Chapter 42 Return to the old capital, worship the second ancestor!
Guan Yu dealt with the envoys from Soochow and made every effort to prepare his troops for war.
No one knew that when Wu's envoy was dealing with Guan Yu, Lu Xun's envoy had already set off from his home territory of Jingzhou, passed through Jiaozhi County, and walked the mountain road to Wanwen, where he had an inseparable picture of the defense situation in central Sichuan.
This group of envoys was very smart. They set out in three directions, contacting the chiefs of Nanzhong, the barbarian king Meng Huo, and the wealthy Yong Kai of Yizhou, urging them to take advantage of the emptiness in Shu to raise troops and rebel, and they would surely gain great profits.
They presented the treasures sent by Lord Wu, and as expected, these three forces were persuaded, and they all secretly trained their troops and waited for an opportunity to rebel.
Liu Bei, who was far away in Chang'an, had no idea about Soochow's actions, and his combat documents were never broken.
He issued an edict to the three cities of Shangyong and the three counties of Jingzhou, asking them to mobilize their elite troops to attack Xiangyang, an important city. It would be fine if they could not defeat it, but they must help him attract the main force of the Wei army.
Guan Yu was ordered to go to war, but as usual he stayed in Guansuo, while Ma Liang and others guarded the base camp.
After Liu Bei founded the Han Dynasty, in order to deal with Cao Wei in the north, he established a military base for the Northern Expedition in the Hanzhong area.
In order to open up the main roads for transporting military supplies, he opened four main roads between Hanzhong and Guanzhong, which are the famous Ziwu Road, Tangluo Road, Baoxie Road and Jinniu Road.
The Shu Han Dynasty also set up Baishui Pass, an important military pass in Hanzhong. The mountains around Baishui Pass were covered with beacon towers. A series of pavilions and halls were set up four hundred miles from Baishui Pass to the capital, Chengdu, to ensure the normal operation of the postal post.
In the Jingzhou area on the border with Soochow, General Guan Yu also set up a military communication "exit" along the river, with beacon towers leading from the rear to the Xiangfan front line.
Now Prince Liu Chan is left to guard Chengdu, while Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang have been sitting in Chang'an, so all military orders are issued from Chang'an.
During the truce, Zhuge Liang used the spy system he had cultivated to successfully contact Wei Zhonglang General and Yushi Zhongcheng Xu Shu!
Xu Shu had a close friendship with the Hangu Pass guard. Under Zhuge Liang's instructions, he secretly persuaded the Hangu Pass guard to stage an attack at night, burn the Wei flag, raise the Han flag, and welcome the Han army into the pass!
The general wanted to be rich, but Xu Shu persuaded him to do so.
Sure enough, he was highly rewarded by Liu Bei, and his official position was second to none. The reward alone was 40 million.
The old grudge between Xu Shu and the Cao family is also an old account.
Xu Shu was Liu Bei's military advisor, and Liu Bei respected him as he respected his ancestors.
At that time, Liu Bei, a famous general who had suffered countless defeats, won every battle he fought since he had Xu Shu as his military advisor.
管你曹仁还是李典带队,爱谁谁,来一个揍一个.
Liu Bei was almost crazy with joy.
Later, Cao Cao captured Xu Shu's mother and wrote a letter in her handwriting to force him to surrender. Xu Shu could only bid farewell to the wise master in his heart with tears.
Who knew there would be a follow-up to this matter!
Xu's mother was so angry that she hanged herself when she found out that her son had abandoned the bright and the dark.
Xu Shu hated the Cao family to the core, and even left an allusion about Xu Shu entering Cao's camp without saying a word.
Because he swore not to set up any plot against the Cao family for the rest of his life!
Now that Cao Cao is dead, he has no good impression of Cao Pi, so he used this opportunity to return to Liu Bei's command!
"Your Majesty! Can you yield to me again and call you my lord!" Xu Shu hugged Liu Bei's legs and cried to the ground.
Liu Bei cried so much that his front was soaked with tears!
He hugged Xu Shu and nodded heavily: "Yes!"
Then he didn't say anything and just cried bitterly.
After crying enough, Xu Shu said: "It's a pity that we can see our old master again! With Kong Ming as prime minister, there is hope for the great rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty!"
Liu Bei immediately said excitedly: "I am short of a lieutenant now! I need Yuan Zhi to take up this position!"
Xu Shu, whose courtesy name is Yuan Zhi.
Xu Shu smiled with tears in his eyes.
There are two dangerous passes in Luoyang City.
To the east is Hulao Pass. Back then, Dong Zhuo blocked the pass at this pass and no one from more than ten princes could enter.
To the west of Luoyang is Hangu Pass, which is closed and no one can enter.
Therefore, Luoyang City is truly a place of beauty.
Xu Shu was most familiar with the terrain here. He knew where it was difficult to move troops and where it was weakest and easy to attack.
With him as a guide, Liu Bei led Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Ma Chao, Jiang Wei and other generals to attack Luoyang. In only three days, the north gate of Luoyang was breached.
The guard committed suicide, and the county guard raised his seal to surrender.
Hulao Pass is extremely difficult to attack from the outside.
But it would be too easy to attack from within.
Within two days, the general guarding Hulao Pass also surrendered to the Han Emperor.
Liu Bei ordered Ma Chao and Wei Yan to guard Hulao Pass and allocated them 30,000 elite troops.
Each of these two generals was rewarded fifty million.
Liu Bei took Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun and other important civil and military officials to pay homage to Guangwu Temple.
Emperor Taizu of the Han Dynasty Liu Bang established his capital in Chang'an, and Liu Bei had already visited the Temple of Emperor Gaozu before.
Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, made Luoyang his capital, and now Liu Bei came to pay homage to him.
"Liu Bei, the descendant of the Han Dynasty and the queen of Han Jing Emperor Zhongshan Jing, will inherit the ancestral legacy and restore the Han Dynasty! Please protect me from the two holy ancestors!"
"In the future, I will let Prime Minister Zhuge, Military Advisor Pang, Taiwei Xu, second brother Guan Yu, third brother Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, nephew Guan Suo and other civil and military ministers enjoy it in my own imperial temple!"
"God bless the great man! The mountains and rivers will be reopened! All the rebels will be destroyed!"
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Liu Bei's voice echoed in the silent hall.
The statue of Liu Xiu looked at him as if approving him.
When Liu Bei left the ancestral temple, all the ministers shouted long live.
Liu Bei was so excited that he shed tears of joy.
When he was a child, he would enjoy the shade under the thousand-year-old mulberry tree at home, and he regarded it as the emperor's chariot cover. He wanted to wear a dragon robe, rule the world, and revive his ancestral heritage.
Today, with the help of his ministers, he recaptured the second capital of the Han Dynasty!
The trajectory of this life is just like a dream.
In the blink of an eye, he was already an old man.
All hair and beard are white.
Only the fire of dreams in my heart has not been extinguished!
Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was taken to Shanyang County, Hanoi by Cao Pi and became the Duke of Shanyang.
Liu Bei conquered the world by himself, and there was absolutely no reason to surrender it to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Although Liu Bei's initial banner was to support the Han Dynasty, which meant being loyal to the Han Dynasty and assisting the Han Emperor in defeating other princes, he would never proclaim himself emperor.
But now that I have become the emperor, I still have to follow the etiquette.
Liu Bei sent someone to express condolences to Shanyang Gong. Shanyang Gong said that they are all members of the Liu family, and your majesty's ability is much better than that of a loser like me. I am very pleased that your majesty can inherit the Han Dynasty and inherit the second ancestor of Wu.
In this way, everything on the scene was over, Liu Bei continued to be his emperor and fought for his world, and Shan Yanggong continued to hatch bean sprouts at home.
No one is in anyone's way.
All Cao family prisoners stranded in Luoyang, including Cao Hong, were beheaded by the Han emperor.
Cao Cao's daughter, who looked unworthy of the audience, hurried back to the vegetable garden to farm. If she was a little bit pretty, Liu Bei accepted her.
The Shu Han army became more powerful.
Cao Pi couldn't sit still for a whole day. Sitting on the dragon chair every day felt like sitting on pins and needles.
When eating the royal meal, he was afraid that someone would poison him.
After Taiwei Jia Xu died of illness, General Sima Yi was his only hope.
He asked Sima Yi for advice, and Sima Yi suggested sending envoys to form an alliance with Wu again.
Cao Pi impatiently sent an envoy to make peace with Sun Quan, and the Wei and Wu families secretly formed an alliance again.
Guan Yu's task of containing the main force of the Wei army was completed and he led his army back to Jiangling.
The Three Kingdoms once again entered a brief period of peace.
And just when the situation seemed to be most favorable to Liu Bei, Prince Liu Chan suddenly sent an urgent border report:
The Barbarian King Meng Huo raised troops to invade the border. Yong Kai, Gaoding and others rebelled and colluded with the Barbarian King Meng Huo. The entire border area thousands of miles away fell!
There is also an urgent message: I have no time to wait for the imperial decree from my father. Reinforcement is like putting out a fire. I have sent General Chen of Shu to quell the rebellion. Although the rebels have been temporarily blocked, they cannot regain their homeland. Please make a decision immediately!
I am afraid that things will change over time!
Liu Bei hurriedly issued two edicts, teasing Prime Minister Zhuge Liang to immediately enter Shu and personally lead the army in Shu to defeat the Southern Barbarian King.
Another edict was sent to Guan Yu of Jingzhou, instructing him to be on guard against attacks by Sun Quan and Wei thieves!
Liu Bei said angrily at the end: "When this matter is settled, I will make Sun Quan, the thief of Qin Muchu, pay the price!"