In order to complete his mission, Zhiming reluctantly bid farewell to the Helong Mountain that made him infinitely attached, bid farewell to his dear and beloved master and sister, and embarked on a new journey. What will be ...... waiting for him ahead?

After Liu Bei came to Xinye, he immediately abolished the old and established the new, drafted a number of new laws for the benefit of the country and the people, and quickly reported to the state government, and promulgated them after obtaining Liu Biao's support and approval, so that the local politics had a new look, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, thieves traced, and the streets were a peaceful scene. Liu Bei really did not disappoint Liu Biao; in addition, he recruited troops every day, and his troops increased day by day.

In the afternoon of that day, an envoy from Jingzhou came to the county government and said: "Liu Jingzhou (Liu Biao) has been unwell recently, and the two young masters, Liu Qi and Liu Cong, have been specially sent down here, and the envoy (Liu Bei's other name) is invited to Xiangyang tomorrow for a banquet and discuss important matters." ”

Liu Bei pondered for a moment and said, "Sir, please go to the pavilion to rest for a while, and reply tonight." ”

The envoy retreated, and Liu Bei gathered to discuss the matter. Strategist Sun Qian said: "I think there is fraud in this matter, how can the two young masters have something to discuss with the emperor's uncle? It must be that Cai Mao's gang took advantage of Liu Biao's illness to set up a Hongmen banquet to harm the emperor's uncle, and they must not agree." ”

Liu Bei nodded and said, "I also feel the same way, but I have a deep friendship with Jingsheng, and if I don't go, it will hurt my face, what should I do?"

Zhang Fei said: "Big brother, don't go, don't care what face he has, isn't it just a banquet, what if you don't go?"

Guan Yu disagreed, and said: "In my opinion, the eldest brother should go, Xiangyang is not very far from Xinye, and the eldest brother and Liu Jingzhou are deep friends, so they don't have to worry about being gossiped." Let Zilong lead three hundred sergeants to go with his eldest brother, but nothing will go wrong. ”

Liu Bei nodded: "This method is not bad." With Zilong here, I'm not afraid of Cai Mao. ”

That night, Liu Bei asked Guan Yu to reply to the envoy, and on the other hand, Zhao Yun and Sun Gan asked Zhao Yun and Sun Qian to select 300 elite soldiers and prepare horses and ships, intending to set off tomorrow morning.

The envoy rushed back to Xiangyang that night to report to the two sons. It turned out that Cai Mao and her sister Mrs. Cai took advantage of Liu Biao's illness to call Liu Qi and Liu Cong, under the pretext of inviting county officials to come to Xiangyang to attend the meeting and catch up on the past, but in fact, they wanted to lay down the knife and axe behind the banquet and find an opportunity to get rid of Liu Bei. Liu Qi and Liu Cong didn't know what the plan was, so they sent someone to invite Liu Bei. Cai Mao secretly confessed to several swordsmen and axes, and before the banquet began, he was in the back of the hall and acted at the opportunity - only Cai Mao and his comrades knew about this matter.

The next morning, Liu Bei and his entourage set off from the West Gate and headed for Xiangyang.

The army had just left the city gate not far away, and a heroic young man came in front of him. The young man saw the "Liu" banner beside Liu Bei from a distance, and rushed forward to stop him.

Zhao Yun hurriedly escorted him and pointed a gun at him: "Who are you, dare to block the way of our army?"

The young man bowed to Liu Bei and said: "This must be Lord Liu Xuande, right?

Zhao Yungang wanted to interrogate, but Liu Bei stopped him and asked, "Young man, where are you from, why did you come to join me?"

"I came from Helong Mountain, and I have heard for a long time that Uncle Liu's benevolence is widely spread, and I am here to take refuge today, and I hope to help Uncle Huang in the future and help the Han family!"

Liu Bei heard this, and said happily: "I'm recruiting talents, since you are sincere, I'll accept you, please." ”

"Uncle Xie Huang!" Zhiming stood up.

Liu Bei observed, although this young man was not tall, he felt very hard.

Zhiming asked, "Dare to ask where Uncle Huang is going?"

"The son of Lord Liu Biao of Jingzhou invited me to Xiangyang to attend the meeting, since I met, you should come with me. Liu Bei ordered someone to let Zhiming get on the horse and go along.

"Yes, Uncle Xie Huang. Zhiming walked with everyone.

On the way, Liu Bei asked about his life experience, Zhiming said that he was an abandoned baby, adopted by well-wishers since he was a child; Liu Bei asked him why he wanted to join the army, he said that he wanted to contribute to the country, and now he finally got his wish.

During the conversation, Zhiming deeply felt the demeanor of Corporal Liu Bei Lixian.

Everyone crossed the river and came to the outside of Xiangyang City, and saw that Cai Mao and others were already waiting under the city gate.

Cai Mao stepped forward, made a polite gesture, and introduced Liu Bei and his party into the city. When the people heard of Liu Bei's arrival, they poured into the streets to welcome him. Liu Bei looked a little embarrassed when he saw so many people coming to greet him.

Cai Mao ordered his men to disperse the crowd and said, "If you are tired from the boat, you can go to the pavilion to rest for a day, and I will send someone to inform you to go to the banquet tomorrow morning." ”

He asked someone to take them to the pavilion to rest, and he returned to the state to arrange it.

On the way to the pavilion, Zhao Yun said to Liu Bei: "Lord, I see that Cai Mao's expression just now is a little strange, it seems that there is really a conspiracy!"

Liu Bei motioned to him to be quiet with his eyes, so as not to let Cai Mao's people hear.

When he came to the pavilion, Liu Bei said to Zhiming: "Why don't you live in the same room with me?"

Zhiming waved his hand and said, "No, I'm a newcomer, it's better to live with the soldiers." ”

"It's okay, I think you're a talent, just live with me, let's continue to talk. ”

“... Then it is better to be respectful than to obey fate. Although Zhiming felt that it seemed a little inappropriate to live in the same room with the lord as soon as he joined the army, he had no choice but to agree when he saw Liu Bei's request.

After lunch, Zhao Yun went to feed the horses, and Liu Bei and Zhiming returned to the room.

Liu Bei asked, "What are your plans in the future?"

"Since it belongs to the imperial uncle, you should advance and retreat with the imperial uncle. ”

"Well, do you know the art of war?"

"I've read military books before, and I know a little bit about them. "Zhiming lied, he was just using the military knowledge instilled in him by the old gods to answer, ""Sun Tzu's Art of War" cloud: 'Know yourself and know your opponent, you will not be defeated in a hundred battles', I think the art of war in the world is based on this purpose, and everything will not deviate from its origin. ”

Liu Bei stroked his palms and laughed: "Okay, that's a good point! It seems that you are indeed a talent, so stay by my side in the future." ”

"Uncle Xie Huang, I will work hard!" Zhiming was very happy.

While he was talking, Zhao Yun came back. Liu Bei said: "This young man is a talent that can be created, I am ready to keep him by my side, what does Zilong want?"

Zhao Yun said: "Now is the time to employ people, and the new talent of the lord is of course gratifying. ”

Zhiming said: "I have heard the name of General Zhao for a long time, but when I saw it today, it was really extraordinary. ”

Zhao Yun was stunned: "You knew me before?"

Zhiming had only seen Zhao Yun from the historical fragments instilled by the old immortals, so he said: "I have heard the general's name in the market, and they all say that the general's marksmanship is like a god, and he wins a hundred battles on the battlefield. ”

Zhao Yun blushed when he heard this, and said, "What's the matter, you are too awarded, I am just a martial artist, and I only know a little bit of gunnery." ... Why don't we go out into the street and have a drink or two? I heard that the wine here is very mellow. ”

"Okay, Uncle Huang is coming along, right?"

"I'm not going. Liu Bei waved his hand, "I'm tired, I want to rest for a while, you guys go." ”

When the two of them came to the street, they saw a bustling and lively scene. Zhiming couldn't help but say, "It's so lively here! It's the first time I've been to this kind of place!"

Zhao Yun said: "Xiangyang is a famous city in Jingzhou, and its population ranks first among the nine major counties. Although Xinye belongs to Xiangyang Guan, its popularity is not as prosperous as here. Let's go to the tavern over there. ”

On the second floor of the tavern, the two of them chose a window table and sat down, from which they could see the scene on the street. Zhao Yun asked Xiao Er to go drinking.

Zhiming remembered the scene of drinking with Master at a small winery at the bottom of the mountain a few years ago, and he remembered that Master was quite able to drink at that time, and once he was so drunk that he was helped all the way up the mountain and vomited all the way home. He misses his old life a lot.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Yun could see that he had something on his mind.

Zhiming came back to his senses and said, "It's nothing, just remembering some things in the past." ”

"The wine is here!" Xiao Er brought the wine and said, "This is the 'Fierce Red Spring' brewed by this restaurant, the two guest officers please use it slowly." ”

Zhao Yun poured himself after helping Zhiming pour his full wine, raised his glass and said: "Come, you and I are both people with lofty ideals, we met for the first time today, and we drank this glass first!"

"Good. Zhiming also raised his glass. The two clinked glasses.

As soon as a glass of wine was eaten, suddenly, a shout came from the street: "Grab something, come and catch the thief!"

The two of them hurriedly looked out the window, only to see a thief running towards this side with a baggage, and an old woman behind him was chasing and shouting, and her running speed was obviously not on the same level as the thief.

Without hesitation, Zhiming jumped down from the window and landed right in front of the thief. The thief couldn't stop and hit him headfirst.

Zhiming gently pushed with his hand, and the thief suddenly popped out seven or eight meters away, fell heavily to the ground, and the burden also fell to the ground.

Before he could get up, Zhiming had already stepped forward and kicked him out, knocking over a fruit stall on the side of the road, and the fruit was scattered all over the ground.

Zhiming walked over and dragged him up, shouting: "Bold thief, dare to rob in broad daylight!"

The thief was so frightened that he was scattered, and hurriedly begged for mercy: "The villain doesn't dare, let the hero let me go!"

"Okay, I'll let you go this time, if there is a next time, I'm welcome!" Zhiming thought for a moment and let go of his hand.

"It's... It's—" The thief ran away.

There was applause all around. Zhiming picked up the burden, patted the dust, and returned it to the old woman.

The old woman said gratefully, "Thank you so much, young man, this is the living money of our whole family!"

Zhiming said: "Auntie, the world is very chaotic now, you have to be more careful in the future." ”

The old woman took out a few copper coins from her bag to thank him, but was declined. The old woman thanked her again and left.

At this time, there was already a sensation in the streets. Someone said: "This young man's martial arts are amazing, and he drove the thief away with one punch and kick!"

Someone else said: "This must be a hidden ranger, his martial arts are so good, I'm afraid ten or eight big men can't hurt him!"

Everyone was talking about it. Zhiming was embarrassed and didn't know what to do.

Suddenly, someone recognized him as Liu Bei and his party, and shouted loudly: "Hey, he is Liu Yuanjun's man, I saw them enter the city together!"

As soon as they heard that it was Liu Bei's person, people were like they were enchanted, and they gathered around one after another, wanting to have a couple of words with this hero.

Someone asked him, "How many years have you been with the envoy?"

Or say, "Are you the most powerful soldier under the envoy?"

"Have you fought with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei?"

"Are you Zhao Zilong's junior brother?"

"You ......"

Faced with everyone's series of questions, Zhiming was at a loss for a while.

At this time, a person squeezed in from outside the crowd, took his hand and ran out, and said loudly as he ran: "Everyone, my name is Zhao Yun, we are Uncle Liu's people, there are important things to do, please let go!"

When everyone heard this, they gave way. The two squeezed out of the crowd and ran forward desperately, running a few blocks before stopping.

Zhao Yun was so tired that he couldn't catch his breath and said, "I want to... I can't think of you kid... It was so popular when I first arrived in Xiangyang!"

Zhiming joked: "No way, I'm so charming, sometimes I can't stop it." ”

"You're good, you've become a big celebrity, but I can't even drink enough, and I have to run around with you. But I'm really taken aback by you, your martial arts are pretty good. ”

"What's the matter, it's just that I drove away a thief, it's not worth mentioning. ”

"No, I'm not convinced, how about we have a chance to talk?"

"Of course it's no problem, I'm always ready to accompany you! I'm also looking for an opportunity to ask Brother Zilong for advice!"

"You're too modest!" Zhao Yun said with a smile. The two talked and laughed and went back to the pavilion.

Back at the pavilion, Zhao Yun said the past. Liu Bei said happily: "I didn't expect Zhiming to be extraordinary, I really didn't see the wrong person!"

Zhiming waved his hand and said, "It's a trivial matter, why worry about it!"

"The hoe is strong and helps the weak, he is really a hero!" Liu Bei gave a thumbs up. This incident left a deep impression on him, and he thought that in this era of war and chaos, one more virtuous person would have more strength and more hope.