The Three Kingdoms: Zhaolie, the strategist, and the rise of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 26: Whipping the warriors and ordering them to stay by your side is the way to bring disaster (Please read it later!)
……military adviser?
So fast!
Although it was unexpected, it was also reasonable.

Zhang Fei respected intellectuals, and it was rare for him to meet an intellectual like Li Yi who "respected and recognized" him.

He immediately bowed to Li Yi and said:
"Zhang Fei pays respect to the military advisor!"

Li Yi reached out and helped him up:

"Brother Yide, there is no need to be polite. In the army, we address each other by our positions."

"In private, we can just call each other brothers and friends."

Zhang Fei was overjoyed and bowed again, saying:

"Sir, you are very elegant and graceful, very different from ordinary scholars. I admire you very much!"

Li Yi saw that Zhang Fei seemed to have blood on his body, so he asked:
"Why are there bloodstains on the general's body?"

Before Zhang Fei could speak, Liu Bei on the side could not help but scold:

"It must be you who is drunk again and whipped the servants, is that right or not!?"

Liu Bei was very angry, but his tone revealed helplessness.

This is Zhang Fei's old habit, and he can't change it no matter what he does.

After all, his character is to respect gentlemen and not care about villains. In his eyes, the lives of servants are not lives.

Zhang Fei admitted it openly, "...Oh, my men didn't know what was going on, so they whipped him a few times."

"But don't worry, brother. I didn't beat him to death. I just taught him a lesson."

Liu Bei shook his head and sighed, then chanted softly:

"——Without guilt or trouble, the kingdom has reached its peak. I will make great military achievements to bless you. Why not work hard?"

What Liu Bei recited were verses from "The Book of Songs: Jiang Han".

This is what he often used to encourage Zhang Fei.

The core idea is just one.
Do not harass the common people, do things without being impatient, do things strictly according to etiquette and laws, and encourage yourself at all times.

The protagonist of this poem is Zhao Hu, and Liu Bei often compares Zhang Fei to Zhao Hu.

This is an affirmation of Zhang Fei's bravery in combat and his outstanding military command ability.

At the same time, they also hoped that Zhang Fei could become a national pillar like Zhao Hu, who was able to stabilize the country through civil means and pacify the four directions through military means.

Unfortunately, Zhang Fei was ultimately unable to correct his shortcomings and failed to live up to Liu Bei's earnest expectations. In the end, he died tragically at the hands of a villain just as Liu Bei had expected.

"General Zhang, you should remember the envoy's earnest expectations of you."

Li Yi understood what Liu Bei meant. He wanted him to help persuade Zhang Fei to change his bad habits.

Li Yi then went with the flow and pointed it out generously.

Zhang Fei scratched his head, bowed and said:

"Sir, there is something behind your words, so why not say it clearly?"

"If you have good advice for me, I will listen to it."

This is Zhang Fei's unique way of learning.

He loved visiting scholars and asking them for advice.

He believes that the teachings of intellectuals are great and more unique than other people's insights.

Even though I always get the rejection.

After all, in the eyes of most intellectuals, no matter how brave Zhang Fei was, he was ultimately just a soldier.

Li Yi thought to himself that Zhang Fei's morals were not very high, but he was not an unforgivable villain either.

At least he is very friendly to his brothers.

Even after their social status has improved, they still can't get rid of their bad habits.

What’s more, Zhang Fei’s death was not just a chain reaction caused by Guan Yu’s death, but his simple personality easily led to his own death.

Even if Guan Yu didn't die, something would happen to Zhang Fei sooner or later.

Thinking of this, Li Yi advised:
"General Zhang likes to whip his soldiers when he's drunk. This is not the way to behave in society."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Fei seemed a little impatient.

"...Oh, I expected you to say this, sir."

"I'm used to it. I want to whip the servants when I see them. I can't get rid of this habit."

……Um.

A dog will always eat shit, and a wolf will always eat meat. It is as difficult to ask Zhang Fei to sympathize with the lower classes as it is to ask him to hate scholars.

Li Yi really had no intention of asking Zhang Fei to change his bad habit of whipping his servants, because Zhang Fei certainly could not change it.

"I'm not asking General Zhang to stop whipping his servants in the future, but I'm asking you to send all of them back home."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei quickly responded from the side:

"Yes, Yide, you often whip the athletes, but you keep them by your side. This is a way to bring disaster."

I have to say that Liu Bei had a really sharp vision.

He once said something similar to Zhang Fei in history.

In fact, if you think about this carefully, you will understand that Liu Bei knows everything.

He not only advised Zhang Fei not to whip the soldiers, but also advised him not to keep the soldiers around after whipping them.

The historical records on Zhang Fei's death are as follows:
——"Violence without grace brings disaster upon oneself."

This is equivalent to believing that Zhang Fei's death was his own fault.

Looking at the Three Kingdoms period, there were so many brutal generals.

For example, Gan Ning and Pan Zhang also liked to abuse their servants.

But why wasn't he assassinated by his subordinates?
Because when they punish their subordinates, they kill them directly without giving you a chance to retaliate.

From this point of view, Zhang Fei was not cruel enough and was too "merciful".

Like Gan Ning, he had a servant who escaped to Lu Meng, and Lu Meng advised him to forgive the servant.

Gan Ning agreed verbally and took the servant back home, but on the way he hung the servant on a tree and shot him to death with an arrow.

Although it is cruel, you will not be given the chance to take revenge.

What’s even more terrifying is that this servant is just a child. Just tell me how cruel Gan Ning is.

It was obvious that Zhang Fei had not learned this trick.

He was a careless person and forgot about the soldiers as soon as he turned around after beating them.

He unilaterally thought that the matter was over.

But he can't forget the person who was beaten.

Therefore, Liu Bei had anticipated Zhang Fei's death. When he heard the news of Zhang Fei's death, he could only sigh helplessly:
——"Ah! Fei is dead!"

Facing the double pressure from Liu Bei and Li Yi, Zhang Fei had no choice but to wave his hand and say:

"Forget it, since my brother and the military advisor both advised me to send them away."

"Then I will send them all back home."

Although Zhang Fei could not change his bad habit of whipping his servants, it was still a good idea for him to send them away.

Li Yi nodded and said:
"Ruzi can be taught."

"General Zhang must always remember that after whipping a warrior, he must not let him stay by his side, otherwise he will be killed."

Zhang Fei agreed readily.

Liu Bei looked at Li Yi helplessly, as if to say, he always agreed so readily.

I really don’t know if he really took it to heart?
Li Yi, however, signaled Liu Bei to rest assured.

No habit can be changed overnight. Since we want to help Zhang Fei get rid of his bad habits, we have to take it slowly.

Don't be in a hurry.

After dealing with Zhang Fei, Liu Bei asked:
"...Yide came to see me so early today, is there something important?"

"...Oh, if you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten it."

Zhang Fei sat down carelessly and said:
"Brother, you don't know that Yuan Shu of Huainan learned that you have taken Xuzhou."

"Inciting rebellion in Guangling, intending to threaten my brother's rule in Xuzhou."

oh……?
Liu Bei frowned. Since the death of the previous prefect Zhao Yu, Guangling has gradually turned to Yuan Shu.

Now that he had just taken office as Governor of Xuzhou, Yuan Shu was inciting rebellion in Guangling.

You really have bad intentions!
……

……

　Please read it! Please read it! Please read it! Please read it! Please read it! Please read it! Please read it! Please read it! Please read it! Please read it! Please read it! Please read it!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)