Chapter 665: The first step of becoming a celebrity
?The night is dark, and thick ink covers the sky and the earth, encompassing everything, whether good or evil, under the black veil.
Liu Bei was sitting alone in the hall.
On the table, an oil lamp flickered, illuminating Liu Bei''s face sometimes brightly and sometimes darkly.
?Pingyuan is a big city, at least bigger than the previous Gaotang. Unfortunately, there are not more people and empty space. On the contrary, it looks more desolate because of its original size.
Pingyuan City, as its name suggests, is a city built on the plains. Therefore, compared with the so-called dangerous passes, it is simply the easiest target to conquer. Therefore, it has also suffered many military disasters, with few livestock and declining personnel.
In short, this city is in a very embarrassing position, just like Liu Bei himself.
Among warriors, Liu Bei is outstanding in literary talent. Among scribes, Liu Bei is extraordinary in martial arts. Liu Bei is like a soldier who does not want to be a general but is not a good cook. He seems to be ostracized and embarrassed no matter where he is. .
Over the past few years, I have been running from road to road, bump after bump, with almost no time to stop. Moving seems to have become a habit, and the accents of the soldiers under my command have become more and more complex and diverse.
However, the relationship between these soldiers and Liu Bei is very good, because Liu Bei remembers the names and looks of most of them. Even after a long interval, Liu Bei can still remember the topics they talked about before, and then can continue the conversation naturally. When talking about the subsequent development, Liu Bei''s veterans sometimes shed tears of gratitude and communicated with each other.
This ability is innate, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei cannot learn it at all. Just like Gongsun Zan was able to make the capital Tinghou in just a few years, Liu Bei couldn''t learn this skill.
?But Liu Bei is eager to learn.
??This period of time has been relatively stable, Liu Bei began to wonder, why is there such a big gap?
They are all brothers and sisters, and they know each other’s background well. There are currently five to six of Dutinghou, but in fact, he is just a dancing girl...
?Once upon a time, Dutinghou and Liu Bei would cherish each other because of their respective status issues, and they would feel sympathy for each other. They were pregnant but had no identity. This was such an embarrassing thing.
?They both belong to a big family, but this big family is not very willing to recognize them...
Liu Bei still remembered the way Dutinghou cried so hard that tears flowed from his nose after he got drunk. At that time, the crying Dutinghou looked really ugly, but it was very real.
?However, now, Dutinghou is dignified and majestic, and he can no longer see his ugly face crying. However, Liu Bei feels that the handsome face on Dutinghou''s face is like a mask, beautiful but unreal.
His status as a lowly son has now become something worthy of showing off for Marquis Duting. In the army, there is even talk about the reincarnation of General Wei. They are all the same lowly son, with the same handsome appearance. They are both brave and good at fighting, and they all hate the barbarians...
Hehe, hehe, haha.
Liu Bei wanted to laugh, but everyone might not believe it when he told him. In fact, Dutinghou was not ruthless to the barbarians at all, and even made some deals with the barbarians. There were also many handsome barbarians who were friends of Dutinghou. There are frequent contacts.
Otherwise, did the many white horses in Dutinghou''s army really fall from the sky, or did they grow from the ground?
He knew this, but he couldn''t say it.
Some things are like this. You can do it, but you must not break it. This is an unspoken rule. Liu Bei only understood this after he whipped the postal supervisor.
well!
As long as you can make a name for yourself, flaws will naturally become advantages, but if you are unknown, no matter how many advantages you have, they will also be flaws.
"Ah! Brother! You are here!" Zhang Fei''s voice suddenly came from outside the hall, causing the flame of the oil lamp to flicker twice...
Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei who came over helplessly and said: "Third brother, it''s late at night now, so you need to lower your voice... By the way, it''s so late, what''s the matter?" Zhang Fei smiled innocently twice. , rubbed his nose, then lowered his voice and said, "Ah, I can''t sleep...well, brother, don''t worry, I''m definitely not here for that vat of wine!"
“…” Liu Bei was silent.
After being silent for a while, Liu Bei said: "Third brother, go and call the second brother. The moonlight is beautiful tonight. We three brothers might as well raise our glasses to admire the moon and have a few drinks together..."
?Zhang Fei was overjoyed and said "good" repeatedly. By the time he said the third word "good", he had already run out of the courtyard.
After a while, I heard Zhang Fei lower his voice, as if he was explaining something to Guan Yu: "...No...No...it''s really not...it was the elder brother who suggested it...Where can I..."
“I’ve met brother.” Guan Yu cupped his hands.
"Brother!" Zhang Fei yelled, then realized what he was saying, and added in a low voice, "...ah, whisper, whisper, I understand..."
Liu Bei smiled gently, then called his attendants, brought in the newly arrived corn wine, put it on the cups, and then put some fried tofu and dried meat on it. Once everything was ready, he waved his hand to signal the attendants to leave.
Seeing Liu Bei about to spoon the wine, Zhang Fei stretched out his hand first and said: "I''ll do it! I''ll do it!" Then he poured one for Liu Bei, then another for Guan Yu, and finally for himself.
The three of them raised their glasses and drank together.
Guan Yu had never been very interested in what was in the cup, so after taking a sideways look at Zhang Fei, he ignored Zhang Fei who was immersed in the aroma of the wine and said, "Brother called me late at night, what can I do?"
Liu Bei raised his head, looked at the bright moon hanging in the night sky, and chanted: "The moon is bright, and the outstanding people are here..."
? Guan Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, but did not answer. He thought about what his brother meant...
?Zhang Fei blinked: "Ah?! Big brother! Which family''s girl do you like? The one in the east of the city? Do you want me to pay the betrothal gift for you tomorrow?"
Liu Bei was angry and funny. He glared at Zhang Fei and said, "Third brother, this is not the woman I''m talking about..."
“You’re not talking about women?” Zhang Fei muttered in a low voice, “If the outstanding person is not a woman, shouldn’t he still be a man…”
Guan Yu said tentatively: "Brother, could it be...reputation?"
Liu Bei sighed, nodded slightly, and said: "Five miles away from the city, I have no reputation..." He said that he had also done a lot of good things, promoting farming, encouraging education, repairing water conservancy, and even doing things to stabilize prices and local people. The nobles fought against each other and did a lot of good things that benefited the people and the country, but why didn''t they gain much fame?
It is like the bright moon in the night sky. Although it also brings light, it is never as dazzling as the sun.
“…Guizhou’s head is crouched in the yellow dust, how can it know the bright moon in the sky? A beautiful lady stays in the boudoir…” Guan Yu stroked his long beard, and then thought for a moment, “…there are also those whose talents and reputations are spread far and wide…”
Liu Bei''s eyes lit up and he almost put his hands on his hands and smiled, that''s right!
To achieve great things, you must first know how to play...
Hehe, Liu Daer has been calling Pingyuan for a long time...
(End of this chapter)