When Zhang Xi returned home, he had an extra jar of wine with him.
It's quite difficult to get, because the wine Zhang Fei hides is all in big jars.
Zhang Xi is not a military commander like Zhang Fei. He just grabs a big jar of wine as if he is just doing nothing... Zhang Xi worked very hard to move the wine back to his home and give it to Xiao Qi to treasure.
In the future, when guests come to the house, Zhang Xi will not have to bring water from the well to entertain them.
As for bribes...what bribes? !
This is a friendly gift from the three generals. Even if you report it to the lord Liu Bei, you won't be able to say anything.
The customs of these days were like this. Even Liu Bei couldn't control the wealthy families secretly brewing wine. Normally, General Zuo's house would use wine for greetings and deliveries... Zhang Fei gave Zhang Xi a jar of wine. Nothing can be said anywhere.
I went to Zhang Fei's camp the next day. Zhang Fei was still the same as usual, and it seemed that the relationship between the two had not been affected by yesterday's small conflict.
This is of course the best result.
As for Kou Feng... This kid finally understands now that he got into trouble yesterday and subconsciously avoided Zhang Fei, fearing that Zhang Fei would find something to use and whip him openly.
By the way, I also complained to Zhang Xi in private, saying something like "my brother is not kind".
Zhang Xi ignored this kid, and instead warned Kou Feng that next month would be the regular military drill. If he didn't perform well, he would not get a chance to be promoted in the future. Don't blame him for not reminding him earlier, Zhang Xi.
After training for almost half a year, Zhang Xi felt that the soldiers in Zhang Fei's camp would definitely be better than the soldiers in other camps... If nothing else, they looked different in spirit.
Nowadays, there is no big war. Cao Cao in the north is busy dealing with the two Yuan brothers and Wu Huan. Xiangyang in the south is still singing and dancing, and Liu Biao has no time to pay attention to Liu Bei.
Military drills are the best opportunity to show off your abilities.
Kou Feng was very concerned about this kind of thing. Hearing this, he became more energetic and became even more attentive to the training of his battalion's sergeants.
Zhang Fei was not as concerned as Kou Feng. After all, he came from a hundred battles and knew the status of his opponent's soldiers quite well. He also knew what ordinary soldiers were like in these days, so he was very confident.
The training plan is there. The training according to the plan these days has been effective. Zhang Fei naturally has nothing to worry about.
However, at General Zuo's residence, Liu Bei was a little worried at the moment.
A new counselor was recruited, and this counselor's abilities in various aspects began to be revealed, which indeed once again proved Liu Bei's own vision of people.
What Liu Bei was worried about was the plan proposed by Mr. Shan.
Xinye City has little food, which is not enough for development. Liu Bei himself knows this.
Mr. "Shan" planned this for himself and wanted to find Jiangxia County as a place to settle down.
Of course, Liu Bei knew all the difficulties better than the new Mr. Shan. Although he was not ashamed of Jiangxia Huang Zu's character, he still recognized his ability.
Therefore, although the two talked in detail for a day and night, Liu Bei still did not make a decision in the end, and the matter was put aside for the time being.
But today, Liu Bei received the battle report from Xiangyang, combined with the news from his own intelligence channels, he was a little excited.
This spring, Cao Jun, who was stationed on the north side of Jiangxia, suddenly invaded Jiangxia County.
Because it was spring sowing time, Huang Zu did not expect that Cao Jun would send troops at this time. In addition, the road from the north to Jiangxia was rugged, so Huang Zu was not very careful against Cao Jun in the north.
Therefore, Zhang Liao, the commander-in-chief of Cao's army, almost conquered several counties in less than a month and included the three counties of Pixian, Xiyang and Bi in the northern part of Jiangxia into Cao Cao's territory.
You know, there are a total of fourteen counties in Jiangxia, and nearly a quarter of them are gone at once... Liu Biao was furious, and Liu Bei was shocked.
When Mr. "Shan" planned with him, he said that Huang Zu was arrogant and domineering and would not be able to defend him for a long time, so he asked him to prepare in advance.
Liu Bei hesitated for a moment and did not make any move, thus missing this opportunity.
Of course, Liu Bei still had a lot of worries. In Liu Bei's view, there were still too many uncertain factors in the matter of seeking Jiangxia... But this matter did give Liu Bei some ideas and room for maneuver.
For this reason, Liu Bei recruited "Shan Fu" into General Zuo's mansion, and the two of them conspired behind closed doors.
"Shan Fu"'s advice was still the same as last time, and he repeatedly advised Liu Bei that even if things were to happen in the future, it was ultimately up to people to make plans, and preparations should still be made.
Liu Bei has two things that he must do at the moment.
First, it is to become a good friend of the Jingxiang family.
The second is Liu Qi, the secretly communicating son.
Regardless of whether he can plan Jiangxia in the future or not, for Liu Bei now, doing so will only bring benefits and no harm.
And if things really change in the future, Liu Bei can also use these two conditions to cause trouble. The best outcome is to indirectly control Jiangxia, and the worst outcome is to make an ally with his good son Liu Qi.
Liu Bei deeply believed in this.
At this time, "Shan Fu" was also very kind and told Zhang Xi, the person who proposed the idea.
If Liu Bei doesn't adopt this matter, it will be his "Shan Fu" idea, and it will prevent Liu Bei from having any bad thoughts towards Zhang Xi.
But if Liu Bei adopts it, then Zhang Xi must have a share of the credit. He "Shan Fu" is not the kind of person who takes credit for himself.
When Liu Bei heard that there was something about Zhang Xi... he was slightly surprised.
Liu Bei still doesn't understand Zhang Xi very well.
This man was good at training soldiers, and both Zhang Fei and Xu Shu praised him for this.
This person is also good at handling general military affairs. He doesn't just do it easily, but he can also do it in an orderly manner.
Now he actually has the ability to make strategic plans... This can't help but surprise Liu Bei.
Although the attack on Jiangxia is not reliable no matter how you look at it, it seems a bit like sitting around and talking.
Liu Bei was in the north of Jingzhou, but Zhang Xi asked himself to find a way to plan the east of Jingzhou. There were two important Jingxiang counties, Xiangyang and Nanjun, in between. What the hell are you doing?
Even if Young Master Liu Qi is used to control Jiang Xia... there are too many variables, and there is no guarantee that Young Master Liu Qi doesn't have other ideas.
But the idea of preparing for a rainy day still shows that this person has a certain ability.
Although he is a bit of an empty talk, after several years of practice, he can be said to be a good strategist again.
Liu Bei's sense of Zhang Xi is getting better and better now, but he has no intention of reusing him immediately. He thinks that Zhang Xi still needs to be polished, so it is better to let him follow Zhang Fei and temper himself in the army.
Another thing is that Zhang Xi is already a soldier of General Zuo, and the position above him is the position of Chang Shi or Sima... It is impossible to give Zhang Xi the position of second-in-command.
So Liu Bei planned to put Zhang Xi aside for the time being, but he was quite concerned about Shan Fu's proposal to marry the Huang family in Jingzhou and recruit Huang's son-in-law Zhuge Liang to come out.
Originally, Liu Bei planned to greet the Huang family first, and then recruit Zhuge Liang with a piece of paper...but Shan Fu expressed his opposition.
"This man's talent cannot be compared to his fortune. His fortune is like a horse matching a unicorn, or a jackdaw matching a luan and a phoenix. If my lord wants to get Kongming, he can only go to meet him, but he cannot give in."
When Liu Bei heard Shan Fu boasting about Zhuge Liang's prowess so much... he quickly stood up and thanked him.
This was just a courtesy, thanking Shan Fu for recommending talented people, but it didn't mean that Liu Bei immediately believed how powerful Zhuge Liang was.
The literati of this era basically complimented each other, and Liu Bei knew something about it.
But Liu Bei had never seen Shan Fu demean himself and praise others in such a way.
Liu Bei already knew Shan Fu's abilities relatively well.
Compared with the scribes such as Jian Yong, Sun Qian, and Mi Zhu who were originally under his own account, Shan Fu still had the abilities they had, but Shan Fu still had the abilities they didn't have.
The most commendable thing is that Shan Fu not only has balanced abilities in all aspects, but also has an ability that other counselors under his command do not have - strategic vision.
He proposed to Liu Bei early that he could not stay in Xinye for a long time and should look for other places to develop.
Liu Bei has always had this idea, but due to being dependent on others and lack of strength, he never had a better way, so he could only hide it in his heart.
As for the counselors under Liu Bei's account, they helped to figure out how to develop the place wherever Liu Bei was. They could do this very well... but no one had ever thought about whether this place was suitable for Liu Bei's development.
Now with Shan Fu, Liu Bei seems to have found someone to whom he can confide his heart, which makes Liu Bei quite happy and satisfied.
But now Mr. Shan Fu told him that there was a talent stronger than him in Wollongong not far from here... Of course Liu Bei would be moved.
But Liu Bei still has a question mark about this heartbeat, thinking that Mr. Shan Fu is exaggerating to some extent.
But it would be a great thing for Liu Bei if he could find a counselor with similar abilities as Mr. Shan Fu.
After years of wandering around, Liu Bei had suffered enough from not having a reliable adviser.
The years he spent in Xuchang and Yecheng also allowed Liu Bei to see how top counselors helped his lord... Whether it was Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Ju Shou, Tian Feng, or even Cheng Yu and Liu Ye, who were almost , Guo Tu, Xu You and others also made Liu Bei quite envious.
Liu Bei's current desire for such top counselors is unprecedented.
Therefore, Liu Bei planned to find a special time to formally visit Mr. Wolong.
