Conferred God: Got cramped at the beginning

Chapter 887 The Three Kingdoms
Being able to control the southeast, there must be talented people among Sun Wu, and this is recognized by the world.

However, when a person's talent exceeds a certain limit, what constrains them is no longer their talent, but their insight and their mind.

With the same level of intelligence, one focuses on the world, while the other only focuses on the present. In this chaotic world, if the two were to plot against each other, there would be no doubt that the latter would be outwitted by the former to the point of collapse.

Because a person whose vision is limited to what is in front of him will never be able to see through the former's layout, where it lies, and even cannot guess its intention.

They use their own mentality to guess what the former are thinking - nine times out of ten, they are wrong.

The former looking at the latter is like a man in a well looking at a frog in a well, seeing everything at a glance.

However, as soon as the malice emerged in his heart, a sharp gaze immediately fell on Xun Gongda from a long distance, making Xun Gongda feel cold all over.

Following his gaze, he was shocked to find that Guan Yu in the distance seemed to have sensed the malice emerging in his heart and had already cast his gaze on him.

Further to the side, Lu Zijing had already approached Zhuge Kongming and was discussing something with him.

"Brother Kongming, you have to help me." Lu Zijing chased Zhuge Kongming all the way, talking about the matter in Xiangyang.

Under the changes in the situation of the Three Kingdoms brought about by Xiangyang, Lu Zijing keenly found the most accurate breakthrough point.

That is, let Ji Han take the initiative to give up some interests in Xiangyang, so as to make some other deals with Sun Wu, so as to appease Sun Wu's ministers, so that those ministers will not be alarmed by the sense of crisis and do something unimaginable.

As one of the few people in Sun Wu who could look at the world, Lu Zijing had a very clear understanding of Sun Wu's ministers and aristocratic families.

Although both are aristocratic families, the aristocratic families in Sun Wu are fundamentally different from those in other places.

In both Cao Wei and Ji Han, the aristocratic families among them certainly had the idea of ​​preserving their family strength, but they also dared to take risks and fight for the opportunity to make their families further advanced.

However, the aristocratic families on Sun Wu's side are extremely conservative and extremely averse to risks.

Even though everyone knew that if Sun Wu unified the world, the aristocratic families of Sun Wu would gain huge benefits, the aristocratic families of Sun Wu were not willing to pay the price or suffer losses for it - in their eyes, the aristocratic families of Sun Wu basically only had their own family.

All their calculations were based on the family's current interests, and they only sought to grasp the present without considering the unpredictable future.

Extremely short-sighted, and also extremely realistic.

That is why, when the aristocratic families of Sun Wu sensed a sense of crisis, the decisions they made in order to eliminate this sense of crisis were extremely bizarre.

For example: If at this time, the ministers of Sun Wu realized the threat from Ji Han, and then someone magnified this sense of crisis, then the ministers of Sun Wu could really take advantage of Guan Yu's march north to launch a surprise attack on Xiangyang, and then move closer to Cao Wei.

In fact, after the Battle of Chibi, Cao Wei, which was not good at naval battles, was not a threat in the eyes of the officials of Eastern Wu. After all, since Chibi, Sun Wu had been living in peace here and had almost no time to fight with Cao Wei.

On the other side of the river, Cao Wei and Ji Han were fighting fiercely.

"Brother Kongming, with your vision, you must know the relationship with Xiangyang."

"And given Lord Xuande's character, he would definitely not take the initiative to break the alliance."

"If you take over Xiangyang..."

"If you all work together to go north, I am afraid that some people in Wu will not understand the general situation and force the army heading north to turn back."

"But if you leave people behind to guard Xiangyang, on the one hand, it will be difficult to launch a full attack to the north, and on the other hand, it will further stir up the people of Wu."

"No matter how you look at it, it will do more harm than good to the alliance between us." Kong Ming walked forward calmly, while Lu Zijing followed beside him, walking quickly all the way.

"But if you give up a part of Xiangyang, both sides can defend it together."

"First, the people of Wu can rest assured and will not be provoked by Cao Wei."

"Secondly, you and I can both attack and defend this place, and General Guan can also openly send people to stay here."

"Both you and I can feel at ease. Isn't that the best of both worlds?"

"What Zijing said is also what I think." Zhuge Kongming stopped and held Lu Zijing's hand.

"But Zijing, take a look." As he spoke, the feather fan in Zhuge Kongming's hand seemed to have received the entire Xiangyang City on the fan.

"The soldiers in Xiangyang City were already filled with anger because they were unable to complete the previous battle."

"Now, if we have to give up part of Xiangyang City and take away part of their merits, the soldiers will become restless. What should we do?"

Zhuge Kongming waved the feather fan in his hand again.

"The problem here all stems from the Dragon Clan's defense. Of course, Cao Wei is not a man of honor and the Heaven Court is biased, but there are also people in your Sun Wu who are restless."

"Otherwise, how can Cao Wei alone persuade Pan Chengming?" Zhuge Kongming calmly stated some details that even Guan Yu and his men had not found out - Pan Chengming's betrayal, in addition to the instigation of Cao Wei and the immortals of the Huai League, there were also people from Sun Wu who played the role of middleman and guaranteed Pan Chengming a way out.

Although Lu Zijing was not the person involved in this matter, he was well aware of this - to put it bluntly, if Sun Wu wanted to maintain a secluded peace, then the world could not be unified, and there would be no winner between Cao Wei and Ji Han.

Only when Cao Wei and Ji Han were in a stalemate did Sun Wu have a chance to survive.

If the situation was the same as half a year ago, Guan Yu would have been allowed to seize the brief opportunity to break through Cao Wei and make it difficult for Cao Wei to take care of both ends. Then, Ji Han's four armies would have come out together. Even if Cao Wei was not destroyed, it would have been seriously damaged. At that time, the weakest among the Three Kingdoms would have become Sun Wu - and as a strong country, Ji Han brought much greater pressure to Sun Wu than Cao Wei.

The natural barrier of the Yangtze River is nothing compared to Ji Han, who has the support of the dragon clan and a powerful navy.

It was precisely because of this that the incident half a year ago happened, when the people of the Three Kingdoms worked together to suppress Guan Yu's military power.

The reason why Guan Yu and Xu Yuanzhi did not find any traces of Sun Wu was because Zhuge Kongming had already erased those traces earlier.

"Brother Kong Ming."

"Please trouble Brother Kong Ming to make some concessions for the sake of the overall situation for both us." Lu Zijing continued to plead.

"Brother Kong Ming."

"Brother Kong Ming."

"Zijing, calm down." Zhuge Kongming brought Lu Zijing to the bank of the Yangtze River. "Even if it is for the overall interests of both sides, the soldiers in Xiangyang should be appeased."

Before setting out from Chengdu, he had already discussed the matter of Xiangyang with Liu Xuande, and Liu Xuande also wrote a letter to Guan Yu personally for this purpose - Ji Han would not take the initiative to break the alliance, so for the overall situation of both parties and for the stability of both parties, they, Ji Han, would eventually have to give Sun Wu a guarantee.

And part of Xiangyang is the best guarantee.

However, even so, this part of Xiangyang cannot be given away for no reason.

"Okay, okay." Lu Zijing was relieved. It was just a price. As far as the situation in Sun Wu was concerned, as long as those aristocratic families could be reassured, even if the emperor of Sun Wu was unwilling to pay the price, those aristocratic families would force him to pay it.

"After experiencing this, perhaps it will inspire the Supreme to suppress the aristocratic families and then head north. This may not be a bad thing for our Wu Kingdom." Lu Zijing thought to himself.

"Two things." Zhuge Kongming then held up two fingers. "If Zijing can agree to my request, I can persuade General Guan to build a water fort for you outside Xiangyang."

"Brother Kongming, please speak." Lu Zijing said.

"First of all, Madam Jiaoji went back to Wu to visit her relatives and has not returned since then. I would like to ask His Majesty Zhongmou to allow Madam to return."

"Of course, of course." Lu Zijing nodded.

"The second thing." Zhuge Kongming kept it a secret and glanced at Lu Zijing.

"Brother Zijing has the ambition to conquer the world, but he is trapped in Sun Wu. Why don't you abandon Sun Wu and serve my lord?"

"My lord's ambition, my lord's heart, my lord's sincerity, and Zijing's talent and character, don't they complement each other?"

"Brother Kongming, this is not a joke." Zhuge Kongming's words almost frightened Lu Zijing so much that he fell from the bank into the river.

"Brother Zijing, if you think I'm joking, then it's just a joke."

"The second thing is, regarding Pan Chengming's matter, my lord will not pursue it for the sake of the overall situation, but you, the Wu Kingdom, should give General Guan an explanation no matter what."

"Contact Pan Chengming's Lü Ziheng and hand him over."

"Alas." Hearing this, Lu Zijing could only sigh and nodded helplessly.

……

After another two or three days, this grand sacrifice finally began.

The two gods who accepted the sacrifice, both Ao Bing and Li Nu, had a very high status in the human world.

Not to mention the White Tiger and the Li Girl, as a symbol of war, her existence is impossible to avoid in this chaotic world.

As for Qinglong, his reputation and status in the world are much higher than that of Baihu.

Looking at all the gods in heaven, the only one whose reputation on earth can surpass Ao Bing is the Jade Emperor - and even so, he still took advantage of the title of Heavenly Emperor.

Let’s take a look at the legends that Ao Bing left behind in the human world:
That was an act of loyalty.

As well as during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Mandate of Heaven was "bestowed" on Xiqi.

And Haojing was destroyed as a punishment.

Even in the end, the First Emperor died.

……

To put it bluntly, Ao Bing's existence, his legends, and his image have already fallen into every aspect of the human dynasty and are closely related to the rise and fall of the human dynasty.

Since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, there have been traces of Ao Bing’s presence in almost every cycle of dynasty change.

In addition, since the Qin and Han dynasties, the symbol of kings, emperors and princes on earth has gradually changed from the phoenix to the dragon and snake.

In this case, Ao Bing's image in the world is almost the same as "Dynasty's Mandate".

Therefore, one can imagine how important and influential this sacrifice is.

Among the Three Kingdoms, no one, no matter which side, did not want to get the support of Ao Bing - for Xun Gongda and Lu Zijing, who were the envoys, even if they could not get the support of Ao Bing, they absolutely could not let Ji Han get the support of Ao Bing.

Soon, the atmosphere inside and outside Xiangyang became solemn and dignified.

The sweeping, incense burning, altar cleansing, etc. in the city have all been completed.

Between the streets and alleys everywhere, there are armored soldiers holding spears and swords, wearing white tiger masks, guarding with murderous aura - the aura of weapons and killing was originally a taboo in sacrifices, but the party accepting the sacrifice is a god of weapons and killing like White Tiger Tianzun, so this taboo is naturally no longer a taboo.

After a moment, the rhythm of war drums, full of ancient charm, rose from the city of Xiangyang and stretched all the way to the altar.

The body of each war drum was engraved with images of dragon species such as Jiao, snake, carp, etc., as well as images of dragon sons such as Qiuniu, Yazi, Chaofeng, etc.

From the starting point of the war drum, looking all the way over, the patterns on these many war drums seem to be the process of those dragon species evolving into scales and armor, and turning into flooded dragons, and even real dragons.

The secrets of the evolution of dragon bloodline are hidden therein.

Guan Yu, the chief priest, wore a green robe and armor and walked slowly towards the altar.

The soldiers along the way were also beating their spears and following Guan Yu's footsteps and the ancient rhythm of the war drums.

There were also extremely strong men who danced with their shirts and chests bare.

Further behind came Zhuge Kongming, the ceremonial officer, and other guests who came to participate in the sacrifice, wearing feather robes and masks, chanting all the way.

With the sound of footsteps, Guan Yu's breath became increasingly closely connected with the traces of the dragon clan's evolution.

When they stepped out of the city wall, there was no one left in the sacrificial team.

At first glance, all I saw was an extremely huge green dragon, slowly moving towards the altar to the sound of drumbeats and footsteps.

When they reached the altar, the animals and livestock on the altar were also being offered to the altar.

In addition, there are three utensils, namely the tripod, gui, and jue, as well as the green gui and white amber corresponding to the blue dragon and white tiger respectively, which have also been prepared long ago.

——At this time, the figure of the Azure Dragon also dissipated and turned into those human forms again.

As Zhuge Kongming sang, Guan Yu swung the sword in his hand, and the heads of the animals were cut off, then shrank and fell into the cauldron.

This is a sign of respect for the gods.

The grains in the stomachs of the three kinds of livestock and six kinds of domestic animals were also placed in the gui.

This is the gift from the human race to Ao Bing in return for bestowing the Nine-eared Harvest.

There was also bloody wine falling into the cup.

Here, it reflects the alliance between the dragon clan and the human clan, which has existed since ancient times, was broken, and then re-established during the Han Dynasty.

The smoke from the sacrifice did not spread to the sky, but flowed down into the river like a waterfall.

During the sacrifices, countless soldiers, civilians, and even the gods between heaven and earth, all turned their eyes to the altar.

During the process, ripples were jumping in the vast river.

Looking closely, that which is dancing is not just the light of waves, but the light reflected by the scales of countless aquatic creatures as they surge.

These countless aquatic creatures and countless dragon species all took off into the air in that instant, some rushing towards the livestock, some rushing towards the tripods and tripods, or some rushing towards the war drums engraved with the true forms of the dragons.

Even the flags and banners were blown by the dragons or demons, trying to blow them away.

——At the moment when the sacrifice was completed, the things used in the sacrifice, whether it was the flesh and blood of the three animals and six livestock, or the flags and spiritual streamers, as well as the ritual vessels such as tripods and gui, all became sacred objects that carried the concept of "dragon" or "tiger".

That is the treasure of the water tribe.

It is also a treasure belonging to the demon clan.

Whether it is the aquatic tribe or the demon tribe, if they can obtain the flesh and blood of livestock, they can use it to refine their own blood - if they can obtain those ritual vessels, not only can they sublimate their blood, but they can also refine it into a treasure with incomparable power.

The princes of the human race can use this sacrificial method to make the immortals and gods show their positions - and those immortals and gods naturally have their own methods.

Under various games, the first half of the sacrifice is the home court of the human race, while the second half will become the home court of the immortals and gods.

The immortals, gods, demons, monsters, etc. around the altar will all try to snatch the sacrificial items that have become magical because of the sacrifice.

The mortals who offer sacrifices not only have to ensure the smooth progress of the sacrifice amid the competition, but also need to make their own considerations and choices among the gods and monsters who are fighting for the sacrificial objects.

Just like this time.

Those who fought for the sacred objects were mostly water creatures and dragon species - all of them were Ao Bing's subjects and people.

If Ji Han's side kills too many of these water dragon species in order to ensure the smooth progress of the sacrifice, it is obvious that not only will they fail to get Ao Bing to stand on their side, but they will push Ao Bing into a hostile position.

When the numerous aquatic creatures, demon creatures, and other Qi cultivators all followed suit, Guan Yu, the chief priest, snorted coldly.

When he stepped onto the altar again, the shadow of the blue dragon that had dissipated reappeared between the light of the sky and the shadows of the clouds, moving around the altar, connecting the sky and the water into one place - and also connecting Guan Yu's breath with some unknown place between heaven and earth.

Then, the green dragon slightly raised its claws and pushed outwards, then raised its tail and swept... the countless aquatic creatures that came for the sacrifice were all pushed out by the green dragon.

This is why Guan Yu was the main priest in this sacrifice.

At the same time, the soldiers on both sides of the river also poured the fine wines with the aroma of spiritual medicine into the river. Under the temptation of the wine, the aquatic creatures that were still swimming around the altar were immediately lured by the wine and went to the shore one after another, and then were drunk by the fine wine...

The waves on the river were becoming more and more powerful, but between the waves, the connected warships that served as altars stood still like reef islands in the water.

At this time, although there were still immortals, gods, aquatic creatures, demons, etc. surrounding the altar, they could no longer cause any impact on the altar and the sacrifice.

"Within a few days, we have collected this mountain of magical medicine and fine wine..."

"It's all the people's hard work."

"Everyone says that Ji Han treats the common people very well...but no one knows that with so much fine wine brewed and so many magical herbs prepared, how many of Ji Han's people will die of hunger."

"With the wealth of our Great Wei, we have no choice but to issue a ban on alcohol in order to ensure that the people have enough food and clothing..."

"It just so happened that Xiangyang suddenly poured out an endless supply of fine wine."

"It is said that Prime Minister Zhuge and His Majesty Xuande sympathize with the people's strength. In my opinion, it is no more than that." Xun Gongda's voice sounded, and his words were full of teasing.

——The sacrifice is completed here.

The next step is whether the Azure Dragon and the White Tiger who are to receive the sacrifice will show up... and this is also their chance to use words to shake the minds of the Azure Dragon and the White Tiger and make them hesitate.

Therefore, Xun Gongda's words seemed to be lamenting the people of Ji Han, but in fact, he was speaking to Ao Bing and Li Nu.

"I am a great Han Chinese, how can I be a country-stealer like you?" Zhuge Kongming also smiled gently.

"When Emperor Gaozu founded the country, the locust plague had not yet subsided, and people were everywhere, suffering from hunger and famine."

"So the gods joined forces to suppress the locust plague, and Lady Longji, under the order of the Azure Dragon, bestowed upon us the Nine-eared Harvest from His Majesty Shennong."

"From then on, there was no more hunger in the world."

"But there is the thief Cao, who relies on weapons to seek the power of his own family, destroys the land that produces food, vents the anger of ordinary people, and slaughters innocent people."

At this point, Zhuge Kongming's words suddenly became cold and harsh.

Zhuge Kongming was a talented person in the world. Couldn't he see that when he came out of seclusion, the Cao family had already conquered the world? If others wanted to compete with Cao Wei, they would have twice the effort and half the result, and there was a great possibility that their efforts would be in vain?

And in the process of fighting against Cao's bandits, there will be endless fighting and countless casualties.

But even so, Zhuge Kongming still stood firmly against Cao Cao.

why?
Is it Zhuge Kongming who, out of his own selfishness, wants to use countless bones to build his own achievements?

Even if Zhuge Kongming was like this, would people like Pang Shiyuan, Xu Yuanzhi, and those scholars and immortals who were willing to follow Liu Xuande also be like this?
wrong!

After the Nine Ears of Good Harvest began to grow, there was no famine between heaven and earth. All the spirits between heaven and earth then adjusted themselves and divided the world into different places - some places were for producing grain, some places were for producing medicine, and so on.

The grain produced in the grain-producing land is enough to feed the people of the world - but those aristocratic families and immortal gods are greedy and turn more and more grain-producing land into medicine-growing land in order to seek more profits and deprive the people of the food that they need to survive.

This is already an extremely heinous crime.

But even these treacherous and evil villains only dared to secretly invade the grain-producing land.

And what did Cao Cao do?

Under his command, there was a team of tomb-robbing lieutenants, who dug up graves, and a team of food-destroying lieutenants, who destroyed grain fields everywhere.

In order to win the war and to gain advantage and time in the war, he brazenly burned the grain-producing land that was not within his own territory and was specially reserved by the aristocratic families and immortals with evil poisonous fire. Until now, it has not been restored.

And there was the massacre that spanned several states.

"Bone bones are exposed in the wild, and no rooster crows for a thousand miles. If only one out of a hundred people survives, the thought of it breaks one's heart."

Cao Ah Man wrote a good poem - but he didn't know that the bones exposed in the fields and the vast wasteland were all caused by his killing and burning!

Now that Ji Han spans Jing and Yi and devotes himself to governance, the destroyed grain-producing land cannot be restored. For this reason, Liu Xuande and Zhuge Kongming have to start with those aristocratic families and immortal sects, asking them to give up the original medicinal fields and turn them into grain-growing land.

Only in this way can the people in Jingyi area no longer suffer from hunger and famine.

Prohibition?
Hey!
First, he did not dare to seize the land of the noble families, and second, he was unwilling to take out wealth from his own private treasury to trade with the noble families in exchange for medicinal fields to keep the people alive... In this situation, he could only come up with a prohibition on alcohol and pretend that he loved the people like his own children.

ridiculous!

ridiculous!

"In our Han Dynasty, although the people are not prosperous, they all have enough food."

"It's just a drink, it's not worth mentioning."

"After returning this time, Gongda must ask Cao Gong to keep an eye on his own soldiers and civilians, lest they starve and take their families with them to surrender to the Han Dynasty." Zhuge Kongming waved his feather fan casually to cover his other hand with bulging veins.

……

When the sacrificial words were finished, the incense that was pouring into the water like a waterfall suddenly shook and quickly expanded into the distance, turning into a road that led to the sky.

And on this avenue, shadowy figures emerged and quickly became clear and distinct.

That was a procession.

Among the soldiers, every 'person' was wearing gorgeous robes.

The extremely obvious dragon heads on these 'people' also clearly show their identities.

They are the dragon gods who control the waves in this river.

The robes of each dragon god, as well as their scales, horns, whiskers and other characteristics, are all different.

Even ordinary people can see the difference between them and will never mistake them.

Seeing this, a smile appeared on Zhuge Kongming's face.

With these dragon gods who rule the Yangtze River as the forerunners of the ceremony, it is easy to imagine who is behind the ceremony.

A group of dragon gods stepped onto the altar and stood under the flags in various places.

Then, above the smoke created by the incense, sixteen celestial horses emerged.

The Pegasus is not a real creature, but the water vapor in the Yangtze River, which is manifested by the induction of spiritual inspiration.

The chariot pulled behind the Pegasus was even larger and more majestic, like a palace.

When the sixteen Pegasus horses pulled the carriage across the Yangtze River, it was like the endless current of the Yangtze River, sweeping over in a mighty manner.

"Greetings to the Four Great Dragon Gods, the Azure Dragon Great Lord of Heaven and Righteousness." When the carriage stopped in front of the altar, a voice immediately rang out from the altar -

But he was not from Ji Han's side, but Xun You and Xun Gongda.

After arguing with Zhuge Kongming, the invited envoy suddenly took the initiative to become the host.

"Xun You, the Minister of the Wei Dynasty, has accepted the situation on earth and asks the Great Heavenly Sovereign to make the decision."

Ao Bing appeared and showed his support for Ji Han, which was something that Cao Wei and Sun Wu were extremely afraid of.

Today, the world is divided into three kingdoms, each of which contributes its own strength, virtue and destiny, forming a mutually dependent balance.

Although the Dragon Clan is close to Ji Han, they have the support of the Heavenly Court, so they act relatively law-abiding. All they can do is to stay within the laws of the Heavenly Court and give Ji Han some convenience. During this process, even though Ji Han can get some convenience, it is still within the acceptable range of Wei and Wu.

Between heaven and earth, those other gods and immortals who hold highly respected positions, because of their extremely respected positions and their influence on heaven and earth, tend to be conservative when making decisions, and their attitudes are also ambiguous when showing their stance to the outside world.

But this great dragon god has always been a man who dares to make decisions - if he wants to show his support for someone, it is not just a slightly ambiguous attitude, but he will directly show his position in a very obvious manner, without giving others the opportunity to interpret it.

Once they show their support for Ji Han, it must be their support for Ji Han!

At this time, the dragon clan, which was originally "neutral" and only slightly inclined towards Ji Han, would immediately stand on Ji Han's side without reservation.

Even if the Great Dragon God himself did not take action, the dragons under his command who controlled the wind and rain, plus those who distorted the destiny and reset the destiny, could call the wind and rain...

This is equivalent to the wind and rain between heaven and earth, and it completely stands on Ji Han's side.

On the battlefield, weather like wind and rain always favors Ji Han's soldiers - such as the previous Battle of Xiangyang, and even earlier, Guangwu Xingfu's Battle of Kunyang, Ji Han can replicate such miraculous battles at any time.

Outside the battlefield, Ji Han's fields always had good weather and abundant harvests, and his treasury was well-stocked.

What else is there to fight?
Is there any need to continue the war between these three countries?

"Say it."

A palace-like chariot landed on the altar, and a hand as white as jade picked up the wine cup on the altar.

It was Li Nu.

Next to Li Nu, there was a dragon ball hanging. The round dragon ball was like a mirror, and in the mirror, Ao Bing’s godly appearance was reflected.

When the dragon ball appeared, the eyes of everyone in the world were all fixed on it without any concealment.

Even the dragon gods who came with him were all surprised - even they did not expect Ao Bing to appear in such a form.

It was just a phantom-like thing in the dragon ball, without even a trace of energy or breath.

At first glance, it even looks like an illusion.

But it is obvious that no one would think that the manifestation in the dragon ball is an illusion. People who cannot see through it will only suspect that it is because their own skills are not good enough, nothing more.

"I am far away outside the heaven and earth, so I have no choice but to look at the ancient scenery of the heaven and earth in this way. My fellow Taoists, please don't be surprised." Ao Bing sat upright in the dragon ball and bowed to all directions.

After this ceremony, Qigong practitioners immediately appeared on the altar.

They were the Qigong practitioners who escorted the envoys from Cao and Wei to Xiangyang City - they were guards, but at the same time, they were also envoys.

"The Great Lord has been pioneering outside the territory. It is rare for him to return to his hometown to see the scenery of his former homeland. However, Ji Han blocked his way without reason. It is really wrong." The Qigong practitioner from Cao Wei stood beside Xun Gongda and saluted Ao Bing.

"Xiahou Mingde, I pay my respects to the Great Lord of Heaven."

"The changes in the world can be seen at any time, but the actions of heroes in the world are rare." Ao Bing responded. In his words, he did not hide his preference and good feelings towards Ji Han's side at all. He did not have the unique 'restraint' that other strong men have when facing the world.

"I guess this person must be the Mr. Kong Ming who is quite similar to Emperor Xi in the rumors?" Ao Bing's eyes turned slightly.

The dragon ball was only the size of a fist - Ao Bing's movements in the dragon ball were also very small. But when his eyes turned, everyone could see that this great dragon god, the great celestial monarch, had set his sights on Zhuge Kongming.

Quite similar to Emperor Xi... Such praise would be fine if said in private, but to say it in front of everyone shows that his love and recognition for Zhuge Kongming is simply beyond words.

"Your Majesty, I am unworthy of your praise." Zhuge Kongming also lowered his head, unable to hide his joy.

Who is Xi Huang? Everyone in the human race knows it.

With such praise, the stance of this Great Dragon God of the Four Rivers has been clearly demonstrated.

The Qigong practitioners on the Wei and Wu sides could naturally hear Ao Bing's undisguised stance, so their faces darkened one by one.

Be it Wei or Wu, the Qigong practitioners who supported the two sides, as well as the immortal sects behind them, and even the gods in heaven behind them, had already invested considerable resources in Wei and Wu.

When wars between dynasties broke out, wealth flowed like water and lives were like sand.

Especially during the unprecedented chaos of the Three Kingdoms, with the remaining fortunes of the Han and Xiongnu countries, and the blood of Daluo caused by the collapse of the Yellow Heavenly Dao, the heroes that emerged in the world under such circumstances, their killing and plotting were beyond imagination - therefore, the investment of the immortals and gods in the world, and the casualties in the world, were also beyond imagination.

In fact, the current chaotic Three Kingdoms era is undoubtedly the most exciting era since the end of the Han Dynasty, but before that, before the situation of the Three Kingdoms was settled, the casualties in the human world, and even the casualties among immortals and gods, were as numerous as stars and rain.

From the beginning, Dong Zhuo suppressed the eighteen princes by himself, and the world's number one general Lü Bu Lü Fengxian suppressed all the generals in the world by himself. In addition, he seized every opportunity and made the best choice in every choice, and cultivated an ordinary Xiliang warrior step by step into the powerful scholar Li Ru...

At that time, Dong Zhuo had no shortcomings from the inside out, from civil to military.

At that time, countless gods and immortals between heaven and earth believed that Dong Zhuo would be the final winner and the one who would re-establish order after the Han Dynasty.

At that time, there were countless immortals, gods, and sects in the world who had joined Dong Zhuo. Even the star gods in the sky, such as Beidou, came down to earth in their incarnations and fought under Dong Zhuo.

Even when Dong Zhuo retreated to Chang'an during the eighteen princes' campaign against him, the gods and immortals still had immense confidence in Dong Zhuo after that great defeat - Dong Zhuo at that time had the power to suppress the entire world.

Remember, it’s suppression!

But who could have thought that a simple beauty trap could cause Dong Zhuo's power to fall apart and make the world's number one general turn against Dong Zhuo?

Who could have thought that the rumor of abdication, which even a child wouldn't believe, could actually make Dong Zhuo abandon his personal guards and enter the palace alone?
In that one incident alone, countless immortals and gods lost everything in the world, and countless immortal sects had their inheritance cut off.

After Dong Zhuo, it was the Yuan brothers who occupied half of the world, especially Yuan Shao. The network of contacts compiled by his father connected the whole world, and he had an endless stream of elite soldiers and generals under his command.

After Dong Zhuo's defeat, the gods and immortals between heaven and earth believed that the Yuan family, which was divided into two, had the greatest chance of conquering the world - after all, the two sons of the Yuan family, one in the south and one in the north, could support and compete with each other no matter what, and would not perish together.

During the era of the two Yuan families, it can be said that all the princes between heaven and earth were trembling under their banners.

Now the rulers of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Mengde, Liu Xuande, and even Sun Zhongmou's brother and father, are all "running dogs" under the two Yuans.

At that time, the gap in strength between other princes in the world and the Yuan family was even greater than the gap between the previous princes and Dong Zhuo!

As a result, countless immortals, gods and qigong practitioners joined the Yuan family.

But who could have imagined that among the two Yuans, one would be under a curse and insist on proclaiming himself emperor, so that he was attacked by all the princes - even the other Yuan had to cut ties with him.

After the Yuan who claimed to be the emperor was defeated, another Yuan died of illness after being defeated in the war. He did not even explain his funeral clearly. After his death, several of his descendants fought with each other, and the huge foundation was turned into water...

After this round of changes, not to mention the immortals and gods who entered the world, even the noble families that followed the Yuan family lost countless generations of accumulation. There were even several founding families whose inheritance was cut off in the wars and turmoil.

After the two Yuans, the remaining princes in the world had similar strengths, so they attacked each other - that was the time when wars in the world were the most frequent and cruel.

It was also the time when the common people, noble families, immortals, gods, and Taoist traditions between heaven and earth suffered the heaviest losses in the war.

It was also at this time that several grain-producing areas in the world were completely destroyed by the Cao family... In the competition among the princes, the Cao family used the most harsh and ruthless means, and the most inhuman means to seize the largest inheritance of the Yuan family, and conquered the most princes... They were the first to establish their dominance in the north of the world and laid the foundation for their hegemony.

As a vassal who had been active since the time of Dong Zhuo, Cao had fought with Dong Zhuo in Dong Zhuo's time, fought with the two Yuan brothers in the time of the two Yuan brothers, hunted down Liu Bei, and was attacked by Lu Bu. When he was on the verge of defeat, he counterattacked and strangled Lu Bu. Naturally, Cao also gained the favor of countless immortals and immortal sects.

He has clearer cognition than the two Yuan brothers, a healthier body, and a more resilient mind than Dong Zhuo... Although his methods are cruel, he will do anything to win and treats people like grass, but it is precisely because of this that more immortals and aristocratic families believe that such a person is the most qualified to end the chaos and unify the world.

And the Cao family never let down the expectations of those noble families and immortals.

It was not until the Battle of Red Cliffs that Cao's ambition to seize the world came to an abrupt end, and the world was then divided into three parts.

Among the Three Kingdoms today, it is easiest for the Sun family to establish their own foundation, the Liu family has the most difficulty, and the Cao family has suffered the greatest losses!
As a vassal who has fought from the beginning to the present, the casualties suffered by the Cao family in the process of establishing its throne are unimaginable to ordinary people.

Under such circumstances, the depth of involvement between Cao Wei, whether it was the aristocratic families or the immortals and gods, and Cao Wei was difficult for others to imagine.

Under such circumstances, in order to prevent Ao Bing, the Great Dragon God of the Four Rivers, from making the decision to support Ji Han, the price that the Cao family was willing to pay, and their determination to pay the price, were also unimaginable to them!

So, seeing that the Dragon God's attitude became more and more obvious, Xiahou Mingde, the Qigong practitioner on the Cao Wei side, spoke up again and took out their biggest bargaining chip.

(End of this chapter)