Zhu Qian pointed at Diao Chan and said, "Sister, why did you forget that you still have a good apprentice? [I think Lu Qiling can definitely take over for you."
Because of some similar fates, Zhu Qian was most sympathetic to Yan Rui and her daughter and cared about them. Although Lu Qiling refused to practice martial arts, as Lu Bu's daughter, her physical fitness was much stronger than that of girls of the same age.
Moreover, she had also traveled to the Western Regions with Liu Xin and knew the path, so she was indeed a more suitable candidate.
Although Yan Rui was a little reluctant to let her daughter travel far away, but she was living under someone else's roof, she could only hold back her tears and pack her luggage for Lu Qiling. When Lu Qiling heard that she was going to the west, she was filled with joy. Zhu Rong had a fiery personality, so since it was up to her to make the decision
When she went to chase Liu Yu and Bian Zhang, she refused to delay for a moment. She had already put on a military uniform, carried a spear in her hand, and put a throwing knife on her back. She rode her horse out of the palace gate and ordered a group of personal guards. There was no carriage to go west this time.
Even Lu Qiling, who was about to reach her haircut, could only ride a horse. The group roared past Chang'an Market and headed straight to the Western Regions.
In fact, Ma Yun guessed well. Huang Yueying knew Liu Yu's plan in advance, and also provided help, making a long wooden box for him, in which Fang Tian's painted halberd could be hidden. Otherwise, with such a
This eye-catching weapon is swaggering through the market, and I'm afraid it can't even get out of the city gate of Chang'an.[
At this time, Liu Yu and Bian Zhang had arrived at Maoling. Liu Yu and Bian Zhang could both ride horses, and their riding skills were not bad. There was no shortage of good horses donated from various places in the palace. However, if they rode out secretly, they would not be able to hide it from the grooms.
Therefore, they walked all the way here. By now, Bian Zhang was exhausted, and he kept shouting: "Brother, I really can't walk anymore."
In the eyes of his younger brothers and sisters, Liu Yu is their real eldest brother. Now that Liu Bang is gone, Bian Zhang screams more naturally. Liu Yu didn't appreciate it and said angrily: "I asked you not to come out with me. You have to
You have to follow. If you can't bear the pain, go back quickly to avoid being burdened."
Bian Zhang suddenly fell silent, pouted his mouth, gritted his teeth and continued to move forward.
Liu Xin was usually very strict with them, and would let them run as far as ten miles away at every turn. But this time it showed its effect, otherwise the two of them would not have been able to walk so far. However, Bian Zhang reluctantly walked a few steps, and some
He couldn't breathe, so he had to stop Liu Yu and said: "Brother, how long will it take before we can reach Daqin?"
This sentence woke Liu Yu up. He looked up and suddenly had an idea, saying: "Work harder. When we get to the city, we will think of another way."
Bian Zhang couldn't help but perked up, and said repeatedly: "Brother, it's settled that we have to rest no matter what when we enter the city, and Fang Tian wants to lend me his painted halberd for fun at night."
Liu Yu glared and said angrily: "Keep your voice down, are you playing with that thing? I'll give you this first, don't shoot it randomly!"
If it weren't for Fang Tian's painted halberd, Liu Yu would never have brought Bian Zhang out with him. In the entire palace, they were the only two people who cared about this Fang Tian painted halberd. In order to escape, Liu Yu took Huang Chengyan's family to the capital before they returned to the capital.
So he stole Fang Tian's painted halberd and hid it in the Huang family's house. He could hide this from other people, but not Bian Zhang. In order to block Bian Zhang's mouth, Liu Yu had no choice but to take his younger brother with him. Now
, in order to coax him, I had to take out a repeating crossbow for him to play with.
Bian Zhang knew that this must be a good thing, otherwise Liu Yu would go to Huang Yueying to ask for it before leaving. He quickly took it and played with it in his hand, as if he was full of strength.
Suddenly I heard Liu Yu whisper: "Put it away quickly, someone is coming!"
We have reached the outskirts of Maoling City. Although it is almost dusk, there are gradually more and more people, making it a busy scene. Not far in front of Liu Yu and the others, there is a large group of people, shouting neat chants, and they don’t know what they are doing.
Liu Yu carried a long wooden box and squeezed forward to take a look. It turned out that a carriage was stuck in the middle of the road. He could not move forward or retreat, but the road was blocked. More than ten people pulled and pulled, but the carriage did not move at all. Liu Yu suddenly
Said: "Everyone give way, I will do it!"
Everyone stopped and took a look. It turned out that he was just a young man, and they couldn't help laughing. At this time, a middle-aged man came over, looked Liu Yu up and down, frowned and asked: "How young are you, can you do it?"
"
Liu Yu casually threw the long wooden box containing Fang Tian's painted halberd to Bian Zhang, patted his chest and said, "How can I know if it will work if you don't let me try it?"
The man saw that although Liu Yu had a childish face, he was tall and strong, and he might have some strength, so he couldn't help but nodded and said: "Okay, as long as you can get the car out, I will give you a tael of silver!"
Liu Yu shook his head and said, "I don't want the money. The shopkeeper must be familiar with the caravans in the city. I'm going to the west to visit my relatives. I wonder if you can help me introduce a caravan to me."
Want a ride?"
The man hesitated for a moment and said nothing.
Liu Yu quickly said: "Don't worry, I have plenty of strength, I won't ride in their car in vain, I can help them do a lot of work!"
The man thought for a while and said: "This little brother, my surname is Cui, has a caravan going west. All other vehicles are waiting in the city, but this car is stuck here. If you can help
I'll take the car out, and I won't give you a ride."[
Liu Yu rolled up his sleeves and said loudly: "Okay! Give in, it's up to me!"
Everyone moved out of the way, but they saw Liu Yu walking behind the car, holding the bottom of the car with both hands, and shouted "Get up!". Amid everyone's exclamations, Liu Yu actually slowly lifted the carriage up.
.The horse jumped forward and passed the trap long ago. Looking at Liu Yu again, his face was not red, he was not panting, and he was showing great strength. Everyone cheered in unison.
Only one person heard a sneer: "You are young and don't know how to serve the country, but you are just showing off here. No matter how strong you are, what's the use!"
When everyone turned to look, they saw a sturdy man in his thirties walking quickly. Bian Zhang raised his neck unconvinced and asked loudly: "How do you know we won't serve the country?"
The man had already seen the silver in Shopkeeper Cui's hand, and couldn't help but "hum" and said: "Your Majesty is going on a personal expedition to avenge the dead compatriots. Since you have the strength, you can go to the front line to carry a few bags of food, but you are here
Earn a few taels of silver here."
Bian Zhang blurted out: "My eldest brother and I were about to..."
"Fourth brother, don't talk nonsense!" How old was Liu Yu? He had some knowledge and was unwilling to reveal his whereabouts easily. He rushed to the person and cupped his hands and said, "This strong man, what you said is quite reasonable, but you
Why don’t you serve your country?”
The man said proudly: "I am going to join the army in the west!"
Seeing his arrogance, Liu Yu couldn't help but said: "I am also going to the west to visit my relatives, why don't we all go together!"
When the man saw that Liu Yu was just going to visit his relatives, he immediately said disdainfully: "We don't agree with each other. You go to your relatives, someone goes to someone's army, and we all go our separate ways!"
After saying that, he walked away, but he heard shopkeeper Cui shout: "Wait a minute! This brave man, Cui was quite ashamed after hearing what you said. It's just that Cui, a merchant, can't bind a chicken with his hands, so he can't surrender to the army."
However, there are five carts of grain in Cui's caravan, which were originally intended to be transported to the concession for sale. Cui also wants to serve the country, and is willing to donate these five carts of grain to the army. Are you willing to go with Cui, a strong man?"
Everyone onlookers applauded, but the man was still hesitant.
Liu Yu took the opportunity and said: "This strong man, how long will it take you to walk to the concession with your own two legs? Why don't we all go with Treasurer Cui? If the army needs someone like me to serve, I will never give up!"
The man was also a cheerful person and immediately said: "Okay! I will go with you!"
Maoling is a city that never sleeps. The shops, inns, taverns, and brothels in the city are open all night long. They are decorated with lights and colorful decorations everywhere. They are much more prosperous than Chang'an City. Liu Yu and Bian Zhang are a little dizzy.
Shopkeeper Cui smiled and said: "You two little brothers, this is your first time coming to Maoling. There are just more people here, and in terms of luxury, it is far inferior to Luoyang, which can be called the real paradise on earth.
"
Having said this, shopkeeper Cui kept saying "tsk, tsk" with a look of fascination on his face. Bian Zhang couldn't help but said: "Brother, will you take me to Luoyang sometime?"
But Liu Yu hit him hard and scolded: "That's where rich people stay. Can you and I just go and have fun? If my parents find out, I'll be careful to break your legs!"
Because Liu Yu was getting older, Liu Xin also intended to train him as his future successor and often conveyed some ideas of governing the country to him. Therefore, Liu Yu knew that Luoyang was actually a gold-selling cave created by Liu Xin to attract wealthy people.
of wealth.
Hearing Liu Yu scolding Bian Zhang, shopkeeper Cui laughed and said, "This little brother really hit the nail on the head. That place is indeed not a good place for poor people!"
While talking, they had already arrived at a hotel. Shopkeeper Cui raised his hand and said: "Cui is very happy to meet a few people today. Cui will be the host tonight, please pour a few glasses. Cui will
All the guys from the caravan have also been called over. We all know each other and we must be in the same boat these days."
The big man was not pretentious, he patted his belly and said, "I feel a little hungry right now, so I would like to thank the shopkeeper!" [
Liu Yu also thanked him, carried the wooden box and was about to walk in with Bian Zhang when he heard shopkeeper Cui say: "Little brother, it's inconvenient for you to carry such a big object. Why don't you store it at the inn first. Let's discuss it.
All the team’s carriages, horses and goods are stored there, sealed and guarded by dedicated personnel, and there has never been any problem.”
Hidden in the wooden box was Fang Tian's painted halberd. How could Liu Yu dare to let such an important thing out of his sight? He quickly said: "It doesn't matter, I can get it."
"Little brother, this is not how you use your strength." The big man suddenly stretched out his hand and said, "It's something important, so why not keep it here first?"
How could Liu Yu let him get his hands on it? He turned sharply and the wooden box in his hand flew up and down, barely escaping the man's casual grab.
When the man saw this, he sneered, stepped forward, and continued to snatch it. Both of them moved very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, they had passed more than a dozen moves.
Suddenly hearing a "bang" sound, the two of them each stretched out a palm and struck each other hard, then separated immediately, each took two steps back, and asked in unison: "Who on earth are you!"