"Big Brother, look!"
Before entering the military camp, Cao Ren pointed towards the toppled banner at the gate, the gold laid out, and Lu Yu, who was frowning slightly. "It seems Young Master Lu Yu couldn't give away his thousand pieces of gold."
Along the way, personal guards had already reported the situation in detail to Cao Cao…
A reward of a thousand pieces of gold was indeed tempting, but… who could lift the banner? Let alone these soldiers, even among the generals, the most robu– no, the strongest Xiahou Dun couldn't do it. Lu Yu was asking a bit too much this time.
"It's the first time I've seen this kid frown…" Cao Cao stroked his beard, then dismounted… "Let's go take a look!"
With that, Cao Cao and Cao Ren quickly walked towards Lu Yu.
Just then.
A rough voice rang out.
"If I upright this banner? Will the reward truly be a thousand pieces of gold?"
Lu Yu looked up to see a burly, broad-shouldered, and stout man striding forward. If others walked with a "tap-tap-tap" sound, this fellow's footsteps were like "thump-thump-thump!"
His appearance immediately invigorated Lu Yu.
"That's right, whoever can upright this banner will be rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold!" Lu Yu said with a smile. "My thousand pieces of gold are already laid out on the table, would I lie?"
Hearing this, the burly man rolled up his sleeves. He slowly walked to the banner, then, with an arm thicker than Lu Yu's thigh, grasped the flagpole… from bottom to top. Just like uprooting a willow, with a whistling gust of wind, he lifted the banner with one hand.
The burly man's action caused all the surrounding soldiers to gasp and retreat, as if afraid of being affected by his powerful gust.
Lu Yu licked his lips, muttering, "Good heavens, I've confirmed the look in his eyes, this is the man I want!"
If this guy wasn't "the ancient Di Wei," Lu Yu would perform a headstand while washing his hair!
Thump… thump…
With a heavy sound, the burly man inserted the banner into the ground. The flag fluttered in the wind, but the cracks in the ground were clearly visible. Everyone exclaimed in shock, "How much strength must that take!"
Hiss…
Even Cao Cao and Cao Ren instinctively paused their steps.
"I never expected Zhang Miao's army to have such a strong person!" Cao Cao exclaimed repeatedly…
Fortunately, he knew that Yu'er was looking for a martial arts instructor for the Dragon Cavalry. Otherwise… Cao Cao would definitely have snatched this strong man away.
"What a fellow…" Cao Ren's eyes were almost popping out. Such a strong man, if he were in his own camp, he would be a match for ten thousand men, but here he was, wasted!
But the key was, before Lu Yu's thousand-gold reward, how could he have been unknown?
Indeed, the world has its Bole, and thus its thousand-mile steeds. Thousand-mile steeds are common, but Bole are not!
"Big Brother, Young Master Lu's discernment is as sharp as ever!" Cao Ren couldn't help but exclaim…
"Hahaha…" Cao Cao stroked his beard. "This isn't discernment at all. It's likely this kid heard some rumors and knew that Zhang Miao's army harbored such a formidable warrior! A reward of a thousand pieces of gold, this kid truly has courage, and also truly…"
The last sentence, Cao Cao wanted to say "truly not short of money," but he swallowed the words. Yu'er earned money through his own capabilities, he conducted himself "properly" and "uprightly," there was no issue!
While Cao Cao and Cao Ren were discussing…
On the other side, the burly man had already reached Lu Yu. "Now, are these thousand pieces of gold all mine?"
"Yes, and no!" Lu Yu blurted out…
"What? Didn't you say whoever uprights this banner gets the thousand pieces of gold? I uprighted it… Are you going to go back on your word?" The burly man frowned… his expression was quite intimidating.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yu didn't answer him at all.
"General Cao Xiu…"
"Your subordinate is here."
"Prepare another thousand pieces of gold immediately!" Lu Yu ordered. "The rule I set before was a thousand pieces of gold for uprighting this banner, but this strong warrior lifted it with one hand. According to the rules, we must additionally reward another thousand pieces of gold! A total of two thousand pieces of gold! Furthermore, instruct the kitchen to slaughter a sheep and have this strong man roast and eat it!"
Saying this, Lu Yu made a "two" gesture to the burly man… the meaning was clear… double the reward!
Then, his lips curved into a wide smile.
This… the burly man was startled at first, then knelt on the ground. "I… I thank Young Master Lu on behalf of my mother and my wife…"
Seeing him kneel, Lu Yu patted his back, trying to help him up, but the burly man's body was as heavy as a mountain, and he couldn't budge him, feeling a bit awkward!
"Di Wei, you can get up yourself. This is what you deserve!"
The words slipped out… the burly man was stunned. "How does Young Master know my name is Di Wei…"
Previously, Lu Yu naturally didn't know his name.
But… it was different now. In the military camp, who else could lift the banner except this ancient Di Wei?
Of course, what Lu Yu didn't know was that Di Wei had changed his name in Zhang Miao's army.
This stemmed from a story. The former magistrate of Fuchun County had oppressed the good and bullied his mother, so… Di Wei intercepted and killed the Fuchun county official in broad daylight, in the middle of the market. Afterwards… hundreds of people pursued him, but not a single one dared to approach, allowing Di Wei to escape freely!
However, from then on, Di Wei dared not use his name, and could only change his name and enlist in the army…
Alas, with nothing but strength and no understanding of how to conduct himself, he was naturally not reused. Recently, his mother and wife had fallen ill, and they were urgently in need of a large sum of money!
It could be said that Lu Yu's thousand pieces of gold, no… these two thousand pieces of gold, were a timely help!
"Strong Warrior Di, not only do I know your name, but I also plan to have you serve as my vanguard general… what do you think?"
Saying this, Lu Yu lowered his voice slightly and whispered, "I forgot to tell you, we have lamb dishes every meal there."
This… Di Wei was stunned. He hadn't expected the young man before him to value him so much, not only offering double the money but also entrusting him with the important role of vanguard general.
Of course, that wasn't the most crucial part. Everyone in Yan Province knew how well Young Master Lu Yu treated his Dragon Cavalry soldiers. The families of every soldier were personally escorted and properly settled in Chenliu Commandery. Moreover, the most important thing was that the Dragon Cavalry had a rule: every soldier must eat one jin of meat per day, and they would be punished if they didn't eat enough…
Uh… this… this was simply perfect for Di Wei.
Of course, the Dragon Cavalry had a great reputation. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that no soldier in the entire Yan Province didn't want to join the Dragon Cavalry!
This… happiness had come too suddenly!
"Lu… Young Master Lu…" Di Wei cupped his hands and bowed again… the meaning was clear, he would follow you.
Lu Yu tried to help Di Wei up again, but crucially, he still couldn't budge him…
"Strong Warrior Di, we don't do this in our Dragon Cavalry. Don't bow down so readily… In short, follow me, and there will be meat!"
With those words… Di Wei quickly stood up and respectfully stood by Lu Yu's side.
Instantly, Lu Yu felt a mountain behind him, a sense of security…
Lu Yu blinked… being able to have Di Wei join the Dragon Cavalry put his mind at ease.
Of course, this was also good for Di Wei, preventing… due to a certain person's infatuation with another man's wife, Di Wei's heroic life would be lost for no reason!
Just then.
"Good, good, good!"
Three "good"s in a row, Cao Cao, who was not far away, walked over…
He was smiling, but… Lu Yu felt a little uneasy. Was this guy here to snatch his person? I've gone to so much trouble, Old Cao, you need to have some dignity, be more generous!
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