Chapter 416: The world is united and reaches the top! [Subscribe]

The sound of horse hooves and the clanging of armor can be heard everywhere.

The Wei army is taking over the entire city and even the entire Yizhou.

A mansion in the city.

Zhang Huan, the head of the Zhang family, shouted at his private soldiers at the top of his lungs to resist the Wei army with all his might.

He wanted to escape before the Wei army entered the city.

But he didn't run away and was trapped in the city.

Like Liu Bei, he was trembling all over.

The difference was that his trembling was entirely out of fear, fear from the bottom of his bones.

The family of the aristocracy lived a life of luxury.

When he was faced with the moment of life and death, fear overwhelmed him like a wave.

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The sharp sound of the crossbow arrow breaking through the air terrified Zhang Huan.

A tribal leader beside him was pierced through the throat by a crossbow.

Zhang Huan's legs went weak and he staggered to sit down.

The Wei army, armed with armor and sharp weapons, rushed in and took control of the gate.

All the private soldiers in the mansion who showed the slightest resistance were shot to death with crossbows.

In other words, those who did not resist were shot anyway.

Cao's army came for a purge, and many people were not even qualified to be captured.

It's still raining.

Another location in the city.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu walked leisurely to the outside of a small courtyard.

Under the corner pavilion in the courtyard sat Zhuge Liang, wearing a wide-sleeved robe, a feather fan and a blue scarf.

He is playing the piano.

The sound of the piano is leisurely, like the clear spring in the mountain stream and the dripping rain, forming a wonderful sense of harmony.

"The king asked us to come find you."

Dian Wei and Xu Chu came to Kong Ming in a familiar manner and saw a small basket next to the zither platform, which contained several kinds of fruits unique to Shu.

Dian Wei took out two without any hesitation and gave one to Xu Chu.

The two of them started eating as if no one was around.

Zhuge Liang looked at these two guys.

They were Cao Cao's close ministers and naturally represented Cao Cao.

Zhuge Liang originally had something to say, but when he saw Dian Wei and Xu Chu, he knew it would be useless to say anything.

He stood up happily and said, "Let's go and meet your king."

"Did the King of Wei give you two any instructions?"

"Yes, the king said, if you still haven't figured it out, I'll break your legs or carry you over. I hope you don't fail to understand the current situation." Xu Chu said.

Zhuge Liang laughed and shook his head, then followed the two men out.

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Meng Huo led the barbarian troops and moved quickly through the streets.

He was anxious to make some achievements, and after receiving Guo Jia's "instructions", he went straight to the emperor's residence after entering the city.

Boom!

The gate of the mansion was broken.

Emperor Liu Xie sat alone in his palace, looking at the ferocious Meng Huo who broke in.

"I want to see the King of Wei. You go and tell him that I can go back." Liu Xie said in a trembling voice.

Meng Huo laughed grimly and said, "I don't know of any emperor among the southern barbarians."

"Take him down and hang him up."

In some tribes in southern Xinjiang, the leaders of enemy tribes or powerful beasts would be killed and hung at the gate of the village to warn others and show their strength.

Meng Huo said hanging him up meant killing the emperor.

As a barbarian, he was not subject to the rule of the king, so it was appropriate for him to kill the emperor.

When the emperor saw Meng Huo's men rushing towards him, he shouted in fear, "Stop! I am willing to abdicate the throne."

Cheng Yu was standing outside the gate of the mansion, but he didn't come in. Hearing this, he sighed, "If you had abdicated earlier, you might have had a chance to survive.

It is no longer necessary now, you are no longer the emperor."

His mind was in turmoil and he turned and left.

When the emperor was held up by Meng Huo and other barbarians, he was so frightened that he almost fainted.

"Who can come and save me... I am willing to admit my mistakes..."

On this day, when the city was broken, the emperor hanged himself in his residence.

It doesn't matter whether he really committed suicide or how he died.

Official historians would record that the last emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Xian, Liu Xie, was so grief-stricken over the destruction of his country and unable to continue the reign that he hanged himself in the Shu capital of Yizhou.

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When Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Wei Yan and many other generals came in, Liu Bei stopped crying.

He looked at everyone and looked at Wei Yan: "Since you joined my army, you have been a member of Cao Wei?"

Wei Yan grinned and said, "That's right, I want to make a contribution, and coming to your side is a shortcut.

When you gained Yizhou, you persuaded the generals of Yizhou to join you. Now it is just a cycle of cause and effect, and it is your turn now."

Liu Bei said nothing more.

Also in the city, Kong Rong hid before Cao's army entered the city.

When he led the emperor to escape from Yizhou, he was well prepared. The Kong family had several special items that Kong Rong always carried with him.

The emperor didn't use it when he escaped, but used it on himself.

Confucianism has magical powers and can call a deer a horse.

The bamboo slips left by the ancestors of the Kong family record many magical books derived from Confucian techniques.

Kong Rong used his own Confucian practice to activate the magical powers within it and bless himself.

This magical power allows him to become another person for a long period of time.

He also took out everything on his body that might reveal his identity, buried it in the ground, and cut off all contact with the past.

He hid himself, intending to wait for an opportunity to take revenge on Cao Wei.

If there is no such opportunity, he will keep his identity secret and continue the Kong family tradition.

At the same time, he would pass on his hatred and take it as his responsibility to destroy Cao Wei. At this time, Kong Rong stood in a small courtyard and thought: Cao's army entered the city, and your majesty might have died. Cao Cao usurped the power of the world and went to this extent.

At the last moment, Kong Rong gave up the emperor.

Because he knew that it was impossible to escape with the emperor.

Just like the Fu family, they also abandoned the emperor at the last moment.

So when Meng Huo led the barbarians into the emperor's residence, the emperor was the only one left sitting inside.

Kong Rong's thoughts were in turmoil, and he was suddenly startled.

He heard heavy footsteps, and then he saw someone pushing the door and breaking into the place where he was hiding.

"Kong Rong."

Guo Jia came in from outside.

In the shadow of the door stood Jia Xu.

He didn't go into the house, mainly because he was afraid that Kong Rong had the Kong family's background and would risk his life at the moment of death. In case of danger, he wanted to hide in advance.

The elite troops of Cao Wei are all around.

Guo Jia actually came just to join in the fun.

He heard Jia Xu's spy report that Kong Rong's hiding place had been found, so he came to take a look and dragged Jia Xu over.

"Wenhe, come in, there's no danger."

Guo Jia turned around and Jia Xu said, "Just do your thing and stop staring at me."

Kong Rong was shocked and asked, "How did you find this place?"

He felt that he had hidden himself secretly enough and used the relics of his ancestors and the supernatural powers of the saints, so he should have cut off all traces.

"You were able to escape from Luoyang with the emperor. Did you think it was your own ability?"

"From that time on, you were under our surveillance, every move, every jump.

If the king hadn't let you go, how could you have set foot out of Luoyang?"

Kong Rong took a step back, his heart skipping a beat.

Cao Cao wanted to become king, but at that time there was resistance to getting rid of the emperor, so it was not appropriate.

So he deliberately left a loophole to allow him to take the emperor away.

"You understand, and then you should die."

As soon as Guo Jia finished speaking, a soldier nearby took out a leather belt, put it around Kong Rong's neck, tightened it, and broke his larynx.

Kong Rong turned pale and died.

Jia Xu released one of Cao Cao's secret armored beasts.

In a short while, the armored beast dug out a small package from a place inside the house.

It was full of Kong Rong's, or the Kong family's, remaining assets.

Among them are several items for self-defense, which are precious treasures at the saint level.

It was getting dark.

The turmoil in the city subsided and the entire city was under the control of Cao's army.

When Jia Xu and Guo Jia returned to the city gate, Cao Cao, dressed in royal robes, walked into the city surrounded by generals.

The group of captives in Yizhou was quite spectacular.

Liu Bei and Guan Yu were the leaders of hundreds of noble families.

Some of the nobles fled early, some followed the Fuji family and fled westward into the mountains, and some fled southward.

But most of them were deployed in advance by Cao's army and blocked in the city or killed on the way.

The nobles in the city included Zhu Li and Zhang Huan, the two leaders of the Jiangdong nobles.

They were pressed to their knees together.

"King of Wei, we have all surrendered. You said you would give us a chance to serve you. King of Wei!"

Zhu Li and Zhang Huan knelt down and cried out loudly: "Please spare our lives, King Wei."

"We sincerely want to serve..."

Before Cao Cao entered the governor's mansion, he heard a group of people shouting and said in surprise, "Why don't we kill these people right away? Why keep them alive?"

Then the personal soldiers swung their swords to cut off the heads, blood splattered, and the heads rolled down.

Amid the screams, the smell of blood filled the air.

After getting rid of this wave of nobles, all the nobles in the world were thoroughly reorganized.

Among the prisoners, only two were taken into the hall.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu.

Liu Bei looked at Cao Cao and said, "Everything I have done over the years has been driven by you. Who else is your man around me?"

"It's not all my fault. I'm not a god. I just give you a proper nudge to keep you from going astray."

Cao Cao's face was grim: "I was a little worried that you would give up halfway, but it's a relief that you have persisted until now and never given up despite repeated failures."

After receiving Cao Cao's personal response, Liu Bei stood there, silent for a long time.

No matter who you are, after years of hard work, thinking it was for your own ambitions, you find out in the end that you are being controlled by others and it is all in vain, and no one will feel good about it.

"The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. I have nothing to say. But my second brother and third brother, please let them go."

Liu Bei wept:
"Since we came to Jingzhou and Yizhou according to your wishes, they have not committed any unforgivable mistakes to you. We overestimated our own abilities, and now we have repented. We do not ask for our lives, but only ask that you let my two brothers go."

As Liu Bei spoke, he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please be magnanimous!"

When he called Cao Cao "Your Majesty", he acknowledged Cao Cao's status as king and emperor, and also admitted his defeat and submitted to him.

As Liu Bei knelt, the surrounding Cao Ying civil and military officials all bowed with great respect and said:
"Now the king has recovered Yizhou, and the thirteen prefectures have returned to peace after the turmoil."

"Your Majesty's achievements will last for thousands of years, and from now on you will be respected by the world!"

"The world is the most respected, please take a seat, Your Majesty!"

The shouts of the ministers echoed from the palace, and Cao's troops throughout the city also followed suit.

For a moment, the shouts in Shudu were like waves, rising one after another.

"The great king's achievements are the most respected in the world!"

Cao Cao's years of hard work finally paid off at this moment and he reached the top of the world.

With the thirteen states in his hands, he is about to become the fourth new emperor of a unified country!

From this day on, the troubled times came to an end.

The Great Wei will usher in a moment of universal celebration as the new emperor is crowned.

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