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"My lord, Cao Cao is here and is waiting outside the mansion. Do you want to send someone to invite Generals Guan and Zhang to come back?" Chen Dao, who served as Liu Bei's personal guard, reported to the hall and asked.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have been staying in the barracks these days, busy training the recruits they have recruited.
Chen Dao was a little worried that he might not be able to parry Dian Wei on his own. If Cao Cao had evil intentions, the lord's life would be in danger!That's why he took the initiative to ask for instructions, whether to send someone to invite Guan Yu and Zhang Fei back.
Liu Bei was not worried about this. After all, Cao Cao was already notorious in Xuzhou. If he still killed himself at this time, then he would definitely not be able to survive in Xuzhou, and he would suffer countless scolding from the world.
With Cao Cao's mind, he would not be so stupid as this.
What's more, now that Cao Cao is guarding Pengcheng, as the outermost barrier of Xuzhou, he has a bitter relationship with Liu Bei.
Based on his understanding of Cao Cao, he would go to the Three Treasures Hall for everything, and he must have something to discuss with himself when he came here this time.
Liu Bei stopped his work, straightened his clothes, got up and walked outside the mansion.
Outside the State Shepherd's Mansion, Cao Cao didn't wait long before seeing Liu Bei come out.
He strode forward and took the initiative to give Liu Bei a hug. Like a friend he hadn't seen for many years, he laughed and said, "Mr. Xuande, I haven't seen you for a long time. I really want to hurt you!"
"General Cao, stay safe and sound!"
Although he didn't like being hugged like this, Liu Bei didn't push him away, and greeted with a smile.
Different from Cao Cao's boldness, Liu Bei's speech and demeanor are both elegant and easy-going, giving people a kind of approachable kindness, like a spring breeze.
This kind of intimacy is extremely lethal to the common people.
"My lord, there were rumors in the past that Cao Cao and Liu Bei were battling for Xuzhou, causing bloodshed on both sides. Now it seems that the relationship between the two seems to be good." Chen Long said in a low voice.
Liu Bian remained calm, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth.
When embracing Cao Cao, Liu Bei carefully noticed that besides Dian Wei who was always with him, there were two other strange young men around Cao Cao today.
Thinking about it, Cao Cao's coming here should have something to do with these two people.
Liu Bei was well aware of the sophistication of the world, so he didn't ask the two of them directly about their origins, but joked with Cao Cao with a smile: "I think these two are good-looking, and they must be talented people recruited by General Cao from somewhere. They are really enviable." ah!"
Liu Bei's remarks seemed casual, but in fact they boasted the two of them without any trace.
Anyone who listens to it will feel comfortable.
Before that, Liu Bei had never met the young emperor who was deposed by Dong Zhuo. To be precise, he was not qualified to be in court at that time.
Because Liu Bian didn't want to expose his vision to the public prematurely, he also warned Cao Cao on the way.
"Mr. Xuande, how about we go in and talk about it?" Cao Cao understood Liu Bian's concerns, so he didn't say it publicly.
Liu Bei understood, gestured his hands and said, "Please."
When he came to the reception hall, Cao Cao glanced at the servants in the hall.
Liu Bei backed away from the left and right, and roughly guessed that the identities of the young master and servant were extraordinary.
"My lord, this..."
Chen Dao was hesitant to speak, obviously a little worried, so Cao Cao joked with him: "Uncle Zhi, why are you so worried! I, Cao Mengde, am not a man-eating tiger, don't worry, I won't eat you My lord!"
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Liu Bei nodded slightly to Chen Dao, and the latter withdrew from the hall.
In the huge hall, only Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Liu Bian were left.
"General Cao, can we speak now?"
Cao Cao glanced at Liu Bian, who nodded indifferently, and then Cao Cao introduced: "To tell the truth, this is the first emperor's son, King Hongnong who was deposed by Dong Zhuo!"
Liu Bei, who was about to sit down, immediately stood up again, looked at the young man below carefully, and said in disbelief, "Didn't King Hongnong already..."
Cao Cao shook his head, "It's all fake news deliberately released by Lu Bu to deceive us."
Regarding Cao Cao's general answer, Liu Bei did not make a sound.
He is thinking, judging!
Cao Cao can't just point to someone casually, saying that this is King Hongnong, Liu Bei will believe it.
He is not a fool.
At this time, Liu Bian, who had not said a word from the beginning, stood up, hand in hand with Liu Bei, and asked with a smile, "I heard that Liuzhou Mu is a clan relative of the Han family, but I don't know which lineage it is from?"
Liu Bei was about to speak, but Cao Cao answered for him first: "Xuande is the great-great-grandson of Emperor Xiaojing, the grandson of Liu Xiong, and the son of Liu Hong, after King Jing of Zhongshan."
"Is there any evidence?" Liu Bian asked.
Hearing this question, Liu Bei looked a little embarrassed and shook his head slightly.The family tree has been lost many years ago, and these are what his mother and uncle told him when he was a child.
It is precisely because of this that so many people suspect that Liu Bei's clan identity is fake.
"Liu Zhoumu don't need to be upset, I read it in the family tree: Emperor Xiaojing had fourteen sons, the seventh son was Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan. Sheng gave birth to Liu Zhen, Marquis of Lucheng Ting. Zhen gave birth to Liu Ang, Marquis of Pei. Ang gave birth to Marquis Liu Lu of Zhang. Lu gave birth to Liu Lian, Marquis of Yishui. Love gave birth to Liu Ying, Marquis of Qinyang. Ying gave birth to Liu Jian, Marquis of Anguo. Liu Ai, Marquis of Jianling. Ai gave birth to Liu Xian, Marquis of Jiaoshui. Hou Liu Buyi. Busu gave birth to Liu Hui, Marquis of Jichuan. Hui gave birth to Liu Xiong, Fan Ling of Dongjun. Xiong gave birth to Liu Hong. Hong was not an official. Liuzhou Mu was the son of Liu Hong, am I right?"
Liu Bian took a sip of his tea, with a sincere smile on his face, and said a series of names in one breath, as if he knew them at his fingertips.
The expression on Liu Bei's face remained the same, but a flash of astonishment flashed in his eyes.
He didn't know if the 'King Hongnong' in front of him had really read the genealogy, or it was purely fabricated.But only by acknowledging Liu Bian's identity, can he be confirmed as a clan member of the Han family.
Therefore, regardless of whether the young man in front of him is Hongnong King or not, Liu Bei has to believe that he is the real Hongnong King.
Having figured out these joints, Liu Bei immediately left his seat, walked up to Liu Bian, bowed and bowed and made a big salute: "Xuzhou Mu Liu Bei, pay homage to King Hongnong!"
Seeing that Liu Bei finally recognized his identity, Liu Bian hurriedly got up to help Liu Bei, and said to him very intimately: "Mr. Xuande, please get up quickly. According to your seniority, my nephew should call you 'Uncle Emperor'." yes."
Liu Bei pays too much attention to reputation, so this is his key point.
And Liu Bian called himself his nephew, and called Liu Bei "Uncle Emperor".In this way, even if the two are completely tied together.
Afterwards, Liu Bian told Liu Bei what he had experienced in these years, which was almost the same as what he told Cao Cao at that time.
After listening to Liu Bei, tears fell on the spot, as if he felt the same way.
Wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve robe, Liu Bei took the state animal husbandry seal, and handed it to Liu Bian respectfully, with a sincere tone: "Today the world is in trouble, Wang Gang is weak, Bei's intelligence is shallow, and people look down on me; now I can see Hong King Nong respects his appearance, and his talents and knowledge are a thousand times better than preparation. For the position of Xuzhou animal husbandry, King Hongnong is the one that everyone expects."
Liu Bei imitated the previous state shepherd Tao Qian and came to Xuzhou to be courteous.
Anyone with a little bit of emotional intelligence knows that this is pretending to be polite.
Liu Bian went the other way, took the seal of the State Shepherd on the spot, and said very straightforwardly: "Since Mr. Xuande has such kind intentions, well, then I will not be disrespectful."