When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 233: Kuai Family and Cai Family are good, but I choose Liao Hua

"My dear, why don't you see the envoy?"

"We are here to greet you sincerely, and this is how you try to evade us?"

"We are here without any prior arrangement just to help you, Lord."

The government office of Zhonglu County was crowded with guests. Looking around, they were all scholars from noble families wearing gorgeous clothes and crowns. Le Yin, who was sitting in the main seat, felt exhausted. These people in front of him were not the scholars who had "food and drink" outside the city before, but they had close ties with those people.

According to the investigation of the military officials, they are not famous for their outstanding talents, but for their "benevolence and filial piety". To use the example of the governor's casual words, the best example is "the stupid son of the landlord". If they are forcibly driven away, won't it bring shame to the governor's reputation?
Before this, many wise men came to you for surrender. Wasn’t it because of your reputation that they were attracted by you?

If one is burdened by reputation, no matter how sincere a lord is to others, what is the point if wise men do not come?
Do I have to visit them one by one?

With Liu Bei and Xu Shu away, Le Yin, who was in charge of military affairs, felt the pressure was like a mountain falling and the sky tilting. He didn't close his eyes the whole day yesterday, for fear that he would handle the affairs improperly and bring disaster to Liu Bei. Before, he was just a marginal officer, but Liu Bei entrusted him with important matters, so how could he not do his utmost to serve him?

However, this scene was seen by Wang Yue and Huo Du who lived in the next room.

Huo Du frowned, and immediately forgot about his identity as a Xiangyang native. He was indignant and said, "Even clay people have tempers. How can a mere Xiangyang scholar really think they are so noble?!"

"Just say I have nothing to do with the Envoy!"

"Let me lead the local militia to capture them all!"

Huo Du, who was always bold and full of youthful loyalty, covered his sword and was about to draw out the three-foot cold sword, but was pushed by Wang Yue and thus declared failure.

Wang Yue said seriously, "Second Master Le, please let me take good care of you two. I'm sorry I can't agree to this."

Seeing Wang Yue's stern face, Huo Du fell silent and silently loosened the hilt of the sword. Wang Yue was the coach in the army, let alone him, even if three more people came, they could not defeat Wang Yue.

Therefore, he could only let out a breath of frustration, looked at Wang Yue, and said gloomily: "Master Wang, what should we do?"

"Cough cough" Wang Yue coughed lightly a few times. He thought to himself: Even if you ask me, I don't know.

He suddenly remembered that there was someone else beside him.

"Zijing, what do you think?"

"." Qian Zhao looked at Wang Yue helplessly. Why did he feel that these words were familiar?
Facing the two hopeful eyes, Qian Zhao sighed, "Master Wang, Brother Huo, I looked around the government office and found that there is no Kuai family or Cai family."

"!" Wang Yue suddenly realized, "So, this is all a conspiracy by the Kuai family and the Cai family?!"

Qian Zhao shook his head. "It's not a conspiracy. A kind person is often bullied, and a kind horse is often ridden. They must have come up with this last resort because they saw that the musician was easy to talk to and a famous scholar. If we kick him out, it will be too late. Pretending to be sick and refusing to see him is the worst of the worst. As I expected, after a while, all these people in the government office will be called back by the two families, and then they will be ordered to make amends and apologize, and show their influence in this place to Xuande and the musician, and then tell the musician and Xuande that they are willing to do their best to help them."

"What should we do?" Huo Jun frowned even deeper.

Wang Yue took a breath and answered subconsciously: "It's a good thing, why worry?"

Before he could finish his words, he felt two slightly contemptuous glances. He immediately knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he shut his mouth.

"Even Jun knows that there is no free maltose. They are aiming for big things!" Huo Du said.

Qian Zhao was slightly startled. The words sounded rough but the logic was actually brilliant. Could they really have come from the mouth of a young boy?

However, when he thought that it was Liu Bei's wise minister who responded to his dream, Qian Zhao soon felt relieved.

"Zi Jing, what's your plan?"

Facing Huo Du's question, Qian Zhao seemed to have it all figured out, and smiled in an unfathomable way, "Follow me."

Wang Yue rubbed his eyes. He always felt that he saw someone's shadow in Qian Zhao.

Seeing the two men walking away, Wang Yue, who was worried about their safety, quickly called a good soldier in the army and told him, "I want to ensure the safety of the other driver. You lead a few people to help me secretly look after these two people and don't let them get hurt!"

"promise."

With the help of good soldiers in the army, unless he goes to assassinate the elders of a big clan, his life should not be in danger, right?
Before Wang Yue could breathe a sigh of relief, the soldiers who had just gone out came hurriedly again.

"? Why did you go back?"

The soldier replied excitedly: "The envoy is back!"

"!"

"Degui?!"

A loud shout frightened Cai Mao, who was playing chess with others, and he looked up, seeing it was the angry Kuai Liang and the frowning Kuai Yue.

"Hahaha, it turns out to be Brother Zirou, Brother Zirou!"

"Come on, come on, please sit down."

As he spoke, Cai Mao wanted to invite Kuai Liang to his seat.

However, facing Cai Mao's almost flattering smile, Kuai Liang was unmoved. He said angrily: "How could you do such a foolish thing? I reminded you to stop while you are ahead. Look at what you have done?!"

Cai Mao was a little confused by these words. He had never seen Kuai Liang like this before. He was worried and his eyelids were twitching. He felt that something bad was going to happen. However, he still managed a smile and said, "What happened?"

"What is it? You still have the nerve to ask what is it? I have repeatedly warned and told Le Biejia to show goodwill and convey the news that our families are willing to serve the envoy, and that those scholars must return before the envoy arrives. I know you have complaints, but don't I feel angry? But we must always put the overall situation first!"

“I, I, I, I” Cai Mao was like a child who meant well but did bad things. He lowered his head in guilt and said, “I know I was wrong.”

Kuai Yue also said, "Brother, things have come to this point, why not find a way to solve it. Besides, Degui knows he is wrong."

"Know he's wrong? He knows he's wrong!"

Kuai Liang was so angry that he spoke in a beautiful Mandarin accent, which even surprised Cai Mao.

"Envoy Liu has returned from Lord Pang De! We are going to do something important!"

"Mr. Pang De?" Cai Mao said with a stiff face, "Mr. Pang De has always refused to serve as an official. How can Mr. Liu invite him?"

Kuai Yue also said: "Brother, calm down. What Degui said makes sense."

"shut up!"

Being pointed at and lectured by Kuai Liang, even an ordinary person would get angry, let alone Cai Mao. Cai Mao raised his head and pushed back Kuai Liang's gaze. He said stubbornly

"Brother Zirou, don't worry. I'm putting this on record. Even if Envoy Liu has extraordinary talent, he will never invite Lord Pang De to come out of retirement. Not to mention Lord Pang De, even his good friend Mr. Shuijing Sima Hui can't be invited!"

"Alas," Kuai Yue shook his head and sighed.

Kuai Liang grabbed Cai Mao's sleeve and said, "Come on, follow me to see what's going on."

Government office.

“Boring and uninteresting”

"Alas, it seems that he is just an ordinary person."

"Everyone says that you are a true hero, but I never thought that there are cysticerci under the hero's command!"

The scholars present laughed loudly, and the sound drifted freely in the government office.

The soldiers guarding the gate frowned slightly, unwilling to listen to their words.

The next moment, a powerful voice rang in everyone's ears.
"Who dares to bully my Beijia?!"

Everyone present couldn't help but change color. The soldiers guarding the gate looked at each other, with a hint of joy in their eyes. All eyes looked towards the source of the sound, and saw several figures slowly walking out under the warm sunshine. When the soldiers saw the leader, they seemed to have confidence. Their voices rushed in their chests, broke through their throats, and released their voices.
"Greetings, Envoy Liu!"

"What? Envoy Liu?"

The scholars who had been laughing the moment before, looked at Liu Bei, who showed no emotion, and their hearts had already sunk to the bottom. The smiles on their lips were completely stiff, and their throats moved up and down, emitting mouthfuls of nervous saliva.

Different from Le Yin's gentle temperament.

Facing Liu Bei, they only felt cold, very cold, as if the cool breeze of late autumn was blowing on their bodies, and they could not help but shiver.

"Smile, why aren't you laughing?"

Liu Bei found a place and sat cross-legged on the ground without caring about his image at all.

All the scholars looked at each other, and then actually laughed dryly a few times.

They were obviously sitting, but when Liu Bei's eyes swept over them, the soldiers felt their scalps tingling, as if the general was selecting cannon fodder for the charge.

"My dear, what happened?" Liu Bei asked.

Le Yin stood up and clasped his fists, saying, "Envoy, I was just joking with you guys just now. You guys are all famous people far and wide."

The scholars looked at Le Yin with gratitude, and they lowered their heads in shame, saying, "It's all our fault."
Liu Bei did not speak, but the eight-foot-tall warrior standing next to Liu Bei asked in confusion: "Famous scholar, where did the famous scholar come from? Who can judge?"

If it were in the past, if someone openly doubted the identity of a scholar or celebrity, they would definitely argue with that person to the death.

But at this moment
They secretly glanced at Liu Bei, as if trying to get his opinion.

Liu Bei asked in confusion: "When did I restrict my speech?"

Someone bravely said, "These are all comments from the villagers."

"Oh? The villagers' comments? What book are you studying?"

"What classics do you need to study? You're just a farmer. You wouldn't understand even if I told you." The man avoided looking at Liu Bei, and even his voice trembled.

The warrior was not angry. He clasped his fists and said with a smile, "General Guan, the envoy's younger brother, loves reading. I, a humble man, admire General Guan very much, so I followed General Guan's example and read Zuo Zhuan in my spare time. I wonder if you have read it?"

"It's natural," the scholar said stiffly.

"it is good!"

The warrior paced back and forth, seeming to be thinking about something. The tense atmosphere around him eased a little, which made the scholar breathe a sigh of relief. He felt a little hopeful in his heart: What if this man was trying to scare me?
"How did Jin and Chu win the battle of Chengpu?"

"This I..." The scholar opened his mouth and stammered. For a long time, he couldn't utter a word, and beads of sweat appeared on his nervous forehead.

Someone stood up and said, "We all have different ways of governing classics, so it's normal that we can't answer them!"

"It's normal. Hahahaha"

The warrior laughed out loud, then he restrained his expression, looked at the man and asked what book he was reading and which classic he was studying. The rescuer was obviously a half-baked person, as soon as he uttered the name of the classic, he deliberately chose a question that he thought was difficult, and asked the warrior with complacency, but the warrior solved it easily in no time.

The scholars present all joined the war, but none of them could match the warrior, and they all returned dejected and defeated.

The warrior sneered, "I am just an old farmer working in the fields. If you can't even refute me, how can you be called a famous scholar?!"

After saying this, the warrior bowed to Liu Bei and said, "Sir, I think they are just swindlers. I think it would be better to throw them into prison and execute them on a certain day!"

"Snapped"

The scholars who were once so prominent now lay prostrate, all in tears and with cries of grief everywhere.

"Sir, sir, we mean no offense, no offense"

"We just want to share your worries!"

Even Le Yin's eyes trembled. Who on earth was this person? His profound knowledge was admirable, and his sharp words made people feel inferior.

This person is just too extreme.
He quickly ran to Liu Bei and whispered, "Sir, the punishment is too severe, it cannot be tolerated!"

"No way?" Liu Bei suddenly stood up, looked around, and said loudly: "Le Biejia said that the punishment is too severe. In my opinion."

After these words were spoken, the situation gradually calmed down, but intermittent sobbing still lingered.

"You are using the title of a famous scholar to deceive people and humiliate the reputation of scholars. In my opinion, the matter of evaluation should be decided by the government. Considering that you are a first-time offender, you will be detained in prison for one month and you are not allowed to call yourself a famous scholar in the future."

Hearing this, the scholars who were threatened with death clasped their fists in thanks. They no longer cared about the title of celebrities. Staying alive was the most important thing.

"Wait a minute"

An impatient voice called from behind
"Sir, wait a minute, we can discuss the evaluation later!"

Liu Bei turned around and saw two soldiers stopping three people outside the door. The three men were wearing robes, two of them looked 70% similar, and the remaining one was also handsome. It seemed that he had been entrusted with something important and had no time to take care of his appearance.

"Let them in." Liu Bei said.

The three men came quickly and bowed to Liu Bei.

"I am Cai Mao."

"I am Kuai Liang."

"I am Kuai Yue."

Cai Mao and Kuai Yue
Leaping Horse Tanxi.
Liu Bei's mind flashed with various plots from later novels, and displeasure flashed in his eyes. Are these three people the ones who harmed me? I want to hear what these three people have to say.
Cai Mao thought that it was his background that aroused Liu Bei's interest, but he did not pay attention to the reminders from the two people beside him.

"Brother Zirou, stop pulling me!"

Kuai Liang:.
Cai Mao straightened his clothes and said with a smile: "Sir, the evaluation is a matter of great importance and cannot be decided by one person. I came here to help you drive away these scholars, share your worries, and help you evaluate——"

Before Cai Mao finished speaking, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue interrupted him.

"Greetings, Mr. Shuijing."

"?!"

Cai Mao's pupils shrank, and he looked in the direction of the voice in disbelief. He stared at the warrior beside Liu Bei and said in disbelief:

"Is this person Mr. Shui Jing?"

Something even more unexpected happened. A soldier came to report
"Report, sir, the head of the Liao family and his son Liao Hua have sent a visiting card and are here to meet you!"

"Liao family."

Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang suddenly felt something was wrong, as the Liao family was also a wealthy family in Zhonglu.

For several months, the head of the family claimed that he was ill and could not see guests, so even Kuai Yue had never met with him, let alone discuss important matters.

"Please come in quickly," said Liu Bei.

At the same time, Liu Bei ordered Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang and Cai Mao to leave. "Three of you, I am busy with official duties. Please forgive me for not seeing you off!"

Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang looked at each other with bitterness on their faces. Things were about to change in Zhonglu.
　I'm a bit busy today, sorry to all the benefactors.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)