Jianming Chaos

In order to fulfill his mission, Zhiming reluctantly bid farewell to the Helong Mountain that he was infinitely attached to, bid farewell to his beloved master and sister, and embarked on a new journey.Waiting for him ahead will be...?

After Liu Bei came to Xinye, he immediately abolished the old and established the new, drafted several new laws and regulations that benefited the country and the people, and quickly reported them to the state government, and promulgated them after obtaining Liu Biao's support and approval. The street is a peaceful scene.Sure enough, Liu Bei did not disappoint Liu Biao; in addition, he recruited troops every day, and his strength increased day by day.

That afternoon, a Jingzhou envoy came to the county government office and said: "Liu Jingzhou (Liu Biao) has been feeling unwell recently, and the young masters Liu Qi and Liu Cong are here. Please envoy (Liu Bei's other name) go to Xiangyang tomorrow. Banquet, there is something important to discuss."

Liu Bei pondered for a moment and said, "Sir, please go to the building to rest and reply tonight."

The envoy retreated, and Liu Bei gathered the people to discuss the matter.Counselor Sun Qian said: "I think this matter is fraudulent. How could the two young lords have something to discuss with the emperor's uncle? It must be that Cai Mao's group took advantage of Liu Biao's illness and set up a grand banquet to harm the emperor's uncle. They must not agree."

Liu Bei nodded and said, "I also feel the same, but I have a deep friendship with Jing Sheng, and if I don't go, it will hurt my face, what should I do?"

Zhang Fei said: "Brother, don't go, don't care about his face, isn't it just a banquet, so what if you don't go?"

Guan Yu didn't think so, and said: "In my opinion, elder brother should go. Xiangyang is not far from Xinye, and elder brother and Liu Jingzhou are close friends. If you don't go, you may be gossip. Let Zilong lead [-] soldiers to go with elder brother. Go, be safe."

Liu Bei nodded: "This method is not bad. With Zilong here, I won't be afraid of Cai Mao."

That night, Liu Bei asked Guan Yu to reply to the envoy, and at the same time asked Zhao Yun and Sun Qian to select [-] strong soldiers, prepare horses and ships, and planned to set off tomorrow morning.

The envoy rushed back to Xiangyang that night to report to the two young masters.It turned out that Cai Hao and his sister, Mrs. Cai, took advantage of Liu Biao's illness and called Liu Qi and Liu Cong. They used the pretext of inviting officials from various counties and counties to Xiangyang to attend the meeting and reminiscing about the old days. Get rid of Liu Bei.Liu Qi and Liu Cong didn't know what to do, so they sent someone to invite Liu Bei.Cai Mao secretly confessed to several swordsmen, and before the banquet began, they would lie in the back of the hall and act according to circumstances-only Cai Mao and his accomplices knew about this.

The next morning, Liu Bei and his party set off from Ximen to Xiangyang.

Not far from the army's gate, a handsome young man walked in front of him.The young man saw the "Liu" banner next to Liu Bei from a distance, and rushed forward to stop him.

Zhao Yun hurriedly escorted the driver, pointed his gun at him and said, "Who are you, dare to block our army's way?"

The young man bowed to Liu Bei and said, "This must be Mr. Liu Xuande, right? Lei Zhiming, I'm here to take refuge with Uncle Liu Huang. I hope you accept him!"

Just as Zhao Yun wanted to question him, Liu Bei stopped him and asked, "Young man, where did you come from and why did you come to join me?"

"I come from Helong Mountain. I have heard for a long time that Emperor Liu's benevolence is widespread. Today, I am here to take refuge. I hope that I can help the emperor in the future and help the Han Dynasty together!"

After hearing this, Liu Bei said happily, "I'm recruiting talents. Since you are sincere, I will accept you. Please."

"Thank you, Uncle Huang!" Zhiming stood up.

Liu Bei observed for a while, although this young man is not tall, but he feels very solid.

Zhiming asked: "Dare to ask where the emperor is going?"

"The son of Master Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, invited me to Xiangyang to attend the meeting. Since we have met, you can come with me." Liu Bei ordered Zhiming to ride with him on horseback.

"Yes, Uncle Xie." Zhiming walked with the others.

On the way, Liu Bei asked about his life experience. Zhiming said that he was an abandoned baby and was adopted by kind people since he was a child. Liu Bei also asked him why he wanted to join the army. He said that he really wanted to do something for the country, and now he finally got his wish.

During the conversation, Zhiming deeply felt Liu Bei's demeanor of Lixian Corporal.

They crossed the river and arrived outside the city of Xiangyang, where they saw Cai Mao and others waiting at the gate of the city.

Cai Mao came forward to greet him, and after some politeness, he led Liu Bei and his party into the city.The people were delighted to hear of Liu Bei's arrival, and they rushed to the streets to welcome him.Seeing so many people coming to welcome him, Liu Bei seemed a little embarrassed.

Cai Mao ordered his subordinates to disperse the crowd, saying: "Your Majesty is tired from the boat, so you can go to the posthouse to rest for a day. I will send someone to inform you to go to the banquet tomorrow morning."

He asked someone to take them to the post house to have a rest, and he returned to the state government to make arrangements.

On the way to the posthouse, Zhao Yun said to Liu Bei: "My lord, I saw that Cai Mao's expression was a bit strange just now, it seems that there is really a conspiracy!"

Liu Bei's eyes signaled him to keep his voice down so that Cai Mao's people wouldn't hear him.

When he came to the post, Liu Bei said to Zhiming, "Why don't you live in the same room with me?"

Zhiming waved his hands and said, "No, I'm a newcomer, so it's better to live with the soldiers."

"It's okay, I think you are a talent, just live with me, let's continue chatting."

"...Then respect is worse than obedience." Although Zhiming felt that it seemed inappropriate to live in the same room with the lord just after joining the army, but seeing Liu Bei's request, he had no choice but to agree.

After lunch, Zhao Yun went to feed the horses, and Liu Bei and Zhiming returned to the room.

Liu Bei asked, "What are your plans for the future?"

"Since it belongs to the emperor's uncle, we should advance and retreat with the emperor's uncle."

"Well, do you know the art of war?"

"I've read military books before, and I know a thing or two." Zhiming lied, he was just using the military knowledge instilled in him by the old gods to answer, ""Sun Tzu's Art of War" says: 'Know yourself and know the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger'. With this as the purpose, everything will remain the same.”

Liu Bei clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Okay, well said! It seems that you are indeed a talent, so stay with me in the future."

"Uncle Xie, I will work hard!" Zhiming was very happy.

While talking, Zhao Yun came back.Liu Bei said: "This young man is a talented person, I am going to keep him by my side, what does Zilong think?"

Zhao Yun said: "Now is the time for employing people. My lord has acquired a new talent. Of course, I am very happy to congratulate you."

Zhiming said: "I've heard about General Zhao's name for a long time, but seeing him today, it's really extraordinary."

Zhao Yun was taken aback: "You knew me before?"

Zhiming only met Zhao Yun from the historical fragments instilled by the old gods, and said: "I have heard the name of the general in the market, and they all said that the general's marksmanship is like a god, and he is victorious in every battle on the battlefield."

Zhao Yun blushed when he heard it, and said, "How come, you are too much, I am just a martial artist, and I know a little about spear skills. How about we go to the street and have a drink or two? I heard that the wine here is very mellow. "

"Okay! Uncle Huang will come too?"

"I'm not going." Liu Bei waved his hand, "I'm very tired and want to rest for a while, you go."

When the two came to the street, they saw a bustling and lively scene in front of them.Zhiming couldn't help but said, "It's so lively here! It's the first time I've been to such a place!"

Zhao Yun said: "Xiangyang is a famous city in Jingzhou, with the largest population among the nine counties. Although Xinye belongs to Xiangyang, it is not as popular as here. Let's go to the tavern over there."

On the second floor of the tavern, the two sat down at a table near the window, from which they could see the scene of the street.Zhao Yun asked Xiao Er to get some wine.

Zhiming recalled the scene of drinking with his master at the small winery down the mountain a few years ago. He remembered that his master could drink quite well at that time, and once he was so drunk that he helped him all the way up the mountain and vomited all the way home.He misses his old life very much.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Yun saw that he had something on his mind.

Zhiming came back to his senses and said, "It's nothing, I just remembered some things from the past."

"The wine is here!" Xiao Er brought the wine and said, "This is the 'Light Red Spring' brewed by the restaurant. Please use it slowly, both guests."

Zhao Yun helped Zhiming fill up the wine and poured it himself, raised his glass and said, "Come on, you and I are people with lofty ideals, we meet for the first time today, let's drink this first!"

"Okay." Zhiming also raised his glass.The two clinked glasses.

Just after drinking a glass of wine, suddenly, shouts came from the street: "Grab something, hurry up and catch the thief!"

The two hurriedly looked out the window, only to see a thief running towards this side with a bundle in his arms, and an old woman behind him chasing and shouting, her running speed was obviously not on the same level as the thief.

Zhiming jumped out of the window without hesitation, and landed right in front of the thief.The thief couldn't stop his feet and bumped into him.

Zhiming pushed lightly with his hand, and the thief jumped out seven or eight meters away, fell heavily to the ground, and the bag fell to the ground.

Before he got up, Zhiming stepped forward and kicked him flying, knocking over a fruit stand by the side of the road, and the fruits scattered all over the ground.

Zhiming walked over and pulled him up, and shouted: "Bold thief, how dare you rob him in broad daylight!"

The thief was frightened out of his wits, and hurriedly begged for mercy: "The villain dare not, the hero let me go!"

"Okay, I'll let you go this time, if there is a next time, I won't be polite!" Zhiming thought for a while and let go of his hand.

"Yes... yes..." The thief ran away in despair.

There was applause all around.Zhiming picked up the bundle, patted the dust, and returned it to the old woman.

The old woman said gratefully: "Thank you so much, young man, this bag contains the life money of our whole family!"

Zhiming said: "Ma'am, the world is very chaotic now, you should be more careful in the future."

The old woman thanked him with a few copper coins from her bag, but was declined.The old woman thanked her again and left.

At this time, there was already a sensation on the street.Someone said: "This young man's martial arts is amazing, he drove the thief away with one punch and one kick!"

Another said: "This must be a hidden ranger. His martial arts are so good, I'm afraid even ten or eight big guys can't hurt him!"

Everyone was talking about it.Zhiming was very embarrassed and didn't know what to do.

Suddenly, someone recognized him as Liu Bei and his party, and shouted loudly: "Hey, he is from Liu Shijun. I saw them enter the city together!"

As soon as they heard that it was Liu Bei's man, people gathered around like a demon, wanting to have a word with this hero.

Someone asked him, "How many years have you been with the envoy?"

Or say: "Are you the most powerful soldier under the envoy?"

"Have you fought against Guan Yu and Zhang Fei?"

"Are you Zhao Zilong's younger brother?"

"you……"

Facing everyone's barrage of questions, Zhiming was at a loss for a moment.

At this time, a person squeezed in from the crowd, took his hand and ran out, saying loudly as he ran: "Everyone, my name is Zhao Yun, we are from Uncle Liu Huang, and we have important things to do, please make way." !"

When everyone heard this, they gave way one after another.The two squeezed out of the crowd, ran forward desperately, and ran for a few streets before stopping.

Zhao Yun was so exhausted that he couldn't catch his breath, and said, "I don't think... I didn't expect you...you are so popular when you first arrived in Xiangyang!"

Zhiming joked, "I can't help it, I'm too attractive, sometimes I can't stop it."

"It's good for you, you have become a big celebrity, but I can't even drink enough, and I have to run around with you. But I was really surprised by you, your martial arts are pretty good."

"No, it's just driving away a mere thief, it's not worth mentioning."

"No, I don't accept it, how about we have a chance to compete with each other?"

"Of course there's no problem. I'll accompany you anytime! I'm also looking for an opportunity to ask Brother Zilong for advice!"

"You are too modest!" Zhao Yun laughed.The two went back to the post house talking and laughing.

Back at the post, Zhao Yun made a statement.Liu Bei said happily: "I didn't expect Zhiming to be so skilled. I really saw the right person!"

Zhiming waved his hand and said, "It's a trivial matter, nothing to worry about!"

"Eliminate the strong and help the weak, you are really a hero!" Liu Bei raised his thumb.This incident left a deep impression on him. He thought that in this era of chaos and chaos, one more virtuous person would give him more strength and more hope.