Chapter 22

Zhao Yun was extremely moved and cupped his hands.

"Lord, rest assured, I will definitely protect the Lord's safety."

The live stream instantly had many more complaints.

"Liu Big-Ear is too cunning!"

"Is there a single true word from the Big-Eared Thief? Scumbag!"

"All three are being fooled by Liu Bei! And yet they are still very happy!"

"Who will Liu Big-Fool trick next?"

Fifty miles outside Guang Sect City, on the road to Luoyang,

Lu Zhi, sitting in the prisoner cart, felt a sense of desolation.

When he was the General of the East and commanding the campaign, how many people came to curry favor with him?

Now that he had been dismissed by the Emperor and his death sentence commuted (life imprisonment), there wasn't even anyone to see him off.

Everyone was waiting for the arrival of the new commander, Dong Zhuo...

"Forget it, I don't need it."

Lu Zhi shook his head and closed his eyes to rest.

"Clop! Clop! Clop!"

The earth shook, and dense hoofbeats came from behind.

The squad leader escorting Lu Zhi was startled.

"Could it be the Huang Jin army?"

"Quick, quick! Rear guard becomes front guard!"

The soldiers couldn't help but panic!

Fortunately, those dozens of cavalry did not charge over but stopped an arrow's distance away.

Only three riders came out from the crowd.

"Everyone, I am Lu Zhi's student, Liu Bei, Liu Liu Xuande, here specifically to see Teacher Lu!"

Liu Bei said with cupped hands.

Zhang Fei shouted from the side with his loud voice,

"My brother is an imperial clansman and just killed Zhang Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao!"

The squad leader was startled. A relative of the Emperor? He absolutely could not afford to offend him.

"My lord, I am just following orders to escort Lord Lu to Luoyang."

Meaning: If you want to rescue the prisoner, take him away quickly, but please don't take our lives.

Liu Bei dismounted and came to the prisoner cart, bowing deeply.

"Teacher, your noble character and firm refusal to bribe the minor eunuch have led to this disaster; I admire you greatly!"

Lu Zhi said with surprise,

"Liu Xuande, was what your third brother said just now true? Have Zhang Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao already been killed by you?"

Liu Bei nodded.

"Yes, I went to Quyang under your orders, and it just so happened that Zhang Bao and Zhang Zhang Liang were defeated by General Lord Huangfu, and we encountered them..."

Lu Zhi laughed heartily after hearing this.

"Liu Xuande, your luck is also extremely good."

"However, Zhang Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao's personal guards are very elite; being able to kill them shows great martial prowess!"

He then whispered,

"Liu Xuande, you have just achieved great merit, leave quickly so as not to be implicated by me."

Liu Bei shook his head and said firmly,

"Teacher, I did not come to say goodbye, but to escort you to Luoyang. There are many remnants of the Huang Jin in Jizhou; they will surely want to take your life to claim credit from Zhang Jiao."

Lu Zhi was moved by Liu Bei.

"Liu Xuande, why go to such trouble? You have a very good future, and I fear this trip will be ominous; you will also be implicated!"

Liu Bei immediately stated that he did not fear power and was not afraid of being implicated!

He had long known that Lu Zhi would be safe this time.

After Lord Huangfu Song defeated Zhang Jiao, he would speak for Lu Zhi, and Lu Zhi would be re-employed as a Minister.

Lu Zhi was moved to tears, and his appreciation for Liu Bei rose to an extreme height!

The escorting squad leader naturally did not object; with these dozens of elite cavalry, the road would be safer.

Besides,

that round-faced strong man was staring at him like a tiger; he feared that if he didn't agree, he would be hacked in two.

Liu Bei was not idle on the road.

Lu Zhi was both a scholar and a general, proficient in both literature and martial arts; he could not be wasted.

"Teacher, I have only learned academics and principles of conduct from you before; now I want to learn military strategy from you."

Lu Zhi appreciated Liu Bei very much now.

"Good, this time I will teach you everything I have learned in my life!"

Liu Bei had Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei join the learning as well.

Zhao Yun naturally couldn't ask for more; his martial arts were extraordinary, but his military strategy was still immature. Being able to learn from Lu Zhi, a famous general who had won many battles and was renowned throughout the Han, made him incredibly happy.

Zhang Fei was depressed. Coming out this time, not only was there no fighting, but he had to memorize those formations and military strategies every day; his head was about to explode!

He looked at Liu Bei with resentful eyes every day.

Unfortunately, Liu Bei ignored him and demanded he memorize them, otherwise, he would be a common soldier in the future and not lead troops!

Zhang Fei's face fell!

"The 'potential' is to control power based on advantage."

"Warfare is the way of deception."

"Therefore, when able, show inability; when using, show not using; when near, show far; when far, show near..."

Lu Zhi explained military strategy and formations seriously.

Liu Bei and Zhao Yun listened carefully, while Zhang Fei patted his head to focus his attention.

The live stream burst into laughter.

"Is it really good to treat a poor student like this?!"

"I, Zhang Fei, am just a simpleton, why learn military strategy! Just charge in directly!"

"Don't say, Brother Fei's aggrieved look is actually quite cute."

"I think Liu Big-Ear's serious look is quite handsome!"

"I misjudged him before; this Liu Bei is actually quite hardworking."

The road from Guang Sect City to Luoyang was over a thousand miles.

The group of two hundred people also attracted a lot of attention.

Liu Bei exchanged most of the money he brought for grain to relieve starving refugees along the way.

Without needing deliberate propaganda, Zhang Fei's loud voice let the people along the way know that the imperial clansman Liu Bei was escorting his teacher Lu Zhi to Luoyang.

"Liu Bei is a real man; he doesn't care about his future and insists on sending his teacher."

"There aren't many loyal people like this nowadays!"

"He is also an imperial clansman and Lu Zhi's proudest student!"

"Liu Bei has high integrity; I admire him, but I don't want to become him..."

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