"Let's go inside."

The alley was quiet, and his tone was slightly deep, Liu Bei looked outside the alley for a long time, turned around and entered the door, but did not sit back on the mat, but stood in the sun, looking at the huge mulberry tree with his hands in his hands.

Zhang Da went over to clean up the mat and table, and when Li Ding went to get the pair of linen shoes, a smile appeared on Liu Bei's somewhat distracted face: "Put it all away, bring me a set of needles and threads, and you can also bring the food over and come and sit." ”

"This shoe ......" Li Ding was stunned, and Zhang Da and Zhen Yu, who was waiting on the side, couldn't help but look at Liu Bei with a stunned expression.

"He said he had a thought. Keep it. ”

"The lord is really in love." Zhang Da was a little moved, but he also persuaded: "However, Zhang thinks this matter is inappropriate." That Liu Zheng used to be so ignorant, and today he left his shoes for the lord to sew and mend them, but he may not have ridiculed you for being like a woman......"

"Do your thing." Li Ding made a look, looked at Liu Bei with a look of admiration, and heard Liu Bei smile, "Ada, I let you think about everything, but I didn't let you have evil thoughts for no reason." It's just a matter of sewing shoes, it's not like I haven't done it for each other in the past, and if I really have the intention to ridicule it, I won't make a fuss about it. The matter is too small, there are only four of you and me here, and there is not much movement that can be caused, it will only make people feel that he has lost his grace. Take these words to heart. Let's move things. ”

Zhang Da bowed his head and walked to the storage room on the side with understanding, Zhen Yu and Li Ding entered the door to Zhang Luo snacks and ice cubes, when Li Ding came out, Liu Bei was still standing in the sun looking at the mulberry tree, and he didn't wipe the sweat on his forehead, "Uncle Li, what's wrong?" ”

Li Ding placed the position of the kneeling cushion, frowned, and said: "Little Lao'er just looked, Liu Gongzi's face is really not rich and noble. The mole on his chin was the most special, on the left side, between the nuisance and the poor, and it was the best of both ......."

"You're going to look at it too?" Liu Bei smiled, "How long have you known Liu Liang, and you learned it so quickly?" ”

He took the needle and thread from Zhen Yu's hand, and said with his head bowed: "I just tried it on a whim, and I am happy...... De Ran's fate is really not good. ”

"Liu Zhuojun can also look at faces?"

Zhen Yu looked surprised, and Liu Bei said solemnly: "It's an attempt to take your little sister." I said that I gave your little sister to him, but he didn't want it, this matter seems to be due to his temperament, but Liu Liang said that your little sister is 'unspeakably expensive' on a different day, and he missed it, which means that he doesn't have that life, right? Haha......"

In the end, Liu Bei himself laughed, Zhen Yu's face was stunned, and Zhang Da couldn't help but smile: "The lord is talking about Brother Guoning's little sister again, if Uncle Liu knows, he will definitely be angry again." You just don't take it seriously...... Haha, look at Zhen Gongzi's face! ”

Li Ding probably took fate very seriously, and solemnly persuaded: "Lord, as the old saying goes, life and death have a fate, and wealth is in the ...... heaven."

"Then tell me, what is expensive?" Liu Bei sneered, walked behind Zhen Yu, pressed Zhen Yu to the mat and sat down, his face was obviously full of sweat, he looked down at Zhen Yu, but he was not embarrassed, and his smile was quite majestic, "Young Master Zhen, your little sister will become Yuan Fujun's daughter-in-law one day, and this family matter has been decided." She's incredibly expensive...... If I remember correctly, the 'unspeakably expensive' in the mouth of Fang Shi can only be called by the emperor's relatives. If a woman in his Yuan family becomes a relative, it can still be said that the Yuan family is unspeakably expensive, but your little sister and the Yuan family are married...... Could it be that Yuan Fujun wants to rebel? Or your Zhen family...... Objectionable? Ready to bewitch Yuan Fujun to rebel against sour jujube? ”

"This ......" Zhen Yu's face froze, and he smiled dryly: "Liu Zhuojun said that the Zhen family is virtuous ......and virtuous."

"That's right, Wang Mang is also virtuous." Liu Bei had a slight smile on his face, but there was still a joke in his tone, he lowered his head to the left side of Zhen Yu's face, and said slowly: "Your Zhen clan annexed land and spread eyeliner, and you are a big wealthy family in Jizhou. Now Yuan Fujun has taken Xian Yufu to pass by Zhongshan, has close contacts with your Zhen family, and has also made a marriage, which can be said to have made the Zhen family like a tiger. You can't bear three years of filial piety, and you only keep filial piety in the twenty-seventh month and then go out to follow me by Yuan Fujun's order, but you want to temper it to achieve great things? Can Liu think that your Zhen family sees the chaos in Youzhou, and vainly tries to seek Youzhou after the big thing in Qingzhou fails, and first pocket Youzhou? ”

"Liu Zhuojun, this is unspeakable! I Zhongshan is full of people who come out of filial piety in the 27th month, and then ...... Moreover, you and I have known each other two years ago, and I don't know that my Zhen family is a loyal and patriotic person, how can I have different intentions? ”

"But you didn't promise to help me revitalize the Han family. The Han clan is not as good as the virtuous ministers...... Yes, I am not born enough, but I re-entered the temple, held the Zhongxing sword, and was entrusted by the Spirit Emperor, there is still the possibility of being crowned king, can he Yuan Fujun? Your Zhen family ......" Liu Bei patted his hands on Zhen Yu's shoulders heavily, "It's too much, right?" ”

"Liu Zhuojun ......" Zhen Yu opened his mouth, his face was red and white in vain, a little haggard and cramped, and he heard a sudden loud laugh in his ears, and then his shoulder was slapped a few times, "You see, in terms of proverbs, it is reasonable and evidence-based, isn't it?" ”

Zhang Dafang was still a little serious, looking at Liu Bei with a smile on his face, smiling back and forth, Li Ding looked at Liu Bei with some embarrassment, and smiled at Zhen Yu: "Zhen Gongzi didn't listen to what Ada Fangcai said, my lord, don't believe in fate." ”

"Heh, hehe, Liu Zhuojun is really different from ordinary people, and his ambitions are high......" Zhen Yu touted, raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat on his face, Liu Bei smiled, beckoned Li Ding Zhang Da to sit down, and as everyone knelt and sat down, he sat cross-legged on the mat casually, skillfully threaded the needle, held the pair of worn-out but clean linen shoes and began to sew them up, and said with a smile: "Liu only believes that things are man-made...... Naturally, if you really can't do it, then you can only believe in fate. Ha ha. ”

Zhen Yu's face became more and more pale, looking at Liu Bei's appearance of sewing cloth shoes, he felt strange in his heart, but he also laughed a few times on his face, but fortunately, Liu Bei seemed to let him go, "So I don't believe in the matter of Zhen Gongzi's little sister, and I also believe that the Zhen family and Yuan Fujun will not rebel." As for the matter of Deran, Li Bo is not talking nonsense. In the past, several people who followed him were regarded as gods by the people of Gu'an, but they died, and some people worshipped, and even set up tablets...... Is this called a servant? People live for a lifetime, not just to get ahead and glorify their ancestors, or to become soil at a young age, which is also worshipped. He has passed on day by day, and the Zhuojun Cemetery has to become a place of gods and ghosts, and those of them are also famous and admired by others, where is there any hindrance? ”

"And poverty...... A big mess. You see how many people he has raised. Tsk, it's these linen shoes, they're all ramie...... Hey, this guy is too much, this is Huangrun, no worse than the fabric of my clothes and pants......"

Liu Bei was silent for a moment, and suddenly laughed, "This bird, I still left a few for me, it's really treacherous." ”

"Oh?" Zhang Da leaned over, looking curious, Liu Bei looked at Li Ding and Zhen Yu, who were also puzzled, "Huangrun is a specialty of Shuzhong, Jian Xianhe runs Jingzhou, and he still has dealings with rich businessmen in Shuzhong." This is one of them, which makes me think about peace with the constitution. If you think about it, you just don't go to see it. Second, Jian Xianhe once told me to recruit Sun Gongyou, and now Sun Gongyou is here. But I also said in the past, I will never touch Sun Gongyou...... He was reminding me not to do it. Hey, this bird is a good trick, two shoes, give me this trick. ”

"The lord is not exempt...... Thinking too much, right? Zhang Da was stunned, "Xu is ......"

"I love how to think and think. You remember that. That's what you should keep in mind. Liu Bei said and looked at Zhen Yu again, and saw that Zhen Yu's face was stunned.

"What's more, my family is virtuous, how can it be easy to be with my peers?" Liu Bei bit off the thread as he spoke, and continued to sew another small hole, "I didn't ask what it was this time." Zhen Gongzi, this time I am going to return empty-handed. The situation in Youzhou is all under their control. ”

"Liu Zhuojun and Liu Zheng are like this, haven't they won over Liu Zheng yet?"

Zhen Yu's face became solemn, "Can you mention that Yuan Fujun intends to solicit?" ”

"Liu does things for Fujun, has there ever been a mistake?"

Liu Bei looked over, Zhen Yu didn't know how many times he felt embarrassed, so he hurriedly gave a salute and said with a wry smile: "Liu Zhuojun, Zhen is young and ignorant, so you will add more Haihan." In the future...... Well, this time when I go back, Zhen will definitely let the second brother follow you to learn more, and you and I will definitely have a lot of cooperation, maybe ......"

Zhen Yu looked at Liu Bei's face of nearly thirty years old, gritted his teeth, "My other three sisters ......"

"Why did Zhen Gongzi say this? Yuan Fujun asked you to follow me, just to let you go through some training, and I said that you were really reminding you. Where have you ever been angry? Think about what you're doing wrong, and you'll pay more attention to it in the future. In terms of observing words and feelings, compared with Ling Zun, Zhen Gongzi is really far behind. ”

Liu Bei shook his head, his eyes were bright, and then he smiled, "But Zhen Gongzi doesn't have to be discouraged, time can really solve many problems." You see, in the past, I longed to cut off my children and grandchildren, but today the two of them are sitting together, and they are not harmonious? It's just that my words don't work, so it means that he still has the ability...... Haha, after so many battles, I still retain the ability to have children. ”

He looked at Li Ding and said with a firm face: "Yes, this is not his fate, it is his ability!" 10,000 enemies...... Gee. ”

Zhang Da agreed: "His two brothers really can't see the depth. If he hadn't heard of the reputation, Zhang Fei was so old and handsome, Zhang really couldn't have guessed that this person had the ability to be ten thousand enemies. ”

"In the past, this person has long been famous in Zhuo County...... Liu Bei paused, he didn't know what he thought, he was silent for a moment, and said with a slight smile: "Still young and vigorous, if you stay for a long time in the past, and work hard, things may be ...... Oh, don't mention this matter, just found something out of Deran's mouth, so you can do what I say. Ada, you go to see Zide and Yuanfang, and let the two of them be at Cheng Boduan's place......"

As soon as the wind blew, the mulberry tree rustled, Zhen Yu Zhang Da nodded from time to time under the tree, and then went out in a hurry, Liu Bei mended his shoes, put them to the side, lay down and looked at the mulberry tree above his head, Li Bo looked at the courtyard door, "Why did the lord speak to provoke Zhen Guoning, if he was angry in his heart, wouldn't it be self-defeating?" Also, after that, he had the heart to cooperate, why did he refuse? ”

"You want me to marry his sister? I don't care about this, but I and Yuan Benchu's second son have become concubines? Are you kidding? ”

Li Ding was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but apologize, Liu Bei waved his hand and smiled: "It's not okay to provoke, after all, I still have some strength, right?" It's just that his Zhen family foundation is too thick. As soon as Zhenyi died, several old ladies of the Zhen family only looked at Yuan Benchu right after taking power. I and Xun Wenruo and Han Wenjie have been defeated against the Zhen family repeatedly, and today I was lucky enough to drive Xun Wenruo away with the hand of Deran, so it is time to use Zhen Guoning to let the Zhen family know my means. ”

Liu Bei smiled faintly and looked relaxed: "Don't worry." Yuan Benchu is not a person who is good at hiding, if Yuan Benchu learns my thoughts, he will definitely reveal something one day. But I hold the Zhongxing Sword in my hand, and he can't do without me, so he has no influence on me, the only thing that has influence is that the Zhen family may be retaliated against by me at any time. The old foxes of the Zhen family will definitely know about this idea, and they will never dare to divulge half a sentence, but will come to talk to me about cooperation in person. In short, to catch such a big fish, you always have to loosen the line and toss back and forth in order to succeed in one fell swoop. ”

Li Ding suddenly realized, praised it, then looked at the cloth shoes, and said suspiciously: "Little Lao'er has never seen Huang Run, but if you guess correctly, this is not Huang Run, right?" There are still a lot of small holes on it, which seem to be dropped, that is, it is dilapidated, it is impossible to be like this, this is not like the craftsmanship of people who make yellow cloth shoes. ”

"You're really unheard. This is embroidery, which was deliberately removed...... For what? In order to appear less rich, Lieber...... Can I say this to Zhen Guoning? ”

Liu Bei looked at the branches above his head, smiled with a slightly complicated face, and after a long time, he spoke again: "Uncle Li, Fang Cai Deran has been looking at the branches for a long time, what do you guess he is thinking?" ”

"Forgive the little old man for not understanding people's hearts, this matter can be entrusted to ......"

"You really don't know how to learn. In the early years, I used the art of Kanyu to deceive people everywhere, if it wasn't for some martial arts, it would be of little use, and I would have to beat you up. This family will produce nobles...... Oh, if it doesn't come to fruition, should it be in my descendants? If it is not in our vein, then it should be in Deran? ”

Liu Bei closed his eyes, was silent for a moment, and said like a dream: "I guess, he is thinking, trees are forked...... The tree spread its branches and branches, and the branches grew more and more. Until two branches...... Leaves and fruits, you can't touch them together......"

"This is reasonable, and we can't go together."

Li Ding didn't know what he thought, smiled slightly bitterly, and then picked up the porcelain bowl and drank a few mouthfuls of pear soup, and in the breeze, he heard Liu Bei suddenly scold, "Mother, my father is the eldest son!" I was also an important minister in the court, how could he refuse my kindness, and he hooked his shoulders and backs to me, and was contemptuous...... Lieber, you get the idea, right? ”

Li Ding's eyes lit up, but he replied: "Little Lao'er doesn't understand." ”

"If he dares to refuse, it means that the general trend of this place has been achieved, and I will go deep into the tiger's den in Longtan. It is not advisable to stay here for a long time...... Well, let's avoid it for the time being...... By the way, keep Zide and Zuo Yuanfang, and let the two of them mess around here with a few disobedient people. Zide's ...... Just as uneasy as the bird. Yuan Fang...... If you have a soft heart, try him, and if you can come back, keep it for a while. ”

"Whoa."

Li Ding responded, and heard Liu Bei sigh, "Zide, Zide, sell your wife for glory, and your mother-in-law will not let go." As the second son, I don't care about the teacher's thoughts at all, how can I trust you...... Don't take the good for the small, don't take the evil for the small...... Hey, this sentence is good, write it down, and let people pass it on when the time comes. In the future, I will do things with this sentence, and by the way, spread my reputation...... Well, I still have to be a celebrity, and it's good to go to sour dates and be remembered. ”

The conversation suddenly changed, and he said, "Li Bo, am I wasted?" I don't have much to do all day, and I think about it more and more...... I don't have more ambition than before. ”

"It's steady. Steady as Mount Tai. ”

"Taishan ......" Liu Bei muttered, suddenly opened his eyes, sat up, "Feng Zen? ”

Li Ding was stunned, then saw Liu Bei blink, then rolled his eyes, took a bite of the mulberry fruit and fell down again, "Mess...... Well, since it's boring, find a mother-in-law to have a baby. Spread the branches first, so that people don't think that they will die, and they will no longer come to me. ”

The leaves curled on the ground, and the sweat shook imperceptibly on the forehead a few times, and then collected to the corners of the eyes, and flowed down the corners of the eyes to the temples of a few white threads.

With his eyes closed, he rubbed the mat with his right hand and put the cloth shoes in his arms, holding them tightly......