Guan Yu suppressed his anger and looked at his son-in-law who was paying homage to him. The warmth in his eyes reappeared.
No elder would blame the younger generation for their filial piety.
This is one of the reasons why Ma Liang wrote a letter to tell Mi Yang about this, because compared to others, Mi Yang and Guan Yu have a more intimate relationship.
Guan Yu stretched out his big hand and touched Mi Yang's head. At this moment, he was not a powerful Guan Gong in China, but an elder who was moved by the filial piety of his younger generation.
Guan Yu originally wanted to stroke Mi Yang's hair, but because Mi Yang was wearing armor at this time, the last thing Guan Yu's right hand touched was the cold helmet on Mi Yang's head.
When she felt a touch from the bag on her head, a look of surprise appeared on Mi Yang's face.
But then he thought about it and understood.
Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, he is the most famous General Zuo in the world.
But in the eyes of elders like Guan Yu who are related to him, no matter how great his achievements are, he is still essentially his nephew.
So it is normal for Guan Yu to behave like this.
After feeling the coldness in his hand, Guan Yu put away his right hand and put it back on his lap. Then he looked at Mi Yang and asked:
"Do you know why I specially called you here?"
Guan Yu still did not answer Mi Yang's question directly, but instead asked Mi Yang a question himself.
Seeing Guan Yu questioning him, Mi Yang was worried about Guan Yu's condition, but the elder had to ask questions. According to etiquette, he had to answer Guan Yu's questions first.
Anyway, I am already at Guan Yu's side now, so I won't waste much time by answering Guan Yu's questions first.
With this thought, Mi Yang began to think about Guan Yu's problem.
According to common sense, Guan Yu summoned him to Fancheng to assist him in defeating Zhang Liao's army.
It's just that Mi Yang's current status is a bit special. In terms of authority, Mi Yang is now the same governor as Guan Yu.
Of course, Mi Yang's governor cannot be compared with Guan Yu in terms of status and power.
But since he is the governor of one side, he should not leave his jurisdiction easily.
Guan Yu, who was in charge of military affairs in the east, naturally had the power to mobilize Mi Yang, just as Guan Yu, who was in charge of Jie Yue, had the power to mobilize Liu Feng's troops.
However, Mi Yang's status is special after all, and there is a certain risk that Wudang City will be attacked by the Wei army. Therefore, under normal circumstances, Guan Yu only needs to issue a transfer order to transfer part of his army.
Because if he wanted to defeat Zhang Liao's tens of thousands of Wei troops, Guan Yu might lack soldiers and horses, but he would never lack a general.
Ever since Guan Yu took charge of Jingzhou, it has been a common practice for him to dominate everything by himself.
No matter how harsh the environment was in the past, Guan Yu mostly led the Jingzhou army to survive it alone.
Mi Yang would not be so confident as to think that Guan Yu specially transferred him here because he wanted to help him defeat the enemy.
Regardless of Guan Yu's ability or character, Guan Yu would not have such a purpose.
After ruling out the above possibilities and recalling Guan Yu's performance just now, Mi Yang tentatively gave an answer:
"Young lady, you want to teach me?"
After hearing Mi Yang's answer, Guan Yu raised his hand and tapped Mi Yang's pocket.
Guan Yu's fingers struck the bottom of his pocket, making a crisp sound.
After the crisp sound, Guan Yu's hearty laughter burst out.
"You are still so smart."
"You were as smart as you were when you came outside Fancheng last year and offered me advice."
There was a hint of sadness in Guan Yu's tone.
It was about the same time last year, also outside Fancheng, when Mi Yang, dressed in Tsing Yi, came to his tent, revealed to him Sun Quan's conspiracy, and set up a cunning plan for him to escape from a dangerous situation in his life.
A great disaster.
It was also on that day that Guan Yu re-examined Mi Yang, his nephew who had been neglected by him, and recruited Mi Yang to become his chief registrant.
From that day on, Mi Yang, who gained his appreciation, was like a shooting star, blooming his light wantonly on the land of Jingxiang.
Thinking about it now, more than a year has passed.
Xiaolian in green clothes back then has now become General Zuo with fluttering red tassels. Things in the world are changing so fast that sometimes it really confuses people's minds.
But fortunately, even at such a young age, Mi Yang has already achieved incredible achievements.
However, he did not appear to be arrogant and complacent as he feared. Instead, he was able to conduct rational analysis as he was last year.
This is what Guan Yu loves most about Mi Yang.
And this can also ensure that Mi Yang can go further in the future.
After he finished laughing, Guan Yu then said slowly: "When I was young, I got angry and committed crimes, so I fled to Zhuo County. Fortunately, I met Your Majesty."
"After meeting Your Majesty, and under His Majesty's guidance, I began to study the Spring and Autumn Annals."
"After decades of studying, although my research on "Spring and Autumn" is not as good as that of some great Confucian scholars, I still have some opinions of my own."
"There is a sentence in "Spring and Autumn" that says, "Under the pines and cypresses, grass does not grow." This impressed me deeply.
When I read this sentence when I was young, I thought it was unfounded.
Whether the grass under the pines and cypresses can thrive depends entirely on whether the grass itself works hard, and what does it have to do with the pines and cypresses that protect the grass from wind and rain?"
“But as I grow older, every time I read this sentence in the past few years, I always feel something different.
I actually start to worry about whether the grass will thrive in the end."
"Perhaps I have become that pine and cypress that protects the grass from the wind and rain."
"Especially the battle between Que Yue and the enemy a few days ago made me even more worried."
After saying this, Guan Yu looked into Mi Yang's eyes and said in a heavy tone:
"I was able to achieve such a great victory in that battle that day. It is true that the Queyue Formation made a significant contribution in it.
But the defeat of the rebel army also had a lot to do with the poor talents of Xiahou Ba, Cao Tai and others."
"I don't want you to be like this in the future. This is why I specially summoned you."
When Guan Yu said this, a look of approval appeared on Mi Yang's face.
It is a tradition for Cao Wei to reuse the clan, let alone the fact that Cao Cao forcefully supported Xiahou Dun when he was still alive.
It can be seen from the fact that after Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, he vigorously appointed Xiahou Shang, Xiahou Mao, Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu.
These people are all representatives of the second generation of Cao Wei.
Among these people, Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu still have military exploits.
However, Xiahou Shang and Xiahou Mao, who had not had much contact with the military before, were able to become one of the generals of the Four Expeditions and Four Towns, and a large number of talented generals with different surnames were all under their leadership.
It’s not that Cao Wei didn’t have talents, on the contrary, Cao Wei’s talent pool was terrifying.
It's just that a large number of talents are still under the leadership of clan generals and cannot fully display their talents.
However, the talents of the Cao Wei clan vary greatly, so it would be better if a talented person like Cao Zhen could lead the army.
If clan members with little talent like Xiahou Mao and Cao Tai are allowed to lead the army, even if Cao Wei has a strong national power, it will not be able to exert its power.
Just like the battle at Queyue Formation not long ago, if Cao Zhen or Cao Xiu led the troops, it cannot be said that they would not fall into Guan Yu's plan of arrogant soldiers.
But at least they won't be like Cao Tai and Xiahou Ba. One of them underestimates the enemy like his biological father Xiahou Yuan and rushes in. The other is the head coach but is led by his deputy Xiahou Ba and has no judgment of his own.
After Guan Yu told the story of Xiahou Ba and Cao Tai, Mi Yang understood what Guan Yu was worried about.
Cao Wei did not look at merit or even age in appointing the second generation of the clan. Although it is logically unreasonable, this is the political correctness of the world.
Not to mention Cao Wei, even Soochow did the same thing.
The clan and relatives naturally occupy a transcendent position in the political system.
Now it is a feudal society.
Although Liu Bei started from a young age, he did not have many relatives around him to help him.
However, there is a political force around Liu Bei that is not a clan but rather a clan, and that is the Yuan Cong faction headed by Guan Yu.
Under such circumstances, the second generation of the Yuan Cong faction is bound to be favored by Liu Bei one after another, just like the second generation of Cao Wei's clan.
Those with greater power include Zi Zi, Guan Ping, and Mi Wei; those with less power include Zhang Bao, Guan Xing, Zhao Tong, etc.
After all, the average age of the Yuancong generation who currently follows Liu Bei is around sixty, which is considered an advanced age in this world.
In this case, as a politically wise Liu Bei, he would definitely start vigorously promoting the second generation of Yuan Cong.
Because compared to the three factions of Jingzhou, Yizhou, and Dongzhou, the Yuancong faction is the direct descendant of Liu Bei who has both prospered and suffered losses. It is also the original shareholder of Ji Han, a listed company.
Therefore, Yuan came to power from the second generation, which is already a trend that is developing rapidly.
Guan Yu's political wisdom is not low, and he certainly sees this trend very clearly.
As he grew older and saw the performance of the second generation of Cao and Wei, it was normal for Guan Yu to worry about "it is difficult for grass to grow under the pines and cypresses".
To put it bluntly, Guan Yu was worried that after his generation passed away one after another, the second generation who succeeded them would be like Xiahou Ba and Cao Tai, and would be exploited by the enemy, thus putting Ji Hanrang in crisis.
Keeping a business is more difficult than starting a business, not to mention that because of the existence of Cao Wei and Sun Wu, Ji Han will still be in the entrepreneurial stage for a long time to come.
In addition, Cao Wei's foundation was much stronger than that of Ji Han. Cao Wei's second generation could waste money, but Ji Han did not have the capital to waste money.
It is very likely that a major defeat would severely damage Ji Han's national power and never recover.
After Guan Yu expressed his worries, he gave Mi Yang some time to digest his words.
At the same time, Guan Yu was looking at Mi Yang's expression.
Since Guan Yu had worries in his heart, he had to find a way to solve his worries.
It is an inevitable trend for the second generation of Yuan Cong to come to power, and the talents of the second generation Yuan Cong are certainly uneven.
In order to solve this contradictory problem, Guan Yu came up with a way.
That is to find a leader for the second generation of Yuan Cong.
The talents of the Yuancong generation are also uneven, but in the end, the Yuancong generation was able to create such a huge foundation today because they had a leader like Liu Bei.
As for the leader among the second generation of Yuan Cong, nominally the best choice was Liu Chan, but Liu Chan was too young, coupled with his talent.
Guan Yu had never been to Yizhou, but Liu Bei often wrote to complain about Liu Chan's performance.
So Guan Yu finally set his target on Mi Yang.
In terms of her loyalty to Liu Bei and her own talents, Mi Yang is a very good choice.
Moreover, Mi Yang is also a relative of the Han Dynasty, so he will take the lead in some matters in the future, which is more in line with the public sentiment of the world.
That's why Guan Yu specially summoned Mi Yang to his side, hoping to take advantage of this rare opportunity to teach him more.
As long as the quality of the leader is ensured, the risk of the sheep following him being lost can be greatly reduced.
Of course, all of the above are Guan Yu's personal thoughts. Whether Mi Yang can truly become the leader of the second generation of Yuan Cong depends on Mi Yang's own success. The most important thing is to get Liu Bei's consent.
But Guan Yu has a character of doing what he should do.
Although Liu Bei has not yet agreed to his idea, he can teach Mi Yang first to prepare for emergencies.
Guan Yu didn't make his words too clear, but Mi Yang certainly understood the deep meaning of Guan Yu's words, and he wasn't stupid.
So after digesting Guan Yu's words, tears appeared in Mi Yang's eyes.
Although Guan Yu didn't mention his current physical condition, every word he said to Mi Yang actually hinted at his physical condition.
That means it's definitely not good.
Otherwise, how could Guan Yu tell him this at this critical moment?
Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.
Since Mi Yang's time travel, no matter how Guan Yu treats others, his respect and care for him have always been very deep. This is a kind of friendship.
So now after learning about Guan Yu's deep meaning, Mi Yang's reaction was not to be happy, but to feel sad.
Seeing tears already appearing in Mi Yang's eyes, Guan Yu smiled and raised his hand to wipe away the tears that fell from Mi Yang's eyes.
"We are all about to be fathers, and we don't learn to be steady."
"It's okay to be unstable, but you must learn to be prudent when using soldiers."
"I specially summoned you here this time to tell you a truth: Although soldiers are deceitful, not all soldiers are deceitful.
There is nothing wrong with you being good at using tactics, but since ancient times, in battles on the battlefield, apart from the deceitful ways, there is also the right way."
"What is the right path? Forming a formation to meet the enemy and defeating the enemy with force."
"If the enemy's army is strong, then our army will be stronger than the enemy's army!"
"There are countless clever people in the world who can win. There will always be someone who may see through your plan, so sometimes it is necessary to defeat the enemy in the right way."
"Using the right combination and winning by surprise, this is the royal way of a military strategist.
From now on, when you stay with me, you should read more and learn more, and don't be proud of your past achievements."
Mi Yang nodded hurriedly in response to Guan Yu's earnest teachings.
After teaching Mi Yang these things, Guan Yu had a look of satisfaction on his face and suddenly asked Mi Yang: "How many more months will Yin screen be in production?"
Facing Guan Yu's question, Mi Yang immediately replied: "No more than two months."
Guan Yan was diagnosed by doctors and was pregnant around February or March this year.
It is already November, so Guan Yan’s delivery date is not far away.
Hearing what Mi Yang said, Guan Yu nodded slightly.
Then he asked Mi Yang to go down and have a good rest to recuperate enough for the upcoming battle.
Mi Yang obeyed and stood up to walk out of the tent, but when Mi Yang walked to the door of the tent, Guan Yu seemed to be unable to help but say something to Mi Yang:
"Take over the screen, I want to see your child born with my own eyes."
Upon hearing Guan Yu's request, Mi Yang froze.
Even though he is a hero, he still has the affection for his children.
Ma Liang paced back and forth anxiously outside Guan Yu's tent.
After waiting for a long time, Mi Yang opened the curtain of the big tent and walked out.
When Ma Liang saw Mi Yang coming out, he immediately greeted him, but what Ma Liang was waiting for was Mi Yang shaking his head.
Of course Mi Yang knew what Ma Liang was waiting for.
But from the words between Guan Yu and him just now, Mi Yang already knew Guan Yu's attitude.
Guan Yu is a very independent person. The fact that Guan Yu said those words to him shows that Guan Yu already has a decision in his heart.
In this case, as both a subordinate and a junior, there is a high probability that he will not be able to persuade Guan Yu.
But facing Ma Liang's disappointed look, Mi Yang revealed a piece of news to him.
"Your Majesty is coming."
When he heard these four words, Ma Liang's face showed joy.
Liu Bei's arrival may be a turning point.
This chapter has been completed!