Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 176 Bring the second and third brothers back to Taoyuan, and take the husband to see the peach blossoms

In the autumn of the sixth year of Jian'an, soldiers and horses were being mobilized everywhere in Jingzhou, and food, grass, supplies and other supplies were being prepared, and everyone was busy.

The preparations for a large-scale war have been protracted.

It took more than half a year for Guandu, Chibi, Yiling, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Liu Bei to mobilize the soldiers, horses, food, grass and supplies in the early stage.

Therefore, Liu Biao said that he was going to war, but in fact he may not formally enter the army next spring.

And in this tense atmosphere, only Wancheng seemed to be in no hurry, without the sense of urgency that the war was coming.

Liu Bei's soldiers are too few, and there is no need to prepare too much.

Nowadays, many counties to the north of Wancheng are governed in an orderly manner. Liu Bei often patrols the surrounding counties, works with the people, and understands the people's sentiments.

There are no top aristocratic families in Nanyang, and the Nanyang faction disappeared after the downfall of the Deng family.

Throughout the late Han Dynasty, almost no Nanyang family participated in it.

Even those from Nanyang are mostly commoners, poor families, powerful and small families, and the big families have long since perished.

Especially since the Yellow Turban, wars and plagues have continued, which have also impacted the survival of the family.

Zhang Zhongjing's family can also be regarded as a small family in Nie County, Nanyang, with a population of more than 300. Under the baptism of the plague, the family was wiped out almost overnight.

This caused the Nanyang Basin, especially the entrance of Yuzhou in the north of Wancheng area, and the entrance of Wuguan in the northwest of Rangcheng area, the number of Nanyang locals dropped sharply, and the foreign population increased sharply.

The foreign population is large and the local population is small.It will be like the emerging city of Shenzhen in later generations, where conflicts between locals and outsiders are difficult to occur.

In this way, Liu Bei only needs to manage the law and order well, allocate the land well, and achieve basic fairness to govern the people well.

There is no need to worry about conflicts between locals and outsiders, let alone aristocratic families bullying low-level civilians.

In the past six months, the people in the surrounding counties of Wancheng have lived a stable life. A large number of people who migrated from Henan last year have been properly resettled. Liu Bei's reputation has been rising steadily and spread throughout Jingxiang.

In addition to governing the place well, Liu Bei was not idle either. While recruiting soldiers and horses, he visited celebrities all over the place. There are many heroes in Jingzhou who are attached to him.

At this time in history, he has already been suspected by Liu Biao, and Cai Mao and Kuai Yue even plotted against him.

But at this time, Liu Biao had just proclaimed his father, had plenty of food and grass, and had countless generals under his command. He had more than 20 soldiers and horses.

In May, Liu Bei went south to Xiangyang to attend Liu Biao's banquet, and talked with Xu Si about famous people in the world, praising Yuanlong's heroism, Shen Chen's talent, and Liu Biao's ambition.

This made Liu Biao very happy, and even gave Liu Bei a large amount of food, grass and weapons to expand his army.

At this time, Liu Bei also visited Deng Hong and Shen Chen, and the two had a very happy chat.After all, Liu Biao also knew that Liu Bei and Shen Chen had fought side by side. If he didn't visit Xiangyang, it would be suspicious.

So it is normal for Liu Bei to visit the door.

Liu Bei returned to Wancheng in June. With Liu Biao's permission, he began to recruit soldiers. Coupled with Huang Menting's financial support secretly, the number of troops soon increased to more than 1, and many people came to join him, such as Wei Yan. , Dong Jue and others are currently serving as soldiers under the account.

These two people are both from Yiyang, which later became Xinyang City, but belonged to Jingzhou in the Han Dynasty.It was called Pingchun County at that time, and it was changed from Pingchun to Yiyang during the period of Wei Wendi Cao Pi, so at this time Wei Yan should be regarded as a native of Jiangxia Pingchun.

In history, Wei Yan did not follow Huang Zhong to surrender Liu Bei in Jingnan from the beginning, but Liu Bei enlisted in the army when he was recruiting soldiers and horses in Xinye.

At the beginning, he and Dong Jue were just pawns. After ten years of mixing with Liu Bei, it was not until the 17th year of Jian'an, that is, in 212 AD, that he became the front tooth general because of accumulated credit.

So at this time, even Shen Chen didn't know that Wei Yan was in Liu Bei's army.

Another two months have passed, and it is the Mid-Autumn Festival in August.After two months of recruitment, Liu Bei now has [-] soldiers and horses, weeding out the old and the weak, and they are all young and strong elite soldiers who practice and train the team all day long.

This day is the Mid-Autumn Festival on August [-]th. I thought back to this time last year that I made coarse cakes in Kunyang and missed my hometown. I also lamented that a year had passed and Liu Bei went out of the city to climb mountains.

In the northwest of Wancheng is Yangshan Mountain. When you come out from Xicheng, you go all the way to the northwest. From a distance, you can see steep mountains and forests with withered and yellow leaves.

To the north there was a grove of maples, whose red leaves were as cheering as the sun.

"Brother, look."

Guan Yu pointed to the maple forest and said, "That maple forest is very beautiful."

"Well."

When Liu Bei saw the bright red color, he also liked it very much, so he said, "Go and have a look there."

August in the lunar calendar is almost October in the Gregorian calendar, which is the season when maple trees are red.

The three brothers came to the foot of the mountain and looked up from the foot of the mountain. They saw the dense maple leaves, dyeing the mountains and plains bright red, mixed with withered yellow in the forest, as quiet and beautiful as autumn leaves.

Liu Bei got off his horse and led the horse for a walk in the forest. The dry branches under his feet were crisp, the fallen leaves were flying above his head, and he could still see the shadows of people in the distance.

Mid-Autumn Festival is here, and the people in the surrounding countryside will also come to collect these withered branches and leaves and store them for winter.

The three went deep into the forest, and there were fewer and fewer people. Occasionally, wild deer could be seen passing by. Walking up the forest, surrounded by maple leaves, they saw a clear pool.

"Second and third brothers, come and drink."

Liu Bei beckoned the two to come over, tied the horse aside, and squatted beside Tan to drink water.

Zhang Fei buried his head in the pool, gulped down a couple of mouthfuls, then raised his head and said very comfortably: "This clear water is really good, it would be even better if it's used to make wine."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Both Liu Bei and Guan Yu laughed out loud.

At this time, someone suddenly heard a cry: "Climbing the mountain to watch the sunset, the setting sun is the end of the world. Looking at the end of the world, there is no home in the end of the world. The clothes are wet with frost, and the white dew is stained with thin horses. .”

"Oh?"

Liu Bei and the others looked over and saw a young scholar in his early thirties walking down the mountain not far away.

He seems to have climbed the mountain last night to watch the sunset, and slept on the top of the mountain for the whole night. The sword around his waist was covered with dew, and he led the wet horse. He remembered his hometown, but he couldn't go back to his home. Seeing the maple leaves all over the mountain, I feel very melancholy.

"This poem is very well written. It's just that a man, even if he leaves his hometown and lives in another place, he can't give up on himself and be willing to degenerate."

Seeing that he was a young scholar, Liu Bei was afraid that he would lose heart, so he encouraged him aloud: "If you want to go back to your hometown, then go back to your hometown. Even if there is a reason why you can't go back to your hometown, you must cheer up and don't slack off."

When the scholar saw the three of them, he forced a smile on his face and said bitterly: "Although it is so, I have been away from my hometown for ten years, and I cannot return home. Thinking of my elderly mother, my heart feels like a knife is piercing my heart. This poem book It was written by a friend of mine when he accompanied him to Mount Lushan the year before last, and he also thought of his hometown at that time, but thinking of it now, it is the occasion."

"Excuse me, I don't know why you can't go back to your hometown?"

Liu Bei asked curiously.

The scholar raised his head and looked at the maple leaves all over the mountain. His eyes were full of memories: "Back in my hometown, a friend of mine was bullied by bullies and was seriously injured on the spot. He was seriously injured and died within a month. I avenged him and killed him. Since then, the bully had to hide his name and fled to Jingzhou, even though my mother had other friends to take care of her, she was wanted by the government, and now she can't go back."

"One step is a man of temperament."

Guan Yu also had the same experience, and he immediately had a good impression of the scholar.

The scholar took a look at the three men, and said curiously: "The accents of the three strong men sound like northerners. Why did they also come to the south?"

"Ah, back then, the heavens closed their eyes, and the yellow sky was a catastrophe. There was chaos everywhere, and the Han Dynasty was in ruins. In order to serve the country, the three of us joined the army and wanted to make some achievements. But when the luck was not good, After many years of exile, I came to Jingzhou."

Liu Bei sighed, briefly described their situation, and at the end seemed to be infected by the scholar's poem, bowed his head and said with emotion: "Speaking of it, it has been sixteen or seventeen years since we left our hometown. At that time, the three of us became sworn brothers. , life and death, and vowed to help the Han family, but winter and summer have been more than ten years, I am over forty years old, and nothing has been achieved after all."

On the full night of August and fifteenth, southerners offer sacrifices to their hometown.

When the young scholar climbed the mountain, he thought of his home in the north and his old mother in his hometown.

Why doesn't Liu Bei want to?
The mountains in the north are full of red leaves, swaying in the wind.

There were tears in his eyes, looking into the distance, remembering the past.

Twenty years of that year, my mother died of illness, and he was alone weaving mats and selling shoes, staying in the countryside of Zhuo County, lamenting parting.

Later, the majestic Yan Han was far away, the imperial court declined, Huang Tian was robbed, and in an instant, the wind was surging, Jin Ou was stained with blood, and the years changed several times.

In the past years of Guangwu in a trance, the sky was high, the people had farmland, and the Han Dynasty was extended.

Now for more than a hundred years in winter and summer, the Yellow Turbans are in chaos, and Dong Zhuo is in power.

At this time, the bright moon night is no longer the day of the Han family.

Waiting for a certain year with green mountains and green waters and peach blossoms.The three of them became sworn brothers and followed each other through life and death, unswerving in their vows.

However, even though the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang rose up to raise their swords and leave the countryside, and fought for three thousand miles all their lives, for seventeen years, they still hated that there was no place to live in the world, and hated the inexhaustible usurpers and traitors in the world.

In the face of national crisis, there is no ambition but full of sorrow.

sad.

Sigh.

Pitiful.

In Liu Bei's eyes, a tear fell unconsciously, and his eyes were already full of tears and affection.

The country is ruined and the people are withered.The long night, when will I be able to return to my big man Lang Lang's sunny day!

He sighed.

"A strong man is also a man of temperament!"

When the scholar saw that he was crying because he could not serve the country, he felt awe, bowed his hands and saluted, and said with emotion: "The three of you have been able to serve the country loyally for many years. Although they have no achievements, they must have no regrets in their lives."

"Yes, the three of us, no matter how poor we are, have never regretted leaving our hometown in order to serve the country!"

Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and felt that there were two brothers, this life was enough, so he turned grief into joy, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and laughed loudly: "There may be many regrets in a person's life, but only For the sake of the country, the people, and brothers, even if you die, you still regret it."

"Brother."

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also laughed and said, "Yes, we will never regret it!"

"Hahahaha, I can have my second brother and third brother, so I don't have any complaints."

Liu Bei patted the shoulders of the two of them, laughing through tears, without the melancholy just now.

Seeing their brotherly love, the scholar bowed his head and stroked his beard, feeling a little sad.

He also had such a brother back then.

After the murder, many friends rescued him together.

But now that they are in distress in Jingzhou, the brothers have not seen each other for ten years, and there is no news at all.

I don't know how they are doing in Yingchuan.

Liu Bei looked at the scholar again, stretched out his right hand and pointed at the sword on the scholar's waist, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, with one sword and one horse alone, you dare to walk in the world. It can be seen that you are also a talent in civil and military affairs. Now the world is in chaos. The country is restless, why don't you join the army and serve the country?"

The scholar cupped his hands and sighed: "After I killed someone, I came to Jingzhou and devoted myself to studying. Although I have learned civil and military skills, I don't think Jingzhou pastor is a good leader, so I don't want to be an official. I heard from a friend a few days ago that a man came from the north. Ming Lord, so I plan to go and seek refuge."

"Oh?"

Liu Bei glanced at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, a little puzzled and said, "Who is the Ming Lord from the north?"

The scholar cupped his hands in the direction of Wancheng in the east and said: "Friends say that the uncle of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, the left general Liu Bei, is a man of benevolence and righteousness through the ages. See you."

"Uh"

The three of Liu, Guan, and Zhang looked at each other, hesitating slightly.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Zhang Fei suddenly laughed loudly: "You scholar, you have heard my eldest brother's name, and now you see him, why don't you recognize him?"

The scholar looked at the three of them in surprise, and said in amazement: "Could it be that the three are Duke Xuande, Duke Yunchang, and Duke Yide?"

Liu Bei then introduced: "Next is Liu Bei, this is my second brother Yun Chang and third brother Yi De."

"I'm Xu Shu, the character is straight, and I pay my respects to General Zuo!"

Xu Shu hurriedly knelt down on one knee and bowed his hands in salute.

"Please, sir."

Liu Bei hurriedly went up to help Xu Shu up in three steps at a time, and asked curiously, "Did you come to join me on purpose?"

Xu Shu nodded repeatedly and said: "Exactly, I heard the name of the emperor's uncle, so I came to join him."

"I don't know which friend of the gentleman said it?"

Liu Bei was puzzled.

Although he has been in Jingzhou for more than half a year, he doesn't have many friends in the south.

Afraid that he would make Liu Biao suspicious by visiting celebrities everywhere, so even if he went to Xiangyang, he only went to visit Mr. Xiao in the name of fighting side by side in Yingchuan.

Could it be?

An idea came to Liu Bei's mind.

really.

Xu Shu then said: "It's Shen Chen from Xuzhou. He said that he fought against Cao Cao with the general in Yingchuan last year, and he knows that the general has great ambitions."

"So it's Mr. Little."

Liu Bei's face was full of joy, only when he thought of the young man who had the same ambition as him and wanted to raise the steel knife in his hand to calm down this cannibalistic world, there was always a trace of tenderness in his eyes.

That boy, he watched him grow up.

"Sir?"

Xu Shu laughed and said, "The general calls Shen Chen Mr. Little?"

"Yes."

Liu Bei recalled that year, and said with a smile: "At that time, Mr. Xiao was only eight years old, but he sat in front of Tao Shijun, talking eloquently, and planning to decide the affairs of the world. Although he is young, he is ambitious. Can't you be a little gentleman?"

"Ah Chen is indeed full of pride."

Xu Shu also thought of the brave and resourceful young man with a strong personality, and said with a smile in his eyes: "The general and Ah Chen have some similarities. The one that Ah Chen talks about every day is the people of the world." gone."

"The people are the foundation of the country, how can we ignore it?"

Liu Bei pointed to the city in the distance and said: "Since Mr. Xiao was recommended by Mr. Xiao, he must have some advantages. Why don't we go down the mountain and go to the city to discuss in detail?"

"Wish to follow the general!"

Xu Shu cupped his hands and saluted. He originally wanted to meet Liu Bei to see if Liu Bei was really as Shen Chen said.

But it was getting late when I arrived in Wancheng yesterday, and I caught a glimpse of the sunset by chance, and suddenly remembered my hometown, so I climbed the mountain and looked far away, and sat on the top of the mountain all night.

When I went down the mountain today, I didn't expect to meet Liu Bei by chance, and the two had a heart-to-heart relationship. Xu Shu also admired Liu Bei's ambition, so he didn't need to judge whether he was the master or not.

Because he is the Ming Lord!
The four went down the mountain.

After leaving the maple forest, Liu Bei suddenly turned his head and looked at the mountain full of maple leaves.

He asked, "Yuanzhi, is that poem also true?"

"It was written by Ah Chen."

Xu Shu said.

"Oh."

Liu Bei let out an "oh".

Turning his head, he gently clamped the horse's belly and moved forward slowly.

Four horses walked slowly along the road, with maple leaves flying all over the sky behind them.

Looking at the end of the world, there is no home in the end of the world.

The autumn wind is rustling and rustling, only the maple blossoms can be seen.

Thousands of miles away from home.

little mr.

I'm homesick too.

He raised his head and looked at the distant sky with long eyes.

One day.

I, Liu Bei, want to end this troubled world.

Return the people of the world to the world.

When the mountains and rivers are safe, the world is safe.

So he took his second and third brothers back to Taoyuan in Zhuo County to drink.

Then take Mr. Xiao back to his hometown in Xuzhou.

Let's take a look at the maple blossoms all over the mountain!
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