Uncle Ao and Mrs. Ao were successfully diverted by Ao Lie, and the father and daughter both looked at Ao Lie with a smile. Liu Yu, who originally pretended to be bitter, immediately became happy, and said with a smile: "Actually, it's not a big deal, Lie'er, aren't you about to reach your sixteenth birthday, we discussed, after your birthday, we will hold your wedding with Yan'er." ”

Ao Liejun's face flushed, and he said embarrassedly: "Ah, this matter, then it's all up to my grandfather and father and mother." ”

Mrs. Ao was amused by Ao Lie's reaction, and said teasingly: "Hey, look at our General Huwei and Zhongyi Hou, who have been through a hundred battles and have not changed their faces, why do they blush when they talk about marriage?" ”

In a word, Ao Lie's face turned even redder, and when Ao Laozhang and Liu Yu saw this, they both laughed, and the family seemed happy.

A few days later, Ao Lie's birthday arrived, and Liu Yu celebrated Ao Lie's birthday in the state pastoral mansion. Many officials from all over the country who have a good personal relationship with Liu Yu or Ao Lie have come to congratulate them. It stands to reason that in the era of the Eastern Han Dynasty, few people held birthday banquets for people before the age of twenty, but Ao Lie's reputation was too loud in Youzhou, and his later thoughts buried deep in his bones made him approachable and never put on an official show, so he also liked many people. Therefore, many Youzhou officials came from all over the country to celebrate Ao Lie's birthday.

In the hall of the state pastoral mansion, Liu Yu and Ao Lie received officials from all over the country with a smile, and they were very busy. At this time, a shout sounded: "Zhuojun Cui Taishou arrived, and presented a congratulatory coral, a pair of gold beads, and a pair of congratulatory couplets!" Hearing the shouts of his subordinates, Liu Yu and Ao Lie walked quickly to the outside of the hall, the father and son walked into the courtyard, and saw Cui Yan walking in slowly, Liu Yu said with a smile: "There is Lao Jiqi who has come to celebrate the dog's birthday, please come inside." ”

Cui Yan bowed to Liu Yu and returned the salute: "General Huwei's birthday, Yan should come." Turned his attention to Ao Lie, he hadn't seen each other for six years, but the scene of the candle night talk six years ago was firmly remembered by Cui Yan, in the past few years, Ao Lie's actions, all deeply moved himself, six years ago, the ten-year-old boy, seriously said the words of Kuang Fu Han and reviving the glory of the Han Dynasty, has been lingering in his ears. Through these six years of observation, Ao Lie did what he promised to himself, fought against the Huns, defeated Wuhuan, and guarded the border of the Han Dynasty.

Looking at Ao Lie's young but handsome face, feeling Ao Lie's temperament naturally honed due to his long-term high position, and his strong and powerful body, Cui Yan's eyes were blurred, could it be that Ao Lie was really the reincarnation of the overlord of Chu?

After a peer salute, Cui Yan said with a tone of appreciation and encouragement: "Congratulations on General Mo Han's birthday." An action, a word, has expressed what you want to say in your heart. If it was someone else, at most he would think that Cui Yan would have a relationship with Ao Lie's peers out of respect for Ao Lie's title, but Ao Lie understood Cui Yan's thoughts, and the two had an agreement six years ago that when Cui Yan thought that Ao Lie had the capital to support the Han family at the appropriate time in the future, he would invest in Ao Lie's account. Through Cui Yan's actions and words, Ao Lie could hear that although Cui Yan could not join his command now, he had lowered himself to the status of the same generation as Ao Lie, which meant that once the time was right, Cui Yan would not hesitate to join Ao Lie. The two looked at each other and laughed tacitly.

Looking at Cui Yan and Ao Lie's expressions, Liu Yu also noticed something, but he didn't have any objection, but the smile on his face became even stronger: "Ji Jue, if you have something to say in the hall, how can you let the county guard on your side stand in the courtyard and talk." All three laughed, and walked together into the hall.

As soon as the three of them entered the hall, they heard another shout outside: "Liaoxi Gongsun is too guarded!" Ten white horses as a congratulatory gift! After hearing this shout, Ao Lie said to Liu Yu and Cui Yan: "Father, you first greet Brother Ji Qi and let the child go out to meet General Gongsun." Brother Ji Jue, Lie is rude. Liu Yu and Cui Yan both nodded and motioned for Ao Lie to hurry up and greet them.

Ao Lie strode out of the hall until he reached the end of the courtyard, and saw Gongsun Chan walking towards the hall. What shocked Ao Lie was the three big men with different faces standing behind Gongsun Zhan! The first person has a white face and no beard, large ears and shoulders, and arms above the knees; The man on the left is tall, with a face like a heavy jujube, and a three-foot-long beard under his chin; The man on the right is a sturdy man, with a dark complexion and a raw leopard head and ringed eyes.

What a familiar image! I believe that any person who has read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms in later generations can accurately deduce who these three people are just by virtue of their appearance!

Seeing Ao Lie stunned on the spot, Gongsun Zhan felt strange in his heart, and stepped forward and asked, "Brother Mo Hanxian, why are you in a daze?" After Gongsun Zhan's reminder, Ao Lie came back to his senses and smiled awkwardly to cover up his gaffe: "Brother Gongsun has worked hard all the way, and the younger brother has missed the distance, and I hope the eldest brother will forgive me." ”

"Ha Luha, Brother Xian is too polite. By the way, let me introduce you to it. Gongsun Zhan stretched out his hand, pointed to the person with big ears and long arms, and said: "This is the old classmate of the foolish brother, and he is also a royal clan member like the virtuous brother. He pointed to the left and right respectively, and continued: "These two are Xuande's brothers-in-law, Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang, and Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide. When the three brothers put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion, they all made war exploits. ”

Sure enough, it's these three people! Ao Lie looked at these three world-famous figures in later generations with a smile, and said: "It turned out to be the brother of Xuande Gong, I have admired it for a long time, please come inside." For these three people, although Ao Lie admired them very much, he did not mean to solicit them at all.

Ao Lie, who is familiar with history, knows that he said, don't look at Liu Bei now, he will be the king of a country in the future, such a person will not be able to recruit him at all. And in history, no matter who Liu Bei takes refuge into, who will be unlucky immediately, Gongsun Chan is the first victim of "Liu Bei's Law", history records, a few years later, Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao started a big war, as a result, Gongsun Chan was defeated, and finally ended up with a self-inflicted end. Since then, Liu Bei has successively taken refuge in Tao Qian, his eldest brother Lu Bu, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao and Liu Biao, all of whom were deeply harmed by the "Liu Bei's Law" without exception, and they were all ruined, and they were all defeated by Cao Cao's men.

As for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, these two have been following Liu Bei's side since the beginning of Taoyuan's uprising, and the relationship between the three of them is very deep, and there is basically no possibility of being poached. Cao Cao once tried to recruit Guan Yu, but Guan Yu was sealed and sealed, and six generals were killed after five passes, and he still returned to Liu Bei's command not far away. Just like his junior brother Zhao Yun would never abandon himself and take refuge in others, Guan Zhang and the others would never take refuge in themselves, so Ao Lie didn't even bother to move.

However, Ao Lie is still full of enthusiasm for these three people, on the one hand, the reputation left by the three of them to future generations is too loud, so that Ao Lie admires these three people from the bottom of his heart; On the other hand, Ao Lie also knew that Liu Bei took it as his mission to help the Han family, and his goal was the same, although Liu Bei's most advantageous weapon was his tears, and his character of crying when he saw people was completely different from himself, but this did not prevent the two from maintaining the same views on the issue of treating the Han family.

Feeling Ao Lie's enthusiasm, Liu Bei was a little flattered and said: "I have heard the prestige of General Huwei for a long time, and I am really fortunate to see it today." The reason why Liu Bei spoke with a humble attitude was entirely because of his status. is different from Ao Lie, Ao Lie is the general of Huwei and the Marquis of Zhongyi who is the son of today, and he is a royal clan member recognized by the Son of Heaven, and he has been called the imperial nephew by Emperor Ling himself many times in the court; And what about Liu Bei? Although Liu Bei claimed to be the queen of Zhongshan Jingwang, people know that Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan Jing, has the greatest hobby of good wine and beauty, and has achieved the feat of giving birth to more than 120 sons! To this day, almost all people surnamed Liu in Zhongshan have a trace of blood relationship with the merry King Jing of Zhongshan. Therefore, Liu Bei's identity once made people feel questioned, suspecting that Liu Bei was a fake royal clansman. Even if he is really a descendant of Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan Jing, his family has long since declined, and the identity of the imperial prince will not be recognized by Emperor Ziling today.

Ao Lie grabbed Gongsun Chan with one hand and Liu Bei with the other, and said with a smile: "Xuande Gong is the same as a certain person, both are descendants of Gaozu, you and I are the same race, why be too humble?" What's more, with the care of Brother Gongsun, he will definitely be famous in the future. Let's go to the hall for a drink. ”

After speaking, he pulled the two of them towards the hall. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who were following Liu Bei's side, glanced at each other, and they both felt that Ao Lie was a very good person, just like the legend, he was kind and approachable, without the pride and complacency of a young man.

Entering the hall, Ao Lie personally arranged seats for Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei, looked back at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and said, "The two generals will wait a minute, and a certain will arrange seats for the two generals later." Guan Yu didn't speak, walked behind Liu Bei, and stood still. Zhang Fei grinned loudly, and said to Ao Lie in a rough voice: "General or something, I and the second brother can't afford it, we are just horse step archers, how can we have seats in this hall?" ”

Ao Lie glanced at Liu Bei, who lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking. Seeing that Liu Bei didn't say anything, Ao Lie couldn't insist on arranging seats for Guan Zhang and the others, otherwise it would make Liu Bei feel like he was digging into his corner. With a chuckle, Ao Lie beckoned to the two sergeants who were guarding the hall, and ordered: "Go and fetch two futons, sit down for the two generals, and then take one for the two generals to eat according to the wine and food in the hall." ”

Ao Lie's enthusiasm for treating his three brothers far exceeded Liu Bei's expectations, so he couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb, got up and said, "Thank you general." Guan Yu behind Liu Bei was also very satisfied with Ao Lie's approach, so the pride on Guan Yu's face finally faded a little, and he arched his hand at Ao Lie and said, "Thank you." Zhang Fei was not polite, rubbed his hands and said: "I have heard for a long time that General Huwei is not only brave, but also developed a fine wine called Xifeng Lie, can you give me a taste?" ”

Ao Lie raised his head and smiled: "The three generals are really fast-talking, the wine that was entertained at today's banquet is the west wind Lie, the three generals may wish to drink a few more glasses later." ”

Gongsun Zhan has always been close to Ao Lie, looking at the demeanor and tone of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he was annoyed in his heart. What are the identities of these two people? What is the identity of Brother Mo Hanxian? It is a virtue for Brother Mo Han to be kind to others, but how can the two of you face each other coldly, and the other repeatedly speak rudely? So Gongsun Zhan coughed, pointed at Zhang Fei and said, "Yide can't be rude, don't come back and sit down soon." ”

Anyway, Liu Bei's three brothers listened to orders under Gongsun Zhan's account, and they were considered subordinates of Gongsun Zhan, and when they heard Gongsun Zhan's reprimand, Zhang Fei couldn't say anything, so he walked behind Liu Bei and sat down.

After reprimanding Zhang Fei, Gongsun Zhan smiled and said to Ao Lie: "Don't blame Brother Mo Hanxian, Yide is such a straight gut. ”

Ao Lie waved his hand again and again and said: "Brother Gongsun is serious, Xuande Gong can come, and the younger brother is very happy." What's more, General Yide just spoke more straightforwardly, far from being rude, so how to blame? ”