Yuan Shu's solicitation was also a good thing in Liu Bei's opinion.

Because of his solicitation, Liu Bei could further elevate his value in Yuan Shao's eyes.

You see, that brother-in-law of your family wants to recruit me to do things for him, should you give me a code and pay more attention to me, so that I can stay with you?

Yuan Benchu, show your sincerity, shelter me from the wind and rain, and show your political energy, and push me to the next level!

Liu Bei was full of anticipation.

And Yuan Shao obviously did not live up to his expectations.

After this period of time, Yuan Shao deeply understood Liu Bei's ability and realized that Liu Bei was an indispensable and important helper for him, and he definitely couldn't lose Liu Bei.

However, there is no relationship between the two as protégés or former officials.

Liu Bei became an official through filial piety, and the recommender was still his father-in-law, and he was already related.

He himself still has a teacher-teacher relationship, and there is no involvement of Yuan's protégés and former officials, only the Han Emperor is his monarch, and there is no need to grovel to any minister.

This made Yuan Shao a little depressed.

He thought countless times about how good it would be if Liu Bei was also a former official of the Yuan family, then he would be able to control Liu Bei logically without worrying about his betrayal.

But now, Liu Bei is an independent object, even if he enters his circle to do things for him, he also has a considerable independence, his status is similar to that of Keqing, everyone is essentially mutually beneficial, at this point, it is Yuan Shao who asks Liu Bei.

And now Liu Bei took out Yuan Shu's invitation and said on the spot that he had chosen Yuan Shao and rejected Yuan Shu, which was of course showing loyalty to Yuan Shao and showing his attitude, but at the same time, he also gave Yuan Shao a big warning.

The people around him are not bound to him and are inseparable.

Someone will dig the foot of the wall!

Yuan Shao was full of resentment towards Yuan Shu, but he couldn't have any dissatisfaction on the surface, and he couldn't get out of trouble with Yuan Shu in public, it wouldn't be good for him.

So he laughed and stood up, walked to Liu Bei's side, took Liu Bei's hand and pulled him up, walked to the lobby, and took the invitation from him.

"Brother Wai probably doesn't know that Xuande is indispensable to me, that's why I did such a thing, I will explain this matter to him clearly, Xuande don't worry."

As he spoke, Yuan Shao personally invited Liu Bei to sit down, and stretched out his hand to pour him a full glass of wine: "This cup of wine is toasted to Xuande, Xuande, please drink it." ”

"Thank you Gong Yuan."

Liu Bei raised his wine glass, drank it all in one gulp, and revealed the empty bottom of the glass to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao smiled with satisfaction.

At this moment, everyone present knew that Liu Bei had already established his position in Yuan Shao's heart.

And Yuan Shao's behavior of such a broken corporal is also announcing Liu Bei's status in his heart to everyone.

So everyone knows that Yuan Shao does not have any advantages at the moment, but in the future, once Yuan Shao rises, Liu Bei will inevitably rise to the top.

As for whether Yuan Shao will rise to the occasion......

This kind of thing that everyone knows well, why doubt it?

As a result, many people began to adjust their expectations for Liu Bei's future in their hearts, and some people began to calculate how to get closer to Liu Bei.

What needs to be known is that even if Liu Bei and this group of people belong to Yuan Shao's circle of influence, there are always small circles under the big circle, just like a bedroom can pull out several different groups.

People in large circles will naturally form gangs, either according to their origins, or according to their hometowns, or according to their official positions.

In Yuan Shao's big circle, a group of people from Yuan's former officials are closer, a group of people from the heroes of Luoyang and Sanhe are closer, and a group of scholars with the background of the ancient literature school who joined with Liu Bei are also closer.

Several faintly formed small circles surrounded Yuan Shao, delicately maintaining the balance between everyone.

Liu Bei is a latecomer, but at the moment, he is quite a latecomer, and Yuan Shao can't do without him at all.

Therefore, the old people in Yuan Shao's circle sighed that this Liu Xuande is really not a simple commodity.

For this kind of not simple goods, if you can win over and be friendly, of course, you must be friendly, everyone has no conflict of interest for the time being, and the threat of the common enemy eunuchs is too great, and they need each other, so there is no need to stiffen the relationship.

So the feast continued, the laughter continued, and everyone continued to drink as if they had never experienced it, and the musicians continued to play music, and the dancers continued to dance.

Yuan Shao also continued to drink as if nothing had happened, speaking arrogantly, gulping down, and laughing loudly.

Cao Cao raised his wine glass to Liu Bei at the right time, and the two drank a glass in the air.

After this banquet, Cao Cao found Liu Bei, rode with him, and went home together.

Cao Cao was originally a member of the large circle under Yuan Shao, but in the small circle, he was ostracized, only Zhang Miao, who did not grow up in Luoyang, was more friendly to him, and other times he was very isolated.

It wasn't until Liu Bei joined Yuan Shao Group that Cao Cao found a sense of belonging to himself and got very close to Liu Bei.

After a heart-to-heart exchange, the relationship is even closer.

In the carriage, Cao Cao voiced his concerns.

"Xuande, Yuan Shu is not a good person, and it is a great insult to him to refuse his invitation in public."

Cao Cao said with a worried face: "I'm worried about whether Yuan Shu will do something to you. ”

Liu Bei smiled.

"Meng De, since I have already handed over the invitation to Yuan Gong, then this matter is no longer led by me, this matter is a brotherly dispute between Yuan Gong and Yuan Highway, it has nothing to do with me, I just need to continue to give advice to Yuan Gong."

Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei, who was bamboo-chested, and let out a long sigh.

"Xuande is really not worried at all?"

"It's not me who should be worried, but Yuan Gong, if Yuan Gong can't keep me, how can he make others believe that he can keep others? At this moment, it is the time for Yuan Gong to show himself to everyone, the so-called good birds choose trees to perch, good people choose the master and things, we need Yuan Gong, and Yuan Gong also needs us. ”

Liu Bei patted Cao Cao's hand with a smile and said with a smile: "Is Meng De really worried?" These are not like the words of a warrior who dares to beat the plan. ”

Cao Cao laughed bitterly.

"Xuande, why are you teasing me like this? I admit that I am not as good as Xuande, and if this matter falls on me, I will definitely be in a dilemma. ”

"If you have a clear goal, you won't be torn between them."

Liu Bei said slowly: "I am not the slightest confused about the road ahead, so my choice has never changed, since my choice has not changed, then there is nothing to be embarrassed about." ”

"Sure enough, I'm not as good as Xuande."

Cao Cao said the sentence he just said again, shook his head helplessly, and said: "Xuande's words made me embarrassed, and now I know what a mediocre person is to disturb himself." ”

"Why did Mengde demean himself so much?"

Liu Bei laughed: "I watched Meng De just worry and tired, he must not have drunk well, so how about going to my house to drink a few more glasses next?" ”

"Okay!"

Cao Cao was finally happy, so he didn't want to go home, and followed Liu Bei directly to Liu Bei's house to drink.

Big occasions can't be let go, only small occasions can open their hearts and say what is in their hearts, for Cao Cao, who often falls into depression, Liu Bei's small pavilion in his house is his favorite place.

Cao Cao naturally has his favorite places, and Yuan Shao also has places he dislikes very much.

Yuan Shu's mansion is a place he doesn't like very much, and he prefers to go to Yuan Ji's mansion to meet Yuan Ji than Yuan Shu's mansion.

Maybe it's because he knows that he can't pose any threat to him, so Yuan Ji is more friendly to Yuan Shao, and he will also give him some care on weekdays, and remember to send him some good things, although this is a little unpleasant in Yuan Shao's opinion, but it is better than Yuan Shu.

For Yuan Shu, although Yuan Shao is a concubine, but he is relatively old, and one of him is the elder brother of the concubine, and the other is the younger brother of the concubine, according to the feudal etiquette, the younger brother should be respectful to the elder brother, and the difference between the concubine and the concubine is very clear.

So the relationship between the two is not distorted, it can also be said to be twisted like a twist.

Yuan Shu had to salute Yuan Shao in public, and Yuan Shao also had to endure Yuan Shu's yin and yang weirdness in private, which made the two of them have no public big contradictions, but both of them have no good impression of each other, and even have some sense of competition, and no one is willing to let anyone have the upper hand.

Despite this, the two also control each other not to have direct conflicts with each other.

It has always been like this in the past, but this time, Yuan Shu crossed the line.

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PS: Please, please, beg for tickets~~~