Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

Chapter 204 2 Lin Mo's Choice, The Only Way
"Lv Bu is an invincible general in this world. He spent half his life as a soldier and weathered the wind and rain. How could he get sick at this juncture? I don't think it's right. He couldn't be trying to make money from my army, right?"

Yuan Tan, who returned to the Dazhai of the Chinese Army, paced back and forth a little uneasy.

It's hard to tell in front of Lin Mo, he doesn't believe that Lu Bu is sick, he probably earned three thousand horses, and then he started picking things up.

Anyway, he doesn't need to use Lu Bu's food and grass, and the [-] army provides food and drink, so he can prolong the war without any scruples, and he doesn't feel bad!
"Not like."

Guo Tu twirled his short beard and shook his head, "This time he has brought [-] troops into the Northern Kingdom, and now Yuan Shang's Chinese army is also arriving one after another, there will be a stalemate immediately, and it will be difficult to get out. Thousands of troops are brought in."

"Sir, do you mean that Lu Bu really fell ill?" Yuan Tan's expression turned ugly.

Guo Tu's expression was calm, showing the attitude of a superior man, and he smiled playfully, "No, just as the young master said, Lv Bu was a soldier for half his life, and he never got sick in the morning and never got sick in the evening. Why did he fall ill at this time? I'm afraid there is something else going on here."

"So, Mister thinks there's something going on here." Yuan Tan praised Guo Tu patiently.

Guo Tu was very helpful to this, and immediately stopped being a riddler, "As I expected, Lu Buxu is pretending to be sick, trying to lure Ma Yan to attack."

Can Lu Bu have such a city plan?
This suspicion just flashed through his mind, and Yuan Tan immediately thought of Lin Mo who he saw in the pioneer camp. His idea.

He is notoriously resourceful.

It must be, it must be!

"It's not right either."

After going through it in his mind, Yuan Tan was puzzled and said, "Fake illness requires someone to pass the news to Ma Yan, right? What method will he use to pass the news?"

Guo Tu smiled slightly, "Young Master, in Yuan Shang's view, Lu Bu's going north to Qingzhou to help the war must be the result of our heavy bribes, so I suspect that Yuan Shang may have sent an envoy to meet Lu Bu quietly before we arrived."

Hearing this, Yuan Tan's pupils suddenly gathered, his heart pounded, and he immediately remembered what Lin Mo had said, and he hit his left palm with an excited right fist, "It must be so, that's why he said that within half a month there must be Take action, sir, you really are quick-witted!"

If this is the case, then we still have a lot of food and grass, even if uncle pretends to be ill.

The Xin family brothers also looked at each other, and they all felt that what Guo Tu said was reasonable, and this was the only reasonable explanation.

"Young master is too famous." Guo Tu felt a sense of joy in the world.

Here, no one will accuse Guo Tu's words of common man's opinion. Although most of these words came from his mouth in the past, it is undeniable that the cooperation between the three counselors is very pleasant.

In fact, in terms of heart, whether it is Guo Tu or the Xin family brothers, they definitely hope that their side can win. Although they have not yet made up their minds to choose Lu Bu or Yuan Tan, this matter is always based on their side's victory. Base selection.

This is also the reason why they can have a high degree of tacit understanding.

Yuan Tan's messy heart finally calmed down. He breathed a sigh of relief and looked in the direction of Yuan Shang's army camp outside the tent, his eyes full of fighting spirit.

Anfeng, a mansion garden, is now covered with white forgings, and two white lanterns are hung. Everyone who enters and exits the mansion garden wears sackcloth and filial piety.

In the hall of the courtyard, there is a spiritual tablet in the middle, which reads: The spiritual tablet of elder brother Zhang Zhishu.

Zhang Liao tied his head with a white cloth and was dressed in sackcloth. Kneeling in front of the spiritual tablet, he stared at the spiritual tablet with a blank expression on his face.

Among the brothers who came out of Bingzhou, he, Zhang Yang, and Lu Bu have the deepest feelings. The three of them are happy and enmity together, kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds together, and attack brothels at night together. What men can do together, the three of them Never fell.

Zhang Liao will be no less sad than Lu Bu when Zhang Yang is dead.

Fortunately, the news he heard was the same as when Lu Bu heard it for the first time. He only thought that Sui Gu did it, and Sui Gu was dead, so theoretically speaking, Zhang Yang's revenge had been avenged.

Otherwise, he might not have dared to take people to Hanoi to fight Sima Yi like Lu Bu did.

The friendship between life and death can really be fought with one's life, and Zhang Liao, like Lu Bu, has already deeply seared this in his heart.

Behind him, Cao Xing, Song Xian, and Cheng Lian also knelt in mourning like Zhang Liao.

Among the three, Cao Xing was from Yanzhou, Cheng Lian was from Jingzhou, and Song Xian was from Bingzhou like Lu Bu, but they were not together when they joined the army, and they only became acquainted with Lu Bu when they were with Ding Yuan Qingjun.

But all three of them have a deep relationship with Zhang Yang. In the early years, they fled to Hanoi twice with Lu Bu. It can be said that Zhang Yang is their savior.

We didn't spend much time together, but Zhang Yang had a good personality, and he didn't regard them as generals. He often referred to them as brothers, which they kept in mind.

Let's not talk about it, let's just say this time, if Zhang Yang hadn't spoken, the three of them would probably still be grooms.

"Let's eat, the local dishes of Bingzhou specially made by the chef are all your favorites."

There are many dishes placed in front of Zhang Yang's coffin, Zhang Liao said with a bitter smile: "Remember that time in Sanchuanhe, we ran out of food when we attacked the Xiongnu, so you just returned a few sheep, why don't you grab that sheep from me?" The leg is specially reserved for you today, so I won't steal it from you.

But you are born to like to rob. It seems to be the fifth year of Zhongping. Didn’t Taiyuan come to a group of singers from the Central Plains? Can snatch the singer from Fengxian's hands.

I don't know if the old bustard in the Taiyuan brothel is still alive. When he went to Guanzhong with Ding Shishi, he made an appointment to go back and continue to make trouble. "

Zhang Liao murmured to himself, laughing out loud for a while, choking up for a while, looking a little mad.

The past resurfaced, and finally I couldn't help crying, "I feel like something has dug out a piece of my heart when you're gone, Uncle Zhi, don't change your name in the next life, I'll still ask you to be my brother."

Zhang Liao knelt like this for a whole day, from daytime to late at night, so that all the mourners around him left, and only Cao Xing and the others were left in the whole hall.

Only then did Zhang Liao sigh deeply, "In this troubled world, we don't know when a farewell will be forever. In fact, I still have a lot of things I want to say to you before I have time. So, brothers, what do you say goodbye?" Keep it in your heart, you can talk about any difficulties, don’t regret it when it’s really irreparable.”

After finishing speaking, Zhang Liao turned to look at Cao Xing and the others, his eyes were moist, and he asked hoarsely, "Are we brothers?"

Cao Xing and the others were stunned by this question. They all looked at each other, tacitly thinking that Zhang Liao must be overly sad. Song Xian took the lead and said, "Wen Yuan, what nonsense are you talking about, of course we are brothers."

Zhang Liao nodded deeply, "I also believe that we are the best brothers. From Guanzhong to Central Plains, how many times have we fought bloody battles together, so..."

Zhang Liao looked around at the three of them, and asked earnestly, "Is there anything you want to tell me?"

The three concluded that Zhang Liao must be out of his mind to keep talking nonsense, but now it seemed that he really had nothing to say, so he could only shake his head dully.

Zhang Liao bit the corner of his mouth, shook his head with a wry smile, "Okay, you all go back, let me talk to Uncle Zhi."

Cao Xing and the others also knelt for a whole day. Although they were all warriors, they were not as good as the God of Liao. They were already very tired. They sighed, got up slowly, and then bowed three times to Zhang Yang's spiritual seat. Finally left reluctantly.

When Zhang Liao was the only one left in the hall, tears welled up from his eyes again.

In fact, an iron-blooded man like Zhang Liao is extremely unfamiliar with tears. The last time he cried was when his parents were robbed and killed in Xianbei, Yanmen.

Today, he seemed to release all the tears accumulated over the years at once.

"Uncle Zhi, we are all brothers. We have shared weal and woe for so many years, and fought side by side bravely even in heavy siege. I don't want to kill them. Why, why did they force me, why!"

Zhang Liao roared hysterically, hitting his chest hard with his right fist, his whole face contorted with anger, "Uncle Zhi, teach me, teach me what to do! I have already lost a brother, I don't want to If someone dies, why don't they understand!"

At this moment, only Zhang Liao could understand the pain he endured, and he could not share it with outsiders.

These days, he has been very depressed, but he can't help it. As the coach of one party, he is responsible for the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers in the three counties, and Lu Bu's high hopes, he can't be emotional.

Today, in front of Zhang Yang's spiritual seat, I finally couldn't help venting it.

He hugged Zhang Yang's spiritual seat and cried like a child.

In the end, he fell directly to the side, his eyes were a little dull, and he murmured while hugging Zhang Yang's spiritual seat: "Even if Yunwen's methods are a little too aggressive, they can tell me if they are wronged, that kid still dare not listen to me , why choose such a dead end, can they ignore our relationship for so many years?"

Zhang Liao just fell asleep in the hall, muttering to himself.

Perhaps, he is also looking forward to the dream of the old man.

Wen County, Zhang Mansion.

As the magistrate of the county, Zhang Wang's mansion is actually not that big, that is, it is bigger than ordinary wealthy families, with an annual salary of only two hundred shi.

In a county, there are county magistrates and aristocratic families who are oppressive. At the same level, there are also Gongcao Shi, county lieutenant, Shaofu, etc. Of course, their strength is limited.

But for Zhang Wang, all this is not easy. Originally, Cao Cao wanted him to die. If the Sima family hadn't tried their best to protect him, and Sima Yi went to Hanoi to save Zhang Yang, he might have been decapitated long ago.

Not easy.

He owed a great favor to the Sima family, and Zhang Wang naturally planned to repay him well in the future. Anyway, he is also a disciple of the Sima family, so naturally he will be the only leader of the Sima family in the future.

As for the others, Zhang Wang didn't dare to think too much.

He once thought that he would have a chance to be a county magistrate, but now it seems that he has no chance.

Even if it was the Sima family, it was a great effort to save their own life from Cao Cao, and it would be whimsical to seek an official.

Unless, he can be tied to the Sima family.

However, this is no different from a fool's dream. Zhang Wang can still figure out what kind of existence the Sima family is like, and what kind of existence his Zhang family is like.

"My lord, I have your letter." The servant ran in, holding a silk cloth sealed with wax.

"Bring it."

After Zhang Wang took it casually, the servant turned and left. He carefully peeled off the wax, fearing that the silk cloth would be ruined.

There is already paper in this era, but the quality of the paper is extremely poor, and it is impossible to write at all. Most of the time, bamboo slips are used. Even those books are recorded on bamboo slips. Many aristocratic families even need to use horse-drawn carts to transport these books. So there is the idiom of learning rich five cars.

And those who can use silk cloth as a message must be rich or expensive, and ordinary families are reluctant to bear it. Of course Zhang Wang must be cautious.

People in this age have a habit of reading letters, and first look at the signature.

When Zhang Wang saw the words "little nephew Lin Mo", he jumped up suddenly.

Lin Mo?

How could it be a letter from that pariah!

How many letters did I write to him before, but he never replied to me, why would he think of replying to me?
Zhang Wang even felt that his eyes were dazzled, and pulled the silk cloth again. After finally confirming that it was Lin Mo's name, he hurried to the side and closed the concealed door, and then turned back to read the letter in front of the case.

He took a deep breath, shook his head in disbelief, a little reverence for the letter in front of him.

Three years ago, he still hated Lin Mo and wanted to break off contact. Now, this young man is famous all over the world, and even Cao Cao can throw himself into prison for him.

He picked up the silk cloth carefully, before reading the content on it, it was enough to make Zhang Wang's chest heave violently, and his whole body began to tremble.

Lin Mo wanted to come to Wen County to find him, and hoped that he would introduce him to see Cao Cao. He couldn't stay with Lu Bu any longer in the past few years.

Hey, is this true? Didn't that pariah marry Lu Bu's daughter?

Why did the letter say it was so unbearable? Could it be that he was really forced by Lu Bu and couldn't get out?

Then you haven't come to me in the past few years, you can come now, and now Lu Bu won't coerce you?Besides, you are in the North Country, how did you come to Wen County?

Continue to read, the content that makes him more excited is coming.

Lin Mo had followed Lu Bu to Qingzhou, sneaked out while Lu Bu and Yuan Shang were fighting in Xiajin, and then rode all the way to the Yellow River, boarded a merchant ship, and this merchant ship went directly to Chang'an. Disembark at this ferry in Wenxian County. It is expected to arrive on the 23rd of this month. The difference between before and after is not more than two days. Please meet my uncle at the ferry.

Zhang Wang's eyes widened, and his mouth was big enough to put an egg in, "Is it really coming?"

Although Zhang Wang doesn't know much about the North Country, he is quite clear about the waterway of the Yellow River, because the Yellow River Ferry is more than 30 miles away from Wen County, and there are often Central Plains cargo merchants who go to Sili Prefecture to disembark from there. Get it for sale in Wen County.

In fact, before the Dong Zhuo Rebellion, this route could reach Luoyang, the capital of the empire. Central Plains traders sold their goods to Luoyang, and then purchased some local specialties to sell back to make a profit.

However, after Guanzhong withered, this route basically stopped at Hanoi, and there was a risk of being robbed further upstream.

"Yes, yes, that pariah still has some brains. From Xiajin to Wen County, Hanoi, there is no other way except to go by water. It is neither stupid nor stupid." Zhang Wang murmured excitedly.

From Xiajin to Wen County, you have to pass through the defense lines of Yuan Shang and Cao Cao along the way, not to mention that the sergeants at the pass will not let them go without seeing their household registration cards, and the bandits along the way alone can kill Lin Mo.

Therefore, the only way to reach Wen County safely is by water. After mixing with merchant ships, the problem of household registration and hand cards will disappear, and at the same time, bandits can be avoided.

Of course, along the way, there will be troops from both Cao and Yuan stopping at the ferry, but most of them will not have any harsh demands on the merchants, just to collect taxes for water transportation.

With one or two more people, the officials who collect taxes will not be suspicious at all.

Good Lin Yunwen, you have found the only way into Wen County, that's amazing!
It is worth mentioning that during this period, the Yellow River's water transport business was far more prosperous than that of the Yangtze River.

In fact, before the mid-Tang Dynasty, the water transportation of the Yellow River was once at its peak, because most of the political centralization pushed forward was in Guanzhong and the Central Plains, both of which were along the Yellow River.

This determines that the prosperity of the Yellow River shipping is far from comparable to that of the Yangtze River.

There are two reasons for the subsequent decline. The first is that the river channel was silted and swayed, forming an above-ground river, and many places were unable to pass ships. The other important reason was that since the Anlu Mountain rebellion, the rise of Khitan led to the centralization of power. Naturally, commerce and trade also will wither away.

Zhang Wang breathed heavily, forcing himself to calm down, Lin Mo was coming, and his fate would definitely undergo a shocking change.

I used to think that the pinnacle of my life would be the county magistrate, but now, the magistrate is not too much, right?
Based on Cao Cao's dedication to him, it is not impossible to enter Xuchang and become a nine minister of the imperial court.

The more he thought about it, the more excited he even decided that as soon as Lin Mo arrived, no matter whether he wanted to or not, he would first arrange for Chunhua to cook raw rice with him. Without this relationship, how could he ensure his future?
Do you want to tell the Sima family?
After this thought flashed by, Zhang Wang dismissed it immediately, absolutely not telling them.

As a disciple of the Sima family, if the Sima family wants to grow and win Lin Mo over, everything I think will be greatly reduced.

Yes, yes, keep it secret, keep it secret!
Zhang Wang hurriedly burned the silk cloth. Looking at the silk cloth that had turned into ashes, he finally relaxed and laughed.

"Life is like this. No one knows what will happen tomorrow. I never imagined that the untouchables I used to look down on could become a stepping stone for me to rise to the top.

Your father saved my life back then, and you, too, have made achievements in my Zhang family, it seems that your Lin family owed me a lot in your previous life, hahaha."

From the beginning to the end, Zhang Wang didn't think he owed Lin Mo anything, even if the Lin family had saved his life, he agreed to the marriage just out of excitement.

People in this era, getting married has always been a good match, you said that you are a pariah for my Zhang family, I really can't blame me for regretting the marriage.

Although the Zhang family is not a big family, wouldn't it be a joke if it spread that I found a pariah to be my daughter's husband-in-law?

In fact, when he bid farewell to Lin Mo's father, he regretted that he had promised too hastily, and the idea of ​​regretting the marriage was not a whim.

It's just that I never thought that I still have to accept the untouchable after going around, but now he is worthy of Chunhua, after all, Lanlinghou.

(End of this chapter)