Taking advantage of the opportunity, Chu State spread the news that Liu Bei was still alive as quickly as possible to Qingxu Prefecture...
However, it was still a step too late - mainly because the two sides divided the Huaihe River to rule and were wary of each other before. After Fa Zheng received Hua Xin and Liu Bei, it only took half a day for the Chu State to send the news that needed to be conveyed to Guangling.
However, it took several days before the envoys from Chu State entered Xiapi.
The reason why I entered Xiapi...
Or because Pengcheng, the seat of Xuzhou, has been occupied by the Xuzhou nobles headed by the Chen family and the Cao family, including Zhang Fei, Liu Bei, Guan Yu's family members, including the ignorant Liu Chan, and a large number of civil servants who accepted Liu Chan's succession.
, none of them could escape, they were all detained!
Zhang Fei's ability to escape was partly due to luck, and the other half... was because of the divine general's ability to fight!
Originally, Zhang Fei was in Pengcheng, but because Liu Bei was dead, his thinking ability plummeted, and his usual roughness and fineness were completely gone, leaving only roughness and toughness...
In order to suppress the opponents and guard against counterattacks by the local gentry in Xuzhou, a large number of grassroots generals were mobilized into the city to monitor the actions of each family, and they were particularly impatient with their subordinates.
He wished that he would go to the west to conquer the puppet Han the next day, so he urged his soldiers to prepare various matters for the western expedition.
As a result, the local nobles in Xuzhou colluded with the defenders outside the city. All their close warriors were dispatched into the city, but outside the city... they rebelled!
Moreover, Zhang Fei couldn't even kidnap the nobles in the city as hostages, because although the rebel forces in the city were small, they hit the critical point...
Zhang Fei never expected that Mi Fang, who had always been "trustworthy", would actually side with other nobles and detain Liu Chan and Mrs. Mi!
The Mi family is Liu Bei's wife, and if Liu Bei has stayed in Xuzhou, naturally Mrs. Mi will always be his official wife. After Liu Chan's biological mother died in childbirth, Liu Chan was raised by Mrs. Mi, so he is the eldest son...
Zhang Fei never thought before that Mi Fang would actually get involved with the "opposite".
Even... two of Zhang Fei's lieutenants were instigated to rebel, and they almost killed him while he was resting!
In the history without the White Rabbit Effect, Zhang Fei knelt like this. Fortunately, it was Liu Bei who died "this time", so Zhang Fei thought of his elder brother especially, and then... thought of his elder brother's instructions to him, facing great anger, great sadness, and great joy.
At this time, there is no persuasion to drink alcohol.
So I drank a few less drinks and was only half drunk...
It's not that Zhang Fei was disobedient. In fact, before the news of Liu Bei's death came back, Zhang Fei, who was entrusted to the rear, had always been a teetotaler. It was just because of Liu Bei's death that he was depressed and had to drink to drink.
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Because he was only half-drunk, Zhang Fei woke up at the critical moment, and the god-general transformed directly into a double kill without the need for military symbols.
After discovering the chaos in the city, at Jian Yong's suggestion, he led his confidants to kill him and rushed to Xiapi to garrison troops.
The person who was originally in charge of Xiapi was Mi Zhu, Mi Fang's brother. Zhang Fei had trusted this "veteran" who had followed Liu Bei in his early years, but now... he definitely couldn't trust him.
However, Jian Yong supported Mi Zhu, and there was a strong evidence - if Mi Zhu was not reliable, they would have faced an attack from the Xiapi garrison when they were in Pengcheng!
Zhang Fei then headed to Xiapi with doubts.
The fact was just as Jian Yong expected, Mi Zhu had no idea what was going on. After learning about the situation, he also beat his chest and feet against Mi Fang's actions and welcomed Zhang Fei into the city unsuspectingly to take charge...
Fortunately for Chu State, the situation in Xuzhou was different from that in Chencang.
Although Zhang Fei was sad and angry after the incident in Pengcheng, not long afterward, envoys from Chu State came to Xiapi. They originally wanted to go to Pengcheng, but when they learned that something happened in Pengcheng, Zhang Fei went to Xiapi
At that time, Fei Yi, as the envoy, directly chose to meet Zhang Fei.
Then he told Zhang Fei face to face that Liu Bei was still alive and had surrendered to Chu with great righteousness...
Zhang Fei didn't believe a word of the following words about Chu Chu, but the first half of the sentence was already the best news to him!
It's not that Fei Yi was less flexible than Deng Zhi, but the situation was different - Fei Yi even had to go to Pengcheng in person later to inform Chen of the "good news" about Cao.
If Liu Ji knew that Liu Bei was still alive, he would probably defect to the traitors due to shame and anger. However, the Xuzhou nobles had no such concerns!
Since Liu Bei is already in Chu State, do we still need to worry about the "Marquis of Qi" coming back for revenge?
Just take advantage of the situation and surrender to Chu together. There are no emotional obstacles. Even if they see the Marquis of Qi next time, they can confidently complain to Zhang Fei.
For the King of Chu, the Xuzhou gentry were obviously more trustworthy. It was impossible to have any negative opinion of them just because they rebelled against Zhang Fei and Liu Chan.
You may even feel that they are not die-hard fans of Qi Hou, and it will be easier to use them in the future...
Mi Fang may be a little emotionally embarrassed, but it's not his turn to have the final say in Pengcheng now!
As for Qingzhou, Guan Yu was in charge before, but after Guan Yu left with his army, Guan Ping was in charge.
It is a pity that the two ports in Donglai County are not in the mainland of Chu State and are not covered by Huang Tianji's signal. They cannot receive the news immediately. Chu State just immediately sent an additional fleet to Donglai!
After all, Qingzhou is closer to the State of Wei, and Sima Yi must have had contact with the State of Wei before. Since the news was advanced, neither Bai Tu nor other think tanks of the State of Chu thought that the State of Chu could be better than the State of Wei in Qingzhou.
Faster.
The reason why the fleet and troop transports pressed forward was because they were ready to seize Qingzhou by force!
Even if Wei got involved earlier, with its unstable foundation, it would be easier for Chu to "take it back". It would be better if Guan Ping could hold on a little, but... After Liu Bei's death and the changes in Pengcheng, Qingzhou still did
The worst is better.
But when the latest news from Pengcheng and Xiapi reached Hanzhong, Fazheng looked sincere...
In fact, Fazheng wanted to smile more, but he put on a sincere face in front of Liu Bei.
"I didn't sleep last night, and after thinking about it, it turned out... Mr. Qihou is unparalleled in his loyalty and loyalty, and he is on good terms with my king. He has already sworn to the heavens and the earth, how can he break his promise to my king? Why don't you let me do it today?
General Wei Yan, escort the Marquis of Qi to Chencang!"
Liu Bei looked at Fazheng's sincerity and felt a thump in his heart.
Originally, Fa Zheng didn't want to take any risks in this regard, but within a few days, he agreed to go to Chencang under Wei Yan's supervision?
In other words... my risk level has dropped?
Liu Bei understood something in an instant, and asked with a trembling voice: "But something happened to my third brother?"
"Don't worry, our envoy from Chu State has arrived and has mediated for all parties in Xuzhou. There are no major casualties for the time being." Fazheng was very kind, as if asking: Are you touched?