Chapter 883: Lü Bu Breaks the Balance
Yuan Tan, Cao Ang and Sun Quan looked at each other. The three of them came to find Pang De, especially Cao Ang, who was full of confidence. His father Cao Cao had a good relationship with Pang De, and he was naturally ahead of the other two.
But when they crashed into the doorstep of Pang De's house, they found that the two brothers Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng had already arrived.
The two of them were scheming against each other in front of the door.
"You guys arrived quite quickly!" Sun Quan said with a fake smile on his face.
Logically speaking, the five of them are now in a competitive relationship. Even if they were comrades who had hung out together before, they absolutely cannot back down now.
"It all depends on your ability!" Yuan Tan sighed. He was the one with the least chance of winning among the few people, and his current behavior was like playing three shots without getting any results.
"Hmph!" Cao Ang turned his head away arrogantly, then strode towards Pang De's mansion.
Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng looked at each other and felt a little regretful. If they had not stayed at the door and chatted for a while longer, they could have seized the opportunity. Now they could only catch up.
Pang De looked at Cao Ang and others in front of him with a wry smile. To be honest, when he received the five visiting cards, he knew that this scene would appear. In order to avoid trouble, he simply invited the five people together to make everything clear at once.
To be honest, if there had been no imperial edict, he would have really liked Cao Ang. After all, he and Cao Cao were half-friends and they got along quite well. Unfortunately, he had someone above him.
"All five gentlemen are considered young talents, but I have already promised Young Master Liu Chan, so please go back." Pang De said sincerely.
The five people were shocked when they heard this, and they were a little confused immediately. Wasn't Liu Chan already in a mess? How come he suddenly emerged as a rising star?
However, Pang De had already started to see the guests off. No matter how confused the five of them were, they could only keep it to themselves and bid farewell to Pang De.
They just have certain privileges in this activity. To be honest, even their father cannot easily offend a general like Pound.
Cao Ang came with high hopes but left disappointed, and found a restaurant in frustration.
"Zi Xiu! What are you thinking about?" Suddenly a big hand patted his shoulder. Cao Ang was stunned. It was a very familiar voice.
"Uncle Yuanrang, Uncle Miaocai!" Cao Ang was a little bit unbelievable. The people in front of him were actually his two uncles from the Xiahou family, his relatives and elders.
"That's great!" After a brief moment of stunned silence, Cao Ang was overjoyed. Although he failed to recruit Pang De, Pang De was not as reliable as his own family members.
"Please help me, uncles!"
"Don't worry, Zixiu, the two of us came back just to lend you a helping hand!" Xiahou Yuan laughed and patted Cao Ang's shoulder. What could be more gratifying than seeing his younger generation becoming more successful?
"However, Zixiu, you must be mentally prepared!" Xiahou Dun was not as happy as Xiahou Yuan. Instead, he looked at Cao Ang with a serious face.
"Besides us, Zhuge Kongming, Jiang Boyue, Xue Rengui, Taishi Ci and others also returned!"
Cao Ang's heart sank. Zhuge Liang and Jiang Boyao were well-known for being both teachers and friends, and they were almost in the same boat with Liu Chan. This meant that Liu Chan had recruited two great generals again. This was not good news.
"I understand. My two uncles have come back from afar. I, your nephew, will host a banquet for you today!" Cao Ang quickly put aside his distracting thoughts. No matter how good Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei were, they were still from other families. He had to serve his two uncles first.
On the other side, Li Shimin met Xue Rengui, Sun Quan also met Taishi Ci and Huang Gai, and Yuan Tan met Yan Liang and Wen Chou.
Everyone was helped, but Li Jiancheng was the only one who thought they were noisy.
It was at this time that Li Jiancheng realized that everything he had in the past was based on the premise of being the heir to the Li family's patriarch. Once this identity was revealed, he would be much worse than his second brother.
"Damn it!" Even a nobleman like Li Jiancheng couldn't help but feel annoyed.
"Young Master! We have the latest intelligence..." The guard walked in with the information he had obtained.
"Read it!" Li Jiancheng said helplessly. He was already a little numb.
When he first recruited Xue Wanche and the other three, everything went smoothly, which gave him the illusion that he was invincible and that he would have a good future whether he inherited the family business or worked hard for his own future.
As a result, the reality that followed slapped him in the face again and again, and he realized the gap between himself and others. In the past, he focused on other families and learned the orthodox family heritage.
This thing cannot be said to be useless. If he did not go abroad and stayed in the Han Dynasty, everything he learned would be very useful. But once it comes to things like going abroad, those things are meaningless. Only strength and mind are the most important.
"Liu Chan has already gained the support of Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wei, and Zhao Yun. Gongsun Xu, the son of White Horse General Gongsun Zan, has also expressed his support for Liu Chan. Zhang Liao from the Bingzhou faction has also expressed his support for Liu Chan..."
"Okay, no need to say any more, prepare the car, I'm going to give it a try today!"
When Li Jiancheng heard this, he basically understood that he had no hope. Not only him, but people like Cao Ang also had no hope.
"I forgot that Liu Chan's last name is Liu, and everyone in the world still has the last name Liu!"
Li Jiancheng also realized at this time that they could not compete with Liu Chan, but he still wanted to try.
"The best Wenhou in the world, let's see if I can impress you!"
Li Jiancheng made up his mind and decided to go find Lu Bu. If he could get the support of the world's number one general, then he would still have a glimmer of hope. If not, then all would be over and he could only make plans after he went to the Western Regions.
Lu Bu was a little puzzled. He had no connection with Li Jiancheng, so why did Li Jiancheng come to find him? However, since the person was let in, he did not refuse.
"Boy, what are you going to use to impress me!" Lu Bu released some of his pressure towards Li Jiancheng. Since he dared to come to him, he must be prepared.
Li Jiancheng was somewhat suffocated by Lu Bu's pressure, but the education he had received over a long period of time enabled him to withstand Lu Bu's pressure.
"I can give Marquis Wen an opportunity to beat General Zhao, and it's an opportunity that General Zhao cannot refuse!" Li Jiancheng slowly spoke of his desperate preparation.
Lu Bu was stunned when he heard this, and then a ferocious expression appeared on his face.
He had to admit that Li Jiancheng was a good guy and had captured his heart at once. Apart from his family, what he wanted to do most was to beat up Zhao Yun.
He always wanted to report Zhao Yun for this guy who had deceived his daughter and was cheating on him.
However, due to the overall environment, he could not find this opportunity, and Zhao Yun refused to fight with him at all . When Zhao Yun was determined to leave, he could not stop him.
"Boy, do you know what will happen if you lie to me?" Lu Bu's smile became more and more ferocious.
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Li Jiancheng took a deep breath and then laid out his entire plan, to which Lu Bu nodded repeatedly.
"Okay, I'll give you this chance!"
Lu Bu showed a satisfied smile. Li Jiancheng's plan was very rigorous, which meant that he would have a great chance to fight with Zhao Yun.
It is impossible to lose. In Lu Bu's opinion, the concept is how badly Zhao Yun will be beaten.
Compared with the painting styles of the other few people, Liu Chan's style is much more subtle.
After finding Zhuge Liang, Liu Chan directly threw the power to Zhuge Liang with an expression that said, "It's up to you."
Zhuge Liang reluctantly took over the command and gathered a group of people.
"You are lucky. You picked up three powerful generals for free. With this, we should be able to take the first place without any pressure!"
Zhuge Liang looked at the imperial edict in Liu Chan's hand and nodded. In fact, the care Liu Chan received was not just from Pang De, Zhang Liao and Gongsun Xu.
Just looking at the people who returned this time, it can be seen that Jiang Wei and Zhao Yun are clearly Guo Hao's care for Liu Chan. After all, Guo Hao is Liu Chan's brother-in-law, so it is reasonable for him to take some care of him.
With the right time, right place and right people, Liu Chan was almost certain to win first place. However, out of caution he still held a meeting to arrange their respective tasks. After all, Chen Xi never said that the more people there were, the chance of victory.
Who knows what kind of tricks Chen Xi will come up with by then.
Based on his understanding of Chen Xi, Chen Xi would most likely use the simplest and most brutal method to end this competition.
Zhuge Liang was originally sitting on a solid foundation. He was good at literature and Zhao Yun was good at martial arts. Victory was a piece of cake for him. However, compared to the literature, he felt that he had a better chance of winning the martial arts competition.
After all, although he is powerful, it is wishful thinking for him to crush Lu Su, Shen Pei and the like. Something unexpected might happen at that time. Zhao Yun's strength is surprisingly stable. As long as Lu Bu does not take action, he will never fail.
Zhuge Liang's understanding of Chen Xi was correct. Chen Xi was overwhelmed when he saw the information Guo Jia handed to him.
He originally just did it on a whim, but now too many people are involved.
They went to Parthia to play supporting role, not to be the main force. But since it had been done, Chen Xi had no intention of giving up. The worst that could happen was that some people could be transferred directly to the Western Regions for garrison.
Since you are involved, you must be mentally prepared.
Chen Xi was delighted with his genius, but when the results came out, he realized what it meant to be upset.
If nothing unexpected had happened, Liu Chan would have had the greatest chance of winning, but an accident occurred.
Lu Bu actually mingled behind Li Jiancheng.
"Marquis Wen, are you going to do that?" Chen Xi asked in a voice transmission with a bit of frustration.
"Don't worry about me, just judge according to your own standards!" Lu Bu sent a faint message to Chen Xi, but Chen Xi looked at Lu Bu who was fully armed today, and it didn't seem like the situation could be resolved peacefully.
"Hehe, since everyone is here today, let's not talk about those empty words, let's just judge by martial arts!" After a brief thought, Chen Xi put forward his own criteria for selecting people, which can be regarded as a rigid standard among military generals.
This was also the standard he had set before. The original intention was to promote competition among these young people, but now it has evolved into a confrontation between background forces. It was originally fine and within the controllable range, but unfortunately Lu Bu's joining instantly broke this balance.
Li Jiancheng smiled. Things developed just as he expected. In order to teach Zhao Yun a lesson, Lu Bu would not let him go.
"I'm afraid Wen Hou is coming for me! Li Jiancheng might take advantage of this!" Zhao Yun was helpless. Although he was very weak, Lu Bu had no intention of hiding his malice. How could he not feel it?
"Zilong, are you confident?" Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment, but still asked the question in his mind.
Apart from Liu Chan, no one else would probably give him power to this extent. Then there would be no great value in him going to the Western Regions.
Only as the real leader can he hone himself to the maximum extent and then compete with Yue Fei.
"I can't avoid this, I will do my best!" Zhao Yun sighed, then stood up with his gun in hand.
Xiahou Dun, who was behind Cao Ang, also came out with a gun in hand. There was no other way. At this point, it was impossible to retreat. Even if he had to get beaten, he had to fight today.
Behind Yuan Tan, Yan Liang stepped forward without hesitation, behind Li Shimin was Xue Rengui, and behind Sun Quan was Taishi Ci.
"We still have to fight after all." Lu Bu sneered and said, "Why don't you all come together and don't say I'm bullying you!"
"Isn't Lord Wen a bit too arrogant?" Yan Liang's expression instantly turned gloomy. He admitted that Lu Bu was very strong, but this attitude of not taking them seriously was too annoying.
"I'll wait for you in the sky!" Lu Bu just threw down a sentence and blew a whistle. A red line flew over from the horizon, and then Lu Bu flew directly up and hung high in the sky.
"Oh, let's go!" Zhao Yun sighed, then summoned the Night-Shining Jade Lion to rush into the sky.
Yan Liang and others rushed into the sky one after another without saying a word. They could lose, but they must not be cowardly. Warriors competed for the first place.
"Let me show you how powerful I am!" Lu Bu stared at the people flying up, thinking in his heart that he must beat Zhao Yun no matter what.
At this moment, the dark clouds in the sky had turned into rumbling thunder. The rolling thunder dragon made the defender of Luoyang City directly raise a cloud formation, bringing the entire Luoyang City under protection .
The influence brought by Lu Bu was directly blocked, and the people in Luoyang City almost sat on the benches on the street as if they were watching a big movie.
And those Gentiles who came were trembling with fear; the strange vision in the sky made them feel terrified.
The Sun Knights in the palace formed a formation almost instantly and guarded to the vicinity of Weiyang Palace.
"Lu Fengxian, this guy is really powerful. If I had such an assistant back then, I would have killed Xiang Yu long ago!" Han Xin said with envy as he looked at the strange sight in the sky.
Fan Kuai, the most capable fighter under his command, was like a toy in front of Xiang Yu and had no chance of defeating him at all.
There was no other way except to take human lives, which was the reason why he later studied the cloud system and the spread of military souls. On the one hand, he wanted to weaken the individual strength of the generals, and on the other hand, he wanted to combine the power of the army into one.
It's a pity that he ran out of opponents before he even started practicing. Others didn't even have the qualifications to be taken seriously by him. Until his death, he never had an opponent who could fight with his full strength. It was really a pity.
