Chapter 338 Zhang Fei: This time it’s really none of my business!
When Liu Biao was escorted out of General Wei's Mansion by Liu Bei, he felt dazed and as if his legs did not belong to him and it always felt unreal when he stepped on the ground.

What was even more strange was that, not to mention Liu Bei, even Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong, and Zhao Yun, whom he met by chance, were quite gentle to him.
Even Jia Xu, who was described by Dong Zhuo as the most vicious strategist in the world, was respectful to him.
Fortunately, the cold wind made Liu Biao sober up a little. He said to Liu Bei: "General Wei, please stop. You have official business to attend to. I will not bother you any more. With your military orders and the cooperation of Generals Guan and Zhang, it should not be a difficult task."

Seeing that Liu Biao was somewhat reluctant, Liu Bei did not insist on his own idea, but just left a sentence, "Brother, if you have any problems, my door will be open to you."

"Then I would like to thank General Wei."

"Hey, brother's business is my business, why thank you?"

After seeing Liu Biao off, Liu Bei turned around and saw Jian Yong standing in front of the mansion gate like a telephone pole.

"Xianhe, what are you looking at?" Liu Bei asked with a smile.

Jian Yong muttered to himself, "This person is Liu Jingsheng"

After hearing Liu Bei's words, Jian Yong calmed down and asked, "General Wei, I have been in Chang'an for a long time, why don't I see Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi?"

Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi were the talents that Liu Bei missed. As Jian Yong, who had been with Liu Bei since childhood, believed that Liu Bei, who knew the future, would definitely pay attention to Xu Shu and avoid the problems that had occurred before. However, he always felt empty in his heart without seeing it with his own eyes.
"Xianhe." Liu Bei patted Jian Yong's shoulder. "Yuanzhi has gone to Jingzhou to pick up his mother. I think he will arrive in Chang'an soon. I will definitely introduce Xianhe to him then."

"Hahaha, Xuande, I've been waiting for you to say this! What a relief!" Jian Yong laughed, turned around and walked into the mansion.

Cao Cao, who happened to arrive at the Wei General's place, saw everything. He looked at Jian Yong's departing back with surprise in his eyes. He asked Liu Bei, "Brother Xuande, this man has a heroic character. I have never seen him before. May I ask who he is?"

"He is my good friend. His surname is Jian, his given name is Yong, and his courtesy name is Xianhe. He is currently the chief secretary under my command."

"Jian Xianhe"

Cao Cao began to chew these three words in his mouth, which made Liu Bei feel strange. Could it be that Cao Mengde was planning to establish Xianhe again?

So Liu Bei joked, "Brother Meng De, did you come to the general's mansion just to poach talented people from me?"

"This..." Cao Cao blushed, and he coughed a few times to cover up his guilty conscience. "Brother Xuande, please stop teasing me. Didn't Miaocai and others arrive in Luoyang a few days ago? General Huang is famous and skilled in martial arts. I want Miaocai to join General Huang and become his subordinate to hone their martial arts and military strategies so that they can serve the country as soon as possible."

"Xiahou Yuan" Liu Bei was in a trance when he heard the name. Xiahou Yuan had met Zhang Fei before, and now his brother was handed over to Huang Zhong. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Fortunately, things were different now.
Cao Cao continued, "After all, this matter is not a big deal. General Huang should make the decision on the matter of officials. I think it would be simpler to let Brother Xuande write a letter."

"I just don't know whether Brother Xuande agrees or not?"

"It's not a big deal. How can I refuse it?"

"Hahaha, great, that's great!" Cao Cao clasped his fists towards Liu Bei, "I won't bother Brother Xuande anymore today. Tomorrow I'll cook the best green plums, buy the best wine, and invite Brother Xuande to get drunk again!"

"good."

After sending Cao Cao away, Liu Bei turned around and walked into General Wei's mansion.

Soon the time for Liu Biao to set out arrived. He selected many strong and battle-hardened elite soldiers from the army, most of whom were veteran soldiers drawn from Jingzhou and Liangzhou, totaling a thousand people.

The dry food was also baked naan made by Liu Bei. Although the horses were not Wusun horses, they were big horses produced in Liangzhou.

This scale was far more luxurious than the troops from the counties and states, and it made Liu Biao feel like he was dreaming.

What surprised him even more was that as soon as he left the city, he saw Liu Bei and the officials of the General Wei Mansion waiting for a long time. "General Wei, you..." Liu Biao was in a complicated mood. How could he let the dignified General Wei do such a thing?

Liu Bei clasped his fists towards Liu Biao and said, "Brother, the journey ahead will be difficult and dangerous. I will encourage you on your journey."

After saying that, Liu Bei waved to the side, and the musicians who had been preparing for a long time played the strings, blew the sheng, and struck the zhu. A simple, melodious, yet longing melody floated out from the fingertips of the musicians. How could Liu Biao, who already liked this kind of music, not be moved? This style of music was something he had never heard of or seen before. Although the rhythm was a bit strange for the Han Dynasty, it was still a masterpiece. Words can deceive, expressions can be disguised, but the deep longing of the person who composed this song cannot be faked.

The prelude passed quietly while Liu Biao was stunned, and the singers led by Zhang Fei, Guan Yu and others sang loudly.

"Outside the pavilion, beside the ancient road, the green grass reaches the sky~"

"The evening breeze blows the willow flute and the sound of the willow flute fades, and the sun sets outside the mountains~"

"At the end of the sky, at the corner of the earth, there are only a few close friends~"

"A ladle of turbid wine will extinguish all the joy, don't sleep in the cold tonight~"

"Brother, wine."

Liu Bei handed a wine bag to Liu Biao, who took it and unscrewed the cork. He looked up at Liu Bei, and saw a face full of reluctance. Since the last time he separated from Liu Bei, all signs showed that he was able to join the Northern Army like nothing had happened, all thanks to this virtuous brother. After all, the person who hated Dong Zhuo the most in the world was probably the current emperor.
As for why Liu Bei was so caring and intimate to him?
He really couldn't figure it out. He really suspected that Liu Bei was his long-lost brother, so he even looked up the family tree. It turned out that except that he and Liu Bei were both descendants of Emperor Jing, they had no other connection. It couldn't be that his father really ran all the way from Shanyang County to Zhuo County, right?

Thinking about it, Liu Biao gritted his teeth and thought, why bother about everything so much?

Liu Jingsheng, Liu Jingsheng, General Wei respects you so much, why are you still entangled in this aspect?

Perhaps inspired by the farewell music, Liu Biao raised his wine bag to Liu Bei and said, "I dare to call you my dear brother. My dear brother, please come in."

"Hahaha, brother, please!"

Liu Bei and Liu Biao used wine bags instead of wine glasses, clinked glasses with each other, and then drank it all in one gulp.

Liu Biao's eyes widened. "Great, great. Good wine!"

"Brother, if you like it, I have prepared some for you."

Liu Bei ordered people to bring a wooden box. When they opened it, they saw that it was not just a few pieces, but a whole box full of wine bags. This made Liu Biao secretly shocked. This was too much!
"If it's not enough, I'll send someone to get more."

This frightened Liu Biao so much that he quickly grasped Liu Bei's hand and nodded hastily, "My dear brother, that's enough. I can't take any more!"

"makes sense."

Liu Bei gave up his previous idea, which made Liu Biao relieved, but Liu Biao still had a request.

"Brother, I think the music of the ballad just now was composed by you, and the lyrics were written by General Zhang. Can you give me the music score just now?"

"?"

The smile on Zhang Fei's face froze as he stood aside. No, I didn't say anything this time!

(End of this chapter)