Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the court was corrupt and incompetent, the eunuchs were in power, and the common people were in dire straits.

Brothers Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, and Zhang Liang from Julu in Hebei Province took the opportunity to lead the suffering people to launch a massive uprising of the Yellow Turban Army.The Yellow Turban Army was invincible and unstoppable, attacking the city and conquering the territory like a broken bamboo.It dealt a heavy blow to the decadent Eastern Han Dynasty, making its ruling regime crumbling.

In order to save the decaying Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial court had to post notices everywhere, recruit troops, and dispatch troops to suppress the Yellow Turban Army in an attempt to wipe them all out.

In Youzhou City, there was an imposing-looking man who couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh after reading the notice on the imperial list.This man was named Liu Bei, and he was a descendant of Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan in the Han Dynasty.Now he makes a living by selling straw mats and sandals, and lives with his old mother.

At this time, a person behind Liu Bei said loudly: "In the face of the national crisis, you don't contribute to the country, but sigh loudly. What's going on?" The man looked over.He saw that the man had a strong back and a strong waist, and he looked very mighty.He admired the man's might, so he asked him, "What's your name?" The man said loudly, "My name is Zhang Fei, and my alias is Yide. I'm from Zhuojun. Make friends with heroes all over the world, I think you look imposing, extraordinary, and have the spirit of a great hero, how about we make friends and contribute to the country together?" Liu Bei applauded loudly, and he told Zhang Fei: "My name is Liu Bei, another name is Xuande." Zhang Fei dragged Liu Bei into a hotel, and the two discussed state affairs while drinking.

Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were talking very happily. At this moment, a person pushing a cart walked into the hotel and sat opposite them.Liu Bei saw that the man was tall and extraordinary, with a heroic demeanor.

Liu Bei admired that person very much.He went up to the man and asked, "Excuse me, what is the name of the strong man?" The man saw Liu Bei's majestic appearance, so he regarded Liu Bei as a hero.He said to Liu Bei: "My name is Guan Yu, and my alias is Yun Chang. I am from Hedong Jieliang. A few years ago, I killed a bully in my hometown, escaped from my hometown, and wandered around. Now I have to hurry to join the army and serve the country." Liu Bei couldn't bear it. Zhu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Okay!" Liu Bei introduced Zhang Fei to Guan Yu.Guan Yu also regarded Zhang Fei as a hero.So Zhang Fei said: "There is a big peach garden in the backyard of my house, and now it is full of peach blossoms. This is a great day. How about the three of us go to my peach garden to worship heaven and earth together and become brothers with different surnames?" Liu Bei and Guan Yu Haha laughed and applauded repeatedly.

Thus, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei became brothers in Taoyuan.Liu Bei was the oldest among the three and became the elder brother; Guan Yu, who was older than Zhang Fei, became the second elder brother; Zhang Fei became the third younger brother.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei made great fanfare, recruited soldiers, bought horses, and forged weapons, ready to serve the country at any time.Liu Bei made two swords for himself, Guan Yu made a Qinglong Yanyue knife, and Zhang Fei made a Zhangba steel spear; wearing battle clothes, he led five hundred soldiers to the city of Youzhou.

Liu Yan, the prefect of Youzhou, immediately sent them to suppress Cheng Yuanzhi, the general of the Yellow Turban Army who invaded Youzhou.Guan Yu was brave and invincible, and he only exchanged one and a half moves with Cheng Yuanzhi, and killed Cheng Yuanzhi with a single knife.Liu Bei commanded the army to kill all the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses brought by Cheng Yuanzhi.

At this time, Qingzhou was surrounded by the Yellow Turban Army.Liu Yan, the prefect of Youzhou, immediately sent Liu Bei brothers to lead five thousand troops to rescue Qingzhou.Brother Liu Bei used tactics to defeat the Yellow Turban Army who invaded Qingzhou again.For a while, the military power was greatly boosted.Liu Bei led Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to Guangzong to help Lu Zhi attack Zhang Jiao, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army.

Lu Zhi was the general of Zhonglang. He ordered Liu Bei brothers to lead a thousand troops to Yingzhou to help Huang Fusong and Zhu Jun attack Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang.By the time the Liu Bei brothers arrived in Yingzhou, Huang Fusong and Zhu Jun had already defeated Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang.

Huangfusong and Zhu Jun said to the three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang: "Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang are defeated, and they will definitely go to join Zhang Jiao. Go and help Lu Zhi!" The Liu Bei brothers had to lead the army and went to Guangzong to help Lu Zhi.At this time, Lu Zhi was locked in the prison car, and the Liu Bei brothers happened to run into each other.

Lu Zhi told Brother Liu Bei that he was killed by a traitor.Zhang Fei wanted to save Lu Zhi, but was stopped by Liu Bei. Liu Bei said: "This is the court's business, we just serve the country!"

So Liu Bei brothers went back again.On the way, they encountered the Yellow Turban Army led by Zhang Jiao who was chasing and killing Dong Zhuo.The Liu Bei brothers killed Zhang Jiao's army by surprise, and the Yellow Turban army was defeated and fled.Dong Zhuo looked down on Liu Bei who had no official position.Zhang Fei was so angry that he wanted to kill Dong Zhuo.Liu Bei stopped Zhang Fei again.So Liu Bei brothers led the troops to join Zhu Jun.Zhu Jun is very kind to Brother Liu Bei.

At this time, Huang Fusong led Cao Cao and other generals to besiege the Yellow Turbans Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liang.So Zhu Jun led Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei to surround Zhang Bao, the Yellow Turban Army.Soon, the Yellow Turban Army was wiped out.Zhang Jiao's three brothers were killed.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei contributed a lot to the suppression of the Yellow Turban Army, but the imperial court only made Liu Bei a small county lieutenant.

A few months later, the imperial court sent a postal supervisor to inspect.Unexpectedly, the governor was a corrupt official, and Liu Bei didn't give him a gift, so the governor wanted to dismiss Liu Bei from his official position. Zhang Fei was furious and beat the governor.The Liu Bei brothers led the army and defected to Liu Hui in Daizhou.Liu Hui recommended them to Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou.The Liu Bei brothers made great contributions to Liu Yu, so under the recommendation of Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei was appointed Sima of another department by the imperial court and guarded Pingyuan County.From then on, Liu Bei had his own army.

(End of this chapter)