At this time, if Liu Cong becomes king, not only will he not cause turmoil in his rule, but he will also be able to better attract talented people from all over the world who still have expectations for the Han Dynasty to defect to him! If I had known, Liu Cong would be a serious clan member of the Han Dynasty.
!
"Then it's settled. When the situation in Huainan stabilizes, Gu will become the king and found the country!"
Outside Qielan City, the county seat of Xianxian County, Liu Xun led Zhang Ren and Zhu Bao out of the city in person to greet the incoming Liu army.
"Isn't Liu Jun one of the best in the world?" It was Zhu Bao who spoke.
Indeed, following his line of sight, Liu Jun, who was slowly approaching, could see that his clothes and armor were not stained at all. Not to mention, all of them were in ragged clothes, and even some of their swords and guns were rusty!
Zhang Ren opened his mouth to explain, "No matter how far you march, or you pass through a dense forest, you will end up like this. And you can see that Liu's army is uniform, and there is no trace of desolation because of their clothes."
Zhu Bao nodded, "Well, those at the back should be the soldiers and horses of the Jiaozhou Shi family, right?"
"Well, looking at their formation, there is a gap between them and Liu Jun."
At this time, Liu Xun also spoke, "Okay. Don't say any more. No matter what, they are here to help us. Just be prepared to receive them."
"promise!"
"Liu Xun of Nanzhong, meet the general!"
Lu Meng smiled and returned the courtesy and said, "The Lord of Shu does not need to be polite. My lord and you are brothers of the same clan and generation. Foreign ministers dare not accept such a great courtesy from you."
Liu Xun smiled bitterly and said, "Nanzhong is so remote that I only occupy a small area of Zangqi County. I would never dare to share the same position with the Marquis of Chu."
Cao Cao did not return to Xuchang. Liu Xun's title of Shuhou was actually just Liu Cong's petition to the emperor. However, he sent a fast horse to inform Liu Xun in advance.
But Liu Cong can disrespect the emperor. After the performance, you can do whatever you want. I will do it anyway, regardless of whether you agree or not.
This led to the fact that Liu Xun's Shuhou was not entrusted with the title by a special envoy sent by the imperial court, it was just Liu Cong's verbal words.
Liu Cong has this strength, but Liu Xun does not. If a person with his power dares to disrespect the emperor, there will be no way to survive.
The strong are always strong, and the strong are fearless. Liu Cong is ready to claim the throne, but Liu Xun here still has to salute Liu Cong's generals.
"The Marquis of Shu is too modest." Lu Meng still replied with a smile, neither expressing support nor objection.
This is Lu Meng. He has his own understanding of politics. I only care about fighting and do not participate in political and diplomatic arrangements. Unless it is considered from a strategic perspective.
Liu Xun didn't dwell on this. He stepped forward and took Lu Meng's hand and said, "General Lu, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go to the city first! Zhu Bao, go and arrange for the soldiers of Jingchu to camp."
"promise!"
Liu Xun had already prepared a banquet. After entering the prefect's mansion, everyone took their seats one by one.
On Lu Meng's side were the generals, Zhou Buyi and two gentlemen, Deng Fang.
As the master, Liu Xun only had Zhang Ren and Huang Quan, as well as some unimportant minor officials.
In comparison, the host's lineup looks a bit shabby.
Liu Xun, who was sitting on the main seat, looked at Lu Meng and everyone, "Everyone, Xangqi County is remote and the reception was not good. Please forgive me."
"Wherever, I'll wait..."
"Well, in the era of the weak and the strong, Mr. Liu can escape from Liu Bei and gain a foothold in Xangqi County. He is already lucky. He has not eaten and drank such low-level food in Xangqi County. It is not bad."
Lu Meng held the wine cup and his expression changed. He knew without even thinking that these words must have been said by that bastard Zhou Buyi.
"However, Mr. Liu is distinguished by his self-awareness. No matter what happens in the future, Mr. Liu will live the life of a wealthy man. Congratulations in advance."
Liu Xun was stunned for a moment, his face obviously a little angry, and finally he gently placed the wine cup on the table, "I wonder who this young gentleman is?"
"Zhou Buyi."
"Oh, Mr. Zhou, I haven't heard of it."
Zhou Busuo replied nonchalantly, "I didn't do it for you to listen to."
"Zhou Buji, shut up!" Lu Meng finally couldn't bear it anymore.
After reprimanding Zhou Buji, Lu Meng raised his hands to Liu Xun and said, "Don't blame me, Marquis of Shu. This guy is too straight-tempered. He speaks indiscriminately and has no scruples. The Marquis of Chu asked him to practice with the army."
"At the end of the day, let someone take him down."
"Hey, no need!" Liu Xun said enthusiastically, "Mr. Zhou Xiao, I heard that you were a teacher in the college and were dismissed by the Marquis of Chu. You said that you are such a smart person, why were you sent to Jiaozhou, Nan
How about a place like this?"
At this time, Zhou Buyi's face turned dark, "I..."
"Oh! It must be that Mr. Zhou is not good at teaching, and he is misleading his disciples, right?"
"Bang!"
Zhou Buyi directly smashed the wine cup on the table, "I want to drink with you!"
Lu Meng quickly stood up, "Zhou Buyi, don't be presumptuous!"
Huang Quan also bowed his hands to Liu Xun and said, "My lord, Mr. Zhou Xiao, he, he..."
At the end, Huang Quan didn't know how to defend Zhou Bujie. Wasn't this bastard a bastard all the way?
"Don't worry about it!"
"Don't worry about it!"
Liu Xun and Zhou Buyi actually said in unison.
Liu Xun stared straight at Zhou Buquestion and asked, "How do you compare? Do you have a drinking order?"
"Exactly." Zhou Buyi sneered, "The Han Dynasty was so bad at drinking wine. I wonder if the Marquis of Shu has ever heard of Jingchu's dice?"
Liu Xun nodded, "I heard a little bit."
"Then let's play dice!"
"But I don't have one here?"
Zhou Buyi chuckled, stood up and tinkered with his arms for a while, and actually took out two sets of dice, "Today, I'm going to let you see what the culture of a great country is!"
Lu Meng and Huang Quan were full of embarrassment. This dice was made by Liu Cong when he was bored. This bastard actually carried this thing with him. If Liu Cong knew that this bastard Zhou Buyi regarded this as the culture of a great country, I don't know what Liu Cong would think.
Liu Xun stood up directly, took a futon and sat across from Zhou Buyi, "Today you will drink me to death more than anything else!"
Zhou Buji handed a pair of dice to Liu Xun, and after explaining the rules, the two officially started.
"Four sixes!"
"No, drink!"
"Four sixes!"
"No, drink again!"
Liu Xun had just come into contact with him and almost lost all the first few games. Zhou Buyi looked at Liu Xun drinking proudly and mocked, "The culture of a big country is not something that you, the leader of a small country, can grasp."
"Fuck you, keep going!" Liu Xun wiped his mouth and swore at Zhou Buyi.
Lu Meng, Huang Quan and others could neither persuade nor dissuade. They could only sit there and look at this ridiculous scene in embarrassment.
After the two played a few games, Liu Xun and Zhou Buyi were evenly matched. The more they drank, the more they drank. They didn't care about the people around them, and shouted loudly with red faces.
The man was sitting on his knees on the ground, holding the table with his hands, and spitting on the other man's face.
"open!"
"Drink for me!"
After another half an hour, Zhou Buyi started to vomit. After vomiting, he fell to the ground and could not get up again.
Liu Xun took the dice, pointed at Zhou Buji and laughed, "You can't control the culture of a great country."
"Bang!"
Liu Xun also fell head first on the desk.
Lu Meng, Huang Quan and others, look at me, I look at you. Finally, Huang Quan said, "Let's carry them down to rest first."