Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

So when he entered the tent, Pei Yuanshao, Lu Su, and even Liu Bei discovered him immediately.

At the same time, Lu Su and Pei Yuanshao immediately stood up and saluted Zhang Yan.

"I have seen my lord."

In front of outsiders, Lu Su and others have always done a good job in the etiquette that should be done.

……

"Hehe, there's no need to be like this, get up quickly."

"Gongming said that there are guests visiting tonight, and they have been waiting here for a long time. Could it be the current ones?"

"I can see that you and the others have beautiful looks and extraordinary physiques. They must be the heroes of this world."

"Zijing, why don't you introduce these guests to me soon?"

Naturally, Zhang Yan set his sights on Liu Bei and the others.

……

Wearing a cloth robe and a simple armor on the outside...

Unlike Liu Bei in most literary works, the Liu Bei that Zhang Yan sees now is not the kind of powerless, but rather...

Somewhat burly.

"Is Liu Bei so strong?"

Seeing the middle-aged man in front of him who was slightly taller than himself, Zhang Yan had a doubt in his heart.

From the looks of it, Liu Bei seems to be a warrior with fairly good strength.

The kind of rumors in later generations, the rumors that the three heroes fought against Lu Bu, and Liu Bei was optimized, I am afraid that it will be self-defeating.

While Zhang Yan was looking at Liu Bei, Liu Bei was also looking at the man in front of him.

This guy... is so young?

Seeing Zhang Yan, who was only in his twenties, for the first time Liu Bei had doubts about his life in the past 30 years...

……

Compared with most of the prefects of big men, Zhang Yan is undoubtedly the youngest one.

Family members like Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao were already in their 30s when they served as prefects.As for those whose family background is not as good as theirs, naturally there is no need to say more.

Liu Bei's age this year is not too old or young, he is just 30 years old.

This is also the reason why Lu Su called him Duke Xuande when Zhang Yan came in.

In ancient China, anyone who was over 30 years old and possessed a certain degree of virtue and reputation could be honored as a public.

According to the news he heard when he came, Liu Bei thought that Zhang Yan would be a middle-aged and elderly person in his 40s or even 40s.

But I don't want to, this person looks...younger than me?

In his twenties, he served as the prefect of one side, guarding the world...

This is as outrageous as when Wei Zhongqing served as a doctor of the Taizhong when he was less than 30 years old, and accompanied Han Wudi Liu Che to walk the world.

To be more exaggerated, I am afraid that only the young God of War Huo Qubing who became the general of the hussars at the age of 19 was ill.

Just for this point alone, Zhang Yan's background is deeper and thicker than he imagined.

The eyes of the two met now, they were both looking at each other, while Lu Su took the opportunity to smile and pull Zhang Yan to Liu Bei.

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"My lord, this is today's guest, Liu Bei and Liu Xuande."

"Duke Xuande raised troops to help the Han Dynasty put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion a few years ago, and then guarded the northern border all year round. Until today, he led his troops back to the Central Plains."

"I chatted with him earlier. Although Duke Xuande has no prominent status or great wealth, he has good eyesight and is devoted to the Han Dynasty. He is really a rare loyal minister."

……

First, he introduced Liu Bei to Zhang Yan with a smile. Although Lu Su didn't say much, he took the opportunity to introduce Liu Bei's background.

The points that need Zhang Yan's attention, such as the other party's blood inheritance, have been mentioned by Lu Su.

And the fact that Liu Bei's status was not obvious and he was relatively poor was also hidden in Lu Su's words and quietly revealed to Zhang Yan.

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"Hehe, it turned out to be Duke Xuande... When I was in Luoyang, I met Lu Zhonglang several times. He mentioned your name and said that you were one of his most proud students. I just want to visit Duke Xuande."

"It is an honor for me to see you today."

……

After listening to Lu Su's words, Zhang Yan's heart naturally had a bottom line.After thinking for a while, he greeted Liu Bei and the two people behind him with a smile on his face.

Of course, Lu Zhi mentioned Liu Bei, and Liu Bei was his favorite student... These words were all made up by Zhang Yan.

After all, when he was in Luoyang, Zhang Yan stood behind Zhang Rang, who was the heir of the eunuch school through and through. How could Lu Zhi, who had been tricked by eunuchs countless times, give him a good face?

It would be good to see him in private without drawing his sword and poking him two holes.

This matter is mentioned now, but because the current Liu Bei really has nothing to show for it.

The only thing that can be boasted is that he went to Luoyang to study under the sponsorship of his uncle in his early years and became a student of Lu Zhi.

For example, Liu Bei's early personnel network and his acquaintance with Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan and others all happened when he was studying there.

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"Huh? Teacher, he once mentioned me to you and said that I was his most proud student?"

"This, how dare you..."

It's a pity that although Zhang Yan's words were false, they fell into Liu Bei's ears, but they were no different from the truth.

For one thing, Liu Bei didn't recognize Zhang Yan at all, and naturally he didn't think that in front of Zhang Yan, he was no different from not wearing underwear.

It's not true that a person who met for the first time can tell about his master's heritage. Could it be that Zhang Yan deliberately flattered and lied to him?

How could he, a small army Sima, deserve to be deceived by a prefect of two thousand shi?

Thinking of this, Liu Bei's face turned red.

"Teacher...Teacher, he still remembers me, and mentioned me to others..."

"So it seems that a few days ago, the one that was sent..."

He muttered a few words to himself, and when he mentioned something, Guan Yu who was beside Liu Bei suddenly turned his face straight, and stretched out his hand to tug on the corner of Liu Bei's clothes.

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"Brother, don't be rude in front of Mr. Zhang!"

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When Liu Bei was pulled by this, he suddenly realized, and swallowed the remaining half of the sentence.

I saw a trace of apology on his face, then straightened his expression, bowed to Zhang Yan, and then formally introduced himself:

"My humble servant Liu Bei, styled Xuande, is a man from Zhuo County, Hebei, after King Jing of Zhongshan."

"These two are my second younger brothers Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang, and my third younger brothers Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide."

"The three of us depended on each other in the troubled times, just to serve the great man and make some contributions to the Han family, so it wouldn't be considered as humiliating the blood of my clan."

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"Come on, second and third younger brothers, come and meet the envoy with me."

……

After finishing speaking, Liu Bei pulled Guan Yu and Zhang Fei over, stood in front of Zhang Yan together, and saluted again in unison.

This time, even the fiery Zhang Fei, or Guan Yu, who was naturally offensive to the aristocratic family, did not show any signs of impatience.

After all, eating people has short mouths and short hands.

The two of them had just accepted Zhang Yan's hospitality, so it was really hard for them to put on a bad face.

……

"Hehe, don't salute, don't salute."

"Three of them are heroes of the time, and Mr. Xuande is from the clan. After Prince Jing, you can discuss friendship with my peers."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Yan looked at the three famous ministers in front of him who would shake China for thousands of years in the future, and helped them up with a smile.

It wasn't until this time that Lu Su stood aside and introduced Zhang Yan's identity to Liu Bei and the others.

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Chapter 14 Why are you so rude!

Similar to the etiquette of later generations, in the Huaxia region 2000 years ago, there were certain rules when introducing two strangers.

For example, the easiest way is to introduce young people first, and then introduce older people, or introduce women first, and then introduce men——

In the final analysis, the concept of being inferior first and respecting later has been subtly affecting the thinking of Chinese people.

If according to the original rules, when Zhang Yan met Liu Bei and others for the first time today, Zhang Yan was the master, Liu Bei was the guest, and the guest respected the host, Lu Su should first introduce Zhang Yan to Liu Bei and the others, and then vice versa.

Was it wrong for him to introduce Liu Bei first?

Quite the opposite.

Introduce Liu Bei to Zhang Yan first, and then introduce Zhang Yan after the three Liu Bei brothers have introduced themselves, which is equivalent to telling Liu Bei in the subtext:

Even if he is a guest today, Liu Bei is still far more humble than Zhang Yan in terms of status.

One is a Han family clan that no one recognizes, and the other is a big Han first-class marquis who has been entrusted with the earth by cracking the earth...

You can tell at a glance who is superior and who is inferior.

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On the other hand, Liu Bei, how could he see these twists and turns?

To put it nicely, Liu Bei is the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan, and he is a clan member of the Han family. It can be said to be ugly. Before Liu Bei was 24 years old, didn't he live a life of being at the bottom of society every day?