Chapter 272 Liu Bei arrives and shakes his head against his will
Although Nanzheng is far away from Fancheng, there is the Han River, so Liu Bei led an army of 10,000 Yu Lin to arrive not far outside Fancheng very quickly.
When the vanguard of the Yulin army arrived at the Han army camp outside Fancheng, the Han army generals were still discussing matters in Guan Yu's tent.
When all the Han generals in the Han army camp learned the news that the Emperor was coming, most of them, except Mi Yang and Ma Liang, had expressions of surprise.
Everyone knew a war was coming.
At this juncture, Emperor Zhang Wu, the spiritual leader of the Han Dynasty, came to the front line in person, which was undoubtedly a very exciting thing.
But after hearing the news, General Guan Yu, who was the leader of the generals, showed some worry on his face.
At present, the Han army as a whole is in a dominant position in the war situation.
Under such circumstances, why did Liu Bei suddenly come to Fancheng?
Liu Bei's arrival surprised Guan Yu.
Liu Bei had previously planned to go on a personal expedition, and since he would write a letter to inform Mi Yang, then Guan Yu certainly knew about it.
Just based on the time and the purpose of Liu Bei's personal expedition, Guan Yu felt that Liu Bei should have just arrived in Hanzhong in the past few days.
After Liu Bei arrived in Nanzheng City, Liu Bei should have stayed in Nanzheng City to grasp the overall progress.
It's like Cao Pi stayed quietly in Wancheng, only making rough arrangements and not going to the front line in person.
Guan Yu was right.
But what he didn't expect was that Mi Yang reported Ma Liang's guess to Liu Bei in advance just in case.
Based on Liu Bei's feelings for Guan Yu, it is reasonable for Liu Bei to travel day and night to Fan City after learning about this speculation.
An emperor with an extremely noble status would rush to the front line tirelessly because he was worried about the health of a minister.
This would be unimaginable in any dynasty, but in Ji Han's country, it was completely normal.
Although he was initially confused as to why Liu Bei suddenly arrived, Guan Yu later thought about it and guessed the general reason.
Guan Yu looked at Mi Yang beside him with reproachful eyes.
Mi Yang did not dodge after seeing Guan Yu's reproachful gaze, and there was a look of recognition on his face.
He accepted Guan Yu's blame calmly.
It's just that if he admits his mistake and goes back in time, he will still do the same thing.
Guan Yu could only helplessly sigh to himself when he saw Mi Yang admitting his mistake frankly.
This kid.
But now it is a fact that Liu Bei is about to arrive, so Guan Yu can only get up and lead the generals to wait quietly outside the camp to welcome the arrival of the Emperor of Han.
Shortly after Guan Yu led the generals to the outside of the camp, Liu Bei's big boat appeared on the vast Han River outside Fancheng.
After Guan Yu defeated 20,000 Wei cavalry before, there was no longer an organized Wei army inside and outside Fancheng.
Therefore, Liu Bei's ship docked at the port ten miles away from Fancheng smoothly.
After the ship docked, Liu Bei eagerly got off the ship and came to land.
He let most of the Yulin troops land at the port one after another, and he himself led a small number of Yulin troops on horseback towards the Han army camp outside Fancheng.
In terms of his own etiquette, Liu Bei's current behavior is very un-emperor.
But it fits the style of an older brother who is worried about his younger brother's health.
The distance of more than ten miles was covered in no time at the speed of the cavalry.
Soon after, Liu Bei personally led a small number of cavalry troops and appeared outside the Han army camp in Fancheng.
When Liu Bei's figure appeared, Guan Yu quickly led the generals behind him to salute Liu Bei.
But now Liu Bei only has Guan Yu in his eyes.
When Liu Bei saw Guan Yu appear safely in front of him, the anxious look on his face gradually dissipated.
This was because Liu Bei saw the presence of outsiders, so he temporarily hid his anxiety in his heart.
Although he was worried about Guan Yu's health, Liu Bei was the hero after all, so he still knew he had some concerns.
Not long after Guan Yu led the generals to bow down, Liu Bei rode his horse like a gust of wind and came not far in front of Guan Yu.
After arriving not far in front of Guan Yu, Liu Bei quickly got off his horse and walked towards Guan Yu.
When Liu Bei walked towards Guan Yu, he already opened his mouth to let the generals stand down.
After Guan Yu and all the generals were level, Liu Bei, who took three steps and two steps in a row, was already standing one step in front of Guan Yu.
This distance allowed Liu Bei to clearly observe Guan Yu's face.
During the time when Liu Bei was observing Guan Yu's expression, the generals behind Guan Yu seemed to notice something unusual.
Why do you feel the atmosphere is a bit depressing?
No, they just won the battle. Shouldn't His Majesty praise them with joy?
Your Majesty has been staring at the general now, what is going on.
Most of the generals didn't know why Liu Bei came, so they had this question in their minds.
But Guan Yu, Mi Yang, and Ma Liang knew the purpose of Liu Bei's visit, so they all knew what Liu Bei was doing.
Being looked at by Liu Bei like this in public, even Guan Yu, who had a face as thick as a jujube, was a little embarrassed.
So he took the initiative to break the silence and said: "Your Majesty has traveled hard to come here. It is getting late now, so I have just asked the soldiers to prepare an imperial tent for your Majesty to rest first."
After hearing Guan Yu's words, Liu Bei moved his eyes away from Guan Yu's face, and then looked at Mi Yang behind Guan Yu.
From the look on Guan Yu's face, Liu Bei didn't see anything hesitant about Guan Yu's body.
But Liu Bei will not take this lightly.
So after listening to Guan Yu's words, Liu Bei responded to Guan Yu in front of all the generals: "I am a little tired."
"It's just that the military situation is urgent. I have some important matters to discuss with the general. I can just go to the general's tent to rest."
As soon as Liu Bei's words came out, the expressions of the generals behind Guan Yu did not change much.
The emperor and the general were not allowed to sleep in the same tent according to etiquette.
But Liu Bei and Guan Yu, well, that's normal.
Although the generals did not find it strange, Guan Yu understood Liu Bei best among all the people present.
He heard Liu Bei's intention from this arrangement.
It's just that Liu Bei and Mi Yang are different. Guan Yu can use his status and power, leaving Mi Yang with no choice but to resign.
As for Liu Bei, Guan Yu had no choice but to accept his orders in the end.
Seeing that Guan Yu accepted his arrangement, Liu Bei nodded slightly, and then he said to Mi Yang: "It will be fine for Zi Sheng to be on duty alone tonight."
This arrangement of Liu Bei's made the generals a little surprised. After all, it was a bit strange to ask Mi Yang, the general of the left, to keep watch.
But Liu Bei is the emperor after all, which also reflects Liu Bei's love for Mi Yang, so although the generals felt it was a bit inconsistent, they didn't think much about it.
Only after listening to Liu Bei's arrangements, Mi Yang intuitively told him that something unusual might happen in Guan Yu's tent tonight.
So facing Liu Bei's arrangement, Mi Yang quickly accepted the order.
After arranging these two points, Liu Bei saw that the sky was getting darker, and he asked Guan Yu to take him to his sleeping tent.
The other generals saw that Liu Bei did not pay attention to their thoughts today, so after bowing to Liu Bei, the generals dispersed one after another.
Only General Mi Yang, the left general who had the important task of keeping vigil for the emperor and the general, followed the two bosses honestly.
When Guan Yu led Liu Bei into his sleeping tent, Mi Yang dispersed the pro-army troops outside Guan Yu's sleeping tent on the grounds that he was under the emperor's orders.
Soon after, the only person left outside Guan Yu's sleeping tent was General Zuo of the Han Dynasty, wearing Mingguang armor and holding a halberd.
After watching Guan Yu and Liu Bei enter their accounts, Mi Yang remembered a record he had read in later generations.
"In the early days, Liu Bei was in Xu, and he went hunting with Cao Gong. During the hunt, the crowd dispersed, and Yu persuaded Bei to kill Cao Gong, but he refused. When he was in Xiakou, drifting across the Yangtze River, Yu said angrily: "In the past, when I was hunting, if I followed Yu
By the way, I won’t be as trapped as I am today.”
Bei said: "At this time, we are also the country's cherished ears; if the way of heaven assists us, we will know that this is not a blessing or evil!"
When being chased by Cao Jun and running around, Guan Yu lost his temper. He recalled the past and blamed Liu Bei for not listening to him in the first place.
As Guan Yu's lord, Liu Bei did not get angry after hearing Guan Yu's "blame" or, to be more precise, his complaint. Instead, he was able to explain his behavior with words.
In fact, Liu Bei was right to stop Guan Yu from killing Cao Cao.
But despite this, Liu Bei did not use his status as lord to reprimand Guan Yu, but instead chose to fight him.
Could it be that Liu Bei is a good man and dare not punish his subordinates?
Chang Yu and other celebrities who died because of offending Liu Bei's majesty must have scoffed at this speculation.
Liu Bei behaved like this entirely because the person who complained to him was Guan Yu, his younger brother.
And because of his elder brother's tolerance and love for his younger brother, he couldn't bear to scold him, but chose to beat him up himself.
What's even more amazing is that after such an incident, Liu Bei actually handed over Jingzhou to Guan Yu for guarding.
Liu Bei's feelings for Guan Yu cannot be explained by the trust between monarch and ministers.
This is a pure and flawless brotherhood that has not been tainted by any desire for gain.
This feeling is very natural and completely transcends the seemingly insurmountable boundary between monarch and minister.
The most commendable thing is that in the thousands of years of Chinese history, even brothers will turn against each other when faced with power.
However, Liu Bei and Guan Yu, brothers with different surnames, went beyond common sense and used their friendship to defeat all dark thoughts.
It is also the warmth and trust between brothers that make countless people in later generations yearn for the Taoyuan Oath.
I just don’t know what kind of story will happen tonight in the big tent between brothers who are so affectionate.
Mi Yang looked expectantly at the big tent that was already shrouded in darkness.
It is his honor to be here tonight.
When Liu Bei followed Guan Yu into his sleeping tent, a big stone suddenly weighed on his heart.
Guan Yu's sleeping tent was filled with a strong smell of medicine.
Originally, Guan Yu was not a person who paid much attention to personal enjoyment. In the past, when he was in the army, he combined his sleeping tent with the military tent where military affairs were discussed.
But after learning about his physical condition, Guan Yu separated his sleeping tent from the military tent where he discussed matters for the first time in order not to leak the news.
In the sleeping tent where Guan Yu was alone, Fan A, Guan Yu's personal medical officer, was making soup for Guan Yu.
Guan Yu suffered from a headache. Under such circumstances, he had to spend a lot of time discussing matters every day.
During this period of time, he relied on the decoction prepared by Fan A to boost his spirits.
This is the deepest secret in Guan Yu's heart.
And because this secret was hidden in his sleeping tent, as Guan Yu, no one could enter his military tent without his permission, so this secret was always well protected by him.
But now that Liu Bei has arrived, all the protective measures taken by Guan Yu are useless.
After Liu Bei smelled the strong smell of medicine in Guan Yu's sleeping tent, the anger on his face spread almost instantly.
Fan A, who noticed someone entering the tent, subconsciously looked towards the entrance of the tent. As Guan Yu's personal medical officer, he naturally knew Liu Bei.
When Fan A saw Liu Bei coming in with Guan Yu and a huge look of anger on his face, he was so frightened that he fell to his knees.
The emperor's wrath can kill millions of people. How can a medical officer resist the emperor's majesty?
Fan A, Guan Yu's personal medical officer, was so frightened that he fell to the ground after seeing him come in. Liu Bei's face turned extremely ugly.
If Guan Yu is in good health, why should Fan A be like this?
It seems that Ma Liang and Mi Yang are right to worry.
Almost at the moment Fan A knelt down, Liu Bei pointed at Fan A and asked sternly: "How is the general's health?"
Frightened by Liu Bei's imperial power, Fan A could only tell Liu Bei his diagnosis in detail.
While Liu Bei was listening to Fan A's report, Guan Yu stood aside, but even he could no longer prevent his condition from leaking out.
According to Fan A, Guan Yu's head problems caused by old injuries are already very troublesome. What's even more troublesome are the injuries Guan Yu suffered from decades of fighting.
Those injuries had not received good treatment in the past, so after Guan Yu's head disease appeared, those old injuries also tended to recur.
The most serious thing is that these diseases may not have been a serious problem when Guan Yu was young, but now Guan Yu is already an old man in his sixties.
Under such circumstances, Guan Yu's physical condition can be described as terrible.
The reason why Guan Yu can behave the same as before is partly because Fan A uses the secret recipe left by Hua Tuo to nurse Guan Yu's body every day.
On the other hand, it is because Guan Yu has an obsession in his heart that has been supporting him.
But this situation cannot last long.
After Fan A finished diagnosing Guan Yu's body, Liu Bei was so angry that he could not speak.
He had thought that Guan Yu's health might be in bad shape, but he didn't expect it to be so serious.
Liu Bei ordered Fan A to leave the tent. After waiting for Fan A to leave, Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu.
Originally, Liu Bei wanted to blame Guan Yu for not informing him of his illness.
But he thought that Guan Yu was ill now, so in the end he could only suppress his inner anger and said to Guan Yu:
"The troops will be withdrawn tomorrow and you can follow me back to Chengdu."
Liu Bei was the emperor, and his words were equivalent to imperial edicts, and generally no minister would dare to violate them.
But after Guan Yu listened to Liu Bei's words, he shook his head at Liu Bei.
Guan Yu's shaking head made Liu Bei almost go berserk.
It’s already come to this, but you’re still stubborn!
(End of chapter)
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