Early morning, Houjiang Mansion.
Liu Zhang was naked and pushing a pair of stone dumbbells.
"Ah, ah, ahhhhh!"
Liu Zhang's forehead veins were bulging and his face was red from holding back. He could only keep pushing himself up by shouting.
Fortunately, the guards in the palace were used to Liu Zhang's shouts, otherwise they would have had to rush in to protect Liu Zhang.
After more than ten repetitions, Liu Zhang threw away the dumbbells and lay down on the stool with relief.
"Huh...ha...huh..."
Although sweat had soaked his whole body and even his face was covered with sweat, Liu Zhang didn't have the energy to wipe it off anymore.
"Ah! So comfortable! Today is another exhausting day!"
When it comes to exercising, Liu Zhang’s perseverance is unparalleled!
He has been working without interruption for more than ten years. In addition to leading troops in combat, he will definitely find time for training.
Liu Zhang's muscles are already very developed, bulging out visibly to the naked eye, revealing a strange beauty!
If we look at strength alone, Liu Zhang is already as good as Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, and Tai Shi Ci, but he is still far inferior to Dian Wei.
It's a pity that Liu Zhang didn't have the qualifications to practice martial arts, so he couldn't last many rounds in the hands of several people.
While Liu Zhang was obsessed with his muscles, the voice of a guard came from outside.
"General, Jia Changshi and Lord Xun Bo are asking to see you."
Liu Zhang looked at the sweat on his body. It was already dry and sticky. It would be extremely uncomfortable to put on clothes like this.
He turned around and looked at Kei Pyo on the ground. It turned out that it was already Chen time.
"Tell the kitchen to prepare meals for three people and ask the two military advisors to wait for me in the room. I'll wash up and go!"
"promise!"
Without further delay, Liu Zhang quickly returned to the room and took a bath under the service of the maid.
Although he had seized the time, it still took Liu Zhang more than half an hour to wash and dress.
"Wenhe, Gongda, you've been waiting for a long time!"
When Liu Zhang rushed to the study, Jia Xu and Xunyou were already waiting here, and even the food was set out.
"It doesn't matter!"
When they saw Liu Zhang coming in, they stepped forward and bowed to Liu Zhang.
Liu Zhang directly pulled the two of them to the dining table and asked them to sit down respectively.
"Wenhe, Gongda, let's chat while eating!"
The two of them did not refuse. After getting along for a while, Jia Xu and Xunyou also knew Liu Zhang's personality well. Although the due etiquette was never lost, the relationship was already very close and there was no hint of anything out of the ordinary.
In the Han Dynasty and even the entire feudal society, it was important to eat without speaking and sleep without speaking.
However, Liu Zhang still liked to talk while eating, especially when eating with people close to him.
Today's food lacks seasoning and almost only steams it, which is really tasteless. Although Liu Zhang had been eating it for more than ten years, he still couldn't get used to it.
Liu Zhang had been practicing all morning and was already hungry. He picked up a piece of meat and started chewing it.
Jia Xu and Xunyou didn't care about Liu Zhang's eating appearance, and just ate their own meals.
"Today's meat is quite fresh, isn't it the horse that died this morning?"
Liu Zhang ate horse meat in one bite, but the quality of the meat was obviously different from the previous one!
Xun You put down his chopsticks and nodded to Liu Zhang.
"My lord, my servant just said when I brought it up that it was delivered this morning."
Liu Zhang couldn't help but shook his head and sighed in his heart, the horse must have died again!
"Gongda, eat quickly, you're welcome."
Probably because he was really hungry, Liu Zhang didn't speak any more and kept his head down in the wind and the lingering clouds.
Liu Zhang ate quickly and a lot, while Jia Xu and Xunyou ate slowly and little. Fortunately, the kitchen cooked enough meat today, otherwise there would be nothing for Jia Xu and Xun You to eat!
"Well..."
After having enough wine and food, Liu Zhang stretched out contentedly.
"Two military advisors, have you eaten yet?"
"Thank you, lord, I'll finish eating soon!"
Liu Zhang really admired these two people. They could talk together every time and they all said the same thing!
The servant moved very quickly, and soon the table was cleared and the brewed tea was served.
"The two military advisors are here because of what happened yesterday!"
Liu Zhang took the tea bowl and poured a cup for each of them.
"My lord, I guess you gained a lot yesterday!"
Jia Xu picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.
Liu Zhang's hand holding the tea paused slightly, and then he let out a wry smile.
"Wen He, you don't know that His Majesty almost killed me yesterday!"
"What!"
Jia Xu exclaimed and looked at Liu Zhang in disbelief. Then he turned to look at Xun You and found that the other person also looked shocked.
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
Seeing the shocked expressions of the two, Liu Zhang couldn't help but laugh to the sky.
"Lord, what are you doing?"
"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore!"
Liu Zhang told the two of them what happened yesterday in detail, including the conversation with Zhang Rang, meeting the princess, and finally waiting for Zhang Ji.
"Who said that our Majesty only seeks pleasure and sells his official position to make money?"
Liu Zhang's tone was a bit playful, giving people a very disdainful feeling.
"Lord, there won't be any problems with Your Majesty in a short time. He still needs to rely on the Lord to fight against He Jin."
Xun You also nodded in approval, "Yes, and this time he provoked a fight between the Shi Changshi and the Yuan family, which greatly reduced our pressure!"
"Hahaha, let them bite dogs! The harder they bite, the better for us!"
The fiercer the struggle between the various forces, the harder it was to take Liu Zhang into consideration. And once Liu Zhang goes to the northwest battlefield, he can take the opportunity to completely escape the quagmire of Luoyang!
The current situation is indeed very good. Even Jia Xu and Xun You feel that they can study the northwest rebels!
Just when the three of them were looking happy, Liu Zhang's expression suddenly changed and he began to sigh repeatedly.
"Hey, what a pity! I can't get the century-old ginseng in the palace for Han Sheng! I can only watch Huang Xu..."
Although Liu Zhang knew that even if Huang Xu died one day, Huang Zhong would not blame Liu Zhang, let alone rebel. But Liu Zhang is also a human being, and naturally he doesn't want to watch Huang Xu die tragically!
Jia Xu didn't have a good solution for this kind of thing. This kind of treasure is almost always regarded as inheritance, almost the same as a jade seal!
"My lord, do you still remember Princess Wannian?"
Hearing Xun You's question, Liu Zhang thought of that beautiful girl.
"Of course I know that His Majesty once wanted to betroth the princess to me, but I refused..."
Xun You looked at Liu Zhang strangely, and Liu Zhang's tone seemed to be regretful.
"My lord, do you know the origin of the title of princess?"
Liu Zhang chuckled and shook his head slightly. How did he know the title of the princess? Could it be that Liu Hong wanted his daughter to live for 10,000 years?
"How can I know about this kind of thing about the royal family members?"
"My Lord, the origin of this Wannian Princess is related to this ginseng."
