Chapter 549 Handing over the Tiger Tally!
Pang De led the Taishan Tiger Bandits directly into Jiaozhou.
At the beginning, Jiaozhou was the same as Zhuge Liang had guessed. It had basically no defense. In the few counties it encountered, those who surrendered surrendered and those who resisted were killed. All along the way, there was no obstruction.
But soon, a problem arose.
Sun Jian was on the way to retreat when he suddenly received news that Jiaozhou was under attack. The leader was Liu Bei's famous general Pang De.
Upon hearing the news, Sun Jian's expression changed.
Thinking it was Gu Rubing coming, he prepared to speed up and hide in Yangzhou.
But soon, Sun Jian discovered that Miao Moqing beside him looked a little unhappy.
"What's wrong with the Miao patriarch?"
"Lord, Jiaozhou is our base camp. We Gu people have been in Jiaozhou for generations, so if there is any difficulty in Jiaozhou, we must go back."
Sun Jian looked at Miao Moqing. He knew clearly that Miao Moqing was not that kind of person. If he was really so worried about Jiaozhou, Miao Moqing had no intention of taking action when he besieged Shi Xie.
This time it's probably related to Meng Huo. I don't know what Miao Moqing took away and did. It should still be in the Gu clan.
"Then let's go to Jiaozhou."
Miao Moqing was Sun Jian's most important help. If Miao Moqing left, he would really have no trump card to deal with Gu Rubing.
Pang De's extremely fast marching speed allowed him to occupy Yulin County and Cangwu County in Jiaozhou in just a few days. When attacking Nanhai County, he finally encountered Sun Jian's reinforcements.
This time, Sun Jian personally came to support.
As soon as he saw the opponent's lineup, Pound directly ordered a retreat.
However, after taking a few steps, Pang De saw Miao Moqing blocking their retreat.
"Everyone, Jiaozhou is not a place you can come in. If you want to come here, you have to leave something behind."
As soon as Miao Moqing's voice fell, a green poisonous gas began to spread into Pang De's military formation.
"No, get out."
Pang De no longer hesitated and rushed out with the Taishan Tiger Thief.
The Taishan tiger thief in the front row fell directly to the ground after entering the poisonous gas circle, while the people behind him rushed forward quickly.
After paying a price of nearly 10,000 people, Pang De finally rushed out with his men.
"Pang De, where are you going?"
Gan Ning held the ancient ingot knife and rushed directly towards Pang De.
Pang De finally rushed out, but before he could take a breath, he was caught up by Gan Ning. He didn't dare to be careless and directly took out the eight-door golden lock knife to deal with it.
As long as Gan Ning is extremely restrained unless he encounters someone like Huang Zhong, his combat power is still very strong.
The two fought for fifty rounds, and Deng Ai's voice came from the distance.
"General, leave quickly."
Only then did Pang De realize that he was now surrounded. Sun Guan and Yin Li, who had followed, had both been killed by Huang Gai. Zang Ba was also barely holding on.
He swung his sword to force Gan Ning back, and immediately rushed out of here with Deng Ai and others.
Gan Ning wanted to pursue, but Sun Jian stopped him.
"There is no rush. Our first priority now is to take back Jiaozhou and strengthen its defense."
Pang De and the others were running in front, while Sun Jian and his men were chasing after them leisurely.
In the end, Pang De had to withdraw from Nanhai County and guard Cangwu County, while requesting reinforcements from Gu Rubing.
At this time, Gu Rubing had arrived in Sili Prefecture.
However, Gu Rubing never went to see Liu Xie.
Liu Xie was in the palace at this time, waiting for Gu Rubing to come to see him, but he did not expect that Gu Rubing had not come for two whole days.
In the end, Liu Xie couldn't help but found a eunuch and came to Gu Rubing's mansion in person.
"Prince Lie, Your Majesty invites you to have a chat!"
At this time, Gu Rubing was inviting his civil servants and generals to have a drink. The entire mansion was surrounded by water, and the eunuchs had to squeeze in for a long time before they could get in front of the drunken Gu Rubing.
"Your Majesty invites you? Okay, but I still have many guests here. After I deal with these people, I will go. Your Majesty and I will have a few drinks."
When the eunuch heard this, he looked at Gu Rubing with wide eyes.
When did His Majesty's orders become inferior to those of these civil servants and generals?
Is this still Liu Bei, the martyr king who is full of benevolence and virtue all over the world?
The eunuch coughed, but before he could say anything, Zhang Fei came to the eunuch drunkenly and hugged the eunuch.
"Come on, father-in-law, drink!"
Seeing Zhang Fei's drunken appearance, the eunuch wanted to leave, but found that Zhang Fei's hand was firmly grasping his shoulder, with such strength that he could even lift himself up.
The eunuch was really scared this time and could only follow Zhang Fei to the wine table, where he kept being fed wine by Zhang Fei.
After a short time, the eunuch drank too much and lay down on the ground and fell asleep.
Seeing this, Gu Rubing put down his wine glass, his drunken look disappeared instantly, and he walked directly to the back hall.
Zhuge Liang also followed.
"My lord, have you made your decision? Do you also want to be like Cao Cao, holding the emperor hostage to order the princes?"
Gu Rubing shook his head and suddenly looked at Zhuge Liang.
"If I choose the same approach as Cao Cao, will the Prime Minister still be willing to follow me?"
"Of course, I believe that even if my lord chooses to do the same thing as Cao Cao, he will definitely not do anything similar to Cao Cao."
Gu Rubing pointed at Zhuge Liang and burst into laughter.
Early the next morning.
The eunuch slowly woke up and realized that he was sleeping on the ground.
At this time, Zhang Fei and others were also sleeping on the ground.
"woke up?"
Gu Rubing sat aside and looked at the eunuch.
"Ah! Lie Wang, it was my negligence last night. Let's go see His Majesty quickly, right?"
"Okay, I've wanted to go for a long time, but my father-in-law hasn't woken up, so I can only wait here."
"Prince Lie, have you been waiting for me? Haven't you slept?"
The eunuch looked at Gu Rubing in surprise, and he also saw exhaustion on Gu Rubing's face.
In order to pretend to be more realistic, Gu Rubing did sit aside and wait, and he did not sleep all night.
"Yes, let's go and see His Majesty quickly. I don't even know how to explain this to His Majesty."
The eunuch secretly blamed himself for drinking too much.
On the way, the eunuch saw Gu Rubing looking tired, and he smiled awkwardly.
"King Lie, why are you doing this? You don't have to wait for me to wake up. You can just go directly to see His Majesty. You have been waiting for me all night. I, my slave, have to decide what to do."
"How can that be done? You are His Majesty's envoy. According to the rules, you must lead me before I can see His Majesty. This rule cannot be broken."
When the eunuch heard this, his eyes suddenly turned red. Since the chaos in the world, no one has cared about these rules. Dong Zhuo didn't do it at the beginning, and Cao Cao didn't do it later. Only Liu Bei still abides by the rules.
The two quickly entered the palace.
The eunuch took Gu Rubing directly to the main hall.
Before entering, Gu Rubing deliberately arranged his clothes at the door, placed his sword at the door, and walked into the hall alone.
It should be time for the morning dynasty at this time.
But since being taken over by Cao Cao, Liu Xie's power has become increasingly empty. The ministers have become less and less concerned about the Han Dynasty. They have all found their own power, and no one comes to attend the morning court.
Liu Xie looked at Gu Rubing who walked in and forced a smile.
"Prince Lie came a little early. I thought Prince Lie didn't want to see me."
"Your Majesty, how is this possible? I have struggled for so long just to save Your Majesty. Now Wei Chen finally did it."
After saying that, Gu Rubing knelt on the ground and shouted: "Liu Bei, I have met your Majesty!"
Liu Xie looked at Gu Rubing, hesitated, and said with a smile, "Okay, my dear, please get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After Gu Rubing stood up, he looked at Liu Xie in front of him and did not speak. Instead, he was quietly waiting for Liu Xie to speak. It was Liu Xie who invited him here.
After a long time, Liu Xie finally couldn't stand it any longer and spoke first.
"King Lie, you have been back for such a long time. How do you feel about Sili?"
Gu Rubing knew that Liu Xie was talking about why he hadn't come to see him for so long after he came back.
"I am busy with official duties and may have been negligent. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Busy with official duties? Haha, okay, Uncle Emperor, since you are busy with official duties, why don't you stay with me? What do you think?"
When Gu Rubing heard this, his face instantly darkened. He was asking for his military power.
After Liu Xie finished speaking, he stared at Gu Rubing.
"No problem, Your Majesty. Years of fighting have left me with a lot of hidden wounds. It just so happens that I can take a good rest. Then I will hand over the 600,000 soldiers and horses under me to the imperial court."
With that said, Gu Rubing took out the Trooper Tiger Talisman and placed it on the ground in front of Liu Xie. After greeting Liu Xie for a few more words, he left the hall.
After watching Gu Rubing leave, the young eunuch walked into the main hall.
"Tell me, did I think something bad about King Lie?"
Liu Xie looked at the tiger charm in his hand and asked the eunuch beside him.
The eunuch didn't speak, but told everything that had happened before.
"King Lie, do you really value rules so much? Is your uncle still my uncle?"
Gu Rubing returned to the house, and Zhuge Liang happened to come over.
"My lord, do you want to give the tiger talisman to your majesty?"
"Yes, from today on, I won't care about these things, and I will be a handsome prince."
Zhuge Liang smiled, took out a battle report and put it in Gu Rubing's hand.
"Lord, something may have gone wrong in Jiaozhou. When Pang De's army entered Nanhai County in Jiaozhou, they were ambushed by Sun Jian. Yin Li and Sun Guan died in the battle. Fifty thousand Taishan tiger thieves and more than 10,000 people were lost. The rest Everyone is guarding Cangwu County."
"Sun Jian returned to the defense? It was so fast. I thought he would ignore it and return to Yangzhou first. After repairing, he will consider the matter of Jiaozhou."
After Gu Rubing finished speaking, he thought for a moment, then came directly to the room and opened the map.
"Order, Zhang Ren and Zhang Liao, bring 50,000 people to support. Huang Zhong takes White Feather Qingqi and Tiefutu to be responsible for harassment. If there is a chance to kill the Gu tribe, kill them immediately. In addition, hand over Tiefutu to Zhang Liao, there is no need to give any orders, Zhang Liao will take care of it.”
"yes."
After Zhuge Liang left, Gu Rubing looked out the window in the direction of the imperial city and sneered.
"Tiger Talisman for Trooping Troops? Do you really think this thing is useful? I am the Tiger Talisman. Without me, what can you do with the Tiger Talisman?"
After having the tiger talisman, Liu Xie became much more courageous in the palace, and he felt lighter when he walked.
When Liu Xie and his group came to the palace gate, the guards at the gate stopped Liu Xie directly.
"Your Majesty, it's not safe outside. If there's nothing wrong, don't go out."
Guarding the imperial city are Gu Rubing's white soldiers, Gu Rubing's true confidants.
"What do you mean? This is my imperial city. I can go out if I want. Ask your general to come over. I have a tiger talisman in my hand."
Liu Xie said and took out the tiger charm.
When Bai Huabing saw the tiger symbol appear, he hesitated for a moment. He looked carefully at the people behind Liu Xie, and after confirming that Gu Rubing was not there, he arched his body towards Liu Xie and turned around to leave.
After hearing the report from his men, Chen Dao hurried to the city gate and sent someone to find Gu Rubing.
"Your Majesty, it's really dangerous outside. You can't go out."
"What? I can't go out? This is impossible. I have a tiger charm. How dare you not listen to me? Where is the emperor? Let the emperor come to see me."
Chen was also a little embarrassed at this time. After all, the person in front of him was Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty.
For a person of this level, only Gu Rubing can handle it. He can't handle anything he says.
Just when both of them were looking for Gu Rubing, a white soldier walked up to Chen Dao and whispered something in Chen Dao's ear.
"What did you say? My lord said that the military power has been taken away by His Majesty?"
Chen Dao looked at Liu Xie with a gloomy face.
People like Chen Dao were killed on the battlefield, and they had a murderous spirit in them.
How could a person like Liu Xie, who had always been in the palace and pampered himself, endure such an atmosphere.
"What are you doing?"
Liu Xie looked at Chen Dao with some fear.
"Your Majesty, I am confused about something. Why do you want to get rid of King Lie's military power? Do you know that King Lie has spent so much time and suffered so much in order to rescue you along the way? Now he has finally come in. Why do you want to lift the military power?”
"This is our business. No matter what, the Tiger Talisman is in my hand, get out of my way!"
"Sorry, Your Majesty, you can't go out today. In addition, I hope that Your Majesty can return the military power to King Lie."
When Chen Dao said these words, he had no intention of kneeling down. He stared at Liu Xie with his eyes, and his murderous intent was released vaguely.
"I am the emperor, what decision do I make, what does it have to do with you? Okay, you won't let me out, right? Go find the emperor's uncle, I want to talk to the emperor's uncle about you, I want to Let the emperor punish you."
When Chen Dao heard this, he didn't panic at all and instead laughed.
"I'm so sorry, Your Majesty. King Lie has said that he no longer has military power. The Tiger Talisman is no longer in his hands, so he has no way to manage us."
"Yes, the tiger talisman is in my hand. I order you to get out of the way."
"Sorry, Your Majesty, we are King Lie's personal guards, and we only listen to King Lie."
"King Lie said that he gave me the military power, don't you understand?"
"I understand, Your Majesty!"
"Then get out of your way."
"Sorry, Your Majesty, we only listen to King Lie!"
"I……"