Liu Bei at this moment is undoubtedly one of the scholars.
If he had any trouble with the eunuchs, and the eunuchs wanted to attack him, they would never care whether he studied ancient classics or modern classics.
Lu Zhi is the leader of the Ancient Literature School, but the Ancient Literature School as a whole is quite disadvantaged in court politics.
Cai Yong, the leader of the ancient literature school, was very famous, but because someone in his family offended the eunuchs, he was persecuted and had to leave Luoyang to avoid the rivers and seas, and fled to Jiangdong for refuge. He has been hiding there for several years so far.
According to Liu Bei's memory, it was not until the power of the eunuchs and relatives were wiped out in the Luoyang coup, and during Dong Zhuo's reign, that Cai Yong could return to Luoyang and resume his official career.
It can be seen that once the power of eunuchs becomes powerful, at least as far as the ancient literature school itself is concerned, it will not be able to provide effective political help to famous figures within its own school.
Of course, there is no problem in surviving, but political life has also been directly reduced to zero, and political ambitions have been wiped out.
Cai Yong and Liu Bei were known to each other. He was a literati. He was more suitable to be a literary artist and engage in academic and artistic pursuits than to be an administrative official.
But Liu Bei couldn't do it. Liu Bei was not an artist or writer. He wanted to be a politician or military strategist. Even if he was not good at it, he would also become a conspirator.
He could not afford to leave the central political stage of Luoyang.
He knew very well that at this stage, once he was targeted by the eunuchs, Lu Zhi would not be able to provide any effective shelter for Liu Bei. At most, he would help him escape.
But people like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are different.
The political force represented by Yuan Shao himself was at least not afraid of eunuchs.
Cao Cao was more direct. After he became a eunuch, offending the eunuch was as common as eating and drinking. He was very irritated by dancing on graves and repeatedly jumping on the edge of death.
Although the petty Liu secretly hated Cao Ah Man, he thought that if he could get some political protection in the future by being friendly with Cao Ah Man, then it would not be impossible to forgive Cao Ah Man.
Um!
It all depends on Cao Aman's performance after that!
The two of them chatted and laughed in the car, and while they were talking, they arrived at Yuan Shao's mansion.
Yuan Shao is not an official now, but is living in seclusion in Luoyang.
Living in seclusion in Luoyang sounds funny, but for hermits, there has always been a saying of "hermitism in the city", so many scholars took this opportunity to "live in seclusion" in prosperous areas to avoid suffering in the mountains and old forests. Suffer.
How hypocritical.
By doing this, Yuan Shao was obviously flaunting that he was also a successful and awesome hermit. Even if he lived in seclusion in Luoyang, he could still achieve his goal as a hermit.
This is how you keep your hopes up.
Of course, living in seclusion, Yuan Shao did not miss out on the things he should eat, drink, and play, nor did he miss out on social activities, but they were not so public.
Entering Yuan Shao's mansion, Liu Bei felt that if he could live in such a place, it would not be a problem to live in seclusion for ten years.
How can one be so magnificent?
Compared to Yuan Shao's secluded mansion, his own home was like an ant seeing an elephant. The gap between the debaters of the emerging ancient school of classics and the children of the old Jinwen Jingyue family was clearly reflected in this aspect.
And when he saw Yuan Shao, he immediately understood why some people said that Cao Cao's defeat of Yuan Shao was an absolute counterattack.
Although Cao Cao is not a poor boy, Cao Cao is indeed very different from Yuan Shao in terms of family background. In other words, given Yuan Shao's background, people around him don't look at Cao Cao as a follower, but as a fart. Worm attitude.
Just kidding, the fourth and third generations of the Yuan family have the surname Zhong in the world, and their disciples and former officials are all over the world. They are noble and incomparable.
You are from the eunuch family Cao Mengde, and you are a turbid current among turbid currents. In the eyes of others, aren't you just a fart bug?
But just like that, Cao Cao, as a fart bug, overturned the noble Yuan Shao and won the final victory.
An absolute counterattack.
What gave Liu Bei a more intuitive feeling when the two appeared on the same stage was that Yuan Shao was much taller and more handsome than Cao Cao.
In a world where people are judged by their appearance, Yuan Shao's appearance and posture are at least 90 out of 100. He has a tall and straight figure, sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and fair skin. He can be called handsome.
Cao Cao, on the other hand, was quite short, and his face was just passable. He would not be a disgrace to the world, and at best he had a passing grade.
Even if the referee is a member of Cao Cao's family, there is absolutely no way he would be shameless enough to give Cao Cao a score of more than seventy points. Sixty-nine is as high as the sky.
Liu Bei was able to eat enough and even eat meat when he was growing up, so he didn't delay growing up. Now he is eight feet tall and has a good appearance. He can barely be regarded as a handsome man in the late Han Dynasty.
But facing Yuan Shao, Liu Bei had to admit that Yuan Shao could indeed beat him in appearance.
In terms of beauty, Liu Mou is indeed no match for Yuan Shao.
Hi!
Lost!
Looking at Yuan Shao being chased by God to feed him, Liu felt a sense of frustration in his heart.
This inexplicable sense of frustration is really unpleasant!
Yuan Shao didn't know Liu Bei's psychological activities, and Yuan Shao probably didn't care about these things.
"Hahahahaha! Xuande! Xuande! I've heard about his name for a long time but never seen him. Today, I finally got to see Xuande's face! Hahahahaha!"
Before anyone arrived, the bold voice arrived first.
Yuan Shao walked quickly towards Liu Bei, walked up to Liu Bei, straightened his clothes, and saluted him to show respect.
Liu Bei quickly returned the gift.
Looking closer, Liu Bei felt that Yuan Shao looked about thirty years old. Although his skin was fair and handsome, he was not feminine. Although his figure was not as broad and round as that of a military general, he was definitely strong.
And to be honest, with his family background of four generations and three princes, being able to show respect to him, Liu Bei, a small minister, such as Shi Ru, shows that this person is quite tolerant.
Generally speaking, this kind of old aristocrat from the traditional Jinwen Confucian classics with a noble birth always has a bad habit of looking down on others and feeling that I am the best in the world.
But Yuan Shao is really not like this.
Perhaps it was due to his background as a concubine and some experiences in his childhood that Yuan Shao did not have such bad habits.
"Yuan Jun is so complimentary, it's just a bit of a bad name."
"The spring breeze in February is like scissors, and the spring scenery in the garden cannot be closed... Tsk, tsk, tsk, these verses are so exquisite every time I take them out to read. I ask myself that I am not an ignorant person. I have read many classics since I was a child. , but why can’t you write such a poem?”
Yuan Shao sighed with a look on his face: "After thinking about it, I can only come to one conclusion, that is, my talent is limited. I can only learn to advance, but I can't get out. It's really shameful!"
The other party praised himself so much that even if Liu Bei had many thoughts before, he still had to give corresponding feedback at this moment.
"Poetry and prose are nothing more than trivial matters, just for entertainment after drinking, and are of no great use. The fourth and third Duke of the Yuan family, Yuan Jun, has a noble character, and he has even broken the knot to serve as a corporal. I am very grateful."
After speaking, Liu Bei bowed deeply.
Yuan Shao was very satisfied and thought that his goal had been achieved. He looked at Cao Cao, and Cao Cao also smiled and nodded.
So Yuan Shao stepped forward to help Liu Bei up, took his hand, took him into the living room, personally invited him to take a seat, and then ordered people to serve good wine and food, and played singing, dancing and music. Cao Cao accompanied him, and the three of them feasted and sang. So unhappy.
Liu Bei thought that after three drinks, Yuan Shao would reveal his intentions. However, until the banquet was over and Yuan Shao personally sent Liu Bei out, he didn't mention anything about the party's imprisonment. He just said that he would get closer to him in the future and that he would be free next time. Then he called Liu Bei to drink and have fun.
Isn't it time?
Liu Bei pretended that he had drunk too much and was no longer sober. He smiled drunkenly, thanked Yuan Shao for his hospitality, and then staggered onto the carriage home.
After entering the carriage, Liu Bei put away his disguise and thought about Yuan Shao's reception this time. He felt that this should only be the first time. If Yuan Shao has thoughts about him in the future, there will definitely be a second or third time.
Then, it’s almost time to get yourself involved.
This is really an interesting experience.
