"Some people's loyal servants are really easy to do." Cao Cao said to Liu Bei while scalding the wine.

At this time, the two enemies who were "face and heart" were actually at the same wine table, and there were only two of them, Dian Wei and Xu Chu were guarding the entrance of the courtyard twenty steps away.

This is the wine party that Cao Cao made an appointment, but before he came, Liu Bei didn't expect that he was the only "guest".

In the middle of winter, the light snow is warm, and the only appetizer on the plate is a few green plums.

As in the romance, the plum boiled sake is not boiled plum wine, but is served with green plums.

It's a pity that Baitu hasn't discovered the Golden State yet, otherwise he could at least give them some peanuts......

Green plum boiled wine on heroes - a classic scene in romance, there is also its prototype in history, but the details are different.

However, unlike romance and history, Liu Bei was not blindly humble, and when facing Cao Cao, there was also calmness and arrogance between his expressions!

At this time, Liu Bei, although he was in Xudu, but he had soldiers and generals, and he also understood that even if Cao Cao was stronger than him at this time, he couldn't do anything to him.

"The prime minister also has an 'easy' opportunity to be a loyal minister." Liu Bei said, taking a pickled green plum in his mouth.

Liu Bei knew that Cao Cao was not talking about him now, but Hua Xin...... Or rather, the white picture behind Hua Xin!

Hua Xin used to return the seal against the sky and stabilize the "human set", but now he is just outside the palace and punishes himself, which can make the people criticize Liu Xiebo for being loyal and good......

But no one investigated in detail, what did this Hua Zhongchen and that white belt loyal minister do before!

"Oh? How did I not know that such a good thing had happened to me? Cao Cao said curiously.

Liu Bei smiled when he heard this, spit out the plum kernel, and then said calmly: "If Dong Thief pulled out the Seven Star Knife with his backhand at that time and gave the prime minister such a knife, then Cheng is quite a big loyal minister, wouldn't it be easier to get on countless than now?" ”

Cao Cao heard Liu Bei mention the "ridiculous things" when he was young, and he also laughed and said: "Hahaha, I forgot about this!" As he spoke, his eyes flashed with remembrance and disdain.

At that time, Dong Zhuo was in turmoil, Cao Cao was only a military captain and one of the eight captains of Xiyuan, Cao Cao was still a hot-blooded young man at that time, and he often participated in the oral crusade against Dong Zhuo's drinking parties.

That is, after the release of the dynasty, he and the ministers "Yan Yi saved the country", crying and scolding Dong Thief one by one, this said that Dong Thief was disrespectful to His Majesty, and that said that Dong Thief stayed in the harem last night and did not come out......

Later, Cao Cao felt that he couldn't play with these goods at all, and ridiculed them "The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, crying until Ming at night, crying until the night, hoping to cry Dong Zhuo to death", but instead he was accused by the loyal ministers of "Your ancestors all ate the Lu Han Dynasty, why don't you think about serving the country now, and don't cry."

As a result, the ministers continued to save the country, and Cao Cao borrowed Wang Yun's seven-star treasure knife and went to assassinate Dong Zhuo, but it was a pity that it was ...... By mistake, Dong Zhuo discovered from the mirror that Cao Cao escaped with the excuse of offering a knife, escaped from Luoyang, and thus embarked on the road of heroism.

If Cao Cao really failed to fool the past, was slashed to death by Dong Zhuo's backhand, or died with Dong Zhuo, then the word "loyal minister" can definitely be printed on his tombstone, and it will not be easy for eternity.

"The courage of the horseman made Xuande smile." Cao Cao shook his head and said.

"Pure heart, why laugh?" Liu Bei asked rhetorically with a complicated look in his eyes.

"Whether it is a child or a husband, among these capitals, there are not 10,000, but 8,000...... What the world lacks is a hero who can set things right, not a willful puppet or a loyal minister who sells his reputation and reputation. Cao Cao said disdainfully, and he didn't know whether he was "disdainful" of his past self or someone else.

But it was indeed at that time, when he escaped from Luoyang, exhausted the horses, and sat on the side of the road, his eyes were blank and his heart was still pounding, that Cao Cao completed a transformation.

"Oh? The prime minister thinks, like how many heroes are there today? Liu Bei asked with interest, seemingly curious about Cao Cao's evaluation.

"No more, no more, no more, three by two." Cao Cao shook his head and said.

"Cheng is quite one person, I don't know if it can be counted as the second?" Liu Bei hooked the corners of his mouth and took the initiative to ask, while not forgetting to take another green plum.

Cao Cao stared at him for a while and then said, "No, the second should be my first brother...... Dong Zhuo had just mastered the government before, so he left Luoyang and tried to raise troops against Dong, and I was still thinking about being a puppet, do you think this kind of person is a hero? ”

"Well, the fourth and third dukes of the Yuan family, and ...... Yuan Benchu has today, and it is not all family background and luck. Liu Bei said and nodded.

"So he's second, does Brother Xuande think I'm fair?" Cao Cao looked into Liu Bei's eyes and asked.

"In this way...... I think the prime minister should be second. Liu Bei said after being silent for a while.

"Oh? If it's family background and luck, it's also a part of the hero, but I'm not good at refuting it......"

"No, I said that it is not Yuan Shao who is ahead of Brother Meng De, but ...... The one in Yangzhou, the 'simple' loyal minister. Liu Bei said with a sigh.

Cao Cao couldn't help but have a complicated look in his eyes when he heard Liu Bei mention the white picture, but then shook his head and said: "It's just a puppet, the world is not friendly, and you can get the favor of God with unrealistic ideals." ”

"But Bai Gong doesn't have the family background of the Yuan family, and now he can compete for the world." Liu Bei asked reluctantly.

"Why does Xuande knowingly ask?" Cao Cao pouted.

Seeing that Liu Bei was still looking at him, Cao Cao sighed and said: "Papermaking, printing, white plough, ox nose ring, iron smelting, boiling salt, artificial glass, keel waterwheel, overturned ......"

Yes, although Cao Cao is not good at improving productivity, it is not that he does not understand the changes brought about by these things!

also attributed his previous "misjudgment" of Bai Tu to the fault of right and wrong - Cao Cao originally thought that Bai Tu's naïve ideas would soon be taught to be a man by reality, but ...... Who would have thought that people could use technology to continue their lives?

Cao Cao also actively wanted to level the advantage of Baitu, but the effect was not very good.

After calculation, the only useful thing is basically the "white plow", which was directly announced by the white map......

As for the bull nose ring...... Cattle in the Central Plains are just as industrious and docile without nose rings, and they are not much better with nose rings.

Papermaking, Printing, Mongolian ...... These should play the greatest role in benefiting the poor and even ordinary well-off families, and the difficulties to be broken through are not only technical!

And iron-making, boiling salt or something, Bai Tu has no intention of sharing, although Cao Cao keeps sending people to spy on it, but most of them have no news, and it is obviously not so easy to be spied on.

At the same time, although Cao Cao also set up a department for the development of ordnance, it is a pity that Cao Cao is limited by his vision and strength base, Cao Cao is unable to improve productivity in an all-round way like Bai Tu, let alone lay the water conservancy construction - now he has overdrawn the manpower of the Central Plains in order to fight a decisive battle with Yuan Shao, how can he have spare time to do anything else?

This is also destined to Cao Cao's development, which will be very limited, after all...... The Tech Tree can't be pointed out by ordnance research alone!

For example, how much pre-engineering and technology is needed for the hydraulic forging that Yangzhou is gradually developing?

The gap is only going to get bigger......

It's just that in Cao Cao's heart, Bai Tu is still just a "puppet", because Cao Cao feels that even if there are these, it can't support Bai Tu's naivety, and now it's just delaying the outbreak of contradictions - I don't believe it...... Can you research something more "outlandish" that continues to prop up your naivety?

And Liu Bei was noncommittal about this, and did not continue to express his opinion on Cao Cao's ranking of him third......

It's just that after Liu Bei left, Cao Cao sat by himself for a while, constantly thinking about Liu Bei's performance before.

Seeing this, Xu Chu couldn't help but ask humbly: "Lord, Liu Bei really won't surrender to you...... Oops! Halfway through speaking, he was slapped on the back of his head by Dian Wei.

"Foolish! What kind of brains do you have, you have points...... This is the job of the military advisors, don't talk about influencing the lord. Dian Wei also said humbly.

Xu Chu glared at the black boy for a while, but thinking of the result of the last appointment, he only muttered a few words, but did not pick up.

Cao Cao said: "If he really wants to be a 'hero' like me, I don't worry...... I'm worried that he's going to be a 'madman'! ”

However, this was obviously not really asking Xu Chu for advice, but just talking to himself, so he didn't explain.

If Liu Bei is the same as Cao Cao now, just a prince who wants to establish himself as a king all the way, Cao Cao is relieved that he is hostage in Xudu, because ...... In addition to Liu Bei's surname Liu, the relationship between Liu Bei and Liu Xie is actually not close.

The gentleman's Ze, the fifth generation and the beheaded - the relatives who have been separated by five generations are no longer considered a "hall", even if they have the same surname, they are not cousins, only clan brothers, and Liu Bei is not to say that he is with Liu Xie, even if he is separated from Emperor Guangwu of the Later Han Dynasty, they are separated by seven or eight generations.

For the imperial court and for Liu Xie, although the princes of the Liu family are different from other princes, they ...... It is also a threat to Liu Xie!

Similarly, Liu Xie is also an obstacle to their "Kuang Fu Han Room".

On the contrary, if Liu Bei wants to go crazy and really force Liu Xie to be of one mind, Cao Cao is worried that he will catch fire in his backyard.

It's just that now because of Xuzhou, Cao Cao is not good at turning his face with Liu Bei, so he continued to drink this time, wanting to test one or two.

Thinking back to Liu Bei's performance, there seems to be nothing wrong with it?

And......

To this day, I still think about the madman of the Han family who is still thinking about the Han family and the Han family of "someone else's family...... Probably not, right? - Cao Cao thought in his heart.

At this time, Liu Bei, who walked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, sat in the carriage, and his originally calm and even slightly domineering look changed, and after opening the curtain to look at the plaque of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he said to himself with a solemn expression: "No, I don't care at all, whether it's the first or the third...... I'm not like you! ”