Choose Liu Bei at the start, I am the only one who knows the plot of the Three Kingdoms.

Liu Zhang's words stunned Sun Jian and Cao Cao.

It was not until this time that they remembered that Liu Zhang had already been named the King of the Same Character, with the title Yi!

However, the people have no idea what this strange king is. Don’t they know yet?

When we get together, who will take the title of king seriously?

Even Liu Bei did not ask them to kneel before him.

Seeing that Liu Zhang was so disrespectful to him, Cao Cao's old face suddenly turned dark.

"Liu Zhang, don't go too far. Do you really think that if we give you an alien king, you will become the king? We will destroy him easily!"

Seeing someone dare to speak to Liu Zhang like that, Surena wanted to stop him.

Just as he was about to take a step forward, he suddenly felt three gazes and pressure coming directly towards him.

Surena didn't even dare to raise his head, let alone make a sound.

"Humph, so what? As long as I am alive, I am the King of the Others. When you see me as the King, you must kneel down."

Gu Rubing did not expect that Liu Zhang would be so brave. He gave Sun Jian and Cao Cao a warning right from the start. This official was even more arrogant than himself.

Gu Rubing almost laughed out loud.

However, he also knew that Liu Zhang did this just to make his position clear, and that he must have something to ask of him this time.

So at this moment, Gu Rubing was thinking about the purpose of Liu Zhang's visit this time.

Cao Cao and Sun Jian saw that Gu Rubing didn't say anything, and they thought that the stalemate would not be good for their purpose, so they could only stand up and bow to Liu Zhang.

"Meet the Alien King!"

Liu Zhang smiled and nodded with satisfaction, then sat down.

"King Yi, I wonder if you have anything to do this time? If there is anything we can help you with, we will definitely do our best to help."

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhang looked at Gu Rubing who was thinking, and hesitated when he found that he did not say anything.

"I came this time to ask the court to provide us with some food and fodder. Parthia and Rome had experienced a great war and have now merged into the Anluo Empire. However, the previous war consumed too much, and now there is a shortage of food and fodder. Our people are going to starve."

When Gu Rubing heard this, he almost spit out a mouthful of water.

We are short of food and fodder ourselves!

The food and grass he had now would barely be enough to last until the harvest next year if there was no war. But now that a war had broken out, the food and grass he had were only enough to last for two months, and by that time it would only be the New Year, and he still had a hole that had not been filled. What should he do?
After Liu Zhang said this, he looked at Gu Rubing. This was exactly the reason why he came here.

But Liu Zhang didn't expect that Gu Rubing had been silent for a long time.

When Cao Cao saw that Gu Rubing didn't say anything, he knew his chance had come, and immediately waved his hand.

"I am willing to provide a hundred thousand troops and half a year's worth of food and fodder to help you out."

When it comes to food and grass, Sun Jian dared not say a word. After all, his food and grass were still maintained by Cao Cao. Even if he wanted to be tough, he would have to wait until next year at least.

"King Lie, what about you?"

Seeing that Gu Rubing still didn't speak, Liu Zhang finally couldn't help but ask.

"I really can't help you with the food and fodder issue."

Gu Rubing shook his head.

Liu Zhang was suddenly disappointed. He originally wanted Gu Rubing to help him this time, so he stated his position right away. However, he did not expect that Gu Rubing would be the first to state that he could not help. Then why did he confront the two of them right away?
He scolded others and now wants them to send him food and supplies. He even beat them a while ago.

Liu Zhang discovered that what he did was really inhumane!

"Since Caozhou Mu is willing to help me, I really want to thank him. If you have any problems in the future, you can always ask me. I will definitely help if I can."

"Haha, King Yi, you're too polite!"

Listening to what the two said, Gu Rubing frowned slightly. Aren't they taking themselves too seriously?
"You two, have you forgotten whose place this is?"

The two were talking heatedly, but when they heard Gu Rubing's words, the smiles on their faces disappeared.

"King Lie, if you can't help me, then you can't blame me. After all, our Anluo Empire still needs to eat."

"We can talk about this later. Don't worry, I will definitely not let you suffer any loss."

After hearing Gu Rubing's words, Liu Zhang nodded and sat aside without saying anything else. However, Cao Cao kept winking at Liu Zhang.

"Everyone, if there is nothing else, we can go home. Caozhou Mu, in two days, I want to see all your people leave the entire Ba County. Otherwise, don't blame me!"

"Don't worry, King Lie."

After saying this, Cao Cao turned around and left.

Sun Jian also nodded to Gu Rubing and left with a smile.

Gu Rubing brought Liu Zhang to the military camp.

"King Yi, do you want food?"

"Yes! King Yi, our Anluo Empire is really short of food. It won't be long before we have to eat our own children!"

"Don't worry, I can help you prepare the food and fodder you want, but I need your cooperation."

"How do we cooperate? King Lie, please tell me."

Gu Rubing didn't say anything, but looked at Liu Zhang.

"King Yi, who do you think is the strongest among these men?"

"Of course it's you, King Lie."

"Who do you think is the most reliable to work with?"

"Of course it's you, King Lie."

"Since it's all mine, I'll teach you a way that will allow you to get food and continue to cooperate with me. What do you think?"

"Hmm? King Lie, what do you mean?"

"I won't stop your deal with Cao Cao, but I want to grab Cao Cao's grain. Of course, I'll give it to you after I grab it. I'm the one who supports you with grain. You can also spread the word about this to the people in the country. What do you think?"

Liu Zhang did not expect that Liu Bei would be so shameless as to rob other people's food and ask him to praise him.

However, what Gu Rubing said was correct. Gu Rubing is still the strongest in the Han Dynasty. If Liu Zhang offends Gu Rubing, he will probably be destroyed by Gu Rubing soon. In order for Liu Zhang to survive, he can only stand on Liu Zhang's side.

Liu Zhang thought for a long time and nodded.

"It all depends on King Lie's decision."

"Okay, King Yi, you must be tired from the journey, please go down and rest."

After Liu Zhang left, Zhuge Liang came over and gave Gu Rubing a thumbs up.

"My lord, this is a great move. We have robbed Cao Cao's food and grass and given it to Liu Zhang. An Luo will only remember our kindness. At the same time, we can also deduct some of the food and grass after it passes through our hands, and we can also replenish some of our food and grass. As long as we deduct enough times, our food and grass problem can be solved."

Gu Rubing was very pleased to hear Zhuge Liang's praise.

Two days later.

Gu Rubing successfully took over Ba County.

Zhang Liao and Wei Yan, along with the rest of the people, came to Gu Rubing.

Looking at the dried blood stains on the two men's armor, Gu Rubing could imagine what kind of war the two men had experienced.

"Thank you for your hard work. After we unify the Han Dynasty, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."

"My lord, for the sake of the Han Dynasty, we are not afraid of hard work."

After they finished speaking, they knelt on the ground.

"Alright, Wenchang, Wenyuan, both of you should go and have a rest. You must be exhausted after all this time, right?"

After consolidating Ba County, Gu Rubing did not stay in Ba County, but rushed to Guiyang County.

Sun Shangxiang is now in Guiyang County. However, what Gu Rubing did not expect is that he also came with a gift from Sun Jian.

It’s just that Sun Jian said on the surface that it was given to His Majesty, but everyone knew that it was given to Gu Rubing.

Looking at the room full of treasures, Gu Rubing moved them directly into the warehouse without even looking at them.

When Sun Shangxiang learned that Gu Rubing had returned, she immediately came to Gu Rubing.

"You want to send me back?"

Gu Rubing didn't expect that his conversation in Ba County would be exposed so quickly?

This gave Gu Rubing a sense of crisis.

When the three of them met, only some legendary generals were present. Even Liu Zhang, who came later, didn't know what they talked about specifically. Zhuge Liang might know it later, but Zhuge Liang was not a big mouth, so how could he tell Sun Shangxiang?

"How did you know?"

"Now everyone on the street knows about it, why can't I know about it?"

"Do the people know?"

Gu Rubing's face changed. He immediately threw Sun Shangxiang aside and called Zhuge Liang over.

However, before the messenger could leave, he saw Zhuge Liang had already arrived.

"Lord, something happened!"

"Prime Minister, what's the matter?"

"My Lord, it seems that the conversation between you three at the top of the mountain was leaked. When I came back, I met a vegetable vendor at the door, and he actually told me that you were going to send Sun Shangxiang away."

Gu Rubing nodded.

"I just found out about it, and was just about to call you when you came. Prime Minister, who do you think it is?"

"My lord, from what I can see, this kind of thing was definitely not spread by Cao Cao and Sun Jian. After all, if this kind of thing gets out, it will not look good on anyone, so it must have been spread by a group of guys hiding in the dark. My lord, please tell me something so that I can investigate this matter thoroughly."

"it is good!"

After Zhuge Liang left, Gu Rubing looked at Sun Shangxiang and found that her eyes were red.

"You really want to send me away."

"I will send you back to your father. As for the rest, I don't know. Your father will naturally make the judgment."

"You still have to send me away."

Sun Shangxiang suddenly shouted, then turned and ran away crying.

Gu Rubing didn't know what to do at this time. Seeing the guards around him looking at him, he smiled bitterly helplessly.

"What are you looking at? Go stand guard."

Guards, turn your heads away.

Gu Rubing returned to the room, and before he sat down, he received the news that Wei Yi had arrived.

Wei Yi came to Gu Rubing's room.

"I am Wei Xi, a humble commoner, honored to meet King Lie."

"Changqi, stand up and talk. What is the matter with you coming to see me this time?"

"King Lie, this time I came here to borrow someone from you."

"Borrow someone? From whom?"

"Zhao Yun, General Zhao Zilong!"

Gu Rubing looked at Wei Yi with a puzzled look.

Zhao Yun is a legendary general, how can he be lent just like that?

"King Lie, we have already dealt with the Xie family and are ready to take action against the Kong and Yu families, but we do not have the strength to fight them head-on, and they are under the protection of Sun Quan. If we need to take action, Sun Quan will definitely stop us. The best way is for General Zilong to take action, so that we can be sure of success."

"I will consider this."

Wei Yi understood what Gu Rubing meant. It was obvious that the other party did not agree with it.

After Wei Yi left, Gu Rubing gave a helpless smile.

What was Wei Xi thinking about letting a legendary general destroy a powerful aristocratic family?

I was so angry at the beginning that I asked Zhao Yun to do this, which resulted in such serious consequences. Fortunately, the other party did not tell the news to the world, otherwise my reputation would be completely ruined. After all, this was really too bullying.

Not long after, Zhuge Liang came back, but his face did not look very good.

"My lord, I found out that a group of people were spreading the news that we returned in a timely manner. However, after I heard about this, I immediately ordered the city gates to be blocked. Now they are resting in the inn at the city gate. They must have wanted to leave after knowing that we returned, but they didn't make it in time."

"Okay, catch him."

After Gu Rubing gave the order, he felt something was not right, so he led his men to the outside of the inn himself.

At this time, the inn was surrounded by countless soldiers and the entire street was cleared.

But when a group of soldiers rushed in, only corpses came out. It was obvious that the people inside were all very powerful.

Gu Rubing stood outside, looking at the inn, and directly called Zhang Fei who was standing nearby.

"Third brother, you have a loud voice, you should shout the same thing as me."

Zhang Fei scratched his head and nodded quickly.

"Everyone inside, listen."

Zhang Fei followed suit and shouted, "Listen up, everyone inside."

Zhang Fei's voice was indeed loud. Not only inside the inn, but even people on the entire street could hear it clearly.

Gu Rubing was very satisfied with the effect.

"You have been surrounded. Put down your weapons and turn back!"

After Zhang Fei shouted out all of Gu Rubing's words, he looked at Gu Rubing with a puzzled expression.

Gu Rubing was also waiting.

Soon the windows of the inn were opened.

"King Lie, it is impossible for us to surrender. You can send people up. We will kill as many as you send."

"Think about your wives, children and elders. They are waiting for you to return home!"

After Gu Rubing finished shouting, Zhang Fei looked at him in confusion.

"You shout!"

Zhang Fei nodded hurriedly and shouted out Gu Rubing's words.

There was no movement in the inn.

"Hmm? Did the persuasion to surrender fail? Could it be that my professional shouting would also fail?"

Gu Rubing waved at Zhao Yun.

Soon Zhao Yun rushed into the room and walked out carrying someone.

"My lord, there were six people in the room, five of them committed suicide. This person was too timid to commit suicide, so I caught him."

"What? They all committed suicide?"

Gu Rubing did not expect that his ability in persuading people to surrender seemed to be too poor. Five of the six died and the entire army was almost wiped out.

Zhuge Liang standing by could only shake his head helplessly. (End of this chapter)