Wei Xiaobao's Three Kingdoms Adventure

Chapter 35 The mountain man has his own clever plan
Zhang Rang and others went to ask Empress He for help. Wei Xiaobao found an excuse to separate from them, strolled back to Liu Xie's bedroom, lay on the bed and started to think about his own wishes.

Wei Xiaobao recalled the scene of the storyteller in the teahouse and muttered to himself, "The old storyteller always talked about Lu, Zhao, Dian, Wei, Guan, Ma, and Zhang Fei. There were also some Zhangs, Xu Huang, and other random things. I can't remember them all. There are so many characters in this book. Apart from seeing Guan Yu and Zhang Fei from a distance, I haven't seen any of the others. I have to go back soon, which is such a pity. The court is in chaos, and there is a rebellion of the Yellow Turbans outside. It would be better to return to my great Qing Dynasty and live in peace. Even if Wu Sangui rebelled, Beijing would not be in chaos for a while. It is much better for me to follow Xiao Xuanzi every day than to live in fear here."

Wei Xiaobao, one leg crossed over the other knee, holding a cake in his hand, swaying leisurely, continued: "That Empress He is pretty, but unfortunately she is a bit old and her husband just died. If I sleep with her until midnight, and her dead husband, the emperor, comes looking for her, won't I be scared to death? Forget it, it's better to have two wives. I'd better not think about the Empress. Besides, when I go back, won't I still have Jianning in the palace?"

Wei Xiaobao, who was carefree, thought and laughed as he did so, and fell asleep while holding the cake, until someone shook his body beside him: "Xiaobao, Xiaobao?"

Wei Xiaobao opened his eyes and saw Shuang'er and Liu Xie standing beside him. He stretched and asked, "Don't you have to keep vigil for the emperor? Why are you all back?"

Liu Xie said, "He Jin supported Liu Bian as the successor in the mourning hall, and then Empress Dowager Dong brought us back. She seemed very unhappy."

Wei Xiaobao smiled and said, "Of course I'm not happy. She originally wanted you to be the emperor."

Liu Xie said, "Isn't Liu Bian also her grandson? The affairs of the royal family are truly incredible."

Wei Xiaobao said, "Isn't it the same in your family? Your third brother almost took your life in order to seize power!"

As soon as the words came out, Wei Xiaobao immediately felt something was wrong and secretly observed Liu Xie's expression.

Liu Xie remained silent for a long time before he said, "Power is but a passing cloud. If you had known the outcome would be like this, I'm afraid you wouldn't have fought with me anymore."

As he spoke, tears welled up in Liu Xie's eyes.

Wei Xiaobao pulled Shuang'er over and asked softly, "What's wrong with this old man?"

Shuang'er sighed and said, "Both of his brothers are dead."

Wei Xiaobao exclaimed in surprise, then asked, "Wasn't Zhang Liang still alive and kicking when we left last night? Did Lu Zhi capture Guangzong County? Did history change because we took Zhang Liang away?"

Shuang'er said, "Hey, Xiaobao, you asked so many questions at once, which one should I answer first?"

Wei Xiaobao smiled and said, "Then tell me, when did Zhang Liang die? How did he die? This is a question."

Shuang'er said, "General Zhang Liang died four years ago, and we are now four years later."

Wei Xiaobao turned around and looked at Liu Xie, then looked back at Shuang'er and said, "Are you telling the truth?"

Shuang'er nodded and said, "Today at the Emperor's mourning hall, the general and other ministers said a lot of things. I didn't understand them all. It seemed that he was defeated by the Yellow Turban Army, and later the eunuchs pleaded for him in front of the Emperor. They kept saying..."

Wei Xiaobao asked anxiously, "What else did you say?"

Shuang'er glanced at Liu Xie and didn't say anything.

Liu Xie wiped his tears and said, "It's said that it's been four years since the rebellious Zhang Jue brothers were executed. Not only has He Jin not achieved any success, he has also been reluctant to return his military power, and has been sitting in a vacant position doing nothing."

Wei Xiaobao asked, "Was it Huangfu Song who led the troops to defeat Zhang Liang?"

Liu Xie nodded.

Wei Xiaobao patted his chest and said, "That's good, that's good. As long as I don't mess up history, it's fine." Shuang'er blinked and asked, "Xiaobao, what are you worried about?"

Wei Xiaobao said, "What if everything gets chaotic and Xiao Xuanzi isn't the emperor when we return? What will we do then?"

Shuang'er said, "Isn't it the same no matter who becomes the emperor?"

Wei Xiaobao said, "That's different. If someone else were the emperor, without the literary inquisition, the Zhuang family wouldn't have suffered so badly."

Shuang'er said, "Isn't that better?"

Wei Xiaobao said, "Then I won't meet you. Even if I do, your family is a famous and wealthy one, so you won't want me anymore."

Shuang'er's face flushed, but she couldn't help laughing in her heart. She said softly, "No matter what the situation is, I will never leave you."

Wei Xiaobao took Shuang'er's hand and looked at the rosy cheeks on her face. If there hadn't been someone nearby, he would have gone up and kissed her.

Liu Xie said, "That Huangfu Song is truly abominable. Not only did he kill my third brother, he also dug up my corpse and whipped it, and finally chopped off my head and sent it to Luoyang."

Wei Xiaobao nodded, instantly understanding what was going on. He said, "No wonder you entered this guy's body. It turns out you were already dead from a cold."

"What is a burp cold?"

"That's the end of it!"

"What's the kick-off?"

"Oh, I'm dead, dead. Do you really like hearing me say you're dead? I have to know for sure!"

Liu Xie shook his head. "Not really. Life is full of birth, old age, sickness, and death. I preached the Dharma all those years ago in order to enlighten people and help them escape the suffering of birth, old age, sickness, and death."

Wei Xiaobao cursed, "You're just bullshit, trying to save the world! Won't you still die in the end? All your evil ways will only bring me harm!"

Liu Xie shook his head helplessly and said, "This matter was caused by me, so I will naturally send you back. However, Liu Bian has already ascended the throne, so I am afraid I will never have the opportunity to touch the imperial seal again."

Wei Xiaobao smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. I have already taken care of the matter of the imperial seal. If nothing goes wrong, we will have the imperial seal after the old emperor's funeral."

Shuang'er asked happily, "Xiaobao, how did you do that?"

Wei Xiaobao pretended to be mysterious and said, imitating the tone of the teahouse master, "The hermit has his own clever plan."

Wei Xiaobao had admired Zhuge Liang as described by storytellers since he was a child. The way he planned and planned strategies and won battles thousands of miles away always made Wei Xiaobao fantasize. Especially when he said the words "I have my own ingenious plans", that kind of confidence always won Wei Xiaobao's applause.

Now that Wei Xiaobao could say this, and looking at Shuang'er's admiring expression beside him, he suddenly felt that he was Zhuge Liang waving a feather fan and twirling his beard. He couldn't help but imitate Zhuge Liang on the stage, humming the clappers in his mouth "clang-tch-tch-tch-tch-tch", walking to the bedside with stage steps, flying onto the bed sideways, and singing: "The hermit is about to rest, you all may withdraw."

Unfortunately, this was not a big stage, and no one applauded. Wei Xiaobao's weird appearance could only earn him a smile from Shuang'er and a look of disgust from Liu Xie.

(End of this chapter)