Xuande

Chapter 34 The Uninvited Guest Cao Mengde
As Liu Bei thought, this banquet had no results except long sighs.

Neither Lu Zhi nor Yang Biao had the solution or courage to solve the problem, and they were powerless to control the trends of struggle within the eunuch group.

They are not revolutionaries, or even reformers. Even if they can stick to their hearts and be themselves in the trend of the times, it does not make any sense.

So Liu Bei saw through the incompetence and helplessness of the scholars on this day, so he had no expectations of them themselves.

And he also began to think about his future path after this banquet.

Whether it is Yang Biao or Lu Zhi, they have fame and ability, but neither of them has the courage and action to reverse the collapse of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The two representative figures standing at the top of the scholars at the end of the Han Dynasty were nothing more than that, and so were the elites of the heroes of the end of the Han Dynasty.

The Eastern Han Dynasty was probably at the end of its days. After all, none of the so-called heroes could end the troubled times. This compromise was not for reform but for the maintenance of the old order. Perhaps it also came to an end amidst constant internal friction.

As a clan member of the Han Dynasty, what can Liu Xuande do?

What is his ultimate goal?

At this moment, Liu Bei began to seriously think about this issue.

In addition, he is still his own little expert in debating scriptures and a great poet of the Han Dynasty, running back and forth between Shangshutai, debating scriptures gatherings and family, constantly improving his ability to run errands, and constantly improving himself The ability to debate scriptures and write poetry.

So Liu Bei's reputation is getting bigger and bigger. Although he is only 20 years old, his reputation is no lower than that of some veteran economists.

Because of such a reputation, he can meet his fans when he works at Shangshutai, and when he goes to other government offices for work reasons, he can also meet his fans.

These fans have provided him with great convenience in official affairs. Regardless of whether there is anyone waiting, the things he wants to do are always ranked first and completed at the fastest speed, so he can always get the chancellor of Shangshutai. They praised him and praised him for his swiftness and diligence.

Therefore, he is an absolute core figure in his circle of friends.

After Liu Bei came to Luoyang, relying on his own social connections and Lu Zhi's support, he met many people.

Relying on Lu Zhi's recommendation, he met the second and third generations of Lu Zhi's circle of friends in Luoyang, and entered the core of this circle of scholars.

Ma Rixun's son Ma Yong and Han Shuo's son Han Jue were friends with him, admiring his literary talent and his knowledge of Confucian classics.

Entering the exchange circle of the senior scholar's children, and having the identity of the clan of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei is equivalent to booking his official career for the next ten or twenty years. As a former mat weaver and shoe seller, he has no doubts is excellent and successful.

So Liu Bei was very happy.

He temporarily forgot all the sorrows and the ups and downs he saw along the way. He just wanted to feel the afterglow of the sunset of the Eastern Han Empire in this short time.

Until he had to stand up and face everything.

Right now, Lu Zhi is protecting him from the wind and rain, so apart from normal socializing and work, Liu Bei devotes all his time to Han Ning and Han Xiaodie.

Speaking of which, after Liu Bei became famous, Lu Zhi's friends felt a little regretful because he was married.

After Liu Bei's reputation grew, because of his romantic poetic style, he was not only praised and sought after by the scholars, but also appreciated by the women in Luoyang City.

Especially those Huaichun girls who are in the boudoir, after reading Liu Bei's poems, they have many unrealistic fantasies about him. Han Ning and Han Xiaodie knew about this kind of rumor, and they felt nervous, so they watched Liu Bei's poems. Just look at it more strictly.

As long as Liu Bei is okay, as long as he is at home, Han Ning and Han Xiaodie will never leave each other.

Evening is their home court. Every time there is an opportunity, Liu Bei must be exhausted until he can't lift his head before letting him go, in the name of enhancing the relationship between husband and wife.

Of course Liu Bei knew why, so he stroked the smooth faces of the two to comfort them.

"You don't need to do this. I'm already a man with a family. Which of the daughters in Luoyang City who are waiting for a wife is not a wealthy family? Who will descend to be my concubine? Am I the king? Or say Am I the emperor? Let them be my concubines?"

Han Ning and Han Xiaodie thought it made sense.

No matter how much the daughters of those wealthy families admired Liu Bei's talent, they would not surrender themselves to be his concubines. Even if they wanted to, the family would not agree.

So the two were willing to spare Liu Bei.

But they are still dissatisfied.

"Lang Jun is so talented, why doesn't he compose a poem for the two of us to express his heart?"

Han Ning hugged Liu Bei, puffed his cheeks, and looked at him with dissatisfaction, as if he grew up eating cute.

Han Xiaodie also nodded vigorously next to Liu Bei - thanks to Liu Bei's love, this little girl has at least a bit of a delicate and cute feeling in the bed curtain, no longer the slight sense of alienation that was shy and cautious at first, He has become extremely clingy, and will slip into Liu Bei's arms whenever he has free time, which is extremely cute.

So Liu Bei couldn't help laughing.

Of course there are these ancient poems of love and love, but they are basically lovesickness, except that Wushan is not a cloud, life and death, and so on.

Our life is so happy, we are together every chance we have, even a chainsaw can't cut it open, how can we love each other?How to live and die?

If you really want to be original, the brazen Liu doesn't have that ability, so you can only fool around by plagiarizing poems from the Tang and Song Dynasties. How can you write any love poems for Han Ning and Han Xiaodie?

So Liu Bei hugged the two beautiful girls in his arms and kissed each of them.

"We are all like this, do you still need me to write poems to express my affection for you? You two, who doesn't know how much I like you?"

As soon as these words were uttered, Han Ning and Han Xiaodie's bodies softened by half, and suddenly softened, and they no longer had the little emotions just now.

Indeed, Liu Bei treated them very well.

Even if Han Xiaodie hadn't conceived and had a child, and she wasn't even counted as a concubine, Liu Bei loved her a lot, let alone Han Ning as his wife.

This family of three is quite stable at present and will remain stable for a long time.

In terms of life and work, Liu Bei has achieved a good balance. He makes full use of twelve hours a day, including work, friends, teachers, and family members. He is the master of time management in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

And just when Liu Bei was indulging in this comfortable daily life, the arrival of an unexpected guest disrupted all his plans.

One day in the middle of April in the fourth year of Guanghe, Liu Bei finished his five-day work as usual and returned home from Shangshutai.

Because tomorrow is a holiday, he is ready to spend time with Han Ning and Han Xiaodie at home—because the court had to deal with the Cochin Rebellion a few days ago, time management masters like Liu Bei were also forced to work overtime for several days. I haven't gotten along with Han Ning and Han Xiaodie for days.

It's hard to get to the holiday, let alone the women can't stand it, Liu Bei himself can't stand it.

As a result, before I could do anything when I got home, the concierge suddenly came to report that a guest had come to visit and brought a greeting card.

guest?

Liu Bei looked at the sky and found that it was almost sunset. It will be the curfew time soon. What is the meaning of visiting at this time?
Liu Bei took the greeting card and just looked at it casually.

Then the pupils shrank, and the breathing stagnated.

There are six big characters [Pei Guo Cao Cao Meng De] impressively written on the invitation.

(End of this chapter)