Thirteen states in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yuzhou is among the states, and Runan County lives in Yuzhou, so it is called "Tianzhong".

Runan has been established since the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period, and has developed for more than 900 years from the current Eastern Han Dynasty.

As the center of the world, Runan County naturally assumed the important responsibility of the merchants' assembly and sales, sales, transportation, and the wharf center of the waterway arteries. And Runan has the risk of "negative mountain face Huai, control and strangle Yingcai", and it is a battleground for soldiers of all dynasties.

Today, this important county that gathers merchants and merchants and is busy with traffic is under the governance of Liu Bei and Liu Xuande.

Runan Pingyu Taishou Mansion.

The Taishou Mansion occupies a small area, except for the central hall, there are only eleven ear rooms on the left and right sides, which are not very luxurious, but they are also atmospheric. In the meantime, the houses and halls are clean and tidy, the T-shaped row, no different from the ordinary official mansions, without the slightest characteristic, if there is only any outstanding place, only in the garden to the west, a wide stream from south to north, runs through the entire courtyard, and a touch of beautifully made carved railing wooden bridge is built on it, which is quiet and chic, and pleasant.

In the entire Taishou Mansion, Liu Bei's favorite place may be this place.

Standing on the small wooden bridge, looking at the cheerful flow of water, listening to the sound of horses' hooves and horns of the guards who have not yet returned to the camp in the distance, this is one thing that Liu Bei must do every day since he arrived in Runan City.

Liu Bei's appearance is different from others, compared to Yuan Shao's heroism and Cao Cao's ordinary, Liu Bei seems to be a little more peculiar.

A scattered black hair, the hair quality is quite good, shining in the sun, as if it is not hair but a roll of silk embroidered with gold edges, a very wide forehead, wide open and closed but it looks introverted, his complexion is more yellow and red, red and white, white and seems to have a crystal brilliance, looks very young, better than Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's maintenance, a pair of bright and faint eyes with great brilliance, and a pair of wide and thick ears, although it looks different from ordinary people, but it does not lose its handsome look.

The shoulders are wide and the legs are thick, the waist is thin and the arms are long, the momentum between the actions is natural, but the demeanor is leisurely and contented, giving people a sense of closeness that seems to be far away in the sky but clearly close in front of them.

From ancient times to the present, there are many people in the world who look very strange, people like Liu Bei, although their appearance is peculiar, but they are peculiar and comfortable, and people call them "gifted".

It's not like some people who look very strange, but they are peculiar and disgusting, and people like that are called "born deformed".

"Lord, Mi Zhen and General Gong ask to meet!" A guard came to report it.

Liu Bei turned his mind out of the flowing water of the small bridge and smiled: "Let them come over." ”

When he was young, he saw Mi Zhu and Gong Du come to the stream listlessly, looked up at Liu Bei, and said together: "See the lord." ”

Liu Bei smiled and nodded: "Zizhong, it's been another hard trip to buy a horse today, and I'm tired..... Gong Du, how did your right hand hurt? ”

Gong Du's face turned red when he heard this, he didn't expect Liu Bei to be so careful, and at a glance he saw his right hand that was injured by the jaw shot, and he was moved but a little guilty, and he lowered his head and didn't know how to answer.

Mi Zhu still knew the general situation, and bowed deeply to Liu Bei, and said guiltily: "Lord, Mi Zhu is guilty, I hope the lord will punish him!" ”

Liu Bei's face remained unchanged, and he said strangely: "Oh? Isn't it on the way to buy a horse, what happened? ”

When Mi Zhu and Gong both heard this, their faces suddenly turned red, and after a long time, they listened to Mi Zhu's guilty mouth.

"The lord is wise, we are not doing things well, we bought more than 300 high-quality horses, but on the way back to the army, they were hijacked by strongmen..... Zhu was deeply ashamed. ”

The muscles on Gong Du's face were also stiff, and he knelt down on one knee with a snap: "Lord!" I... I'm guilty! ”

The corners of Liu Bei's mouth were raised, he smiled, and said softly: "It's just horses, and it's not a city, forget it." ”

You must know that in this turbulent era of the Eastern Han Dynasty, war horses are a scarce thing that all forces are nervous about, how important three hundred good horses are, how valuable they are, Gong Du and others lost their horses, they already came with the determination to be punished, but they didn't want Liu Bei to take a sentence, and there was not even a trace of ripples on their faces.

The heart is generous, the mind is cautious, and there seems to be a kind of demagogic power in every gesture, this is Liu Bei, the hidden dragon of the Han family!

This is the way that a master should really have the bearing and the way to be a king!

"My lord.... I.... I ......" Gong Du is such a strong man, with tears in his eyes at the moment, and he doesn't know what to say.

Liu Bei felt strange in his heart, the brave and bloody man who spoke loudly on weekdays became like a little woman today, as if he had suffered some great grievance, and he was bullied.

"Zizhong, how did General Gong become like this today? Isn't there any grievance? Liu Bei raised his head and looked at Mi Zhu curiously.

Mi Zhu lamented in his heart, and then chose the key points, and recounted the loss of the horse today to Liu Bei concisely.

Listening to Mi Zhu's words, Liu Bei couldn't help but be surprised, and said in surprise: "The world is so big, there are still such strange things? It's really weird..... Well, Zi Zhongshi once said that the opponent's soldiers and horses are elite, and the combat power of the audience is not weak, but you can know where it is? ”

Mi Zhu sighed when he heard this, shook his head and said: "The lord forgives the sin, Zhu observed carefully, but he didn't recognize it, Zhu Ben suspected that the other party was Cao Ren's military horse, but it was just ..... It's just strange that Cao Ren is the first good general of the Cao family, but he used such a clumsy way to destroy the reputation of our army, I don't know why? It's really ..... I can't figure it out. ”

Liu Bei pondered for a while when he heard this, shook his head and said, "If you can't think about it, don't think about it for the time being, it's okay, and Rong will discuss this matter slowly in the future." ”

Speaking of this, Liu Bei glanced at Mi Zhu and said, "General Gong's right hand is injured, and go back to recuperate first, Zizhong, you come with me, I have something to discuss with you." ”

Liu Bei was so solemn, Mi Zhu knew that the matter that Liu Bei wanted to discuss with him must be extraordinary, so he immediately took the order to follow.

When I came to the front hall of the Taishou Mansion, I saw that there were already a few people waiting inside, all of whom were Liu Bei's cronies, including Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Sun Qian, and Jian Yong.

Mi Zhu saluted everyone, and immediately knelt down beside him, Liu Bei was in the main position, looking at everyone back and forth, and then slowly took out a simple bamboo slip from his sleeve bag, gently put it on the table, and said: "This is this morning, a scout Pegasus was sent to Runan County, and the princes can take a look at the contents." ”

Everyone couldn't help but be curious, first Jian Yong got up and took the book, slowly unfolded it, and carefully examined the contents.

After looking at it for a while, he saw Jian Yong's complexion change suddenly, and he was busy handing over Guan Yu to the side.

Guan Yu was dressed in a green robe, touched his long hair, squinted at Danfeng's eyes and observed it carefully for a moment, and then passed the book to Zhang Fei next to him.

After changing hands several times, after everyone looked at it one by one, they all hung their heads and thought about it.

"How?" Liu Bei touched the beard on his chin, and asked everyone with a smile: "Yuan Shao's son Yuan Shang led his troops to sneak into Yuzhou, making a book to meet us, what do you think about this letter?" ”

Among the people, Guan Yu had the most right to speak, and Liu Bei asked, and he should be the first to express his opinion.

"Yuan Jun actually appeared in Runan, and it was led by Yuan Shao's son..... This matter is very strange, big brother, you need to know, in the battle of Xuzhou that year, we asked Yuan Shao as an ally, Cao Cao to send troops, cross the Yellow River to attack Yanzhou, I don't want Yuan Shao to be because of the illness of his beloved son, he never agreed to send troops, that beloved son should be this Yuan Shang, with Yuan Shao's temperament, how can he send this son to make a big danger and steal behind the enemy alone? This is a bit of a counterintuitiveness. ”

Liu Bei nodded when he heard this, and said, "With the meaning of the second brother, don't you mean ......."

Guan Yu thought for a while and said, "Big brother, brother is thinking, is there fraud in this?" Could it be Cao Cao...... A trick, right? ”

Over there, Sun Gan heard the words and said: "Although General Guan's words are reasonable, but with the wisdom of Cao Cao and his subordinates, can An make such a plan?" What's more, if Cao Jun is pretending, how can he not pretend to be someone else, but pretend to be Yuan Shao's son? This method is very clumsy, and it doesn't make sense! ”

Liu Bei nodded when he heard this: "Gongyou's words, even my heart, when this letter was just sent by the person who claimed to be Yuan Jun's scout, I also doubted the authenticity of it, how can I think about it, I feel that if Cao Jun pretends, there are many doubts, and Cao Cao usually uses the method." ”

Suddenly, a loud and powerful voice came: "Big brother, in your opinion, what should we do with Yuan Jun who came here to pay a visit?" Stay or drive away? ”

The speaker is burly, with tiger eyes and beard, and at first glance it is not easy to match him, it is Liu Bei's righteous brother Zhang Fei.

Liu Bei gently tapped the table with his left hand, frowning and falling into deep thought.

When he was young, Fang saw that his eyes were slightly open, showing a kind smile, and said: "Regardless of whether the person who came is true or not, we should see each other with courtesy, if it is fake, you can also see the flaws from the side, see the end, if it is true, Yuan Benchu is now an ally of our army, and he is now an ally of our army, and he is the same as the Han family, and his son comes on behalf of his father, and he needs to be considerate and hospitable, and he must not lose his courtesy." ”

Speaking of this, I saw Liu Bei slowly get up and said with a smile: "At the beginning, I was broken by Cao Cao, and went north to Benchu, who treated me politely and treated me as a guest. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Bei immediately began to assign tasks.

"Zizhong, you prepare now, send someone to clean up the Runan Pavilion Station, and prepare water and wine in advance, so that Yuan Gongzi can stay and rest less."

Mi Zhu got up: "No." ”

"Yide, in the east of Runan County, set aside a camp and prepare more grain and grass tents for the Yuan army to station."

Zhang Fei smiled heartily: "Big brother, don't worry! ”

"Gongyou, send someone to prepare a guard of honor, clean the city gates, wait for news at all times, and prepare to go out."

"No."

"Xianhe, inform the officials of Runan to come with me to the city gate to welcome your guests."

"The Lord is safe, and Yong must be in good health."

“.........”

After a long round of instructions, he finally finished the assignment, and felt that there was no longer any omission, Liu Bei touched his neat beard, looked up at the top of the hall, and said with emotion: "In the past, when he was in Hebei, Yuan Benchu was graceful, polite, and elegant, and lived up to the name of the fourth world and the third prince, and now what kind of son he taught is like, hehe, it is really exciting." ”