Zhang Xiu and Wang Can competed in archery, but Zhang Xiu failed.
After Zhang Xiu, Fan Chou, Li Meng and Zhang Ji learned about Wang Can's ability, they competed to win over Wang Can and show their goodwill to Wang Can, hoping to establish a good relationship with Wang Can for future use.
Zhang Xiu and Fan Chou had the same idea. After taking Chang'an, they would put pressure on Yingxionglou to ask Shi A to hand over Wang Can. In this way, they could gain Wang Can's allegiance. Fan Chou and others did not know how good Wang Can was in martial arts.
, but Wang Can's archery skills alone make him a tiger general, a person who can take the enemy's head a hundred steps away, which is enough to make several people's hearts flutter.
Li Ru stood aside and watched all this quietly.
Wang Can was not anxious at all, but he was very anxious in his heart, fearing that Wang Can's identity would be exposed.
Seeing that Fan Chou and others were still talking enthusiastically to Wang Can, Li Ru cupped his hands and said: "Generals, Xu Rong has been on a hunger strike for several days, and his body can't stand it anymore. Ru must deal with Xu Rong's matter as soon as possible, so he will go back to persuade Xu Rong."
Sorry, farewell!" After saying that, Li Ru bowed his hands and greeted Fan Chou and others, then turned and left.
Wang Can also raised his hands and returned the salute to Zhang Xiu and others, and followed Li Ru away.
Without saying a word, Wang Yue followed Wang Can and Li Ru, heading towards Li Ru's tent.
In the training ground, only Zhang Xiu, Zhang Ji and others were left. Zhang Ji looked at Zhang Xiu and said: "Bo Ming (Zhang Xiu's nickname), 'Wang Shan' has superb archery skills and is very powerful. But his martial arts skills are not well known.
What do you think of his martial arts skills?"
Zhang Xiu cupped his hands and said: "Uncle, 'Wang Shan''s martial arts must be very good. Because the strength of his arms is very strong, he even broke the long bow used by my nephew. You can see it just by looking at my nephew's long bow."
As he spoke, Zhang Xiu picked up the long bow in his hand and handed it to Zhang Ji. He saw that the long bow was still intact, but the bow string had broken.
In the Xiliang army, the bowstrings of long bows were mostly made of beef tendon, which had very good toughness.
Especially Zhang Xiu's long bow, which was a first-class bow, was broken by Wang Can, which shows Wang Can's tyrannical power.
Li Meng said in a deep voice: "Since Hua Xiong was killed and Lu Bu rebelled, there is only one tiger general, Bo Ming, left in the army. 'Wang Shan' has superb archery and martial arts, so he can be used as his own.
Become a tiger general in our Xiliang army and enhance the strength of the Xiliang army. Now that Wen has Mr. Jia and Mr. Li, Wu has Boming, and Wang Shan, it will be very good."
Fan Chou continued: "Yes, this person is from the Hero Building. We will make plans after entering Chang'an."
Zhang Ji also echoed: "Fan Chou is right, you can make plans after entering Chang'an."
The three of them, you and I, are thinking about how to take Wang Can for their own use.
Zhang Xiu stood nearby, listened for a while, then turned around and left after finding it boring. He originally discovered Wangshan, and he was the first to use it for his own use. Now that Li Meng, Fan Chou, and Zhang Ji have taken a liking to it, he must have
There is no chance. After all, the three of them are his elders. He can't compete with his elders!
He wanted to go to Li Ru's camp, but after thinking about it, he gave up the idea. Because he captured Xu Rong, and it would be even more troublesome if Xu Rong refused to surrender after seeing him.
With nothing to do, Zhang Xiu returned to his tent.
Jia Xu stood aside and turned a deaf ear to what Fan Chou and the others said, entering and exiting at the same time.
His eyes were sharp and his mind was delicate, and he believed that the three fools in front of him were simply being sentimental. Even if the army entered Chang'an and found Shi A, and Shi A agreed to release them, they still had to agree with 'Wang Shan' himself.
In the final analysis, 'Wang Shan' did not agree, and everything was just talk.
Moreover, from Jia Xu's point of view, the identity of 'Wang Shan' was very problematic.
'Wang Shan' is probably not Li Ru's bodyguard, because Wang Yue, the helmsman of the Hero Building, is also with 'Wang Shan', which proves that 'Wang Shan''s identity is not simple. 'Wang Shan' became Li Ru's bodyguard.
It was just a cover-up of his true identity. Therefore, Jia Xu believed that 'Wang Shan' would not seek refuge with Fan Chou.
Li Ru is indeed very important, but Wang Yue cannot protect him personally.
The only possibility is that the person Wang Yue protects is not Li Ru, but 'Wang Shan'. Jia Xu squinted his eyes slightly, constantly deducing and speculating in his mind. He has lived for most of his life, and he has seen a lot.
But I have never heard of the person 'Wang Shan', and I don't know what Wang Yue did after leaving the Hero Building, so I have no way of knowing the identity of 'Wang Shan'.
However, he kept 'Wang Shan' in his heart, and there would always be a chance to find out 'Wang Shan's' identity.
Jia Xu put his hands behind his back and walked toward his tent with small steps.
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In the camp, after Li Ru returned angrily, he ordered people to guard outside the camp and not allow anyone to come.
After Wang Can and Wang Yue returned to the camp, Li Ru turned around and shouted at Wang Can: "Do you know what you are doing? Do you feel comfortable being in the limelight in front of so many people? Have you ever thought about it?
No, what should you do if your identity is revealed, or your disguise is revealed? You are self-righteous and arrogant!"
Wang Can was not angry and said with a smile: "Wen You, are you concerned about the safety of your lord?"
Li Ru couldn't help but swore and cursed: "You don't care, I care about my son, so I hope you don't die."
Wang Yue stood aside and closed his eyes to rest, letting Li Ru and Wang Can make noise.
Seeing Wang Can's triumphant expression, Li Ru sighed helplessly and advised: "My lord, please keep a low profile, keep a low profile, and don't show off. There are tens of thousands of Xiliang troops in the military camp. If your identity is exposed,
The consequences will be serious. For the next time, you will stay in the camp, don’t go anywhere, let the Xiliang army attack Chang’an, and don’t worry about anything else.”
Wang Can waved his hand and said impatiently: "Okay, okay, it's important to do business. Bring Xu Rong in quickly and solve Xu Rong's problem first. This is the most important thing."
Li Ru snorted, returned to his seat, and ordered the soldiers to bring Xu Rong.
Not long after, Xu Rong was brought up.
Li Ru looked at Xu Rong, sighed, and said: "General Xu, why are you making things so difficult for yourself? You and I are considered close friends. We were so high-spirited when we jointly led the troops to fight. Why are we abandoning ourselves now? Is it because of a rotten person?"
Is the Han Dynasty worth your not eating, not drinking, and your death?"
After Xu Rong sat down, he lowered his head slightly and said in a deep voice: "Master Li, don't waste your efforts to persuade me. I have already made up my mind and will not surrender?"
Li Ru asked: "Why don't you surrender?"
Although Xu Rong was embarrassed, his momentum was still there. He shouted in a low voice: "If you don't surrender, you won't surrender. How can there be so many reasons? I have decided to die. If you feel that there is still some friendship between us, just be happy and send someone
Give me a knife and cut it in two, lest I continue to suffer in this world."
He raised his head and stared at Li Ru with a stubborn expression.
Li Ru shook his head and said: "General Xu, the method of provoking generals is of no use to me. You should tell me your reasons for dying. If I am convinced by your reasons, I will give you a ride to prevent you from suffering any more."
Datong and Li Ru's idea is to fundamentally solve Xu Rong's problem.
Only by understanding why Xu Rong died generously and then looking for opportunities to persuade him can it work.
No one is not afraid of death.
On the contrary, it is just because some people are willing to die generously for the beliefs in their hearts.
At this time, Xu Rong insisted on a hunger strike, not drinking water or eating, because he had obsessions in his heart. What Li Ru wanted to do was to understand what Xu Rong was thinking, and then look for opportunities to persuade Xu Rong to surrender. Otherwise, he would say impassionedly
Talking about great principles, or using high-ranking officials and generous salaries to seduce Xu Rong are unlikely to have any effect.
Wang Can stood behind Li Ru, secretly praising Li Ru for his awesomeness.
After Xu Rong heard Li Ru's words, his cloudy eyes became confused.
He let out a long sigh and said in a deep voice: "Master Li, hey, I will tell you the reason. Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan, then killed Grand Master Dong, and now surrendered to the court. On the surface, he was very prosperous, but privately he was not
Do you know how many people scolded Lu Bu for not being a thing, calling him a wolf-hearted person, and a white-eyed wolf?"
Li Ru was stunned when he heard Xu Rong speak.
Not only Li Ru, but also Wang Can and Wang Yue were confused.
Does Xu Rong surrender or not have anything to do with Lu Bu?
At this time, Xu Rong ignored Li Ru and was immersed in his own world.
His voice was hoarse and low, with a sense of vicissitudes of life, and he said slowly: "No matter what achievements Lu Bu has made, in this life, Lu Bu will never be able to wash away the infamy on his back. He, Lu Bu, is a white-eyed wolf.
The infamy of the slaves with the third surname has been confirmed. Lu Bu has the guts to bear the infamy for the rest of his life, but I don't!"
"I was originally a general under Grand Master Dong. I was highly regarded by Grand Master Dong and was entrusted with important responsibilities. However, after Grand Master Dong died, I led my troops to surrender to the imperial court. This is already betraying my master."
"Fortunately, I surrendered to the imperial court, because the imperial court is orthodox, so it won't have any impact."
"However, I am now a member of the imperial court. If I immediately betray the imperial court and surrender to the Xiliang army again because of being arrested, I will be a 'grass in the wall' and an ignorant wolf! The world talks about me, Xu Rong.
At that time, everyone would say that Xu Rong was a snob and could not be used in a big way. Tai Shigong said that people are destined to die, which may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather. Although my death is lighter than a feather, it cannot bring shame to my ancestors and cannot be
The world reviles him."
When Xu Rong spoke, two lines of clear tears flowed from his cloudy eyes.
In the final analysis, he was burdened by his reputation.
However, in these troubled times, a person's reputation can determine a person's fate. Don't you see that Lu Bu encountered obstacles everywhere and ended up miserable? Xu Rong was originally a general of the Xiliang Army, but because Wang Yun planned to kill Dong Zhuo, he surrendered to the court; if
Now that the Xiliang army defeated him and he surrendered to the Xiliang army again, he would be scolded and cast aside by the world, bringing shame to his ancestors and bringing shame to his family. This was something Xu Rong couldn't bear.
Xu Rong didn't want to die because no one wanted to die on his own initiative.
However, Xu Rong had to die.
There were only two ways before him, one was to surrender to the Xiliang army, the other was to be killed. Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and Li Meng could not let Xu Rong retreat to the mountains and forests and hide his name. They could not get Xu Rong's allegiance.
Even if Xu Rong is killed, Xu Rong will not be allowed to leave, so Xu Rong has to die in order to preserve his reputation.
After hearing this, Li Ru also understood Xu Rong's inner thoughts.
In fact, if it were him, he would definitely not surrender again.
Perhaps, only Lu Bu in this world can kill Ding Yuan and seek refuge with Dong Zhuo with peace of mind; kill Dong Zhuo and seek refuge with Wang Yun... Even after leading the army from the west to capture Chang'an, Lu Bu killed Wang Yun and sought refuge with Xiliang
Jun. Li Ru thought for a while and said: "General Xu, I can understand and understand your thoughts."
Xu Rong forced a smile and said, "It's good if you understand. Give me a good time!"
"Cough! Cough!"
In the big tent, a slight cough suddenly sounded.
Li Ru turned around and glanced at Wang Can. Wang Can blinked, apparently asking him to persuade Xu Rong to return to Yizhou and serve as an official in Yizhou. After Xu Rong entered the camp, he never paid attention to the guards behind Li Ru.
After hearing the cough, he looked up, with an expression of astonishment on his face, and exclaimed: "Wang Yue, why are you here?"
In one sentence, Wang Yue's identity was revealed.
When Wang Can and Xu Rong fought, Wang Yue was beside Wang Can, so Xu Rong still remembered Wang Yue's appearance.
Xu Rong knew that Wang Yue was Wang Can's subordinate, but Wang Yue was standing behind Li Ru. Isn't this strange scene? Xu Rong's mind moved, and then he thought that Li Ru suddenly disappeared after Dong Zhuo's death, and now he was killed by Wang Yue.
The more protective he was, a flash of light suddenly flashed in his heart and he said: "Master Li, you can't be..."
Having said this, Xu Rong was extremely shocked.
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PS2: In addition, Zhang Xiu’s calligraphy is unknown and cannot be found, so I compiled one. Historical researchers should not be held responsible.
