Chapter 499 Guan Yu: Zhongkang, can you please stop imagining things?

"Why is the Second General laughing?"

Xu Chu, who was standing next to Guan Yu, showed curiosity on his face. Since he didn't see Xu Shu or Huang Zhong around, he no longer had so many concerns and decided to ask what was going on.

Guan Yu had no intention of hiding anything. He stuffed the letter into Xu Chu's arms and laughed loudly, "Good news, great news."

"Good news. What good news can make the Second General laugh?"

Xu Chu muttered to himself. With full curiosity, he lowered his head to take a closer look. His eyelids twitched and he was stunned, his eyes almost popped out.

What did he see?
The Black Mountain Army actually. Actually surrendered?!
The reason is admiration for Guan Yu???
Xu Chu's throat turned, he swallowed, raised his head and looked at Guan Yu in disbelief.

You have to know that the Black Mountain Army dared to take advantage of the chaos to rob Yuan Shao's bandits, and Yuan Shao had no way to deal with them. He never expected that after they took Yecheng, the other side would surrender?
He thought he could still show his prowess and deal with the bandits in the mountains so that these bandits would know the reputation of Xu Zhongkang from Qiao County.

After all, what he hated most were the bandits in the mountains.

Who knew that the bandits would come and surrender without even having to send out any troops?

Is this how to conquer the enemy without fighting? !
Worthy of being the second general!

Xu Chu clenched his fists, and couldn't help but think of Guan Yu's experiences. When he thought of a hundred cavalrymen defeating ten thousand, he became more and more excited, so excited that even his fists made a crackling sound.

He understood that as long as his reputation was great enough, making the bandits surrender would be a piece of cake!
"?" Guan Yu frowned slightly, and the hand that was stroking his beard immediately stopped. Zhong Kang might have misunderstood something. The only thing that could cause Zhong Kang to misunderstand was the Black Mountain Army. This matter has nothing to do with me. Isn't this the effort of Zhang Feiyan, the envoy of Zhang Qi Chi?

Just when Guan Yu was about to explain for Xu Chu, a familiar voice interrupted the strange atmosphere between Guan Yu and Xu Chu.

"Second General, this is great news, great news! I would like to congratulate the Second General!"

The person who walked into the tent was Mi Zhu.

Looking at Mi Zhu's smiling face, Guan Yu's brows relaxed and he stood up to greet him. "Zi Zhong, you came at the right time. Regarding the surrender of the Black Mountain Army, please let me have a good talk with you."

Can you please talk it over?

Xu Chu suddenly felt relieved: Could there be a reason behind this? Fortunately, I didn't speak first.

Although Mi Zhu's eyes were looking at Guan Yu, his mind drifted to the fairyland one thousand and eight years later.

If he remembered correctly, Guan Yu heard that Ma Chao was coming to surrender, so he wrote a letter to Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, asking who could compare with Ma Chao's bravery.

Prime Minister Zhuge knew that Guan Yu was proud and looked down on the unfilial Ma Chao from the bottom of his heart.

So in the reply, he said that Ma Mengqi was extremely powerful and heroic, and was a hero in the world. He was a man like Ying Bu and Peng Yue, and could even be on par with Zhang Yide. But he was still far less powerful than you, the bearded man.

Ask this
Could it be that my second brother wants me to praise him?
The more Mi Zhu thought about it, the more he felt that this was possible.

So, under the slightly nervous gazes of Guan Yu and Xu Chu, Mi Zhu slowly raised his arms and clasped his fists towards Guan Yu, his admiration evident in words, "The Black Mountain Army has always been fierce, and Yan Liang and Wen Chou are both brave, similar to Ying Bu and Peng Yue. These two are helpless against the Black Mountain Army, but they are far less powerful than the second general. On the other hand, the second general's reputation is well-known in Hebei. When the Black Mountain Army heard of the general's reputation, they were all terrified and surrendered with courtesy. The second general is worthy of the reputation of the beautiful bearded man!"

"Hahaha." Guan Yu stroked his beard and laughed. No matter before or now, whenever Guan Yu was praised by someone he respected, he would be happy from the bottom of his heart. Not to mention that the other party also called him "Beautiful Bearded Man", which was simply double the joy.

Xu Chu was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

Judging from Mi Zhu's words and Guan Yu's performance, his previous idea was not wrong!
Just now I was so happy.
It's just overthinking!

Haha, I am indeed smart, brave, and quick-witted!
As for the previous coldness and embarrassment
Xu Chu thought about it seriously. He originally thought it was his own problem, but now it seems that his wisdom is only slightly inferior to Xu Shu and others. "As expected of the second general, your illustrious reputation makes us admire you! This is what it means to defeat the enemy without fighting!" Xu Chu said with deep emotion.

Guan Yu's smile froze and the hand stroking his beard stopped.

Oops, how come I forgot about that original idea?

As a wealthy businessman in Xuzhou, Mi Zhu acquired a skill very early on. He could guess other people's likes and dislikes from the changes in their expressions.

For example, wasn't Guan Yu quite cheerful at the beginning? Why did he become so embarrassed as soon as Xu Chu opened his mouth?
Is it
Mi Zhu looked towards Xu Chu, and seeing that excitement was written all over Xu Chu's face, his eyes suddenly darkened.

Could it be that Xu Zhongkang praised too much?

Thinking of this, Mi Zhu gave Guan Yu a look, as if to say, leave it to me.

Guan Yu did not refuse. In his opinion, Mi Zhu was extremely reliable.

Mi Zhu reached out and patted Xu Chu's shoulder. He coughed a few times to interrupt Xu Chu's thoughts. He pulled Xu Chu aside and told him, "Zhongkang, the second general is a humble man. It is better to talk less about defeating the enemy without fighting in the future."

"I understand, I understand." Xu Chu nodded repeatedly. He restrained his excitement, but looked at Guan Yu with more admiration.

Mi Zhu nodded with satisfaction, and then he turned and walked towards Guan Yu, "Second General, it's all right now. I told Zhong Kang."

"Instructions." Guan Yu couldn't help but look at Xu Chu. It's not that he didn't believe Mi Zhu's words, but he always felt that something was wrong.

However, Guan Yu did not have much time to investigate further as a messenger hurried into the tent.

"General Guan, Chief Secretary Mi, Commandant Xu, and Military Advisor Xu invite you to come to the government office to discuss the surrender of the Black Mountain Army!"

Surrender of the Montenegrin Army.
Guan Yu couldn't help but think, how could it be so fast?
"Second General, Captain Xu, please."

Mi Zhu's urging voice rang in Guan Yu's ears, and Guan Yu took big strides to catch up with the two.

Guan Yu, Mi Zhu, Xu Chu and their party of three walked over the threshold of the Yecheng government office and, led by a military clerk, entered the meeting hall.

Huang Zhong sat in the main seat, and Xu Shu was on Huang Zhong's left.

In addition, a man with simple clothes, thin body and seven feet tall was standing in front of Xu Shu.

He lowered his head, wishing he could bury his face in the ground.

His shoulders kept shaking, as if he was sitting on pins and needles.

As the guards announced the arrival of Guan Yu, Mi Zhu and Xu Chu in a powerful voice, the thin man raised his head and looked towards the door.

When he saw Guan Yu's iconic beard, he shouted: "General Guan, I surrender! I surrender!"

Guan Yu couldn't help but glance at Xu Chu, and saw Xu Chu's face full of excitement.

have to.

Now, even if it is not true, it has become true in Xu Chu's heart.

(End of this chapter)