Dahan: A 100-year-old veteran, I will build the strongest family

Chapter 23: In ancient times, people would buy horse bones for a huge sum of gold and even Duke Zhou would spit out the meat. Today, how could Li Hong allow himself to be driven around by others at will?
The competition in the ring ended with Li Hong showing his unparalleled strength as a martial artist.

but.

Li Hong became a peerless military commander that had not appeared in the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, which directly shocked the entire Luoyang city.

The impact caused is obviously not small.

In fact, it gets worse as time goes by.

In the streets and alleys of Luoyang City, in the restaurants and brothels, one could hear discussions about what happened in the arena today.

"You didn't go to the Li family martial arts competition today, did you? Let me tell you, the old general of the Li family is really powerful. He is a 100-year-old veteran who can use a heavy halberd weighing 188 kilograms. Moreover, the selected fighters are not as good as the old general's halberd. As for Zhang Fei, dozens of big men couldn't get close to him, but in front of the old general, he was beaten to vomit blood and flew backwards!"

In a luxurious restaurant, a young man of about 17 or 18 years old excitedly danced and shared his experiences of the day with his three friends sitting at the same table.

"You haven't seen the Qi before, right? Let me tell you, General Li's whole body was covered with a dark red Qi shield. Zhang Fei, Pan Feng, Yue Lu, and Gao Lan all hit the Qi shield with their weapons, but the general didn't lose a single hair!"

The young man, who was about 17 or 18 years old, was talking excitedly. When his three companions at the same table heard this, they slapped their thighs and said in annoyance:
"I've heard from many people that if I had known that a peerless warrior would appear in the Li family's martial arts competition today, I wouldn't have sold anything. It would have been worth it if I could see the protective aura of a peerless warrior with my own eyes."

"Yes, a peerless general may only appear once in hundreds of years. Xiang Yu is at the level of a peerless general and is extremely powerful. I really regret not being able to see that scene. But General Li is already a hundred years old. Is he really a peerless general?" Another person regretted and still couldn't believe it.

"Haha, you don't understand this." A diner at the next table heard the other party's question, turned around and said with a smile:
"I was at the edge of the ring today, and I heard with my own ears that the old general of the Li family created a kind of health-preserving boxing method. Long-term practice can prolong life and strengthen blood. Old General Li has already practiced this health-preserving boxing to perfection, so he broke through the realm of peerless military generals. I heard that he will pass it on to Your Majesty."

“Think about it, General Li is already a hundred years old, and he has practiced boxing for at least a few decades. He has indeed broken through to the realm of a peerless general. From this point of view, it is really not easy.”

The diner revealed a "secret" that made the people around him suddenly realize the truth, and they all admired Li Hong's persistence and natural talent.

"Do you think that General Li, now that he has become a peerless general, will return to the army? If there is a peerless general in charge of the border of our Han Dynasty, I am afraid that the foreign races will not dare to be so rampant." A diner seemed to have thought of something and said excitedly.

The eyes of the people around lit up, and they automatically compared Li Hong and Xiang Yu in their minds.

Xiang Yu was a peerless military general, and Li Hong is also a peerless military general now.

In history, Xiang Yu stirred up the world with his own strength.

If so, what if we place this kind of combat power and deterrence on the border?

"I feel that General Li will definitely join the army again. General Li has always wanted to revive the reputation of his ancestors. In addition, General Li can still live for at least another 10 to 20 years. Why wouldn't he join the army?"

"You're right. I'm really looking forward to seeing the Han Dynasty's peerless warriors killing all the foreigners, haha."

……

There was a constant stream of discussion in the hall, with words praising Li Hong and words shocking Li Hong.

Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, who were sitting by the windows on the second floor, heard all these words.

Even when Cao Cao and the other two looked out onto the street outside the restaurant, they could see vendors gesticulating and talking to people around them about Li Hong's miraculous powers.

Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao all looked unhappy.

"Who would have thought that Li Hong was actually an unparalleled military general? We really misjudged him. I was wondering if Li Hong, who is already a hundred years old, could still play with women and give birth to children. The reason turns out to be this." Yuan Shao said in a low voice, breaking the silence first.

"What's wrong with being a peerless general? Even if he is a peerless general, he can't swallow up one of my generals, Yuan Shu!" Yuan Shu angrily threw down his chopsticks and said extremely annoyed.

They all went to watch the martial arts competition today.

We saw Zhang Fei, Pan Feng, Yue Lu, and Gao Lan, all of whom were full of vigor and vitality, and each of them could beat dozens of big men.

We also saw the scene of Li Hong suppressing the arena.

But what does Li Hong's suppression of everyone and display of his peerless military strength have to do with Yuan Shu?
Li Hong is extremely powerful and everyone is shocked and admired. What does this have to do with Yuan Shu?
He just felt worse.

Now he only wants his general, Ji Ling!!
"Yes, although Li Hong has broken through the realm of peerless military generals and is powerful, this is the imperial capital Luoyang, and he cannot act recklessly. My Yuan family has three officials in four generations, and our students and former officials are spread all over the world. We are not afraid of him. If you don't hand over Yan Liang, I will never let him go!" Yuan Shao supported Yuan Shu and said.

Yan Liang was a general that Yuan Shao liked very much. In Yuan Shao's opinion, Yan Liang was definitely no worse than Zhang Fei and Pan Feng. Now that he disappeared from the Li family and has not appeared until now, he was also very angry. Cao Cao, who was sitting opposite Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao, listened to their angry words. Although he also felt shocked and angry because of the conflict with Li Hong, he was also shocked and angry because Li Hong suddenly became powerful.

However, Cao Cao was not blinded by anger, but remained sober instead.

Cao Cao shook his head and said:
"That's not right. Didn't you hear today? Li Hong saved your majesty's life. Now that he has broken through the realm of peerless military commanders, he will definitely be protected by your majesty. If you want to put pressure on him or have the government go to the Li family, it won't work at all!"

Cao Cao's words made Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao pause.

Yes, what they wanted was to use the family power to force the Li family to take people away.

It's just that this doesn't seem to work?
"Then what should we do? We can't find anyone. If we go, we won't be able to defeat Li Hong. We might even be beaten up by Li Hong!" Yuan Shu said angrily.

Now he just wants Ji Ling back. Only when he truly loses her will Yuan Shu understand how precious Ji Ling is.

Cao Cao took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth:
"It's definitely not going to work if we force them. Let's just bend down and go find Li Hong. Be nice and be prepared to be asked for too much. It's worth it as long as we can get Yan Liang, Ji Ling, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan and the others back."

Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao hung their heads when they heard this. Thinking that there was really no other way, they could only nod.

Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao decided to bow to Li Hong. It would be worth it as long as they could get Ji Ling and Yan Liang back.

In Luoyang city, there was a big uproar because of the Li family's martial arts competition. Li Hong didn't know that Cao Cao and his two companions were going to bow to him and demand Ji Ling, Yan Liang, and Xiahou Dun.

At this time, a grand banquet was held in the Li family.

No matter they were descendants of the main branch of the Li family or descendants of the side branches, they all gathered together to celebrate enthusiastically.

Li Hong stroked his gray beard and sat in the main seat, watching the family members drinking happily. They came to him one by one and toasted him respectfully, congratulating him on his great progress in martial arts and becoming a peerless military commander that had not appeared in the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years.

Li Hong was also happy.

The Li family has worked hard for their family for decades, but has never been well-known. However, today, they have finally been able to hold their heads high.

All the Li family members were happy from the bottom of their hearts.

As the head of the Li family, Li Hong was naturally happy and relieved.

It seemed as if the depression that had accumulated for decades had dissipated overnight.

"Grandfather, Li Li doesn't understand why you didn't ask His Majesty to let you serve in the arena today and return to the army? Isn't this a good opportunity?"

Li Li, emboldened by the wine, asked Li Hong, who was sitting in the main seat, about his confusion.

Hearing Li Li's question, Li Wen, Li Wu, Li Ding and other core descendants of the Li family all looked at Li Hong.

Obviously, Li Li asked the questions that were in their minds.

In their opinion, today was a good opportunity for Liu Hong to request to take up an official position since he was so happy. With Li Hong's powerful martial arts, the rise of the Li family was unstoppable. However, until the end, Li Hong did not even say it out loud. They all wanted to help Li Hong say it out loud.

Li Hong sat in the main seat, stroking his gray beard, looking at the pairs of eyes looking at him, and hummed:

"In ancient times, there was a story about Jiang Taigong fishing. King Wen of Zhou respectfully called Jiang Shang "Taigong Wang". King Wen invited Jiang Shang three times before inviting him back to the capital, honoring him as the Grand Master to help Zhou conquer the world!"

"Another example is Duke Zhou spitting out the food he had eaten. When Duke Zhou heard that a talented person was coming to visit him, he spit out the food in his mouth to welcome him, not daring to neglect him at all."

"Later, King Zhao of Yan spent a fortune on horse bones and built the Golden Terrace in order to revitalize the State of Yan. He attracted Yue Yi, Zou Yan, Ju Xin and others, thus making the State of Yan powerful in one fell swoop!"

"I am a peerless general who has not appeared in the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years. Although I cannot say that I can revive the Han Dynasty, how can I be so easily ordered around by others?"

Li Hong said this with great pride, which stunned all the Li family members.

(End of this chapter)