Two figures knelt in the middle of the surrounding sergeants, ran to Ao Lie, knelt down in front of Ao Lie together, and shouted in unison: "A certain two people swear to follow the lord to the death!" ”

Ao Lie let go of the hands that were holding Lu Bu's arms, and with tears in his eyes, he looked at the two people kneeling in front of him, it was not Zhang Liao and Tian Chou, who were they?

"Wen Yuan, Zitai, you two are" Zhang Liao raised his head, looked at Ao Lie and said firmly: "A certain lord was promoted to the ranks and appointed as a pioneer, this Enliao has nothing to repay, only to follow the lord left and right, and hold the whip and stirrup for the lord!" ”

Tian Chou also said undoubtedly: "Since ancient times, loyal ministers have not served the two masters, not to mention that Chou first received the grace of the lord's knowledge, and then received the grace of the lord's recreation, how can there be any reason to abandon the lord and leave?" ”

Ao Lie hurriedly stepped forward to hold the arms of the two, forcibly pulled the two up, and said with emotion: "You two have thoughts, and a certain heart knows it. However, the appointment of the court cannot be violated, and both of you are court officials, how can you leave your post without permission? I mean, how about you two follow under a certain big brother? ”

When Zhang Liao heard this, he struggled to get rid of Ao Lie's support, then took off his clothes and armor, threw them on the ground, and shouted: "A certain nine-foot man, how can he be untrustworthy!" Today, I would rather abandon the official than do it, but also follow the lord's left and right! Tian Chou shouted: "That's right! ”

Seeing this situation, Lu Bu hurriedly stepped forward to grab Ao Lie and said: "Second brother, the edict of the Son of Heaven states that Zhang Liao, the captain of the Yue Cavalry, is under General Weiyuan's subordinates, and now you, General Weiyuan, are going to Youzhou, so naturally you should also take your subordinates with you." ”

Zhang Liao and Tian Chou handed Lu Bu a grateful look, and then said in unison: "Captain Fenwei is reasonable!" ”

Just when Ao Lie was in a dilemma, more than 100 soldiers walked out from among the sergeants, stood in front of Ao Lie in four rows, and shouted: "I will follow the general to the death!" After speaking, these more than 100 soldiers followed Zhang Liao's example, took off their armor and threw them on the ground. Then he knelt down in front of Ao Lie. Taking off their clothes and armor means leaving the Han army, which means that these people would rather be a private unit without military salaries, but also follow Ao Lie.

Ao Lie looked at it intently, these more than 100 soldiers were the more than 100 old subordinates who survived the battle with the Huns among the 500 elite horsemen who followed him at the beginning.

Lu Bu persuaded Ao Lie in a low voice: "These elites can be of great use in the future." Why don't you take them with you, and I'll find a way to make up for the vacant military status. Seeing what Ao Lie was still saying, Lu Bu said again: "Since the first battle of Balin Mountain, the soldiers in the army have all admired the second brother, if the second brother hesitates for a moment, I am afraid that more people will stand up and follow you, in that case, I will not be able to fill so many losses." ”

When Ao Lie heard Lu Bu say this, he didn't know what to say, so he had to say to Zhang Liaotian Chou and more than 100 old subordinates: "In this case, you can follow me, and the military position should remain the same, but you can't take away a sword or a sword from the Jiuyuan County Government." When you get to Youzhou, you will be re-issued with armor and weapons. ”

More than 100 elites heard this and cheered in unison.

Seeing that the matter here had been resolved, Liu Yu was afraid that there would be some trouble, so he turned over and rode his horse, and in a farewell sound, he led the men and horses out of the county town and headed to the northeast.

Seeing that Liu Yu and the others were about to walk out of the city gate, Lu Bu couldn't help but shout loudly: "Second brother! Treasure! Ao Lie heard Lu Bu's shout, sat down to shine on the night snow dragon horse, looked back at Lu Bu, and sighed in his heart for a while. I thought that I could subtly change some of Lu Bu's temper, so as not to end up in an embattled situation like in history in the future, but I didn't expect that after only getting along for more than two years, I would be separated. Although the current Lu Bu is far from the self-righteous and arrogant Lu Bu described in history, Ao Lie is still a little uneasy, after all, the pride in his bones is difficult to change.

As soon as his mind moved, Ao Lie shouted loudly to Lu Bu: "Thousands of miles of yellow clouds and daylight, and the north wind blows geese and snow. Don't worry about the road ahead, no one in the world knows you! Big brother, goodbye——! ”

Lu Bu looked at Ao Lie's distant back, a layer of fog blurred his vision, and muttered: "Don't worry about the road ahead, no one in the world knows you!" Second brother, don't worry, the eldest brother will take care of himself. When he sees him again, it will be the day when you and my brother will become famous! ”

Ten days later, Liu Yu and others came to Ji County, Youzhou. handed over the matter of settling the family to Tian Chou, and Liu Yu began to convene the civil and military forces of Youzhou for the first meeting. In the council hall of the state pastor's mansion, Liu Yu sat on the main seat, looked at a new group of subordinates, and said: "At the beginning of his tenure, the general was not familiar with the military and political affairs in the territory, so please talk about the situation in the territory first." ”

An extremely strong general, without waiting for others to speak, took the lead in standing up, and said in a rough voice: "I am the general of Youzhou, the captain of Dingyuan, Shi Lian, I have heard the prestige of the state pastor for a long time, but I don't know, why did the lord let a son sit in the hall, could it be that even the state pastor, is it also the nepotism?" ”

The son in Shi Lian's mouth naturally refers to Ao Lie who is sitting next to Liu Yu. Due to the extremely underdeveloped communication equipment during the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ao Lie broke the Xiongnu and was named General Weiyuan by Emperor Ling. Therefore, a group of Youzhou civil and military personnel were puzzled by Ao Lie, a teenager sitting in the council hall, but Shi Lian's personality was the most straightforward, so he asked directly.

Liu Yu was just about to speak, but Zhang Liao, who was standing behind Ao Lie, was already shouting angrily: "Bold! You are just a lieutenant of the first district, how dare you be rude to General Weiyuan? Ao Lie laughed, stopped Zhang Liao's words, and said: "It's okay, General Shi hasn't seen so-and-so, so naturally he doesn't know who so-and-so is, Wen Yuan doesn't have to be angry." ”

Liu Yu also stopped Zhang Liao with his eyes, and then said to Shi Lian: "This is General Weiyuan, who was canonized by the Son of Heaven, and is also the second son of the general, Ao Lie. After hearing Liu Yu's explanation, Shi Jian was not only not relieved, but shouted more fiercely: "General Weiyuan? Ha Lu Ha, ridiculous! What ability does a teenager have to make the Son of Heaven canonized as General Weiyuan? Isn't it the state pastor who privately pretends to be the military exploits of others? ”

Ao Lie was not annoyed, slowly stood up, looked at Shi Jian and said, "Then according to General Shi Li's meaning, how can I tell that I, General Weiyuan, am real?" Shi Jian glanced at Ao Lie contemptuously and said: "That's simple, let's fight with real swords and guns, if you can win me, I will admit that you are the real General Weiyuan." ”

Ao Lie sneered and said happily: "Okay! Then let's compete! Seeing Ao Lie's happy promise, Shi Jian was stunned, and couldn't help but look at a man dressed as a literati sitting under Liu Yu's left hand. This person is Yan Rou, who is known as the No. 1 think tank in Youzhou. Yan Rou saw Shi Lian looking at him, thought for a while, and nodded slightly.

Seeing Yan Rou hinting at himself, Shi Jian felt confident in his heart out of the trust he had accumulated over a long period of time in Yan Rou's calculations, and shouted, "Go, go to the school!" After saying that, he walked out first.

When he came to the military academy field, Shi Lian rode on a sturdy black horse, looked at Ao Lie's urn and said, "Come on, come on, fight with me for three hundred rounds!" Ao Lie smiled softly, stepped on the night snow dragon horse brought by Zhang Liao, and then said: "The Xiongnu Zuoxian King was also provoked off the horse by a certain move, and he used three hundred rounds to deal with you?" Hearing Ao Lie's words, Shi Lian was angry, what? One move to knock down the Hun Zuoxian King? Bragging is not such a way to brag, Shi Jian didn't say much, urged the horse to rush towards Ao Lie, and with a swing of the long knife in his hand, he went straight to the top of Ao Lie's head.

Ao Lie was not in a hurry, and he didn't even sit down and shine on the night Snow Dragon Pony, just standing on the spot with one person and one horse, waiting for Shi Lian's big knife to cut. Seeing that Ao Lie was not moving at all, Shi Jian saw Ao Lie's disdain, and was even more annoyed in his heart, and the strength in his hand increased a little more.

Yan Rou stood aside, watching the expression on Liu Yu's face not change at all, looking at Zhang Liao holding his arms, looking like he was watching a good show, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart. whispered to the two similar-looking men beside him: "Brother Xianyu, can you see some doorways?" I always felt like something was wrong. "These two big men are twin brothers, the elder brother is called Xian Yufu, and the brother is called Xian Yuyin. Brother Xian Yu also noticed Liu Yu and Zhang Liao's demeanor, and he was also puzzled in his heart, seeing Yan Rou asking in a low voice, Xian Yu replied in a low voice: "Brother I can't see anything special about that young man, and let's see how he copes with this round of confrontation first." ”

Just when a few people were talking in a low voice, Shi Jian had already slapped his horse and rushed to Ao Lie, and the long knife in his hand slashed vigorously at the top of Ao Lie's head. Ao Lie shook his head and snorted: "Admiral Youzhou? It's too weak! Without saying a word, he raised his spear with one hand and pointed the tip of the spear at the blade of Shi Lian's sword like lightning.

Bell - gold and iron resonate, sparks fly! Ao Lie had already withdrawn his spear and sat down on his horse with a calm expression. On the other hand, Shi Lian was knocked back four or five steps away by Ao Lie's shot, and after the most sway, he shook on the horse's back a few times, but he couldn't keep his balance and fell off the horse's back. The big knife in Shi Lian's hand was even more roaring, and was picked up in the air by Ao Lie. flipped a few times in mid-air, then the blade was facing down, falling to the ground like a meteor, and then choking and inserting it into the ground less than half a foot away from Shi Lian's body!

Looking at the blade inserted less than half a foot beside him, Shi Jian felt scared for a while. He looked at Ao Lie in horror, his eyes full of disbelief. How powerful does this young man need to be in order to pick up the big sword in his hand with one blow under the superposition of the strength of his war horse sprint? How accurate does it take to make the broadsword that flies into the air slash at one's side when it falls without hurting a single hair?

Not only Shi Lian, but even the Youzhou civil and military who were watching the battle from the sidelines had frightened looks on their faces! Yan Rou, the No. 1 thinker in Youzhou, even murmured: "This son is really a god descending from heaven!" The face remained unchanged, and there were only two people in the audience, Liu Yu and Zhang Liao.

Shi Jian is a martial artist, most of the martial artists are straightforward personalities, if you lose, you lose, and if you lose, you have to admit defeat. So, Shi Jian walked to Ao Lie's horse in three steps and two steps, bowed his head, and said in a rough voice: "I don't know Taishan with my eyes, I have offended General Weiyuan, please punish General Weiyuan!" ”

Ao Lie turned over and dismounted, helped Shi Lian up, and said with a smile: "General Shi Lian doesn't have to be like this, he was also offended before, and asked General Haihan." You and I will be among the same comrades in the future, and we should work together for the Great Han. ”

Shi Jian said gratefully: "Thank you, General." Shi Lian's life will be the general's in the future, but the general has orders, even if the sword is a mountain and a sea of fire, Shi Lian will never frown! ”

Originally, it was just a contest caused by a battle of wills, but unexpectedly, it subdued Shi Lian's heart. Ao Lie secretly observed the words and feelings, and knew that this contest not only recovered Shi Lian, but also the civil and military forces of Youzhou led by Yan Rou and Xian Yu no longer rejected outsiders.

Liu Yu's vision is far longer than the current Ao Lie, knowing that through this contest, he has initially mastered the return of Youzhou's civil and military affairs, and in time, it is not a problem to completely master the military and political affairs of Youzhou. At that time, there will be another group of soldiers loyal to the Han Dynasty. Thinking of this, Liu Yu was happy. It is important to know that since ancient times, along with the alternation of power, there will always be some bloodshed to a greater or lesser extent. This time, Ao Lie successfully resolved the opposition within Youzhou, and it did not hurt the harmony between the two sides, so it can be said that he did quite well, paving the way and laying the tone for the stability and reunification of Youzhou in the future.