Chapter 308 Various legends about Emperor Liu’s younger brother!

Chapter 308: Various legends about Emperor Liu’s younger brother!

Imperial city, back garden.

Emperor Liu Xie, Jian Yong and Zhuge Liang are walking in the courtyard.

"Awu is back, Cao Mengde can't be stopped."

"It's time..."

"Prime Minister Zhuge, Lord Jian Yong, you know a lot about Liu Wu, but there is one thing you don't know."

"Why do you think that Wu and I are so close? Why do I trust Wu so much? Why does Wu risk his life to fight for the Han Dynasty again and again?"

"Do you know why I want to classify Ah Wu as the direct descendant of the Han Dynasty..."

Zhuge Liang and Jian Yong looked at each other, and Jian Yong said, "At the beginning, the reason why I strongly recommended that Uncle Liu make the King of Chu the crown prince was, firstly, because the King of Chu grew up under my care and we have an old relationship."

"Second, it is because I know the ability of the King of Chu."

"I think your majesty is probably the same. Your majesty and the King of Chu have a brotherly relationship, and your majesty knows that the King of Chu is capable of great responsibilities!"

Liu Xie nodded and said, "Master Jian Yong is right. Based on these two, I have made an agreement with Awu. When Emperor Liu first came to Xuchang, Awu was still a teenager."

"On the top of the golden roof, I looked around and felt very sad. Who can pacify the Han Dynasty? I am trapped in the palace walls, like a puppet. Who can help me restore the Han Dynasty?"

"Awu was only a teenager at that time, but he said, if Awu conquers the world and revive the Han Dynasty in the future, how will my brother repay me?"

"Guess what I said at that time?"

Zhuge Liang and Jian Yong were both stunned, barely daring to breathe...

Because they could vaguely guess that a shocking secret was about to be revealed to them.

Kong Ming bowed and said, "I would like to hear your Majesty's words!"

Jian Yong: "The same goes for me..."

Liu Xie smiled, turned around, and looked at the two men with his hands behind his back: "At that time on the Golden Summit, I told Ah Wu that if Ah Wu could conquer the world, I would adopt you into the Han Dynasty's legitimate lineage, make you the crown prince, and the heir to the throne of the Han Dynasty."

Adopted into the direct line of the Han Dynasty?
It has already been adopted!
He has not yet been named the Crown Prince, but has been named the King of Chu.

As for inheriting the throne...

Jian Yong's scalp was numb with shock at this moment...

Good guy!
Zhuge Kongming's hand holding the feather fan was trembling.

He finally understood...

I finally understood why Liu Wu acted so recklessly, and I finally understood why he was so ambitious.

The instigator is right in front of us...

The emperor actually promised the throne to a teenager...

It’s unimaginable!

When Liu Wu was young, he was given such a big promise: the position of crown prince and the emperor of the Han Dynasty!
No wonder, no wonder!
No wonder Liu Wu would do whatever it takes, disregarding human lives and causing bloodshed. Isn't that what the First Emperor did?
Isn’t it the same with Emperor Wu of Han?
That is the coldness and ruthlessness that belongs only to the emperor...

"When Ah Wu first came to Xuchang, I wanted to make him the crown prince. Ah Wu said that Cao Cao was powerful and the heroes were still there. If he was made the crown prince of the Han Dynasty at this time, he would be like a tree standing out in the forest, and the wind would surely destroy it."

“But now, it’s different.”

"Awu is already the most powerful force in the world, surpassing Cao Mengde. That matter can be put on the agenda."

"However, I do not want to make him my younger brother or crown prince. Given the situation, I want Ah Wu to completely suppress all the heroes and completely stabilize the Han Dynasty!"

"Prime Minister Zhuge, Lord Jian Yong, I..."

"I will abdicate soon..."

"Brother succeeds brother!"

"I summoned you two here today to instruct you to prepare for the abdication. It can be simple, but you must be polite and considerate. You must abdicate in an upright manner and not give others any excuses!"

A breeze blows,

The wind blew the flowers, plants and trees in the imperial garden, and they swayed in the wind...

He also blew Kong Ming's feather fan: "Your Majesty, have you ever thought about yourself?"

"After the abdication..."

"What happens in the future is no longer important. What is important is that someone else has done what I could not do." Liu Xie's eyes were red. "I am proud to see Cao Mengde, who has bullied me for decades, being annihilated and to see the Han Dynasty revive again. I am worthy of my ancestors and fathers. I am satisfied with my smile in my grave!"

This era does not belong to the emperor.

This era belongs to heroes, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, Liu Yan, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zan...

Liu Xie was very unwilling, but he saw through all this very early on.

Or in another era, he might have become an outstanding emperor.

If he were in Liu Wu's position, he might not have achieved much.

Because he was the emperor, he was the target of the most vigilance of the heroes. Starting from Dong Zhuo, to Li Jue and Guo Si, and finally to Cao Cao, he was suppressed too deeply and had no room for development...

On the contrary, Liu Wu, an unknown person outside, was not famous and not conspicuous, but he gradually developed.

When Liu Wu went out of Gong'an on a snowy night, he was not a useless pawn to be thrown away, but a new and powerful lord who was both wise and brave, who outclassed Lu Fengxian in martial arts, had old friends all over the world, and knew Cao Mengde, Liu Xuande, and Sun Zhongmou like the back of his hand!

Call ~
Liu Xie swung his dragon robe and said, "You two should hurry up and prepare for the abdication ceremony."

Kong Ming and Jian Yong knelt down, bowed their heads to Liu Xie, and said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise and magnanimous. It is a blessing for the Han Dynasty!!"

……

……

dusk,

The sun has yet to set.

At the end of the Yaohan Ancient Road, an ancient pass stands tall.

Due to changes in the terrain, Hangu Pass's status as the gateway to Guanzhong was later replaced by Tongguan.

It became the western gateway to the Luoyang Basin.

Now it is the front line of the confrontation between Wei and Chu...

If King Liu Wu of Chu wanted to enter the Central Plains, he had to conquer Hangu Pass and take over the Luoyang Basin so that he could lead the Guanxi cavalry into the Central Plains without hindrance.

If they go around it, the defenders in Luoyang will be like swords hanging over their heads, ready to chop them down at any time.

"General Zixiao."

Cao Ren climbed up to the top of the Hangu Pass city wall. Cao Zixiao had been losing weight rapidly in recent days, because he had been unable to sleep since he learned that Liu Wu had returned. He had to climb up to the top of the city wall to inspect every one or two hours.

There was no way out. The shadow left by Liu Wu was too great.

Every time, they were defeated overwhelmingly.

Every time, he was captured alive without any effort!

Even in the Luoyang area, with Hangu Pass as the front line of defense, more than 100,000 troops were deployed...

This is almost half of Cao Mengde’s fortune.

The Shouchun area had to face Guan Yu in Hefei and Jiangdong at the same time, but Yu Jin only had 40,000 soldiers.

The local emperor of Xuzhou, Zang Ba, still had 30,000 soldiers. In Kunyang, Xiahou Yuan, who was facing Liu Wu's most elite Jingbei Army, only had 50,000 soldiers.

There are also 30,000 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry stationed around Xuchang...

From this we can see how important the Luoyang defense line is in Cao Ren's hands.

"General, Luoyang's defenses are as solid as a rock. Without an army of 200,000 or 300,000 men, it cannot be shaken. Liu Wu may not attack."

"You don't have to worry about it every day, and you have become so thin..."

Facing the concern of his subordinates, Cao Ren's expression was very painful: "No, no..."

"You know, Kunyang, Xuchang, and Luoyang are only a few hundred miles apart. If Liu Zilie bypasses us, he will really be courting his own destruction. Once he leads his troops around Luoyang and enters the Central Plains, he will face an unfavorable situation of being besieged on three sides by the Luoyang army, the Kunyang army, and Xuchang."

"Especially here in Luoyang, once we send troops south, we can easily cut off the food supply route of Liu Wu's army. Once we lead the troops westward, we can completely block Guanzhong and cut off Liu Wu's connection with Guanzhong."

"Even if what I said before doesn't count, Liu Wu must come to attack the Luoyang defense line."

"I know him very well."

“Even if Luoyang’s defenses are so strong, he will definitely come, because that person is too confident. He is confident that he can tear everything apart!”

"Time and again, from Xiling to Jingxiang and then to Tongguan, he wants to defeat you fairly and squarely, giving you a feeling that even if you have strong troops and horses and have all the advantages, you will still be powerless under his hands."

Talking about Liu Wu.

The entire Cao camp,

Among all of Cao Cao's men, even including Cao Mengde, Cao Ren was the one who knew Liu Wu best.

Four times,

Four times,

He was captured alive four times and released unharmed...

As long as Cao Ren lives one more day, he will be an everlasting legend in Cao's camp.

Cao Ren looked at the soldiers on the top of the city wall and found that they seemed to have no intention of fighting...

Very helpless,
No wonder they do that.
The truth is that Liu Zilie rose from Xiling, fought constant battles, was invincible, and was more powerful than Lu Bu. The story of him capturing the king in the midst of thousands of troops outside Xiling City was widely circulated, with all kinds of miraculous stories.

It is said that Liu Wu charged into the army alone, but he could not move forward halfway and was surrounded by Cao's army. He was trapped in a dead end. Liu's younger brother looked up to the sky and cried out: "Why does the heaven help Cao but not Liu?!"

Then, the four horses of Cao Mengde's sedan chair turned around and ran madly. The driver couldn't stop them. When Cao's army saw that it was Cao Cao's sedan chair, no one dared to stop it...

Then the four horses pulled Cao Mengdra directly to Liu Wu, and Liu's younger brother was delighted: "May God not destroy our Yan Han!"

Not to mention the Battle of Xiangfan and the Han River bursting its dikes.

It is said that when the King of Chu led the navy of Jingzhou to the north to fight, he had a dream on the first night after crossing the Yangtze River into the Han River. In the dream, the Dragon King of the Han River said:

At the beginning, your ancestor Liu Bang was named King of Han and came to the Han River. I saw that he was destined to be a man, so I promised to protect him if he was in trouble in the future, but I asked him to use the name of my Han River as the name of his country.

Later, your ancestor entered Guanzhong, proclaimed himself emperor, and from the King of Han he became the Emperor of the Han Dynasty.

Later, there was the Battle of Lingbi, where your ancestors fought against Xiang Yu at the Sui River and were defeated again and again. The corpses of the Han army almost cut off the flow of the Sui River.

Your ancestor was also besieged by Xiang Yu's army, with no hope of survival. I persuaded the God of Sui River to work with him to blow down the trees, knock down the houses, and roll up the sand and stones all over the sky, blocking out the sun. This is the strange phenomenon of heaven and earth, and only in this way can your ancestor survive...

Now, I am willing to help you in the Battle of Xiangfan, but I want you to go to your ancestors and agree to one condition...

My time is up, and the Emperor of Heaven will send a new god of the Han River. My Han River has nourished your Han Dynasty for more than four hundred years. Now that I am going to be reincarnated, I naturally want to be reborn into a good one.

I have a connection with you, so I will go to your home...

Later, in the Battle of Xiangfan, the Dragon King of the Han River used his magical power to break the dike, destroying Cao Mengde's army of 80,000, allowing the King of Chu to capture three or four large counties in northern Jing without bloodshed.

After the Battle of Xiangfan, the Queen of Chu became pregnant.

"Alas!~"

Thinking of these things, Cao Ren couldn't help feeling upset and punched the city wall.

Herod! ~
Suddenly, there was a sound of a horse neighing from below the city. Cao Ren looked west and saw a man riding a horse approaching from below the city. He raised his whip and said to the man on the city wall, "Zixiao, it's been a long time since we last met. Why don't you hurry out of the city to meet me?"

"I have returned from the Western Regions. Zixiao and I are old friends. When I was in Qiuci, I robbed two princesses for you..."

"King of Chu!" Cao Ren's roar came from the top of the city wall: "Cao Zixiao is grateful to the King of Chu for capturing four people and not killing them!"

"Cao Zixiao also hated the humiliation of being captured four times by the King of Chu but not killed!"

"I am now stationed at Hangu Pass. Come if you have the guts!"

"I, Cao Ren, Cao Zixiao, am not afraid of you. I have never been afraid of you!!"

Cao Ren has had enough!
I've had enough of Liu Wu's false mercy.
Enough of the cat and mouse-like playing with him!
Nowadays,

He would tell the soldiers of Cao's army and King Liu Wu of Chu clearly that he, Cao Ren and Cao Zixiao, would not fall for it!
However, the defenders on the city wall moved unusually. When they learned that the person coming was King of Chu Liu Wu Liu Zilie, they became nervous and could not help but look at the man, but they did not dare to look.

Some even hid behind the city walls, not daring to show their heads, and kept muttering, "Can't see me, can't see me, can't see me..."

"Look!"

"Look!" Cao Ren was almost confused. He pointed at the figure on horseback below the city and shouted, "That's Liu Wu, Liu Zilie. He doesn't have three heads and six arms. He only has two arms and one head. Go and take a look. Isn't he just a nose and two eyes?"

"Just now, you heard him speak human language!"

"If you stab him with a knife, he will bleed, and you can't reattach his head if you cut it off!"

The effect is there.

The morale of the soldiers on the city walls began to improve.

The soldiers poked their heads out one after another to look at Liu Wu.

See what he looks like...

"That is the King of Chu..."

"King of Chu Liu Zilie!"

"He is tall and a bit sturdy, but not much different from an ordinary person..."

"They say that the Dragon King of Hanshui put dragon horns on his head, but I didn't see that."

"He doesn't have a dragon horn on his head. Maybe the rumor is false."

"He is also a normal person, with one nose and two eyes."

The fear is fading away quickly.

And that mysterious veil is also being quickly removed.

That Emperor Liu, a man who performs all kinds of miracles, doesn't seem to be anything special.

When Cao Ren saw the soldiers' reactions, he was overjoyed and quickly struck while the iron was hot: "Just wait and see!"

Then he drew his bow and drew his arrow.

Whoosh! ~
Shoot towards Liu Wu...

Zheng! ~
The arrow landed more than ten steps away from Liu Wu, but it was too far away and he could not reach it at all.

But Cao Ren's move obviously had a miraculous effect.
Because Cao Ren shot an arrow at Liu Wu and was not punished at all.

"Cao Ren, you've passed." Liu Wu's expression turned cold, and he pointed his whip at Cao Ren on the top of the city wall: "After I capture you this time, I won't spare your life."

　Two in one.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)