Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Chengdu Sounds

The moonlight passed over the eaves of the palace and reflected on Liu Xuande's knees.The princess found that the candle was out and ordered her maid to light it up again. She approached Liu Xuande and asked, "What's the matter, Your Majesty?" "It's nothing, I was leaning on the table to read a book just now, but..." Liu Xuande muttered to himself, and immediately seemed to remember something, and asked the princess, "Did you hear what I said?" "Yes, you are screaming." The princess said with a smile.It was when she heard two loud yells that she hurried over to see what happened.

"Really? That is to say, I dreamed when I was dozing off?" Liu Xuande seemed to wake up from a dream. He smiled at the candlelight, summoned his two sons, and chatted with the princess for a while. , and then go to bed. Unexpectedly, near dawn, he had another dream that was the same as last night. He dreamed that there was a waning moon hanging in the dark night, and the dark clouds were swirled by the stern cold wind. A call came from the wind and cloud, and then he saw a figure crouching down outside the bed curtain. Liu Xuande looked at the man in his dream and exclaimed in astonishment: "Oh, isn't this my brother-in-law? Second brother, why did you come here in the middle of the night?"

It was undoubtedly the figure of Guan Yu, but it was not very similar to the usual Guan Yu.He didn't raise his head, just wept bitterly.After a long time, Guan Yu opened his mouth and said: "The bond of righteousness in Taoyuan is now over. Brother, please prepare your troops quickly to avenge your younger brother..." After finishing speaking, he bowed deeply to Liu Xuande, and drifted out of the house like a cloud of water and go. "Wait a minute, brother, wait for me!" Liu Xuande yelled in his dream while chasing him until he reached the corridor of the front hall, only to see the waning moon in the sky suddenly falling like a meteorite towards the west mountain.Liu Xuande yelled "Ah" in shock, covered his face with his hands and fell down.

Although he knew it was just a dream after waking up, Liu Xuande really collapsed on the corridor of the front hall.That morning, Kong Ming came to the Military Advisor's Mansion ahead of time, and after hearing the report from the guards, he immediately rushed to the inner palace of the King of Hanzhong. "My lord's complexion is not good, did you not sleep well last night?" "Oh, the military advisor is here." Liu Xuande seemed to be waiting for him to come, "Actually, I had two identical dreams last night, and I was about to invite you to interpret the dreams for me." Then he described the dream scene in detail over again.

Kong Ming laughed and said, "It's just that the lord misses Guan Yu who is far away day and night, and that's why he became sick from worry and had dreams. Today, it's better to go to the beautiful autumn garden and enjoy it with the princess and young lord for a day." After Kong Ming finished speaking, he quickly retreated. When they came to the middle porch, they saw Taifu Xu Jing's face panicked, so he hurried over.Kong Ming stopped him and asked, "Teacher, why are you in such a hurry?" Xu Jing opened his mouth and said, "Jingzhou has fallen—it was just reported by Kuaima this morning."

"What? Jingzhou has been breached?" "The Kuai Ma reported that Guan Yu had fallen for Lu Meng's tricks, that Jingzhou had been occupied by the Wu army, and now Guan Yu was trapped in Maicheng." "Well, it seems that this matter is not a lie. No wonder I have observed the sky recently, and every night there is a fierce cloud floating over Jingzhou. It should be related to this matter. However, please don't report this matter to the King of Hanzhong for the time being. I'm afraid Such a sudden bad news would hurt his body." While talking, Liu Xuande's figure appeared on the corner of the corridor, and he shouted from a long distance: "Military commander, don't worry too much, I am still in good health. Jingzhou's fall and Guan Yu's fall, I have a premonition, and I have already prepared it in my heart." Prepare."

Ma Liang and Yi Ji came one after another, reporting the sad news of Jingzhou's fall.In the afternoon of the same day, Liao Hua, a general of Guan Yu's tribe who came from Maicheng, also arrived in Chengdu after begging all the way. The arrival of Liao Hua made things in Jingzhou completely clear, and Liu Xuande's grief immediately turned into anger. Liao Hua told him personally that when Liu Feng and Meng Da, who were stationed in Shangyong, went to ask for help, they knew that Jingzhou City was broken and Guan Yu was in trouble, but they refused to send troops. They just watched such a major incident from the sidelines.

"How can I not save my righteous brother Guan Yu! Liu Feng and Meng Da are two beasts who deserve to be hacked into pieces, I will definitely punish them severely!" Liu Xuande ordered the three armies to prepare for the expedition, and they must personally wear Go into battle, and at the same time send a messenger to call Zhang Fei urgently: "The situation has changed, hurry back immediately." Kong Ming tried his best to appease the grief and anger in his heart, "My lord must keep his mind calm now. I will lead the army to rescue Guan Yu who is besieged in Maicheng. As for the punishment of Liu Feng and Meng Da, I thought it would be better to talk about it later.”

Zhang Fei also arrived within a few days, and soldiers and horses from central Sichuan entered Chengdu one after another, and the situation in the Three Gorges area became more and more tense, and the battle clouds became denser.Just as the soldiers and horses were about to go, the last fast horse messenger brought the mourning news that made the whole country mourn.The messenger reported outside the gate of the Shu palace: "One night, Guan Yu led his army out of Maicheng and galloped back to Shu. Unexpectedly, he was captured by Wu general Pan Zhang's subordinate Ma Zhong in the land of Linju. Ping was beheaded at the same time. Righteousness is unyielding, father and son return to God."

When Liu Xuande heard the report, although he expected it, he still couldn't help shouting in amazement: "Ah, has Guan Yu really passed away?" After mourning, he fainted and fell to the ground. For the next three days, he neither ate nor drank, nor received his courtiers.Only Kong Ming forcibly entered to persuade him, and seeing him lamenting like a woman, he remonstrated sternly: "Life and death are fate, and wealth and honor are in the sky. Although Taoyuan was married first, life and death cannot be agreed upon. If the lord is hurt by this What should I do if I lose my body?"

"Military Master, I am not afraid that you will laugh at me. I also know that I should not lament like a woman, but it is still unbearable." "I know very well that my lord and Guan Yu are sworn brothers and have deep brotherhood, but you just lament without the slightest intention of revenge. I really feel incredible." "I want revenge day and night, so I don't want to see anyone. Why does the military commander blame me? Now I am at odds with Soochow. If I don't take revenge, I will never give up!" "If my lord really has such ambitions, now I shouldn't be like a woman who washes her face with tears every day. Until this morning, there were frequent reports from various parties sent by fast horses, just because you stayed behind closed doors and couldn't submit them to the imperial court. I am very troubled by this.” "I shouldn't be like this. I will be diligent in government affairs in the future." "According to the Kuai Ma Express this morning, Soochow has sent Guan Yu's head to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao held a state funeral for him according to princely etiquette." "What is the intention of Soochow's move?" "It seems that Sun Quan wanted to blame Wei because he was afraid of the lord's revenge, trying to make me turn the blame on Wei." "How could I be fooled by Sun Quan? Now we must raise troops to demand replacement as soon as possible, so as to comfort Guan Yu's spirit in heaven." "My lord's move is inappropriate." "Why is it inappropriate? Just now you advised me not to wash my face with tears every day like a woman. Isn't it contradictory why you said that now?" "We still need to wait for the opportunity. If Guan Yu has not yet died, we should sacrifice ourselves and save him with all our strength. If we do this now, it will only be futile. Right now, we must hold back and wait for the opportunity until there is discord between Soochow and Wei." Only when peace and disputes break out, we can send troops in large numbers. Before the time is right, we can only bear the deep hatred in our hearts for the time being..." On this day, the land of Shu held a funeral for Guan Yu in the name of the King of Hanzhong, and the altar was set up outside the south gate of Shu Palace in Chengdu.In the sad midwinter, the snow is so thick that even the mourning flags and elegiac couplets are covered with ice.