Chapter 31 Flogging the Superintendent, Liu Bei's Five Hate
There was only a bang as the door was knocked open by Chen Meng from the outside.
A short, middle-aged man with fat head and big ears appeared in front of Chen Meng. There were two maids beside the man.
After Liu Bei walked in from outside the house, he saw the fine wine and delicacies in the house and the two maids who were trembling with fear. He couldn't help but shouted angrily:
"If I hadn't knocked on the door and walked in today, how would I have known you!"
"Who are you? How dare you break into my room."
"That's the case with the county captain of Anxi County! I have been here to see you for many days, and you have always said that you are in good health. I never thought that it would still be like this today. Are you still in good health today?" Liu Bei said.
"You, a little county captain, dare to break into my room. I think you don't want to live anymore."
"The imperial court appointed the county captain of Anxi County. Why haven't you seen me for so many days?"
"Huh...how did you become the county captain?" asked the governor.
"Because of my meritorious service in suppressing the rebels, the imperial court appointed me as the county captain of Anxi County."
"Ah... The imperial court has an order. Anyone who enters an official position due to military merit will be eliminated. You are about to be dismissed by the imperial court, so you came here specifically to bribe me. Do you think I don't know about it? I am an official of the imperial court, how can I accept it?
Bribery from others.”
When Liu Bei heard that the postal supervisor actually said that he wanted to bribe him, he couldn't help but get angry.
"Bei has been the county captain for many years and has done no harm to the people. Bandits have disappeared in Anxi County. This is all due to Bei's contribution. Why did the governor turn a blind eye?"
"The imperial court has orders, Shatair and others, and I shall obey the imperial decree."
When Liu Bei saw this postal governor, there was an imperial court on the left and an imperial court on the right. He knew that the county captain would definitely not be able to serve today.
Recalling the large and small wars that I have participated in since the encirclement and suppression of the Yellow Turban rebels; the various affairs that I have dealt with day and night after being appointed as the county captain of Anxi County, I feel angry, disappointed, unwilling, and unwilling.
"Tie him up." Liu Bei shouted.
After Chen Meng heard this, he took out a long rope as thick as an adult's thumb from his arms, handed it over to a few soldiers, and tied the governor to Wuhuada three times.
"Brother, it's tied up."
Liu Bei saw Du You who was tied up by Wu Hua Da, walked up to him in a few steps, and punched Du You several times.
The governor immediately let out a howl like a slaughtered pig, and the howl was mixed with a cry for mercy.
"Brother, there is a horse-tying post outside the post house, and here is a leather whip. Use this to avoid hand pain." Chen Meng took great care of his eldest brother.
After saying this, Chen Meng ordered the soldiers to carry the governor outside the house like a pig, and then tied him to a stake.
Then Liu Bei hung his county captain's seal and ribbon around the governor's neck, and said:
"It's okay if you don't want to be an official in this imperial court! Today I want to tell everyone in the world that I, Liu Bei, don't want to be an official. I didn't let you filthy people throw me out."
After finishing speaking, Liu Bei swung the whip hard with his right hand. The whip made bursting sounds and hit the governor with a snap.
This time, the governor, who was used to being pampered, was beaten until he screamed.
"Spare your life! Spare your life!"
Liu Bei seemed not to have heard anything and whipped him again, saying as he did so:
"A dozen or so treacherous sycophants."
"Two dozen of you are corrupt officials."
"Three dozen of you have no intention of serving the country."
"Four dozen of you and others are causing trouble in the imperial court."
Liu Bei kept talking and whipping the whip in his hand. Chen Meng felt pain watching from the side.
Snap, snap, snap…
The whip hit Duyou one after another. Liu Bei seemed to be unwilling to vent all the anger he had suppressed in his heart for the past few years. The force of the whip was getting stronger and harder, and he hit Duyou harder and harder.
The governor was still able to scream in the beginning, but then he gradually lost his voice.
Liu Bei whipped him an unknown number of times until he felt soreness in his right arm, and then he stopped. Chen Meng stood by and kept counting the number of times Liu Bei whipped the governor.
"Hmm...a total of 221 blows. Hey, is it possible that big brother has foresight? Big brother, you became the emperor in 221!"
After flogging the governor, Liu Bei looked up to the sky and sighed, crying sadly:
"Alas! Alas! Alas!
I hate that I am a descendant of the royal family but cannot be reused by the imperial court. I am a small county captain with countless military achievements.
The second hatred is that the emperor is fatuous and the court is corrupt. In order to sell his official position and win titles, he willfully eliminates ministers who have made meritorious service to the court, which chills the hearts of the scholars in the world.
Three hatreds: The nobles and clans form cliques for personal gain, exercise power and abuse, and confuse the government.
Four hatreds: Although he was full of enthusiasm to help the Han Dynasty, he was always depressed and was not taken seriously by the court.
Five hatreds: You cannot fight for fame for those brothers who follow you, and you cannot give an explanation to those brothers who died because of you.
Alas! Alas! Alas!"
Chen Meng looked at Liu Bei in front of him and was shocked by Liu Bei's five hatreds. Chen Meng believed that after this incident, Liu Bei should have lost trust in the current Han Dynasty and the idea of serving for him again.
"Brother!"
Chen Meng called out softly. I don’t know if Liu Bei heard Chen Meng’s words. Liu Bei looked up to the sky and sighed, and then said:
"Fourth brother, let's go."
After hearing this, Chen Meng turned his head and glanced at the dying Duyou, stepped in front of him, stretched out his right foot, and kicked Duyou a few more times.
After being kicked by Chen Meng, the supervisor, who was dying, suddenly covered his crotch with both hands and started howling again.
On the road from Anxi County to Changshan Zhending.
"Brother, if you ever do something like this again, tell me, Zhang Fei. I, Zhang Fei, will beat them up for you. If you see such corrupt officials, I, Zhang Fei, will definitely kill them all when I see them."
"Third brother, this governor is an official of the imperial court, how can you kill him rashly!" Liu Bei said.
"Brother, these corrupt officials only know how to steal money and feed the people, leaving it useless," Guan Yu said.
"Hey! Now we are all in vain again. The military merits and achievements accumulated over the years have all vanished in one day. Hey!
Fourth brother, is the Changshan Zhao Zilong you mentioned true? His martial arts skills are as good as those of the second and third brothers?"
"Of course it's true. When this man wields a long spear, his whole body looks like dancing pear blossoms, and his whole body is like falling snow. His shooting skills have been taught by experts. He is agile, fast, stable and ruthless. He is truly one of the best in the world.
A rare warrior."
"After meeting these warriors, I, Yun Chang, will definitely have a discussion with them."
"Hey! Second brother, why don't I, Zhang Fei, come first?"
"Two brothers, this man is now my little brother. You two brothers must be careful not to hurt my little brother when competing."
"What?"
"Huh? What's going on?"
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were both very surprised.
"Hehe! That man competed with me and I defeated him, so he became my little brother."
"You defeated him!" Guan Yu was even more incredible after hearing this. He paused and continued:
"Third brother! When we meet you, come on first! I have been practicing dragging the knife for too long recently, and my arms are a little sore."
"Second brother, I think you are not interested! This man can't even defeat the fourth brother, so his martial arts skills are so poor! I can't compete with Zhang Fei, so I'm not interested." This chapter has been completed!