Liu Yan lay on the bed, moaning silently.

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

A big fire in Mianzhu City burned for two days, not only burning the provincial and ministerial palaces to white ground, but some surrounding houses were also affected due to insufficient rescue. However, compared with the losses of the provincial and ministerial palace, the loss is almost negligible.

Based on the sporadic information afterwards, it can be basically confirmed that these fires were first burned by the workshop. More than a thousand emperor cars that Liu Yan had worked hard to create were there, and now they were all burned into coke. At that time, Liu Yan was deploying military service in the hall and preparing to send someone to fight Cao Cao. Suddenly, he felt that his back was hot. He also said a few jokes, saying that when he fought Cao Cao, would anyone be ready to set fire to him again and wanted to set fire behind him. Before he finished speaking, a fire broke out in the backyard, which was a prophecy.

The fire was extinguished, but Liu Yan's back became more and more painful. Like his ominous prophecy, it cast a shadow on everyone's heart.

Rumors have spread in the city, saying that the fire came strangely, it was descending from the sky, and it was the punishment of Liu Yan, an unfilial descendant by the late emperors of the Han Dynasty. They said it with a nose and eyes, and some even said that they heard someone talking in the air and scolded Liu Yan.

Yizhou was originally a popular place for witches and ghosts. Tianshidao preached here for decades and used ghosts and gods to encourage and control his disciples. Such rumors were very popular, and they spread very quickly. Before the fire was extinguished, there were already discussions inside and outside Mianzhu City, which made people suspect that someone was secretly promoting the fire.

Therefore, Liu Zhang, who had always been unclear about Liu Yan and Mrs. Lu, immediately sued Mrs. Lu, and believed that this was the Tianshidao being tricked. Liu Yan's relationship with Tianshidao was not only in Mrs. Lu, but also among the craftsmen in the workshop, there were many Tianshidao people. Liu Zhang's inference was very reasonable, and even Liu Yan had to believe it. In addition, his back hurt so much that Liu Yan also needed Mrs. Lu to help him treat his illness, so he sent someone to summon Mrs. Lu.

But Mrs. Lu has not appeared for a long time.

Liu Zhang was originally very happy. The annoying woman finally stopped using it, but he gradually realized that he might have unfortunately won. There may be a shadow of the Tianshidao behind this matter. If this is the case, the situation would be complicated. The deep foundation of the Tianshidao in Yizhou is definitely not comparable to those ordinary thieves who regard themselves as yellow turbans. If Mrs. Lu really betrayed Liu Yan, then the control of their father and son over Yizhou might be over. What's more serious is that Cao Cao is about to attack, and the choice of the Tianshidao people at this time has a great influence.

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

Liu Zhang quietly winked Pang Xi, and the two left the room. As soon as they went out, Liu Zhang found Lai Min standing on the steps with her hands behind her back, looking up at the sky. Lai Min's brother-in-law Huang Wan was Liu Zhang's cousin, and Lai Min was a generation older than Liu Zhang. In addition, he came from the Lai family in Xinye and was a hero of the founding country. He was also knowledgeable and became a famous scholar when he arrived in Mianzhu. Liu Yan and his son dared not neglect.

Liu Zhang hurried over. "Mr. Jingda, what are you looking at?"

"Follow God's will." Lai Min turned his head slowly and glanced at Liu Zhang, which made Liu Zhang feel inexplicably guilty.

"How about God's will?" Liu Zhangqiang smiled.

"The great Han Dynasty's fire virtue is not extinguished." Lai Min raised his chin and pointed to the former site of the provincial and ministerial palace that had been burned to the daytime.

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

Liu Zhang immediately raised his head and looked at Lai Min with a gaze.

"Some people observe the celestial phenomena at night, and the emperor's aura of the Yizhou dividing world is getting darker and darker, and the sky fire comes to the east. The Chang'an dividing world is getting stronger and stronger, and the Han Dynasty is showing signs of revival. The Jizhou dividing world is surrounded by three stars, so I'm afraid there will be no more time."

Liu Zhang raised his head and stared at the dark sky for a long time, but could not see anything. He was very confused. Lai Min was arrogant and often spoke without restraint, but he did not dare to say anything like this. Moreover, the situation in the world seemed to be exactly the same. Yuan Shao, who had responded to all kinds of responses, has been unsuccessful in recent years. The battlefield in Yanzhou was defeated again and again. Not long ago, even Yuan Tan was captured. There were Liu Yu, Gongsun Zan, Sun Ce in the north, and Chang'an court in the west. Yuan Shao seemed to have been in a dilemma of being attacked from all sides, and the situation was not good.

The celestial phenomena may be false, but the situation is real. Lai Min said this at this time, perhaps just to imply something. He had close contact with the Yizhou gentry. Could this be the opinion of the Yizhou gentry?

"My father is lying in ill for the doctor and is in great pain. When the doctor arrives, he will relieve his pain a little. I will tell him Mr. Jingda's good advice. How about it?"

Lai Min said quietly: "Ji Yu, you must not miss the opportunity. Time will never come again. The fire was burned very timely. Now there is no evidence. If you can give your sincerity to the court in time, you will still not lose two thousand stones. When Cao Mengde's troops arrived at the city, they confirmed your rebellion, and it would be too late to regret it."

Lai Min said, swaying her sleeves and leaving.

Liu Zhangqiang smiled, his face turned red and white. He understood what Lai Min meant. If they did not make a decision in time, the Yizhou gentry would make a decision. Seeing Lai Min go out, he gritted his teeth, turned back to the room, and knelt in front of Liu Yan's sickbed.

"Father, I have a word to tell you..."

Cao Cao entered Jianwei County, and Jianwei prefect He Zong led his troops to fight. The two armies lined up in the river. Cao Cao personally rushed to the front of the formation to talk to He Zong, explaining his feelings and moving them with reason, and advising He Zong to abandon the secret and turn to the light and serve the court.

He Zong was from Pi County, Shu County, and after He Wu, a famous minister, and a student of Ren An, a famous scholar in Yizhou. He had no good feelings for Liu Yan, and had long wanted to raise an army to oppose Liu Yan, but his strength was limited and he did not dare to act rashly. Now Cao Cao has imperial edicts in his hands, and there are 20,000 more people. He looks strong and has the possibility of defeating Liu Yan. He was moved and agreed to consider it.

At this moment, news came from Mianzhu that three days ago, at noon, Mianzhu encountered a fire. The mansion of the prefecture Liu Yan was the most severely affected, almost burned to white ground, and the surrounding houses were also affected. The fire came strangely. Some people said that they saw a fireball falling from the sky, and the palace of Zhengzhongzhou. Some people said that someone was talking in the air, and the voice was very loud, saying that the Han Dynasty's fire was not extinguished. Liu Yan, a relative of the Han Dynasty, was very ruthless. Emperor Gaozu was furious and lowered the heavenly fire to show punishment.

When He Zong received the news, he was shocked. Ren An was good at drawing prophecies, and He Zong was also familiar with the prophecies and highly praised the response of heaven and man. He heard this news, he naturally accepted it. After confirming the news, he decided to surrender to Cao Cao.

The soldiers under Cao Cao's subordinates were very excited. The scene of the oath three days ago was still fresh in memory. Today I received good news. And from the perspective of time, when Mianzhu encountered the sky fire, it was the time when Cao Cao sacrificed his troops to take the oath. This time was too coincidental. It should be Cao Cao's admonition to the sky that moved the previous emperors of the Han Dynasty, so Emperor Gao lowered the sky fire, burned Mianzhu, and punished Liu Yan, an unfilial descendant.

With the support of Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai, this news quickly formed an official conclusion. While Cao Cao reported the victory to the court, he sent envoys to spread it everywhere and created public opinion. For a time, Yizhou was shocked, and people kept coming to join the army, or envoys came to express their support. Cao Cao's army was in great prosperity, and his troops quickly increased to more than 60,000 people and more than 2,000 warships of all sizes.

Cao Cao rushed to Guangdu, the commander of Shu County, Gao Gong, a native of Chenliu, led his troops to come and serve, willing to drive Cao Cao forward.

Cao Cao rushed to Chengdu, Chen Mi, Lou Fa and others led his troops to surrender, and also brought Zhao Wei's head.
Chapter completed!