I, Liu Bian, the hero

Chapter 23 Liu Guanzhang

At that time, Liu Bei and his sworn brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were seeking shelter from Liu Hui, the prefect of Daijun, who was also a relative of the Han family. They had nothing to do every day and felt very depressed.

On this day, Liu Hui came to the garden where the three of Liu Bei lived, and said with a smile, "Xuande, your teacher sent someone to deliver a letter to you and sent it to me."

"Master Lu?"

Liu Bei looked embarrassed, and said in shame: "Unexpectedly, Master Lu also knew about this..."

Seeing this, Liu Hui hinted with a smile: "Why don't you open the letter first?"

Liu Bei nodded, and opened the letter worrying about gain and loss, and after only a few glances, a happy look appeared on his face.

The second brother Guan Yu asked in surprise: "Brother is so happy, I don't know what Lu Gong wrote in the letter?"

Liu Bei suppressed his joy and said: "Master Lu begged the imperial court on my behalf to forgive my previous crimes and recommend me as Henan captain."

Don't look at him as Anxi Wei before, but in the end, he was just a county captain, and Henan Wei was a county-level captain. His subordinate, this is an official from the Gyeonggi region.

Overjoyed, Liu Bei noticed the smile on Liu Hui's face, and quickly asked, "Brother, did you already know?"

Liu Hui laughed loudly and said, "I don't know the content of Lu Gongxin, but at the same time, I received the official document from Henan Yin to recruit Xuande as Henan Captain."

As he spoke, he took out the official documents of Henan Yinfu's expropriation from his bosom.

Liu Bei took it with both hands, opened it and looked at it, and he was overjoyed to see his name written on the official document of requisition.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were also very happy.

On the same day, Liu Hui hosted a banquet at his residence to see off Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

During the banquet, Liu Hui said to Liu Bei: "The current Henan Yin is the brother of Empress He, the brother of General He Jin, and the chariot general He Miao. get reused."

Liu Bei was happy in his heart, and thanked Liu Hui again and again: "Thank you for your protection, Brother Xian, and I will definitely repay you in the future."

Liu Hui waved his hands and smiled, "I saw that you are my Han clan's relative, so I helped to cover up one or two things, so I don't want you to repay me?"

"Brother Xian said so."

Liu Bei pleaded guilty repeatedly with joy on his face.

During this banquet, Liu Hui, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei had a great time with each other.

After the banquet, Liu Hui ordered his servants to prepare three fast horses for Liu Bei and the three of them, and also prepared some money for the three of Liu Bei to use on the road.

Liu Bei thanked him repeatedly, and then bid farewell to Liu Hui with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and went straight to Luoyang.

Because they were concerned about taking office immediately, the three of Liu Bei hurried on their way. It would have taken more than [-] days to travel, but they arrived on the [-]th.

After arriving in Luoyang City, Liu Bei and the three first went to the post house in the city to settle down. After changing their clothes, they hurried to Henan Yin's official office.

At that time, He Miao was in Yin's office. He heard the guards report that Liu Bei and three people had come, so he recruited them into the office.

This was the first time Liu Bei met a foreign relative like He Miao, and his words and deeds were unavoidably cautious. When he saw He Miao, he said respectfully, "Liu Bei of Zhuojun, I pay my respects to the governor."

He Miao is not used to getting along with strangers, even Liu Bian, his relative and nephew, let alone Liu Bei.

Glancing at Liu Bei, he searched out Liu Bei's records and found out that Liu Bei turned out to be Lu Zhi's student.

He asked in surprise, "Are you Lu Ziqian's disciple?"

Liu Bei was taken aback when he heard that, and thought, didn't Master Lu recommend me to serve as Henan Captain?Why didn't He Miao know this?
He respectfully said: "Yes, when I was conquering the Yellow Turbans in the past, I was fortunate to meet Master Lu, and was recommended by others, and I was fortunate to be accepted as a student by Master Lu."

He Miao nodded, and then looked at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei standing behind Liu Bei. [PS: The real Zhang Fei is not a big black man with a leopard head and ring eyes, but this image is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so I took this image.In the future, similar characters will also take the most extensive image. 】

I have to say that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are indeed unusual in appearance. One has a red face and long beard with a hint of arrogance; No exception.

So He Miao asked, "Who are these two people?"

Liu Bei respectfully replied: "It's my second brother Guan Yu and third brother Zhang Fei. When we were asking for the yellow scarf a few years ago, the three of us became brothers and were inseparable. This time I accompanied them here."

He Miao nodded and said, "Extraordinary appearance, what are your abilities?"

Liu Bei quickly praised: "My two brothers, both have the courage that is beyond the reach of men."

"Oh?"

He Miao didn't pay much attention to Liu Bei and the others at first, he just conferred the post of Henan Captain for the sake of his nephew Liu Bian, but now seeing Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and listening to Liu Bei say that they have the courage to be undeserved, he felt this in his heart. Only then did he get a little interested, looked at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and asked, "Do you dare to show it in front of me?"

Guan Yu is arrogant, even if He Miaogui is a relative, Henan Yin, he is not afraid at all, and said calmly, "Why don't you dare?"

Zhang Fei felt even more underestimated, and shouted to show his skills.

Liu Bei was so shocked that he hurriedly apologized to He Miao, but He Miao was cold-hearted and didn't blame him, and even ignored Liu Bei's pleading, so he took the three of them to the open space outside the house and ordered the guards of the Yin Department to bring Liu Bei's three men's weapons .

Taking back the Yanyue Saber from the guard's hand, Guan Yu did not hesitate, and immediately practiced it in front of He Miao, swinging the broadsword wildly.

Seeing this, He Miao also saw that this was a general, and exclaimed, "What a general!"

Zhang Fei, who was in a hurry and wanted to show off, yelled: "Second brother, I'm here!"

After finishing speaking, he raised the snake spear to meet Guan Yu.

Seeing Zhang Fei's yelling, Guan Yu, who had always been arrogant and indifferent, showed a smile on his face, turned to meet Zhang Fei, and started playing with the third brother.

Don't look at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who are mostly just playing, but in the eyes of outsiders, they are quite dangerous, so He Miao quickly stopped.

This made Zhang Fei a little dissatisfied, until He Miao sincerely praised them: "He is also a tiger general."

On the same day, He Miao granted Liu Bei the official position of Henan Captain, and appointed Guan Yu and Zhang Fei as the Sima of the other army, jumping several levels out of thin air, which made Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei very happy.

However, when Liu Bei thanked He Miao, He Miao waved his hand and said, "You don't need to thank me, the one who recommended you is Shi Hou, and you just need to work hard for the country in the future."

Shihou?

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei looked at each other. They had never paid attention to the affairs of the Han Palace, so who did Shi Hou refer to?
Just as he was about to ask, He Miao turned around and was about to leave, Liu Bei hurriedly called to him and said, "Xizhi arrived in Luoyang for the first time today, and I want to visit Master Lu, I hope the governor will allow it."

He Miao glanced at Liu Bei, and said calmly, "Why ask me about your business?"

That being the case, he still reminded Liu Bei: "Lu Ziqian works in the palace during the day, you can't enter the palace, so you can go to his residence as a prince at dusk."

Liu Bei was stunned, and quickly thanked each other: "Thank you Fu Yin."

He Miao nodded and left on his own.

Looking at his leaving back, Zhang Fei scratched his head and said, "At first glance, this person looks gloomy, and he doesn't seem like a good person, but...he doesn't seem to be bad."

From the side, Guan Yu also stroked his long beard and said thoughtfully: "Perhaps it is because of his nature."

Obviously, he didn't have a bad impression of He Miao.

The two men commented on the dignified Henan Yin without hesitation, which frightened Liu Bei, and hurriedly dragged the two brothers away.

After leaving the Henan Yin Office, Liu Bei and the others came to the residence of his teacher Lu Zhi.

In fact, after the Yellow Turban was pacified a few years ago, the three of Liu Bei visited Lu Zhi's house when they came to Luoyang, but at that time Lu Zhi was framed by Xiao Huangmen Zuo Feng for being passive and idle, and was still locked up in prison. But Liu Bei and the others could not rescue Lu Zhi—more importantly, at that time, Lu Zhi's eldest son and second son all died in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and Lu Zhi himself was framed and imprisoned. They are all female relatives, so Liu Bei is naturally not able to stay longer in this situation.

On this day, Liu Bei came to Lu Zhi's mansion and handed over a letter of worship.

Not long after, a boy about four or five years old came to open the door and said to Liu Bei, "My father is still working in the palace, and my mother asked me to invite three of you into the palace."

Liu Bei asked quickly, and only then did he know that this boy was Lu Zhi's third son, Lu Yu.

Regardless of the age difference between the two, Liu Bei, as Lu Zhi's disciple, is of the same generation as this little boy Lu Yu, so he said with a smile: "Foolish brother Liu Bei, whose name is Xuande, is your father's disciple, and he is here to meet Master Lu. "

Lu Yu nodded, invited Liu Bei and the others to the mansion, and asked the servants to bring tea.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei deliberately teased Lu Yu to test his knowledge. Unexpectedly, although Lu Yu was young, his knowledge was far superior to that of his peers, which surprised Liu Bei secretly.

When it was sunset, Lu Zhi returned from the palace by car. He was also happy when he learned from his disciples that his disciple Liu Bei had come to pay a visit. He entered the mansion to meet Liu Bei and the three of them.

"Xuande."

"teacher."

Teachers and students meet each other after years of absence, so it is natural to exchange pleasantries.

During the exchange of pleasantries, Lu Zhi asked Liu Bei, "Xuande arrived in Luoyang today, did he go to Henan Yin to report first?"

Liu Bei said hastily: "Students naturally dare not neglect such an important matter."

"That's good." Lu Zhi nodded, and asked again: "What do you think of Henan Yin?"

Liu Bei thought for a while and said: "At first glance, it looks a little gloomy, but after getting in touch with it, it's not hard to get along..."

As he said that, he told Lu Zhi what had happened in the Henan Yin Department, including He Miao's appointment of him as the Henan captain, and the appointment of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei as the Sima of the other department.

Lu Zhi was also very happy when he heard that, nodded his head and praised: "He Shuda (He Miao) is cold by nature, not as bold as his brother, the general, and likes to make friends with heroes, but he still has eyesight."

Apparently he also knew the abilities of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and he was also happy for them when he heard that He Miao had awarded them the official posts of Sima in another ministry.

Hearing Lu Zhi's words, Liu Bei suddenly thought of the doubts in his heart, and asked Lu Zhi: "Mr. Lu, there is one thing that the students don't understand. It is obvious that Master Lu recommended the students, but why the governor doesn't know the students. After confirming the student's official status, he even asked the student if Mr. Lu is my teacher..."

"Oh."

Lu Zhi was taken aback when he heard the words, and explained with a smile: "It's not surprising, because this time it's actually not Xuande that I recommended..."

After all, he looked at Liu Bei apologetically and said: "I know that Xuande was framed by the governor in the past, and had no choice but to abandon his official position and flee. I wanted to help, but Zhang Rang and others in the palace were staring at me. You want to take advantage of me, so you can only wrong Xuande..."

Liu Bei hurriedly said, "Master Lu, what are you talking about?...Then this time?"

Lu Zhi smiled and said, "It's fortunate that Shi Hou came forward this time."

"Shihou?"

Liu Bei remembered that He Miao had also mentioned it, and asked curiously, "Master Lu, I don't know who Shihou is?"

Lu Zhi laughed loudly: "Shi Hou is the son of Empress He, the future prince of my great man."

"what……"

Liu Bei was taken aback, and even Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were dumbfounded.

Thinking about it, the three of them never imagined that it was such a person who recommended them to be officials in Luoyang.

(End of this chapter)