In 179 A.D., the fifth day of October in the first year of Guanghe, nine o'clock.

Zhending County, Changshan County

"This old man, do you know if there are any people surnamed Zhao nearby?" Liu Tai squatted on the side of the road with a kind face, and asked an old man with a straw mat and a little girl in his arms.

Liu Tai, who had been looking for Liu Bei for three days in Zhuo County, got the news that Liu Bei had gone out to find a teacher to learn art, and Liu Tai, who had no choice but to continue to go south to the second station, Changshan Zhending, to find Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong, who had admired him for a long time.

Left his three thousand brocade guards in Changshan County, and after saying hello to Changshan Taishou, Liu Tai took Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Dian Wei and many other generals to change their clothes and rushed to Zhending County.

"The surname Zhao....I don't remember the surname of the old man well, I can't remember that there are almost all people in this city whose surname is Zhao, but there is a Zhaojia village under a hill ten miles outside the city, if this strong man wants to find someone surnamed Zhao, go there." The old man said to Liu Tai with a smile, but there was a trace of vigilance in his eyes, I don't know why?

"Thank you, old man, Natai is leaving." Seeing the vigilance in the old man's eyes, Liu Tai frowned slightly, but still arched his hand and said.

"Let's go, go to Zhaojia Village." Liu Tai stood up and was about to turn around and leave, but at this time, a loud scolding came from behind him: "Dead old man, when will you pay the taxes you owe to the government, and if you don't pay the master, you will sell your granddaughter to Yecheng Xiaobailou, do you know that you are angry?" ”

Liu Tai frowned slightly, and turned to look at a man in the costume of a servant who spoke behind him, but although Liu Tai was kind-hearted, he was not an troubled person, since this old man owed taxes to the government, Liu Tai didn't have much to say.

"Official, you can be more lenient, I have only sold three mats in the past few days, and I can't even eat." I saw the old man begging the official with a bitter face.

"Hey... The official will let Lao Zhao go, give him more time, they are all from the villagers, and it is not easy for them to live. An aunt on the side persuaded her.

"Let him go, who will let Lao Tzu go? The above is urging to get close, and if you don't pay all the taxes, I will be skinned and cramped by the county. The official shouted angrily to the eldest aunt, and then pointed to the old man known as Lao Zhao and said, "You old boy, didn't you say that there is a grandson in the family who is a closed disciple of the spear prodigy Yuan?" If you can't even pay your taxes, who are you fooling? ”

"Gun prodigy yuan?" There was an exclamation all of a sudden, in this one-acre and three-point land in Hebei, the name of the spear prodigy Yuan is better than that of the Yellow Sect Leader Heavenly Master Zhang Jiao!

"Hey, my little grandson has been learning art with the teacher for less than half a year, and he hasn't come back yet, official, just wait a little longer, let go of the old decay." Lao Zhao said to the officer.

"Phew... To give you a breath, you really gasped, and you really smeared gold on your face, who is the gun prodigy Yuan? Is it our god of Hebei, with your grandson, worthy of being a disciple of the spear prodigy Yuan? The official spat with disdain and said sarcastically.

"Hey, this official, the old man really didn't lie to you, you can be lenient for a while, and the old man will ask someone to summon my grandson." Lao Zhao was anxious, and with a helpless "plop" sound, he knelt on the ground and said.

"My grandfather didn't lie to you, my brother went with Grandpa Tong Yuan, don't scold my grandfather." Originally, the little girl in Lao Zhao's arms stepped forward to hug Lao Zhao, and saw that the little girl's face was like a pink carving, and her big eyes were shining, which was very cute.

"Tong Yuan? Closed disciples? After thinking carefully, he saw Lao Zhao being scolded by the government and kneeling to the ground, he immediately frowned, stepped forward to help Lao Zhao, looked at the official and said: "This official brother, you have to be forgiving and forgiving, you must be forgiving and forgiving, you must not be overly persecuted." ”

"Who are you Lao Zhao? If you want to be nosy, you can pay this old man's tax, twenty taels of silver, not much for one cent, not a lot for one. Seeing that Liu Tai was protected by four or five big men, the official didn't dare to insult him, and said impatiently.

"Hey, this official, last month you said it was five taels of silver, why did it suddenly become twenty taels?" After listening to the words of the officer, Lao Zhao looked at the officer with a stunned face and asked.

"Hmph, last month was last month, don't you know that the government is also going to draw a share? It's easy for us officials to come and run for a trip, right? Twenty taels of silver, one penny less, you don't want to leave today. Seeing that Lao Zhao looked dumbfounded, the official patted the saber on his waist and said with a smug face.

"Ridiculous!! Vertical looking for death!! Guan Yu, who was behind Liu Tai, stepped forward with an angry expression, put his hand on the saber on his waist and scolded.

"Sonorous... You... Who are you who dare to scold the officials of the imperial court? Want to die? Guan Yu shouted angrily, took a step back timidly, pulled out the saber at his waist and said.

"Hmph, Brother Yun Chang scolded well, this kind of corrupt official should be scolded, if he is in Zhuo County, Lao Tzu will skin him alive." Zhang Fei, who was not afraid of the sky and the earth, said coaxingly.

"That's it, it's all something, in Qian County, I don't deserve to lift shoes for my master." Xu Chu, who was fighting fiercely with Zhang Fei, also stepped forward and scolded angrily.

"You... Do you want to rebel? Come on, surround this mob with Lord Ben!! The official took a step back in a panic, and the hand holding the knife couldn't help but tremble slightly, and said in a threatening manner.

"Hmph." Liu Tai snorted coldly, then looked at Yan Liang and said, "Send him away for five taels of silver, don't make trouble." ”

"Yes, Childe." Yan Liang listened to Liu Tai's instructions, although he was a little dissatisfied, he still took out five taels of silver from his arms, and still said on the ground: "Get out, don't let Lao Tzu see you again." ”

"You... Okay, okay, there are a lot of you today, and this master is not as knowledgeable as you. The official gritted his teeth, stepped forward and picked up the five taels of silver on the ground, and ran to the other side of the street.

"Hey... The wind of the world said, these errand boys..."After the surrounding people saw the servants leaving, they shook their heads helplessly and muttered softly.

"Let's go, let's go, that official will definitely not let go of this group of rangers, it's better to leave early, and save yourself from getting into trouble." A little old man who looked a little shrewd, shook his head and sighed, beckoned his relatives and friends.

Seeing that everyone was slowly dispersed, Liu Tai, who could hear the people's discussions, frowned slightly, shook his head helplessly, looked at Lao Zhao and said, "Old Zhao, since the official is gone, you should also clean up and go back as soon as possible." ”

"Thank you for the benefactor's life-saving grace, but the benefactor should leave Zhending quickly, the identity of the official just now is not ordinary, but the distant cousin of Zhending County, driving him away will only cause more trouble." Lao Zhao said to Liu Tai with a bitter face.