Liu Bei was puzzled. "General, you mean..."

"As for the martial arts competition, of course, you have to have a good start. The winner will get an exclusive weapon and engrave it with a ranking. It is not only practical, but also has memorable significance. By the way, Xuande, are you in a hurry to leave?"

Liu Bei was very embarrassed and thought to himself that you drove me away, why did you say such things now? "This... I'm not in a hurry. If the general has any orders, Bei will obey the order."

"I've been very busy recently and don't have time to take care of this martial arts competition. Please help me take responsibility. You don't have to do anything. Just be responsible for public security and maintain order. I have arranged for the prefect to do other things. You know, as a warrior, you think they are invincible in the world and start fighting if they disagree. Maybe there are still people stealing and disturbing people's livelihood. There are not many masters who can fight. Wancheng is not broken by them? Yun Chang, Yide has good martial arts skills, Xianhe has talent, you can do it well."

Liu Bei nodded repeatedly. "Please rest assured, General, Bei will do his best to live up to the general's entrustedness."

"Well, I'm still safe to do things for you. Yuzhou's affairs were handled very well." Sun Ce and Liu Bei walked side by side into the Iron Officer's Office, saying as they walked. "Xuande, if my temple was not too small and could not afford to be your true god, I would really not be willing to leave. Zhou Gongjin had just taken Jiangxia and Nanling and was preparing to enter Jiangnan. After taking Jingzhou, the prefect would need six people. Do you think I'll find six prefects in a while? Oh, I'm so worried."

Liu Bei felt very uncomfortable. He couldn't figure out how true Sun Ce was, but Sun Ce did have such an idea before, to let him be familiar with the people's sentiments for a while, and then take charge of each county and a county. Now all of these have been destroyed by Guan Yu. If Guan Yu hadn't been to duel with Gan Ning and disappointed Sun Ce, he might be one of the six prefects.

"Oh, by the way, I haven't asked you yet, where are you going?"

Liu Bei was shocked and said quickly: "It's not decided yet, let's talk about it after the martial arts competition."

Sun Ce laughed. "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, think slowly." He suddenly stopped and said to Guan Yu: "Chang Yun, are you in a hurry to get weapons? If you are anxious, I will give you a chance to make contributions."

Guan Yu was shocked. He was indeed jealous of Zhang Fei's snake spear for a long time, and he wished he had his own weapon now. But Sun Ce was a very stingy person. He didn't show off his eagle without seeing a rabbit. He gave him a chance to make contributions, which was to make him work hard. Zhang Fei's snake spear was obtained by making contributions. Could it be that he wanted to be an eagle for Sun Ce for a weapon?

But there is a weapon that belongs to him that is really tempting. After Zhang Fei got this snake spear, he was inseparable and wanted to hold him to sleep. He also hoped to have a weapon like this, but he was embarrassed to say that Liu Bei came to ask Huang Chengyan, but Huang Chengyan refused because he had no time. Now Sun Ce gave him a chance, how could he be willing to let him go easily? But he was unwilling to go over Liu Bei and work hard for Sun Ce, especially when Sun Ce asked Liu Bei to be in charge of the martial arts competition. If he wanted to make meritorious service, he might have gone alone.

Liu Bei saw it and knew that Guan Yu was already moved. But for his sake, he immediately said, "Chief Yun, it is your honor to serve the general." He said to Sun Ce again: "General, tell me, what's the matter for me to serve?"

"It's nothing big. My father is fighting in Lujiang. My uncle is responsible for logistics and supplies, blocking Jiujiang prefect Zhou Ang, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others are all attacking Lujiang. My uncle has no warriors around me, so I'm worried that I can't handle it. If Yun Chang can go to Shaopi, help my uncle with his own strength, protect the supply line, relieve my father's worries, and let him attack Lujiang with peace of mind."

"What about the competition?"

Sun Ce smiled. "Martial competition? It's enough to be beneficial to virtue. Why do you need Yunchang to make a horse? Besides, the martial arts competition cannot end in one or two days. I guess it will take at least two or three months. With Yunchang's martial arts, he might have broken Jiujiang and killed Zhou Ang and returned. The martial arts competition has not ended yet."

Guan Yu immediately smiled, and raised his lying eyebrows at Zhang Fei.

"But I have a condition."

Before Liu Bei could speak this time, Guan Yu responded, "What are the conditions?"

"You leave Pingyu, take Ling Zun with you, let him follow you to the army and restrain you at any time. I'm afraid that as soon as your temper comes, you will chop off my uncle."

"Puff!" Zhang Fei couldn't help it, and he sprayed all his saliva on Guan Yu's beard, even some of Guan Yu's face was stained. Guan Yu was very embarrassed and couldn't do anything in front of Sun Ce's attack, so he had to take out his handkerchief, wipe his face, and carefully wipe off the saliva from his beard.

Sun Ce continued: "Chang Yun, it's not that I said you, loyalty and filial piety are in harmony. Of course, you admire Xuande's loyalty, but you must not forget filial piety. At the age of thirty, your father is in poor health. You should spend more time with him, seize the time to get married and have children, let the Guan family have a descendant, and let the old man spend his old age in peace. Xuande, do you think this is the reason?"

Liu Bei nodded repeatedly. "The general is right, and I often advise him like this. Speaking of which, I delayed him."

"When it comes to Mr. Guan, I will say something more. Yun Chang, when you come back, you will bring your father to Wancheng and ask the famous doctor in Bencaotang to diagnose it. You are working hard outside, and he is at home alone. At such an old age, you will inevitably have hidden diseases. Check it carefully and have a thought in your heart. If there is a long and short period of time, your son wants to support his parents but your parents are not here, it will be too late for you to regret it."

Guan Yu blushed and nodded repeatedly. The more he thought about it, the more ashamed he became. When he was young, he killed someone and fled, and had no achievements over the years. Now he still needs Sun Ce to remind him to be filial to his elders and fathers. It is a failure. "What the general said is so much. Yu rushed back to Pingyu and took him to his side, and never separated again."

Liu Bei also remembered his widowed mother, and couldn't help feeling sad and shed tears silently, and even more determined to return to Youzhou early.

The discussion was decided, and Guan Yu didn't want to stay for a moment. When he came, he followed Liu Bei. Liu Bei had the status of a military officer in the prefecture and could enjoy free food and accommodation in postage to send postages along the way. Now Guan Yu was going alone, so Sun Ce wrote him a handwritten warrant, so that he could not only enjoy the relevant treatment, but also requisition the post horses and rush on the road as fast as possible.

Guan Yu was very grateful, so he said goodbye to Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and immediately set off for Pingyu.

At this time, Huang Chengyan came out and glanced at Liu Bei, and his face was not very good. Sun Ce quickly explained that when he learned that Liu Bei was responsible for the martial arts competition, he came with Sun Ce to learn about the relevant preparations. Huang Chengyan was relieved and led Sun Ce, Liu Bei and others to the workshop.

The workshop was large, with dozens of blast furnaces lined up, hundreds of blacksmiths wearing leather skirts, naked upper bodies, and exposed their knotted muscles swung iron hammers and continuously hitting the blanks that were burned red by the fire. The sound of the ding-dial blows came one after another, and it sounded like a war song. The blanks were constantly deformed in their hands, and sparks were splashing everywhere, like stars in the sky, particularly brilliant.

Liu Bei and others were stunned. This is the production base of Nanyang Ordnance and the birthplace of magical weapons.
Chapter completed!