On August 7, Lu Zhi, who had only stayed in Xiaquyang for one night, left early, leaving in such a hurry that he didn't even leave a word.

When the soldiers defending the city reported this to Gao Fei, Gao Fei was unusually calm, he knew that Lu Zhi, a famous Confucian in the world, was ashamed to stay under the same roof with someone like Zuo Feng.

Zuo Feng lived in the small Xiaquyang for a few more days, Gao Fei served him like an uncle, he knew this kind of person very well, but now he can't offend, offending Zuo Feng is equivalent to ruining his future. On the fifth day, Zuo Feng also consciously finished his inspection, then said goodbye to Gao Fei, and walked in the direction of Luoyang with a full load, before leaving, he also praised Gao Fei for serving well, and patted his chest, saying that the matter was wrapped up in him, so that he could wait for the holy decree here with peace of mind.

Gao Fei sent all the way for more than ten miles, then stopped, waved his hand at Zuo Feng, turned the horse's head, and slowly rushed down to Quyang.

"My lord seems to have changed a person these days, what is the purpose of serving Zuo Feng like this?" Zhao Yun was very puzzled on the way back.

Only three people know about buying officials from Zuo Feng, except for Gao Fei himself, only Liao Hua and Lu Heng. He did a good job of keeping this matter secret, and he knew that if such a thing reached Zhao Yun's ears, he was afraid that it would cause disgust, so he didn't mention it to anyone, including Zhao Yun.

"This kind of person can't afford to offend, although Zuo Feng is not a good person, but after all, he is a Huangmen squire, everything leading to and outside the palace is handled by them, and I can only do this. Now that he is gone, there will be no more trouble, we will wait here quietly, and it will not be long before the court will reward us." Gao Fei could only explain like this, it was impossible for him to tell Zhao Yun about his official purchase.

Zhao Yun didn't speak again, he believed that what his adults did was right, since he chose to follow Gao Fei, he would go all the way to the dark, because this was his own choice, no one forced him, and it was also the result of his secret investigation in advance.

Along the way, Goofy was very happy, and hummed some pop songs softly in his mouth, which made everyone around him a little fascinated, because it was good, and all the people who followed him listened quietly.

When he was about to arrive at Xiaquyang, Gao Fei saw some people standing by the city gate from afar, a man wearing armor and armor with more than a dozen light cavalry waiting quietly at the city gate.

Galloping to the city gate, the military Sima immediately greeted him, and said with a happy face: "Gao Sima don't come to harm!" ”

Gao Fei glanced at the military Sima, who seemed to be the Right Army Sima under Lu Zhi's tent, he turned over and dismounted, and responded politely: "It turned out to be you, Gao Mou really lost his welcome, what wind blew you here?" ”

The right army Sima surnamed Zhou Mingshen, the word Botong, when Lu Zhi was the general, once shouted Zhou Botong's name, Gao Fei was shocked, and thought that it was Jin Yong's old urchin who crossed into the Three Kingdoms, and when he learned that Bertong was Zhou Shen's word, he was relieved.

Zhou Shen is only two years older than Gao Fei, and he has just turned twenty years old, and he is also released from Yulin Lang, a native of Wuwei in Liangzhou. Seeing the joy on his face, he immediately took out a document from his arms, handed it to Gao Fei, and said slowly: "Brother Gao Xian, open it and take a look!" ”

Gao Fei immediately opened the document, first looked at the seal in the lower left corner, it was actually issued by the General's Mansion, he hurriedly browsed it, roughly knew the meaning of it, and after closing the document, he frowned, and said to Zhou Shen: "Have you already set off?" ”

Zhou Shen nodded and said, "Well, as soon as my lord came back, I received an appointment from the General's Mansion, and now I have taken the soldiers and horses to Yingchuan, and I specially instructed me to hand over this letter of appointment to you, so that you and I can lead the soldiers and horses towards Yingchuan together." ”

Gao Fei understood the meaning of Zhou Shen's words, he smiled, and said: "It's not in a hurry, you came all the way here, if you start today, it's too hasty, at least let me prepare first." I think you're tired enough, so why don't you go to the city to rest and rest first, and then let's set off together early tomorrow morning? ”

Zhou Shen smiled: "What Brother Gao Xian thinks about is thoughtful, so it is better to be respectful than to obey his fate." ”

Gao Fei shouted behind him: "Xiahoulan! ”

"The subordinates are here!" Xia Houlan hurriedly flashed out from behind and bowed to Gao Fei.

Gao Fei said: "Take Lord Zhou...... Oh no, it should be called General Zhou, take General Zhou to the county government to rest, and serve him well! ”

Xia Houlan said "No", then made a gesture of please, and said to Zhou Shen: "General Zhou, please!" ”

Zhou Shen said another greeting to Gao Fei, and then followed Xiahou Lan with his men and walked into the city.

"My lord, are you going to Yingchuan to suppress thieves?" Zhao Yun asked inadvertently, with a hint of joy in his words.

Gao Fei nodded, and said slowly: "The General's Mansion has issued a general order, and Lu Zhi has been appointed as General Zuo, and Zhou Shen has been appointed as the captain of Xuanyi, and I have been appointed as the captain of the thief, respectively, to lead this army of soldiers and horses, and jointly go to Yingchuan to suppress the thieves, and all the affairs of Xiaquyang will be taken over by Julu Taishou!" ”

Zhao Yun said happily: "Congratulations, congratulations, my lord, my lord has made a great contribution to killing the yellow scarf, even if he is a general, it is not an exaggeration!" ”

After hearing this, the rest of the entourage all said in unison: "Congratulations, congratulations!" ”

Gao Fei smiled bitterly twice, then ordered everyone to enter the city, and after returning to the county office, Gao Fei asked all the military marquis to call the county office.

The news of Gao Fei's promotion was told one after another, and the officers and soldiers of the entire Xiaquyang were all excited, for them, the promotion of their own adults also meant that they could also follow the promotion. After a while, the officers and soldiers of the whole city were immersed in joy, and there were only two people in the city who were unhappy, one was Gao Fei, who had just been promoted to the captain of the thief school, and the other was Liu Bei, who was temporarily serving as a military marquis under Gao Fei.

Gao Fei sat in the hall of the county office, very depressed in his heart, he thought that he could temporarily stop the fight, stationed in Xiaquyang and waiting to get the position of Liaodong Taishou, who would have thought that the General's Mansion would suddenly issue such an appointment. He thought about it for a while and was no longer annoyed, it was better to be promoted than not to be promoted, since he was asked to kill the thieves, then he would go, make some more reputation, and then wait for the new appointment letter of Liaodong Taishou to arrive, he could go to Liaodong to develop his career.

When all the military marquis gathered in the county office, Gao Fei took out the appointment certificate of the General's Mansion, and after letting them look at them one by one, he asked aloud: "Have you seen them all?" ”

Everyone replied in unison: "Lord Qiyu, the last general has seen it!" ”

Gao Fei smiled and said, "Now there are 19,531 soldiers in the city, less than 20,000. Liao Hua, can you make up this difference from the Yellow Turban Army that originally surrendered? ”

Liao Hua said with a smile: "No problem, this matter is on his subordinates." ”

Gao Fei continued: "Captain Xuanyi Zhou Shen is here, and the purpose is to divide 10,000 soldiers from me to him to command...... Lu Heng, this matter will be left to you, and 10,000 horse steps will be given to Zhou Shen. ”

Lu Heng clenched his fists and said: "My subordinates understand!" ”

Gao Fei glanced at everyone and saw that everyone's eyes were a little worried, afraid that the soldiers and horses they brought would be distributed to Zhou Shen along with them. He stood up and said slowly: "I have divided the soldiers, but I will not give him any of them, you are all my subordinates, and naturally you are still in my barracks." Although Zhou Shen only brought a dozen light horsemen with him this time, I can see that these dozen light horsemen are Sima and military marquis that he is ready to appoint, and he will definitely not want my people, you don't have to worry. ”

Zhang Fei listened, and said with a big grin: "Great, I just got along so well with adults, if I change someone, I'm still afraid that Zhou Shen can't stand my temper." ”

Gao Fei smiled and said, "Don't worry, even if I divide myself, I will never divide you." Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Liao Hua, Lu Heng, Zhou Cang, Guan Hai, Pei Yuanshao, Bian Xi, from today onwards, the nine of you will be the military commanders in our army, each leading 1,000 people. ”

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Liao Hua, Lu Heng, Zhou Cang, Guan Hai, Pei Yuanshao, and Bian Xi immediately came out and said in unison: "Thank you for your love!" ”

Gao Fei continued: "Zhao Yun, Xiahou Lan, Fei An, the three of you can be military marquis, and continue to stay in my personal army with two hundred people to accompany the escort!" ”

Zhao Yun, Xia Houlan, and Fei An thanked them in unison: "The last general takes the order!" ”

After the appointment, Goofy asked everyone to disperse, and each of them went to pack up and prepare for tomorrow's departure.

By evening, Liao Hua had selected more than 400 strong men from the original Yellow Turban Army, and made up 20,000 officers and soldiers, and then Lu Heng divided 10,000 soldiers who were not particularly close, leaving 10,000 soldiers who were strong and very loyal to Gao Fei. Gao Fei handed over 10,000 of them to Zhou Shen, and the news that the official army was about to leave spread throughout the city.

That night, Gao Fei set up a small banquet for Zhou Shen, the two sat at the table, only accompanied by their relatives, and after a few words of greeting each other, Zhou Shen said to Gao Fei: "Brother Gao Xian, I have a few words to say to Brother Xian, I don't know if Brother Xian can hold back?" ”

Gao Fei nodded, turned his head and said to Zhao Yun and Xiahou Lan who came with him: "You go and wait outside, no one is allowed to come in without my order!" ”

Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan slowly retreated, and then Zhou Shen also withdrew his personal entourage, and only Zhou Shen and Gao Fei were left in the entire room.

The candles in the room flickered and dimmed, and the gentle light illuminated the whole room.

"Brother Zhou, there are only two of us left here, if you have anything to say, just say it!" Gao Fei vaguely felt that Zhou Shen might have some ulterior secrets, so he took the lead in asking.

Zhou Shen took a sip of wine and said slowly: "Brother Xian, you and I are both from Liangzhou, and we are both good sons elected by the imperial court in the six counties. If it weren't for the Yellow Turban Rebellion, we might have died in the palace for the rest of our lives, and there would be no day to get out. Later, we made Lu Zhi's subordinates together, and we were also his military commanders, this fate is really not shallow, do you say? ”

Gao Fei nodded, using the real Gao Fei's memory, carefully searching for everything about Zhou Shen in his mind, although he and Zhou Shen were selected from the six counties of Liangzhou at the same time to join Wei Yu Linlang's good family, but Zhou Shen and Zhou Shen did not know each other until they entered Lu Zhi's account together, and they did not have a very close relationship. He was thinking about what Zhou Shen was going to say next, so he admitted: "What Brother Zhou said is very true, this kind of fate is indeed commendable. ”

Zhou Shen continued: "Brother Xian, what do you think of Lu Zhi to you? ”

"Lord Lu is a famous Confucian in the world, and he treats me very sincerely......"

"Sincerely? Hahaha, after all, the virtuous brother is not deeply involved in the world, and he doesn't understand the ups and downs of his career! Zhou Shen interrupted Gao Fei's words and laughed out loud.

Gao Fei hurriedly asked, "Brother Zhou, how do you say this?" ”