Chapter 96 Liu Bei goes to Jiangdong in person! He wants to make Liu Wu's identity known to the world!
Chapter 096: Liu Bei goes to Jiangdong in person! He wants to make Liu Wu's identity known to the world!
rumbling~
On the north bank of the river,

The gate of Xiling City was slowly pushed open...

Da da da! ~
Teams of cavalry poured out of Xiling City, like a torrent, extending into the distance.

About five hundred cavalrymen surrounded a carriage and headed north.

The curtain was slightly opened, revealing Sun Shangxiang's beautiful face like a lotus emerging from water. She looked back at Xiling City, and then pulled the curtain down again.

"Since I was kidnapped by you, I have never left Xiling City."

"I'm a little uncomfortable leaving so suddenly." Sun Shangxiang leaned on Liu Wu's shoulder and whispered timidly.

She had been staying in the deep house in Jiangdong all along. When she went on a long journey for the first time, she was full of longing to marry Uncle Liu.

Then he was robbed by Liu Wu.

In Xiling City, Sun Shangxiang can be said to have witnessed blood and fire, life and death. She is no longer the arrogant little princess.

Now I am leaving Xiling,
But it was to receive the emperor's imperial decree granting marriage!
In just a few months, everything and everyone had changed, it was like a completely different world.

Liu Wu's voice sounded faintly in the carriage: "When I annex the four counties of southern Jing, I will take you to Xuchang to see the emperor."

"Hmm..." Sun Shangxiang's eyelashes moved slightly, and she responded softly, as thin as a mosquito.

She could never have imagined that the person Liu Wu used to endorse their arranged marriage was actually the emperor.

Since the marriage was granted by the Emperor, does it still matter if Liu Bei doesn't acknowledge or approve of it?

In this era of etiquette,

Lord, king, minister, father, father, son.

Although Liu Xie was just a puppet, he was recognized by the world! He was the real emperor of the Han Dynasty!

Now it's not that Liu Bei doesn't give Liu Wu face, but Liu Xie doesn't give Liu Bei face...

God knows how angry Liu Xuande would be on the day the emperor's decree granting marriage was announced!
On top of Xiling City,
Looking at the cavalry column going away, Lu Xun looked solemn: "My lord, I still feel that it is not appropriate for you to go to Xiangyang. After all, Cao Mengde is a treacherous person."

The morning breeze blew Pang Shiyuan's clothes. He picked up the wine gourd, took a sip, and then said, "It's okay. Cao Mengde is indeed a treacherous person, but our lord is a kind man, right?"

The phone is here.

Lu Xun couldn't help but shook his head and smiled bitterly.

He knew his master's methods best.

"After getting the emperor's edict granting marriage, the matter between the lord and the princess, wow..." Lu Boyan smiled.

Pang Tong shook his wine gourd and laughed happily: "Liu Xuande, you are blind. Now that the emperor's edict has come down, how can you still live in this world with dignity?!"

"Princess Jiangdong, my disciple was robbed, so what can you do?!"

……

……

Outside the Public Security City,

The mighty river

At this time, dozens of ships were sailing downstream, quickly heading towards the lower reaches of the river.

A big flag with the word "Liu" is held high!
There were nearly a thousand soldiers accompanying him, all of whom were elite personal soldiers.

On the largest ship in the fleet, a man stood on the deck with a worried look on his face. The depression between his brows could not be concealed no matter what.

He has a pair of big ears and arms that reach below his knees. Although he is not tall and mighty, he gives people a feeling of being honest and loyal.

But his eyebrows do bear some resemblance to the newly-crowned warlords Liu Wu and Liu Zilie.

Liu Xuande, the uncle of the Han Dynasty,
He feels so miserable at this moment!
Ever since Liu Wuxueye left, bad things have happened one after another and there has been almost no good time.

The attacks came one after another...

The invitations sent to Gong'an City included those to Yunchang, Yide, and even to Zhuge Military Advisor, but there was no one from Liu Xuande.

The meaning of this was not made clear by anyone at the time, and Liu Xuande found it difficult to express it!
But this was the most severe blow to Liu Xuande since Liu Wu fled to Gong'an!
Send a message to Zhang Fei.
This shows that Liu Wu still recognizes his third uncle until now.

Send a message to Guan Yu,
This means that Liu Wu still recognizes his second uncle until now!

Sending a letter to Kong Ming showed that Liu Wu still recognized this gentleman and acknowledged the friendship he had shown him when he knelt for three days and three nights on Wolong Hill!
But he didn't send any invitation to his biological father, Liu Bei, Liu Xuande!
The meaning is self-evident, Liu Wu no longer recognizes him as his father! !
All the previous resentment and all the things that were justified were based on Liu Wu's son, but now Liu Wu has completely disowned him.

Many times, you will never know how precious something is unless you lose it.

Looking at the endless flow of the river and the thousands of ships passing by on both sides, Liu Xuande tried his best to recall everything. He remembered that when Liu Wu was born under the ancient mulberry tree, he was not happy at all.

Because the family has fallen into poverty, having one more mouth to feed means more hardship.

He remembered that when Liu Wu was just born, the family was already struggling to make ends meet.

Maybe it's a bet on the future.

Perhaps because he was unwilling to work hard in this life, he took a gamble and went to study under Lu Zhi!
He took away the family's only savings.
When he left, Liu Wu couldn't even speak...

He had never thought that the boy could survive, so when he returned from studying for many years and saw Liu Wu under the ancient mulberry tree, he was greatly surprised.

Liu Bei is back.
There's a new member in the family.

So Liu Wu's mother died.

How can a woman survive if she works hard all day to support this father and son but has no food to eat?

That day, Liu Xuande finally put aside all his dignity, bowed down, and asked Liu Wu: "Awu, who taught you to weave straw sandals?"

The child squatting on the ground weaving straw sandals, preparing to exchange them for food, answered: "My mother taught me."

"She said that although making straw sandals doesn't make as much money as washing clothes for others, at least she can make some money..."

Liu Bei, who was in his prime, said: "Awu, please teach me what I am."

As a child, Liu Wu turned around, full of disbelief: "What is father talking about?!"

On the river,
The wind is strong.

At this moment, Liu Xuande's eyes were already wet.

The big tears rolled down.

Liu Huangshu's thick lips began to tremble: "Awu, Awu..."

"How are these straw sandals made..."

"Just teach me, my father..."

later,
The child followed him to sell straw sandals.
A very long time,
The child could neither eat nor drink well.

Wind and sun,

Hungry,

Sometimes when he begged for food, he would leave half for Liu Xuande...

Until one day,
The child said to him: Father, those two men are heroes, not mediocre people!
Met Zhang Yide and Guan Yu!!
Zhang Fei's family was wealthy.

On the day when Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei swore brotherhood, the child ate so much for the first time...

At this time,
Ta da~
There were footsteps on the deck behind me.

Liu Xuande quickly wiped away his tears and turned around to see that it was Kong Ming.

"What's wrong, my lord?" Zhuge Liang was shocked to see Liu Bei like this.

Although he had seen Liu Bei cry countless times, it was all acting, he was asking for help from others, and he cried in public.

It is quite rare for a person to secretly wipe away tears like now.

Liu Xuande turned his head away, seeming embarrassed.

Zhuge Liang stepped forward and asked: "My lord, what is on your mind? Can't even Kong Ming tell you?"

"Alas!" Liu Bei sighed and gritted his teeth, "I, Liu Xuande, have had great ambitions since I was young. I have been displaced all my life. Over the years, I have been attacked by the Yellow Turban bandits, Cao Cao, and the disloyal Lu Bu who took Xuzhou from me..."

"When have I ever been truly afraid of them?"

"Even if they force me into a desperate situation, my heart is as strong as steel and will not waver in the slightest!"

"Over the past few decades, the person who has truly caused me so much heartache is my own son, Liu Xuande. My own son! My own son wants to kill me with his own hands!" "I am his biological father!"

"Liu Wu, how could he be so ruthless and inhumane?!"

"You are so cautious and are forcing me like this!"

Liu Xuande finally spoke out what he had been holding back for some time.

He was hurt.

The person closest to him is hurt the most. He is the father and Liu Wu is his son. How could a son treat his father like this?

This was beyond Liu Xuande's understanding.

So he couldn't understand it at all.

So he was in great pain.

Zhuge Kongming shook his head helplessly, and was a little angry for a moment: "Liu Wu has done so much for the Lord, I really don't know why the Lord is unwilling to make him the prince?"

Liu Bei was in a trance for a moment, and subconsciously retorted: "I am his father, how could he ..."

"My Lord!" Seeing that Liu Bei was still like this, Zhuge Liang would not continue to argue and said directly: "It is too late to say anything or do anything now. The most urgent thing is to go to Jiangdong in person to control Liu Wu."

"Liu Wu used to be your son, but now he no longer recognizes you as his father, and you are unwilling to bow your head and reconcile!"

"Then it can only be an enemy!"

"Even though we were once father and king, we are now rivals!"

"He married Sun Shangxiang in order to fight for Jiangdong, and then go south to fight the Lord!"

"My Lord, do you still remember why we went to Jiangdong?!"

call! ~
The river breeze blows on my face.

Liu Xuande finally calmed down at this moment: "As you said before!"

“This trip has two purposes.”

"First, I will go to Jiangdong in person to continue the Sun-Liu alliance. Liu Wu's marriage must not be allowed to be agreed to by Jiangdong! It is impossible to be right and easy to speak!"

"Let Liu Wu lose face in front of the world, so that no one will come to him for support and surrender, and cut off his chances of rising in the future."

"The second is to make Liu Wu's identity public and tell Sun Zhongmou that Liu Wu is my Liu Xuande's eldest son, and that he ran away because of a disagreement between father and son..."

Zhuge Liang: "What if they don't believe it?"

Liu Bei pointed at his face and gritted his teeth:

"There must be someone in Jiangdong who has seen Liu Zilie. Let me ask you, how much does his face resemble my Liu Xuande?!"

Zhuge Kongming nodded: "That's it!"

"My Lord, please make the young master's identity known to the public first. This is what we call striking first to gain the upper hand."

"Everyone in the world knows Liu Huangshu, but not Liu Wu."

"My lord has accumulated power for many years, and his virtues have spread far and wide. Everyone in the nine provinces knows him!"

"My lord, you have spoken first. No matter what you say in the future, no one will believe it. No matter whether it is Jiangdong or Cao Cao, people in the world only believe what my lord says!"

At this time,
Liu Huangshu was actually a little flustered...

Liu Wu has been living in hiding for many years.

Unexpectedly, the day would come when his son would be pushed to the forefront and completely exposed to the world.

But, it turned out to be such a situation...

……

……

On the top of the Xiangyang city wall, a large banner with the word "Cao" fluttered in the wind.

Cao Mengde, wearing a cloak, stood on the top of the city wall, looking at the vast land in the distance.

In his hands he held the imperial edict, as well as the emperor's personal letter, which he had read in private countless times.

Occupy eight states of the world,
Dominate the North,

Cao Mengde, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty who holds the emperor hostage to control the princes, is now waiting for someone.

call! ~
The cold wind whistled past, and Prime Minister Cao shivered subconsciously: "In this world, the only person who can make me, Cao Mengde, wait in the cold wind is Liu Zilie."

Yes,

The person he was waiting for was none other than Liu Zilie, the man who had captured Cao Mengde alive and forced him to cede land in Jiangbei!

Although Prime Minister Cao gnashed his teeth in hatred whenever he recalled the night in Xiling City when he was forced by Liu Zilie to cut the soil, he had to admit that Liu Zilie was indeed a rare hero in the world!
Although I hate him, I also admire him.

What's more, now that Jiangbei has him keeping an eye on Sun Quan for him, it really saves him a lot of energy...

"Prime Minister! Liu Zilie is here!" The Xiangyang defender standing nearby woke up Cao Mengde who was a little distracted.

Cao Cao looked around.

Far outside Xiangyang City, hundreds of light cavalry were surrounding a carriage, getting closer and closer to Xiangyang...

……

Rumble, rumble~
A horse-drawn carriage was slowly approaching Xiangyang, and the city wall of Xiangyang could already be seen.

Five hundred light cavalry, armed with spears and bows, gathered tightly around the carriage.

Inside the car, Liu Wu was resting with his eyes closed.

"Zi Lie." Sun Shangxiang followed closely outside the carriage, her face full of worry. "Cao Cao has always been treacherous and cunning. This time we only brought 500 cavalrymen. Isn't that a little too little?"

Sun Shangxiang witnessed the Battle of Xiling with her own eyes.

Relying on the small city of Xiling, Liu Wu destroyed Cao Mengde's reputation and even captured Cao Cao alive. He put a knife to his neck and forced him to cede more than 30 counties' land.

If you say that Cao Cao doesn't hate Liu Wu, Sun Shangxiang will be the first one who doesn't believe it!
Now that Liu Wu's injury has not healed, Sun Shangxiang is most worried that this trip to Xiangyang is a trap set by Cao Mengde!
If Cao Cao sends a large army to surround the city, how can these 500 light cavalrymen safely escort Liu Wu away?
"It's okay." Liu Wu in the car was still calm: "Cao Mengde is still counting on me to intimidate Liu Bei and your second brother in Jiangbei. He can't bear to see me die."

“Hahahaha…” Before he finished speaking, a deep and old laugh suddenly came from the top of Xiangyang City in front of him: “My son Lie, are you all right?”

who?

Five hundred light cavalrymen suddenly urged their horses forward and protected the carriage behind them.

Sun Shangxiang suddenly looked up and saw an old man in brocade robe standing with his hands behind his back under the big banner with the word Cao on it.

She recognized him as Cao Mengde who had been captured.

Seeing that Liu Wu was being taken advantage of by Cao Cao, Sun Shangxiang gritted her teeth and pointed her whip at the top of the city wall: "Cao thief Hu Qin!"

"Roll up the curtains." Liu Wu's faint voice sounded inside the carriage.

The curtains rolled up from both sides.

crunch~
Liu Wu casually took out a large bow from the car.
Draw the bow and draw the arrow.

The bowstring was drawn into a full moon,
The arrow flashed with cold light, pointing directly at Cao Mengde on the top of the city wall!

"Cao thief, you really dare to call me Liu Zilie's adoptive father..."

On top of the city,
Cao Mengde, who had just taken advantage of Liu Wu, suddenly saw Liu Wu drawing his bow and drawing his arrow, and his hair stood on end!

"not good!"

Cao Mengde wanted to hide, but it was too late...

Whoosh! ~
The sharp eagle feather arrow, with a sharp sound of breaking through the air, rushed straight towards the top of Xiangyang City!

In a moment, he approached Cao Mengde's face...

"Prime Minister, be careful!!"

　I'm so tired. Today I wrote three chapters, totaling 13,800 words.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)