Chapter 442: Eighth Brother, why don’t you ask Director Zhen?
"Ah? Yuan Shen?"

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Jian Yong looked at each other with confusion on their faces. It was the first time they heard such a name. Why was Yuan Benchu ​​called Yuan God?

Zhang Fei stared at Guan Yu and thought to himself: Could it be that Yuan Shao also has a temple in the afterlife? Yuan Shao temple? But I haven't heard of it either!
The three were still confused, but Liu Bei had already stood up and looked at Zhen De, smiling and asking, "Director Zhen, what does Yuan Shen say?"

"Why is Yuan Shao a god?" Zhen De's eyes lit up, "Good question!"

Zhen De brought over a chair, and everyone immediately understood and made room for him.

Zhen De sat down on the chair and blurted out, "First, it was Sima Yi who committed the crime of arrogance."

Sima Yi?
This name is too familiar to Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Mi Zhu. The ending of the novel is that the three families returned to the Jin Dynasty, Cao Cao's son Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty, and Sima Yi, who Cao Pi relied on, usurped the Wei Dynasty. It can be said that the cycle of justice is inevitable, but it has harmed the people of the world.

But Sima Yi was extremely cautious, so why did he commit the crime of arrogance?
Zhen De suddenly came back to his senses. From the expressions of the five people, he felt that Liu Bei and the others had misunderstood something.

"Ahem." Zhen De coughed a few times in a pretentious manner, then smiled apologetically, "Sorry, I just accidentally got off track. I just remembered that Brother Liu, you guys haven't played the board game Nameless Killer much."

"Ah? Nameless Killer?" Jian Yong expressed that he had never heard of it or seen it before.

Zhang Fei lowered his voice and explained: "Xianhe, you are making a fuss again. Wumingsha is a bit like our leaf play. You also need to draw cards, but you don't need to roll dice. When playing, everyone has to draw a general. The generals are me, my eldest brother, my second brother, the prime minister, Cao Mengde and others. The generals have skills. It is said that my second brother's skills are very powerful. He can kill with a red card."

"So that's how it is." Jian Yong nodded repeatedly. After Zhang Fei's explanation, he finally understood what the nameless kill was. However, Guan Yu's use of the red card as an offensive kill was not very powerful no matter how you looked at it, right?
Guan Yu's mouth twitched, and he said seriously: "Third brother, stop making jokes and listen to Director Zhen carefully."

"I understand, second brother." Zhang Fei closed his mouth.

Liu Bei asked, "Director Zhen, what does this have to do with the Nameless Killer?"

"Hey, to make a long story short, when eight people are playing a game, Yuan Shao can use two cards of the same suit to turn it into a volley of arrows. If he is lucky enough, he can kill the whole field by himself. This leads to the idea that noble families do not need teammates, and there is also a joke to prove why Yuan Shao is a god."

Zhen De paused. He always felt that there was something strange about the historical story of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei killing Wuming. He did not delve into it too much. He just brushed it off lightly and shifted the focus of the topic from the game to historical figures.

"Also, even when Yuan Shao was in a very favorable situation, he could still lose miserably. He had many advisers under his command, many of whom gave excellent plans. If he had adopted any one of them, his opponent would have frowned in distress and might have changed the course of the battle. However, Yuan Shao avoided the correct answer again and again, made many stupid moves, and eventually passed away."

"What if faced with an unfavorable situation? Yuan Shao seemed to have become a different person. Gongsun Zan's threat frightened him, forcing him to promote Gongsun Zan's cousin Gongsun Fan as the governor of Bohai. He tried to ease the situation with this matter, but Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Fan were not so easy to fool. Gongsun Yue's death made Gongsun Zan furious. The battle between the two sides kicked off at Jie Bridge, and in the end, Gongsun Zan, who had a strong army, was defeated by Yuan Shao."

"Second brother, you said Gongsun Bogui avenged his brother, why does he look so familiar?" Zhang Fei moved closer to Guan Yu again.

Guan Yu looked at Zhang Fei helplessly. He looked familiar? The battle of Yiling will be engraved in my mind for the rest of my life.

As he thought about it, he couldn't help but look at Liu Bei. Seeing that Liu Bei was listening seriously, he turned his gaze back to Zhang Fei's face and whispered, "Third brother, it's normal for the eldest brother to be called a brother by Gongsun Bogui. There are similarities between them."

"What the second brother said makes sense, it makes sense." Zhang Fei nodded.
Jian Yong suddenly realized, "So that's why he is called Yuan God! That means Yuan Shao was able to win a victory beyond everyone's expectations under unfavorable circumstances! But..."

He changed the subject, his tone revealing a hint of confusion, "Why did Yuan Shao lose at Guandu? In terms of strength, Yuan Shao is clearly far superior to Cao Cao."

"Xianhe, you still refuse to acknowledge me when I tell you that you are my eighth brother. What's the difficulty?" Zhang Fei's mouth curled up into a smile, "Yuan Shao must be like Cao Cao. Cao Cao didn't take Zhang He seriously, and Yuan Shao didn't take Cao Cao seriously either! In the final analysis, he is just arrogant and complacent! As the saying goes, if you walk by the river, you will get your shoes wet! Second brother, don't you agree?"

Guan Yu squeezed out a helpless, "Yes."

Zhen De took over Zhang Fei's words and looked at Liu Bei, "Brother Liu, what do you think?"

Liu Bei thought about it seriously and actually shook his head.

This instantly made Zhang Fei's smile fade. Hmm? Big brother shook his head? What did I say wrong?

"Second brother."

Zhang Fei was about to ask Guan Yu a question, but he just opened his mouth and didn't even finish a complete sentence.

But Guan Yu also shook his head, and said calmly in a low voice: "Third brother, I have always let Gongming handle political affairs. I am not even as good as you. What can I do?"

".Second brother, are you being too modest now?"

"Really? If I can, I can. If I can't, I can't. I only know how to fight and at most I have some knowledge of military affairs. Confucius said that a teacher doesn't have to be better than his disciples and a disciple doesn't have to be worse than his teacher. What's wrong with that? Third brother, you don't drink much, do you?"

"Brother, now that you say that, I suddenly feel like drinking."

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Guan Yu glared at Zhang Fei and said unhappily, "If you want to drink, drink more now!"

"I'm just kidding. Even the wine distilled by the Han Dynasty can't be as tasty as this one." Zhang Fei said with a smile.

Guan Yu knew Zhang Fei was joking, otherwise how could he just glare at him and leave it at that? He stopped arguing with Zhang Fei and looked at Liu Bei, "What do you think, brother?"

"What do you think?" Liu Bei said slowly, "I think Yuan Shao's arrogance is just a superficial appearance."

"Appearance?"

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Jian Yong looked at each other. Mi Zhu, who was standing aside without saying a word, nodded in agreement. Before coming to the fairyland, Chen Deng had already analyzed Yuan Shao and his troops clearly.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong and others became interested. Guan Yu asked, "So what do you think is inside?"

This question also brought out the doubts in Zhang Fei's heart, which made Zhang Fei wipe the corner of his mouth and prick up his ears waiting for Liu Bei's next words.

"This is the root of the problem. It's like the time of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, when scholars and eunuchs attacked each other and fought to the death. The root of the problem of Yuan Shao's group is the same, no, it should be even worse. Although Yuan Shao has many capable people under his command, hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and the number of armored soldiers is far superior to Cao Cao. However, there are many factions within the group, and the suggestions made by one side will be immediately rejected by the other side. Even if they are very powerful, they cannot work together. If there is a strong external force forcing them, these people may be able to cooperate temporarily and overcome the crisis. If there is no strong external force, they will only trip up the other side, resulting in a complete loss in a winnable situation. This is why Yuan Shao was able to win the Battle of Jie Bridge but lost the Battle of Guandu."

"This"

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at each other in bewilderment. Although they both served as the Left Fengyi and Right Fufeng, one of them focused on the navy and usually only reviewed the daily political affairs. The other was a hands-off boss, leaving all government affairs to Duan Wei.

They knew that in terms of governance, let alone being comparable to Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, even if he rode Red Hare, he would not be able to catch up with his elder brother.

but.
I have never seen such a well-organized analysis before.
Could it be that after the eldest brother became the General of the Guards, his level of governance reached a level that they could not reach?

Although there was no verbal communication, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei understood each other's meaning through each other's eyes. Let's see what Director Zhen said first!
Under the expectant gazes of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Zhen De nodded. The two were immediately delighted. He was indeed amazing and worthy of being the big brother!

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were genuinely happy for Liu Bei, but soon a trace of worry appeared in their eyes. To be able to make such progress, surely he must have been too busy handling official duties on a daily basis?
Fortunately, I can come to the fairyland, which can wash away the fatigue of my body and mind.

Thinking of this, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei breathed a sigh of relief.

Jian Yong frowned, his eyebrows full of worry, "So, if Yuan Shao is forced into a corner, then won't the internal troubles no longer exist, and will become as solid as an iron plate? Then we won't be long..."

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Mi Zhu, and even Zhen De understood what Jian Yong meant. Even a rabbit will bite when it is anxious. Yuan Shao had resisted the pressure from Gongsun Zan. If they pressed him so hard this time, would Yuan Shao become even stronger?
"Teacher Jian, you are worrying too much. If there are only one or two states, even if Yuan Shao is united internally and his generals and soldiers fight to the death, they can exert all the strength on paper, but in the end they are still limited by the data on paper. Can they go against the general trend of the world?"

"Yup!"

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Mi Zhu and Jian Yong all nodded, especially Jian Yong. After hearing what Zhen De said, his worries immediately dissipated.

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Yuan Shao liked to say that he had two great generals under his command. One of them, Yan Liang, had fallen into the hands of Zhang Fei, and even Zhang He had joined them. This all showed that Yuan Shao had already cut off one of his own arms.

But when he thought of Yan Liang, Liu Bei had a different idea. He looked up at Zhen De and said, "Director Zhen, if Yan Liang is captured, what do you think should be done?"

arrangement?

Zhen De was shocked. How could he ask such a question? Could it be that Yan Liang was captured?

"Brother Liu, was Yan Liang captured in your dream?"

"good?"

"Who? Second Brother Guan?"

When saying this, Zhen De couldn't help but look towards Guan Yu, but what he saw was a calm face without any ripples.

Zhen De knew immediately that it was definitely not Guan Yu.

Is it
At this moment, Zhang Fei suddenly stood up, straightened his chest, and walked forward confidently, "It's Zhang Yide from Yan!"

Ah this
Guan Yu's Yan Liang was snatched away by Zhang Fei. Does this count as stealing heads?

Such a sentence suddenly popped up in Zhen De's mind. He shook his head, throwing away the random thoughts in his head. Answering Liu Bei's question was the most important thing.

How to deal with Yan Liang
Zhen De knew Liu Bei's character well. If Yan Liang was one of the people of Cao Wei in history books who had done things that harmed the people, it would be of no use even if he told the truth to the world.

All he can do is give an idea.

After a little thought, Zhen De had an answer in his mind. "I think that even though Yan Liang is far inferior to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he is still a brave general and has a lot of experience. If he can surrender, he can open an academy to teach new officers. Or he can go with the army to fight?"

"That's good." Liu Bei recorded Zhen De's thoughts in his heart. It seemed that both he and Zhen De thought that Yan Liang was a brave general and a talented person.

"After talking so much, I suddenly feel thirsty." Zhen De said to Lao Li: "Lao Li, do you have any soy milk?"

"Soy milk? It's hot." Old Li was about to get up.

Zhen De stopped him, "Hey, you don't have to do it. I know where it is. I'll get it!"

"Director Zhen, this is just a matter of a few steps. It doesn't matter if I take it or you take it."

Zhen De was very fast. Before Lao Li finished speaking, he quickly walked to the stall, lifted the white cloth, and took out the soy milk.

Lao Li asked, "Director Zhen, what are you shooting this week?"

"What are you filming?" Zhen De answered Lao Li's question while drinking soy milk, "Of course it's the Battle of Guandu!"

"The Battle of Guandu. This is a huge expense. Director Zhen, do you have enough funds?"

Zhen De saw that Old Li looked eager to try, as if as long as he opened his mouth and said it was not enough, the old man in front of him would take out all his family fortune to support him to finish the show.

He knew that Lao Li did have some money. If there was no system, perhaps he could really get investment from Lao Li?

"Don't worry!" Zhen De patted his purse, "My wallet is big enough!"

“Not only do you have to shoot, you have to shoot well!”

“We must shoot a big scene!”

As he said this, Zhen De couldn't help but look at Liu Bei and the others behind him. From their almost explicit words, even a fool could tell that a decisive battle with Yuan Shao was imminent.

Even though Liu Bei's power at this time was far beyond what could be compared with the same period in history, and was even much stronger than in his heyday, the states and counties he actually controlled were far beyond the reach of the Later Han Dynasty in history.

As the saying goes, when a lion fights a rabbit, it uses all its strength.

Filming the military might of Yuan Shao as recorded in history books is not only responsible to the audience, but can also provide a reference for Liu Bei and others.

Zhen De clenched his fists, fighting spirit ignited in his heart.

He returned to his seat with the soy milk and happened to hear Jian Yong's question.

"Speaking of Xuande. I mean Liu Xuande. He killed Che Zhou and defeated Xiahou Dun?"

Zhang Fei was about to speak, but when he looked up he saw Zhen De approaching. He changed the subject.

"Eighth brother, why don't you go ask Director Zhen?"

(End of this chapter)