Three Kingdoms in a box

Chapter 140

Guan Hai was full of fighting spirit at this time. When the military advisor on the side saw this, he said: "Master, I know you are a martial artist, but you must be cautious about this matter and don't act too hastily. Before the Julu Six Bandits move on to other routes, we Don't sit on the leader. Besides, Panshanlong is not a peaceful master. He probably wants to join the ranks of our six bandits. I think the person who should be anxious at this time should be Mrs. Guo from Bijia Mountain or Ding Xingshan. Zhao Xing!"

"Oh, why these two people?"

Guan Hai looked at the military advisor in confusion, and the military advisor smiled and said: "Because they are the weakest among our six bandits, especially Guo Tai, who always considers himself a giant bandit due to his seniority. In fact, his strength is... He has become the bottom of our six bandits, and what this person likes most is to suppress new bandit forces. I think the Panshanlong incident will definitely alarm him!"

Guan Hai heard this and said, "You want him to experiment with the fineness of this Panshan Dragon. Are you making plans?"

The military advisor nodded and said: "Mrs. Guo has been very close to Bo Cai from Ruyi Mountain over the years. We have been isolated. With the help of the Panshan Dragon this time, we may have some unexpected gains!"

After hearing this, Guan Hai said: "In that case, a certain family will wait for a while. When they can't figure out the Coiling Mountain Dragon, a certain family will try the quality of the Coiling Mountain Dragon again!"

As Guan Hai spoke, he picked up the sword on the ground and shouted to the soldiers around him: "Come, let's fight against a certain family again!"

After hearing this, a group of minions responded helplessly: "Yes!"

At the same time, on Wo Niugang, a young man wearing a yellow turban and holding a long knife was traveling through the mountains. This man rushed straight ahead, and there was a wild deer fleeing in panic in the forest ahead. Behind him is a group of people holding bows and arrows who are chasing the young man forward. They have long bows in their hands, but they don't use them and follow the young man closely.

And the young man really walked swiftly in the forest, like a flying swallow, tossing and turning, and he even caught up with the wild deer that was good at running. The next moment, the young man threw the long knife in his hand violently, and the long knife belt With the strength to move forward.

The banging sound directly pinned the wild deer to the spot. At this moment, the young man rushed forward, and the next moment he slashed the deer's neck open with a knife. The blood poured out, and it stopped moving for a moment.

"it is good!"

Seeing this scene, the minions behind him immediately clapped their hands and cheered loudly. The corners of the young man's mouth turned up slightly, and he said confidently: "Take the deer back and serve my foster father a drink tonight."

"Yes, the young master."

After that, the minions stepped forward to lift the deer up and left. The young man stretched his body and bones, and then one of the minions stepped forward and said, "Young Master, your speed seems to have increased today compared to the past few days." ah!"

After hearing this, the young man laughed and said, "Well, there is some progress."

After hearing this, the minions on the side quickly praised: "The speed of the young master is really shocking. I am afraid that no one in our Julu County can match the speed of the young master!"

The guy on the side immediately seized the opportunity and said: "What are you talking about? What do you mean by the whole Julu? It seems that not to mention the Julu, there is probably no one in the whole family who can beat the young master in terms of speed." , not everyone is qualified to be called Feiyan!"

"Yes, yes, I am narrow-minded. That's right, I am the best among all the big men."

After hearing this, the minions on the side also immediately changed their tune. The young man smiled and said: "Okay, if you keep bragging about me like this every day, sooner or later I will forget about it, and then I will be unlucky."

The young man still had a very high understanding of himself. He said something, then waved his hand and said: "Let's go down the mountain."

Soon a group of people walked down the mountain. When they were still two miles away from their village, they saw a group of people rushing over. They saw the young man cupping his fists and saying: "Young master, the big master is looking for you."

"My foster father is looking for me?"

The young man looked at the person behind him in surprise and said, "When you return to the village, take the deer to the kitchen. By the way, remember to leave the tail of the deer behind for my foster father to drink."

"Yes."

After saying that, the young master took a step forward and disappeared in a flash. It only took a short moment for the young master to reach the distance of two miles.

I immediately rushed to the main hall of the cottage and saw a tall, dark-skinned man standing there like an iron tower. Who was Zhang Niujiao if he wasn't the head of Woniugang?
Zhang Niujiao stood there with a strong momentum, like a bison, very sturdy.

"Father!"

Zhang Yan hugged Zhang Niujiao, and Zhang Niujiao said, "Yan'er went hunting again?"

After hearing this, Zhang Yan said: "Yes, we just hunted a deer!"

Zhang Niujiao heard this and said: "Well, my son has worked hard. I recruited you to tell you something. You act impulsively. If you pass by Guang'a County recently, you should be more careful!"

"Guang'a County? What happened there?"

Zhang Yan looked at Zhang Niujiao with a puzzled expression. Zhang Niujiao pondered for a moment and said, "There is a group of bandits there called Jitoushan, do you know?"

Zhang Yan said: "I know, they are just a group of petty thieves. Except for the Panshanlong who is the leader, I heard that he is a bit virtuous, the rest of them are just like a dog in a fly camp!"

"You're a bastard?"

"Hehehe, please don't underestimate these bastards. Let me tell you, these bandits have done something big recently..."

"what?!!"

Zhang Yan's eyes almost popped out of their sockets, and there was only endless shock in them.

"How is this possible? Panshanlong actually captured the most powerful general of Guang'a, Pan Rulong, with three moves? This is fake, right? Pan Rulong is well-known. He is known as the most powerful general of Guang'a. He uses a big mountain-breaking ax to turn the tiger around. Tigers breed wind, and it is said that it is difficult for 200 or [-] people to approach. What's more, as long as Pan Rulong wants to wipe out our Julu Six Bandits, we will just wash our necks and wait for him to kill. Such a fierce general can actually Being captured alive by three moves is...impossible!" Zhang Niujiao glanced at Zhang Yan and said with a contemptuous smile: "You said that Pan Rulong is the most powerful general in Guang'a. When he swings a big ax, it is difficult for hundreds of people to do it. Did you see these with your own eyes recently?"

Zhang Yan was stunned by this sentence, looked at Zhang Niujiao and said, "No, I haven't seen it before!"

Zhang Niujiao said with a smile: "Since you have never seen him, how do you know that he is brave and unrivaled? How do you know how many ounces of his big ax are real and how many are fake!"

Zhang Yan was stunned, then slowly said: "Father, are you saying that all of this is fake?"

Zhang Niujiao smiled and said: "Well, this is another main reason why I want to find you this time. I recently discovered that you particularly like to be famous, and you are complacent because others call you Feiyan. I want to tell you through this matter , reputation is unreliable.”

"Pan Rulong is known as the No. 1 general of Guang'a, with a pair of big axes that can't be approached by gods and ghosts, but what is the real situation? His reputation did not scare the Panshan Dragon in Jitou Mountain, nor did it allow him to stand in the hands of the Panshan Dragon. Three rounds, that’s what it is!”

"So, you should concentrate on honing your martial arts skills recently, so that you can survive the dangers in the future, instead of relying on your Feiyan name. The name may be able to scare those incompetent people, but it will attract real people. The covetousness of the strong will be even more dangerous when the time comes, do you understand?"

Zhang Yan looked at Zhang Niujiao and seemed to understand.

Zhang Niujiao said with a smile: "This world is not peaceful. People must know how to hide themselves. Although names are good, they are only used by those in the officialdom. We who are bandits must know how to hide our clumsiness, so that we can last for a long time." ,Understand?"

After hearing this, Zhang Yan pondered for a moment and said, "Well, I know about my adoptive father."

Zhang Niujiao looked at Zhang Yan. Although Zhang Yan said he knew it from his mouth, Zhang Niujiao understood that Zhang Yan was not convinced. His adopted son was very capable, whether he was leading troops or fighting. He is a good player and his martial arts skills are also very good, but his only character is that he doesn’t care about himself and is so arrogant!
He didn't like Mingzhe's self-protection. Since the name of Feiyan was spread, he had seen his adopted son secretly rejoicing many times. He also once secretly asked the minions to go down the mountain, pretending to be ordinary merchants, and go to the homes of people along the way to inquire. The name of Zhang Feiyan!
If the minions come back and say that everyone knows Zhang Feiyan's name, he will be very happy. If some people don't know, he feels that he should find a way to continue to expand his reputation.

Zhang Niujiao couldn't stand this. You must know that they are bandits. The most important thing for bandits is to protect themselves wisely and never expose themselves. They live in the cracks of the imperial court. Although they are famous, it is easier to recruit green forest heroes and recruit troops. , but it is also easier to be noticed by the court!

Although they have now created the Julu Six Bandits, which sounds like a huge name, in fact, to put it bluntly, they are living in a crack. It is because Han Fu was afraid of losing his official position, so he did not report it to the court.

If you really make a big name like this and get noticed by the court, when the soldiers arrive, I don’t care what Zhang Feiyan you are, I will turn you into a dead swallow. This is why Zhang Niujiao keeps beating Zhang Yan. s reason.

But Zhang Yan didn't take it seriously, and even said privately: "If you want to be big and strong in this world, you must have a reputation. If your reputation is big enough, people will come to invest. Otherwise, how big can you be if you just stay in one place?" Make a difference!"

Therefore, the views of the father and son are very inconsistent, but the relationship between the two is still very good, so although no one can convince the other, it does not delay the relationship between the two.

And both sides are trying their best to change each other, but they both end in failure.

In fact, looking at the behavior of the two from a historical perspective, Zhang Yan is undoubtedly right.

Zhang Niujiao is the idea of ​​a veteran bandit. He protects himself wisely, does not stand out, and keeps a low profile to survive. This is absolutely correct for the Han Dynasty. The military power of the Han Dynasty is very powerful, although the Eastern Han Dynasty is not as powerful as the Western Han Dynasty. Ju Xu, but the Eastern Han Dynasty was also of Han descent and had strong military power.

Even in the later period, when the Three Kingdoms were divided, ethnic minorities did not dare to enter the Central Plains to wreak havoc.

It wasn't until the Three Kingdoms were destroyed and the old thief Sima and his family became emperors that this was the disaster for the Han people. The Five Husbands destroyed China and China was almost exterminated. Forget it, let's not mention this anymore. Just thinking about it makes me want to crush the old thief Sima into ashes!

Therefore, the old bandits of this era all know that if they want to survive, they have to keep their tail between their legs. As long as they are not too high-profile, the county guards and magistrates in charge of them will be friendly and make money. After all, everyone is an official for power and wealth. A few stupid people are doing this for the common people, as long as they don't put eye drops on these officials.

Naturally, they are too lazy to pay attention to you. At this time, you can give full play to your own strengths as much as possible, and do whatever you want!

You can become the king of the mountain and live your own good life.

But for someone as high-profile as Zhang Yan, one day his reputation would reach such a level that the county guards and magistrates in charge would not be able to cover it up. At that time, these county magistrates and magistrates would have to suppress bandits if they did not want to suppress them!
So Zhang Niujiao asked Zhang Yan to keep a low profile and not to pursue his reputation too much. This was just a rule of thumb!

As for Zhang Yan, it may be the impetus of a young man, or it may be other reasons, so he cares about reputation very much, but this makes him accidentally arrive at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty more than ten years later, when the Three Kingdoms split and the world fell apart.

At this time, the officers and soldiers can no longer take care of themselves when they are fighting for territory. Who has time to take care of you group of thieves? At this time, Feiyan's name has become famous all over the world.

The common people who couldn't survive, Lu Lindao, all wanted to join a famous force. Because it was famous, they thought that this force was strong. A strong force meant that they could live in peace for a few more days, so when they inquired about the group of thieves the best!

At this time, someone said that the most powerful bandits around us are the Black Mountain bandits entrenched in the Taihang Mountains. Their leader is named Zhang Yan, who is also known as Feiyan. He is a real big bandit. If you want to survive, you must seek refuge. Such a big thief!
So a group of refugees, robbers, and bandits all took refuge in Zhang Yan, and Zhang Yan also borrowed the name of the Yellow Turban Army to continue recruiting people, and finally became a super bandit with as many as 10 people entrenched in the Taihang Black Mountain area.

It has become a force that all the princes dare not underestimate. Even when Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan were fighting for Youzhou, Gongsun Zan asked Zhang Yan for reinforcements. Although he was defeated by Yuan Shao in the end, great princes like Yuan Shao still did not take Zhang Yan's troops. Captured and allowed them to escape into the Taihang Mountains, they became a major concern in Yuan Shao's hinterland.

Later, Yuan Shao had no choice but to join forces with Lu Bu, the then flying general, to annihilate the Black Mountain bandits. As a result, Zhang Yan had already developed tens of thousands of elite soldiers and thousands of horses. When Yuan Shao and Lu Bu did not want to seriously damage their vitality, Zhang Yan finally replaced them. It's a lose-lose situation!

Zhang Yan is still fine, and Feiyan's name is still spread throughout Yuan Shao's territory, becoming a big thorn in Yuan Shao's heart!

Later, in the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao was defeated and Cao Cao attacked Hebei. Upon seeing this, Zhang Yan immediately sent an envoy to contact Cao Cao, willing to join forces with Cao Cao to attack Yuan Shao.

When Cao Cao heard about this, he was overjoyed and hosted a banquet in person for the envoy.

So in April of the [-]th year of Jian'an, Zhang Yan, who had been entrenched in Heishan for more than ten years, surrendered to Cao Cao with one hundred thousand people. Cao Cao took it very seriously and personally made Zhang Yan the Pavilion Marquis of Anguo and stationed him in Yecheng!

You must know that the title that Guan Yu is proud of is the Hou Tinghou of the Han Dynasty. Before Liu Bei became the king of Shu, he was only the Tinghou of Yicheng, which was the same level as Zhang Yan.

And Zhang Yan's development from a small bandit to the Anguoting Marquis among the princes is already a step to the sky for ordinary people. It can be seen that his original move to become famous is still very correct!

(End of this chapter)