The sudden move made Liu Bei and Liu Ye stunned at the same time.

"What do you mean, Your Excellency? There is also Zilong, you..."

Seeing Zhao Yun's embarrassed look, the man guessed that the other party regarded him as a bad guy, but he was very pleased with his loyalty and vigilance.

The guards are all so good, and the master can't be any worse.

He ignored Zhao Yun, raised his hands and said solemnly: "I have been wandering around for many years, and finally met the Lord of the Ming Dynasty. If you don't abandon me, I am willing to serve as a dog and a horse."

"Let's talk about it first when we get up."

Xu Shu recognized his master so suddenly that Liu Bei was at a loss, but he instinctively stretched out his hands to help.

Zhao Yun at the door was even more at a loss, thinking to himself, what is going on?

This man actually recognized his master? But was he civil or military?

When no one was paying attention, Zhao Yun secretly hid the sword behind his back.

In more than ten years of military service, I have never been so embarrassed.

"I remembered."

Liu Ye pointed at Xu Shuzhi and nodded: "I have heard from academic scholars that Xu Yuanzhi of Yingchuan lives in Xiangyang. Not only are you a talented scholar, you are also a good friend of Mr. Shui Jing. Are you a brother?"

"Mr. Ziyang is so complimentary." Xu Shu turned around and bowed to Liu Ye, saying, "Although I'm similar in age to you, I'm not as famous as you are in the world. I'm disrespectful. I'm disrespectful."

Liu Ye said modestly: "It's just a name that's not worth mentioning, but it's actually an exaggeration."

"Exaggerating? You are too modest."

Xu Shu waved his hand and said with a smile: "My lord often made strange plans in Runan, and made Cao Cao's army run like dogs. How can you play with Cao Cao's army without real talent and learning?"

Liu Ye didn't like to boast, so he smiled and reminded Liu Bei: "Your Majesty, aren't you looking for talents? Now that the talents are right in front of you, why are you indifferent?"

"Ah?" Liu Bei was startled when he heard this, and quickly saluted Xu Shu: "Don't blame Yuan Zhi, Bei is so happy that he can't control himself, he's a little out of character."

Xu Shu cupped his hands and returned the greeting: "Don't say that. Just now I was testing the horse in front of the door. I hope your lord will forgive me."

"Did it turn out that the host was a fabrication?"

Liu Bei first showed curiosity, and then asked Xu Shu to take a seat: "Come on, come on, let's all sit down and talk. Don't block the door and block the road."

Xu Shu helped the case to sit down, looked at Liu Bei and said seriously: "Everything in the "Horse Sutra" is true, but horses can only hinder mortal masters. I believe that your lord is a heroic lord, so it should not be able to hinder you."

"Yuan Zhi really knows how to speak. By the way, you already know Zi Yang. Let me introduce these two generals to you. These are Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong."

When Liu Bei was making the introduction, Zhao Yun secretly drew his sword and put it into its sheath so as not to make any noise, but he happened to be 'caught' by the three of them.

"I've met Mr. Yuan Nao."

Zhao Yun then quickly sheathed his sword, cupped his fists and performed a military salute to Xu Shu.

Xu Shu nodded and said with a smile: "General Zilong, there is no need to be polite. I didn't lie outside the door just now. How about we compare swordsmanship?"

"Okay."

Zhao Yun nodded in agreement, and then reminded him: "If we talk about swordsmanship alone, my lord's swordsmanship is actually better."

"Haha." Liu Bei did not deny it after hearing this, and suddenly laughed and said: "Yuan Zhi and I are the best swordsmen. I'm afraid that Zilong's strength will hurt you."

Xu Shu politely agreed, and Liu Bei introduced Chen Dao to him.

Everyone was returning from a banquet, and it was supposed that they didn't need to eat at night, but because Xu Shu suddenly joined, Liu Bei had people prepare food and wine to welcome the new members.

At night, Zhao Yun and Chen Dao took turns guarding the door.

Liu Bei, Xu Shu, and Liu Ye stayed up all night chatting until dawn. While drinking, they discussed the general trend of the world.

Xu Shu sat at the table and answered fluently. Liu Bei believed that he and Liu Ye were on par. When it came to using troops in battle, Xu Shu was obviously more skilled than Liu Ye.

After Liu Ye finished testing Xu Shucai, he quickly reminded Liu Bei, who looked like a "confused brother": "Your Majesty has been looking for talented people for a long time. Now that you have Yuanzhi, why worry about big things? You should take him back to Wancheng and worship him in front of all the generals.

He is a military advisor."

Xu Shu shook his head to wake himself up and said modestly: "How can I come from behind when I have a son who is ahead of me?"

"Yuan Zhi doesn't need to be too modest. Since Zi Yang said so, you should do your part."

Liu Bei paused when he said this, and then looked at Xu Shu with expectant eyes: "Is it possible that Yuan Zhi was recommended by a different talent? Zi Yang said you and Mr. Shui Jing."

"Your Majesty." Liu Ye stopped Liu Bei and reminded in a low voice: "Mr. Shui Jing is a hermit. It may be difficult to ask him to come out."

Liu Bei disagreed: "We are all living in troubled times, and it is difficult for a hermit to live in peace. Since Yuan Zhi is friends with Shui Jing, maybe he can give it a try."

"What Ziyang said is true. De Cao (Sima Hui) is indifferent by nature and has no fight with the world. He will not become an official. There are many talented people in Jingxiang, but..."

Xu Shu originally wanted to tell Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others, but they had made it clear that they would not vote for Liu Bei, so the words came to his lips but could not be spoken.

Liu Bei had heard of Pang Degong and knew that he had rejected Liu Biao's proposal. Even if he could ask him to come out, he could not. He thought that there was no way he could arouse Liu Biao's suspicion.

"Laozi says: Contentment is always sufficient. Since a hermit cannot be sought, preparation cannot be forced. Now that I have three people planning for me, it is much better than before."

After hearing Liu Bei's sigh, Xu Shu looked puzzled and thought, "My ears are small and I can't hear clearly?"

Three people plotting? Apart from me and Liu Ziyang, is there anyone else?

Is it because I have been searching for nothing for the past six months? Or is it that Uncle Liu Huang is wrong? Such important information has not been found?

"Ahem."

Liu Bei reacted when he heard Liu Ye coughing. He didn't want to hide anything from Xu Shu, but he couldn't hide anything. After all, the two had just met. It was necessary to observe and understand each other's background, so he smiled and explained to Xu Shu:

"You and I are both guests living in Xiangyang. There are some things that are inconvenient to discuss at the guest's home. We will explain the details to Yuan Zhi in detail after we return to Wancheng in two days."

"That's fine."

Although Xu Shu was curious, he still chose to obey.

After spending a night communicating with Liu Bei, Xu Shu discovered that Liu Bei was benevolent, tenacious, talented and strategic. He was a good young man who could become a great person, and he had many talented people under his command.

In addition to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who were already famous in Wancheng, Zhao Yun and Chen Dao, who had just met him without fighting, were all rare and powerful generals.

There is also the hidden mastermind. This lord seems to be really not simple.

Kong Ming, Guang Yuan, I’m afraid you’ve made a mistake.

You need to realize your ambition as early as possible, just like Lu has the ability to travel a thousand miles, but he can't go there without a rider.

Xu Shu planned to help Liu Bei make some achievements and then recommend it to Zhuge Liang, Meng Jian, Shi Tao, Cui Jun and others.

As for Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan, Xu Shu thought there was nothing to persuade him.

Worrying about the future of the Pang family in Jingzhou is too much to worry about.

Liu Bei was lucky enough to accept Xu Shu and learned that his mother lived in Xiangyang.

In the early morning of the next day, Liu Bei stayed up all night without sleep. He asked Zhao Yun to go to the street and buy gifts, and took Xu Shu to visit him.

Xu's mother had heard of Liu Bei's reputation and was very supportive of her son assisting the Ming Dynasty.

Although Xu Shu's family was poor and humble, Xu's mother knew etiquette and justice, and Liu Bei immediately passed the "political review" of the military advisor.

Liu Bei asked Xu Shu to tidy up with his mother, and when he asked Liu Biao to resign, they would return to Wancheng together.
Chapter completed!