The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 28 Diners
Liu Chan accepted the instructions of Hua Tuo and Zhang Fangping, and after resting in the house for two days, he was finally free to act as he pleased.

In fact, the so-called resting does not mean lying quietly on the couch and sleeping, but just letting him rest as much as possible.But this time Liu Chan can be regarded as half being kidnapped by someone, and half because he wanted to come out, so he couldn't lie down on the couch at all, and kept thinking about going outside the house.

Therefore, Han Long accompanied Liu Chan to hang out and chat in the manor every day. The two had similar interests, and their friendship grew rapidly.

Then, Liu Chan finally understood how old Han Long's family was.According to Han Long, there are nearly 600 servants and diners in his family alone.If there is a war or infestation by thieves, more than 1000 townspeople in Zhangjiaji will also withdraw to fight the enemy together!
Liu Chan didn't understand who Han Long's so-called diners were.He had heard that Mr. Mengchang had three thousand diners, including even thieves.

After Han Long's explanation, he realized that the so-called diners were, to put it bluntly, the knight-errants from all over the world who came to attach to him.All of them are highly skilled in martial arts, and they can often fight ten against one.Among them are some children of the Han family, who are also responsible for the defense of the Han family together with the diners on weekdays.This is why there are so many towers in Han Long's manor, and there are people guarding them.

Liu Chan guessed that the reason why Han Long was so keen on raising diners was because of the constant wars and rampant thieves in the Jingzhou area in recent years.Let's just say that the remnants of the Yellow Turban are floating in the sky, he and Liao Hua can gather a team of more than 1 people in Baling Mountain, and even the officers and soldiers dare to trap and kill them, not to mention that this family collection is only a small town, where is there any trouble? The reason for being violated!

Han Long then told Liu Chan a dumbfounding thing.Those rangers who came to join Han Long came from all corners of the country, not only with different concepts, but also with different living habits.They all pretended to be heroes and Shangyi, and started fighting when they disagreed, which made Han Long feel a little bit burnt out.After thinking about it, it was not an option to let them idle around like this all day, so they were asked to change shifts to guard the manor.In this way, on the one hand, they can keep them disciplined, and on the other hand, they can be separated and no longer have too much contact.

Han Long saw that Liu Chan was very curious about the knights he raised, so he simply hit the iron and took advantage of the heat to visit those towers.It doesn't matter, but it almost completely subverts the image of a knight in his mind.

Those knights are not as fresh and elegant as described in martial arts novels, there are really all kinds of birds - some look completely hangover, some have disheveled hair like lunatics, and some even carry dozens of birds. A heavy hammer swinging on the tower, isn't it afraid that the tower will collapse? ...

After seeing these people, although Liu Chan found it very interesting, but if they went to the battlefield, they could be smashed to pieces with an orderly battle formation, and their strength of one against ten would not be able to be used at all.

Liu Chan suddenly realized: If these knights can't achieve anything in the battlefield, then the only way to become famous is to use their superb personal martial arts to become an assassin!
Liu Chan felt a little cold in his heart.If he inherits the Shu Han regime in the future, in order to protect his own life and prevent his subordinates from being able to usurp the throne, he must strictly prohibit raising knights!At this time, Han Long didn't know the little Jiujiu in Liu Chan's heart, and he was still enthusiastically guiding Liu Chan.

At this time, a middle-aged man dressed in rags appeared in front of him. He exuded a stench that could be smelled from a distance, and he didn't know how long he hadn't bathed.

This man was also strange. After seeing Han Long, he didn't stop and stepped forward to salute. He just swept his eyes over Han Long and Liu Chan and passed by, as if walking in a hurry.

What made Liu Chan feel even more strange was that the man was carrying a big thing in his hand, which was covered with a black cloth, and he didn't know what was inside.

Liu Chan looked at the back of the man going away, and asked Han Long curiously: "Mr. Han, who is this, why are you so rude?"

Han Long seemed to have given up on this person's rudeness for a long time, and told Liu Chan that that person was an outlier among his family's diners.This person called himself Tuoba Wei, but he didn't know where he came from. Those who came to join him three years ago had no knowledge of martial arts, no proficiency in literature, let alone interacting with people, and only enjoyed teasing birds all day long.

Liu Chan nodded and said: "Tuobawei, his surname should be the common surname of the Xianbei people. I'm afraid he escaped from the north. Mr. Han's family is just like Lord Mengchang back then. He even has all the thieves. However, his bird What happened again?"

"This person is from Xianbei, I'm afraid it's true. He once said privately that his ancestor was a tribal leader who was good at raising eagles and hunting. He once said that one of his birds is worth five hundred knights in my family." Immediately offended those diners and was almost beaten to death. Fortunately, I arrived in time to save his life. The suit on his body was torn at that time. No matter how I persuaded him, he was unwilling. Replace it. Are you angry or not?"

Liu Chan thinks this person is also funny, he has no martial arts skills, but he wants to provoke the knight who likes to provoke troubles the most, doesn't he deserve it?He then asked Han Long if what Tuobawei was carrying was a birdcage.

Han Long nodded, and then told Liu Chan an interesting news.Tuoba Wei recently raised a wild goose, and it is really inexplicable to talk about the swan goose passing the book, the swan goose passing the love and so on.

"Swan geese pass on the letter!" Liu Chan exclaimed in surprise.Doesn't that mean that wild geese can be used to deliver letters?

Liu Chan immediately realized that this technology would definitely play an immeasurable role in this era of very backward information transmission technology.Especially when transmitting information, using birds to send messages is not only safer than using manpower, but also much faster!Maybe he will conquer the world in the future, relying on this technology!

Liu Chan pulled Han Long's skirt excitedly, and begged Han Long to take him to Mr. Tuoba now.

Han Long couldn't help feeling a little strange.The child wasn't so excited when he talked about being separated from his parents, so what's wrong?Although he was puzzled, seeing Liu Chan's eager eyes, he couldn't bear to refuse, and the two went to Tuobawei's residence.

When the two came to the place where Tuobawei lived, Liu Chan was a little dumbfounded.Not only is the location here the most remote, but there are no brick buildings around at all. On a field full of weeds, there are two farmhouse-like huts, which seem to collapse immediately if a strong wind blows.

Pointing at the dilapidated hut, Liu Chan asked in surprise, "This is where Mr. Tuoba lives?"

Han Long nodded and said: "After that man came to my house, he didn't go to live in the room I arranged for him, but ran here and built such a hut by himself."

The two went to knock on the door of Kaibawei's room together.Seeing Han Long personally coming to his dilapidated house, Tuoba Wei was very surprised how Master Han would think of coming to his humble house?

Liu Chan said with a smile: "Mr. Tuoba's hut is really cold enough, isn't it cold in winter?"

Tuoba Wei couldn't help but blush when he heard this.He coughed lightly, and asked what the origin of this young master Han Long was.Han Long only stated that Mr. Yang was his distinguished guest and would live in his manor for a period of time in the future.

Tuobawei didn't expect that Liu Chan would be regarded as a guest of honor by Han Long at such a young age. He guessed that Liu Chan's family must be either rich or expensive, so he hugged Liu Chan politely.He originally wanted to invite the two of them to sit inside, but because the inside was too messy, he couldn't open his mouth anyway, so he could only stand at the door in embarrassment.

Liu Chan peeked into the room through the crack of the door, knowing why Tuoba Wei was embarrassed.But if they don't enter the house, and they don't show face to each other, the other party will be even more embarrassed.Said: "Boy, I heard that Mr. Tuoba can raise birds. Now the weather is sunny and sunny, let me and Mr. Han open our eyes. What does Mr. Tuoba think?"

Tuoba Wei saw that the boy kept calling him Mr., he seemed very knowledgeable and reasonable, and saved him from an embarrassing situation, and his impression of Liu Chan immediately changed greatly.He changed from his usual inhuman eccentricity, and smiled slightly: "Well, Wei recently got a wild goose, just to test the results of the training. Wait a moment, both of you."

Tuobawei opened the door of another room, went in and brought out a birdcage.It turned out that of the two huts, Tuobawei lived in one, and the other was a bird house.

The three of them came to the wasteland in front of the house, Tuobawei lifted the black cloth, revealing a wooden birdcage, inside which was a gray goose.The wild goose had been raised by Tuobawei, it didn't startle or scream when it saw people, it just stared at the three of them.

Liu Chan saw that the wild goose was really cute, so he teased it with his index finger. Unexpectedly, the wild goose suddenly went into a fit and pecked his finger hard. The pain caused Liu Chan to cry out, and he didn't dare to tease it anymore. up.He said angrily: "This wild goose is really hateful! If Mr. Tuoba doesn't want it in the future, he must give it to me to make stew!"

Tuoba Wei was usually serious, but when he heard Liu Chan's cute words, he couldn't help laughing with Han Long.Then, Tuobawei released the wild goose, tied silk threads to its feet, and let it fly away.It turned out that Tuobawei had already built a haystack outside the village, and it should land there.

However, after flying for a while, the wild goose fell to a small forest not far away.It is obviously impossible to be outside the village.It seems that Tuobawei's training failed.

Maybe Tuoba Wei was really angry because he lost face in front of Han Long, and couldn't help cursing: "This beast is really stupid, after training for so long, it still can't remember where it landed!"

But Liu Chan didn't show much surprise.Swan geese are migratory birds, and the migration distance is very long, so the ancients imagined that they could be used to send messages to distant relatives.In fact, the birds used to send messages must be pigeons.Liu Chan comforted Tuoba Wei not to get angry, because wild geese are not suitable for sending messages.

Tuoba Wei's bad temper immediately flared up, and he asked Liu Chan very dissatisfied, "How did you know that wild geese are not suitable for sending messages?"

Liu Chan said with a smile: "My family used to have a lot of books, and the types were very heterogeneous. My grandfather once told me that in ancient times, the non-Fenghou family used white birds to pass books."

Tuobawei frowned suspiciously, and asked, "White bird? What is this?" Liu Chan then told Tuobawei that the white bird was actually the current pigeon after research by his grandfather and his elders.If Mr. Tuoba is interested, you might as well give it a try.

"So that's it! Okay, then I'll try it right away!" After saying that, Tuoba Wei couldn't wait to run away, leaving Han Long and Liu Chan behind, probably to go somewhere to catch the white pigeon.This Tuobawei is really impatient.

Liu Chan could only give a wry smile, and shouted loudly: "Mr. Tuoba, if you succeed in training in the future, you must give me a few, please!" But Tuoba Wei still ran forward without looking back. I don't know if he heard it.

Han Long said with a smile: "This Tuoba Wei is really impatient. Don't worry, young master, if he forgets in the future, I will snatch some of them for you even if he forgets them. Unexpectedly, you are so knowledgeable at such a young age. , is really rare in the world!"

"Mr. Han is ridiculous." Liu Chan was afraid that Han Long would ask about his family background again, so he immediately changed the subject and said that his grandfather told him this as a story.It's getting late now, let's go eat quickly, I'm really starving to death!Han Long didn't ask any more questions, and took Liu Chan's hand and went back to eat together.

(End of this chapter)