—181 A.D.——

In the first year of Guanghe, the Liangzhou rebellion was quelled by Huangfu Song, the general of Zhengxi.

In the pen of the imperial court historian, there will only be such a simple chronology-like annotation, and as for the specific details, most of them will not be of interest.

Liu Bei thought so while riding his horse to the Chinese army tent where Huangfu Song was.

Not to mention it, if you want to explain to others, at the end of the battle, when the remnants of the rebels were surrounded on all sides, how they escaped......

- After a military general attacked in the air and killed half of the rebels, the rest were blown away, and the remnants of the army fled except for some who were captured.

- gibberish!

I think this is the result.

The same "nonsense" also includes "It was night, a meteor swept over the rebel camp, shining more than 100 zhang, the main force of the rebels was burned, and the strength was not one in ten, and it was defeated by the hands of Huangfu Song and Zhang Wen." ”

This time, the skeptic will at best say, "Why would someone survive being hit by a meteor?" ", and "What did Zhang Wen do to do it?" As for the meteor itself...... What is your opinion on the "auspicious rui" enshrined by His Majesty the Emperor?

Speaking of Zhang Wen, Liu Bei had to admire the good fortune of the Zhenxi general, after joining the army, he knew that Cao Cao and Sun Jian, who performed bravely in the battle of Chencang, were all under his command, and Lu Bu and Gao Shun naturally belonged to the guest army Dong Zhuo, and only Liu Bei himself belonged to the Huangfu Song Division, which also led to Zhang Wen daring to talk about the achievements after the war, or at the merit meeting, as if he dominated the whole battle.

However, although he was lucky, his vision was a little worse, and he couldn't see the nature of those two people who would never condescend to others, Sun Jian was okay, although he was constantly guided by the four generals, but he still looked like he wanted to serve the court, but Cao Cao ...... Just looking at him talking and laughing freely with himself, while trying to recruit Guan Yu without a trace, you know that this person's intentions are not small.

However, at this time, it is not appropriate to have a stalemate with them, after all, they are the closed disciples of Cai Yong and Lu Zhi, and if the two great sages have to say even one more sentence for the dispute between juniors, it is also a crime of disrespecting the teacher.

Words from the division commander...... General Huangfu, who was a peer of his family teacher Lu Zhi, was barely counted, because he occupied the status of both an official and an elder, if he wanted to reprimand himself for not contributing in this battle, he could only listen honestly.

Thinking like this, Liu Bei, who had already come to the big tent, couldn't help but be a little nervous, and after getting off the horse and dressing properly, he asked the guards at the door to report, and then walked into the big tent to meet Huangfu Song.

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"Virtuous nephew, you did a good job, you didn't insult the teacher, I will mention it to Zigan in the letter." As if he knew what Liu Bei was worried about, he was still wearing battle armor, and Huangfu Song, who was seated in the main seat in the tent, said this in the first sentence after he met.

Neither called himself "Ben General" nor called him "Captain Liu", indicating that this was a more private meeting, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately continued the conversation: "The little nephew needs to be more diligent." ”

"Haha! Sure enough, he has always thought that it is a big mistake to belittle his achievements when he is humble, and it is the right thing to do to express that he needs to work harder. Huangfu Song laughed and waved his hand: "Sit down." ”

If you just answered a bad one, you are ready to let yourself stand up and respond? Liu Bei was secretly glad that he sat down at the bottom after giving the salute.

"Virtuous nephew, what do you think of the general trend of the world here?" Huangfu Song asked.

Really...... Liu Bei just wanted to sigh, not a family, not a family, when studying under Mr. Lu Zhi, but if he wants to teach anything, he opened his mouth to ask this question, if I want to teach others in the future, do I have to use this sentence as an opening?

If it was a private examination of the teacher, Liu Bei would dare to reply with the courage to say "The world has been suffering for a long time", but in the face of General Huangfu, who had just won the battle and was as imposing as a rainbow, he should answer honestly.

Liu Bei thought for a while, and responded: "Today, the son is immersed in wealth, the ministers are drowning in power, reckless thieves are swarming from all over the country, and the puppet kings of the Quartet are rebellious one after another, but it seems to be dangerous. ”

"Oh? Why? Huangfu Song replied unexpectedly, and then said: "If you say, 'Because you have such a powerful weapon of the country, such as the Optimus Pillar,' then I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your master." ”

...... "No, I really didn't plan to say that, even if I want to say this, it's the Sword Saint Wang Yue, but I can't directly say that it's the general, you feel too good about yourself......

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, and then said in a neutral manner: "Well, then wait for the little nephew to think about it." ”

Speaking of which, every time Master asks about the general trend of the world, he will always reduce the content of the discussion from "the world" to "one city and one place" within two or three sentences, so the question that General Huangfu Song wants to talk about at this time is actually -

"Because there are still loyal and brave people like the general of the captive?" Although Liu Bei had some ideas, it was not suitable to say them directly, so he deliberately said so.

"Dong Zhuo is this person...... I can't see through" Huangfu Song frowned: "He was quite disdainful of Zhang Wen before the war, but after the war, he turned to give heavy gifts, I don't know what he wants to do, and the former and the latter should not be so obvious." ”

Unless the object of his so-called "Gong" is not Zhang Wen at all, Liu Bei added secretly.

Because the rebels were defeated and the battle to counter-insurgency was over, Zhang Wen began to calculate the contributions of various departments in this battle, and used it to report to His Majesty the Emperor for meritorious deeds.

Liu Bei vaguely felt that Dong Zhuo had some purpose outside the chessboard, but he couldn't think through it, presumably the teacher must be very clear that Xun Chen on Cao Cao's side should also be able to, but far from quenching his thirst, and now he still has to rely on himself to deal with Huangfu Song's questions.

"No, I'm not talking about him, but I ask you, what do you think of those 'Peerless Warriors'?" Huangfu waved his hand and continued to ask.

Oh...... It seems that his patience is not as good as that of the teacher, who can go around this link more than ten times.

"It's very strong, maybe some 'Wushuang' is not easy to excite, but there must be a suitable occasion to use it." Liu Bei thought about it and said what he thought about it.

"Well, it's quite pertinent, the next content, I was supposed to teach you by my brother, but it happened to be the Liangzhou Rebellion, and you planned to give Bo Bobo some credit, so he pushed it to me." Huangfu Song's voice was a little dissatisfied.

"I am willing to listen to my uncle's teaching," Liu Bei half-left the table and bowed as a disciple.

"For 'Wushuang', this heaven-sent technique to destroy the puppet dynasty, the imperial court has always studied it, although it has never understood the reason for its birth, but it has summarized its external performance," Huangfu Song said: "For example, what do you think of Lu Bu's 'Wushuang'?" ”

"Invulnerable." Liu Bei replied that he had fought Lu Bu with Cao Cao and Sun Jian, although he had tried his best to maneuver, but he was still at a disadvantage: "This person is not only strong in martial arts, but even 'Wushuang' is extremely difficult to crack, just look at his last shot, if he smashes the city wall, it will not be a problem." ”

Being able to beat the gourd valley from two gourds to three gourds is already close to the power of ghosts and gods.

"Well, that's why I gave him a 'city level'." Huangfu Song nodded.

"'To the city...... Musou'? Liu Bei understood the meaning of the word without any obstacles.

"That's right," Huangfu Song said, "If a certain peerless can make the wielder destroy a city with the strength of one person, it can be called 'city level'"

"Is there a level above and below it?" Liu Bei asked.

"That's right, the people are very imprecise about the names of 'unparalleled warriors' and 'unparalleled generals' who comprehend the indiscriminate uniformity of the unequaled, and the imperial court has summed up a specific assessment several generations ago, but it is not taken seriously, but as their commander, they must strictly grasp these contents."

"Oh......" Liu Bei's mind quickly flashed through the many unparalleled people he had seen in this battle, and at that time, he only felt that each had its own characteristics, but he didn't want to divide them.

"Although many non-aggressive Wushuang are also worth exploring, the imperial court's rating is calculated based on their lethality," Huangfu Song said: "In the case of inspiring Wushuang, those who can easily defeat more than 20 ordinary soldiers and less than 200 people can be called 'Peerless to the human level', which is also often called 'Wushuang Warrior' by the people." ”

After seeing that Liu Bei had indeed understood, Huangfu Song continued, "Those who can make the holder fight more than 200 soldiers alone can be called 'unparalleled against the military level', and those who hold this unparalleled are generally called 'unequaled generals'." ”

"Hmm, because two hundred-man teams are the minimum number of people to make up a trilogy?" Liu Bei responded: "In this way, the 'Wushuang' who can strengthen himself to fight 200 people alone, or can release the 'Wushuang' who can sweep away 200 people is in this example." ”

Huangfu Song nodded: "On top of the opposing army, what kind of troops are in line with the 'Peerless City' has never been unified, some say 20,000, some say 50,000, but the upper limit will not exceed 100,000, because ......"

"Because the average city can accommodate 100,000 troops is already the limit," Liu Bei continued: "There are tens of thousands of horses camped outside in this Fufeng defensive battle. ”

Although Luoyang can accommodate 200,000 troops, the consumption of money and food in that case will be an extremely terrible number, and His Majesty the Emperor, who regards wealth as his life, will not allow such a large number of standing troops.

"Breaking the city with one blow, or being able to garrison a city by riding alone, is 'unparalleled at the city level'," Huangfu Song said: "In recent years, the only two undoubted 'city level' are the 'Sword Saint' Wang Yue and the 'Divine Spear' Tong Yuan, although some people say that the 'Great Sage and Good Master' Zhang Jiao can also do it by agitating the believers, but that is not his own power after all." ”

That's why the emperor expelled the Taiping Dao, not just for money? No, no, the main reason is the pursuit of wealth, and the concern about its possible "right city" is incidental.

"As for the further up, there is only an imaginary 'peerless against the country'," Huangfu Song hesitated: "'Virtuous nephew, can you imagine what kind of peerless can destroy the Han with one blow?'" ”

“…… No. "Liu Bei should arrive.

However, what flashed in his heart at this time was the "Trace of Heaven" that stretched over Luoyang, and the "meteor" that he accidentally missed and could only imagine in the soldier's relay.