Liu Bei has been practicing calligraphy since he studied with Lu Zhi.
At that time, the more popular font in Luoyang City was Feibai style pioneered by Cai Yong. In addition to Feibai style, Liu Bei also consciously practiced regular script, worked hard and achieved small results.
Therefore, when giving gifts, he would often write the main body in Feibai, and when inscribing, he would use his own regular script. As his reputation grew, over time, Liu Bei's calligraphy also became famous in Luoyang City.
These star-chasers at the Shangshutai danced happily after receiving the inscriptions from their idols. They took them home to treasure them and planned to keep them for family heirlooms. Their admiration for Liu Bei deepened.
During this period, Liu Bei also "composed" a few more poems, continued to broaden his own track, continued to enhance his reputation, and gained more fans who had filters for him.
Of course, for political reasons, Liu Bei would not take the initiative to contact people from the Jinwen school, but as for the forces belonging to the third-party eunuch group, Liu Bei felt that there was nothing he could not contact.
The force belonging to the eunuch group is not large within the Shangshutai, and the number of people is not large. Basically, they come from Hongdu sect, represented by Cao Shangshu Liang Hu, who is engaged in literature and art, not mainstream Confucian classics. Nor can we achieve mainstream Confucianism.
They have some abilities, but their ability to do things is generally not very strong. Liang Hu is a general among the dwarfs, and he also served as the governor of Liangzhou, so he is somewhat capable.
Facing them, Liu Bei did not reject them.
For example, when Liang Hu came to see him because he admired his reputation, Liu Bei also received him, treated him like a fan, and also gave him an inscription, which made Liang Hu overjoyed and left.
Following Liang Hu's good example, another group of Shangshutai officials who were born in Hongdu School came to visit Liu Bei to express their admiration for Liu Bei and their flattery was beyond words.
Liu Bei had a pleasant face and faced them with an idol's business attitude. He was very decent and did not miss anything.
Regarding Liu Bei's move, the fans of the ancient literature school in Shangshutai were slightly dissatisfied. Some people asked why Liu Bei still looked so kindly to this group of people.
Liu Bei sighed, explaining that guns are easy to hide, but hidden arrows are hard to guard against. Many friends have many paths. Our main enemy is the Modern Literature School. There is no need to push the eunuchs to the Modern Literature School openly now.
And since the other person admires me and comes here, I can't be cold-faced, right?
This is not in line with my professional qualities as an idol.
Yes, you are an idol, you have the final say.
Although officials who use fan filters against Liu Bei are dissatisfied with Liang Hu, they are always reluctant to speculate on their own idols from a malicious perspective. After all, the reputation and image Liu Bei has created in Luoyang for so long are very positive.
So in just one month, except for the Jinwen school, which was in a state of estrangement and business affairs were handled, Liu Bei maintained a good relationship with everyone else, and the number of fans in the group also increased.
When the relationship is good, things will be easier to handle. No matter where it is, there will be a world where there are people. People with good reputation and good reputation can always live comfortably. Liu Bei has never doubted this.
The days passed so step by step, and August of the seventh year of Guanghe also arrived.
It seems that the August heat is unbearable and the sun is so dazzling that the demons and monsters in Luoyang City have no energy to cause trouble. The Modern Literature School and the Ancient Literature School, which were originally fighting fiercely, both chose a truce in a tacit understanding, and together they Suffering from the intense heat.
The streets inside and outside Luoyang City are like a ghost town at noon, not even a single person can be seen. Only in the morning and evening can you see people making a living or just streetwalkers wandering around for a while to relieve their boredom. .
But this hot and bitter season is worth celebrating for Liu Bei, because both of his children were born.
Originally, he was worried that the war on Taiping Road would cause him to miss the birth of his child, but opportunities are obviously reserved for those who are prepared. Excellent planning prevented Liu Bei from missing that exciting moment after all.
On the second day of August, Han Ning gave birth to a son, and on the fourth day of August, Han Xiaodie gave birth to a son. Both mother and son were safe. The two sons were born one after another, which made Liu Bei very happy.
Got two sons in two days.
Of course, the father-in-law and mother-in-law were very happy. Liu Bei brought his mother from Zhuojun to Luoyang one month in advance to enjoy the blessing, which happened to coincide with the birth of the child. The mother was also very happy and planned to commemorate Liu's ancestors at home on the spot. Zong reported the good news.
This good news also ignited Liu Bei's huge circle of friends, and for a while this unbearable bitter summer seemed not so boring.
Cao Cao was the first to rush to Liu Bei's house to congratulate Liu Bei on the birth of his son. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei followed closely behind with loud voices. Zhen Yan hurriedly hurried to the third group, and Dong Huang was the unexpected fourth. He was admitted to Liu Bei's house.
Then the leadership of the Ministry of General Affairs came to congratulate collectively, and the nobles' descendants who had deep exchanges with Liu Bei also came to congratulate one after another. Yuan Shao and Xu You also quickly came to congratulate.
Later, Cai Yong became the first old man to come to congratulate him. Xun Shuang smiled and unexpectedly appeared at Liu Bei's mansion and congratulated Liu Bei personally.
Zheng Xuan did not come in person, but sent his senior disciple Guoyuan and his disciple Sun Qian to express congratulations to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei danced happily to win his two sons, and at the same time he greeted the guests who came to congratulate him with a smile. He was so busy and happy that the entire Liu Mansion courtyard seemed to be full of people and very lively.
Looking at Liu Bei's busy figure, Xun Shuang looked at Yuan Shao who was obviously envious next to him and smiled.
"You already have three sons at the beginning. Do you still envy Xuande's new second son?"
Yuan Shao looked at Xun Shuang and smiled bitterly.
"I am not envious of Xuande's second son, but I am envious of Xuande's son, but Duke Xun came to congratulate him personally."
Xun Shuang laughed.
"Liu Xuande has some luck in him. Ordinary people cannot compare with him. Even so, your family's fourth generation and third son, your status will not be lower than his, and there is no need for you to compare with him. Bi, you have your own inheritance, you just need to follow the family's wishes."
When Yuan Shao heard this, his expression darkened.
"The family...the family has indeed given me a lot, but Mr. Xun, the family will not give me everything, right?"
Xun Shuang laughed and shook his head.
"Even I wouldn't think about this. Originally, having ambitions is a good thing, but people's ambitions can't be too detached from reality, otherwise, it would be called delusion."
"Shao doesn't dare to dream."
Yuan Shao shook his head and said: "But Shao also clearly knows what he can get in the end."
"Maybe, this is life."
Xun Shuang looked up at the sky of the exhibition and said with a smile: "When you are born, what you will do in this life has already been decided. Your family background and origin, you have surpassed most people in this world. The most important thing in being a human being is to be content and not know. Disasters will come to those who are satisfied."
Yuan Shao understood the meaning of Xun Shuang's words and did not dare to say anything else.
"What Mr. Xun said is absolutely true."
Xun Shuang nodded.
"But then again, Liu Xuande's luck is really enviable. If you want to get such luck, it depends on God's will. But it is not impossible to follow such luck and find an opportunity to ascend to heaven. , look at the people in this yard, most of them are like this."
Yuan Shao smiled.
"There are many such people in the Yuan family's house and the Xun family's house."
"Yes, why am I not such a person? If I have a daughter who is not married, and Liu Xuande is not married either, I would like to take a chance on this luck, hahahahaha."
Xun Shuang chuckled and said: "Spend money to develop and grow, why not do it?"
Yuan Shao smiled along with him, but said no more.
(End of chapter)
