The fire candles swayed in the house.

Seeing everyone retreat, Cao Cao took a deep breath.

His pupils showed a gleam and he muttered to himself: "Liu Bei, Liu Xuande."

Thinking of this, he had a plan in his mind. It seemed that he had to visit Liu Bei in person when he chose a date. He wanted to know Liu Bei's attitude.

There is nothing else. Now it is time to use people, and Liu Bei is very talented, so he wants to use it for himself.

After breathing a sigh of relief, he strolled back home.

In the wing room, a woman came with her maid.

"Husband, I have made some hot water and soak my feet first to get rid of fatigue!" The woman was Bian. She took the wooden basin and squatted down to take off Cao Cao's shoes.

"You go down first!" Cao Cao glanced at the maid and waved his hand to scold him. Then he looked at Bian. Although he was over thirty years old, he was still charming and pleasing to the eyes.

After all, the dancer was born and accepted by Cao Cao.

Looking at Bian, Cao Cao couldn't help but think of Yin. His concubine was so tender that she could send Zhang Xiu. As for the beauties like Diao Chan and Du, he couldn't get them, and he was angry!

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The next day, it was just dawn.

In a courtyard, Zhang Fei stood up in a sleepy way and looked at Liu Bei, who was growing vegetables in the courtyard. Zhang Fei pursed his lips and scratched his penis, with an expression of unsatisfactory expression.

"Brother, why are you doing so early? I... I haven't had enough sleep yet." Zhang Fei blamed him a little. What kind of land should I plant when I get up early in the morning? Wouldn't it be good to sleep for a while?

"Three brother, now that I have not achieved my career, how can I sleep?"

"A few days ago, I recognized my ancestors and returned to my hometown, but I saw that the emperor was in trouble. His pupils were scattered and he was afraid. He was imprisoned by Cao Cao, which was actually the pain of my great Han Dynasty."

"However, my three brothers, who do not think about their achievements, are sleepy and mediocre. They only know how to eat and drink the things that Cao Cao gave them. Now that the great cause has not been completed, their hair and flesh are resurrected, they are really ashamed of the emperor's kindness."

Liu Bei looked serious and said with a headache.

Looking at Liu Bei's expression, Zhang Fei felt a little guilty, thinking that he would not sleep with his elder brother in the future. If he wants to be busy with his elder brother, then go and sleep with his second brother!

But after thinking about it, Zhang Fei said suspiciously: "Brother, since we are going to make achievements, what does this have to do with you growing vegetables? Could it be that you can grow vegetables and send troops?"

"The third brother doesn't know that Cao Cao treats my three brothers well, but in fact he wants to recruit us to serve him. Not to mention brothers, you and Chang Yun will have the courage to be inappropriate."

"But Cao Cao was also wary of being cautious, worried that my three brothers would not be able to serve him, so he would send someone to monitor him. Therefore, he just planted vegetables for his brother and pretended to be inferior to others for a long time, so he felt at ease."

Liu Bei looked solemn and said in a deep voice.

Liu Bei knew that if the pattern was clear today, if he had left Xuchang with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he would not have a place to stand and would still be under someone else's roof.

Now, Cao Cao is at the time of hiring people. If he can gain Cao Cao's trust, lead the army to fight, or guard one side, he can save years of hard work and be able to succeed in this way.

"Cao Cao is really not a guy. He actually sent someone to monitor us." Zhang Fei said angrily, a little angry. He originally liked this old boy very much.

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At noon, Cao Mansion.

Cao Cao summoned him every day, but saw the servants of Liu Bei’s mansion bowing their heads and saying respectfully: “You lord, Liu Bei has nothing abnormal recently. Oh, by the way, he grew vegetables with the backyard early this morning.”

"Grow vegetables?" Cao Cao raised his eyebrows.

After a little thought, he really couldn't understand Liu Bei anymore. He really cherished his talents, especially a person like Liu Bei. In order to make Liu Bei use it for his use, he specially stated that Liu Bei was the governor of Yuzhou.

He served as the Left General.

These official positions don't matter. He wanted Liu Bei to see his sincerity, because if he used it for himself, if he added Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he would not be afraid of the world.

If it weren't for this, he would have listened to the advice of Guo Jia and others and slashed Liu Bei with one knife.

"Dian Wei, go to summon Liu Bei, and say I miss him and want to talk to him." Cao Cao said cheerfully: "In addition, prepare a banquet in the backyard, and I want to have a drink and have fun."

"No!" Dian Wei Ying retreated.

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After a while, in Liu's mansion.

The Liu Bei brothers and three were still eating, and they were living a petty bourgeois life. The common people only had two meals a day, barely filling their stomachs. At this time, Sun Gan walked quickly.

"Lord, Cao Cao sent Dian Wei to invite the lord to come to the house to meet."

Liu Bei's eyes frowned slightly, and his expression was in thought, but before he could answer, Dian Wei had already come to hold the sword and shouted to Liu Bei in the middle hall: "General Liu, my lord is invited."

"General, let's go to change clothes later!"

"It's not a woman, what should I do when I change my clothes?" Dian Wei scolded.

Guan Yu lying on the cicada's eyebrows slightly raised, and stroked his beard and said in a deep voice: "Lord, you are not kind to come. Why don't my third brother and I accompany you? This way, I can take care of you."

"No, absolutely not. Cao Cao was already suspicious. If the second and third brothers went with him, he would definitely think that I was guilty of being a thief." Liu Bei shouted directly.

After saying that, Liu Bei said cheerfully: "Please, General!"

...

After a long time, Cao Mansion's backyard.

Liu Bei looked at Cao Cao under the pavilion not far away, and he stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "I have seen Cao Gong, but I don't know what happened to Cao Gong call Bei here?"

Liu Bei was not happy or angry, but he was a little nervous.

"Hehe, Xuande, you are finally here. Come and sit down." Cao Cao quickly got up, grabbed Liu Bei's arm and said.

Liu Bei sat upright, kneeling in front of the desk, with no joy on his face, and his whole body was also hiding his edge, showing weakness to others, for fear that Cao Cao would cut him down with an order.

"Xuande, come, drink this bottle first."

Cao Cao's eyes were also deep. He looked at Liu Bei and said with a smile. He wanted to see through Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was alert. When he saw Cao Cao raise his glass, he hurriedly raised his glass and showed panic. He also said, "I would like to use this wine to wish Cao Gong to clear the world as soon as possible and return peace to the people."

After saying that, he drank it all.

Cao Cao stared at Liu Bei for a few breaths, and saw that he didn't notice any clues, he immediately smiled and said, "Cao is bound to win in the Qing Dynasty. He just regrets that he does not have the great talent of Xuande to help me."

Liu Bei's eyes turned and looked at Cao Cao, then he smiled and bowed, "Cao Gong was joking, but he was just a commoner. In his early years, he even made a living by weaving mats and selling shoes."

"Now Bei has wasted half his life and has long been exhausted. He just wants to live a stable life and retire to the mountains and forests." Liu Bei shook his head and said, with a depressed look on his face.

"What's more, there are many military generals under Cao Gong's command and his advisers are like rain. How dare you let Cao Gong remember you? If Cao Gong insists on keeping help from others, you can get any county magistrate in any prefecture and govern the local area for Cao Gong, and do your best."

Liu Bei showed a look of guilt on his face.

He was so panicked that this was a proposition.

Looking at Liu Bei's humbleness, Cao Cao frowned slightly. Could it be that he was overly worried? However, he was suspicious by nature, and he did not dare to judge Liu Bei's ambitions alone.

After thinking for a moment, Cao Cao had to set up a strait, and immediately smiled heartily: "Xuande is really too humble. By the way, Xuande, you have been in the world for a long time and have seen countless people, and you will definitely win many heroes. Tell me, who do you think can be called a hero today?"

"Maybe Xuande led the army westward for me and entered Guanzhong. Your second brother Guan Yu has the courage of ten thousand men. He once killed Hua Xiong, a powerful general in Western Liang, and became famous in one battle."

"And your third brother Zhang Fei is even more fighting against Lu Bu. With you, Liu, Guan and Zhang, your brothers, and you, Liu, Guan and Zhang, will march into Guanzhong. I expect that all the powerful, princes, and Qiang Di will be afraid of them."

"I don't know that Xuande is willing to help me." Cao Cao said sincerely, staring at Liu Bei's expression. As long as he saw a hint of joy, Liu Bei would be chopped into meat paste.

However, Liu Bei was very envious and said repeatedly: "Mr. Cao was so serious that he did nothing for half his life. He would be lost in governing prefectures and counties, and would be defeated everywhere in marching and fighting."

"Why would you dare to worry about Cao Gong because you are so mediocre? You also hope Cao Gong will find someone else."

"Hey~, now you, Liu Bei, can share the burden with me. Otherwise, you will lead the army westward today and I will give you a 30,000 army. What about taking Guanzhong?"

Cao Cao continued.

"Don't make things difficult for you, Mr. Cao." Liu Bei said with his fists.

Seeing that Liu Bei didn't seem to be pretending, Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly, but instead smiled heartily. He believed in his ability to recognize people. He had no joy in testing Liu Bei for so many times. I think he was really unwilling to be independent.

I'm afraid it's related to my kindness during this period.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao said loudly: "Xuande, I heard that your wives and concubines were captured by Zhang Xiu. How can a man be with him without wives and concubines?"

"In this way, I will ask someone to find a few beauties for you in the future and marry them after you return from the Western Expedition."

"Western expedition?" Liu Bei was stunned and said anxiously: "Where can you lead an army alone to fight? If Cao Gong insisted on letting Bei advance westward, it would be better to let General Xiahou or General Cao Ren be the chief general, and Bei would assist him from the side, otherwise the people would be polite."

Liu Bei felt joy in his heart. He could feel that Cao Cao wanted to use him this time. As long as he could enter Guanzhong, it would be that the sky was high and the birds could fly without restraint.

"Hey~, Cao Cao has always been employed without any doubts in his work. Xuande will go back and prepare. Three days later, the army will set off." Cao Cao waved his hand.

"But..." Liu Bei hesitated.

"Okay, Xuande doesn't need to worry too much." Cao Cao smiled heartily. It was really gratifying to be able to accept Liu Bei for his own use.

Soon, Liu Bei left Cao's Mansion.

Along the way, Liu Bei's heartbeat accelerated.

Before this, he could feel Cao Cao's intention of winning over. He successively submitted a letter to himself, General Zuo, and he treated him well.

Now that he has made himself unify his army, he thinks he has completely trusted himself. As long as he has left Xuchang, he will be exempt from military orders abroad.

Thinking of this, his steps were light.

When he returned to the house, he looked at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who were gesturing. Liu Bei said excitedly: "Second brother, third brother, pack up, and we will lead the army to Guanzhong in three days."
To be continued...