Zhang Niujiao was very curious when he heard that finding one person could make the village as stable as Mount Tai.
"This person's surname is Zhang Mingyan. I don't know where he is specifically. I only know his name. This person is quite talented. If I meet this person, I will definitely leave him in the village and ask for more advice. This person will also be a good person in the future.
Hero!"
Zhou Yuanfu really didn't know where Zhang Yan was. He only knew that the future commander of the Black Mountain Army was Zhang Yan. Later, this person joined Cao Cao. He was one of the few people in the Yellow Turban Army who died a good death. If Zhang Niujiao found this person, then
It will definitely be of great help.
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The next day, Yan Zhong, Pei Yuanshao and Xu Shu led a team of a thousand people and set off.
This thousand-man team was the team that participated in the battle yesterday. It was also Yan Zhong's suggestion to carry out this task. After all, after the bloody battle with Ju Yi's troops, there was some distance between them. This left another thousand-man team with Ju Yi's lead.
Troops and horses marching together can reduce friction.
Zhou Yuanfu agreed very much with this proposal. When training these two thousand-man troops, he took into account that in troubled times, it would be easy for mountains to become densely populated, and it would be bad if a general regarded the soldiers as private soldiers. He
It requires absolute control over the army. Just like this time, Pei Yuanshao took away Xu Huang's soldiers and horses. It was just an order from him, which was good.
Xu Huang was also temporarily left in Heiniuzhai, with Guan Yu commanding another thousand-man team. This rotation made Zhou Yuanfu feel relieved. He did not want the soldiers and horses he had trained so hard to become someone's private soldier.
Next, Tian Feng, Guan Yu and Ju Yi discussed the marching route every day: where to stay, where to pass quickly, where to go with the fewest checkpoints, how much food and grass to bring, and where to resupply. Together, it is a travel encyclopedia.
Zhou Yuanfu only sent people to obtain Ju Yi's permission to enter Hanzhong to suppress bandits, and let the rest go.
Ju Yi also personally wrote a letter to Huangfu Song, stating that he was going to Hanzhong to suppress the rebellion. Huangfu Song was worried about Yan Zhong. After reading the letter, he thought to himself that this must be because Qu Yi saw that Yan Zhong left me.
So he left, but Qu Yi was leading a private army and he couldn't force him to stay. He also thought that maybe Qu Yi and Yan Zhong had colluded for a long time, but thinking about it, these 1,800 people couldn't make it happen.
So I didn't take it seriously.
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As mentioned above, Guan Yu sent gold to Liu Bei. Liu Bei had great ambitions and was greedy for money, so he refused the money to persuade Guan Yu to stay. Guan Yu was a man of great promise, and since he had promised Zhou Yuanfu, he refused to go back on his word and insisted on going back.
Zhang Fei was furious and picked up the spear. Guan Yu didn't want to hurt Zhang Fei, and would rather take the chance and leave after being hit by the spear.
Liu Bei burst into tears, and Zhang Fei cursed Guan Yu as an unjust thief.
Liu Bei later gave the gold to his followers, who were all very happy and swore allegiance to Liu Bei to the death.
Guan Yu later inquired that Liu Bei had not used the donated money to donate his official position, but was still in vain, so he often sighed.
Seeing this, Zhou Yuanfu asked people in the court to arrange the position of Pingyuan County Magistrate for Liu Bei in order to completely reassure Guan Yu.
After the imperial court issued the order, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were filled with suspicion.
Liu Hui, the governor of Daijun, was very happy and praised Liu Bei repeatedly for his help, and his future prospects are limitless.
After the two said goodbye to Liu Hui, they led their entourage to eat and sleep in the open air and rushed to take office.
On this day, I passed through Changshan County and went into a tavern for dinner. Zhang Fei was not happy without wine, so he made a lot of noises when he entered and asked the shopkeeper to serve him good wine and food. The shopkeeper entertained him attentively, and soon the food and wine were ready.
Zhang Fei first picked up the wine jar and drank a lot, then grabbed a chicken leg and gnawed it. Liu Bei just took a shallow sip, thinking about his plans after arriving in the plain. At this time, several people nearby were noisy.
his attention.
"You can brag after drinking some cat urine. This Chu Feiyan is also considered a figure. How can he be knocked down with just one move?"
A young man who was 70% drunk was provoking a middle-aged bearded man across from him.
"Don't believe it, young man. I saw it with my own eyes that day. I am a villager in Zhaojiazhuang, how can I deceive you? Four to five thousand soldiers and horses came that day. When I saw the posture, I thought that I was really going to wipe out the whole family and massacre the village."
The bearded man drank a bowl of wine to strengthen his courage as he spoke.
"Unexpectedly, a black-faced man came out, holding a bamboo pole. For those who didn't know, I thought he was a beggar. But when we fought, the man was unambiguous. He knocked Chu Feiyan off his horse with one stick. This is what I saw with my own eyes.
, Chu Feiyan was still trembling after she fell to the ground, she must have been frightened, and she was carried away in the end."
"Who is so capable?" the young man asked again.
"I heard that the thieves called him General Zhou. He should be a general of the Yellow Turbans. The thieves were so frightened that they knelt down and didn't even dare to speak out." The bearded man said while thinking about it, "It seems like
What is it called Zhoucang?"
Liu Bei became even more interested after hearing this. Zhang Fei stopped drinking. As soon as Zhou Cang heard this, he stood up to ask questions. Liu Bei quickly stopped him and motioned for him to listen first.
"This is the first time I heard about the yellow scarf bandit fighting the mountain bandit. Come on, brother Zhao, I will give you a bowl. I wish you good luck in the future if you survive the disaster!"
The young man made a toast, and the two of them ate a bowl.
"If Zhou Cang is really powerful, why would he come to your village if he has nothing to do?"
"You don't know this. There is a hero in our village. This hero makes Zhou Cang afraid. When the hero challenges this Zhou Cang, he doesn't even dare to challenge." The bearded man said proudly.
"And there is such a good man? What's his name? The more you talk about it, the more mysterious it becomes."
The young man continued to ask.
When Liu Bei and Zhang Fei heard that there was such a powerful person in martial arts, they also pricked up their ears and listened carefully. The surrounding diners also calmed down and looked at this man.
"This person's name is..."
The bearded man saw that everyone in the tavern had stopped drinking and was listening to what he was talking about. He couldn't help but feel proud. Halfway through his words, he picked up the small wine jar on the table and poured some wine, only to find that the wine jar was empty.
"Forget it, I've finished the wine. That's it for today. We'll talk about it tomorrow."
Everyone booed and said that he was bragging and deliberately trying to titillate people.
"What's the difficulty in wanting to drink? Waiter, put the best wine you have here on a large jar, and add two delicious dishes to the big brother!"
Liu Bei said boldly.
The bearded man was waiting for someone to bring him wine. When he heard the words, he thanked him repeatedly, and everyone urged him to continue speaking.
"This man is from my village. Naturally, his surname is Zhao, and his name is cloudy. He once went to the mountain to study martial arts for five or six years, and he only came down this year. Unexpectedly, he caught up with bandits and came to the village to rob things. Although his brother also has some martial arts, but
He was killed by bandits. This little Zhao Yun got red-eyed at that time and committed a massacre. If it hadn't been for him, our village would have been robbed by bandits for the first time."
The waiter served the wine, and the man drank another bowl. He was already about 70% drunk. Taking advantage of the wine, he continued: "Even though he is not old, this little Zhao Yun is very capable. He can dance with a pear blossom spear."
It was so enchanting that it was dazzling. Since he came back, people around us have admired him, and the bandits have never come again. That day, Zhou Cang shouted like a good brother, our little Zhao Yun did not pretend to say anything, but also
He said a lot of harsh words, but Zhou Cang didn't dare to refute, and finally left in a sullen tone."
Everyone was amazed, and Liu Bei also fell into deep thought.
Zhang Fei stood up and said, "Besides Zhou Cang, was there another red-faced man that day?"