"A single arrow hits a three hundred steps away?!" Ke Ji stood up and knocked over the golden cup at hand. The wine flowed and the fragrance of wine was everywhere. Ke Ji Ji was lost and suddenly didn't know, and his thin face was full of surprise.

"How is that possible?!" Ke Ju kicked the wooden case in front of him, drew his sword and pointed out the knights who had just escaped: "It must be that you were timid and timid, and they escaped in the face of the battle, which made my brother die in battle, but they used these nonsense to fool people. Do you think we are three-year-old children? Who can hit a single arrow from three hundred? Could it be that Lu Bu would carry a giant crossbow without a bow in war?"

The knights cried and shouted, but could not argue. They were also wondering how humans could shoot arrows that were stronger than crossbows. Crossbows were the powerful weapon of the Han people. Because of their complex structure, the Xianbei people could not make them in batches. For them, the Han people's crossbows were the only weapon worthy of respect. This weapon not only shot far but also shot accurately, and was the natural enemy of the cavalry.

However, crossbows also have fatal flaws. First, the rate of firing is slow, and the rate of firing is only one-tenth of the bow. Second, the crossbow body is heavy, and it is only suitable for infantry and not for cavalry. Crossbows that can shoot three hundred steps are at least six stone crossbows, which are not accessible to humans. A war horse cannot carry it at all, and not to mention that Ke Ju can't hold the strings on the back of a horse galloping war horse. Not to mention that Ke Ju believes that they are lying, they themselves find it incredible.

But the scene they saw was indeed like this.

"Stop, they didn't lie." Ke Ji stopped Ke Ju, his face turned cold, but there was a strong sense of uneasiness in his eyes: "No one would say such a lie that no one would believe."

"Brother, how could they not lie?" Ke Ju shouted: "How could the Han people shoot arrows three hundred steps away? Even their strongest three stone bow can't shoot so far. Do you think Lu Bu will carry a crossbow to fight?"

"There are indeed not many people who can shoot three hundred steps with one arrow, but it does not mean there are none." Ke Ji glared at Ke Ju: "You can do it just by the king."

"King, that waste..." Ke Ju laughed in silence, laughed halfway, suddenly glared at Ke Xi, and looked at Ke Xi in surprise: "You mean... King Tan Shihuai?"

Ke Zui nodded, touched his jaw as hard as a rock, and slowly walked. He carefully questioned the knight who had escaped, not even letting go of the details, and finally waved his hand: "Closing them."

Ke Ju responded and ordered the knights to be imprisoned and returned to the tent. Looking at Ke's most melancholy eyes, Ke Ju also became a little uneasy.

"Brother, can Lu Bu... become a god like the king?"

Ke Ji glanced at Ke Ju for a moment and pondered for a while. His eyes suddenly became sharp, as if he had just made up his mind.

"Third brother, do you still remember that Mr. Yuanjie, a Han man?"

Ke Ju thought for a long time, but was still not sure: "It's the one who is known as the eight-BMW of the Han people?"

"What eight BMWs? They are the eight masters, the handsome men, not the horses." Ke Ji glared at Ke Ju in anger: "He once said that humans have their own destiny, some are birds and some are beasts. Once they understand their own destiny, they can realize their huge potential and become a god-like existence."

Ke Ju was stunned, his eyes wide open. "You can't say that King Tan Shihuai is not a real god, he just realized his own destiny? Then, then, Lu Bu... has also become a god-like existence?"

"It's very likely." Ke Zui sighed: "If this is true, we may have to follow the footsteps of the Huns. According to word of mouth, when the Huns were rampant on the grassland, they met the Han general Wei Qing, who had realized his own life, and were beaten to pieces and never recovered from then on. Now King Tan Shihuai died of illness and the grassland was divided into pieces. If another Wei Qing and Huo Qubing appeared among the Han people, we would be in trouble."

Ke Ju swallowed his saliva and didn't say anything for a long time. He knew that the Huns had been glorious, but after King Tan Shihuai was born, the grassland became the grassland of the Xianbei people. Now the Huns can only be guests on the land of the Han people. Not only will they be exploited by Han officials, but they will also often become two-legged sheep of the Xianbei people. If the Xianbei people also fell into that situation, he felt that it would be better to die.

"This matter is important, so don't be careless. You should guard the tribe and gather troops. Don't fight with Lu Bu easily." Ke Ji stood up, "I'll go to Danhanshan to meet the king and discuss countermeasures."

...

At Yanmen Pass, Liu Bian climbed the pass building with Pei Mao and looked into the distance.

Later generations once said that Yanmen Pass was "the three gates were unparalleled, and the nine gates were respected as the first gate", which shows the importance of Yanmen Pass. Although Yanmen Pass was not the Yanmen Pass in later generations, the terrain was also dangerous, with Xixing on the left and Juzhu on the right, the two mountains stood together, like geese with wings and two gates, firmly protecting the central part of Bingzhou.

Since ancient times, Bingzhou has been a passage for nomadic peoples to enter and exit the Central Plains. There are three lines of defense from north to south. The northernmost one is Datong, followed by Yanmen Pass, and Taiyuan is the southernmost one. When the Central Plains people were strong, they usually pushed the front line north of Datong, or even went straight to Yinshan, driving the Hu people on the grassland to the north of Mobei. The worst time was to confront each other in Taiyuan, and most of the Bingzhou became the pastures of Hu people. Once Taiyuan was lost, the Hu people went south from Taiyuan and could reach Luoyang in one day. Most of the time, the two sides could not get entangled and confronted each other in Yanmen.

At this moment, although the Han people weakened their strength, they could still defend the Yanmen area. However, the Huns had already lived in the river valleys in the Meiji area of ​​Bingzhou. With the rise of heroes in the Three Kingdoms era and the Central Plains were busy with civil war, the Huns would soon take advantage of the situation and take the entire Bingzhou into their pockets.

Cai Yan was kidnapped by the Huns who swam to Hedong one day in the following years.

Liu Bian glanced at Cai Yan, who was pointing at the distant mountains with Du not far away, and smiled slightly.

Because of me, this little girl's miserable fate will not happen again.

"Your Majesty, although the Xianbei people are rampant, after Tan Shihuai died of illness, the Xianbei people were divided into pieces and their vitality was severely damaged, which was no longer a problem. Shandong is in chaos, so why should Your Majesty rush to the north and ignore Shandong?"

Faced with Pei Mao’s questions, Liu Bian pondered for a moment: “I want to give the Confucian school a chance.”

Pei Mao was even more puzzled: "What opportunity should I give to the Confucian school?"

Liu Bian chuckled and explained. Pei Mao was the border general he relied on. If he did not explain the considerations clearly, he might have some ideas. In addition, although Pei Mao was not a Shandong native, he also regarded himself as a Confucian scholar in his studies. Just like Huangfu Song, although he was not a party member, he considered the party member everywhere. In terms of the concept of confronting imperial power, scholars are basically the same. The only difference is whether the dynasty changes and whether he should choose such a fierce way of rebellion.

Liu Bian defeated Yuan Shu and Cao Cao in Songgao Mountain, which is known to everyone in the world. Liu Bian hatched a giant dragon, and many people knew it. In their opinion, if he fought with the victory, Yuan Shao would not be able to fight against it unless he hatched a phoenix in time. Once Shandong was divided into pieces, with Liu Bian's strength, he could completely defeat each one, quickly quell the rebellion and unify the world.

However, Liu Bian can use force to pacify the world, but he cannot eliminate the Confucian Sect. Yuan Shao and Xun Yu are members of the Confucian Sect. Aren’t Yang Biao, Huangfu Song and others? Even if Liu Bian pacified the world this time, the Confucian Sect’s struggle will not end, it will only lurk again, or a group of people will accumulate strength and make a comeback. More importantly, no one knows that the dragon is not around Liu Bian, and few people know that Liu Bian’s cold poison invades the body, and his life is worrying. He may not be able to support the day when he pacified the world.

Therefore, Liu Bian chose the strategy of temporarily confronting Shandong. On the one hand, he had to solve his own problems first, and on the other hand, he also wanted to resolve the dispute with the Confucianism and end the thousand-year confrontation between them. In his opinion, he could not leave Confucianism, and Confucianism was also inseparable from him, but the Confucianism had not yet recognized this point. Including Pei Mao, they might regard this rebellion in Shandong as an opportunity, but they would not think that Confucianism was wrong in opposing imperial power. Just as Huangfu Song could be loyal, it did not mean that he agreed with the royal family's practice of using eunuchs and relatives.

So he wants to give them a chance, a chance to prove that they were wrong.

Liu Bian seeks cooperation with the Confucian school, and of course he can get the support of Pei Mao.

"I want to let the knowledgeable people in the Confucian sect see that Yuan Shao is not the holy king they hope for." Liu Bing turned his head and looked at Pei Mao seriously: "The ancient world they expected, the inner and outer kings, is just an unrealistic dream after all."

Pei Mao was half-believing and half-doubted, and he thought for a moment: "What is feasible when your Majesty thinks?"

Liu Bian smiled and thought to himself that Pei Mao still agreed with the Confucianism's proposal in his heart. He had some thoughts in his mind, but it was too early to say that democracy seemed a bit out of place with Pei Mao. And in his identity, if he really talked about democracy, he would probably be overthrown immediately.

"I don't know yet, so I have to wait and take a look. For long-term peace and stability, it is still necessary to wait patiently." Liu Bian left a mystery and smiled and said, "However, the Xianbei people disturbed my borders and killed my people, but they couldn't wait."

Pei Mao sighed: "Your Majesty has a long-term vision and has a long-term thinking, which is beyond the reach of my ministers. However, without accumulating small steps, you cannot reach a thousand miles. Although Your Majesty is ambitious, you cannot ignore the hidden dangers in front of you. Even if King Chenliu is assisted by Huangfu, he will guard Luoyang, and the rioters of Shandong cannot enter Luoyang, the Western Qiang are still a trouble. Han Sui and Ma Teng are all wise and brave men. If there is no general guarding you, Chang'an may be uneasy."

Liu Bian laughed: "Pei Qing is indeed a mature country and has seen the key point at a glance. Yes, although Shandong can be stable for a while, Xiliang cannot wait. But before solving Xiliang, I must first hit the Xianbei people and let them be more stable and not provoke me, otherwise the consequences will be borne by the consequences."

Pei Mao smiled. Since Liu Bian did not forget Xiliang or Shandong, what else can he say? He was full of joy. Liu Bian was not yet in a weak position, so he could lead elite soldiers and generals to gallop on the battlefield. He was also able to make far-sighted plans and start from the overall situation, rather than being eager for success and profit, greedy for merit and progress, showing the calmness that is rare at this age. This is a blessing for the great man.

With such a wise ruler, why worry about not prospering in the Han Dynasty and why worry about not being peaceful in the world?
Chapter completed!