Three Kingdoms: The Reverse Son of the Guan Family, Dragon Blessing Jingxiang

The moon is above my brow, and the night is long.

In a private room of the inn, under the warm yellow oil lamp, Zhuge Jin was writing a letter. The more he wrote, the more anxious he became. When he finally used the pen, he specially strengthened his hand.

When he finished writing, he unfolded it and read it once, and then quickly handed the letter to the waiting servant.

Special instructions.

"This letter must be passed into the hands of Marquis Wu immediately, it is of great importance!"

"Wei!" The messenger did not dare to neglect and quickly collected the letter, and immediately exited the room.

However, Zhuge Ke outside the door had a panoramic view of this scene.

After the messenger left, he walked into his father's room and said, "Father, is this written to Marquis Wu?"

Zhuge Jin knew that he could not hide this from his smart son, so he nodded.

"This is an opportunity for Soochow to break the situation! I have no reason to let go of this opportunity."

"Yes!" Zhuge Ke echoed: "The Fourth Young Master Guan is so oppressive of the good, and Wu Hou uses all the resources of Jingzhou to add fuel to the flames. There will only be two results. Either Guan Yu loses all his prestige and public resentment spreads, or... the one who previously protected Changsha The meritorious Guan Lin will be severely punished by his father, no matter what it is, it will be of great benefit to Soochow."

Zhuge Jin was not surprised that his son could be so transparent.

He just raised his eyes and looked deeply at Zhuge Ke.

"I'm curious, what would you do?"

Zhuge Jin uses terms such as "I" and "you" that are unfamiliar and distant.

Instead of the previous ones: "Father" and "Son"!

"I plan to see Guan Lin." Zhuge Ke respectfully bowed his hand to Zhuge Jin, "What my father taught is that once a person has determined his position, he should not be duplicitous towards Qin Muchu. Since the child will eventually be the son of his second uncle, Then this time... Young Master Guan is acting like this, I can't just sit idly by and ignore him! I must stop him."

Zhuge Jin couldn't help but be surprised by these words.

But soon, this shock was replaced by greater relief.

Zhuge Jin was shocked that his son would choose to see Guan Lin, to convince him, to stop him, to take real actions to stand on the side of Shu Han.

Fortunately, my son finally took this step.

Then... his future path will be completely broadened.

Of course, this also indicates that...the bond between their father and son will be completely severed.

hehe…

After smiling bitterly for a while, Zhuge Jin frowned and said with emotion: "I never thought that in this Changsha County, I would have to compete with you."

Speaking of this, Zhuge Jin asked Zhuge Ke, "My son, do you think you can persuade Guan Lin?"

Zhuge Ke said in a determined tone, "Either the child will not take action, or he will definitely persuade Guan Lin and make him rein in the danger! Preserve Guan Gong's majesty, and also preserve the hearts and minds of Jingzhou."

"Okay!" Zhuge Jin seemed to be a little excited, but his emotions were not so exposed, he was just calm.

His tone was relatively calm.

"Then I wish you well, Ke'er, that you will make your first contribution after going to Sichuan! It will impress your father."

The "your father" here no longer refers to Zhuge Jin, but Zhuge Liang.

At this point, he paused as if he couldn't bear to say it clearly, but Zhuge Ke was already very clear about his father's decision.

Zhuge Ke finally handed over his hand, "My child also hopes that his father will not hold back and go all out!"

After saying these words, Zhuge Ke left the room.

But when he was about to close the door, he sadly saw his father slumped on the couch. The tears finally came out of his father's eyes like broken beads.

Zhuge Ke pursed his lips, turned around and left resolutely.

He knew that after this death, Zhuge Jin was no longer his father, and he was no longer Zhuge Jin's son.

All these bonds were finally severed on this night.

In the dark night, Zhuge Ke kowtowed to Zhuge Jin's house three times in a row.

he groaned.

"——Father gave birth to me, mother bowed to me. Caressed me, cared for me, grew me and nurtured me."

"——Take care of me and return me, go in and out of me. The virtue of wanting to repay me. Haotian is incompetent!"

Having said this, he stood up resolutely and left without looking back.

The moon was above the willow branches. For a moment, he was at a loss. He didn't know where to go.

But he knows...

The place where uncle Zhuge Jin lives can no longer be called "home"!

——Farewell, father!

——Goodbye, uncle!

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Early the next morning, Guan Lin rarely slept until midnight.

Zhang Xingcai was practicing her marksmanship in the courtyard as usual, looking like a heroine.

Zhang Fei had been in the West Prison for a long time, and he came out for a walk with great interest.

When I saw Guan Lin, I wanted to have a chat, but I saw that he was a little absent-minded today. He was watching Zhang Xingcai practicing his spear, but his eyes were empty and lifeless.

"What's wrong? You didn't wake up?" Zhang Fei asked first.

"Oh..." Only then did Guan Lin withdraw his thoughts from Jiuxiaoyun. He asked Zhang Fei curiously, "Uncle Zhang? If it were you, leading troops to station near the enemy's stronghold in Jiangxia, and suddenly someone told you... the warships at the rear are about to I'm going to be burned, would you believe it?"

"Then I have to look at the source of the news..." Zhang Fei replied seriously, "If the source of the news is reliable, I will naturally believe it, but if...for example, it's a kid like you who makes empty claims and makes random remarks, I won't believe it!"

this…

Zhang Fei's words undoubtedly made Guan Lin's mood even more gloomy.

Not that I'm particularly worried about Dad...

Guan Lin is worried about the more than two hundred ships!

Zhang Fei, however, looked at Guan Lin intently, "Why are you asking? The top priority is urgent. You shouldn't ask those two boys how many books they have memorized!"

"Endorsement is not the purpose." Guan Lin muttered: "They have to understand... they have to be able to understand something from the context of these prescriptions and medical theories, otherwise... even memorizing them all will be in vain."

this…

Zhang Fei suddenly thought of something. It seemed that these two boys had some enlightenment last night and were about to speak.

But Mi Yang came in a hurry.

Seeing that Zhang Fei was there, he quickly saluted, "I've met the Fourth Young Master, and I've met the Third Master Zhang."

Guan Lin waved his hand, "What's the matter?"

Mi Yang said, "Outside, there is a strange person who has been guarding the door of the post house since last night, saying he wants to see the young master!"

"Weird person?" Guan Lin was stunned for a moment and looked at Mi Yang questioningly.

"This man is not very old, fourteen or five years old. Although he looks fat, he is quite energetic. The guard's department asked him to hand over a name card, but he didn't have a name card. He only said... that even if he has to wait, he will have to give it to him. The Fourth Young Master waited for him to come out. The tribesmen thought he was a beggar, so they gave him some food. However, he still didn't leave after eating the food. They also said that it was better this way because he would save the time of missing the Fourth Young Master when he went to eat. ."

Hey…

Guan Lin was dumbfounded.

Guan Lin especially remembers that Huang Chengyan stayed in front of the Guan Mansion every day just to beg for shoes, and told everyone whenever he met that the Fourth Young Master Guan had lost his shoes.

There was no choice, Guan Lin could only step forward to solve this problem.

Damn it, this time it’s a “youth version” of Huang Chengyan!

"Let's go and have a look!"

So Mi Yang took Guan Lin out the door.

Zhang Fei and Zhang Xingcai were curious when they heard about this "strange person" and followed him out one after another.

From a distance, we can see a group of officers standing outside the door of the post house. They are all full of energy, and even the slight color on their faces has disappeared without a trace.

It was obvious that since they followed Guan Lin, their food was excellent, just as Guan Lin said.

You can eat meat every meal.

These days, in today's era, are considered "middle to upper" living conditions.

Just because of this, this cadre is completely devoted to Guan Lin.

The so-called - follow the Fourth Young Master and you will have meat to eat!

And in front of them, there is indeed a young man of fourteen or five years old. This young man does not look like a beggar. He walks back and forth from time to time, moving his legs and feet, holding his slightly fat body. digestion.

As if he noticed this, the young man took a quick step and walked to a position five steps away from Guan Lin. He cupped his hands towards Guan Lin and said:

"Your Excellency must be the Fourth Young Master Guan."

"I, Zhuge Ke, have taken the liberty to come here to pay homage to Fourth Young Master Guan. I hope that Fourth Young Master Guan will not take offense."

——Zhuge Ke?

How could Guan Lin not know Zhuge Ke?

But is he already that old?

Are you still so shameless as to beg for food in front of your door?

For a moment, Guan Lin asked three questions about his soul.

Speaking of which, in the history of the Three Kingdoms, in the chapter about Soochow, especially in the later period, the one who could not be spared was this "Zhuge Ke".

As we all know, there are three high-risk occupations in the Three Kingdoms.

Among them was Lu Bu's adoptive father. If there was a godfather, Lu Bu would kill one of them, and he was nicknamed "Killing Dad"!

Then there is Liu Bei's eldest brother. As long as Liu Bei joins any group, that group will be unlucky, such as Gongsun Zan, Tao Qian, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao...

Except for Cao Cao, who was more stubborn and escaped this disaster.

The rest... either "the power was destroyed" or "their heads are in different places"

…Liu Bei can also be called the “big brother’s nemesis!”

In addition to these two, there is another high-risk profession, which is the governor of Soochow.

There were four great governors in Soochow, Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Lu Meng and Lu Xun...

They all made great contributions to the state of Wu.

But he died on the job at a young age one after another!

And by extension, counting down, the person who succeeded Lu Xun and took charge of the Jiangdong army was none other than the man in front of him - Zhuge Ke!

Speaking of this kid's growth process, it can be called a cheating existence.

After becoming an adult, he becomes a Cavalry Commander;

When Sun Quan's eldest son Sun Deng became the crown prince, he served as the Zuofu Commander;

Later, he successively served as the governor of Danyang and the general of Weibei, and pacified Shanyue.

In the eighth year of Chiwu, Prime Minister Lu Xun died of illness, and Zhuge Ke was promoted to general and led his troops on his behalf.

Note that considering the unique military system of Soochow, this so-called "leading its troops on behalf of others" is equivalent to Lu Xun's military and horse coordination being transferred to Zhuge Ke.

In the first year of Shenfeng, when Sun Quan was critically ill, Zhuge Ke was appointed as the head of the Tuogu ministers and began to take control of the military and political power of the Wu state, thus starting a story of monopolizing the court and being arbitrary and authoritarian for decades.

Of course, his final result was not good either.

Because he had overwhelming power, was arrogant and arrogant, he was killed by another minister Tuogu and the Lord Wu at a banquet.

And the reason for this ending.

One is that after Sun Quan’s death, there was no one to inherit the art of checks and balances, and Soochow began a decades-long “infighting”...

Zhuge Ke himself was not immune.

The second is his Zhuge Ke's character...

Eager for quick success, arrogant, domineering, and arbitrary.

His tragedy is the same as that of his father Guan Yu, due to his character.

certainly…

Despite his shortcomings, Zhuge Ke was still the most famous figure in the middle and late period of Soochow.

He is a man who has made great achievements and defeated Cao Wei.

Because the other party reported his family name and the name "Zhuge Ke", Guan Lin could not help but think about it.

Then here comes the problem.

——Zhuge Ke, at this time, you should not be in front of Zhuge Jin’s precious son.

Slowly defeat monsters and level up, accumulate experience, become a blockbuster in the future, and take charge of power?

Why did you come to visit Guan Lin?

He looked like a beggar... he stayed there all night.

hiss…

Guan Lin pondered.

——"If something goes wrong, there must be a monster!" 』

"Disrespectful, please!"

After a brief surprise, Guan Lin politely invited Zhuge Ke to come in, but Guan Lin was extremely wary.

"Fourth Young Master, please allow me to introduce myself to my family."

Zhuge Ke's tone was meticulous.

Guan Lin waved his hand. "Isn't that necessary? Your Excellency, isn't he the eldest son of Zhuge Jin, the envoy from Soochow? I've admired him for a long time, I've admired him for a long time."

Rarely, Guan Lin started to chat with his peers.

However, Zhuge Ke quickly waved his hand, "I'm afraid the Fourth Young Master is wrong. I, Zhuge Ke, am true, but I am no longer the son of Zhuge Jin, the envoy of Soochow. Now I have been adopted by 'uncle Zhuge Ziyu' to 'father Zhuge Kongming'." 'Well, this matter... my uncle has discussed this matter with my father through letters. He came here this time... just to go to Sichuan! My father is Zhuge Kongming!"

Ah...ah...

Following Zhuge Ke's words, Guan Lin was shocked.

he mentally exclaimed.

——'Is this okay? 』

——‘Wait, this is wrong! 』

Guan Lin came to his senses immediately and followed his memory.

Zhuge Jin adopted Zhuge Kongming...his second son - Zhuge Qiao.

Zhuge Qiao was weak and sickly. After arriving in Shu, he was given the title of Prince Consort Commander, and Zhuge Liang was very strict with him.

In the end, he died of illness while supervising the transportation of military rations because of his frailty.

Guan Lin frowned slightly...

——"Zhuge Qiao was obviously frail and sick...how did he become this strong Zhuge Ke?" 』

Of course...how does Guan Lin know?

The reason why the candidate for adoption was changed from Zhuge Qiao to Zhuge Ke.

He Guan Lin, no, to be precise, he "Hong Qigong" played a decisive role in it!

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Xiangyang City, Yamen Office.

Throughout the morning today, Man Chong kept pacing back and forth in the lobby.

On the other hand, Wen Pin sat on his knees calmly and calmly, his eyes narrowed, as if he was meditating on something.

finally…

A scout came to report, "Report to Lord Manfu and General Wen, it has been discovered... Guan Yu has docked more than two hundred warships at Fuhu Mountain, all of which were stranded due to dry water. The guards were less than three hundred people, but the rest were The three military tents are well prepared and there seems to be an ambush."

"--good!"

Heavy is a good word.

Man Chong waited all morning and finally received this news.

On the other hand, Wenpin stood up immediately. Since arriving in Xiangyang City yesterday, he has never taken off his armor.

At this moment... he stood up proudly, his armor shining brightly.

He smiled contemptuously and said: "Haha, Jingjiang was defeated in the previous battle, and all the costs paid were worth it. After all, even if he is as strong as Guan Yu, there is also a moment of negligence!"

"Hahaha..." Man Chong breathed a long sigh of relief, and he quickly said: "The troops and horses in Xiangyang City are all under the command of General Wen. If we can burn Guanyun Chang's two hundred warships, then the situation in Xiangfan will be stable. Stay here...the morale of the soldiers will be greatly boosted. In this way, there will be hope for us to survive this dry season!"

Soldiers have no constant momentum, water has no constant shape...

The most fearful thing about the battlefield situation is not the few soldiers or generals, but the hope.

Just imagine, Guan Yu's Guan Jiajun were invincible during the high water period.

The officers and soldiers of Cao's army looked forward to the stars and the moon because the dry season was coming.

But now, let alone the high water period, because the sidecars, the crossbows... Even in the dry season, Cao Jun's cavalry can't defeat them.

So what hope is there? Is there still hope for the garrison in Xiangfan?

And once... there is no hope?

Where is the military morale? Where is the morale?

How come the unity of thousands of people is so powerful that it can cut through gold!

But... if the two hundred warships of Guan Jiajun were burned, it would be different. The advantage of Guan Jiajun in the "rising period" instantly turned back to a disadvantage.

On the other hand, the officers and soldiers of Cao's army have turned their weakness into an advantage, and they will look forward to the arrival of the "rising water period".

The long-lost hope and long-lost morale...are they all back?

This is an action that affects the whole body. This is an action that can turn the tide.

For a moment, Man Chong's tone became a little nervous.

"Vice-General Niu Jin has already ordered the cavalry, and he can follow General Wen to Fuhu Mountain immediately..."

"Wait a minute!" In sharp contrast to Man Chong's anxiety was Wen Pin's calmness.

"What are you waiting for?"

"Wait until dark!" Wenpin's eyes narrowed tightly, not daring to be careless at all, "Mr. Manfu, you must remember that our opponent is Guan Yu, General Lian Tianren, and even Prime Minister Cao To be afraid, any negligence may lead to the annihilation of the entire army and put Xiangfan in danger!"

this…

Man Chong pursed his lips, and he suddenly understood why he had to wait for the dark night.

In the dark night…

Their actions are not easily discovered;

In the dark night, Guan Yu would misjudge the true purpose of their actions;

In the dark night, can...

Before Man Chong could think of it until the end, Wen Pin's words came out again.

This time it's a reminder.

——"Manfu Lord, never forget your mission!"

"I remember..." Man Chong's expression was quite serious, and her tone was even more meticulous. "I will closely observe the Guan family's military camp where sidecars, serial crossbows, wooden cattle and stray horses are stored... If the ship catches fire and they send troops to rescue, I will..."

"-Shh!"

Before Manchong could finish speaking, Wenpin immediately raised his index finger, indicating that there was no need to say more.

This action is destined to kill two birds with one stone.

In Wenpin's design, Guan Yu could not remain indifferent if the warship caught fire.

After leading the army to return reinforcements, the three military strongholds will inevitably be empty.

At that time, it was Man Chong's chance to rush in and kidnap all the "Partial Carts", "Liannu", and "Wooden Cows and Horses". This was the only chance to take back the "artifact" and reverse the offensive and defensive momentum!

He wants to burn this ship...

He also wants to seize this batch of ordnance!

No one is missing!

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Jingzhou, inside Jiangling City.

It was the first time that Ma Liang saw such a persistent side of Mi Fang. There was deep obsession and determination in his eyes.

Ma Liang didn't know...how Yun Qi allowed a prefect to do such a good thing for him.

But... what Ma Liang knows is that when it comes to building a new city.

Guan Lin has found a solid and reliable comrade-in-arms.

"——Ji Chang, regarding the matter of building a new city before... you didn't help me either!"

"——Tell me...I...Is it easy for me?"

"——He Yun Chang... The Northern Expedition often requires me to spend hundreds of thousands of grains to build a new city, which costs more than 400,000 gold. I, Mi Fang, will become a rooster that lays golden eggs. I will lay a hundred of them every day. Golden eggs are not enough to build a new city!"

"——I...I...I...it's not easy for me!"

This is the third time that Guan Yu has left, and Mi Fang has found Ma Liang to complain to him.

now…

That's how Ma Liang felt.

——"I beg you, stop reading...let me be quiet..."

Ma Liang forced himself to calm down. He still had his own things to do. He looked at the map on the table.

These are the three camps set up by Guan Yu...

In fact, this layout has long been imprinted on Ma Liang's mind, so much so that Ma Liang quite admired Guan Gong's strategy.

He muttered:

——"It seems that Guan Gong set up three military strongholds with repeated crossbows, side carriages, wooden oxen and stray horses as bait. This is to imitate Master Yunqi's method of luring snakes out of the Sunset Valley!" 』

"Ji Chang..."

Mi Fang started reading again...

He planned to... start a new round of his offensive.

Without Guan Yu, he only had one goal, to convince Ma Liang...

This is very important to his "money making", ah, money-making plan.

At this moment, Wang Fu, one of Guan Yu's lieutenants, walked in and quickly handed a letter to Ma Liang.

"Ji Chang, this is an urgent message from General Liao Hua from the couch... It is said that the Fourth Young Master has something to report to Guan Gong urgently." Wang Fu explained, "Because the carrier pigeon needs to be replaced in Jiangling, I specially took it down and asked Ji Chang, do you want to take a look in advance?"

this…

Logically speaking, Ma Liang should not read the urgent message sent by Liao Hua to Guan Yu.

But unfortunately, Yun Qi was mentioned, and Ma Liang suddenly became very interested...

I was hesitant to open it and take a look first.

However, Mi Fang grabbed it and opened it while speaking.

"Let me see if Yun Qi persuaded his father to build a new city!"

Mi Fang opened the letter and read it out immediately.

——"Guan Gong personally invites you, to make a long story short, the Fourth Young Master said that the thieves will hire Wen... they will definitely send out surprise troops, attack Fuhu Mountain at night, and burn the warships..."

Thinking of this, Mi Fang shook her head and scratched her head, "It's so good, why don't you attack the military stronghold? What about the night attack on Fuhu Mountain? What did Yun Qi think of this?"

What is said is unintentional, but the listener is intentional.

Ma Liang squinted his eyes and repeated, "Surprise attack on Fuhu Mountain and burn the warships!"...

etc…

Ma Liang suddenly realized something.

It's a good thing that he didn't repeat the word "Yun Qi". Once he repeated it, his eyes widened in vain. Before Mi Fang could continue to read it, he said loudly.

"——No? No! It was indeed... a surprise attack on Fuhu Mountain and burning the warship!"

Ma Liang seemed to realize something all of a sudden.

His eyes suddenly moved to the map, the location of Fuhu Mountain, which marked... two hundred stranded warships of the Guan family army.

Ma Liang remembered that these warships were docked here.

this…

"not good!"

Immediately, Ma Liang understood something...

His fist clenched in an instant and hit the Fuhu Mountain position on the map hard.

He couldn't help but chant:

——"Oops! In Guan Gong's formation, he didn't take into account...these warships!"

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