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

"My Lord, I understand. I will definitely restrain myself in the future."

Gu Rubing was quite satisfied with Zhong Hui's attitude of admitting his mistakes.

"Okay, go down and rest."

After Zhong Hui left, Zhuge Liang looked at Gu Rubing and opened his mouth, wanting to persuade Gu Rubing to kill Zhong Hui. However, when he saw that Gu Rubing had no intention of killing, he finally gave up.

When Cao Ren saw the remnants of the troops returning from the Yinping Trail, there was no sign of Jiang Wei.

I already have some bad feelings in my heart.

After inquiring, I found out that Jiang Wei had been arrested.

Just when Cao Ren was thinking about rescuing the people, he saw Jiang Wei appear in front of him.

"Boyo, why are you back?"

As soon as he said this, he realized that there was something wrong with what he said, and immediately stepped forward.

"Boyue, did Liu Bei attack you?"

Jiang Wei looked at Cao Ren and knew that he was under suspicion.

"No, I don't know why Liu Bei let me back, but for safety reasons, you should keep me under guard."

Upon hearing this, Cao Ren looked at Jiang Wei awkwardly, but still did as Jiang Wei said and put him under custody.

Jiang Wei understood this very well.

Cao Cao in Chengdu, upon learning of Zhong Hui's rebellion, was so furious that he smashed a teacup and began to prepare to go to Annan.

On the way, I heard that Jiang Wei was captured and then released.

Because of the previous experience with Zhong Hui, Cao Cao also remained suspicious of Jiang Wei.

By the time Cao Cao arrived, Jiang Wei had been trapped in the room for three days.

For the past three days, no one has touched this room except for delivering water and food.

"My lord, Bo Yue has been locked up, you see..."

"Bring it here."

Cao Cao was too lazy to waste time talking to Cao Ren. After losing Jianmen Pass and Yinping Trail, Yizhou no longer had any natural defenses to defend. Cao Ren had indeed caused him a lot of losses this time, so Cao Cao naturally had no good face towards Cao Ren.

Cao Ren also knew that Cao Cao was dissatisfied with him, so he didn't say anything else. Instead, he asked someone to bring Jiang Wei over.

"Jiang Wei, I meet you, my lord."

"Lord? Am I still your lord? Bo Yue!"

After Cao Cao said this, he kept his eyes on Jiang Wei.

Jiang Wei kowtowed to Cao Cao.

"My Lord, I have done nothing to let you down, and I certainly have not joined Liu Bei. Although I don't know how I was released, I only know that I have a clear conscience."

Looking at Jiang Wei's appearance, Cao Cao frowned slightly. He no longer doubted Jiang Wei, but he was still a little worried in his heart.

After all, Anyang is now the last lock guarding the gate of Yizhou. Once this lock is opened, Gu Rubing will be able to reach Mianzhu Pass within fifteen days. Arriving at Mianzhu Pass is equivalent to reaching Chengdu of Yizhou.

"Boyue, I believe you, but you also know that Anyang cannot be lost, so I still need to let you down for a while."

"I understand, my lord, don't worry."

After Jiang Wei finished speaking, he turned around and left, returning to his little room again.

Then Cao Cao looked at Cao Ren.

"Do you know you were wrong about Zhong Hui's matter?"

"My lord, I know I was wrong."

Cao Cao looked at Cao Ren and sighed helplessly.

Gu Rubing's recruiting speed was very fast. In a short time, 100,000 soldiers were recruited. This speed made Cao Cao a little worried.

If it weren't for Gu Rubing's relentless pressure, Cao Cao might have killed Cao Ren long ago.

Gu Rubing followed Zhuge Liang's plan and did not advance further, but began to prepare for defense.

After half a year of fighting, with the 50,000 troops that Sun Jian wanted to bring and the 100,000 troops he himself had mobilized, the originally abundant granary gradually became empty.

After all, Yulin County had stockpiled 300,000 soldiers and horses, plus more than 100,000 from Yizhou and 50,000 from Liangzhou, totaling more than 100,000 new recruits.

This time, the number of people Gu Rubing mobilized to participate in the war reached 600,000. Fortunately, he occupied eleven states. Otherwise, these 600,000 people would have been all in a state of war readiness and would have wiped out Gu Rubing.

However, Gu Rubing wanted to stop the fighting and take a rest, but someone did not want him to rest.

A letter asking for help was delivered to Gu Rubing.

This letter was sent by Lu Su.

After reading it, Gu Rubing frowned immediately.

"Lord, what's wrong?"

Looking at Gu Rubing's expression, Zhuge Liang knew that something big had happened.

"The palace has been lost."

"what?"

Zhuge Liang stood up directly, his eyes widened.

Many of them were in the central area of ​​their territory, and many of them were attacked. Doesn't that mean that their defense line has failed? How can anyone break through their defense line now? And so many defense lines have failed, why haven't they received any news?

Seeing Zhuge Liang's nervous look, Gu Rubing waved his hand and told Zhuge Liang to relax.

And he told Zhuge Liang that it was just the imperial palace, not Xu Du.

Zhuge Liang was somewhat confused about what Gu Rubing meant.

"Zi Jing just sent me a message that all our people stationed in the palace have disappeared, and even the Bai Li soldiers guarding the palace are missing. Chen Dao also tried to send some Bai Li soldiers to enter, but they were all missing. Chen Dao wanted to go in, but was stopped by Zi Jing, who sent me the message."

"Missing?"

Zhuge Liang sat in a chair, quietly thinking about countermeasures.

Now the situation around has stabilized, and several major princes are recuperating. Although there is no ceasefire agreement, the major princes are in tacit understanding. But the incident in the palace at this time made Zhuge Liang wonder if someone was secretly attacking them and didn't want them to be quiet.

"I'll go back and take a look. Prime Minister, I'll leave the frontline matters to you."

"My lord, please take General Zilong with you. I will also assign the Iron Pagoda to you to prevent any problems on the road." Gu Rubing wanted to refuse, but when he thought of the madman Wang Yue, Gu Rubing nodded.

After Tiefutu arrived at Jianmen Pass from Yulin County, he began to escort Gu Rubing back to Xu Du.

There was no danger along the way, but Gu Rubing and Zhao Yun could feel that someone was following them not far behind them.

"My Lord, do you want me to take care of the people behind you?"

"No need. If they want to do something, let them do it. I want to see what tricks Wang Yue can come up with."

However, they were on guard all the way, and the people hiding in the dark did not rush out.

Finally, after entering Xudu, Gu Rubing looked behind him with some disappointment.

Lu Su brought everyone to Gu Rubing.

"My lord, there is a commotion in the palace this time, and I still haven't figured out what's going on."

Gu Rubing looked at everyone and found that they also had confused expressions on their faces.

Now, except for Zhuge Liang who has always followed him, all his think tanks are here. What could have made them have such expressions?

"Chen Dao, tell me what's going on."

Upon hearing this, Chen Dao immediately stepped forward and said in confusion: "My lord, I don't know what happened either."

"On the day when everyone disappeared, I arranged for people to stand guard in the palace as usual. The next day, when I went to check, I found that all the Bai Li soldiers on guard had disappeared. Even the people who were there to relieve them were gone. Now there are rumors in the streets..."

Chen Dao didn't finish his words, but looked at Gu Rubing.

"What's the rumor?"

"It is said that what we did offended the guardian deity of the palace, so the guardian deity took action against us."

Upon hearing this, Gu Rubing slapped the teacup in front of him to the ground.

Seeing this, everyone knelt on the ground.

"What guardian angel? I will go to the palace tonight to stand guard. I want to see what kind of guardian angel is hiding."

When Chen Dao heard that Gu Rubing was going, he immediately stopped him.

"My lord, the palace is not safe now. I'd better go. If something happens to me, please inform His Majesty to move the capital."

After Chen Dao finished speaking, he kowtowed three times to Gu Rubing, then turned around and prepared to leave.

Seeing that Chen Dao was determined to die, Gu Rubing didn't understand. Why did these people prefer to die than to investigate the so-called guardian gods?
"My Lord, us?"

"Zilong, let's go take a look tonight."

"Yes!"

Originally, Zhao Yun was a little afraid of these so-called monsters, but now that he has become a legendary general, he understands what gods are. They are gods, and those who transcend human limits are gods.

The moment they became legendary generals, everyone no longer cared about gods. In their hearts, Gu Rubing was a god, Zhuge Liang was a god, and apart from these two, they themselves were gods.

As night fell, Chen Dao led five hundred Bai Li soldiers into the palace.

It’s not that Chen Dao didn’t want to bring more people, but the main reason is that the Bai Li soldiers suffered heavy losses in recent times, resulting in only these 500 people being available.

These five hundred men all had their respective positions as usual, the only difference was that the legs of these Bai Li soldiers were shaking when they were on patrol.

They had never been afraid in the face of mountains of corpses and seas of blood on the battlefield. Those who could become Bai Li soldiers were the elite among the elite, and none of them had not taken dozens of lives. But now, these elite among the elite even had their legs shaking while patrolling. If they encountered the enemy, how could they have the ability to fight back?

Gu Rubing was very dissatisfied with these people and the monsters they believed in. A so-called patron saint actually made his most elite soldiers lose their combat effectiveness. Wasn't this a joke?

Two hours passed and nothing happened in the palace. Gu Rubing and Zhao Yun, who were hiding on the eaves, looked at the patrolling Bai Li soldiers and felt a little confused. Could it be that the guardian god wanted to sleep and not take action tonight?
At this moment, in a corner inside the palace.

A patrolling team of Bai Li soldiers suddenly saw a group of maids walking towards them, each holding a fruit plate in their hands.

I couldn't help but feel a little envious of the emperor's life.

They can still eat fruits, cakes and drink tea in the middle of the night. They are also fantasizing about when they can be like this too.

At this moment, a Bai Li soldier suddenly found that something hot was sprayed on his face.

Thinking it was tea, he looked at the source and discovered that it was actually the head of his companion not far ahead.

Just as the Bai Li soldier was about to shout, he suddenly found that his mouth was covered by a passing palace maid. Then the palace maid took out a dagger and stabbed it at his neck.

After dealing with this Bai Li soldier, all the palace maids worked together. They were extremely fast and did not hesitate at all. They did things neatly and efficiently. They threw all the bodies of the Bai Li soldiers into the woods nearby, and then pretended nothing had happened and walked away with the fruit plates in their hands.

Soon, another group of people buried all the bodies in the ground.

Fortunately, the palace is so large, otherwise there would not be enough space to bury so many bodies.

These people were extremely fast. Even when Zhao Yun heard the noise and felt something was wrong, everything had already been dealt with by the human world. Even the bodies had been buried, and some green plants had been planted in the soil above the bodies.

Zhao Yun looked at the suspicious place, hesitated for a moment, and did not speak, but continued to wait.

However, such behavior is still happening constantly in the palace.

Gu Rubing watched as the patrol teams appeared less and less frequently, and finally felt that something was wrong.

Taking Zhao Yun with him, he came down from the eaves and began to gather all the Bai Li soldiers.

However, after checking, they found that nearly two hundred people were missing.

Chen Dao was guarding the gate of the palace. He was very sure that no one came in or went out during this period.

Upon seeing this result, the remaining Bai Li soldiers retreated quickly and looked around in horror, fearing that they would be the next.

"Don't panic, go call the people guarding the city. Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground today, we must find out what's going on."

Chen Dao took a few deep breaths to relax his tense mood, then sent a team of people to go to the city gate to call for help.

However, when this team just arrived at the gate of the palace, a group of people suddenly rushed out, quickly dealt with these people, and buried the bodies in a pit that had been dug long ago.

When Zhao Yun heard the strange noise, he immediately wanted to check it out, but when he thought that Gu Rubing was still here and the sound came from the city gate, there shouldn't be any problem. Even if the other party was brave, he shouldn't dare to kill people at the gate of the palace, so Zhao Yun didn't care.

Gu Rubing, accompanied by Zhao Yun, Chen Dao and others, walked around the palace.

However, after walking around for several times, Gu Rubing did not find any suitable place.

Just when Gu Rubing was thinking about going to see Liu Xie, a piece of pastry crumbs that fell on the ground caught Gu Rubing's attention.

This is the imperial palace, and there are people responsible for cleaning the floor every day. How could there be cake residue here? Unless someone brought cakes out at night.

"Has anyone ever come out with cakes this late at night?"

A Bai Li soldier suddenly remembered that a group of palace maids often brought cakes into Liu Xie's room at night, but because they were palace maids, they did not care. (End of this chapter)