Chapter Seventy-Four: Against the Long Society, the Contest of Quality and Quantity (14)
It is said that Liu Bei and Xue Ji learned Huang Zhong's whereabouts from the shopkeeper, and they were overjoyed in their hearts. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 After the wine and food came up, they finished eating and drinking, called the little second brother to settle the account, led the horses and went to the address provided by the little second brother to find Huang Zhong's mansion.
Because Huang Zhong is loyal, brave and powerful, and has a beautiful marksmanship. It is said that it is a hundred steps through the yang, a hundred shots and a hundred hits. Therefore, it is still well-known here in Nanyang, but there is another reason that Huang Zhong has a son who has been sick since he was a child, and he spent all the money he earned from doing errands, and he was not completely cured.
In short, almost everyone here knows Huang Zhong. Therefore, it didn't take much trouble for the two to find Huang Zhong's mansion.
Liu Bei was holding the gift he bought halfway through, Xue Ji stepped forward and knocked on the door knocker, and asked loudly, "Is there anyone at home?" ”
After a while, an inquiring voice came from inside the courtyard: "May I ask who is outside?" ”
With a thick voice and a loud voice, you can tell that this person is a strong man.
The courtyard door opened, and a man stepped out of it. This person is about nine feet tall, with broad shoulders and a round waist, starry eyes, and a soap-purple robe, with a light blue silk tied around his waist.
Liu Bei saw someone coming out, stepped forward, clasped his hands into fists and gave a deep salute, and said: "Liu Bei Liu Xuande of the Xia Nanping Army was ordered to come to visit General Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng!" ”
When the burly man heard this, he hesitated for a while, raised his eyes to look at Liu Bei and Xue Ji, and said, "It's Huang Hansheng!" The general can't talk about it, it's just a lieutenant in a county government. ”
In the Han Dynasty, only the fourth-rank Zhonglang generals could be called generals, and the fifth-rank partial and Yu generals could only be nominated as deputy generals. And the lieutenant of a county government is not an official who has entered the rank at all.
Liu Bei and Xue Ji looked at each other and smiled. Xue Ji said with a smile: "Captain Huang, the two of us are from the battlefield of Changshe. On the orders of General Pingnan, I want to ask the lieutenant to help, but I wonder if the lieutenant can invite the two of us to your mansion for a talk? ”
When Huang Zhong heard this, he patted his head with his hand and said, "Oops! You look at my ......, it's really rude, the guests are coming, but they are blocked at the door, what kind of system is it? Come on in! After that, let the two of them into the hall and call someone to come over to make tea and pour water.
After Liu Bei and Xue Ji sat down, Huang Zhong asked, "I don't know ...... the two?" He wanted to know the true origin of Liu Bei and the others, but he was afraid that he would ask too much and cause some trouble. Therefore, only half of the questions were asked.
How smart Liu Bei is! He smiled slightly and said, "Captain Huang, both of us are on errands under General Pingnan. This time, the Yellow Turban rebels set up the Nine Palaces Bagua Array in Changshe to prevent the general from going south to conquer the rebellious army. However, the general found a way to break through this formation. The most critical part of this exercise is the need for a general, who has the magic skills of piercing the yang in 100 steps and hitting 100 shots. The general learned that the public had this magic skill, so he sent the two of us here to ask for help. ”
"I feel that the general is so important, but it is a pity that he is not loyal to the lieutenant of a county. I'm afraid it's not up to the task! Huang Zhong felt that his position was low, and he did not dare to agree.
When Liu Bei saw it, he really said the right thing to Liu Qian. So, he took out the bag that Liu Qian gave him from his arms, and said: "Before I go, the general will hand over this thing to me, and let me personally hand it over to the commander after I see it." Now I'll give this to the Captain. With that, he handed the bag to Huang Zhong.
Huang Zhong took the bag and opened it to see that there was a piece of brocade silk in the bag, and a few lines of words were written on the silk:
Brother Hansheng: Brother Wen's archery skills are superb. Today, Qian wants to break the Nine Palaces Bagua Array of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and he needs his brother's clever shot. Therefore, I sent my brother Xuande to Nanyang to ask my brother, hoping that my brother can help me. The kindness of the brother cannot be reciprocated.
Brother Qianwen's son, Xu, has been weak since he was a child. However, I have a way to help Syria improve his physical fitness and regain his health.
Pingnan Liu Qian bowed
August 20 of the first year of Zhongping
What does the letter mean? Liu Qian said in the letter, I heard that my brother's archery skills have reached an unparalleled height. Now, I want to crack the Nine Palaces Bagua Array of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and I need the help of my brother's exquisite archery skills. Therefore, I sent my younger brother Liu Xuande to Nanyang to ask my brother, hoping that my brother could come to help me. I don't even know what to repay for my brother's kindness. I also heard that my brother's son, Huang Xu, has been weak since he was a child. However, I have a recipe here that can help Huang Xu improve his physique and restore his health.
Huang Zhong looked at it, and the expression on his face changed again and again. Suddenly, he put down the brocade silk in his hand and asked Liu Bei: "Xuande Gong, does the general really have a way to save my son?" ”
Where did Liu Bei know if Liu Qian had a way to treat his son's illness? He didn't even look at what was written here. However, Liu Bei is also a smart person, and when he saw Huang Zhong's excited appearance, he knew what to say. So he hurriedly said: "My brother naturally has a way." ”
"Good! Case. Huang Zhong swore to the death to help the general break the Nine Palaces Bagua Array. If the general can cure the disease of the dog, the descendants of my Huang family will serve it as retainers for generations! Huang Zhong said awe-inspiringly.
"Then please ask the lieutenant to settle down the affairs of the family first, and the two of us will go to the county guard's mansion. Take a leave of absence for you! so as not to affect your tolerances here. Liu Bei was very happy when he saw Huang Zhong like this.
How did he know that Huang Xu was heavier than his own life in Huang Zhong's eyes. Here I would like to ask everyone who reads the book, how many people in the world understand the tragic pain of white-haired people sending black-haired people? That kind of pain is heartbreaking, and it is painful! They all wish that the person who died was themselves. Liu Qian has experienced thousands of years of history, so he naturally understands the powerful relationship and understands where Huang Zhong's weakness is. Therefore, he easily earned Huang Zhong, a thug, with Huang Xu after recovery.
Liu Bei agreed with Huang Zhong to leave for Changshe early the next morning, after all, the battlefield was changing rapidly, and they couldn't afford to wait for them to delay too much time.
Subsequently, Liu Bei took Xue Ji to the county guard mansion to find the Taishou.
Liu Bei relied on the official Sui of General Sipin, General Fu Jun, and General Lang to seal in the county guard's mansion without any trouble. After all, this Nanyang Taishou is only a four-grade civil official, and the four-rank master of the Nanping Army came to visit, so he was naturally entertained by Lord Taishou.
After Liu Bei explained his intentions, this Taishou Lord immediately agreed. You must know that General Pingnan, the third-grade member of the Nanping Army, is now in the limelight, winning battles repeatedly, first defeating Zhang Jiao, then defeating Zhang Bao, and now he is preparing to eliminate Zhang Liang. It was preached among the people.
Because of this, Taishou did not let Liu Bei and the others go to the post station to rest, and directly arranged a place to live in his own house. In the evening, he found Huang Zhong to accompany him, and the two of them were entertained very grandly, for fear of offending Liu Qian, the general of Pingnan.
Early the next morning, Liu Bei and Xue Ji did not alarm the people in Taishou Mansion, and after leaving a letter, they went to find Huang Zhong. After the three of them packed up their belongings, they rode out of the city. A pair of light clothes, three fast horses, headed in the direction of the long society.
The book is brief, on this day, the three of them came to the camp of the Nanping Army, and Liu Qian heard that Liu Bei had invited Huang Zhong, so how happy he was! At the moment, Xu Shu, Guan Yu and others, who were arguing with him about who to send to participate in the first day of the ninth lunar month, went to watch the battle together.
When Guan Yu, Xu Chu and the others saw Huang Zhong dressed as a lieutenant, where was it worth the eldest brother to personally lead the team to pick him up? ! Suddenly, everyone had a psychology in their hearts to compete with this big man. All of them looked a little blue on their faces.
Although Liu Qian was standing in front, he still thought that these individuals were all arrogant people, especially now that they were all in a prominent position, they must have irrepressible pride. Therefore, he swept several of his righteous brothers with the corner of his eye, and the iron blue on the faces of the six people all entered his eyes, and none of them missed the net. He smiled slightly, didn't look back, and said, "Yun Chang, Zhong Kang, what's the matter with the six of you brothers?" It seems that there is something bad in the face! We're greeting the marksman, not the enemy! Ay! You've all forgotten how Big Brother usually educates you! Big husbands do something and don't do anything! Is it that now that he is a general, he has forgotten his eldest brother's usual teachings? In the latter sentence, Liu Qian couldn't help but aggravate his tone.
As the saying goes: A word wakes up the person in the dream.
Guan Yu, Xu Chu, Dian Wei, Zhang Fei, Zhang Jaw and Zhao Yun, these six people are not people who don't understand anything. On the contrary, these six people are very wise, and in the past few years of following Liu Qian, they have all become humble and gentle. It can be said that they have been guided out of the original historical trajectory by Liu Qian. Maybe it's really this time that one by one is the official residence of the four products, and some have forgotten the usual teaching of the eldest brother.
"This! Big brother is right! My brother thinks that such characters are not worthy of the big brother to come out to greet him! When Guan Yu heard this, he immediately understood the gains and losses in it and said.
"Yun Chang! Don't forget, our origins are just from here! After speaking, Liu Qian raised his eyes and looked at the gate of the camp and ignored them.
Guan Yu and the others pinched their chins with their hands, shaking their heads and fiddling with their expressions for a long time. (This is what Liu Qian asked them to do when he was teaching them)
Xu Shu looked at the appearance of these brothers from the side, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh, and it was quite difficult to endure.
At this moment, Liu Bei took Xue Ji and Huang Zhong to the front. Without waiting for Liu Bei's introduction, Liu Qian took two steps forward and grabbed Huang Zhong's hand and said, "Brother Hansheng can come to help, it really makes me see the hope of breaking the formation!" ”
When Huang Zhong heard this, Liu Qian said this, and immediately affirmed that this was Liu Qian, the general of Pingnan. He didn't say a word, immediately knelt on the ground, and asked: "Zhong dares to ask the general a word, I don't know if I should ask or not?" ”
Seeing this, Liu Qian knew that he must have asked Huang Xu about it, and immediately said: "Brother Hansheng got up and spoke first!" ”
"The general can inform Huang Zhong first, and Huang Zhong will naturally get up!" Huang Zhong really couldn't get up on the ground.
"Brother Hansheng, is it for your son-in-law Huang Xu's illness?" Liu Qian had no choice but to say, "I have a skill called Taijiquan." This punch is gentle, but requires the strength of the whole body. If the noble son is willing to practice this skill, his illness should be removed. ”
When Huang Zhong heard this, he was overjoyed. He kowtowed again, bowed to Liu Qian three times, and said: "Thanks to the love of the lord, from today onwards, my Huang family will be loyal to the lord." ”
When Liu Qian heard this, he was overjoyed. At that moment, helping Huang Zhong up, Liu Qian said excitedly: "I can get Hansheng, and our army has a good teacher in cavalry and archery!" ”
He turned back to Guan Yu and the others and said, "Yun Chang, Zhong Kang, you can't wait to slack off Han Sheng. He is older than us, and we should treat him as brothers. ”
Guan Yu, Xu Chu and others nodded one after another and said, "Jin obeys the teachings of the eldest brother." ”
Liu Qian won the general again this time, and the day of breaking the formation is not far away. But I don't know what kind of meeting Colonel Zuo and Zhao Yun will be? How did Zhao Yun persuade Zuo Colonel to return to the imperial court?