The pot fire warms the clean room, but Liu Bei is like falling into a cold cellar.

Just because Zhang Wen bluntly told him that he was going to take a team of people to Kyoto and send a letter to the country.

This is strange, this is a good thing, why is Liu Bei cold?

Wouldn't it be nice to go to Kyoto? It can not only face the saint, but also temporarily get out of the whirlpool of the Hebei battlefield. Of course, Liu Bei was naturally very happy.

But General Zhendong not only said this, but also said one thing, that is, the list of recent defectors has come out.

What exactly is this defection list?

It turned out that when the Han Court and the Yellow Turban Army fought earlier, it was not an exaggeration to say that they were invincible, but there must have been no soldiers who defected or surrendered to the other side.

Maybe the low-level soldiers are like duckweed, and whoever gives their lives will vote. But the military officials all have a certain social foundation, and they know that the Yellow Turban Army is just a moment of frost and snow, and as soon as the sun rises, it will melt sooner or later. Therefore, often for the sake of the family, even if he is captured, he can sacrifice his life for righteousness.

But the Han army has changed since the battle with the Taishan army, and it has not won a single battle. At the beginning, the military officials could still follow the inertia, but after the battlefield situation became clearer and clearer, more and more people knew the extraordinary Taishan army, and they had more thoughts in their hearts.

As a result, more and more military officers chose to surrender to the Taishan army after being captured. Originally, the Han family was still confident, even if they were a little ignorant of current affairs, it had nothing to do with the overall situation.

But then, in the Battle of Xingyang, the Taishan army only relied on itself to destroy the main force of the Han army. Liu Hong's confidence was drained all of a sudden. He can no longer promise benefits to the middle and lower level military officials to keep them in court, so he can only use a butcher's knife to kill these military officials until they dare not vote.

As a result, the list of defectors should be released at the right time.

So where did this list come about? Very simply, after the war, the military officials were named according to the book, except for those who accurately reported the sacrifices, all those who were not there were considered as defectors.

Isn't that outrageous? Maybe many of them are missing from the battlefield, or they are obviously loyal to the country, but they are regarded as defectors just because the body was recovered?

That's right, it's so outrageous, who made the Han army unable to screen it. However, Han Ting was not unreasonable, and considering that there were indeed many who were indeed scattered on the battlefield, he gave a standard of one out of ten to determine the final list.

The so-called 1 out of 10 is to select one person from all the missing lists as a traitor. Once they are convicted of defection, their children and families will all be sent into slavery to transport grain and straw for the front line.

It's a random draw, but who doesn't know what's going on? Those who are drawn out are often those who have no family background. For example, Sima Lang of Wenxian County also disappeared before, but his family did nothing.

Liu Bei's cold heart is here.

Because of the battle of Xingyang, he lost all his parts. Most of the brothers who had accumulated in their hometown in Jixian County were lost in Xingyang. At that time, in order to give Zhao Zhao a future, he specially recorded the name of Zhao Zhao on the book of Han army officials.

But now, this is going to hurt the family involved.

Liu Bei wanted to ask Zhang Wen to delete the list of recruits. But looking at Zhang Wen looking at himself intently, he didn't know what was going on, he couldn't open his mouth.

In fact, Liu Bei really doesn't know?

No one else knows but himself.

However, if he really wants to ask Zhang Wen for help, it is unlikely that Zhang Wen will help. Because one less on this list has to be filled. Here you have deleted Liu Xuande's old age, so make up one, isn't it anyone's old one? Therefore, he Zhang Wen will not do this kind of thing that offends people.

But Zhang Wen does appreciate Liu Bei, and if Liu Bei really asks for it, he may also really delete it. But Liu Bei's future may be affected. Because of such Liu Bei, he is not ruthless enough, and he can't do things for him Zhang Wen.

In fact, this is Zhang Wen's test for him. Before Zhang Wen looked at the origins on the list, there was Zhuo County, and he knew that most of them had an old relationship with this Liu Xuande, so he specifically mentioned this matter.

This is the loyalty test, and obviously Liu Bei at this time has passed.

And Zhang Wen was really more cordial to Liu Bei later, and after learning that Liu Bei was not married, he also said that he would give Liu Bei the niece of the family

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In the end, Liu Bei took two letters, one for the country, and one for Zhang Rang. Seeing this, he Liu Bei finally understood.

It turned out that it was precisely because of this second letter that General Zhendong made this play. But what if you know? He, Liu Bei, has already missed the opportunity.

So, after drinking a glass of warm wine, Liu Bei once again dressed up and went out of the city. This time, Zhang Wen didn't send it, so he let these people go down to the city by themselves.

Over there, Zhang Fei, who had been drinking with everyone and was happy, had been in a daze since he saw his brother leaving the city, so he said with concern:

"Brother, what's the matter, I can't keep my soul."

As soon as these words came out, Liu Bei, who had been leading the horse all the way, suddenly stopped.

He looked at Chaoge City behind him and said to Zhang Fei:

"Wing, I may have done something wrong."

Yide, Zhang Fei's words. Just a few days ago, Zhang Fei was eighteen. He wrote letters to Zhang Fei at home, and gave him the word Yide.

The so-called winged virtue, what is it? For the virtuous wings.

Obviously, in the eyes of Zhang and others, Liu Bei, who Zhang Fei followed, was such a virtuous person. After all, as a native of Laozhuo County, who doesn't know the big mulberry tree in Lou Sangli.

The proverb that "there must be nobles who take this car to cover the clouds" has long spread throughout Zhuo County.

Zhang Fei listened to Liu Bei's words, was stunned, and unconsciously asked:

"Hah, what's the matter?"

Liu Bei didn't speak anymore, he directly turned over and got on the horse, and said to Zhang Fei and the others:

"You go to Kyoto first, I'll finish my errands later, and then I'll catch up with you."

Then they rode on a white horse and headed north.

Zhang Fei and the others looked confused, not knowing what was going on. Zhang Fei had a loud voice and shouted:

"Brother, where are you going?"

Then a sentence fluttered in:

"I'm going to make up for what I did wrong."

Liu Bei walked here, and our Zhendong general Zhang Wen looked through the military report sent by Liu Bei urgently, and Zhang Wen was overjoyed when he saw it.

It turned out that the military report sent by Lu Zhi was the information about the incident of the Yellow Turban Army Guangzong.

In addition to the military report recounting the incident, Lu Zhi once again asked Zhang Wen to lead the Henan Han army to join him. Now that the Hebei Yellow Turban has been broken, as long as the Taishan thieves are eliminated, this war will be over.

Even, when Lu Zhi wrote this, he couldn't help but beg:

"We are in great office, and we are under Hann. It is righteous to seek thieves for the country and to secure the community. Ren should be to calm the rebellion and live the people. At the head of the duty, please don't plan by yourself, lead the army to cross the Qishui, and destroy the thief of the chaotic man."

After reading these, Zhang Wen couldn't help but burst into tears, thanked Lu Zhiquan for his intentions, couldn't help it anymore, and said to the doorman outside:

"Go and gather a group of staff, and we'll go to the Qishui camp later."

That's right, Zhang Wen finally made a decision, the rise and fall of the emperor and the Han dynasty in one fell swoop, and he Zhang Wen wanted to lead the army to win this battle for the Han dynasty.

Moreover, through various means, he finally let the Han army in the Henan camp get more than ten days of rest and reorganization. He sent Cao Cao and Xun You to cooperate with him in acting, so as to deal with the confessors in the city.

And now, everything is ready, and he Zhang Wen is going to his loyal Han army camp.

But after all the staff members entered the mansion one after another, they heard that Zhang Wen was going to the Han army camp, and they were all persuading.

One advises what to do if it snows heavily now and the general freezes. One said that it was already dark at this time, and the camp would inevitably be fierce, and even if they went, most of them would not open the wall. When the time comes, where can you go when the weather is cold and the ground is freezing?

Looking at the goose feather snow outside the hall, Zhang Wen also felt that everyone was right, so let's wait for the snow to stop before setting off.

However, since everyone had already been summoned, Zhang Wen ordered his subordinates to prepare ingredients and wine, and they held a banquet under the snow.

After all, after being a horse for so long, can't you enjoy it?

In this way, Zhang Wen lost the last chance to leave the city, and then raised a glass and sang with everyone in the city, singing and dancing.

The snow is still falling, and it can't be stopped.

The snow is too deep

, Liu Bei had already dismounted and led the horse to walk.

At this time, there was silence between heaven and earth, and the sound of all things was muffled by the heavy snow. It is precisely because of such silence in the world that Liu Bei's thoughts are becoming clearer and clearer.

He is going to Zhuo County to rescue the family involved.

He was recruited for the country, and it was because he trusted him that Liu Bei left his hometown and followed Xingyang all the way, and then died in battle. He Liu Bei can't just take the lead.

Everything is silent, and Liu Bei is also reflecting on why he was silent in the city before?

Is it you, Liu Xuande, who can't understand General Zhendong's methods? No, it's you Liu Xuande who wants to seize this opportunity and want to climb up!

On this cold night, young Liu Bei tortured himself like this.

Do you remember, Liu Xuande, you rode a bamboo horse with your playmates under the big mulberry tree in Lousang, you pointed to the slim mulberry tree like a canopy, and said magnificently:

"I shall ride in this feather covered chariot."

Although his words are broad, they are full of friendship and righteousness between brothers.

But what about now?

You forsaken the opportunity to fight for the fate of your brother's family.

When did you Liu Xuande change?

After the Battle of Xingyang, do you feel that you have to control your own destiny and are not willing to be driven to death again? Or did you intentionally or unintentionally listen to your senior brother Gongsun Zhan say that there will be something in the world, and then provoked a little restlessness?

"No!"

I, Liu Xuande, am not such a person.

Suddenly, Liu Bei himself interrupted his torture, and he said firmly to his heart:

"No, I, Liu Xuande, want to get ahead, take the canopy, and leave a green history, but also want this group of brothers to start and finish well."

Tell Liu Bei again in his heart:

"Liu Xuande, Liu Xuande. Who do you think you are? It is the ancestor of Tianzhong Shenwu who has Han Xin, a prisoner of Changle Palace, who are you? Can you say that the beginning is the end? The way of this world has always been that people are not ruthless and cannot stand steady. Righteousness will always be your weakness."

The distracting thoughts in his heart struck again, but this time Liu Bei finally figured it out.

He shouted inwardly:

"No, there's nothing that can't be done. If you can't do it, you don't have enough talent, so find someone who has this talent to assist you. I, Liu Xuande, the word of righteousness comes first. Heaven and earth, the universe, the mountains and the sea, cannot change this will."

As soon as this thought came out, for a time, heaven and earth, heart, and universe were as clear as light.

The growth of people is actually the growth of choices. The more difficult it is, the more you make every choice, you are actually answering what kind of person you are, what your values and pursuits are.

And on this snowy night, Liu Bei knew what he wanted and what kind of person he was. Thinking about this, Liu Bei had a smile on his face, his thoughts were clear, and he no longer had any doubts about going north to rescue the family members involved in the recruitment this time.

But at this moment, he suddenly heard a strange noise.

It wasn't very clear at first, but it soon converged into a dense sound of chatter, and finally Liu Bei felt the snow shaking.

Liu Bei, who had been tempered by life and death several times in the war, immediately realized that this was a large group of cavalry on the way. He flew out, and in three or two clicks he went up a tree, and then he went in search of prestige.

Sure enough, about a few miles away, under the light of the bright moon, a large cavalry army was slowly approaching its side.

The scene of thousands of troops and horses wearing white robes only shocked Liu Bei for a while, and then he quickly got down from the tree and landed on the ground.

He wanted to rush back and tell the news to the Han soldiers of Chaoge.

Finally, he glanced north, which was in the direction of Zhuoxian, where he had his parents who were going to rescue. You wait for me, I, Liu Xuande, will definitely come.

But now, I'm going to save the robes of the song first!

Wait, why are people from afar so like Ah Zhao? No, no, he died in Xingyang a long time ago, how could he be here?

The thought flashed, and Liu Bei returned to Chaoge again.

In the distance, in the wind and snow, a forward team of Taishan troops had already straddled their horses. Wind and frost, the eyebrows and eyes of these Taishan soldiers have ended

Ice. When exhaling, it is all a cloud.

In the team of twenty people, the leader of the army is Liu Bei's companion.

Because of several calculations, he was able to enter the military academy, and at this time he was already a member of the Taishan Army rampage. This time, Zhang Chong led people to attack Chaoge, and because he was a northerner, he was more cold-resistant and more familiar with geography, so he took a cavalry of twenty people as the outpost of the whole army.

After walking for a while, he suddenly ordered the whole team:

"Take a break and clear the snow from your feet."

The crowd didn't say much, and shook off the snow from their robes. Especially the snow on their feet, they deliberately beat it with hay for fear of melting and wetting their feet.

As soon as the feet are wet, they will freeze when the time comes, and the feet will freeze together with the steps. When the time comes, even if you take off your shoes, your feet will rot.

Therefore, everyone in the Taishan Army is walking all the way and resting all the way. At this time, time is no longer the most important, physical condition and morale are more important.

Here, everyone was taking care of themselves, and then they fed themselves and their horses dry food. Only Na looked at the southern Hesse and silently thought in his heart:

"Brother, brother can only help you get here, after all, you and I are our own masters."

After a while, Zhao Zhao and the others continued on their way.

Suddenly, a rider came running in the snow behind him, shouting:

"All armies and departments, the general has an order to change clothes on the spot. Then the whole army rushed to the song!"

With this command, the whole team began to stop, and then the officials took out their clean winter clothes from their backpacks and began to change on the spot.

Here, he also changed into a winter coat, and the warmth wrapped him again. He squatted on the ground, grabbed a handful of snow and stuffed it into his mouth, then looked at the darkness of the south, and ordered in a low voice:

"Get on the horse, kill!"