Liu Xiu took Deng Zhan back to his residence and temporarily let Deng Zhan serve as his bodyguard.

Regarding Liu Xiu's arrangement, Pang Degong did not intervene.

Liu Xiu is already eighteen years old, and Liu Xiu is calm, Pang Degong believes that Liu Xiu can handle things well. Moreover, Pang Degong is Liu Xiu's teacher, and he is unwilling to intervene in everything, he just grasps the general direction for Liu Xiu and reminds Liu Xiu not to go in the wrong direction.

After nightfall, Pang De and Liu Xiu went to Sikong Mansion together.

The carriage galloped and stopped at Sikong Mansion.

Cao Cao's Sikong Mansion, very close to the imperial palace, is located in the northern city of Xu County. The decoration of Sikong Mansion is majestic and atmospheric, and from the outside, it is not luxurious, but it is heavy everywhere.

After Liu Xiu handed over the prayer post, under the leadership of the attendants, he walked to the hall.

When they came to the door of the hall, the attendant waved his hand to signal the three of them to enter, and then turned to leave.

Pound straightened his clothes, lifted his robe, and stepped into the hall. Liu Xiu and Wen Ping, one left and one right, followed closely behind, and also entered the hall.

The left and right sides of the hall were filled with people.

On the left is the civilian official, on the right is the military general, the civilian official and the military general, and there are many talents.

However, when Pang Degong entered the hall, all the officials in the hall lowered their heads and drank and ate meat, and no one raised their heads to look at them.

In that situation, it seemed that in the eyes of all civil and military officials, the three of Pang Degong were not as important as the food on the plate.

Obviously, this is Cao Cao's arrangement.

Pang Degong's face was as usual, and he strode forward.

At this time, Cao Cao was very active and took the initiative to say: "Pang Gong came from afar, traveled a long way, and worked hard. Come, please take a seat. ”

The attendant stepped forward and led Pang Degong Liu Xiu and Wen Ping into their seats.

Seats for three people, on the left.

Among them, Pang Degong sat first on the left, and Wen Ping and Liu Xiu sat behind Pang Degong.

Pang Degong looked around at everyone and saw that all the people were still drinking and eating meat, acting separately, and he had a bottom in his heart. He sat upright, not taking what was in front of him to heart.

Sent to Xu County, Pang Degong had already expected to be harassed.

This kind of thing is also expected.

Liu Xiu sat behind Pang Degong, looked up at Cao Cao's familiar face, and then swept over Xun Yu, Guo Jiajia, Xun You, Cao Hong, Cao Ren and others.

The faces of these people are still so familiar.

See you again today, it's different.

In the previous life, Liu Xiu was a prisoner, and in this life, Liu Xiu was not a prisoner, but an upright envoy.

Liu Xiu retracted his gaze and suddenly sneered twice.

This voice broke the silence in the hall at once, and the atmosphere changed.

Cao Cao's eyes fell on Liu Xiu, and he was also looking at Liu Xiu. Since learning about Liu Xiu's various things, Cao Cao has known that Liu Xiu is not simple, and he has a heart of love and talent.

But what the specific talent is, you have to try to know.

Cao Cao's eagle-like eyes were extremely sharp, and he asked, "Liu Xiu, why are you laughing on such a solemn occasion?"

The words, with doubts, are even more majestic.

Pang Degong frowned slightly, he had already told Liu Xiu not to act rashly.

Unexpectedly, Liu Xiu took the initiative as soon as he came up.

Although Pang Degong was a little worried in his heart, Pang Degong's heart gave birth to a trace of expectation. This disciple of his has always planned and then acted, and will not act lightly.

Liu Xiu arched his hand and said: "Lord Sikong, the reason why I laugh is because I thought of an allusion and felt that it was very appropriate, so I couldn't help laughing." ”

"What allusion?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.

Liu Xiu looked around at everyone and said slowly: "I like to read, and I saw an allusion in a classic. This allusion is that when the phoenix comes, the unicorn knows how to stop to greet it, and those stupid and ignorant donkeys and mules will continue to eat with their heads down. ”

In a word, the house was in an uproar.

One by one, the generals glared angrily and murderously.

The civil officials also looked angry.

Liu Xiu's words directly slapped them in the face, and it was a crackling sound.

Cao Cao's eyes showed an interesting look, he didn't expect Liu Xiu to say such a thing. All the officials bowed their heads to drink and eat meat, and this was not exactly what they were dealing with donkeys and mules?

It seems that he is not a master who is willing to suffer.

However, this sensitivity made Cao Cao appreciate it very much, and this courage was quite extraordinary.

"Lord Sikong, I also thought of an allusion. ”

In the crowd, a middle-aged man with an elegant appearance and a handsome face spoke.

Seeing the comer, Liu Xiu's heart moved.

The name of the person who got up was Yang Xiu, the son of Yang Biao of Taichang, who served as Cao Cao's chief bookkeeper.

Historically, Yang Xiu participated in the battle between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi for succession, but his cleverness was mistaken by cleverness, which annoyed Cao Cao. When Cao Cao led his army to attack Hanzhong, Cao Cao took advantage of the chicken rib incident to kill Yang Xiu.

"What are the allusions to Master Yang's book, let's talk about it. ”

A hint of a smile appeared in Cao Cao's eyes.

It is true that Yang Xiu, like Yang Biao, is a member of the Son of Heaven. However, Yang Xiu eventually came under the jurisdiction of Cao Cao. Yang Xiu took the initiative to stand up to relieve the siege, and Cao Cao was also happy in his heart.

What's more, Yang Xiu is quick to think, and he may really be able to compete with Liu Xiu.

Yang Xiu turned to face Liu Xiu and said, "Under Yang Xiu!"

After a pause, Yang Xiu said: "What I am talking about below is the allusion of Fengqi Wutong. In ancient times, a wise man planted a sycamore tree and wanted to wait for the phoenix to return. Unexpectedly, the phoenix did not come, but three or two sparrows. The sage thought to himself, "Isn't it a smile and a generous gesture for the sparrow to fall on the sycamore tree?" When the sage thought about it, he took his slingshot and shot the sparrow away, leaving it to and fro from wherever it came. ”

"Hahaha, well said, well said!"

"It is worthy of Yang Xiu, who is quick and admirable. ”

"It's a sparrow, but it wants to land on the plane tree, and it's funny, it's ridiculous, it's ridiculous. ”

In the hall, there was a burst of laughter, one after another.

Yang Xiu arched his hand and returned to his seat, with a proud smile on his face.

After a long while, Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "Silence!"

The hall fell silent again.

Cao Cao looked at Liu Xiu and said, "Liu Xiu, how about the allusion to Master Yang's book?" There was a hint of joy and expectation in his words. Happily, Yang Xiu's counterattack was very good, but he was looking forward to Liu Xiu's answer.

Liu Xiu shook his head and said, "Smile and be generous!"

Anger rose in Yang Xiu's eyes, and he said, "How can you be smiling and generous?"

Liu Xiu chuckled and said, "In the following allusions, it has been clearly stated. Only the unicorn recognized that it was the phoenix. Mules and donkeys are ignorant, and even when they see a phoenix, they think it's a sparrow. ”

"This wise man wants to drive away the sparrows, and he thinks he is right, but he doesn't know that he has missed the phoenix. ”

"I can't see Mount Tai in a single leaf, that's it. ”

Liu Xiu sighed lightly and said with emotion: "The mule is ignorant, the donkey is stupid, and it is natural and understandable that he can't see the true face of the phoenix. Otherwise, wouldn't the unicorn be everywhere? This is exactly the difference between a mule, a donkey, and a unicorn. ”

The corners of Cao Cao's mouth twitched slightly, and at the same time, he felt that Liu Xiu's mouth was quite tricky.

said something, and praised him as a unicorn on the surface.

In fact, he struck hard at Yang Xiu and other civilian and military generals, and this method was not simple.

Liu Xiu's face was calm, his expression was neither humble nor arrogant, and he continued: "As the saying goes, people can't look good, and sea water can't fight, that's the truth. After Master Yang goes back, polish your eyes more, otherwise there are no beads in your eyes, what is the use of coming?"

Yang Xiu clenched his fists and snorted angrily, but he couldn't refute it, so he had to sit down sullenly.

After Pang Degong heard this, his heart was happy.

"The Jiangdong envoy has arrived!"

Suddenly, at the door of the hall, there was a loud voice from the attendant.

Liu Xiu followed the sound and looked, only to see an old man with a clear appearance striding towards the gate