I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 158 The Sudden Great Matchmaker
"It's him?"

Liu Jian looked at Liu Bei in surprise: "The person who takes you to play in Luoyang every day is Cao Mengde?"

Liu Bei nodded, and said: "That's right, it's this person. During the crusade against the Yellow Turban earlier, this person was a cavalry captain under General Huangfu's tent. They were both on the same battlefield and heard about each other, but there was nothing too much about it." Later, when I arrived in Luoyang, this person took the initiative to come to invite me, but even though he was a brother, it would not be easy for him to lose face of the Cao family."

"Um……"

Liu Jian frowned, looked up at the blue sky, lost in thought.

Well done, why did Cao Cao come to make friends with Liu Bei on purpose?

With Liu Jian's current knowledge and status, if you say that Cao Cao simply thinks that Liu Bei is a good person, he will definitely not believe it.

Cao Cao is also a hero who has worked hard in Luoyang City for many years, especially when he joined the party with Yuan Shao. It is not easy for him to come to this day. How can he be an ordinary person?

Liu Jian pondered for a moment, then suddenly thought of something, and asked Liu Bei: "Cao Cao made great contributions as a riding captain during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, why is he still Yilang now?"

Liu Bei was puzzled and said: "When I was drinking with Cao Mengde earlier, I also discussed this matter with him. It seems that when Shang Shutai discussed the merits of the Yellow Turban, he was awarded the title of Jinan Prime Minister. He should take office after the new year, but I don't know why. This matter has been put on hold at the Shangshutai again this year, and he has not been given a time limit for taking office, for some reason."

Liu Bei didn't stay in Luoyang for a long time, and he wasn't considered the central class of the imperial court, he was just a marginal figure, so he didn't know much about the depth of Luoyang's water.

But Liu Jian has been in Luoyang for more than two years, facing Liu Hong and Yuan Ji every day, but his heart is as clear as a mirror.

Cao Cao was supposed to be the Prime Minister of Jinan, but now he suddenly postponed his trip, which is extremely abnormal.

This can only show that someone put pressure on Shangshutai and did not want Cao Cao to leave Beijing quickly.

At the same time, this also shows that there will be major events in the capital.

Liu Jian frowned in thought, with a rather serious expression.

His appearance fell into Liu Bei's eyes.

"Deran, what's the matter with you? Could it be that there is something wrong with me dating that Cao Cao?"

Liu Jian came back to his senses when he heard the words, he looked at Liu Bei, his thoughts changed slightly, and he suddenly asked:

"Brother, you dated that Cao Cao, did he take you to that kind of place?"

Liu Bei's expression became a little unnatural for a moment.

He coughed lightly and said, "I don't understand what you're talking about."

Liu Jian leaned his head to Liu Bei and said in a low voice, "Is it really just hunting and picnic?"

"Um……"

"Brother, you don't want to let Cao Cao's servant break down."

"Your brother is not like that! Don't get me wrong!"

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When Liu Jian arrived at the mansion, before he could rest for a day, Yuan Ji sent someone to invite him to his mansion to welcome him.

Liu Jian could refuse anyone's banquet, but he couldn't refuse Yuan Ji's banquet.

Liu Jian found that Yuan Ji was really not an ordinary drinker, but as long as he had a chance, he would definitely set up a drinking party and drink all the big guys in a daze.

But according to his status, the wine game he set up will surely succeed!No matter who Yuan Ji invites, it is impossible not to lose face!

Compared with the later generations, the wine culture of the Han Dynasty people was much more civilized.

Similar to Yuan Ji's reckless way of drinking, most people in this era are used to calling him a "hero".

In the civilized age 800 years later, Yuan Ji's drinking method was used to be called "Jiu Mengzi".

But this time, Liu Jian felt a little strange because Yuan Ji not only invited himself, but also invited Liu Bei.

Logically speaking, although Liu Bei is his elder brother, neither his status nor his prestige is enough for Yuan Ji's wine bureau. Moreover, according to Liu Bei, since he came to Luoyang, Yuan Ji has not had any relationship with Liu Bei. communication.

Why are you looking for Liu Bei?
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On the day of the invitation, Liu Jian and Liu Bei came to Yuan Ji's mansion.

Yuan Ji was very happy to see Liu Jian in fancy clothes.

He laughed and walked up to Liu Jian, reaching out to give him a big hug.

This move made everyone present dumbfounded.

Such an intimate act is enough to see that Yuan Ji attaches great importance to Liu Jian, which is really extraordinary.

"Deran, I haven't seen you in half a year, but you've lost weight!"

Liu Jian said with a smile: "Going out on an expedition is naturally not as easy as staying in Luoyang."

Yuan Ji joked: "It's okay, now that Deran has returned, Yuan will send people to the mansion of the virtuous brother to deliver wine, meat and delicacies every day, and keep it for a month and bring back the meat you lost!"

"Thanks to the Lord's love."

Yuan Ji looked at Liu Bei beside Liu Jian, and asked, "This is Brother Ling, Liu Xuande, right?"

"Exactly, this is Liu Bei, my elder brother, named Xuande."

Liu Bei hurried forward and said, "Liu Bei pays homage to the prince!"

Yuan Ji waved his hand heartily, and said: "Today is a family banquet, and all the invited guests are relatives and friends of Yuan X. Xuande doesn't need to be so polite, it's just like being at home! Go! Go drink!"

After all, the Yuan family grabbed Liu Jian's hand and walked towards the mansion.

Not long after, Yuan Ji's guests and friends arrived, most of them were the second generation of the Yuan family and his confidantes, and even Yuan Kai's two sons, Yuan Yida and Yuan Renda, were also present today.

Thinking about it, after the death of Yuan Manlai, the youngest son of Yuan Kai, Yuan Kai should have seen through the impermanence of the world, and simply recommended the two sons to Yuan Ji's side, and asked them to assist the future father-in-law.

Yuan Ji raised the wine bar in his hand and said loudly: "Everyone, please drink!"

All the people raised their ranks and said: "Your Majesty has a good drink!"

Afterwards, everyone began to brag and praise, while drinking and chatting happily.

Even though it was the first time for Liu Bei to drink with this group of people, he himself was quite attractive, and he could mingle with people in other cases after a short while.

When the wine was half drunk, Yuan Ji played music again and danced off the stage. Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Xu You and other guests also left the stage one after another, and Liu Bei also went to dance.

They sang and danced in the arena, and after interacting with each other, they became more familiar with each other after a long time.

Liu Jian did not end this time, and no one called him to play.

No wonder, after all, Liu Jian also has the nickname of Luoyang Dance God, and his influence in the Luoyang folk art circle is too great.

If he performed on stage, it would be too eye-catching, and the others would be embarrassed to dance.

Leave him alone!

While Liu Jian was drinking by himself and watching the crowd dancing wildly in the arena, Cao Cao led two tall teenagers to Liu Jian.

Cao Cao held the title and said to Liu Jian: "Drink with virtue!"

"Meng Desheng drink!"

Liu Jian stood up and drank it all, and then he heard Cao Cao introduce him:

"These two are Cao's younger brothers, Cao Ren, and Cao Chun. Both of them are the sons of my uncle Yuan Sheng. They just came to Luoyang recently. Thanks to Yuan Junhou, they invited us to the banquet."

It's Cao Ren and Cao Chun!

Liu Jian turned his head to look at the two of them, and firmly remembered the appearances of the two famous generals among the Cao Wei Eight Tiger Cavalry.

Then he raised the wine cup and drank another cup with the two of them.

Cao Ren and Cao Chun's fathers, Cao Chiguan to Changshui Xiaowei, both of them also entered the officialdom in the past, but it was very unlucky that Cao Ren and Cao Chun were all implicated when Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty abolished the Queen of Song Dynasty.

Empress Song is the younger sister of Song Qi, the husband of Cao Cao's grandfather Cao Teng's elder brother Cao Bao's son Cao Chi's daughter, and Cao Cao was implicated in this relationship when Empress Song was abolished.

And the sister of Cao Ren and Cao Chun is the wife of Song Qi, the elder brother of Empress Song!
Cao Cao didn't run away at that time, how could he run away from both of them?

The Song family fell, and the Cao Ren brothers still have no chance of becoming an official.

The two brothers of the Cao family, who were able to make some famous names in the imperial court by virtue of their grandfather's shadow, can only travel around all these years, concentrating on dormant, waiting for opportunities.

After chatting with the two of them for a while, Liu Jian then said: "Heroes don't ask where they come from, and they don't chase after the situation. The two young gentlemen came from wealthy families. Although they suffered a setback for a while, gold will always shine. I see you two People, sooner or later there will be some achievements!"

Cao Chun seemed a little puzzled: "How can gold still shine?"

Cao Cao said from the side: "Deran's words are clearly a witty one, don't worry too much! Liu Deran is quick-witted and has always been very accurate in reading people. Since he said that the two virtuous brothers will have achievements in the future, there must be no mistake! "

Cao Ren and Cao Chun looked at each other, and then Cao Ren raised his eyebrows.

Brother Ah Man, how flattering this Liu Jian is!
"Ah, in fact, the heroes who have been buried are not limited to my two disciples."

Cao Cao sighed while turning his head to look at Liu Bei who was dancing in the field, "During the time when Deran was in Jizhou, Cao spent more time with Xuande in his free time... Alas, from Cao's point of view , although Xuande was promoted by military exploits as a military man from the frontier county, his ability and knowledge are by no means inferior to the sons of the court officials!"

"Even the road, in terms of its martial arts and knowledge, is also inferior to Xuande!"

Liu Jian laughed and said, "Don't let Gonglu hear Meng De's words, or I'm afraid he will hit the gate of your Cao Mansion."

Cao Cao smiled casually and didn't care at all.

Obviously, Cao Cao didn't care about Yuan Shu's entry into the Cao family's gate. At least in his opinion, Yuan Shu's entry into the Cao's gate would not pose any threat to Cao Cao.

"Deran, Mr. Cao has an idea. Although it is a bit abrupt, it is still a good talk."

Liu Jian said, "Please tell me."

Cao Cao pointed at Cao Ren and Cao Chun behind him, and said: "My two brothers are both from my uncle's knees, and from my uncle's knees, there are only two males and two females. The eldest daughter married into the Fufeng Song family back then, and now There is still a second daughter from the first line waiting in the boudoir."

Liu Jian hurriedly said, "Meng De, I already have a regular wife, the daughter of Zheng Kangcheng in Beihai."

Cao Cao laughed loudly and said, "Deran misunderstood, what Cao meant was that your elder brother Xuande is not yet married, how about we, Cao and Liu, marrying Qin and Jin?"

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