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

Chapter 557: When a man has been away for three days, he should be treated with new eyes. Mi Fang: Hmm? How come I don’t know?
Several steady footsteps were heard in the dark cell.

The sudden footsteps were like a bolt of thunder to Lu Meng, who was transferred to the prison cell in Pingyuan, and made him nervous in an instant.

Although he was not good at literature and his knowledge of Han laws was only superficial, he knew that even if someone tried to kill someone, he should not be sent to Qingzhou!
Isn't it a waste of effort to transfer the goods specially?
Lu Meng thought about it night after night, even chewing the straw in his mouth to pieces, but he still couldn't figure it out.

It's impossible that someone would send him to Qingzhou by name? Would he have the nerve to do that?
Of course, he also fantasized that his good friends and brothers who had promised to go through thick and thin with him in the past would suddenly appear and rescue him when the officials handed him over to Qingzhou.

However, everyone else had already reached the Qingzhou Plain, and no one came to rescue them along the way.

Bad luck, to put it nicely, will disappear when something big happens.

In short, it was too late to say anything now. He had heard from the escorting soldiers that Pingyuan was where Guan Yu's troops were stationed.

Even a three-year-old boy has heard of Guan Yu's reputation. He naturally knows Guan Yu's power and can guess Guan Yu's authority.

Once he was in Pingyuan Prison, unless Guan Yu came personally to rescue him, he would probably end up in jail.

As for Guan Yu coming to rescue him personally? How could he be so worthy as to alarm Guan Yu?
"You are Deng Dang's brother-in-law, Lu Meng?"

As a powerful voice sounded in his ears, Lu Meng's chaotic thoughts were instantly pulled back to the present.

He slowly raised his head and saw a general in military uniform, eight feet tall and with a sturdy build.

Lu Meng was slightly startled. What was the image of the general that appeared before him? Why did it seem so familiar to him?

The general had a two-foot-long beard, a face as red as a date, lips as if painted with rouge, a pair of phoenix eyes set off by drooping eyebrows, and a look of majesty without even being angry.

What a handsome and majestic appearance!

And slow!

Lu Meng was startled and suddenly realized something.

Long beard! Date color! Almond eyes!
Who else could this be but General Guan Yu?

Why does General Guan appear here?
Could it be that they are here to rescue him? !

Lu Meng quickly rejected this idea, and the excitement that had just arisen subsided in an instant. He looked at Guan Yu standing outside the cell like a rock, his face as cold as ice.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like it's here to fish!

"Are you deaf? The Second General is asking you a question!" The personal guard beside Guan Yu showed a look of disgust and shouted.

The performance of the guards confirmed Lu Meng's thoughts. Lu Meng put away the last bit of his gratitude and saluted carefully, "I am from Runan, Lu Meng greets General Guan."

"Why do you want to attack others?"

"Reporting to the Second General, it was not my sneak attack, but that person mocked me first, so I raised my sword and attacked and killed him."

"Haha." Guan Yu raised a disdainful smile, "How can you be called a real man if you lose your composure just because of someone else's words and have the thought of killing someone? When someone laughs at you, you should either raise your fist and fight back, or work hard to make him look up to you. You should never raise your knife and kill! I hate backstabbing villains the most in my life!"

Lu Meng's heart sank. If Guan Yu thought he was a backstabbing villain, then his future would be hopeless. He bowed his head and admitted his mistake. "Second General, I was confused for a moment. I... I was wrong. I hope you will forgive me."

"No." Guan Yu shook his head. "You don't know you're wrong. You're just afraid."

Guan Yu's personal guard asked, "Second General, how should we deal with this man?"

The guard's shout made Lu Meng swallow the words that were about to come out of his mouth. He could vaguely feel Guan Yu's disgust for him, as if he was looking at an enemy. At first, this feeling was not as strong as it is now, but after he finished explaining the reason, this feeling rose up like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins.

How to deal with it?

Guan Yu looked at Lu Meng and recalled the news from Shouchun. Lu Meng fell into the hands of the old soldiers of Youzhou. Two or three old soldiers of Youzhou could not get close to him. However, at the age of sixteen, it was good for him to be so brave.

But this person's temperament
Guan Yu's brows were twisted into a knot. He never expected that Lu Meng's first reaction at this age would be to stab him in the back.

What will happen if we let it go? !
Is it really enough to just let Lu Meng serve?

What should we do?

Guan Yu thought about it for a long time but couldn't find a good solution, but as he thought about it, he thought of someone.

Yuan Zhi!

As Qingzhou had suffered from civil strife for many years, people's livelihood had declined. It was time to vigorously restore people's livelihood, so Liu Bei, who was in charge of Shangshu affairs, selected Xu Shu as the governor of Qingzhou to supervise the construction and restoration of people's livelihood in various counties.

Although Xu Shu is in charge of people's livelihood, no one says that we cannot ask Xu Shu for advice.

After making up his mind, Guan Yu ordered: "Put this man in jail for the time being, and I will make a decision when I come back."

The guards and jailers clasped their fists and agreed.

Looking at Guan Yu's departing back, Lu Meng did not feel relaxed, but became even more uneasy.

What on earth is going on? How strange, how strange.

"Excuse me, is Governor Xu in the palace?"

When he arrived at the gate of Qingzhou Prefecture, Guan Yu did not go directly into the prefecture. Instead, he first asked the gatekeeper in front of the gate.

The two gatekeepers were both shocked. Could the person in front of them be the second general?
This dress. This beard. These eyes.
It must be the second general without a doubt!

Guan Yu's appearance startled the gatekeeper so much that he ran out to greet him, "Second General, please come in quickly. Governor Xu is meeting with the governors of all the counties in the palace!"

"Huh? Governor Xu is busy with official business?" Guan Yu retracted his foot, which he had just stretched out.

This made the gatekeeper at a loss, so he asked cautiously, "Second General, why don't you stop?"

"Governor Xu is meeting with the county magistrate. How could I disturb him?" Guan Yu said seriously.

The gatekeeper wiped the sweat from his forehead and thought to himself: Second General, don't bother me. Even if you poop and pee on the county magistrate's head, no one would dare to say a word!

Guan Yu asked, "How long has Governor Xu been receiving you?"

"It's been a while." The gatekeeper replied dryly.

Guan Yu nodded and said, "Then I will wait in the teahouse over there for a while. If Governor Xu finishes his work, please let me know so that I can come and visit you."

After saying this, Guan Yu clasped his fists towards the gatekeeper and actually walked towards the teahouse.

what?
The gatekeeper was unable to react for a moment. Wasn't it said that the generals and lieutenants were hot-tempered? Why were the two powerful generals so polite?
Not to mention that he was willing to wait for Xu Shu, just the fact that he bowed to him and moved to the teahouse to wait clearly showed that he didn't want to make them feel uncomfortable!

The gatekeeper looked at the somewhat dazed gatekeeper and could not help asking, "Gatekeeper, should we really wait until the envoy finishes his work before we go and inform him?"

"Snapped"

The gatekeeper slapped the guard on the head with his backhand, "Do you even need to ask? Of course, we should report this to Lord Xu right now!"

"Yes, yes, yes," the guard nodded repeatedly. Just as he was about to turn around and run towards the mansion, the gatekeeper stopped him, "Forget it, I'll go and inform the envoy myself!"

Guan Yu had just finished listening to a story when his personal guards hurried up to him and said in a low voice, "Second General, Governor Xu is here."

Ok?
Yuan Zhi is out?
How can we let Yuanzhi come out?

It should be me who goes to visit Yuanzhi!

Guan Yu could no longer sit still, he quickly stood up and walked out of the teahouse.

As soon as Guan Yu walked out of the teahouse, he saw Xu Shu walking towards him with a smile on his face. He said ashamedly, "Yuanzhi, why should I bother you to go out and greet me? I should be the one to come and visit you."

"Didn't you just come here because you heard about the Second General's visit?"

"What about Yuan Zhi's official business?"

"The official business has already been handled. Besides, isn't the matter of the Second General unimportant? In my eyes, the matter of the Second General is equally important. Second General, please, let's move to the state capital to have a talk."

Xu Shu's words really touched Guan Yu's heart. He grabbed Xu Shu's hand and said, "Yuanzhi, please!"

In the hall of Qingzhou Prefecture, Xu Shu, who had listened to Guan Yu's story, gently waved his feather fan and nodded slowly, "That's right. The Second General is indeed cautious. We really can't just let Lu Meng serve."

"Yuanzhi, do you have any good ideas? I hope Yuanzhi can teach me!" Guan Yu's eyes lit up.

Xu Shu burst out laughing. In the novel, Guan Yu died at the hands of Lu Meng. This was no secret to them, the wise ministers who had heard the dream.

Maybe there are some differences between the novel and reality, but what Lu Meng is doing now is enough to show that Lu Meng is not a good person.

Considering what happened in the novel, if it were an ordinary person, he would know that he would be stabbed in the back by Lu Meng in the future. The most important thing is that Lu Meng was exposed to such bad behavior at the age of 16, and he fell into his hands. Even if he didn't kill Lu Meng, it wouldn't be too much to take action to vent his anger.

What about Guan Yu? Guan Yu's purpose was to correct Lu Meng's bad behavior. He felt that Lu Meng was a great talent and it would be a pity if he continued like this.

I have to say that the three brothers have similar personalities and interests.

Xu Shu shook his head, temporarily throwing away all the thoughts in his mind, and said slowly: "Second General, please listen to me in detail. Lu Meng was born in a humble family, and now his ambition is to live a rich life by relying on his military achievements."

"If it is just hard labor, it will not correct the poor Lü Meng's humble origins."

"Not only must we work on their muscles and bones, but we must also attack their minds and spirits."

"Attack his mind? Attack his psychological schemes?" Guan Yu couldn't help but be surprised.

Xu Shu nodded slowly, "Yes. Lu Meng's ambition is very simple, that is, to live a rich life. If he were to work hard every day, and then learn what would happen if he had not been backstabbed and successfully joined the army, and watch the elite soldiers step by step get promoted, make meritorious contributions, and gradually get closer to his original ambition. And he can only take responsibility for his own mistakes, running around in labor all day long. Second General, seeing that the time is ripe, give this man a chance to change, are you still afraid that he will not change his ways?"

"Great!" Guan Yu slapped his thigh fiercely and gave Xu Shu a thumbs up. "As expected of you, you are Military Advisor Xu. You are really great! I admire you! I would like to trouble you to give me more guidance on how to implement it!"

Squatting in the dark cell, Lu Meng had a worried look on his face and became more and more nervous.

He really didn't know what was waiting for him. In recent days, prisoners were continuously sent to prison. The crimes committed by these prisoners were not punishable by death, and most of them were sentenced to corvée labor.

Lu Meng couldn't help but wonder, could it be that he was also subject to corvee labor?
After a few more days, the result of his treatment was finally announced.

Ten. Ten years of corvée labor!

When Lu Meng saw these four big words, his eyes suddenly burst out with anger. Ten years, a full ten years!

Didn't he leave his mother early just to make a name for himself and live a rich life as soon as possible? !
But now, he was directly sentenced to ten years in prison!
When he is released from prison, he will be twenty-six years old!
If it were someone from my hometown, I don’t know how many children he would have at this age.

Regret, regret welled up in Lu Meng's heart. He hated himself. He hated that he was too impulsive at that time, and he also hated that he was too unlucky to be caught red-handed!
The jailer knocked on the cage and said, "Hurry up and get ready. You are going to repair the training ground!"

Not long after, under the leadership of the jailer and the supervision of some veteran soldiers, Lu Meng and a group of prisoners rushed to the parade ground outside the city.

During this time, Lu Meng could not help but hear the old soldiers talking, "I heard that the salary of the tiger soldiers recruited by General Gan is higher than ours."

The old soldier's words made Lu Meng's mind active. He had heard these old soldiers mention the military pay. The military pay they sent home alone could feed and drink a family of three, and there was even a surplus. It could be said that the military pay of the old soldiers alone could allow his mother to live a rich life. Now he was told that the tiger soldiers under the chariot had more military pay than these old soldiers? !
"Hmm? But the requirements for recruiting soldiers are very high, right?"

Another old soldier expressed Lu Meng's thoughts. He pricked up his ears and listened carefully for fear of missing a word.

"It is indeed high. It is said that the person who topped the list is Ding Feng from Lujiang. It is said that this person was promoted to the sergeant of the personal guard right from the start! This person's score seems to be..."

The old soldier gave a general account of Ding Feng's achievements in various areas, from swimming to running, from running to archery, from archery to strength and so on.

Lü Meng listened carefully and was shocked. This person's achievements were even worse than his?!

So, if he hadn't attacked and killed Deng Dang's subordinate, he would not only be able to join the Tiger Warriors, but also become the captain of the personal guard? !

Regret. At this moment, Lu Meng really regretted that he had assassinated his brother-in-law's subordinates!
"Hey! Who is that? How come you can't even set up the tent?!"

The voice of an old soldier brought Lu Meng's confused thoughts back to the present. Lu Meng took a closer look and found that it was his absent-mindedness just now that caused him to make a mistake, resulting in the tent being pitched crookedly.

The old soldier turned his attention to the jailer again, "How do you supervise?!"

"Supervise? How can I supervise such a villain? Do you know what he did?"

"Bad behavior? What bad behavior?"

"It was just that a county official mocked this man for his high aspirations but poor skills, and he became so angry that he even held a knife and tried to kill the official! How could I dare to supervise him?"

"Ah? This guy looks so handsome, but he is so miserable?!"

Be it the old soldiers or the prisoners, they all looked at Lu Meng with strange eyes. Under such gazes, Lu Meng felt angry and ashamed. He gritted his teeth and wished he could kill all these people with a knife!
But the shackles on his feet and the elite soldiers patrolling around him all told him that he couldn't do it. He really couldn't do it. Not to mention killing someone with a knife, if he really did it, countless sharp blades would come at him from all directions.

I'm not willing to accept this!
Lu Meng was so angry that his whole body was shaking, but in the current situation, he could only grit his teeth and swallow it.

This commotion naturally attracted Guan Yu who came to inspect. When everyone saw Guan Yu striding towards them, they all shut their mouths.

"What happened?"

As Guan Yu raised his eyebrows, the old soldiers told him the whole story.

Guan Yu glanced at Lu Meng. He had no good feelings towards him, but he also didn't like soldiers laughing at others. He reprimanded the old soldier and the jailer, and then relayed Xu Shu's words: "My good friend has a younger brother named Mi Fang. He has been ignorant and unlearned since childhood, and he always swaggers around in the streets. Everyone despises him. Whenever he hears others laughing at him, he will raise his fist and beat that person to force him to change his words."

"Even though Mi Fang used force to force others to change their words, there were still many people who laughed at him."

"My good friend then advised me: You don't learn anything all day, but you are so proud that you can't stand others belittling you. Do I want you to become a doctor in the Imperial College? I want you to learn the basic principles and the way to behave and change your bad habits! The ridicule of others is not earned by punching, but by ability and temperament!"

"Mi Fang felt ashamed, so he made up his mind to change from that moment on."

"Three years later, Zhao Yun, Zhao Zilong, ran into Mi Fang in Jincheng County and said in surprise: 'People in Xuzhou say that Mi Zifang's talent is mediocre. Mi Jun now has both talent and virtue. Is he really the Mi Zifang of Xuzhou?' Mi Fang smiled and said, 'After being separated from a scholar for a few days, I have to look at him with new eyes. Now three years have passed, and I am no longer the same person I was before.'"

After saying that, Guan Yu glanced at Lu Meng and said, "I hope you can take care of yourself."

(End of this chapter)