"Boiling wine to discuss heroes?" Cao Cao felt a sense of anticipation." Advisor Jun, what do you need me to do?”
"Simple. My lord, you can just judge the heroes of the world with him.”
"Evaluation of heroes?" Cao Cao revealed a thoughtful expression, vaguely feeling what he should do.
"Alright, my lord. There are some things that would be too fake if I were to reveal them all. It would not be good to test Liu Bei. Tomorrow, we will go up to the mountain and drink wine.”
Cao Cao laughed." Good, good, good. With the strategist's plan, it's naturally foolproof. I'll go and stabilize him now, lest he becomes suspicious and wary of me."”
Zhao Yang smiled and nodded.
Zhao Yang turned around and left, not looking at Liu Bei again.
When Zhao Yun left, she gave Liu Bei a cold glance, but did not reveal much.
Liu Bei was unsure of what had just happened.
However, when he saw Cao Cao's forthright smile again, he immediately heaved a sigh of relief. I'm so lowly now. If something really happens to me, Cao Cao won't care at all. He can chase me away or kill me! There must be no problem with this expression! Hehe, what Chief Military Advisor? If I, Liu Bei, claim to be second in terms of grasping the hearts of the people, who would dare to claim to be first? Cao Cao is destined to become my chess piece.
Thinking of this, Liu Bei became confident again and went up to him."Meng De, it's human nature for Advisor Jun to have some prejudice against me. Don't make things unpleasant with him because of me. If Advisor Jun really can't tolerate me, I'll take my two brothers and leave today.”
Seeing Liu Bei being so humble, Cao Cao immediately had a good impression of him. However, when he thought of the things that Zhao Yang had listed, Cao Cao became wary. Of course, he was better at acting than Liu Bei. He immediately smiled and said,"Xuande, the military counselor is young and impetuous. He speaks rashly. I have already reprimanded him. You are a descendant of the Han Dynasty, so you will definitely not lower yourself to his level.”
Liu Bei was secretly delighted and immediately turned solemn."Since Bei is a descendant of the Han Dynasty, he should have the heart to accommodate others. He only suffered some grievances. On account of Meng De, I naturally won't lower myself to his level.”
The two of them continued walking for a while, gradually talking loudly and laughing non-stop.
Later that night, Liu Bei and Cao Cao ate together before leaving.
Seeing him leave, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh,"Putting aside Liu Xuande's identity, talking to him is like bathing in the spring breeze. It's extremely comfortable. Such a person will definitely be able to get many talents to submit to him. If he can be sincerely used by me, he will definitely be a great help! If he was really as the military counselor said, it would be a great regret.”
Regret was regret, but Zhao Yang, the chief strategist, was not someone who could be easily dealt with. Cao Cao respected talents, so he naturally had to respect his chief strategist. Therefore, he followed Zhao Yang's advice.
The next day, Liu Bei arrived as scheduled and continued to consolidate his relationship with Cao Cao.
Cao Cao also took him to the top of the building and looked down at the heroes of the world.
Spices were burning in the golden furnace, and two maidservants were kneeling beside him to boil wine. The view was wide from above, and the fragrance of the wine floated in the air.
As the two of them chatted, they gradually entered a good state, each of them revealing the truth.
Cao Cao said,"If we are talking about heroes of the present age, Sun Jian is one of them!”
"Sun Jian?" Liu Bei immediately laughed. Brave as he was, he couldn't bear it anymore. A jade seal had thrown him into chaos. There were many flaws along the way. Even a three-year-old child could see his abnormality! Such a person could only be considered a boorish man and was not worthy of being called a hero!”
Cao Cao: " Gongsun Zan's name shocked the frontier fortress. When the Wuhuan children heard his name, they were so scared that they peed their pants. He can be called a hero!”
Liu Bei laughed again." Gongsun Zan has brute strength, but he is blind. He can't even keep an eye on Zhao Yun. How can he be a hero?" Compared to you, Gongsun Zan is far inferior! There is only one hero in the world, Meng De!”
Cao Cao immediately thought of Zhao Yang's words and pressed his hand on Liu Bei's leg, laughing,""Xuande, if we are talking about heroes, I am one of them.”
Cao Cao's voice was unfathomable and his expression was strange. It was clearly different from before. He looked at Liu Bei with a burning gaze. Liu Bei immediately felt that something was wrong. A series of images suddenly appeared in his mind. He thought of the strange things hidden under Zhao Yang and Zhao Yun's seemingly ordinary actions yesterday!
Cao Cao is testing me!
Liu Bei understood everything in an instant. Although he tried his best to maintain a calm expression, he was already afraid in his heart. He knew that if someone like Cao Cao doubted him, he would probably end up with his head cut off!
For a moment, Liu Bei held his breath and focused. His mind raced as he tried to think of a way to escape.
Cao Cao saw that Liu Bei's expression was normal and was confused. He thought that Zhao Yang was wrong.
However, at this moment, Dian Wei walked over with his halberds. He coughed heavily and looked at Liu Bei.
Liu Bei's legs trembled, and Cao Cao's hand fell off.
However, when Dian Wei arrived in front of the two, he only stood behind Cao Cao and did not move. He did not even say a word.
Seeing Liu Bei like this, Cao Cao understood and stared at Liu Bei.
Liu Bei also felt that something was wrong with Cao Cao's expression. He immediately turned to look at Dian Wei and cupped his hands."I've long heard that General Dian is powerful and can fight against Lu Bu. Now that I've seen him, he's indeed extraordinary. A cough can actually make Bei tremble in fear!”
He then looked at Cao Cao and sighed." Meng De, on the other hand, can remain unmoved. He has the imposing manner of not changing his expression even if Mount Tai collapses in front of him. As expected, Meng De is the only hero in the world!”
However, although Liu Bei's words were flawless, Cao Cao had Zhao Yang's guidance. He had been observing Liu Bei's every move. He knew Liu Bei's true situation. He would not be fooled by his words.
Cao Cao sneered,""I'm doing the right thing, so of course I have nothing to fear. But you, Xuande, you dared to go over Gongsun Zan and ask for a fight in front of the heroes. I'm afraid that Xuande has something up his sleeve, so he's afraid of my general.”
"Meng De must be joking. I've always been an open person, how could I have any ulterior motives? Hmm, drinking at such a high place must have caused a cold sensation in his stomach. Why did he feel a stomachache? Meng De, I'll go to the toilet. Wait here for a moment.”
Cao Cao was stunned. Liu Bei had already gone down.
Zhao Yang was already waiting for Liu Bei. When he saw Liu Bei come down, he immediately asked Zhao Yun to stop him while he went up to ask Cao Cao about his arrangements.
Unexpectedly, just as he went up, Liu Bei had already called for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to force Zhao Yun to retreat. Then, he rode his horse away!
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