Late at night, in the ancestral temple.
Even though Sun Jian had returned the spirit tablet to its original position, he had only arranged a few things.
The inside was charred and stinging.
At this moment, the Liu brothers knelt in front of the memorial tablet and kowtowed.
The three brothers were extremely miserable.
Big brother Liu Bei's head was wrapped in a coarse cloth. After all, one of his ears had been cut off, and blood was seeping out. Clearly, the bleeding had not stopped completely.
Second brother Guan Yu had two large and deep bloody holes on his body.
His third brother's injuries weren't that serious, but there were many wounds.
Since the peach garden, they had never experienced such a great defeat. The three of them had ashen expressions.
"I, Liu Bei, have led my sworn brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to pay their respects to the heavenly spirits of the previous emperors.”
"The rebels have caused chaos in the world, tarnished the palace, burned the ancestral temple, and blasphemed the emperor's principles.”
"As a descendant of the royal family, I can't kill Dong Jiangong or protect the people. Even my two sworn brothers can't be guaranteed to be safe.”
Liu Bei's tears fell on his clothes, and he cried in grief." I'm ashamed to face my ancestors, my ancestors, my ancestors!”
When Guan Yu and Zhang Yu heard this, they were extremely touched, especially when they heard that it was difficult to guarantee the safety of their sworn brother. With this sentence, the pain in their bodies disappeared.
"Big brother!"
"Big brother!"
Liu Bei raised his palm, indicating that there was no need to say anything else. He continued to swear on the token.
"I, Liu Bei, swear a blood oath in front of my ancestor, the late emperor. I will work hand in hand with my two sworn brothers in this lifetime to eliminate all traitors, wipe out the four seas, restore the ancestral temple, and revive the Great Han!”
Then, he kowtowed heavily.
Seeing his big brother like this, Guan Zhang also swore an oath.
"Don't forget the oath of the peach garden. I'll be at your beck and call and never break it!”
When Liu Bei heard this, the weight in his heart was finally lifted.
During the ambush that night, he had fled at the last moment, which was extremely inconsistent with his previous image.
On the way back, he was afraid that Guan Zhang would resent him, so he left.
After thinking about it, he came up with a plan.
If he made an oath in the ancestral temple and moved Guan Zhang's heart with emotion, he would definitely hold Guan Zhang's heart tightly and not be afraid of any change in loyalty in the future.
It was easy to get a thousand soldiers, but hard to get a general. Although Guan Zhang's bravery was slightly inferior to Lu Bu's, he was still one of the top brave generals in the world.
As long as they were around, there was always the possibility of a comeback.
Ta Ta Ta--
Heavy footsteps sounded from outside the ancestral temple.
The three brothers turned around and saw a blood-stained Cao Cao charging in with his troops.
Seeing this, Guan Zhang immediately stood in front of Liu Bei.
"Xuande! Is Xuande unwell?"
Surprisingly, Cao Cao did not have any intention of settling scores.
He looked extremely anxious and almost fell when he crossed the threshold.
When he saw Liu Bei alive, he was pleasantly surprised.
"Good! Good! It's good that Xuande is safe!" Cao Cao's eyes were filled with tears as he held Liu Bei's arm tightly.
Liu Bei wasn't sure, but in terms of acting skills, he wasn't afraid of anyone.
"I'm ashamed. That night, the battle was chaotic. The three of us were stopped at the periphery and couldn't return no matter how hard we tried. We could only avoid the edge and fight again.”
Not only was his words flawless, but his tone and expression were even more sincere, moving people.
The two great drama spirits were acting crazily in front of the ancestral tablets of the late emperor, not afraid of being struck by lightning.
"Xuande, do you know where Yuan Shao is?" Cao Cao changed the topic, his expression unfriendly.
Liu Bei pointed at the east gate of Luoyang." Five miles outside the city is the Alliance Master's camp. They are currently holding a celebratory banquet.”
When he heard the words 'celebratory wine', Cao Cao sneered," Then would Xuande be willing to go with me and have a taste of the wine?”
"Alright, I'll go with Xuande."
.....
The alliance army led the tent, pushing cups and exchanging cups.
The dukes all had red faces, as if they had returned from a great victory.
Sun Jian raised his cup to Yuan Shao and said," Alliance Master, I have been the vanguard of the alliance since the beginning. I have fought many battles, big and small. I am really exhausted. My old illness has relapsed, so I want to return to Changsha.”
Yuan Shao downed the wine and smiled at Sun Jian." I've heard that the Tiger of Jiangdong is brave and brave. He is the first to fight. How can he be tired?" I'm afraid it's not because of the Imperial Jade Seal."
As soon as he finished speaking, the originally noisy commander's tent fell silent.
They were all shocked.
Sun Jian's eyes turned cold. He didn't know how the news had leaked out.
However, he couldn't care less now, he had to escape.
"Where did Alliance Master come from?" Sun Jian remained motionless.
Yuan Shao played with his wine cup. "Today, we will send troops to attack the bandits and eliminate the evils for the country.
The jade seal is the treasure of the imperial court. After Gongtai got it, he should leave it in the account of the alliance commander. After Dong Zhuo was killed, it would be appropriate to return to the imperial court. Now he hid it and left.
What do you want?"
"The jade seal is indeed not with me."
"Where is the item in the well of the Zhang Hall?"
"I don't have it, why force it!"
"Quickly take it out to avoid disaster."
The dukes looked at Yuan Shao and Sun Jian's verbal battle, not understanding what was going on.
That was the heirloom seal of the country. Did Sun Jian really get it?
If that was really the case, then he definitely couldn't let the tiger return to the forest.
Sun Jian swore to Heaven,"If I really get this treasure, I will not be able to do it for myself.
Hiding, in the future will not have a good end, will die under the knife and arrow!”
With this public oath and Sun Jian's good reputation, all the dukes believed him.
But how could Yuan Shao believe it, so he called out the surrendered soldier." Was there such a person when we were fishing?”
Sun Jian was furious. He pulled out his ancient ingot knife and was about to kill the traitor.
Yuan Shao drew his sword and glared at him.”
Behind him, Yan Liang and Wen Chou unsheathed their swords.
Behind Fu Jian, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and Han Dang also drew their swords.
Suddenly, dozens of Jiangdong elites rushed into the commander's tent with sharp blades in their hands. They guarded Sun Jian and pointed their swords at Yuan Shao.
The dukes did not expect Sun Jian to be so cunning as to ambush the axemen in advance.
From the looks of it, the jade seal was most likely in his hands.
Yuan Shao was also caught off guard. If they fought, the variables were too great.
For a moment, his expression was gloomy.
Sun Jian saw that he was hesitant and did not want to stay any longer. He snorted coldly and turned around to leave the tent, coincidentally meeting Cao Cao and Liu Bei.
"Where to Wentai?" Cao Cao did not understand.
Sun Jian did not answer. He did not want the soldiers he had lent out and left Luoyang overnight.
Yuan Shao was not idle in his tent. He had written a letter and sent a confidant to deliver it to Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, overnight. He must intercept it on the way and seize it.
Cao Cao stepped into the commander's tent and saw the smell of alcohol. He casually picked up a wine cup and drank." Good wine, it's really good wine."”
"Meng De is back?" Yuan Shao casually replied," Let's drink together.”
Cao Cao was so angry that he laughed." We have just begun to do righteous deeds and exterminate the rebels for the country. Since you have come to uphold justice, Cao Cao's original intention is to trouble me to lead the troops of Hanoi to Mengjin and Suanzao.”
"All the generals will defend Chenggao, occupy Aocang, block Yuanyuan and Taigu, and control the strategic points. Lu Gong will lead the Nanyang army to Dan and Xi, and enter Wuguan to shock the three auxiliary areas!”
"If we hesitate now, we will lose the hope of the world!”
The first thing he did was to scold them, making Yuan Shao and the others, who were already in a bad mood, turn ashen.
"Good one, A'man. I told you not to pursue us when the troops were tired. How about now? After the defeat, I was not punished, but you blame us for being cautious?”
All the vassals sought fame and fortune.
Both of them knew this very well.
However, Cao Cao directly pointed it out in front of everyone. No matter who it was, they would not be able to get off the stage and would become the target of public criticism.
However, Cao Cao was Cao Cao. He pointed at the vassals angrily.
"Idiot!"
"Not enough!"
"Good-for-nothing!"
"I'm ashamed!"
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