Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 280 God’s Expression

The previous group of tigers blocking the road, except for the common people who were easy to coax, everyone assumed that it was the "program" created by Baitu.

It's just that Hua Xin has no intention of turning around and turning back, so no matter which side sees it, they won't tell it...

However, the scene at Xiaoshiqiao now has greatly stimulated the fragile hearts of the soldiers and civilians on both sides of the Taiwan Strait!

The people who were already very tired because they had been tortured in the middle of the night suddenly became energetic.

Faced with this wrathful scene from Heaven, the people spontaneously began to kneel down and worship God, especially the South Bank... There were even people from Yangzhou who knelt down in front of Hua Xin's motorcade, begging the General's Palace to comply with the destiny and take back the jade seal!
Even Liu Ye didn't expect that such a thing would happen...

Although in his heart, Liu Ye still believed that this was a conspiracy of the General's Mansion, but... he also looked around, but couldn't find anything like a catapult!
And to be honest, the small stone bridge that was destroyed by "Thunder's Fury" not far away didn't look like it was destroyed by a catapult...

Little did they know that this was one of the research results of the Ministry of Industry this year - black gunpowder.

As a law-abiding citizen, Bai Tu didn't have gunpowder ratios that couldn't be found online on the hard drive, only the most basic principles. But...since the direction had been pointed out, the proportions and so on were just to be tested.

Casting copper cannons is still in the experimental stage, but "black powder" has long been deployed and can be used to mine mountains and mines. However, Bai Tu did not make it public before it was transformed into military power.

Simple gunpowder is actually not very useful. It can only scare the war horses - if the war horses are frightened, the engine will jam.

At least the technological points of the bronze cannon must be pointed out before gunpowder can be considered for official military use...

But it couldn't be easier to blow up a stone bridge or something!
Although Liu Ye didn't know what was going on, he still struggled in his heart not to believe that there was any real destiny - most of the top counselors were like this, and destiny was just an excuse for them to act, not an obstacle.

The bridges were blown up, and no matter how they thought, the team had no choice but to stop first.

Liu Ye also came to the front of the team at this time, specially coming to see Hua Xin. If Hua Xin wanted to return at this time, Liu Ye... at least couldn't lose in words!

With such a big commotion and so many people present, if Hua Xin now pretends to be destined to send the jade seal back to Jinling, it will be really ugly if the Prime Minister's Mansion robs it...

But at least in words, Liu Ye must first occupy the commanding heights and must not be timid.

However, what Liu Ye didn't expect was that when he came to the front of the team, he saw Hua Xin persuading the people...

"Fathers, don't be like this. Xin was ordered by Baigong... Before leaving, Baigong had some strange dreams, anticipating that there might be dangers along the way, and asked Guo Xin to return the jade seal to the court no matter what. Return it to His Majesty!

No matter what the destiny is, whether it is Bai Gong or Lao Chan, he will not hesitate to take this life, and he must return the artifact to the Han Dynasty!Don't persuade me any more! "Hua Xin said touchingly and tearfully.

Not only the people, but also Hua Xin had no intention of changing his mind even if Xu Rong persuaded him.

Even when the people still refused to disperse and the soldiers under his command were willing to turn around, Hua Xin held the jade seal and rushed into the river, as if he wanted to swim across.

The original layer of floating ice on the river on the left and right of the bridge has been shattered by the "Thunder's Fury", exposing the water below.

The surrounding soldiers were still stunned. Hua Xin actually pushed him into the river, even to his knees. Only then did many people react and pull the old man back to the shore.

Liu Ye couldn't help but be moved when he saw it, not to mention the people on both sides of the strait, seeing this scene, even pulled their clothes and stopped the road to cry, and the crying went straight to the sky...

Originally, Liu Ye wanted to keep his words in check, but after seeing this scene, his words changed to: "Hua Lao's heart in boxing can shine on the sun and the moon, but you still have to pay attention to your health."

Hua Xin grabbed Liu Ye's hand and said with tears in his eyes: "Don't worry, Mr. Liu, I will definitely return the jade seal to His Majesty..."

Looking at Hua Xin's look, Liu Ye was a little embarrassed - he was the descendant of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, and he was much more "clan" than Liu Bei, Liu Biao, and Liu Zhang.

Liu Bei claims to be the queen of King Jing of Zhongshan, but everyone knows that King Jing of Zhongshan is a big stallion with more than 100 sons. Who knows whether it is true or false? Even if it is true, there is no limit to "concubine".

The ancestors of Liu Biao and Liu Zhang were both Liu Yu, King Gong of Han and Lu - the son of Emperor Jing of the former Han Dynasty and the brother of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Now they are both later Han Dynasties, and their relationship with the clan is almost twenty generations away.

In comparison, Liu Ye is far less upright than Liu Ye. However, as a member of the clan, Liu Ye has long since given up assisting the Han Dynasty and is following Boss Cao...

Seeing Hua Xin's loyalty, Liu Ye felt a little embarrassed.

"Mr. Hua, go change out of your clothes and warm yourself by the fire..." Liu Ye said quickly.

"Don't just stand there! Haven't you been to the front line? Cut down trees and build pontoons for me!" Ding Feng, the captain of the honor guard, urged his sergeants.

By noon, a wooden pontoon had been erected on the water. As for some heavy vehicle frames, floating wooden boats were also prepared to transport them.

Hua Xin seemed to have caught a cold due to his excessive behavior in the morning and had been resting in the tent.

Of course, Hua Xin was actually wrapped in wax paper below his knees...

After the pontoon bridge was paved, although Hua Xin looked unhappy because of the cold, he still insisted on crossing the bridge immediately and resting after arriving in Ruyin County.

Even Liu Ye couldn't persuade him...

After arriving in Ruyin County, Hua Xin "fell ill" as expected, and it is said that he and his deputy envoy Xu Rong broke up on bad terms. The final result was... Xu Rong would predict a lucky day, and then Hua Xin would go on the road again, while Xu Rong would go back. Mansion.

However, no one can accuse Xu Rong of being unkind. After all, as Taishi Cheng, her duty is to comply with the destiny of heaven. It is difficult for her to go against the will of heaven every time.

What's more, the original plan was for Xu Rong to return.

Especially now, among the people in Huainan and Huaibei, rumors have gone viral that returning the jade seal is "going against heaven."

Changshui captain Zhongji, sent by the little emperor, also joined the convoy at this time and was also very moved by Hua Xin and Bai Tu's integrity.

Although Zhongji was only a "school captain", this "Changshui captain" was one of the eight school captains of Xiyuan, which was the position that Yuan Shu held when he was in the capital. It was a position that was very close to the emperor.

Especially Zhong Ji, who is a diehard royalist...

Neither Zhong Ji nor Liu Ye had any objection to staying in Ruyin for a few days... and there was no reason to object!

Ruyin is already a city under Cao Cao's actual control, so there is no need to worry that Hua Xin will regret it, especially since Hua Xin has already shown his loyalty to the Han Dynasty before, and now he is suffering from the cold, so why can't he rest?
Liu Ye naturally could not guess that when Xu Rongbu calculated the auspicious days, he did not use a tortoise shell or a compass, but a barometer that used high-density liquefied air instead of mercury, and a thermometer that used low-density liquefied air instead of alcohol. , and a jar of dry powder...

The former is used to measure air pressure and temperature, and the latter is used to estimate air humidity after stirring!
When Xu Rong was using these, she couldn't help but think of the first time she saw Bai Tu.

At first, when Bai Tu persuaded her to learn new knowledge, Xu Rong was a little unhappy, thinking that Bai Tu was an amateur commanding an expert.

Predict the weather?Xu Rong thinks that stargazing is enough!

But soon Xu Rong stepped into the "true fragrance"...

It turns out that in addition to astrology, there are also magical indicators such as air pressure and humidity that can be used to estimate the weather!
It's a pity that she was pulled out to be the deputy envoy before she had time to learn it carefully. Now she is doing it according to the form.

Two days later, there were already generals from Jinling. Xingye rushed to Ruyin. Amidst the tension and attention of countless people, he conveyed Bai Tu's meaning - to continue sending the jade seal back. Some abnormalities were just coincidences and no one should be fooled. Discuss!

It was even as if Bai Tu had expected it, and he specifically emphasized that no matter what "coincidence" happened in the future, the jade seal must be delivered to His Majesty.

Bai Tu's firm attitude made Liu Ye and Zhong Ji sigh in relief.

The previous scene was so shocking. If Bai Tu really wanted Hua Xin to turn back, they were still wondering whether they should snatch her away...

North of the Huaihe River, snow often falls in winter. After Hua Xin "recovered" for a few days, Xu Rong immediately discovered that judging from the temperature and pressure, there was a high probability of snowfall in a day.

So Xu Rong notified Hua Xin in advance, and Hua Xin immediately organized the departure - as usual, the people will accompany the team to see them off tomorrow!

Liu Ye sensed some conspiracy about this, and suggested that in view of the previous "disturbing the people", he should cancel the original celebration plan and no longer mobilize the people to welcome him.

However, not only Hua Xin was very excited when he learned about it, but even Zhong Ji also opposed it with all his strength - wouldn't it mean that he represented the imperial court and admitted that this "return of the jade seal" was against the will of heaven and that the imperial court had a guilty conscience?

Seeing that Hua Xin refused to cooperate and even put the jade seal directly in front of him, asking him to either abide by the agreement or take the jade seal back with him, Hua Xin and the convoy returned home... Liu Ye had no choice but to compromise.

One day in advance, the people in the city knew that it was another auspicious day, but... the next morning, the sky felt a little gloomy, and as expected, snowflakes began to fall not long after leaving the city.

Liu Ye was also very upset and suspected that Xu Rong had done it deliberately, but...after all, yesterday, the sky was not gloomy at all, and it was still sunny when the people got the news, so they could not directly accuse the other party.

But fortunately, with the previous "Thunder God destroying the bridge" foreshadowing, the heavy snow on the road now is no longer an "amazing" anomaly.

However, what Liu Ye could not expect was that it was not just as simple as rushing through the snow, but more importantly... in the baggage team behind the team, there were people quietly spreading white powder that could not be detected in the snow along the way.

It didn't take long for people who were walking in the snow to discover him.

They headed north, braving the wind and snow all the way, but behind them... a clear path had melted!
Normally, although there are many of them, with the current cold, they will only trample the snow firmly. But now on the road behind them, the snow has clearly melted away, and even the snow that continues to fall in the sky has fallen on the official road. Nothing can be saved.

If God really exists, then this should be considered an "explicit statement" by now, right?
The snow is falling heavily as we go forward, and we go back to the original path to open up the road to meet...

Even Liu Ye and Zhong Ji would occasionally feel guilty when they looked back. However, Hua Xin's attitude remained firm and he even issued an order: "Don't look back. Violators will be punished with thirty sticks of rods."
(End of this chapter)