Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1387 Dream

  People have no dreams, what is the difference from salted fish?

  Although Liu Bei didn't know this sentence, since he was a child, he didn't want to be a salted fish.

Liu Bei's luck is really not very good, even his family situation is similar. Although he himself clamors every day that he is the queen of King Jing of Zhongshan, but in the Han Dynasty, this name was just like the successor of a certain doctrine. Time is very serious, the bigger the person, the less serious it is.

When I was the poorest, I could only take my mother’s depreciated straw sandals to the market to exchange for food, but even in modern society, there are very few CEOs of large companies who have followed Ma Ma since childhood, so Liu Bei is still being used. People call them shoe dealers behind their backs...

  This kind of background was very disadvantageous in the Han Dynasty, when the aristocratic family and Confucian classics were emphasized. The family is the foundation of a person's life, and Liu Bei doesn't even have a family. He expressed his ambition to his uncle, but what he got in return was not praise, nor funding, but a slap in the face: "Don't lie, you can kill my family!" !"

  Born in a bad background, the prestige of others may also be a way out, but Liu Bei only left Lu Zhi's comments as "I don't like reading very much, I like dogs, horses, music, and beautiful clothes".

   Does Lu Zhi like Liu Bei?

dislike.

  So why do you keep it if you don’t like it? Not even teaching, not restraining?

It is natural for young people to like to have fun, but such comments also prove that Liu Bei actually belongs to the denominator status among all the disciples who studied with Lu Zhi, and it is just a supplement. Perhaps in other words, Lu Zhi needs fame. And Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan and other youths without birth status are just a ladder for Lu Zhi to ascend to the position of great Confucianism...

  Confucianism emphasizes enlightenment, without the merit of enlightenment, how can it be called a great Confucian?

  That's why Sima Hui is so old, and he is still willing to travel thousands of miles to Shoushan Academy. Although Lu Zhi is upright, he also needs to leave something for the family. These disciples, even nominal disciples, are a great resource. So even if Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan and others like dogs and horses all day long and don't like reading, as long as they don't bump into their faces, Lu Zhi has the right to pretend that they didn't see them.

   Otherwise, Lu Zhi, Liu Bei, and Gongsun Zan are not relatives, so why bother with all these thoughts?

  Everyone takes what they need.

  The young Liu Bei may really like to play, but more of it is just playing to his liking. Obviously, such a move is very effective. Perhaps it was the children of the poor who were in charge early, and Liu Bei's behavior following Gongsun Zan, who was furious in fresh clothes, was actually similar to the behavior of later generations holding the thigh of a local tyrant and begging for a pendant...

Liu Bei is like a gambler who has managed to get to the gaming table, tightly holding the few chips in his hand, making risky bets again and again, and his final capital is Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, etc. people.

In the process of betting, Liu Bei has lost and won, but every time he bets, Liu Bei will ponder over and over for a long time alone, summing up the gains and losses in it. From the yellow scarf thief, Liu Bei has learned how to play. In the alliance, Liu Bei learned how to endure, from Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei learned how to escape, from Tao Qian, Liu Bei learned how to check and balance...

   Now, according to Liu Bei's experience, things are not as beautiful as the imperial decree said.

  Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong, Sun Qian, Mizhu and others were in the small courtyard, excited beyond restraint, but after seeing Liu Bei's face turning back, they all smiled, and several counselors seemed to be aware of the problem...

  To be honest, the counselors under Liu Bei are all half full, or maybe not even half full.

  Jian Yong, he talks a lot, like a lobbyist more than a counselor, maybe it is appropriate to use it as an envoy, but let him give advice, what, hehe, today's weather is good.

  Sun Qian and Mi Zhu both followed Liu Bei from Xuzhou. Unlike Mi Zhu, who bet too much and lost to the extreme, Sun Qian really thought that Liu Bei was a good person, in line with the ideal image of a leader in Sun Qian's original study of classics, but this is also It is doomed that Sun Qian is good at political documents, but not good at strategy.

   Mi Zhu, not to mention, is just an unsuccessful businessman.

  But when the three cobblers got together, they gradually tasted the taste.

   "The key is money and food..." Mi Zhu sighed.

  Sun Qian sighed twice.

   Jian Yong sighed three times.

   Guan Yu lowered his face, Zhang Fei looked left and right.

  Liu Bei smiled, and said: "It's okay, it's okay, in fact, we have improved a lot now, haven't we? Money and food, think about it slowly, there is always a way, don't worry, don't rush..."

  Sun Qian cupped his hands and said: "If you fail to share your worries, it is a mistake..."

  Jian Yong glanced at Sun Gan, this guy still couldn't speak like that, and said: "Master, the imperial court should allocate some, right? Why don't you go to Shangshutai to try?"

   "Shangshutai is in the hands of Cao Sikong, if he doesn't speak, who can make the decision?" Mi Zhu said from the side.

  Sun Qian said: "Isn't His Majesty's will all right?"

  Jian Yong laughed twice.

   Mi Zhu didn't even smile.

  Guan Yu was still sullen, and Zhang Fei was still looking left and right.

"No rush, no hurry..." Liu Bei smiled, "However, today is also a happy event, third brother, you and Zhi Zhong go to the market in the city, buy some wine and meat, and share it with the guards for joy... Xianhe, if you have time, You might as well walk around and find out how the wind is going... I will ask Gongyou for the handover of the imperial seal letter..."

   "To make you polite."

   "Should work for the envoy."

   A group of people who got the task left one after another.

  Liu Bei smiled, looking at the backs of everyone leaving, but tears fell from the corners of his eyes.

   "Brother..." Guan Yu said with concern from the side.

   Liu Bei quickly wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, and said, "It's nothing, I'm just happy..."

   "Brother..." Guan Yu's brows and eyes trembled slightly.

"It's okay, it's okay," Liu Bei said with a smile, "isn't this very good...a long-cherished wish for many years, and now it can be regarded as fulfilled...When I return to Zhuo County, I will have the face to meet my elders...It's a good thing, a good thing ..."

  Guan Yu was silent when he heard this, but his heart was sore. As a state shepherd of a well-known state in the world, but only wants to have some face in front of the elders in his hometown, this is not a pleasant thing in itself.

  In the time of peace, this Yuzhou Mu could simply be the first-class noble authority in the world, but now, there are only two words left.

  Yuzhou is now torn apart. Yingchuan is naturally in the hands of Cao Cao, as well as Chen Guo and Liang Guo. Runan is divided into three parts, one is in the hands of Jingxiang and Liu Biao, one is in the hands of the Runan Yellow Turban Bandits, and the remaining one is in the hands of Yuan Shu. The state of Lu is now a battlefield, and Cao Cao's army and Yuan Shu's army cannot compete.

  Under such circumstances, where is Liu Bei, the hot and fresh Yuzhou Mu, going? Where are you willing to obey Liu Bei's management?

  Moreover, in Yuzhou, there is not only Liu Bei, the governor of the state, but also the governor of Yuzhou who was entrusted by Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu...

  So the current Yuzhou is simply a mess, and it is like a muddy pond that has become extremely mixed. Even if Liu Bei's heart is higher than the sky, he still has to fall into the mud and dust to face such a chaotic and cruel reality.

   "It's better than nothing..." Liu Bei smiled bitterly.

  Guan Yu was silent for a moment, and said: "I just don't know if this will be His Majesty's, or..."

   "Your Majesty?" Liu Bei shook his head, but did not continue to say anything.

   After coming to Xuchang for so long, Liu Bei has met Liu Xie several times, but Liu Bei still doesn't like Liu Xie. He is too young, and many things remain in an ideal state. Although he is much better than those emperors who have not experienced any pain and difficulties at all, and only shout why not eat minced meat, but it is up to Liu Xie to change the current status quo. Impossible.

  Even if it is pushed up a generation, things in Han Lingdi cannot be changed.

  Shandong has a huge system of gentry, from the imperial court to the local government, from the central government to the countryside. These people use marriage, clan, disciples, and money to build a huge system...

These gentry, on weekdays, shout slogans that are more glorious than heaven and earth, but they don’t hesitate at all when they are really exploiting and sucking blood. It hurts to pay an extra five baht in taxes to the court, and how much money is spent on the construction of their own manor Not even blinking.

  The people are still in awe of the Han Dynasty, but these gentry have long since lost their sense of awe. Perhaps Hengdi Lingdi's behavior of party imprisonment is not very appropriate, but Liu Bei believes that there is no other way.

In recent years, Liu Bei has heard a lot of local gentry advocating the system of the ancient Duke of Zhou, advocating the equality and freedom of the gentry, officials, and ministers. Some people even suggested that local powers should be delegated so that the counties and counties have greater authority. The chaos will not repeat itself, and the world will be peaceful.

   But in fact, Liu Bei knew that if he really did this, the Han Dynasty would be over!

   But the problem is, Liu Bei is the beneficiary of such a decentralization of power, otherwise he would not have the opportunity to become the governor, state shepherd...

   This contradiction between cognition and behavior made Liu Bei very confused.

"The imperial decree has the seal of Jiashangshutai..." Liu Bei said, "If Shangshutai disagrees, this imperial decree cannot be issued." Liu Bei only met Liu Xie two days ago, and Liu Xie didn't mention this at all. Things, so who's thinking behind this decree is clearly revealed.

  Guan Yu raised his eyebrows, squinted his eyes, lifted his long beard, and snorted coldly: "I thought Cao Sikong was loyal to the country, but now it seems...huh!"

  Liu Bei waved his hand, signaling Guan Yu not to say such things. But Liu Bei also knew in his heart that this Yuzhou shepherd was just to offset his original position as Xuzhou shepherd.

   Hey, so...

  Thinking of this, Liu Bei's heart moved slightly, but before he could fully understand, a loud voice came from outside the courtyard: "Cao Sikong is visiting!"

   "Plop", Liu Bei's little heart skipped a beat.

  Before Liu Bei defected to Cao Cao this time, Liu Bei actually knew Cao Cao a long time ago.

When Emperor Han Ling was still in power, Liu Bei used his name as Lu Zhi's disciple to sneak into Luoyang Taixue, and soon met Yuan Shao who was always interested in making friends with knights. I also got to know Cao Cao who was with Yuan Shao at that time...

Later, when Cao Cao was a lieutenant of Dianjun, he was ordered to go to Peiguo to recruit soldiers, and Liu Bei went with him, but because of the cooperation of He Jin and Yuan Kai, he mixed sand into it and obstructed it secretly. Emperor Hanling's Eighth Colonel of Xiyuan finally became a joke, and Cao Cao and Liu Bei's plan to recruit troops in Peiguo came to nothing.

   Therefore, from a certain point of view, Liu Bei and Cao Cao are old acquaintances.

  Of course, definitely not old friends.

   "Meet Sikong!" Liu Bei hurried out of the yard, stood on the left side of the road, and bowed to the ground.

  Cao Cao, Liu Bei still knows a little bit, Liu Bei thinks Cao Cao is one of the most feared ministers in the Han Dynasty, perhaps even more terrifying than Yuan Shao...

  Cao Cao came here this time, I really don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse.

  What Liu Bei is good at all his life is dealing with people. For Liu Bei, although Yuan Shao is very authoritative, he has soft ears.

Don't look at Cao Cao who seems to be smiling often, but behind his smile, Liu Bei feels the increasingly dark coldness. Simply accompanying and holding hands and saying good things is effective on Yuan Shao's side, but it is completely useless to Cao Cao. As a result, under Cao Cao's slender eyes, there seems to be always a suspicious look.

Cao Cao smiled, got out of the huagai car, pulled Liu Bei up, patted Liu Bei's arm, and said kindly, "How is my brother? It's my fault that I can't come to see my brother because I'm busy with work." ! Today I heard that my younger brother has been granted the title of Yuzhou Shepherd by the grace of the saints, so I come here to congratulate you!"

  Cao Cao got out of the car, and Liu Bei suddenly felt a sense of oppression. Although in terms of stature, Liu Bei was taller than Cao Cao, but when Cao Cao stood in front of Liu Bei, Liu Bei couldn't help but hunched over, as if being pressed by a mountain on his shoulders.

  Before Liu Bei could speak, refuse or thank, Cao Cao had already turned his head and said: "Bring me the congratulatory gift!"

  The Hercules who followed immediately moved the precious things such as gold, jade, silk and satin to the front of Liu Bei's mansion. This load of colorful floating wealth immediately attracted the envious eyes of many people.

   "How can Duke Cao spend money..." Seeing this, Liu Bei quickly said, "How can I have the face to receive generous gifts from Duke Cao? It is absolutely impossible..."

Cao Cao laughed, patted Liu Bei's arm lightly, and said, "Liu Yuzhou is a highly regarded minister of His Majesty, so there is no need to be humble... These are just common things, how can they match the friendship between you and me? ..."

  Friendship?

  Liu Bei's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Cao Cao didn't know what happened back then?

  (end of this chapter)