When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 24 Zhang Jiao
"Kang Dang"

Lu Zhi raised the teacup high and smashed it hard on the ground. His gentle face was filled with anger. His long beard was trembling with anger. He gritted his teeth.
"Damn that eunuch! He really makes me angry! I wish I could eat his flesh and drink his blood! As the Art of War says, surround the enemy with ten. Now our troops are ten times more than Zhang Jiao's bandits. We have besieged Guangzong and will capture him alive soon! He actually wants me to send troops immediately and drag down the battle situation. Can he afford it???"

The clan member comforted Lu Zhi: "Lord Lu, calm down. Your Majesty is easy to talk to, but the eunuch is difficult to deal with. In my humble opinion, it is better to take the money and spend money to avoid disaster. Otherwise, the bad guys behind the scenes will do bad things and affect our careers!"

"Bah! I am ashamed to associate with eunuchs!" Lu Zhi was furious. "Zong Zhonglang, stop trying to persuade me. A general who fights for his country needs to curry favor with eunuchs to feel at ease. What kind of logic is this???!!!"

The clan member shut up decisively. He could not afford to offend Lu Zhi when he was angry. He thought to himself: Lord Lu, Lord Lu, didn't you say you are not as upright as before? I see that you are not any less upright!

The clan member clasped his fists and said goodbye, then quickly walked out of the tent and called Captain Zhou, "Captain Zhou, report this to Xuande immediately!"

"Yes!" Captain Zhou clasped his fists.

When Liu Bei heard the news, he did not dare to delay for a moment. He quickly mounted his horse and rode away.

"Is there a team of angels ahead?!"

Liu Bei saw from afar a group of knights guarding a carriage.

"Who are you?" The knights raised their weapons.

Liu Bei clasped his fists and said, "I am the Marquis of Qu Jun under Lu Zhonglang's command!"

"Lu Zhi?"

A shrill voice floated out from the carriage, and the curtain slowly opened, revealing a sinister face, who said in a veiled tone, "Are you General Qu Junhou under Lu Zhonglang? The dignified General Qu Junhou actually took the trouble to chase after the convoy of a shameless eunuch like me. I am really terrified. I don't know your name, and what do you want from me?"

Liu Bei jumped off his horse. He was not angry about Zuo Feng's words in the carriage. Instead, he said respectfully, "My lord, my surname is Liu, my name is Bei, and my courtesy name is Xuande. My master has many misunderstandings about me, so he ordered me to come and make amends."

Zuo Feng's eyes were full of surprise. He pretended to be surprised and asked, "Your surname is Liu? Are you a relative of the Han Dynasty?"

"That's right. I am the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan and the great-great-grandson of Emperor Jing!" Liu Bei said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Okay, okay," Zuo Feng nodded repeatedly, "Since you are a relative of the Han Dynasty, how can I neglect you?"

Zuo Feng fell off the carriage and when he landed, he shouted at the knights, "Put down your weapons! How can you be rude to the relatives of the Han Dynasty? "

After scolding the knights, Zuo Feng took the heavy package handed to him by Liu Bei, opened it a little, and suddenly his breathing became rapid. He suppressed his inner impulse, held the package tightly, and his face was full of smiles.

"There are indeed some misunderstandings, but I already understand what Lu Zhonglang meant. Liu Junhou, please be at ease for now."

Liu Bei had a very pleasant conversation with Zuo Feng. He understood that although eunuchs were sensitive and had low self-esteem, they attached great importance to money.

Liu Bei tried several times and finally made sure that Zuo Feng would not cause any trouble. Then he asked a few more questions and watched Zuo Feng's convoy leave.

When Zuo Feng's convoy completely disappeared from sight, Liu Bei's face fell. Such eunuchs were a cancer to the people.
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The matter of Zuo Feng came to an end, and Lu Zhi's strategic planning proceeded in an orderly manner without any sudden changes of generals.

Liu Bei was completely relieved. During this period, he repelled the Yellow Turbans' repeated reinforcements according to the arrangements, and temporarily resettled the remnants of the Yellow Turbans according to the original plan.

A month later, the Han army launched a feint attack and found that the Yellow Turbans' momentum had decreased a lot. Even the Yellow Turbans defending the city were weak and sick.

Lu Zhi judged that the Yellow Turbans had run out of ammunition and food, and ordered a full-scale general attack.

As the vanguard, Liu Bei led Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and five hundred soldiers to climb the city wall first.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei showed their skills in this battle. Their snake spears and broadswords cut through a large area. Liu Bei didn't even have to make a move, as the two brothers helped him defeat the enemy.

Guangzong County, which had held out for several months, was easily captured by the Han army.

Liu Bei met a Taoist named "Zhang Jue" in the city. He was dressed simply, had messy hair, and his eyes were frighteningly red and swollen. He could smell a nauseating stench from a long distance away.

Zhang Jue was such an ordinary man, but he could gather hundreds of thousands of people. When the county was captured, the Yellow Turban Army around him showed incredible fighting power. They all fought to the death and forcibly tore a gap to let Zhang Jue escape. Liu Bei reacted immediately. He raised his horse whip and chased in the direction of Zhang Jue's escape.

Unknowingly, Liu Bei had left the main force, but found Zhang Jue lying on the ground at the foot of a mountain.

Liu Bei dismounted and walked up to Zhang Jue. He discovered that this great and virtuous teacher, who had shocked the whole court and was rumored to have unfathomable supernatural powers, was actually just like an ordinary man, with an arrow in the chest and dying.

Zhang Jue opened his eyes tiredly, saw Liu Bei's face clearly, and started coughing violently.

"Really. Ahem, it's fate and time. Liu Bei, you were the first to discover him."

Liu Bei raised his eyebrows: "Do you know me?"

Zhang Jue's voice was intermittent. "Is it very strange? With arms longer than the knees, riding a white horse, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei holding swords and spears on both sides. And you came all the way from Youzhou to Jizhou, and many of the people you helped joined the Yellow Turbans. How could I not know you, Liu Bei?"

Liu Bei loosened his grip on the hilt of his sword and sighed, "That's a shame."

"So it's all the world's fault. A momentary act of kindness cannot change the situation." Zhang Jue seemed to be feeling better. He supported his body with his hands and leaned against the wall.

"But fortunately, I met you before I died. You know what? My original ambition was to assist the emperor and create a peaceful world, so I kept preaching. But in the process, I found something wrong. The situation of the common people had not changed. I was like a watchmaker, appeasing the people for the emperor and the nobles. Finally one day, I suddenly realized that it was the emperor and the ministers who had lost their way. If that was the case, what was the point of them?"

"So you started the Yellow Turban Rebellion?" Liu Bei asked.

Zhang Jue smiled, "Liu Bei, you are different, you are really different. I heard that you didn't kill people like others. You settled them well and provided them with food for free. After seeing you in person, I suddenly felt that you might be able to create a peaceful world."

“So, this is for you.”

Zhang Jue trembled as he took out a scroll from his bosom. "This is the original copy of my Tianping Sutra. It can be considered as my keepsake. I am about to die. You can do whatever you want with it. I have no objection whether you discard it or accept it. I just hope you can treat the people well."

Liu Bei took over the Taiping Jing.

"Okay, okay, cough, cough, cough." Zhang Jue started to cough violently again. His complexion became worse and worse. His eyelids drooped weakly. He murmured, "Will the world of peace come? I, I, I seem to see something, but why can't I see it clearly?"

"Can you see it?"

"of course."

Liu Bei squatted down and said slowly: "There are three meals a day, there is no war, children can go to school, and they can change new clothes every year."

“Sounds great”

"Yes."

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment. The biggest "traitor" of the Han Dynasty completely closed his eyes and stopped breathing.

There were two familiar voices behind me.

"Big brother!"
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Lu Zhi held his long beard and looked at Liu Bei with satisfaction. "Xuan De, you have made great achievements in this battle. I have confidence in you, not to mention Sima of other departments, even if you are a lieutenant. Do you have any ideas?"

Liu Bei was silent for a while, then said, "Teacher, after the Yellow Turbans are over, I want to go to Liangzhou."

"? Liangzhou" Lu Zhi pulled off several parts of his beard, "Xuan De, are you teasing me? Do you know what the situation is like in Liangzhou? The Hu Qiang often rebel, and a gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall. Don't you understand such a simple truth???"

Liu Bei closed his eyes. The Five Barbarians were invading China. If only the threat could be eliminated in the bud!
Liu Bei opened his eyes and said loudly, "I want to pacify the Qiang! If we allow it to develop, it will inevitably affect the three auxiliary areas, and it will cause disasters!"

Lu Zhi wanted to say something but stopped himself and could only sigh.

　I feel like it doesn't feel right no matter how I write it. I'll go back to the modern times in the next chapter.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)