The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 480 Volume : Liu Bei's Attack

Two days later, Jian Weiju, the king of Buyeo who was located further north, also arrived at the bank of the Mazi River.

Jian Weiju greeted Gongsun Du and Yuan Tan with a smile and a respectful expression.

But when he saw Gao Yanyou, he became a little impatient: "Humph!"

When Gao Yanyou saw Jian Weiju, he also snorted coldly, appearing quite unfamiliar.

The discord between the two of them was not due to personal grudges, but purely due to the deep-rooted resentment between the Buyeo and Goguryeo tribes.

The Fuyu Kingdom has a long history and was originally part of the Yemok land. Fuyu occupied some of the land and called themselves "the dead", which was recorded in the "Records of the Grand Historian" as early as the beginning.

As for Jumong, the ancestor of Goguryeo, he actually came from Buyeo. He was a bastard of the Buyeo royal family. The two countries share the same origin.

In the early days of Goguryeo, it was a vassal state of Buyeo, and as Goguryeo was weak, the two countries got along relatively well.

Later, as Goguryeo gradually grew stronger, conflicts with Buyeo became more frequent, and finally a war broke out with Buyeo.

Due to internal chaos, Buyeo was ultimately unable to defeat Goguryeo and could only surrender to its former vassal state.

Under this period of history, Buyeo and Goguryeo naturally could not get along harmoniously, so the attitude between Jian Weiju and Gao Yanyou was also very stiff.

"Today is a ceremony to see me as king. How can you do this?"

It was Gongsun Du who stepped forward and held the hands of the two men.

Half jokingly and half seriously, he said: "If anyone doesn't give me face, then that means they don't take me, Gongsun Du, seriously!"

Gongsun Du wanted to use this ceremony of becoming the King to unite all the forces in Liaodong.

Therefore, Gongsun Du would never allow any mistakes to occur at this time!
Seeing Gongsun Du like this, the two could only force out an extremely ugly smile towards each other, and then shifted their gaze to the other side...

"Okay! Hahahaha!"

No matter whether it is true harmony or false harmony, anyway, today, at this ceremony of the Prince Xiang with Gongsun Du as the protagonist, everyone must be in this state!
With the arrival of the last heavyweight force, only the three southernmost Koreas have not yet arrived.

But both Gongsun Du and Yuan Tan obviously couldn't wait any longer.

Now that the imperial army was approaching, they obviously had no time to wait for the next auspicious day.

Today, the ceremony of becoming the King will be completed!
On the banks of the Mazi River, close to Zhao.

According to the story of Yuanshi, there are eight steps in the round altar, and in the middle is another double altar, with heaven and earth placed on top, all facing south and going up west.

On the outer altar are the thrones of the Five Emperors. The Green Emperor is in the Jiayin area, the Red Emperor is in the Bingsi area, the Yellow Emperor is in the Dingwei area, the White Emperor is in the Gengshen area, and the Black Emperor is in the Renhai area. Outside are the relics, all of which are purple, resembling the Purple Palace; there are four passages as gates.

The sun and the moon are in the southern road within the Zhongying camp. The sun is in the east, the moon is in the west, and the Big Dipper is in the west of the northern road. They are all in separate positions and are not among the group of gods.

There are eight steps, each with 58 steps, totaling 464 steps. There are five steps of the Five Emperors, each with 72 steps, totaling 365 steps. There are four gates in the middle camp, each with 54 gods, totaling 216 gods. There are four gates in the outer camp, each with 108 gods, totaling 432 gods.

All of them have their backs to the inner camp. The middle camp has four gates, each with four gods, and the outer camp has four gates, each with four gods, for a total of 32 gods. There are 1,514 gods in total. Camp means remains.

Feng means to build a burial mound. The gods of the camp in the back are the five stars, the gods of the five organs in the Zhongguan Su, and the five mountains.

The gods of the outer camp are the official stars outside the twenty-eight constellations, including Lei Gong, Xiannong, Feng Bo, Yu Shi, the four seas, four rivers, famous mountains and big rivers.

Under the strict sacrificial rituals of a group of Confucian scholars, the scene of offering sacrifices to heaven was truly grand and solemn!
Gao Yanyou, Queen Yu, Jian Weiju and other rulers of small barbarian countries were all struck with awe when they saw the solemn and grand sacrificial ceremony of the Han family!
"What happened to the Han family must be a miracle!"

At this moment, Yuan Tan was also wearing a formal dress like that of a prince. He personally went up to the high platform, recited sacrificial texts, and burned incense to offer sacrifices to the sky.

Gongsun Du also wore royal clothes, with a red collar and collar as the middle garment, and red pants and socks, to show his sincere devotion to the gods. The five suburbs, each with their own clothes, hats, pants and socks of the same color, to honor the Five Emperors.

"Today, the Han Dynasty is in decline, and the emperor does not respect the great principles. King Yuan Tan of Qi specially recommends the Gongsun clan of Liaodong to be the King of Yan, in order to uphold justice and restore order!"

At this moment, a brilliant flame suddenly burst out from the large cauldron on the high platform!

Gongsun Du felt the heat on his face and knew immediately that his gift... was successful!
……

Liaodong, west of Yi County.

A group of Han soldiers came here quietly.

“It really came around!”

Liu Bei thanked the man behind him: "Thank you, Zitai!"

Tian Chou saluted towards Liu Bei and said, "It's just a small favor, why should I mention it?"

However, Liu Bei looked excitedly at the Yi County City not far away, and smiled at Zhao Yun and Zhuge Liang beside him!
Ever since Zhuge Liang came to Youzhou with the emperor's seal and ordered Liu Bei, Zhao Yun and others to attack Liaodong, Liu Bei has been frowning.

This was because the road from Youbeiping to Liaodong was often flooded in summer, and the shallow water was impassable for vehicles and horses, while the deep water was too deep to carry ships, so progress was impossible.

If such a road were attacked by force, it would likely cause heavy casualties, so Liu Bei was reluctant to attack.

At this time, a man came to Liu Bei's camp, calling himself Tian Chou, and said that he could help Liu Bei reach Liaodong.

Liu Bei had heard of Tian Chou's reputation and knew that he had once been an official of Liu Yu. After that, because Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu, Tian Chou was no longer willing to serve as an official and just lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests.

Yuan Shao had invited Tian Chou many times in those days, but Tian Chou still refused to become an official.

After the imperial court recovered Hebei, some people advised Tian Chou to take the imperial examination, but Tian Chou refused.

It was a little strange that he had found his camp. However, Liu Bei did not look down on Tian Chou because he was just a commoner. Instead, he treated him with great courtesy and showed no disrespect.

Tian Chou felt Liu Bei's kindness and couldn't help crying during the banquet: "Seeing Uncle Liu today actually reminded me of Liu Youzhou in the past."

Liu Bei didn't know how to respond...

Because although Liu Yu was a relative of the Han royal family and a legitimate clan leader from the lineage of the King of Donghai, the one who killed Liu Yu was Liu Bei's classmate Gongsun Zan.

Gongsun Zan once funded Liu Bei and was grateful to him.

Even though Gongsun Zan has passed away now, Liu Bei would not say anything slanderous about him.

The same goes for Zhao Yun...

Tian Chou saw Liu Bei's dilemma, wiped away his tears, and got to the point -

"I heard that Emperor Liu is worried about not being able to go to Liaodong?"

"exactly!"

Liu Bei was more than just worried. He was anxious!

"I heard that Yuan Tan and Gongsun Du have become kings in Liaodong, and are now the Kings of Qi and Yan respectively."

"How can I tolerate such a treasonous act?"

"But now that the road is blocked, I really don't know what to do!"

After hearing this, Tian Chou took the initiative to talk to Liu Bei:

"The original Beiping County was in Pinggang County, because it was possible to go directly to Liucheng from Lulong Pass. Since the Jianwu period of Emperor Guangwu, although the main road has been dilapidated and cut off for nearly 200 years, there are still hidden paths that can be found."

"As long as the emperor's uncle leads the troops up Xuwu Mountain, out of Lulong, across Pinggang, up Bailangdui, and to Liucheng, they will be able to cross the Yanshan Mountains and reach Liaodong!"

After hearing this, Liu Bei stood up suddenly, his eyes full of disbelief: "Is there really such a way?"

"Yes, there are, but the road is extremely difficult..."

Hearing Tian Chou's affirmation, Liu Bei laughed out loud.

"The road is difficult to travel on? No matter how difficult the road is, can it be as difficult as the Yinping Trail in Shu?"

Liu Bei immediately bowed deeply to Tian Chou and said, "Please serve as a guide for our army so that we can reach Liaodong and defeat the Han thieves! I will reward you handsomely when the time comes!"

Tian Chou quickly helped Liu Bei up and said, "I don't want to be an official because I have no interest in the officialdom. Why do I need any reward?"

"I was born in troubled times. When I was young, my hometown was often invaded by the Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes in the north. Fortunately, the emperor defeated Kebi Neng, governed the grasslands, established Beiting, and subdued the three vicious tribes. This is the emperor's favor to all the people of Youzhou. How could I forget it?"

"In addition to the years of war, I have seen too many people who could not get a good night's sleep or a meal. Such a life is really too hard."

"Today, I heard that the emperor ordered his uncle to attack Gongsun Du. I know that as long as we win this battle, there will be no more wars in the north!"

"For the sake of world peace, I should also do my part, and shouldn't continue to pretend that I know nothing!"

After hearing this, Liu Bei's eyes immediately filled with tears.

"Zitai, Dayi!"

All Quiet in the North...

For this wish, Tian Chou abandoned his hatred and principles and chose to help Liu Bei.

Such noble cause made even Liu Bei unable to hold back his tears. He held Tian Chou tightly and refused to let go, sleeping on the same bed with him day and night, just like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in the past.

With Tian Chou's guidance, Liu Bei quickly began to make arrangements.

Tian Yu led the cavalry of the three tribes, took a detour from the Xianbei Mountains further north, and surrounded the north.

Liu Bei led Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang, Xu Rong and 10,000 infantrymen to follow Tian Chou and head towards Liucheng via the Yanshan Trail.

As expected, no one noticed the path that Tian Chou took.

Until they reached Liucheng, no scouts had discovered the Han army.

Liu Bei ordered Zhao Yun to go forward, and in just half a day he captured the lightly defended Liucheng. He occupied the city and used it as a bridgehead for the Han army to advance into Liaodong.

Now that they had reached Yi County, the barrier on the west side of Liao, Liu Bei felt even more delighted!
"General Xu Rong, you are from Liaodong, so you should be more familiar with the terrain here. I wonder if you can go and attack the city?"

Although Xu Rong was under Liu Bei's command, Liu Bei knew that Xu Rong was a veteran in the Western Liang army, so he respected Xu Rong very much and asked in a consultative tone every time he sent him to work.

Xu Rong took a deep breath of the air of this place.

The breath of hometown.

Xu Rong had never thought that in this chaotic world, he would one day be able to return to his hometown in Liaodong.

Now that we have arrived in Liaodong, why shouldn't we return home in glory?
"Uncle, rest assured. I will lead the battle and we will definitely capture this city!"

As a veteran general who defeated Cao Cao and Sun Jian head-on, Xu Rong was confident about a small Yi County!
(End of this chapter)