Chapter 14 On the future (1) Huaxia Book Library Network

  "What brings you here, Lord? Although my position is humble and my duties are many, I really can't stay for long...". The leaves rustled loudly as Gao Shun suddenly stood up, his face filled with anger, and said in a low voice.

  Quietly watching him, his eyes were calm and peaceful. Not a single ripple was caused by Gao Shun's sudden standing up, Liu Zhang just looked at him lightly, with a calm gaze in his eyes.

  "The general will die! I've come especially to save him."

  Just as Gao Shun was getting a bit impatient, Liu Zhang suddenly spoke up and threw out this sentence.

  As soon as the words came out, not only did Gao Shun suddenly pause, but also Zhao Yun, who was fully on guard beside him, was taken aback and turned his head to stare foolishly at Liu Zhang.

  "You!" Gao Shun's reaction came over, and his heart was filled with raging anger.

  "How did Gao Shun almost die? And how did Shaogong come to rescue him? Hmph, if you can't explain it clearly, don't blame me for being rude. Although Lord Liu is of high rank and noble title, my family's governor is not inferior by half." Cold intent shot out from his eyes, Gao Shun's words were as cold as ice chips.

  Zhao Yun's face was icy cold, his hand on the hilt of his sword.

  Liu Zhang suddenly smiled.

  "I humbly ask General, what is a general?" Liu Zhang said calmly.

  "Huh?" Gao Shun was taken aback, and then his eyebrows furrowed, "It's just the five aspects of wisdom, credibility, benevolence, bravery, and strictness. Having the wisdom to know oneself and others, having a reputation for rewarding and punishing clearly, treating soldiers with the same kindness as one would treat oneself, having the courage to charge forward at the forefront, and being strict with oneself - if you can achieve these, then you are a great general!"

  "Haha." Liu Zhang and Gao Shun finished speaking, and with a faint smile, he shook his head lightly and said calmly: "The conditions you mentioned are only the qualifications for becoming a great general, but not what I asked of you."

  Gao Shun was taken aback, a look of discontent flashing across his face. He glanced sideways at Liu Zhang and sneered, "I'd like to ask the young master, what makes a general?"

  "What is called bravery is the quality that enables a general to control his troops and make them fight with courage!" Liu Zhang's face turned serious, and he said in a deep voice.

  "A general who is good at commanding soldiers can make thousands of troops and horses move like his arms. Where the banner points, the battle must be won, the attack must be taken, and nothing can stop it. The general is the soul of an army. Gathering stones can form a mountain, grasping fingers can form a fist, and the power to make soldiers dare to fight without fear, dare to face the enemy's arrows. A million troops, only with a general can be called an army, is the foundation of a true army. That's why there is a saying that 'it's easy to get thousands of soldiers, but hard to find a good general.' What do you think, General?"

  Gao Shun listened blankly, feeling that Liu Zhang's explanation was somewhat forced and unreasonable, but he couldn't say it was wrong, so he nodded slightly. But then he thought again, what did this have to do with saying that he himself would die?

  Liu Zhang saw the look in his eyes and was satisfied. The corners of his mouth slightly curled up, and he secretly rejoiced in his heart. How to say it, but last night he had indeed planned for a long time. From the first step of asking to see him by name, he had been leading Gao Shun's thoughts along with his pre-arranged steps.

  You're not usually so flustered, are you? Well, I'll just mess with your mind a bit first. Once you've lost your composure, I'll use some shocking words to tie a knot on your nose. After that, the initiative will be mine, and we can take our time playing this out.

  "If the general agrees with my words, then I'll ask again, what kind of person can command and control such a great general?" Liu Zhang calmly circled around the question before finally steering it towards the issue of who the generals should be loyal to.