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Chapter 129 Xuchang
Xuchang, located in Yuzhou, is Cao Cao's headquarters.

After Dong Zhuo's death, Chang'an was in chaos, and the emperor was able to return to Luoyang. However, because Luoyang was dilapidated and uninhabitable, Cao Cao seized the opportunity and brought the emperor and the surviving ministers to Xuchang.

Afterwards, the imperial court was located in Xuchang. From then on, the Xudu imperial court became a place controlled by Cao Cao alone.

Cao Cao realized the benefits of holding the emperor hostage to control the princes, and he regarded the emperor and the court ministers with great regard.

However, due to the invasion of mutants last winter and the recent battle with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao did not have the energy to take care of the court for a while, so Emperor Liu Xie took advantage of the opportunity and secretly sent people to pass on the two edicts.

One copy reached Xinye, Jingzhou, and the other reached Jianye, Yangzhou.

When Liu Xuan led hundreds of people to the outside of Xuchang City, he happened to see Liu Bei's three brothers also arriving outside the city with hundreds of personal guards.

However, at this time, the city gates of Xuchang City were closed tightly, and the soldiers on the city towers were in full formation.

Liu Bei and Liu Xuan's troops were trapped outside the city and unable to enter.

"I am Liu Bei, Queen Jing of Zhongshan. Following the Emperor's order, I entered Xudu to pay homage to the Emperor. Why are you closing the city gates? Do you want to disobey the Emperor?"

Liu Bei rode on his horse and shouted loudly toward the city tower.

But I heard the guard on the tower coldly snorted,

"We are here to guard the gate of Xuchang City under Cao Sikong's order. No one is allowed to lead troops into the city without Cao Gong's order. Just wait and go back."

"Asshole, we are here on the orders of the Emperor. How dare you speak against Cao Cao? Is it possible that Cao Cao's power is higher than that of the Emperor?"

Zhang Fei shouted loudly, stared at the guard on the tower with his big eyes and said,
"You better open the city gate for me now, otherwise when Grandpa Zhang comes to kill you, you will see if Cao Cao can save you."

Zhang Fei's voice was like thunder, which shocked the guard on the tower's eyelids. However, the guard was still condescending and was not shocked by Zhang Fei. Instead, he smiled coldly and said,

"Okay, I want to see how you can attack a city with just a few hundred people and no siege equipment."

After that, he ordered to the defenders on the city wall:
"There are unknown enemy forces under the city who want to force their way into Xudu. Anyone who approaches the city wall will be killed without mercy."

After giving the order, the defenders on the city tower immediately raised their bows and arrows, aiming at the troops of Liu Bei and Liu Xuan below the city.

Liu Xuan looked at the situation in front of him, but he still didn't understand that this was specially arranged by Cao Cao to prevent them from entering the palace.

It seems that the only option is to break in by force.

Liu Xuan glanced at the city wall and said coldly:
"Arrogant man, today I will show you how to attack a city without siege equipment."

After that, he shouted sharply at Lu Bu and the Tiger Camp soldiers behind him,

"The tiger camp obeys orders, and the iron ropes pave the way."

"Fengxian, open the city gate for me!"

"Order!"

Lu Bu and the Tiger Battalion soldiers responded in unison.

I saw a few soldiers from the Tiger Camp rushing to the moat. They raised their arms and fired the arm crossbows at the suspension bridge on the other side of the moat.

The crossbow arrow was connected to a chain made of alloy steel. The barbed crossbow arrow shot into the gap in the middle of the suspension bridge and was successfully stuck. Several Tiger Battalion soldiers put the chains together, and a simple suspension bridge was built in an instant.

This is what the Tiger Camp learned from the Trap Camp.

When he was trapped in the camp, he made chains of alloy steel and captured Qu'a by shooting at the city with an arm crossbow. Cheng Hu knew how powerful this thing was and immediately went to Guangling Workshop to customize a few sets.

The simple suspension bridge was ready, and Lu Bu rushed over with a halberd in one hand. With a kick of his feet, his body flew several meters away.

Lu Bu didn't need to climb at all. He stepped on the iron rope with his feet as if they were walking on flat ground. After a few clicks, he had reached the suspension bridge.

Lu Bu squatted down slightly and stepped on the steel rope with his feet. The soldiers from the Tiger Camp below who were holding the chains also seemed to understand and lifted the chains in their hands sharply. Lu Bu's body used this force to fly directly. Jumping, his feet have already stepped on one end of the suspension bridge.

The suspension bridge is pulled up diagonally by two ropes and fixed to the tower. It needs to turn the steering wheel on the tower before it can be lowered.

Lu Bu stepped on one end of the suspension bridge and danced a circle with Fang Tian's painted halberd in his hand, blocking all the arrows fired from the tower into the river.

Seeing this situation, the soldiers under Liu Xuan and Liu Bei's subordinates all drew their bows and arrows, and fired at the archers at the top of the city, successfully suppressing the attack on the city tower.

Lu Bu swung his halberd, and the huge force directly cut off a rope as thick as an arm.

With another wave of his backhand, another suspension bridge rope was easily cut off.

With a "boom", the suspension bridge fell on the moat, and Lu Bu, who was above it, had already landed firmly, and jumped to the city gate in a single step.

The right arm was slowly pulled back, as if it was accumulating strength.

On this side of the moat, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at Lu Bu like this and looked at each other in disbelief.

"What is he doing?" Zhang Fei asked puzzledly.

"Gathering up strength, it seems that you want to punch the city gate?" Guan Yu, who always had an indifferent expression, also replied with some confusion.

They had fought against Lu Bu, more than once.

Although Lu Bu was brave and powerful, in the eyes of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he was only a little stronger than them.

Even if Zhang Fei thinks that he is in good condition and breaks out with all his strength, it is not impossible for him to surpass Lu Bu in terms of force.

But no matter how brave Lu Bu is, the body is still the body after all, and the city gate is still the city gate.

To physically attack the city gate is something only a fool would do.

However, Lu Bu quickly gave them the answer.

After finishing charging up his right arm, Lu Bu let out a loud shout,
"The Iron Fist of the Mantis Shrimp!"

The fist and forearm were instantly covered with a layer of cyan carapace, the arm muscles trembled, and the cyan fist was ejected.

As fast as lightning, and as powerful as a thousand pieces.

There was a loud "bang", and the heavy city gate creaked, and a large hole about one meter in diameter was directly blasted by Lu Bu's iron fist. The doorposts on both sides were pulled away from the fixed door due to the huge strength. Column stone trough.

The power of one punch is so terrifying!
Lu Bu raised his foot and kicked on the deformed city gate. Finally, half of the city gate could no longer hold up and fell into the doorway.

"This, this, this~~ is really smashing the door." Zhang Fei's eyes were as big as an ox, and his mouth was so shocked that he couldn't close it.

"When did Lu Bu become so powerful?"

Guan Yu said nothing, and his narrow eyes were full of shock.

He has always been quite proud of his force. In previous battles with Lu Bu, even if he could not win, the two sides could still fight hard.

But Lu Bu's punch seemed to hit Guan Yu's heart directly.

It hit him so hard that he couldn't breathe, and a feeling of powerlessness spread throughout his body.

Until Zhang Fei's voice like a broken gong roared in his ears: "Big brother and second brother, the city gate has been broken, let's rush in too."

After that, without waiting for Liu Bei and Guan Yu to say anything, he clamped his legs on the horse's belly and galloped the horse towards the city gate.

Lu Bu smashed open the city gate, and the Tiger Battalion soldiers behind him rushed into the city without hesitation.While the soldiers guarding the city tower were still trapped, they were rushed up by Liu Bei and Liu Xuan's troops.

The person rushing at the front was surprisingly Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei had been keeping an eye on the guard of the city tower. The guard had an arrogant attitude and made rude remarks to Liu Bei before, but Zhang Fei remembered it in his heart.

One man and one spear were killed at the front, but his eyes were always fixed on the guard.

The tower guard was so stared at by Zhang Fei that he desperately retreated while commanding his soldiers to rush towards Zhang Fei.

But at this time, Liu Xuan's Tiger Battalion and Liu Bei's personal guards had already rushed to the city wall.

How can ordinary soldiers be the opponents of these elites? They were chopped off melons and vegetables along the way, which also allowed Zhang Fei to successfully rush to the guard.

Just as he was about to take action, he heard the rumble of horse hooves in the city.

A group of heavily armed soldiers rushed over on horseback, and the general at the head shouted,

"Stop, Mr. Cao has an order, open the door and let him go!"

The guard finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the voice of the general below.

Unfortunately, before the guard could swallow his breath, he suddenly felt a chill in his chest, and a bloody spear pierced his chest.

Zhang Fei held a spear in one hand, raised the body of the guard in the air, and then pretended to be innocent and came down towards the city and asked the general,

"What do you say?"

Me~
The general who came down from the city looked at Zhang Fei and was very angry. But now that the city gates and walls were controlled by Liu Xuan and Liu Bei, the general who came down did not dare to get angry, so he had to repeat solemnly,
"Gong Cao has an order. You can attack to see the emperor. There is no need to fight at the city gate."

"Oh, I told you earlier, I didn't hear clearly just now." Zhang Fei muttered, shook the snake spear in his hand, shook the body of the guard above the city, and said softly, "I told you, Cao Cao can't save him either. you."

Liu Xuan and Liu Bei led their troops into the city, and the two had a chance to talk.

“Mr.

Liu Bei met Liu Xuan on horseback and said with a smile,

"Thank you Ziyan for your concern. I hope everything is fine."

Liu Xuan continued with some complaints,
"Back in Shouchun, I tried my best to set up a scheme for Xuande to get you Shouchun. Why did I abandon Shouchun and go to Xinye without saying a word? What a pity."

When Liu Bei heard this, he couldn't help but think of the hard days he had lived in Shouchun at that time. His face looked a little unnatural, but he soon returned to normal and smiled,
"As a member of the Han clan, Liu Bei only serves the emperor wherever he goes. Why should he stick to Shouchun or Xinye? In the past few years, Liu Bei has made some meager achievements in Jingzhou. The emperor also saw it, so he named me the governor of Nanyang County. Call me into the palace to meet the saint. Every time I think about this, Liu Bei doesn't feel it's a pity to give up Shouchun."

As he said that, a trace of pride flashed across Liu Bei's face and he said to Liu Xuan,
"I wonder why Zi Yan came to Xudu here?"

"Oh, like Duke Xuande, I was canonized and also entered the palace to be a saint." Liu Xuan replied calmly.

"Zi Yan has been in charge of Guangling for several years, and he has only now been granted the title of Guangling County Sheriff? Haha, it's okay. You are still young, so you don't need to care about these false names."

Liu Xuan shook his head and said: "I am not the governor of Guangling County, but the shepherd of Yangzhou. But Xuande Gong is right, these are all false names. Even if the emperor does not confer me the title of shepherd of Yangzhou, Yangzhou is still under my rule and no one can take it away. .”

The smile on Liu Bei's face suddenly disappeared, he nodded awkwardly and said no more words.

Weiyang Palace, above the main hall,

Liu Xuan finally met the legendary Han Xian Emperor Liu Xie.

At this time, Liu Xie was just in his early twenties, but his face looked a little old.

Perhaps due to long-term depression, Liu Xie's face was pale, his eye sockets were sunken, and his body looked a little weak.

Liu Xuan and Liu Bei were summoned into the palace at the same time, flanked by hundreds of civil and military officials. Although most of the military commanders were Cao Cao's subordinates, at least the officials were in awe of the emperor when they were in court.

As soon as Liu Bei stepped into the palace, his straight body immediately bowed slightly, and he quickly moved to the emperor's feet with small steps, and the sound of sobbing could be heard.

Liu Bei knelt on the ground and bowed deeply to Liu Xie. Although he was crying, he still spoke clearly,

"After King Jing of Zhongshan, Liu Bei, the governor of Nanyang County, came to see your majesty. Liu Bei often thought about your majesty's sufferings and could not sleep at night. To see your majesty today is really a sign of mercy from God. Liu Bei's long-cherished wish has come true. He only hopes that he can ride for your majesty in the future. Try your best.”

Good guy, Liu Xuan called him a good guy.

Seeing Liu Bei's emotional performance, Liu Xuan just felt that Liu Bei was really born in the wrong era. This crying scene would definitely be a slap in the face in the era before he time traveled.

However, Liu Xuan was a real "experienced person" and didn't have much feelings for the so-called emperor. He just gave Liu Xie a salute and said calmly,

"Liu Xuan, see your Majesty."

His expression could not be called awe, but even a bit arrogant.

He didn't want Liu Xie but his eyes lit up and he said to Liu Xuan,

"Are you the Queen of Huaiyang, the new shepherd of Yangzhou, Liu Xuan? You are indeed a talented person with a royal demeanor."

"Your Majesty is exaggerating. Your Majesty is the real dragon." Liu Xuan flatly flattered him.

"Liu Bei, get up too." Liu Xie said to Liu Bei on the ground, and then said to the inner court official beside him,

"Today I meet two Han clan members for the first time. I don't know their seniority yet. Please quickly ask for the royal family tree to see how senior I am to Liu Bei and Liu Xuan."

After receiving the order, the inner court official quickly led a team of people out carrying several thick genealogies and began to read and verify them in court.

Soon, the officials of the inner court checked along the genealogy and found Liu Xuan's records.

The 18th son of King Liu Zheng of Huaiyang - Liu Xuan.

When Liu Xuan heard this, he felt a little relieved.When the Huaiyang King's Seal was assembled that day, he was notified by the notepad that the royal genealogy had been automatically updated.

I checked today and it turned out to be the case.

"Your Majesty, Liu Xuan, the son of King Huaiyang, has been verified by the royal genealogy to be a contemporary of your Majesty."

Liu Xie said happily: "It turns out to be Brother Wang. I am not alone."

"Then how senior are Liu Bei and me?"

The inner court official paused and replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Liu Bei stated that he was the queen of King Jing of Zhongshan. Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan, has been hundreds of years ago. It will take some time to verify."

After more than half an hour, Liu Xie became a little impatient, and just listened to the inner court officials,
"Your Majesty, I have traced the lineage of King Jing of Zhongshan, Liu Sheng, and found only the generation of Liu Bei's grandfather. As for the descendants, because Liu Bei's grandfather did not inherit the title, his descendants are not on the royal family tree. Therefore. . . ”

When the imperial official said this, he did not continue.

Obviously, he could not determine whether people who were not recorded in the genealogy were truly Han clan members, and could only leave the matter to the emperor to decide for himself.

Liu Xie's eyes flickered a little, and he looked at Liu Bei who lowered his eyebrows and said nothing, and finally made up his mind and said,
"It's just that my grandfather did not inherit the title. Although it is not in the family tree, it is still of royal blood. Let's see how senior Liu Bei is to me?"

Seeing that the emperor had made a decision, the inner court official replied: "According to the genealogy, Liu Bei is your majesty's uncle."

Liu Xie smiled and said: "It turns out he is my imperial uncle."

As soon as Liu Xie said this, Liu Bei finally cried with joy and choked up again.

(End of this chapter)