Whose Xingyue looks like you?

After going out to the street, he saw a man selling wine and butchering pigs. The butcher had a round head, leopard eyes, a swallow chin and a tiger beard, his voice was like thunder, his momentum was like a galloping horse, and he was more than eight feet tall.

Two strong men met on the road and fell in love with each other immediately.

Fan Kuai stopped to watch the strong man slaughtering pigs and selling wine, and was mesmerized for a moment. After the strong man greeted the guests, he looked at Fan Kuai for a long time without saying a word.

The two couldn't help but think: "That man is really tall and strong. In the coming troubled times, he will surely become a hero who will achieve great things and leave his name in history."

With this thought in mind, Fan Kuai approached the butcher. The butcher, also in a state of spiritual bliss, approached Fan Kuai. Fan Kuai immediately shouted, "What's your name, sir? I used to be a butcher myself, and seeing you today, I feel particularly close to you."

The butcher said, "My surname is Zhang Fei, and my courtesy name is Yide. I have lived in Zhuo County for generations. I have quite a bit of farmland, sell wine, and butcher pigs. I love to make friends with the best of the best. May I ask your name and surname?"

"Whoa!"

Fan Kuai responded and said, "My surname is Fan, my given name is Kuai, and I have no given name."

Hearing this, Zhang Fei's eyes widened and he asked, "How can a man be without a name? But your name is quite good. Like the Marquis of Wuyang, you should be someone who has accomplished great things!"

Fan Kuai replied, "My family lives in seclusion and does not practice pseudonyms, so I don't have a pen name. May I ask, Brother Yide, is it okay not to have a pen name?"

"No words...no words really won't work."

Zhang Fei said, "I have a peach orchard. If Brother Fan Kuai is free, would you like to have a drink with me?"

"Great, great! I have some good wine, and I have two brothers. I'll ask them to give me a name when I get home. Would it be okay if they could come with me?"

"Of course it's fine. If we call him together, the warrior's brother will definitely not be too bad."

After Zhang Fei finished speaking, he threw the meat stall to his servant, took Fan Kuai's arm and went together.

At this time, Liu Bang and Bai Ming were holding a small formation plate with a map of China made of magic on it. They were playing battlefield simulations using beans as soldiers. When Liu Bang's bean soldiers were trapped on Mount Baideng in the sand table, Fan Kuai came back.

"Brother, brother, there are really generous men in Zhuo County. They are here to treat the three of us brothers to a drink and a meal!"

Bai Ming's attention was focused on Fan Kuai, whose voice was as loud as a bell. Liu Bang was quick to turn off the formation. Bai Ming turned around and looked at Liu Bang, who had a smirk on his face, for a long time without saying a word.

Bai Ming sighed, "Third brother, you've caused me so much trouble!"

"Hey! You're so anxious!" Liu Bang joked, not giving Bai Ming a chance to change the subject. "Since Third Brother calls you a hero, you must be extraordinary. Let's go and take a look."

The three of them left the mansion together and headed to the house Zhang Fei mentioned.

Zhang Fei smiled when he saw the three men. "Well, well, well, I've met three heroes today."

Liu Bang had a prominent nose and a handsome face, and a beautiful beard. Bai Ming had a fair and masculine face. However, Bai Ming looked at Zhang Fei, who had a chin like a swallow and a beard like a tiger, and his expression looked like an old man on the subway talking on his phone.

"My surname is Liu, my given name is Bang, and my single character is Ji. I am from Su Wen, and I know that Zhang Yide of Zhuo County is bold and unrestrained. I have seen him today and I believe he is truly extraordinary."

Just as Zhang Fei was wondering how this man could have the same name as the Emperor Gaozu recorded by Sima Qian, Bai Ming said, "My surname is Bai, my given name is Ming, and my single character is Qing. Nice to meet you, Brother Yide."

Fan Kuai hesitated. He was so focused on making friends that he forgot to ask someone to give him a courtesy name. He sent a message to Bai Ming and Liu Bang, but Bai Ming sent a message back just as he sent it.

Fan Kuai stepped forward quickly and said, "Kuai Kuai Qi Zheng, my two brothers gave me the name Qi Zheng."

Zhang Fei became more and more puzzled. This Bai Ming's name and pseudonym were the second brother of Emperor Gaozu who went in search of immortality as recorded by Sima Qian, and this Fan Kuai happened to be the third brother.

Rumor has it that the three of them eventually left the human world and became immortals. Could it be that the unreliable rumor is true?

But Zhang Fei didn't dwell on it too much. After all, he himself didn't believe in it. So he laughed and said, "I am Zhang Fei, Zhang Yide. The three brave men, please take your seats!"

You and Zhang Fei were drinking and having fun in Taoyuan, talking about your aspirations and having a great time. Then Zhang Fei and Fan Kuai got drunk and started discussing slaughtering pigs, sheep, dogs, and other meats.

After Zhang Fei finished his drink, you brought out another pot of nectar. After drinking one glass, Zhang Fei sighed that this wine must be from heaven, and then he fell unconscious on the table. Fan Kuai was also drunk, and he and Zhang Fei bowed to each other on the table as brothers.

You and Liu Bang are both in a state of confusion.

"Brother, the man in front of us is the descendant of your Sanxing Great Man. It is fate that my third brother can meet him."

"Fate?" Liu Bang downed the wine in the jug and said, "I'm afraid you've already planned this. Otherwise, why would you choose to stay in Zhuo County in such a vast province?"

"Brother, do you really want to know?"

"Tell me about it."

Bai Ming said nothing, but took Liu Bang and jumped out of Taoyuan. Liu Bang looked in the direction Bai Ming pointed.

In the distance, a black-haired, black-eyed girl with a face full of world-weariness was bargaining with a vegetable vendor in fluent Hebei Baoding dialect.

Liu Bang recognized her; it was Yu Ji. Although he didn't know why Yu Ji and Bai Ming had separated, and why Bai Ming was just watching from afar, Liu Bang still asked, "You're just going to watch like that? Why don't you give her some surprises in life?"

"There's no need. She and I will meet eventually. It's fine as it is. It has to stand the test of time, and then this love will burn more and more intensely. Look, isn't she trying hard to change herself?"

As soon as Bai Ming finished speaking, Liu Bang kicked him off the wall. Liu Bang said, "You hypocritical bastard."

[Let’s put aside the fact that Zhang Fei invited you to a banquet. In the end, you couldn’t help yourself and went to meet Yu Ji. However, Yu Ji’s gloomy and nerdy look made you unable to hold back.]

Yu Ji told you that cooking was too tiring, so she asked Xu Fu to come down from the mountains to take care of her. She bargained for groceries because Xu Fu had no time to buy groceries after he came.

Yu Ji told you not to bother with her, and to treat her better once your times are completely synchronized. As for the waiting process... she doesn't care.

You think you'd feel Yu Ji has changed? That's really stupid.

[Time comes to the second half of 183 AD]

After Liu Bang learned that you could open up a world, he simply had you create a small world suitable for farming and animal husbandry. Then, by taking advantage of the time difference between this small world and the outside world, you could continuously farm and raise animals in it to produce grain and meat, to prevent people from starving to death due to lack of food when troubled times came.

[Fan Kuai, on the other hand, stayed away from home every day and happily followed Zhang Fei to the butcher stall to resume his old job.]

[As for recruiting soldiers, Liu Bang and you are not in a hurry. You can recruit soldiers or just spread beans to make soldiers. After all, the original intention of you three brothers is to have a good time while protecting the people of the Han Dynasty.]

Chapter 148: The Idea King, the Action Brother, and the Casual Brother in the Early and Late Han Dynasty

AD 184, the first year of Zhongping.

Epidemics spread in the first month of the year

But it was not just the epidemic that was spreading. There was a large amount of land annexation in agricultural production, the Ten Eunuchs were rampant in the court and the country, and the central court's control over the local areas became increasingly weak.

Natural and man-made disasters came together at once.

An era of turmoil arrived, and as the central government failed to rectify matters, local tyrants began to rise.

The three generals began to do good deeds in Julu County.

Zhang Jue distributed magic water to cure people's illnesses and was known as a "great and wise teacher". He also found ways to make porridge to relieve disasters. Even though there was too much water and too little rice, he saved many people and became famous in a short time.

Zhang Jiao recruited more than 500 disciples who traveled around the country. They were able to write talismans and chant spells, and they attracted more and more believers. As the number of believers increased, Zhang Jiao established 36 factions. The large faction had more than 10,000 people, and the small faction had 6,000 to 7,000 people, each with its own leader.

Rumors spread all over the place.

People in the eight states of Qing, You, Xu, Ji, Jing, Yang, Yan and Yu all worship the name of the great and virtuous teacher Zhang Jue.

Zhuo County in Youzhou was no exception. When Bai Ming saw the people writing the word "Jia Zi" in white clay on the doors of their homes, he couldn't help but shook his head.

"The blue sky has died, the yellow sky should be established. The year is Jiazi, and the world is prosperous... What do you think of this, brother?"

Bai Ming's words brought Liu Bang back to his senses. He replied, "I don't have any thoughts. I just lament the hardships of life. If there was still a way to survive, I wouldn't rebel. Since I've rebelled, it means that the fate of our Han Dynasty has come to an end. Let's make some preparations."

Not long after, the news of Zhang Jue's plan to win over the people and start a rebellion was exposed and spread. So Zhang Jue, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang started an uprising overnight and were called the three generals: God of Heaven, God of Earth and God of Man.

There were 400,000 to 500,000 people who joined Zhang Jue in the rebellion, and the government troops were defeated. Then Zhang Jue led his troops to Youzhou, and the Youzhou prefect Liu Yan issued a notice to recruit volunteers.

In the dead of night, a man came riding on a cloud from the Great Red Sky in Taiqing Realm. Liu Bang, Bai Ming and Fan Kuai felt something and went out to look. The man descended from the cloud, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Taixuan Boy.

Who is this Taixuan boy? Zhang Liang, Zhang Zifang.

Bai Ming jokingly asked, "Zifang, aren't you hiding with my master today?"

"What are you talking about? What are you talking about? Wait, there are old brothers coming."

Not long after, two more handsome young men wearing jade crowns and green robes came riding on clouds. They were the God of Cang Xiao He and the God of War Han Xin. Both of them became immortals after their death.

Han Xin jokingly said, "The King of Chu was very majestic in the past."

Bai Ming was stunned for a moment before he remembered that Liu Bang had given him the title of King of Chu when he was rewarding his merits. Bai Ming asked back, "What's up? Are all the old brothers here to fry fish?"

"Ah..." Xiao He sighed, "This isn't a frying pan. After Liu Ji left the throne, none of my brothers have come to see me. On the contrary, I died of exhaustion in office. After I became the God of Warehouses, none of you, Liu Ji, Fan Kuai, Zhang Liang, or Han Xin, came to see me. I'm bored, so I decided to find a disciple in the human world."

"King of Chu, don't listen to that guy." Han Xin immediately said, "That guy just wants to come down and join the Red Emperor in another lively rebellion."

Liu Bang, who won people's hearts and boosted morale, Bai Ming, Fan Kuai, and Han Xin who led the troops into battle, Xiao He who managed logistics, and Zhang Liang who gave advice, the team that conquered the world in the early Han Dynasty gathered together again at this time.

"We're not going to conquer the world this time. Just now, the Prime Minister said he wanted to find a disciple. Why don't we each find one and help our eldest brother's descendants, the Three Revitalizing Han Dynasty, at the same time? What do you think?"

Zhang Liang asked, "Will it be cut?"

Liu Bang nodded and said, "Then we can cut it. We'll only cut it at the critical juncture anyway, and the impact we made before that won't disappear."

When three or more boys get together, one of them will randomly come up with a good idea to do something. If there happens to be an Action Brother or a Casual Brother among the others, then this thing will be carried out 100%.

However, among the six people present, except for the Idea King, all of them are action-oriented.

On a new day, Liu Yan's notice arrived in Zhuo County. Liu Bei and Zhang Fei hit it off at first sight. While drinking in a village inn, they met Guan Yu, who was another combination of the King of Ideas, the Action Brother, and the Casual Brother.

They hit it off immediately and agreed to become sworn brothers and support the Han Dynasty.

Zhang Fei said, "You and I hit it off right away. Why don't we follow Emperor Gaozu's example and become three sworn brothers?"

Liu Bei and Guan Yu responded in unison: "That's great!"

Zhang Fei was still thinking about the three brothers Liu Bang, Bai Ming and Fan Kuai, so he went to invite them. However, he never expected that he would invite six of them back at once.

Unexpectedly, when Liu Bei saw Liu Bang, he was so scared that he took a few steps back, but he quickly returned to normal. Bai Ming, on the other hand, started chatting with Guan Yu in fluent Linfen dialect.

When Guan Yu heard the dialect from his hometown, he immediately opened his heart and started chatting with Bai Ming.

Liu Bei tremblingly asked to borrow Liu Bang's space to talk, and Liu Bang readily agreed with a smile. Fan Kuai then casually introduced Zhang Liang, Xiao He and Han Xin to Zhang Fei.

After a conversation, Liu Bei's mood became more complicated. Joy and subtle feelings kept flowing in Liu Bei's heart. Liu Bei was happy that the person in front of him, Liu Bang, was his charming ancestor, but what was complicated was that his ancestor wanted to assist him in overthrowing the current emperor and reviving the Han Dynasty.

And those who came with their ancestors were indeed the original team that helped to establish the Han Dynasty - they were all a group of immortals and gods.

Liu Bang also praised Liu Bei for having the same demeanor as he did in his early years, and Liu Bei felt like he was dreaming.

You didn't pull off the clever trick in the end. When the three brothers, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, swore brotherhood, they didn't bow to Guan Yu, but instead bowed to Heaven and Earth. Then, Liu Bei explained your identities to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Initially wanting to be respectful, Liu Bei was choked by Liu Bang's "We're all just bros," leaving him speechless. His ancestors had already said so, so what else could he do?

Liu Bei then fearfully tries to become the leader of his own clan. At this point, you tell Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei that the six of you should not intervene unless necessary. Your only responsibilities are to train disciples and solve problems that they cannot solve.

Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief. At least he no longer had to rely on his ancestors to lead the charge.

You and Liu Bang's men sold off their property, and Zhang Fei also sold off his property. All the money was handed over to Liu Bei, who, without a second thought, handed the money to Xiao He, asking this god in charge of granary logistics to help him recruit local militia.

Because of you, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, who originally had only 300 local warriors, started with 800 local warriors. Later, with the help of Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang, they obtained 50 horses, 500 taels of gold and silver, and 1,000 kilograms of iron.

Liu Bei originally wanted to have skilled craftsmen forge the heavy iron into weapons and armor, but Liu Bang instead asked Liu Bei to hand it over to you forging. You felt that the iron from ordinary sources was not of the highest quality, so you forged the heavy iron into armor and weapons for the local militia.

[As for the Male and Female Double-edged Sword, the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade, and the Eight-foot-point Steel Spear, you personally paid for their smelting.]