Chapter 75 Liu Wu actually established such a foundation! Liu Bei regretted it! ! (Super long chapter! !)
Chapter 075: Liu Wu actually established such a foundation! Liu Bei regretted it! ! (Super long chapter! !)
"Wei Yan has always been on good terms with the eldest son, so the Xiling commander can only have one identity..."

"It's the lord's eldest son, Liu Wu!!"

When Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he finally spoke out the matter.

At the very beginning, when there was a commotion in Xiling, Zhuge Liang had doubts in this regard.

But once these things were connected, it was really too incredible, so this thought flashed through Kong Ming's mind.

However, the subsequent development of events pushed things step by step towards the only possibility, until that day when he looked at Jiangling City in the snow, searching hard, and finally determined this only answer in his heart!
The commander of Xiling is Liu Wu!
It was Liu Wu who defeated Cao Ren, it was Liu Wu who captured Jiangling City and threw it to Liu Bei, and it was Liu Wu who instructed Wei Yan, the fake Meng De, to scare away the real Xuande!
Everything is Liu Wu!

In fact, we could already see some clues from the very beginning of Sun Shangxiang’s incident. The timing was such a coincidence!
However, Sun Shangxiang was promised to Liu Bei by Jiangdong after all, and Liu Wu was Liu Bei's eldest son, so Zhuge Liang never dared to think about it in this regard, and he really didn't dare to think about it in this regard, so he was always misled and deceived.

This was indeed something that made Zhuge Kongming feel very frustrated.
But Zhuge Liang had no choice. He knew from the beginning that he just couldn't see through Liu Wu...

The man from Xiling is Liu Wu!

Everyone in the field was stunned, as if they were listening to a foreign language.

Zhang Yide looked at Kong Ming blankly, then turned to Zhao Yun beside him and said, "Zilong, the military advisor is the smartest among us and has always been very smart. Why is your brain broken today?"

"Yide!" Zhao Yun rolled his eyes at Zhang Fei and wished he could cover his brother Zhang's mouth.

Guan Yu stroked his newly cleaned, shiny beard with a solemn expression. That snowy night, the figure who had knocked his Fang Tian Hua Ji flying with one blow began to be reflected in his eyes:
"What the military advisor said is not impossible. When my nephew ran away on that snowy night, I tested his skills. Even Wenhou Lu Bu back then probably couldn't match him..."

As soon as Guan Yu said this, Zhao Zilong and Zhang Fei were stunned.

Wow, even Wenhou and Lu Bu can’t compare to him?
"According to what you said, second brother, doesn't that mean our nephew is the reincarnation of King Xiang?" Zhang Fei said.

Without waiting for Guan Yu to say anything, Zhao Yun said: "He broke through Xiling alone, captured Cao Ren with a hundred cavalrymen, and repelled Cao Cao in Xiling. If all these were done by you, then he is indeed as brave as King Xiang..."

"Impossible!" Before Zhao Yun finished speaking, Liu Bei could no longer sit still: "This is absolutely impossible!"

"Others know about that guy, so how can I not know about him?"

"It's okay to let him run around and do some errands, but that brat will never be able to do something so earth-shattering."

"It is said that no one knows a son better than his father. Your understanding of Liu Wu is still too one-sided after all."

Did Liu Bei really understand Liu Wu?
Do you really know Liu Wu very well?
Really!

He really did understand Liu Wu. At least in this world, no one understood Liu Wu better than him, Liu Xuande!
But whether Liu Xuande is willing to face it is another question.

When Adou was six or seven years old, Liu Bei was feeling frustrated and Liu Wu sold straw sandals for him on the street to earn some money. And everything happened at that moment!
No matter what happened in the future, Liu Wu's position in Liu Bei's heart never changed!

Even though Liu Wu escorted his great cause and accomplished one impossible thing after another...

How could Liu Bei accept that the servant who had always worked hard and done odd jobs by his side suddenly became a prominent figure?

Liu Xuande instinctively thought that this was fake!

Seeing Liu Xuande like this, Kong Ming frowned. He shook his head weakly, then covered his hands with a feather fan and bowed deeply to Liu Xuande: "My lord, Kong Ming is guilty."

"Sir, why are you doing this?" Liu Bei hurried forward to help him up. "I am in this situation today because I didn't listen to you. If there is any guilt, it is me, Liu Xuande, who is guilty. How can I blame you?"

However, no matter how Liu Bei tried to help him, Kong Ming just kept his head down and said, "There is something that I did on my own and never told you, my lord."

"The young master fled to Gong'an. It was a snowy night and he left in a hurry. He didn't even inform Wei Yan..."

"At that time, the lord had already informed Kong Ming in advance that he wanted to make Adou the crown prince. I had thought of dissuading him, but the lord was determined to make Adou the crown prince and it was difficult to shake him..."

"Given the young master's character, he naturally cannot tolerate this and will definitely leave..."

"So, Liang wrote a letter to Wei Yan in advance, asking him to lead 2,000 men to wait for the young master outside Gong'an City..."

"So, Wei Yan did not surrender to Cao Cao, but followed you, young master."

"My Lord, you still don't believe it?"

Wei Yan did not go to join Cao Cao, but to follow Liu Wu!

My Lord! You still don't believe it?!
By the end of his speech, Liu Xuande was already in a trance.

How can it be?

The man from Xiling was actually Liu Wu. Was it Liu Wu who schemed against him so cruelly?

How could Liu Wu have such ability to defeat Cao's army?
At this moment, Liu Bei's cognition had been overturned.

Liu Wu has always been just his assistant, a person behind the scenes. How could he be so brave once he left him?

Shouldn't Liu Wu have been hanging around outside for a while with no one taking him in, and finally came back obediently to ask for punishment and be dealt with by the family rules?

This……

And Kong Ming! How could Zhuge Liang do such a thing without telling his master?

I thought it was Liu Wu, the rebellious son, who colluded with Wei Yan, but I didn't expect it was Kong Ming who did it deliberately...

Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang. He felt that this Mr. Wolong was so strange...

Guan Chang Zhao Yun in the field was also in disbelief. They could accept that the man from Xiling was Liu Wu, but they really couldn't accept that Kong Ming would do such a thing behind their backs!

Knowing that Liu Wu had left, he still sent Wei Yan over...

Could it be that Kong Ming wanted to place bets on two places, so that no matter who wins between Liu Bei and Liu Wu, he won't lose?

"Kong Ming, I don't understand how you could do such a thing?!" Zhang Yide couldn't help it, he was full of confusion.

Kong Ming still bowed his head, and he said, "There are two reasons."

"First, in order to invite me to come out of seclusion, you knelt in Wolonggang for three days and three nights..."

"He left alone in anger, so I designed to give Wei Yan to him, which can be regarded as a cause and effect."

Liu Wu knelt for three days and three nights without drinking a drop of water or eating a grain of rice.

Finally, Kong Ming was really at his wit's end. If Liu Bei's eldest son died kneeling in front of his door, how would the world view him, Kong Ming? And which prince would dare to ask him to come out of seclusion?
Of course, in the end he really couldn't bear it. Liu Wu was such a hero, and people like Kong Ming could see through him at a glance.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun all looked relieved.

At this moment they understood Kong Ming. If they had known that Liu Wu would leave and never return, they would probably have given Liu Wu more than just Wei Yan.

Kneeling to ask Kong Ming for help was just one of the things. Liu Wu had done so much for them over the years...

If Liu Wu had not secretly supported him, Guan Yu's journey of thousands of miles through five passes to send his sister-in-law off would have been as difficult as in the novel, and he would have had to kill six generals.

Without Liu Wu's help at Changbanpo, Zhao Yun, who had gone in and out seven times, could only rescue Adou at best. Madam Mi, who was young, beautiful and the most favored by Liu Bei, must have jumped into the well long ago, leaving her no chance to do anything behind...

If Liu Wu had not been manipulating the game with Jiangdong, Liu Bei would probably still be in Ganlu Temple in Jiangdong accompanying Wu Guotai, being detained by Sun Quan.

Everyone in the field was speechless...

Not only Guan Changzhao, but also Huang Zhong, Mi Fang, Liu Feng, Yao Jian and others beside him lowered their heads silently.

"First, it was to clear up a cause and effect, and second, ..."

Zhuge Liang slowly stood up and began to wave his feather fan. He was calm and composed. "Wei Yan and you have a close relationship. The two of them once swore an oath of blood. Just like the two generals Guan and my lord, we are brothers."

"When Wei Yan was in Xiangyang, he risked his life to open the city gate, and then beheaded his former master and offered Changsha. Of course, it was because he admired the master, but it was the young master who handled all these things. Then, Wei Yan took so many risks, perhaps because of the young master."

"Whether this is because of the lord or the young master, it is difficult to judge..."

"If Wei Yan only has the young master in his heart, but not the lord, it's fine when the young master is here, but once the young master leaves, it will be troublesome. Wei Yan once stabbed Liu Cong in Xiangyang for the young master, and killed his former master Han Xuan in Changsha. He may not be the last one to stab the lord in the future for the young master!"

"That is why I wrote this letter to test him. If Wei Yan does not leave, it means he has made up his mind. Wei Yan is loyal to the Emperor Liu."

"If Wei Yan leaves, Liang will get rid of this hidden danger first, my lord."

"later……"

"He heard that Liu Wu ran away alone..."

"Sure enough, he took his troops with him overnight and followed him in the snow..."

The cause and effect, the reasons behind this, are finally revealed!

"Sir, you have really devoted all your energy to me, Liu Xuande!" Liu Bei was deeply moved at this time.

Fortunately, there is Zhuge Liang!

Otherwise, maybe Liu Wu would let Wei Yan know someday, and then the traitor would quietly kill his former master! !
"My lord, I have a letter here." Zhuge Liang took out a piece of snow-white silk from his sleeves. His expression was complicated. "This letter was written by my brother Zhuge Jin himself. It just arrived not long ago."

"What is mentioned in the letter is what the eldest son Liu Wu did after he fled to Gong'an..."

Liu Bei suddenly raised his head and looked at the thin piece of silk. How could Jiangdong know what that little beast had done?
Zhuge Liang kept talking: "This letter involves many secrets of Jiangdong. Since Liang and my brother separated, we have served different masters. Therefore, although we have exchanged letters, we have never mentioned the military and political secrets of both sides."

"What my brother said in the letter this time should not be said by him, so I guess that it must be that Marquis Wu who told my brother to reveal the news to us... Zilong!"

Zhuge Liang said to Zhao Yun: "You come and read the letter."

Zhao Yun took the silk and began to recite: "My brother Kong Ming wrote to me personally. Recently, we haven't exchanged letters for a long time. It's not for any other reason, but because of the complicated affairs in Jiangdong..."

"Recently, a brave general suddenly appeared on both sides of the Yangtze River. His name is Liu Zilie! He acts recklessly. Previously, the marriage between Emperor Liu and Princess Jiangdong could not be carried out because this thief held the princess hostage!"

Sun Shangxiang was kidnapped?!
Everyone was stunned.

Liu Bei was even more stunned. He had always thought that Jiangdong was deliberately looking for an excuse to break off the engagement, but he never dreamed that someone had kidnapped Sun Shangxiang!

No wonder, no wonder after Jiangdong broke off the engagement, he kept hesitating and refused to give a reason. The reason was really hard to explain.

But this kidnapper is really bold, he even dares to kidnap the Princess of Jiangdong? !

Zhao Yun: "This thief is really vicious and crazy. Not only did he kidnap the princess, he also took advantage of the situation to cross the river and seize Xiling, which was occupied by Cao thief..."

and many more!

The current commander of Xiling is the one who captured Xiling from Cao Cao.

If what Kong Ming said is true, the commander of Xiling is Liu Wu, then, doesn’t that mean... doesn’t that mean Liu Wu kidnapped the Princess of Jiangdong?
Didn't Liu Wu ruin the marriage plan between the Sun and Liu families? !

Suddenly, the whole hall was silent.

Zhang Fei's eyes widened completely.

Guan Yu stroked his long beard and pulled out a few hairs without noticing. Liu Bei's breathing became more and more rapid, and his face was so hot that it looked like blood was dripping out!
Snapped! ~
"presumptuous!"

Liu Bei smashed a jade cup to the ground.

His eldest son kidnapped his fiancée halfway through the journey. This was a great shame and humiliation! If this got out, Liu Xuande would be the biggest joke in the entire Han Dynasty!

"Gudong~"

Zhao Yun swallowed subconsciously and continued reading: "This thief is really brave. When he seized Xiling, he only had 2,000 men under his command, yet he dared to attack the city brazenly. With a Fang Tian Hua Ji, he broke through the gate of Xiling alone..."

"Cao Ren sent 30,000 troops from Jiangling to attack Xiling. This man had only a hundred cavalrymen, but he dared to charge into Cao's army and capture Cao Ren alive..."

Two thousand soldiers marched down to Xiling, and a hundred cavalrymen captured Cao Ren!

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were stunned.
That was an army of 30,000! How dare Liu Wu confront them directly and even capture Cao Ren alive? !
Hearing this, the anger on Liu Bei's face was replaced by confusion. Was he talking about his eldest son? Although he worked hard for him, he was not so brave.
Zhao Yun: "After defeating Cao Ren, he used Cao's prisoners to exchange for 10,000 Shanyue troops from Jiangdong. Then Cao Cao's main force arrived at Xiling City and attacked it fiercely but could not conquer it!"

"Then, Liu Zilie opened the city gates and led thousands of soldiers to attack Cao Mengde's central army!"

"One person defeated seven divisions and fourteen songs in a row! More than thirty generals in Cao's camp were unable to stop him. He killed Cao's generals Xiahou Dun and Han Hao, and then... captured Cao Mengde alive! He returned to Xiling..."

Kill Xiahou Dun!

Capture Cao Cao alive!

Capture Cao Cao alive!
Zhao Yun was lost in thought and did not read any further.

Everyone was dumbfounded, they were stunned, they couldn't believe it!

Liu Wu, he actually captured Cao Cao alive? ! !
boom! ~
Uncle Liu kicked over the table in front of him!
Liu Bei was angry!

Liu Wu captured Cao Cao alive and did not hand him over to him, which made him more angry than Liu Wu snatching Sun Shangxiang!
If Cao Cao fell into his hands, his great cause of restoring the Han Dynasty would have been accomplished! ! But that rebellious son...

Thinking of this, Liu Bei's veins tensed up and he roared, "Asshole! Rebellious son!"

"This rebellious son has captured Cao Cao, why doesn't he hand him over to me?!"

"Why don't you hand Cao Cao over to me?!"

Zhang Fei wiped the sweat off his head and whispered to himself, "Capturing Cao Cao alive! It's so satisfying to hear that. My nephew is really brave!"

Guan Yu did not speak, but his hand stroking his long beard kept shaking. He had already pulled out more than ten hairs. In his heart, he was actually quite proud of Liu Wu: "Awu is a real hero!"

Zhao Yun took a deep breath and continued reading; "... After Liu Zilie captured Cao Mengde alive, he whipped him with a whip! He also put a sharp sword to his neck and forced Cao Cao to cede more than 30 counties from Xiling to Hefei!"

"This man now occupies a thousand miles of territory and has become a local lord... I am planning something for Uncle Liu, so I must pay close attention to it!"

Zhao Yun finished reading Zhuge Jin's letter.

The hall was silent again, and everyone felt as if thunder had rolled through their hearts, and they were still trembling in their hearts! !

Covering thousands of miles!

More than thirty counties!

Liu Wu, has this made you a local lord?

Then what’s the point of all my running around over the years?
Liu Bei suddenly felt bewildered...

"My lord!" Zhuge Liang stood up slowly and said in a low voice: "Now, whether it is the Marquis of Wu or Cao Cao, they probably don't know the true identity of the eldest son. How should my lord deal with it..."

"Please, my lord, make your own decision!"

……

……

……

call! ~
The wind is howling on the river.

Amid the rolling waves, a fleet filled up its sails and headed straight for Xiling from Jianye.

"Alas, who would have thought that the young general from Shentingling would suddenly become a powerful figure..." Zhou Tai sighed on the bow of the ship: "Now, even the Marquis of Wu dare not underestimate him."

On the leading ship were Zhou Yu, Taishi Ci, Lu Ji and the twelve generals of Jiangdong who were heading to Xiling.

After Zhou Tai finished speaking, everyone nodded subconsciously.

When Marquis Wu received the letter, he was extremely furious. If it were based on his previous temper, he would have ordered troops to attack long ago!

But now he sent this group of people to first get back the princess, Gan Ning and Lu Xun. The difference between them is very obvious. In the final analysis, it is still the fear of that old friend.

At the moment, the generals were filled with emotion:
"It is nearly a thousand miles wide and hundreds of miles long! More than thirty counties! He has established such a foundation at such a young age, and this foundation is just in Jiangbei. How can Marquis Wu not be afraid?"

"This Cao A Man is really a coward. In order to save his life, he cut off such a large area without hesitation?"

"Haha, coward? Cao A Man's move may seem cowardly, but in fact he is extremely cunning! He handed the area from Xiling to Hefei to Liu Zilie. From then on, Liu Zilie stood between the north and the south. Cao A Man stood behind Liu Zilie and watched him fight us!"

"No matter who wins or loses, the one who benefits in the end is still Cao Mengde. This is what they call "while the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits!"

For a moment, everyone was amazed at Cao Mengde's treachery and cunning, and even more amazed at Liu Zilie's sudden rise. The young man back then has now created a foundation that even they have to admire.

Only Jiang Qin looked dissatisfied: "It's fine if this kid has occupied Xiling and Hefei, but why did he write a letter asking to marry the princess? Isn't this a slap in the face of our Jiangdong?"

"Otherwise..." Zhou Yu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: "Liu Zilie's intention to marry the princess may not necessarily be to humiliate Dongwu, but more like he wants to make peace with Jiangdong."

"After all, our old friend is not stupid. He has just established his foundation. What good is there in being an enemy of Jiangdong? That's why he wrote this letter of marriage proposal. The mystery behind this... Marquis Wu also knows it."

Did the Duke of Wu clearly understand what Liu Zilie meant?
Many generals were stunned. Why was the Marquis of Wu still in the hall like that?

"Gongjin is right." The speaker was Huang Gai, a veteran general who had made great contributions in the Battle of Red Cliffs. "The Marquis of Wu not only knows what Liu Zilie means, but he also wants to make peace with Xiling."

"It's just that because our old friend schemed against us so cruelly, we couldn't show our sympathy in public."

"After all, the Jiangdong navy mobilized a large number of troops, but in the end they didn't gain an inch of land. Instead, Liu Zilie took advantage of it. Not only did he take Xiling, he even took Hefei. How can the Marquis of Wu save face?"

"What are you talking about reconciliation with Xiling?"

Huang Gai was, after all, an old minister who had followed Sun Jian in the past. He saw through the twists and turns in the matter at a glance, and all the generals suddenly understood.

Zhou Yu took over the conversation and spoke meaningfully: "We have so many civil officials and military generals in Jiangdong, but this time the Marquis of Wu chose us, who were old friends with Liu Zilie in the past, to go to Xiling. The meaning is obvious!"

"This time, Marquis Wu asked me to come to Xiling to ask for someone, after all, it was just to put pressure on that old friend from Shentingling..."

"Jiangdong can make peace with Xiling, but who will be the primary and who will be the secondary between the two must be made clear first!"

At this point, everyone on the boat had completely understood what Marquis Wu meant, and their intentions for coming to Xiling were also clear to them.

The generals all had bitter smiles on their faces. If it weren't for wise men like Zhou Gongjin and Huang Gongfu, how could these warriors like them figure out the mystery behind such complicated matters?
"I still don't understand..." Jiang Qin raised his last and biggest doubt: "Back then at Shenting Ridge, Liu Zilie was able to suppress the twelve of us with just one horse!"

"With Liu Zilie's ability, why has he remained unknown for so many years, and only became famous today?"

When Jiang Qin finished speaking, everyone was stunned, including Zhou Yu and Huang Gai.

Yes,

With Liu Zilie's abilities, he should have been famous all over the world long ago!
But I have never heard of his reputation in all these years?
What was this old friend planning after lying dormant for so long?

……

The red sun sets in the west, dyeing half of the river red.

Xiling City,
With the help of Sun Shangxiang, Liu Wu slowly climbed to the top of the city wall.

The red clouds dyed the green mountains, and the afterglow of the setting sun illuminated the river.

Sun Shangxiang supported Liu Wu, but her heart was no longer filled with the peace and joy she once had. She just stared blankly at the vast river in the distance...

Not long ago, she received a handwritten letter from her second brother, the Marquis of Wu, telling Sun Shangxiang that the person who was coming to pick her up was on the way and she would be able to return to Jiangdong with Gan Ning and Lu Xun soon.

Sun Shangxiang was completely upset when she received the letter.

She didn't want to go back to Jiangdong, not at all!

Sun Shangxiang's heart was completely attached to Liu Wu. She couldn't even imagine what she would do if she were to be separated from Liu Wu.
Marry Liu Bei?
No, she would rather jump into the river and drown!
If I leave, will the people around me stop me?
Sun Shangxiang was extremely confused for a moment.

At this moment, a sail suddenly appeared in the distance!
Sun Shangxiang was stunned. That was...

Is that a fleet?

call! ~
The oncoming river wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the fleet took advantage of the strong wind to blow its sails and got closer and closer to Xiling City.

The flags on the ship fluttered in the wind.

That is the flag of Jiangdong!
That’s Jiangdong’s fleet!
Sun Shangxiang's face turned snow-white.

Liu Wu, who was standing by, also saw the fleet. He said calmly, "Your second brother's men are here. It looks like they are really going to take you away."

Not only Sun Shangxiang but also Liu Wu received the letter from Jiangdong.

Compared to the letter Sun Quan wrote to his sister, the letter Liu Wu received was more formal and the meaning was very clear...

You, Liu Zilie, want to marry the Princess of Jiangdong, but Jiangdong does not agree!

"No!" After listening to Liu Wu's words, Sun Shangxiang took a deep breath. She seemed to be talking to Liu Wu, but also to herself: "I won't leave! I will never leave Xiling!"

Liu Wu seemed not to have heard what Sun Shangxiang said. He just looked calmly at the Jiangdong fleet on the river.

This Lord Wu is quite fast.

Liu Wu turned his head and looked in the direction of the police.
Someone has arrived from Jiangdong, and I think Liu Bei should have realized what is happening. I wonder who the person might be.

Familiar faces flashed through Liu Wu's mind...

Or he may have a face as red as a date, a long beard supported by his hand, and he is wielding a Qinglong sword.

Some have beards like ropes, leopard heads with round eyes, and hold spears in their hands.

Or maybe it was the handsome man with a feather fan in his hand...

(End of this chapter)