Chapter 354: Imperial Uncle. From today on, you and I will talk on our own. I will call you Imperial Uncle, and you call me dear brother!

After Dong Zhuo's impassioned speech and the promise of official titles, he successfully boosted morale.

Boosting morale before the war is the first step, followed by discussing how and where to defeat the Three-State Alliance.

But this matter is obviously not that simple.

Even Mi Fang sensed that something was wrong. When they discussed the specific location and how to act, the atmosphere in the mansion was like boiling water, with everyone talking back and forth, and the noise was so annoying.

Someone suggested: "Prime Minister Dong, we should rely on the strength of our cavalry and defeat them in the field!"

Soon someone refuted the former: "Prime Minister Dong! Let alone the attack of the three states coalition forces, wasn't even the entire Guandong coalition defeated by Huang Hansheng at Hulao Pass before?!"

However, it was not over yet, and someone else shouted: "Prime Minister Dong, I have an objection!"

Mi Fang wiped the saliva that sprayed on his face. He finally understood that no one under Dong Zhuo could integrate everyone's opinions.

"shut up!"

Dong Zhuo frowned and shouted, shutting up the chattering crowd. Everyone turned their eyes to Dong Zhuo, hoping that he would make the final decision.

Dong Zhuo stretched out his fingers and tapped lightly on the table, his eyes fixed on the map. After a long silence, he stretched out his hand and pointed to a pass on the map.

"The Hetao area is a place where horses can be raised, so how can I lose it? We must stop Yuan Shao and his men at the passes, such as Shangdang County and Huguan. We must not lose such passes!"

壶关
Looking at the pass that Dong Zhuo pointed out, Mi Fang said in his heart: Huguan was established by Emperor Taizu Gao, and it belongs to Shangdang County. It is called Huguan because it resembles the mouth of a pot.

Just when Mi Fang was thinking, Hao Meng, under the instruction of Lu Bu, tugged at Mi Fang's sleeve. Mi Fang came to his senses and followed everyone in clasping his fists and agreeing.

Changan
The mist dissipated and the sun emerged.

The breeze is coming, and the water waves are not happy.

Even Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh that it was a rare good day. He counted on his fingers and calculated carefully. It should be the time when Yuan Shao would attack Dong Zhuo. He just didn't know how Yuan Shao would divide Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu.

He shook his head and suppressed his curiosity for the time being. Chen Deng was worthy of his trust.

Just as Liu Bei was about to walk towards the depths of General Wei's Mansion.

An excited voice passed through the gate of General Wei's mansion and went straight to Liu Bei's ears.

"General Wei! General Wei! What a happy event! Such a great happy event!"

Cao Mengde?
What good news does he have?

It’s not your day off today, right?

The moment he heard the voice, Liu Bei identified the identity of the owner of the voice.

He turned around and saw Cao Cao standing at the gate of his mansion, waving at him.

"Meng De, what's the good news?"

When Liu Bei approached Cao Cao, he discovered that there were two other people who were stopped outside by the guards. One was tall, the other short, one was older, the other was younger. They had swords on their waists and were dressed like knights. The young man in particular looked a bit like Cao Cao.

At this time, there was a young man who looked like Cao Cao.
Could it be Cao Ang?

Missing someone often only lasts for a moment. Liu Bei waved to the guards, and the guards let the two men go.

Liu Bei grabbed Cao Cao's hand and laughed loudly, "Could it be a family reunion? Brother Meng De, why don't you and I go to my humble abode and have a chat? You can introduce me to them properly."

"Haha, that's exactly what I meant." Cao Cao laughed.

"please."

"please."

Liu Bei opened the door and led a few people into the guest house.

Liu Bei looked back and forth between the two men, and asked Cao Cao with a smile, "Who are these two people?"

Cao Cao introduced Liu Bei one by one
"This gentleman's name is Shi A, he is Wang Yue's disciple and also my son's teacher."

Shi A clasped his fists towards Liu Bei and said, "Hello General Wei, I have admired you for a long time."

"So it's Shi Zhuangshi. Your master helped me a lot. Come, come, have some tea."

As he was talking, Liu Bei picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Shi A.

Holding the tea, Shi A suddenly understood why Wang Yue valued Liu Bei so much before. Even though he held a high position, he did not put on airs at all, which was really rare.

Cao Cao took the boy's hand and said, "Xuan De, this boy is my eldest son, named Ang. Come on, Ang, Brother Xuan De is your father's good friend, come and call him uncle."

"Uncle!" Cao Ang bowed to Liu Bei, and every word and action was quite appropriate.

Liu Bei nodded slightly, reached into his arms, fumbled for a long time, and took out a piece of jade.

Ever since he distributed longevity locks to his young and virtuous ministers, Liu Bei would occasionally stuff some items into his arms in case of emergency.

"My dear nephew, I have nothing else to give you, so I think I can only give you the jade."

Looking at the beautiful jade in Liu Bei's hand, Cao Ang's face was full of desire, but he seemed to think of something and looked at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao stroked his beard and nodded at Cao Ang, "A gentleman wears jade to show his virtue."

"Ang'er, it seems that Brother Xuande has high expectations of you, so accept it."

"Thank you uncle!"

Cao Ang took the jade carefully, fearing that he might accidentally break it. Jade was an expensive item in the Han Dynasty, and it was a luxury for ordinary people to wear jade. However, for Cao Ang, wearing jade was not a simple matter.

However, as Cao Cao said, "A gentleman wears jade to show his virtue", jade has other meanings. What's more, this jade was given by General Wei, and its significance far exceeds other jades worn by Cao Ang.

I will definitely not let General Wei down!

Cao Ang, wearing the jade pendant around his waist, made up his mind secretly.

Seeing this, Cao Cao nodded repeatedly. He patted Cao Ang's shoulder, looked at Shi A, and said with a smile: "Shi Zhuangshi, I have something important to discuss with General Wei. Please take Ang'er away."

Just as Shi A was about to nod and give Cao Cao an affirmative answer, something seemed to emerge in his mind.

I almost neglected to ask the question!

"General Wei!" Shi A hurriedly said, "I have something I don't understand! I hope General Wei can help me solve this puzzle!"

Shi A's sudden reaction aroused Liu Bei's interest. "Please tell me in detail."

"General Wei, I had the honor of meeting General Zilong before. When I came to Chang'an, I wanted to ask General Zilong for advice, but General Zilong had official business to attend to, so I had no choice but to ask General Wei for advice. Before, General Zilong wanted to find a master, so he asked me to go to Qiao County, Pei State to accept Cao Pi as his disciple. At that time, I searched all over Qiao County, Pei State, but I didn't find this person after wasting several days. I wonder if I heard it wrongly at that time."

"what?!"

Before Shi A could finish his words, he was interrupted by Cao Cao. He looked at Liu Bei and Shi A in disbelief, "Cao Pi, Cao Pi, Pi'er is my third son. He is only four years old now. When Shi Zhuangshi accepted Ang'er as his apprentice, Pi'er was not even born yet. Brother Xuande, what is going on? Did Shi Yishi really hear it wrong?!"

Facing Cao Cao's question, Liu Bei said in a gentle voice: "Meng De, to be honest, I learned in a dream that Cao Pi could ride a horse at the age of eight, and his sword skills were superb. He only needed a few moves to defeat a general who could take on a blade with his bare hands. At the age of ten, he could escape from a heavy siege, and he was an expert with the bow and arrow."

Cao Cao fell silent. As a Han Chinese, he would rather believe in ghosts, gods and immortals than not. What's more, the person who said this was Liu Bei. Based on his understanding of Liu Bei, there was no need for him to lie.

But. He rode a horse at the age of eight, had excellent sword skills, and was surrounded by enemies at the age of ten without panicking, and was even able to escape.
Could Cao really be such a tiger?
Cao Cao frowned. Listening to Liu Bei's description, he was secretly frightened. In his mind, Cao Ang was an extremely outstanding eldest son. If Cao Ang couldn't do it, how could Cao Pi be able to do it?

"Xuan De, could this person be my son?" Cao Cao asked.

Liu Bei nodded.

Could it be that the heavens and the earth told Xuande that Cao Pi was a capable minister who could support the Han Dynasty?

Yes, that's definitely the case!
Cao Cao's brows relaxed. He felt that he had found the answer. His face was filled with joy. He immediately shook Shi A's hand and said, "Mr. Shi! Please teach my son Cao Pi well!"

"Cao Yilang, I promise you, can you please let go of my hand first?"

"How much offense, how much offense."

Realizing his mistake, Cao Cao quickly let go.

"Then my master and I will not bother you any more." Shi A clasped his fists towards Liu Bei and Cao Cao and led Cao Ang to retreat.

After Shi A and Cao Ang completely disappeared from his sight, Cao Cao calmed down, took a breath, and slowly said to Liu Bei: "Brother Xuande, do you remember what I told you before? Through letters, I brought my good friend Zhang Mengzhuo to Chang'an. At this moment, Mengzhuo must have seen His Majesty."

"Zhang Mengzhuo" Liu Bei seemed to be thinking about something.

"Hurry up, hurry up, if you ruin the emperor's uncle's plan, you don't want to be spanked, right?"

Liu Xie, who was running in the front, kept urging Xiao Huangmen, which made Xiao Huangmen complain bitterly. When he was still in the forbidden area, Liu Xie kept muttering, and he didn't expect that he would not stop at this moment, as if he had endless energy. It really made him tired and bent his waist. He panted and waved to Liu Xie again and again.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please slow down, the General Wei's Mansion is just ahead."

"You're really useless!" Liu Xie spat on the ground, but he stopped.

The eunuch was delighted, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty!"

Liu Xie pretended not to hear anything. While he was waiting, he suddenly saw two strangers walking out of General Wei's mansion. Curiosity surged in his heart in an instant. He even ignored the eunuch's shouts of "My King, wait for me" and strode up to the two men.

"Who are you? Why have I never seen you two before?"

Shi A and Cao Ang looked at each other, and through eye contact they could confirm that neither of them knew Liu Xie, but judging from Liu Xie's clothes, he was definitely not an ordinary person.

At this time, Chang'an was the heart of the Han Dynasty. Anyone they met on the road might be someone they couldn't afford to offend. Shi A, who had traveled all over the country, knew this well.
And slow!

Shi A glanced at the jade pendant on Cao Ang's waist. It seemed that his disciple had unknowingly become one of the people he said he could not afford to offend.
If that’s the case, then what is there to fear?

Although he thought so in his heart, Shi A still replied with a smile: "My name is Shi A, and next to me is my disciple Cao Ang. We are here with Cao Yilang."

After saying this, Shi Azong felt that Liu Xie's expression was strange. He looked like... like meeting a family member after a long absence???

This strange feeling became stronger and stronger in his heart before Shi A could figure out the reason.

Then Liu Xie shouted
"Brother! I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

"Um???"

Junior brother?

Master, has he accepted a disciple?

Just when Shi A didn't react, Liu Xie walked to Cao Ang's side. He looked around and nodded with satisfaction, which made Cao Ang feel quite strange.

"That's right, that's right, nephew, please call me uncle. I will protect you from now on!" Liu Xie said, patting his chest.

Shi A finally came to his senses. He stopped Liu Xie and asked, "Why do you claim to be my junior fellow apprentice?"

"Didn't I tell you? Wang Yue is also one of my masters. He taught me and my classmates swordsmanship. If I call him master, he would probably laugh his teeth off."

Shi A always felt that Liu Xie's words were strange, but he couldn't figure out what was strange about them for a while.

Cao Ang asked, "Did the master teach many people? May I ask how many classmates you have?"

"Classmate? Not to mention classmates, even many soldiers in the Jingzhou army have practiced swordsmanship with Wang Yue. I heard that whenever someone calls Wang Yue master, he is happy."

Shi A: “Ah?”

As soon as I arrived in Chang'an, I had so many new junior brothers?
Cao Ang swallowed his saliva. If what Liu Xie said was true, wouldn't he have a lot more uncles for no reason? There were even quite a few who were as old as Liu Xie? Otherwise, how could Liu Xie call them classmates?
"Hehe." Liu Xie walked around Shi A and approached Cao Ang, whispering, "My good nephew, there is a saying that goes, it is good to lean on a big tree for shade. There are many uncles protecting you. Just shout 'Uncle, save me!' It will work every time. This is my plan. Don't tell anyone. By the way, who are you, Cao Yilang?"

Cao Ang replied with a bitter look on his face: "It's my father."

"It's your father." Liu Xie used his little head to think carefully, "Did Cao Yilang bring his nephew here to pay homage to the emperor's uncle, General Wei? Could it be that he deliberately recognized his uncle?!!"

"?" Cao Ang found Liu Xie's statement quite strange.

Still he nodded.

"!"

Liu Xie widened his eyes and started brainstorming.

You must know that I am Ang'er's uncle, and the Imperial Uncle is Ang'er's uncle, which means that the Imperial Uncle and I are of the same generation!

They are half brothers!

As he thought about it, Liu Xie revealed a smug smile. The emperor brother called the emperor uncle the emperor uncle, which meant that he was one generation younger than the emperor uncle. Hahaha, if that's the case, then the emperor brother is not my adopted son? !

"Hahaha, thank you very much, Ang'er!"

Liu Xie patted Cao Ang on the shoulder and walked away, leaving Cao Ang confused.

"Wait a minute, what's your name?" Shi A shouted at Liu Xie's back.

However, the hurried eunuch's voice drowned out Shi A's voice, "My king, my king, wait for me!"

"Your Majesty?"

Shi A and Cao Ang looked at each other in bewilderment. Wasn't it the emperor's only brother, Chenliu King Liu Xie, who could be crowned the Great King in Chang'an? !
broken.

Shi A looked at his disciple in a daze. My disciple's identity is becoming more and more terrifying!

"So that's it, Meng De, I already know it."

As soon as Liu Bei finished his words, the door was suddenly pushed open.

He and Cao Cao looked towards the door, and saw Liu Xie and the sweaty eunuch.

Cao Cao wanted to praise Liu Xie, but Liu Xie's expression changed immediately.

"Hahaha, Imperial Uncle, I've met Ang'er. By the way, from today on, you and I will call each other Imperial Uncle. I'll call you Imperial Uncle, and you'll call me Brother!"

Cao Cao had countless question marks on his mind. What is "Ang'er"? Asking his uncle to call him "Xian Di"? It sounds like an unfilial remark!
Cao Cao turned his stiff neck and looked at Liu Bei. He found that Liu Bei's face had become visibly darker.

The eunuch standing by was sweating profusely.
The smile on Liu Xie's face froze, not because of anything else, but because Liu Bei silently took off his shoes.

"Uncle, I was just joking."

Immediately afterwards, a loud singing like that of a pig being slaughtered came from General Wei’s mansion.

(End of this chapter)