In the house, Liu Guanzhang and the three of them got together to drink, and except for the three of them, there was no fourth person again.

At this time, the three of them did not kneel and sit, they seemed a little casual, and there was nothing too special about the wine and food, just two large pots of meat, one pot of pork and one pot of mutton, all of which were cooked poorly. There were also a few side dishes, and the three brothers ate meat while drinking. There were no servants to serve, Zhang Fei was the youngest, and as a younger brother, he took the initiative to pour wine for the two elder brothers.

After drinking a few glasses, Liu Bei put down the wine glass and said, "The three of us brothers, how long has it been since we got together and drank so happily. ”

Guan Zhang and the two glanced at each other, and Guan Yu said: "Yes, it's true that I haven't been together like this for a long time." ”

Zhang Fei also nodded yes.

Liu Bei said: "Now my brothers and I are all members of the court of two thousand stones, so naturally we can't get together often." This is a good thing, but sometimes I often think in my heart that it is not as happy as it was when the brothers ate and lived together every day. ”

When Guan Zhang and the others heard this, they also sighed. These two people are seventy-two generals in history, and this kind of character follows Liu Bei, although they are like-minded and temperamental, but they naturally have their own plans and have the intention of making contributions. Now that I have listened to Liu Bei's true feelings, I also have a lot of emotion.

Liu Bei said again: "I sighed for a while, but it made the two brothers laugh." This time, our army sent troops to sour jujubes, and the princes will be allied, Qingzhou is the foundation of our brothers, we must not lose, we must leave one person to guard it. Second brother, I originally wanted you to be in this big position, and with you sitting in the root of Qingzhou, I am naturally a hundred at ease. I just thought that the third brother would go out to take charge of me in the future. wants the third brother to guard it, but he is afraid that the third brother will whip the soldiers after drinking and cause trouble. Therefore, the mind is undecided. Third brother, what do you think? ”

Zhang Fei said: "Brother, don't worry, in the future, the younger brother will never drink alcohol and whip the sergeant." ”

Liu Bei said: "Since you said this, you have to promise me three things, and I will allow you to guard Qingzhou." ”

Zhang Fei said: "Brother, don't worry, don't say three things, that is, thirty things, three hundred things, and the younger brother will also agree." ”

Liu Bei said: "Okay, your second brother is here, which is a witness." First of all, I don't want you to quit drinking, but from this day forward, you should not drink more than three drinks a day. ”

Suddenly remembering an allusion, Liu Bei raised the wine bowl in his hand again, and added: "It's this bowl, you don't have to think of any ideas like using a big bowl." Can you say yes? ”

Zhang Fei said: "Brother don't worry, the younger brother agrees." ”

Liu Bei said: "The second thing is that you are not allowed to whip the soldiers, you must know that whipping the soldiers after drinking, and then reinstate the order by your side, this is the way to take trouble, you must not ignore it." Can you say yes? ”

Zhang Fei said: "Brother rest assured, junior brother agrees." ”

Liu Bei said: "The third thing, I know that you come quickly and strongly, and you must listen to people's advice for everything, and you can't come according to your temperament." Can you say yes? ”

Zhang Fei said: "Brother don't worry, the younger brother will all agree." ”

Liu Bei was somewhat relieved, took the big seal of Qingzhou Thorn History, handed it to Zhang Fei, and said: "Five thousand cavalry, I will leave two thousand for you, ten thousand elite soldiers, I will leave three thousand for you." With these 5,000 men, it should be enough to deal with it, and if anything happens, you can also gather the government soldiers, and then notify me and your second brother. ”

Zhang Fei responded one by one, and Liu Bei said: "In addition, Youzhou is now cheap in grain, and a stone of rice is only thirty yuan, if it is feasible, buy more rice and grain from Youzhou." ”

Zhang Fei said: "Brother, according to Youzhou, the road is far away, although the price of rice is cheap, but if you buy rice from Youzhou, I am afraid that it will be more expensive even if you count the freight." ”

Liu Bei smiled: "It's not easy for you to think of this, it seems that you have grown a lot these days." Don't worry, how can I not know that the road is long, and it is not easy to transfer grain, but by sea, there will be no such trouble, but this matter is mainly up to you, see if you can make the trip, if not, it doesn't matter, anyway, our grain should be able to hold on until the autumn harvest. ”

Zhang Fei nodded in response, his heart was hot, although Liu Bei has always trusted Zhang Fei, but he has never let him stand alone, this time he must defend Qingzhou, and let the eldest brother know that I Zhang Fei is also a brave and resourceful general, but he will not only charge into battle.

Liu Bei said to Guan Yu again: "Brother Xian, I order you to be the governor of the navy and the governor of grain and grass." In the army, the first priority is to gather grain, and the army has no food and scatters itself. This matter is a great responsibility, and you are the number one general in our army, so you must not be careless. ”

Guan Yu said angrily: "Brother don't worry, but if you call so-and-so, you will definitely make the army worry about food and grass." ”

The next day, Liu Bei announced that he would send troops to sour jujubes, leaving Zhang Fei to guard Qingzhou, and he commanded 25,000 men and horses, taking nearly 200 large and small ships, and went north along the Jishui River and went straight to Chenliu sour jujubes.

These ships have been built in the past few months, and Liu Bei originally wanted to give full play to the advantages of the traverser and wanted to guide the construction of the ships. For example, the larger the aspect ratio of the ship, the faster the speed, but the stability is poor, and the ability to resist wind and waves is poor. However, this is an inland river vessel, so there is no big problem, who knows, although those shipbuilders are polite, but also secretly pointed out that this ship is actually a ship. The so-called "narrow and long outside is called a ship, in order to conflict with the enemy ships." ”。 This ship is covered with raw cowhide to cover the back of the boat, the two compartments open and drop the holes, there are spear holes in the front and back of the left and right, the enemy can not enter, and the arrow stone can not be defeated. It was the main ship type of the Han Dynasty naval army.

However, Liu Bei still gave his opinion, changed the bow and stern of the boat from the traditional square to a triangular shape that is conducive to breaking the waves, increased the length and width ratio, and set up the upper, middle and lower three-layer oarsmen. If it is smooth sailing, it is not impossible to be afraid of a thousand miles a day.

Before Liu Bei boarded the boat, seeing a slightly worried look on Guan Yu's face, Liu Bei asked, "Brother Xian, but what's on your mind?" ”

Guan Yu said: "The third brother is young after all, and his temperament is reckless, and the foundation of the elder brother is not easy to come by. I'm really afraid that if something happens to him, it won't be a big deal for my brother. ”

Liu Bei smiled when he heard this, and said, "I don't have a biological brother, and I don't know what it's like to be a biological brother." ”

This is the truth, Liu Bei was an only child before the crossing, and after the crossing, Liu Bei was still the only child in the family.

"You and my third brother have accompanied me from birth to death for several years, and I am only afraid that I will be a little closer than my biological brother, even if you really lose Qingzhou, it is also fate, what a pity. Besides, the third brother has also grown a lot these days, so let him have more experience now, and let him be alone in the future, so rest assured. ”

In fact, Liu Bei knew in his heart that the current situation was completely different from the history when Liu Bei asked Zhang Fei to guard Xuzhou, and there were no serious hostile forces around Qingzhou at all. Even if Zhang Fei really made a mistake after drinking, it would not cause any serious consequences, at most it would be a little messy, and there would definitely be no big problems.

Therefore, Liu Bei was relieved to hand over the big seal of Qingzhou Thorn History to Zhang Fei.

After leaving, Liu Bei sent someone to inform the princes of Sour Jujube, and when Liu Bei arrived in Chenliu, a group of princes had already come to greet him.