Time passed like water, and ten days passed by in a flash, and finally it was the day of the oath that Liu Dai had mentioned.
Of course, the princes were not idle during these ten days.
As usual, they called friends and had parties every day, but there was an extra Liu Daer in the banquet these days.
Zhang Heng asked Liu Bei to go to a banquet. In fact, he actually went to have a banquet. The purpose was naturally to communicate with the princes and become familiar with him. This can be regarded as a precautionary measure. With this acquaintance, in the future, whether it is an enemy or a friend, I can deal with it calmly.
The princes originally didn't want to play with Liu Bei as the county magistrate, but Liu Bei was now a prince in name, and he was still under the banner of his teacher Lu Zhi. Coupled with the introduction of Cao Cao, the core figure in Yuan Shao's circle, Liu Bei easily blended into the ranks of the princes.
In this mess, Liu Bei really made the princes full of praise with his unique personality charm.
After several heavy drinks, even Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, called Liu Bei from Xuande to "virtuous brother".
In addition to drinking, Liu Dai also sent people to Hanoi, Yingchuan, and Luyang to inform Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Kong Niao, the governor of Keyu Prefecture, and told them the secret edict and the oath to raise troops ten days later.
The world is bustling with people coming and going for profit.
In the bustling scene, only Zhang Heng seemed to be an idler.
On the second day of the discussion with Liu Bei, Zhang Heng asked Zhang Fei to lead fifty Qingqi all the way to the west to find out the news. After that, there was no movement. Ge You stayed in the yard lying in the sun all day long. Even when faced with invitations from princes to attend banquets, they all declined them one by one.
It was not until the night of the ninth day that Zhang Fei returned home in a dusty state. His clothes and armor were worn in many places, with freshly scabbed wounds exposed inside. He even had only about thirty of his fifty Qingqi left.
After Zhang Heng welcomed Zhang Fei into the room, he hurriedly asked about the harvest of the trip.
After listening to the information Zhang Fei found out, Zhang Heng showed a bright smile on his face.
Sure enough, it was just as I thought. In this way, it was possible for it to happen.
The next day, the day of the oath of alliance, Zhang Heng got up early, put on a black robe, and put on his high crown for the first time in a long time, and then strode out.
By the time Zhang Heng and Liu Bei arrived together, most of the princes had already arrived.
After everyone sat down, Liu Dai took out the letter again and began the process of making an oath.
A snake cannot survive without a head. Since ancient times, great things must have a leader. When the princes join forces to march together, there must always be someone who gives orders, and this person will instantly become the most powerful person.
At other times, the princes would have fought to pieces, but this time it was extremely harmonious.
Because the candidate for the alliance leader has long been decided, it is Yuan Shao!
The reason lies not only in the popularity of the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, but also in the composition of the Guandong princes.
Most of these so-called Guandong princes are actually the staff of General He Jin's mansion. Yuan Shao was the leader of the staff team at the beginning, and now it is logical for him to become the leader of the alliance.
Princes such as Liu Dai, Qiao Mao, and Han Fu who were not officials in He Jin's mansion were either former officials of the Yuan family, or were unable to shake the general trend, so they simply acquiesced to this result.
After electing Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance, it entered the final stage, which is the so-called blood-based alliance.
Of course, he was not ashamed of his own blood, but the blood of animals.
At this time, there was no need for the waiter to do anything. Chen Gong rolled up his arms and went to the battle himself. He took a bowl of cow blood, sheep blood, and pig blood, and finally mixed them together and placed them on the high platform.
Next, all the princes lined up to take blood and smear it on their mouths.
Zhang Heng naturally didn't want to do this, but everyone joined in, and he was no exception, so he could only follow Liu Bei and ranked at the end of the queue.
I saw Liu Dai taking the lead, pointing his finger into a sword, and after staining the bowl with blood, he wiped it to his mouth, as if he had completed some kind of sacred ritual, and his whole expression became solemn.
Zhang Heng's stomach ached in the audience. If these three animals had any infectious disease, it would be great fun.
Next came Qiao Mao, Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, Cao Cao... Finally, after Liu Bei finished wiping, everyone turned their attention to Zhang Heng.
In full view of everyone, Zhang Heng reluctantly got some blood on his mouth, but did not wipe it on his mouth. He just dabbed it on his chin.
The blood-making alliance had just ended when a tall young man walked out, it was Guangling Gong Cao Zang Hong.
I saw him taking out a roll of silk from his arms and reading aloud:
"The Han Dynasty was unfortunate, the imperial line was lost, and the traitor Dong Zhuo took advantage of the provocation to cause harm, bring disaster to the supreme leader, and torture the common people... We, our allies, will work together to bring integrity to the ministers and the loss of their heads and leaders. We must have the same ambition!"
With the alliance between Chongqing and Chongqing, I will fall into my fate and lose my inheritance. The emperor, the queen, the earth, the ancestors are wise, we all learn from this fact! "
After a long oath of alliance was read, the whole ceremony was completely completed, and the princes returned to their places.
When others were not paying attention, Zhang Heng quickly wiped the blood on his chin with his sleeve...
Next, there are the specific details of marching to fight against thieves.
But at this critical moment, all the princes who had been filled with indignation fell silent.
Even Liu Dai, who was sitting high on the throne, drank by himself, just waiting for others to express their opinions first.
Liu Bei had been looking forward to this moment, and was even ready to charge into the battle. But now that he saw the princes looking like clay sculptures, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and his eyes were full of disappointment.
The words of the oath just now are still ringing in my ears, and the blood on my face has not yet dried, and now I am starting to flinch?
Unfortunately, in Ziyi's eyes, the princes of Guandong are not worthy of success!
Liu Bei shook his head and sighed sadly.
But just when the heroes were afraid to move forward, Cao Cao, who was short in stature, strode out with an extremely fiery light in his eyes and saluted all the princes to the end.
"Everyone, the oath of alliance has been completed. I think we should take advantage of this moment to march into Xingyang and attack Chenggao. If we get this strong pass, our troops will be directed towards Luoyang. With the elite soldiers and generals of the coalition, coupled with the general trend of the world, Dong will be killed. It’s easy to thief!”
Seeing Cao Cao taking the lead in proposing to march the army, Liu Bei looked ecstatic.
Meng De is indeed a great man and a good man, but I am not as good as him!
Thinking in his mind, Liu Bei hurriedly stood up and walked up. He cupped his hands to the princes and said, "Brother Meng De is absolutely right. Although Bei is not talented, he is still willing to be the vanguard of the coalition forces and charge forward for you to cut off the Dong thieves." Minions, pave the way for the army.”
Seeing Liu Bei standing up to support him at the critical moment, Cao Cao's eyes also showed joy.
Xuande is worthy of being a clan member of the Han Dynasty. Such courage does not disappoint the bloodline of such a tall ancestor.
The two looked at each other, smiled, and cherished each other.
They were laughing, and Zhang Heng next to them was also laughing.
The fire of idealism is really beautiful, but it is a pity that it cannot take root and sprout.
