Chapter 285: Receiving Gao Shun
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Yang Rui had long known Cheng Yu's skills. The two skills of "detection" and "heart battle" were very sharp. At that time, Yang Rui quickly calmed down the Yellow Turban forces in Yanzhou and its surrounding areas with the help of Cheng Yu's two skills, so he had a deep understanding.
According to Yang Rui's speculation, Cheng Yu's skills are not only very useful on the battlefield, but may also have a considerable auxiliary role in subdivide generals and famous scholars. At the beginning, when Yang Rui conquered Li Dong, it was because Cheng Yu was present. Li Dong immediately changed his previous attitude and quickly joined Yang Rui's subordinates, which gave Yang Rui a good start to subdue Zhang Tian, Tian Bao, Zhang Chen and other junior generals!
At this time, Cheng Yu proposed that he could help Yang Rui when he used the "recruitment order (general)", which naturally made Yang Rui very happy! With Cheng Yu's cooperation and assistance, the success rate of the recruitment order will definitely increase a lot!
So Yang Rui informed Cheng Yu of his plan to go to Jizhou to find Gao Shun. Cheng Yu agreed to go to Jizhou with Yang Rui after a moment of consideration. Therefore, Yang Rui and the magistrate Chen did not delay Cheng Yu's mansion for much time. Soon, a few people went to the inner city of the three prefectures together. Among them, the magistrate Chen returned to the mansion without mentioning it. Yang Rui and Cheng Yu stepped onto the teleportation array to Anping Kingdom of Jizhou.
Emperor Ling of Han Liu Hong probably has not taken time to deal with the problems left over from the Yellow Turbans. Therefore, although Liu Xu, the Anping King, was not in his fiefdom, Liu Hong did not remove him for the time being, but only sent an Anping to temporarily custody him.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Yang Rui invited Liu Xu into the ring before teleporting to Anping Kingdom. After teleporting to Anping Kingdom, Yang Rui rented a carriage in the inn and took Cheng Yu to leave Anping City quickly. He headed west to Gao Shun's residence.
This is not the first time Yang Rui has come here, so he is familiar with it along the way and soon reaches the vicinity of his destination. It was not until this time that Yang Rui released Liu Xu, who was in the ring, to help find Gao Shun's whereabouts.
Gao Shun's residence is very special. The surrounding area of this village is covered with woods for more than ten miles. When Yang Rui came last time, he did not find the village where Gao Shun lived, so he could only make sure it was nearby!
"The Lord of Lieyang City atones for his sins. I have only been here twice. One of them was with the Lord of Lieyang City. This place is absolutely impossible, but for some reason, I can't find the village where that person lives..."
After Yang Rui released Liu Xu, he still couldn't find Gao Shun's residence after searching, which made Yang Rui once again doubt the authenticity of Liu Xu's words. Liu Xu was not a stupid person, and after finding that Yang Rui had some doubts, he explained.
"The words of King Anping are not false, Lieyang is trustworthy. The person Lieyang is looking for should be nearby, but the woods around here are somewhat famous, and it is actually a small formation! It seems that the master who is looking for Lieyang this time is quite powerful. Wait for me to try to crack it!"
Just as Yang Rui was confused, Cheng Yu stood up and said something fair to Liu Xu, and at the same time solved Yang Rui's doubts. There was actually a formation here, so it was no wonder that Yang Rui could not find the residence of Gao Shun when he came twice!
After a while of careful examination, Cheng Yu took Yang Rui and Liu Xu and escaped among the bushes. Most of the time, he walked on a place where there seemed to be no road. It felt like he was wandering around! However, Yang Rui was confident in Cheng Yu's ability and followed him no matter how Cheng Yu walked.
Sure enough, after walking around for about a quarter of an hour under Cheng Yu's leadership, Yang Rui and others suddenly became clear. A small village appeared in everyone's sight. Although the buildings in the village were simple and dilapidated, they were filled with tranquility, which was also considered a Taoyuan in the chaotic world!
Seeing this scene, Yang Rui knew that most of the time had arrived at the destination of this trip.
"Who breaks into my village?!"
Yang Rui, Cheng Yu and Liu Xu had just stood at the entrance of the village, and a full of indifference was heard. Someone had found Yang Rui and others in the village, and at the same time, a figure had quickly blocked Yang Rui and others.
"It's this person..."
At this time, Liu Xu, who was at the end, said in a low voice, and Yang Rui knew the identity of the person in front of him.
"I came to visit the righteous man Gao Shun in Xia Lieyang. I wonder if the righteous man lives here? Or is your righteous man Gao Shun?"
Since the other party's identity has been confirmed, Yang Rui did not shy away. He directly expressed the purpose of the trip.
At the same time, Yang Rui also looked up and down carefully at the other party's appearance, and saw that this person was seven feet tall, solid in physique, strong Kong Wu, and very square in appearance. He was full of righteousness and a straight expression. He could only increase his trust by looking at him.
"If you are in the lower house, you will be Gao Shun! I wonder what the guests are looking for?"
Gao Shun was honest and open-minded and directly admitted his identity.
In fact, while Yang Rui was looking at him, Gao Shun was also looking at the three people in front of him. Soon he discovered Liu Xu, the king of Anping, among the three. He also had a rough idea of how many people could come here.
Gao Shun knew that King Anping had cast a yellow turban before, but the plot of the Yellow Turban Uprising had passed at this time. Since the official family had not dealt with this person, Gao Shun could no longer criticize Liu Xu. Yang Rui and Cheng Yu, who came with Liu Xu, did not seem to have any malicious intentions, especially because these people were able to pass the formation outside the village, which seemed to be very capable!
The formations around the village were not made by Gao Shun, but were left by his ancestors. Gao Shun understood the cleverness. When the formation was running, the formation eyes were changing all the time. To break through the formation, one would need to be skilled and superb formation attainable. Gao Shun believed that he could not do it.
Such an exquisite formation was easily rushed over by the few people in front of him, and he did not receive any warning during the process, which shows how powerful these people are!
After some observation, Gao Shun had a rough understanding of the three people in front of him. Among them, Liu Xu, the king of Anping, was the most familiar to Gao Shun, but he couldn't do it to crack the formation! Yang Rui seemed to have a strong strength, and another person dressed as a Confucian scholar was even more difficult to see through. Most of the people who crack the formation would fall into this person!
"In Cheng Yu, Dong'a, Xia Yanzhou, I heard that Gao Shun's righteous man was named, and I came to visit the righteous man with Lieyang!"
When Cheng Yu saw Gao Shun's gaze falling on him, he also greeted him.
"Yanzhou East A Cheng Yu?!Lieyang? It is rare that the two are General Lieyang who was the first to purge the Yellow Turban forces in Yanzhou by relying on their own private forces. Mr. Cheng Yu?!"
Gao Shun didn't notice anything when he heard Lieyang's name alone, but after hearing Cheng Yu's self-report, he realized something. The two people in front of him were probably the two generals who joined forces to clear the Yellow Turbans of Yanzhou. This deed was circulated widely some time ago, so Gao Shun also knew about it.
"It's me and I'm here to visit Mr. Gao Shun today."
Hearing Gao Shun say this, Yang Rui and Cheng Yu glanced at each other and admitted it. Gao Shun had actually heard of Yang Rui and Cheng Yu's deeds in Yanzhou's purge of the Yellow Turbans, which made it easier to say.
"It turns out that two noble men are visiting. Please sit in the village."
Gao Shun's guess was confirmed, and a hint of joy appeared on Gu Jing Wubo's face, which quickly brought Yang Rui, Cheng Yu and Liu Xu into the village. At this point, Yang Rui was also happy. Under this premise, his relationship with Gao Shun naturally brought him closer.
"Please drink some water."
Several people came to Gao Shun's residence in the village to sit down. Gao Shun now burned hot water and poured Yang Rui and his men.
It was approaching winter at this time, and Gaoshun's house was very simple, so it felt quite cold. Yang Rui wanted to take out some wine from his backpack, but suddenly remembered that Gaoshun was said to not drink alcohol and was very strict with alcohol precepts, so he gave up.
It seems that Gao Shun is the only one who can entertain Yang Rui and the others. After Yang Rui and the others entered the house, they did not find a few decent pieces of furniture, let alone entertaining items such as tea and snacks.
"In a remote area, there is no way to entertain visitors, so I feel wronged..."
Gao Shun is a person who doesn’t speak much, but from his words and deeds, he can feel that he welcomes Yang Rui and Cheng Yu.
"Why should a righteous man high do this? We are here to make friends with the righteous man. It is enough to meet the righteous man."
Cheng Yu didn't talk much at the time, but at this time he took the initiative to talk to Gao Shun, talking about the deeds of many places and people in the plot of the Yellow Turban Uprising. This involved Gao Shun's desire to help Anping King Shoucheng. He did not shy away from the Anping King Liu Xu who was present at the scene, which made Liu Xu quite embarrassed for a while.
"This time I came here to make friends with Gao Shun's righteous man. Another thing is to invite Gao Shun's righteous man to fight against the Xiongnu and the Western Qiang. I wonder what the righteous man meant?"
While speaking, Yang Rui had already taken the order of conquest and handed it to Gao Shun.
"Strike the Xiongnu and the Western Qiang?" Gao Shun unexpectedly forgot Yang Rui and said.
"That's true! Although Gao Yishi was aspiring to serve the country, he was suffering from no way out. Therefore, Lieyang then found Gao Yishi, hoping to fight side by side with the righteous, expel the Tartars, and do something within his ability for the stability of the Han people..."
Yang Rui's short words resonated with Gao Shun. Gao Shun was also in love with the world, but at the same time he felt that there was no way to serve the country. This can be seen from his performance in the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
"If Gao Yishi is willing, I am willing to invite Gao Yishi as a general and go together to meet the Western Qiang rebels and the Xiongnu mixed army..."
While speaking, Yang Rui took out the recruitment order from his backpack. In fact, Yang Rui also took the opportunity to conquer the alien race to use the recruitment order, and the process seemed less abrupt!
"System prompt: Should I use the recruitment order (replace)? Please select!"
"use!"
Chapter completed!