Inside the posthouse, the black-faced Zhang Fei hurriedly ran in.
"Second brother, bad news!"
Guan Yu narrowed his phoenix eyes. The wine cup in his hand was still steady. Instead, he said with some dissatisfaction,
"Third brother, how many times have I told you? We are no longer the pigs and green beans that we used to be.”
"Once the identity of Eldest Brother and Imperial Uncle is confirmed, even the Emperor is considered our nephew according to seniority. Can't you be more mature?”
Sigh, he's just a mountain bumpkin after all. It seems that I have to teach him more in the future. Guan Yu shook his head.
"Second brother!" Seeing that he was still dreaming, Zhang Fei said with a look of despair,
"Big brother's identity as the imperial uncle is fake. The emperor has already issued a notice that big brother will be executed tomorrow noon!”
" What did you say?!" The wine glass in Guan Yu's hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. He jumped up and stared at Zhang Fei in disbelief.
"Eldest Brother's identity as Imperial Uncle is fake? How was this possible? Could it be Cao Cao's evil plan?"
Guan Yu's first reaction was that something was wrong in the palace.
Ever since the first day he met Liu Bei, he had called himself King Jing of Zhongshan. This title had almost become his label.
How could this be fake?
Cao Cao must have forced the Emperor to disown Liu Bei.
Yes, that must be the case!
"Second Brother, I didn't believe it at first either, but they even made a copy of the family tree. Look, after King Jing of Zhongshan, there's no name of Big Brother at all!”
Guan Yu was still unwilling to give up. He took the genealogy from Zhang Fei's hands and looked at it.
Good boy.
He really didn't.
Guan Yu only felt darkness in front of his eyes. He staggered and did not fall to the ground with Zhang Fei's support.
In his opinion, this was definitely the collapse of his life's beliefs.
Liu Bei was the person he admired the most. How could he lie to such an extent?
"I didn't expect big brother to be such a person. Of all the things he could impersonate, he had to impersonate the royal family. This is a great crime that will exterminate the entire clan!”
"But…but if big brother is a fake, how would he dare to enter the palace to confront him?”
He could not figure it out.
Guan Yu really couldn't figure it out.
"I know!" Zhang Fei scratched his head and said,""I've heard it before."
"If a person keeps telling himself about a certain thing or identity, his thoughts will become fixed over time. He will stubbornly believe that things are as he imagined!”
Guan Yu looked at Zhang Fei as if he had seen a ghost.
Was this really his third brother? He actually said such philosophical words.
"Third brother, you mean that although big brother is a fake imperial uncle, he tells himself repeatedly every day that after a long time, he will think that he is really an imperial uncle?”
"Yes, I think so. What does Second Brother think?”
"This is too terrifying. I didn't expect big brother's will to be so firm.”
Guan Yu's worldview crumbled once again, shattering into pieces on the ground. Even glue wouldn't be able to fix it back.
The two of them sat together in depression and looked at each other foolishly.
He had originally thought that he would be able to show off his skills when Liu Bei returned.
Great, now that his big brother was gone, he wondered if his sworn brother would be included in the list of crimes.
"Cloud Changyi De!"
Cao Cao's call came from outside the door.
"Greetings, Lord Cao."
The two of them stood up and greeted him with clenched fists. They were already prepared. If he was here to implicate them, then they would have to force their way out of Xuchang City.
"Yun Changyi De, I am deeply saddened by today's matter. I didn't expect that Brother Xuande would dare to impersonate a royal relative.”
Cao Cao was even sadder than Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
"May I know where the two of you plan to go in the future?”
"Sigh, now that big brother has been beheaded, the three of us brothers have sworn an oath to die together. At most, we will leave with big brother.”
"Me too."
Seeing that Cao Cao didn't look like he was here to punish him, Guan Yu heaved a sigh of relief.
But now that Liu Bei was about to die, he was somewhat disheartened. However, he could not let his reputation of loyalty be ruined, at least in front of Cao Cao.
"Yun Changyi De, that's wrong."
"Think about it, Liu Bei is even pretending to be a member of the royal family, so how could he take any of his words seriously?”
"The two of you are sincere about becoming sworn brothers in the peach garden, but I'm afraid Liu Bei is not telling the truth.”
"That's why I feel that this oath doesn't count!”
"The two of you shouldn't have committed suicide and buried your useful bodies in vain!”
The two of them looked at each other and raised their eyebrows. This excuse was not bad.
If it wasn't for his identity as a member of the royal family, how could he, who had the weakest martial arts skills, be the eldest brother?
Since everything was fake, then this oath was naturally fake.
Guan Yu raised his head and puffed out his chest, looking at Cao Cao without showing any emotion.
"Thank you for your guidance, Lord Cao."
"But Xuchang is a sad place, so I'm going back to Zhuo County to avoid being sad.”
"Me too!"
Cao Cao saw that the two of them were quite open-minded and had thrown Liu Bei away with just a word. His hope instantly increased.
"Yun Changyi De, I can't bear to part with you two. Why don't you stay and let's make a name for ourselves together? I will treat you two as my own brothers.”
Guan Yu sighed and shook his head.
"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Cao."
"Although I am a martial artist, I know that since ancient times, a loyal minister should not serve two masters, and a virtuous woman should not have two husbands.”
"I've made up my mind to leave. Even if Lord Cao forces me to stay, I won't work for you.”
"I'm still the same!"
Cao Cao could tell that Liu Bei had fallen and Zhang Fei was following Guan Yu's lead. As long as he could deal with Guan Yu, he could also deal with Zhang Fei.
However, looking at Guan Yu's eyes, he could not be moved by words at all.
Cao Cao did not give up, but he still gave the same answer.
In the end, he had no choice but to beg Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to stay in Xuchang for a few more days so that he could help them.
Of course, this was an excuse.
Cao Cao only wanted to temporarily calm the two of them down so that he could discuss countermeasures with his strategists.
Even if they couldn't handle it, they still had Qin Chuan as their trump card.
If even Qin Chuan could not stop the two of them, then they could only accompany Liu Bei on his journey.
After all, on Brother Qin's ranking list, these two people's battle prowess was too terrifying.
Zhuo County would soon become Yuan Shao's territory. If he was roped in, he would be in big trouble.
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