Chapter 121 Genhongmiao is kneeling down to the grass-roots mud-legged people! Scolding people to death? The military advisor's mouth can actually kill people!

Liu Biao, who was in a state of dismay, raised his head tremblingly.

The moment he turned around and saw Liu Bei, his body was shocked and a myriad of feelings surged into his heart.

In his eyes, the man who wove mats and sold shoes was a man of humble origin.

In his eyes, that grassroots fellow was only fit to guard his house and defend Nanyang for him.

In his opinion, that person was as weak as an ant and could be easily crushed to death by just a move of his hands.

The one who came from Xuzhou in a hurry, like a stray dog ​​from his home, like a bandit.

But now, they have seized his inheritance and gradually pushed him into the desperate situation he is in today.

He even stood before him with the attitude of a winner, high above and looking down at him.

And he, the former lord of Jingzhou, one of the famous scholars, and a legitimate relative of the Han royal family.

At this time, he was deserted by his friends and relatives, at the end of his rope, and as a loser, he allowed Liu Bei to admire his ugliness.

Humiliation, anger, sadness, despair...

Countless negative emotions overwhelmed him in an instant.

"Liu Bei!"

Liu Biao used his sword to support himself on the ground, struggled to stand up, and raised his head to meet Liu Bei's gaze.

"You and I are from the same clan of the Liu family. Why are you forcing me so hard? Why do you insist on killing me?"

"Don't you claim to be kind and righteous? Where is your kindness and righteousness?"

Liu Biao pointed his sword at Liu Bei and questioned him in a stern voice with an angry look on his face.

Zhang Fei beside him dared to point his sword at Liu Bei, so Liu Bei immediately got angry and rode his horse forward to chop him down.

However, Liu Bei raised his hand and stopped Zhang Fei.

Then he looked at Liu Biao calmly and asked:

"Liu Jingsheng, have you forgotten that it was you who allowed your brother-in-law Cai He to attack me first?"

"You have mobilized the entire state's army to attack me, intending to put me to death first!"

"If I hadn't had the assistance of Advisor Jinglue, I'm afraid you and I would have switched places today. I'm asking you why you disregard our kinship and force me into a dead end."

Liu Biao was speechless.

He was filled with resentment and anger, but when Liu Bei asked him a question lightly, he just responded forcefully.

There was no way, because it was Cai He who fired the first shot and sent troops to attack Yuyang.

As a result, Yuyang failed to steal and lost his life, which also gave Liu Bei an excuse to counterattack.

If one really digs deeper, his current situation was all caused by Cai He's preemptive strike and all due to his protection of the Cai family.

"Liu Jingsheng, do you know why you lost?"

"Jingzhou is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. There are so many heroes and extraordinary people. Wei Wenchang, Wen Zhongye, Gan Xingba, which one of them is not a great general?"

"From Wancheng to Xiangyang, there are countless talented people hiding in the wild who are not being used by you."

"My military advisor Xiao Jinglue is like Zhang Liang reborn. He is a peerless genius who can control everything in the world!"

"If you can use these Jingxiang heroes, how can I, Liu Bei, be your opponent?"

"Don't just talk about destroying Liu Bei. Leading the army to the north to destroy the Han thieves and rebuilding the Han Dynasty is just around the corner!"

Liu Bei's stern voice was like thunder, which shook Liu Biao physically and mentally, and he gradually calmed down from his rage and indignation.

"What a pity! You are a descendant of the Han Dynasty, but you have no intention of supporting the Han Dynasty. You only want to protect this corner of Jingzhou."

"So you only flatter the Cai and Kuai families, favor villains and stay away from the wise and capable. Not to mention the humble people, even the big and powerful families like Huang and Pang cannot be used by you."

"In order to gain the support of the Cai and Kuai families, you even allowed them to bully your eldest son. You even blindly protected the vicious woman from the Cai family when she poisoned Liu Qi."

"How can you not lose the support of the people with such foolish actions? How can you not make the heroes of Jingxiang complain about you?"

"He who loses the hearts of the people loses the world. Even if I, Liu Bei, were not here, do you really think that you can keep Jingzhou just by relying on the support of the Cai and Kuai families?"

Hearing Liu Bei's deafening rebuke, Liu Biao staggered and took half a step back.

The long sword in his hand was also put down weakly.

At this moment, Liu Biao seemed to come to his senses, and a look of shame flashed across his face.

It was only a moment.

Afterwards, Liu Biao's face became ferocious again, and he actually burst into laughter.

The laughter was full of sarcasm, as if mocking Liu Bei's naivety.

"Liu Bei, do you think that just because you relied on the support of a group of rebels in Jingzhou and luckily seized my Jingzhou, you are qualified to be high and mighty and point fingers at me?"

"The Han Dynasty is doomed. Do you think that you, a mere weaver and shoe seller, are qualified to support the crumbling Han Dynasty?"

"Yuan Shao dominated Hebei, and all his important officials were from local noble families."

"Take Cao Cao for example. He hypocritically claimed that he promoted people based on their talents, but who among the people he trusted, except for Cao and Xiahou, was not from a famous family?"

"The general trend of the world is mighty and powerful. Those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish!"

"You actually chose a poor scholar as your adviser. When choosing advisers or generals, you don't care about their family background or moral character. Anyone who can serve you can be entrusted with important tasks!"

"You are going against the general trend. Even if you are rampant for a while, it will only be a flash in the pan. Sooner or later, you will follow in my footsteps!"

Liu Biao pointed his sword at Liu Bei again, spitting out saliva from his mouth and making sarcastic remarks that sounded almost like a curse.

Zhang Fei and others were so angry that they wanted to tear Liu Biao to pieces.

"Although the Han Dynasty declined, it did not necessarily lose the people's hearts."

"As the saying goes, the rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of every man. My lord, though born in a humble family, dares not forget his country. With his meager strength, he swears to support the Han Dynasty!"

"My lord is worthy of being called a descendant of the Liu family, and is worthy of being called a descendant of the Han Dynasty."

"You, Liu Biao, claim to be a famous scholar. You only own Jingzhou because of your status as a relative of the Han Dynasty. But you do not think about supporting the Han Dynasty, but only want to live in peace in a corner and live the rest of your life."

"A person like you is qualified to ridicule my master for not being qualified to support the Han Dynasty?"

"Liu Biao, you are really shameless." A series of sarcastic voices rang out, and Xiao Fang spurred his horse and came slowly.

"military adviser!"

When Liu Bei saw that it was Xiao Fang who arrived, he suddenly became spirited.

Liu Biao was already so angry at Xiao Fang's words that his face turned red and he was speechless.

Hearing Liu Bei calling this young man "military advisor", his face changed, and he realized that the man in front of him was actually Xiao Jinglue.

That poor scholar from Yiyang, who was originally one of his subjects, helped Liu Bei seize his foundation and forced him into such a desperate situation. He was a traitor.

"Xiao Fang~~"

Liu Biao's eyes suddenly popped out and he called out the name with almost his teeth broken.

"My master never asks about the background of people when he employs them."

"Anyone willing to follow him to support the Han Dynasty, even ordinary people can entrust their lives to him, and famous scholars can also become his right-hand men."

"It is precisely because of my lord's heroic spirit that he has both talented people from humble backgrounds and virtuous people from scholar families under his command, as well as counselors like clouds and brave generals like rain!"

"Liu Biao's magnanimity and ability to employ people are not even one ten-thousandth of my lord's. Are you qualified to speak nonsense to my lord here?"

Xiao Fang did not give Liu Biao a chance to speak, and continued to talk incessantly.

Every word was like a heavy hammer, bombarding Liu Biao's head continuously.

"Xiao Fang, you, you——"

Liu Biao was so angry that his chest was filled with rage, his face turned purple, and his eyes seemed like they were about to explode.

"As a father, you allowed that vicious woman, Cai, to poison and murder your own son, Liu Qi, forcing Liu Qi to abandon you, his cold-blooded father, and submit to my lord in order to protect himself."

"Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. How could you, Liu Biao, claim to be a famous scholar of the time and a relative of the Han Dynasty, be so cruel and cold-blooded to your own son?"

"You are neither worthy of being a minister of the Han Dynasty nor a father, yet you dare to speak so brazenly in front of my Lord about the general situation of the world and the people's support?"

"I, Xiao Fang, have never seen such a shameless person in my life!"

Xiao Fang pointed at Liu Biao angrily and uttered his final soul-stirring curse.

This scolding completely broke down Liu Biao's psychological defenses.

"Xiao Fang, you country bumpkin, how dare you insult me ​​like this—"

Liu Biao, who suffered a mental breakdown, rushed towards Xiao Fang with a sword in hand like a madman.

He could not take even half a step before his blood and energy surged up.

"what--"

With a miserable scream, Liu Biao spat out a mouthful of black blood, his knees softened, and he knelt in front of Liu Bei.

Then he vomited several mouthfuls of blood and fell to the ground.

The broken body twitched a few times and then stopped moving.

All the officers and soldiers on both sides were stunned.

Even Liu Bei was shocked and stood still on his horse.

Xu Chu took a few steps forward, stretched out his hand to check Liu Biao's breath, then turned around and shouted:

"Qi Liu Biao was scolded to death by the military advisor!"

The soldiers around them finally came to their senses and were in an uproar.

Zhang Fei jumped off his horse, rushed forward a few steps, and felt Liu Biao's breath, confirming that he was dead.

"Military Advisor Jinglue, did you really scold that old villain Liu Biao to death?"

"This is the first time I've seen someone scold someone to death!"

"But you really enjoyed scolding me. Every word you said touched my heart. You scolded me well and it was satisfying!"

Zhang Fei turned around, his face full of admiration, and praised Xiao Fang highly.

Xiao Fang glanced at Liu Biao with a look of surprise on his face. It was obvious that he had not expected that he had actually scolded Liu Biao to death.

"My lord, I just want to speak up for you and scold Liu Biao."

"I didn't expect that I would accidentally scold him to death."

Xiao Fang turned around and looked at Liu Bei with a slightly awkward smile.

Liu Bei finally came to his senses, and couldn't help but show respect, and bowed to Xiao Fang:

"I originally only knew that the military advisor was a brilliant man with ingenious plans and his wisdom was unrivaled in the world."

"I didn't expect that the military advisor's eloquence could also kill people. His eloquence is truly unparalleled in the world!"

"Today, I finally got to see the strength of the military advisor again."

Old Liu's serious boasting made Xiao Fang feel a little embarrassed, and he just smiled.

Liu Bei turned his gaze to Liu Biao and sighed:
"Every word the military advisor said about him was reasonable. Liu Jingsheng had to bear this fate because of his own fault."

"But he is from the same clan as Bei, and he was once a local lord. So we should bury him properly with the rites of a governor."

The soldiers behind him came forward and carried Liu Biao's body away.

Liu Bei then climbed up the Water Gate Tower with Xiao Fang and other generals.

Looking back, he saw his battle flags raised above the four gates of Jiangling, announcing that this important town had changed hands.

The capture of Jiangling also announced that Nanjun, the most core county in Jingzhou, had been completely captured.

Liu Bei turned around and looked into the distance. The surging Yangtze River was in his sight.

"Jinglue, we finally got water from the Yangtze River..."

Liu Bei looked at the surging Yangtze River in front of him, with a look of high spirits on his face and great ambitions in his heart.

Xiao Fang stood side by side, raised his hand and pointed:
"Now that Jiangling has been conquered, I expect Kuai Yue to accept Liu Cong as his new master and go down the river to Xiakou to surrender to Huang Zu."

"My Lord, there are three things you need to do right now!"

(End of this chapter)