Zhao Yun was arranged to have a drink, and while he was drinking, he suddenly saw people and horses moving around. He thought something was going on inside, so he hurried to see Liu Bei's situation. As expected, there was no one around. Zhao Yun was very surprised. He left the building, inquired about the news, and learned that Cai Mao was bringing Liu Bei with him. Some men and horses rushed to the west. Zhao Yun quickly mounted his horse with weapons and led 300 soldiers. He ran out of the west gate. When he arrived at the river, he happened to see Cai Mao and asked quickly: "Where has my lord gone?"
Cai Mao said: "Liu Shijun ran away from the banquet, and I don't know why."
Zhao Yun was a very cautious person. Since he had no evidence and did not dare to openly make trouble, he rode his horse along the stream and searched everywhere. He still found no sign of Liu Bei and did not see any other roads, so he returned and blocked the road. In front of Cai Mao, he said: "You invited our lord to come to the banquet, why did you bring troops and horses to chase him?"
Cai Mao argued: "The county officials and bureaucrats from nine counties and 42 states are all here. As a general, do I have any reason not to protect them?"
Zhao Yun said: "Where did you force my lord to go?"
Cai Mao said: "I heard that the envoy left the west gate, but I didn't see him when he arrived at the stream."
Zhao Yun still couldn't figure it out. When he looked at the stream again, he only saw some water marks on the other side, and he could roughly see the horse's footprints.
Zhao Yun thought to himself and said, "Did even the horses jump over?" So he sent three hundred sergeants to look around, but still couldn't find anything big. When Zhao Yun was about to go find Cai Mao, he had already entered the city with his troops and horses. .
Zhao Yun went to the west gate guards to say hello, and they all said, "Liu Bei galloped away from the west gate on horseback."
Zhao Yun thought about going into the city to continue inquiring, but he was afraid that Cai Hao had set up an ambush in the city. In desperation, he had no choice but to return to Xinye with 300 sergeants.
After Liu Bei's horse crossed the stream, he felt like a dream, and thought to himself: "This stream is several feet wide, and the horse can jump across it. Is it really God's will?"
He was riding a horse and walking all the way until the sun was about to set. Suddenly he saw a shepherd boy sitting on the back of a cow, playing a beautiful piccolo sound, coming towards him.
Liu Bei saw the shepherd boy's leisurely look and sighed: "I'm not even as good as him." So he stopped and observed the shepherd boy, his eyes full of envy.
The shepherd boy saw Liu Bei's actions, stopped the cow, took the flute in hand, observed Liu Bei for a long time, and said: "Is the general Liu Bei and Liu Xuande who defeated the Yellow Turban Army?"
Liu Bei didn't expect anyone to know him in a place like this. He was very surprised and asked: "You are just a shepherd boy in a remote village. How do you know my life?"
The shepherd boy smiled and said, "I actually don't know, because I often serve the master, and when guests come, they always talk about a man named Liu Bei, who is seven feet five inches tall. His arms are lowered faster than his knees, and his eyes can see My ears are the heroes in the world today. When I see the general looking like this, he must be the Liu Bei they are talking about."
Liu Bei said: "Who is your master?"
He replied: "My master's name is Sima Hui, whose courtesy name is Decao. He is from Yingchuan and his Taoist name is Mr. Shuijing."
Liu Bei asked again: "Who is your master's friend?"
He replied: "Yang Pang Degong and Pang Tong are friends."
Liu Bei asked: "Who is Pang Tong, Pang Degong?"
The boy said: "It's an uncle-nephew relationship. Pang De, nicknamed Shanmin, is ten years older than my master, and Pang Tong, nicknamed Shiyuan, is five years younger than my master. One day, my master was picking mulberries from the tree, and Pang Tong happened to come to visit. , sitting under the tree, we discussed together, and never felt tired. I liked Pang Tong very much and called him my younger brother."
Liu Bei was very happy and said: "Where does your master live?"
The shepherd boy pointed not far away and said, "In the forest ahead is the manor."
Liu Bei seemed a little impatient and said, "I am Liu Bei. Please take me to meet your master."
So the boy led Liu Bei forward and walked two miles, finally arriving in front of the village. Liu Bei quickly dismounted his horse and entered the middle gate. Suddenly he heard the sound of a piano coming from inside, which was very beautiful. Liu Bei asked the boy not to report the situation yet and listened attentively.
Suddenly the sound of the piano stopped, and a man came out with a smile and said: "In a quiet place, there is a high-pitched tune in the sound of the piano. There is a hero eavesdropping."
The boy pointed at the one who came out and said, "This is my master, Mr. Shui Jing himself."
Liu Bei observed the man's appearance and saw pine-shaped crane bones and extraordinary equipment. He quickly stepped forward to salute him. During the salute, there were drops of water dripping from his sleeves.
Mr. Shui Jing said: "It seems that we have escaped disaster today!"
Liu Bei was very surprised after hearing this. The boy introduced: "The person I brought here is Liu Bei."
Mr. Shui Jing invited him into the thatched cottage and sat down according to the etiquette of the guests. Liu Bei looked around and found that the shelves were piled with books. Many pines and bamboos were planted outside the window. A Hengqin was placed on the stone bed. The clear air was floating around. It was really It is quiet and elegant.
Mr. Shui Jing asked: "Did Mr. Ming come here for something?"
Liu Bei said: "I also passed by this place by chance, and happened to meet a little boy who gave me some advice, so I could see your face. I'm so lucky!"
Mr. Shui Jing smiled and said: "There is no need to hide it, Ming Gong. It is really necessary to escape here today."
Liu Bei told Mr. Shui Jing all about his experience of being assassinated and chased by Cai Mao in Xiangyang. He replied: "I already know the general idea by observing Ming Gong's complexion."
So he continued to ask: "I have heard about Ming Gong's reputation for a long time. Why is he still in such a miserable state now?"
Liu Bei said: "The fate is unbearable, so we have reached this point."
Mr. Shui Jing said: "That's not the case. It's all because the general doesn't have any useful talents around him!"
Liu Bei said: "Although I have no talent, I have people like Sun Qian, Mi Zhu, Jian Yong, Wu Guan, Zhang and Zhao Yun. They all tried their best to assist me and spent a lot of effort."
Mr. Shui Jing smiled and said: "There is another person beside you, let's call him Yu Yi."
Liu Bei felt that the other party seemed to have the ability to predict the future, and he felt that the other party was even more mysterious.
Mr. Shui Jing analyzed: "Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun are all generals with ten thousand enemies, but unfortunately none of them are good at using them. Sun Qian, Mi Zhu, and others are just white-faced scholars with limited talents. They are not the masters of economic theory to help the world." Of all the talents, Yu Yi is the only one who has the talent of knowing five hundred years before and five hundred years later, yet I often disagree with you. Isn't it annoying?"
Liu Bei shook his head and sighed: "Yu Yi's idea is too shocking and unacceptable. In addition, I often go to the valley to seek talents, but I have bad luck and can't meet anyone!"
Mr. Shui Jing said: "Have you never heard that Confucius said that there must be one loyal person in ten houses? How come there is no one?"
