Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

Today is destined to be the most surprising day for Meng Huo.

Because, just after he met Zhuge Liang, he couldn't wait to go to his wife Zhu Rong's room to share his guesses, his inclinations, and his opinion of Zhuge Liang's personal charm with her.

At least, from now on, Meng Huo was determined not to believe that the assassination of his daughter was instructed by Zhuge Liang, who was so upright and righteous.

He ran quickly and arrived in front of Madam Zhurong's tent...

He was about to lift the door curtain and step in.

Who would have thought that, standing outside the tent, a voice of surprise, joy and fear was heard from Madam Zhurong.

"So, not only did Guan Suo save you? He also... also... slept with you?"

When this voice was heard, Meng Huo was somewhat confused.

Guan Suo? Who?
Who is sleeping again?

But before he could think about it, another female voice came from the tent.

"mother…"

His tone was a little awkward, but still full of the tenacity and courage that are unique to the children of the barbarians.

It was this female voice that surprised Meng Huo.

No one else!

Yes...it’s the voice of his daughter Huaman.

At this time, Meng Huo was extremely shocked, but also happy. He thought for a moment that he was hallucinating and even rubbed his ears.

At the same time... countless question marks popped up on his forehead.

Wasn’t my daughter Huaman assassinated?

Then why is her voice here?

Wait? Slept with you? Guan Suo?
Meng Huo suddenly reacted and realized something extremely serious, that is, her daughter was still alive, but it seemed that her daughter had been eaten by a pig!

This…

Just when Meng Huo couldn't wait to break in.

Huaman's voice was heard again, "Mother, he is really powerful, just like a reckless elephant, with great strength..."

"So…what are you then?"

"I am, of course, a female elephant in heat..."

What a barbarian answer!

Following Huaman's answer, Madam Zhurong looked a little disheveled at this moment, and Meng Huo outside the door was even more disheveled.

Hua Man seemed to be unaware of how much of a shock his words had brought to his parents. She continued to speak without restraint, "Didn't mother say that father had had up to five concubines at the same time? In that case, Guan Suo is much better than father. That night, he fully... fully..."

Seeing that Huaman was about to chant the number "six"...

only.

"Man'er——"

Meng Huo simply called out to his daughter to stop her from talking without restraint.

Yes…

We can't go on like this!

Is this kind of thing something that can be compared between a husband and a father?

When he saw Meng Huo's flower garland, he jumped up happily and was hugged by his father...

Meng Huo looked at his daughter with pity.

"Man'er, are you okay? Weren't you assassinated? Did you fall off the cliff? Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?"

Meng Huo was looking at his daughter, but Huaman didn't look weak at all after being injured. Instead, she was radiant, and her heart and face were full of rosy, excitement, and joy that could be seen on her face.

It was as if after that night, all the wounds had dried and healed!
"Dad, I'm fine, very fine, there will never be a better time than I am now..."

Huaman's mood was beyond words.

But when she got to this point, she suddenly thought of something, "Oh right... Dad, I forgot that I haven't taken you to see Guan Suo yet? He...he...he is even more powerful than Dad!"

Uh…

Why did these words sound so awkward and confusing to Meng Huo?

This child, why does he speak without thinking and without restraint?
...

...

Changan.

Xiahou Dun, who was stationed here, was eating. But before he put the food into his mouth, he couldn't help but sigh.

Then he put down his chopsticks, closed his eyes and looked worried.

"Dad? Why are you so worried these days?"

His son Xiahou Zizang asked.

Another son, Xiahou Zijiang, also frowned, "Dad, are you worried about the current situation? I heard... in the battle of Luoyang, our Wei army was defeated, Cao Zhen was captured... his life or death is unknown, and Cao Zhang's whereabouts are unknown..."

Xiahou Zijiang said this.

Xiahou Zizang also had something to say, "This is all intelligence from a few days ago. In my opinion, Dad is still worried about the battlefield in Hanzhong. I don't know how the battle there is being fought? Guo Huai is dead, Ma Ji is dead... Li Dian, Xiahou Wei, and Xiahou Rong were captured... Tens of thousands of soldiers were gone in just a few days... In my opinion, it must be that our father is blind, otherwise if our father had gone to be a marshal, how could our Great Wei be in such a state now?"

"Zi Zang——"

This time it was Li Miao, who was sitting at the same table, who spoke up.

Li Miao was also drunk, and for a moment he even had a feeling that these two children were Xiahou Dun's biological children.

It’s simply a matter of which pot you don’t want to open!
Yes, our father is blind!
With the Wei Dynasty in such a state, these words...even if they are facts that were set in stone, how can they be brought forward so openly?
Sure enough, following Li Miao's words, Xiahou Dun's two mute sons shut up.

It is clear…

Now, in this room, except Xiahou Dun, his sons and his clansmen all submit to Li Miao.

In theory, Li Miao is Xiahou Dun's adopted son, but as the situation has developed to this point, his kindness to the Xiahou family is so great that he is no longer just an adopted son.

Xiahou Dun and the Xiahou family had already accepted him, and Xiahou Zizang and Xiahou Zijiang treated him like their own brother.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Xiahou Dun was not at this table, everyone would have to wait for Li Miao to pick up his chopsticks first.

"Cough-cough-"

It seemed that because of his two sons' words, Xiahou Dun started coughing violently and was a little angry.

Li Miao patted Xiahou Dun on the back and said, "Foster father, don't be angry. Zi Zang and Zi Jiang are still young and speak without restraint. They have no ill intentions..."

"Don't I know that they are brave but not wise? They only know how to wield spears and sticks. What's the point of practicing martial arts?"

Xiahou Dun opened his mouth angrily, and the next words became more helpless and dejected: "Practicing martial arts? Practicing martial arts... Can practicing martial arts save the Wei Dynasty today?"

Uh…

These words suddenly choked Xiahou Zijiang and Xiahou Zizang. They looked at each other and muttered in their hearts, this is not what their father said back then!

What my father said back then was that the Cao and Xiahou families were born into a military family in Qiaopei, so as long as they mastered martial arts, they would have a lot of opportunities to achieve great things.
Why now.

"cough…"

Xiahou Dun coughed again, and then changed the subject, "Hannan, tell these two bastards why I am so upset."

"Yes!" Li Miao agreed and said, "It was your sister-in-law who asked your godfather that she wanted to remarry..."

What?
Xiahou Zijiang and Xiahou Zizang looked up suddenly and subconsciously shouted at the same time.

"Princess Qinghe?"

...

On this side, Xiahou Dun was still discussing with his two sons about his daughter-in-law Princess Qinghe's desire to remarry.

On the other side, there was a military fortress a hundred miles away from Chang'an City.

This military fortress built by Dong Zhuo in the third year of Dongping was the famous Meiwu, which was known as "If the plan succeeds, I can dominate the world; if it fails, I can defend it until I die."

At this moment, the guard was still eating leisurely.

Suddenly, the defenders on the city wall rushed in with dusty faces and reported: "General, General, it's bad, it's bad... Guan Yu is leading the Guan family army... The Guan family army has arrived at the city!"

The guard's face was full of disbelief. "What nonsense are you talking about? Isn't Guan Yu in Luoyang? Isn't he at Hulao Pass to resist Zhang Wenyuan? How could he lead the Guan family army here?"

Indeed...Luoyang is a thousand miles away from here!

Besides, even if they came to Chang'an, they would have to pass through Tongguan and Wuguan...

Along the way, Cao Wei has secret sentries everywhere!
Having said that, they in Meiwu had heard a lot about the defeat of Cao Zhang and Cao Zhen, but they had never reported a single piece of news - Guan Yu was leading the Guan family army to attack!

This is unreasonable!
and many more…

The general suddenly came to his senses, "Where did they come from? Where is Chang'an? Shouldn't they attack Chang'an first?"

That’s right, Meiwu is west of Chang’an. If the Guan family army came from Tongguan, then... they should attack Chang’an first!

This is exactly the meaning of Meiwu's existence, forming a corner with Chang'an City and rushing to help at any time...

But now...

"Hanzhong... could it be Hanzhong? Could it be Qinling Mountains? No... is it Ziwu Valley?" The guard just came to his senses...

The defenders were already anxiously saying, "It's really Guan Yu... It's Guan's army, General, go and take a look!"

At this time, the general was stunned, and he rushed to the top of the city with a few soldiers, watching the Guan family army rushing towards them with their knives sharpened...

He could even see clearly the broadsword of the enemy's leading general.

It's not the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade, but it looks sharper than the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade.

As for the leading general, he did not seem to be Guan Yu as he did not have the iconic long beard. But when he raised his head, the guard's legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground.

This god-killing look, who else could it be but Guan Yu?
For a moment, he was so scared that his mouth half opened, drooling, and he stammered: "Guan Yu... Guan Yu is coming..."

The defenders asked, "General, what should we do?"

The general sat down with a crooked mouth, saying in despair, "We only have a few hundred people here? There are only 3,000 people in Chang'an? Defend? What can we use to defend? Open the city... Open the city, surrender, surrender——"

Facing the god-like Guan Yu and his army...

The defender, knowing the disparity in strength, can only make the wisest choice.

--surrender!
--surrender!
...

...

At the foot of Lutou Mountain, under Luofeng Slope, Zhuge Liang was taken into a tent in the barbarian army camp. This was obviously a temporary place of detention. There was nothing in the room except a brazier.

Outside stood a row of barbarian soldiers.

The night wind blew, and the flames flickered. Cheng Yu was leisurely roasting himself by the fire. He looked up and saw Zhuge Liang, and smiled.

"I didn't expect to meet Mr. Zhuge here again... It seems that as envoys of Han and Wei, the strategy of victory or defeat will be revealed in this tent!"

Zhuge Liang walked over slowly, put his hands over the fire and said calmly: "Just outside this tent, there is another big pot set up..."

Cheng Yu seemed to have heard the noise as well. "It seems that if one of us walks out of this tent, we will step into the boiling water!"

Because Cheng Yu was the first one to be imprisoned in the detention tent, he seemed to have had some premonitions.

He wondered, "I can't understand why the Barbarian King didn't use the foolproof strategy I proposed to make him invincible! Could it be that you can come up with something more attractive to him?"

Zhuge Liang replied: "Pretend to agree to my request, then lead the army to withdraw from this dangerous place, and use me as a hostage in exchange for Chengdu. What a brilliant calculation, what a brilliant plot..."

Without waiting for Zhuge Liang to finish his words.

Cheng Yu seemed to be broken, "Why? The Barbarian King didn't use my strategy? Instead, he believed your eloquence! How did you bewitch him?"

"Do I need to be tempted by this?" Zhuge Liang said calmly.

What he actually wanted to tell Cheng Yu was that he treated the Barbarian King and the barbarians with his whole heart without reservation. How could the barbarians not feel it?
Sincerity is the ultimate weapon——

In terms of sincerity, this is how Zhuge Liang completely won over Cheng Yu.

But in the end, Zhuge Liang did not say that.

Perhaps he wanted Cheng Yu to lose less miserably;

Perhaps it was the kindness and compassion in my heart...

Zhuge Liang let out a long sigh and said softly, "There is no need to bewitch her, because the Barbarian princess is not dead in the first place. She came back safe and sound, and she told the Barbarian King the whole truth!"

ah... ah...

Cheng Yu was startled. He felt his legs stagger and he fell to the ground. The tent suddenly became quiet. Cheng Yu almost held his breath. Only a slight crackling sound could be heard from the brazier. This... was undoubtedly the final verdict on Cheng Yu!

Do not…

This is the final judgment on the Wei Dynasty!

Zhuge Liang took a deep breath and said nothing more.

Cheng Yu laughed out loud, "Impossible, absolutely impossible... Oh, Zhuge Kongming, are you bluffing me? You are trying to trick me into speaking... Those barbarians outside the door are eavesdropping on what you and I are saying... Isn't that right? Isn't that right? Haha... I almost fell into your trap!"

At this time...

The barbarian general Wutugu came in with his troops. He spoke to Cheng Yu in a heavy voice.

"How shameless of the rebel Wei to secretly send assassins to murder my barbarian princess and put the blame on Chengdu. Humph... Left and right, drag this rebel Wei envoy out and push him into the oil pan!"

This…

If it were what Zhuge Liang said just now, Cheng Yu could choose not to listen or believe it.

So now...the ironclad facts are before us.

But after only a very brief moment of shock, his expression became calm again. He had experienced all kinds of ups and downs in his life. When there was no food, he dried human flesh! When there was no money, he dug a tomb for the King of Wei. He was the most vengeful person in the Central Plains.

Haha, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, isn't it just death?

What he fears least is death!

At this time, Cheng Yu had stood up calmly. He picked up a bowl of wine and drank it all. Zhuge Liang also stood up slowly and looked at Cheng Yu calmly.

Cheng Yu said, "You won, you got what you wanted! The danger of the southern barbarian invasion...is eliminated! You, Zhuge Kongming, are worthy of the name of Sleeping Dragon, you are really amazing!"

Zhuge Liang shook his head. "It's not that I'm great, but the truth should never be buried. Good and evil will be rewarded in the end... You didn't lose to me, but to the justice and fairness of this world! Even if you were thrown into that boiling oil pot, I would not get what I want... What really gets what I want are the millions of people who were dried into jerky by you, and the countless tombs whose family backgrounds you emptied... You have been an accomplice to the tyrant throughout your life—"

The words came out of his mouth.

"Haha..." Cheng Yu laughed, looking up to the sky and laughing, "What an accomplice to evil. It's worth it for me to hear such words from you, Wolong Zhuge, before I die! Thinking about the evil things I have done over the years as you said, I really don't deserve to die!"

Zhuge Liang slowly stepped back, clearing the way to the door and hell.

His voice continued. "When my master Liu Xuande taught his son, he always said these two things: Do not refrain from doing good deeds even if they are small, and do not do evil deeds even if they are small... Perhaps, this is because he saw farther and deeper, and saw the final chapter of good and evil... and saw the final outcome of good and evil!"

Cheng Yu smiled and said, "Kong Ming, you talk about your master, I also want to talk about my master! I will give you one thing in return. The King of Wei is a talented master. He uses talents in a flexible way. There are many criminals under his command, but these people are the foundation for the Great Wei to set sail! The King of Wei, even if he has done evil, even if he does not admit it, he will change. He is a hero who knows his mistakes, corrects them, and does not admit them... and I am loyal to him, even if it is evil, even if it is a mean act, but we are all real mean people!"

"But your lord, Liu Bei Liu Xuande, haha, he used a word at Baimen Tower to kill Lu Bu with a borrowed knife, repaying kindness with enmity; he threw his child to move his subordinates, this was to win people's hearts; he brought the people across the river, this was to use the people's shelter to protect himself from escape, not to mention... he betrayed his loyalty and sought the territory of Liu Zhang, a fellow clan member of Yizhou, not to mention that he repeatedly abandoned his wife and children... haha, such a person, even if he wins in the end, even if he is not a villain, he is still a hypocrite, a king who will be ten times more sinister and cruel than Liu Bang!"

Having said this, Cheng Yu paused, and his voice became heavier.

he went on.

“When the birds are all gone, the bows are put away; when the rabbits are dead, the running dogs are cooked… Hehe, whether you are Zhuge Kongming, Guan Yu, or even Guan Lin, the rebellious son of the Guan family, what will happen to you in the future? Hahaha… Maybe after the world is unified, in a few years, you will have the same fate as me! You will lose to this hypocrite! This is my advice to you, no… my advice to you, or rather—a curse!”

At this point, Cheng Yu laughed maliciously, drank the wine in the bowl, and then slammed the bowl down.

The remaining wine fell into the fire, and a grand and bright flame suddenly rose up. In the firelight, Cheng Yu walked out.

Walk towards the boiling oil pot step by step.

The first step after he stepped out of the military tent was when he emerged in Dong'e County during the Yellow Turban Rebellion;

The second step was in the third year of Chuping, when he made his reputation known and, judging the situation, joined Cao Cao;

The third step was in the first year of Xingping, when Cao Cao's rear base Yanzhou was attacked by Lu Bu. He was good at military strategy and defended the last city in Yanzhou that was loyal to Cao Cao, thus gaining the foundation and possibility for a comeback.
The fourth step was in the first year of Jian'an, when he and Xun Yu urged Cao Cao to welcome the emperor;
The fifth step was that the army was short of food. He resolutely took on the burden of raising food, and human meat jerky came into being...

There are also steps six and seven...

And the last step of this mission to the Southern Barbarians——

With every step leading to the boiling oil pot, Cheng Yu's memories came to mind. Those fragments of memory, those glorious moments made him fearless and moved forward fearlessly.

He had already reached that high place, and the boiling oil pot was emitting suffocating hot smoke...

Cheng Yu looked back at the way he had come, as if he had seen every step he took. When he raised his head, he saw Zhuge Liang in front of the big tent in the distance. He smiled at Zhuge Liang with great enthusiasm.

Then turned around...

A loud cry, "Long live the Great Wei, long live the King of Wei, long live the Great Wei, long live the King of Wei——"

Having shouted this, he opened his eyes, faced the horror, and fell into the boiling oil pan like a zombie.

But even if his body enters the frying pan...

He seemed to be still calling out with his mind.

——"Long live the Great Wei, long live the King of Wei!"

——"Long live the Great Wei, long live the King of Wei!"

This scene moved all the onlookers very much——

Even Zhuge Liang couldn't help but chant it.

"The King of Wei has found someone——"

At this point, Zhuge Liang quickly gathered his thoughts...

Take your thoughts away from Cheng Yu.

He still has some work to do...

No, he still has a lot of things to do -

The first thing to do is to use the Barbarian King's army to support the lord!

This... this is the huge preparation that Yunqi and Weizhi have made for him.

What he needs to do is to turn this preparation into a weight!

This…

In Zhuge Liang's view, this would be the last straw that broke the camel's back for Cao Cao, no, it would be the last straw that broke the camel's back for the rebellious Wei!
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…(End of chapter)