The most poisonous person in the Three Kingdoms, Boss Cao advised me to calm down!

Chapter 297 Hearing that he is an old liar

Liu Xiongming had been detained for more than a month, and his temper had long since subsided.

He just glanced at a few people and then dozed off again with his eyes closed.

The fat black man circled around him twice.

Then he asked with a smile: "Are you Liu Xiongming from Lantian?"

After hearing this, Old Man Liu was too lazy to pay attention to him.

But the man said again: "Su Wendu Lantian is rich in beautiful jade."

"There are many extraordinary people. It is said in Guanzhong that you can swallow clouds and spit out fog."

"Is this true?"

When Liu Xiongming heard this, he also turned over.

I am even more unwilling to pay attention to this old black fat man.

The young scribe smiled and said:
"I think he was so drunk that he lost his mind."

"Otherwise, why would you advance so alone?"

"As soon as we entered Tongguan, we were captured by General Xiahou?"

He seemed to be joking when he said this, what about puffing smoke?

The old man obviously smoked too much opium.

That's why he ran here in a confused state and gave himself up to death.

However, people of this era did not know what smoking opium was.

Otherwise, you would definitely know what he meant.

But the old black fat man just waved his hand.

Then he asked Liu Xiongming:
"How many soldiers do you have?"

"Why did you betray the court?"

Even after being asked this many questions, Liu Xiongming still didn't say anything.

The fierce general couldn't hold it back any longer and shouted:
"My master is asking you a question! Why don't you answer?"

The black fat man in the lead raised his hand and said:
"Hey! No need to bother with him."

Upon hearing this, the fierce general bowed and stood aside.

The fat black man moved a stool himself.

He sat down next to Liu Xiongming's bed and said with emotion:

"I'm really exhausted from all this traveling."

“It seems that I am really old.”

After saying that, he couldn't help but start pinching his shoulders.

Seeing this, the young scholar hurried forward.

He rubbed the shoulders and back of the old black fat man and said:
"The old man is standing still, and his ambition is thousands of miles away."

“The capable work hard, the wise worry a lot, and the incompetent ask for nothing.”

"My father-in-law is both a capable and a wise man."

"Naturally, one should worry about the world first and deal with the chaos in the world."

Only then did Old Man Liu understand.

It turns out that this young man is the son-in-law of the fat black man.

It sounds quite learned, but the tone is a bit too arrogant.

Although old man Liu can't read a single word.

But I also understand that there are not many people in this world who can be called that.

There is the so-called ability to rule the world.

However, when the fat black man heard this, he no longer cared about Liu Xiongming.

But he couldn't help but laugh:

"Renda is flattering me by saying this."

"It seems like you have learned a lot of compliments from Kong Gui!"

"But having said that!"

"If it weren't for future generations."

"I am already this old, why should I come to Guanzhong to suffer this?"

"As the ancients said, 'At fifty, one knows the will of heaven; at sixty, one's ears are obedient.'"

"People of my age are spending their retirement years at home."

"Now that half of your body is buried in the ground, you still come to this battlefield to fight."

"I shouldn't be scolded for being reckless behind my back."

"Will it cause trouble for you young people?"

Don't know what's good for you and cause trouble for young people?
Liu Xiongming could tell that the fat black man was mocking him in a roundabout way.

But she held her breath and didn't respond to him.

The fat black man sighed again when he saw this.

Feeling the gentle force coming from behind, he muttered to himself:
"But my dear son-in-law, you are right."

"My life is a life of hard work!"

“When I was young, I wanted to do a stable career.”

"Who knew that the court would be in power with treacherous officials and encounter the Yellow Turban Rebellion?"

"Then Dong Zhuo entered the capital, and the world fell into chaos."

"Raising troops to fight the enemy is certainly to fulfill one's ambitions." "But it is also to protect oneself."

"In a broader sense, it means protecting the people."

"To put it simply, it's for my family."

"After years of fighting all over the country, we finally got a foothold."

"I just want to leave a family business for future generations."

"That won't do. The bandits in the west are restless and will cause trouble."

"It's not enough for you to make trouble yourself, you have to drag so many people to make trouble."

"You have caused trouble for me. At my age, I still have to fight for my life!"

These words hit the nail on the head for Liu Xiongming.

Although he couldn't stand the other person calling him a thief all the time.

But I am about the same age as him.

It was also the time when the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Dong Zhuo brought disaster to the country.

I can empathize with the fat black guy's feelings.

At this time, the fat black man said:

“A sage once said: Only by bending can one be preserved, and only by being wronged can one be straightened.”

“Only the low can be filled, and only the old can be renewed.”

"If you take less, you will get more; if you are greedy, you will be confused."

"Anything that is taken to the extreme will turn around."

"The less content you are, the more you strive, and the less you get in the end."

"In fact, the Yangguan Road is right in front of us."

"If those bandits insist on resisting."

"Haha... I'm afraid that by then, even my original capital will be lost!"

Liu Xiongming thought to himself when he heard this.

What this guy said makes sense. If the generals in Guanzhong are willing to surrender.

If you fully support Cao Cao, maybe you can get rich in the future?
He insists on being a local tyrant by guarding his tiny piece of territory.

Where else can you go freely?

Besides, how could it be so easy to break into Guandong and compete for the Central Plains?
Maybe I won’t even be able to keep my hometown.

When you die, there won’t even be a place to be buried!
If you get yourself into trouble, you will have to suffer along with them.
At this time, the fat black man said to his son-in-law earnestly:

"You have always been well-read, do you know the 'Five Blessings' mentioned in the Book of Shang?"

The scholar understood as soon as he heard it, he was saying this to the old man.

So he immediately responded, "I understand what my father-in-law said."

"The first of the five blessings is longevity, and the second is wealth."

“The third is health and peace, the fourth is virtue, and the fifth is a good death.”

The black fat man nodded and said:

"Longevity is the first of the five blessings."

“People live on their breath, even if you are well-educated and have great ambitions.”

"What's the use of losing this breath?"

"You need to be alive to enjoy all the wealth and splendor in this world."

“Therefore, a gentleman has three things to guard against: when you are young, when your blood is not yet settled, you must be careful not to indulge in beauty.”

"When you are in your prime, you are full of energy and passion, so you should avoid fighting with others."

"When you get old and your blood and energy decline, don't be greedy for too much."

"Only by following these three rules can you live a long life."

"I am almost sixty years old this year, so I am considered to have lived a long life."

Liu Xiong thought to himself after hearing this:

I am over sixty years old this year, which means I am blessed with a long life!

But the young man was muttering in his heart at this time.

This beauty, fighting, and greed for power.

It seems like you, father-in-law, are involved in all of this, right?
So what kind of three precepts are these?
This is really a way of fooling people without any shame or hesitation!
My father-in-law is indeed a powerful figure of the time, but he sounds like an old liar.

And the fat black man didn't know what the two people were thinking.

At this time, he still talked freely:
“The second of these five blessings is prosperity.”

"The world is bustling with people all for profit, and the government is busy with people all for fame."

“People often say that fame and fortune are external things.”

"But without these vulgar things, it would be hard to move forward!"

"Fame can bring great profits, and profit can bring good reputation."

"Of course, this wealth varies."

“A wealthy man has wealth all over the world.”

"The mountains, rivers, lakes and seas are all in your pocket."

"A person of modest wealth has a harmonious family and no worries about food and clothing."

"I am now in a high position and have great power. I never worry about being short of money."

"Fame and fortune are naturally not a problem."

(End of this chapter)