One day, Guan, Zhang is not, Xuan De is watering the vegetables in the back garden, Xu Chu, Zhang Liao led dozens of people into the garden and said: "The Prime Minister has an order to please make the king then line." XuanDe shocked asked: "What is the matter?" Xu Chu said: "I do not know. Only teach me to invite." Xuan De had to follow the two into the house to see the play. Fuck laughed and said: "At home to do a great job!" Xuan De's face turned pale. Cao took Xuan De by the hand and went to the back garden, saying: "It is not easy for Xuan De to learn the garden!" Xuan De was relieved, replied: "I have nothing to do for fun." Cao said: "the right to see the branches of the plum green, suddenly feel last year's expedition Zhang Xiu, the road lack of water, the soldiers are thirsty; I have a plan, with a whip pointing to say: 'in front of the forest of plums.' Soldiers heard, mouth all spit, so not thirsty. Now I see this plum, I can't help but enjoy it. And as the wine is being cooked, I invite you to a small pavilion for a while." Xuan De's mind was calmed. When he arrived at the pavilion, there were already bottles and chairs set up: a plate with plums and a bottle of boiled wine. The two of them sat down together and drank freely. When the wine was half full, there was a cloudy sky and a sudden rain was coming. The man pointed out the dragon hanging in the sky, and Cao and Xuan De watched it from the fence. Cao said: "Do you know the change of the dragon?" Xuan De said: "I do not know the details." Cao said: "The dragon can be large and small, can rise and hidden; large is the rise of clouds and fog, small is hidden in the form of hidden intermediaries; rise in the universe between the soaring, hidden is lurking in the waves. Now in the depth of spring, the dragon takes advantage of the time to change, just like a man's ambition and the four seas. The dragon is like a hero of the world. Xuan De has been around for a long time, he must know the heroes of the world. Please try to point it out." Xuan De said: "How can I recognize the heroes with my naked eyes?" Cao said: "Don't be too modest." Xuan De said: "I have been blessed with the honor of serving in the imperial court. There are unknown heroes in the world." Cao said, "I don't know his face, but I know his name." Xuan De said: "Huainan Yuan Shu, the troops and food are ready, can be a hero?" Cao laughed and said: "The dead bones in the grave, I will capture it sooner or later!" Xuan De said: "Hebei Yuan Shao, four generations of the three princes, the door more than the old officials; now the tiger is located in the land of Jizhou, under the Ministry of capable of a lot of people, can be a hero? "Fuck laughed and said:" Yuan Shao color and courage thin, good plan without judgment; do great things and cherish the body, see small profits and forget life: not heroes. Xuan De said: "There is a person name eight handsome, mighty town of nine states: Liu Jing Sheng can be a hero?" Cao said: "Liu Biao's name is not real, not a hero." Xuan De said: "There is a man of blood and vigor, the leader of Jiangdong - Sun Bo Fu is a hero?" Cao said: "Sun Ce through the name of his father, not a hero." Xuan De said: "Yizhou Liu Jiyu, can be a hero?" Cao said: "Liu Zhang, although the clan, is the guardian of the dog's ear, what is enough for the hero!" Xuan De said: "such as Zhang Xiu, Zhang Lu, Han Sui and other generations are how?" Fuck applauded and laughed and said: "These small people, what to worry about!" Xuan De said: "outside of this, I really do not know." Cao said: "The hero, a big heart, the belly has a good plan, there is a hidden universe of opportunity, through the sky and the earth's will also." Xuan De said: "Who can be it?" Fuck to finger Xuan De, after pointing to himself, said: "today under the hero, but only to make you and fuck ear!" When Xuan De heard this, he was shocked, and the spoons and chopsticks in his hands fell to the ground. The rain was about to fall, and the thunder was loud. Xuan De was calmly bending his head to pick up the chopsticks and said: "The power of a shock, even this." Cao laughed and said: "Husbands are also afraid of thunder?" Xuan De said: "the saints swift thunder and wind will change, can not be afraid?" The reason why he lost his chopsticks, gently covered up. Cao then did not suspect Xuan De. A later poem said: "I barely escaped from the tiger's den, but I told the hero that I was afraid to kill him. He disguised himself by hearing the thunder, and was able to adapt to the situation as if he were a god." When the rain stopped, two men entered the backyard with swords in their hands and arrived in front of the pavilion, and they could not be stopped. I saw that they were Guan and Zhang. Originally two people from the city shooting arrows back, heard Xuan De was Xu Chu, Zhang Liao invited to go, panicked to inquire about the Ministerial Palace; heard that in the back of the garden, fear of loss, so the conflict and enter. But see Xuan De and fuck sit down to drink wine. Both of them were holding their swords. He asked them where they came from. Yun Chang said: "I heard that the prime minister and brother drinking, especially to dance sword, to help a laugh." Cao laughed and said: "This is not the Hongmen meeting, why would I use Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Bo?" Xuan De also laughed. Cao ordered: "Get some wine and two Fan Kuai to calm down the shock." Guan and Zhang thanked him. After a short while, Xuan De left Cao and returned. Yun Chang said: "I was almost killed!" Xuan De told Guan and Zhang about the incident. Guan and Zhang asked what he meant. Xuan De said: "My study of the nursery was to let Cao know that I have no great ambition; but Cao pointed out that I am a hero, so I lost my chopsticks in fear. And I am afraid that the fuck suspicion, so I borrowed the fear of thunder to cover up the ear." Guan and Zhang said: "Brother really high opinion!"

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One day, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei is not, Xuan De (that is, Liu Bei) is watering vegetables in the back garden, Xu Chu, Zhang Liao brought dozens of people to the garden to Liu Bei, said: "The Prime Minister has orders, please make the king to go." Xuan De asked: "What is the matter?" Xu Chu said: "I do not know. Only teach me to please." Xuan De had to follow them into the mansion to see Cao Cao. Cao Cao Cao laughed and said, "You're doing great things at home!" Xuan De's face turned pale with fear. Cao Cao Cao took Xuan De by the hand, walked to the back garden and said, "It's not easy for Xuan De to learn gardening!" Xuan De was relieved to hear this and replied, "It's just for fun." Cao Cao said, "Just now I saw the plums on the branches, and suddenly I remembered that when I went to conquer Zhang Xiu last year, there was a lack of water on the road, and the soldiers were thirsty; so I had a plan, and pointed with my whip, saying, 'There is a plum forest in front of us.' When the soldiers heard this, they all spit in their mouths, so they didn't get thirsty. Now when he saw the plums, he felt that he could not fail to enjoy them. I invited you to come to the pavilion for a while as the wine was cooking." Xuan De's mind was just calmed down. When he arrived at the pavilion, there were already cups and plates set up, with plums on the plate and a bottle of boiled wine. The two of them sat down together and drank freely. When the wine was half full, dark clouds rolled in, and rain was coming. The attendant pointed out the dragon hanging in the sky, and Cao Cao and Xuan De watched from the balcony. Cao Cao said, "Do you know what happens to dragons?" Xuan De says, "I'd like to hear about it." Cao Cao said, "Dragons can be big or small, rising or hidden; big in size and small in form; rising in size and soaring through the cosmos; hidden in form and lurking within the waves. Now in the depth of spring, the dragon takes advantage of the time to change, just like a man's ambition and the four seas. The dragon is like a hero of the world. Xuan De has traveled a lot, he must know the heroes of the world. Please tell me." Xuan De said, "How can I recognize the heroes of the world when I have so little knowledge?" Cao Cao said, "Don't be too modest." Xuan De said, "Your Majesty's favor and protection has allowed me to serve in the imperial court. I've never seen any heroes in the world." Cao Cao said, "If you haven't seen him, then you've heard of him." Xuan De said, "How can Yuan Shu of Huainan be called a hero when he's got all the troops and food he needs?" Cao Cao laughed and said, "Yuan Shu is just a dead bone in the grave, I will catch him sooner or later!" Xuan De said, "Yuan Shao of Hebei has been a minister for three out of four generations, and has many old officials in his family; now he is in Jizhou, and has many capable men, can he be called a hero? "Cao Cao laughed and said, "Yuan Shao is a man of weak character, good at planning but not decisive; he loves his life for the big things, but forgets about his life when he sees the small gains: he is not a hero. Xuan De said, "There is a man who is known as the Eight Junes, and is a powerful man in the nine states: can Liu Jing Sheng be called a hero?" Cao Cao said, "Liu Biao is not a hero." Xuan De said, "Is Sun Bo Fu, the bloodthirsty leader of Jiangdong, a hero?" Cao Cao said, "Sun Ce is not a hero because of his father's reputation." Xuan De said, "Can Liu Jiyu of Yizhou be called a hero?" Cao Cao said, "Although Liu Zhang is a member of the clan (that is, a royal relative), he can only be a dog that guards his family's property, how can he be called a hero!" Xuan De said, "What about Zhang Xiu, Zhang Lu and Han Sui?" Cao Cao applauded and laughed, saying, "These people are nothing, nothing to worry about!" Xuan De said, "Other than that, I really don't know." Cao Cao said, "A person who can be called a hero should have a big heart, a good plan, and the will to harbor the opportunities of the universe and to swallow heaven and earth." Xuan De asked, "Then who can be called a hero?" Cao Cao pointed his finger at Xuan De, then pointed to himself and said, "The only heroes in the world today are Your Excellency and me (Cao Cao)!" Xuan De was so shocked by these words that he dropped his chopsticks and spoon in his hand. At that moment, the rain was pouring down and the thunder was loud. Xuan De calmly lowered his head to pick up the chopsticks and spoon and said, "I was startled by the thunder, that's why I was like this (referring to the chopsticks and spoon falling to the ground)." Cao Cao laughed and said, "Even a great man is afraid of thunder?" Xuan De said, "Even a sage would change his face when he heard the wind and thunder, so how can I not be afraid?" He glossed over the fact that he had dropped his chopsticks and spoon because of what he had just said. Cao Cao did not suspect Xuan De. A later poem praised Liu Bei: "He barely escaped from the tiger's lair, but the hero's words surprised him and killed him. He was able to cover up by hearing thunder, and he was able to improvise as if he were a god."