Although Liu Xun's lightning True Qi was the best in the world, there was still a huge difference in strength between them. It was difficult to make up for the gap of two realms in a short period of time.
A bright silver spear flew over from the side and knocked away Zhao Wei's axe. The tip of the spear was raised and stabbed towards Zhao Wei's heart.
Zhao Wei could not be bothered to hurt Liu Xun. He focused all his attention and slashed his axe horizontally and vertically, fighting with the person who used the silver spear.
" So it was Zhang Ren who saved my life. Zhang Ren's martial arts are so outstanding that he's on par with Zhao Wei. It's hard to tell who Xuanyuan is," Liu Xun muttered.
At this moment, the battle between the two sides had reached a white-hot stage. Zhao Wei's army was at a disadvantage because they had too few people. They only had one-third of Liu Xun's army. The name of rebellion was not justified, and their formation was finally a little chaotic.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Xun led his troops to attack. Wu Lan saw that the situation was not right, so she led a few bodyguards to open up a bloody path and escape towards the east gate.
Zhao Wei saw that he had lost the upper hand, so he waved his axe and led the dozens of trusted aides around him to escape towards the west gate.
Just as Liu Xun was about to lead the army to chase after him, Zhang Ren said in time,""Don't chase a cornered enemy. Hurry up and go see Liu Yizhou.”
While Zhao Wei and Liu Xun were fighting, Liu Chan was also fighting Lei Tong. Although Lei Tong had once attached himself to Liu Chan, he had no choice but to fight Liu Xun seriously because he needed the antidote for Liu Xun's poison.
Liu Chan cursed,"You traitor! Hand over your life!" His long saber went straight for Lei Tong's vital points. Lei Tong wielded his twin hammers to block Liu Chan. The five thousand elite soldiers behind Liu Chan charged forward, and two of them were even more skilled than Lei Tong.
Lei Tong's 500 soldiers could not resist and scattered. He was intercepted by Liu Chan and a dark-faced general, and he could only parry without being able to retaliate.
" Die!" Liu Chan shouted and waved his long saber. Blood splattered from Lei Tong's neck and his head flew far away. His eyes were wide open, and he died with grievances.
" Traitor, this is your fate." Liu Chan snorted coldly and pointed his saber at Liu Zhang." Take him down."”
They swarmed up from the left and right and held Liu Zhang hostage.
" Chan 'er, you want to kill me too?" Liu Zhang asked in a trembling voice. He was filled with grief and regret.
" Father, I'm sorry. I need you to command the army to quell Liu Xun's rebellion." At this moment, Liu Xun's reinforcements arrived. Liu Chan fought and retreated to the east gate, mixing with Wu Lan's defeated soldiers.
At this moment, Liu Xun and Zhang Ren's pursuers arrived." Soldiers of Yizhou, listen up. Liu Xun and Zhang Ren are plotting a rebellion. Liu Yizhou has ordered that as long as you put down your weapons and surrender, we will let bygones be bygones.”Liu Chan took the initiative and pinned the blame of rebellion on Liu Xun and Zhang Ren.
" Liu Chan, listen up. How dare you hold your father hostage and cause trouble? Brothers, go and capture this disloyal and unfilial traitor!" Liu Xun shouted angrily, and his soldiers rushed forward.
He raised his saber and slashed at Liu Chan's head. Liu Chan turned his head and blocked Liu Xun's thick saber with his long saber. They fought head-on.
The two brothers had been holding grudges for a long time, and now they both wanted to kill each other. However, their strengths were not much different, and they were fighting to a standstill for the time being.
Wu Lan wasn't so lucky. He was Le Feng, who was a real fighter. He was far weaker than Zhang Ren in martial arts. His soldiers were also defeated and frightened. How could he be Zhang Ren's opponent?
Not long after, most of Wu Lan's soldiers were killed on the long street. The rest had long fled. Wu Lan wanted to escape but was captured alive by Zhang Ren.
When Liu Chan turned around, his soldiers had already fled, died, and were injured. With a long sigh, he threw away his long saber and surrendered. Liu Xun led his men to escort Liu Chan back to the Liu Residence's meeting hall.
Not long after, Liu Chan's mother, Madam Zhang, was also tied up by the soldiers and pushed in front of Liu Xun.
"What else do you have to say now?”Liu Xun raised his head and sneered.
" I only hate that I didn't kill a traitor like you in the morning. If I had known this would happen, I would have let you and your mother die together," Mrs. Zhang said through gritted teeth.
" Damn b * tch, you killed my mother." Liu Xun slapped Mrs. Zhang.
"My first wife actually died in your hands. Didn't you say that she died from childbirth?”Liu Zhang said in disbelief," Could it be that the fortune-teller is also one of your people?"”
"That's right. That b * tch should have died a long time ago. You dim and useless thing, you should have passed the throne to Chan 'er a long time ago, but you didn't pass it on and even let this little bastard occupy the position of the eldest son, finally causing today's disaster.”Zhang Fu spat at Liu Zhang and cursed.
"B * tch, you killed my mother and plotted against me many times. "I'll pay you back with blood today. I'll skin you and your son alive." Liu Xun took out a sharp knife and pressed it against Madam Zhang.
"Hahaha, little bastard, I'm your concubine's mother after all. So what if you sit on the position of Prefecture Overseer for the rest of your life? Wouldn't he have to bear the infamy of killing his mother and brother?”Madam Zhang laughed like a ghost.
"B * tch, go to hell!" Liu Xun raised his knife.
"Wait, Xun 'er, I'm willing to recommend you to the Imperial Court for the position of Prefecture Overseer. Please let them go. "She's right. It's not good to kill your mother and brother. You'll be punished by heaven," Liu Zhang suddenly said.
"You want me to let them go? Do you know how they treated me? How did I survive all these years?”Liu Xun said angrily.
"You've been wronged all these years. I've let you down. "If you kill them, I won't be able to live either." Liu Zhang sobbed."If you don't agree, I'll kneel down before you.”
Plop! Liu Zhang really knelt down.
" This…What are you doing?" Liu Xun threw away the knife in his hand and reached out to help Liu Zhang up, but Liu Zhang refused to get up no matter what.
" Lord, please rise. I agree on behalf of Eldest Young Master." Seeing this, Zhang Song reached out to help Liu Zhang up.
"Zhang Song, what do you mean?”Liu Xun said angrily.
"I'm doing this for the lord's sake. Killing your mother and brother is not good for the lord's reputation. Currently, Zhao Wei's remaining party had not been eliminated, and the hearts of the people were unstable. If they were not careful, it would cause chaos. The young master needed the title of Yi Prefecture's herdsman to stabilize the hearts of the people. Yi Prefecture also needed a wise ruler. This was what the people wanted. However, the Yizhou Prefecture Overseer could not be privately appointed by an individual. It should be appointed by the imperial court to be justified. The lord will appoint you as the new Prefecture Overseer to the Imperial Court. This way, no one will say anything.”
"Brother Yongnian is right. Please think twice and put the big picture first. "Currently, you're the only one in charge of the entire Yizhou. Personal grudges are not important. The future of Yizhou is more important," Zhang Ren said.
" Since that's the case, we'll just move Liu Xun out of Chengdu and demote him to a commoner." Liu Xun was also a sensible person. The current situation was indeed as Zhang Song had analyzed. It was not optimistic. Moreover, this Liu Xun of his was just an imposter. He would have died long ago. There was no need to give up his hegemony to avenge him.
" And in the short term, Zhuzhang still has some value. I still have to use him to stabilize the hearts of the people in Chengdu," Liu Xun thought to himself." I'm really sorry, Liu Xun. I've taken over your body, but I can't avenge you for the time being. I'm really sorry."”
After dealing with Liu Chan and his son, Liu Xun came back to his senses and thought," Zhao Wei escaped and will definitely go to Mianzhu to ask Meng Da and Fa Zheng for help. The situation is not good."”
Zhang Ren stroked his beard and smiled." Don't worry, Big Brother. If I'm not wrong, Zhao Wei should be not far away from the residence."”
"When I came here, I had expected Zhao Wei to flee in defeat. I had prepared an army to ambush him on a hill not far from the north gate. Zhao Wei had to go to Mianzhu.”Zhang Ren said.
" I hope so." Liu Xun was skeptical, but he did not say it out loud. Just as he was feeling suspicious, a person was tied up and pushed in. Who else could it be but Zhao Wei?
"Zhao Wei, you traitor, you actually want to kill me, you heartless thing?”Deng Xian was furious when he saw Zhao Wei.
"Duke Zhao, you didn't expect this, did you? "I'm Eldest Young Master's man," Zhang Song said as he shook his head.
"Zhao Wei, to think that I treated you so sincerely. You actually have the intention to rebel. Where did your conscience go?”Liu Zhang was furious.
"Liu Zhang, you dark and cowardly thing, you should have given up your position long ago. "I didn't expect that I, Zhao Wei, would be so smart all my life, but I was muddle-headed for a moment. No matter how much I calculated, I missed out on you, Liu Xun." Zhao Wei let out a long sigh."But don't be too happy. Fa Zheng and Meng Da will soon capture Chengdu and avenge me. "When the time comes, you, Liu Zhang, Liu Xun, Zhang Song, Deng Xian, and the rest of the traitors will all die without a burial place," Zhao Wei said hatefully."I've prepared for many years, but I was defeated by a brat who still smells of milk. I can't accept this.”
" You still want to wait for Fa Zheng and Meng Da to come and take revenge for you? Dream on," Zhang Song said." In less than five days, Fa Zheng and Meng Da will come to Chengdu. However, they are not here to attack, but to abandon the darkness and join the light. The two of them are my life and death friends. They have long hated you, this vicious thing.”
" You traitor, you'll die a horrible death." Zhao Wei was extremely angry. His last hope of turning the tables was also destroyed. He hated Zhang Song to the core.
Zhang Song looked at him with contempt and no longer said anything. He felt an indescribable pleasure in his heart. Once upon a time, he was ordered around by this person like a dog. He did not expect that he would be the winner now. The once high and mighty one had become a prisoner.
"The world is really wonderful. If I didn't know the times and change my allegiance in time, I would be the one kneeling below now.”Zhang Song sighed inwardly.
"Zhao Wei, you traitor. You've bullied your superiors and suppressed your subordinates all these years. You've done all kinds of bad things. " I'll do as I say. I'll wipe out your three clans." Liu Xun smiled coldly, and the killing intent in his eyes increased." Men, drag Zhao Wei out and behead him. The Zhao family, as well as their relatives and subordinates who refuse to surrender, will be escorted to the East City and beheaded.”
" Little bastard, you're so cruel. You'll get your retribution." Zhao Wei let out a long howl and was dragged out like a dead dog.
" This is the consequence of opposing me." Liu Xun snorted and thought," If I were the one who lost today, would you let my family off?"”
He had just gained authority, and now the hearts of the people in Chengdu were wavering. He had to kill people to establish his authority. Since Liu Chan couldn't be killed yet, he could only use Zhao Wei's family to establish his might.
In this chaotic era, if one wasn't ruthless, one really wouldn't be able to stand firm. The later generations evaluated the three giants of the Three Kingdoms. Cao Cao was as black as coal, so he got two out of three of the world. Liu Bei's skin was extremely thick. Later generations commented that his skin was as thick as a city wall, so he was able to live in a corner of Ba and Shu. Sun Quan was not as black as Cao Cao and not as thick as Liu Bei, but he had the strengths of both. He was both black and thick, so he could sit on the land of Wu and rely on the Yangtze River to compete with the Cao and Liu families.
The three people who laid the foundation of the Three Kingdoms could be called the ancestors of the School of Thick Black, the heroes of a generation.
The difference between a hero and an ambitious person sometimes lay in the thickness of their skin and the blackness of their hearts.
" In this chaotic world, even if I, Liu Xun, can't be a hero, I have to be an ambitious person," Liu Xun said ruthlessly in his heart." One of the main reasons why Liu Zhang was deserted was largely because he was too weak and incompetent.”
He also had another goal, which was to implement a new policy in Yizhou and consolidate his rule. Once this new policy was introduced, it would completely change this era. The rise of the Shu army was a crucial step. Zhao Wei's family and those stubborn subordinates had to be killed. Killing Zhao Wei and the others was just the beginning. Liu Xun was in charge, and it was destined that more heads would fall to the ground in Shu. A bloody storm had already begun.
There was already a hint of blood in Chengdu.
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