Waiting is hope, and suffering from gains and losses is the most difficult.

"Second brother, don't always look light-hearted, so you can say something!"

In the lobby, Zhang Fei was bored and ate wine, and it didn't take long for a jar of wine to bottom out.

Drinking stuffy wine is the most sorrowful, but when encountering a stuffy gourd like Guan Yu, even if Zhang Fei is angry, he can't get out, so he can only drink and talk about masturbation.

With a jar of wine, Zhang Fei's face was crimson, and the leopard's eyes were full of wisps of blood, and he was already slightly drunk.

When Zhang Fei opened a jar of wine again, Guan Yu quickly stopped it in time, and finally persuaded him: "Third brother can't drink again, we still have big things to do today, don't be greedy!" ”

"Big deal? Big bullshit! Zhang Fei was slightly stunned when he heard this, and said angrily without vomiting: "It's been almost a year, and our three brothers have been fighting desperately and bloodily, but is this our own city?" No!

When we left Yongzhou last year, we vowed not to send people under the fence again, and admired others to live in the world, but what about now? It's not for Tao Qian to take care of the home and guard the city for him, in the eyes of others, we are Tao Qian's watchdogs! ”

"Shut up!" Zhang Fei's words really did not leave any mercy, and every word was heartfelt, causing Guan Yu's face to be full of iron, and he shouted loudly. However, in addition to the angry reprimand, Guan Yu had to admit that what Zhang Fei said was not out of nowhere, but an objective fact. So his anger eased slightly, and he said in a low voice: "Third brother, you are drunk, if you don't want to wait for your brother to come back, go to the back hall to rest for a while." ”

Seeing Guan Yu's unhappy expression, Zhang Fei grinned and said disappreciatively: "Second brother, don't be angry, there are only you and my brothers here, so I will say all the words that have been held in my heart for a long time." In front of my eldest brother, I didn't dare to say it, for fear that he would be sad and cry. I can't see my eldest brother crying, it's worse than killing me. Therefore, you can't say a lot of things to the eldest brother, you can only say that you can listen to the second brother, who made you a stuffy gourd, you don't like to talk, then listen to me. ”

"Hiccup!" After a short pause, Zhang Fei continued: "Our brothers have really been aggrieved over the years, what a wretch!" Count with your fingers, what are the princes of the Central Plains. A group of people with wine bags and rice bags, why do they occupy a huge territory, have strong soldiers and horses, and enjoy glory and wealth? There is also a Gongsun Chan who looks like a little white face. Just looking at it makes a certain family angry. It's a shame that he's still a classmate and friend of the eldest brother, so beware of suppressing us everywhere. Grain, grass, and weapons were distributed with their fingers. Nothing more is given to us, and we are treated as dead as thieves. But he was very respectful to Li Li in Xiliang, paying tribute every year, paying grain every year, and giving Li Li a batch of war horses every six months. If he had given us all this, it would have been enough for us to recruit tens of thousands of soldiers. If there are enough weapons, it will be enough to knock down the entire Qingzhou for him. But he would rather give a large amount of money and grain and war horses to Xiliang Li Li than give us an extra grain of grain, which is really hateful! ”

Guan Yu frowned slightly when he heard this. It seems that Zhang Fei's slander of Gongsun Zan is a little unhappy.

Prior to this, Gongsun Zhan was indeed wary of Liu Bei's three brothers everywhere, cutting grain, grass, and weapons very tightly, and regularly verifying the number of soldiers and horses under Liu Bei. However, speaking from the heart, although Gongsun Chan was wary of the three brothers Liu Guanzhang everywhere, he took good care of the three brothers in life, and the mansion, maids and maids and daily necessities were all done in an all-round way, making people impeccable. In addition, Gongsun Chan often invited their brothers to banquets, and would hold a feast every once in a while to entertain them with great hospitality. In terms of daily life, Gongsun Zhan's treatment of the three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang can be described as benevolent and righteous, making people have nothing to say.

Thinking of Gongsun Zhan's care in the past, Guan Yu shook his head lightly and said, "Third brother can't be taken lightly. In troubled times, people's hearts are unpredictable, and there is a way: you can't have the heart of harming people, and you can't have the heart of preventing people. It's understandable that General Gongsun would do this, but he is generally good to our brothers, otherwise we wouldn't have been under him for so long. ”

Zhang Fei was silent when he heard this, complained a lot, and had mixed feelings about many things. Just like what Guan Yu said about Gongsun Zhan, if you stand in the position of a friend, Gongsun Chan treats people really well, frank and bold. But if you want to get help from him, to grow and grow, so that you can do something great in the future, you don't have to think about it; The result is only two words: no way!

"Well, it's all in the past, and it's useless to talk about it. Second brother, let's talk about what the two of us can do now, we can't just sit here and do nothing, right? After abandoning the many distracting thoughts in his mind, Zhang Fei asked urgently with an eager expression.

Guan Yu shook his head slightly, still unhurriedly sipping his wine, and it took a long time before he popped out a word: "Wait!" ”

"Alas, even if I didn't ask, it's really disappointing!" Zhang Fei turned his head and waved his hand in disappointment, and poured the only remaining bit of the wine jar into the bowl and drank it dry in one go.

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"Oooo

A crisp and rapid footsteps came from far and near, and suddenly Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who were waiting for a sullen drink in the hall, were shocked, got up and walked to the door, and stretched out their heads to look.

Just by the sound of footsteps in their ears, they knew that Liu Bei was back. Because their brothers are so familiar with each other, they have been together day and night for more than ten years, even if it is a cough a hundred steps away, they don't need to look up at each other to know whose voice it is.

"Big brother, brother!" Guan and Zhang heard it correctly, it was indeed the footsteps of Liu Bei returning from the Prefecture Pastoral Mansion. As for Zhang Fei and Guan Yu's brothers, it is because Guan Yu loves the Spring and Autumn Period, obviously he is from a reckless background, but he likes to read books in the morning and evening, so that he used to call Liu Bei eldest brother, but now he prefers to call Wen Crepe "brother". Fortunately, no matter what you call it, whether it's a big brother or a brother, the meaning is the same, and it doesn't hurt.

"Second brother, third brother, talk with me in the house." Seeing Guan Yu and Zhang Fei hurrying up to meet them, the expression on Liu Bei's face was very sad, so that he knew what the two brothers wanted to say, but he didn't answer positively, and then pulled one in one hand and pulled Guan and Zhang into the main hall.

Seeing this, Sun Qian and Mi Zhu, who were following Liu Bei, immediately stopped with interest, stood outside the door, and did not follow Liu Bei into the main hall.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who were held by Liu Bei's arm, looked at each other with a feeling when they entered the door, and laughed heartily. Although Liu Bei didn't say anything, the two of them already knew the result.

The three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang have been married to Jin Lan for ten years, and they have been getting along day and night, and they have a deep friendship with each other. Now Guan and Zhang are eager to know whether Tao Qian entrusted Xuzhou to his brother Liu Bei, but in front of Sun Qian and Mi Zhu, it is inconvenient for them to ask each other directly, and the sad look on Liu Bei's face means that Tao Qian is dead. Tao Qian's bones are not cold, how can Liu Bei reveal his heart in public, no matter how happy he is in his heart, he can't say it in public. Therefore, Liu Bei passed on the joy in his heart to the two brothers for the first time in his own unique way, because he couldn't help but hold the hands of others only when he was very happy.

The moment Liu Bei grabbed his arm, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei both understood. As they expected, Tao Qiansan asked Xuzhou, and Liu Bei couldn't shirk it, so he reluctantly took over the Xuzhou Pass and took over the six counties of Xuzhou. And Tao Qian, who had finished explaining the aftermath, went away, and the reason why Liu Bei was delayed for so long in the state pastoral mansion was to arrange a funeral for Tao Qian. Now that the funeral matters have been ordered, Liu Bei left Jian Yong to deal with the funeral, and he took Sun Qian and Mi Zhu back to Xiapi, and rushed back to share the joy with Guan and Zhang.

"Hahaha!" After striding into the main hall, the three brothers sat cross-legged, turned their heads to look at the empty main entrance, and then looked at each other and laughed.

Zhang Fei couldn't help laughing loudly: "Great, for today, my brother has worked hard for ten years!" Now there is finally a place of foundation, and it is one of the few rich prefectures and counties in the world, Xuzhou, an important town in the Central Plains, and a land of six counties! There is no better way to be bitter than this, and from then on, our brothers can finally let go of their hands and feet and make great progress! Hahaha--! ”

"What the third brother said is extremely true, when it is a big deal!" Guan Yu's cheeks were flushed, he was smiling, his left hand was lightly brushing his long hair, and his right hand was holding the wine jar for Liu Bei and Zhang Fei to pour wine bottles.

"Come, our three brothers drink this bottle together!" Liu Bei, who was smiling, raised the bottle and drank with Guan and Zhang. The sad color that was still hanging on his face just now disappeared in an instant from the moment he stepped into the main door, and he turned to a happy brow, his face was full of red, and his cheeks flushed with excitement, and his expression was not inferior to Guan Yu, who was born with red cheeks.

This shows how happy Liu Bei is in his heart, but before that, he had to endure the joy and pretend to be heartbroken, so as to show his regret for Tao Qian's death. It's just that this is all for the officials of the state pastoral government to see, and it is just a show. Now that he has returned to Xiapi to sit with his brother, he no longer has to hide it, and he can finally laugh out loud and sweep away the malaise that has been dormant for ten years.

Speaking in detail, Liu Bei is now nearly middle-aged, and his youth is no longer there. When he married Guan Yu and Zhang Fei Taoyuan, he was twenty-eight years old, and suddenly ten years passed, and now he is thirty-nine years old, and he finally has his own territory after half his life. At this moment, the excitement and joy in his heart are indescribable, and the excitement and pride in his heart are far more intense than those of Guan and Zhang. It's just that the experience of sending people under the fence for more than ten years has forced Liu Bei to become moody and invisible, and he is good at hiding the true emotions in his heart. But at this time, he didn't need to hide his true state of mind, he could completely reveal his heart and laugh. Because he has been suppressed for too long, he has waited too long, and now his long-cherished wish has been fulfilled, and he should be full of spirit, laugh, and completely vent the decadent atmosphere that has accumulated in his heart, so as to travel lightly and embark on a new starting point.

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