Liu Yan lay on the bed, moaning without a sound.

Pang Xi, Liu Zhang and others stood aside, helpless.

A fire in Mianzhu City burned for two days, not only burning the state pastoral mansion to the ground, but also some surrounding houses were also affected because they could not be rescued. However, compared to the losses of the governor's office, that loss is almost negligible.

According to the sporadic information afterwards, it can be basically determined that these fires were first burned by the workshop, and more than 1,000 Tianzi cars that Liu Yan had made with great effort were there, and now they are all burned to coke. At that time, Liu Yan was deploying military affairs in the hall and was about to send someone to meet Cao Cao, when he suddenly felt that his back was hot, and he also told two jokes at that time, saying that he was facing Cao Cao, would anyone be ready to move again and set fire to his back. Before the words fell, a fire broke out in the backyard, which can be described as a prophecy.

The fire was extinguished, but Liu Yan's back was getting more and more painful, which was the same as his ominous prophecy, casting a shadow on everyone's hearts.

Rumors have spread in the city, saying that this fire came strangely and fell from the sky, and it was the punishment of the first emperors of the Han Dynasty for Liu Yan, an unfilial descendant. said with a nose and eyes, and some people even said that they heard someone talking in mid-air and scolded Liu Yan.

Yizhou was originally a place where witches and ghosts prevailed, and the Heavenly Master Dao preached here for decades, and he also used ghosts and gods to incite and control the disciples, such rumors were very popular, and they spread very quickly, the fire had not been extinguished, and there were many discussions inside and outside Mianzhu City, which had to make people suspect that someone was secretly fueling the troubles.

So, Liu Zhang, who had always been unclear about Liu Yan and Mrs. Lu, immediately sued Mrs. Lu, believing that this was Heavenly Master Dao playing ghosts behind him. The relationship between Liu Yan and the Heavenly Master Dao is not only in Mrs. Lu, but also among the craftsmen in the workshop, Liu Zhang's inference is very reasonable, and even Liu Yan has to believe it. In addition, his back hurt badly, and Liu Yan also needed Mrs. Lu to help him treat his illness, so he sent someone to summon Mrs. Lu.

But Mrs. Lu did not show up for a long time.

Liu Zhang was originally very happy that the annoying woman was finally not used, but he slowly realized that he might unfortunately be in the middle, and there was probably a shadow of the Heavenly Master Dao behind this matter. If that's the case, then the situation is complicated. The depth of the roots of the Heavenly Master Dao in Yizhou is by no means comparable to those ordinary thieves who claim to be yellow turbans. If Mrs. Lu really betrayed Liu Yan, then their father and son's control of Yizhou might be coming to an end. What's even worse is that Cao Cao is about to attack, and the choice of the Heavenly Master and Daoist at this time has a great impact.

When the imperial court recovered Hanzhong, it was to send Zhang Ze to persuade Zhang Lu first.

Liu Zhang quietly gave Pang Xi a look, and the two exited the room. As soon as he went out, Liu Zhang found Lai Min standing at the bottom of the stairs with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky. Lai Min's brother-in-law Huang Wan is Liu Zhang's cousin, and Lai Min is a generation older than Liu Zhang, plus he is from the Xinye family, after being the founder of the country, he is very knowledgeable, and he became a celebrity as soon as he arrived in Mianzhu, and Liu Yan's father and son did not dare to slack off.

Liu Zhang hurriedly rushed over. "Mr. Cidana, what are you looking at?"

"Providence." Lai Min turned his head unhurriedly and glanced at Liu Zhang, seeing that Liu Zhang's heart was inexplicably empty.

"Providence...... How is it? Liu Zhangqiang said with a smile.

"The fire of the great man is not extinguished." Lai Min raised his chin and pointed to the former site of the state pastoral mansion that had been burned into the day.

Liu Zhang couldn't laugh anymore, his face was gloomy as if it was going to rain. Lai Min reached out and grabbed Liu Zhang's shoulder. "I heard a message."

Liu Zhang immediately raised his head and looked at Lai Min with blank eyes.

"Some people watch the sky at night, and the heavenly spirit of Yizhou is getting darker and darker, and there is a heavenly fire coming to the east. Chang'an's division is getting stronger and stronger, and the Han Dynasty has the image of Zhongxing. Jizhou is besieged by Samsung, and I am afraid that time is running out. ”

Liu Zhang raised his head and stared at the dark sky for a long time, but he couldn't see anything. He was in a state of turmoil. Lai Min has a crazy personality and often speaks freely, but he doesn't dare to talk nonsense about such a thing. And the situation in the world seems to be exactly like this, Yuan Shao, who was originally responsive, has not been smooth in the past few years, the Yanzhou battlefield has been defeated again and again, and even Yuan Tan was captured not long ago. With Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan in the north, Sun Ce in the south, and the Chang'an court in the west, Yuan Shao seems to have fallen into the predicament of being attacked on all sides, and the situation is not good.

The celestial phenomena may be fake, but the situation is real. Lai Min said this sentence at this time, maybe he was trying to imply something. He has a close relationship with the Yizhou scholars, could this be the opinion of the Yizhou scholars?

"My father is lying sick and in pain, and when the healer comes and alleviates his pain a little, I will convey Mr. Ciunda's good words to him, how about it?"

Lai Min said faintly: "Ji Yu, the opportunity must not be lost, the time will not come again, this fire burned in time, and now there is no evidence, if you can convey your sincerity to the court in time, you will not lose two thousand stones." When Cao Mengde's soldiers came to the city, they confirmed your retrograde, and it was too late to regret it. ”

Lai Min said, flicked his sleeves, and walked away.

Liu Zhangqiang smiled, his face was red and white for a while. He understood what Lai Min meant, if they didn't make a decision in time, the Yizhou Shi clan would have to make a decision. Seeing Lai Min go out, he gritted his teeth, turned around and returned to the house, kneeling in front of Liu Yan's sickbed.

"Father, my son has a word to tell ......"

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Cao Cao entered Qianwei County, and Qianwei Taishou He Zong led his troops to meet him. The two armies lined up in the middle of the river, and Cao Cao personally rushed to the front of the battle to talk to He Zong, knowing it with affection, moving it with reason, and persuading He Zong to abandon the darkness and join the light and serve the imperial court.

He Zong is a native of Pixian County, Shu County, after the famous minister He Wu, a student of Ren An, a famous scholar in Yizhou, he didn't have a good impression of Liu Yan, and he had long remembered that the soldiers opposed Liu Yan, but his strength was limited, and he didn't dare to act rashly. Now that Cao Cao has the imperial edict in hand, and there are 20,000 people, it seems that the army is strong and strong, and there is a possibility of defeating Liu Yan, he is moved and promises to think about it.

At this moment, news came from Mianzhu that three days ago, at noon, Mianzhu suffered a fire, and the mansion of Liu Yan, the governor of the state, was the most severely affected, almost burned to the ground, and the surrounding houses were also affected. This fire came strangely, some people said, seeing a fireball falling from the sky, it was in the middle of the state pastor's mansion. There are also people who say that someone in mid-air speaks, and the voice is very loud, saying that the fire of the Han Dynasty is not extinguished, and Liu Yan, as a member of the Han family, is a great rebellion, and the ancestor is angry and sends down the heavenly fire to show punishment.

He Zong received the news and was shocked inexplicably. Ren Anjing is good at diagrams, and He Zong is also proficient in diagrams, and he is highly respected for the set of celestial and human induction. Hearing the news, he naturally accepted it. After confirming the news, he decided to surrender to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao's subordinates were very excited. The scene of the oath three days ago is still fresh in my memory, and I received good news today, and from the time point of view, when Mianzhu encountered the heavenly fire, it was the time when Cao Cao sacrificed the soldiers to swear the oath, this time is too coincidental, it should be Cao Cao's confession to the sky that moved the previous emperors of the Han Dynasty, so Emperor Gao lowered the heavenly fire, burned Mianzhu, and punished Liu Yan, an unfilial descendant.

Fueled by Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai, the news quickly formed an official conclusion. While reporting the victory to the imperial court, Cao Cao sent envoys to spread the word and create public opinion. For a time, Yizhou was shaken, and people continued to rush to join the army, or envoys came to express their support, Cao Cao's army was prosperous, and the strength of the army quickly increased to more than 60,000 people, and more than 2,000 large and small warships.

Cao Cao rushed to Guangdu, and the governor of Shu County and Chen Liuren bowed and led their troops to join the service, willing to drive Cao Cao.

Cao Cao rushed to Chengdu, Shen Mi, Lou Fa and others led their troops to surrender, and at the same time brought Zhao Wei's head.