Journey to the West: Swallowed the Transformation Pill at the beginning

Chapter 229 Liu Bei enlightens Zhang Gui

"Please tell me!"

Listening to Liu Bei's words, Zhang Gui said tentatively, "First, after my brothers surrender, Liuzhou Mu will definitely treat them well."

"Can"

Liu Bei said very frankly, "Since you and the others have never done anything evil, after surrendering, I will naturally not treat them harshly."

Zhang Gui secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and then made his second request, "Second, let me borrow the general's armor."

After hearing this, Liu Bei immediately took off his armor and sent his Qi to Zhang Gui.

As soon as he saw the armor, Zhang Gui drew out the sword from his waist and struck three swords with all his strength. He shouted at the same time, "General, I have avenged you."

After doing all this, Zhang Gui drew out his sword and wanted to kill himself.

"stop!"

Liu Bei ducked in front of Zhang Gui, reached out and grabbed his wrist and said, "Did Zhang Liang and the others teach you to commit suicide?"

Zhang Gui was stunned, and Liu Bei continued to act as a spiritual mentor to persuade him, "Since Zhang Liang and the others saved you, you should abandon the dross and bad karma of the Yellow Turban Army, and inherit their philosophy of protecting the people and helping the world. In this way, you will not You have failed to live up to their teachings to you..."

After some mental and ideological work, Zhang Gui gave up the idea of ​​​​suicide and surrendered to Liu Bei obediently.

Seeing Liu Bei and others entering Gaomi County, the people above the clouds stared at everything below and couldn't help but start talking.

Mo Ang said jokingly, "As expected of Emperor Ziwei, his ability to confuse people is no worse than that of the Buddhists!"

After listening to Mo Ang's words, Marshal Tianyou glanced at him angrily and said, "This is my great emperor's sharp words, clearing up people's doubts and leading them to the right path. If you say that, there are very few good people in the world. ”

Upon seeing Marshal Tianyou's appearance, Moang immediately changed the subject, "It was just a joke, why are you in such a hurry!"

Tianyou turned his head away, not wanting to look at Moang anymore.

At this time, in Gaomi County, Zhang Gui handed over all the account books, seals, grain depot keys and other items in the government office.

After Liu Bei and Tian Feng inspected Zhang Gui, they appointed him as the new magistrate of Gaomi County.

After some processing, Liu Bei led everyone to leave Gaomi County early the next morning.

On the city wall, Zhang Gui looked at Liu Bei's army far away from here, and the corners of his mouth moved slightly.

"Big brother!"

A small leader stepped forward and asked, "Is the elder brother still thinking about Master Liu's words?"

"maybe!"

Zhang Gui murmured, "As long as I don't change my original intention, it doesn't matter if I join the officialdom! Brother, do you think I can be a good official?"

"No one is born knowing how to do it!"

The little leader shrugged and said, "Try it step by step. In short, don't betray Mr. Liu's trust, Brother Zidan!"

At this time, Liu Bei's army was walking towards the next place.

"Lord!"

Man Chong rode up to Liu Bei's side and said, "You really can rest assured that you will hand over Gaomi County to a yellow turban bandit!"

Before Liu Bei could open his mouth, Zhang Fei couldn't help but said, "Bo Ning, what do you mean? There are quite a few people in our army who are from the Yellow Turban Army. What should we do if a mutiny occurs in the army?"

Listening to Zhang Fei's words, Man Chong was choked up, and then retorted, "I'm also worried that these people have not eliminated their gangsterism, and they will stain the lord's reputation!"

Liu Bei suddenly interjected, "Bo Ning, what should you do with Donglai County if it were you!"

"Suppress the banditry with harsh punishments until Dongnae County returns to its normal position!"

Man Chong said without thinking, causing the people around him to look strange.

"Boning, you!"

Tian Feng couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you afraid that the law will be too harsh and lead to chaos in Donglai?"

After hearing this, Man Chong said with a serious face, "In the past, the seven kingdoms stood side by side in the world, and the Qin State was weak and the people were poor. It was only thanks to Lord Shang's reforms that Qin became rich and strong. Now that Donglai is in decline, if we don't learn from Lord Shang, How can we reform the law to become stronger..."

"But don't forget what fate Shang Jun ended up with!"

Tian Feng persuaded loudly, "Also, why did Ying Qin die? Isn't it because of the harsh laws and the loss of the people's support..."

"cough cough"

The sound of coughing interrupted the argument between the two.

"Lord!"

Tian Feng and Man Chong bowed at the same time, and Liu Bei said calmly, "Severe punishments are indeed very useful in suppressing bandits, but once they are excessive, they will harm the people and the country. And there are many people in the Yellow Turban Army who were If you force the helpless people and kill them all, that will be the way to destroy the country!"

Listening to Liu Bei's words, Man Chong wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Liu Bei, "When Zhao'an Yellow Turban Army was used by us, I had a conversation with Gongquan, and his thoughts were the same as yours, Boning. !”

Upon hearing this, Tian Feng and Man Chong were stunned. Tian Feng even asked, "My lord, what did Gong Quan say to you!"

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "If the Yellow Turban Army strangles all of them, there will definitely be innocent people killed by mistake. But if they kill nine and keep one, there will definitely be fish that slip through the net."

Listening to Liu Bei's words, Tian Feng couldn't help but sigh, "I can imagine how helpless Gong Quan felt when he said this!"

At this time, Liu Bei took out several scrolls of bamboo slips from his arms. "These scrolls of bamboo slips were given to me by Zidan, and the list of Yellow Turban soldiers in other counties and mountains, and his personal style. Among them, I know who should be killed and who should be kept! By the way, Yuan Hao..."

"Lord"

Tian Feng cupped his hands again, "What's the matter?"

"Huang County is not far from here, right?"

Liu Bei's eyes flashed with a glint, "The Taishi Ci mentioned by Gong Quan is not far from here, not to mention the handwriting of Kong Beihai. I wonder if this handwriting will allow me to recruit this Taishi Ci!"

At this moment, a figure emerged from the dense forest, attracting the attention of Liu Bei and others.

This man was dressed in coarse cloth, with traces of weeds all over his body. He carried a baggage and a pair of bows and arrows on his back, and held a broken wooden gun in his hand.

"Feel sorry!"

The man stopped in front of the army, and managed to make a few sounds with his dry lips, "My mother is sick, and I gathered herbs to rush back to treat my mother. Can you lend me a bad horse? I will definitely return it someday!"

Listening to the words of the man in front of him, Liu Bei turned around and said, "Bring the horse over here!"

After saying that, Liu Bei got off his horse, stepped forward and handed over the water bag on his waist.

"Thank you General!"

The man took the water bag and drank heavily.

Liu Bei took the opportunity to ask, "I haven't asked for advice yet, sir's name is taboo!"

"He's just a country bumpkin, he's not a gentleman!"

The man said cheerfully, "I am Taishi Ci, and every word means it!"

"Sir is Tai Shici!"

Liu Bei was overjoyed and immediately said, "I have learned your name from Prefect Kong a long time ago. When I meet you today, I see that you are really a leader among people!"

Upon hearing this, Tai Shici was stunned, and then thought of something, "Could it be that the general is General Liu Xuande!"

Liu Bei nodded, and Tai Shici smiled and said, "Prefect Kong also advised me many times to take my mother to join General Liu, so as not to waste my talents. Unfortunately, my mother is sick and cannot travel far, so..."

(End of this chapter)