"Thank you!" Liu Bei sat in his seat, nodded to the maid in the Mizhu Mansion, and then said: "Zizhong, how did you do the thing that asked you to find talents last time, the work is going well, right?" ”

Seeing Liu Bei ask about work, Mi Zhu was about to stand up and report to work, Liu Bei saw it, and immediately stopped: "Zi Zhongxiu wants to get up, you and I are just colleagues, and there is no distinction between superiors and subordinates!" ”

"How does this work!" Mi Zhu said embarrassedly.

"Zizhong, between us, you must not be visible, it's okay, sit down!" Liu Bei gesturedly pursed his mouth.

"That's okay, last time you asked me to find candidates, I carefully selected two people, one is Chen Qun, and the other is Yuan Lian!"

"What is the origin of it, just look at it!"

Mi Zhu stood up, walked to the desk, picked up a booklet, opened it and looked at it, and said: "Chen Qun is a famous family belonging to the Chen family, and his father Chen Ji is famous in the world; Yuan Jian is the Yuan clan of Chen County, and he also belongs to a famous family, and he is the son of Situ Yuan Peng! ”

After Liu Bei heard this, he pursed his lips unconsciously, and said after a long time: "They are all famous families?" ”

"Yes, sir!" Mi Zhu bowed slightly.

Liu Bei frowned and thought, although he relied on the famous family to take the position, but this kind of dependence can only be moderate, not too dependent, once a large number of famous families gather around him, then he will be constrained by them everywhere in the future, and the lives of the people at the bottom will not be guaranteed, isn't this a repeat of the original mistakes of the Han Dynasty?

But the Mi Zhu he is facing now, he is a famous family who helps him to ascend to the throne, if he vetoes his proposal in front of him and reuses the Shu clan, then once this signal is transmitted, he will also face the risk of being sold to Tao Qian, thinking of this, Liu Bei unconsciously gasped.

I can't imagine that I am already facing the problem of being restricted from doing things.

Why did Cao Cao's stronghold Yanzhou suddenly have a large-scale rebellion, the answer is that Cao Cao ignored the reuse of the local famous families, and made the local people attack, but didn't Cao Cao win in the end, he appointed a large number of Hanmen Shu clans under his hands, and the result did not make him perish, which also shows that he can also govern for a long time without relying on famous families, isn't it?

But now I can't do it, because my descendants have too few troops, once a coup is launched, I can only sit back and wait, besides, now I still need to use the famous families in Xuzhou to balance the military power.

"Well, that sounds good!" After Liu Bei thought about it, he came out with this sentence, and at the same time, in order to dispel his scruples, Liu Bei continued: "Add one more, add Yuan Shao's son Yuan Tan as well, and that's it!" Liu Bei smiled, his face kind.

"Yes!"

Liu Bei took a sip of water, coughed dryly, and said: "Now Sun Qian, send someone to Cao Cao's base camp to plot a plan against him, you have the guidance of a master, is there such a thing?" ”

"Lord Hui, there is indeed such a thing, the reason why it was not at that time was because I was afraid of your jokes, so I had to use my and Sun Gan's expressions to complete it!"

"Then why did you want me to attend this type of meeting?" Liu Bei asked in surprise.

"What!" Mi Zhu smiled and said ashamedly: "In order to provoke your favor, so that you will not be taken by Cao Bao!" ”

"Hehe, I see! Did you already know at that time that I was going to be a pastor in Xuzhou in the future? ”

"No, no, no, we didn't know about this at the time, but we had already decided to keep you in Xuzhou at that time!" There is a sentence that Mi Zhu did not come out, at first Mi Zhu and Chen Deng and others were to win over the princes who held the army like Liu Bei, so as to balance these Danyang soldiers in Xuzhou.

"I see, the noble man who "helps the nobles" of Gongyou? ”

"I guess she's Su Xue last time I was with you!" Mi Zhu came out very easily.

Liu Bei's heart tightened at this time, his chest sank, his scalp was numb, and it took a long time before he took a deep breath and said calmly: "Isn't Su Xue dead?" Although he deliberately calmed himself down, his voice still inevitably trembled.

"I've already been with you last time, Su Xue is not dead, she is still alive and well, I guess she is still immortal, and she is still very young, really!" Mi Zhu said with a serious face.

Liu Bei slowly stood up, walked to Mi Zhu's side, sat directly on the open space opposite him, looked at Mi Zhu's eyes, and said seriously: "You're not joking, are you?" ”

"My lord, there is no need for me to lie to you, really, Su Xue is what I saw with my own eyes!" Mi Zhu nodded as he spoke.

"Then why didn't she come to see me?" The longing for Su Xue that had been pent up for many years was finally stimulated again Liu Bei's heart was stimulated, his chest felt so painful, the tears of the bean were flowing out like spring water, his teeth were clenched, and his whole body trembled, at this time he looked at Mi Zhu and said: "Why, can you tell me, sir!" ”

"My lord, what's wrong with you?" Mi Zhu hurriedly helped Liu Bei up and helped him to the position.

Liu Bei didn't have words, he couldn't believe his ears at this time, he didn't know if Mi Zhu's words were true, he kept crying, and the picture of Curtain Nian and Su Xue together kept popping up in his mind, garlands, cutting bamboo chips, washing clothes, reading...... Every picture is so beautiful.

Mi Zhu hurriedly asked someone to bring a basin of hot water and towels, wet the towels himself, handed them to Liu Bei with both hands, and said, "My lord, although I don't know what happened between you and Su Xue, but you, please calm down for a while, don't cry and break your body!" ”

Liu Bei stretched out his trembling hand, took the hot towel of Mi Zhu, and held it tightly in his hand, he did not wipe his face with the towel, but put it on his thigh with his hand, the name Su Xue once again inspired his heart of yearning for a better life, he was sorry for Su Xue in this life, and he would never forget her.

"Your Excellency!" Mi Zhu just stood next to Liu Bei, like an annoyed child, he didn't know why Liu Bei reacted so much when he mentioned Su Xue, could it be that the poor guy Su Shuang treated himself at the beginning was Liu Bei?

Regarding Su Xue's emotional history, Su Shuang will occasionally mention it to him, and he also knows why Su Xue fell off the cliff because she escaped from Su Mansion privately in order to find the poor man, and was chased by the Yellow Turban Thief on the road and accidentally fell into the abyss, but Su Shuang never mentioned who that young man was, but this is understandable, even if Su Shuang mentioned it at that time, he would definitely forget it, because at that time, who knows who Liu Bei is, a person who has nothing to do with him, how can he still remember it with his heart?

"My lord, are you better, give me this towel, and I'll go and rub it with hot water for you!" Mi Zhu was about to get the towel, but Liu Bei waved his hand at this time, signaling that he didn't need it.

He raised his head, spread a cold towel on his face, kept taking deep breaths, and then wiped the towel on his face with his hand, looked at the ground, and suddenly said, "I asked you last time, do you really not know where she is?" ”

"I really don't know, my lord, I guess Su Xue at this time is no longer the Su Xue she used to be, she doesn't feel like a mortal?"

"Are there really immortals in this world?"

"Yes, I've seen it twice, and one of them is Su Xue's this time!"

"What, you've seen a fairy?" After Liu Bei calmed down, he asked in surprise.

"When I was on business and came back from Luoyang, dozens of miles away from home, I saw a beautiful woman on the side of the road asking me for a ride, and out of sympathy, I allowed her to get into my car. I tell you because I thank you for giving me a ride. I was puzzled, not knowing if it was true, so I pleaded with her privately, just in case. Woman: 'I can't help but burn it.' But since it's your home, you can go back quickly, and I'll walk slowly. By noon, there must have been a fire. So I hurried home, and when I got home, I took all my belongings out. Sure enough, at noon, the fire burned violently. ”

Mi Zhu recalled what happened that day, and his face showed the meaning of luck.

"There are really immortals, how did Xue'er become a fairy, could it be that she fell into the abyss that day and was rescued by the immortals, and then she learned spells and became immortals?"

Mi Zhu shook his head and said, "I don't know about this, adult!" ”

"I don't know why Cher didn't look for me?"

"But she cares about you very much, after her father died, she asked me to let me help you, I and her father are old friends, she even entrusted the family property, everything, she is for you!"

"Why are you doing this, Cher!"

"Perhaps, she is afraid that her appearance will disrupt the rhythm of your current life, she only wants to pay for you silently behind her back, and does not want to get involved in your private life anymore!" Mi Zhu then added: "Of course, this is my guess, not her to me!" ”

"Indeed, sir, you have to be right!" Liu Bei sighed, and suddenly said to Mi Zhu: "You have to be right, is there wine here?" ”

"Oh, some of them, come and serve some wine, and prepare some good dishes!" After Mi Zhu understood, he hurriedly asked his subordinates to prepare.

"Thank you, sir!"

"It's okay, you're welcome, the past will be fine with the passage of time, Xue'er won't come to you, there will definitely be her own reasons, after all, it's not the past now, just imagine, even if she really appears in front of you now, what are you going to do?"

Mi Zhu's sentence finally got to the point, even if Xue'er really came, what did she want to do, and could she and him really go back to the past?

Liu Bei woke up, he really can't, the two of them can never go back to the past, maybe now for the two of them, such a relationship is the best.

"Don't be too sad, maybe, in the future, when you really need Cher, Cher will appear!" Mi Zhu poured Liu Bei wine, raised his glass, and said, "Come, let's have a drink first!" ”