Chapter 146: Red Sky Rises
When Ao Lie, accompanied by Xu Chu and Dian Wei, came to the Tiger Prison Pass, the battlefield had been cleaned up, and Dong Zhuo's banner had been removed and replaced with a Chinese character banner.
Zhao Yun and the others walked into Guanzhong with Ao Lie. Ao Lie rode his horse slowly and asked Zhao Yun in a low voice, "What are the movements of the princes from all walks of life?" β
Zhao Yun pursed his lips disdainfully, looked at the government office in the Guannai, and sighed: "What else can there be, one by one, they all think that the great work is about to be completed, sit there and drink wine, and gather together." β
This is expected, most of the princes are here with the purpose of gaining fame, and now that they have won the tiger prison, they can enter Luoyang on the tenth day, of course, they want to drink and celebrate. Even if there were a few people who had the determination to support the Han family, they did not have the strategy and vision to pursue the enemy army, and missed a good opportunity to expand the results of the battle.
A sound of horses' hooves came, Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang and Gongsun Zhan came side by side, after seeing Ao Lie, Wang Kuang didn't even have time to salute, so he said anxiously: "Ao Junhou, now is a good time for our army to pursue with victory, how can we put wine in the hall and drink and have fun?" β
Gongsun Zhan also said: "Shicai, Cao Cao proposed to pursue the enemy, but Yuan Shao strongly opposed, and Cao Mengde only led the headquarters to pursue, I was afraid that he would lose, so I discussed it, and Sun Taishou then led the troops to deal with Cao Mengde, and the three brothers of Liu Guan and Zhang also went together. Mo Han, you're here just in time, what should we do? β
Ao Lie groaned slightly, and said quickly: "Zilong, Meng Qi, bring all the brothers of the blood killing camp to respond." Brother Bogui, can you borrow your white horse for a while? Gongsun Chan said generously: "Don't talk about borrowing, the military horses of Youzhou were originally your subordinates of Youzhou Shepherd, so you just need to use them." With that, Gongsun Chan turned his head and said to the second brother Gongsun Yue behind him: "Take all the brothers of the White Horse and obey General Zilong's arrangement." β
Wang Kuang next to him interjected: "A certain subordinate can also be driven by the prince!" β
In times of trouble, we can see the truth. Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang did not leave much reputation in history, but this spirit of courage and dedication at a critical moment moved Ao Lie very much. It can be seen that history has buried too many talents, if it were not for this era of heroes, with this courage, Wang Kuang would definitely be famous in history.
Arching his hand towards Wang Kuang, Ao Lie said respectfully: "Wang Taishou, don't win this pursuit by surprise, so only the cavalry can complete this pursuit..." β
Ao Lie sighed, looked at Wang Kuang, and sighed faintly: "If everyone is like Wang Taishou, chivalrous and courageous, why worry about the instability of the country?" Ao Lie, thank you very much. β
Later, the three roads were all in order, Zhao Yun was the main general, Ma Chao was the deputy general, with 10,000 blood slaughter camp elites, 5,000 white horse Yi Cong and Hanoi's 500 elite cavalry, chased in the direction of the Xiliang army's escape.
Seeing the backs of Zhao Yun and the others galloping away, Ao Lie sighed again, and then raised his head, with a hint of coldness in his voice: "Xu Chu, Dian Wei, call a thousand Tiger Camp brothers, let's find those people who drink in the high hall to theorize!" β
Xu Chu and Dian Wei each let out a tiger roar and turned their heads to order troops. Gongsun Zan and Wang Kuang didn't hesitate at all when they saw Ao Lie's posture, they stood firmly by Ao Lie's side, and said in unison: "I'm willing to go with the prince!" β
In the palace, there are sheng songs everywhere.
Yuan Shao sat on the first place, raised his wine glass and saluted everyone present, and said loudly: "Princess! Today's battle, Zhu Gong bravely forward, kill the Xiliang army with their heads scurrying, Luoyang is already in sight, soon, our army can drive straight in, attack Luoyang to rescue the Son of Heaven, this is the credit of the Dukes, please drink this cup! β
Everyone responded one after another: "Where, where is it, I'm just running a trick, and Yuan Gong is the greatest contribution." "With the prestige of Yuan Shao's fourth and third dukes, which of the people here dares to be proud in front of Yuan Shao? A tide of sycophants rushed in.
Just when everyone's interest was high, the door of the mansion was kicked open with a bang, and Dian Wei stepped into the courtyard with a hideous face, and shouted: "The leader of the alliance has arrivedββ! β
Ao Lie's young and heroic figure flashed behind Dian Wei, and he glanced around with a frosty face, and saw that the princes from all walks of life didn't even have time to put down the wine glasses in their hands, and they were still surrounded by Yuan Shao with an excited look on their faces.
After seeing Ao Lie, everyone stopped making noise, and the entire courtyard suddenly became silent. Ao Lie walked over slowly, reached out and picked up a wine glass on the table, put it under his nose and sniffed it, and asked Yuan Shao, "West Wind Lie?" Or is it cellared for five years? β
Yuan Shao didn't answer, he didn't answer, and he had no choice but to say: "Ah, yes, it's the five-year-old Zephyr spirit, when it is mellow, does the prince taste it?" "Wantong Chamber of Commerce was founded by Ao Lie, although it is not a big secret, but it is not a well-known thing, and on the bright side, the big shopkeeper of Wantong Chamber of Commerce is Ao Lie's grandfather Ao Laozhang, in the world, there are really not many people who know the relationship between Ao Lie and Ao Laozhang, so Yuan Shao does not know that Ao Lie is the big shopkeeper behind the Wantong Chamber of Commerce.
"You're in a good mood. Can anyone tell so-and-so, what is the first of the nine prohibitions and eighteen slashes? Ao Lie's voice suddenly became cold, and he threw the wine glass in his hand to the ground.
The princes of all walks of life looked at each other, and they did not dare to speak. Including Yuan Shu, who had always loved Ao Lie as the opponent, was also silent at the moment.
Ao Lie slowly took two steps, looked around, and asked in a cold voice again, "Why, no one remembers?" β
Gongsun Zhan, who walked in with Ao Lie, took a step forward and said loudly: "The order in the army, nine prohibitions and eighteen beheadings, the first one, those who do not advance by beating the drums, and those who do not retreat from the ringing gold, behead!" β
Ao Lie suddenly laughed, the laughter lasted for a while, Ao Lie took out the Chixiao Divine Sword and pointed to the sky, with a layer of frost on his face, and looked at everyone with a murderous intent in his eyes: "The order in the army is the foundation of our army, as princes all the way, no one can answer, do you want my general in Youzhou to remind you?" β
Yuan Shu took a sip of wine casually, and said gloomily: "This Lao Shizi's military order was originally set by your Ao Jun Marquis, and Gongsun Taishou is your general, so naturally you have to remember it clearly, and we are not your Ao Mohan's subordinates, why do we have to remember these miscellaneous rules?" Yuan Shu's mouth is really poisonous, and he deliberately said that Gongsun Chan was Ao Lie's subordinate, and wanted to provoke the relationship between the two of them, and his sinister intentions can be seen.
"Yuan Highway, you ......" Gongsun Zhan's angry eyes were on fire, and when he took a step forward, he was about to fight with Yuan Shu.
Ao Lie stretched out his left hand to stop Gongsun Zhan, held the Chixiao Divine Sword in his right hand, pointed at Yuan Shu, and asked in a cold voice: "Yuan Highway, do you know a certain divine sword in your hand?" β
Yuan Shuhun replied casually without thinking: "It's just a broken sword, it looks a little worn, but the color of the sword body is a little peculiar, what is there to show off?" β
No matter what everyone here said, they were all princes all the way, and they were scolded by Ao Lie by pointing their noses like this, and their faces were a little unbearable, and many people turned their heads and deliberately ignored Ao Lie, making it clear that I just didn't listen to your orders, what can you do with me. Only two or three people glanced at the Chixiao Divine Sword in Ao Lie's hand with curiosity, who knew that this glance was so frightened that cold sweat broke out all over their bodies.
Yuan Shu doesn't know how to learn, and he can't see the origin of the Chixiao Divine Sword, but it doesn't mean that everyone here is as unlearned as him. Jizhou Mu Han Fu and Yanzhou Thorn Shi Liu Dai were the two people who glanced at the Chixiao Divine Sword before. When they saw the appearance of the Chixiao Divine Sword, the cold sweat on their foreheads instantly broke out, and they recognized that what Ao Lie was holding in his hand was the sword of Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty-Chixiao! They never expected that the sword that Ao Lie usually wore with him turned out to be the Chixiao Divine Sword! I've been with Ao Lie for so long, but I haven't been able to see it before.
Han Fu and Liu Dai hurriedly left their seats, walked quickly to Ao Lie, knelt on one knee, and bowed to the Chixiao Divine Sword: "Han Fu and Liu Dai meet the Taizu Holy Weapon." β
"Hey, you two have broken brains, huh? Where is there any Taizu holy weapon, you two are hungover and haven't woken up or what? Yuan Shu looked at Han Fu and Liu Dai's movements in surprise, and his mouth was still running the train.
Wang Kuang, who was standing behind Ao Lie, was also full of doubts in his heart, not understanding what happened to Han Fu and Liu Dai, so he hurriedly took two steps and looked down at the red long sword in Ao Lie's hand. In an instant, Wang Kuang's eyes were full of shock, and he exclaimed: "It's Chixiao!" It is the Chixiao Divine Sword used by Taizu when he slashed the White Snake Uprising! β
After the shock, Wang Kuang hurriedly knelt on one knee and said loudly: "Wang Kuang to meet the Taizu Holy Weapon!" β
Chixiao? Slashing the Red Sky of the White Snake Uprising? Listening to Wang Kuang's exclamation, the rest of the princes finally wondered, it turned out that what Ao Lie was holding in his hand was the Chixiao Divine Sword handed down by Taizu Liu Bang! No wonder looking at Ao Lie's sword before, many people have a familiar feeling, but they can't think of a reason for it for a while, they just think it's their own illusion, and it is only now that they understand where this familiarity comes from, because this long sword that seems to be taken by Ao Lie casually by his side turned out to be the Chixiao Divine Sword!
At this moment, the most sluggish thing is Yuan Shu, the meaning of Chixiao, he is very clear, Chixiao, representing the dignity of the royal family, but it is said to be a treasure that coexists with the jade seal of the country. Yuan Shu swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and scolded Ao Lie 10,000 times in his heart, I usually don't see you Ao Lie take the sword on his side seriously, and he doesn't look like a treasure at all, and he thought it was just an ordinary long sword, why did it become the Chixiao Divine Sword in the blink of an eye? Take the treasure as scrap iron, and tell people at the critical moment that the scrap iron in your hand turned out to be a treasure, do you pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger like this? Aren't you killing people and not paying for your life?
"Yes, it's the Red Sky Excalibur! Since all the princes know it, then who will tell me, what is the meaning of the Chixiao Divine Sword? Ao Lie's cold voice shocked the audience.
The meaning of the Chixiao Divine Sword was understood in the hearts of everyone present, but no one was willing to say it. Looking at the princes who were pretending to be deaf and dumb, the upright Wang Kuang suddenly said loudly: "Taizu left a warning: The Chixiao Divine Sword can behead the faint monarch and behead the minister!" β
PS: This paragraph is made up by Da Kun, and the Chixiao Divine Sword does exist, but whether there is a similar role to Shang Fang's sword such as beheading the faint monarch and beheading the minister, Da Kun is not clear, so he simply put on the crown and wore it.