Liu Hao knelt beside the table in the straw hut and poured a bowl of wine for Guo Jia and Xi Zhong.
Xi Zhong's eyes lit up as he looked at the wine in the bowl."It's as clear as water. If it wasn't for the strong fragrance of the wine, I would have thought it was water.”
He and Guo Jia were both wine lovers and had drunk a lot of good wine. However, compared to the wine that Liu Hao brought, it was like heaven and earth.
"This wine is very strong, so it's not suitable to drink it in large mouthfuls.”Liu Hao reminded.
The alcohol in this era was only eight or nine percent alcohol, which was not much different from modern beer. Everyone drank it bowl by bowl.
Guo Jia and Xi Zhong took a sip of wine. With Liu Hao's reminder, the two of them did not finish it in one gulp.
However, they had never drunk such a strong wine before. Even though they only drank a small mouthful, their faces were still red. It took them a while to swallow the wine in their mouths.
"It's really good wine. It's mellow and strong.”Xi Zhong praised.
"That's right, the wine is like a knife in the throat. This is the wine that a man should drink.”Guo Jia was also generous with his praise.
"I wonder what Brother Mingyu thinks of the world's situation?”Xi Zhong took another sip and said to Liu Hao.
When Liu Hao heard this, his expression froze. He knew that the real show was coming. If he could not convince the two of them, they would not work for him even if he forced them with a knife.
"Although the Yellow Turban Uprising was suppressed, His Majesty ordered the various places to recruit soldiers to resist the Yellow Turban bandits. Now, the powerful families are supporting their troops and self-respecting themselves. The scattered Yellow Turban army has become bandits, and the people everywhere are suffering.
"Now that His Majesty is still around, the various regions cannot be in chaos. However, I have met His Majesty once not long ago. His body has already been emptied by wine and women. I'm afraid that he will not last for more than five years. At that time, the new emperor will not be able to suppress the ministers, and the world will welcome the scene of vassals fighting for hegemony.”
These words were all summarized by Liu Hao based on his understanding of history and what he had seen in the past few days.
Xi Zhong and Guo Jia nodded slightly when they heard this. With their talent, they naturally saw this.
"Then I wonder if Brother Mingyu thinks that the Great Han can still be saved?”Guo Jia asked.
Liu Hao's eyes emitted a sharp light. He organized his thoughts and said,"You can say yes, but you can also say no.”
"What do you mean?" Guo Jia continued to ask.
"If one of Your Majesty's sons is talented and courageous enough to take the initiative to request to be sent out, he can take advantage of the few years Your Majesty is still around to establish a force outside. Then, in the midst of the vassal struggle, he can unify the Great Han Empire once again and establish himself after a defeat. In this way, the Great Han Empire can continue for hundreds of years.”
"What a good idea!" Guo Jia clapped his hands and praised. However, his eyes darkened and he sighed,"Unfortunately, there is no such person among His Majesty's sons.”
Liu Hao stood up and bowed."Hao knows that the two of you have great talents, so I sincerely request the two of you to come out and help.”
Xi Zhong and Guo Jia looked at each other and nodded slightly.
"Zhong (Jia) greets my lord!"
"Haha, with the help of the two great talents, I can accomplish great things.”Liu Hao laughed and helped Guo Jia and Xi Zhong up.
"My lord, I still have a question for you.”The three of them sat down again and Xi Zhong said.
"Why?"
"If Fengxiao and I hadn't agreed to my lord's request just now, I wonder what my lord would have done?”Xi Zhong said with a bright light in his eyes.
"I will kidnap the two of you. I know that the two of you are very talented, but I don't want to have two more enemies in the future. If the two of you still refuse to work for me after a period of time, I will kill the two of you.”At this point, Liu Hao's eyes revealed a fierce light.
"Both of you are Humble Class students, and your reputations are not prominent. Even if others knew of my actions, it would not cause much of a reaction.”
If he went to recruit Xun Yu and Xun Yu refused, he really wouldn't dare to do anything. However, Guo Jia and Xi Zhong were different.
Guo Jia and Xi Zhong did not have much of a reaction when they heard what Liu Hao said. Instead, a trace of relief flashed in their eyes. In this chaotic world, if one wanted to achieve something, it was impossible to rely solely on benevolence and righteousness. However, it was also impossible to be too ruthless. Working under such a lord would make one feel insecure.
"Ding dong! Congratulations to the host for subduing Guo Jia and Xi Zhong. Both of them are in the Xiantian realm, but due to their great influence on history, the host has received a total of 2,000 luck points.”
According to the division of realms, Xi Zhong was at the late stage of the Connate Realm, and Guo Jia was at the middle stage of the Connate Realm. Liu Hao could obtain 200 luck points by subduing the two of them. However, the two of them were important figures in the Cao family's foundation, so the luck points he obtained increased by one level.
When Liu Hao heard the system notification, he was very happy.
"I wonder what my lord wants to do next?”Xi Zhong asked.
From the method Liu Hao had mentioned to save the burly man, it had vaguely shown Liu Hao's determination. This was also one of the reasons why they were willing to assist Liu Hao.
"I'll go to Liaodong to take up my post and take control of the entire Liaodong as soon as possible. Although I'm the governor of Liaodong, I don't have much real power now.”
Xi Zhong and Guo Jia nodded. What they needed the most now was to expand their influence.
"My lord, I wonder if we still have the wine you gave us just now. After drinking your wine, the other wines have no taste at all.”Guo Jia said bitterly.
When Xi Zhong heard this, he also looked at Liu Hao with a hopeful gaze.
"This wine is enough, but I see that the two of you don't seem to be in good health. Try to drink less and hire a doctor to take a good look at you in the future.”
"My lord, our bodies are fine, but if we don't drink, we won't be energetic for a day.”
"Health is the most important thing. I don't want my right-hand man to die young.”Liu Hao said sternly. In history, Guo Jia and Xi Zhong both died young. Otherwise, there wouldn't be a three-way world.
"Yes!" The two of them said bitterly.
At the same time, he was also a little touched. Liu Hao's words showed that he liked the two of them.
.......
Liu Hao's convoy was driving on the official road of Jizhou. There were several more people in the convoy.
Xi Zhong and Guo Jia followed Liu Hao to Liaodong. When they passed by Chen Liu, Dian Wei also brought his son and wife.
Dian Wei didn't look like much, but his wife was quite good-looking. His son Dian Man was only three years old, and he looked like a tiger. Although he couldn't compare to Dian Wei's martial arts aptitude, he would definitely be a good general in the future.
"My liege, the bottle of wine you gave me yesterday has been finished. Give me another bottle.”Guo Jia rode his horse to Liu Hao's carriage and said in a playful manner.
"Fengxiao, drink a bottle every three days. It's only been a little over a day, and you've already finished it.”
"My lord, there's only a little in a bottle. If it was the wine from before, I would have finished it in less than half a day.”A bottle of wine was only one catty. If it was in the past, Guo Jia would drink several catties of wine a day.
"Alright, this won't happen again!" Liu Hao helplessly gave Guo Jia another bottle.
"Thank you, my lord!" Guo Jia happily took the wine from Liu Hao.
" My lord, look." Xi Zhong also rode over at this time. His meaning was obvious. You already gave Guo Jia a bottle, don't tell me you don't want to give me a bottle?
"Take it!" Liu Hao gave a bottle to Xi Zhong.
One Fate Value could be exchanged for five bottles, and it did not consume much Fate Value. Liu Hao was really thinking about their bodies.
"My lord, why is it that Dian Wei can drink three bottles a day while we only drink one bottle every three days?”Guo Jia received another bottle of wine from Liu Hao. He was originally quite happy, but when he saw that Dian Wei was drinking in big gulps while he had to drink sparingly, he felt a little unbalanced.
Before Liu Hao could say anything, Dian Wei spoke first,"Your skin is soft and tender, unlike mine, Old Dian, who has thick skin and a strong body. It's fine no matter how much you drink.”
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