In Takayanagi Castle, a toast suddenly spread in the city in the past two days.

"The ancient sages were all lonely, and only the drinker left his name. Liu Sima, how did you come up with this wonderful word? ”

"In the past few days, I have heard those scholars in the camp who have read some nonsense that there should be a sentence next to your word, not a complete speech, can you tell it to my brothers?"

Today, everyone who met to drink together sat together, drank more than half of the wine, and under the instigation of everyone, the old Gao Dan, who had an old relationship with Liu Bei, came to Liu Bei and asked.

The people in the wine house, except for the border man who got up slightly, are the sons and daughters of him who don't learn and don't know how to get close to Liu Bei.

Where do they know what to do, but a few days ago there were some disputes with the sons of the families who only know how to read in the camp that are now jokingly called "rich".

At that time, Gao Shan ridiculed, saying that Liu Sima is also a border martial artist, and he can also make poems that the ancient sages are lonely, and only the drinkers leave their names, how can you scholars who bury themselves in the camp all day long can't do it?

Seeing that he was using Liu Bei as a raft, these people were afraid of Liu Bei's obscenity, and they never opened their mouths to refute it, so they wanted to let things pass like this.

I don't want Gao Dan to take advantage of the reader's mouth for so many years, but now I see that these people don't dare to argue, thinking that these people are afraid, so they ridicule it even more unscrupulously.

As a result, in the end, some of these scholars were forced to be anxious, and said that Liu Bei's two sentences were just obtained by chance, and they could not be regarded as complete resignations.

Some of the martial artists on the spot were favored by Liu Bei and thought that the warrior would die as a confidant. Some saw that Liu Bei became a Sima of another department at such a young age, and he must have a bright future in the future, and wanted to take this opportunity to sell Liu Bei's personal favor.

In short, no matter what these martial artists present thought, the matter began with a martial artist smashing a punch at a scholar on the opposite side, and ended with both sides having blue noses and swollen faces.

Scholars are naturally not the opponents of these frontier warriors, but these people are accompanied by guards.

So after a mutual fight, neither side took advantage.

After that, the matter was not over, and the two sides made heavy bets, betting on whether Liu Bei could make the rest of this speech.

At this time, Liu Bei, who had just poured a sip of wine into his mouth, turned his head to look at the store in the wine house, and commented on the wine in the store, "Shop, the wine in your wine house is not bad, but the taste is too clear." ”

"It's not bad to drink it for those scholars in Luoyang, but it's not enough to drink it for the men in the border areas who dance knives and guns all day long. There is now a strong liquor in Youzhou called Daughter Hong, I had the pleasure of drinking a few jars when I was in Luoyang, the wine tastes mellow, and it is suitable for border boys to drink. ”

The shopkeeper looked at him stunned, and didn't blink for a long time.

Liu Bei raised his hand and wiped it on his face, and asked with a smile: "Could it be that there is something dirty on my face?" Why did the store look so good? ”

Gao Shan gently tugged at his sleeve behind him, and said in a low voice: "Liu Sima, your daughter is red and has long been spread in Youzhou. It's just that there are too many people who want to buy it, and even in Zhuojun, you can sell it for a thousand gold. Most people don't want to buy it, but they can't buy it. ”

At this time, the shopkeeper also came back to his senses, Liu Bei and they often came to drink, so he naturally already knew Liu Bei's identity.

At the beginning, Zhang Fei and others had fought in Gaoliu in a bloody battle, and they also hyped up their own drinks and Liu Bei's brother in the city.

The reason why the shopkeeper was stunned was that he couldn't imagine that a person like Liu Bei would personally sell his own drinks.

Now that he has reacted, he has to admire Liu Bei's way of doing business.

Liu Bei coughed lightly, raised his hand and touched his nose, and said with a smile: "It's just a joke, and I will wait for the wine to be sent from Luoyang in the future." I gave the store a couple of jars. ”

He hurriedly turned around and took a sip of wine to hide his embarrassment, "Just now did you talk about resignation?" ”

Only then did he remember what Fang Cai Gao Shan said.

Gao Shan immediately nodded, "Yes, can Sima Liu make the rest to open everyone's eyes?" ”

"Open your eyes?" Liu Bei looked at Gao Dan and said with a smile: "Don't think I don't know about your bets, it seems that you bet a lot." ”

Gao Dan saw that he had broken through their purpose, so he no longer covered it up, and raised his hand to point at a few people in the wine house, "They are all poor ghosts, where do they have the money to bet, and I didn't give them all for them?" At the end of the day, it's all my own bet. Liu Sima, if I lose this time, I'm afraid I won't even be able to go back to the door of the Gao family. ”

"It's a pity." Liu Bei shook his head, "The things in the article are all clever hands, even if I want to help you, it's hard to help." ”

The article is clever and occasionally this is a good thing, and Gao Dan naturally believes it.

It's just that he just saw Liu Bei selling his own drinks, how could he not see Liu Bei's temperament? In addition, Liu Bei was a well-known street fighter in Zhuo County back then. Therefore, this sentence can be believed in others, but it cannot be believed in him Liu Xuande.

He gritted his teeth and whispered, "Sixty percent? ”

Liu Bei glanced at him again, with some disdain in his eyes, "The Gao family is also a wealthy family, and it was Ning who lost two thousand stones back then, so what kind of majesty was the words of the people?" Why is it that now there are descendants who are not arrogant at all? ”

He beckoned the others around him to drink, leaving Gao Dan alone to suffer from gains and losses.

At this time, Gao Shan thought of the miserable scene of going back like this, so he gritted his teeth again and leaned to Liu Bei's side, "I won't go a penny, how about giving all the money and jewelry I won to Liu Sima?" ”

Liu Bei turned his head, glanced at him appreciatively, and said with a smile: "The son can be taught." ”

The money was in hand, and he was satisfied, so he casually handed Gao a single jar of wine.

Gao Shan opened the mud seal and took a sip, smiled bitterly, and couldn't help asking: "It stands to reason that now that Liu Sima is proud of his career in the literary world, how can he still lack this money?" ”

Liu Bei took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "No one in this world dislikes the truth that there is a lot of money in his hand. ”

"What's more, I have all this money and jewelry." He added, on the contrary, it made Gao Dan confused.

Liu Bei suddenly picked up a jar of wine on the table and said with a smile: "The water of the Yellow River comes from the sky." ”

A piece of wine was slowly recited in his mouth.

From the water of the Yellow River to the sky, to the end of eternal sorrow.

When Liu Bei recited this poem, no one in the wine house said anything, and it was so silent that it could be heard falling from a needle.

Naturally, he would not read out the original poem, but even if some "inappropriate" sentences were eliminated, as soon as his poem came out, everyone was still shocked on the spot.

Most of the people present were martial artists, so naturally they didn't care about any neatness in their words, and the heroic spirit faintly revealed in this speech alone was enough to make them frightened.

Gao Shan said in a low voice: "It's a pity that Liu Sima is this martial artist, if I have a literary talent like Sima, I will definitely go to the literary world, and I can't say that I can mix a leader in the literary world." ”

Liu Bei smiled and picked up the wine jar in his hand, but said with a smile: "Gentlemen, please drink, don't let down this wine." ”

When everyone heard this, they agreed.

Gao Shan suddenly tugged at Liu Bei's sleeve again, and stretched out his finger and pointed to the door of the wine house.

Liu Bei turned his head to look and saw a tall young man standing at the door, with a square face, not angry but mighty.

He naturally knew this person, it was Zang Hong, who was standing behind Zang Min that day, the friend Zang Hong in Yuan Shao's mouth.

Zang Hong beckoned to him.

He stood up and followed Zang Hong out of the house.

…………

Outside the winehouse, the sun has set in the west, and the pedestrians have returned to their homes, and the afterglow of the setting sun falls on the empty avenue through the city wall full of traces of time.

"I don't know what Ziyuan is looking for me?" Liu Bei let out a long breath, and the cold wind blew on his face, which also made him sober up a little.

Zang Hong's face is quite solemn, and he can see at a glance that he is a person who does not smile on weekdays.

In the past few days in the camp, Hong happened to hear that Liu Sima did the ancient sages who were all lonely, and only the drinkers left their names. I was quite curious about the sentences after that, and I also wanted Liu Sima to write the words before and after. Zang Hong glanced at Liu Bei deeply.

I just didn't want to hear Liu Sima's astonishing words as soon as I walked to the door of the wine house. Although it is not a commonly used style today, it can be used to make sentences between words, and the heroic and expansive atmosphere is horizontal, which can be regarded as a heroic essay. ”

Zang Hong is the son of Zang Min, and naturally he was also arranged by Zang Min in the back camp, but he and Liu Bei were just nodding friends.

Liu Bei smiled when he heard this: "Ziyuan praised it. ”

"It's just that the source is unknown." Zang Hong said in a deep voice: "Liu Sima has such a literary talent, why bother with these martial artists all day long." People in the world often say that diligence can make up for clumsiness, but it is only for ordinary people. Whether you are willing to admit it or not, there is a word for talent in this world after all. ”

"Some people are literal. Today, when I heard Liu Sima's resignation, Yuan felt that Liu Sima was such a person. ”

"Such a literary talent, if it is used on the literary endowment, will definitely be able to write a heroic text that has been passed down through the ages, which will greatly benefit the world. Why did Sima despise himself among the martial artists and run for his life in the battle array? If you die in battle on the battlefield, what good will it do to the world? ”

Liu Bei smiled when he heard this, shook his head, and leaned against the wall behind him, the evening breeze blew, blowing away some of the wine on his body.

In all dynasties, the founding of the country has been a long time, and most of them have emphasized literature and light military force, even if they are as strong as the Han Dynasty. The scholars of the Central Plains looked down on the warriors in the border areas, and the sons of the families looked down on the poor families.

It's just that in the future, the world will be in turmoil, and those who stand out in the troubled times are Cao Mengde, who was born in the eunuch family, Liu Xuande, who was born as a ranger in Zhuoxian, and Sun Bofu, who was born in Jiangdong Haoqiang.

Emperor Qin burned a hundred schools, but Liu Xiang did not study.

To calm down the troubled times, it is the swords and guns in their hands, not the mouthful of moral articles.

If Wen can save the world, why did Kong Wen run away from the North Sea in history, panicking like a lost dog? Why is Yang Biao's name important in the world, but he was humiliated by Cao Cao's father and son?

Liu Bei said with a smile: "Ziyuan's words are reasonable but unreasonable. Moral articles are certainly beneficial to the world, but they are only good enough to know etiquette. If you don't even have a bite to eat, even if you can make the article blooming, what can you do? ”

"There are many people and families in this world, but there are more poor people." Liu Bei stood up straight, "Most of the poor people don't even know how to read. Ziyuan was born in a rich place in the south, and he didn't have to worry about food and clothing when he was a child, but now that he has come all the way to the north, he should have seen the border scenes along the way. ”

He restrained the smile on his face and said in a deep voice: "Let me ask you, does Ziyuan think that a few moral articles can really be beneficial to the world?" ”

Zang Hong was silent, all the way north, he naturally saw with his own eyes how hungry he was along the way.

There is no food at home, so that children and daughters can be seen everywhere.

Zang Hong is not a person who talks about mystery like Kong Wenju, and he persuaded Liu Bei only because of the scriptures he has read for many years.

Now that I heard Liu Bei's words, I naturally understood what Liu Bei meant.

Liu Bei raised his finger and pointed at the soldiers who were drinking in the wine house, and said with a smile: "These people in the wine house have never read a book, but it is their bloody battle on the battlefield and their blood that they have exchanged for a short period of stability on the border today." ”

"If it weren't for them, Xianbei would have gone south day by day, and would have driven straight in, how could those literati who had read poetry and books sit quietly in their study to write their moral articles."

"Ziyuan, drunk and lying on the battlefield, how many people have come back to fight in ancient times?" Liu Bei sighed, "The people who gathered to drink in the wine house today can't say that they will become old people soon." But what did they die for? ”

"It's for you and me! It's for the people of the world to die! ”

"The mountains and rivers are good, and the blood is sprinkled on them, how can it not be a majestic poem? Isn't it better than those who only know how to describe the sorrow and farewell, and the grievances in the boudoir? Liu Bei said with a smile.

In the words of later generations, he naturally also likes the delicate and graceful willow words that are only as delicate as the first sight of life, but he still likes the words of Jin Ge Iron Horse and Su Xin, who swallows thousands of miles like a tiger.

"What a drunk and lying on the battlefield, don't smile, a few people from the ancient war will come back." Zang Hong sighed, although his temperament was a little twisted, he was also a reasonable person in the end. Now that he has listened to Liu Bei's words, although it is not enough for him to completely deny what he has learned before, it still gives him some new insights.

"Besides, Ziyuan's friends from the family are really in danger, and they may not be as poor as these people in the wine house." Liu Bei said with a smile.

Zang Hongjue's Liu Bei seemed to be pointing, but before he could ask, Liu Bei had already pulled him towards the wine house.

"Since you're here, why don't you sit down and have a few drinks. No matter how big the truth is, it is better for you to try it yourself. Only by personally interacting with these people can you know what these people are really like. Liu Bei said with a smile, "The flood beast in the eyes of the scholars, the vulgar martial artist, but he is also a living person. ”

Zang Hong couldn't shirk it, and was dragged into the wine house by Liu Bei and sat down.

The vulgar soldiers in the wine house naturally knew this Zang Min's only son, and Zang Hong was square, so they were all restrained in the wine house for a while.

"It doesn't have to be that way, just drink. Zang Jun is different from those scholars. He is thin-faced and not good at speaking out, so he still called me outside that you and others are border heroes. Liu Bei said with a smile.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, and then they gradually let go of their temperament by constantly drinking.

A few bold ones still had the courage to step forward to toast Zang Hong.

The matter has come to this point, Zang Hong does not shirk, and he does not have a perfunctory color when he talks to these people.

At this time, he suddenly remembered something, turned his head and said, "There is another matter, my father asked me to invite you to sit in his camp when I met Liu Sima. ”

Liu Bei rubbed his forehead when he heard this.

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In the big tent of Zang Min outside the city, a middle-aged man in a long robe was reading a book holding a bamboo slip in his hand.

Three-way coach, only Zang Min is like a scholar.

Back then, some people said that he was talented, but it was not all praise.

At this time, Zang Hong took Liu Bei into the tent from outside, and the two of them still had a lot of alcohol on them.

Zang Min frowned and waved his hand to let Zang Hong retreat for the time being.

"Liu Sima is a relative of the Han family, and he is here to solve problems for the country. Indulge in wine all day long, only afraid of losing His Majesty's trust. Zang Min said coldly.

Liu Bei waved his sleeves and said with a smile: "Why does Gong Zang say this, Bei is not a child." How could you be frightened by Zang Gong's words? If Zang Gong really can't get used to it, how can he let Ziyuan come to me? ”

Zang Min smiled, no wonder this person was able to swim among Duan Cheng and the scholars, and he was really a smart person.

"Xuande, do you know why I came to you?" Zang Min smiled.

Liu Bei shook his head, "I don't know." ”

He told the truth, he didn't know Zang Min, and he didn't have any dealings with interests, so Zang Min shouldn't have something to look for him.

Zang Min saw his expression, and didn't let him be embarrassed, "I came to you for this expedition to Xianbei, I heard that Xuande also experienced the battle when he was in the southwest, I don't know what you think the result of the battle with Xianbei is?" ”

Liu Bei was stunned, Zang Min should discuss this matter with Xia Yu and others, why would he ask him a small Sima from another department?

He was silent for a moment, and then he spoke: "The battle is a big thing, prepare a small boy, don't dare to say more." ”

"Don't dare to say more, or don't dare to speak?" Zang Min smiled.

He sighed, "It seems that you are not optimistic about this dispatch either." Even a young man like you can see this, Xia Yu and Tian Yan are really worthy of being border generals. ”

Liu Bei suddenly said: "They may not be able to see it, maybe they just want to gamble." This battle caters to His Majesty's wishes, and if he wins, he will be afraid that the marquis will not be able to do so. ”

Zang Min threw the bamboo slip in his hand onto the table, and sighed: "For the wealth of their own family, they want tens of thousands of sons to gamble their lives with them." Such a character, how to be a general. ”

"In this way, General Zang Lang is not optimistic about this battle?" Liu Bei asked.

Zang Min sighed, "In the past, famous generals were like Zhang Gong, and when they dealt with Xianbei, they only guarded the city in the border land. Now the laborers are on an expedition, and they are waiting for work. It is not the art of war. ”

"My search for you this time also has something to do with it. What is your view of the source? Zang Min said suddenly.

"Ziyuan is talented and learned, but he is just a little more straightforward." Liu Bei said bluntly.

Knowing his son Mo Ruo's father, he doesn't need to be obscure in front of Zang Min.

"What Xuande said is not bad, so I came to you this time for Ziyuan's business, and now you and others are in the back camp, I guess that after the time is out of the jam, Xia Yu and the others will definitely let you stay in the rear to take care of the baggage."

"If we lose this battle, I don't know if we will be able to return safely. Even if he can return, he may not be able to save his life in the court if he is defeated and loses his army. You are different, you are a relative of the Han family, and Your Majesty will not hold you accountable if he wants to, so I want to ask you if you have the spare strength to help Ziyuan speak a word or two. ”

"How did Zang Gong come up with the idea of looking for help?" Liu Bei asked after a moment of silence.

"I have a lot of correspondence with Zheng Gong, and in the letters, Zheng Gong talked about his previous trip to Ruoyang, and he praised you a lot, so I have this thought."

Liu Bei said in a deep voice: "If you are prepared, you will definitely do your best." ”

Zang Min smiled: "In this way, I will have no worries." ”

…………

The sun is setting in the west.

Several bonfires were lit in the camp, which was jokingly called the "Fugui" camp by the people in the army.

In a few days, he will go out to conquer Xianbei, so today Tian Yan specially ordered to repair for a day.

There are many cattle and sheep on the borderland, and at this time there is a sheep roasted on every bonfire, which is already roasted in golden color, and the fragrance spreads far away in all directions along the evening breeze blowing in all directions.

The crowd was scattered around the campfire, with drinks bought from the city in front of them.

Liu Bei opened the wine in front of him and took a sip.

He looked around and saw that the men sitting around him were staring at the roast sheep on the campfire, with saliva on the corners of their mouths.

"I've never seen the world." He taunted them inwardly, then glanced at the roast lamb, then wiped the corners of his mouth.

As the roast sheep ripen on their respective campfires, the camp is also lively.

Today is a day of revelry, and everyone has no scruples.

Liu Bei carried the wine and came to the side of Chen Han, who was depressed and unhappy, just drinking dullly, and had no joy on his face.

"It's a lively time, why doesn't Chen Jun like it?" Liu Bei asked with a smile after sitting down.

"Liu Jun is still looking for me." Chen Han took a sip of wine and smiled bitterly, he had been avoiding Liu Bei these days, and he didn't want to be found by him.

"Han just has no face to see Liu Jun." Chen Han looked at Liu Bei, "When I met Liu Jun that day, Han took away a lot of Zhuoxian sons from Liu Jun, but now only Han is left alone. The most damned person has never died, what face do I have to meet Liu Jun? ”

"I'm used to seeing scenes like this today, and less than 12 out of 10 people survive every big battle. Liu Jun, if you are me, how can you rejoice at this time? ”

Liu Bei took a sip of wine silently, and since he reunited with Chen Han, he had guessed that this was the reason.

In addition to the death of the brothers in life and death one by one, what can make this high-spirited man in the past become what he is now.

Liu Bei didn't persuade him, but just pointed to the people in the camp who were making a lot of noise.

Some people are bold and strong, and they take the wine jar to find the family that was not eye-catching in the past to fight for wine.

There are men who have grudges against each other on weekdays and smile at each other, raise the altar and drink bitterly, and the grudges disappear.

Now Zang Hong is already familiar with these men in the army, and he is laughing and drinking with them.

Guan Yu sat among a group of military men, his face flushed after drinking.

Gao Shun, who has never liked to drink alcohol on weekdays, is also a non-refusal today.

At this time, I don't know who started, and the camp began to sing a song that had been sung for many years.

The song is called Clothesless.

Liu Bei squinted, leaned back, and said with a smile: "I have never believed in ghosts and gods. It's just that at this time, I hope that those old people are looking at you and me from heaven. Chen Jun, do you think they would like to see you depressed like this? ”

He pointed to the people in the distance, "All you and I can do is to bring back the living, and this is the greatest respect for the departed." ”

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Hearing the singing in the camp and Liu Bei's words, Chen Han finally raised his head slowly.

Liu Bei stretched out a hand, clenched it into a fist, and said softly: "How can you say that you have no clothes." ”

Chen Han slowly stretched out his hand.

The two fists slammed together.

He replied softly, "Fellow with the Son." ”