"I believe you."
No matter how disdainful Cao Cao was, facing the heroic Yuan Shao, he had to admit that Yuan Shao would definitely have great achievements in the future.
"Actually, it doesn't matter whether you believe it or not.”Yuan Shao pursed his lips and said," I'm worried about Gong Lu. He likes to show off and be in the limelight. He thinks he's different from the rest, but he also seems to be so great. Sooner or later, he'll suffer a big loss because of this. Perhaps the old Yuan family will be defeated by him."”
"Brother Benchu, aren't you being too serious?" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and said,"Old Yuan's family would have prepared more?"”
Yuan Shao did not comment on Cao Cao's probing words and said,""Liu Bei is ambitious and unwilling to be under others. Does Meng De think so?”
"Ugh!" Cao Cao couldn't keep up with Yuan Shao's pace and could only say perfunctorily,"Liu Bei is indeed not a person of the pond."
"Liu Bei first joined Duke Lu's tutelage and used the dream of a god as a gimmick. Then, he entered the Cai Residence and created a toy like chess. The next step is to get to the bottom of it.”Yuan Shao pointed at the mountains and rivers with his wisdom.
Cao Cao did not say anything.
Yuan Shao then said with an indifferent expression,"However, there is one thing that limits Liu Bei's development. No matter how capable Liu Bei was, he was just a rootless duckweed. No matter how high he flew, the result was that he would be crushed to pieces.”
Was Yuan Shao wrong?
No, he didn't.
To Yuan Shao, Liu Bei was really not worthy of his attention. Even Cao Cao was just his little brother, a small follower.
No one dared to deny the influence of the Yuan family in Runan. There was no place in the Thirteen Prefectures of the Great Han Dynasty that the Yuan Clan couldn't influence. The only difference was the size of the impact.
It should be said that every big family was not simple. There were countless connections between them. The aristocratic families had already indirectly or directly grasped the lifeline of the Great Han Empire.
Any individual or group that wanted to go against the aristocratic families would often be annihilated before they could take any action.
"Hehe, Brother Benchu, the world is in chaos now, and the court is in power. What should we do?”Cao Cao laughed dryly and stopped talking about Liu Bei. Instead, he talked about something related to him.
"Haha!" Yuan Shao laughed coldly and stared at Cao Cao with a sharp gaze. He said playfully,"Why did Meng De lie to me? They were just a bunch of clowns. They had forgotten who had fought for the Great Han Dynasty. When was it their turn to make decisions?”
"Yes, yes, a bunch of clowns.”Cao Cao nodded.
Yuan Shao stood up and waved his hand."What we need to do is to give them a big stage and quietly watch them perform.”
In fact, Yuan Shao had indeed hidden himself in Luoyang from then on, only fanning the flames when General He Jin was ready to deal with the eunuch group. When the matter was exposed, Yuan Shao escaped from Luoyang and later became the overlord of the north.
In other words, the chaotic period from the end of the Han Dynasty to the return of the Three Kingdoms to the Jin Dynasty was a farce directed by the aristocratic families. There were some areas where things went wrong, but the general plot was correct.
It was just that the people of the world suffered. If there was really death, the people would suffer. If there was prosperity, the people would also suffer. From the 60 million people at the end of the Han Dynasty to the few million left after the Three Kingdoms returned to the Jin Dynasty, the price of this show was too high.
Cao Cao nodded and said," No wonder Brother Benchu didn't enter the official career. He was prepared to leave and watch the show. Brilliant, truly brilliant."”
Yuan Shao pointed at Cao Cao and said,"Meng De, you have always been treacherous. Don't you want to stay out of it? Otherwise, you will beat Jian Tu with a stick?" Who are you trying to fool?"
Yuan Shao and Cao Cao had known each other for a long time and knew that Cao Cao was treacherous. He had also suffered many losses from Cao Cao. However, Yuan Shao didn't care. He thought that this was just a small trick and wasn't enough to achieve great things.
Unfortunately, Yuan Shao didn't know that when he was at the height of his power, he was pushed into the abyss by this treacherous little brother Cao Cao.
Just as Yuan Shao had said, Cao Cao took advantage of the eunuchs 'revenge on him two or three years later and withdrew from Luoyang to protect himself. They cheered on from the side and then pulled up their teams to stand on their own mountains.
It was undeniable that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were both heroes of the world. It was just that they were all for their own interests and did not care about the people's livelihood. Even if they did it for the country and the people, they couldn't change the fact that the Divine Great Land was in a terrible state.
"Hahaha!" Cao Cao laughed, but in his heart, he once again thought highly of Yuan Shao.
"Hahaha!" After Yuan Shao finished speaking, he regretted saying too much and laughed along with Cao Cao.
……
Cai Manor.
"General!"
"Haha, Xuande lost again!"
Cai Yong was a newbie, and Liu Bei was enjoying himself. No matter how knowledgeable and talented Cai Yong was, he had only just learned how to play chess. How could he be Liu Bei's opponent?
"Mister, didn't you say you wanted to invite Brother Meng De over?”Liu Bei did not forget to remind him.
"Is that so? Is that true?" Cai Yong smiled and said confidently,"Don't worry, Meng De will definitely come today, and he will definitely come before lunch.”
"Oh, I'm here to freeload." Liu Bei knew that Cao Cao and Cai Yong had a good relationship, but he did not expect it to be this good.
Yong said nonchalantly," Every time he comes, he can't avoid a free meal. Yesterday, he sent someone to send nanmu. How could he resist coming today? So it doesn't make sense to invite him or not."”
Just as Cai Yong and Liu Bei were playing chess and chatting, Xun You, who had made an appointment with Liu Bei, arrived. Cai Yong reluctantly left the chessboard.
"Junior Xun You greets Mister Bo Pai.”Xun You was dressed in a green robe and carrying two bags of unknown gifts. He bowed to Cai Yong.
"It's good that Gongda came. Why waste so much money? Please sit.”Cai Yong did not put on any airs and greeted Xun You warmly.
"Brother Gongda."
"Brother Xuande."
Xun You and Liu Bei also greeted each other. The three of them sat down and the servants of the Cai Residence had already served them tea.
"Brother Gongda is really trustworthy." Liu Bei drank a mouthful of tea and said,"I should be visiting my elder brother."”
Xun You shook his head and said,"Brother Liu Bei is a guest in Luoyang. Mister Bo Tong is someone I respect, so I should be the one paying a visit.”
"You guys are so young and too cliché.”Cai Yong stroked his beard." The relationship between people lies in the word fate. Fate brings us together from thousands of miles away, but fate brings us together.”
"Mr. Bo Tong, I've learned my lesson." Xun You sincerely bowed again and said,""Sir, your words are truly valuable advice.”
"There are many hypocrites in the world, including myself.”Cai Yong waved his hand and said with some emotion,"For the sake of fame, for the sake of benefits, you often don't show your true face to others.”
If Cai Yong dared to say it, Xun You and Liu Bei would not dare to answer. They could only drink tea in silence.
"Alright, alright!" Cai Yong also grumbled and said,"Let's not talk about this. Let's play chess!”
Xun You's eyes lit up and he quickly asked,""Mr. Bo Meng, did Mr. Zi Gan once say that the art of war and strategy were taught by the gods in their dreams?”
Liu Bei didn't know how his teacher Lu Zhi publicized it, but he knew that it was for his own good. In any case, Lu Zhi, Cai Yong, Zheng Xuan, and the others all knew about the existence of chess and the genius Liu Bei.
What did this circle represent?
They represented the aristocrats, the mainstream of the Han Dynasty's cultural circle, and the upper class.
It could be said that as long as Liu Bei was recognized by the people in this circle, or accepted into this circle, his status and value would be incomparable.
Liu Bei could not care less about these things, but he had to get his teacher Lu Zhi to protect his feelings.
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