At the banquet in the evening, all eyes were on Liu Xiu's body, overshadowing everyone's limelight. A well-known poem, full of emotion, heart-stirring.

The banquet is also very lively because of this.

It was late at night that the banquet was completely over.

After Pang Degong Liu Xiu and Wen Ping withdrew from Sikong Mansion, the carriage came up to greet them, and then rushed back.

In the carriage, Wen Ping said excitedly: "Childe, today, I will thwart the conspiracy of Cao Thief." Not only that, but even Cao Thief showed a look of admiration, which was a miracle. Especially the civil and military generals under the command of Cao Thief, looking at the look of the son, showing respect, and even having a despair that cannot catch up, which is very happy. ”

Pang Degong laughed and said: "This is also Cao's operation cocoon, if he hadn't set up a conspiracy, he wouldn't have today's situation." At this point, I have to thank Cao Cao for giving Xiu'er such an opportunity. ”

Pang Degong's face was proud, and he was also in a mood.

This time, Liu Xiu's reputation was shocked.

Pang Degong is also honored to be a teacher.

Pang Degong changed his words and ordered: "General Zhongye, after you go back, you ask Xiu'er to transcribe all the verses of tonight's poems." Tomorrow morning, you let people spread out. Xiu'er is not very old and lacks fame. This time, it's an opportunity. ”

Wen Ping nodded and said, "Understood!"

The carriage galloped back to the mansion, and Liu Xiu quickly transcribed.

All the poems written in the evening were written down and handed over to Wen Ping to deal with.

The next day, the news of Liu Xiushi's battle against the officials of Sikong Mansion spread in Xu County.

From high-ranking officials and nobles to ordinary people, they all know such a person as Liu Xiu. Not long after, Liu Xiu's identity, as well as Liu Xiu's past poems, and even Liu Xiu's bits and pieces, were all revealed.

Overnight, Liu Xiu became a household name and shocked Xu County.

Sikong Mansion, in the study.

Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Jia Xu and Cheng Yu, and said in a deep voice: "Yesterday's incident not only failed to put pressure on Jingzhou or the Jiangdong Mission, but instead made Liu Xiu. Yesterday's feast was a failure!"

It is true that Cao Cao admired Liu Xiu.

However, Cao Cao's plan still had to be implemented, and it was impossible to stop it because of Liu Xiu.

At this point in Cao Cao, it is difficult for simple likes and dislikes to affect Cao Cao's decision on the overall situation.

Xun Yu said: "Liu Xiu's literary brilliance is desperate, and people dare not compete with him. ”

Cao Cao bowed slightly, and said: "Liu Xiu's literary talent is indeed unparalleled in the world, and it is impossible to beat Jingzhou and Jiangdong through literary fighting." ”

Xun You said: "The land of Jingzhou has a brilliant literary style, which is their specialty. But Jingzhou's singing and dancing is level, but in terms of martial arts, it is much worse. If you want to beat Jingzhou and Jiangdong, you can start with military strategy. ”

Guo Jia said: "I heard that Liu Xiu's martial arts are quite outstanding. ”

Jia Xu chuckled twice and said, "Judging from Liu Xiu's size, he is not outstanding. Moreover, the reason why Liu Xiu's martial arts are outstanding is because Jiangdong sent a young general to challenge, and Liu Xiu defeated the other party. It's a trifle, not worth mentioning. ”

Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "No matter what Liu Xiu's martial arts are, the arrogance of Jingzhou and Jiangdong must be suppressed. This birthday celebration itself will be a knock on the mountain and shock the tiger, so that they can know the power of the imperial court. ”

Cheng Yu said in a deep voice: "My lord, it's better to dispatch the tiger and leopard to ride and perform martial arts, and let Jingzhou and Jiangdong go to watch." ”

Cao Cao's eyes flashed, and he said, "This arrangement is indeed possible." ”

Cheng Yu said: "Lord, Liu Xiuwen is outstanding, if he is also proficient in the art of war, he is a terrible person." It is not known what Liu Xiu's ability is in the art of war. But under the thought, you can give him a try. ”

"Why?" Cao Cao asked.

Cheng Yu said: "If Liu Xiu doesn't know the art of war, at best, he is a suave literati, and it is not worth mentioning. Such a person does not pose any threat to the lord. ”

However, once Liu Xiu is proficient in marching strategy and the art of war, he will definitely be a big problem for the lord. ”

"Once he returns to Xiangyang, the lord may encounter resistance in the future to conquer Xiangyang. ”

Cheng Yu's white hair under his chin was windless, he stroked the hair under his chin, and said solemnly: "I think that if Liu Xiuwu is outstanding, Liu Xiu must be left in Xu County, or take the opportunity to kill him." Otherwise, it will be a disaster. If you don't know the art of war, you can let it go. ”

Xun Yu shook his head and said, "The lord can't!"

Cheng Yu said: "Wen Ruo, although Liu Xiu is young, he is very threatening. ”

Xun Yu said solemnly: "The lord is in the north, and the general trend has been achieved, are you still afraid of a Liu Xiu? The most important thing is that after last night's incident, Liu Xiu must be famous in Xu County, and people from all states in the world will soon know Liu Xiu." Under such circumstances, the lord detains Liu Xiu, or kills Liu Xiu, which will have an impact on the lord's reputation. ”

The two of them had an argument all at once.

When Cao Cao heard this, his face also showed a look of hesitation.

For Liu Xiu, Cao Cao admired it very much. However, once Liu Xiu posed a threat to Cao Cao, it would inevitably cause great harm. But if Liu Xiu was allowed to leave, Cao Cao felt unwilling and even more pity.

Seeing this, Xun Yu said: "Lord, in the next opinion, I will test it first." Just about to call the tiger and leopard ride, then when watching the tiger and leopard ride, test Liu Xiu's ability. ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "According to Gongda's arrangement!"

When everyone got the order, they stopped discussing Liu Xiu's issue and began to discuss the rest of the government affairs.

......

Imperial city, harem.

Liu Xie, the son of heaven, sat next to Queen Fu, his eyes lonely.

Liu Xie has a fair complexion and a slender figure, and he is wearing a white robe, giving people the feeling that he is not like an emperor, but like a rich child.

Liu Xie sighed lightly and said, "Zitong, Cao Thief is under the guise of celebrating my birthday, I don't know what to do. Trapped in the palace, I don't know anything about the news outside. ”

Zitong is the emperor's title for the empress.

Queen Fu said: "Your Majesty is relieved, the news of the birthday celebration, my father will report it after he finds out." ”

"Report!"

At this moment, a little eunuch walked in and bowed.

Empress Fu asked, "What's the matter?"

The little eunuch said: "Your Majesty, the national abbot asks to see you." ”

A bright light flashed in Liu Xie's eyes, and he hurriedly said, "Hurry up!"

The little eunuch went down to give the order, and after a short time, an old man who was nearly sixty years old walked in. After wearing a virtuous crown, wearing a black official uniform, he solemnly walked to Liu Xie's front and saluted.

Liu Xie waved his hand and said, "The national abbot doesn't have to be polite, sit down and talk." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After sitting down, Queen Fu hurriedly said, "Father, how is the situation outside?"

Liu Xie's eyes also showed a look of expectation.

Fu Wan's face showed a hint of joy, and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the people who came to celebrate Your Majesty's birthday this time are Jingzhou and Jiangdong and envoys. The envoys sent by Liu Biao in Jingzhou were Pang Degong and Liu Xiu, and the envoys sent by Jiangdong were Zhang Hong. Last night, Cao Cao feasted Pang Degong Zhang Hong and Liu Xiu at night, and a major event happened. ”

Liu Xie hurriedly asked, "What's the big deal?"

Fu Wan said: "During Cao Cao's night banquet, let the military generals under his command toast Zhang Hong, the Duke of Pang De. In addition, it is stipulated that the person who makes the toast must compose a poem, and after making a poem, the person being toasted must also compose a poem. ”

At that time, the people under Cao Cao went to pay respects to Pang Degong and Zhang Hong. ”

"Just imagine, there are dozens of people under Cao Cao, and there are only two people in Pang Degong and Zhang Hong. Each of the officials under Cao Cao's command has a poem, which is enough to make Pang Degong and Zhang Hong want to break their heads. ”

Fu Wan said this, and paused slightly.

Liu Xie hurriedly said: "What happened in the back? ”

Fu Wan said happily: "At this time, Liu Xiu, the disciple of Pang Degong, that is, Liu Biao's third son, took the initiative to stand up and pay tribute to Cao Cao's people one by one. Respect one person and compose a poem, Liu Xiu made dozens of poems on the spot, each of which can be called a classic, and the people under Cao Cao's command were all impressed, and they no longer dared to compose poems in front of Liu Xiu. Even if it was Cao Cao, he had nothing to say. ”

Immediately, after paying it, he said a few more typical poems.

After Liu Xie heard this, he couldn't help laughing, his heart was extremely happy, and he felt even more proud. Liu Xiu is the son of Liu Biao, that is, the Han family, and his face also has brilliance.

Seeing this, he said some other things about Liu Xiu, which made Liu Xie even more happy.

Liu Xie said: "Guozhang, such a handsome man, I have to see it." ”

Fu Wan thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, summoning Liu Xiu now may attract the attention of Cao Thief." It is better to wait for the birthday celebration to end, and it is not too late for His Majesty to summon him. When celebrating his birthday, he will definitely name Liu Xiu's identity, in that way, summoning Liu Xiu is for the reason of the Han family's relatives, not because Liu Xiu has outstanding ability, and His Majesty wants to rely on him. ”

Liu Xie thought for a while and said, "Guozhang's analysis is reasonable, so I will do what Guozhang said." After the abbot goes down, he can meet Liu Xiu in private. ”

"Obey the order!"

After listening, he got up and retired