Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei seeks the master and seeks to conquer the world

Chapter 100 Lu Zhi's Gift Book, Enhanced Version Guan Yunchang

Guan Yu was cautious and reminded Zhang Fei: "Yide, don't be careless. These yellow scarf soldiers are unwilling to leave Xu He, so they must have the heart to fight to the death."

"According to the master's plan, if one blow fails, run away immediately, use the mobility of the cavalry and the skills of riding and shooting, try to kill the yellow scarf bandits with bows and arrows as much as possible, so as to disturb the morale of the army."

Zhang Fei licked his lips and moved his neck slightly: "Don't worry, second brother! I have also learned a lot of cavalry tactics from Master Lu, so I won't be reckless."

"Second brother, you, my elder brother and I have agreed with Master Lu that as long as you are willing to learn from Master Lu, he will accept you as a disciple, but you just refuse."

Guan Yu was silent for a moment, and said calmly: "The "Dog Tao" given by Mr. Guan is enough for Guan to study."

"Mr. also promised that the other five volumes of "Six Secret Teachings", as well as "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Wu Zi's Art of War", "Wei Liao Zi", "Three Strategies of Huangshi Gong" and "Sima Fa" can be given as gifts."

"No, let's apprentice again."

Regarding the matter of apprentice Lu Zhi, Guan Yu has always been a little awkward.

Although persuaded by Zhang Fei and Liu Bei, Guan Yu still refused to be a teacher, but only performed basic etiquette to Lu Zhi.

Zhang Fei couldn't help muttering: "Second brother, your idea is really awkward. The "Dog Tao" that the master gave you was reviewed by Master Lu. Even if you don't want to be a teacher, then you are equivalent to half of Master Lu's disciple. "

Guan Yu's face suddenly flushed.

What Zhang Fei said really hit the core point. He didn’t want to be a teacher, but he wanted to read Zheng Xuan’s commentary and Lu Zhi’s review of "Dog Tao". Isn’t this contradictory?

"This—" Guan Yu was confused immediately.

The personality that has been cultivated over the years makes Guan Yu unwilling to have too many intersections with scholars, let alone worship Lu Zhi as his teacher.

But Guan Yu couldn't bear to throw away this "Dog Tao" and other military books that Zheng Ping had promised.

Seeing Guan Yu's entanglement, Zhang Fei leaned closer again in a low voice, took out a military book from his arms and handed it to Guan Yu as if by magic: "Second brother, I have a good gift for you."

"This is Master Lu's collection. It records the relevant battles and analysis of his life. It was originally given to me."

"But I couldn't understand it, so I just passed it on to my second brother."

Guan Yu stared in astonishment at the "Lu Shi's New Book" handed over by Zhang Fei, and saw Zhang Fei's expression of pretending to be stupid. He was shocked, and subconsciously asked, "Why did Lu Shangshu do that?"

"Hey, second brother, don't ask me. I don't know, and I don't dare to ask more. If you want to ask, go back and ask Mr." Zhang Fei shook the reins: "I'm going to the east, Ziyi, you go to the south, Tian Yu, you Go north and leave the west to the second brother."

"This battle will completely wipe out the scourge of Xu He."

Zhang Fei, Tai Shici, and Tian Yu dispatched troops one after another. Guan Yu looked at the "Lu Shi's New Book" in his hand, and his eyes gradually became complicated.

Although it was printed on Zuo Bo paper, it was not Lu Zhi's own handwriting.

But on the title page of "Lu Shi's New Book", there is a quotation in Lu Zhi's own handwriting: "Fengshuang distinguishes the nature of plants and trees, and sees the festival of chastity and goodness in crisis."

This sentence originally came from "Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Biography. Wu Yanshi Lu Zhao Biography".

It means: wind and frost can identify the nature of vegetation, and when the country is in crisis, Zhenliang's integrity can be revealed.

When Zheng Ping was discussing the current situation with Lu Zhi in Luoyang in the past, he said this. Lu Zhi liked this sentence very much and always tried to figure out its meaning.

Lu Zhi was well aware of Liu Bei's protection of Guan Yu, and also knew some of Guan Yu's past, so he was not unhappy with Guan Yu's birth status.

On the contrary, he admired Guan Yu's character.

So Lu Zhi wrote in his own handwriting on the title page of "Lu Shi's New Book", "Fengshuang distinguishes the nature of vegetation, and sees the festival of chastity and goodness in danger." He handed "Lu Shi's New Book" to Zhang Fei, and asked Zhang Fei to pass it on to Guan Yu.

"Lu Shangshu is open-minded, but Guan is narrow-minded." Guan Yu sighed, already understanding Lu Zhi's intentions.

Although Guan Yu was unwilling to join Lu Zhi's family like Zhang Fei and Liu Bei, Lu Zhi still admired Guan Yu, and even considered Guan Yu's past, so he adopted the method of donating military books, which recorded "Lu's War" which recorded all the battles and war analysis in his life. "New Book" entrusted Zhang Fei to re-gift it.

And the phrase "The wind and frost are different from the nature of the vegetation, and the chastity is the festival of chastity." It is a kind of recognition and praise for Guan Yu.

Thinking of this, the awkwardness in Guan Yu's heart towards Lu Zhi was like a wet window paper, which could be broken with a poke.

Danfeng's eyes opened slightly, and Guan Yu's eyes became deeper and more steady.

"The words of righteousness cannot be violated, and Jun En dare not forget!"

"Soldiers, attack with Guan!"

Guan Yu lifted the Yanyue Saber lightly, and kicked the horse's belly violently.

The cavalry behind Guan Yu followed Guan Yu towards the Ren's Manor like a tidal wave.

During this time.

An uninvited guest came to the manor first and asked to see Xu He by name.

This person is the former Qingzhou Biejia Renyan.

After Ren Yan fled from the city, he regretted it a lot.

If you persist for a while, not only will Linzi City not be looted by Xu He, but Ren Yan will also be valued by Liu Bei.

Even if Jiao He died, Ren Yan would still stay away from Qingzhou.

As a result, now, Biejia in Qingzhou has become Zheng Ping, and Ren Yan was also used by Liu Bei as a negative example to reprimand the officials of various counties because he abandoned the city and fled.

So much so that Ren Yan dared not return to Linzi City!
I was afraid that once he returned to Linzi City, Liu Bei would have to make an example of himself.

But go back to Bochang County, Xu He has brought disaster to Bochang County again, especially Ren Yan's family.

Because the Ren family is a big family in Bochang, with the most money and food, Xu He also took the Ren family's manor as a matter of course.

Ren Yan had been enduring outside for many days, and only then did he find the opportunity to come to the manor to meet Xu He.

"Hey, isn't this Ren Biejia? It's a pity, you could have been valued by Liu Bei, but now you have fallen like this." Seeing Ren Yan, Xu He couldn't help but sneer.

If it weren't for Ren Yan's refusal to dedicate the city to give Liu Bei a chance, Xu He would still be happy in Linzi City at this time.

Ren Yan is not in the mood to joke with Xu He now, Ren Yan must get back what was lost.

"Xu Qushuai, you have nowhere to go, do you still have the heart to make fun of me here?" Ren Yan sneered, hitting Xu He's sore spot.

The tyrannical Xu He couldn't bear it, and immediately pointed his spear at Ren Yan's neck: "Ren Yan, don't think that Ben Qu is handsome and dare not kill you!"

However, Ren Yan gently pushed the tip of the gun away with his fingers: "Xu Qushuai, you should be glad that you didn't touch my little one, otherwise I wouldn't have come to show you the way today."

"Shuai Benqu needs you to show the way?" Xu He tilted his neck, showing a sense of death.

Ren Yan was not flustered, his eyes still had arrogance: "If Xu Qushuai didn't need Minglu, he could have shot me through the throat just now, and you don't need to listen to me rambling here."

A moment of silence.

Xu He threw the spear away, and warmly greeted Ren Yan: "Mr. Ren, it was just a joke, haha!"

"Xu has always admired Mr. Ren. Almost all the wealthy families in this Le'an country have been looted by Xu, but Mr. Ren's family, Mr. Xu, has never done anything wrong."

"This time is also forced by the situation, and I will temporarily borrow Mr. Ren's manor to rest."

"Mr. Ren, don't worry, Xu will compensate for the loss of this manor in the future!"

"No, double the compensation!"

Xu He's attitude directly took a big turn, not only calling Ren Yan Mr. Ren, but also calling himself Xu instead of Ben Qushuai.

Ren Su secretly sneered.

Although he wished to kill Xu He directly, Ren Yan still needed to use Xu He, so he softened his eyes at this moment: "Xu Qushuai, let me just say it straight! I have a plan, which will not only make my officials reuse, but also make the officials more reusable. You and these thousands of soldiers and horses survive."

Xu He's heart trembled, and he bowed again: "Mr. Ren, please teach me!"

If he could survive, Xu He naturally didn't want to die.

Although he also wanted to kill Ren Yan, but Xu He also put down his body and bowed to Ren Yan considering his own interests.

A trace of cruelty flashed in Ren Yan's eyes: "Has Xu Qushuai ever heard of Zang Ba, a thief from Mount Tai?"

Xu He nodded: "I have heard a little bit. I heard that Zang Ba used to be entrenched in the Taishan area, and there were many elite soldiers under his command. Later, he followed Tao Qian and became the cavalry captain."

Ren Yan snorted softly: "You only know one thing but not the other."

"After being worshiped by Tao Qian as the captain of the cavalry, Zang Ba gathered with Sun Guan, Wu Dun, and Yin Li. With Zang Ba as the commander, they stationed troops in the Kaiyang area of ​​Langya Kingdom, and became the overlord of their own side."

"Thus, although Zang Ba is subordinate to Tao Qian, he will not obey Tao Qian's orders."

Xu He suddenly understood: "Mr. Ren means to ask Xu to follow Zang Ba and surrender to Liu Bei temporarily? It's just that Liu Bei may not agree to Xu's surrender."

Ren Yan laughed: "If Xu Qushuai surrenders, although the thousands of soldiers and horses under his command can survive, Xu Qushuai must die."

"After all, Zang Ba was the Cavalry Captain who was worshiped only after helping Tao Qian defeat the Yellow Turban, while Xu Qushuai was just the opposite."

Xu He frowned and said, "If surrender is death, why did Xu surrender? Mr. Ren, please explain clearly."

Ren Yan clasped his hands together, and made a circle around: "Bochang County is the foundation of the Ren family! Most of the fertile land in Bochang is in the hands of the Ren family. As long as I send a letter to Liu Bei, saying that Xu Qushuai has been persuaded to surrender."

"And Xu Qushuai is also willing to let these thousands of yellow scarves be disarmed and returned to the fields in Bochang County!"

"Liu Bei doesn't have to fight Xu Qushuai to lose his troops, and he will definitely agree."

"When the limelight passes, I will secretly support Xu Qushuai as the county captain of Bochang County."

"With me and Xu Qushuai joining forces, even if Liu Bei is the governor of Qingzhou, he can't control this Bochang County!"

"When there are changes in Qingzhou in the future, you and I may not be able to occupy the entire Anle Kingdom."

Xu He's eyes moved.

Ren Yan's approach is indeed a good win-win solution.

"Mr. Ren, are you sure you can convince Liu Bei?" Xu He suppressed the excitement in his heart.

Ren Yan sneered secretly, but his tone became more seductive: "Although I abandoned the city and fled, there were only [-] state soldiers in the city that day, how can I hold it?"

"These little mistakes are understandable!"

"Although Liu Bei became the governor of Qingzhou, there is an urgent shortage of talents under his command. With my Bochang Ren family's many years of management in Bochang, I can provide Liu Bei with a large number of talents."

"Based on the balance of interests, Liu Bei will definitely agree!"

Xu He clapped his hands violently: "If this is true, Mr. Xu will definitely treat Mr. Ren as the guest of honor!"

Ren Yan was secretly proud.

Most of what he said just now was to fool Xu He.

It is impossible for Ren Yan to really let Xu He survive!

As Ren Yan said just now, if Xu He surrendered, thousands of soldiers and horses under his command could survive, but Xu He must die!
This Qingzhou yellow turban disaster, someone must take responsibility to give an explanation to the entire Qingzhou scholars.

Ren Yan took the risk to lobby Xu He, not really to "win-win" with Xu He, but to use Xu He's head to atone for Liu Bei's sins and preserve Ren's ancestral foundation in Bochang!

Just now.

A young man rushed to report: "Shuai Qu, it's not good! A cavalry has been killed from four directions in the southeast, northwest, and I don't know how many there are!"

Xu He's complexion suddenly changed: "Mr. Ren, what should we do?"

Before he was happy, Liu Bei's soldiers came to kill him, and Xu He was quite uncomfortable with this ups and downs.

Ren Yan also changed his face slightly.

But Ren Yan did not panic, and quickly said: "Xu Qushuai, immediately order not to resist, and return all the soldiers. I will immediately go to see the general sent by Liu Bei."

"If it turns red, I'm afraid Liu Bei's generals won't let it go."

Xu He clenched his fists.

Don't resist, isn't that just letting Liu Bei's cavalry charge?
"I can't control the ones that are too far away, Xu will restrain the ones that are close."

"Mr. Ren, please go and come back quickly!"

Xu He is not stupid, if he really doesn't resist, he might be captured immediately.

What if this Ren Yan is with Liu Bei?
But Xu He didn't show it directly, but decisively chose to sell the yellow turban thieves on the periphery.

As long as the most elite one thousand guards are still there, Xu He still has a chance to break through.

Seeing that the situation was urgent, Ren Yan hurried out of the inner courtyard, trying to stop the general sent by Liu Bei.

"General Guan, it's me, I'm Ren Yan!" Ren Yan chose Ximen.

Seeing that it was Guan Yu who came to Ximen, Ren Su secretly thought that he was lucky.

If you meet someone you don't know very well, you may not be able to persuade successfully.

Seeing that it was Ren Yan who came, Guan Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, and rode his horse closer calmly: "Mr. Ren, why are you here?"

Seeing Guan Yu's gentle attitude, Ren Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a concentrated voice: "General Guan, I have come to persuade Xu He to surrender, and now Xu He has agreed to surrender, and he is going to let these thousands of yellow scarf soldiers disarm and return to the fields. No more double-minded."

"I also ask General Guan to tell Mr. Liu that I can forgive the crime of failing to defend the city before because of my contribution in persuading the surrender."

Guan Yu frowned: "Xu He is cruel, if he doesn't die, my elder brother will not be able to explain to Qingzhou scholars and people."

Ren Yan leaned closer and said, "General Guan, to tell you the truth, I just lied to Xu He. These thousands of yellow scarf thieves can live, but Xu He must die."

"Only when Xu He is dead can Liu Shijun train these thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers into an army!"

Guan Yu's eyes instantly turned cold: "Ren Yan, do you know who Guan Mou hates the most in his life?"

Ren Yan was taken aback, and looked at Guan Yu in surprise: "General Guan, what do you mean? Don't Mr. Liu want these thousands of fierce soldiers? They are all old soldiers who survived the battlefield. The army must be the best soldiers in the world!"

Guan Yudan's phoenix eyes suddenly opened: "Qingzhou has its own good family, why use thieves and bandits to train soldiers? Ren Yan, what Guan hates the most in his life is the despicable person who forgets righteousness and bullies others."

"A person like you is worthy of brother's forgiveness?"

Together with Yanyue Dao, Ren Yan's head flew up instantly.

That unbelievable gaze fell unwillingly in mid-air.

Guan Yu, on the other hand, refused to look at Ren Yan any more, and swung his saber forward again.

(End of this chapter)