At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 89 The Warrior Returns to His Heart

While Zhou Qi was waiting for the business documents and fake identities, two people appeared at the gate of Yuan Mansion.

One person is seven feet tall, with a slender body and a resolute face; the other person is nearly nine feet tall, with a tall and burly body and an angular face. He carries a pair of iron halberds behind his back and a dozen small halberds at his waist.

"Why are you here?"

The concierge of the Yuan Mansion stopped the two of them, their eyes slightly wary.

The seven-foot-long young man stepped forward and bowed his hands, saying: "I am Zhou Cheng, brother of Zhou Ziyi, and I came here to pay a visit when I learned that Ziyi is in Yuan's residence."

The concierge's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he hurriedly pulled Zhou Cheng in and scolded him in a low voice: "Don't you know that someone is trying to do something bad to Zhou Lang? How dare you yell here?"

Zhou Cheng's face changed slightly when he heard the words, and he hastily apologized: "Zi Yi's letter did not mention this matter, please don't blame me."

The concierge looked at Zhou Cheng and the big man carefully for a while, but he was still a little worried about them. He immediately placed them in the courtyard and sent someone to watch over them before going to report them.

Not long after, Zhou Qi, who looked slightly haggard, walked over quickly with Xiang Hong.

When he saw Zhou Cheng, he couldn't hide the joy in his heart anymore, and stepped forward to hug him tightly.

Meet old friends in a foreign land.

Perhaps only wanderers living outside can feel this kind of strong emotion, let alone Zhou Qi and Zhou Cheng, who lived in the same village since childhood, and they belong to the same clan.

Since coming to Luoyang, Zhou Qi has been wearing a mask almost every day. Only when he sees people in his hometown can he take off that disguise.

When the porter saw that Zhou Qi really knew the two of them, he immediately complained to Zhou Cheng and then continued to guard the door.

After Zhou Qi and Zhou Cheng hugged each other, he turned to look at the big man standing upright next to him. He couldn't help but feel happy in his heart. He stepped forward and bowed: "Could it be that you are Chen Liu Dianwei?"

Dian Wei returned the gift and said loudly: "Thanks to Zhou Lang's kindness, he first sent someone to send money and food to my mother at home, and then asked for a pardon document for me."

"I have nothing to repay, and I am willing to follow the left and right, and do the work of dogs and horses."

Zhou Qi was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurried forward to support Dian Wei.

But soon, he smiled wryly and said: "Brother Ruo Dian came over earlier, when I was still working as a capital officer in Sili Xiaowei's Mansion, although Mr. Dian was a little inferior to me, it was justified. "

"But today, Mr. Yang Shi was framed by a traitor and died in prison. I am also hated by the eunuch Cao Jie. I am wanted everywhere and cannot protect myself."

"Brother coming to seek refuge at this time, I'm afraid he will be implicated instead."

Dian Wei frowned slightly when he heard this, and said with some displeasure: "A certain person came to join Zhou Lang because of his loyalty. Where does your words put me?"

Zhou Qi hurriedly bowed and said, "I made a mistake and judged a gentleman with a villain's heart. However, Cao Jie is wanted everywhere. I'm afraid I can't stay in Luoyang any longer."

A cold light flashed in Dian Wei's eyes, he cupped his hands and said, "If I don't give up, I would like to find an opportunity to kill this animal to relieve Zhou Lang's troubles."

Dian Wei had a chivalrous spirit, and was also extremely skilled in martial arts. He was the best in foot combat. I am afraid that even Lu Bu, who was at his peak, might not be Dian Wei's opponent even if he did not ride a horse.

These warriors are brave and diligent, and have a straightforward personality. Since they can help their friends vent their anger and kill Li Yong, they are naturally willing to attack and kill Cao Jie in order to repay their kindness.

Dian Wei was not only extremely brave, but judging from the process of his assassination of Li Yong, he was by no means a brainless person, and he acted very methodically.

Zhou Qi believed that if Dian Wei was given enough information to keep him on the only way Cao Jie must pass, it might be possible to find an opportunity to kill Cao Jie when he left the palace.

However, Cao Jie had many enemies. Every time he left the palace, he selected strong and capable warriors to support him, and each wore a crossbow. It was very dangerous for Dian Wei to go and assassinate him.

Zhou Qi didn't want such a strong general to die at the hands of eunuchs for no reason.

He immediately advised: "Although Cao Jie's death is not a pity, there are more important things to do now, and we must leave Luoyang."

Dian Wei frowned slightly and said, "What else is more important than assassinating Cao Jie?"

Zhou Qi turned around, pointed to the west, and sighed: "Your Majesty was robbed, and his family members were all exiled to Dunhuang. Your Majesty has many enemies in front of you, especially Cao Jie and other eunuchs who will definitely take revenge. I'm afraid they will harm your family and your family."

"In Luoyang and even in the territory of Yin in Henan, Cao Jie and others may not dare to do anything. However, after passing Hangu Pass, things will be unpredictable."

"So I asked someone to help me with the business documents to go to Dunhuang, and also asked someone to help me forge my identity, just to change my identity and escort the Jun family to Dunhuang."

"After arriving in Dunhuang, Cao Jie was beyond his reach, so that it was possible for your family to save their lives."

When Dian Wei heard this, he prostrated himself on the ground immediately, and said: "A certain man had only heard about Zhou Lang's heroism before, but he always had doubts in his heart. Seeing it today, it is true that there is no one worthy of his reputation."

"Yang Shijun is dead, Zhou Lang still does not forget the old kindness, and wants to disguise himself and escort his family thousands of miles away. Dian admires his righteousness."

"From now on, if Zhou Lang has any orders, he will fight with swords, mountains, and seas of fire without any hesitation!"

Zhou Qi's actions not only deeply impressed Dian Wei, but also admired Yuan Shao.

If it is said that Yang Qiu was exiled and Zhou Qi escorted him thousands of miles away, of course he would get a good name and praise, but it might not make people feel admiration from the bottom of his heart.

Because Yang Qiu is already well-known, as long as he doesn't die, he will turn around sooner or later, so Zhou Qi escorting him thousands of miles may be for future development.

Just like Gongsun Zan.

Because of his mother's low status, he also came from a very bad background. At first, he served under the command of the prefect Liu Qi. Later, Liu Qi committed a crime and was escorted back to Beijing. Gongsun Zan personally escorted him all the way to Luoyang, pretending to be a coachman.

Later, Liu Qi was sentenced and exiled to Rinan. Gongsun Zan even disguised himself as a soldier to escort him along the way. As a result, Liu Qi's crimes were pardoned while still on the road. Gongsun Zan became famous and became Liu Qi's confidant.

After that, Gongsun Zan was promoted to be filial and honest, and he rose to great heights.

Gongsun Zan gained a good reputation with this move, and since then he has been valued by the nobles, which is the opportunity for him to take off.

Zhou Qi is very different this time.

With the death of Yang Qiu and the exile of his family members, it is declared that the big tree of Yang Qiu has completely fallen. Jie and others bear grudges.

Even so, Zhou Qi still did it without hesitation. How can we not be sincerely admired?
What is loyalty?

This is called loyalty!
It was precisely because of Yuan Shao's insight into this point that he made up his mind to recruit Zhou Qi to his subordinates no matter what the cost.

Even if it's not because of Zhou Qi's talent, just this rare loyalty is enough for Yuan Shao to pay a huge price to keep Zhou Qi.

Zhou Qi heard Dian Wei's impassioned speech, and knew that he had won over the fierce general in front of him. He immediately grabbed his arm and said, "If you have the help of Dian Wei, you will be able to protect the safety of your family."

Afterwards, Zhou Qi set his sights on the twin iron halberds on Dianwei's back, recalled certain records in history, and couldn't help but ask, "How heavy are the twin iron halberds on Dian Wei's back?"

Dian Wei replied: "Twenty catties for a single halberd, forty catties for a double halberd."

One kilogram in the Eastern Han Dynasty was equivalent to 220 four grams in later generations, and forty kilograms was equivalent to eighteen kilograms in later generations. For ordinary people, a weapon of this weight is already very scary.

After all, carrying weapons to fight is different from carrying things. Weapons need to be carried with you and must be waved frequently during battles. Sometimes the two armies fight for a long time, and ordinary people may fall down from exhaustion just wielding a weapon weighing [-] kilograms. .

But for a strong general like Dian Wei, this weight is light.

It may be nothing against ordinary people, but when fighting against real top generals, the weight of the weapon may sometimes determine the outcome.

Zhou Qi recalled the records in "Three Kingdoms" that Dianwei's weapon weighed eighty kilograms, which was 36 kilograms in future generations, and his heart immediately moved.

He asked aloud: "Do you still have Dianjun's double iron halberds?"

Dian Wei scratched his head honestly, and said with some embarrassment: "This is a weapon that I found someone to make at a great cost when I was not yet crowned."

"It was okay to use at the time, but now it's a bit light."

Zhou Qi asked deliberately: "In that case, why don't Mr. Dian change his weapons?"

Dian Wei smiled bitterly and said: "Good weapons are hard to come by, and they are extremely expensive. A certain family has no money left, so they have never made weapons that are handy."

Zhou Qi asked: "So Mr. Dian thinks that multiple weapons are more advantageous?"

Dian Wei thought for a while and said: "A weapon that is really handy and can be carried with you for a long time must be at least eighty kilograms."

Zhou Qi smiled slightly and said: "Master Dian, please give me the weapon first, and then I can make a more useful weapon for you according to this pattern?"

Dian Wei's eyes lit up when he heard this. Which general wouldn't want to have a handy weapon?

But soon, he said with a little embarrassment: "You don't get rewarded for nothing. Zhou Lang gave such a generous gift when we met for the first time. I am ashamed to accept it."

Zhou Qi patted his arm, and said: "Mr. Dian has worked so hard to serve me, and even escorted Yang Shijun's family for me regardless of safety. How can he be rewarded for nothing?"

"Only if you have your weapon in hand, our trip will be safer."

Hearing this, Dian Wei no longer hesitated, took off the double iron halberds on his back, and handed them to Zhou Qi.

A warrior can hand over his weapon to others, which represents true trust.

obviously.

Zhou Qi's three consecutive actions, even if the two met for the first time, had completely made Dian Wei, a fierce general, return to his heart.

Zhou Qi took the pair of iron halberds with a smile on his face.

Luoyang is the capital of the Han Dynasty, where almost the top talents of the entire dynasty have gathered here, and there are countless skilled craftsmen.

Zhou Qi naturally has no money, nor the ability to help Dian Wei build good weapons.

But the wool of Yuan Shao's fat sheep should be plucked. If you miss this village, you won't have this shop.

I believe that with Yuan Shao's regard for Zhou Qi, as long as Zhou Qi opens his mouth, Yuan Shao will definitely find the best blacksmith, choose the best materials, and complete the weapon in the shortest time.

Borrowing flowers to present Buddha, generous to others in order to make warriors, why not do it?
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