Chapter 215

"My lord is wise; the people of Jianghuai are mostly skilled with boats and oars, and in the future, we can select the best to train as a navy."

"It is just that our army still lacks generals skilled in water warfare."

Liu Bei smiled.

"No matter, aren't we going to Jingzhou this time? We can just borrow a few idle generals from brother Brother Jingsheng."

Guo Jia's eyes lit up.

"Liu Biao lacks the ability to recognize talent; my lord can collect all the talent of Jingzhou."

At this time, Xiao Qiao came in with a tray and said in a delicate voice,

"Lord Liu Xuande, this is honey water made by my sister; drink some to soothe your throat."

Guo Jia gave Liu Bei an envious look.

"My lord, I will go out to calculate the accounts first."

"Go."

Xiao Qiao bowed gracefully to Guo Jia and handed the honey water to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei picked it up and drank it.

"Hmm, sweet and delicious, very good."

Xiao Qiao's skin was like snow, her hands like white jade, and she looked at Liu Bei with a smile.

"Why? Is there something on my face?"

Liu Bei touched his chin.

Xiao Qiao realized and said hurriedly,

"Lord Liu Xuande, this young lady was rude; I was just thinking that the world-famous Lord Liu Xuande is actually before my eyes, and even drank the honey water my sister made—it really is a magical thing."

Liu Bei touched his face and muttered,

"I thought it was because I was handsome and had charmed you. Alas, I was mistaken."

"Haha."

Xiao Qiao couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Her beautiful eyes sparkled, and when she laughed, her eyes became crescent moons—full of vitality and extremely sweet!

Xiao Qiao hurriedly covered her lips lightly, lowered her head, and smiled softly.

"I didn't expect Lord Liu Xuande to tell jokes."

Liu Bei thought to himself, "This Xiao Qiao is very enterprising; it seems she is quite interested in me. As a top-tier good man, I cannot go against the wishes of the young lady."

He winked at Xiao Qiao.

"There is still much I can do; let's get to know each other slowly."

Xiao Qiao's cheeks were rosy, and she bit her lip lightly.

"Lord Liu Xuande, my sister and I would like to play music for you, to let you judge whether we are qualified to be teachers for the young master and young lady."

Liu Bei nodded; this was to show off their talents. This Xiao Qiao is really enterprising.

"Good, I will call Lu Lu Lingqi and Ding Yuan Ma Xiaoniang over too; it would be good for everyone to cultivate their sentiments."

Xiao Qiao gave a mischievous smile.

"If it doesn't sound good, Lord Liu Xuande, please don't laugh."

Liu Bei smiled.

"Young Lady Xiao Qiao is so beautiful, the music played is naturally excellent as well."

Xiao Qiao felt beautiful inside; Lord Liu Xuande is even better than she imagined.

A great hero outside, and gentle and considerate in the backyard—where can one find such a man?

The live stream room barrage was frantically complaining.

"Damn, the two of them have locked eyes."

"Xiao Qiao seems to have deep feelings for Liu Bei!"

"Separation of quality and wall! Such a good-looking girl, why fight to be chosen?"

"Big-eared thief, you cannot go against the wishes of women!"

Soon,

In Liu Bei's main tent, the sound of melodious musical instruments rang out.

Da Qiao played the flute, Xiao Qiao played the guqin, and the two played together; the tune was winding and melodious, very pleasant to hear.

Liu Bei listened quietly to the music, looking at the tranquil Da Qiao, and then at the delicate Xiao Qiao—it was truly a treat.

The two Qiao sisters had slender figures, hair reaching their waists, skin as smooth as jade, and they looked 80-90% alike—it was truly rare.

"This Da Qiao is tranquil and generous, articulate, and has great lung capacity."

When the song ended,

Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao bowed gracefully to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei drank the fine wine in his cup in one gulp and laughed loudly.

"Good, this music should only exist in heaven; how many times can one hear it in the human world!"

The smile on Xiao Qiao's lips could not be concealed.

Da Qiao's eyes lit up.

"Lord Liu Xuande has outstanding literary talent; the poem praising us will likely be passed down through the ages."

Liu Bei? He accidentally became a literary plagiarist again.

He smiled.

"You are setting a difficult problem for me."

Da Qiao panicked.

"But we didn't play well."

Liu Bei waved his hand.

"Wrong, it was played too well; I am afraid that the musical talent of my children will waste your talents."

Da Qiao lowered her head and smiled softly.

"Lord Liu Xuande is too kind."

Liu Bei frowned again.

"There is another problem; your compensation will probably have to be doubled."

Everyone laughed!

Xiao Qiao was teased by Liu Bei until she trembled like a flower, giving him a few flirtatious glances intentionally or unintentionally.

Da Qiao was frightened by Liu Bei, her mood going up and down, her heart entirely on Liu Bei...

Ding Yuan Shi smiled.

"Two younger sisters, you must teach me; I want to learn too."

"Yes."

Just then, a scout came to report.

"Report~!"

"My lord, General Taishi recruited 3, 00 soldiers in Danyang and escorted young masters Lu Ji and Lu Xun to Yuzhang Commandery."

Liu Bei was very excited; Taishi Ci not only obtained 3, 00 Danyang elite soldiers but also brought the fire-playing youth Lu Xun!

Lu Xun was both wise and brave, capable of pacifying the country with martial arts and governing the country with literature, and had noble character—he was a rare all-around talent.

He was also the great nemesis of the original Liu Bei and must be turned into one of his own.

The scout added,

"My lord, a plague broke out in Yuzhang, and the former Inspector of Yangzhou, Liu Yao, also caught the plague. General Taishi was afraid of spreading the plague to the common people, so he did not cross the river for the time being; young master Lu Xun also caught the plague."

Liu Bei nodded; Taishi Ci was thoughtful. If a plague broke out here, it would really be a mess.

"Lu Xun caught the plague?"

Liu Bei was speechless; did he change history and end up getting rid of Lu Xun?