Chapter 163, Qingmei Cooking Wine on Heroes, Covering the Nest Jiangnan and Attacking Yuan Shu

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Since Liu Bei entered Beijing, he has been conscientious everywhere, walking on thin ice, handling things smoothly, being kind to others, and not daring to make mistakes at all. The emperor of heaven sitting in the Ming Hall is a chess piece in Cao Cao's hands, and the edicts are all from Cao Cao's hand. Among the Xu capital, Prime Minister Cao Cheng is even more ears and eyes, although Liu Bei has won the position of a left general, but he has no real power, so he is more cautious.

Before the day of the hunting, Cao Cao and Emperor Xian went hand in hand, took the bow of the Son of Heaven and shot a flower deer (the meaning of the Son of Heaven chasing the deer), the hundred officials saw the golden arrow on the deer, thought that it was the Son of Heaven who shot to death, and came forward to congratulate. Cao Cao did not dodge or dodge, and even stood in front of the emperor to accept the congratulations of hundreds of officials.

Guan Yu has a loyal and upright temperament, seeing that the ministers have no ministers, and he is above the Han Emperor, he immediately rushed to the crown angrily, and his long eyes narrowed. The glaive long knife in his hand moved slightly, wanting to kill Cao Cao on the spot. frightened Liu Bei on the side, and hurriedly dragged him to death. Thinking about it in hindsight, it became more and more thrilling, but fortunately, Cao Cao was in a good mood at that time and did not notice them.

Since then, Liu Bei has been more cautious and low-key, he has carved out a vegetable patch in the back garden, picking up water and watering vegetables every day, and doing everything himself, in order to keep his light and obscure. Guan Zhang and the others couldn't understand, so they went out on their own to make friends and play with others, Liu Bei was ambitious, and only warned them not to cause trouble outside.

Especially, after he conspired with his uncle Dong Cheng last night......

In the afternoon of this day, Xu Chu and Zhang Liao, who descended to Cao, suddenly brought dozens of guards into the garden. Liu Bei was shocked, and hurriedly asked, "What are the two generals looking for me?" For a while, I felt my heart beating and drums, and the dark clouds covered the top.

Xu Chuhu said: "I don't know what's going on." The prime minister asked me to pass you on. ”

Liu Bei looked at Zhang Liao and shook his head when he saw that he was also there, so he had to get up and wash the soil, change into his crown clothes and robes, and go with the two of them.

When Cao Cao saw Liu Bei, he laughed: "Xuande, you have done a great job at home!"

When Liu Bei heard this, his face turned like earth in an instant, and he cried out bitterly: "I don't want Cao Cao's ears and eyes to be so well-informed! Uncle Dong Guo came to me last night, and he will know today!"

Without waiting for Liu Bei to speak, Cao Cao smiled, led him to the back garden pavilion and sat down, and said, "Xuande, it's not easy for you to learn to open a garden at home and make flowers and grass!"

Liu Bei had a cold sweat on his forehead, and then he knew that Cao Cao was joking with himself.

It's no wonder that he doesn't have the guts, it's just that what he conspired with Dong Cheng last night was important, and he was weak-hearted.

Liu Bei hurriedly said: "I have nothing to do recently, just a little pastime." Let the prime minister smile!"

Cao Cao raised his eyebrows: "Xuande is complaining that there is no practice?"

Liu Bei sighed in his heart, and quickly shook his head: "Don't dare!"

Cao Cao was noncommittal, and pointed to the plums on the green branches in the garden: "The plums are related to me." Today, seeing that they are growing well, and there is Lanling wine taken from Xuzhou, I remembered that the envoy came, so I specially invited the envoy to drink with me. ”

Liu Bei's hanging heart fell to the ground, wiped his sweat secretly, and smiled a few times shyly.

The wine and food in the pavilion are complete, the green plums on the plate are stacked like a hill, and the bronze statue is filled with cooked wine.

Liu Bei deliberately flattered, but the two talked happily. After three rounds of drinking, the sky is cloudy and deserted, and the black pressure seems to be falling.

Suddenly, someone was noisy, Cao Cao raised his eyebrows, got up and looked over with Liu Bei against the railing.

The noister, the servants under the pavilion, pointed to the east.

I saw a young man walking slowly beside the lotus pond in the east. Xiao Shu is elected, handsome and stunning, shocking and vulgar, and has a dusty temperament. Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered the first time he saw Qi Han in Beixincheng that night, his arrogant and cold expression, and a trace of inexplicable feelings surged in his heart, and he was slightly numb.

Behind the young man, the sky was covered with clouds as black as ink, like a strange dragon across the sky. The servants inhaled constantly, some of them from the young man's countenance, others from the clouds in the sky.

Cao Cao's gaze fell on his eldest son and asked Liu Bei, "Xuande, do you know who the dragon is?"

Liu Bei's eyes also flickered back and forth in front of Long Yun and the young man, and he only said, "I don't know." ”

Cao Cao said: "Fulong Heaven and Earth, the size follows the shape, there is a difference between a dragon and a hidden dragon. The dragon soarer, the great also, the clouds and the fog, in the universe. The hidden dragon, hiding its shape, is small, lying in the waves, also known as the hidden dragon. Now at the turn of winter and spring, the dragon changes from time to time, just like the ambition of people and crisscrosses the seas. Therefore, the dragon is actually the hero of the world. ”

When Liu Bei heard this, his heart jumped, and he couldn't help but start wondering: "Is he comparing me to the dragon who hides in the abyss and has great ambitions?" But he was impressed: "The official documents are profound, and they can be taught." ”

While the two were talking, Qi Han had already walked to the pavilion, first greeted Cao Cao, and then sang a song with Liu Bei.

Qi Han looked at the green plum in front of the case, and said in his heart: "It's actually cooking wine in green plums? Let's see if Liu Bei replies as stated in the book. ”

Seeing Cao Cao pick up the wine glass, he asked Liu Bei: "Xuande has been in all directions for a long time, has a broad vision, and knows many heroes, can you try to give me one or two?"

Liu Bei said in a panic: "How can you know the heroes of the world?"

Cao Cao's wine cup was empty, and he glanced at Qi Han silently, Qi Han obediently sat down and poured it for him.

"Xuande, don't be too modest. But it doesn't hurt to say that. Cao Cao said.

Liu Bei replied nervously: "Brother Meng De, don't make fun of it, you don't have a lot of friends, you really don't know those heroes." ”

Cao Cao smiled again: "Even if you don't know, you should have heard the name." Let's give a few examples. ”

Liu Bei had no choice but to say: "Huainan Yuan Shu, there are many soldiers and enough food, can he be regarded as a hero?"

Cao Cao laughed: "What kind of hero is he." Pretending to be the emperor, a dry bone in a grave, I will capture him sooner or later. ”

Liu Bei said: "That...... Yuan Shao of Hebei, the third prince of the fourth world, has many old officials, and is located in the land of Jizhou, and there are many capable soldiers under him, can he be regarded as a hero?"

Cao Cao knocked on the chopsticks and said with a faint smile: "Yuan Shao, his current strength is indeed far better than mine...... But this man is fierce and timid, and he is indecisive. Do big things and cherish your life, forget your life when you see small profits, and it will be difficult for a long time. How can such a person be called a hero?"

Liu Bei said: "There is a person who is heroic and majestic, and his blood is strong, he is the leader of Jiangdong Zhujun, and Sun Bofu is also. This person is a rising star, can he be a hero?"

Cao Cao said: "Sun Ce is just stained with his father's light. Not a hero either. ”

Liu Bei said: "Liu Biao is ranked among the eight junctures of Jiangxia, and he will be able to be regarded as a hero in Kyushu." ”

Cao Cao said: "Liu Jingsheng is also a celebrity, flashy, and cannot be called a hero." ”

Liu Bei secretly wiped his sweat: "That...... Yizhou Liu Jiyu, can it be counted?"

Qi Han couldn't help but laugh when he saw that his movement of raising his sleeves and sweating was very funny. When Liu Bei heard him laugh, he became more and more cramped and uneasy.

But he saw Cao Cao shaking his head: "Then Liu Zhang, because of the benefits of the clan, forcibly occupied the land of Tianfu, and he is really a jackal who defends the land, how can this kind of person be called a hero?"

Liu Bei was already racking his brains, so he had to say a few random numbers: "That...... What about Zhang Xiu, Zhang Lu, and Han Sui?"

Cao Cao caught a glimpse of his eldest son smiling, and couldn't help but hook his lips: "Such a mediocre villain, why bother!"

Liu Bei's chest was congested, he was silent for a while, and sighed: "Alas, Bei said that he was only a shallow learner, but he really didn't know." ”

Cao Cao turned his head and asked Qi Han: "Zixuan, in your opinion, what is a hero?"

Qi Han smiled and replied: "Heroes, with great ambitions and good plans. There is an opportunity to contain the universe and the ambition to swallow heaven and earth. ”

When Cao Cao heard this, a flash of appreciation flashed in his eyes, and he softened a lot in an instant.

Liu Bei saw that his father and son were so indifferent, but the more flustered he felt in his heart, he just smiled shyly and complimented Qi Han for saying a good thing.

Cao Cao glanced at him: "Xuande, can't you really think of who is a hero in this world?"

Liu Bei hurriedly shook his head: "I really don't know." I also hope that Brother Meng De will see ......"

Cao Cao took a sip of wine and looked at him quietly.

In the next second, he put down the wine bottle, but pointed his finger at Liu Bei and himself: "The heroes in this world today are only you Liu Xuande and me Cao Cao!"

Liu Bei's heart thundered, as if lightning had struck. The spoon in his hand fell to the ground with a thud. At that moment, there was a thunderclap of thunder in the sky, and lightning tore through the sky and split the dragon-shaped cloud in half.

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and stared at Liu Bei.

Liu Bei smiled at him, bowed his head and calmly picked up the chopsticks: "This thunder is amazing. ”

Cao Cao let out an "oh" and stared at the bamboo chopsticks in his hand: "I didn't expect Xuande to be afraid of thunder." ”

Liu Bei said with a smile: "Beibei is cowardly by nature, so he is naturally afraid a lot. When the words fell, he picked up a plump and beautiful green plum and handed it to Cao Cao's small cup, Cao Cao saw that he behaved calmly, and the doubt in his heart was relieved, and he stopped talking.

Seeing that the two of them were going to take this matter lightly, Qi Han suddenly interjected: "Hey, why is Uncle Liu's face so ugly, the weather is cold today, but you are sweating on your forehead, aren't you sick?"

When Cao Cao heard this, he looked at Liu Bei and looked at him slightly. The eyes that had been relieved suddenly became deep.

Liu Bei's heart was beating wildly, and he couldn't wait to bite Qi Han's handsome face that seemed to be smiling but not smiling--how could he not be frightened when he was named a hero in the world by Cao Cao? How could Cao Cao not doubt that the chopsticks fell to the ground? He had already used the thunder to cover up his panic and weakness, and he didn't want to be disturbed by Qi Han.

Liu Bei secretly hated in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, but quickly said sincerely: "What the eldest prince said is good. I prepared to water the vegetable furrow last night, and I did knock over the bucket and water it through, and I didn't have time to change my wet clothes, so I got some wind chill today. ”

Cao Cao was silent, as if he was half-convinced.

At this moment, an urgent report suddenly came from a scout, and Cao Cao did not shy away from it, and opened the letter in front of Qi Han and Liu Bei.

It turned out that there was a drought this year, and they didn't feel much in Yuzhou, but the land of Jianghuai was already seriously affected, and the people's livelihood was withered and miserable. Half a month ago, a great famine broke out in a large area south of the Yangtze River, and the tragedy of cannibalism could be seen everywhere, and Yuan Shu's strength suffered a heavy blow.

Pei Xiang Shu Shao persuaded Yuan Shu to scatter grain to save the hungry people, but Yuan Shu was furious after hearing this and beheaded Shu Shao. Later, Chen Lan and Lei Bo rebelled, swallowed Yuan Shu's grain and grass and ran to Lishan Mountain. Recently, Yuan Shu was already in danger and desperate, so he had to write a secret letter to Yuan Shao, wanting to defect to his brother, merge his troops into the Jizhou Army, and work with Yuan Shao to conspire for a great cause and swallow Cao Cao.

One of the letters was obtained by Cao Cao's scouts, so he quickly reported it.

At this time, Yuan Shu was on the road, and he wanted to go to Qingzhou first and defect to Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Yuan Shao, who was the assassin of Qingzhou at the time.

When Cao Cao saw the report, he secretly hated Yuan Shu in his heart, but his face was silent, and he only informed Liu and Qi of the matter, and asked Liu Bei: "Although Yuan Shu suffered misfortune, he died but did not stiffen, and there were still many remnants. If he was incorporated under Yuan Shao, the strength of the Hebei army would inevitably increase greatly. Xuande, if you see it, what should I do?"

Liu Bei knew that Cao Cao was tempting again, and hurriedly said: "Yuan Shu's famous family is private, falsely claiming to be a pseudo-emperor, and it is a disaster for the Han family, and everyone will be punished." At this moment, he dared to give the jade seal to Yuan Shao and provoke him to rebel together, which shows that he has bad intentions. Brother Meng De immediately sent someone to intercept him on Qingzhou Road. ”

Cao Cao sighed, and picked up his voice: "I remember that Xuande and Yuan Highway (Yuan Shu) already have an old grudge. Now I want to send Xuande to Qingzhou to stop Yuan Shu for me, are you willing to go?"

Liu Bei's heart jumped, and there was a hint of joy in his eyes inadvertently!

He couldn't wait to leave Xudu! The capital is a tiger and wolf's den! Cao Cao's authority and eyes and ears are all around, not to mention that Cao Cao is the only one who makes him the leader of the world's heroes, Liu Bei is already sitting like a needle and felt, and he can't wait to immediately put on his wings and run away, how can he not follow it?

If you can really lead Cao Cao to a half-soldier, go to block Yuan Shu, and let the birds fly in the sky and the sea, then it is really a beautiful thing!

Liu Bei was overjoyed and was about to make a promise, but he listened to Qi Han on the side and advised: "Father, I'm afraid this matter needs to be carefully discussed with Xun Wenruo, Guo Fengxiao and others before making a decision." ”

He didn't plan to show his dissatisfaction with Liu Bei in front of Cao Cao early, but this matter suddenly came to an eye. Once Liu Bei gets Cao Cao's soldiers and horses, he will surely disappear without a trace like a tiger coming out of the woods and returning to the forest! Historically, it was during this time that he also found an errand and killed Cao Cao's guard, Che Zhou, and captured Xuzhou.

Even if Cao Cao later marched eastward again and conquered Xuzhou, he finally let Liu Bei go, giving him the capital to make a comeback.

Qi Han didn't want to see Liu Bei tossing and turning, which made Cao Cao exhausted, so he had no choice but to immediately raise objections.

Cao Cao glanced at his son in surprise.

After returning to Xu, except for the day when they talked about Zhao Yun, Cao Ang seemed extremely untamed and refused to give in, and the eldest son seemed to be extremely well-behaved and docile on weekdays. In recent days, he has sometimes risen up and brought Cao Ang to the council hall to observe, and Cao Ang has never objected to any of his decisions. Now that he suddenly admonished, it was obvious that his son had a deep dislike for Liu Bei.

Cao Cao was still thinking about the disgust of his eldest son, whether it was a personal grudge, or whether he suspected Liu Bei's intentions, when he heard a chaotic sound of footsteps.

The thunder roared in the sky, the wind gradually rose, the thick clouds hung low, and the rain was about to fall.

Two tall figures broke into the back garden, and the two of them carried swords and ran to the front of the pavilion.

Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and looked at it, but saw that it was Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who were flying with the sleeves of their robes.

Liu Bei saw that the two of them were fierce and vicious, holding a sword in their hands, the cold light was faint, and he was so frightened that his soul was not possessed for a while, and he hurriedly shouted: "The prime minister is here!

It turned out that Guan and Zhang came back from archery hunting in the suburbs, and heard that Liu Bei was taken away by Xu Chu and Zhang Liao, and they saw that they had not returned for a long time. The two of them have been exposed to Liu Bei's ears and eyes these days, and they are also very wary of Cao Cao, and they are so anxious that they can't do it. After several inquiries, they heard that they were in the back garden of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the two were afraid that Liu Bei would lose, so they rushed in.

It was also Cao Cao who ordered to enjoy the scenery and drink, for fear that the guards would disturb Yaxing, so he ordered them not to come close, so he gave the two a chance to break in.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei rushed to the front, and saw that Liu Bei was sitting upright, and there was no torture hall in the pavilion, and he was not damaged, and he was drinking and eating plums with Cao Cao, and he was safe. The two looked at each other speechlessly, and they were dumbfounded. Hearing Liu Bei's pale face scolding, he woke up like a dream, hurriedly returned the sword blade, and stepped forward to ask for guilt.

Guan Yu stroked his long beard, brushed his waist-high beard next to the green robe, his eyes swept over Qi Han's body as if he were nothing, and his red face was even redder. He lowered his eyes, and the two narrow phoenix eyes became thinner and thinner, as if he was about to lose sight.

Qi Han didn't notice this, he saw these two people reckless and panicked, and said in his heart: "It's okay now, the two of them are so reckless and ruthless, their eyes are fierce, and they collide with Cao Cao with murderous energy, he will definitely not send Liu Bei out again, and order him to lead the army to block Yuan Shu." With a little peace of mind and a sigh of relief, he lowered his head and poured himself a cup to warm his stomach.

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao didn't mean to blame, stared at Guan Yu with a decent face, and asked with a smile: "Where did you two come from?"

Guan Yu didn't fake it at all, his expression was still arrogant and cold, and he only raised his head and said: "I thought that the prime minister caught my brother to ask for the crime and kill him, so I came to save him." ”

Liu Bei listened to it like five thunderbolts, and stared at Guan Yu with a frowning face, who knew that Guan Yu's face was red, and he didn't know what he was thinking, but he didn't notice his gaze. Or maybe they saw it, but they didn't bother to pretend to lie.

It was Zhang Fei, who seemed to laugh "haha" boldly, and said in a rough voice: "Don't listen to my second brother's nonsense and jokes! Prime Minister, the two of us heard that my brother was invited by you to drink, and I was afraid that you would be bored with chatting, so I came with a sword and wanted to dance with you and other swords!"

Cao Cao scolded with a smile: "Isn't this a Hongmen banquet, can you use Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Bo to dance the sword?"

The words fell and picked up the wine glass, looking at Guan Yu, whose face did not change, but there was a little more appreciation on his face.

When Liu Bei heard this, he hurriedly echoed Zhang Fei's statement and scolded the two for not understanding the rules.

Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled: "Come on, bring the wine, give me these two Fan Hao to suppress the shock." Take more wine and meat. ”

Guan Yu leaned over slightly and thanked him, with good courtesy, neither humble nor arrogant. Zhang Fei was very bold, applauded loudly, and sat down with a big grin.

Cao Cao said to Guan Yu: "Yun Chang and Yi De are really warriors. You are honest and honest, without selfishness, and you are willing to take risks to go to the meeting for your brother, but you are not afraid of my blame, and you can be called heroes. I was telling your brother that I would order him to lead his troops to attack Yuan Shu, would you like to go?"

When Qi Han heard this, the wine glass in his hand tilted slightly, and he spilled a few drops of slurry.

Cao Cao......

Cao Cao's personality is also too eccentric!

He was obviously suspicious of Liu Bei just now because of his words, how did he know that he was accidentally hit by these two straightforward reckless men and re-established trust!

This is something that Liu Bei never expected!

Cao Cao's idea likes to go the opposite way, but what kind of scheming and intriguing careerist would have such two straight brothers who went on a rampage and dared to break into the Prime Minister's Mansion with a sword to find the eldest brother? Cao Cao saw that Guan Zhang and the others were reckless and loyal, so he dispelled his doubts and decided to appoint Liu Bei to go out to lead the army.

Qi Han was dumb and couldn't say whether he was suffering from eating Coptis chinensis, his face was slightly heavy, and he looked at the four people in front of him talking and laughing, drinking wine and eating meat, and his heart was blocked.

In a moment, the table was scattered. After all, the thunder is already roaring, and the heavy rain is coming.

After Liu Bei led the two brothers away, Qi Han and Cao Cao leaned on the railing, looked at the gradually dripping rain curtain, and were silent.

Cao Cao was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked, "Zixuan, what do you have to say?"

Qi Han looked at his side face and his eyes drifting into the distance, and suddenly felt that Cao Cao was also a person, not a god. There were times when he was willful, and many things could not be changed because of his advice.

He thought for a moment and said, "Erchen only has one request. Father should send a general to accompany the army, and Liu Bei should not be allowed to lead the troops out alone. ”

Cao Cao didn't say anything, and only after a long time did he reply lightly: "I will send the young general who took care of you, Zhu Ling." ”

Qi Han's eyebrows were almost invisible, and he responded: "Yes." It was all up to my father. 166 Reading Network