I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 15 Booze at Home
A county magistrate, going to Liu's house to thank and give gifts, of course, it is impossible to kill him suddenly.

When the news reached the Liu family, Liu Zhou and the Hu family were naturally overjoyed. They immediately slaughtered dogs and sheep, and prepared wine to welcome the distinguished guests.

But Liu Jian, who had been thinking about it in the bullpen, was obviously not in such a good mood after learning the news.

But he wasn't troubled either, because Gongsun Zan's power was within his expectations.

What later generations see more is that he lost the trust of his subordinates, was defeated by Yuan Shao, was trapped in a high-rise building, and committed suicide by setting fire to himself. However, it is often overlooked that in his more than forty years of life, his defeat was only delayed for four years. Seventy to eighty percent of his life was successful.

The big man has a population of tens of millions. You can't think that he lost to Yuan Shao alone, but you think he is worse than other tens of millions of people.

This world is not easy to mess with. Gongsun Zan is very wise, but Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are not so smart.

……

"Senior brother is indeed a senior brother. People who have been in the officialdom are really difficult to deal with. They will break it for me with one move, and you have nothing to do."

Liu Jian was leaning on the haystack, holding a piece of straw in his mouth, with a helpless expression.

Sitting cross-legged next to him, Liu Bei also had a sad expression on his face: "No, I thought he would let you and me go to the county office to find something to do because of his reputation, but he would rather give you [-] yuan as a reward than recommend me to do it for you." official."

"deliver?"

Liu Jian took down the straw, shook his head and said, "Brother Xuande, you are so naive."

"Not to send?"

"Yes!"

"Then where am I being naive?"

"Do you really dare?"

Liu Bei was suddenly speechless.

He thought about it seriously for a while, and the more he thought about it, the more tangled his expression became.

"Okay, this is a waste of time." Liu Bei finally came to a conclusion.

"Forget it, after all, we are still weak and useless in the eyes of others. Since he is determined not to use it, then you and I don't need to deliberately climb him up. We can find a way. As for this senior brother Gongsun, hehe, he Sooner or later, I will regret it because of today."

Liu Bei stretched out his hand and patted Liu Jian's shoulder: "My younger brother has great talent, so it must be too late for him to regret it!"

"Don't praise me, you are the one with great talent."

Liu Bei laughed out loud, the muscles on his smiling face ached.

"It's okay for me to be your helper. The word "Xiongcai" has nothing to do with me."

Liu Jian frowned and looked at Liu Bei carefully.

"What do you see me doing?"

"Brother Xuande, I think you seem to be losing your original vigor?"

"When did I ever have the spirit?"

"Do you still remember when you were a child, in Lousang Village, you yelled about taking the Yubaogai car?"

"Hi! You're talking about when I was eight years old! With you around, I'm even more energetic, and following you is enough."

A strange feeling suddenly rose in Liu Jian's heart.

Isn't this Liu Bei raised and disabled by himself?

……

The next day, Gongsun Zan really asked people to come to the door in person and gave gifts to thank the two classmates for their "escort".

Naturally, the news spread like wildfire in the entire Zhuo County, and he, Gongsun Zan, could just use this incident to gain the reputation of "the kindness of dripping water and the spring of repayment" like Liu Jian and Liu Bei.

It can be said that none of the three brothers suffered a disadvantage in terms of 'prestige'.

When the county lord came, Liu Zhou and the Hu family were overjoyed, they immediately held a banquet for them, and dragged the two troublemakers out of the cowshed, and had a drink with the banquet.

The Han Dynasty was not like the later Tang and Song Dynasties. There were many restaurants and rich nightlife. In a large county, there were usually only a few wine houses, and the area was usually not very large. To enjoy eating and drinking, people usually have fun in their own homes, commonly known as self-healing.

Don't look at Gongsun Zan as the magistrate of Biqianshi, and Liu Zhou's self-proclaimed kinship, once these two people start a banquet, they will be really crazy.

Don't think it's the first time we meet, it's really drinking to death.

This is definitely not the style of Yanzhao. People in the Han Dynasty generally drank like this:
Knowing the seating position, being able to toast, and being able to dance -- hoo hi yo.

Mutual toasting is a necessary procedure. At the same time, toasting and receiving wine are also strictly regulated. Because there is a certain distance between people and people in the Qin and Han Dynasties, there is no possibility of touching each other, so the movement of drinking is particular.

For example, when Liu Zhou made a toast to Gongsun Zan, he had to 'lead the wine up'. To put it bluntly, he held the wine utensils and held them forward and upward.

But if Gongsun Zan offered a toast to Liu Zhou, Liu Zhou would be tired. Because of his low status and white body, he had to leave his seat when receiving the wine and bow down to thank him, commonly known as "avoiding the seat".

Under such a premise, drinking today presents an interesting scene.

As soon as Gongsun Zan swore, Liu Zhou got up and ran to the aisle to drink on the floor.

Gongsun Zan raised the shovel again, and Liu Zhou got up and ran to the aisle to drink on the floor.

The problem is that Gongsun Zan always raises the glass, and Liu Zhou has to always accept the wine, always accept the wine...

After several rounds, Liu Zhou was sweating profusely and dizzy.

After drinking for a while, he knelt down.

Anyone who has ever drunk knows that the most taboo thing to do when drinking is 'moving', the more you move, the faster you will get drunk.

As expected, Liu Zhou soon became drunk, and his speech became stuttering, and he was no longer restrained as when he was drinking with Gongsun Zan at the beginning, and started to brag with his big tongue.

"Ming Ting doesn't know that these two children were taught by the old man, and their skills cannot be separated from the old man's teaching!"

"Oh!"

Gongsun Zan looked stunned, and glanced at Liu Jian and Liu Bei brothers who were standing aside: "No wonder they are so brave, they can kill strong thieves, such a tiger father has no dogs."

"A few thieves in the district, what's the point? It's not the old man's ravings. Don't look at the old man. If the county office gives the old man a piece of leather armor and a good horse, the old man holds a halberd and a bow, and walks a short distance to Yuyang Shanggu. However, he can still behead one hundred and eighty Hu thieves to serve the country!"

Gongsun Zanle's face flushed red: "At Liu Gong's age, doesn't he forget to kill thieves and make meritorious deeds?"

Liu Zhou's face was flushed: "Ming Ting thinks that the old man wants to kill the thief in order to gain fame?"

"Who isn't?"

"Although meritorious deeds are good, they are of no use to people of my age! To be honest with the county lord, how can a great man be ruled by Xianbei Hunu? I really don't want to. If I am 20 years younger, I will go there in person." Bianjun joined the army to fight against the Hunu, and he returned with his body shrouded in horse leather, and he was willing."

Hearing this, Gongsun Zan put away his smile, showing a bit of respect on his face.

He pondered for a moment, then sighed: "If all the big men have the enthusiasm of Liu Gong, even if there are ten sandalwood locust trees in the northern desert, how can it be a disaster?"

Then he raised the wine shovel and gestured towards Liu Zhou Yaoyao.

Liu Zhou got up hurriedly, walked to the aisle, and was about to thank him when he suddenly fell to the ground with a 'plop'.

Gongsun Zan was startled, and hurriedly stood up: "Grand Liu!? Why?"

Liu Jian was also taken aback, and hurriedly got up and ran to Liu Zhou's side!

It's not a moment of excitement, drunk to death, right?

"Father, Father!"

Liu Jian picked up Liu Zhou, who was face down, from the ground, and reached out to pinch him.

Among the people who had not waited to meet him, Liu Zhou's snoring sounded slightly.

Liu Jian's hand stayed in mid-air, showing a helpless expression.

My old father actually fell asleep on the spot!

Turn around and let my mother know, I don't know how to deal with him.

He's at the end of his tricks today.

After hearing the words, Mrs. Hu hurried over, cursing Liu Zhou was useless, but she was still concerned about getting someone to help Liu Zhou back to the room, and even cooking herself to make hangover soup for Liu Zhou.

……

After the banquet, it was time for Gongsun Zan to say goodbye.

But before leaving, he still needs to go to the toilet to empty his pickles, after all, he drank a lot of wine today.

"Ah Jian, I am sorry to trouble you to go to the toilet with my brother." Gongsun Zan specially greeted Liu Jian.

Even if Gongsun Zan did not say hello when he left the banquet to go to the bathroom, Liu Jian, the host, would naturally accompany him.

At that moment, he personally led Gongsun Zan to the back house.

The toilet of Liu’s family is one person, one pit. Two people enter a door respectively, with a wooden board in between, and each can hear the sound of the other opening the gate to release water.

"Brother!"

Suddenly, Gongsun Zan's voice came from the other side of the door.

Liu Jian was taken aback for a moment, wondering if Gongsun Zan wanted to ask himself for money?

"Yes, please order from the county lord."

On the other side of the door, Gongsun Zan was silent for a while, then said:

"You and my brother, why are you so polite in private?"

Liu Jian frowned, feeling a little displeased.

Hearing what Gongsun Zan meant...was he trying to have a heart-to-heart with himself?

Since you want to chat, there is nothing wrong with that. The question is... why did you choose such a boundary?Is this the place to talk?

"The county monarch and I have very different identities, and Jian dare not cling to him."

The person in the toilet next to him seemed to be deliberating his words. After a while, he finally heard Gongsun say:

"Do you think that my brother has entered the official career these years, and his official career has been smooth, and he has long forgotten that you old friends and classmates have fallen into the dirt like those noble families in the Central Plains?"

(End of this chapter)