After attending the annual meeting organized by Liu Biao, Ao Lie walked towards Wancheng with his subordinates. Prior to this, Ao Lie was worried that Liu Biao and Huang Zu would embarrass the Qilin Battalion warriors who were born as water thieves, and in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts, he had already asked Zhao Yun and Su Fei to return to Wancheng with more than 800 Qilin Battalion warriors first, and now only Huang Zhong and Gan Ning and twenty blood killing elites followed.

Recalling that at the annual meeting, a group of Jingzhou officials led by Liu Biao saw the scene when Gan Ning called himself the main prince, Ao Lie couldn't help but laugh again. No one thought that Ao Lie would be able to subdue Gan Ning within ten days, who is Gan Ning? That's the famous Jinfan thief! Officials in Jingzhou all hated and feared Gan Ning, but they were helpless. Even Liu Biao was stunned for a long time before he reacted, and then inadversely praised Ao Lie for his courage to skip others.

"Ha Luha, it's really fucking relieving, when a certain person was on an errand under this group of birdmen, he was completely relieved." Obviously, Gan Ning also recalled the scene at the annual meeting, and his tone was quite cheerful.

Ao Lie shook his head and said: "Xingba, although we are happy this time, but the guards of all places against us have become heavier, so we have to be more careful in the future." But then again, the eldest husband was born in the world, and he has to do it when he should make a move, otherwise is it still called a man? ”

Gan Ning nodded, and Ha Luha said with a smile: "That's right, it's this Li'er, or the lord's opinion." ”

While the two were talking and laughing, Huang Zhong rode over and said to Ao Lie with a depressed face: "General, now that General Gan's matter is over, it's time to go back to Changsha." I came to bid farewell to the general. ”

The originally good mood was destroyed by Huang Zhong's farewell. Ao Lie looked at Huang Zhong and asked, "Does General Hansheng have to go back to Changsha?" ”

Huang Zhong said bitterly: "I really want to follow the general and fight side by side with the general." In this life and this life, I am afraid that I will never see a hero who can be compared with the general, but after all, I am a general in Changsha, and I still have to return to Changsha after all. ”

Ao Lie said distressedly: "Why don't you follow Han Sheng by someone's side for the time being, and wait for a certain person to ask the saint to transfer Han Sheng to a certain command, how about it?" ”

Huang Zhong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Why should the general deceive himself, the edict of the Son of Heaven will take a month to come and go, if you follow the general, it is the crime of leaving your post without permission, and if you don't return to Changsha for a month, Han Taishou is afraid that he will not agree, and this is also unreasonable." ”

Just when Ao Lie and others were in a dilemma, a loud long song came: "Heaven and earth are repeated, and the fire is about to die; The building will crumble, and it will be difficult to support a single tree. There are virtuous people in the valley, who want to vote for the Lord; The Lord seeks to be virtuous, but he does not know me. ”

Ao Lie was moved by the singing, and he heard the confusion of the singer who was full of ambition but had nowhere to perform, and looked towards the source of the voice. A man under thirty years of age, dressed as a scribe, walked slowly from behind the hillside.

Ao Lie turned over and dismounted, and greeted the visitor: "Sir, please stay!" When I heard Mr. singing, I was quite touched in my heart, so I didn't take the liberty to come to talk about it. ”

The person who came held his head high, looked domineering, and asked Ao Lie with slanted eyes: "Who are you?" ”

Ao Lie didn't have any displeasure, but arched his hand and said: "Xiao Ke's name is not enough to worry about, and I haven't asked Mr. for his name." ”

The man continued to squint, not even looking at Ao Lie, and snorted coldly and said, "Hidden rat generation, you also deserve to ask the name of a certain family!" ”

Ao Lie rubbed his hands awkwardly, and was about to say some kind words to ease the atmosphere, but Gan Ning and Huang Zhong on the side quit, Ao Lie was a person they respected very much, but they were humiliated by people one after another, how could they not be angry?

At that moment, Gan Ning held a double halberd in his hand, and Huang Zhong lifted the big knife upside down and walked towards the man together.

Seeing Gan Ning and Huang Zhong's movements, the man sneered: "Why, if you are snubbed verbally, do you want to use weapons?" ”

Ao Lie turned his head and saw Gan Ning and Huang Zhong coming over with weapons, and hurriedly shouted: "Stop!" One more step forward, military law engaged! ”

Gan Ning and Huang Zhong heard Ao Lie's shout, and stopped helplessly, and the two of them looked at the man's four eyes, spewing out endless anger, if the eyes could kill, the scribe was afraid that he had been killed by them several times.

Turning around, Ao Lie bowed his hand to the scribe again, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, a certain discipline is not strict, which frightened Mr. ”

The scribe suddenly raised his head to the sky and let out a long laugh, and after laughing, his eyes stopped squinting, and the coldness on his face disappeared, and he changed from a domineering literati to an elegant Confucian scholar.

Ao Lie, Gan Ning, and Huang Zhong watched the change of the scribe in surprise, and their hearts were inexplicable.

The scribe bowed to Ao Lie and said, "Yingchuan Xu Shu, meet Ao Hussar." I deliberately pretended to be rude to test the general before, please forgive the general. ”

"Are you Xu Shu Xu Yuanzhi?" Ao Lie asked in surprise.

Xu Shu saluted again and said, "Exactly." A few days ago, Kong Ming begged a certain person to come to help the general, but a certain person couldn't stand his stalking, so he came to meet the general. ”

Ao Lie smiled: "So, Yuan Zhi didn't want to come?" That's why you had the temptation just now? ”

Xu Shu also smiled and said, "Yes and no." The meaning of temptation, in addition to a certain heart, also wants to see if the hero that Kong Ming admires is a real hero. ”

Ao Lie's mind flashed the figure of Zhuge Liang, and asked Xu Shu with a smile: "Kong Ming, how are you doing?" ”

After Xu Shu saw that Ao Lie knew the inside story of the Dao, the first thing he did was not to recruit himself, but to ask Zhuge Liang about his daily life first, which shows that Ao Lie is a monarch who values affection and righteousness, and his affirmation of Ao Lie in his heart is deeper.

"He's fine, he came this time, and he asked him to bring a message to the general. Kong Ming said that in the days when he was not by the general's side, he hoped that the general would take the helm and wait for his return. ”

Ao Lie nodded lightly and said, "Well, I remember." Thank you sir for informing me. The scene of chatting with Zhuge Liang and falling asleep echoed in Ao Lie's mind again.

After thinking about it for a while, Ao Lie suddenly woke up and said to Xu Shu apologetically: "I was distracted just now and snubbed Mr. ”

Xu Shu smiled disappreciatively: "As the head of the people, it is a big deal to walk for the staff for a while." ”

Ao Lie's eyes widened, and he said in surprise: "Yuan Zhi means"

Xu Shu put away his smile and respectfully saluted Ao Lie and said, "Xu Shu greets the lord." ”

Huang Zhong and Gan Ning glanced at each other and couldn't help laughing, they never expected that the person who was going to kill just now would become their colleagues in the blink of an eye.

Ao Lie took Xu Shu's hand and said sincerely: "Yuan Zhi, you came too timely, and now there is something I want you to help someone come up with." With that, Ao Lie told Huang Zhong about going back to Changsha.

Xu Shu lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said: "Lord, this matter is also easy to do, Changsha is too shou Han Xuan is greedy for money and lustful, and the lord only needs to use grain, grass, money and silk to open up the joints." However, General Han Sheng is a general in Changsha, and with Han Xuan's personality, I am afraid that the lion will open his mouth. ”

Ao Lie said excitedly: "Yuan Zhi is really timely rain, he has made such a great achievement when he first arrived!" If you can keep Hansheng, not to mention property, it is worth exchanging Wancheng for it! ”

In a word, the people present were moved, for the sake of a general, they were willing to exchange a big city for it, which is not a big deal that ordinary people can make!

At that moment, the group turned the horse's head and intercepted Han Xuan, who was going to return to Changsha, outside Xiangyang City, after Ao Lie explained his intentions, Han Xuan insidiously opened his mouth to ask for a million dollars, and after Xu Shu's bargaining, the final price was set at 600,000. Ao Lie and Han Xuan reached an agreement, Huang Zhong would follow Ao Lie in the future, and after Ao Lie returned to Wancheng, he sent someone to send Han Xuan 600,000 yuan. Both sides rejoiced.

After solving Huang Zhong's matter, the group quickly returned to Wancheng. But as soon as he walked into Wancheng Taishou Mansion, Zhao Yun sent an explosive news!

"Senior brother, there was a rebellion in Youzhou, and Brother Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun claimed to be the Son of Heaven and the Great General, and gathered 300,000 people to rebel in Yuyang."

Ao Lie was shocked by the news and hurriedly asked, "How is a certain father?" What's going on now? ”

Zhao Yun took out the letter written by Xun Yu and handed it to Ao Lie, and said: "Mr. Xun's letter is clearly written, Lord Zhou Mu led the army to fight with Erzhang, and there were victories and defeats for each other. Now Youzhou is in turmoil, and Gongsun Chou, the captain of Wuhuan, Liu Zheng, the Taishou of Yuyang, and Yang Chong, the Taishou of Liaodong, were all killed by Erzhang; The reinforcements sent by the imperial court were annihilated by Erzhang's entire army, and General Meng Yi, who led the army, was killed; Liaoxi Taishou Gongsun Zan was besieged and was already in danger; What's even more hateful is that King Wuhuan Qiao once again betrayed his promise and sent 50,000 troops to help Erzhang. ”

Listening to Zhao Yun's narration and quickly reading the letter written by Xun Yu again, Ao Lie's heart suddenly cooled in half, according to the development of this trend, I am afraid that Youzhou will not be able to keep it, it is his own foundation!

Just as Ao Lie was at a loss, a sergeant dressed as the Imperial Forest Army staggered into the hall, still holding the edict of the Son of Heaven in his hand. After seeing Ao Lie, the Imperial Forest Army gasped and said to Ao Lie: "Hussar General, the edict of the Son of Heaven is here, summoning the army to rush to Youzhou to quell the rebellion. With that, he rolled his eyes and fell to the ground.

Huang Zhong walked over quickly to check it, then shook his head and sighed, and said in a low voice: "This person has been working hard all the way, and his heart is exhausted, resulting in overwork, and I am afraid that he will be helpless." ”

Ao Lie clenched his fists, slammed a punch on the table, and said angrily: "Zhang Ju Zhang Chun Wuhuan Cliff King, these people are looking for death!" Carry this Royal Forest Brother down for a thick burial, and then gather people and horses, and raise the tent to count the troops! ”

Three moments later, more than 30,000 soldiers in Wancheng gathered in front of the general platform, waiting for Ao Lie's lecture.

"Brothers, I don't want to say more than this, you are all the elite soldiers of the Han Dynasty under the command of Ben Hou, and now Zhang Ju Zhang Chun rebelled in Yuyang, and the king of Wuhuan Qiao once again betrayed his promise and invaded my Han frontier.

More than 30,000 sergeants shouted in unison: "Those who commit crimes against strong men will be punished even if they are far away——! ”

Ao Lie clenched his right fist, struck hard in the air, and said loudly: "Not bad! Those who commit strong men will be punished even if they are far away! Everyone polish your swords and guns, and we will go out tomorrow to swear to behead the two and the king of the cliffs! ”

Early in the morning of the second day, Ao Lie's army embarked on a journey against the rising sun. Ma Chao and Pang De led 5,000 cavalry as the vanguard; Huang Zhong led 5,000 infantry troops to escort grain and grass in the rear; Gan Ning and Su Fei took the elite of the 800 Qilin Battalion and the 2,000 sailors who had just been reorganized, and went straight to Liaodong by water; Ao Lie led an army of 20,000 as the Chinese army, Zhao Yun led the elite of the 500 blood killing battalion to guard Ao Lie's side at any time, at the same time, Li Yan, Ma Dai, Deng Zhi and other military generals Wei Yan was the leader, Xu Shu, Gu Yong, Jiang Wan, Dong He and other civil officials and strategists led by Lu Su, followed Ao Lie, and jointly guarded the Chinese army.

Fortunately, Ao Lie was transferred to Xiahoulan from Youbeiping before, and brought all the things in the Guangwu Secret Treasure back to Youbeiping, otherwise he might really be caught off guard, those excellent equipment and treasures are all necessities that Ao Lie used to train elite soldiers.

As for the treasures in the treasury of Wancheng, Ao Lie only brought two months' food and salary for the army, and the rest were all sealed and left for the next Nanyang Taishou. Before leaving, Ao Lie hadn't forgotten that he had sent someone to send Han Xuan 600,000 yuan, of course, this money was taken from the Wantong Chamber of Commerce, and Ao Lie would not do anything about public affairs.

However, because he was too concerned about the war in Youzhou, Ao Lie forgot one thing. In history, the next Nanyang Taishou is the arrogant Yuan Shu, if Ao Lie knew that Yuan Shu was going to come to Nanyang, he would definitely not leave so much money and food.

Later, Yuan Shu used the money and food left by Ao Lie in Nanyang to recruit troops and buy horses, and became a veritable prince, and even risked the disapproval of the world and established himself as the emperor, but Yuan Shu still died in the hands of Ao Lie, and it has to be said that it is karma, these are all later words.