Chapter 238 - Charisma (1/2)
Chapter 238 – Charisma
“Xu Shu!!!” Shouted Liu Mang in his mind joyfully. Liu Mang really excited in his heart. This man is a big celebrity and the one who can be compared with his brother Zhuge and the genius Guo Jia also with the poisonous Jia Xu, as well as Old Man Chen, the top advisor in Lujiang. But this man, unexpectedly come to himself and want to work for him!!!! How can Liu Mang cannot be excited?
“Yuanzhi!!!” Liu Mang opened his mouth responsively. Although his body is injured, but he quickly got down from his bed and holding Xu Shu’s hand tightly. On Liu Mang’s excited face there is an aching expression very clearly can be seen. His attire is barefoot and wearing pajamas. If this is a normal situation, this is clearly very disrespectful but it made Xu Shu moved.
Why Xu Shu’s was moved? Because Liu Mang; while still seriously injured on his a.s.s, his cloth were messy with blood and flesh mixed; actually jumped out of his bed and held his hand tightly. A Prince of Shu, actually treating a poor family children like a friend is a big deal to Xu Shu.
This is more likely the same like Xu You. Because Xu You was afraid that he will be Yuan Shao’s next victim, he quickly escaped from Guandu and goes to Cao Cao’s army camp. At this time, Cao Cao already washed his foot and was about to sleep. But when hearing this news, Cao Cao quickly jumped from his bed and greeted Xu You without even putting on his shoes, such performance made Xu You moved beyond words!!! Thanks to that performance, Xu You helped to strengthen Cao Cao and made him to win over Yuan Shao.
And now Liu Mang’s performance is much bigger than Cao Cao! 2 days ago, he was punished until fainted which was witnessed by Xu Shu. And this new lord, just by hearing his voice, quickly jumped down and held his hand!!! This performance is enough to make Xu Shu touched!!! One must always remember, that Xu Shu is of poor family, although he is a learned man!!! But his due to his status as poor family, he is always humbled by his peers.
Especially during Xu Shu is in the school. He struggled just even to read a book, but never forget that Xu Shu was born illiterate. So those of n.o.ble families looked down upon him, insult him that he is poor family. Therefore their insults empower him to be above all of them and finally gaining friends like Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong. Now Liu Mang, the Prince of Shu himself, gives him a big respect like this without regarding of his own health and safety.
A lord treating other people like himself, himself must treat the other people like lord. This is the camaraderie between the ancients.
Xu Shu then responded “Milord, Shu is just a common people. Why Milord so corteous to Shu?!” Xu Shu and other people are supposed to regard Lu Bu as the lord and Lu Bu’s son-in-law as little lord, so that is why Liu Mang was called little lord, even though Huang Zhong and Gan Ning were subdued by Liu Mang, they also call Liu Mang “Little Lord” But for Xu Shu, in his eyes, Liu Mang is his sole lord, so he called him “Milord”.
“Different, it is different!!!!” Liu Mang actually want to shout different words but his mouth spoke incoherent words due to his body pains.
Xu Shu quickly understood that Liu Mang wanted to convey something else and quickly stopped him and said “I understand!!!” and nodded and knelt down and said “Milord, In this life Xu Shu’s lord only yourself!!!!”
The olden times people knows how to express grat.i.tude. The idiom for it is “a drop of water exchanged with water spring”. In the 5000 years of Chinese history, it is not filled with war story but also with moral history. Too many worthy generals and advisers serve unworthy lords just because their lords sprinkle them with a bit of kindness. The most blatant example in this novel is the past Yang Hong. When Yuan Shu proclaimed himself as emperor, Yang Hong knew that Yuan Shu’s path is sealed due to Yuan Shu had committed treason and heresy, but Yang Hong did not abandon him and continue to follow him dutifully along with Ji Ling and the others. Finally, all of those comrades turned up dead or missing save for Yang Hong.
However they did not regret it, because Yuan Shu treats them as a family member, they definitely acting like a family member as well.
“Come get up, get up!!!” Liu Mang tried to help Xu Shu get up, but he himself is also unable to stand up due to pain and said “Hansheng, please help me get up!” Liu Mang already cannot bear the pain, as his injury just opened again and the cloth that was just washed also become red, so Liu Mang just leaning on the bed post helped by Huang Zhong.
In this position, Liu Mang was able to hear the report about these 2 days from Xu Shu.
On the day after Liu Mang was pa.s.sed out, the first bad luck was Wei Yan. The Snake Tongue Wei. Liu Mang already pa.s.sed a message to Cheng Yu on how to handle Wei Yan. This Wei Yan has great ability but his manner is overtly arrogant. He always thinks that he is number one and he must be humbled if one want to use him!!! Destroy his morale!!!
Liu Mang and s.h.i.+ Xiang were beaten because of military law offence. So this Wei Yan will not escape punishment either. He provoke fighting, disturbing peace for no reason, made Urban Army want to beat him to death. But due to their leader fainted, Urban Army did not have anyone to consult and also Xu Shu intervened saying that his crime is not warranted for death penalty, therefore they sentenced Wei Yan for 40 beatings by stick.
But, do you think that Wei Yan, who made Liu Mang fainted, will be received kindly by Urban Army? Heh, for them to stop beating Wei Yan to a pulp is already a blessing. They dished 60 beatings instead of 40. Zhao Yun and w.a.n.g Wei also requested to be hit 40 beatings as well. Zhao Yun was willing to be self-sentenced by military law because he respected Liu Mang highly and also because Liu Mang praised The White Horse General Gongsun Zan. But the thing that mixed Zhao Yun’s feelings is why this prince of Shu shouted words like w.a.n.g Mang? Zhao Yun’s education since childhood is to be a patriot to Han Dynasty, so Liu Mang’s words that shouted treason and heresy made Zhao Yun’s blood boil to the brim.
Regarding w.a.n.g Wei! He did not want to do self-sentence like Zhao Yun did, but if he did not receive 40 beatings now, he might received 60 beatings like The Snake Tongue Wei. Also if he want to rebel again, it is his grave, he is digging. The skill of Urban Army are deadly and there is Huang Zhong as well.
“Beaten, really?” Liu Mang asked curiously. Liu Mang only want to punish Wei Yan but all offenders were beaten and then he asked again “What about the other people?” If other people were beaten as well, they will all leave and leaving Liu Mang cry by himself.
Xu Shu replied to Liu Mang “n.o.body left, everything is under control!!!!” If Liu Mang did not said to change n.o.ble cla.s.s, had not said words of treason and heresy. It is possible Xu Shu will not do this, but since Liu Mang had said it, naturally Xu Shu imposed martial law and did a quarantine on Hefei, in order for the words not to leak out.
What kind of person was the easiest to shut up? A dead person and a person who was on your side. When Liu Mang fainted, Xu Shu quickly come to the side of the veteran and tell Huang Zhong his own idea. He told Huang Zhong to quickly start to quarantine the whole city. Huang Zhong is not a fool, he has a dozen of years of experience in his pocket so he nodded and organized 3,000 Urban Army to unsheath their swords and all of the poor families children quickly under control and any opposition were met with death.
So those people could only have two choices either to turn into their own side to survive or die and dead people’s mouth cannot speak. Really, with Liu Mang out of commission in two days, Xu Shu with his own ability, able to make Huang Zhong and those veterans of Liu Mang’s battles held Xu Shu in high esteem. And besides those who already been in quarantine, those who just came also quickly quarantined properly.
“Yuanzhi, job well done!!!” Liu Mang nodded. He really not thought that Xu Shu is going to quarantine these people. So, like this, Wei Yan and Zhao Yun, even if they want to get out of Hefei, they cannot do anything.
“This is Shu’s job!!!” Xu Shu said it humbly.
Liu Mang then said while tapping lightly on his shoulders “Yuanzhi, I really do not know how to reward you! Everything will need to wait until I hand my father-in-law my merit book. However, Yuanzhi. I want to appoint you as our military adviser!!! Now, your subordinates include this Liu Mang’s own Urban Army together with Gan Ning’s naval force along with Black Flag, the total of them is around 10,000 – 20,000 troops!!!” (while tapping lightly on his shoulders : added by myself, to give more expressions to this G.o.dd.a.m.ned expressionless story)