Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 245: Nanzhong Father
"In the dream, there was an immortal with a human face and a beast's body, riding on two dragons."

"To be honest, when I first saw it in my dream, I was also shocked. I didn't know what it was."

"Later, I asked the locals here and found out that it was the Fire God Zhurong."

South Central Tent.

Meng Huo listened to Xing Daorong's story and asked hurriedly, "Could it be that he learned the art of heavenly fire in his dream?"

How could Xing Daorong’s story be so simple?
He shook his head and said, "No, no, that immortal took me to the bank of the Lu River in my dream and showed me a great scene."

As Xing Daorong spoke, he seemed to get a little excited. He stood up and walked to the front of the crowd and said, "At night, on the bank of the Lu River, I saw a group of people setting up an incense table, spreading out offerings, arranging forty-nine lanterns, and raising banners to call back the souls."

"There was a man wearing a golden crown and a crane cloak, reading a sacrificial text on the shore."

“I looked closely.”

Xing Daorong spoke for a while, and indeed, he attracted everyone.

Sure enough, this story with a bit of suspense is more likely to attract people!

Seeing everyone's gazes on him, he slowly said, "Look closely, that person is none other than myself!"

"It is very strange. The person who was listening said: 'The Left General of the Han Dynasty, Xing Daorong, respectfully presents a sacrificial ceremony to honor the souls of the deceased officers and soldiers of the Shu State and the deceased southerners who served the king.'"

"'They invaded from afar, and the foreigners raised an army; they let the scorpion's tail raise demons, and stole the wolf's heart to cause chaos. I followed the king's order to punish the remote and wild people; I raised a large number of Pixiu to eliminate the ants; the heroic army gathered, and the crazy bandits were wiped out; the sound of breaking bamboo was heard, and the momentum of the monkey was lost.'"

"'I have no choice but to use the inhuman plan of setting fire to the gods. I hope that God will have mercy on me, comfort the dead souls, and bring peace to this place.'"

As Xing Daorong spoke, his brows were furrowed, as if his memories were a little fuzzy and he needed to try hard to recall them.

Then he said, "I was also wondering what the Heavenly Fire Technique was at that time. As soon as I thought about it, the immortal pointed his finger at the top of my head and taught me the Heavenly Fire Technique!"

"Then I heard the immortal say: 'After the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the world is peaceful, and the Son of Heaven has been appointed to rule the world. If the southerners rebel and do not listen to the advice, the inheritance of the Heavenly Fire can be destroyed.'"

"After that, I suddenly woke up from my dream."

“And from then on, the vague feeling of involvement that I had also disappeared without a trace.”

"I don't understand what this thing means, and I don't know if I have any relationship with Zhurong, the God of Fire. It's just that this matter is very mysterious. I didn't want to explain it so clearly. If the Barbarian King hadn't asked, I wouldn't want to remember it."

Meng Huo was already stunned after hearing this.

It turns out that what he has been talking about for a while is the guidance of the God of Fire!

If I had known this would happen, I would never have rebelled!

He couldn't help but sigh: "People say that the God of Fire is alive, but I didn't expect that the general really received the inheritance."

"Ah! If I had known this, I would never have rebelled no matter what!"

Zhuge Liang heard this and then said, "I see. This is the first time I've heard of this."

"However, since the dream requires us to hold a memorial ceremony beside the Lu River, we should naturally follow this guidance."

As he said this, he asked Ma Su to go and prepare to hold a memorial ceremony for the dead souls on the bank of the Lu River.

Meng Huo and others were all convinced and had no objection at all.

After the banquet, Ma Su came up again and proposed: "The military advisor has personally led the soldiers deep into the barren land to subdue the barbarians. Now that the barbarian king has surrendered, why not appoint officials to guard it together with Meng Huo?"

Zhuge Liang said, "There are three things that are difficult to do. If we keep outsiders, we must keep soldiers. Soldiers have nothing to eat. This is the first difficulty. The barbarians are injured and their fathers and brothers have died. If we keep outsiders but not soldiers, it will definitely cause trouble. This is the second difficulty. The barbarians have committed many crimes of killing and abdicating, so they are suspicious. If we keep outsiders, they will not trust us. This is the third difficulty. Now I will not keep any people, nor will I transport food. I will just live in peace with them."

Ma Su was impressed and was about to nod in response, but he heard Zhuge Liang say: "In fact, it would be best if Zi Yu was left here." "The barbarians fear and admire him, and he is flexible and adaptable, so there will be no problem."

"It's just that he is too important in the army, so we can't keep him. So we simply don't keep him."

Ma Su could tell that Zhuge Liang valued Xing Daorong more and more.

However, as one of the Three Dragon Generals, Xing Daorong's status is extraordinary, so there is no need to ask whether he is respected or not.

In fact, both Zhuge Liang and Xing Daorong themselves underestimated the impact of the title of "Descendant of the God of Fire".

After Meng Huo and Madam Zhu Rong led the army back, they had to talk about Xing Daorong.

He said to Madam Zhu Rong, "Madam, after you go back, if there is still discussion among the clan members, you should tell them how powerful Xing Daorong is. You must not let them have second thoughts."

Obviously, Meng Huo was really scared by Xing Daorong.

Madam Zhu Rong nodded and said, "If we want to express our gratitude to the general, we can build a shrine for him and offer sacrifices to him in all seasons."

"You can ask the tribe members to call him a kind father and calm their minds."

"We should also send pearls, gold, cinnabar, lacquer, medicinal herbs, oxen and horses for military use. Otherwise, the God of Fire may be dissatisfied again and send us instructions again, and we will suffer."

Meng Huo agreed with this and built a shrine for him when he returned to his tribe.

However, these things will take effect slowly. By the time Xing Daorong knew that he had become a loving father of Nanzhong, he had already left Nanzhong.

After pacifying Nanzhong, Zhuge Liang did not dare to delay because of the Yecheng Incident and led his troops directly back to Chengdu.

Xing Daorong also followed him back home. Before he could meet Liu Bei, his servants were already waiting for him.

Seeing Xing Daorong leading his troops into the city, he hurriedly ran up and said, "General! There is a big happy event in the mansion. If you are not in a hurry, you can go back first."

Xing Daorong was surprised to hear this and immediately went back alone to take a look.

As a result, as soon as he entered the mansion, he saw Fan Yufeng, supported by Da Qiao, standing in front of the mansion gate, smiling sweetly and looking at him.

When I looked closely, I saw that Fan Yufeng's belly was slightly bulging.

Looking at it this way, and remembering the great joy the servant had mentioned, how could I not know what had happened?
He immediately dismounted, ran two steps, supported Fan Yufeng, looked her up and down and asked: "Yufeng, are you pregnant?"

Fan Yufeng smiled and nodded, "That's exactly what the general knew before he left for the expedition to the south. I was just worried that it would affect my husband's mood, so I kept it from him."

When Xing Daorong heard this, he suddenly felt a complex emotion in his heart.

In fact, when he was "going crazy" with Fan Yufeng in Chengdu a while ago, he actually knew what his wife wanted.

I just didn’t expect this to actually work!

I felt mixed emotions for a moment.

But he looked at Fan Yufeng and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Madam."

Fan Yufeng smiled and said, "What's the hard part? I thought it would take several months for the general to finish the battle in the south, and I couldn't wait until the baby was born. I didn't expect the general to come back so quickly."

"As long as there is no war in the near future, the general will be able to catch up with the birth of the child."

How could Xing Daorong not hear the hidden expectation in Fan Yufeng's words?
However, this was not a matter that he could decide on, so he just nodded and was not in a position to fully agree.

(End of this chapter)