Cao Cao regards Liu Bei as his lifelong enemy, and he has very complicated feelings about Liu Bei.

Because Liu Bei was his enemy everywhere, he hated Liu Bei deeply.

And because Liu Bei was his valued opponent, he also admired Liu Bei.

But no matter what his feelings were, when they met again, Cao Cao's hatred for Liu Bei was definitely far greater than his admiration for Liu Bei.

Therefore, as soon as they met, he directly insulted Liu Bei as a "soldier" and called himself Liu Bei's elder.

Facing Cao Cao's insults, Mi Yang and Guan Ping's faces showed anger.

But Liu Bei was very calm.

Having been an enemy of Cao Cao his whole life, he was scolded a lot, wasn't he?

But Liu Bei is not someone who will suffer losses, at least he doesn't want to suffer losses in front of Cao Cao.

Liu Bei sat on the bow of the ship, patted the deck and laughed and cursed at Cao Cao: "I am an eunuch and an ugly man, but I am here!"

Liu Bei's words reached Cao Cao's ears, causing Cao Cao's eyes to narrow instantly.

Since he defeated Yuan Shao, there is no one in the world who dares to accuse him of being eunuch and ugly. Liu Bei is the only one in the world.

Since Cao Cao used Liu Bei's background to insult him, Liu Bei would retaliate in his own way.

When it comes to family background, although Liu Bei came from a humble background, in real terms, Cao Cao's family background is simply disgusting.

At that time, Chen Lin said in "An Essay on Discussing Cao Cao":

Among the grandfathers, Teng was always in attendance, and together with Zuo Ying and Xu Huang, he was a monster, gluttonous and arrogant, hurting and abusing the people;

Father Song, a beggar, assumed the throne because of the stolen goods, bought a gold chariot and a jade, transported goods to a wealthy family, stole cauldrons, and overturned important weapons.

The most important thing is that Liu Bei scolded Cao Cao as "an eunuch who is ugly", which undoubtedly included his two nephews.

Cao Cao brought two nephews today, namely Cao Zhen and Xia Houshang.

Cao Zhen, also known as Zidan, is the adopted son of Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao launched an army to attack Dong Zhuo, Cao Zhen's father, Qin Shao, recruited soldiers for Cao Cao. He was later killed by Yuzhou Shepherd Huang Wan. Cao Cao mourned that Cao Zhen was orphaned, so he adopted the deceased Cao Zhen.

Cao Zhen has been strong and brave since he was a child. Once when he was hunting, he was chased by a tiger. Cao Zhen turned around and shot the tiger, but the tiger fell down.

Cao Cao strengthened his bravery and asked him to lead the tiger and leopard cavalry.

During the Battle of Hanzhong in the 23rd year of Jian'an, Cao Zhen led his troops as a partial general and defeated Liu Bei's general Wu Lan Yu Xia Bian, and was worshiped as a backbone general.

Last year, Cao Cao appointed Cao Zhen as the guard of the army for the expedition to Shu. Later, he supervised Xu Huang and defeated Liu Bei's general Gao Xiang at Yangping Pass.

Xia Houshang, whose courtesy name was Boren, was the nephew of the late Xia Houyuan, the general who conquered the West.

When Xiahou Shang was young, he had a very close relationship with Cao Pi, the current crown prince of Wei, and Xiahou Shang's intelligence was also appreciated by Cao Pi.

When Cao Cao pacified Jizhou, he appointed Xiahou Shang as Army Sima, leading the cavalry to follow the expedition, and later he served as Wu Guanzhonglang general Wen Wen.

In the 18th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao was proclaimed Duke of Wei, established the Wei State's political power for the first time, and promoted Xia Houshang to the rank of Minister of Huangmen.

In the 23rd year of Jian'an, Wuhuan rebelled in Daijun. Cao Zhang was ordered to conquer, and Xiahou Shang followed him, participated in the military, pacified Daijun, and returned victorious.

When Cao Zhen and Xiahou Shang heard Liu Bei's insults, their faces instantly turned red with anger.

They are now even angrier than Mi Yang and Guan Ping just now.

But it was difficult for the two of them to get angry because Cao Cao in front of them had not yet spoken.

After Liu Bei retorted, Cao Cao knew that he could no longer take advantage of his words.

After all, compared to Liu Bei, who is famous all over the world for his integrity, he can be criticized for too many things.

So Cao Cao followed Liu Bei and sat down on the bow of the boat.

Since you can't take any advantage, forget about it.

On the bows of Liu Bei and Cao Cao's boats, there was a stove each boiling wine.

After Cao Cao sat down, he tapped his fingers on the deck of the ship's bow, looked at Liu Bei opposite and said, "Xuande, I haven't seen you for many years, but your words have become sharper."

"When old friends reunite, why don't you introduce the two people behind you to me?"

After Liu Bei heard this, he pointed at Mi Yang and Guan Ping and introduced them to Cao Cao respectively.

When Liu Bei introduced Mi Yang, Cao Cao looked at him deeply with meaningful eyes.

Seeing Mi Yang's tall and straight figure, his sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, he took the initiative and said to Mi Yang: "After the battle with the police, Mi Lang's reputation spread far and wide."

"Looking at it today, it is quite similar to Zhou Lang's heroic appearance back then."

"I wonder how your two elders are doing, okay?"

Although Cao Cao was just sitting cross-legged on the deck, his figure was not upright, but the aura of a man who had been in power for a long time did not disappear.

And on the river bank not far behind him, tens of thousands of troops had gathered to march for Cao Cao.

Especially when Cao Cao was talking to Mi Yang, his pair of eagle eyes that seemed to be able to see through everything were always looking up and down Mi Yang's body, as if he was trying to find some flaw in Mi Yang.

These all put pressure on Mi Yang invisibly.

But Mi Yang is no longer what he used to be. Others may be intimidated by Cao Cao's power, but Mi Yang will not.

When Mi Yang saw Cao Cao asking questions, he bowed to Cao Cao in a neither humble nor overbearing manner and said: "The two gentlemen in the family are healthy and everything is fine."

Cao Cao nodded after hearing this, and then he spoke to Mi Yang: "Back then, I went to the emperor to express my gratitude to your uncle, and made your uncle the prefect of Ying County and your father the prime minister of Pengcheng.

If they had answered the call and returned, you should be standing alone behind them today.

And you shouldn’t just be a partial general today.”

After finishing speaking, Cao Cao, who loves talents, felt quite sad.

Facing Cao Cao's sighing and alienating tone, Mi Yang still responded calmly: "Milks should live in pursuit of virtue, not high-ranking officials and generous salaries."

Hearing Mi Yang's answer, Liu Bei couldn't help clasping his hands and laughing, but Cao Cao just smiled indifferently.

Everyone will change.

After laughing, Cao Cao also introduced the two nephews behind him to Liu Bei.

But even though Cao Zhen and Xia Houshang had some reputations, compared to Mi Yang, who was the youngest but most famous, they seemed a bit ordinary.

Liu Bei had no interest in Cao Zhen and Xia Houshang who were behind Cao Cao.

Liu Bei took the initiative to ask Cao Cao: "Is this why you called me out today?"

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When Liu Bei asked this question, the wine in front of him and Cao Cao had already been boiled.

The aroma of fine wine began to linger between the two sides.

Seeing this scene, Cao Cao took the initiative to lift the wine pot on the stove, then poured a glass of wine into his own cup, and drank it in front of Liu Bei.

After finishing the drink, Cao Cao said with emotion: "It is a great pleasure in life to have good wine in your mouth and old people sitting across from each other."

"I think it has been more than thirty years since the world was in chaos."

"Over the past thirty years, my old friends have gradually withered away. To this day, Xuande is the only person who fought with me to fight for the Yellow Turban and is valued by me."

"In old age, people often think about the past."

"I have been unclear about something, and I would like to ask Xuande to clarify it."

At this time, Cao Cao temporarily put aside his identity as King of Wei and regarded Liu Bei as an old man whom he had not seen for many years.

Cao Cao's move also made Liu Bei recall the past.

Liu Bei also poured himself a glass of wine, and then said to Cao Cao: "Excuse me, Meng De."

This is the first time today that Liu Bei calls Cao Cao by name.

Cao Cao asked Liu Bei: "In the first year of Jian'an, Xuande was defeated by Lu Bu, so he came to Xu to join me."

"On the day Xuande arrived in Xudu, I provided money and food for the soldiers and horses. I also asked the emperor to appoint Xuande as the general of the left and the pastor of Yuzhou. It can be said that I treated Xuande well."

"When I was in Xudu, I treated Xuande as an old friend and a good friend."

“Every time there is a banquet, Xuande must be summoned; every time there is fine wine, Xuande must be given.

At the beginning, my confidant Zhongde advised me to kill you, and my filial arm advised me to put you under house arrest, but I refused to agree."

"But why did Xuande betray me in the end?"

"Is this the benevolence and righteousness that Xuande has always claimed?"

At the end of the sentence, Cao Cao banged the wine glass in his hand on the deck, which showed how deeply he hated this matter.

Facing Cao Cao's questioning, Liu Bei showed some disdain on his face. He asked Cao Cao: "After so many years, Meng De still can't figure this out. Then Meng De must have no regrets."

"Then today I will explain Meng De's doubts."

"In the first year of Jian'an, I was defeated by Lu Bu and rushed west to Mengde. Mengde treated me well."

"I also knew at that time that Meng De was not unkind to me. He valued me and my reputation in Xuzhou, and wanted to use this to compete with Lu Bu."

"But I don't care about this. As long as Meng De can help the Han Dynasty and rebuild China, what's the problem if I serve Meng De?"

"But Mengde still remembers what you promised me that day outside Xudu?"
To be continued...