Before Liu Bei's army arrived in Meiji, the Huns sergeants in Meiji had already stirred up a stir for him. After all, there was a lot of commotion when Liu Jia assassinated Helian Fanmo. Among them, he called his husband "Zhen Shanyu". This word spread in a short time, and the Huns princes believed it, so they paid special attention to Liu Bei's return. When he entered the royal court, everyone called him "Han Shanyu" in private.
Liu Bei knew nothing about this. He only wanted to quickly put down the rebellion. However, compared with the previous army, the army he led this time was quite different. This time Liu Bei reorganized his troops in Taiyuan. He gave up a large number of light cavalry and instead learned from Sun Jian and reorganized a large number of heavy infantry. This is certainly not to say that the army There was no cavalry, and he was accompanied by 10,000 cavalry. They were all Xianbei cavalry that Chen Chong sent a message to and asked him to recruit in Yanmen.
During the autumn harvest season, the sunset is particularly beautiful and red, falling on the treetops of the mountains. In many places, the crops have not been harvested yet, and some crops have dried up in the ground. In recent days, the Xiongnu people who are not participating in the war have heard that a large army is coming from the imperial court and a large army is coming from Taiyuan. The two sides are expected to fight a big war in Meiji. If they fight together, what good outcome can ordinary people have? Moreover, the name "Chanyu" really brought back bad memories for many people, so they all hurriedly moved away, avoiding the main roads, and went to the mountains and fields, so the harvest of the crops in the fields was delayed.
But there are still some people who stayed. They all witnessed Liu Bei and Chen Chong leading their troops into Meiji. They persuaded the people around them that General Zhonglang's troops would not disturb the people, and they also made an agreement with the various tribes. This shows that it is indeed Love the people like a son. Most of the tribesmen were quite suspicious, because they heard that the Baibo people in the south rebelled because they were forced by Mu Shou. They would rather believe it or not, so they all hurriedly evacuated.
At this time, a group of fleeing tribesmen fled northward from a distance in the afterglow of the setting sun, in the smoke and dust on the road, and in the gradually thickening twilight, driving their usual herds of sheep. They happened to bump into Liu Beijun's forward and could not avoid it, so they had to leave the road and stand in the field. They come from an unknown group of miscellaneous people. It was already dusk, the children had long been crying due to running around, and the elderly were groaning due to fatigue. The war two years ago appeared in front of their eyes, and they couldn't help but feel sad.
This group of tribesmen wanted to see the passing army, but they did not dare to look directly at them. Their eyes were full of fear, surprise and curiosity. The fear is that they don't know if their flocks will be confiscated, and they will not be able to survive the winter this year. What was surprising was that I had never seen such a neat team before. When they passed by, they did not do any terrible things to them, nor did they insult them, nor did they even give them a fierce look. Because they felt surprised in their hearts, they couldn't help but secretly observe the team with curious eyes.
They saw several armored generals in the team, riding on their horses and pointing towards the south. Behind them were banners with the character "Liu" and the character "Han". There was a man in the middle with slender arms and a smile on his face. He has a short beard and a calm appearance, and is silent among the arguing generals. They recognized it: this was the general who was protecting the Huns! He was Mei Lu's second husband. The barbarians winked at each other, but no one dared to speak.
After a while, the Hu people were even more surprised. It turned out that a large number of cavalry began to appear in the passing teams, but they were not ordinary cavalry. These cavalry were wearing long sheepskin coats with lapels. They looked like Xianbei people. Some Xianbei people were accompanied by horses, and the horses were carrying iron weapons. Cavalry armor is obviously the prestigious armor and riding equipment. But apart from their dress and language, these Xianbei people were no different. Their horses were sweating and their legs were dusty. No group of cavalry dared to walk into the fields and trample the crops.
The line was over and people started talking. Some people say that General Lang looks really kind-hearted, so it’s no wonder that he will be pleased with him. Some people say that this man and horse look so friendly, and they don’t even set a foot in the field. Others say that General Lang looks so friendly. Not only can he defeat the Xianbei people, but he can also tame them. This is something that no Chanyu in the past has been able to do! After saying this, everyone had a good impression of Liu Bei.
While they were discussing, a Sima from the army ran over on horseback, came to the people, and asked who the leader was. The leader thought he was going to collect cattle and sheep, and secretly screamed that it was bad. Unexpectedly, the Sima said:
"Fellow fellows, don't be afraid. Our Han Dynasty is in civil strife. The war last year was not settled, so we had to fight in the middle of the country this year. This is really not what we want. Walking along the way, General Lang saw confiscated crops everywhere along the road, and he felt very sad. It's a pity. This year's economic situation is not good. If we don't even accept this little food, how can we survive next year? In this battle, we will fight to the death to keep our troops safe and expel the enemy invaders. If you can trust me, General, just go home and collect grain like this. If anyone in the army violates discipline and disturbs the people, you can take this to Meiji City, and our general will do justice to you."
Having said this, the Sima handed over a talisman, and the radical recognized the Chinese characters, which read the four characters "living with the people". Sima added: "If you still know the tribesmen who have fled, please advise them to return. "
After that, he galloped back to the ranks.
Along the way, Liu Bei persuaded nearly 80,000 Xiongnu people to return in this way, which resulted in a rather spectacular scene. On both sides of the army that stretched for ten miles, there were more Xiongnu people accompanying them, and they passed through Dingxiang. The county set up a pontoon bridge from Tongguo to cross the river, and then walked slowly to the east of Meiji City, ten miles away, and set up camp on the north bank of the Nan River. After ordering his subordinates not to move around at will, Liu Bei led a hundred personal guards and some generals. Then proceed to Meiji.
When he walked outside Meiji City, all the princes came out to greet them. Liu Bei greeted them one by one with a smile on his face, and said emphatically to Da Qiequ: "There is no loss in annexing the state, it depends on the king!" Among the crowd of princes and queens, he was standing in front of him. Seeing Tian Yu among them, he smiled and said: "Okay, Guorang, you are young, but your achievements have already exceeded those of Zhongjun." Tian Yu was embarrassed and said, "This is all my wife's credit, how can I dare to take credit? "
Only then did Liu Bei realize that he had not seen Liu Jia, so he asked, "Where is Li Rong?"
"My wife said that this was not the place for a woman, so she went to rest in King Zuoxian's house."
After exchanging greetings, the group walked towards the city. At this time, Liu Bei discovered that the Meiji Market was still there, and there were many wine shops in it, and the smell of meat was fragrant. He turned back to the princes and said, "I'm very tired after marching for seven or eight days on the road. Why don't we have dinner in the market outside the city and I'll treat you!" The subordinates all laughed and nodded. .
The shop owner was an old man with five sons and one daughter. When he heard that the general who was protecting the Huns was here, he was very frightened. He refused to Liu Bei and said: "I heard that the general is a member of the Han clan, and now he is protecting another party." , I must have lived in fine clothes and fine food since childhood, and I am not used to the fishy smell here."
When Liu Bei heard this, he laughed and said: "This is a great compliment to Liu Bei. The Han clan has hundreds of thousands of people, but they can't care about me. I lost my father's love when I was a child, and I depended on my mother for a living. Where can I find any good clothes and food?" Brother, you don’t know, I sold straw sandals on the street when I was ten years old, and I made them all up myself!”
Speaking of this, he recalled his childhood and said with emotion: "In those days, I drank porridge every day, so that no matter what I ate, it was delicious and sweet. Brother, as long as you have some meat, you will be rich today." Looking back, He then laughed with the princes and said: "I had a humble childhood, I hope you won't laugh." The princes were all "How dare you".
The store then served them food. Since the steamed buns were steamed in Lishi, the Hu people also liked them very much and called them white cakes. Liu Bei used white cakes and mutton for this meal. He ate onions and garlic and chatted with the shopkeeper while eating. People at that time regarded being able to eat as a warrior, so he ate three kilograms of mutton in a row. Seeing Liu Bei eating happily, the shopkeeper also smiled and said: "The general is a real warrior." !”
"The Evil God"
After he finished eating and left, the tribesmen who were watching gathered in and asked what Liu Bei had said to the shopkeeper. Finally, everyone said with emotion that it is rumored that Zhonglang will be taciturn and we can't see it, but he is approachable, kind-hearted, and not extravagant. We all know it today. If such a person becomes a chanyu in the country, We all want it.
After the meal, Liu Bei held a short meeting with the princes of the country. He did not ask the various ministries about their attitude towards the court. He simply confirmed how much military strength Meiji could have now, and then agreed to go to the east of the city to reorganize the army tomorrow, and the meeting was quickly dismissed.
After the meeting, Liu Bei went to see another person. After Helian Fanmo died, the new Bingzhou governor Zhang Chang was placed under house arrest in the city by Tian Yu and others, waiting for Liu Bei's fate. When Liu Bei came to see him, Zhang Chang was startled, and his face soon showed an embarrassed and sad look. He lowered his head and bowed to Liu Bei and said, "Zhang Chang has met Liu Shijun."
Liu Bei saw that he looked uneasy, so he joked: "I heard that Wen Shu is very good at talking in the city. Why is he so reserved in front of me?"
Zhang Chang sighed and said, "I had no intention of coming here. It's just that my brothers are in court and my mother is still here, so I have no choice but to serve Dong Zhuo. If Liu Shijun is magnanimous, please let me go back to the court. If I die, please quick decision!"
Liu Bei's face darkened when he heard the hostility in his words, and then he asked in a deep voice: "Now that the national traitors are in power, Wen Shu has no intention of fighting with me?"
Liu Bei then struck the table with his sword. In the corner of the table, Zhang Chang stared at him. Liu Bei asked him: "What is the goal of the country's supporter? Now I hold a three-foot sword and fight to the death with the Dong thief. What are you doing?" It is nothing more than the peace of the country and the prosperity of the country. Wen Shu would rather die today than go to the national disaster with me. However, Ming Gong has a spirit in heaven, how should we treat it?"
He finally concluded: "In a few days, I will decide the outcome with the Liang people. If I win, I will go back to the city and ask Wen Shu. If I lose, Wen Shu will embrace my head and go to Dong Zhuo to ask for credit!"
Zhang Chang saw that his words were suddenly like thunderbolts, his beard and hair were spread out, his eyes suddenly lit up like fire, and his whole face seemed to be enveloped in a layer of fearful and intoxicating light. He couldn't help being frightened in his heart. He subconsciously lowered his head and said to Liu Bei. : "The general teaches Chang with great righteousness, how dare Chang disobey."
