"You!" Jing Zhen was so angry that she cried, and turned her head to ask her brother for help, but Jing Wei was already standing and asleep, so she almost snored.

"......Forehead" Because he was a little drunk, Jiang Xun felt that his face was still a little numb, so he rubbed his face again, and seeing that Jing Wei was confused, he asked Shi A: "Zitai...... Why is Zhen'er a little weird today? ”

Shi Ah snickered in his heart and said, "Jiang Jun, I think I bumped into an orchid serving wine." "With that said, that's it.

"yes...... How do I ...... How did I not remember...... No wonder ......" Jiang Hyun leaned on a few sticks, patted the couch, motioned for Shi A to sit down, changed the topic, and asked, "Zitai, what do you think of the four people invited today?" ”

Shi A sat down, thought about it, and said: "Yuan Benchu is a famous man, and Cao Mengde is a hero. ”

"Well," Jiang Xun nodded and said approvingly: "That's true, what does Zitai think of Xu Ziyuan and Liu Xuande?" ”

"Although Xu Ziyuan is quick-minded, arrogant and arrogant, and boasts of being a celebrity, he is thousands of miles behind Yuan Benchu and Cao Mengde." Shi A laughed teasingly: "Moreover, the mouth is faster than the heart, knowing that Cao Mengde is Cao Song, but scolding the eunuch to his face for being ugly, it is really bullying Cao Mengde to be open-minded, if I am Cao Mengde, I will break his teeth!" ”

"Hahaha......" Jiang Hyun laughed loudly: "Zitai really has the wisdom to know people!" That...... What about Liu Xuande......"

Shi A rubbed his chin, tried his best to recall what Liu Bei had done and what he had said, and thought for a while before he said: "Liu Xuande is silent, thoughtful, and unsmiling, it's hard to say, it's hard to say." ”

Jiang Hyun wiped his face again and said, "Silent and silent, or a little restrained because of his humble position...... But it is true that the mind is deep and unsmiling...... This person is outstanding, if there is wind to help him in the future, he will rise to the top, or he will not be under Yuan Benchu and Cao Mengde! In the future, we should be close to him, and we must not despise it...... In a few days, you will take my name with you and invite a few more people to the banquet. ”

Shi A agreed, kept it in his heart, and said: "But there is one person who wants to ask Jiang Jun." ”

"Hmm...... Who? ”

Shi Ah pretended to be serious and deep, and said, "Yi'er." ”

Jiang Jun gently kicked Shi A's buttocks, but was deftly dodged, so he had to point at Shi A and scolded with a smile: "You actually made fun of me!" ”

Shi A stood on the ground, laughed for a while, then restrained his smile, and said: "Jiang Jun, Zhen'er is with Jiang Jun around, except for Yi Yi's brother, there is no one to rely on." I am not a jealous person. Today's nonsense is thought to be the reason for being nameless and pointless. Shi A also said very clearly, Jing Zhen is not the kind of person with a small belly, as long as she lives up to her, whether Jiang Hyun marries a wife or takes a concubine, she will not obstruct her, and she loses her temper today for no reason, mainly because she has no name by Jiang Hyun's side, and she does not have a sense of security that belongs to her. Wife, she doesn't dare to be delusional, but it's always okay for her to come to a concubine herself.

Jiang Hyun has been in this world for more than ten years, and he has adapted to the various rules and habits of this world, although he has the heart to marry Jing Zhen, but it is too unrealistic, but he feels sorry for Jing Zhen for taking a concubine, so he has never told anyone.

After listening to Shi A's words, Jiang Xun sighed and said, "Jing Lao has passed away for less than three years, and the mourning period has not passed. In three years' time, I will pass through the door. I can't say this, and let it be easy...... Wait for me to convey it privately, so that you can be reassured. Jiang Hyun originally wanted to tell Jing Wei first, after all, he was Jing Zhen's brother. But when he saw Jing Wei's unobtrusive appearance lying on the desk with his ass pouting, as soon as he heard about it, in addition to shouting all over the world to make Jing Zhen shy, and then forgetting everything, he changed his words and asked Shi A to say it.

After explaining this matter, Jiang Hyun felt like his body was filled with lead and his head was hollowed out, and he fell on the couch in a daze. Shi Ah sighed, shook his head, put Jiang Xun in a sleeping position, covered the quilt, and dragged Jing Wei back to the east wing.

At night, Jing Zhen tiptoed to the main room while everyone was asleep, wiped Jiang Hyun's face with a damp cloth soaked in warm water, removed his coat, and covered the quilt again.

The early autumn sun shines on the grape trellises, reflecting the dappled shadows on the ground. Liu Bei moved the couch under the grape trellis, leaned comfortably on a few sticks, enjoyed the fragrance of bamboo slips and the fragmented sunshine, and from time to time he pulled down a grape to eat, and there was a breeze blowing from time to time, which was cool and pleasant, so pleasant.

Reading is a habit that Liu Bei has only recently developed. On the one hand, because he lived in Cao's house and was influenced by Cao Cao's love of reading, he gradually felt the joy of reading. On the other hand, when he traveled to Luoyang again as an adult, he realized the importance of reading.

"Gaozu is a human being, with a long face and a beautiful beard, and seventy-two sunspots on his left thigh. Forgiveness and love for others, open-mindedness. Often generous, do not worry about family production operations. And Zhuang, the trial officer, is the chief of the Sishang Pavilion, and the court officials are all insulting. Good wine and color. Often from Wang Yuan, Wu Chengzhi wine ...... "Liu Bei is holding the "Book of Han", and what he read softly is some absurd things before Emperor Taizu Gao Liu Bang made his career. He has read this "Gao Di Ji" many times, and every time he reads it, he is looking forward to the majestic cause established by Liu Bang, while thinking about his past and future.

Lousangli, Shangcheng Township, Zhuo County, Zhuo County, Youzhou, that is where Liu Bei was born and grew up. Liu Bei is also a relative of the Han family, after King Jing of Zhongshan in the former Han Dynasty. His ancestor Liu Xiong was promoted to filial piety, and the official was promoted to Fan Ling of Dongjun. When he was young, Liu Bei and his mother were engaged in weaving mats and selling shoes, and they were once very poor.

At that time, there was a mulberry tree in the southeast corner of his family's old house, more than five zhang high, looking like a big cart from a distance, Liu Bei often played with the children of the clan under the tree. At that time, Liu Bei was also ignorant, and once joked: "I must cover the car with this feather!" ”

After his uncle Liu Zijing heard about it, he scolded him for talking nonsense, but he also valued him because of this, and decided to sponsor him to go out to study when Liu Bei grew up. In the fourth year of Xiping (175), the young Liu Bei and his uncle Liu Zijing's son Liu An (character Deran) went to the Wu clan to study under Lu Zhimen. On a mountain in Guishi County, eighty miles southeast of Luoyang, he got acquainted with Gongsun Zhan, who was handsome and tall at that time, and took Liu Bei, Liu An and a group of little brothers to lead Huang Qingcang and fresh clothes and angry horses every day. That year, he also met a very important person, that is, Cao Cao, the captain of northern Luoyang, who was in the limelight for a while, and killed Jian Shuo's uncle Jian Tu with a cane.

In the mountains of the Wu family, the Liu brothers played the same as Gongsun Zhan, but their homework was much worse. Gongsun Chan is smart enough, although he also likes to be naughty and mess around, but he is very good at his homework, and he is a good student in the eyes of Mr. Lu Zhi. Liu An is a little stupid, and his homework is a mess. Liu Bei relied on all kinds of cleverness to barely survive Mr.'s investigation. Although he didn't learn much from Lu Zhi, he had seen enough of the world in Gyeonggi.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, in the late autumn of that year, the barbarians of Jiujiang County rebelled, and the imperial court worshiped Lu Zhi as the Taishou of Jiujiang and went to conquest. Lu Zhi's students have basically returned to their respective homes.

After returning to his hometown, Liu Bei, who had seen the world, was unwilling to be mediocre, and began to make friends with heroes, with virtue and prestige, and Zhuojun teenagers competed to cling to him.

Soon, his friend Gongsun Zan was transferred to Zhuo County to serve as the county commander and gave Liu Bei more care. His business is no longer limited to opera, wine and meat, and car dealership, but also begins to involve salt, iron, and grain in Zhuo County, and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong, Liu An, and Xiahou Bo under his hands have gradually grown up.

Guan Yu is not only smart, calm, good at swords, good at riding, and ruthless enough, but also has killed people and been a fugitive, although he is not suitable to travel to and from the Central Plains because of his murder, but from Zhuojun to Bingzhou, Saibei, and Liaodong's trade routes, he has been running very well, and all sides are also taken care of smoothly, and he is the only person under Liu Bei who can take charge of himself at present. Zhang Fei already has a lot of property in Zhuo County, and after joining the house, he almost covered all walks of life in Zhuo County. Jian Yong is graceful and discussant, debauched, and born as a scholar, not only helping Liu Bei take care of the internal affairs and traveling to the prefecture and county, but even often comes forward to help Gongsun Zan take care of the officialdom. As for Liu An and Xiahou Bo, they are all Liu Bei's right-hand men.

The business is getting bigger and bigger, and this time I came to Luoyang to meet a lot of heroes and scholars, and initially gained political accumulation, and I also made plans for stepping into the official career in the future.

Through Cao Cao, Liu Bei became a member of Yuan Shao's group. Yuan Shao values Liu Bei very much, and Cao Cao is even more so, thinking that he can borrow the power of the two of them, just like Gongsun Zhan, a certain official and a half-position. But the reality is not like this, Yuan Shao himself is not in the office, and his friends are generally party members, celebrities, and rangers, who are either imprisoned or far away from the court, and his uncle Yuan Kui has always opposed Yuan Shao's party, let alone help. Cao Cao was an official in the court, but because he got into trouble after writing for Dou Wu and Chen Fan, if it weren't for the relationship between his family, he would have been imprisoned a long time ago, and he couldn't help Liu Bei.

Although the two of them couldn't help Liu Bei find an official position, the batch of good horses sent by Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping were in good condition, and He Jin was very satisfied, thinking that the next batch would be even larger, and the prospects were quite impressive. The only regret is that I can't be an official. However, in Liu Bei's opinion, the reason is not Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, but in himself, if he is talented and famous, then the two of them will not have so many scruples when they recommend themselves.

Therefore, Liu Bei put away his former frivolity and read in a broken section, in his opinion, as long as he is willing to work hard, it is not too late.

Just thinking about it, a house slave of the Cao family led one person into Liu Bei's courtyard. Liu Bei saw that it was Shi A, quickly put down the book, got up to greet him, and said happily: "It's Zitai, but Bo Pei is here?" ”

Shi Ah bowed respectfully to Liu Bei and said, "No, it's just that my Jiang Jun misses Cao Jun and Liu Jun very much, and specially sent Ah to invite the second gentleman to the banquet." ”

Liu Bei smiled and said: "It's a pity that Brother Meng De is not here, the Son of Heaven wants to hunt in the field, Meng De is participating in the planning of the Taiwei Mansion, and even tonight, I am afraid that he will stay in the Taiwei Mansion." ”

Shi A said: "I see, Yuan Jun went to Yin's Mansion, presumably because of this matter. "The hunting of the Son of Heaven is a big deal, and He Jin, who is Yin of Henan, is naturally busy, so he called Yuan Shao over to help.

Liu Bei nodded and said, "That's true, presumably it will be difficult for Brother Benchu to return home tonight, so let Bo Pei have another banquet another day." When the time comes, be ready to come to the door with gifts. ”

When Shi A heard this, Liu Bei didn't go either, so didn't Jing Zhen prepare in vain? Jing Zhen has a strange temper recently, if she knows that the delicacies she has worked so hard to prepare since last night have been in the soup, then she has to tear herself apart?

Shi A is delicate and good at observing words and feelings, and wants to see if Liu Bei doesn't want to go to the banquet, or because Yuan Shao and Cao Cao can't go to him, but unfortunately Liu Bei just smiles on his face, and he can't see why he is coming at all. Finally, he remembered what Jiang Xun had explained to him before, and continued to invite: "Liu Jun, my Jiang Jun has a word, and Liu Jun is invited to this banquet, not only for friends, but also for the reunion of old people." ”

"Reunion of old people?" Liu Bei recalled for a while, and he didn't remember seeing Jiang Xun before that.

Then, Shi A said: "Today, Sun Bogui, the commander of Youzhou, is my Jiang Jun's uncle, and when he was the commander of Zhuo County in the past, my Jiang Jun once visited his relatives......

"Ahh Liu Bei suddenly remembered a past incident, Ding Sinian, that is, the sixth year of Xiping (177), when Gongsun Chan had just taken office as the commander of Zhuo County, Xianbei made a big move to buckle the edge, and once invaded the hinterland of Zhuo County, Gongsun Chan led the army to attack, but Xianbei had many people, and part of the main force bypassed Gongsun Chan and went straight to Zhuo County, which was empty.

At that time, the Taishou and the county order were not there, there were only 200 guards in the city, and Jiang Tong, who came as a guest, had served as the Taishou of a county with 2,000 stones, and he was the most prestigious, so he became the principal. Jiang Tong planned to refuse to defend behind closed doors, but Jiang Hyun, who was still young at the time, suggested that Jiang Tong should face the enemy with weakness on the grounds that Xianbei was alone and did not dare to take risks.

Jiang Tong thought about it for a while, adopted Jiang Xun's adventurous strategy, died down, opened the city gate, and when he stood on the city wall and could see the army of the Xianbei people, he let the soldiers and civilians in the city run back and forth in the city to make noise, and Jiang Xun carried Jiang Tong to the city gate in person. At that time, Liu Bei also made a great effort to organize the county people.

Xianbei had two or three thousand horsemen at that time, the lone army was very suspicious when he went deep, and saw that the gate of Zhuoxian County was open, there was no flag on the city wall, and there was only a boy riding a horse and a sword under the city gate, standing proudly, and seeing thousands of Xianbei wolves riding on nothing. Originally, he thought that there were no defenders in the city, and he wanted to take advantage of the situation to cover up and enter the city, but a Xianbei lord heard the footsteps of rumbling people and horses in the city, and took a closer look at the dust over the city, thinking that there was an ambush, and then looked at Jiang Xun under the city gate, which was even more weird, so he ordered the withdrawal of the army. When the army was withdrawing, Gongsun Zhan rushed back, and only a few dozen horsemen scattered the Xianbei soldiers and horses, and the siege of Zhuojun was resolved. As a result, Jiang Hyun got the name of a prodigy.

Liu Bei slapped his head continuously, blaming himself for forgetting such an important thing, and for not connecting the original prodigy with Jiang Hyun. Now I suddenly remembered it, overjoyed, and gladly agreed to the invitation.

Saying that, the two were about to go together, Liu Bei suddenly stopped, took Shi A's hand, and asked: "Zitai, there is another person, I want to invite him to go with him, this person Zitai should know, not only Bo Peiyun?" ”

"Oh?" Seeing Liu Bei so solemn, Shi A was also very curious about who it was, and Jiang Xun just wanted to make friends with Haojie, so he said: "Liu Jun's friend is my family's friend of Jiang Jun, how can I not allow it?" But I don't know who it is? ”

"Ding Mengchen."

"But the sword master Ding Xiao?"