Runan County is located in Pingyu.
From Ruyang County to Pingyu, the distance in a straight line was no more than fifty miles. Yuan Shao and his party of three rode their horses at full speed and only used an hour.
Dismounting from their horses, Yuan Shao and the other two paid the city tax before entering Pingxing City. The city was bustling with people.
"Let's go to the inn first.”Yuan Shao pulled the Western Liang warhorse to the left.
The market of the Eastern Han Dynasty opened and closed on time. The shops and vendors in the market were arranged according to the types of goods they sold, and were called Lieshi. Feudal dynasties were very strict with the management of cities.
Pingyu was the center of Runan County. The city was tall and the pool was deep. The market was huge.
Walking on the market. Now, the bandits in Yuzhou did not dare to approach Yuzhou City, so the market was still full of flowers. There were all kinds of shops selling everything, from playing the piano to performing arts, to cracking rocks with their mouths.
Yuan Shao led his warhorse to a stall and picked and chose, as if he was shopping in a market.
As they shuttled back and forth, there was a commotion. "Good! Good dance!" "Her seventh aunt, look, this young man is so handsome, why not go back and be a son-in-law?”"Annoying, what are you talking about?"
In a trance, Yuan Shao, whose curiosity had been piqued, put down the things in his hands and led his horse towards the crowd.
"Hey! My lord, wait for me!" Seeing this, Dian Wei hurriedly led the Snow Green Horse and chased after them.
"There's still me."
Xu Chu walked in front and pushed through the crowd. He realized that it was a young man who was performing.
"Tsk! Who did I think it was? So it's a young hunk." Dian Wei had followed Yuan Shao for a long time and had learned some modern language. He hugged his chest with both hands and said with a disdainful expression.
So handsome! Yuan Shao looked carefully. He was wearing a white robe and was about seven feet tall. He had two sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, but he had the back of a tiger and the waist of a bear. The long silver spear in his hand danced in the air like stars.
Yuan Shao saw this and was delighted. He thought that he would definitely reward him well later, and it would be best if he could take it for his own use.
After the performance, the young man started to ask for money. Needless to say, the more he looked, the less he gave.
The handsome youth walked in front of Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao untied the purse of five baht coins at his waist and placed it in the youth's hand. Then, he took out a few pieces of silver from his sleeve and handed them to the youth.
The handsome youth felt the weight in his hand and was immediately shocked. He hurriedly said,"I won't accept a reward without merit. Thank you for being so generous. I can't accept it.”
"Heroes don't ask where they come from, heroes come from the green forest. I am Si Li Commandant Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu. I've always admired heroes. I wonder if you can go to the tavern ahead for a chat?”After Yuan Shao finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and pointed at a wine shop not far away.
"So it's the fourth generation of the three dukes, the loyal and humble Lieutenant Yuan who carried the coffin thousands of miles away for filial piety. This one had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai." When the youth heard this, he hurriedly cupped his fists and bowed.
"You bastard, my lord has already reported his name, but you don't even say your name. What logic is that?”Xu Chu was the first to complain.
"I just can't stand young hunks like you. Don't you know how many moves you can take from me?”Dian Wei also interrupted.
"…My surname is Chen, my name is Dao, and my name is Shuzhi. Commandant Yuan had many brave men under his command.”Chen Dao reported his name and looked at Xu Chu and Dian Wei, secretly comparing them.
The target had appeared! Yuan Shao bowed to Chen Dao and said with a smile,"This is the commander and deputy commander of my personal guards. Just now Zhongkang offended you, I hope uncle doesn't mind.”
"Zhongkang! Dian Wei! Don't mention this matter again!" Yuan Shao turned his head and said to the two of them seriously.
"Yes! This subordinate will obey the lord's orders." As soon as Yuan Shao finished speaking, Xu Chu and Dian Wei knelt on one knee and loudly accepted the order.
Chen Dao was very grateful when he saw Yuan Shao and Xu Dian's actions.
"Deacon Yuan, please!"
"Uncle Zhi, please!" Yuan Shao followed behind Chen Dao to the tavern, and in his mind, he ordered the little elf,""Help me check Chen Dao's four-dimensional data.”
"Ding dong! Enquiring, please wait…"
" Enquire completed. Chen Dao Commander: 85, Force: 91, Intelligence: 70, Political: 80. Detected Chen Dao's attribute of " Protect the Lord ". When the Lord is in danger, strength 5.”
"No way, his martial strength is actually above 90, and he even has the protection attribute. Little Elf, are you sure?”Yuan Shao could not believe his ears.
"Host, you must know that Chen Dao led the White Pao Army in history. This army had saved Liu Bei from danger many times. After Liu Bei's death, he became the General of the Western Expedition, guarding the eastern gate of Shu Han, Yong 'an. It created the conditions for Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition. Therefore, Chen Dao's four-dimensional ability was well-deserved.”
In the tavern.
Yuan Shao and Chen Dao sat opposite each other and waited for the dishes to be served. Yuan Shao personally poured a glass of wine for Chen Dao and asked,""You are so good at martial arts, have you ever thought of joining the army? To serve the country and to stabilize the people.”
"Of course I do, but now that the eunuchs are in power, the emperor is fatuous, disasters happen one after another, and the people are displaced. He was just a commoner, although he had the heart to serve the country, but…didn't a wise ruler appear?”Chen Dao drank his wine and sighed faintly.
"In Shuzhi's opinion, what kind of person can be considered a wise ruler?”Yuan Shao asked.
"Of course we have to let the commoners have clothes to wear and food to eat. He could recognize people and dared to use them. This is a wise master in my heart." Chen Dao slowly revealed his thoughts.
"How about this, Uncle Zhi? Bohai is under my rule. You can go to Bohai Prefecture and take a look. Use what you see and hear to decide. No matter what decision you make, I will respect your choice. Confucius said: Reading ten thousand books is not as good as walking ten thousand miles.”Yuan Shao's intentions were already very clear. He wanted to recruit him, but he could go and take a look and make his own decision.
"Deacon Yuan, I understand what you mean. As expected, Ming Gong was really a wise ruler. Chen Dao…was willing to follow him until he died.”After Chen Dao finished speaking, he stood up and walked out of the wine shop.
"My lord, why did you let him leave?”Xu Chu, who was standing behind him, was a little puzzled.
"Zhongkang, there's an idiom... Have you heard of it?”Yuan Shao looked at Chen Dao's back as he left and asked Xu Chu.
"My lord, please speak clearly? Chu is illiterate." Xu Chu cupped his fists and asked humbly.
"Playing hard to get. It meant that if you wanted to persuade a general to surrender, you had to let him go first.”
"Why? In my opinion, we should just kill him.”Dian Wei always liked to be straightforward.
"No, I can't! No! No! Dian Wei, I understand your personality. You have a fiery temper and are easily angered. However, killing wasn't the only thing useful in this world. Killing was a way to solve problems once and for all. But…it could not solve all the problems.”Yuan Shao turned around and helped Dian Wei to brush off the dust on his body as he carefully instructed him.
"I…don't quite understand." Dian Wei tilted his head and looked puzzled.
"Hey! Forget it, you won't understand even if I tell you. Let's go find a blacksmith shop. I have something to do.”Yuan Shao sighed, playing the lute to a cow.
"My lord, here." Xu Chu picked up the tiger skin and handed it to Yuan Shao.
"Thank you."
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