Tonight's operation has been planned for a long time. Liu Xie has thought about various possibilities. The most successful possibility is of course that the Imperial Forest Army will rush up and kill them all while they are drunk.
However, as a fierce general who has been on the battlefield for many years, Liu Xie also thought about the possibility of fighting, but it should also be a situation of massacre. After all, they have no mounts or war horses.
But in this scene, the trapped camp that should not have appeared in the first place, the unrivaled Lu Fengxian, Zhao Zilong who single-handedly shocked Xiaoguan, and Zhang Wenyuan who swung his power to destroy Jiangdong, these people are tied together, even the warriors who lick blood from their swords all day long will be shocked. You should shudder, let alone Liu Xie who has never been on the battlefield.
In fact, when the trapped camp shouted their own slogans, Liu Xie's inner defense had already collapsed.
Lu Bu, Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao jumped on their horses, which only gave him a reason to surrender. It seemed that surrendering in this way was more dignified.
After Liu Xie collapsed on the ground, this newly formed imperial army, which had never engaged in actual combat, deployed its weapons more quickly.
They were loyal to Liu Xie, and they were not unwilling to strike with an egg against a stone. However, actively seeking death was contrary to human instinct. Those who sacrificed their lives generously often had their own moral constraints.
But they are different. They are more obedient. This is something engraved in the bones of soldiers.
Liu Xie surrendered, but Lu Bu and Lin Mo took no further action. They just asked Gao Shun to lead the trapped camp out of the city to mobilize Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to also enter the city.
After a while, the Royal Forest Army disarmed, and the few fierce generals had weapons in their hands and mounts on their crotches, so there was no problem.
What's more, not all of the Imperial Guards were from Liu Xie, Xiu Muzhong's Imperial Guards were all urgently summoned to the palace.
While they were busy, Liu Xie's eyes were full of despair. He had no intention of thinking about how the long-planned action could fail so easily. He just stood up with difficulty and walked towards the Ancestral Temple with his hands hanging down. go.
At Lu Bu's signal, the Royal Forest Army naturally protected him closely.
Lu Bu, Lin Mo, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and Jia Xu did not go far and stayed outside the Ancestral Temple. As for Xu Sheng and Chen Gong, they went to eliminate the remaining forces and completely control the palace defense.
The night wind howled and snowflakes floated in the sky. Lin Mo yawned and felt a little tired. This kind of waiting is the most boring thing.
"What is he doing?" Zhang Liao said boredly.
Seeing that Zhang Liao wanted to wave and ask the imperial guards guarding the door, Zhao Yun answered directly: "I didn't do anything. I just cried. I occasionally cursed the general and Yunwen."
"Can you hear it from so far away?" Zhang Liao was a little surprised.
Zhao Yun just smiled indifferently and did not explain this power.
While the two were joking, Lu Bu walked up to Lin Mo, knelt down and asked, "When can we do it?"
Lin Mo shook his head and said: "There's no rush. We have to wait until this matter is completely spread. Let's wait for a month. Then spring will just start. The time is just right."
Lu Bu nodded silently, a month was indeed necessary.
The first thing is to let this matter ferment, and then it will be justifiable to abdicate and ascend the throne. In addition, for such a major matter, it is not enough for our own people alone. We must also hold on to the daily wallflowers and investigate. It is clear that those people are willing to be buried with the Han Dynasty.
"Ask you something."
Lin Mo said nothing, but looked at his old father-in-law who was squatting in front of him and just looking down at him.
"I often tell you and my subordinates and generals that without Lin Yunwen, I, Lu Fengxian, would not be where I am today. I also want to ask you a question today."
Lu Bu paused for a moment, then chuckled at the corner of his mouth, as if this would make the atmosphere more natural, "If it weren't for me, Lu Fengxian, would you, Lin Yunwen, be where you are today?"
Lin Mo was not stunned, or even showed any change in his expression.
He has always known about such problems. Of course, he helped his old father-in-law achieve success in the world, but without his heart-to-heart and unreserved trust, those so-called strategies may not be able to be carried out as expected.
Looking for Cao Cao?
Looking for Liu Bei?
Not to mention whether these strategies can be implemented smoothly, but it is inevitable that you will be annoyed in the process.
To put it bluntly, no matter how much they held him in their hands, they would never treat him like their own son like their old father-in-law did.
However, at this juncture, the old father-in-law suddenly asked such a question, obviously not wanting to relax with him. He glanced at Dan Bi beside him, sat down and let out a long breath.
"Does your father-in-law want to discuss the ownership of the throne with your son-in-law? I remember your father-in-law told my son-in-law that you are not interested in the position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and would rather let your son-in-law stay in the capital while you go to the border towns to fight. You’re here to protect your people, right?”
"This moment, that moment. I wasn't interested in it in the past, but now, I still have some ideas." Lu Bu said without any concealment.
"I suddenly stopped to rest outside the city that day, and then you called him over. Did you also talk about this matter?"
Lin Mo glanced at Jia Xu who was beside him. The latter quickly turned his eyes away and moved a little further away, indicating that this matter had nothing to do with me.
"My lord-in-law, you know that even though Liu Xie abdicated and even though he was the first to make the move, from a moral point of view, we seem to have the upper hand, but in the end we cannot escape the reputation of stealing the country. Do you really want such a position? Lin Mo asked solemnly.
"I, Lu Bu, have been burdened with so many infamy in my life. I have been a slave of the three surnames for so many years. I don't care about the reputation of another usurper and traitor." Lu Bu looked matter-of-fact, but he was scanning Lin Mo with his peripheral vision.
My child, I recite these insults, so there is no need for you to recite them again.
In this era where honor is more important than life, Lu Bu didn't want Lin Mo to be in such a situation after he ascended the throne.
Lin Mo looked at his old father-in-law for a long time before sighing, "Since my father-in-law has decided, of course my son-in-law is willing to follow the arrangement."
"Can't bear to give up the big position?" Lu Bu tilted his head and joked.
"As my father-in-law said, without my father-in-law, my son-in-law would not be what he is today. We are a family. There is no reason to be reluctant to let go."
Lu Bu nodded with satisfaction, "As long as you think so, don't worry, I won't be able to stay in this position for too many years. Sooner or later, I will belong to you."
With that said, he stood up again and walked towards the Ancestral Temple.
"My father-in-law."
Lin Mo stood up, called Lu Bu, and put his hands on his back, "My child will remember your father-in-law's kindness."
Lu Bu turned away half his face, showed a proud smile, and walked away happily.
He knew that he had done something for him.
"You don't have the temperament to worry about getting a reputation. You are afraid that after you ascend the throne, the captain will have to guard the border. It will be difficult to see you again. You don't want to let go, right?"
After Lu Bu left, the old bastard slowly came over and sighed.
Lin Mo didn't nod or shake his head. He just looked at the great banner that the three armies once believed in and said solemnly: "My father-in-law has been in the army all his life, so it's time to stop and take a rest."
"Oh, they say that the royal family has no family ties. For the sake of the throne, many close relatives have been killed in rivers of blood. The three brothers of the Yuan family and the two sons of Liu Jingsheng, but your son-in-law is really enviable." The old scumbag felt that And hair.
In fact, in Lin Mo's heart, even if Lu Bu really ascends the throne, he is his father-in-law first, and then his emperor.
The old father-in-law's temperament is really incapable of doing such things as tearing down mills and killing donkeys or crossing rivers and demolishing bridges.
In other words, some people just do things according to their temper.
But he basically takes care of matters such as state affairs by himself.
This is what Lin Mo likes most about his old father-in-law. He will never forcefully interfere in something he doesn't understand.
In the eyes of the old father-in-law, this means that he can't help much and is very depressing, but in Lin Mo's view, this is exactly the quality that a top-level manager should possess.
The night was long and smooth.
After Gao Shun led the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry into the city, he also captured Zhong Ji, who was responsible for the defense of the nine gates. Dong Cheng and Fu Wan could not escape naturally. Tonight's war without gunpowder could be regarded as a victory for Liu Xie. All the loyal officials of the imperial party were wiped out.
Lin Mo didn't really want to kill Xun Yu. Now the Yingchuan faction was very obedient and there was no suitable reason to touch him. Besides, his behavior was acceptable. Lin Mo didn't want to cause trouble at the last moment. Too much movement will cause trouble.
The great thing is that Zhong Yao could hold him back from going to court on the day of the attack.
"There must be someone who is helping to kill him." After everything had settled, Lin Mo suddenly thought of it when he yawned and was about to go back to rest.
"Who?" Zhang Liao asked.
"Jade Seal Officer, Zu Bi."
"Kill him for what?"
"When he abdicates, Official Jade Seal will be involved. This person doesn't talk much on weekdays, but he is not one of ours after all." This guy is one of the few loyalists around Liu Xie.
When Cao Pi usurped the throne, he was a man who dared to curse Cao's relatives in front of all the ministers. He was very strong.
But in fact, Lin Mo looked down on this kind of people in his heart. On the surface, he seemed to be righteous, but this kind of futile and life-wasting thing, how many people did it to gain fame before and after death.
In the days that followed, the core members of Lu Lin's faction were very busy. They were investigating the imperial party when it was time to do so, and those who brought down Yang Biao's faction were not polite. They even started purges in the military camp, just to make it possible for Zen to surrender on that day. Nothing goes wrong.
At the same time, the generals stationed abroad would also send their cronies, such as Zhang Xiu, to inform them.
Of course, Lin Mo's plan was to start in a month, but the real abdication and enthronement ceremony could not be held just because the weather was good. The servant had to calculate the date accurately.
Therefore, there is still plenty of time to prepare.
Liu Xie had probably accepted his fate. During this period of time, he did not speak when he went to court, did not see his foreign ministers when he retired, and locked himself up all day long without knowing what he was thinking.
After all, after the incident of killing the hero was fermented, no one in the court regarded him as the emperor anymore.
In this way, about a month later, the peach blossoms have bloomed, everything is ready, and you can start.
"Taiwei, Sikong, Liu Bei and Guan Yu have already passed the post station outside the city. According to the instructions of Taiwei and Sikong, the soldiers did not stop them and just took their weapons." This man was preparing for the last court meeting of the Han Dynasty. The man in charge The captain of the post's defense came in to report.
"I thought the Taoyuan oath was just talk. It seems that the friendship between Liu, Guan, and Zhang is really not just talk. Even though moths fly to the flame, they still have no hesitation." Probably, at this moment, Lu Bu finally I am willing to take a high look at these three brothers.
On the battlefield, those who are red-eyed and willing to exchange their lives for their lives are somewhat motivated.
But it was announced to the world that Liu Bei was ordered to go to Xuchang. This kind of clear understanding in a rational state would lead to death in the future, but you can still be resolute and willing to die. The essential difference is not small.
For this reason, Lu Bu respected Liu Bei and Guan Yu as men.
Only Lin Mo knew that this man who dared to risk the world and raise the country's military strength to start a war for his brother was really willing to live and die with them.
On this day, the sun was just right, and the peach blossoms beside the city wall were swaying in the warm wind, waving to the two men who were walking towards them with determination on their faces.
"Liu Xuande, please see Lu Bu and Lin Mo. I am here under the imperial edict to return my third brother!" Liu Bei stood on his horse at the gate of the city with his head held high.
"Uncle Liu Huang, please come into the city!" the captain on the horse trail at the city gate replied to him. The soldiers looked at Liu Bei with a bit of admiration in their eyes.
Who wouldn't want to have a brother or sister like this who knew he was going to die but was resolute.
They entered the city, where they were destined to return, but there was no fear or wavering in their eyes.
There were already soldiers waiting there at the city gate, not many, just one, who was responsible for leading the way.
This is Xuchang City. They came here alone. They just wanted to see Zhang Fei. Before that, they all knew that these two people would not act recklessly.
Whether Lin Mo is trustworthy or not depends on what happens and who.
This time, he was true to his word.
In his words, in this world, only the true love that lasts until death and the loyalty of life for life should not be desecrated.
The soldier took the two of them to Sikong Mansion, walked around the screen wall, and entered the backyard full of peach blossoms through the side door.
In terms of scale, it was certainly much larger than Zhang Fei's peach garden in Zhuo County, but in Liu Bei's view, none of it was just for himself.
"Big brother, second brother!"
Zhang Fei was not tied up and his hair disheveled as Liu Bei and Guan Yu thought. In fact, he was treated as a distinguished guest.
"Third brother!" Liu Bei and Guan Yu greeted him.
The three brothers had been separated for nearly two months, and when they saw each other again it felt like they were a lifetime apart, and they all burst into tears.
Maybe it was sad that we could meet again after a long separation, or maybe it was sad that we would never have the chance to have a drink and talk after seeing each other again. In short, no one said a word, and the three of them just hugged each other and sobbed.
In the end, after their emotions were vented, the three of them gathered around the stone table in the middle of the courtyard and sighed.
Everyone seems to have a tacit understanding in their hearts. They don't think about the future like they did during the past fiasco, but just talk about the past.
He would talk about the details of the sworn friendship in Taoyuan, the formation of an army in response to the imperial edict to fight against the Yellow Turbans, and the joy of whipping the postal governor. In the blink of an eye, these things have passed twenty years ago.
"It would be great if there was wine." The prosperous years are the best time for drinking.
As soon as Liu Bei finished his emotional words, Zhao Yun came over with a jar of wine in his left and right hands, "Xuande, Yun Chang, Yide, these two jars of wine, I prepared peach blossom wine for you, but today, I can't accompany you." You drank together."
Zhang Liao came with him. He also carried a jar of wine and put down three swords in his other hand.
The three of them ignored Zhang Liao, but looked at Zhao Yun with a cold expression, knowing that he was just thinking about their old friendship.
Thinking of the battle at the foot of Yang'an Mountain, the three of them actually felt a little guilty, so Liu Bei just said, "Thank you Zilong."
Zhao Yun nodded, said no more, turned around and left indifferently.
There isn't much time left, so leave it to them.
He believed that these three brothers were decent people, and that Lin Mo had already done his best to do this. He should not need anyone else to help them show their dignity.
"Come on, second brother and third brother, regardless of whether he is dead or alive tomorrow, the three of us brothers will return to Taoyuan today and we will get drunk before resting!"
"Big brother said well, come!"
"Dry!"
The sunshine of early spring witnessed their heroic spirit and their resignation of death.
The two big jars of wine were drained to the end before the sun set.
Looking at the bloody setting sun, Liu Bei slowly drew out one of his swords. The blade of the sword formed a halo in the setting sun. In the halo, there were the beautiful memories of the three brothers in those years.
The wind blew and peach petals flew in front of them.
"Yide, I wonder if the peach garden in Zhuo County is also blooming so brilliantly." Liu Bei said with emotion, his face flushed.
When Guan Yu and Zhang Fei heard this, their noses were sore and they also drew out their swords.
"Brother, it's too useless to die like this. No matter if you have a sword, let's rush out and kill as many as we can!" Zhang Fei felt that dying in battle was his destiny.
Guan Yu was silent, but Liu Bei shook his head, "Why bother? Look at this peach garden and this peach blossom stuffed wine, Lin Mo."
Liu Bei chuckled lightly, "It's quite a treat for us. After all, the three of us brothers can still go on the road together in Taoyuan. For this reason, I thank him."
After saying that, Liu Bei suddenly shouted angrily: "Forefathers and ancestors, Liu Bei is incompetent and cannot save the country and drive away thieves!"
After he finished speaking, the sword edge wiped away, and blood spattered three feet.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at each other and said, "See you on the road."
The long sword passed by, and the dream of Taoyuan ended in Taoyuan.
The peach blossoms, which were stained redder by blood, were still swaying in the wind.
In the distance, Lin Mo walked slowly in a big cloak and was protected by Zhao Yun. Looking at this scene, he sighed softly and murmured: "I don't know where the human face is, but the peach blossoms still smile in the spring breeze."
(End of chapter)
