Outside Wancheng.
Everything you see is covered in silver.
Huhuhu~
The cold wind is biting and everything is dormant.
Snow as thick as feathers fell from the sky, making the clear world a little misty, making everything seem unreal.
In the wind and snow, there was a group of people walking slowly.
A team of a hundred or ten people, all wearing armor, surrounded the carriage in the middle of the team, seeming to protect and monitor.
There are three carriages.
The person sitting in the first car was naturally Xu Shu.
"Sir, ten miles ahead is Bowang Slope."
Bowangpo?
No matter how well-educated Xu Shu was, revisiting his old place would inevitably make his thoughts dance.
His eyes, unconsciously, were already red.
Hot tears gathered in her eyes, and eventually flowed down her cheeks.
From the time he left Xuande Gong in the thirteenth year of Jian'an to the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an now.
eleven years!
Do you know how I spent these eleven years?
Wiping the two lines of clear tears on his cheeks, Xu Shu suddenly giggled.
Finally...
Still able to serve the Lord.
Finally...
He can also help the Han Dynasty.
I, Xu Yuanzhi, have all my talents and knowledge, and finally my pearls will not be covered in dust and never see the light of day.
Xu Shu was thinking a lot. He didn't want the carriage in front of him to suddenly stop.
This sudden sudden braking caught Xu Shu off guard.
"What's happening ahead?"
Could it be that he encountered bandits?
Xu Shu was startled, and then, as if he thought of something, his face suddenly turned pale.
Could it be that Cao Cao is worried about me entering Jingzhou?
Secretly sending bandits to kill me?
My life is at an end!
Just when Xu Shu was feeling desperate, a clear young voice came from outside the carriage.
"Young man Liu Chan, I'm here to pay my respects to you sir."
Liu Chan?
Liu Gongsi, the crown prince of Hanzhong?
The lord's son!
Xu Shu immediately realized that it was not Cao Cao who sent someone to kill him, but His Highness himself came out to greet him!
I am Xu Shu...
How can you be so virtuous!
How could His Highness travel ten miles to meet him.
Not even ten miles.
His trip was originally going to Wancheng, and His Highness was also in Wancheng.
Xu Yuanzhi came out thirty miles to meet him!
Xu Shu was moved and quickly stepped out of the carriage. What he saw was a young man covered in white snow, his hands red from the cold. He was currently saluting him.
Xu Shu jumped down from the carriage and hurried forward to salute Liu Chan.
"How can the disloyal minister Xu Yuanzhi be greeted with such courtesy by His Highness? Your Highness is so frightened."
Liu Chan, with quick eyesight and quick hands, quickly helped Xu Shu up.
I didn't receive this gift from him.
The two of them looked at each other, and Xu Shu finally saw clearly the true appearance of the Crown Prince of Hanzhong, who had almost made his ears tingle with hearing for the past six months.
His Highness has a heroic face, vaguely resembling that of Mr. Xuande. Although he has a childish look, his appearance makes people dare not look down upon him.
Especially those eyes, shining brightly under the eyebrows, like a fire among thorns.
And this fire seemed to shine into Xu Shu's heart and melt the ice that had been frozen for eleven years.
"If there is no sir, how can Adou come? In the past eleven years, my father has often sighed in my ears. He is like a fish out of water because he cannot serve me. And every time I know that my husband is unable to develop his ambitions in the center of Cao's camp, my father He would even cry bitterly at night and drink alone to comfort himself.”
Liu Chan held Xu Shu's hand tightly.
His hands were very cold, but to Xu Shu's feeling, they were as warm as the sun at noon in winter.
"My husband has suffered a lot these past eleven years. Please accept my respect."
Liu Chan took a step back and immediately saluted Xu Shu.
"Your Highness must not do this."
Xu Shu was moved to tears. His tear glands were particularly sensitive today.
Why can't I stop these tears?
Xu Shu stepped forward and held Liu Chan's hand tightly, and said emotionally: "That day I betrayed my lord for my mother, and my lord did not blame me, so Xu Shu was satisfied. If I still make my lord miss me every day, it would be Xu Shu's fault."
"Since ancient times, it is difficult to have both loyalty and filial piety. If you leave your mother to serve my father, how can you feel at ease? I am a great man who founded the country with filial piety, and my husband serves Cao Cao as his mother, but he can rise out of the mud without being stained, and wash the water without being evil. , I am in the Cao camp and my heart is in the Han Dynasty, how can my father blame me?"
Liu Chan grabbed Xu Shu's hand tightly and said, "This is not the place to talk. In Wancheng, I have prepared a banquet for your husband. You and I will chat while drinking."
After Liu Chan said this, he noticed that the black mink shawl on Liu Chan's body had now turned white.
The eyelashes on his face were covered with frost, and his handsome face was blown red by the winter wind.
"How long have your Highness been waiting here?"
Liu Chan smiled softly and said, "The general will arrive."
"Not at all!"
Behind Liu Chan, Guan Yinping said: "Your Highness has been waiting here for almost two hours."
Two hours?
Isn’t this genius just waiting here to shine?
Only a moment after getting off the carriage, Xu Shu felt that his body was getting cold.
His clothes can be considered thick.
The winter wind is so cold that it doesn’t matter how much you wear.
Your Highness has been waiting here for two hours?
Being blown by the wind and snow for two hours?
Xu Shu was moved, even to the point of being ashamed.
"Your Highness is like this, Xu Shu is really..."
"Hahaha."
Liu Chan laughed loudly and said, "I just want my husband to know my thoughts, my father's thoughts, and Jingzhou's thoughts."
"Your Highness..."
His unsatisfied eyes began to shed tears again.
Woohoo~
Xu Shu wiped the tears on his face with his sleeves and did not dare to look at Liu Chan's current appearance for a while.
Liu Chan held Xu Shu's hand tightly and said affectionately:
"Sir, welcome home."
Go home.
Really home.
At this moment, Xu Shu had mixed feelings in his heart.
All kinds of emotions finally turned into a solemn gift to Liu Chan.
He lowered his head very low and stuck his butt very high, not caring about the white snow on the ground or the coldness on the ground. See you in the big week.
"Your Highness, don't worry. From today on, I will do my best for His Highness and do my best in my life."
Liu Chan helped Xu Shu up and said: "National and military matters, I will have to ask more of you sir in the future."
Xu Shu looked at Liu Chan's sincere eyes and nodded heavily.
"promise!"
Now, there are only kings and ministers.
You treat me as a nobleman of the country, and I will repay you as a nobleman of the country!
At this moment, Xu Shu had no distracting thoughts in his mind. What he was thinking about was working for Liu Chan and contributing to the great cause of reviving the Han Dynasty.
"Sir, please."
Liu Chan invited Xu Shu into the prepared carriages and horses, and the two of them rode in the same carriage and headed slowly towards Wancheng.
Xu Shu looked excited.
Before coming, he was still worried.
Liu Bei showed great favor to him that day because he did not have any capable advisers or military advisors around him.
but...
Now, the Crouching Dragon and the Phoenix are all in Liu Bei's hands.
Liu Gongsi, the crown prince of Hanzhong, who was still a young dragon, was a dragon and a phoenix among men, with unparalleled strategies.
My lord, I don’t need Xu Shu anymore.
Coming from Cao Ying, might he be reused?
Will the Lord blame him for his betrayal that day?
All kinds of thoughts come to an end today!
The look on Xu Shu's face at this moment was one of hesitation and ambition.
but...
As if he thought of something again, he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, the carriage in the motorcade contains the money and silk gifted by Cao and the thief..."
"Hahaha."
Liu Chan laughed loudly and said, "I wonder what is causing trouble, sir? That's exactly what happened! There's no need to worry. Don't we still have trust between you and my monarch? How can I do this plan to alienate Cao Cao and his thieves? I'm not a mediocre master. Falling into a trap?"
Xu Shu nodded heavily.
The words I had prepared in my heart were useless.
His Highness has so much trust. If I can't accomplish anything, wouldn't I be betraying His Highness's trust?
Only by dying effectively can we repay His Highness's kindness!
Xu Shu's expression was naturally visible to Liu Chan.
Xu Shu was called by Sima Hui as a "talented king". As soon as he came out of the mountain, he defeated Cao Ren, beheaded Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang, and later defeated the Eight-door Golden Lock Formation.
His wisdom and talents can be said to be the best among the counselors of the Three Kingdoms.
If such talents can be used by him, what does the suffering from the cold and wind that he suffered today count?
Liu Chan naturally has his own way of controlling one's heart.
After today, Xu Shu's heart will be at ease, and Xu Shu's talents will be able to be used by him.
....
Outside Kunyang City.
Cao Ren, who was dressed in civilian clothes, looked at the tall city gate and was deeply moved for a moment.
Defeated.
Lost again.
Defeat after defeat.
There were many times when Cao Ren thought about dying.
But I thought of the gray hair on King Wei's temples, and the humiliation of being defeated one after another, but unable to avenge his humiliation.
This desire to die was quickly suppressed by him.
Stay alive!
Serve the king!
revenge!
"Mr. Liu~"
Cao Ren gritted his teeth and walked slowly towards Kunyang City.
At this time, under Kunyang City and outside the suspension bridge, Cao Hong, wearing armor, had been waiting for him early.
"Meet the General."
Cao Hong saluted Cao Ren.
Cao Ren shook his head, with a wry smile on his face.
"How can a defeated general get Zi Lian to pay his respects?"
Cao Hong said: "Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. Why should the general blame himself? Moreover, the crown prince of Hanzhong is as smart as a monster. It will not be shameful to lose to him."
Not ashamed?
It is true that Liu Gongsi has many tricks, but if he is defeated by him, how can he say that he is not embarrassed?
A defeat is a defeat.
No excuses.
"I, Cao Zixiao, will definitely make up for the shame of defeat in the future!"
revenge!
revenge!
If you don't avenge this, even if you die, you won't be able to rest in peace!
"If the general has this ambition, then the general can rest assured. The king has been waiting for the general in the city for a long time. Please."
Your Majesty...
Cao Ren stepped forward slowly and asked Cao Hong, "Is the king still in good health?"
When he led his troops up, Cao Cao's health failed.
Now he is leading troops on an expedition. How can his body bear the fatigue of traveling and traveling?
"The king's body, this..."
Cao Hong looked a little ugly and opened his mouth, but he didn't dare to say anything.
The current physical condition of Wei King Cao Cao is a secret in the military. He is accompanying him, so naturally he cannot reveal the news.
Even Cao Ren can't.
But even though Cao Hong didn't say anything, Cao Ren already knew the answer from the look on his face.
The king's physical condition is not optimistic!
"Take me to see the king."
"promise."
All the way into the city, Kunyang City was under martial law. It was daytime, and there were no pedestrians on the streets. There were only soldiers patrolling coming and going.
Depressed!
This was Cao Ren's first feeling upon entering Kunyang City.
The king's body is probably more corrupted than he imagined, otherwise, the city would not be under martial law.
Entered the government office.
Walk all the way into the backyard.
Zhi acridine~
The door to the inner chamber of the backyard opens.
Cao Ren slowly walked inside.
"Cao Ren, the guilty general, pays homage to the king."
As soon as he entered the room, a strong smell of herbs came directly to him.
"Is it Zixiao who's here?"
A weak voice came from within the curtains of the inner room.
The voice was so weak that if you didn't listen carefully, you couldn't hear it clearly.
"Your Majesty, it's me."
Cao Ren's voice trembled unconsciously.
"Come forward."
"promise."
Cao Ren walked into it and opened the curtain.
What came into view was an old man with a pale face, bloodless face, and a haggard body.
The messy white hair was spread across his face, and there was even blood stains at the corners of his mouth.
Have you started coughing up blood?
"Your Majesty."
Cao Ren was kneeling beside the bed, while Cao Cao was lying on the bed, his face turned sideways, looking straight at Cao Ren with his rather lively tiger eyes.
"It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back."
Seeing Cao Ren's complete return, a long-lost smile appeared on Cao Cao's face. However, this smile could not be maintained for a breath before he was stimulated by the pain everywhere in his body. The smile disappeared completely, leaving only the pain and frown on Cao Cao's face. A wrinkled old face.
"Your Majesty, the general will be guilty."
There were tears in Cao Ren's eyes, and his head fell to the ground. The sound was loud.
"What are you guilty of?"
"If my subordinates had not suffered repeated defeats, why would the king personally lead the troops on the expedition? If he could not lead the troops on the expedition, the king's body would not be as bad as it is today. The general, the general, is really unforgivable."
"Hahaha~cough cough cough~"
Cao Cao originally wanted to laugh out loud, but when he stopped laughing, he started to cough violently.
He held a bloody handkerchief, covered it in his hand, and coughed three times before calming down.
Cao Ren looked at the bright red blood on the towel on Cao Cao's hand, and his eyes became even redder.
"This is a man who is about to die. It's just a matter of sooner or later. It's a pity that Mr. Liu cannot be eradicated. This son will definitely be a great trouble to our Wei State in the future."
Seeing Cao Ren's guilty look, Cao Cao said comfortingly: "Everyone is destined to die, and it may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather. I, Cao Mengde, have been vigorous in this life, and I have lived a worthy career in the world. Get up, don't The little girl is showing off."
Seeing that Cao Ren, a big man, had an expression on his face that looked like that of a woman, I, Cao Cao, chuckled lightly and said, "Gu is not dead yet! If you want to cry, wait until Gu dies before crying!"
Suck it~
Cao Ren sucked in the mucus and had to get up.
"That's right!"
Cao Cao smiled and said: "A good man is born in heaven and earth, and he must be heroic. What does life and death matter?"
He stood up and rested his head on the high pillow of the bed.
"Zihuan is a suspicious man and has no military skills. Although he is talented, it is not easy to survive in these troubled times. You are a loyal minister and a member of the clan. After a hundred years of isolation, you must help him wholeheartedly."
Cao Ren thought that Cao Cao was asking for help.
With a plop, he knelt down directly.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the general is here to ensure that the foundation of the Wei Kingdom is not lost!"
Cao Cao nodded and said: "Let's set off today to Xudu. Come and accompany me on my last journey in life."
A person lives his entire life and reaches death.
There's always something to do.
Zihuan, Zijian...
besides...
His Majesty!
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly, and a murderous aura suddenly appeared!
