Foreword:
This article mainly talks about Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei (Tao Yuan San Jie Yi), three benevolent people with lofty ideals, are congenial in their words and deeds in order to achieve the goal of a great cause together. They chose a season when the peach blossoms were in full bloom, in the peach blossom forest, raise your glass and swore as brothers, swearing to the sky, sharing the difficulties and the blessings, and jointly realize the beautiful ideal of their life.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the government was corrupt, coupled with the years of famine, the life of the common people was very difficult. Zhang Jiao from Julu saw that the people resented the government, so he and his younger brothers Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao recruited 500,000 people in Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Hubei, Jiangsu and other places, staged an uprising, and attacked the officers and soldiers together.
Within a few days, the people of the Quartet, wrapped in yellow scarves, followed the three brothers Zhang Jiao to the government, with great momentum. Emperor Ling of Han received reports from various places and quickly ordered the officers and troops of various places to take precautions. They also sent Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Jun to lead elite troops to attack Zhang Jiao’s brothers’ Yellow Turbans.
Zhang Jiao led the army to attack the boundary of Youzhou, and the prefect of Youzhou quickly summoned the Colonel Zou Jing to discuss. It is recommended to write a bulletin to recruit troops and horses in various counties.
The list was posted in Zhuo County, and led to a hero whose surname was Liu Mingbei and the word was Xuande. Because his family was poor, he made a living by selling hemp shoes and weaving straw mats. One day he went into the city to read the list.
After reading the list, Liu Bei let out a long sigh. Suddenly I heard someone behind me shouting loudly, “What are you sighing if you don’t contribute to the country as a man?”
Liu Bei looked back and saw that this man was eight feet tall, with a leopard head, round eyes, a beard that stood up like a steel wire, a voice like Hong Zhong, and a very mighty look. The man told Liu Bei that his surname was Zhang Mingfei, his word was Yide, and he was in the business of selling wine and slaughtering pigs and sheep. He is willing to use his family property as the capital to do a great cause together with Liu Bei.
Liu Bei and Zhang Fei had a speculative talk, so they went to a hotel at the entrance of the village to drink and talk.
At this time, a big man with a cart came into the store to drink. Liu Bei took a careful look and saw that this man was nine feet tall, with long beards fluttering on his chest, his complexion like a red date, a pair of red phoenix eyes, two lying silkworm eyebrows, and a very mighty and majestic appearance. Liu Bei got up quickly, invited him to come and sit with him, and asked for his name.
The man said, “My surname is Guan Mingyu, and the word is Yunchang. Because the bully in the village was bullying others, I killed the bully in a fit of rage, and it has been five or six years since I fled to a foreign country for refuge.” Liu Bei and Zhang Fei admired it and told Guan Yu of their wishes. Guan Yu was also very happy to hear it.
After drinking, they came to Zhang Fei’s mansion together, and saw a peach garden behind the manor. The peach blossoms in the garden were brilliant and the scenery was very beautiful. The next day, the three of them burned incense and worshipped in the garden and swore to become brothers with different surnames. The taoyuan three brothers recognized brothers according to their age. Liu Bei was the eldest brother, Guan Yu was the second, and Zhang Fei was the youngest and the younger brother.
The three invited blacksmiths to build weapons. Liu Bei made a double-strand sword, Guan Yu struck an 82-pound Qinglong Yanyue Saber, Zhang Fei made a steel spear of eight feet, and each made a suit of armor.
They gathered more than 500 strong men from the village and went to Zhuo County to apply for the recruitment.
The three defeated the Yellow Turban general Cheng Yuanzhi in Zhuo County. Liu Bei heard that his former teacher, Zhonglang, was fighting against Zhang Jiao in Guangzong, so he led his troops to Guangzong to help in the battle. Lu Zhi ordered Liu Bei’s three brothers to go to Yingchuan to help the army fight. Taoyuan brothers (Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei) and others led the army to Yingchuan overnight.
Besides, Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao won several consecutive victories in Yingchuan. They were chasing the official army that day when they were suddenly blocked by a team with a red flag. The first general was named Cao Mingcao, and the word was Mengde. Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao were unable to defeat this team and led the troops to lose.
When Liu Bei saw the Yellow Turbans retreat, he led the army back to Guangzong. Halfway through, I suddenly saw a military horse approaching with a prison cart. When he stepped forward, he saw that the culprit in the car was actually Lu Zhi, and hurriedly dismounted to ask the reason, only then did he realize that Zuo Feng did something wrong in front of the emperor because Lu Zhi did not give him gold and silver. When Zhang Fei heard this, he was furious and drew his sword to kill the officers and soldiers who were escorting the prisoner to rescue Lu Zhi. Liu Bei hurriedly stopped him, saying that the court had its own public opinion.
The taoyuan brothers of them went back to Zhuo County together. As he entered, he saw that the Yellow Turbans had defeated Dong Zhuo’s officers. The three rushed into the formation and rescued Dong Zhuo. Unexpectedly, when Dong Zhuo heard that the taoyuan three brothers of them had no official positions, he immediately left the three of them out and went into the tent. Zhang Fei was so angry that he drew his sword and entered the tent to kill Dong Zhuo, but Liu Bei persuaded him to stop him. The three of them then led their men and went to cast Zhu Jun overnight.
Zhu Jun was fighting against the Yellow Turbans at that time, so he ordered Liu Bei to attack Zhang Bao as the vanguard. Liu Bei shot Zhang Bao’s left arm with an arrow, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei went out to help and defeated Zhang Bao. Zhu Jun led the army to attack Wancheng.
At this time, the Zhang Jiao brothers died in battle one after another, leaving only tens of thousands of Yellow Turbans to live in the Wancheng area.
With the help of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Sun Jian of Wu Jun, Zhu Jun captured Wancheng and defeated the Yellow Turbans. Zhu Jun returned to the capital and was named a general of chariots and cavalry, Henan Yin.
Zhu Jun performed the merits of Sun Jian and Liu Bei. Liu Bei intercedes because there is no one in the court to help, was named the county magistrate of Anxi County, Zhongshan Prefecture. Soon, the postmaster came to Anxi. Liu Bei was framed by Dupost for not sending money to Dupost. Liu Bei went to Guanyi several times to ask to see the postmaster, but was stopped by the gatekeeper and refused to go out.
When the news reached Zhang Fei’s ears, Zhang Fei’s eyes widened with anger. He rushed into the inn, grabbed the postmaster’s hair, pulled it to the front of the county office, tied it to a horse stake, and beat it hard with a wicker stick. He interrupted more than a dozen wicker sticks in a row, causing the postmaster to scream and beg for mercy like killing a pig.
Taoyuan three brothers left Anxi County, and to join Liu Hui:
When the news reached Zhang Fei’s ears, Zhang Fei’s eyes widened with anger. He rushed into the inn, grabbed the postmaster’s hair, pulled it to the front of the county office, tied it to a horse stake, and beat it hard with a wicker stick. He interrupted more than a dozen wicker sticks in a row, causing the postmaster to scream and beg for mercy like killing a pig. Liu Bei was bullied by the postal supervisor, so he took out the county lieutenant’s seal and hung it around the postal supervisor’s neck. He gave up his official position and left. The three brothers still brought dozens of personal accomplices, left Anxi County, and went to Youzhou to join Liu Hui.
