Lantai, Liu Xiu looked at the information copied by Yuan Hui and praised it endlessly. Yuan Hui not only wrote beautifully, but also clearly organized. The source is indicated at the back of each article, and there are other entries that can be read. It can be said that this is a very standard compilation of information about wars in the mythological era.

"I think the knowledge of a beauty is much better than that of an ordinary doctor." Liu Xiu closed the information and stroked the thick and soft book cover with love. His movements were gentle, as if he was caressing his lover's face. Yuan Hui felt inexplicably moved, then blushed, quickly lowered his head, and said modestly: "Sir, you have been too rewarded."

"It's hard to do it." Liu Xiu stood up, put the information in his arms, and looked at the long stone chambers on both sides. After a moment of envy, he suddenly said: "Miss Yuan, in fact... with such good conditions, you can be a unique naturalist."

"Naturalist?" Yuan Hui turned his head, showing a little suspicion, and his flashing eyes showed an extremely pure expression.

"It is... to collect famous things in the world and compile them into books. There are many rare things in the palace. Lantai is also a place where secretaries are hidden. This is a unique condition." Liu Xiu roughly explained the meaning of a naturalist, and Yuan Hui's interest increased greatly and nodded frequently.

"Deran, are you teaching my little sister's calligraphy again?" Yuan Shao stepped in from outside with a smile, bowed to Liu Xiu first, and then saluted Yuan Hui. Yuan Hui quickly put away his smile and said with a smile: "My elder brother and gentleman come here together, I'll prepare some tea. You guys will have a good chat later, so that I can see it for a long time."

Liu Xiu touched the information on his chest and thought to himself, saying, "Why Yuan Hui is so enthusiastic today? It turns out that Yuan Shao is coming. Yuan Shao went to see Cao Cao and test Cao Cao's intentions. Cao Cao's Northern Army was the emperor's imperial guard. As long as the emperor ordered the Northern Army to go to war, he would definitely obey the command and politely decline Yuan Shao's win. Although the current personnel of Changshui Camp are mainly subordinates led by Yuan Shao, and now several military marquis claim to be the former officials of the Yuan family, as long as Cao Cao refused to bow to Yuan Shao, it would be impossible for Yuan Shao to directly control the Changshui Camp. Yuan Shao later asked Wang Kuang to pass on the message, hoping to meet Liu Xiu, but Liu Xiu had no time to refuse.

Now everyone can meet, but Yuan Shao cannot. Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao did not give up and finally blocked him in Lantai. Since this is the case, Liu Xiu couldn't turn around and leave, which would seem unnatural enough.

"Benchu, you are so busy and have time to see your sister. It's so deep that your brother-sister love is deep. Although the palace wall is high, it's endless love between flesh and blood." Liu Xiu said with a smile and turned around and sat on the chairman. Although this place is Yuan Meiren's territory, as Yuan Meiren's Mr. Paoshi, he honestly and unceremoniously sat in the most noble seat.

Yuan Shao smiled indifferently. He felt that the more Liu Xiu cared about these things at this time, the more he felt inferior. He sat calmly on his lower head, straightened his body, and had a calm and calm smile on his face.

"I just came from His Majesty, and I have been kind to you, so I will come and see my little sister."

Liu Xiu raised his eyebrows and glanced at Yuan Shao. He saw pride from Yuan Shao's calm smile. Yes, he had the right to be proud. The Yuan family could stir the heartstrings of the entire man with a light stroke, proving the strong strength accumulated by generations of the Yuan family. Even the Emperor Guiru could only suppress his anger and dance to the rhythm of the Yuan family helplessly. And what he had obtained deliberately became Yuan Shao's spoils in his battle.

He did not dare to offend the emperor, and the emperor did not dare to offend the Yuan family. From this point alone, Yuan Shao was qualified to be proud.

However, this is not the end, but just the beginning. After a few years of fighting with history, Liu Xiu had already gained enough understanding of the powerful inertia of history. Since this is the case, he believed that the more brilliant Yuan Shao is now, the worse he would fall, even though he had not found enough basis to prove this.

So he smiled calmly and nodded in an old-fashioned manner: "Your Majesty is favored by the Yuan family, and the Yuan family should also be loyal to Your Majesty. In the beginning, don't let Your Majesty down."

Yuan Shao's eyes trembled slightly, and hesitated suddenly: "Deran, the Northern Expedition is not a trivial matter. This is a battle with the Xianbei people with all their strength. What he wants is peace for the thirty years of the Han Dynasty. You are a rare military genius among young people. If you can fight with me, your chances of victory..."

Liu Xiu raised his hand without thinking and interrupted Yuan Shao's words: "Benchu, you are older than me and are not my subordinate now. I shouldn't criticize you. But I have to say some words. If I don't say them, the emperor is disloyal to Your Majesty, and the emperor is dissatisfied with Benchu ​​and has some rudeness. Please forgive me."

Yuan Shao's face froze and he smiled embarrassedly: "Please give me advice."

"It is true that you are the chief general of this Northern Expedition, but don't forget that this is not a war between your Yuan family, it is a war between the Han Dynasty. The final decision-making is Your Majesty, and you can only be Your Majesty. If Your Majesty asks me to go on the expedition, even if you are your pawn, I will have no complaints. If you think I can still lead troops, then you go and tell Your Majesty, instead of giving them privately."

Yuan Shao choked and sighed a long sigh, and his disappointment was beyond words. He was silent for a moment, and Yuan Hui walked over with the palace maid holding tea, and hurriedly called out: "Drink tea and tea, since I followed the adults in the northern border..." As soon as the adults said, Yuan Shao suddenly felt that it was inappropriate and quickly changed his words: "...After Deran's battle, I also fell in love with this tea."

Liu Xiu smiled without saying a word, picked up his ear cup and took a sip, shook his head: "Tea is good, the tea set is too bad, good tea is wasted."

"What kind of tea set is suitable for drinking tea?"

"There are three." Liu Xiu raised his finger and talked happily: "The best one is naturally glass. The tea leaves are in the water, and the finest is revealed, and can be appreciated or drunk. This is the most wonderful. The second is the newly emerged white porcelain, with the walls of the cups almost transparent, and both tea and cups are excellent, and the tea can be vaguely visible in the cups. The second is purple clay. Although the cups are not transparent, they can keep the tea fragrance undefeated. If you meet the cups made by experts, it is also a pleasing thing to the eye. The rest of the celadon, ear cups, rhinoceros horns, etc. are not suitable for tea..."

Liu Xiu talked enthusiastically about the advantages and disadvantages of the tea set, deliberately preventing Yuan Shao from speaking. Yuan Shao wanted to pull him to the Northern Expedition together, which was to win him over to the Yuan family. Ordinary people seemed to be at the peak of the Yuan family, but he knew that the Yuan family was just cooking oil in a fire, so how could he fall into the trap? He knew that there must be the emperor's eyes and ears arranged by the emperor, and he could not reveal any intention of making the emperor suspicious. Therefore, Yuan Shao spoke implicitly, but he refused simply and resolutely, and made a statement with righteousness. I only listen to the emperor, so please do not speak for the others.

Yuan Hui guessed the result from the disappointment in Yuan Shao's eyes, and quickly took advantage of Liu Xiu's topic to smooth things over: "I dare to ask sir, what is purple clay?"

"Purple clay is a special kind of mud. The tea sets made of this kind of mud have a special beauty." Liu Xiu smiled mysteriously, stood up and said goodbye, and left. He just said casually just now, and now he remembered that the craft of purple clay teapot has not yet appeared. He has some understanding of all aspects of the craft of purple clay. Although he is not proficient, in this era, especially for the artist emperor, this is a killing skill.

It seems that I have time to make some purple clay for fun.

The Yuan brothers and sisters looked at each other in despair and laughed silently. Their idea of ​​winning over Liu Xiu failed again. This was the first time that the Yuan family had encountered such an ignorant young man who was ignorant in so many years.

Yuan Hui lowered his head and drank tea, touched the teacup with his lips, and suddenly said: "This person will be a trouble."

Yuan Shao nodded disapprovingly: "It's just a little trouble."

"Otherwise." Yuan Hui took a sip of tea, slowly put down the tea cup, turned around and took out a book that was exactly the same as the one in Liu Xiu's hand, but was a thicker book: "Take this back and have a good look. Liu Xiu has been very concerned about this recently. I doubt he has found any weapon."

"A weapon?" Yuan Shao took the book, flipped it around casually, and curled his lips: "This is not a street fight. A sharper sword can take advantage of it. Xuanyuan Sword, Chiyou Bian, Ahui, you don't believe that these so-called artifacts exist, right?"

Yuan Hui had no smile on his face, but glared at Yuan Shao with dissatisfaction: "Is the magic weapon used for fighting? That's the heart of the people. Brother, you are becoming more and more like a warrior who is showing off your courage."

Yuan Shao was very embarrassed and a little unhappy. He just couldn't show it in front of Yuan Hui, so he had to remain silent.

Yuan Hui sighed secretly, and a trace of sorrow floated on his eyebrows.

...

After about a month of quarrel, consultation and recontroversy, the plan for the Northern Expedition was basically formulated, with Yuan Shao as the general of the Northern Expedition, commanding the Wuhuan, the Xiongnu, Qiang people and the border troops of Youbingliang, totaling between 50,000 to 60,000 people. Yuan Wei's opinion was to replace Liu Xiu as the governor of Bingzhou and remove Liu Xiu from his position as the General of the Northern Central Army. Zang Min led the Bingzhou Army, which was originally owned by Liu Xiu, and cooperated with Youzhou Governor Guo Xun, Liangzhou Governor Zhou Hong, and the Wuhuan Chief Guard Xia Yu, and the Xiongnu Chief Guard Tian Yan, the Chief Guard Zhang Ze and the prefects of the border counties, to restrain the east and west, break through the middle road, Yunzhong, Gaoliu and Yanmen were launched together, and they looked for an opportunity to fight the Xianbei in the central region led by Tan Shihuai.

After the plan was reported, the emperor was hesitant and never approved it. Yuan Wei and the Grand Marshal Zhang Huan and Sikong Tang Zhen asked several times. The emperor was forced to issue an edict to agree to the implementation.

After the imperial edict was issued, the Han Dynasty was in agitation.

Liu Xiu was not in charge at this time, but he was not idle either. After more than a month of emergency work, the new house was finally completed and the wedding was held as scheduled. He held a three-day and three-night pedestal and married the eldest princess Yangdi into the door with a luxurious carriage. The empress dowager and the queen sent people to congratulate him, Dong Chong, general of cavalry, and Song Feng, general of chariots, and all three dukes and nine ministers appeared. The scale was no less than a court meeting. All officials in Luoyang knew that although Liu Xiu was excluded from this Northern Expedition, he did not lose his favor and dared not neglect him. He came to support him one by one because there were too many people, and those with lower positions could only sit outside, and even Liu Xiu could not see him.

Gifts were piled up like mountains, filled with long corridors. The gifts given by the emperor, the queen and the queen were placed in the middle, declaring to everyone the halo above Liu Xiu's head. An Quan was appointed as the secretary of Liu Xiu's new mansion. Looking at the golden gifts, An Quan was dazzled, busy and enthusiastic.

Because Liu Xiu's parents are unknown, Lu Zhi and his wife acted as his elders and came forward to receive the guests who came to congratulate. As Liu Xiu's closest brother, Liu Bei took on the task of welcoming and seeing off the show. He led Zhang Fei and others to slacken and pay attention to every move around him for a moment. In dealing with people and things, Liu Bei has innate abilities, plus the disciples of the great scholar Lu Zhi and the popular celebrity in front of the empress dowager. He is now a well-known expert in the social circle of Luoyang. Although Liu Xiu's wedding is full of guests, Liu Bei still handles it with ease and has won everyone's praise.

At the hour of Hai, the guests gradually dispersed, and the mansion that had been noisy for a day finally calmed down slowly. Cao Cao's face was flushed with joy, but he pulled Xiahou Yuan with constant interest. Zhang He and others refused to let them go. He said with a winking, "I heard that Liu Xiu was learning the art of the room. Today's wedding room must be different from that. Let's go to the corner together."

Xiahou Yuan and others drank a lot. When they heard this, they certainly raised their hands to agree. Even Zhang He and Xiahou Dun, who were not talking much, gathered together happily and discussed where to hide at that time.

"I have to ask me this." Cao Cao slapped his chest and raised his eyebrows proudly: "I know best where to steal the bride from back then."

"Have you done this kind of thing?" Guan Yu came over and happened to hear Cao Cao's words, and couldn't help but be surprised. In his opinion, although Cao Cao was a descendant of a eunuch, he was more or less a family, so how could he do such an unethical thing?

"And what is this? What is this? It's much more than we do." Cao Cao was really drunk today, and he was a little sarcastic. He talked about the fierce things he had done when he was young, and even leaked the matter of forcing Xu Shao to give him a comment with a knife. If Xiahou Dun hadn't pulled his sleeve violently, he wouldn't know how many secrets he would have disclosed.

"It's getting late, let's go." Cao Cao waved his hand and walked towards the back house with a group of numb guys. It has to be said that Cao Cao is indeed talented in this regard. He actually bypassed the guard circle of Xu Qian and touched the back wall of Liu Xiu's wedding room. Several people squatted down with gestures to each other, sat down against the corner of the wall, endured the gradually rising cold wind, pricked up his ears, and listened to the sounds in the room.

Princess Yangdi sat shyly on the edge of the bed, her face was red with candlelight. She looked at the various dowry around her, her eyebrows and eyes were filled with spring, and she was anxiously waiting for Liu Xiu's arrival. There were too many guests and her status was too noble. Liu Xiu sent her into the bridal chamber and had to go out to accompany the guests again. This time it took an hour, and she felt so confused. If she hadn't been watching with her wet nurse since she was a child, she would have almost jumped up and complained.

The noise in the front yard gradually calmed down, but Liu Xiu still did not show up. Princess Yangdi was waiting anxiously, and Cao Cao and others outside the wall were also a little angry. It was already October, and the night wind was very cold. They had just drunk a lot of alcohol, and many people were drinking hot, so they took off their coats. They were determined to listen to the wall, and they were dizzy. They didn't think about putting on their coats first. Now they were blown by the wind, and they were trembling with cold.

Cao Cao held his arms and looked at others with the light of his eyes. Seeing that no one paid attention to him, he secretly wiped away the frozen snot with his sleeves and muttered to himself. When Yuan Shao said that when they were fighting in the northern border, they did not bring a tent, and each of them brought a sleeping bag, and they slept in the ice and snow. So they would not be frozen to death?

However, if Yuan Shao can survive that kind of suffering, Cao Cao must be able to do it too. However, his Cao family is not as confident as Yuan Shao. After suffering hardship, Yuan Shao became a scholar in Luoyang. No, it was the heroic difficulty in the minds of the entire Han scholars and became a famous general in one battle. This time, the people were expected to become the main general of the Northern Expedition. Cao Cao could only pick up Yuan Shao's yahui and become the Changshui lieutenant he had served as. He might immediately follow Yuan Shao to go to the war and obey Yuan Shao's command.

I wonder if his answer at that time would make Yuan Shaosheng dislike it. Cao Cao listened to the movement in the room while thinking about his thoughts. He glanced at Xiahou Yuan and others, and couldn't help but laugh secretly. The Xiahou family has been in decline for a long time. Xiahou Yuan is optimistic about Liu Xiu and follows Liu Xiu wholeheartedly. Even if Liu Xiu became an idle this time, he still did not change his original intention. He didn't know where he came from, and he actually believed that Liu Xiu would make a comeback. He didn't know that if he lost this time, the Han Dynasty would never be doomed. If he won, it would be the victory of the Yuan family, and Liu Xiu would never be doomed.

With a "bang", Cao Cao quickly raised his fingers to signal everyone to keep silent. Everyone was energetic and closed their mouths, but the forced smile on his face looked like he was naughty in a child, and he could not remind people of the word "famous general".

"Princess, I...I'm here." Although the voice was vague, it was obviously Liu Xiu. He probably drank too much and his tongue was a little big.

The eldest princess stood up and complained in a angrily way: "How come she drinks like this?" She quickly called someone to take the sobering soup.

"It's broken. I just fed him too much. He won't just sleep like that, right?" Xiahou Yuan said in annoyance.

Everyone looked at each other, and they were a little worried, and they were even more energetic and listened to all the sounds in the room.

"I am really rude to let the eldest princess wait for a long time." Perhaps it was because the sobering soup had worked, or maybe it was because he was a little clearer after washing his face, and Liu Xiu's voice became much clearer.

"What are you talking about this?" the eldest princess said angrily, "It's getting late, so let's take a break soon."

"The eldest princess can't wait." Cao Cao couldn't help laughing silently.

"That's right, ordinary women and children are almost ready to make a living, she's just married, it's strange if she doesn't rush." ​​Xiahou Yuan also lowered his voice and smiled strangely: "I've been hungry for more than ten years. I must have eaten enough this time. I don't know if the boss can withstand it."

"Then it depends on whether this art of room is really useful." Cao Cao also smiled secretly.

A scream came from the room, which was the eldest princess' voice. "Husband, don't be anxious. Take off your clothes first, cover yourself with a quilt, and don't catch a cold. After I wash up, I will serve you."

Cao Cao clenched his fists angrily and widened his eyes: "I didn't wash it for so much time just now, but I'm just washing it now?"

Xiahou Yuan and others looked at each other, and then couldn't help laughing. Cao Cao was not surprised to be angry, so he hurriedly covered their mouths, shook his head in a hurry, indicating that they must not make any sounds.

The sound of water came from the room, and Cao Cao and others looked at each other and couldn't help laughing again. This was really rare. Although I couldn't see it, it was a rare experience to hear the princess wash her body.

After finally waiting for the eldest princess to finish washing, she heard the eldest princess taking off her clothes and going to bed. She took care of the maids' door when they went out. She vaguely heard the eldest princess' whispering and Liu Xiu's unrestrained and chuckling laughter. Just when everyone thought the show was about to come on, she heard a burst of knocking on the door. Hao Zhao's nervous and trembling voice suddenly rang out.

"Sir, a visitor is here."

Cao Cao almost cursed, "At this time, there are still guests coming to visit." Liu Xiu and the eldest princess in the room obviously also held this attitude. Before Liu Xiu could speak, the eldest princess had already shouted loudly: "Let him come again tomorrow."

"Princess..." Hao Zhao became more and more nervous. He hesitated for a moment, but did not leave. He continued, "Sir, this guest must be seen, you should get up."

"Damn, who is so ignorant?" Liu Xiu signaled the eldest princess not to be angry, and put on a random piece of clothing. He strode to the door and opened the door suddenly. He was about to get angry, but when he saw a smiling face, he suddenly became silent. The wine he drank for the whole night turned into cold sweat.

"I have a good figure." The visitor laughed softly.

"Uh..." Liu Xiu's head was stunned for a moment, and he didn't react. He lowered his head and looked at his almost-thirsty body, and hurriedly covered it with his pajamas. He was very enthusiastic and was about to carry his gun and get on the horse. When he fought with the eldest princess with the emperor for 300 rounds, who would have thought that this extremely awesome guest would come straight to the bedroom and see through it all at once.

He looked at the innocent Hao Zhao and sighed helplessly, thinking that this wedding night was ruined. "Bo Dao, go and raise the fire in the study, cook tea, and get some snacks."

"Here." Hao Zhao felt relieved and hurriedly led the guest to the study. The guest took two steps, looked back at Liu Xiu, and said jokingly: "Is half an hour enough?"

Liu Xiu was embarrassed, the guest laughed and turned around and left.

Cao Cao and others sat outside the wall, confused. They didn't know which guest was so powerful that they actually pulled Liu Xiu from the wedding bed, left the eldest princess to stay alone in the empty room, and accompanied him to have tea. They looked at each other, and were hesitating whether they would continue to wait, Zhang He got up and left. When Cao Cao and others saw him, they followed him to the scene.

Guan Yu followed a few steps, approached Zhang He and asked, "Who is it? It's really the wrong time."

"Who else can make the eldest princess so quiet?" Zhang He gave him a blank look and pointed his finger.

Guan Yu was startled, took a breath of air conditioning, and then became happy again, "So, we have a chance to fight the Northern Expedition."

Cao Cao rushed two steps and laughed softly: "Yun Chang is such a hero, and the heavy armored soldiers are invincible weapons. Wouldn't it be a pity if he didn't fight the Northern Expedition?"

Guan Yu smiled and looked at himself. Cao Cao thought about it and was very grateful. He thought of the choice he made, and felt quite content.

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Liu Xiu sneered: "If you don't give a ticket, you still want to listen to the wall?"!!!
Chapter completed!