The Three Kingdoms: My Wife is a Great and Good Teacher

"Zhaoqing started out in Pingyuan by running an opera teahouse, so he must have studied for a long time." Liu Bei spoke for Liu Zhaoqing at this time.

"So that's how it is. I didn't expect Xuande to know Zhaoqing so well." Liu He said with a smile looking at Liu Bei, which made the latter at a loss as to how to explain.

Fortunately, Liu Zhaoqing placed the brewed tea in front of Liu He at this time, easing her embarrassment: "Master He, let's talk about business. And since Master He also asked Sister Xuande to come here, I believe you have something important to say to her."

These words immediately made Liu He realize that it would be better for him not to talk nonsense, as he would have to ask Liu Bei for help later, so he didn't want to cause misunderstanding or annoy others at this time.

As he was getting angry, Liu He first smiled at Liu Zhaoqing and said, "Zhaoqing, you don't have to call me 'Young Master'. If you don't mind, just call me 'Brother He'."

Liu He came from a noble family and was seven or eight years older than Liu Zhaoqing, so there was nothing wrong with this title.

Liu Zhaoqing bowed and called out "Brother He" with a smile. Liu He on the opposite side smiled and nodded, then made a surprising move.

Liu He had a serious expression on his face. He patted the corner of his clothes, took a few steps back, and then kowtowed to Liu Zhaoqing with an extremely standard etiquette.

Seeing this, Liu Zhaoqing quickly stepped forward and helped Liu He up: "Brother He, what are you doing? How can I accept such a great gift?"

Liu He, who was helped up, said with a sad face: "I was harmed by the Hu people and suffered a lot. If it weren't for you, my dear brother, who saved me from the water and fire, there would be no Liu He today."

"You are the only one who dared to take the huge risk to save me in Wuhuan Mountain, which is 1,500 miles away. A simple bow is far from enough to express your kindness to me."

After Liu He paid his respects to Liu Zhaoqing, Liu Bei, who was standing beside him, sighed and said, "Young Master Liu He is a man who values ​​friendship and loyalty."

Liu He did not think there was anything praiseworthy about this. Under the influence of his family tradition, this was just his basic principle in life.

After that, after taking a sip of the tea brewed by Liu Zhaoqing, Liu He told him another thing he had come here to ask for.

"Although father has made sufficient preparations under Zhao Qing's advice, I am still a little worried."

"Brother He, are you worried about my strategy?" Liu Zhaoqing asked.

Liu He shook his head: "That's not the case. Since Zhao Qing is so sure, I will of course believe it. But... I am worried that the danger will not just happen today and tonight."

After saying that, Liu He looked at Liu Bei, cupped his hands and said, "So, I hope Xuande and Xuande's two sisters can stay in Jicheng for a while longer."

It turned out that Liu He just wanted Liu, Guan and Zhang to stay in Jicheng for a while longer. The three of them might not be very famous at the moment, but they are truly outstanding people.

After thinking about it, Liu Bei agreed. As long as Tian Yu and Jian Yong, who were under her care in Pingyuan during these days, did not encounter any major problems, she would be able to stay here with her two sisters for a while.

With these two important issues resolved, Liu He smiled happily.

Afterwards, Liu Zhaoqing asked Liu He some questions, such as whether Liu Yu felt any physical discomfort after the vision of his destiny being shattered.

Liu He’s answer was that the discomfort only occurred once that day.

Then Liu Zhaoqing asked again why he didn't see Zhen Mi, and Liu He also replied that Zhen Mi had been sent back home.

This is the best choice for Zhen Mi. After all, even Jicheng is not a safe place now.

Later, Liu Bei also asked a lot of questions. As the three of them talked, the sky gradually darkened.

The dinner party of the Hebei princes is not far away.

When it was completely dark, the governor's mansion was busier than usual.

A large number of servants and maids were walking between the rooms of the mansion, some carrying pastries, and some carrying jars of wine.

Although Liu Yu had other intentions in holding the banquet, on the surface, the atmosphere and scale of the banquet were still very good.

This also made the coming Hebei princes very satisfied.

More than ten princes had already arrived at the banquet.

Liu Yu sat at the top of the two rows of banquet tables, and next to him was Liu He.

Except for Gongsun Zan, Yuyang prefect Zhang Ping, and Liaodong Gongsun Du, who belonged to the Youzhou forces to which Liu Yu belonged, the rest of the people at the banquet, such as the princes from Nanpi or Bingzhou, simply ignored Liu Yu and kept making loud noises.

"The governor of Jizhou has arrived!"

At this moment, a loud shout came from outside.

The governor of Jizhou, who was not very tall, dressed in fine clothes, had a mustache and dark circles under his eyes, walked over the threshold and into the living room with four or five followers.

"Greetings, Lord Bo'an." Han Fu bowed to Liu Yu, who was in a high position, as a greeting.

As the governor of Jizhou appointed by the imperial court and the most powerful prince in Hebei, Han Fu was not as impolite as the governors of Nanpi or other counties.

At least on the surface, he was very respectful to Liu Yu, but that was only on the surface, otherwise he would not have come to this place.

"How is Wenjie these days?" After Liu Yu nodded, he also said something polite to Han Fu.

Han Fu sighed, and then said: "Jizhou has just experienced the Yellow River Rebellion, and now the Mandate of Heaven has collapsed. How can it be good?"

Liu Yu also remained silent. After Han Fu finished speaking, he sat down in the seat closest to Liu Yu on the stage.

Looking at the three military officers and one civil official beside him, no one dared to say a word.

Afterwards, Zhang Yang, the prefect of Shangdang in Bingzhou, also rushed to the scene with his men.

After Ding Yuan's death, there was no new governor in Bingzhou. Zhang Yang, the governor of Shangdang, controlled the greatest power and best represented Bingzhou.

Han Fu and Zhang Yang looked at each other and nodded to each other. Then Han Fu turned to face Liu Yu on the stage and said, "Since everyone is here, there is no time to lose. Lord Bo'an..."

Before he could finish, Gongsun Zan, who was sitting opposite him and Zhang Yang, snorted coldly and said calmly, "Who said everyone is here?"

Facing this famous person in Hebei, Han Fu did not feel any threat from her, but was just confused about what she said.

"Oh? I, Zhang Yang, the representatives of Ji and Bing states, and you guys from You state are all here, so doesn't that mean we are all here?"

"Have you forgotten, Wenjie, why this banquet is held?" Liu Yu on the stage stroked his long beard and said calmly.

Just as he finished speaking, there was a sudden noise outside.

"Chang-Ping-Hou-has-arrived!!"

Following the shouts of the servants in Liu Yu's mansion, the sounds of gongs, drums and other musical instruments were heard outside.

When Liu He heard the noise, his eyes lit up and he immediately took the lead and stood up.

Gongsun Zan, Zhang Ping and other outstanding county governors of Youzhou faction also stood up.

The soldiers guarding the door knelt on one knee, and the servants and maids stopped and bowed in one direction.

This kind of card is much more powerful than Han Fu or Zhang Yang.

"Hahaha."

The laughter comes before the people arrive.

Liu Zhaoqing, wearing a luxurious black and red shirt, stepped over the threshold and walked into the lobby, surrounded by Zhang Liao, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

"Zhaoqing is here." Liu Yu smiled at Liu Zhaoqing in the audience.

Liu Zhaoqing bowed to Liu Yu first.

Then he looked around, his eyes lingered on a masked follower beside Han Fu, and then he looked at Han Fu and Zhang Yang.

He said with a smile: "Hanzhou Mu thinks he is the protagonist on the stage and has forgotten who this banquet is for?"

"This is a bit too much of a disrespect for me, the Marquis of Changping."

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As soon as Liu Zhaoqing said this, the whole audience fell silent.

No one expected that Liu Zhaoqing would give Han Fu a warning as soon as he arrived.

Even Han Fu himself didn't expect this, so he looked at Liu Zhaoqing in a daze.

However, although Han Fu did not speak immediately, the generals beside him reacted very quickly.

The female general wearing a golden phoenix-tail mask who was sitting on the right side of Han Fu first looked at Liu Zhaoqing, and then the other two generals moved slightly.

One of them was a man with a dignified face and wearing black iron armor. Although Liu Zhaoqing had never seen him before, he could guess from the list of attendees that Liu He had told him before that it should be Gao Lan.

As for the other general with a sturdy and slightly fat mustache, he was naturally the famous Pan Feng.

The female general Fengmian did not say anything, but just sat quietly in her seat and looked at Liu Zhaoqing, seeming to be very interested in him.

Gao Lan moved his arms and frowned slightly, but did not speak immediately. He just looked at the young strategist beside him.

The strategist shook his head slightly, and then when he was about to whisper to Han Fu, the last general, Pan Feng, immediately stood up.

"How dare you, a mere county marquis, speak to a governor of a state like that?!"

Liu Zhaoqing didn't even need to say anything. Zhang Fei behind him glared at him, pointed at him and said loudly: "Where did Fatty Yuan come from?! When the Marquis of Changping returned from his great victory over the Wuhuan, your governor was still at home nursing, right?!"

Hearing this, Pan Feng was also furious: "What are you talking about, you rude woman?!"

Just when the two were about to quarrel, Liu Bei reached out and stopped Zhang Fei from continuing to scold Pan Feng.

Liu Zhaoqing also smiled at this time and said: "General Pan, don't be angry, I am just telling the truth."

Liu Zhaoqing then said to Han Fu and Zhang Yang: "Although you all know the purpose of coming here, as ministers of the Han Dynasty, even if you are eating Han salary, you should also respect Han etiquette once or twice, right?"

"Now that I have returned with a great victory, I have achieved something that none of you present have ever achieved. Should I be congratulated?"

Liu Zhaoqing looked around, then bowed and said calmly: "The night is long, please enjoy the feast first. After eating and drinking, we can discuss other things. Isn't it fun?"

Originally, not many people would listen to what Liu Zhaoqing, a "country marquis of commoner origin", said, but his deeds were so dazzling.

The princes and governors present were not ordinary people. They had heard about Liu Zhaoqing's deeds from various channels before coming. Even if a reckless general like Pan Feng had not heard of Liu Zhaoqing's deeds in Luoyang, he had heard of the Battle of Wuhuan Mountain, which was still fresh in his memory.

In addition, Liu Zhaoqing had experienced many major events at this time. As long as he wanted, his temperament and conversation would be completely different from the previous friendliness and casualness, and instead become majestic and high-spirited.

All the princes were silent for a while after hearing what Liu Zhaoqing said, and no one spoke out against it for a while.

At this time, Liu Yu on the stage saw that Liu Zhaoqing had completely controlled the situation with just a few words. He was slightly surprised and nodded slowly.

"Please, for my sake, don't create unnecessary trouble on such a great day." Liu Yu said to the crowd.

"As for the answers you want, I will give you a satisfactory answer at the end of the banquet."

With Liu Zhaoqing's advice to occupy Dali and Liu Yu's relatively mild and clear reply, the princes of Hebei also calmed down.

It took them two or three days to get here from their homes, so they didn't mind waiting a little longer.

After Liu Zhaoqing nodded and greeted Gongsun Zan, he came to the high seat opposite Han Fu and Zhang Yang and sat down.

Liu Bei, his two younger sisters and Zhang Liao all sat in the second seats behind him.

Strictly speaking, Pingyuan County at that time still belonged to Qingzhou, and was not part of the three states of Ji, Bing and You that made up Hebei. In addition, Liu Bei came here at the invitation of Liu Zhaoqing, not Liu Yu.

Therefore, Liu Bei and his two companions temporarily pretended to be Liu Zhaoqing's followers. This not only made it an unofficial visit, but also showed weakness to the enemy, in order to prepare for the open and secret struggles later.

After Liu Zhaoqing and others were seated, all the key figures of the banquet had also arrived.

Then, at Liu Yu's signal, Tian Chou, who was not far away, shouted "The banquet is about to begin", and two rows of female artists holding musical instruments walked in from outside the door.

Amid the sound of music, this banquet, which will determine the future of Hebei to a certain extent, officially began.

Although Youzhou's material resources are not as good as Jizhou, let alone Sili or Central Plains, judging from the scale of the banquet and the preparation of music, Liu Yu was also very concerned about it.

This was of course very touching for Liu Zhaoqing, the host of the banquet. Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan and other people from the Youzhou faction or those who were loyal to the Youzhou faction also recognized the importance that Lord Bo'an attached to etiquette and law.

However, those who enjoyed the banquet were only a minority after all.

As the banquet progressed, time passed bit by bit. Originally, the other princes of Hebei still had some patience and listened to the beautiful melody, but as time went on, their patience became less and less.

They were said to give them a satisfactory answer after the banquet, but more than an hour had passed and the banquet didn't seem to be over at all.

If Liu Yu didn't call a halt, wouldn't the banquet last until dawn?

How could they possibly tolerate this?

So after Han Fu heard the whispers of his adviser, he immediately signaled an unknown governor in his own state to do something.

The governor also understood what he meant, and he stood up and threw the wine cup.

The sound of cups being smashed with divine power was so loud that the artists performing on the stage were so shocked that they stopped what they were doing.

At the same time, it also attracted the attention of Liu Yu, Liu Zhaoqing and all the participants.

"I say... Uncle, Uncle An!" The man's face was red and his body was crooked, looking like he was drunk.

"If we continue to hold this banquet, how long will it take?" The man pointed at Liu Yu and said, "Could it be that... Lord Bo'an, you... you want to..."

"You're going to take all the treasures for yourself and...proclaim yourself...emperor in Hebei?!"

Liu Yu frowned, and his son Liu He stood up and pointed at him and shouted: "My father is loyal to the Han Dynasty, how can a rat like you defame him?!"

This person is obviously looking for trouble, and there is a high probability that the man's drunkenness is pretended.

But as long as he made a start, it would be easy to deal with the Hebei princes who had been waiting impatiently.

"Master Liu He is wrong. The collapse of the Mandate of Heaven in Hebei is both a bad omen and a good omen. And looking at the vast Hebei, it is indeed the most suitable person for the clan leader, Lord Bo'an, right?"