When they arrived at Yingchuan and Linying, they extorted more than 300,000 shi of grain in total. Looking at these harvests, Liu Bei couldn't help but smile from ear to ear.
"Zai Zhi, tell me, did Sun Jian really get the jade seal?" Liu Bei approached Wang Xuan and asked.
"Well, I got it!"
"Hmph, it's useless for me to think that Sun Jian is a loyal minister of my great Han Dynasty. I didn't expect that he secretly hid the jade seal with evil intentions. It is really treasonous!" After receiving the affirmative reply, Liu Bei looked angry.
"It's just a jade seal, what can I do? If you don't have the strength, if you take the jade seal and call yourself emperor, you are seeking death. If you have strength, you can bring peace to the world. Without the jade seal, someone will still find a suitable reason!" Wang Xuan glanced at Liu Bei sideways, "You want the jade seal back?"
It’s not easy. I’ll go back and find ten or eight jade imitations for you, and change them every day for fun!”
What a national treasure and jade seal, Wang Xuan said was worthless, and Liu Bei didn't know how to refute it.
"Okay, Sun Jian won't live long, his virtue is not worthy of him, and with his strength, he wants to hide the jade seal. That is a hot potato deliberately thrown by Dong Zhuo. Not to mention a mere Sun Jian, even Yuan Shao won't get any benefits if he takes it.
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"Liu Biao is a shepherd in Jingzhou. A mere governor of Changsha wants to overturn the world after taking the jade seal. Let's wait for the news!"
Seeing Wang Xuan say this, Liu Bei felt a lot better, so he changed the topic, "Tomorrow, I am going to visit the Xun family. Do you want Zai Zhi to come with me?"
"I won't go. Yesterday you went to Chen's house and you were kicked back. Don't you understand?" Wang Xuan had expected this and would definitely not go looking for trouble.
"Uh... let's try it!" But he was rejected twice. When he was down and out, there were many more embarrassing things than this, so Liu Bei didn't mind it.
Wang Xuan rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "In that case, Mr. Xuande, why don't you visit each house three times. This is called 'three visits to the thatched cottage'. It would be better if someone comes to help. If not, hey, they will regret it if they turn back."
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"This is called thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi. Don't bully young people to be poor!" Wang Xuan suddenly paused, looked at Liu Bei's face, and then changed his words: "Don't bully young people, um, middle-aged people to be poor!"
Liu Bei laughed and found it interesting. He was not a temperless clay sculpture. He might not feel resentful if he was rejected in person.
Liu Bei went to visit the Xun family, and Wang Xuan was not idle either. Now he had his sights set on another guy.
Dian Wei followed Wang Xuan with some symbolic gifts in his hand and walked towards a mansion. The mansion was not big but it also had three courtyards. It must be much better than ordinary people. It was obvious at a glance.
These generations are somewhat down and out.
After handing in the greeting card, not long after, a thin man with a thin figure, a shawl on his head, a mustache, a sallow complexion, and a weak body, but with very bright eyes came out to greet him.
"Xi Zhong, whose name is Zhicai, has met Wang Juncheng." When Wang Xuan looked at him, Xi Zhong also looked at Wang Xuan.
For the past six or seven years, Liu Bei was unknown. However, in recent times, Liu Bei suddenly became famous and became a famous prince in the world. In particular, his group of military commanders are the best in the world, which aroused the curiosity of many people.
How could a counselor like Xi Zhicai, who was determined to join one of the princes to show his talents and re-strengthen his family, not pay attention to the situation of the princes in the world?
After Liu Bei's sudden rise, he naturally attracted the attention of Xi Zhicai. It is not difficult for aristocratic families to inquire about intelligence information and so on, even if it is a poor family that is in decline.
In addition, Xi Zhicai had some friendship with Zhang Miao's subordinates, so he immediately got some information. Wang Xuan, the guy who had led troops to attack Chen Liu and then disappeared, immediately came into Xi Zhicai's sight.
Liu Bei's series of actions during this period were clearly driven by Wang Xuan. He was able to support a prince in a short time. Xi Zhicai naturally did not dare to underestimate Wang Xuan. In other words, he was not sure whether he had this ability at all.
Ability...although he thinks very highly of himself.
"Wang Xuan, Wang Zaizhi, don't call me Commander-in-Chief or anything like that. It's really boring." Wang Xuan waved his hand nonchalantly, looking very free and easy, "You don't want me to come in and sit down?"
"Haha, I'm sorry, Brother Wang, please come inside!" Xi Zhicai stepped aside.
The two of them sat down in the living room, and naturally a maid served them warm soup.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, although there were people drinking tea, it was not popular, and some added onions and ginger, and some added salt, which was so messed up that it was unpalatable.
As for warming soup, it was a common substitute method in the late Han Dynasty.
Seeing that Wang Xuan didn't drink it, but just glanced at it and put it on the table, Xi Zhicai asked directly: "Why, doesn't Brother Wang like warm soup?"
If it were anyone else, he would naturally not ask the guest such a question, which is very rude. However, Xi Zhicai was evaluated as having "a sense of ridicule against the customs". He was an unyielding person who did not care much about etiquette. On the contrary, he preferred to follow some rules.
Go up and observe a person.
"I really don't like it!" Wang Xuan was not a polite guy, and said directly: "I prefer drinking tea, of course, not the vulgar way of drinking tea now, which is a waste of good things!"
"Oh, interesting, interesting. I wonder if Brother Wang's gift comes with what you call 'good tea'? Can Brother Wang please help me to see it?" Xi Zhicai didn't even look like a master, and he asked directly.
Guests make tea.
"Haha, you're welcome." Wang Xuan smiled and didn't mind. He did bring a small can of tea, which he roasted himself some time ago.
A set of utensils were brought up, all of which were pottery. Compared with porcelain, they were definitely inferior. They could only be used for professional purposes. For boiling water, tea, and making tea, they were definitely inferior to professional ones, whether it was the tea itself or the tea.
Wang Xuan's technique, but in this era, Wang Xuan is a master.
A few tea leaves floated on the light green tea water, and the faint fragrance of tea rose. Xi Zhicai held the tea bowl and sniffed it gently. He closed his eyes and shook his head. This fragrance and color gave him different reactions when he looked at it.
After drinking a bowl of tea, although it was the first time to drink it, Xi Zhicai liked the feeling very much. It felt a bit like being out of the world.
Both of them were informal people, and after a while, they were chatting very speculatively. Whether it was astronomy, geography, or military and people's livelihood, no matter what they talked about, Wang Xuan talked eloquently. Compared with Xi Zhicai, he could only imagine it out of thin air.
, Wang Xuan has been governing the country for decades, and his actual experience is not comparable to that of Xi Zhicai. Many people pointed out the shortcomings of Xi Zhicai, which made the other party admire him.
"I wonder what Brother Wang thinks of the world situation?" Xi Zhicai knew Wang Xuan's intention. Regardless of his character or knowledge, Xi Zhicai was convinced, but when it came to the family behind him, he would definitely not take it lightly.