Three Kingdoms: I don’t want to fall in love in troubled times

Chapter 107: Chen Cang
It had been half a month since he set off from Bi Guiyuan in Luoyang, and Lu Bu had just arrived at Chencang City after traveling day and night.

This is the place where Xu Zimao last appeared publicly. It is said that many people have seen him pretending to be Xu Shangshu and swaggering around.

The time of escape and the appearance of the character matched, so he got here as quickly as possible.

According to Lu Fengxian's expectation, this was just a relaxing trip to Guanzhong and an operation to capture fugitives - according to the description of the returning guards, Xu Zimao was surrounded by only a few dozen people when he escaped, and the skills of those people were only average.

This time he personally selected [-] elite light cavalry, which even became a bit cumbersome when they arrived. It was basically killing a chicken with a sledgehammer.

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By catching Xu Zimao, he could not only save his daughter from dire straits, but also get a position as a state shepherd. It was a public and private matter, so Lu Bu couldn't help but be tempted.

After all, this is the state animal husbandry!

It's like a state pastor who splits the land and seals the territory, holding all the power of a state in his hands!

With Liu Biao's saucy maneuvers in front of him, no one with a little bit of ambition would be indifferent to this, let alone Lu Bu.

Not only is he ambitious, he's big!

When I think about having the opportunity to return to my hometown in Bingzhou as the leader of a state, my whole body is so excited that I can even eat a few more bites of rice.
Although he, Lu Bu, could not ride into Taiyuan alone, but with the Bingzhou cavalry, he could bring his men back home in fine clothes, so it should be easy for them.

At that time, no matter how big the world is, no one can stop this beast that awakens on the grassland. If Lu Bu learned anything that day when he fought against the wild wolf, it is that people cannot lie in obscurity in the mire.

You don't know when you will die, so while your heart is still beating, stand up, walk to the highest point step by step, and stretch your hands to the sky.

Even if it cannot be remembered for eternity, it will still be infamous for eternity.

Nowadays, Lu Fengxian is at the peak of his physical strength. He is tired of following Dong Zhuo as a bodyguard or killer.

He is bound to win the position of state pastor!
"But..." Lu Bu took a bite of the chicken leg, "Then where did Xu Zimao go?"

Chencang is a place connected in all directions, with Liangzhou to the west, grassland and the Western Regions to the north, and Hanzhong to the south. Before there were any conclusive clues, Lu Bu decided to wait here.

"Xu Zimao must be here!"

Fazheng pointed to the map of Liangzhou in Mengda's hand and was very convinced.

"I hope so"

Meng Da carefully spread out the map, fearing that the delicate sheepskin would be damaged - this was a good thing left behind by his father Meng Tuo when he was the governor. Although it was not comparable to the modern micromanagers, it was still good. Being able to roughly see the mountains and geography of Liangzhou was undoubtedly a treasure worth thousands of gold in this era.

"Okay." The map unfolded smoothly. He was relieved. He raised his head and asked Fazheng, "Can you tell me now why he is definitely here?"

"It's very simple." Fazheng was multitasking. He lowered his head to look at the picture and explained: "Xu Zimao didn't waste any time and ran away directly to the west, buying a lot of time. After arriving in Chencang, he either entered Shu or went to Liangzhou. There is no third way to choose!”

"." Mengda thought for a while, "Then why doesn't he go to the grassland or the Western Regions?"

Anyway, it's about escaping. Isn't it easier to escape in these two places?

Fazheng looked up at him and expressed that he didn't want to talk to Gang Jing.

"Okay, okay," Meng Da said a little aggrieved, "keep talking."

"Based on common sense, while countless refugees are pouring into Yizhou, hiding anonymously in Hanzhong or Bashu is the safest strategy," Fazheng continued. "The situation in Liangzhou is chaotic and rebels are everywhere. It is not a good place to go."

Seeing Meng Da nodding in agreement, he changed the topic: "But Xu Zimao will never do this!"

"Ah?" Meng Da was about to continue nodding when he couldn't help but ask, "Why?"

It doesn't sound right to leave Shu, which is out of reach, and go to Liangzhou, the place where Dong Zhuo made his fortune. "Xu Zimao will never be satisfied with just trying to survive," Fa Zheng said resolutely, "he will definitely find a way to make a difference!"

Meng Da didn't know why his good friend left Shu, who had everything ready, and insisted on looking for this wanted criminal whom he had only met once.
"Even if your guess is correct, are you really not considering going south to Sichuan?" He didn't feel bad about the money he spent, but he just felt that Xu Jiashu was unreliable. "You can say that Po Datian is just an assassin, how can he?" Is it worthy for our brothers to follow you like this?”

Meng Da said that it was the right time for Yizhou Shepherd Liu Yan to hire people. If he went there early, he might still be able to get a Conglong Gong.
As for why Meng Da admires Liu Yan so much.

It's simple, because he, an eunuch, can't curry favor with Yuan Shao in the future - even if he is Fazheng, he will definitely not have a place in Yuan Shao's tent, and his grandfather Fazhen will be reincarnated.

On the other hand, Liu Yan, after the clan, took over the land of Yizhou, only one foot and eight feet away. I mean, he only needed a few talents like Meng Da Fazheng to seize Hanzhong, and conquer the world in the east of Guanzhong, reappearing The achievements of Emperor Qin and Han Wu were not a hundred times better than Xu Zimao's?
"How can an assassin give up a great future just to express his injustice?" Fazheng disagreed, "If it were you, would you rather kneel down and kowtow to calm people down, or imitate his general behavior?"

"Of course I choose the former," Meng Da replied without hesitation.

If it were him, he would kneel there when he arrived at the Dong Mansion, kowtow first to Lord Chi Yang, and then to the second generation of the Dong family. After the whole family had kowtowed, they would respectfully kowtow to Dong Yu.

Not to mention settling the matter, even if you take this opportunity to climb up the pole, your relationship with Master Dong is still unknown - doesn't the third generation of the Dong family also have a granddaughter Dong Bai?
That Xu Zimao really wasted his opportunity, Meng Da was not without jealousy.

"That's it," Fazheng asked, "How can a person who has a smooth road ahead but remains unmoved be comparable to an ordinary assassin?"

"." Mengda stopped discussing this and just said: "Then you are determined to defect to him?"

He has a bound relationship with Fazheng. Without this grandson of Fazhen, Mengda would definitely not be welcomed by others if he went to Shu alone.

"You can say that," Fazheng thought for a while and said, "I'm just afraid that Shu may not be a good place to go."

To put it bluntly, after all these years, the reputation left by his grandfather is still worth a few pounds and a few taels. Fazheng really has no foundation.

Historically, he entered Shu as a child, and until the Liu Zhang period, he was still just a county magistrate. It can be said that he wasted many years.

There are many people in Dongzhou who are depressed and frustrated, so it was so easy for Liu Bei to occupy Yizhou.

Fa Zhengze has both. He not only hopes to turn around with the help of Liu Bei, but also has a good impression of Liu Bei's chivalrous style, so they get along very well with each other.

At this time, Uncle Liu Huang had not yet emerged, and he had not even left Zhuo County. For Fazheng, Xu Jiashu, who he saw with his own eyes, became his ideal candidate.

"Then I will accompany you to find him." Meng Da also leaned over to look at the map and complained: "In such a huge Liangzhou, isn't this like finding a needle in a haystack?"

"No," Fazheng pointed out several places in succession. "There is a high possibility of hiding in these places."

What Fazheng pointed out was the border area between the two counties, or the unclaimed land where disputes continued.

When Meng Da saw it, he felt that it made sense - his friend was really smart.

Then he discovered that there were more and more places where the Fa was correct
"Here. Here and here." Fa Zheng kept pointing with his right hand, "Maybe these are the places."

"Aren't these places?" Meng Da said with an expression of "You're kidding me", "You ordered them all!"

"It's not my fault," Fa Zheng said confidently, "Liangzhou is so chaotic that no one can figure out the situation there!"

"alright."

Seeing Fazheng's sophistry, Mengda had no choice.

"Then let's search them one by one from the border." Meng Da took a look and casually mentioned a place, "Then let's go to Ayang County first!"

(End of this chapter)