Chapter 110 Surrounded by Me
Since receiving this message, Zhi Junyuan has been filled with anxiety.
He didn't know what had happened, but Grand Tutor Guan hadn't given any orders to mobilize, so he didn't move.
Until father and son met.
Upon seeing him, Zhijun first bowed, then asked with puzzlement, "Why has Father come? Why isn't he guarding Yong'an City? Did the Grand Tutor give any orders?"
Zhi Fang replied, "The three allied forces are besieging Yanyang City, and Guan Zhiwei is trapped inside. I want to take this opportunity to cut off their rear. You come and help me."
Zhi Junyuan was taken aback. "Then why didn't the lord send me to provide support?"
As soon as he said it, he realized what was going on.
The father and son looked into each other's eyes.
Zhi Fang is like a ravenous wild beast; without Guan Zhiwei around, no one can contain this ferocious beast.
With tears welling in his eyes, Zhi Junyuan questioned, "Father! What are you doing?!"
Zhi Fang did not answer the question directly, but instead spoke of the past: "I used to admire those nobles very much. They were exceptionally elegant, learned, and their words were like pearls. They quoted classics but never showed off. Their elegance was truly admirable."
“I don’t even dare to aspire to be like those high-ranking officials, and I dare not look them in the eye. I come from a humble background, I can barely read or write, and I even learned military strategy through repeated battles. Just a few days ago, Guan Zhang said something like, ‘Suddenly, the military advisor called out to the falcon,’ and I didn’t understand what it meant. After he left, I asked the strategist beside me, and he explained it to me.”
"They said that 'The Military Officer and the Falcon' is a popular military play that has become popular recently. It is funny and comical. There are two fixed characters in the play: the Military Officer is the fool who is ridiculed and makes a fool of himself, while the Falcon is the clever and teasing protagonist. This play is very popular among the common people. In the minds of the people, the image of a military officer can be used to make fun of and amuse them."
"I am a martial artist, rough, uncultured, and dull."
He suddenly changed the subject: "However, when those aristocratic families used their vast knowledge to flatter me, I knew they were nothing special!"
Zhi Junyuan's voice trembled as he said, "Father!"
Zhi Fang said resolutely, "I must possess it first before I can despise it. Power and status, I must possess them!"
While Guan Zhiwei was busy fighting, the others didn't press the pause button. Instead, everyone was thinking and striving for progress.
"Father!" Zhijun cried out, "When we were homeless and being chased around like stray dogs, it was Grand Tutor Guan who took us in and gave us official positions. Father has followed Grand Commandant Gao for so long, yet he never petitioned for a title for you! One cannot forget kindness; what will the world think of us if we do not remember it!"
"There's no need to bring up the past."
Born of humble origins, they climb the ladder step by step with the help of influential people, but once they reach the top, no one looks back at the ladder they climbed. They only gaze at the brilliant starry sky. The eyes of an ambitious person are destined to only look forward.
Zhi Junyuan knew that his father was determined to go against Guan Zhiwei this time.
As a son, what should he do?
Is it loyalty or filial piety?
“My son, I am over forty years old. I have fought on the battlefield and built this empire, all for you.”
"Father……"
Zhi Junyuan choked up at first, then felt he couldn't stand up, knelt on the ground, and cried incessantly.
His heart was filled with torment.
On one hand, there was his blood-related father, and on the other hand, there was the Grand Tutor whom he greatly respected. He could not have both, so he had to make a choice, which meant he was destined to betray the other.
He should have had an easy choice. A filial son makes a good father. He chose his father, and even Guan Zhiwei couldn't say anything about it. This is only human nature.
But he could never forget that evening when Guan Zhiwei rode up on her horse, stood under the city gate, looked up, and saw her melancholy eyes. The night wind was cool, and her hair was flying in the wind.
She cried and cried, crying nonstop.
Zhi Fang was a little annoyed: "She's just a woman, why is she making you so infatuated? At worst, when I become emperor, she can be your wife."
Zhi Junyuan looked up, his eyes brimming with tears, and asked, "Really?"
Zhi Fang was speechless, but still answered, "Really."
"Go and organize the soldiers so that they can fight alongside their father."
Zhi Fang nodded with satisfaction, "He's still my good son."
As it turns out, he relaxed his mind too soon.
Zhi Junyuan organized the team and then led them on a wild run, heading straight for Yanyang City.
He's going to save Guan Zhiwei!
Zhi Fang was furious with this kid. He chased after him on horseback, shouting, "Jun Yuan, what good is it if you do something great for her? Once you betray her, all your achievements will vanish in an instant! It's the most foolish thing for you to admire a woman! A woman will never fall in love with a man who depends on her! She'll only think you're useless and picky! A woman's heart is greedy beyond words!"
He shouted until his voice cracked, but Zhi Junyuan didn't even turn his head and kept running.
He stopped his horse, indignant and unwilling to give chase, shouting, "Don't you have any ambition?!"
The strategist looked around and dawdled over to the broken Zhi Fang. He didn't want to see his lord make a fool of himself, but he still had to ask the questions he needed to ask.
"The young general has run away, should we still do what we used to do?"
"Hit!" Zhi Fang said fiercely.
If all else fails, he can wait until he conquers a few cities and establishes his own territory, then use grain and cities to exchange for that foolish son.
You're such a traitor! You only realize how good things are at home after you've suffered losses outside!
Would Guan Zhiwei even look at him? He's a guy with absolutely no ambition!
Zhi Junyuan rushed all the way, afraid that if he was even a step too late, something would happen to Guan Zhiwei.
He'll regret that for the rest of his life.
She traveled a long way to rescue me, abandoning the important task of attacking the city!
Now, my father has run out of food and is being surrounded from behind, leaving my lord in grave danger.
As his father's son, he couldn't sever ties, and shame brought tears to his eyes. The horse galloped by, the wind was so cold, and his face felt icy, turning red.
Is Yanyang City already in deep danger?
It's actually not bad.
Guan Zhiwei opened the city gates several times and charged forward, braving the pressure and leading a troop of cavalry in a hurry.
It cannot be stopped, nor can it be kept.
And this was just the beginning of their nightmare.
They discovered that Guan Zhiwei didn't need to rest at all.
She caused trouble at night and during the day. The people behind her changed batch after batch, but she was always there on time, always full of energy and enthusiasm.
When the three allied forces besieged her, she instead said to them:
"The three of you are now surrounded. Withdraw your troops now, and I will forgive and forget. If you don't withdraw before nightfall, the three of you are doomed, torn to pieces."
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