Volume 1: Kyoto Wind and Cloud Chapter 66: Brothers' Journey Encounter with Dong Zhuo

  After distributing the fine horses and sharp weapons, Zhang Fei and others were extremely excited. As a general, what could be more delightful than getting precious horses and divine arms? It's worth noting that precious horses, divine arms, and precious armor are the second life of a general! And Zhao Yun's armor was dug up by Liu Xun from the treasure house of the Great Han Emperor, so the quality is not to be said.

  "Big Brother!" Liu Bei was just about to leave the military camp when Zhang Fei burst out and said: "Today we obtained precious horses and divine soldiers, it's worth celebrating, Big Brother should at least treat us to a meal!"

  Liu Zhang knew that Zhang Fei, this wine barrel, had been staying in the military camp for three months and was getting a little hungry for wine. However, the excuse he came up with was too ridiculous! Liu Zhang laughed and said: "Yi De, you really are something! I gave you a divine sword and a precious horse, and now you want me to treat you to dinner?"

  "Hmm..." Zhang Fei knew that Liu Zhong wouldn't be so petty, and he said with a smile: "How could I? My intention is to invite my elder brother out for dinner, but I don't know if my elder brother will grant me the honor!"

  "Are you drunk?" Liu Zhang asked coldly.

  "Ah!" Zhang Fei suddenly came to his senses, feeling a bit embarrassed as he rubbed his head, while the others looked at him with amused laughter.

  Liu Zhang suppressed his smile and shook his head, saying: "Since that's the case, let's take a day off today. Brothers, follow me to drink wine. However, my military discipline does not allow for chaos!"

  "Yes! Big brother!" Zhang Fei's mouth began to water as soon as he heard about drinking, his spirit was even more refreshed than taking medicine.

  "Lord, we're all leaving, what about the military camp?" Zhao Yun asked hesitantly.

  "Don't worry, I have a plan!" Liu Zhang turned back and shouted: "Aren't you coming out yet?"

  A tall Han suddenly walked out of the crowd, and it was someone everyone knew. Zhao Yun stared at the person with wide eyes and said: "E... Elder Brother?!"

  It turned out that this person was Zhao Lei. Since his injury, he had been thinking about repaying Liu Zhang. To be honest, the Zhao family, whether male or female, were all skilled in martial arts, and even young Zhao Yu had some foundation in martial arts. Zhao Lei was Zhao Yun's older brother, and although he didn't have Tong Yuan's guidance, he had practiced the family's traditional martial arts to perfection. More importantly, Zhao Lei's mind was not inferior to Zhao Yun's. When Zhao Lei brought up the matter of repaying kindness, Liu Zhang didn't say a word and directly threw him into Zhang Ren's troops. Now that Zhao Lei had also trained for several months, if he still hadn't grasped the key points of training soldiers, his usefulness would be greatly reduced.

  Ignoring Zhao Yun's astonishment, Liu Zhang smiled and asked Zhao Lei: "I'm putting the military camp in your charge, do you have confidence?"

  "Yes!" Zhao Lei punched his chest and gave a military salute.

  Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Now I appoint you as the military governor, temporarily acting as the school lieutenant! When we are not around, the military camp is fully responsible for you!"

  "Yes!" Zhao Lei was extremely excited, he knew that he could finally show off his ambitions. Isn't the greatest wish of a man to hold a sword that can kill people and sleep on the knees of a beauty? In ancient times, getting beautiful women and power were very difficult things, especially in an era when the imperial court was dominated by aristocratic families, those ordinary sons had no chance to rise up. Now, Liu Zhang's appointment brought Zhao Lei's path to power one step closer, even if he didn't have any ambitions, he was still excited!

  Having settled matters in the military camp, Liu Zhang took Zhang Fei and five others to Luoyang City.

  The New Year is approaching, and Luoyang City is bustling. The Chinese New Year is the happiest but also the most difficult time for the Chinese people. Those who have money or no debts will buy goods for the new year and prepare to celebrate well. However, those in debt may need to flee. But in Luoyang City, none of these things exist. The endless stream of people occasionally has a few foreigners riding tall horses passing by. To be honest, after arriving in Luoyang three or four months ago, Zhang Fei and the others have not really strolled around the streets yet!

  "Make way!" Suddenly, a loud shout came from the front, and several cavalrymen galloped wildly through the crowded streets, trampling some civilians and merchants.

  Liu Zhang immediately recognized that these people were not soldiers from Luoyang, and with a displeased frown, he ordered: "Yide, Zilong, stop them!"

  "Yes!" Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei took action, and several cavalrymen were naturally no match for them.

  After a dozen cavalrymen all fell to the ground, Liu Zhang jumped off his horse and stepped on the face of a soldier who seemed to be the leader, asking: "Whose soldiers are you, daring to ride horses on the streets of Luoyang?"

  "They are my men!" A big Han with several guards walked over slowly and said: "Why did you hit my men?"

  "They deserve a beating!" Liu Zhang looked at the big Han and said: "It is forbidden to ride horses on the main streets of Luoyang, don't you know? Not to mention trampling on civilians, even if it's just flowers and grass, it's not something that an outsider like you can afford to compensate for!"

  "Young man, don't be too arrogant!" The big man laughed and said: "I am Dong Zhuo, the Taishou of Hedong under the command of the great general!"

  "Dong Zhuo?!" Liu Zhang carefully sized up this burly man, and saw that he was robust and had a round waist. He looked like a fierce general, but didn't resemble the legendary Dong Zhuo at all.

  Looking at Liu Chong's silence, Dong Zhuo thought he was afraid and just wanted to say something, only to hear Liu Chong say: "Don't mention you as a small River East governor, even if He Jin that butcher is nothing!"

  In an instant, Dong Zhuo's face turned iron-green and then white! He should have been angry, but a young man who didn't even put He Jin in his eyes, how could he be provoked?

  "How bold!" Dong Zhuo didn't say a word, but the big man from Guanxi behind him charged at Liu Zhang with a large knife. Zhang Fei swiftly raised his 8-foot-long spear and deflected the knife in one move. Dong Zhuo stared at Zhang Fei, his pupils suddenly shrinking. He could tell that these young men were not very old.

  "Hua Xiong, stop!" Dong Zhuo was shocked to see a murderous aura flash across Liu Biao's face. He could tell that someone with such an aura must have come from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

  "You're clever!" Liu Zhang smiled slightly and said, "Dong Zhuo, no matter what you do, I don't want to bother with you! But remember, don't provoke me, otherwise I won't be polite!"

  "May I ask your name, sir!" Dong Zhuo suddenly became very polite, even Hua Xiong was somewhat incredulous.

  "What? Want revenge?" Liu Zhang smiled and said: "I'm not afraid to tell you, I am the champion Hou, Wuguan Zhonglang Jiang Liu Zhang!"

  "How dare you! I don't dare!" Dong Zhuo suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, Liu Zhang's great name was not the first time he had heard it. For this lawless and reckless scoundrel, not only did the Yuan family regard him as a disaster, but other aristocratic families also regarded him as a nightmare. Although Dong Zhuo was a son of a good family from six counties, he also knew who could be provoked and who couldn't. Liu Zhang belonged to that kind of absolutely unprovokable madman.

  Liu Zhang was very satisfied with Dong Zhuo's attitude, and he nodded: "In the future, don't gallop on the main street again. The common people are already suffering, why add more trouble to them? You don't have any urgent business!"

  "Yes, yes!" The overbearing Dong Zhuo was being lectured by Liu Zhang like a child, yet he didn't dare to utter half a word of complaint. His bodyguards behind him were furious, but they also didn't dare to take action because Dong Zhuo hadn't given the order.

  Bullying others was never Liu Zhang's hobby, even if he knew that Dong Zhuo would become a great demon in the future, he didn't think of taking him down beforehand. Because of He Lingsi's affair, many doubts arose in Liu Zhang's mind, and at the same time, it also dispelled some of his doubts. A woman who was historically evaluated as evil could have a gentle and virtuous side, and those who were evaluated as demons might just be pioneers of reform. Only, they failed!

  After Dong Zhuo left, Liu Zhang took his brothers to a wine house. Zhang Fei, this wine barrel, actually still held the 8-foot snake spear while drinking, scaring the shopkeeper's legs soft. But also thanks to Zhang Fei bringing the 8-foot snake spear. Otherwise, facing Hua Xiong's big knife, unless Liu Zhang and others went up together, there would be no chance of winning. Of course, this is also because Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei were still young.

  After drinking, Zhang Fei and others returned to the military camp. Liu Zhong was slightly drunk and went back to his mansion. When he arrived at the mansion, Liu Yan was still entertaining guests outside, so he didn't disturb him and directly returned to his own small courtyard.

  Returning to the courtyard, Liu Zhang was just about to summon Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao when he heard a woman's crying voice coming from within the courtyard. At that moment, Liu Zhang's anger flared up. To be sure, there were only two girls in his courtyard, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, so it was clear that the crying sound came from Xiao Qiao.

  "Bang!" The door was kicked open, and Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao stared at Liu Zhang in shock, somewhat at a loss.

  "Why are you crying?" Liu Zhang's voice was cold, he was the most protective of his younger siblings, even if at first he reluctantly accepted Eldest and Second Sister Jiao. However, after several months of getting along with them, Eldest and Second Sister Jiao's meticulous care had made him unable to help but consider these two pitiful young girls as his own people, even though there was no element of romance involved.

  Da Qiao was slightly older, and when she heard Liu Zhang's question, she understood his thoughts. Da Qiao said softly: "Xiao Qiao misses home, so..."

  "Ah!" Liu Zhang's anger dissipated. He pulled Xiao Qiao over and gently wiped away the remaining tears on her face, saying: "From now on, if you have any thoughts, just tell me directly, don't cry secretly again. Since you are my people, you should entrust your heart to me! Even if one day you want to leave, I won't stop you, but..."

  "Never..." Xiao Qiao's face turned red, but she said with great determination: "Since my sister and I became the young master's maids, we never thought of leaving. Even if the young master drives us away, we will only follow him to death!"

  A beauty said she would die with him, which was absolutely a great temptation for a man. But when it came from the mouth of a six-year-old girl, Liu Zhang felt a bit headache. Da Qiao looked at Liu Zhang's embarrassed expression and couldn't help but laugh. This laughter made Liu Zhang stunned, only seven years old Da Qiao, actually showed an extraordinary face, which made Liu Zhang somewhat suspect that he had been teased by Empress He recently, and even started to have hallucinations!

  Liu Zhang wasn't angry about Xiao Qiao's homesickness. Even if she were a grown adult in her forties or fifties, being away from home for so long would still make her miss it. To prevent Xiao Qiao from crying, Liu Zhang rushed to Qiao Xuan's house the next day and joined them for dinner. Qiao Xuan was delighted to see his two daughters return home. As for Qiao Xiaoxiao, who had been rescued by Liu Zhang, he was very honest and stared at Liu Zhang with wide eyes, carefully studying this "brother-in-law" who had saved him!

  The weather is cold, the clear wind is pitiful, I have something to do today, the clear wind will strive for two chapters a day!