Julongku, the envoy of the Huns, did not expect that Liu Jian would bet so boldly that Lu Bu would win, and he would bet so decisively.
Logically speaking, today's banquet is Dong Zhuo's place. The banquet is Dong Zhuo's banquet. He is the host. Lu Bu led a team to disturb the interest of giving rewards. Seeing Lu Bu happily taking the treasures and leaving,
Dong Zhuo naturally felt bad, so it was normal for him to use some tricks to make things difficult for Lu Bu in order to find a psychological balance.
Even he, a Huns, could understand things, so why did Liu Dayingjie, who made the first contribution, be the first to stand up and speak for Lu Bu?
Didn't he see that Dong Gong seemed to intend to embarrass the other party?
Later, Julong Cave became clear.
According to the Han people, this guy is a foolhardy man!
Thinking of this, the Hun envoy glanced sideways at Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo's face was expressionless when he saw it, showing no joy or anger. Julongku changed his mind and said: "Liu Jun didn't ask us what the gift we sent to Dong Shijun was from the Great Chanyu? How dare you bet with me? Isn't it a bit weird?
Too much trust? Is it possible that this is what you Han people call courageous but foolhardy?"
After saying that, all the Huns laughed wildly.
Dong Zhuo frowned slightly after hearing this.
Even if you are drunk, you should not deliberately disparage my guest in front of Dong!
The Huns from Meiji are so rude!
After waiting for Julongku to finish speaking, Liu Jian replied calmly:
"Betting with the envoy is just a game, so why worry about it and get involved in other things? I am a big man who is never rigid in his actions. I have recognized a principle. Even if there is Haoli Fengdu in front of me, I dare to take a chance and encounter it.
One touch!”
"The style of the Celestial Dynasty should be like this. Fearlessness is our true nature, and we must do what we say is our ethics. Winning and losing are secondary. How can the character of the Han Dynasty be something that other people can figure out and ridicule? Right, Uncle Fang?"
"good!"
When he finished speaking, Gao Shun, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke out in praise.
After hearing this, Julongku's face turned a little red and he felt very shameless.
Dong Zhuo just smiled faintly and did not answer.
After all, the Huns were also his guests, and it was not for him, the master, to be biased.
However, he praised it in his heart: He was a bit heroic! He didn’t miss it!
Dong Zhuo then clapped his hands and saw his sergeants driving an ox cart.
There was a large wooden cage behind the oxcart, and locked in it was a snow leopard that showed its teeth and claws and roared in a low voice.
The beast's eyes were faintly emitting a green light in the dark night, making them particularly scary to look at.
For a while, the sergeants surrounding him were all sober from the wine, and they were all whispering to each other. They couldn't help but feel a cold sweat in their hearts for Lu Bu.
Julongku wanted to flatter Dong Zhuo, but he didn't want to be choked by Liu Jian, so he was very depressed.
Now that he saw the snow leopard he had donated, he felt a little proud again and said: "This is a white leopard in the wilderness captured by fifteen hunters of our unit after all the hard work. Today we celebrate the victory of the Han Dynasty over Xianbei. This is specially dedicated to Dong Fangbo's performance."
For the purpose.”
Everyone knows that tigers and leopards are ferocious. People in the Han Dynasty had the habit of raising ferocious beasts in captivity and had precedents of fighting them with force.
It is said that Liu Xu, Prince of Guangling, son of Emperor Wu Liu Che, once fought with bears, wild boars and other ferocious beasts with his bare hands, and was proud of it.
But after all, there are still a small number of such desperate fools, and most normal people are not willing to take this risk.
Dong Zhuo leaned his body forward and said with a smile: "Captain Lu, just now your Sima Yan has the ability to pierce a Yang with a hundred steps and the strength to kill bears and tigers. Since you have such a unique skill, you should open my eyes to bear, tiger and ferocious beasts."
I don’t have this, but I do have a leopard. Since you have courage and strategy, why don’t you show off your skills in front of the soldiers of the three armies and show off your talents?”
Lu Bu had a sullen face and said nothing.
The scene fell into an extremely embarrassing situation for a while.
When the Xiongnu envoy saw that Lu Bu didn't reply, he thought he was afraid. He was even more proud and shouted to Liu Jian: "Will Liu join the army and still bet with us?"
Liu Jian did not retreat at all, and said loudly: "Bet! Why not bet? I will bet that the son of my Han army will win! I will give you fifty gold in this game! If you lose, all fifty gold will be given away."
Come on! No regrets."
After saying that, Liu Jian turned around and looked around at the officers and soldiers in Bingzhou, saying: "I am a great Han hero. I am like a carp crossing a river. How can I be afraid of a beast? My sons, do you dare to bet?"
"bet!"
"bet!"
"bet!"
For a time, the morale of the officers and soldiers of the three armies was high, and they all shouted in response.
Zhang Fei also shouted "Gamble" while coming behind Liu Jian and asked in a low voice: "Brother, we don't have fifty gold either?"
"It's okay. If I lose, I'll ask Dong Zhuo to borrow it. I guess he won't be embarrassed to ask us for it later."
Julongku was so angry that Liu Jian had a toothache, but now that things had come to this, he had no choice but to rush to the shelves.
Julongku took a deep breath and said: "I, I don't have fifty gold..."
When he said this sentence, everyone present laughed.
Even Dong Zhuo couldn't hold back his laughter.
Zhang Fei whispered behind Liu Jian: "Brother, look at how many Huns there are, look at you..."
"but!"
The Huns suddenly said loudly: "I have a rare treasure here. It was originally traded with Mobeinu before I came here to offer it back to our Kunlun God! If you win, I will give this treasure to you."
Treasure for you!"
Liu Jian also wanted nothing more than nothing, so he didn't care about his so-called treasures.
"It's up to you."
After saying that, Liu Jian turned to look at Lu Bu and said solemnly: "I don't know whether what Sima of your county just now said is true or false, and I don't know whether I am really capable of killing bears and tigers. But since I want to bet, I, as a Han army commander, will
, I should say that our fierce warriors of the Han army will definitely win. Even if I know I am losing, I will also say that you will win! Do you understand what I mean?"
After hearing this, Lu Bu couldn't help but feel excited. He cupped his hands and said, "Thanks for being valued by the army, I should do my best!"
Liu Jian turned around, filled his bowl with wine, and said loudly:
"Only a hero can drive away tigers and leopards, and no hero is afraid of bears! It's just a snow leopard. The team will deal with it as appropriate!"
In a word, not only Lu Bu, but everyone present could not help but be moved by this.
Either Liu Jian doesn't speak, but when he speaks he is really heroic.
Lu Bu laughed heartily: "It's just a beast. Why drink alcohol if you want to kill it? Put down the wine and come back as soon as you go!"
After that, he turned around and walked towards the cage.
Everyone was amazed.
Although Lu Bu was tall and mighty, if he were to fight a snow leopard alone, even if he won, he would still be scratched and scarred all over his body, and he would eventually die from his injuries.
In this era, tetanus is no joke. No one dares to get injured easily because there is really no medical doctor.
Lu Bu gestured to Liu Jian with his fists raised, then strode to the animal cage and shouted: "Open it!"
Immediately, soldiers nearby presented a broken blade for Lu Bu to use.
Lu Bu didn't answer, he just used his bare hands and said again: "Open it!"
At this moment, even Dong Zhuo couldn't help but change his expression.
The Xiongnu envoys and Dong Zhuo just wanted to see Lu Bu's joke. They didn't expect that this man was so confident and powerful that he only wanted to fight beasts with his bare hands.
At this time, Dong Zhuo was already alert, secretly wondering, could this man really be an enemy of ten thousand people?
Next to it, there was a circle of armored men holding halberds and nooses, trapping the beast chariot. Another veteran beast control soldier got on the chariot and carefully opened the lock, and then quickly retreated to the side.
The snow leopard seemed to feel that the gate was loose, and then he tentatively pushed the gate with its head. The door swung open with the animal's slight force, and the snow leopard immediately jumped in when it saw it.
But at this moment, Lu Bu suddenly jumped into the car, and without waiting for the snow leopard to rush out, he rushed directly into the fence facing the beast.
Before the leopard could react in time, he hugged him tightly and locked the snow leopard's throat tightly with his thick elbows and arms.
According to normal logic, no matter how brave Lu Bu is, it is unrealistic to fight beasts without weapons at his disposal.
It's just that although this leopard is a ferocious beast, it is still a half-sized leopard. It is not fully mature. It has been in captivity for a while. It is fed on time every day. At this time, it does not feel hungry. It has also been in contact with people for a long time, and it has also been somewhat deprived.
Out of fighting spirit, he opened the gate abruptly, but before he could react, Lu Bu suddenly took advantage of it.
The onlookers couldn't help but clapped their hands and applauded!
Dong Zhuo and Goulong Ku's faces were ashen.
This cost a lot of money!
You beast, please show some mercy!
Although the snow leopard also used its tail and claws to try to fight back against Lu Bu, Lu Bu was very strong and had a premeditated plan. He had already thought about his posture and did not give the beast a chance to react.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
Time passed like this little by little, the roar inside the cage was loud, everyone outside the cage held their breath, and no one moved their eyes away for even a minute.
Not long after, the trapped beast was seen being strangled to death by Lu Bu, and died.
Lu Bu's wrinkled arm was also scratched by a leopard, but he was also wearing plate armor, so the wound was not deep, so it was not serious.
After a while, Fang heard a burst of loud cheers from Bingzhou sergeants!
"Courage!" "Courage!" "Courage!"
"Warrior!"
"Warrior!"
Dong Zhuo could already see that Lu Bu was extraordinary.
He stopped asking for help and hurriedly stood up. First, he asked others about Lu Bu's name, and then ordered someone to immediately prepare a tray of brocade and silk. Then he personally carried the tray, drank away the spectators, and came to Lu Bu's face.
"Fengxian is really a man of the dragon and tiger! There are such heroes in the Han army, I am very relieved! What I just said is just a joke, Fengxian, don't worry about it!"
After that, he handed the tray to Lu Bu and said with a smile: "Reward! Reward me, the warrior of the Five Plains!!"
Lu Bu was overjoyed when he saw this generous reward.
He knelt on one knee and said: "I thank you for your reward!"
Zhang Fei looked on and felt unhappy, and said to Liu Jian: "Brother, just now, both Dong Zhuo and the Huns have made insulting remarks and disdain Lu Bu. Only brother dared to stand up and speak for him! Now Dong Zhuo has changed his face.
If you marry a good person and reward him with money and silk, he will forget about the humiliation and hatred just now, and instead kneel down to thank you! What the hell is this!"
Liu Jian gently shook the wine in his hand and said with a smile, "It's also a pity."
"Ah? What's so pitiful about this?"
"Okay, dear brother, don't worry too much about other things. There are some things we should do according to our heart. What other people do has nothing to do with us."
At this moment, Lu Bu walked up to Liu Jian again, picked up the wine that Liu Jian had poured for him, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.
"Thank you so much for joining the army for speaking up for me just now. This kindness and kindness will never be forgotten!"
Zhang Fei snorted softly beside him, without even looking at Lu Bu.
Liu Jian smiled and said: "It's just a trivial matter, it's not worth mentioning."
The subsequent banquet turned back to Dong Zhuo's show alone until the banquet was over.
After the banquet, Dong Zhuo invited Liu Jian and others to stay overnight in his military camp, saying that he wanted to talk with Liu Jian all night long and rekindle old friendships.
Liu Jian declined Dong Zhuo's kindness, claiming that he still had some matters to deal with in his military camp tomorrow and would not waste time here.
He didn't want to sleep with Dong Zhuo.
The Huns envoy Julongku looked listless and promised Liu Jian that he would send someone to deliver the treasure to his military camp tomorrow.
Liu Jian didn't care.
Dong Zhuo knew Liu Jian's purpose of coming here today, mainly to introduce Zhang Fei to him and let him take care of him on his behalf.
He patted his chest and promised Liu Jian that before the last six months of his term in Bingzhou ended, he would definitely find a way to help Zhang Fei move up to the next level of operations, that is, to become a Sima with a thousand stones, but that was all.
If Zhang Fei wants to be promoted in the future, he will have to look at Zhang Fei's own abilities.
Dong Zhuo dared to say this, and Liu Jian estimated that he would be able to honor it, because he could feel that Dong Zhuo was interested in making friends with him and would not deceive him in this matter.
In this way, he can rest assured about Zhang Fei's future in Bingzhou in the short term.
He has to rush back to Zhuoxian in the next few days to prepare for Xiaolian.
…
After bidding farewell to Dong Zhuo, Liu Jian and others walked towards their own village, when they suddenly heard the sound of horse hoofbeats from behind.
Liu Jian initially thought that Dong Zhuo was chasing him for something, but after taking a closer look, he discovered that it was Lu Bu and Gao Shun.
Lu Bu rode up to Liu Jian, then got off his horse and came to Liu Jian with Gao Shun.
"Liu joins the army. Bute expressed his gratitude to join the army for the previous affairs. Just now he received the reward from Uncle Fang. He has no time to think about joining the army. I feel really ashamed. Please don't be surprised if you still join the army."
Liu Jian smiled when he heard this.
How should I describe Lu Bu?
Although it was the first time they met, Liu Jian was able to tell through a series of things just now that he was indeed very utilitarian, he valued interests more, and he was also a person who could show off himself.
But it cannot be completely denied that there is indeed some generosity in utilitarianism.
Zhang Fei saw Lu Bu kneeling down and flattering him after receiving a reward from Dong Zhuo, and was quite disdainful of him.
But Liu Jian felt that compared with Dong Zhuo, even compared with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao or himself, what was wrong with him?
To put it bluntly, people living in the world are chasing something, that is, they live to chase resources.
Food is a resource, water is a resource, land is a resource, status is a resource, fame is a resource, and official position is a resource.
Including the ancient scriptures and modern scriptures sought after by all the gentry, are they not resources of another kind?
Everyone is doing it for themselves, no one is a true saint.
All the bustle in the world is for profit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit. In the struggle for interests, no one is truly noble.