Wandering the Heavens

Chapter 400 New 3 Kingdoms 40

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei finally came to his senses. The only reason he could become the Dragon King's son-in-law was because he now occupied Jiangxia and the army there.

Since his territory was occupied by Cao Cao and his army was destroyed by Cao Cao, he could only become a son-in-law and lost all these preferential treatments.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei knew exactly how good they were at fighting, and they would not necessarily listen to Kong Ming's command, so they had to go back quickly.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei asked the two of them to arrange their escape from Chaisang, while he tried to persuade Sun Xiaomei to go with them.

Three days later, Liu Bei and Sun Xiaomei went to say goodbye to the old lady, then ran out of the city all the way to the Yangtze River.

In the original plot line, the super bodyguard Zhao Yun took Liu Bei to escape, so he didn't have to suffer much. But now the two counselors Sun Qian and Jian Yong are in charge, and the whole escape process is so fucking exciting!

Liu Bei was relieved when he boarded the boat and left the river bank. The whole escape process was safe and sound, but Sun Xiaomei disappeared under the pursuit of Ding Feng, Xu Sheng and others.

Afterwards, Sun Quan dug the ground three feet deep around her but could not find her. In desperation, he said that she died at the hands of Liu Bei, and the Sun-Liu alliance officially fell out.

These are all things that happened later. On the day Liu Bei returned to Xiakou, the weather had warmed up, the spring was bright, the willow branches had sprouted tiny tender buds, and everything seemed just right.

But when he saw only Guan Yu and Zhang Fei at the dock, he felt something was wrong and the smile on his face froze.

"Brother, I've missed you so much during your absence! Where's Sun Quan's sister? Come and meet your husband's two sworn brothers!"

Before the boat reached the shore, Zhang Fei shouted at the top of his voice. Liu Bei was very unhappy when he heard this. Sun Xiaomei got separated on the way to the river and must have been taken back by Sun Quan. How could she come to see Guan Yu and Zhang Fei?

"Brother, you are finally back."

After Liu Bei stepped onto the dock, Guan Yu stroked his beard and said lightly.

"Second brother, third brother, why are there only two of you? Where is the military advisor?" Liu Bei did not reminisce about the past and directly asked Kong Ming why he did not come.

"This..." Guan and Zhang looked at each other.

"What happened?"

"Brother, after you left, this Zhu guy treated Jiangxia as his own. He didn't even mention the generals and officers in our army, and replaced them all with people who listened to him. My second brother and I couldn't stand it, so we drove him out of the barracks and told him not to interfere. When he saw that he couldn't get involved in the army, he took action against the county governor's office. Now, all the officials in Jiangxia are his people!" Zhang Fei told Liu Bei all his dissatisfaction with Zhuge Liang in these days.

Liu Bei did not expect that they could do such a bad thing. The reorganization of the army after the Battle of Chibi was arranged before Liu Bei went to Jiangdong.

Zhuge Liang was given full responsibility for this matter, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei cooperated unconditionally. However, he did not expect that the two of them would pretend to obey but actually go against their will. They promised well in front of others, but then tripped others up after he left. In all likelihood, this matter was doomed to fail.

"So to this day, the army has not yet been reorganized?" Liu Bei asked.

"Brother, why bother doing those things when I have my second brother and I to fight in battle!" Zhang Fei patted his chest and laughed.

"That's right, big brother, you don't know. Zhuge Liang stuffed people into the army in the name of reorganizing the army, throwing in people with the surnames Huang and Pang. Those people are either his distant relatives or close friends, so my third brother and I have to be on guard." Guan Yu explained, stroking his beard.

"What about the county magistrate's office?" Liu Bei felt disappointed when he found out that the reorganization of the army had been ruined.

"There's nothing we can do about the county magistrate's office. But Zhuge Liang is sensible. He finally didn't place his own people there." Guan Yu sighed with relief.

After hearing this, Liu Bei walked forward without saying a word, leaving Guan Yu and Zhang Fei confused and unable to understand why, so they could only follow him.

The group hurriedly left the dock and entered the city, and finally arrived at the door of Zhuge Liang's residence, only to find that the door was closed. There was a straw hat hanging at the door. Liu Bei saw that it was the one he had woven by himself and given to Zhuge Liang when he was in Xinye. Next to it was a square object wrapped in silk cloth.

Liu Bei felt even more uneasy. He took three or two steps forward, took down the silk cloth and untied it. Inside was the official seal of the Jiangxia prefect.

He took off his straw hat again, and inside it was a piece of brocade covered with words. Liu Bei unfolded it and read it quickly.

The general meaning of the letter is that since I came out to assist Liu Bei, all my suggestions and decisions were sincerely for the purpose of supporting the Han Dynasty. But in the end, I am not talented enough to take on such a big responsibility and have failed the trust of my master. I can only leave in shame and cannot say goodbye in person. Finally, I wish Liu Bei to complete his great cause as soon as possible.

"Brother, what does this surname Zhu mean?" Zhang Fei looked at the official seal, confused.

"Mr. Kong Ming, I, Liu Bei, cannot live without you! Second and third brothers, quickly send someone to look for Mr. Kong Ming, he must not have gone far." Liu Bei finally became anxious.

"Brother, this corrupt scholar has left. Why are we looking for him? We can still conquer the world without him!" Zhang Fei didn't care.

"Brother, Zhuge Kongming has ulterior motives and we are not on the same path as each other. It is better for him to leave on his own accord." Guan Yu said, stroking his beard.

"Brother, if you are worried and afraid that he will defect to others, my second brother and I will lead the troops to find him, chop off his head, and poke ten thousand transparent holes in it." Zhang Fei laughed.

Liu Bei was completely disappointed. He had been fighting everywhere since he came out of seclusion, and the lack of counselors was a fatal flaw. He finally drew an SSSR card, but it was forced away by his two brothers.

When something happens, they hold a meeting first. After understanding it, they found out that Zhuge Liang left just before his fleet docked, and the Jingzhou clan that came with Zhuge Liang also left. Fortunately, spring plowing has been arranged, which can ensure that people's livelihood is worry-free.

After the meeting, Liu Bei asked Jian Yong to find out where Zhuge Liang was and to invite him back at all costs.

After a night's rest, Liu Bei washed up and took Jian Yong with him to go out of the city to see the military camp, but he didn't expect that the passers-by on the road would hide as if they saw ghosts. Liu Bei saw that the atmosphere in the city was not right, so he hurried back to ask people what was going on.

After a long time, the people came back. It turned out that all the important people in the city had the same dream last night. Guan Yu, the second general under Emperor Liu, said that the military advisor Zhuge Kongming called himself Crouching Dragon, and the dragon was the sign of the emperor.

So they suspected that the military advisor had ulterior motives and wanted to usurp Liu Huangshu's army and become emperor himself. Since then, the two of them have been causing trouble for the military advisor every few days, making it difficult for the military advisor to move forward in Jiangxia.

"Ridiculous!" Liu Bei slammed the table in anger after hearing the report.

Liu Bei was well aware that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei despised, were dissatisfied with, and even bullied Zhuge Liang, but he had always turned a blind eye to it. It was only when he couldn't stand it anymore that he said something lightly, "Shut up, third brother," and let it go.

As for the reason, it was because he was afraid of Zhuge Liang's fame and talent, and worried that he could not suppress him and he would eventually become disloyal. So he deliberately let Guan Yu and Zhang Fei go against him, in order to restrain this Mr. Wolong.

But I didn't expect that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei would make a fuss about a person's number based on hearsay and bully him blatantly.

As for such an outrageous thing as everyone having the same dream, he didn't have time to think about why. There were so many outrageous things in this world. The serious thing to do was to find a way to invite Zhuge Liang back.

"Brother, my second brother and I are here!"

After the servant came to report, Liu Bei immediately asked someone to find Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. The two men thought that a war was about to break out and rushed to Liu Bei's side excitedly, but they didn't expect to see Liu Bei with fiery eyes as soon as they entered the door.