Chapter 145

Zhen Yao used his brother's funeral as an excuse to stall several times while sending an urgent report to Liu Bei!

Henei Commandery, Zhi County,

Liu Bei raised his cup.

"Yunchang, you performed very well in Henei this time and helped Bing Province gain 80,000 people."

Guan Yu sighed, feeling a bit aggrieved.

"Big Brother, I actually wanted to follow you to conquer the world. This time, going to Qing Province, I didn't even go..."

Zhang Fei laughed heartily.

"Second Brother, you're overthinking it. In Qing Province, all I did was drink and drink; those Qing Province noble clans can drink too much!"

"Fighting? We only fought one battle, and it was a friendly match..."

Zhang Fei was extremely aggrieved.

Guan Yu felt much better after hearing Zhang Fei say this.

"I defeated the Black Mountain bandits this time and fought a few battles."

Now it was Zhang Fei's turn to be envious, clamoring to find the Black Mountain bandits to fight; everyone burst into laughter.

"Report~!"

"My Lord, an urgent report from Ye City."

Liu Bei?

After Liu Bei finished reading the bamboo slip, he slammed it onto the table.

"Ding Yuan Shao is shameful! How dare he bully me like this!"

Guan Yu took the bamboo slip and read it.

He was even angrier than Liu Bei.

"I will go to Ye City right now and behead that Ding Yuan Shao!"

Zhang Fei: ??

"What's the matter, two brothers?"

Guo Jia looked at it.

"Ding Yuan Shao is forcing Zhen Yao to marry Zhen Mi to his second son, Ding Yuan Xi. This is to make the Zhen family completely lean toward him."

Xu Shu cupped his fists.

"My Lord, the Zhen family is a massive fortune in Hebei. If Ding Yuan Shao gains them, it will be like adding wings to a tiger."

"My Lord just took Zhen Zhen Jiang as a wife not long ago, and Ding Yuan Shao is sticking his foot in; he clearly wants to gain the support of the Zhen family! We must counterattack!"

Liu Bei nodded.

"Guo Fengxiao, Zhao Zilong, Guan Hai, you continue to lead the people north. I have already given instructions to Ju Shou and the others on how to arrange it."

"Yunchang, Zhang Yide, Taishi Ziyi, Cheng Yuanzhi, you follow me with 20,000 cavalry to Wei Commandery!"

"Understood!"

Zhang Fei was so happy; he could fight again!

Ye City,

Ding Yuan Shao was furious.

"Zhen Yao has a lot of nerve! How dare he stall several times!"

"My Ding Yuan family has been high officials for four generations; is it beneath her for her, a merchant's daughter, to marry into it?!"

The Zhen family's ancestors were considered prominent, but compared to the Ding Yuan family now, they were far behind.

Gao Gan also felt resentment toward Ding Yuan Shao in his heart; it was agreed that Zhen Mi would be saved for him, but now she was given to that waste, Ding Yuan Xi!

Guo Tu cupped his fists.

"My Lord, Zhen Rong has close dealings with Liu Bei. Now that he has become the head of the family, he must want to lean toward Liu Bei."

"Bang!"

Ding Yuan Shao kicked the table over. Does my Alliance Leader Ding Yuan not need face?!

"Gongben, you lead troops to surround the Zhen family for me!"

"Understood!"

The livestream chat had many more comments.

"Damn, Ding Yuan Benchu, I advise you to be kind; that's the Big-Eared Thief's sister-in-law!"

"Will the Big-Eared Thief and Ding Yuan Shao fight this time?"

"The Big-Eared Thief is furious for the sake of a beauty; he should just storm Ye City!"

"Storm Ye City... the guy above is awesome!"

"Ye City is a super-fortified city with 60,000 Ding Yuan troops inside and plenty of grain. Even if you bring 200,000 people to attack, you might not be able to take it."

"Poor Miss Zhen Mi."

Zhen Mansion,

Zhen Rong was being besieged by some collateral branches.

"Zhen Rong, you are unworthy of being the head of the family! Do you want to plunge the Zhen family into an abyss of eternal doom!"

"What's wrong with Ding Yuan Xi marrying Zhen Mi? This is a great thing."

"Liu Bei is far away in Bing Province; can he really bring troops here!"

"If you can't be the head of the family, then don't!"

"Exactly!"

Zhen Rong drew his long sword with a "clink."

"I am the head of the family now. If you want to be the head, kill me directly!"

Everyone went silent, but their eyes were unkind. Zhen Rong knew he couldn't hold on for long.

Back courtyard,

Zhen Mi was already crying like a pear blossom in the rain.

"No, I won't marry that Ding Yuan Xi! I want to go to Taiyuan; my sister is about to give birth!"

The old madam sighed at length.

"Mi'er, I know your heart, but sometimes we women have no way to decide our own fate."

"Ding Yuan Shao has sent troops to surround our Zhen family..."

Zhen Mi's eyes were red, and tears flowed uncontrollably down her cheeks; she was extremely beautiful and miserable.

Ding Yuan Shao was discussing matters with everyone at this time.

Tian Feng cupped his fists.

"My Lord, if we treat the Zhen family like this, I fear Liu Bei will be very angry."

Ding Yuan Shao frowned, his tone very bad.

"Yuanhao, do you think I'm afraid of that Liu Bei?!"

Ding Yuan Shao had been angered by Liu Bei both actively and passively recently, and he wanted to vent his anger.

Guo Tu also stepped out.

"Exactly. My Lord has been high officials for four generations, is looked up to by all within the seas, and is the noble Alliance Leader against Dong. Liu Bei is just a mat-weaver and sandal-seller who only gained the barren Bing Province through sheer luck!"

Ding Yuan Shao felt comfortable in his heart; Guo Tu was still the one who cared for him!

Guo Tu continued,

"Liu Bei just took a million people back and is still overwhelmed with how to settle them. Even if he knows, what can he do? Can he really bring troops to fight?!"

"By the time he sends someone to ask, it will be too late!"

Many people nodded involuntarily and agreed!

"Report~!"

"My Lord, 60 miles southwest of Ye City, a large number of cavalry have been discovered, totaling over 20,000! They are flying the banners of Bing Province Governor Liu Bei! There are also the banners of Guan and Zhang!"

"Clang!"

The bamboo slip in Ding Yuan Shao's hand fell onto the table, and he exclaimed,

"20,000 cavalry?!"