It turned out that these people were here to visit. Zhang Liang didn't want to have anything to do with these three brothers, but swords had no eyes and he didn't want to hurt his own people in today's battle, so he could only owe them a favor.
So Zhang Liang patted his clothes and stood up, walked out of the darkness, and signaled everyone to lift their guard. He clasped his fists and saluted the three brothers at the entrance of the village. "Don't be surprised, three brothers. We found out that a group of bandits were coming to attack the village today to steal food, so we became a little suspicious. We never wanted to attack the distinguished guests."
Seeing Zhang Liang being so polite, Liu Bei quickly dismounted and returned the courtesy, followed by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who naturally followed him. "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. It's my fault that the three of us didn't inform someone in advance on a whim. It's just a misunderstanding."
Zhang Liang smiled at the three of them. "I guess the thief won't be here for a while. Let's go to my house for tea first."
Liu Bei and the other three naturally nodded in agreement and followed Zhang Liang into Zhangjia Village with their horses. They were surprised to find that until this moment, these villagers had no intention of showing up.
Seeing the thoughts of several people, Zhang Liang explained. "Don't look, they won't come out until the danger is completely eliminated." Then he shouted towards a certain place. "Aren, come out and serve tea to the guests. Can I do it myself?"
"Hey, Brother Liang, you are used to calling me." Zhang Ren crawled out from the grass in the distance and said somewhat unhappily. "
"Forget it if you don't want to, I can find someone else." Listening to his boss's calm tone, Zhang Ren immediately put on a bright smile. "Brother Liang, you have misunderstood me. I like serving tea to others the most in my life. I will fight with anyone who robs me!" After saying this, the person disappeared in a flash.
This interesting scene made the three people on the side laugh, and Liu Bei said casually. "My pure nature is really valuable." Zhang Liang could only smile awkwardly and nod, but did not answer this sentence.
Several people soon arrived at Zhang Liang's house. Zhang Ren had already made tea and prepared pastries in advance, and then retreated to the back room to listen with his aunt Li. Both of them were a little curious about this sudden visitor.
"Please sit down, you three. Let's have a cup of tea and some pastries first, and then let's talk about business."
"Hey, what kind of tea is this? Why does it taste so bitter, but it tastes a little sweet afterward. It's much stronger than the tea soup made by those tea doctors. Drinking that kind of thing makes me feel sick." Not to mention Guan Yu's surprise, Liu Bei Zhang Fei and I fell in love with this tea instantly.
"Wonderful, really wonderful. Not to mention the clean and pure color of the tea, but the sweetness from the bitterness, the fragrance that leaves tooth marks on your face. It is the best in the world. Once this tea comes out, all the others can be discarded." Look. When Liu Bei finished his praise, Zhang Fei agreed with a simple smile. "Brother said it well. I feel the same way."
"As long as you guys like it. I still have some here. You can take some with you when you leave. Let's get back to the topic. I have probably guessed why you are here. Did you hear that I am talented? I want to come and have a look. If you like it, please invite me. I am serving as an official to advise you on important matters, but I don’t know if what I say is right.”
The expressions on the faces of the three people who were guessed about the matter changed, and they secretly exclaimed that they had come to the right place. This Zhang Liang was really powerful.
Liu Bei smiled bitterly. "Your Excellency guessed it. That's what we think. Now that the country is in trouble, the Yellow Turban thieves are sweeping across the states like a prairie fire. My three brothers cannot bear the suffering of the people and want to respond to the imperial court's call and recruit a team of rural warriors to serve in the county. , I accidentally heard that there was a great sage in Zhangjia Village, so I took the liberty to come to harass him."
Zhang Liang shook his head and said to the three of them. "I feel uncomfortable talking like this. I don't like Confucian etiquette. There are just a few of us here. Let's just call each other by name."
"Besides, let's make it clear that this is a sit-down discussion. You can speak freely if you want to say anything. I may say some shocking words later. Don't be angry, especially if you hold this Mr. Zhang down. I'm afraid he will get up and beat me. .”
Zhang Fei's mouth twitched. He had a bad temper, but he wouldn't hit anyone casually. Looking at the looks from his two brothers, he could only nod helplessly to express that he would restrain himself.
"Sir, please speak." Liu Bei had already used the honorific title since ancient times, and did not dare to neglect Zhang Liang because of his young age.
"Impossible, I won't go out to help you. You are indeed the best heroes in the world. Liu Xuande, the two brothers behind you, Guan Yunchang and Zhang Yide, are also brave enough to be worthy of all men."
Liu Bei frowned and asked in confusion. "Since Mr. knows my brother's ambitions and doesn't care about our abilities, why can't he help us?"
Zhang Liang took a sip of tea and said slowly. "Nearly all of my masters have dragon-slaying skills. Liu Xuande, do you still dare to use me?"
The expressions on Liu Bei and Guan Yu's faces turned extremely ugly instantly, and only Zhang Fei asked stupidly. "What is the art of slaying dragons?"
Zhang Liang took a deep look at Liu Bei, then turned to Zhang Fei and said. "What I am slaying is the golden dragon of luck in the dynasty. To put it simply, it is to recreate the world and send the person I choose to the throne of God."
After hearing this, Zhang Fei crushed the tea cup in his hand and was about to get up and slap the table and call Zhang Liang a traitor and traitor who was disloyal to the big man and arrogant but was stopped by Liu Bei and Guan Yu who were well prepared. "Brothers, let me go. I'm going to give this kid a good beating. Listen to what he's saying."
Li and Zhang Ren in the back room heard the commotion and ran out. Their faces were not good-looking either. Half of them were angry with Zhang Liang and half were frightened by Zhang Fei.
"A-Liang, come here and kneel down for me." Zhang Liang kept saying carelessly. Why did he forget to check if his mother was at home? He thought she had gone to the neighbor's house next door. This would kill people. Zhang Ren, a bastard, didn't know to remind her.
"Mom, I, I was just joking."
"I……."
Mrs. Li picked up the bowl on the nearby table and threw it to the ground, shouting sharply. "Come here and kneel down, quickly."
Seeing his mother's old habit of coughing due to anger come back, Zhang Liang didn't dare to neglect, so he quickly left the table and knelt in front of his mother.
Mrs. Li came forward and greeted Zhang Liang with loud mouths, which made Zhang Liang's mouth bleed. Zhang Ren who was watching on the side was trembling and swallowing saliva, but he did not dare to say anything to persuade him. At this time, the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang, who looked ugly, did not speak. They wanted to see how things would develop next.
"It's your father's fault that you didn't educate yourself. Your father died early. Now you have become a rebellious person with no king and no father. The fault is all mine."
"Mother, I..."
"Shut up and listen to me." Seeing his mother's coughing getting more and more rapid, Zhang Liang did not dare to say anything, so he could only lower his head and continue to be scolded.
Mrs. Li went back to the back room and groped under the bed for a long time, then took out a piece of red cloth from a groove. This was her wedding hijab, with a piece of fine-textured black jade wrapped inside.
After coming out, he gave the jade to Zhang Liang and let him see it for himself. He saw that the front of the jade was engraved with two big characters, "Xuan" and "De", and on the back was a painting of an auspicious beast, the Kirin.
After reading this, Zhang Liang opened his eyes wide and looked at his mother in shock. Regardless of the origin of this jade, he had a very bad feeling that he might be tied to Liu Bei's chariot. It was a free gift. .
