The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Time goes back, on the twenty-fourth day of the first lunar month, the first troop to attack Nanyang, that is, the troop from Xuxian to Henan Yin, has come out of the Xuxian barracks and is heading towards Henan Yin. Riding, a total of about 2,000 cavalry, mainly foot soldiers.

There was a young literati in the mid-twenties. He did not ride a carriage like the other literati, but rode on horseback with a sword on his waist. Among the many generals who were also riding horses in the vicinity, although he was not wearing a military uniform, he did not feel the slightest sense of disobedience. This may be because of his heroic spirit.

This official is Zhou Yu, who is currently the shogun of the shogunate, Xun Zhen.

Not far ahead of Zhou Yu, in the continuous marching team, a flag was fluttering in the wind, with the words "Zhonglang Jiang Liu" written on it. He was wearing a black robe, wearing a pleated military uniform, with big ears, a loyal appearance, and no beard under his chin. He turned his head and found Zhou Yu among the many military officials accompanying him, and said with a smile: "Gong Jin, your Excellency is Jiang Zuoshi, I never thought about it, but he is still a good horseman." This will not be Liu Bei, and who is it?

Zhou Yu tugged at the reins lightly, clasped his legs together, urged the horse to run fast, rushed to the side of Liu Bei's mount, and replied with a smile, "I want the general to know that although Yu's hometown of Yangzhou does not produce good horses, Ran Yu liked to ride when he was young. Shooting is quite a bit of work, I dare not say that I am proficient in it, but I think it is a little better than a regular scholar."

Liu Bei asked him to step forward and ride with him, laughing: "Qing Fang was designated as a middle-man by a chariot, and then he was appointed by the chariot as my second-in-command on this trip to the Wuwu Pass. Your kindness is truly enviable to me."

Liu Bei's words are true.

He has been with Xun Zhen for so many years, and this time to fight against Yuan Shu, he still asked Xun Zhen to take the initiative to be a pioneer, but in the end Xun Zhen just asked him to lead his troops to Wuguan to guard. In contrast, Zhou Yu voted It was only a month before Xun Zhen was under the tent, but Xun Zhen assigned him to Liu Bei as his deputy. This kind of attention and reuse is indeed beyond the comparison of ordinary people.

From Liu Bei's point of view, only a few people such as Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, Xu Zhuo, etc., may be comparable to Zhou Yu's current status in Xun Zhen's mind.

However, it turned out that Xun Zhen proposed that Liu Bei should be the leader to guard Wuguan.

And the reason why Zhou Yu was sent to be Liu Bei's deputy was for the purpose of training Zhou Yu.

Although as Chen Qun said, there may not be any major battles in Wuguan, but it is still a side teacher all the way, and the responsibility is to send Zhou Yu over and let him be Liu Bei's deputy, then whether it is familiar with The march of the troops, the construction of camps, military discipline, or preparation for battle can all play a very good practical role in training Zhou Yu.

Xun Zhen's love for Zhou Yu not only made Liu Bei envious, but also exceeded Zhou Yu's expectations.

Recalling that Xunzhen sent someone to summon him before, and he hesitated at that time. Although he did not have the past to be called, he could not say that he regretted it, but at this time, Zhou Yu would inevitably have some regrets. If he had been called at that time, if he could have thrown himself into Xun Zhen's tent earlier, Xun Zhen's Qin Wang and other battles, he would be able to participate in it. The Zhou family in Lujiang is rich and wealthy, and Zhou Yu does not see it in his eyes, but if he can participate in such a grand event as King Qin, it will definitely play a great role in realizing his ambition. However, it was useless to talk about the past. Fortunately, he didn't go the wrong way, and he still went to Xun Zhen's account. Zhou Yu believed that with his own ability and Xun Zhen's favor for him, in this troubled world, when he met a bright master, he would definitely be able to achieve a great career, not only the fact that he established and contributed to the present, It is not difficult to keep his ambition to spread his fame in future generations, and it is not difficult to push his Lujiang Zhou clan to a higher level.

I haven't been in contact with Liu Bei for a long time, but Zhou Yu has already felt that Liu Bei is a kind and generous elder, because although he is young and vigorous, he has a sharp edge. What self-confidence is shown.

He did not answer Liu Bei's words, but changed the subject, smiled and said to Liu Bei: "General, Yu Fei is good at riding and shooting, and is good at fencing, but he has never been instructed by a famous teacher. Since Wang Yue, outstanding and unparalleled, I am fortunate to be able to assist the general, and Yudou dares to invite the general. When I am sleeping at night, I don’t know if the general can give some advice on Yu’s swordsmanship?”

In today's scholars, the style of learning swords and comparing swords is very strong, and Lujiang has a strong folk style, and Zhou Yu has great ambitions. The surname is Zizi, but he likes both riding and archery, and also good at fencing.

Wang Yue was a famous swordsman between Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling. He was a tiger Benlang, and his swordsmanship was famous in Luoyang. There were many good swordsmen who traveled thousands of miles to learn from him. When Liu Bei was studying in the mountain of Yanshi's family, he followed Gongsun Zan and met a disciple of Wang Yue. It was from this disciple of Wang Yue that he learned his fencing skills. Later, he returned to Pei County and then from Youzhou. Some master fencing masters have learned several other fencing techniques, and together, they have the fencing technique they are today.

Liu Bei stroked his smooth chin. He didn't say that his fencing skills were not actually inherited from Wang Yue's direct line. He just said with a smile: "Bei's fencing skills are nothing to hang on to! You may not know that, when I was studying under Duke Lu, I was already very interested in music, but like Qing, I also suffered from not getting a good teacher. Don't think I'm stupid, I took the liberty to ask, Shang Panqing can give me a little advice on this road."

"So, how about using general swordsmanship and Yu music?"

Liu Bei didn't know if it was true joy or false joy. Anyway, it seemed that he was overjoyed, so he immediately responded, "Okay, then it's a deal!"

While chatting with Zhou Yu, Liu Bei pondered and said, "And when I get to Master Yan, if there is a chance, I should invite Gongjin to go with me to the Jingshi Mountain, and visit the Jingshe where I used to study when I was a student... I just don't know the essence Does the house still exist?"

Liu Bei was thirsty for talents.

He wants to associate with every talented person he sees. In the short time he met Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu felt that he was a benevolent person, and he had already deeply felt Zhou Yu's outstanding talent. But only Zhou Yu's family is the crown clan of Yangzhou, his ancestor was a Taiwei, and his father Zhou Zhong is now one of the nine ministers in the court, so if Liu Bei wants to attract Zhou Yu's attention to him, he must be in his own. Make some articles on his identity, his clan's identity is not worth mentioning, just the "Queen of Zhong/Shanjing King" who has gone somewhere by his side, used to confuse Chengding and Shiguan, and put it in Zhou Yu. Here, he can't do it at all. Besides, the thing he can do best is that he was once a disciple of Lu Zhi's sect, so he put his mind on it.

It might seem strange to have Liu Bei and Zhou Yu as one master and one deputy, with the heavy responsibility of guarding Wuguan, but in fact, they are quite suitable for this position.

Liu Bei studied in Jinshi Mountain in his early years, and he is no stranger to Henan Yin's situation; Zhou Yu's father was a Luoyang decree in his early years, and Zhou Yu stayed in Luoyang, so he is no stranger to Henan Yin's geography, characters, and customs.

Zhuo Ying and other generals were under the commander's guard, and Liu Bei and Zhou Yu marched in parallel with the army, facing the cold wind, and marched westward to Yin in Henan.

According to Xun Zhen's arrangement, after reaching Yanshi, they would stop at Yanshi for a while, then head south to Wuguan.

Liu Bei thought about inviting Zhou Yu to go up to the Jinshi Mountain. On Zhou Yu's side, he recalled the scene when Xun Zhen gave him an order that night.

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It snowed that night, and the army discussed in the hall.

After Xun Zhen announced his candidate for the leader and vice-president, Liu Bei was not in the hall, and regardless, looked at Zhou Yu, asked him with a smile, and said, "Gong Jin, do you have the confidence to complete this assignment?"

Zhou Yu was overjoyed, without the slightest hesitation, he stood up and bowed, and said sternly: "Ming Gong, don't worry, if Yuan Gonggong wants to escape to Chang'an via Wuguan, with Yu there, he will surely be saddened by Wuguan for half a step!"

Xun Zhen was very satisfied with this courageous work style.

Xun Zhen smiled and said: "I just believe that Qing has this ability, so I appointed Qing to assist Xuande. Gong Jin, although you and Xuande have only met twice, they are not very familiar with each other, but Elder Xuande, you The two will definitely get along."

After Zhou Yu was cast under Xun Zhen's tent, he and Liu Bei had only met twice in public, and the two had no personal contact. Under the circumstances, let Zhou Yu be the deputy, there may be some problems, but Liu Bei is different. He has a lenient and benevolent personality, or in other words, the city is deep, and he will not easily conflict with people, especially with the officials favored by Xun Zhen, UU Read www.uukanshu. com So even though Zhou Yu's character is a bit stubborn, Xun Zhen believes that Liu Bei will still have a good relationship with him. It was because of this certainty that he made this decision.

Zhou Yu replied, "Please rest assured Duke Ming, Yu will try his best to assist General Liu."

The rations and the movement of troops and horses have now been agreed upon.

Xun Zhen asked Zhou Yu to go back to the seat and sit down, looked at Xi Zhicai, and said, "Zhicai, you said that there are three things that need to be prepared first. The person you are referring to is Yuan Shao?"

"In return for Duke Ming, the second thing is Yuan Shao. Although Duke Ming has been able to help him, he can contain Yuan Shao, but first, Youzhou's restraint is limited, and second, once Yuan Shu is eliminated by Duke Ming, Yuan Shao will The lone tree is difficult to support; the third point, Yuan Shao should be able to see that, and south of the river, he will no longer be able to get his hands on it, and Duke Ming's momentum will inevitably rise, so we still have to beware that he will attack Yin in Henan and threaten Xu County."

Xun Zhen agreed and said: "What Qing said is very true. Although Youzhou has helped you, but two birds in the forest, it is better to have one bird in hand, no matter what we do, we must first rely on ourselves and the help of others. That's just the icing on the cake. For Yuan Shao, I've already thought of a few preventive measures, but I don't know if my thoughts are thorough, and I'll have to listen to the opinions of Qing and others."

Xi Zhicai asked: "The public's countermeasures are naturally wise, and the loyal ones are all ears."

"There are three preventive measures that I have considered."

"Dare to ask Duke Ming, which three are there?"

Xun Zhen stroked her short mustache, smiled and said with Xi Zhicai, "This first one needs to be troubled by Yu Qing."

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