If it doesn't fly, it will be soaring into the sky; if it doesn't sing, it will be a blockbuster. ------Han Fei's "Han Feizi Yu Lao" at the end of the Warring States Period
Huang An had already introduced him on the way that the current Lingling Grand Administrator was Liu Du. Everyone bowed and saluted. After the meeting, Chen Long raised his head and looked at the Lord of Lingling. I saw the person coming, wearing a brocade robe and silver belt, wearing black sand on his head. He was not tall and had a calm body. He had a hawk-nosed nose and sinister eyes, and his face was pale. He was obviously drunk too much. There is a person behind him, as tall as Huang Gai, wearing leather armor, with a scimitar hanging on his waist, a face like a silver basin, and a thick neck, standing majestic. He should be the leader of Liu Du's guard. Huang Gai said softly beside Chen Long: "That is Liu Du's guard captain, General Xing Daorong." Chen Long nodded slightly. There was indeed such a number in the Three Kingdoms, but he was later killed by Zhao Yun.
Liu Du sat down on the eunuch's chair and asked Liu Xian, "Is there something important today?" Liu Xian talked about official matters, and finally pointed at Chen Long and said, "Huang Zongzhang recommended this Chen Wenlong, a native of Changsha, with strong martial arts and father. You can use it at your discretion." After saying that, he waved Chen Long over.
Unexpectedly, Liu Du didn't even glance at Chen Long, and said directly: "Xian'er can make the decision on such trivial matters. Since Huang is recommended, he can serve as an official together with Huang Gongfu." He said this without waiting for everyone to speak. , waved everyone to go down, leaving only the young master Liu Xian.
Huang An was a little embarrassed and took Chen Long out of the county mansion. Huang Gai was afraid that Chen Long would be unhappy, so he comforted him from behind: "Prefect Liu has a lot of things to do today, and he doesn't know Wen Long. I will talk to the prefect slowly in the future. It will be inevitable." There will be a better position." Chen Long smiled and asked about Xing Daorong, and Huang Gai said: "General Xing is skilled in martial arts, good at using giant axes, and has the courage of ten thousand people. If you sit here, you can keep Lingling safe." Chen Long smiled. Huang Gai said: "How does General Xing's martial arts compare to that of a general?" Huang Gai said: "My brother is definitely not as good as him." After saying that, he laughed. Chen Long laughed and said: "You are being humble." Recalling that Liu Du, the prefect of Lingling, was narrow-minded, Sure enough, he is not Mingzhu. Since he started here, he does not have to be loyal to this person. At this time, Huang An went to work. Huang Gai led him to Lingling City. He saw that Lingling City was quite prosperous. There was a main street connecting the two city gates. There were many shops and restaurants on the street and the crowds were bustling. From the shop, he saw a clanking sound coming from a shop, and a sign hanging sideways with the four characters "Shengjia Iron Shop" written on it. Chen Long suddenly remembered something and pulled Huang Gai into the iron shop.
The furnishings in the iron shop are simple. Two shirtless strong men are taking turns raising hammers and striking a formed sword. An old man saw the two people coming in and knew Huang Gai from the government office. He quickly stood up and bowed: "Huang Touer, what kind of wind has brought you here today." Then he asked the two people to sit down and asked one of the strong men to pour it. Tea. Huang Gai introduced Chen Long to the old man. Chen Long looked at the pieces of ironware, which were all neatly made, so he asked, "I want to make something called a stirrup." After saying that, he took a piece of black charcoal and rubbed it on the white metal. There is a full-size stirrup painted on the wall, a horizontal bar under the semi-circular iron, and a small loop for a rope on the upper end of the angle iron. The old man looked at it for a long time. He had heard about the technology of casting copper, so he quickly understood what Chen Long meant and agreed. When Huang Gai saw this thing for the first time, he asked more detailed questions than the old man from the Sheng family. Chen Long smiled and pulled Huang Gai out of the iron shop, saying: "This thing has endless uses. When the iron shop is ready, I will give you two pairs, and you will know the benefits." The two of them were tired from shopping and went to a teahouse. Sitting idle, Chen Long asked: "Gongfu, who are the great people in Lingling? It's better for Brother Yu to be prepared so as not to offend the nobles."
Huang Gai was very familiar with the characters in Lingling and recounted them in detail: "Prefect Liu Du had sons Liu Xian, Liu Ba and Zhou Buyi under his command, and Wu had four great kings, namely Xing Daorong, Liu Yong, Liu Xian and Liu Min. Among them, Liu Ban is a world-famous sage. His father Liu Xiang was once the governor of Jiangxia. The Liu family has a distinguished and prominent position in Lingling. Zhou Buyi is known as a child prodigy. He is smart and agile since he was a child. He is good at poetry and prose, especially good at poetry. Among the four kings, Xing Daorong is the captain of the guard and is responsible for the security of the city. The three Lius are the leading generals of the direct line. They are stationed outside the city and guard several city gates to protect the security of Lingling County. Others include the Deng family and the Jiang family. The family is all famous in Lingling." Chen Long quickly searched for information in Guang's mind and nodded slightly. After hearing about the Jiang family, Lingling Jiang Wan and Jiang Gongyan appeared in his mind. Chen Long was overjoyed. Of course he had to take advantage of this great sage of the time and later the Prime Minister of Shu.
Huang Gaizheng was talking and his mouth was dry when he suddenly saw a commotion among the people on the street. A few big men in uniforms walked along the street with eyebrows raised, pushing away those who had no time to avoid them, and walked into the door of the teahouse. The teahouse owner hurriedly greeted him. The big man in the lead grabbed the boss by his collar and said with an eyebrow raised: "Boss Zhou, when will you pay back the debt you owe? This teahouse doesn't want to open, does it? Brothers are all impatient." ." The boss didn't dare to fight back. He bowed and said: "My business here is not good these days. I can't get everything together at the moment. Please ask Mr. Yang for a few days of grace..." The big man swept away the guests in the teahouse with his fierce eyes. , the guests left immediately. Only Huang Gai didn't move. Chen Long saw that Huang Gai didn't move, so naturally he didn't move either. The big man recognized Huang Gai when he saw him, and he quickly bowed politely and said, "Huangtou, I'm here to collect gambling debts, and I don't dare to harass you." After saying that, he grabbed Boss Zhou outside like a chicken and interrogated him. .
Chen Long stared at this ancient underworld in stunned silence, thinking that these underworlds are almost the same in ancient and modern times. Seeing Chen Long's curiosity, Huang Gai smiled and said: "This gang is the largest Xiaoxiang gang in Lingling. They control the shipping of Xiaoshui and Xiangshui. They do serious business on weekdays, but they inevitably open brothels and casinos to attract people. Some rotten people." Chen Long asked: "Who is the boss of the Xiaoxiang Gang?" Huang Gai whispered: "My surname is Yang Huai, he is known as the Xiaoxiang No. 1 tyrant, and his martial arts skills are acceptable. But I heard that his backstage is from above..." He raised his finger and pointed at it. Chen Long understood, and the optical brain showed that Yang Huai later became a general of Shu, but he did not expect that he was from the Lingling underworld.
The two of them got up and walked out of the teahouse. They saw that the boss was entangled with the Xiaoxiang gang members, but they ignored them and followed Huang Gai slowly towards the east gate. When Kankan walked near the city gate, he saw a group of soldiers driving away the crowds entering and leaving the city. The city gate closed with a bang, and he heard the suspension bridge outside the city being lifted up. Huang Gai gritted his teeth and muttered: "The Yellow Turbans are harassing me again. Let's go up to the city and have a look." As several groups of soldiers walked up to the city tower, they saw that the crenellations of the city were already filled with soldiers, all with bows and arrows. , in the middle stood a general, fully clothed, staring at the enemy. As I looked towards the distance outside the city, I saw thick smoke billowing from several villages in the distance, which had obviously been robbed.
Huang Gai led Chen Long to the general. He stood at attention and said, "Huang Gai pays homage to General Liu Xian." The general turned slightly and saw Huang Gai. He smiled slightly and said, "The duke came just in time, but the yellow scarf came again." If you are harassed, you can work with me to defend against the enemy." Turning around and seeing Chen Long whom he didn't recognize, Huang Gai quickly introduced him: "This is my eldest brother Chen Long, courtesy name Wenlong, who has just taken up his post in the county government and is with me in the county government office. As an official." Chen Long saw that the general was in his thirties, with a pale face, thin eyebrows and one eye, and a silver helmet and plain robes. He was really energetic. He cupped his hands and said, "Chen Wenlong has met General Liu Xian." The general also cupped his hands and thanked him. : "Wenlong, you can watch the enemy together."
The common people below the city had already run into the city, and those who had no time to enter the city also fled. The avenues were empty on both sides, and dust was flying in the distance. A group of people and horses slowly swept over. The group was irregular and chaotic. Chaos comes. As I got closer, I saw that everyone had their heads wrapped in yellow turbans, and there were a variety of weapons, spears, and knives, and some were wielding dung forks. They were the Yellow Turban rebels. Liu Xian narrowed one eye, raised one hand high, and ordered everyone to wait for his order before firing arrows.
When Chen Long arrived at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he saw the Yellow Turban Army for the first time. He knew that they were all poor refugees and bandits, with no food and clothing, and no idea of life or death, so he infiltrated the Yellow Turban Army and robbed them. I saw the leading general, who also had his head wrapped in a yellow scarf, wore leather armor, held a long spear, and rode a bad horse. He walked out of the range of the bow and arrow, raised his big gun, and everyone in the yellow scarf stopped. The general knew that bows and arrows were powerful and did not dare to get too close. He pointed at the city from a distance and shouted: "Liu Du! We are the Yellow Turban Army. All states and counties are surrendering. Why don't you surrender early? If you don't surrender, you will be dead soon." Come and take your head!" All the Yellow Turbans cheered and laughed, laughing at Liu Du for being incompetent and not daring to go out of the city to fight.
Liu Xian frowned, took his bow and arrow, and shot an arrow with all his strength. The arrow flew out in a whoosh, and when it was about ten feet away, it was already weak enough, and it was inserted in front of the horse. The yellow turban general laughed loudly, causing the yellow turban soldiers to laugh again. Liu Xian threw his bow away angrily, but the Yellow Turban was out of range and had nothing to do. Since he had few soldiers, it was better to defend the city. Chen Long looked at Huang Gai and said to Liu Xian: "General Liu, I would like to lend you a bow and arrow." Huang Gai was surprised. You must know that Liu Xian is famous for being good at shooting. I don't know what Chen Long's method is. If he missed it when he first arrived, , you will inevitably make others laugh in the future. Liu Xian looked at Chen Long and saw that he was calm and calm, so he did not dare to look down upon him too much and casually handed him his bow and arrows. Chen Longchun wanted to establish his power, so he used his inner strength and pulled it with both hands, and the bowstring broke with a snap. Liu Xian was shocked. Not many people in the army could control his five-stone bow. Unexpectedly, Chen Long stretched out his hand and broke it. He could not help but feel heroic and shouted: "Go to my house and get the treasure from my house." Here comes the ten-stone strong bow!" A general responded to the words and hurried down to the city. He ran back in a moment, with a strong bow in his hand.
Chen Long saw the strong bow, with a smooth bow body and faint ancient patterns. A slightly thick iron string was tightly attached to the bow handle. Chen Long said: "What a bow!" He took it and placed the iron sword in the middle of the iron string. He used his arms to fight, and heard a "squeak" sound. He opened the bow like a full moon, and his shoulders, arms, waist and legs became completely integrated. In one piece, as the muscles in his shoulders relaxed slightly, Chen Long took a deep breath, gently pressed the breath down, tightened his abdominal muscles instantly, and steadily exhaled completely, then held his breath, and gently guided the archer back. Stretching until it was completely straight, he had already set his sights on the target. As soon as he let go, the iron arrow tore up the air like a flying fireball, flying across the large empty field in front of the moat at an incredible speed, causing a faint sound of wind and thunder.
