Chapter 45 Cao Cao cooks wine on heroes Nan Ye gives stars to receive Huang Zhong 2

When Dong Cheng heard Liu Bei ask about the elimination of the thief, he took out the clothes and edict and the co-branded letter. Liu Bei was very sad and angry after seeing it. Unexpectedly, there were only six people jointly named Wenwu in the Man Dynasty, namely: Dong Cheng, General of Cheqi, Wang Zifu, Shilang of the Ministry of Industry, Zhongji, Wu Shuo, General Zhaoxin, and Ma Teng, Taishou of Xiliang.

After reading it, Liu Bei said, "My uncle has been edicted to ask for thieves and is ready to serve the work of dogs and horses." After saying that, the letter "General Liu Bei" was written on the joint letter.

Dong Cheng received the edict and joint name and said to Liu Bei, "We are weak. Ma Shoucheng wants to contact the national master to eliminate the thief together, and I also want to find one or two more loyal people in the court."

Liu Bei and Nan Ye knew more about his ability, so he said, "If this matter can be successful with the help of a national teacher, we must not be in a hurry, let alone easily disclose it." The two discussed until midnight before Dong Cheng left.

When Guan Yu saw that Dong Cheng had left, he said to Liu Bei, "The Cao thief is trapped by me. He has been double-ware. Why does his brother still fall into the hands of real people?"

Liu Bei said, "If our brothers want to get out of trouble, we need a few courtiers to work hard. What's more, if there is no joint name today, I'm afraid Uncle Dong will not give up.

Guan and Zhang both nodded and said yes after listening to Liu Bei's explanation. Since Dong Cheng came, Liu Bei has been more careful and kept a low profile all day long to grow vegetables and water flowers in the backyard.

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu don't have this patience. They practice martial arts all day long. One day, Zhang Fei pulled Liu Bei to practice martial arts, but Liu Bei did not go. Zhang Fei asked, "Why doesn't my brother learn literature and martial arts to pay attention to the world's major events, but learn from villains?"

Liu Bei said, "You two should be good at martial arts. If I practice martial arts, I will be tabooed by Cao Cao."

On this day, Guan and Zhang went to practice martial arts again. Liu Bei was pouring vegetables in the backyard. Xu Chu led dozens of tiger guards inside and said, "The Prime Minister has an order. Please come to the palace."

Liu Bei asked himself that he had not offended Cao Cao recently. He wondered if it was because of the clothes and edict, so he asked, "Dare to ask General Xu, what does the Prime Minister have to tell you?"

Xu Chu shook his head and said, "I don't know. Just ask me to invite you."

Liu Bei didn't dare to do it, so he followed Xu Chu into the prime minister's mansion. When Cao saw Liu Bei's arrived, he laughed loudly and said, "Xuande has done a great job at home!"

As soon as Cao Cao said this, Liu Bei was scared into a cold sweat and his face was as pale, thinking that the matter had been leaked. Cao Cao was not angry, but his smile was not as if he wanted to trouble him. Then he stabilized his mind and said with a smile, "The subordinate officials only grow vegetables and watch flowers in the courtyard. How can they talk about big things? The Prime Minister laughed.

Cao Cao led Liu Bei to the back garden and pointed to a flower garden and said, "It's not easy to learn metaphysics. Isn't it a big deal?"

Only then did Liu Bei know that Cao Cao was relieved by his pastime and said, "It's just to learn some fur for self-entertainment. It's not as good as a vegetable farmer and florist. The prime minister praised it."

Cao Cao heard that Liu Bei was not as happy as the vegetable farmer. He pointed to the trees in the back garden and said, "I just saw that the branches and plums were green. Suddenly, I remembered that there was a lack of water on the road when I recruited Zhang Xiu, and the soldiers were all thirsty. I had a plan and pointed to the front with a whip and said, 'There is Merlin in front of me.' The sergeant's mouth was full of saliva, and he quickly walked to see the water source. Seeing this plum today, I can't but appreciate it. It happened that the wine was cooked, so I invited Xuande to have fun together.

Liu Bei felt stable and thanked him when he heard the words. The two came to a pavilion in the backyard to sit down. There were wine bottles in the pavilion, and there were green plum fruits to taste wine on the plate. Cao Cao and Liu Bei sat opposite each other and drank happily while enjoying plum blossoms. On the surface, it looks like a friendship, and no one can see that the two are on guard against each other.

When the wine was half full, suddenly it was cloudy, and it was obvious that the rain was coming. The shape of rain clouds changed a lot, and Cao Cao and Liu Bei looked at the railing while discussing what the clouds looked like. Suddenly, Cao Cao pointed to a dragon-shaped cloud across the sky and asked, "Does Xuande know the change of the dragon?"

The dragon has been a Chinese totem since ancient times, symbolizing the emperor's son. How dare Liu Bei talk about it easily? He pretended not to know: "I don't know the details."

As Cao Cao watched the clouds, he said, "Dragons can be big and small, and they can rise and hide. The big one swallows the fog, and the small one hides the shape. Ascension will fly between the universes and lurk in the waves. The dragon cloud swims and changes, like people crossing the world. The dragon is comparable to the heroes of the world. Xuande has been around for a long time, and he must know the heroes of the world. Please say a few words. Is it good for us to evaluate it?

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard the words. It can be said that there are heroes in troubled times. Nowadays, there are indeed many heroes in the world, and there are many heroes of advisers and generals. But Cao Cao's hero is compared with a dragon. How dare Liu Bei say who is the real dragon? So he excused and said, "How can you know the heroes of the world with the naked eye?"

Cao Cao said, "Xuande, don't be too modest."

Liu Bei didn't dare to say anything, so he said, "The subordinate was protected by his favor and served in the court. He only knew that the literary and martial arts of the whole dynasty were heroic, and the heroes in the world had no chance to see him."

Cao Cao said unhappily, "Even if you don't know his face, you can still hear its name. Xuande's words today came out of your mouth and came into my ears, and no one knew it. Why do you have to prefer?"

Liu Bei did not dare to say anything when he saw that Cao Cao was unhappy. He just wanted to say that Cao Cao was a hero and flattered him. However, when I think about it, I'm afraid that Cao Cao will be more careful. In case Cao Cao has a sense of usurpation, he will not kill himself at this time! After thinking about it, Liu Bei carefully said, "Yuan at the beginning of Hebei Province, the third prince of the fourth generation, had many old officials, and was once the leader of the princes. Now that the tiger is in the four states, there are many soldiers and generals, and they are known as emperors with jade seals. Can they be heroes?

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Yuan Shao is fierce and timid, and his plan is unresolute. Do great things and cherish your life, and forget your life when you see small profits. After getting a fake jade seal, he claimed to be the emperor. He didn't know the will of heaven and the people. He was not a hero. He was just a dead bone in the tomb.

Liu Bei said, "The Guanghua Mage Avenue in Jiaozhou is divine and knows the will of the people and won the hearts of the people. Scholars, farmers, workers, merchants, Taoism and Taoism are respected by all the people, and heroes are similar. Can it be called heroes?"

Cao Cao nodded and shook his head this time: "The mage has the art of knowing people and the righteousness of the people, and I respect him very much. Unfortunately, he has no ambition. He can only protect the people of a state, but he can't protect the people of the world and can't be called an unparalled hero.

As soon as Liu Bei heard that Cao had rejected the two strongest princes in the south and north, he said, "There is a person known as Bajun, Weizhen Kyushu, and Liu Jingsheng can be a hero?"

Cao Cao said, "Liu Biao is false and not a hero. The mage still sent troops to fight against Dong Zhuo in Jiaozhou, attacked Li Wei, attacked Yuan Shu, and did a righteous act. Liubiao han's relatives shrink from Jingzhou, which makes people feel cold. If he is powerless, he is incompetent. If it is said that it is powerful and unintentional, it is this person's injustice. If it is heartless and powerless, it is incompetent and unjust. How can it be called a hero?

At this time, Liu Bei also saw that Cao was happy to praise and depreciate the princes of the world, so he continued: "There is a man who is strong-blooded and is the leader of Jiangdong. Can Sun Bofu, known as the little bully, be called a hero?"

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Sun Ce, in the name of his father, is brave but not enough. He is not a hero to hide the jade seal and do the despicable villain."

Liu Bei said again, "Liu Jiyu in Yizhou, can he be a hero?"

Cao Cao said, "Although Liu Zhang is a clan, he is the dog ear of the household. His people and Sun Ce generally benefit from their father and have no courage of Sun Ce, and Liu Biao are generally incompetent and unjust and have no name of Liu Biao. How can he be a hero?

Liu Bei said, "How about Zhang Lu, Han Sui, Gongsun Du and others?"

Cao Cao applauded and laughed, "How can such a mediocre villain be worth mentioning?"

Liu Bei frowned and said, "I don't know anything about it."

Cao Cao said, "Heroes should have great ambitions, have good plans, have the opportunity to hide the universe, and swallow the will of heaven and earth."

Liu Bei asked, "Who can be such a hero in the world?"

Cao Cao first pointed to Liu Bei and pointed to himself, "Today's heroes are only Xuande and fuck ears!"

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard the words. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao did not pay attention to Yuan Shao and Nan Ye, but regarded himself as strong enemies. If so, won't you never turn over? In shock, all the keys in his hand fell to the ground, which made Liu Bei even more panicked.

At that time, the rain was coming and the thunder was loud. Liu Bei took the opportunity to bow down and pick up his chopsticks and said, "The power of thunder is really extraordinary."

Cao Cao smiled and said, "How can a man be afraid of thunder and lightning?"

Liu Bei said, "How can a saint not be afraid of the power of wind and rain and thunder?" After saying that, he changed the topic of the heroes in the world just now, and the matter of losing his chopsticks was also gently covered up, so Cao Cao no longer suspected Liu Bei.

As soon as the heavy rain stopped, I saw two people break into the back garden and rushed to the pavilion, unable to stop them. Cao Cao regarded it as the two generals of Guan and Zhang. It turned out that the two of them returned from practicing martial arts outside the city. Hearing that Liu Bei was invited by Xu Chu, they hurried to the prime minister's house to inquire. Knowing that Liu Bei was in the back garden for fear of loss, he clashed. I didn't feel relieved until I saw Liu Bei and Cao Cao sitting and drinking.

Cao Cao also knew the courage of Guan and Zhang Er, so he asked with a smile, "Why did Yun Chang and Yi De come here?"

Zhang Fei was not good at covering up, so Guan Yu said, "I heard that the Prime Minister and his brother were drinking, and I was afraid that my brother would get drunk and lose his temper, so I came to welcome him. Since my brother has nothing to do, I would like to help the Prime Minister's sword dance.

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Is this not a Hongmen banquet? The person who came to get the wine shocked Erfan.

Liu Bei also smiled and said, "I am as measured in Mount Tai in the Prime Minister's mansion. As a general, don't panic if you don't see your brother for half a day. How can you be alone in the future?

Guan and Zhang Er said yes repeatedly, and thanked Cao Cao for his wine. The four of them drank for a while before dispersing. Liu Bei led Guan Yu and Zhang Fei out of the prime minister's mansion. Guan Yu said, "I almost scared my brother to death when I go back."

Liu Bei said, "I was also shocked by a cold sweat. Fortunately, I recently planted flowers and watered vegetables, which made Cao think that I had no ambition and covered it up with thunder, which made him think that I was timid, otherwise there was no hope to meet today. It's not appropriate to stay here for a long time. I'll try to get out."

The next day, Cao Cao invited Liu Bei to drink again. During the banquet, a Xuzhou envoy came to report: "Yuan Shu's defeated soldiers gathered in Xuzhou for chaos."

It was the person who didn't mean it, and the listener had a heart. Liu Bei said in his heart, "It's better to take this opportunity to find a way out."

Liu Bei made up his mind and went to Dong Cheng that night and said, "Although I have the intention to eliminate the thief, Cao Cao is very strict on me and doesn't send a soldier and a general with me. It's really difficult to do. Now that Xuzhou is in chaos, my uncle can say in front of His Majesty that I am familiar with the path of Xuzhou and guarantee that I will lead the army to calm down the chaos. When I get the military power, I can help my uncle eliminate the thieves.