Faced with the gloomy Cao Cao, everyone in the middle fell silent, fearing they might incur his wrath.
"My lord, yesterday our spies brought news that after the Fang family army subdued Liu Biao, they split into three routes. One route, led by General Yu Yao, subdued Shi Xie in Lingnan, while another route, led by the surrendered general Gan Ning, attacked Liu Zhang in Sichuan."
"The third route is led by the surrendered general Huang Zhong, and Zhang Lu surrendered without a fight with his strategists. Now, Fang Chen has occupied most of the territory south of the Yangtze River. The next step will probably be to take over the Central Plains!"
Xun Yu stepped forward, bowed, and addressed Cao Cao.
Cao Cao remained silent, squinting as he surveyed the assembled strategists, his gaze finally settling on Xun Yu. "Wenruo, do you have a good plan?"
“My lord, there are many legends in the Central Plains that a large jade seal has been unearthed, with the inscription ‘Heaven is round and Earth is square,’ which has a great impact on the people!” Xun Yu did not directly answer Cao Cao’s question, but instead brought up another matter.
"A round heaven and a square earth?"
Cao Cao's eyes narrowed again.
“Yes, some people also say that the character ‘方’ in ‘天圆地方’ (a round heaven and a square earth) represents Fang Chen of the Fang family army. This is the will of heaven, a destiny ordained by heaven, that Fang Chen will be the master of the earth,” Xun Yu said slowly.
"impossible!"
Cao Cao suddenly opened his narrowed eyes, his anger reaching its peak.
His ambition was to unify the world, but now there were items like the concept of a round heaven and a square earth, which were meant to bewitch the people. In addition, the Fang family army occupied three-fifths of the territory. How could he not be furious?
"My lord, I have had someone obtain a copy of the 'Heaven is Round and Earth is Square' seal. Please take a look." Xun Yu said, waving his hand to have someone present the seal.
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Chapter 81 The Thief [Requesting Recommendation Votes]
Jingzhou City.
It is three miles away from Fangfu.
"The atmosphere in the world of Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a hundred times better than in reality!"
Fang Chen stood in a towering bamboo forest, gazing at the sky.
The sky was dotted with stars, the moonlight was bright, and the air was exceptionally fresh.
The flowers and plants all around swayed in the wind, as if they were all breathing in fresh air.
The air here is so much better than in Shanghai Bund, Bright Sword, Rise of the Warriors, and Red Alert World!
"I never imagined that I would one day be vying for supremacy in the Three Kingdoms."
Fang Chen remembers watching Bao Guoan's version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms when he was a child. He was so excited that he wished he could be born in that era and lead his own army to conquer the Central Plains.
Now, thanks to a flashlight-equipped portal, he has realized his childhood dream.
"Practice your hard qigong for a while longer, then go back and get a good night's sleep. Tomorrow, our army will conquer the Central Plains!"
Thinking of this, Fang Chen leaped like an eagle and a tiger, and with a flurry of punches and kicks, bamboo stalks collapsed one by one.
This is his daily routine.
The best times to practice hard qigong are when bathed in the morning sun and at night moonlight.
The reason for choosing the fresh air in the suburbs was that Fang Chen felt a sense of tranquility and peace when he was there.
This feeling is also beneficial for cultivation.
Just as Fang Chen was practicing hard qigong, outside his bedroom...
Two slender figures hid in the corner of the wall.
The two men, dressed in the uniforms of the Fang Family Army's Imperial Guard, were lurking around here, their intentions unclear.
"Sister, those big burly soldiers are out practicing their boxing now, so it's perfect for the two of us to steal a rocket booster!" Suddenly, one of the figures whispered.
"Sister, I've been observing for several days, and finally, Lord Fang has gone out..."
Another figure spoke up. "Hurry, let's go in and get the rocket boosters, then get out of here!"
These two women were the Qiao sisters.
At that moment, the two of them made up their minds to steal a rocket booster from Fang Chen's bedroom.
They have already found out.
Each rocket pilot has their own booster, but these rocket pilots are quite strange; they don't even take them off when they sleep. There's no need to even think about using them. They discovered that there are two sets of rocket boosters in Lord Fang's room.
Therefore, the only way for them to obtain the rocket boosters was to steal them from Lord Fang.
However, wherever Lord Fang went, he was always surrounded by guards, making it impossible for him to make a move.
Tonight, Qiao Wan discovered that Fang Chen had taken all the burly soldiers out to practice boxing. She immediately came here with her sister to steal the rocket booster.
After waiting for a long time, the two realized that Fang Chen's bedroom was indeed empty, so they lightly jumped and landed in the yard.
"Sister, it's over there. I caught a glimpse of it from afar today. Lord Fang entered this room, but when he came out, he wasn't wearing rocket boosters!" Qiao Wanlian landed and immediately headed straight for Fang Chen's bedroom.
Qiao Wei followed behind.
"Sister, are you sure you're not mistaken?"
Qiao Wei and her companion searched all five rooms but couldn't find the rocket booster, which puzzled them.