"Useless! All of you are useless! He Chang, what are you planning?"

"How could I have hired such a bunch of useless people!"

In Luoyang, He Jin received a report from his confidant that the bandits he had bribed had not only failed to ambush Liu Wei and his group, but had also been rescued by someone.

Over a hundred people couldn't even take down about twenty.

The leader was beaten half to death and lost dozens of his brothers.

Empress He summoned him to the palace and specifically instructed him to make Liu Wei disappear without anyone noticing.

He Jin thought this was an easy task, and that Liu Wei would never make it to Hedong.

He immediately ordered He Chang to send someone to contact the mountain bandits in the Hedong area to carry out the attack.

But this was the result he received, which naturally angered him.

"General, please calm down. It was my miscalculation; we underestimated the abilities of this commoner prince!"

"I didn't expect that his guards were no ordinary people either."

"It's one thing for ordinary bandits to rob people on the road, but it's probably difficult to get them to kill anyone."

"But General, do not worry, killing the tiger is only one part of the plan."

"I have already dispatched a fast horse and ordered Li Mao, the deputy general of Yanmen Pass, to disguise himself as a mountain bandit and intercept us."

"Not only that, I have also arranged for spies to sneak out of Yanmen Pass and spread rumors in the Mayi and Loufan areas."

"Even if Liu Wei survives to leave Yanmen Pass, he will still face certain death once he reaches the border."

He Chang, who had a goatee, looked terrified. He hadn't expected that the bandits at Shahu Pass would be so incompetent.

However, he was quick-witted and soon appeased the furious He Jin.

"General Li Mao's troops are all fierce soldiers guarding Yanmen Pass, who kill without blinking an eye."

"Stopping Liu Wei and his party would be a piece of cake."

"General, just wait for my good news!"

He Chang hurriedly said.

"snort!"

He Jin snorted, "If you don't handle this matter well for me, you'll be beheaded."

He Chang bowed obsequiously and left.

Looking at He Chang's retreating figure, He Jin still felt uneasy, so he turned to one of his attendants and said:

"Go to the West Garden and summon Cao Cao, the Commandant of the Imperial Guards, and Yuan Shao, the Commandant of the Central Army, to see me!"

......

at the same time.

On the official road from Hedong to Taiyuan, Liu Wei and his party hurried along.

Liu Wei never suspected that the appearance of the bandits was orchestrated by someone.

With war raging everywhere and people suffering, it's normal for some to take over mountains and become bandits.

However, the data on the system panel was increasing rapidly, second by second.

Guan Yu not only rejected the olive branch Guan Yu extended to him on the spot, but also struck at his heart.

This frustrated Liu Wei for quite some time.

He finally understood that he was now just an exiled prince with no future and his fate uncertain.

Anyone who followed him faced certain death and saw no hope.

Moreover, Liu Wei has such a poor reputation among the public.

Anyone who pledges allegiance to him is simply courting death.

What isn't yours will never be yours!

If nothing unexpected happens, Guan Yu will still go to Zhuojun to sell dates, where he will meet Liu Bei, who is selling straw sandals, and Zhang Fei, who is selling pork.

Then came the Oath of the Peach Garden, which began a story full of bromance.

"You ignore me today, but you'll regret it tomorrow!"

In the generals section of the system shop, any random general you pick is not much stronger than Guan Yu.

Liu Wei took it calmly.

They trekked through mountains and rivers, passing through cities and counties.

Ten days later, Liu Wei and his party, weary from their journey, crossed the Taiyue Mountains from Hedong, entered Taiyuan, and then arrived in Xinzhou, formerly known as Yuanping.

It's only a little over a hundred miles from here to Yanmen Pass!

At this moment, Liu Wei's points have risen to more than 910,000!

Looking at these impressive figures, Liu Wei was filled with confidence.

Diao Chan suddenly wanted to visit her hometown, but found that everything had changed.

The village where she was born, Renjia Village, has been reduced to ruins.

She felt sad, and Liu Wei comforted her with kind words.

He would occasionally discuss with Diao Chan the thirty-six ways to write the character "Kun" before helping her to overcome her grief.

Along the way, people kept coming from that side.

Upon inquiry, it turned out that the Yellow Turban Rebellion had swept across the Central Plains.

Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, urgently summoned Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Jun to lead troops to quell the rebellion in various places in Ji Province, Qing Province, Yan Province, and Xu Province.

Amidst the chaos of war, many civilians fled with their families to escape the ravages of conflict.

Bingzhou was spared from the ravages of war and became a refuge for many.

"Looks like we need to speed things up!"

Liu Wei looked at the endless stream of refugees on the road and sighed inwardly.

Only by arriving at their fiefdom as soon as possible, establishing their own territory, and having their own army can they protect and shelter refugees.

When prosperity brings suffering to the people, so does ruin!

The people of the Han Dynasty are innocent!

"My lord, this road ahead is the only way to Yanmen Pass."

"Once you leave Yuanping City, you will enter the Juzhu Valley."

"Yanmen Pass is located in this strategic mountain pass."

Liu Wei and his group rode horses from Yuanping on the west side of the Hutuo River, and in front of them, majestic mountains appeared.

Guo Luo reported the road conditions to Liu Wei from the side.

"Brother Guo, it seems you're quite familiar with the Yanmen Pass area!" Liu Wei asked.

"My lord, to tell you the truth, Ah Yi, these twenty-odd brothers and I once served as soldiers under General Zhang Xun, the garrison commander of Yanmen Pass."

I see!

Liu Wei felt like he had heard the name Zhang Xun somewhere before.

"Alright, once we leave Yanmen Pass, we'll be beyond the Great Wall, and the Han Dynasty won't be able to control us anymore!"

"Guo Luo, tell everyone to hurry on their way. I have a surprise for you!"

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