Whose Xingyue looks like you?

PS: Here, Cang Shen uses the record of the 09 Chinese Gods and Monsters Dictionary. Also, I don't admit that the fat guy with glasses is Han Xin. Mushroom, I am so bad, fuck you○

Chapter 149 Proxy War (?)

When the male and female double-edged swords were swung, thunderbirds and fire phoenixes cried out, and red and purple lightning and fire were produced in an instant; when the Green Dragon Crescent Blade was swung, the shadow of a dragon appeared, which could bring about wind and rain; the eight-foot-long steel spear was covered with starlight, which integrated the power of the Pojun star. When it was swung, it was both hard and soft, and soft and hard, and it was invincible and powerful.

The three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang were naturally delighted after getting the weapons. With such magical weapons, plus Gao Zu and his gang of brothers, the revival of the Han Dynasty was just around the corner.

After Zhang Fei got the 10-foot-long steel spear, he felt as if he was using it with ease. He felt that the starlight contained in the weapon was very suitable for him.

With the financial support from the two merchants Zhang and Su, the number of militiamen from 800 expanded to 1,000. Afterwards, the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang responded to Liu Yan's manifesto to fight against the bandits.

When Liu Yan heard about Liu Bei's clan, he was overjoyed and recognized Liu Bei as his nephew. The group stayed there for a while.

During this period, Liu Bei and Liu Bang discussed how to identify and employ people, Guan Yu and Han Xin learned the art of military formations and drills, and Zhang Fei and Bai Ming discussed drinking.

Not long after, scouts reported that the Yellow Turban general Cheng Zhiyuan would lead 50,000 Yellow Turban troops to attack Zhuo County.

Liu Yan was very worried.

Although there were government troops, provincial troops and a group of local militia, they were a drop in the bucket compared to the 50,000-strong Yellow Turban Army.

Not to mention that the government troops currently make up the majority and are not a fighting force at all. The central government is rife with corruption, and other places are following suit.

Officials were intertwined, all the way up to the central court. The Ten Eunuchs and the imperial relatives successively monopolized power. In addition, during the reign of Emperor Ling, official positions were openly sold, and incompetent people entered the official system. Those who bought official positions frantically plundered the people's wealth in order to make a profit, abused their power to create false pretenses, and the government colluded with powerful officials. Over time, supervision became meaningless, and the death penalty system in various places and even at the central level became a tool for the powerful to oppress the people.

In addition, the social atmosphere is corrupt, and the trend of currying favor with the powerful and enjoying luxury is prevalent in the square. Even officials need to constantly pay tribute and bribe their superiors in order to maintain their official positions. They have no money when they want, and they have enough food when they want. The Zhou Ba Pi usually deducts a little.

Therefore, most of the government troops had worn-out weapons and lacked training.

After careful calculation, Liu Yan found that the quality of this government army was not as good as the one thousand militiamen brought by the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang, and the six generals and counselors who were outstanding at first glance.

Liu Bei was also very distressed, and discussed matters with his six elders and two brothers in this temporary residence.

The six of you in the early Han Dynasty kept silent, watching your noses, your mouths, and your hearts. Liu Bei was worried, Zhang Fei thought, "Whatever, just poke ten thousand transparent holes in the other side!" Guan Yu was seriously considering the possibility of defeating fifty thousand with just one thousand.

Without waiting for a conclusion, Liu Yan issued an order. He ordered Zou Jing to lead Xuande and three others, along with a thousand local warriors, to defeat the enemy.

Liu Bei readily agreed, and then the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang led their troops to the battle.

Fan Kuai was furious about this.

"Big Brother, Second Brother, why are you holding me and not letting that guy I punched go see his ancestors? You're not going to give any of the officers and soldiers a chance, are you sending these younger generations to their deaths?"

Fan Kuai slammed the wooden table in half with his palm. "You are just greedy and want to take these thousand militiamen into your own pocket. How can you keep such a person who has no vision for the overall situation as a mere feed to dogs and pigs?"

"Third brother, please be patient and don't be impatient."

Liu Bang stared out the window calmly. "Your second brother left behind an avatar a long time ago and ran away. Besides, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are both heroes of the time. They even have the magical weapons your second brother cultivated. But they are only worth ten thousand."

"Second brother ran away?"

Fan Kuai poked the motionless Bai Ming and discovered that it was indeed just a fake body condensed from magic power. Liu Bang said, "You know, we have a bet to fight. Second brother, Xiao He, and Zhang Liang have all gone to find suitable disciples. Unlike you and me, Han Xin, we have people ready to teach us here."

“Yeah, that’s right…”

[Let’s say you left Youzhou Zhuojun and didn’t have a good candidate in mind.]

After much deliberation, you realized that you possess both civil and military talents. During the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, Yingchuan was a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery. So you went to Yingchuan, Henan, hoping to find a suitable disciple who could serve as a civil official or counselor.

[In this era, accepting disciples depends on reputation. The greater the reputation, the easier it is to accept disciples. Not to mention that in this era, military generals, civil officials, and counselors are all associated with mystery.]

You wouldn't be wrong to call this era "Three Kingdoms Warriors" or "Mythical Three Kingdoms." So, within a few days, you, who combined Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism into one and mastered both military tactics and tactics, quickly made a name for yourself in Yingchuan.

Many noble children wanted to become your disciples, but you refused. You wanted disciples, not students.

[You have taken a fancy to a young man from a poor family and have chosen him as your disciple. His name is Guo Jia, born in 170 AD, and he is now 14 years old.]

Bai Ming saw the handsome but pale young man and said, "The Yingchuan Guo family had a son named Jia. He was intelligent and ambitious since childhood, and was known for his ability to divine the plans of spirits and gods. Before the turmoil at the end of the Han Dynasty, he predicted the fall of the Han Dynasty. However, heaven is jealous of talented people, and his health has been poor since childhood. He knew he would not live past forty."

The young man showed a look of horror, then hurriedly performed the disciple's etiquette. At this point, he knew that the burly man in front of him, who had a Taoist temperament and was not like an ordinary person in this world, came here specially for him. You know, the three generals who had just started the rebellion were able to gain such unpredictable abilities because they met a man who gave them books and accepted them as disciples.

He said respectfully, "Disciple Guo Jia, I am honored to meet you, Master. I will prepare the tuition today."

Bai Ming nodded and said, "You've always been fond of studying hard behind closed doors, drinking, and making friends with heroes. I have a method that can prolong your life and avoid the three disasters and five calamities. I just don't know if you want to become a human, an immortal, a Buddha, or a god?"

Guo Jia was confused, but he only knew that his master was truly an immortal, so he said, "I will do whatever you say."

"Then I'll just make my own arrangements."

Afterwards, Bai Ming told Guo Jia the name of his sect and who were its disciples. He also mentioned the Grand Master and the Master of the Chan Sect, and who were the first and second generation disciples of the Chan Sect. Guo Jia was the youngest of the second generation disciples. Guo Jia agreed to all the questions and repeated them, "I am a second and third generation disciple of the Chan Sect, and a first and second generation disciple of Quan Xing."

Bai Ming nodded in agreement, and took Guo Jia to bathe and burn incense, and reported to the Three Pure Ones, the Five Elders and Six Emperors, and a series of immortals and gods who had long had dealings with him. He then reported to Fusu and Sun Wukong, logged Guo Jia's information into the thought key pattern, opened the corresponding permissions, and then threw a copy of "Peng Zu Yangxing Jing" to Guo Jia to practice by himself.

Guo Jia is recuperating while you are memorizing the original Taigong Military Strategy.

Zhang Liang rode a cloud all the way to Fufeng Mei, and took the eight-year-old Fa Zheng, the grandson of the famous scholar Fa Zhen, as his disciple under the name of being the descendant of Huang Shi Gong. Xiao He, on the other hand, went to Shu County in Lujiang Commandery and took the nine-year-old Zhou Yu as his disciple.

A subtle proxy war begins.

Chapter 150: The Three Kingdoms Era Begins to Change

Bai Ming took Guo Jia away from Yingchuan and began to return to Zhuo County. Bai Ming rode on a cloud, while Guo Jia rode on the back of the five-tailed Penghou.

After seeing the mountains, rivers and streams and sighing for a while, he arrived at Zhuo County, Youzhou.

By the time Bai Ming and others returned to Zhuo County, the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang had already killed Deng Mao and Cheng Zhiyuan in battle. The Yellow Turban Army fled or surrendered in an instant, and the original 1,000 militiamen were reduced to 1,500.

After returning, Qingzhou was under siege again. Liu Yan added two thousand men to make five, giving Liu Bei a total of 2,000 men, and asked Liu Bei to go to Qingzhou to rescue.

Before leaving, Liu Bei discussed with Liu Bang and his men and decided to seek another place. Upon hearing that Lu Zhi was fighting Zhang Jue in Guangzong, he said, "Ancestor, I was once a student of General Lu Zhi. If I were incompetent, it would be fine. But now we have excellent generals and elite soldiers. It would be a violation of filial piety if I didn't go."

Liu Bang replied: "Then go ahead. The person behind the three generals is Nanhua Zhenren. We have special identities and cannot participate in it. Wait until Zifang is still available."

If Liu Bang and his men had intervened in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, it would have become a case of the elders bullying the younger ones, and it would have been bad for their reputation if word got out.

Liu Bei happily agreed, but Zhang Fei and Fan Kuai were reluctant to leave. Zhang Fei and Fan Kuai slept on the same bed with their feet touching each other more often than they did with Liu Bei. Perhaps the two butchers had developed an inexplicable friendship.

Guan Yu was taciturn and didn't say much, just looked at Chunqiu silently.

Afterwards, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei followed Zou Jing and led their troops to rush to Qingzhou to provide support. Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei killed people like cutting vegetables in the midst of thousands of troops. The prefect Gong Jing led the militia out of the city to help. After lifting the siege of Qingzhou, Liu Bei said goodbye to Zou Jing, and led his own 1,500 people, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, straight to Guangzong, and joined Lu Zhi's army.

In Zhuo County, Zhang Liang brought back Fa Zheng, and Xiao He brought back Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu, Guo Jia, and Fa Zheng, who were not supposed to meet, met each other at this time.

Liu Bang, Han Xin, and Fan Kuai saw that Bai, Zhang, and Xiao had all returned with their dolls, and immediately lost interest in competing. Unexpectedly, Bai, Zhang, and Xiao all said, "We didn't want to play with you three anyway."

Bai Ming, the Kunlun Immortal who is an expert in both refining weapons and alchemy, Xiao He, the warehouse god who is in charge of warehousing and logistics, and Zhang Liang, the Taixuan boy who follows the Taiqing Sage in refining elixirs, the three of them have a wealth of resources that cannot be compared with Liu Bang, Fan Kuai, the two wandering immortals, and Han Xin, the military immortal.

From the beginning, the three of them had no intention of including these three poor guys in the competition.

"So... what do you guys want to play, second brother?"

Guo Jia was secretly surprised by Fa Zheng and Zhou Yu, who were six or seven years younger than him. Both Fa Zheng and Zhou Yu looked like people with great achievements.

Just as he was about to confirm this with Bai Ming, Bai Ming raised his eyebrows and said, "These three will assist the three Sons of Destiny in the future. This is what our duel is all about. It's to see whose disciples can help us fight for the world. Of course, the Han Dynasty still needs to be supported. Let's start by killing the Sima family. First, plunder the entire Sima family, and then kill everyone outside of China. How does that saying go, those who are not of our race must have different hearts..."

These outrageous remarks made Zhou Yu and Fa Zheng take two steps back, but Guo Jia was already used to this.

Bai Ming wanted to continue talking, but Liu Bang covered Bai Ming's mouth and said, "Alright, alright, second brother, don't think about killing me. Calm down."

"Alas, I told you that my second brother is more bloodthirsty than me, but you didn't believe me, big brother."

As soon as Fan Kuai finished speaking, Liu Bang kicked Fan Kuai on the butt.

"Then for now, we'll each teach our own things. Let's make it clear first: no connections allowed!"

Xiao He suddenly said, "Zifang and Qing should also stay away. Don't think I don't know that although Zifang is called a boy, he is actually a disciple of the Saint Taiqing. You brothers should not get together to bully others."

"Ha, who are you looking down on?"

[You really don't need to build any connections. After all, you have a lot of various elixirs, nectars, and peaches. Not to mention that you have mastered the 108 spells of the Ruyi Book. You are now a pure pharaoh. As long as you have enough magic power, you can do anything in Egypt.]

When Bai, Zhang and Xiao were teaching their disciples, Liu, Guan and Zhang came to Lu Zhi's army, entered the tent, bowed and explained their purpose. Lu Zhi was very happy and kept Liu, Guan and Zhang in front of the camp to receive his orders. Then the three of them took the order and led 1,500 of their own troops and 1,000 government troops straight to Yingchuan.

The rebel army was causing chaos in Yingchuan, with flames blazing in the sky and cries of killing. The three brothers met Huang Pushong, told him their intentions, and then led the troops back to Guangzong. However, when they were halfway through the journey, they saw their teacher being detained in a prison cart. They rolled off the horses and asked him the reason.

"I had cornered Zhang Jiao and was on the verge of breaking his enemy's magic. The imperial court sent the eunuch Zuo Feng to investigate, but he never expected the eunuch to demand a bribe from me. I said we barely had enough rations, so how could I possibly have any spare money? He harbored a grudge, accusing me of lying in wait and refusing to fight. He then sent General Dong Zhuo to take my place, capturing me and bringing me back to the capital to face charges."

“How…how could this be!?”

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei's eyes turned red and he started crying. Zhang Fei was furious. The eight-foot-long steel spear flashed with starlight and directly broke the prison car. Guan Yu's already red face became even redder at this time, and he was already showing anger. He overturned the escorting soldiers and captured all the escorting soldiers by himself.

Zhang Fei wanted to kill these soldiers, but then he remembered the time when he asked Bai Ming for wine a few days ago. He then placed his 10-foot-long steel spear on the ground and said in a muffled voice, "You guys will be held accountable if you go back. It's better for you to follow my brother and become a soldier, so you can avoid suffering when you go back."

The guards and soldiers came to express their gratitude.

Liu Bei's eyes were red and he couldn't stop crying.

When Emperor Gaozu told him that he was the Great Han of Sanxing, he thought it was a joke, but he never thought that this Great Han would be so corrupt.

"Emperor Gaozu once said that the court was beyond saving. I possess the spirit of Emperor Gaozu. I hope I can replace him." Liu Bei's voice trembled. "Is the ruler truly blind and unable to distinguish right from wrong? Are the ministers truly silent and self-absorbed?"

Lu Zhi said nothing, but tacit agreement was actually the best way to acknowledge him.

Huang Pusong, Zhu Jun and even he were definitely the odd ones out in the court at that time. In the past, there were rumors that Emperor Gaozu had attained enlightenment and ascended to heaven in West Kunlun. Lu Zhi thought it was an exaggerated rumor, but after seeing the magic of Zhang Jiao in person, he began to believe it.

He knew his student. Although he was idle, he was very affectionate and sincere. He was definitely not lying when he said this.

Not to mention that the weapons of his own student and his two brothers were definitely not made by ordinary craftsmen. Since they had seen Emperor Gaozu, they must have also seen the immortals who followed Emperor Gaozu in his campaigns and eventually became immortals.

"Xuan De, you have caused me so much trouble!"

Lu Zhi sighed, "Don't cry, if you have any problem, tell me quickly. I still have some old bones and can help you."

After Liu Bei explained the matter in detail to Lu Zhi, the three brothers took Lu Zhi and planned to return to Zhuo County to discuss the matter. However, they did not expect that they would meet the young Guo Jia less than two days after they left.

"Mr. Xuande, Jia has been waiting here for a long time on the orders of the master."

Chapter 151: Fusu, who told you to release Sun Wukong to fight against the Three Kingdoms?!

Liu Bei was surprised to see Guo Jia. He dismounted and asked, "What are the instructions, King Chu?"

"No, it's just that there's a man here named Dong Zhuo who will be badly defeated in two days. If we kill him, the Han Dynasty can be revived several years sooner."

"Excuse me, is this General Dong Zhuo? And is the King of Chu the former Overlord of Chu, Bai Ming?"

"Yes." Guo Jia paused and said, "Master, I have one more thing to say. If you don't want to kill me, that's fine too. It all depends on what Mr. Xuande thinks."

In fact, Bai Ming did not say this. Guo Jia just wanted to examine Liu Bei's character. If he was suitable, he would assist him directly. If he was not suitable, he would communicate with Bai Ming and look for another person destined to be his successor.

"I understand."

But two days later, everyone suddenly heard a loud shout from behind the mountain.