Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 29. Zhang Fei's Training of His Sons
"Do you think that since you are the son of Zhang Fei, the Third Master Zhang, others would not dare to hurt you during the fight?"

Zhang Fei stood up and looked at Zhang Bao, who was covered in wounds. Zhang Bao did not speak. To be fair, he might not have thought so at first, but the more he used this move, the more comfortable it became, and he really thought so later.

"Now Feng Xiuyuan and Zhang Wenjin are giving in to you because of my face and dare not really hurt you. When you go to the battlefield and face veterans like Zhang He and Xu Huang, will you also tell them that you are my son, Zhang Fei, and they are not allowed to really hurt you in the slightest?"

Zhang Bao just remained silent. He knew that his father was scolding him, and if he dared to talk back, he would probably be beaten.

"To put it mildly, you are bullying others by taking advantage of your power. To put it seriously, you are destroying your own future as a military commander."

"You can do this in a duel today, and you can do this tomorrow when you find someone to spar with. On the battlefield the day after tomorrow, who will know that you are the son of Zhang Fei, and who will show mercy to you?

Your martial arts skills will be slowly eroded by this kind of thinking, and you will eventually become dependent on the opponent not daring to kill you. This is why I hit you."

Although Zhang Fei's words are crude, this is what we call "path dependence" in modern times.

Just like some people love to use cheats when playing games, if they use them too much, they will not spend time honing their skills. If the cheats suddenly stop working one day, they will be useless.

What’s even sadder is that even if such people change games, the first thing they think of is always “see if there is a modifier”. This is serious path dependence.

Although Zhang Fei did not understand the scientific conclusions of later generations, he also knew that if his son continued like this, he would definitely become a waste, so he wanted to whip him today to make him remember it.

"Let's not talk about Feng Xiuyuan, let's talk about the fight between you and Zhang Wenjin. You were so full of energy at that time, and you had completely forgotten the moves I taught you.

To be frank, if you were not my son, Zhang Fei, and if that was not a duel, you would have been stabbed to death by Zhang Wenjin several times. How could you have the time to yell? "

Zhang Fei continued to scold Zhang Bao, somewhat angrily for not fighting back, which made Zhang Bao quite disapproving.

"Father, forget about Feng Xiuyuan. How can his deputy general be as strong as you say?"

"You rebellious son, how dare you talk back? You don't even have a few skills, yet you dare to look down on others? You are only slightly inferior to Zhang Wenjin, but if you don't practice hard, you will be surpassed by him sooner or later."

When Zhang Fei heard Zhang Bao's words, he was so angry that he picked up the willow branch and was about to hit him again, but after thinking for a while, he put it down.

"Do you know why I want to be friends with Feng Xiuyuan as an equal?"

"Feng Xiuyuan is very capable. If I had that ability, I would dare to be on equal terms with Uncle Zilong and the others."

Zhang Bao rolled his eyes, thinking that his father's question was nonsense.

"...Then let me ask you, what do you think of your uncle's ability to judge people?"

"Of course, my uncle is very good at judging people."

Zhang Bao didn't know why his father suddenly asked this.

"Do you know what your uncle thinks of Feng Xiuyuan?"

"..."

Zhang Bao knew that he didn't expect to be able to answer his father's question, so he didn't say anything and just listened to his father continue talking.

"Your uncle believes that after the older generation like us pass away, Feng Xiuyuan can lead the army of an entire state like your second uncle did, and maybe even more. Your uncle asserts that if Jingzhou is recovered in the future, Feng Xiuyuan can completely be like your second uncle, and lead the army of an entire state to cooperate with the central Sichuan to attack Cao Wei together."

Zhang Fei repeated Liu Bei's previous evaluation word for word, which made Zhang Bao somewhat unacceptable.

"Feng Xiuyuan is so capable? Then father, did your uncle mention what kind of general I, Zhang Bao, can be? Can I also lead the army of a state?"

Young people can't help but compare themselves to others. Hearing that Liu Bei actually spoke so highly of Feng Xi, Zhang Bao couldn't help but ask Zhang Fei what his uncle thought of him. "You? Humph, you are at most a vanguard general under Feng Xiuyuan, and you are the commander of a state?"

Zhang Fei snorted disdainfully.

After hearing this, Zhang Bao could only lower his head in disappointment and continue to listen to his father's teachings.

"Although Feng Xiuyuan is not a petty person, if I don't build good relationships for you in advance, how can he think of you when there is a war? As my eldest son, you can't study at home every day like your brother Shaoer, right?"

Zhang Fei's youngest son, Zhang Shao, was different from his father and brother. He clearly stated that he did not want to learn martial arts and only wanted to study, which gave Zhang Fei a headache for a while.

"...Father, I know I was wrong."

After listening to his father's words, Zhang Bao realized that his father was not like him and had already considered things far into the future. He thought that he had indeed gone too far this time.

"You know you're wrong? Then take off your shirt. Put this on your back."

Zhang Fei waved his hand, and his personal guard brought a bramble, which was picked when Zhang Fei came back.

"Ah? Father, are you asking me to apologize to Feng Xiuyuan?"

When Zhang Bao saw this situation, he also felt his back starting to hurt.

"What? Are you feeling wronged? You made a scene and a noise during the big competition, which has already brought shame to our Zhang family. You also spoke harshly to Feng Xiuyuan. And you don't use your brain and just believe what others say. Are you still not willing to take responsibility and apologize?"

Seeing Zhang Bao's reluctant look, Zhang Fei opened his eyes angrily and almost blew his beard and glared again.

Finally, Zhang Bao had no choice but to go to the former General of the Front Army Mansion, now the General of Shenwu Mansion, with his bare upper body and carrying a whip on his back, with his father to apologize.

"Uh... to apologize?"

Feng Xi was just sorting out the rewards sent by Liu Bei with his servants when he heard the guard come to report that Master Zhang San was visiting with Zhang Bao, who was shirtless and carrying a whip on his back. He couldn't help laughing.

He asked the servants to continue sorting and storing the silks and satins, and Feng Xi went to the lobby in person to meet the two of them.

"Third General, Major General, why is this happening?"

When they arrived at the lobby, Feng Xi saw Zhang Bao begging for forgiveness with his own eyes, and he was also trying hard not to laugh. Zhang Bao looked in pain, the thorn had already pierced his flesh, and it was obvious that Zhang Fei had used a lot of force when tying him up.

"I was ignorant and listened to the slander of a villain, which made Xiu Yuan laugh at me. I came here to apologize. You rebellious son, why don't you apologize?"

Zhang Fei couldn't help but yell at Zhang Bao when he saw him daydreaming and trying to distract himself to avoid the pain.

"Ah? General Feng, I didn't investigate and listened to the slanderous words. I wrongly accused you. I hope you will forgive me and don't blame me."

Zhang Bao also did as Zhang Fei said beforehand, he knelt on one knee and clasped his fists towards Feng Xi to admit his mistake.

"Oh, that's not right. The young general is young and promising. He just listened to other people's nonsense. How can I blame him? We should visit each other more often in the future."

Since Zhang Fei came in person, Feng Xi naturally had to give him face, and everyone was in harmony for a while.

"But Major General, I want to know who told you those nonsense?"

(End of this chapter)