When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 546 Death of Yuan Shao
Recalling the flames of the explosion just now and smelling the pungent and choking smell lingering in the air.

Even Zhang Fei felt a little scared. He stretched his neck to look for Zuo Rong's trace, only to see that Zuo Rong's head was blown onto a tree and his lower body was blown into a pit.

He couldn't help but gasp. The power of this black powder is too great, isn't it? If they dig the ground to bury the black powder, once the gunpowder goes down, no matter how solid the city wall is, it will be blown up. Not to mention the future of muskets and artillery, no wonder future wars will develop towards firearms.

All in all, the nobles were scared, right?

Zhang Fei raised his head and looked towards the city wall. The representatives of the noble families, one by one, fell into a dead silence. Their faces were pale, their eyes were dull, and they stared blankly at the blown-to-piece Zuo Rong and the execution ground. Their throats slid uncontrollably, and they swallowed mouthfuls of saliva with difficulty.

When they noticed Zhang Fei's gaze, they instinctively shrank their necks and looked away, avoiding Zhang Fei's gaze. But then they turned their heads and thought about Zhang Fei's completely incomprehensible thunderbolt, and were afraid of angering Zhang Fei. If Zhang Fei gave them a thunderbolt, they would end up like Zuo Rong, with their buttocks and heads torn apart. Not to mention the pain in their bodies, even if they went to Haoli after death, how could they face their ancestors?
Therefore, the representatives of the gentry were at a loss for a moment, not knowing whether to advance or retreat, and were caught in a dilemma.

Zhang Fei nodded with satisfaction. With this thunderbolt, things would be much easier.

To punish a clan, evidence is needed, so even Jia Xu had to be charged with illegally storing crossbows and armor.

Facing these nobles, Zhang Fei was tempted to imitate Jia Xu's behavior, but a letter from Jia Xu gave him a wake-up call. This method is not good to use too much, not to mention that accusing others of hiding crossbows and armor is a means, not an end. The nobles are to be punished, not their property confiscated.

So Jia Xu asked Zhang Fei to use the black gunpowder made by the Shangfang Mansion to intimidate these nobles. If they did not cooperate and dared to do bad things secretly, they would not be blamed for the thunder exploding in their clans.

Thinking of this, when Zhang Fei was about to speak, he heard a voice coming from behind him.

"Third General! You are the Third General?!"

Zhang Fei felt that the voice sounded strange, so he turned around and saw an old man running towards him in big strides. The old man had white hair and a youthful face, and was dressed in a simple robe. His eyes were bright and energetic. If he had met him on ordinary days, he would have looked like a god.

However, the other party's anxious look prevented Zhang Fei from thinking in the direction of a god.

The old man was running in front, and a young Taoist priest was chasing him from behind. The Taoist priest kept shouting at the old man, "Master, Master. Slow down!"

When the old man ran to him, Zhang Fei realized that the old man was breathing evenly, his face was only slightly red, and he was not panting heavily due to exhaustion. He couldn't help but think: He is an expert, at least an expert in health preservation. His speed just now is considered fast even among young people.

The young man following closely behind was also just wiping the sweat from his forehead.

However, he discovered that the old man had an eye as white as jade, but the pupil was very small and black. Even when facing the light, it did not change, as if he was blind.

Facing a capable man, Zhang Fei did not dare to look down on him. He immediately clasped his fists and asked, "May I ask who you are, old man?"

Before the old man could speak, the people behind Zhang Fei answered for him.

"Everyone, am I seeing things right? The one chatting with the three generals is... the immortal Zuo Ci?"

"Immortal Zuo? Why haven't I heard of him?"

"Hey, isn't this the reason why Immortal Zuo is so low-key? Immortal Zuo gives generously but takes little. I am originally from Lujiang County. My hometown encountered war and I had to leave. During the escape, my property was robbed by robbers, and my family and I were starving. Fortunately, I met Immortal Zuo, who pointed out the direction for us to escape and gave us food and money. I was so ashamed that I wanted to serve Immortal Zuo. Unexpectedly, Immortal Zuo rejected me and only took my water bag."

After hearing the description of the Lujiang people, the common people praised them one after another: "They are truly gods, truly gods!"

Zuo Ci?

Zhang Fei naturally heard the voices of the people.

Zhang Fei's deepest impression of Zuo Ci was that he played tricks on Cao Cao, and based on this alone he wanted to make friends with Zuo Ci.

Since Lujiang County was conquered by Sun Ce, Zhang Fei once asked about Zuo Ci when chatting with Sun Ce.

As a result, Sun Ce shook his head helplessly, "Third General, I have heard of Zuo Ci. This man's whereabouts are mysterious. According to people in Lujiang County, Zuo Ci calls himself Mr. Wujiao. He often lives in famous mountains and rivers, and devotes himself to practicing Taoism. He studies the art of alchemy. He is proficient in the Five Classics, and is also proficient in the Star Latitude and the Six Jia. He is not greedy for money, and does not seek official positions."

When Sun Ce mentioned Zuo Ci, his tone was very indifferent, which was completely different from his expression when facing Ji Shi.

As expected, as long as they did not play tricks in front of Sun Bofu, mobilize the people, and confuse the officials, Sun Bofu would be indifferent to these alchemists.

"People from Lujiang, Zuo Ci and Zuo Yuanfang pay their respects to the three generals!"

Seeing Zuo Ci bowing, Zhang Fei quickly took hold of Zuo Ci's arm and said, "Sir, there is no need to perform such a great ceremony. May I know how to address my disciple?"

Zuo Ci introduced Zhang Fei, saying, "This is my humble disciple, Ge Xuan, courtesy name Xiaoxian. Xiaoxian, why don't you come forward to meet the three generals?"

Seeing Ge Xuan was about to bow again, Zhang Fei quickly stopped him, "No need to bow, no need to bow. I wonder what the two of you are here for?"

Zuo Ci sighed and said, "This is a long story."

It turned out that while Zhang Fei was secretly looking after Huo Du, Liu Bei was not idle either, and set off for Lujiang County. After handling the matter properly, Liu Bei took two or three people to conceal their identities and inspect the village.

Unexpectedly, he met Zuo Ci. As Liu Bei was very good at disguising himself, his words were no different from those of ordinary people, and he did not have a condescending attitude. Zuo Ci guessed that Liu Bei had an extraordinary background, but he could not guess what his background was.

Fortunately, Liu Bei was quite talkative. As they talked, Zuo Ci's eyes opened slightly. This man, this man's opinions are quite interesting!

As they chatted, Zuo Ci discovered that the man in front of him had great ambitions and cared about the world, and he put the people first. This was rare.

What's even more amazing is that the person in front of him is definitely not just an ordinary person, and it is very likely that he has achieved certain achievements. In this case, it is even more rare!

Zuo Ci felt admiration for the person in front of him, and gradually he wanted to make friends with him.

After they had made friends, Zuo Ci belatedly calculated the other party's identity.

It’s not like I don’t know, it’s just a shock.

People with such temperament, ambition and talents all point to one person, that is General Wei, Liu Xuande!
When he lived in Tianzhu Mountain, he observed the stars at night and calculated the direction of the Han Dynasty. He predicted from the stars that the Han Dynasty would end, the country would decline, and the world would be in chaos.

Who knew that the stars played a joke on him, after so many years, the Han Dynasty actually walked out of the quagmire, and there were signs of a revival!
Is there something wrong with his astrology?

The result of the calculation is no, there is nothing wrong with astrology!
It can't be possible that someone has influenced the astrology, right?
After calculation, the result is no, someone has indeed influenced the astrology!
The person who affected the astrology due to the decline of the Han Dynasty couldn't be a relative of the Han dynasty, right?
The calculation result is still yes or no!
Without even having to do any calculations, Zuo Ci immediately locked onto the target.

The person who influenced the astrology was Liu Bei Liu Xuande!
Therefore, Zuo Ci prepared to go and see who Liu Xuande was in order to satisfy his curiosity.

Who knew that as soon as he went out, he met Liu Bei.

At the same time, during the conversation, he also figured out the reason. He had great ambitions, but he started from humble beginnings. He had many talented and capable generals under his command, but he was not arrogant towards strangers. In addition, he cared about the common people.

Zuo Ci couldn't help but ask Liu Bei's name. When Liu Bei told him his name honestly, Zuo Ci also made up his mind to become an official. Liu Xuande, who could influence the stars and be a monarch, was hard to find even with a lantern! Maybe the chance to become an immortal lies here? If I miss it this time, I'm afraid I'll regret it for the rest of my life!

So Zuo Ci and Liu Bei hit it off and rode back to Shouchun together in the same carriage.

As soon as he settled down, Liu Bei received a letter from Zhang Fei, so he asked Zuo Ci to go to Wujun.

Liu Bei planned to have cavalry escort him, but was sternly rejected by Zuo Ci.

Even if they drove a car, they could not catch up with the fast horses of Gan Ning and others, so Zuo Ci and Ge Xuan were one step slower than Gan Ning and others.

"So that's how it is." Zhang Fei nodded and thought: He has to be the eldest brother.

However, Zhang Fei realized the key point. Since Zuo Ci was invited by Liu Bei to deal with Yu Ji, why was his expression so strange just now? That kind of anxious look was like Cao Mengde meeting someone's wife.

"Mr. Zuo, if Big Brother wants you to deal with Yu Ji, you don't have to do it. I have already captured him."

"The Third General's methods are unfathomable. I admire him."

"What tricks? They are just trifles." Zhang Fei smiled awkwardly. The tricks he used to fool Yu Ji might work for others, but fooling Zuo Ci was like showing off one's skills before an expert. Zuo Ci's tricks could fool Cao Mengde.

"General San, you are joking. I can't do that thunderbolt just now even if I practice for another twenty years!"

"Heavenly thunder?" Zhang Fei noticed the key words in Zuo Ci's words. It turned out that Mr. Zuo had misunderstood.

Zhang Fei lowered his voice and explained: "Mr. Zuo, the thunder was not made by me. It was developed by the Shangfang Mansion. If you are willing, I will ask my eldest brother to bring you to the Shangfang Mansion!" Shangfang Mansion?
Zuo Ci and Ge Xuan were slightly surprised. Shangfangfu had become very famous in recent years. All kinds of farm tools came from Shangfangfu, and stirrups and horseshoes could also be traced back to Shangfangfu.

How come even the thunder from heaven comes from Shangfang nowadays?
Could it be that there is an accomplished master in the Shangfang Mansion?

Ge Xuan could not help but whisper in Zuo Ci's ear: "Master Zuo, in my humble opinion, do not agree to General Wei's appointment to the Taichang Palace. Observing celestial phenomena, calculating solar terms, and formulating calendars are not as good as studying thunder."

". Ridiculous!" After a moment's hesitation, Zuo Ci shouted, "General Wei and I hit it off right away. Since I've agreed, how can I go back on my word?!"

Ge Xuan immediately shrank his head.

Zhang Fei consoled him, "Mr. Zuo, I don't know what position my elder brother wants you to take. Wouldn't it be better if you could take on both positions?!"

"Isn't this bad? I have never been an official."

"Hey, those who are capable should do more work."

Zuo Ci was quite interested and said, "Okay then."

Zhang Fei chuckled, "But I also have a favor to ask of you."

"What is it? General San, just tell me, I will definitely help you with all my strength!"

"It's not a difficult matter. I just want to ask Mr. Zuo to perform a play with me."

"Acting? That's new."

After Zhang Fei's brief description, Zuo Ci knew what Zhang Fei meant by acting. In short, it was to use his fame to spread the news of the "thunder" in front of the common people and the nobles.

"Okay, when does the Three Generals start?"

“Right now!”

The nobles standing on the city wall and the common people watching were looking forward to it with great anxiety. Especially for the nobles, every moment was extremely tormenting.

First, Zhang Fei suddenly took out the thunderbolt, and then Zuo Ci suddenly rushed out. Just by listening to the description of Zuo Ci by the people, one can tell that compared to Yu Ji, Zuo Ci is more like a fairy.

What on earth was this immortal talking about with the three generals?
Why haven't you spoken yet?!

The next moment, Zuo Ci, who was chatting happily with Zhang Fei, suddenly shouted loudly: "Third General, this thunder is actually the thunder in the ancient books that punishes evil and suppresses evil!"

"Oh? Thunder that kills evil and suppresses evil? May I ask, Mr. Zuo, what evil can it kill and what evil can it suppress?"

"Of course, we must punish the evil that harms the people and suppress the evil that harms the people!"

"What if the county government promotes measures that benefit the people but encounters resistance? Is this evil? Is this evil?"

"Calculate!"

Zhang Fei and Zuo Ci asked and answered each other, and the questions and answers were like hammers hitting the hearts of the nobles again and again. The nobles immediately thought of the means by which the clans secretly resisted Zhang Fei's decrees, and their faces turned even paler.

"Oh, in that case. It looks like there will be several more thunderstorms in Wujun."

When Zhang Fei said this, he glanced at the representatives of the gentry, who were frightened and trembled. It's bad, it's bad. I'm going to inform the clans right now. I'm going to inform the clans right now. Don't, don't resist the orders of the three generals!
Zhang Fei, who had seen all this, was not satisfied. He looked at the onlookers, encouraging them while also issuing an ultimatum to some of them: "Hear this clearly, the thunder from heaven will kill the bastards who harm the people! Dividing the land is a good deed that benefits the people! Don't be afraid. If anyone tries to stop you from dividing the land, I will ask him if he is afraid of the thunder! Hear this clearly, don't wait until the thunder from heaven hits your head before you regret it! Don't say I didn't warn you!"

After these words were spoken, the nobles were so frightened that they could hardly stand steadily and their bodies were shaking violently.

The people cheered and rejoiced. Who doesn't want to have a piece of land of their own?
The enthusiasm of the people was ignited at this moment, and the news soon spread throughout Wu County. With the guarantee of Zhang Fei, Zuo Ci and Tian Lei, the coercion and inducement of the nobles were completely useless.

In terms of military strength, they were far inferior to Zhang Fei, and in terms of mobilizing the people, they were even worse than Zhang Fei and Zuo Ci. Zhang Fei could even blow up the last means of restricting the tenants with thunder!
Gu, Lu, Zhu and Zhang could only accept the fact that they were becoming fish on the chopping board, and watched helplessly as Zhang Fei opened his mouth and cut off piece after piece of land to distribute to the people they looked down upon. Years of accumulation were burned in an instant, and there was no place to complain, after all, they strongly supported Zhang Fei!
Of course, there were also some nobles who got carried away and stubbornly refused to allow tenant farmers to participate in the land distribution.

As a result, before the next day, even the ancestral home was blown up by thunder!
Gu Lu Zhu Zhang felt very fortunate, "Fortunately, fortunately, fortunately, we support the three generals."

The news of the thunderbolt spread quickly and soon reached Qingzhou.

Ju Su, who was defending the isolated city, had already had gray hair on his temples. Even though the generals besieging the city were Cao Cao, Xiahou Yuan and others, he felt increasingly exhausted.

The statement that the thunder from heaven could cause devastation for a thousand miles did sound exaggerated, but having witnessed the attacks of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he knew that the thunder from heaven was definitely a dangerous and terrifying object.

"I can't stop it. I can't stop it. The situation is hopeless. The situation is hopeless." Ju Shou lowered his head dejectedly. The last struggle in his heart was broken at this moment. He squeezed out a dry voice from his throat, "First Master, Second Master, Third Master, we are waiting. Surrender."

Even though Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang were unwilling, they could only squeeze out the word "OK" from between their teeth.

Yuan Shao, who had been ill for a long time, slowly woke up. He raised his heavy hands and waved to the servant beside him, while opening his weak lips, "Congee, porridge."

The servant was immediately delighted, "Master, are you awake?!"

The servants brought porridge to Yuan Shao without stopping. While serving him the porridge, Yuan Shao felt that it was too noisy outside and asked, "What happened? Why is it so noisy?"

The servant seemed to be hesitant to speak and was reluctant to speak.

Yuan Shao's frown deepened, and his weak voice carried a hint of reprimand, "Hurry up and speak!"

The servant was so shocked that he quickly put the porridge on the table beside him, then knelt down with a thud, and kowtowed repeatedly, "Your Excellency, you just woke up, you should rest up! With Lord Ju and the three young masters here, why should you worry?!"

".Alas," Yuan Shao sighed, "That's true."

The servant finally breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that the envoy had given up asking.

However, at this moment, a hurried figure passed by the house, and the chirping sound was clearer than the previous noise.

"Why did Madam Liu leave so quickly?"

"Those idiots have surrendered. If we don't leave now, it will be too late!"

The servant was shocked and quickly stood up to explain.

Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Yuan Shao's expression became extremely ugly, and then his eyes widened and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

"Wow!"

"Surrender. How can you surrender? Wow!"

"Porridge...Porridge."

Then Yuan Shao's head tilted and he fell straight down.

The servant hurriedly stood up and shouted "Envoy" in the hope of getting a chance. When there was no response, he gritted his teeth and carefully reached out his hand to test Yuan Shao's breath.

"No more air!"

The servant was so frightened as if struck by lightning that he fell to the ground with a thud. A great fear surged into his head, his ears were buzzing, and his heart was beating violently, as if it would jump out of his throat at the next moment.

The envoy is dead? !
Then the sound of crying was heard in the huge house.

When Cao Cao arrived here, he couldn't help but shake his head.

Benchu, Benchu, I didn't expect you to end up like this.

(End of this chapter)