"General, now, what should we do?" Hao Liu was not someone who did not know how to read people's body language. When he saw Guo Yi's expression, he knew that the young man was the King of Shu, Liu Mang. Hao Liu was about to cry. He had offended the King of Shu, Liu Mang. Not only that, he had also offended the King of Shu, Liu Mang. Selling human heads for land was something that should not be exposed. But now, he was completely exposed. If this was not a dead end, then what was?
"General, I don't want to die, I don't want to die! I still have a family. I have an old mother and children. I can't die. General, they can't die either. I beg you, save me, save me! "Hao Liu dragged Guo Yi, hoping that Guo Yi could save his life.
But Guo Yi couldn't even protect himself now.
"Get lost!" Guo Yi gritted his teeth. He was thinking about how to cut off his relationship with Hao Liu. "Hao Liu, I will help you take care of your family. You can rest in peace!" Guo Yi said carefully. He hoped that Hao Liu would take all the blame. Then, Guo Yi would at most be blamed for not using the right person. He wouldn't look into it too deeply.
Guo Yi's words weren't just to appease Hao Liu, but also to threaten Hao Liu. If Hao Liu took all the blame, then Guo Yi would take care of his family for the sake of Hao Liu's sacrifice. But if Hao Liu didn't keep his mouth shut, then it would be a threat. Once Hao Liu was finished, then his family would be finished as well.
If such a method was used on those who had a lot of ties to their families, then it would work every time. But if it was used on Hao Liu, who could beat his father when he was 15 years old and was ready to sell his wife and children to gamble when he was 20 years old, then what was the use? How much was his family worth to him?
"General, you were the one who asked me to do all these. General, you were the one who asked me to sell the heads and collect the fertile land. Don't you remember? That merchant Liu Wu and the Qiao Family's pawnshop in the city were all killed by you. You were also the one who asked me to lie about the amount of grain and salary. Don't you remember that? "Hao Liu has completely lost his mind. He began to bite people without thinking." And Deputy General Han, and you, Commandant Dong. Which one of you hasn't benefited from me? Last time, you were involved in Commandant Dong's murder. The Qiao family's pair of jade pendants is of good quality, isn't it? "Hao Liu was completely crazy.
"Shut up!" The captains on the other side were also panicking. This Hao Liu was starting to randomly accuse others. Even if he died, he would still bring this group of captains with him.
"Not good!" Guo Yi's men were already in a panic. But the young man below, no! It should be the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, and Jiang Wan didn't have the slightest mood because they knew that things were going in a bad direction. It could even be said that it was starting to get out of control.
Eating people's salary, killing people's families, annexing people's property, and selling human heads. No matter which one of these was taken out, it was a serious crime. It was easy to be demoted and imprisoned. It might even mean the extermination of the whole family.
So now, they all wanted Hao Liu to shut up and take all the blame. But Hao Liu, this big mouth, suddenly said everything. The person opposite was the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, their boss' boss. He was the big boss. If he said that, everyone would be finished.
A rabbit will bite when it's anxious. A dog will jump over a wall when it's anxious. Now, Guo Yi and the others were angered.
Guo Yi and the others had no way out.
It was not only Guo Yi and the others who wanted to kill Hao Liu. Even Liu Mang and Jiang Wan wanted to kill Hao Liu. Hao Liu was unable to accomplish anything but was good at spoiling things.
"Shut up!" Guo Yi suddenly shouted loudly, scaring Hao Liu. Hao Liu's big mouth finally closed.
"General?" The other captains at the side all looked at Guo Yi. Guo Yi was the backbone of the group.
"Why are you all panicking? A fake King Of Shu can make you panic like this?" Guo Yi reprimanded his men loudly. On the surface, his words were very righteous, but his body was in turmoil.
'A fake King Of Shu?' 'If it is a fake, what are you doing, Guo Yi? You should have cut these people into pieces. Why are you panicking like this?' He even slapped Hao Liu. It was Guo Yi who scared Hao Liu, so Hao Liu opened his mouth and randomly bit people.
"Guys, what should we do if we meet someone who dares to impersonate our master, the King Of Shu?" Guo Yi forced himself to calm down. He didn't have a choice. Hao Liu was so hysterical that he was biting people. You don't say, he really saved Hao Liu's life.
"What should we do?" When the military officers heard Guo Yi's words, they began to calm down. Was this His Highness the King of Shu fake? 'How is that possible? The mark can be fake, but this Tiger Tally can't be fake.'
"We will follow the general's orders and kill anyone who impersonates His Highness, the King of Shu!" The captains gritted their teeth and cupped their fists at Guo Yi.
"This is the King Of Shu! How can you confuse him?" Jiang Wan pointed at the captains and scolded them loudly.
"Brother Jiang, you can leave now!" Liu Mang said to Jiang Wan. 'Do you think these people don't know my identity?' Her identity was so clear. The Tiger Seal, these were all genuine goods, but in Guo Yi's eyes, these were all fake. Even if they were real, it wouldn't work. Now, Jiang Wan's reasoning with them would only be like a scholar meeting a soldier. She couldn't explain it clearly.
This Guo Yi had already steeled his heart, because he had no way of backing out.
"Guo Yi, right?" Liu Mang raised his head and looked at Guo Yi. Liu Mang's eyes were shining, making Guo Yi not dare to look at him.
"I will give you one more chance. Just like what you said to me! Get down from your horse and kneel. I will only kill you and spare your family! "Liu Mang said to Guo Yi indifferently.
"Only kill me?" Guo Yi had already made up his mind. This Hao Liu has already revealed everything. Everyone has already laid their cards on the table. It is either you die or I die. Guo Yi has worked hard to run the Guo family for so many years. How can he just give up? If Guo Yi dies, even if the King Of Shu keeps his word and doesn't pursue his family, the King Of Shu doesn't need Liu Mang to do anything. If Guo Yi dies, the Guo family will be eaten up by other nobles who want to climb up the ranks.
"Haha, you really want to kill your master!" Liu Mang smiled indifferently at Guo Yi. This matter was also Liu Mang's fault. Originally, he came back from Wu Xi. Because of the Barbarian Princess Qian Yu, Liu Mang didn't dare to go back to Shouchun immediately. He was afraid of the two tigresses at home and his father-in-law. Moreover, he was driven out of Jingzhou because he had an affair with Lady Cai. Now, he even brought a woman with him. It would be unreasonable if he wasn't beaten to death.
Therefore, Liu Mang wasn't in a hurry at all. He was very conflicted. He wanted to go back and see them, but he was also afraid of seeing them. This was why he allowed Liu Mang and the others to go to Xinye. Originally, Liu Mang didn't want to take the fastest water route and went to Xinye by land. Who would have thought that Guo Yi would take a fancy to him because of the war horse. Then, his head was sold to Hao Liu in exchange for farmland. Now, he was involved in this matter.
Liu Mang couldn't help but admire this person. Old Xu said that Guo Yi's Guo Family was originally a small county officer. The Guo Family was also a mediocre noble family. Even when Xinye City belonged to Yangzhou, no one told Guo Yi that all the noble families in Xinye City were going to move to Jingzhou. This was why the Guo Family was left behind in the end.
However, it was a blessing in disguise. The Guo Family caught the attention of the Governor of Xinye, Liu Qi. Because of this, the Guo Family became the Lieutenant of Xinye. How long has he been the Lieutenant of Xinye? Was it two months? According to Old Xu, Guo Yi's Guo Clan had moved from a small county to Xinye City. They had bought the mansions of some of the great landowning clans that had left Xinye City. They had renovated and managed the mansions of some of the great landowning clans. None of those mansions could be bought without a lot of money.
Liu Mang had heard people say that there are two types of corrupt officials in this world. These two types of corrupt officials are the most greedy. The first type is the officials who are second only to one person and above tens of thousands of people. Because they have great power, they can be greedy and can be extremely greedy.
There was another type of person who didn't have much power. Their official position might not be high, but this type of person was also very greedy. Their degree of corruption might not be any less than those people with high positions. Why was that? This was because they weren't afraid. Those in high positions had the ability to be greedy. Those in middle positions wanted to be greedy, but they were afraid. Therefore, they weren't as greedy.
On the other hand, those in low positions dared to be greedy. As long as you give them something, they would dare to accept it. As long as there was an opportunity, they would dare to be greedy.
He was probably talking about the current Guo Yi, Colonel Guo.
An insignificant military officer had embezzled no less than a few thousand gold coins. One must know that if a young master of the Huang family had taken out two thousand gold coins, he would have been stripped of his position as the successor. However, an insignificant military officer of the city gate had taken out a thousand gold coins in just a few months. It could be seen how bold this Guo Yi was.
At this moment, Liu Mang felt that he had underestimated this Colonel Guo Yi. Not only did he dare to be greedy, he even dared to kill the Boss. He had eaten a leopard's guts.
"Brothers, this person is impersonating His Highness the King Of Shu. He deserves to die. Pass down my order. Kill this person immediately. Anyone who obtains his head will be rewarded with a thousand gold!" Guo Yi was going all out. If he killed the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, then he wouldn't have to die. Otherwise, he would die in Xinye City. At most, it would be a four or five battle.
"Even if you kill me, where will you go?" Where can you go? "Liu Mang asked Guo Yi indifferently. "You're not the only one here. There are thousands of people watching." Liu Mang also had thousands of refugees behind him. They were all looking at Guo Yi's situation with fear.
"Scum over there?" Guo Yi's face revealed a ferocious expression. "Kill them!"
"Kill them? Haha, there are thousands of them. How are you going to kill them? "
"So what if there are thousands? If one day isn't enough, I'll kill them for two days. If two days isn't enough, I'll kill them for three days. I'll make sure none of them can open their mouths. " Guo Yi said to Liu Mang with a ferocious expression.
"Good, good, good! What a General Guo, what a Xinye Colonel. Liu Qi, Liu Qi, you actually dared to use this person! " When Liu Mang heard Guo Yi's words, he was so angry that he laughed. Scum? Kill them? The lives of thousands of people were like grass in Guo Yi's eyes. Even if it was a dog, it would be heartless to kill it. However, Guo Yi didn't have the slightest intention of doing so. Liu Mang's eyes were cold. In his mind, Guo Yi was already on the list of people who must die.
"If you kill these people, can you guarantee that the soldiers behind you won't spill the beans?" Jiang Wan was also very angry. Thousands of people were killed just like that. This person was really ruthless.
"The soldiers behind me?" Guo Yi turned his head and looked at the captains under him. None of them dared to look him in the eyes. They all lowered their heads.
"If anyone dares to say anything, I'll kill them!"
"Can you kill them all?"
"Can't kill them all? Fine, then I'll go all the way. I'll take your head to Jingzhou. I believe that Lord Liu Biao of Jingzhou will be very interested in your head. Maybe I can even make him a general! "
Guo Yi really found a way out for himself. He actually wanted to kill Liu Mang and take Liu Mang's head to Jingzhou to announce the good news. According to the hatred that Liu Biao of Jingzhou had for Liu Mang, he might really make Guo Yi a general.
"Guo Yi, do you know? I originally only wanted to kill you, but now it seems that I can't let your Guo Family live either! "Liu Mang's tone became more and more calm. The others didn't know, but Guan Hai and Zhou Cang knew.
Zhou Cang grinned because he knew that he was about to start a massacre. He could finally move his body. The calmer Liu Mang was, the angrier Liu Mang was.
Killing Guo Yi alone wouldn't be enough to appease the greed of the Guo Family. Moreover, according to Guo Yi's crimes, it wouldn't be enough to appease the resentment of the people.
"Kill my family? Haha, I'm the one who wants your life now. Do you think this is your Shouchun? "Guo Yi looked at Liu Mang ferociously as if everything was under his control.
"Do you know? No matter how many ants there are, they are still ants. No matter how many sheep there are, they are no match for a wolf! "Liu Mang seemed to be preaching to Guo Yi.
"General, General, kill them! Kill them!" As long as Liu Mang is dead, no one will blame him. Naturally, Hao Liu will not need to die. He is Guo Yi's dog. When Guo Yi becomes rich, he will bring Hao Liu with him. Hao Liu will also not need to die. Hao Liu is Guo Yi's dog. When Guo Yi becomes rich, he will bring Hao Liu with him.
Therefore, Hao Liu regained his composure and continued to shout. This time, Guo Yi didn't disappoint Hao Liu. Guo Yi waved his hand. "Brothers, kill!" Guo Yi's personal guards immediately rushed forward. Guo Yi's personal guards were basically the Guo Family's hangers-on. They were all loyal to the Guo Family. A few captains on the side also rushed forward. They were now on the same boat as Guo Yi. If they were to die, they would die together. Once the boat capsized, none of them would be able to survive alone. Therefore, they also rushed forward. It didn't matter whether this King Of Shu was real or fake. The Shock Arrow had already been shot and there was no turning back.
"Kill, kill!" Hao Liu also wanted to rush over, but his back didn't allow it. He could only shout loudly over there. Suddenly, Hao Liu's face showed a painful expression. He lowered his head and looked at his waist. Hot blood was flowing to the ground because of gravity. A dagger was stabbing his waist.
"General?" Hao Liu turned his head and looked at Guo Yi in disbelief because the owner of the dagger was Guo Yi. "Why, why?" Hao Liu struggled hard and questioned Guo Yi. If Guo Yi wanted to kill Hao Liu before, it would be fine. After all, he was afraid that Hao Liu would expose him. He was prepared to sacrifice Hao Liu to protect everyone. However, Guo Yi was ready to rebel and was prepared to kill his master, the King Of Shu, Liu Mang. Why did he still want to kill Hao Liu? Hao Liu was Guo Yi's dog.
"There is no why! If you want to blame someone, you can only blame your big mouth! " Guo Yi didn't care about the death of this dog in front of him. Hao Liu's mouth was too big. Since he could betray Guo Yi once, there would be a second time. Therefore, Hao Liu must die. Moreover, Guo Yi was very angry with Hao Liu. If Hao Liu didn't act like this, he wouldn't be greedy and would not be like this. If he had taken the warhorse outside the inn, Guo Yi would have been reprimanded at most. Things wouldn't be like this now.
Although Guo Yi wasn't a talented person, he wasn't blind. Naturally, he could see that Yangzhou's navy had become the overlord of the Yangtze River. Jiangdong had retreated, and Jingzhou was almost done. It was only a matter of time before Yangzhou attacked the hinterland of Jingzhou.
If it was possible, Guo Yi would not betray Yangzhou and rely on Jingzhou. According to this trend, Yangzhou would expand. As the commandant of the army, sooner or later he would be promoted and become rich. Why did he have to go to this point?
Even if he went to Jingzhou and offered the head of the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, Guo Yi would still be scared out of his wits. He was afraid that Yangzhou's army would attack him.
Therefore, whether it was in public or in private, Guo Yi had to kill Hao Liu.
"Guo Yi, I curse you. I curse you to die a horrible death. I will wait for you below!" Hao Liu was even more disdainful of Guo Yi. His face was ferocious as he cursed Guo Yi.
"En!" Hao Liu's heart was in pain. It turned out that Guo Yi was annoyed by Hao Liu's words. He pulled out a dagger from Hao Liu's waist and stabbed it into his chest. "You, you!" Hao Liu directly fell down from his warhorse.
Guo Yi even urged his warhorse to trample on Hao Liu's corpse. "The person who wants me, Guo Yi, to die has not been born yet!"
Guo Yi wiped the blood off his dagger and put it back into the scabbard. He turned his head and looked at the battlefield.
"Zhou Cang, protect the Lord. I will take care of this!" Guan Hai unsheathed his saber and looked at the army that was charging towards them with a stern expression. Who was Guan Hai? He used to be the commander of the Yellow Turban Canal. Now, he was even a refinement god warrior. He had faced thousands of soldiers and horses before, let alone thousands of people.
"Sigh, Brother Guan, I've been holding it in for so long. Now that I finally have a chance to act, you're asking me to protect the Lord. You're too unkind!" Zhou Cang complained to Guan Hai.
"What else can we do? If you and I charge out, who will protect the Lord? "Guan Hai raised his eyebrows and said to Zhou Cang.
"I don't care! You protect the Lord. I want to move around! "
"Alright, both of you go. I have not reached the point where I need people to stay by my side!" Liu Mang said to Zhou Cang and Guan Hai. It was no wonder that these two had not fought for a long time. They were generals after all! They originally wanted to fight. Previously, when there were only a dozen of Hao Liu's subordinates, there were too few people and it was too fast. Now that there was an opportunity, the two naturally would not give up.
"You! You! " Jiang Wan, who was at the side, was dumbfounded. There were a thousand enemies, which was hundreds of times more than them. Instead of thinking about how to escape, the two of them quarreled over who should go first. This made Jiang Wan dumbfounded.
"Brother Jiang, you should go back to the camp first. Otherwise, I will not be able to take care of you in the chaos!" Liu Mang said to Jiang Wan.
"Ah, ah, okay, okay!" Hearing Liu Mang's words, Jiang Wan immediately reacted. He still had not completely digested the information that Brother Han was His Highness the Prince of Shu.
"Han Yang, Han Yang, Hanyang, Hanyang. Isn't that the name of the King Of Shu, Liu Mang? I should have thought of it earlier!" Jiang Wan shook his head with a bitter smile. He knew that there was no use for him to stay here. Instead, he would be a burden to the King Of Shu and the others. He was a scholar who did not have the strength to truss a chicken. He was not like Xu Shu who used to be a ranger. His martial arts skills were not weaker than a general's. It could even be said that if Xu Shu did not study at the Lumen Academy, Xu Shu would be a general. Jiang Wan was just a general who changed his occupation to a military advisor. Therefore, his martial arts skills were not weak.
As for people like Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, Zhuge Liang believed in reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles. Therefore, in order to travel thousands of miles, Zhuge Liang learned the art of fencing. This was for the safety of the journey.
And this Jiang Wan used to be a young master. His understanding of martial arts was that it was the work of a boorish man. A real man should devise strategies in a tent to determine victory from a thousand miles away. These martial artists were nothing but flags.
Now that Jiang Wan came out, he knew that if he did not have these martial artists around him, his strategy would be a joke.
Jiang Wan retreated to the back of the camp. Liu Mang and his servants were able to unleash their full strength.
"Guan Hai, Zhou Cang, let's see who can take down Guo Yi first!" Liu Mang said to Guan Hai and Zhou Cang.
"My lord, I will not go easy on you!" Guan Hai was very confident. Although he was very polite, his words were provocative to Liu Mang. It seemed that Guan Hai had always been going easy on Liu Mang.
"Don't talk big, do more! Zhou Cang, you can't learn from Brother Guan! " Liu Mang rolled his eyes at Guan Hai. It must be known that although Liu Mang was not a God Refinement expert, he was only one step away from the God Refinement realm. As long as he took one step, Liu Mang would be able to enter the God Refinement realm. Liu Mang originally thought that Zhou Cang was a simple and honest country bumpkin. But now, he finally understood what it meant to pretend to be stupid and what it meant to deceive people the most.
"My lord, if Brother Guan is second, I will be first. My lord, you will lose!" Zhou Cang's words made Liu Mang almost slash the sword in his hand directly at this fool.
"Then let's compete. Zhou Cang, let me tell you, if you lose, I will punish you by not eating meat for a month!" Liu Mang said to Zhou Cang. In addition to comparing notes with people who were good at swordsmanship, Zhou Cang also liked to eat meat. He would not be happy without meat for every meal. So when he heard that Liu Mang wanted him to not eat meat for a month, Zhou Cang immediately shouted.
"As for you, Guan Hai, if you lose this time, you will go back to Wu Xi and marry that Miss Chan 'er!" Liu Mang continued to say to Guan Hai.
"My lord, please spare me!" Guan Hai also cried. Originally, Guan Hai's face was full of scars, so the girls would like him. Guan Hai also made up his mind not to marry for the rest of his life. But after a trip to Wu Xi, Guan Hai found that he was wrong. His face was full of scars, but he became a handsome man in Wu Xi. And Liu Mang was a pretty boy, so the girls of Wu Xi did not like him at all.
This was because the men in Witch Creek were dueling with ferocious beasts in the woods. Their faces were painted with various patterns in order to scare away ferocious beasts. However, no pattern could compare to the scars on their faces. In Witch Creek, the more scars a man had on his face, the more likely he was to be a warrior, a warrior who had survived the brink of death. Such a person was most likely to be liked by the barbarian girls in Witch Creek. Marrying such a person meant that they were brave and knew how to hunt.
Guan Hai was almost drowned by the girls of Wu Xi in Wu Xi.
Chan 'er was one of them. If she was a girl from the Central Plains, Guan Hai would still consider it. But these women were all dark and swarthy, and each of them was stronger than the men. They did not look much better than Guan Hai. How could Guan Hai dare to marry her?
"How is Miss Chan 'er not good enough for you? She is also very good-looking! " Liu Mang snorted coldly at Guan Hai. The pure barbarians of Wu Xi did not look very good. They looked like monkeys in the mountains. The men of the Central Plains would only feel disgusted or look down on them.
But there were also exceptions, such as the barbarian princess. She was born as a barbarian king and a Han woman, so she had the beauty of a Han. But she also had the healthy bronze skin of the barbarians of Wu Xi.
Miss Chan 'er was also a mixed-race woman. She was pretty and had feelings for Guan Hai.
"That's because I, Guan Hai, am not good enough for her!" When Guan Hai heard Liu Mang mention Chan 'er, a rare gentleness appeared on his face. However, this gentleness became ferocious because of the scars on his face. How could a person like him, who had scars all over his face, be worthy of such a beautiful girl?
"Don't talk nonsense with me, Grandma, Grandma! Why is Guan Hai not good enough for her? You are Liu Mang's personal guard, a general of Yangzhou, and a refinement warrior. When I go to Shouchun, I will give you a title. What's the big deal about marrying a barbarian girl? Do you want to see Miss Chan 'er marry a barbarian and live in the mountains for the rest of her life? "Liu Mang brainwashed Guan Hai again.
"I, I …" Guan Hai did not know what to say.
"Don't, I, I, I! It's up to the heavens to decide whether you marry her or not. If you win this time, then you won't marry Miss Chan 'er. If you lose, immediately go to Wu Xi and bring Miss Chan' er back! "Liu Mang made a decision for Guan Hai.
"Okay! My lord, let's let the heavens decide. Kill! " Guan Hai nodded. He also had feelings for Chan 'er, but he was afraid of implicating her. Now that he was forced to this extent by Liu Mang, he immediately exploded. Guan Hai roared loudly. The saber in his hand was like a tiger's claw, causing a storm of blood.
Guan Hai was a refinement warrior, and Zhou Cang was even more powerful. The two of them were getting closer and closer to Guo Yi. Liu Mang was slower than the two of them because he was not good at using a saber.
"Quick, quick, go, go, go, kill them for me, kill them!" Guo Yi was a little anxious. In a short time, more than a hundred people had died in the hands of Liu Mang and the other two. The three of them were so skilled that Guo Yi did not expect them to be so strong. Even when Hao Liu came to report, Guo Yi did not take it to heart. Hao Liu was just a scoundrel. How could Guo Yi meet an expert?
But now it seemed that this was not the case. These three people were really skilled in martial arts.
"So what if you are skilled in martial arts? If ten people can't kill you, I will send a hundred people. If a hundred people can't kill you, I will send a thousand people. There will be a time when I kill you! I want to see how long you can hold on. "Guo Yi was using the human wave tactic to crush the three of them to death.
"Hmm?" Liu Mang had just killed one of Guo Yi's subordinates. Before he could retrieve his saber, another one of Guo Yi's personal guards charged at him. He realized that Guo Yi was not an idiot. He actually knew how to do it step by step. With fifty people as a group, one group at a time. This way, Liu Mang and the others would not be able to rest. They could also attack Liu Mang and the others to the maximum. If this continued, the three of them would not have much strength even if they reached Guo Yi. Zhou Cang even had wounds on his body because the three of them did not have armor after all.
Liu Mang's gaze landed on Guo Yi. Guo Yi's black horse was snorting. This kind of horse would not be afraid on the battlefield. Instead, it would be excited. This horse had fought with leopards, tigers, and wolves in Wuxi Barbarian Tribe.
"Got it!" Liu Mang took out a bamboo whistle from his bosom, put it close to his mouth and blew it.
"My lord, you cheated!" Guan Hai and Zhou Cang shouted at Liu Mang.
"All is fair in war!"
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