The four of them sat down in the pavilion in the backyard of the county government, and the two veterans brought in the charcoal fire on the grill. He stood up and said, "Brothers, stay a while, I'll come when I go." He walked to the room where he had been placed, took out the rice wine, pepper, cumin, sesame seeds, sesame oil, etc., put them in the box, and then carried them out. When he arrived at the pavilion, Liu Bei said: "Virtuous brother ........"

Chen Cheng hurriedly put the box down and said with a bitter face: "Brother, can you stop saying these two words?" I'm a little numb when I say it, so it's better to call me Chen Cheng directly. ”

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment and said, "How can this be?" Isn't it rude to call them by name? ”

He thought for a while and said, "Last time, Brother Xian said that there was no word, why don't you call one for you?" ”

Guan Yu stroked his beard and smiled, and Zhang Fei exclaimed, "Wow! ”

Chen Cheng said: "That relationship is good, my brother will call me one." ”

Liu Bei said: "The virtuous brother is sincere, the honest one, and the righteous one." How about the words in the table? ”

"Ahem," Chen Cheng coughed repeatedly, fortunately he didn't drink water, otherwise he would have squirted out. Wenzheng.... He didn't plan to learn how to shave his head. But then again, the word Wenzheng is still very good, he resisted the desire to complain, nodded, and said happily: "Then call me Wenzheng." ”

He saluted Liu Bei and said, "Thank you brother for the word." ”

Liu Bei seemed to be very happy, and Guan Yu also smiled at Chen Cheng rarely. After a long time, Chen Cheng realized that the act of giving words itself represented a kind of relational closeness. He accepted Liu Bei's gift, indicating that he regarded himself as a member of Liu Bei's group.

Zhang Fei shouted: "Wenzheng, what are you doing with that box?" ”

Chen Cheng opened the box, took out the cumin, pepper and other things in the paper bag, and said, "I'm here to show you a hand today!" ”

He took the venison, blanched it neatly, made a cut, brushed it with sesame oil and sesame sauce, and then placed it on the grill to grill. When Liu Bei saw it, he said in surprise: "I don't think Wenzheng still has such skills!" ”

In the eyes of the scholars in these years, the chef is a lowly person to do it, "the gentleman is far away from the kitchen". Although this is not the original meaning of this sentence, there is absolutely no doctor who cooks it himself. However, although Liu Bei once studied under Lu Zhimen, he was not a scholar. When he was a child, his family was poor, and he used to make a living by weaving straw sandals, but he was only surprised by Chen Cheng's barbecue skills, but did not despise them.

Similarly, Guan Yu does not belong to the scholarly class. When he used to kill people and die in the rivers and lakes, he still pushed a cart to sell dates. Only Zhang Fei was upright and upright, and said loudly: "The eldest husband should hold a sword and a sword, and take fame from the horse, what's the use of learning these cooking skills?" ”

Chen Cheng said with a smile: "Third Brother Zhang, I don't know, many things in this world are the same, the ancients have a saying: governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh." Governing the country is similar to cooking. ”

Zhang Fei's eyes widened and he shouted, "I don't read much, don't lie to me!" ”

Liu Bei asked in surprise: "I don't know which sage said it?" ”

"That's what Lao Tzu said."

"Huh?"

"Have you heard of the Tao Te Ching? Written by Lao Tzu. Chen Cheng turned over the venison and said: "Governing the country is the same as cooking, you must master the heat, use a large fire when it is time for a big fire, and use a small fire when it should be a small fire." The main ingredient and the side dish cannot be confused........."

Seeing Chen Cheng talking eloquently, Liu Bei was even more surprised, he thought that Chen Cheng was a martial artist, how did he know that there was such a splendid belly?

"Wen Zhengzhi is Huang Lao's learning?"

Liu Bei asked, "I don't know who I studied with?" ”

In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, Huang Lao's learning was very popular. However, since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "deposed the hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone", Huang Laozhi's learning has gradually declined. In their time, they basically can't pick up this school.

Chen Cheng said with a smile; "There are no masters, they are all blind to read books by themselves."

Liu Bei pondered for a moment and said, "Huang Lao's learning is only afraid that it will not be beneficial to today's world. ”

Chen Cheng agreed: "Yes, now is not the era of quiet inaction, but if it makes sense, we can listen to it." There is a Master Lu who said: As long as it is useful, it can be used for my use, which is called the doctrine of taking. ”

Liu Bei smiled and said, "This Master Lu is interesting, I don't know who it is?" ”

Chen Cheng handed the roasted venison to Liu Bei first, and then said with a smile: "It's been many years since I passed away." The people in his hometown respected him at first, and then said he was outdated, but I think a lot of what he said makes sense now. ”

Liu Bei said abruptly: "Why can't we see each other!" ”

Chen Cheng filled the rice wine for the three of them, and cut a piece of venison for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and said: "Let's not talk about those things that make people renovate, there is wine today and drunk today!" Come, I'll give my three brothers a drink! ”

Liu Bei and the others raised their glasses and drank them all, only to feel that the wine was mellow and full of stamina, and soon there was a hot breath in their stomachs rushing to their heads.

"Good wine," Zhang Fei ate the meat and drank the wine, his voice was even louder, and he laughed and said: "Wenzheng, your hands are very steady when you cut meat, have you also done this pig and dog slaughter before?" But your sword technique is still almost hot, I think when we were in Zhuo County, we killed much better than you! ”

Guan Yu also said: "The meat is indeed well cut, and the roast is good." ”

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are both pure martial artists, and they eat a lot of food, and a piece of venison is quickly eaten. Chen Cheng cut another piece for each of them, and said, "What is this?" If I were to slaughter the world, it would be better than this! ”

Guan Yu stroked his beard and smiled, while Zhang Fei laughed. When Liu Bei heard this, his heart moved, raised his wine glass, and said: "Today's banquet, one is to wash the dust for Wen Zheng, and the other is to thank Wen Zheng for curing the wounded of our army, please!" ”

With that, he raised his glass and drank again. The four of them talked about the past and the present, drank wine and ate meat, which was so unpleasant. After a short time, a jar of wine was drunk cleanly, and Chen Cheng took two more jars out, and when the two jars of wine were drunk, the venison was also eaten. Because of the plug-in, Chen Cheng drank a lot of alcohol, and he could also use the transfer Dafa, let alone three people, even if it was thirty people, he could drink it.

"Brother Liu's high promotion to the county order, isn't it worth having a drink?"

"Today is the county order, tomorrow is the history of the assassination, and the day after tomorrow is the state pastor, come, we wish Brother Liu a high step!"

"Second Brother Guan's martial arts are extraordinary, how can the Marquis of Wanhu be enough? He will go down in history! Come, congratulations for the second brother Guan! Fill this cup! ”

"Brother Zhang...... Just drink it, what do you do with your husband and mother-in-law? ”

Chen Cheng kept persuading him to drink, he spoke well, and what he said was exactly what they thought in their hearts, Liu Bei couldn't retreat, so he had to drink cup after cup. He can usually drink a lot of wine, but where is the rice wine that Chen Cheng took out that can be compared to the wine of this era? After drinking, Liu Bei's eyes straightened, Guan Yu saw that it was not a problem, and hurriedly blocked Chen Cheng.

I drank only two glasses, and there was a heavy noise on the side. When he turned his head, he saw that Liu Bei had already fallen on the desk.

Chen Cheng gave up at this time, he pushed away the desk in front of him, looked at Liu Bei's red face, smiled, and said: "I drank very happily today, Second Brother Guan and Third Brother Zhang will send Liu County Order back to rest first, and we will eat and drink tomorrow!" ”

Zhang Fei stood up, staggered, smashed his mouth, and said, "Good wine, good wine!" A certain family has never been very convincing, but today it is...... Hiccup........."

He waved his hand, and together with Guan Yu, he helped Liu Bei to the back hall. Mrs. Gan came out of the back hall, and when she saw Liu Bei full of alcohol, she hurriedly greeted her and said, "Why is Xianggong drunk like this?" ”

Zhang Fei said loudly: "It's all Chen Cheng's fault..... Belch...... I've been toasting my big brother....... Hiccup..........."

Guan Yu helped Liu Bei to the couch and said to Mrs. Gan: "Please ask my sister-in-law to make some sobering soup for my eldest brother and drink it when he wakes up." ”

Mrs. Gan saluted and said, "I know, second uncle don't worry." ”

Guan Yu nodded, pulled Zhang Fei, who was still shouting, and left. Mrs. Gan looked at Liu Bei, who was lying on the bed full of alcohol, sighed, took the towel from the handmaiden, and wiped it carefully.

The next day, Liu Bei woke up from a hangover and only felt a splitting headache. He straightened up from the couch, stared at the door, and for a moment couldn't remember who he was. A pair of cold sales came from behind, pressed on his head, and squeezed gently.

Liu Bei breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "If you drink and make a mistake, you won't be able to do this in the future!" ”

Mrs. Gan covered her mouth and smiled: "Xianggong didn't say that after he came back yesterday. ”

She learned Liu Bei's voice and said, "Come, let's have another drink!" ”

Liu Bei smiled awkwardly, looked at him left and right, and said, "Where is Yun Changyide?" ”

Mrs. Gan said, "The two uncles are in the barracks. ”

"What about Wenzheng? It's the man who came yesterday. ”

"I heard that I also went to the barracks, saying that I was going to compete with Yide."

When Liu Bei heard this, his spirit was lifted and he said, "Since you are competing, why don't you call me?" ”

With that, he got up in a hurry, washed himself hastily, got on his horse, and hurried to the barracks.

In the barracks, Zhang Fei was wearing a short robe, stepping on official boots, crossing his waist, and said to Chen Cheng: "What weapon do you want to use?" ”

Chen Cheng looked at the excited soldiers on the side, smiled, and said, "I use a sword and shield...... Sword and shield. ”

"Sword and shield?" Zhang Fei raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay, then I will also use a sword and shield!" ”

The two put on their armor, picked up the wooden weapons they used for training, and walked to the school grounds. In appearance, Zhang Fei is undoubtedly much stronger than Chen Cheng. His arm was as thick as the latter's thigh, and it seemed that he could flip the opponent's car as soon as he stretched out his hand, but Zhang Fei didn't see it that way. The moment Chen Cheng took the sword and shield, the hairs on his back stood up.

The shield protects the upper body, and the ring head knife rests on top of the shield. Zhang Fei saw, in addition to these, only the pair of eyes that seemed to be burning. How can a man with such eyes be a weakling?

"Hey," Zhang Fei laughed, "Quite interesting!" ”

The enemy is not weak, but so what? A certain family will only be stronger!

He took a long breath, raised his shield and rushed towards the opposite side. In just an instant, he completed the transition from static to dynamic. In his mind, the other party walked briskly, and he must be a quick person. Then he has to avoid fighting, and it is the best choice to pounce on it directly.

Not only did he think so, but Guan Yu, who was watching the game on the side, also thought so. The so-called martial arts are to attack the enemy's shortcomings with their own strengths. Although Chen Cheng is known as famous in the army for his strength and archery, how can he match the divine power of the third brother Yide? He put himself in Chen Cheng's position and had already come up with several countermeasures.

However, Chen Cheng's actions were beyond everyone's expectations. Facing the menacing Zhang Fei, not only did he not choose to avoid the fight, but also raised his shield and rushed forward.

"Bang!"

The wooden shields clashed together, making a dull sound. As soon as the two of them joined together, they each stepped back. There was a loud cheer around the school grounds. Guan Yu's narrowed eyes suddenly opened, and he made a voice of disbelief. On the school field, Zhang Fei leaned back and took three steps back to stabilize his figure. On the other side of him, Chen Cheng only took two steps back before standing firm.

"Ha, you have a lot of strength!"

Zhang Fei's eyes widened, and he said loudly: "Come again, I won't believe it!" ”

With that, he raised his shield again, and with the force under his feet, he rushed forward. Chen Cheng exerted seven points of strength and knocked Zhang Fei back, naturally not afraid of this kind of hard impact. Moreover, for such a trick, in addition to avoiding it, there is only one way to go hard.

If he had a spear in his hand, or an infantry halberd, or a war hammer or something, there was another way to deal with it, but a sword and shield........ Or the other side is not holding a sword and shield, and he can also have various ways to crack it. The sword shield and sword shield are the most skillful weapons, and they have a certain advantage over any weapon when fighting alone, and they are also the best weapons to use in dogfights.

When the knife shield meets the knife shield, it is only the basic operation and basic quality.

Chen Cheng and Zhang Fei collided again and separated again. Zhang Fei's arm was sore, but he was more and more unconvinced in his heart, if he lost to his second brother Guan Yu, it would be fine, if he lost to this guy, a certain family would not be convinced!

He roared angrily, but he didn't dare to use the shield attack again, but suddenly took a step forward, and the wooden knife slashed straight towards Chen Cheng. Chen Cheng saw the move, blocked it with a wooden shield, and then counterattacked. The strong wind was blowing, Zhang Fei was shocked, and hurriedly took a half step back, and the wooden shield in his left hand was raised, which was able to block the ring-head knife that was cut over. The two of them went back and forth as if they were playing a turn-based game, and the wooden knives and shields collided from time to time, making a dull sound.

When Liu Bei arrived at the barracks, the two had already fought for dozens of rounds on the school field, but neither of them could help each other. Although Chen Cheng's strength is much greater than Zhang Fei's, the sword and shield are the most skillful weapons, even if they are more powerful, they may not necessarily be able to win.

Besides, he only exerted seven points of strength.

If it is a life-and-death struggle and encounters a master like Zhang Fei, he can also rely on the "iron bone" skill to be strong, fight hard to be stabbed, and use the method of exchanging injuries for injuries to cut the opponent down. But now that it's a martial arts competition, and you've made up your mind to only use the same strength as the other party, you can't use those scoundrels. He relied on the "one-handed weapon" to be proficient enough and fast enough to stabilize his position and catch Zhang Fei's stormy attacks.

Liu Bei walked to Guan Yu's side and said, "Hey, Yide's offensive is too urgent, I'm afraid that the situation is not good!" ”

Guan Yu said in a low voice: "The third brother has already messed up, he seems to be pressing Wen Zheng now, but as long as this wave can't take down the opponent........."

Both of them are masters of technical combat, how can they not see that Zhang Fei has fallen into a predicament? But although they were anxious, they were helpless. Now it's fair play, and in full view of everyone, can they still stop it?

On the school field, Zhang Fei took out another knife, but he already felt the exhaustion of his strength. He knew that he had fallen into a disadvantage, and if he continued to fight like this, he would only lose. But he didn't believe it, Chen Cheng's strength didn't have to be small, and his endurance was as long as his own. A certain family is almost unable to bear it, this kid must have died a long time ago, just holding on, right?

If Chen Cheng knew what he was thinking, he would definitely say: I'm sorry, our physical strength is unlimited........

After a few more rounds, Zhang Fei was already out of breath, but Chen Cheng's breathing was still smooth, and he had to admit in his heart that he had lost. This frustrated him, slashing indiscriminately, and then preparing to throw in the towel. Who would have thought that there was a sudden "snapping" sound in his ears, and when he looked closely, the shield on Chen Cheng's left hand was already overwhelmed and burst into pieces under the heavy blow.

The wooden shield in Chen Cheng's hand burst, and the sawdust scattered all over the ground. He looked at his empty left hand, took a step back, threw the injured wooden knife on the ground, and sighed: "The shield is gone, where can I fight again?" Third Brother Zhang, it's me who lost! ”

Zhang Fei was stunned and said, "No, it's you who won." ”

Chen Cheng shook his head and said with a smile: "Thank you Third Brother Zhang for your kindness, but if you lose, you lose, and there is nothing to say." ”

Zhang Fei scratched his head and said in his heart: Is it really me who won?

On the edge of the school field, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, walked over, and said with a smile: "Since you are going to compete in martial arts, why didn't you ask me to wrap up earlier?" Good hanging! ”

Zhang Fei hurriedly said: "I saw that my brother was drunk and didn't dare to disturb, so I didn't call my eldest brother." ”

Liu Bei ignored Zhang Fei, turned around, held Chen Cheng's hands, and said in a low voice, "Thank you Wenzheng." ”

Chen Cheng blinked his eyes and said, "Brother said with a smile, I am grateful for the hospitality I received yesterday, and I want to thank my brother." ”