Liu Bei returned to the manor and lay on the couch tossing and turning.

I thought about leaving my hometown to study back then, how high-spirited I was at that time. As a student of Zheng Xuan and Lu Zhi, even if he does not have the identity of King Jing of Zhongshan, no one dares to look down on him. It is precisely because of this that I made many friends with status at that time.

For example, his cousin Gongsun Zhan.

For example, Cao Cao, who got Xu Zi's review of Yuedan.

For example, Yuan Shao of the Fourth and Third Dukes.

But all this ended with his return to Zhuoxian. Once people begin to enter society, they will involuntarily become realistic.

Gongsun Chan returned to his hometown Youzhou, and within a few years, he was promoted to Youzhou Thorn History. But until now, Gongsun Chan has not taken the initiative to contact him.

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao stayed in Luoyang, and both became captains of the forbidden military academy in the capital, although the official position was not large, but it was said that he was the confidant of the general He Jin. Again, the two men are not in contact with themselves.

Look at yourself again, except for the identity of King Jing of Zhongshan, there is no other background. Under such circumstances, if you go to seek an official position, you can only get an official position as a county chief, which is simply an insult to the students who are two famous scholars, Zheng Xuan and Lu Zhi.

So Liu Bei, like all "elegant people", resolutely decided to stay at home, and this leisure was nearly ten years.

Liu Bei's father died early, and his family has always been very poor, and he relied on the help of his maternal uncle to study abroad. In the past ten years, Liu Bei has tasted bitterness, even if his mother died of illness a few years ago, the money he earned by weaving mats and selling shoes is still only enough to make a living. It was also in these ten years that smoothed out the edges and corners of Liu Bei's body, allowing him to learn to smirk, learn to flatter, and learn to talk to people and talk nonsense.

It's just that Liu Bei still has arrogance in his heart, and he doesn't want to return to the county government that he once rejected, even if the officials in it have already changed. But if you don't go, you won't be able to achieve your ambition to get ahead.

Just when Liu Bei was in pain, he met Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhang Hao.

Liu Bei still remembers that Zhang Hao, who met the other three for the first time, called out the names of the three as soon as he opened his mouth, and he also said that the three of them were heroes in the world.

The four of them drank and chatted in the manor all night, and Liu Bei found that not only Zhang Hao, but even Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were rare talents.

Then, they got married, and Liu Bei was the eldest brother.

Liu Bei felt that with such three people following him, perhaps the day of his take-off had finally arrived.

They went to sign up for the reserve of the Zhuojun Keju team, and they passed all the way, and they finally won the first place in the selection competition.

Everything seemed to be going so smoothly, but Liu Bei was not happy at all, because Liu was found to be the most useless of the four.

On the contrary, it was Zhang Hao, the youngest, who took them to train, arranged tactics for them, and even made them from one of the top five to the first place.

But what about his eldest brother? It can only be used as a backdrop, and even when you go to a banquet, you can only sit in the back row.

Finally, the last straw that broke the camel's back appeared.

Zhang Hao rejected Liu Yan's suggestion that they should be a county-level juju team.

Liu Bei, who was sitting in the back row, was almost frozen with coldness.

I'm the big brother!

Zhang Hao, when you refused to be too guarded, did you ask my eldest brother's opinion?!

Becoming a county-level juju team, for ordinary people like themselves, it is simply a step to ascend to heaven, not to mention that you can still have Liu Yan as a backer, why do you refuse?!

Fortunately, Liu Bei also knew that this was the Taishou Mansion and did not get mad on the spot, but he really didn't want to stay with Zhang Hao anymore, not a minute or a second.

So, Liu Bei left.

"Big brother, are you okay?" Zhang Fei's voice outside the door interrupted Liu Bei's thoughts.

"Well, it's okay, I've already fallen asleep, and the third brother should rest early."

"Oh, well, big brother, you have a good rest." There was a sound of tapping and tapping outside the door, obviously Zhang Fei had walked away.

Liu Bei lay on the couch and estimated the time, it had been more than half an hour since he left the Taishou Mansion.

Hehe.

Liu Bei sneered.

More than half an hour!

Big brother is gone, and you guys have been eating, drinking, and having fun for more than half an hour!

Since you don't have me as a big brother in your heart, then don't blame the big brother for treating you as a stepping stone.

……

Early the next morning, Zhang Hao rarely went to practice, but moved a small table and put it at Liu Bei's door, sat there and ate breakfast, and waited for Liu Bei to wake up.

When Liu Bei got up and finished dressing, pushed open the door and saw Zhang Hao, he was stunned for a moment, but soon smiled and asked, "Fourth brother didn't go to practice Keju?" ”

"Well, my eldest brother is not feeling well, I'm a little worried, come and have a look."

"Haha, thank you for your concern, but it's okay to sleep well, so let's go and practice Keju quickly." Liu Bei said this, but he was thinking in his heart: Care about me? No kidding.

"Actually, there's something I want to say to my eldest brother."

"Oh? I don't know what the fourth brother wants to say? Liu Bei was really curious about what Zhang Hao, who had already been regarded as an enemy by himself, would have something to say to himself.

"I don't know what the eldest brother thinks, in this era, what is the most important?" Zhang Hao looked into Liu Bei's eyes and asked.

"Background." Liu Bei replied without hesitation, after all, his life experience after King Jing of Zhongshan has always been his greatest reliance. Even Liu Bei felt that if Gongsun Zhan or Yuan Shao and others didn't have those prominent backgrounds, they might not be as good as themselves.

"Wrong, it's strength. The current imperial court, there are ten permanent servants inside, and there are yellow turbans outside, and the troubled times have come, and it will not be long before disputes will inevitably arise in the world. At that time, any background will no longer have any use, and only by relying on his own strength can he find a place in this troubled world.

Big brother, you're going to work hard. ”

After that, Zhang Hao beckoned his subordinates to come over and clean up the table, got up and left.

Zhang Hao felt that his meaning had been clearly expressed, Liu Bei, you are nothing now, your background of King Jing of Zhongshan is of no use, since you have no strength, don't use those crooked brains anymore.

But Liu Bei obviously didn't understand what Zhang Hao meant, he felt that Zhang Hao was reminding himself that if you continue to do nothing, there will be no more "place" for you in our team.

So, watching the people pack up the tables and chairs and walk away, Liu Bei muttered to himself: "Fourth brother, thank you for reminding me, I will follow you to practice Keju well, and when I have enough strength......"