In November of the fifth year of Xianning (279 AD), Luoyang Dormitory.

Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, Sima Yan, lay on his back on the dragon bed, and the queen in his arms was quietly pressed against his chest.

"Ji Lan, why don't you speak?" Sima Yan looked down at the queen's forehead and asked softly.

Ji Lan is the word of the queen, and Sima Yan will only call it this when the two of them are alone.

Her name is Yang Zhi, and she is the daughter of Yang Jun, the Taifu of the Western Jin Dynasty, and the cousin of Yang Yan, the Empress of Wuyuan, that is, the Empress Wu of the Jin Dynasty in the historical records of later generations.

Yang Zhi looked at Sima Yan and smiled slightly, "The concubine heard that His Majesty has sent troops to attack Wu, and I believe that she will rule the world in the near future, and she is happy for Your Majesty at this moment." ”

"Oh? I didn't know that you also cared about state affairs. ”

"Your Majesty laughed at the concubine, but in fact, the concubine just listened to the palace people's discussions." As she spoke, Yang Zhi smiled again.

"Of course, there is no suspense about the outcome of the victory, but why is the queen so happy?"

"The concubine is just a little lucky, although her sister has passed away, the concubine can still serve Her Majesty for her sister. If my sister has a spirit in heaven, she should also be at peace. ”

Sima Yan's eyes looked at her gently, "Didn't you think of that person?" ”

"Your Majesty. Although they are also sisters and husbands, the concubines are too lucky compared to her. ”

Sima Yi's expression became a little gloomy, "Yes, although I only heard about her from others, I don't know if it's true or not." But I also believe that a life like hers is not something that anyone can endure. ”

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In the fourth year of Chuping (A.D. 193), Shouchun.

The night is always so silent, and with the silence, there seems to be only longing.

The moonlight shone through the openwork window on the floor beside the bed. Wu Ning sat quietly on the edge of the bed, his eyes sadly falling on the two jade rings in his palm.

These two jade rings were gifts from Sun Jian to her and her sister, and Sun Jian once said that one day, the two sisters would carry this jade ring with them, and the mother would honor the world.

But now, the person who said this is gone, and the only one who owns this jade ring is himself.

Yuan Shu recently lived in the barracks because of military affairs, and here, only Wu Ning was left.

In the dead of night, that kind of loneliness will come to my heart, and my heart will seem to be cut by a knife.

Like every difficult night, Wu Ning once again couldn't bear this pain. She covered her heart with her hand, and tears fell like jade beads.

"Mother, are you resting?" Sun Ce's voice came from outside the door.

Wu Ning hurriedly put the jade ring back into the brocade box at the head of the bed and wiped away her tears with a handkerchief.

After calming her breath a little, she replied softly, "Ce'er, come in." ”

Sun Ce slowly pushed open the door and walked in.

"Mother, Yuan Shu ordered me to go to Danyang County to join my uncle Wu Jing, and recruit troops there, the child will set off tomorrow, what else does my mother have to say?"

"Oh, be careful on the road. Your cousin Sun Ben is also there, and you can take this opportunity to meet with him and tell them to prepare in advance. ”

Sun Ce nodded, and said with some reluctance: "Now all the brothers are protected by the Seven Sages, but my mother is here alone, and I am afraid that sooner or later I will be persecuted by Yuan Shu." ”

"Ce'er doesn't need to worry too much, Yuan Shu won't do anything to me, and before returning to Cheng Pu and the other four generals, Yuan Shu must be stabilized. There's no need to worry about it, you just have to do what you need to do. ”

"Ce'er understands, then Ce'er retired first." With that, Sun Ce turned around and walked outside.

But when he walked to the door, Sun Ce stopped again.

"What, Ce'er is still in trouble?" Wu Ning asked.

"Mother, the person you miss is dead after all, and it is better to cherish the present than to live in memories. That pair of jade rings, don't look at it again in the future. ”

Wu Ning lowered her head and did not speak. When she looked up again, the doorway was empty.

It turned out that although he had already wiped away his tears, as soon as he entered the house, Sun Ce had already noticed Wu Ninghong's red eyes and not obvious tear stains.

Wu Ning sighed slightly, and her gaze fell back to the brocade box at the head of the bed......

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Jizhou, on the outskirts of Shexian County.

Lü Bu's troops had been marching for several days, and he had chosen a relatively safe route, and this time the destination of the advance was Shangdang County in Bingzhou.

This was a decision that was unanimously agreed upon by everyone, and after seeing the attitude of the princes, everyone agreed to return to the state.

Shexian is located in the southwest of Jizhou, and after Shexian County, it is a merger.

In order not to be discovered as much as possible, Lu Bu has always camped and rested during the day and hurried at night.

Although they did not meet Yuan Shao's army again, the soldiers were already very tired. And seeing that hope is just around the corner, everyone feels relieved.

"General, what are our plans after we arrive in the state?" Cao Xuan came up from behind and asked.

"Let's take one step at a time, with our current strength, if there is no one to take it in, I am afraid it will be difficult to move forward. I hope there will be people in the state who remember us. ”

"Alas! I really feel unfair for the general! Zhang Liao said angrily.

"Hehe, Wenyuan, maybe this is what I deserve." Lu Bu smiled bitterly.

As he was talking, Cao Xuan suddenly used his afterglow to catch a flash of cold light in the grass on the side of the road. The archer's vision was always so keen, and he slowly approached Lu Bu and whispered a few words.

Lu Bu looked around in disbelief and quietly gave an order: everyone was ready to fight.

Just as the soldiers were about to dismount and defend, without warning, countless arrows shot out of the grass.

"Be careful! Dismount and lean over! Cao Xuan didn't care much, and gave an order loudly.

Only, when he saw the flying arrow, he knew it was too late.

It was definitely not shot with a bow, but another, more domineering weapon - a crossbow.

In just an instant, hundreds of soldiers were killed by this round of shooting.

"What people!" Zhang Liao hunched his waist and looked around vigilantly.

However, there was no sound, and the other party seemed to be completely integrated into the night.

"Ah!!h Screams rang out from the ranks behind.

Lu Bu looked fixedly, and the limbs and even bodies of many soldiers in the team were suddenly broken.

Of course, they hadn't seen the strongest assassination lineup that Mo Yue had painstakingly trained - the Thousand Silk Array.

In fact, from the very beginning of getting the news, Mo Yue sent someone to secretly follow Lu Bu's military horses. After determining the destination of his journey, Mo Yue decided to rush here in advance to set up an ambush.

The salvo of crossbow arrows just now was just to hide people's eyes, and the real killing move was actually the countless "spider silks" manipulated by the night fronts on both sides of the road.

Since there is no moonlight, it is difficult for the naked eye to see the thin lines placed on the ground. Even if the Thousand Silk Array was in operation, it would only be easier to see if blood was glued to the silk threads.

"The generals will obey the order and leave this place at once! Advance! Although Cheng Lian didn't discover the mystery of this ruthless killing move, he also knew that he couldn't stay here any longer, so he beckoned the team to run forward.

Lü Bu, Zhang Liao, and Wei Xu worked hard to rescue the brothers who still had a breath.

Lu Bu rubbed the ground with the tip of the halberd, and the crescent blade of the halberd twig continued to cut through the spider silk, and the power of the killing array gradually weakened.

"Boom!" With the sound of something collapsing, the troops who rushed forward first all fell into the pit that Mo Yue had ordered to dig in advance.

Zhang Liao led the horse to the edge of the pit, and couldn't help but be shocked: half of the pit was already submerged by water, and even so, he could clearly see the upside-down wooden thorns in the pit.

Many soldiers were already wearing them because they didn't have time to stop.

This deep ditch was dug half a circle, and it was nearly a zhang wide.

Zhang Liao complained bitterly in his heart, maybe this is the end of the road. In front of him was an unbridgeable chasm, and behind him was a man with a powerful crossbow coming out of the grass.

"Can you tell me who you are and why you want to kill me?" Lu Bu asked calmly.

"Just because the general is the one who brings trouble to the world, we will eliminate the harm for the people." Mo Yue walked out of the team and replied.

"Nonsense!" Zhang Liao yelled.

"General Lu, you have no way to escape, accept your fate!" As he spoke, Mo Yue waved his hand and signaled his subordinates to prepare to release arrows.

Suddenly, from the west, there was the sound of horses' hooves rumbling, and a force of at least 30,000 men and horses was rushing towards it.

Mo Yue squinted and saw that the word "Zhang" was written on the banner.

It turned out to be Hanoi Taishou Zhang Yang. He had also participated in the battle against Dong before, but later withdrew after seeing the faces of the princes. After several twists and turns, he was named General Jianyi and Hanoi Taishou by Dong Zhuo.

When he heard that Lu Bu, who assassinated Dong, was expelled by Yuan Shao, he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart and decided to send troops to respond.

So, just when Lu Bu's army was almost completely annihilated, he arrived.

Mo Yue was not a person who was willful, and when he found that the situation was not right, he immediately ordered to start retreating.

It's just that he forgot one thing: he was trapped.

His men were all Assassins, and in the battle they had just hauled, the trap camp had not been affected by the fact that they had protected their baggage at the back of the ranks.

At this time, Gao Shun saw that Mo Yue was about to retreat, so he led the camp and rushed up.

Although Mo Yue was highly skilled in martial arts, he was limited to assassination and fighting alone, and when faced with a cavalry charge, he had little chance to fight back.

Each of the trapped cavalrymen was only able to shoot a single shot, but even then, the swift and continuous attack was enough to inflict heavy losses on the unmounted Assassins.

Due to the high mobility of the trapped faction, some Assassins were killed before they could even return fire with their crossbows.

The wolf cavalry battalion also joined the battle under the leadership of Cheng Lian, and at this time, Zhang Yang's military horses had also arrived in front of him.

Zhang Yang came to Lu Bu and briefly explained his intentions, and his troops also joined the pursuit.

Soon, the Assassins were slaughtered, leaving only a few dozen seriously wounded.

Lu Bu drove his horse to Mo Yue, who had been subdued, and a soldier handed over a sign.

Lu Bu's eyes immediately widened, staring at the brand, Ye Feng's token, of course Lu Bu recognized this.

"You...... Do you know Duan Xuan? Lu Bu suddenly spoke.

Mo Yue was slightly stunned and did not speak.

"Poof!"

"Ah~~!"

The halberd stabbed directly into Mo Yue's shoulder and spun half a circle, and Mo Yue also screamed because he couldn't bear the pain.

"If you don't speak, you know, listen to me: for the death of my father-in-law Ding Yuan, he will not escape the blame, I will kill you today, and when I catch him in the next day, I will use your head to pay tribute to my father-in-law!"

After speaking, he shook his hand and pulled out the halberd, and stabbed it into Mo Yue's heart.

Blood flowed down Mo Yue's mouth and nose, but Mo Yue was laughing.

In Lu Bu's opinion, this is naturally a mockery of himself. He was furious in his heart, and with the force of his hand, he forcibly picked Mo Yue up.

Mo Yue breathed hard, and finally said in a free voice, "Huh...... Hehe...... Idiot...... Kill...... Slay...... Kill your stepfather...... Be...... It's Lao Tzu! ”

When Lu Bu heard this, he was stunned for a moment. The next moment, he violently sent out the painting halberd, and Mo Yue's body was instantly pierced. Then Lu Bu threw it to the right and threw his body out.

Everyone didn't dare to speak again, because when they heard Lu Bu's beast-like gasp and saw his trembling body, they all understood that Lu Bu was furious.

No one noticed that on the tree not far away, Zhang Feng was watching this show with great interest......