Chapter 486 Lord Yuan, Lord Yuan, look at Lord Xuande, then look at yourself (Four Thousand)
what?
Zhang Kai scratched his head, a little puzzled. He had no idea why Liu Bei was laughing. Wasn't it just to remind Liu Bei to be careful of Chen Deng?
What's so funny about this?
If Yuan Shu was present, Zhang Kai would certainly have kept his doubts in his heart, but since it was Liu Bei standing in front of him, he was not so restrained.

"General Wei, why did you laugh just now? Don't you know Chen Yuanlong's trick? Before leaving, Chen Yuanlong repeatedly told me, 'The content of the letter is of great importance, and no one except Liu Xuande can know it. This letter may help Brother Zhang.' Lord Xuande, Chen Yuanlong intends to kill you! If Lord Xuande is willing, I will kidnap Chen Yuanlong right now!"

"Hahaha, Brother Zhang is really a man of temperament. This is a long story. To put it simply, it was Yuanlong who deceived Brother Zhang."

"Brain deception?"

Zhang Kai was stunned. From Liu Bei's cordial tone towards Chen Deng, it was not difficult to tell that their relationship was not as hostile as the rumors said. Instead, they were as close as brothers?
Liu Bei opened Chen Deng's letter, glanced at its contents, shook his head, and laughed, "Yuan Long, what do you mean by luring people to my side?"

"earn?"

Zhang Kai was a little confused. But he didn't care about it. What he cared about was that Liu Bei actually read the letter in front of him.
Who knew that Liu Bei did not avoid suspicion? Doesn't this just show that Liu Bei did not treat him as an outsider?
For Zhang Kai, this was really unbelievable, considering that Yuan Shu had never done this before.

In less than a day of interaction, he knew what it meant to be ambitious, what it meant to let bygones be bygones, and what it meant to have trust.
This was something he would never have dared to think about when he was under Yuan Shu.

Even if Yuan Shu were allowed to study for several more decades, he believed that Yuan Shu would still not be able to do it.

Zhang Kai shook his head and sighed.

Why is the gap between people so big?
Lord Yuan, oh Lord Yuan, look at Lord Xuande, and then look at yourself.

As the story continued, Zhang Kai finally figured out the whole story.

It turned out that Chen Deng saw that he was very skilled and refused to surrender even if he was captured. He would rather follow Yuan Shu all the way to the end than abandon darkness and join the light, so Chen Deng had to resort to some tricks.

The corners of Zhang Kai's mouth twitched. What does "I would rather follow Yuan Shu all the way to the end" mean?
Didn’t he not understand Liu Bei before?
Besides, if... if he really hurt Liu Bei by mistake, wouldn't Chen Deng also be to blame?

Zhang Kai expressed deep doubt about the words in Chen Deng's letter.

Zhang Kai really wanted to say that Chen Deng’s expression at that time did not seem fake at all!

When Chen Deng mentioned Liu Bei in front of him, the malice in his eyes was so full that it was about to overflow!
Although he instinctively felt something was strange, he couldn't tell what was strange.

Is it
Is it true that Chen Yuanlong is deceiving me as Lord Xuande said? Is Chen Yuanlong really saying what he said in the letter?
But how do you explain that look?

Even if it was intentional, it was too convincing!

Zhang Kai shuddered suddenly. He felt that if he wanted to reach Chen Deng's level, he would first have to deceive himself and also have a good grasp of other people's minds.

Facing such an opponent, how can one not feel scalp tingling.

However, Zhang Kai turned around and thought about it, and felt a little relieved. Although he couldn't guess what Chen Yuanlong meant, fortunately Chen Yuanlong was far away in Guangling.
"Brother Zhang, are you okay? How about having a cup of tea first?"

"Thank you, Lord Xuande."

"Brother Zhang, don't worry. If you are really worried about Yuanlong, how about I send a group of people to invite Chen Yuanlong to Chang'an when the time is right?"

"it is good"

Zhang Kai held the teacup, and his cold hands suddenly became warm. He slowly took a sip, and the warm current flowed down his throat and into his abdomen, and it seemed that his whole body was warmed up.

Looking at Liu Bei who was so close to him, Zhang Kai seemed to remember something, but he hesitated to speak.

Feeling the warm teacup in his hand, he gritted his teeth and said, "Lord Xuande, if you don't mind that I am an old subordinate of Yuan Gonglu, I am willing to die for you. I also want to see the scene you described."

"Alas, what's the point of serving someone until death? It's unlucky. I said it at the banquet before, as long as he didn't commit any crime, why would I mind who Brother Zhang worked for before?"

Zhang Kai's face was filled with emotion. He stood up and bowed deeply. "From now on, no matter how big or small the matter is, I will obey your orders and I will never have second thoughts!"

"Brother Zhang, please get up quickly, please get up quickly."

Liu Bei quickly stood up, took two steps at a time, walked to Zhang Kai, reached out and held Zhang Kai's arm, and slowly helped him up.

Feeling the warmth coming from the arm, Zhang Kai was deeply moved, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't squeeze out the last sentence, "Mr. Xuande, please tell me if there is anything I can do for you. It's Yuan Yuan Gonglu, so-and-so..."

To Zhang Kai's surprise, Liu Bei actually interrupted him this time.

Liu Bei patted Zhang Kai's hand and said, "Brother Zhang, I won't force you to do anything you don't want to do. For example, I heard that Yuan Gonglu has done you a favor."

"That's right." Facing Liu Bei, Zhang Kai was not worried at all whether his words would bring disaster.

"It is unjust to ask Brother Zhang to kill his benefactor. Once Yuan Shu dies, his generals may fight each other, which may harm the local people. This is unkind." Liu Bei shook his head and said firmly, "I will not do such an unkind and unjust thing."

"Lord Xuande" Zhang Kai stared at Liu Bei in a daze. He didn't know how many times he had lost consciousness today.

According to common sense, he was highly valued by Yuan Shu, so although he felt uncomfortable about assassinating Yuan Shu, he understood that this was the right thing to do.

Compared with Liu Bei's rule, Huainan under Yuan Shu's rule was a complete mess. Even God would shake his head if he saw it.

If we can deal with Yuan Shu, we can avoid a lot of unnecessary troubles.

But he didn't expect that Liu Bei would actually care about his feelings, and he didn't expect that Liu Bei thought so deeply.

He suddenly understood why the ancients said: "If you treat me as a national hero, I will repay you as a national hero."

I understand why Emperor Taizu Gao wanted to work with Lord Xinling, and why Emperor Taizu Gao wanted to offer sacrifices to Lord Xinling when he passed by Liang.
The ancients never deceived me!

Even if Lord Xinling were to be resurrected, it would probably be no more than this.

"Duke Xuande" Zhang Kai wanted to bow again, but Liu Bei's hands were like iron clamps and he could not shake them at all.

He smiled and understood what Liu Bei meant.

This is because he doesn't want to salute again.

He sighed in his heart, what great strength he has, he is worthy of being called Lord Xuande.

Then he stopped insisting and said casually: "Lord Xuande, just tell me, what do you want me to do?"

"Why?" Liu Bei didn't think much, "Of course, I'm going to find a place for Brother Zhang to live first."

"It's all up to Lord Xuande to arrange!"

Liu Bei, Zhang Kai and others were walking on the streets of Chang'an. Even though his expression was normal, his brisk steps revealed his inner joy.

The reasons were simple: firstly, the problem of water shortage in Chang'an was being solved step by step; secondly, he had won Zhang Kai to his side.

Before seeing Chen Dengxin, Liu Bei didn't think much about it and treated Zhang Kai as a normal guest.

After reading Chen Deng's letter, he suddenly remembered that Zhang Kai was the murderer who killed Cao Cao's father. Later, he assassinated Liu Chong and Luo Jun. No wonder he always felt that Zhang Kai was not simple.

In short, Cao Cao's changes and Zhang Kai's joining made it impossible for Xuzhou to fall into chaos again.

In this way, isn't it a great thing? As for Zhang Kai's arrangement.
Liu Bei had thought carefully along the way. The fact that Zhang Kai was able to assassinate Liu Chong and Luo Jun, who had an army of 100,000, was enough to prove his ability.

However, asking Zhang Kai to carry out the assassination was a waste of his talent.

His initial plan was to try to have Zhang Kai train soldiers to see if he could train them into the spies in the fairyland TV show.
Ok?
Liu Bei raised his eyebrows. He saw a familiar figure passing by in the alley not far away. He suppressed the thoughts in his mind and stopped immediately.

?

The people following Liu Bei looked at each other in confusion. They had no idea why Liu Bei stopped.

Zhang Kai was more observant. He noticed a figure in the alley just now and asked, "Lord Xuande, do you want to go and take a look?"

"Go." Liu Bei said without hesitation. The moment the words fell to the ground, he suddenly remembered something.

He first clasped his fists and apologized to everyone, telling them that something had happened at home and he had to go take care of it, and then prepared to leave the matter of arranging everyone's accommodation to the guards.

No one present thought that there was anything wrong with Liu Bei's arrangement.

Some even patted their chests and said, "Mr. Xuande, just go ahead and ignore us!"

"I can't settle you all, so I have to feel a sense of participation, right?"

It was the first time they had heard Liu Bei speak these words, but fortunately the meaning was easy to understand and sounded novel.

Faced with Liu Bei's words, they no longer insisted on their own ideas and took a step forward to follow the guards and leave.

However, Zhang Kai stood there motionless.

"Brother Zhang, what are you doing?"

"Lord Xuande, I think you want to pursue someone. I have some experience in this area and may be able to lend a hand."

"." Liu Bei did not refuse, "Good, thank you for your help, Brother Zhang."

During the subsequent journey, Liu Bei found that Zhang Kai's words just now were still too modest.

What does it mean to have some experience?

From the messy footsteps on the ground and the clues on the wall, it is possible to judge where the two people went in this unfamiliar environment.
The most important thing is that I found it
Looking at the two figures, one big and one small, not far away, even Liu Bei, who never showed his emotions, felt a ripple in his heart.

He had never doubted Zhang Kai's ability, but Zhang Kai still surprised him a little.

He suddenly wanted to greet Yuan Shu.

Yuan Gonglu, are you blind?

Let Zhang Kai come out to assassinate?
How great it would be if it was used to train scouts!
To be fair, to a certain extent, Liu Bei really should say thank you to Yuan Shu. If Yuan Shu hadn't been impulsive, how could Chen Deng have sent Zhang Kai to him?

Zhang Kai's heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment. He did not expect that he could help Liu Bei today. If it was Yuan Shu, and Zhang Kai had pointed fingers at Yuan Shu on the first day of their acquaintance, Yuan Shu would probably have been furious.

Zhang Kai couldn't help feeling a little melancholy. Mr. Yuan, Mr. Yuan, look at Mr. Xuande, and then look at yourself. Why is there such a big gap?

Zhang Kai shook his head and stopped thinking about it. The scene before him caught his attention. The young man that Liu Bei cared about seemed to be of extraordinary status.

The boy should be under the age of adulthood and looks a bit childish.

However, he was estimated to be over seven feet tall, and even though he had narrow eyes and high cheekbones, he did not have the slightest sinister aura.

His appearance was decent enough, and his body was strong yet flexible. Even in simple clothes, he looked handsome and elegant.

Zhang Kai narrowed his eyes. What was more important was that the sword hanging on the boy's waist and the little bit of fabric exposed from his sleeves were all of the best quality. He must be the son of a noble family.

But what's strange is why this son of a noble family is hunched over and standing on tiptoe, as if he is afraid of disturbing others?

Thief?

Not like ah!
Zhang Kai looked at Liu Bei. Liu Bei did not tell him the answer, but he could sense that Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother Zhang, take a look first and don't take any action." Liu Bei lowered his voice.

Zhang Kai became even more curious, but he did not ask in a hurry. Instead, he suppressed his curiosity and nodded.

As a childish voice suddenly arrived, the answer to the mystery was gradually revealed.

"Good nephew! I called the court judge! I'm here to help you!"

"Master Uncle"

Zhang Kai looked in the direction of the voice and saw a half-grown boy appear at the entrance of the alley.

Before he could be surprised, he saw the half-grown boy waved his hand, and several court judges appeared. They rushed out like beasts out of a cage, and they passed by the boy just now.

Then a few muffled sounds and cries of pain were heard from the alley that blocked the view. A moment later, a man with a bruised face and nose was taken out by the court judge with his hands held down.

A couple in simple clothes arrived late. Seeing this scene, they were delighted and kept thanking the young boy.

"Thank you, great hero Liu Li. If it weren't for you, the money we saved would have been stolen."

Liu Li patted his chest and grinned, "Hahaha, no need to thank me, if this happens again in the future, you can tell me!"

Zhang Kai finally understood that the two young men were helping the court official to catch thieves.
Ok?
By the way, why are those two young men looking over here?

Before Zhang Kai could think about it, Liu Li, who was so smug just now, subconsciously covered his buttocks. His face turned pale with fear, and he shouted, "Emperor, no, uncle, you... you are on a rest day, aren't you?! I didn't do anything this time! I asked my nephew to keep an eye on the bandits and leave marks along the way so that I can call the court judge to come."

The couple looked at each other in bewilderment, as if they had not expected Liu Li to be caught by the elders of his family. However, they did not understand why Liu Li was so scared. Liu Bei looked approachable, and what he did was a good deed.
"My dear, if it weren't for Mr. Liu, we wouldn't have been able to get our money back. You have a good son!"

"Thanks for the compliment."

Liu Bei said a few polite words, and until the couple left, they felt that Liu Bei was a amiable gentleman.

But why doesn't Mr. Liu's complexion look any better?

The couple had no way of knowing the answer, but Zhang Kai heard it clearly.

"Li'er, if I remember correctly, it's your study time now, right? Why did you sneak out again?"

At this moment, Liu Li was sweating profusely.

"Uncle, listen to my explanation, don't take off your shoes yet."

(End of this chapter)