Miss Lu was worried about Liu Mang and went to Yangzhou. For his daughter's safety, Lü Bu also chased after them with the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. However, Liu Mang, who was in Yuzhou, did not know about this news. The only thing he knew was that Gushi and Anfeng had been breached and Hefei had also fallen. Xu Shu sent a letter the day before yesterday. Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu's troops were unstoppable. Xu Shu hoped that Liu Mang's strength could quickly pacify Yuzhou. Secondly, he hoped that Liu Mang could transport some of the provisions he plundered from Yuzhou to Lujiang and Shouchun. This was because Shouchun's provisions were really insufficient. There were more than one million people. Even if Xu Shu had the ability, with more than one million mouths, he could not do anything about it. Now, the three meals a day had become two meals. Except for the two meals in the evening, they could eat thick food in the morning. Xu Shu's Shouchun was almost out of provisions.
Because Liu Mang took away a month's provisions, part of Shouchun's provisions were given to Liu Mang. If Liu Mang did not transport some provisions back, Shouchun would not need Liu Bei to attack the city. Just without provisions, a lot of people would starve to death. In the end, when the starving people rioted, they directly destroyed Shouchun. They opened the city gate and handed Xu Shu over to Liu Bei.
"Ziyang, have you sent back the first batch of provisions?" Liu Mang was also anxious. He did not expect that Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu's speed would be so fast. Half of Yangzhou was now under his command, only Shouchun and Lujiang were left. And he, Liu Mang, had only conquered Anfeng Jin and several counties. This was not unrelated to Escapist Liu Mang's hypocrisy. Escapist Liu Mang's reputation in Yuzhou was not small. When Liu Mang attacked several small counties, there were people on the city walls helping the Yuzhou army to defend the city. Liu Mang was reluctant to directly attack the people, so he did not use any siege weapons. Therefore, Liu Mang was so slow.
Liu Mang said that the first batch of provisions was obtained from Anfeng Jin. Liu Bei had a total of 5000 navy and 5000 supply troops. In Anfeng Jin, there were also several tens of thousands of provisions. These provisions were intercepted by Liu Mang for military use. The rest of the provisions were sent by Liu Mang to Gan Ning's navy to Lujiang and Shouchun's Xu Shu.
"Milord, the first batch of provisions has been sent back by General Gan!" Liu Ye cupped his fist towards Liu Mang. Liu Ye was very excited about Liu Mang because it was Liu Mang who gave him a stage to display himself. What was Liu Ye best at? First, strategy, second, engineering. These two areas had satisfied Liu Mang. The books that Liu Mang brought back made Liu Ye intoxicated. The ballista, the improvement of the ballista, and even the emergence of cement had Liu Ye's shadow. In terms of engineering, Liu Ye was appointed as the director of the industrial park by Liu Mang and was responsible for the emergence of various new technologies. Liu Mang also gave him a 2,000 shi official position. Now, there was also strategy. Liu Ye did not know the relationship between Xu Shu and Pang Tong. Originally, he should have brought along Xu Shu, who was the military advisor, but Liu Mang did not bring Xu Shu along. Instead, he let Xu Shu stay in Shouchun. Instead, he brought Liu Ye along and asked Liu Ye about everything, no matter how big or small, to let Liu Ye help him make decisions. Liu Ye was very important to Shouchun. Originally, he should have brought along the military advisor, Xu Shu, but Liu Mang did not bring Xu Shu along. Instead, he let Xu Shu stay in Shouchun.
Yangzhou Shouchun was very important, and it also needed a person with enough prestige and ability to be the overseer. However, there were many such people in Liu Mang's army, such as Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong's strength was obvious to everyone, and he was originally the commander of an army. When he was in Jingzhou, even an old fool like Huang Zu knew of Huang Zhong's ability and taught Huang Zhong to resist Lü Bu. Huang Zhong did not disappoint and successfully stopped the Lvbu's Army. He even fought a battle with Lü Bu. If it wasn't for the pig-like teammate Huang She, Lü Bu might not have been able to break through Huangzhou.
If it wasn't for the fact that Huang Zhong was willing to be Liu Mang's bodyguard to repay Liu Mang for his son, he might have already become one of Lü Bu's generals.
Yang Hong was also the same. Although Yang Hong's strategy wasn't very good, he was still good at defending the city.
However, Liu Mang still kept Xu Shu and let him be the military advisor for this expedition. Liu Ye was once a military advisor under Liu Xun, but what kind of army did Liu Xun have? There were very few elite troops and almost all of them were second-line garrison troops. Liu Ye was also in charge of defending the city. Now, whether it was the City Guard, the Black Flag Army, or Gan Ning's Navy, they were all first-rate troops. Even in Lao Cao's hands, Liu Ye couldn't get a word in, so Liu Ye was still very happy. In his heart, he was very grateful to Liu Mang. It was Liu Mang who gave him a stage to showcase himself.
Liu Mang didn't know what Liu Ye was thinking. If he knew, he would also laugh. It turned out that he, Liu Mang, was such a good person. Xu Shu was the one who wanted Xu Shu to stay in Shouchun. It was because Xu Shu didn't want to fight his close friend Pang Tong too early. However, he didn't expect that under a freak combination of factors, they would still have to fight in Shouchun. As for Liu Mang being the Talent Scout, that was even more of a joke. If he didn't have a thousand years more experience than these generals, if he didn't have the experience of the Three Kingdoms, how could he know which ones were talented and which ones weren't?
"Send it back! If we eat it sparingly, it should be enough for half a month! " Liu Mang nodded. He had to speed up. Now that Yangzhou's hinterland had been completely breached by Liu Bei, why did he come to Yuzhou? Wasn't it because of the provisions? As long as he got enough provisions, he could lead the army back to Yangzhou to fight against Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu.
"There's not enough time!" Liu Mang whispered and gritted his teeth. He had to speed up. This was a battle of speed. If Liu Mang was fast enough to get enough provisions in Yuzhou and return to Yangzhou, then Yangzhou could be saved. However, because Liu Bei went to Yangzhou, his own Yuzhou was in a mess because of Liu Mang. It was definitely not worth the loss. As for Zhang Xiu's Xiliang Cavalry, revenge was a dish best served cold. After this period, Zhang Xiu wouldn't be able to escape.
If Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu were fast enough, then Liu Mang would be the one to lose. If Zhang Xiu and Liu Bei broke through Shouchun and Lujiang before Liu Mang got the provisions, then not only would Liu Mang's efforts be in vain, but he would also drag Lujiang Lü Bu down with him. After all, Lü Bu had placed all his resources in Yangzhou. Most importantly, Liu Mang would become a lone army. Yuzhou was not only Liu Bei's territory, but also Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu. If Yangzhou was broken, Zhang Xiu and Liu Bei would be able to catch him like a turtle in a jar. He wouldn't be able to escape.
Gritting his teeth, Liu Mang really had to speed up. Previously, he had been delayed because Liu Mang was reluctant to use some means to deal with the people of Yuzhou. Those people had climbed the city walls to defend the city, which made Liu Mang's hands and feet tied. But now, he couldn't. For Xu Shu and the others in Shouchun, for the millions of people in Yangzhou, he could only raise the butcher's knife and sacrifice himself for the greater good.
"Ziyang, let's split up!" Liu Mang wanted to take down Yuzhou as quickly as possible and replenish the provisions. With sufficient provisions, Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu's allied forces would not be able to take down a city with millions of people.
"Milord, split up?" Liu Mang wanted to persuade Liu Mang. Splitting up was a taboo on the battlefield, especially for a lone army deep in the enemy's territory. This was because you didn't know how many troops the enemy had deployed. Once you split up, you might be swallowed up by the enemy.
"Yes, split up! Ziyang, don't worry. Liu Bei will not leave behind too many troops in Yuzhou! " Liu Mang said to Liu Ye. To be able to take down Gushi, Anfeng, Hefei and Chengde so quickly, this meant that Liu Bei's troops were very strong. If his troops were strong, the troops left behind would not be enough. It was probably similar to Liu Mang, more than enough to defend the city but not enough to attack.
"But Milord, after splitting up, can we still take down the city?" Liu Mang was a little doubtful. At most, Liu Mang only had a little more than 10,000 people. Gan Ning's navy was now completely used as a supply force to help Liu Mang transport provisions. After all, the navy was so small that Liu Mang could not bear to use it to attack the city.
With more than 10,000 people splitting up, each person would have at most 5,000 troops. If there were more defenders in the city, how could they fight? Generally, only when they had several times the number of the enemy would they attack the city. No matter how elite Liu Mang's City Guard's Black Flag Army was, it could not be less than the defenders! After all, the other side had the city as a defense. Their defense was many times stronger. Once they were held back by the defenders and could not attack, then Liu Mang's Army would really be in danger.
"Yes! Of course, we can! " Liu Mang was already shameless and ruthless. Although these people were not guilty, for the sake of Liu Mang's subordinates and his old friends in Shouchun, he asked them to die.
"Ziyang, this time, I have brought all the ballistas in Shouchun. There are a total of 32 ballistas. We will each have 16 ballistas. Whoever dares to block us will not be spared!" Liu Mang's eyes were cold. He usually fired the ballistas at the city walls to suppress the enemy's archers. He had never fired them at the defenders or the common people. But now, he was forcing Liu Mang to be ruthless.
"Won't it be too harmful?" Liu Ye was a little hesitant.
"Ziyang, do you think that a unified world with chaos and war is harmful to the harmony of Heaven or a divided world is harmful to the harmony of Heaven?" Liu Mang asked back. "I don't want to kill the innocent, but for the millions of people in Shouchun, I can only raise the butcher's knife!"
"Ziyang understands!" Liu Ye also took a deep breath. "Ziyang will not disappoint Milord!"
"Go. The Black Flag Army and the City Guard will be split in half. I want you, Liu Ziyang, to join forces with me in Runan of Yuzhou!" Liu Mang was also prepared to attack Wei to rescue Zhao. If he captured Runan, Shouchun would be finished and he, Liu Bei, would also suffer. In the end, Liu Mang would give Runan of Yuzhou to Lao Cao as a favor. Liu Mang believed that when the time comes, Cao Ren would be very happy in the ancient city.
Liu Mang divided the troops. Each of the ten thousand soldiers and horses would have five thousand men. Liu Ye now had two thousand five hundred Black Flag Army and two thousand five hundred City Guard. The Black Flag Army was used for field operations. They were truly heavy infantry and could defend against cavalry attacks. They could also fight with light infantry and heavy infantry in the field. The City Guard was used for sieging. The City Guard and the Black Flag Army were both heavy infantry. However, the Black Flag Army's heavy armor was made of iron. Not only were there impurities, but it was also very dense and heavy. A set of armor could weigh almost a hundred jin. How could they wear such heavy armor and climb up the city walls? Therefore, the sieging task was left to the Town Security. The City Guard's armor was much lighter and had good defense. As for the Generals, Liu Mang gave the City Guard and Black Flag Army's Generals to Liu Ye. With Chengyu, Huang Xu, Xu Sheng, and Wang Wei as his Generals, their fighting power was definitely strong.
Liu Mang also asked Gan Ning to give two thousand Navy soldiers to Liu Ye so that he could help push the ballista cannons.
The remaining half of the troops were in Liu Mang's hands. Without having to worry about massacring, Liu Mang's marching speed was much faster. When he encountered a city, he would first persuade them to surrender. Three sentences. The first sentence was surrender, the second sentence was surrender quickly, and the third sentence was attack!
Once the sixteen ballista cannons were aimed at the defenders and the civilians who were helping to defend the city, the casualties were not small. A hundred jin boulder smashed down. It would definitely kill anyone who came in contact with it. Some people were directly smashed by the boulder. He directly looted the provisions. Liu Mang did not care about massacring. Those who dared to stop him were all killed.
In half a day, Liu Mang pushed from An Fengjin to dozens of li. It was almost comparable to the marching speed of an ordinary army.
"Milord, Yingshang is in front!" Huang Zhong stood at the side and said to Liu Mang. Yingshang was a large city. Yingshang was the second largest city in Yuzhou. It could be said that its status was similar to Wancheng City's status in Yangzhou. It was named because of the Yingshang River. It was also because of the Yingshang River that Yingshang was very rich and had a lot of provisions.
"Yingshang!" Liu Mang looked at the city in front of him. To Liu Bei, this place was equivalent to his own Lujiang! After capturing Yingshang and Ruyin, then half of Yuzhou would be in Liu Mang's hands.
"Han Sheng, go forward and shout. Have them open the city and surrender!" Liu Mang said to Huang Zhong.
"Yes!" Huang Zhong received the order and rode his warhorse to Yingshang. Although Huang Zhong was already middle-aged, his voice was still very loud. When he shouted, half of the city wall could hear him. "Yingshang's defenders, listen up. We are the army of the Great Han Dynasty's Sage King Liu Mang. Today, we are here to punish rebels. Be sensible and quickly open the city gate. Otherwise, Yingshang will be caught in the flames of war and will not be spared!" Liu Mang had already made up his mind. Those who dared to resist, whether old or young, would not be spared!
Liu Bei was not good at other things, but in terms of brainwashing, he was absolutely a god-level figure. Many people were not local people of Yuzhou, especially those who were on the city wall. Most of them were Xuzhou people. These Xuzhou people were the people who followed Liu Bei from Xuzhou after Liu Bei's brainwashing. They trekked thousands of li and suffered countless casualties on the road. When they arrived at Yuzhou, they were still working for Liu Bei.
"Bah! Great Han Dynasty's Sage King? Great Han Dynasty's false king! A slave of four surnames still dares to call himself a Sage! "There was a response from the city wall. A young general appeared on the city wall and spat towards the city wall.
"My lord is the Great Han Dynasty's Imperial Uncle Huang Zhong. Even if your lord is really here, he still has to respectfully call my lord uncle. Who do you think you are? You actually dare to invade my Yuzhou!" The young general on the city wall ridiculed Huang Zhong.
"Does the general on the city wall dare to announce his name?" Huang Zhong was a little angry. Liu Mang was his lord and his Huang Zhong was indebted to him. If this general was angry with Huang Zhong, he would at most attack the city wall and kill him. However, he actually brought Liu Mang and Lü Bu. This really made Huang Zhong unable to bear it.
"This general will not change his name! Great Han Dynasty's Imperial Uncle Liu Bei is the Governor of Yingshang, Mi Fang of the Eastern Sea! "The young general on the city wall shouted.
"Mi Fang?!" Liu Mang slowly muttered to himself. Originally, he was not familiar with this name because this person was at most a second-rate general in history. However, he had a good sister, and that was the famous Lady Mi.
Mi Fang, courtesy name Zifang. Qu County in the Eastern Sea was originally under the command of the Governor of Xuzhou, Tao Qian. Lao Cao's brother was once the Governor of Xuzhou, Tao Qian. The Mi Family was a merchant family with wealth comparable to that of a nation. Lao Cao had once tried to recruit the Mi Family, but the Mi Brothers rejected him and instead joined the Minister of Plains, Liu Bei. One must know that Liu Bei's Minister of Plains was given to him by his Senior Brother, Gongsun Zan, and he only had a few thousand soldiers under him. On the other hand, Lao Cao had the entire Yan Province, a small part of Yuzhou, and even the Yellow Turban Army of Qingzhou. His military prowess was great and he was a big boss. On the other hand, Liu Bei was at most a small private entrepreneur. However, the Mi Family still chose Liu Bei. Not only did they join Liu Bei's Army, but they also married their sister to Liu Bei. At that time, the Mi Family's dowry was truly enviable. Just the servants alone numbered three thousand, gold and silver were innumerable, and there were even thousands of carriages. It could be said that without the Mi Family's help, Liu Bei would not have been able to take out the money to make heavy armor for the White Eared Heavy Armored Soldiers, and he would not have been able to compete with Lü Bu and the others.
At that time, Lü Bu was very envious of Liu Bei because he married Cao Bao's daughter and her dowry was not even one-fifth of the Mi Family's.
And this Liu Bei's brother-in-law, Mi Fang, had another nickname, Traitor. When Liu Bei was called the King of Hanzhong, Mi Fang was the governor of Nanjun and did not get along with Guan Yu, the general of Jingzhou. After that, he was scolded by Guan Yu for not completing the mission of providing military supplies. He felt uneasy and under the temptation of Sun Quan, he surrendered to the Wu Kingdom with General Shiren, causing Guan Yu's army to be defeated and killed. After that, he became a general of the Wu Kingdom and fought for the Wu Kingdom.
"Little thief, do you dare to come down from the city wall and fight 300 rounds with me?!" Huang Zhong said angrily.
"Haha, old thief, do you dare to come up the city wall and fight 300 rounds with me?!" Mi Fang retorted, not to be outdone.
Fight 300 rounds? Hehe, the only one who could fight 300 rounds with Huang Zhong was Lü Bu. Zhao Yun was also considered one, and Sun Ce was considered half. Even Xu Sheng, Wei Yan, and the others could barely hold on under Huang Zhong's attacks. As for a second-rate general like Mi Fang? It would be a miracle if he could withstand three rounds of attacks.
"Little thief, you're courting death!" Huang Zhong couldn't go up the city wall, but don't forget that Huang Zhong wasn't just an expert in blade techniques. He was also an expert in archery. Huang Zhong's archery never missed. Even someone at the peak of God Refinement would have to go all out with one arrow. As expected, Huang Zhong picked up the war bow on the back of his warhorse and nocked an arrow. He aimed at Mi Fang on the city wall in one go.
"What!" Mi Fang started to regret. He started to regret scolding Huang Zhong because he felt that he was being watched. It was as if the Grim Reaper had taken a liking to you. This was a sense of danger. Mi Fang wanted to move his body, but he didn't dare because he knew that once he moved, he wouldn't be far from death. "Eagle's Eye!" The corner of Mi Fang's mouth twitched. He was a warrior, so he had naturally heard of some people who practiced archery to the extreme. Their eyes would become the eyes of an eagle. When an eagle hunted its prey, it would use its eyes to lock onto the enemy, preventing them from moving. Finally, it would kill them with a single strike.
In the past, Mi Fang thought that this was fake. After all, how could an aura immobilize someone? It wasn't a rope. But now, he realized that he was wrong. Not only was he wrong, but he was also ridiculously wrong. Now, he was enjoying the feeling of being taken care of by Eagle's Eye.
"Hmph!" Huang Zhong sneered. As long as he let go, an arrow would leave the bowstring and fly up the city wall to take Mi Fang's life.
Just as Huang Zhong was about to shoot such an arrow, he was stopped by Liu Mang. Liu Mang put his hand on Huang Zhong's shoulder and stopped Huang Zhong's arrow, allowing Mi Fang to escape with his life.
"Huff, huff, huff!" After being stopped by Liu Mang, the aura of being locked onto disappeared. The feeling of being stared at by the Grim Reaper also disappeared. Mi Fang couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. He realized that his back was drenched in cold sweat.
"General, General, what's wrong with you?" The deputy general asked Mi Fang with concern. It was too strange. Just now, Mi Fang was still arguing with an old general below the city wall. But when the old general raised his longbow and aimed, Mi Fang stopped talking and stood there motionlessly. Now that the old general's bow had been stopped, Mi Fang was panting heavily. This made him very puzzled. Mi Fang's forehead was covered in sweat.
Of course, he didn't know that Mi Fang had just escaped from the gates of hell. If Huang Zhong's arrow had come, Mi Fang would have died.
"My lord?!" Huang Zhong was a little puzzled. Why did Liu Mang stop Huang Zhong? Wouldn't it have been better if he had killed Mi Fang with an arrow just now? Then, Ying Shang would have been taken down. The enemy would definitely be in chaos after losing their commander.
Liu Mang was also stunned. Why did he stop Huang Zhong just now?! Liu Mang shook his head. He didn't know why. Was it because of Mi Fang, that traitor's evaluation? Or was it because of Mi Fang's sister, Lady Mi? Liu Mang didn't know either. But since he stopped him, he didn't think too much about it. It would be harder for Huang Zhong to aim at Mi Fang because Mi Fang wasn't a fool. If Huang Zhong aimed again, he would definitely be shot away by Mi Fang's order.
Liu Mang didn't explain to Huang Zhong. Instead, he rode his warhorse to Ying Shang and looked at Mi Fang. "You're Mi Fang? Xu Province's Mi Family's Second Young Master, Lady Mi's Second Brother?! “
"Who are you?!" Mi Fang also came back to his senses. He had the soldiers raise their bows. Once they realized something was wrong, they would immediately shoot to save him.
"I'm the fake king you mentioned, the Slave of Four Surnames!" Liu Mang said to Mi Fang casually.
"You're the King Of Shu, Liu Mang?!" Mi Fang also saw Liu Mang and was a little surprised. He was about the same age as the people inside. Humans were creatures that cooperated and competed with each other. They naturally had a natural hostility towards people of the same age. Liu Mang was too outstanding among people of the same age. He was the one who saved Lü Bu and made Lao Cao want to marry his daughter to him. He also made it difficult for Jiangdong's Little Conqueror to move an inch in Wan City. In the end, the 100,000 troops were all wiped out. Now, he was even conferred the title of Great Han Sage King by Emperor Han.
"I want to know if I'm the Slave of Four Surnames, then what are you, Mi Fang?!" Mi Fang dared to speak. That meant that there were only two outcomes for him. First, he would vomit blood from Liu Mang's scolding, just like Chen Duan and the others. Second, he would be humiliated into anger.
"Haha, you're the fake king, Liu Mang. Aren't you the Slave of Four Surnames?!" Mi Fang could still be polite before, but now that Liu Mang was scolding him, Mi Fang naturally wouldn't be polite anymore. He called him the King Of Shu just now, and now he was calling him a fake king.
"I'm all ears!" Liu Mang's lips curled into a smile as he looked at Mi Fang on the city wall. It didn't seem like they were on the battlefield. Instead, it seemed like they were in the academy. It was like two good friends were having a debate at a banquet.
"Your father-in-law, Lü Bu, was a Slave of Three Surnames. He was born Lu. Later, he joined Ding Jianyang and took Ding Jianyang as his adoptive father. Ding Jianyang treated him like his own son. However, your father-in-law killed his adoptive father for fame and fortune. He even took a traitor as his father. If this isn't a Slave of Three Surnames, then what is? As Lü Bu's son-in-law, the son-in-law of a Slave of Three Surnames is naturally a Slave of Four Surnames! " Mi Fang was very proud. He could point at Liu Mang's nose and scold him in front of the King Of Shu. Wasn't this suppressing Liu Mang?
"That little traitor, what a load of nonsense!" Huang Zhong was angry and was about to shoot again. Mi Fang was so scared that he almost ordered his subordinates to shoot Liu Mang and Huang Zhong off the city wall. Fortunately, Huang Zhong was stopped by Liu Mang.
"Oh? A Slave of Four Surnames? " Liu Mang waved his hand to appease Huang Zhong. He looked at Mi Fang and smiled. Those who were familiar with Liu Mang would know that Liu Mang was going to teach him a lesson. As expected, Liu Mang nodded. "Mi Fang, Mi Zifang is indeed a member of the Mi Family of Xuzhou. You're overflowing with talent!"
"Hmph, you flatter me. You're a little better than a Slave of Four Surnames!" Liu Mang said a few words and Mi Fang started to climb all over him.
"I would like to ask General Mi, whose world does this world belong to?" Liu Mang threw out his first question with a smile.
"Naturally, this world belongs to the Great Han Dynasty!" Mi Fang answered without thinking. Although it was a chaotic world where people fought and the dignity of the Han Dynasty was lost, not many people dared to say that this world belonged to them. Those who dared to call themselves Emperors were all dead. For example, Que Xuan who called himself Emperor in Xuzhou, Zhang Jiao of the Yellow Turban Army, and that daydreaming Yuan Shu, Young Master Yuan, were all sent to their graves one by one and turned into a pile of bones. Therefore, this world still belonged to the Great Han Dynasty. After all, the Great Han Dynasty's hundreds of years of rule was still deeply rooted in people's hearts.
"Then what's the surname of the Great Han Dynasty?" Liu Mang continued to ask, not giving Mi Fang much time to think.
"Naturally, it's surnamed Liu!" The Liu Clan was the Han Dynasty. From the Western Han Dynasty to the current Eastern Han Dynasty, regardless of whether the Eastern Han Dynasty's Great Ancestor Liu Xiu was Liu Bang's descendant or not, Liu Xiu was indeed surnamed Liu. Therefore, the world of the Han Dynasty belonged to Liu.
"Haha, then let me ask General Mi again. Is it true that all the land under the heavens belongs to the King and all the people on the shores of the land belong to the King?"
"Of course!"
"You also know that this world belongs to the Great Han Dynasty. You also know that the Great Han Dynasty's surname is Liu. If this King is the Slave of Four Surnames, then what are the servants of the Slave of Four Surnames? General Mi! "Liu Mang finally revealed his sharp claws and was about to tear Mi Fang apart.
"I'm not your servant!" Mi Fang retorted without even thinking.
"Are you saying that you are not a subject of my Great Han Dynasty? Are you saying that you are not a citizen of the Great Han Dynasty?! "
"Yes, I am! But! " Mi Fang wanted to refute but found that the direction he wanted to refute was blocked by Liu Mang. If he said yes, then he was the Liu Family's servant. Liu Mang was the King Of Shu, the Holy King of the Han Dynasty. If he said that Liu Mang was the Slave of Four Surnames, then the servants of the Slave of Four Surnames were the servants of the servants. If he said no, then Mi Fang would be in deep trouble. If that was the case, then he, Mi Fang, would be in deep trouble. Saying that he was not a subject of the Great Han Dynasty in the territory of the Great Han Dynasty was simply courting death! Even his lord, Liu Bei, didn't dare to say that he wasn't a citizen of the Great Han Dynasty. This was completely forgetting his ancestors.
Mi Fang had fallen into a trap, but Liu Mang still didn't want to let him go. "General Mi, this King heard that your Mi Family used to be from Xu Province. You're a big merchant in Xu Province and your wealth is comparable to that of a country! Every time there's a disaster in the Great Han Dynasty, your Mi Family will generously help. You're the role model of the Great Han Dynasty's merchants! "
"Of course. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Que Xuan Rebellion, and the locust plague, my Mi Family used our wealth to buy rice and distribute it to the people!" This is a merit of the Mi Family. We're proud to say it out loud.
"Oh, a benevolent merchant!" Liu Mang's tone changed. "I wonder if General Mi has read the sage books?" Liu Mang looked at Mi Fang with a smile.
"My Mi Fang has a lot of wealth. Although I like martial arts, I've also been a scholar since I was young!" Mi Fang was very proud. In this era, reading represented glory. Only those who could read were truly talented. For example, Xu Sheng, Zhao Yun, and the others were all literate. They were very respectful to those scholars, because those people were like teachers to them. Look at Guan Yu. Even though he became a Great General and commanded Jing Province, he still didn't let go of the Spring and Autumn Annals. This wasn't just to improve himself, it was also a kind of pretense. This was because reading was the best in everything. Fortunately, this was a chaotic era. If it was a peaceful era, scholars would look down on illiterate martial artists.
Mi Fang had been dragged by his brother, Mi Zhu, to read since he was young. Although he wasn't very knowledgeable, he was still a person who read a lot of history books. Naturally, he became a part of Mi Fang.
"How can a person who reads a lot not understand the principle of scholars, farmers, merchants, and merchants? Scholars are the highest in the world, followed by dragons, workers, and finally merchants. You, a mere merchant's son, dare to talk nonsense in front of this King? If this King is surnamed Liu in the Great Han Dynasty and everyone in the world is the Liu Clan's subject and servant, then you, Mi Fang, are at most the lowest of this King's servants! General Mi, am I right? "Liu Mang sneered at Mi Fang.
"You, you, you, you!" Mi Fang pointed at Liu Mang. He was so angry that he couldn't say anything. Just now, Mi Fang had called him a slave of four surnames, but now, Liu Mang was calling him the lowest of the Liu Clan's servants. How could Mi Fang endure this?
Since young, Mi Fang grew up under the care of his brother, Mi Zhu. It could be said that Mi Zhu had helped him through a lot of hardships. In this feudal era, merchants had no status. Even if they had a lot of money, they weren't allowed to wear silk clothes or sit in palanquins. All of this shame and anger were endured by Mi Zhu. As for Mi Fang, he lived a life of luxury. He wanted to learn martial arts, so his brother Mi Zhu invited a good teacher for him. He even taught him how to write. It could be said that Mi Zhu's life was not worse than the children of noble families.
Later, when the Mi Family climbed onto Escapist Liu's boat, it made Mi Fang even more proud. One must know that although Liu Bei didn't have any strength, he had a reputation. He was the descendant of Zhongshan Prince Jing, the Great Han Emperor Liu. Mi Fang was the brother-in-law of Emperor Liu. How could he not be proud of having a relationship with a relative of the Han dynasty?
"Even if my Mi Family is a merchant family, so what? Now that my brother-in-law is the Great Han Emperor Liu, our Mi Family will no longer be a merchant family and become a noble family!" Mi Fang argued. What Mi Fang said was true. If Liu Bei were to obtain the world or become an emperor, the Mi Family would be able to become the children of nobles.
"Is that so? A noble family that is looked down upon by others? A noble family without any status? "Liu Mang said disdainfully.
"What did you say?"
"Did this prince say anything wrong? General Mi! If your brother-in-law, who is our Great Han Emperor Liu, cares about your Mi Family so much, why didn't he report it to His Majesty and ask for a title for Lady Mi? "Liu Mang asked.
Asking for a title was not only a title for men, but also a title for women. It was the title of a lady. For example, Liu Mang was the King Of Shu, and Miss Lu was the King Of Shu's Princess. According to the title of nobility, she was also a noble. This required the Han Emperor to reward her. If she couldn't get a reward, then she could only be a concubine. Without any status.
Liu Bei was the Great Han Emperor Liu and the Great Han Emperor Liu was the Left General. He could also ask the Han Emperor for a title for Lady Mi. This way, the Mi Family would become a noble family.
"I!" Mi Fang didn't know how to refute. In fact, Liu Mang had wrongly accused Liu Bei. Liu Bei was currently busy fighting for hegemony. How could he have the time to ask the Han Emperor for a title for his wife? Moreover, the Han Emperor wasn't of much use now. Asking for a title required money and time, so it was better not to go.
"Also, General Mi, if Great Han Emperor Liu cares about your Mi Family so much, why did Lady Mi go missing twice?" The first time Lady Mi went missing was after the Lvbu's Army took Xiapi. Although Lü Bu eventually sent Lady Mi back, Liu Bei didn't mention it at all. The second time was when Lao Cao brought her back. Fortunately, with Guan Yu's help, Liu Bei still didn't care about women.
"The most important thing is, has General Guan Yu ever looked at your Mi Family?" This sentence was completely Liu Mang's guess. It was written in history that Mi Fang and Guan Yu didn't get along. Therefore, it was just a guess. Even if it was wrong, it wouldn't be a loss, right? If it was right, then it would be a profit.
"Enough!" Mi Fang suddenly roared. Liu Mang had really hit Mi Fang's sore spot. When Liu Bei didn't ask for a title for Lady Mi, Mi Fang could tolerate it because the overall situation was more important. When Liu Bei lost Lady Mi, he could also tolerate it. After all, he had no choice at that time. However, Guan Yu had looked down on the Mi Family for a long time. Guan Yu was arrogant and looked down on merchants the most. He believed that all merchants were evil. Therefore, Mi Fang and Guan Yu's relationship was very bad.
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