Ancestor Bless: I built a thousand-year-old family

Chapter 745: Die loyally for the country!
The spring rain fell, the branches and leaves sprouted, the soil on the ground was slightly damp, and no dust was raised as the army passed by.

Yecheng was destroyed, and the gates of Zhao State were opened wide!

Luo Yan led Zhao's last army to appear, and the Wei army, which had just conquered Yecheng, entered the battle again.

When the Zhao army was at a disadvantage and had to retreat and regroup, everyone fell into the deepest despair.

"Zhengnan is dead."

The matter of the mating trial has been spread to the Zhao army, and Luo Yan sighed: "Zhengnan is really the crown of our Zhao country's scholars!"

Everyone was immersed in the shock of the loss of Yecheng and the death of Shen Ping for his country, and no one spoke.

Hearing this, Qu Yi felt extremely ashamed and said: "You deserve to die in Yecheng for your humble position. If you rise up to resist, you may not be unable to hold on, and you don't have to suffer such humiliation now, being trampled and humiliated by those pigs and dogs.

Thousands of years later, you may have to become the object of others' judgment and a stepping stone for those pigs and dogs. It is really hateful. "

The people who are like pigs and dogs in Qu Yi's mouth refer to the generals in the Wei army. If he was in his heyday, he would not look down on any of these people. But now, due to the defeat of Zhao's national power, he had to retreat. This made Qu Yi How can I accept it.

This world is always about success, and losers are trampled into the dirt as if they are worthless.

The ministers of the Zhao State are all the best counselors and generals in the world, but because of the failure of the Zhao State, they will be unknown in the history books. Who can accept this!

Everyone felt a little sad.

Seeing this, Luo Yan said slowly: "Historians write carefully. Our Zhao country may not be recognized by future generations, but our talents will definitely remain in the annals of history, and historians will definitely give us a fair evaluation."

After hearing what Luo Yan said, the depression in everyone's hearts was slightly relieved. For people like them, not being able to be included in the history books is a very terrible thing. Now they have an idea.

The historian will give a fair evaluation.

In today's era, the people of the world regard the history books funded by Luo Shi as the official history, because the people of the world only believe that Luo Shi will write straightly and record the events that happened in history impartially.

Those records of daily life recorded by those who followed the king will also be selected by Luo, and those unreal parts will be removed. This is why there are almost no perfect people in history books.

Looking at the ministers who were a little more agitated, Luo Yan said in a deep voice: "Everyone, let's discuss the next affairs. We have no chance of failure again."

……

In the Wei military camp.

After defeating Zhao's army as expected, everyone in the Wei camp breathed a sigh of relief. Once Yecheng was defeated, Zhao was really at the end of his rope.

However, Cao Cao did not relax completely. He always remembered that Liu Bei was on his way.

However, he was never willing to admit that others were strong, so he deliberately smiled and said: "This Liu Xuande is really ridiculous.

He must have the intention of hurting both Wei and Zhao, and then reap the benefits.

Little did he know that Zhao Guo was vulnerable.

He wanted to encircle Wei and save Zhao.

But I don’t know that time has changed, and I, Cao Wei, is not the Wei State of the Warring States Period, and Yuan Zhao is not the Zhao State of the Warring States Period with its mountains and rivers.

Now our state of Wei is about to overthrow the state of Zhao.

Liu Xuande was waiting for both Wei and Zhao to suffer defeat, but I thought he was waiting for death. "

After saying this, he burst into laughter. All the generals in the camp laughed loudly, and the laughter was full of ridicule.

After mocking Liu Bei, Cao Cao felt much happier, and then waved his hands and said: "But this Liu Xuande is indeed a hero and cannot be underestimated. Our army is now in a strong position, and more troops are coming to help. Chu and Zhao have joined forces." It’s not something to be afraid of either.

The few men decided to lead [-] cavalry to confront Liu Xuande, and then ordered the general to destroy the Zhao State with [-] cavalry and march straight to Handan.

All generals obey orders! "

The generals of Wei State stood up from their seats almost at the same time and said in unison: "Here!"

After Liu Bei, who had been waiting for all this time, learned the news of the fall of Yecheng, he knew that it was time for him to attack.

There were swords and spears like a forest, and soldiers like rain. In this battle, the Chu State could only bring out [-] soldiers due to limited food and grass, but almost all the generals and counselors in the country came out.

For this battle, Liu Bei would drag Wei down even if he risked his life.

As long as Cao Cao fails, it will be Liu Bei's great success!
……

As the news of the fall of Yecheng spread in Wei, it reached Handan, the capital of Zhao. This was another strategy made by Cao Cao and others to intimidate Zhao Wang Yuan Tan, the Queen Mother and others.

This move works extremely well.

The Queen Mother of Zhao called King Zhao to her palace and asked with fear on her face: "King Zhao, Ye City has been lost, can we, the Kingdom of Zhao, be able to defend it?"

Yuan Tan was also filled with fear in his heart, but he still forced himself to smile and said: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, the Prime Minister is here, he has led the army there, and the King of Chu, Liu Xuande, is here to help, our Zhao country will be safe."

How could the Queen Mother not see Yuan Tan's guilty conscience?

Her voice immediately became sharp, like a piece of glass scratching another piece of glass, and she shouted loudly: "Is Luo Yan a god?
If Yecheng is lost, Handan will be lost too!
We are all prisoners of Wei!
Might as well..."

The Queen Mother's voice stopped suddenly. Yuan Tan also thought about surrendering, but the ministers did not agree, so he had no choice but to give up. Now he heard what Liu said.He quickly asked: "What does the Queen Mother want to say?"

The Queen Mother glanced at Yuan Tan, then calmed down and said, "It's nothing. King Zhao please retreat first."

Yuan Tan walked out of the palace with an ugly expression on his face. He knew that the Queen Mother must have hidden something from him.

In the mansion of the prime minister.

When Zhen Mi got the news, she was tracing her eyebrows in the mirror. Her hands shook for a moment, and then she continued tracing. After finishing her makeup, she looked at herself in the mirror and gently brushed the corners of her eyes, "It's so precious. How expensive is it?

It's like a joke.

I just hope that my husband can come back safely. "

In the State of Zhao, the buildings are about to collapse and people's hearts are wandering. Everyone has their own thoughts!
……

On the Wei-Zhao front line, facing the Wei army's tidal offensive, the Zhao army finally withstood it for the time being.

But Luo Yan and the others didn't feel the slightest bit happy, their hearts just felt like they were sinking.

Another attack by Cao Cao was repulsed. Luo Yan wiped the blood on his face and asked in a deep voice: "How long has it been since Cao Cao appeared?"

Someone soon gave him the answer, "Half a month!"

During this half month, the commander in charge of the war between Wei and Zhao was Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Ang.

Cao Cao may have gone to intercept Chu King Liu Bei. "

Everyone's heart was sinking. The Wei army was divided into two groups, and the main force was definitely going to fight the Chu army.

But even so, they can still suppress their own side and fight. How can this not make them feel desperate?
Even Cao Cao's son Cao Ang can lead a war without any mistakes. Can King Zhao do it?
I'm afraid it can't be done, otherwise it would be Zhao Wang Yuan Tan who appears on the front line now, not the minister Luo Yan!
Even the next generation of Wei will be stronger than Zhao. How can this not make people feel that it is God's will? How can it not make people feel despair?
Seeing everyone's expressions, Luo Yan said slowly: "All of my colleagues are all extremely intelligent people. Before this war began, you must have known that it would be difficult to win with the national strength of our Zhao country.

But your colleagues are still willing to stand here, why?
General Qu, why are you standing here?
You, Qu Zhengze, are famous all over the world and are known among the princes. You are the best general in the world. If you had surrendered to Cao Cao in Yecheng, you would have been reused. Why are you following us here to fight for your life now? "

Qu Yi didn't expect Luo Yan to call his name, so he stood up straight, raised his head and looked at everyone and said, "Who doesn't know why?

It’s just the late king’s grace that I can’t thank you for!
Shen Zhengnan and I were guarding Yecheng. We had always been at odds with each other, but neither of us thought about tricking the other.

I don't like him, he is too arrogant and self-righteous.

But I really like one of his words, live as a Yuan family minister and die as a Yuan family ghost, that’s all! "

Qu Yi's words are simple, but profound. The people who can appear here are all people who are ready to die.

When the world looks at these scholars, they always regard them as the embodiment of their interests and analyze all their behaviors based on their identities.

But this kind of labeling behavior is the most stupid thing.

Sages from all over the world have said that people are extremely complex.

Most people from wealthy backgrounds have a conservative attitude. This is called a class that has not betrayed the class, but there are still many individuals among them who have betrayed class interests.

Without these people who control advanced productive forces and the direction of progress, the world would not be able to move forward so quickly.

There is something called ideal in this world.

But many people don't believe it and just want to believe that it is all for profit.

Xun Yu chose to die when the Cao Wei Group was at its peak.

He gave up the position of Prime Minister of the State of Wei that was within his reach, he gave up the glory that was within his reach to be listed separately in the history books, he gave up the future of the Xun family becoming the first family of Cao Wei, he gave up a life that was left to him. Describe the dynasty of Shi Zhan.

How should this be explained?

If we use conspiracy theories to guess, what does he want to get to make up for the losses caused by his death to the Xun family and himself?

He has an ideal and is willing to go through fire and water for it, willing to die.

Xun Yu is dead.

Xun Chen was also prepared to die.

If these two people were alive, plus Xun You, how powerful would the Xun family be?
But that's not what they want.

Ju Shou, Tian Feng, Shen Pei and others are all nobles from Hebei. If these three people are willing to surrender to Cao Wei, even if they are not reused for a while, with their talents, they will eventually stand out and it will not be difficult to keep the family's wealth.

But Shenpei went to his death without hesitation, Jushou followed the army to the front line, and Tian Feng took care of the logistics and supplies in Handan, and was one of the most dedicated ministers in the battle.

Looking at the angry expressions of everyone, Luo Yan knew that there was nothing worth saying.

He drew out his sword, its blade shining brightly, and said slowly: "In this case, anyone who wants to step into Handan must step over our corpses."

Everyone said in unison: "Of course!"

……

When Cao Cao was still here, the Wei army and the Zhao army attacked for several days. Cao Cao said with emotion to the Wei ministers: "When I met Shen Zhengnan before, I felt that it was a blessing for the Yuan family to have such scholars in Hebei. Now It's really rare to be in a battle where you are clearly at a disadvantage, but you can't defeat your opponent and you can't persuade him to surrender."

The number of Zhao soldiers was at a disadvantage, and they had to defend several places. There were very few generals and advisers.

After Shen Pei's death, the last capable commanders in Zhao were Zhang He and Luo Yan. Luo Yan commanded from the center, and Qu Yi followed Luo Yan to take charge of the central army.

Zhang He and Xun Chen led a partial army, and Jushou had the ability to run an army. He had always been one of the chief military officers of Zhao State, and he also led a partial army. The three armies each occupied the terrain and watched and helped each other.

Cao Ang sent Wei generals to storm the camp. The Wei army was overwhelming like a tide, and arrows rained down like a real rain of arrows.

Among the three armies, Xun Chen's army was weak. After Guo Jia found out, he immediately attacked Xun Chen's troops.

Jushou led his army to come to the rescue and harassed the Wei army, but he didn't realize that he was playing into Guo Jia's plan.

It turned out that the fierce attack on Xun Chen's army was just a feint attack. All the Wei army had to do at the beginning was to encircle the point for reinforcements, and the ones they wanted to capture were Ju Shuo and Luo Yan who came to the rescue.

The Wei army was too numerous, and with the flags waving, it was impossible for Jushou to know how many there were.

He didn't dare to gamble.

He had no choice but to fight, so he played into Guo Jia's ambitions. Xu Chu, whom Cao Cao specially left with Cao Ang, led his army to occupy Jushou's camp and cut off Jushou's retreat.

There is a Wei army in front, and a Wei army behind.

There were also large armies fighting in the distance. Jushou looked from a distance and saw that the Luo Yan army was trying to advance, but the way was blocked by the Wei army.

Xun Chen's army, which was being fiercely attacked, was blocked in the camp and could not get out.

The Wei army, which came like a tide, lined up and rushed forward, throwing down countless arrows. Unknown how many Zhao soldiers fell in the rain of arrows, and more people fled suddenly.

Many of these soldiers were not battle-hardened in the first place. Faced with such a devastating defeat, fleeing was the only result.

But there were hundreds of people beside Jushou, who were all the real elites of the Zhao Kingdom. Some of these people held shields, some held spears, some carried bows and arrows, and some wore armor.

Amidst the beating of drums, they are constantly facing the impact of the surging Wei army and broken troops.As time passed, the number of Zhao troops became smaller and smaller, and the number of Wei troops surrounding them increased.

Suddenly a loud shout came from the Wei army, "Jushou, are you willing to surrender?

If you are willing to surrender, the court will treat you with courtesy, high officials, generous titles, and endless enjoyment. "

Immediately afterwards, all the soldiers shouted in unison and asked: "Jushou, are you surrendering or not?!"

Jushou's face turned cold and he said loudly: "Jushou will never surrender or die."

However, Cao Ang was very patient. Jushu was a great talent and one of the leaders of the Hebei gentry. He would capture Zhao in the future. If Jushu led the way, Wei could better capture Zhao.

In particular, Cao Ang knew that his father wanted to make Yecheng the capital of Wei State in order to completely separate the political influence from the Han Emperor. As a large city far away from Xuchang and in Hebei, Yecheng was the most suitable.

After Jushou and others entered the Wei Kingdom, they were able to check and balance the increasingly powerful Yingchuan gentry, achieving multiple things with one stone.

He asked people to ask again and continued to attack at the same time, but Jushu's answer was still that he would not surrender, and he resisted more and more fiercely.

Only then did Cao Ang realize that what Jushu said was true. He really wanted to fight to the end and never surrender. This made Cao Ang suddenly change his expression.

In order to persuade Jushou to surrender, he directly asked the archers to stop shooting and only asked the soldiers to step forward.

But now the outcome made Cao Ang couldn't help but his face changed again and again. He was a little confused for a while. A scout came on horseback and reported to Cao Ang that Luo Yan and others were charging too hard and needed the support of the Chinese army.

Cao Ang suddenly made up his mind, closed his eyes, then waved his hand and said: "Set the arrows, kill them all, don't take any prisoners!"

He gave the order, and not only the archers, but also the heavy crossbows appeared in front of everyone after the shield soldiers. In an instant, arrows rained down, and the heavy crossbow arrows penetrated Zhao Jun's body, and some were even directly strung together.

Gurgling blood soaked the earth.

The greatest thing about human beings is wisdom, and human wisdom is always reflected in war, because human beings' strongest talent is to kill their own kind, and countless weapons have been invented that are more conducive to killing people.

The bright life was so fragile at this moment, and Jushou's mind was already strong to the extreme. As the soldiers standing in front of him fell one by one, the arrows swarmed towards him.

Jushou's pupils suddenly widened.

The smell of death filled his mind almost instantly.

His body was thrown high into the air, and then penetrated heavily to the ground, followed by countless arrows.

There were three arrows stuck in Jushou's face, and more than ten arrows on his chest and abdomen. His original appearance was almost unrecognizable.

Regret?
Jushu felt that he had no regrets.

He is so smart that he can even see some futures. He doesn't want to face that future. It might be a good thing to die now.

His world was plunged into darkness.

Looking at the land full of arrows, where there could no longer be any living people, Cao Ang said with emotion: "Why bother?

Zhongda, you say.

Is there anything more important in this world than living? "

Sima Yi said righteously: "In the hearts of us scholars, perhaps the teachings of sages are more important.

If the subordinate was in Jushou's position, he might have behaved in the same way. "

Cao Ang was startled when he heard this, then nodded and said: "Yes, Jushou is a righteous man, and these Zhao soldiers are all righteous men.

As my father said, there are so many righteous men in Hebei.

If God had not protected the Yuan family, how could I, the Cao family, be able to show off here now?

Although they are enemies, we cannot disrespect him for being so loyal.

Bury them and write a letter, "Hebei Jushu and the five hundred martyrs are loyal tombs".

The rest of you, follow me to meet Young Master Yan!
Let’s see who this Mr. Luo is? "

When Luo Yan heard Jushu's shouts of killing and stopped, he knew it was already too late. With a gloomy face, he said slowly and solemnly: "I'm afraid I have already died for my country."

Since the death of Shen Pei, another real high-ranking member of the Zhao Kingdom has died.

That was Jushu. Before Luo Yan came to Hebei, he was the second-in-command in Hebei. From when Yuan Shao was the governor of Jizhou, he was in charge of the entire Hebei and was in charge of the military and political power of Hebei. Only Xun Chen Able to compete with one or two.

After Luo Yan entered Hebei, Jushou's status declined somewhat, but not significantly. Yuan Shao still allowed Jushou to have considerable military power, even faintly above that of Shenpei.

His death is basically equivalent to the death of Xiahou Dun in Cao Cao's camp and the death of Guan Yu in Liu Bei's camp.

It was a huge shock to everyone in Zhao State.

Cao Ang led his troops forward and asked Luo Yan loudly: "Master Yan, Ju Shou is unwilling to surrender. He has already been conferred. Do you want to follow in his footsteps?"
If you are willing to surrender, I, the State of Wei, have the position of public minister ready for you. "

Luo Yan responded proudly: "Have you ever heard of the Luo family who surrendered?

Shen Zhengnan and Ju Gong died for the country and deserved their death. Could it be that the Luo family surrendered for the so-called glory and wealth because they were greedy for life and afraid of death?

Since Duke Ju is dead, our army will form a formation here and let you attack. I, Luo Yan, want to see if you can break my formation. "

Luo Yan originally thought that Cao Ang would continue to fight back, but she saw a slightly strange smile on Cao Ang's face and heard him say leisurely: "Gongzi Yan, you are a talented person.

If I lead an army to attack by force, victory will naturally belong to me, but what I will get in the end is probably a corpse.

This is what I don't want.

This is what the father does not want to see.

The father hopes that the son can assist him or the next generation of King Wei.

Everyone in this world has shortcomings.

In other words, everyone has more important things. For the sake of more important things, you can give up some unimportant things. I am looking forward to that day. "

Cao Ang's words were like the ultimate riddle man, making people confused and wondering what he wanted to say.

Luo Yan felt chilled in her heart. Cao Ang's words conveyed a meaning, that is, Cao Cao had long been eyeing her and had even made countless preparations for it.

If this is the case, how much preparation has Cao Cao made, and what exactly does he want to do?
Cao Cao, if it weren't for the moral bottom line in this world that restrained him, if it weren't for the lessons learned from past mistakes, which made him restrain himself, if it wasn't for Xun Yu who had been persuading him before.

He could do anything.

You must know that there is a word "violent" in the evaluation of Cao Cao by the artifact. This word may be quite difficult to appear. You must know that even border warriors like Gongsun Zan and Lu Bu do not have the word "violent" in their evaluations.

Cao Cao was quite unscrupulous in his affairs, and now that Xun Yu, the only one who restrained him, was still dead, Luo Yan was no exception to whatever he did.

After Cao Ang finished speaking, he returned to the army. He stood in the middle of the army and waved gently, and then the army pressed forward. Even though Cao Cao had been prepared, Cao Ang naturally would not give up attacking Luo Yan.

Maybe he captured Luo Yan first before Cao Cao could launch his backup plan?

Then a two-pronged approach will naturally persuade Luo Yan to surrender.

Luo Yan was full of doubts. He didn't know what means Cao Cao could use to force him to surrender. Luo did not care about the two masters. This was the bottom line. No matter what kind of coercion or inducement, it would be useless to him.

"Could something happen in Handan? Isn't it like this since ancient times? If you can't open a breakthrough from yourself, then you can open a breakthrough from the people around you."

Others were equally surprised, and someone said something unconsciously.

Luo Yan suddenly became excited.

In this era, there was a special kind of city, which was inhabited by the family members of the soldiers who went out to fight, to prevent the soldiers from betraying. For example, Cao Cao's Wei army basically did this.

This method can indeed ensure the combat effectiveness and loyalty of the soldiers, but the disadvantage is that once the city changes hands, the army will be defeated like a mountain. All the soldiers' families are in the hands of the other side, so why fight?

Even if it is modern nationalism, you must protect your family and country to boost morale, and protect your family and homeland to boost your will to fight. The importance of family can be imagined.

Luo Yan's master, wife and children are all in Handan. If something unexpected happens in Handan, he will be a rootless person. What should he do?

……

Handan.

"You thieves, how dare you enter the palace with weapons!"

"Pfft!"

The head flew up and then fell to the ground, dying with eyes closed.

In the palace of King Zhao!

There was blood everywhere. Yuan Tan looked at the Queen Mother and Yuan Shang in front of him with anger, and shouted loudly: "You are regicide!"

The Queen Mother said coldly: "What regicide? Who said they wanted to kill you?
I am the Queen Mother of the King of Zhao. I am deposing your throne. This is the power given to me by the ancestral family law. The Kingdom of Zhao has declined to this point in your hands, and you are not qualified to be King of Zhao. "

For the throne?

Yuan Tan thought it was too ridiculous.

He laughed straight away, and he laughed loudly, but the laughter was full of ridicule: "The Zhao country is about to be destroyed now, and you still want the throne, so eager to be the king of the subjugated country. ?"

The Queen Mother said with a look of disgust: "The position of King Zhao is naturally not important. If the late king was still alive, and if he had been the original King of Zhao, then he would be the most important.

now?
snort!
After Shang'er became King of Zhao, he immediately surrendered to Kaicheng of Wei State. Now if he continues to resist like this, what is the outcome other than death?

Do you think that I, a female figure, can reach here with overwhelming force?

If you hadn't been unwilling to surrender, I wouldn't be standing here now, and there wouldn't be so many people supporting Shang'er. "

Yuan Tan's stupid mind finally realized, that's it, that's it.

It turns out that the Prime Minister and the others are only a minority in the Zhao Kingdom, and most people are unwilling to follow the Yuan family's ship.

Worried that the country will be destroyed and the family destroyed, I want to surrender directly to save a piece of wealth.

Seeing that they are becoming more and more desperate, they will take action even if they are charged with regicide.

If the Queen Mother cannot succeed, I'm afraid those people will take action themselves.

Yuan Tan suddenly realized something and asked in a cold voice: "Your Majesty, where did Tian Feng Yuanhao go?"

Yuan Shang said proudly: "He was unwilling to surrender to me and even uttered filthy words. I have already killed him in front of the palace."

As he spoke, he threw the cloth bag in his hand over and laughed loudly: "This is the old thief Tian Feng."

Tian Feng's dead head rolled down at Yuan Tan's feet, staring straight at Yuan Tan, making him shudder. He could think of Tian Feng, who had always been upright, when facing the Queen Mother and Yuan Shang who had made a coup. , how angry he must have been, he must have yelled at the two of them, and then were brutally killed.

Yuan Tan felt that he could no longer think about it. He held Tian Feng's head in his arms with tears in his eyes, and then shouted to everyone: "Do you want to be accused of regicide in the history books?
Do you want to be remembered in history books for eternity?
If you don't want to bear such a crime, then follow my order and kill the thief Yuan Shang.

I am willing to obey your will, and I am willing to surrender to Cao Cao.

Kill Yuan Shang and avenge Tian Qing!
You will get what you want most! "

As soon as Yuan Tan said these words, the expressions of the Queen Mother and Yuan Shang suddenly changed, and the expressions of others in the palace lit up. Who would want to bear the charge of regicide!
That would make it impossible for the family to stand up for at least tens to hundreds of years!
If Yuan Tan is willing to surrender, then the Queen Mother and Yuan Shang will be useless!

"What are you going to do?"

The Queen Mother's shrill voice sounded, then blood splashed and Yuan Shang's head flew up.

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Jushu was rarely famous, and he was known among the scholars in Hebei Province. Yuan Shao established himself in Hebei, and Jushu took the lead in meritorious service. In the past few years, he had made great achievements in the southern and northern wars. He was proud among the scholars of Hebei. He was loyal and upright, and the puppet Zhao Dynasty was declining, so he wanted to obey him. He would rather die than surrender. He tried to persuade him once, then again, and three times, but he urged him: "If you don't surrender, I will die."

The arrows were like rain, and he suffered more than twenty wounds. He died for the puppet Zhao and was buried well. The inscription was "Hebei righteous man".

Tian Feng was wise and outstanding among the scholars in Hebei Province. He was not as good as Shao in terms of title of Yan, Shuo, and Pei. However, he had a strong character and forgave all of his offenders. Feng was grateful to Shao for his kindness and could never repay him, so he devoted himself to killing Shao's wife Liu and his family. The third son was still forced to go to the palace. In front of Fengli's palace, he angrily criticized him. He knew that he would die without fear, and he was a sincere minister of Hebei! ——"Book of Wei·Biography of Luo Ju and Xun Tian Shen"

(End of this chapter)