Jianming Chaos

The emergence of Kong Ming laid an indispensable foundation for Liu Bei to build a state; his theory of dividing the world into three parts is the theoretical premise for building the three kingdoms.As Sima Hui's proud disciple, Kong Mingming has the talent of mastering the world, and he will inject new elements into the evolution of history.

From this chapter onwards, we will focus on Zhiming's experience and officially enter the real theme of this story.The mystery of the White Tigers will be unveiled by the son of the Holy Sword himself.

After a long journey, Zhiming and Xu Shu finally came to Xuchang.

"Wow, it's spectacular!" These were Zhiming's first words after entering the city.

Xuchang is the capital of Han Dynasty in name, but it is the capital of Wei State in essence, because the person who holds the real power is Cao Cao, not the emperor.As the capital city, Xuchang has a very dense population. On the one hand, due to the low taxation in Kyoto, and Cao Cao’s implementation of the farming system, every household has land, and the people’s living pressure is relatively small, and they don’t need to worry about money and food. On the other hand, The war forced many foreigners to immigrate here.Xuchang today is a holy place that symbolizes peace and prosperity.However, peace is only superficial, and open and secret struggles still exist, and the struggle between officials and officials, between officials and the people, and between the people and the people has never stopped.With the decline of the Han Dynasty, the contradictions between people gradually intensified. Thanks to the mediation effect of the holy sword, the Han Dynasty was able to survive until now.

The architecture of Xuchang seems to be more gorgeous than that of Xiangyang, and the popularity is more prosperous. This is Zhiming's first feeling after entering the city.

They were leading the horses down the street.It's morning, here is a sea of ​​people, bustling, shouting, shouting one after another, more than one wave.Xu Shu didn't care to enjoy the scenery, but wanted to see his mother.

"Military Master, have you ever been to such a lively city before?" Zhiming asked.

Xu Shu stared blankly ahead, silent.Zhiming knew he was in a bad mood, so he stopped asking.

After a while, Zhiming said again: "Military Master, let's find an inn to stay in first."

Xu Shu came back to his senses and said, "What? Stay in a hotel? You can stay here. I'll go directly to Cheng Mansion."

"In such a hurry? Do you want to leave after lunch?"

"General Lei, you have to understand how I feel. My mother is in hell, so how can a son be in a hurry!" After Xu Shu said, tears flowed out again unknowingly.

Zhiming clearly remembered that he cried a total of six times on the way, and his filial piety was witnessed by both human beings and gods.He comforted: "Military Master, Lingtang will be fine. As long as he sees you, Cao Cao will treat you mother and son well."

"Thank you." Xu Shu wiped away his tears and said, "General, is this your first time in a big city like this?"

"I've been to Xiangyang before, and it's very prosperous, but it's still not as good as here."

"I have been to Xuchang, and I know there is a good place, I can introduce it to you."

"Really? That's great." Zhiming didn't worry about money, and Liu Bei gave him enough funds.

"There is an inn nearby called 'Red Gold Inn', which is the largest inn in the city. There are three levels of rooms: gold, silver, and copper. The general can choose silver rooms, which are more affordable and have a good sanitary environment."

Xu Shu led him around a few alleys, and came to the famous Chijin Inn in the local area.

Zhiming looked up and was really shocked: this inn is six stories high!It was the tallest building he had ever seen in his life.

"Don't be surprised, the general. This inn was opened by Wei Hong, the richest businessman in the city. It is the largest and most luxurious inn in the city." Xu Shu pointed to the height of the inn and said, "The sixth floor above is a gold-character room, and you can live there. You can see the whole city; the fifth to third floors are silver houses; the second floor is copper houses; the first floor is a teahouse. How about it? Go in and register if you can.”

Zhiming nodded.Xu Shu called a man out and led the horse to the backyard to settle down.

The innkeeper was a kind-hearted old man. When he saw the two people coming in, he came forward with a smile on his face and asked, "Guest officer, do you want a room?"

"Yes, I want a silver room." Xu Shu said on behalf of Zhiming.

"The fifth floor is already full. There are still rooms on the third and fourth floors. Which floor do you want?"

"The third floor." Zhiming said.

"Please register first." The old man pulled out a thick booklet from the counter.

After registration, Zhiming paid the deposit.The old man took down a bunch of keys from the wall behind him, and asked his assistant to lead them to room No. [-] of Yinzi.

"There are quite a lot of people here!" Zhiming said seeing people coming and going in the inn.

"That's right," said the clerk as he opened the door. "This place is full almost every day. Sir, you came early."

"Who are most of the people living here?" Zhiming asked.

"Generally, they are passing merchants, and occasionally there are government personnel from other places, and some people from the rivers and lakes, mixed with dragons and snakes." The man opened the door and led the two of them in.

"Is that old shopkeeper the boss here?" Zhiming asked.

"No, our boss's surname is Wei, he is just the owner and a relative of the boss."

"Your boss has a good relationship with Cao Cao?"

"Yes, Boss Wei once spent a lot of money to help the Prime Minister recruit troops to fight against Dong Zhuo, so the Prime Minister was very grateful to him and said that he would definitely protect the business of the inn. I remember one time when a group of bandits refused to pay for their stay, they happened to meet the Prime Minister's mansion. The guards at the inn drank morning tea on the first floor of the inn, but they were taken away by the guards that day. Since then, no one dared to cause trouble again." The man chatted while cleaning the room.

"The guards of the prime minister's mansion still take care of these things?" Zhiming was a little unconvinced.

The clerk smiled and said: "Guest officer, don't believe it, the prime minister even came here for morning tea in person. Everyone in the capital knows that the Chijin Inn has a backer in the court, so the locals dare not make trouble here , Only people from other places who don't understand the situation will make trouble."

"What kind of broken prime minister, to put it bluntly, is a traitor..." Xu Shu casually said something emotional.

Zhiming quickly covered his mouth, and said to the man, "It's okay, we're foreigners, don't take offense."

The guy's emotional intelligence is also quite high, just pretend he can't hear you.After everything was arranged, the man handed over the key to Zhiming and left.

Zhiming opened the window and sucked in the fresh air wildly.It is morning and the air quality is relatively high.

Xu Shu walked to the window, pointed to a forest outside the city, and said, "Did you see that forest?"

Zhiming looked along his fingers and nodded.

"It's Wuhu Mountain, noon at noon. There is a fortress on the top of the mountain, which is the headquarters of the White Tigers. But I also heard people say that the general can go to the foot of the mountain and ask." Xu Shu sighed after finishing speaking.

Zhiming understood what he meant, and said, "Military commander, don't worry, I will take care of myself."

"You still call me a military adviser, really. General, I'm leaving." Xu Shu took his luggage and said, "Although we haven't known each other for long, I will remember you. Please take care, we will see you later!"

Xu Shufei also left as if.After Zhiming watched him leave, he felt sorry for a while, and felt a little sleepy, so he lay down to rest.

At noon, he got up and locked the door, and went to the first floor to have lunch.While the guy was going to place an order, he began to look around.There are quite a lot of people here, and there are all kinds of people. The overall atmosphere is not bad, and there is no sign of war from here.

"There is peace in troubled times, and everything in the world is divided into two." He thought.

Xu Shu hurried to Cheng's mansion.When Cheng Yu heard that his old friend had arrived, he quickly straightened his clothes and came out to greet him, saying, "Yuan Zhi, long time no see, how are you?"

"Zhongde, my mother wrote to me, saying that you brought her here. First of all, I am very grateful to you, but I will save the polite words first. Tell me first, where is my mother now?" Xu Shu was eager to know The whereabouts of the birth mother.

Cheng Yu said with a smile on his face: "Yuanzhi, don't worry, the godmother is just served in the backyard by me. She is doing well, and I will take you to see her now."

Xu Shu was puzzled for a while: Didn't the letter say that she was tortured by Cao Cao so badly?

With doubts, he came to his mother's residence.Cheng Yu didn't even dare to enter the room, and said, "Yuan Zhi, the godmother is inside, you guys have a good time together. I have something to do, see you later. Let me take my leave first."

When she saw her son, the expression on Mother Xu's face was not joy, but surprise.

"Mother, the baby is here!" Xu Shu finally saw his biological mother, tears streaming from his eyes.

Mother Xu asked strangely, "Yuan Zhi, why are you here?"

"Mother, didn't you write to ask me to come?" Xu Shu thought that she had been tortured by Cao Cao and lost her memory.

"When did I write to ask you to come?" Mother Xu asked back.

Xu Shu observed for a while, and her mother didn't look like she had been tortured, but her health was much better than before.He quickly took out the letter and showed it to her.

After reading the letter, Xu's mother recalled the scene of Cheng Yu giving gifts before, and suddenly realized that she was so angry that she couldn't speak, and kept coughing.

Xu Shu wanted to help her beat her back, but she refused, and said angrily, "Don't touch me! It's a shame that you are still my own son who I have raised for so many years, and you don't even know your own mother!"

Xu Shu was puzzled.Mother Xu returned the letter to him and said, "Look for yourself!"

Xu Shu read it carefully again, but still didn't find any flaws.

Xu's mother coughed twice, and said, "You still don't understand! Look carefully, when did I call your younger brother Kang'er? Since I was a child, I have always called him Yuan Shun! This letter is clearly Fake!"

As soon as his mother said it, Xu Shu had an epiphany and shouted that he had been fooled.

"Fool! You have been raised for nothing for so many years, yet you act so recklessly! Even if you can't see it, you should know who I am! Am I the kind of person who covets life and fears death?!" The more Mother Xu said, the angrier she became, the angrier she became Cough more.

"I...I..." Xu Shu also knew that his mother was not a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death, so he only blamed himself for being eager to save her, which led to a mistake in judgment.He has nothing to say.

"I heard that you followed Uncle Liu Huang. I was really pleasantly surprised, but...but you turned your back on the dark, you...defiled your ancestors, and your life was in vain! Cough...cough...you...kneel down!" Mother Xu was furious , Beat your chest and stamp your feet.

Xu Shu immediately prostrated himself on the ground with his face pressed against the ground, not daring to raise his head.

After Xu's mother scolded, she turned and went into the room.Xu Shu didn't dare to look up for a long time, he kept blaming himself in his heart, and at the same time hated Cao Cao and Cheng Yu.

Mother Xu didn't come out for a long time, and her coughing stopped suddenly.Xu Shu rushed in to take a look, oh my god, my mother has hanged herself!He hurried out to call for someone.

The servants rushed over upon hearing the news, and worked together to untie Xu's mother from the hanging rope.Xu Shu quickly stretched out his hand to feel for his pulse, but there was no pulse, and his mother was at a loss.He suddenly felt piercing, as if the whole world had become gray.He couldn't think about it for a while, and wanted to hit the wall to commit suicide, but was stopped by everyone.

"Let go of me, don't stop me! I'm going to atone for my mother!" Xu Shu struggled desperately, putting life and death aside.

The servants desperately stopped him.One person hugged his leg tightly and said: "Sir, please think twice, even if you die, Lingtang will not be resurrected!"

"Leave me alone! Let me go!!" Xu Shu shouted hoarsely, he wanted to apologize with death.

"Yuan Zhi!" At this moment, a voice appeared at the door, it was Cheng Yu.

"Cheng Yu, why did you lie to me?" Xu Shu no longer had the old friend in his eyes.

"Yuanzhi, what are you talking about?" Cheng Yu pretended to be stupid.

Xu Shu handed him the forged letter without saying a word.

"This... I didn't write this!" Cheng Yu didn't dare to admit it, so he had to lie, "I don't know who fabricated this kind of lie! I wanted my godmother to spend her old age here, but I didn't expect to kill her I can assure you that I have no intention of harming her! Yuanzhi, you have to cheer up and let your condolences pass!"

"Did I tell you that you wrote it?" Xu Shu said, staring into his eyes.

"This... Anyway, I don't know at all, someone must have leaked the news, I... I will investigate this matter strictly!" Cheng Yu knew that he had slipped his mouth, but he had no choice but to beat him to death.

Cheng Yu's refusal to tell himself made Xu Shu more convinced of his judgment, but there was no proof of death, so he had no choice but to accept his fate.He threw Cheng Yu out and made himself quiet for a while.

Cheng Yu ordered his servants to take good care of Xu Shu and never let him leave the mansion for half a step; Xu Shu also knew in his heart that he was already in deep prison.He regretted not taking his mother to Xinye early in the morning, and regretted not taking good care of her back then.

Later, Cao Cao sent people to take Xu Shu back to the prime minister's mansion forcibly; at the same time, he ordered people to use a large coffin to contain Xu's mother's body and transport it to Xiaoci Mountain, ten miles outside Xuchang City, for a dignified burial.Cao Cao personally put three sticks of incense in front of the tomb, but these actions could not dispel Xu Shu's anger. He knew very well that what Cao Cao did was just acting, and the purpose was to deceive his loyalty.He swore that he would not contribute any strength or wisdom to it in his whole life, even if the other party threatened him with force, he would never give in.