Cai Mi and Song Zhong followed Liu Bei's request and went to eat in the charity house first, and then went to rest, while Liu Bei continued to wait.
About an hour later, another group of people came towards the charity house in Dangyin County.
Liu Bei's scouts had already made inquiries about this team. It was Ma Rixi and Qin Yi who came from Beijing.
As ministers of the imperial court, they were able to avoid Dong Zhuo's suspicion and successfully come this time because after Liu Jian pacified Youzhou, the imperial court sent the two of them to appease the border heroes and investigate the current situation in Hebei.
The messenger came to express condolences.
Therefore, these two people were able to come to Hebei for personal reasons and ask Liu Jian again about supporting Chenliu King.
Their schedule has always been under Liu Jian's control.
A group of people from Chang'an came to Yishe, and Liu Bei hurriedly greeted them personally.
Compared to Song Zhong who came from Jingzhou, Liu Bei was more polite and respectful to the envoys in Beijing.
After all, Ma Rixi and Qin Yi both have official positions in the capital. Moreover, they came with the emperor's order this time. They are the envoys of the emperor, so the treatment cannot be generous.
Ma Rixi and Qin Yi stayed with Liu Bei for a long time, and then Liu Bei invited them to rest in his room.
Before going to the room to rest, they saw Ma Rixi and Qin Yi ordering people to bring a woman into the charity house and arrange a room to rest in advance.
Liu Bei just glanced at the woman casually and was shocked.
If the Cai Mi that Liu Bei saw just now was plump, voluptuous, and gorgeous, then the woman in front of him could be said to be truly unparalleled in beauty.
Without any unnecessary adjectives, in a word...it looks good, it's just pure beauty! It's really, really beautiful.
No matter the eyes, nose, lips, or height and figure, they are all the best in the world. When combined together, it can be called stunning.
Liu Bei never thought that there would be such a beautiful woman in this world.
It is really so beautiful that when any man in his prime sees it, his whole body will become soft, his face will turn red, his neck will become thick, and his heart will be full of longing and possessiveness.
Liu Bei subconsciously asked Qin Yi: "Is this also a gift from His Majesty to General Zuo?"
"Um?"
Qin Yi didn't understand what Liu Bei meant.
What is it called?
What is a gift?
"Rewarded by the Prime Minister?" Liu Bei asked again.
Qin Yi still didn't react.
However, Ma Rixi understood Liu Bei's meaning.
You should know that Ma Rixi's father was Ma Rong, a great scholar in Fufeng County, and he was also the teacher of Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan.
When Ma Rong was alive, he was a person who loved beauty, indulged in vocal music and enjoyed music.
A red gauze tent is hung in the high hall, with disciples being taught in front and female musicians behind the tent. This is Ma Rong's consistent style when teaching.
Of course, in response to Ma Rong's behavior, his disciples boasted for their teacher, saying that he was an informal person.
This is the great Confucian Ma Rong. If he were an ordinary scholar, he would have committed suicide in shame and anger after being criticized verbally and written.
This is the gap between classes and the privileges of the aristocracy.
Not only is the material distribution unfair, but even for the same behavior, people from upper and lower classes will not receive fair evaluations.
When a great Confucian plays with women, that is called elegance, and it is called a romantic and talented person.
When ordinary people play with women, that is called whoring, or a womanizer.
As Ma Rong's son, Ma Rixi completely inherited Ma Rong's genes in this regard.
He understands very well what is going on between men and women.
"Haha, Liu Shijun, this girl is the righteous daughter of the king's servant. She is good at singing and dancing, and is also very good at playing the piano. She is famous in Guanzhong. I have admired the name of General Zuo for a long time. I heard that the general put down the rebellion in Juchun and made unparalleled achievements in the world. So today
I have come thousands of miles away to present a song, a dance, and a title to the general on behalf of the women of Guanzhong, to thank General Zuo for his achievements in the world."
Liu Bei secretly thought that what Ma Rixi said was really good... He also presented wine, dances and music from thousands of miles away.
If you want to sleep with me, just sleep with me. The whole thing is so elegant.
"Uncle Weng said that I still have the kindness of the servant. I will wait until General Zuo recovers from his illness, and I will report it myself. It is getting late today, and I have ordered people to arrange wine and food. Please rest early, and tomorrow,
I will send people to escort you to Yecheng."
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That night, two groups of people rested at the Yishe in Dangyin, but neither of them was in a hurry to rest.
Regarding the situation when Liu Bei came to greet him today, they all began to discuss secretly.
Although Song Zhong was a great Confucian in ancient and modern times, second only to Zheng Xuan, his political quality was still somewhat inferior.
Along the way, at every critical moment, he discussed countermeasures with his niece, Cai Mi.
Although Cai Mi is a female, she is quite courageous and knowledgeable.
Therefore, she was the one who gave Song Zhong advice when something happened.
"Niece, when I saw Liu Bei today, did you understand what he meant?"
Cai Mi sighed: "Although my niece is a female generation, she is fortunate to have been cultivated by her father. She has also been able to understand some ways of the world since she was a child. Today, Liu Xuande said that General Zuo's illness was fake. It seems that General Zuo knew the purpose of our visit.
, it’s true that I didn’t see him on purpose.”
Song Zhong stroked his beard and said, "This is going to be a bit difficult."
"I still need to think of some ways to meet Liu Jian."
Cai Mi shook his head and smiled: "Zhong Zigong, even if you can see General Zuo, what can you do?"
Song Zhong said seriously: "I should make a statement to that Zuo General and ask him to follow Benchu's opinion and support King Chenliu as the new emperor."
Cai Mi sighed: "Zhong Zigong, if General Liu is really so easily persuaded, why would he bring a little girl with him when he comes to Yecheng this time?"
"Are you really sure that you can convince him just by talking?"
"this……"
When Song Zhong heard what Cai Mi said, hesitation appeared on his face.
Yes, if you can convince by just talking, what's the point of using a honey trap?
It's just because it doesn't work normally, so we have to resort to honey traps.
Cai Mi said with a smile: "According to my niece, if Liu Jian doesn't want to see Zhong Zigong, that means he doesn't want to support King Chenliu for the time being. No matter what Zhong Zigong says, it won't help. After all, establishing a new emperor is a big deal and it affects the direction of the world.
Once something is done, there is no way back. How could Zhong Zigong be able to achieve something just by talking casually?"
Song Zhong said: "What does niece Yi mean?"
"As soon as you come, make peace with it. When Zhong Zigong arrived in Yecheng, he only had to do things according to the rules. He should ask questions and take care of things. Even if it was time to play, he could just play. When the time came, even if he could not see Liu Jian
, Lord Zhong Zigong, please return to Jingzhou."
"Back to Jingzhou, what about persuading Liu Jian?"
Cai Mi sighed softly: "The matter of persuading General Zuo will naturally be taken care of by my niece. Isn't this why I came all the way to Jizhou?"
Song Zhong thought for a moment and secretly said it was true.
Judging from Liu Jian's attitude, I'm afraid it would be difficult to convince him through normal procedures.
At this point, it doesn't matter whether I show up or not, the key lies in this beauty of the Cai family.
Not only Song Zhongzi, but also Qin Yi and Ma Rixi who came from Chang'an now basically understood Liu Jian's intention.
Since Liu Jian acted like this, Ma Rixi felt that it didn't matter whether she saw him or not.
The envoy from Chang'an could only put his hope in Du's beauty just like Song Zhong.
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In the blink of an eye, it is already October of the fourth year of Chuping.
It has been more than two months since Yuan Shu arrived in Yanzhou. During these two months, Yuan Shu has made many achievements in Yanzhou.
First, the southern invading bandits headed by Yu Du and Luan Ti Yu Fulo were defeated by Yuan Shu and expelled from the country.
In recent years, Yuan Shu has recruited many heroes from wealthy families in Huainan. At the same time, he has used the famous families in Huainan as his base to recruit troops and expand his military strength.
This time Yuan Shu led 30,000 Huainan elite troops, with Zhang Xun as general, into the Central Plains. With the support of Cao Cao, he summoned a group of Yanzhou prefects to discuss the crusade against Heishan.
As the sect of the Four Generations and Three Dukes, Yuan Shu naturally has appeal, especially now that the Central Plains is in chaos and lacks a powerful appealer, and Yuan Shao seems to have no intention of looking northward at the moment.
It seems that Yuan Shu is indeed a suitable candidate.
In particular, when Yuan Shu entered Yanzhou this time, Cao Cao acted as a mediator, which made Yuan Shu's entry into Yanzhou extremely fast.
Cao Cao's abilities are extremely strong. Now that he has joined forces with Yuan Shu, the two of them have gained power in Yanzhou and the speed of integrating their troops can be said to be quite fast.
After the integration of Yanzhou's strength, there will be no problem at all in dealing with Yu Du and other bandits, especially since Cao Cao now highly respects Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu is also satisfied with Cao Cao's attitude and uses him in important ways.
With a capable man like Cao Cao as the vanguard, responsible for leading the Yanzhou army integrated by Yuan Shu, the Black Mountain Army Yu Du and others were no match for Yuan Cao. They were beaten to pieces by Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, and also lost many
The powerful population of the Black Mountain Army was captured by Cao Cao and Yuan Shu for their own use.
After expelling the bandits, Yuan Shu began to set his sights on the governors of Yanzhou.