Chapter 10

Guan Yu also cupped his hands,

"I dare not accept the praise."

Zhang Fei said carelessly,

"Haha, hero, I didn't see you lift the millstone just now, so I came specifically to ask for advice."

Guan Yu stroked his long beard,

"I thought you came to ask for pork money."

Zhang Fei laughed,

"Haha, a little pork is nothing to talk about; come, two heroes, let's go to my manor to drink!"

"Good!"

"Let's go!"

All three laughed and left!

Seeing there was no show to watch, the crowd continued to set up stalls and sell goods.

Netizens in the live broadcast room typed many ellipses,

"Did this Liu Bei really find two people who are good at fighting?"

"That pork seller looks like a local tycoon, a rich landlord."

"The red-faced man looks like he has no money."

"The straw shoe seller, the date seller, and the pork seller—the three of them look quite compatible."

"Am I the only one who noticed Liu Bei saved the money and just went to sponge off the drinks?"

At Zhang Fei's manor,

"I am surnamed Zhang, given name Fei, courtesy name Yide; in my life, I love making friends with heroes of the world. Meeting you two today, I feel very close and like-minded; please, please!"

Guan Yu cupped his hands,

"I am surnamed Guan, given name Yu, courtesy name Yunchang, from Jiexian, Hedong."

Liu Bei also cupped his hands,

"I am Liu Bei, courtesy name Xuande!"

The three raised their bowls,

"Please!"

"Please!"

The three drank two jars of wine instantly, and the atmosphere was just right,

Liu Bei looked at the two,

"I see that your martial arts are extraordinary, both of you are not ordinary people. Now the Yellow Turbans are rampant, causing trouble everywhere, the world is in chaos, the imperial court is without justice; what are your plans?"

Guan Yu drank a bowl of wine and sighed,

"I, Guan, couldn't stand the local tyrants bullying the people in my hometown of Jiexian, so I killed them in a fit of anger and have been a fugitive in the world for five or six years!"

"I have martial arts, but no way to serve the country!"

Zhang Fei slapped the table,

"So what if you killed someone? I, old Zhang, wish I could kill all the evil people in the world!"

Soon,

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei discussed going to the city gate to join the army.

Zhang Fei looked at Liu Bei,

"How about you come join the army with us?"

Liu Bei suddenly let out a long sigh, his mood a bit low,

Zhang Fei was a bit dazed,

"Why are you sighing? Shouldn't a real man serve the country?!"

Liu Bei paused,

"Now is a chaotic time; heroes like you two shouldn't have to kneel and be controlled by others. Haven't you heard that times create heroes, and heroes also adapt to the times..."

"The imperial court is unable to suppress the Yellow Turbans, so they let the provinces and commanderies recruit their own soldiers. Once the Yellow Turbans are resolved, it will be a time when warlords rise together... when warlords compete for the deer, who will own the world is unknown!"

After this speech, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei nodded continuously,

The two exchanged a glance, a bit dazed, feeling in their hearts that this Liu Bei had something to him!

The live broadcast room comments also increased,

"Holy crap, Liu Bei's eloquence is good; he usually doesn't speak, but when he does, he tricks people into being lame!"

"Liu Bei's meaning is that working for others is impossible! He wants to start a business!"

"The pork seller and the date seller were tricked into a daze."

"Holy crap, this is a pyramid scheme! Where can I report this!"

"I don't believe it; three street vendors can accomplish anything!"

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei already admired Liu Bei from the bottom of their hearts,

These two were good at fighting, but they had never looked at problems from a macro perspective. Hearing Liu Bei's words, they felt a sense of sudden enlightenment,

"I'm a pig killer, I don't know any principles; you tell us, what should we do?"

Liu Bei sighed again and put down his bowl,

Zhang Fei hummed,

"Why are you so indecisive? Just say what you have to say!"

Liu Bei stood up and sighed again,

"There was a man who was originally a member of the Han imperial clan; his ancestor was Prince Jing of Zhongshan, and one branch of the family settled in Lou Sang Village outside the city."

Zhang Fei interrupted,

"I know Lou Sang Village; there is a thousand-year-old mulberry tree there, and it is rumored that a noble person will come from under the tree!"

Liu Bei sighed again, tears already in his eyes,

"I know too, but unfortunately, by the fourteenth generation of descendants, the family was destitute and penniless..."

Seeing Liu Bei actually crying, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu felt a pain in their hearts, as if they would agree to whatever Liu Bei said!

"This person was born into the imperial clan; doesn't he want to restore the ancestral business and revitalize the family style?"

Guan Yu asked.

Liu Bei suddenly became excited,

"At fifteen, he studied under Colonel Lu Zhi (pulling the flag, coming from a famous school),"

"Always thinking of serving the country and bringing peace to the people (stating his ambition, spreading positive energy),"

"But now he is twenty-eight and has accomplished nothing! (begging for sympathy, tear-jerking)"

Zhang Fei grasped the final point,

"Older than me, you can be my big brother!"