Kuangfu Han Dynasty

Chapter 2 My father Zhang Yide

Liu Bei had two capable advisers. One was Zhuge Liang, who was invited by Longzhong for three visits, and the other followed Liu Bei a few years earlier than Kong Ming. He was a Yingchuan scholar, Xu Shu Yuanzhi.

Liu Bei had no foundation in Jingzhou, and his territory was only equivalent to that of a county magistrate, but he was able to win the support of many heroes, and his prestige was so high that Liu Biao was afraid of him. Although there were reasons for his charisma, he mostly relied on Xu Shu to plan for him.

The old woman in front of her was Xu Shu's mother. When Cao Jun chased her, Xu Shu and Liu Bei fled eastward together, and she was left behind among the family members.I think they had a similar experience to Zhang Shao and the other three, and they were also intercepted by Cao Jun's cavalry and driven into the refugees.

Mrs. Xu had just discovered the three of them, but she didn't say anything. She just slowed down and fell behind, and now she came to help in time.

Liu Ruyu also recognized her and was a little excited for a moment, but she only dared to whisper in a voice as low as a gnat: "Mrs. Xu."

Mrs. Xu put her index finger in front of her lips, signaling the three of them to continue to conceal their identities, and then squatted down to carry Zhang Shao on her back.

"Thank you, madam, but I am not a lighthearted person."

Zhang Shao knew that this was not the time to refuse. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Xu was even more straightforward: "Is it because I feel sorry for my old age and frailty? In the past few years, I have still been weaving and picking mulberry myself, and my legs and feet are very agile. Besides, at your age When you were younger, your mother brought you home to sit around, and the old woman hugged you and peed for you! Don't be coy about it, good man!"

Zhang Shaosui obediently bent down and followed the old lady forward to climb the slope. Staring at the thorn hairpin and the black and white hair in front of him, Zhang Shao felt mixed emotions. As a time traveler, when he first arrived in this era, he only thought of himself. Their lives are the most important thing, and they tend to treat others with indifference and indifference.But today, being dragged down by his damn left leg, he repeatedly asked for help. He didn't like to owe favors to others, so he secretly told himself:

"Today I received a great favor from Mrs. Xu and a small favor from Liu Ruyu. I should repay you."

Then Zhang Shao fell into thinking again: "I remember in the novel, Xu Shu's mother was deceived by Cao Cao to go to Xuchang, which forced Xu Shu to leave Liu Bei, and recommended Zhuge before leaving... But now she appears here."

That's right, Zhang Shao recalled carefully, and the scenes of Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang assisting Liu Bei were everywhere in his mind.

Despite her age, Mrs. Xu is quite energetic and her steps are not slow when going uphill.But there was still some sweat on her forehead, and it dripped on her face. Zhang Shao obediently wiped it with his sleeve for her.

Seeing that she was far away from the mustachioed cavalryman, Mrs. Xu began to speak again: "You know how to change your clothes and smudge your face. The queen is really smart."

She and Xu Shu fled south from Yingchuan County to Jingzhou during the Chuping period when Dong Zhuo entered Luo and the Central Plains was in chaos. Although more than ten years have passed, they still have fresh memories of their life on the run.

So when Mrs. Xu left Fancheng, she changed out of the gold hairpin given by Mrs. Gan and put on simple clothes, just in case something unexpected happened.Nowadays, even seeing several children knows this, I just think it is the idea of ​​the eldest Liu Ruyu.

Unexpectedly, Liu Ruyu said: "They were all taught by A Shao."

"Oh?"

Mrs. Xu was suddenly surprised, tilted her head and praised: "A Shao is sensible."

As the slope climbed, seeing Mrs. Xu sweating more and more on her forehead, Zhang Shao hurriedly said: "Old madam, my legs don't hurt so much anymore. Let me down and walk!"

Mrs. Xu said: "I often tell Yuan Zhi that things should start and end first, and then finish the climb."

She put Zhang Shao on her back and shook it up again, and talked about the past to pass the long journey: "When I was in Yingchuan, my family was poor. Yuan Zhi was allowed to be a knight and a prisoner. He fled to other places for several years. The old woman could not survive. Less hardship. I once carried dozens of kilograms of bamboo shoots on my back and walked dozens of miles of mountain roads to sell them in the market. Compared with this, what do you have this little flesh and blood?"

Having said that, when they reached the top of Changban Slope, Mrs. Xu was still at her limit. She put down Zhang Shao, bent down and beat her back to breathe for a long time. Fortunately, Cao Jun finally allowed the refugees to rest for a while.Liu Ruyu was carrying her sister, who was also very tired. They had just eaten in the morning and vomited after seeing the blood.

Fortunately, the next step was a downhill road. Zhang Shao limped to the front with a broken spear pole. Looking around, the rolling hills slowly extended downwards, and the winding streams ran through the sun-drenched wilderness. If there hadn't been War, this is a pretty sight...

However, on the plain, there were several burned villages still emitting thick smoke. By the time they arrived nearby, the fire had burned out, leaving only the ruined walls that had been smoked for a long time like blackened rotten teeth.Glancing inside, you can often see charred and twisted corpses, and dogs that have lost their owners in the village are barking.

More and more refugees were being escorted by Cao Qi. They gathered together from various paths, reaching the number of a thousand, and they were all driven to Dangyang County... Dangyang, Zhang Shao felt that this name was actually for future generations. Quite unlucky.

Hundreds of Liu Bei's outposts arrived in the city yesterday. Before General Zuo could arrive, they were met with a fierce attack by Cao's cavalry. The two sides had a brief battle at noon, but the result was naturally a complete defeat for Liu's army.

Now, Cao's army has completely occupied the city. Zhang Shao particularly noticed that in addition to the eye-catching banner with the word "Cao" on the Dangyang County city building, there is also a school flag with six characters embroidered on it...

"Captain Dianjun..."

Zhang Shao narrowed his eyes. Of course he recognized the last two words.

"Xiahou!"

……

"Stop!"

Seeing that they were approaching the county seat, the man with a Chinese character at the front of the team did not need the village chief to raise his hand and order him to stop.He summoned the chiefs and ordered them to divide the more than a thousand refugees into ten, each responsible for a hundred people, and then point them out one by one for questioning and inspection.

But they saw the mature men being carried to the left side in a row, and the young women being carried to the other side.

Seeing this scene, Mrs. Xu whispered: "As A Shao said, Cao Jun has started to screen refugees."

Liu Ruyu also felt more and more incredible that A Shao had expected what Cao Jun would do on the way here and reminded them to be prepared.

Zhang Shao laughed, this is natural, Cao Jun drove them all the way here, certainly not to pay the fellow villagers travel expenses home.

"Strong men can work as laborers, cleaning the battlefield and transporting equipment and food for the main force of Cao's army behind them, while women can do..."

Zhang Shao originally wanted to say camp prostitute, after all, Boss Cao is a good guy, but he will be very bad at the bottom, but he glanced at Liu Ruyu, fearing to scare her, so he changed his words: "You can do some starching and prepare morning meals."

In short, in the troubled times of the late Han Dynasty when the population was scarce, 10,000+ people were precious war resources. Now they are all at an advantage to Cao Cao. Old Liu, Old Liu, is it appropriate to call you "Captain of the Transportation Brigade"?

Seeing that Liu Ruyu was quite worried, Zhang Shao pointed to the helpless white-haired old man and the child who had been driven aside by Cao Jun, and comforted her: "Look, as for the old, weak and young, who can't carry it with their shoulders or carry it with their hands, keep it." It’s also a waste of food rations, and they will probably be released on the spot and left to fend for themselves.”

"But as I said before." Zhang Shao became serious: "Cao Jun will also investigate General Zuo and his family members! We must not be exposed."

He raised his head and glanced at the sky: "Fortunately, it's almost dusk now, and it's almost dark when it's our turn. The weather is in our favor!"

Zhang Shao was mainly worried about Liu Ruyu's fair and moist skin, which was so rare among ancient civilians. Although it was covered by mud, it would be exposed with just a touch.Just hoping that the dim light would allow them to get through - Zhang Shao also considered whether to separate, but the four of them were together all the way. It was the sinister mustache who was responsible for screening hundreds of refugees in this area. You should have an impression on them, but now they are separated more deliberately.

Therefore, Zhang Shao had already made up a story in advance on the way here...

"I'll step forward later." He believed in his acting skills, which he had honed in countless scripts with his friends in his previous life.

"Then what did I say?" Liu Ruyu was a little nervous and held her sister's hand tightly.

"No need to say more." Zhang Shao smiled and said, "Sister, just take Adi and follow me with your head down and cry. No matter what Cao Bing asks you, just nod or shake your head while sobbing."

Yes, this is the reaction that an 11-year-old girl should have when encountering a disaster. She nodded suddenly.

"A Shao, what is that old woman doing?" Mrs. Xu was also happy to cooperate.

Zhang Shaodao: "Didn't the old lady tell the chief that you and I are neighbors? Just follow my sister. When I finish speaking, you will step forward and bear witness for us..."

In short, Mrs. Xu was responsible for acting as a trustee for them. Zhang Shao said: "In this way, we can prove each other and deceive Cao Jun!"

"By the way." Zhang Shao added in particular: "The old lady remembers to use the Jingzhou Nanyang accent."

This is indeed necessary. The accents of various states and counties in the late Han Dynasty were much more different than the northern and southern dialects of later generations.If Mrs. Xu had spoken the Yingchuan dialect of her hometown, it would have ruined Zhang Shao's story. Fortunately, she has been traveling south to Jingzhou with Xu Shu for more than ten years, and she can also speak the local dialect.

As for Zhang Shao and Liu Ruyu, they both grew up in Xinye, so their accents are very different from those of their parents from Youzhou.

Mrs. Xu was amazed, looked at Zhang Shao and said with a smile: "A Shao is an eight-year-old boy, but his words are quite mature, and his design is also meticulous, link by link, he looks a bit like Yuan Zhi and Kong Ming Bingzhu when they were planning .”

"Ahem, the old lady is overly praised."

Being compared with these two, Zhang Shao suddenly felt a little proud. "Little Zhuge" is not bad either.

Now that half of the refugees had been screened, it was the turn of Zhang Shao and the others. He took a few deep breaths and told himself not to exaggerate and just perform normally. He immediately walked up to the mustache leader and started howling. "Don't cry!" Mustache Chang is a careful person, but he was a little tired after standing for a long time. He scolded the little brat. Zhang Shao seemed to be frightened and stopped crying immediately, feeling aggrieved. He sniffed and his shoulders twitched from time to time.

"Where are your parents?" After Mustache asked, he saw Zhang Shao leaning on the broken spear shaft. He immediately remembered it and sneered: "Oh, he was the lame boy during the day. He was separated from his parents, right?"

"Yes...yes, General...General. My father and mother are gone, only my sister and I are left. General, can you help us find my father and mother?" Zhang Shao tried his best to act like an eight-year-old Children's reactions.

"Ha, this little boy asked Nai Gong to help him find his parents. It's so funny." Mustache seemed to have heard a big joke and said to Cao Bing who was holding a spear at the side.

"Then remember, where are you originally from...that is, where do you live?"

Zhang Shao made up a name casually: "My family lives in a small river."

"Which county?"

"do not know."

"what!?"

"General, I really don't know. I just remember that there was a big mulberry tree inside and outside..." Zhang Shao started howling again.

Mustache was angry at this silly boy, but his answer was extremely reasonable, as an eight-year-old child should look like.

He turned his attention to Sister Liu Ruyu, a skinny 11-year-old girl. Cao Jun was not interested. Seeing that they were also starting to lower their heads and cry, and it was getting dark, Mustache became even more impatient.

Mrs. Xu took half a step forward according to the script and added: "General, this is an old woman living in a small river in Nanxiang, Deng County. She lives in the same neighborhood as her. She was pitiful when she saw him without a father or mother on the road. She even carried this child on her back. Cheng, this is what the general saw..."

"That's true." Mustache Chief remembered, and there was no problem with the accents of several people, so he waved his hand, indicating that they could go away. The Prime Minister did not need the old, weak and naive to waste food.

Zhang Shao's heart relaxed, Liu Ruyu's secretly clenched fists loosened, and Mrs. Xu secretly rejoiced. Unexpectedly, at this moment, She Long with a mustache suddenly shouted:
"Wait a minute!"

Zhang Shao stopped and his palm holding the broken spear shaft was covered with sweat. He thought to himself: Could it be that Liu Ruyu was exposed?
Unexpectedly, the man with a long mustache walked straight in front of him, stared at Zhang Shao without saying a word, and then suddenly reached out and pinched his mouth!
"You little boy, you have really good lips and tongue. Let me see if your teeth are also sharp!"

At this glance, Mustache sneered: "Okay! What a pair of white teeth! When you spoke just now, Nai Gong felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. So it's here!"

He pinched Zhang Shao's cheek, forced him to show his teeth, and showed it to his men: "You remember, ordinary people eat brown rice, chew clover leaves all day long, and don't pay attention to cleanliness. How can they develop such good teeth? There is no doubt that he comes from a wealthy family who eats polished rice every day! Still in the river? How dare you deceive Nai Gong and seek death!"

After speaking, he pushed Zhang Shao hard, causing him to fall to the ground. Cao Bing's spears and halberds were also aimed at Sister Liu Ruyu and Mrs. Xu.

Zhang Shao touched his sore face, "Good boy, if you take a step back, it turns out that the flaw is waiting for him here!"Now that things have happened, I can only hate Zhang Shao for not following the example of Uncle Yuan Shu next door and drinking more honey.

"I drank mountain spring water since I was a child, so my teeth are white."

Zhang Shao suddenly raised his head to argue, and shouted in a high voice: "Is it a sin in the Han Dynasty under the rule of Prime Minister Cao to have good teeth?"

Zhang Shao's behavior suddenly became erratic, completely different from before, because he still had a "Plan B" in his mind, ready to use it if his identity was exposed. At this moment, he was deliberately attracting everyone's attention.

Sure enough, in addition to the refugees who stretched their heads to look this way, Cao's soldiers in other places also cast their gazes.

"You talk back, it seems you want to suffer some pain!" The mustache was angry, holding the riding whip and moving forward, ready to give Zhang Shao a good beating...

Liu Ruyu subconsciously opened her arms to stop Zhang Shao, and Mrs. Xu stepped forward to protect the two of them.

At this moment, someone stopped the farce.

"Dai Hong, what happened?"

But it was the unnecessary village chief with a Chinese-character face. He had taken off his jacket and was sitting under a tree to rest, waiting for the screening to end.At this moment, when he heard Zhang Shao yelling, he stood up and walked over, followed by an entourage with low eyebrows and polite clothes.

"Chief of Xiahou Village."

The mustache named "Fifth Hong" put away his arrogance and reported to him in a low voice, explaining the situation just now. He pointed at Zhang Shao and others, thinking it was very suspicious: "Maybe they are the family members of Liu Bei's thief general!"

The commander of Xiahou Village nodded, turned around and said to the man dressed as a soldier: "Liu Meng, when you came to surrender, you claimed to be a servant of Liu Bei's house, and you also know his civil and military family members. Come and identify these people."

It turns out that there is still a "traitor" identification... Zhang Shao sighed inwardly after hearing this, hey, he still can't escape what is coming.

"Wei!" Zaoli Liu Meng nodded and stepped forward, while Cao's soldiers lit up mugwort torches to give him light.

Liu Meng felt that Sister Liu Ruyu looked very familiar just now. When he got closer and took a closer look, his face suddenly showed ecstasy and his eyes glowed, as if there were countless monetary rewards in front of him...

He pointed at Liu Ruyu, his voice trembling slightly: "Captain, this... these are Liu Bei's two daughters!"

"Really?" Wu Hongyi was overjoyed. He rubbed his hands and smiled from ear to ear, but he did not forget to turn around and bow to the commander of Xiahou Village: "Congratulations to the commander of the village for this great achievement!"

"It's just two bitches from an old prisoner. How can it be considered a great achievement?" Although the commander of Xiahou said this, he couldn't hide the upturned corners of his mouth.

When all the Cao soldiers were overjoyed, Liu Ruyu just closed her eyes in despair. When she opened them again, her eyes were full of determination, and she rebuked the Zaoli: "Liu Meng, have my family ever failed you?"

These words were crisp and impactful. Liu Meng took a step back guiltily, but soon he recovered and took two steps forward again. He pointed at Mrs. Xu who was glaring at him and said, "This is Liu Bei's master plan. Xu Shu mother of!"

"Great kindness!" Commander Xiahou finally laughed. Xu Yuanzhi, this person was named by the Prime Minister. In his opinion, he was more important than Liu Bei's two daughters.

What about the remaining little boy?

Liu Meng continued to identify: "Captain, this is Zhang..."

"Hahahahaha!"

Zhang Shao suddenly laughed wildly, and everyone looked at him. Isn't this child stunned?

Fifth Hong shouted: "Xiao Shuzi, why are you laughing?"

Zhang Shao asked Liu Ruyu to help him up, straightened his back and said: "Now that the matter is over, I won't pretend anymore. Yes, I am the tiger general under General Zuo, the son of Zhang Yide! Zhang Shao!"

Zhang Fei! ?After hearing this name, Cao's soldiers' expressions changed slightly and they began to whisper.

They had heard that after the Battle of Changban, Liu Jun was defeated. Liu Bei took the remaining troops and fled eastward, followed by several songs of tiger and leopard cavalry.When they chased them to a river thirty miles east of Changban, they saw a tall and powerful knight standing on the bridge with his spear raised, his beard raised upside down, his eyes wide open, and he shouted at them: "I am Zhang Yide! Who is this? Dare to come and fight to the death!"

Yell like this three times, and the sound will shock both sides of the Taiwan Strait!
Although Zhang Fei only had twenty cavalry around him, Cao Jun was frightened by the thousands of tiger and leopard cavalry.They had long heard of the vicious reputation of Liu Bei's General Xionghu. According to the surviving veterans on the battlefield, from Xuzhou to Qiaoxian, from Runan to Bowang, Cao's army had fought with him for more than ten years. The enemy, most of the cavalry generals were stabbed to death by Zhang Fei as soon as they met.

Really enemy!
The tiger and leopard riders looked at each other for a moment, but no one wanted to go to the bridge to die first. They hesitated like this for a long time, watching helplessly as Zhang Fei calmly burned the bridge, laughed and walked away...

As we all know, Cao Cao likes to recruit strong generals. If this boy is really Zhang Fei's son, his weight is not low, and the prime minister's reward will probably increase.Fifth Hong's face became a little more happy, and he quickly calculated how many levels he could upgrade to. It seemed that the good land outside Xudu City could also be considered.

However, as the greatest contributor, Commander Xiahou was not happy at all. The previous smile had frozen on his face, and he looked at Zhang Shao with complicated eyes.

Seeing more and more Cao soldiers coming to watch the excitement, Zhang Shao said again: "That's not all! I have another identity. Please listen carefully."

Commander Xiahou suddenly became anxious and stretched out his hand, ready to order Zhang Shao to be blocked and stop him from continuing to speak.

But it's too late.

Zhang Shao leaned on the broken spear shaft, used Zhang Fei's momentum to break the bridge by breaking the water, and used all his strength to explode himself:

"I am still the grandson of General Xiahou Miaocai!"

(End of this chapter)