Do people really change?
Of course it does, but it's a long process.
If there is a way, the country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change. The change of a person's personality does not mean that he suddenly becomes enlightened after reading some books or reading some truths. It is about integrating what you have learned bit by bit, and after going through countless hardships, finally form a set of behavior patterns that are deeply rooted in your bones and carved into your soul.
Only then can this person truly understand the underlying logic of the world, grasp the laws of objective development of things, and achieve a state of no confusion.
Obviously, the current Zhang Fei is far from this level.
Not to mention him, even Zhang Heng, who has lived in two lifetimes, still has doubts and confusions from time to time.
The road of life is long and difficult. If you want to make yourself more perfect, you have to practice slowly.
When the time is gone, the heat is gone, and some things cannot be understood.
However, Zhang Heng can still put forward some opinions on the current Zhang Fei.
"Yide, since you are ambitious, why not start with the subtleties. As long as you persevere, and as time goes by, Mr. Xuande will naturally discover your changes and gradually put you to good use."
"But……"
Zhang Fei hesitated to speak, seeming to think that Zhang Heng's idea was too taken for granted.
"There is no but." Zhang Heng shook his head and said, "A wise man thinks far ahead and knows the smallest things. It is never easy to gain the trust of others. Please give it some thought, Yide."
Zhang Fei in history did have abilities after he achieved great success in his later period, but his character has always been a big problem.
Especially when dealing with his subordinates, he was too harsh and used power without knowing how to be kind. This is how he ended up with his head and body missing.
In order to avoid this ending, Zhang Heng still wanted to help Zhang Fei get rid of this habit.
Regarding Zhang Heng's advice, Zhang Fei thought for a while and then continued to ask seriously: "Ziyi, I understand what you mean, but where should I start?"
"If you are willing, you will be fully responsible for all affairs involving the county this time, including persuading the people to migrate. I will check for your mistakes and fill in the gaps. How about that?"
Having more contact with the common people and soldiers at the bottom can cultivate people's empathy, which is definitely good for Zhang Fei.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Fei's eyes immediately lit up.
"Okay, thank you Ziyi!"
"We are all brothers, so there is no need to be polite." Zhang Heng waved his hand and said with a smile.
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Xingyang.
After Zhang Liao captured Xingyang, he reported to Liu Bei on flying horse, and even offered a plan to encircle Xu Rong with Liu Bei. However, this strategy was rejected by Zhang Heng, who was asked to stay in Xingyang.
After all, this city is too important and will most likely be Liu Bei's base for a long time to come.
Although Zhang Liao felt a little unwilling, he strictly followed Liu Bei's military orders.
Xu Rong was besieged between Xingyang and Juan County. Zhang Liao sent troops and horses to meet him in order to prevent Cheng Gao. In the past few days, he had been personally inspecting the city defenses and even sent cavalry to check whether there were any movements of enemy troops outside the city.
Fortunately, the enemy troops on Chenggao's side did not know the news of Xingyang's fall, so they did not send more troops to rescue Xu Rong.
Until this afternoon, a guest came from outside Xingyang City, it was Xu Rong!
From Xu Rong's mouth, Zhang Liao learned the whole story of the war, and then he personally sent Xu Rong out of the city and headed west to Chenggao.
Early the next morning, Liu Bei and Cao Cao led their troops to Xingyang, and Zhang Liao personally went ten miles out of the city to greet them.
"See my lord!"
On the official road, Zhang Liao paid homage to Liu Bei who was standing tall on his horse, making Cao Cao next to him envious.
He had known that Liu Bei surrendered a brave general named Zhang Liao from Bingzhou, and then Zhang Liao led his army to attack the city alone and captured Xingyang. But he didn't expect Zhang Liao to be so young. He looked like he was in his twenties at most, and he still had a childlike look on his face.
You have such courage at a young age, and with time, you will definitely become something great!
But such a talented person is willing to bow his head to Liu Bei and treat him with respect. How can he not be enviable?
Look at other people's Xuande, and then look at yourself, the gap is not that big!
Just as Cao Cao was sighing, Liu Bei quickly got off his horse, strode up to Zhang Liao, and helped Zhang Liao up with his own hands.
"Wen Yuan doesn't have to be polite, there's no need to be polite!"
Liu Bei took Zhang Liao's hand, pointed at Xingyang not far away and smiled: "Without Wenyuan, how could I have won this city? Wenyuan can take the lead in this battle!"
"My lord has given me the prize, but I will not be able to deserve it." Zhang Liao said quickly, "I will never deserve the title of first meritorious service. Without my lord's strategizing and master's clever calculations, how could I have accomplished what I have done today!"
Probably due to Zhang Heng's influence, Zhang Liao, who should have been high-spirited at a young age, began to be cautious.
Unexpectedly, Liu Bei laughed even happier after hearing this.
"It's good to take credit without being proud. Wen Yuan has the air of a general!"
Zhang Liao continued to cup his hands and said: "My lord, you have given me the reward."
"Let's go into the city first!"
Liu Bei waved his sleeves, pulled Zhang Liao around and invited Cao Cao into the city.
In response, Cao Cao nodded happily.
When everyone was about to move on, Liu Bei glanced and inadvertently saw the horse under Zhang Liao's crotch. He couldn't help frowning and stopped.
"Brother Xuande, what's wrong?" Cao Cao asked in confusion.
"Brother Meng De, wait a moment."
Liu Bei bowed his hand to Cao Cao and then walked up to Zhang Liao.
"Wen Yuan, you often go into battle to fight, but why is your mount so weak?"
"This..." Zhang Liao said in surprise, "My lord is actually proficient in the art of horse-drawing?"
Because there is nothing unusual about Zhang Liao's horse from the outside. Only an expert can tell the secrets.
"That's natural. When I was a ranger in Zhongshan in the past, I dealt with countless big horse dealers, so naturally I learned a little bit about it."
Mentioning the years when he was the boss of the underworld, Liu Bei showed a hint of pride on his face.
On a street in Zhongshan, Zhuojun, let’s find out who the father is!
Godfather Liu Xuande Nongxiao’s attack!
"My lord is indeed very discerning." Zhang Liao said with a wry smile, "Although the general's mount is a bit old, it can still carry the general into battle to kill the enemy. There is no need to worry, my lord."
Without even thinking about it, good war horses were all assigned to Dong Zhuo's direct generals. It would be great if Zhang Liao's troops could have horses to ride on them.
Liu Bei disagreed with Zhang Liao's point of view, frowning and said: "How can a general not have a good mount? Someone, bring my war horse over!"
As soon as he finished speaking, some soldiers brought Liu Bei's horse over.
"Wenyuan, this horse is a fine breed from Youzhou given to me by the great Shang Sushuang back then. It accompanied me on my expeditions to the north and south. I will give it to you today. I hope you will treat it well."
As he spoke, Liu Bei handed the reins to Zhang Liao.
But Zhang Liao didn't dare to pick him up. He just waved his hands with a look of fear.
"Lord, this is too valuable, and I don't dare to ask for it..."
"Just take it if it's given to you. How can a man be so verbose!"
Liu Bei couldn't help but grabbed Zhang Liao's hand and forced the reins in his hands.
