can't do that, even if your last name is Liu, because you are still a Han official after all, you can't be emperor."

“Traitor!!” Cao Mengde’s eyes were red with anger at this moment. Liu Wu’s words had such a huge impact on him that he gnashed his teeth and almost roared: “The world does not know me, Cao Mengde, but I, Cao Mengde, only know you, Liu Wu, today!”

"You are such an ambitious person, you deserve to die! You deserve to die!"

"What a traitor!"

"It's a pity that Cao Mengde fought hard all his life and devoted all his efforts to protecting the Han Dynasty..."

Cao Cao saw through everything about Liu Wu at this moment. He called Liu Wu a traitor to the Han Dynasty, even worse than the big-eared thief. He said, "I, Cao Mengde, am loyal to the Han Dynasty..."

In response to him, Liu Wu said lightly: "What kind of Han Dynasty are you supporting?"

Cao Mengde was stunned.
Then Liu Wu said calmly: "Four hundred years before the Han Dynasty, it was under the current emperor. Four hundred years after the Han Dynasty, it was under me, Liu Wu."

"They all say that you, Cao Mengde, are a treacherous hero in troubled times and a capable minister in peaceful times, but it's just that you haven't met a wise and holy ruler yet."

"Since you have seen me..."

"You should just bow your head and be a good official who can rule the country!"

Cao Cao looked at Liu Wu coldly. If he was Liu Xie, Cao Mengde might really be willing to accept it.

But he is Liu Wu...

It’s the eldest son of the big-eared thief!
How could Cao Mengde be willing to do this? "Oh, just you?"

Liu Wu nodded and said, "Just me."

At this moment, Cao Mengde's eyes revealed undisguised contempt, "Son of the big-eared thief..., are you worthy?!"

Liu Wu was stunned.

During this meeting, the two had a face-to-face conversation, and he and Cao Mengde had everything sorted out.

But now Liu Wu is very unhappy...

Once upon a time,
Liu Xuande despised him and felt that he was not worthy of being the crown prince.

Now Cao Mengde also despises him and despises him for being Liu Bei's son, and he also dreams of becoming the emperor?!
Who can rival the heroes of the world? Cao and Liu...

Why am I not worthy of being the crown prince?!
I have contributed a lot to Liu Xuande's foundation!

Why am I not worthy of being the emperor? ! !

That throne is what my brother wants to give me...

I didn't ask for it, it was my royal brother who wanted to give it to me.

What qualifications do you have, Cao Mengde?

What happened to Liu Xuande's son...

As soon as I enter Xuchang, my brother will adopt me into the lineage of the Han royal family...

As long as I enter Xuchang...

The atmosphere in the field seemed to freeze!
Today, we can't talk any further.

After a long while, Liu Wu finally spoke: "Second Uncle is behind you, so I won't take your life today, go away."

Cao Mengde had a gloomy face and turned his horse around without saying a word.

I had only taken two steps.

"Wait a minute, Meng De."

This was the first time Liu Wu called him so arrogantly and rudely!

Cao Cao's heart skipped a beat.
Could it be that Liu Wu regretted his decision and wanted to take his life?

Then he heard a voice behind him: "Meng De, the big-eared thief you mentioned has already fled to Jiangdong. As the saying goes, the past is a lesson for the future. You can also manage Liaodong first as a retreat route to avoid becoming a stray dog."

I, Cao Mengde, have never been inferior to anyone in my life!
Such humiliation is intolerable, what else can we not tolerate?!

Cao Cao turned around and started to scold, but saw Liu Wu pointing a finger at him: "Cao thief!"

"If you dare to say that to me again, you will die today! Even Master Guan can't save you!"

Cao Cao had no choice but to keep silent.

Go back to the city quickly...

……

……

Jingzhou military camp.

In the Central Army Camp,
Liu Wu hasn't said anything since he returned.

I don't know what's wrong with Cao Mengde when we meet today...

Half of the country has been destroyed.

The troops from Liangzhou are about to enter the pass.

Under such circumstances, it is clear that the previous attitude has already been...

But today when they met, he refused to let the other generals follow him, and also left Guan Yu, who was protecting him, behind, and went all out by himself, saying that Cao Mengde was no less powerful than anyone else in his life...

"I want to see how tough you can be?!" Liu Wu stood up and walked out of the tent. It was almost dusk.

He has been waiting.

Wait until Cao Mengde recognizes the reality and comes over to admit his mistake.

But Liu Wu waited for a whole day until it was dark.

"That's fine..."

"Let's stay in Kunyang tonight."

Liu Wu jumped on his horse and left the camp!
The army outside Kunyang City had not yet dispersed, and Liu Wu had not yet withdrawn his troops...

When Liu Wu appeared in sight on his horse, the soldiers who were sitting on the ground and resting stood up one after another.

All I heard was Liu Wu's military order spreading all over the country:
"Attack the city immediately!"

"This time! Anyone who follows me to Kunyang first will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins!"

Boom boom boom!! ~
Dust and smoke are everywhere,

The soldiers are approaching!

Liu Wu is fully armored and riding his horse to the front!

Behind him, Wei Yan waved the command flag and a large number of siege equipment were carried up.

Liu Wu did not wait in vain today, and had people rush to build a batch of siege equipment...

"Wenchang, what do you think of Kunyang? How does it compare to Xiling back then?" Liu Wu turned his head and looked at Wei Yan beside him.

Wei Wenchang laughed and said, "They are just small towns."

"We are taking advantage of the great victory in Jingbei, and the morale is high. If Zilie and I attack together, we can take it down in one battle just like we did in seizing Xiling!"

Yes.

Fortunately, Kunyang is not a big city.

Xiangfan is an important city in the world and is extremely difficult to conquer.

Jiangling is also a big city, like Wancheng, and is the seat of a county.

Kunyang is just a small county after all, and the military morale is high, otherwise Liu Wu would not be so arrogant.

You must know that there is Cao Mengde in the city...

Getting closer,

Getting closer……

Finally, it’s about to begin!

The vanguard is less than fifty steps away!

Uh-huh! ~
Suddenly, Cao Mengde's big flag was raised on the top of the city wall, attracting everyone's attention.
Under the big banner, a man shouted to Liu Wu: "Liu Jingzhou, you led 30,000 troops into the Central Plains and attacked Xuchang. How can I believe that you will not take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos?!"

The warhorse under Liu Wu's crotch stopped.

This Cao Mengde really won't cry until he sees the coffin...

Reaching out to take off his helmet, Liu Wu said, "From Kunyang to Xuchang, it's only two hundred miles."

"If you don't attack me, I won't be harmed."

"If you attack me, then it's up to you to show your ability!"

On top of the city,
Cao Mengde was a little nervous at this time: "Empty words are not enough! Liu Zilie, you need to swear an oath!"

"It was here that Emperor Guangwu defeated Wang Mang's 400,000 troops with only a few thousand men! Do you dare to swear in front of Emperor Guangwu in front of Kunyang City?!"

Liu Wu was helpless, but he could only respond: "Okay..."

……

Xuchang.

About a hundred riders came from the direction of Kunyang, raising a cloud of dust.

There were two people in the lead, a scholar and a general.

When they got closer, the soldiers guarding the city saw that the general was Xiahou Yuan, and they hurriedly lowered the drawbridge and opened the city gate without waiting for orders.

Hundreds of cavalrymen immediately entered the city.

The scholar at the front looked a little strange...

It's Jian Yong.
Jian Yong was extremely excited at this moment. As soon as he entered the city, he held up a handwritten letter and shouted loudly: "Send the order from the Prime Minister Cao Mengde of the Han Dynasty!!"

"Jingzhou Governor Liu Wu has come to see the emperor and has entered the Central Plains!"

"We will arrive at Xudu today!"

"All officials went out of the city thirty miles to welcome us!!!"

　No more today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)