A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 363: The brotherhood of brothers begins now, and relatives help each other to achieve a great cause.

Liu Bei put down his wine glass, stood up, walked to the wooden window, put his hands on his elbows, and looked at the sky outside the window. He couldn't help but shed a few lines of tears, which made Zhang Fei look at Guan Yu with confusion on his face.

"Think of me, Liu Bei. After King Jing of Zhongshan, the clan of the Han Dynasty is the direct bloodline of Gaozu. Logically speaking, I am closer to Gaozu than I am today. There is chaos today, and the yellow scarf thieves are killing my people. Plundering counties, but I, alas.

Since he was young, Bei has always had great ambitions. Every time he read about people being oppressed and slaughtered at will, he couldn't help but burst into tears. He wanted the people in the world to live and work in peace and contentment and no longer suffer from hunger, cold, and war, so he pointed at the door in front of the door. Dashu said: "If I am the master now, I will make sure the people are well."

Therefore, even if a person is from a poor family and has no grain of rice, he still has to go to great lengths to become a disciple of the great scholar Lu Zhi, just to find the method of governing the country and saving the people. Now he is familiar with the method of governing the country and saving the people, but he has not been promoted. Although he is nearly thirty years old and has accomplished nothing, wouldn't he be laughed at by the world? "

After Guan Yu heard this, he stood up suddenly and said loudly: "When a man is established in the world, he should do something and not do something. He should serve the country and the people. When it is urgent to save the people, just like the ancient Bai Kingdom saved the Song Dynasty. Don't do evil things. In the chaos, be careful about yourself. Now Li Ying is not single.

If you have great ambitions, are you afraid that you will not achieve anything? Brother Yide is willing to leave the family to support his brother, and I am also willing to dedicate myself to it.

There is a folk saying: When everyone gathers firewood, the flames rise. As long as we maintain our confidence and do not waver at will, are we still afraid that our ambitions will not be realized? "

Liu Bei turned around and saw that Zhang Fei and Guan Yu believed in him so much. He couldn't help but be touched. He was also touched by Guan Yu's words. Yes, they were not afraid, so how could he be afraid? Liu Bei, Liu Bei, have you forgotten your mother's instructions?
"Two worthy brothers, I am very grateful that you can trust me, Liu Bei, so much. Now that troubled times are approaching, it is the time for heroes to rise up. If you don't seize this opportunity, why don't you wait until you grow old and feel lonely and regret it? On the sick bed."

"Lord!"

When Zhang Fei and Guan Yu saw that Liu Bei had made a decision, and that his words seemed to indicate that he was a master, and that he was a member of the royal family, they immediately bowed down.

Liu Bei quickly helped them up and said with tears in his eyes:
"Two worthy brothers, please don't do this. Without you, how could I, Liu Bei, be able to arouse my ambition again? I'm afraid I would still be sighing deeply and complaining about the unfairness of the world.

For our common ideals and great cause, the three of us are indispensable. Why don't we become brothers with different surnames? From now on, we will treat each other as brothers to avoid separation. "

Guan and Zhang naturally followed the trend and immediately said to Liu Bei:
"Brother!"

"Hey! Second brother, third brother!"

"Hahaha!"

In this way, the three people became brothers with different surnames. There was no grand ceremony and no witnesses from others. They only toasted to each other. Only heaven and earth knew about it.

Soon, Liu Bei, who received Zhang Fei's support, immediately returned to his hometown of Lousang Village. With his reputation in the village, he recruited more than 300 children from his hometown nearby.

Then they were brought to Zhuoxian and prepared to start training. However, Liu Bei and others still had a problem at this time, that is, they still lacked soldiers, and they could not let the local heroes go to the battlefield with a big stick to die.

Just when Liu Bei, Guan and Zhang were scratching their heads and thinking hard.

A man with a slightly handsome face, but it could be seen that he was weather-beaten. He walked like the wind, and he was about forty or fifty years old. He walked into their room: "Xuande!"

When Liu Bei saw the person, he saluted happily: "Uncle!"

That's right, the person who came was none other than Liu Bei's mother's brother, Bai Shi.

Bai Shi is a member of the Bai Kingdom and a member of the Bai Kingdom Trading Company. He does business between Bai Kingdom and Zhuojun all year round. He is a well-known wealthy businessman in Zhuojun. However, Liu Bei rarely sees him because he is away from home for many years.

When Liu Bei came to Zhuoxian, it didn't take long for Bai Shi to come to the door and learn about the death of his sister. He was in great mourning. After the sadness, he felt extremely heartbroken for Liu Bei. He asked him to come to him directly if he had any difficulties. He would never It would put him on the street.

But since then, Liu Bei has always wanted to be independent and has not made any demands to Bai Shi, which also made Bai Shi extremely satisfied with Liu Bei.

"Brother!" "Brother!"

Bai Shi was followed by a man as old as Liu Bei and a young man in his early twenties.

The eldest one is Bai Shi's eldest son Bai Da, and the younger one is his third son Bai Jin.

"You must be Guan Changsheng!"

Bai Shi asked Guan Yu uncertainly.

Guan Yu said doubtfully: "That's right. How do you know, sir?"

"Haha, you have a face like a red date, a long beard and red phoenix eyes, but it is you without a doubt. I have heard from Brother Wang Kai a long time ago that there is a strong man from Hedong who not only hates evil as much as he hates it, but also values ​​righteousness over profit. He is also highly skilled in martial arts and has a lot of ancestors. White martial arts style.

Now that I see it, it is exactly as its name suggests. "

When Guan Yu heard Bai Shi talk about Wang Kai, he bowed respectfully and said, "Sir, you are joking. I have already changed my name to Guan Yu, with the courtesy name Yunchang. If it hadn't been for Wang's escort leader risking his life to rescue me and sending me to Zhuoxian, I'm afraid I, Guan Yu, would have been killed by those people." The bully is so powerful that his body and head are missing, and all he has to do is complain about it.”

Bai Shi returned the salute, then sat down and asked Liu Bei, "I just heard you sighing in there. I don't know why?"

Liu Bei informed Bai Shi of his plan to form Xiangyong and eliminate thieves for the country as well as the difficulties he encountered now. After Bai Shi pondered for a while, he stretched his face and said with a smile: "What's so difficult about this? Have you forgotten what I am, your uncle? In addition to being rich, I also have a wide network of contacts.

Nowadays, the Yellow Turbans are raging and business routes are cut off. Many colleagues in the business world are also having a headache. However, compared to the Yellow Turban Army, they are insignificant and weak. They are just a group of wealthy lambs and there is nothing they can do.

You actually want to form Xiangyong to protect the country. If the Yellow Turban Army is defeated and the trade route is reopened, they will be very happy. If you get their help at this time, everything will not be a problem. "

When Liu Bei and the other three heard this, they were overjoyed and thanked Bai Shi profusely.

Bai Shi smiled and waved his hand and said: "There is no need to thank me so much. Speaking of which, this is a matter of mutual benefit. There are two great businessmen in Zhongshan State, named Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang. They brought thousands of gold and sold horses from the north to Zhuoxian County. Now, We are being cut off by the Yellow Turban Army, so if we stay here, we can get the horses if we get their help."

Liu Bei felt energetic and nodded repeatedly.

Bai Shi continued: "There is a big businessman in Changshan County called Fan Ai, who has an official iron letter and sells iron ingots, but I know that they sell weapons privately, not only long knives and spears, but also horned bows and arrows.

Instead of being old, I can help you find a way, and your soldiers may be able to solve it.

In addition, in the escort agency of Zhuo County, the escort leader Wang Kai has always been brave and valued loyalty. Guan Yu is very clear about this. At this time of national crisis, I believe that with emotion and reason, you can let them join your hometown brave. Improve the combat effectiveness of the unit.

And as far as I know, there are several master craftsmen in the escort agency. If they can be persuaded, the repair and forging of the armor can be solved smoothly. "

Liu Bei almost cried. Sure enough, his uncle loved his nephew the most.

"Uncle, nephew, I don't know what to do. Please give me a gift in return."

Bai Shi quickly helped Liu Bei, who was kneeling on the ground, and looked at him fondly: "Silly boy, your parents died young. I am your relative, and it is only natural for me to support each other. How can I repay you?"

Although Bai Shi said so, Liu Bei couldn't think so. When Liu Bei's father passed away, except for his uncle Liu Yuanqi who often took care of himself and his mother,
The rest and even another uncle Liu Zijing ignored their mother and son. Instead, they united with other Liu clan members to occupy their own land, leaving only a few acres of thin farmland for their own family, which was just enough to survive.

Never had he ever met a relative who was so close to him and asked for nothing in return. After Bai Shi met him for the first time, he would definitely visit him every time he came to Zhuoxian and leave him a lot of money.

It is precisely because of this that he will not be too embarrassed in his life in Zhuoxian County, and he will have enough energy to make friends with heroes and help his fellow villagers, and he will be able to recruit more than 300 people today.

"Recently, where your brother is currently starting up, there are too few people available. Haven't you often told me that you don't want to do business all year round?

It just so happens that your brother is not familiar with business, so you should stay and help him. Remember, you must be careful when doing things, and don't act recklessly based on your connections. It will lose my reputation as the Bai family and make it difficult for your brother. "

Bai Jin said happily: "Don't worry, father." Then he saluted Liu Bei and said: "My lord, you don't have to worry about this business from now on. Leave it to me. I will keep it for you so that you can make a lot of money and no longer worry about money." Worry.”

Liu Bei said happily: "With the help of my close brother, what else do I have to worry about?"

With the help of his uncle's family, many of Liu Bei's problems were easily solved, and a sense of pride surged in his chest.

Soon, with Bai Shi's help, Liu Bei met with Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang, and received the approval of the two businessmen. Each of them funded Liu Bei's 250 horses, totaling 500 horses.

Coupled with the continuous recruitment in the past few days, the number of Xiangyong under Liu Bei's command reached 500. Liu Bei immediately called a halt and stopped recruiting.

Since Zhuojun is located in Youzhou and is a border county, many of the people in the territory are good at riding horses and have strong martial arts skills, so Liu Bei was able to train these 500 people into cavalry.

In addition, Bai Jin took Liu Bei's son Jian Yong to visit Fan Ai. With Bai Shi's financial support, he bought many iron ingots and armor, so that five hundred brave men from the township were equipped with armor.

Guan Yu took Zhang Fei to visit Wang Kai, the head of the Bai Guo Zhuo County Bodyguard Bureau. With the approval of the bodyguard consul, Wang Kai and his brothers joined Liu Bei's rural warriors and also brought several people who were good at editing. Craftsman of armor.

Why was Wang Kai able to escape from the escort agency smoothly? It wasn't the Yellow Turbans who caused the trouble. Not only were the trade routes cut off, but the escort routes for the escort bureau were also cut off. Now the entire escort bureau has been shut down. The consul hopes that these people will find their own way out, otherwise they will have to pay commissions.

In this way, a light armored cavalry of 500 people was formed headed by Liu Bei.

Liu Bei asked Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to lead two hundred men each, and he himself led one hundred men. Wang Kai and his bodyguards were arranged to be under Guan Yu's command, making Guan Yu's 200 men the most elite part of Liu Bei's men.

He appointed Bai Jin and Jian Yong as his managers to assist him in managing military rations and many logistical chores.

By the time Liu Bei had formed Xiangyong, the Yellow Turban Army had already invaded Zhuo County and was attacking Fanyang County in the south of Zhuo County.

So the magistrate of Zhuo County urgently ordered Liu Bei to immediately go to the front line of Fanyang and report to Colonel Zou Jing.

Taking the writings from the Zhuo County magistrate and the Zhuo County Sima, Liu Bei led five hundred light cavalry and galloped southward in a mighty manner.

After walking out of the city gate, Liu Bei looked back at the city wall behind him on his galloping horse, thinking to himself: "Here I go, I, Liu Bei, will no longer be restrained! All under heaven, I, Liu Bei, are here."

(End of this chapter)