Chapter 34: Take the opportunity to leave
Zhou Cang was reluctant to sit down, Liu Bizheng wanted to speak and persuade again, but the young man on the side glanced at him, so he didn't say anything more.
"Mr. Gao's surname?" Everyone sat down in order, Liu Pi pressed one hand on his thigh, leaned slightly sideways, and said to Liu Wei: "General Zhou is a fierce general, and he is so respectful to Mr., Mr. must be very human." ”
The young man in white who was sitting on the lower head of Liu Bi's left side also turned his face to Liu Bi at this time, staring at his face without blinking.
"Under the surname Liu." Liu Wei smiled slightly and answered Liu Bi's question, but did not say his full name.
"Sir is actually from the same clan as a certain one!" With a smile on his face, Liu Bi nodded, picked up the wine on the table, held it up to Liu Wei with both hands, and said to him: "Since you are the same sect, please drink this cup full." ”
Liu Wei did not shirk, and also picked up the wine full of wine with both hands, thanked Liu Pi, raised his head and drank it all.
When the young man in white heard him say that his surname was Liu, he was stunned for a moment, and his eyes revealed a little complicated.
"Yu Qu Shuai, He Qu Shuai is asking to see you outside the camp." Liu Bi and Liu Bicai had just eaten a glass of wine, and had just scooped some wine from the barrel with a wine spoon and were about to pour it, when the voice of the tent guards came from outside the tent curtain.
"What is He Man doing here?" Hearing that He Man was coming, Liu Pi showed a trace of unhappiness on his face, his brows furrowed slightly, and he looked at the generals of the Yellow Turban Army sitting in the tent.
The generals of the Yellow Turban Army who were drinking and feasting in the tent were all full of doubts, looking at each other, and no one knew why He Man would suddenly come here.
"Let's go, let's see!" Liu Bi frowned, groaned for a while, stood up and beckoned to Gong Du, and then arched his hand to Liu Wei and Zhou Cang and said, "Go and greet He Qushuai, treat Mr. and General Zhou slowly, don't be surprised." ”
Liu Wei stood up, gave Liu Pi a salute back, and said, "Qu Shuai has to do his business, so he doesn't need to care about the two of us." ”
"Mr. Shan accompanied Mr. Liu and General Zhou to drink a few more glasses." Confessed to Liu Wei and Zhou Cang again, Liu Pi took Gong Du out of the big tent, and before leaving the tent, he explained to the young man in white.
The Yellow Turban generals on the seat did not follow out of the tent, but stayed in the tent to accompany Liu Wei and Zhou Cang to have a banquet.
"Mr. is far away, Qu Shuai has something important to do, Shan Fu is arrogant, and he respects Mr. Qu Shuai." After Liu Bi left, the young man in white stood up, held the wine bud in both hands, walked to Liu Bi's table, raised the wine bud high, and bowed down to toast Liu Bi.
"Shan Fu?" The young man's name made Liu Wei feel very familiar, but for a while, he couldn't remember where he had heard it.
"Sir is gracious." Thinking about where Shan Fu was sacred, Liu Bian's face was not the slightest bit unusual, he stood up with a wine and said to Shan Fu: "Coming from afar, Meng Qushuai, Mr. and all the generals are in love, this cup is for Mr. and the generals."
The Yellow Turban generals sitting in the big tent all stood up when they heard this, and together they picked up the wine and said together: "To Mr. Liu." ”
These generals had already received Liu Bi's orders, and they couldn't annoy Liu Bi and Zhou Cang no matter what.
Although Liu Pi also has some generals who can lead troops to fight, these people are much weaker than Zhou Cang, whether it is combat experience or bravery, they are not at the same level.
Knowing that Zhou Cang passed by here, Liu Bi had already made up his mind to recruit Zhou Cang. Zhou Cang's loyalty and righteousness are well known to the world, and according to Shan Fu's strategy, they must serve Liu Wei comfortably, and they don't want to leave here before they can succeed.
After a drink with Liu Wei, Shan Fu took two steps back, then turned back to his own table.
"Liu Qushuai, you are not generous." Everyone put down the wine and just sat down, and a rough voice came from outside the tent: "General Zhou Cang is here, why don't you ask a certain person to drink a few together?"
After the thunderous shouting, Liu Bi's voice also came into the tent: "A certain person wanted to order someone to invite He Qushuai, but General Zhou was in a hurry and didn't dare to delay too much, so he had to give up." ”
"Don't talk to a certain person about this set of rhetoric, you Liu Bi still don't know what is going on?" The rough voice then came into the tent: "You want to leave General Zhou Cang here for your use, how can you let a certain person come over to eat and drink together?" ”
The curtain was opened, and a stout man with a yellow scarf on his head and half a head shorter than Liu Pi entered the tent first.
This man has broad shoulders and a round waist, and his body is very thick, and the whole person is like a bear, and as soon as he stands at the door of the big tent, everyone in the tent feels an invisible pressure and pounces on him.
The man entered the big tent and looked at everyone in the tent, and his eyes were locked on Zhou Cang, who was standing behind Liu Wei.
He smiled, raised his feet and walked towards Zhou Cang under the gaze of everyone.
Stepping over the table of a yellow turban general, this man approached Zhou Cang, his face was full of smiles, and he patted Zhou Cang's shoulder vigorously and said, "General Zhou, some days are gone!" ”
Liu Pitie, who then walked into the tent, had a blue face, blue tendons bulging on his forehead, and did not return to his seat, but just stood at the door of the tent and stared at the man beside Zhou Cang.
In the past, under Zhang Bao, Zhou Cang's status was similar to him, but in the past three years, Zhou Cang has been dormant in Taojiazhuang, but He Man led the troops to fight in the Quartet, from the Yingchuan area to the vicinity of Bishan, and the status of the two people has naturally changed dramatically.
"He Qushuai!" Zhou Cang nodded at He Man and said to him, "I haven't seen you for a few years, Qu Shuai is okay?" ”
In the past, under Zhang Bao's command, although He Man and Zhou Cang were familiar with each other, they had no friendship with each other because of their discordant temperament, and even had several disputes, but they met again after a few years, and He Man did not remember much of the past grievances, and some were just the feelings of the old people.
"Good! Good! He Man held Zhou Cang's arms, carefully looked at him from head to toe, and said to him: "From the first year of Zhongping to now, it has been more than five years, and you and my brother have not seen each other for five years. ”
Zhou Cang nodded and didn't speak, but He Man seemed to remember something, and then asked Zhou Cang, "How did General Zhou come here?" ”
"So-and-so came with Mr." Zhou Cang turned sideways, looked at Liu Wei, who was sitting in front of him and turned his head to look at him and He Man, and said to He Man: "What Liu Qushuai said is true, I will leave here with Mr. tomorrow morning." ”
"Oh!" Zhou Cang said that he was leaving, He Man nodded, a touch of loss flashed on his face, but then he clasped his hands in fists, arched towards Zhou Cang and said: "I wanted to keep the general here for a few days, you and I can reminisce about the old feelings, since General Zhou has important things to do, it is inconvenient to be strong, but today I want to invite the general and Mr. to go to the military camp of a certain place, I don't know what the general wants?" ”
Invited by He Man, Zhou Cang looked at Liu Wei who was sitting in front of him with an inquiring gaze.
Entering Liu Bi's barracks, Liu Bi has been thinking about how to get out of here. Liu Bi's purpose was clear to him, and he naturally refused to stay here longer, and now He Man's invitation gave him the opportunity to leave, how could he easily let the opportunity slip away.
Seeing that Liu Wei nodded, Zhou Cangcai said to He Man: "Since Qu Shuai invited, I will go to disturb Mr. and Mrs. ”
Zhou Cang agreed to go to his barracks, and He Man was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly said to the Yellow Turban General who entered the tent with him: "Tell me to go down, prepare horses, and welcome General Zhou, Mr. and Mrs. to the barracks." ”
"Wait!" The Yellow Turban General standing at the door of the big tent answered and was about to leave, but Liu Pi, who was still standing in front of the tent, stopped him by saying: "Mr. Liu and General Zhou are the distinguished guests of Ben Qu Shuai, and He Qu Shuai will pick people up as soon as he arrives here, what is the reason?" ”
Liu Bi was a little annoyed in his tone, although He Man was rude, he could also hear some clues. He turned around and said to Liu Pi with a smile: "It is true that General Zhou and Mr. Liu are the guests invited by Qu Shuai, Qu Shuai and General Zhou are not familiar with each other in the past, but they are very familiar with General Zhou. Meeting General Zhou is a reunion of old acquaintances. A certain person set up a banquet in the barracks, and invited Qu Shuai to go to the banquet with him? ”
He Man's words are not unreasonable, if Liu Bi forcibly obstructs him, even if he is a fool, he can see what his purpose is for forcing Liu Wei and others to stay.
Stunned by He Man's words, Liu Bi cast a distressed look at Shan Fu sitting in the tent.
Shan Fu didn't look at him, just looked down at the table, and didn't know what he was thinking.
Since Shan Fu came to the barracks, Liu Bi has always relied on him for advice, which will not get a hint from Shan Fu, in desperation, Liu Bi had to frown, and said with a painful face: "Since Qu Shuai has the heart to invite Mr. Liu and General Zhou, it is inconvenient to stop him, please ask Qu Shuai to do his own thing." ”
"Thank you Qu Shuai for making it complete." He Man arched his hand at Liu Pi, thanked him, and then said to Liu Bi, who was sitting on the side: "Sir, would you like to go to the barracks with you?" ”
Before accepting He Man's invitation, Liu Wei had already calculated it. He Man gives people the impression of being rude, like this, generally speaking, there is not much bad water in the stomach, and he can do whatever he wants, and he is much easier to deal with.
And Liu Pi himself has a somewhat gloomy face, not like a down-to-earth man, not to mention that he has a single blessing here. Staying here and wanting to leave the barracks is much more difficult than wanting to leave when you go to Homan.
After thinking about the pros and cons, Liu Wei had already made up his mind in his heart, and as soon as He Man spoke to him, he quickly stood up and hugged his fists and responded: "Qu Shuai didn't dare to disobey the invitation, but the insider was still at Mrs. Liu Qushuai's ......."
"Liu Qushuai, you won't let Mr. Liu and General Zhou be invited, but you want to leave Mr. Liu's wife here, right?" Before Liu Bi's words were finished, He Man had already understood what he meant, turned his head to look at Liu Pi, who was pale, and said, "I beg Qu Shuai to invite Mrs. out, I will rush back to the barracks at this moment." ”
"Qu Shuai has important things to do, and he can't go to He Qu Shuai's military camp." Before Liu Bi could reply, Shan Fu, who was sitting in the tent, stood up, clasped his hands into fists and bowed to He Man and said, "I wish to go to accompany the guests on behalf of Qu Shuai, I don't know if He Qu Shuai can agree?" ”