The next day, Liu Yan sent someone to call Old Liu to the county government and gave him some advice. At the same time, he also hoped that Old Liu could take up a post in the Yan Kingdom, which was located in Youzhou. He would request the imperial court to arrange a military post for Old Liu.
Old Liu thought for a moment. If he wanted to be an official, he could only go to Luoyang and find a way to buy a high official position. After all, the Spirit Emperor only cared about money now. He dared to sell any official position. It was said that he could even buy the position of the three public officials with money. If he had money, he could buy a county prefect or a provincial governor. In this way, he could use his power to develop the military and economy in the future. Before Zhang Jiao's uprising on the 16th day of the 16th year, he could divide and disintegrate his forces, rope in or assassinate his subordinates. In the end, his plan was foiled.
"Uncle, please forgive me. I haven't thought about it yet. I'll make a decision after I get married.”Old Liu replied.
"It doesn't matter. As long as Xuande wants to come to my place one day, you can come directly. As for your wedding, I will definitely go to Wuji to officiate it.”
"Thank you uncle, I won't disturb uncle anymore. I'll be returning to Wuji in a day or two, if there's anything, you can send someone to inform me.”
"Alright, Xuande, you can go back to your work. If you have the chance, you must come and visit me often.”
"Yes, I will follow your instructions. You should take care of yourself. I will go now.”
After bidding farewell to Liu Yan, County Magistrate Zhang saw Liu out of the gate. He was both happy and worried. He was happy that the Wuhuan army had withdrawn from Youzhou Province and didn't have to worry about them attacking the city every day. He was worried that Liu Bei had kidnapped his county magistrate, Jian Yong. Previously, with Jian Yong, he didn't need to worry about many things. It seemed that he would be busy in the future. However, he felt that Liu Bei would definitely achieve great things in the future. Perhaps, he could even benefit from it. Thinking of this, he felt balanced. He happily sent off Old Liu, Jian Yong, and the others before returning to report to the Provincial Governor.
Old Liu was in a hurry to come out because he had something important to do. It could also be said that his main purpose for coming to Zhuo County was to find his little brother, General Zhang Fei.
He first asked Jian Yong about it, but Jian Yong didn't know Zhang Fei at all, so Old Liu asked again,""Xianhe, is there a butcher Zhang selling meat in Zhuo County?”
"Yes, in the market in the south of the city, there's a butcher selling meat. His surname seems to be Zhang, and he looks to be about forty years old.”
It seemed that this person was Zhang Fei's father. Since he knew that this person existed, he would go and take a look first.
Hearing Old Liu say that he was going to find Butcher Zhang, Jian Yong was very puzzled. Old Liu said,""Xianhe, don't ask. You'll know when the time comes.”
Thus, the two of them brought Yan Liang and ten personal guards and headed straight for the market in the south of the city.
Some people on the road recognized Old Liu and the others as the heroes who drove away the Wuhuan bandits. From time to time, someone would invite Old Liu to his shop for a drink and a meal. Old Liu hurriedly thanked them. It seemed that he had exceeded his mission this time.
When they arrived at the butcher's shop in the market, Old Liu and the others stopped and saw a man in his forties selling meat.
Old Liu took a closer look at the person. He was tall and strong, with a dark complexion and a full beard. As this was the only butcher shop in the market, there were many customers and business was very good. The shopkeeper was busy cutting meat for the customers...
He weighed the amount, peeled the bones, and a waiter was collecting money at the side.
Old Liu saw the shopkeeper's cutting and deboning skills. He was definitely an expert. When a customer asked for one catty, he casually cut it down and it was exactly 16 taels. Moreover, his movements were skillful and he did not dawdle. Therefore, although there were many customers, they quickly left in satisfaction.
After the shopkeeper was done with his work, the pork on the cabinet was almost sold out, so he was ready to pack up and close the shop.
Hurriedly walking forward with Jian Yong, Old Liu bowed to Shopkeeper Zhang and said,""May I ask if you are Shopkeeper Zhang?"
The shopkeeper replied,"I am. May I know who you are?" Is there something you need?"
Jian Yong answered on behalf of Old Liu," This is our Zhuo County's great benefactor. Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, who drove away the Wuhuan army yesterday, are here to look for Shopkeeper Zhang. They have something important to discuss."”
Hearing that the scholar in front of him was the hero who drove away the Wuhuan people, Shopkeeper Zhang hurriedly walked out of the counter and bowed deeply to Old Liu."So it's Hero Liu. I didn't recognize you. Please don't blame me.”
"Shopkeeper Zhang, you don't have to be so polite. I'm just doing what I should be doing. As a citizen of the Great Han Dynasty, it's my duty to contribute to the Great Han Dynasty.”
Shopkeeper Zhang said," I heard from this official that Hero Liu has something important to discuss with me. May I ask what it is?" As long as I can do it, I will definitely listen to your orders.”
"There's nothing else. I just heard that your son is extremely talented and is a martial arts genius that only appears once in a hundred years. That's why I came to take a look.”
His son, Zhang Fei, was only fifteen years old this year. However, due to the good food he ate and his innate talent, he was no different from a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, especially his martial arts. He had hired more than ten martial masters to teach him, but none of them had been able to teach him for half a year, because in less than half a year, those martial masters would no longer be his son's match.
In addition, his son's calligraphy and painting skills were not bad either. He could be said to be skilled in both literature and martial arts.
To be able to gain the favor of this great hero Liu Bei, Shopkeeper Zhang also felt proud and quickly said,""Hero Liu, what are you talking about? My son is just a good-for-nothing naughty boy. He only knows how to cause trouble for me outside all day. It's rare that you value him so much.”
"Alright, let's go then."
Shopkeeper Zhang packed up his things and instructed the waiter to look after the shop. He then led Old Liu and the others to his own home.
The Zhang family was not far from the market, and they arrived very quickly. It seemed that although the Zhang family was a butcher, they had a lot of property and a huge courtyard. Old Liu knew that the three Liu brothers had become sworn brothers in the peach garden in the backyard of the Zhang family.
After entering the courtyard, a servant came forward and took the things from Shopkeeper Zhang's hands. Shopkeeper Zhang asked,""Is Fei-er here?"
"Yes, Young Master is practicing calligraphy in the study.”The servant replied,
Zhang Fei was practicing calligraphy? Old Liu felt a little dizzy." Shopkeeper Zhang, let's go take a look."”
When Shopkeeper Zhang heard that Old Liu wanted to watch his son practice calligraphy, he hurriedly led the way and led everyone to the study.
Finally seeing another legendary general, Old Liu suppressed his excitement and looked at him.
In front of the table in the study stood a young man who looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old. He was holding…
He held a brush and wrote quickly.
The young man looked very similar to Shopkeeper Zhang, except that he didn't have a full beard. However, with his leopard head and round eyes, he was none other than Zhang Fei, who Old Liu was looking for.
Looking at Zhang Fei's handwriting, Old Liu couldn't help but sigh. It was indeed a good stroke. His current traditional Chinese calligraphy was very ugly. Compared to Zhang Fei, it was like heaven and earth.
Seeing his father bring a few people in, Zhang Fei hurriedly put down his brush and bowed in front of everyone.
"My son, do you know who the person in front of you is?" Shopkeeper Zhang asked Zhang Fei.”
"I don't know." Zhang Fei looked at Old Liu.”
"Then who did you say you wanted to see yesterday?”
"Liu Bei! Yesterday, I said that I wanted to see the hero Liu Bei who chased away the Wuhuan bandits.”Could it be that this scholarly-looking person was Liu Bei? Zhang Fei answered with some doubt.
" I am Liu Bei, Liu Xuande," Old Liu replied.
"Are you really the Liu Bei, Liu Xuande, who led less than a hundred men to charge into the rebel camp, capture the leader of the rebels, and force the Wuhuan army back?”
"That's me. Why, Brother Zhang, don't you believe me?”
"Then you were the one who defeated the number one warrior of Wuhuan, Tadun?”
"Yeah, who asked him to think that he's amazing and stand there to let me hit him?”
After confirming that the scholar in front of him was really Liu Bei, Zhang Fei fell to his knees with a thud."Hero Liu, don't blame me. I love to befriend heroes in the world. You look like a scholar, but who would have thought that you were the great hero who expelled the Tartars? I apologize to you, but please don't blame me.”
As expected of an honest person. Old Liu hurriedly reached out to help Zhang Fei up.
He did not expect Zhang Fei to say that he was apologizing, but in fact, he wanted to use this opportunity to test Old Liu's strength. Seeing that Old Liu wanted to help him up, he lowered his legs and exerted all his strength to see if Old Liu was really as strong as the legends said. Moreover, he was confident that his strength was incomparable and would definitely not lose to this scholar.
Old Liu laughed in his heart. Zhang Fei, oh Zhang Fei, I didn't expect you to be so smart. But today, I'll teach you a lesson.
With a push of his arms, Old Liu easily helped Zhang Fei up. Looking at Zhang Fei's shocked eyes, Old Liu patted his shoulder and said,"Brother Zhang is indeed strong."
Others might not know what was going on, but Zhang Fei was convinced from the bottom of his heart. This Liu Bei did not use much strength, but he was helped up by others. It seemed that everyone was right. This Liu Bei was really a great hero, a great hero.
Seeing Zhang Fei's eyes, Old Liu knew that another general of his had returned to his side. Therefore, Old Liu said,"Shopkeeper Zhang, I'll invite you and your son to join us. How about we find a good hotel to drink?”
Shopkeeper Zhang said," It's our Zhang family's honor to have Yingxiong Liu visit our humble abode. How can we go to the hotel to drink? If Yingxiong Liu doesn't mind, I've already asked my family to prepare a banquet. We'll go over now and chat while drinking. Please do us the honor, Yingxiong Liu."”
"Alright, then please lead the way, Manager Zhang.”
After saying that, Old Liu pulled Zhang Fei's hand and followed Shopkeeper Zhang out of the study.
Jian Yong, who didn't understand Old Liu's intention at first, knew what was going on when he saw Zhang Fei. However, he felt strange. Xuande had not been in Zhuo County for two years. How did he know Zhang Fei...
Although Zhang Fei was still young, in a few years, he would definitely be a great general. He was getting more and more confused about Liu Bei.
Everyone came to the Zhang family's dining hall and sat down. Old Liu pulled Zhang Fei to sit beside him.
After three rounds of wine, Old Liu said to Shopkeeper Zhang,""Shopkeeper Zhang, I came here for your son. If you believe me, let him go out with me. I will find someone to teach him martial arts and the art of war. I believe that with your son's ability, he will definitely achieve great things in the future. Don't worry, I will treat him as my brother.”
Before Shopkeeper Zhang could say anything, Zhang Fei shouted,""Father, this child is willing to follow Big Brother Liu.”
Manager Zhang was full of gratitude and respect for Old Liu. Now that he saw that Old Liu wanted to take his son out to explore the world, of course, he was willing to do so. However, he only had one son. Zhang Fei's mother had passed away at a young age. It was Manager Zhang who brought up his son. Now that they were going to be separated, Manager Zhang couldn't help but feel a bit reluctant as he revealed an embarrassed look.
Seeing his father like this, Zhang Fei knew that he couldn't bear to part with him, so he said,"Father, since I was young, you asked a teacher to teach me literature and martial arts. Isn't it so that your son can stand out in the future? I believe that following Brother Liu, you will definitely be able to do it.”
Old Liu also said," Shopkeeper Zhang, don't worry. Although I don't have an official position yet, I have made a great contribution this time. Secondly, I am a relative of the Han clan. This time, I have also received confirmation from the Provincial Governor Liu Yan. I believe that I will soon have an official position and have my own territory to develop. Your son will follow me. I will definitely make him achieve an earth-shattering career. When that time comes, your son will return to his hometown in glory and bring glory to his ancestors. Wouldn't that be great?"”
When Shopkeeper Zhang heard that Liu Bei was related to the Emperor, he was naturally more at ease, so he said,""Of course I'm not worried about my son following Yingxiong Liu. However, my son has never been separated from me since he was young. When I suddenly heard that he wanted to leave with Yingxiong Liu, I was just reluctant. Since you said so, I won't say anything.”
"Shopkeeper Zhang, don't worry. I will definitely treat your son as my own brother.”
Old Liu was so happy that he kept drinking with everyone. Although Zhang Fei was young, his alcohol tolerance was not small. He could drink even more than his father. However, compared to Old Liu, he could not do it. After all, he was used to drinking Erguotou. Of course, he could drink alcohol that was more than ten percent.
Zhang Fei only admired two kinds of people now. One was those who were stronger than him, and the other was those who drank better than him. Old Liu had both of these points. Zhang Fei's admiration for him could only be described as prostrating himself in front of him.
Yan Liang saw how much Old Liu thought of Zhang Fei and was a little unconvinced at first. In the end, the two of them competed in strength, which shocked Yan Liang. This Zhang Fei was only fifteen years old, but he was stronger than his brother Wen Chou. Now that he had Old Liu's training, when he reached his age, his martial arts would definitely be much better than his brother's. Therefore, Yan Liang secretly made up his mind to double his efforts and work hard to keep his title as the number one general under his lord's command.
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