Duke Qiao said goodbye to the Queen Mother of Wu, and sent someone to tell Liu Bei, "Tomorrow the Marquis of Wu and the Queen Mother will see you in person. This matter is very important." Liu Bei discussed it with Sun Qian and Zhao Yun, and Zhao Yun said: "This meeting will definitely be dangerous. I brought five hundred soldiers to protect it."
On the second day, Wu Guotai and Duke Qiao sat down at the abbot of Ganlu Temple. Sun Quan came quickly with some counselors and generals, and then asked Lu Fan to go to the post to find Liu Bei. To be on the safe side, Liu Bei was wearing fine armor. , wearing a cotton robe outside, and having a soldier follow him closely with a sword, riding on horseback towards Ganlu Temple.
Zhao Yun was fully armed and arrived with 500 soldiers and horses. He dismounted in front of Ganlu Temple and saw Sun Quan first. Sun Quan saw Liu Bei's unusual appearance and felt a little afraid. After the two of them saluted, the abbot took him there. Met Wu Guotai.
When Wu Guotai saw Liu Bei, he was very happy and said to Qiao Gong: "You are my good son-in-law with a handsome appearance!"
Duke Qiao said with a smile: "Liu Bei has the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix, the appearance of an emperor, and his kindness spreads all over the world. If Wu Guotai gets such a good son-in-law, it will be something worth celebrating."
When Liu Bei heard that he was being praised so much, he quickly thanked him and held a banquet in Ganlu Temple.
Not long after, Zhao Yun came in with a sword. Standing next to Liu Bei, Wu Guotai asked, "Who is he?"
Liu Bei replied: "He is Changshan Zhao Zilong!"
Wu Guotai was very surprised after hearing this and said: "Is he the person who rescued Adou from Dangyang Changban?"
Liu Bei nodded, acquiescing.
Wu Guotai sighed: "He is really a general!" After saying this, he gave him wine.
Zhao Yun walked to Liu Bei and said softly: "I was patrolling near the corridor just now and saw a large number of swordsmen ambushing the room. I must have no good intentions. You can tell Guotai about this!"
Liu Bei felt very dangerous and quickly knelt down in front of Wu Guotai, burst into tears and said, "If you want to kill me, please do it now!"
Wu Guotai was a little surprised. She was still very satisfied with Liu Bei, so she asked, "Why do you say that?"
Liu Bei said: "There are many knife and axemen ambushing near the corridor. Aren't they prepared to kill me?"
After hearing this, Wu Guotai knew what was going on and asked Sun Quan, "Since Liu Bei is my son-in-law and my son and daughter, why did you ambush the swordsman?"
Sun Quan realized that the matter was exposed, so he pretended not to know at all, and called Lu Fan to ask about the situation. Lu Fan had no choice but to blame Jia Hua. Wu Guotai scolded Jia Hua, and Jia Hua looked at him. The two of them looked at each other and remained silent. Wu Guotai asked the soldiers to drag him out and behead him.
Liu Bei suggested: "If you kill the general, it will be unlucky for you to get married. It will be difficult for me to stay under the king's knee for a long time."
Duke Qiao also made suggestions, and Wu Guotai dismissed Jia Hua. The other swordsmen and axemen also left one after another when they saw the general leaving.
Liu Bei changed his clothes and walked out of the hall. When he saw a stone outside the court, Liu Bei pulled out his sword and prayed silently, saying: "If I, Liu Bei, can successfully return to Jingzhou and achieve the feat of overlord, then let me I cut the jade stone into two pieces with one stroke of my sword. If you are buried in this place, I will not be able to cut it open." After saying that, he raised his sword and dropped it, and the fire flew, cutting the stone into two pieces.
Sun Quan saw Liu Bei's behavior and asked, "Why do you hate this stone so much?"
Liu Bei said: "I am almost fifty years old, and I still haven't killed the traitors for the country. I feel resentful in my heart. Now I am recruited by your country as your son-in-law. This is the opportunity of my life. I just asked God for a divination. If I If you can break the Cao Dynasty and prosper the Han Dynasty, you can cut off this stone, and it is indeed like this now."
After hearing this, Sun Quan thought to himself, "Did Liu Bei use this to deceive me?" So he also picked up the sword and said to Liu Bei: "Then I will also ask the sky. If I defeat Cao's thief, I will cut off this thief." Stone." He said this, but he didn't think so in his heart. He just thought, "If I can take back Jingzhou and prosper Soochow, then let me cut off this stone." As soon as this thought was finished, the sword in his hand was waved. , the stone has also been cut off, and there is a cross pattern "hate stone" on it.
The two of them abandoned their swords, sat down at the table together, and drank a lot. Sun Qian gave Liu Bei a signal with his eyes. Liu Bei nodded and said goodbye: "I really can't drink anymore, so I have to leave!"
Sun Quan sent Ganlu Temple away, and the two looked at the scenery outside. Liu Bei said: "This is the best country in the world!" Later, this sentence became the signature of Ganlu Temple.
So the two of them enjoyed the scenery together, feeling the breeze of the river and the waves rippling in circles. Suddenly they saw a small boat on it, moving quickly on the river, as if walking on flat ground.
Liu Bei sighed: "People in the south can sail boats, and people in the north can ride horses. It is indeed what the ancients said!"
After hearing this, Sun Quan was a little unconvinced and thought, "Did Liu Bei mean that our people in the south don't know how to ride horses?" So he sent someone to fetch a horse, got on it, and prepared to ride down the mountain. He rode up from the bottom of the mountain and said to Liu Bei with a smile: "Why can't people in the south ride horses?"
After hearing this, Liu Bei picked up his clothes, got on his horse, and quickly went down the mountain. Then he rode up the mountain. The two stood on the hillside, raising their whips and laughing.
When the two rode back together, the people in Nanxu were full of admiration.
Liu Bei returned to Guanyi and discussed with Sun Qian. Sun Qian said: "My lord, please beg Duke Qiao more to finalize this marriage and not let anything else happen."
On the second day, Liu Bei went to Duke Qiao again. After dismounting from his horse, he was welcomed in. After the ceremony, he drank some tea. Liu Bei said: "To tell you the truth, many people here have the intention of harming me. I'm afraid I won't be able to grow up." Time lingers here.”
Qiao Gong said: "Please don't worry, I will go to Wu Guotai again and ask her to be your backer."
After Liu Bei thanked him and left, and after sending Liu Bei off, Duke Qiao went to Wu Guotai and said that Liu Bei was afraid that someone would murder him and wanted to go back in a hurry.
After hearing this, Wu Guotai was very angry and said: "Who has the courage to harm the son-in-law I like?" So he asked Liu Bei to move into the academy temporarily and choose a good date to get married.
Liu Bei entered and told Wu Guotai, "I'm afraid it's not very convenient for Zhao Yun to be outside. There is no one to restrain the five hundred sergeants."
Wu Guotai asked everyone to move into his mansion, and no one stayed in the post to avoid trouble. Liu Bei was very happy.
A few days later, another grand meeting was held. Mrs. Sun was going to get married to Liu Bei. At night, with candlelight on both sides, she took Liu Bei into the bridal chamber. Under the light, all she could see were guns and knives, and even the maids were wearing them. The sword was standing over there. Liu Bei was very frightened when he saw it.
