The fire candles swayed in the house.

Seeing everyone retreat, Cao Cao took a deep breath.

His pupils showed a gleam and he muttered to himself: "Liu Bei, Liu Xuande."

Thinking of this, he had a plan in his mind. It seemed that he had to visit Liu Bei in person when he chose a date. He wanted to know Liu Bei's attitude, but there was no way Liu Bei was very talented, so he wanted to use it for himself.

After breathing a sigh of relief, he strolled back home.

In the wing room, a wife and concubine came to lead a maid.

"Husband, I have made some hot water and soak my feet first to get rid of fatigue!" The woman was Bian. She took the wooden basin and squatted down to take off Cao Cao's shoes.

"You go down first!" Cao Cao glanced at the maid and waved his hand to scold him. Then he looked at Bian. Although he was over thirty years old, he was still charming and pleasing to the eyes.

After all, the dancer was born and accepted by Cao Cao.

Looking at Bian, Cao Cao couldn't help but think of Yin. His concubine was so tender that she could send Zhang Xiu. As for the beauties like Diao Chan and Du, he couldn't get them, and he was angry!

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The next day, it was just dawn.

In a courtyard, Zhang Fei stood up in a sleepy way and looked at Liu Bei, who was growing vegetables in the courtyard. Zhang Fei pursed his lips and scratched his penis, with an expression of unsatisfactory expression.

"Brother, why are you doing so early? I... I haven't had enough sleep yet." Zhang Fei blamed him a little. What kind of land should I plant when I get up early in the morning? Wouldn't it be good to sleep for a while?

"Three brother, now that I have not achieved my career, how can I sleep?"

"A few days ago, I recognized my ancestors and returned to my hometown, but I saw that the emperor was in trouble. His pupils were scattered and he was afraid. He was imprisoned by Cao Cao, which was actually the pain of my great Han Dynasty."

"However, my three brothers, who do not think about their achievements, are sleepy and mediocre. They only know how to eat and drink the things that Cao Cao gave them. Now that the great cause has not been completed, their hair and flesh are resurrected, they are really ashamed of the emperor's kindness."

Liu Bei looked serious and said with a headache.

Looking at Liu Bei's expression, Zhang Fei felt a little guilty, thinking that he would not sleep with his elder brother in the future. If he wants to be busy with his elder brother, then go and sleep with his second brother!

But after thinking about it, Zhang Fei said suspiciously: "Brother, since we are going to make achievements, what does this have to do with you growing vegetables? Could it be that you can grow vegetables and send troops?"

"The third brother doesn't know that Cao Cao treats my three brothers well, but in fact he wants to recruit us to serve him. Not to mention brothers, you and Chang Yun will have the courage to be inappropriate."

"But Cao Cao was also wary of being cautious, worried that my three brothers would not be able to serve him, so he would send someone to monitor him. Therefore, he just planted vegetables for his brother and pretended to be inferior to others for a long time, so he felt at ease."

Liu Bei looked solemn and said in a deep voice.

Liu Bei knew that if the pattern was clear today, if he had left Xuchang with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he would not have a place to stand and would still be under someone else's roof.

Now, Cao Cao is at the time of hiring people. If he can gain Cao Cao's trust, lead the army to fight, or guard one side, he can save years of hard work and be able to succeed in this way.

"Cao Cao is really not a guy. He actually sent someone to monitor us." Zhang Fei said angrily, a little angry. He originally liked this old boy very much.

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At noon, Cao Mansion.

Cao Cao summoned him every day, but saw the servants of Liu Bei’s mansion bowing their heads and saying respectfully: “You lord, Liu Bei has nothing abnormal recently. Oh, by the way, he grew vegetables with the backyard early this morning.”

"Grow vegetables?" Cao Cao raised his eyebrows.

After a little thought, he really couldn't understand Liu Bei anymore. He really cherished his talents, especially a person like Liu Bei. In order to make Liu Bei use it for his use, he specially stated that Liu Bei was the governor of Yuzhou.

He served as the Left General.

These official positions don't matter. He wanted Liu Bei to see his sincerity, because if he used it for himself, if he added Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he would not be afraid of the world.

Otherwise, he would have listened to Guo Jia and others' suggestions and slashed Liu Bei with one knife.

"Dian Wei, go to summon Liu Bei, and say I miss him and want to talk to him." Cao Cao said cheerfully: "In addition, prepare a banquet in the backyard, and I want to have a drink and have fun."

"No!" Dian Wei Ying retreated.

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After a while, in Liu's mansion.

The Liu Bei brothers and three were still eating, and they were living a petty bourgeois life. The common people only had two meals a day, barely filling their stomachs. At this time, Sun Gan walked quickly.

"Lord, it's not good. Cao Cao sent Dian Wei to invite the lord to come to the mansion to meet."

Liu Bei's eyes frowned slightly, and his expression was in thought, but before he could answer, Dian Wei had already come to hold the sword and shouted to Liu Bei in the middle hall: "General Liu, my lord is invited."

"General, let's go to change clothes later!"

"It's not a woman, what should I do when I change my clothes?" Dian Wei scolded.

Guan Yu lie down and raised his eyebrows slightly, and whispered: "Lord, you are not kind to come. Why don't my third brother and I accompany you? This way, I can take care of you."

"No, absolutely not. Cao Cao was already suspicious. If the second and third brothers went with him, he would definitely think that I was guilty of being a thief." Liu Bei shouted directly.

After saying that, Liu Bei said cheerfully: "Please, General!"

...

After a long time, Cao Mansion's backyard.

Liu Bei looked at Cao Cao under the pavilion not far away, and he stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "I have seen Cao Gong below, but I don't know what Cao Gong called him here?"

Liu Bei was not happy or angry, but he was a little nervous.

"Hehe, Xuande, you are finally here. Come and sit down." Cao Cao quickly got up, grabbed Liu Bei's arm and said.

Liu Bei sat upright, kneeling in front of the desk, with no joy on his face, and his whole body was also hiding his edge, showing weakness to others, for fear that Cao Cao would cut him down with an order.

"Xuande, come, drink this bottle first."

Cao Cao's eyes were also deep. He looked at Liu Bei and said with a smile. He wanted to see through Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was alert. When he saw Cao Cao raise his glass, he hurriedly raised his glass and showed panic. He also said, "I would like to use this wine to wish Cao Gong to clear the world as soon as possible and return peace to the people."

After saying that, he drank it all.

Cao Cao stared at Liu Bei for a few breaths, and saw that he didn't notice any clues, he immediately smiled and said, "Cao is bound to win in the Qing Dynasty. He just regrets that he does not have the great talent of Xuande to help me."

Liu Bei's eyes turned and looked at Cao Cao, then he smiled and bowed, "Cao Gong was joking, but he was just a commoner. In his early years, he even made a living by weaving mats and selling shoes."

"I'm wasting half of my life, and I've been exhausted. I just want to live a stable life and retire to the mountains and forests." Liu Bei shook his head and said, with a depressed look on his face.

"What's more, under the rule of Cao, there are military generals and counselors, and only Liu Xuande, how dare you let Cao Gong remember it. If Cao Gong insists on keeping help from others, he can let him prepare any county magistrate and govern the local area for Cao Gong, and do his best."

Liu Bei showed a look of guilt on his face.

He was so panicked that this was a proposition.

Looking at Liu Bei's humbleness, Cao Cao frowned slightly. Could it be that he was overly worried? However, he was suspicious by nature, and he did not dare to judge Liu Bei's ambitions alone.

After thinking for a moment, Cao Cao had to set up a strait, and immediately smiled heartily: "Xuande is really too humble. By the way, Xuande, you have been in the world for a long time and have seen countless people, and you will definitely win many heroes. Tell me, who do you think can be called a hero today?"

Liu Bei's pupils shrank slightly. What does Cao Cao mean? He is still testing him? He immediately bowed timidly and said, "Mr. Cao is so serious, and he has a pair of vulgar eyes. How dare he judge the heroes in the world?"

"It's okay, let's talk."

"Then... I dared to say a few words." Seeing Cao Cao's insistence, Liu Bei immediately said: "Youzhou Gongsun Zan, who was extremely prosperous, had competed with Yuan Shao for Hebei. Can he be called a hero?"

"Haha, Gongsun Zan, but the dead bones in the tomb, are now trapped in Yijing and will be destroyed by Yuan Shao sooner or later, how can they be a hero?" Cao Cao laughed loudly.

"What about Yuan Shao, Hebei? His ancestors, four generations and three dukes, now have a thousand miles of Jizhou, with thousands of soldiers and enough food to swallow the world. Can they be a hero?"

Liu Bei asked instead.

"Yuan Shao is harsh and courageous, and he is difficult to make a decision when encountering problems. He cherishes his own life when doing big things, and looks forward to righteousness when seeing small profits. He is definitely not a hero." Cao Cao said, raising his glass to drink.

A trace of suspicion flashed in Liu Bei's eyes. Yuan Shao was powerful and had a unified force, but he was useless by Cao Cao? What is Cao Cao trying to express?

Thinking of this, Liu Bei said again: "Then Sun Ce from Jiangdong and Liu Zhang from Yizhou, can these two be heroes?"

"Haha, Sun Ce just used his father to become famous, and the places he took were all mediocre. Xuande can see that he captured Lujiang? But he was beaten by Zhang Xiu and fled."

"As for Liu Zhang, Yizhou, his conservatives are stupid and useless, how can they be called a hero?" Cao Cao said loudly.

"There is one person who can be called a hero."

"In just two years, Zhang Xiu of Jingzhou has grown from thousands of remaining soldiers to 100,000. Now he owns Jingzhou and has defeated many heroes, and he is sure to be a hero."

After Liu Bei finished speaking, he looked at Cao Cao meaningfully.

Zhang Xiu defeated him many times. If he didn't even count him, Liu Bei really didn't know what Cao Cao was trying to do.

Hearing Zhang Xiu, Cao Cao twitched his mouth and shouted: "Zhang Xiu, but Xiliang's reckless man, wouldn't he let him become bigger if he hadn't been stupid or stupid?"

"What's more, with Jia Xu helping him, he can only be considered half a hero."

"Half?" Liu Bei raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, he is considered at most half a hero. A hero should be able to govern the people, to control all troops, and to recognize loyal and virtuous people. Only in this way can he be a hero."

"When today's heroes are the only heroes that can be called Xuande and I, Cao Cao." Cao Cao finished speaking loudly, looking at Liu Bei tightly.

Liu Bei was stunned and frightened. Cao Cao compared himself with him. The intention was self-evident, and it was obvious that he suspected that he still wanted to be independent.

Smack,

When the bamboo chopsticks fell to the ground, Liu Bei came back to his senses and picked them up. He said sincerely: "Mr. Cao is so serious, how dare you compare with Mr. Cao? I hope Mr. Cao will not break the evil spirit."

Liu Bei bowed and bowed his head, while Cao Cao's eyes were shining with brilliance. He stared at Liu Bei for a long time. Cao Cao smiled relievedly and said, "Xuande, can you help me unify this troubled times?"
To be continued...