Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

On this day, Yulin Temple set up a big pot.

It is different from the previous porridge.

Winter is coming, and under the biting cold, Liu Yu ordered... In addition to cooking porridge, a brand new cold-fighting soup was added to the meals of the big guys.

Many sheds were set up on the open space, and each shed contained a large pot. On the huge table, countless cooks were busy sweating... It seemed quite busy!
And some refugees are also looking forward to it, wanting to see what is going to be boiled in this pot?
First put the lamb...

After that, ginger, pepper, fennel, saponins... Then, a few herbs to dispel the cold were added, and mutton and mutton bones were boiled together.

After boiling, take it out and break it up... There is a woman who has been waiting in the shed for a long time, and uses the broken "stuffing" to wrap it into the shape of an ear, and then cook it in a pot.

This is the recipe proposed by Liu Yu...it is called "Quhanjiaoer Decoction".

It is so named because it looks like an ear.

certainly…

Liu Yu gave him another catchy name—Jiaozi!
Speaking of which, this dumpling in history...was invented by Zhang Zhongjing.

It's just that the time of invention is still 20 years later.

Through discussions with Zhang Zhongjing, Liu Yu made it available in advance...to help the believers and refugees of Yulin Temple to survive this long cold winter!
Although typhoid fever has been cured to a certain extent now!

But... we still have to stick to prevention first...

Winter in the Little Ice Age was no joke!

Before noon, there was already a long queue at the shed, and Zhang Zhongjing and some disciples were in charge of distributing.

One bowl of soup and two "dumplings" per person.

At noon, the whole Yulin temple is filled with the smell of mutton mixed with herbs...

Fragrant!

It is strange to say that people drank soup and ate dumplings, and their ears, which should have been frozen in winter, started to heat up. When the ears were hot, the whole body was warm.

It really is... eat in the stomach, warm in the heart.

At this time, Liu Yu was drinking with Cao Cao in Yulin Temple. The high-quality green plum wine had just been brewed, and it was served with dumplings and cold-dispelling jiaoer soup...how do you say it?

——Dumplings paired with wine, the more you drink, the more delicious!

"God, God!"

Cao Cao pierced a dumpling with his chopsticks, "Unexpectedly, this thin dough is filled with mutton and these herbs, the taste is so delicious, and it also has the effect of dispelling cold, Brother Yu...Your dumpling, let Brother Yu know again .”

Liu Yu joked to Cao Cao, "Brother Yu... For you, I made an exception. Ordinary refugees only have two dumplings. You ate more than forty dumplings alone, which is worth more than twenty refugees!"

Hahaha…

Cao Cao laughed, "There are also a lot of sheep raised in Dunqiu County. I'll send some people over tomorrow and kill them to make dumplings! Come, come, let's not talk about this, come and taste this green plum wine, which is delicious. Fermented with your distillation method, hidden in the wine cellar for a whole autumn, although it is not a fresh green plum, but it already smells a bit strong!"

Cao Cao immediately raised the green plum wine, this was the first time he drank this brand new wine!
Speaking of which, even though... Cao Cao is now in Luoyang, but he still holds the title of magistrate of Dunqiu County.

It's just that, under his "clean and upright" governance, Dunqiu County's roads are not picked up, and the doors are not closed at night. Even if Cao Cao is not around... it seems that there will be no troubles.

Liu Yuben also mentioned the wine bottle, but at this moment, someone came in a hurry.

Seeing the person getting closer and closer, Liu Yu was startled, isn't this Liu Bei?

Xuande... is back?

Cao Cao also noticed Liu Bei, and even noticed something wrong with Liu Yu's expression. He was very surprised, or it was... very complicated!

In Cao Cao's memory, very few people... could make Brother Liu show such an expression.

Before he had time to ask, Liu Yu had already got up and walked towards Liu Bei.

When Liu Bei saw Liu Yu from a distance, he burst into uncontrollable tears...

He and Liu Di had been together day and night, and now they went to Zhuojun County, Youzhou, following Liu Di's orders. Even when the plague was at its worst and the barbarians were rampant, he never stopped thinking about Liu Di. Today, finally... Finally, I saw Brother Liu again.

My heart is naturally filled with emotion...

But before Liu Yu approached, Liu Bei had already bowed down, choked up and said to Liu Yu, "Brother Liu...Brother Yu...Brother Yu...you're back!"

This is tears of joy...

This is the weeping of joy after leaping from a white body to the present "Emperor Brother".

This is the cry of joy after experiencing life and death, experiencing killing, and climbing out of the pile of dead people!

But in Liu Yu's eyes...

Liu Xuande is dark... a lot darker, not like being tanned, but more like being in a harsh environment for a long time... being devastated by "cannon fire" into this appearance, vicissitudes and fatigue, but his eyes are still full of hope.

Liu Yu couldn't help sighing with emotion.

Although he knows Liu Bei and knows that Liu Bei is capable, especially Liu Bei's "adversity business" is very high.

The qualities of tenacity, repeated battles and repeated defeats, and the qualities of becoming more courageous with more setbacks, are even more appreciated by Liu Yu.

But after all, Liu Bei is still young now, but in his twenties, he will change from a "ignorant boy" who likes to wear gorgeous clothes to a hero who takes care of the safety of the people of a county and a state!

Liu Yu didn't expect that he could do so well.

Having such an elder brother... Liu Yu is very lucky.

but…

Suddenly, he realized that Cao Cao was also there.

Be good, this picture is a bit beautiful.

It's hard to imagine... Cao Cao, who just entered the officialdom in his twenties, and Liu Bei, who had just finished weaving mats and shoes in his twenties, appeared in the same picture and in the same place.

"Brother Liu is the elder brother. There is no reason in this world for an elder to worship a younger brother. Get up quickly..." Liu Yu helped Liu Bei up...

Liu Bei was still in tears.

"Fulfill your mission, fulfill your mission..."

His shoulders were trembling, he was so excited that he couldn't contain himself, the only thing he murmured was these four words...

"Is the Zhuojun plague going well?"

"It's okay!"

Liu Yu then asked: "Have you met Your Majesty?"

Liu Bei choked with sobs and replied, "Your Majesty also asked about Zhuo County, Brother Yu only answered...the people on the frontier are suffering."

Liu Yu looked up at the sky, Liu Bei's answer fit his character very well.

——Only virtuous and virtuous, benevolent and obedient to others...

only…

Whether this answer is in line with the emperor's heart, then I don't know.

"It's not bad. Brother Liu's trip to Zhuojun is not in vain. My original recommendation and planning are not in vain. Haha, Brother Wen and Brother Changsheng just came, and His Majesty named Wenchang as the 'Lieutenant of Wuhuan' , Changsheng also appointed a school lieutenant, this is a powerful official title with soldiers and horses under him, how about you? Why did your majesty confer the title of Big Brother Liu?"

this…

Liu Bei pondered for a while, "Your Majesty only told me to walk in the inner court, and besides...announcing it to the market, as my 'imperial brother' name!"

Well…

Internal court?

Emperor brother?

Liu Bei's words surprised Liu Yu...Of course, these words have to be understood from two aspects.

Inner court...

Obedient!
You know, people with high identities such as Qiao Xuan, Cai Yong, Yang Ci, Yuan Kai, etc. did not enter the inner court...

And now who is in court?

——Jian Shuo, Xun Yu, Zhang Rang...

Even if these people's official titles are not high, they are all direct descendants of the emperor without exception, and they are the celebrities in front of the emperor's eyes. This is the rhythm of Liu Bei's soaring sky!
And the following title of "Emperor Brother" is even more exaggerated...

In history, Liu Bei was the uncle of the emperor. It was the title given to Liu Bei by Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty Liu Xie in order to win over Liu Bei, to implement the "clothes edict", and to fight against Cao Cao... It has a very strong purpose, but now.

This is... just picking up the status of "Emperor Brother" for nothing, Liu Bei is going to take off in his twenties!

Liu Yu was really surprised here, Cao Cao had already stepped forward, "So you are Liu Xuande, Brother Yu always mentions you... This time in Youzhou, you are holding on to the city so that the Wuhuan Hu dog can't step into the city. Good job, I'm Cao Mengde, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

A very polite greeting.

Liu Bei hurriedly returned the gift, "It turns out that your Excellency is Cao Mengde who cast five-color sticks, beat the powerful, promulgated the ten crimes in Dunqiu County, punished the powerful, and returned the blue sky to the common people. Brother Liu always mentioned Brother Mengde's name, and I have admired him for a long time." ... long-awaited!"

For a moment, the two cherished each other!

"Ha ha…"

Now, Liu Yu smiled, so he didn't need to take the initiative to introduce...

It seems that the two admire each other.

"Green plum wine has just been poured, brother Xuande came just in time...you are lucky."

Cao Cao stretched out his hand to lead Liu Bei to the table, and the three sat on their knees, drinking for three rounds...

Liu Bei and Cao Cao met each other late...

Liu Yu was surprised that these two people admired each other too much.

Have a chat...

The feeling for Liu Yu is...

Liu Bei and Cao Cao... are almost like half-brothers.

Liu Bei mentioned that Cao Cao's eyes lit up when he defended against the Hulu in Zhuojun...

When he heard a stone being thrown down in front of Liu Bei's eyes, Cao Cao felt as if he was there.

And when it comes to...the people in the city are hungry and cold, they have already run out of food, and even the vole... the bark has been eaten up, but every border soldier brazenly defends and never gives up. Including Liu Bei, every border soldier guards It's the people!
hear here...

All of a sudden, Cao Cao was full of energy and blood...

He not only hated the evil deeds of the Hulu in the frontier fortress, but also admired Liu Bei's tenacity more and more.

And Liu Bei also asked about Cao Cao's governance of Dunqiu...

That... place is no less dangerous than the frontier.

The combined resistance of the wealthy and gentry may not be much weaker than that of the Hulu.

Liu Bei also admired Cao Cao when he heard it...

Cast five-color sticks to beat the rich and powerful!
Destroying evil temples and imposing ten crimes... Cao Cao seemed to be fearless of death, full of courage!
call…

With a long breath, the more Liu Bei and Cao Cao chatted, the more speculative they became, and the more they chatted, the more they admired each other... Liu Yu was stunned.

Who would have thought of this?
In history, two people who stood on opposite sides, they met early, could burst out such a bright spark to the extreme.

this…

Simply, Liu Yu tried to propose. "Brother Liu, Brother Cao, you two hit it off so quickly, why don't you sworn brothers?"

Originally, he was just trying to ask.

never thought...

The expressions of Cao Cao and Liu Bei changed.

It was Cao Cao who spoke first: "In my opinion, the three of us are the only ones who are young and talented today, who can be adults and heroes in the future! Brother Yu, that's a good suggestion. Brother Yu is my sage. Brother, today I hit it off with Xuande again, why don't you... use this green plum wine, how about the three of us marry Jinlan on the spot?"

This is out of the way...

Liu Bei got up abruptly, "Meng De is the son of an official, and Brother Liu is also in charge of the Heavenly Master Way. His status is precious, but it's me, Liu Bei..."

Liu Bei feels inferior...

Never thought... Cao Cao also got up, raised his hand and patted Liu Bei's shoulder heavily. "You are a clan member of the Han family and the younger brother of the emperor, how can you belittle yourself?"

This…

Liu Bei hesitated for a moment, then hurriedly cupped his hands, "Then...Being respectful is worse than obedience! I'll climb high!"

In a word...

Cao Cao directly mentioned green plum wine, and Liu Yu called the Taoists to fetch the "Golden Orchid Book"...

In this era, it is not "Guan Gong" who worships sworn brothers...but "Jinlanpu"...

After a while, please come to Jinlanpu, and the statue of Laozi.

With a "click", Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Liu Yu knelt down.

in unison:

——"Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Liu Yu, although they have different surnames, are now willing to become brothers. From now on, we will work together to save the poor and help the endangered; report to the country, and go down to the common people."

——"I don't want to be born in the same year, the same month, and the same day, but I only want to die in the same year, the same month, and the same day. The emperor and the empress, learn from this heart, betray righteousness and ungratefulness, and heaven and man will kill each other!"

There was a special template for sworn brothers in ancient times, so they all said the same thing.

The three of them spoke in unison, because they were in a Taoist temple, their fingers were cut, blood dripped into the green plum wine, with a slightly sour and hot taste, and they drank this green plum wine together!

Immediately, everyone bowed to the statue of Lao Tzu three times.

According to age, Cao Cao is the elder brother, Liu Bei is the second, and Liu Yu is the last...

"Three Brothers"

Cao Cao and Liu Bei spoke in unison.

"Big Brother, Second Brother!" Liu Yu bowed to Cao Cao and Liu Bei respectively.

It is said that Yulin Liulang can pinch and count, but... the sworn brotherhood this time was not calculated by Liu Yu, it was completely accidental.

Perhaps... It's another kind of coincidence and necessity somewhere.

In history, the person who can understand Liu Bei best is Cao Cao!

It is Liu Bei who can empathize with Cao Cao the most...

By coincidence, the original rivals, at this moment...become brothers of the opposite sex. They don't want to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but only wish to die in the same year, the same month and the same day.

"Two big brothers... Now we have married Jinlan..." Liu Yu opened his mouth and said, "Why don't you two big brothers talk about it, what is your ambition?"

In front of the statue of Laozi, in front of Jinlan spectrum...

Liu Yu was the first to ask a question.

Cao Cao replied without thinking. "Haha, I told my third brother about this before. My eldest brother is only willing to become a general who conquers the West like the champion Hou Huo Qubing. In the future, he will reshape the glory of the champion Hou, sweep away the Hulu, and restore the glory of the Western Regions to my big man." After my death, it is enough to be able to write on the tombstone-the tomb of Cao Cao, the former general of the Han Dynasty who conquered the West!"

Speaking of here…

Cao Cao turned his gaze to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei's eyes flickered, he pondered for a long time, but he just muttered four characters: "Zhongxing Han Dynasty!"

Yes…

He is a clan member of the Han family, and now he is the "imperial brother" recognized by the emperor, so naturally... he should take the rejuvenation of the Han family as his duty!

Liu Yu nodded...

But Liu Bei asked: "What about the third brother? What is the ambition of the third brother? Brother Wei also wants to contribute to the vision of the third brother!"

"That's right! Big Brother is also counted!" Cao Cao also said with emotion.

Well this...

Liu Yu clicked his lips. His Hongyuan is actually Zhongxing Tianshi Dao, making Taoism become the mainstream again, making Tianshi Dao become the state religion of the great Han, guiding the world.

In this way, Fang will live up to the life-saving grace and nurturing grace of Zhang Heng's mentor and adoptive father in the past!
But to achieve this...especially respecting Huang Lao thought...

But you can't get around the "Zhongxing Han Room..." and you can't get around the recuperation!

Liu Yu patted the shoulders of Liu Bei and Cao Cao respectively.

"Two big brothers, since we've talked here today, why not... two big brothers come with me to see something!"

"Perhaps seeing this, the two elder brothers will know about my brother's great wish!"

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