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

Chapter 188 Cao Liu Meets Again, Electing the Inspector of Yanzhou

Liu Bei understood when he heard it.

The courage to chase a tiger across the stream, and the identity of a fierce soldier, this is a talent that is underappreciated!

"The typical strong man has such courage, what a hero!" Liu Bei spoke boldly and stepped forward to salute.

Dian Wei actually has many similarities with Guan Yu.

Value righteousness over wealth, have great ambition and integrity, and have a chivalrous character.

The Liu family in Xiangyi and Li Yong from Suiyang were enemies, and Dian Wei avenged Liu's grievances.

Such a hero has clear grievances and grievances, and is the most simple and straightforward.

If you show kindness to Dianwei, Dianwei will sacrifice his life to repay him, and he is quite a hero in the spring and autumn.

Liu Bei is also good at making friends with heroes, and he is very clear about the thoughts of a hero like Dian Wei.

But in a short while, Liu Bei took Dian Wei's arm and invited Dian Wei to a banquet.

Only those who truly trust and approve can have the possibility of swimming together.

Zhang Fei boasted Dian Wei's achievements at the side at the right time: "Brother Dian and I were chasing Yuan Shu, and we met a fierce tiger on the way."

"I wanted to take a detour to avoid entanglement with the tiger, but brother Dian directly confronted the tiger with a big iron halberd and roared."

"It really opened my eyes, that tiger is actually afraid!"

"Brother Dian chased the tiger like this, and the tiger jumped over the ditch in the mountain in fright. Seeing that Brother Dian didn't continue to chase, he left in fear."

"Since ancient times, tigers have been intimidating, but I never thought that people would scare tigers."

Liu Bei laughed loudly: "It is rumored that King Zhou of Shang had a good warrior named Fei Lian, and Fei Lian had a son named evil, who was a warrior who could fight rhinoceros, bears and tigers."

"A strong man chasing a tiger across a stream is better than the evil of old!"

Zhang Fei also said: "Brother Dian has no words, how about calling him evil in the future?"

Dian Wei was praised a bit shyly: "I only have a little courage, how dare I compare with Elai?"

Zhang Fei laughed loudly: "If chasing a tiger across a ravine is only a little bit of courage, then wouldn't I have a lot of strength?"

Everyone laughed.

Guan Yu squinted his phoenix eyes, eager to try: "Brother, Guan wants to compete with the strong man Dian."

Facing Guan Yu's sudden request, Liu Bei was a little embarrassed.

He was just about to have a long talk with Dian Wei, wouldn't it hurt his peace if there was a competition?
Zhang Fei said sharply: "Second brother, you and brother Dian have their own strengths, no matter how you compare, it's not fair."

Guan Yu was taken aback: "Yide, what do you mean by that?"

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Second brother, you are good at riding and fighting. You are all on horseback, and you don't bother to shoot back and forth. There is also the Chituma, a thousand-mile horse."

"Brother Dian is not good at riding horses, but he walks like flying through mountains and rivers in the jungle. He is also good at hurting people with flying halberds. He can hit a hundred shots within five steps."

"You guys want to compete, is it a horse fight or a step fight? Does the second brother use the red rabbit horse? Does the Dian brother use the flying halberd?"

"Second brother thinks it's unfair to compete on horseback; brother Dian also thinks it's unfair to compete on horseback. How can this be compared?"

When Zhang Fei said this, Guan Yu really hesitated.

Guan Yu is arrogant by nature, even after studying with Lu Zhi for a long time, he still does not lose his arrogance.

If he was riding a red rabbit horse to compete with Dian Wei, who is not good at riding horses, Guan Yu would not be able to hold back his face.

But if he fought with Dian Wei step by step, Guan Yu who didn't go all out would be tantamount to humiliating Dian Wei.

Liu Bei laughed, and took Guan Yu's arm with his left hand: "Yun Chang and E Lai are both rare heroes and righteous men here. They should drink three bottles of wine and discuss each other's martial arts. Why do you have to compare yourself?"

Guan Yu said in shame: "I would like to obey my elder brother's order, it's Guan who is being rude! Guan has the courage to chase a tiger across a ravine, and Guan also admires it!"

Infected by the atmosphere, Dian Wei hurriedly replied, "If you have time, Dian is willing to discuss with Brother Yun."

Zhang Fei hesitated to speak, then sighed secretly, and looked at Zheng Ping with more resentment.

Zheng Ping shook his feather fan and approached Zhang Fei with a chuckle: "Yide, long time no see, you are becoming more and more wise."

Zhang Fei muttered in a low voice: "No matter how wise you are, you can't just watch others drink."

Zheng Ping laughed: "If you really want to drink, just drink."

Zhang Fei tilted his head, and said insincerely: "I'm not an untrustworthy person! I'm used to drinking water, why bother drinking."

Zheng Ping said slowly: "Today makes an exception and allows you to drink."

Zhang Fei turned his head sharply, staring at his eyes, and lowered his voice: "Mr. Xianmou, you didn't lie to me?"

Zheng Ping's feather fan pointed at Dian Wei: "Not only today, but these few days, there is enough wine and meat. As long as you treat Dian Wei well, it will be a great achievement!"

Zhang Fei rolled his eyes, and immediately understood Zheng Ping's intentions, and said happily, "Mr. Xianmou, do you want Brother Dian to leave Zhang Miao? I also persuaded Brother Dian, but Brother Dian said that he killed for his friend and stayed with him in the mountains. Widowed mother, it was Zhang Taishou who exempted him from his past crimes and recruited him as a pawn.

"I can't force such a righteous man, so I brought Brother Dian to Fengqiu City."

Zheng Ping praised lightly: "If such a righteous man can serve as the envoy's personal guard, Yide and Yun Chang will be able to fight for the envoy with peace of mind in the future."

"Don't worry, I have my own magic method, which can make Dian Wei follow the envoy naturally."

"If Dian Wei wants to leave, just say that Fengqiu City will elect a new governor of Yanzhou in the next few days, and Zhang Miao will also come to Fengqiu City. It won't be too late to go back after the discussion is over."

Zhang Fei clapped his palms and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Xianmou, since I have wine and meat, I can naturally keep Brother Dian."

that day.

After getting permission, Zhang Fei toasted Dian Wei frequently.

Dian Wei hadn't had a drink for quite some time, and with Zhang Fei's company, he got drunk at the banquet, and Liu Bei asked Dian Wei to take good care of him.

After everyone retreated, Liu Bei was still reluctant to part with Dian Wei: "Xianmou, Dian Wei is brave and righteous, I love him deeply. But after all, he has been favored by Zhang Taishou, and letting Dian Wei betray Zhang Miao is tantamount to letting Dian Wei betray his faith. "

"But if Dian Wei is allowed to leave, I can't bear it."

"It's really difficult!"

Zheng Ping chuckled: "Don't worry, sir, since Dian Wei has come, there is absolutely no reason to leave."

"Although Yuan Shu has escaped now, there are still important matters to be discussed in Yanzhou."

"Your envoy can invite Zhang Miao and Cao Cao to Fengqiu City to discuss the candidate for the new governor of Yanzhou."

"At that time, it will not be difficult for Zhang Miao to send a few soldiers."

Liu Bei was immediately overjoyed: "The scheme is to imitate the old example of seconding Yu Jin to Bao Xin? Wonderful!"

"Prefect Zhang only made Dian Wei a fierce soldier, presumably because he thought Dian Wei had committed crimes, so he made him a fierce soldier and asked him to kill the enemy to atone for his crimes."

"It's very difficult for someone with such an extraordinary background to reuse a chivalrous person like Dian Wei who has committed crimes."

Liu Bei was secretly delighted.

Zhang Miao doesn't want it, I want it!

Invited by Liu Bei, Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, Zang Hong, and Cao Cao all came to Fengqiu City.

When they saw Liu Dai in the prison car, everyone was startled.

"Liu Qingzhou, when did you capture Liu Dai alive?" Zhang Miao subconsciously asked, looking at the downcast Liu Dai in the prison car.

Liu Bei didn't hide anything, and said bluntly: "On the way to Fengqiu City, Liu Dai was captured alive. Liu Dai's confidant Wang Yu and others intended to take prisoner, but they were ambushed instead. Wang Yu was beheaded, and the rest died or died. escape."

The understatement made Zhang Miao and others even more surprised.

Cao Cao couldn't help frowning: "Why did Liu Qingzhou want to capture Liu Dai?"

Although it was a good thing for Cao Cao that Liu Dai was captured alive, according to Cao Cao's thinking, Liu Dai was responsible for the war in Yanzhou, and then voluntarily gave up the governorship of Yanzhou.

This extreme way of capturing Liu Dai alive was not what Cao Cao wanted to see.

After all, Liu Dai and Yuan Shao are still in-laws, and Yuan Shao's family members are still in Dongping, so Yuan Shao's face must be taken care of.

Facing Cao Cao's questioning, Liu Bei said without hesitation: "Liu Gongshan killed Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, Zheng Sui, the governor of Rencheng, and Cui Yan, the governor of Jinbei, and attacked Taishan and Chenliu counties for no reason. This has violated the law of the Han Dynasty."

"I followed the emperor's secret order to hunt down the thieves, so I captured Liu Gongshan alive and planned to send him to Chang'an City and hand him over to Zongzheng for conviction."

Liu Dai was a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and Zongzheng had to convict his clan members for mistakes before presenting them to the emperor.

Liu Bei's reason made it difficult for Cao Cao to refute.

After all, Liu Dai attacked and killed without authorization first, and Liu Bei followed the secret edict to attack, and his teacher was famous.

As for whether Liu Bei really had a secret edict, there is no need to doubt it.

If Liu Bei had no secret edict, how dare he send Liu Dai to Chang'an?

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit tense, Zhang Miao quickly changed the subject and said, "Liu Gongshan is to blame, as it should be! Now that Yanzhou is in ruins, there is an urgent need for a new governor of Yanzhou to preside over military and political affairs."

Cao Cao was immediately excited.

The fact that Liu Dai was captured alive is something that cannot be changed.

Since Liu Dai cannot be allowed to abdicate, it is normal to choose another governor of Yanzhou.

"I"

Cao Cao was about to speak, but Zhang Miao's words poured on Cao Cao like a basin of cold water.

Zhang Miao stood up, pointed at Zang Hong and said, "Zang Ziyuan of Guangling is a heroic man, and he once advocated filial piety."

"At the beginning, Yilang was awarded, and later moved to Guangling Gongcao. When he was in Guangling County, the administrative education, rewards and punishments convinced the scholars and the common people."

"In the old days when we were meeting with the alliance to discuss Dong Dong, it was Ziyuan who made an altar oath for the coalition army, and his words were impassioned. Hearing this oath, everyone was moved and excited when they heard this oath, from the governors and generals down to the soldiers and servants."

"I propose that Ziyuan be appointed governor of Yanzhou. What do you guys think?"

Cao Cao's complexion became ugly.

"Meng Zhuo didn't recommend me?"

"I worked tirelessly to go south to Dongjun, and I fought to the death to defeat the Black Mountain bandit Bai Rao, and then joined forces to repel Yuan Shu."

"With such credit, I can't be the governor of Yanzhou?"

"What skills does Zang Hong have? He is also worthy to be the governor of Yanzhou?"

Cao Cao's eyes turned unkind, and he said quietly, "Meng Zhuo, although Zang Ziyuan is talented, I'm afraid he will not accept it at first if he is appointed governor of Yanzhou."

Zhang Miao snorted coldly: "I'm waiting to elect the governor of Yanzhou, why do we need Yuan Benchu's consent?"

Although Cao Cao was very upset, he still tried his best to restrain himself and said, "Meng Zhuo, Jiyin County and Shanyang County are both members of Benchu's tribe. Although Liu Dai committed crimes, he has a relationship with Benchu ​​after all."

"If you choose Zang Ziyuan as the governor of Yanzhou without asking about the origin, it will probably bring disaster to Yanzhou."

Zhang Miao's eyes turned unfriendly: "Meng De, you and I both know that Ben Chu is a human being. We have known each other since we were young, but Ben Chu has the intention of killing me. If you don't recommend Ziyuan to be the governor of Yanzhou, you will really have something to do." Disaster."

Immediately, Zhang Miao looked at Liu Bei again: "Liu Qingzhou, although you are the shepherd of Qingzhou, since you sent troops to help put down the military disaster in Yanzhou, you naturally have the right to recommend it."

"I don't know who Liu Qingzhou thinks is suitable to be the governor of Yanzhou?"

Cao Cao also looked at Liu Bei.

Although Liu Bei is not from Yanzhou, he does not serve in Yanzhou.

But everyone knows that Liu Bei has a close relationship with Ying Shao, the prefect of Taishan County.

Liu Bei said that he would support whoever was the governor of Yanzhou, and Ying Shao would definitely support whoever was the governor of Yanzhou.

"Prefect Zhang, this Yanzhou, it's better to be governed by Yanzhou people. If I recommend it, it's a violation of the rules. You can discuss it." Liu Bei laughed: "As for the disaster in Yanzhou mentioned by the prefect Cao, don't worry at all. "

"Qingzhou has a bumper harvest this year, and there is no shortage of food for the time being."

"Whoever wants to cause a military disaster for no reason like Liu Gongshan, Qingzhou will definitely not sit idly by."

Liu Bei said this cleverly.

It not only expressed the attitude of not intervening in Yanzhou, but also demonstrated to everyone present.

It doesn't matter who is the governor of Yanzhou, the important thing is that the governor of Yanzhou can't cause a military disaster.

If the new governor of Yanzhou is like Liu Dai, soldiers and horses from Qingzhou may appear in Yanzhou at any time.

"This Liu Bei!" Cao Cao secretly clenched his fists.

Zhang Miao was secretly happy.

If Liu Bei doesn't intervene, it will be safe for Zang Hong to be the governor of Yanzhou.

"Meng De, you are also the prefect of Dongjun now, so you must also care about the interests of Yanzhou people?" Zhang Miao looked at Cao Cao and asked bluntly.

This meant saying directly to Cao Cao: Since they are all the prefects of Dongjun, don't bother with Yuan Shao.

Although there was no bloody battle on the battlefield, the brief confrontation during the banquet was still better than the battlefield.

"Minggong, I want Yingchuan." Xi Zhicai whispered in Cao Cao's ear.

Cao Cao took a deep breath, forced to suppress the unhappiness in his heart, and then smiled: "Meng Zhuo, you will make me very difficult."

"After all, it's impossible for me to turn against Benchu ​​at this time."

"You and Benchu ​​are my old friends, it's not good for me to favor anyone."

"I have heard for a long time that Liu Qingzhou has a very close relationship with Yuzhou Mu. Why don't you tell Yuzhou Mu that I, Cao Mengde, want to be the prefect of Yingchuan?"

Standing behind Liu Bei, Zheng Ping swayed his feather fan lightly. He looked at Xi Zhicai behind Cao Cao with a pair of wise eyes. He already guessed Cao Cao's intention in his heart, so he also whispered to Liu Bei: "Master, you can agree, take this opportunity to ask for someone."

Liu Bei said knowingly: "Prefect Cao doesn't want to embarrass the two old friends, so he wants to be the prefect of Yingchuan. How can I not do it?"

"Prefect Zhang, you have a strong soldier under your command, and it is Chen Liuji and ours, Dianwei."

"My third brother Zhang Fei and Dian Wei hit it off right away, wishing they could become brothers."

"But Dian Wei said that he had been favored by Zhang Taishou, and he couldn't bear to give up. I wonder if Zhang Taishou can part with him?"

Zhang Chao suddenly became anxious: "Brother, that Dian Wei can wear three layers of iron armor and is very brave. Brother Yu is about to be promoted to general."

But Zhang Miao waved his hand to stop Zhang Chao, and promised, "It's just a fierce soldier, how can I not give up? If Liu Qingzhou wants it, then give it to Liu Qingzhou."

Cao Cao was taken aback: "What is this Dian Wei capable of? How could he make Liu Qingzhou so courteous?"

Seeing that Zhang Miao had already agreed, Liu Bei stroked his beard slightly: "I don't have any great skills, but I can just chase a tiger across a stream."

Chasing a tiger across a stream?

Is this still called no big deal?

Cao Cao looked at Zhang Miao speechlessly, and Zhang Miao couldn't help shaking his hands.

(End of this chapter)