Xiaoqi

One Dendrobium grain is three thousand shi, and the Chen family's ancestral house, which can accommodate hundreds of people, and the layout of the house are quite particular. From this, it is not difficult to see that the old man Chen Fang's family is well-off, and he can be called the home of the local rich.And he himself is nearly seventy years old, with gray temples, kind eyebrows and kind eyes, but he is neither bent nor stooped, and has good hearing and eyesight, unlike a farmer who has been farming all year round.He is the head of the village, and the villagers respect him very much. When they see outsiders entering the village, they immediately invite him out; it can be seen that he has a lot of prestige in the village.

After Li Li and others moved into Chen's ancestral house, they learned from the maids and servants that Chen Fang's ancestral home was indeed here.However, he himself used to be an official in Runan County, resigned his official position five years ago, returned to the village with his followers and maids, and refurbished the Chen family's ancestral house. Since then, he has often lived here.Because he is well-informed, easy-going, fair, and often helps his neighbors, he was elected by the villagers as the village leader.

Because of this, the old man Chen Fang has a very good reputation in the village, and he can be said to be a fallen leaf returning to its roots and benefiting his hometown.

"Oh, old man Chen is here, please take a seat!"

In the main hall, seeing Chen Fang walking in with a heroic young man dressed as a hunter, Li Li was slightly surprised, and stood up with a smile on his face to greet him.

"Young master, how dare you bother me to stand up to greet you. You are too polite!" Seeing Li Li walking quickly to the door to greet him, Chen Fang hurriedly pulled the young man behind him to bow and salute while talking.But the heroic young man seemed unwilling, but under Chen Fang's tugging, he had no choice but to bow down and salute.

"Mr. Chen, don't be too polite. When the next group of people came to Guibao to bother you, your second son vacated the house without saying a word, and gave us food. Wenchang is really grateful for such kindness. I don't know how to repay the old man!" Li With sharp eyes and quick hands, he didn't wait for Chen Fang to salute.She leaned over to support him, and then helped him to sit down.

After Chen Fang took his seat, Li Li waved his hand to signal the heroic young man to sit down, but saw that he was indifferent and still stood stubbornly in the center of the main hall.To this.Li Li smiled indifferently, and immediately sat beside Chen Fang with a smile on his face.He Sheng said: "This time I will come here in the middle of the night in the rain. If it is not for the generous help of the old man, I am afraid that my elder brother's wind and cold disease will not be cured in time, and his life may be in danger. Now I am waiting in the Chen family's house, and Jiu occupies it. The magpie's nest, but let the old man stay in the neighbor's house, I really feel uneasy in my heart!"

"My lord is serious." Chen Fang waved his hands modestly.He said with a pleasant smile: "Young Master, being able to live in the Chen family's ancestral house this time is really a great blessing between my Chen family and the old man. It's full of glory! Hehehe"

Li Li's expression was slightly startled, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.He cupped his hands and said with a laugh: "The old man is too flattering, Wen Chang is ashamed and ashamed!"

After Chen Fang heard the words, the smile on his face didn't decrease at all, but became more intense.But seeing him gently stroking his one-foot-long beard, looking at Li Li with a smile, he said meaningfully: "The old man has been an official in the county and county before. Military Marquis and other positions; when he was nearly forty years old, he abandoned martial arts and became a county magistrate. After more than ten years in a row, he served as county magistrates in four counties, and then he was transferred to the county government. I served as a county magistrate. Five years ago, when the world was in turmoil, the old man had a premonition that the troubled times were coming, so he returned to his hometown with the money he had accumulated over the years. This move by the old man, to put it nicely, is to spend his old age peacefully; to put it bluntly, he It is to live in seclusion and live in seclusion.

Looking at everything in the past, the old man has been an official for dozens of years, and when he resigned, he was only the magistrate of a county. He has been mediocre for more than forty years, without much talent.I have no children under my knees. I had a daughter in my early years, and my son-in-law is also from the Chen clan.Unexpectedly, three years ago, the daughter and son-in-law suffered unjust injustice, and both died of illness in prison.Now the old man is a man over seventy years old, with no children and no daughters under his knees, lonely and helpless, and can only guard the old house of the Chen family, lingering on his last breath, and living his life in harmony. "

Seeing that Chen Fang seemed to have a lot to say, Li Li knew that what he said next was the key, so he nodded with a smile and listened attentively to what Chen Fang said.

Sure enough, Chen Fang's voice paused for a while, and after taking a breath, he continued: "It's fortunate that you came to vote in the rain this time. When the old man saw you for the first time, he saw that you are extraordinary. Demeanor. After a closer look, the old man finds that the young man has a handsome appearance, deep and unpredictable eyes, a heroic look between his brows, and a majestic look in every word and deed. Such a god-given domineering person is the only one I have ever seen in my life. The image of the gods.

In addition, among the young master's entourage, except for the scribe who occasionally felt the cold, everyone was sturdy and murderous; even the Yunluo girl who followed the young master was not an ordinary woman, not only was she beautiful like a fairy , and vigorously, with a frown and a smile faintly exuding the spirit of conquest on the battlefield.

Looking at the master from a servant, how can a master who can have such retinues and maids be a merchant?Therefore, the old man is willing to vacate the house for the son and others to live in, and he also sends a hunk of food to the son, and takes whatever he needs for daily life.The reason why the old man did this was to ask for something, or to ask for something.I don't know if the young master can agree? "

Listening sideways to Chen Fang's words, Li Li kept his expression as usual and served Chen Fang two cups of hot tea.For what Chen Fang said, Li Li seemed to have expected it long ago, without the slightest surprise, his expression was calm and courteous.

"Old man Chen is well versed in world affairs and human relations. He has been an official for many years and has seen countless people. Naturally, the clothes of the next group of people cannot be hidden from your old eyes. However, the old man is very observant. He can see our identity and whereabouts just by meeting him once. I admire you very much, and I am astonished. I don’t know what is the difficulty of the old man, as long as it is within Wenchang’s ability, I will definitely not let you down. The old man may as well tell you bluntly.”

After Chen Fang heard the words, a strong look of joy appeared on his face, and he said with a little excitement: "This old man first thanked you for your kindness. Now that this is the case, this old man will speak out."

While speaking, Chen Fang's voice paused for a while, and after calming down, he casually summoned the heroic young man standing in the center of the main hall, and said to Li Li, "My lord, this is the grandson of the old man, with the same surname as the old man. , just passed the ceremony of crowning the crown. This son is upright and taciturn by nature. Although he followed the old man to study and study since childhood, he prefers military arts and martial arts. He usually likes to fight for justice and provoke disputes.

Three years ago, my grandson came across a member of Yuan's collateral clan who robbed a girl in the street in the county town, and he tried to stop him. Unexpectedly, his attack was so severe that he killed and injured dozens of members of the Yuan family on the spot. A member of the Yuan family was killed by accident.As soon as this incident happened, how could the Yuan family be willing to give up, so the county guard sent county soldiers to arrest the old man's daughter and son-in-law and put them in prison, and posted arrest notices to search for the uncle.At that time, when Shuzhi learned that his parents had been arrested, he was about to turn himself in, but unexpectedly, my poor daughter and son-in-law were beaten to death by Yuan Jiading in the prison that night.

The old man has been an official in the county government for many years, and I single-handedly picked up many small officials, so they quietly passed on the murder of his uncle to his parents, so the old man stopped him and did not let him go to the government office to surrender .

Now the old man is a twilight person, the white-haired man sends the black-haired man away, and there is no direct heir under his knees. Only this grandson makes me worry, lest he go astray and delay his good life.Therefore, this old man has the audacity to beg, and ask the young master to keep my grandson by his side and listen to him, and let the young master do his bidding.The old man does not ask him to achieve some fame and glory in the future, but only hopes that he will stop following his will, marry a wife and have children, and live in peace.I don't know if the son can fulfill the old man's heart? "

Hearing Chen Dao's name for the first time, Li Li suddenly felt a little familiar, but he couldn't remember when he heard this name before, so he looked at the young man dressed as a hunter in front of him without any trace.

But seeing that he has regular facial features, thick eyebrows and tiger eyes, and a dignified appearance, there is a hint of stubbornness and unyielding color between his brows. It is obvious that he is a mighty and unyielding man.He is about eight feet two inches tall, and his figure is not considered strong, but he is extremely strong and vigorous. Under the rough animal skin and soft armor, his whole body is full of explosive power;

With Li Li's eyesight, one can tell from Chen Dao's bulging arms and callused palms that he has extraordinary martial arts skills and agility. It is estimated that he has at least the power of a top fighter and a top fighter. force.In other words, Chen Dao's martial arts are roughly the same as Duan Yan who Li Li brought with him this time. As for who is stronger between the two, only a test can tell.

"Chen Dao from Runan, Uncle Chen, could it be him?" When he looked carefully at Chen Dao, a very familiar but unfamiliar memory suddenly flashed in Li Li's mind, and then he compared the biography of the person in his mind with the person in front of him Contrasting, gradually fused together.

After a while, Li Li couldn't help showing a look of joy on his face, and a habitual smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.At this time, many dusty memories emerged in his mind, making him finally remember who this young and immature heroic man in front of him was.

Chen Dao, courtesy name Shuzhi, was born in Runan County. He was tough, upright, loyal and honest. Later generations called him "General Baimu".

Chapter 393

When Liu Bei avoided disaster in Runan in 196 AD, Chen Dao defected to his subordinates, and then followed Liu Bei to fight in all directions.From then on, Chen Dao followed Liu Bei from birth to death, worked diligently and hard-working; his status was often inferior to Zhao Yun, until Liu Bei established himself in Sichuan and Shu, his status was still inferior to Zhao Yun, but he served as the commander of Liu Bei's personal bodyguard for a long time .Therefore, he has been under the light of Zhao Yun for a long time, and Zhao Yun, the ever-victorious general, is only the last of the five tiger generals, and Chen Daoshi is the sixth man after the five tiger generals of the Shu Han.

Among the later generations, the five tiger generals of the Shu Han Dynasty are well known to everyone, and all of them have meritorious deeds written in books.In comparison, Chen Dao was overshadowed, with only the name of commander of the guards on his head.However, one thing cannot be ignored, that is, the "Bai Mu Army" trained by Chen Dao and led by him is indeed the most elite unit under Liu Bei's command.

In addition, in history, Chen Dao was famous for his loyalty, and it has been passed down for thousands of years until later generations.

In fact, among the many generals in the Three Kingdoms, there are not many generals who are truly famous for their loyalty, and they can be counted on the fingers.People with names and surnames are nothing more than Dianwei and Xu Chu of Cao Wei, Tai Shici of Jiangdong, Zhang Fei and Chen Dao of Shu Han; in addition, there are some generals who are not well-known.As for Guan Yu, who is known as the sage of martial arts, Zhao Yun, the ever-victorious general, Zhou Tai and the generals of the Cao family and Xiahou family in Jiangdong, although they also have the name of loyalty, there are many intriguing things in them, which are still controversial.

Therefore, looking back at the annals of history in his mind, in Li Li's view, Chen Dao was not only an extremely rare and loyal general, but also a mighty general who allowed both gentle and martial arts, and even a dusty general.

After sizing up and pondering for a while, Li Li was convinced that the heroic young man standing in front of him was Chen Dao, the "General Bai Mu" in the future.

Historically, Liu Bei fled from Xuzhou to Runan two years later, and then recruited soldiers wantonly.Yitu made a comeback.At this time, Chen Dao defected to Liu Bei's command. After several battles, he was appreciated by Liu Bei, who had extraordinary eyesight.

Because of this, Chen Dao lost the opportunity to lead the army after he became the commander of the personal army, so he had to guard Liu Bei all the year round, doing his best, but his reputation was not obvious.Since then.Naturally, his military exploits and fame cannot be compared with Guan, Zhang, Zhao and others, and he is completely hidden behind the five tiger generals, and the tiger generals will be dusted, like this all his life.

Throughout the first half of Liu Bei's life, he hid in Tibet.He repeatedly abandoned his wife and children and ran for his life in a hurry.Moved to the north and south.At stake.Among the repeated defeats, even Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and other ten-thousand enemies were almost in danger, but Liu Bei repeatedly survived desperation and lived well.It can be seen from this that the personal guards around Liu Bei are so elite and brave; without these personal guards desperately protecting them, there would be no such capable personal guards as Chen Dao to lead and protect them.I'm afraid Liu Bei would have died a long time ago, so how could the future Shuhan Dynasty come about!

However, personal soldiers and generals are often people with little reputation, who belong to the real behind-the-scenes heroes.

in history.But for those who serve as personal generals by Xiongxiong's side, there are very few famous generals who have made many meritorious deeds.Leaving aside the dynasties before the Qin and Han Dynasties, based on the history of the melee of the Three Kingdoms alone, Dong Zhuo’s personal soldiers commanded Dong Yue, Cao Cao’s guards commanded Dian Wei, Cao Chun, Shi Huan and Xu Chu, Liu Bei’s Chen Dao, and Zhou Tai and Pan Zhang beside Sun Quan.These famous and surnamed generals are actually very talented and can be called the talents of generals, but they are not the most outstanding generals in the Three Kingdoms period.

However, talented people will never be completely buried, and their sharpness will eventually be revealed.For example, Xu Chu under Cao Cao, and Zhou Tai next to Sun Quan; these two have repeatedly rescued their lords before they were reused, and then they were given the right to lead the army to fight. They stood out from the generals and achieved amazing achievements.Compared with them, Dian Wei, who was the savior alone, was not famous in history until he died in battle because he was praised by Cao Cao.On the other hand, Chen Dao beside Liu Bei and Cao Chun under Cao Cao worked hard to lead the Chinese Army Guards for decades. Their reputation was not good all their lives, and their achievements were not obvious. It was not until people mentioned the "White Carpenter Army" and "Tiger and Leopard Riders" that they suddenly remembered The two of them had served as the commanding generals of these two elite troops for many years.

Sorting out the memories in his mind, Li Li couldn't help but think of Li Zhi, the commander of the soldiers beside him.

In the past three years, Li Zhi has made rapid progress, transforming from an illiterate "savage" into a general with both civil and military skills.However, since he served as the commander of the personal guard, it is both a kind of luck and a misfortune.He is said to be lucky because he was born in a humble and miserable life, until he was appreciated and reused by Li Li. After several cultivation and tempering, he gradually grew into a rare general.

But everything has two sides.In terms of his own martial arts alone, Li Zhi possesses a skill no less than that of the God of War Lu Bu, and his martial arts are strong enough to be proud of the generals in the world.What's more, he is thoughtful, humble, meticulous and conscientious in his work.If he is allowed to lead the army to fight abroad and take charge of his own side, even if he can't achieve great feats, he will still be a fierce warrior with both civil and military skills.However, he has always served as the commander of Li Li's personal army, always guarding Li Li's side, and never had the opportunity to lead the army alone.In the Xiliang Army, he was known for his high martial arts skills and devotion to his duties, and he was quite famous among the generals in the army, but this reputation was only limited to the Xiliang Army and was not well known by the world.Therefore, in the minds of the princes from all walks of life in the world, he is still an unknown person with no reputation.

"Could it be that the young master has heard of my grandson's name before?" Seeing Li Li staring at his grandson Chen Dao without saying a word for a while, Chen Fang asked softly in surprise.

Hearing Chen Fangzhi's words, Li Li smiled happily and said, "Old man's words are correct. I have indeed heard of Shuzhi's name before I come down. Although Lingsun Chendao is not very old, he is quite famous in Runan area. He is loyal, brave and capable. His heroism was praised by the people of Runan County. The next group of people also heard about it along the way, and they secretly regretted that such a hero could not be seen. I couldn’t bear to think that he was Chen Gong’s grandson. There is no such thing as a strange encounter in life. So. Hehehe!"

"My lord, I'm so ashamed of you!" Hearing Li Li's praise, Chen Dao couldn't help but blushed slightly, and bowed a little shyly.

Li Li helped Chen Dao up with a smile, and pulled him to sit beside him to show his closeness.

In fact, Li Li never heard Chen Dao's name during the journey, and what he said just now was just a coincidence, to give Chen Dao some kind words in front of Chen.Although the words are false, they are out of good intentions, trying to make Chen Fang feel at ease, so that he doesn't have to worry about Chen Dao all the time.In addition, Li Li also took this opportunity to express his appreciation for Chen Dao, and put on a posture of eagerness for talent, so that Chen Fang could send Chen Dao to him with complete confidence.

According to the law of war, generals are not as good as aggressive generals.

Li Li's move has the same meaning.

For a loyal general like Chen Dao, since Li Li saw it, he couldn't miss it, and vowed to take him under his command.However, instead of personally speaking and inviting others, the old man Chen Fang took the initiative to hand Chen Dao into his hands.In this way, Chen Dao was ordered by his grandfather to defect to the Xiliang army, so there was no problem with his loyalty, so he could call him with confidence.

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that Chen Dao was sitting very cautiously. Li Li smiled and signaled him not to be nervous, then turned his head and said to Chen Fang: "Mr. Chen is old and has no children around him, but now he has let Uncle Zhi go with me." In this way, is it true that Mr. Chen has no one to take care of him and lives here alone? This makes Wenchang feel unbearable! Therefore, Wenchang has an unfeeling request, hoping that Mr. Chen can move to live in Mr. Li’s mansion so that Serving in the morning and evening will also allow Uncle Zhi to be filial to his knees. I wonder what Chen Gong wants?"

"Oh? Young Master, this..." Chen Fang never expected that Li Li would invite him to live in Li Li's mansion. He was so moved by such kindness that he was so excited that he spoke for a moment.

After finally stabilizing his mind, Mr. Chen said gratefully: "My lord, I appreciate your kindness. It's just that the old man lived here. Now that he is more than a few years old, it is really hard to leave his homeland. I hope that after a hundred years, he will sleep in his hometown and the fallen leaves will return to his roots. Besides, the old man There are still thousands of acres of Susukida and some savings, and there are more than 20 retinues and maids serving in the house, which is enough to enjoy his old age in peace, without the need for uncle to worry about him.

But in today's chaotic world, with swords and soldiers everywhere, it is a great opportunity for young people such as the young master and uncle to make contributions.Therefore, the young master doesn't have to worry about being old at all, he can leave with his uncle.As long as my grandson can make a name for himself in the future, and be covered by his wife, even if he is dead, he will still be able to smile! "

Hearing this, Li Li stood up abruptly, bowed and said with a sincere expression: "Mr. Chen's righteousness makes Wenchang admire him the most!"

Chen Fang hurriedly got up to support Li Li, and smiled kindly: "Young master is able to take Chen Dao, it is a kindness from heaven and earth, how can this old man accept the gift from young master! It's just that there is still one thing that I don't know, I hope you will tell me."

"Mr. Chen, it's okay to say something, and you will know everything when you make up your mind." Li Li said casually with a smile on his face.