Chapter 10 Huang Zhong Huang Hansheng
The Yulin Left Army Camp is not far from Nangong. Three thousand iron cavalry arrived in teacang kung fu. The location of the camp is called Yuduting (Note 1), which reminded Lu Bu of the Duting Marquis who had been named in history. I don’t know what it has to do with this Yuduting.
Three thousand iron cavalry surrounded the Yulin Left Army camp, and Lu Bu stood out his halberd outside the camp gate and shouted: "According to the Queen Mother's order, I will come to accept the Yulin Army, and open the door quickly!"
Lu Bu was very surprised. According to the saying that the news of He Jin being killed had already reached the Yulin Left Army Camp. This camp was probably in chaos. Why was it solemn and silent?
Lu Bu used his years of fighting intuition to determine that there were thousands of people inside, and the murderous aura that could not be covered by the swords, guns, swords and halberds.
Lu Bu was afraid that Yuan Shao and other forces would take the lead in controlling the Yulin Army, so he hurriedly ordered the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry to prepare to resist.
At this moment, a general stood on the wall of the Yulin Left Army Camp. He saw that this man was nearly forty years old, tall and strong, with a light golden face, his eyes as lightning, and he was not angry and powerful. He held a big knife in his hand and shouted loudly at Lu Bu: "You are under the command of that master, how dare you siege the Yulin Army Camp?"
As he shouted, hundreds of archers suddenly appeared from the wall of the village, and set off their bows and arrows, aiming at the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry.
Lu Bu hurriedly crossed his halberd on the horse and took out Empress Dowager He's imperial decree: "I am the new Guanglu Xun Lu Bu Lu Fengxian. According to the Queen Mother's order, I will take over the left and right Yulin Army."
Then he recited the imperial edict and sent Qin Yi to the gate. The general ordered people to put down a basket with a rope, and Qin Yi put the imperial edict in the basket.
After the general checked the imperial edict, he shouted: "How could he know that it wasn't a traitorous eunuch that forced the empress dowager to forge the imperial edict?"
Gao Shun raised the heads of Zhao Zhong and Guo Sheng and shouted: "The Ten Generals have been killed by our generals. There are Ten Generals Zhao Zhong and Guo Sheng's heads as evidence." In order to let the Yulin Army soldiers above see clearly, Gao Shun rode his horse to the front of the camp without fear of bows and arrows.
After watching the Yulin Army carefully, the cheers were thunderous. It is undeniable that although He Jin had almost no political wisdom, he was good at governing the army and was deeply grateful for the morale of the army.
The general then ordered the archer to lay down the bow and arrow, and opened the gate, allowing the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry to enter the camp.
The general bowed and apologized: "Huang Zhong, the captain of the left army of Yulin, received great kindness from the general, and did not dare to bear the general. This is the responsibility, and I hope General Lu will forgive him."
Lu Bu was shocked and angrily: "You, you, you are Huang Zhong, Huang Hansheng?"
Huang Zhong smiled slightly: "I just arrived in Luoyang for a month, and Lord Lu actually knew that I was Huang Hansheng? Lord Lu is so well-informed that Han Sheng admires me."
Lu Bu was very puzzled: "Shouldn't you be with Liu Biao in Jingzhou? How could you be under the command of the general?"
Huang Zhong asked back strangely: "I don't know where Lord Lu got the news, it's so ridiculous. Liu Biao and Liu Jingsheng are now the chief clerk of the Northern Army and are in charge of the fifth battalions of the Northern Army. How could it be in Jingzhou? And the general and I are from Nanyang and have old friends. This time, when the general was killing the traitor, he summoned me from Nanyang and rewarded me as the captain of the left army in Yulin. What does this have to do with Liu Biao?"
When Lu Bu heard Huang Zhong say this, he suddenly remembered that he had read an article before that history recorded that He Jin asked his subordinate Huang Zhong to write a letter to another subordinate and let the other party work hard for him. At that time, the article analyzed that Huang Zhong was Huang Zhong, who was later the Five Tiger Generals, because He Jin's subordinate Huang Zhong was also from Nanyang, and there was only one Huang Zhong in Nanyang during the Three Kingdoms period. Liu Biao went to serve as the governor of Jingzhou in the first year of Chuping (190). At that time, Wang Rui, the former governor of Jingzhou, was killed by Sun Jian, and Dong Zhuo recommended Liu Biao to the court as the governor of Jingzhou.
As for why Huang Zhong was later under Liu Biao, it is not difficult to analyze. In the original history, after He Jin's death, Dong Zhuo recruited He Jin's Yulin Army. Huang Zhong resigned from his post and returned home because of his life for Dong Zhuo. Nanyang was under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou, so Huang Zhong was naturally summoned by Liu Biao as the General of the Central Army and guarded Jingnan with Liu Biao's nephew Liu Pan.
Huang Zhong was able to tie Guan Yu when he was 60 years old, and almost shot Guan Yu to death. When he was 70 years old, he killed the powerful general Xiahou Yuan. Moreover, his command was also very good. He performed his best in the Battle of Hanzhong. Unfortunately, it became his masterpiece. Compared with Lian Po, he was also a veteran, so he became famous too late.
Many people who read the Three Kingdoms regretted Huang Zhong, saying that they were afraid that only Huang Zhong, who was in his prime, could defeat Lu Bu.
Lu Bu was overjoyed. He could not let Huang Zhong go this time. He must conquer him and make him work for him with conviction. With Huang Zhong here, he would not have to work so hard. He would personally take action when he met a powerful general.
Lu Bu bowed and apologized: "Brother Han Sheng, Bu is deeply sorry for listening to rumors."
Seeing Lu Bu’s sincere attitude, Huang Zhong smiled and said, “Fengxian, don’t be polite. Why don’t we start now.”
The Yulin Army led by He Jin was divided into two left and right armies, each with two thousand people, and Huang Zhong was the commander of the Zuoying Camp.
Lu Bu successfully handed over the military seal with Huang Zhong. He was about to contact Huang Zhong well, but when he saw Huang Zhong turn around to pack his luggage, Lu Bu quickly grabbed Huang Zhong: "Brother Han Sheng, where are you going?"
Huang Zhong smiled faintly: "I hand over the military power of the left army in Yulin to you, so I removed the position of the Left Army Captain. Since the general died, I have no loyalty. What's the point of staying in Luoyang? It's better to return to my hometown in Nanyang."
Lu Bu was very excited. A powerful general was about to miss him. How could he not be excited? He grabbed Huang Zhong's arm: "Brother Han Sheng, this is a big mistake! The general has the kindness of knowing Brother Han Sheng. Brother Han Sheng did not lead the troops to kill the traitorous official to avenge the general. Second, he did not protect Empress Dowager He and the general were divided into worries, and third, he did not protect the little emperor and King Chenliu to share the responsibility for the general. I don't know how Brother Han Sheng deserves the general?"
Huang Zhong stood there in a daze and murmured: "I, Huang Hansheng, are sorry to the General, I am sorry to the General."
After muttering a few words, he suddenly realized something was wrong: "However, according to the news from the Investigator, the brother of the ancestors and the Sili School Captain Yuan and others have wiped out the traitors. Now General Lu has received the imperial edict of the Empress Dowager, which shows that the Empress Dowager has been well protected by you. Maybe the Young Emperor and King Chenliu are safe and sound. In this way, even if I, Huang Hansheng, want to repay the general's kindness for his kindness, what should I do?!"
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Note 1: "Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of He Jin" records: "In the first year of Zhongping, the Yellow Turban thieves Zhang Jiao and others rose up to serve as generals, and led the five camps of Yulin to the Duting Pavilion to repair equipment and to defend the capital."
"The Three Kingdoms: Book of Wei, Biography of Lu Bu" records: Bu killed Yuanshou and went to Zhuo. Zhuo appointed Bu as the cavalry commander, and he loved to believe him very much and sweared to be a father and son. Bu gave him a bow and horse, and had extraordinary strength and was called Fei General. He was moved to Zhonglang and was granted the title of Duting Hou.
Chapter completed!