Xiaoqi

The general who was confronting the red-faced man stood upright in front of Liu Biao, also holding a long-handled saber, and confronted the red-faced man with a stern look, the blades staggered.The two men glared angrily, their murderous aura charged at each other, although they did not swing their knives to fight, their breaths collided and they tested each other.Stay tuned.

"Hold on!" When the blades were facing each other, Liu Bei, who was at the bottom of the table, hurriedly got up and strode over to the red-faced man.Pressing down the saber in his hand, he said anxiously, "Your Majesty and all the officials are here, how can you use your saber indiscriminately? Put down the saber quickly and apologize to Your Majesty." Apparently, he was called "Second Brother" by Liu Bei. "The red-faced man is none other than Guan Yu Guan Yunchang who warmed the wine and cut Huaxiong.

"Hmph!" Guan Yu snorted coldly.With a stiff neck, he turned his head away, and Quan pretended not to see the princes of the six routes on both sides of the upper-ranking emperor Liu Xiehe hall, but Liu Bei forcibly suppressed the saber in his hand.Then he stood with a knife in his hand, and there was no sign of compromise on his maroon cheeks.

"Tom tom tom!"

Seeing the sudden rise of swords in the hall, the capable generals under the command of the princes from all walks of life hurried to the back of their respective lords, holding long soldiers and waiting in line.Always be on guard against the sudden attack of the two people in the hall.Make sure that your lord is not harmed and is safe and sound.

Liu Xie, who was on the high-ranking throne, watched as a group of military generals broke into the hall without authorization, entered with weapons in hand, and walked behind the princes one by one with their heads high, as if he didn't take him seriously as the emperor, turning a blind eye and showing no respect for monarchs and ministers. present.

Instantly.Liu Xieyi was filled with indignation and blushed.Panting like a cow, he clenched his fists with gnashed teeth, and stared at the many daring generals in the hall with fiery eyes.Just as he was about to sternly question him, Dong Hong took a step forward to block him, waving his hands behind his back, signaling him not to get angry, just wait and see what happens.

Seeing this, Liu Xie forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, bent his spine slightly, and suddenly lost half his stature, leaned on the dragon chair and closed his eyes to fall asleep.However, his heart was turbulent and tumbling violently, a small heart that was not strong was pounding, terrified and terrified.

He thought that after escaping from Li Li's clutches in Xiliang, he would be completely safe, and everything would go back to the scene of Changle Palace six years ago, with all the officials bowing their heads and sitting on the dragon chair, all responding to everyone, commanding the world, who would dare not obey.However, the scene in front of him made Liu Xie clearly aware of his real situation. He was really in danger, and he was completely reduced to a puppet.What kind of emperor is such an emperor? How is such an emperor different from ordinary people?

"Emperor, emperor, hehehe, what a big joke! The majesty is swept away, the oracle is as good as farting, and no one cares about it. The emperor, a majestic man, has fallen to this point. He is just a laughing stock in the eyes of the world, just a decoration!" Close your eyes, Liu Xie laughed at himself secretly, feeling desolate in his heart, extremely bitter and lonely.

Compared with the Chang'an Imperial Palace, the scene in front of me is like a sky and an underground, and there is no comparison at all.Although Li Li in Xiliang was domineering, no one in the main hall of Changle Palace dared to make noise, and it was even more impossible for generals to break into the main hall with weapons in their hands. , Zanbai is not named, and the Tianzi sword is tied around his waist, that's all. (If you don’t go to the court, you don’t have to pay homage: you don’t have to kneel down, you just need to pay respects, and the court is not allowed to call his name directly, and the official position represents him; for example: "General Li Li has an audience", the name can be omitted, it is for "The great general has an audience." This is the special courtesy of the emperor to his courtiers, which symbolizes the lofty status, and the so-called "taboo" comes from this.)

Leaving Chang'an, Liu Xie thought that he would escape from the prison and return to the Ninth Five-Year Supreme like a dragon ascending to heaven, ruling the world and being omnipotent.But he never expected that after escaping from Chang'an, the scene in front of him would turn out to be like this. Without Li Li standing by, who would take him seriously as a young emperor; ?

Frightened and helpless, Liu Xie couldn't figure out what would happen if Li Li stood by his side at this time, would any general dare to break into the hall with weapons in his hand, and would any of the princes dare to yell? , do whatever you want?I'm afraid there is not one, even the seven princes in the hall were frightened into silence, dare not show their spirits, and the generals are more obedient than the other, and no one dares to enter the hall without calling.If Li Li is willing to assist, then the Han Dynasty can be brought back to life. Zhongxing is imminent. Why should the princes of the towns be afraid?Unfortunately

The Han Dynasty is already in decline. Instead of assisting a dynasty whose foundations are rotten and its buildings are about to collapse, and finally end up as a dead dog, it is better to overthrow it and start over.Liu Xie didn't understand this before, or he didn't think about it at all, but now he thought of it.At this moment, Liu Xie came to his senses, and finally realized that everything Li Li did was based on planning and then acting. Perhaps even the escape of himself and the officials from Chang'an was planned and manipulated by him. Get rid of the big burden, so as to realize his long-planned grand plan openly and aboveboard.It's a pity that he realized it too late, he made a wrong step, and could never turn back.

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When Liu Xie came out of his thoughts, the dispute in the hall had also been settled. The two princes, Liu Biao and Liu Bei, who were born in the Liu clan, finally argued and could only fight each other.

As for why the two of them refuse to give in to each other, the root cause lies in Liu Biao.Taking Liu Bei as a soft persimmon and kneading it at will, Liu Bei squeezed his nose to endure the bad breath, but he promised Liu Bei to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, but he never mentioned it in front of Liu Xie. Liu Bei.

As for the matter of recognizing the ancestors and returning to the clan, Liu Bei himself really couldn't bring it up in public, otherwise he would be too eager for quick success, be shamed by the princes of all walks of life, and be easily criticized by the world.But Liu Biao didn't mention a single word, so how could Liu Bei lose face and how could he feel so embarrassing?

Today, it has been nearly two years since Liu Bei took charge of the six counties of Xuzhou. He finally got the imperial seal from Li Li, but he was the governor of Yuzhou.Simply having something is better than nothing, he is now a governor anyway, an upright overlord.Unexpectedly, when he came to pick him up this time, Liu Biao rode on his head again and used him to show his prestige.

The princes of the Seven Routes are divided into seats, according to their strength, he should be in front of Lu Bu and Sun Ce anyway, but unexpectedly Liu Biao deliberately made things difficult for him, and wanted to push him to the bottom seat with a word of good brother.How could Liu Bei be a weak and deceitful person? He immediately made a request, or an exchange of conditions, to exchange seats by recognizing his ancestors and returning to his clan.Liu Biao agreed on the spot, so the seats of the seven princes were decided in this way. Unexpectedly, Liu Biao then left the matter behind, and the discussion in the hall was about to end.

It was already a great disgrace for Liu Bei to be at the bottom, and Liu Biao's reneging on his promise was no less than adding fuel to the flames, which was tantamount to humiliating him in public.Whether it is tolerable or unbearable, Guan Yu's yell completely ignited the anger in Liu Bei's heart. The new and old grudges were counted together, and they immediately tore up the face with Liu Biao, and put on a stance to compete.

However, Liu Bei didn't know that Liu Biao had long made up his mind to use the princes along the way to establish his prestige, so as to deter other princes.

Among the six princes, three are the weakest: Lu Bu, Sun Ce, and Liu Bei. The other three princes Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shu are not good enemies and cannot be easily provoked.Therefore, Liu Biao had already selected three princes as scapegoats for his actions, and since Wancheng had gathered an army of more than [-] princes from six routes, he had to be cautious in raising his prestige so that large-scale siege and massacres could not break out. , lest other princes take advantage of the fire to rob and reap the benefits of the fisherman.Therefore, this time we can only fight for power, and it is not suitable for the two armies to fight with each other. Therefore, it is very important to choose the goal of fighting for power.

Among the three princes, Lu Bu, Sun Ce, and Liu Bei, in terms of strength and fame alone, Jiangdong Sun Ce was the latest to debut and has a shallow foundation, so he should be the first choice, followed by Lu Bu who lives in Xuzhou, and finally Liu Bei.However, in the past year, Jiangdong Sun Ce has been in the limelight, attacking cities and villages continuously, winning every attack and winning every battle, forcibly playing the big name of "Jiangdong Little Overlord".What's more, Sun Ce is still attached to Yuan Shu's account at present, and he is still a general under Yuan Shu's command in name, claiming to pacify Jiangdong for Yuan Shu.In addition, there is another point that has to be mentioned, that is, Jiangdong Sun Ce and Liu Biao are feuds, and his father Sun Jian died at the hands of Liu Biao, so the two sides have been in conflict for many years, and they are at odds.

From this, if Liu Biao uses Sun Ce to make a move to gain power, Sun Ce is young and energetic, and has a strong personality. Once Sun Ce is pushed into a hurry, he will definitely fight him to the end.Coupled with the fact that Yuan Shu was still watching, this forced Liu Biao not to choose Sun Ce, but to shift his target to Lu Bu and Liu Bei.Once the target is determined to be Lu Bu and Liu Bei, it becomes easy, and the candidates are ready to come out.Since it is a fighting general who will establish his prestige, naturally he cannot choose Lu Bu, the number one general in the world, so the only candidates for the sword to establish his prestige are Liu Bei Liu Xuande, the new governor of Yuzhou.

Chapter 908 Looking at the tide of the sea, cutting off the water with a knife

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After the target is determined to be Lu Bu and Liu Bei, it becomes easy, and the candidates are ready to come out.

Since it is a fighting general to stand up, it is natural not to choose Lu Bu, the world's number one general.Therefore, Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, the new governor of Yuzhou, are the only candidates for Liu Biao to choose.

That's him.

In fact, this battle started from the moment Liu Biao entered Wancheng, but Liu Bei was still kept in the dark and didn't notice it.So much so, that he woke up after being teased by Liu Biao for a while, and Guan Yu stood up for Liu Bei and provocatively in public, which undoubtedly hit Liu Biao's arms.

Of course the persimmons had to be soft, and Liu Bei was the only one among the six princes who wanted to say who was the soft persimmon.

In fact, Liu Bei is not a soft persimmon, at least in the eyes of the former Xuzhou Mu Taoqian, Liu Bei is definitely not a soft persimmon, but a hero of the world, a benevolent gentleman who can entrust great things.

However, in the eyes of the princes from all walks of life, Liu Bei is nothing. He is really not a hero.

As for the battle for fame when the Eighteenth Route princes challenged Dong Zhuo, such as Warming Wine and Killing Huaxiong, Hulaoguan Sanying and Lu Bu, it sounds like the same thing, majestic, but in the eyes of the princes from all walks of life It's the courage of the common man, just a clown.

In the battle against Dong Zhuo, there were not many capable generals under the command of the eighteen princes, but everyone was deliberately preserving their strength.It is not easy to take it out to show others, good steel is used on the blade, and they all plan to wait until the attack on Luoyang City is the best time to show their talents.before that.Who would foolishly fight head-on with the Xiliang army, otherwise what would the eighteen princes do?The reason for contacting so many princes is to let some princes who like to show off and try to become famous die in front of them. After all, the Han Dynasty is so big, how can it allow so many princes to coexist in the world.

Therefore, in the battle against Dong, most of the generals who died on the battlefield came from the tents of the princes who were not powerful, and they were destroyed one after another.As for Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao and other princes who really launched the battle against Dong, almost none of their capable generals died in battle.So when the princes competed for the territory, the generals under the command of these princes became more powerful one by one.There are a lot of generals, among which powerful generals can fight for dozens of rounds without losing even if they fight against Lu Bu.It can be seen from this that the battle between the three heroes of Hulaoguan and Lu Bu sounds majestic.It is not.

There were no heroes at that time, so Shuzi became famous.This sentence is okay to deceive the people of later generations, but it is a self-deception right now.The four princes present in the hall at this moment were the instigators of the Battle of Hulao Pass, and they knew it well, so they didn't take the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang seriously at all.

As for the rivalry between Liu Biao and Liu Bei's clan, Liu Biao is indeed a descendant of the Han clan, but what kind of clan is Liu Bei?It has been more than [-] years since the Han Dynasty, and people with the Liu surname have spread all over the world, in every state, county, and even in every county and pavilion.There are not ten thousand children and grandchildren, but eight thousand.If these people all say that they are relatives of the Han family.If you want to recognize your ancestors and return to your clan, and add officials to the ranks, then the thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty may not be enough for these clans to carve up.

So Liu Biao didn't treat Liu Bei as a clan at all. He took a step back and said, even if he was a clan, he was still relentless when it was time to take him into action.

Therefore, facing the public provocation of the red-faced Guan Yu, Liu Biao took the case, and his son Liu Pan, who had already been instructed, immediately stood up to confront Guan Yu.Don't look at Guan Yu's majesty, nine feet tall, silkworm eyebrows and phoenix eyes, red face and long beard, and a green robe; but Liu Pan standing in front of him is also tall and strong, with a stature of nine feet, a strong back, and a fierce spirit. Yu Guan Yu.

The only thing missing between the two is that Guan Yu has been famous for a long time, but Liu Pan's reputation is not obvious, and his family name is unknown.Therefore, everyone knows that the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang are the top fighters in the world, but they don’t know that Liu Biao’s son (nephew) Liu Pan is also a brave fighter with extraordinary talents. He used to be a bandit in his early years. Make friends with martial arts, do not know each other without fighting, personal friendship is deep, and they are known as brothers.

Today, Liu Pan is the number one general under Liu Biao in Jingzhou and the uncrowned king among Jingzhou generals.The fly in the ointment is that Liu Pan is rebellious, self-willed and aloof, and there are few generals in Jingzhou who he can look up to.For this reason, Liu Biao did not reuse him, and would only take him with him when he went out in person. After all, his own relatives were reliable at critical moments, at least compared to other generals.

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"Hahaha!"

In Shilixiang Yage, Yang Lin, Kong Ming, and Guo Shiqi talked happily and laughed loudly from time to time.

"Huh?" Inadvertently, Yang Lin glanced out the window, only to see the seven princes who walked into the lobby of the Sheriff's Mansion half an hour ago, surrounded by many civil servants and generals, came down to the large school field to the east of the mansion gate, and consciously formed a large crowd. In the circle, in the center of the school field, two sturdy generals stood with their horses and swords in their hands. The two sides were fifty steps away from each other, facing each other, and the battle was imminent.

"Hehehe!" Seeing this, Yang Lin laughed loudly while pulling Kong Ming to the window, and said with a smile, "There is something exciting to watch, how can I miss it?"

Guo Shiqi got up and walked to the window, standing on the right side of Yang Lin, and Kong Ming on the left.Seeing the scene in front of him, he echoed with a laugh: "This time, I came here to watch the excitement. I didn't expect that these princes just gathered together, and they would fight so quickly. It was very interesting. The rivalry in the school field The two generals look very mighty, but I don't know who these two are, and which two princes' generals are they?"

Kong Ming continued: "Coincidentally, I followed my uncle yesterday and happened to meet the general in the south of the school field, and the general in the north is Liu Pan, the son of Liu Jingzhou."

After a pause, Kong Mingyao pointed to the general on the south side of the school field, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, this general can be regarded as a long-established and top-notch general in the world. He became famous in the battle of Hulaoguan in the first battle, and became famous all over the world since then. This person is extremely conspicuous, tall and tall, with a red face and long beard, and he prefers green shirts. He is Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang, the sworn brother of Liu Bei and Liu Xuande in Xuzhou."

"Guan Yu? So it's him, hehehe!" Yang Lin was slightly taken aback when he heard the sound, then murmured, squinting his eyes and laughing.

Kongming heard that there seemed to be a special meaning in Yang Lin's laughter, but he didn't know what it was, so he asked softly, "Elder brother also knows this person?"

Yang Lin nodded and said with a smile: "I have never met, but I have heard about it. Xuzhou Liu Bei is able to have what he is today, and he has a direct relationship with his two righteous brothers. Otherwise, how can he have the status he has today as a mat weaver and seller? However, It is said that Liu Bei himself is also a rare martial arts man with great physical strength. He once separated Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who were fighting with each other with just one pair of arms. From this, the three men got to know each other and became brothers with different surnames. .

Needless to say, his third brother, Zhang Fei, is a fierce general who can fight Lu Buli for nearly a hundred rounds. It is said that in the battle of Sili last year, he fought hundreds of times with Xu Chu, one of the five tiger generals under Li Li in Xiliang. In the round, both sides suffered losses in the end, and the results were evenly divided.Although in the end he was severely injured by Huan Fei, the first general in Xiliang, it also showed that Zhang Fei was brave and brave, and he was a rare tiger and beard warrior in the world.

As for the Guan Yu Guan Yunchang in front of him, brother Yu has heard his name, and he also knows that he is Jie Liang from Hedong, who was born in a ranger guarding courtyard, and is extremely brave.It is said that his martial arts are still superior to Zhang Fei's, and apart from Wen Hou Lu Bu, he has rarely met an opponent in this world.I don't know if this statement is true? "

After listening to Yang Lin's narration, Kong Ming sincerely praised: "My brother is very knowledgeable, and he knows the life and origin of the three Liu Bei brothers in detail, like a few treasures, my younger brother admires it very much. To tell you the truth, my younger brother may not know as much about the three Liu Bei brothers. Half of the elder brother. According to my uncle, Guan Yu came from a humble background. He was a knight-errant in his early years, and he was fond of fighting injustices. He fled around because he accidentally killed the son of Lizheng (village head) in the village. , and later met Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, and since then he has become famous, so that he has the prestige today. It is said that he was born with aloofness, good for the poor and despised soldiers, but he preferred to study the art of war. Never tire of watching."

Yang Lin smiled slightly: "In this way, this Guan Yu has a very individual character. He is friendly to the poor, but he looks down on scribes. He is indeed a bit different. He can be called a strange person." The voice stopped abruptly, because the competition on the school field had already begun , Yang Lin looked intently at the two men who were galloping on horseback, with no distractions, and kept silent.

"Tat-tat-tat!" Amidst the rushing sound of horses treading, Guan Yu in a green robe was galloping on his horse, holding a long-handled saber (Qinglong Yanyue Knife) upside down in his right hand. As a result, the stones on the ground splashed sparks more than a foot long.The war horse galloped wildly, wiping the ground with long knives, swift and fierce like a gust of wind, with an imposing manner and extreme might.

Liu Pan, who was facing Guan Yu head-on, was galloping on a horse, holding the knife in both hands, and raising it above his head, waving his ape arms in an arc shape, and the sword, which was more than ten feet long, was full of wind, reflecting a halo, making it hard to distinguish. As for the specific position of the blade, it is impossible to guess where he will swing the blade to attack, sweeping or cutting straight.