fear death?

Liu Bei never expected that this person would reject him for such...a speechless reason.

What should I say now? Just follow me and I promise I won't let you die. But what I'm going to do next is something that might cost me my head.

Liu Bei opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. Zhang Fei's face was full of disappointment, and the image of the immortal he imagined collapsed in his heart. Guan Yu had no expression on his face, but he despised that man in his heart.

"Is Uncle Liu Huang going to Hanzhong?" The man picked up his piano, kicked up his shoes next to the stone, and asked casually.

Liu Bei hesitated to tell him that he wanted to attack Hanzhong, but the man said again, "Uncle Huang can't take Hanzhong with these four or five thousand people. Heed the next advice and go back the way you came!"

Liu Bei was confused, "Sir, you have never seen it with your own eyes. How do you know the number of people in my team? How do you know that I am going to capture Hanzhong instead of seeking refuge with Zhang Lu?"

The man said, "The imperial uncle claims to be a clan member of the Han Dynasty. He just wanted to restore the Han Dynasty in his words. How could he seek refuge with Zhang Lu, a traitor? As for the previous question, since your team was three miles away, I watched the dust

By listening to the sound, you can roughly deduce the number of people coming."

Liu Bei was greatly impressed after hearing this, but Zhang Fei disagreed and said, "What's so clever about this? Can't my eldest brother pretend to surrender?"

The man smiled and said, "Is your uncle the kind of person who can stoop to become a thief?!"

Zhang Fei asked again, "Then how do you know that we will definitely not be able to take Hanzhong?"

Amo sent four thousand people to help. Although she had always said it was difficult to fight, Zhang Fei felt that as long as the team could successfully reach Yangping Pass before the army ran out of supplies, he would definitely be able to break into the Hanzhong Basin.

The man held Qin and walked towards the path and said, "There are two difficulties in taking Hanzhong. One is that the mountain road is difficult, and the other is that it is difficult to get down to Yangping Pass. If all the emperor's men and horses use Chencang Road, there will be no chance!"

Hearing what this man said seemed to have a strategy to seize Hanzhong, Liu Bei was delighted and hurriedly followed him, "Sir, you are indeed a master. Please help me, I will ensure that your life is safe."

The man stopped, hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and sighed, "I once did a wrong thing. Although I had no choice but to do it, it was an unforgivable crime. Therefore, I dare not see anyone and live here in seclusion."

Liu Bei had just heard the other party's depression from the music. Now he heard that he refused to serve as an official because he had made mistakes, so there was room for change. He quickly said, "No one can make mistakes unless he is a sage."

, I heard that everything in Mr.’s words was full of repentance.

, even the biggest mistake can be forgiven. I have been wandering all the way, unable to gain a foothold, just because I lack a wise person who can make plans, deploy troops and generals. Although I have a low reputation, I hope you will not give up and be humble.

, go out to help, and be ready to listen to the teachings."

After he finished speaking, he actually walked up to the man. He bent his legs and wanted to kneel down. Zhang Fei, with his quick eyesight, helped him and said, "My eldest brother is the uncle of the Han Dynasty. How can I kneel down and salute a man from a mountain village?"

"

Liu Bei's face was full of sorrow, "If the great man cannot recover, how can he come to the great uncle of the Han Dynasty? Bei hopes day and night to get help from a great sage. If I can kneel down to please you, I will be willing to kneel here for three days and three nights."

"Uncle Huang is a wise master! But... alas..."

The man sighed helplessly and walked home again, but Liu Bei did not give up. He followed the man all the way and asked him what was wrong with him. The man was helpless and said, "If I tell you my name, I'm afraid your uncle will kill me immediately."

Behead."

Liu Bei looked confused and thought to himself, is this person my enemy? But there seems to be no enemy that makes me want to kill him on the spot.

"Why do you say that, sir?"

The man did not answer, but asked Liu Bei to leave quickly. However, Liu Bei was really thirsty for talents and would leave wherever he went. He swore to heaven that no matter who the other party was or what he had committed in the past, he would never pursue him.

Seeing Liu Bei's sincerity, the man also risked his life and said, "My real name is Li Ru, I have a courtesy name of Wenyou, I was once a doctor, and the king of Hongnong was a doctor."

"Li Ru? Hongnong Wanglang Zhongling?"

Liu Bei looked confused again. He obviously didn't know Li Ru. What made him even more confused was why the other party said he would kill him after revealing his name? Why did he want to kill him? It was inexplicable!

Li Ru explained, "I once served the Young Emperor. After Dong Zhuo deposed the Young Emperor to control the government, I had no choice but to follow Dong Zhuo. Later, the princes of Guandong raised troops and wanted to support the Young Emperor as emperor again. Dong Zhuo rejected his idea and ordered the Young Emperor to be poisoned. He

At that time, all my family members were killed by Dong Zhuo

Although I didn't want to take control, I had no choice but to obey orders. Later, in order to avenge the Young Emperor, I secretly joined forces with Yang Zan to drive a wedge between Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, and also induced Li Su to betray Dong. After Li Su killed Dong Zhuo, I also avenged the Young Emperor.

After taking revenge, he fled Chang'an and lived here in seclusion."

"Although I have avenged the young emperor, I have always felt guilty in my heart over the years. I don't want to get involved in worldly affairs. I just want to repent here and end my life. Today, I see Uncle Liu's determination to revive the Han Dynasty. I can't bear you to go to Yangpingguan and die in vain.

I couldn't bear the destruction of the Han family and the world, so I issued a warning."

As he spoke, he put down his guqin and looked at Liu Bei with a calm face, "I have committed a serious crime. If my uncle wants to avenge the Young Emperor, please take your head away."

Li Ru's words were half true and half false. He took refuge with Dong Zhuo voluntarily. Although he had no choice but to poison the young emperor, he was not forced. As for the words about avenging the young emperor, they were simply nonsense.

At first, Li Ru saw that Dong Zhuo was unlikely to achieve great things, so he showed his favor to Lü Bu early and wanted to take refuge with Lü Bu. However, because Lü Bu felt that Li Ru's character was not good and his talents were average, he looked down on him at all.

After Li Ru failed to seek refuge with Lu Bu, he began to protect himself wisely. After Dong Zhuo was killed, he was afraid that he would be killed by Li Su as Dong Zhuo's remnant, so he packed up his things and fled Chang'an overnight and took refuge here.

Li Ru believed that he had outstanding talents, and he only wanted to choose a wise master to achieve great things. However, he was blind at the time and mistakenly looked at Dong Zhuo, which led to him making a big mistake. Although he had lived in seclusion for these years, he was still unwilling to let what he had learned in his life be lost.

He also thought about seeking refuge with others, but he didn't like Er Li and Zhang Lu at all. Lu Bu didn't want him, and Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Liu Yan certainly didn't like him either, as he had poisoned the young emperor.

Originally, he had given up the idea of ​​becoming an official, but seeing that Liu Bei was such a courteous and virtuous corporal and that he had great ambitions to restore the Han Dynasty, he thought that instead of living an ignoble existence in the wilderness, it would be better to give it a try.

He also thought about hiding his identity from Liu Bei. However, he was considered a number one figure in the imperial capital at the time, and there were many people who knew him. It would be exposed in the future, which would lead to discord between the emperor and his ministers. It was better to take the initiative to be honest now. As for the things he just said,

Except for a few parties involved, no one knows the inside story. Among the parties involved, Yang Zan is dead and Li Su is also dead. There is no fear of anyone exposing his nihilistic revenge plan for the young emperor.

After hearing what Li Ru said, Liu Bei was greatly shocked. He was not in Chang'an at that time. He only knew that Dong Zhuo sent someone to poison Liu Bian. Unexpectedly, the person who did it turned out to be the one in front of him. The original Hongnong Wang Langzhong ordered Li

Confucianism?

Seeing that this man could drive a wedge between Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, and also seduce Li Su to rebel against Dong and Lu Bu, it can be seen that his strategy was sophisticated and he was exactly the talent he needed. However, the stain of poisoning the young emperor made Liu Bei hesitate.

However, after hearing what Li Ru said, Zhang Fei spoke kind words for him, "The thief Dong used his family as a threat, so there was nothing he could do about it. Besides, if he didn't do it, someone else would do it, and the result would be the same. For him,

The Young Emperor took revenge and eradicated the traitor Dong Zhuo. He has confessed his sins here all these years, which can be considered as atonement. Today he reminds us of the difficulty of taking Hanzhong. It shows that his heart is towards the big man. Please forgive him, brother!"

Li Ru closed his eyes and stood with his hands behind his back. Liu Bei was silent for a long time, and finally made a move. He saw him take out the sword from his waist, raise it high, and then, in the surprised eyes of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he cut off Li Ru's sword.

Poke the hair.

"With hair as your head, the past will be wiped out!"

Liu Bei let go of his hand and let the broken hair blow away in the wind. He sheathed his sword, cupped his hand and said, "Sir, you are a great talent. I sincerely ask you to come out and help me. I will still listen to your teachings."

Li Ru secretly breathed a sigh of relief and was also moved by Liu Bei's benevolence and sincerity. He knelt down on one knee, full of gratitude, "My lord forgives Ru's crime of treason. From now on, I will tie a grass ring to repay my lord for knowing me!"
Chapter completed!