The students in Class B of the first year of junior high school like Mr. Chen's history class the most, and Mr. Chen Limin will explain the boring history class lively, and he will combine historical allusions to talk about history. Sometimes, the content he talks about cannot be found in history textbooks, but the students can quickly remember the key content in the textbook, which is really a wonderful phenomenon. Bao Zhoutong has never experienced that history class can be taught in such a mode, and the effect will be so unexpected.

Now, the younger brothers know that the eldest brother is definitely the king of storytelling, so they believe what the eldest brother says.

The three of them quietly waited for Zhou Tong to continue, but Zhou Tong suddenly got into the quilt and stopped talking. The three of them called out to him: "Big brother, what are you doing, get up, we still have to listen to the story?" ”

"It's too long, I'll leave it for tomorrow night." Bao Zhoutong said.

"No, no, we haven't listened to your story at night, we can't sleep, you get up quickly, otherwise, we will lift the quilt."

"Don't lift the quilt, I'll just get up and tell you."

"There is a military general named Zhou Ling in the Shu Kingdom of the Three Kingdoms, who is a fierce general under Guan Yu, do you know this?"

"I don't know, there are so many heroes in the Three Kingdoms, besides, Zhou Ling is not very famous, but there are dispensable characters, why remember him?" The second brother Bao Zhouhe said.

Zhou Tong was dissatisfied with the second brother and said: "What do you know, Zhou Ling is the least famous and can be regarded as a tiger general." ”

The third brother teased; "The second brother is really not level, the eldest brother said that Zhou Ling is a tiger general, the most incompetent, he is at least an old-timer of our Zhou family, how can you slander your own old-timer?"

"Okay, don't talk too much, you all listen, I'll talk."

In fact, during the Three Kingdoms period, there were many generals in Shu who were very superb in martial arts, but they did not give full play to their talents, and it is a pity to give full play to their real skills. For example: Ma Chao, Ma Dai, Zhang Yi, Zhou Ling, etc., I will mainly talk about Zhou Ling below.

Zhou Ling, the word Yuanfu, Shanxi Taiyuan, known as General Zhou. He was a famous member of the Tiger General in the early Three Kingdoms, and was also Guan Yu's most loyal follower of Guan Yunchang, known as Guan Yu's 'pawn'.

Many people know that Guan Yu's martial arts are very good, from the beginning of the Three Kingdoms period to the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, the influence of this period is very far-reaching, and the people respect him as a god.

In fact, Guan Yu at that time, in terms of martial arts attainments, Guan Yu was really inferior to Zhou Ling under him. There is a story here about the martial arts competition between Zhou Ling and Guan Yu.

It is said that after Liu Bei accepted Zhou Ling in Yuncheng, he saw that his martial arts were super capable, and he wanted to keep him by his side for reuse, but he never thought that Liu Bei had tested Zhou Ling several times, although Zhou Ling's martial arts were very good, but his strategic thinking was completely an idiot. For such talents, they can only be used as tools. If you use it well, it is still very useful to yourself, and after determining that Zhou Ling does not understand strategic thinking, she will not be able to be a 'confidant' to cultivate, so Liu Bei gave Zhou Ling to his second brother Guan Yu, and asked Zhou Ling to assist Guan Yu in guarding the frontier.

Guan Yu also knew that Zhou Ling was brave and unscrupulous, and he was a person who did not understand strategic thinking. Although his martial arts are world-renowned, Guan Yu also doesn't like him. Zhou Ling followed Guan Yu to fight in the south and the north, but because Zhou Ling's head was not sensitive, Guan Yu did not take him to heart, and the reward for meritorious deeds was only given to him as an idle position of 'General Zhou'. Therefore, Zhou Ling's position has not been very high.

Zhou Ling fought countless battles with Guan Yu and made great achievements, but he was not favored by Guan Yu and could not promote him to the core leadership, Guan Yu still regarded him as an ordinary general. Based on this, someone sowed discord against Zhou Ling and said: "General Zhou, in terms of military achievements, you have almost surpassed our commander, General Guan." As the saying goes, the capable manage people, and the sage manages things. You meet both of these aspects, why can't you fight with General Guan for the position of general?

Zhou Ling said: "I know this, he is my top boss, how can I compete with him for the position of general." ”

Others then made fun of him: "General Zhou, it's not that we said you, these credits have to be won by yourself, if you don't fight for General Guan, people will be desperate." ”

Zhou Ling asked: "How can I fight with him, besides, he is the commander, how dare I say it." ”

Someone continued to provoke him and said: "It's very simple, you find an opportunity to tell him that you have to prove whether you have the ability to manage this army by 'competing' with him, but you can give him back the position after defeating him, so that no matter who you are in the future, you will look at the general differently." ”

Zhou Ling was silent when she heard this, and those people became even more presumptuous: "General Zhou, what are you hesitating about, this is when you are building confidence and prestige in the army, and it is a pity that you don't seize the opportunity yourself." ”

Zhou Ling was still hesitating, and someone else shook his head and sighed: "As the saying goes, people don't kill the heavens and the earth for themselves, everyone is so kind to remind you, but they can't wake you up with a hammer, forget it, it's better to have more than one thing, you can do it yourself." ”

So Zhou Ling angrily went straight to Guan Yu's camp tent and said loudly to Guan Yu: "General Guan, everyone says that the general is unfair to me, I want to test your martial arts with you, please don't shirk the general, I pay attention to it, if you refuse to agree, then other people's words are the best witness." ”

Guan Yu knew that Zhou Ling's martial arts were very good, but he knew that he was a simple-minded person and could not be reused, not to mention, he must have been provoked by someone to break into the tent in anger. In order to calm down, he could only endure Zhou Ling's recklessness and unreasonableness at the moment. Guan Yu then smiled and said to Zhou Ling: "General Zhou, calm down, if Guan is unfair to General Zhou, General Zhou can directly point it out, why do you have to get your so-called fairness by testing martial arts?" ”

This question made Zhou Ling speechless.

Guan Yu took Zhou Ling's hand and said, "General Zhou, you are a very rare general, how can Guan not pay enough attention to you?" When you go out to fight, Guan Mou didn't bring General Zhou with him once, you say it yourself, and Guan Mou will definitely be punished by you. If you insist on testing your martial arts, it's okay, but if General Zhou loses the competition, how do you want me to punish you? ”

Zhou Ling was originally a person who didn't have many schemes, Guan Yu gave him the steps at this time, but how could Zhou Ling's brain turn around immediately, he said: "General Guan, if Zhou wins the general, you have to let me be your right and left hand, if I lose, you don't have to punish me, I will be your 'pawn', and from now on follow the general for the rest of your life, how about it?" ”

Guan Yu smiled and said nothing, Zhou Ling was anxious: "General Guan, you have to say something, right?" ”

Guan Yu said to Zhou Ling: "Let's talk about it after tomorrow, now you let me think about it first." ”

Early the next morning, Guan Yu asked his subordinates to call Zhou Ling up.

Guan Yu and Zhou Ling rode out of the city gate side by side and walked out of the city, without bringing an entourage. Zhou Ling thought that this was Guan Yu taking him out to compete, and he was secretly happy in his heart. He thought that Guan Yu didn't bring his entourage because he was afraid that he would lose the competition and lose face, which increased his desire to try.

The two of them went out of the city gate and crossed the moat, Guan Yu turned over and dismounted, and Zhou Ling had to follow closely and also turn over and fall off the horse. Guan Yu walked to the freshly harvested rice field, picked up a rice stalk in the field and handed it to Zhou Ling and said to him, "General Zhou, have you seen the city wall in front of you?" As long as you throw this straw onto the city wall, we don't have to try any other martial arts, Guan will completely admit defeat. ”

Zhou Ling was overjoyed in her heart, thinking that with my Zhou Ling's arm, let alone a straw, even if it was a cow, I would still throw it to the city wall.

Zhou Ling took Guan Yu's straw, and he was not polite, he put all his strength on his arm, and shouted: "Up", I saw that this straw immediately flew out of his hand, as fast as lightning, but unexpectedly before it reached the edge of the city wall, the straw had lost the strength of the arrow just now, and suddenly lowered its head and fell at the foot of the city wall.

Guan Yu sneered, grabbed a handful of trapped straw casually, and saw that his face did not change color and his face was not red, but with a slight force, the bundle of straw flew up the city wall as if it had wings. Zhou Ling's face changed suddenly, and she was stunned.

Guan Yu had already turned over and rode away laughing.

Zhou Ling followed closely and shouted loudly: "General Guan, Zhou is willing to be a general's pawn for the rest of his life." ’

"That's where the 'pawn' comes from." Bao Zhoutong said to his younger brothers.