Chapter 175: Wei, Chu and Wu are the three powers, and in Xuchang, they discuss heroes over wine again!

Chapter 175: Wei, Chu and Wu are the three powers, and in Xuchang, they discuss heroes over wine again!

Xuchang, Palace City,
In the back garden,

There are exotic flowers and plants, and the trees provide shade.

Liu Wu and the emperor strolled in the garden, followed closely by Zhao Yun and Jian Yong.

"Ha, ha ha ha..." Emperor Liu Xie laughed loudly, his face showing unstoppable satisfaction: "He, Cao Mengde, has also had this day. There is also a time when Cao Mengde will bow to me."

Ever since Dong Zhuo's rebellious rule and the rebellions of Li Que and Guo Si, Liu Xie has been living in fear and uncertainty.

Dong Zhuo finally died.

Li Que and Guo Si were defeated.
Cao Mengde escorted the emperor to Xuchang again, and thought that Cao Cao was a loyal minister and a filial son.

Unexpectedly, his cruelty and cunningness surpassed that of Dong Zhuo.

He slaughtered many Han officials.

He strangled Concubine Dong in front of him.
He even spared no effort to kill the unborn prince...

What a shame!
Since Qin Shi Huang ascended the throne and established the system, there have been nearly thirty emperors during the Han Dynasty. Which emperor had to watch his wife and children being murdered by traitors in front of his eyes?

Which emperor was so cowardly and had ever suffered such a great humiliation?
Liu Xie originally thought that he could only be a puppet of Cao Cao in this life, but with the arrival of Liu Wu, everything changed.

Liu Xie still remembers how satisfying and proud he felt when he stabbed the dagger into Cao Cao's back yesterday!

The emperor turned around and said: "If you hadn't come to Xuchang in time, I don't know how long Cao Aman would have bullied me..."

"Whenever I think of the time before in the court when Cao Mengde did not dare to disobey my imperial edict, I feel very happy!"

Liu Wu walked side by side with the emperor: "Although Cao Mengde has to bow to the emperor today, he has a lot of power in the court after all, and he will never give in willingly."

Cao Cao has been operating in the Central Plains for a long time, and he has purged Han officials in the court time and time again. Now almost half of the court are his people. He has suffered such a great loss in the past two days, and he will definitely make it up to him in the future.

Liu Wu's voice was like a gust of cold wind, instantly waking the emperor up. He had stabbed Cao Mengde before, and if Cao Cao wanted to take revenge...

Liu Xie couldn't help but ask, "Awu, what do you think we should do?"

"Don't worry, my brother..." Liu Wu said calmly, "Before, Cao Aman dominated the court and he didn't dare to do anything to me. Now, after the Xuchang Incident, Cao Cao's prestige and reputation are in turmoil, and his younger brother and the King of Wu are competing with Cao Cao. He dare not do anything to me."

"In addition, I will leave three hundred elite soldiers for you to protect your safety."

After Liu Wu met with the emperor yesterday, the emperor was traumatized by the incident in which Cao Cao broke into the palace and murdered Concubine Dong, so he proposed to Liu Wu to leave behind an elite force to protect his safety, and Liu Wu agreed.

only……

Liu Xiemei hesitated: "Only three hundred guards? Isn't this a little too little?"

Liu Wu: "I also want to leave more soldiers to protect Your Majesty, but I bargained with Cao Cao last night and he only agreed to these 300 people. If there are more, I'm afraid that Your Majesty's enthronement today will not be possible..."

After all, it was impossible for Liu Wu to stay in Xuchang permanently.

After all, Xuchang was under the control of Cao Cao. Even if he left more troops for the emperor, if Cao Cao was dissatisfied, he only had to cut off the food supply of the soldiers guarding the emperor, and all these people would be controlled by Cao Cao.

Liu Wu continued, "But I can leave General Zhao Yun, Zhao Zilong, to serve you. With such a brave general, even in the midst of thousands of troops, General Zilong will be able to keep your majesty safe."

Zhao Zilong is a famous general in the world. He fought seven times in the midst of tens of thousands of Cao's troops at Changbanpo. His reputation spread far and wide. Who in the world doesn't know him? !
If Zhao Zilong is there to protect his safety, what does Cao Cao have to fear?
Liu Xie was completely relieved, but he was still a little hesitant: "Zhao Zilong is a fierce general of the time. Ah Wu, you have fought in many battles and your subordinates are in need of more people. If we leave General Zilong in Xuchang..."

"Awu, you've been fighting all over the world, so don't you need another helper?"

Liu Wu shook his head slightly: "Protecting the emperor is the most important thing. Besides, General Zilong is loyal to the Han Dynasty and is willing to serve Your Majesty..."

"Uncle Zilong, what do you think?" Liu Wu turned his gaze to Zhao Yun behind him.

Ever since being trapped in Xiling by Liu Wu, Zhao Zilong has been caught between Liu Wu and Liu Bei. He did not want to see the Liu father and son killing each other.

But Zhao Yun also understood that as long as he was trapped by Liu Wu, he would sooner or later meet Liu Bei on the battlefield.

At this moment, Liu Wu let Zhao Yun stay with the emperor, which completely freed him from the relationship between Liu father and son.

Zhao Zilong knelt on one knee before the emperor without hesitation: "I, Zhao Zilong, am willing to serve His Majesty the Emperor at my utmost."

From today on, Zhao Yun will be truly loyal to the Han Dynasty.

Liu Wu nodded, and then instructed Jian Yong: "Uncle Xianhe, 300 guards are not enough after all. If Cao Mengde does anything bad to my brother in the future, you should send a message to me immediately."

Although the rank of Chief Censor was equivalent to that of a two thousand stone official, he was also responsible for supervising all officials.

But now Cao Cao still has great control over the Han Dynasty court, and Jian Yong, the Chief Censor, is destined to be in name only.

However, Jian Yong's purpose of staying in Xuchang as an official was to serve as Liu Wu's mouthpiece, to be responsible for the communication between Liu Wu and Xuchang, and to report Cao Cao's important movements to Liu Wu at any time.

Jian Yong looked solemn and bowed to Liu Wu: "Yong Ding will keep a close eye on Cao Mengde for His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

……

The summer sun is scorching.
As the sun moved westward, dark clouds passed by and blocked the sun, bringing temporary shade to the city of Xuchang.

The plaque of the Prime Minister's Mansion has been replaced with a new one that reads "Wei Wangfu". According to Han Dynasty regulations, a newly-appointed king should have his palace built by imperial decree.

However, in the entire Xuchang city, apart from the imperial palace, the largest house is the Prime Minister's Mansion. Cao Mengde does not need to look for a new house to serve as the royal palace, and can just change the plaque and be done with it.

Prince Wei's Mansion, in the pavilion in the back garden.

Gulp! ~
In a small jar, water was boiling and several green plums were tumbling in the water.

Three wine cups are filled with fine wine, and the fragrance is everywhere.

"Haha, today the King of Chu and the King of Wu are granted the title of king. I have set up a banquet in my mansion to congratulate the two kings with this wine." Cao Mengde looked at Liu Wu and Sun Quan opposite him with a smile on his face.

Liu Wu's face was calm, and Sun Zhongmou's eyes were strange...

Not long after the court was dismissed today, Cao Cao sent visiting cards to Liu Wu and Sun Quan, inviting them to his house for a drink. I don't know what this Cao Cao is up to.

Cao Cao picked up the wine cup and said, "Come, come, King of Chu, King of Wu, please come in."

Liu Wu and Sun Quan also raised their cups and said, "King Wei, please."

The three of them raised their cups and drank it all.

Looking at the green plums in the small jar, Cao Cao had a complicated expression. "At that time, Liu Xuande and I were in this pavilion, drinking green plums and talking about heroes..."

Liu Xuande was once considered by Cao Cao as his lifelong enemy, but now Cao Mengde's biggest rival is no longer this uncle Liu.

Thinking of this,

Cao Cao glanced at Liu Wu casually. Liu Wu had been displaced all his life, but he was not as good as Liu Zilie in establishing the foundation in less than a year. To be honest, Liu Zilie was more of a hero than his biological father.

When Sun Quan heard Cao Cao mention Liu Bei, his face instantly turned gloomy.

This damn Liu Bei instigated Sun Shao to seize his Jiangdong base, and I haven't settled the score with him yet.

Sun Quan's eyes were cold: "I heard that the King of Wei once said that the only heroes in the world are Liu Xuande and the King of Wei. I guess the King of Chu and I are not heroes in the world?"

In this pavilion in the past, Cao Cao asked Liu Bei to select heroes in the world. Cao Cao's evaluation of Sun Quan's brother Sun Ce was that he was just borrowing his father's name, but he was not a hero.

Later, Cao Mengde even lamented that if he had a son, he would want him to be like Sun Zhongmou. Although he was praising Sun Quan in his words, he actually placed him in the same generation as his children.

Facing Sun Quan's sarcasm, Cao Cao laughed: "It goes without saying that the King of Chu has expelled Liu Bei and is heading straight for the Central Plains..."

"The King of Wu set fire to my 800,000-man army at the Red Cliff. Can't he be called a hero?"

Although Cao Cao spoke with a smile, the coldness in his words was undisguised...

Sun Quan suddenly woke up. He had just been named King of Wu, a title higher than that of his father and brother. He felt somewhat complacent in his heart, but he almost forgot that Cao Mengde still remembered the Battle of Chibi and the revenge of the 800,000-strong army!
Now I am still in Xuchang, which is Cao Mengde's territory after all. If he is really determined to attack me, I am afraid that Liu Zilie may not be able to protect me...

Thinking of this, Sun Quan finally shut up and dared not provoke Cao Cao anymore.

Looking at Sun Quan with an uneasy look on his face, Cao Cao was disdainful. After all, Jiangdong rats are Jiangdong rats...

Liu Zilie is fine, but is Sun Zhongmou worthy of drinking wine and discussing heroes with me?

Today, the three kingdoms of Wei, Chu and Wu have gathered together. I would rather the one sitting in Sun Quan's position is Liu Da'er...

……

call! ~
The wind is howling on the river.

The flags covered the sky and blocked out the sun!
The tall mast points straight to the sky, and the densely packed sails are inflated by the strong wind, like white clouds gathering in the sky.

The mighty and powerful Jiangdong navy is like a huge dragon, calming the waves on the river!

The mighty warships set out from Jianye and headed westward along the river.

No matter how big the warships were, they were all loaded with Jiangdong soldiers, carrying bows on their backs, arrows on their waists, covered in armor, and full of murderous intent.

On the huge warship at the head, there were two large flags hanging, one with the word "Wu" inscribed on it, and the other with the word "Liu" inscribed on it.

Liu Xuande stood at the bow, looking at the huge waves ahead, his thoughts flying...

Just recently, he received news that Liu Wu had already reached Kunyang and was confronting Cao Mengde!

When Liu Bei received the news, after a long period of shock, he was filled with boundless ecstasy.

OK,

The deeper this evil creature penetrates into the Central Plains and the more it confronts Cao Cao, the greater his chance of capturing the four counties in southern Jing.

How similar is the current situation to the situation when Gou Jian slept on firewood and tasted gall, taking advantage of the fact that King Fu Chai of Wu was fighting for hegemony with the State of Jin in the Central Plains? !
Liu Wu was destined to be Fuchai, who was about to die and his country be destroyed!
He, Liu Bei, is destined to achieve the same victory as Gou Jian after suffering repeated hardships!

Heaven will not destroy the Han Dynasty. The fate of the Han Dynasty ultimately rests with me, Liu Xuande...

call! ~
The stronger the wind on the river, the more excited Liu Bei became: "Liu Zilie, Cao Mengde, Sun Zhongmou... None of you can stop my great cause!"

(End of this chapter)