To the south of Youzhou, there is a wealthy county named Zhuo.
In the sixth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (202 BC), it was divided into the southern part of Guangyang County and the northern part of Julu County, which were merged with the original Hengshan County to form Zhuo County. Its governance was set in Zhuo County, and it had jurisdiction over 17 counties including Fanyang. Many were merged and added later.
, now it has reached 29 counties.
Since they belong to the same county, the flow and exchange of goods in the counties and villages under its jurisdiction are quite convenient, so there is no need to insist on self-sufficiency like in remote and barren places. For example, most of the villages and towns around Zhuo County plant mulberry and raise silkworms, while the people around Fanyang mostly use
Fishing is the main occupation, and the area near the Bingzhou grassland is home to many livestock and horse raisers.
Due to the frequent flow of goods, many aristocratic families in Zhuo County, which governs the county, are engaged in restaurants, inns, carriages, warehousing, banks and other industries that are not allowed for those with a wealthy family background.
Among them, there is a large family with the surname Zhang. Many people were officials in the early Han Dynasty. It is said that they are related to Zhang Liang, Marquis of Wencheng. However, due to the chaos of Wang Mang in the Puppet Dynasty, the family fell into decline. For several generations, they have been engaged in animal husbandry in the northwest of Zhuo County.
The head of the family at this time was named Zhang Hu (hu). He married the daughter of the Wu family, a wealthy brewing family in Zhuo County, and moved to the county. He started a restaurant by relying on his old connections. He was also entrusted by the county magistrate to collect and issue commissions for the travelers, and for a while he became the leader of the large family in Zhuo County.
, although he is not a nobleman, no one dares to look down upon him.
Zhang Hu has a son named Fei, whose courtesy name is Yide. He is nineteen years old. He has dark skin, a leopard head and eyes, and is capable of lifting a cauldron. He is invincible in defeating Zhuojun heroes. Whenever outsiders see the elegant Zhang Hu, they look at Zhang Fei again.
, often have the urge to poke their eyes out.
Zhang Hu was helpless about this, because if he raised his son in his own direction, he would probably lose him at some point.
Zhang Fei was about four years old that day and was just learning to speak. Zhang Hu tried to teach him some poems and poems. Unexpectedly, the child could not forget them. He was still accurate every word after repeated questioning. He was quite surprised.
, came up with the idea of training his son to be a scribe.
However, that night, someone who was not sure whether it was a mountain spirit, tree monster or a god or bodhisattva came to see Zhang Fei. Zhang Hu vaguely heard a strange female voice coming from his son's room. The specific content was not clear, but he heard a few words.
sentence.
"[...really fair and elegant]" "[can draw pictures of ladies and write poems...]" "[This version... I am looking forward to the future...]"
Zhang Hu inquired later and learned that his son and the maids and maids who took care of him all dozed off for no apparent reason at that time, and there was no sign of anyone entering the house.
After he quietly explained the situation to his wife, Wu burst into tears and said that she would rather her son couldn't read or write than let him be taken away by anyone, even a god.
So the teacher originally planned became a martial arts teacher, and the study room and the Four Treasures prepared became a martial arts field and eighteen kinds of weapons. In the subsequent training, Zhang Fei was tried to avoid getting interested in poetry and painting, and finally he became this
It seems that the only thing to be thankful for is that the "god" never appeared again. Maybe he was really disappointed.
Seeing Zhang Fei, who was wearing light black leather armor and having a strong build, galloping past the restaurant on his big black horse, Zhang Hu sighed with joy or regret, not knowing whether he was glad or regretful.
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Zhuojun, the governor's mansion.
"Liu Ling! Come out and play!" Zhang Fei halted his horse at the back door of the Sheriff's Mansion and shouted loudly, like thunder.
The two guards at the back door looked familiar and helpless, obviously numb from too many times, and they had a tacit understanding and moved slightly away from the back door.
"It's so noisy! You blackhead!"
With a loud shout, the back door was kicked open, and then a square black shield with a lion's head embossed on it flew out with the sound of howling wind, heading straight towards Zhang Fei.
"Hahaha! You said you wanted me to call you loudly." Zhang Fei picked up the spear behind his back, raised his hand and pushed back the shield.
"Hmph." The person who scolded casually caught the shield and stepped out of the back door.
It was a female general who was not tall but could be said to be heroic. She wore dark green soft leather armor with additional bright silver armor plates on the left shoulder, front and back, waist, legs, knees and shins.
He holds the black shield in his left hand and holds a long black sword in his right hand. His long hair is tied up on top of his head and tied with a bird feather. He has an oval face and his mouth and nose are loosely covered by a green mask, revealing only the slender hair.
Beautiful eyebrows and a pair of bright eyes.
"Hey, who in Zhuo County doesn't know that you are the daughter of Governor Liu, who are you trying to bluff by being so secretive?" Zhang Fei glanced at the mask worn by the woman he called "Liu Ling".
"If I can silence the public, those snarky scholars can't accuse me of 'showing my face.'" Liu Ling rolled her eyes at Zhang Fei, raised her hands behind her, and several servants came out with a sad face and a bay-red horse.
Hand the reins to Liu Ling.
"It's not like I haven't seen him before when I was a kid. He's not very good-looking..." Zhang Fei muttered. Seeing Liu Ling glare and raise his shield, he quickly changed the subject: "Ah...that guy named Gong who plans to propose to you, when I see him
What should I do next? Beat him?"
"My surname is 'Gongsun'," Liu Ling got on his horse and said with familiar movements: "I heard that he made great contributions in quelling the Xiliang rebellion and was named Cavalry Captain, the same position as his father. He must be a heroic figure - and
Some guys who stay in the city and dominate are different."
"Should we fight or not?" Zhang Fei didn't seem to understand.
"Of course I have to test his martial arts skills, and I also have to ask him what he thinks of women who like to wield swords and guns," Liu Ling said, "If necessary, I can change into palace clothes and complete the etiquette for him.
I greet my subordinates’ families, but he can’t stop me from going into battle to kill the enemy - Jia!”
Liu Ling pinched the horse's belly and galloped out of the city first. Zhang Fei quickly rode up to follow.
"Why does it sound like you have agreed? Are you in such a hurry to get married?" "How old do you think I am?!" There was a lingering voice after the two horses left.
"Actually... I feel that this young man is a good match for our young lady?" the younger guard said with some doubts.
"Forget it, everyone thought so at the beginning, so you didn't care about the young lady practicing martial arts. As a result, when the two families were preparing for the three matchmaking and six certificates, what do you think Zhang Yide said?" The older guard shook his head and did not show off.
He continued: "He said, 'I treat you as a brother, but you actually want to marry me?'"
"Hiss—" the young guard said with a sour expression on his face: "The lady didn't beat him to death, which shows that she really had some thoughts."
The old guard continued to shake his head: "The young man from the Zhang family can wait, but the young lady can't. After confirming that this matter was not successful, the master has been looking around for young people who meet the requirements. It can be said that this Gongsun Zan turned up just right, but now
The world still has prejudice against women becoming generals, so I don’t know what his attitude is.”
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Ever since Zhang Fei can remember, his "Wushuang" has been awakened, but the specific name of it was learned from a certain ranger with a rather fancy "Wushuang".
Zhang Fei calls his unparalleled characteristic "Boldness". Specifically, as long as he stares at the target with wide eyes and shouts, no matter what he shouts, the target will run away out of fear. As a child, due to lack of power,
For some brave people, they can at most roar the target until they are trembling on the spot without escaping. As for now, there are almost no people in Zhuo County who can survive his "bold roar" unharmed.
The first one to defeat his move was Liu Ling, the daughter of the Governor Liu of Zhuo County. She plugged her ears with something unknown, blocked his sight with a shield, and then knocked Zhang Fei, who was not yet proficient in martial arts, into the air.
After a brief pause, he was beaten, and then he was taught that such unparalleled skills should be used as a trump card instead of conventional combat methods. Zhang Fei, who was beaten badly, naturally agreed.
Then, when he began to practice martial arts seriously, he discovered that his martial arts talent was extremely powerful, and his progress was rapid. As a result, his father had to increase the level of martial arts lessons he requested many times. Until recently, his father reluctantly told him that unless he went to
Ask a long-established ranger or a strong military general. No one can be his master anymore, and those people will not teach an unknown boy.
Hoping that Gongsun Zan, who he was going to meet today, could give him some surprises, Zhang Fei and Liu Ling rode their horses to the high slope outside Zhuojun City and looked at the pedestrians coming from the south.
It is said that Gongsun Zan was a student of Lu Zhi, a great scholar in Luoyang. He only used thousands of "Knights of Three Rivers" lent to him by Huangfu Song and had no good relationship with each other to defeat the rebels. It can be seen that he was quite handsome, but
His personal martial arts skills and personality require further observation.
However, the prefect seems to be very satisfied with Gongsun Zan. If he cannot find out the details before he leaves, then his marriage to Liu Ling will be basically decided. How can you let a good brother marry a stranger without knowing anything? Right.
Zhang Fei turned to look at Liu Ling, who was staring at him, and grinned: "Try to see what Gongsun Zan is like, and then he will do it for me."
"Humph." Liu Ling turned back directly.
Strangely, Zhang Fei grabbed his head, obviously they mistakenly thought that they were going to have a relative with Liu Lingcheng, explained that she had misunderstood, and she was beaten a few meals, but it seemed to have been unwilling to forgive himself.
Women and villains are difficult to raise”?
After waiting for a while, Zhang Fei saw a banner with "Gongsun" written on the official road slowly coming from the south. After being taught by Liu Taishou, he learned that the actual generals of the imperial court must display their own banners when traveling. If they are stationed in the city,
It needs to be hung on the city wall. Some stratagems may take advantage of this, but generally speaking, seeing a certain flag is equivalent to seeing that person.
"I'll try that guy's method for you!" After Zhang Fei finished speaking, without waiting for Liu Ling's response, he rode his horse straight towards the team of dozens of cavalry and sprinted away.
Although it was not war time, facing a dark horse galloping towards them, this team still prepared to face the enemy.
In Zhang Fei's eyes, he could already identify three distinctive generals among the cavalry. One was carrying a spear, one was carrying a pair of swords, and the other was holding a long-handled sword. Since it was not clear who was Gongsun Zan, let's try it out together.
alright,
Zhang Fei's eyes widened, and he completely enveloped the team with "Breaking Gut", and then he shouted with a volume like a thunderbolt in the clear sky:
"[Zhang Yide from Yan is here! Who dares to fight me!]"
