"Dare to ask Xu Jun, who is the person who is preparing for the banquet?"

In front of the city gate, Liu Bei looked at Xu Yu in front of him.

In fact, there is no need to ask, since the person in front of him is Xu Ziyuan, the person who invited him to the banquet must be Yuan Benchu.

"The person who wants to invite Liu Jun to drink is Yuan Benchu, and you have seen it that day."

"Since we met on the day of the fight, I have often talked about Liu Junhaojie at the beginning. Originally, I wanted to invite Liu Jun to drink, but Liu Jun was away with Lu Gong at that time, so he couldn't find the opportunity at first. In the past few days, I heard that Liu Jun has returned to Luoyang, and I will definitely invite Liu Jun to the banquet. Otherwise, you will give me an ugly look. Xu You said with a smile.

Liu Bei had some doubts in his heart, and he didn't know what Yuan Shao was looking for him.

On the same day, several people met in the wine house in the east of the city, and the two did not actually say a few words between them, but Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao also had a dispute.

Although Yuan Shao didn't say it explicitly at that time, in fact, most of them didn't look down on them as border people in his heart.

He is from the Han family in Youzhou border county, not a famous family for generations, even if there is a name of the Han family, but now there are many Han family relatives, and it is difficult to enter Yuan Shao's eyes.

In addition, he has a very good relationship with Gongsun Zhan, so in Yuan Shao's eyes, he must not be the hero Xu You said at this time, at least not at that time.

At that time, he would perfunctory a few sentences, probably because he was a disciple of Lu Gong.

It's just that Yuan Shao is not an ordinary person in the end, the Yuan family of the fourth and third dukes, no matter who it is, will give face. Now that he has been invited, Liu Bei naturally has no way to save his face.

"Then please lead the way."

Xu You did not take the two of them to Yuan's mansion, but turned around and took the two of them through the alley left and right, and finally came to a mansion.

"Liu Jun don't dislike it, it's not in the Yuan family, this is the original purpose of entertaining distinguished guests, and the heroes from all over the world in the past are here with the original." Xu You said with a smile.

Liu Bei also said with a smile: "Being invited to drink by the world's models is already something that many people can't ask for, how dare you dislike it."

"The role model of the world is just a bluff." Xu You smiled, "Fame and fame are all clouds." The work in front of him and the name behind him, in You's opinion, are not as good as the yellow and white things in his hands. In life, if you can't have fun in time, wouldn't it be a wasted effort? ”

"Xu Jun's words are reasonable, if you don't have money, you are a hero, and it is difficult to move an inch." Liu Bei nodded and smiled.

"I don't want Liu Jun to be a confidant." Xu You also smiled, "In the future, you and I will have to communicate more." ”

He said no more, but led the way.

Liu Bei rubbed his forehead helplessly, and had to communicate with Xu You, and he had to use money to open the way, which was a huge expense.

The guard guarding the gate naturally knew Xu You, and he only stepped forward to say a few words, and the guard at the door immediately got out of the way.

Liu Bei was thoughtful, it seemed that this Xu Yu was extremely valued by Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao, a well-known figure like him, has been very strict in guarding.

After all, there are people in this world who are invited to be famous for assassinating celebrities.

But now Xu You can let the guards go with just a few words, which shows that this person must be extremely trusted by Yuan Shao.

"It seems that Xu Jun has been very reused by Yuan Jun." Liu Bei said with a smile.

Xu You, who was leading the way in front, paused, and turned his head, "I can't say that I can't reuse or not, I have always looked at the heroes in the beginning, and I am humble to accept the virtuous, as long as I have the ability, I can naturally show my talents here." There is no need to worry about the cone being in the sac and not coming out. ”

"Yuan Jun is a model in the world, and his name is well deserved." Liu Bei smiled.

The group continued to walk, and when they came to the backyard, they saw someone coming out of the house.

That person Liu Bei has also seen it, it was He Hao who greeted Lu Zhi with Xun Shuang and others when he was in Yingchuan, and then went to Luoyang alone.

At this time, He Hao also saw a few people, and said with a smile: "Fang Cai originally said that he invited a distinguished guest today, and I guessed who it was, it turned out to be you, the young tiger of the Liu family." He Hao laughed loudly.

He is a heroic person, and he has been friends with Lu Zhi for many years, so he naturally treats Liu Bei as a nephew.

Liu Bei said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for many days, Don't come unharmed."

"I am very young and strong, and I think I can live for seventy or eighty years." He Hao waved his hand.

"But you kid really deserve to thank me."

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, not knowing what He Hao meant.

"It is He Gong who is famous for Liu Jun in Luoyang City." Xu Yu reminded with a smile on the side.

Liu Bei suddenly realized, and the things that he had been thinking about for many days became clear in an instant.

Although he knew that it was Lu Zhi who praised him in a letter to Xun Shuang that day, it was true that the Xun family was a high-ranking family in Yingchuan, and it was not true that Xun Shuang was a world-famous Gaoshi, but Luoyang was not Yingchuan in the end.

In any case, his name as a young tiger of the Liu family should not have spread so quickly, it turned out to be He Hao's credit.

"In this way, Beibei really wants to thank He Gong for making a name for himself." Liu Bei said with a smile.

"Now that I'm old, it's up to you young people to rely on me in the future. Naturally, we want to pave more roads for you young people while there is still some use, and go more smoothly. ”

Liu Bei leaned down and worshipped, not only because He Hao made a name for him, but also because He Hao had the heart to protect young people.

After many people became famous, they began to suppress their juniors, and those who were afraid of their juniors came before their own homes.

He Hao smiled, walked up to Liu Bei, and patted Liu Bei on the shoulder, "Today, the young juniors I am optimistic about gather together, it seems that we old guys are really old." ”

Liu Bei and the others watched him laugh and leave.

"He Gong is also a noble man, and he is really admirable." Xu You sighed.

"With Xu Jun's talent, he may not be able to be another He Gong." Liu Bei said with a smile.

"I have self-knowledge, I can't change my greed for money and lust, and I can't be a person like He Gong in this life." Xu You also smiled.

"Okay, let's go into the house quickly, don't make them wait in a hurry."

Liu Bei looked stunned for a moment, and noticed the word "them" in Xu You's mouth.

It seems that he is not the only guest of Yuan Shao today.

The two followed Xu Yu into the house and saw three people standing under the window talking.

The Yuan brothers, and Cao Cao, whom they had seen before.

Yuan Shao saw a few people entering the house, approached and said with a smile: "The distinguished guest came to the door, and Shu Shao never went out to greet him."

Liu Bei naturally gave him enough face, and hurriedly asked, "How can a foolish person greet Yuan Jun." ”

At this time, Yuan Shao had already come to Liu Bei and stretched out his hand to support his shoulder, "Xuande doesn't need to be polite, you and I just need to be commensurate with each other." Take a seat. ”

Cao Cao, who was standing by the window, narrowed his eyes, while Yuan Shu pursed his lips disdainfully.

Several people sat down separately, and Yuan Benchu was the highest.

Liu Bei and Guan Yu sat on the right side, while Cao Cao and Yuan Shu sat on the left.

At this time, the wine and food were served, Yuan Shao held the cup and took the lead in toasting with Liu Bei.

"I heard that Xuande has done a lot of things in the southeast, one person is trapped in a lonely city and can let the three armies die, Xuande is really a general." Yuan Shao said with a smile.

Liu Bei also held the cup, "The original reputation was excessive, and the preparation was just a coincidence, if the gentlemen here went, it would only be better than the preparation." ”

"Xuande is too modest, if you put us in Yangquan City, I'm afraid it's hard to say whether you can return alive." Cao Cao laughed.

Liu Bei looked at him deeply, others are not good to say, he Cao Mengde will definitely survive.

"Meng De's words are bad, although Xuande is indeed not bad. But if I were in Nayang Spring City, Mo said that I defeated those Nanban traitors who came to attack, and I would be the leader of the Nanban in this rebellion, and I could also go straight to Huanglong and take down his head. Yuan Shu smiled.

Several people are familiar with Yuan Shu's temperament, and naturally no one will take his words to heart.

Liu Bei thought it was particularly funny, Yuan Shu seemed to have never won the battles he had experienced in his life?

Say the most ruthless words, and get the most severe beatings.

"Okay, let's not talk about it. Now that the Nanban rebellion has been put down, I don't think there will be any more trouble. Moreover, compared to the real big things, the rebellion of the Southern Barbarians was just a small matter. Yuan Shao said with a smile.

Liu Bei held the cup in his hand and knew that he was going to get to the point.

Yuan Shao smiled and asked, "Does Xuande know why Shao invited you here this time?"

Liu Bei shook his head, "I don't know, please tell me at the beginning." ”

"Does Xuande not know, or does he not want to say it explicitly?" Yuan Shao glanced at him deeply, "Now that the government is not in the country, we often gather together in order to help the government, Xuande, whose fault do you say that the government is not in place now." ”

Liu Bei naturally knew whose fault it was to get to this point in the government, Emperor Ling, eunuchs, and families were all guilty.

It's just that he naturally can't say that, he can only say the answer that Yuan Shao wants to hear from his mouth.

"The government is in trouble, which is naturally the fault of the eunuchs." Liu Bei said with a smile.

"What Xuande said is true, and now the government is like this, it is all the fault of the eunuchs. Extravagance, abuse of punishment, and encroachment on the fields, Li Shu dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, even the officials of the court and the central government, intimidated by the obscenity of these eunuchs, did not dare to speak out against them. ”

"If it weren't for these eunuchs, the current politics would not have declined to this point. Therefore, Shao recruited the world's heroes in order to get rid of these eunuchs and return the Han family to a peaceful world. Today's search for Xuande is also for this matter. I don't know if Xuande has the intention of getting rid of thieves for the world? ”

Yuan Shao's words came to this, and Liu Bei naturally couldn't accept it.

He is a disciple of Lu Zhi, so he naturally has to stand on the side of the scholars. And the scholars, who only need to shout and kill the eunuchs, will never be wrong.

"Dealing with eunuchs is the right thing to do, so naturally we have to count one to prepare, but we must not be in a hurry in this matter, otherwise I am afraid that I will not succeed in plotting against the eunuchs, but I will be burdened by the eunuchs like Dou Gong in the past." Liu Bei said with a smile.

The Dou Gong in Liu Bei's mouth refers to his relative Dou Wu, in the past, Dou Wu and Chen Fan conspired to punish the eunuchs, and there were no secrets, but they were killed by the eunuchs. Yin Jian is not far away, so it is natural to be cautious.

"There is no need to say much about this matter, now that the eunuchs are powerful, we will naturally not act rashly, just wait for the opportunity to move. Inviting Xuande to come here today is just to know what Xuande means. ”

Yuan Shao got Liu Bei's answer and nodded with satisfaction.

In fact, he had already guessed that Liu Bei would answer like this, after all, in today's world, if you want to occupy a place among scholars, you must not have anything to do with eunuchs.

"Today's search for Xuande was originally to talk about this matter, but now that the matter has been decided. Then let's have a good drink. Yuan Shaolang laughed.

All of a sudden, the hall was staggered.

Yuan Shao drank the most, and his face was already a little red at this time, he untied the sword at his waist and held it in his hand.

Drawing his sword, the cold light flickered, and the room seemed to be a little colder.

He burped, and his words were a little drunk, "This sword is called Sizhao, and it was given to me by the immortal when I was in my dream. What does Xuande think about this sword? ”

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Liu Bei nodded and smiled: "It is indeed a rare good sword."

Although he said this, he was secretly thinking about what Yuan Shao meant in his heart.

Si Zhao is indeed a good sword, but he doesn't believe what the immortals have given him.

What he was even more puzzled about was what Yuan Shao meant.

In the past, at the Hongmen banquet, Xiang Zhuang danced the sword, which was intended for Pei Gong.

Since then, the sword in the hall has begun to have other intentions.

Yuan Shaogaomen, it stands to reason that he would not do such a rude thing. He took a closer look at Yuan Shao's drunken state again, and had some guesses in his heart.

Yuan Shao smiled with satisfaction when he heard this.

"What Xuande said is very true, not conceited. From a certain point of view, there is no sword in this world that can beat the sword in my hand. ”

"The advantage of my sword can be the first sword in the world?"

The swordsman, the head of a hundred soldiers, the weapon of a gentleman.

Yuan Shao's words naturally did not only refer to the sword, but also to the person.

The fourth generation and third duke of the Yuan family, a famous family in the world.

He Yuan was a model in the world, and he was expected by everyone, so how could he not be the head of this sword.

Liu Bei was a little amused in his heart, he entered Luoyang today to recruit Jia Xu, and later went to recruit Shi A, but both of them failed.

I don't want Yuan Shao to hit his mind now.

He peeked at Cao Cao opposite, and saw that although Cao Cao also looked drunk, there was a flash of light in his eyes from time to time.

He smiled helplessly, since this was the case, then it was no wonder that he was not surprised.

Liu Bei staggered to his feet, as if he was already drunk, and he reached out to untie the sword at his waist.

Draw the sword out, and one sword becomes two swords.

Male and female swords, of different lengths, but they are both rare sharp swords in the world.

He is also like Yuan Shao, looking like he is drunk, "The original Sizhao Sword is indeed a rare blade in the world, but the male and female swords in the reserve hand are not bad." The sword of the primordial is sharp, and the sword of preparation is not disadvantaged. The original famous family, so the sword fight the name of the person, will definitely be able to show the world in the future. But it's a pity that this male and female double sword fell into the hands of Bei. ”

Yuan Shao heard Liu Bei's first half of the words, and he wanted to be angry, didn't this statement imply that he Yuan originally relied on the momentum of the Yuan family to have today's fame! It's just that when he heard the second half of the sentence, he was forced to endure it, Liu Bei was already depreciating himself, so he naturally didn't want to say more.

Guan Yu naturally knew his brother's thoughts, and hurriedly pulled Liu Bei to sit down, and then confessed for Liu Bei, "Don't blame you, although my brother is from the borderland, the amount of alcohol is actually not good, and he will get drunk when he drinks." ”

"I think Xuande's words, yes, reasonable."

Cao Cao, who had put his head on the table several times, stood up suddenly, and acted like the two of them before, and also untied the sword at his waist.

Liu Bei, who was already seated, laughed when he saw this, and he Cao Mengde really couldn't help it.

"The original Sizhao Sword is indeed not bad, and Xuande's male and female swords are also quite sharp. Although Cao is not talented, he also has a long sword, thinking that he can also be among the world's famous swords. ”

Cao Cao drew his sword out, but the saber in his hand was not as sharp as the long swords of the two before. On the contrary, Shenhua is introverted, and it doesn't seem to be a long sword that can be used to kill.

Cao Cao held his sword in both hands, looking rather heavy.

"This sword is called Yitian, and it was obtained from a famous sword-casting master. It is used in defense and not in attack, although it is not strong and powerful, but even if it is the first sword in the world, it cannot be cut off. I think it's enough to be among the famous swords. ”

Cao Cao grinned and sat down.

At this time, everyone in the hall quietly looked at Yuan Shu on Cao Cao's side.

Yuan Shu shouted angrily, "Look at what you have done, you are all drunk, but you are not drunk." ”

At this time, Yuan Shu also secretly hated in his heart, on such an occasion, he should have been in the limelight, but unfortunately he really didn't have a famous sword in his hand, so he could only watch these people show off here.

At this time, Yuan Shao seemed to be a lot more sober, smiled again, and said with a smile: "I just drank more, and I was a little drunk." Xuande and Meng De's long swords are not bad, and they are also rare divine soldiers in the world. Today, all the people are heroes, and it is not easy to get together, so how about the gentlemen say their own aspirations? ”

Seeing that several people were silent, Yuan Shao took the lead in speaking, "Shaozhi's ambition is naturally to be able to name the Yuan family, go up to Kuang Sheji, go down to An Lishu, rectify the rule of officials inside, collect and surrender foreign races outside, and restore the prosperity of the Han Dynasty." ”

Yuan Shao had already spoken, and several people naturally had to express their own opinions.

Cao Cao propped his hands on the couch behind him and said with a smile: "Cao Cao has never had such great ambitions as he did at the beginning, and he is the most ambitious in his life." If he dies in the future, the tomb of Cao Hou, the general of the Han Dynasty's expedition to the west, can be written on the tablet, and the rest of the wish is enough. ”

Liu Bei said with a smile: "As a relative of the Han family, the only thing I want is to revitalize the Han family and glorify the lintel of the family."

Liu Bei is a member of the Han family, and Yuan Shao and the others had already known about it when they drank last time. It's just that there are too many Han clan relatives now, and it's not worth putting them in their eyes.

Yuan Shu smiled, "All gentlemen have great ambitions, but not art. There is not much to ask for, as long as you can have honey water to drink every day, it is enough. ”

Several people laughed when they heard this, and they were staggered, and the guests and hosts were happy.

This banquet was drunk for several hours, and everyone was drunk.

Full of wine and food, the excitement is about to dissipate.

Yuan Shao leaned back, his eyes full of drunkenness, "Shao drank more today, so I won't give it to you, and please don't mind Shao's rudeness." ”

Liu Bei was also drunk and hazy, and left with Guan Yu's support.

Cao Cao got up alone, and he had his own pleasure to wait outside the door.

Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao are both brothers, Yuan Shao's house is naturally his house, and he will naturally not be polite to Yuan Shao. His own subordinates stepped forward and helped him to find a place to live.

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In the courtyard, as everyone left, Yuan Shao, who was originally looking up at the roof with a drunken face, slowly lowered his head, and there was no drunkenness on his face at this time.

"Ziyuan, what do you think of these people?"

At this time, Xu You turned out from behind the screen, and a few five-baht coins in his palm bumped lightly.

He sat opposite Yuan Shao, picked up the wine jug on the table and took a sip, "Originally, judging the heroes of the world, this price is not cheap. You and my friend, I can give you a cheaper price. It's just not much cheaper. ”

Yuan Shao rubbed his forehead, this Xu Ziyuan's wisdom and courage are not bad, but he is greedy for money.

He smiled bitterly, "Now that your money is not less, even if you can't spend it for a lifetime, why bother with it." Asking for land is not the work of heroes. ”

"You Yuan was originally a hero, and my Xu Zi was far from it." Xu You picked up a five-baht coin, pinched it in the palm of his hand, and then put it back in his hand.

"You Yuan Benchu wanted to help the world, and I can help you. But I love money, and you shouldn't stop me. Xu You said with a smile.

Yuan Shao didn't want to listen to his nonsense, and asked, "What do you think these people are?"

Xu Yu pondered for a moment, "The highway and you are brothers, and you know best how to behave." Although the Yuan family, who is the same as you and the third prince of the fourth world, is the most powerful on weekdays, but in fact, he is the most non-threatening. ”

Yuan Shao nodded, "The highway is very talented, it is difficult to achieve great things, and in the final analysis, it is still my Yuan family." ”

"As for Cao Mengde, he has been with us since he was a teenager, and he is changeable in his mind, cunning temperament, partial and intellectual, and he is not a good person. However, after he is a eunuch, he will naturally be suppressed by the prestige of your Yuan family, as long as you are careful, it is okay to come and do nothing. Xu Yu continued.

"Although Cao Mengde is not an ordinary person, one day with me, I can suppress it and let it be used by me." Yuan Shao smiled, quite confident.

Xu You's lips moved, but in the end he didn't speak.

He originally wanted to remind Yuan Shao to be careful of this person, but after thinking about it carefully, after Cao Mengde became a eunuch, although he had talent, he should not pose a threat to Yuan Shao.

"Finally, it is this Liu Xuande, now he is with Lu Gong to conquer the Southern Barbarians, and with the Yingchuan Xun family adding fuel to the fire, his reputation has already begun to grow. Judging by his actions in Yangquan City, he seems to be a wise person. ”

"Although I haven't stepped into the official career yet, it is a matter of time before I think about it. And this person is a member of the Han family, but he does not have the disadvantage of Cao Mengde's identity, so he should be careful at the beginning. Xu You restrained the smile on his face.

"I'll be careful, the first thing to do now is to deal with those eunuchs first, and as for other things, we can put them on for a later time." Yuan Shao smiled, "Now there is a common enemy, and that is the eunuch." The smarter they are, the more useful they are to us. ”

Speaking of this, he pulled out the Sizhao Sword on the table with his backhand, and the sword light was awe-inspiring, and the room was full of cold.

"Ziyuan, do you know why I show my sword today?" Yuan Shao said with a smile.

Xu You smiled helplessly, "Originally, I just wanted them to respect you as the leader." ”

"I do." Yuan Shao nodded, "It's just that since they each drew their swords, I knew their answers." ”

He smiled, "It's more interesting that way." ”

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Outside the house, Cao Cao had already found Le Jin waiting outside.

He reached out and drove the smell of alcohol out of his body.

Then he took out a piece of brocade from his bosom and wiped it on his head.

Le Jin followed behind him, following in unison, but without speaking.

Cao Cao touched the Yitian Sword on his waist, suddenly turned his head and smiled: "Wen Qian, fortunately, what I brought with me today is not Qingyu."

Le Jin didn't know what he meant, but Cao Cao was already smiling and walking.

"Let's go see Qiao Gong, and steal a chicken from him to eat by the way."

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Riding out of the city, Liu Bei, who was originally lying on the horse and seemed to be drunk, suddenly sat up straight.

Guan Yu was not surprised at all, he knew the amount of his brother's wine very well, and the drinks he drank today were far worse than the ones they drank when they were in Youzhou.

"What does Yun Chang think of today's events?" Liu Bei asked with a smile on the shadow.

"Today's banquet of Yuan Benchu is called inviting his brother to deal with the eunuchs together, but in the dark he wants his brother to respect him as the leader in the future?" Guan Yu is naturally not stupid.

Liu Bei smiled, "Yes, the fourth world and the third duke, a model in the world, he Yuan Benchu is indeed a character." ”

He touched the male and female swords at his waist.

"It's just that people like me and Cao Mengde, who is willing to be subservient."