Coincidentally!My name is Liu Bian

Chapter 161 Meeting Xun You again with news

Xun You's eyes lit up and he asked: "What kind of dish is this? Is it quite... distinctive?"

No words are spoken when eating, and no words are spoken when sleeping!Liu Bian sighed and said silently: Chefs, well done!You have new tricks every day, there is no repetition!While introducing honestly:
"These are red dates! After drying, they become dried dates, which are appetizers. Give it a try. It has nourishing effects. It can nourish the stomach, strengthen the spleen, benefit the blood, and strengthen the body...?"

After a pause, he remembered who he said he wanted to visit not long ago, but never visited. He couldn't help but feel a little guilty and said: "I heard from a certain doctor that this jujube can be used with various ingredients, such as that and so on. Making medicated diet is one of the medicated diets.”

"Medicinal food? Can it not only prevent and cure diseases, maintain health and strengthen the body, but also prolong life? - Not bad!" Xun You turned his eyes and pointed with his chopsticks, "What about this dish? Is it also a medicinal food?"

"——That's right!" Liu Bian said, "This is 'Cold Alfalfa'!"Cold dishes also have the effect of medicinal food, which can clear the spleen and stomach, etc... Forget it, this is not important!Importantly, the dish tastes good. "

Xun You raised his eyebrows, took some cold alfalfa, tasted it happily, and said, "It's cool and delicious, it's very flavorful, isn't it?"

"As long as you like it, try it again?" Liu Bian suggested.

Xun You tasted a few mouthfuls, then focused on the pink skin, which is thin, flat and soft-skinned, silvery white in color, translucent, and quite elastic, and said with great interest:

"Does pink skin also count as medicinal food?"

"This... doesn't count." Liu Bian said with shame, "It's just delicious and very popular."

Pointing his hand, Xun You pointed at a big, fragrant fish and wondered, "Isn't this fish a river fish?"

Liu Bian introduced: "Yes! It is a sea fish with a full belly and "meal" stuffed in its belly, including crab legs, pig skin, red dates, mung beans, seaweed, courgette shreds, green onions, ginger, etc. It is said to be delicious The best of them all...

In fact, a more traditional medicinal meal is this bowl of "Shredded Chicken Soup", which tastes pretty good too. "

... Blah blah blah, Xun You and Liu Bian were asking and answering questions, which was really interesting.

Cao Cao and others were seen silent.

After Liu Bian introduced all the delicacies to Xun You in a good-tempered manner, he asked politely: "Mr. Xun, do you have any questions?"

Xun You smiled heartily and said, "No more."

"Then let's start eating?" Liu Bian said.

Xun You raised his glass, toasted to Liu Bian, and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for clarifying my doubts. I am grateful but disrespectful."

After saying this, Xun You drank the glass of red date wine, which caused another small exclamation.

Liu Bian smiled dryly, almost feeling depressed: Originally, he planned to drink wine later, but unfortunately God's calculations are not as good as people's calculations. His body is only about 13 years old, and he will have to associate with wine... It is estimated that there will be no shortage of banquets in the future. And there will be a lot of drinking, and he can't avoid it at all.

Moreover, red date wine... Touching his nose, Liu Bian became even more nervous.

Can you not be nervous? ——The earliest record of red date wine was in the Northern Song Dynasty, about a thousand years later... He was really scared when he accidentally made it!

It’s all because he had a bowl of red date porridge for breakfast that day and said arrogantly, “All food can be made into wine, rice can be made into rice wine, grapes can be made into wine, why can’t red dates be made into red date wine?”

Ever since, Old Man Hu took it down and learned from the methods of rice wine and wine. After some exploration and guidance, Nanpi County successfully created a new wine, red date wine... Although Liu Bian didn't know much about it. Will this red date wine be like the red date wine of later generations, but taste this wine and have a different taste?

Thinking about this, Liu Bian said: "I'm not afraid of your jokes. This red date wine is also one of the medicinal foods. After many trials, it has retained the pharmacological properties of red dates to replenish vital energy, nourish blood and calm the mind! Long-term drinking has good dietary therapy. effect!"

"Really? Then I need to drink a few more glasses." Xun You looked like he was having fun and forgot to leave. He wished he could drink from the wine bottle.

In short, Xun You had a sumptuous meal, which Xun You could never forget - "I have eaten delicious food many times, but Nanpi's food always makes me particularly fond of it." Bohai County and most counties in the north are in dire straits, and is it normal for the people to not have enough to eat?"

"Ah?" Liu Bian was stunned for a moment and remained silent.

Cao Cao cleared his throat and interjected: "Now that we finally have a rest, why don't we stop mentioning those embarrassing things? - It's not too late to discuss it after dinner? ... No! It's better to discuss it at night?"

It was now mid-afternoon, and it was not yet evening. If Liu Bian and his team could squeeze out the time reasonably, they could still organize a long-distance running race in the afternoon... even though all the contestants had run enough in the morning.

After hearing this, Liu Bian almost choked and looked at Cao Cao with eyes: No, he is indeed Cao Cao. This seriousness in fulfilling his duties really makes Liu Bian ashamed - Liu Bian secretly reflected:
It's not dark yet, why are you thinking about taking a rest? ...In any case, if we continue the long-distance running competition in the afternoon, we must get all the strong men in Nanpi County to move and run like crazy!
#Refuse to lie flat, start with me#
...Liu Bian took a deep breath and said: "Magistrate Mengde, you are right, we will discuss it after dinner."

There was still some time before the afternoon long run, and he had to make full use of it and not waste it!

Cao Cao: "..."

This time, it was Cao Cao's turn to remain silent.

Xun You laughed sullenly, but he choked with laughter.

After coughing violently for a while, Xun You returned to normal.

After that, everyone temporarily separated and went about their own business.

Liu Bian still remembered to say hello to the chefs cordially and praise the delicious food and even the wine prepared for this party. The praise made the chefs burst into tears and vowed to do better next time. !

After bidding farewell to Cao Cao and others for a moment, Liu Bian took Xun You, the guards, and a team of 500 people back to the Bohai Prince's Mansion. Fortunately, the Bohai Prince's Mansion had been expanded before. See if this can accommodate hundreds of people. Are people living there? ... After calmly sending Gongsun Yue and Gongsun Fan to settle down the 500-man team, Liu Bian and Xun You quietly gathered in the study to discuss important matters.

They said they were discussing important matters, but Liu Bian was actually handling documents by the way——

Documents are a magical thing: they only increase every day, but never decrease... Even if Liu Bian stayed in the study room from morning to night to review, he could never finish the documents!

Liu Bian was doing two things at once, reading documents and asking:
“Mr.

Now, Mr. Ji has been imprisoned, and I still have to write a memorial... That's right!What happened after Xia Yun was taken to Luoyang last time? "

Xun You blinked and said, "...Your Highness, didn't the Cao family's young generals tell you?"

"Huh?" Liu Bian was stunned for a moment, stamped it with his seal and ribbon, and then took out another document, "No -"

Suffered!When the Cao family's young generals escorted Xun You, Liu Bian led the team to Zhangwu County... It is estimated that when the Cao family's young generals sent the people to their destination and returned to Nanpi County safely, Liu Bian quietly muttered. Mi Di went to Youzhou - but after he returned with the team, he forgot about it due to paperwork!
To be honest, if he hadn't seen Xun You today, he would have completely forgotten about "Xia Yun"... By the way, who is Xia Yun?Yes, yes!Xia Yun is one of the ten regular attendants!

Liu Bian was stunned for a moment, remembering Xia Yun blankly, and remembering that Bi Huahua, the adopted son of Bi Lan, one of the ten permanent attendants, also came to Nanpi County to cause trouble, and was beaten up by him. , put in prison - don't mention it!
Raising his head, Liu Bian looked at Xun You, only to see Xun You frowning and unable to speak.

"What? Isn't it convenient to say it?" Liu Bian asked.

Xun You said, "I don't know where to start."

"Then let's talk about Xia Yun!" Liu Bian grasped the key point and got straight to the point, "Is Xia Yun dead or alive?"

Xun You said: "...alive."

What? !
Liu Bian said in disbelief: "Still alive?! Father... didn't he deal with it?"

"It was dealt with, but not dealt with." Xun You said, "His Majesty only demoted Xia Yun because of his kindness to follow Xia Yun for many years, but did not execute Xia Yun as a prisoner..."

Even if Xia Yun falsely conveyed the imperial edict and almost assassinated Liu Bian?
Liu Bian pursed his lips and said that it would be impossible not to be angry, but he wasn't particularly angry either... Because that cheap Han Emperor was his nominal father? ——He had better run away quickly, otherwise he would stay in the palace and fall into the turmoil of a palace fight. That shouldn't be too bad!

"So, we did the right thing by detaining Mr. Bi in Nanpi County this time?" Liu Bian analyzed in a very calm tone, "Old man Xia Yun is the most important official of my father. If he can save his life for the time being, then Bi Lan's adopted son... Bi Huahua was sentenced to death by his father. Do you think Bi Lan would plead for mercy?
If he pleads for mercy, will his father let Bi Huahua off again? ! "

Although this is unlikely, according to the Han Emperor's urine, it is still a hidden danger.

Liu Bian didn't want to bet on the Han Emperor's thoughts.

If Bi Huahua dies, Bi Lan will probably hate him; on the contrary, not only will Liu Bian be targeted by Bi Lan, but villains like Bi Huahua might also regard him as a thorn in his side... He doesn't want to stand up at all. enemy.

After all, they are enemies, so he doesn't have to be soft... Anyway, he doesn't like Bi Huahua, and he feels wronged even if Bi Huahua is used as a hard labor!
"Your Highness, I have to remind you of something." Xun You cupped his hands, "Although Xia Yun was demoted to a commoner, during his tenure, he ran amok in the village and harmed the people so many times that everyone shouted and beat him!
What's more, about half a month ago, a knight sneaked into Xia Yun's house and seriously injured Xia Yun!

Now, when I left Luoyang, I heard that Xia Yun was lying on the bed, half dead, and probably only had a few days to live... It was said that the knight's name was Xu Fu. "

Xun You said the last sentence very softly with a smile on his lips.

"Okay! Well done!" Liu Bian was overjoyed, especially when he heard the word "Xu Fu", he blurted out - what a talent! !Is it Xu Shu?Later, he realized that he was too gloating about his misfortune, and decisively changed his words, "...I mean, this is too cruel! How can there be an assassination under the emperor's feet!"

Xun You whispered: "Yes! It's too much! If that knight still stays in the capital, I'm afraid he will be imprisoned eventually! Therefore, I made my own decision and brought him to Nanpi County..."

Liu Bian opened his mouth wide and forgot to read the paperwork.

"It so happened that I brought 500 disciples this time, and this knight was one of the [-]." The other party has extraordinary qualifications, capable of both martial arts and literature, but unfortunately he comes from a poor family and has never gone to school... As long as this person is willing to work hard, given time, this person will become a great talent."

Xun You's evaluation is extremely high.

Hearing Liu Bian's side glance, he said happily: "Really? As Mr. Xun said, I would like to meet this person for a while."

Xun You's eyes narrowed and he responded: "This person lives in your residence, Your Highness. He is the leader of the team just now. Does Your Highness have any impressions?"

Liu Bian: "..."

Liu Bian stared at Xun You silently, reasonably doubting whether Xun You was teasing him: the team Xun You brought was 500 people, not five people. How could he pay attention to that team? ——At most, from a casual glance, he would feel that the team was all young and strong, and all of them were good young warriors...

With a dry laugh, Liu argued: "I have the impression that he is tall and strong, and that he is a malleable talent."

Poofing, Xun You laughed out loud, waved his hand and said: "Your Highness, let's stop this matter, let's stop it!" Before Liu Bian could react, Xun You stopped his smile and said solemnly:
"Your Highness, let's get down to business! There is a reason why I came to Nanpi County this time..."

"Oh?" Liu Bian said clearly, "Does Mr. Xun have a mission?"

"Yes." Xun You nodded, then patted his head again, sighed heavily, and said in distress, "It's just that this matter is really embarrassing for me! I really don't want to say it... It's a pity that I have to say it."

Liu Bian said: "Mr. Xun, just say it! I am all ears."

"That's okay, that's okay." Xun You frowned slightly, "It's good to give you a warning, Your Highness... This matter should start from Youzhou! More than a month ago, the man who was trapped in Guanzi City in western Liaoning for half a year General Gongsun Zan not only escaped from the predicament, but also killed Zhang Chun, the Wuhuan Chan, and defeated the Wuhuan of the Yi tribe. I wonder if Your Highness has heard one or two of them?"

Liu Bian nodded and said, "I've heard of it! General Gongsun Zan is brave and dedicated to guarding the border. He is a famous general of the Han Dynasty and is loved by the people of Youzhou!"

Xun You said again: "That's right, but the person who killed Zhang Chun was a general under Gongsun Zan. His surname was Guan, his given name was Yu, and his courtesy name was Yunchang... Your Highness, could this Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang be your subordinate, who also serves as the magistrate of Fuyang County, Liu Bei?" Your adopted brother is now appointed as Gaocheng County Magistrate by Your Highness?"

Liu Bian: "..."

Is this, is this investigation quite clear?
Liu Bian opened his mouth, closed it again, hesitated for a long time, and then said: "So what if it is, what if it is not?"

Xun You said: "Sure enough, Your Highness, did you also go to Youzhou? Is it because of Your Highness's support that General Gongsun Zan was able to get out of trouble and defeat Wuhuan?"

Liu Bian: "..."

Liu Bian wiped the non-existent sweat on his forehead and said calmly: "What next?"

"Then, His Majesty also guessed it and was very angry? He was angry with His Highness Lijun..." Xun You said.

Liu Bian's head was filled with black threads and he didn't know how to answer the call.

Xun You said: "Just because Your Majesty is dissatisfied with His Highness's move, there are villains who are trying to interfere with it and want to use this Guan Yu reward to drive a wedge between you——

Your Highness, do you know?Your Majesty has granted Guan Yu the title of "Han Shoutinghou", granting him the title of several households in the city, and the right to collect taxes according to the specified number of households... In other words:
General Guan Yu suddenly transformed, his status is higher than Liu Bei, more than a step higher!

When the county magistrate Liu Bei saw General Guan Yu, he had to salute!
Your Highness, do you think that when Magistrate Liu Bei sees that his adopted brother is more noble than himself, can he still have the audacity to call him his adopted brother?What will your mentality be like in the future? "

…It’s okay in the short term, but in the long term?

(End of this chapter)