Chapter 125 Young General Wen Ji, Destiny is in Liu However, Yuan Yin was walking out of the city, intending to head south, but was chased by Xu Qiu. After finally getting rid of the pursuers, he turned around and found that there were only a few hundred soldiers left. It was actually Yuan Yin's fault. Huang Yi was beheaded by Guan Yu during the day, and his soldiers became very frightened. Later, Yuan Yin was afraid of Guan Yu's power, so he ordered the city to be closed and allowed the soldiers to return to the camp without appeasing them. So when these soldiers returned to the camp, they naturally began to brag about Guan Yu's bravery when they heard others asking about the battle. Of course, they praised Guan Yu to the skies, saying that he beheaded Huang Yi in the midst of thousands of soldiers. The morale of the soldiers in the city was already low. When they heard that the enemy had such a powerful general, they dared not to fight against them! It happened that Xu Qiu was pulling He Kuixing out of the mansion. When they talked about the current situation, they were both very angry. He Kui would be fine, but Xu Qiu was a daring man. His father, Xu Shu, served as General Du Liao. He was well-educated at a young age, was appointed to a government office, and passed the imperial examination. He served as the Governor of Jingzhou in his early years. When Emperor Ling of Han was still alive, he had already held a high position.

Later, because the emperor moved the capital to Xuchang, he summoned him to the court, but he was stopped by Yuan Shu and kept under his command. He was eager to return to the court, so how could he miss such an opportunity? He immediately discussed with He Kui and decided to rebel and head straight to the military camp. He summoned all the generals, discussed the pros and cons, and agreed to move at night. The soldiers were already afraid of Guan Yu's bravery, so they naturally followed his advice. As fate would have it, Yuan Yin fell into Guan Yu's trap and wanted to abandon the city and flee, so he also came to the military camp. They happened to run into Xu Qiu and others who were preparing to start a rebellion, and the two sides immediately became angry. Fortunately, Yuan Yin had a group of elite soldiers with him, so they were able to escape from the city. Correspondingly, thousands of soldiers in the city were in chaos, and only a few hundred people escaped from the battle group. Seeing that there were only these soldiers and horses guarding them, Yuan Yin sighed and looked for Hui Qu to ask: "Now the enemy army is behind us, and Xu Mengyu and others are rebelling. If the enemy army pursues us, how should we respond?" When Hui Qu saw Yuan Yin coming to ask for advice, he sighed in his heart. If he had known this, he should not have advised Yuan Yin to abandon the city. In that case, although Xu Qiu and others might rebel, his life would not be in danger even if the city fell. At worst, I can meet Guan Yu and bow down to him, and I will survive at least. Now, he got on Yuan Yin’s broken ship for no apparent reason. Yuan Shu’s family was saved, but his family was still in the city! Therefore, he was filled with sorrow, and when he saw Yuan Yin asking for advice, he immediately sighed: "If you know the enemy is chasing you, why take the main road? You should take the small road southwards!" Yuan Yin felt bitter when he heard this: "Why don't I know? Because the government is smaller than this place, the carriages and horses are all here, and the small road is difficult to travel. We should take the main road!" Seeing this, Hui Qu turned around to look at Yuan Shu's family, worried that the enemy troops were about to catch up. How fast could they go if they continued to move forward like this?

If they were caught up by the pursuers and if Yuan Yin was left here, there would probably be another round of killing and their lives would be in danger. On the contrary, if he sent Yuan Yin away and the enemy caught up with him, he would not be able to fight and would just surrender, thus avoiding further chaos. Thinking about this, he came up with a plan and said to Yuan Yin: "General, don't you know that the young master is the most important person now? If you take the main road and are caught up by the enemy, you will suffer." "But it's difficult to take the small road with the concubines here. Why don't you take the young master and find a small road to the south, and I will lead the army to the south here." "This way, even if the enemy catches up with us, we can still keep you and the general safe!" He said this with great righteousness, as if he was willing to sacrifice himself to save Yuan Shu's family. Yuan Yin didn't know his true intentions and thought that he was a loyal minister and martyr. He was moved and immediately grabbed Hui Qu's hand and said: "I didn't know you were so loyal and brave. If I survive this time, I will tell you how much you have done for me when I see you in the future!" Having said this, he followed Hui Qu's advice and led two or three hundred people along the path. But he had no idea that as soon as Hui Qu waited for him to leave, he and his men headed back towards Xincai. After walking for less than three quarters of a minute, they saw a group of soldiers coming from afar. They were the pursuing troops led by Guan Yu. Guan Yu chased all the way and saw a large number of carriages and horses here. He knew that Yuan Yao was there, so he hurriedly ordered his troops to charge forward. Unexpectedly, when they arrived in front of the carriage, they saw a scholar leading the soldiers and horses kneeling and surrendering. Guan Yu was puzzled when he saw this, and asked directly: "Who are you? Why are you here? Do you know where Yuan Yao is now?" Hui Qu knew that this man must be a great general, and hurriedly said to Guan Yu: "I dare to let the general know that I am an official in the city, my name is Hui Qu, and I was forced here by Yuan Yin's troops!" "Because I knew your army was coming and I knew I couldn't resist, I advised Yuan Yin to surrender." "However, Yuan Yin was so stubborn that he refused to change his ways. So I used a trick to let him go along the small road. Now if the general chases him, he can still catch up with him!" As he spoke, he told Guan Yu the direction in which Yuan Yin left. When Guan Yu heard that Yuan Yin only had about 200 men, he was overjoyed. Just as he was about to lead his troops away, he heard someone beside him say: "General, this man's words are strange. If he didn't want to come, he should have helped Mr. Xu and others when they mobilized the troops. Why did he use a trick only now?" When Guan Yu heard this, he was surprised. He turned around and saw that the person who spoke was a young general. He looked quite unfamiliar. He thought that he was the one who came to recruit soldiers. I thought about his words again and felt that they made sense. If Hui Qu really didn't want to go, why would he wait until now? The words sound nice, but most of them are just deserters, trying to trick Yuan Yinli into leaving and buying off his master to save his life! Thinking about this, he immediately glanced at Hui Qu and said: "You want to deceive someone?" Hui Qu had heard what they were saying, and immediately knelt down in shock and said: "I have come back here, how dare I lie to you, General!" "I really don't want to embarrass the general, so I told you clearly just now!" "Yuan Yin did go to the side road, I didn't lie to him."

But when Guan Yu heard this, his expression became stern, his brows raised, and he said: "There is no use keeping you if you betray your master and seek glory!" As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his long sword and killed Hui Qu on the spot. He hated such disloyal and unjust people the most in his life. We must know that there are differences in surrender. For example, Qiao Rui swore to die rather than surrender and then surrendered, which is called abandoning darkness and joining the light. Hui Qu's behavior is completely different in nature from deserting the battlefield and selling out his master for fame and fortune. Now that he had sold out Yuan Yin, he might sell them out again in the future, so it would be better to kill him. But his action made Yuan Shu's soldiers and their families panic again. Seeing the expressions of the crowd, Guan Yu drew his sword and said in a deep voice: "I will only kill the ringleader, and spare the rest. But I want you all to know that if you dare to deceive me again, I will kill you without mercy!" "Where did Yuan Yin go? Don't lie to me!" As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier naturally stood up and pointed in a direction. When Guan Yu saw this, he was overjoyed, and ordered the man to lead the way and chase along the path. When they came to a small path, Guan Yu rode his horse to enter, but saw thorns in the forest, making it difficult to walk. Then he saw the young general who had just come forward and said: "You are too big to pass through here, General. I am willing to clear the way for you!" Seeing this man come forward twice, Guan Yu looked at him with new eyes and couldn't help asking: "What's your name? Where are you from? Why don't I know you?" Upon hearing this, the young general touched his head and smiled: "General, you may have forgotten that my name is Wen Ji, and I am originally from Qiao County. I was admitted to the Talent Recruitment Hall before, and was transferred to serve you by Military Officer Xu!" When Guan Yu heard this, he suddenly remembered that after Qin Zhen went south, the Talent Recruitment Hall was still operating as usual, but the task of selecting talents was transferred to Xu Shu by Qin Zhen. Before going south this time, Xu Shu said that he had recruited a talented person named Wen Ji and asked him to take him south. But he never liked this kind of people with connections, so he placed him in the army as a military marquis. After traveling all the way south, I forgot about this person. I didn't expect that he would jump out again now. Because I just reminded him, he remembered this person. Now seeing him taking the initiative to open the way, he couldn't help but stroke his beard and said: "I will lead you in front with five hundred soldiers. If you can find the enemy's tracks, it will be counted as a merit!" When Wen Ji heard this, he was overjoyed and said: "Don't worry, General. I hunt all year round. We will never let the enemy escape on a trail like this one." He immediately mounted his horse, led the troops led by Guan Yu, cut away the thorns and branches along the way, and headed south. On the other hand, after Yuan Yin left the convoy, the marching speed naturally increased a lot. But it was dark and the forest was dense, and they did not dare to light torches. Although they were much faster, they could not catch up with Guan Yu's pursuit. After walking for only two minutes, they heard a soldier come to report that Guan Yu's pursuers were approaching. Looking back, they saw fires in the forest and it seemed that a large number of troops were chasing them. Seeing this, Yuan Yin knew that Hui Qu had sold him out, and he cursed: "You little Huiqu boy, you can never be trusted!"

After saying this, he noticed that his men were all showing signs of cowardice, and he knew that if they continued to escape like this, they would definitely be caught. Looking at the young Yuan Yao beside him, he gritted his teeth and turned around to say to everyone: "You all disperse, leave one group behind, and go with me through the forest!" After saying that, he picked up Yuan Yao and walked towards the woods. When everyone saw this, they fled in all directions. When Guan Yu chased to this place, he saw only a remnant of the army. He also heard that Yuan Yin and Yuan Yao had abandoned the army and left. He could not help but curse: "Sly fellow!" He thought about leading his troops in pursuit, but he also thought that Yuan Yin had already abandoned the army and was alone in the forest, and it was dark. If he hid somewhere, he might not be able to find him. While thinking, he pointed to the forest and said to those around him: "Search the forest with me and don't let Yuan Yin escape!" Upon hearing this, all the soldiers headed towards the forest. At this moment, they heard a voice from inside the forest: "Wait a minute, General! I have captured the enemy general!" When everyone heard what was said, they looked and saw a general walking out of the forest with a head hanging on his horse and holding an unconscious child. It was Wen Ji who had led the way. Since Wen Ji joined Liu Bei's army, he had no chance to show his abilities. When he heard about the enemy being pursued tonight, he knew that his chance had come! From here he led his troops all the way into the forest. Later, when he saw the enemy troops scattered here, he realized that Yuan Yin had escaped. Without having time to report to Guan Yu, he chased into the forest alone. Just then he saw Yuan Yin holding Yuan Yao, and shot an arrow, hitting Yuan Yin's left leg. Yuan Yin fell to the ground in pain. Upon seeing this, Wen Ji rode forward and killed him, and captured Yuan Yao, and brought them out of the forest together. When Guan Yu saw Wen Ji coming, he was overjoyed. He went forward and saw a brocade bag hanging around Yuan Yao's neck. There was another box in the brocade bag. When the box was opened, one could see a square jade seal inlaid with gold. Below it were engraved eight small characters: "Received the Mandate from Heaven, May You Live Long and Prosper". It was undoubtedly the imperial seal. When Guan Yu saw the seal, he trembled with excitement, thinking that the seal was originally hidden by Sun Jian, and later obtained by Sun Ce and presented to Yuan Shu. Unexpectedly, after Yuan Shu went on the expedition, he actually left him in Shouchun, and he was transferred to Xincai and finally fell into their hands. It turned out that the destiny was on Liu's side! If I get this seal today, I will ask Liu Bei to present it to the emperor tomorrow. Then let’s see who dares to call his brother a mat weaver and shoe seller? Thinking of this, he quickly took back the jade seal and said to Wen Ji: "Now that you have obtained this item, you have done a great deed. I will personally present it to you!" Wen Ji naturally didn't care about the seal. He just heard Guan Yu wanted to show off his merits, so he said happily: "I don't want to show off my achievements. I just want to serve under General Guan and be a general!" Seeing this, Guan Yu nodded secretly, thinking that this man is a promising talent who can be trained well in the future! Without saying much, he led his troops towards Xincai. In this way, we traveled all the way to Xincai City and saw that the overall situation in the city had stabilized. It turned out that Qiao Rui heard Guan Yu's order and led his troops to the outside of the city. He met Xu Qiu and others. After exchanging greetings, he began to recruit soldiers and seal the treasury. By the time Guan Yu arrived, order had been restored in the city, and the treasury's gold, silver and money, as well as the families of Yuan Shu's generals, were all well-off. As soon as Guan Yu arrived outside the city, he saw several people waiting on the city wall.

As soon as the troops arrived at the city, they saw Qiao Rui, Xu Qiu and others coming out to greet them. After they chatted for a while, He Kui and others sighed when they heard that Guan Yu had killed Hui Qu. Then they were delighted to hear that Guan Yu had recovered the imperial seal. After Guan Yu took out the imperial seal and confirmed it, Xu Yu asked Guan Yu: "I wonder what the general plans to do with this treasure?" Although Guan Yu was under Liu Bei's command, it was still necessary to confirm Liu Bei's attitude towards this precious treasure. But as soon as he asked this question, Guan Yu said seriously: "This is a token of the emperor's will. Now that it has been captured by our army, we must hand it over to the court!" "But this important matter must be informed to my brother Liu Xuande. I will send a letter back and ask him how to report it and then deal with it!" When Xu Qiu heard that Guan Yu's first reaction was not to hide it but to hand it over, he nodded secretly. I thought that Liu Bei was indeed a relative of the Han royal family and was indeed not comparable to Yuan Shu and Sun Jian! Now he could finally feel relieved and stayed here peacefully, waiting for Liu Bei's reply. (End of this chapter)