Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 394 Who is the real relative?
The climate in Guanzhong is changeable. From time to time, a long autumn rain falls, and then the clouds that bring wind and rain disperse, revealing the vast sky.

On the banks of the Wei River in Guanzhong, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu had not seen each other for a long time. Suddenly they met in a relay station. Both of them were stunned. After they reacted, they quickly stepped forward to hug each other, looked at each other carefully, and then laughed up to the sky.

"Brother, I haven't seen you for many years. I didn't expect you to be more powerful than before."

"Yide is becoming more and more like a great general. He first guarded the Heluo area, and then successfully took Nanyang, intimidating Huang Zu of Jiangxia and Liu Biao of Jiangling. Even though I am stationed in Hebei, I often hear the name of Zhang Yide rushing to Jingzhou. It is really well-known!"

"Brother, I haven't seen you for many years. Why are you praising me, Zhang Fei? The fact that we were able to take Jingzhou so quickly was actually due to the help of heroes from all over the place. How dare I take all the credit for it?"

"Besides, even if we take Jingzhou, it is not as good as the two brothers who traveled across Hebei and defeated Yuan Shao and killed Wen Chou, Qu Yi, Zhu Ling, Dong Zhao and others. Every time I heard that my brothers defeated the famous generals in Hebei, I envied them in Luoyang and Nanyang."

"I wish I could roll up my sleeves and follow my brothers to defeat Yuan's army. I just want to kill them. Even if I become a general under your command, buried in a horsehide, and die in battle on the frontier, it would be better than watching helplessly. Brother, don't you think this is what a man should do?"

Zhang Fei knocked his chest with his fist and spoke loudly.

Hearing this, Guan Yu could only shake his head and smile bitterly, pointing his finger at him and saying, "Yide, you really are..."

Just now he praised Zhang Fei, saying that he had improved and become more stable than before.

I didn't expect there to be changes, but not much.

He might not say it to other people, but for Zhang Fei, even if some of his words may offend or hurt others, he has to speak his mind.

Guan Yu thought of this, and with his eyes on the officials coming and going in the inn, he pulled Zhang Fei aside and warned him earnestly: "Yide, the present is different from the past. Some words should not be spoken lightly. Although we are happy to meet each other as brothers, we still need to be careful to guard against ears."

"Brother will be the emperor, and we are sworn brothers. To outsiders, everything we say and do is instructed by brother. In the future, we must think twice before doing anything and not cause trouble for brother."

"Yi De, disaster comes from the mouth, don't take it lightly."

Guan Yu had such worries because before coming to Chang'an, Lu Zijing had a long talk with him and said frankly: "The world today is different from the time of Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Guangwu. First, the king has no close brothers, and no relatives or elders alive."

"The second reason is that the power of the Xinye Yin clan's relatives has not yet been established. The rest of the Cai clan, Zhen clan, Mi clan, Wei clan, Yi clan, Rong clan, Yan clan, and Bu clan have no children, so they can't take advantage of the situation to rise up."

"Although Guan has a son, he is a concubine of the king, so Guan has no hope of taking advantage of the situation."

"Now I heard that Madam Yin is pregnant again. In addition, Lady Huan and Lady Gan have become pregnant one after another. Although the Han family is prosperous, the powerful relatives of the emperor may not be able to rise in the next few decades."

"In this way, the eyes of scholars all over the world will be on Yunchang and Zhang Taishou. You two are brothers of different surnames, and you have served the king from humble beginnings among arrows and stones and made great contributions to the Han Dynasty."

"Although Emperor Gaozu made a white horse oath, that only the Liu family could be king and only meritorious service could make them marquises, Your Majesty, out of consideration for friendship and generosity, would certainly grant them large counties with tens of thousands of households. At that time, Yunchang and Zhang Taishou would not only have the largest fiefs among all the marquises, but also be appointed as the Three Dukes in the court."

"His power is not inferior to any of the Han Dynasty's foreign relatives. Since Emperor Guangwu's restoration, every time a foreign relative rises to power, there will be many scholars who try to curry favor with him and become his lackeys, fighting for power in the court..."

Guan Yu immediately heard Lu Su's worry, and immediately smiled and waved his hand, saying: "Zi Jing, why do you have to worry about this? You and I have been with the army for a long time, often braved arrows and defeated the enemy. We can be said to be friends for life and death. Don't you know my heart, Guan Yu?"

"I have read the Spring and Autumn Annals for many years. How could I be a person who fights for power and profit? Moreover, the relationship between me and my brother is as strong as gold and stone. We can live and die together. Anyone who dares to shake our brotherhood, no matter who it is, I will kill him."

Unexpectedly, Lu Su also smiled bitterly and explained, "Su is not worried about Yunchang's future, but actually worried about Zhang Taishou. I am good friends with Jiangxia Taishou Zhou Gongjin. Recently, he mentioned in a letter to me that Nanyang Taishou Zhang often treats local nobles and wealthy families well, and treats many of them as guests, and even has close contacts with them."

"Today I will tell Yunchang the truth. Do not involve Gongjin and me in this. My sincere loyalty is all for the sake of pacifying the world and serving the country. I do not mean to sow discord. I hope Yunchang understands." Lu Su did not want to make things worse. He clearly wanted to point out some hidden dangers and let the right people persuade them, but in the end he suffered the consequences.

Everyone was involved, not only offending Zhou Lang of Jiangxia, but also Zhang Taishou of Nanyang.

Then Lu Zijing can only stay beside the king as a clerk in the future. After all, if the news of his telling tales gets out, he will have a hard time holding his head up in the world.

However, Zhang Fei did not expect that his act of respecting scholars would cause Lu Su's worry.

Hearing his brother's sincere advice at this moment, he was not angry at all, but even happier.

The fact that he could speak his true feelings in such a sincere way showed that he still cared about him as a brother, and that he valued him more than just a brother.

Zhang Fei immediately patted his chest and assured: "I hope you can rest assured, brother. The friendship between me and you two brothers is incomparable to ordinary people. No matter when and where, Zhang Fei will always follow your words as a guideline."

"What does it matter if you have great wealth? How can it compare to the deep love between us brothers?"

"Zhang Fei will continue to respect his elder brother as always."

Zhang Fei bowed deeply to Guan Yu, but Guan Yu stopped him and helped him up with his arm. He laughed and said, "Yide is being estranged again. It seems that you have drunk too much and started talking nonsense again. If you continue like this, I will urge you to stop drinking."

"When we get to Chang'an, I will make sure you don't drink a drop of alcohol."

"No, no, brother, don't do this. You flew in the wrong direction."

The two looked at each other and laughed again, reminiscing about the past as they walked.

He happened to meet Zhang Xian, the governor of Nanjun, who came to Chang'an with Zhang Fei to report on his work, at the corner.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Fei immediately introduced Zhang Xian to Guan Yu.

Zhang Xian looked at Guan Yu with great surprise. This was the most respected right-hand man of the King of Han. He excitedly bowed and said, "Nanjun Governor Xian greets Lord Yunchang."

Guan Yu immediately reached out his hand to stop the other party from bowing again, and said with a smile: "Don't bow again. You and I are both governors of 2,000 stones, and we have the same position. Why do we need to be so polite?"

"Moreover, Governor Zhang promptly restored order and led his army to attack Liu Jingsheng, thus securing the Han dynasty and pacifying Jingnan. Yu also admired him very much."

"After seeing you today, I can see that you are indeed worthy of your reputation. You are truly a hero."

"Hey, what did Governor Guan say?"

Zhang Xian was instantly overjoyed. He didn't expect Guan Yu to be so sincere to him. He didn't show any arrogance or look down on others.

He is worthy of being the younger brother of the King of Han.

(End of this chapter)