Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 74 Guan Cheng Guan Ceremony
After recruiting more than 300 bandits and some small gangs of bandits who came voluntarily to join later, and many villagers who moved here came to sign up to join, by the beginning of spring of the second year, the militia team of Huangshui Township had expanded to a full 1,000 people!

This was the result of Liu He's strict control and raising of the threshold. Otherwise, at least half of the young and middle-aged men in the village would have joined the army, because this militia team now represents strength and honor.

These two points are what men have longed for since ancient times. Moreover, if they join the militia, they will be provided with food. For these poor farmers, this can be regarded as an indirect increase in extra income. They may not be able to get such treatment if they work for the landlords.

Of course, privately forming an armed force of such scale is definitely a serious crime in that era. As long as someone deliberately reports it and the county magistrate is determined to investigate it, Liu He and others will definitely be in trouble.

However, Liu He and others would certainly not make a big fuss about this. The scale of the militia team had grown to such a grand scale. Although it was not a secret, it was far from being known to everyone. Moreover, with their current prestige, who would go and report them?

Coupled with the surge in registered population, in the new year, the taxes paid by Huangshui Township alone increased by more than half. Many refugees who originally needed assistance from the court have now settled down. Just these two merits made the county magistrate smile so hard that his eyebrows were almost squeezed together, and he felt that his promotion was just around the corner.

There was no place large enough in the village for a troop of one thousand men to conduct drills. You know, there were less than one thousand county soldiers in Langtiao County.

Under the guidance of some surrendered bandits, Liu He and others found a valley not far away. Although the terrain here was not as dangerous as the Five Wolf Valley, the valley was very quiet, the terrain was flat, and the area was not small, which was more than enough to train these one thousand people.

Liu He ordered people to build two simple watchtowers on the hillsides on both sides of the mountain pass leading out of the valley. During each training session, people would be sent to patrol the towers in turn. On the one hand, they could monitor whether anyone was slacking off during training, and on the other hand, they could also observe the movements of Huangshui Township not far away at any time.

A few months later, Guan Yu and Cheng Liang turned twenty years old. Liu Qian and three other village chiefs acted as their elders and held a coming-of-age ceremony for them.

Guan Yu and Cheng Liang asked the three elders together: "We both have no father or mother. The three uncles are like our fathers. Today is the coming-of-age ceremony. Please give us two courtesy names!"

This question stumped the three of them.

The issue of choosing a character is extremely important to the ancients. The importance of a character is far greater than that of a given name. Many people have ugly names, but they would not choose a character randomly. There are many people named Ergou, but no one would choose the character Ergou.

Although Liu Qian and his two companions were considered to have some knowledge among many villagers, they only knew a few characters. They had been thinking about giving characters to their children since they were young, and had been thinking about it for more than ten years. They were really not prepared for the characters of Guan Yu and others. In desperation, Liu Qian could only ask his son Liu He for help.

"He'er, you and them are sworn brothers, and you are the eldest brother. As the saying goes, an elder brother is like a father, so why don't you take it?"

Liu He did not refuse. In fact, he did not want others to give him a random name, especially Guan Yu. If others gave him a messy name, it would destroy the image of the Martial Saint in Liu He's mind.

Liu He paced back and forth a few times, looking like he was thinking.

"Ah, I got it! Second brother, I remember you said that your father gave you a nickname before he died, Changsheng. So I will change your name to Yunchang, Guanyu Guan Yunchang, flying with wings spread out, the sky is high and the clouds are long."

"Brother, you really have the same opinion as me. I have often thought about this matter these days and have also thought of the word Yunchang. I didn't expect that you also thought of it. Very interesting, very interesting!"

Guan Yu looked so satisfied that Cheng Liang was extremely envious.

"Brother, don't be partial. You gave the second brother a nice name, but you can't treat me, the younger brother, rudely, hehe."

Liu He slapped him with a slap and said with a smile: "You kid, even your second brother is jealous, you deserve a beating!" Guan Yu stroked his long beard and said: "Haha, big brother, please don't make fun of him. I have been looking forward to this day for a long time. I can't read many characters. I have been thinking for many days but I can't think of any good characters. I have to rely on you, big brother."

Liu He paced back and forth. It was easy to choose a name for Guan Yu, after all, he was a famous general in history and it already existed. But Cheng Liang dug it out himself, so it didn't have a name originally, so he had to choose one now.

Seeing that he had no response, Cheng Liang became more and more anxious, but he did not dare to disturb Liu He's thoughts.

"Ah, yes!"

Liu He clapped his hands, and Cheng Liang also became a little excited, looking at Liu He with anticipation.

"My third brother is called Cheng Liang. Liang means beautiful and excellent. Since we are determined to be generals and protect an area, and a general must be excellent, in addition to being brave, the most important thing is to uphold the public spirit of the world, work hard for it and be resolute and unyielding. If the heart is not right, no matter how brave a person is, he will only bring disaster to the area and leave a bad reputation for thousands of years. So, I will give you the name Gongyi, how about it?"

Cheng Liang was overjoyed and kept repeating the word "Gong Yi". It seemed from his expression that he had realized something.

After the coming-of-age ceremony, Liu He and others were about to return to the valley for training. At this time, Chief Qian came over with his only son, and Liu He and others hurried to greet them.

"What does Uncle Qian want me to ask? Just tell me, I will do my best to do it."

Liu He still had a good impression of Chief Qian, who had helped him a lot both publicly and privately.

Chief Qian smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Hey, it's not an important matter, let alone an order. This is your uncle's only son, named Qian Li, who will be fourteen in two months. Your uncle will not achieve much in this life, but your nephew is different. His future achievements will definitely be limitless. So your uncle has an unwelcome request. I want my son to follow you, whether it's learning literature or practicing martial arts, so that he can have a career."

When Liu He heard this, he was a little surprised. Then he looked at Qian Li. The boy was not tall, probably only about five feet tall, and thin, but he was dressed very cleanly.

When the other party saw Liu He looking at him, he quickly took the initiative to greet him. His behavior was very generous, which gave Liu He a very good first impression.

Liu He suddenly remembered something and asked Qian Tingzhang, "I heard my father mention that your son performed well in arranging the many villagers and refugees who had relocated from other towns. He handled the situation very skillfully. I guess it must be this brother, right?"

Seeing Liu He praising his son so much, Chief Qian was very happy.

"Yes, it is my son. My wife unfortunately died of illness two years ago, and this is the only son I have. My son is just a little smart, but he is not comparable to my nephews. That's why I want him to follow my nephews and gain more knowledge, rather than toiling all his life."

One had to give face to Chief Qian Ting, and besides, Qian Li seemed to be a real talent, so Liu He did not refuse.

It’s Chapter 70 now, and the protagonist and others are finally about to enter the stage of the coming-of-age ceremony for their 20th birthdays. The following plot will be very different from the previous ones.

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