"General Lu has won the award." Huang Zhong's attitude has changed a little.

"General Huang, can I go in and have some tea?"

"Whatever you want."

Huang Zhong turned around and entered the house.

Lu Bu instructed Li Yuanba to wait outside the house and follow him into the house.

The room is spacious, divided into a back and outhouse, a guest room, and a small kitchen. There are wardrobes, round tables, wooden chairs... and other furniture, all of which are relatively old. Probably bought from the second-hand market.

"General, please take a seat." Zhou brought a small bench, put it next to the round table, and made hot tea.

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

Lu Bu took a sip of tea, looked at Huang Zhong who was sitting in the distance, and said, "Old General Huang, are you still angry with me?" I was just joking with you, and I hope you don't mind. ”

"If General Lu has anything, please tell me directly." Huang Zhong looked away without squinting.

"Okay, then I'll get straight to the point."

Lu Budao: "Recently, Xu and Yang have been recruiting soldiers in both prefectures, and they need generals who know how to train soldiers. General Huang Lao has been commanding the army for many years, and he has studied this deeply, so I want to ask General Huang Lao to go out of the mountains and serve in the military department to train the newly recruited recruits. ”

"Nope." Huang Zhong refused without hesitation.

"Why?"

"No, I just don't want to serve under you."

Lu Bu frowned, and then said with a smile: "Old General Huang is still angry about being captured, right?" Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and there is really no need to worry about it. The old general didn't want to think about it, Ganning has tens of thousands of troops, and he will raid Changsha by water, you have three or four thousand soldiers and horses in your hands, and you have no real power, everything must be under the orders of Changsha Taishou, in this case, how can you defeat Ganning? ”

Huang Zhong was silent.

Lu Budao: "Or do you blame me for bringing your wife and children to Shouchun?" ”

"Is the general embarrassed to mention this?" Huang Zhong was slightly angry.

Lu Budao: "Why am I embarrassed to mention it? Huang Hansheng, do you know what to do? Gan Ning captured you, no matter whether you surrender or not, you will no longer be reused by Kuai Yue and Cai Mao. Besides, when you were captured, Xiangyang City was so chaotic, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue were opposed, and Liu Bei pretended to be Liu Qi to start a war with Cai Mao, I was worried that they would hurt your family, so I took Mrs. Ling and Ling Gongzi to Shouchun, why don't you know gratitude, but blame me? ”

Huang Zhong said categorically: "The eater should share the worries of the Lord, even if I was captured and affected my wife and children, it is also loyal to the Lord." What does it have to do with you? ”

"You're crazy."

Lu Bu didn't know how to comfort him.

In ancient times, people paid attention to loyalty, and Huang Zhong was a typical example of loyalty. If you want him to change his mind and take refuge in other forces, I am afraid it will be difficult to reach the sky. However, Lu Bu was not discouraged, and continued: "Old General Huang, your master is dead, and the current Jingzhou is Liu Bei's master. He took Liu Jingsheng's inheritance, do you want to be loyal to him? ”

"I have no allegiance to anyone." Huang Zhong lay on his back on the wooden chair and said, "I'm already old, I want to live a peaceful life, you can go." ”

"Old? It's not like you're talking about it. Lu Bu's face changed, and he said seriously: "Just now Yuanba competed with you, if it is another general, I am afraid that I will not be able to defeat you, how can I say that I am old?" Even if a person is old, the sword will not get old. In my heart, General Huang Lao will always be the pillar of optimus, the pillar of the country, and only a pillar like General Huang Lao can reorganize the mountains and rivers and save the people from fire and water... ”

Lu Buhao praised it, and Huang Zhong, who was blunt, was red-faced.

Rao is no matter how hard his heart is, it is not easy to say ruthless words again.

Lu Bu said again: "Besides, what is the purpose of galloping across the field and making contributions?" Isn't it just for the people of the world to live a good life, so that we can glorify our ancestors. Look at the princes of all walks of life, who has this ability? Cao Cao is considered powerful, he fought with me, defeated again and again. Yuan Shaoju raised an army of 500,000 to the south, but he was also defeated by Chen Liu, and even Cao Cao couldn't defeat him. Liu Bei, Liu Zhang, Zhang Lu, Sun Ce and others, not to mention, are all small characters, as long as I send troops, they will all be finished. Only by following me can you have a good ending, and your children and grandchildren can prosper and be happy. And these days, you should know that the policies of our two states, suppressing the family, reducing taxes, and reforming the currency system, are all for the good of the people. If you don't help me, but help Cao Yuan and Liu Biao, aren't you helping to abuse? ”

"Also, there are many kinds of loyalty. Allegiance to a person is loyalty, loyalty to the monarch is loyalty, and allegiance to the people is also loyalty. Which one do you choose? If you choose to be loyal to the Taishou of Changsha County, then your loyalty is too insignificant and will make me despise you. If you choose to be loyal to the monarch, it is not a bad husband's behavior, but if because of your loyalty to the monarch, the world is in chaos and the people are not happy, it is a sin, and it will be stinking for 10,000 years. You are truly loyal only when you are loyal to millions of people and fight for them. If one day, you think that I am not a good master, harm the people, and do all kinds of evil, then you must not hesitate, immediately rise up against me, and find a good way out for the people. I don't blame you. and the people will not speak of you. Your choice will make millions of people support you. This is also the reason why the Han Dynasty has run out of energy, and it is not the eunuchs, Zhang Jiao, and Dong Zhuoneng who are under the control, but the emperor is mediocre and has lost the hearts of the people. ”

"I've said so much, can the old general understand?"

Huang Zhong stood up and looked at Lu Bu in a daze, feeling that he had seen the sun and was suddenly opened, but thinking of his previous attitude towards Lu Bu, he was a little unable to erase his face.

At this time, Zhou came out of the inner room and persuaded: "Han Sheng, you can serve General Lu." Even if it's not for himself, he has to think about our children, who are still sick. ”

Huang Zhong looked at the upper room with a sad expression.

Lu Bu had long known that Huang Zhong's son Huang Xu was sick, and had told Bian Que that no matter who came to intercede, he could not treat Huang Xu, in order to be able to subdue Huang Zhong now.

Hearing that Huang Xu was sick, Lu Bu pretended to be surprised and said, "Why don't you say it earlier if you are sick, take me to see it." ”

Without waiting for Huang Zhong and Zhou's consent, Lu Bu entered the inner room.

I saw a skinny boy with white lips, lying on the bed, his eyes open, empty and unfocused.

Huang Zhong and Zhou walked in.

Huang Zhong sighed: "Since last year, the dog has not been able to get out of bed. No matter how many doctors have seen it, there is no cure. ”

"Why don't you ask someone from the hospital to come and see you?" Lu Bu asked.

Speaking of the Tai Hospital, Huang Zhong couldn't help but be annoyed: "Those people in the Tai Hospital only treat people with status, like me, a general of the defeated army, how can I be qualified?" ”

"I went to the martial arts hall to compete, just to make more money, and then continue to look for famous doctors..."

Lu Budao: "The world's famous doctors are all in Tai Hospital, if you want to make Ling Gongzi better, you have to find them." ”

(End of chapter)