Looking at the curious two people, Liu Bei, who was a little red-faced after drinking, slowly recounted his experiences over the years. Only then did Zhang Fei and Guan Yu realize that the person in front of them was actually Liu Xuande, whom the young man was so generous in praising.
To be honest, Liu Bei was a little depressed. The golden business card he had made for himself had already been told to everyone by that boy Zhang Liang when he praised him. He was the queen of King Jing of Zhongshan and the great-great-grandson of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, so he couldn't say it anymore at this time, otherwise there would be consequences. The suspicion of boasting.
The zeal of a gentleman is to be killed after five generations. If those scholars were present at this time, they would definitely sneer at Liu Bei's remarks, because if you really think about it, there are not tens of thousands but thousands of Han clan members, let alone those who have been out of the fifth server. relatives.
And today, when the Han Dynasty is in decline, the reason why everyone looks up to you must be because you are strong enough and your fists are hard enough.
The topic turned back to the banquet, and Zhang Fei was seen looking excited, holding Liu Bei's hand and shouting.
"I didn't expect that my brother is Liu Bei, Liu Xuande. I really admire your name for a long time." Liu Bei just smiled bitterly when he heard this.
"Yide is ashamed of me. My brother has wasted his time for twenty-eight years and has achieved nothing so far. I am really ashamed."
"Now that our country is in trouble, we are determined to defeat the thieves and bring peace to the people, but we are powerless and have empty hands, crying out for help."
Zhang Fei's eyes had never been so bright as today, and he felt that the opportunity he had been waiting for for many years had come.
"Brother tried to persuade me just now, but he couldn't see it as clearly as a child. Didn't Zhang Liang say that you will definitely have a place among the future heroes of the world? I believe in this boy."
Both Liu Bei and Guan Yu were a little confused. They couldn't figure out why Zhang Fei paid so much attention to a young man's joke. They saw that Zhang Fei deliberately refused to answer their doubts.
"Let me give it to you two brothers. The wine here is really not very tasty. Why don't you go home with me? I have some good wine that I have collected for many years. Then we will discuss the matter in detail."
Liu Bei and Guan Yu both nodded and followed Zhang Fei out of the restaurant. The owner knew Zhang Fei well, so he didn't dare to collect money after seeing him drink. Anyway, he could go to his store to ask for it afterwards.
After arriving home, Zhang Fei immediately ordered his servants to kill chickens and sheep, drank fine wine from the wine cellar, and received the two of them with great ceremony.
The three of them had another drink at Zhang Fei's house. When they were all a little tipsy, Liu Bei proposed the idea of sworn sworn vows, which was immediately supported by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
"Two brothers, the younger brother has a peach garden, and the flowers have been blooming recently. Why don't the three of us go to the garden tomorrow to pray to heaven and earth, become brothers of different surnames, work together, and plan for great things together in the future."
Liu Bei and Guan Yu naturally agreed with this proposition. After their relationship with each other improved, Liu Bei finally asked what was in his heart.
"Yide, the Zhang Liang you just mentioned, because I went out to study before, I only heard people talk about it after I came back, but it seemed a little unclear. I just heard that he had some strange things, but some scholars seemed to refer to him Take it as a joke."
Knowing that the two of them were curious, Zhang Fei started to talk about Zhang Liang.
"Two brothers, I also heard from my men who went to various villages to collect livestock. Life in Zhangjia Village has been getting better and better in recent years. Not only has the grain harvest been bumper every year, some villagers even have enough money to go out and drink."
"When it comes to collecting various taxes every year, this village pays the most happily, and even uses money to open roads. In several years, not a single young man has gone out to do labor. But the people in this village are very strict and very united. No matter how outsiders inquire, No one knows how they got rich."
"But when we were watching the excitement today, Zhang Laosan, who drank a little, was the one who missed the point."
After listening to Zhang Fei's words, Liu Bei was still a little confused. "This person often brags about their Zhangjiacun Qilin'er in the city after getting drunk. Everyone is used to it. There's something wrong."
"Zhang Laosan said that Zhang Liang can support his parents independently at the age of seven. Don't you think it's weird? What were we doing when we were that old?"
"Originally, Zhang Laosan wanted to continue talking, but was stopped by that kid. Now think about it, it seems that the people in Zhangjia Village have no impact after paying taxes. I have been observing for a long time. The faces of these villagers, whether they are adults or adults, Children, everyone has a dull look on their face.”
Zhang Fei's words made the two of them think deeply. Yes, because of too many excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes in recent years, coupled with natural disasters such as drought, and occasional alien intrusions, the lives of the people at the bottom of Youzhou were really difficult.
"I didn't expect Brother Yide to be so smart. He could see the whole picture with just a glimpse. You are right. This young man Zhang Liang is indeed not simple." Zhang Fei blushed a little when Liu Bei praised him. How could he be so scheming? He quickly explained road.
"Brother, I misunderstood. I have a clever servant. This is what he found out when he went to Zhangjiacun to collect pigs last time and came back to tell me. I will call this boy here to tell you."
Then Zhang Fei asked the servants waiting outside to call in a young man, about twenty-one or two, who looked very smart. "Master, please call me."
"Well, my two brothers want to know about Zhangjiacun, so I will repeat to them what you told me. If you tell me well, you will be rewarded."
Hearing that there was a reward for the money, the young man smiled so blindly that he quickly saluted Liu Bei and Guan Yu respectfully and said. "The villain discovered this about two years ago, because there were very few domestic animals in Zhangjia Village before, so it was not worth a trip. Later, I heard that my colleagues in Zhuo County purchased goods from there, so I took someone there."
"Good guy, I was shocked as soon as I went there. A small Zhang village received more chickens, pigs, dogs and other livestock" than the other villages combined, so the villain kept it in mind and made excuses such as I wanted to go to the toilet and check it secretly. "
"Who knew that no matter where I went, people would follow me. I thought there was something shady here, so I ran away. However, I was subdued by a group of young men before I could get very far."
"At that time, I thought I had entered a devil's cave and was about to die. However, nothing happened at all. I was just not allowed to run around, and Zhang Laosan, who came over, grabbed my ear and scolded me."
"It was also at that time that I met Zhang Liang for the first time. He looked like a little boy of only twelve or thirteen years old. When he came, even Zhang Laosan, the village elder, gave way to him, and the others even looked at him. The expression of admiration is just like the villain's expression towards the master of my family."
Zhang Fei obviously liked this and cursed with a smile. "Get to the fucking point and don't interrupt."
"After asking about my origins, Zhang Liang's expression changed and he personally came forward to untie me. He immediately asked the villagers to release me, and decided to change the future trading location to outside the village, and no outsiders were allowed to enter Zhangjia Village. God knows how shocked I was at that time, that a little kid could decide the matter of a village with just one word."
"Then I left, but because of my running around, Zhangjia Village stopped selling our livestock, so I had to run empty-handed. The villain was also worried about being scolded by the owner of the family when he came back, so he went around asking about Zhang Liang. "
"I discovered that it was indeed a local scholarly family who originally asked Zhang Liang to copy the book. However, after his reputation spread, those families all rejected his request to copy."
Liu Bei naturally knew this reason. These aristocratic families did not allow people from poor families, especially smart people from poor families, to study. He thought that back then, he had almost exhausted his connections with his uncle Liu Yuan and spent a lot of money. He was a member of the Han clan, and then he became a disciple of the great scholar Lu Zhi and became a very inconspicuous one among his disciples.
