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Chapter 1353: The Stirring Warlords
Chapter 1353: The Stirring Warlords
January 7th, 2018
In the Three Kingdoms world, within Liu Bei's residence in Jingzhou.
It was already late at night, but Liu Bei showed no signs of wanting to rest.
In fact, ever since the unexpected foreign invasion from beyond the domain ended, Liu Bei had gone a long time without sleep, and he believed that many other warlords across the land were in the same sleepless state.
Especially as more and more information reached them through various channels, their sleepless nights only grew longer.
It could be said that almost all the warlords in the world were in a state of struggle and torment.
And all this struggle and torment would eventually lead to a decision. Someone among them, in the midst of this torment, made a decision and took the first step, and this time, the one who stepped forward was none other than Dong Zhuo of Xiliang.
Not only did he take the initiative, but he also reached out to the other struggling warlords, offering them the intelligence they desired.
At this very moment, in Liu Bei's residence, all the core members of his faction had gathered due to the intelligence provided by Dong Zhuo.
In that small study, over a dozen civil and military officials were assembled.
Looking at this study, Liu Bei's side was indeed filled with talented individuals. Among the military officers were Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Wei Yan, Chen Dao, Yan Yan, and Zhang Ren, while the civil officials included Dantai Mingjing, Fa Zheng, and others.
Although they were far from the grandeur of Lu Hai Kong's lineup, they were still a force to be reckoned with.
Of course, at this moment, the grandeur of their lineup was not the most important thing. What mattered was the decision they were about to make, or rather, the announcement they were about to deliver.
Interestingly, this decision they were about to make had actually caused a rift within their ranks!
The reason was quite simple—Liu Bei and his allies planned to take action against Lu Hai Kong.
Of course, their intention was not to annihilate Lu Hai Kong entirely. They were well aware of their limitations; even if Lu Hai Kong was severely weakened, they might not be able to defeat him.
At this point, Dong Zhuo's suggestion was to contact various warlords and put pressure on Lu Hai Kong, taking advantage of his weakened state to strike a heavy blow.
According to Dong Zhuo's intelligence, Lu Hai Kong possessed a significant amount of valuable resources. If they could seize something from Lu Hai Kong, the various warlords would undoubtedly have a great opportunity to develop their strength.
Naturally, if they could test the waters and truly finish off Lu Hai Kong, they wouldn't hesitate.
However, when Liu Bei announced the plan to target Lu Hai Kong, many of his military officers expressed strong opposition.
After all, in the eyes of these military officers, Lu Hai Kong had fought for humanity, whether out of moral obligation or for the sake of humanity itself. They couldn't bring themselves to stab him in the back after he had resisted the foreign demons.
But the military officers' objections and opposition were in vain, as Liu Bei's determination was unwavering. He was absolutely determined to take action against Lu Hai Kong!
After all, this was a rare opportunity that he had finally grasped. If he missed this chance, given their understanding of Lu Hai Kong's capabilities, they knew that with his deep reserves, Lu Hai Kong would only need one or two years to recover and return to his peak. At that time, they would be completely overshadowed, never to rise again!
However, Liu Bei was still Liu Bei. He couldn't simply force his ideas upon others in a rough and brutal manner. Instead, he presented a more elegant and righteous justification.
What if dealing with Lu Hai Kong wasn't just for his own benefit? What if taking action against Lu Hai Kong was to resist the foreign invaders?
As soon as this flag was unfurled, everything became much easier.
And Liu Bei's ability to wave this flag was largely thanks to Dong Zhuo, or rather, the intelligence he provided.
Among the information Dong Zhuo shared, two crucial pieces stood out. The first concerned the true reason behind the retreat of the foreign demon army.
According to Dong Zhuo's intelligence, Lu Hai Kong didn't possess any ultimate means. The recent invasion by the foreign forces was solely for the divine artifact in Lu Hai Kong's possession.
During that great battle, Lu Hai Kong ultimately failed to protect the divine artifact, which was seized by the foreign demons. The various factions of the foreign demons then left one after another to fight over the artifact, allowing Lu Hai Kong to narrowly escape with his life.
When this news broke, and after each warlord verified its authenticity, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This piece of information became the basis for the warlords' confidence in taking action against Lu Hai Kong.
In addition to this intelligence, there was another crucial piece of information.
Dong Zhuo had discovered Lu Hai Kong's secret strength and made it public, with a simple goal in mind: to unite the warlords against Lu Hai Kong.
They aimed to seize the secret treasures in Lu Hai Kong's possession or, at the very least, force him to share them!
Dong Zhuo's report lacked detailed information about this, but the leaked messages were well-founded, especially regarding the strength of those close to Lu Hai Kong, such as Wang Ti, Yue Ying, and Zhao Er.
By using the growth in the strength of these individuals as evidence, it proved that Lu Hai Kong possessed incredible treasures that could enhance the power of generals and even entire armies.
Upon receiving this news, the warlords indeed found further confirmation!
This message became the 'righteous cause' for the warlords to take action against Lu Hai Kong.
Initially, Lu Hai Kong was hailed as a hero for resisting the foreign demons. However, with this new information, the warlords only needed a slight push to portray Lu Hai Kong as a selfish individual who refused to share his treasures and ignored the threat of foreign demons to humanity.
After all, if Lu Hai Kong couldn't withstand the foreign demons, and he still refused to share his treasures to strengthen the Three Kingdoms world, what else could he be but a petty person?
Admittedly, this was a rather flimsy reason, but it was still a reason.
As long as they had a flag to rally behind, they could openly take action against Lu Hai Kong.
Indeed, when Liu Bei waved this flag, the group of generals frowned but had no choice but to agree.
Soon after Lu Hai Kong's resistance against the foreign demons, the Three Kingdoms world once again fell into turmoil. The warlords began to prepare, eager to take action against Lu Hai Kong.
Amidst this unrest, Jia Xu, in the Northern Tower of Luoyang City, revealed a cold smile.
"It's time to deal with this jumping jack who has been causing trouble for so long!"
In fact, the fate of the warlords was sealed from the moment Lu Hai Kong completed the task of expelling the evil demons.
With the assurance that no one would disturb them for the next ten years, Lu Hai Kong immediately instructed Jia Xu to initiate the plan they had prepared for many years!
(End of Chapter)
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