A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 668 Xu Chu VS Dian Wei

That night, Lu Cheng took Dian Wei and moved into Xi Zhicai's house.

The Xi family was originally a farming and reading family, and originally had a lot of land and businesses. But later the family fell into decline, and with few descendants, by the time Xi Zhicai's generation came around, Xi Zhicai was the only one left.

It is also for this reason that Xi Zhicai has no family behind him and does not have to consider any influence. If he wants to make friends with Lu Cheng, he directly invites Lu Cheng to live in his home.

That night, Guo Jia also stayed in Xi Zhicai's house. After dinner, the three of them talked about the current situation and world affairs. Lu Cheng directly took out a detailed map, spread it on the table, and chatted with Xi Zhicai about his plans and strategies.

The two expressed their opinions from time to time, and made some more detailed improvements based on the plan mentioned by Lu Cheng.

During the conversation with the two, Lu Cheng also discovered their respective ability tendencies.

In terms of talent, Xi Zhicai is more inclined towards internal affairs and is good at controlling the overall direction and formulating action strategies.

Guo Jia is also good at deducing the overall situation, but he is not so good at domestic affairs. He is better at military affairs, has a more open mind, and likes to come up with unexpected plans.

The three of them chatted until late at night, and Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai were already full of admiration for Lu Cheng.

The foundation accumulated over thousands of years, the foresight and rich experience of having served as two captains, are unmatched by any monarch of this era.

At the end of the conversation, when Lu Cheng put away the map, Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia looked at each other and bowed to the ground at the same time: "Since the governor has the ambition to swallow up the world and clean up the universe, Xi Zhicai is willing to serve you like a dog or a horse."

"Although Guo Jia is young, he is willing to work with Zhicai to provide advice to the governor."

"Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, meet the lord!"

"Zhicai, Fengxiao, please stand up quickly! With your help, I will be like a tiger with wings and a dragon soaring across the seas."

Lu Cheng helped the two people up, feeling quite happy. This trip out to visit talented people was well worth it if he could meet these two people.

Time goes back to the evening, to the Chen family in Yingchuan.

Chen Qun looked at the elders of the Chen family in front of him and said, "Everyone, I met the Liaodong governor Lu Cheng today. He is indeed quite talented and should not be underestimated. My Chen family will collect more intelligence about Liaodong in the future to prepare for any emergency."

"Oh? Is Lu Cheng really as powerful as the legend says? Should we send a member of the Chen family to Liaodong?"

"Let's wait and see. Today, the world is full of princes and heroes. We don't need to rush. Besides, Lu Cheng was born in the Yellow Turbans. Even if he lives in Liaodong, he will have no future. How many children of noble families like us are willing to serve a Yellow Turban bandit?"

"It makes sense."

On the other side, the Xun family.

"Uncle, I met Liaodong Governor Lu Cheng today. From what he said, he is also a wise leader. But he doesn't seem to be very loyal to the Han Dynasty..."

After listening to his cousin Xun You's story, Xun Yu was silent for a moment before he spoke: "The Han Dynasty is in decline. My Xun family has been blessed by the emperor for generations, so we should do our best for the Han Dynasty. As for the rest, don't think too much."

"Yes."

In the next few days, Lu Cheng stayed in Yingchuan. In addition to discussing the world situation with Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai, he also contacted some children from poor families every day to try to win them over.

For those poor children whose families have declined and have no permanent property, they are still willing to accept the invitation of a prefect.

What's more, the prefect Lu Cheng is indeed powerful and capable.

Of course, some of the poor scholars selected by Lu Cheng all have certain abilities and are not mediocre people who only know how to study hard.

In a few days, in addition to Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia, Lu Cheng recruited seven or eight scholars from poor families. These people had good abilities and only needed to be trained to become county magistrates or county lieutenants.

A few days later, Lu Cheng prepared to set off again and leave Yingchuan.

As for Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai and others, they stayed at home temporarily and waited, and arranged various matters at home.

Before leaving, Lu Cheng also left some books for Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai, and asked the guards to contact the intelligence department to mobilize a group of capable personnel to come to Yingchuan to secretly protect Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia and others.

After leaving Yingchuan, Lu Cheng and his party headed eastward towards Qiao County (Bozhou, Hui Province in later generations).

One day, Lu Cheng and others came to a newly built fortress. Lu Cheng winked at Dian Wei, indicating Dian Wei to step forward and challenge.

Dian Wei had received instructions long ago and knew what to do. He immediately came to the fort and said loudly, "Where is Xu Chu from Qiao County? Come out and see me quickly."

In Xujiazhuang, Xu Chu, who was being forced by his father and brother to read and write, heard the roar coming from outside and immediately jumped up: "Which blind bandit dares to come and challenge me? Wait for me to go out and kill him!"

After saying that, Xu Chu ignored the teacher who was teaching him and ran outside.

The gentleman looked helpless and could only accept the letter.

Seeing that no one came out, Dian Wei shouted again: "Xu Chu, come out to see me!"

At this moment, a loud shout came from Xujiazhuang: "Who dares to challenge again? Xu Chu is here!"

Soon after, the gate of Xujiazhuang opened, and a tall, strong man with broad shoulders and a big waist ran out of the village carrying a long-handled sword.

Before meeting Xu Chu, Lu Cheng once said that Xu Chu's bravery was not much inferior to Dian Wei, but Dian Wei was a little unconvinced.

Seeing the strong man running over and feeling the slight vibration from the ground, Dian Wei had to pay attention. He took out the double halberds from his waist, held them in his hands, and said loudly: "Are you Xu Chu from Qiao County? Do you dare to fight?"

"If you want to fight, then fight. It just so happens that your grandfather Xu Chu wants to loosen up his muscles! Watch out for the knife!"

In an instant, the two men exploded at the same time and rushed towards each other.

As the distance between the two sides shortened, Xu Chu suddenly swung the long sword in his hand, causing the blade to draw a semicircle in the air, and chopped directly towards Dian Wei with a terrifying whistling sound.

Dian Wei dodged sideways nimbly and quickly stretched out a pair of iron halberds in his hands, trying to block the opponent's move and compare strength with that of his opponent.

"Dang!" There was a huge sound of metal exploding, accompanied by sparks, and the two men's weapons collided heavily.

Dian Wei was shocked: "This guy really has great brute force."

Xu Chu on the opposite side was also surprised: "This person's strength is not inferior to mine, he is a master."

Immediately, the two men retracted their weapons and attacked again.

Dian Wei was born tall and strong, and he used a pair of iron halberds. When he attacked, he was like a tornado, unstoppable.

As for Xu Chu, he was extremely strong and possessed inhuman brute force. His every move was powerful and unrestrained, like a landslide or a raging sea.

As the sound of metal clashing continued to be heard, smoke and dust gradually rose around the two people, like a strong wind passing through, with sand and rocks flying everywhere.

In a blink of an eye, the two had fought for twenty or thirty moves, and Dian Wei had already gained the upper hand...