Chapter 081 Intrigue
Yang Xiu said something, holding a gun and a stick, even Cai Yong, who was far away in Luoyang, lay down with a gun.
Although his attitude was a bit presumptuous, Liu Bian heard something from it. Taoism and Taoism are actually two concepts that are completely different. Taoism is the Tao of immortals, and it is a mixed body of Yin and Yang schools and alchemists. Taoism Lao Tzu was forced to be the ancestor. Lao Tzu only left a book called "Tao Te Ching", which did not talk about a talisman, nor did it say a Taoist technique, and it had nothing to do with the current Taoism.
Just as later common scholars introduced Yangyang disasters into Confucian classics, which violated Confucius' original intention, alchemists quoted Yin and Yang and arts into Taoist scriptures, which was also nonsense. If Lao Tzu was alive, they would definitely scold them to the point of being bloody.
Yang Xiu was a little excited. He accused Cai Yong of being a vulgar scholar and not a real great scholar in front of Cai Yan.
Cai Yan's face looked ugly, but she didn't say a word, but her eyes were a little cold and sarcastic.
After Yang Xiu finished speaking, Liu Bian waved his hand disapprovingly: "No matter whether he is useful or not, practice is the only criterion for testing the truth. Go to Baima Temple and pass on my edict to see if they have suitable candidates and whether they are useful. You can tell at a try."
Yang Xiu had no choice but to take the imperial edict. Apart from his departure, Cai Yan curled his lips, wrinkled his nose, and snorted.
Liu Bian said with a smile: "He is wrong?"
Cai Yan nodded: "It's just a door-to-door view. The Yang family's "Ouyang Shangshu" belongs to the Jinwen School. My father integrates ancient and modern times and criticizes the Jinwen School. He is just taking this opportunity to vent his anger. He is really capable, why not go to Luoyang to fight against his father? I don't fight with him, not because I am afraid of him, but because I don't want you to be rude."
Liu Bian didn't say anything more. After being accompanied by Yang Xiu for so long, he roughly knew that the struggle between the two schools of modern Chinese and ancient Chinese seemed to be a struggle of knowledge, but in the end it was a struggle of power. He didn't have that knowledge and didn't have the time to decide the right and wrong. How to repel Yuan Shao's attack is the most important thing now.
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When Chaoyang was rising, Zhang Xiu was fully armed, carrying a bully gun, and rolled over to the horse, and rushed out of Xingyang Pass.
Three miles in front of Xingyang Pass is Yuan Shao's camp. The camp of more than 100,000 people stretches for more than ten miles, facing the river in the north and the Songshan in the south, blocking the river valley that goes east tightly. As Zhu Ye said, if Liu Bian wants to go east, he must defeat Yuan Shao head-on. Yuan Shao's army is swinging there. If you want to intersperse, you have no room to face him head-on.
It is precisely because of this that Yuan Shao was so confident that he accepted Liu Bian's proposal to fight alone in front of the formation.
Early in the morning, Yuan Shao sent a general. He didn't know his name. He only saw the character "Yu" on the flag from afar. The man held a spear and a green horse under his crotch. He was bright in his arms and armor. He was wandering back and forth in front of the formation, showing off his might and arrogant. Thirty steps behind him, hundreds of troops were in full spirit, and two big flags were waving in the wind.
Liu Bian stood at the top of the city. He had extraordinary eyesight. He could see the big flag with a height of 200 steps, and even see the patterns on the flag. Most people do not have such eyesight. At most, they can only see rough figures. Liu Bian once heard that the so-called "walking through poplars with a hundred steps" is nonsense, because even the human face cannot see clearly, how could he shoot it? He thought it was reasonable at the time, but now he doesn't think so. For ordinary people, poplar leaves with a hundred steps can't be seen clearly, but for those who have understood their fate and practiced the Dharma, their eyesight is very comparable, and they may not be able to see clearly. Those legendary archers may not be all legends.
Liu Bian could see clearly that Zhang Xiu and the General Yuan named Yu started fighting without saying a few words. There was no legendary gongs and drums, and no big battle for three hundred rounds. In just one round, the overlord gun in Zhang Xiu's hand pierced the throat of the General Yuan.
The two horses crossed, and Zhang Xiu sat upright on the war horse and slowly strangled the war horse. Behind him, the Yuan general named Yu turned over and fell off the horse. With a loud "boom", dust flew.
Even Liu Bian was a little surprised and turned to Lu Bu and said, "That's so simple?"
"Is Zhang Xiu a draw with me?" Lu Bu curled his lips disapproved: "If I go to fight, I can win more beautifully. However, if I don't need me to fight, I will let Zhang Xiu practice my skills."
Liu Bian also curled his lips and suddenly looked forward to Brother Guan Er. In history, Brother Guan Er did not seem to have participated in this battle, but now Liu Bian really hopes that Brother Guan Er will come and see with his own eyes how interesting it would be to fight against Lu Bu.
"Beat the drum to cheer for General Zhang."
"Ye!" The Langguan beside him answered loudly and sent an order. He plucked up his masterpiece. After hearing this, Zhang Xiu turned around, bowed to the top of the city, raised the overlord gun in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Come and fight!"
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Listening to the faint sound of war drums at the head of Xingyang City, Yuan Shao's face sank.
Without waiting for the messenger to come in to report, he also knew that he had lost for a while and that he lost neatly and had no doubts at all.
He glanced at the generals in the tent. The generals in the tent didn't know what was going on, and were chatting and laughing, waiting to hear the good news. The central army's tent was five or six miles away from the city, and ordinary people could not hear the drums at the city. Yuan Shao was a little despised. This person who had no understanding of his fate was indeed a mortal, and the gap between him was too far from him.
He looked at Cao Cao, and Cao Cao sat motionlessly near the door of the tent, his eyes floating, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Yuan Shao suddenly felt a little unhappy. Xun Yu and Cao Cao had contacted Cao Cao twice in the past two days, but Cao Cao didn't even hear anything. What was he thinking?
Yuan Shao coughed and lit up: "Meng De, according to you, how much winning rate do we have?"
His voice was not loud, but everyone could hear it clearly. He immediately closed his mouth. The originally lively tent suddenly became quiet. Everyone turned their eyes to Cao Cao. Cao Cao was stunned and stood up: "It's just a duel in front of the formation, it doesn't matter if you lose. The leader of the alliance, it's better to hurry up and launch an attack. Attack Luoyang and save the people from water and fire, the main thing is to do."
"What do you mean is that the leader's move is a joke?" Guo Tu said sarcastically.
Cao Cao sighed secretly: "I dare not, Cao just feels that the duel in front of the formation cannot determine the outcome. The leader of the alliance doesn't have to care about losing."
"Losing is related to the morale of both sides. How could it be that I don't care?" Guo Tu sneered: "General Cao's words are very inappropriate."
Yuan Shao sighed secretly. Although he had objections to Cao Cao, he could not agree with Guo Tu's opinion at this moment. He coughed lightly and said with a smile: "Mr. Meng De said it well. Personal victory and defeat really cannot affect the overall situation. However, when the two armies fight, they can be strong but not let go. In my opinion, although Yu She is brave, he has no confidence in winning. Everyone, who has a warrior with great martial arts skills, might as well recommend it."
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