Originally it was said that the bandit suppression was over, and all the civil servants and generals were recruited back to prepare for a defense change. Unfortunately, after returning, they got the news of Gongsun Du's defeat. There were some deviations in the original plan, so everyone needed to rest in Yecheng.
, and then wait for the adjustment order again.
In other words, everyone who has been busy all year round is suddenly free. In fact, it is not considered free. People who should be busy are still busy, and people who are free are still very free. It can only be said that everyone suddenly gathers together.
Together.
Like before, when Guan Yu was free, Gan Ning was busy, when Gan Ning was free, Zhao Yun was busy, when Zhao Yun was free, Zhang Fei was busy, when Zhang Fei was free, Hua Xiong was busy, a group of people could never get together.
.
This time, because of Gongsun Du's unexpected defeat, everyone gathered together. There was no chance for a group of people to sit together at a table before, but this time they could have a good gathering.
After Liu Bei discovered this situation, he received the latest information from the north sent by Jia Xu. It was snowing heavily north of Youzhou, which meant that it was impossible for the Wuwan, Dongxianbei, and Southern Xiongnu to go south from Youzhou this year.
After getting the news, Liu Bei hesitated and decided to give everyone a holiday. By the way, he sent someone to send a bunch of treasures to Liu Xie in Chang'an.
Then Liu Bei called Lu Su and carefully inquired about the current situation under his rule. He determined that it would take more than a year of cultivation and adjustment for his rule to reach the level that Chen Xi wanted, so he no longer rushed to expand and instead worked steadily.
to transform Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou.
What Chen Xi did most during this period was eat and drink with others. It was rare that all the people under Liu Bei's command gathered together.
After Liu Bei treated everyone to a meal together, others also began to enter the stage of treating guests to dinner. At first, Chen Xi was quite open-minded, but after five days of eating, Chen Xi became a little tired.
Of course, it was the sixth day for the civil service department. Only the rookie Xu Shu didn't care about eating and drinking at all, and the others were a little tired. As for the generals, they didn't care at all. Xu Chu and the others didn't eat every meal. After eating, they started to gather and fight with their bare hands.
Fighting, weapons fighting, horse fighting, these people are not afraid at all.
When I got interested, I started eating and fighting. It felt like the New Year atmosphere gradually emerged amidst this eating, drinking, and fighting. It was completely different from the feeling of being busy during the New Year in previous years.
"Zichuan, Ziyi and Uncle are having their reception banquet tonight, do you want to go?" Zhang Fei shouted outside Chen Xi's yard.
Then Zhang Fei rushed in without waiting for Chen Xi to answer, and then saw Chen Xi lying lazily on the recliner, with a bear skin under him and a blanket covering him. By the way, this bear skin was from the front
Soon Zhang Fei brought back a gift for Chen Xi. There were two braziers next to it, and he was reading a book in his hand.
"Go. I must go~" Chen Xi slowly put down the book, like a little old man, moving slowly.
Before, Chen Xi followed a group of people to greet Tai Shici and Chen Zhi when they came back. How could he not participate in such a reception banquet? Even if he has been feeling uncomfortable eating these past few days, he still needs to participate when the time comes, but it is a pity that Zhuge Liang has not come back yet.
"Then you are still lying here. Where is my eldest niece?" Zhang Fei said excitedly, with a face full of teasing.
"There is no eldest niece of yours here. Don't even think about taking advantage of me." Chen Xi sat up slowly. He didn't want to get into trouble with Zhang Feijian. The other person was a typical example of someone with a loud and rude voice. If he wasn't careful, he would end up in a mess.
, high voice is really an awesome talent.
"Who says otherwise!" Zhang Fei put his hand on Chen Xi's shoulder and said with a smile, "Mrs. Zhang will soon become my old Zhang's sister-in-law."
"Okay." Chen Xi said helplessly. The reason for the current heated atmosphere in Yecheng is not only the gradual return of these civil and military ministers, but also because Liu Bei is going to marry Zhang, and the wedding is scheduled for July next year.
Although Mrs. Zhang is remarrying, she doesn't seem to pay much attention to this at this time. Moreover, as Mrs. Zhang is Liu Bei's official wife, there cannot be any mistakes in etiquette, so it is still the courtesy of the princes to wait for half a year.
"How are you doing with her?" Zhang Fei said with a smile, squinting his eyes.
"Just like that." Chen Xi said calmly. At least with Zhang Fei's ability, it was impossible to see the slightest hint of his heart from Chen Xi's face.
"How are you preparing? In February next year, you will go to Liaodong as the commander-in-chief. You must know that the road is blocked by heavy snow, and the Hu people cannot go south. But when the winter snow subsides, the hungry and cold Hu people will definitely go south." Chen Xi
Before Zhang Fei could continue teasing, the words hit Zhang Fei's heart.
Zhang Fei opened his mouth and was about to continue teasing, hoping to break Chen Xi's unfazed expression. After Chen Xi's direct attack on his cheerful expression, he obviously didn't know what to say. After a long time, it turned into a long sigh.
"Are you not prepared?" Chen Xi looked at Zhang Fei and frowned.
"Whatever I have to prepare, I will fight as Yuan Zhi tells me." Zhang Fei said angrily. It seemed that he was already prepared to fight Xu Shu.
"I recommended you as the commander-in-chief to Duke Xuande, but I didn't ask you to do this kind of thing. If you just listen to Yuan Zhi's command, I can find anyone who can do it. What do I want you to do?" Chen Xi said dissatisfied, "
Don’t you understand what Duke Xuande and us mean? You are the commander-in-chief and the leader of an army!”
Zhang Fei was silent, then casually sat on the steps in front of Chen Xi's house, looked at the door in front and said slowly, "Second brother and I are completely different. Second brother was originally just a fierce general like me, but he has time
Just look at The Art of War, Chun Qiu has read it no less than thirty times, and he is constantly getting stronger."
"You can do it too. Can't you not be able to do what General Guan can do? He has read Spring and Autumn Annals thirty times, but you can't read Sun Tzu's Art of War fifty times." Chen Xi squatted down, almost like Zhang Fei
Said after being level.
"My second brother told me that he had different feelings every time he watched Spring and Autumn, but I still had the same feeling after watching it many times. I also watched Sun Tzu's Art of War, and there was no special feeling at all." Zhang Fei said with a wry smile, "Maybe I
Totally unfit to be a commander of a large army."
"Oh, not necessarily. Some people make their fortune by reading military books, while others don't read military books at all. Maybe you are the latter." Chen Xi smiled and said.
"Throughout the ages, there has never been a person who could become a commander-in-chief without reading military books." Zhang Fei chuckled.
"Isn't that what Huo Qiao was like in the early Han Dynasty?" Chen Xi said with a smile.
Zhang Fei may not know about this kind of thing, but those who have read historical records basically know what Huo Qubing said to Liu Che: "Gu Fanglue has such an ear that he cannot learn the ancient art of war."
You probably all understand the meaning of this without saying much. It may be considered arrogant for others to say it, but it is quite subversive if it comes from the mouth of a famous general who has won every battle. (To be continued...)
