"Hero?!" Liu Mang was at a loss for a moment. What was a hero? In this great world, the person who had the last laugh was regarded as a hero?
Lü Bu did not speak. Perhaps in Lü Bu's heart, only he was a hero!
"Speaking of which, I'm not afraid of being laughed at by Gong Jin. In this vast world, I have only stayed in Xu Province and Yu Province! How can a person who has not seen the world know who is a hero?! "Liu Mang rejected. Hero? In everyone's heart, there was a synonym for hero.
"Your Highness, please speak as you wish!" Zhou Yu replied.
"I believe that Gongsun Zan is a hero!" Liu Mang's words were shocking. Gongsun Zan? White Horse General Gongsun Zan? This person who had already been defeated was a hero? Was Liu Mang joking?
"How can a child recognize a hero?!" A middle-aged scholar below the banquet table sneered.
"How should I address this gentleman?!" Liu Mang glanced sideways at the middle-aged scholar. Were the strategists of Jiangdong all on steroids today?
"Don't blame him. This is Chen Rui, Chen Zizheng, a friend of Wenbiao!" Zhou Yu introduced. Chen Rui was also from Guangling and had an extremely good relationship with Qin Song. Qin Song had been scolded by Liu Mang, so as a friend, he naturally had to stand up for him.
"So it's Mr. Chen. Could it be that Mr. Chen thinks that this prince is wrong?!" Liu Mang retorted.
"Foolish, foolish beyond compare!" Chen Rui stood up. "Not to mention that Gongsun Bogui has already become a skeleton in the grave. Even if he was still alive, he wouldn't have become a hero!"
"Gongsun Zan is belligerent but not astute. After the Yellow Turban Dong Zhuo Rebellion, he occupied the north with 100,000 soldiers and countless warhorses. He even had the number one 'White Horse Following Righteousness' under his command. He should have swept through Hebei, but he was muddle-headed and killed Liu Yu, causing the entire Youzhou to be restless. When he fought against Yuan Shao, he had the upper hand at the beginning, but he didn't want to finish the battle in one go. Instead, he gave Yuan Benchu a chance to catch his breath. In the Battle of Longtou, his spirit was hurt by Yuan Shao. How could he not be defeated? In the end, he still ended up in the same situation! " Chen Rui spoke with fervor and assurance. Every time he talked about the battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, he was full of disdain for Gongsun Zan.
"Clap, clap, clap!" Liu Mang clapped his hands first. "Wonderful, wonderful!" He was indeed one of Sun Ce's five strategists. He could analyze Gongsun Zan so thoroughly.
"So what? How can this person be a hero?!" Chen Rui looked at Liu Mang provocatively. He had beaten Gongsun Zan to the point that he was worthless.
"Mr. Chen Rui, do you know what a hero is?!" Liu Mang asked Chen Rui with a questioning expression.
"I don't know. Do you?!"
"A hero has the ambition to reach the clouds, the momentum to swallow the mountains and rivers, the volume of the Nine Provinces, and the breadth of the Four Seas! Shouldering justice, saving the people from fire and water, saving the people from hanging upside down, this is a hero! I don't know if what I said is right, Mr. Chen Rui! "
"Yes!" Liu Mang really interpreted the word hero. Even Chen Rui could not find fault with it.
"Gongsun Zan! His title is General White Horse! Mr. Chen Rui, do you know where his title came from?! "Liu Mang kept asking questions. These were things that Chen Rui could not know.
"It was not given by you, nor was it given by me. It was not given by the people of the Great Han Dynasty. It was given by the people beyond the Great Wall. It was given by the foreign tribes, the bandits who came to invade the Great Wall!" Liu Mang looked at the large group of scholars and officials below. They were all people from the south of the Huai River. Although they were also living in troubled times, they could not understand the suffering of the frontier people. Not only did they have to endure the chaos and famine in the country, but they also had to bear the invasion of the foreign tribes.
Every time the foreign tribes wreaked havoc on the Great Han Dynasty, it could only bring pain and endless death.
The appearance of Gongsun Zan gave the frontier people a kind of hope.
Gongsun Zan used his iron blood and his cavalry to warn the foreign tribes, telling them that the Central Plains was not a place where they could come and go as they pleased.
Gongsun Zan liked to ride a white horse, so when the foreign tribes saw the white horse, they immediately retreated. This was the origin of the title of the White Horse General!
"Defending the territory against the foreign tribes, is such a person a hero?!" Liu Mang questioned Chen Rui.
"Hmph!" Chen Rui had no way to refute, so he coldly snorted, "A dead person is also a hero!"
"The White Horse General is dead, but he lives in the hearts of the people. You are a living person, but you are not as good as a dead person!" Gongsun Zan also made a lot of mistakes, but what he brought to the frontier people was decades of deterrence, so the foreign tribes did not dare to come even half a step.
"You, you!" Liu Mang's disdain made Chen Rui angry.
"Mister, don't be angry, it is not good for your health!" The people Liu Mang admired the most were those who fought for their country. From Huo Qubing, Wei Qing, Li Guang, Gongsun Zan and even his father-in-law. But now, such a person was beaten to the point of being worthless by a scholar. Liu Mang would not let go until he vomited blood.
Gradually, the atmosphere changed from Zhou Yu's discussion of heroes to Chen Rui and Liu Mang's confrontation. "Brat, what other heroes do you have?"
"I said Yuan Shu, Yuan Gonglu is a hero!" Liu Mang opened his mouth again.
"Hahahaha!" The moment Liu Mang opened his mouth, Chen Rui laughed loudly, "Brat, you are a member of the Han dynasty, and now you are saying that he is a hero to a traitor! Ridiculous, ridiculous! "
"Yuan Shu?" Sun Ce and Zhou Yu raised their eyebrows. If Gongsun Zan was called a hero, it was understandable. After all, he was only responsible for guarding the border. But Yuan Shu, he did not care about the country or the people. Basically, he did all kinds of things!
"Rebels and traitors?! Let me ask Mister Chen Rui what a traitor is! "Liu Mang did not immediately argue with Chen Rui. Instead, he slowly boiled him to death.
"Not following the rules of a ruler and a minister, father and son, he is regarded as a traitor. Moreover, Yuan Gonglu was called an emperor in vain!"
"Then, Mister Chen Rui is also a traitor!" Liu Mang smiled and said to Chen Rui.
"Are you trying to slander me?"
"Since Mister has mentioned the rules of a ruler and a minister, I am the King Of Shu, the younger brother of His Majesty. I am the ruler of Jing, Yi, Yu, and Yang. Lujiang is under Yu Province. Chen Rui, quickly kneel down when you see this King!" Liu Mang suddenly roared. Right now, Chen Rui was carrying the position of Wan City's Chief Clerk. If it was really counted, he was really Liu Mang's subordinate.
"You, you, you!" Chen Rui pointed at Liu Mang and was speechless.
"Traitor! Hmph! Mr. Chen Duan, who in this world isn't a traitor like you said? Cao Mengde used the Emperor to command his vassals. Yuan Shao took the position of General. Now, Yuan Gonglu wanted to give him the Imperial Jade Seal. Liu Biao of Jing Province, Liu Zhang of Yi Province. When the Emperor was being humiliated, where were they? Liu Bei of Xu Province used the banner of Imperial Uncle, but did he do anything for Imperial Uncle? " Liu Mang sneered.
Chen Rui was really speechless by Liu Mang's question. According to Chen Rui's logic, his Lord, Sun Ce, was a traitor.
"When I said that Yuan Shu is a hero, it is not because he worked for the country and the people! To be honest, I have been to Shouchun, I have also seen Huainan! Along the way, there were starving people everywhere. Yuan Shu deserved to die, but he is still a hero. Why? Because I admire his courage. He dares to speak out his thoughts. As for others, they are good on the surface, but in reality, they are thieves and prostitutes! What I said is right, Mister Chen Rui! "
How could Chen Rui not understand that Liu Mang was indirectly cursing him? However, he had no choice. He did not have the opportunity to refute.
Liu Mang's heroes were not those who had the last laugh in other people's hearts. His heroes were those who brought dazzling splendor to this era. They were those who left behind a heavy mark in history.
For example, Liu Biao. Cao Cao's evaluation of him was exaggerated. He was a dog who did not have the intention to make progress. However, he did not see that Jing Province was the only pure land in this chaotic era. Only this place had the hope of survival.
There was also Zhang Lu. His Way of Five Pecks of Rice was also a place for the living. Hanzhong was also thriving under his rule.
Heroes were in your heart. Everyone had their own heroes in their heart. There was no need to talk about them!
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