For more than two years of solitary confinement, Zhang Fei often borrowed wine to drown his sorrows, which was both decadent and helpless, and miserable.

However, his family and people were very satisfied with this life, and lived a very comfortable life, leisurely and pleasant, and enjoyed it.

Not only that, but his family and clansmen often whispered in his ear, persuading him not to go his own way, to be calm and not reckless, and then to say good things for Li Li, and the chatter was endless. In their eyes, Li Li is like a flawless benevolent and righteous gentleman, with great benevolence and righteousness, great mercy and compassion, and he is really a unique good person in the world.

Every time he heard these extremely empty, almost hypothetical advices, Zhang Fei couldn't help but get angry, but he was speechless and couldn't refute them. The only thing he could do was to drink wildly with the jar of wine, get drunk, and after getting drunk, his ears would be completely quiet, he would not think of anything, he would do nothing, he would get drunk and relieve his sorrows, put aside his worries and sorrows, and fall asleep soundly in endless melancholy.

In this situation, Zhang Fei is certainly sad and life is worse than death, but what his family and clansmen have done is also reasonable, and there is nothing wrong with it. After all, they are ordinary ordinary people, and what they want in their lives is to have a stable life, and there are no excessive expectations and requirements in addition.

They don't have Zhang Fei's ambition, nor his persistent and firm persistence, or foolish loyalty, they are only loyal to themselves and their families, and only look at the real life situation. When their demands are satisfied, they are not only satisfied with the status quo, but also cherish the life they have in front of them, and carefully take care of this stable and peaceful life. I don't want to gain and lose, and I won't let it slip away.

Zhang Fei is not unaware of their demands and wishes. It's not that it's incomprehensible, but understanding doesn't mean acceptance. In any case, Zhang Fei could not accept this qiē with peace of mind, but he was powerless to prevent his family and relatives from accepting this heavy gift, and this was the source of Zhang Fei's unspeakable suffering and pain.

People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads.

Just when Zhang Fei, Guan Yu and others had to succumb to the pressure of their families and clansmen, the persuasion they expected did not come. Li Li seemed to have forgotten their existence and ignored them, so that they had been living a stable and comfortable life in anxiety.

Until Li Li pacified Xuzhou and returned to Chang'an. As soon as the order was issued, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were transferred to the war cavalry battalion in the army and served as the deputy commander of the deputy general.

Throughout, Li Li did not meet with them. Nor were they asked about their respective wishes. did not say a word of persuasion, but directly ordered the two of them to come to serve in the army and wait for the dispatch.

This is the beginning and end of Li Li's subduing of Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, the whole process is so simple, straightforward, without any dragging, and the end is crisp and neat. And, it works great. Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, who received the order. Despite his resentment, he had to obey military orders. Go to your own cavalry camp and participate in the deliberations of the generals in the battalion.

This is because, although Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are not afraid of death, and 110,000 are unwilling to die for Li Li, there is a reason that prompts them to make a choice that backfires. That is, they are not only living for themselves, but also hundreds of families and clansmen behind them. In any case, these people were all affected by them, so they were gathered and sent to Chang'an, so that they could live with them. It is because even if they have the courage to die, they cannot ignore these implicated clansmen, let alone abandon them, and must give these people a satisfactory explanation no matter what. This is a real problem that we have to face in life.

One cannot be without a group, and it is impossible to ignore the existence of family members and relatives.

Everyone is not isolated, everyone is raised by his mother's biological parents, otherwise he will not be able to survive at all. Personal ideals and ambitions often need to succumb to the reality of the situation and obey the reality of life, so that many decisions are made against the will and do things that backfire. And the reason for doing this is just to survive, not only to survive, but also to take care of relatives and clansmen.

This is the reality of Zhang Fei, Guan Yu and others. According to their expected assumptions, after being captured, they will encounter coercion and temptation, or they will be persuaded to surrender with reason and emotion, so as to take them for their own use, let them work for Li Li, and fight the world for him. However, the reality was contrary to their prior assumptions, and the expected persuasion did not appear at all, and even Li Li did not meet them at all, and without any conversation, he directly transferred them to the army to serve their orders.

In the face of such a situation, how can Zhang Fei and Guan Yu dare to disobey and disrespect?

It is precisely because they were reluctantly recruited into the army that they followed the army with an attitude of not working hard, and were indifferent to the march and war.

As a result, the absent-minded Zhang Fei naturally became the target of Zhou Yu's military prestige, and became a "ghost for the dead" to establish his prestige. However, Zhang Fei himself did not have the consciousness of "acting for the dead ghost", but put on a posture of breaking the jar and breaking it, as if venting all the grievances and anger accumulated for more than two years, putting on a posture, and openly confronting the Xiliang generals in the lobby.

However, he forgot that he was not a "single" who fed the whole family without starving, and he was not alone, and there were more than 100 family members and clansmen behind him. It is a pity that he can forget about these people in his anger, but it does not mean that others will be as forgetful as him. On the contrary, others remember his situation so clearly that they never forgot it for a moment.

Both Zhou Yu and Li Xian knew a lot about Zhang Fei's situation, especially his immediate boss Li Xian. From the moment Zhang Fei was transferred to his account, he knew how to control this "strong donkey" and knew very well where the weakness of the "strong donkey" was. Coupled with Li Xian's own transcendent status and special identity, this made Zhang Fei, who was as irritable as fire, subconsciously concede three points to Li Xian, as if treating Li Xian and Zhou Yu differently. So much so that he dared to openly refute Zhou Yu. , but he didn't dare to be disrespectful to Li Xian.

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When Li Xian mercilessly pointed out Zhang Fei's weakness, Zhang Fei was suddenly angry. The leopard's eyes glared angrily, his hands clenched into fists. As his arm continued to accumulate strength, causing the green tendons on the big fist to burst out, and the bone joints "gurgling", it was obvious that he couldn't bear it anymore and was ready to make a move on Li Xian.

In a rage. Zhang Fei's eyes, which were more fierce and bloodthirsty than cheetahs, stared at Li Xian deadly, but he saw that Li Xian's expression was calm and his eyes were deep. There was no fear in the pupils of his eyes, but a faint cold light, as if waiting for him to make a move.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Fei couldn't help but be shocked, full of anger and couldn't help but pause. Then it went out little by little. A little silence, a little vanishing. When the anger gradually subsided, many thoughts came to his mind, forcing Zhang Fei to calm down and sort out his thoughts, and for the first time in his life, he suppressed his violent temper in anger, so as to rack his brains to think about countermeasures.

In fact, Zhang Fei was able to force himself to calm down not only because Li Xian mentioned his relatives and relatives that made him suspicious. also because dozens of generals in the hall were staring at him fiercely, which made him feel extremely stressed. It made him feel like he was surrounded by wolves. It seemed that at the slightest movement of him, these tiger and wolf generals would rush up and tear him to pieces. This kind of coercion, like the top of Mount Tai, overwhelmed him, and he didn't dare to act rashly.

In the face of such huge coercion, the only thing Zhang Fei can do is to force himself to calm down and not be impulsive, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. Of course, he is not afraid of death, but his death is a small matter, and it is a big matter if more than 100 members of the family are all punished.

In the midst of mixed feelings, Zhang Fei faintly felt that Li Xian came forward to ask for the crime as if it had another deep meaning, not just to accuse and reprimand him, but also to imply protection and protection. After capturing this insight, Zhang Fei's mind turned sharply, and he re-sorted out the scene that had just happened from beginning to end, and gradually Li had a clue and confirmed his judgment.

It turned out that the reason why General Li Xian scolded him harshly seemed to be harsh and ruthless on the surface, but in fact he was protecting him. If it weren't for Li Xian suddenly inserting a rod, I am afraid that he has now been beheaded by Zhou Yu for questioning and sacrificing his flag! After standing for a long time, Zhang Fei finally figured out the crux of the battle and was soberly aware of his dangerous situation.

After understanding the beginning and end of this qiē, Zhang Fei felt a sense of loss and desolation. I think he Zhang Fei has been on the battlefield for more than ten years, he is brave and brave, and he takes the head of a general in a million troops like a bag, but he didn't expect that today, more than ten years later, he has become a scapegoat for sacrificing the flag, slaughtered by others, but has no power to resist. However, in addition to the desolation in his heart, he felt a trace of warmth, and this extremely precious warmth came from Li Xian's protection of him.

Speaking of which, in the half year that he was ordered to go to Li Xian's tent to listen to the dispatch, Zhang Fei has always done his own thing, and he didn't take anyone in his eyes at all, including his immediate boss Li Xian. However, Li Xian did not mind this, but often called him to the military tent to drink, during the banquet the two barely talked, blindly buried their heads in drinking and eating meat, and then got drunk, Li Xian ordered people to carry him back to the camp tent, and sent his own soldiers to serve him to rest in peace.

This situation has happened four times, which invisibly made Zhang Fei gradually get used to this special way of getting along. He likes to drink with Li Xian very much, refreshing and happy, drinking bowl by bowl, without pretentiousness, without half red tape, and the end is enjoyable.

Through the previous wine fights, Zhang Fei clearly felt that Li Xian was dull and taciturn on the outside, but in fact he was delicate, frank and generous, and was a real loyal and righteous person.

At this point, Zhang Fei felt that he and Li Xian were like-minded, with extremely similar temperaments and temperaments, and they felt like they were old at first sight. The only difference is that Li Xian is calmer than him, steady in handling things, wooden in appearance but very beautiful in the inside, and belongs to a typical wise and foolish. And this is what Zhang Fei admires most about Li Xian. Because he often couldn't control his feelings, he was irritable and irritable, and he often whipped the sergeants, so that the soldiers accompanying him were afraid of him like tigers, and they didn't dare to disobey his orders at all, and they even trembled when they spoke.

These inadvertent details did not attract Zhang Fei's attention before. In other words, he transferred all his resentment towards Li Xian to Li Xian, so he didn't appreciate what Li Xian had done, and naturally he didn't realize that Li Xian had always taken good care of him.

It wasn't until he was faced with a life-and-death decision at this moment that Zhang Feifang realized Li Xian's true intention of coming forward to accuse him at this time, and the accusation and reprimand were fake. Protecting him is true. It was precisely with this realization that Zhang Fei remembered Li Xian's kindness to him before, and personally realized Li Xian's goodness. and the deep meaning hidden in Li Xianam's merciless words at the moment.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Fei's tightly clenched fist slowly loosened, and a strong sense of gratitude appeared in his eyes when he looked at Li Xian, and then he shook his hand, and finally realized it.

Zhang Fei's expression changed all in Li Xian's eyes, and seeing that he finally understood, Li Xian couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. Then he turned around and returned to his original position, waving his hand to signal Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong and others to sit down, and there was no need to make a big move. Zhao Yun and the three of them immediately understood. After glancing at each other, they let down their guards and sat down again. After the three of them took their seats, the other generals in the hall relaxed. Take your seats. Civil officials followed suit.

Sure enough, just after Li Xian sat down unhurriedly, Zhang Fei strode out of the ranks, walked to the center of the hall, and said respectfully: "The last general should hit the governor in the hall, it really shouldn't be, please punish the governor!" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall couldn't help but sigh. Completely relaxed, the atmosphere of rivalry in the lobby dissipated. The atmosphere became soothing. Many Wenchen generals couldn't help but nod slightly, quite approving with Zhang Fei's attitude of taking the initiative to ask for guilt, and they all thought that as long as Zhang Fei took the initiative to ask for guilt, the matter could be revealed. After all, a big war is imminent, and if there is discord among the commanders and generals, it will inevitably affect the morale of the whole army, and then affect the entire war.

Compared with the two, it is self-evident which is more important than the other. On this point, all the civil and military officials in the hall agreed that the generals in the army must unite as one at present, and must not breed suspicions, so as not to affect the overall situation.

However, they didn't know that the reason why Zhou Yu blamed Zhang Fei was not just because Zhang Fei despised him in public, but his real intention was to establish his authority in public and establish the supreme prestige of the commander of the three armies. And at this point, there are not many people in the hall who can comprehend the intention, only a few people sitting in the front of the front on both sides of the hall.

Just because Zhang Fei took the initiative to ask for guilt does not mean that the matter will end here, and the result ultimately depends on Zhou Yu's attitude. After all, he is the commander of the army, and all the civil and military forces in the hall must obey his dispatch, which is his due right and responsibility.

"Huh, punishment?" Although Zhang Fei's attitude of pleading guilty was very sincere, Zhou Yu, who was on the upper rank, did not appreciate this, but frowned, and snorted coldly with a sullen face.

Immediately, Zhou Yu said in a deep voice: "Where is the master of the army?" Zhang Fei openly despised the governor of Pontus, disobeyed military orders, and roared in court, and was punished for three crimes at the same time, what crime should he be? ”

"Well, this 、、、" At this time, it was Wudu Taishou Pei Qian who served as the chief secretary of the army, but he was only the temporary chief secretary of the army when he was stationed in Hanzhong, and he was mainly responsible for coordinating the grain, grass, baggage and logistics supply of the army, and did not participate in the military discipline inspection; After all, his own job is to be a martial capital taishou, not a full-time chief bookkeeper. When Zhou Yu asked how Zhang Fei should be punished, Pei Qian's voice changed when he heard it, and he was speechless, so he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Yang Fu and Yang Yishan, the newly appointed head secretary of the Xiliang Army, and motioned for him to come forward to answer.

At the same time, a look of embarrassment appeared on Pei Qian's face, and he turned his gaze to Li Xian, who was sitting first on the left. This is because he is one of the few civil and military officials in the hall who truly understands Zhou Yu's intentions, and he not only knows what Zhou Yu wants to do, but also knows the true intention of Li Xian to reprimand Zhang Fei just now. Therefore, he pushed this kind of offending thing to Yang Fu at the moment, not because he lacked responsibility and deliberately prevaricated, but with Li Xian intervening, the nature of the matter has changed, and it is no longer as simple as punishing Zhang Fei, which also involves General Li Xian.

However, once General Li Xian was involved, the nature of the matter in front of him changed completely. Although Zhou Yu was the commander of the three armies appointed by the lord Li Li, according to convention, he should be in charge of the life and death of the whole army; But General Li Xian was involved, which invisibly made this originally simple matter suddenly complicated.

The situation has risen to such a height, involving Zhou Yu and Li Xian, and it is really inappropriate for a county guard like Pei Qian to be involved, even if he is impartial and outspoken, it is still inappropriate. It was because he took himself out as soon as possible, pushed the matter to Yang Fu, and he answered on his behalf. This move is not only to protect himself, but also to show his own attitude, the subtext is that he Pei Qian only obeys the orders of the lord Li Li, and other things have nothing to do with him.

Seeing Pei Qian's gaze, Yang Fu nodded in understanding, and immediately followed Pei Qian's words without thinking, and said respectfully: "Governor Yudu, uphold the military discipline promulgated by the lord, those who disobey the order and do not obey the order, behead, and those who despise the main general, behead." Anyone who openly roars in the military tent or council hall shall be punished with a rod of thirty to one hundred, in increasing order according to the course of the situation. Those who act arbitrarily and recklessly will be beheaded. Therefore, General Zhang Fei violated the above three military disciplines and should be beheaded according to the law! Although Yang Fu is a newcomer, he is familiar with military regulations and military discipline, so he answered one by one according to the charges put forward by Zhou Yu, without even stumbling in the middle, and completed it in one go. It's smooth.

When everyone in the hall heard this, their expressions that had just relaxed became solemn again, and the atmosphere in the hall changed. The silence is depressing. At this moment, most people's eyes were not on Zhang Fei, nor on Zhou Yu who was on the upper ranks. Instead, they looked at Yang Fu with scrutinizing eyes. There are a few glances that are quite intriguing. Surprise, questioning, puzzlement and other expressions all emerged, mixed with a bit of appreciation.

Yang Fu's words undoubtedly give people a taste of what they like, quite a bit of the stunned posture of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. Just now, Zhou Yu promoted him to the army as the chief bookkeeper and the Western Route Army to join the army, which can be described as a peach; Now that he changed hands, he followed Zhou Yu's revealed wishes, and announced in public that Zhang Fei should be beheaded according to the law, in order to repay him.

However, all the civil and military officers in the hall saw that General Li Xian intended to protect Zhang Fei, couldn't he Yang Fu see it? If he sees the doorway. So does it mean that he has made a choice between Zhou Yu and Li Xian and throws himself on Zhou Yu with a clear banner? Could it be that this master of the army, who was appreciated by the lord Li Li, was so shallow. Do you think that the status of the commander Zhou Yu in the army is far better than that of the general Li Xianam?

Just when everyone was thinking about it, they didn't sit down after seeing Yang Fu finish speaking, but bowed to Zhou Yu, who was on the top, and continued: "According to military discipline, General Zhang Fei should be beheaded, and then ?????? Now is the time when the army goes out, and it is also the time when it is necessary to employ people, and General Zhang Fei is a fierce general on the battlefield, and the reason why the lord transferred him to the army is to let him charge into battle and attack the city. Therefore, although General Zhang Fei's crimes are unforgivable, the legal principles are nothing more than human feelings, and he should be in a hurry to obey his power, save his life, and deal with it as appropriate. At this point, Yang Fu didn't say much, bowed down and stood beside Zhang Fei, waiting for Zhou Yu's decision.

I have to say that the words added by Yang Fu later are completely different from what he said before, like a 360-degree turn, with a huge span. At first glance, it sounds like the preface is incompatible and inconsistent, but after careful consideration, it feels very reasonable. The point is that he said Li Li's true intention of sending Zhang Fei to the war, which is the most convincing. This is because Liley's orders and intentions are unquestionable, and everything must be subordinated to Liley's wishes, otherwise it will not work.

After hearing this, Zhou Yu in the hall frowned slightly, his expression was gloomy, and he said quite unhappily: "The army is about to go on the march, and it is true that it is the time to employ people, but there is no need for such a person to openly resist the order!" As the lord often says, 'there is no rule and no circle', military discipline is military discipline, which cannot be changed, and those who dare to disobey military discipline must be severely punished! Come on??????"

"Slow down!" Seeing that Zhou Yu did not change his original intention and still insisted on asking Zhang Fei, so without waiting for Zhou Yu's order, Li Xian interjected and interrupted his later words, got up and said: "The governor is angry, and the last general still has a report on his feelings." ”

"Oh? But it doesn't hurt for the general to speak, and the governor listens. Zhou Yu's expression changed slightly, and he groaned with his chin.

Li Xian continued: "At present, the army has not moved, the war has not started, if the general of the army is killed first, it will inevitably affect the morale of the whole army. In addition, Zhang Fei was the last general's subordinate general, and his people openly resisted the order and roared in the court, but the last general had no way to teach and discipline him strictly. Now Zhang Fei has made a big mistake, and the last general, as the chief official, will not be able to escape his crimes, and he should be punished together, and he should also ask the governor to learn from it. ”

"Huh? Admiral ??????" Zhou Yu heard that his voice changed, and he wanted to speak again, so he kept silent, stroked his beard and pondered. After a while, he said with a gloomy face: "What the general said is not unreasonable. That being the case, the culpability of this crime will be written down for the time being, and he will be allowed to make meritorious contributions and make meritorious contributions. However, capital sins can be avoided, but living sins cannot be escaped. Where is the armor, drag Zhang Fei's gang out, and weigh sixty rods in public to set an example! ”

Before the words fell, just as the armor soldier escorted Zhang Fei out of the lobby, Zhou Yu Huoran got up and ordered loudly: "Generals Li Xian, Hu Che'er, and Lu Meng listen to the order, reorganize the army in the afternoon, set off in the evening, and march to Ba County through Micang Road, there must be no mistake!" ”

"No!" Li Xian and the three of them agreed in unison, and then the discussion in the hall ended, and all the civil and military officers left one after another.

When they walked out of the lobby and saw Zhang Fei being tortured, an unfathomable smile flashed in the eyes of some bright-eyed people. Obviously, they have already seen some doorways, at least they can see that it is not Zhou Yu who is in charge this time, but General Li Xian. In fact, he was purely "accompanying the prince to study", and his purpose was to establish his prestige in the southern expedition to Yizhou and help him subdue Zhang Fei???????

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