But Liu Xuande in front? ”

Liu Bei and the three were queuing up to register for the army, when they suddenly heard a familiar voice from behind.

Liu Bei looked back and saw a man in his thirties, dressed in a military uniform, holding a sword, although his figure was not tall, his eyes were sharp, and he was smart.

This person is naturally Cao Cao.

"Ahh It's the former Cao Duwei! It's rude under it! Liu Bei saw Cao Cao and took Zhang Fei and Guan Yu to salute him.

"It's not a captain now, Meng De is now the captain of the eight captains in the West Garden, Meng De, don't you introduce me to the hero?" A person beside Cao Cao asked with a smile.

Cao Cao laughed and said, "These three are really heroes, they are the generals under Ma Pingyuan in the past, and they have many military exploits when they pacified the Yellow Turban, this is Liu Bei, Liu Xuande, Xuande, this is my friend Taishan Bao Xin, now a cavalry captain!" By the way, I remember that Brother Xuande should be the commander of Anxi County, why did he come here? ”

Liu Bei lowered his head and sighed and said, "I'm ashamed to say that I have been an official in Anxi County for several years, and I am quite popular with the people, but I don't know how to welcome and send it off, and I am evil, and the superintendent of the post is an excuse to be an inspector, but he humiliated me first, and then found the big clan that I had punished and reprimanded me to rectify me. ”

"Well played!" After Cao Cao heard Liu Bei finish speaking, he laughed and said, "If you want to be me, you have to kill the superintendent!" For the officials, not for the people, they should be killed! ”

Guan Yu nodded slightly, and Zhang Fei shouted, "I like this!" ”

Cao Cao knew the courage of Liu Bei's three brothers, and he had the heart to make friends, and said, "Now that I am the captain of Xiyuan, since you want to join the army, why don't you go to our army, how about I make you the military Sima?" ”

Guan Yu squinted his eyes and said, "Yun Chang only wants to be his brother's deputy!" ”

"That's right! Our three brothers are not separated! Zhang Fei also nodded.

"Okay, then Xuande is right, and you are the deputy, let's go, I'll take you to meet a few friends!"

Cao Cao was very happy that Liu Bei's three brothers were willing to enter the camp, so he and Bao Xin took the three of them to the street.

"Speaking of which, why didn't Brother Xuande go to Ma Pingyuan?" Cao Cao asked strangely.

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "I am whipped and supervised the post, and I go to the Plains Country, but I am afraid of causing trouble to Ma Pingyuan." ”

Cao Cao bowed his head and said, "I see, I haven't seen Ma Pingyuan for almost two years, and in the third year of Zhongping, I was transferred to Dongjun, and I didn't take office, so I asked for the guard, this time, it's really fast." ”

"Why is Captain Cao unwilling to guard the county?" When Liu Bei heard that Cao Cao was not even too lazy to be a county guard, and he was going to be driven out as a county commander, he couldn't help but feel that the gap between people and people was really a bit big.

"Hey, where is the unwillingness, it's really impossible, Ma Pingyuan and I are in Qingzhou to stop prostitution, open up wasteland, collect displaced people, and set up new rules, which makes some people very unhappy, I'm afraid of causing trouble to the family, my father, in April this year, also sent a tribute."

Bao Xin on the side sighed lightly, his friend now has too much brilliance in his eyes, although Cao Song is in the position of the captain, but there is no influence like the other three dukes, after Cao Song is the official, Cao Cao has no towering trees in the court to help him block, I don't know how many people in the court are not used to Cao Cao after this eunuch, the open guns and hidden arrows have not stopped, Cao Cao is so attracted to Liu Bei and others, also because he is too short of helpers.

"It's here, let's go!"

Cao Cao took everyone to a wine house, and came to a private room inside, where several people were sitting, drinking and talking, and when they saw Cao Cao come in, they greeted each other.

Cao Cao introduced: "This is Liu Bei, Liu Xuande, and his two brothers, Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang, Zhang Fei, and Zhang Yide, who exterminated the Yellow Turban with the Ma Plain in the past.

These are all my friends, Chen Liuwei, Ziwei Zixu, Dongping, Zhang Miao, and Zhang Mengzhuo. That is Taishan Yu Ban Yu Wenze, this is my brother Cao Hong, you have seen it! ”

After Liu Bei's three brothers and everyone sat down, Cao Cao smiled and shouted wine, and said, "The wine here is Ma Pingyuan's second pot head, not mixed with water!" ”

"Red Star Erguotou? I've been thinking about it for a long time! When Zhang Fei heard that there were two pots, his eyes lit up.

"I heard that someone from the Plains Country recently came to Luoyang to report the profits obtained this year, and this military expenditure should also be approved, right?" Zhang Miao stroked his beard and said.

"Yes, since Ma Pingyuan borrowed His Majesty's money from Xiyuan to engage in business, he has given His Majesty tens of thousands of dollars in the past few years, if this money can be used to quell the chaos and cool the thief army in the two states, it will not be difficult to pacify!" Weiz nodded.

"Hey, Zixu, tell me, how much did your Chen Liuwei clan profit?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.

"Hey, where can I make more profits than the Zhongshan Zhen clan and the Donghai Mi clan, but it's just ten million!"

"Not much? When a drink! When a drink! Cao Cao smiled and began to toast, and soon, the atmosphere stirred up.

Although the three Liu Bei brothers were newcomers, they slowly integrated into this small group.

- West Garden

Liu Hong sat in a high position, and Jian Yong sat below.

This time, he came to report on this year's projected earnings and next year's borrowing.

According to previous years, he only came in winter, but for some reason, this year Ma Qiang asked him to come in autumn, and asked him to transport all the borrowed money to the Plains Country before the end of winter.

"This year, the 30,000 yuan raised by His Majesty, including the principal and interest, totaling 420,000 yuan, have been delivered, and Your Majesty is requested to check it."

Liu Hong smiled and nodded again and again, in the past few years, Ma Qiang has helped him make money, but he has saved his nose.

"Why is Ma Pingyuan so anxious this year, didn't I rush him?"

Jian Yong smiled and said, "My lord heard that His Majesty has built a new Eighth Captain in the West Garden, and I am worried that His Majesty lacks military funds, so this is the case. ”

"Loyalty! Loyal Ministers!! Liu Hong clapped his hands, then touched his chin and began to think.

This Eighth Captain of the West Garden has already been built, as long as there is no war, it will not cost any military expenses for a while, and this money will be wasted in his own hands, so it is better to give Ma Qiang and let him continue to help him make money.

"Ma Pingyuan treats me as a countryman, and I will treat him as a countryman! Father, how much money is left in the West Garden? ”

Zhang Rang walked out and replied, "Your Majesty, plus the one that has just been put into storage, the total amount is 189,623 thousand!" ”

Liu Hong nodded, these are all family businesses that he has worked hard to accumulate, and it is not easy.

"Go back and tell Ma Pingyuan that he doesn't need to worry about the military expenses of this West Garden, so I will lend it to him again... Eighty thousand dollars! Let him do things for me with peace of mind, I will not treat him badly, and in a few years, Si Nong's position will be his! Liu Hong smiled and waved his hand while drawing the cake and asked Zhang Rang to draw up an IOU.

"Your Majesty! 80,000 million.. This.. That's too much! Jian Yong hurriedly shouted, looking reluctant.

"Not much! I wanted to borrow 100,000 from you! ”

"It's... Your Majesty, if this is the case, the four cents of profit will be dropped. ”

"Look, I knew you were waiting here, anyway, I'm about to parade, even if you wait for a lottery, it's three points and nine, it can't be lower."

Liu Hong said, picked up his jade seal and stamped it.

Jian Yong looked at the seal and went down, his face was about to cry without tears, but his heart was half happy and half worried, happy that he had overfulfilled the task given to him by Ma Qiang, and worried that with so much money, he didn't know if he would make money next year.