The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 400 What is a general
Xi Zhi knew that this document must be genuine, but since Cheng Yu handed it to Li Yuan, he didn't dare to open it casually, but he didn't know the person named Lu Meng in front of him, and it was obvious that Lu Meng also It's not Cheng Yu's person, otherwise he wouldn't be dressed like a commoner.

"Wen He, has my lord mentioned a man named Lu Meng to you?" Xi Zhicai asked Jia Xu.

"I didn't say that, dare to ask the military division, can you tell the authenticity of this document?" Jia Xu knew that Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu had known each other a long time ago, so he thought that Xi Zhicai should be able to recognize this word, right? Cheng Yu's.

"The words on the cover were indeed written by Zhong De, but I'm not familiar with the messenger." Xi Zhicai was suspicious of Lu Meng's identity.

"Both of you are not General Li, are you?" Lu Meng asked again, a little impatient, and he had to rush to the barracks to register.

"Neither of us. I am Xi Zhicai, General Li's military adviser," Xi Zhicai reported his name, and then pointed to Jia Xu next to him, "This is Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe, General Li went to the barracks to return If he didn’t come back, I will hand over this document to him when he comes back.”

"Since General Li is not here, I'll go to the barracks to find him, and leave." Lu Meng bowed his hands and said goodbye, and was about to leave after speaking.

"Wait a minute," Xi Zhicai called Lu Meng to stop, "Lu Meng, are you looking for General Li for something important?"

"That's right. Prefect Cheng asked me to come to General Li. I'm going to the barracks to enroll in the army. I will meet General Li by the way." Lu Meng explained his purpose.

Xi Zhicai suddenly realized when he heard the words. Although Lu Meng didn't say it clearly, he had already guessed that Lu Meng was recommended by Cheng Yu. This document should be a letter of recommendation. The person recommended by Cheng Yu should have good talent, he said: "Don't worry, General Li should be back soon, just wait here for a while."

"But I still have to go to the barracks to register. If it's too late, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time." Lu Meng rubbed his head. In his opinion, soldiers must start from the lowest level. This is the case under Sun Ce, so I think it is the same with Li Yuan.In fact, without Cheng Yu's recommendation, he would of course have to start from scratch, but with Cheng Yu's recommendation, this is not necessary.

Xi Zhicai felt that Lu Meng was really innocent and cute, and said with a smile, "Hahahaha, you were recommended by Zhong De, there is no need to go to the barracks to report, General Li will arrange for you when he comes back."

"Is it like this? Then I'll stay and wait." Lu Meng decided to wait here for Li Yuan to come back.

Xi Zhicai asked his servants to serve tea to Lu Meng. Lu Meng is an old man who doesn't understand the tea ceremony. Drinking tea is like drinking water. After a while, he drank a whole pot of high-quality tea.

Xi Zhicai didn't mind either, and asked, "Lu Meng, have you ever served in the army before?"

Lu Meng hesitated for a moment, but replied honestly, "I used to serve under Sun Ce as a general."

"It turns out that I used to serve Sun Ce. It doesn't matter. As long as you are talented, General Li will not mind your previous status." Xi Zhicai thought about it carefully. He had never heard of a capable man named Lu Meng under Sun Ce's command. The skills recommended by Cheng Yu should not be too bad, the other party may be a person with high martial arts skills.

Although Xi Zhicai is not familiar with Lu Meng, but he is a good chatterer, he can always find a topic to talk to Lu Meng, and he knows Lu Meng from the conversation. He tried to talk about the art of war, strategy, and martial arts, and finally came to a conclusion, Lu Meng is an illiterate general who doesn't understand the art of war, but has good martial arts skills. Although he can't become a general who can stand alone, he is still a qualified talent. However, the only thing he can't understand is why Lu Meng has such an ordinary ability. Let Cheng Yu attach so much importance to it.

Half an hour later, Li Yuan came back from the barracks. Xi Zhicai saw Li Yuan coming back and told about Cheng Yu's recommendation of Lu Meng. Haha, I didn't expect Ziming to come so fast, I kept you waiting for so long."

Li Yuan's enthusiasm not only surprised Lu Meng, but even Xi Zhicai looked confused. In his opinion, Li Yuan should be meeting Lu Meng for the first time.

"Lu Meng met General Li." Lu Meng cupped his fists and saluted Li Yuan.

"You're welcome, sit down." Li Yuan sat down on the main seat, and then read Cheng Yu's documents, secretly happy in his heart, he originally wanted Cheng Yu to teach Lu Meng, but now that Lu Meng came to Xiapi, it would be even more important Well, not only can he work for him, but he can also study at Lumen Academy.

"Ziming, although I have never met you, I know your abilities. Zhong De recommended you to serve under my command. What kind of official do you want to be?" Li Yuan said bluntly, and he was very generous, letting Lu Meng pick.Xi Zhicai also glanced at Li Yuan in surprise, it was the first time he saw Li Yuan being so generous in letting him choose an official position.

Because Lv Meng hadn't read any books, he didn't know much about the positions in the army, and he hadn't made any meritorious service yet, so he dared to ask for an official position, so he replied: "I, Lv Meng, just arrived here, and I haven't made any merit. Satisfied."

"Hahahaha, you are too modest, just tell the truth, which level of general do you want to be?"

"This..." Lu Meng thought about it carefully, and felt that Li Yuan was not joking, and said, "I don't know if it's okay to be a school captain?"

Li Yuan couldn't help being disappointed when he heard the words: "Oh, Ziming, if your ambition is only like this, it really disappoints me."

"Then I don't want to be a school lieutenant anymore, just let me be a centurion." Lu Meng thought that the position he asked for was too high, so he disappointed Li Yuan, and he was ashamed at the moment.

"No, I don't think you want too high an official, but too low. In my opinion, you are the talent of a general. You have enough talent to control thousands of troops, and you have enough ability to stand alone. On the one hand, since you said just now that you are satisfied as a school lieutenant, wouldn't this be a waste of your talent." Li Yuan shook his head.

"This..." Lu Meng was stunned after hearing this, wondering if Li Yuan was overestimating him, he knows how much he has abilities better than anyone else, but Li Yuan said that he has the talent to stand alone, isn't that true? Lift him up?

"Ziming, do you know what is the most important thing for a general?" Li Yuan asked a question.

"The most important thing for a general is to be brave enough to be the champion of the three armies, to be able to charge forward and kill the enemy's generals in the midst of chaos." Lu Meng replied without hesitation.

"No, no, the most important thing for a general is not to charge into battle and kill the enemy. What you are talking about is not a general, but a fierce general," Li Yuan shook his head in denial, and explained to Lu Meng, "As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, you must control thousands of troops. Ten thousand horses must have a good command of astronomy, geography, strange gates, yin and yang, formation maps, and military forces, so that they can be great generals."

(End of this chapter)