There must be nothing good going on when Dong Cheng comes to visit. Not long ago, he accepted the imperial edict from Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and asked for someone to kill the traitor Cao Cao on behalf of the emperor.
Dong Cheng had contacted Changshui captain Zhongji, general Wu Zilan, Wang Zifu and others. He saw that Liu Bei was very close to Cao Zeifeng, so he approached him again.
Liu Bei always wanted to help the Han Dynasty, so he happily accepted the imperial edict.
Before receiving the imperial edict, Liu Bei's life was difficult, but he was not worried. After accepting the clothing and belt edict, he often suspected that the news would be leaked because he had a ghost in his heart, and was afraid of being murdered by Cao Cao.
In order to hide his nervousness, Liu Bei dug soil in the backyard of his residence to grow vegetables and even watered the crops himself, as a way of keeping a low profile and biding his time.
Zhang Fei asked in confusion: "Brother doesn't pay attention to the world's major events, but instead imitates the things of this villain. What's the reason?"
"Lan Ziyu is also farming in Xiaopei, but his strategy has not diminished. Third brother, there is no need to believe him."
After Liu Bei read "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", he was very interested in Wu Mu's suicide note and the tactics of Genghis Khan. He guessed that Jin Lao was a wizard like Zhang Liang, and he couldn't wait to return to Xiaopei to recruit talents.
When Guan Yu saw Liu Bei mentioning Lantian, he also stroked his beautiful beard and nodded in praise.
Zhang Fei said disapprovingly: "Does that boy from Lantian have any strategy? But he does cook well. I'm a little greedy just talking about it..."
Liu Bei shook his head and said: "Don't you know that governing a big country is like cooking small delicacies? Third brother, please don't despise this person."
Seeing what Liu Bei said, Guan and Zhang stopped trying to persuade him, but Liu Bei was always worried about leaving Xu Du.
One day, when Guan and Zhang were not at home, Xu Chu and Zhang Liao suddenly ushered a dozen people into the garden and said, "On the order of the Prime Minister, can you please come quickly?"
Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this, and mistakenly thought that the belt order was about to happen, so he asked tentatively: "I wonder if the prime minister has anything important to do?"
Xu Chu's face was full of anger, and he said without changing his expression: "I don't know, I just asked you to come and invite me."
Liu Bei swallowed, and looked at Zhang Liao aside, only to see that the other party just shook his head calmly.
"Two generals, Rong Bei will change his clothes first." Liu Bei walked into the room with his hands in hand, constantly analyzing good and bad luck in his head.
Liu Bei changed his clothes and followed the two men to the Prime Minister's Mansion anxiously.
As soon as they met, Cao Cao pointed at Liu Bei and said, "Ah... Xuande, you have done great things at home."
Liu Bei's face turned pale with fright, and he immediately stayed where he was. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao strode over, held his hand, and walked together to the back garden.
"It's not easy for Xuande to grow vegetables and water the garden at home." Cao Cao said with a smile.
After hearing this, Liu Bei was relieved. He smiled and said, "Bei has nothing to do at home, so I am entertaining you..."
Cao Cao said again: "When I saw the green plum blossoms on the branches, I remembered that there was a lack of water on the Zhangxiu Road last year, and the soldiers were all thirsty. I used my whip to point out that there was a plum forest ahead, and the soldiers salivated when they heard it, but they were not thirsty. Now I see this The plum blossoms are not to be ignored, and they are worth cooking and drinking until they are ripe, so I invite you to stay in the pavilion for a while."
Liu Bei was calm and complimented: "Ming Gong is wise in his desperation, and even the famous generals in ancient times are not as good as him."
Cao Cao shook his head and laughed, and invited Liu Bei to sit in the pavilion.
On the stone table, there are newly picked green plums and a bottle of boiling wine.
The two of them were drinking from each other's cups until they were half drunk. Suddenly, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and they saw that a shower was coming.
The entourage in the garden pointed to the cloud statues in the sky. One of them looked like a dragon or a dragon. Cao Cao and Liu Bei then leaned on the railing to watch the clouds.
Cao Cao said: "Do you know the changes in the dragon?"
"Appreciate further details."
"The dragon can be big or small, it can rise or disappear. If it is big, it can stir up clouds and spit out mist. If it is small, it can hide and hide its form. If it rises, it can soar in the universe. If it is hidden, it can lurk in the waves. Now this spring, the deep dragon rides on the time of change, just like When a man succeeds in his ambition, he can conquer the world."
Liu Bei nodded in agreement: "I don't want the Prime Minister to rely on Yilong Gua, but I have such feelings, I am very impressed."
"The dragon is an object that can be compared to the heroes of the world. Just now Xuande praised me for being a famous general who has conquered the past. It is really too much. Even Genghis Khan in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, I am not as good as him." Cao Cao sighed.
"The Legend of the Condor Heroes is a fabrication, how can the Prime Minister be true?" Liu Bei consoled him.
Cao Cao shook his head and said: "No, the story cannot be fabricated out of thin air. I expected that Genghis Khan must be a great sage from ancient times. It's a pity that I couldn't find the mysterious Jin Lao."
Liu Bei was surprised and asked: "The Prime Minister has already gone to find this person?"
Cao Cao nodded and said: "The Legend of the Condor Heroes has made me proud. I once sent people to Xiaopei to find the whereabouts of Mr. Jin. Unfortunately, there was no talented person named Jin. However, I found that Lan Ziyu lived in Gan outside Xiaopei. Jiazhuang, it's a pity that he is just a farmer..."
"Perhaps it was due to the war in Xuzhou these years that Mr. Jin died in the war? Did the Prime Minister invite that Lan Ziyu back?" Liu Bei asked.
Cao Cao was shocked when he heard this. Could it be that he slaughtered Xuzhou alone several times and accidentally killed the author of the novel?
He continued: "Although I am farming in Xudu, there is no shortage of such a farmer, so why should I invite him? Xuande has been around for a long time, and he must know the heroes of the world. Please give me a try."
Only then did Liu Bei feel relieved, "Are you prepared to recognize heroes with your naked eyes?"
"Xuan De must not be too modest. You don't know his face, but you also hear his name." Cao Cao asked.
Liu Bei had no choice but to say: "Yuan Shu from Huainan has well-equipped soldiers and food, can he be a hero?"
"Sooner or later I will capture the dry bones in the grave."
"Yuan Shao of Hebei Province is now in the land of Jizhou. He has many capable subordinates. Can he be considered a hero?"
"Yuan Shaose is fierce and cowardly. He is always scheming. He cherishes his own life when doing great things. He forgets his life when he sees small gains. He is not a hero."
When Liu Bei saw that Cao Cao didn't take it seriously when talking about the two of them, he continued to ask questions and guesses. Unfortunately, the other party kept shaking his head.
"Sun Bofu?"
"Liu Jingsheng?"
"Lu Bu?"
Liu Bei made guesses one after another, which made Cao Cao laugh without saying a word. When he heard Lu Bu's name, he laughed and said, "Lü Bu has become a ghost, how can he be a hero today? But I heard an interesting thing about this man."
"What's the interesting story?" Liu Bei asked.
"I heard that after Lu Bu read The Legend of the Condor Heroes, he once compared himself with others about his magical power, King Chongyang. He was really shameless." Cao Cao laughed.
Liu Bei thought for a while and said: "Wang Chongyang did die early..."
"Haha, what Xuande said makes sense. How about we learn from Lu Bu and incorporate all the princes from the world into this novel character?"
Liu Bei looked confused, wondering how to do this? "There are so many characters in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, how can the world's princes compare them all?"
"Then let's compare the five unique positions. Since Lu Bu has the supernatural power, let's arrange them from east to west, north to south?" Cao Cao asked with childish innocence.
"Then Yuan Shao is in Hebei and has many soldiers under his command. Can he be a beggar from the north?" Liu Bei tried to ask.
"Xuan De's words make sense. The Beggar Gang is a ragtag group of people. Yuan Benchu is very suitable to be the leader of the beggar." Cao Cao laughed.
Liu Bei thought he had made a mistake. If Yuan Shao heard what he said, he might be misunderstood by the other party, so he did not dare to continue speaking.
When Cao Cao saw that Liu Bei didn't want to continue, he said with a gloomy look, "Huang Yaoshi is very attractive to me. Isn't it too much to compare myself to Dongxie?"
"Not too much, not too much..." Liu Bei said in his heart that it should be Western poison.
