After being convinced that he had done something stupid, Cao Song decided to act immediately and stop his losses in time.
It's hard to say that he grew up in a eunuch family, but he is definitely a good player in terms of family survival and development.
So Cao Song immediately called over the candidate who had been selected as Liu Bei's concubine - his youngest daughter, and then explained the matter to his youngest daughter.
He said that dad has chosen an upright man for you to rely on for life. This man is good enough and handsome enough. He is definitely the person in your heart. You must serve him seriously and properly and cannot contradict him...
Cao Song explained a lot, and then wrote to Cao Cao, asking Cao Cao to personally discuss the matter with Liu Bei, tell Cao's views on the matter, and then proposed his plan to send a daughter to Liu Bei as a concubine. Don't dislike Liu Bei.
No matter what, if you are slow once, you cannot be slow the second time. If you miss something once, you will be punished by God and regret it.
After Cao Cao learned the news, he was very happy, but also a little nervous. He quickly took the opportunity to report on his work and came to Ji County. After meeting with Liu Bei, Cao Cao told Liu Bei about the matter and wanted to see Liu Bei's opinion.
Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, and then felt a burst of joy.
Sure enough, the previous set of operations was not meaningless. After letting the bullet fly for a while, it accurately hit the bullseye of the Cao family.
Ten rings!
"Mengde, given the relationship between us, do you think this is necessary? Your son is my disciple, and you and I have an irreversible relationship. This relationship is already as solid as a rock. Do you need more?"
Liu Bei also wanted to be humble.
Cao Cao immediately shook his head.
"Xuande, I don't care too much myself, and I firmly believe that my relationship with you is as solid as a rock, but the Cao family is very big, and there are many people who care. I don't care on my own, and I can't represent that the entire Cao family doesn't care. So... I hope you won’t dislike our Cao family’s humble background.”
"How could I dislike the Cao family? Am I not a mat weaver and shoe seller?"
Liu Bei stopped pretending and immediately held Cao Cao's hand: "Ms. Cao has given me a lot of help along the way and relieved me of many worries. It would be better to say that I feel sorry for Cao's legitimate daughter. It’s my concubine that I can’t handle, Mrs. Cao.”
"how come!"
Cao Cao was overjoyed and said: "If this is the case, it will be Cao's honor!"
"It's also an honor for me."
Liu Bei smiled and shook hands with Cao Cao tightly, and did not let go for a long time.
The first bullet had already hit the bull's-eye. As expected by Liu Bei, the second bullet also hit the bull's-eye soon.
Xiahou Dun also arrived in Ji County the day after Cao Cao arrived in Ji County to "report his work." After the work report was completed, he also met with Liu Bei in private and made a request to him.
The Xiahou family wanted to betroth the family's legitimate daughter to Liu Bei as a concubine, and hoped that Liu Bei would not dislike the Xiahou family for having no status and power.
Other families have many things that the Xiahou family does not have, but the Xiahou family has a loyal heart. This loyalty means that the Xiahou family's ministers are willing to die for Liu Bei.
They hope to gain Liu Bei's attention with their lives.
How could Liu Bei refuse?
So Liu Bei held Xiahou Dun's hand and comforted him in his low posture.
"After the Xiahou family was the founding father of the Han Dynasty, a moment of wealth and glory cannot mean forever, and a moment of depression will not mean forever. As long as the descendants work hard and are willing to fight with their lives, who says that the descendants will be inferior to the founders?"
Xiahou Dun was so moved that he held Liu Bei's hand tightly and burst into tears.
After two bullets hit the bullseye one after another, they didn't wait long. That afternoon, the third bullet hit Zhen's bullseye.
The Zhen family is an old family that follows Liu Bei. It has invested a lot of resources to support Liu Bei very early. It should have been the first to request Liu Bei for marriage.
However, because there are still some old antiques in the family who believe that they invested in Liu Bei very early and started from humble beginnings with him, they are unwilling to be able to obtain the status of Liu Bei's wife, so Zhen Yan's request has been postponed by the family many times for discussion.
The Zhen family has quite a fighting spirit within the family, and they have held several discussions on this issue, but no conclusion has been reached each time.
Zhen Yan was very dissatisfied with this, and wrote many times asking the family to give up those insignificant things and embrace Liu Bei with all their strength, otherwise they would be overtaken by others, which would be of no benefit to the family.
Because nothing like this had ever happened before, Zhen Yan could only act anxiously.
It seems that everyone else also feels that Liu Bei's endurance is very strong, and no one is in a hurry.
As a result, Liu Bei suddenly took concubines, completely changing everything.
Zhen Yan couldn't bear it anymore.
He sent his cronies to return to his hometown in Hebei as quickly as possible and gave the family an ultimatum, requiring the family to immediately select an outstanding daughter from the family to marry Liu Bei. Such a decision must be reached as quickly as possible.
If not, he would lead his troops home and operate them himself, without having to worry about those old antiques!
Do you understand the significance of forming a deeper bond with Liu Bei at this moment?
Still clinging to the illusion of glory from back then and unwilling to let go?
Still don’t want your legitimate daughter to be a concubine?
Times have changed!
How can we manage the Zhen family well with a bunch of insects like you?
Therefore, without getting the approval of the family, Zhen Yan hurriedly came to discuss the matter with Liu Bei because she heard about Cao Cao's actions, saying that the Zhen family also wanted to form a deeper relationship with Liu Bei, although it was a bit awkward now. Late, but it shouldn’t be considered late, right?
Of course not late, even early.
Liu Bei laughed and accepted Zhen Yan's request. Zhen Yan made up his mind and was really ready to send troops home to rob people.
For Zhongzhi, words are meaningless, only steel knives are meaningful. If the family is still unwilling to give up that meaningless entanglement, he will take the initiative.
The number one position that should have belonged to the Zhen family has already belonged to someone else in the endless entanglement. Can you bear this?
News of the actions of Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun, and Zhen Yan spread quickly. As the news spread, Yan Zhong and Gai Xun could not sit still.
Yan Wen wrote to him before to discuss this matter.
Of course Yan Wen felt that this matter was necessary, but Liu Bei's other subordinates seemed to have not taken action yet, so he felt that he could wait and see.
Firstly, they followed Liu Bei relatively late, so they were not the first to contribute. Secondly, it was still a bit unpleasant to have the family's first daughter as a concubine.
If someone takes the lead, they won't be afraid.
As a result, at this moment, the "gunfire" of Ji County rang out, and three shots were fired in succession, and the three bullets hit the bull's-eye.
Three gunshots from Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun and Zhen Yan stunned Yan Zhong.
He didn't know that Yan Wen was still in Yizhou and hadn't returned, but Yan Zhong was already panicking.
Can't wait any longer, keep waiting, the day lilies will get cold!
So after Zhen Yan, Yan Zhong almost ran, running all the way, came to Liu Bei, and conveyed the Yan family's request for Liu Bei's full trust.
Lord, we need you.
All that, no reservations.
The hesitation before was because we were wrong, but now, we don’t hesitate anymore!
Liu Bei smiled, nodded, and gently accepted Yan Zhong's request.
The fourth bullet hit.
Then came Gai Xun. After hearing the news, Gai Xun didn't wait any longer.
There is nothing to wait for. The matter has come to this, and it is only right to act quickly. It is too late. What should Liu Bei do if he doubts his loyalty?
The fifth bullet hit.
(End of chapter)
