Chapter 159: Defecting to Liu Biao
Yuan Shao saw that Zhang Fei was not convinced, so he said: "You disobeyed the military order and were so arrogant, behead me!" ”
After hearing this, Gongsun Zhan persuaded: "Although Zhang Fei has a wrong idea, for the sake of his previous merit of killing Huaxiong, I hope that Ben Chu can be lightly dismissed!" ”
"The crime of failing to catch Guan Yu this time is not Zhang Fei alone, since the first plan failed to succeed, you might as well let Zhang Fei make meritorious service to the crime, and we will carry out the next plan!" Cao Cao also persuaded.
Among the princes, there are also many people who are for Zhang Fei to get off quickly, Yuan Shao saw this and said: "Living crimes can be avoided from capital crimes, you are ready to challenge Guan Yu again in the next burst, if there is a mistake, you will not be spared!" ”
Zhang Fei successfully survived this time, and when he returned to the camp, he couldn't calm down in his heart, he always felt panicked in his heart, now he hates Guan Yu, this is a big deal, but no matter what, Guan Yu is still his sworn brother, there are differences and contradictions between brothers, which can be resolved by a duel, but conspiracies and tricks must not be used, no matter how you explain today's war, it is a little inappropriate for your brother to do this, isn't this an obvious plot? Fortunately, Guan Yu is gone, if Guan Yu is captured, what face will Zhang Fei have to see him and his eldest brother, and what face will he see the world?
These Kwantung Army are too insidious, they actually hide themselves from doing this kind of thing, the whole thing is in the dark and he doesn't know, next time he is going to let himself fight Guan Yu and I don't know what tricks they will play, now I am a pawn to let the family envoys come and go, let the family be a weapon, all the sins are added to himself, and it seems that his battle this time was a mistake from the beginning!
Zhang Fei recalled the scene and moment of the fight with Guan Yu again, Guan Yu's force should be above him, and if he fights again in the future, he will definitely be beheaded by Yuan Shao, but he can't beat Guan Yu no matter what! It seems that Hengzhu himself is a death, if he doesn't die, it will be Guan Yu who dies. Could it be that they are going to play some tricks to kill Guan Yu? The more Zhang Fei thought about it, the more he felt that the situation was wrong, and he found Liu Bei to state the reason.
Liu Bei said worriedly after hearing this: "As the saying goes, 'brothers are like siblings', back then, our three brothers Taoyuan swore to live and die together, and now they have become enemies because of the different paths they have taken, but the previous Fan Yunchang told me in detail his thoughts, and he was forced to do so under Dong Zhuo. He did this to save the country, he will live up to expectations in the future, how many times have I told you and you just don't listen, I stopped you from letting you go when you went to war before, and you just don't listen, this time it's good that we are in a dilemma, that time Yun Chang could have killed you, but he let you go in brotherhood, and you still don't give up on him, this time fortunately he escaped if he was captured? What kind of face will we have to meet him? Yes? Are you still obsessed? You're a pawn that people use now, do you know the truth? Chessman? What good is the result of our three brothers going on like this, and in the end, it's not a joke for the family to see? ”
Liu Bei's earnest words suddenly opened up. Also ashamed, he looked at Liu Bei and said, "Big brother, I was wrong!" So what do we do? ”
"Today in the big tent of the Chinese army, Cao Cao suggested that Yuan Shao let you go, it's not that he pities you, but that you still have the value of continuing to use it, and want to use you to implement their next plan, let me ask you, are you Yun Chang's opponent?" Liu Bei said to Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei muttered, "No! I'm really no match for him! ”
"Since you're not his opponent, you're definitely not going to be able to fight. What will happen to you if you lose? Will Yuan Shao bypass you? Have you ever wondered? Of course, maybe you won't fail! Liu Bei continued.
"Big brother, are they going to poison the second brother?" Zhang Fei exclaimed.
Liu Bei nodded and said, "What do you think!" They will shoot your second brother while you are fighting, if you can't shoot him. It's you who die, no matter how you take this step, our brothers will be more than lucky! Do you know the truth? ”
"Big brother, what should we do?" Zhang Fei asked with a glare.
Liu Bei continued: "If we continue to stay on the side of the Kwantung Army, we can only let the three brothers kill each other, so we can't continue to stay here any longer!" ”
"What does the eldest brother mean that thirty-six plans are the best plan?" Zhang Fei asked.
Liu Bei stroked his beard and said, "That's right!" ”
"All the princes of the eighteen roads in the world are gathered here, where do we have a place to live?" Zhang Fei said worriedly.
Liu Bei then said: "If we don't do anything, let's just go to Yun Chang!" ”
"Brother, what are you talking about? Guan Yu is doing things for Dong Zhuo! Even if he can tolerate you, can Dong Zhuo tolerate it? Even if Dong Zhuo tolerated it. Can Big Brother stay? The eldest brother is a member of the Han family, how can he serve under the hands of the national thief? What will the people of the world think of the eldest brother in the future, I am afraid that Dong Thief will harm the eldest brother after knowing the identity of the eldest brother, not to mention the eldest brother, just say that Guan Yu and I are so stiff, how can he easily contain us? Zhang Fei persuaded.
As soon as Zhang Fei said this, Liu Bei fell into deep contemplation, yes! Even if he went to the second brother Guan Yu. If his identity is exposed in the future, Dong Zhuo will not only harm himself, but also directly affect the second brother, I am afraid that he will not be able to do it well in the future, Guan Yu's plan may be frustrated, the situation of this is really serious, Zhang Fei said very right, in the future, the world will also laugh at himself, so this road will not work, but where to go, Liu Bei thought while pacing
Zhang Fei looked at Liu Bei, his eyes were full of expectations, this eldest brother who he has been following, whenever he encounters difficulties, he can always think of some solutions, Liu Bei paced and pondered, suddenly he stopped, looked at Zhang Fei and said excitedly: "I thought of a good home!" ”
When Zhang Fei heard this, he seemed to see light in the dark, so he asked, "Big brother, let's hear it!" ”
"We can go to Liu Jingsheng in Jingzhou!" Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei and said.
Zhang Fei was puzzled when he heard this: "Big brother is talking about Jingzhou Liu Biao, right?" ”
"Exactly," Liu Bei said firmly.
Zhang Fei approached Liu Bei and said with a light in his eyes: "Big brother's idea is really good, I heard that this Liu Jingsheng is a relative of the Han family, that is to say, a relative of the eldest brother!" The same royal family and nobles will definitely accommodate the eldest brother! ”
"At present, the princes of the Eighteenth Road are raising troops, only Liu Jingsheng of Jingzhou is indifferent, outside the world, Jingzhou is fertile for thousands of miles, the soldiers are strong and strong, connecting Kyushu is a rich place and a strategic place in the military, it is definitely a place to take refuge, and this place is the closest to Jingzhou, it is really God help me! Without further ado, we need to leave immediately, and tonight the two of us will escape from the camp and go to Liu Biao! Liu Bei analyzed.
Zhang Fei was overjoyed when he heard this, and said happily: "What the eldest brother said is reasonable!" Let's do it tonight! ”
After the two of them discussed, they took advantage of the bright moon and clear wind, and the two horses quickly stole out of the camp and fled in the direction of Jingzhou
This Liu Biao said that Liu Biao, the assassin of Jingzhou, the word Jingsheng, and the people of Gaoping, Shanyang, are the descendants of Liu She, the king of Lugong of the Western Han Dynasty, the clan of the Han family; Young and good, and seven celebrities and scholars as friends, the time name "Jiangxia Bajun". The seven people: Runan Chen Xiang, the word Zhonglin; Fan Pan of the same county, the word Meng Bo; Lu Guo Kong Yu, the character Shiyuan; Bohai Fan Kang, the word Zhongzhen, Shanyang Tanfu, the word Wenyou; Zhang Jian of the same county, Ziyuan Festival; Nanyang Cen Yu, the word filial piety. Liu Biao was friends with these seven people; There are Yanping people Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue, and Xiangyang people Cai Mao as supplements. This Liu Biao is more than eight feet tall and has a generous appearance, and Liu Biao was diligent and studious when he was a teenager, and he was good at independent thinking. When he was seventeen years old, Liu Biao once proposed to his fellow countryman and teacher, Wang Chang, the Taishou of Nanyang at that time: "Luxury is not arrogant, thrift is not forced, and the golden mean is the only gentleman." If the prince of the mansion does not learn the Ming training of Confucius Sheng, and Mu Yiqi's last exercise, he will leave himself in the world! ”
This passage is a question raised in response to Wang Chang's overly simple life style, and fully expresses his unique and unique opinions. In his youth, Liu Biao did not imitate the popular style of seclusion in the mountains and forests at that time, but actively devoted himself to his career, and was recognized by the general He Jin as a subordinate of Peng, and was very appreciated by He Jin, and was later promoted to the middle candidate of the Northern Army, in charge of the forbidden army.
In the first year of Chuping (190), Wang Rui, the former assassin of Jingzhou, was killed by Sun Jian, and He Jin recommended Liu Biao to the imperial court as the assassin of Jingzhou, which also showed He Jin's preference for Liu Biao and his affirmation of Liu Biao's ability and talent. As the history of Jingxiang Nine Counties, Liu Biao still has considerable strength, and during the five years he governed Jingzhou, the people of Jingzhou were prosperous, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and his achievements can be seen
Liu Biao is a person who understands, this time the princes raised troops to attack Dong Zhuo, he did not raise troops, Jingzhou is backed by Luoyang, geographically closest to Luoyang, if Liu Biao raised troops to attack Dong Zhuo in the south, he could echo with the Kwantung Army, so that Dong Zhuo could not take care of each other, forming a flanking attack on Dong Zhuo, but Liu Biao did not do this, why can't Liu Biao not fight? This has something to do with Liu Biao's own character, Liu Biao, as an official from a literati background, has always been not very enthusiastic about force, he rejects force in his bones, unless it is a last resort, he will not take the initiative to make a difference in the military, which is why he has been sitting in Jingzhou but has no big ambitions;
Another reason is that Liu Biao is a person who likes to watch the excitement and reap the benefits, preserve his strength when the two armies are fighting, and then sit and watch the success or failure, develop himself, so that he can save his strength, he can achieve the goal of becoming bigger and stronger, and this is Liu Biao's strategy of governing the government by winning without doing anything, and another point is that he has not been in Jingzhou for too long, many places need to be taken care of, and the task of stability is very serious, so he should not start a war.
Liu Bei and Zhang Fei fled to Jingzhou and came to Xiangyang to be warmly received by Liu Biao, and the two of them soon settled in Jingzhou. (To be continued.) )