three kings

Chapter 158

Ten miles south of Bowangpo, beside the bank of Baihe River.

Liu Bei looked behind him in a panic and saw that there were no pursuers, so he stopped his horse and calmed down, and said to the guards on the left and right: "Does Sun Can send pursuers to chase?"

The guard on the right side clasped his fists and said, "It doesn't seem to be there, let's go check it out first!"

After a while, the guard and Guan Yu rushed over together.

Guan Yu said: "Brother, please rest assured, Sun Can did not send his pursuers to pursue him."

When Liu Bei heard this, he immediately felt relieved, and hurriedly said: "Second brother, hurry up and gather the scattered soldiers, so as to reduce our army's losses as much as possible."

Guan Yu took the order and left.

Liu Bei saw a group of remnants and defeated soldiers behind him, and when he thought about Sun Can's brave soldiers, he suddenly felt powerless and envious, and said to himself: "If I have such a strong army, why worry about the failure of the hegemony and the prosperity of the Han Dynasty. ... Hateful, Sun Can My son, the army is strong and the general is brave, the territory is also fertile and rich, and all the benefits of the world are taken by him alone."

Thinking about it, Liu Bei gradually felt very depressed, so he walked down the river, thinking about how to realize the dream in his heart.

As we walked, suddenly, a burst of loud singing came.

"The heaven and the earth are turning upside down, and the fire is about to die; the building is about to collapse, and it is difficult to support a tree. There are sages in the valley, who want to vote for the lord of the Ming Dynasty; the lord of the Ming Dynasty seeks the virtuous, but he doesn't know me." Among them, there are complaints about the coming of troubled times, worries that the big man will collapse, and a strong feeling of being underappreciated.

Liu Bei stopped his horse and stood up. After listening to the singing clearly, he thought to himself: "Listening to this singing is clearly a sage who has no ambition to serve the country, but has no appreciation from the Lord. Could it be that God listened to my complaint and specially gifted me a talent."

If he is looking for talent, he doesn't care whether it is or not, so he immediately looks for it.

After walking a hundred meters, I saw a man leaning on a bamboo pole and propping up a bamboo raft, gliding upstream, singing loudly, the poem that ambition cannot be rewarded.

Liu Bei shouted: "Brother, may you come over and have a talk." At this moment, he didn't care about being rash or not, and invited him over.

The person on the opposite side was taken aback for a moment, then laughed loudly: "Why not?"

Then the bamboo raft came to the shore.

The visitor is dressed in a Gejin cloth robe, black shoes with soap sash, and a long sword to hang. He is very heroic.

Seeing his extraordinary demeanor, Liu Bei was overjoyed, stepped forward quickly, and apologized: "Mr. atonement, I am Liu Bei from the county. I heard Mr. singing, and I heard the artistic conception of the song. Knowing that Mr. must be a virtuous person, I would like to invite Mr. Get together and listen to the teachings."

The visitor's surname is Xu Mingshu, the character is Yuanzhi, and the family name of Shangren Ying. In his youth, he admired those martial arts knights who hated evil like enemies and helped the poor. He was determined to be an upright hero.

In order to realize this great wish, he studied martial arts with teachers since he was a child, practiced martial arts hard, made friends with fellow students, and discussed and compared the skills of various schools.After completing his studies, he traveled all over the world, doing some chivalrous deeds of eliminating violence, helping the poor and helping the poor.Soon he became a well-known young knight.

Later, because a friend had a grudge with a local wealthy bully and his family was ruined, he broke into the bully's house alone and stabbed the bully to death.Unfortunately, he was surrounded by a large number of officials who came after hearing the news.Because he was outnumbered, he was captured by mistake, and was later rescued by his friends from prison.

At this point, he realized that relying on his own strength alone is not enough to eradicate injustice in the world.Reviewing the situation, he saw that the Eastern Han Dynasty was decaying day by day, the feudal lords separated their regimes, and wars were raging everywhere. He decided to abandon martial arts and follow literature, master the ability to govern the country and use soldiers, and benefit the people of the world.Abandon swords, guns and halberds, and concentrate on studying and studying.

Soon, he achieved great success in his studies and became famous in Jingzhou.

Liu Biao listened to his name and hired him as an official many times.Xu Shu was also willing to show his ambition and joined Liu Biao's command.However, he soon discovered that although Liu Biao was called the royal clan and had the reputation of being a courteous and virtuous corporal, he was indecisive in his bones.

Immediately, throw it away.

Annoyed, he went boating on the Baihe River alone to adjust his mood.Seeing the rippling water of the White River and the setting sun, he thought of the current troubled times, and unconsciously sang the "Song of the Hermit" aloud under his sadness.

Unexpectedly, someone called him to answer. He saw that the person who came was a general in armor with a benevolent face. He knew that there were two heroes of the age near Xinye, one Sun Can and Sun Ziyu. When he was sixteen, he fought for the country, and he defeated more with less, with few defeats.

The other is Liu Xuzhou, who is famous for his benevolence and righteousness. No matter which of these two people is a wise master, they are rare in the world.

And even if the person in front of him is not Sun Can or Liu Bei, he must have a great relationship with them.Why don't you inquire about the situation of each center to see if there is a master of your own destiny?

Thinking of this, Xu Shu readily stepped forward to answer according to the order of the person opposite.

Seeing that the visitor was Liu Xuzhou, who was famous for his benevolence and righteousness, he was a little disappointed. In fact, he still longed to see Sun Can more in his heart.After all, Liu Bei's benevolence and righteousness are only passed on by word of mouth, and there are almost no actual deeds that can be used on the scene.But Sun Can is very different. When he was young, he fought for the country, breaking the Yellow Turban, getting rid of Zhang Rang, stabbing Dong Zhuo twice, and chasing Luoyang, which is not true.

Are these deeds beyond Liu Bei's current reach?
However, Liu Bei is also a master of benevolence and righteousness, a hero worthy of respect.

Xu Shu clasped his fists in salute and said: "The man who is famous in the mountains and the wild is lazy in dealing with things. I am very grateful to the general for treating him like this." Immediately, Liu Bei was invited to go to the raft to tell a story.

Liu Bei graciously left Zhang Yan and others on the shore, and boarded the bamboo raft alone.

This action made Xu Shu feel good immediately, and after the ceremony, the two sat down as guests and hosts.

Xu Shu personally offered tea.

After tea, Liu Bei said, "Dare to ask about the high names of the wise men?"

Xu Shu originally wanted to tell by his real name, but after thinking about it, Xu Shu is quite famous in Jingzhou. If he told the truth, he might not be able to test this person's foresight and desire for talents. At that moment, he said calmly: "A certain He is from Yingshang, whose surname is Shan and name Fu."

Liu Bei thought, he had never heard of it, but this did not stop his love for talents, and said: "It turns out that it is Mr. Shan. Today there is chaos, princes are everywhere, and the collapse of the great man is about to happen. I hope you will not abandon your humbleness and give me a lesson. So that Bei Neng will be loyal to the Han family, so that when he dies in the future, he will have no face to face the ancestors of the Liu family."

Seeing his sincerity, Xu Shu said, "Liu Biao is a wicked person, and he will do anything to protect Jingzhou. Back then, he used despicable means to force Sun Can to leave Jingzhou. Now, Sun Can came here with hatred, Jingzhou There are no strong soldiers, no strong generals, and no advisers can stand against Liu Hua, Guo Jia, and Jia Xu.

The fall of Jingzhou is just around the corner. According to my humble opinion, Sun Can should be assisted in capturing Jingzhou.Sun Can is a man of benevolence and righteousness, and he knows how to repay his kindness. After Sun Can acquires Jingzhou.The general can borrow troops from Sun Can to attack Lu Bu in Xuzhou.Taking Xuzhou as a base, he moved north to Qingzhou.At that time, Xuzhou's fertile soil and Qingzhou's folk customs will be strong, and great things will be accomplished. "

Although Sun Can did not report the arrest of his parents because of his parents' orders, the eyes of the wise men in the world are sharp. As long as there is a slight flaw, they can guess the truth behind the scenes.

What's more, there is more than one flaw left by Liu Biao.

Liu Bei nodded repeatedly when he heard Xu Shu's words, but he didn't agree, and said, "Liu Biao regards Bei as his younger brother, and Bei also promised him to do his best to protect Jingzhou's safety. Besides, the fault back then was all due to the poisonous woman Cai. Now, brother, he also I am extremely regretful. How could Bei turn his back on him at this moment?"

Xu Shu sighed, knowing that Liu Bei's concerns were beyond words.

Liu Bei said: "Mr. has a great talent. I don't know if he is willing to stay and lend a helping hand."

Xu Shu postponed and said: "An unknown person in the countryside, General An Neng is so fancy? The general fell in love with the wrong one."

Liu Bei sighed: "The great sages learned the ability of civil and martial arts, and they could stand up and practice the righteous way at that time, and leave them in the history to show their parents. This is also filial piety. Save the people from the water and fire, and bring the benevolent king to the way of Yao and Shun. It is loyalty. Mr. Shan has the genius of managing the world, but he is willing to grow old under Linquan, which may not be the way of loyalty and filial piety. The sage Confucius still travels in various countries, and educates the world. Mr. Wang prepares the fools and teaches them , is truly a blessing.”

Liu Bei bowed his hands and bowed at the table, and said: "Please help me, sir, to restore the prosperity of the Han Dynasty and reappear the glory of the Han Dynasty."

Xu Shu was in a hurry. At this time, the difference between superiority and inferiority was very important. Liu Bei was a descendant of the Han Dynasty and had already spread throughout the world. Although he was not recognized by the royal family, Liu Yan and Liu Biao recognized his identity at the same time. When the princes were in an alliance, Yuan Shao also treated him as a royal family.

At this point, it has become an undeniable fact.

A descendant of the Han Dynasty bowed to him, how could he bear it.

He hastily dragged Liu Bei back and said, "My lord can't, my lord can't."

Liu Bei didn't get up, and continued: "Bei's name is poor, and I hope that you can go to Xinye with me, to be a soldier of benevolence and righteousness, to save the people of the world, and to prevent the people from crying in war." Very sincere, with a voice of pleading.

Xu Shu sighed and said: "If the generals don't abandon each other, I would like to do the work of dogs and horses."

Liu Bei was overjoyed, and immediately took Xu Shu's hand, asked questions, and cared deeply.

Xu Shu was so moved that he told the truth about his name.

At this moment, Guan Yu had assembled the army, and Liu Bei worshiped Xu Shu as his military adviser in front of the whole army.

The army was heading towards Xinye. On the way, Xu Shu asked about the current situation in detail, and frowned in thought.

Liu Bei asked why.

Xu Shu said: "Sun Can is a man of culture and martial arts. He can do everything. The generals under his command are also extraordinary, so there is no reason not to take advantage of the victory and pursue them. How can we safely let our army reorganize the remnants?"

Liu Bei also felt weird when he heard it, but he didn't understand where the blame was?

When he arrived in Xinye, Liu Bei was about to call to open the city gate.

Suddenly, Xu Shu had a flash of inspiration and said in surprise: "The lord quickly retreated to Fancheng. Sun Can's intention was to let the lord take time to sort out the remnants of the army, but he attacked Xinye by surprise. It must be that Xinye is already in Sun Can's hands at this moment, and the other party is waiting for our army. Throw yourself into a trap."

Liu Bei suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

(End of this chapter)