The next morning, around five or six o'clock, we began to pack up and prepare for departure. At this time, in Yuci City, which is less than 30 kilometers away from the east bank of the Fen River, there is still a team of 2,000 officers and soldiers stationed. Last night, we had sent scouts to get in touch with the officers and men in Jinyang City, intending to attack the bandits who had set up camp on the east bank of the Fen River.

Through the information transmitted by the scouts, we learned that the guard in Jinyang City at this time was Zhang Liao. I'll just say who is so capable, with only two or three thousand people to block an enemy several times his size, it's really difficult for him.

As agreed, we came to an ambush two kilometers north of the bandits' camp, and Yuci sent a thousand men to ambush two kilometers to the east.

Two kilometers is not a long distance, but it is not a short time, but it is a short time for the horse we sit down, and it is only a matter of a minute or two. But seeing Feng Xian taking the lead, the green rainbow in his hand swished and swished, shooting those thieves who were confused, yawning, and guarding the door one by one. Then I rushed forward, swept the gate open with a halberd, and everyone rushed in.

At this moment, although the other party has reacted, it is too late to take precautions. Even though we were not as outnumbered as the other side, the battle was still one-sided. The battle did not last long, and the opposing general, Yang Feng, fled with a few remnants of his army.

Subsequently, when cleaning up the battlefield, Zhang Liao came over to negotiate with us, he said: "Presumably the two are the flying general Lu Fengxian and the Fuhu god general Shaochenglian, Zhang Liao, the governor of Yanmen County, is polite." "He doesn't look very old, he's a gentle man.

Feng Xian couldn't help but say: "Zhang Duwei is polite." ”

Zhang Liao said again: "This time, the two of you will lead the righteous men to help, and when all the thieves are expelled, Liao will ask Zhang Beijia for the two of them." ”

Feng Xian and I couldn't help laughing, but we heard Feng Xian say: "My two brothers and Zhang Beijia are acquaintances, so I don't have to work for Zhang Duwei to ask for credit." ”

Zhang Liao said with relief: "I see. ”

At this time, Feng Xian asked again: "Zhang Duwei, I don't know how many thieves are still invading this county?" ”

Zhang Liao replied: "In addition to the white wave thieves, there are also Tu tribes who are also rebelling, and the two groups are combined, and there are at least forty or fifty thousand people, and now they are being blocked outside Jiaoyang City by Zhang Beijia's troops." ”

"Oh?" As soon as I heard this, I was immediately a little surprised, so I asked, "The Tu tribes also brought people to take advantage of the fire to rob?" ”

Zhang Liao couldn't help but say: "I didn't see them robbing the people, but they just attacked and killed the governor of Benzhou, Zhang Tingshi; It's strange to talk about this, Tu everyone is not looting this time, but why should they rebel. ”

I couldn't help but smile and say, "I think that the king of Subu is keeping the agreement he made with me before, so he didn't attack the ordinary people, it seems that he is a trustworthy person, and he has not wasted the three knives I gave him." ”

Feng Xian couldn't help but nod and said: "It's still the wise brother who is prescient, if it weren't for your meritorious service before, I'm afraid that the situation of the people in the county will be even worse now." ”

Zhang Liao couldn't help but be surprised: "Oh? I didn't think that you were acquainted with the king of Tu, so you might be able to persuade the king of Tu to lead the people to surrender. ”

I couldn't help but say, "King Subu promised me that he would not refuse to give up any need in the future, and if he was advised to withdraw from the army, I think he would agree." ”

Zhang Liao said: "That's fine, then there is Your Excellency Lao." ”

I couldn't help but say: "Wen Yuan doesn't have to be so polite, just call me Lian." ”

Zhang Liao couldn't help but wonder: "Wen Yuan, is Your Excellency calling me?" ”

I said, "Yes, aren't you surnamed Zhang Mingliao, and your words are far away?" ”

Zhang Liao shook his head and said: "Please forgive me for taking the liberty of Liao, Liao has not reached the weak crown, and has not yet taken the word, how can Your Excellency conclude that Zhang Liao's character is "Wenyuan"?" ”

Oh no, I forgot for a moment that he wasn't an adult, and I even leaked it.

I couldn't help but smile and said, "Actually, I guessed blindly, but I didn't expect to guess wrong, what a pity." ”

Zhang Liao couldn't help but say: "Your Excellency is really good at laughing, how can you guess such a thing." ”

I said, "Yes, what Zhang Duwei taught me is that I won't be next time." ”

I really wonder if I let a child be embarrassed, it's a shame that I understand so many truths in vain.

Zhang Liao hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, don't misunderstand, Liao just said casually, and there is no intention of asking." ”

I laughed and said, "Okay, okay, just kidding; Let's not talk about this, let's hurry up and bury the pot to cook and fill our stomachs. ”

Zhang Liao said: "Your Excellency, rest assured, Liao will order someone to prepare for this matter; By the way, Liao heard that there is a craftsman Li in your village, and his skills in forging weapons are very exquisite, I don't know if I can ask him to cast a big knife for me, money is not a problem. ”

Feng Xian said: "The matter of armament has always been the responsibility of the virtuous brother, you can ask him about this matter." ”

I smiled and said, "That's a good thing to say, I'll give you a free one then." ”

Zhang Liao said: "Thanks to Your Excellency's kindness, but it is useless, it is better to pay according to the price." ”

I couldn't help laughing and said: "In this case, then I have to give you a good explanation of our market, the quality of the equipment produced by our weapons shop is divided into two grades, the subordinates of excellent quality, and the superior of excellent quality, I don't know which quality Zhang Duwei wants to cast?" ”

Zhang Liao couldn't help asking: "I don't know what kind of quality Your Excellency gave to King Tu Ge?" ”

I said, "Inferior quality." ”

Zhang Liao nodded, and said: "Liao naturally wants excellent quality, I don't know how much it costs to cast a great knife of excellent quality?" ”

I looked at him and couldn't help but say, "Forget it, if you really lack a weapon to take advantage of, I'll give you one." ”

Zhang Liao said: "Your Excellency's kindness is appreciated, so let's pay according to the price." ”

For him to be so stubborn, I was a little helpless, and said: "I'm afraid this price is not something that Zhang Duwei can afford, is Zhang Duwei sure he wants to pay?" ”

He nodded and said, "Of course, Your Excellency just asks." ”

I sighed slightly, and said, "The price of a weapon of excellent quality is as follows: a dagger is a million dollars, a longbow is five million dollars, a knife and sword are ten million dollars, a gun and spear are fifteen million dollars, and a halberd and broadsword are twenty million dollars; Zhang Duwei thinks this price can still be afforded? ”

After Zhang Liao heard the price quoted by me, he immediately became dumbfounded, but said: "Ordinary craftsmen cast a hundred refining weapons, at most only twenty or thirty thousand yuan, how can your weapons be so expensive, and they have multiplied hundreds of times?" ”

I smiled and said, "It takes at least four to five months for an ordinary craftsman to produce a hundred refining weapons, and the quality is not necessarily better than ours; Moreover, the weapons of our family are all made of stainless steel, and the long weapons cast by ordinary craftsmen are only forged from fine iron, and the body is also made of lacquered wood, and when encountering a strong and sharp enough blade, it is easy to be cut off; The so-called penny price is worth the goods, only our family has such craftsmanship in the world, anyway, people want to buy it, if they don't want to buy it, they keep it for their own use, or take it to give it away, I think it's okay; If Zhang Duwei thinks it is too expensive, he can also cast a good quality broadsword, which not only has a beautiful appearance and fine patterns, but also has the effect of sharpening iron like mud, but it cannot be rust-proof and magnetic, and needs to be maintained frequently, only 300,000 yuan; I just don't know if you can play something that weighs more than 100 pounds. ”

Speaking of which, our weapon shop originally only had the best sales of swords, and later added daggers and longbows, and the sales were also very good, but only the sales of long weapons were not good at all. Because the whole body is cast from stainless steel, it is so bulky that few people can afford to play it, so so far not a single one has been sold.

Zhang Liao couldn't help but smile bitterly, but said: "If I can afford 30,000 yuan, this 300,000 yuan is too expensive." ”

I said, "That's why I said I'd give you one, but you didn't want to." ”

At this time, Feng Xian on the side suddenly said: "Zhang Duwei, since the virtuous brother said that he wanted to give you one, you can just accept it with peace of mind, he is like this, he will never be stingy with friends worthy of friendship." ”

Zhang Liao couldn't help but move, but said: "Thanks to Brother Cheng Lian, I can afford it, but Liao deserves it." ”

I said, "Since I am willing to give it to you, it means that you are worthy of this person, no matter what you think, anyway, I have already pointed; If you are willing to accept it, it means that you recognize me as a friend, and if you are not willing to accept it, it also means that you are indeed a more upright person, so it doesn't matter whether you accept it or not, as long as you can prove yourself through actions. ”

Zhang Liao asked again: "Isn't Brother Cheng Lian worried, Zhang Liao is an ungrateful person?" ”

But I said, "I am willing to give you weapons because I see you as a good person, and I am not giving you favors, nor is it so that you can repay your kindness, so why should you have these concerns?" Besides, if you want to be ungrateful, that's a matter of your lack of determination, and it's not that I'm not strong-willed, so what do I care about. ”

Zhang Liao couldn't help but say: "Brother Cheng Lian is really a reasonable person, and Liao is really ashamed to read the books of sages in vain." ”

In fact, some people once had such a point of view: You are willing to give things to others because you see that others are good, but you are not willing to give me things, don't you say that I am not good as a person?

If you really have such a thought, then I can only say that you are really not good as a person, because there is an imbalance in your heart. People like to give things to whomever they want, that's people's freedom, how can you manage it? Therefore, this is also the reason why Buddhism says that we should maintain a "normal mind" in life. If one cares too much about something external, it is easy to lose oneself.