Chapter 68: The Great Axe Xu Huan

  Xu Shu ignored him and ran out of the room in tears, Wang Xu suddenly felt like he had two big heads! This woman, she can change her expression faster than flipping a book, one moment laughing, the next crying, what's going on? Is it that serious? Ah...

  Just as Wang Xu was looking at the thin porridge on the table, emitting a strong fragrance, feeling melancholy and shaking his head in sighs, "Whoosh!" Zhou Zhi suddenly rushed in like a gust of wind.

  Wang Xu stared blankly, and suddenly laughed: "Boss, what bad thing have you done? Why did you make your wife so angry? Didn't you use force? This isn't a good method. I think it's better to coax girls, the success rate is higher!"

  Hearing this, and seeing Zhou Zhi's sly face, Wang Xu suddenly became furious and cursed: "Get out! You little brat doesn't even open your eyes to see, can I do something like that?"

  "Oh! You're right, your sister-in-law is quite strong too! But why did she get so angry that she cried? I went up to ask her how she was doing and she kicked me with one foot!"

  "How have you been?"

  As soon as he heard this, Zhou Zhi's face was filled with grievances again, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

  "I just asked out of concern: Sister-in-law, why are you crying? Did my brother bully you? I'll help you get revenge! But she suddenly kicked me and said I was in the wrong?"

  He shot a speechless glance at Zhou Zhi, who looked innocent, and Wang Xu really didn't want to have a deeper discussion with this intermittent mentally abnormal patient, so he refocused his attention on his rice bowl.

  "Huh? Boss, you've been staring at your rice bowl for a while, are you thinking of eating?"

  After finishing speaking, Zhou Zhi's face suddenly turned into an extremely resentful expression: "Ah! Eldest sister is also like this, you're obviously a sick person, yet you don't even give him food to eat!"

  Wang Xu's fists were clenched, his forehead bulging with veins, and he really wanted to rush up and beat Zhou Zhi violently. But thinking of the injuries on his body, he endured it again. He took a deep breath and said, "She let me eat it myself!"

  "Hey! How can you eat like that by yourself? Are you going to use your mouth to dig in like a pig? Or should I feed you..." Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Zhi suddenly saw two pairs of eyes filled with murderous intent, and quickly shut his mouth, not daring to say another word.

  Wang Xu felt suffocated, seeing Zhou Zhi being honest, his right hand suddenly grabbed the rice bowl and drank the thin meat porridge inside in a few mouthfuls.

  He had been holding back his temper for half a day, and only when his emotions had calmed down did he open his mouth to ask: "You're not practicing martial arts on the training grounds, what brings you here?"

  Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhi suddenly remembered the purpose of his visit to Wang Xu and immediately replied: "Oh! Master asked me to report to you that the current training situation is very good! Also, Xu Huang requested to replace his weapon with a long-handled greataxe, saying that the copper-headed sword is not handy on horseback!"

  "What's there to say about this? Let him find a few skilled blacksmiths in the city to make one, and use it temporarily for now. I'll pay the money!"

  After finishing speaking, Wang Xu didn't notice the fleeting sly smile on Zhou Zhi's face. After thinking for a moment, he turned to ask: "By the way, did you find that copper coin of Xun Hu?"

  "It's been found. After you mentioned it last night, Wang Fei took more than a hundred people to search for it early this morning."

  He casually replied, and Zhou Zhi glanced outside the door. Suddenly, he asked mysteriously: "Boss, after defeating the Yellow Turban bandits, are you really going to let Xu Huang go? He's a fierce general!"

  Upon hearing this, Wang Xu also sighed and said helplessly: "What can I do? You're not unaware of the reason why Xu Huan joined the army. He's the kind of person who hides his abilities in order to smoothly retire after the war! His parents and girlfriend are all waiting for him back home to start a family and career, so how could I possibly keep him here?"

  "It can't be said that way, actually I think Xu Huan has some thoughts about you. Not only did you save his life, but also had a knowing encounter with him, I think if you insist on retaining him, he shouldn't leave!"

  Upon hearing this, Wang Xu was somewhat moved, but after hesitating for a while, he shook his head: "Forget it, let's see how things go later. I don't want to delay a friend's happiness for my own sake!"

  As soon as this was said, Zhou Zhi looked at Wang Xu deeply and didn't say anything else. He smiled and said: "Boss, actually there's something I find strange, I remember that Xu Huan seemed to be under Yang Feng's command, how did he end up here?"

  Seeing Zhou Zhi's puzzled expression, Wang Xu couldn't help but smile slightly: "At first, I was also very confused, until the day before yesterday when I finally figured it out. According to the records of 'The Records of the Three Kingdoms', Xuhuang was initially a county official, and followed General Yang Feng to fight against the bandits with merit, and was promoted to Cavalry Commander! Later, when Cao Cao attacked Yang Feng, he defected to Cao Cao."

  "So, I guess Xuhuang was able to leave the army smoothly and become a county official because he had made some achievements in the Yellow Turbans but didn't show enough talent to be valued by those generals!"

  "Hmm, that makes some sense!" Zhou Zhi nodded thoughtfully, but then looked puzzled again.

  "What? You just said that Yang Feng is the General of Chariots and Cavalry? And Xu Huang actually surrendered to Cao Cao?" After saying this, Zhou Zhi's face revealed a hint of regret.

  Wang Xu immediately knew he had thought wrongly and explained, "Don't think that Xuhuang surrendered to Cao Cao just because of his low evaluation. First, you must know that Yang Feng is not a good superior. He was originally a remnant of the Yellow Turbans. In 190 AD, along with Guo Tai, Li Le, Han Zhen and Hu Cai, he rebelled again in Baima Valley, Western River, and he was one of the White Wave leaders!"

  Dong Zhuo's army was defeated and the capital was moved to Chang'an. At that time, his general Li Jue won a battle on another front against the White Wave bandits and killed Guo Tai. Later, Li Yue, Han Shou, Hu Cai and others continued to fight, but Yang Feng chose to surrender to Li Jue and became one of his generals.

  King Xü paused for a moment, waiting for Zhou Zhi to react before continuing: "Right, you must know about the Li Jue and Guo Si rebellion!"

  "Hmm! I know this. It seems that after Dong Zhuo was murdered, the Western Liang army counterattacked Chang'an, defeated Lü Bu, and killed Minister of Works Wang Yun. Then Li Jue and Guo Si took control of the government, doing evil and being even more excessive than Dong Zhuo!"

  Seeing Zhou Zhi roughly understood this section, Wang Xu nodded and didn't explain further. He continued from where he left off: "Right, it was during the war between Li Jue and Guo Si that Yang Feng turned to surrender to Emperor Xian of Han. Moreover, he also persuaded Li Yue, Han Miao, Hu Cai and others to surrender, and escorted Emperor Xian to safety all along the way. Therefore, after Emperor Xian left Dongguan, he appointed Yang Feng as General of Chariots and Cavalry. Anyway, at that time, for the sake of survival, he was willing to appoint anyone!"

  Xu Huang was also one of the generals who joined Yang Feng's imperial army in the Battle of River East, but he was not a subordinate of Yang Feng, at most, he was just a general! Therefore, later joining Cao Cao did not have much to say. On the contrary, as one of the five good generals under Cao Cao's account, Xu Huang was not only brave and extraordinary, but also had a set of skills in commanding troops and fighting battles. His moral character was also among the best among all civil and military officials, especially valuing loyalty and righteousness. Therefore, when Guan Yu was in Cao's camp, Xu Huang became one of his few friends.

  After listening to Wang Xu say so much, Zhou Zhi finally got rid of his doubts about Xuhuang. He smiled and said: "I know these things, it seems that there are many praises. What 'can't be fed, belongs to Xuhuang', 'the contemporary Zhōu Yǎfū' and the like, are they all talking about him?"

  "That's it, what else are you regretful about? Do you think it's easy to get these timeless praises? It's simply a waste of my saliva."

  When Wang Xu said this, Zhou Zhi suddenly scratched his head in annoyance and said with some embarrassment: "I just think that Gao Shun can follow Lv Bu with unwavering determination, so I feel that Xuhuang is a bit worse in this regard. Who knew there were so many reasons behind it!"