"Xuande Gong, I've been fine lately, I heard that Xuande Gong likes to go to banquets, Cao Mou was busy with things, and he didn't invite Xuande Gong to come over until today. Forgive me, forgive me. ”

As soon as he entered Cao's mansion, Liu Bei was warmly welcomed by Cao Cao, but Liu Bei, who heard this, broke out in a cold sweat.

"Cao Gong's words are serious, Bei is a country man, he has never seen all the virtuous ministers in the court, and he has been invited by all the lords, so he dare not disobey."

"Haha, Xuande Gong is the imperial uncle recognized by His Majesty himself, how can ordinary ministers look at Xuande Gong's eyes."

"Don't dare, don't dare."

"Xuande Gong is humble."

Saying that, Cao Cao led Liu Bei to a pavilion, and there were some dishes on the stone table in the pavilion, as well as a bottle of boiled wine.

beckoned Liu Bei to sit down, and the two drank happily.

Halfway through the wine, the sky suddenly darkened, and it seemed that rain was about to fall.

Cao Cao suddenly put down his chopsticks and looked into the distance by the railing, Liu Bei also stood up immediately, and looked at the clouds in the distance with Cao Cao's gaze.

There seemed to be a dragon swimming in the dark clouds, attracting many attendants to watch.

Cao Cao ignored those people, but pointed to the clouds and said to Liu Bei: "Does Xuande know about the changes in the dragon?" ”

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "I don't know." ”

Cao Cao said: "The dragon can be big and small, and it can rise and hide; The big one is the clouds and the fog, and the small one is hidden and hidden; The rising is soaring between the universe, and the hidden is lurking in the waves. Dragons are things, comparable to the heroes of the world. Xuande has been in all directions for a long time, and he must know the heroes of the world. Please try to put it mildly. ”

Liu Bei replied respectfully: "With the naked eye, how can you know the heroes of the world?" ”

Cao Cao didn't intend to let Liu Bei go, and continued: "Even if you don't know it, you should hear about it. ”

Seeing that Cao Cao didn't seem to want to let go of himself, Liu Bei could only stubbornly say: "Runan Yuan Shu, the soldiers are good enough to eat, and there are many capable people under him, can he be called a hero?" ”

Cao Cao sneered: "The dry bones in the grave, I will capture them one day." ”

It seems that Cao Cao is still haunted by Yuan Shu's sneak attack on Xuchang.

"Yuan Shao of Yizhou, the third prince of the fourth world, has many old officials and many talents. Now that the tiger is in Yizhou, hitting Gongsun Bogui and descending to Wuhuan, can he be called a hero? Liu Bei continued.

"Yuan Shao is very timid, scheming and indecisive, doing big things and sparing his life, forgetting his righteousness when he sees small profits, and he is not a hero."

Cao Cao shook his head disappreciatively, as if he was not very satisfied with Liu Bei's words.

"Liu Jingsheng of Jingzhou, known as the Eight Horses, is he a hero?"

"Liu Biao has a false name, and he is not a hero." Cao Cao shook his head again.

"I heard that there has been a young hero in Jiangdong recently, with strong blood, crisscrossing Jiangdong, and having the courage of an overlord, can Sun Ce be a hero?"

"Sun Ce is using his father's name, not a hero."

"Liu Yan of Yizhou, who is a relative of the Han family, guards Yizhou for the Han Dynasty, can he be a hero?"

"Liu Yan is talented, but unfortunately he has more than enough success and lack of progress, so he can only be regarded as half a hero. Recently, I heard that Liu Yannian is seriously ill, and I don't know how long I can last it. If his descendants are not talented, Yizhou will definitely be in turmoil. ”

Liu Bei shook his head and sighed when he saw Cao Cao on the side, it seemed that Cao Cao still attached great importance to Liu Yan, so he couldn't help but write it down.

"What about Chang'an Qin Xuanhu? I heard that this person destroyed the rebellion of the kingdom and others as a young man, attacked Qianghu in the west, attacked Xianbei in the north, and recently defeated the Xiongnu, destroyed the Baibo Yellow Turban, and defeated Li Wei's army to save His Majesty from fire and water. Listening to what Lu Bu said, this person's force was not under Lu Bu, and he had fought with Lu Bu for 300 rounds. Can this person be called a hero? ”

"Xuanhu?"

Cao Cao touched his chin, as if thinking about words.

"Xuanhu is a man who is both civil and military, and it stands to reason that he is indeed a hero, but it is a pity that this person is obsessed with his children, and he is not a hero."

Seeing that Cao Cao's tone was very cordial when he called Qin Hua, Liu Bei knew that Cao Cao estimated his old acquaintance with Qin Hua.

The two of them returned to the table and continued to eat and drink.

"Although Xuanhu can be literate and martial, he is a young man, easy to make impulsive mistakes, and he is not a hero, at least not yet."

Cao Cao continued to comment on Qin Hua, while Liu Bei pretended to eat vegetables, hoping to cope with it as soon as possible.

"Xuande hasn't finished speaking, why did he eat it."

Cao Cao said to Liu Bei with a smile.

Hearing this, Liu Bei immediately stopped what he was doing, swallowed the food in his mouth and said: "Is such a character a hero, then Zhang Lu, Wang Lang, and Yan Baihu in Hanzhong naturally can't enter the eyes of Cao Gong, so who else in the world can be called a hero?" ”

Liu Bei thought that Cao Cao was teasing him, and he couldn't help but become a little impatient in his tone, and he immediately regretted it as soon as the words came out.

I am now under the fence, and I am worried about my life at any time, how can I still talk like this.

Just when Liu Bei raised his head and was about to explain to Cao Cao, he saw Cao Cao pointing his finger at himself, and then pointing to the sky, and said to Liu Bei: "The only people in the world who can be called heroes are Xuande Gong and Cao." ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he was so frightened that the chopsticks in his hand fell, and when a thunder sounded in the sky, Liu Bei calmly picked up the chopsticks from the ground.

"The power of a thunderbolt, and even that."

Cao's originally serious face immediately relaxed: "Isn't the eldest husband afraid of thunder and lightning? ”

"Saints are also afraid of wind and thunder, how can they not be afraid?"

Because of this matter, Cao Cao seemed to have no intention of talking to Liu Bei, and the two quickly drank a pot of wine, and just when Cao Cao was about to call someone to serve wine, Liu Bei lay on the table and had fallen asleep.

Cao Cao ordered Liu Bei to be sent back to the house, holding the wine cup alone, not knowing what he was thinking.

"What does the lord think of this man?"

Soon after Liu Bei left, one person walked out of the room, came to the pavilion where Cao Cao was, and sat directly in the position where Liu Bei had just sit.

"Liu Bei doesn't seem to have anything extraordinary."

Cao Cao put down the wine cup and said to the person in front of him.

"The lord has lost his eyes this time, cough, cough..."

"Zhicai, are you still in good health?"

The person who came was Cao Cao's chief strategist Xi Zhicai, but today he seemed to be much haggard.

"It's okay, just go back and take a few more five-stone scatters, and you should be fine."

"That five stone powder is refined by gold and stone, how can it be taken for a long time."

Seeing Xi Zhicai's sick appearance, Cao Cao seemed to have forgotten what he wanted to test Liu Bei just now.

"Lord, I have a deep view of Liu Bei's city and mansion, it is better to get rid of it as soon as possible, now Liu Bei's reputation is getting higher and higher under the spread of some people, and the plans of Dong Cheng, Wu Zilan and others are almost over, if they get Liu Bei's help, it will be a big threat to us."

"I don't have to worry about Liu Bei, not to mention that I am about to attack Xuzhou in the near future, I still need the help of his two brothers, if I get rid of Liu Bei now, I am afraid that something will happen."

"In this way, it depends on the lord, but Liu Bei is better to get rid of it as soon as possible."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xi Zhicai coughed violently again, and Cao Cao hurriedly asked people to help Xi Zhicai back into the room.

"Even if Liu Bei is really as Zhicai said, it is just empty talk if he has no soldiers in his hands, I just need to reuse Guan and Zhang, set aside Liu Bei, and see what he can do."

Cao Cao picked up the wine cup again and took a sip of it, then took out a letter from his bosom.

"Xuanhu actually came to Taishan County for a woman, this matter is really a big news. It seems that we need to make a trip to Taishan County as soon as possible. ”