EBE Chapter 544 The Death of Zhang Fei! Is Liu Bei planning to flee south again?
Chapter 544 The Death of Zhang Fei! Is Liu Bei planning to flee south again?
"Who is it?"
"How could the news have spread so quickly in just a few days?"
In the study
Zhuge Liang racked his brains, but for a moment he couldn't figure out which step had gone wrong.
To be precise, Liu Bei did not completely ignore the epidemic in Meng.
But right now, he simply can't control the epidemic in Meng!
If Cao Cao attacks, Liu Bei might not even be able to hold out, so how could he have the time and energy to send troops to attack Meng Yi?
But public opinion doesn't care about that.
You, Liu Bei, have always claimed to be a descendant of Prince Jing of Zhongshan, a member of the Han imperial family, and to take it upon yourself to restore the Han dynasty.
Having roamed the world for so many years, you've certainly benefited greatly from the title of being a member of the Han imperial family.
Now, a half-barbarian dares to declare himself king right under your nose, Liu Bei, while you pretend to be dead.
How could the people not be angry?
How to quell public grievances has become the most urgent task.
Send troops to suppress it?
Many of his soldiers were locals from Yizhou; perhaps their fathers and mothers were the troublemakers.
If you let them point their knives at their fellow villagers, forget about morale; it would be a miracle if they didn't defect on the spot! Therefore, it is absolutely unacceptable for the army to forcibly suppress them.
After much deliberation, Zhuge Liang decided to persuade Liu Bei to appease the people and secretly write a letter to Meng Yi to form an alliance with him.
but……
Before Liu Bei could make a move, his good brother Zhang Fei took the initiative!
That day, Zhang Fei got very drunk and rode a big black horse on the road.
In a daze, he heard some commoners cursing Liu Bei.
How could Zhang Fei, with his fiery temper, tolerate this?
If you insult him about himself, like calling him the butcher of Zhuojun, he might not be so angry.
But Zhang Fei absolutely could not tolerate calling Liu Bei a big-eared thief or Guan Yu a red-faced thief!
A loud slap landed on the head of an elderly man in the crowd!
The old man was short and extremely thin.
Zhang Fei intended to slap him in the face, but instead slapped him on the head!
With a loud thud, the old man was sent flying to the side and crashed heavily to the ground, headfirst!
When everyone looked again, they saw that the old man's forehead was covered in blood, and he was barely breathing.
"Killing! Killing!"
"Liu Bei's third brother, Zhang Fei, killed Mr. Ma!"
Zhang Fei's image is already easy to recognize.
In addition, there were online trolls planted by Wu Yi in the crowd to stir up trouble.
In an instant, news of Zhang Fei killing someone in public swept through the city.
Unfortunately, the old man killed by Zhang Fei was a renowned scholar in Yizhou, and a good friend of Qiao Zhou's father.
Upon learning of this, Liu Bei was so angry that his veins bulged, and he kicked over the stool next to him.
I'm angry at Zhang Fei's recklessness, and also angry at those who are deliberately stirring up trouble.
Just then, another guard came to report:
"My lord, something terrible has happened! Mr. Dong He has been attacked on the road!"
Liu Bei was speechless and opened his mouth to say:
"Was it done by Yide again?"
The guard quickly added:
"It wasn't General Zhang, but angry civilians who ambushed Mr. Dong He on his only route. They swarmed him, and even several of his personal guards were killed by the civilians!"
Liu Bei was dumbfounded.
He never imagined that public anger would reach such a terrifying level!
If it weren't for the weapons that were confiscated from the civilian population, an uprising would probably have broken out in Yizhou by now.
Liu Bei, who constantly criticized Emperors Huan and Ling, causing the Yellow Turban Rebellion, looked in the bronze mirror and realized that he himself was the clown!
(Bronze mirrors existed as early as the Western Han Dynasty; they are different from glass mirrors.)
……
Liu Bei didn't have time to punish Zhang Fei, so he only sent Guan Yu to beat Zhang Fei up.
He himself hurried to Dong He's residence to comfort Dong He.
Li Yanfei and others also wanted to visit Dong He, but fearing they might be killed by the angry crowd, they only dared to send their steward to visit him in their place.
When Liu Bei arrived at Dong He's residence, he found Dong He beaten up like a pig's head.
His son, Dong Yun, who was standing to the side, also had a bruised and swollen face, and his injuries looked painful!
"My lord... my lord."
Dong He reached out his hand, and Liu Bei quickly grasped it.
However, Dong He's injuries were too severe, and he was in pain all over his body whenever he spoke. After struggling for a while, Liu Bei quickly told him to rest.
"Ugh……"
Liu Bei sighed deeply.
The deteriorating situation constantly reminded him that Chengdu would be difficult to defend!
Today Dong He was beaten up by angry people, and tomorrow Zhuge Liang, Li Yan, Fei Guan, and others may not escape the same fate.
With everyone feeling insecure, local powerful families and clans in Yizhou vying to surrender, and the local people regarding Liu Bei as a traitor, how could Chengdu be defended?
Liu Bei couldn't defend Chengdu!
In an instant, Liu Bei's desire to escape was rekindled.
Anyway, I'm used to running away, and this isn't the first time.
If you mess up one place, you can just move on to another place to develop your business.
In a sense, Liu Bei was the one who started the war.
If it weren't for him.
Given Liu Zhang's personality, when faced with Cao Cao's offer of surrender, he would at most offer a token resistance at the border, go through the motions, negotiate a price, and then surrender.
It will not bring large-scale war to Yizhou at all.
However, with Liu Bei, Yizhou first experienced the chaos of Liu Bei's entry into Shu, and then suffered from Liu Bei's forced taxation and the Battle of Hanzhong.
Now, Liu Bei is leading Yizhou in a stubborn resistance, determined to fight Cao Cao to the very end.
To be fair, Liu Bei was indeed a scourge to the people of Yizhou.
But Liu Bei himself wouldn't think that way.
He has his own ambitions and ideals.
For the sake of this ideal, he would not care about the war.
Because he always believed that only he was righteous, while Cao Cao was the embodiment of evil!
With a heavy sigh, Liu Bei turned to discuss with Zhuge Liang whether to abandon Chengdu.
And on this quiet night.
Meanwhile, traitors within Liu Bei's ranks were also actively preparing for a rebellion.
Zhang Fei's residence
Fan Jiang and Zhang Da walked in under the cover of darkness.
The two were not fully healed and both experienced severe pain when walking.
But for the sake of tonight's revenge plan, a little pain was nothing to the two of them.
Walk into the house.
Zhang Fei stared at them with wide eyes!
Fan Jiang and Zhang Da were startled, and even the short knife in their hands almost fell to the ground.
Fortunately, their desire for revenge was strong enough that they managed to keep their minds steadfast.
Seeing Zhang Fei snoring so loudly it shook the heavens and earth, the two understood that Zhang Fei was indeed asleep.
However, this guy's sleeping habits are different from normal people.
Even with her eyes open, she seems to be able to sleep very soundly.
"Pfft"!
Fan Jiang plunged the dagger into Zhang Fei's chest.
The excruciating pain instantly jolted Zhang Fei awake.
Looking at Fan Jiang and Zhang Da in front of him, Zhang Fei wanted to get up and kill the two of them.
Zhang Da roared and plunged another short knife into Zhang Fei's skull!
Blood gushed forth, and Zhang Fei struggled, but ultimately could not get up.
Looking at the two people in front of him with the most resentful eyes, Zhang Fei helplessly spread his hands.
Fan Jiang and Zhang Da were panting heavily.
To be honest, the two of them had very mixed feelings.
Both men were from Xinye. They joined Liu Bei's camp when Liu Bei first arrived in Xinye, making them veterans of Liu Bei's camp.
After all, Liu Bei's soldiers had an extremely high casualty rate. Those who had been in the army for several years and were still alive were truly veterans!
Fan Jiang and Zhang Da were indeed quite lucky.
When Liu Bei was reduced to a lone commander by Cao Cao's army in Jingzhou, Fan Jiang and Zhang Da were training troops in other outlying cities and thus escaped this life-or-death battle.
However, both of them still viewed Liu Bei with a biased perspective.
Upon hearing the news of Liu Bei's entry into Shu, he gave up the opportunity to join Cao Cao's army and traveled a long distance to join Liu Bei.
Unexpectedly, after being assigned to Zhang Fei's command, he suffered such humiliation at Zhang Fei's hands.
Okay, Fan Jiang and Zhang Da admit that drinking was wrong.
But did Zhang Fei drink less on a regular basis?
Zhang Fei was the one who drank the most in the army!
Now that they have avenged their great grudge, they are also lost and confused.
finally.
Fan Jiang was the first to regain his senses.
"The world isn't just ruled by Liu Bei alone!"
"Cao Sikong had already extended an offer to recruit us."
"Cut off Zhang Fei's head and go to Cao Cao!"
The two left the city following the route they had already planned.
The news of Zhang Fei's death reached Liu Bei's ears the following day!
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PS: Zhang Xingcai is gone; Su Weiwei took all the blame, so only Su Xingcai remains.