Outside the winehouse, the sun sets and the moon rises, and the sky is already dusk.

Farmers who had been working in the fields outside the city had returned to their homes, closed their doors and smoked.

The sound of chickens and dogs barking, accompanied by the rising smoke, is far away.

One day at a time, one year at a time, morning and dusk.

These are neither born nobles, nor have no family background, let alone natural talents.

It seems that a lifetime has been spent in firewood, rice, oil and salt, and the parents are short.

Many years ago, the person who raised his arms and shouted princely generals, rather than a kind of person, is long gone.

Many years later, the great sage and good teacher who shouted that the sky was dead and Huang Tian was standing was already lurking in the dark at this time, sharpening his edge.

At this time, before stepping on the battlefield, the heroes and heroes who dominate the world have not yet held swords.

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In the wine house, Yuan Shu was pulling Fu Xie to fight wine.

The two are friends, although Yuan Shu, who is the fourth and third dukes of the fourth world, is slightly better than him, but Fu Xie was born in a famous family in the north, and it is not bad in comparison.

In terms of equestrianism, the two are comparable, although Fu Xie was born in the hometown of Liangzhou high-headed horses, but Yuan Shu's ghost equestrianism is naturally not bad in the road of flying eagles and lackeys all day long.

Only in this matter of drinking, he is too much worse than Fu Xie.

The people of Liangzhou are born with a good amount of alcohol, and Fu Xie drinks like drinking water.

Drinking the soft wine of the Central Plains, Yuan Shu had never seen Fu Xie drunk.

As for Yuan Shu's amount of alcohol, I don't know if it's because he drank too much honey, even if it is the softest and glutinous wine, drinking two jars can make him drunk leisurely, and he can't distinguish between east and west, north and south.

Fu Xie raised his head and drank the wine in his hand, then shook the empty jar in his hand, looked at Yuan Shu with a sincere face, and said with a smile: "Highway, the taste of today's wine is not bad." I should be able to drink seven jars and eight altars, it's your turn. ”

Yuan Shu raised his eyebrows and laughed, "Nanrong, don't think that you have won today." These days, I have practiced the amount of alcohol at home, and I can not change the color of my stomach under a stone of wine, and today I want you to see the amount of alcohol I Yuan Highway. ”

He picked up a jar of unopened wine, opened the mud seal, and poured a few sips into his mouth.

Fu Xie looked surprised, could it be that Yuan Shu's alcohol consumption really increased?

Yuan Shuxu poured it too hard, and a lot of wine leaked from the placket, soaking through the long shirt in front of him.

"The highway is bold, the highway is good for drinking, and the highway is another jar."

Cao Cao clapped his hands and laughed loudly.

At this time, Yuan Shu had already put down the wine jar, turned his head suddenly, and just faced Cao Cao.

But seeing that Cao Cao didn't want to think about it, he quickly took out a piece of brocade from his arms, covered Yuan Shu's mouth fiercely, and then pushed Yuan Shu aside.

Cao Cao snorted, "Go to the side and vomit, don't repeat the old tricks." ”

"I did this when I was drinking before, and I vomited Mengde." Yuan Shao explained with a smile on the side.

Yuan Shu glared at Cao Cao angrily and staggered towards the back of the wine house.

Cao Cao shrugged his shoulders, looked at Fu Xie, and said with a smile: "Nanrong, I did you a great favor this time, otherwise the first time I encountered such a scoundrel method as the highway, now you are soaked."

"Naturally, you don't want to resent the highway because of this, the highway people are still not bad, but there are more bad intentions. As for this little favor of mine, you can keep it in your heart. , since you've been drenched in the rain, you always have to hold an umbrella for others when you have the chance. ”

Yuan Shao on the side did not speak out to stop Cao Cao from "slandering" Yuan Shu, but rarely echoed: "What Meng De said is right, this person on the highway is indeed a little stingy, but he is still not bad."

"That Xie really has to thank Meng De." Fu Xie said with a smile.

Originally, Gongsun Zhan was Yuan Shu on the left and Yuan Shao on the right, but at this time, Yuan Shu left the table, and the person on his left had become Han Yue.

Gongsun Zhan couldn't get used to Yuan Shao's appearance as a son of a family, so he turned around and talked to Han Yue from a different position, but left Yuan Shao aside.

Yuan Shao glanced at Gongsun Zhan, but the corners of his mouth were still smiling, the expression on his face remained unchanged, and he couldn't see the joy and anger in his heart.

Liu Bei took everything into his eyes, and he had to sigh in his heart, Yuan Benchu was indeed a character at this time.

I have to sigh even more that it is not for no reason that Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao fell out in history.

is from the same family, and both are from humble backgrounds, but Yuan Shao is now the hope of famous people in the world, but his grandson Chan wants to leave his hometown to study in Luoyang, seeking an unknown future. It's no wonder that he and Yuan Shao are not on good terms.

Yuan Shao turned his head and looked at Liu Bei beside him, "Listening to what the highway said, Xuande is a member of the Han family?" Since Xuande came from Youzhou, he should have seen Liu Youzhou. ”

"Naturally." Liu Bei nodded, "I waited for this time to come west, and I was recommended by Liu Youzhou." ”

Yuan Shao smiled: "What does Xuande think Liu Youzhou thinks of the foreign race?"

"Liu Youzhou implements a policy of solicitation and appeasement to foreign races, and treats people with kindness, which can be described as benevolent." Liu Bei said with a smile.

"Just a benevolent word?" Yuan Shao continued to ask, "What Xuande meant by his words was that he shouldn't be so lenient with foreign races? ”

Liu Bei didn't answer, but asked rhetorically: "What did you think of Liu Youzhou's strategy?"

Yuan Shao smiled, he never thought that Liu Bei would ask back, he smiled: "Shao thinks that Liu Youzhou's strategy is very good. For example, Karasuma and other alien races are mostly born on horses, and they are skilled in bows and horses, and as long as they are given a little money and food, they can be collected and used by the Han. If there is a war in the future, it can be a precursor. ”

"Hey, that's how it will be after the fourth and third dukes. It's a big disappointment. Gongsun Chan suddenly sneered on the side.

It turned out that although he was talking to Han Yue just now, he was also paying careful attention to the words of Yuan Shao and Liu Bei here.

Naturally, he could pretend that he had never heard it, but he couldn't bear it at all about the alien race in Youzhou.

"Could it be that Bo Jue has another high opinion?" Yuan Shao turned his head and looked at Gongsun Zhan.

was refuted by Gongsun Zhan in person, but he only raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth were still smiling.

Liu Bei nodded secretly, Yuan Benchu, a model in the world, is really quite generous.

"The Hu people have no kindness, and giving them money and food is just a salary to fight the fire. I don't know if Yuan Jun has ever been out of the plug? What is the weather like outside Cyprus today? What about the terroir? What about a year's harvest? How many aliens can be fed in a place outside the plug? Do you know these Yuan Jun? I don't know. Gongsun Chan continued, "But I've seen all of these when I got out of the jam. ”

"There are many foreign populations, but as they are today, they can no longer support such a large population. Liu Youzhou's method is just to raise the soup to stop the boiling. The alien race wants far more than Yuan Jun can give, and he comes south every year! Enter my Han realm, kill my Han people, and so you have to compromise and seek perfection, could it be that my Han family and sons are all dead! ”

Yuan Shao stretched out his hand and pressed it a few times, and said with a smile: "Bo Jue doesn't need to be so excited, you and I are just trying to say it." It's good to express your own opinions. ”

"What does Xuande think?" He turned his head to look at Liu Bei, and after getting along with each other, he already knew a little about Liu Bei's temperament.

He felt that Liu Bei should be able to speak up at this time.

I don't want Liu Bei to restrain his smile, his face is quite serious, he stared at Yuan Shao, and said word by word: "I think that if it is not my race, its heart will be different."

Seeing this, the smile on Yuan Shao's face also converged, and he glanced at Liu Bei deeply.

"Today is just a gathering of two or three friends, Mo Yan political affairs. How to do political affairs, there are national officials in charge. You and I are late to the juniors, how can we put our beaks at will. ”

Cao Cao saw that the atmosphere between the few people was a little wrong, and hurriedly smiled and spoke.

Yuan Shao smiled casually, "In this way, it is indeed Shao's." You shouldn't mention these irrelevant things. Shao first punished himself with a few glasses. ”

He picked up the wine from his bowl and drank it down.

Seeing this, Gongsun Chan only snorted coldly.

Liu Bei also said with a smile: "Fang Caibei is also speechless, it's just that Bo Jue and I came from the border and have seen the suffering of those border people with our own eyes." Under the anger, this is the feeling, and I hope that I will not blame it in the first place. ”

"Xuande and Bo Jue are heroes on the border, but Shao is indeed thoughtful, and Shao should make amends." Yuan Shao drank two bowls in a row.

Liu Bei and Yuan Shao glanced at each other, looked at each other and laughed, as if they had lifted the matter of Fang Cai.

Cao Cao exhaled and glanced at Guan Yu, who had been tense since Liu Bei and Yuan Shao's foul words.

This time he did Yuan Shao a great favor, what is this Guan Yu's ability, he heard the road drunk that day.

Yuan Shu's Ji Ling's skills are not bad, even if his subordinate Le Jin wants to take down this person, it will not be easy.

According to Yuan Shu, in the battle on the Wushi Mountain that day, although Guan Yu used some tricky means, he did take Ji Ling in a few moves.

If he hadn't spoken out in time and made a move, Yuan Shao would definitely have suffered.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao looked at Guan Yu again.

The long body is heavy, the face is solemn, and even if he kneels and sits, he is majestic.

The more Cao Cao looked at it, the more he liked it, but unfortunately he was already taken by Liu Bei.

And just talking to this Guan Yu, this person seems to respect the righteousness of the ancients, and it is really a pity that he can't devote himself to his own side.

Cao Cao thought of another thing, and in the future, he must find a powerful good hand to stay by his side, otherwise he will inevitably encounter something like Yuan Shao today in the future.

At this time, Guan Yu also noticed Cao Cao's expression and felt a little strange.

Cao Cao has been staring at him since he sat down.

Although he admired Cao Cao for not being afraid of power and killing him with a stick, even if he Guan Yunchang was upright, he would inevitably have goosebumps on his body when he was stared at like this by a man.

Liu Bei naturally took Cao Cao's actions into his eyes, thinking in his heart that Cao Cao's love for Guan Yu seemed to be "love at first sight", but this time he would not give him Cao Aputun Tupo a chance to do three things.

Over there, Yuan Shao naturally understood what Cao Cao meant, but how could he, Yuan Benchu, have suffered such a secret loss, and he seemed to smile inadvertently: "I heard that Yun Chang defeated Ji Ling under the highway on the Wushi Mountain that day?" When I saw it today, it was really a rare strong man. ”

Then he changed his words and said with a smile: "Most of the martial artists in the world have no opponents. Shao has two friends, one Yan Liang and the other Wen Chou, both of whom are mighty and strong. If they have leisure in the future, they can let them compete with Yun Chang. At that time, please ask Yun Chang's subordinates to be merciful. ”

Guan Yu said in a deep voice: "Yu is self-accompanied."

Liu Bei originally wanted to drink, but when he heard Yuan Shao's words, he almost squirted out the wine that had just entered his throat.

It's really a good pair of Hebei pairs.

Han Yue looked at a few people carefully, thoughtful, but smiled silently.

At this time, Yuan Shu had already returned to sit down again, with a little drunkenness on his face.

"Nanrong, if I hadn't drunk too much honey before going out today, I would definitely be able to drink another seven or eight altars."

Fu Xie smiled and handed him an altar and helped him open the sealing mud, "Why don't you have another altar?" ”

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Outside, it was dark at night, and candles were already lit in the house.

While a few people were chatting, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the wine house.

As the footsteps got closer and closer, the candle flame on the table was windless and automatic, swaggering left and right, and the light was uncertain.

A few people looked up and saw that someone was pushing the door in.

The person who came was already quite old, dressed in a coarse cloth robe, and his body was so tall that he was not under Yuan Shao.

Half of his hair was gray, and his face was covered with traces carved by wind and frost.

It's just that this person's posture is upright, and just standing there, it is like a green pine standing between the mountains and rocks, even if it is windy and frosty, it does not move.

What's even more terrifying is that this person actually has a terrifying momentum on his body, which is a murderous aura that can only be tempered by crawling out of the sea of corpses and blood and surviving thousands of deaths.

Even a rebellious person like Guan Yu was inexplicably shocked in his heart.

When the man looked up, he happened to see a few people, but he just pouted, "How many little guys are there too?" ”

Naturally, he also saw Cao Cao, and a somewhat cold smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, "Cao Beibei is also here, do you want to use the crime of night walking to pull the old man to eat your five-color stick." ”

At this time, Cao Cao had already restrained the cynical smile on his face, and said solemnly: "The kid doesn't dare."

This person smiled, his gaze swept over Liu Bei and the others, "There are a few more new characters that I haven't seen before." The old man doesn't have time to greet you, you are. ”

The words were so unruly, but even the most arrogant Yuan Shu did not dare to refute it.

Only Yuan Shao smiled and said: "Captain Duan is himself, there is no need to think about us."

The man tugged at the corners of his mouth, which was a response to Yuan Shao's words, and he turned around and walked to the table closest to the old man surnamed Chen.

Yuan Shao exhaled lightly.

In the face of this person, even he, a model in the world who bears the name of the fourth world and the third prince, and is accustomed to seeing big scenes, will have a tight heartstrings.

Liangzhou Sanming, the three of them are good at winning.

And that person is Duan Jiming, a lieutenant who is famous for his martial arts and has killed countless people.

Liu Bei said softly: "Originally, could it be that person?"

"Yes, that person is Duan Cheng, one of my Liangzhou Sanming in the past, Duan Jiming."

The person who opened his mouth to answer was not Yuan Shao, but Fu Xie.

It's just that Fu Xie's voice is a little hoarse.

Liu Bei looked back and saw that Fu Xie had a complicated gaze, with some sadness between his eyebrows.

"When I was in Liangzhou, I also saw Duan Gong, and at that time, he destroyed Dongqiang, how righteous he was."

Fu Xie looked at the old man who was already seated, alone, "What do you mean that I am a tiger in Liangzhou, but today I have become a domestic dog in the park." ”

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The night breeze outside the wine house was silent, and it was the time of the night ban, and the long street was empty and empty.

If it was a few days ago, there might have been a few eunuchs on the street who had violated the ban on night tours. But now, under the deterrence of Caobei's five-color stick, no one dares to gamble with his life.

In the wine house, Cao Beibei, who now frightened those eunuchs, was holding his breath and concentrating, looking at the nocturnal person who even he didn't dare to punish with Yuan Shao.

The old man surnamed Chen after the wooden case turned a blind eye to Duan Cheng, a big man who was subordinate to him, and he trembled three times when he heard his name.

Duan Cheng was not angry, got up and went to the wooden case to take a few jars of wine, and drank it by himself after sitting down again.

Liu Bei actually had some guesses in his heart, but now that he saw the reactions of the two, he was a little more determined.

The first time he took his first sip of the wine, he already had some familiar tastes.

Now there is not much left daughter Hong in his hands.

And the old man who hid these daughters has long been buried in the ground.

I still remember that the old man said that there are two wishes in his life.

One is to find a good family for his granddaughter, so that he can watch her marry peacefully.

The second is to be able to see Captain Duan back then, and say that Li Ping of the Yongzi Battalion was not bad back then, and he didn't worry about it.

It's a pity that these two wishes, which are not wishes, even if they are not fulfilled until the old man is dying, after all.

Liu Bei whispered: "Is Uncle Chen and Captain Duan old?"

"Xuande guessed correctly, Chen Bo is Duan Gong's old department, and this wine-making technique is said to have been learned at that time. Later, he was wounded and retired from the battlefield. Even earlier than Duan Gong, he came to Luoyang. ”

"It is said that the public also paid a lot of money to open this winery. When Duan Gong first came to Luoyang, he often came here to drink. But we can see each other from time to time. "Yuan Shu is very clear about the big and small things in Luoyang.

"It's just that you should have heard about Duan Gong's arrest and killing of Tai students back then. At that time, Uncle Chen did not agree with him doing this, so there was a dispute between the two, and later Duan Gong came less. Yuan Shu said in a low voice.

Liu Bei nodded, Liangzhou Sanming, who came from west to east, Zhang Huan and Huangfu Gui were obviously on the side of the scholars, with the skin of a martial artist on the outside and the bones of a Confucian scholar on the inside.

He is the only one who befriended the eunuchs, hunted down the students, and isolated himself from the scholars.

Until now, many scholars will grit their teeth and resent him for taking refuge in the eunuchs when they mention Duan Cheng.

You must know that when he first entered Luoyang, the scholars of Luoyang were full of enthusiasm for him, thinking that Duan Cheng could fight against the eunuchs with them.

There was no one in the wine room, except for the sound of Duan Cheng pouring wine into the bowl, and the occasional crackling sound of the candles jumping on the side.

"Ah Xu, after so many years, you still can't let go?" Duan Cheng's voice was a little hoarse.

The old man surnamed Chen, who was called Ah Xu by Duan Cheng, lay down on the wooden table in front of him, staring at Duan Cheng with burning eyes.

"If the brothers who died on the battlefield back then saw that the high-spirited Captain Duan had become the watchdog under the eunuchs today, I don't know how they would feel in their hearts? Do they want you to die on the battlefield like them? Chen Xu sneered.

Facing Duan Cheng, who could put him to death as long as he raised his hand, the old man did not give in at all.

Duan Cheng drank all the wine in the wine bowl in his hand, and smiled instead of being angry, "Don't say it's them, even if Duan Jiming saw Duan Jiming now, I'm afraid that he would want to kill himself with his own hands." ”

Chen Xu was silent, if Duan Cheng retorted, he could also speak coldly. It's just that Duan Cheng was so happy at this time, but it made him speechless.

Duan Cheng slowly filled the wine in the wine bowl and said softly: "Back then, I took you to quell the chaos in Dongqiang, and after more than 100 battles, have I ever been afraid?" Which time was not the charge ahead? The original Duan Jiming, why didn't he want to be a hero? Why don't you want to make contributions to Biansai, be a Fu Jiezi, and be a class Dingyuan? ”

At this time, there were only a few of them in the wine house, and Duan Cheng's voice could also float into the ears of Liu Bei and several others.

Duan Cheng continued: "You left earlier, so some things may not be clear, and I haven't told you about them. Today, I will tell you why Duan Cheng died back then. ”

"In the winter of the fourth year of Yanxi, Shen Di of Shangjun, Sister Prison of Longxi, Wuwu and other Qiang jointly invaded and Liang Erzhou, and I led Huangzhong Yiqiang to conquer. Guo Hong, the assassin of Liangzhou, wanted to share his exploits with me, and deliberately delayed and prevented the army from advancing. Yiqiang has been fighting for a long time, and he misses his hometown, so he rebels together. ”

"Guo Hong put all the blame on me, and I was arrested and imprisoned for it, and I was punished with hard labor. Later, His Majesty issued an edict asking me about the situation at that time. I only dared to ask for guilt, and I didn't even dare to say that I had been wronged, what did the scholars in the Beijing Division say about me at that time? ”

Duan Cheng laughed to himself, "They call me an elder. ”

"But the elder they spoke of almost died in prison! If it weren't for the rebellion of the Qiang people, who would have thought of me, a frontier warrior! Duan Jiming, the current lieutenant of Sili, said that he still doesn't know where to dig the mountain and fill the soil, or he has already been buried in the ravine. ”

"Ah Xu, do you think I want to be the knife in the hands of the eunuch? Reviled by those scholars? Liang Ren came to the east, but that's how it ended. ”

Duan Cheng raised his voice suddenly, "I'm not afraid to let the boys over there know that Duan Cheng has come to this point is just forced by those pretentious scholars." ”

Yuan Shao got up helplessly, although they could hear Duan Cheng's words, but Duan Cheng didn't point them out, so they naturally didn't need to respond.

It's just that at this time, Cheng has already named out a few of them.

After he was the third duke of the fourth world, the hope of today's young scholars had to get up and answer, "Duan Gong's words are wrong, people from Liangzhou are not just Duan Gong." Huangfu Gong and Zhang Gong are both from Liangzhou, and now they are not also accepted by scholars? ”

"Accepted by scholars?" Duan Cheng laughed, "In the past, Zhang Huan led the army to the east, just when Chen Fan and Dou Wu wanted to punish the eunuchs. Tell the Magi of the city! But they never informed Zhang Huan, and in the end they were defeated because of this. ”

"Yuan Benchu, you say this is to recruit each other? The eunuch regards me as a lackey under the door, and you scholars are not invincible! ”

Yuan Shao was speechless.

Duan Cheng drank the last sip of wine in the wine jar and got up laughing.

He glanced at Chen Xu again and pulled the corners of his mouth, "Ah Xu, for so many years, only your wine here can make me miss some of the taste of my hometown." ”

He stood up, said no more, and got up and left.

The old man surnamed Chen in the wine house leaned back on the wooden table behind him, silent.

Liangzhou Tiger in the past, why is it today.