One kick to the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1 Rescue the Deposed Emperor Liu Bian
The night was pitch black, with no stars to be seen.

The wind was bitter, and the grass and trees were blown to and fro, as if they would break at any moment.

The guard soldiers in the Han Imperial Palace also seemed unable to stand the cold wind, and wrapped their collars tightly around their collars, hiding in the corridors and under the eaves of various palaces, looking for shelter from the wind as much as possible.

The soldiers on patrol had nowhere to hide, they could only patrol according to the prescribed route, while muttering and cursing the thief God, hoping that they would be off duty soon.

It was nearly midnight.In the palace, except for the on-duty guards and maids, most of the people have fallen asleep.In the various palaces and houses, the lights are also dimmed.But a pavilion located in the harem was still brightly lit at this time.

This pavilion is called Hongnong Pavilion, and it is located in an independent small courtyard.

The name Hongnong Pavilion has only been used for half a year.Just because the person living here was Hongnong King Liu Bian, the residence was named after the owner, and was named Hongnong Pavilion by Dong Zhuo, the current prime minister.

In April last year, Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong died of illness. The 14-year-old prince Liu Bian succeeded to the throne and was known as the Young Emperor of Han in history.

Not long after Liu Bian became emperor, the Ten Changshi Rebellion broke out.After the turmoil was pacified, Dong Zhuo, who led his troops to King Qin of Luoyang, entered the court to assume power, arrogance rarely seen in the world.In September, Dong Zhuo forced Empress Dowager He to issue an edict, abolishing the young emperor Liu Bian who had just ascended the throne for five months, relegating him to Hongnong King, and changing Liu Bian's younger brother Liu Xie as emperor.

In the same month, Dong Zhuo forced Empress Dowager He to commit suicide and buried her in Wenzhaoling with Emperor Ling.

According to the regulations of the imperial court, Liu Bian, the abolished emperor, should go to Hongnong County to become a vassal.But Dong Zhuosheng was afraid that trouble would happen if Liu Bian was far away from his sight, so he still let Liu Bian live in the palace and put him in a pavilion.

Liu Bian was originally the emperor, but was deposed. One can imagine his depressed mood.Since he moved into Hongnong Pavilion, he couldn't sleep peacefully every night.

Tonight, Liu Bian was the same as before, and he hadn't gone to bed until midnight.He stood in front of the window sill of the bedroom on the second floor, staring at the dark night outside the window in a daze.Maybe it was the cold wind that could not help coming in through the window, maybe it was the thought of anger, his already thin body was trembling at this moment, and his face was also a little pale.

"Your Highness, it's late at night, go to bed early." A beautiful and luxuriously dressed girl walked behind Liu Bian and reminded Liu Bian softly.This girl is Liu Bian's former empress and present Tang Ji, Princess Hongnong.

Liu Bian turned his head, glanced at Tang Ji indifferently, then turned his head again, and looked out of the window again.

"I heard that more than ten vassals from the Kanto region joined forces to attack Dong Zhuo, and I don't know if they can succeed." Liu Bian was noncommittal to Tang Ji's reminder, but talked about another matter. "Aifei, in your opinion, if Dong Bingma wins, will they welcome Gu as emperor again?"

Tang Ji was silent for a long time, and finally sighed: "Your Highness, forgive my concubine's nonsense, if the allied forces of the princes fail, you and I can continue to live in the world. But if the war is not good for Dong Xiangguo, you and I... you and I... may be killed. Dong Xiangguo did harm."

"Why is this?" Liu Bian frowned, surprised by Tang Ji's words.

Tang Ji was silent again.Just as she was hesitating how to explain to Liu Bian, a court lady rushed into the bedroom in a panic.

"Your Highness and Princess, the doctor ordered Li Ru to ask for an audience!" the maid hurriedly saluted Liu Bian and Tang Ji and said hurriedly.

"Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Li Ru? It's definitely not good for him to see Gu at this time!" Liu Bian frowned even more tightly, "Tell Li Ru that Gu and the princess have gone to bed. What's going on tomorrow?" Say it again."

"Haha, King Hongnong really knows how to joke. You and the princess haven't gone to bed yet!"

At this moment, a thin man in an official robe rushed straight into the bedroom.

Just now when the maid entered the dormitory, she didn't close the door in a panic. As soon as the man walked to the door, he saw Liu Bian and Tang Ji standing neatly dressed.He also listened perfectly to what Liu Bian told the court lady.

"Li Ru, you are too presumptuous! This is a lonely residence, how dare you trespass!" Liu Bian turned around and yelled at the man through gritted teeth.

"Dong Xiangguo heard that King Hongnong was ill, and was concerned about your health, so he specially ordered an official to come and visit. If there is any disturbance, please look to Hongnong Wang Haihan." Li Ru turned a deaf ear to Liu Bian's roar, and instead addressed it with grace. King Hongnong bowed deeply.

"When did you get sick?" Liu Bian asked Li Ru puzzledly.

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Outside the pavilion, the wind was still strong.The grass and trees in the flowerbed that have not yet sprouted and turned green sway violently in the wind, making a rustling sound.

Suddenly, the branches of a few peonies changed their shaking direction strangely, and swayed in a spiral shape around a small open space in the middle, as if a small tornado had blown up in the small open space.

The dead branches and leaves blown up by the strong wind floated to these peonies, and were immediately swept up by the strange air current that had just risen, spinning in circles.

After only a few breaths of time passed, a vague translucent human-shaped object appeared out of thin air in that small open space.

After this thing appeared, the color became more and more intense.After a few breaths of time, the object changed from translucent to opaque, and it turned out to be a man in black.

This person is tall and well-proportioned, with a bunt all in black, and his head and face are also wrapped in a black scarf, leaving only two shiny eyes outside.

After the man in black became a reality, the strange tornado among the flower beds disappeared immediately.Those clumps of peonies also resumed their posture of swaying with the wind.

This situation is really weird. Could it be haunted?
"It's actually teleported here! This building should be the Hongnong Pavilion where Dong Zhuo imprisoned that hapless boy Liu Bian, right?"

After the man in black appeared, he looked around for a while, then shrank back, crouched behind a clump of bushes with dense branches, and looked up at the main building of Hongnong Pavilion.

"Beauty Ruoyin, please confirm, have I arrived in the courtyard of Hongnong Pavilion?" The man in black put his left elbow on the ground, pressed his left thumb to his left ear, put his little finger straight on his mouth, and spoke in an inaudible voice, It was as if he was talking to someone.

But at this time, apart from a few servants and maids who were on duty at the gate of the main building of Hongnong Pavilion, there was no one else in Nuoda's courtyard.The few servants and maids were still more than ten feet away from the man in black. They didn't notice the man in black at all, and it was impossible for them to hear the man in black talking.

Could it be that the man in black has the ability to transmit sound over thousands of miles?

"Yeah, got it, next time I will use my consciousness to talk to you... and then confirm the defense force of Hongnong Pavilion... The guards are all outside the courtyard? Great... What, Li Ru has already seen Liu Bian ...Damn it, this guy moves really fast... I know, I know, rescue that unlucky boy Liu Bian from the palace, if the mission fails, the consequences will be very serious... I'm short on time and heavy on tasks, so I won't listen to you, Ouwo! "

The man in black muttered intermittently, as if he was indeed talking to someone.

Looking at the surrounding environment again, the man in black confirmed that no one had noticed him, and suddenly bounced off the ground, sprinted and trotted, and sneaked to the Hongnong Pavilion in just over ten steps.Then, he untied a rope tied to the flying claw from his waist, held the flying claw in one hand, and threw it to the window sill on the second floor.

Flying Claw left his hand and shot upwards, pulling the rope straight.In an instant, the flying claw landed on the window sill without making a sound, and I don't know what material it was made of.

"It's a dark and windy night. It's a good time to kill people...er, no, to save people!" The man in black tugged on the rope and muttered in a low voice after confirming that it was secure.Then he climbed up the rope to the second floor.Seeing his agility, he is obviously a veteran.

……segmentation……

"Your Highness, you are so pale, you must be sick. Dong Xiangguo specially ordered his subordinates to send a bowl of medicinal soup to His Highness, please take it while it is hot."

On the second floor of Hongnong Pavilion, Li Ru had an extra follower with a wooden box in both hands.On top of the wooden box, there was a steaming copper bowl.Li Ru picked up the copper bowl with one hand, and while putting the copper bowl on a low table in the room, he was talking to Liu Bian.

Liu Bian watched Li Ru's actions coldly, with puzzlement and disdain in his eyes.

Tang Ji's eyes were wide open at this time, with a look of horror on her face.She shook her head gently towards Liu Bian, signaling Liu Bian not to drink that bowl of medicinal soup.But Liu Bian was staring at Li Ru, unaware of Tang Ji's gesture.

"Gu is not sick at all, no need to drink medicinal soup!" Liu Bian said coldly to Li Ru with his hands behind his back.

"Your Highness, this is Dong Xiangguo's kindness. This bowl of medicinal soup is made from precious medicinal materials. It cures the sick and strengthens the body without illness. I hope you will not disappoint Dong Xiangguo's concern." Although Li Ru is still alive He smiled, but the eyes he stared at Liu Bian at this moment became extremely cold and stern.

Feeling Li Ru's murderous intent, Liu Bian couldn't help shivering.After a little hesitation, he walked up to the short table and stretched out his right hand to the bowl of soup.

Tang Ji was shocked, and lost her voice: "Your Highness, don't drink it!"

Liu Bian was taken aback, his right hand that had already touched the medicine bowl stopped moving.Turning his head to look at Tang Ji, his eyes were full of surprise.

As for Tang Ji preventing Liu Bian from drinking the medicine, Li Ru only frowned slightly, then narrowed his eyes, staring at Tang Ji with great interest, as if waiting for Tang Ji's explanation.

"Your Highness, do you still remember the question you wanted my concubine to explain before Li Langzhong came? At this moment, don't you understand the answer to that question?" Tang Ji stared fixedly at the medicine bowl, as if It is necessary to see through the ingredients of the decoction in the bowl.

When Liu Bian heard Tang Ji's words, he suddenly remembered the conversations he had with Tang Ji before Li Ru came.After meditating silently for a while, his eyes suddenly widened, and the hand that touched the medicine bowl retracted like an electric shock.

"Could it be that Dong Zhuo can't bear to live alone anymore?" Liu Bian said with a sad face.

After saying a word, he turned his head to stare at Li Ru, and asked sharply: "Li Ru, tell Gu, are you attacking Dong Zhuo's princes, and the troops are about to reach Luoyang?"

"Crack! Crack! Crack!" Li Ru clapped his hands with a smile on his face.

"Princess Hongnong is really smart, and His Highness King Hongnong is not a dull person! Let me tell you the truth, the coalition of princes is so powerful that the prime minister intends to move the capital to Chang'an to avoid its influence. However, before moving the capital, the prime minister is really worried about Hongnong. His Royal Highness, so...hehe."

A sneer, the meaning is self-evident.

Hearing this, Liu Bian felt as if all his strength had been emptied, and he sat down on the ground slumped, staring at the bowl of medicinal soup in front of him in horror, cold sweat instantly covered his forehead.

"Li Langzhong, please be merciful and plead for Your Highness in front of Dong Xiangguo, please let Your Highness go!" Tang Ji, with tears in her eyes, hurried forward a few steps and knelt down in front of Li Ru. .

"Princess, don't be like this, I'm going to be down!" Li Ru took two steps aside, and although he was very polite to Tang Ji, his tone was full of sarcasm.

Afterwards, he turned to Liu Bian and said, "Your Highness, this is the end of the matter, let me tell you clearly. This bowl of medicine, whether you want it or not, you must drink it!"

Slowing down his tone, Li Ru sighed again: "Oh, Your Highness, you are a nobleman after all, do you have to force the officials to call those rude attendants in to serve you and drink medicine?"

"My concubine doesn't need to ask him, maybe he gave Dong Zhuo the idea!" Liu Bian finally recovered, and the frightened expression on his face suddenly disappeared.Instead, there was resentment and determination.

Glancing at Tang Ji again, Liu Bian picked up the medicine bowl.

"Your Highness..." Tang Ji looked at Liu Bian, and after only shouting, she was speechless, only tears welling up in her eyes.

Liu Bian brought the medicine bowl to his chest, and smiled coldly at Li Ru: "Li Ru, go back and tell Dong Zhuo that I'm waiting for him in Jiuming Yinfu!"

Li Ru smiled at Liu Bian, noncommittal.Liu Bian didn't seem to bother to correct Liu Bian's sudden change of name.

"Queen, let's dance for me again." Liu Bian seemed to have regained the aura he had when he was emperor, and even changed the name of Tang Ji.

When Tang Ji heard this, she stood up with tears in her eyes.

Li Ru stroked his beard and stood tall, looking like he was staying out of the way, but he was looking at Liu Bian as if he was looking at a corpse.

　Li Ru: That was the first time in my life that I forced someone to death.Looking at the still immature face of King Hongnong, I felt extremely intolerable.But I have to obey the orders of the Prime Minister.At that moment, I was thinking that unless a miracle happened, such as tens of thousands of recommendation votes suddenly falling, countless collections rising rapidly, and book reviews coming in overwhelmingly, King Hongnong would be dead!

　　


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