The Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms: The Evil God Arrives

Chapter 295 The Beginning of Tao Qian's Banquet

"Yes, how could I forget that you two are here." Li You slammed the table as if he had suddenly realized something.

It seemed as if he had just remembered that Chen Deng and Zhao Yu were also here. In fact, Li You had just glanced at these two people.

If you want to test these two people, just say it directly. Moreover, the hint is too obvious. You are afraid that Chen Deng and Zhao Yu are unaware of your actions.

Chen Deng and Zhao Yu looked at each other and saw a hint of helplessness in each other's eyes. Were these two superiors giving them hints or picking on them?

Chen Deng and Zhao Yu had tried their best to reduce their presence in front of Yang Ji and Li You, but they didn't expect that they couldn't avoid them after all.

"You two, please stop making fun of us. If the noble families in Xuzhou could receive the gossip from the noble families in the neighboring states and counties, there wouldn't have been this military riot in Xuzhou City." Chen Deng said with a wry smile.

It was also after the mutiny in Xuzhou City ended that Chen Deng and other wise men in Xuzhou realized that the reason why most of the aristocratic families in Xuzhou rose up or supported this round of mutiny was because someone was fanning the flames behind the scenes.

As for who was providing the fire in the back, Chen Deng now had a rough guess, but he just didn't have any definite evidence.

However, at their level, many things no longer require evidence; just a little suspicion is enough to confirm many things.

"It seems that you have already guessed who is behind the Xuzhou mutiny." Yang Ji looked at Chen Deng with interest.

Yang Ji is not sure about what to say about Chen Deng. There is nothing good to say about him. After all, Chen Deng is a capable guy.

However, his vision was always limited to family interests, which was far behind those top civil officials who focused their attention on the world and the future.

"When Guo Fengxiao was inspecting Yanzhou, he met with Yuan Gonglu in Yuzhou. After that, Yuan Gonglu's principle of cleaning up the aristocratic families changed. Who would believe that there is no trick involved?" Chen Deng said bitterly.

After guessing who was behind the mutiny, Chen Deng inquired and collected some intelligence from Yuan Shu.

The result was not unexpected. Their Xuzhou family was just taken advantage of at the right time and dragged into their game against Liu Bei as chess pieces.

Chen Deng now knows where the real gap lies between himself and those top civil officials.

This kind of courage, which is not limited to a certain place or time, and can move the chess pieces on the chessboard at will, is really not something Chen Deng can come up with.

If Chen Deng could put aside the interests of his family and raise his sights to the entire Han Dynasty, or break away from the limitations of Xuzhou.

With Chen Deng's first-rate abilities, he might even be able to compete with those top civil officials.

After Chen Deng realized his limitations, he also thought about whether he should give up the interests of his family, or take care of both the world and his family.

Unfortunately, Chen Deng asked himself that he could not give up the interests of his family. The interests of his family were always the first thing Chen Deng thought about.

This also meant that although Chen Deng had abilities that were almost first-rate in the world, he could only display third-rate strength.

"Since you have already guessed who is behind the scenes, don't you have any other ideas?" Li You asked Chen Deng.

Although he already knew what Chen Deng's ambition was, Li You still wanted to ask, has he really given up the possibility of becoming the best?
"The entire Xuzhou family is helpless, what can I do alone?" Chen Deng shook his head and smiled bitterly.

After all, this mutiny did not affect his Xuzhou Chen family. He even stood on the right teammate in this mutiny and could gain greater benefits in the future.

Zhao Yu frowned, constantly thinking about the meaning of the riddle between these three people.

"Forget it, since you think so, then let's do it." Yang Ji said indifferently.

Yang Ji sat back in his seat and no longer looked at Chen Deng. He didn't know whether Chen Deng would regret everything he said today when he knew about the world-class stage built by Chen Xi.

Li You glanced at Yang Ji who had returned to his seat and narrowed his eyes. It seemed that Chen Deng had not passed Yang Ji's assessment.

[What exactly is the Family Drive Plan?] Li You returned to his seat with thoughts in his mind, and ignored Chen Deng.

Seeing that Yang Ji and Li You ignored him, Chen Deng was stunned. What was going on?

[It seems that you have failed the assessment.] Zhao Yu sent a message to Chen Deng using the secret technique he had just learned a few days ago.

Chen Deng frowned and sent a voice message to Zhao Yu: [It's impossible that you want me to come up with a plan to take revenge on the Yuzhou family, right? ]

[I don't know about that. Seeing how disappointed they both look, maybe it is true.] Zhao Yu shrugged.

[However, seeing how disappointed they both look, I guess you won’t be able to be transferred to Fenggao Government Affairs Office.] Zhao Yu mentioned another issue.

[My ambition is not to be in the central government, but to be in the local areas.] Chen Deng did not think that going to Fenggao would bring greater benefits to his family.

[Can aristocratic families really survive the universalization of education? ] Zhao Yu said in confusion.

[You don’t really think that those peasants could surpass our noble family, do you?] Chen Deng sneered.

[That's true.] Zhao Yu thought about it and felt that what Chen Deng said made sense. How could those peasants who worked hard all day to make a living surpass the noble families like them?

Li You glanced at Chen Deng and Zhao Yu, who had not added the secret key to the voice transmission link at all.

[Zichuan's evaluation of them is really appropriate.] Li You sent a message to Yang Ji.

[He has limited his focus to the interests of his family, what else do you expect from him? ] Yang Ji shook his head and said.

……

After Liu Bei and Tao Qian dealt with the mutiny of the Xuzhou aristocratic families, he went in person to invite Zheng Xuan out with Sun Qian's letter.

It is strange to say, because Zheng Xuan's disciple Sun Qian also served as the chief officer of transportation construction under Liu Bei's rule and was one of the senior executives.

As a result, Zheng Xuan, one of the great Confucian scholars of the Han Dynasty, was unaware of the changes in Taishan Academy, leaving Yang Ji at a loss for words.

It stands to reason that no matter how busy Sun Qian was, he should have written a letter to his teacher Zheng Xuan to tell him about these things.

After all, Taishan Academy gathered more than a dozen great scholars, and even the remnants of other schools of thought. Even a big shot like Zheng Xuan would be interested in it.

However, what Yang Ji never expected was that Sun Qian did write a letter to his teacher, but Zheng Xuan did not receive it.

Yang Ji really couldn't figure out what the reason was for Zheng Xuan not to receive the letter from Sun Qian. [Wenru, why did Lord Kang Cheng not receive Gong You's letter? ] Yang Ji asked Li You in confusion while looking at the Xuzhou nobles who were gradually gathering.

[What do you think a great scholar like Kang Chenggong would be busy with if he wasn't traveling to study?] Li You had some guesses about this matter, but he just hadn't come to a conclusion.

[If you don’t travel to study… teach and educate people, and devote yourself to spreading what you have learned? ] Yang Ji thought about it and expressed his impression of the great Confucian scholars of the Han Dynasty.

"Since you know what Kang Chenggong usually does, what are you still confused about?" Li You asked in confusion.

[It’s just… I didn’t expect that this was the reason why Lord Kang Cheng didn’t receive Gong You’s letter.] Yang Ji sighed and said.

He didn't expect that this was the reason why Zheng Xuan didn't go to Taishan Academy to teach. No wonder he had never seen Zheng Xuan in Taishan Academy. It turned out that he had gone into seclusion to teach.

Although Yang Ji still had some doubts about why Zheng Xuan did not receive Sun Qian's letter.

But when he thought that this was a mythical version of the Three Kingdoms world, Yang Ji didn't want to delve too deeply into such matters.

Tao Qian brought Liu Bei to the table and arranged Liu Bei in the main seat at the same level as himself. Then he and Liu Bei looked at the Xuzhou aristocratic families who were seated under the leadership of Chen Deng.

When the leaders of the Xuzhou families saw Tao Qian and Liu Bei sitting in the main seats, there was a hint of fear and shrinkage in their eyes.

It seems that the settlements during the past few days have left a very deep impression on the Xuzhou families with Tao Qian and Liu Bei.

No one knew what Liu Bei had done during these few days that made the Xuzhou nobles act so timid when they saw Liu Bei, who was known for his benevolence.

"It seems that the Xuzhou noble families are frightened by Lord Xuande and Lord Tao this time, otherwise they would not have shown such expressions when they met these two." Yang Ji said with some surprise.

"Lord Xuande and Lord Tao brought them death notices. How could they not be afraid?" Li You said nonsense speechlessly.

“You can’t say that they are all death notices. After all, many of these children from noble families will be sent to Qingzhou to fill the gap in universal education,” Yang Ji retorted.

What Liu Bei brought was a suspended sentence notice for labor reform, how could it be a death notice?

Besides, even if it was a death notice, it was brought by Tao Qian. How can it be said that it was brought by Liu Bei?

"You are right. The only one who can make the Xuzhou nobles so scared is Lord Tao. He has nothing to do with our Lord Xuande who is famous for his benevolence." Li You quite agreed with Yang Ji's statement.

"That's right. The reason why the Xuzhou families feel scared and shrink back is because of what Mr. Tao has done in the past few days." Yang Ji kept agreeing with Li You.

Tao Qian, who was sitting in the main seat, couldn't help but twitching the corners of his mouth as he listened to the slander from Yang Ji and Li You.

Tao Qian couldn't help but look at Liu Bei next to him. If the knives in the eyes could kill, Liu Bei's body would have been pierced with knives flying from Tao Qian's eyes.

Facing Tao Qian's glare, Liu Bei smiled awkwardly, then looked at Yang Ji and Li You who were still talking.

Liu Bei's eyes instantly turned cold. Can these two guys read the atmosphere of their surroundings?

Liu Bei had a stern face and flicked his fingers, and two internal energy bullets hit the foreheads of Yang Ji and Li You.

"Hiss!" Yang Ji glanced at Liu Bei who had a tense face, then touched his forehead and shut up, although Liu Bei's internal energy bullet did not hit Yang Ji at all.

Li You, who was sitting next to Yang Ji, restrained his internal energy and pretended that he was hit on the forehead by Liu Bei's internal energy bullet.

Although Yang Ji and Li You kept silent, Liu Bei became even more troubled. What was going on between these two guys, Yang Ji and Li You?
"Please excuse me, Mr. Tao." Liu Bei turned his head and smiled awkwardly at Tao Qian. He couldn't really say anything about Yang Ji and Li You in front of Tao Qian.

"It's okay, it's okay. Doesn't this just illustrate the harmony between the civil and military under Xuande's rule?" Tao Qian shook his head and said.

At the same time, Tao Qian sighed in his heart. He could see that the harmonious relationship between the monarch and his subjects under Liu Bei was one of the fundamental factors for maintaining the foundation.

"Come, Xuande, I'll toast you." After all the Xuzhou families were seated, Tao Qian picked up the wine glass and toasted Liu Bei.

"I don't deserve Mr. Tao's behavior!" Liu Bei said hurriedly, raising his wine glass.

"He deserves it. Xuande deserves it. The territory under Xuande's rule is prosperous and the people live and work in peace and contentment. How can he not deserve it?" Tao Qian shook his head and said seriously.

Tao Qian really believed that Liu Bei deserved the title of wise ruler. In less than three years, he had built the territory under his rule into such a prosperous place, with the people living and working in peace and contentment.

If this kind of person is not worthy of the title of wise ruler, then who else can be called a wise ruler? Those who can only suck blood from the people?

Liu Bei shook his head again and said, “I have not made much contribution to the development of the people’s livelihood under my rule.

The little credit I have been able to achieve is also due to the many capable officials and people in the Government Affairs Office.

If it weren't for them, I, Liu Xuande, wouldn't be so successful now." Liu Bei raised his glass and toasted Yang Ji and Li You.

"Without Lord Xuande's trust, we might not be able to put what we have learned into practice." Li You said calmly.

"Only you, Lord Xuande, would tolerate the mischief of us." Yang Ji looked at Liu Bei seriously and said.

Everyone at the banquet quietly watched the harmonious relationship between the emperor and his subjects. Although they had thousands of words in their hearts that they wanted to say, their intuition told them that it would be best not to disturb the current atmosphere, otherwise they would be called in for tea.

"Xuan De, what do you think of Xuzhou?" Tao Qian asked Liu Bei with a smile.

During the banquet, those heads of noble families who had been extremely nervous finally breathed a sigh of relief. They had not been able to enjoy their meal just now because they were afraid that Tao Qian would bring up the past and talk about the hasty mutiny.

Now that Tao Qian has mentioned Xuzhou to Liu Bei, it means that Tao Qian has already turned the mutiny over, and it is now Liu Bei's business how to deal with them next.

"Xuzhou is indeed a rich place in the world, and it is incomparable to other states." Liu Bei said realistically, "But it is all plains, and it cannot be defended for a long time without a strong army and good generals."

After spending a long time with wise men like Chen Xi, Liu Bei had some ideas of his own about the various situations in the world.

"Xuan De has grown a lot over the years, and he no longer looks at things in the one-sided way that he did at Hulao Pass," Tao Qian said with some nostalgia. Things have really changed.

"With such a group of outstanding people working together, growth is inevitable." Liu Bei said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)