After Yuan Shao's crushing defeat, aside from Jiang Siming's soldiers, one person was even happier and more pleased with himself: Xu You.
Xu You had Jiang Siming's promise. Once Yuan Shao was defeated, he would be credited with the greatest merit.
This excitement kept Xu You awake for several nights, and he was so happy that he drank every day.
One day, after drinking far too much, Xu You ran to the city wall of Ye City and made a drunken spectacle of himself. When he saw the Red Armored Army entering the city in orderly formation, he began boasting even more wildly.
"Do you know who I am? I am the prime minister's most highly valued strategist—Xu Ziyuan!"
"He was able to seize Ye City and take control of three provinces entirely because of my contributions. Without me, how could you southern barbarians have entered this northern stronghold?"
The Red Armored Army below was furious when they heard this. As it happened, Zhang Fei was leading them—and Zhang Fei had a notoriously explosive temper.
Jiang Siming was now the person Zhang Fei respected most. In Zhang Fei's heart, Jiang Siming's standing was even higher than Liu Bei's had once been.
How could he tolerate such insults?
Zhang Fei immediately ordered his soldiers to drag Xu You down.
Xu You was dragged down from the wall.
"You mad dog! If you keep spouting nonsense and slandering the prime minister, believe me, I'll chop off your dog head!" Zhang Fei roared.
Xu You had drunk several jugs of horse urine and wasn't afraid in the slightest. Instead, he sneered, "I'm a mad dog? Hah! If it weren't for this mad dog, how could you barbarians have entered Jizhou? How could that Jiang Bei have crossed Guandu?"
Zhang Fei flew into a