Chapter 36: The Downcast Liu Bei (2)
Zhang Lang shouted happily: "Then don't you report it quickly, I am an old friend with General Liu Bei." ”
The sentry sneered, and said in a disdainful voice, "Don't climb the relationship with Willa." ”
Zhang Lang suddenly snorted twice and said: "The little soldier who doesn't have long eyes, Liu Bei is here in a while, you can wait to eat the whip board yourself." Then he suddenly held back his strength, and shouted in a thick throat: "Liu Bei, you haven't come out yet." ”
The sound wafted back and forth in the valley, and it could not be calmed for a long time.
The soldier was also anxious, but at the same time, a trace of doubt also rose in his heart, looking at the other party's posture, as if he really knew Liu Bei. If it is really an old friend with Liu Bei as he said, it will be himself who will suffer in the end. It's better to notify them, if there is such a thing, a reward is indispensable, and if not, it is not too late to take these people again.
With this in mind, the soldier said respectfully, "A few daimyos, let me go and report it." ”
Zhang Lang rolled his eyes and said in an old-fashioned manner: "As long as you say it clearly, he will know." ”
Liu Bei was drinking sullen wine in the Chinese army village at this time, and he was naturally accompanied by Zhang Fei and Guan Yu.
Liu Bei is still the same as he was back then, but after stepping like the golden years of his life, there is a touch of vicissitudes and stability on his face.
Zhang Fei, who was seated down, was holding a thick bowl in one hand and a large wine jug in the other, stepping on the chair with his feet, pouring himself and drinking, and his image was bold.
I saw a few cups of belly, red face, red ears, and a lot of sprinkles on my beard. As soon as the wine came up, he shouted angrily: "What a Cao thief, my brother has a merit in begging for the Yellow Turban, and in recent years, he has fought in the north and south, but he doesn't want this guy to be so hateful, so he actually sent his brother to this barren mountain where birds don't lay eggs to guard what pass." What else can you say that you can become a surprise soldier, and you will be caught off guard by killing a Li Dao, I'm sorry. ”
Zhang Fei spat hatefully, poured the wine again, and drank it.
The wine glass raised by Liu Bei stopped in the air, his eyes were confused, and his expression was downcast: "This plank road pass is divided into two, and it can be reached to Luoyang in the east, and the whole journey is two hundred miles." The mountains are steep all the way, and the roads are rare. The second can go south to climb over the mountains of Sankun and go directly to Jingzhou, which is indeed a strategic place. Originally, only one general was enough to guard it, but General Cao was jealous of his talent, so he let our three brothers lead a thousand soldiers to guard this place. It's nothing, but it's a pity that the two younger brothers' martial arts are brave, and I'm afraid that they won't be able to come out in the future. After saying that, he drank all the wine in the glass, and then sighed heavily.
Guan Yu sat on the chair, narrowed Danfeng's eyes, gently stroked the long beard, and said disapprovingly on Chongzao's face: "Big brother, when is it, you still say such things." According to the younger brother, what the third brother said is very right, with Cao Ying's military strength, open and secret, Li Dao Guo Yan is by no means an opponent, so what kind of pass is it used to guard in this uninhabited place. It's not a way to go on like this, the eldest brother has not been reused, why not start a new stove? ”
When Zhang Fei heard Guan Yu's words, he smashed the bowl on the ground hatefully, and then glared at the leopard's eyes, irritable as thunder, and said in a loud voice: "The second brother is right, a certain family can't stand this kind of nest." ”
Liu Bei didn't say anything, just looked at the wine glass silently, except for sighing, he still sighed.
Zhang Fei and Guan Yu didn't know what he was thinking, so they picked up the wine jug angrily and shook it wildly, and then squinted their Danfeng eyes again and lowered their heads in contemplation.
At this time, the soldier reported: "Report to General Liu, I found several people on the plank road, and one of them claimed to be Zhiqing, who said that he had old friends with the general." ”
"Zhiqing?" Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, then his expression moved, and he said in surprise: "Hurry up, please." ”
The sentry answered, and after leaving respectfully, Zhang Fei was a little puzzled: "Big brother, who is Zhiqing?" ”
Liu Bei took a deep breath, and a strange look suddenly flashed on Yonggui's compassionate face. After a long while, he said to Zhang Fei seriously: "Yide, Zhiqing is Zhang Lang's name, you won't know the newly sealed general of Zhennan, right?" ”
"Is that him?" Guan Yu suddenly opened Danfeng's eyes, and his eyes were shining, but he couldn't control it and exclaimed loudly.
"Yes, it's him." Liu Bei affirmed. Both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei heard the excitement in his words.
"What is he here for? Don't......? Guan Yu suddenly stopped stroking his movements, looked at Liu Bei with a look of realization on his face and asked.
"Not bad." Liu Bei nodded affirmatively.
"Hahaha, didn't Cao Ying hate him like a bone? This kid sent it to the door by himself, what a great opportunity. Big brother is not to take him? Zhang Fei made a hand gesture of chopping off his head, and then looked at Liu Bei excitedly.
Liu Bei paced back and forth in the village, kept rubbing his hands, his eyes were dark and bright, and he suddenly stopped his steps, and said with righteousness on his face: "The husband has everything, and he can't do anything." Zhang Lang is a hero, how can the three of us brothers kill heroes like this? ”
Guan Yu was a little anxious, and the whole person jumped up from the chair, his burly body exuded a powerful murderous aura, which was extremely scary. I saw him anxiously and said, "Big brother, don't miss the opportunity, the time is not coming." If you go to Luoyang, you will be rewarded by Cao Ying, maybe it will be a good time to develop and grow and get rid of Cao Ying. ”
Liu Bei's face was extremely hesitant, and he struggled strongly in his heart.
Zhang Fei shouted: "Brother, don't think about it, you just lead Zhang Lang here, and a certain and second brother will prepare manpower and take this house in one fell swoop." ”
At this moment, a soldier voice sounded outside Dazhai: "General Liu, the guest is here." ”
Liu Bei hurriedly grabbed Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, who were about to leave, and said half-loudly: "Let's take a look first." ”
The three of them tidied up each other's clothes and went out of the tent to greet them.
Under the guidance of the little soldier, Zhang Lang quickly crossed the treacherous plank road and came to the entrance of the canyon.
In front of the mouth of the valley there are two huge rocks blocking it, and on the edge of the rocks there is a simple wooden watchtower, on which soldiers walk back and forth, and the staircase leans against the edge of the watchtower from the rock. Then both sides were surrounded by wooden fences, and the outside was a dangerous ditch and an abyss, and there was no bottom in sight. There is only a small path in the middle, which runs through two large rocks and zigzags into it.
After the mouth of the valley, the eyes are wide and cheerful, dozens of white camp tents, undulating, orderly arrangement, in the middle is the commander's camp tent. And on the edge of the cliff rock, hundreds of soldiers were sweating and raining, building wooden houses and other defensive things out of wood.
At this time, there were three people in front, and it was Liu Bei's three brothers.
Liu Bei strode up to meet him, grabbed Zhang Lang's arm tightly, and said with a smile: "Zhiqing is fine." "Quite enthusiastic.
Zhang Lang also said: "Brother Xuande's demeanor has not diminished back then, which is gratifying." ”
Liu Bei shook his head again and again, and sighed with a bitter face: "Whether Zhiqing is smiling or not, when it is said that it is under the account of others, it is now said that Zhiqing has become the pastor of the two states." And Bei is still doing nothing, how can it not make people sigh.
Zhang Lang comforted: "Brother Xuande, what's the use of sighing, aren't the golden scales a thing in the pool, and they will turn into dragons when they encounter wind and clouds." As long as the time comes, I believe that Brother Xuande will spread his wings, move steadily, and soar. ”
"Hmph." A dull grunt.
The nerves of everyone's eardrums shook, and at the same time, they felt like a boulder hitting their chests, which was quite dull.
Zhang Lang looked at the person on Liu Bei's right in surprise. But he saw that the other party was eight feet long, with a leopard's head and eyes, a swallow's jaw and a tiger's whiskers, and a tiger's back and a bear's waist, it was Zhang Fei. I saw him glaring at him, looking like he was going to eat it raw. Zhang Lang looked at him with some confusion, not knowing what he was wrong, but he saw Guan Yu on the side holding Zhang Fei's palm tightly, and Danfeng's eyes frequently signaled. Then he smiled lightly at Zhang Lang, narrowed his eyes, and said without politeness: "Adults don't have to take it to heart. "His expression was extremely haughty.
Zhang Lang took in the expressions of the two of them in the eye, and naturally knew why they were like this. Deliberately sighed: "It seems that Yun Chang and Ji De are very unwelcome here, then okay, don't let the waves pass." He said that he was destined to see him. After speaking, he deliberately led everyone and walked by.
Zhang Fei suddenly stretched out his tiger arm, crossed in front of Zhang Lang like a wooden pillar, and said in a rough voice: "If you want to leave, there is no door." ”
At this time, Liu Bei hurriedly reprimanded Zhang Fei and said, "The third brother must not be rude. ”
Then he smiled at Zhang Lang and said: "Don't be surprised by Zhiqing, Ji De is so servile." ”
Zhang Lang suddenly lowered his face, stared at Liu Bei coldly and said, "I'm afraid that your brother is thinking about going to Cao Ying." ”
When Zhang Lang actually planned to borrow the plank road to go south, he had already prevented Liu Bei from taking this step, just think about it, he wanted to support the Han family, and now he is forced to the point of guarding the pass, he must be unwilling, and he will try his best to develop himself, and he is afraid that he will really do whatever it takes. I have read a lot of comments about Liu Bei on the Internet before, and almost all of them criticize Liu Bei as worthless, saying that he is hypocritical and a complete pseudo-villain. When everyone says this, there is a certain amount of truth, and it is impossible for you not to take a step against it. Now I have taken a step forward to say this, indicating that I am prepared. Then, judging from Liu Bei's fear of wolves and tigers, and procrastination in doing things, the so-called "compassion" will definitely have scruples and dare not deal with himself.
Sure enough, Liu Bei's expressions became extremely unnatural, and the six pairs of eyes gathered on Zhang Lang's face, and the atmosphere became tense all of a sudden.
Seeing that the situation was wrong, Liu Bei coughed twice, changed color in discoloration, waved his sleeves and turned his head, so he said angrily: "Zhiqing, why did you say this, you see Bei as someone, and you are so slandered, and you still regard you as a friend, which is really distressing." "After saying that, I looked sad. If it weren't for his sincerity, then his acting skills would have been really harmful.
Looking at Liu Bei's heartbroken appearance, Zhang Lang said with a face full of indebtedness: "Brother Xuande, please don't be angry, Lang was confused for a while, so he said such a thing, don't take it to heart." In fact, when he said this, Zhang Lang was already smiling in his heart.
At this time, everyone went to the tent of the Chinese military camp, and then Liu Bei sat down one by one.
After introducing a few characters, Zhang Lang sat in the position where Guan Yu had sat just now, except for Yang Rong and Zhao Yu's two daughters, the others were lined up behind him.
Zhang Lang was at ease with Liu Bei's heart, and was ready to give Cao Ying an explosion, so he pondered: "Why is Brother Xuande here? ”
Liu Bei casually motioned to Zhang Lang to use tea, and said while cheering up: "The battle between General Cao and Li Dao and Guo Yan traitors is about to break out, and the three brothers are specially ordered to lead the troops here to guard the critical pass, in case the traitors attack Luoyang. ”
How does this sound like this, there is no problem, and it also makes people think that Cao Ying trusts Liu Bei's three brothers, but Zhang Lang, who knows three of them, will not know the secret, with Liu Bei's ambition, how can he be willing to be silent here. deliberately sighed again and again: "It's a pity, it's a pity, Brother Xuande, Ji De, and Yun Chang are all tiger generals in the world, but Cao Ying doesn't know how to use people, and I feel deeply sorry for it." ”
Sure enough, Liu Bei's eyes showed more dissatisfaction and helplessness, and even the faces of the slave Zhang Fei and the arrogant Guan Yu were full of disappointment.
Liu Bei suddenly stood up, came to Zhang Lang, and said in an excited tone: "With Qing Daxian, I will definitely be able to see the current situation of the three brothers. ”
Zhang Lang nodded with difficulty, but he took in Liu Bei's nervous expression in his eyes, smiled secretly in his heart, and said slowly: "There are some difficulties in this matter, wait for a certain to think about it carefully." After speaking, he deliberately lowered his head and pondered.
The tent fell silent, the sand dripped, and time passed little by little.
Liu Bei saw that Zhang Lang hadn't said anything yet, so he became anxious, suddenly took three steps back, made a big salute, and said in a somewhat choked voice: "Sir, rescue." ”
Zhang Lang Mo Ran felt two sharp eyes staring at him like swords, but it was Zhang Fei and Guan Yu's somewhat angry expressions. Zhang Lang didn't dare to hold it up, and he didn't dare to let himself do too much, otherwise it would be a terrible thing to let Guan Yu and Zhang Fei get angry at the same time. Hurriedly stood up, his eyes were quick, and he hurriedly supported Liu Bei and said: "Xuande doesn't have to be like this, Lang is thinking about it." ”
At this time, Zhang Fei came out of the queue angrily, and said angrily: "Big brother doesn't have to ask for this guy, just tie it up, I'm afraid that this guy won't say anything." ”
Liu Bei was angry and anxious and just wanted to scold Zhang Fei, when he suddenly heard Zhang Lang shouting: "I thought of it." ”
Liu Bei was overjoyed, grabbed Zhang Lang's arm, and said excitedly: "What way?" ”
Zhang Lang said with a smile: "Didn't Emperor Xian go to Luoyang?" Brother Xuande can go to Luoyang, see Lord Zhu Jun first, count the merits, and say that the situation is today, and then express his loyalty to the Han family, Lord Zhu is upright, and he will mention it for you in front of the saint. And isn't Brother Xuande the great-great-grandson of His Excellency Emperor Jing of Han after Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan? You can be bold enough to say to the emperor, as long as you check the sect, the emperor will recognize you and return to the sect. In this way, Brother Xuande is not ...... Hey. ”
Speaking of the back, Zhang Lang smiled proudly.
And Liu Guanfei's eyes lit up at the same time, all of them looked ecstatic, and Liu Bei was even more excited and incoherent, shouting that he was stupid.
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