Daming: Spoilers about the future, Zhu Yuanzhang collapsed

"Mr. Han, please tell me about my second brother."

After a moment of silence, Liu Bei looked at Han Cheng and spoke.

He was quite curious about his second brother's affairs.

There are also many expectations.

My second brother is extremely brave, a man of great righteousness, and has impeccable abilities.

In the future, it will definitely be very good.

From Han Cheng, I heard about the stories of Wei Yan and many other people, and most of their endings were not very good.

It made him feel uncomfortable.

Therefore, I can't wait to hear some good news to neutralize my mood.

Of course, in addition to these, another reason is that he is very close to his second and third brothers.

I want to know more about the future of my second younger brother.

Han Cheng was not surprised at all when he heard Liu Bei's question.

Given the relationship between Liu Bei and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei was able to hold back until now before asking about Guan Yu.

In fact, this was quite unexpected for Han Cheng.

He nodded immediately and said, "Okay, I'll tell the emperor's uncle."

Having said this, he quickly organized his words and spoke:

"After the emperor's uncle took over the four counties of Jingzhou, General Yunchang was honored as a founding hero and was given the titles of Governor of Xiangyang and General Suppressing Bandits.

At this time, Xiangyang was actually under the influence of Cao Cao and was garrisoned by Le Jin.

So General Guan stationed his troops in the south of the Yangtze River. During this period, General Guan rebuilt the city of Jiangling.

The Jiangling City was built to be as solid as a rock, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

In the 16th year of An's reign, Emperor Liu entered Shu to help Liu Zhang defend against Zhang Lu, and asked Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Prime Minister Zhuge, and General Guan to guard Jingzhou together.

In the 19th year of Jian'an, when the emperor's uncle attacked Luo City, military advisor Pang Tong was shot and killed.

He summoned Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Prime Minister Zhuge to come to Shu for support.

General Guan was stationed in Jingzhou.

After the emperor's uncle pacified Shu, he appointed General Guan Dong to supervise the affairs of Jingzhou.

Authorized to take charge of the Jingzhou area, the part controlled by the emperor's uncle.

It included the four southern counties of Jingzhou, Jiangling, the capital of Nanjun borrowed from Eastern Wu, and nearby Gong'an.

General Guan actually guarded the five counties of Jingzhou.

In the 20th year of Jian'an, Sun Quan learned that his uncle had seized Yizhou and hoped to take back Jingzhou.

The emperor's uncle said: When we get Liangzhou, we will return Jingzhou.

Sun Quan was very resentful about this, so he sent Lu Su to ask for Jingzhou.

The generals of Sun and Liu had a "single sword meeting" in front of the battlefield, arguing with each other, but eventually parted on bad terms...

Oh, by the way, based on this incident, people later created a two-part allegorical saying.

It's like Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou and never returned it.

At the same time, this one-on-one fight was also made into a story.

It is absolutely wonderful.

It is said that Lu Su tried every possible means to claim Jingzhou.

Finally, they planned to invite General Yunchang to the banquet.

Arrange the executioners to take advantage of the opportunity to capture General Guan.

In this way, we can obtain Jingzhou.

Some people advised General Yunchang not to go.

But General Yunchang resolutely attended the meeting, bringing only a small number of followers.

After meeting Lu Su, he behaved calmly.

He didn't even talk to Lu Su about anything related to Jingzhou.

After eating and drinking, he went straight to the riverside with a knife in one hand and Lu Su in the other.

Get on board and leave in style.

This makes Lu Su's ambush useless..."

After hearing what Han Cheng said, Liu Bei couldn't help but nodded secretly.

It was just as I had thought before.

My second younger brother was left behind in Jingzhou to guard the area.

It's a pity to say the least.

If Fengchu Pang Shiyuan had not died in an accident, Kong Ming could have stayed in Jingzhou to help Yunchang.

As a result, he died.

Yunchang could only be left to guard Jingzhou alone.

However, after listening to what Han Cheng said, the idiom that Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou but never returned.

He couldn't help but pause.

What does it mean that Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou but never returned it?
As for Jingzhou, you conquered it with your own ability, okay?
Why pay it back?
It's obvious that Dongwu is trying to cheat.

Can't stand seeing myself living a good life.

Besides, it was Liu Bei in history who borrowed Jingzhou.

It’s different from the Liu Bei I am now.

I haven't talked about these things with Jiangdong yet!
Just as I was thinking this, I heard Han Cheng talking about going to the meeting alone.

Suddenly I felt refreshed.

I couldn't help but praise out loud: "Great! My second brother is truly invincible!"

Liu Bei was never stingy with his praise for his second brother.

Moreover, when he said this, his heart and eyes were full of pride.

Hearing Liu Bei's words, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded to show his agreement with Liu Bei.

However, Zhu Biao next to him couldn't help but want to laugh.

He knew that it was his second brother-in-law who was doing bad things again and deliberately setting a trap here.

Sure enough, the next moment, Han Cheng's voice could be heard continuing to ring.

"Uncle, this story of going to a meeting alone was compiled by later generations.

In order to develop the plot and mobilize emotions, many aspects of artistic processing were carried out.

There are some differences from the actual situation.

The real situation is not that General Guan had left Lu Zijing speechless.

This caused Lu Zijing to suffer a great loss.

But General Guan was speechless after being told by Lu Su..."

What?
When Liu Bei heard what Han Cheng said, he was extremely upset.

It seems a bit surprising.

No... Why does Mr. Han like to speak half-heartedly?
Fortunately, Liu Bei experienced many ups and downs.

In addition, he has the shameless skill inherited from his ancestors.

So, I was just a little stunned, but I soon returned to normal.

His expression was no longer embarrassed.

If I calm down and think about it again, I feel that what Han Cheng said is true.

After all, my second brother is not good at speaking.

And Lu Zijing really has a good eloquence.

If the two of them were to debate about some things in Jingzhou, how could my second brother be able to compete with Lu Zijing in this eloquence?
"…At this time, Cao Cao was advancing towards Zhang Lu in Hanzhong.

The emperor's uncle quickly made peace with Sun Quan.

The agreement divided Jingzhou equally, that is, Jingzhou's Jiangxia County, Changsha County, and Guiyang County belonged to Sun Quan.

Nanjun, Lingling and Wuling counties in Jingzhou belonged to the emperor's uncle.

This is the famous Xiang River boundary demarcation in the history of the Three Kingdoms.

Lu Su and others hoped to maintain the Sun-Liu alliance, but Lu Meng secretly said to Sun Quan:
Guan Yu and his ministers were cunning and fickle.

The reason why Guan Yu did not dare to advance eastward was because you had people like Lu Meng.

If we die in battle, how can you resist Guan Yu?

But Sun Quan was still eager to march north to Xuzhou.

Lu Meng objected, saying: The north has a commuted land area and is a good place for brave cavalry to gallop.

It would be better to eliminate Guan Yu and take control of the Yangtze River.

Sun Quan admired Lu Meng.

However, Sun Quan did not implement Lu Meng's plan. Instead, he mobilized troops from all over Eastern Wu to attack Hefei.

As a result, the Eastern Wu’s military strength in the Battle of Hefei was significantly greater than that in the Battle of Chibi…”

This Lu Meng is really not a good guy!

Is he really just a fighting general?

Unable to shoulder the heavy responsibility and short-sighted!
Haven't you heard the truth that the lips and teeth are cold? Even if I conquer Yizhou, my power is still far less than that of Cao Wei.

It will not be far beyond Jiangdong.

Cao Cao is a sword hanging over both his own head and Jiangdong's head.

It is right for the weak to unite and jointly deal with the strong.

How could this bastard form an alliance between the two families to fight against Cao Cao, but then think of attacking his allies?

What kind of despicable behavior is this?
What kind of short-sightedness is that?
Does he really think that if he fails on his side, he will be able to withstand Cao Cao?
What a joke!
He is indeed a rat from Jiangdong!
Liu Bei was so angry that he wanted to kill Lu Meng...

"...At this time, General Guan had always adhered to the agreement on the demarcation of the Xiang River and did not take advantage of the opportunity to attack the Eastern Wu...

In the 22nd year of Jian'an, Lu Su died of illness, and Lu Meng took over Lu Su's position to guard Lukou.

On the surface, Lu Meng was extremely attentive and generous to General Guan.

But secretly, Lu Meng still longed to kill General Guan..."

The more Liu Bei listened, the more confused he felt.

Those rats over in Jiangdong, if they have the guts, go and fight Cao Cao.

I have no ability and I just want to attack my allies!

"In the 23rd year of Jian'an, Imperial Physician Ji Ben, Minister of the Imperial Household Geng Ji, and Minister of Justice Wei Huang and others plotted a rebellion.

Soon, the matter was exposed and several people were killed by Cao Cao.

Cao Ren was appointed General Who Conquers the South and attacked General Guan.

During the period when Cao Ren was stationed in Jingzhou, he levied corvee labor on a large scale, and the military and civilians in Jingzhou suffered terribly.

The people of Wancheng, who had surrendered to Cao for twenty years, were finally forced to rebel by Cao Ren.

Hou Yin, the defender of Wancheng, and Wei Kai, together with the officials and people, rebelled against Cao and joined forces with General Guan.

Cao Ren led his army to quell the rebellion, captured Wancheng, beheaded Hou Yin, and massacred the entire city.

In the 24th year of Jian'an, the army of the emperor's uncle and the army of Cao Cao fought for Hanzhong, and Cao Cao's general Xiahou Yuan was beheaded by the emperor's uncle's general Huang Zhong.

Cao Cao personally led a large army to fight for Hanzhong, the emperor's uncle defended it, and Huang Zhong robbed the food and grass at Han River?

Cao Cao had no choice but to withdraw from Hanzhong, and Liu Bei occupied Hanzhong...

In July of the same year, the emperor's uncle proclaimed himself King of Hanzhong and appointed Xu Jing as Taifu and Fa Zheng as Shangshu Ling.

General Guan was appointed as the front general, Zhang Fei as the right general, Ma Chao as the left general, and Huang Zhong as the rear general. The Sima of the front army of Yizhou and Fei Shi, the chief of Qianwei, were sent to General Guan's station to grant him the official seal.

When General Guan heard that Huang Zhong was of the same status as himself, he said angrily:
A real man will never be in the same rank with an old soldier!

Refusing to accept the appointment.

Fei Shi said to General Guan:
The person who establishes a kingdom cannot always use the same people.

In the past, Xiao He, Cao Shen and Emperor Gaozu of Han had a very good relationship when they were young.

Chen Ping and Han Xin were later fugitives.

But in terms of status, Han Xin ranked at the top, and there is no hearing that Xiao He and Cao Shen had any resentment about this.

Now the King of Hanzhong respects Huang Zhong for his temporary merits, but in his heart, how can Huang Zhong compare with you?
What's more, the King of Hanzhong and you are like one body, sharing weal and woe.

I think you should not care about the high or low official title, or the amount of nobility and salary.

I am just a messenger, a person who carries out orders. If you do not accept the appointment, I will go back like this.

I just feel sorry for you.

I'm afraid you'll regret it later...

General Guan was deeply moved after hearing his words.

Come to your senses.

I immediately accepted the appointment..."

My second brother is good in every way and he treats the soldiers very well.

There is just one thing that is not so good.

That is to be proud of the superiors and pity the inferiors.

He is a bit too arrogant.

This is both an advantage, but sometimes also a disadvantage.

But fortunately, my second brother is quite obedient.

After Fei Shi's advice, he listened and nothing really happened.

He also kept this poem in mind.

This is a talent.

I can pay attention to this in the future.

If we could get him earlier, we would promote him earlier.

"…General Guan then left Mi Fang, the governor of Nanjun, to guard Jiangling, and General Fu Shiren to guard Gong'an.

He led a large army to attack Lü Chang in Xiangyang and Cao Ren in Fancheng.

During the battle, General Guan was shot in the forehead by Cao Cao's general Pang De.

After Cao Cao withdrew from the battlefield in Hanzhong, he immediately dispatched Yu Jin to lead seven armies of 30,000 people to rescue Fancheng.

At this time, Fancheng had not yet been surrounded by General Guan.

Cao Ren ordered Yu Jin and Pang De to station in the north of Fan.

In August of the same year, it began to rain continuously for more than ten days.

General Guan took advantage of the flooding of the Han River and attacked it by boat, forcing Yu Jin to surrender and capturing Pang De.

General Guan wanted to appoint Pang De as a general, but was rejected, so he executed Pang De.

At this point, the Cao army that came to rescue Fancheng was completely wiped out.

Fancheng, where Cao Ren was stationed, was also in danger. General Guan's army sailed to Fancheng and laid siege to the city.

This is the famous "Drowning of the Seven Armies".

"Great! My second brother is truly invincible!"

Liu Bei couldn't help but exclaim in admiration once again.

This is a great grasp of the opportunity and the swiftness of action.

All are worthy of praise.

Let his second brother be stationed in Jingzhou.

I was not seeing things.

However, when I thought about what Mr. Han had said before about Lu Meng's plans, I felt a little gloomy again.

This... Could it be that in the end, Lu Meng will be the one to suffer the consequences?

"As early as the 23rd year of Jian'an, Sun Lang and other people from Luhun suffered from corvée labor, rebelled against the emperor, and joined the general Guan in the south.

In August of the 24th year of Jian'an, Yu Jin and his seven armies were defeated.

Many bandits south of Xudu received the seal of General Guan from afar.

They are a branch of General Guan.

Even Hu Xiu, the governor of Jingzhou, and Fu Fang, the prefect of Nanxiang, who were appointed by Cao Cao, defected to General Guan.

General Guan's prestige once shook China!"

My second brother is really awesome!

Shocking China!

That's awe-inspiring power throughout China!
Liu Bei was extremely excited.

It makes me feel excited when I listen to it!
"The news of Yu Jin's annihilation reached Chang'an. Cao Cao, who had just lost the Battle of Hanzhong, believed that Emperor Xian of Han was in Xudu, close to General Guan's army.

I want to move the capital to avoid its edge.

Sima Yi, Jiang Ji and others dissuaded Cao Cao,

He believed that Sun Quan would definitely not want to see General Guan succeed, so he could use the promise of granting Jiangnan to Sun Quan as a condition to let him attack General Guan from behind.

Cao Cao followed their advice.

At the same time, Cao Cao sent Xu Huang, Zhao Yan and others to lead troops to rescue Fancheng.

He personally led a large army from Chang'an back to Luoyang, preparing to attack General Guan..."

When Liu Bei heard this, his heart began to hang in his arms.

This... my guess won't really come true, right?

The people of Jiangdong will not really agree to Cao Cao's proposal.

Would he secretly stab his second brother in the back?

When this thought came to his mind, he shook his head vigorously, telling himself not to think too much about it.

Will not!
Certainly not!

Anyone with a discerning eye can see what should be done at this moment.

The real way out is for our two families to join forces and fight against Cao Cao.

If I really suffer a setback here, will Jiangdong be able to get by?
Cao Cao will use military force against them next!
Although Sun Quan is not as good as Sun Jian and Sun Ce.

But he still has some vision.

I definitely won't do this kind of thing!!

(End of this chapter)