Chapter 415 The Emperor Star falls and Xuande dies
Leaving Wei Yan and Xu Chu with him, Liu Bei let everyone go handle official business. Only Jian Yong, Sun Qian, and Liao Li were still waiting outside the door. They did not want to accept the reality that Liu Bei was about to die, and they still hoped for a miracle. Unfortunately, Liu Bei It seemed that he had used up all the good luck in his life, or that he did not want a miracle to happen. He fell into a coma again, and this time he was not so easy to wake up from.
The sky is gradually getting dark, and the stars in the night sky are twinkling. On a moonless night, the stars are even brighter. In the purple sky, four emperor stars are entwined with each other. The largest one is getting brighter and brighter, while the three next to it are relatively dim. .Suddenly, one of the three emperor stars burst out with a burst of light, faintly covering up the light of the other stars, just like a new moon.
The wonders of the starry sky attracted everyone to look up, but some people who knew astrology couldn't help but sigh. Things will eventually decline, and so will the stars. The emperor star shines brightly, but when the light disappears, it is the period of fall. Sure enough, The light of the Emperor's Star grew stronger and stronger, and just when it eclipsed all the stars in the sky, it suddenly shook a few times. The giant star streaked across the sky, its light like a blade, cutting the entire night sky.
"God won't help me..." A shrill roar sounded in Liu Bei's bedroom. Liao Li, Jian Yong, and Sun Qian rushed in. They saw Liu Bei pointing one hand at the roof, with a ferocious face, eyes wide open, and the corners of his mouth There is also a trace of bright red flowing out
"Lord (eldest brother)" Liao Li and the others rushed to the couch and shouted to Liu Bei loudly, but Liu Bei could no longer hear him.
"Wow...plop" a baby cried. Liu Bei's arms suddenly fell down and hit him heavily on the couch. When he looked at him again, he was dead. Only his eyes were still wide open and his face was still ferocious.
"My lord, please rest in peace." Liao Li thought that he had the important task of entrusting him and must be Liu Bei's confidant, so he stepped forward and caressed Liu Bei's eyelids, but Liu Bei's eyes were still wide open with no intention of closing them.
"Brother, don't worry, my third brother and I will definitely live up to your high expectations." Wei Yanmeng knelt on the ground, stretched out his hand and gently touched Liu Bei's face. Strange to say, with just this moment, Liu Bei not only closed his eyes, Even the expression on his face became calm.
"Creak..." There was a slight sound of gritted teeth. It turned out to be Liao Li who had retreated behind the four people. Seeing Wei Yan closing Liu Bei's eyes, he felt secretly jealous. Unfortunately, everyone was immersed in sadness and did not notice him. .However, even if they noticed, everyone thought he was overly sad and would not think that he was jealous of Wei Yan.
"My condolences, my lord is gone, we should give him a grand burial." Jealousy will lead to resentment. Liao Li has never been a loyal person. When Liu Bei died, all his hopes were lost. But after Liu Bei's death, He also found that the person closest to Liu Bei was not him, so he would not think of serving Liu Bei's newly born son. However, Liao Li was still very grateful for Liu Bei. He wanted to hold a grand funeral for Liu Bei, which would be considered a good idea. Tried my best
"Yes." Wei Yan stood up and bowed and said, "Although eldest brother is gone, we still have the young master. We hope that these gentlemen will serve the young master wholeheartedly. I am deeply grateful."
"That's right." Liao Li, Sun Qian, and Jian Yong all bowed, and Jian Yong said: "Second General, Third General, let me and Gongyou handle the matter of the lord's funeral. I just don't know what specifications should be used for the burial."
"Just use the emperor's gift." Before Wei Yan could speak, Liao Li sighed: "My lord was originally the Emperor Star of Ziwei Yuan, but unfortunately he was oppressed by another Emperor Star. Now that my lord has died, the Emperor Star of Zi Wei Yuan has also fallen.
One stone shows that the lord should be an emperor."
"Damn it!" Xu Chu punched the pillar, leaving a fist mark. He said angrily: "Since the eldest brother is an emperor star, how could he die? How could there be several emperor stars in Ziwei Yuan?"
"It's hard to know destiny," Liao Li sighed: "According to Sima Hui, fifty years ago, the Emperor Star was dim, and the dragon's energy dispersed in the three states of Yi, Yang, and Yan, and the Emperor Star also gave birth to three stars, symbolizing the three divisions of the world.
Another ten years later, an alien star suddenly appeared above Ziweiyuan, and its light directly overwhelmed the other three Emperor Stars. No one knew the reason, but the great sage Zhang Jiao once revealed the secret of the sky, saying that it was the Holy Lord Star that came to the world to symbolize the unification of the world.
, When the Millennium Holy Lord General came out, only during the reign of King Wen of Zhou did such a strange star exist. It was only an auxiliary star, but it allowed the Zhou Dynasty to flourish for eight hundred years."
"Thousand-year Holy Lord?" Wei Yan asked very suspiciously: "Who should be the counterpart of the Thousand-Year Holy Lord?"
"Second General, do you still need to ask this?" Liao Lichang sighed: "My lord has the emperor's order, and the one who can suppress him to death is the Millennium Holy Lord."
"Liu Jiyù?" Now that Liu Bei had just died, Liao Li started to boast about Liu Zhang's greatness. In Wei Yan's view, Liao Li had already betrayed him, and he suddenly felt angry and wanted to kill Liao Li.
"Who else could be there besides him?" Sensing Wei Yan's murderous intent, Liao Li had no reaction at all. Liu Bei's generals would be filled with murderous intent whenever Liu Zhang was mentioned.
"Liao Li, your eldest brother has just died, and you are advocating for Liu Zhang. Do you want to defect to him?" Wei Yan could bear it, but Xu Chu couldn't. He grabbed Liao Li by the collar, raised his fist as big as a casserole and was about to hit him.
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"Let go" Looking at Xu Chu who was full of murderous intent, Liao Li was not afraid at all. The coldness in his eyes actually shocked Xu Chu. The scholar was angry and was not even afraid of death. How could he be afraid of a reckless man like Xu Chu? In the past, Liao Li just let him go.
After all, Xu Chu and Wei Yan both served under Liu Bei, so it was very important for the generals and ministers to be in harmony. Now that Liu Bei was dead, Liao Li even had other plans in his mind, so why should he spoil them anymore?
"You..." Xu Chu's fist was raised high, but it could not fall down. Wei Yan grabbed his wrist and shook his head at him.
"Mr. Liao, third brother is saddened by the loss of eldest brother. Please forgive me if I have offended you in any way." Wei Yan bowed to Liao Li first, then turned to Xu Chu and said: "Third brother, the young master still needs Mr. Liao's service, how can you not do it?"
Rude? From now on, if I find you dare to disobey Mr. Liao's order again, don't blame me for being rude and not apologizing to Mr. Liao."
"I..." Xu Chu's eyes were as wide as bells, but when facing Wei Yan, they were like deflated rubber balls. He bowed to Liao Li and said, "I'm so reckless, sir, please don't blame me."
"Forget it." Although Liao Li was very angry, now was not the time to be rude. He waved his hand and said, "Now that the master is dead, the two generals still need to restrain their tempers so that we can work together. What I just said,
There is something wrong, but I am just discussing the matter. If it offends the two generals, please forgive me."
"It's easy to say." Wei Yan said: "Wuling's military and political affairs still need to be paid attention to by Sir. I will leave the funeral to us. If there are any omissions, please give me some advice."
"Okay," Liao Li nodded and said, "Just as the second general said, we will divide the work and cooperate to defend Wuling City and help the young master achieve his great cause."
"Thank you, sir." Wei Yan seemed to have matured in an instant. He was no longer the arrogant and arrogant man, but a general with both wisdom and courage. In fact, Wei Yan was also afraid that Liu Bei would be jealous, so he kept pretending, maybe only
Xu Chu is the real one.
Liao Li left the bedroom. He valued the future of Wuling City more than Liu Bei's funeral. Today, there are only 30,000 to 50,000 troops in Wuling City. If there is no careful defense, God knows when they will be attacked. Liao Li
After leaving immediately, Wei Yan's face darkened.
"Second brother, Liao Li is already disobedient, why do you still tolerate it?" Xu Chu's face was filled with anger and he wished he could kill Liao Li immediately.
"Don't you think I can't tell?" Wei Yan sneered: "My eldest brother is newly deceased, so I naturally have to take care of his posthumous affairs. If I deal with Liao Li now, won't I disappoint my eldest brother? When he dies, we will be buried in peace."
If he could support my elder brother's decision when I met Liao Litu, I would not touch him, otherwise..."
"Second General, does my lord have a legacy?" Compared to Liao Li, Sun Qian and Jian Yong believed in Wei Yan more. Seeing that Wei Yan seemed to have something in his words, the two of them couldn't help but feel suspicious.
"You two, isn't it strange that the eldest brother had an heir born on the day he was about to die?" Wei Yan said calmly: "In fact, the eldest brother did not give birth to Lin'er at all."
"What? Then what should we do?" Liu Bei is dead, but there is no heir to inherit, and Sun Qian is confused.
Wei Yan asked: "Gongyou, Xianhe, my eldest brother died in the hands of Liu Zhang. Don't you want to avenge your eldest brother?"
"How can I not avenge this revenge?" Jian Yong's eyes flashed coldly. Liu Bei's death made all his life's efforts come to nothing and turned his greatest hope into despair. How could he just let it go? When the emperor was angry, his corpse was buried thousands of miles away, and every man was angry.
, blood splattered in five steps. Jian Yong did not have the ability to lie down thousands of miles away, but he could still find a way to splatter blood in five steps.
"When eldest brother's funeral is over, we will defect to Cao Cao and use Cao Cao's power to avenge eldest brother." Wei Yan's face showed a hint of cruelty. He originally didn't want to defect to Cao Cao, but now that Liu Bei is dead, most of Wuling City
The power is controlled by Liao Li, and if Liao Li is killed, Wuling will definitely be unstable. Jiang Dong is not a good person, and he will probably take advantage of his death to attack. Wei Yan has no confidence in preserving the last trace of Liu Bei's foundation.
"Okay" How could Jian Yong not understand what Wei Yan meant? He gritted his teeth and said, "Only Cao Cao can compete with Liu Zhang. Let's go to Yuzhou after we have arranged the funeral for our lord."
"Are you defecting to Cao Cao?" Sun Qian asked: "Second General, since you have a plan, why don't you explain it to Military Advisor Liao? I believe he will agree with you."
"Gongyou, you are too naive." Wei Yan said: "Didn't you hear what Liao Li said just now? Liu Zhang is a Holy Lord who comes out every thousand years. Is it possible that you want him to defect to Cao Cao and go against the Holy Lord?"
"This..." Sun Qian smiled bitterly and said, "That's just what Military Master Liao said casually. It can't be taken seriously."
Jian Yong said in a deep voice: "Gongyou, take it seriously or not. It is not you or me who have the final say. It is Military Master Liao who will discuss it with him after the funeral. If he is of the same mind as us, we will not be disadvantageous to him. Otherwise
We have to get rid of him first. After all, our army’s life and death are at stake now. There can’t be any mistakes.”
"Alas..." Sun Qian sighed and said: "My lord has just left, and people's hearts have been dispersed. I will naturally obey your lord's orders."
"That's it," Wei Yan said, "it's time for us to take care of the Lord's funeral affairs."
He gathered the corpse, wiped off all the pus and blood on Liu Bei's body, put him in a golden battle armor, and covered him with the Han dragon flag. A dragon robe, a Yù seal, and Liu Bei's two generals were also placed in the coffin. Originally, Mrs. Gan was supposed to keep vigil for Liu Bei, but she had a big secret. Wei Yan and Xu Chu made up a lie to prevent her from coming forward. Although Liao Li felt something was unusual, he didn't think much about it.
The emperor's funeral would take at least a year to complete, and the mausoleum would need to be overhauled. But now is Luàn's time, and Liu Bei is not very wealthy. Although the ceremony of the funeral follows the emperor's system, a lot of procedures are omitted. Only It was a month before Liu Bei's funeral ended. After the funeral, everyone under Liu Bei faced the biggest choice in life. In fact, when Liu Bei's funeral was going on, many people had already fled Wuling, but Wei Yan and others didn't want to take care of it. That's all
"Everyone, my lord has passed away and the funeral is over. Where should we go?" Liao Li sat down where Liu Bei used to sit without any scruples, holding a baby in his arms.
"Of course we want to avenge our lord." Jian Yong raised his head and said, "My lord was killed by Liu Jiyù. If we can't avenge him, we will be serving as ministers in vain."
"The difference between what Xianhe said is different." Liao Li said with a smile: "On the battlefield, victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists. The way of life and death depends on one's destiny. Although the death of the lord is related to Liu Zhang, it cannot be regarded as a grudge."
"Liao Gongyuan, what do you mean?" Jian Yong stared at Liao Li with a trace of fire in his eyes.
"It's not interesting." Liao Li said with a smile: "If you still remember my lord's kindness, you can guard Wuling well and leave a trace of inheritance for the young master. Maybe one day, the young master can regain his strength and help the big man."
"Do you really want to help the young master defend Wuling?" Sun Qian looked at Liao Li with a strange look, as if asking: "Are you sincere?"
"Yes" Liao Li stood up, with determination in his eyes. He raised the child in his hand and said, "Before your lord left, you entrusted the young master to me. How could I live up to your lord's wishes? I ask you not to think about anything else and work together." Work hard to assist the young master.”
"Then the lord's revenge is over just like this?" Jian Yong looked at Liao Li and didn't know what he was thinking, but Liao Li felt a little strange.
"Of course we must avenge" Liao Lidao: "We will sit in Wuling and wait until the world changes and the storm rises, then we can avenge our lord."
"When will the world change?" Xu Chu snorted coldly: "Could it be when Liu Zhang rules the world?"
"When Liu Zhang unified the world," Liao Li said with a smile, "if Liu Zhang wanted to unify the world, he had to fight with Cao Cao and the Sun family. At that time, our army was based on Wuling, took the land of Jingyi, and then attacked Yangzhou. He can gain half of the country. As long as the young master works hard to govern, even though the master is gone, his great cause can still be achieved."
Wei Yan sneered: "That's good, but what if Sun Cao comes to attack? Do you think Sun will let us go? Military Master Liao, you should face reality."