Chapter 84: Adou breaks up with Liu Bei and his son! The phoenix emerges!

Chapter 084: Adou breaks up with Liu Bei and his son! The phoenix emerges!

"Father, if Liu Wu hadn't been there at Changbanpo, would you have thrown me to the ground and made me stupid?!"

At the Gong'an dock, Adou's voice suddenly rang in Liu Bei's ears.

How did Adou know that I had thrown him down that year?
impossible!

I have clearly issued a gag order on this matter, who told Adou?
Liu Xuande was holding his precious son in a daze, and for a moment he even forgot to ask about Zhao Yun. He subconsciously opened his mouth to refute: "Nonsense! Who told you this nonsense?"

Ah Dou pouted and said, "I went to Xiling City to see Liu Wu. Liu Wu said that if it weren't for him, I would have been thrown down by you, my father, and became stupid."

"Father, is this true?"

This damn little beast, how could he say anything out loud!

Liu Huangshu felt guilty, but he shouted, "Of course it's fake. This is clearly a lie he made up to alienate my father and me..."

"Let me ask you, have you personally delivered the letter I wrote to Liu Wu? Where is Liu Wu? Where is your uncle Zilong?"

Liu Bei stared at Adou with hope on his face, his heart in his throat.

When talking about this, Ah Dou's face was full of grievance: "I gave my father's letter to Liu Wu. After Liu Wu read it, he actually allowed Wei Yan to tear up my father's letter and threw it in my face!"

"Liu Wu didn't even let me into the city and drove me away."

"Uncle Zilong has come into the city..."

"But Wei Yan asked me to tell my father that Uncle Zilong will stay in Xiling for a while and will not return to Gong'an for the time being..."

……

Gong'an City, inside the county magistrate's residence.

Mrs. Mi was in the back garden, leisurely pruning a few plum branches.

Tap tap tap! ~
She had just cut a few plum blossoms off the branches when she heard hurried footsteps and then saw the chubby figure of Adou rushing into the back garden.

"Adou?" Mrs. Mi was startled, then smiled and hugged Adou into her arms: "Have you completed the task your father assigned to you?"

Ah Dou looked solemn as he stared at Madam Mi: "Madam Mi, I heard an old story today...

"After Uncle Zilong rescued me at Changbanpo, if it weren't for Liu Wu, would I have been thrown into a daze by my father?!"

At the Public Security Wharf, although his father tried his best to deny the incident, because of Liu Wu, A Dou had never been thrown down, and he was not stupid. His brain was still working well, and he still noticed something wrong from Liu Bei's expression.

There were many people who experienced Changbanpo that year. In addition to my father, it is said that my aunt Mi, who loved me the most, was also there. She must know the truth of the matter.

There was a sudden silence in the back garden.

The smile on Mrs. Mi's face gradually faded: "Who told you such nonsense?"

Adou: "I went to Xiling and met Liu Wu. He said that if it weren't for him at Changbanpo, I would have been thrown into a daze by my father! He also asked me to go home and ask the adults."

Liu Wu?

It's Liu Wu again!

Madam Mi's eyes darkened...

At Changbanpo, Liu Wu did save his life and Adou, but even so, that boy could not use this incident to sow discord between Adou and his son.

"Adou is being silly again!" Madam Mi patted Adou's chubby face, and said in a reproachful way, "Don't you think about who Liu Wu is?"

"In order to compete with you for the position of Crown Prince, he even ignored the brotherhood between you and me. Can you trust his words?"

"Let's take a step back and say that if your father really wanted to throw you down, I'm afraid Liu Wu would want your father to throw you down to death, so that no one would compete with him for the position of Crown Prince. How could he possibly save you?"

Madam Mi comforted Ah Dou in a gentle voice, and Ah Dou's doubts gradually dissipated...

Yup!

In order to compete with himself for the position of crown prince, Liu Wu fled to Gong'an and betrayed his father!
Will such a person really save himself in times of crisis?
How can I believe his words?

Seeing Ah Dou's face relieved, Mrs. Mi quickly added fuel to the fire: "Ah Dou, think carefully about how much your father loves you..."

"At the beginning, he led his troops in a bloody battle in Jiangling City. In order to celebrate your birthday, he even abandoned tens of thousands of soldiers in the city, secretly escaped from the city, and crossed the river to Gong'an overnight!"

"How could your father, who loves you so much, throw you to the ground?"

That’s right, my father loved me so much, how could he throw me down?

Will not,
Father won’t!
Ah Dou kept telling himself that Liu Wu was lying to him...

But Adou could never forget the strange look on his father's face when he asked him about this at the dock.

Ah Dou left the back garden in a daze.
But the echo of Liu Wu still echoed in his mind... [At Changbanpo, if I hadn't been there, you would have been thrown to the ground by Liu Xuande! ]

"I've met the prince."

Adou was still in a daze when suddenly two figures on the side of the road bowed to him.

The two men were none other than Mrs. Mi's brothers, Mi Fang and Mi Zhu.

"Uncles, please don't be polite."

Although Adou was born to Lady Gan, he is now with Lady Mi after all, so Mi Fang and Mi Zhu treat him as their uncle.

Looking at the two elders who had followed his father for a long time, Ah Dou had an idea: "Ah Dou has something to ask my two uncles..."

"I heard that General Zilong came to my rescue at Changban Slope and my father wanted to throw me to the ground, but Liu Wu stopped him. Is this true?"

Ah Dou knew about the incident at Changbanpo?!

Mi Fang and Mi Zhu stayed where they were, both feeling their scalps tingling.

This matter is a taboo in the lord's house. How can they speak up?
If they are not careful, they will be accused of alienating the master and the prince! How can they bear this responsibility?

But it happened that it was the prince who was asking about this matter, and they couldn't hide even if they wanted to.

Mi Zhu looked at his brothers helplessly, and A Dou stared at Mi Fang.

"Prince..." Mi Fang could only bite the bullet and say, "My lord did, indeed, throw the prince down at Changban Slope."

"Liu Wu, did indeed save the prince."

boom! ~
Mi Fang's words were like a thunderbolt ringing in Adou's ears, making Adou's face turn pale.

Did my father really fall down at Changban Slope?
Did Liu Wu really save me? !

Doesn’t that mean that everything Liu Wu said is true?

Is my father lying to me?

Aunt Mi is also deceiving herself? !
Adou was completely stunned, staring at Mi Zhu blankly.

"My Lord, please listen to what I have to say..." Mi Fang noticed that something was wrong with Adou, and quickly continued, "That day, General Long went in and out of Changban Slope seven times to rescue the young master. At that time, the lord was still fleeing, so there was really no reward for him..."

"Without any help, the lord could only make a gesture, pretending to throw the prince to the ground, but not really doing it! This was to win people's hearts. Everyone present also understood the lord's intention. At that time, Liu Wu was closest to the lord, so he took the prince."

"Don't mention that it was Liu Wu standing next to him at the time. Anyone standing next to him would have saved the prince..."

"Although the incident of throwing the young master is true, there is another story behind it. The prince must not believe in rumors... We still have official business to attend to, so we will take our leave first."

The Mi brothers were originally going to meet Madam Mi, but now they were afraid that A Dou would continue asking questions, so they didn't even bother to see Madam Mi and hurriedly left the county magistrate's mansion.

Uncle Mi Fang, his father, and Aunt Mi all said different things. Who is telling the truth?
Did my father ever fall down?
Adou had a confused look on his face and walked forward subconsciously. His mind was full of thoughts about whether his father had ever thrown him down, and he had no idea where he was going.

"Where are you going to play, little jerk?"

Suddenly, a rough voice like thunder woke Ah Dou up. He looked up and saw a man with a leopard head, round eyes and a beard like steel wire. It was his third uncle, Zhang Fei, Zhang Yide!

"Adou greets his third uncle." Although Adou didn't like his third uncle very much, he had no choice but to go forward and greet him since they met on the road.

Zhang Fei looked at his little nephew with a frown on his face, "You little bastard, you are already seven years old! How can you just play around all day?"

"Back then, when your elder brother Liu Wu was the same age as you, he followed your father to sell straw sandals at the market. When he was older, he could wear armor and draw a bow, and fight for your father on the battlefield!"

"You can hardly stand on your own feet now, what kind of talk is this?"

"I think that the first step for you to become independent is to wean your baby. It's ridiculous for a seven-year-old to still be breastfeeding..."

Adou was getting annoyed by Zhang Fei's endless preaching.

Suddenly hearing Zhang Fei mention "Liu Wu", Ah Dou couldn't help but speak up: "Third Uncle, I heard that at Changban Slope, my father wanted to throw me, but Liu Wu saved me. Is this true?"

“Of course!” Zhang Fei slapped his thigh fiercely, his eyes widened: “When Zilong rescued you, my brother was so angry that he almost lost a general because of you, he lifted you up above his head and smashed you to the ground headfirst!”

"You were still in your cradle at that time. If you were hit by that blow, you would definitely die!"

"Even if Zilong wanted to catch you, even if he did, you would probably be a fool if not dead..."

"Thanks to my nephew Awu, he flew over and snatched you from my big brother's hands, so that you, a little loser, can still be alive and kicking today!!"

……

……

Jingnan,

Guiyang County, Leiyang County Government.

Bang! ~
A wine gourd was thrown out of the main hall.

"Bring some wine! Bring some wine!" A drunken voice came from the main hall, "I'm the great sage invited by your uncle Liu, can't you even let me drink a few glasses of wine to satisfy my craving?!"

Outside the lobby,
Several petty officials looked at the wine gourd spinning on the ground, their faces filled with sorrow and they talked a lot.

"This county magistrate has been in office for several days, but he just drinks all day long. What should we do?"

"It's okay for him to drink, but he doesn't even bother to take a look at the official business in this government office."

"Alas, the bamboo slips in the government office are piled up like mountains, and all kinds of official business are covered in dust. If we continue to delay, all the officials in Leiyang County will be reprimanded by Uncle Liu!"

"It's really strange, how could this person be the great sage invited by Uncle Liu?"

"It's hard to say... Let's put it another way. Our eldest son has been giving this county lord money, wine and meat for two consecutive months!"

"Well, we can't afford to offend him anyway, so let's just give him some wine..."

In the main hall,
A man with thick eyebrows, a turned-up nose, a dark face and a short beard, with a strange appearance, was lying on the couch, reeking of alcohol.

"Hiccup! Liu Da'er is blind..." The man on the couch burped, still indignant, "I never thought that a great young phoenix like me, Pang Shiyuan, would be looked down upon by others."

In the past, Mr. Sima Hui, the Water Mirror, once said: If you can get one of them, you can get the world!

The person on the couch was none other than Mr. Fengchu, Pang Tong Pang Shiyuan, who was as famous as Mr. Zhuge Liang.

On the eve of the Battle of Red Cliffs, Pang Tong, at the request of Zhou Yu, went to Cao's camp to propose a plan for chaining the warships. This prevented Cao's warships from breaking free when Zhou Yu burned Red Cliffs and they were burned to ashes.

After the war, Lu Su also recommended Pang Tong to Sun Quan, but Pang Tong's face was not to Sun Quan's liking, so he was directly dismissed by Sun Quan.

When Pang Tong saw that Sun Quan did not use him, he crossed the river in anger and joined Liu Bei on the recommendation of Zhuge Liang.

Liu Bei had heard of Pang Tong's name, but he could not accept Pang Tong's face, so he quietly sent Pang Tong to Leiyang County to be the county magistrate.

"Judging people by appearance! Sun Zhongmou and Liu Xuande are both mediocre rulers..." Pang Tong on the couch became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. He couldn't help but cursed: "I am such a talented person, but they made me a county magistrate?!"

That day,

When Mr. Fengchu learned that Liu Bei had only appointed him as the magistrate of Leiyang County, he immediately became furious and wanted to leave.

But he was stopped by a young man.
The young man tried hard to persuade him and said all the nice things he could before he reluctantly stayed.

Then he personally led the horse and sent Pang Tong to Leiyang County.

When they parted, Liu Wu even greeted Pang Tong as a disciple and asked to be his teacher.

It was not until this time that Pang Tong learned that the young man in front of him was Liu Xuande's eldest son, Liu Wu.

Pang Tong was deeply moved, and he worked peacefully as a county magistrate in Leiyang for several months. During this period, Liu Wu even sent people to send him two months' worth of silver, money, wine and meat, treating him with great courtesy.

pity……

It was a pity that the good disciple he had just accepted provided him with wine and meat for two months, and then disappeared without a trace.

Thinking of this, Pang Tong on the couch sighed: "Alas, my good disciple, my good disciple, without your friendship, there is no point for me to stay in Liu Da'er's four counties in southern Jing..."

"It's time for me to go, Master."

The reason he stayed in Liu Xuande's territory was all for Liu Wu's sake. Now that there was no news about Liu Wu, there was really no reason for him to stay in the four counties of southern Jing.

"Mr. County Master..." At this moment, a clerk holding a full wine gourd carefully walked to the couch and said, "Here is the wine. Please enjoy it slowly."

Hearing the word "wine", Pang Tong's spirits perked up a little. He leaned back on the couch, grabbed the wine gourd and drank it down.

The clerk was about to turn around...

"Come back! Hiccup~" Pang Tong, half drunk, called out to the clerk who was about to leave: "Leiyang is a remote county, very dull and boring..."

"What's new on both sides of the river recently? Tell me about it, and I'll have a drink with you to cheer myself up."

The clerk hesitated for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up: "There is a new thing. Cao Cao was captured in Xiling City in Jiangbei!"

Xiling City was taken over by someone?
That is the gateway to Jiangdong, the most important place that Cao Cao values ​​on both sides of the river!

Pang Tong suddenly sat up from the couch, the alcohol in his body mostly gone: "Tell me in detail, who took Xiling? How did they take it?"

The clerk immediately started to talk nonstop, telling everything he had heard: "I heard that the man who seized Xiling was named Liu Zilie, and he was very brave! At that time, he broke into the city alone, and captured Xiling with 2,000 men..."

"Cao Ren's 30,000-man army besieged the city, but was captured alive by Liu Zilie!"

"Cao Cao's army of tens of thousands came to attack, but Liu Zilie attacked them in the center of the army and defeated more than 30 generals in Cao's camp! He captured Cao Cao alive and returned!"

"Afterwards, I heard that Cao Mengde was forced to cede a thousand miles of land from Xiling to Hefei, all of which belonged to Liu Zilie. I heard that Jiangling City opposite Gong'an was also occupied by Liu Zilie..."

Defeat tens of thousands of Cao’s troops in a row!

Capture Cao Ren and Cao Cao alive! !

Even the three important places of Jiangling, Xiling and Hefei belong to him? ! !
Patter~
Mr. Fengchu just took a sip of the fine wine, which spilled from the wine gourd to the ground...

But Pang Tong didn't care about all this at the moment. He sat on the couch with his eyes wide open, his scalp bursting, and all the drunkenness in his body was gone!
When did such a powerful dragon appear on both sides of the river?
Who has the ability to capture Cao Cao alive and seize three key locations that can determine the situation in all directions?
"Liu Zilie, Liu Zilie..." Pang Tong kept repeating the name: "I have never heard of this person, but such a hero should not be an unknown person."

Liu, Liu, Liu...

Liu?!

Wow! ~
Pang Tong suddenly stood up from the couch, his eyes full of shock.

How smart is Mr. Fengchu?

Liu Zilie seemed to have suddenly fallen from the sky. He suddenly thought of his nominal disciple who he had not heard from for a long time!

"The "Guoyu" says: King Cheng is able to be wise and illustrious, and he is able to rule the country with military might..."

Pang Tong felt his breathing quicken and his throat dry at this moment: "It's him, it must be him!"

(End of this chapter)