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    "Yecheng is the imperial capital, and it is the most important thing for me as a great Han Dynasty. It is of great importance. My decree is clearly to let you defend Yecheng. How can Cao Ren disobey my decree!"

    Liu Bei was extremely angry and angrily scolded Cao Ren for resisting.

    Yecheng was besieged and completely cut off from the outside world. In the end, only Zhuge Liang and his cronies escaped. It can be said that Zhuge Liang has become the only witness among the defenders of Yecheng.

    Even so, Liu Bei could only believe what he said.

    "This is what I told Cao Ren at that time. I said that the food and grass in Ye City can still last for a long time, and your Majesty will not abandon us. Sooner or later, he will send troops to rescue us. But Cao Ren refused to listen and insisted on going his own way."

    Zhuge Liang saw that Liu Bei had a grudge against Cao Ren, so he took advantage of the situation and made up another story.

    A trace of embarrassment flashed in Liu Bei's eyes, but he said sternly: "Of course I will not give up Ye City, let alone you. I was planning to go south again to rescue Ye. Who would have thought that Ye City had already fallen before our troops moved.  ¡±

    Liu Bei went south several times, but was hindered by ugliness. He actually gave up on rescuing Yecheng. Of course, to the outside world, Liu Bei still insisted that he would not give up Yecheng.

    Now Zhuge Liang's clever words quietly turned Liu Bei in, forcing Liu Bei to hastily express his position and trust Zhuge Liang's words even more.

    Seeing this, Zhuge Liang sighed again: "Cao Ren wanted to abandon the city and flee, but I tried hard to persuade him, but I didn't have the military power. Cao Ren forced a breakout, and I had no choice but to let him do whatever he wanted."

    Zhuge Liang emphasized that he had no military power, and tactfully hinted to Liu Bei that if he had military power, he might be able to stop Cao Ren from acting arbitrarily.

    Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Liu Bei's eyes showed embarrassment again, and he couldn't help but secretly regret in his heart.

    Think back to the beginning.  He left Cao Ren in Yecheng to restrain Zhuge Liang and prevent him from surrendering to Yan Liang.

    Who would have thought that Cao Ren was indeed loyal to him, but he violated his will and caused the fall of Yecheng. In this way, what he did to restrain Zhuge Liang was shooting himself in the foot.

    In contrast, Zhuge Liang.  Not only did he not betray himself, but in order to break out of the encirclement and return to himself, he even ended up with his legs disabled, so loyal.  It was simply shocking.

    Thinking of this, Liu Bei's guilt towards Zhuge Liang increased.

    "Well, I originally left Cao Ren in charge of the army because I wanted him to lead the army for many years. Although the Prime Minister is good at resourcefulness, he has no actual experience in commanding troops. Who would have thought that Cao Ren would dare to disobey the Prime Minister's orders? I really  You¡¯ve misjudged the person.¡±

    Of course Liu Bei would not admit his intention to suppress Zhuge Liang, and would only take all the responsibility.  They all blamed it on the dead Cao Ren.

    "Cao Ren is good at commanding troops, and he is indeed a useful general. Your Majesty is right to use him. It is my fault for supervising Cao Ren. This is all my fault." Zhuge Liang blamed himself again.

    After all the preparations just now, Zhuge Liang will take the responsibility on himself again.  Not only was he not inviting guilt upon himself, but he was actually setting up a ladder for Liu Bei so that Liu Bei could have steps to get off.

    "Alas, Prime Minister Zhuge is still the most loyal to me."

    Liu Bei praised Zhuge Liang in his heart, and all his previous resentment towards Zhuge Liang disappeared.

    "It is very rare that the Prime Minister ended up in such a disabled state for the sake of the Han Dynasty. The loss of Yecheng was all Cao Ren's fault and had nothing to do with the Prime Minister." Liu Bei also reciprocated the favor and did not blame Zhuge Liang at all.

    Zhuge Liang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, looking uncontrollably moved.

    Liu Bei comforted Zhuge Liang again, and then repeated Xu Huang's advice to Zhuge Liang to seek Zhuge Liang's opinion.

    Zhuge Liang thought for a long time and could only agree with Xu Huang's opinion. At the same time, he also suggested that Liu Bei quickly order Sima Yi to send troops from Bingzhou to reinforce Jizhou.

    Liu Bei immediately ordered Zhuge Liang's plan to be arranged. At the same time, he ordered the imperial physician to quickly treat Zhuge Liang's injuries to see if he could heal Zhuge Liang's disabled legs.

    So, that day, several mounted scouts galloped out of Handan, and one rode towards Pingyuan County.

    A few days later, Pingyuan County Government Office, Pingyuan City, and the Chariot and Cavalry General¡¯s Mansion.

    There was a sense of sadness and solemnity in the mansion.

    Zhang Fei looked sad and kowtowed to the bottle of tablets enshrined in the main hall, his sad eyes uncontrollably falling from his sockets.

    The tablet in the hall bears the name of Guan Yu.

    Several months have passed since Guan Yu was shot to death by the Han army outside Yecheng, but Zhang Fei's grief has not yet resolved.

    After receiving the news of Guan Yu¡¯s death, Zhang Fei went to the hall toOn every first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, incense is burned and worshiped.

    The reason why Zhang Fei is more sad than usual today is because he received the news of the fall of Yecheng the day before yesterday. This news made Zhang Fei even worse.

    After he finished kneeling and worshiping, his son Zhang Bao stepped forward to help his father up and persuaded him: "My father's body is of great importance. Don't cry too hard because you are too sad."

    Zhang Fei stood up tremblingly, looking at the memorial tablet in the hall, gnashing his teeth and clenching his fists with hatred.

    Zhang Fei's mind kept flashing back to the tragic scene of Guan Yu being killed by himself under Yecheng City. When he thought of this, he felt an unspeakable resentment in his heart.

    "How could your Majesty order the arrows to be fired regardless of the second brother's life" Zhang Fei said the same complaint again.

    This kind of complaint has been on Zhang Fei's lips since he heard the news of Guan Yu's death.

    At this moment, a visitor arrived from outside, and Liu Bei's urgent decree was delivered to Zhang Fei.

    Although Zhang Fei blamed Liu Bei, he still had to burn incense and set up a case and kneel to receive the imperial edict.

    Liu Bei's will was naturally to lead Zhang Fei to abandon the counties in the plains and retreat north to join him at the Julu line.

    Zhang Fei received the order and inquired about the affairs of the emperor. Only then did he learn that Zhuge Liang had escaped from death and returned to Handan alive.

    Anger suddenly appeared in Zhang Fei's eyes, and he sent the visitor away very coldly.

    "Zhuge Jun is the accomplice who killed my second brother. No one in the Zhuge family is good. I didn't expect that Zhuge Liang was still alive despite his fate. God has no eyes." Zhang Fei said bitterly.

    When Liu Bei put the responsibility for not saving Li Yang on Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei had resentment towards Zhuge Liang.

    Later, when he heard that Zhuge Liang's younger brother was so shameless as to castrate Guan Yu in public, Zhang Fei's resentment towards Zhuge Liang grew day by day.

    When Zhang Fei heard the news of the fall of Ye City, he thought Zhuge Liang died in Ye City, and felt relieved. However, he did not expect that Zhuge Liang was so lucky and escaped to heaven alive.

    "Commander Father, the Emperor ordered us to lead the Zhang family's army to retreat to Julu. I feel that Commander Father should not obey this order." Zhang Bao's words had other profound meanings, interrupting Zhang Fei's thoughts.

    Zhang Fei¡¯s dark face suddenly changed.

    "Your Majesty has a decree, how can the general disobey it? Do you want the general to fail to resist the decree?" Zhang Fei glared at his son.

    Zhang Bao also screened out all his confidants, leaving only his father and son in the hall.

    At this time, Zhang Bao lowered his voice and said: "Now that all the generals in the country have been lost, if my father retreats to Julu, Your Majesty will definitely place the responsibility of holding on to Julu on my father. Has my father forgotten?"  Has Uncle Er learned from the past?"

    Lessons from the past!

    These four words in Zhang Bao's mouth were like a sharp blade, piercing Zhang Fei's pain deeply.

    When Li Yang was besieged, the emperor refused to save him. Later Yan Liang wanted to trade several counties for Guan Yu, but the emperor refused again.

    For all kinds of reasons, although Liu Bei always has reasons and can be blamed on others, the one who ultimately makes the decision is still Liu Bei.

    Zhang Fei is not stupid. Although he resents Zhuge Liang, he knows better that the person who really abandoned Guan Yu is Liu Bei.

    Liu Bei's disregard for brotherhood and his actions deeply chilled Zhang Fei's heart.

    Now, as his son said, if he goes to defend the isolated city again, if things go wrong, will Liu Bei risk his life to save him?

    When it comes to brotherhood, the friendship between Guan Yu and Liu Bei is actually much deeper than the friendship between his third brother and Liu Bei.

    Guan Yu and Liu Bei didn¡¯t save him. If it were Zhang Fei, would Liu Bei do it?

    Zhang Fei is not sure. At this moment, he is full of doubts about Liu Bei. The so-called brotherhood has also been reduced a lot due to Liu Bei's various actions.

    After pondering for a long time, Zhang Fei took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "If the general doesn't retreat from Julu, where else can he go? Are he trapped here, waiting for the Yan bandits to attack?"

    Zhang Bao said: "Once the city of Ye is lost, the plains will no longer be defendable. We cannot be trapped here. My son thought that his father could use the excuse of lack of food in the army and in the name of food, he retreated to Bohai County, stationed troops in Nanpi, and sat down.  Observe the situation.¡±

    Nanpi is the seat of Bohai County and is also a strategic town in eastern Hebei Province. It has a strong city, abundant food and grass, and is extremely wealthy.

    Zhang Fei thought for a while, then said: "Of course the general can retreat to Nanpi, but if the emperor repeatedly orders the general to rush to Julu for reinforcements, what will the general do? Is it possible that he can still resist the order repeatedly?"

    "This is easy. Didn't the Yan thieves send navy troops to repeatedly harass our coastal areas from the sea? Then the commander-in-chief can use the excuse to conquer the thieves along the coast and openly reject the emperor's imperial edict." Zhang  Bao was much smarter and quickly thought of a countermeasure.

    Zhang Fei stood up and walked in the hall, thinking deeply about Zhang Bao and weighing the pros and cons.

    "If it were in the past, once Liu Bei called him, Zhang Fei would rush all the way without hesitation, even if it was a sea of ??swords and fire.

    But after experiencing the Guan Yu incident, what Liu Bei did had already made Zhang Fei feel a lot colder. At this time, he began to think about whether Liu Bei was still worthy of his protection regardless of his life.

    After pacing several times, Zhang Fei accidentally saw Guan Yu's spiritual tablet again.

    All kinds of painful things came to mind again.

    At this moment, Zhang Fei frowned deeply, and all his hesitations collapsed at this moment.

    After pondering for a moment, Zhang Fei said in a deep voice: "Send the order and the whole army will set off immediately and withdraw to Nanpi.
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