The new era of chaos begins in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 423 If You Lose, Be My Halberd Bearer

Even though Han Wu will achieve great success in the future, he is always clear-headed when it comes to major issues.

But if you think he is a good-tempered and kind person, you are totally wrong.

To be precise, Han Wu has a very bad temper. He is the kind of person who will fight with others at the slightest disagreement and he is also very selfish and reckless.

If I talk about a few examples related to Han Wu, you will find that this person is not an easy person to deal with.

Before Han Wu became famous, someone thought he was very capable and said that he would be one of the Three Dukes in the future. Han Wu thought that this person was mocking him, so he beat him up.

The story between Han Wu and Liang Hongyu was widely circulated in later generations, and people regarded them as the Song Dynasty version of "Hong Fu Nu and Li Lang". However, Hong Fu Nu voluntarily fled to Li Jing at night, while Liang Hongyu was a Jingkou singing girl who was forcibly abducted by Han Wu.

Han Wu also had a bad habit similar to Lu Bu in the Three Kingdoms, that is, he liked to have sex with the wives of his subordinates. Everyone knows about Lu Bu's affairs. His subordinates betrayed him repeatedly, and he was eventually deserted by everyone. In addition to objective reasons, it was because he had affairs with the wives of many of his subordinates.

Han Wu also had the same habit. He liked to have affairs with his subordinates' wives and concubines, and because of this, he forced to death Huyan Tong, a fierce general who had once saved his life on the battlefield.

By the way, the experience of Leopard Head Lin Chong before going to Liangshan in Water Margin is basically a replica of the death of Huyan Tong. In this story, Han Wu is equivalent to a combination of Gao Qiu and Gao Yanei, father and son. The only difference is that Lin Chong was forced to go to Liangshan on a snowy night, while Huyan Tong committed suicide by jumping into the river in grief and anger.

The Huyan Tong incident can be regarded as the biggest stain in Han Wu's life. Later, the literati of the Southern Song Dynasty used this as the prototype to create the classical bitter novel "Nian Yu Guanyin", which is roughly the story of how Prince Xian'an (Han Wu) broke up the marriage between jade craftsman Cui Ning and embroiderer Xiuxiu, and beat Xiuxiu to death, and finally the two reunited in the underworld as ghosts.

Later, Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty adapted this story into "Cui Daizhao's Life and Death Enemy" and included it in "Warning to the World".

In a word, Han Wu had problems with his character. When he heard Chen Shen's words about being a man who could hunt bears and tigers, he immediately felt annoyed.

Han Wu had just joined the army and was not as unruly as he later became, so he did not turn hostile on the spot. However, he led Chen Shen to a barracks with some thoughts in mind.

Chen Shen looked at the barracks and said to Han Wu with a smile: "Brother Han Wu, this doesn't look like an inn!"

Han Wu turned around and said with a wicked smile: "Young man, don't you want to be able to hunt bears and tigers? I'm afraid that you don't have the skills to hunt real warriors, so I want to compete with you in spears and sticks! Let's test our skills!"

Chen Shen pretended to hesitate and said, "Let's not fight! As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. How can I, a stranger from outside, fight with you? If I lose, it's fine, but if I win by just a little bit, I'm afraid it will be embarrassing for you, Brother Han!"

Han Wu was furious when he heard this and shouted, "How arrogant of you! You want to win against me? You are just daydreaming!"

The quarrel between the two alarmed the people in the barracks, and soon many soldiers who were not on duty came out to watch the fun.

The soldiers soon learned of their plan from their argument, and some shouted, "Han Wu, don't rely on your ability to bully outsiders! You are not a good man at all!"

Han Wu turned his head and glared at the person who was talking, saying, "Hey! Don't be so nosy! If anyone is not convinced, just come forward and fight me!"

Since Han Wu came to Wuquan, he has defeated all the best fighters in the army.

In the entire Wuquan County, except for Wang Tixia who can slightly suppress Han Wu, no one else can be his opponent. The key is that Han Wu is a ruthless guy, so everyone in the army is afraid of him.

At this time, Han Wu scolded, and although some people disliked him, they did not dare to step forward, and could only stare and hold their breath in dismay.

After Han Wu dismissed the others, he took two long sticks from the weapons rack in front of the barracks and threw one of them at Chen Shen.

As the saying goes, an expert can tell whether there is something with just one hand. Chen Shen reached out and caught the flying long stick. His light and skillful technique made Han Wu's eyes straighten, and his face became more solemn.

Han Wu pretended to smile and said, "Whenever I fight in the army, there must be some prizes! Brother, I come here to hunt bears and tigers. Do you dare to give me some valuables?"

Chen Shen held the stick tightly and said in a difficult tone: "I have come a long way and have nothing good on me. I am afraid I can't give you anything!"

Han Wu smiled and said, "That's fine! I think you're a capable man. If you lose, you don't have to give me anything, just help me hold the horse for two years!"

Chen Shen couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and said, "If I lose, I will lead the horse for two years. If you lose, brother Han Wu, what will happen to you?"

Han Wu laughed and said, "I won't lose!"

Chen Shen sneered: "What if you lose?"

The people around him also started to make a noise, "This great official is right! Han Wu, if you lose, what will you do? Are you going to cheat and make a scene again?!"

Han Wu was furious when he heard this and said angrily, "Stop making so much noise! ​​You guys can't ruin my reputation! How could I be so vulgar! That Chen family brother! But if you can get me, I will let you do whatever you want with me! No matter if it's gold and silver, silk and satin, or BMW or magic weapon, as long as I can get it, I won't hesitate to take even a cent!"

Chen Shen smiled and said, "Brother Han Wu, I don't want gold or silver, nor do I want brocade, nor do I lack good horses or precious weapons. I just need a halberd bearer to guard the house! If you lose, you can follow me to Xiangzhou to be a halberd bearer!"

The term "Zhijilang" comes from [Records of the Grand Historian: Biography of Huaiyin Marquis].

When Long Ju was destroyed in Chu, King Xiang was afraid and sent Wu She to persuade Han Xin.

Han Xin replied, "I served the king, but my position was no higher than that of a doctor, and my rank was no higher than that of a halberd bearer. Your advice was not listened to, and your plans were not used, so I betrayed Chu and returned to Han..."

When Chen Shen said that Han Wu was his own halberd-bearer, he had two meanings.

One is to implicitly express his own ambition, and the other is to praise Han Wu for his talent as the Marquis of Huaiyin.

It’s a pity that Han Wu at that time was not yet the pillar of the Song Dynasty that he later became. He lacked knowledge and could not understand Chen Shen’s subtext.

He was furious and said, "Good! Good! Good! You are so brave! If I lose to you, what does it matter if I kill one of your guards? Hey! Watch out! Take my stick!"

Han Wu was a man born with supernatural powers. He brandished a long stick and used the [Force to Split Huashan] move directly towards Chen Shen.

The blow came so fiercely, but Chen Shen was not afraid at all!
He immediately swung the stick and attacked upwards at an angle.

Two long sticks made of aged jujube wood collided with each other with a tremendous force, but suddenly "snappled" and broke into two pieces, with the upper half of the piece that collided shattered into countless residues and sawdust.

Chen Shen had anticipated this, but Han Wu was caught off guard.

Han Wu held the half-broken jujube wood stick and exclaimed in disbelief: "How... can this be?!"

He really couldn't believe that Chen Shen's physical strength was not inferior to his own in any way.

(End of this chapter)