In Hebei, Liu Bei found Yu Yi again, and the two sat on opposite sides of the table.
Yu Yi saw that Liu Bei was a little anxious, so he asked Guan Yu about his progress.
Liu Bei let out a long sigh and said, "It's been a while since I learned about Guan Yu's departure. If it weren't for my two wives, I think my second brother would have arrived in Hebei long ago."
Yu Yi was shocked after hearing this, thinking that Liu Bei disliked women again and was dragging down his brothers.
Before Yu Yi could continue to think deeply, Liu Bei asked: "Do you think I should give the second brother an order to give up his two sisters-in-law and come directly to Hebei to find me!"
Yu Yi seemed very excited and stood up immediately and said: "Brother, you must not do it. With the temperament of the second brother, it is impossible for him to do such a thing. Don't be anxious. I think even if Cao Cao agrees to the second brother's departure, his generals I don’t necessarily agree.”
Liu Bei nodded, still very worried, and said, "How about you go check on your second brother on my behalf?"
Yu Yi smiled bitterly and said: "I have thought about this before, but Yuan Shao is now heavily defensive, and there is nothing I can do!"
Previously, Yu Yi established an underground organization in Xudu, but after Yu Yi entered Yuan Shao's influence, the underground organization stopped all activities. Yu Yi believed that it was necessary to maintain strength, and they were all their own idlers. Start again at the critical moment.
After hearing this, Liu Bei looked outside and saw that it was indeed consistent with what Yu Yi described. On the surface, Yuan Shao was very polite to the two of them. In fact, there were many people on duty outside, and he knew nothing about the ambush among them.
After Guan Yu left Xudu, he marched all the way to the north. At night, he went to stay in a village and prepared to rest for the night. The owner of the village came out to greet him. From a distance, he saw a man with silver hair and he was obviously not young. He asked, "May I also ask, General?" Name?"
Guan Yu saluted and said, "I am Uncle Liu Huang's second brother, Guan Yu."
The old man was very surprised after hearing this and said: "Is it possible that the person who killed Yan Liang and Wen Chou recently was Guan Yu, that is, you?"
Guan Yu replied: "That's right!"
The old man was very happy. He was really lucky to be able to make friends with such a hero, so he welcomed him as an honored guest and invited him to the manor to entertain him.
Guan Yu pointed to the carriage behind him and said: "There are two ladies in the carriage, please put them together."
The old man brought his wife and daughter out to greet them, and the two ladies went to the thatched cottage. Guan Yu stood beside the two ladies like a security guard to protect their safety.
At that time, the place for women was very low, so Guan Yu's behavior was somewhat beyond the old man's expectation, so the old man called for an extra chair for Guan Yu to sit on.
Guan Yu nodded, expressed his gratitude, and replied: "The most expensive sister-in-law is up there, how can I sit down?"
The old man asked his wife and daughter to invite the two ladies to the inner room to entertain him, while he entertained Guan Yu in the thatched cottage.
Only then did Guan Yu sit down and asked the old man's name.
The old man said: "My name is Hu Hua. During the period of Emperor Heng, I served as an official and a councilor. When I got older, I retired and returned to my hometown. Now I have a younger son named Hu Ban who works under Wang Zhi, the prefect of Rongyang. , if the general passes by this place, please help me bring a letter to him, and I will express my gratitude first."
It was just a piece of cake to stay overnight at someone else's place, so Guan Yu agreed. After breakfast the next day, he invited his two sisters-in-law to get in the car, then took Hu Hua's letter, said goodbye to the old man, and headed towards Luoyang. Go ahead.
At this time, they came to a pass called Dongling Pass. A general named Kong and Xiu was leading the pass, and he was stationed there with five hundred soldiers.
That day he received news that Guan Yu was escorting a carriage through this place. The sergeant reported it to Kong Xiu, who quickly went out to greet him. Guan Yu dismounted his horse and saluted.
After all, Kong Xiu didn't know about some of these festivals, so he asked, "Where are you going, general?"
Guan Yu said: "I bid farewell to the Prime Minister and went to Hebei to look for my eldest brother Liu Bei."
Kong Xiu said: "Hebei Yuan Shao is the prime minister's mortal enemy. When the general goes this time, he must have some documents from the prime minister. Please show them to me. I will release them as scheduled."
Kong Xiu didn't know the reason, but the matter was so important that he was afraid of taking the responsibility.
Guan Yu quickly said politely: "Because I left in a hurry, I didn't ask for this kind of document. Please do it conveniently and let me pass."
Kong Xiu smiled and said: "Since there are no documents, I can only let you go after I send someone to report to the prime minister."
Guan Yu said: "Waiting for this report will definitely delay my trip."
Kong Xiu suddenly stood up, looking very excited, obviously unable to continue talking, and said: "The law stipulates this, and I definitely can't let you go."
Guan Yu stood up and said angrily: "You mean you won't let me pass?"
Kong Xiudao: "These are all easy to discuss. It's not impossible for you to go there. You must keep the two sisters-in-law as hostages."
After Guan Yu heard this, he was furious and raised his sword to kill Kong Xiu. Kong Xiu retreated into the pass, beat drums to gather his troops, mounted his horse himself, killed him and came down from the pass, shouting: "My army is here, you Do you dare to go there?"
Guan Yu ordered his carriage to move back, raised his sword, and without answering, he went directly to Kong Xiu to take his head.
Naturally, Kong Xiu was not convinced and came directly to challenge him. When the two horses met, Kong Xiu thought he could suppress Guan Yu. However, his martial arts skills were not at the same level as Guan Yu's. In just one round, where the steel knife fell, Kong Xiu had already been beheaded. Killed, the body fell in a pool of blood.
After seeing this, all the sergeants were frightened and ran away. Guan Yu said: "You don't have to do this. I had no choice but to kill Kong Xiu. It has nothing to do with you. I hope you can send a message to the Prime Minister, saying that Kong Xiu was planning to kill him." He plotted to kill me, but I defended myself, so I killed Kong Xiu."
Some of the sergeants heard about Guan Yu's reputation and shouted: "He is General Guan Yu who was so powerful in Hebei that he killed all Yan Liang and Wen Chou." After saying this, the sergeants all bowed to Guan Yu and lined up. Farewell to Guan Yu, personally open the door and let Guan Yu leave.
It will take some time for this matter to reach Cao Cao, but it will be very quick to get to the next level.
After Guan Yu left the pass, he asked the carriages of the two ladies to continue their journey. The destination was Luoyang first.
Someone had reported this situation to Han Fu, the prefect of Luoyang. He quickly gathered some advisors and warriors to discuss it. General Meng Tan suggested: "He does not have a document from the prime minister, so he is traveling privately. If we don't care, we will definitely be guilty." of."
Han Fu said: "Guan Yu is very brave, and he has vivid memories of killing Yan Liang and Wen Chou. If we resist him like this, we will definitely end up with the same fate as Kong Xiu. We can think of ways to set up some traps, so that it will be easier to handle."
